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

Chapter 643 Vigilance, the Tubo Kingdom talks about Qinling
Outside the Suzaku gate, Li Xuan walked among the kings and left the palace together.

The other officials who walked out of the palace had already dispersed in twos and threes, either meeting each other, or going home separately.

Li Jing, the heir to Zheng Wang, stopped in front of him, and Li Xuan raised his head subconsciously, and saw Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, standing in front of all the kings.

"On the third day of junior high school, all the kings of the imperial clan in Beijing, the kings of the counties, the princes of the counties, and the princes, brought their families to the palace of the crown prince, and held the clan banquet. Everyone must not be absent without any reason." Han Wang Li Yuanjia looked at the young kings and princes. Sweeping across his face, he chuckled lightly and said, "For those who are absent without reason, the family law!"

"Here!" Li Xuan hurriedly bowed her hands in agreement.

In the Tang Dynasty, the family law had the same authority as the law.

Even if the family law kills a person, the government will approve it if it is in line with the law after review.

The same is true for the clan. In the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor is the patriarch, and Zongzheng of Zongzheng Temple acts on his behalf on weekdays. Execute clan authority.

If the emperor wants to kill a certain king, as long as he gives an explanation and the clan approves, he can kill without going through the court.

Even if this person is the prince, it is the same.

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After chatting with the heir Zheng Wang Li Jing for a few words, Li Xuan got on his horse, walked a few steps quickly, and joined Ouyang Tong, Wei Wei Siqing who was waiting outside the palace gate, and headed towards Kaihuafang together.

"Did Liu Weng say anything to you just now?" Ouyang Tong asked casually.

"Yue Weng asked my nephew to act cautiously these few days, and it's best not to go anywhere except going out to visit relatives." Li Xuan said all of Liu Rengui's previous explanations.

Ouyang Tong nodded slightly, and then said: "You are very eye-catching today!"

"Nephew knows." Li Xuan smiled helplessly, and said: "At the beginning when we were in Wuzhou, all parties were under a lot of pressure, so my nephew had to rely on the power of the prince, so I reported more facts in the memorial. There are priorities, but most of them are facts; after the trip to Hangzhou, Pei Shangshu kept a close eye on it, and my nephew had no choice but to go back to the old things... Uncle, the right to act in this matter is not in the hands of the nephew."

"Your Majesty did it on purpose." Ouyang Tong raised his head calmly, and took a deep look at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded silently, and finally sighed softly, her eyes fell on the scene in front of her, which was a lively scene of Chang'an.

New year, new weather, new clothes, visiting relatives, playing and celebrating.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, every household in Chang'an city was full of joy. Some held a big banquet, and some visited each other to eat wherever they went.

Even wherever you meet a banquet, you can eat and drink if you say "Happy New Year".

Qiang Qiang Hua Si Ke, He Xinzheng in the gate hall.

Outside the gate of Prince Peng's Mansion, Li Xuan and Ouyang Tong dismounted from their horses. As soon as they entered the door, they saw a variety of gift boxes lined up in the hall, the largest of which was a two-carry gift box wrapped in a piece of red silk.

Ouyang of Prince Peng's Mansion and Princess Liu of Nanchang are counting gifts in the courtyard. All kinds of precious tea, famous wine, four treasures of the study, porcelain books, calligraphy and paintings, gemstones, medicinal materials, etc. are all New Year gifts sent to Nanchang Palace by people of all colors.

"These are two boxes of new money given by the palace. They cannot be used in the market, but they are very popular among the common people. They are used as lucky money, and they are said to be able to bring happiness to the palace." Ouyang Tong explained casually.

Every year at the Zhengdan Grand Court Meeting, all officials congratulate the emperor, and the emperor naturally has various rewards, but most of them are various false titles and royal rewards that cannot be used in the market.

Of course, even for this kind of bounty, there are countless big families rushing to buy it.

Ouyang Tong stood in the middle of the hall, looked sideways at Li Xuan and said: "On the fourth day of the first lunar month, when you go to Honghe Temple, the province will officially convey the imperial decree to appoint you as the young minister of Honghe Temple. After you go to the palace to thank you, you will Now that you’ve fulfilled your duties, you know what you’re going to do next, right?”

