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Chapter 289 Zhang Xuan's Attitude!

Chapter 296 Zhang Xuan's Attitude!

Zhang Xuan stared at Li Heng and the others slightly, his expression became solemn, his skirt lifted, and he knelt down on the ground towards Li Heng, and said loudly: "My minister, Zhang Xuan, has been called back to Beijing to report on my duties, and I will pay my respects to Your Highness. Your Highness Meng and everyone My lord comes out to welcome you, and the minister is terrified!"

Zhang Xuan's gaze was sharp but clear.

Li Heng looked at Zhang Xuan, and when their eyes met, they each read what they wanted from the other's eyes.

Li Heng's heart became hot, knowing that Zhang Xuan's professing his minister in public and resolutely bowing down was nothing more than a formal expression of his attitude.He is still Zhang Xuan, the former assistant minister who entered the East Palace to help him emerge, and will not change in any way because of his great military exploits and being crowned king and general.

Li Heng pursed his lips, stepped forward and leaned over to help Zhang Xuan with both hands, and said eagerly, "King Yongning is a pillar of the court, a minister of meritorious service, it is only right for me to lead all the ministers out of the city to welcome you! Come on, Zizhan , please get up!"

Li Heng helped Zhang Xuan up, and the two looked at each other with a smile, everything was silent.

Li Heng took Zhang Xuan's hand, and the two walked towards the city together affectionately, calling "Zi Zhan Zi Zhan" one after another, with an extremely intimate attitude.

The two old foxes, Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie, secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They were a little worried that Zhang Xuan would become arrogant and disregard Li Heng now that he had unrivaled meritorious service and royal military power, which would lead to further development of their relationship. It got worse; unexpectedly, Zhang Xuan expressed his attitude the first time he saw Li Heng, without any sloppiness.

While walking, Chen Xilie admired secretly in his heart, "Sure enough, he is a young hero, with his own world in his chest, and it is not without reason that he is so successful. This kind of courage and bearing alone, the decisiveness of making a decisive decision, is beyond human reach!"

But Zhang Jiyong, Chen Xuanli and others looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling very depressed, as if they had eaten shit.

They have gradually stood on the opposite side of Zhang Xuan, and they are almost in danger, but their loyal masters are trusted by Zhang Xuan, isn't this a big joke?

"Zizhan, how is the situation in Qinghai? The imperial army has taken so much land from the Tubo people, will the Tubo people feel unwilling to fight back again?" Li Heng asked casually, still holding Zhang Xuan's hand.

Zhang Xuan smiled softly, "Your Highness, the minister has made arrangements. After several battles, the Tubo people have been defeated repeatedly, losing troops and generals, and the national power has been greatly damaged. Besides, there is currently civil strife in Tubo, and the new king of Tubo, Stanley, is completely unable to take Qinghai into consideration. Of course , even if the Tubo people counterattack Qinghai, I have sufficient preparations."

"I sent half of Longshuo's troops and nearly 6 troops to Qinghai and Liangning prefectures, and set up defenses throughout the old Tuyuhun. Gu Xi sits in the hinterland of Ningzhou. Our army is strong and our soldiers are united. If the Tubo people dare to attack again, they will never come back!"

"Okay, okay!" Li Heng was in a good mood, and said "good" several times in succession.

Zhang Xuan smiled again and continued, "Your Highness, to defend this land with a radius of thousands of miles, one must guard it with heavy troops, and the other must immigrate to open up wasteland and farmland, and establish towns to govern it. This requires a lot of manpower, material resources, food, grass and supplies. The minister has mobilized The strength of the whole town of Longshuo is to support the defense of Qinghai and Liangning prefectures. However, the power of a town of Longshuo is limited after all, so please be kind to His Highness, and transfer the prefectures and counties of Hexi, Anxi and Fanyang to support Longshuo."

"Your Highness, the entire hometown of Tuyuhun is rich in water, grass and fertile land. Farming and raising horses is enough to support millions of soldiers and civilians. If it is managed well, not only will there be no hidden dangers of Tubo people invading the border of the Tang Dynasty, but it will also greatly enhance the national power of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Heng laughed loudly, "Zizhan, this palace has already thought of these things. I have already summoned Ge Shuhan from Hexi, Yang Kai from Anxi, and Anlu Mountain from Fanyang to dispatch food and supplies to Longshuo. Moreover, I was worried about your lack of troops, so I ordered Yang Qi and Ge Shuhan to send [-] troops to Qinghai to accept the control of the Longshuo Metropolitan Government."

Zhang Xuan was overjoyed, "Thank you Your Highness, this is really a timely gift..."

The two held hands and walked towards the city almost side by side.Both sides of the road are overcrowded. Whether it is the Habayashi guards who maintain order and guards, or the crowd of common people and merchants who join in the fun, they all look at Zhang Xuan with envy. What an honor that is?

After walking a distance of tens of meters, Zhang Xuan gently broke free from Li Heng's hand, bowed and cupped his fists and said, "Your Highness, please go first!"

Li Heng nodded, laughed, and didn't insist anymore, striding forward, until he stopped in front of the chariot guard of honor inside the Kaiyuan gate.

"Zizhan, you have just arrived in Beijing, and I will give you an hour off to let you go back to the mansion to rest, wash, and change clothes... I will hold a banquet for you in the Tongming Hall of Xingqing Palace to celebrate your achievements!"

With the support of the eunuch, Li Heng boarded the chariot, but stretched out his head to wave to Zhang Xuan, and said loudly.

Zhang Xuan clasped his fists in salute, "I obey the order!"

Li Heng laughed loudly, the laughter was very pleasant.

