Tiantang

Chapter 169 Zhang Xuan's Ambition (Part [-])
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Chapter 176 Zhang Xuan's Ambition
East Palace.

Li Heng led Chen Xilie into the study room, Li Fuguo waited there for a long time, he was worried when he waited for the crown prince not to come, suddenly saw Li Heng and Chen Xilie come in together, he couldn't help being surprised.

Li Fuguo hesitated to speak.

Li Heng smiled indifferently, waved his hands and said majesticly, "Chen Xiang is the humerus that this palace relies heavily on. If you have anything to say, it's okay to say it!"

Li Heng's light words made Chen Xilie grateful, but made Li Fuguo terrified.

He came to the East Palace today to secretly report Zhang Xuan's movements to the crown prince, how could he say it in front of Chen Xilie, once the news leaked out, he would die a miserable death.Before Zhang Xuan fell from power, trying to crush Li Fuguo to death was not much different from crushing an ant.

But when it comes to this point, it is impossible not to speak.

Li Heng said in a deep voice, "If you have something to say, hurry up, I still need to discuss state affairs with Prime Minister Chen."

Li Fuguo had no choice but to grit his teeth, bowed down, and said in a low voice, "Reporting to Your Highness, General Zhang went to visit His Majesty in the imperial study today, and returned within half an hour. In addition, when His Highness visited His Majesty yesterday, Her Highness Princess Wanchun was also there."

Li Fuguo spoke very fast. When he said that Zhang Xuan went to the imperial study, Li Heng didn't take it too seriously.After all, it was reasonable for Zhang Xuan to visit the old emperor, but Li Heng frowned slightly when Li Fuguo said that Zhang Xuan stayed in the imperial study for more than half an hour.

The old emperor didn't wake up much, why did Zhang Xuan stay there alone for so long?

When Li Fuguo vaguely said that Princess Wanchun had entered and exited the imperial study yesterday, Li Heng was shocked suddenly, and raised his eyes to stare at Li Fuguo with dignity.

Li Fuguo's heart trembled, but he stood there calmly.

Li Heng is not a fool either, he can naturally hear Li Fuguo's hint.As a result, the doubts in his heart were faintly resolved - no wonder Zhang Xuan suddenly wanted to be released as a feudal town, and it turned out that he had leaked out a secret conversation with the old emperor that could not be taken seriously!

Li Heng's eyes became gloomy and cold. He glanced at Li Fuguo and said calmly, "Go back quickly, and you must guard the imperial study. Don't let anyone disturb your father at will. The oral order of the palace is passed on without the permission of the palace. Anyone, including The prince's children are not allowed to visit His Majesty!"

Li Fuguo didn't dare to say anything more, he bowed down and bowed before taking his orders and leaving.

Li Fuguo left, and Li Heng fell into a long silence.

Chen Xilie didn't dare to interrupt, and sat quietly on one side, also silent.

At this moment, Li Heng was a little confused, a little relieved, and a little panicked at the same time.

He has trusted and relied on Zhang Xuan for too long, and Zhang Xuan is secretly planning and taking care of everything about him. Once he loses Zhang Xuan, his military adviser and backer, he will feel empty.

He knew very well in his heart that the grudge between the two had already arisen due to various reasons.That being the case, it is not a bad thing to let Zhang Xuan leave Chang'an and release the feudal town.It's just that Li Heng was still worried. Without Zhang Xuan, would he be able to hold Yang Guozhong?

Although the Chen Xilie in front of him is also a veteran of the three dynasties, but... Li Heng has no idea.

After pondering for a long time, Li Heng raised his head to look at Chen Xilie and said with a slight smile, "Chen Xiang, my palace has only a short time to act as an agent of state affairs. From now on, I will rely on Chen to get along a lot. Please feel free to correct me."

"In the future, if this palace ascends to the great position, there will be rewards for Chen Xiang."

Li Heng said softly, with a solemn look on his face, which was a kind of solemn promise.

Chen Xilie was ecstatic in his heart, bowed generously and said, "The old minister should spare no effort to share His Highness's worries, and vow to die!"

"Nowadays, the imperial court is troubled by internal and external troubles, and the father's body is in danger, so I am anxious." Li Heng sighed, "How can Prime Minister Chen teach me the current plan?"

Chen Xilie thought for a while, he knew that he had to show something, otherwise Li Heng's trust would not be so solid.He had to let Li Heng see his own energy in order to gain weight in his heart.

"Your Highness, I think that His Highness is the first to grasp the military power. With the military power in hand, the world will be stable." Chen Xilie said softly, "Zhang Xuan's release as a feudal town is the prelude to His Highness's grasp of military power. Zhang Xuan has always been loyal to His Highness. He led the army in Longshuo, on the one hand to resist Tubo, and on the other hand, to shake the world for His Highness."

"The governors of the eight major governor's mansions are all selected by His Highness, and they are naturally loyal to His Highness. As long as His Highness comforts you a little, the world will be stable."

"Anlu Mountain is a serious threat to the Tang court. In the eyes of the veterans, only Zhang Xuan can resist. Your Highness supports Zhang Xuan. When Zhang Xuan gains a firm foothold in Longshuo, if An Lushan rebels in the future, Zhang Xuan will definitely lead the army. Block Anlu Mountain, the mainstay is in the middle, and defend the country and the country of His Highness."

At this point in Chen Xilie's words, he paused slightly, because he had already seen Li Heng's face darken.

Li Heng frowned and said, "I am afraid that Zhang Xuan will not be An Lushan's opponent, and besides supporting the vassal town, An Lushan's lessons learned from the past, I have to worry..."

