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

Chapter 742 The eldest grandson of the emperor, the amulet

In front of the apse, in the small courtyard, a bright bonfire was lit, illuminating half of the courtyard.

The crescent moon is like a hook above the head, but for some reason, the whole Lishan Mountain feels like a shadow.

Li Xuan was sitting behind the bonfire, with the Eight-sided Han Sword on his right hand, looking at the roasted chicken dripping with oil.
The flames kept licking, and the smell of meat immediately emerged.

Li Xian sat aside and swallowed several times in a row, but he didn't have the same skills as Li Xuan. Every time he flipped the meat, the meat became more fragrant.

Li Dan on the other side was also staring at the roast chicken, but he still sat upright, not as shameless as Li Xian.

Li Xuan glanced at the two brothers calmly, and then said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is compiling and annotating the "Book of the Later Han", but I have always suggested that His Highness read more of the "Book of Han", Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, and even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty .”

At this point, Li Xuan paused for a moment, and then said: "For your two highnesses, I also suggest that you read more of the "Book of Han", the Biography of Liu Wu, King of Han and Liang."

Li Xian glanced at Li Xuan with some surprise, but he turned his head uninterested.

Li Dan on the side pondered for a while, and then said again: "Uncle Wang, it is often said that the Han Dynasty was destroyed by force. I don't know how to avoid such things?"

Li Xuan looked at Li Dan with some surprise. What Li Dan said was nothing more than a hint that the Tang Dynasty was already the most powerful country in the world.

Even Tubo, despite its victory over Dafeichuan, still huddled on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and did not dare to go eastward to plunder easily.

Although Tubo is a threat, it is still far behind the Turks in the early years.

If the Tang Dynasty is like this, is it necessary to fight every year? If it happens again, wouldn't it be in danger of repeating the mistakes of the previous Han Dynasty?

Li Xuan nodded, and said seriously: "Your Highness's words are actually wrong, the Han died because of its strength, and the reason why the Han was strong is only Emperor Wu.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, no one was more powerful than Emperor Wu. The other emperors, even Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, were also far behind.

In the Western Han Dynasty, after Emperor Wu, there were seven more emperors, a total of 80 years, and Zhaoxuan and Zhongxing. Why did the Han Dynasty fall by force?

The fall of the Han Dynasty was due to the prosperity of the family; this was especially true for the Later Han Dynasty. "

"So the emperor wants to compile and annotate the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty"." Li Dan suddenly became enlightened.

"This statement is wrong. The books of the Later Han Dynasty may be related to later generations, but they are not good for the current dynasty." Li Xuan snorted lightly and said: "Those are just a group of people... Our dynasty started from the first year of Emperor Gaozu's Wude to Now, it is still less than a thousand years old. When we are working hard to govern, why bother to explore the reasons for strangers and force people to worry. If this book is completed, it will not be of great benefit to the country, and your Majesty will not be too happy."

Li Xuan's words immediately caught the attention of Li Xian and Li Dan.

If Li Xuan said something else, they might not care too much, but when Li Xuan said that the emperor would be unhappy, the two brothers immediately became concerned.

At this time, Li Xuan changed the subject: "The turning point in the rise of the Han Dynasty was nothing more than the disaster of witchcraft and inner court conflicts, which killed and injured too many loyal and loyal people. Later, General Li Guangli led the army from the front, while Emperor Wu imprisoned his wife and children from the rear. In the end, The front line was defeated, [-] elite Han troops were lost in the grasslands, and the situation between the Han and Turks changed. This is the reason."

Originally, Li Guangli was going smoothly on the front line and defeated the Huns several times. The Han army took advantage of the victory and pursued them to Madame Fan City. The Huns fled in all directions and did not dare to confront the Han army.

But at this moment, the truth about the witchcraft disaster was exposed. Emperor Wu was unwilling to wait for a moment, and even ignored Li Guangli's leadership on the front line and directly imprisoned his wife and children.

It's really too domineering.

If Li Guangli was a loyal and powerful man, he might have gritted his teeth and swallowed everything, commanded the army, and defeated the Xiongnu. However, Li Guangli had evil intentions, his conspiracy was exposed, and he was in a daze. In the end, the army was defeated miserably, and even he himself was crippled. The army surrendered to the Turks, and the great Han army suddenly stopped.

"If Emperor Wu is given enough time, he may be able to regroup. It is unknown. However, just two years later, Emperor Wu died. Emperor Xiaozhao Liu Fuling ascended the throne at a young age. Not long after he became an adult, he suddenly died of illness and had no heirs to succeed him. Only then did he The incident of Marquis Haihun caused turmoil in the court. Although it was quickly abolished and Emperor Liu Xun came to the throne with Xiaoxuan, and Zhaoxuan Zhongxing, the general trend of the world was irreversible, and everything was in the original place. After the disaster of witchcraft, the emperor My patience is gone."

Li Xuan used a wooden stick to pull the flames, and his eyes fell on Li Xian and Li Dan.

Li Xianpo is somewhat similar to Marquis Haihun, and Li Dan is somewhat similar to Emperor Xiaoxuan Liu Xun. The changes in the future are somewhat regrettable.

Today, it was rare that two people were willing to listen to Li Xuan's chat, so Li Xuan told these two brothers. It was their own fault that they could listen to it.

After listening to what Li Xuan said, Li Xian was still in a daze, and Li Dan said: "So Uncle Wang suggested that if you have time, you should read more "Han Shu"."

"Correct!"

Hearing Li Xuan's decisive answer, Li Dan nodded seriously, and then kept everything in his heart.

