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

Chapter 1402: Using Princess Fuchang’s luck to heal injuries

On the imperial couch, Li Zhi leaned on the soft pillow, looking very relaxed.

Liu Rengui lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes naturally without looking too much. Instead, Li Xian looked directly at Li Zhi, his eyes full of admiration.

Li Zhi turned to look at Empress Wu and said: "I leave it to the queen to raise food and soldiers for the Western Expedition, as well as the normal operation of the government. This time I fell ill in public, and there were a lot of discussions in the south of the government and the public, so I thought, this secretary Supervisor, let’s make a decision.”

Empress Wu suddenly raised her head in surprise, her mind wandering, and then nodded and said: "Everything depends on your Majesty."

The secretary and young supervisor is Wu Sansi, but this time the problem lies with Wu Sansi, at least on the surface.

Now that the emperor wakes up, he will immediately give evidence to the secretary supervisor, which is enough for the world to see the emperor's anger.

The fact that he was still angry meant that the emperor was conscious.

"Who does Your Majesty want to appoint as Secretary-General?" Liu Rengui stood aside and asked curiously.

"How about Taichang Shaoqing Dou Xiaochen?" Li Zhi looked at Empress Wu and Li Xian with a smile, and the name he said made them both look up in surprise, even Empress Wu was the same.

Dou Xiaochen is the father of Li Dan’s wife Dou Shi and the second son of Duke Dou Dan of Shen State.

Dou Dan was the nephew of Emperor Gaozu and Empress Taimu. He later married Princess Xiangyang and was considered Li Zhi's uncle.

Dou Xiaochen is not only Li Dan's father-in-law, but also Li Zhi's cousin, a perfect relative.

Thinking of this, the expressions of Empress Wu and Liu Rengui softened at the same time.

The position of Secretary Supervisor was originally prepared for Wu Sansi, but now Dou Xiaochen can also play a certain role.

But the moment Liu Rengui lowered his head, a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes.

Dou Xiaochen, the father-in-law of the Prime Minister, served as secretary and supervisor.

Based on the emperor's habit of always being balanced, I am afraid that Dou Xuande will not be able to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for a long time.

"In addition, after Wei Bei, the governor of Fenzhou, was transferred to the imperial court and served as the minister of household affairs, and Wang Dezhen was transferred to the minister of Huangmen, there will always be someone to take the vacant seat, especially this year when chaos has occurred." Li Zhi sighed, if He said that this year was just about water control, so there was no need for such trouble, but there was a war in the Western Turks and he was sick again, so he had to think more about it.

Empress Wu and Liu Rengui fell silent at the same time. They understood very clearly that Dou Xiaochen was appointed as secretary-supervisor, and Dou Xuande would soon take office.

When Dou Xuande becomes an official, the Ministry of Personnel will be vacant.

Wei Daiqi once served as the Minister of Justice, and now he is the Minister of Hubu. He can be promoted to Minister at any time.

He wants to be a minister, either the official minister or the household minister.

Cui Zhiti, the Minister of Household Affairs, is also about to become an official.

Of course, this time must be considered, but the general direction has been set.

Wei Daiqi was the son-in-law of Jiangxia King Li Daozong and a sibling of the Crown Princess; Dou Xiaochen was the emperor's cousin and the father of Princess Xiang.

Both of them had a close relationship with the prince, and they were also relatives of the emperor. At critical moments, the emperor could control them with just a few words.

Li Xian's view was shallower, but he could also see that he would benefit more from the emperor's power scale.

Li Xian could see clearly who was more important in the current situation, the Minister of Household Affairs and the Secretary-General.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Xian said seriously: "Father, Silang is not young anymore. Although he is a shepherd of Luozhou, he does not interfere in Luozhou affairs most of the time. Father, you might as well arrange for him to do something." , so that I can share my father’s worries.”

Li Zhi, Empress Wu, and Liu Rengui looked at Li Xian in surprise at the same time, and couldn't help but ponder the real intention of Li Xian's words.

