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

Chapter 919: Military bosses begged for mercy one after another

East Palace, inside Yichun Hall.

Li Xuan placed her hands on the Crown Princess's right wrist, lowered her head, closed her eyes slightly, and observed carefully.

After a while, Li Xuan finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Li Xian and Princess Taiping on one side. Li Xuan said with a gentle smile: "The Crown Princess's pulse is steady and strong. It seems that the fetus is stable. If nothing goes wrong, the day of delivery should be in the hospital." The [-]th day of the year, or the first day of the first lunar month.”

"Why is it the New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month?" Princess Taiping asked first before Li Xian and the Crown Princess.

Li Xuan turned sideways, looked at the somewhat nervous but extremely calm Crown Princess, smiled and comforted her: "Because the New Year's Eve and the first day of the first lunar month are the busiest days of the year, even if the palace is no longer No matter how stable it is, the New Year's spirit of the entire Chang'an will spread over and promote the birth of the fetus, which is a good thing."

"That's it." The princess said softly, and then looked expectantly at Li Xian to one side.

Li Xian smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, madam, everything will be prepared. What's more, Uncle Wang is also in the capital, so everything will be in order."

No one else knew what happened on the night when Princess Nanchang gave birth, but the emperor, Empress Wu and the prince, who were concerned about the princess' condition, knew it very well.

No matter what is in Li Xuan's three boxes, as long as they can be copied, they can play a positive role in the normal production of the Crown Princess.

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"There are three boxes. The first one contains pills to enhance the physical strength of pregnant women. They need to be used when pregnant women are not strong enough to give birth."

In the corridor of the garden of the East Palace, Li Xuan took out a small box from his arms, turned sideways to block the view of others, handed it to Li Xian, and at the same time whispered: "Your Highness, keep this one for yourself. If I have something to do and cannot come, I will use this box." If I arrive, I will use the one I brought with me when I arrive, and this one will be discarded."

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and then he saw the extremely uneasy look in Li Xuan's eyes, and nodded solemnly.

If Li Xuan is trapped by someone, then the pills in Li Xian's arms are the last resort and he must keep them properly.

If Li Xuan arrives in time, the pills in Li Xian's arms must be discarded.

Because during the period of time Li Xian was in custody, the pills were likely to be transferred.

Only what Li Xuan carries with him is the safest.

After a slight pause, Li Xuan continued: "If I can't arrive by then, and His Highness is not confident in the pills he took, then he will ask his master. Master Xuanzang has a pill in his hand that can be used in time. Save people.”

Medicine King Wei Xuanzang is the last trump card and cannot be used easily, but when it comes to the last resort, it has to be used because he himself is prepared to deal with the most extreme means.

"The second box." Li Xuan looked soft and whispered: "At that time, I handwritten a paragraph of "The Medicine Master Glazed Light Tathagata" and delivered it to Sanniang. In the end, the third box was successfully produced without using the third box. ."

"I remember that Uncle Wang also wrote a poem at that time: I don't have the wings of a colorful phoenix, but I have a clear mind." Li Xian shook his head and said with emotion: "Uncle Wang's literary talent is rare in the world."

"Your Highness, you are so polite. If your Highness's talents were not displayed in front of the ministers, there would be no time for Xuan to show off." Li Xuan smiled bitterly.

Li Xian's literary talent is definitely not low. He has the most talented teacher in the world, how can he be any worse?

It's just that as a prince, he rarely has the opportunity to show off, so he is not known to the world.

"Uncle Wang, there is no need to be humble, Gu is self-aware." Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Although Gu is somewhat capable of flying first, his talent and talent are far from first-rate, and he is much worse than Uncle Wang."

"Your Highness is so embarrassed." Li Xuan smiled bitterly and handed over his hands, but then stood up and said seriously: "There is also the third box."

When the third box was mentioned, Li Xian's expression became solemn.

Forget about the others, this last box is very likely to really save lives.

Li Xuan looked at Li Xian and said directly: "I cannot tell His Highness what is in the third box, but the third box is an extremely dangerous thing and should not be used until the moment of life and death. In this way, on the day of delivery, Even if I cannot arrive, His Highness will still be able to make it in time if he immediately sends someone to the palace to get it after the Crown Princess takes the pills, unless..."

"Unless what?" Li Xian asked subconsciously.

"Unless the entire Prince Peng's Mansion has been razed to the ground by fire." Li Xuan said the most impossible possibility with a calm expression.

Li Xian was stunned, and then he quickly waved his hand and said: "Why is this the place where the royal family gathers in Kaihuafang? Why is it so?" Uncle Wang was joking.

The moment he waved his hand, Li Xian quickly thought about how Li Xuan, who was extremely loyal to the court and never acted excessively, could be burned by someone.

In fact, Li Xian knew in his heart that in the entire Chang'an City, the only people who had the ability to burn down Prince Peng's Mansion were the Emperor and Empress Wu.

Li Xuan said calmly: "Actually, what I am worried about is not the present, nor the future. Some things are already visible at this time."

With the words "the light of the sword and the shadow of the sword", Li Xian fell silent immediately.

What else could be the flash of swords and shadows in Chang'an that could endanger the royal family? What else could it be, the battle for the right to inherit the throne, the changes in the Xuanwu Gate.

Xuanwumen, the most important chokepoint of the Tang Dynasty royal family.

Many people only know about the Xuanwumen Incident, in which Emperor Taizong Li Shimin killed Prince Li Jiancheng and later Li Longji broke into Xuanwumen to kill Empress Wei and his party. But few people know that there were other four failed Xuanwumen. changes.

