In the Zichen Hall, Li Xuan stood below with his hands folded.
On the imperial couch above, sitting at the same time were the Emperor and Empress Wu, and to the side and in front stood Prince Li Xian.
Li Zhi wore a black dragon robe with gold threads and a black hat. He pushed the memorial in his hand forward, looked at Li Xuan with some humor, and said, "Do you want the prince to accept the marriage of Silla and Japan?" The princess is a concubine?"
Li Xuan held up her hands with a wry smile and said, "For the sake of the country, I ask the prince to sacrifice his life."
Li Xian stood on one side, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.
Empress Wu nodded calmly and said: "In both the Qin and Han Dynasties, the princess of Dongdao entered the palace as a concubine. If Yang Guang in the former Sui Dynasty had been more patient and accepted the princess of Dongdao as his concubine, the world of the Sui Dynasty would not have been so early. collapse."
Li Zhi understood what Empress Wu meant. After all, the Sui Dynasty was only a few years ago. Finally, Li Zhi nodded and said: "Now that the Tubo War is imminent, the East Island needs to be stabilized. The kings and daughters of Silla and Japanese can be accepted as concubines, and they can operate well. , Dongdao will be stable within a few decades, but..."
Having said this, Li Zhi leaned forward slightly, looked at Li Xuan, and said in a deep voice: "Silla people have always been repeated, Twenty-seventh Lang, this is what you said, I can see that you are also on guard against this. It is necessary to capture Jeju Island, but during the concession period, the Princess of Silla died of illness..."
Li Zhi was not very confident about the fate of the Silla princess.
After all, few of his daughters-in-law can live for many years.
"If he passes away from the disease, let them send another one over. If he comes, he will continue to rent. If he doesn't come, he will be beaten." Empress Wu answered directly, with a harsh tone.
Empress Wu looked at Li Xuan and nodded, then turned to look at Li Zhi and said: "Your Majesty, when the Tubo incident comes to an end, will I still be afraid of attacking Silla?"
Li Zhi glanced at Empress Wu in surprise and said, "Mei Niang's words really touched my heart. Twenty-seventh Lang, what do you think?"
Li Xuan raised his hands with a solemn expression and said: "Your Majesty, the concession of Jeju Island is only one of them. Of the two, when our court has more people in Silla, there will be people of our court in Silla who request to be officials in Silla. The King of Luo will definitely not allow it. At that time, His Majesty can send someone to pass the imperial edict to Silla, and use the imperial examination system to open the imperial examination in Silla to recruit scholars."
"I remember that you once mentioned this matter. Most of the talents in Silla were not used by it, and they wanted to use the imperial examination method to trigger civil strife in Silla." Li Zhi nodded, pressed his forehead slightly, and said with a cautious expression: "I have consulted several ministers. Although the reason for the demise of the former Sui Dynasty and the imperial examination is not big, it is not completely irrelevant. After Yang Guang's incident, many wealthy families stood by and watched. This is related to this."
"My honey is his poison." Empress Wu answered, nodded, and said: "Silla is in chaos, and it is difficult to govern the country through imperial examinations, but it will easily lead to civil strife."
Li Xuan was shocked. He originally thought he would have to work hard to persuade these things, but he didn't expect that the emperor and Empress Wu could see through them all.
After gathering his thoughts for a while, Li Xuan continued: "The Silla imperial examination is just one of them. If our court can recognize its imperial examination system as the same as our state, county and rural examinations, then we can recruit Silla talents for our use. In the future, if Xinluo If the Luo royal family has no heirs, our dynasty can also choose its queen’s descendants to return to Silla to inherit the throne..."
"In this way, the country can be completely destroyed without the need to use troops." Empress Wu glanced at Li Xuan in surprise, then looked at Li Zhi and said, "Your Majesty, that's it."
Li Zhi's expression was a little strange, and finally he sighed softly and said, "Okay, that's it. It seems that I have no hope of seeing the destruction of the Silla Kingdom in my lifetime."
