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Chapter 186 Cooperation with Yang Guozhong Again

Chapter 195 Cooperation with Yang Guozhong Again
Chen Xuanli didn't know that this release of the feudal town was Zhang Xuan's self-release, and it was an important part of his follow-up plan.If Zhang Xuan didn't want to leave Chang'an to support troops in Longshuo, even if Li Heng was slightly suspicious, he would not be able to take away Zhang Xuan's power to defend the capital.

He underestimated Zhang Xuan, couldn't see through the current situation of the Tang court, and lacked judgment on the overall situation of the world, so he made a fatal mistake.

Perhaps due to various reasons, Li Heng took some precautions against Zhang Xuan.In fact, this is also the inevitable result of the emperor's mind. As Li Heng's power became more and more stable, he certainly considered the issue from the height of imperial power.

To ensure that the imperial power is safe, the existence of powerful officials must be eliminated. Whether it is An Lushan, Zhang Xuan or Yang Guozhong, they are all thorns in Li Heng's heart.

It's just that the thorn of An Lushan is clear, and the threat of Yang Guozhong, the prime minister, is also clear. Only Zhang Xuan is in the dark.And Li Heng also relied heavily on Zhang Xuan to check and balance An Lushan and Yang Guozhong.

It is normal for Li Heng to choose to trust Chen Xuanli and prepare to cultivate Chen Xuanli as his absolute confidant.But you must know that after all, Chen Xuanli's attachment to him was too short, and his status in Li Heng's heart was far from being comparable to that of Zhang Xuan.

So, after hearing Chen Xuanli's angry complaint, Li Heng fell into a long silence.

Zhang Xuan's actions really made him a little uncomfortable.But Zhang Xuan was right.Based on Li Heng's understanding of Zhang Xuan, since Zhang Xuan did this, there must be a reason for doing so, and he is not afraid of the imperial court's punishment.

But what Li Heng is now thinking about is whether some kind of temptation he used Chen Xuanli caused a strong reaction from Zhang Xuan. It's over.

Li Heng glanced at Chen Xuanli, and gradually became a little annoyed: I only want you to test Zhang Xuan, who made you create such a big disturbance, so that I can't end it?

Chen Xuanli frowned, obviously dissatisfied with the prince's silent attitude.

Chen Xilie sat on one side solemnly, not saying a word.

"Governor Zhang Dadu is the minister of the humerus that the palace relies heavily on. Chen Xuanli, don't neglect him." Li Heng suddenly said slowly, "The conflict between the two armies is just a misunderstanding, that's all, don't worry about it again. carry."

"There is no rush for the transfer of defense between the two armies. Chen Xuanli, please restrain your troops and don't cause trouble for me. If not, I will never let you go."

"Qiu Le violated military discipline and acted in a hurry to follow the power. Zhang Xuan's handling is not inappropriate. According to the edict of the palace, the 300 soldiers of the Dongdu Imperial Guard who caused troubles in the Xuanwumen camp today, all of them will be punished with [-] sticks. Lingnan."

As soon as Li Heng said these words, Chen Xuanli's expression changed drastically. He ran to the palace to ask Li Heng to make the decision, but unexpectedly, this was the result.Not only was Zhang Xuan not guilty, but he still wanted to continue to punish his soldiers... If only three hundred soldiers were exiled, they would be exiled, but from now on, what will be the prestige and face of him, the Great General Longwu of the Imperial Army?

"Your Highness..." Chen Xuanli blushed and raised his head thickly, "I have wronged you extremely, and my soldiers have wronged you extremely!"

Li Heng's face turned cold, and his voice became indifferent, "There is nothing wrong with it, there is a little misunderstanding, I want to warn you, don't stir up trouble again - at this moment, the imperial court and Tubo are about to get married, if you ruin this palace Don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Chen Xuanli, just step back."

Chen Xuanli was still about to argue a few words, when he looked up and saw Li Heng's expression was cold and serious, he gritted his teeth, saluted angrily and left.

