It was the eighth day of September, and there was only one day left before Li Xuan's wedding, but many guests had already started arriving.
In front of the gate of Prince Peng's Mansion, Ouyang Youming and Li Chongjing stood on both sides of the gate to welcome the guests.
The guests were quickly introduced to the main hall, and after meeting and greeting Princess Peng Ouyang and Li Xuan, they were led to the guest rooms to rest.
Li Xuan's maternal family, starting from her maternal grandfather Ouyang Xun to her uncle Ouyang Tong, were all Confucian masters of the day and had extensive connections.
Especially since Ouyang Tong is now the Minister of Weiwei Temple, he already has many colleagues and friends, and Ouyang Youming needs to be there to receive him when he comes to visit.
As for Li Xuan's family and royal family members, naturally they could not allow the princes and princes to come forward, and ordinary people were not qualified, so they could be greeted by Li Chongjing, the eldest son of Liang County Duke Li Xiaoyi and the eldest grandson of Huai'an King Li Shentong.
Li Xuan has many colleagues and friends in Qianniu Guards and Jinwu Guards, and in the court. Li Chongjing, the current You Qianniu Guards, joins the army, so it is appropriate for him to come forward.
Li Xuan stood in the atrium. She had just sent the eldest princess of Huainan, Princess Qianjin, Princess Dongyang and Princess Linchuan to the main room in the backyard. In the blink of an eye, she saw the eldest son of Huo Wang Li Xu, the eldest son of Han Wang Li Na, and the heir to Zheng Wang Li Jing. Several came together.
After these people were settled, Qin Jun, Duan Huaichang, Su Baotong, Zhang Huan, Zhou Qian and a large number of people also came together.
"According to the military order of the general, I will wait for the next few days and let the prince arrange it." Zhou Qian and a group of Qianniu guards in red clothes and gold armor stood in front of the middle hall, suppressing a smile and facing Li seriously. Xuan handed over her hand seriously.
"Thank you, General, thank you all brothers." Li Xuan returned the gift with a smile, looked at Qin Jun, and said, "After lunch, Brother Jing Si took all the brothers to the Prime Minister's Mansion to welcome the bride. It’s already wrapped.”
"Don't worry, twenty-seventh man. Brother Yu has arranged everything for you." Qin Jun assured him by patting his chest, and then waved to everyone: "Follow me, let's go to the back garden, which is the quietest place."
Everyone bowed their hands to Li Xuan, and then went to the back garden together with a smile.
Li Xuan sighed softly, turned to look at Yu Ze who was following him and said, "After serving in Zuo Qianniuwei for many days, I have managed to retain some connections. Brother Wang of Peiping, as well as General Wang, all treat me well." Not thin."
Li Xuan, the general who inspected Zuo Qianniu Guards, should have been dismissed when he arrived in Chang'an.
Although there is a reason for the emperor's special care, it is also true that there is no one to hinder Zuo Qianniu Guard, so it is still here today.
"The prince's connections are not only strong. Look, Dali He Si is coming." Yu Ze pointed to the door. Dali He Si, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, came in from the front door.
But he didn't come alone, he was accompanied by a middle-aged man wearing a black robe.
The middle-aged man is thin, with a solemn face and a delicate mustache on his lips.
A pair of small eyes seemed to have a different temperament as they blinked, which attracted special attention.
"Brother He!" Li Xuan bowed her hands to He Yiqiu solemnly, and then said, "I should have paid a visit a few days ago, but something has been busy and I can't get away. Please forgive me."
"Your Majesty, you are so polite. The things your Majesty sent to the house are very valuable. He has no way to repay the favor, so he can only come to the door to ask for help." He Yiqiu also returned the gift, and then he and Li Xuan both laughed calmly at the same time. got up.
"Brother He, please, this is this?" Li Xuan looked at the small-eyed middle-aged official who came with He Yiqiu.
