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

Chapter 962: How does an unfilial prince behave as a king?

East Palace, in front of the side hall.

Two plump women wearing green skirts and pink shoulder gauze were whispering something.

"The King of Nanchang is so lucky. He just gave birth to a daughter last year. His Majesty immediately made him the county head. If he has another son this year, wouldn't he immediately make him the county princess?" The woman on the left said softly with eyes full of envy. : "In this world's clan, apart from a few princes, I'm afraid the King of Nanchang is the most favored."

"Dalang is still close." Another woman sighed and said: "Since the fall of the Helan family, there have been no outstanding people among my relatives in the Wu family."

It turned out that these two women were girls from the Wu family. They were hiding in a remote corner of the East Palace and chattering in low voices.

However, they did not notice that in the side hall, there were two maids huddled inside, not daring to move.

"Helan Minzhi, Helan Minyue." The woman on the left looked around, and then whispered: "Helan Minyue was very favored back then, and he was a saint..."

"You don't want your life. You dare to say these random things." Another woman quickly stopped her.

"What can't be said? Who doesn't know what happened back then." After a slight pause, the woman on the left said angrily: "Who doesn't know what happened to Helan Minyue and Wu...Mrs. Korea? Mother and daughter together... "

"Okay, stop talking." Another woman pulled hard to hold him back.

The woman on the left mumbled and didn't care, but deliberately lowered her voice and said: "Don't worry, there are only two of us here, that's why I said it...and think about it, this is nothing, the rumors back then were even worse than they are now. Even more ruthless, mother and daughter, if nothing else, they are the prince. Didn't some people say that he was born to a Korean lady?"

At this time, the other woman didn't stop her even if she wanted to, and pointed at her companion who was trembling for some reason.

"What the hell are you talking about? You just say it's okay?" The woman on the left glanced at her, held her head high, and snorted coldly: "We are not the only two who know about this matter. The descendants of the Wu family, who doesn't know... "

"Stop talking such nonsense, I'm leaving." The other woman did not dare to stay any longer.

Who knows, what nonsense will come out in a while.

"Slow down and wait for me." The woman on the left looked around and quickly chased after her.

After both of them disappeared completely, the two maids in the palace came out in fear, then supported each other and walked away.

After everyone left, Ming Chongyan walked out from the back of the palace with an indifferent expression.

"Whether that incident back then was true or false?" Ming Chongyan turned sideways and looked in the direction of Zichen Hall with a confused look on his face.

Ming Chongyan went to Yeting several times, but he only found some rumors.

All the maids and chamberlains who were close to the matter in the palace died, and no one survived.

He also found an old palace maid from Yeting who had fallen in love with Yexiang, and then asked some rumors from her mouth.

But the palace maid who looked very old was only in her early thirties.

"If the prince is really not the heir of the Queen of Heaven, then he must not be allowed to ascend the throne." Ming Chongyan turned and looked in the direction of Yichun Palace with a cold expression.

He has never liked Li Xian.

Because Li Xian's ears were too soft, he would change his mind if the officials in the palace spoke a few words in his ears.

Such a prince, who will become emperor in the future, may be regarded as a holy master who rules from the top down in the eyes of some ministers; but in the eyes of Ming Chongyan, he is just a puppet who can be manipulated at will.

The successor of the Queen of Heaven and the Saint must not be such a person.

The woman on the left just now and one of the two palace maids behind are all members of Ming Chongyan.

It is not difficult to place people in the East Palace. What is difficult is to convey the news to the outside world.

It is not difficult to place people among the Wu family members.

Empress Wu has always been very strict with the people of the Wu family, and there are many people in the family who are not living well.

"It seems that tonight, there will be one more dead body in the East Palace." Ming Chongyan looked calm, using a dead chess to reveal what happened back then was very cost-effective for him.

As for the future, Ming Chongyan was not worried that Li Xian would find out the truth.

Even Ming Chongyan couldn't find out what was inside, let alone Li Xian.

Not to mention, every time the prince takes a step in the investigation, Ming Chongyan will kill him one step ahead.

Under this situation, Li Xian's character may become more and more suspicious.

Under suspicion, the relationship between mother and child will naturally become estranged.

How can an unfilial prince behave as a king?

As long as this rumor is confirmed, Li Xian's position will be over.

Suddenly, Ming Chongyan paused slightly and chuckled from the corner of his eyes: "Li Jingye, don't you have a good relationship with the prince? Then let's make your relationship even better."

There are also King Cao and King Yue.

In Ming Chongyan's mind, a series of plans have quietly flowed through.

An endless mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood seemed to flash through his eyes.

If Li Xuan was in person, he would definitely know.

Ming Chongyan was possessed.

Liu Yizhi's death was a huge blow to him.

……

In Prince Peng's Mansion, Liu Jinyu was lazily leaning on the bed, while Liu Shubi and Liu Qiongyu were helping her look after the child.

Liu Qiongyu couldn't help but asked: "Third sister, why do you have children again? One child a year. How many children will you have in the future?"

"Three or five are always needed." Liu Jinyu teased Liu Qiongyu and said, "Wu Niang, you are blessed to have many children. When you get married in the future, you will also have a few more children for your husband."

"No, I don't want it." Liu Qiongyu said with a crying face, "I don't want a big belly, it's so uncomfortable."

"Hahaha!" Liu Jinyu couldn't help laughing.

Liu Shubi on the side also pursed his lips and smiled softly, and the depression he had been feeling was much less.

"Well, it is inevitable for women to have children. You will understand when the time comes." Liu Jinyu sighed softly, then picked up the letter beside him and read it.

It had been more than ten days since Li Xuan left Chang'an. He started sailing all the way, but the speed was not very fast. Later, even if he changed horses and went directly from Taozhou to Changzhou, the speed was still not fast because there were too many people around him.

