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

Chapter 1834: I report my cousin Jian Chu for plotting rebellion
In the dim bedroom, with a "puff" sound, the candle was lit.

With a "clang", the sharp blade was instantly unsheathed and slashed directly behind him.

The figure stomped his feet and retreated instantly. In the blink of an eye, he had retreated to the wall behind him.

Guo regretted lowering his head. The blade, flashing with cold light, was already tightly pressed against his jaw. As long as Xu Jianchu on the opposite side exerted force, the blade would immediately be sent into his throat.

"I didn't expect that your skills are so good." Guo Hui raised his head along the blade, his eyes fell on the extremely cold Xu Jianchu opposite him, and his expression was surprised.

"Why?" Xu Jianchu held the hilt of the knife with one hand, looked at Guo Hui with a murderous look, and asked, "Why? My Xu family has already agreed to return to Cheng, why is he still unwilling to let us go?"

"Because he has set his eyes on the wealth of your Xu family." Guo regretted moving the knife tip in front of him with his right hand, then looked at Xu Jianchu and said, "The emperor wants to conquer Silla, don't you say you didn't know?"

Xu Jianchu was slightly stunned, and then said: "Three years of bumper harvests in the world are not enough for him to conquer?"

Guo smiled regretfully, but his eyes fell on the blade on one side.

"Sorry." Xu Jianchu lowered his head slightly, then retracted his hand and the long sword returned to the sheath in an instant.

Guo regretted and breathed a sigh of relief, then turned his gaze to look outside the door.

"Don't worry. This mansion is the villa of my Xu family. It was renovated well during the time of my great-grandfather. Even if the emperor wants to take action against my Xu family now, he needs to judge the crime first. Of course, there must be people watching outside now, and I am not allowed to go in and out casually." Xu Jianchu took a few steps back and sat back on the couch, then looked at Guo Huiyue.

Guo Huihui calmly walked to Xu Jianchu's side, watched Xu Jianchu pour him a cup of cold tea, then calmly raised his head and said, "You don't understand the emperor at all. Now he is going to start preparing for the conquest of Silla, so it is inevitable to have so many preparations. In addition to the taxes from the court and the private wealth in the palace, he needs another sum of money to prepare."

"Is this my Anlu Xu family?" Xu Jianchu frowned tightly.

"You can't figure out why he would target you." Guo Hui smiled, shook his head, and said, "Because now, the entire court has no good feelings towards you who are deeply branded by the Queen Mother. If the emperor touches you, no one will plead for you. This is one reason."

Xu Jianchu looked a little embarrassed, but he admitted that this was inevitable.

It was all visible that Empress Wu Zetian promoted the Anlu Xu family and the descendants of Xu Jingzong.

However, because their family did not have enough people who could gain a foothold in the central government at that time, most of them were sent to local areas to serve as provincial governors.

And all these people were exiled in the subsequent purge.

"The second is that your family no longer has anyone in the upper echelons of the imperial court. There are only a few county magistrates who were evaluated by the Ministry of Personnel." Guo Huiwu could not help but shook his head. You have lost your direct support in the entire official system. You have no power anymore.

Xu Jianchu didn't know what he was thinking about, and clenched his fists tightly.

"The Lingnan Feng family is too far away, and the Hao family is unwilling to help, right?" Guo Huiyue saw through Xu Jianchu's thoughts at a glance. He shook his head and said, "The Lingnan Feng family, you can ask them to make a gesture, but it is impossible to ask them to take action, especially since he just made a gesture last time and the Annan Protectorate died. Now they want to find out what happened more than the emperor does."

Yes, although the death of the Protector General of Annan was initiated by the Feng family, the subsequent development had nothing to do with the Feng family. It was more of a test from the other four countries.

However, when Lin Renji rushed over, everyone there immediately quieted down.

Although Lin Renji was the former Minister of Taichang Temple, his many years of experience were not given in vain.

You know, when he was the Chief of Bingzhou, Di Renjie was a soldier under his command.

The same year, colleagues, friends, subordinates, students, family members, especially since he was the third-rank prime minister of the Secretariat, it was easy to find out the truth.

They have the power to act at their own discretion and military forces can be easily mobilized.

The Feng family is scared to death now.

The case of the Hao family was even simpler. Hao Chujun had always been at odds with Empress Wu. After she came to power, she cut Hao Xiangxian's treatment and almost went a step further by hunting him down after his death.

At that time, the Xu family didn't help much.

"Third, your family has made too much money in the local area, bullying the people and suppressing the government. You have offended too many people." Guo Hui looked at Xu Jianchu and shook his head and said, "As long as your Xu family falls, the emperor doesn't even have to give too much. He just needs to return the land you occupied to the original owner, and they will get the support of the entire Shannan Road."

"Our Xu family is not so easy to be overthrown." Xu Jianchu gritted his teeth.

"Of course, that's why I came to you." Guo Huihui calmed down and looked at Xu Jianchu and said, "You now have two choices. One is to let the emperor deal with your Xu family, and then your core members will take the hidden family wealth and quietly leave, and then wait for the emperor's conquest of Silla to fail..."

Xu Jianchu glanced at Guo Huiyue coldly. How could he not see what Guo Huiyue was thinking?

The wealth of his Xu family cannot be swallowed up by just anyone, not even the emperor.

"The second is resistance, but the premise is to wait." Guo Hui looked at Xu Jianchu and said seriously: "The emperor wants to deal with your Xu family, let him deal with it, and act submissive. He will not stay in Jingzhou for more than ten days, and he will always walk around. As for the King of Wei, he can't move because of his health."

