Empress Wu was a little nervous and nervous in her heart, and now things have reached a very critical step. Many courtiers in the court www.biquge.info are interested in the crown prince Li Xian, although the performance of the crown prince Li Xian is average, but after all, he is an official prince. The crown prince Li Xian's talent is far worse than his late brother Li Hong, but the desire to control power is far greater than Li Hong, although a large part of the power is still in the hands of the Empress Wu, but once Li Xian ascends the throne, the power in the hands of the Empress Wu will definitely not be guaranteed, so the Empress Wu can only choose to take the initiative.

"Niangniang, Master Pei Yan Pei is here," Huangmen came to pass.

"Come in, please"

Pei Yan stepped into the palace, and the courtiers were not allowed to enter and leave the harem at will, but because Gaozong fell ill, Empress Wu had the right to deal with the government, so this ban was useless. After Pei Yan saluted and took her seat, Empress Wu ordered her cronies to guard the palace door tightly, because she had to discuss very important matters with Pei Yan. Li Xian

"Pei Aiqing, are all the matters of sealing Zen in order this time?" asked Empress Wu.

"The queen of heaven, everything is ready, but the candidate for the escort has not been decided for the time being, and the minister has a draft here, and I also ask the queen to look at it" Pei Yan is official and has outstanding ability and intelligence, but these people have ulterior motives.

"It's a little inappropriate for the prince to accompany him."

Pei Yan's mind was spinning rapidly, Gaozong was about to return to the sky, and this time the conversation between the two would even affect the fate of the empire, so Pei Yan maintained the highest vigilance.

"The Emperor and His Majesty the Queen of Heaven sealed Songshan Mountain, such a grand event The minister felt that the prince should naturally accompany him as a prince, but if he decided, please ask the Queen of Heaven to show it" Pei Yan kicked the ball to the Queen of Heaven.

"Feng Chan Songshan is a first-class killing, but after all, the political affairs of the court cannot be delayed, there must be enough people to stay in Chang'an, and it is most suitable for the crown prince Li Xian to stay as the prince."

"What the queen of heaven says is extremely true"

Pei Yan didn't express any opinions, he wanted to use this list to see what the Empress Wu had planned. Empress Wu secretly said that Pei Yan was shrewd, but when things got to this point, she had no way out, since Pei Yan wanted to test her, Empress Wu simply revealed the bottom line to him. There is no way for the martial queen, the strength of the four major Zaifu is huge, and in addition to Pei Yan, there are three positions that clearly stand next to Li Xian, and she wants to keep the rights in her hands Pei Yan is a very important move.

"Liu Renliang, Lao Yuwen, and Gao Jifu stayed to assist the government, Master Pei, how do you feel about following Your Majesty" Empress Wu asked.

"Thank you for the gift of the Queen of Heaven"

This is actually a hard job, not only is it tiring and it is said that there are no guards, but Pei Yan is secretly happy in his heart, leaving all his dissidents in Chang'an and letting him accompany the king, which shows that Empress Wu has the intention of joining forces with him. He has worked hard to cultivate Li Zhe in the past few years, maybe this opportunity has really come, and if Li Zhe ascends the throne, this great contribution will be enough to make him a generation of powerful ministers.

"Queen of Heaven, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's recent performance is a little impetuous, and he is too close to women, I'm afraid..." Pei Yan knew that Empress Wu had the heart to abolish the prince, but he was also very cautious, and there were some things that could not be said openly but could be secretly signaled.

"Li Xian's performance is really disappointing, I heard that my Zhe'er has been compiling books recently, it seems that His Majesty and I have neglected Zhe'er a little in the past."

Empress Wu's words made Pei Yan's heart thump, as a queen, she naturally would not be stupid enough to say that she would abolish the prince, and a shrewd courtier must learn to obtain key information by herself.

"The Queen of Heaven Mingjian, although His Royal Highness the King of England was a little stubborn when he was young, but in recent years, he has changed his past wrongs, cultivated himself and established virtue by honoring the emperor as an example, and compiled the prosperity of Gaozong into a book, which is really a talent of an emperor" Pei Yan has been observing Empress Wu's face after speaking, and in the case of the crown prince, he deliberately formed Li Zhe into an emperor's talent, just to see Empress Wu's mind.

"Good"

It's just a simple good word that makes Pei Yan, an angry old fox in the court, almost laugh out loud, the waste prince said that it is difficult and difficult, but it is actually simple to say that it is simple, it depends on whether anyone cooperates, and Pei Yan, a powerful assistant like the Empress Wu, has even seen the hope of success. The two of them don't even need to have too much careful planning, they just need to have a unified goal, Pei Yan has already guessed that this time Songshan Feng Zen, if Li Xian is not completely prepared, he will definitely fail.

Li Xian's desire for power is too strong, the first emperor and Gaozong and the emperors of the Tang Dynasty are all ruling the world together with the courtiers and wealthy families, if Li Xian comes to power, then the rights of these ministers will be greatly reduced, they only have the part of execution and no part of decision-making, which is not what Pei Yan, who wants to be a minister, wants to see.

"Diva of God, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you"

"But it's okay to talk about it", after finalizing this matter, the mood of the martial arts queen is also quite good.

"Regarding the relationship between the three provinces in the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong originally wanted to let the three clamp each other and not let any one dominate, but the minister thought that the current three provinces had become a drag on the court."

"Oh, why do you say that?"

"Take this incident as an example, for the drought in Luoyang, my Zhongshu Province has drafted a disaster relief plan as quickly as possible, but it has been rejected by Menxia Province several times. The first rejection said that the source of money and food for disaster relief needed to be re-examined, but after receiving the edict, Shangshu Province felt that the national treasury could not meet the cost of building the canal, and once again rejected it, and negotiated with each other to delay the disaster relief time, resulting in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. None of the three provinces has absolute real power, so the decree cannot be issued in time, which has implicated the operation of the entire court."

Of course, the Empress Wu was in charge of the government and knew this drawback, and this time the drought in Luoyang was very eye-catching, but the relief efforts of the imperial court seemed to be somewhat insufficient, which led to the unrest of the entire Luoyang area. But in her heart, she secretly scolded Pei Yan for being an old fox, not saying it sooner or later, but talking about it after she had just decided on the plan to abolish the prince, and it was clear that she was talking about the conditions.

"Okay, after the matter is completed, Benhou will naturally discuss with His Majesty to merge Zhongshu Men into one province, and Ben Hou will recommend Master Pei to serve as the governor of Zhongshu Menxia Province"

"Thank you diva"

Pei Yan has been in the court for many years, and he has long been used to the peak of calculation, and the merger of Zhongshu is a very large force, which is equivalent to getting both legislative persuasion and regulatory power, and even greater than the power of Shangshu Province. And not only did he get the real power in front of him, but he was able to go further after the new emperor Li Zhe officially ascended the throne, and the road to power and ministers was even approaching step by step.