Chapter 351: Chang'an Chaos (Part II)
Zhang Xun bowed slightly to Li Heng, and said solemnly: "Your Highness, this northern expedition has exhausted the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, and now Ma Renjie has received all the merits, and there will be no strong enemies in the north from now on. The return to the Hui is extinguished, and the Tang Dynasty has no worries since then. ”
Li Heng waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Zhang Qing, you know that what I said is not what I meant. The work of destroying the country...... Hehe, Ma Renjie is already a very popular minister, and now he has added this merit of destroying the country, how can you teach me how to reward him? ”
Zhang Xun said solemnly: "Your Highness, Ma Renjie is definitely not a minister, even if something happens in Tingzhou, it is also the work of those arrogant soldiers, and it has nothing to do with Ma Renjie." The merit of destroying the country must not be rewarded, but the reward cannot come from His Royal Highness, and now His Majesty is nowhere to be found, and His Royal Highness refuses to ascend the throne, how to reward such great merits can only be decided by the Son of Heaven, not by the prince. His Royal Highness only needs to welcome the soldiers into the city on behalf of His Majesty, and the matter of reward is not given for the time being. ”
Li Heng thought for a moment, frowned, and said, "What Zhang Qing said is very reasonable, but in this case, wouldn't it be necessary to let the person who reported the victory know that His Majesty is not in Chang'an City?" ”
Zhang Xun said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, how long has it been since this, everyone in Chang'an City has long known, can you still hide this matter?" Privately inform the people who report the victory, and don't let them talk nonsense. ”
Li Heng pondered for a moment and nodded. Indeed, it is almost August now, although the news is blocked in every possible way, but I am afraid that half of Datang already knows about it. Even if the person who reported the victory knew about it, it would not hurt.
Zhang Xun said solemnly: "Your Highness, it doesn't matter if Your Majesty is in Tingzhou now. Is it okay now? Your Highness should conform to the will of the people. ascended the throne as the emperor, so Chang'an can be safe, and the Tang Dynasty can be safe. Otherwise, the news that there is no owner in the country will spread farther and farther, and I am afraid that those wild people will make trouble again. ”
Li Heng waved his hand, shook his head and said, "Zhang Qing, anything else can depend on you, this matter is definitely not good." Where Your Majesty is now, I will find out. As for the savage people. Hehe, with the prosperity of my Datang now, which guys dare to jump out, let people destroy them. ”
Zhang Xun had to say more, Li Heng's face was pale, and he waved his hand again and again. Others persuaded to enter for the sake of wealth, and Zhang Xun persuaded to enter for the stability of the Tang Dynasty, this Li Heng knew it, so he was not really angry, but he also had his insistence. Unless something really happens to His Majesty, he will be here waiting for his father's return.
Zhang Xun no longer dwelled on this topic. Li Heng can be like this, and he actually admires it very much. Speaking of the entry of the victorious people into Chang'an tomorrow, Zhang Xun said: "Your Highness, after Ma Renjie's subordinates report the victory, this northern expedition will be over." His Royal Highness can order Ma Renjie's subordinates to return immediately, and send an order to Ma Renjie to let him enter the court. The commanders of the Hokkaido march should also be incorporated into the DPRK. ”
Li Heng frowned and said, "What, Zhang Qing also has doubts about Ma Renjie?" ”
Zhang Xun shook his head and said: "I don't doubt Ma Renjie, but now that the rumors are shaking the world, everything is pointing to the west and Ma Renjie." At this time, Ma Renjie is no longer suitable to be the main general in Moxi. In addition, Ma Renjie is extremely protective, if the arrogant soldiers and warriors who stayed behind in Tingzhou really did something, he might not be willing to deal with it. Ma Renjie entered the court, and sent people to the west of the border to deal with those arrogant generals. This is extremely beneficial to Ma Renjie himself and to the entire Datang. ”
Li Heng said: "The words are good, but what if Ma Renjie refuses to enter Beijing?" ”
Zhang Xun said in a deep voice: "Does Your Highness think that Ma Renjie will be unwilling to enter Beijing?" ”
Li Heng pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "After all, he is the son of Ma Shaobao, the son of Chang'an, and I have never doubted his loyalty." ”
Zhang Xun nodded and said in a deep voice: "If Ma Renjie is unwilling to enter Beijing, then His Royal Highness and I have seen the wrong person." At that time, we had to use the preparations we had been preparing for so long. However, I believe in my vision, Ma Renjie is by no means a rebellious minister. ”
The two discussed for a while, and then made a decision, in the name of the prince of the prison country, to summon the main generals of the Hokkaido march into the court, this time including Ma Lu.
Zhang Xun walked out of Xingqing Palace, and rushed to Yankangfang as quickly as possible to deal with the affairs of the Hezhong Group. The importance of the Hezhong Group to the Tang Empire is even higher than that of the Household Department, and most of his time as the Household Scholar is spent here.
For most of the past half a year, he has also taken on the responsibilities of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and he is very busy every day, and his hard work is unspeakable, although His Royal Highness will reward a large bowl of astragalus mutton every day, but it can't make up for the deficit in the body. He knows his own affairs, Zhang Xun knows that he can't last too long like this, but now that the Tang Empire is treacherous, he has to support it no matter what.
