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

Chapter 934 Empress Li Xuanwu, the game between two phases

Empress Wu murmured Yao Chong's name in her heart, raised her head and looked at Li Xuan, and then asked: "The history of the governor of Changzhou has been decided, but what about Sima of Changzhou?"

Li Xuan raised her eyebrows and asked with a surprised expression: "Can Sima Chen also recommend it?"

"Of course." Empress Wu nodded cheerfully and said seriously: "Changzhou is located in a border area, and the governor and chief historian are all foreigners. Sima has important military responsibilities and is responsible for guarding against Tibet. Naturally, the locals should be responsible for this."

Li Xuan took a breath, looked calm, and then cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the Queen of Heaven, there are two people from the Tuyuhun tribe in Changzhou now. One is the Inspector You Xiaowei Zhonglang General Ren Enci, and the other is the Qugou City Guard Chi Hongzang. , if Sima is a benevolent person, he should be cautious, quick-thinking, good at handling current affairs, and loyal to the Tang Dynasty..."

"That's him." Empress Wu nodded with satisfaction, and then asked with a smile but not a smile: "Why does the King of Nanchang have other candidates for the post of Sima besides these two?"

"I don't dare to deceive the Queen of Heaven. There are some." Li Xuan cupped his hands and said with a hint of helplessness: "I originally wanted Ren'en to be the magistrate of Xinghai County to resist Tubo. It was just right. As for Sima Changzhou, I originally wanted to be the magistrate of Xinghai County. We will use Li Yi, the captain of the hussar on the right guard. As a member of the clan, he is good at mobilizing military supplies and is used to fortifications and logistics, so he will be safe and worry-free."

"Haha!" Empress Wu smiled, waved her hand and said: "Such talents should be left to Youwei. Li Yi will be promoted to Youwei Lang General, and he will be in charge of the food roads in the four states of Taohe Kuochang."

"I accept the decree." Li Xuan earnestly handed over his hands, feeling awe-inspiring in his heart.

Ren Enci had been wooed by others silently. Empress Wu gave the long history to Li Xuan, inserted a nail conveniently, and removed Li Xuan's talented people with clever methods.

But if Ren Enci is used as the Sima of Changzhou, then the state soldiers in Changzhou should be mainly Tuyuhun people.

But in the border states of Changzhou, you don’t use Han people as the main force for suppression, but use Tuyuhun people. Do you really not care about the safety of the border states?
Or……

Empress Wu suddenly spoke, interrupting Li Xuan's thoughts, and then asked: "What about Liu Cao joining the army and the six county magistrates? What do you recommend?"

Li Xuan cupped his hands and said: "Liu Cao joins the army, Hu Cao joins the army, I hope to appoint officials from Taipu Temple who are good at herding; Fa Cao joins the army, I hope to use Dali Temple to dispatch; Bing Cao joins the army, I recommend Qian Niu Guards to lead Zhang Huan; Cang Cao joins the army, I hope to use the Qianniu Guards to lead Zhang Huan; To join the army, I hope to appoint officials who are more cautious in their work; to join the army, I hope to appoint officials who are good at building bridges from the generals; to join the army, I hope to use the Yushitai to supervise and serve as censors."

The Supervisory Censor at the Censorship Station is the seventh rank, and the local meritorious officer joining the army is the sixth rank. Although it is not as good as serving the Censor, it is still a way to rise.

Empress Wu nodded and thought about Li Xuan's words. Among the six Cao Cao who joined the army, Li Xuan only recommended Zhang Huan.

In fact, Empress Wu knew in her heart that this was Li Xuan's original plan.

If he uses Li Yi as Sima, then he will naturally have to make concessions in other places.

It's just that now that Sima has become a benevolent gift, he naturally wants to find someone to make up for it in the army, and he chooses Zhang Huan for this person.

Although Zhang Huan is a Qianniu Guard, he does not play a big role in leading troops in combat or spying on intelligence. All he has for Li Xuan is loyalty and diligence.

"Okay." Empress Wu nodded. Li Xuan only wanted one soldier to join the army. There were many wars in the border states, so this was very important.

"As for the six county magistrates, Yu Ze, the magistrate of Tongren County, Chi Hongzang, the magistrate of Qugou County, the magistrate of Zeku County hopes to be transferred from the general, the magistrate of Guinan and Tongde County, the minister hopes to be transferred from Sinong Temple, and The final Xinghai County Magistrate should still be transferred from Taipu Temple." After Li Xuan said that, he handed over his hand. The choice of Xinghai County Magistrate made him a little uneasy.

