People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1492: The Princess Gives Birth to a Child, the Prime Minister Changes

Lidefang, the residence of Princess Taiping.

Li Xian stood in the courtyard and paced back and forth. Li Xuan, Li Dan, and Xue Shao also looked anxious.

Xue Shao looked up at the other three people and smiled bitterly.

At the back, the Crown Princess, Princess Xiang, and Princess Peng were much more stable.

Xue Shao couldn't help but feel calmed down.

Logically speaking, he should be the most anxious person in this courtyard, but with the Crown Prince, Prince Xiang and Prince Peng around, what can he do?

Xue Shao couldn't help but look towards the inner courtyard. It had been two hours since the princess was sent in, and her voice had become much hoarser.

King Peng’s medicine has also been delivered, but there is still no news.

This made Xue Shao feel even more uneasy.

"Wow!" A crisp cry came from the room.

Xue Shao was stunned for a moment, and then his whole body trembled.

He is a father now. He is a father now.

Xue Shao subconsciously looked towards the room. At this time, a maid ran out quickly, bowed slightly to Li Xian, Li Xuan, Li Dan, and Xue Shao, then looked up at Xue Shao and said, "Congratulations, the prince consort is a young master."

Xue Shao's face showed surprise for a moment, but then he suddenly fell to his knees and began to cry silently.

Li Xian, Li Xuan and Li Dan were stunned.

What is Xue Shao doing?
Li Xuan was the first to react. He looked at Li Xian and Li Dan and gently pointed towards the sky.

Li Xian and Li Dan suddenly understood.

Xue Shao's father, Duke of Hedong, Xue Guan, and his mother, Princess Chengyang, died early, and the three brothers had a hard time growing up.

With the emperor's care, he married his cousin and now has his own son.

The family heritage has been continued, and only in this way can we live up to the spirits of our father and mother in heaven.

Li Xuan came over, patted Xue Shao on the shoulder and said, "Okay, let's go in and see the child."

Xue Shao then calmed down, wiped his eyes, stood up, bowed to Li Xuan and said, "Thank you, Uncle Wang, Your Highness, Your Highness."

Xue Shao then bowed to Li Xian and Li Dan, and then quickly walked into the courtyard.

"Let's go in and take a look." Liu Jinyu walked over and said to Li Xuan, then he walked into the inner courtyard with the Crown Princess and the Prince of Xiang.

Li Xuan looked up at the other two people, Li Xian looked towards the inner courtyard with concern, and Li Dan's expression was slightly gloomy.

Li Xuan sighed lightly. He had never seen Li Dan again since Yuan Wanqing's death.

Although Li Dan still retained the title of General Manager of Songshan, he could no longer interfere in the affairs of Songshan.

Especially after Yuan Wanqing's incident, he was confined to his house in disguise.

Today is my first time going out.

Li Xuan didn't say much to Li Dan. Yuan Wanqing's death was even caused by him.

Xue Shao quickly came out of the room again. When he looked up, he saw Li Xian with a smile on his face. He quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness."

Li Xian smiled with satisfaction, then pulled out an imperial edict from his sleeve, looked at Xue Shao and said, "The emperor has an order."

Xue Shao raised his eyebrows, then knelt down and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness Xue Shao obeys your order."

Li Xian glanced behind him and saw that Li Xuan and Li Dan had already saluted solemnly. He then opened the imperial edict and said, "The Emperor of the Great Tang orders:

My Princess Taiping, a beautiful and graceful girl, is a shining goddess with outstanding achievements. She wears rings and ornaments in her boudoir and is good at building a beautiful country. She has good intentions and brings glory to her family and country. May your descendants enjoy a long and happy life.

Today is the birthday of my eldest son. He is talented and wise, and he is as fragrant as the mountain laurel and the orchid on the step is so beautiful that it astonishes everyone.

The name Yin was given to me in the hope that it would be extended and also to symbolize heavy burdens. I am Yin Bao, the successor of the ways of civil and military officials to pacify the world and the governor of Luoyi.

He was granted the title of Marquis of Heyin County and a fief of 500 households.

Hope that people will love each other, be kind and courteous to each other.

Zhuan inherited the previous clues, and there is no order to hear them.

