Chapter 99 The situation in Chang'an
. As the intelligence leader, Wu Meiniang naturally knew the war very well. Whenever she heard Li Yan's shameless contributions on her, she was so funny that she giggled. But when Li Yan spoke at the end, she concealed the secret meeting between Li Shimin and the Queen of Silla. After all, this was the family affairs of their Li family, and it was really difficult to spread. However, Li Yan told Wu Meiniang about the conversation between Li Shimin and herself.
The reason for this is that Li Yan has too few think tank talents around him, Lu Hong is one, but the conversation was originally about them, the old ministers of the Liang Kingdom, so he naturally could not let him help the staff. Among the remaining people, Yan Bei was just a slut, and it was useless to tell him that the only one who was capable and qualified to help Li Yan investigate was the only one left Wu Meiniang, who was only in her teenage years old.
Wu Meiniang was in charge of intelligence and knew a lot about Li Yan. She had investigated Lu Qing and the others, but she never expected that their group of people were related to Li Yan's princess, and the princess' identity was even more amazing. She was actually the princess of Nanliang more than ten years ago. Lu Qing and the others were all old ministers of the princess.
After listening, Wu Meiniang was excited and a little lost. What was excited was that Li Yan trusted him so much that he told him such a secret matter without reservation, which shows that in the other party's heart, he had regarded himself as a person who could absolutely trust. However, Princess Qi's life experience was so amazing, and the old ministers of Liang were all under Li Yan and were entrusted with important tasks. In this way, the position of Princess Qi was extremely strong. Even if he could see the light in the future, he still could not compete with others and was destined to be Li Yan's wife. Thinking of this, Wu Meiniang, who has always been proud, naturally felt a little disappointed.
"Husband, Your Majesty is really good to your son. Not only does it not blame any such a big deal, but it also helps you analyze the disadvantages of appointing Lu Hong and others. However, it is only Su Dingfang. I am afraid that he can't suppress Lu Qing and Hu Li. It seems that your highness has to find a few more generals." Although Wu Meiniang was disappointed, she did not show it. She thought for a while before speaking.
"I'm just making this plan. My father asked me to go back to Chang'an for a while, and just took advantage of this opportunity to find a way to attract more people. In addition, Chang'an's industries should be sorted out." Li Yan nodded in agreement. He should go back and take a look after it for so long after leaving Chang'an. In addition, although Wang Zihao did a good job, he still needed some things to come out in person.
"Husband, now is not a good time to go back to Chang'an, but Your Majesty has an order, and you have to go back. It seems that Chang'an City can't be calm this time." Wu Meiniang sighed and said with a worried look when she heard Li Shimin asking Li Yan to return to Chang'an.
"Why, what changes have happened in the situation in Chang'an?" Li Yan was stunned after hearing this, and immediately reacted and asked.
"Haha, what else can there be any change? It's not that your two good brothers have made it. One was originally in power and the other was in danger, but now the situation has reversed. The savage fish has turned over and gained the position of a state supervisor. The powerless one is dissatisfied and causes trouble everywhere. Now the entire Chang'an City is in chaos. If it weren't for the Duke of Wei and Fang Xiang who were fighting there, even the war in Goguryeo might have been affected."
Wu Meiniang said with a smile, but when she talked about Li Yan's two brothers, she looked disdainful. In her opinion, no matter which aspect, her husband Li Yan was more than a hundred times stronger than those two. The throne of the Tang Dynasty should be occupied by those who are capable. All princes can start with the talents, so naturally, the husband around her is the leader, and only her husband is qualified to sit on the throne.
Although Li Yan roughly understood what was going on after hearing this, he still asked some details in detail before he could figure out the destruction that Li Chengqian and Li Tai were doing in Chang'an. At the beginning, Li Shimin handed over the position of governing the country to Li Chengqian. At the beginning, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty did a good job and handled the government affairs in an orderly manner. Even Fang Xuanling praised him very much. However, with Li Tai's trouble later, the matter was completely out of control.
First, Li Tai sent people to spread rumors everywhere, spreading Li Chengqian's foot disability, and exaggerating the facts, which made Li Chengqian's foot disease very serious. The prince's foot disease was only circulated among the nobles in the court at the beginning. After all, it was related to the national system. People who knew it only talked privately and dared not spread it randomly. Therefore, the common people didn't know much. At the same time, Li Chengqian's abnormal sexual orientation was also published to attack the other party's expectations. Although Li Tai thought that these things were very secretive and could not find any evidence to prove that he did it, everyone knew it.
As soon as these two rumors came out, they had a considerable effect. There was an unwritten rule for being an official in the Tang Dynasty, that is, there were certain requirements for the appearance of officials, and they did not have to be very good-looking, but at least the five limbs were healthy and upright. Even officials were like this, let alone the prince of a country. As for the other abnormal sexual orientation, it would be nothing if it was placed on ordinary people. The ancients were much more open than later generations imagined, and they also had a very tolerant attitude towards homosexuality. They would only think that the other party's virtue was a disadvantage. However, virtue was one of the most important virtues for a prince. Therefore, for a time, public opinion was very unfavorable to Li Chengqian.
