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

Chapter 933 Prime Minister’s Ambition, Yao Chong’s Father

Empress Wu slammed her palm on the table with a look of gritted teeth.

The candlelight flickered in the hall, and Li Xuan, Di Renjie, and the invisible figures behind the curtain bowed solemnly at the same time: "Queen of Heaven, calm down."

Empress Wu took a deep breath, then waved her hands and said: "Stand up and tell me, Li Jingye is not that stupid. He should understand that if I let this palace know that he is causing trouble behind his back, tonight, a glass of poisonous wine will be given to him immediately." past."

"Could he be betting that His Majesty and the Queen will not attack him during this time?" Li Xuan guessed carefully.

"This is one of them." Empress Wu nodded, her eyes fell on Di Renjie, and she frowned.

After a moment, Empress Wu suddenly said: "He is demonstrating. If he can use assassins to kill Di Huaiying, he can also use assassins to kill others... No, he is using this method to express his grievances. He has no selfish interests." If he communicates with Tubo, the war situation will definitely be worse than before."

The resentment in Empress Wu's eyes was gradually dissipating, and she began to think about Li Jingye's true intentions.

Li Jingye was the direct grandson of Li Ji. If he really had an affair with Tibet, then with his influence in the army, it would be very difficult for the Tang Dynasty to win this battle.

Could it be said that he was really wronged by having an affair with Tubo?
"The Queen of Heaven." Li Xuan suddenly spoke at this time, interrupting Queen Wu's thoughts.

Empress Wu raised her head, looked at Li Xuan, put her thoughts back, and asked with a serious face: "King Nanchang, what do you think?"

"Queen of Heaven, if I think about it, the British Duke can indeed do this method of redressing grievances by killing people." Li Xuan bowed seriously, looked at Empress Wu and nodded slightly, and then continued: "But Queen of Heaven, Li Jingye, he really Is he unjustly accused? Maybe he thinks he is unjustly accused, but from Yichen’s point of view, this is definitely not the case.”

After a slight pause, Li Xuan seriously raised his hand and said: "In my opinion, Li Jingye is selfish. He will never surrender to Tubo or do anything that Tubo does. He does it more for himself and for others." For his own future, he needs to communicate with Tubo and use Tubo. The Tubo people are his pawns."

Empress Wu nodded subconsciously. What Li Xuan said made her subconsciously agree.

Li Xuan continued to hold up his hands and said: "What Li Jingye did, I think, was for his future and official position.

At the beginning of the year, I remember that the British Duke was still fighting for the position of commander-in-chief of the Western Front, but later the Prince Hidden incident broke out, and he finally gave up.

The Queen just imagines, what would have happened if the Prince Yin incident had not broken out and the British were one of the commanders of the Twelve Routes of the Western Expedition? "

Empress Wu paused her hands slightly, and her face instantly turned ugly.

"He will make all other armies except his suffer a huge defeat, and he himself will use false information to severely deceive the Tibetan people." Li Xuan shook his head and said: "This battle will be huge. The Tang Dynasty is defeated, Tubo is defeated, and he is the only one in the world who wins, then he can use this to aspire to be the center and become the prime minister."

The words "come to the court to pay homage to the prime minister" tore all the faces of Li Jingye into pieces in an instant.

Many things that Li Xuan didn't know all appeared in Empress Wu's mind at this moment, and were completely connected with the four words "to worship the prime minister".

Empress Wu's face turned completely gloomy.

After a long time, Empress Wu finally gritted her teeth and said, "He really deserves to die."

Li Xuan nodded solemnly. Whether it was Empress Wu or the Emperor, they actually didn't care about their subordinates obtaining power through normal means.

As long as the rights are obtained through normal channels, then they must have the four words "loyalty to the emperor and fear of the emperor" on them.

However, in all of Li Jingye's methods, there is no hint of fear, let alone loyalty.

There is no fear of disloyalty or dishonesty.

Once Li Jingye becomes prime minister, he can use any insidious means.

The final result must be that he alone has the power.

At that time, even the authority of Empress Wu and the Emperor would be affected.

Even at that time, if the emperor has an emergency and Li Jingye controls the wind and rain and imitates Changsun Wuji, then the whole world will fall into his hands.

