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

Chapter 1795 I Want to See Her Royal Highness the Princess

Standing in the dark shadows, Guo Huihui looked at Feng Yuanchang, whose eyes were red, nodded calmly, and said, "You are right. If you take action in Qizhou, it will be easy to cut off the navy's food supply. But who will support you... Those who try to rely on Fengshan to rise to power, they will peel off your skin with just one imperial decree from the emperor."

"The emperor will go to Silla." Feng Yuanchang couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"The Queen is not someone you can easily mess with." Guo Huihui looked at Feng Yuanchang with amusement and said, "The Duke of Bian has given all his connections in the navy to the Queen. There might be spies of the Queen in your city, and Qizhou is too close to Xuzhou."

Xuzhou is the ancestral home of the Liu family throughout the world.

With just one word from the Queen, the Liu family of Xuzhou would immediately assist the imperial army in advancing directly into Qizhou from the southwest.

"Not to mention, there is also Yangzhou." Guo Huiyue shook his head, looked at Feng Yuanchang, and said: "Your biggest problem is that you have no soldiers under your command, especially in your Qizhou Governor's Mansion, there is a royal family member joining the army."

Feng Yuanchang's expression grew slightly serious.

There are countless royal families in the world, and the emperor has always liked to use these royal family members as military officers in local prefectures.

The purpose is to supervise the provincial governors throughout the country.

Generally, he is the Cangcao Canjun or Gongcao Canjun. If he is a royal prince, then he may also be Sima Beijia.

"It's just that the emperor hasn't paid much attention to Qi and Lu in the past two years. Otherwise, more royal family members would have been thrown here like in Jiangnan." Guo Hui shook his head slightly and said, "In the final analysis, it's because your foundation in Qizhou is too shallow, and Qizhou is not suitable as a defensive place by nature."

Qi and Lu were the battlegrounds of the Four Continents, and were almost destroyed during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

After all, Hebei is Feng Yuanchang's hometown. If he were in Hebei, things would go much more smoothly. But if he was in Qi and Lu, many things would be very difficult to do.

Feng Yuanchang suddenly said, "You don't seem to want me to continue interfering in Hebei's affairs."

Guo Huiyue's face turned cold. "You have been exposed. The emperor did not touch you, but for the sake of Duke Bian, he gave you a chance to repent. If you still have any connection with Hebei, you will be in trouble, and we will also be implicated."

"Okay." Feng Yuanchang relaxed again and whispered, "I won't contact Hebei, but I can contact Jiangnan. Tang Jianri has been transferred to Hangzhou as the chief secretary. I heard that his life is not easy."

"When Wang Fanglin, the governor of Hangzhou, was in Wuzhou, he took good care of the emperor. Without his cooperation, the emperor would not have achieved such great achievements in Wuzhou and was transferred back to Chang'an." Guo Hui shook his head slightly and said bitterly, "Why didn't the Queen Mother see that the emperor and Wang were together?"

Feng Yuanchang suddenly looked up and asked, "What's the situation in Chang'an?"

"Chang'an." Guo Huiqiu sneered and said, "Don't think about Chang'an. It is a trap set by the emperor. The emperor has countless eyes watching Chang'an. If anyone makes any rash move, once it is noticed by the emperor, the emperor will definitely use ruthless and ruthless means. Besides, the crown prince is the regent, so for the sake of the future, no one else will say anything."

"What about Luoyang?" Feng Yuanchang turned sideways and looked at Guo Huiyue, his eyes slightly focused.

"The Yang family has surrendered." Guo regretted and turned his head to the side with some hatred, and clenched his fists.

"What's going on?" Feng Yuanchang's face suddenly became serious.

Guo regretted and sighed, saying, "It rained a lot this summer. Under the ground of Shanzhou, the emperor wants to dig wasteland to make an artificial lake to store water. The so-called wasteland in Shanzhou..."

"They are all the Yang family's land!" Feng Yuanchang's face looked a little ugly. He didn't expect that the emperor's move would first fall on the Yang family.

