"His Royal Highness the Prince." Li Heng stood there, and when he heard Yang Guozhong's slightly slippery voice behind him, he quickly calmed down, turned around and bowed to Yang Guozhong, "Yang Xiang!" ”

"Hehe, Your Highness is worried, but you are worried about Your Majesty's dragon body? The minister thought that His Majesty would be blessed and would be safe and sound. Yang Guozhong said this, but he smiled secretly in his heart, "You'd better pray that the old emperor will never be ill from now on, otherwise, your throne will still be an illusion after all." ”

"I hope so." Li Heng sighed, "Yang Xiang, please come in!" ”

"Your Highness, please."

Yang Guozhong and Li Heng walked in one after the other, Zhang Xuan and Gao Lishi glanced at each other, got up and bowed to Li Heng together, "Minister Zhang Xuan (old slave Gao Lishi) to meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Li Heng waved his hand a little flattered, "Please get up, please get up." ”

The four of them sat down, looking at each other, and none of them took the initiative to speak. In the end, it was Zhang Xuan who raised his head, and he said in a deep voice, "His Royal Highness the Prince, Yang Xiang, Your Majesty has suffered from a stroke and is riddled with dragon body, and he is no longer able to deal with the affairs of the court and state......

Zhang Xuan thought that, on the one hand, the imperial court kept His Majesty's illness a secret, in order to stabilize the situation in the world and prevent some ambitious people from causing trouble in the world; On the other hand, His Majesty's edict was announced, ordering His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to supervise the country on the grounds that His Majesty's health was not in good health, and to take the place of His Majesty.

"This matter should not be delayed sooner rather than later." Zhang Xuan smiled and sat back down.

Gao Lishi secretly glanced at Li Heng, and said indifferently, "A certain family supports Zizhan's opinion." At the critical juncture, he couldn't hesitate, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been in charge of the East Palace for more than ten years, and now he is in charge of the country instead of His Majesty, which is also a reasonable thing. Does Yang Xiang think so? ”

Li Heng sat there, although his face remained unchanged, but his heart was very excited. correct

Gao Lishi, Zhang Xuan, and Yang Guozhong, these three represent the three major power forces in the current imperial court. Gao Lishi controlled the inner prison and the inner palace, Zhang Xuan controlled the military power and the defense of Gyeonggi, and Yang Guozhong was in charge of the administrative machinery of the Tang Dynasty as the chief assistant of the court.

And the prison is just a prelude and rehearsal for the real accession to the throne.

As long as the old emperor leaves the west, he can then put on the dragon robe and become the new emperor.

Colliers and Zhang Xuan have reached an agreement, and now it is mainly to see Yang Guozhong's attitude. But Yang Guozhong was silent, and his expression changed.

Zhang Xuan sneered in his heart, he knew that Yang Guozhong was just pretending.

This person is really a hooligan, even if he has agreed in his heart, he has to talk about the conditions to blackmail and reap some benefits.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly and threw a hinting glance at Li Heng. This matter must have Yang Guozhong's cooperation, otherwise, without the support of the Tang Dynasty's ministers, Li Heng's supervision of the country will be empty in name.

Li Heng comprehended, got up and arched his hand to Yang Guozhong, "Yang Xiang, the noble concubine Niangniang is the mother of this palace, and when he ascends the throne in the Japanese Palace, he will canonize Niangniang as the queen mother, and he will never break his word." ”

"Yang Xiang has presided over the government for many years, and the palace relies on it very much. The palace is actually just an empty name, and what the Tang Dynasty really can't do without is Yang Xiang and the courtiers. ”

Li Heng's words are relatively straightforward.

The canonization of Yang Yuhuan as the queen mother shows the attitude of continuing to care for and support the Yang family. and continued to rely on Yang Guozhong to manage the government, and retained Yang Guozhong's personal power.

And this is exactly what Yang Guozhong needs.

Yang Guozhong laughed, "Thanks to His Highness's attention, Guozhong is ashamed." ”

"That being the case, from the point of view of Guozhong, without further ado, let His Majesty issue an edict today to announce the supervision of the country by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and then tomorrow morning the court meeting, His Royal Highness will attend with the supervision of the country."

Late at night. The emperor's edict to canonize the crown prince Li Heng was promulgated. Under the joint control of Yang Guozhong, Gao Lishi and Zhang Xuan, this news was quickly conveyed to the greatest extent.

Many Chang'an bureaucrats and magnates woke up one night and were shocked to hear the news that the emperor had retired to Xingqing Palace to recuperate and recuperate the crown prince.

At the morning meeting that day, Colliers personally accompanied Li Heng and set up a seat under the vacant dragon chair. And Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong, the Wen and Wu "singing and harmonizing", the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu and the Li royal family woke up, it seems that the crown prince Li Heng has received the full support of these three, and the sky of the Tang Dynasty seems to be changing.

As for the emperor, whether it was really recuperating from illness or something else, it naturally caused a lot of speculation and discussion behind everyone's back.

Speculation and argument are normal. But for Lee Hyung, it doesn't matter. The important thing is that he has the full support of Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong behind him, and in this Chang'an City, no one can stir up the wind and waves.

After taking charge of the country, Li Heng swept away the decline of the past, held an early court meeting every day to discuss politics with the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, did everything himself, and had a gentle attitude towards his subordinates, and gradually established his own prestige

Many people suddenly discovered and felt: It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not useless, he should be a diligent and loving king!

Time flies. Before the Spring Festival of Tianbao's twelfth year, Feng Changqing and Yan Zhenqing finally rushed into Beijing to accept the canonization. Prior to this, with the strong support of Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong, Li Heng, on behalf of the emperor, promulgated to the whole country the "Reduction and Merger of the Domains to Establish the Eight Metropolitan Governors," which transformed the "policy of cutting and merging the feudal domains" into official official actions.

