On the long street after the rain, people are sparse.

A black-covered carriage swayed forward and headed towards the Wenxi County Mansion in front of it.

Su Liangsi withdrew his gaze from the corner of the long street outside, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Li Xian and said, "Your Highness, you will arrive at the Wenxi County Mansion in front." ”

Li Xian wore a black gold silk robe, a black hat, and the two beards on his mouth looked mature.

"Sima, do you think the Wenxi County Guild accepts the position of the East Palace?" Li Xian raised his head with some concern and looked at Su Liangsi: "From the prime minister to the guests of the East Palace, will this gap be bigger?" ”

Su Liangsi said with a wry smile on his face: "The minister didn't expect that His Majesty would ask Zhongshu Province to draft the holy decree first. ”

Su Liangsi was also helpless.

The emperor took the first step to draft the holy decree, which directly led to everyone now complaining about Pei Yan's nitpicking and Pei Xingjian's carelessness.

Now the holy decree is resting there, further, Pei Xingjian is the Duke of Jiangguo, serving in the middle, but if that step can't be passed, Pei Xingjian will be delayed there, unable to move at all.

In other words, he will always be the secretary of the military department, but because he can't pass the pass in his heart, he can't even go to the military department.

If he doesn't go to the Ministry of War, he will have no book in the Ministry of War.

This is equivalent to that after Pei Xingjian's hard battle, not only did he not go further to become the prime minister, but he lost his position as the secretary of the military department in disguise.

If he continues to call himself sick and closes his door, I am afraid that the guilt in the emperor's heart will also turn into suspicion and resentment.

Li Xian came to visit Pei Xingjian this time, hoping that he could be a guest of the prince of the East Palace.

The crown prince Shaobao proposed by Li Xuan before, Su Liangsi didn't dare to mention it at all now.

If there is no emperor's holy purpose, they may be able to give the crown prince Shaobao to Pei Xingjian a step, but the emperor's holy purpose is ahead, and Li Xian will not be able to surpass the emperor at all.

And in this matter, the problem is not with the emperor, but with Pei Yan.

Those who really know understand that this is Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian, two brothers, competing for the position of prime minister, but Pei Yan and Pei Xingjian are brothers of the same clan, and it is not easy for outsiders to even interfere.

In addition, what Pei Yan said was not unreasonable, that is, Li Xian could not intercede for Pei Xingjian in front of the emperor.

He could only come to this trip in person and persuade Pei Xingjian to be demoted to accept the position of the prince's guest, but Li Xian also knew that the possibility of Pei Xingjian accepting it was too low.

"How did it come to this?" Li Xian sighed lightly, looked at the vermilion lacquer gate that slowly appeared outside the car curtain, a trace of pity flashed in his eyes, and then got up.

……

"Your Highness!" The tall and sturdy sixty-year-old butler, when he saw Li Xian, immediately couldn't help shouting: "Come on, open the middle door......"

"No need." Li Xian waved his hand, and while walking inside, he said: "Lone is here to visit Wenxi County, how is Wenxi County?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, my lord, his old illness has recurred, and it is not convenient now." The housekeeper stepped back, but the person always stood in front of Li Xian's side, and said at the same time: "The old slave will go and inform the master first, clean up a little, and then see His Highness." ”

"Old diseases?" Li Xian's footsteps finally stopped, and he looked at the housekeeper with a somewhat strange expression.

"Yes!" The housekeeper brought out a smile of embarrassment on his face, and said: "This is an old injury from the early years, although the spring is warm now, but there are also repeated cold weather in the spring, the injury is a little pus, and it needs to be cleaned up slightly, please enter the middle hall first......"

"No need." Li Xian waved his hand directly, and said unexpectedly gently: "Now the weather in Chang'an is indeed not suitable for recuperation, please tell Wenxi County Princess, just say that Her Royal Highness Princess Wencheng is going to Yangzhou to recuperate, I wonder if Wenxi County Princess's plan to go to Yangzhou to recuperate together?"

