Crown Tang emperor

When Dou Lu Qinwang heard this, he hurriedly got up and waved his hands: "It's not necessary, it's not necessary..."

However, Lai Junchen didn't seem to have heard his words, and he just paid homage to the king again: "The humble official must obey His Highness's instructions, and immediately send the gift money to the Xianggong's mansion!"

Li Tong stood up, nodded to Dou Luqin, and said: "Today, I was discussing with the gentleman, and I didn't realize that it was too late at night, so I left."

After finishing speaking, he walked out of the hall, and a group of relatives came in and left Doulu Qinwang's house.

"Your Highness, please stop, Your Highness! This matter is very wrong, wrong, please take it back, Your Highness..."

Doulu Qinwang was still chasing behind with his old strides, hoping to stay behind to take back this instruction on behalf of the king. He is really not blessed to accept the money from Junchen. Killing people can't do anything but nod their heads. What the hell are you doing!

Then Li Tong got on his horse as soon as he left his mansion, and rode away.As for his purpose, of course it was to let Lai Junchen break open Doulu Qinwang's turtle shell and cook a pot of broth.

Lai Junchen stood in front of the gate of Doulu's house, looked at Doulu Qinwang with a complicated expression and said with a sneer, "Mr. Doulu, please return to the mansion and wait for a while. Someone from the humble position will give you the gift money for the car."

Dou Luqin cast a glance at him, turned around and returned home without answering.

Lai Junchen is also not in a good mood at the moment, of course he understands the intention of acting as the king.It's his mission to punish people, and it's not right to mess with anyone, not to mention that Dou Luqin Wang has always been at the top of his little book.

At least he doesn't have to worry that Dai Wang will continue to make trouble for him before this is done, even though Dai Wang also said that the past will not be so simple.But it is only a moment to be stable for a moment. Maybe the king of Liang will show his power, and he will really be the king in the near future.

But having said that, [-] yuan, it's really fucking distressing!This kid Dai Wang is really not particular. Xue Huaiyi's kind of bastard made him at least show a little bit, but it is really unreasonable for Dai Wang to blackmail while doing a job!

Thinking of this, Lai Junchen took another look at Doulu's family with hatred, you'd better keep my money safe, if you lose any money, you will lose your life!

Chapter 0462 The emperor is hard to hold, the oriole is behind

After leaving the practice workshop, Li Tong did not return to the forbidden center, but directly returned to the Jishanfang mansion.

There are not many immediate family members of the Dai Wang, and now the family members also live in the mansion, and they have not been in the mansion for a long time, and most of the family guards in the mansion have dispersed, so the mansion is so big that it inevitably looks empty.In addition to the front hall, there are some royal officials Zuo Liuzhi, and there are only some servants who are responsible for daily cleaning and maintenance in the backyard.

It was almost night when we returned to the Wang residence.The officials who stayed straight rushed out to greet Li Tong, and after Li Tong entered the hall, he screened everyone away, leaving Yao Yuanchong alone.

"Your Highness's trip must have been quite smooth?"

Yao Yuanchong saw the dark joy in Dai Wang's eyebrows, so he also asked with a smile.

Li Tong nodded after hearing the words: "Although Lai Junchen is vicious and flamboyant, he has no strength of character. This time he went to teach, and he has already understood something. After tomorrow, Dou Luqinwang will want to swallow his voice and avoid things. Besides, it's difficult."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help sighing again: "It's only when you're planning big things that you realize your power is weak. Someone like Tathagata will inevitably use his skills. Sigh, it's hard to express your spirit!"

His emotion is also from the bottom of his heart.Today, he seems to be struggling in the current situation, but in fact he is really in power, but it has only been more than half a year since he became an heir and filial piety. The real impact of the bureau is actually still very shallow.

This is why the overall atmosphere in Kinai is already quite unkind to him after only a few months of leaving Shendu.After all, after all, there is still no profound management that breaks the bones and connects the tendons, so it is easy to be shaken by people.

