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

Chapter 1521 "This is Your Majesty's Family Affairs", the boomerang from thirty years ago
In the Mingli Hall of the Eastern Palace, Wei, dressed in white linen mourning clothes, sat there with a gloomy face.

There were light footsteps. Wei looked up and saw Li Xuan had walked into the hall. She was about to stand up, but suddenly hesitated, then slowly sat down.

Li Xuan walked into the hall, bowed to Wei with a solemn expression and said, "Your Highness, I am Peng Wang Xuan, and I pay my respects to the Queen!"

"Empress?" Wei was slightly stunned, then smiled bitterly and said, "Uncle Wang, please call me Crown Princess. Uncle Wang, do you know what happened?"

"The housekeeper just said that something happened, but I don't know what it was." Li Xuan bowed with a serious expression.

Pei Yan agreed to allow Yao Lingzhang to join the Secretariat, even if he was only the Secretary of the Secretariat, he would be an adjutant of the Secretariat and have the power to help the Secretary of the Secretariat manage the affairs of the Secretariat.

Managing a group of Zhongshu Sheren is within his scope of authority.

The Zhongshu Sheren was the person closest to the emperor in the whole world, except for the eunuchs.

The emperor dealt with state affairs every day. As soon as he issued an order, the Secretariat would immediately register and draft it.

Through this method, Yao Lingzhang could be by the emperor's side at any time, providing advice and analyzing the situation.

Not a prime minister, but better than a prime minister.

This is especially true since he has the emperor's new man.

Li Xuan's unexpected move was bound to surprise Empress Wu.

Since Pei Yan agreed, the Secretariat will no longer be a problem. What remains is Empress Wu's revenge in the future if she is dissatisfied.

Now comes revenge.

……

Wei sighed softly, looked up at Wei Hongmin and nodded.

Wei Hongmin stepped forward and bowed slightly to Li Xuan, saying, "Yesterday, after checking the six seals of the emperor, the gold medal, and the gold talisman, the Shaofu Supervisor suddenly discovered that the seal of the empress was not engraved. The Shaofu Supervisor Pei Feishu immediately arranged it, but at this time, the Shaofu Junior Supervisor suddenly spoke up to stop him, saying that without the order of the regent, the Shaofu Supervisor could not act recklessly."

Li Xuan's face immediately darkened.

Pei Feishu, the Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household, was recommended by him, but the Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household was not his man.

Or to be more precise, it was Empress Wu's people.

The Supervisor of the Imperial Household has always been the emperor's men, from Wei Hongji to Pei Feishu.

But the Shaofu and Shaojian have always been Empress Wu's people.

The Shaofu was in charge of the royal affairs, so how could Empress Wu not send someone?

But her people could never become the Shaofu Supervisor.

It was naturally the responsibility of the Shaofu to make the six seals of the emperor, but now that the empress's seal was missing, things suddenly became troublesome.

After Li Xian ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to appoint Empress Wu as the empress dowager, then appoint Wei as the empress, and appoint the crown prince as the crown prince.

Now that Empress Wu started to make changes to Wei's status as empress, Li Xuan felt it was ridiculous.

But then, he felt extremely heavy.

Without a queen, there would be no prince.

Without a crown prince, he, the crown prince's guardian, is nothing.

This matter has completely affected his interests.

Li Xuan took a deep breath, looked at Wei Hongmin and asked, "So what did Prime Minister Pei say?"

Wei Hongmin shook his head solemnly and said, "Prime Minister Pei doesn't know what happened, but the edict drafted by the Secretariat to confer the title of Empress was taken away by the palace, and the official document that ordered the Ministry of the Interior to supervise the making of the Empress's seal was also missing."

Lost, or stolen.

Li Xuan took a calm breath, then looked at Wei and said, "I don't know if Minister Wei has asked the Queen Mother about this matter?"

The Wei family is in the central government, and now has three officials above the third rank, namely Wei Siqian, the Minister of Zongzheng Temple, Wei Xuanzhen, the Secretary General, and Wei Daijia, the Minister of Rites.

At the same time, it happened that the emperor was offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and there were five or six governors from the Wei family in Luoyang.

The Jingzhao Wei family should not be underestimated.