"Anxi and Beiting are related to the border defense of Datang and remain unchanged; The first part of Hedong, the first part of Longyou, and the first part of Shuofang were assigned to Hexi, and the Hexi Metropolitan Governor's Office was established; Longyou and the rest of Shuofang are integrated to set up the Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Office; The first part of Pinglu was assigned to the Bohai Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the first part of Hedong was divided, and it was merged with the Janissaries of Henan and Dongdu Prefectures to establish the Henan Metropolitan Governor's Mansion and defend the Beijing Division; The remainder of the three towns of Hedong, Pinglu and Fanyang were merged to establish the Fanyang Metropolitan Governor's Office; Shannan and Lingnan were merged into Jiannan, and the Jiancun Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was established. ”

This was the first edict issued to the local yamen and feudal forces across the country after Li Heng took over, in the name of Li Heng, the crown prince of the superintendent state.

The main hall of the East Palace.

After Li Heng took charge of the country, banquets for courtiers and other national policies that were not suitable for discussion at the court meeting were held in the main hall of the East Palace.

Yang Qian, Feng Changqing, Yan Zhenqing, Ge Shuhan, Cheng Qianli, and An Sishun entered the hall and sat down.

Feng Changqing and Yan Zhenqing, the two of them, entered Beijing under orders, but they didn't see the emperor, and they couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Ge Shuhan, Cheng Qianli, and An Sishun went to Beijing to report on their work, and they would not be able to return to their respective feudal towns until the end of the year to perform their duties, and they themselves were not sure whether they would be readjusted.

After all, the original ten feudal towns were reduced and merged into eight prefectures.

An Lushan fled Chang'an in a hurry, and the emperor did not punish him. However, the imperial court immediately implemented the order of cutting and merging the feudal domains - An Sishun felt that this was almost aimed at the An family, so An Sishun was not so comfortable in his heart.

The six of them had their own thoughts, and each was silent, and the atmosphere in the hall was strangely depressing and dull.

After a while, Yang Guozhong strode into the hall with his head held high, everyone got up to say hello, he smiled reservedly, greeted everyone, and then sat down on the first place on the left side.

Outside the hall, Li Heng walked up the steps, slightly hesitating.

Zhang Xuan said softly behind him, "Your Highness is now the Tang Dynasty Prison State, just like Your Majesty, you must not look forward and backward, and lose the majesty of the Son of Heaven!" ”

Li Heng was slightly embarrassed, nodded silently, and then settled down and strode into the main hall. Zhang Xuan was refreshed and followed.

Li Heng looked straight ahead with a calm smile.

Yang Guozhong took the lead in getting up and bowed down with Yang Jian and the six of them, "Ministers, meet His Royal Highness the Prince of the Prison Kingdom!" ”

Li Heng smiled loudly, "Everyone, please get up, and be exempt from courtesy." ”

At this time, led by Princess Yongmu and King Li Ji of Liang, dozens of princes and princesses gathered outside the imperial study of the emperor of Xingqing Palace, shouting to see the old emperor and ask his father to visit him.

The news of Li Longji's serious illness was blocked by Gao Lishi, Yang Guozhong and Zhang Xuan, not to mention outside the palace, even in the palace, not many people knew the truth.

Gao Lishi couldn't stand it, so he hurriedly ordered Li Jingzhong to rush to the East Palace in person to inform Zhang Xuan and ask Zhang Xuan to come over to deal with the matter. Although Gao Lishi holds the power of the inner palace, he is an internal supervisor after all, and he can't come forward in many things. And Zhang Xuan is different, he is responsible for the palace ban and guards, the duties of the imperial city, the location of the office, and he has his own words.

"General Gao, we want to do our filial piety and visit our father's illness, why should you stop you? What is your intention? Princess Yongmu was annoyed and scolded coldly.

Colliers raised his eyebrows. Although he is a minion, his power is so powerful that no one in the government and the opposition dares to underestimate him. But this Princess Yongmu dared to speak disrespectfully to him, Gao Lishi sneered in his heart, but was silent. Just waved his hand, and a group of internal eunuchs and palace forbidden guards firmly guarded the door of the imperial study, preventing Princess Yongmu and the others from taking a step beyond Lei Chi.

Liang King Li Yan also stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "General, we want to see our father, this is the Son of Man's Lunchang Road...... I hope the general will be fulfilled! ”

Gao Lishi glanced at Li Yan indifferently and said softly, "Your Highnesses, it's not that a certain family doesn't let you visit Your Majesty, but Your Majesty has a decree, and no one will see it." Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Prison Country wants to come to see His Majesty, he may not be able to see it. ”

"This palace sees that you have ulterior motives, controlling the door, imprisoning your father, supporting the crown prince, and having bad intentions!" Princess Yongmu saw that Gao Lishi was soft and hard, and her anger rose, and finally she still said some kind of guess and doubt in her heart.

As soon as Princess Yongmu said this, Gao Lishi's face changed, his hand waved suddenly, and he was about to respond, when he suddenly heard Zhang Xuan's cold voice not far away: "Your Royal Highness Yongmu, please be careful!" framing His Royal Highness the Prison State and the important ministers of the dynasty is a great crime of rebellion! ”

Princess Yongmu turned her head and saw that it was Zhang Xuan, and she was immediately angry.

Yongmu didn't have too deep impressions and prejudices about Zhang Xuan, but because of Li Wan's death, he had a bit of grudge against Zhang Xuan in his heart. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. ）