The gauze curtain of the chariot was lowered, and a eunuch's high-pitched voice sounded, "His Royal Highness, Prince Jian Guo, returns to the palace! Get out!"

Watching Li Heng's Luanjia slowly go away, Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and turned around to greet Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie and other courtiers again.

Yang Guozhong came over and patted Zhang Xuan's shoulder, smiled meaningfully, and squinted his swollen eyes, "Zizhan, it's good for you to come back, it's good for you to come back! Well, let's go to the palace for the truth, let's go to the palace later." goodbye!"

"Master Yang, go slowly." Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched and he clasped his fists together.

Chen Xilie smiled and nodded to Zhang Xuan, "Prince Yongning, I will go into the palace and wait for you. Your Highness is hosting a banquet. Please come early!"

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" Zhang Xuan arched his hands, but said softly, "Chen Tong also returned to Beijing with me this time, and he has already gone back to the residence first."

Chen Xilie's eyes lit up, he turned and left without saying anything.

His previous initiative to show kindness and consistent support has finally been rewarded handsomely.His eldest grandson, Chen Tong, joined the army in Longshuo and joined the army as an officer in Zhang Xuan's governor's mansion. Chen Tong's name was included in the list of Longshuo heroes Zhang Xuan reported to the court this time.

Chen Tong didn't really join the army at all, so Zhang Xuan's inclusion of him in the list of heroes was undoubtedly done deliberately for Chen Xilie's sake.Chen Xilie was of course well aware of this.

Habayashi Right Guard General Yang Lian came over and respectfully clasped his fists in salute, "My lord, Yang Lian is being polite!"

"General Yang, long time no see, are you okay?" Zhang Xuan smiled and patted Yang Lian's shoulder affectionately.

"Everything will be fine at the end, and the prince is very concerned about it. The prince will go back to the mansion first to rest, and will wait for the prince in the palace at the end. Today, we will have a drink with the prince and not get drunk!"

Zhang Xuan patiently exchanged greetings with some familiar court officials one by one, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Zhang Jiyong and Chen Xuanli hurried past him with more than ten civil and military officials, got on their horses and drove away.

Yang Lian glanced at the backs of Zhang Jiyong, Chen Xuanli and others, stood beside Zhang Xuan and said in a low voice, "My lord, these people have been very restless recently... Please make preparations early!"

Yang Lian originally wanted to remind Zhang Xuan about Zhang Jiyong, Chen Xuanli and others trying their best to frame up and Li Tengkong's being taken down by the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion recently, but there were too many people talking, so he hesitated for a while and kept silent.

Zhang Xuan glanced at Yang Lian, and said with a calm smile, "General Yang, I will go back to the mansion first, we will have a long stay in Japan, see you later!"

After speaking, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

Dozens of guards rushed over with their horses. Zhang Xuan got off his horse, whipped his horse and raised his whip. Under the guard of a group of tough soldiers, he flew away in the direction of Yongning Palace.

Yang Lian looked at Zhang Xuan's back, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.At this moment, he really couldn't imagine, with Zhang Xuan's strong style and his current position of power, what kind of reaction would he have if he knew that his little wife had been arrested by the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion?
Among the powerful courtiers in the capital, Yang Lian had followed Zhang Xuanping to rebel as a servant under his command, so he was well aware of Zhang Xuan's temperament and methods.Zhang Xuan may be able to tolerate Zhang Jiyong and Chen Xuanli's small actions behind his back, and it doesn't matter if he participates in impeachment; but Zhang Xuan will never tolerate someone dominating his head.

"Zhang Jiyong, Zhang Jiyong, you are playing with fire and setting yourself on fire... If you get involved with this evil star, even if the Zhang family is a relative of the emperor, there is absolutely no good fruit to eat!" Yang Lian sneered secretly, threw off his robe sleeves, and got on the horse leave.

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In front of the palace gate, Zhang Jiyong and Chen Xuanli got out of the car and walked side by side.

"My lord Zhang, this person arrived in Beijing, and His Highness treats him very intimately. It seems that His Highness is completely indifferent to my participation in impeachment for the past few days..." Chen Xuanli sighed lightly, and there was a slight hint of concern in his eyes. Sadly.

"There is a saying that the master of merit is high, and there is another saying that the cunning rabbit is dead and running dog cooking! Your Highness is about to ascend the throne, so naturally he hopes to get Zhang Xuan's support and persuasion." Zhang Jiyong sneered softly, "However, when His Highness ascends the throne After becoming emperor, given time, will he still be able to tolerate Zhang Xuan? The Anlu Mountain bandits have suffered a lot and it is hard to get back. This is a lesson from the past, Your Highness will not fail to understand."

"So, I don't need to worry. Sooner or later, His Royal Highness will attack Zhang Xuan. The military power of the four towns, the conferment of kings and nobles, and the peak of grace, but things will be reversed. Zhang Xuan's arrogance today will arouse His Highness's suspicion sooner or later. Zhang believes that this day will not be too far away!"

The corner of Chen Xuanli's mouth twitched inadvertently. Although he nodded, he was somewhat disapproving of Zhang Jiyong's words.

What will be the relationship between Li Heng and Zhang Xuan's monarchs and ministers in the future is actually still unknown; but at present, they are aggressive and whole-heartedly hostile to Zhang Xuan. If Zhang Xuan fights back vigorously, what should they do?

Especially Zhang Jiyong and the Zhang family...unexpectedly...Chen Xuanli suddenly remembered Li Tengkong, the little wife of Zhang Xuan who was still detained in the Yamen of Jingzhao Mansion. , it’s better to deal with it properly as soon as possible, in case of a face-to-face conflict with Zhang Xuan, it’s not beautiful because of a small loss.”

(End of this chapter)