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

Chapter 529 If there is no will, it is the will

In the cold Biejia official residence, the black coffin containing the empress dowager's body was parked in the center of the lobby.

There are no joss sticks, no worship.

On the long couch in the inner room, Ming Chongyan and Sima Chengzhen looked at the chessboard in front of them seriously, as if there were countless mysteries on the chessboard, and no one was willing to raise their eyes. Occasionally, when a chess piece fell, one could even vaguely hear the sound of swords and guns. The sound of swords and lightning and flint.

Li Xuan came in from the outside with a few plates of vegetarian dishes and a flagon in his hands carefully.

Glancing at the chessboard, he immediately withdrew his gaze, his face was calm, his eyes were clear, and he looked unaffected at all.

"Two real people!" Li Xuan put the vegetables and wine pot on the table in the inner room, then walked up to the two of them, cupped his hands and said, "I heard that the two real people rested here all night last night, I don't know if it's the bedroom Is it not properly arranged?"

"It's nothing, the state government's bedroom is well arranged, but neither of us can leave here for a while." Sima Chengzhen raised his head and glanced at Li Xuan, his eyes full of deep meaning.

The seven-day period for the Queen's soul to leave the body is approaching. She will either return in these two days and try to be resurrected, or she will not appear at all and die completely in these two days, so these two days are particularly important.

Sima Chengzhen didn't want to talk too much about this matter, so he asked instead: "When will the king return to Chang'an, can the poor Dao take a boat?"

Li Xuan stood up straight, cupped his hands and said: "Xiao Wang is waiting for His Majesty's order, without His Majesty's order, Xiao Wang dare not move lightly."

Ming Chongyan Heizi landed, then raised his head to look at Li Xuan: "Even if it is eight hundred miles in a hurry, it will take several days to get from Muzhou to Shendu, not to mention, the central palindrome is even slower, back and forth at least Ten days...but then again, just in time for the king to return to Chang'an to get married last time."

There seems to be something else in Ming Chongyan's words.

Li Xuan looked like she didn't understand at all, and she cupped her hands in the direction of Shendu and said, "Xiao Wang will leave everything to be arranged by His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven."

Speaking of this, Li Xuan clasped his hands to Ming Chongyan and Sima Chengzhen again: "You two real people, Xiao Wang will go to various counties tomorrow to inspect the autumn seeds and county school affairs in each county, and it will take three to five days to return. Today I am here to tell the two real people."

"Three or five days?" Ming Chongyan frowned, looked at Li Xuan puzzled and said, "It seems that since the king of Nanchang returned to Wuzhou, he no longer cares about the affairs of the queen, why?"

Ming Chongyan's gaze was as sharp as a sword for a moment.

Li Xuan smiled faintly, and then said with a little apology: "Some things back then were not done properly by Xiao Wang, here I apologize to the two real people."

"Oh?" Ming Chongyan raised his eyebrows slightly, with a puzzled look on his face.

Sima Chengzhen raised his head, looked at Li Xuan thoughtfully, and asked, "Your Highness is surrounded by a master... I don't know if your Highness can talk to Pindao about what is not done properly?"

"At the beginning, Xiao Wang was thinking wildly. At that time, he had his own life, so he had to act recklessly. I also ask the two real people to forgive me." Li Xuan just nodded lightly, and didn't discuss the matter further.

"Then now, since the center doesn't have any orders, how can the prince be sure that he is wrong?" Ming Chongyan still insisted on it.

"There is no will, but there is a will." Li Xuan cupped his hands to Ming Chongyan, then bowed, turned and backed away.

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Seeing the back of Li Xuan leaving, Ming Chongyan frowned and said, "It seems that the king of Nanchang is sure about something?"

"Wang Fanglin, the governor of Wuzhou, is that cousin, but he is experienced in governing the country and has his own views on the affairs of the central government. Maybe he has seen something, and he might give advice to the king of Nanchang." Sima Chengzhen waved his hand. , the chessboard in front of him was immediately messed up.

