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

Chapter 995: Acting as emperor, worshiping mountains and rivers
In the main palace of Maduo City, countless soldiers were on guard with swords and guns.

In the main hall, Li Xuan was sitting on a futon, wearing a purple robe with five pythons and five chapters.

On the table in front of him, there was an imperial edict ordering sacrifices from the emperor.

On behalf of the emperor, he offered sacrifices to mountains and rivers.

This is the first time for Li Xuan.

Inexplicably, there was an uncontrollable excitement in my heart.

He shook his head gently to clear his mind.

Li Xuan took out the family letter from her sleeve and read it carefully again.

After a moment, he murmured to himself doubtfully: "Is Li Xian's situation already so bad?"

Not only did he personally convey the emperor's decree, he even personally gave his son a piece of jade secret, which was clearly his intention to win over him.

It seems that as Li Xuan is a royal prince who has made meritorious service in the war, it is reasonable for Li Xian to do this. But if you imagine that he already knows about the mother-son suspicion between him and Empress Wu, you can understand how anxious Li Xian is. .

There is only one core issue.

Is Li Xian really the biological son of Empress Wu?

It makes Ming Chongyan dare to make plans and makes Li Xian extremely suspicious. The truth of this matter is confusing enough.

If Li Xian was smart enough, he should know that he was on the wrong track.

His father was Li Zhi, and his mother could only be Empress Wu.

……

Li Xuan turned over the family letter on the table and couldn't help but shake her head.

No one can get involved in this matter, not even Li Xuan.

If Li Xian continues to be entangled in this matter, or even commits suicide, then Li Xuan will have no choice but to completely separate from him.

"Prince Inspector, you are appreciating the doctor, how can I completely resign from this position?" Li Xuan frowned.

When he was in Chang'an at the beginning of the year, Li Xuan asked the prince to resign because he was going to Changzhou. However, Empress Wu refused, so he did not resign.

It won't be long before Li Xuan returns to Chang'an, so he must resign from this official position.

Li Xian, the core of this matter still lies with Li Xian.

It is most appropriate to operate it through Li Xianzai.

The thoughts in Li Xuan's mind gradually became clear.

Resigning from this position directly is the worst method.

The truly superior method is not to resign but to be promoted to another.

Advance and retreat.

Ming Chongyan wanted to shake Li Xian's position as crown prince, but the emperor could not fail to see it. However, Ming Chongyan's methods were not excessive, and the emperor did not care.

It is even possible that the emperor is looking at Li Xian.

Let’s see how Li Xian handles this matter.

After all, Li Xian will succeed to the throne in the future. If he cannot handle this matter well, I am afraid that the future emperor will not be able to sit firmly.

There are also those close ministers around Li Xian. In this matter, the emperor is not testing them and testing people's hearts at the same time.

Test people's hearts.

Li Xuan's heart sank. In this matter, the emperor's attitude was the most important.

No matter how much others do, if the emperor changes his mind, no matter how much they do, it will be in vain.

Li Zhi has been able to steadily control the situation of the court for more than 20 years, and it is Empress Wu. Although she is extremely capable, she is still suppressed by Li Zhi.

Although Empress Wu had the power to make many decisions in the court, when it came to major matters, she only had the right to make suggestions. The final decision-maker was always Li Zhi.

Everyone in the palace, outside the palace, in the court, in local places, poor families, and aristocratic families was held by Li Zhi in the palm of his hand.

Even Li Xuan, who seemed to be both a local governor and a powerful general, had too much power, but in fact, to the emperor, he was just a pawn used by the emperor to balance the arrogant and powerful generals in the court.

Once the power of the generals in the court was taken back one by one, Li Xuan, a powerful prince, would either lead his people to invade Tubo, or he would have to wait for his military power to be taken away and return to Changzhou to serve as his local governor.

If those people around Li Xian only have their own selfish motives and have no thoughts about Li Xian, then there is no need for them to exist.

And Li Xian, if he really can't control these people, then he is by no means the most suitable emperor candidate in Li Zhi's eyes.

And Li Xian.

Li Xian was later deposed all because of his careless words about giving up the throne to his father-in-law. But were Li Xian's words really casual?

Did Empress Wu really want to abolish Li Xian just because of his casual words?

Behind all this, there are many unknown bloody storms hidden.

