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

Chapter 760: Conspiracy, mountains and rivers in the sand
In the backyard of the state government office, a rush of footsteps sounded.

A middle-aged man wearing a green official robe hurriedly chased Zhang Yungong, the governor of Taozhou in front.

Zhang Yungong slowed down helplessly. The middle-aged official in green finally caught up and couldn't help complaining: "Brother-in-law, what are the King of England and the King of Nanchang doing? They have to inspect the treasury and seize military power as soon as they come. What do they want to do?" , are we going to directly take away all the powers of you, the governor of Taozhou?"

Zhang Yungong stopped and looked at his brother-in-law with surprise: "Chen Silang, what's wrong with you?"

"What's wrong?" Chen Silang looked at his brother-in-law with some confusion.

Zhang Yungong frowned and said: "The King of Nanchang is the deputy marshal and deputy general manager of the Taohe Road march. He is responsible for the logistics and supply of the army. It is his duty to protect the safety of the grain road and control the checkpoints along the way. At the same time, he inspects the right guard general. It was also within his authority to protect the safety of His Royal Highness, so it was right for him to send people to take over the city defense and surrounding checkpoints; apart from that, everything about the security of the city was still under the jurisdiction of Taozhou, and the King of Nanchang did not interfere. , I have no influence at all on my official authority, so how can I seize power?"

The corner of Chen Silang's mouth twitched slightly, and then he said forcefully: "So about the inspection of the grain depot, do they really not trust us that much?"

As soon as the grain depot was mentioned, Zhang Yungong's face turned completely cold: "Those things you did by yourself, you should clean up yourself and don't involve the governor's office; people from the Ministry of War, Yushitai, and Dali Temple have already investigated last time. What happened, His Royal Highness the King said just now, maybe it is a continuation of what happened last time."

Chen Silang tried hard to say something, but in the end he couldn't.

"Now that His Highness the King of England is here, important people from the aristocratic families in Lanzhou, Ganzhou and other states will definitely come to visit. I will be busy with these things next. His Highness the King of England will inevitably focus on this matter. superior."

Zhang Yungong raised his head coldly and continued: "As the deputy marshal and deputy general manager of the march, the King of Nanchang will go to Hezhou in a few days to check on the grain depots and grain roads. He will not be in Taozhou for a long time, so you will Take care of your affairs and don’t cause trouble.”

Chen Silang shouted unwillingly: "Brother-in-law..."

"What happened in the past was for your sister's sake, but from today on, if you are still dishonest, don't blame me for not caring about you anymore." After Zhang Yungong finished speaking, he waved his sleeves and left in annoyance, leaving only Chen Silang. The man stood there, looking ugly for a while.

When Zhang Yungong completely disappeared from sight, the ugly look on Chen Silang's face suddenly disappeared, and instead he looked surprised.

Why is his brother-in-law so calm today?

Not sure what he thought of, Chen Silang turned around and left.

……

A moment later, a pretty woman wearing a green and gold-flowered chest-length mattress dress steadily entered the backyard study from the outside.

The woman's brows were as light as water, and her jade muscles were as gentle as the breeze. Between her chuckles, a reassuring voice sounded: "Aye, my daughter has come in."

Zhang Yungong was sitting behind the desk, writing a memorial. When he saw his daughter, he called out softly: "Qiniang, is your uncle looking for you again?"

"Well!" Zhang Qiniang stood behind Zhang Yungong, picked up the ink stick and helped him grind the ink, and said softly: "Uncle seems to feel very uneasy for some reason, and always wants Aye to help him."

"He wanted to see his father fight with the King of Nanchang, but he didn't think about it carefully. Whether it was the King of Nanchang or the King of England, they were all people with the royal mandate, and they were all children of the royal family. If his father really wanted to fight If they work hard, whoever has the secret decree will be able to kill the father." Zhang Yungong couldn't help but sigh.

Chen Silang's thoughts were completely exposed under Zhang Yungong's gaze.

