Crown Tang emperor

The Guanlong Group started out with meritorious martial arts. Even if they did not produce many generals, they still have a long tradition of martial arts. They can provide a large number of qualified generals, which is also their major advantage.

Wu Zetian was deeply troubled by this, so he set up martial arts in the late Wu Zhou Dynasty, hoping to discover more military talents.It was just that her rule was overthrown soon, but Guo Ziyi, who was excavated by this system, became a hero who continued the life of the Tang Dynasty.

Under Li Tong's command, there is also a shortage of qualified military personnel, especially in the future to go deep into Guanzhong, which requires a considerable number of qualified personnel.

Right now, he really doesn't have much choice, not to mention that the current batch of Kaiyuan generals are far from mature. When he chooses to completely solve the problem of Guanlong, he has already excluded a large number of generals from his position. outside camp.

Qi Biming and others were worried about the political liquidation after returning to the court, and urgently needed an asylum, so they chose Li Tong. Of course, Li Tong had no reason to refuse.These talents and qualifications are mature, and they can be used immediately. At least in the early stage of his military development, they are good candidates for transition.

Therefore, Li Tong has reached a consensus with Zhengshitang to let Qi Biming and others temporarily serve as military envoys to retain the troops for later use.

However, these resolutions are not understood by the current Princess Taiping.Now that Princess Taiping took the initiative to talk about this topic, he wanted to hear what his aunt had in mind, so he smiled and said: "Now I am in charge of Duji Province, and I have been greatly envied. Outside of my duties, I dare not Interfering easily. On behalf of Beidao, you are just waiting for orders, use it when you need it, and idle if you don’t need it.”

When Princess Taiping heard this, she immediately looked at Li Tong suspiciously. She clearly didn't believe it, but she said in a serious tone: "Shenzhi, you are making a big mistake if you think so! How is your position now? It's not someone who pushes you to give way, it's your own hard work. The world is changing, and the crowd is fighting for advancement. It is definitely not a time for humility and self-denial!

According to the court, the introduction of foreign troops is to defend the capital, but in fact it is to divide power and seize power, and the intention lies in you!If [-] foreign troops were allowed to enter the court, the meaning would be quite different as to who should be placed under their command.We aunts and nephews, honor and disgrace can be described as one, maybe you are in the middle of the matter, you really have a last resort to seek perfection, but I can't bear others to see my family as a thief, so I must fight for it! "

From Princess Taiping's words, there is a bit of a heroic spirit that does not give way to a woman, and with the action of clapping the table with her hands, it shows her determination that she is bound to win.

Li Tong was amused again when he saw this, and asked: "Then what kind of strategy does Auntie have here?"

He was also very curious. After not seeing him for a while, who else did his aunt win over to fight for power in the dynasty.

"Be careful, you have made great achievements in the country, and you will inevitably have the thought of going too far. Your aunt and I, alas, have been frequently made things difficult by human favors recently. People in the world underestimate the friendship between my family and my disciples, and I have to say that your grandmother's behavior in the past is true. It's mean and ungrateful, and there are many atrocities that harm branches. Up to now, the relationship between the heavenly family has become a gimmick that cannot be trusted by others..."

Li Tong felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, and looked at his aunt a few times, are you pointing fingers at Sang Huai?

"But how can a stranger live without disciples? My family's sects are scattered. Although we have great tools, they can't be valued by others. There are very few people in court. Let me ask you, even close relatives of flesh and blood can't share wealth and honor, if the magistrate lets it go, how can others respect my family?"

Princess Taiping spoke up to this point, looked up at Li Tong, and continued: "Shen Zhi, don't blame your aunt for talking too much, I also expressed my feelings. , I have unsustainable worries about food and clothing, which makes people feel runny!

Fortunately, although this young man is living in poverty, he still has great ambitions and considerable talents.But I'm just an outsider, and I may not be able to help too much, so I plan to introduce you to Shenzhi. "

Then, Princess Taiping explained in detail the life experience of the person she mentioned. His name was Li Jin, and he was the grandson of the Xinxing King Li Deliang. In terms of seniority, he was two generations older than Li Tong. He is over [-] years old, but he has not yet become an official.But precisely because of this, he was spared from a series of persecutions by the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help but secretly sighed again. His fourth uncle and his aunt all turned their eyes to the remaining Li Tang clan in unison.