……

A rush of footsteps sounded outside the door.

Su Baotong quickly stood outside the door, cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, everyone is here."

"Well!" Li Xuan stood up, wearing a purple five-python five-chapter prince robe, a black three-color seven-beam crown, holding an eight-sided Han sword in his hand, picked up the imperial edict on the table, and walked slowly Just walk out the door.

Every time Li Xuan took a step forward, the Qianniu Guard behind him turned around and followed him all the way to the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

Li Xuan got on his horse, and hundreds of Qianniu Guards behind him got on their horses at the same time.

Wearing gorgeous clothes and carrying a Thousand Ox Sword at his waist.

A group of people defended Li Xuan from the city lord's mansion to the west city.

At this moment, there are countless people waiting outside the West City.

The senior Tang army leaders, led by Liu Shenli, Li Jinxing and others, had [-] right guards and right leading army guards; there were also a number of party leaders headed by Tuoba Sitou, Tuoba Shouji and their sons.

Thousands of party leaders, big and small, all stood respectfully outside.

In accordance with the emperor's order, Li Xuan worshiped the source of the Yellow River. He was on the same level as the angels, and even ranked above Liu Shenli, the commander-in-chief of the northwest gate march.

Seeing Li Xuan going out, Liu Shenli and others immediately bowed.

Qian Niuwei opened the way, Li Xuan went first, followed by Liu Shenli, Li Jinxing and others followed.

Tuoba Sitou, Tuoba Shouji and his son, together with a group of party leaders, followed Li Xuan and walked towards the southwest of Bohai.

Baihai is divided into Yanling Lake and Zhaling Lake. Yanling Lake is located in the east, and the Yellow River comes out of the lake mouth.

To trace the source of the Yellow River, we have to go farther west.

To the west of Zhaling Lake is the Xingxiu Sea, with more than a thousand small lakes and countless swamps. Further to the west are countless small rivers flowing down from the Kunlun Mountains and Tanggula Mountains. Therefore, for now, there is no point in tracing back to the west. In Yanling Lake and Zhaling Just offer sacrifices at the lake.

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An altar was built on the Zhadaoshan Peninsula between Yanling Lake and Zhaling Lake.

Li Xuan was the first to land on the island, followed closely by the others.

A stone tablet was tightly covered by a huge red cloth. I don't know what was written on it.The altar is more than a hundred meters above the water of the lake.

Li Xuan looked around and saw the clean and clear lake surface and the countless bays and depressions between the steep banks.

Looking up and looking eastward, a slender river flows eastward, gathering countless rivers in the mountains and eventually forming the Yellow River, the mother river that gave birth to the entire nation.

Li Xuan stood solemnly in front of the altar. Countless cattle and sheep sacrifices were already placed on the table in front.

Li Xuan picked up the imperial edict and slowly unfolded it.

At the same time, Liu Shenli, Li Jinxing, Li Duozuo, Hei Te Changzhi and others also knelt down immediately.

Tuoba Sitou, Tuoba Shouji, his father and his son, and all the party leaders did not dare to neglect at all, and also knelt down together.

Li Xuan looked at the two lakes in front of her and read: "In the second year of Wei Yifeng, on Ding Chou, in the ninth month of the ninth month, Emperor Ruo said: Yu Xi!

Gai heard that the emperor respected heaven and earth, built mountains and rivers, and practiced etiquette in ancient and modern times.

The rivers and seas are as big as the hundreds of rivers, but now there is no temple.

In the past three generations, they were all between Heluo...

I now order the prince of Nanchang County and the young minister of Honglu Temple to create a temple for the year, with rituals as the annual event, with the Four Seasons as the temple for the rivers and seas as the Luoshui River; with preserved wine as the temple for the year, with the heads of calves raised in various numbers, and with different coins.

Pray for a good harvest for the world, and pray for the strength of heaven and earth.

I pray that the Tang Dynasty will last forever.

Heaven, Earth, Mountains and Rivers, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the Great Sage Emperor Li Zhijing Temple. "

Li Xuan carefully placed the imperial edict on the table, and at the same time bent down and knelt down: "May the heaven and earth work together, the world will have good harvests, the Tang Dynasty will last ten thousand years, the heaven and earth will last ten thousand years, and the emperor will last ten thousand years."

