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

Chapter 563

Inside the Zichen Palace, Empress Wu's faint gaze swept over Liu Yingdao, and finally landed on Li Xuan, and she said indifferently: "King of Nanchang, you also go with me."

Li Xuan didn't have time to hesitate, immediately bowed his hands solemnly and said: "I obey the order."

"Go!" Empress Wu waved her hand, and Li Xuan and Liu Yingdao immediately retreated.

It was not until outside the hall that the corners of Li Xuan's mouth twitched.

He really didn't want to participate in this kind of thing that was closely connected with the change of Xuanwumen, but under Empress Wu Jinkou, he couldn't refuse at all.

The tall and majestic Zichen Palace, solemn and majestic, weighs heavily on the hearts of everyone inside and outside.

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Inside the Zichen Palace, Empress Wu looked at Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan with cold eyes.

The two immediately bowed their hands, and then listened to Empress Wu who said coldly: "You two also step back, and do what you have to do well. I don't want to see the troubles before... If the army conquers Tubo, If there are similar incidents, the heads of the two of you will be kept, so there is no need to keep them."

"I'm guilty." Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan immediately bowed again.

In this case, the two of them indeed had inescapable responsibilities.

Especially from this incident, it can be seen how crazy the king of the East China Sea has penetrated between the government and the opposition.

With a wave of Empress Wu's sleeves, Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan immediately left Zichen Palace with their hands together.

However, the moment they were about to step out of the palace gate, Empress Wu's voice sounded again: "Pei Qing, you should be more tolerant towards young people, don't be harsh on everything, let alone slander at will, once it is bad, it will be very difficult. It could ruin his life."

Pei Yan glanced at Pei Xingjian, then turned back with a bow, and said in a deep voice, "I know I was wrong."

"Go." Empress Wu waved her hand, and Pei Yan exited the hall slowly with a heavy expression.

In the hall, everything became quiet again.

At this time, Empress Wu's voice sounded faintly: "Why do you say that some people are obviously incompetent, but they can't see that others are better than themselves, and they can't see that others are more daring than themselves... There are so many slanders against a young man... .”

Thinking of Pei Yan, Empress Wu immediately flashed a trace of impatience.

After the curtain, Ming Chongyan came out slowly, then cupped his hands to Empress Wu and said, "I'm guilty."

Hearing what Ming Chongyan said, Empress Wu was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly said: "It's none of your business."

Ming Chongyan cupped his hands with a wry smile and said: "Tianhou, the matter between Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang General and Youwei Zhonglang General was indeed mishandled by the minister. I have long seen the risks hidden in it, but shrink back and dare not deal with it. We can only entrust others... If the King of Nanchang hadn't really found Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang General and Youwei Zhonglang General this time, I am afraid that there would be a lot of turmoil inside and outside the court."

If it is true that even one of Ashina Nishuzhu and Ashina Gana escapes, the risk of the Turkic Khanate's re-establishment will be greatly increased. was greatly passive.

Empress Wu shook her head, and said calmly: "Although you are wrong, it is not the fault, because the person you recommended helped you find the person back, so I can regard it as you have found the right person. There is nothing wrong with this matter, what you really did wrong is that until now you have not been able to figure out the scale of Donghai King's infiltration in the six departments, nine temples and five prisons."

Empress Wu's final accusation made Ming Chongyan unable to refute at all.

In fact, Ming Chongyan discovered that Ashina Nishina and Ashina Gana escaped with the help of official horses from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment earlier than Li Xuan did. Some Marquis Wu even saw Ashina Gana That walked out of Pei Xingjian's mansion.

But he can't check it carefully, so why can't he see the danger inside.

A Minister of the Ministry of War and a Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, even if they move one of them, it will cause huge turmoil in the government and the public.

Not to mention that both of them came from the Pei family in Hedong. If something happened to both of them at the same time, those aristocratic families in Hedong would tear him apart.

In addition, at that time, Ashina Nishugen and Ashina Gana had escaped from Chang'an and fled to the north.

Time was running out, and what Ming Chongyan could really do was to order the counties in northern Shaanxi and southern Gansu to step up their inspections.