"Your Majesty!" Li Xuan, Li Xian, quickly bowed.
Li Zhi waved his hands indifferently and said in passing: "As for the garrison on Jeju Island, now that the Tang war is on the Tibetan side, Silla may not have enough energy to spare!"
"Your Majesty, you don't need to send many naval forces to the front in the early stage. You can also send a caravan to do preliminary exploration and build houses. I remember that the Shen family in Yangzhou had very deep business relations with the Japanese country of Silla and arranged for some Manchu soldiers to be mixed into the caravan. , firstly, it can be hidden from the eyes of the King of Silla, and secondly, through the caravan, it can be used to check whether Silla will mobilize troops in spring and summer."
"The Shen family in Yangzhou is the one related to Li Jingye, right?" There was a sneer on Li Zhi's lips.
Li Ji finally conquered Baekje and Goguryeo, but his grandson used this military road to do business.
If it serves the country well, that's fine, but it's all for personal gain.
"Okay, I will arrange for Yangzhou to follow up." Li Zhi pressed his brow and said: "It seems that there is really no delay in filling the vacancy of Yangzhou Governor's Office."
The position of Chief of the Governor's Office of Yangzhou has been vacant since Dou Xuande was transferred to the position of Minister of Household Affairs.
Li Zhi originally wanted to wait, but now that there are so many things going on in the East Island, he really needs to send someone to watch.
"Your Majesty, I have someone to recommend my concubine." Empress Wu spoke at this time. Li Zhi and Li Xian turned their heads at the same time. Only Li Xuan lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, as if everything had nothing to do with her. Empress Wu continued to say: "Your Majesty , how about Feng Yan Dao?"
Feng Yan said that Huainan's eldest princess's consort, the Duke of Mi Kingdom, is now serving as the governor of Cangzhou, so the prime minister, Zhongshu Ling, and the Duke of Mi Kingdom conferred the title of Deyi's son.
Li Zhi hesitated a little and looked up at Empress Wu.
As if knowing Li Zhi's worries, Empress Wu smiled softly and said, "Your Majesty, the Duke of Miguo is already sixty. He will be raised in Yangzhou for a few years and then transferred back to the center, then he can consider enjoying his old age in peace."
Li Zhi's expression immediately lit up, and then he nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's it."
Li Xuan stood below, keeping her head lowered.
Over the years, Feng Yandao has successively served as Bianzhou, Ningzhou, Qizhou, Qizhou, Jinzhou, Qianzhou, governor of Guangzhou, and governor of Cangzhou, but he has no hope of becoming the prime minister.
If he is transferred back to the central government after a few years, he may not necessarily become the prime minister, but it will only take a few years for him to become an official and prosperous.
In this way, we can also win over and appease the princesses and people from the aristocratic families involved in the East China Sea King incident.
But is it really just that?
Could it be that Feng Yandao had already taken the path of Empress Wu?
Will this affect your layout in the southeast?
Li Xuan's thoughts flashed through her mind, and she immediately relaxed.
Because of this matter, the first person who needs to be nervous is not him, but the emperor.
The emperor must have means to check and balance.
If the emperor has no means to check and balance, then Li Xuan can only believe that he is blind. By then, it will be too late for him to use means.
"In this case, Twenty-seventh Lang, after you go back, let the envoys of Silla Kingdom send envoys to send messages to Silla country. It will be March soon." Li Zhi turned to look at Li Xuan, his expression became solemn.
Li Xuan immediately raised his hands and said solemnly: "I obey your order."
Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Twenty-seventh Lang, the young minister of Honglu Temple, did a good job. One move of marriage eased the relationship between Datang and Silla."
"Your Majesty, I have no choice but to do this. Japan seems to be respectful and humble, but if you really want it to send a large army to fight with Silla, I may not be willing." Li Xuan raised his head and glanced at Li Xian, slightly holding his hand.
