People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne
Chapter 1484 Emperor: Killing with the Law
Chapter 1484 Emperor: Killing with the Law
The eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, seven quarters past seven in the morning.
Mingli Hall of the Eastern Palace.
Li Xuan sat in the central hall, staring outside the palace in a daze.
Tomorrow, the prince will marry Zheng, and the East Palace has already begun to spread red silk and build the ceremony hall.
However, Li Xian was not in the East Palace at the moment. He got up early in the morning and went to the Zhenguan Hall. After paying his respects to the emperor, he went to the Council of State Affairs Hall.
After hearing government affairs in the Council of State, he would return to the East Palace and stay there for an hour to handle government affairs. At noon, he would go to pay his respects to the emperor.
These days, there are rumors in the palace that the emperor's health is getting better and better, and many people even say that they can see the emperor in the Zhenguan Hall...
The sound of light footsteps interrupted Li Xuan's thoughts.
Li Xuan raised his head and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
Li Xian, dressed in a bright yellow round-necked robe with nine pythons and nine chapters, appeared in front of Li Xuan.
Li Xuan immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Uncle Wang!" Li Xian nodded gently, then walked past Li Xuan and sat down in the central seat.
Li Xian looked up at Li Xuan and said, "Uncle Wang, how is the Zheng family's matter being handled?"
"It's OK." Li Xuan cupped his hands, and then said seriously: "The Cui family has promised me that they will focus on the imperial examination in the future. The Cui family will persuade the Lu family. As for the other families, I have also talked to them and appeased them. If there are no accidents now, the matter will be settled."
"Surprise! Is Uncle Wang talking about Zheng Xuanguo?" Li Xian looked straight at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan was slightly stunned and said, "Isn't Zheng Xuanguo still in Yizhou?"
"Uncle Wang, aren't you talking about Zheng Xuanguo?" Li Xian was a little unresponsive for a moment.
"Of course it's not Zheng Xuanguo." Li Xuan looked at Li Xian with confusion in his eyes, and said with a hint of thought: "Zheng Xuanguo is not in Luoyang now, but besides him, there are other people in the Zheng family. Cui alone has four illegitimate sons, and there is also Yuan."
Yuan Wanqing's cousin, daughter-in-law of Tongan Lady Cui, wife of Tongan County Duke Zheng Xuanguo, mother of Zheng Qinnan, Yuan.
If we say that apart from Yuan Wanqing who was beheaded, she was the most unlucky person in this turmoil.
Yuanshi did not follow her mother-in-law Cui, but took care of her three sons in Luoyang City. Only her daughter was loved by Madam Tong'an since she was a child and was always kept by her side.
Although Yuan was gentle and virtuous, her relationship with Cui was not that good.
After all, with a domineering personality like Cui's, everyone in the entire family is trembling with fear.
Yuanshi would love to have the chance to hide away.
However, this time, Cui first asked Yuan to contact Yuan Wanqing, and then she made the decision for Yuan without even consulting her, and privately arranged the marriage between Qinnan and Prince Xiang.
Compared to Cui, Yuan felt something was wrong at the first moment and wrote a letter directly to her husband, but Zheng Xuanguo's reply in the end told her not to worry about it.
Never mind. Never mind.
In the end, Zheng Qinnan's marriage to Prince Xiang became a complete joke.
Even her children were implicated and her reputation became worse.
If something hadn’t happened later, the consequences might have spread to the entire clan.
When her daughter fell ill, her mother-in-law took people to Chang'an, and Yuanshi immediately sent a letter to Zheng Xuanguo.
However, before the news from Chang'an could be transmitted back, the Right Jinwu Guard had already found the bodies of the mother-in-law and daughter in Songshan.
What followed was the emperor's order to behead Yuan Wanqing.
Yuan Wanqing holds a very important position in the Yuan family. The Yuan family also has two governors, but they are both quite old.
There are also talented people among the younger generation, but they are ultimately weak.
