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

Chapter 542 Relatives and friends arrive, King Wu changes

The peach branches are hanging high, and the red silk is fluttering.

Standing under the gate of Prince Peng's mansion, Li Xuan solemnly bowed to Prince Huo's son Li Xu who fell off his horse, "Brother Wang!"

Li Xu was wearing a cyan robe with water ripples, carefully sizing up Li Xuan who hadn't seen him for several months, and said softly, "Brother, you are not late, are you?"

"No, please come inside, Brother Wang." Li Xuan welcomed Prince Huo into the gate, and then led him to the east wing, saying: "Brother came very early, now only Brother Ninth Prince has arrived."

"It's true, Jinzhou is not far from Chang'an. His Jinzhou don't drive is just a idle job. It's good to come early." Li Xu said a few words casually.

Li Jing, the heir to Zheng Wang, was the only one in the royal family who was conferred the title of top five along with Li Xuan when he was in Luoyang.

However, Li Jing was sent to Jinzhou, which was not far from Luoyang, and he didn't have much real power in Jinzhou.

After leading Li Xu to visit his aunt Ouyang, Li Xuan brought him into the guest room.

The door of the wing room opened, and Li Jing was the only one inside eating the cakes on the table.

"Eleventh Lang, twenty-seventh Lang." Li Jing stood up quickly when he saw the two of them, Li Xu looked at Li Jing helplessly and said, "Brother Wang, it's only been a few months since you met, yet you've gained a lot of weight." .”

"Be kind and fat!" Li Jing greeted the two of them to sit down without hesitation, and then said casually: "The governor of Jinzhou and his subordinate officials are afraid of meddling in political affairs for my brother, so they arrange more state schools. , businessmen in the Western Regions and other things for my brother, with grapes and wine every day, beautiful women in my arms, reciting poems and playing music, why bother with those things, unlike 27 Lang, who still has to be beaten and killed."

"My brother has a broad heart, and my younger brother admires it very much." Li Xuan sincerely sighed, Li Jing's rare and confused mentality is really rare.

As far as Li Xuan knows, Li Jing is quite accomplished in painting.

A smart person like him doesn't have so many ambitions, so naturally he really let go of the ambition of fame and fame, and enjoys happiness with peace of mind.

"Speaking of which, this king is more or less in the light of 27 Lang. The better 27 Lang does in Wuzhou, the less those Jinzhou officials dare to let brother meddle in the government affairs. Their bad things, but they are not experienced at all. I can't afford to flip it." Li Jing smiled lightly.

In a word, his understanding of Jinzhou was directly displayed in front of Li Xuan and Li Xu.

"My younger brother is just in the honor of His Majesty. Your Majesty has a lot of cloths in Wuzhou, and my younger brother is just connecting them together." Li Xuan is also simple, and in one sentence clearly puts the truth of Wuzhou on Li Xu. In front of Li Jing.

"That's also 27 Lang's outstanding ability. For ordinary people, I'm afraid he can't even find the door anywhere." Li Jing sighed softly, and said with emotion, "Look at the few months, compared to when he was in Luoyang, there are now a lot less people." There are fewer people."

Li Feng, the king of Zhuang, was poisoned to death; Li Mao, the king of Huainan County, was exiled to Zhenzhou, and was not pardoned;

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Li Jing waved his hand and said directly: "How many people from the clan can come this time?"

"There are not many Uncle Wangs who can come this time. Only Uncle Han Wang happens to be in Beijing. The other Uncle Wangs have duties, so it is not easy to leave. His Royal Highness will come when the time comes. Brother Beiping and Uncle Ba Gong are some of them. Those who work in Beijing will come, but most of the princes and princes can come, and Huainan aunt and a few aunts can also come." Li Xuan whispered about the current situation.

"It's a taboo for the kings of the clan to gather together, but it's our blessing for you brothers to come." Li Xu looked at Li Xuan with a smile, and said, "27 Lang will have to drink a few more glasses."

Li Xuan's face was full of helplessness, but after gritting her teeth, she finally bowed and said, "Here!"

This kind of thing, he, the bridegroom officer, can't shirk it no matter what.

