Chapter 127: The Prince Asks for Guilt (The First Vote)
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Out of the mansion, Zhang Xuan turned around and smiled at Xiao Shisanlang, "Brother, this mansion is very generous, if my brother doesn't dislike it, I will come over with my sister-in-law and live in the same courtyard." My brother will talk sooner or later. β
Xiao Shisanlang was not polite, nodded his head and said, "I have already planned this plan, and the general should not ask about it, and I am not good at the miscellaneous things in this house, but let Zhou Changshi bring a few people to take care of it." There are two girls in the inner house like smoke and jade, so it shouldn't be a big problem. β
Zhang Xuan smiled, "Okay, everything will bother my brother." β
"Zhou Changshi, prepare the horse, the official has to enter the palace to meet the Holy Lord, and all the servants and subordinates of the Rongwang Mansion must be strictly guarded, and there must be no criticism."
"Whoa." Zhou Xuchu respectfully accepted the order and went down to place it.
Zhang Xuan took a few guards and rode into the palace β³ As a powerful new noble man in Chang'an City, he had enough capital and reasons to put on a huge honor guard, but Zhang Xuan chose to keep a low profile.
At this moment, the defense of Chang'an City and the defense of the palace were handed over to the 7,000 horses brought by Zhang Xuan to quell the rebellion, disrupting the original military number, and automatically transforming into the forbidden army Yulinwei.
And some of the Yulinwei who followed King Rong's rebellion and surrendered, although they "did not blame the people", and the emperor would not kill thousands of military horses, but they were "expelled" from Chang'an City in disguise and separated into the surrounding twelve guards and horses.
The defense of the Huaqing Palace in Lishan was handed over to Yang Lian, the new commander of the Jinwu Guard Rongma and the general of Longwu.
But the supreme commander of Jin Wuwei is still Zhang Xuan β, which is equivalent to Zhang Xuan's direct control of the defense of the capital and the Lishan Palace, and the emperor has put the burden of his safety in Zhang Xuan's hands. Yu Linwei and Jin Wuwei had other garrisons in the states around Gyeonggi, and they were also controlled by Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan had just left his own general's mansion, which had not yet been completely "organized", and King Sheng Li Qi, Princess Xianyi, Yang Guozhong and Mrs. Yu Guo all seemed to have made an appointment and sent Zhang Xuan a congratulatory gift for entering the general's mansion.
There will be no shortage of gold and silver and money, and the most important thing is the domestic servant, and if there is no one to take care of it, it will slowly be deserted.
King Li Qi sent 10 domestic servants, 10 Meixiang servants, and 10 kabuki girls.
Princess Xianyi is almost the same as King Sheng Li Qi.
Yang Guozhong also sent dozens of domestic servants and slaves.
And the tools sent by Yang Sanjie are not only many but also very careful, and almost all aspects are considered for Zhang Xuan. Servant furniture is applied, plum fragrance, singer and dancer...... Even the carriage was sent to three, and Shi Zhouxuchu, the head of the General's Mansion, was secretly speechless, wondering if Mrs. Qiuguo had emptied half of Mrs. Qiu's mansion.
I heard that Mrs. Qiuguo's mother and son had a close relationship with the general, which can be seen from this.
Zhou Xuchu didn't dare to make the decision, so he asked Xiao Shisanlang. Although Xiao Shisanlang's official rank is one grade lower than him, he is Zhang Xuan's brother-in-law, and Zhang Xuan, who is absolutely close to β him, has handed over all the major affairs of the mansion to Xiao Shisanlang. Therefore, there are some things that Zhou Xuchu still has to ask Xiao Shisanlang.
Li Susu just moved over with two maids, Xiao Shisanlang knew that Zhang Xuan didn't have the time and energy to think about this, and he was not polite, so he chose a quiet courtyard on Zhang Xuan's left side as his private residence.