The reason why he was willing to listen carefully to Li Xuan's words was firstly because he felt that Li Xuan's words were quite reasonable, and secondly because his teacher Ming Chongyan asked him to learn more from Li Xuan, observe his every word and deed, and thus accept his words. For personal use.

The masters in Prince Xiang's Mansion also had the same attitude.

The King of Nanchang was able to secure the position of Honglu Shaoqing at a young age, and his personal abilities were outstanding, which was extremely rare among the younger generation.

His personal conversation, skills in doing things, and knowledge of world affairs are far superior to others.

Not to mention his peers, even many other elders are not as good as him in dealing with things.

"Uncle Wang..." Li Dan was just about to continue asking. At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came from in front of the main hall.

Li Dan frowned, and looked back, who dared to disturb at this moment.As soon as he turned around, he saw a figure wearing a black hood whose appearance could not be clearly seen on the dim mountain road. Under the guidance of three chamberlains, he passed by Li Xuan and the other three people and faced the rear from the other side. Go through the palace gate.

"Stop." Li Xuan's cold voice sounded behind Li Dan, and then Li Xuan stood up directly, casting a tall shadow on the ground.

Li Xuan stood there with a cold face and shouted rudely: "Didn't you see anyone? You don't even know how to salute!"

Li Xuan is the king of the current dynasty, and the two people next to him, the British king Li Xian and the prime minister Li Dan, are both the current princes and sons of the emperor.

Nowadays, apart from the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, they are the three oldest people in Lishan.

But now someone came in from the outside and did not salute the three of them at all. They even walked quietly to the inner hall. Li Xuan's face suddenly became unhappy.

The three chamberlains looked at each other, and finally glanced at the man in black. They immediately bowed and said, "I have met His Highness the King of England, the Prime Minister, and the King of Nanchang."

"Who is he? Why doesn't he salute? What is he doing with his face covered in the dark? Is he an assassin?" Li Xuan instantly put an assassin hat on the man's head.

Before the man could speak, the chamberlain on the side quickly said: "Your Majesty, this is a special summons from His Highness, your servant..."

"Shut up!" Li Xuan looked at him coldly, and until he shivered and shut up, Li Xuan finally focused on the person wearing a black hood, her whole body hidden in the shadows, and then said softly : "Tonight, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not summon anyone here. There were only four assassins who broke into the back hall tonight..."

Before Li Xuan finished speaking, the shock on the faces of the three chamberlains and the man in black had not fully emerged.

A ray of sword light rose instantly, and in the blink of an eye it had cut the throats of four people at the same time, and blood spurted out instantly.

"Haha... haha..." The man in black finally wanted to say something, but with a "pop", he fell directly to the ground.

Li Xian and Li Dan stood aside, looking dumbfounded, why did they suddenly kill someone?

Without any warning, why did he suddenly jump up and kill someone?
Li Xuan withdrew the Eight-sided Han Sword, and stood the bright blade in front of him. The blade was as bright as autumn water, reflecting not only Li Xuan himself, but also the stunned expressions on the faces of Li Dan and Li Xian.

Li Xuan didn't turn around to explain to the two of them, and didn't even look at them, but said lightly, "Come here."

Li Xuan gave the order, and the next moment, the prince's right guard led Sima Yuchi Xunyu and more than a dozen right guard soldiers to walk out of the dark shadows on one side, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty!"

Li Xuan calmly waved her hands and said: "Dispose of all the corpses. If anyone asks, even a few little thieves who are good at hot spring palace confinement will be killed."

"Here!" Yuchi Xunyu didn't hesitate at all, and immediately waved his hand back. A dozen right guard soldiers immediately stepped forward and dragged up the chamberlain and the man in black from the ground.

The man in black's hood fell down, revealing an unusually handsome male face, but unfortunately, his face was extremely pale at the moment.

Eight soldiers carried the corpse away, and the rest quickly brought a water basin to clean the entire ground thoroughly, and there was no trace of blood on the ground.

Yuchi Xunyu raised his hands to Li Xuan and then retreated silently.

……

The cold wind blew, and Li Xian shivered inexplicably as he stood there. He couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Wang, just now..."

Li Xuan waved her hand and stopped Li Xian's words.

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the apse.

Li Xian turned around, and the prince's family ordered Murong Guest to come out of the back hall quickly. He saw Li Xuan standing there, and subconsciously looked at the ground. He saw that there were only wet water stains inside, and nothing else. Murong Guest I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Quickly walking up to Li Xuan, Murong guest handed over his hand directly: "Your Majesty."

Li Xuan put her hand on the hilt of the Eight-sided Han Sword, looked sideways at Murong Guest, and asked softly: "Everything has been arranged."

"Yes," Murong Bin bowed and said, "The prince and concubine have already entered the prince's soup, and the prince's medicine has all been incorporated into the soup."

Li Xuan looked up at the night sky full of stars and said softly: "Send the order, no one is allowed to enter without a summons within an hour."

"Here!" Guest Murong handed over his hand and quickly returned to the back hall.

During the whole process, Murong honored guest didn't even look at Li Xian and Li Dan, and disappeared into the apse in a blink of an eye.

After a while, Li Xuan said quietly: "Do you understand?"

Li Xian nodded solemnly and said, "This is my father's order."

"This is also what the Queen of Heaven means." Li Xuan took a deep breath and said softly: "The emperor's eldest grandson, whoever has the emperor's eldest grandson will have an amulet."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Li Xian immediately grabbed the robe tightly.

(End of this chapter)