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

Chapter 936 Xue Rengui is returning to court
"Your Highnesses, please."

The prince's family ordered Murong Jingbin to lead the way, while Li Xian and Li Dan walked in front.

Li Xuan stayed slightly behind.

Li Dan raised his head and looked at the main hall of the East Palace in front of him. Many subordinate officials were busy coming and going, and asked casually: "What are you busy with, brother emperor?"

"It's the end of the year, and all the ministries are busy with affairs." After a slight pause, Murong Jianjun said hesitantly: "Pingyang County Duke heard that he was going back to the court, and the two counties of Chang'an Wannian are even more busy."

The Tang Dynasty has never lacked lunatics with a murderous bent, and Pingyang County Duke Xue Rengui is one of them.

Goguryeo, Khitan, Tiele, Turk, Uighur, Tuyuhun, Tubo.

Countless military exploits and countless killings.

The Turks couldn't help but tremble when they heard Xue Rengui's name.

Not to mention outsiders, countless people also died at the hands of Xue Rengui within Chang'an.

When Xue Rengui was appointed as the Zhonglang General of the right-leading army, Li Zhi and Empress Wu traveled to Wannian Palace, and Xue Rengui accompanied them.

It happened that there was a heavy rain and the palace was destroyed. Countless soldiers fled in panic. In the end, only Xue Rengui and his men rescued the emperor and Empress Wu.

Ordinary people rarely know that after the incident, countless guards and maids in the palace were beheaded.

That incident even implicated many officials and generals of the dynasty.

All those who resisted were slaughtered.

It was Xue Rengui who took action.

Between life and death, the emperor's heart was equally terrifyingly cold.

The people don't know it, but the people in the court know a lot.

Especially in the Wannian County of Chang'an. At that time, even the policemen in the two counties' government offices were killed by Xue Rengui.

In addition, there were also the bad guys and rangers in Chang'an City, who were all killed without incident.

The ground in Chang'an was cleared for a while.

Now that Xue Rengui has returned, those people immediately hide in nooks and crannies.

In the two counties of Wannian, Chang'an, many things will be reported to the East Palace, and at the end of the year, all kinds of things will come together, and it will be confusing and scary.

Just why did Xue Rengui come back?
In the past, Xue Rengui repeatedly asked for orders to return to the court, but all of them were blocked by Empress Wu.

What happened this time?

Li Xuan couldn't help but wonder if it was related to Li Jingye's matter.

Li Jingye had earlier asked Xue Rengui to intercede with the prince, and the prince did so, which means that Xue Rengui also owed the prince a favor.

Now that Xue Rengui has returned to the court, is he trying to support the prince?

……

Li Xuan stepped slightly and whispered: "If Pingyang County Duke comes to the East Palace, remember not to let him go to Yichun Palace. If he is too murderous, he will easily hit the Crown Princess."

Guest Murong nodded immediately and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will be prepared."

Li Xuan nodded calmly, but her heart was already in turmoil: Xue Rengui was coming to the East Palace.

"In the harem, you should not be too nervous. It is best not to let the people in the harem know about the arrival of Duke Pingyang. Apart from collision, they are most afraid of chaos." Li Xuan looked at Li Dan and Li Xian and said softly: "People are nervous, and the most important thing is chaos." It’s easy to get into trouble.”

Xue Rengui has been fighting for many years, and his murderous aura has already penetrated into the inside and outside of his body.

Ordinary people would be frightened when they saw him, let alone a female official in the palace.

It is most likely to cause trouble if it is conducted layer by layer.

Especially pregnant women.

Li Xian and Li Dan nodded in agreement at the same time and kept it in mind.

Li Xuan's eyes fell on Liu Jinyu.

Liu Jinyu and Princess Dou, the Prime Minister's wife, walked side by side, and the five of them visited the Crown Princess together.

Li Xuan and Li Dan both brought their princesses, but Li Xian was the only one.

It's quite cool.

Princess Dou, the prime minister's concubine, is a very docile and virtuous woman, with a gentle appearance and polite behavior, which is pitiful.

There is nothing wrong with following the rites. This is not a bad thing.

Although there are not stoves everywhere in the backyard of the East Palace, it is much warmer than outside.

Entering the Yichun Palace, a group of five people saluted the Crown Princess one after another.