"Di Renjie, a native of Jinyang, Bingzhou, is now serving as the Prime Minister of Dali Temple." As soon as He Yiqiu finished speaking, he saw Li Xuan's eyes widening in surprise, but Li Xuan came back to her senses immediately, and said with emotion: "It turns out It was Brother Huaiying. When I picked up Mr. Zian outside Luoyang City that day, Brother Huaiying seemed to have just left, only one step away..."
"Huaiying has met the King!" Di Renjie, who was serious, slightly cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "Xiandi Zi'an has written many times, saying a lot about what the King did in Wuzhou, not much else, but Li Yonghui The monument is really admired by my subordinates and also by many of my colleagues."
Hearing what Di Renjie said, Li Xuan didn't care that he was Di Renjie and quickly asked: "Does Dali Temple already know about this?"
"Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, Your Majesty, everything that needs to be known is known." He Yiqiu stretched out his hand, and the three of them walked in together.
Entering the inner room, He Yiqiu continued: "However, Zhang Weng and Pei Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment have suppressed this matter, just like the prince did. This matter should not be rushed."
"That's good." Li Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief. He had no intention of publicizing the erection of the monument.
Even after he returned to Chang'an, he had no intention of telling the Emperor Empress Wu, and he didn't even mention it to Li Xian.
"In fact, everyone plans to imitate the prince and erect monuments wherever he takes office. When the officials of Dali Temple serve in all states and counties in the Tang Dynasty, then the matter of permanent monuments will be completed." Di Renjie said in one sentence , Li Xuan couldn't help but be surprised.
Once this kind of thing could really be accomplished, it would have a huge impact on the entire Tang Dynasty.
Even some kind of ideological revolution.
Li Xuan couldn't help but sigh: "I originally planned to do this little by little, even if I spend my whole life to complete it. Now with your help, maybe I can see this scene before I retire."
When he tried to force this matter forward, endless pressure had already fallen on him before he could move.
And when he was about to do it silently, countless people saw what he was doing and were ready to follow suit.
This feeling is really shocking.
"Huaiying, you have to remember that the king of Nanchang is best at keeping a low profile." He Yiqiu looked at Li Xuan with a half-smile and said, "If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Weng and Huang Shaowen asked me to Come on, I’m afraid I don’t know yet, but the relationship between the prince and Huang Shaoqing is so deep.”
"Xiao Wang and Huang Shaoqing just met each other a few times in the past. When he passed by Pengzhou in the early years, he was curious about the waterwheels in many places in King Peng's fiefdom, so he had a little exchange with me." Li Xuan sighed softly. , said: "Who would have thought that the Dushui envoy who went to Tibet as an envoy back then would actually be sitting in the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple."
Huang Rensu, the former water envoy of the capital, is now the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
When he was sent to Tibet as an envoy, Huang Rensu had some intention of letting Huang Rensu spy on Tibet's mountains and geography, and it seemed to have been successful.
Only then was he promoted to the post of Shaoqing of Dali Temple.
"Your Majesty also had the opportunity to sit directly on the young minister of Dali Temple, did you forget?" He Yiqiu looked at Li Xuan funny.
In Di Renjie's surprised eyes, Li Xuan quickly waved her hand and said: "That's just a temporary statement from the Queen of Heaven, how can it be counted?"
"But the prince has now inspected the young minister of Honglu Temple." He Yiqiu's voice suddenly lowered, and then said: "The saint has no intention of removing the prince, the young minister of Honglu Temple. "
The entire political scene in Chang'an is as leaky as opening a window and allowing people to peek out of the window at close range.
No news can be withheld.
The fact that Li Xuan was about to step down from his post as General of the Imperial Guard Zuo Qianniu seemed to have been known to most people unknowingly.
"Those are all things for the future. No one knows how the saint arranged it. The most important thing now is to handle Wuzhou's government affairs well. That is my duty." Li Xuan saw all this clearly. , and he is also extremely calm.
Li Xuan had just sent him to He Yiqiu and Di Renjie's place. Before returning to the main entrance, he saw his cousin Zhao Gong leading a middle-aged man with an elegant appearance, a short beard, and a blue rippled robe with bright eyes. The tall official walked in.