"Deal with Silla and Wa to agree on a plea, compensation and vassal tribute covenant." Li Xuan said very directly.

Ouyang Tong nodded in satisfaction, and said: "As for other matters, you don't need to bother with them at all. If you handle this matter properly, then nothing else will shake your position as Shaoqing of Honglu Temple."

"Here!" Li Xuan immediately cupped her hands solemnly.

Don't think that being appointed as the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple means that everything will be fine. In fact, everything has just begun.

If Li Xuan does not do well, is incompetent, or even makes a big mistake, then there will be a censor to impeach him for dereliction of duty immediately.

Once it is verified, dismissal from office will be light, the key is that it will shake his trust in the heart of the empress.

"Okay, you two don't stand there talking, there is food left for you in the side hall, go and use it." Ouyang came out from the hall, walked up to Li Xuan, and helped him arrange some court clothes.

Li Xuan looked at the gifts in the hall and asked in a low voice, "Then these?"

"Don't worry, Grandmother will take care of it properly, every mansion's return gifts are indispensable." Ouyang Shi waved his hand, and then drove Li Xuan and Ouyang Tong to the side hall.

Li Xuan glanced at Liu Jinyu, Liu Jinyu nodded slightly, and Li Xuan felt relieved.

Although we are having a banquet in the palace today, there is no way the banquet in the palace can be full.

While eating, Li Xuan and his cousin Ouyang Tong said, "Uncle, my nephew always thinks something strange happened today?"

"Which thing? The Tubo people's trick to lure the enemy, or the fight between Li Jingye and Pei Yan?" Ouyang Tong said casually, making Li Xuan stunned.

"So my uncle knows about it." Li Xuan couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

"Several months ago, you wrote these things in the memorial after your Majesty's meeting. Today's behavior of the Tubo people just confirmed this point, but..." Ouyang Tong raised his head, looked at Li Xuan, and asked in a deep voice : "Dalang, have you ever thought about what if the Tubo people deliberately did all of this?"

Li Xuan's expression suddenly became serious, then nodded heavily, and said, "Thought about it."

Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan said: "It has been several months since my nephew's memorial was sent up. Even if the Tubo people are stupid, they should get some information, so they deliberately angered the court and tried to lure the court Conquering large armies, and preparing large armies on the plateau for a big battle, this is superficial.

But at a deep level, if there are wise people in the court who see through the conspiracy, focus on prudence, and do not act rashly, it will delay the march of the army and give Tubo more time to react. In fact, this is the way Tubo wants to do. "

"Positive and negative, it can be negative or positive, and it can be positive or negative. If you add what you said, the king of Tubo is seriously ill, and it is difficult to determine whether it is true or false. How should the court respond to this situation?" Ouyang Tong Putting down the wine glass in his hand, he looked at Li Xuan solemnly.

"Take me as the master, choose the right time, the right place, and the harmony of people to attack them." Li Xuan took a deep breath and said his plan.

"What is false is real, and what is real is false. He is counting me, and I am counting the enemy. At the beginning of April, there will be a light cavalry from the court to attack the border of Tubo, but it will spin back and see what the intention of the Tubo people is. "Ouyang Tong looked at Li Xuan instructively, and said in a deep voice: "The overall situation is the main focus, supplemented by partial army or advance or side, is the attack method."

"My nephew understands the way of Zhengqi compatibility." Li Xuan nodded seriously.

Ouyang Tong said in a deep voice: "In the battle of Dafeichuan back then, although there were changes in the right time, place and people, the Tubo kingdom said that Qinling used soldiers, gods and ghosts, and they were scheming people's hearts. A disastrous defeat in Dafeichuan."

Li Xuan nodded slightly, he actually knew the truth about the defeat of Dafeichuan better than anyone else.

After all, in addition to positive statements from Xue Rengui and others, he also has negative statements from Guo Daifeng's son, Guo Hui.

After all, no one wanted to defeat the army back then, but Lun Qinling really seized a small, insignificant opportunity.

