Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 564: The Imperial Decree: The Late Emperor's Stupidity Before Death (Part )

The lights come on and the palace is quiet.

In the Liangyi Hall, Li Chengqian stretched himself, stood up from the imperial desk, looked at Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong on one side, and said, "Let's stop here for today."

"Yes!" Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong stood up together, bowed and said, "We will take our leave."

After the two men left the Liangyi Hall, Li Chengqian walked down from the Danbi and came to the door of the hall.

Standing on the steps, you can have a panoramic view of the entire night view of Chang'an City.

The flames were continuous and the noise was faint.

Above my head, the stars stretch across the sky.

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.

Countless messages flashed through the depths of my heart in an instant.

The four corners of the world, Luoyang, Hongnong, and finally Guanzhong.

Countless news reached Chang'an every day from local county governors, the commander of the Zhechoufu, the royal palaces, guards at various checkpoints, spies from the Baiqisi, and retired local officials.

Changan, the most important thing is Changan.

The most prosperous place in the world is Chang'an.

If Chang'an is safe, the local area will be stable.

The two counties of Chang'an and Wannian, Yongzhou Prefecture, the Left and Right Jinwu Guards of Jingji Road, the Qianniu Guards, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Revenue, and the Ministry of Personnel Examination Company.

Plus the Hundred Cavalry Division, secret guards and spies.

News from all aspects will be sent to Chang'an, and then summarized and organized by the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five bureaus.

In addition, the various secretaries, the attendants, and the officials of the Censorate also analyzed local reports and monitored the four directions.

Li Chengqian was in charge of the Liangyi Palace, and all the news told him one thing.

People all over the world are at peace.

The overall situation is like this, so even if there are some petty schemes, they will not be able to cause any trouble for a while.

However, the real problem occurred two years later when the army attacked Goguryeo.

At that time, ambitious people will really take action.

Recovering his composure, Li Chengqian turned sideways and asked, "Where is Li Xin now?"

"Your Majesty," Zhang Ananda stepped forward and bowed, "After the imperial examination, the Crown Prince of Wei began to tour the entire Guanzhong area. He should be back in Chang'an in the next few days."

This is Li Xin's first imperial examination this year.

His level was good, but unfortunately, because it was his first time taking the imperial examination, he made some mistakes in some small details and failed.

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. Send some gifts over. The day before the anniversary of my father's sacrifice, take him to the Zongzheng Temple and settle him down."

"Yes!" Zhang Ananda bowed and then stepped back silently.

Li Chengqian looked at the entire Chang'an City in front of him and smiled gently.

The world!
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In the Taiyi Qinghua Temple, Li Xin, dressed in a green robe, knelt on the cushion and kowtowed, then stood up, saluted the Taoist priest in charge of reception, and then turned around and left the Taiyi Qinghua Temple.

Walking in Jinchangfang, seventeen-year-old Li Xin looked a little tired.

In a blink of an eye, he had collected his thoughts and headed towards his own courtyard.

The reason why the emperor was asked to settle his residence in Jinchangfang was because it was very close to Taiyi Qinghua Temple.

The Taiyi Qinghua Temple was built by the emperor to commemorate Empress Wende.

Empress Wende was Li Xin's grandmother.

As for what happened back then, Li Xin no longer has any thoughts about it.

The emperor's uncle had been very kind to him since he was young, and even proposed to make him a king before the incident happened that year, but unfortunately...

Although they were imprisoned in the palace in recent years, their situation was actually not that bad.

He didn't have to worry about food, and there were people to help him with all the chores. The only thing Li Xin needed to do was study.

Now he has left the palace.

Li Xin's gaze gently looked towards Beiyuan.

With his father's careful teaching, Li Xin's level was extremely high, but unfortunately, he did not pay attention to some details when he took the imperial examination for the first time and failed.

But Li Xin didn't care much.

Li Tai once told him not to try his best in his first imperial examination.

Li Xin listened to it.

If I fail the imperial examination this year, I’ll try next year.

Only after passing the imperial examination could one find a way to bring his father and mother out of Beiyuan.

The courtyard is just ahead.

Just at this moment, three carriages passed by in front.

The wind blew up the carriage curtains, and several nuns appeared before Li Xin's eyes. ...

The residence of Yang Sina, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

study.

Yang Zhong placed the tea on the table and whispered, "My dear, he has entered Ganye Temple. His Buddhist name is Huijue."

Yang Sina nodded slightly, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "Do you think Concubine Xu really has a chance to return to Beijing?"

"Of course there is." Yang Zhong bowed and said, "According to the news spread by Yuan Tiangang, it is very likely that the emperor and Concubine Xu had an affair. Concubine Xu is a beauty, and she is only in her twenties."

"But the emperor has countless beauties in his harem?" Yang Sina was a little worried.

Yang Zhong smiled softly and whispered, "But which one of them is the concubine of the previous emperor?"

"Jieyu Wu was also left in the palace." Yang Sina couldn't help but look up.

Wu Meiniang was even his cousin and had no children.

"My dear, Wu Jieyu is serving the Empress after all, and she is a legitimate concubine of the previous emperor." After a brief pause, Yang Zhong continued, "As for Xu Fei, although she was also a concubine of the previous emperor, she was actually deposed long ago. Even if the Emperor really had something going on with Xu Fei, no one would say anything if he took her back into the harem in the future."

Xu Hui was eventually deposed by the previous emperor and her name was not recorded in the clan register.

