Tiantang

Chapter 115 Secret Talk with the Emperor
Chapter 123 Secret Talk with the Emperor

"Yang Xiang, Your Majesty summoned me, and I will take my leave." Zhang Xuan bowed his hands to Yang Guozhong, turned around and left with a slight smile.

The corner of Yang Guozhong's mouth twitched, but he strode away without saying anything.

On the road, from time to time, the courtiers of the former Rongwang party who had just been pardoned by the emperor came forward and greeted Yang Guozhong extremely obsequiously, but Yang Guozhong's face was sinking, and he put on airs and ignored him.

Some courtiers left resentfully, while some secretly cursed in their hearts: Your good days, Yang Guozhong, are coming to an end, why are you so arrogant?His Majesty will deal with you sooner or later!The Yang family—hmph!

Left Prime Minister Chen Xilie hastily chased after him, panting and greeted: "Mr. Yang! Take a few steps slowly!"

Yang Guozhong slowed down, letting Chen Xilie catch up, and said calmly, "Chen Xiang, do you need to find out the truth?"

"Mr. Yang, the rebellion will be settled. There are many things. I have many things to ask Mr. Yang for advice. Please..." Chen Xilie hesitated to speak.

In fact, the job request was fake, Chen Xilie had no idea, and it was true that he wanted to talk to Yang Guozhong.

King Rong rebelled. Although Chen Xilie did not follow the thief, he was forced to sign the memorial form and support King Rong as the heir apparent.It was tantamount to leaving some kind of "evidence" on the documents that threatened the emperor, and I was still anxious after all.

Chen Xilie has been an official for decades, and he knows Li Longji's temperament very well.

He knew that for the time being, the emperor would not be too involved in order to stabilize the situation; but afterward, after the situation stabilized, it would be difficult to say anything.The emperor has always been vicious and decisive, and never tolerated the courtiers who betrayed him - in the future, if the future is settled, even though Chen Xilie is in a high position, he may not be spared.

Yang Guozhong looked down on Chen Xilie, an old man who had no integrity and no bones. He was just a grass on the wall, swaying in the wind. Of course he was obedient, but he was not reliable at all.

When Li Linfu came to power, he turned his back on Zhang Jiuling and turned to Li Linfu; after Li Linfu died, Yang Guozhong started his career, and he turned to Yang Guozhong again.And this time Li Wan's rebellion, he sided with Li Wan again, although he had a "forced" side, but who can deny that this old thing is "not a thing"?

Yang Guozhong glanced at Chen Xilie coldly, and said indifferently, "Your Majesty has to decide everything. At this time, we just keep silent."

"Chen Xiang, it's not that a certain family is talking too much. You are also a veteran of the three dynasties. You were born as a scholar. When the storm comes, you don't have a little principle and always sway with the wind. This is not good, very bad."

"Besides, His Majesty is in a fit of anger, and the truth cannot be guaranteed, so Chen Xiang should ask for more blessings."

After Yang Guozhong finished speaking coldly, he walked away.

Chen Xilie's face turned red when Yang Guozhong scolded him, and he trembled in his heart. He watched Yang Guozhong's leaving back and remained silent for a long time.Only when Yang Guozhong was far away did he stomp his feet fiercely and cursed in a low voice: "Little man, you thief!"

Hearing footsteps coming from behind him suddenly, Chen Xilie felt terrified, and quickly shut his mouth.

Ge Shuhan and Cheng Qianli walked side by side, nodded slightly to Chen Xilie, and then walked over.

Cheng Qianli looked at brother Shuhan with some envy, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, brother, you are handsome. This time, King Jingnanqin has made great achievements. Being named the king of the county will not only honor the ancestors, but also be famous in history."

For powerful feudal towns like Ge Shuhan and Cheng Qianli, there is no hope for power and rank, because they already occupy high positions, and there is not much room for improvement; but the title, you can still look forward to it.There are precedents for conferring the duke of the country and the king of the county.

Power in the military can only be vested temporarily in individuals, but titles can affect descendants and bring supreme glory to the entire family.

After becoming the county king, Geshu's family was truly listed among the first-class dignitaries in Chang'an City.

Therefore, Cheng Qianli was somewhat envious.

Ge Shuhan sighed softly, "Brother Cheng, this visit of a certain family just happened to coincide with the meeting—thinking that Zhang Xuan suddenly found a certain head, and a certain family thought of His Majesty Long En, they couldn't refuse."

"This piece of Xuan is really not simple." Cheng Qianli also sighed and said, "I never imagined that there would be such a young talent in our dynasty, who is famous and powerful in the world. I am afraid that Zhang Jiuling back then would be hard to match."

"Zhang Jiuling is a literati, with a scholarly spirit, how can he compare with his young son. A certain family really did not expect that Zhang Jiuling would give birth to such a courageous and courageous son-Brother Cheng didn't know that this son was very strategic and resolute. , quite skillful, and now he is in charge of the military power, and he has soared into the sky, in just one or two years, no one in Chang'an city can match his leadership."

"After Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong started his business. But judging from the present, it will be a matter of time before Yang Guozhong is overwhelmed by Zhang Xuan. Maybe, His Majesty may release Zhang Xuan as a feudal town—"

"Oh? It seems...it seems to be too early to release the feudal town." Cheng Qianli's eyes flickered a little. If Zhang Xuan really became a Jiedushi, he might become the youngest Jiedushi and a prince in the history of the Tang Dynasty. Not only unprecedented but unprecedented.

