Tiantang

Chapter 187
Chapter 196

The cooperation between Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong once again directly reduced Chen Xuanli's military power by half.

Of course, Zhang Xuan had to think about the future when he had a bad relationship with Chen Xuanli.Although he left Chang'an, he never hoped that the control of Chang'an City would fall into Chen Xuanli's hands.

Of course it is impossible to kill Chen Xuanli.Chen Xuanli is a great general of Longwu, with a high position and authority, Zhang Xuan can't move him unless he commits a serious crime.But Zhang Xuan can't move him for the time being, it doesn't mean Zhang Xuan has nothing to do with him.

Zhang Xuan came up with this idea almost at the moment when Chen Xuanli was furious and entered the palace to file a complaint.

Let Yang Lian go to Beijing to divide Chen Xuanli's military power.Yang Lian can be regarded as his former subordinate, and he has the kindness of supporting and supporting him. In addition to Zhang Xuan's friendly relationship with the Yang family, Yang Lian's presence in Beijing is of great benefit to Zhang Xuan.

Although Chen Xuanli's rank is higher than Yang Lian's, Yang Guozhong has the support behind Yang Lian.For Chen Xuanli, who has a shallow foundation in Chang'an City, Yang Lian is enough to become a heavyweight opponent.

Of course, this is just an intention of Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong. Whether it can be realized depends on whether the imperial court approves it.

However, in Zhang Xuan's view, Yang Guozhong personally proposed, and then he played the drums from the side, it was difficult and impossible for Li Heng to refuse.

Yang Guozhong and Zhang Xuan looked at each other and smiled, everything was in the air.

Yang Guozhong cast his majestic eyes on Yang Lian, and said in a deep voice, "Lian'er, why don't you thank the governor for your support?"

Only then did Yang Lian bow down respectfully to the ground, and shouted loudly, "Yang Lian thanked the Governor for his support and support. I will be grateful in the end. From now on, I will do my best for the Governor!"

Zhang Xuan smiled, "General Yang doesn't need to be too polite, Zhang Xuan is just pushing the boat along with the flow and adding to the icing on the cake."

"I only hope that General Yang can lead the army to guard Chang'an. One is to guard the capital, and the other is to assist Yang Xiang to control the situation in Chang'an." Zhang Xuan got up to help Yang Lian up, then turned his head to Yang Guozhong and said with emotion, "Yang Xiang, for the sake of security There will be no chaos in Chang'an if thieves seek rebellion. I hope that Prime Minister Yang can put the overall situation first and maintain the normal operation of the court."

"When the world is safe, the Yang family will prosper. If the world is in chaos, the Yang family will perish. I wonder if Prime Minister Yang and you all think so?"

Zhang Xuan laughed loudly, and cupped his hands, "I still have military affairs, so I will take my leave!"

After speaking, Zhang Xuan turned around and drifted away.

He came to Yang Guozhong's place in order to reach an agreement with Yang Guozhong, and at the same time show his favor to Yang Lian, expressing that he would support Yang Lian to take over the position.Now that the goal has been achieved, he has no interest in staying and wasting time with the Yang family.

Zhang Xuan changed to a carriage in front of Yang Guozhong's residence.

Yang Jinhua took dozens of soldiers and guards to protect him all the way, and walked slowly towards the general's mansion.

But as soon as he walked halfway, he lifted the curtain of the car, ordered the driver to change the road, and went straight to Sheng Wang Li Qi's mansion.

Zhang Xuan's sudden visit surprised Sheng Wang Li Qi.However, despite his ardent reception, he did not discover what Zhang Xuan's intentions were.I just drank a few cups of tea at his house, said a few gossips, and then left.

Five days later is the third day of March, the Great Court Meeting.

The first major topic of this court meeting was of course discussing and agreeing on the marriage between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. It was decided that Princess Wanchun would leave Beijing for Tubo on March [-]th, and Zhang Xuan, who also served as a peace ambassador, would escort her all the way to Tubo.

Princess Wanchun is a direct princess, and as the son's own daughter, this kind of ostentation will naturally not be low.Honglu Temple and the Inner Palace will be busy from now on until Wanchun's marital ceremony leaves Chang'an.

The matter of getting married has long been a foregone conclusion, so naturally there is no dispute, and soon Li Heng made a decision.

But next, Yang Guozhong went out to participate in the performance, saying that the defense of Chang'an was of great importance. Chen Xuanli's [-] soldiers and horses alone were too thin. Yang Lian led the troops and horses of the headquarters to garrison the capital at the same time, and set up the left and right forbidden army yamen and the left and right forbidden army generals.

Naturally, Chen Xuanli was the General of the Left Forbidden Army, and Yang Lian was promoted to be the General of the Right Forbidden Army. The Xuanwu Gate Camp was abolished, and the left and right camps were established in the west and east of the city at the same time.

Yang Guozhong's words are righteous and strict, although everyone can see that he is supporting the younger generation of his Yang family.

Yang Guozhong was "outstanding" in the court, and most of the courtiers followed him.When Yang Guozhong mentioned this, many courtiers immediately agreed with him. For a while, there were divergent court discussions, and Li Heng panicked.

From the bottom of his heart, Li Heng extremely rejected the participation of the Yang family in the Gyeonggi military power.But... But he is not the emperor after all, and his foundation is not stable. He needs to win over the courtiers instead of suppressing them, so he can't directly object at all.

Chen Xilie sighed inwardly, and cast his eyes on the embarrassing Chen Xuanli.

I thought to myself, the old man won't let you challenge Zhang Xuan, if you don't listen to good people, what will happen?Even Yang Guozhong conceded three points to Zhang Xuanli. You, a veteran general from Luoyang, openly opposed Zhang Xuan, wouldn't you be looking for your own death?
Zhang Xuan stood there the whole time, keeping silent.

