People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1253 The emperor’s chariot, the prince personally welcomes Princess Wencheng back to the country
Late autumn in August, in the western suburbs of Chang'an.

Flags are fluttering and there are many guns.

Countless ministers stood on both sides of the road with their hands tied.

For a time, nobles and nobles competed for glory.

The emperor's chariot stopped in the middle of the road. Only Prince Li Xian, wearing a four-clawed python robe and a nine-pointed crown, stood beside it.

Under the canopy, Li Xian leaned slightly and looked to the west.

At the end of the line of sight in the distance, a yellow-covered carriage, escorted by hundreds of golden-armored guards, slowly appeared in the western suburbs of Chang'an.

The emperor's chariot was escorted by the prince himself.

Princess Wencheng returns home.

Countless ministers looked at this scene with solemn expressions, and many of them could not hide their excitement deep in their eyes.

Princess Wencheng, who had been married to Tibet for nearly forty years, finally returned to her homeland.

Many of them had witnessed Princess Wencheng's marriage to Tibet.

Over the past ten years, news of the love between Princess Wencheng and Songtsan Gampo has come from time to time.

During that period, the relationship between Tang Dynasty and Tubo was at its best.

Countless Tibetan businessmen appeared in Chang'an, and countless Tang businessmen also appeared in Tubo.

But the peace lasted only ten years.

Ten years later, Songtsen Gampo died of illness, and his grandson Mansong Mangtsen came to the throne. There was much less news about Princess Wencheng.

But if you think about it, you will know how good she, a concubine without any children, can be.

Not to mention that at that time, her father Li Daozong was falsely accused of rebellion and died in exile...

Now many years have passed, and Tubo, which has been fighting against the Tang Dynasty for many years, is gradually declining, and the Tang Dynasty has also welcomed home his daughter who was married to a foreigner for the New Year.

Seeing the carriage getting closer and closer, tears flashed in the eyes of countless people.

……

The carriage finally stopped slowly. Cui Ding, who had been guarding one side of the carriage, bowed to Li Xian and then took a few steps away.

Li Xian nodded with satisfaction to Cui Ding. Although Cui Ding was Li Xuan's subordinate, he was actually Li Xian's man. He was quite satisfied with his battlefield performance.

Inside the carriage, a maid carefully lifted the curtain. Li Xian immediately stepped forward and took the lead in cupping his hands and saying, "Nephew Li Xian, pay your respects to Aunt Wencheng."

"Prince, please get up." Inside the carriage curtain, Princess Wencheng lay on the soft quilt and sat up with the help of the maid.

"Auntie, what's wrong?" Li Xian was suddenly shocked. Seeing Princess Wencheng's pale face, he suddenly felt something bad.

Princess Wencheng smiled and shook her head slightly, and said: "It doesn't matter. The King of Nanchang said that after staying in Tubo for a long time, she felt a little uncomfortable when she returned to Chang'an... When I was in Tubo, because I was born in the Tang Dynasty, I had a lot of trouble. I felt unwell, but I didn’t expect that when I returned to the Tang Dynasty many years later, I would be equally unwell.”

"I wonder if Uncle Wang has anything to say?" Li Xian had a trace of concern on his face.

"It's best to go to the south to recuperate for a while, Yangzhou or Jiangxia." Princess Wencheng thought of this and couldn't help but look around.

Li Xian smiled, then took a step back, and called Lu Guogong Li Jingheng, Fuyang Hou Wei and his wife Li who were not far away to come closer.

The three siblings suddenly couldn't hold back the tears in their eyes and whispered softly.

Li Xian stepped aside and waved to Cui Ding.

Cui Ding stepped forward and bowed his hands respectfully, then took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Li Xian.

Li Xian couldn't help but laugh. Sure enough, he knew that Li Xuan must have sent him a private message.

Standing under the canopy, Li Xian opened the letter and read it, his expression gradually becoming serious.

His eyes finally looked at a black carriage that was not very conspicuous in the convoy.

Among the other carriages transporting jewelry and property, there was the coffin of Qinling Mausoleum.

……

The emperor's chariot started slowly, and Princess Wencheng was helped onto the emperor's chariot. Li Xian personally sat in the front and drove Princess Taiping.

Although Princess Wencheng was reluctant in every possible way, this was the emperor's imperial edict, and he also told Li Xian that it must be completed, so Li Xian did not dare to slack off at all.

After watching the emperor drive away, the officials heaved a sigh of relief, then got on their horses, got into their cars, and returned to the palace in an orderly manner.

The emperor is waiting in Hanyuan Hall now, and will give Princess Wencheng a huge reward later.

All ministers must attend the meeting.

Among the ministers, a minister wearing a purple official robe watched the carriage disappear with a solemn expression.

His eyes were always on Cui Ding, who was burly and with two pumpkin hammers hanging around his neck, and his face could not help but become cold. Guozi offered wine to Xin Hongzhi, from the third grade.

Turning around, Xin Hongzhi had already boarded the carriage, lowered the curtain, and asked in a low voice: "How are things arranged?"

"I found a gangster named Feng in Chang'an and asked him to pretend to be a student of the Imperial Academy. He blocked the street and complained, accusing the King of Nanchang of deliberately instigating the enemy and raising the bandits to respect himself." Outside the carriage, the coachman Xinji's voice sounded.

"Doesn't he know that this matter has something to do with us?" Xin Hongzhi asked in a low voice.

"We found the middleman, but the middleman has left Luoyang and gone south, and no one can find him." Xin Ji's words made Xin Hongzhi feel relieved at once.