Everyone knew that Ashina Nishuzhu and Ashina Gana would definitely go between the mountains and forests, but the mountains and forests in northern Shaanxi and Gansu were vast, and even Ming Chongyan couldn't judge which way they would go.

What's more, they may not necessarily go to northern Shaanxi and Gannan, bypass Luoyang Youzhou, or go directly to Yizhou and Tubo.

Although it is far away, it will definitely be able to return to Turkic.

Although Ming Chongyan has a lot of people in his hands, he has no confidence in arresting all the Turks before they fled back to the grassland when the direction is uncertain.

Coupled with the involvement of Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan, as well as the calculations involving Tubo and the King of the East China Sea, even Ming Chongyan felt very difficult in this situation, but the only solution to this matter was to solve it in two or three days. In the short time, quickly catch people back.

He wasn't so sure.

When Empress Wu asked, Ming Chongyan directly recommended Li Xuan.

What Empress Wu said was correct, Li Xuan brought him back, and as a recommender, he had no fault of his own.

As for what his intentions were in the first place, Empress Wu didn't care.

If Li Xuan brought him back, then Ming Chongyan and Li Xuan had already been rewarded; if Li Xuan didn't bring him back, then he and Ming Chongyan would have to be punished together.

Even Ming Chongyan is heavier.

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"I'm guilty. I really didn't expect so many people to have connections with the King of the East China Sea, let alone that he is a descendant of Prince Yin." At the end, Ming Chongyan's face was a little embarrassed.

The fact that the King of the East China Sea is a descendant of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng has changed too many things, and it has also made many people clearly realize the seriousness of this matter. In particular, the potential power of the King of the East China Sea in the court is more like a stick in the waist stinger.

"Then check it out, check it out carefully. When Prince Yin's family was punished, if I remember correctly, there was a concubine who was pregnant at the beginning, and the child who was born later was a woman, so they were not punished. It was a boy who was born, but was replaced by a girl, so the long-term calculation of this matter is a bit scary." Empress Wu frowned tightly, and murderous looks flashed in her eyes.

"I obey the order." Ming Chongyan was too aware of the threat this incident posed to the court.

Even if King Nanchang's father, Pengsi King Li Yuanze, was still alive, he was only the concubine of the great ancestor and could not pose a threat to the emperor at all.

But the son of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng, who is the eldest brother of Emperor Taizong, is completely different.

Because he is the closest blood relative to the emperor besides Prince Li Xian, British King Li Xian and Prime Minister Li Dan, even if he stands there, countless ambitious people will gather around him.

Although the royal family is wary of the kings, it is even more wary of the descendants of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng.

Even though Li Jiancheng has been dead for nearly 50 years, his influence still exists, especially after his death, the Yin Crown Princess Zheng Guanyin raised five daughters for him, and these five daughters were all married later.

Although there are good and bad, those who marry are not ordinary people.

Among them, as long as the means are connected, many people will be pulled over. After decades of painstaking efforts, how big is this network?

No wonder the Tianyin Church has revived. It turns out that the King of the East China Sea is the real operator behind everything.

It's scary just thinking about it.

"By the way, how do you plan to end the matter of Qiu Shenji?" Empress Wu raised her head, looking at Ming Chongyan with a serious gaze.

Qiu Shenji was dead, and Ming Chongyan did not hide it from Empress Wu. As soon as he returned to court, he immediately reported the matter to Empress Wu.

"I originally wanted to take advantage of this incident so that Zhonglang would be able to give me the reputation of dying for my country, and then have a grand funeral. After all, I was a colleague...but I never thought that things went wrong from the very beginning." Ming Ming Chongyan's voice lowered.

From the very beginning when he discovered that the person he was chasing was actually just a stand-in, Ming Chongyan understood that it wasn't that he plotted against others, but that they plotted against him.

"Then, you should discuss this matter with Pei Shangshu. This winter, he is going to patrol the borders of the Northern Territory. By the way, please give Qiu Shenji some credit. After all, he died on official business. Your Majesty and the Empress will not treat you badly." His." When Empress Wu said this, her face suddenly became solemn, and she looked at Ming Chongyan and asked, "Have you not been able to find the remaining Yang God of Empress Wu? The hidden doctor can't wait."