Maybe after a few decades, the Tang Dynasty will really cease to exist.

At this moment, the murderous intention in Empress Wu's heart was surging to the extreme.

Closing her eyes, Empress Wu hid her murderous intention deep in her heart. Turning sideways, Empress Wu said directly: "Send someone to keep an eye on Li Jingye. If he makes any rash move, report him immediately. There must be no self-assertion."

"Here!" Behind the curtain, a figure lowered his body slightly, and then quietly retreated.

Li Xuan and Di Renjie looked at each other, and they both knew in their hearts that Empress Wu was not refusing to kill Li Jingye. She was beginning to prepare to completely eradicate all Li Jingye's connections.

Taking a deep breath, Empress Wu raised her head and smiled softly, as if she had completely forgotten the things about Li Jingye.

Looking at Li Xuan, Empress Wu said directly: "For the name of Xinzhou, the officials mentioned several names. I and Your Majesty looked at it and finally chose the word 'Chang'. From now on, Xinzhou will be called Changzhou."

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said, "I'm scared!"

Empress Wu waved her hand and said, "You deserve this. You have made many meritorious deeds. A border governor even suffered some losses."

"I don't dare." Li Xuan immediately raised his hand seriously and said sincerely: "Serving your Majesty, the Queen, and the Tang Dynasty is my duty to fulfill my duty. How can I dare to ask for credit?"

Seeing Li Xuan's frightened look, Empress Wu said with emotion: "If Li Jingye is as loyal as you, I won't have to worry."

"It's my incompetence that makes the Queen worried." Li Xuan solemnly handed over his hand.

Empress Wu waved her hand and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about Changzhou. You, the governor of Changzhou, are determined to be such a long history, Sima, what do you think?"

"I will obey the arrangements of Your Majesty and the Queen." Li Xuan immediately handed over his hand without breaking the rules.

"Just say what I ask you to say, don't be so cautious." Empress Wu was a little unhappy.

"Yes!" Li Xuan took a deep breath, and then said seriously: "I have really thought about the position of governor of Changzhou... Changzhou is located on the border, and Tubo will inevitably invade it. It is inevitable that I will go to the depths of Tubo to conquer. In this way, Changzhou needs a good hand who is familiar with military and civil affairs to take command of the overall situation when the minister is away..."

Li Xuan subconsciously glanced at Di Renjie beside him.

Di Renjie is indeed a very useful talent with both literary and military abilities. "Don't have any ideas about Di Huaiying. Your Majesty and I still have a lot of help for him." Empress Wu gave Li Xuan a funny look.

How capable Di Renjie is, one year in Dali Temple and half a year in Yushitai have clearly demonstrated his ability in litigation and prison.

A glance at the whole picture shows that Di Renjie handles some details of government affairs, and it can be seen that his abilities are not weak in other places.

Such a talent would not be given to Li Xuan by the Empress Wu.

Li Xuan smiled bitterly, cupped her hands and said, "Other than that, I really can't think of anything else..."

Halfway through Li Xuan's words, she suddenly froze.

Empress Wu immediately became interested, looked at Li Xuan, and asked curiously: "Who do you think of, who in your eyes has similar abilities to Di Huaiying?"

Li Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "I do have someone in mind, but I would like to ask the Queen to be kind. I need this person to be the governor of Changchang."

"Who?" Empress Wu asked directly.

Li Xuan is not the kind of person who favors nepotism. He knows the importance of a state's history very clearly and will never recommend it casually.

He would not recommend even people like Qin Ming and Lai Sui.

The ones he recommends must be talents who are not inferior to Di Renjie.

Li Xuan smiled bitterly, cupped his hands and said, "Zuo Jinwu's guard chief Shi Yao Yi."

"Yao Yi?" Empress Wu didn't have much impression of Yao Yi's name.

Li Xuan immediately handed over his hand: "Tianhou, Yao Yi is the elder brother of Shi Yao Lingzhang, the chief minister of the British Royal Palace, and the father of Yao Chong, the filial emperor's concubine and a new scholar.

Chen and Yao Yi had contact when they were in Luoyang, and they also got to know each other better when they were inspecting and inspecting the general Zuo Jinwu.

