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Chapter 981: Wang Xuance, the Mastermind Behind the Scenes (Part )
After convincing Ashina Yun, it was already dark, so Hou Junji went to find Wang Xuance, the Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple and the Commander of the Jinyiwei. This was the only person that Li Yan had told him to seek help from in an emergency.

When Hou Junji showed him the token that Li Yan had left for him to take advantage of, Wang Xuance asked no questions.

He agreed immediately and told Hou Junji not to run around Chang'an anymore, and left the rest of the matters to him.

This is a sensitive time. The Jinyiwei and Baiqisi are monitoring Chang'an, and there are spies everywhere. Wang Xuance received the news of Hou Junji's visit to Ashina Yun before he left the other's mansion.

Although Hou Junji knew that Wang Xuance used to be the prince's attendant, he didn't know whether it would work. He didn't expect Wang Xuance to be so powerful that today at the court meeting, he made the entire East Palace faction stand behind him without hesitation.

This eventually led to the agreement of officials from other factions.
Until now, Hou Junji's mind was a little confused. He felt nervous and confused, but more of it was the fear from the bottom of his soul.

What did you do today?

He forced the emperor to abdicate, but he had followed the emperor for thirty years, serving him at his side and going through fire and water. Such a loyal minister actually united all the court officials and forcibly blocked the emperor from appointing a crown prince, making the emperor so angry that he fainted.

Have you become a powerful official like Cao Cao, Sima Yi, and Yuwen Tai?

Looking at the ministers around him, they all kept away from him, respecting and fearing him. When Hou Junji looked over, he saw that each of their faces was full of flattering smiles. Hou Junji felt dizzy. How could things turn out like this?

Even Wei Ting, who had tried to get close to him during court sessions, looked at him with fear and did not dare to approach him again.

When Hou Junji was wondering whether he should return home or go to Chengqing Palace, a person dressed as a palace maid quickly approached him.

"Master, master?"

Hou Junji was startled, and then he saw clearly that the person who came was Ling'er, the maidservant beside his daughter. He hurriedly asked, "Ling'er, why are you here?"

"Master, are you planning to rebel?"

Ling'er's words touched Hou Junji's already sensitive nerves, and he almost jumped up in fear and panic. He said angrily, "Nonsense, I have followed the emperor for thirty years and am the emperor's most loyal subject."

"Whoever dares to rebel will have to step over my corpse. Don't you know who I am?"

Ling Er heaved a sigh of relief, then said anxiously, "Master, the Crown Princess has already heard about you leading the ministers to force the emperor to abdicate today. The Empress was so angry that she almost fainted, and the Emperor was carried back to the harem."

"He even fainted. The Crown Princess and Princess Ankang both knelt before the Queen and begged for mercy on your behalf."

At this point, Ling'er whispered, "My lady asked me to come and inform you quickly. If you don't intend to rebel, go to Chengqing Palace immediately and plead guilty to the emperor and empress, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

After saying that, Ling'er turned around and left quickly. Hou Junji felt dizzy for a moment. He looked at his ministers who were all moving away from him, gritted his teeth, and walked towards the harem.

What Hou Junji didn't know was that there was a person in the crowd who was silently looking at him, with an irrepressible joy in his eyes. This person was Wang Xuance, the real mastermind and behind-the-scenes person of today's court meeting, whom he had looked for last night.

Wang Xuance was not too worried when he saw Hou Junji leaving in panic. He was bound to be scolded and asked for forgiveness, but that was all. Just now in the court, when Hou Junji asked for his life, he was closest to death.

It was also the most dangerous. Even Wang Xuance in the crowd could clearly see the cold murderous intent in Li Shimin's eyes.

The Qianniu Guards were not just for show. By calling Yang Ji, Li Shimin really intended to kill the monkeys directly and use a few extremely heavy heads to calm the situation for the new prince.

Unfortunately, with the subsequent situation, Hou Junji had become the representative of a powerful force that was determined to compete with the emperor and show its existence. Not everyone could kill him, and even Li Shimin did not dare to act rashly.

Killing him is useless and will only further anger the group behind him.

Not to mention that Hou Junji was not a fool. His request was not to make Li Xiang the crown prince directly, but to take a step back and let the emperor think twice.

What does think twice?
Think twice. As a subject, I feel that your idea is not mature enough. Why don’t you think about it again?
After consideration, whether to stick to your own opinion or make a new choice, we can all discuss it again. I haven't blocked the road.

Hou Junji’s intention is already very clear, which is to delay time. This is no longer a problem, but what should I do next?

Wang Xuance fell into deep thought.
Not long after the Fengzhou peace talks, the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks became closer. The four border towns were all equipped with a thousand-household unit of the Jinyiwei, which strengthened the comprehensive penetration of the Turks.

