"Be careful!" Li Xuan stood beside the statue of Lao Jun and stretched out her hand to support him.
At the entrance of the secret tunnel at their feet, Qiu Zhenmu and Zhang Huanzheng slowly carried Li Yan out. Li Xuan quickly called for people to come forward and take it over, and at the same time asked: "How is Li Fuling's health? Can he still persist?" ?"
"Although the person is a little weak, his life is not serious. It's just that he was drugged. I'm afraid he will be in a coma for a while, but after the effect of the drug wears off, the person will wake up." Qiu Zhenmu handed Li Yan to others. Then he looked up at the entire Qingcheng Palace and sighed: "Who would have thought that Li Fuling would be hidden here."
"The underground secret passage leads directly from Yaoyi City to here. It's really dangerous!" Li Xuan's eyes flashed with solemnity.
Yaoyi City is part of the Imperial City, with the Round Wall City to the north and the Palace City to the south. There is only a Xuanwu Gate between it and the Palace City.
Xuanwu Gate.
Thinking that the King of Donghai was probably King Cao Li Ming, the heir of King Qi Li Yuanji, Li Xuan suddenly felt that there was a lot of meaning in it.
"Who knew they were so bold, they even set up the entrance of the tunnel outside the Forbidden Army camp. I heard that Li Siwen, the left general of the Forbidden Army, had rushed to the Qianyuan Palace to plead guilty to the Queen of Heaven." Qiu Zhenmu shook his head in amusement. .
Yuanbi City has always been the residence of the Beiya Imperial Guards, and Yaoyi City is where the Baiqi Yamen is located.
Of course, Emperor Gaozu raised righteous soldiers from Taiyuan, and later established the world. He dismissed all of them and sent them back. He was willing to stay with 30,000 people as guards.
Emperor Gaozu gave it to the people in Baiqu, Weibei, who had abandoned their farmland, and named him Yuan Congjun. After that, he did not serve in the army, so he replaced it with his descendants, and named him Father and Son Army.
During the Taizong period, the emperor set up "Hundred Cavalry" at Xuanwu Gate to guard the palace, take charge of secret affairs, and stabilize the government.
This secret passage is right at the gate of the Forbidden Army and Baiqisi, so it shouldn't be too embarrassing.
Fortunately, this secret passage is right at the entrance of the Forbidden Army's Hundred Cavalry Division, so it was completely discovered after just one use.
Li Siwen, the left general of the Forbidden Army, was the second son of the former British Duke Li Ji and the uncle of Li Jingye, the governor of Meizhou.
It was really in vain that this secret passage was exposed like this.
Li Xuan sighed inwardly, but he still breathed a sigh of relief in public and said with a smile: "Anyway, Li Fuling was finally rescued. In addition, the Thousand Faced Buddha was arrested yesterday. It’s finally over!”
"What the prince said is absolutely true!" Others nodded in agreement, looking relaxed.
Since Wu Sheng Tao wiped out the whole family of Lieutenant Pei of Luoyang County, and then a group of monks from Tiangong Temple were burned and killed, which led to a series of strangulation incidents with the Tianyin Sect. To this day, the Thousand-Faced Buddha is dead, and Tianyin Sect and Wu Sheng Tao is completely powerless to make trouble in Luoyang again.
Even if there are still some remnants left, they will only carefully hide in the dark, not daring to show up at all.
For Li Xuan, he only needs to wait quietly until the prince's funeral is over, and then he can set off for his post in the southeast.
That's another storm.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. This time you have made a special contribution. We will also be honored. Thank you, Your Majesty." Qiu Zhenmu sincerely raised his hands to Li Xuan. Others behind him immediately raised their hands in a dignified manner and said, "Thank you very much." Your Majesty."
"You don't have to be like this. You have gone through many dangers with me, and you are still fearless. I am very grateful to you." Li Xuan returned the gift solemnly.
"Don't dare!" The others immediately became frightened. Qiu Zhenmu waved his hands to everyone and said, "Okay, let's go and get busy. Let the prince be quiet for a while."
"Here!" The Qianniu Guards who were present searched for the secret passage and carried Li Yan. Only Qiu Zhenmu stood beside Li Xuan and whispered: "Your Majesty, I waited this time. It's not bad. , but someone is going to be unlucky - it is said that Qin Yu, the minister of Dali Temple, has been directly demoted by His Majesty and rushed to the border state of Lingnan to serve as Sima."
Sima is also a leader in a state, only under the governor and the long history. However, there are many Jisu states in Lingnan, the king is not enough, the miasma is pervasive, and there are many Miao barbarians. If you don't pay attention, you will die. new
It can be seen that the emperor and the queen vented their dissatisfaction in this case on this Dali Temple master.