Xiao Shisanlang was smiling and saw Li Susu excitedly taking the two maids to clean up the house, and suddenly heard that Zhou Xuchu was coming, so he smiled, "Zhou Changshi, don't be polite, please come in." β
Zhou Xuchu politely walked in and said to Xiao Shisanlang
Xiao Shisanlang smiled heartily, "Zhou Changshi is polite, my colleague is under the general's account, and he is a family." β
"Lord Xiao is the world's hero, Zhou, admires it very much." Zhou Xuchu smiled and saluted Li Susu, "This is Mrs. Sister-in-law, right?" Zhou Xu has seen Mrs. Xiao for the first time! β
Li Susu's face turned red and hurriedly returned the salute, "The slave Li Susu has seen Lord Zhou." β
"Lord Xiao has just sent a gift from King Li Qi, Princess Xianyi, Yang Xiang, and Mrs. Yu Guo, and some maids Mei Xiang. This official didn't dare to be specialized, so he came to discuss with Lord Xiao. β
Xiao Shisanlang was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile, "The general has a lot of affairs, and now that he has entered the palace to β do some miscellaneous things, Zhou Changshi has full control." A certain family is not very proficient in these things, so they are troubled by the history of the perimeter. β
Xiao Shisanlang has just come out, in fact, he doesn't have any concept of superiors and subordinates, and he doesn't even know that Zhou Xuchu's official rank is higher than him, and he is from the sixth grade. So when he started talking, he was also casual and tight, but how dare Zhou Xuchu worry about Xiao Shisanlang.
Xiao Shisanlang's expressions in the past few days have already spread in the army, especially the feat of sneaking into the city wall that night, attacking hundreds of Lin Wei alone, and opening the city gate to welcome Zhang Xuanrong's horse into the city, which is even more magical. Facing such a chivalrous character, Zhou Xu had a bit of natural awe in his heart.
Zhou Xuchu smiled slightly, "The general has no time to deal with these trivial matters. A certain family thought about it, is this the case: Sheng Wang Li Qi, Princess Xianyi, and Yang Xiang accepted the financial gifts, but refused to accept the domestic servant, and the relationship between the mother and son of the wife of the country and the general was very strong, and the face was not given away, so the financial gifts and the domestic servant Mei Xiang were accepted to fill the ...... Lord Xiao thinks this is appropriate? β
Xiao Shisanlang thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes." β
Zhou Xuchu arched his hand at this time, and said goodbye with a smile and went to the front yard to take measures.
As soon as Zhou Xuchu left, Li Susu smiled lightly, "Thirteen Lang, this Zhou Changshi is steady and humble, and he is very clever in doing things, and he will definitely become a confidant of a great general in the future." Lang Jun has more contact with him, which will be good for Lang Jun in the future. β
Xiao Shisanlang sighed and nodded.
He stepped into the official career, mainly for his wife Li Susu and Li Susu's unborn child in the womb. Since he is a husband and a father, he will not refrain from making changes, calm down, and give his wife and children a prosperous and worry-free life prospect.
"Thirteen Lang, the slave family wants to take Xiuxiu over to live with us, I don't know if Lang Jun ......can agree," Li Susu said softly.
In fact, Li Susu knew that Xiao Shisanlang cared for him and listened to his words, but he still didn't make the decision, but first asked Xiao Shisanlang's opinion.
Xiao Shisanlang smiled, "Lady, that's naturalβ‘ it's right for my sister to live with us." By the way, a few days ago, my brother mentioned something to a certain family: Mrs. Zhang's Liu family wants to recognize Xiu'er as a righteous daughter, I don't know what the lady's opinion is? β
"That's good, it's just that we didn't climb Mrs. Liu." Li Susu was overjoyed, knowing that Zhang Xuan was placing a decent background for his sister, and he would also find a good family to marry in the future, in order to rely on him for the rest of his life.