"It doesn't matter, these are all small things, the prince won't care." Li Zhi glanced sideways at Li Xian with a smile on his face.
Li Xian immediately bowed helplessly. However, when he bowed, he did not see a trace of coldness in Li Zhi's eyes.
Turning around, Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan solemnly and asked: "Twenty-seventh Master, the matter of Silla and Japan is so settled, what about the matter of Tubo? I can see that you want to find the envoy of Tubo." Deeper eyes in Datang."
"Yes!" Li Xuan bowed slightly and said solemnly: "It has been many years since the founding of Tubo. During the Taizong Dynasty, it established diplomatic relations with our dynasty, and there was even the incident of Princess Wencheng. However, later Songtsen Gampo died of illness, and his son Mangsong After Mangzan came to the throne, the relationship with our court turned bad. He spied on the western town of Anxi, annexed Tuyuhun, and controlled Khotan, Qiuci, Yanqi, and Shule. His long-term intentions in the Tang Dynasty should not be underestimated."
After a brief pause, Li Xuan followed up and said: "Although there has been an incident with the King of the East China Sea recently, it is just one of the many eyes of Tubo spying on the court. There must be more secret eyes in Chang'an. , either it is controlled by the Tubo envoys, or it is not controlled by the Tubo envoys. Once the secret is leaked, it will immediately be a thorn in the back."
Li Zhi nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, what he said makes sense. In that case, you can go and investigate. Anyway, investigating this matter is also within the authority of Honglu Temple. I will send Qianniu Guards to help."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief.
"But before the army sets off, you have to find the people." Empress Wu suddenly added, blocking Li Xuan's retreat.
Li Xuan paused slightly, then solemnly raised his hands and said, "Don't worry, Queen, I will definitely live up to your expectations."
"Yeah!" Li Zhi laughed, breaking up the solemn atmosphere in the hall, waving his hands and saying: "Go ahead, Twenty-seventh Lang. Xian'er, I'll give you Uncle Twenty-seventh Prince."
"Here!" Li Xian immediately bowed, then walked down the steps, cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "Uncle Wang, please!"
"I don't dare." Li Xuan quickly handed over his hands, and then said to Empress Wu and the Emperor: "Your Majesty, Queen of Heaven, I retire."
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In the main hall, Li Zhi closed his eyes slightly and said softly: "Twenty-seventh Lang has seen it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Empress Wu sighed softly and said, "Ming Qing has been searching for a long time, but the person who leaked the secrets in the court has still not been found. It is really strange."
Wu Shengdao's men in Chang'an under King Donghai were basically wiped out.
Most of the court ministers related to Prince Yin were from other states, and a few were in the court. After careful investigation, it was determined that they had nothing to do with the King of Donghai.
Then the question arises. Over the years, King Donghai has known a lot about the affairs of the court, and there are even some things that even Li Xuan and Ming Chongyan cannot hear. Where are such people hiding?
"Let's check. If these people want to play a role now, they always have to contact the Tubo people. If you check this line, you may really be able to find out something." Li Zhi nodded with a heavy face.
Afterwards, Li Zhi sighed softly and said: "Twenty-seventh Lang is very thoughtful, and he doesn't even want people to see it, Xian'er!"
"They say that Silla's maid is gentle, and she might be able to win Xian'er's heart." Empress Wu clapped her hands gently.
In addition to the ability to govern the country, the most important thing for a prince of a country is to have the ability to spread the country.
Although Li Xian is young, he has been married for several years. If his efforts are not fruitful, then that's fine. He can just find a medicine to supplement him.
But if he is not willing to work hard, then what is the use of him as a prince even if he becomes the emperor in the future.
"There are also matters on the front line. If Lun Qin Ling really arrives at the front line, the front line will immediately become tense." Li Zhi opened Li Xuan's memorial again and looked at his speculation about Lun Qin Ling with a solemn expression. .
Empress Wu sat aside, her face equally solemn.
(End of chapter)