At this time, Li Xuan was asked to step forward to diagnose the Crown Princess's pulse.

The Crown Princess was a little uneasy the night before yesterday, but luckily she was fine, otherwise Li Xuan would have had to rush to the East Palace overnight.

Because Liu Rengui returned to the court yesterday and it was a young year, Li Xuan never had time to come over.

I just took some time today and made an appointment with Li Xian and Li Dan to visit the Crown Princess together.

Li Xian is very busy at this time, so he first asked the prince's family minister Murong Jingbin to bring Li Xuan and others to meet the prince.

After a while, Li Xuan slowly pulled out her hand, pondered for a moment, then looked at the Crown Princess and said: "His Highness's pulse is steady and strong, and His Highness's pulse is also steady and strong. Everything is safe and nothing major happened. The day and night before yesterday, I think it was Xiao. Your Highness is too noisy, nothing serious."

"That's it, thank you Uncle Wang." Crown Princess Fang nodded slightly, her eyes fell on her belly, and said softly: "You are such a bad boy, you are torturing your mother like this."

Li Xuan stood up, bowed slightly, then looked at Liu Jinyu and said, "Sanniang, please chat more with the princess, and we can go to the front yard for a walk." "Yes!" Liu Jinyu nodded slightly, and Li Xuan said He took Li Xian and Li Dan out of Yichun Palace.

As soon as he left the palace gate, Li Xian couldn't help but ask: "Uncle Wang, is there anything wrong?"

Li Dan also stared at Li Xuan closely. Although Li Xuan's movements just now were obscure, both Li Xian and Li Dan could see them clearly.

Even guest Murong on the side was a little nervous.

"It's not a big thing, but it's not a trivial matter either." Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "There is no shortage of everything in the East Palace, so the nutrition used by the Crown Princess is very good, and her own body is strong. Likewise, His Highness's body is also strong, but a little too... Stronger.”

"Your Majesty, what's the danger?" Murong Jian couldn't help but tremble.

"Why are you panicking?" Li Xuan rolled her eyes at him angrily, and then said: "First, from today on, stop all kinds of sweets, pasta and meat, and eat more beans, tofu, dried tofu, boiled I drink cow's milk and goat's milk until New Year's Eve. Try not to eat it on the morning of the New Year's Eve, and try to fill your stomach a little in the evening."

"Yes!" Murong Jianbin immediately agreed.

"Second, go to Taiyuan Hospital and find a massage master who will live in the East Palace until the end of the year."

"Here!" Murong Jianjun's heart couldn't help but jump.

"Third, the Korean ginseng and saffron ginseng in the East Palace are sliced ​​and set aside. Nothing else." After Li Xuan finished speaking, she looked at Li Xian who was walking quickly in front.

Li Xian obviously heard the news and rushed over immediately.

"Uncle Wang!" Li Xian quickly raised his hand and asked, "Is Jing'er okay?"

Since the princess suddenly screamed in pain in the middle of the night the night before, Li Xian hadn't slept well in the past two days.

Li Xuan just came out from the diagnosis and something seemed wrong, so Li Xian rushed over immediately.

"You can't say that nothing is wrong, but you can't say that something is wrong." Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "Your Highness is too strong, and I'm afraid there will be some trouble during the delivery, so I have to starve him a little these days, and then give birth to him That night, please make up for the princess well. If she is weak and I am strong, it will be easier for her to give birth."

In the final analysis, if you take too much supplement, the size of the fetus will be too big, which will affect the production.

Liu Jinyu was in this situation at that time, but in the end it was okay and she gave birth smoothly.

"Your Highness has some preparation in mind. The birth of your little Highness may have to be delayed until the first day of the Lunar New Year." Li Xuan sighed softly.

When a woman gives birth, it takes less than two-quarters of an hour to give birth quickly, and maybe two to three hours if it takes a slower time.

Li Xian calmed down for a moment, then looked at Li Xuan and said with a smile: "It's just a matter of starving that bastard. It's nothing. Let him be more obedient when the time comes, and at the same time let Jing'er have more strength. It will be much smoother.”

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded and said: "It's best to cook more ginseng porridge and prepare more hot water that night. Po Wen also prepared a few more. She was somewhat prepared in her heart. In fact, it's not a big deal. Just remember not to panic. Normally, you should walk more lightly and give the Crown Princess more confidence, and everything will go much smoother."

