Great Tang princess

Chapter 789 Rebellion Plan
At this moment, inside the East Palace, Li Xian was sitting at the table, pouring bitter waters with Zhang Jianzhi and others.

"You guys don't know, that Goro Zhang has gone too far in recent days..."

He was holding a cup of tea, with an aggrieved expression: "Not to mention anything else, but he and Lian'er are against each other everywhere. Even the crown princess is ignored, and I don't know if there is a prince named Gu in this eye..."

Listening to Li Xian's complaints, everyone nodded in agreement.

Zhang Yizhi's arrogance is not only for the prince, even for ministers like them, they have learned a lot.

It can be said that relying on the emperor's favor, they are becoming more and more domineering, and there are still examples of openly asking for bribes.

Of course they didn't know that Wu Zetian was instigated by Wu Zetian behind the scenes.

Now she is pretending to be sick and not seeing anyone, so the outside world knows nothing about her situation.

In the case of closed information, it is natural that Zhang Yizhi has to listen to what the outside world says.

Coupled with her personal guidance, Zhang Yizhi's rapid evolution during this period has reached the point where no one in the government and the opposition knows it.

At this point, it was almost done, but there was still a little more material to be added, so Wu Zetian gave him another order.

In the East Palace, Li Xian called them here today not just to complain, but to act in accordance with his mother's order.

Everyone was chatting, when Sun Jingbang walked in suddenly: "Your Highness, Zhang Wulang please see me!"

"Ok?"

Li Xian raised his head: "Why is he here? No see!"

"Your Highness, he brought His Majesty's instructions, you must not see him!" Sun Jingbang reminded.

Hearing these words, Wei Lian'er frowned immediately: "Your Majesty's oral order? At this time, no one will see His Majesty, so who knows whether his oral order is true or not?"

Yan Yanfan on the opposite side shook his head: "The Crown Princess is right, but even so, I still have to see you."

Zhang Jianzhi also agreed with this: "Indeed, if it is true, if it is not seen, it will be disobedience."

Others also followed suit, thinking that it would be better to meet at this time.

Li Xian nodded impatiently: "In that case, then see you."

As he said that, he stood up and said to the others: "Please wait in the back hall first, and take a look at the situation together."

The others didn't refuse either. The crown prince asked them to eavesdrop openly, which meant that he didn't treat them as outsiders, and they listened together, so they could help think of countermeasures when the time came.

So everyone got up and went to the back hall, standing behind the screen.

Sun Jingbang also called Zhang Yizhi in and led him in.

As soon as they came in, they could see Li Xian and Wei Lian'er sitting there drinking tea with expressionless faces.

It can be seen that the mood of the two is not very good.

But Zhang Yizhi didn't seem to care about this, and saluted in a very perfunctory manner: "I have seen His Royal Highness, the Crown Princess."

"Exemption." Li Xian raised his hand, "I heard that there is an oracle from the sage?"

"Exactly!"

Hearing his answer, Li Xian and Wei Lian'er stood up and saluted respectfully.

Of course, this salute was not to Zhang Yizhi, but to his side.

Zhang Yizhi also turned slightly, and also turned to his side, saluted and said: "The saint said, from today, Wei Lian'er will be relieved of the post of commander of the hidden guard, and Zhang Yizhi will act as his agent."

"Obey!" Li Xian and the two agreed.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Yizhi smiled smugly: "Crown Princess, there is no rush for the handover. The saint is not feeling well these few days. I have to go back to take care of him first. It will be fine to hand over in a few days."

Wei Lian'er didn't have a good face, and replied coldly: "Understood."

Regarding the displeasure written on her face, Zhang Yizhi did not continue to mock.

After all, the prince is still here, at least for now, the emperor has not shown too much dissatisfaction with this son, and he dare not go too far in front of him.

……

After Zhang Yizhi left, the others also slowly came out from the back hall.

They could all see what happened just now, it's really unimaginable that this guy has become so arrogant now.

After coming out, Zhang Jianzhi and the others all looked serious.

Arrogance to this point can only show that this guy is no longer as simple as being favored in general.

Not to mention what kind of organization is the secret guard?Those are the eyes and ears of the emperor.

People who are not extremely trustworthy cannot be in charge, and now such an organization is going to be handed over to Zhang Yizhi to manage?
The signal has been revealed here, that is, the emperor no longer trusts the princess.

