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

Chapter 1547: Standing in the Western Regions, He Will Become Another Heavenly Khan
"Because the soldiers in Chang'an are unreliable." Li Xuan raised his head calmly, looked at Liu Rengui, and said seriously: "Although Chang'an also has tens of thousands of troops, they are all elite, but there are too many restrictions.

Some people tend to be righteous in the world, some people tend to be selfish, some people hesitate, and some people are waiting to sell out for promotion. "

After all, Li Xuan knew too little about the Sixteen Guards of Chang'an.

Perhaps he could infiltrate and influence some middle and lower-level Lang Jiangs, but this method would be completely ineffective against high-level Zhonglang Jiangs and generals.

For generals who have killed countless people, threats are useless. Only inducement can bring them more benefits.

But Li Xuan can't give it.

Li Xuan even wanted to deprive them of the benefits and give them to his trusted generals, so that he could go further.

Liu Rengui looked at Li Xuan deeply and said softly, "What you are really worried about is not those soldiers, but the noble families."

Li Xuan fell silent.

There was a light rain in the courtyard.

The sound of raindrops falling on the ground is still clear.

Li Xuan sighed lightly, then laughed and said, "All the noble families in the world care about nothing more than profit, even the Wei family is the same."

"But the Wei family is the queen's maternal family, and their relationship with the emperor is inseparable." Liu Rengui shook his head slightly.

"Mr. Yue is wrong." Li Xuan smiled and shook his head, saying helplessly, "The ones who are truly inseparable from the emperor are the consorts of the Jingzhao Wei family. This family is closely tied to the emperor. As for the others, as long as the empress is willing to let them go, they will know what to do under the butcher's knife."

The older the family, the more so.

Even though Jingzhao Wei now got a Minister of Rites, a Minister of Zongzheng Temple, and a Secretary General because of the Empress, the only one who was truly willing to live and die with Li Xian was the Secretary General Wei Xuanzhen.

"Without the Jingzhao Wei family, the Longxi family in the capital will not be reliable, and betrayal will be common. Then, all that will be left is that they will be weakened step by step by the Queen Mother until they die."

Li Xuan sneered and said, "Of course, they can also wait until the Queen dies."

"That's right, the Queen is already sixty years old." Liu Rengui looked up at Li Xuan and said bluntly: "The Queen may not really kill us all."

Li Xuan glanced at Liu Rengui and said with a sigh, "Besides the Longxi Li family, there is only one family that will be slaughtered and exterminated."

"Which one?" Liu Rengui frowned and looked at Li Xuan. He wanted to know which company would stand firmly on Li Xuan's side.

"Pei family." Li Xuan suddenly laughed uncontrollably, and the laughter made Liu Rengui feel cold all over.

"Prime Minister Pei." Liu Rengui immediately understood what Li Xuan was talking about.

"Prime Minister Pei is the regent left by His Majesty. He and the Queen Mother are naturally opposed. The Queen Mother will not let it go unless his three clans are exterminated." Li Xuan raised his head and said softly, "In this way, Xima Pei is finished."

"Xima Pei, Zhongjuan Pei and Dongjuan Pei." Liu Rengui gritted his teeth tightly.

"Yes, there are also Zhongjuan Pei and Dongjuan Pei." Li Xuan lowered his head and said expressionlessly: "Duke Jiang is the general of the imperial guards, the chief officer of the Yangzhou Grand Military Governor's Office, and he and his grandson-in-law are together to protect the emperor from east to west. The grandson-in-law has the will in his hand, so doesn't he have it in his hand?"

Li Xuan was certain that Li Zhi had left more than one will before his death.

The will in Li Xuan's hand was directed at Pei Yan, so who was the will in Pei Xingjian's hand directed at? It was most likely Li Xuan's.

If Pei Yan had the will in his hand, the target would be Li Xuan and Pei Xingjian.

The three of them check and balance each other, which is in line with the methods of the late emperor.

However, once Empress Wu took action, this edict would become an unbridgeable gap between her and Li Xuan, Pei Yan, and Pei Xingjian.

Not to mention the matter of Princess Pei of Dai.