The next thing he wants to do, the more chaotic the situation in Shendu, the better, especially the prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, he must let them have a strong sense of crisis that the fire is about to spread to him, so as to spontaneously generate a sense of crisis. A strong need and impulse to change the current order.

The prime minister is the leader of all the officials, this sentence is not just words.Although since Wu Zetian came to power, the prime minister has killed batch after batch, seemingly without dignity, but this also reflects his inner fear of the prime minister from the side.

From the administrative level of governing the country alone, the system of three provinces and six ministries in the Tang Dynasty was already very perfect.As the highest position in this system, the prime minister has a direct dialogue with the imperial power, and the restrictions on the imperial power have always existed.

As long as there are these positions, there are such restrictions, otherwise Wu Zetian can solve this problem once and for all, and there is no need to set off cruel officials again and again, and rotate the prime ministers like a revolving lantern.

Her fierce power is only reflected in the persecution of specific human lives, but she still maintains awe of the system, or her prestige is not enough to cause harm to the system itself.

As long as the person in the position of prime minister changes, the power of the system will be activated immediately, such as the dragon revolution that ended Wu Zhou.The restriction of the prime minister on the imperial power has always existed, but it has been cleverly divided and ruled by Wu Zetian, so that this power cannot play its role.

When it comes to harming the system, Wu Zetian is not even as good as her son Li Xian.In Li Xian's reign, all kinds of coquettish manipulations were rampant, and the power was invaded by the dignitaries of all parties, so the prime minister became a real plaything.

In a unified dynasty, how strong is it without the maintenance of the system?As a result, Li Longji, a young man, ransacked his home in a beheading operation.Even if Empress Wei wreaks havoc on the country, can she be as bad as Wu Zetian?If you want to play tricks without the ability, of course you will be backlashed and decapitated.

The reason why Li Tong forced Lai Junchen to target Dou Lu Qinwang, and the maliciousness was so obvious, was not to get rid of Dou Lu Qinwang, at least not now.The main purpose is to arouse the sense of crisis and desire to survive that Doulu looks forward to. You old guy has been eating vegetarian food for a long time.

When Yao Yuanchong heard Dai Wang's emotion, he sighed and said: "Your Highness's plan this time is to reverse the general situation. This is far from being grasped by two or three private intentions. Only when people have the same desire and use the same power can the world be able to flourish. Move forward. If it’s just a small group of people relying on force to make troubles, it’s just an act of arrogance that sacrifices their lives, but it’s self-destruction, and it will only add to the troubles of the world.”

Yao Yuanchong knew so much about Dai Wang's plan that he even passed on a letter, prompting Li Tong to make the current decision to fight big with a small one.

"What is the good and evil of this picture, let's wait and see the aftermath."

Li Tong also felt deeply about Yao Yuanchong's comfort.

The so-called coup has never been a sudden and reckless attack, which can succeed if it is not prepared.His great-grandfather, Li Shimin, had solid achievements in opening up territories, establishing a family and starting a business, and had accumulated deep prestige in both the military and political circles.Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was the inheritance of the empowerment of his father Li Dan's endurance skills for decades.

Li Tong didn't have all these conditions, and it was completely impossible for him to do it all by himself.Only more people can get involved, and everyone works together for a common goal.

"Is the military review in the two government offices in Beijing clear?"

Putting aside some distracting thoughts in his mind, Li Tong asked Yao Yuanchong again.Of course, this is not a pre-emptive idea. In fact, work in this area has been going on.Li Tong already knew the ratio of the military strength of the two yamen, and if he asked about it now, he would use the information he had obtained to predict some possible future situations.

Yao Yuanchong served as Xia Guanlang of the Ministry of War, and of course he was no stranger to these materials. Hearing Dai Wang's question, he leaned over his desk and began to write quickly.

In the current city of Shendu, the troops stationed in the north and the south are around [-].Of course, this is only a data of those registered in the Southern Province, and the actual difference is very different.