Although the emperor later gave her the status of a talented woman, she was actually still a commoner.

Especially now that I have become a monk at Ganye Temple, all past memories have been cut off.

"The Emperor is quite resourceful." Yang Sina sneered softly and said, "It's not easy for others to do anything about this matter. On the contrary, if they really do something and make him alert, there will be countless ways to suppress him... Our Emperor is too scheming."

"Yes!" Yang Zhong bowed slightly.

"Since Yuan Tiangang has personally made the arrangements, let's see if it works. If Concubine Xu can be with the Emperor, everything will be much easier." Yang Sina narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his head and said, "Find a girl from another clan to marry into the Xu family."

"Yes!" Yang Zhong nodded. If he wanted to control Xu Hui, he had to start with her family, and the Yang family couldn't do it too obviously.

Yang Sina narrowed her eyes slightly and whispered, "As Concubine Xu, please say something at this critical moment..."

"Combined with that thing, it is enough to shake the emperor's position." Yang Zhong's voice was very low.

Even so, Yang Sina glared at him fiercely.

"I spoke out of turn." Yang Zhong immediately lowered his head.

Yang Sina retracted his gaze, shook his head, and sighed, "It's none of your business. Who would have thought that the late emperor would have left that thing behind?"

This time, Yang Zhong was careful not to speak.

"Don't be so nervous. If you hadn't stolen that thing from Uncle Seven's house, I wouldn't have known it existed." Yang Sina paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you think Yuan Tiangang also knows about the existence of this thing?"

"No, only this old servant, my dear, and Qilang know about the existence of this thing." Yang Zhong shook his head. Although he worked as a housekeeper in Yang Shidao's house, he was from the eldest branch of the Hongnong Yang family and was responsible for the specific affairs of the Hongnong Yang family in Chang'an.

As for Yang Shidao, he was just a superficial cover-up.

Yang Shidao himself did not participate in these matters at all.

"It's a pity that the emperor is too cautious, and Xu Hui is a deposed concubine, otherwise this matter could have played a greater role." Yang Sina sighed lightly, feeling a little regretful.

"My dear, please forgive me for being so nosy, but do we really have to focus on the King of Wu?" Yang Zhong looked at Yang Sina and asked, "We also have our own daughter in the palace!"

"You don't understand." Yang Sina shook his head and said, "The late emperor's will... Although the late emperor left a will, many people in the court knew about it. The late emperor became demented before his death. The emperor concealed it at first, but later he stopped hiding it. After the late emperor knew he had lost his memory, he calmed down."

Yang Zhong's expression became serious.

"This imperial edict was actually leaked by the late emperor when he was in a state of confusion." After a brief pause, Yang Sina slowly shook his head and said, "I even doubt whether the late emperor would remember this incident when he was sober."

"My dear, are you saying that there are no backup files in the palace?"

"Of course there's no backup in the palace. How could there be a backup for something like the Secret Decree?" Yang Sina looked at Yang Zhong with amusement, then his expression grew serious and he nodded, "Yes, there's no backup in the palace. This means that if we don't produce it at the most appropriate time, we'll be guilty of treason."

"Yes!" Yang Zhong lowered his head solemnly.

"After all, there's a barrier between us and the King of Wu. If he were defeated, it wouldn't affect us too much. Besides, he's the late emperor's son, so it's perfectly legitimate for him to question the emperor." Yang Sina looked at Yang Zhong and said with a smile, "We can't let our grandson question his father and kill his grandfather."

"My lord, what you said makes sense." Yang Zhong nodded seriously.

"With a concubine in the palace, no, the late emperor's widow, plus a son of the late emperor, and the late emperor's imperial edict, there is naturally a chance of causing unrest in the palace, but this is not enough." Yang Sina took a deep breath and said, "We also need a veteran minister in the court to help us admit this matter at the critical moment."

"Old minister?"

Yang Sina nodded and said, "This person is not easy to find. The people in the court have all learned about the late emperor's deathbed. Given their temperaments, if they knew we had such a secret decree, they would probably turn around and kill us immediately."

During the Zhenguan period, most of the ministers employed were virtuous and wise. Even if some of them had shortcomings, there would be no problems in the overall situation.

"Zhangsun Wuji will never help the King of Wu, and the same goes for Fang Xuanling. Li Ji is a fence-sitter and is not easy to deal with. Tang Jian's son-in-law is the King of Yong's man. Yu Zhining, Ma Zhou, and Lai Ji are the emperor's confidants. The other six ministers are also unusable." Yang Sina calculated over and over again, but always found it difficult to find a suitable candidate.

If there is a suitable prime minister, together with the widow of the late emperor, the son of the late emperor, and the late emperor's secret decree, the power of this thing can be brought into play.

"My dear." Yang Zhong lowered his head and said, "My dear, you must be thinking about the important officials in the court. The kings are also possible."

"Kings?" Yang Sina frowned.

"Those brothers of the late emperor." Yang Zhong smiled softly and whispered, "Those people of the King of Jing and the King of Teng!"

Yang Sina's eyes lit up and his brows relaxed immediately. At the critical moment, the role that the late emperor's brothers could play was no less than that of a prime minister.

"In that case, there's only one thing left." Yang Sina raised his head slightly and muttered to himself, "When will the emperor and Zhangsun Wuji have a conflict that becomes irreconcilable?"

"Of course, it was during the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo."

(End of this chapter)