Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 988

Along the Jialing River.

Cun Xiao was still in extreme shock.

"Impossible, how could the emperor die at such a young age? Impossible, why is there such a secret?"

In his opinion, this matter was weird, but it was impossible for the emperor to die.Even if the emperor really died, why did he keep the funeral secret, and why did he order him to go to the feudal domain immediately? Shouldn't he be called to Beijing immediately?

The rest of the kings were also enfeoffed by the prince sect.

However, the more Liu Ji thought about it, the more this possibility became possible, and all kinds of clues led him to think in that direction.

"Your Majesty, you mean in case, if in case His Majesty really dies at this time, what do you think the court should do to be the safest?"

Keep filial piety and feel numb.

"Your Majesty, why don't you let me analyze it for you. If it happens, the emperor suddenly died suddenly at this time. I mean, it's not impossible. Once charged into the hidden formation, there are countless old wounds on his body, and no one knows if there is some hidden disease left behind. How many heroes and emperors died suddenly and early."

"If His Majesty really dies suddenly, and it is in Chang'an City, then if I am the Prime Minister of the Zhengshitang accompanying me, what should be the most urgent task? Of course, the situation must be stabilized first. The crown prince is still far away in Luoyang, but Helong. There is still a big war going on, at this time, to stabilize the morale of the army, the court, and the world, it is of course best to keep it secret first, and send someone to take the prince back to Chang'an City."

"Then first order the prince to be regent and supervise the country, and then what? Naturally, the clans that can threaten the young prince will be crowned kings, and all of them will be enshrined as vassals, so as not to cause disaster within the Xiaoqiang. After the internal and external control, the emperor will be announced. After the news of the collapse, and then the crown prince ascends the throne, everything will be settled."

According to Liu Jie's inference, Cunxiao thinks it really looks alike.

"Could it be? Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible."

Cunxiao clenched his fists tightly, he couldn't imagine that the fifth younger brother who not only parted before, would have died suddenly.

"I'm going to Chang'an."

Luo Cunxiao said suddenly.

Liu Ji advised urgently, "Your Majesty, absolutely not. If there is no order from the Zhengshitang, Your Majesty will have no reason to go to Chang'an. Now that you have this order, Your Majesty will go back to Chang'an, that's even more impossible. If you go back Chang'an, I'm afraid my life will be lost."

If, as he had guessed, the emperor died suddenly, then this edict came down to show suspicion and guard against him.At this time, Cunxiao rushed back. Isn't this giving others a handle and looking for a dead end?
What will the court think?You will definitely think that he is here to fight for the throne.

Cun Xiao said angrily, "I don't want to go to Yunnan in such a muddleheaded way. I'm going to Chang'an City to see what happened."

"My lord, calm down. You have to think about it carefully. If the emperor is really dead, what are you going to do?"

"What to do, of course it is to mourn for the emperor."

"and then?"

"What then?"

"Does Your Majesty have no idea about the throne?" Liu Ji asked.

Cunxiao hesitated for a moment.

"Even if the emperor really dies, the emperor still has a crown prince. Although the crown prince is young, he is the emperor's son. He has long been established as the crown prince, and he will succeed him."

"Your Majesty really thinks so? The Great Qin has only been established for four years, and the crown prince is less than ten years old. The world has not yet been unified, and there are San Francisco in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the old aristocrats and nobles have just been purged in the court, there is still a strong force in it. , not to mention, now that the Western Turkic Tuyuhun and the Tubo San Francisco are attacking, and Guanlong is in danger, at this time, the young emperor's succession will inevitably lead to instability in the court and unrest in the world."

"Your Majesty, haven't you thought about anything else?" Liu Ji stared at Luo Cunxiao.

Luo Cunxiao rolled his eyelids, his eyes were as big as a bull's.

"Liu Ji, the reason why this king invited you out is because I heard about your reputation and talent. But now, are you trying to persuade this king to rebel and usurp the throne, and make me a traitor?"

As he spoke, Cunxiao's hand was already on the handle of the knife.

As long as Liu Ji dared to say another word of nonsense, he would draw his sword out of its sheath and kill this person in front of him.

Liu Ji just laughed.

"As the king's aide, so-and-so should naturally plan for the king. If the king wants to be a loyal minister and virtuous king, so-and-so will provide good advice to the king. Mastermind, this is a certain duty."

Cunxiao snorted coldly.

"Then you can only be regarded as a loyal dog, not a good minister."

"I accept the appointment of the king, but it is just the king's private shogunate, but not an official of the court. I cannibalize the salary and be a loyal person. Naturally, I should consider it for the king, not for the court."

Hearing such straightforward words, Cunxiao didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.

"Okay, let's not talk nonsense. I don't know how people in the world think of me, Luo Cunxiao, but I, Luo Cunxiao, am not the kind of person who is blindfolded by the interests of lard. This country, although I assisted His Majesty to bring it down , but the king is the king and the minister is the minister. Even if your majesty really dies suddenly, I can't take action to snatch my nephew's country. I know many people say that the Tian family is ruthless, but I, Luo Cunxiao, are not so cold-blooded. I want to go back to Chang'an, but I just want to see what's going on and help. I, Luo Cunxiao, am a loyal minister, but I can't guarantee that everyone is a loyal minister. If someone wants to take advantage of the chaos and plot against him, I, Luo Cunxiao, will take Changluo to stab him first. .”

Liu Ji shook his head.

"Since Your Majesty has also expressed his heart, I don't need to guess left and right. Since you have no second thoughts, Your Majesty, the best choice right now, the most appropriate way, is to follow orders and set off for the south early tomorrow morning, hurry up Hurry up and reach the fiefdom of Lijiang as soon as possible, so you can show your loyalty to the imperial court, and you can also be regarded as doing the imperial court a great favor, so as to avoid their worries and suspicions."

"How can I rest assured if I don't go to Chang'an?"

"My lord, if you go to Chang'an, I'm afraid that everyone will not be able to eat and sleep well, so it's better not to cause trouble. No matter what the situation in Chang'an City is, I believe it will not be long before there will be news, even if it is really secret. It is also impossible to keep it secret forever, once the prime ministers help the prince to stabilize the court, they will announce the situation."

"Of course, maybe the emperor really just contracted a minor illness, and then rested quietly, and took the opportunity to exercise the prince's ability to study government affairs, which is unknown."

Liu Ji didn't say anything else, that is, maybe the emperor was also testing the reaction and loyalty of the clan kings and princes with different surnames?

"I don't do anything. Is this your advice to me?" Cun said in a filial tone.

Liu Ji, who was dressed in a white robe, nodded slightly, "Yes, do nothing, just do your best, wait for the news, and hope the emperor is fine, otherwise, I'm afraid this world that has just returned to stability will fall into troubled times again gone."

(End of this chapter)