Tibet

Li Ye did not personally take part in the attack on Jingxiang this time. Instead, he let Lei Wanchun take command, and Wang Xiaoru, the naval force, coordinated with him to mobilize an army of 80,000 to capture Jingxiang.

Li Ye's focus has always been on moving the capital. This is his opportunity to move eastward, and he never wants to let it go. These days, he can receive the latest intelligence every day.

In the official room, Li Ye said to Liu Yan and Li Bi: "I just got the latest information. The strongest opposition to moving the capital is the clan. Among them, King Xue Li Xuan is the leader. He has gathered more than 20 clan members around him and is firmly opposed to it. Moving the capital has made the emperor very passive. The capital relocation was originally a certainty, but under their clamor, he became hesitant again. We must take action and cannot let this rare opportunity go unresolved."

Li Mi thought for a moment and said: "If we attack the clan directly, it may be counterproductive. I feel that killing chickens and scaring monkeys is the best way!"

Liu Yan also agreed: "Your Highness, you can start with the people around him to make him feel that death is so close to him, and he will shut up!"

Li Ye walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "What I'm worried about is to scare the snake and make the emperor realize that we did it, but it will outweigh the gains and losses. The best way is to let Li Xuan be used by us, or be held hostage by us and have to obey us." s arrangement."

"Your Highness plans to take action against Li Xuan's son?"

Li Ye said calmly: "Li Xuan's youngest son is called Li You. He is only three years old. He is extremely smart and known as a child prodigy. Li Xuan regards him as a treasure and loves him extremely. He controls Li You in his hands and is not afraid of his disobedience. "

Li Bi said again: "Your Highness, just beating a drum is not enough. You have to beat a gong. Li Xuan's brother-in-law Feng Zhengqin is treacherous and despicable. He has done many evil deeds in the fish and meat village. You might as well attack him first and then beat Li Mi." Excellent drum!"

Li Ye nodded, "Aunt Gongsun happens to be in Chang'an. I asked her to do this, and with the help of the Dugu family's Yinyi, we can ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Since King Wei Li Zhen was killed and King Xue Li Can was deposed, Pengcheng County Prince Li Xuan was renamed King Xue and was also named Minister of Zongzheng Temple. Because the Ning Prince line was too low-key, Li Xuan became the de facto leader of the clan.

This time the emperor wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, but he was strongly opposed by Li Xuan. His reason was very simple. The emperor had great difficulty in moving the capital from Luoyang back to Chang'an. The Tang Dynasty was able to rectify its origins, so what was the point of moving the capital back to Luoyang?

Under his connection, the Tang clan members opposed the relocation of the capital and became the strongest resistance to the emperor's move to Luoyang. Emperor Li Heng had no choice but to suspend the plan to move the capital.

That morning, the housekeeper came to report in a panic, "Your Majesty, Uncle Feng is dead!"

Li Xuan was shocked. Uncle Feng was the princess's eldest brother Feng Zhengqin, the great-great-grandson of Feng Deyi, a minister in the early Tang Dynasty. He was over fifty years old. Yesterday, he invited himself to go on a spring outing. He was alive and well, so how could he suddenly die?

He asked the messenger: "Has the imperial doctor seen it? What was the cause of death?"

The messenger nodded and said, "Replying to the prince, the imperial doctor has looked at it. There are no external injuries and no signs of poisoning. The imperial doctor said that he may have died suddenly because he was too tired these past few days!"

"Tired?"

Li Xuan was a little surprised. Feng Zhengqin had always been pampered and pampered. Why would he be tired?

But as soon as he thought about it, Li Xuan realized it and cursed in his heart. He must have gone too far with playing with women.

"I know. I will inform the princess and pay my respects tomorrow."

Li Xuan didn't want to see the princess, so she asked the housekeeper to inform the princess. Sure enough, the princess was immediately filled with grief and immediately went back to her parents' home to see her elder brother's body.

Li Xuan was upset for a while. Feng Zhengqin's death was too unlucky. He was about to summon the clan and collectively protest against moving the capital, which completely made the emperor give up on moving the capital. But at this juncture, his uncle died, so he Incapable of doing anything else.

Forget it, let the eldest son go to the funeral for his uncle!

Li Xuan had three sons in total. The eldest son Li Jian was granted the title of Duke of Wu, the second son Li Jian was granted the title of Duke of Yu, and the youngest son Li You was granted the title of Duke of Qu.

Li You is only three years old. He was born to his most beloved concubine. This child is full of fragrance and extraordinary. He is only three years old this year. He is very smart and lively. He can already recognize hundreds of words. Li You loves him very much. , hold it in your mouth for fear of melting, hold it in your hand for fear of falling, just treat it like a treasure.

He specially invited the famous alchemist Liu Xuanjing to read the child's face, and Liu Xuanjing wrote four words for him, "The face of an emperor."

Li Xuan could not sleep at night for several nights, thinking that his son would become the emperor.

He suddenly became active and became the leader of the clan. To a large extent, he was paving the way for his younger son.

At this moment, my concubine, Mrs. Wang, ran to the study room in a panic, "Your Majesty, You'er is missing!"

Li Xuan stood up in fright and stammered, "What do you mean? Where has the child gone?"

"I don't know either. You'er is sleeping soundly in bed. I went to see him just now, but he was gone. The maid doesn't know what happened? It's just that there was an extra letter."

Li Chu stepped forward and snatched the letter from his concubine's hand. He saw on the cover of the letter, it read, 'King Xue Li Chu personally opens it! ’

Without signing the letter, he hurriedly took out the letter and looked at it carefully. He was stunned as if five thunders had struck his head.

The concubine was anxious and pushed him: "Your Majesty, where is You'er?"

Li Xuan read the letter again, and it was clearly written in the letter, 'If you spread the word, your life will be in danger. ’

Li Xuan tried his best to calm down, waved his hand and said: "Don't make any noise first, and tell the maid not to go out and talk nonsense. The child has been kidnapped, and I have to redeem him."

The concubine's face turned pale and she cried: "Your Majesty, please report to the official!"

"It's bullshit to report to the official. You'er will be dead if you report to the official. The other party just wants me to do something. You'er will be fine for the time being."

"how do you know?"

"That's what it says in the letter! They won't kill You'er, they just ask me to do something. If we dare to report it to the official, You'er will lose a foot. Hey! What are these scoundrels doing to arrest my child?"

Li Xuan was so angry that he cursed, and the concubine sobbed: "Your Majesty, how should I save You'er? Do they want money?"

"I don't know what they want. They asked me to go to Taibai Restaurant alone in an hour. I'll leave now."

Li Qi thought about it, but still felt uneasy, and repeatedly told her concubine: "Remember it carefully, hide the news from me, don't make it public, let's save the child's life first."

The concubine nodded repeatedly, and Li Xuan nervously got on the carriage and went to Taibai Restaurant.

Li Xuan arrived at Pingkangfang Taibai Restaurant. It was exactly noon and there were many drinkers. When he walked into the lobby, a bartender was about to greet him when a samurai rushed in front and asked, "Your Majesty, please come with me?"

"Who are you?" Li Xuan asked.

The warrior said calmly: "Don't worry about who I am. If you want a son, just follow me!"

The samurai turned around and left. Just as the bartender was about to step forward, Li Xuan waved his hand and pointed at the samurai to indicate that he had made an appointment.

They arrived at the private room on the third floor. The samurai opened a door and said, "Your Majesty, please come!"