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

Chapter 794 The road to the future, releasing the governor

In front of the gate of the Hezhou Governor's Mansion, a black cloth bag was carried and sent directly into the black carriage.

Li Xuan stood in front of the palace gate and solemnly handed over to Yuan Ming: "Your Majesty, after Xuan leaves the city, everything in the grain road will depend on your care. If we can win this battle, you and I will have a way forward."

Li Xuan is now the young minister of Honglu Temple. If he has enough military exploits in the battle against Tubo, he can go one step further.

Given his age, he could not be the Minister of Honglu Temple, or even the Minister of the Six Divisions, so it was most likely that he was the governor of Xiazhou.

There were three hundred states in the Tang Dynasty, half of which were in Xiazhou.

After serving several terms as the governor of a state, he would be the Minister of the Six Ministries and Minister of various temples when he returned to the court, and then he would be released to other places. Repeatedly, after 20 years, he would be the Minister of the Six Ministries.

After all, Li Xuan is only a civilian. Although he is now inspecting the right guard general, this inspector will never become a full-time official.

However, he could take the opportunity to avoid the storm caused by Li Xian's death.

Even though Crown Princess Fang is pregnant now, Li Xian's character has been determined for a long time, and he is surrounded by a group of people who have already determined their stance. It is impossible for his behavior to change.

The conflict with Empress Wu was inevitable in the end.

Even if Li Xuan did so much, it only helped Li Xian delay and could not do more. Who made Li Xian never include Li Xuan in his inner circle.

Li Xian's final fate will not change, so Li Xuan wants to avoid the storm of Li Xian being deposed. The best way out is to let the governor go outside.

But where to put it needs to be considered.

Yuan Ming's face didn't look good. According to Li Xuan's arrangement, he did have the possibility to go further, but the price he would pay was so high that even he didn't want to think about it.

The only thing that makes him feel relieved is that if he wins this battle, he can be transferred back to the center.

Even if it is a flat tone, it will definitely be a big improvement for him.

Thinking of this, Yuan Ming finally smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, now that the matter has come to this, does the Yuan family still have any room for regret?"

"I'm afraid there are none." Li Xuan put her hands back and said calmly: "The envoy may not know that in addition to the one hundred thousand Niu Guards and the one hundred Jin Wu Guards on this street, there are five more outside Nancheng. The Baiyou guards are preparing to enter the city. Once the Huangniwan army receives the military order, they will immediately attack Hezhou City. By then, do you think you still have room?"

"It seems that there is really nothing left." Yuan Ming handed over his hands, took a deep breath, turned his eyes sharp, and said in a deep voice: "The Yuan family will try their best to do the things, but they also hope that the prince can do what he promised. .”

"In the battle with Tubo, the result is more important than anything else, and this is naturally the case in His Majesty's heart. As long as we win, you and I will have everything." Li Xuan handed over his hands again and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, take your leave."

"Your Highness, please go slowly without seeing me off." Yuan Ming bowed slightly, then turned around and returned to the mansion without waiting for Li Xuan to leave.

Li Xuan took a breath and turned around. Except for Jinwu Guard and Qianniu Guard, there was no one on the cold street.

Today, the curfew is in effect.

"Let's go!" Li Xuan got on the horse, and the others immediately followed.

Qianniu Guards and Jinwu Guards guarded both sides respectively. Li Xuan was at least walking in the center, Cui Ding and Qiu Zhenmu were following behind, and Li Zhu and Yan Tao had already disappeared.

The cold night wind blew against his face. Li Xuan tightened the horse's rope slightly, looked sideways at the two people behind him, and said directly: "If you have anything to ask, just ask directly?"

Qiu Zhenmu was the first to speak, and asked with worry: "Will the DPRK agree to such a big thing?"

Qiu Zhenmu was talking about the court, not the emperor.

Although the emperor decides everything, there are also prime ministers, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, the prince, and even the Empress Wu in the court. The emperor cannot make decisions on such matters alone and must discuss them with others.

Someone from the Yuan family colluded with the Tubo people to assassinate Li Xuan. Although the assassin was killed on the spot, if someone really couldn't give up and still wanted to cause trouble for the Yuan family, the emperor might not be able to withstand it.