Looking at the back of Chen Xuanli leaving, Li Heng suddenly laughed, "Chen Xiang, look at this Chen Xuanli, he is more than twice as old as Zhang Xuan, but he is not half as good as Zhang Xuan in terms of skills."

"Your Highness, these are trivial matters. As the crown prince of a country, there is no need to get entangled in such trivial matters. The old minister thought that Zhang Xuan had his own measure... As for Chen Xuanli, apart from being a little grumpy, he is loyal. The defense of Chang'an is entrusted to him. , is still reliable."

Chen Xilie weighed his words and said softly.

"That's right. If you say that Zhang Xuan's behavior is more domineering, I believe it. Zhang Xuan has been with me for a long time, and I still know him very well. But if you say that Zhang Xuan is disrespectful to me, don't let me go. In my eyes, I don't believe it. I will never forget, if there is no Zizhan, how can I be able to sit in the East Palace today?"

Li Heng said with emotion slightly, but he had other thoughts in his heart.

For Li Heng, the most important thing at this moment is stability, and stability is the most important thing.Before he actually sits on the throne, the court of the Tang Dynasty cannot be chaotic, and the world of the Tang Dynasty cannot be chaotic.

"Chen Xiang, pass on the edict of my palace to ask the Ministry of War to come forward and generously compensate the guards of the Habayashi guards who were killed and injured in today's mutiny. Also pass a word to Zhang Xuan, saying that what my palace said that day will not change in this life!"

Li Heng got up slowly, and said calmly, "I'm going to Xingqing Palace to visit my father, Prime Minister Chen, please step back."

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Chen Xuanli went out of the palace depressed as if he had eaten shit, and went straight back to his temporary residence to drink alcohol.

No matter what, he couldn't figure out why the prince Li Heng would be so condescending to Zhang Xuan, and Li Heng turned a blind eye to Zhang Xuan so openly provoking the prince's dignity.

Thinking of Zhang Xuan's understatement of killing Qiu Le in front of his face, Chen Xuanli was so angry that he smashed the wine cup in his hand to the ground, pulled out his sword, and slashed with all his strength, smashing the wine and vegetables along with the case. Both split in half.

While Chen Xuanli was drinking, Zhang Xuan didn't go back to his residence, but went to Yang Guozhong's.

Today Yang Guozhong held a banquet to entertain all members of the Yang family.Out of the consideration of taking care of her own family, Yang Yuhuan also went out of the palace and came to Yang Guozhong's mansion to participate in the banquet.

The old emperor was paralyzed in bed, precarious. Although he was awake at times, he was in a semi-comatose state most of the time.When Yang Yuhuan was in the palace, apart from going to the imperial study to accompany the old emperor, she would go out of the palace for "activities". Most of them went to Sanjie Yang's Mrs. Guo's mansion, and rarely lived alone in the palace.

With the old emperor like this, no one would care about Yang Yuhuan, and she became the most leisurely and free one in the palace.

Everyone in the Yang family is having a banquet, and the atmosphere is very lively.

Suddenly, a maid hurried in and whispered a few words in Yang Guozhong's ear. Yang Guozhong put down the wine cup in his hand unexpectedly, hesitated for a while, and got up to greet him.

"Mr. Yang!" Outside the hall, Zhang Xuan cupped his hands with a smile, "I heard that Mr. Yang had a big banquet for the guests, and Mr. Zhang came here uninvited to disturb a few glasses of water and wine, I wonder if it's okay?"

Yang Guozhong laughed loudly, "The Chief Governor Zhang is an honored guest, and Guozhong can't even invite him on a regular basis—come on, the Chief Executive Officer, please come in!"

Yang Guozhong and Zhang Xuan walked in side by side, chatting and laughing happily. Except for Yang Yuhuan, everyone in the Yang family hurriedly got up and greeted Zhang Xuan.