On the one hand, for Xue Huaiyi's expedition this time, both the northern and southern yamen were dispatched. Only the Zhengshitang knew the specific dispatch numbers.

At the same time, this period of time is also a node in the army's rotation.Now it's late autumn and October, when the soldiers from the capital returned to the place, the local Zhechong government fan went to the capital.

Choosing such a time point is not only a fallow period, but at the same time the government soldiers come in and out, it can also ensure the safety of all lines entering Beijing, and by the way provide security for the autumn tax goods entering the capital.

Therefore, during this period of time, the number of guards in Nanya fluctuated greatly almost every day.The specific figures can only be known by the prime minister of Zhengshitang.Although Yao Yuanchong is an officer in the Ministry of War, he can only make a rough estimate based on side information such as Kao Xun.

However, Li Tong's information acquisition is not limited to Xia Guan of the Ministry of War, and due to the collapse of the military system year by year, a large number of Zhechong mansions exist in name only, and there is still no systematic sorting out. Some Zhechong mansions have no soldiers but can still Taking the exam year by year, this makes the information held by the Ministry of War quite outdated.

In order to obtain more accurate data, it is still necessary to make calculations from the materials, equipment, and animal strength provided by Shangfangjian, Sipusi, and even Dianzhong Provincial AMTD Bureau and Dushuijian.

It may be unavoidable that there will be false reporting of empty quotas, but the comparison of the data of various companies can reduce the error to the minimum. This is the most reliable method when the first-hand information of Zhengshitang is not available.

The so-called never forget, there must be echoes.Li Tong's obsession with Xuanwumen is no longer a day or two. In the past half a year, he has also placed a lot of people in the relevant divisions. Booklet information is not difficult.

If there is no such advance work, it is not even clear how many troops the two imperial guards stationed in Beijing have now, so what a fart!

Combining these data, Li Tong estimated that the current strength of the two Yamen in Beijing should be between [-] and [-].The reason why the difference is so large is to leave a variable for the guards in Nanya.I'm afraid even his grandma Wu Zetian and the prime ministers don't know how empty the government soldiers are right now, so how could Li Tong know.

According to the maximum estimate, there are [-] troops in the two yamen.

But not all of them are soldiers with combat effectiveness. Similar to the young soldiers of the left and right Qianniuwei, and the three guards of Xunyi among the guards of the Nanya, most of them are the heirs of officials in the guards, and they are stationed in the various guards. The family of the powerful and powerful ministers served as the marriage account.Moreover, there are also some craftsmen and households, who are also in the establishment of the Nanya Zhuwei.

If the water is squeezed out, the combatable troops stationed in Beijing should be in the early [-]s.

This number may seem a bit small, but even in the early Tang Dynasty during the heyday of Fubing, there were more than 5 Fubing on the books. However, if various factors such as the generation, expedition, and stationing on the border are taken into account, Beijing can often The number of troops stationed there was more than [-].

The estimated number is the sum of the northern and southern yamen.Among them, Beiya Habayashi and Qianqi should be in the early ten thousand.The remaining more than 2 will be distributed by the Nanya guards.

It can also be seen from this comparison of troops, why Wu Zetian can be so troublesome, the prime ministers of the southern provinces don't want to mess with her, the key is that he can't beat her!The army of Beiya is concentrated, and they are directly attacking the inner city. They are elite soldiers.

Although the Nanya troops are still dominant, they are scattered in more than a dozen Weifu.As long as there are a few guards among them, especially the left and right guards, the prime ministers cannot control them, and in turn, they can be slapped in the face by Beiya.

Li Tong's immediate advantage was that he was the first general in charge of the Suyue Army. The three thousand soldiers of the Suyue Army were stationed at the foot of Beimang Mountain. In theory, he could join the Beiya battle at any time.