Everyone behind him knelt down and worshiped at the same time: "May the heaven and earth work together, may the world have good harvests, the Tang Dynasty will last ten thousand years, heaven and earth will last ten thousand years, and the emperor will last ten thousand years."

……

In the northeast of Maduo County, dozens of party leaders were tied up and taken to the bank of the Yellow River.

These people were all those who had betrayed the Tang Dynasty and surrendered to Tubo over the years.

One of them is the brother of Tuoba Sitou, the leader of the party.

He is the biggest assistant of the Tibetan ruling party Xiang clan.

The person who betrayed the Tang Dynasty was actually Tuoba Chici, Tuoba Chici, Tuoba Chici's father. Unfortunately, Tuoba Chici had passed away, and the person who succeeded him was his eldest son.

Now Datang killed his eldest son.

Others, with Tuoba Chici's eldest son as the core, gathered together to surrender to Tubo.

Today, Li Xuan was ordered by the emperor to offer sacrifices to Heyuan. These people are also sacrifices.

Further behind, there were countless Dangxiang tribesmen watching this scene.

Their hateful eyes all fell on these big-headed men.

During the years when the Tubo people ruled Dangxiang, the vast majority of Dangxiang people lived a life of slaves worse than pigs and dogs.

Now that things have finally changed, these former rulers are even more eager to sleep with their skins, eat their flesh, and strip them of their skins and bones.

The Tang Dynasty beheaded these people today, which is really satisfying.

Tuoba Sitou was Tuoba Chici's disciple, and he couldn't bear to see his brother beheaded...

The butcher's knife was raised, and heads fell to the ground.

Infinite cheers suddenly broke out.

……

The red cloth on the stone tablet has long been taken off, and all the contents of the imperial edict are engraved on it, except for two lines of words written in large letters.

The Tang Dynasty lasted ten thousand years, and the emperor lasted ten thousand years.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and walked off the altar.

Liu Shenli stepped forward and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty!"

"Commander!" Li Xuan returned the salute and said: "Commander, please work hard and go to Tongtian River."

"Your Majesty, please!" Liu Shenli stepped aside slightly. Li Xuan nodded and took the lead. Liu Shenli quickly followed.

Next, everyone was already on horseback, and then headed towards the Tongtian River at high speed.

After passing the Bayan Har Pass, the number of snowy peaks begins to increase.

Now it is only the beginning of winter, but the sky around Tongtian River is already filled with ice and snow.

Everyone walked along the mountain road and came to Chengduo County.

The surrounding hills are widespread and the number of valleys increases, making it much warmer.

Twenty miles to the southeast, a river several miles wide appeared in front of Li Xuan.

Tongtian River.

Standing by the river, looking at the surging river, Li Xuan suddenly felt awe-inspiring in her heart.

The speed of the river here is not inferior to the most dangerous parts of the Yellow River, or even faster.

Not only that, the river here is several times wider than the Yellow River. Even with Li Xuan's method, it would be very difficult to cross the river.

"When Qinling retreated, all the dozens of wooden bridges upstream and downstream were burned down. If you want to cross the river, you can only go around and pass through the swampy area further upstream. It is not easy for even the Tubo people to walk in that kind of place. ." Wang Xiaojie stood beside Li Xuan, taking a deep breath with a stern look on his face.

"Be careful, talking about Qinling is not easy. There is no way this person can cross the river quietly." Li Xuan was full of fear about talking about Qinling.

"Yes!" Wang Xiaojie turned around, and then went to the altar with Li Xuan.

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After the sacrifice, Li Xuan stood up.

On the stone tablet on one side, the red cloth was taken off, and the emperor's decree was all engraved on the stone tablet.

At this moment, a burst of exclamation suddenly sounded from behind.

Li Xuan suddenly raised his head and looked across the Tongtian River.

A figure of an elder in brown clothes appeared on the other side of the Tongtian River, followed by hundreds of Tubo Jingqi.

On Qinling.

When Li Xuan was offering sacrifices to Tongtian River, Lun Qinling happened to appear.

Look at each other.

By the rolling Tongtian River, Li Xuan's face showed a calm smile, and he bowed deeply to the Lun Qin Mausoleum on the other side.

The waves splashed.

Instantly, Lun Qinling felt a sinister malice.

This battle is not over yet.

(End of this chapter)