Pei Yan died, Pei Xingjian died, and Pei died.

As long as the backbone of the Wenxi Pei family is not broken, they will fight Empress Wu to the death.

"This is the overall situation in the future." Li Xuan raised his head slightly and looked at Liu Rengui: "Father-in-law, what can I do about my grandson-in-law?"

Liu Rengui could see that Li Xuan was planning to lead a large army to fight back in the future.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "What about the crown prince? How is the crown prince? You transferred Wei Sili to the East Palace just to make trouble for the crown prince, right?"

"If the prince can survive, he will be the ruler of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Xuan said this with a firm tone, and then said with a gentle look: "Whether the prince can leave the Eastern Palace and survive the Queen Mother's butcher knife depends on how much effort the Wei family wants to put into this matter."

"The Queen Mother's butcher knife... The Crown Prince is the Queen Mother's grandson, and Your Majesty is the Queen Mother's son. How could it be so?" Liu Rengui still found it hard to believe.

Li Xuan smiled softly, then shook his head and said, "No one wants this to happen, maybe the Queen doesn't want this to happen either, but what about Wu Sansi and the other children of the Wu family? If the Li family doesn't die, how can the Queen replace the Tang Dynasty?"

Risk, risk, the risk of keeping Li Chongzhao is too great.

Even if Empress Wu was willing, Wu Sansi would definitely not be willing.

At that time, Empress Wu would definitely choose Wu Sansi between him and Li Chongzhao.

Liu Rengui can be almost completely certain.

Li Xuan stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and knelt down heavily in front of Liu Rengui.

The wind and rain blew in from behind, making my neck slightly cold.

Li Xuan said solemnly: "In the future, perhaps many people related to my grandson-in-law will be imprisoned. If you are able, please rescue one or two. If not, forget it."

Li Xuan kowtowed three times, then stood up and bowed.

Turn around and leave.

Liu Rengui sat there, watching Li Xuan walk into the rain. He wanted to keep him here forever, but he couldn't say the words.

If killing one person can save the world, then kill him. But I am afraid that killing one person is not enough, and I need to kill thousands or tens of thousands of people.

So, since this could be the Longxi Li family, why couldn't it be the Taiyuan Wu family? ...

In the rain, Li Xuan calmly sat in the carriage, and then slowly headed towards Kaihuafang.

They were escorted by a whole team of Jinwu Guards all around, and the sound of rain was crisp.

In the streets and alleys on both sides, there seemed to be countless pairs of eyes watching them.

Finally, those countless pairs of eyes showed no unusual movement.

The wind blew gently, and a corner of the car curtain fluttered up, as if there was no figure in the car at all.

The streets on both sides became completely quiet.

It was not until they encountered a patrolling team of Jinwu Guards that Li Xuan's voice was heard from the carriage, and then they returned to Kaihuafang calmly in the darkness.

Li Xuan did not go home, but came to the top of the building and looked calmly in the direction of Lecheng County Mansion.

I couldn't help but shake my head in my heart.

Before his death, Li Zhi chose Pei Yan as regent, which was a wrong choice.

He should have chosen Liu Rengui as regent.

Although Liu Rengui is not as ruthless as Pei Yan, he is definitely experienced and meticulous enough.

With his meticulous methods, Empress Wu probably wouldn't have any chance at all.

But unfortunately, Liu Rengui was Li Xuan's father-in-law.

It is precisely because Liu Rengui is Li Xuan’s father-in-law that today’s scene took place.

Liu Rengui is old.

He needed to find a way out for the Liu family. After all, the entire Weishi Liu family could not sink with Li Xuan.

With today's scene, and the fact that Liu Yuanqing and Liu Yuanlang, who were related to Li Xuan, have already left Chang'an, the remaining matters, with Liu Rengui's prestige and his relationship with Empress Wu for many years, are enough to smooth over everything.

Yes, between Li Xuan and Empress Wu, Liu Rengui chose Empress Wu.

It was precisely because of this sufficient understanding that Liu Rengui realized how powerful Empress Wu's potential power was.

Don't think that because the Li family is the legitimate heir to the throne, people's hearts will lean towards the Li Tang dynasty.