Among them are several old Taipusi and craftsmen who will serve as supervisors.

Li Xuan went even slower to take care of them.But fortunately, we finally arrived in Changzhou.

The governor's office of Changzhou was established, and yamen at all levels in Changzhou and yamen at all levels in the six counties of Changzhou were quickly established.

The first important thing was the state soldiers, two thousand Tuyuhun soldiers and one thousand Hangzhou soldiers, which quickly spread throughout Changzhou.

City gates, checkpoints, rivers, all the key points are in Li Xuan's hands.

Officials at all levels only rested for two or three days before Li Xuan rushed them to take office, sorting out their fields, opening up mountain roads, and subscribing to detailed household registers...

When spring comes and flowers bloom, Changzhou will immediately get into the busy business of spring planting.

Liu Jinyu looked at the letter in her hand and read it over and over several times. There was not much written by her husband about military affairs.

Just reading the whole letter, it seems that this is a normal daily life in the border state, and there is no mention of the war in Tibet.

It seems that in Li Xuan's eyes, there is no such thing as war with Tubo.

It's not that she doesn't mention these things to reassure her, but that her husband is confident enough to win this year's battle.

Arrogant?
Liu Jinyu shook her head slightly. She knew in her heart that her husband had too many tricks that he did not show in front of her.

It's not that she doesn't want to, it's because she stays in Chang'an day and night, and there are some things that would harm her if she knew about them.

Recalling several battles last year, his husband used a thousand cavalry to overthrow tens of thousands of Tibetan and Tuyuhun cavalry. Liu Jinyu believed that his husband had this strength.

This matter did not spread in Chang'an. After all, a royal prince of the clan had made such a great contribution, which would definitely shock the government and the public.

Things were quietly suppressed by others intentionally or unintentionally.

In the entire Chang'an, the entire court, and even the entire army, not many people knew about this matter.

Even in the eyes of some people in Xue Rengui, Li Xuan is just a rookie who emerged at the same time as Wang Xiaojie, Hei Te Changzhi and others.

But Liu Jinyu knew that Li Xuan's strength was not that high. Now that he had the support of the entire Changzhou behind him, he might be even more powerful.

In other words, Datang will definitely win this battle this year.

So after this battle, how will the DPRK and China award rewards?
Liu Jinyu gently touched her belly with soft eyes...

"Princess." Li Bi's voice sounded outside the door.

Liu Jinyu glanced at Liu Qiongyu and Liu Shubi, and they immediately became dignified. Then Liu Jinyu said, "Come in, what's the matter?"

Li Bi walked in with a worried look on his face, bowed and handed a secret letter to the desk, and at the same time said: "A member of the Ministry of War has sent a letter."

Liu Jinyu frowned and raised his head slightly. Liu Shubi had quickly handed the secret letter to Liu Jinyu's hand.

Liu Jinyu opened it and took a look, her brows instantly furrowed with a sharp expression.

But in an instant, Liu Jinyu completely relaxed and looked down at her belly.

Suddenly, she smiled. She was only a month pregnant now, so what could she do?

Immediately afterwards, Liu Jinyu picked up the secret letter again and read it again.

The Queen of Heaven wanted to make Qu's daughter a native of Nanchang, Prince Teng.

Liu Jinyu's breathing became heavier again. She was going to take a concubine for her prince!

According to Tang law, concubines can be divided into Ru people and Teng people.

There are three levels of royal titles in the clan: prince, heir king and county king.

Neither the heir king nor the county king had any children.

The legitimate daughter of the Dugu family married into the prime minister's palace as a child.

Law of the Tang Dynasty: Two princes, children, and concubines are considered to be of the fifth rank; ten concubines are considered to be of the sixth rank; heirs, princes, and ten concubines of the first rank are considered to be of the sixth rank.

When the daughter of the Qu family married into the Nanchang Prince's Palace, she was a sixth-grade concubine.

Of course, this is an official rule. At home, if the prince favors a concubine, he can also make her a concubine at home.

Once the main concubine dies, the side concubine can become the main concubine.

Liu Jinyu immediately felt the deep malice coming from the palace.

Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Bi and asked softly: "Does the prince not know about this?"

Li Bi quickly shook his head and said: "This matter is an edict that was just handed down from Menxia Province. After Lai Gong read it, he told Mr. Lai. According to Mr. Lai, the edict was sent directly to Fuqi City without being sent to Fuqi City. Come home."

Liu Jinyu pursed her lips into a sneer, nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

Li Bi bowed and said: "Princess, does this matter need to be reported to the prince immediately?"

Liu Jinyu thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "It seems that this matter was brought to the family by the father-in-law and the son. In fact, it does not mean that the palace is ventilating."

Liu Jinyu took a deep breath. The content of the imperial edict was confidential. Although Laijia had a close relationship with the Nanchang Palace, he would not transmit the content of the edict so quickly.

It can only be said that this is what the palace means.

The palace is watching her!

"We don't do anything, just pretend we don't know. If nothing happens, the prince will give me a reasonable explanation." Liu Jinyu smiled slightly.

She knew Li Xuan best. Since Li Xuan didn't know about this kind of thing at the beginning, he would definitely handle it very well in the future.

Liu Jinyu doesn't have to worry at all.

"Sister!" Liu Shubi looked at Liu Jinyu with a worried look.

At the age of 16, Liu Shubi was already taller than the average man, with a pretty face, dignified manner, and charming eyes.

If it hadn't been for what happened before, she might have been able to marry into a good family, but...

Liu Jinyu's heart suddenly moved, and then she looked deeply at her sister.

Concubine.

(End of this chapter)