In fact, Li Tong had already done them one step ahead. The Li Yi he admired and cultivated was Li Ke's grandson, but right now Li Yi was still a young man, so he shouldn't be of great use.

From Princess Taiping's words, Li Tong could tell that his aunt admired Li Jin quite a bit, and he was a little curious for a moment. After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "We can see you."

After hearing the words, Princess Taiping was overjoyed again, and directly ordered a few words to her neighbors, Li Jin was led into the hall without hesitation, it seems that she came with Princess Taiping.

"The Zong family is foolish, Li Jin, the little man, pay homage to His Royal Highness King Yong!"

Li Jin was in his 30s, with a handsome figure and a short beard under his chin. He bent down to worship after he entered the hall.

"Being the elder of the clan and being introduced by my aunt, there is no need to be bound by the custom."

Li Tong waved his hand, indicating that this Li Jin would be free to enter the table. Although in terms of seniority, he would call this person uncle, but the status of the two is really different. Even if he called, the other party would not dare to agree, so he simply omitted up.

When he entered the hall of the palace, Li Jin was somewhat restrained. He first glanced at Princess Taiping, and after she nodded, he dared to thank her for entering the table.

Although they belonged to Li Tang's clan, their branch was already quite remote. His father also conquered a county prince. When he arrived in Li Jin, he neither became a prince nor became an official. He was no different from ordinary people.

However, Princess Taiping's statement that food and clothing are unsustainable is probably an exaggeration.Li Tong noticed that this Li Jin was tall, with solid footsteps, and there were calluses on the tiger's mouth, which should be due to his extraordinary martial arts skills. If he can't even eat, how can he have such leisure time.

He asked a few more casual questions about his family background, and this Li Jin answered truthfully.They were strangers to each other, and Princess Taiping was willing to introduce him, so she wouldn't let Li Tong dig a corner in person.

So after learning about his basic situation, Li Tong waved his hand to signal him to step back first, then looked at Princess Taiping and said, "This Li Jin is indeed a rare strong man in the sect, but he is only white, and he suddenly used a big , is still a bit difficult."

He doesn't mind his aunt coming in to stir up trouble, it's better than hanging out with Guan Long, but if Li Jin alone is relied on, it won't be of much use.

"It's up to people to do it. As long as you don't object to it carefully, leave the other things to me."

Princess Taiping said after hearing the words, seeing her confident appearance, it was obvious that she had already made some preparations in secret.

"In that case, I'm happy to see it succeed."

Li Tong nodded, indicating that he had no objection.With [-] foreign troops entering the capital, it's impossible for either side to take them all. It's not bad that his aunt is willing to bear some pressure for him.What's more, the time is ripe for him to withdraw and leave Shendu.

While the court was busy distributing [-] generations of North Dao soldiers, there was another shocking change in Guan Nei Dao: the rioters in Yongzhou not only captured Chang'an, the capital of Xijing, but also directly detained Xuanfu envoy Dou Huairang and his party.

Chapter 0512 draws ladders through the wall and sends King Yong

In the Guanfeng Hall of Shangyang Palace, the emperor's heir Li Dan frowned and looked outside the hall door frequently. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, and raised his hand to call a Nanya general stationed outside the hall, and asked in a low voice: "Will King Yong return?" Didn't enter the palace?"

The general shook his head after hearing the words, and asked for instructions: "Send someone from the humble position to invite again?"

Li Dan subconsciously wanted to nod his head in agreement, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and waved his hand to signal the general to step back for now.

Guanzhong is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, and the turmoil in this area is not as serious as the Hu people in Hebei and the local barbarians in Shannan.Therefore, after Li Dan got the news, he immediately ordered the important ministers to come to Shangyang Palace to discuss.

