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

Chapter 1755 Brother Huaiying, I haven't seen you for a year
In the Prince Xiang’s Mansion, the Jinwu Guards stood at attention.

The whole yard was silent.

Only in the central hall, Dou Lu Qin Wang and Li Cheng Qi knelt on the ground, kowtowed solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty live a long life."

"Stand up." Li Xuan sat in the main seat and raised his hand slightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Dou Lu Qinwang and Li Chengqi stood up at the same time.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked around, and said with emotion: "Although I haven't been to the Prince Xiang's Mansion very often, I personally went to welcome Si Lang to his wedding. Now when I think about it, everything is really vivid in my mind!"

Li Chengqi lowered his head slightly, with a trace of pain on his face.

His mother was killed by his grandmother for no reason; his father, heartbroken, committed suicide.

All kinds of things appeared in Li Chengqi's mind involuntarily.

Li Xuan looked at Li Chengqi and whispered, "Prince Xiang, please accept my condolences. The first thing I want to do when I come here today is to tell you that when the New Year's Day ceremony comes, I will confer upon you the title of Prince Xiang, and your descendants will be the heirs of Prince Xiang forever, for generations to come."

Li Chengqi looked up in surprise, then quickly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I thank your majesty for your grace."

Li Chengqi is now the heir to the throne, and Li Xuan directly removed the title of heir from his throne. This kind of favor is extremely rare.

Li Xuan waved his hand and continued, "The second thing is about Dou Lu Changshi."

"Your Majesty, please give your orders." Dou Lu Qinwang bowed solemnly, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

"Changzhou Governor Nan Ju will be transferred to Anxi Deputy Protector General next month, and the position of Changzhou Governor will be vacant." Li Xuan looked at Dou Lu Qinwang and said, "I intend to re-employ Dou Lu Changshi as Changzhou Governor and Changzhou Governor to govern the Dangxiang and Tuyuhun people."

Governor of Changzhou, Governor of Changzhou?
Dou Lu Qinwang was slightly stunned, then he bowed and said, "There are so many talented people in the court, why did Your Majesty think of me?"

"You have been a prime minister, and you have a great vision." Li Xuan nodded, then stood up, walked under the night sky, looked towards the northwest sky, and said softly: "In Changzhou, there are many Eastern and Western Tuyuhun, which is enough to affect the governance ability. There are also Dangxiang on the plateau, and there are neglects. Therefore, I hope to govern Dangxiang and connect Changfan and Jiannan."

Dou Lu Qinwang's eyes turned slightly, and he understood that Nan Ju must have many shortcomings in governance, which was why Li Xuan was transferred.

This is not an easy thing for ordinary people to do, so I thought of him.

There may even be some reasons that he doesn't know about.

At this time, Li Xuan turned around and looked at Dou Lu Qinwang, and said directly: "I want you to serve as the governor of Changzhou for one term. After that, I will transfer you to Fanzhou."

"Fanzhou?" Dou Lu Qinwang was startled for a moment, and then his expression became solemn.

He did not forget that Li Xuan was once the governor of Changzhou, the prefect of Changzhou, and then he was promoted to the pacification envoy of Luoshui Road and the governor of Fanzhou.

"At that time, I will transfer Heichi Changzhi to Silla to support the Tang Dynasty in attacking Silla, and use five to ten years to destroy Silla." Li Xuan clenched his fists tightly, and Dou Lu Qinwang was full of admiration in an instant.

Li Xuan transferred Heichi Changzhi away from Fanzhou, so the positions of Fanzhou Governor and Luoshui Dao Pacifier became vacant.

Not only that, Fanzhou also has to take on the important task of attacking the Black Arabs, which is no small matter and ordinary people may not be able to do it.

Especially when the court's focus was on Silla, it needed outstanding talents to be able to do this job, and this person was none other than Dou Lu Qinwang.

Not only that, Li Xuan has already started planning for what will happen five or even ten years later. I'm afraid even the prime minister rarely has such a vision.

Dou Lu Qinwang couldn't help but be a little tempted for a moment, but then he calmed down, bowed to Li Xuan and said: "Your Majesty, it's not that I retreat, it's just that the Prince of Xiang is still young..."

