Zhang Xuan laughed, "It turns out that I said that the capital was moved for a long time, and the real purpose was to lead to this matter, why do you still have to beat around the bush and not say it directly?" ”

Du Ruhui hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, moving the capital is also a big deal, this is actually part of the topic of enthronement, everyone wants to ask about moving the capital, so I will talk about moving the capital first, not deliberately beating around the bush." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "I'm just kidding, I know that the relocation is a big deal, so I also answer seriously, let's say so!" Moving the capital will certainly not be considered in 10 years. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for clarifying this matter, in fact, when Your Highness entered the city in triumph, he should be able to feel the recognition of His Highness by the people of the world for His Highness's accession to the throne, why does His Highness have to move backwards?"

Of course, Zhang Xuan remembered that when he entered the city, hundreds of thousands of people in Zhongdu shouted like a tsunami, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" The shouts, even his ministers raised their arms and chanted, not to mention the army, the time was ripe for him to ascend the throne, and it was already expected that he would become His Majesty the Emperor.

But Zhang Xuan hesitated in this matter, it was not a moral problem, he didn't owe anything to the Sui Dynasty, and now there was a young emperor in the palace, but everyone had long forgotten him, and even the Empress Dowager Xiao didn't take him to heart, this is actually a kind of protection for the child, he can abdicate peacefully, and he will not worry about his life.

The reason why Zhang Xuan was reluctant to ascend the throne was mainly because of the military and political power that Li Yuan said, he had no brothers and nephews, and it was impossible to let the clan take military power like Li Yuan, but if he intervened in the military as an emperor, would there also be the drawbacks of the Tang Dynasty, and the court intervened too deeply in the military, which was the root cause of the repeated military failures of the Tang Dynasty.

But Zhang Xuan also knows that once the time is ripe, he must seize the opportunity, once the window of opportunity is over, there will be resistance to the throne, although his resistance will not be too great, but at least it will not be as united as now, because the recovery of Luoyang has brought his prestige to the peak, which is indeed a golden opportunity for him to ascend the throne.

After pondering for a long time, Zhang Xuan sighed and said, "Let me think about it again!" ”

Du Ruhui was secretly happy in his heart, King Qi finally relented, and no longer refused as before, they had hope.

At this time, there was a guard in the hall who reported: "Your Highness, Master Fang asks to see you!" ”

Du Ruhui got up and said, "I have nothing to do here, say goodbye to His Highness." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "I need to think about the matter of ascending the throne, don't talk about it for the time being." ”

"Wechen understands!" Du Ruhan saluted and left.

Not long after, the military advisor Fang Xuanling walked into the hall, Fang Xuanling's official room was also on the fifth floor, and Du Ruhui was door to door, Fang Xuanling's position was Changshi, that is, the highest civilian official in the military, in addition to the military division's planning, he was also in charge of foreign intelligence, and he was originally in charge of some military affairs, but these chores were very distracting from his energy, so Zhang Xuan removed all kinds of chores from his various duties, so that he could concentrate on assisting himself.

"Your Highness, I just received a report from the Chang'an Intelligence Agency, I think it's very interesting, give it to Your Highness and take a look."

Fang Xuanling handed a copy of the express to Zhang Xuan, who took the express and smiled: "Let's sit down and talk." ”

The two sat down, and the soldiers served tea to the two, and Zhang Xuan took a closer look at the report, which was written by Lu Ping, the new head of the Chang'an Intelligence Agency, who listed Li Yuanji's various bad deeds in the report, and pointed out that Li Yuanji could become the second Wang Shiyun, and then said that Li Yuanji was threatening Yu Yun, which caused the Intelligence Agency to be forced to burn down the Qingyun Liquor Store.

Zhang Xuan finished reading the report and said with a smile: "Why do you want to burn down the Qingyun Liquor Shop and leave it to Li Yuanji to plant it?" ”

Fang Xuanling understood what the lord meant, the lord hoped that the contradiction would expand, and the contradiction between Li Yuanji and the Guanlong nobles was sharp, which would naturally weaken the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "They are also an instinctive reaction, after all, Qingyun Liquor is really an important intelligence base in Chang'an, if Li Yuanji finds out any problems, I am afraid it will threaten the security of the intelligence agency." ”

"No need to explain, he knows it very well, and I'm just talking." Jang Hyun smiled and waved his hand.