Xu Jianchu looked up and looked at Guo Huiyue in surprise.

"I know that your Xu family secretly has someone, so you sent someone to attack the emperor, and then quickly spread the news, attracting the forces from all directions to gather, and then use the remaining few elite troops to raid the palace and capture Emperor Jing, and then use Emperor Jing as a bargaining chip to force Yao Lingzhang, the chief of the Jingzhou Grand Commandery, to obey, and finally make Emperor Jing the emperor, call on Prince Shu and other royal children to assist, and finally wipe out the traitor Prince Peng in one fell swoop." Guo regretted to the end, even speaking directly from his heart. Xu Jianchu was a little relieved, and he began to think slowly.

Although the emperor has brought his men to Jingzhou, he only has 5,000 elite guards under his command.

Of course, they can indeed sweep across all directions with only these 5,000 right guards, but once they capture Yao Lingzhang and establish Emperor Jing as the emperor, they will not only be able to mobilize all the forces within Jingzhou that are dissatisfied with the emperor, but also transfer people from outside.

"How many people can you provide?" Xu Jianchu warned Guo Huiyue earnestly.

Guo regretted smiling, shook his head and said, "My people are all in the north. In a short period of time, no more than a hundred people can be transferred here, but they are good enough. The real key is that as long as you establish Emperor Jing as the emperor, I can immediately get the whole world to respond. How do you do it?"

"Is the world in chaos?" Xu Jianchu hesitated, but Guo Huishu, who was sitting opposite him, saw endless ambition in his eyes.

"No, it's about restoring order." Guo regretted and gently pushed the teacup back.

"If we fail, the entire Xu family will be gone." Xu Jianchu couldn't help but hesitate.

“But once you succeed, your Xu family will be the greatest hero in the world. Think about Wang Fangyi, he is now the Minister of War, and he was also the Inspector-General of the Imperial Guards. The military power of the world is in his hands.” Guo regretted every word, as if the devil’s voice was tempting him.

"Then what about Princess Taiping?" Xu Jianchu lowered his head deeply.

"You said that the princess can't become emperor, so of course Emperor Jing has to handle state affairs." The hidden meaning in Guo Hui's words was immediately revealed.

Princess Taiping also wanted to use Emperor Jing as a puppet, and then wait for a few years before taking action.

"How fast can the emperor's hands and feet be?"

"..."

……

In the palace, the Qianniu Guards were running back and forth quickly, and countless imperial orders were passed down quickly.

Not only that, the power of more local soldiers was taken over and local Simas were mobilized.

The Right Guard was stationed in Jingzhou and two thousand men were sent out. In a blink of an eye, Li Xuan had actually controlled a force of ten thousand men.

Li Xuan, dressed in a black robe with a golden dragon pattern, sat on the imperial couch, with a long sword in a black sheath placed on the side.

Ouyang Tong, Wang Jishan, Pei Judao, and Yao Lingzhang stood on the left, and Su Baotong, Zhou Qian, Nan Ju, and Li Zhu stood on the right.

"We have sent a letter to all prefectures and counties. From tomorrow, we will start accepting official documents to clean up the land in Jingzhou where the Xu family used tyrannical means to oppress the people." Yao Lingzhang cupped his hands and said, "Officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have begun to take over the local criminal justice to ensure that the entire case will be handled in accordance with the law."

Li Xuan nodded gently, closed the memorial in his hand, and then said: "Let's do it this way. Everyone in the Xu family, the guilty will be punished, and the innocent will be released. Don't wrongly accuse a good person, but don't let a bad person go either."

"Yes!" All the ministers in the hall bowed.

A burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the palace, and then the eunuch Yang Sixu came in from outside the palace and said with a bow, "Your Majesty, Anlu County Earl Xu Qinji requests an audience."

"Huh?" Li Xuan was slightly stunned. How come another member of the Xu family appeared?

Yao Lingzhang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is the son of Xu Lishi, the former Luozhou Chief Clerk and Anlu County Duke. He is a very clear-headed person, very different from the other members of the Xu family."

"He is the great-grandson of Xu Shao, Duke of Qiao." Li Xuan immediately understood that this person was the eldest son and grandson of the legitimate lineage.

"Yes." Yao Lingzhang cupped his hands, and then said, "But now the Xu family is ruled by the lineage of Pingxi County Lord. Pingxi County Lord is Xu Yushi. After all, Xu Yushi was once a prime minister. Although he was demoted later, he was still a governor of a third-rank state, and he lived the longest in his generation."

"Pass it on!" Li Xuan nodded slightly.

"Yes!" Yang Sixu immediately said loudly, "Send Xu Qinji, the Earl of Anlu County, to see you."

……

Xu Qinji, who was dressed in a green robe and looked simple and scholarly, walked into the hall. As soon as he knelt down, he said, "Your Majesty, I want to report that my cousin Jian Chu is planning to rebel. Please let your Majesty know."

Xu Qinji's words stunned everyone in the hall.

Li Xuan was the same. He couldn't help but hold the long sword on the side, and his breathing became heavy.

He had finally managed to have some fun in Jingzhou and was able to lead the troops himself, but suddenly someone came to mess things up.

Li Xuan closed his eyes heavily. After a long time, he finally let go of the scabbard and said, "Send an order, arrest the person!"

(End of this chapter)