Li Xian's words sounded like brothers and sisters, but it also made people wonder if he wanted to find a place to send Li Dan away.

After all, once you have a fixed role, it will not be so convenient.

But then, they gave up the idea in their minds.

Li Dan's official official position was Luozhou Mu, and it was impossible to transfer him to anything else. It was only incidental to do something to relieve the emperor's worries.

Looking at Li Dan with a sincere face, Li Zhi nodded and said: "Okay, let Shiro help take care of the Songshan matter, okay, Mei Niang?"

Empress Wu nodded slightly, looked at Li Zhi and said, "Okay."

"Thank you, father, and thank you, queen mother." Li Xian immediately laughed, smiling happily.

Empress Wu glanced at Li Xian from the corner of her eyes, and she was surprised. Was her Sanlang really that simple? After being educated by King Peng for so long, he couldn't be that simple.

At this moment, a chamberlain walked in from outside the palace, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the Princess is here with Princess Fuchang. Princess Peng is sending her daughter outside Danfeng Gate."

"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded, looked at Liu Rengui and said, "Before I go to Luoyang, please let Princess Fuchang and Taiping stay with me. Princess Peng will be sent to the palace gate every morning, and Prime Minister Zuo will be here in the evening. Then send Princess Fuchang back."

"Here!" Liu Rengui immediately bowed and took the order seriously, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At this time, Li Xian suddenly said: "Father, would you like Chongzhao to come and accompany my father?"

"Forget it." Li Zhi quickly smiled and waved his hands and said, "Although I rarely go to the East Palace, I also know that Chongzhao is very pampered by the Crown Princess, and I need to rest."

"My son was not well disciplined!" Li Xian nodded, looking ashamed.

"It's okay, kid, it's better to be more lively." Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "When I'm fully recovered in a few days, you can just bring him over."

"Here!" Li Xian suddenly looked delighted.

"Okay, that's it. The queen stays and you all go out." Li Zhi waved his hands slightly, looking a little tired.

"My lord, please retire." Li Xian and Liu Rengui handed over their hands at the same time, and then slowly withdrew.

……

In front of the Penglai Palace, Liu Rengui saw Xia'er standing nervously next to Princess Taiping.

Wearing a light blue skirt, her buns were in a bun, her cheeks still had a little baby fat, and the panic in her eyes made people feel pity for her. "I have met Her Highness the Princess." Liu Rengui bowed slightly to Princess Taiping, then looked at Xia'er: "Mother Xia."

"Ancestor." Xia'er saw clearly that it was Liu Rengui, and a surprised smile immediately broke out on her face.

Xia'er is not tall. Liu Rengui, who is wearing a purple robe and a black hat, can't help but come out for a moment.

Liu Rengui stepped forward, gently picked up Xia'er, and whispered: "Don't be nervous, His Majesty is in a good mood, just do whatever you need to do."

"Oh!" Xia'er finally felt relieved. She patted her chest gently and said in a sweet voice, "Xia'er knows what to do."

Liu Rengui looked sideways at Princess Taiping and said, "Your Highness, please take more care of her."

"Don't worry, Minister Zuo, Taiping will take good care of Sister Wang." Princess Taiping smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Rengui breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Then I will retire."

"Please, Prime Minister Zuo."

Liu Rengui looked down at Xia'er and said, "Fortunately, I'm staying in the palace. My ancestor will come to pick you up in the evening."

"Yes!" Xia'er nodded obediently, and then Liu Rengui and Li Xian walked out of Daming Palace together.

The two of them didn't talk much along the way, maybe they didn't know what to say.

When he arrived outside Danfeng Gate, Liu Rengui saw the black carriage in the distance at a glance.

The officials on both sides of Danfeng Gate glanced at the black carriage from time to time. Princess Fuchang and Princess Taiping entered the palace together. They all saw it with their own eyes.

Princess Peng came to deliver it in person, so they naturally saw it clearly.

The emperor praised Princess Fuchang in public more than once for her ability to bring good luck.