The third sister Yang cast a gentle glance at Zhang Xuan, and Zhang Xuan was not polite, so she strode towards that room and bowed to Yang Yuhuan, "Minister Zhang Xuan, I pay my respects to the imperial concubine."

Yang Yuhuan was a little inexplicably embarrassed, but when she saw Zhang Xuan, she was more inexplicably happy.

In front of everyone, she didn't want to lose her composure, so she just nodded slightly in greeting.

Zhang Xuan sat on top of Sanjie Yang and below Yang Yuhuan.

He glanced at everyone in the Yang family, and at a glance he saw General Jin Wuwei and commander Yang Lian in the corner.Yang Lian didn't have much status in the Yang family, but because he followed Zhang Xuan to suppress the rebellion last time, he was promoted to the general of the Jinwu Guard and led 5000 troops to garrison the Lishan Palace, so his status in the Yang family has naturally increased a lot.

At the very least, he was not eligible to participate in such a Yang family gathering before, but now he is.

Seeing Zhang Xuan cast his eyes on him, Yang Lian quickly got up and bowed to Zhang Xuan, "The last general Yang Lian, I have met the governor!"

Zhang Xuan arched his hands and said with a smile, "General Yang is safe and well. General Yang is stationed in Lishan and he is busy with military affairs. How can he come back to Chang'an today?"

"Back to the governor, I will return to Chang'an to visit at the end, and I'm here to say hello to my third uncle." Yang Lian smiled softly.

The "third uncle" in his mouth is Yang Guozhong.

Yang Guozhong looked playfully at Zhang Xuan and Yang Lian's "singing together", and suddenly interjected, "Governor, I heard that today the Dongdu Imperial Guard and Habayashi Guard clashed, which led to a mutiny, which aroused the anger of the Great Governor, but actually beheaded Chen Xuanli. Qiu Le, the general of Zhonglang under his command, do you know if the news is true?"

"Yes." Zhang Xuan looked back at Yang Guozhong, "That Qiu Le disregarded the military order and led the army to commit murder, which led to mutiny. Zhang dealt with him according to the law and beheaded him."

Zhang Xuan thought to himself, good Yang Guozhong, you are playing tricks on me.You must be clear about my reason for coming, if you continue to pretend to be confused, this matter will be forfeited.

"When the governor was angry, he spattered five steps of blood, sincerely speaking." Yang Guozhong knew that enough was enough, so he said with a smile, "Then Chen Xuanli was always arrogant in Luoyang, and even when he came to Chang'an, he also used his troops to commit murder. Guozhong is happy."

"This man is arrogant and domineering. If the defense of Chang'an is entrusted to him, Guozhong is actually not at ease." Yang Guozhong raised his glass to invite a drink, and then said with a smile, "It's a pity that the governor insisted on releasing the feudal town, otherwise, Chang'an In the city, the Tang Dynasty court, you and I have one piece of literature and one military force, so why worry about the world being unstable?"

Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong were talking in such a cloudy manner that everyone in the Yang family didn't understand the meaning and could only listen silently, no one dared to interrupt.

The third sister Yang did not hide her emotions, and everyone present could see the tenderness and sweetness she looked at Zhang Xuan; while Yang Yuhuan could only look around Zhang Xuan with extremely veiled eyes.

"What Prime Minister Yang said, Zhang took it for granted. Zhang believed that the defense of Chang'an and the security of the capital were of great importance, and it was not appropriate for one army and one person to control it. Why not also transfer General Yang's Jinwu Guard to the capital? , and share the great responsibility with Chen Xuanli's imperial army."

Zhang Xuan said loudly.

Yang Lian was naturally ecstatic when he heard this.And Yang Guozhong also smiled in his heart. He is a civil servant and has been coveting military power for a long time.It's just that he himself is not good at controlling military power, so he can only pin his hopes on his fellow clansmen.

Yang Lian is his nephew, if Yang Lian can lead the army into Beijing to assume the general defense, of course it can add a heavy weight to Yang Guozhong.

(End of this chapter)