Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 513: Fengxiang West Wild

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Daming Palace, Purple Orchid Palace.

Today, Li Shimin hosted a banquet for Tubo's surrendered ministers, Nongzan and others, and a group of important officials, including Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Chu Suiliang, all appeared on the stage. The prince selected by Li Shimin to serve the banquet is the Wei Wang Li Tai.

Li Taishan is a literary, good at socializing and entertaining, and attending such a public occasion is quite decent.

Now, Jin Wang Lizhi, who was mediocre and "abandoned" by Zhang Sun Wuji during the period of state supervision, appeared less and less in public, almost being refrigerated. Li Keyuan was in a remote place in Tubo. Only Li Taichang served the emperor. He entered the palace every day, but he was there on every occasion. Therefore, the ministers couldn't avoid guessing whether after Li Tai and the longson Wuji alliance, his chances of entering the East Palace have greatly increased?

However, no one can ignore Li Ke who is far away in Tubo. The reason is simple. The group of Tubo people who are now friends are all "invited" from the plateau by Li Ke and Qin Mubai. At the beginning of the founding of the Great Tang, three people had made such a marvelous achievement, Li Shimin, who had defeated half of Li Tang, Li Jing, who had made the south and the north of Turks, and Li Ke and Qin Mubai.

Although everyone knows that the victory of this war has little to do with Li Ke, but who called him a supervising army sent by the emperor? In terms of merit and deeds, the prince who made an expedition for the emperor, merit is the first.

So at this time, although Li Ke and Qin Mubai did not return to the court, their reputation and influence in the people of the Tang Dynasty and the court have skyrocketed.

Although Li Ke still stayed in these cities, Li Shimin sent a large number of civil servants to help him deal with the aftermath of Tubo. However, the heroic generals who have returned to the dynasty, such as Li Daliang, Li Junxian, and Qin Mubai's eldest brother, Qin Tong, have all been greatly promoted.

Li Daliang, a founding veteran who just returned to the imperial court for only three to five days, was promoted to the post of the Minister of War (second only to the Minister of War Li Ji, equivalent to the Deputy Minister of Defense), and concurrently served as the General Zuowei in the Imperial City. Yangxian public was promoted to Wu Guogong; Li Junxian, after returning to the imperial court, continued to take charge of the extremely important military yamen of the Hundred Cavalry Prison, and also served as the left guard guard general Suwei Harem. He almost led half of the imperial forest army, and the title was also by the county. Promoted to Guo Gong. Qin Tong, on the other hand, was directly transferred from a Hundred Cavalry Deputy Envoy to the Youwei General, one of the sixteen generals. Even Qin Bin, the second male of the Qin family who did not go on the expedition, was blessed because of the great contributions of his two brothers. In addition to his original position as deputy commander of the Baiqi Supervisor, he was also transferred to the Zhongshu Province as a member of the Zhongshushe. Became one of the emperor's close attendant think tanks, and was also named a marquis.

In addition, these people have also received numerous rewards of fertile land, mansions, food towns, and gold and silver.

Even these people have received such generous rewards, what about when Li Kemin and Qin Mubai return to the court?

The courtiers all watched too much the ups and downs of the world. They guessed that the day when Qin Mubai, the head of the Guanxi Army, returned to the dynasty, it must be the time to enter the center. Although he was still very young and less than thirty years old, the emperor was still in charge at the age of sixteen and ascended the throne at twenty-eight. There has never been a lack of young heroes in the history of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin also always likes to boldly use young people-if Qin Mubai enters the center of the cabinet to become one of the Zaifu, there is no doubt that he will be equipped with enough strength to compete with Changsun Wuji!

In this way, there will be two distinct parties between the ruling party and the opposition. One is the old faction and civil official group headed by Changsun Wuji; the other is represented by Qin Mubai, Li Ji, Li Daozong, and Fang Xuan. The emerging forces and military groups joined by this special figure of age.

And these two groups now also have clear banners. The banner raised by the eldest grandson is undoubtedly Wei Wang Li Tai; and the military group seems to have no choice but Li Ke.

