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

Chapter 1354 Li Zhi’s Power Scale

"I spent nearly two months in Songshan, actually reciting Taoist scriptures and cultivating my character. Until the end of last month, when His Majesty's imperial edict came unexpectedly, I rushed to Lin County according to the order, secretly suppressed Zhou Xing, returned to Luoyang, and suppressed the rebellion. Go deep into Mang Mountain and deal with the trouble, then return to Beijing and send the prisoners to Dali Temple." Li Xuan looked at Li Xian calmly.

Li Xian nodded slightly, and then said: "Actually, Uncle Wang had already told Gu about all kinds of strange things at the very beginning, but Gu never thought that things would develop to this point."

"Your Majesty's plans are unpredictable, how can I easily guess them." Li Xuan smiled bitterly. Even though Li Xuan knew that Li Zhaode's matter would not be that simple when he came to Prince Peng's Mansion, he would never have imagined that Li Zhaode's cooperation with the emperor would not be possible at all. Li Xuan was not allowed to stay in Pengzhou for even one more day.

"Li Changshi will be back soon. Will Li Changshi be involved in the final handling of this case? He is still the censor after all?" Li Xian paused for a moment and whispered: "And in the past two months, Has he really been in Pengzhou?"

Li Xuan left Pengzhou and went to Songshan. He was accompanied by Su Baotong, not Li Zhaode.

Li Xuan has been in Songshan for two months, and Li Zhaode may not stay well in Pengzhou.

The affairs of King Cao were handled by him, and many of the affairs of King Yue were also handled by him after that.

The secret guards were able to find out so many things in Luoyang. If they said it had nothing to do with Li Zhaode, no one would believe it.

"He probably didn't go back to Luoyang or Yuezhou. He probably went somewhere else." Li Xuan looked worried.

"Somewhere else, where?" Li Xian's breathing suddenly became heavier.

"Anzhou, as well as Mianzhou and Yuezhou." Li Xuan sighed softly, with an extremely complicated expression.

"King Ji, King Qi and King Xu." Li Xian's voice was very soft, and he had completely understood.

King Ji is the governor of Anzhou and lives in Anlu.

King Qi is the governor of Mianzhou and lives in Hanyang.

King Xu is the governor of Yuezhou and lives in Yuezhou.

These three places are almost in the same place.

Going down the river from Bashu, you can directly reach these three places, and there is no need to go to any wrong places at all.

"In addition, there is Ezhou." Li Xuan sighed and said, "The King of Yue's uncle, Yan Jingsi, the Duke of Changping County, is the governor of Ezhou."

Li Xian's fists suddenly clenched and his expression was ferocious.

King Qi and King Xu are Li Xian's biological brothers, and King Ji and Yue Wang are Li Zhi's biological brothers.

The emperor's son and the emperor's brother are the people with the highest priority in inheriting the throne.

Except for Li Xian and Li Dan, King Qi, King Xu, King Ji and King Yue were closest to the throne in terms of etiquette and law.

Unless the world changes drastically, other people like King Han and King Huo will have no chance at all.

"If this matter about the King of Yue is connected with King Ji..." Li Xian raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, gritting his teeth and said: "If there is chaos, then the entire Shannan Road will be plunged into fire and water."

"That's true, but the situation is far from that serious." Li Xuan sighed softly, and then told the truth: "I just met His Majesty, and I learned that the King of Yue knew nothing about this case. Everything, They were all planned by Li Chong, the king of Langya, Xiao Decong, the royal palace chief, Xiao Guan, the fourth son of Xiao Dezhao, the minister of war, and Yang Shangui, the former king of Cao. "

"Know nothing?" Li Xian looked at Li Xuan, shook his head and said, "Uncle Wang thinks that King Yue and Xiao Shilang really know nothing? I'm afraid they have guessed something and have expectations in their hearts. Just acquiesce, otherwise we should be able to see it no matter how much manpower and material resources are mobilized.”

