Yang Guozhong's shoulder.

Yang Guozhong sneered, and sat in the study by himself, casually flipping through some of the recitals presented by local officials. The crown prince Li Heng secretly summoned Chen Xilie to meet with the three of them in the East Palace today, and he had already been eliminated

It should be said that when he was in charge of the prime minister's power and monopolized the government for a long time, he had cultivated a fairly large and detailed system of power inside and outside the palace of the government and the opposition. In this Chang'an City, Yang Guozhong's influence and control are far from being comparable to Chen Xuanli or Zhang Jiyong. [Search for the latest updates..]

Although under Li Heng's deliberate support, Zhang Jiyong and Chen Xuanli rose to prominence, and their power gradually rose. And Chen Xilie, as an old minister, has its corresponding value. Together, these three people can be regarded as a large force. But for the time being, he still can't compete with Yang Guozhong.

If Yang Lian didn't take away half of Chen Xuanli's military power, Yang Guozhong might still look down on Chen Xuanli and Zhang Jiyong, but now, the Yang family has military power, and he has political power, how can Chen Xuanli and Zhang Jiyong be taken seriously?

It seems that Zhang Xuan is right, if there is no Zhang Xuan's existence, I am afraid that this Li Heng will attack Lao Tzu sooner or later. It can be seen that the Yang family can only be firmly tied to Zhang Xuan and share power and wealth for a long time.

Yang Guozhong was thinking about it, when suddenly his eldest son Yang Xun came to report, "Father, Chen Xilie is visiting." ”

Yang Guozhong sneered, "Are you here?" No matter what they do behind their backs, they still have to come back to Lao Tzu in the end. Without Lao Tzu's support, with Chen Xilie, an old thing, Chen Xuanli and Zhang Jiyong, two ignorant fools, what can they do? ”

"Let him come to the study."

"Yes, father." Yang Xun left.

Chen Xilie came slowly, and saw Yang Guozhong standing at the door of the study with a smile and beckoning to him.

Chen Xilie laughed loudly, clasped his fists and saluted, "Yang Xiang! ”

"Chen Xiang is here, and the Guozhong Mansion is shining." Yang Guozhong laughed, "What's the matter, Chen Xiang's discussion with His Royal Highness is over?" ”

Chen Xilie was suddenly shocked, but he smiled reluctantly in embarrassment, "Yang Xiang, His Royal Highness summoned, the old man didn't dare to disobey...... For any inconvenience, please forgive Yang Xiang. ”

"Hey Chen Xiang is polite, His Royal Highness summonsed, I wait for the courtiers, how can I not obey. When Guozhong heard about it, he also wanted to go, but unfortunately he was slightly unwell, so he gave up. ”

The two of them entered the study with a polite greeting in their hearts, and sat down separately.

Chen Xilie didn't go around in circles, and directly said Li Heng's "hints".

Yang Guozhong was slightly shocked. He didn't expect that the always weak crown prince Li Heng would have such a "tough" idea that he would force the old emperor to abdicate and directly ascend the throne to become the emperor.

Anyway, the old emperor is basically unconscious now, and his mind is not very clear, as long as an edict, in the name of the emperor, and then there is the persuasion of the ministers, it is enough to directly implement the Zen Concession Ceremony. Moreover, in the name of the old emperor, he issued an edict in advance, which also covered up the so-called natural disaster warning.

What a perfect plan. Yang Guozhong's heart suddenly burst into his heart, and he said coldly, "Chen Xiang, the stakes are very high, please forgive Guozhong for not agreeing." ”

"Yang Xiang, if you continue to maintain this situation, the crown prince will be in charge of the country for too long, and his name will not be right, and sooner or later it will cause a big disaster. Once the court is turbulent, it will not do you and me any good. Chen Xilie knew that Yang Guozhong was very cunning, and he didn't expect him to agree at once.

In terms of Yang Guozhong's rogue nature, even if he agrees in his heart, he will also push back and obstruct in order to bargain and strive for his best interests.

Yang Guozhong is like this, he is a real political hooligan, and the hooligan is in the clear. All the ministers knew his temperament well, but no one dared to say anything.

"Chen Xiang, you and I have served Your Majesty for many years, and you and I know what Your Majesty's temperament is. His Majesty is still alive, how can he give up the throne and the crown prince? This is not appropriate, it is very inappropriate! Yang Guozhong shook his head.

Chen Xilie scolded in his heart, the old emperor has no autonomy at all at the moment, what are you pretending to do? Could it be that you Yang Guozhong is still a loyal and filial person?

Chen Xilie smiled patiently, "Yang Xiang, His Royal Highness promises that after the matter is completed, Yang Xiang will be crowned as the Taifu and the King of Anguo County, and His Royal Highness's daughter Yanguang will be married to the eldest son Yang Xun." ”

"Yang Xiang is about to become a very popular minister, who is comparable in this world? The old man congratulates Yang Xiang here. ”

Yang Guozhong's eyes lit up, flickered, but he sighed quietly, "Chen Xiang, you are also an old minister of the Three Dynasties, you should know that this kind of thing is related to the national body, and it is also related to your net worth and my life." If it is done, everything will be stopped, but if it is not done, we will be killed! ”

"Guozhong must be considered at his discretion."

Chen Xilie was a little impatient in his heart, frowned and said, "Yang Xiang, Your Majesty is seriously ill and delirious, and it is a natural thing for the crown prince to supervise the country, that is, the emperor's throne, what is the disaster?" You and I persuade to support the crown prince, that is, to support the establishment of important ministers......"

Yang Guozhong smiled faintly, waved his hand and said, "Chen Xiang, do you think this persuasion is so simple?" I'll wait for the courtiers to shout a few voices, the crown prince is the emperor? ”

"Whether the royal family agrees or not, and whether the major feudal towns in the world support or not, this is a big problem."