Yuan Wanqing is a scholar of the North Gate and half a prime minister. Although he is not the head of the Yuan family, he is equivalent to the head of the Yuan family.
When Yuan Wanqing died this time, the entire Yuan family immediately wailed, and countless people blamed her.
Her mother-in-law died, her daughter was lost, and even her cousin from her mother's side died because of her.
If it weren't for her three sons to take care of, Yuan would have wanted to die.
She is the most miserable person in this incident except for the deceased.
Even Zheng Xuanguo is not as good as her.
……
"If someone stirs things up at this time, the Yuan family might really cause a big mess." Li Xuan looked at Li Xian cautiously and said, "In addition to the old men under the Zheng family and Cui family, there are also people from the Yuan family and even the Prince of Xiang."
Li Xian raised his eyebrows and immediately understood.
After all, Yuan Wanqing was Li Dan's teacher. Although Li Dan accepted his death on the surface, he was extremely sad in his heart.
It is hard to say what should really be done about this.
"But fortunately, Yuan fell into grief and never recovered. Even her funeral was hosted by other people." Li Xuan sighed and shook his head. He had seen Yuan, a woman in her early thirties who was well maintained and looked to be in her twenties. She was wearing white mourning clothes and looked pretty, which was rare.
It’s a pity that Zheng Qinnan is gone this time, otherwise, by comparison, it would be hard to tell who is the older sister.
Li Xuan raised his eyebrows, as if he understood something. He slightly restrained his expression and said thoughtfully: "Your Highness said that he was a little worried about Zheng Xuanguo, so the surveillance of Yuan Shi should continue. Although she has returned to Xingyang now, Luoyang and Xingyang are close, so it is hard to guarantee that she will not contact Luoyang."
Li Xuan's voice became low, but a serious look flashed in his eyes.
Li Xian could see that Li Xuan was indeed taking this matter seriously.
Li Xuan was ready to stop regarding the Zheng family's affairs, but with one word from Li Xian, he was ready to take action again.
"Uncle Wang." Li Xian smiled, looked up at Li Xuan, and said seriously: "I will leave Zheng's affairs to Uncle Wang, but there is one more thing. I have to visit Taiping today..."
Li Xian paused at this point, and Li Xuan immediately reacted and frowned, "Are you still going today, Your Highness? The wedding will be held tomorrow, and there are many things to do in the palace."
"Didn't Uncle Wang ask me to go there for the past two days?" Li Xian couldn't help but laugh, and he laughed very happily.
"This is different." Li Xuan's expression became solemn, and he said seriously: "A few days ago, I just used your highness's prestige to suppress the big families, and at the same time used the princess to collude with the Xue family. In this way, the East Palace, the Wei family, and the Xue family joined forces and kept a close eye on them, so others dared not act recklessly."
Li Xuan asked Li Xian to visit Princess Taiping in the next two days in order to let him show the harmony of the royal family to the outside world.
On the one hand, he mended the rift between the Eastern Palace and the Prince of Xiang's Mansion caused by Yuan Wanqing's death, and on the other hand, he made use of the Xue family of Hedong.
In this way, Li Xuan stayed in charge of Zheng's manor, and nothing happened for two days.
Just now...
Li Xuan suddenly raised his eyebrows, frowned and looked at Li Xian and asked: "Why did your highness go to the princess's mansion today? Could it be?"
"It was my father who asked me to go." Li Xian's expression suddenly became solemn.
"Your Majesty asked me to go?" Li Xuan looked at Li Xian with a serious and worried look, and asked, "Could it be that someone is going to make a move? Has His Majesty heard about it? Has Zheng Xuanguo returned?"
Li Xuan suddenly looked up at Li Xian with an expression of extreme horror, and Li Xian also had an expression of disbelief on his face.
The emperor once said that the Zheng family is not an ordinary family. Zheng Rentai and Zheng Xuanguo are both military generals.
Not only are they fierce in killing, but they also have a group of veteran soldiers who have retired from the army in Xingyang.