Xiao Shisanlang waved his hand and said, "The lady and sister are also famous and now worship under the knees of Mrs. Liu, which can be regarded as well-deserved, and it deserves nothing." β
"Lang Jun, in the future, when you listen to the errand under the general's account, there must still be some etiquette...... Don't be a long brother and a short brother. Li Susu hesitated for a while, but still gently said the words in his heart.
Zhang Xuan and Xiao Shisanlang are brothers, but their status is very different after all, especially in front of outsiders, if Xiao Shisanlang loses his etiquette as a subordinate, it will be criticized.
Xiao Shisanlang sighed, he had his own opinions in his heart, but he didn't do anything more in this matter, and took the initiative to divert the topic.
Zhang Xuan entered the palace. He now has an edict and a gold medal in his body, and he can pay and spend money without prior notice.
Zhang Xuan went straight into the imperial study, but saw an amazing scene outside the door of the imperial study.
Under the bleak sun, the crown prince Li Heng and Zhang Liangdi took a group of female eunuchs from the East Palace and knelt straight outside the door of the imperial study, looking very sad.
Zhang Xuan was taken aback, glanced at the eunuch Li Jingzhong who came forward, and asked softly, "Manager Li, ...... is the prince?"
Li Jingzhong once followed Zhang Xuan to intervene in the counterinsurgency from beginning to end, and Zhang Xuan's courage, strategy and methods made this palace eunuch who was quite a city government and scheming secretly awe.
In Li Jingzhong's view, whether it is Li Linfu before or Yang Guozhong now, they are not as good as Zhang Xuan. In the future, Zhang Xuan will become the first minister of the Tang Dynasty from the emperor down within three to five years.
Therefore, Li Jingzhong's attitude towards Zhang Xuan is a little more respectful in respect.
"General......" Li Jingzhong whispered in Zhang Xuan's ear, "In the morning, the prince came to ask for peace, and everyone suddenly became angry, accusing the prince of being unkind, unjust, disloyal, and unfilial...... The prince immediately took Zhang Liangdi to kneel outside the imperial study to plead guilty, but everyone never responded. β
Zhang Xuan was stunned, and said in his heart that Li Longji was crazy again. Could it be that this crown prince Li Heng did something to annoy the old emperor?
It shouldn't be. At this moment, Li Heng should be doubly cautious and restless, how could he run into the emperor's muzzle again.
Zhang Xuan nodded his head, and then strode over.
The crown prince Li Heng knelt there indifferently, and when he saw Zhang Xuan coming, a trace of enthusiasm and longing flashed in his silent eyes. To Li Heng's surprise, Zhang Xuan did not come to talk to him, but entered the imperial study under the leadership of the great eunuch Li Jingzhong.
The corners of Li Heng's mouth twitched in some disappointment, and he lowered his head in frustration.
After this rebellion, Li Jingzhong's status in the palace has risen greatly, and he has become the number one eunuch around the emperor from Gao Lishi down, and his power is not.
Zhang Xuan entered the imperial study, Li Jingzhong entered to report, and immediately came out to invite Zhang Xuan in.
"Minister Zhang Xuan, meet Your Majesty."
Li Longji raised his head and stared at Zhang Xuan, his voice hoarse and lowered, "Flattenβ¨ Xuan, have you done everything I have done with you?" β
"Everything else, the minister is working on it. Only...... Only Concubine Mei mattered, and Chen Te entered the palace to play His Majesty. Zhang Xuan stepped forward and said softly.
"How?"
After observing it so closely, Zhang Xuan obviously saw the corners of the old emperor's mouth, his face was slightly distorted, and his hands were tightly grasping the cushion, which showed the ups and downs in his heart.
People are selfish, and the old emperor is naturally no exception. He can rob his daughter-in-law unreasonably, and get into the palace to be a concubine, but he can't allow his son to have an affair with his concubine. Even if it's a concubine who has entered the cold palace.
What made the old emperor even more unbearable was that Concubine Mei was pregnant with Li Wan's evil seed.