Yang Guozhong raised his eyebrows, "If His Royal Highness can be loyal to the towns of the world, Guozhong should act as a pawn." ”

Chen Xilie was stunned for a moment, and then groaned.

……

More than 100 miles away from Puzhou, at dusk, Zhang Xuan's army camped again.

Handsome tent.

Zhang Xuan looked at Feng Changqing, Zhou Xuchu, Zhang Xun and others who were sitting on the left and right sides, and said with an indifferent smile, "Gather all of you here, there is something to discuss." ”

"The official decided to take a shortcut in advance and rush to Longshuo...... After I left, the army was kept secret, and the army was under the control of Lord Feng, Zhou Changshi, and Chen Shenjun, and slowly advanced according to the established route. ”

"Lord Feng, the safety of Prince Tubo and Princess Wanchun will be handed over to you." Zhang Xuan said softly.

Feng Daiqing smiled bitterly, got up and arched his hand, "Most of the nobles left the army and ran to Lingzhou, if there is an edict from the imperial court or ...... How to deal with the lower officials? ”

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "If you can drag it out, if you really can't drag it out, you will tell you bluntly, saying that the official has led the forward to go to Lingzhou day and night, and go to stand for Tang Fan and his relatives." ”

Feng Changqing was speechless, so he could only nod silently.

Zhang Xuan had already discussed this matter with him, and he knew it in his heart. knew that Zhang Xuan was going to enter Lingzhou in advance, and he had a plan. As for what he was planning, he didn't ask.

"Zhou Changshi, Chisong Dezan and the Tubo people under him, you must take good care of this official, and you must not let one go." Zhang Xuan looked at Zhou Xuchu with awe-inspiring eyes.

Zhou Xuchu clenched his fists and saluted, "The lower official obeys the order." If anything goes wrong, it will be dealt with by the Grand Overseer's law! ”

Half an hour later, Zhang Xuan led Zhang Xun, Xiao Shisanlang, Lei Wanchun, Nan Jiyun, Hua Nuer and other cavalry to quietly break away from the army and take a shortcut to Lingzhou, the place of Longshuo.

……

Chen Xilie entered the palace again in the afternoon of the second day, met Li Heng, and conveyed Yang Guozhong's meaning to Li Heng.

Seeing that Li Heng's face was not very good-looking, Chen Xilie hesitated, but still lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, what Yang Guozhong said is not unreasonable. Zen let the matter, not in a hurry, if you wait for the world to stand on the table, and then the ministers and others will rise up and echo, the big thing can be done! ”

"It's a safe bet."

Li Heng sighed, "Chen Xiang, it's not that the palace is in a hurry, it's just that the palace in the world is not too sure." And it takes someone to take the lead in such things......"

Chen Xilie smiled slightly, "Your Highness has forgotten Governor Zhang Dadu?" Governor Zhang Dadu is loyal to His Royal Highness, and if Governor Zhang Dadu takes the lead, this matter will be successful. ”

"Zhang Xuan?" Li Heng groaned slightly.

"Your Royal Highness, Zhang Xuan has a close relationship with Ge Shuhan in Hexi, Yang Jian in the Western Regions, and Cheng Qianli in Beiting. And Yan Zhenqing of Henan Province, Zhang Xuan also has the grace of recommendation, Zhang Xuan sent a letter to the past, presumably Yan Zhenqing will not give some face. As for An Sishun in An Lushan and Jiannan Road, it can be ignored. ”

Li Heng let out a sigh of relief.

As soon as Chen Xilie said this, Li Heng suddenly woke up, it turned out that Zhang Xuan had quietly become a pivotal person in the Tang Dynasty, and he had an irreplaceable role for himself.

Presumably, Yang Guozhong's pretended posture is also related to Zhang Xuan. Li Heng sighed secretly in his heart, and was silent for a long time before he said, "Yes, this palace thinks so." In this way, the palace will personally write a secret letter and send someone to the Longshuo army, so that Zizhan can come forward to plan for the palace. ”

"In addition, Chen Xiang, you go to Zhang's house for a trip, and say that this palace heard that Zhang Jiuming has a daughter named Xuemei, who is both talented and beautiful, virtuous and virtuous, and can be a good match, and Li Bei, the fourteenth son of this palace, is not yet married......" Li Heng said slowly.

The corners of Chen Xilie's mouth twitched.

Recently, there has been a lot of rumors in Chang'an City that Li Qi, the king of Sheng, asked the Zhang family to marry Zhang Jiuming's youngest daughter Zhang Xuemei as the princess of Xuxian. But Li Heng wanted to marry Zhang Xuemei to his fourteenth son...... This is clearly to declare war on Li Qi......

"Yes, the old minister obeys."

"Also, the matter of Zen concession can be postponed. But the court warned itself and issued an edict to appease the world, but it could not be delayed. Li Heng smiled indifferently and waved his hand, "This matter will be handed over to Chen Xiang to deal with with it all." ”

The bitter smile on the corner of Chen Xilie's mouth became thicker, but he could only bow down and receive his order.

Chen Xilie left Xingqing Palace, and the uneasiness in his heart became heavier and heavier. He felt that Li Heng at this moment was very different from the past. Not only is his personality much gloomy, but his body also reveals a bit of murderous aura.

Imperial power is really a bowl of aphrodisiac. With the stimulation of imperial power, the prince has begun to become like a fierce tiger, opening his mouth. For anyone, it is eyeing the tiger and harboring a bit of innate suspicion.

At this time, if anyone comes to grab his throne, it is no less than pulling teeth out of the tiger's mouth.