Now that the emperor is seriously ill, he wants to bring Princess Fuchang into the palace. Is this because he wants to use Princess Fuchang's good luck to cure his illness?
When they saw Li Xian and Liu Rengui walking out, everyone remembered that the Crown Prince and the Left Prime Minister had just met His Majesty before.

The Zuo Xiang is still the grandson of Princess Peng and the ancestor of Princess Fuchang. Could this be approved by the Zuo Xiang?

Under the various gazes of everyone, Li Xian and Liu Rengui had already arrived in front of the carriage.

Liu Jinyu had already seen Liu Rengui and Li Xian through the car curtain. At this time, she finally opened the car curtain.

Li Xian was the first to salute: "Aunt Wang."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Liu Jinyu did not get out of the car and said slightly, "Please forgive me for being rude. I suddenly received an imperial decree and came without a face. It is inconvenient for me to salute."

"It's okay." Li Xian waved his hand. He could feel Liu Jinyu's uneasiness and said comfortingly: "My father's health has improved a lot. When Sister Wang goes in, my father looks relieved. That's all. Aunt Wang doesn't have to worry."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed slightly.

When Li Xian said this, he was saying that he himself was helping to keep an eye on this matter and nothing would happen.

"Your Highness, please go and do your work first. I have a few words with Sanniang." Liu Rengui bowed slightly to Li Xianwei.

"That's very good." Li Xian smiled, then nodded and led the people away.

Watching Li Xian leave, Liu Rengui looked at Liu Jinyu and whispered: "Sanniang, if you care, you will be in trouble."

"Ah Weng." Liu Jinyu looked sad and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Liu Rengui shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Actually, the thoughts in your heart, and the thoughts in the hearts of many courtiers, are all deliberately made by His Majesty to make you think this way, so as to calm people's hearts."

"Huh?" Liu Jinyu suddenly raised his head, and then he realized what was happening. He whispered in surprise: "Your Majesty's health has completely improved?"

"Almost." Liu Rengui glanced back in the direction of Penglai Palace, and then whispered: "Use Princess Fuchang's luck to heal her injuries. Only in this way will the courtiers and people believe that your majesty's health is really getting better. , combined with other actions, the passengers will feel at ease.”

Liu Jinyu looked surprised, but she was slowly accepting this explanation.

Because Li Xuan once said that Xia'er was just there for the emperor to wish for a good omen and then go to open the furnace.

Now what's in the furnace is just five stone powder, which won't harm Xia'er at all.

It was just that the emperor fainted on the spot in the court, and there was a solar eclipse, which made Liu Jinyu think that the emperor could not survive, so she worried about what the emperor would do to Xia'er.

But now it seems that nothing will happen to the emperor.

Now, calling Xia'er into the palace is just using rumors to quickly convince officials that the emperor is fine. This method is indeed clever.

At this moment, two teams of Qianniu Guards suddenly rushed out from the Danfeng Gate.

One team rushed to the city, and the other team rushed to the east gate.

"Taichang Shaoqing Dou Xiaochen was promoted to Secretary Supervisor, and Fenzhou Governor Wei Wei was transferred to the position of Minister of Household Affairs." Liu Rengui shook his head and said: "While your Majesty is arranging the government affairs, he is also appeasing people's hearts. Okay, go back, no need Don't worry, Aweng will help you send Xia Niang back tonight."

Liu Jinyu pondered for a moment, and her eyes couldn't help but look at Li Yi at the Danfeng Gate. She now understood why the emperor asked Li Yi to guard the Danfeng Gate at this time.

With him here, Xia'er's affairs can be reported to Prince Peng's Mansion as soon as possible no matter what, and these are all allowed by the emperor.

Liu Jinyu breathed a sigh of relief, then nodded: "Okay."

……

Seeing Liu Jinyu's carriage turning around and returning, the courtiers at Danfengmen couldn't help but started talking in low voices.

Is the emperor's body really fine?

Is the emperor's health really fine?

Among the ministers, some people left quietly.

(End of this chapter)