But in fact, these three thousand athletes can only be used as a deterrent. If you really want to fight the Habayashi Army, the winning rate is worrying, not to mention that the Habayashi Army itself still has a strong city garrisoned.

At the critical moment, the only ones he can really use are Qianqi and the thousand-odd people, the brave warriors lurking in the city of God, and the members of the Old Clothes Society near Xintan.

But even if these people can pre-emptively attack them by surprise, and control Ouchi in the first place, they will be dumped by the two yamen in minutes afterwards.This is bound to happen if no other strategy matches.

He really wanted to pin all his hopes on the mutiny, and wanted to coerce the emperor to make the princes, among other things, his third uncle Li Xian in Fangzhou laughed so hard that his back molars would show.

After being disconnected for ten years, this is the opportunity I have been waiting for!I really thought I was eating shit in Fangzhou!King Qin, fuck that stupid nephew, I will protect the dignity of the empress and the glory of the Tang Dynasty!

No matter what to do, the disgusting person is No.1. Li Xian, the little oriole, is simply his mother's guardian angel.Before he entered Beijing, it basically eliminated the possibility of everyone being single-minded and turning back to Tang Dynasty.

Thinking of Li Xian's stinky shit, Li Tong was also full of resentment. It was precisely because of the existence of his third uncle that he had to consider the worst situation, and he didn't dare to conceive the delusion of accomplishing all in one battle. While changing, we must also strive to add a bumper to ourselves.

Chapter 0463: Exorcising Zhuwu and Returning to the Li Family

Although the information of the Ministry of War provided by Yao Yuanchong does not truly reflect the ratio of troops of the two imperial guards, it is not without reference.

Xia Guanlang of the Ministry of War is in charge of the military officer's honor, salary and life, even the information of most of the generals of the imperial army can be learned.The influence and control of these generals is directly related to the success or failure of major events.

Li Tong also lacked much advantage in this regard, and even his foundation was much weaker than in the political situation.

In the general system of the Forbidden Army, Guan Long Xungui occupies an absolute advantage.Those with high positions, such as the generals of the southern yamen, and those with low positions, such as low-level military officers like Yan Yanfan, filled the northern and southern yamen. This is an advantage that no political force in the current situation has.

When the Fubing was at its most prosperous, there were more than 280 military mansions in the world, and Guanzhong alone accounted for more than [-].Although most of the lower-level government soldiers and military households were lost, the upper-level generals were still retained in the Liangya military system.

As for the Habayashi Army in Beiya, its predecessor was the Yuan Cong Forbidden Army in the period of Gaozu Wude.These entrepreneurial origins themselves have a lot of Guan Long honors.Although with several expansions, the original Yuan Cong Forbidden Army can no longer occupy the mainstream in the Beiya system, but there are still many influences left.

Of course, Guan Long Xungui is not a physical political alliance, but just a concept that is not easy to describe and understand.However, their intricate marriage and relationship between them can still guarantee to a certain extent that they will not lose their echo in major events.

Wu Zetian's division and rule of the Guanlong family, whether to win over or suppress, was almost always done through his sons.Like Li Tong, his deceased father Li Xian was abolished, which can be said to be the result of the joint efforts of Li Zhi, his wife and his third uncle Li Xian.

Among them, the more important ones are the father and son Wei Siqian and Wei Chengqing who were born in Jingzhao Webster. The father and son successively served as the king of Pei and the official assistant of the East Palace. With Li Xian's downfall, the future should have been bleak, but it didn't.

Wei Siqian still served as prime minister after Li Xian's downfall, and lived until the Yongchang period. As for Wei Chengqing and his brother Wei Sili, they were even more capable. authority.

As for the struggle between the third faction and the fourth faction, the operation is more delicate.In short, with such an old mother, the two old brothers have suffered bad luck for eight lifetimes.

Regarding Guan Long Xungui, although Wu Zetian had a suppressive attitude on the whole, he has been absorbing it until the late Wu Zhou Dynasty formed the Li Wu Wei Yang political alliance born out of Guan Long Xungui.

