Li Xuan opened her eyes, and above her head was a bed frame made of pine wood, with red silk bed curtains hanging on it, and two mandarin ducks embroidered on the left and right sides of the bed curtains.
The wind blew gently, the bed curtains swayed, and the two mandarin ducks seemed to come to life.
Li Xuan turned sideways, and the afterglow of the sunset outside the window fell on the bedroom.
Li Xuan's official clothes were hung on the hangers in the room, and his wife Liu Jinyu's dressing box was placed on the table next to her.
Li Xuan's mood completely calmed down. After running around for so long, the East China Sea King matter was finally settled for the time being.
Letting his thoughts fly, Li Xuan lay on the bed for a while, finally got up, put on her blue plain clothes, and left the room.
Liu Jinyu was nowhere to be seen in the courtyard. The almost five-month-old pregnant woman was still running around like this.
Li Xuan walked towards the front hall. Along the way, the maid bowed to Li Xuan and Li Xuan nodded.
Sure enough, in the front hall, Liu Jinyu was sewing small clothes with his mother-in-law Ouyang.
Li Xuan came over and took a look. The clothes were 80% ready and the styles were good. Li Xuan praised: "The sewing is good, but why are there clothes for boys and girls?"
"Sanniang said that in the future both boys and girls will have one, so I just prepare a few more sets now." Ouyang Shi, the mother-in-law, raised her head and looked at Li Xuan and asked, "How is it? I've rested today."
Li Xuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, mother, that matter is over."
After he came out of the palace in the morning, he went to Honglu Temple for duty, but he did not stay at Honglu Temple for long, and turned around and went to the Tai Palace.
Firstly, there are some official documents from Honglu Temple that need to be handed over to the prince for review. Secondly, Li Xuan also wants to get the sign of Dr. You Zanshan, the inspector. Thirdly, he also wants to meet the prince Li Xian.
Unfortunately, when Li Xuan arrived at the East Palace, Li Xian happened to go to the Political Affairs Hall, so Li Xuan had no choice but to come back.
The Zhengshi Hall is located in Menxia Province. It was originally just a meeting place for ministers, ministers, ministers, and ministers to hold meetings. It was not a formal court institution.
At that time, during the Zhenguan period, Emperor Taizong ordered that the admonishment officials, censorship officials, and officials with special titles, such as those involved in government affairs, Tong Zhongshu's affairs, etc., should also participate in the prime minister's meeting in the Zhengshi Hall.
At the end of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong even appointed Changsun Wuji as "omniscient in the three provinces".
The "omniscience of the three provinces" was the real nominal head of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty and the real chief minister.
In the late years of Zhenguan and the early years of Yonghui, the prime ministers had to discuss affairs with Changsun Wuji in the political affairs hall every day, and most of the government affairs of the three provinces were also handled in the political affairs hall.
The emperor was also ignored.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, only Changsun Wuji knew all the three provinces, but his final outcome was visible to everyone.
Although the current ministers of the government and the public are headed by Zhongshu Ling Hao Chujun, in fact, in terms of qualifications, Li Xuan's father-in-law Liu Rengui has served as prime minister several times and has military exploits in the East Island. He is the hidden leader of the ministers.
Now in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the left and right pushers were also called the left and right prime ministers, so Liu Rengui was called the left prime minister and Dai Zhide was called the right prime minister.
But the person who had the most contact with the emperor and Empress Wu on weekdays was still Zhongshu Ling Hao Chujun.
Zhongshu Sheng is in charge of secrets, drafting and issuing edicts, and is the person who best understands the emperor's intentions.
Li Xuan is not yet qualified to touch the political affairs hall, and even if there is something else, he will not be able to see several prime ministers at all.
Liu Jinyu raised her head, looked at Li Xuan, and said softly: "Lang Jun, now that the matter is over, let's rest for a few more days... By the way, do you think boys' clothes look better, or girls' clothes?"
"Of course..." As soon as Li Xuan spoke, he had already reacted. He reached out angrily and pinched Liu Jinyu's bulging cheeks, and said a little funny: "Why are you so concerned about this matter? How can you be a husband?" Now you know, is the baby in your belly a boy or a girl?"
"It is said outside that Lang Jun has the true biography of the King of Medicine, so he will naturally know whether it is a boy or a girl." Liu Jinyu raised her head, her eyes full of expectation.
Li Xuan sat down, hugged Liu Jinyu into his arms, and said softly: "It's not even five months yet, and the baby in your belly has not yet formed. How can I know if it's a boy or a girl?"
"It hasn't taken shape yet?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan with a face full of astonishment.
Li Xuan waved her hand and explained: "You only need to feel your pulse to know this. Wait until July or August to see. At that time, the pulse beat will be the strongest."
"That's it." Liu Jinyu nodded somewhat suddenly, sighing in his heart that the disciples of Medicine King are still somewhat genuine.
"Okay, Dalang, if you need anything, just go and help. Don't disturb us two here making clothes." Concubine Ouyang waved her hand towards Li Xuan impatiently. Li Xuan smiled bitterly, and finally just said Can helplessly hand it over and leave.
…
As soon as Li Xuan arrived at the front yard, she saw Yu Ze coming back from outside.
Li Xuan immediately stepped forward and asked in a deep voice: "Uncle Yu, how are the procedures going?"