"Recommend a suitable candidate to be the Chief Secretary of Prince Xiang, and then go to manage Changzhou and Fanzhou." After a brief pause, Li Xuan said, "Five years later, I will let Prince Xiang remotely serve as the Governor of Fanzhou, and you will be the Chief Secretary of Fanzhou, looking after Fanzhou for him."

"Huh?" Dou Lu Qinwang couldn't help but look up, and didn't react for a moment.

Li Xuan waved to Li Chengqi, who immediately came over and said with his head down, "Uncle!"

"Yes!" Li Xuan hugged Li Chengqi, looked at Dou Lu Qinwang and said, "Last year when the Queen Mother was in charge of Luoyang, I sent a letter to Silang, but it was intercepted by the Queen Mother. However, Chengqi remembered the content of the letter, which was to let him first serve as the governor of Yongzhou, then be transferred to the commander-in-chief of Jingzhou, and finally be transferred to Fanzhou to govern the Western Regions..."

"Why do these ministers sound so familiar?" Dou Lu Qinwang frowned slightly.

"This is what Emperor Gaozong said back then, and I have also told Emperor Zhongzong." Li Xuan sighed and said, "At that time, Emperor Zhongzong already had two sons, and the Empress and Concubine Zheng were both pregnant. It didn't make much sense for Silang to stay in the central government, so we planned to let Silang take office when the prince was about ten years old, but we didn't expect..."

"Your Majesty is so kind." Dou Lu Qinwang bowed deeply.

He was grateful to Li Xuan, who had always taken good care of Li Dan's family, both then and now.

To be frank, if we put aside the issue of the fight for the throne, this is the best choice for Li Dan.

Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "How about my proposal today?"

Dou Lu Qinwang took a deep breath, turned around and looked at Li Chengqi, looked at him deeply, and then bowed and said: "Your Highness, I am sorry."

Li Chengqi wanted to say something, but at this moment he didn't seem to know what to say.

"That's not necessary." Li Xuan waved his hand and said, "If the Chief Secretary recommends someone, I will transfer him over. After ten years, when he grows up to be a capable person, I will let him serve as the Sima of Fanzhou."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Dou Lu Qinwang finally turned around and bowed to Li Xuan, saying, "I propose Liu Youqiu, the county lieutenant of Chaoyi County, Huazhou."

"County lieutenant?" Li Xuan frowned and said, "It's a bit too much to transfer the county lieutenant to the position of the chief secretary of the Prince's Palace... How about this, since the chief secretary won't leave for a while anyway, I will issue an order tomorrow to transfer him to the position of assistant general of the household department of the Prince's Palace. When I ascend the throne, I will grant him the title of court councilor. When the chief secretary leaves, I will let him serve as the Sima of the Prince's Palace, and the chief secretary will continue to inspect the chief secretary of the Prince's Palace. How do you think?"

Dou Lu Qinwang looked at Li Xuan in disbelief, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding."

Li Xuan waved his hand, looked at Li Chengqi and said: "After the Chief Secretary leaves the Prince of Xiang's Mansion next year, if there is anything that cannot be resolved, come directly to the palace to find me. No matter when you come, I will let someone see me first." "Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Chengqi's eyes were full of gratitude.

Li Xuan sighed softly, "One is you, the other is Chongjun. You will go to Fanzhou in the future, and Chongjun will basically go to Tanzhou in the future. Although it is farther, it is absolutely safe."

After saying this, Li Xuan waved his hand and walked out, saying, "No need to see me off."

Dou Lu Qinwang and Li Chengqi immediately bowed and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty."

……

In the lobby, only Dou Lu Qinwang and Li Chengqi were left.

Li Chengqi looked at Li Xuan's disappearing back and finally couldn't help but look back: "Uncle, what is going on? Why did His Majesty suddenly transfer you away?"

Dou Lu Qinwang calmed down and said thoughtfully, "It should be the end of the year. All the governors of Zhongzhou have gathered in Chang'an. Your Majesty is worried that someone will disturb Your Highness, so he came to make arrangements in person... This is a good thing."

Dou Lu Qinwang suddenly smiled, shook his head, and said, "It shows that His Majesty still has good intentions towards Your Highness, and has even made arrangements for Your Highness' future."

"But Fanzhou, uncle, that is Fanzhou. Your Majesty was first the governor of Changzhou, then transferred to Fanzhou, and finally swept the world. He is not afraid!" Li Chengqi spoke very softly, but the light in his eyes was enough to reveal his wisdom.

