Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 508 Feiyan Project (1)

On the third day of March in the second year of Shangyuan, the fraud case broke out in the imperial court. The emperor was furious, and Wu Chengsi, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, presided over the case. Entering it, he asked Emperor Gaozong to issue an edict to apprehend all the criminals and bring them to the case. The emperor agreed, and three days later, Wu Chengsi once again made a statement, claiming that the case had been clarified. Xie Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Sun Ze, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and Li Qisheng, a member of the Ministry of Punishment, took advantage of their positions to sell exam questions for the purpose of making huge profits; He was dispatched for three thousand miles, and on the grounds that it was not good for the prince to supervise the country, he issued an edict to announce to the world that Empress Wu would be in charge of the court, with the title: "Queen of Heaven", and the emperor called himself "Emperor" and called the two saints; The Dongdu urgent report spread to Lanzhou. Li Xian was furious when he heard about it, and called Zhang Jianqian, who was on vacation, to discuss countermeasures.

"Your Highness."

Ever since he came to Lanzhou with Li Xian three years ago, Zhang Jianzhi rarely had time to spare, and was busy with official documents in the study every day. As a vacation, I went to the suburbs to stretch my muscles and bones, but I didn't expect that before the city gate was out, I was chased back by Liu Ziming. I knew that something big might happen, so I was mentally prepared. But as soon as he turned around the screen in front of the study door, he was startled by Li Xian's ugly face, but he didn't dare to ask casually, he just walked forward quickly and called out cautiously.

"Oh, sir is back, sit down."

Although Li Xian was staring at the screen, his mind was obviously not here, he didn't notice Zhang Jianzhi's arrival, he didn't wake up until he heard the noise, he turned his neck dully, and squeezed out a thread With a smile that was not much better than crying, he waved his hand to signal Zhang Jianzhi to sit down.

"Your Highness, something happened to Dongdu?"

Zhang Jianzhi looked at Li Xian's face, and didn't rush to speak. Instead, he walked to the opposite of Li Xian, lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down. After a moment of pondering, he tentatively asked a question road.

"Well, Gu guessed it right, the crown prince has lost, sir, please take a look."

Li Xian shook his head dejectedly, pushed the secret letter on the table in front of Zhang Jianzhi, and replied in a bleak tone.

"Queen of Heaven? Well, it seems that His Majesty is very wary of the Crown Prince. If this continues, the Crown Prince will undoubtedly be in danger!"

Zhang Jianzhi is a wise man in the world, he saw the crux of the matter at a glance, his brows immediately frowned, he smacked his lips, and gave a not-so-good conclusion.

"Well, the prince is in danger!"

With the experience of the third generation, Li Xian knows the origin of the "Queen of Heaven" thing. It is not something else, it is the beginning of Empress Wu's overall control of the court, probably because in the previous life, Empress Wu also relied on catching the prince. In this life, the difference between this life and the previous life is only one year. In the previous life, Empress Wu called the "Queen of Heaven" in the first year of Shangyuan, but in this life it was a whole year later. Of course, the court situation at this time is also different from the previous life. The difference is that Li Xian's power in the court and opposition is more than ten times that of the previous life. This may become the basis for Li Xian's decisive victory. In other words, the situation will only be worse than the previous life, not better. As far as Li Xian knows Li Xian, he will never admit defeat. Fighting is an inevitable choice, and the "Xuanwu Gate Change" may be The problem with Li Xian's final solution is that he has no plans, and his defeat must be doomed. Thinking of this, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.

"What will your Highness do?"

Zhang Jianzhi didn't care about the life and death of the prince at all, and he didn't have as many emotions as Li Xian, so he only sighed, and then turned to the main topic.

"Gu hasn't figured it out yet, well, let's put it this way, the crown prince lost so badly, I'm afraid it will be Gu's turn next, hey, the orphan and the queen in Hexi can't get in, so they give Gu a hand in the court hall." Finding some troubles is inevitable, if the predictions are not bad, Le Xiang will undoubtedly be the first to be demoted, as to whether Di Gong will be spared, it is still uncertain."

Li Xian sighed helplessly, calculated with his fingers, and was extremely pessimistic about the upcoming court situation.

"Your Highness, at this moment, stability is the main priority. As for whether the princes in the court will go or stay, you don't have to worry too much. Wait until His Highness enters the East Palace, and then try to transfer them back one by one. .”

What Li Xian can figure out, Zhang Jianzhi can naturally do too. However, he is not as pessimistic as Li Xian, on the contrary, he is a little excited. After all, once the crown prince falls, it will be Li Xian's turn to show off As a counselor, Zhang Jianzhi naturally has reason to cheer up.

"Well, that's the only way to go. When I turn around, I will send a letter to Duke Di, so that everyone in the court will be mentally prepared. Alas, if Gu is in the court, how can such bad things happen? Well, just wait One day in the future, Gu will try to rebuild the rivers and mountains again."