While imperceptibly, the core contradiction of the imperial court finally surfaced, that is, the battle of the Eastern Palace has been officially put on the table. Li Zhi, who had sprung up and out of the ordinary, quietly withdrew from the competition arena. And Li Tai and Li Ke once again stood at the forefront.

And this time, Li Ke already has strong capital in his hands, enough for him to challenge Li Tai!

It's just that Li Ke is still not returning to Tubo. If Li Tai is near the water tower, whether he can get the moon first, it may be executed during the period when Li Ke still has not returned to the court.

Therefore, Li Tai was very active in the recent period. I am afraid that he is also aware of the crisis and the urgency of time, and must hurry up when Li Ke is recalled to Chang'an by his father and take the position of Prince of the East Palace.

Li Tai, now he is determined to win, and there is no retreat or choice; while Li Ke is still wholeheartedly dealing with the plateau affairs he has at hand, and his most powerful arm, Qin Mubai, does not have any unusual behavior.

The silence and movement of these two princes formed a sharp contrast. The smoke of gunpowder on the Tubo Plateau has not yet dissipated, but another struggle above the Tang court has already begun violently.

The imperial banquet in the Zilan Palace was held for a cup change, and Li Tai was the leader to persuade the wine to act, and the atmosphere was still harmonious. Li Shimin allowed Abandoned Zong and Nongzan to keep their original clothing and hair crowns, and respected their eating and language habits. These details were all done in place. Although Zizong Nongchan and others were unavoidable to be anxious about the country's subjugation, they were left with such kindness and courtesy.

In the middle of the banquet, Li Shimin got up and changed his clothes. When I arrived at the back hall, I met Li Chunfeng, Taishiling.

The Taishi Bureau is responsible for compiling calendars, observing astronomy, measuring geography, and regularly reporting to the court on the occurrence and handling of disasters such as climate predictions, earthquakes and tsunamis. But Li Chunfeng is not an ordinary "Taishi", Li Shimin has always treated him differently. Today, he deliberately waited for the stand outside the Zilan Hall, and it is estimated that there is also an important report. So Li Shimin stepped forward and asked him what was wrong.

Li Chunfeng said to Li Shimin: "The minister found out that Nishino is different from the stars in the night."

Li Shimin asked: "What's wrong?"

"The horoscope shows that Fengxiang is in the west, and there is a heroine who will prosper." Li Chunfeng said.

"The wind will fly to the west, the heroine must prosper?" Li Shimin pondered for a while, and laughed, "I just conquered Tubo, and the western borders are stable. Is there any woman who dares to rebel in the West? Reverse failure?"

"It's not the western frontier of my Datang Kyushu, it's...further to the west beyond Kyushu." Li Chunfeng's eyebrows sank, and he said directly, "It should be the Western Regions."

"Western Regions? Heroine?" Li Shimin was even more puzzled, "Who would it be?"

"The stars are mysterious, and the ministers don't know everything." Li Chunfeng said, "In fact, the ministers had observed such strange astrology together with my brother Yuan a few years ago. Remember that year after Brother Yuan had calculated , Let the Weichen once admonish your majesty, there is the heroine Wu, who will replace Li Tang in a few years, this is the number of days and is irreversible. But then the monster star appeared, and the star phase changed greatly. This heroine..."

"What do I know!" Li Shimin smiled indifferently, "You mean Wu Meiniang, right?-Actually, I don't believe you, but the things like destiny and destiny are all the same. I don't want to No matter how mediocre you are. However, you deliberately talked to me about this at this time. Are you trying to say that Wu Meiniang will be king in the Western Regions when she goes to the Western Regions?"

"Weichen, don't dare to assert." Li Chunfeng said sternly, "However, destiny is destiny. Destiny is the destiny, and it cannot be escaped! Although the demon star changed the destiny of Tang, it cannot change everyone. All the destiny of Wu Meiniang! Although Wu Meiniang will no longer have the opportunity to replace Li Tang and become emperor, her emperor's destiny will never be rid of—if the Weichen did not expect, as long as she goes to the Western Regions, she will be able to become king! "

"She called the king? Are you kidding me!" Li Shimin laughed, "Now she is just a business woman, my General Datang’s wife, how can she be called king?-What is she going to call the king, tell me As an enemy, will you contend with Datang?"