The Shenlong Five Kings are awesome, and the deeper reason is that they are rejected by this small group, and it is not just Li Xian who is worried about the master of the game, or Wu Sansi's fall.

No matter what kind of situation Li Tong wants to achieve now, he can't get around Long Xungui, which is one of the reasons why he must drag Dou Lu Qinwang into the water.Dou Lu looks forward to being a waste, but he is one of the few representatives of Guan Long Xungui on the stage.

Yao Yuanchong carefully sorted out the list of generals in the two yamen, not talking about those who have private connections with Doulu Qinwang, but those who have definite in-laws and old connections with Doulu's family. Level, there are more than 20 people!

These people have their own powers and are scattered in the northern and southern yamen. Once they are integrated, they will be a force that cannot be underestimated.

This number is definitely not an exaggeration.

For example, Li Shouli's father-in-law, the Dugu family, had children and relatives who served in the Imperial Army of the Two Yamens. There were more than a dozen people above the generals. Of course, this number overlapped with other families. Intricate and difficult to sort out.

Compared with the Dugu family, the Doulu family is undoubtedly much superior in terms of background, potential and contacts.Therefore, Li Tong also knew that the list compiled by Yao Yuanchong would only be conservative compared with the actual situation, but it was not exaggerated.

Seeing this result, Yao Yuanchong said worriedly: "Now I'm just worried that Mr. Doulu still insists on self-protection, and doesn't dare to act bravely."

"This is beyond his control!"

Li Tong sneered after hearing the words, the intricate relationship of Doulu's family was not only a layer of protection, but also a burden for Doulu Qinwang.

Lai Junchen is very good at making false accusations. Once he targets Doulu Qinwang maliciously, the misfortune and safety will not be limited to Doulu Qinwang. Even if Doulu Qinwang wants to keep silent, other people related to him , may not be able to hold back, and will definitely become agitated to varying degrees.

Li Tong discussed some details with Yao Yuanchong carefully, and before they knew it, it was late at night, and when dawn was approaching, they went back to their homes to rest.

However, he didn't sleep for too long. Soon after dawn, Lego rushed into the house to wake up the acting king and told Princess Taiping to visit.

Li Tong wasn't surprised by this either. Last night, his maliciousness was so obvious that Dou Lu Qinwang must be looking for someone to make peace with him, and choosing Princess Taiping was justified.

After he got up, he washed up a bit, and when he came to the central hall, he saw his aunt, Princess Taiping, sitting in the mat with a depressed expression on her face.

"Shen Zhi, what exactly were you going to do last night? Mr. Doulu is also the benevolent head of the relatives' family. He always pursues to be kind to others. Even if he offends you, can't we talk about our friendship face to face? You have attracted the villain Junchen to disturb you. Don't you think it's a little too much?"

Seeing Li Tong enter the hall, Princess Taiping opened her mouth and said, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her expression.

Li Tong was not annoyed when he heard the words, and after he sat down, he signaled Lego to order tea for Princess Taiping as well as he had on his case. After sipping a cup slowly, he looked up at Princess Taiping and said: Old man, his feet are nimble. I walked on the front, but he disturbed my aunt with the back. He is so arrogant, what kindness can he boast? Even if he offends me for some reason, he should understand that if I want to If you want to relax, why let him talk about the matter to his aunt."

"So, Shen Zhi, do you really want to make things difficult for Mr. Dou Lu?"

When Princess Taiping heard this, her complexion sank at first, and after a while she seemed to feel that her tone was a little stiff, and then she slowed down and sighed: "I know Shenzhi, you have your own opinions, and you are not trying to force you with personal power. The situation is not lacking in hardships, Mr. Doulu has deep prestige, and he has the ability to determine the situation in the court. You are embarrassing him at this time, it is really a bit..."

