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

Chapter 1699 Someone mentioned the Crown Princess
On the Tianjin Floating Bridge, Li Xuan and Li Yan rode side by side on horseback.

“After Emperor Zhongzong’s tomb is relocated, I will petition to separate the Bureau of Astronomy from the Ministry of Secretariat and promote it to the fourth rank together with the Bureau of Water Conservancy. They will be responsible for observing astronomical phenomena, calculating solar terms, and formulating calendars, which will be the most important departments.” Li Xuan looked solemnly at the Qianyang Palace at the end of the palace road in front of him.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Yan bowed in disbelief. Li Xuan had never told him these things.

Li Yan is now the Secretary of the Fourth Grade and the Inspector of the Grand Historian.

If the Tai Shi Bureau and Du Shui Jian were both promoted at the same time, it would not only mean that he would be promoted to the fourth rank, but he would also be freed from the Mi Shu Jian and become independent in the future.

This means that apart from a few prime ministers, there will be no one else above him, and his words will have final say.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Li Yan looked at Li Xuan solemnly: "I wonder what instructions the prince has?"

"Astronomical phenomena, solar terms, rain, drought, and calendar." Li Xuan stopped at Duanmen, dismounted, and said, "I have served in Jiangnan and Fanzhou, and I found that the solar terms in different parts of the world are different. This is true in Jiangnan and Fanzhou, so I want to expand the Taishi Bureau to review the solar terms in the world."

"That's a big deal." Li Yan came back to his senses and bowed to Li Xuan, saying, "The solar terms in the world are different in the north and south, and in the east and west. This is because the solar terms themselves originated in the north and spread throughout the world. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the south has been civilized, the geography has become more and more southerly, the weather has changed greatly, and the solar terms are bound to be different. The same is true for the east and the west."

“So it needs to be re-calibrated, and finally compiled into a book and distributed throughout the world to form a calendar. If so, Shi Ling will be famous through the ages and even surpass your father.” Li Xuan bowed slightly.

"I dare not think so." Li Yan smiled bitterly. It is not easy to surpass the reputation of his father Li Chunfeng, but this matter...

Li Yan thought about it, then bowed his hands and said seriously: "I will do my best."

"Let's start next year." Li Xuan walked into the imperial city calmly and said, "After the imperial examination next year, we will find people who are proficient in mathematics from among the imperial examination students to calculate the celestial phenomena, deduce the solar terms, and then develop the calendar."

Li Yan stopped walking, a hint of helplessness flashed across his face.

Re-enact the calendar.

The solar terms and the calendar are two completely different concepts.

The solar terms were set so that the people of the world could farm better, but the calendar could only be revised by the emperor.

If this is the case, then calculating celestial phenomena and deducing solar terms may not be that easy.

Li Yan sighed in his heart, then followed Li Xuan closely.

He had no choice since he deliberately miscalculated the calendar a few months ago and tricked Empress Wu into ascending the throne.

……

Li Xuan walked calmly in the imperial city, and officials passing by stopped and bowed to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded gently in return, then turned and walked towards the Zuowei official office.

Now in Luoyang City, everything is gradually returning to normal.

Confer titles posthumously, discuss deeds, reward merits, and restore the throne.

All matters in the world are centered on the center.

The three provinces, six departments, nine temples and five prisons of the central government have clear heads and their subordinates perform their duties in accordance with the rules.

There was also Wang Jishan as the Imperial Censor who inspected various departments, and the government was clear and bright for a while.

Matters that the six ministries could not resolve were reported to the Council of State Affairs.

Every day the Political Affairs Hall decides and decides on world affairs.

Although Li Xuan also went to the Council of State Affairs Hall every day, he seldom spoke. He was very familiar with Lu Yuanfang, Yao Lingzhang, Wang Dezhen, Liu Jingxian, and even Cui Zhiwen, and each of them had little selfish motives when handling affairs.

Of course, Cui Zhiwen is relatively more selfish.

After all, King Wei and he have some blood relationship.

But this is good.

Li Xuan did not interfere in political affairs, which made all the ministers have a good impression of him. But when the matter was handled by the Secretariat, more than half of the six ministries were densely packed with his people to ensure that there would be no mistakes in the execution.

After Li Xuan captured Chang'an, he transferred many of his talented people to the Six Ministries.