"Tianhou, this good medicine primer doesn't mean that you can find it if you find it. Besides, no one knows where the queen is hiding now. The one who appeared in the Immortal Valley that day, although on the surface it was only Kumara, the Tubo national teacher, Wusheng Dao Wu'an, Qiu Huan, the master of Wanxiang Pavilion, Su Lianyu, the master of Tianyu Palace, and Yunhebi of Mojizong, but there are more people coming from places that can't be seen." Ming Chongyan's face instantly became embarrassing .

"That's Mingqing's business. If Mingqing can't do it, the empress can also let Nanchang Wang do it. I think he will be more dedicated." Empress Wu's expression has become a little cold.

Ming Chongyan immediately cupped his hands and said: "I heard that every sect of the Demon Sect is extinct, and there must be a follow-up ceremony to ascend the sect after that. If the calculation is correct, it should be the beginning of the twelfth lunar month."

"Go ahead, if you don't get it this time, you don't have to come back." Empress Wu lowered her head sternly.

"Here!" Ming Chongyan immediately retreated.

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Seeing Ming Chongyan's receding back, Empress Wu's expression was terribly indifferent.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and two scarlet figures appeared under the side door at the same time.

The author Lang Yuan Wanqing, Zuo Shi Fan Lubing.

The second of the North Gate Bachelor.

Empress Wu didn't look at the two of them at all, and asked directly: "Have you found out the matter?"

Yuan Wanqing took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to the Queen, I found out that it was Pei Shangshu who impeached Wenxi County Duke."

Mr. Wenxi is Pei Xingjian, Pei Shangshu, and Pei Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment.

"He is crazy. Knowing that Tubo wants to see chaos in the court, he still encourages his party to impeach the minister of the Ministry of War... Does he really think that without Pei Xingjian, he can handle the war in Tubo?" Empress Wu breathed It suddenly became heavy, and then he waved his hand angrily, and the row of memorials standing on the table was immediately swept down.

This entire list of memorials was all about the impeachment of Pei Xingjian, Minister of the Ministry of War, and none of them was about the impeachment of Pei Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

Knowing that all of this was a plot by the Tubo people, Pei Yan jumped in without hesitation, just to provoke a dispute with Pei Xingjian.

"Tianhou, I heard that at the wedding banquet at Zuoxiang's home that day, Pei Shangshu and Wenxi County Lord, because Nanchang King quarreled, maybe later, they were unwilling." Yuan Wanqing was very careful in his words and absolutely refused to mention it. Pei Yan is narrow-minded.

Empress Wu glanced at Yuan Wanqing coldly, and said in a cold voice: "The king of Nanchang noticed the strangeness behind this matter at first glance, but he still accepted the order of the empress without hesitation, and successfully sent people After being arrested, I tried my best to avoid disputes in the court, but there is someone who clearly knows this, but still insists on it, what is he trying to do?"

"Pei Shangshu is just trying to be safe." Yuan Wanqing explained for Pei Yan reluctantly.

"Send the message to Pei Yan, but if his personality doesn't change, then he will never think about peace." Empress Wu said directly, and Yuan Wanqing's face suddenly became embarrassed, but he still cupped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

Empress Wu finally calmed down a bit, and continued: "Pei Yan is responsible for the matter, let him hurry up."

"Here!"

At this moment, there was a sound of slight and hasty footsteps coming from the side.

When Empress Wu turned her head, a secret memorial had already been placed on the table.

Empress Wu opened it, her face changed slightly, and then she looked at Yuan Wanqing and Fan Lubing and said, "Di Renjie of Dali Temple reported that Liu Guangye confirmed that he was hanged to death after being drunk, and then faked the scene of suicide... He really didn't want to die, But as a liability, he must die."

Yuan Wanqing and Fan Lubing looked at each other, their faces were not at all relaxed, but rather dignified.

"Tian Hou, if Liu Guangye is being manipulated, how many people in the entire court have been manipulated by the King of the East China Sea?"

(End of this chapter)