Tiantang

Chapter 119 The Prince's Plea
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Chapter 127

After leaving the mansion, Zhang Xuan turned back and smiled at Xiao Shisanlang, "Brother, this mansion is very spacious. If you don't mind, you can come here with your sister-in-law and live alone in the same courtyard. You and my brothers can talk sooner or later."

Xiao Shisanlang was not polite either, nodded and said, "I have planned this for a long time. The general should not bother with trivial matters. I am not good at such trivial matters in the mansion, but let Zhou Changshi bring a few servants over. Just take care of it. There are two little girls like smoke and jade in the inner house, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

Zhang Xuan smiled, "Okay, I'll take care of everything, brother."

"Zhou Changshi, prepare the horse. I'm going to the palace to meet the Holy Majesty. In addition, all the servants of Prince Rong's mansion must be strictly guarded, and no mistakes will be made."

"Here." Zhou Xuchu respectfully accepted the order and went down to make arrangements.

Zhang Xuan rode into the palace with several guard soldiers.As a powerful upstart in Chang'an City, he has enough capital and reasons to put on a huge honor guard, but Zhang Xuan chose to keep a low profile.

At this moment, the defense of Chang'an City and the defense of the Imperial Palace were handed over to the 7000 soldiers and horses brought by Zhang Xuan to counter the rebellion, which disrupted the original number of troops and automatically transformed into the Imperial Army Habayashi Guard.

And some of the Habayashi guards who followed King Rong's conspiracy to surrender, although "the law does not blame the public", the emperor would not kill thousands of soldiers and horses, but they were "expelled" from Chang'an City in disguise, and scattered among the surrounding twelve guards and horses .

The defense of Lishan Huaqing Palace was handed over to Yang Lian, the new commander of the Jinwu Guards and General Longwu.

But the supreme commander of the Jinwu Guard is still Zhang Xuan.This is equivalent to Zhang Xuan directly controlling the defense military power of the capital and Lishan Palace, and the emperor puts the burden of his own safety in Zhang Xuan's hands.The Habayashi Guard and the Jinwu Guard also had other guards in the states around Gyeonggi, and they were also controlled by Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan had just left his mansion that hadn't been completely "regularized". King Sheng Li Qi, Princess Xianyi, Yang Guozhong, and Mrs. Guo Guo all seemed to have made an appointment, and they sent Zhang Xuan the new general. Congratulations from the government.

Gold and silver are indispensable, needless to say.The most important thing is the servants. If no one takes care of such a huge house, it will gradually fall into disrepair.

Sheng Wang Li Qi sent 10 domestic servants, 10 maids and maids, and 10 kabuki girls each.

Princess Xianyi is almost the same as Sheng Wang Li Qi.

Yang Guozhong also sent dozens of servants and maidservants.

The third sister Yang sent not only a lot of things, but also a very careful heart, and almost every aspect was considered for Zhang Xuan.Domestic servants, furniture, maids, singers and dancers... even three carriages were given away. Shi Zhou Xuchu, the head of the general's mansion, was dumbfounded, wondering if Mrs. Guo had evacuated half of Mrs. Guo's mansion.

It is said that Mrs. Guo Guo's mother and son have a close relationship with the general, which can be seen from this.

Zhou Xuchu didn't dare to make a decision, so he asked Xiao Shisanlang for instructions.Although Xiao Shisanlang is one rank lower than him, he is Zhang Xuan's brother-in-law, and he is absolutely close to him.Zhang Xuan has handed over all the affairs in the mansion to Xiao Shisanlang.Therefore, Zhou Xuchu still wanted to ask Shisanlang Xiao about some things.

Li Susu just moved here with two maids. Xiao Shisanlang knew that Zhang Xuan didn't have the time and energy to think about these things, so he was polite. He chose a quiet courtyard on the left side of Zhang Xuan's backyard as his private residence. .