Li Chunfeng's face changed slightly. The second half of the emperor's words was what he really wanted to say, and he also expressed his true thoughts. He pondered for a while, and said: "Weichen can't see through the secrets of heaven, but can only look at it roughly. The astrological signs show that Fengxiang Xiye is the gospel of auspicious signs in my Tang Dynasty, and there is no sign of disaster. Therefore..."

Li Shimin waved his hand with a smile, "It's fine, don’t say it. The world is so big that I can’t control everything. The Western Regions, I want to conquer, but mainly to ensure the smooth flow of the Silk Road and the stability of the neighbors. It was not included in the map of the Tang Dynasty and was classified as a unified idea. There are many countries where there are different cultures, and the historical origins and racial distinctions are extremely complicated. I have ambitions to conquer Tubo, but I do not want to completely conquer the Western Regions in my lifetime. Dozens of countries. If someone can unify the Western Regions and put them into one country, this may not be a bad thing for my Datang. I don’t mind Datang having a friendly neighbor, it is better than dozens of neighbors living next door all day. It's noisy and yelling. Even if this big country turns against me in the future, it's easy to do-since I can defeat Tubo, I can defeat it with one blow, but it will be done once and for all. As for who is going to establish this unity Great Western Regions, I don’t care anymore!"

After hearing these words, Li Chunfeng was stunned for a while.

The emperor’s thinking and mind are indeed different from ordinary people.

"Do you have anything else?" Li Shimin asked with a smile on his face and relaxedly.

"Weichen has one more thing, Your Majesty Bing."

"Speak. How did you hesitate today?"

"Weichen’s brother, Yuan Tiangang...had been ascended to the immortal more than half a year ago. Weichen, only recently learned the news."

"Oh?..." Li Shimin was startled for a moment when he heard the news. Nodded slightly, he didn't say much, only said, "I know."

"Weichen retire."

After Li Chunfeng left, Li Shimin walked alone for a while, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. After a long breath, he said to himself: "I should be content too!"

Back to the banquet, Li Shimin continued to exchange cups with Yizong Nongzan and ministers. Inadvertently, he asked Chu Suiliang if there will be a Lanzhou memorial sent to him in the near future?

Chu Suiliang replied no. Only half a month ago, I received a memorial from Qin Mubai about the transfer of some generals and officials under the rule of the Lanzhou Metropolitan Government. I asked the court for instructions.

"Or...you go to Lanzhou for a visit!" Li Shimin seemed to say casually, "If there is nothing important over there, you can let Gao Yang and Qin Mingma go back to Chang'an. Just say, I. Miss them."

Chu Suiliang shook his hand holding the wine glass, and hurriedly put down the glass, "Weichen follow the order!"

"Hey, this is not the imperial decree." Li Shimin said with a smile and relaxed, "I just let you go and see. If Qin Mubai said that he still has important things to do there, you don't have to I speak. Understand?"

"Yes, Weichen understands..." Although Chu Suiliang didn't "understand" anything at all, he could only answer like this.

The emperor has never given such a confused order.

What is meant by "something to do" and what is meant by "nothing important anymore"? ——Chu Suiliang is quite big, if he goes to Lanzhou, how can he tell Qin Mubai?

Li Shimin seemed to see through Chu Suiliang's mind, hehe smiled: "Don't think too much. It's just that Concubine De has missed Gao Yang very recently. In addition, since Gao Yang gave birth to Lin'er, neither I nor Concubine De I have seen it, so I want them to stay in Beijing for a few days. But the premise is of course that national and military affairs are important, right!"

"Weichen knows..." Chu Suiliang responded cautiously, saying: The more the emperor said this, the more he expressed that he suddenly wanted to call Qin Mubai back, with ulterior motives. Moreover, he was called back to Beijing in such a private and informal way!

"On such a critical point, what does Qin Mubai's return to Beijing mean?"