"It doesn't have to be from Taipu Temple, it can be from the northern grassland or Shanzhou area." Empress Wu nodded gently.

Li Xuan suddenly realized, cupped her hands and said, "I have a narrow vision."

Empress Wu waved her hand and said, "It's obvious that you don't have much selfishness. It's very important to hire people based on skills first. This is very important."

In the border area, don't think too much about character. The overall danger is the premise of everything.

"The Queen is wise." Li Xuan and Di Renjie handed over their hands at the same time.

"That's it for today." Empress Wu nodded, looked at Di Renjie, and said in a deep voice: "I will give Di Qing an explanation for today's matter, please wait for now."

"Thank you for your concern, Queen Mother. I'm fine." Di Renjie gratefully handed over his hand. He knew that Li Jingye's matter was not easy to deal with.

The British public has had a large number of manpower in the capital and localities for many years. When something happened to Li Jingye, I don't know how many people had to abandon him and change his family.

It takes a lot of effort to sort them out, then relocate and clean them without one size fits all.

Empress Wu turned to look at Li Xuan and said, "Pengcheng County Duke is coming back soon. You and the prince will go out to greet him when he arrives."

"I accept the decree." Li Xuan lowered his head solemnly.

Empress Wu waved her hand, and Li Xuan and Di Renjie immediately handed over, then said goodbye and exited the Zichen Palace.

……

Under the dim firelight, Empress Wu thought for a long time and said: "Pass the decree, summon Zuo Jinwu Guard General Cheng Chubi, and summon Lang Yuan Wanqing!"

"Here!" Soon, footsteps sounded behind the curtain, and then disappeared quietly.

Not long after, heavy footsteps sounded.

Cheng Chubi walked solemnly into the main hall, and raised his hands to Empress Wu who seemed to be thinking peacefully above her: "I, Cheng Chubi, have met the Queen of Heaven."

"Well!" Empress Wu raised her head slightly, and then asked directly: "How is Zuo Jinwu's guard commander Shi Yao Yi like?"

Cheng Chubi was stunned, and immediately raised his hand and said, "Yao Changshi is sincere, loyal, and quite talented. He is conscientious in his position as Zuojinwu's guard chief, and he plans well and makes no mistakes."

"Is that all?" Empress Wu leaned forward slightly, looked at Cheng Chubi and said, "The King of Nanchang had earlier recommended Yao Yi to be the governor of Changchang, and I have already agreed."

Cheng Chubi was stunned, but then he anxiously held up his hands and said: "Queen of Heaven, no, Yao Changshi has a very important task in Zuo Qianniu Guards. All ministries and departments are well organized, and once the affairs are properly handled, without him, Zuo Qianniu Guard will I'm afraid Jinwu Guard will be in chaos for a while."

"Why are you panic? There are two Zhonglang generals in Zuojin Wuwei, as well as Lushi, Cangcao, Bingcao, Qicao and Zhoucao. What's the big deal if there is no long history?" Empress Wu Lengbuding said. Cheng Chubi glanced at him, then looked at him sideways and asked, "You don't think this person is useful, so you keep it in your hands, right?" Empress Wu tilted her head and looked at Cheng Chu in disbelief. Bi.

Cheng Chubi quickly argued: "Tianhou, I am not so selfish. It's just that I was transferred from the Jinwu Guard Chief to the local chief, which is a bit of a loss."

"This is inevitable. If you serve in the Jinwu Guards without meritorious service, how can you get to the position? Once you get there, if you do well, I don't mind transferring him back to serve as a supervisor." Empress Wu has already taken Yao Yi to heart.

Yao Lingzhang, Yao Yi and Yao Chong.

She will not let the talents of the Yao family sit idle.

"Yes." Cheng Chubi seriously handed over his hand. It could be seen that the Queen thought highly of Yao Yi, so it was not a loss.

After a slight pause, Empress Wu's Queen became gloomy, and then said directly: "From today to New Year's Eve, the entire Chang'an ground should be cleaned up by me. Today's assassination of Di Renjie must not happen again."

"I accept the decree." Cheng Chubi immediately raised his hands in awe.