Wu Chengsi, Zhou Guogong, Secretary Supervisor, the son of Empress Wu's brother, there are even more sinister and vicious characters in the competition.
Li Xuan suddenly stepped forward with gentleness on her face: "Uncle, Duke Zhou."
"Your Majesty." Wu Chengsi saluted very solemnly, with a solemn expression on his face.
"You don't need to be so polite, Dalang. We are all family members." Zhao Gong smiled and nodded, and said, "You can take me and Fengxian for a walk. It will be noon soon. After lunch, Fengxian will I have to go back to check in, and it’s tomorrow when I come back.”
Wu Chengsi, also known as Fengxian, has the same name as Lu Bu.
"As ordered, my dear brother, please!" Li Xuan stretched out his hand, and Wu Chengsi said kindly: "Your Majesty, please go first... Otherwise, my cousin should go first."
Li Xuan and Wu Chengsi both looked at Zhao Gong at the same time.
Zhao Gong is the son of Empress Wu's aunt and nephew. In terms of seniority, he is also Wu Chengsi's cousin.
"You guys!" Zhao Gong took the lead and left. Li Xuan took Wu Chengsi to meet his mother-in-law Ouyang very frankly. Then he met the eldest princess of Huainan and Princess Qianjin, and then the King of Han Li Yuanjia and the crown prince of Han. , Prince Huo and a series of family members.
"Silang, please sit down. Let's have a drink or two later." Li Xuan handed over to a tall, thin, slightly pale young man, and then led Zhao Gong and Wu Chengsi out of the side room.
At this time, he introduced in depth: "Xiao Xian is the youngest son of Song Dynasty Duke Xiao Rui, the prince-in-law, and he is now the magistrate of Xunyang County."
"No wonder." Zhao Gong immediately understood that most of the people Li Xuan and Wu Chengsi met were polite on the surface and did not have much real affection for Wu Chengsi. Only Xiao Xian's attitude was very eager.
However, when he heard that Xiao Xian was an ordinary magistrate of a state or county, Zhao Gong lost much interest. Instead, Wu Chengsi chatted with Xiao Xian enthusiastically.
The Lanling Xiao family is also a famous family in the world. Xiao Xian's mother is Princess Xiangcheng, the eldest daughter of Emperor Taizong; his grandmother is the legitimate daughter of the Dugu family, and his great-aunt is the Xiao family who was Yang Guang's queen at that time.
Li Xuan took a few steps forward, then opened the door of a room and introduced everyone in the room to Wu Chengsi: "This is Brother Zhenghe of Dali Temple, this is Brother Chengdi of Dali Temple, Huaiying My brother is from Taiyuan, very close to Wenshui."
"Wu Chengsi has met Brother He, Brother Di, and Brother Lai." Wu Chengsi greeted everyone gently, but he immediately looked at Di Renjie.
"Brother Feng, please have a few more drinks tomorrow!" Li Xuan stood at the door, looking at Wu Chengsi with a gentle voice as he waved away.
Then he re-entered the courtyard and looked at Yu Ze who was waiting on one side. Li Xuan sighed helplessly and said, "Finally, I got rid of this sticky plaster."
"The prince seems to be deliberately leading him to meet Xiao Xian and Di Renjie?" Yu Ze's voice sounded in Li Xuan's ears.
"I'm just helping him build a platform. As for the final step, it's up to him." Li Xuan turned around and left without saying anything more.
Yu Ze, who had always known Li Xuan very well, immediately understood that Li Xuan was digging a hole for Wu Chengsi.
If Wu Chengsi really fell in accidentally, it wouldn't be unlucky, but it would be enough to disappoint Empress Wu.
Di Renjie is the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and Wu Chengsi can easily get into trouble if he makes mistakes, but what's wrong with Xiao Xian?
Yu Ze was a little confused. Also, could Di Renjie's small body withstand such wind and rain?
Li Xuan didn't look back, but she smiled secretly in her heart.
In fact, few people know that in the world today, the person who appreciates Di Renjie the most is Empress Wu.
