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

Chapter 1368 If the Queen doesn’t want His Majesty to make more mistakes

In the middle of the main room, servants kept bringing hot water into the room and then poured it into the bathtub.

Li Xuan stood on one side, holding a medicine box in her hand. Every time she poured a bucket of water, she sprinkled a handful of ground medicine powder into the bathtub.

After the bath bucket was filled with water, Li Xuan waved for everyone to leave.

"Da Lang, is this really necessary?" Ouyang walked out of the bedroom with Xia'er in her arms, her face full of worry.

"Mother, if Xia'er wants to protect herself, drawing the crossbow, firing the cannon, and wielding the weapon are all the most basic means."

Li Xuan looked behind Ouyang. Liu Jinyu walked out holding Zhao'er and Ming'er. Qu Dou'er, Pei Shitong, Liu Shubi, and Sanlang, Shilang and Wulang also followed.

"Now that my bones are strong, if nothing else, at least when I encounter something, I can escape immediately." Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "If this disaster really happened to her, At this time, it means that the protection of her son and Sanniang has failed, and she can only rely on herself. "

Ouyang fell silent. After a moment, she raised her head and said, "Would the palace really do this?"

"Logically no." Li Xuan glanced sideways at Xia'er and said softly: "My son has tens of thousands of troops in the northwest, and Yue Weng is the left prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. According to common sense, your majesty must give him some face, but if When things get critical, His Majesty is deceived by others again, and the villain is at work, deceiving the superiors and the inferiors. Who knows what will happen, my mother should still remember Zhao Qi. "

Ouyang's face instantly darkened.

It is not easy to be the daughter-in-law of the Li family, but there are very few like Zhao Qi.

The only people who were more serious than Zhao Qi were Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu.

Today's situation is different. Zhao Qi, Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu are all the queen's tricks, but now it is the emperor who really wants to take action.

The Ouyang family also came together at the end of the Taizong Dynasty.

Emperor Taizong was also in a state of confusion in his last years, and even thought of abolishing the present and establishing others.

Fortunately, the emperor was conscious at the last moment, and the transfer of imperial power was smoother.

Now that the emperor is in his final years, who knows what will happen.

At this time, no matter who you are, you are a king or a general, all you need to kill you is an imperial edict, and Xia'er is still a little girl, so no one will know about her death.

"If Xia'er is lured into the palace and is stronger, she can at least stay up for three more days and two nights. If she can also bring some special pills, it will not be a problem for more than half a month." Li Xuan said with a bitter smile. : "Even if you are beaten with a stick, you can still survive. At least you can wait until your son comes back."

Ouyang couldn't help clenching her fists. She looked up at Li Xuan and said, "As long as my mother is here, nothing will happen to Xia'er."

"Of course, my son believes that with the protection of his mother, and Xia'er's natural blessings, everything will be easy, but if you can worry less, you should worry as little as possible. Besides, Xia'er will have to discipline her younger siblings in the future. If you take care of your husband and teach your son, he will be in better health and live a long life." Li Xuan bowed her hands slightly.

"Okay." Ouyang sighed, put Xia'er into Li Xuan's arms, and said with a wry smile, "Why is it now?"

Li Xuan wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say at the moment.

After Ouyang put down Xia'er, she shook her head and turned to leave.

Li Xuan then looked at the other five sons and said seriously: "Today, your sister will start the medicinal bath. Next year, it will be Da Lang, the year after that, it will be Er Lang, San Lang and Si Lang, and then it will be Wu Lang. Once a year, I will be the son of the Li family." , The body must be strong so as not to be invulnerable to all poisons, but it must also live a long life.”

"Here!" Li Zhizhao bowed his hands in an unusually serious manner, and several other children also followed suit.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "Take them all back. Keep a secret about today's matters and don't say a word to outsiders."

Li Xuan looked serious. Qu Dou'er, Pei Shitong, and Liu Shubi all nodded and said, "Yes!"

……

Liu Jinyu handed Zhaoer and Ming'er to Siniang and sent them away before returning to the house.

"Husband." After closing the door again, Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan and whispered: "I always feel that something is wrong about what happened last night."

"Oh?" Li Xuan looked at Liu Jinyu in surprise. He remembered that he explained everything very clearly.

"Duke Zhou." Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan and said directly: "Duke Zhou is different from King Cao, King Yue, and King Langya. He is not of royal blood, so why should he be included in it?"

"Madam is worried that Xia'er's affairs will be brought forward." Li Xuan was slightly surprised, then shook her head and said: "No, Sanniang is actually right for the most part. This medicine is indeed based on the blood of the descendants of the surname Li. But alchemy pays attention to the harmony of yin and yang. If all of them are of the blood of the Li family, it will not be easy to succeed. And the only person with the surname next to Li in the world is the surname Wu. Next year's events may be determined by the life and death of Duke Zhou. "

After a slight pause, Li Xuan said in a low voice: "Actually, there is another consideration for my husband. If it is the Queen... The Queen does not want His Majesty to make more mistakes..."

"That way Duke Zhou will not die." Liu Jinyu's expression became serious. This kind of thing is completely different.

"If nothing else, then that matter will not spread to Xia'er." Li Xuan just breathed a sigh of relief, and then added: "You still have to be careful, be careful that Wu Chengsi fakes his death, and the alchemy continues, but in this way Xia'er There will be no danger, we will just be our loyal ministers."

Liu Jinyu nodded seriously. In this matter, they were very dangerous. If they were not careful, they would become traitors and traitors who would kill the emperor.

It's okay if they do it carefully, but if they don't do it carefully, there will be no place for them in the entire Tang Dynasty.

If possible, let others do it, but if there is no other way...