In the first year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin cut down the vassal vassal. King Li Xiaochang of Yi'an opposed it and raised troops to Qingjun's side. He was directly captured by Cheng Yaojin north of Xuanwu Gate and was later beheaded.

In the 17th year of Zhenguan, Li You, the king of Qi, rebelled and planned to break into the Xuanwu Gate. Taking advantage of the instability of the Qiandong Palace of Prince Li Cheng, he killed Li Shimin and rebelled. Unfortunately, Li You was captured before he could reach the Xuanwu Gate or even Chang'an. .

King Li You of Qi failed in his rebellion, but he implicated Prince Li Chengqian in his rebellion.

Before Li Chengqian launched his army, Li Shimin completely arrested him and all his party members.Also, in later generations, before Li Longji launched an army to attack Xuanwu Gate, Li Chongjun, the crown prince of Zhongzong, wanted to kill Empress Wei and invaded Xinei. The soldiers surrounded Xuanwu Gate Tower, but failed and was killed.

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Li Xuan now does not mention Xuanwu Sect every word, but every word seems to mention Xuanwu Sect.

Li Xian couldn't help but feel excited, and he immediately said calmly: "Uncle Wang, don't worry, Chang'an will be fine."

"Your Highness, you don't know that Prince Xiang's Mansion was almost burned down." Li Xuan lowered her head and avoided Li Xian's sight.

Li Xian was slightly stunned, took a deep breath, and said directly: "I heard that Uncle Wang has found out that it was the British government."

"I haven't found the British Duke or anyone else. That matter has been completely settled." Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Li Xian deeply.

Li Xian's brows instantly raised. According to the information he received, Li Xuan had clearly found out about the British government official. How could he say it was settled now?
With a thought in his heart, Li Xian turned his head and looked in the direction of Zichen Hall and Penglai Hall.

At this time, there are only two people who can end this matter like this.

Li Xuan didn't wait for Li Xian to continue thinking, and then said: "Tomorrow, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai will examine the case of British liaison with Tibet."

Li Xian suddenly realized.

The emperor no longer pursued the matter of Li Jingye's burning of the prime minister's palace. After all, that incident did not cause any actual harm.

However, the emperor began to investigate Li Jingye's affair with Tubo.

The previous incident had exhausted the human connections left by Li Ji, so the emperor and Empress Wu had decided to stay out of the case of liaison with Tibet.

In other words, Li Jingye's life depends on the outcome of this next case.

Li Xian sighed softly, turned around and took a few steps forward. Li Xuan quickly followed.

Looking at the frozen small lake in the garden, Li Xian said softly: "Uncle Wang may not know something. Before Uncle Wang returned to Beijing, the British Duke had asked someone to come to the East Palace to intercede for the Tibetan smuggling case. With that person's identity, Even a lonely person has to give some face."

"Who?" Li Xuan asked very directly.

Li Xian spoke, naturally hoping that Li Xuan could give Li Jingye a little free rein.

It's one thing to let someone go or not. Now Li Xuan must know who that person is?

"It's Duke Pingyang." Li Xian said, and Li Xuan was stunned.

Li Xuan did not expect that Pingyang County Duke Xue Rengui would be interceding for Li Jingye.

If you think about it carefully, Xue Rengui has served under Li Ji more than once, and he has been promoted by Li Ji several times for his meritorious service.

The kindness between them is really not small.

After the defeat of Dafeichuan, Xue Rengui was demoted to the governor of Xiangzhou. The entire Xue family was able to survive due to the help of the British government.

Although Li Xuan is also related to the Xue family, his Xue family is actually Xue Wanche's family.

Although he and Xue Rengui belong to the Xue family in Hedong, Xue Wanche was born in the west ancestral house, while Xue Rengui was born in the south ancestral house.

Although the two families are related, the connection is not deep.

Although Xue Rengui suffered the defeat of Dafeichuan, he was still the top general of the Tang Dynasty. As soon as he was transferred to the governor of Daizhou, he immediately frightened the Turks into suppressing all their ambitions.

Xue Rengui pleads for Li Jingye, which is really difficult to handle.

……

Li Xuan was silent for a moment, and finally said: "What do you want, Your Highness?"

Li Xian took a deep breath and said, "I don't want to embarrass Uncle Wang. I just hope that Uncle Wang can relax his grip a little, just for a moment."

"Just a moment." Li Xuan raised his head, looked at Li Xian solemnly, and said softly: "Your Highness should know that with Li Jingye's ability, as long as I relax a little, he can immediately jump out of my grasp, and even get rid of everything. Guilt.”

There was a hint of hidden pressure in Li Xuan's calm eyes, and Li Xian felt inexplicably uneasy.

He quickly waved his hand and said: "Uncle Wang misunderstood Xian's intention. Xian had no such intention. Xian just hoped that the final sentencing would be a little more relaxed and could be reduced by half a grade. There is no need to do anything else."

Li Xuan was stunned, and he immediately understood what Li Xian was thinking.

Li Xian just couldn't get rid of Xue Rengui's request, and he didn't really want to help Li Jingye get away with it.

Even if he goes from being an apprentice for five years to being an apprentice for three years, it is already regarded as an explanation to Xue Rengui, nothing more.

Li Xuan took a breath, nodded to Li Xian, and said: "Xuan understands His Highness's intentions and will handle it appropriately. However, Xuan still wants to give some advice on this matter. Li Jingye is too dangerous. No matter what His Highness wants to do, , we cannot start directly from him, it is safer for His Highness to be separated by a few people."

Li Xian originally thought that Li Xuan was going to tell him not to get too close to the military, but he didn't expect that he was just telling him not to get too close to Li Jingye.

Li Xian said seriously: "Erlang has written it down, Uncle Wang can rest assured."

(End of this chapter)