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

Chapter 1435 Peace talks and marriage

On the Wei River in winter, there are densely packed eastbound ships.

Flags are fluttering and there are many guns.

On both sides of the shore, there were countless cavalry galloping back and forth.

Wild birds flew away in fright and did not land for a long time.

In the second big ship, Li Xuan sat calmly on a short couch with an empty book of this chapter in front of her.

The thin bamboo brush was placed to one side, waiting for what he was writing.

The cabin is not big, even if Li Xuan is the heir, there is only a square inch of space.

In the entire fleet, the first boat was where the Crown Prince Li Xian was, the Crown Princess, and other ministers of the East Palace were on board.

The second ship is where the prime ministers and the six ministers are.

And Li Xuan herself.

So now is the best opportunity for those people.

Li Xuan believed in himself that as long as Li Xian ascended the throne, he would immediately wake up to the danger of Empress Wu. After all, at that time, their only enemies were each other.

Pei Yan had been very close to Bachelor Beimen in the early years. In the original history, it was his peace agreement with Empress Wu that gave Empress Wu the opportunity to truly intervene in the court.

In fact, Ouyang's instructions last night can be summed up by Li Xuan in just one sentence.

Li Xuan didn't know how many people secretly wanted to take advantage of the emperor's serious illness, confusion, and suspicion to depose the crown prince, but these people could only be disappointed so far.

Li Xian now has an heir, and is even the emperor's grandson, so even if something happens to Li Xian, the one who takes the throne should be Li Xian's son.

Looking at the white paper in front of him, Li Xuan was thinking about what his mother Ouyang said to him last night.

In history books, similar things happen one after another. Even if you become an emperor, you may be deposed.

Li Xian's opponents were not only Empress Wu, but also those who had invested heavily in Li Dan.

The royal family is on the third ship.

In the current situation, Li Zhi is still in power. As soon as Li Zhi dies, the last trace of power protecting Li Xuan will disappear.

If Empress Wu really wanted to kill him, it would be enough to summon him into the palace alone and close the palace door.

Fortunately, Ouyang reminded him in time.

According to the dynasty system, the prime minister governs the country for the royal family, and the clan must give in to the prime minister on all matters.

Isn't this how Cheng Wuting and Cheng Wuting all died?

There might even be someone planning to kill Li Xian before he takes the throne.

Therefore, it was necessary to take action against Pei Yan.

Otherwise, it would be too late to wait until Li Xian ascended the throne to react.

Li Xuan's expression calmed down. Now that the emperor is not dead, what Empress Wu wants to ensure is that Li Xian successfully ascends the throne. But once the emperor dies, Empress Wu might immediately kill Li Xuan. The danger is that Li Xuan almost almost did it before. Ignored.

A general of the Imperial Guard and a general of the Left Guard should not be underestimated.

Li Xuan was originally supposed to be on the third ship, but because of his special status, he was placed in the front.

There are also many members of the Tang Dynasty clan.

Because half of the prime ministers and ministers were in Luoyang, the Jiushi Temple Qing in Chang'an was also arranged to be on the ship.

In addition, there are Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui.

Even this year, when the emperor's body became heavier and his mind became more suspicious, under Li Xuan's methods, Li Xian showed all the contacts between the East Palace and foreign ministers to the emperor's eyes. The emperor's attitude towards Li Xian Suspicion is almost nonexistent.

Fortunately, in the boat behind, the prince can still have a cabin by himself, but the heir and the prince will have to squeeze into one cabin.

With Pei Yan as the starting point, prime ministers such as Xue Yuanchao, Wang Dezhen, Cui Zhiwen, and even Liu Rengui were lined up one by one.

But now, if Li Xuan can wake up long in advance and have a long time to prepare, the situation will be much easier.

Empress Wu, Li Dan, Li Xian, Cheng Wuting, Pei Yan.

Li Xuan was also arranged to be on this ship due to luck.

Watch out for people flipping tables.

No matter what the country is, no matter how stable the world is, only the dead are the best enemies.

Of course, Li Xuan had already prepared for what would happen after the prince ascended the throne, but he almost forgot that it was possible before.