Empress Wu asked him to clean up the ground in Chang'an, not to ask him to strengthen patrols, eliminate banditry on the ground, and then quickly solve the case, but to let him start secretly and thoroughly eliminate all possible hidden dangers in advance.

If nothing happens, it's fine. If anything happens, it's all his responsibility.

But that's not a big deal.

Empress Wu then waved her hand, Cheng Chubi bowed his hand solemnly, and then carefully withdrew.

At this moment, Yuan Wanqing appeared at the side door of the palace, slightly cupped his hands towards Empress Wu and said, "Queen of Heaven."

Empress Wu nodded and said with a cold face: "There is a problem with the secret guard."

"Yes." Yuan Wanqing bowed deeply, and then said, "I have neglected my duty."

"Over the years, we have to make statistics on the manpower drawn from the Secret Guard in various aspects. I don't want to see the Secret Guard manpower killing people in Chang'an again." Empress Wu looked at the empty hall in front of her with a very cold expression.

Yuan Wanqing immediately raised his hands and said, "Here!"

"Tonight Di Renjie was assassinated. My first thought was that you were taking revenge, but then I figured out that you should not use such the lowest means to kill people." Empress Wu turned around and looked at Yuan Wanqing with cold eyes.

Yuan Wanqing instantly knelt down and said in a deep voice: "I thought the same thing at the first moment, so I immediately checked and found that none of my colleagues had any abnormal movement."

"Very good, the New Year is coming, it would be better for Chang'an to be quieter." Empress Wu withdrew her gaze, and in one sentence, the deep meaning had been conveyed.

"Here!"

"I immediately thought that this was Li Jingye's revenge. At the same time, he was also telling me in disguise that if he really defected to Tubo, it would be impossible for the Tang Dynasty to win in the battle of Qinghai." Empress Wu raised her head gently, He stared carefully at all the changes on Yuan Wanqing's face.

There was a trace of disdain on the corner of Yuan Wanqing's mouth, and he cupped his hands and said: "The Queen, Li Jingye is a cardinal of his own. It's not that he doesn't want to put more effort into the Tubo matter, but he just can't put more effort into it."

"Details."

"Here!" Yuan Waqing straightened up a little, and then continued: "At the beginning of this year, the Duke of Wenxi County was originally scheduled to be the commander-in-chief of the Lanshan Road march. However, after His Majesty and the Queen noticed that the Tubo people were plotting against the Western Turks in the Western Regions, they quietly transferred Wenxi to the army. The Duke of Xi County was transferred to the Western Regions, and Prime Minister Zuo was appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Northwest Road March."

After a pause, Yuan Wanqing continued: "Zuo Xiang's method of marching is completely different from that of Wenxi County Duke. Under his command are Li Jinxing, Hei Te Changzhi, Xiao Siye and Sun Renshi, familiar generals. Finally, there are also the King of Nanchang, Wang Xiaojie and Li Only when new generals from Zuo Zuo emerge one after another will the army be victorious."

Empress Wu nodded in agreement: "Not bad."

"The generals of Zuo Xiang's line, not to mention being unfamiliar to the Tubo people, even Li Jingye, I'm afraid they don't know much. I know the enemy but the enemy doesn't know me, so I can win this victory." Yuan Wanqing sneered slightly and said: "Li Jingye Jingye did a lot of tricks in the process, but he was defeated one by one."

Empress Wu nodded again, her expression softened a lot, and then said: "Yes, he has tried his best to disrupt the battle, but he was defeated instead."

"Yes!" Yuan Wanqing handed over his hand again.

"Go back." Empress Wu waved her hand, and then said: "You have a lot of involvement with Li Jingye, let's cut them all off."

Yuan Wanqing paused, then solemnly raised his hands and said, "Here!"

Bowing and lowering his head, Yuan Wanqing slowly pushed out of Zichen Palace.

The moment he left the palace, Yuan Wanqing broke out in cold sweat.

The Queen of Heaven has always come to Ming Chongyan for this kind of thing.

……

In Penglai Hall, Empress Wu slowly squeezed into the warm quilt.

An arm immediately hugged her, and then asked vaguely in a low voice: "How is it?"

Empress Wu replied softly: "Li Jingye is warning me. If I attack him, he will make Chang'an a river of blood."

"Oh, he deserves it too!"

(End of this chapter)