"My aunt sees the hardships of the world, why doesn't she see my difficulties? I have only been away for a short time, and my neighbors have been beaten and killed by murderers, and I have been frequently made things difficult. After returning to the capital, everything is wrong, and I have to endure and exile in Lingnan. Two days away from family members!

Qinwangtu occupies a high position, but he has no words to help me here, he only has one or two abilities to determine the situation, does it mean that in his view, I am the murderer who harms the world? "

Li Tong put down the teacup in his hand, although his demeanor was still calm, his tone had gradually become colder.

When Princess Taiping heard this, her face also flashed a bit unnatural, and she said with no lack of regret: "I advised you earlier, that thief monk Huaiyi should not be indulged for long, but you just missed your old feelings and refused to make a move, and now you really suffer from it." Harmful. At that time, after I heard the news, I went to the palace to rescue the emergency, but that lady of yours... Alas, on the contrary, I became a villain who made troubles.

As for the exile in Lingnan, I still can't figure it out. What kind of dangerous situation can force you to make such a plan?Even if there are people in the foreign court who make things difficult, but if you insist on not going, who in the world can force you to go far?It is unreasonable to blame Mr. Doulu for this alone. "

Seeing Princess Taiping's attitude, Li Tong knew that it seemed that his aunt had a deeper tacit understanding with the Doulu family, which also confirmed part of his conjecture.It is undoubtedly beneficial to be able to use Doulu Qinwang to draw his aunt into this matter.

Li Tong asked himself to be exiled to Lingnan, but at this time there are still few people who know.This is because Wu Zetian secretly prepared personnel adjustments to fill the vacancy left by Li Tong's withdrawal. Especially when Qu Chongyu of the Beiya was also involved in evil deeds, the checks and balances of the Wu clan kings inevitably had to be considered more seriously.

Even the kings of the Wu family wanted to keep this matter a secret, and Princess Taiping was one of the few insiders. It can be seen that Wu Zetian really trusted this girl, and it must have allowed Princess Taiping to gradually enter the situation. The idea of ​​​​replacing Li Tong.

In fact, Li Tong's position in the current situation should have been taken by Princess Taiping.When he just returned to Shendu from Xijing, his grandmother probably also planned to let him be his aunt's assistant.

But the current Princess Taiping, although she also has a heart that is unwilling to be lonely, her power tactics are still not clever enough, which shows that her subjective initiative is not high.

Of course, this is also related to her vague positioning and unclear whether she is a daughter of the Li family or a wife of the Wu family. In addition, as a woman, the enthusiasm of Zai Shiliu to move closer to her is not high.

In the final analysis, Princess Taiping still hasn't ushered in an environment suitable for her status.

On the other hand, Li Tong, licking his grandma is one thing, but when it comes to his attitude towards the kings of the Wu family, he always takes a hostile stance and never expects to be able to have both sides. In a short period of time, he overwhelmed the guests and became the main force in the court to check and balance the Wu clan kings.

If you analyze it more deeply, Princess Taiping should find a sense of existence in other aspects after the loss of feelings.

This is not a derogatory evaluation, after all, Li Tong is also such a person.But the difference between him and his aunt is that he has a firm goal of his own, and all his actions are driven around this goal.But his aunt didn't, she was just unwilling to be lonely and wanted to maintain her sense of existence.

He raised his eyes to look at this aunt, and sighed suddenly: "As my aunt said, if I insist on staying in the capital, as long as the holy family stays, no one in the world can chase me away. But what's the point of staying so forcefully? It is to make the disputes in the current situation more noisy, which is not beneficial to people, and even less beneficial to the country."

Princess Taiping couldn't understand Li Tong's sad sigh, and she even felt that this nephew had failed her expectations by retreating without a fight.

After a moment of silence, she spoke again: "It was the same when going to Xijing in the old years. You make up your own mind and leave as you please, regardless of others' opinions. But since it is your own decision, why bother to blame others? You must know Doulu The safety of Xianggong is not limited to him alone, if he is persecuted by Lai, the emperor's heir may be even more in danger."