The starry sky is dotted and the night is quiet.
The bedroom is as warm as spring.
Liu Jinyu leaned into Li Xuan's arms and asked in a low voice: "Why did Mr. Lang let Wu Chengsi go this time?"
"Let it go?" Li Xuan shook her head slightly and said, "What happened this time has just begun."
"Just started?" Liu Jinyu looked up at Li Xuan in surprise.
Li Xuan hugged his wife into his arms, pulled up the quilt smoothly, and then said softly: "This time, Dali Temple searched the East Palace. Although it seemed that it was to help the East Palace find hidden clues, in fact, it was There are some things about the East Palace that have been spread through Dali Temple, but no one knows what will happen in the end."
Liu Jinyu stiffened, lying in Li Xuan's arms, and asked in a low voice: "Does Master Shiyin still want to use that incident to cause trouble?"
"Of course, otherwise he would carefully plan what he would do this time." Li Xuan nodded gently.
Now that he had stripped away all external factors and thought about the problem from Ming Chongyan's standpoint alone, he understood everything.
Ming Chongyan's goal was never a minister of the Ministry of Industry, or even a prime minister, but always Li Xian himself.
Otherwise, he would have prevented Zhang Wenguan from being framed from the beginning, so that Liu Shenli could only be the third rank of Zhongshu, but he did not, he allowed Zhang Wenguan to be framed, and finally the position of servant was changed.
What Ming Chongyan wanted was just an opportunity to spy on the East Palace through formal channels.
"Then what exactly does he want to do?" Liu Jinyu's voice was filled with worry.
"Who knows?" Li Xuan shook her head slightly and said softly: "Who knows how far that matter has fermented in the East Palace, and who knows how many flaws have been exposed in the East Palace this time."
"What about us?" Liu Jinyu asked in a low voice, "Are we just going to ignore it?"
"Whoever gets involved in this kind of thing will die." Li Xuan hugged Liu Jinyu and said solemnly: "It's the same with Dong Palace, and it's the same with Ming Chongyan."
"Will something happen to Master Shiyin?" Liu Jinyu looked surprised.
"Of course." Li Xuan said softly with a sneer on her lips: "You know, he is dealing with the prince.
Those people around the prince must not be underestimated once they fight back.
In addition, His Majesty ordered him to go to Maoshan to offer sacrifices, but he showed up in Luoyang, and his death was probably in vain. "
Although she said that, Li Xuan knew in her heart that if Ming Chongyan really died, the first person who would not agree would be Empress Wu.
I'm afraid only Empress Wu and Ming Chongyan know how much Ming Chongyan helped Empress Wu.
Although the current Ming Chongyan seems to be showing signs of being arrested and punished by the emperor, as long as Empress Wu loosens her grip a little, Ming Chongyan's resurrection will not be a problem.
Therefore, if you want to kill Ming Chongyan, you must ensure that he does not rise again.
This also means that Ming Chongyan cannot let him succeed too quickly when he attacks the prince.
Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she had to find a way to temporarily protect the prince.
…
"By the way, according to what Lang Jun said, the prince is also going to take action on the secret guard?" Liu Jinyu suddenly thought of the secret guard.
This time, Ming Chongyan intervened in the East Palace through means, so the East Palace can naturally intervene in the secret guards through means.
"The Ministry of Punishment is one of the six ministries after all. Although Pei Yan is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, even he can't guarantee that there are no spies of others among his subordinates." Li Xuan's expression suddenly became solemn. He almost forgot that there was another person waiting to sit here. A guy who takes advantage of others.
The Secret Guard handled the situation too quietly this time. Although the Criminal Department discovered the hidden informant of "Wu Chengsi" in the Secret Guard, in fact, nothing really useful was found.
Although the secret guard finally put Ming Chongyan to take responsibility, in fact everyone knew that this matter was no longer under Ming Chongyan's control.
There is no doubt that the Ministry of Punishment will be in a lot of trouble next.
But Pei Yan was completely able to deal with such a small trouble, and he didn't care at all.