As these two rumors spread to Li Chengqian's ears, the prince who was so proud that he was so angry that he left his serious political affairs and began to use his power to suppress Li Tai a series of suppression. The most important thing was the people who usually depended on Li Tai. If Li Chengqian found a little mistake, they would either be demoted or killed.
Li Tai was dissatisfied with his heart. Seeing that the position of the prince was very close to him, Li Chengqian was regent again, making the position of the prince extremely strong all of a sudden. Therefore, he was very unwilling to accept it. He had revenge and exerted his anger, but it attracted Li Chengqian's harsh revenge. With his temperament, he naturally would not give up. He mobilized all his strength and disgusted Li Chengqian in a different way, which led to the conflict between the two from secret to open.
Fang Xuanling and Li Jing advised Li Chengqian many times, asking him to show his elder brother's spirit and not to be as knowledgeable as Li Tai. Everything is based on government affairs. If it were put in the past, Li Chengqian could still listen to these words, but since his lameness, his temperament has changed drastically. In the words of later generations, he has become very inferior and sensitive, and his ideas are also a bit extreme, so he can't listen to them at all and still does his own way.
Later, seeing that the two brothers were really fussing, Fang Xuanling had to go to the palace to report everything to Empress Changsun. The wise queen of the Tang Dynasty was so angry that she got angry on the spot when she heard what her two biological sons did and called her to the palace to criticize her. Li Chengqian and Li Tai were still very awe of their mother, so they were scared. After being scolded, they became much more honest. Although they were still invulnerable to intrigue, they did not dare to do too much.
This is the situation in Chang'an City now. The conflict between Li Chengqian and Li Tai was temporarily suppressed by Empress Changsun. It seems calm on the surface, but when Li Shimin returns, someone will definitely report what his two sons have done to him. I don't know what Li Shimin will do at that time? As a strong competitor to the position of prince, Li Yan is not suitable to return to Chang'an to wade through the muddy waters of his two brothers before the situation is completely clear.
After Wu Meiniang finished talking about the situation in Chang'an, she looked at Li Yan hesitantly, and then said, "Husband, now the prince and the King of Wei are fighting, which is a good opportunity for us. Should Meiniang do something? It is best to see some blood and completely detonate their conflict. In this way, Your Majesty will definitely be disappointed with the two when he returns to Chang'an. At that time, as the most favored prince, the position of the prince will be your possession."
"Don't, don't move around!" Li Yan was shocked after hearing this. He absolutely believed in Wu Meiniang's ability. Moreover, Yang Shi's brothers were there in Chang'an City. With the help of Wang Zihao, who was very good at hand, he could definitely do what Wu Meiniang said. However, Li Yan didn't want to intervene in the battle between Li Chengqian and Li Tai. It was just a bottomless vortex. He could not escape if he touched the edge. He should do his own thing well.
Wu Meiniang was not surprised to hear Li Yan's rejection. Although Li Yan did not say it clearly, she could also feel that her husband seemed not very interested in the throne of the Tang Dynasty. But the more he did this, the more favored he seemed. Moreover, His Majesty is also very strange to him. He was very indulgent to Li Yan's son and even allowed him to recruit soldiers in Dengzhou. I really don't know what the father and son were going to do?
Without Li Yan, Wu Meiniang never asked about it. This was also her cleverness, but soon she thought of another thing and said, "By the way, husband, there is another very important thing, which is the news from Mr. Wang of Chang'an. In addition, there are also two very important figures in Dengzhou."
"Huh? What does it mean?" Wu Meiniang said something a little unclear, and Li Yan couldn't react at once.
"That's right, Mr. Wang heard that there was a prince of King Kuang who wanted to see you. It seemed that there was something very important. I hope you could meet him. Some time ago, Yang Shi's subordinates discovered that two young people with extraordinary temperament came to Dengzhou. Later, after confirmation, one of them was the prince. As for the other, haha, husband, guess who the other party is?" Wu Meiniang asked with a naughty smile when she said this.
"Mei Niang, I can't guess this for my husband, but that Wang Kuang is not simple. Those who can come with him are definitely not ordinary people!" Li Yan pinched Wu Meiniang's face intimately, and his eyes also showed a bit of curiosity. Last time, Wang Kuang was cheated by him, but now he actually came to find him on his own initiative. There must be some important hidden information.
"Haha, the other party is not only not an ordinary person, but also has a very prominent background. This person's name is Cui Yu, who comes from the Cui clan of Qinghe, and has a very high status in the clan. I also received reliable news. The other party may have surrendered to Your Highness!" Wu Meiniang spoke out her identity with a proud look on her face.
Chapter completed!