Li Xian felt helpless in his heart, but no matter how helpless he was, he could only accept it with his nose pinched. After careful consideration, he made a decision unwillingly.

"Your Highness is wise, Hexi is the root, but with Hexi in hand, no one can bring His Highness down. As for the rest, just try to straighten it out slowly."

What Zhang Jianzhi was afraid of was Li Xian brazenly declaring war with Empress Wu. Hearing what Li Xian said, the big stone hanging in his heart immediately fell to the ground, and he hurriedly praised him.

"Well, the crown prince's defeat was too fast and too miserable, and his counterattack is bound to be fierce. Maybe it will be clear in two or three years. I'm afraid the time to be alone is a little tight." Li Xian shook his head. After a short pause, he continued, "Perhaps the 'Flying Swallow Project' should be put on the agenda as soon as possible. Do you have any advice on this, sir?"

"Well, Tubo Zanpu is already sick in bed, so there is nothing wrong with it from now on, but with such a change, the overall government affairs in Hexi may have to be rearranged."

After Zhang Jianzhi frowned and thought about it for a while, he didn't object to Li Xian's proposal, but felt quite a headache about the work arrangement of the government affairs.

"Well, it's settled like this, and the government affairs will bother you a lot." Li Xiansu was very decisive, and there would be no delay in making up his mind. After saying politely to Zhang Jianzhi, Immediately raised his voice and shouted loudly: "Zi Ming!"

"The end is here!"

Liu Ziming had already been waiting outside the door. Hearing Li Xian's call, he dared not neglect to go, so he hurriedly strode into the room and answered loudly.

Li Xian didn't talk nonsense, and ordered in a calm voice: "Immediately send a letter to Lu Shizhang to start the 'Flying Swallow Project'!"

"promise!"

Liu Ziming didn't know the connotation of the "Flying Swallow Project", but he didn't dare to ask any more questions, he hurriedly agreed, and left the study in a hurry, and went to arrange related matters without mentioning it.

Logically, the capital of the Tubo Kingdom, which is now Lhasa, was originally named Reasha, which means a place where yams swarm in and out. It was originally a grazing land under the jurisdiction of the Subi tribe. This——After Songtsan Gampo defeated the Subi tribe, he led his ministers and subordinates to Jiquwotang from the west of Mozhugongka to cut off the north channel of the Jiqu River and let the river drain to the south of the mountain, making the surrounding area of ​​the Red Mountain appear. A large plain, where Songtsan Gampo built palaces, temples, and housing for the military and civilians, making it the capital of the dynasty. The city was built around the Red Mountain, with a population of nearly 20. It is the largest city on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is the military and political center of the Tubo Dynasty. The outer city is the residence of civilians, and the inner city is the residence of the dignitaries. The closer the residence is to the Red Mountain, the more noble their status and the more luxurious their life. Of course, there are exceptions. There are also some, and Herzzan is one of the special cases. Although his residence is located at the foot of the Red Mountain, next to the Royal City, it seems extremely noble, but it is not. , year after year is not as good as year after year. Although he still retains the title of Uncle Wang, he is actually an idler without a salary. On the ground, there was a commotion in the mansion again.

"Bring the wine, bastard, everyone is dead, why don't you hurry up and get the wine, hurry up and get the wine!"

Hezzan, who had a hangover, struggled drowsily from the bed that had been sleeping most of the night, picked up the wine jar with dim eyes, and wanted to drink again, but it took a long time , I didn't see a little bit dripping from the wine jar, so I couldn't help making a fuss, holding the jar and throwing it to the ground hard, but I kept yelling nonstop.

"Old, master, no, there is no more wine, and you have to finish the last jar in the cellar."

Hearing a muffled cracking sound in the room, an old servant hurriedly rushed in. Seeing Herzan throwing a temper tantrum, the old servant was obviously frightened and hurriedly stammered to explain.

"What? No wine? I'll kill you! You bastard, get the wine, get the wine!"

The wine bug in Herzzan's belly was fierce, he would not listen to someone's explanation, and under his rage, he didn't care that the old servant was a loyal person who had watched over him since he was a child. He got up, raised his hand, picked up a few pawns and threw them at the head, scaring the old servant and running away in a hurry.

"oops!"

It didn't matter if the old servant jumped away, but it made a man in Chinese clothes who had just poked his head in from the door smashed right on the ground. Unprepared, he was smashed and screamed miserably.

"Ah...Damn, damn, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, brother Wangsong Tsering, you are fine, my brother definitely didn't mean it, Haihan, Haihan."

Hearing the wrong voice, Hertzan immediately woke up from the hangover, took a closer look, and saw that the person lying on the ground and screaming was Wangsong Tsering, a close friend, and couldn't help panicking, rushing over in a hurry. Apologizing repeatedly, two blushes of apology appeared on his swarthy old face which was extremely rare.

(End of this chapter)