Among them, King Yong's attitude towards this matter is naturally the most important thing, and it can even be said to a certain extent that it can determine how the court should deal with this incident next.

Therefore, Li Dan also sent someone to notify King Yong to enter the palace at the first time, but now the ministers have arrived one after another, but King Yong has not arrived, which inevitably makes Li Dan a little anxious.

But at the same time, he felt that if he sent another person to invite him, it would undoubtedly appear that he was too dependent on King Yong.So Li Dan could only suppress his emotions, and patiently listened to the courtiers in the palace to continue to report the detailed situation of the turmoil in Guanzhong.

"... During this turmoil, the thieves have entered Chang'an County. The number of participants in the chaos is temporarily unknown, but the two internal thieves have not yet dared to invade. Xuanfu envoy Dou Huairang's whereabouts are temporarily unknown, and his life and death are unknown. Wannian County Magistrate, Lu Guogong Quan Huai En gathered the village households to temporarily guard the house, while the Xijing left-behind mansion retreated to the capital, because the bandits were unknown, so they did not dare to attack rashly. The counties in Jingzhou also guarded their own..."

The person in charge of reporting the situation was Li Daoguang, the Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of War. While browsing through the latest situation received by the Zhengshitang, he continued: "Preliminary guess, this riot is caused by the Xuanfu envoy Dou Huairang, who was unfavorable to the Xuanfu. Due to the collection of Xijing..."

"Why did Dou Huairang do this?"

The empire was basically harassed by rioters, and Li Dan was no longer as calm as before, and said in a condensed voice after hearing the words.

It's just that after this question was uttered, there was a short and awkward silence in the hall. All the officials in the hall looked at each other, and none of them answered immediately.

The reason for Dou Huairang to do this is also very simple. It is nothing more than the hope that the two major palaces in Xijing can be repaired as soon as possible so that the center of the imperial court can move back to Xijing.But this matter was not allowed by the imperial court. Although there have been frequent related issues recently, they were all blocked by the political affairs hall and were not submitted to the imperial court at all.

To put it bluntly, the prime ministers do not want the imperial center to move back to Xijing right now, so related issues are firmly held down.

Xuanfu envoy Dou Huairang should have taken advantage of his position to make such an action without authorization. First, he repaired the two major palaces in Xijing, and then appealed to the imperial court to move back to Xijing through other means. However, he did not expect that the situation in Xijing was already different from the past. Dou Huairang also overestimated his influence in Guanzhong, and just played overturned.

Not allowing the imperial court to move back to Guanzhong is the collective tacit agreement of the prime ministers at the moment, so when the emperor's heir asked the reason, the ministers also fell silent in a tacit understanding.

"Dou Huai committed a serious crime by arbitrarily making claims without the permission of the imperial court, easily disturbing the power and favor of Xijing Township!"

Prime Minister Li Zhaode snorted coldly, and his tone was also full of dissatisfaction. He set the tone first, and then continued before others had time to speak: "But now is not the time to pursue responsibility. After all, Dou Huairang is sent by the court The envoys in the pass were actually hijacked by the rebellious people based on their personal grievances, the only way out now is to put an end to the chaos as soon as possible, and we must not let the situation in Xijing continue to deteriorate!"

Li Zhaode's speech set the tone, Dou Huairang deserved to die for disturbing Xijing, but holding him accountable now will undoubtedly fuel the arrogance of those rioters in Xijing.Dou Huairang's culpability can only be discussed after killing those people who stole Xijing and caused chaos first.

It is also the unanimous view of all the ministers to settle the chaos first and then provide compensation.Fortunately, the Xuanfu envoy of Hedong Road has completed the task well, and has stabilized the situation of Daibei Dao's army, so that the imperial court will not worry about having no soldiers at the moment.

After Li Zhaode made his statement, the ministers also spoke out, mostly within Li Zhaode's framework.In short, the chaos in Xijing must not be tolerated to continue to expand, and the situation in Xijing must be brought under control as quickly as possible.

While the ministers were still discussing how to deal with the chaos, suddenly another general outside the hall rushed up to the hall and reported: "His Royal Highness King Yong has gone to Beiya and sent people to take over the defense of Zetianmen!"