Even if you think about it a little deeper, it is very likely that even the crown prince won't be trusted.

So how will the prince ascend the throne in the future?There is no doubt that this is definitely a big problem.

Seeing everyone's pensive look, Li Xian turned his head slightly, and asked Wei Lian'er what to do next with his eyes.

Wei Lian'er thought for a while, and immediately gritted her teeth: "It won't work like this!"

"Huh?" Everyone was slightly taken aback.

Zhang Jianzhi asked, "What does the Crown Princess mean?"

"Now it fully shows that His Highness has lost his trust, that's why the sage took back my position as the commander of the hidden guard. If this continues, the day when His Highness will be deposed is not far away."

"what?"

Li Xian made a surprised expression: "Isn't it? If I'm abolished, then who else can..."

Speaking of this, she suddenly turned her head and asked, "Did Lian Er mean..."

Wei Lian'er nodded slightly: "Now that there is an empress, why can't there be a second one?"

When everyone heard this, they nodded in agreement.

Princess Taiping, no matter in terms of qualifications or strength, is qualified to ascend to the throne.

Rather, if she ascends to the throne, nine out of ten people will definitely agree.

As for the court, it is almost the same.

The only question is how to choose the future heir.

If she wants to get married and have children by herself, it will undoubtedly be like giving the world to people with foreign surnames.

But if you let your nephew inherit it, you will face another embarrassing problem.

That is, her position in the Taimiao will become somewhat nondescript in the future.

What's more, in today's court, there are still mostly children from aristocratic families.

None of these established families wanted Princess Taiping to inherit the throne, because her policies favored the common people too much, which had reduced their living space a lot.

If they became emperor again, they might not have a way to survive.

As for Zhang Jianzhi, although he is not from a very big family, he doesn't like to let women sit on the dragon chair because of his personality.

It's hard for macho men to submit to a woman.

They can only submit to men, and they are unwilling to submit to a woman from the bottom of their hearts.

Now there is no way, who let the current emperor have a good daughter?

Leading the army to dominate the country and gain a great reputation, but this does not mean that everyone is convinced.

Surrender now, just don't want to die.

For example, Zhang Jianzhi was like this, so he really couldn't accept Li Yuechen as the throne.

So he looked left and right, and suddenly said: "Is there something His Highness can say in Qianniuwei?"

Li Xian was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect him to bring it up. Originally, he thought Wei Lian'er needed to speak out.

But no matter what, he immediately made a look of surprise: "You mean..."

Zhang Jianzhi nodded slightly: "Besides this, there is no other way!"

Yan Yanfan and Pei Tan also froze in place. It was really unexpected that Zhang Jianzhi, the chief assistant of the cabinet, could say such a thing.

But if you think about it carefully, this is indeed the best way.

Besides, the sage has now ordered that the position of the crown princess be taken away.

If this continues, their advantage will become smaller.

After all, if the hidden guards were in Zhang Wulang's hands, they might be monitored when they met in the future, which would be even more troublesome.

If we can take advantage of the fact that the work has not been handed over, make a bad news, and launch a coup with the support of the hidden guards, maybe we can turn the situation around in one fell swoop.

As long as the prince can succeed in the coup, that Zhang Wulang is nothing but a clown.

Having figured this out, the eyes of the two gradually became firmer.

He turned his head and nodded to Li Xian: "Your Highness, what the chief assistant said is correct."

"But...if that's the case, isn't Gu..." Li Xian made a hesitant look.

"Your Highness, I can't wait any longer. Continue to wait. When the time comes for the concubine to hand over to Zhang Wulang, the hidden guards will not belong to me!" Zhang Jianzhi advised.

Yan Yanfan also echoed: "Yes, Your Highness, the crisis is already at stake, and we must deal with it."

Pei Tan also chimed in.

Hearing the three people's persuasion, Li Xian still looked undecided.

Finally Wei Lian'er said: "Your Highness, if you hesitate now, there is no room for regret later! I hope Your Highness will make a decision!"

Hearing what she said, Li Xian gritted his teeth, made a look of determination, and nodded fiercely: "Okay, that's it!"

……

With such an order, the matter is considered settled.

Zhang Jianzhi immediately changed a serious expression: "Your Highness, this matter must be resolved quickly, and it must be resolved within three days!"