However, if such troubles were to become bigger in the future, they would not reach the emperor, but would be within the scope of the political hall.
Li Xuan's eyes flashed with an abnormal look.
Since what happened that year, Pei Yan has been a little too quiet.
He should be allowed to move more.
…
"Husband, there is one more thing that needs to be dealt with." Liu Jinyu suddenly spoke.
"Ang?" Li Xuan looked at Liu Jinyu with confusion.
"In matters related to the Qu family, the Queen of Heaven granted a marriage at the beginning of the year, and Qu Dou'er always has to get started." Liu Jinyu pinched Li Xuan's ribs hard, and then said in a low mood: "If you don't give the Qu family face, We must also give the emperor some face."
"Yes, you have to give the Queen face." Li Xuan couldn't help but shake her head and said: "When I was pregnant with Zhao'er, I realized it was a little late. If it had been earlier, this matter would not have happened."
"It's not that simple." Liu Jinyu leaned in Li Xuan's arms, looked at the darkness in front of her, and whispered: "The palace wants to impose more restrictions on Prince Peng's Mansion. A big family is easier to control than just our family of five. .”
"And he used the excuse of state affairs, which makes people unable to refuse even if they want to." Li Xuan shook his head gently and sighed.
"Qu Dou'er is a simple girl. There is no problem in getting in, but the same cannot be said for the servants of the Qu family she brought with her. We have to find a way to screen them out." Liu Jinyu thought in a low voice.
Li Xuan held Liu Jinyu's hand and whispered: "After the marriage, I will take her to live in a villa in the suburbs for three days. You can tell whether she is a human or a ghost at once. Leave one or two of the problematic ones, and leave the rest Yes, just send it to Luoyang Manor."
"Let's buy two new houses in Luoyang. One will be ours to live in in the summer, one will be sent to Qu's family as a dowry, and two shops, plus some gold and silver jewelry, should be enough." Liu Jinyu began to calculate in a low voice. stand up.
"Plus some good horses."
Li Xuan smelled the fragrance in Liu Jinyu's hair and said softly: "General Tianshan Gongbao will like these, plus some calligraphy and painting, silk and satin, tea, and some land in Changzhou, it should be enough to give to the Queen. Save face.”
Liu Jinyu's originally stiff body finally relaxed. When it came to Empress Wu, she had to compromise.
"What about the wedding time?" Liu Jinyu raised her head and stared at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan smiled slightly, hugged Liu Jinyu, and said: "After the New Year, on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, let their family have a good New Year, and we will also have a good New Year together. I will accompany you back to Yue Weng's house on the second day of the Lunar New Year." .”
"You have a conscience." Liu Jinyu turned his anger into a smile, and then said: "Then who should I ask to propose marriage this time?"
"Excuse me, uncle." Li Xuan whispered, "Uncle has worked hard these years. When the time comes, let's kowtow."
Liu Jinyu nodded. She knew that Ouyang Tong had helped Li Xuan a lot.
At Li Xuan's age, in his early twenties, he had served as the third-grade governor of Xiazhou and was a general with real power. Even King Peng did not have such a clan at that time.
The reason why he was not impeached by Yushitai and Yanguan was that Li Xuan acted cautiously, and Ouyang Tong himself was a big boss of the Qingliu family.
Yan Liben, Ouyang Xun, and Cen Wenwen were originally the bosses of the previous generation.
Of course, the mainstream of the real clear stream is the Wang family in Hedong.
It's just that the Hedong Wang family was severely damaged by the turmoil when the emperor deposed the king and established Wu, and gradually declined.
Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian and his group have just reached the edge of the center of power.
As for those who came after them, they were Yuan Wanqing and Fan Lubing, the North Gate bachelors.
The new generation below will be much more unlucky, such as Wang Bo, Lu Zhaolin, and Yang Jiong.
"Let's make the wedding procession louder." Liu Jinyu leaned into Li Xuan's arms and whispered, "After all, the queen is personally saying the marriage, so she still has to give her some face."
