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Everyone is waiting to see what will happen. If Wu Zetian severely punished Yang Shouwen, how would the prince react? If the crown prince is indifferent, then the people who are attached to the door of the East Palace must have some consideration.

But if the prince makes a move, how will Wu Zetian react?

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Since Li Xian returned to the Shendu and was made the crown prince, the battles in the court have never stopped, either openly or darkly.

It's just that before, there was Di Renjie to suppress it. But now that Di Renjie is dead, Wu Zetian is tired of government affairs, so some people are inevitably ready to move. In their opinion, Yang Shouwen's fire is the face of Hongguoguo hitting Wu Zetian.

Even if Wu Zetian has been much gentler over the years, how can he tolerate Yang Shouwen's behavior?

However, to people's surprise, in the afternoon of the same day, the result came out in the palace: Wu Zetian ordered that the three Yang Shouwen's master and servant be arrested and put into the prison of Zongzheng Temple, waiting to be disposed of. Wu Chongxun's misconduct and humiliation of decency, dismissed him as the general of the Left Guard, and moved the defense envoy of Lingzhou to watch the after-effects......

What do you mean?

Yang Shouwen was arrested, which was already expected by everyone.

But what is the situation of being in the prison of Zongzheng Temple? Also, Wu Chongxun is Wu Zetian's nephew, and this time he is still a victim, how can he 'misbehave and insult decency'? Forget about being dismissed as General Zuowei, and demoted to Lingzhou to be a defense envoy? Maybe for ordinary people, this is a promotion, but everyone understands that this is actually a punishment for Wu Chongxun. After all, Lingzhou is close to the border fortress, and there is a Turkic rebellion, but it is quite dangerous.

The defense envoy of the capital may sound very majestic, but it is under the jurisdiction of the Kannai Province and belongs to the governor's office of the prefecture.

There seems to be some mystery in this!

Figuring out the holy will is a lesson that all ministers must practice.

So when the news came out, many people were secretly speculating about what Wu Zetian meant......

However, one thing seems to be clear: Wu Zetian will never severely punish Yang Shouwen, and he will also send him to the prison of Zongzheng Temple, which has a lot of connotations. First of all, what is Soshoji Temple? It was the institution that managed the clan and the royal family. Yang Shouwen is just a foreign minister, so what qualifications does he have to enter the prison of Zongzheng Temple?

Of course, Wu Zetian also has an explanation for this.

In the Tang Dynasty, since Taoism was the state religion of Li and Tang, Zongzheng Temple also had a special function, which was to manage the monks and Taoists in the world. Yang Shouwen was a monk and held a formal degree, and theoretically speaking, he also belonged to the rule of Zongzheng Temple. If you look at it from this point of view, it is also natural that he was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple. But is that actually the case?

As we all know, although Zongzheng Temple is in charge of the world's monks, it is not too deeply involved.

In the prison of the Zongzheng Temple, almost all the people imprisoned were relatives of the emperor, and even if they were monks, they were inextricably linked to the clan.

Doesn't this mean that Yang Shouwen is also a clan? Or is there a close connection between him and the clan?

What does Wu Zetian's will mean?

For a while, there were different opinions. However, when everyone is even more confused, what is the purpose of demoting Wu Chongxun to Lingzhou?

It's complicated!

Night is coming.

With the sound of street drums for night ban, the noisy Luoyang City gradually calmed down.

The door is closed, but the streets are still brightly lit. The lights are still on in some restaurants, and people are coming in and out.

From an inn at the corner of Hengjie Street, a group of people came out.

The man at the head is a middle-aged man, who looks white and fat, although he is dressed ordinarily, he exudes a luxurious air in his gestures.

He came to the gate of the Bronze Horse Moyang Mansion, and an attendant knocked on the door.