Ming Chongyan gave Sima Chengzhen an angry look, and then his face immediately became solemn. He thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "If you say that, it's not just him who was wrong at the beginning. We also made a wrong judgment. Well, it’s only now that I’ve reacted.”

Sima Chengzhen waved the whisk in his hand, and said calmly: "The two of us are just guarding our only hope."

Ming Chongyan raised his eyebrows, and said with a frown: "Could it be that she really gave up all of this and became a lonely ghost, waiting for death with peace of mind?"

"Immortal way of life is precious, since she is no longer a fairy way, naturally she will no longer seek to survive." Sima Chengzhen pinched a sunspot, then looked at Ming Chongyan, and said softly: "Just now you said that I was wrong in my judgment before. , why can’t you be firm on this point.”

Ming Chongyan sighed: "It's not that I don't want to believe it, it's just that this decision is too amazing. If this is the case, it means that the empress not only gave up herself, but even gave up everything she once had. What is she trying to do?" What?"

"You are not as thorough as the king of Nanchang." Sima Chengzhen swept the chessboard slightly, and the black and white pieces fell into the chess box, and he continued: "I still remember when the king of Nanchang changed his attitude. ?"

"When the city of Muzhou saw the new governor of Muzhou." Ming Chongyan remembered very clearly that after meeting Qin Ming, Li Xuan almost seemed to be a different person, and he paid great attention to the affairs of the future. decline.

"No, that's just the result." Sima Chengzhen shook his head lightly, and said, "Do you still remember what the King of Nanchang asked when he was on the Xin'an River, who was the one who took the prince's seal?"

"King of the East China Sea." Ming Chongyan gave a decisive answer.

Sima Chengzhen nodded lightly, and said: "The identity of the king of the Western Regions has been confirmed now, and you are probably using means to deal with him now, so what about the king of the East China Sea, what is his identity? Now is the closest, but when the queen dies, all clues will be lost."

"So, you're saying that the King of Nanchang was also aware of this, so he decisively gave up his control over the Empress?" Ming Chongyan immediately gave an affirmative answer after he finished his question.

"Smart man!" Sima Chengzhen sighed softly, looked at Ming Chongyan and said, "If you want to explain to the Queen of Heaven about Qiu Shenji, you should ask the King of Nanchang for advice."

After Sima Chengzhen finished speaking, he closed his eyes slightly.

Ming Chongyan lowered his head slightly, a trace of indifference flashed in his eyes.

He has his own way of handling Qiu Shenji's affairs, so there is no need to ask others for advice.

Qiu Shenji's death must be a mystery.

……

With a gentle breeze, Li Xuan stood on the bow of the ship, wearing a golden brocade robe with a black background.

Ahead is Dongyang County. After so long, Li Xuan finally returned to Dongyang.

"I've met the king." Dongyang County Cheng Gu Tan stood on the pier, looked at Li Xuan who got off the boat, and immediately cupped his hands heavily.

A group of familiar Dongyang County officials behind them also cupped their hands and said in unison: "I have seen the king."

"Everyone, please stand up." Li Xuan looked at the crowd and raised her hand in a gentle voice, and the crowd stood up straight.

Li Xuan took Yu Ze and Wang Bo into the carriage with everyone, and then went to the county government together.

In the county government lobby, Li Xuan sat behind the case.

Gu Tan reported to Li Xuan about Dongyang's summer harvest and autumn planting, the construction of county schools, and the improvement of river channels during this period of time.

Li Xuan nodded slightly, and said: "This king is here for the matter of the Yonghui Monument."

"Eternal Emblem Monument!" Gu Tan's expression tightened immediately.

The rumors about the Yonghui Monument came from Li Xuan's writings to the counties mentioning what he himself did in Muzhou to build the Yonghui Monument.

Sophisticated officials from all over the world can see the danger of such a thing at a glance.