"Brother Cheng, I have a premonition, a very strong premonition. Your Majesty will definitely support Zhang Xuan to start a family, with only one purpose - originally, I thought it was to check and balance Yang Guozhong, but now it seems that Yang Guozhong is nothing to be afraid of."

Ge Shuhan said in a low voice, "I don't know if Brother Cheng has noticed that An Lushan fled the capital in a hurry and left without warning, but His Majesty pretended not to know anything and didn't mention a word... Guess, His Majesty will not let it go easily."

"That's right, Anlu Mountain is so powerful that it's hard to get back. The lessons learned by King Rong are in front of us. Your Majesty has to be on guard. If you don't take precautions, Anlu Mountain will be reversed in the future." Cheng Qianli nodded, and also gently talking.

The two talked while walking, and after a while, they got into the car and left the palace to go back to the mansion.

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Over there, Zhang Xuan and Gao Lishi went to the imperial study side by side.

Gao Lishi turned his head and glanced at Zhang Xuan secretly, full of emotion in his heart.

Not long ago, Zhang Xuan was an insignificant middle- and lower-level official in the court and an assistant minister of the Eastern Palace that many people disapproved of. But with a flick of a finger, he leapt up into the sky and became an object of awe that ministers of civil and military affairs should look up to.

"Brother Zizhan has done a great job in rescuing him this time, and our family also feels deeply. If there is no brother to act decisively in the face of danger, our family may not see brother Zizhan at this moment."

"The general is overrated. Your majesty has an order. Zhang Xuan has died since he died... The general's support and advice to Zhang, Zhang will never forget it. The general has orders, a message or a letter If the letter goes out of the palace, Zhang will definitely follow it."

Zhang Xuan cupped his hands and said with a smile, his attitude was still the same as before, and he had a little respect for Gao Lishi.

To be honest, although there are so many people in the Tang court, many people are really not as good as a eunuch like Gao Lishi in the eyes of Zhang Xuan.Although Gao Lishi was greedy for money and good things and won the trust of the emperor, he seldom slandered in front of the emperor for personal reasons, framed ministers, and was extremely far-sighted and principled when looking at problems.

Moreover, the rare thing about this person is that he is loyal to the emperor from the beginning to the end, and he will never change his life, and he has a strong character.

"Haha! Well, our family will keep the words of brother Zizhan in mind. If our family is in trouble in the future, we will ask brother Zizhan to rescue us." Gao Lishi laughed, "Let's go, brother Zizhan, don't worry about it." Let Your Majesty wait in a hurry."

Zhang Xuan nodded and quickened his pace with Gao Lishi.

But when he was about to enter the imperial study, Zhang Xuan suddenly stopped and turned his head to look at Gao Lishi and said in a low voice, "General, does Your Majesty intend to abolish the crown prince?"

Zhang Xuan also heard a little about Yang Guozhong and Li Heng's "performance" in the Xingqing Palace where they failed to escape and then burned the palace in anger. From this, Zhang Xuan guessed that the prince must have aroused the emperor's deep hatred.

Gao Lishi sighed softly, but shook his head without making a sound.

Zhang Xuan walked in and saw Li Longji half lying on the bed with a pale face, he knew that the emperor's health might not be optimistic.After the temporary excitement passed, the sickness all over his body reappeared, and Li Longji couldn't hide it even if he wanted to.

The imperial doctor had just left, and Li Longji had just taken the medicine, and the imperial study was filled with the smell of dry medicine.

Zhang Xuan settled down and bowed down, "Minister Zhang Xuan, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Get up." Li Longji stared deeply at Zhang Xuan, but there was no more awe-inspiring power and brilliance in those cloudy old eyes, which were very dim, really dim.

"Yes." Zhang Xuan got up silently and stood aside.

"Zhang Xuan, I have something to ask you."

"Please order, Your Majesty."

"..." Li Longji opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly closed his mouth in embarrassment, his face darkened, and he hesitated for a while before lowering his voice, "Wait for you to check the Rong Palace, have you ever seen Concubine Mei... whether she is dead or not?" Live, give me a letter of approval."

Zhang Xuan's heart skipped a beat.He had neglected this matter, and he didn't know that Concubine Mei had already been released from the palace by Li Longji—I'm afraid that Li Longji would be ashamed to speak about such a secret matter that was so dirty and shameful in the palace.

Thinking of this, he bowed and said softly, "I'll do it now."

Li Longji waved his hands, his voice became slightly trembling and hoarse, "Don't worry about this, just keep it in mind. I asked you to come over and do some errands for me."

"First, all the guards in the palace are replaced, including some people around me. They are all replaced. I am worried that there is still a fish that slipped through the net by King Rong's rebellious party. You must complete this matter as soon as possible."

"Secondly, the Donggong Suwei will be abolished, and the Donggong Suwei will be handed over to the General Habayashiwei's mansion. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes, I understand." Zhang Xuan said respectfully, but he smiled secretly in his heart, knowing that the old emperor's suspicion was getting heavier and heavier, and he was already like a snake, and he could not trust anyone anymore, for fear that another Rong would appear to force the palace. Wang Lai.

It can be seen that the emperor's intention to abolish the prince is getting heavier and heavier.

"Thirdly, pass on my oral order to investigate the guards of honor of the kings and clans. Anyone who violates the law will be severely punished!"

"The minister obeys the order." Zhang Xuan bowed to accept the order.

"Sit down, I still have a few words to say to you, and listen to your opinion." Li Longji said so much in one breath, slightly panting.He collected himself, waved his hand, "Come here, give me a seat."

(End of this chapter)