"It's all done. After the Spring Festival, I will go to the Imperial College to take up my duty." Yu Ze raised his hand to Li Xuan and said sincerely: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You're welcome, it's something that can be easily done by my family." Li Xuan waved her hand indifferently.
Although Yu Ze has always been compiled by the royal family, in fact, since the death of King Peng, Yu Ze's official position has not been recognized by the court, at least the court has not paid him a corresponding salary.
Over the years, Yu Ze's salary was initially supported by the salary of Princess Peng Ouyang, and later it was supported by the palace's caravan income.
When Li Xuan took office in Wuzhou Biejia, Yu Ze served as the prefectural academic magistrate, and then returned to the official system of the Tang Dynasty.
Now he has been transferred from Wuzhou Prefecture to teach at Chang'an Imperial College. Although the position is a level transfer, it is actually a promotion.
Although Li Xuan did not ask for anything more from the emperor, there was no need for him to say anything, someone would naturally take care of it.
"Your Majesty, when my subordinates came back, the envoys on the left and right sides of the Jinwu Guards had already put up notices on Zhuque Street to exterminate Wu Sheng Dao."
Li Xuan nodded and said: "This should be His Majesty's intention. It would be a good thing for everyone to settle this matter as soon as possible."
After looking around, Li Xuan said, "Let's go to the study."
"Here!" Yu Ze immediately handed over his hand, his expression becoming solemn at the same time.
There may be another mystery to this matter where no one can see it.
…
In the study, Li Xuan reached out and poured two cups of hot tea, pushing one cup in front of Yu Ze and leaving one cup in front of her.
Li Xuan began to recount all the events of yesterday. At the residence of the Lord of Guide County, he met Yu Shanxun, the consort of the Lord of Leling County, Princess Honghua, her husband Murong Nuohebo, the governor of Anle Prefecture, and his son General Taowei Youbao. Murong Zhong and others started to tell Yu Ze about the arrival of Princess Huainan, Prime Minister Li Dan, Wu Chengsi and Angel one after another.
Later, the massacre in Tongji Square, the burial, and the fight in the secret passage after the funeral were all described in detail.
Li Xuan tried to be as objective as possible and without any personal concepts or thoughts. Just like a bystander, she recounted what she had done in detail.
"Does the prince think that the person he killed was not the King of East China Sea?" Yu Ze was keenly aware of the real thoughts in Li Xuan's heart.
Li Xuan sighed softly, picked up the hot tea on the table, and said softly: "The Palace Internal Security Bureau has proven that the deceased person is indeed of the blood of Prince Yin, and both the Silla and Tubo envoys have proven that , that person is the person who met them, so the King of East China Sea is still dead. Or to be more precise, he was defeated."
"Failed." Yu Ze's body stagnated slightly, and he vaguely understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words.
"Yes, defeated." Li Xuan glanced at the turbulent water in the tea cup, and then said: "Maybe he may not have died, but in this current battle, he was completely defeated, even if he is resurrected from death in the future , has returned, but all the major families and clans will no longer think highly of him, and no one will cooperate with him. So even if he is the real King of East China Sea, he is still a fake. The real King of East China Sea has died in the hands of this king. , if you lose, you will die."
"If you lose, you will die." Yu Ze vaguely understood something.
"Perhaps he is really not dead now, but what is waiting for him now is just being chased to death. It depends on who this person is." Li Xuan's eyes showed a trace of serious murderous intent, but in a flash, After passing away, Li Xuan immediately changed his words and said: "For us, this matter has been settled. What we need to focus on next is the Tibetan affairs. Let's see how we can find out from the mouths of the Tubo envoys what the situation in Tubo is. What exactly did Datang do in response to this battle that it actively prepared for?"
"Can the Tubo envoy know about the war preparations in Tubo?" Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan with some surprise and said, "I'm afraid that even if there is something going on in Tubo, he probably won't tell the Tubo envoy in Chang'an. "
"I don't care about that. What I want to know is that once an army is formed in Tubo, who may be the leader, where the sergeants may be from, who the generals may be, what their personalities are like, how prepared are bows, crossbows and swords, and where are they in Tubo? The most important place to set up an ambush is where you can get water and food."
Li Xuan said calmly: "The art of war is as follows: before the army moves, food and grass go first. The battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo ultimately depends on food and grass. If food and grass are not good, no matter how many cities are captured in the early stage and how many enemy troops are killed, it is difficult to avoid defeat. The end. That was the end of Yang Guang’s three expeditions to Korea."
"What the prince said is all the responsibility of the Staff Department of the Ministry of War."
"The Ministry of War!" Li Xuan sighed softly, her expression became solemn, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
The intelligence collection of Tibet by the Ministry of War's Staff Department was one of the most secret secrets in the entire Tang Dynasty. Even he could not find out anything about it.
"We'd better compile something like this ourselves. It's best to hope that what we compile can be the same as the Ministry of War, even if it is similar. If the information we collect by ourselves is different from the Ministry of War's Staff Division, That would be big trouble.”
Li Xuan sighed softly and said, "Lun Qinling has never been an easy person to offend."
"yes!"
"In addition, there is Chao Zhong." Li Xuan sneered softly and said: "Chao Zhong should also keep an eye on it. From all the previous things, we can clearly see that some people do not want my king to live well. In this case, I It won’t make it easy for them, at least it won’t make them quiet.”
Pei Yan and Wu Chengsi would be in trouble if they plotted against Li Xuan.
Also, the previous accounts should be settled carefully.
(End of chapter)