Li Heng looked at Zhang Xuan and said softly, "Zhang Xuan, what do you think?"

Zhang Xuan took a step forward and said in a loud voice, "Your Highness, I think that Prime Minister Yang's words are very reasonable. How important is Chang'an's defense of the capital's security? A mere 1 people are not enough to protect the safety of the capital. Since Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City has been The two armies have always been divided and stand on top of each other. During the Kaiyuan period, the garrison strength in Chang'an was as high as [-]."

"For the sake of the imperial court's safety, the minister thought that the imperial court should set up the left and right forbidden army yamen separately, increase the number of troops, and let the two armies take turns to guard the palace or defend the capital."

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words fell, Li Heng remained silent and his expression changed.

All the ministers also waited silently. Everyone knew that if Zhang Xuan stood up and expressed his approval, this might be the end of the matter.

Li Heng gradually felt cold in his heart.

He slowly moved his helpless eyes away from Zhang Xuan, knowing in his heart that this was probably the price he had to pay for being suspicious and tempting Zhang Xuan.Of course, without Chen Xuanli, Zhang Xuan probably wouldn't have "counterattacked" like this.

Thinking of this, Li Heng suddenly looked at Chen Xuanli, feeling disgusted in his heart.

Chen Xuanli's heart skipped a beat, and his face suddenly turned pale.He is not a fool, how can he still not understand at this time, the so-called increase in military strength and the separation of the left and right imperial guards are just Zhang Xuan's practical measures to demonstrate to himself.

He was naturally unwilling to be deprived of half of the military power like this, but the crowd was full of enthusiasm, and even Li Heng couldn't do anything about it, let alone him.

I can only eat Coptis chinensis as a dumb person, and I can't tell the pain, so I hold it in my heart.

Li Heng thought about it, and felt a little resentful in his heart.

"Just as Yang Xiang and everyone said, the governor's office and the Ministry of War have full authority to deal with it." He suddenly got up and walked away.

Standing behind him, Li Fuguo shouted at the top of his voice, "His Royal Highness has an edict, we will discuss it another day, and retreat!"

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Li Heng's face was gloomy, and he left Linde Palace without getting into the Luanjia, but walked towards the East Palace with big strides.

Behind him, a group of court ladies, eunuchs and guards followed.

Li Fuguo trotted after him, observed Li Heng's expression, but didn't say anything.

All the way into the East Palace, Li Heng angrily kicked open the door of the study, and walked in.Li Fuguo retreated from the court ladies and eunuchs, and walked in with a cup of tea carefully.

"Your Highness, please drink tea." Li Fuguo said softly and respectfully.

"Don't drink, take it!" Li Heng said in a deep voice.

Li Fuguo had no choice but to take the teacup away again.

"Li Fuguo..." Li Heng said suddenly.

Li Fuguo hurriedly turned around and bowed down, "The servant is here!"

"I heard that Governor Zhang had a close relationship with Sheng Wang Li Qi and Princess Xianyi recently?" Li Heng's voice was gloomy and complicated.

"Yes, the slave got the news that in the past two days, Governor Zhang went to Prince Sheng's Mansion twice, and His Royal Highness Sheng Wang returned to the Governor's Mansion three times." Li Fuguo said cautiously, not daring to exaggerate, let alone make up.

"Zhang Xuan has never had any contact with Sheng Wang, and suddenly he came close, what exactly do you want to do?"

Li Heng muttered to himself, but fell silent.

a long time.

Li Heng suddenly raised his head to look at Li Fuguo, and said in a deep voice, "Li Fuguo, pass on the edict of my palace to posthumously confer the title of Zhang Xuan's father, Zhang Jiuling, as the British Duke, and canonize Zhang Xuan's biological mother, Mrs. Liu, as the British Lady. Give Zhang's mansion a house, Tian Bai Qing, 50 slaves, some gold and silver property."

Li Fuguo was shocked.

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Zhang Xuan and the Liu family went to the palace to thank the prince in person, and they had a banquet in the East Palace that day, and they broke up happily.

Although the two are still chatting and laughing, their relationship is close, and it seems that there is no difference from the past, but both of them know in their hearts that once this suspicion and estrangement arise, it is almost impossible to make up for the suture.

At the same time, Chen Xuanli was canonized by the imperial court as the General of the Left Guards, and Yang Lian was appointed as the General of the Right Guards.

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye it was March [-]th, three days before Zhang Xuan's departure from Beijing, and also the day when Princess Wanchun married Chang'an.

Mrs. Guo Guo's mother and son suddenly asked to return to Shuzhong to take care of them in the future.Li Heng agreed.

But Third Sister Yang's mother and son did not leave Chang'an, no one paid attention or noticed, but a large-scale business firm named "Zhonghua Firm" opened in Chang'an City, and there was a lot of movement.On the day of the opening, many dignitaries in Chang'an, especially the Yang family, came forward to support it, which made the merchants in Chang'an and Datang to speculate about the mysterious background of this firm.

afternoon.Zhang Xuan quietly went out with a few guards, and went straight out of the city to a manor outside the city, which belonged to the Zhang family.

Zhang Xuan entered the garden alone, and let the guards guard outside.

in the bedroom.

Yang Yuhuan lay lazily on the couch, holding a fruit in her hand, looked at Zhang Xuan with a lonely expression and said quietly, "Little friend, if I don't come to my door shamelessly, are you going to leave without saying goodbye?" gone?"

"You feel comfortable leaving and go to Longshuo, but the slave family is left alone to suffer in Chang'an." Yang Yuhuan said, her eyes turned red, and she actually burst into tears.

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