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

Chapter 675 Knowing the three provinces, the leader of the prime ministers

Li Xuan opened her eyes, and above her head was a bed frame made of pine wood, hung with a red silk curtain, with two mandarin ducks embroidered on the left and right sides of the curtain.

The wind blew gently, the bed curtains swayed, and the two mandarin ducks seemed to come alive.

Li Xuan turned sideways, the afterglow of the sunset outside the window fell on the bedroom.

Li Xuan's official clothes were hung on the hanger in the room, and on the table beside her was the dressing box of his wife Liu Jinyu.

Li Xuan's mood completely calmed down. After running around for so long, the matter of the King of the East China Sea was finally temporarily settled.

Letting his thoughts fly wild, Li Xuan lay on the bed for a while, finally got up, put on blue plain clothes, and left the room.

In the courtyard, Liu Jinyu was nowhere to be seen, and the pregnant woman who was almost five months old was still running around like this.

Li Xuan walked towards the front hall, the maids bowed to Li Xuan along the way, Li Xuan nodded and passed by.

Sure enough, in the front hall, Liu Jinyu was sewing small clothes with his mother and concubine Ouyang.

Li Xuan walked over and took a look. The little clothes were probably ready, and the styles were good. Li Xuan praised: "The sewing is good, but why are there clothes for boys and girls?"

"Sanniang said that boys and girls will have some in the future, so I might as well prepare a few more sets now." Concubine Ouyang raised her head to look at Li Xuan, and asked, "How, rest today."

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Mother, don't worry, that matter is over."

After he came out of the palace in the morning, he went to Honglu Temple to be on duty, but he didn't stay in Honglu Temple much, he turned around and went to the Tai Palace.

Firstly, some official documents of Honglu Temple had to be handed over to the crown prince for review, secondly, Li Xuan also wanted to get the plaque of Dr. You Zanshan, the inspector, and thirdly, he also wanted to see the crown prince Li Xian.

Unfortunately, when Li Xuan arrived at the East Palace, Li Xian had just gone to the Political Affairs Hall, so Li Xuan had no choice but to come back.

The Zhengshitang is located in Menxia Province. It was originally just a meeting place for Shangshu Zuopushe, Zhongshu Ling, and Menxia Shizhong to meet, not a formal court institution.

At that time, during the period of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong ordered that admonishing officials, imperial officials, and officials with special titles, such as participating in government affairs and coordinating affairs with Zhongshumen, should also participate in the prime minister meeting in the Zhengshitang.

In the last years of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong even appointed Changsun Wuji to "know the three provinces".

"Omni-knowledge and three provinces" is the real head of all the prime ministers in Datang, the real head and assistant.

In the last years of Zhenguan and the early years of Yonghui, the prime ministers had to discuss matters with Changsun Wuji in the political affairs hall every day, and most of the government affairs of the three provinces were also handled in the political affairs hall.

The emperor was also emptied.

In the entire Tang Dynasty to this day, only Changsun Wuji knows all about the three provinces, but his final outcome can be seen by everyone.

Today's government and opposition ministers are headed by Zhongshuling Hao Chujun, but in terms of qualifications, Li Xuan's father-in-law Liu Rengui has served as prime minister several times, and he has made military exploits in the East Island, so he is the hidden leader of the ministers.

Now in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Zuo Pushe is also called the Prime Minister of the Left and Right, so Liu Rengui is called the Prime Minister of the Left, and Dai Zhide is called the Prime Minister of the Right.

But the one who had the most contact with the emperor and Empress Wu on weekdays was still Zhongshuling Hao Chujun.

Zhongshu Sheng is in charge of confidentiality, drafting and issuing edicts, and is the person who understands the emperor's mind best.

Li Xuan is not qualified to touch the Zhengshitang right now, and even if it is not for something, he will not be able to see a few prime ministers at all.

Liu Jinyu raised her head, looked at Li Xuan, and said softly, "Mr. Lang, now that the matter is over, let's rest for a few more days...By the way, do you think boys' clothes look better, or girls' clothes?"

"Of course..." As soon as Li Xuan spoke, she had already reacted, stretched out her hand and pinched Liu Jinyu's swollen cheeks angrily, and said with some amusement: "You, why are you so concerned about this matter, how can you be a husband? Now I know, is it a boy or a girl in your stomach?"

"It's said outside that if Lang Jun has obtained the true biography of the King of Medicine, he will naturally know whether it is a boy or a girl." Liu Jinyu raised her head, her eyes full of expectation.

Li Xuan sat down, hugged Liu Jinyu into her arms, and said softly, "It's not yet five months, and the baby in your stomach hasn't formed yet, so how can you know if it's a boy or a girl?"

"Hasn't it formed yet?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan in astonishment.

Li Xuan waved her hand and explained: "Just feel for your pulse and you will know about it. You can wait until July and August. At that time, the pulse will be the strongest."

"So that's the case." Liu Jinyu nodded in amazement, feeling in her heart that the disciple of the King of Medicine is still somewhat genuine.

"Okay, Da Lang, if you have anything to do, go and help me. Don't disturb our mother and daughter making clothes here." Ouyang, the concubine of the mother, waved her hand at Li Xuan impatiently. Li Xuan smiled wryly. Can helplessly leave.

……

As soon as Li Xuan arrived at the front yard, he saw Yu Ze coming back from the outside.

Li Xuan stepped forward immediately, and asked in a deep voice, "Uncle Yu, how is the procedure going?"

