A big fire caused undercurrents in Luoyang.[
Everyone was waiting and waiting for the final result. If Wu Zetian punished Yang Shouwen severely, what would the prince react? If the prince was indifferent, then those who were dependent on the gate of the Eastern Palace must have some considerations.
But if the prince made some moves, what would Wu Zetian react?
Since Li Xian returned to Shendu and was appointed as the crown prince, the struggles in the court have never stopped either lightly or in secret.
But in the past, Di Renjie suppressed it. But now Di Renjie is dead and Wu Zetian is tired of government affairs, so some people are bound to be ready to move. In their opinion, Yang Shouwen's fire is just the red fruit that hit Wu Zetian.
Even though Wu Zetian has been much more gentle over the years, how could he tolerate Yang Shouwen's behavior?
However, to people's surprise, in the afternoon of the same day, the result was reported in the palace: Wu Zetian issued an order to capture Yang Shouwen's master and servant, and instigate him to the Zongzheng Temple prison, waiting for disposal. Wu Chongxun's misconduct and insulted decent behavior, dismissed the position of General of the Left Guard and moved to the Lingzhou Metropolitan Defense Envoy to observe the future...
What's the meaning?
Yang Shouwen was arrested, which was expected by everyone.
But what was the case when he was invaded to the Zongzheng Temple prison? Also, Wu Chongxun is Wu Zetian's nephew, and this time he was still a victim. Why did he "behave misbehaving and declining"? It would be fine if he was given the Left Guard General, but he was demoted to Lingzhou and became the Dudu Defensive Envoy? Perhaps for ordinary people, this is an promotion, but everyone understands that this is actually a punishment for Wu Chongxun. After all, Lingzhou is close to the frontier and there are Turkic rebellions, which is quite dangerous.
The Duo Defensive Commander sounded very majestic, but he was under the jurisdiction of the inner road of the Pass and was under the jurisdiction of the Bingzhou Governor's Office.
There seems to be some mystery here!
To understand 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 punish Yang Shouwen severely, and he was also sent to the Zongzheng Temple prison, which has many connotations. First, where is Zongzheng Temple? It is an institution that manages the royal family and royal relatives. Yang Shouwen is just a foreign minister, so what qualifications are there to enter the Zongzheng Temple prison?
Of course, Wu Zetian also explained this.
In the Tang Dynasty, since Taoism was the national religion of the Li Tang Dynasty, Zongzheng Temple also had a special function, which was to manage monks and Taoists in the world. Yang Shouwen was a monk and held a formal certificate of sacrificial certificate. Theoretically, it was also under the jurisdiction of Zongzheng Temple. If we look at this point of view, it was natural that he was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple. But is this actually the case?
As we all know, although Zongzheng Temple is in charge of monks and Taoists in the world, it is not involved too deeply.
In the prison of Zongzheng Temple, almost all the imprisoned relatives were royal relatives, and even monks and Taoists were closely related to the royal family.
Doesn’t this mean that Yang Shouwen is also a royal family? Or is it that he has a close relationship with the royal family?
What does Wu Zetian’s will mean?
There were many different opinions for a while. However, when everyone was even more confused, what was the purpose of demoting Wu Chongxun to Lingzhou?
Very complicated!
Night is coming.
With the sound of drums on the streets at night, the noisy Luoyang City gradually returned to peace.
Fangmen is closed, and the streets in Fangnei are still brightly lit. The lights of some restaurants and restaurants are still on, and people are entering and leaving.
A group of people walked out of an inn at the intersection of Hengjie Street.
The man who is a middle-aged man, looks white and fat. Although he is dressed in ordinary clothes, his every move shows a luxurious spirit.
He came to the gate of Tongmamo Yang Mansion, and a follower knocked on the door.
A crack was opened in the Yang Mansion gate, a head was poked out from the inside, and looked at the person outside and said, "My son is not here, please go back."
"Brother, please present this slah to Yang Jun. If he still doesn't see him after seeing him, then we will surrender."
The servant was stunned for a moment, but after Mingla, he glanced at the people outside the door again, then retracted and closed the door.
After a while, the door opened again.
The servant opened the door and said respectfully: "My husband, my husband is invited."
The middle-aged man stepped up the steps and walked into the bronze horse mode.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Yang Chenglie standing on the porch of the middle hall.
Seeing that the door was closed, Yang Chenglie hurriedly stepped forward, bowed to the middle-aged man, and said softly: "Since Yang Chenglie, see Your Highness the Crown Prince."
"We don't have to do this, we'll just go into the house and talk."
The middle-aged man was the crown prince Li Xian.
Yang Chenglie seemed to have prepared for Li Xian's visit. When he heard that Yang Shouwen was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple prison during the day, Mingxiu told him that Li Xian would probably come to him. As for the purpose, it goes without saying that it is an alliance!
Yes, alliance...
Although Li Xian has stabilized his position now, his foundation in the court is too shallow.