Zhang Xun no longer rides a donkey now, the mount is a good horse given by the prince, and he rode to the gate of the Hezhong Group, and glanced at the tall Fufeng County Mansion opposite, Zhang Xun was also a little emotional. It was the owner of this mansion who had sent him to his current position so that he could fulfill his lifelong ambitions, and now he had to pull the owner of this mansion down from the top of the human realm.
A beautiful little lady walked out of the door, saw Zhang Xun nodded slightly, Zhang Xun also nodded, and led the horse into the compound of the Hezhong Group.
Yang Youniang frowned lightly, and soon after walking out of the house, she disappeared into the streets. Recently, as more and more rumors about Tingzhou have come out, the Fufeng County Mansion in Yankangfang has unwittingly become a center of the storm.
Chang'an City is so big, a lot of news spread quickly, and more and more people in the court council accused her husband of being disobedient, and these news could always reach her ears. Originally, when His Majesty was there, there were always people who would say this, and that was nothing, after all, the husband was high and powerful, and it had reached the point where there was no reward, but at that time, no matter who mentioned this, he would be severely reprimanded by His Majesty, but now the prince of the prison country has a significantly different attitude, and as a result, there are more and more people who say such things.
In fact, everything comes from rumors, and it is said that the palace also sent someone to investigate the origin of the rumors, but there is no clue. So Yang Youniang decided to investigate in person, wanting to know who was playing tricks and harming her husband.
The husband is no longer in Chang'an City, and even the closest master doesn't know where to go, she is the mistress of the Fufeng County Palace, so she must stand up at this time and protect her and her husband's home.
After the rumors spread, the originally lively Fufeng County Palace's mansion was already full of people, and the ladies and ladies who used to visit them in the past were all gone. The Hezhong Group on the opposite side is still lively, but the carriages in and out of the Hezhong Group are far away from the Fufeng County Palace, for fear of getting too close and getting lucky.
The husband is not there, and neither is the master, everything needs to be on his own. In the past few days, I have been going out every day to find the source of the rumors, and the city fox society has dealt with a lot, but there is still no clue.
So she still has to go out today, and she has to find the source of the rumors in Chang'an City. It's been so long since she became a woman who has been a husband, and she is used to living a clean life in the mansion, but now she seems to have returned to the days when she was not out of the cabinet.
Yang Youniang thought in her heart, and lowered her head slightly, in fact, she hadn't left the cabinet yet. Just gave him her body like that, lived in his mansion like that, and endured the gossip of so many people, thinking of this, she also felt a little aggrieved in her heart.
It's been so long since the Son of Heaven gave him marriage again, but he still hasn't got the title he deserves, after all, it's a daughter's family, how can he not care about this kind of thing.
Married to a hero of the world, maybe that's what it looks like. Thinking of the women in the backyard, Yang Youniang was also a little relieved. They are also the women of the husband, and they have also wasted their years in the compound, and compared to them, they can at least walk around the mansion at will, while they can only stay in the mansion forever, waiting for his return.
The day passed quickly, and still nothing. As soon as she entered the gate of Yankang Fang, a young scribe under the willow tree walked out and nodded at her.
She naturally recognized this scribe, his name was Li Juan, he was the cousin of the great poet Li Bai, and his other identity was the doorman of her husband. He returned to Anxi with his husband from Sa Mojian, and later stayed here after returning to Chang'an.
Li Juan turned around and walked to a small courtyard behind her, and Yang Youniang followed and walked in, closing the courtyard door gently. In the small courtyard, there was a tall Xinghu woman standing, and she nodded lightly when she saw Yang Youniang.
"Madam, it's time to leave Chang'an City." Li Juan bowed respectfully to Yang Youniang, "Now that the wind and rain are coming, if Madam doesn't leave Chang'an City, I'm afraid it's too late." ”
"This is ......" Yang Youniang ignored Li Juan and looked at the Xinghu woman and said.
"This is Mi Xue, the general's henchman, the chief of Anxi's secret agents, this time he came to Chang'an City to report the victory." Li Juan introduced.
Yang Youniang nodded, looked at Mi Xue and frowned, "Do you want me to leave Chang'an City, is it my husband's intention?" ”
Michelle shook her head and said, "The general didn't say it, it's my judgment." Madam, you have to leave Chang'an City, and all the general's concubines have to leave Chang'an City. It's still too late to leave, and I'm afraid that it won't work in a few days, and I won't be able to leave if I want to. ”
Yang Youniang frowned and said, "What do you mean, do you mean that the husband really wants to rebel?" I don't believe it! My husband is not that kind of person. ”
Mi Xue said: "The general is naturally not a rebel, but the general will not abandon Anxi's hundreds of thousands of robes." Some things are pushed step by step, and no matter what, the conflict between the general and Chang'an is inevitable. At that time, madam, you can't get out here, either you will become the hole card of the Chang'an side to blackmail the general, or you will be killed to sacrifice the flag, in my opinion, the second possibility is more likely. If Madame is thinking about the general, she should listen to me and leave Chang'an City as soon as possible. ”
Yang Youniang listened, frowned and was silent. (To be continued......)