Although Qiu Shenji is one step behind
Yes, but he is a spirited person. Even if he doesn't do it right this time, he won't scold him much if Qin Yu is in front of him.
Li Xuan said calmly: "Qin Si is proficient in the law. As long as he serves in Lingnan, he still has a chance to return to the center."
"That's true!" After a pause in his voice, Qiu Zhenmu whispered again: "Last night, the Queen of Heaven called her uncle over and reprimanded him, saying that he was not doing things well, and in the end he almost allowed the criminal to escape and failed. I want to demote him out of the center and go to the state to gain experience."
Li Xuan suddenly raised her brows and asked in disbelief: "Zhonglang is about to leave the center?"
"Yes." Qiu Zhenmu nodded with a somewhat dejected expression. Although the Qiu family had already been the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty during Qiu Qiuhe's time, it was Master Qiu and Qiu Xinggong who really established the Qiu family in the court. brother.
His elder brother, Qiu Shi, became a regular servant of Sanqi and the governor of Jizhou. His younger brother, Qiu Xinggong, became the general of Youwuhou and the governor of Jizhou and Shaanxi.
Even their younger brother Qiu Xingqian became the supervisor of the Shaofu and the deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry.
However, even the oldest Qiu Xinggong passed away ten years ago.
Although the new generation of the Qiu family has many captaincy positions, the best one is still Qiu Shenji, the general of Zuojinwu Guard.
The key is that he also gained the trust of the emperor and empress, which is rare.
"My father and uncle discussed it all night, and it was best not to go to the local Zhechong Mansion. Several people in the family are already serving as captains in Zhechong Mansion. If there are more, they will be jealous, so it is best to be transferred to the governor of a state. It is best to be a governor. If the governor of Zhongzhou manages the place in this way, it is uncertain whether he will become the prime minister in the future."
It's really easy to say that he is the governor of a state or the governor of a central state.
Li Xuan suddenly felt a sense of suffocation in his heart. He was still studying for the history of a Wu governor, while Qiu Shenji was already serving as the governor of a certain state in Tuzhong.
"The governor of Zhongzhou is an official of the fourth rank. Zhonglang will be transferred from the Jinwu Guard Zhonglang. Although he is transferred from a military attache to a civilian, this position may not be easy to obtain." Li Xuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The Three Great Three Kingdoms in the Tang Dynasty Although there are three hundred governors in Baizhou, most of them are in Xiazhou. Although General Zhonglang is a close confidant of the Queen of Heaven and the Saint, to be fair, General Zhonglang is slightly inferior to the position of governor of Zhongzhou."
"Then it can only be the governor of Xiazhou." Qiu Zhenmu nodded with a slightly embarrassed look on his face.
Li Xuan was speechless. Although the governor of Xiazhou was not as good as the general of Jinwu Guard, he was still an official of the fourth rank. He seemed to be unwilling to do so.
But to be honest, it was normal for the Qiu family to look down upon him, and not many of the top wealthy families in the court would take a Xiazhou governor seriously.
Although the Jinwu Guard Zhonglang General was an official of the fourth rank, he was close to the emperor and empress, and he had a lot of trust. Therefore, it would be appropriate to transfer a governor from Zhongzhou to the fourth rank of the Zhongzhou Governor.
The Tang Dynasty is not the Song and Ming Dynasties. There is no need to move down one level from Wu to Wen.
It's just that this time Qiu Shenji was driven out of the capital. Although it was not a banishment, it was meant to be a punishment.
If he were transferred to the position of governor of Zhongzhou, it would be Chi Guoguo's promotion.
Whether it was Wu Zhao or Li Zhi, even if they trusted Qiu Shenji, they could not ignore the opinions of the government and the public.
"Then we can only choose carefully. There is no chance in Xiazhou." Li Xuan suddenly looked at Qiu Zhenmu with deep meaning.
Qiu Zhenmu suddenly said so much to him today, and it was definitely not mentioned casually. Li Xuan pondered for a moment, but still mentioned it vaguely.
There are some things that even Zhao Gong can know, and it is impossible for Qiu Zhenmu not to know.
"But uncle hopes to return to the divine capital as soon as possible!" Qiu Zhenmu had a wry smile on his face.
Li Xuan spread his hands, this was something he couldn't comment on.
Things like that in Wuzhou are not easy to encounter. Even if it happens by chance, it will take a long time to go through the motions. Qiu Zhenmu didn't even want to wait for this time, so there was nothing she could do.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Anyway, this matter will be decided by the Queen and Your Majesty in the end." Qiu Zhenmu shook her head and simply didn't think about it anymore.
Li Xuan stood aside and smiled lightly.
His smile is very light, Qiu Shen has a strong desire for power
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In this way, he has one more weakness.