He recruited a group of people, but he was suffering from the lack of military power. Yang Chenglie held thousands of cavalry and was also in charge of the united troops of Luozhou. It can be said that he was the largest force besides the Sixteen Guards. Yang Chenglie and Li Xian also faced a problem, that is, they had no background. It has only been two years since he returned to the court. Although he was very fast under the care of Wu Zetian, he still had no stable backer.
Wu Zetian is already old and even shows fatigue in her daily life.
When she was in power, Yang Chenglie was naturally as stable as Mount Tai; but once Wu Zetian abdicated, if Yang Chenglie did not have a strong backer, he would probably be cleansed.
Therefore, Li Xian would visit him; and Yang Chenglie must also be prepared.
Yang Chenglie led Li Xian to the Octagonal Building and asked Li Xian to sit down.
"I believe you know the purpose of Wenxuan today."
Li Xian did not talk much, and said straight to the point: "I need your help, but I don't know what you have?"
Yang Chenglie sat down aside, pondered for a moment and said, "Crown Prince, you and my family 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, so let's go over the past. I know the intention of the palace, so please rest assured. I will do my best to deal with your highness."
A smile appeared on Li Xian's face.
"This is the first time you and me, so heart-to-heart.
Wenxuan, don’t worry, Qingzhi will not be in any danger this time. The reason why His Majesty detained him was actually to let him avoid the limelight. You should know that Qingzhi had encountered many things before when he went to Anxi... and some things were more troublesome after all. Letting him in the Zongzheng Temple prison was also a protection for him. When the limelight came over, he should be safe."
Yang Chenglie suddenly showed relief and bowed, saying, "You are reckless, please worry about your highness."
“This is nature.”
Li Xian spoke, and then turned around and said, "A few days ago, Your Majesty summoned Gu to discuss military affairs, intending to ask Gu to rectify the Yulin Army... But Wenxuan, you also know that Gu had been in Luling in his early years and was not clear about military affairs.
Therefore, there is no clue to rectifying the Yulin Army.
Gu came to visit tonight and wanted to ask Wenxuan for advice on how to rectify the Yulin Army? Do you have any talent recommendations?"
Li Xian may be a little soft-hearted, but he is not a fool.
Even if he is a fool, his wife, the Crown Princess Wei, is extremely smart.
Over the past year, there have been constant wars in the northwest, and many bizarre things have occurred, which are enough to make Li Xian become alert.
Previously, most of the staff recruited were recruiting.
It is difficult to obtain talents who can march and lead troops to fight, which also makes Li Xian feel very troubled.
This time, he came with the intention of forming an alliance, so he naturally prepared enough chips. He wanted to pull Yang Chenglie on the ship completely, so he also knew that he needed to show enough sincerity.
Yang Chenglie smiled slightly and said softly: "If you talk about military management, I think you are not inferior to others.
But it is still a bit difficult to take charge of an army. Yulin is the imperial guards in the northern yamen, and guarding the palace is of great importance. It not only requires sufficient talent, but also requires deep qualifications. Therefore, I dare to recommend one person to Your Highness, which may be of great use."
A hint of admiration flashed in Li Xian's eyes.
He likes Yang Chenglie's attitude of knowing how to advance and retreat, which is a hundred times stronger than those recruited by the East Palace.
"Public propaganda, but it's okay."
"Your Highness thinks, what about the general Xue Chuyu, the left Wuwei?"
"Um?"
Li Xianwen was stunned when he heard this and showed a meditative attitude.
The Northern Imperial Guards were the product of breaking away from the sixteen guards of the Southern Imperial Guards. Although the name of the Yulin Army has existed since ancient times, for the Tang Empire, the real Northern Imperial Guards was formed in the 12th year of Zhenguan, and it mainly focused on recruitment and private subordinates, and to some extent it separated from the scope of the government system. Later, after the improvement of Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian, the Northern Imperial Guards gradually matured and formed two armies dominated by the Yulin Army and Thousand Cavalry.
As Yang Chenglie said, if you want to serve in the army, you are far from talent alone, and you must be convinced.
Qianqi is Wu Zetian's private soldier, so it is easier to appoint it. But even so, it took Yang Chenglie a whole year to barely control Qianqi. The reason? It's very simple, it's the word "qualification".
"The son of Xue Chuyu's sect was extremely talented after being given the mansion of Xue Gong.
In the army, Xuemen had a great intimidation after it, just like Duke Li Wei of the past, he could convince the soldiers.
I have some interactions with the Xue family, so I have had relationships with Xue Chuyu.
He had a lot of ideas and hated the current lack of military ailments... Since Your Majesty wants the prince to rectify military affairs, why not let Xue Chuyu take charge? I think Xue Chuyu will be grateful when the prince comes forward, and will not let down His Highness's high hopes."
Li Xian took a deep breath and nodded slightly.
"What Wen Xuan said is very true. Is there anyone besides Xue Chuyu?"
Yang Chenglie thought for a while and said softly: "If you talk about talent, I have two more candidates.
These two young generals were strongly recommended by Yizi to the minister at the time... One was named Wang Haibin and the other was Chen Xuanli. Both of them were capable and could take charge of the troops of the mansion. Well, Yizi said that these two people can stand alone in the future."