……

A soldier in blue and gold armor rode a tall horse and stopped in front of Nanchang Palace. He looked sideways at a group of soldiers holding long spears by his side, waved his hand, and the group of soldiers moved forward immediately.

There is a wedding shed not far ahead, which provides tea, pastries and fruits for passers-by to enjoy.

But in Kaihuafang, even a random passerby is not a simple person.

In the wedding shed, there were either grooms and servants from various palaces, or the subordinates of a certain general who came here.

As soon as Li Xuan returned to the door, he saw the gold-armored soldier. He immediately looked happy, stepped up quickly, and directly cupped his hands and said, "Okay, Qin Wulang, why did you come here?"

"The army is temporarily ordered to send more patrols. Even now, my brother is still on duty, but I pass by the palace and come in to ask for a cup of tea." Qin Jun handed the horse in his hand to the servants of the Nanchang palace, and followed Li Xuan Walking in, he said, "But 27 Lang, don't worry, Brother Wei will help you with the matter of welcoming the dowry tomorrow."

"Then thank you brother Jing Si." Li Xuan cupped his hands with a smile.

[Qin Jun, courtesy name Jingsi, captain of Zuo Jinwu Guard, eldest son of General Zuo Jin Wu Guard Qin Shandao, grandson of Duke Yi Qin Qiong]

Qin Jun and Li Xuan grew up together since childhood. At that time, his father Qin Shandao was just the captain of Qianniuwei who was beside the emperor.

Although Qin Shandao is the son of Duke Yi Qin Qiong, he is a concubine.

Duke Yi, Qin Qiong, did not have any legitimate sons to grow up. Therefore, the position of Duke Yi was taken back by the court after him, and then posthumously awarded to Duke Hu.

Qin Qiong has three sons, the eldest son Qin Huaidao, inheriting the title of Founding Duke from his grandfather Qin Jiyang, and is currently the magistrate of Yixing County in Changzhou.

The second son, Qin Shandao, started as an official of Qianniuwei during Taizong's period, and later served as the captain of Qianniuwei. In the second year of Linde, he was transferred to Prince Zuoqing to lead the mansion, and later promoted to Prince Zuoqing to lead the general, and was in charge of the Chang'an Taiwo.

Not long ago, after Emperor Xiaojing died of illness, he was transferred to General Zuo Qianniuwei.

Qin Qiong's youngest son, Qin Yandao, is currently the general of Youweilang.

Although the members of the Qin family did not inherit Qin Qiong's title, after Qin Qiong's death, the [-]-acre fief in Shuangliu County, Chengdu remained.

Shuangliu is very close to Pengcheng, so when I was young, after Qianniuwei met, the two quickly approached.

Although the Qin family is the descendant of Qin Qiong, they did not inherit the title, especially Qin Shandao, although he has the shadow of his father, but most of it is his own strength.

Although Li Xuan was the son of King Peng, he was granted the title of King of Nanchang, but King Peng died early and his family was in decline.

Under the same illness, the two supported and supported each other in Qianniuwei, and they have come to this day.

……

"Pei Gong resigned as General Zuo Jinwuwei, and transferred to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. Somehow, this position fell to Aye's head." Qin Jun has always served in Zuo Jinwu, and he was surprised that his father was transferred to General Zuo Jinwuwei Curious again.

The former General Zuo Jinwu was Pei Judao, the father-in-law of the filial emperor Li Hong. Pei Judao was transferred to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Qin Shandao filled the vacant post of General Zuo Jinwu.

"Today's General Zuo Jinwuwei is the crown prince's father-in-law, Fanggong, and he is only holding a vacant position. The other general of Zuojinwuwei is Gong Chenggong of Guangping County. The one who replaces Pei Gong can only be selected from the prince's six-lead mansion. In this way, Uncle's position is revealed." Li Xuan saw the power game and the way of power balance behind it at a glance.

The real power figure of Zuo Jinwuwei has always been the general of Zuojinwuwei, Cheng Chubi.

Li Xian's father-in-law, Fang Xianzhong, never intervened in practical affairs because of his high status. On the contrary, Li Hong's father-in-law, Pei Judao, was able to form a certain balance of constraints on Cheng Chubi.