Dou Lu Qinwang sighed and said, "Your Highness has said that His Majesty came from Fanzhou. So everything in Fanzhou is as easy for him to understand as reading the lines on his palm. Nothing can be hidden from his eyes, not to mention that Fanzhou is just one of the Luoshui Roads. There are many more local governors..."

Having said that, Dou Lu Qinwang paused, turned around, looked at Li Chengqi, and finally knelt down in front of him.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" Li Chengqi was so scared that he hurried to help Dou Lu Qinwang up.

Dou Lu Qinwang held Li Chengqi's arm and said seriously, "Your Highness, after I leave this time, Your Highness must guard the door tightly and never leave the palace at will."

"Chengqi, remember this. Uncle, please get up quickly." Li Chengqi nodded anxiously, and Dou Lu Qinwang finally stood up.

"Your Highness!" Dou Lu Qinwang looked deeply at Li Chengqi and said, "Your Majesty transferred me away from Chang'an this time, in fact, to cut off your Highness from the outside world. The reason for this is probably that someone outside was making a mess and caught your Majesty's attention. Your Majesty transferred me away to avoid implicating your Highness, and at the same time, it was also paving the way for your Highness's future.

Your Highness, please remember that this is the best future for you.”

"Chengqi remembers it." Li Chengqi nodded seriously. He had never had any idea of ​​inheriting the throne, so he could accept Li Xuan's plan.

"Now let's talk about Liu Youqiu..."

……

In the Lizheng Hall, the yellow curtains were hanging down.

Liu Jinyu lay on the bed, looked at Li Xuan curiously and asked, "Who is Liu Youqiu?"

"I am a member of the commoner Liu family of Wuqiang in Jizhou, a child of a poor family." Li Xuan handed the memorial in his hand to Liu Jinyu and lay down beside her.

Liu Jinyu took the memorial and frowned, "Wu Qiang, that's a member of the Hejian Hall. How come I haven't heard of this person?"

The Hejian Hall of the Liu family originated from the Han royal family and is divided into two branches.

One branch is the descendant of Liu De, King of Hejian, the son of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty; the other branch is the descendant of Liu Kai, King of Hejian, the son of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The Weishi Liu family, from which Liu Rengui came, was a branch of the Hejian Liu family and a descendant of Liu Kai, the son of Emperor Zhang of Han.

The Wuqiang Liu family is also a branch of the Hejian Liu family.

So Liu Youqiu is a relative of Liu Jinyu.

"Isn't it the same for a poor boy like Yue Weng before he rose to prominence?" Li Xuan sighed and said, "I have issued an edict to promote him to join the army of the Prince of Xiang's Palace. Madam, please give him some silk when you get back. This way, after Dou Lu Changshi is transferred away, he can quickly gain a foothold in the Prince of Xiang's Palace."

"Yeah!" Liu Jinyu nodded, then asked, "How are Changzhou and Fanzhou doing?"

"In the future, Changzhou will be divided into two, East Changzhou and West Changzhou. As for Fanzhou, after five or six years, the number of troops stationed there will be reduced, which will be enough to distract him, not to mention that there are more than a dozen other provincial governors." Li Xuan sighed and said, "These two places are the least to worry about. The real concern is Hebei..."

……

Inside the Suzaku Gate, three hundred left guards were escorting a large number of captives towards the Taimiao.

The leader was none other than the Left Guard General Tang Zhenxing.

Further ahead in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Lu Yuanfang and other prime ministers, ministers, and sixteen generals were all standing solemnly.

On the palace road, Di Renjie was looking from behind with a look of surprise on his face.

He didn't expect that Li Xuan would actually let Tang Zhenxing offer sacrifices to the Taimiao for his military achievements. You should know that Tang Zhenxing only destroyed the Five Zhaos.

At this moment, a voice sounded beside him: "Di Governor, His Majesty invites you."

Di Renjie turned around subconsciously, and saw Xu Lu standing respectfully on the side.

Di Renjie was startled and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Xu Jian."

Xu Lu smiled gently and nodded, "Governor Di, please come in. His Majesty is still waiting."

"Yes!" Di Renjie raised his head, looked in the direction of Liangyi Hall, and bowed with a complicated expression: "I accept your order."

(End of this chapter)