Chen Ziang, Wang Bo, He Zhizhang, Zhuge Minghui, Li Bi and many others served as doctors in the six ministries, as secretaries in the three ministries, and as officials in the imperial court...

Unintentionally, Li Xuan firmly grasped the key position in the middle level of the court.

It happened that he did nothing in the Council of State, but he attracted enough attention. When he was transferred to the Six Ministries, Zhang Da'an, Xiao Siye, Wang Fangyi and others took care of him, and the political situation gradually stabilized.

Apart from the daily court meetings in the Council of State, Li Xuan would either go to Gongling to check on the relocation of Li Xian's tomb, or stay in the Taiwei Mansion.

It was called the Taiwei Mansion, but in fact it was just Li Xuan's occupation of Tang Zhenxing's Zuowei official office.

To the east of Zuowei is Zuochunfang of the Eastern Palace, and opposite Zuochunfang is the Eastern Palace.

Li Xuan is only one step away from the East Palace.

The reason for this is that Li Chongjun is still in the Eastern Palace.

In the Eastern Palace, Li Chongjun slept peacefully every night. However, when he returned to Renshou Palace, Li Chongjun started crying day and night, and no one could comfort him.

But when he was sent back to the East Palace, he immediately calmed down.

It's amazing.

In this way, Li Xuan established the Taiwei Mansion in the Zuowei official office, so that he could keep an eye on Li Chongjun while keeping an eye on the Political Affairs Hall...

Just as Li Xuan entered the Zuowei government office, a fast horse interrupted Li Xuan's thoughts.

"My Lord, something bad has happened to Prince Wei!"

……

In the back hall of the East Palace, Li Xuan's hand was on Li Chongjun's pulse. After releasing it, he looked at Zheng and Princess Taiping, nodded with a smile, and said, "Don't worry, Concubine Dowager and Princess. Prince Wei just occasionally catches a cold. It's most likely to happen in autumn and winter. You need to pay more attention to it in the future and use the prescriptions in the palace."

"Thank you, Uncle Wang." Zheng and Princess Taiping breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, stood up and bowed slightly to Li Xuan. They were really shocked.

"Thank you for your courtesy, Concubine Dowager and Princess. I will arrange for the decoction of medicine and send a message to the Political Affairs Hall to let the ministers rest assured." Li Xuan bowed slightly, then bowed and left the back hall. Entering the Mingli Hall, Li Xuan's cold eyes fell on Xu Lu, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "The palace rules state that when the prince is young, he cannot open the window at will in the morning or evening. Have you forgotten even this rule?"

Xu Lu was stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed and said, "It's my fault. I didn't take good care of it."

Li Xuan looked at Xu Lu deeply and said, "It's none of your business. The people in the palace were all selected by me, and many of them were transferred from the princess's mansion. There shouldn't be any problems... Have many people come to the East Palace to visit Prince Wei recently?"

"Not many, except Concubine Zheng's father, King Han, Princess Qianjin, and Envoy Wei." Xu Lu said at the end, his face full of disbelief.

"Wei Xuanzhen?" Li Xuan couldn't help but frown. There was no reason for Wei Xuanzhen to treat Li Chongjun like this.

Indeed, Li Chongjun posed a threat to Li Chongzhao's throne. Once Li Chongzhao could not come back, he would definitely succeed to the throne. But the problem was that if Li Chongzhao could not come back, at least Li Chongjun was Li Xian's son, and Empress Wei was Li Chongjun's biological mother. This relationship alone was enough for Wei to take care of him more, not to mention that Li Xuan also designed the adoption.

If Li Chongjun really died, then Li Chengqi and Li Guangren would succeed him.

The two of them have nothing to do with the Wei family. The Dou family and the Pei family will not give the Wei family any chance in these matters.

Unless Wei Xuanzheng is killed and loses his mind...

Li Xuan suddenly raised his head, looked at Xu Lu and asked, "When did Zheng Xuankai and Wei Xuanzhen come?"

"Yesterday." After a short pause, Xu Lu added, "Zheng Shaoqing came first, and Wei Shijun came later. Moreover, Wei Shijun visited Princess Anle more and only visited Concubine Zheng and Prince Wei before leaving. On the contrary, Zheng Shaoqing stayed longer."