If it were only recommended by Yang Chenglie, Li Xian might not care.
After all, the two young players really didn't catch his eye. But when it came to Yang Shouwen, Li Xian couldn't help but pay much attention to it.
Today, Yang Shouwen burned Wu’s house and could be said to have shaken Luoyang.
Even the Crown Princess Wei still doesn't like Yang Shouwen, but after hearing this, he couldn't help but praise: affectionate and righteousness.
Li Xian didn't care about anything else, but he cared about his own children very much.
He also knew that Yang Shouwen was standing up for Li Guer. With this, his sense of Yang Shouwen became better.
"Since it's recommended by Yizi, there must be great talent."
Needless to say, these two names have been firmly imprinted in Li Xian's mind, even more profound than Xue Chuyu's impression.
A dark cloud floated from the horizon, covering the bright moon.
In the second half of the night, a wind suddenly blew.
The Zongzheng Temple Prison is located outside the Jiayu Gate of the Imperial City, and its structure is quite similar to that of the Dongcheng Prison.
A small stream flowed through and poured into the Ningbi Pond in the Imperial City. After nightfall, the Zongzheng Temple prison was deserted and there were no people.
"Marl, put some force."
"Alang, I've tried very hard..."
"Okay, hold me up and don't move."
As Yang Shouwen spoke, he stepped on Yang Moli's head and suddenly jumped up, and his hands were placed on the wall.
This is a courtyard with towering walls and a cell that is also the prison where they are held.
Yang Shiliu was looking for the wind at the door, while Wukong and the others were lying on the porch, looking curiously at Yang Shouwen who was stepping on Yang Moli's head and climbing over the wall. He seemed to be unable to understand what the owner was doing.
After Yang Shouwen grabbed the yard wall, he used both arms to force him, and then turned over and straddled the wall.
"Yang Moli, you guys are here, wait for me to come back... Remember, don't cause trouble."
"knew!"
After Yang Shouwen finished speaking, he jumped off the courtyard wall.
He squatted under the wall, swept across the empty cell, then recognized the direction, and ran away...
The guards of the Zongzheng Temple prison are not tight. To be honest, the people who are detained here are very different, and they are more of a symbolic punishment. For example, this courtyard wall was very low before. However, after giving birth to Yang Shouwen and escaped from prison last year, Zongzheng Temple immediately raised the courtyard wall. To put it bluntly, it means that the matter on the scene looks more solid.
In the dark imperial city, not far from Yang Shouwen and his cell, there is a courtyard with lights on it.
Yang Shouwen came outside the courtyard, took out a flying claw and threw it out, and steadily placed it on the wall. Then, he pulled it hard twice, and after he was sure to hold it tightly, he grabbed the rope of the flying claw, and then climbed onto the wall a few times.
"Little bell, come here quickly."
There are two rooms in the courtyard, one large and one small.
From the big house, a voice came that made Yang Shouwen feel very familiar, "Come here quickly and help me see what to do."
A palace maid came out of the small house next to her.
She trotted all the way to the door of the big house and pushed open the door.
"Princess, your stitches are wrong here, so that should be the case."
When Yang Shouwen saw the little palace maid, he couldn't help laughing.
He looked at both sides a few more times, and after confirming that there was no danger, he jumped down from the wall. He came to the door of the big house with a slight hand and heard the voice of the little palace maid.
"Princess, why are you doing this? Since you are so rushing, just let me do it, why bother yourself?"
"What do you know? If you ask you to do it, how can I give it to Brother Yizi?
Calculate the day, Brother Yizi is coming back. I still want to give him this robe after he comes back... Little bell, please slow down... Oh, I'm so stupid that I can't even sew the clothes well. Can Brother Yizi like it?"
Yang Shouwen stood at the door and saw Li Guer sitting at the table, clumsyly making clothes with needles and thread.
Xiao Lingdang stood aside and patiently pointed at Li Guer.
After a while, Li Guer suddenly threw her clothes on the table, revealing a depressed look: "My needlework is so bad, Brother Yizi will definitely not like it."
"I like it, I like it tight."
Just as Li Guer was mourning and complaining, a soft voice suddenly came from outside the door.
Xiao Lingling first reacted, quickly picked up a short knife from the table, turned around and shouted sternly: "Who is so big..."
She saw Yang Shouwen standing outside the door clearly, suddenly grew up her mouth and rubbed her eyes hard.
The same is true for Li Guer. She was frightened and looked up to watch.
But when she saw clearly Yang Shouwen, who was standing at the door, wearing black clothes, and wearing a black scarf on his head, couldn't help but grow his mouth wide and pointed at Yang Shouwen, and couldn't speak for a long time.
"Guoer even knows Nu Hong, it's so amazing."
Yang Shouwen stepped into the house, walked around the little bell, came to the table, picked up the somewhat inappropriate clothes and draped them over him.
"Well, it's not big or small, just right."
"ah……"
Chapter completed!