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

Chapter 629 Draw?Tie!

Holy decree above.

Li Xuan solemnly knelt in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, and kneeling in front of him was Shi Dou Xuande, the Chief of the Governor's Mansion of Yangzhou.

At this moment, Dou Xuande clasped his hands high, with a solemn look on his face, he kowtowed and said: "Minister Dou Xuande, lead the decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Li Xuan, as well as the crowd behind him, all knelt down and shouted: "I lead the decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Dou Weng, please rise!" The imperial envoy who passed the decree put the imperial decree in Dou Xuande's hand, helped Dou Xuande stand up, stepped back half a step, and cupped his hands and said: "Dou Weng, this matter is very urgent. Your Majesty ordered Dou Weng and You must rush back to Chang'an before the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting."

"Don't worry, the envoy, Dou knows it well." Dou Xuande nodded slightly, then looked sideways at Sima Changyu, and said solemnly: "Sima, I trouble you to prepare quickly. At tomorrow's hour, I will have a meeting with the King of Nanchang and everyone. Colleagues set off and rush to Chang'an."

"Here!" Chang Yu didn't hesitate at all, and immediately agreed.

Dou Xuande looked at Li Xuan again, and asked softly: "My lord, is there a problem when we leave tomorrow morning?"

Li Xuan immediately bowed his hands solemnly and said: "Don't worry, Dou Weng, Xuan has always been on the go, don't tell me the day, even if I leave today, there will be no delay."

"That's good." Dou Xuande breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Lu Yuanfang and said, "Brother Xi Zhong, the matter of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion will be handed over to Kang Canjun for now."

Kangshun, the recorder of Yangzhou governor's office, joined the army, and was under Lu Yuanfang.

This time, Lu Yuanfang went to Beijing under the order, and all the affairs of Yangzhou governor's office were handed over to Kangshun, the military recorder.

If there is any indecision, ask Sima of Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and Shi Changyu, Chief Governor of Yangzhou Governor's Mansion to deal with it.

……

Li Xuan's expression was incomparably solemn. The people who went to Chang'an this time to participate in the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting included not only Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion Chief Shi, Yangzhou Governor's Mansion Dou Xuande, but Yangzhou Governor's Mansion Sima Lu Yuanfang.

As for the other Silla envoys, the Japanese envoys, and even Deng Liang, the son of Deng Jiuguang, the governor of Dengzhou, are all secondary.

If there were no accidents, Li Xuan, Dou Xuande, and Lu Yuanfang, after the three of them went to Chang'an this time, it might be difficult for them to return to Yangzhou in the future, at least in a short period of time, they would not be able to return to Yangzhou.

There were signs of Li Xuan's own transfer, but he was a little confused. What positions would Dou Xuande and Lu Yuanfang be transferred to?
While Li Xuan's thoughts were flickering, Dou Xuande quickly and properly arranged everything in Yangzhou.

Li Xuan was listening at the side, and it could be seen that Dou Xuande had already thought about it.

Perhaps he knew about the transfer to Chang'an, so he could arrange it quickly and leave without delay.

After the arrangements were made and everyone was asked to leave, Dou Xuande called Li Xuan to stop again, and asked in a deep voice, "Nephew, where is the Japanese envoy?"

Li Xuan immediately bowed his hands solemnly: "My nephew originally planned to have a meeting with him tomorrow, but now it seems that this time may have to be postponed, but it's okay, the journey to Chang'an is long, Xuan must arrange it properly."

Dou Xuande hesitated a little, and then said in a low voice: "Uncle Shi once heard that His Majesty intends to use his nephew as the young secretary of Honglu Temple, but even His Majesty cannot guarantee the affairs of the world, so your nephew should be careful. It is best to deal with it properly, otherwise, accidents will inevitably happen."

Li Xuan's expression had long been extremely solemn, and he bowed deeply to Dou Xuande and said, "Thank you Uncle Shi for your reminder, Xuan will keep it in mind."

……

In the evening, at the South Wharf of Yangzhou City, three huge boats came from Hangzhou.