If Wei Daijia went to ask Empress Wu, she would have to give a reason.

Wei nodded gently and said through gritted teeth: "My mother said that the emperor is still in mourning, and the matter of conferring the title of empress will be discussed after the emperor's mourning period is over."

"What does this matter have to do with Your Majesty's mourning?" Li Xuan frowned tightly.

According to the late emperor's will, all officials should mourn for 27 days and the emperor should mourn for 36 days.

But after the late emperor's body has been kept for seven days, the coffin will be moved to the Xuanzheng Hall, and then the new emperor will be enthroned.

"It sounds reasonable what the Queen said, that filial piety comes first." Li Xuan took a deep breath and said solemnly, "But in our Tang Dynasty, filial piety is the basis of governance, but the state is more important than filial piety. The state comes first, and filial piety comes second. The Queen and the Crown Prince are both important tools to stabilize the state, so how can they not be enthroned?"

"That's exactly what Uncle Wang said." Wei nodded in agreement.

Li Xuan then looked up at Wei and said solemnly, "Although Your Majesty can make the decision on this matter, you still have to try your best to talk to the Queen Mother about it."

"Your Majesty." Wei's face was bitter as she looked at Li Xuan and said, "We shouldn't make things too difficult for Your Majesty."

Li Xuan paused slightly and looked at Wei in disbelief.

Li Xian, Li Xian is not even willing to talk to Empress Wu about this?
Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan nodded and said, "Indeed, this matter is indeed inconvenient for Your Majesty. Right now, if Your Majesty and the Queen Mother quarrel over this matter, I'm afraid all the officials in the court will blame Your Majesty."

After the death of the previous emperor, Empress Wu became a widow.

If we were to ask who was the most miserable person in the world, apart from Li Xian and his three siblings, it would be Empress Wu.

Empress Wu decided not to enthrone Wei as empress. If Li Xian went against her at this time, he would immediately be labeled as unfilial.

Li Xuan looked up at Wei and said in a deep voice, "In this matter, I still have to persuade the Queen Mother, but the choice of person needs to be carefully considered."

"What candidates does Uncle Wang have?" Wei looked at Li Xuan curiously. She had called Li Xuan today just to let Li Xuan talk to Empress Wu, but she didn't expect that Li Xuan didn't have other candidates.

"Two candidates." Li Xuan looked at Wei thoughtfully and said, "The first one is the Grand Princess of Huainan, and the second one is the Minister of Zongzheng Temple."

The Grand Princess of Huainan is the head of the imperial clan, and the Minister of the Imperial Clan is in charge of the imperial family and relatives. The two of them are the most suitable candidates now. "I'll have to trouble Uncle Wang for this matter..." Wei looked at Li Xuan expectantly.

Li Xuan cupped his hands and said, "I should have no hesitation in this matter, but I am worried that if I come forward, it will be counterproductive. If we go to the Grand Princess of Huainan, it is actually most appropriate for the father-in-law to come forward... After all, my daughter has been wronged, and as a father, I can't say that no one can say it is wrong."

Wei immediately understood that her father and Empress Wu were relatives, and if the relationship between the emperor and his subjects was not taken into consideration, her father and Empress Wu were actually equal.

Wei immediately raised his head, looked at Wei Hongmin and said, "Brother, please go find father and uncle immediately."

Wei Hongmin immediately bowed and said, "Yes!"

"It would be best to let Minister Wei wait at the palace gate." Li Xuan spoke again in advance.

Wei Daijia was the Minister of Rites. When he came forward, even the Grand Princess of Huainan could see the seriousness of the matter.

Minister of Rites, Minister of Zongzheng Temple, and father-in-law of the emperor.

"Go and do it." Wei nodded to Wei Hongmin, who immediately bowed and left.

"I think this matter will have a result soon. Please wait here for a while, Uncle Wang." Wei turned and looked at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said, "Crown Prince..."

……

Hurried footsteps sounded outside the hall, and Li Xuan turned back calmly.

Wei Hongmin gritted his teeth and walked into the hall, bowing to Li Xuan and Wei. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't open his mouth.

"The Queen Mother refused again?" Wei looked at Wei Hongmin in disbelief.

Wei Hongmin nodded with a heavy expression.