"Your Highness's eyes are as bright as fire." Li Xuan thought for a while, and finally nodded in agreement and said, "Maybe the King of Yue and Xiao Shilang did know something, but they probably didn't push it, but behind Li Chong and Xiao Guan, there should be others. The power is behind the conspiracy."

"What power?" Li Xian raised his head and stared at Li Xuan. He knew that this was what the emperor asked Li Xuan to tell him specifically today.

"Aristocratic family." Li Xuan sighed softly, looked outside the hall, and said softly: "In this case, the Xiao family is hidden at the bottom, and the Yang family is pushed to the surface. Surrounding them, you can take advantage of There are countless other families, but apart from these, what role do other major families in this world play in this? "

Li Xuan turned to look at Li Xian and said softly: "Kings Lu Cui, Li Zheng, Wei Pei, Xue, Liu and Yang Du, are they all aware of this matter but are secretly promoting it?"

Li Xian's brows suddenly furrowed tightly. After thinking for a long time, he still asked in confusion: "But why? The chance of such a conspiracy is slim, and it seems that his father also knew this a long time ago." , It has been arranged for a long time, why do they take such a big risk? "

Li Xian did not doubt the role of other families in this incident. He believed that someone must be tampering with it.

"This is the real truth of the world. Who is the real master of the world, the royal family or the aristocratic family?" Li Xuan's eyes sharpened and she said coldly: "Aristocratic families suppress the local areas, and the royal family suppresses the center. This is an eternal truth. This is If you are strong, you will be weak; if you are weak, you will be strong.”

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said seriously: "If the aristocratic family is strong, there will be the chaos of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States. If the royal family is strong, there will be the prosperous age of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty. The rest will be between the two."

Li Xian was in a daze and couldn't help but think about the history books he had been reading over the years.

The world is initially settled, prosperous, internal struggles lead to the decline of the world, chaos, heroes rise together, and finally the world is re-established.

"Aristocratic family, I, the Li family of Longxi, was originally from a distinguished family." Li Xian suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, seeming to understand something.

"Turn a family into a country, break a country into a family." Li Xuan looked at Li Xian and said directly: "My royal family name is Li, why do I always accept Yang as my concubine? It's just to wake myself up."

Li Xian nodded in agreement and said: "If the royal family is strong, the family will be weak; if the royal family is weak, the family will be strong. This remains unchanged through the ages."

"Your Highness is wrong." Li Xuan suddenly spoke, directly denying Li Xian. Li Xian was suddenly stunned and did not react for a moment.

Li Xuan sneered lightly and said: "From the perspective of the world, ancient and modern times, this idea is correct, but from the perspective of the emperor, it is very biased."

A flash of inspiration flashed in Li Xian's mind, but he couldn't catch it. He could only look at Li Xuan quickly: "Uncle Wang, please explain in detail."

"The emperor has the world in mind. The aristocratic family and the royal family are all in the hands of the emperor. He is alone and alone."

Li Xuan looked at Li Xian and said seriously: "In the eyes of the emperor, the world is just a scale. The aristocratic families are only at one end of the scale, but the emperor is not at the other end, but in the center, controlling the balance point that supports everything."

"Uncle Wang, please speak more slowly. If the emperor is not on the other side of the scale, then what is standing on the other side of the scale and balancing the family?"

"The royal family, clan, relatives, and poor families." Li Xuan smiled softly and said: "Your Majesty, in these years, has not only managed the Queen of Heaven, His Highness, the Prime Minister, the ministers, the Wei family, but also the entire Longxi Li family, plus the world The poor family is contending with the aristocratic family, and all His Majesty does is balance and judgment... Even though the world is in chaos, it is all in His Majesty's hands. "

"Mother." Li Xian instantly saw clearly the changes in the situation in the Tang Dynasty over the past decades. One was strong and the other was weak, and one was weak and the other was strong. It had always been like this.

"This is my random guess. If it weren't for His Majesty's decree, I would not tell His Highness my random thoughts." Li Xuan quickly explained.

"Uncle Wang, don't worry. I know what happened today, my father knows about it, and Uncle Wang knows about it. There won't be anyone else."