In fact, except for those who had gained enough benefits from Li Tang and for whom changing people would immediately cause a devastating blow, and those who might be able to gain benefits from Li Tang in the future, other ordinary people would only say "oh" when they heard that the court was changed from Li Tang to Wu Zhou.

Relatively speaking, Tian Khan's real prestige lies outside the country, in the Western Regions, on the grasslands, and in countless foreign countries.

As long as Li Xuan establishes a foothold in the Western Regions, he will immediately become another Heavenly Khan with his sword and bow.

Li Xuan sighed lightly, turned around and walked towards his own yard.

In the dark shadows on both sides, there were countless figures swaying.

There was silence.

……

The central hall of the study in the Lecheng County Mansion.

Liu Rengui sat calmly in the main seat, and light footsteps were heard beside him.

Yin Wencao, dressed in a purple Taoist robe, walked out from the inner room.

"Left Prime Minister, the secret guards did not dare to take action." Yin Wencao bowed slightly to Liu Rengui.

Liu Rengui nodded, then asked, "If they take action, do they have a chance of winning?"

"No." Yin Wencao nodded calmly and said, "King Peng came at night, and he led a team of Jinwu cavalrymen, each of whom was equipped with a round shield and a crossbow, a long spear in his hand, and golden armor on his body. With King Peng's fighting power, he cannot be killed without 500 people."

Liu Rengui smiled and said, "It seems that this frontline general has really become a big shot."

"That's not all." Yin Wencao looked towards Chang'an City in the rainy night and said softly, "There is a team of skilled fighters in black clothes on both sides of the street where King Peng is. If something goes wrong, the ones left behind may be the secret guards."

After a short pause, Yin Wencao said softly, "Right now, Qin Shandao of the Left Jinwu Guard doesn't know what happened. If anything goes wrong, he will immediately send people to help King Peng. With the way things are going now, the Queen Mother won't want anyone to know that she secretly killed King Peng."

"It wasn't the Queen Mother who did what happened tonight, it was Fan Lubing." Liu Rengui shook his head and said, "Prince Peng disappeared from the surveillance of the secret guards for half an hour yesterday, so they are a little nervous."

"So today's just intimidation?" Yin Wencao immediately understood.

Liu Rengui nodded, then looked towards Luoyang, shook his head helplessly and said, "What the Queen wants most right now is for Prince Peng to stay in Chang'an. If he is assassinated and stays in Chang'an on the pretext of illness, I'm afraid there will be changes immediately, and Wu Sansi will not be able to suppress him."

"The Queen wants to cause a change, but doesn't want to cause too much trouble." Yin Wencao couldn't help but laugh.

"Because the real problem in the world has never been with the royal family, but with the aristocratic families. When the previous emperor was alive, he was not able to suppress the aristocratic families enough. After the previous emperor passed away, the Queen Mother was even more afraid that the aristocratic families would take the opportunity to undermine the foundation of the court, so she did not want to see chaos."

Liu Rengui breathed heavily, and then said, "But it is impossible for the government to change drastically without death. Especially, when the previous emperor passed away, the Khan of the Eastern Turks suddenly fell ill and did not come to Chang'an to mourn and offer sacrifices. It happened that the Queen Mother ordered to cancel the worship, so it was resolved."

"Eastern Turks, Western Turks." Yin Wencao shook his head and said, "No one in the world is stupid."

"My grandson-in-law is even more so." Liu Rengui looked at Yin Wencao and asked, "What does the Taoist sect say?"

Yin Wencao suddenly laughed, stood up, and said, "As a Taoist disciple, what I hope most is that the Tang Dynasty can conquer India, but the Queen Mother worships Buddhism, so we can only make other choices, Left Prime Minister."

Yin Wencao clasped his hands and said, "In the affairs of the world, life and death are only a matter of moments. No one wants everything to return to the chaotic times of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Moreover, although Mr. Yuan said that there would be a female ruler to replace the Tang Dynasty, he also said that the Tang Dynasty would have a national destiny of 300 years. Everything is destined to be good."

Liu Rengui nodded calmly, but his eyes were full of worry.

Bloody worries.

(End of this chapter)