After the two parties initially determined their intention to cooperate and formulated a preliminary plan, Gal Qinling explained some of his plans to Empress Wu before saying goodbye and leaving.
Empress Wu was very interested in Gal Gongren's voluntary surrender, and even appointed Gal Gongren as the general of the right prison gate, the Duke of Anguo, and a city of two thousand households. The purpose was naturally to use Gal Gongren to deal with Li Xian.
As the current situation in the DPRK changes, the struggle between the two sides has reached a new climax, so Empress Wu is too lazy to conceal such a purpose.
Although Empress Wu lost Xue Yuanchao, she had a powerful assistant who was no less intelligent than Xue Yuanchao. Coupled with this person's influence in the Tubo army, his value would definitely be far greater than that of Xue Yuanchao. At certain moments, he could even raise his arms and raise his arms.
, can quickly summon an army of hundreds of thousands, which is definitely an existence that can break the balance.
Therefore, Empress Wu still made a lot of money overall. If it were not for the comparison with Xue Rengui and his son, Empress Wu could be said to have gained quite a lot this time.
However, the increasing status of Xue Rengui and his son was not what she was happy to see, but she also knew that all this was not in her hands, and she had nothing to do about it.
Early the next morning, Gaozong came to see her with a smile. Gaozong held a memorial in his hand and laughed at Empress Wu: "Meiniang, you are going to lose now.
Let’s take a look, Xue Rengui came to the table. Because he was old and frail and unable to handle military and state affairs, he requested to become an official and return to his hometown to retire.”
"Oh? Is this true?" Empress Wu was also shocked when she heard this. She quickly took the memorial handed over by Emperor Gaozong and read it carefully. It turned out to be the memorial of Xue Rengui's request to become an official. She couldn't help but feel happy.
"Haha, is Xue Rengui stupid? He actually gave up his position because of his son. This is not a good thing for that boy Li Xian." Empress Wu was very happy because she knew deeply that Xue Rengui's
Although his credit is not as great as that of his son Xue Na, his qualifications are much older than his son. If he is allowed to sit in the political affairs hall, even Pei Yan, Li Yiyan and others will have to give some face, but Xue Ne is too young.
Although military merit is very high, if you often brag about it, you are committing a taboo, and you will probably get burned in the end.
And the most important point is that Xue Na's experience in court struggles is simply incomparable to Xue Rengui. He is just a young boy. Even if he is helped up, the threat to him is extremely limited.
Of course, Li Xian's actions did not stop at this time. He was also carrying out tit-for-tat actions, introducing talents on a large scale and promoting their official positions. In addition to recommending Tang Xiujing, who fought on the Tubo battlefield, as the Minister of Zhongshu, Wang Xiaojie was
The Minister of the Ministry of War, Hei Te Changzhi, was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and was a third-rank member of the Tongzhongshu family. He also recommended Xue Na, who had made great contributions to the world, as the Zhongshu Ling, and was a third-rank member of the Tongzhongshu family. In fact, the current government has been almost controlled by Li Xian.
, Gaozong's consent was just a matter of formality, and the Zhengshitang also ordered Xue Yuanchao to die of illness due to the original Zhongshu order, and Pei Yan, the minister, went to Luoyang, and Li Yiyan, who temporarily served as the chief prime minister, did not know why he was crazy, but he unexpectedly agreed.
This resulted in the prime ministers of the Political Hall actually passing these appointments with a majority advantage.
In fact, these appointments are not only for these generals, but also for other generals who have made meritorious service during the campaign, as well as many talents under Li Xian's command. For example, Wang Bo was appointed as the prince of the country, and Du Shenyan was appointed as the minister.
Zuo Cheng and Guo Yuanzhen were appointed as Minister of Rites, Yao Chong was appointed as Shaoqing of Dali, Song Jing was appointed as Minister of Household Affairs, etc. There are also some newly discovered talents, such as Zhang Jianzhi, Jing Hui, Cui Xuanwei, Yuan Shuji,
Huan Yanfan and others were appointed as supervisory censors.
This can be said to be the first comprehensive blood change in Li Xian's history, because Li Xian also knew deeply that his father, Emperor Gaozong, would not live for more than a few months and would die soon, although he was very sad in his heart.
He was reluctant to give up, but he was even more unwilling to let power fall into the hands of Empress Wu, so he took the opportunity to take such a big move.
At this time, the secret organizations in Li Xian's hands, such as Infernal Affairs and Tangmen, were also operating at high speed, doing everything they could to collect information, and constantly mobilizing and adjusting their forces so that they could be mobilized and adjusted as soon as possible after a crisis occurred.
react.
In particular, Li Xian felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart. Because Pei Yan left so quickly, it was likely that Empress Wu was brewing a new conspiracy. In addition, he learned about it through Wei Tuan'er and Wuneng.
, Gal Gongren, the son of Gal Qinling, has secretly defected to Empress Wu, bringing not only tens of thousands of Tibetan elites, but also hundreds of masters from Jasa Temple. All this shows that his premonition will not be successful.
wrong.
"It seems that the situation in the Tang Dynasty will change soon. At such a critical moment, I must seize the opportunity. Otherwise, what awaits me in the Tang Dynasty will be wars and disasters, and what awaits my clan in the Tang Dynasty will be disaster.
, will be a brutal and bloody massacre."
Li Xian looked in the direction of Luoyang and said silently.
At this time, Gaozong was completely unaware of all of Empress Wu's actions. He always boasted about his son and loyal ministers under his command to Empress Wu. At the same time, he most liked to watch those memorials praising virtues and auspicious gifts.
"Haha, Xian'er became the superintendent of the country, and the situation of our Tang Dynasty immediately changed dramatically. First, our Tang Dynasty expanded its territory to thousands of miles, and its martial arts flourished, shocking the past and present. Recently, I heard that the "Sikuquanshu" is about to be completed, which shows that
With the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, the great prosperity of the Tang Dynasty is coming, and with the frequent occurrence of auspiciousness in various places, even my body has improved a lot. A situation like this is really rare in ancient and modern times. It is the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Yao, Shun, and Yu.
Those ancient saints and kings were just like this, not even as good as today. I can have such a capable son, what else can I be dissatisfied with? Haha, Mei Niang, I am going to find a good and auspicious day in the near future to abdicate the throne to him.
Xian'er, be a comfortable Supreme Emperor and help me figure out which day is more suitable?"
Gaozong looked at Empress Wu with a smile on his face, with a bit of relief and a bit of pride on his face, as if he had never been so relaxed in his life.
Empress Wu also laughed with Gaozong, echoed Gaozong, boasted about Li Xian, and envied Gaozong's blessings. However, her heart was full of anger, and a trace of cruelty flashed in her eyes.
, but under her cover-up, Gaozong did not notice anything strange in the eyes of his wife who had lived with him for thirty years. (To be continued.)