Prince Li Hong was dead, and Pei Judao was no longer fit to sit in this position. Therefore, after the funeral of the previous prince was over, the former prince Zuo Qing led the general Qin Shandao to be the general of the Jinwu Guard.

Cheng Yaojin's descendants have always been friendly with Empress Wu, so the emperor transferred Qin Qiong's descendants to check and balance.

"By the way, I have something to ask you." Qin Jun glanced left and right, Li Xuan nodded slightly, and led him into an empty room.

There was no one around, so Qin Jun asked, "What's going on with Qiu Zhonglang? How did I hear that he seems to be missing?"

"What's the matter, you're not under General Qiu Zhonglang's command, why worry about this?" Li Xuan looked at Qin Jun in surprise.

Zuo Jinwuwei not only has two generals, but also two Zhonglang generals. Qin Jun is not under the command of Qiu Shenji, but under the command of another Zhonglang general, Ma Sizong.

"Recently, some sensitive tasks were handed down from the palace. General Qiu Zhonglang was in charge of these things before, and now they are in our hands." Qin Jun said something vaguely, and Li Xuan immediately understood.

Qiu Shenji was Empress Wu's confidant, and he was generally responsible for some arrangements in the palace.

Ma Sizong was in charge of some things on the ground in Chang'an, which generally had nothing to do with those secret missions, but since Qiu Shenji descended to serve as governor of Shezhou, more and more missions were entrusted to them.

But now something really sensitive falls into their hands.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, he didn't want to ask more about these things.

Qin Jun took a breath, and then said: "After Qiu Zhonglang was transferred to Shezhou, the court did not appoint a new Zuojinwuwei Zhonglang, because everyone knew that Zhonglang would return, but now, Tianyin It’s over, it’s you who escorted Tian Yinyao back, not General Zhonglang, and the strange thing is, up to now, there’s no news of him from Shezhou, he seems to have disappeared.”

"I don't know exactly what's going on." Li Xuan looked at Qin Jun solemnly, and said, "When we were in Wuzhou, we guessed that Zhong Lang might return to Shendu first with something. After all, even I Escorting Empress Dowager's body back to Beijing, encountered many attacks on the way, Zhong Lang may have foreseen something in advance and sneaked quietly, but now, I have already returned to Beijing..."

"He hasn't been seen yet." Qin Jun said it for Li Xuan, and then said: "To be missing is to be missing, and since he disappeared, there are already rumors that someone else is dead. By the way, General Zhonglang's nephew Isn't your son under your command, he doesn't know?"

"Before returning to Chang'an, he was the same as me, knowing nothing; after returning to Chang'an, I relinquished my responsibilities, waited for your majesty to see me, and then got busy with my marriage, so I didn't even go out." Li Xuan shrugged. , he has no energy to pay attention to Qiu Shenji's affairs at all recently.

Ming Chongyan must have found Qiu Shenji's body, but he was obviously using Qiu Shenji's life and death to plot something.

It's too late for Li Xuan to hide, how could she get close to her.

"By the way, King Ying asked me to bring you a message. He won't come tomorrow, but he will come when you get married." Qin Jun suddenly mentioned Li Xian, and Li Xuan nodded silently.

Concubine Ying died. After the crown prince's appointment ceremony was over and all the kings returned to their fiefdoms, Concubine Ying Zhao Qi died in a low-key and silent manner.

Zhao Huai, the general of Zuoqianniuwei, was transferred to be the governor of Kuozhou, and Princess Changle was ordered to accompany him.

Kuozhou is on the side of Wuzhou, but when Li Xuan set off and returned, neither Zhao Huai nor Princess Changle arrived.

My daughter's funeral is always something to do.

But they were kicked out of Luoyang at the same time the appointment was made, and they could only do Zhao Qi's funeral in their hometown.

Zhao Huai and Princess Changle are one thing, but King Li Xian is another.

Li Xian and Zhao Qi had been married for less than a year, they were young couples, and they were very affectionate, but at this time, Zhao Qi died.

And the indirect cause of all this was Empress Wu.

Empress Wu, King Li Xian of England, Princess Changle, Kuozhou, and King Yue are another pile of troublesome things.

(End of this chapter)