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

Chapter 958 The power struggle in the political hall
"The King of Nanchang has always come to the Three Treasures Hall for all matters, and he will tell you directly when he has something to say." Li Jingxuan put down the jade bamboo pen in his hand and looked at Li Xuan funny.

Li Xuan stood in the lobby of the official department, raised her hands seriously and said: "I really have something to ask of Zhongshu Ling."

"Speak!" Li Jingxuan nodded slightly.

"In trouble, the order is to freeze the job transfers of all officials in Changzhou." Li Xuan's words made Li Jingxuan stunned.

Extending his hand to ask Li Xuan to sit down, Li Jingxuan asked, "Does the prince not want anyone else to be transferred to Changzhou?"

Li Jingxuan couldn't understand what Li Xuan was doing.

Li Xuan smiled lightly and said, "Xuan doesn't want those talents in Changzhou to be transferred away from Changzhou again."

Li Jingxuan was stunned for a moment, and then said with emotion: "Your Majesty, what a good trick!"

What talent?
Those people in Changzhou are only a little talented at best, and many of them regard Changzhou as a springboard.

In the future, whether the army wins or loses miserably, they will be transferred out of Changzhou as soon as possible.

But now, Li Xuan wants to lock them all up in Changzhou.

This is no ordinary method!

At that time, these people will not be able to leave Changzhou and can only be deeply controlled by Li Xuan.

In the future, it will be difficult for outsiders to extend their hands into Changzhou.

Li Jingxuan looked at Li Xuan calmly: "The King of Nanchang can just ask the people below to do this. Why come to me? It won't take long for me to stop caring about the officials."

"Who dares to disobey the words left by Zhongshu Ling?" Li Xuan bowed seriously, and then said: "As for the future, Xuan will ask someone to please Dou Weng."

Li Jingxuan suddenly raised his head, looked at Li Xuan and shook his head slightly: "It seems that the news has finally spread."

"There is no official secretary in the world who always inspects the affairs of the school officials and ministers." Li Xuan reminded cautiously.

The Minister of Personnel is the most powerful official among all the ministers.

Li Jingxuan nodded slightly. Now that he is the Secretary of the Zhongshu, he can no longer act from the perspective of the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Looking up, Li Jingxuan looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Your Majesty, you are very determined in what you do now!"

Li Xuan took a deep breath, nodded and said: "If this battle is won, the situation between Tang Dynasty and Tubo will be completely reversed.

There is no room for half-hearted people on the Changzhou front line, and everyone must work hard.

Xiao Wang has told them that if they can't bear it, they should try to transfer them before leaving Chang'an. If they stay, they should never leave easily. "

Li Jingxuan nodded and said, "That makes sense."

"Actually, the most important thing in front of the army now is stability. The county magistrates and county lieutenants are all experienced after last year's war. If they are replaced rashly at this time, it will at least affect the army's food supply... The most important thing during the war is It's a taboo." Li Xuan expressed her worries.

Li Jingxuan nodded lightly.

Only a few people in the court knew that he would be appointed as the general manager of the Northwest Road March, and the King of Nanchang was obviously unaware of it.

If indiscriminate substitutions really lead to turmoil in frontline supplies, he will be the only unlucky person in the end.

"That's what I will do in this matter, but..." Li Jingxuan looked up at Li Xuan and said with a half-smile, "I also have something to trouble the prince here."

Li Xuan was slightly stunned. Is there anything that Zhongshu Ling and the Minister of Staff cannot do?
He slightly cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zhao, please speak."

"I have someone here. I hope the prince can take him to Changzhou." Li Jingxuan looked solemn.

"What position will be arranged?" Li Xuan asked cautiously.

"No, there is no need for any official position." Li Jingxuan took a deep breath and said: "This person, the prince only needs to take him with him, pretend to be a soldier, and then take him to Qugou, Dafeichuan, and the sea of ​​suffering. Just take a walk.”

"Who is this person?" Li Xuan frowned.

If the person in front of him was not the Secretary of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan really doubted what he was going to do.

"Xu Taixuan, Sigong of Zhengzhou, joined the army." After a slight pause, Li Jingxuan continued: "It is best not to let anyone know that he is going. He will circle around the front and return to Chang'an."

Li Xuan glanced sideways outside the room, and said in a low voice without knowing why: "My lord, don't blame Xuan for talking too much. If the lord has something to do, he can just send someone directly, and Xuan can also help, why..."

Li Jingxuan hesitated slightly and said in a low voice: "In front of the army formation, the generals are unruly and the soldiers are fierce and dangerous!"

Li Xuan was stunned, why do you, a Zhongshu Ling, care about the front of the army...

Understood.

Li Xuan immediately cupped her hands and said, "Congratulations to Duke Zhao."

Li Jingxuan waved his hand and said: "It's good for the prince to know for himself. Only a few people in the court know about this matter."

"Okay." Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "Please invite Xu Canjun to go to Prince Peng's Mansion on the 22nd of the first lunar month, and the army will set off on the 23rd."

"Can!"

……

"Zhao Guogong will be the general manager of the Northwest Road March." Li Xuan hugged Liu Jinyu and whispered softly in her ear.

"What?" Liu Jinyu looked up, her thin hair tied on Li Xuan's chin.

There were only the couple in the dark bedroom, and even Xia Niang was taken to another room by the nanny.

"Zhao Guogong is also interested in military merit." Li Xuan understood what Li Jingxuan meant by what he said to him today.

"Zhao Guogong was promoted to the rank of Secretary of the Central Committee, which is somewhat superior. Using military merit to make others stop gossiping is part of what should be done." Liu Jinyu nodded suddenly.Although Li Jingxuan is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and has no less power than any prime minister, he is not a prime minister after all, and he does not have the third rank of Zhongshu.