Li Xian finally looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Uncle Wang, will everything be safe in the end?"

"Everything will be safe in the end." Li Xuan nodded firmly.

Li Xian then relaxed, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Uncle Wang, and the third and fourth brothers, please stay and have lunch together."

"Yes!"

……

In the swaying carriage, Liu Jinyu leaned in Li Xuan's arms and asked in a low voice: "Lang Jun, was this the same when Sanniang gave birth to Xia'er?"

"Yes!" Li Xuan held her hand and nodded gently: "Zhu Fan should eat in moderation. It's okay to eat more before seven months. After seven months, it will be under control."

"So that's it." Liu Jinyu nodded, raised his head and just said something when he saw that Li Xuan seemed to be in a trance.

Liu Jinyu asked in a low voice: "What is Lang Jun thinking about."

Li Xuan came back to her senses, took a breath, and said: "It's a matter of Duke Pingyang. I don't know why, but my husband always feels that Duke Pingyang's return to the court this time is far from simple."

Xue Rengui returned to Beijing and had to go to the East Palace. Who could not be nervous?

Liu Jinyu thought for a while, then fell into Li Xuan's arms and whispered: "Mr. Lang, you are worrying too much. Even if Pingyang County Duke returns to the court, he will not participate in the court disputes. It must be because of the Wuhai incident. After all, He is one of the few people in the entire Tang Dynasty who has ever climbed onto the Wuhai Sea, so it is only natural for His Majesty to call him back to the court for advice."

Li Xuan raised her brows, looked relaxed, and said, "This is indeed the case. Maybe when Duke Pingyang returns to the court, my husband should ask for advice."

Xue Rengui once fought a life-and-death battle with Lun Qinling. Although Xue Rengui was defeated in Dafeichuan, the Tubo people were not much better.

It's just that they were relatively close to Tuyuhun, so they were the ones who finally controlled Tuyuhun.

Xue Rengui led the Tang army in a life-and-death fight. At the last moment, some of Qin Ling's trump cards must have been completely exposed to Xue Rengui.

If the details of that year can be clarified, it will be extremely beneficial to the battle in Wuhai.

As the carriage swayed, it had returned to Prince Peng's Mansion.

The moment he got off the car, Li Xuan paused, as if he had thought of something incredible. He slowly turned his head to look at Liu Jinyu and asked in a low voice: "Madam, if you are the Duke of Pingyang, you also want to be the commander of the Western Expedition." Commander of the army, then..."

……

In the study, Li Xuan, Liu Jinyu, and Li Bi were all sitting together.

"Ahem!" Li Bi covered his chest and coughed twice, handed over the intelligence file in his hand, and then said: "For several months, everything has been as usual in the Pingyang County Government, and there has been no excessive traffic between the East Palace and Daizhou. I exchanged letters, but I don’t know anything else.”

Liu Jinyu put one hand on the file, turned to look at Li Xuan, and whispered: "The one who really cares about Duke Pingyang is His Majesty, but Your Majesty tried to send Duke Pingyang back to the court several times, but all of them were stopped by the Queen of Heaven. Well, this time, because it concerns Wu Hai, we have to find him, so we transferred him back."

After a slight pause, Liu Jinyu said seriously: "Pingyang County Duke suffered a huge defeat at Lun Qinling. The court will not let him be the coach so easily, at least not the Queen."

"The prince supports Liu Shenli, the Minister of Industry, Pengcheng County Duke, and the left minister supports Pengcheng County Duke." Li Bi looked at Li Xuan and said: "Even if His Majesty supports Pingyang County Duke, there will not be too many people. Those who support it, the memory of the fiasco in Dafeichuan is still fresh.”

But Empress Wu did not want Liu Shenli to be the head coach.

Waving his hand, Li Xuan said softly: "This time, when Xue Rengui returns to the court, he will definitely keep an eye on Wu Hai. Once he succeeds, the military power of the Changzhou governor will be weakened to the limit; Pingyang County Duke is too stubborn and too stubborn. He is so self-willed that once something happens to him, Datang's chances of making a mistake are too small."

Therefore, from Li Xuan's position, Xue Rengui absolutely cannot become the coach of the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition.

(End of this chapter)