A crack opened in the gate of Yang's Mansion, and a human head poked out from inside, looking at the people outside: "My family Ah Lang is not a guest, please go back." ”

"Little brother, slow down, please present this to Yang Jun. If he doesn't see him, then we'll quit. ”

The servant was stunned for a moment, but after the name was lost, he glanced at the people outside the door again, then retracted his head and closed the door.

After a while, the door opened again.

The servant opened the door and said respectfully: "A few Lang Jun, my family Ah Lang is invited." ”

The middle-aged man walked up the steps and walked into Tongma Mo.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yang Chenglie standing on the porch of the central hall.

Seeing that the door was closed, Yang Chenglie hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to the middle-aged man, and said softly: "Minister Yang Chenglie, see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Wenxuan, we don't have to be like this, let's go into the house and talk."

The middle-aged man is the crown prince Li Xian.

For Li Xian's visit, Yang Chenglie seems to have been prepared. During the day, when he heard that Yang Shouwen was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple, Mingxiu told him that Li Xian was likely to come to him. As for the purpose, it goes without saying, it is to form an alliance!

That's right, alliance......

Although Li Xian has stabilized his position now, his background in the DPRK and China is too shallow.

He recruited a group of people, but he suffered from the lack of military power in his hands. And Yang Chenglie holds thousands of horsemen, and is in charge of the Luozhou United Army, which can be said to be the largest force except for the Sixteen Guards. Yang Chenglie and Li Xian also face a problem, that is, they have no background. It has only been two years since he returned to the court, and although the momentum is very rapid under Wu Zetian's care, he still does not have a stable backer.

Wu Zetian is already old, and even shows fatigue in his daily life.

In her position, Yang Chenglie is naturally as stable as Mount Tai; But once Wu Zetian abdicates, Yang Chenglie is likely to be purged if he does not have a strong backer.

Therefore, Li Xian will come to visit; And Yang Chenglie must also be prepared.

Yang Chenglie led Li Xian to the octagonal building and asked Li Xian to take a seat.

"Wenxuan, the purpose of Lone's coming here today, I think you must also know it."

Li Xian didn't say anything, and went straight to the point: "Wenxuan, Lone needs your help, but I don't know what you want?" ”

Yang Chenglie sat down on the side, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Prince, you and I have actually become one more than ten years ago...... Although there have been many misunderstandings between us over the years, both children have grown up, and the past is over. The minister knows His Royal Highness's intentions, and please rest assured that His Highness will do his best to deal with His Highness. ”

A smile appeared on Li Xian's face.

"This is the first time you and I have been so heart-to-hearted.

Wen Xuan rest assured that Qingzhi will not be in any danger this time. The reason why His Majesty imprisoned him was actually to let him avoid the limelight. You should know that before Qingzhi went to Anxi, he encountered many things...... And there are some things that are more troublesome after all. Let him be in the prison of Zongzheng Temple, it is also his protection, and when the limelight passes, he will be safe. ”

Yang Chenglie suddenly showed a look of relief, and bowed and said, "My son is reckless, please bother Your Highness." ”

"It's nature."

Li Xian spoke, and then changed his words and said: "A few days ago, His Majesty summoned Gu to discuss military affairs, and intended to let Gu reorganize the Yulin Army...... It's just that Wenxuan, you also know that Gu has been in Luling in his early years, and he is not clear about military affairs.

Therefore, there is no clue about the rectification of the Yulin Army.

Lone came to visit tonight, and I also wanted to ask Wen Xuan for advice, how should this Yulin Army be rectified, do you have any people to recommend? ”

Li Xian may be a little soft-natured, but he is not a fool.

Even if he is a fool, his wife, the crown princess Webster, is also shrewd.

In the past year, the northwest has not stopped, and many bizarre things have happened, which is enough to make Li Xian vigilant.

Previously, most of the people he recruited were some staff talents.

The army can be arranged, but the talent to lead the troops to fight is not easy to obtain, which also makes Li Xian feel very headache.

This time, he came with the intention of forming an alliance, and naturally prepared enough chips. He wants to pull Yang Chenglie on the boat completely, so he also knows that he needs to show enough sincerity.