It might be better if he was appointed as a servant first and then as a secretary.

"No, he is afraid of facing the queen of heaven." Li Xuan whispered in Liu Jinyu's ear something that should not be mentioned outside.

"Xiang Hao." Liu Jinyu understood immediately.

Although there are many prime ministers in the Zhengshi Hall, only two servants, two Zhongshu Ling, and two Shangshu Pushe are the real prime ministers. The others are just three grades of the same Zhongshu.

The Prime Minister takes the left and right servants as the most respected, followed by Zhongshu Ling, and the last among the servants. As for the remaining few, they are ranked lower.

Li Jingxuan wanted to increase his voice in the political affairs hall. Just being a minister of the Ministry of Personnel was not enough. He needed something more.

Military merit has become the easiest thing for him to obtain now.

In addition, there is the relationship between Hao Chujun and the emperor.

Hao Chujun has always been the sharpest knife in the emperor's hand.

There were some unpleasant things to say between the emperor and the queen, and Hao Chujun had always done it.

If there was anyone in the entire Tang Dynasty who Empress Wu hated the most, then it was undoubtedly Zhongshu Ling.

Li Jingxuan is now in this position. If he does not want to follow the old path of Hao Chujun, then he must be able to come up with the capital that will truly allow him to gain a foothold in the court.

This is military merit.

"What are Lang Jun's plans?" Liu Jinyu huddled in Li Xuan's arms and asked in a low voice.

"Yue Weng once said that he is not young and feels quite tired now. Coupled with the incident of Prime Minister Hao, the current prime ministers may be replaced in a few years."

Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "There are several ministers in the court today, Pei Yan, Liu Shenli, Dou Xuande, and Pei Xingjian. Among them, the one who is most likely to rise to power is Pei Yan, the minister of punishment."

"But the relationship between my family and Pei Shangshu has never been harmonious." Liu Jinyu frowned slightly.

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said: "So, there needs to be someone in the center who can speak for us after Yue Weng retreats."

Although Li Xuan has the emperor's trust, in the final analysis, the emperor does not trust anyone.

As long as there are people below who keep saying bad things about Li Xuan, and there are people who keep finding evidence of Li Xuan's misdeeds, the emperor's trust in him will quickly collapse.

Therefore, someone needs to block these words for them in front of the emperor.

"Do you need to get closer to Duke Zhao's mansion?" Liu Jinyu asked in a low voice.

After Li Xuan left Chang'an, she actually had the final say in the entire Prince Peng's Mansion.

"No, now the Duke of Zhao is asking us to make this friendship a reality."

Li Xuan raised her head, looked at the darkness in front of her, and said softly: "Pingyang County Duke and Pengcheng County Duke, once they win a big victory, these two will not be easy to suppress. At that time, my husband only needs to be closer to Zhao Guogong on the front line. , don’t get close to Chang’an, lest your majesty think too much.”

"Okay!" Liu Jinyu nodded. She knew what to do and just stayed consistent with the others.

"I remember last year, I had my family stockpile a lot of food." Li Xuan asked in a low voice.

"Yes!" Liu Jinyu nodded and whispered: "There are several large warehouses in Hangzhou, Nanchang, and Chengdu that have a lot of grain stored."

"At the beginning of June, we gradually started to sell it in the north. The price is compared with the market price and the grain is more." After a pause, Li Xuan said: "Winter news, the grassland is drought."

"Ah!" Liu Jinyu raised her head in surprise. She understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words very well.

This autumn, Datang will once again be short of food due to drought.

"My husband knows that Yue Weng's family has a lot of fertile land. After the freeze is over, we will start digging wells to prepare water. The situation may be better in the spring. It will be too late to do anything in the summer." Li Xuan whispered, and the fields of the Nanchang Prince's Palace Most of them are in the south, while drought affects the north more.
"I know." Liu Jinyu nodded seriously.

"The last thing is the family's money." Li Xuan whispered: "This year, I stocked up on some specific medicinal materials and left a secret book for my husband. You can just purchase according to the instructions above. Most of them are used by pregnant women and children."

"The San Jing and the Children's Jing?" Liu Jinyu immediately understood Li Xuan's plan.

The queen wants to publish the "Property Sutra" and the prince wants to publish the "Children's Classic". The least important thing in this is the selection of medicinal materials.

There must be a large number of medicines that are going to have their prices increased, not just for ordinary people, but those who really use them the most are the wealthy families.

"A batch of medicinal materials will be delivered from Changzhou, and the family will coordinate to sell them. But let's not get involved in the business, just introduce some."

Li Xuan paused for a moment and said: "When the medicinal materials here come in, the price of the entire medicinal materials industry will come down. When the time comes, just buy from other places."

"Don't worry, Sir, I will take care of it." Liu Jinyu nodded seriously.

Li Xuan hugged her gently and whispered: "Everything else is trivial. Try not to get involved in the affairs of the East Palace. My husband always feels that something is not quite right."

"Mr. Lang?" Liu Jinyu was a little confused.

"My husband always feels that besides Kai Ming Chongyan and Beimen Bachelor, there are others who are staring at the prince." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head.

Li Xian is always not smart enough and has soft ears. He is too deeply influenced by others and will fall into the trap if he is not careful.

Many people can see that something is wrong, but Li Xian lost himself in the "symbol of a wise king" from others.

Li Xuan leaned close to Liu Jinyu's ear and whispered: "Madam, let's have another child."

"what?"

(End of this chapter)