Xiao Shisanlang was smiling to see Li Susu excitedly leading two maids to tidy up the house, when he heard that Zhou Xuchu had arrived, he smiled, "Zhou Changshi, don't be polite, please come in."

Zhou Xuchu walked in politely and saluted Shisanlang Xiao.

Xiao Shisanlang smiled heartily, "Chou Changshi is too polite, you and I are colleagues, and we are under the command of the general, so we are a family."

"Lord Xiao is a hero in the world, and Zhou admires him very much." Zhou Xuchu smiled and saluted Li Susu, "This is Mrs. Sister-in-law, right? Zhou Xuchu has met Mrs. Xiao!"

Li Susu's pretty face flushed, and she quickly returned the gift, "Li Susu, my servant, has met Mr. Zhou."

"Lord Xiao, just now Sheng Wang Li Qi, Princess Xianyi, Yang Xiang and Mrs. Guo Guo all sent a set of financial gifts, as well as a number of servants and maidservants. I don't dare to be presumptuous, so I came here to discuss with Master Xiao."

Xiao Shisanlang was stunned, and then smiled, "The general has a lot of affairs, and now he has entered the palace. Zhou Changshi has the full power to decide these trivial matters. A certain family is not very proficient in these matters, so they bother Zhou Changshi." gone."

Xiao Shisanlang has just become an official, and in fact he doesn't have any concept of superiors and subordinates. He doesn't even know that Zhou Xuchu's official rank is higher than his, from the sixth rank.So he spoke casually, but how dare Zhou Xuchu care about Xiao Shisanlang.

Xiao Shisanlang's performance in the past few days has already been spread in the army, especially the feat of sneaking into the city wall that night, fighting against hundreds of Yulin guards alone, and opening the city gate to welcome Zhang Xuan's soldiers and horses into the city, it is even more miraculous.Facing such a knight-errant character, Zhou Xuchu felt a bit of natural awe in his heart.

Zhou Xuchu smiled slightly, "The general has no time to deal with these trivial matters. A certain family thought about it, is it like this: King Sheng Li Qi, Princess Xianyi, and Prime Minister Yang accepted the financial gifts, but declined the servants. The relationship between Mrs. Guo Guo's mother and son and the general Very earnestly, I have to give face, so the gifts and servants and maidservants are all accepted to fill the house...Master Xiao thinks this is an appropriate way to deal with it?"

Shisanlang Xiao thought for a while, then nodded, "Yes."

Only then did Zhou Xuchu cup his hands, smiled and said goodbye to the front yard for disposal.

As soon as Zhou Xuchu left, Li Susu smiled softly, "Thirteenth Lang, Zhou Changshi is steady and humble, and he is very smart in his work. He will become the confidant of the general in the future. It will be good for you in the future if you have more contacts with him."

Xiao Shisanlang sighed and nodded.

He entered the official career mainly for his wife Li Susu and the unborn child in Li Susu's womb.Now that he is a husband and a father, he has to make some changes, settle down, and give his wife and children a prosperous and worry-free life prospect.

"Thirteenth Lang, my family wants to take Xiuxiu to live with us, I wonder if Mr. Lang can agree..." Li Susu said again softly.

In fact, Li Susu knew that Thirteenth Xiao took good care of him and obeyed him, but he still didn't make the decision, but asked Thirteenth Xiao for his opinion first.

Xiao Shisanlang smiled, "Lady, that's natural. It's reasonable for my sister to live with us. By the way, my brother mentioned something to a certain family a few days ago: Mrs. Zhang Liu wanted to recognize Xiu The son is a righteous daughter, I wonder what the lady thinks?"

"That's a good thing, it's just that we have overtaken Mrs. Liu." Li Susu was overjoyed, knowing that Zhang Xuan was arranging a decent family background for her sister, and would find a good family to marry in the future, so that she could rely on her for the rest of her life.

Xiao Shisanlang waved his hands and said, "The ladies and sisters are also descendants of famous families, and now they worship Mrs. Liu's knees, and they deserve their names and deserve nothing."