"What did mother say?" Wei's face was terribly embarrassed.

Wei Hongmin bowed but kept his mouth tightly shut. Even Li Xuan was surprised by his look.

What did Empress Wu say that not only caused the Princess of Huainan to return empty-handed, but also made Wei Xuanzhen too embarrassed to see Wei Shi, and Wei Hongmin kept his mouth shut.

"Speak!" Wei suddenly threw the tea bowl on the table directly to the ground.

"Queen, please calm down and don't forget that you are carrying a fetus in your womb." Li Xuan quickly comforted Wei.

Wei's chest kept rising and falling. After a while, it calmed down. He looked at Wei Hongmin and said, "Brother, please send Uncle Wang off."

"Yes!" Wei Hongmin turned around and bowed to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan immediately understood that Wei Hongmin would never say these words to the Wei family, but he could say these words to Li Xuan and even ask Li Xuan for advice.

"In that case, I will take my leave first." Li Xuan bowed and took his leave.

Wei nodded slightly, and Li Xuan turned and left.

……

Walking in the East Palace, there is silence on both sides.

"I have already cleared the candidates inside and outside the court." Wei Hongmin turned to look at Li Xuan and said solemnly, "Your Highness, the Queen Mother actually only said one sentence."

Li Zhi raised his head and looked straight at Wei Hongmin.

Wei Hongmin smiled bitterly and said, "The Queen Mother said that His Majesty may not make the Crown Princess the Queen."

"Ah?" Li Xuan's eyes widened in surprise.

What is this? Wei was not only Li Xian's Crown Princess, but also the mother of the Crown Prince. Could it be that such a person could not become the Empress of the Tang Dynasty?

It is obvious that Empress Wu is just making things up.

Li Xuan calmed down immediately. Empress Wu did not want Wei to be the queen. She did not want to see Wei grow rapidly with the support of Li Xian.

In a disguised way, it also enhanced Li Xian's strength.

Although this was nonsense, this reason did prevent the Grand Princess Huainan from speaking any more, and also made Wei Xuanzhen cover her face and walk away.

After a brief pause, Li Xuan looked at Wei Hongmin seriously and said, "If that's the case, then everything depends on Your Majesty."

"But what about His Majesty?" Wei Hongmin obviously had no confidence in Li Xian.

Li Xuan smiled calmly, pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Hongmin, saying calmly: "This is what Xuan wrote just now. Brother Wei, please ask His Highness to bring it to His Majesty. In this way, everything will be solved."

"Oh?" Wei Hongmin took the note in great surprise, looked down, and saw twelve words written on it.

This is your Majesty's family affair, why ask outsiders?

Wei Hongmin was stunned, and then his face changed immediately. He looked up quickly, but Li Xuan was no longer in sight.

Wei Hongmin didn't bother to question Li Xuan, and immediately turned around and walked back to the palace. In Wei's surprised eyes, he handed the note to him, and then said seriously: "Your Highness, take it to His Majesty, so that everything can be solved."

Wei took the note with a frown, opened it and took a quick look, and saw twelve words.

This is your Majesty's family affair, why ask outsiders?

Wei suddenly raised his head, looked at Wei Hongmin in disbelief and said, "Isn't this the former emperor..."

"That's what the late emperor asked Duke Ying about back then." Wei Hongmin said with excitement, gritting his teeth, "Back then the late emperor wanted to depose Queen Wang, and there was opposition from both the government and the public. Then the late emperor went to find Duke Ying, and Duke Ying replied, 'This is your Majesty's family affair, why bother asking outsiders?' The late emperor was enlightened, and his mind was opened."

"Your Majesty." Wei looked towards the direction of the palace with joy.

"You still need to be careful." Wei Hongmin suddenly became serious, looked at Wei, and warned seriously: "Destroy the note now. Only you, me and King Peng know about this matter. The Queen Mother must not know about it. Otherwise, once the Queen Mother is prepared, the consequences will be unpredictable."

"Okay!" Wei handed the note over without any hesitation, and then watched Wei Hongmin burn it to ashes.

Reflected in the firelight was the endless sneer in Wei's eyes.

The boomerang that happened thirty years ago finally fell back on Empress Wu.

(End of this chapter)