In addition, there are still some troubles in Yangzhou, and I need the help of Wenxi County, and I hope that Wenxi County will not refuse. ”

After speaking, without waiting for the housekeeper to answer, Li Xian nodded, and then turned around and left directly.

didn't go in to see Pei Xingjian, Li Xian left directly.

Sitting in the carriage, Li Xian's face became cold, and he said directly: "Enter the palace, I want to see my father." ”

"Yes!" Su Liangsi looked at Li Xian in some surprise, bowed slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

……

In the study, Pei Xingjian, who was dressed in a white silk single coat and was writing something, suddenly raised his head and said in surprise: "The prince is here...... Ahem...... Gone again? ”

"Yes, the prince said that Yangzhou is suitable for recuperation, and he wants to ask the lord to accompany Her Royal Highness Princess Wen Changcheng to Yangzhou to recuperate, and at the same time help deal with some affairs in the East Palace." Although the butler had a hint of surprise on his face, he still told the whole story.

"Ahem...... Pei Xingjian coughed slightly, lowered his eyebrows slightly, and said softly: "Yangzhou, Sima ...... of Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion The small staff is taken by the big cane, the prince is not such a smart person...... Is it the ploy of the king of Nanchang? Does the prince trust the king of Nanchang so much? ”

The housekeeper was listening in a daze, and asked uncertainly: "Master, what is Sima of the Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion?" ”

Pei Xingjian took a deep breath, waved his hand and said: "This is another smart man's retreat for the old man, both to save face and to give the inside, but his retreat, others may not be willing to give it, and the old man may not be willing to accept it." ”

The housekeeper looked at Pei Xingjian with some uncertainty and said, "Master......"

"Bang bang bang!" There was a gentle knock on the door of the study, and the voice of the servant outside sounded: "Master, the eldest master is here." ”

"Hmm!" Pei Xingjian looked at the door in surprise, then couldn't help laughing, shook his head, and said: "It seems that this king of Nanchang is really shrewd, uncle, I'm afraid he just came from Pei Yan, right?" ”

The housekeeper couldn't help frowning, then looked at Pei Xingjian and said, "Master......"

Pei Xingjian sighed lightly and said, "Let's go and see it, although this matter seems to be a matter of my Pei family, but it is Your Majesty and the Queen of Heaven who really make the decision...... Forget it, let's write a recital first...... Ahem......"

……

In the Zichen Palace, Li Xian stood respectfully in the center, and the Empress Wu was reviewing the chapters above.

The golden pen in his hand was gently swiped, and the Empress Wu did not look up, and asked directly: "Do you want to invite the prince of Wenxi County to be the guest of the prince, and concurrently serve as the governor of Yangzhou?" ”

"Yes." Li Xian bowed down and said seriously: "Erchen just went to visit the Duke of Wenxi County, the Duke of Wenxi County has relapsed from his old illness, and it may not be easy to recuperate in Chang'an. ”

The golden pen in Empress Wu's hand paused, staring straight at Li Xian, and after a while, Empress Wu asked softly: "Prince, do you know that there has been a drought in Jiangnan this year, and there are already people in Yuezhou, Yangzhou, Changzhou and other places who are inciting the people?" ”

"Ahh Li Xian's eyes widened in disbelief, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Queen Mother, the affairs of Jiangnan, didn't Uncle Wang of Nanchang have been pacified a few years ago, Jiangnan has been smooth in the past few years, and the people are harmonious, how can someone incite ......"

Li Xian's brows furrowed tightly, he couldn't understand, why did such a thing happen here?

Seeing Li Xian like this, Empress Wu suddenly lost interest, waved his hand and said: "It has nothing to do with the previous things, it is something else, but there are also people who are taking advantage of the drought in the south of the Yangtze River, after all, there is more than one smart person in the world." ”

Li Xian arched his hand and said cautiously: "Queen Mother, do you want to transfer troops to suppress it?" ”

"What kind of troops to transfer, it is not easy for the war to stop this year, the people are stable, and then the troops are transferred, this year there must be chaos." Empress Wu glanced at Li Xian angrily, then shook her head and said, "Since you have the heart to transfer him to Yangzhou, let him deal with it, but this matter has to be ...... by your father."