"Mr. Lang, in the future, if you are a servant under the general's account, you should have some etiquette... Don't be older than younger." Li Susu hesitated for a while, but still spoke out what was in his heart softly.

Although Zhang Xuan and Xiao Shisanlang are sworn brothers, their status is very different after all, especially in front of outsiders, as Xiao Shisanlang is a subordinate, if he loses his etiquette, he will be criticized by others.

Xiao Shisanlang groaned, he had his own opinion in his heart, but he didn't say anything more about this matter, and took the initiative to change the topic.

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Zhang Xuan entered the palace.Now that he has the edict and the gold medal, he does not need to notify in advance when he enters or leaves the palace.

Zhang Xuan went straight into the imperial study, but saw an astonishing scene outside the door of the imperial study.

Under the bleak sunshine, Prince Li Heng and Zhang Liangdi brought a group of palace maids and eunuchs in the East Palace to kneel upright outside the door of the imperial study, looking very distressed.

Zhang Xuan was taken aback, glanced at the eunuch Li Jingzhong who was coming forward, and asked softly, "Director Li, the prince is..."

Li Jingzhong had followed Zhang Xuan to participate in the counter-rebellion from beginning to end. Zhang Xuan's courage, strategy and means made this palace eunuch who was quite powerful and scheming secretly awed.

In Li Jingzhong's view, neither Li Linfu before nor Yang Guozhong today can compare with Zhang Xuan.In the next three to five years, Zhang Xuan will surely become the most powerful minister of the Tang Dynasty from the emperor down.

Therefore, Li Jingzhong's attitude towards Zhang Xuan was more respectful than respectful.

"General..." Li Jingzhong whispered in Zhang Xuan's ear, "In the morning, when the prince came to pay his respects, everyone suddenly became furious and scolded the prince for being unkind, unrighteous, loyal, and unfilial... The prince immediately brought Zhang Liangdi to kneel in the imperial study. Foreign pleading guilty, but everyone has not responded."

Zhang Xuan was taken aback, wondering why Li Longji went crazy again.Could it be that the crown prince Li Heng did something to offend the old emperor?
It shouldn't be.At this moment, Li Heng should be more cautious and fearful, how could he bump into the emperor's muzzle again.

Zhang Xuan nodded, and strode over.

Prince Li Heng knelt there numbly, seeing Zhang Xuan approaching, a trace of enthusiasm and longing flashed in his silent eyes.But to Li Heng's surprise, Zhang Xuan did not come to talk to him, but went into the imperial study room under the leadership of the eunuch Li Jingzhong.

The corners of Li Heng's mouth twitched in disappointment, and he lowered his head in frustration.

After this success in quelling the rebellion, Li Jingzhong's status in the palace has greatly increased, and he has become the number one eunuch next to the emperor since Gao Lishi, with a lot of power.

Zhang Xuan entered the imperial study, Li Jingzhong went in to report, and then came out to invite Zhang Xuan in.

"Minister Zhang Xuan, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Li Longji raised his head and stared at Zhang Xuan, his voice was hoarse and low, "Let's get down. Zhang Xuan, have you done everything I arranged for you?"

"The other matters are being handled by the minister. Only... about Concubine Mei, the minister has come to the palace to report to His Majesty in secret." Zhang Xuan took a step forward and said softly.

"how?"

Observing from such a close distance, Zhang Xuan clearly saw the corners of the old emperor's mouth twitching, his face was slightly distorted, and his hands with throbbing veins tightly grasped the cushion, which showed the ups and downs in his heart.

People are selfish, and the old emperor is no exception.He could steal his daughter-in-law unreasonably and bring it into the palace to become a noble concubine, but he couldn't tolerate his son having an affair with his concubine.Even if it is a concubine who has been thrown into the cold palace.

What made the old emperor even more unbearable was that Concubine Mei was pregnant with Li Wan's evil seed.

(End of this chapter)