Penglai Hall is located behind Zichen Hall, beside Taiye Pond, and the breeze blows, bringing about bursts of light thoughts.
Li Xuan followed Wang Fulai lightly, and finally stopped in the center of Penglai Hall, then without hesitation he knelt down and worshiped: "Li Xuan, King of Nanchang, pays homage to the saint, may the saint be blessed with good fortune!"
On the side of the soft couch in front, Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi wore a yellow nine-dragon robe and stood in front of a huge map of the Tang Dynasty, seeming to be thinking about something.
Hearing the voice behind him, he raised his hand slightly, and Li Xuan immediately stood up: "I thank you."
Li Zhi didn't look back and asked casually: "Wuzhou's autumn harvest this year will increase by 30%. Are you sure?"
"Yes!" Li Xuan immediately bowed and said in a deep voice: "Although I have been busy with Tianyin Sect in the past few months, I have also personally gone to the farm to command the servants, dig ditches, dredge waterways, and set up waterwheels. I personally arrange the spacing of the rice, fertilize and apply fertilizers. As long as there are no natural disasters this autumn, the year will increase by 30%, which will not be a problem."
"A natural disaster." Li Zhi couldn't help but smile, and finally turned to look at Li Xuan and said, "Twenty-seventh Lang, do you know how many memorials have been issued in recent times to impeach you for believing in witchcraft and trying to do evil under the guise of wind and rain? "
Li Xuan immediately bowed down in awe and said, "I don't know. I just knew the weather a little bit and took shelter before the storm came. How could I use the wind and rain to do evil? Your Majesty, I am really wronged." "
"Okay, I don't know about you yet. Your methods are nothing more than calculating people's hearts." Li Zhi waved his hands in a funny way. He himself mentioned all the things about Li Xuan in the memorial.
How to cleverly use people's hearts to lure them into a trap, and then use their strength to destroy them when the storm comes.
Borrowing wind and rain, but it is a clear way of cultivation, not to mention wanting to do evil.
If we really want to calculate it this way, of course Li Jing, who was the first to defeat the Eastern Turks by running thousands of miles with the help of the bitter cold in winter, will be labeled as having committed evil deeds.
However, those who are impeached are laymen who know nothing about military affairs.
"Thank you, saint, for your understanding." Li Xuan immediately bowed, but she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Although what he did in Wuzhou had nothing to do with most people in the court, it was inevitable that some people would find it irritating.
After all, his clan identity is there, and if he continues to make meritorious deeds, he will inevitably infringe on the interests of some people.
Don't look at it now as just some innocuous bullets, but if you are not careful, once these bullets accumulate, their lethality will be absolutely astonishing. ..
And he can't retaliate casually, because the people who wrote these are pawns placed on the table by all parties.
If he really touches these people, he will be caught in the pigtails immediately and impeached until death.
Therefore, we need to catch the people behind.
Li Zhi walked to the side table and sat down, then looked up at Li Xuan and said, "I am quite satisfied with the things you did in Muzhou."
Li Xuan looked solemn, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, after a lot of chaos in Muzhou, the number of aristocratic families has been greatly reduced. It is easier to check the land and clear the taxes."
"Then why are these things so difficult to do in Wuzhou?" Li Zhi had a cold look in his eyes.
Li Xuan quickly bowed and said: "The matter of land inventory can easily arouse the resentment of wealthy families. If we can't quickly inventory the fields while they are confused from the beginning, then once they are aware of it, they want to take forceful action. , will inevitably cause a backlash.”
"That's why Wang Fanglin was stabbed." The coldness in Li Zhi's eyes became more and more serious.
Wang Fanglin was indeed a chess piece in his eyes, a chess piece that could be discarded at will, but someone wanted to destroy the chess piece before it could be used for anything, which Li Zhi could not tolerate.
"Yes." Li Xuan agreed directly, and then said with a cupped hand: "The land of Wuyue is different from the north. From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, although there was turmoil in the land of Wuyue, it did not damage the roots. Countless families married each other and communicated with each other. The exchanges have long formed a dense network, and touching one of them can easily trigger all of them, so the story is not easy."
"In the memorial you have
Write. "Li Zhi nodded, his face a little solemn.
Wuyue is a prosperous place in the world. Even though there are many things happening now, the taxes in Wuyue land are still rising. It has long passed the point where it can be touched casually without damaging the fundamentals.
Even if Li Zhi wants to do something, he has many concerns.
"It's a pity that this is the only time the Tianyin Sect happened." Li Zhi sighed.
The reason why Muzhou can be politically clean is because Tianyin Sect has plowed all the aristocratic families in Muzhou before.
In the future, as long as the successor is not stupid, no matter what he does, it will be much more convenient and easier.
Li Xuan immediately held up his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Tianyin Sect's incident will ultimately hurt the foundation. If it happens again, and the careerists really want to gather together, it will inevitably spread too widely. If all the aristocratic families are really wiped out, the day they will be restored Not to mention the long-term, even the imperial court will also be damaged. It cannot recover in the short-term. In the long-term, it will inevitably return to the old view, so we need to be cautious."
"I understand, but it's rare that Twenty-seventh Lang can see through this." Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Aristocratic families cannot be cleared away. Once the old aristocratic families are cleared away, it won't take long for a new aristocratic family to take its place.