Yang Chenglie smiled slightly and said softly: "If you talk about governing the army, the minister thinks that he is not weaker than others.

But if it is said that it is still a little difficult to take charge of an army. Yulin is the forbidden army of the Northern Ya, and the Gongwei Palace has a great stake, which not only requires sufficient talent, but also requires profound qualifications. Therefore, the minister has the courage to recommend a person for His Highness, which may be of great use. ”

A flash of appreciation flashed in Li Xian's eyes.

He likes Yang Chenglie's temperament, which is a hundred times stronger than those people he recruited in the East Palace.

"Wenxuan, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"What does Your Highness think, what does Zuo Wuwei General Xue Chuyu think?"

"Huh?"

Li Xian was stunned when he heard this, revealing a contemplative attitude.

The Northern Ya Forbidden Army is the product of the journey away from the establishment of the Sixteen Guards of the Southern Ya. Although the name of the Yulin Army has been known since ancient times, for the Tang Empire, the real Beiya Forbidden Army was formed in the twelfth year of Zhenguan, and it was mainly based on the two characteristics of recruitment and private subordination, which was to some extent out of the scope of the government military system. Then, after the perfection of Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian, the Beiya Forbidden Army gradually matured, forming two armies dominated by the Yulin Army and the Thousand Cavalry.

As Yang Chenglie said, if you want to serve in the army, talent alone is not enough, but also convincing.

Qianqi is Wu Zetian's private soldier, so it is easier to appoint. But even so, it took Yang Chenglie a whole year to barely control Qianqi. Cause? Quite simply, it's the word 'seniority'.

"Xue Chuyu, the son of Jiangmen, has the mantle of Xue Gong, and he is talented.

In the army, Xue Men already has a great deterrent power, just like Li Weigong back then, he can convince the soldiers.

Chen has some intersections with the Xue family, so he has also dealt with Xue Chuyu.

He was quite thoughtful, and he hated the current phenomenon of discarding armaments...... Since His Majesty wants the crown prince to rectify military affairs, why not let Xue Chuyu take charge? Thinking of the prince's appearance, Xue Chuyu will definitely be grateful, and he will not live up to His Royal Highness's high expectations. ”

Li Xian took a deep breath and nodded slightly.

"What Wen Xuan said is extremely true, so apart from Xue Chuyu, is there anyone else?"

Yang Chenglie thought for a while and said softly: "If you talk about talents, there are still two candidates for the minister."

These two young generals were highly recommended by the original son-in-law Xiang Chen...... One is named Wang Haibin, and the other is named Chen Xuanli. Both of them are capable and talented, and they can handle a house of soldiers and horses. Well, the son said, these two people will be able to take charge of themselves in the future. ”

If it was just Yang Chenglie's recommendation, Li Xian might not care.

After all, the two youngsters are really out of his eyes. But this involves Yang Shouwen, and Li Xian can't help but pay a lot of attention to it.

Today, Yang Shouwen burned the Wujia Building, which can be said to shake Luoyang.

Even the crown princess Wei still doesn't look down on Yang Shouwen, but after hearing about this, she can't help but praise: affectionate and righteous.

Li Xian didn't care about anything else, but he cared about his own children very much.

He also knew that Yang Shouwen was coming out for Li Bao'er. With this alone, his sense of Yang Shouwen has also become better.

"Since it was recommended by the son, there must be great talent."

Needless to say, these two names have been firmly imprinted in Li Xian's mind, even more impressive than Xue Chuyu.

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A dark cloud drifted from the sky, obscuring the bright moon.

In the second half of the night, the wind suddenly picked up.

The Zongzheng Temple Prison is located outside the Jiayu Gate of the Imperial City, and its layout is quite similar to that of the East City Prison.

A small stream flows through and flows into the Imperial City's Ningbi Pool. After nightfall, the prison of Zongzheng Temple was deserted and there was no one to be seen.