After hearing this news, all the voices in the hall suddenly fell silent, and the drop of a needle could be heard, and the face of Li Dan, the heir of the emperor, became quite ugly.

From a small point of view, the emperor's heir is still eagerly waiting for King Yong, but the king of Yong immediately went to Beiya to defend the emperor immediately after the incident, and it was fully revealed in his mind which one was more important.

From a general point of view, there was such a big turmoil in Xijing, and all the ministers were anxiously discussing how to fix the turmoil in the palace. As a result, instead of entering the court to discuss, King Yong went directly to the Beiya, which is really ulterior motives!

"King Yong doesn't know the big picture! Being in a high position, he doesn't get involved when things happen, and only cares about the family's private affairs. It's really a small loss!"

After a moment of silence, Guan Guogong Yang Jiaben spoke first, his tone extremely dissatisfied, Guanzhong is the common lair of the Guanlong sect, and this kind of chaos happened, of course, he hoped that the government and the people would be able to fix the chaos as soon as possible, but the result was unexpected King Yong didn't have any hugs and ignored them at all.

However, as soon as Yang Jiaben finished speaking, Prime Minister Ouyang Tong couldn't help but stand up, and said angrily, "Guan Guogong's words are contradictory! Fang Ming is a wise man! Before sending his envoy Dou Huairang, did King Yong not give advice? At that time, King Yong said that Dou's family had been persecuted by their hometown in the past, and they formed personal grievances with each other.

Now that the imperial court has been reformed, only by choosing the founder and showing broad righteousness can the public opinion in the pass be calmly settled.If Dou Huai is forced to give in, he will be separated from the top and bottom, and personal grievances will stir up troubles. What did you think at that time?Now that the incident really happened, why do you blame King Yong alone? "

Hearing what Ouyang Tong said, everyone in the hall showed a bit of unnaturalness on their faces, especially Yang Jiaben and Wei Juyuan who were born in Guanlong.

Prior to the dispatch of Xuanfu envoys from various Taoists, there was indeed some debate in the court about the candidates for Guannei Taoism.Although King Yong did not participate in the discussion at the time, he did express his opinion through others, thinking that Dou Huairang was not a good choice.

But in the end, Dou Huairang was supported by the people from Guanlong, and the other prime ministers also agreed to this decision out of the idea of ​​balancing the court.

From their point of view, Guanzhong is the foundation of the Tang family after all, and now it is the time for the reform of abandoning Zhou and returning to Tang. The people in Guanzhong must also be cheering, and there will be no troubles.

What's more, the reasons stated by King Yong are also somewhat inaccurate.The Dou family did experience some turmoil in Guanzhong in the old year, but it was mainly due to the persecution from the Shendu court, and the Dou family did some bad things to King Yong, but it was not a personal grievance.

Besides, the turmoil at that time was mainly due to the lineage of Dou Shan from the third ancestral house of the Dou family, and Dou Huairang was a descendant of Dou Yue, and the relationship between them even dates back to more than 100 years ago. It is already two different portals.

Because of personal grievances with another Dou family, King Yong prevented Dou Huai from giving up his envoy to Guannei Dao, which was really unreasonable.But unexpectedly, King Yong's mouth seemed to be open, and the worst situation really happened.

At this time, Ouyang Tong brought up the old matter again, which immediately made everyone's faces feel hot.Of course, based on the self-cultivation they have cultivated in the court for a long time, they will not be ashamed of it, but the key still depends on who the slapper is.

King Yong reminded them first, but they didn't listen. As a result, the incident happened. If they complained and entangled King Yong for not cooperating enough, they might not be greeted with verbal harassment.

"Xijing is, after all, the foundation of the dynasty and the ancestral property of the imperial mausoleum. Such an evil thing suddenly happened, which makes people frown. I also made a slip of the tongue in a moment of panic. Please forgive me, and focus on the immediate chaos. Go to the door and ask His Royal Highness King Yong to forgive the crime of slipping the tongue."