You know, when the emperor made the decision on this matter, Feng Yuanchang was also in the court.

Everything the emperor did seemed to be good strategies for the people, but in the end, they became a means to attack others.

"Not only the land, but also the mines." Guo Huiyue sneered and said, "As a relative of the emperor, the Yang family has taken a lot of mines over the years. Some of them should have been taken back by the court long ago, but they used some tricks to turn those mines into waste mines, which have been mined out."

"The emperor wants to flood those mines?" Feng Yuanchang's brows were tightly furrowed.

"Dig several rivers leading to the mines. Once Shanzhou is flooded, the water will be immediately led into the mines. At that time, the water in Shanzhou can also recede faster. The people in Shanzhou will naturally be happy. Only the Yang family..." Guo regretted and shook his head gently, saying, "The Yang family has no choice."

"Yes, the Yang family has no choice." Feng Yuanchang was also born into a noble family and knew the dangers involved. If they let the emperor flood the Yang family's fields and mines today, then tomorrow, the local prefectures and counties would no longer fear the power of the Yang family. They would pounce on them and swallow up the Yang family entirely.

"So, the Yang family wants to send their daughter to the palace." Guo regretted and sighed, and said, "The emperor should have agreed. Several governors of the Yang family with good reputations have begun to be employed. But it's a bit regrettable that they have been transferred to Fanzhou, Ganliang, Longyou, Jiannan and Xianghu areas..."

"It's already good enough for the Yang family to be able to use him. Although the northwest is remote, the Silk Road is enough for the Yang family to make a lot of money on this road. They don't lose out." Feng Yuanchang shook his head slightly.

"Don't you think the emperor is deliberately excluding the Yang family from Hebei, Henan, and even Shannan and Huainan?" Guo regretfully frowned.

"If it were you, would you feel at ease with the Yang family?" Feng Yuanchang asked directly.

Guo regretfully shook his head: "No one will forget Yang Xuangan's affairs in the next hundred years."

"No one will forget it for two hundred years." Feng Yuanchang waved his hand and said, "The emperor transferred the Yang family to the northwest, which is already a gift to them... But if they can connect to Jiannan from the northwest, and from Jiannan to Xiangbei, to Jiangyou, and then to Hangzhou, Hangzhou can connect to Qizhou, and Qizhou can connect to Hebei..."

An invisible line seemed to appear in Feng Yuanchang's eyes, connecting the entire world.

"It's a good idea, but it's not easy." Guo Huiyue sighed and said, "You have already been noticed by the emperor. You'd better not get involved in Hebei's affairs." Feng Yuanchang fell silent.

"The emperor is not an ordinary man. If he fails in Silla, you should know what to do without me looking for you. But if he can successfully destroy Silla in Andong, then after the rebellion in Hebei fails, you will be our only way out, the only way out for everyone."

After a moment, Feng Yuanchang asked, "Where is the princess now?"

Guo Huihui frowned and looked at Feng Yuanchang, and asked warily: "What do you want to do?"

"I want to see the princess." Feng Yuanchang sat up from the bed, looking straight at Guo Huiqiu, his right hand silently grasping the hilt of the knife behind him.

Guo regretted and sneered, "You can't see the princess whenever you want. Besides, not to mention you, even I can't see the princess three times a year."

Feng Yuanchang's hand suddenly loosened, and he looked at Guo Hui and asked, "Where can you see the princess?"

"Why are you asking this?" Guo Huihui turned his head, squinted his eyes, looked at Feng Yuanchang warily, and said, "It's not time for the princess to show up yet, and you're out of the game. At least you won't be able to see the princess until the matter in Hebei is settled, and the princess won't come to Qizhou either."

For some reason, Feng Yuanchang inexplicably relaxed after hearing Guo Hui's words. He nodded slightly and said, "Then when can I see the princess?"

"If you really want to see the princess, then find a way to return to Chang'an. If you can return to Chang'an, perhaps His Highness will meet you. But it all depends on His Highness." Guo shook his head regretfully.