Li Xian nodded seriously. He knew that Li Xuan was worried about Empress Wu. There were some things that he couldn't see clearly, but if he could see them clearly, it would make people angry.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I will be bolder today and look at the problem from His Majesty's point of view. I hope Your Highness can really learn something."

"I remember it alone."

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"The clan should be on the other side of the scale, but this time the Yue King rebelled, it was actually the Yue King and Cao King who were won over by the aristocratic family and moved to the other side of the scale." Li Xuan stretched out her hand, raised it from left to right, and said at the same time: " Now that they have reached the other side, then..."

Li Xuan gently gestured with the word "Zhou", her expression extremely cold.

Li Xian nodded gently, with a very agreeable expression on his face.

"This matter, regardless of whether it succeeds or fails, the purpose of the world family is to attack His Majesty's ruling authority, shake the foundation of His Majesty's rule, and seize more rights. But they failed, so besides the Xiao family and the Yang family, they will be attacked In addition, all the noble families in the world will have to pay a price." Li Xuan looked towards the palace.

"What price?" Li Xian suddenly felt a little frightened.

"Six ministers, or prime ministers, are dismissed from office." Li Xuan looked solemn and said softly: "His Majesty was always aware of this incident, so his methods were precise and sharp, and he was decisive in handling matters without causing bad consequences. However, if it is a mistake, I am afraid that Your Majesty can only bear the consequences, but now that they have miscalculated, they must be prepared to be punished. "

"Then who could it be?" The figures of many prime ministers in the court suddenly flashed in Li Xian's mind.

Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan, Liu Shenli, Xue Yuanchao, Pei Yan, and Zhao Renben are the six full-time prime ministers.

There are also Li Yiyan and Cui Zhiwen, both of whom are in the third rank of Zhongshu.

"Prime Minister Cui?" Li Xian looked up at Li Xuan, his eyes full of curiosity.

"I don't know." Li Xuan shook her head decisively and said, "These things depend on who is closely related to the world's famous family and has been caught with evidence."

There is no doubt that in the next period of time, it will depend on who is unlucky and will be implicated.

Even if it is unintentional, the emperor will not miss the opportunity to suppress him ruthlessly.

Li Xian nodded lightly. Although the relative impact was not small, to be honest, those who deserved punishment should still be punished.

"However, from the perspective of the entire power scale, if the power of the aristocratic family is weakened, then the clan, relatives and poor families must also weaken part of their power to ensure balance." Li Xuan raised his eyes, as if in mid-air, it was really so Like a scale.

Li Xian asked subconsciously: "Who is it?"

"If nothing else happens, it should be Duke Zhou." Li Xuan's eyes were solemn.

If he had doubted whether the emperor would let Wu Chengsi go before, but now that he has seen through all this, Li Xuan is almost completely sure that the emperor will never let Wu Chengsi go. The rest depends on the specific situation. What to do with Wu Chengsi?

"This time Zhou Guogong was caught. If he is not dealt with, then the world's aristocratic family may ask your majesty to deal with the King of Yue and Xiao Shilang leniently." Li Xuan looked up at Li Xian, and a trace of cruelty flashed across Li Xian's face. Spicy, nodded and said: "That's how it should be."

"The balance of power. If the aristocratic family suffers a loss, it will naturally have to make up for it in the future. On the other hand, if something happens to Duke Zhou, then there will naturally be someone to replace him. This person may be another relative or another clan, but what I actually hope for most is , is a poor family."

"Children from poor families." Li Xian nodded slowly. Children from poor families are actually the most useful.

"In fact, throughout ancient times and modern times, the royal family comes from aristocratic families, and relatives come from aristocratic families. After a humble family grows up, it will inevitably become an aristocratic family. Therefore, what Your Highness needs to be wary of most is that the clan expands to the point of aristocratic families, and the relatives stay away from the emperor and get close to the aristocratic family. , a child from a poor family is attracted by a noble family, and at this time, His Highness will start to suppress him. "

Li Xuan looked at Li Xian seriously and said in a deep voice: "Even I am the same."

(End of this chapter)