Yang Jiaben was run over by Ouyang Tong. Although he was a bit embarrassed, he quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake, and no longer persisted.

After seeing this, Li Dan, the emperor's heir, also said: "The sudden riot in Xijing must also make the hearts of the gods uneasy. It is a pure filial act for King Yong to befriend his relatives. Please also draw up a regulation to calm the chaos as soon as possible. Afterwards, someone will ask King Yong."

Hearing what the emperor said, everyone calmed down and continued to discuss how to fix the chaos.

In fact, there is nothing to discuss about how to fix the chaos. It is nothing more than sending a general and leading an army to Guanzhong to directly suppress the rioters.But the crux of the problem is, who should be sent to fix the chaos, and which route should be dispatched?

This is related to the balance of the court. Whether the qualifications and abilities of the generals to be dispatched is enough is also a key issue.Speaking of this point, everyone also vaguely realized that the reason why King Yong did not come to participate in the discussion was most likely because he did not want to be selected to go to Guanzhong to settle the chaos.

This is also obvious. Now King Yong is the No. 1 military in the court. As the chief executive of Duji Province, no one dares to underestimate him.

If you go to Guanzhong rashly, you will definitely not be able to retain your original influence in the court. Moreover, the scale and intensity of the turmoil in Xijing and many details are unclear. The relationship between King Yong and the Guanlong family is not harmonious. There will be problems that will be hindered.

On the one hand, he has great power in the court, and on the other hand, the future of going to the quagmire of Guanzhong is uncertain. One can imagine what kind of choice King Yong will have.

Prime Minister Li Zhaode, in line with the principle that whoever pollutes should be cured, first proposed that Yang Jiaben, Duke of Guanguo, be the commander of the army, and lead the newly appeased Dai Beidao army to Guanzhong to calm the chaos.

But Yang Jiaben was unwilling to accept this hot potato. The reason why King Yong prevented Dou Huairang from sending an envoy before became an excuse for him to evade responsibility. He only said that Dou Huairang triggered a civil uprising. It will further arouse the recalcitrance of the rebels, which is not conducive to suppressing appeasement.

However, some people suggested that Yu Wang Li Chengqi lead Yongzhou Mu from afar, and at the same time select good generals to counter the rebellion.But as soon as this proposal was made, the emperor's heir Li Dan rejected it with a wave of his hand. Even he felt powerless in the current complicated court situation, let alone let his son rashly intervene in this chaos.

Therefore, the final preliminary opinion formed by the imperial court was to let King Yong Li Shenzhi lead his army to Guanzhong.After all, the turmoil in Guanzhong is secondary, and its political significance is the root cause of the turmoil in the court. It is also necessary to have someone with a high enough status to show that the court attaches great importance to Guanzhong.

"It's better to send someone to inform King Yong first...to ask His Majesty the Holy Emperor for his opinion."

After thinking about it, Li Dan said that he was more inclined to let King Yong go, but he also felt that this idea was a bit unreasonable, and he was quite suspicious of taking the ladder through the wall, and worried that King Yong might refuse.

Chapter 0513 rebellious, abandon it

Immortal Juyuan in Banzhong, the Holy Emperor Wu Zetian has been living here after the coup. Before that, although a large number of palace people left the palace, there were still a considerable number of people who stayed in the Immortal Juyuan, and now they are all gathered in Xianjuyuan The surroundings also made the palace not look too deserted.

Knowing that King Yong entered the palace, Shangguan Wan'er led a group of palace people out of the court to welcome her. She is currently one of the few female officials in the palace who is still concentrating on serving the Holy Emperor.Seeing King Yong coming towards him, the woman's brows and eyes were full of amorous feelings, and there was a subtle and revealing charm under her beautiful face.

When we met in Xianyuan that day, Li Tong left Shendu and went to the South Bank of the Yellow River to set up defenses. He hadn't seen Shangguan Wan'er for a while. When we met at this time, there were many attendants, but he just nodded slightly, and then Li Tong Tong then asked, "How is His Majesty the Holy Emperor's life these days?"