Correspondingly, the Turks also sent more spies to the Tang Dynasty to investigate various news. However, on the one hand, the Turkic characteristics were too obvious, which made it inconvenient for them to operate in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, these people had a low level of education and were rough-minded, and were not good at these delicate tasks.

Finally, out of selfishness, Li Yan did not want to establish a grassland spy agency deep into the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Li Yan used the internal communication method of Jinyiwei to obtain some necessary intelligence from the four border towns.

After more than ten years of development, the Jinyiwei's information network has already extended to all directions and spread throughout the territories of the Tang Dynasty. The internal information is very efficient, and any information you check is a thousand times better than what the Turks have racked their brains to collect.

After several inquiries, the people from the border town's thousand-household station reported the situation to the higher authorities. As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, when Li Yan disappeared on the grassland, Wang Xuance intensified the exploration of the north and kept an eye on any unusual situations in the north.

Before Li Yan went on a diplomatic mission to the Turks, he had hinted to Wang Xuance that his absence would not be short.

At that time, Wang Xuance was still young and inexperienced. He was not very familiar with the power struggles in the court and really thought that the prince was testing them.

But later, as he grew up, especially when the prince completely disappeared from the court's sight, the Jinyiwei was taken over by Li Shimin himself, and Wang Xuance became a close confidant of the emperor. Only then did he understand the real reason why the prince left Chang'an.

I also understand why it has been so difficult for the prince to successfully succeed to the throne since ancient times.

It is not as simple as he thought. This involves the deeper conflict between the power of the emperor and the power of the crown prince.

Wang Xuance was very smart. He followed Li Yan for a period of time and followed the emperor for more than ten years. After staying in the two positions, he had already discovered that the emperor, who was at the core of the imperial power, would not trust anyone.

Be suspicious of everyone and be deeply wary of everyone.

If the prince was in Chang'an, he would either be used by the emperor to balance the court officials, or used by the officials to restrict the imperial power. Both sides wanted to use the prince as a pawn, but neither side would fully trust the prince, which would greatly limit the prince's power.

Since ancient times, there is only a thief who can steal for a thousand days, but there is no such thing as being able to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

The prince is the one who cannot be a thief and can only guard against thieves.

In such a difficult situation, even a god would find it hard to survive, let alone having to stay in this situation for who knows how many years?

The prince was far-sighted and with a great vision and perspective, he turned passivity into initiative, escaped from the dangerous situation and moved to the periphery. On the surface, it was difficult to understand, but in fact it was a very wise decision.

So when everyone thought that the prince had disappeared and died on the grassland, Wang Xuance didn't think so. Others thought that the prince was weak, but only he knew that in addition to his high intelligence, the prince's martial arts were also unmatched.

A man who can shoot a skylark flying through the air four hundred steps away with a bow cannot be as good as the Overlord even if he were alive. Moreover, this was demonstrated by the Crown Prince for him to see.

Such a person, even if he dies, will die in a blaze of glory and in a shocking way, and will never die quietly in some unknown corner of the grassland.

Not to mention, the prince is the best at pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. He obviously possesses such strong martial power and is so cowardly. How could he die so easily?
As the prince who established the Jinyiwei, he would definitely use the Jinyiwei if others were not alarmed. This was originally established by the prince to monitor the eyes and ears of the world, and perhaps it was prepared for such a situation.

But after waiting for five or six years, there was no news at all.

At first, Wang Xuance was a little anxious due to the influence of the court situation, but he gradually calmed down. When he realized that more forces in the court had sent people to the grassland, many of them had bad intentions.

He then understood why the prince did not contact the Tang Dynasty.

As time went by, Wang Xuance became more mature, stable and meticulous. He believed that the prince's failure to contact him could only mean that he had doubts about whether he could cooperate with him and was not at ease.

Under this encouragement, Wang Xuance studied and improved frantically, taking on more cases and handling more errands in order to improve himself.

He knew that he was in the light while the prince was in the dark, and as long as his ability met His Highness's expectations, His Highness would definitely contact him.

Sure enough, after the peace talks in Fengzhou, people from the Jinyiwei Qianhu Division in the four northern towns began to review the information. The codes and identity information used were exactly what Li Yan and Wang Xuance had agreed upon. At that time, Wang Xuance felt relieved.

I thought that the prince would contact me soon.

Who would have thought that after waiting for another seven or eight years, the prince did not contact me. He only used the agreed identity information to check some information every once in a while, occasionally assign some tasks, and request cooperation from the Jinyiwei.

However, these tasks did not bring any danger or hidden danger to the Tang Dynasty. Wang Xuance knew that the other end of this channel was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

(End of this chapter)