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

Chapter 601 The Gu family, Li Tai, secretly stealing the foundation

The waning moon is like a hook, full of coldness.

On the streets of Hangzhou City, there were few people, and they were all hurrying home.

With a sound of "dong", the sound of evening drums spread from the city of Hangzhou to all directions in an instant.

The door of the workshop is about to close, no wonder there are not many people on the street.

Coming out of the Governor's Mansion, Li Xuan kept her head down, as if she was thinking about something.

Is the matter in Hangzhou really as easy as Yuan Jiazuo thought?
Since the incident in Yangzhou, well-informed governors of various states have already set their sights on their own rule.

They don't want to see people who have hooked up with the king of the East China Sea appear under their rule.

Not only do they not want to see it themselves, but they also don't want to be seen by others, so self-cleaning is the only feasible way, but whether it can be cleaned is hard to say.

Li Xuan shook her head slightly, withdrew her thoughts, and led her men slowly towards the residence.

When he came to Hangzhou this time, he didn't live in the post station, nor did he live in Hangzhou Governor's Mansion, but lived in an elegant courtyard prepared for him by the Wei family.

Although the Wei family is a relatively low-ranking family among the sixteen families of Wu and Yue, compared with ordinary families, the Wei family that has been passed down for thousands of years has enough heritage.

Not to mention, in the previous battle to wipe out the Tianyin Sect, the Kai family made contributions, and was rewarded by the central government afterwards, and even some children of the family took the opportunity to join the Kuaiji Zhechong Mansion.

Although it is just some team leaders, for some bottom-level children of the family, it can be regarded as opening up a future development path for them.

So after Li Xuan arrived in Hangzhou, the Wei family immediately prepared a four-entry courtyard for Li Xuan. Although it was small, it was very delicate.

It didn't take long for everyone to return to this other courtyard on the shore of West Lake.

Just as Li Xuan was about to enter the other courtyard, suddenly, an entry flashed past at the corner at the end of the street.

Before Li Xuan could see clearly what it was, the entry had completely disappeared.

Li Xuan did not turn around to chase, but directly entered the other courtyard. At this time, a red-bellied eagle suddenly flew up from the backyard and flew directly into the air.

Immediately afterwards, an entry clearly appeared in Li Xuan's line of sight.

[A Quan (Prince Quan), a disciple of Monk Daozhen, daughter of King Tianzhi of the Wa Kingdom, sister of King Hongwen, niece of King Tenwu, niece of the Iga family, wandering in the Tang Dynasty, proficient in Iga ninjutsu. 】

Li Xuan frowned involuntarily, and there was a trace of surprise in the depths of her eyes, what's going on?

Monk Michizane, Japanese royal family, Iga ninjutsu.

Li Xuan was a little stunned. It turned out that this monk Daozhen was from the Iga family, so this Empress Quan was Monk Daozhen's niece and apprentice.

Although Datang didn't know much about the Wa Kingdom, he also knew that five years ago, King Tianzhi of the Wa Kingdom died of illness, and his son King Hongwen came to the throne, but King Hongwen passed away suddenly after only three years in power.

In the chaos, the younger brother of King Tianzhi, the uncle of King Hongwen, and the ruling prince Hairen ascended the throne and proclaimed himself King Tianwu.

King Tianwu ascended the throne, so his elder brother King Tianzhi's lineage would naturally be suppressed,

Several sons of King Hongwen were killed one after another during the war, but some daughters of King Tianzhi escaped.

But having said that, unlike the Tang Dynasty, the Japanese queen and queen also have the right to inherit.

Because they themselves are the daughters of the previous kings of the Wa Kingdom, their children can also have the same royal surname.

As soon as Queen Quan appeared, the details of Monk Daozhen were immediately revealed to Li Xuan.

When Li Xuan met Monk Daozhen in Lingyin Temple, there was no entry on Monk Daozhen's head.

Looking at it now, it is likely that this monk Daozhen has profound attainments in the ninjutsu of the Iga family.