Admire this! "

Yin, the common name for heir, means the eldest son.

Xue Shao's eldest son was named Yin, and his generation name was Chong, so he was named Xue Chongyin.

Xue Chongyin, Marquis of Heyin County.

Xue Shao immediately became excited and bowed solemnly, saying, "I thank your Majesty for your grace. Long live the emperor!"

Li Xuan stood behind Li Xian with his hands clasped, looking at the excited Xue Shao, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

Xue Shao's title was Prince of Pingyang County, and this was conferred on him by the emperor after he married Princess Taiping.

When Xue Shao was born, he was just a Fengyilang of the sixth rank.

His elder brother, Xue Yi, the governor of Jizhou, inherited the title of his father and mother, Princess Chengyang, and was granted the title of Marquis of Hedong County.

As soon as Xue Shao's son was born, he inherited Princess Taiping's title and was granted the title of Marquis of Heyin County.

In this way, their family now has two marquises.

Even though Xue Shao was only a viscount, his son was a marquis.

……

When Princess Taiping learned that she had a son, someone immediately reported this to the palace.

The palace quickly distributed a large amount of rewards, and the royal family and the Xue clan members also sent people to express their condolences. However, most people just put down the gifts and left, and only a few were temporarily kept.

Among them were Xue Rengui’s eldest son Xue Na and Xue Yuanchao’s eldest son Xue Yao.

Xue Na is now the magistrate of Lantian County. Lantian is the magistrate of a county in the capital area and is a sixth-rank official.

The next step is to be sent to other places as a chief officer, or to be a doctor in one of the six ministries, and your career will be very stable.

Xue Yao was originally the Prince's Secretary of Li Xian. Although Li Xian later plotted rebellion, Xue Yao was not aware of this, so after Li Xian was deposed, Xue Yao was only dismissed from his post.

Now after so many years, Xue Yao was re-employed and appointed as the Right Street Envoy of the Right Jinwu Guard, a rank of sixth grade.

From the Prince's Secretary, a position of the fifth rank, to the Right Street Envoy of the Right Jinwu Guard, a position of the sixth rank, he dropped one rank.

The key is that it is difficult for him to move up from this position.

Not only him, many of Li Xian's old ministers in the Eastern Palace escaped the disaster that year, but their future was basically ruined.

Even if Xue Yao's father is now the Shangshu You Pushe, it is still the same.

"Your Highness!" Xue Yao bowed slightly to Li Xuan who was walking over.

"Brother Xue." Li Xuan bowed in return, his face full of emotion. He had just chatted with Xue Na for a while.

Compared to Xue Na, Li Xuan and Xue Yao are much more familiar with each other.

Li Xuan once served as the Right Doctor of Praise of Crown Prince Li Xian. Later, when Li Xuan went on an expedition to the west, Xue Yao escorted him several times on behalf of Li Xian.

"Brother Xue, how are you doing recently?" Li Xuan chatted casually.

"Not bad." Xue Yao smiled bitterly and said, "No one is causing trouble, but no one is close to me either. Only a few former colleagues still chat with me on weekdays."

After a short pause, Xue Yao said, "I heard from Yuchi that he met the prince not long ago."

"Yeah." Li Xuan nodded and said, "When entering and leaving the city gate, I can occasionally see Yuchi."

Yuchi Xunyu was appointed as the Left Guard General, guarding Dingding Gate. He and Wei Chengqing, an assistant general of the Household Department of the Yangzhou Grand Marshal's Office, were the two rare people who escaped unscathed from Li Xian's rebellion.

Even Zhang Da'an was just one step away from becoming prime minister, but was demoted to become Li Xuan's chief officer of Fanzhou.

Li Xuan smiled and said, "New Year's Day is coming soon. When we are free, we can get together as friends from the past."

"Your Majesty is performing the Fengshan ceremony, and the prince will probably be very busy. I will not disturb you here." Xue Yao shook his head with a wry smile.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment, looked at Xue Yao and said, "Brother Xue, do you have any idea of ​​going to the Western Regions? After all, the Tang Dynasty was ruled by military merit."

Xue Yao was slightly stunned, and said with a folded hand: "Thank you for your advice, Your Highness. It's just that my father... Yao doesn't want to think about this matter for the time being, but this humble official can pass this message on to others."