"So, Her Royal Highness the Princess is hiding in Chang'an." Feng Yuanchang said suddenly.

Guo regretted and subconsciously tightened his grip on the sword behind him.

"Don't be nervous, I just want to confirm that Her Royal Highness the Princess is still alive." Feng Yuanchang lay down. Guo Huiyue's various verbal reactions made him sure that Guo Huiyue had seen the princess this year. That was great. The princess was still alive and everything would be fine.

"The princess may not be in Chang'an." Guo Huiyue stared at Feng Yuanchang and said, "The reason why the princess was in Chang'an during the New Year this year was because at that time, she went to worship Qianling Mausoleum and no one would be watching her. There was no other reason."

"I understand!" Feng Yuanchang smiled, and then said: "Since those people are looking for a way out, why not transfer all of them to the south? I have something here. When the emperor is on a southern tour, it will be a good opportunity to vacate the position."

Guo regretted looking at him in surprise.

……

Luoyang, in Qianyuan Hall, on the fifteenth day of the lunar month.

Li Xuan sat on the left and Liu Jinyu sat on the right.

Both of them were wearing black dragon robes and phoenix robes with gold threads, and they looked extremely solemn.

Li Xuan looked at the ministers and said, "My lords, after my southern tour, the Queen will be in Luoyang, and she and the Crown Prince will supervise the country together in Chang'an. The Right Prime Minister, Li Xiang, Ouyang Shizhong, and Zhang Xiang will assist in the administration. The Duke of Jin will be in charge of the military power inside and outside the city. The Chief of Luoyang will be in charge of the internal and external security of Luoyang. The Qianniu Guards, Jinwu Guards, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Justice will all be deployed. You only need to report to the Right Prime Minister and the Queen."

Wang Dezhen, Li Yiyan, Ouyang Tong, Zhang Da'an, Wang Fangyi, Lai Jingye, and everyone Li Xuan mentioned stood up and bowed.

"I am going to the southeast, and Prime Minister Liu, Prime Minister Cen, Minister Xiao, Minister He, Minister Xu, Minister Pei, and Minister Cui will follow me." Li Xuan spoke again, and Liu Jingxian, Cen Changqian, Xiao Siye, He Yiqiu, Xu Jian, Pei Feishu, and Cui Shenji bowed together.

"Dispatch five thousand Left Guards and five thousand Right Guards. General Su Baotong of the Right Guard will accompany to escort. General Qin Shandao of the Left Jinwu Guard will accompany to pass the message. General Zhou Qian of the Left Qianniu Guard will go ahead to arrange everything. Except for the counties and prefectures along the way, the governors of other counties and prefectures are not allowed to move rashly. The soldiers of various prefectures cannot be mobilized without the emperor's order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be treated as plotting treason." Li Xuan's eyes suddenly became stern.

All the ministers bowed and said, "We accept your order."

"Someone, bring me my sword." Li Xuan looked to the side, and Li Zhu immediately stepped forward with a long sword in a black sheath.

Li Xuan looked at Wang Dezhen and said directly: "Right Prime Minister, I grant you the power to make decisions on the spot. If someone plots rebellion, you can act according to your discretion. All officials in the world can execute them first and report later."

"I obey your order." Wang Dezheng looked up in surprise, but soon walked out and bowed solemnly to receive the order.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Remember, no matter where I am, send me a memorial every day regarding the affairs of Chang'an and Luoyang."

"Yes!" Wang Dezheng bowed seriously. He had been an official for many years and of course he knew that the emperor was actually protecting him.

Only in this way can he, the man holding the sword above, avoid being suspected and impeached every day.

Li Xuan raised his head and continued, "Xue Qianfeng, the governor of Zhengzhou!"

"I'm here!" Xue Qianfeng walked out from among the ministers.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Cousin, please ensure smooth communication between inside and outside."

"I obey your command." Xue Qianfeng bowed solemnly.

(End of this chapter)