"Princess Anle is fine, but it is Prince Wei who is ill. Interesting." Li Xuan raised his head and said directly: "Send an order to send someone to secretly investigate the medication used in the Zheng and Wei mansions. I want the results tonight."

"Yes!" Xu Lu bowed and left quickly.

Li Xuan sat in the central hall of Mingli Palace, his expression gradually becoming pensive.

A minor cold would not kill Li Chongjun, but if it was not handled properly, it could cost Wei Xuanzhen's life.

Wei Xuanzhen still has some hope in Li Chongzhao, so there is no need for him to lose his mind like this.

……

The night is dark and the autumn wind is cool.

In the main hall of Mingli Palace, Li Xuan was flipping through the memorial in front of him.

Tang Zhenxing was promoted to General of the Left Guard, and Li Duozuo was promoted to General of the Right Guard…

A burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the palace, and Xu Lu immediately entered the palace, then bowed to Li Xuan and said, "Your Highness, I have checked it out. Zheng Shaoqing got sick this morning. He must have caught a cold yesterday."

Li Xuan put down the memorial, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I see. Pass the order down. From now on, anyone who wants to see Prince Wei and Princess Anle must bathe and change clothes first, and be examined by the imperial physician before being allowed in."

"Yes!" Xu Lu quickly bowed.

"It was a misunderstanding. I almost thought it was the Wei family..." Li Xuan suddenly paused, looked at Xu Lu, and said thoughtfully: "Is this really an accident?"

Xu Lu raised his eyes, bowed, and said nothing.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Let someone leave some traces at the door of the Wei family, and let them know that the prince of Wei is sick. I almost suspected them."

"Yes!" Xu Lu bowed slightly. He understood that with the ability of the Wei family, they would be able to find out that Zheng Xuankai had caught a cold. It would be fun if Li Xuan suspected that they were plotting against King Wei because of the Zheng family's affairs.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "Go and see if Prince Wei's fever has subsided. I'll be there in a moment."

"Yes!" Xu Lu bowed and walked out.

In the Mingli Hall, Li Xuan could not help but shake his head. Li Chongjun was just a child after all, and would become nervous at the slightest sign of trouble.

But it is also because of this that accidents are most likely to happen...

"Greetings, Your Majesty." A soft call interrupted Li Xuan's thoughts.

Li Xuan subconsciously looked up and saw Shangguan Wan'er in a purple skirt standing in front of the palace gate.

Under the bright lights, the figures are charming.

"Shangguan Zhaoyi." Li Xuan nodded slightly, looked at Shangguan Wan'er and asked, "Is Zhaoyi okay?"

"His Royal Highness Prince Wei's fever has subsided. The Concubine Dowager asked Wan'er to come and tell the prince." Shangguan Wan'er bowed slightly.

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded and said, "Okay, I just want to go see Prince Wei."

"Yes!" Shangguan Wan'er turned slightly sideways.

……

On the palace road at night, Shangguan Wan'er was leading the way with a lantern in her hand.

Following behind, looking at the 20-year-old, beautiful Shangguan Wan'er, Li Xuan asked curiously, "I heard that Zheng Shanggong has left the palace, why didn't Zhaoyi leave with her?"

Shangguan Wan'er subconsciously slowed down her pace, then turned sideways and said, "After my mother leaves the palace, in addition to relocating her residence, she will also need to adopt an orphan from the Shangguan family to inherit the bloodline of the Shangguan family. But without this relationship in the palace, I'm afraid I'll just be a fish on someone's chopping board in the future."

Li Xuan was slightly stunned, frowned and asked: "With Zhaoyi's achievements, who would attack Zhaoyi?"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, you are joking. Wan'er has only made a small contribution. I am grateful to Your Highness for restoring my grandfather's loyalty. But now..."

Li Xuan stopped, looked behind him and said, "Stay away."

"Yes!" More than a dozen guards retreated at the same time.

"Zhaoyi, if you have anything to say, just say it." Li Xuan bowed seriously.

Shangguan Wan'er whispered, "The princess is still not satisfied with the matter of the Queen Mother. There is a group of people who have escaped the pursuit of the three judicial officials and have now contacted the princess..."

"What are they going to do?" Li Xuan frowned slightly.

"Someone mentioned the Crown Princess..."

(End of this chapter)