The building boat pierced the river and arrived at the wharf in Yangzhou City.

The building boat had just stopped, and before Yu Ze disembarked, he saw Li Xuan waiting on the shore, who had already started to greet a group of Qianniu guards, and the Jinwu guards were carrying grain, supplies, and war horses, and were about to start boarding the ship.

"What, we're leaving at Chen tomorrow?" Yu Ze's eyes were full of disbelief when he heard what Li Xuan said.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, and said: "Your Majesty is very urgent. I'm afraid it's not just that I want to catch up with the court meeting in time. It seems that there are other matters that require us to arrive early."

"This..." Yu Ze couldn't figure out the mystery for a while, but it seemed that something always happened.

Gently shaking his head, putting these things behind him, Yu Ze immediately cupped his hands and reported: "My lord, Gao Ping and Leng Lin of the Ministry of Criminal Justice had already left Hangzhou earlier, but they suddenly received an order from the Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to escort Xue Zhang back together. Beijing."

"The news has been received." Li Xuan nodded unsurprisingly, and also frowned in puzzlement: "It stands to reason that Pei Yan should be the last to want to bring Xue Zhongzhang back to Chang'an at this time. This is too attractive, but..."

"Perhaps, this is not what Pei Shangshu did." Yu Ze guessed cautiously.

"It is indeed possible." Li Xuan took a light breath, agreeing with Yu Ze's guess.

Looking up to the northwest direction of Chang'an, Li Xuan said softly, "But why?"

There are not many people who can go past Pei Yan and order the officials of the Ministry of Punishment. The left servant of the Shangshu shot Liu Rengui, the right servant of the Shangshu shot Dai Zhide, the Zhongshuling Hao Chujun, the Empress Wu, and the emperor.

The only ones who can make the doctor of the Ministry of Justice ignore Pei Yan's face are Empress Wu and the emperor.

Although Li Xuan's Yue Weng Liu Rengui and the other prime ministers of the center could also do it, once they did it, it would be tantamount to tearing face off with Pei Yan, and even starting a war with Empress Wu, and it was unnecessary at all.

If this is the case, Liu Rengui should at least ask Li Xuan for his opinion, but he didn't have any letter at all.

The point is that Li Xuan doesn't need to send Xue Zhongzhang to Chang'an, he can handle all the problems.

So it wasn't Liu Rengui's doing at all, so it's clear at a glance who did it.

But why?
"Last night, the two of them arrived in Yangzhou. After resting all night, they have already set off today." Li Xuan told the traces of those people lightly, and then said: "The imperial decree arrived last night, and those two should have guessed it." The content of the imperial decree, so I don’t want to go with me, so I went one step ahead, so that I can get to Beijing one step earlier... Actually, it’s better this way.”

Li Xuan saw Gao Ping and Leng Lin's plan clearly at a glance, and now they are returning to Chang'an with Wen Xu and Xue Zhongzhang.

Wen Xu is a subordinate of the King of the East China Sea. I don't know how many of the King of the East China Sea's accomplices all over the place want to save him, or even silence him.

As for Xue Zhongzhang, this time he offended almost all the aristocratic families in the entire Jiangnan.

Then those aristocratic families would definitely not mind using the name of saving Wen Xu, and at the same time kill Xue Zhongzhang conveniently.

Those aristocratic families should not do things like this easily.

Gao Ping and Leng Lin are from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. In the files of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, they know better than anyone who did those headless murders.

As a matter of fact, it is safest for Gao Ping and Leng Lin to travel with Yangzhou's Beijing team.

There are not only Qianniuwei and Jinwuwei, but also a large number of Yangzhou soldiers accompanying them, so they are safe and sound, at least there is no need to worry about the enemy's strong attack.

However, Gao Ping and Leng Lin strongly denied this approach.

Because they know too well, in this situation, how to kill silently, without the slightest suspicion.