Li Heng did not expect that Chen Xilie would speak for Zhang Xuan.

Chen Xilie gritted his teeth, and said softly, "Please forgive me for overstepping. The old minister dared to think that Zhang Xuan contributed a lot to His Highness's position as the Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom... No matter how you look at it, Zhang Xuan will only be loyal to His Highness. , and in fact, if he leaves His Highness, his position of power today will also be lost."

"In the eyes of veterans, Zhang Xuan is different from Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong. Yang Xiang exercised power mostly for his own self-interest, while Zhang Xuan's emphasis on power was intended to protect the country and the people. Therefore, Zhang Xuan may be a powerful minister in the future, but he will never become a courtier and a courtier. Traitor."

"His Royal Highness should help Zhang Xuan to be the leader of the feudal town externally, resist Anlu Mountain externally, and intimidate Yang Guozhong internally, forming a three-legged confrontation." Chen Xilie said with emotion, "Thanks to His Royal Highness's kindness and kindness, what the old minister said is from the public heart, please also Think twice, Your Highness!"

Li Henglue pondered for a moment, then burst out laughing, "My palace agrees with Chen Xiangzhi's words. Although I am worried that the feudal town will be too big to lose, Zhang Xuan is, after all, my palace's most important minister. With him as the head of the feudal town, my palace will also You can feel at ease."

Li Heng had to admit that what Chen Xilie said was indeed reasonable.At the moment, he can only trust Zhang Xuan to continue to reuse Zhang Xuan, because he has no one else to use, and Zhang Xuan has been working hard for him.Relatively speaking, Zhang Xuan can still be trusted.

As for whether Zhang Xuan's meeting will become the second Anlu Mountain in the future, that is a matter of the future.At present, for Li Heng, the most important thing is to ascend the throne smoothly and eliminate the foreign trouble of An Lushan.

"Your Highness, the old minister has one more word." Seeing that Li Heng obeyed his advice, Chen Xilie was heartened.At the very least, this prince can listen to the loyal advice of his courtiers, unlike the old emperor who is self-righteous and self-righteous.

"Chen Xiang, please speak."

Li Heng smiled slightly.

"Your Highness can order that [-] soldiers and horses from Longshuo be transferred to the Governor's Mansion in Henan Province, and Chen Xuanli's troops from Henan Province will be transferred to Beijing to guard the capital.

Li Heng's eyes brightened, but he heard Chen Xilie say again, "The Jinwu Guard of the Imperial Guard under the command of Zhang Xuan is under the control of Zhang Xuan. If Chen Xuanli takes the post of the Imperial Command, it will take time to gain a firm foothold. Why don't the soldiers and horses under Chen Xuanli's army Let’s transfer to Beijing together, in this way, the defense of Chang’an’s capital will be as solid as gold, and His Highness can rest easy.”

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Yang Yuhuan is living with Third Sister Yang these few days, and she doesn't want to stay in this palace anymore.Anyway, with the old emperor's appearance, no one in this palace cares about her, she just leaves the palace to live in Mrs. Guo's mansion when she is free.

Zhang Xuan walked into the hall slowly, and Third Sister Yang had a gleam of tenderness in her eyes, she got up and smiled, "Zizhan, my slave and your empress are waiting for you to have dinner together."

Yang Yuhuan frowned, staring at Zhang Xuan and said softly, "I heard that you want to release the feudal town? Go to Longshuo? How can this be done? You have no foundation in the army to go to Longshuo, and it will take a long time to gain a foothold ; And in the capital, you are an important official in the court, and your foundation is getting deeper and deeper, who dares to underestimate you?"

Zhang Xuan didn't explain immediately, just smiled and sat beside Yang Yuhuan.

"That's right, Zizhan, what do you think? It's good to stay in Chang'an. When the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, you will be an undisputed minister of the auxiliary country, and Yang Guozhong will also be subordinate to you. Well, let's go to Longshuo What for?" Sanjie Yang also asked in agreement.

It was precisely because of this news that the two women sent someone to invite Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief, he had a far-reaching plan in his heart, and it was not appropriate to tell the two women clearly.

After thinking for a while, he said softly, "The Tang court seems to be prosperous and prosperous, but in fact there is a hidden crisis. Troubled times are approaching, and the only way to do so is to support yourself. I will take this step sooner or later, but it is half a year in advance That's all."

"Don't worry, although I'm leaving the capital, I'm still in control of the affairs of the capital." An extremely confident smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth, "The crown prince must rely on external forces to check and balance Yang Guozhong and An Lu. Shan, besides me, he has no better choice... The process may be complicated, but there is only one result. As long as Yang Guozhong and An Lushan do not fall, my position will be very stable."

"Yang Guozhong must cooperate with me in order to keep himself and the Yang family. He knows better than anyone else that if I stumble, he will be the first to suffer——Li Heng will attack him first."

"In the current situation, I, Yang Guozhong, and Anlu Mountain, the three-legged confrontation is difficult to break. It is far better for me to stay in the capital than to support Longshuo. It doesn't take much. Just give me a year... What is Anlu Mountain like? Daozai?"

"His Highness will do his best to support me to gain a firm foothold in Longshuo, because he has no choice." Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "Besides, I have been planning and arranging for this day for a long time."

Third Sister Yang frowned and said nothing, it was not difficult for her to fully understand Zhang Xuan's words.

After all, Yang Yuhuan is a noble concubine of the dynasty. Although she doesn't like power struggles, she is living in the vortex of power struggles, so how can she not understand some of the twists and turns?Therefore, as soon as Zhang Xuan said it, she realized it.

"Sure enough, my family is right. This little enemy has a lot of ambition."

(End of this chapter)