Li Xian nodded: "Don't be afraid, the two orphaned nephews are now in Qianniuwei, so I think they can help!"

Yan Yanfan thought for a while: "But will His Royal Highness..."

"Don't worry, the fourth child and Gu have played together since they were young, and they have a good relationship. What's more, brother is still holding an important position in the military department, so he can also help."

Hearing him mention Li Xian, several people nodded, but they almost forgot about the Second Highness.

You know, he has played with the prince fighting cocks and walking dogs since he was a child, and the relationship between the two is not bad.

And now that Princess Taiping is not here, it is the perfect time, as long as the Ministry of War and Qianniuwei can be dealt with, the matter will be stable!

So Li Xian said: "Okay, everyone go back first, and Gu will go to prepare. Now that the decision is made, let's make a quick decision!"

Li Xian also didn't want to give them too much time to think carefully, as there were many things that couldn't stand scrutiny.

So you have to be fast, and get it done when everyone can't react.

……

After sending them away, Li Xian immediately sent someone to call Wu Sansi, the servant of the Ministry of War, over.

After coming to the East Palace, Wu Sansi still looked curious, why did the prince ask him to come here today.

Although since Li Xian became the crown prince, he has been courting him to save his life, but this is the first time he invited him.

The main reason is that Wu Sansi also knew that the emperor had no intention of letting his nephew be the heir, so in order to save his life, he kept fawning after Li Xian became the prince.

But no matter what, since you have been called here today, you should perform well.

If he can get the prince's appreciation for this, he doesn't have to worry about being liquidated in the future.

After coming to the main hall, make a cup of tea.

Wu Sansi saluted respectfully: "I don't know if His Royal Highness called the officials here today, what orders do you have?"

Li Xian waved his hand to let the maids leave.

Seeing this scene, Wu Sansi's heart skipped a few beats, and he was about to say something extraordinary.

Sure enough, Li Xian went straight to the point and said, "I think that Auntie is old and it's time to rest. I wonder if my cousin agrees?"

Hearing this sentence, Wu Sansi's eyes widened suddenly, his legs softened, and he almost didn't sit down directly.

"This... this subordinate is not feeling well today, and I didn't hear a word of what His Royal Highness said! It's not early, so this subordinate..."

Wu Sansi retreated while talking, as if he wanted to leave.

However, as soon as he walked to the door, before he could raise his hand to pull the door, he heard a crisp "click".

If it was before, he might not know what the sound was.

But now, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, Wu Sansi also has a good understanding of the new weapons in the army.

He could hear it, it was the sound of a shotgun being loaded!
Hearing this voice, he froze in place for a moment, with big beads of sweat streaming down his forehead.

After turning his head slowly, he saw Li Xian sitting behind the table with a serious expression, holding a shotgun in his hand and pointing it at this side.

"This...His Royal Highness..."

Wu Sansi knows how powerful this thing is, and also knows that Li Xian has a talent for shooting, and his marksmanship is particularly good.

Coupled with such a short distance, if he really pulls the trigger, he will be beaten into a hive in the next second.

"Cousin is in such a hurry to go back, is he planning to report to Auntie?" Li Xian asked with raised eyebrows.

"His Royal Highness is joking, the subordinates have not been here today, how can..." Wu Sansi laughed dryly, trying to get away.

But Li Xian interrupted him directly: "Okay, I called my cousin over today to help. If you don't want to help, I don't know what to do..."

Hearing this sentence, Wu Sansi secretly groaned in his heart.

Unexpectedly, this prince actually had the guts to launch a coup.

But the question is, what should I do?

Help, and if he fails, don't even think about his own head afterwards.

But if I don't help, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the sun tomorrow morning.

Wu Sansi didn't want to die, at least not now, so he asked, "I don't know Your Highness, how can I help you?"

"Now that Yuechen is not here, my cousin is handling the affairs of the Ministry of War. Presumably, he should be able to mobilize Qianniuwei?" Li Xian asked.

But Wu Sansi shook his head: "Your Highness doesn't know something, not to mention the saint's soldier amulet to mobilize the army, but also the Minister of the Ministry of War..."

"Gu doesn't intend to mobilize the entire Qianniuwei, just a battalion is enough. Such a large-scale mobilization doesn't require any soldier charms?" Li Xian asked rhetorically.

(End of this chapter)