But how could Zhang Yungong forcefully force himself against the emperor's son and cousin because of Chen Silang's matter?

Even if there was no secret order, a casual conversation between the King of England and the King of Nanchang after they returned home would be enough to feed him.

Zhang Qiniang was not surprised by Zhang Yungong's thoughts at all, but asked with some confusion: "Aye, did the King of Nanchang and the King of Ying just abandon my uncle so that Aye could not move at all?"

"There is news in the capital that the King of Nanchang is smart and courageous, with tough and ruthless methods, and the King of England is free and dissolute. But when I saw him today, I didn't realize how smart and tough the King of Nanchang was, but His Highness the King of England is definitely not as confused as the rumors say. "Zhang Yungong frowned tightly.

The suddenness of yesterday and the completely different personality today made Zhang Yungong feel deeply wary.

"Then this rescue..." Zhang Qiniang looked at her father hesitantly. If her words were known to the outside world, they would definitely cause a huge storm.

The rescuer, of course, is to rescue Li Xian, so who should rescue Li Xian? The only thing that can threaten Li Xian in the entire Taozhou is the incoming Tubo cavalry.

Everyone seems to know that the Tubo cavalry raided Taozhou.

Zhang Yungong also had a plan. Once he rescued Li Xian, his perception in the emperor's eyes would change drastically, and it was unknown when he would become the prime minister.

After retracting his thoughts, Zhang Yungong shook his head slightly and said: "Of course we still have to prepare for what should be prepared, but let's take a look at the outside. Everything is not final yet, and the result has not been determined yet, so don't be careless."

Zhang Qiniang nodded solemnly. Although she seemed to have remembered something, she immediately asked: "What about tonight's banquet?"

"According to the plan, if the rescue is not successful, then you will always have to sneak into the palace first." Zhang Yungong said one word, and as soon as he raised his head, a majestic figure appeared.

Zhang Qiniang nodded with a solemn expression. The rescue and sneaking into the palace complement each other. If you can't do both at the same time, then you must at least do one of them.

At present, Zhang Yungong chose to sneak into the palace.

"Everything is according to Aye's arrangement." Zhang Qiniang breathed a sigh of relief, then lowered her head and asked softly: "What is Aye writing?" "When writing memorials, when His Royal Highness comes to Taozhou, he must report it to the saint and the Queen. Let’s test a few words in secret.” Zhang Yungong told his daughter everything without any reservations.

Today's unexpected performance by the King of England is already quite forbearing.

These things let the emperor and the queen know that, leaving aside the king of England, it was definitely not a bad thing for Zhang Yungong.

Zhang Qiniang nodded slightly, and then asked: "Do you still want to invite the Yang family tonight?"

"Please, I wanted to invite you back then. If you didn't invite me, how could they make a fuss?" Zhang Yungong said softly, with a trace of murderous intent on his lips: "The engagement between you and the Yang family should have been terminated long ago, and now it is time to cut off from the Yang family; the Yang family's eldest son Lang moved the Lintan garrison away for half a day, allowing the Tibetan cavalry to rush in silently. After the investigation, the Yang family will naturally be implicated. If there is still such a relationship, it will be detrimental to you, and it will be even more detrimental to your father."

"Yes!" Zhang Qiniang looked calm and nodded without any surprise.

……

The Li family compound in the east of the city is now the Marching Marshal's Mansion on Taohe Road.

Although a large number of transferred civil servants are still on the way, Yao Lingzhang has already arranged all the guards inside and outside the palace.

In addition, the surrounding city gates, walls, and watchtowers in the city have all been controlled by the Youwei Cavalry, and the entire Taozhou City is now under control.

In the Marching Deputy Marshal's Mansion on the west side, more than a dozen Qianniu Guards were moving in and out quickly.

Seeing King Li Xian of England entering from outside, everyone stopped for a moment to salute, and quickly got busy without waiting for Li Xian's response.