In particular, someone is likely to target the position of governor of Yuan and Ming Dynasty because of this.

"The Central Government will agree." Li Xuan said it with certainty. After a pause, Li Xuan continued: "The situation in the Central Government is not easy now. When the army goes to war, the most stressful thing is food and salary. Once the Yuan family agrees, Taking charge of the logistics affairs of the army will inevitably mobilize more manpower and material resources.

Manpower is nothing more than local people. People need to be paid to transport grain and grass on behalf of the army. This money will definitely not be distributed by the government, so in the end, only the Yuan family will pay for it. "

After a slight pause, Li Xuan chuckled and said: "In other words, the Yuan family is using their own wealth to supplement the military. The government is short of money now, so naturally it will not let go of such an income, and it can also solve the problem this year. The food shortage problem of the people in Hezhou before the autumn harvest."

When the Yuan family hired people, they would naturally be fined. Many of the money distributed by the Yuan family would be used by the people to buy food before the autumn harvest.

Of course, the people selling grain are also members of the Yuan family. When the time comes, they only need to set the price of food higher, and the Yuan family can naturally make back their money.

If it were in previous years, the Yuan family might have set the price of food extremely high, but now that Li Xuan, who has their handle, is watching, they would not dare to set this price high. With this money, the Yuan family will lose money. deal.

"If this matter can really be handled properly and the army wins, His Majesty will definitely be impressed by Yuan Jishi's ability. It is not terrible to make mistakes. The terrible thing is to make mistakes, and still look like you don't know your mistakes and don't regret it." Li Xuan shook his head slightly , said softly: "Not to mention, Governor Yuan himself does not have much responsibility in this matter."

In fact, the only unclear explanation is why Yuan Hui, who was already dead in the official archives, suddenly came back to life.

But this kind of thing has always been the basic operation of aristocratic families.

Even if the emperor is to blame, it is basically the old people of the Yuan family.

After all, these things were within the tolerance of the emperor. As long as the Yuan family was willing to do their best to help the Western Expedition, the merits and demerits would be equal to each other. Even if they did well enough to impress the emperor, they might even be important.

After all, the Yuan family had it before. It's better to use it than to use it before, you can do whatever you want.

Qiu Zhenmu and Cui Ding each nodded and pondered. Many of these things were inconsistent with the world's views, but they were the most realistic portrayals.Under the dark moonlight, the long street gradually became silent, leaving only the crisp sound of horse hooves.

While moving forward, the people and horses stopped suddenly, and a figure stood in the middle of the road.

The man with the black collar and the solemn and cold eyes is Di Renjie, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple.

Li Xuan couldn't help but slap his forehead, how could he forget about him.

……

"I heard that the prince was assassinated?" Di Renjie glanced at the black carriage behind Li Xuan from the corner of his eye, and then looked directly at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan nodded in surprise and said, "Brother Huaiying is well-informed, that's true."

The incident happened in the governor's mansion. Although Li Xuan immediately used Qianniu Guards to isolate the inside and outside, the Qianniu Guards rushing into the governor's mansion was an abnormality in itself, not to mention that there were many police officers in the governor's mansion at that time.

You can hide this kind of thing from others, but you can never hide it from Hezhou Facao.

Hezhou Fa Cao is a person who came from Dali Temple. This kind of thing will be reported to Di Renjie as soon as possible.

Seeing Li Xuan's direct admission, Di Renjie was a little silent. After a moment, he finally spoke again: "May I ask, Your Majesty, how will this matter be handled in the end?"

"Assassination by the Demon Cult, the assassin is dead." Li Xuan's words completely sealed the matter.

Di Renjie frowned, and then asked: "May I ask my lord, is there any relationship between the assassin and the Governor's Mansion?"

Li Xuan's eyes were dim, and then she said: "Yes, the assassin is the father of a dancer in the Governor's Mansion. The Governor's Mansion committed a crime of negligence."

What kind of crime is this?

Di Renjie frowned and said, "I heard that the dancer is the adopted daughter of Yuan Shijun, and her surname is also Yuan."

Yuan Jiuniang is naturally the adopted daughter of Yuan Ming, and she is also a clan nephew. Unfortunately, when Yuan Hui was demoted, she had already been removed from the Yuan family tree. Therefore, although Yuan Jiuniang's surname is Yuan, she is not in the Yuan family. On top of the family tree.