Even if this article is prompted, it will take a while to deduce all the causes and effects behind him.

But now the appearance of Empress Quan has lifted a corner of the mysterious veil of Monk Daozhen.

It's just that Daozhen's real identity is useful for Datang's use of Silla this time, and it still needs to be carefully considered.

Petite, wearing a dark gray non-patterned round-neck gown, wearing a black cap, and a pair of sly eyes flashing, the Queen Quan has silently penetrated into the side courtyard from the backyard with the help of shadows.

The strange thing is that the Thousand Bull Guards guarding the back door didn't notice her sneaking in at all.

The shadow escape technique of the Wa country still has some merits.

When Li Xuan killed the demon monk Wu'an earlier, it was very easy to notice that the concealment technique he used was quite weird, and now it seems that it should be related to the Japanese.

The Japanese ninjutsu originated from the Five Elements Dunjutsu in the Spring and Autumn Period, but later they entered the side door and came up with some techniques like Shadow Dunjutsu, Wood Dunjutsu and Fire Dunjutsu.

Although Li Xuan doesn't know much about these ninjutsu, but he has swallowed the cracking methods of various ninjutsu, which is enough.

As for how he knew these cracking methods, that was his own secret.

It's just that he didn't stay in the middle hall for a long time, but went straight into the study.

In the study room, there are stacks of tall household documents. Yu Ze is currently immersed in these desks, looking for some clues about the King of the East China Sea.

How could Li Xuan neglect to investigate everything related to the King of the East China Sea!

When Pei Yan and Li Jingye hooked up through Xue Zhongzhang, Li Xuan immediately became alert.

Because in this matter, there is another key figure involved.

King Luo Bin, a few years later, King Luo Bin rebelled with Li Jingye.

It's just that at the moment, Li Jingye has no intention of rebelling, but now he is quickly moving towards Empress Wu.

It all depends on Pei Yan and Xue Zhongzhang threading the needle.

Even wooing Li Jingye was Pei Yan's goal. After all, Li Jingye's grandfather, Li Ji, was trusted by Empress Wu.

Especially today's Li Jingye is still highly respected by the generals under Li Ji back then, which is even more rare.

Today, Pei Yan is already the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and one step further, he is the Prime Minister of Zhongshu.

But this step is extremely difficult. Apart from the trust of the emperor and Empress Wu, Pei Yan must have the support of a large number of meritorious ministers behind him, otherwise, he would have been eliminated before he knew it.

This time Xue Zhongzhang followed Li Xuan to the southeast, in addition to secretly investigating the remnants of the king of the East China Sea, he might also have the intention of winning over the southeast family for Pei Yan.

Originally, with the posture of the Southeast family, Pei Yan might not be able to win over, but now, the incident of the King of the East Sea made the people of the Southeast family immediately nervous.

This gave Pei Yan a chance.

Also aware of this, Li Xuan launched an investigation into the King of the East China Sea without hesitation.

Li Xuan is also very proficient in this method of killing chickens and monkeys, applying pressure first and then giving favors.

Behind Xue Zhongzhang is Pei Yan, and behind Li Xuan, there is the emperor!

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"Among the aristocratic families in the southeast, there is only one family that has in-laws with Li Huainian, and that is the Gu family in Wuzhong. Not long ago, Gu Tan, the magistrate of Gu Tan, who was promoted to the magistrate of Dongyang County, was born in the Gu family in Wuzhong." The file was handed over to Li Xuan.

Li Huainian's father, Li Xiyu, Duke of Ankang, arranged a marriage for him when he was still alive.

But it is a pity that when Gu's daughter was giving birth to Li Huainian, she suffered from massive bleeding, and after being rescued by a famous doctor, the child was saved, but the mother was not saved.

"Without Gu's daughter, Li Huainian and Wuzhong's Gu family gradually lost contact. Only his son Li Anding was sent to Chang'an's home. He is now studying in the Imperial College, but he should have been imprisoned by now." Yu Ze felt a little emotional. shook his head.