"There is a big Yonghui stele outside the south gate of Dongyang County, and a small one in other townships." Li Xuan's eyes fell on Gu Tan, and Gu Tan's face suddenly hesitated.

Li Xuan casually played with the command arrow on the table, and said casually, "Everyone should know that the post of Jinhua county magistrate will be vacant soon?"

"Yes, I have heard some rumors." Gu Tan lowered his head slightly, and his expression became tense when he couldn't see it.

Li Xuan nodded, and then said: "The king heard some rumors a few days ago that the county magistrate Huang of your county is seeking the post of Jinhua county magistrate?"

Gu Tan raised his head immediately, and looked at Li Xuan with some surprise on his face: "The county lord has fully recovered?"

In the final analysis, Gu Tan is not just the magistrate of Dongyang County, but a few months ago, the county magistrate Huang Jin was seriously injured, which gave him the opportunity to take charge of Dongyang County, and Gu Tan also made a lot of contributions with Li Xuan before. , Under normal circumstances, it is not a problem to be promoted to the county magistrate.

Now that Huang Jin took the initiative to seek the post of Jinhua County Magistrate, it just happened to make room for Gu Tan.

"It should be, but given the current situation, it is unrealistic for Huang County Magistrate to seek the position of Jinhua County Magistrate." Speaking of this, Li Xuan said calmly: "Jinhua County is an upper county, and the county magistrate is a seventh-rank superior. One step forward, you can become a state official. However, although Dongyang County is a middle county, in the recent turmoil, Huang County Magistrate did not do much. step."

Everyone was stunned by Li Xuan's words, and the county Wei Kangyao couldn't help but asked: "Didn't it be said that the county magistrate Huang and Du Canjun are married?"

"Du Canjun made great contributions in the suppression of the rebellion, but it was Du Canjun who made the contribution, so what's the matter with Huang County Magistrate?" Li Xuan turned to look at Gu Tan, and said softly: "If Huang County Magistrate, pursue The Jinhua county magistrate can’t do it, so if he can’t, he will come back and take charge of Dongyang’s affairs again.”

As Li Xuan's eyes fell on Gu Tan's body,

The crowd waiting at the scene immediately understood the subtext in Li Xuan's words.

Once Huang Jin returns, the power of Dongyang will inevitably fall into Huang Jin's hands again.

With Huang Jin standing in the way, if Gu Tan wanted to seek the post of Dongyang County Magistrate, Huang Jin would be the first hurdle to overcome.

After making such a big circle, everyone immediately understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words.

In an instant, everyone's mood suddenly sank.

During Huang Jin's absence, Gu Tan took over from him and almost became the actual county magistrate of Dongyang.

Now although Gu Tan made a lot of contributions in the previous suppression of the rebellion, if Huang Jin really came back, if he didn't want to be blocked on the road of the county magistrate, he could only find a way to become the county magistrate elsewhere.

Although with his merits and the strength of the Gu family, he can definitely do this, it also means that all his hard work in Dongyang has been in vain.

Looking up at Li Xuan, Gu Tan cupped his hands resolutely and said, "Your Majesty is willing to follow the order of the prince to set up the Eternal Emblem Monument."

Li Xuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled.

The Yonghui Monument in Wuzhou City has already been erected, Jinhua County and Lanxi County have also started construction, and now Dongyang is added, and Li Xuan can easily go to another city.

Raising his head, Li Xuan looked at the crowd and said, "Now that Muzhou is at the beginning of peace, there are vacancies for county magistrates in the five counties of Wuzhou, and the county magistrate Huang is considerate and loving for the people. Muzhou may not be an ideal place."

Li Xuan kicked Huang Jin to Muzhou in just a few words.

Seeing the horror on everyone's faces, Li Xuan said lightly: "Although this king doesn't mind that today's words are known to Huang County Magistrate, in order to avoid disturbance, I still hope that you can keep it a little bit secret."

After Li Xuan finished speaking, Gu Tan immediately looked fiercely at the crowd. No one knew the background of everyone present than him.

(End of this chapter)