"I'm just trying to get a glimpse of everything. The Qian family in Wuzhou is the tricky part for me to deal with this time." Li Xuan sighed, with a hint of helplessness on his face.
The Qian family in Wuzhou controls the most mines and fields in Wuzhou. 80% of the private weapons shops in Wuzhou are members of his family. Apart from being invisible in official circles, they are the de facto first family in Wuzhou.
In addition, the Wuzhou Qian family is not only a branch of the Qian family of the Yue clan in Wu, but they are even in-laws of the Yue prince's palace.
The various relationships here made people dare not deal with it casually even though they knew it was Wang Fanglin, the governor they assassinated.
Especially when the Tianyin Sect is in turmoil, if the Qian family is really driven out, who knows how big of a storm it will cause.
At that time, it is hard to say whether the DPRK and the Central Government will continue to bite the bullet and pacify the Qian family, or whether they will go the other way and attack Li Xuan. Chao Cuo is the precedent.
As a member of the clan, Li Xuan hopes that there will definitely be more than one or two people who want to see him suffer misfortune.
"King Yue." Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes.
The imperial court entrusted vassal kings to various places, simply hoping to use the power of the vassal kings to suppress the ambitions of the wealthy families in various places. However, if the vassal kings and the wealthy families colluded with each other, they would in turn pose a threat to the court.
"Your Majesty, the matter of the King of Yue is not a big deal. After three generations, whether the Palace of Yue will continue to exist is still a question. The aristocratic families gathered around the King of Yue, and they will eventually decline with the decline of the Palace of Yue." Li Xuan looked sincere, not because of herself at all. He is also the vassal king, so there are no taboos.
"The favor order of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is indeed the most evil conspiracy in the world." Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, then he looked up at Li Xuan and asked, "Is this how the Qian family's matter is settled?"
"If you want to attack the Qian family in Wuzhou, you only need to find another family that has an inextricable hatred with the Qian family, support it, and let it fight against the Qian family." Li Xuan said seriously. Bowing down, he really thought of some ways to deal with Qian.
Even though the Qian family had done a lot in the process of quelling the Tianyin Sect's unrest this time, their assassination of the assassin had already touched the emperor's bottom line.
If it weren't for the fact that the emperor didn't want to start a war in Wuzhou now, then I'm afraid the Qian family would have been directly crushed by Bai Qisi.
"Since you are aware of Qian's matter, you can handle it yourself. If you have anything to do, write a memorial." Li Zhi waved his hand and dropped the topic.
Li Xuan immediately handed over his hand and promised: "My brother, I obey."
"As for the East Palace matter, you will write a memorial and send it to the East Palace every seven days from now on. You must not slack off." Li Zhi's voice suddenly became serious.
Li Xuan quickly cupped her hands again and said, "I obey your order."
Li Xuan immediately knew in her heart that Li Xian must have done something wrong somewhere, and Li Zhi noticed it.
Previously, Li Xuan would write a memorial every three days to describe herself along the way.
Everything he saw and heard was sent to the East Palace.
The emperor and Empress Wu would occasionally check on him, and the emperor would even use this to issue secret orders to him.
Originally, everything ended after the Wuzhou incident was concluded, but now it has to continue.
But now it’s no longer three days, it’s seven days.
And the emperor will definitely continue to check these things.
This incident is not only a test for the prince, but also a test for Li Xuan.
The emperor could clearly see Li Xuan's future and had greater expectations.
"I heard that you don't agree with the current strategy of war between China and Tibet?" Li Zhi suddenly spoke and looked at Li Xuan.
News spreads so fast.
Li Xuan was almost completely sure that the exact words he had spoken to Empress Wu before appeared on Li Zhi's desk.
It's even hard to say that it's not just him, but almost everyone.
This in itself was the means by which this couple ruled the entire Tang Dynasty.
This Tang Dynasty was originally in the hands of this couple.
Li Xuan earnestly handed over his hand, and then said: "My brother dare not deceive Your Majesty. I know nothing about the strategy that the DPRK will use to start a war against Tibet. I am just testing the pros and cons from the battle of Dafeichuan. "
The Tang Dynasty wanted to go to war with Tubo. This was already known to the Tang Dynasty, Tubo and even the courtiers all over the world since the Tubo envoys came to court and refused at the beginning of the year.
As for the strategy that would be used to send troops to Tibet, although there were many rumors, only the emperor and a few central ministers knew the specifics.
Seeing Li Xuan's serious look, Li Zhi nodded and said, "You continue."
"Here!" Li Xuan took a deep breath and looked at the map of the entire Tang Dynasty on the side. Li Xuan said seriously: "The capital of Tubo is in Luosuo, which is 2,500 miles away from the Ganlan and Longyou states. In the middle plateau area, there are few cities, the environment is dangerous, and supplies are difficult. If you are not careful, your entire army will be in danger of being annihilated. This was how we were defeated in the Battle of Dafeichuan."
Li Zhi waved his hand directly: "This is not a reason. Whether it is the Turks or the Western Regions, they are even further away from the Tang Dynasty, but it still depends on a battle."
Li Xuan quickly handed over his hand and said, "What your Majesty said is true. If the generals are united, fight steadily, never rush forward greedily, and spend ten years of hard work, Tibet can be wiped out."
"Ten years?" Li Zhi frowned. Will it take that long to exterminate Tubo?