"Actually, there is still a possibility." Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "That is that they failed with Xia'er and finally had to find a backup candidate." "Who is the backup candidate?" Liu Jinyu's eyes were filled with curiosity .

"Deposed Prince, Li Xian."

……

The mist steamed, leaving only Xia'er's face above the water, which was steamed red by the heat.

In the bathtub, countless medicinal powers began to pour into Xia'er's body and began to strengthen her foundation.

Li Xuan poured in new medicinal powder from time to time to replenish the potency.

After all the medicinal powder was used up, Li Xuan took a step back and walked behind Xia'er.

He stretched his right hand forward, and a drop of innate water energy appeared in his palm.

Li Xuan can't use her innate energy to make medicine, but she can still use her innate energy to help her daughter cut bones and cleanse her marrow, and...

After a long time, Li Xuan put Xia'er into the quilt. By this time, she had fallen asleep directly.

After asking someone to empty the tub and taking care of Xia'er for a while, Li Xuan left the bedroom and came to the front hall.

When Liu Jinyu saw Li Xuan, she stood up and said, "Husband, the results of the joint trial of the Three Laws Division are out. Langya King Li Chong has been sentenced to death for treason."

Li Xuan's face was solemn. King Cao Liming died in September, and three months later, Li Chong was also executed.

"When will the execution be carried out?" Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Li Zhaode on one side.

Li Zhaode handed over his hand and said: "The results of the joint trial of the three judicial departments have been submitted to His Majesty. There will probably be no results before the year, probably after the year."

Li Xuan turned to look at Liu Jinyu. The couple made eye contact. Li Zhaode's words were quite different from the couple's judgment.

Now it depends on whose judgment is more correct.

Li Xuan then asked: "What about the King of Yue? What punishment will the King of Yue give?"

"The King of Yue didn't know the details after all, so the Three Laws Division sentenced him to be demoted and exiled, Xiao Guan was sentenced to hanging, and the Minister of War Xiao Dezhao was sentenced to three thousand miles of exile to Yazhou." When Li Zhaode said this, he couldn't help but sigh softly. This time the Three Laws Division met The trial was too fast. In just ten days, two people were sentenced to death and two were exiled. In addition, there were many other punishments.

Li Xuan thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Cheng Wuting, the left general of the Forbidden Army, shouldn't be involved, right?"

"No." Li Zhaode shook his head, but still frowned and said: "After all, the Third Law Division did not call him to the court. Although he asked several times in private, he was not involved in the case after all, but His Majesty specifically let him go. I don’t know what’s the point of leaving him to rest for a few days?”

Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu looked at each other with twinkling eyes. Li Xuan turned to look at Li Zhaode: "If Chang Shi has any thoughts in his mind, why not just tell him?"

"I feel that although there is no evidence to implicate General Cheng in this incident, your Majesty still has a doubt in his mind. In addition, coupled with the incident involving his father, he was allowed to rest temporarily. And if the minister expected, If it's not bad, His Majesty will take measures soon." Li Zhaode looked up at Li Xuan, then shook his head and said, "He finally showed his flaws."

The general of the imperial guard is related to the safety of the emperor, and there must be no flaws.

The Miyuan Li family had many forces in the Forbidden Army, but what really reassured the emperor was that brothers from Li Jing to Li Ke seldom formed cliques.

Before the rise of Pei Xingjian and Liu Rengui, the largest number of people in the army were Li Ji's cronies.

To put it bluntly, the two of them can be regarded as Li Ji's old subordinates.

However, since Li Ji's death, these people have gone their separate ways. Although Li Jingye has also attracted a group of people, these people have completely dispersed since his death.

"What means does Chang Shi think His Majesty will use to check and balance General Cheng?" Li Xuan continued to ask.

Li Zhaode glanced at Li Xuan in surprise. Li Xuan's words revealed many flaws.

"I can't guess, but if possible, Your Majesty may transfer a member of the clan back to the capital, or appoint him as a lieutenant general in the imperial army to check and balance General Cheng, but return him to General Cheng's command, so that he will not be too disgusted, and at the same time, he can also control the government and the opposition. There are explanations internally and externally." Li Zhaode's analysis is reasonable.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "We can just guess these specific details. As long as His Majesty's safety is safe, we don't need to worry more. By the way, is there any news about Duke Zhou and Duke Zhao recently?"

Li Bi immediately raised his hand and said: "Zhou Guogong has been providing disaster relief in the south of Henan. It seems that he has plans to celebrate the New Year in Henan. However, Zhao Guogong has entered Shuzhong and will soon arrive in Chengdu. The next step will be to enter Qianzhou. I think he will be in Celebrating New Year in Chengdu.”

"Yeah!" Li Xuan nodded slightly and said, "Let's get a little bit of news on both sides of the matter. Our focus is on Chang'an."

Li Zhaode stood up solemnly, looked at Li Xuan, and listened to his next words.

"The key is for Duke Dang Wu to think twice." Li Xuan looked seriously and said seriously: "Gong Zhou has been in Chang'an for several years. He is modest on the outside, but there are some underhanded tricks on the inside. Now that Duke Zhou is outside and Duke Dang is inside, I You still have to be more careful, Li Bi."

"My subordinate is here." Li Bi earnestly handed over his hand.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "It's still the same method as before. Keep an eye on the rumors about the palace in Chang'an market, and at the same time send people to keep an eye on both sides of Kaihuafang. If anyone comes in to spy on the palace, no matter who they are, they will be arrested immediately. After interrogation , send it to Wannian County and let Wannian County handle it properly."

"Here!" Li Zhaode and Li Bi handed over their hands at the same time. Regarding Wu Sansi, the new upstart in the government and the public, everyone was watching his every move.

(End of this chapter)