"This time when we fight against Tubo, we must be extremely careful. The art of war says that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. If you know yourself but don't know the enemy, and don't let the enemy know you, you will have a half chance of winning." Ouyang Tong sighed softly.

Li Xuan looked at his cousin Ouyang Tong, and said softly: "Uncle, please forgive my nephew for making a fuss, this time the Western Expedition, is Uncle going too?"

Ouyang Tong is the Minister of the Weiwei Temple, in charge of the government orders of the palace, guards, weapons and armor, and the three departments of the arsenal, weapons and palace guards in the palace.

He is a loyal minister of the emperor, and likewise, he can be regarded as half a military officer.

"I don't know." Ouyang Tong looked at Li Xuan with a wry smile, and said, "In this Western Expedition, who will lead the army, who will be the general, when to set off, what the route will be, and what the method of warfare will be, only Minister of the Ministry of War Pei Xingjian and Chaozhong Several prime ministers and His Majesty, Tianhou and the crown prince know each other, but no one else, my uncle only heard one sentence, anyone may lead the army, including you, including me."

Li Xuan suddenly became solemn, and asked in a low voice: "Shouldn't you be leading the army with Mr. Pei as the commander in this Western Expedition?"

"I don't know." Ouyang Tong shook his head, and said softly: "This time, Duke Pingyang is in a hurry to fight."

Xue Rengui, Duke of Pingyang County.

Li Xuan immediately shook his head and said: "Your Majesty cannot regard Duke Pingyang as commander in chief, but the only one in the court who can rival Prince Pingyang is Duke Wenxi."

There are many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, Pei Xingjian, Xue Rengui, Duan Baoxuan, Li Xiaoyi, Li Jinxing, Lou Shide, Cheng Wuting, Heizhi Changzhi, Qibi Heli, Gao Kan, Cheng Chubi, but the one who can really be handsome is probably only Pei Xingjian.

Xue Rengui had already been defeated once on the Tubo battlefield. Although there is a saying in the world that one should be brave after knowing one's shame, who would easily entrust the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the hands of a person who had once been defeated.

Even if this person is Xue Rengui.

"Your Majesty must care about this matter." Ouyang Tong smiled easily, the pressure of this matter was on the emperor, and the emperor could always make a decision that was acceptable to all parties.

After a slight pause, Ouyang Tong said, "By the way, there is also the matter of Pei Yan and Li Jingye."

Li Xuan nodded, and said with a serious face: "Uncle, what happened today, my nephew always feels that His Majesty intends to criticize the Duke of England?"

Ouyang Tong frowned, and couldn't help asking: "Where did you see it?"

"The suspicion between my nephew and Mr. Pei of the Ministry of Criminal Justice had already been revealed a few months ago. It's okay for us to be against each other. However, the man who was obviously implicated by the British public was suddenly pulled out and looked at me face to face. It seems that His Majesty deliberately used the two of us to target the Duke of England, does he suspect that the Duke of England is related to the King of the East China Sea?"

As Li Xuan spoke, she spoke out what was in her mind at once.

"What nonsense, how could the Duke of England have anything to do with the King of the East China Sea?" Ouyang Tong gave Li Xuan an angry look, and then said cautiously: "When the Duke of England followed Li Mi to the Tang Dynasty, he was always under the command of the first emperor. King Kong, Wang Shichong, Liu Heitai, Fu Gongyou, not to mention that he has always been in the army, all of them are the late emperor's cronies, and, with his prudence, how can he participate in the seizure of the heir apparent? The prince has no kindness for him."

After Ouyang Tong finished his last sentence, Li Xuan subconsciously nodded.

This is true, Li Jiancheng has no kindness towards Li Ji, on the contrary Li Shimin is his old boss.

"But Li Jingye is not his ancestor, and the King of the East China Sea is not the hidden prince. Frustrated people always have something in common." In one sentence, Li Xuan described the famous governor of Meizhou, heir to Yingying, as a frustrated person.

Ouyang Tong's face was calm and he did not refute.

(End of this chapter)