Li Xian and Yao Lingzhang and Dou Xiao beside him were not surprised at all. This was the King of Nanchang's behavior.

Entering the huge official building in the inner room, Li Xian saw that Li Xuan and many sergeants were on the sand table on the ground, restoring the entire terrain of Taozhou, and even the entire terrain map, which had quickly spread towards Hezhou.

Seeing Li Xian enter the door, Li Xuan slightly cupped her hands: "Your Highness."

"Uncle Wang." Li Xian nodded. Looking at Taozhou, which only occupies the entire east central area, and the larger blank area to the west, Li Xian admired and said: "The sand table made by Uncle Wang is better than what my father had." Not much worse.”

The sand table is not a rare thing. It has appeared in front of the world since Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It's just that this kind of thing has always existed in the military, and is rare among the people. Even history books have only a few entries.

After all, using an overly detailed map is already a serious crime in the military, let alone such a powerful sandbox weapon.

Li Xuan raised his head and glanced at Li Xian, and said flatly: "What your Highness saw at Your Majesty's place should be the Map of Mountains and Rivers. Regarding Tubo and the northwest border, the Ministry of War should have more detailed drawings. Your Highness will know after he returns." "

"Okay." Li Xian's interest in playing around was greatly reduced, and then he said: "Just now, Commander Zhang sent someone to send an invitation. He will hold a reception banquet for me tonight. He has also invited many elders and parents in the city. And the bachelor, Uncle Wang, how should we deal with it tonight?"

"Your Highness can do whatever he wants. I will not report His Highness's behavior at the banquet to His Majesty and the Queen." Li Xuan glanced at Li Xian casually. Although Li Xian paused, Li Xuan couldn't help laughing. , and then said: "Don't be nervous, what I said is true. When the time comes, how do you write it? I have seen imitations. As long as you, the King of England, still have the wise and martial demeanor."

"If Uncle Wang doesn't write it, someone will always write it." Li Xian said a few words, and his expression became a little unhappy.

Although there were some things that the emperor did not say, and Li Xuan and Li Xian never talked about them, both of them knew that many of their actions were under the surveillance of secret guards.

Although Li Xian does not have much influence on the army now, he is the nominal supreme commander of an army of tens of thousands. How can the palace be completely relieved?

After a moment of silence, Li Xuan said: "Just be careful. As long as it's not too out of line, the Queen and Your Majesty will only give you a scolding at most."

"Forget it." Li Xian took a breath and said, "How busy is Uncle Wang here?"

Li Xuan turned sideways and looked at Qiu Zhenmu who was standing aside. Qiu Zhenmu stepped forward solemnly, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, the right guard cavalry, in addition to the 400 people occupying various city gates and watchtowers, there are also 600 people. Placed in the East Gate Military Camp, in addition, 400 people have spread out to the south and west respectively, occupying various key roads, setting up checkpoints, setting up beacons at key points on the terrain, and at the same time sending people to contact the Duke of Yan in Hezhou. and General Hei Te Changzhi from Lintan."

While Qiu Zhenmu was speaking, Li Xuan's fingers were already drawing on the map.

After Li Xian read it, he nodded and said with some confusion: "Uncle Wang, will the Tubo people really come to invade the grain road?"

Li Xuan nodded with certainty and said: "If I were the minister, I would definitely do this; that is, Heijia Changzhi sent troops from Lintan to advance and suppressed the Tubo troops. Otherwise, they would infiltrate. There will only be more."

"That's it." Li Xian's face became solemn.

Heiji Changzhi was a surrendered general of Baekje. At that time, he was entrenched in the mountains and fields of Baekje. Even Su Dingfang could not conquer it. Later, Liu Rengui arrived and persuaded Heiji Changzhi to surrender.

Now that the emperor is using him in Lintan, he is an extremely good employee.

Black Teeth is always like this, and Li Jinxing, who has been killing people on the East Island all year round, is also like this.

(End of this chapter)