"No." Li Xuan was the first to come back to his senses, and then said: "We need to send someone to Xingyang to keep an eye on Zheng's affairs immediately."
"But maybe the emperor has already sent someone." Li Xian looked up at Li Xuan. The emperor had said this, which meant he was already prepared.
"It's okay. Send one or two people over to keep an eye on each other as a backup." Li Xuan shook his head slightly and continued, "The most likely thing to happen in the current situation is the wedding tomorrow. Many people from the Zheng family will enter the palace."
When Zheng Jiuniang became the Crown Prince's Consort, at least a dozen people from the Zheng family had to enter the Eastern Palace to serve her.
This is the Eastern Palace, not the Imperial Palace. Zheng is just the Crown Prince's concubine, and it is impossible for the Eastern Palace to arrange so many people to serve her.
But Zheng Jiuniang was born into the Zheng family of Xingyang after all. Although the Zheng family is in trouble now, it is the most important time to win over the Zheng family.
Bringing people into the Eastern Palace is a natural thing, but it requires a thorough investigation of the previous three generations.
"They are all female relatives, there is nothing to worry about." Li Xian understood what Li Xuan meant and said, "The Zheng family has spread the news that these people are from Zheng Renshan's lineage and have little relationship with Zheng Rentai's lineage. It has also been checked."
"That means the relatives of officials who will come to the East Palace tomorrow." Li Xuan's expression became solemn, and he looked at Li Xian and said, "Tomorrow we will have a wedding, the Zheng family will also have guests coming to the East Palace, and many officials from the court will also come. Your Highness, we should make preparations now."
"Then I'll trouble you, Uncle Wang." Li Xian smiled and bowed, saying, "I can't let go of you today, so I'll trouble you, Uncle Wang, to take care of me."
"This is what I should do." Li Xuan still looked nervous, and said to Li Xian: "Your Highness is going to the Princess's Mansion today, so I will accompany you."
"Okay." Li Xian looked emotional and nodded heavily.
……
In the Zhenguan Hall, the stove was warm.
Li Zhi sat cross-legged on the imperial couch, closed his eyes and listened to what Li Xian said, then nodded and said, "King Peng also thinks that Zheng Xuanguo might come back?"
"Yes!" Li Xian said solemnly, "It's not just Madam Tong'an who is in Luoyang. The wife of Duke Tong'an, Yuan, is also here. If there was any correspondence between her and Duke Tong'an, then it's not surprising that Duke Tong'an came back early."
"That means leaving the country without permission." Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Sanlang, what do you think we should do?"
Li Xian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Kill him, disfigure him, and sink his body into the Luo River. The Duke of Tongan set out from Yizhou on the 19th of the twelfth lunar month, but fell ill on the way and unfortunately passed away. Father, please grant me grace and bury him in Zhaoling Mausoleum."
Being buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum, there is naturally no need to worry about anyone doing anything with the body.
"It seems that you have learned well from King Peng." Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction. Li Xian's suggestions had a strong flavor of Li Xuan.
If Li Xian could really learn a lot from Li Xuan, then it would not be in vain for Li Zhi to let Li Xuan be the prince's guest.
"In that case, tomorrow, the safety of the Eastern Palace will be the responsibility of Prince Peng." Li Zhi waved his hand casually.
"Thank you, father." Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Go and help." Li Zhi looked up at Li Xian, who immediately bowed and said, "I'll take my leave."
"Yeah!" Li Zhi nodded and watched Li Xian leave.
Shaking his head slightly, Li Zhi flipped through a memorial and saw the words written on it: "Your Highness, the Imperial Court Assistant Minister, Cui Zhiwen's secret memorial!"
"Tell Wang Yinke to be careful." Li Zhi looked to the side and Wang Fulai immediately bowed.
"Okay, bring us the report on the investigation of hidden fields in Hebei." Li Zhi took a deep breath and said, "The situation in Hebei is more difficult to handle than that in Shandong."
"Yes!"
(End of this chapter)
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