The carriage moved forward slowly, and Xin Hongzhi also relaxed. He then spoke and said quietly: "If possible, I don't want to provoke the King of Nanchang."

"But whoever lets him set his sights on the place where his father, the son of the state, holds the wine ceremony, deserves to die." Xin Ji's tone was full of hatred.

Xin Hongzhi has been making this imperial wine ceremony for seven or eight years, and he usually stays aloof from the world. He even planned to sit in this position until his death, but he didn't expect that someone would be watching him before he did anything. He took the place where his prince offered wine.

"Although that is what I say, it will still take at least two or three years before Tubo is completely pacified. Even if it is faster, it will not be until the end of next year that anyone will start thinking about the next step for the King of Nanchang. He will also You may not necessarily go back to Chang'an and come to this place where there is no such thing as a prince offering wine."

There was a trace of regret in Xin Hongzhi's tone, but regret was regret, he had already done the thing.

"Then why did father find someone to accuse the King of Nanchang?" Xin Ji was a little confused for a while.

"Do you still remember how this happened?" Xin Hongzhi raised his eyes and stared at Xin Ji outside the car curtain.

Xin Ji nodded immediately and said: "Ten days ago, my son heard some rumors in Pingkangfang that the King of Nanchang deliberately allowed Wen Qinling to leave, which was suspected of raising the self-respect of the invaders, so he hurriedly came back to report to his father..."

"My father didn't care at that time, and he didn't want to do anything more, until someone knocked on the door." Xin Hongzhi took a deep breath, and a trace of hatred flashed in his eyes: "Do you know who those people are?"

Xin Ji was suddenly confused. He didn't know that there was such a thing.

"Father!"

"They are from the North Gate Scholars and Duke Zhou's Mansion." Xin Hongzhi said with a sneer on his face, "They want to deal with the King of Nanchang, but they don't dare to go into battle in person, so they use us..."

As he spoke, Xin Hongzhi's voice deepened.

"Then father, why should we listen to them?" Xin Ji couldn't help but ask.

Xin Hongzhi smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "You don't really think that offering wine to your father, the son of the country, is anything, do you?"

Xin Ji was stunned for a moment, then whispered: "Father is wearing a purple robe after all."

"In the court, aside from all the ministers, ministers, ministers, eunuchs, generals, generals, officials in the East Palace, local governors, governors, and imperial censors, as a father, I am better than the regular attendants on the left and right. In recent years, The reason why I can sit firmly in this position is because my father can balance the number of people qualified for the annual scientific examination." Xin Hongzhi couldn't help but sigh.

He, the Imperial Prince Jijiu, has been able to secure this position over the years because he controls the allocation of students who participate in the Imperial Examination every year.

From an aristocratic family to a humble family, who is qualified and who is not qualified is just a matter of words from him.

"But some things have been done too much over the years. Once someone accuses him of it, it will not be as simple as dismissal from office." Can be let go easily.

"Then why don't they come forward on their own?" Xinji suddenly became anxious and said through gritted teeth: "How can the King of Nanchang be so easy to offend? He is already highly trusted by His Majesty. In addition, there is also the Left Prime Minister..."

"Because they can't grasp His Majesty's thoughts, they have to have someone beat the drum, so we can take action, but we can't take action personally, so..." Xin Hongzhi suddenly stopped talking and couldn't help but ask: "Why are you still moving forward? ?”

"Ah?"

"Didn't he come? Yes, he didn't come." Xin Ji reacted immediately. Now they were almost at the palace, but the people who were supposed to come out to accuse Li Xuan didn't show up at all.

"Father." Xin Ji's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

"It doesn't matter." Xin Hongzhi waved his hand slightly, took a deep breath, and said, "Fortunately, my father has made other arrangements for today's matter."

"Who is making other arrangements?" Xin Ji asked directly.

"It's Di Renjie." Xin Hongzhi immediately spit out Di Renjie's name.

Xin Ji was stunned for a moment and whispered: "Father, isn't Di Huaiying a good friend of the King of Nanchang?"

"But he was also my student when I was a doctor of Guozi. Otherwise, how do you think he passed the Ming Jing Examination?" Xin Hongzhi sneered slightly.

He has been in the Imperial College for so many years, and he has gone from being a doctor of the Imperial Academy to offering wine to the Imperial Academy. How could it be that simple?

"Di Huaiying is honest and loyal to the country. He cannot tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes. The King of Nanchang is suspected of allowing the enemy to support the bandits. Even if Di Huaiying is not serving the country, for the sake of the friendship between him and the King of Nanchang and for the innocence of the King of Nanchang, he will He will also ask." Xin Hongzhi whispered all the arrangements.

"Then the father asked his son to find someone." Xin Ji immediately complained.

"It's just muddying the waters." Xin Hongzhi shook his head slightly, and then asked: "Who is the person you found? Why didn't he show up today? Is it because he didn't come because of his own fault, or was he kidnapped by someone in the middle?"

"Oh, his name is Feng Xiaobao. He is a gangster on the streets of Chang'an who sells fake medicine. He is the kind of gangster who sells fake medicine that will not kill people but cannot cure diseases." Xin Ji finished with a smile, and then saw Xin Hongzhi's brows Wrinkling tightly, Xinji's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Immediately, Xin Ji suddenly understood: "Father, you said he was kidnapped by someone. By whom? Secret Guard, Qianniu Guard, Jinwu Guard, or someone from the Nanchang Palace?"

Xin Hongzhi shook his head slightly, looked at Hanyuan Palace solemnly, sighed softly, and said: "As a father, I am really confused. I have known what happened today, and your Majesty cannot let others do it randomly."

"His Majesty?"

(End of this chapter)