"Your Majesty has no worries in his body, but his spirit is not as good as usual after all. He is sleepy and lazy. I will see you later. Please give me some advice from Your Majesty."

When it comes to this issue, Shangguan Wan'er is not lacking in worry.His Majesty the Holy Emperor is the only reason why she can stay in the prison, so she is also very concerned about His Majesty's living habits.

"Thanks a lot."

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help sighing in his heart, and couldn't say much in front of everyone.

When he entered the side hall, he saw Wu Zetian snuggling softly on the couch, wearing only a light purple dress and dress, compared to previous years when he was in power, she was indeed a little rough.

"Grandson is visiting grandma. I was busy with business before, so I missed asking. Grandma asks for your understanding."

Li Tong took a step forward, bowed his head and bowed down.

Wu Zetian sat upright slowly, looked down at Li Tong and smiled, "You don't have to be polite, just come forward and say it."

When he was seated, Li Tong carefully observed the grandmother's expression. As Shangguan Wan'er said, she appeared to be richer and gentler, but the majesty and vigor that filled her body earlier was indeed weakened a lot.The change of one's temperament brought about by one's status and situation is indeed very great.

"Huaiyi's corpse, when will it come south?"

Wu Zetian already knew that he was acting on behalf of the North Dao army, and Li Tong felt a little ashamed when he asked at this time.

After thinking for a while, he said again: "The imperial court was planning to recruit [-] foreign troops to serve as guards, and sent envoys to guide them northward. Originally, they planned to take advantage of this to transport Master Xue's bones back. , there may be twists and turns in the matter, grandson plans to go to Jian'an Wangnan first, and transport him back to Master Xue."

As usual, Wu Zetian would definitely have asked about the turmoil in Xijing immediately, but now she just sighed and continued: "After coming to the south, don't blame him for his crimes anymore, just bury him in the White Horse Temple. Although he has been good and not known since he was born, he still has a good relationship with my family, and he didn't do any great evil to harm the world, so let him die in peace."

"Grandson understands that the matter must be handled properly. Grandmother doesn't have to be sad because of this. Xue's teacher is named Chang Si, and he has been working under my family. The old man will no longer be traced, but he will always give the living a care. "

After Li Tong heard the words, he said again that he didn't feel guilty about Xue Huaiyi any more, after all, it was because of different ways and not conspiring with each other.It's just that his grandma had already instructed Wu Youyi to kill Xue Huaiyi, which was indeed a lot of emotion.

His grandma has always kept her thoughts on her heart. Occasionally, she has given her a little bit of sincerity to others, which is also a kind of retribution.In the end, both grandparents and grandchildren have restraint, and they have not completely turned against each other.

"What is the turmoil in Xijing? Tell me?"

Wu Zetian stopped talking about it, and turned to other things, so Li Tong described in detail the process of Dou Huairang's announcement and appeasement of Guanzhong, his unauthorized call for forced labor, and the government's forced people to rebel.

After hearing this, Wu Zetian's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked at Li Tong again and said, "So, you are sure that you have the opportunity to go to Xijing early in the morning?"

"The human relationship in Xijing has long been different from what it used to be. Although Dou Huairang and other famous clan children grew up here, if they still want to use old skills to control others, they will only cause trouble."

Listening to Wu Zetian's tone, he already believed that the turmoil in Xijing was caused by himself. After all, his grandma knew about his plan to go to Guanzhong. Li Tong was not surprised, but he did not answer directly.

The matter in Xijing, of course, was arranged by him early in the morning, but thanks to Dou Huairang's good cooperation, he took the initiative to gather more Ding Li inside and outside Xijing, which inevitably made the incident of the Guyi Club smoother.

At present, Xijing still has a large number of armed forces. There are not only troops from the headquarters of the left-behind mansion, but also soldiers from Longshang and Anxi Duhu mansions who have returned to rest at the end of their age. There are also mausoleum guards stationed in Zhaoling, Qianling and other places near Xianyang. , if you add the remaining soldiers of the major households and the Zhuzhechong Mansion, it is not difficult to gather [-] soldiers in a short period of time.