If Empress Wu did not take action against Li Xuan, Li Xuan would also think of ways to plot against Empress Wu.

Pei Yan, thinking of this, Li Xuan's expression turned cold.

In recent years, with Li Xuan's help, Li Xian's position has become more stable.

Wasn't that what Xuanwu Sect was like back then.

Li Xuan originally thought that Li Xian could rest easy as the crown prince, but he forgot that there were still people who had the power to overturn the table.

After killing Li Xian, only Li Dan will be left.

Although Li Xuan did not think that he had tens of thousands of troops and was a pacifier of the border states. With the war in the Western Regions about to start, he could really sit back and relax, but he did not expect that Empress Wu would want to kill him at this time.

Xue Rengui was a close confidant of the emperor and Empress Wu, while Pei Xingjian was the general of the Imperial Guard.

Pei Xingjian needs to involve more power in the palace.

In this case, it is necessary to restart the fight between Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian.

A chess piece is needed.

Names and forces flashed through Li Xuan's mind, and finally, his eyes fell on Webster.

Suddenly, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. He actually embarked on the same path as Li Xian. After all, in this court, the only family that truly supports Li Xian is the Webster family, and there is no room for maneuver.

In addition, there are three aristocratic families in the world, Zheng, Cui, and Lu.

Li Xuan is currently entangled with the three families, and may be able to use the strength of the other party.

But how to "help"?
……

"Bang, bang, bang!" The cabin door was knocked, and then a voice sounded: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zuo, please come over."

"I know." Sitting behind the desk, Li Xuan raised his head, a glimmer of light flashing deep in his eyes.

After packing her things, getting up, tidying up her clothes, Li Xuan stepped out of the cabin door.

On the left side of the cabin door, Xu Xiao, a member of the Zuo Division, raised his hands solemnly: "Your Majesty!"

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded calmly and said, "Lead the way."

"Here!" Xu Xiao led Li Xuan toward the front until he arrived outside Liu Rengui's cabin.

Then the hatch opened and Xu Xiao stepped away.

……

Li Xuan took a step forward and entered the cabin. Looking at Cui Zhiwen sitting behind the low table, Li Xuan strangely didn't look surprised at all and said, "Mr. Cui."

Cui Zhiwen was a little surprised, because he had just made the decision to talk to Li Xuan. He only talked to Liu Rengui, and Xu Xiao and others didn't know about it at all.

"Prince Peng, please sit down." Cui Zhiwen bowed slightly and looked at Li Xuan deeply.

Li Xuan smiled calmly, and then sat down opposite the short couch.

Seeing the teapot on the table, Li Xuan raised her head and looked at Cui Zhiwen. Cui Zhiwen nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please!"

Li Xuan bowed slightly, poured out a cup from the teacup, then held it in both hands and placed it in front of Cui Zhiwen, and then poured herself a cup.

Put your hands down, level with your knees.

Seeing Li Xuan's respectful posture, Cui Zhiwen couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The greatest advantage of King Peng is that he rarely regards himself as a royal prince.

Therefore, he was able to get along with Lu Yuanfang, Di Renjie, Yao Chong and others, and Su Liangsi, Yang Zhirou and Li Zhaode all praised him.

It is not difficult to understand that the prince trusts and the emperor favors him.

After gathering his thoughts for a while, Cui Zhiwen raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, and said gently but firmly: "Last night in Chang'an City, Wannian County killed more than a hundred thieves, big and small, and rescued hundreds of robbed young children and women. That ends here, how about that? "

Li Xuan looked at Cui Zhiwen in surprise. What happened last night was obviously caused by Jinwu Guard, Dali Temple, Ministry of Punishment, Yongzhou Prefecture and Wannian County. How come today it has reached the ears of Prime Minister Cui Zhiwen, and everything is Cui Ming's credit? .

Not to mention that Cui Zhiwen had all erased the real key leaders that Youwei was besieging and killing, as if these people did not exist.

Even last night, everything was promoted secretly by Li Xuan. The Cui County Lieutenant showed up too late and had no effect at all.

Now, Cui Zhiwen put all the credit, the common credit of Jinwu Guard, Youwei, Dali Temple, Xingbu, Yongzhou Prefecture and Wannian County, on Cui Ming, who had only appeared once.