……

"My lord, my subordinates always feel that there are too many things we ignore about Xue Zhongzhang and Wen Xu." Yu Ze raised his eyes to Li Xuan, and said in a low voice: "There are too many people paying attention to these two people now. It's lost the game now."

"Missing the initiative." Li Xuan laughed suddenly, and then said: "Uncle Yu can understand that we did lose the initiative, but we must lose this kind of initiative... After all, we have been involved in this matter since the very beginning. If we got involved too deeply, if we really pursued and fought hard, we would be the ones who should be targeted by all parties.”

Since Xue Zhongzhang and Wen Xu left Hangzhou, everything has been out of their control, and even those who really pay attention to this matter have reached a level that Li Xuan can't touch.

Li Xuan raised her head to look in the direction of Chang'an, and said softly: "This king has indeed expected this matter, and it is inevitable to get out of control. But having said that, the speed of getting out of control is indeed astonishingly fast.

Uncle Yu, let's watch more, this kind of struggle is something you and I have never experienced before, and now being able to observe it closely is also a way to learn. "

Yu Ze finally nodded silently. As things gradually got out of control, they couldn't understand many things in it.

But fortunately, there are not many places that really care about their interests, but it can be seen by a bystander.

Look at the whole situation with a special detached perspective.

After they have figured out all of this thoroughly, they will be able to handle things with ease when they come into contact with the things here in the future.

"When we return to Beijing this time, matters in Wuzhou and Hangzhou have already been dealt with, and matters in Yangzhou also need to be dealt with." Li Xuan turned to look at Yu Ze, and said in a deep voice, "It doesn't matter about the other things. In the two houses that came out, if someone follows Wen Xu's example and hides in these two houses in the future, it will inevitably cause a lot of trouble."

"What is the prince's plan?" Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan, as if he didn't understand what he meant.

After all, these two houses in Yangzhou were sent over by the Yangzhou Shen family. Any troubles inside and outside could hardly be hidden from Yangzhou Shen's eyes. If they were really mishandled, it would easily cause unnecessary disputes.

"Find two servants in the mansion who will leave the palace within half a year, and transfer these two houses to their names, and do it a little more secretly." Li Xuan smiled slightly, and said casually: "The Yangzhou family of the Shen family , They have seen this kind of thing a lot, and they don’t understand it themselves.”

"Here!" Yu Ze figured out the joints, and immediately turned around to make arrangements.

……

Nine building boats lined up in a line, leaving the Hanjiang River in the north of Yangzhou City, and going north along the canal.

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, it was difficult to move forward. Many cavalry had already disembarked from the ship very early. They rode on horseback during the day and returned to the ship to rest at night to ensure safety.

In the early morning, on the canal, inside the cabin, the stove is warm.

Li Xuan and Daozhen faced each other, looking at the chessboard in front of them, one piece landed on the board.

Li Xuan played very seriously, and Daozhen's chess skills were not weak, and he was always able to force him to exchange pieces.

After a long time, Daozhen finally surrendered. Looking at Li Xuan, he said helplessly, "Your Majesty's schemes are always so complicated that it makes people overwhelmed... But I wonder if the same is true for the East Island?"

Li Xuan picked up the chess pieces one by one into the chess box, and then said softly: "The matter of the East Island seems to have come to an end for the time being, but in fact, you and I both know that everything is just the beginning."

Although the Tang Dynasty withdrew its troops from Andong, there were still [-] soldiers staying in Andong, in various places north and south of the Datong River, and they might go south to attack Silla at any time.

The same is true for the Wa Kingdom. With their temperament, if they really want to make a surprise attack, the Silla people may not be able to guard against it.

If Silla fights against Wa, then Datang can take the opportunity to attack Silla from behind, and everyone will check each other.

After hearing Li Xuan finished speaking, Daozhen nodded, and asked casually: "What does your lord think about the battle between Tang Dynasty and Tubo next year?"

Li Xuan's hand paused in mid-air. In today's world, the battle between Datang and Silla is no longer the focus of the world. What is really important in the world is between Datang and Tubo. The future situation of Datang and Silla also depends on this battle. .

"Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)