But Fang Xuanling knew that the lord was not just talking, since Li Yuanji had already been on the bar with the Guanlong nobles, how could the lord let go of this opportunity, Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "Although the Qingyun wine shop is burned, it will only make Li Yuanji hate Yu Yun even more, this person is narrow-minded, he will revenge, and the means are ruthless, Yu Yun is playing him like this, how can he give up, Weichen believes that there will be news soon." ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "This Lu Ping is very discerning, he can see through the essence of the matter, and as soon as he takes office, he will pass on this matter, I hope he can open up the situation as soon as possible." ”

"Wechen also hopes for it."

After a pause, Fang Xuanling said again: "Weichen is also considering expanding the intelligence bureau in the Tang Dynasty, not only setting up an intelligence agency in Chang'an, but also preparing to set up three more intelligence offices in Taiyuan, Chengdu and Jincheng, corresponding to Bingzhou, Bashu and Longyou respectively, to prepare for next year's campaign." ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Xuan immediately agreed: "The military advisor will also write a detailed report, and I will implement it after approval." ”

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At dusk, Zhang Xuan's wide carriage was guarded by hundreds of guards, along the Yecheng Middle Road to the south slowly, the north-south central axis of the central capital is called Xinye Avenue, and the east-west main road is called Anyang Avenue, which is the north-south central axis and the east-west longitudinal line.

Among them, Xinye Avenue is as wide as 50 zhang, two rows of pines and cypresses are planted in the middle, between the pines and cypresses is a flat green brick road of three zhang wide, slightly higher than the road surface on both sides, this green brick road is called the middle road, and the carriage walks on it unusually flat and comfortable.

At present, only four categories of people are eligible to use this middle way, one is the eight-hundred-mile urgent messenger, the second is a high-ranking official above the third grade, the third is a general above the general and his personal entourage, and the last one is naturally Zhang Xuan and his family, which also includes the Empress Dowager Xiao, except for these four types of people, the rest of the people are not allowed to use this middle way.

Zhang Xuan's carriage is moving slowly on the middle road, Zhang Xuan's home is currently in the harem, and it is very close to go back from Tiange, but today Zhang Xuan's heart is a little chaotic, he needs to be quiet and think about some issues, in fact, he is thinking about ascending the throne.

Today Du Ruhui came to test his willingness to ascend the throne, Zhang Xuan of course knew that Du Ruhui was just a representative, behind him there were seven ministers of Ziwei Pavilion waiting for news, the ministers wanted him to ascend the throne I don't know how many times, although there was a little selfishness in this, they all wanted to be the founding ministers and make meritorious contributions to the establishment, but Zhang Xuan believed that this was more of a responsibility for the fate and future of the Northern Sui Dynasty.

It has been four years since the establishment of the Northern Sui, from the ninth year of the great cause he first came to this era, it has been almost ten years, he has also gone up step by step from a dazed stranger, and finally established his own dynasty, every year in the south and the north, has occupied most of the world, tens of millions of people are looking forward to his ascension to the throne as the emperor, what reason does he have to ignore the expectations of the people of the world?

In fact, the reason for Zhang Xuan's refusal to ascend the throne is not entirely for military power, another very important reason is that he feels that he is not ready, as for where he is not ready, he himself can't say clearly, maybe it is a faint psychological resistance, ascending the throne as emperor means that he will lose his freedom.

Zhang Xuan's eyes fell on the car window, through the gap of the pines and cypresses, he could see the situation on the street, the street is full of people, most of the men, women and children are plump, ruddy faces, which means that most of their lives are relatively rich, but their clothes are relatively simple, of course, there are a lot of brightly colored satin silk, but more loose and fine linen, it seems that the simple life he advocates has gradually taken root in the hearts of the people.

At this time, more than a dozen old men knelt down to his carriage and saluted, attracting many passers-by to kneel down as well. ”

The carriage slowly stopped, and Zhang Xuan pointed to a dozen old men and said to the guards: "Invite those dozen old people, don't frighten them." ”

Several guards turned over and dismounted, and ran towards a group of old men, and after a while, more than a dozen old men were invited to the carriage, and they knelt down and kowtowed together, "Xiaomin to meet His Royal Highness King Qi!" ”

Zhang Xuan said lightly: "You don't have to be polite, please get up!" ”

The guards stepped forward one after another to help more than a dozen old men up, and the old men trembled, wondering what His Royal Highness King Qi was looking for them? (To be continued.) )