A slight sound of footsteps sounded outside the hall, and then there was no pause, and he came directly to the hall.

The chamberlain in Tsing Yi handed over the notebook and said: "After the day, Wenxi County was sick and asked to resign as the secretary of the military department. ”

Empress Wu was slightly stunned, and then said with emotion: "It seems that he also understands your hard work, forget it......"

"So be it." Li Zhi said and walked out of the side door, Li Xian hurriedly bowed down and said, "The son of the emperor to see his father." ”

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "That's it, to be honest, the situation is deadlocked so far, and I can't bear it."

Wenxi County Gong has been fighting for the Tang Dynasty for many years, and now it is just a slight mistake, and he has been misunderstood by his colleagues so far, forget it, since he has the heart to recuperate, he will go to Yangzhou to stay for a while.

As a guest of the crown prince, he served as the governor of Yangzhou, and many things in the southeast could also be handed over to him to deal with. ”

"Thank you, father." Li Xian bowed heavily, his face grateful.

Li Zhi smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's hard for you, you still have this ability to regulate yin and yang...... Go, you personally go to the Wenxi County Mansion to pass the decree, and he, the Duke of Jiangguo, should also accept it. ”

"Oh, my father, the queen mother, and my sons and daughters have retired." Li Xuan bowed heavily to Li Zhi and Empress Wu, and then quickly turned around and retreated.

In the hall, Li Zhi walked to the side of the Empress Wu and sat down.

Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi with some curiosity and asked, "Your Majesty, why is this matter so over?" ”

"Xue Yuanchao is not Pei Yan's opponent." Li Zhi shook his head and said: "The situation always has to be balanced, and at the moment this matter has to be dealt with quickly, there are too many people in the army watching, and he can't handle it here, so many people can't deal with it later, and things must always be qualitative." ”

Mistakes, misunderstandings, these two words, suddenly appeared in the mind of the Empress Wu.

The emperor has already characterized this matter, and Pei Xingjian has done something wrong.

Ashina Fu Nian is a criminal against the Tang Dynasty, and he should have been guilty of a felony, but because Pei Xingjian promised in advance, as long as Ashina Fu Nian can send Ashina Wen Fu to Chengcheng, then he will be spared from death, but he did not set a deadline.

In the end, Ashina Fu Nian fought against Datang at the last moment, and when he was desperate, he chose to surrender to Datang.

He clearly took advantage of a loophole in this.

Therefore, Ashina Fu Nian surrendered, which Datang did not recognize.

The reason why Pei Xingjian is so unacceptable is that the court does not recognize what he promised, so he has no authority in the military department and the army.

It is impossible for the emperor to retreat, it is impossible for the imperial court to retreat, and it can only be Pei Xingjian who can retreat.

Recuperation was his last dignity.

But in this way, the prestige of the imperial court was also greatly damaged.

Pei Xingjian does not admit his mistakes, which means that the court and the emperor are condescending to the heroes, and it is very fatal in the eyes of the generals in the army.

As for saying that there is no faith in what he says, and those who surrender are killed or something, which real soldier cares about this.

If this is the case, when Li Jing attacked Jieli back then, he should not have taken advantage of Tang Jian's time in the Jieli camp and told Jieli that the Tang Dynasty would not do it.

Li Xuan should not have re-attacked Luo after only a few months after getting the tribute promised by the Tubo royal family to the Tang Dynasty.

No one cares about these things, as long as the army is strong, and then give a plausible reason, and some people are willing to believe it.

……

After listening to Li Zhi's last words, Empress Wu's expression fell silent.

Xue Yuanchao is not Pei Yan's move, Pei Yan's greatest ability is to make everyone believe that he Pei Yan has won this game in the more than a year that Pei Xingjian has been away.

This method is a little jealous even for the emperor.

(End of chapter)