Of course, these are just the usual operations of the family, and these have nothing to do with Li Xuan, but...

Li Xuan looked at the tea cup in front of her, pushed it forward slightly, then looked at Cui Zhiwen and said: "Cui Xiang, this was never the purpose of what we did for each other."

Cui Zhiwen was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "After all, it was Cui Ming who did this inappropriately, so in the future, Prince Peng will not encounter any obstruction when he acts in Wannian County."

Cui Zhiwen's words were very cryptic. In fact, everyone was only thinking about that night, that night at the critical moment.

As long as there is no hindrance for that night, that's fine.

Li Xuan nodded calmly and said: "Xuan still believes Prime Minister Cui's guarantee, but County Captain Cui doesn't seem to have such a broad mind. The Cui family has countless talents, how about changing to someone else?"

Cui Zhiwen's brows suddenly furrowed tightly. With Li Xuan's words, he agreed to the Cui family's request for peace, but he did not agree to let Cui Ming go.

Cui Zhiwen recalled Cui Ming in his mind. Although he didn't see Cui Ming much, he always looked like a gentle and elegant young man to him. If it hadn't been for this incident in Chang'an, Cui Zhiwen would not have let Cui Zhiwen see his shortcomings.

As for saying that he was narrow-minded, although Cui Zhiwen did not see it personally, Li Xuan still did not want Cui Ming after agreeing to the Cui family to stay in Wannian County. Cui Zhiwen knew that Li Xuan's vision was probably perfect.

"Cui Ming was transferred to Taiyuan County Lieutenant, Wannian County Magistrate, and Wannian County Magistrate all changed." Cui Zhiwen raised his head and looked at Li Xuan.

"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded slightly and agreed with this approach.

"What about the prince?" Cui Zhiwen leaned forward slightly. Li Xuan was just Li Xuan, but behind him was the prince.

Li Xuan fell silent, then looked up at Cui Zhiwen and said, "Xuan will try his best to persuade the prince on this matter, but there are some things that the Cui family can do, the Lu family can do, but the Zheng family can't."

Cui Zhiwen's eyes couldn't help but condense.

What Li Xuan said means that the East Palace can reach a tacit agreement with the Cui family and the Lu family, but it does not include the Zheng family.

Cui Zhiwen sighed softly in his heart. He knew that it was still Zheng Guanyin's business.

During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, although Zheng Rentai sided with the Qin Palace and made great contributions to the Xuanwu Gate, the entire Zheng family invested heavily in Li Jiancheng.

Therefore, although Zheng Rentai established the Zheng family, the entire Zheng family was in decline.

This is especially true after Zheng Rentai died of illness.

The late emperor has not forgotten the matter of Zheng Guanyin, the emperor has not forgotten it, and now even the prince has not forgotten it.

"Although the three families of Cui, Lu and Zheng are not going to advance and retreat together, they are both Hedong families, and the Zheng family is sincere in their service. Besides, the matter has been forgotten for many years." Cui Zhiwen raised his head and said with a slight pleading. Look at Li Xuan.

There are seven families with five surnames. Since the death of the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Li family in Zhaojun has become closer to the royal family, and the three families of Cui, Lu and Zheng have lived together.

Nowadays, Cui Zhiwen is the prime minister and Cui Zhiti is the minister of household affairs. But behind them, there is the full support of the entire Cui, Lu, and Zheng families.

Li Xuan nodded and said: "Since Cui Xiang said so, Xuan has nothing to be suspicious of, but for the sake of safety, in my opinion, whether the Zheng family will consider marrying a legitimate daughter into the East Palace, in this way, we will be bound to each other, you and me "Together."

Zheng married her daughter into the East Palace. Cui Zhiwen looked at Li Xuan in surprise, what does this mean?
Aren't you afraid that the power of aristocratic families will intervene in the palace?
Looking at Li Xuan with lowered eyebrows, Cui Zhiwen said cautiously: "Cui needs to talk to the Zheng family about this matter, but if it is nothing serious, what else does the prince want?"

(End of this chapter)