"No!" Li Xuan shook his head directly and said, "It's enough for my uncle to go. At most, he should take Qin Ming with him, and everyone from the clan will go alone. No matter how big some things are, they cannot exceed the two words of etiquette and law."
Liu Jinyu raised her head, looked at Li Xuan, and asked, "Is Mr. Lang serious?"
"Of course." Li Xuan nodded directly and said solemnly: "The family house is peaceful and the hierarchy is orderly. There are some things that Qu Dou'er is still young and doesn't care much about, but people from the Qu family are different. If we don't follow the rules, When the time comes, they won’t follow the rules, and there will be even more trouble.”
"Okay, I'll listen to Mr. Lang." Liu Jinyu grabbed Li Xuan's arm hard, but she smiled sweetly in her eyes.
No matter how generous a woman is, she does not want to share her husband with anyone else, even under the system of three wives and four concubines.
Otherwise, why would there be such a thing as housing?
…
Li Xuan respectfully welcomed Ouyang Tong back to the mansion. Ouyang Tong lowered the marriage certificate back into Li Xuan's hand, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."
"Thank you, uncle." After Li Xuan took it, he looked at it carefully before putting it on the table.
"The Qu family is easy to talk to, especially after the recent events." Ouyang Tong looked up at Li Xuan and said with a half-smile, "Not everyone has the opportunity to become a director of the Political Affairs Hall."
Li Xuan looked confused. He was working in the Political Affairs Hall. Did he have any other ulterior motives?
"Do you know what Tongping Zhangshi is?" Ouyang Tong suddenly mentioned something else.
"Isn't it the third rank of Tong Zhongshu's sect?" Li Xuan answered cautiously.
Ouyang Tong took a breath and said: "In the eighth year of Zhenguan, the servant Li Jing resigned due to illness, and the imperial edict was issued to Xiaoyi. Every three or two days, he came to Zhongshu's family to Pingzhangshi, and the name 'Pingzhangshi' was built on From then on, for those who were not servants, ministers, or ministers, but served as prime ministers, they added "Tong Zhongshu Menxia Ping Zhang Shi", which was referred to as "Tong Ping Zhang Shi", or added "Ping Zhang Military and State Important Affairs". "
"Isn't this what Tong Zhongshu's third rank means?"
"Third rank, only those who are from the third rank, the third rank, the third rank, and above the third rank, and who are not servants, ministers, left and right servants, but hold the position of prime minister, can add "Tongzhongshu Menxiasanpin", and those below the third rank are called "Tongzhong" Everything is settled under the sect." Ouyang Tong revealed the key point here in one sentence.
"But my nephew is from the third grade?"
"Really? Where's the imperial edict?" Ouyang Tong asked in reply, leaving Li Xuan stunned.
Indeed, he is only the governor of Changzhou in the fourth rank, and he has not even been promoted to the governor of Changzhou in the third rank.
If the imperial edict is not issued for a day, it will be in vain.
"My nephew has learned a lesson." Li Xuan nodded, and then suddenly asked: "Did someone say something?"
"There is news from the Imperial College that the King of Nanchang has begun to participate in political affairs." Ouyang Tong's words made Li Xuan's hair stand on end.
"Uncle, my nephew is a member of the clan!"
Ouyang Tong raised his head, looked at Li Xuan sideways and said, "Do you remember which other clan is involved in political affairs and serves as prime minister?"
"No?" Li Xuan was stunned. No clan in the entire court was involved in political affairs.
"There are many." Ouyang Tong lowered his head and said, "For example, King Qi."
Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, became a Situ and served as a minister, and then became the governor of Bingzhou.
Li Shimin, King of Qin, paid homage to Shangshu Ling, Doctor Guanglu, and General Tiance.
"So, uncle, the news suddenly spread in the Imperial College, right?" Li Xuan looked solemn.
Ouyang Tong nodded.
Li Xuan immediately understood that this was Ming Chongyan's revenge.
So, you have to fight back.
(End of chapter)