"good!"

……

The carriage swayed slowly towards Sigongfang.

Inside the carriage, Liu Jinyu leaned against Li Xuan's arms and asked in a low voice, "My husband was having a private conversation with Xue Yao there today. Did you have other ideas?"

The emperor's health is getting worse and worse, and his life and death are just a few days away. At this time, Li Xuan is chatting with Xue Yao, an old official of Li Xian in the Eastern Palace. It is inevitable that people will think too much, right?
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "It's about the matter of the Western Region next year. We need a few people to go to the old Persian land to help Persia restore its country. Xue Yao is one of the candidates."

"My husband is attracted to him because he has no hope for a career in politics, but he is the son of a prime minister." Liu Jinyu nodded in sudden realization.

"Hmm!" Li Xuan took a deep breath and said, "Although the Tang Dynasty was founded on military merit, not everyone who has military merit can convert it into a new position. With Prime Minister Xue watching over him, Xue Yao can break through the restrictions as long as he has military merit, but..."

"Just what?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in surprise. Li Xuan's plan was very good!

Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said, "Xue Yao mentioned that Prime Minister Xue's health is not very good."

"Ah!" Liu Jinyu was suddenly shocked. Xue Yuanchao is now the right prime minister of the Tang Dynasty and the right minister of the Shangshu.

At a time when Liu Rengui was only serving as the Prince's Tutor and a third-rank official in the Secretariat, and was gradually retiring from the Council of State, Xue Yuanchao, the Shangshu You Pushe, played a very important role in the Eastern Palace.

Especially now that the emperor's health may collapse at any time, Xue Yuanchao's role becomes even greater.

"Xue is three or four years older than Your Majesty. He was exiled to Xichang in his early years. Although he has returned to the central government now, he is serving as the Shangshu You Pushe. I am afraid he is exhausted and overwhelmed by the heavy workload!" Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh lightly. The cause of Xue Yuanchao's illness had been guessed from his words.

"Then what should we do?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan with concern and said, "According to the current situation, your majesty will not appoint Shangshu Zuo Pushe. Even if the crown prince ascends the throne, the position of Shangshu Zuo Pushe will not be easily given to Xue Xiang. If he is gone from this center, how can the crown prince balance his power?"

"After all, it's because Prime Minister Xue didn't make enough contribution." Li Xuan shook his head slightly. Xue Yuanchao was able to be promoted to Shangshu You Pushe only because he wanted to make way for Pei Yan.

As Shang Shu You Pushe, his say might not be as strong as Pei Yan's say as Zhong Shu Ling.

"The Shangshu Province is full of complicated matters, and we both know that." Li Xuan looked ahead and said softly, "Prime Minister Xue is stubborn and won't listen to others. I'm afraid he will continue like this until his body can't bear it anymore. Now that he can't retreat, we can only find a way to let him in."

Li Xuan's eyes were lost in thought. He originally hoped to push Pei Yan to the position of Shang Shu Zuo Pushe and let him confront Wu Hou.

However, Xue Yuanchao's dissatisfaction and the emperor's direct appointment of Pei Yan as the Minister of the Central Secretariat directly disrupted Li Xuan's plan.

Now that the emperor is about to die, it will not be easy to create a situation that allows Li Xuan to maintain a balance through various operations.

"Now my husband is in Luoyang. No matter what, I need to help the prince hold on to the situation." Li Xuan took a deep breath and his face became serious.

In history, Li Xian was deposed by Empress Wu and Pei Yan after only one month as emperor.

If Li Xian could only hold on for a month, then Li Xuan, the prince's guest, would inevitably be implicated.

In this case, he, as the governor of Fanzhou, would never be able to return to Fanzhou to take control of the army.

Therefore, he needed to help Li Xian stabilize the people's hearts and hold on for a few more months.

In this case, he, as the prince's guest, would need to stand up most of the time.

"Prime Minister Xue may not consider the Crown Prince's perspective on many things. If his attitude is consistent with that of the Queen Mother but different from that of Prime Minister Pei..." Li Xuan's eyes were thoughtful, as if he was thinking about how to proceed.

"Then the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Pei must have similar opinions." Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan with care.

(End of this chapter)