This person is proficient in bow and horse, loves to read classics and history, has great ambitions, and is determined in his work. He is indeed the best candidate for the governor of Changzhou. "

"Yao Yi, Yao Lingzhang." Empress Wu subconsciously recalled Yao Yi. She did have a slight impression, but the impression was not deep.

Zuojin Wuwei.

Empress Wu paid more attention to the two generals of Zuo Jinwu Guard and the two generals of Zuo Jinwu Guard. She paid less attention to the other generals and Chang Shi.

"The Yao family, the Yao family of Wuxing, are the descendants of Yao Xuanye, the general who conquered the East in the Northern Zhou Dynasty." Although Empress Wu didn't care much, she quickly thought of the ancestors of the Yao family.

She did not pay much attention to Yao Yi, but she cared very much about Yao Lingzhang.

After all, Yao Lingzhang was the governor of the British Prince's Palace she personally selected for Li Xian, and he had the talents of a prime minister.

"Yao Chong, where have I heard of this name?" Empress Wu raised her eyebrows slightly.

Although Yao Chong is a new Jinshi, his ranking is not high.

"To the Queen of Heaven." Di Renjie took a step forward, cupped his hands and said: "When the King of Nanchang went east to Hangzhou, I and Yao Chong saw him off together. Yao Chong once wrote a poem: When you travel to Yu, you stop to walk on immortals, and when you climb up, you will see the clear sky. The Sichuanese cattails are reflected, and the rock birds are In response to the empty sound. The wind plays music in the wild, and the clouds in the mountains make tassels. Today, on the hills and valleys, there is a happy little Peng Ying."

"The river bird is reflected, and the rock bird responds to the empty sound." Empress Wu immediately remembered this line of poetry. She liked this line the most in the whole poem.

When Li Xuan traveled eastward, Yang Jiong wrote a poem "The autumn clouds grow on the road to Shu, and murderous aura surrounds Huangzhong", Song Zhiwen wrote a poem "Joining the people at the same time, the terraces ring with swords and shoes", and He Zhizhang wrote a poem "Sent from a city thousands of miles away, without a trace." "It brings worries to the country of Han Dynasty", Yao Chong wrote a poem "Now on the hills and valleys, there is a happy little Peng Ying".

There is also the last poem written by Li Xuan: "Why don't men bring Wu hooks and collect the fifty states in Guanshan? Please go to Lingyan Pavilion for a while, like a scholar with ten thousand households."

Li Xuan's life ambition is Lingyan Pavilion.

Empress Wu turned to look at Di Renjie and asked, "So, you and Yao Chong have a good relationship?"

"Reporting back to the Queen of Heaven, Yao Chong is cautious and clear-minded, calm and discerning, handles things properly, and is organized and orderly. He is a rare talent." Di Renjie immediately began to praise Yao Chong.

Li Xuan stood aside, her eyes twitching involuntarily.

Empress Wu saw it clearly.

After Di Renjie finished praising him, Empress Wu looked at Li Xuan with a half-smile and asked, "King Nanchang, if I don't let you transfer Yao Yi, how about I give you Yao Chong?"

Li Xuan immediately raised her head in surprise, and then couldn't help but hold up her hands in surprise: "Thank you, Queen Mother."

"You thanked me early." Empress Wu waved her hand directly and said: "Since Yao Yi is so talented, why didn't you recommend it earlier? And Yao Chong, he is extremely suitable and stable, and he is also a rare talent. To be honest, I really want to Keep them all and train them well..."

Li Xuan instantly felt a toothache, and he regretted mentioning Yao Yi today.

Seeing Li Xuan's appearance, Empress Wu felt even more amused, and then waved her hands and said: "Forget it, Yao Yi will be your long history. Yao Chong will stay in the court and be transferred to the supervisory censor, Di Qing. You have to train it well.”

Di Renjie immediately raised his hands solemnly: "I accept the decree."

Those who can truly be recommended and taught by famous ministers will not be far behind.

The reason why Di Renjie was valued by the emperor and Empress Wu was not only because of his outstanding ability, but also because he was the apprentice recommended by Yan Liben.

Now, Empress Wu hopes that Di Renjie can lead Yao Chong.

Yao Chong took this opportunity to enter Empress Wu's sight.

Li Xuan thought to herself: Will ten years be enough for Yao Chong to be promoted to prime minister?

(End of this chapter)