"Jasmine, push harder."

"Ah Lang, it's already very hard......"

"Alright, hold me up, don't move."

As Yang Shouwen spoke, he stepped on Yang Jasmine's head and suddenly jumped up, and put his hands on the wall.

It was a courtyard with high walls, and it was also the cell where they were held.

Yang Sixteen was exploring the wind at the door, and Wukong was lying on the porch, curiously looking at Yang Shouwen, who was stepping on Yang Jasmine's head and climbing over the wall, as if he couldn't understand what the master was doing.

After Yang Shouwen grabbed the courtyard wall, he turned over and sat on the wall with both arms.

"Jasmine Yang, you just stay here and wait for me to come back...... Remember, don't cause trouble. ”

"Got it!"

After Yang Shouwen finished speaking, he jumped down from the courtyard wall.

He crouched down at the base of the wall, his gaze swept over the empty cell, and then, when he saw the direction, he ran away......

The guards of the Zongzheng Temple prison are not tight, and to be honest, the identities of the people detained here are not ordinary, and it is more of a symbolic punishment. For example, the courtyard wall used to be very low. However, after Yang Shouwen's escape from prison last year, Zongzheng Temple immediately raised the courtyard wall. To put it bluntly, it means that it is a thing on the scene, and it just looks more solid.

In the dark imperial city, not far from Yang Shouwen's cell, there was a courtyard with lights on.

Yang Shouwen came to the outside of the courtyard, took out a flying claw and threw it out, and firmly rested on the wall. Then, he tugged twice hard, and when he was sure that he had a firm grip, he grabbed the rope of the flying claw, and after a few strokes, he climbed to the top of the wall.

"Little bell, come here."

There are two houses in the courtyard, one large and one small.

From the big room, a voice came from Yang Shouwen that felt very familiar, "Come over quickly, help me see what to do." ”

In the hut on the side, a palace maid came out.

She trotted all the way to the door of the big house and pushed it open.

"Princess, you have the wrong stitch here, it should be this way."

Yang Shouwen couldn't help but smile when he saw the figure of the little palace maid.

He glanced in either side a few more times, and when he was sure there was no danger, he jumped off the wall. When I came to the door of the big house, I heard the voice of the little palace maid.

"Princess, why are you doing this? Since you are in such a hurry, let the slave and maid do it, why bother to suffer yourself? ”

"What do you know, if you are asked to do it, how can you give it to your brother-in-law?

Counting the days, my brother-in-law is about to come back, and I want to give him this robe to wear when he returns...... Little bell, you slow down...... Alas, I'm so stupid, I can't even sew clothes well, can my brother like it? ”

Yang Shouwen stood at the door and saw Li Bao'er sitting at the table, clumsily making clothes with needles and threads.

The little bell stood aside, patiently pointing at Li Bao'er.

After a while, Li Bao'er suddenly threw her clothes on the table, and said with a dejected look: "My needlework is so poor, my brother-in-law will definitely not like it." ”

"I like it, I like it tight."

Just when Li Bao'er was complaining to herself, a soft voice suddenly came from outside the door.

The little bell was the first to react, hurriedly picked up a short knife from the table, turned around and shouted: "What person, such a big ......"

She saw Yang Shouwen standing outside the door clearly, suddenly grew her mouth and rubbed her eyes vigorously.

And Li Bao'er was the same, she was furious and looked up.

But when she saw Yang Shouwen standing at the door, dressed in black, with a black scarf on his head, and a smile on his face, she couldn't help but grow her mouth and point at Yang Shouwen, unable to speak for a long time.

"Bao'er even knows how to be a female celebrity, it's really amazing."

Yang Shouwen walked into the room, bypassed the small bell, came to the table, picked up the somewhat nondescript clothes, and draped them on his body.

"Well, it's not too big, it's just right."

"Ah......h

Without waiting for Yang Shouwen to finish speaking, Li Bao'er stood up suddenly and let out a scream! (To be continued.) )