lcionline Chapter 878 Remaining Arrangements
Chapter 878 Remaining Arrangements
"Your Majesty must be very confused, right?"
"Well, after all, I'm not familiar with certain official positions, and I can't just dismiss them at will."
"I guess Your Majesty is referring to the Inner Guard House, right?"
"Why do you say that, aunt?"
Wu Zetian's expression was hard to read: "Because almost all the civil and military officials in the court want to make sure that the people in the Inner Guard House are dead without a burial place!"
Back then, Wu Zetian established the Plum Blossom Guards, which included all civil and military officials.
In the court, most officials were arrested and severely whipped by the internal guards.
This naturally includes the current King of Zhou Di Renjie and King of Jin Wu Chengsi. However, due to Li Cunxi's own face, the two did not mention the abolition of the Plum Blossom Guards.
However, although the two of them did not mention it, other people did, such as the Minister of State Zhang Jianzhi.
As one of the senior officials of the Council of State, Zhang Jianzhi had great respect for Li Cunxi. During the first two years of his administration, Li Cunxi spent a considerable amount of time learning from Zhang Jianzhi.
According to Zhang Jianzhi, Li Cunxi was magnanimous, and the ideas of the Plum Blossom Guards were not in line with Li Cunxi's, so there was no need to keep them and they could be disbanded.
When Zhang Jianzhi made this proposal, Huang Shengyan, the chief minister of the Inner Guards, who had remained silent throughout the entire court meeting, blushed and wished he could arrest Zhang Jianzhi immediately, bring him to the Inner Guards and give him 30,000 lashes.
Huang Shengyan, who has been rampant for several years, has never seen such a thing. Zhang Jianzhi dared to say this when he was present. If this was heard behind his back, it would cost him his life.
"That's what Zhang Ge Lao thought and said. If I hadn't been sitting on the dragon bed at the time, Huang Shengyan would have really fought with him."
"Husband is currently committing a crime?"
"After Auntie stopped sitting on the throne, she started speaking as she pleased."
"It doesn't matter. I don't have many years left to live anyway, and you won't kill me. It's okay if you speak more boldly." Wu Zetian felt much more relaxed and spoke without hesitation.
"What do you think, auntie?"
"Your Majesty, have you ever heard that no matter how many masters there are in the martial arts world, their number cannot compare to the masters in the imperial court. There are simply more masters in the imperial court." Wu Zetian took a sip of hot tea. "With dozens of masters, what can't they do?"
"I have the same idea. I think they can transform. The Internal Guard House does not have to investigate all civil and military officials. It can also be used as a spy." Li Cunxi stroked his chin lightly.
"Your Majesty is wise." Wu Zetian said sincerely.
The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is about to begin, but no one knows what the situation is inside the Turks now.
If there were powerful spies who could sneak in in large numbers, the various news they brought back would greatly benefit the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Zetian believed that after the Tang Dynasty's war to defeat the Turks, Li Cunxi might have to fight two other wars.
One is the battle for the Tang Dynasty to completely conquer the Khitan. If Li Wanshan and Sun Xiangzhou only want to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty as before, rather than being completely incorporated into the Tang Dynasty, there will be a war between the two countries.
As they were both emperors, Wu Zetian thought that Li Cunxi would never be so foolish as to tolerate someone else sleeping beside his bed.
Of course, if Li Wanshan and Sun Xiangzhou had obediently joined the Tang Dynasty and become its citizens, this battle might not have to be fought.
After completely conquering the Turks and Khitans, Li Cunxi's last foreign war will begin.
The Battle of the West!
With Tubo nearby, Li Cunxi couldn't possibly let this country go!
Each of these wars was a war of annihilation, and the necessity of spies has become apparent.
"So, Your Majesty has spies outside, but what about inside?" Wu Zetian raised her eyebrows and asked.
"It would be extremely difficult to rely solely on the Censors to inspect the entire country, and not everyone is a former emperor."
Wu Zetian paused and continued, "Even if Your Majesty wanted to let Prince Wu Yanhao of Liang tour the country, how many places could he visit?"
"Your Majesty also needs an organization to monitor officials in all states. This organization must not be exposed, otherwise everyone in the world will panic."
Wu Zetian's reminder was very important, so important that Li Cunxi believed that the previous decision was not wrong.
He had already secretly monitored the candidates for high-ranking officials in various states across the country, and this force had already taken shape.
But there are not enough people at the moment.
"I will consider what my aunt said."
"Isn't what Your Majesty really meant to say 'I have already chosen the candidate'?"
"Aunt, what are you talking about? How could I lie to you?" Li Cunxi smiled calmly and changed the subject. "But, I do have a question for you."
"Your Majesty, please ask." Wu Zetian smiled slightly, already having a plan in mind.
"Do you still remember Luo Binwang of the past?"
"Of course I remember. I wish I could eat his flesh alive, but it's a pity that he disappeared without a trace."
"I found him."
Wu Zetian paused in her movements.
She probably understood what Li Cunxi meant.
This was clearly an attempt to test her, asking if she could use her enemy Luo Binwang.
"Your Majesty, I am no longer the emperor." Wu Zetian smiled. "However, I once had a deep-seated grudge against Luo Binwang. I hope Your Majesty will wait until I am dead before using Luo Binwang... Of course, if the person Your Majesty wants to use is named Luo Guanguang, I will naturally have no problem with that."
“So it can be used like this.”
“Who wouldn’t love a talented person?”
"Auntie has such a broad mind, which is admirable."
"Then I shall use Pei Rongxian?"
"It's impossible."
Li Cunxi stared at Wu Zetian's expression, which remained unchanged, and launched his final attack: "I heard that Prince Zhanghuai is still alive. He was fostered in Yangzhou in order to protect Li Xiaoyi."
When Wu Zetian heard this, her hands on the armrests suddenly tensed up, veins on her forehead bulged, and her emotions changed drastically in just a few seconds.
Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian!
This name is so taboo!
In order not to lose her composure in front of Li Cunxi, Wu Zetian immediately closed her eyes and suppressed her emotions.
"Your Majesty wants to use Li Xian?" she asked with all her strength.
"The elders of the Li clan are not useful to me. I need someone to step forward and set an example for them."
"Yao Jin is old, so let Li Gui take his place."
"Thank you for the reminder, Auntie."
……
More than half an hour later, Li Cunxi left Prince Xia's Mansion and went to Di's Mansion again.
As night was approaching, Li Cunxi left Di's mansion and turned back to Prince Jin's mansion, where he discussed with Wu Chengsi for half an hour.
By the time he left Prince Jin's Mansion, the sky and the earth were already pitch black.
The young emperor sat in the carriage, feeling full of emotion.
This carriage was the one Wu Chengsi gave him in the past. Now that he had an imperial sedan chair, he still felt that this thing was comfortable to sit in.
The main theme is not to forget your roots.
"Prince Zhang Huai..."
In the carriage, he sighed.
With the reminders of the three princes, he finally realized that the checks and balances in the court still needed to be balanced, and that using relatives to fight against relatives was not an easy path.