"It's been settled, and after Chunwei, I will go to the Imperial College to be on duty." Yu Ze cupped his hands to Li Xuan, and said sincerely, "Thank you, my lord."

"You're welcome, it's a matter of my family, and it's a matter of little effort." Li Xuan waved her hand indifferently.

Although Yu Ze has always been compiled by the palace, in fact, since the death of King Peng, Yu Ze's official position has not been recognized by the court, at least the court has not given him a corresponding salary.

In the past few years, Yu Ze's salary was supported by Princess Peng Ouyang's salary at the beginning, and later, it was supported by the caravan income of the palace.

When Li Xuan was in charge of Wuzhou Biejia, Yu Ze was in charge of state education, and then returned to the official system of the Tang Dynasty.

Now he is studying teaching instructions from Wuzhou Prefecture and transferred to Chang'an Guozijian Professor. Although the position is an ordinary transfer, it is actually a promotion.

Although Li Xuan didn't ask the emperor for anything, there was no need for him to say anything about these things, and someone would naturally take care of them.

"My lord, when my subordinates came back, the envoys of the Jinwu Guard left and right streets had already posted a notice on Zhuque Avenue to eliminate Wushengdao."

Li Xuan nodded and said: "This should be what His Majesty meant. It is a good thing for everyone to settle this matter early."

After taking a look around, Li Xuan said, "Let's go, let's go to the study."

"Here!" Yu Ze immediately cupped his hands, his expression became solemn at the same time.

This matter, in a place where everyone can't see, I'm afraid there is another mystery.

……

In the study, Li Xuan reached out and poured two cups of hot tea, pushed one cup in front of Yu Ze, and kept the other cup in front of her.

Li Xuan began to tell everything about yesterday. At the mansion of the lord of Guide County, he saw Yu Shanxun, the son-in-law of Leling County, Princess Honghua, her husband Murong Nuohebo, the governor of Anle Prefecture, and his son, General Youbao Taowei. Murong Zhong and the others started, and in the end, they all told Yu Ze about the successive arrival of Princess Huainan, Prime Minister Li Dan, Wu Chengsi and Angel.

And afterwards, the massacre in Tongjifang, the burial, and the fight in the secret passage after the funeral were all carefully described.

Li Xuan tried his best to be as objective as possible, without any personal concepts and thoughts, just like a bystander, narrating what he did in detail.

"My lord thinks that the person I killed was not the king of the East China Sea?" Yu Ze keenly sensed the true thoughts in Li Xuan's heart.

Li Xuan sighed softly, picked up the hot tea on the table, and said softly: "The Palace Internal Guard Bureau has proved that the dead person is indeed of Prince Yin's blood, and the Silla and Tubo envoys have also proved , that person is the person who met them, so the king of the East China Sea is still dead. Or more precisely, he was defeated."

"Defeated." Yu Ze's body froze for a moment, and he vaguely understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words.

"Yes, defeated." Li Xuan glanced at the rippling water in the teacup, and then said: "Maybe he may not have died, but in this current battle, he has been completely defeated, even if he dies and resurrects in the future , came back again, but the big families and clans will no longer be optimistic about him, and no one will cooperate with him, so even if he is the real king of the East China Sea, he is also a fake, the real king of the East China Sea has died in the hands of this king , If you lose, you will die."

"If you lose, you will die." Yu Ze vaguely understood something.

"Maybe he is really not dead now, but what is waiting for him now is nothing more than being hunted down and killed. It depends on who this person is." After the death of Li Xuan, Li Xuan immediately said: "For us, this matter is over. What we need to pay attention to next is the matter of Tubo. Let's see how we can ask the Tubo envoy from the mouth of the Tubo envoy. What exactly did Datang do to deal with this battle that Datang was actively preparing for?"

"The Tubo Kingdom made him aware of the war preparations in Tubo?" Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan with some surprise, and said, "I'm afraid that even if there is something in Tubo, he will not tell the Tubo envoy in Chang'an. "

"This king doesn't care about that. What this king wants to know is, once an army is formed in Tubo, who might be the leader, where the sergeants might come from, who the general might be, what his personality is, how the bows, crossbows, knives and swords are prepared. Where is the key to laying an ambush, where is the source of water and food."

Li Xuan said calmly: "There is a saying in the art of war. The army has not moved, and the food and grass go first. The battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo is ultimately about the food and grass. If the food and grass are not enough, no matter how many cities are captured in the early stage, and how many enemy troops are killed, it is difficult to avoid defeat. The end. Yang Guang’s three expeditions to Korea, that’s how it ended.”

"What the prince said is all the responsibility of the staff of the Ministry of War."

"Military Department!" Li Xuan sighed softly, his expression became serious, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

The Ministry of War's intelligence collection on Tubo is one of the most secretive secrets in the entire Tang Dynasty, and even he can't find out a thing or two.

"For such things, let's organize it ourselves. It is best to hope that what we sort out can be the same as the Ministry of War, even if it is similar. If the information I collect by myself is different from the staff of the Ministry of War, That would be a big problem."

Li Xuan sighed softly, and said, "Lun Qinling has never been someone to provoke."

"Yes!"

"In addition, there is Chaozhong." Li Xuan sneered lightly, and said: "Chaozhong also needs to keep an eye on it. I can clearly see that there are people who don't want this king to feel better. It won't make them feel better, at least not make them quiet."

Pei Yan and Wu Chengsi, these two guys, if they are allowed to count on Li Xuan, it will be troublesome.

Also, the previous accounts should be carefully calculated.

(End of this chapter)