"Young Master Yuanshi has many adopted daughters. This state dancer is just a title." Li Xuan waved her hand nonchalantly and accepted dancers as adopted daughters. It was not uncommon in the current dynasty. It was nothing more than a title given in captivity. .

"Fanbang?" Di Renjie pondered these two words, which basically eliminated the possibility of him digging deeper.

Li Xuan smiled. How could he not see through Di Renjie's thoughts? But Yuan Jiuniang was the daughter of Yuan Hui and a girl from a foreign country. She was not the legitimate daughter of the Yuan family at all, so she only died after Yuan Hui was expelled from the family. , was adopted as an adopted daughter by Yuan Ming.

With Li Xuan deliberately covering up, Yuan Ming was not involved in the matter.

Li Xuan turned to ask: "By the way, brother Huaiying has not been investigating Yuan Xu's affairs, why did he suddenly come to the Governor's Mansion?"

Di Renjie lowered his eyes. He had told Li Xuan that he was only responsible for investigating Yuan Xu, and Li Xuan was responsible for Yuan Ming's affairs.

"Yuanxu has been staying in the mansion recently and has not taken any action. The lower official only occasionally learned some other news, and then paid attention to the governor's mansion." Di Renjie explained vaguely, and then asked in reply: "Dare you ask the prince, assassination How to deal with the follow-up of the case, Governor Yuan?"

"The matter of Yuanshi is not something I can handle. I need to write a memorial and return to the capital to report to Your Majesty. Your Majesty will make your decision." Li Xuan shook his head slightly, with a cautious look on his face.

After all, he was the governor of Zhongzhou in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Unless Li Xuan came up with an imperial edict, no one could do anything to him.

Of course, Li Xuan could detain everyone in the governor's mansion except Yuan Ming, but Li Xuan did not do that. You can know Li Xuan's attitude on this matter at a glance.

Di Renjie wanted to say something, but Li Xuan blocked everything.

Di Renjie was silent for a moment, and finally asked: "I wonder if I can examine the body and question the criminal."

"The body is on the carriage. As for the criminal." Li Xuan shook her head and said, "She is just a stupid woman who was taken advantage of. She doesn't know anything. She has been handed over to Qianniu Guards."

Di Renjie's breathing suddenly became heavy. No matter how many clues there were on the dead, there were not as many as on the living. However, this case was suspected of murdering the county king, and Qian Niuwei was the person in charge of investigating the case. They could ask Dali Temple to cooperate, or they could not. Dali Temple is asked to cooperate, and the initiative lies in their hands.

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty." Di Renjie said, and was about to get into the carriage, but Li Xuan grabbed him and said with a wry smile: "Brother Huaiying, you won't do an autopsy in public on the street now. Corpse, let’s go, tonight’s matter is not over yet.”

"It's not over yet?" Di Renjie was slightly stunned.

Li Xuan's expression became solemn, and then she said softly: "Now that things have come to this point, some people and some things need to be completely eliminated. Come on!"

Tubo's third hidden stake in Hezhou is also the last hidden stake.

Li Xuan lightly hit the horse and started to rush forward, and everyone behind quickly caught up with him solemnly.

A moment later, near Zhouxue, in front of a three-entry courtyard, Li Xuan and Di Renjie stood at the door, watching Zhou Qian quickly come out of it, and cupped their hands to Li Xuan and said: "Report to the prince, the person has committed suicide by taking poison. My subordinates found a lot of Tibetan characters."

"Take them all back." Li Xuan turned to look at Di Renjie and said softly: "The army is about to set off. All Tibetan spies must be completely eliminated in Hezhou City. Does Brother Huaiying think so?"

"Of course it should be so." Di Renjie took a breath and said, "But I think the prince will use this person as bait to lure more Tibetan spies?"

"One moment and another, now, the effect of these Tubo tricks has been used up. There is no need for them to live anymore. As for those spies who have hidden deeper, let them play dead games for the rest of their lives." Li Xuan turned his horse, Heading towards the military camp.

These people were only useful before the war. After the war, when Tubo left, they were useless.

But now, Li Xuan needs them to die.

(End of this chapter)