Li Huainian became the king of the East China Sea and was directly implicated in his son Li Anding, as well as his uncle Li Xizhi and two cousins.

As for his father-in-law's family, after all, the daughter of the Gu family has already died of illness, and the two families have also cut off contact.

As long as there is no actual evidence to prove that the Gu family was involved in this matter, then the Gu family must not be involved.

Although the Gu family has declined over the years, they are not easy to mess with.

"The Gu family was very close to King Wei, right?" Li Xuan tapped lightly on the table.

"That's right." Yu Ze nodded immediately, and said, "The father of Zhongshu Sheng Youbuque Gu Cong, former Hongwen Museum scholar Gu Yin, helped the King of Wei compile Kuodizhi in his early years."

"That's right, Li Tai!" Li Xuan looked up at Yu Ze, and said softly, "It's hard to be framed on this point!"

Although Li Tai and Li Chengqian do not have much connection, they are both losers in the political struggle between the DPRK and China, and it is not uncommon for them to have a relationship secretly.

What's more, there is also a family of Xinchang County Gong in the middle.

Assisting the former Sui Dynasty abolished prince Yang Yong, the hidden prince Jiancheng, the min prince inherited Qian, and the Xinchang County Gong family of Chen Wang Lizhong.

Not to mention others, Li Xuan alone can easily concoct countless evidences to connect the Gu family with Li Tai and Li Chengqian.

"Your Majesty, shall we do something?" Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan cautiously.

Li Xuan shook her head and said: "No, the Gu family is not easy to mess with, and Wuyue's sixteen families are also not easy to mess with, and messing with one family is equivalent to messing with sixteen families.

Regarding the matter of the Gu family, if Pei Yan had no other ideas, then we would have no choice but if Xue Zhongzhang also came to Hangzhou, then our chance would come. "

"Xue Zhongzhang will also follow to Hangzhou?" Yu Ze said with a surprised face, "Shouldn't he be with Dou Weng?"

"He has a warrant from the Minister of Criminal Affairs. If he really wants to come, no one can stop him." Li Xuan looked at the document in front of him with a serious expression on his face.

Although Dou Xuande didn't pay much attention to Xue Zhongzhang, but to be honest, Li Xuan was not optimistic about how much Dou Xuande would block Xue Zhongzhang.

To offend Pei Yan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment for no reason, an old fox like Dou Xuande would not do such a thing.

"Then how soon will he come to Hangzhou?" Yu Ze became cautious, he would not underestimate any small person.

Not to mention anything else, the left and right of the court to fill in the gaps, which one is not in the official position of the sixth and seventh ranks, but once they make a move, even the ministers and prime ministers of the court can be overthrown by them.

After all, Xue Zhongzhang has Pei Yan's platform behind him, he only needs to grasp the facts, then Pei Yan can do other things by himself.

Thinking of this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Li Xuan's mouth, and said softly: "It depends on how anxious Pei Yan is."

Pei Yan's purpose is nothing more than to step into the prime minister and make peace with each other, but now that the Great Tang and Tubo wars are imminent, the emperor will not allow him to act recklessly.

However, perhaps it was precisely because of this that if he was clever enough to calm him down before a rebellion broke out, he would be more likely to be favored by the emperor.

Even if this rebellion was detonated by himself.

"Pei Yan, Xue Zhongzhang, Li Jingye." Li Xuan looked at the official documents on the table and said coldly: "The purpose of these people now is to capture the King of the East China Sea, but if the King of the East China Sea is really so easy to catch , he will not stay in Chang'an so quietly."

Thinking of the next few years, Li Jingye, Xue Zhongzhang, and Luo Binwang, a group of people will rise up in Yangzhou, raising [-] troops.

Although Li Jingye's selfishness caused the incident to fall short in the end, the foundation of the [-] army was laid by them a few years ago.

Since their business as a group will eventually end in failure.

So, if that's the case, why not use this background to take advantage of Li Xuan.

With a "snap", Li Xuan closed the copywriting in his hand.

(End of this chapter)