People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1028: In high-end games, people’s hearts are always what matters.
In the East Palace, Li Xian stood up, respectfully sent Zhang Wenguan away, and then returned to the study.

Sitting on the soft couch, Li Xian frowned.

He carefully recalled everything Zhang Wenguan said about what happened in the Zichen Palace, and finally asked in confusion: "So, in the end, no one cares about the whereabouts of Ming Chongyan anymore, and no one cares about who the child is?"

Huangfu Gongyi, Gao Qi, Xue Yao and Liu Nayan all remained silent.

The strange development of things in Zichen Palace finally made them smell something different.

"Zhan Shi, what do you think?" Li Xian raised his head and looked at Huangfu Zhengyi.

Huangfu Zhengyi raised his hands with a heavy expression and said: "Your Highness, although Prime Minister Zhang did not say some things, what is happening now is very likely a trap, and the person behind the scenes is manipulating everything..."

Li Xian was startled, and then said: "It's the mother...that child, who is he?"

"I don't know." Huangfu Gongyi shook his head slightly and said, "No one knows who that child is, but everyone knows that that child holds the key to the East Palace... Now that he has fallen into the hands of the Queen, I believe his family will soon We will find him and it will be clear when the time comes.”

After a slight pause, Huangfu Gongyi looked at Li Xian with a worried face and said, "Your Highness, please stay out of Ming Chongyan's business recently... What Your Highness needs to do is calm down and deal with the government affairs calmly. Don’t think about anything, don’t do anything.”

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, then nodded heavily and said, "I understand."

"Your Highness, please be careful." Huangfu Zhengyi handed over his hand, then turned and left.

Li Xian turned to look at Xue Yao and Liu Nayan. Although the two looked confused, they nodded at the same time and said, "What Huangfu Zhan said is correct."

"Okay, that's it." Li Xian smiled and said, "Originally I wanted to vent my anger, but I didn't expect that he escaped in the end."

"It's good to leave, at least Chang'an can feel at ease for a few months." Liu Nayan said comfortingly: "Because of the "Book of the Later Han", it was delayed for too long, and many affairs in the court were neglected. This year, the Queen and Your Majesty is going to visit Luoyang east, and His Highness is presiding over the affairs of the country, which is the perfect opportunity to show off your ambitions."

"Yeah!" Li Xian nodded seriously and said, "That's how it should be."

"Then I will take my leave today. It's getting late." Liu Nayan stood up, bowed deeply to Li Xian, and said seriously: "Your Highness, relax, your Majesty will be with you for everything."

"I know." Li Xian smiled and watched Liu Nayan and Xue Yao leave.

When everyone completely disappeared from his sight, he slammed the door frame and gritted his teeth and said, "We have fallen into a trap."

Gao Qi stood behind Li Xian and lowered his head seriously.

There are some things that Zhang Wenguan, Huangfu Zhengyi and others have never said clearly, that is, it was never Ming Chongyan who planned everything today, but Empress Wu.

In fact, Li Xian was never fighting against Ming Chongyan. The person fighting against him was actually Empress Wu.

Ming Chongyan was always just a chess piece pushed to the front, and Empress Wu was the one operating behind the scenes.

That's why Zhang Wenguan was so nervous, and that's why Huangfu Zhengyi was so nervous.

"From the beginning to the end, no one asked, who is that child?" Li Xian's face was horribly ugly.

Why doesn't he understand the answer to this question? It's not that others don't want to ask, but they don't dare to ask.

Everyone is afraid that if they are not careful, they will open Pandora's box.

The calculation that could bring about Empress Wu's personal end was definitely not a trivial matter. If she really got involved, it would be more than a trivial matter of a fall.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the palace. I think it won't be long before news comes out." Gao Qi said carefully.

"No." Li Xian waved his hand and said, "Don't do anything. Put everything together now and don't do anything."

Li Xian's expression became solemn. When he found Empress Wu standing opposite him, he was completely alert.

"That child, whoever touches him will be unlucky, and whoever touches him will die." Li Xian turned around, looked at Gao Qi, and said: "Now, we should completely treat him as if he does not exist, and do whatever we need to do... nothing Wrong, it’s the court affairs, so focus all your energy on the court affairs.”

"Then what about Ming Chongyan? Don't you care?" Gao Qi couldn't help but ask.

"No, no matter what, the most important thing now is to make these things disappear completely." Li Xian's face became completely solemn, and he said softly: "In fact, everyone who should know about today's matter already knows. The purpose has been achieved.”

"You all know?" Gao Qi was a little confused.

"Actually, the target of this matter from the beginning was not the courtiers, but the prime ministers, all the prime ministers." Li Xian had a wry smile on his face. He had been struggling with Ming Chongyan on the details, but he didn't Thinking about it, Empress Wu had no intention of spreading this matter. Her ultimate goal was always to be the prime minister.

The prime ministers knew about this matter, and if there were changes in the future, no one would stand on Li Xian's side.

This is never a matter of evidence. As long as people have doubts, there will be a gap.

At the critical moment, no one will help Li Xian anymore.

"So we just don't do anything?" Gao Qishan still didn't understand.

Li Xian nodded and said: "The key to this matter has never been anyone else, but the father. Na Yan is right, there will be no problems if you concentrate on government affairs."

"Also, when Ming Chongyan went to Maoshan, did he really go to worship the gods? King Cao and King Yue..." Gao Qi stopped mid-sentence.

Li Xian shook his head slightly and said: "The queen mother's control over the East Palace is far beyond our imagination. Everything we had before was all within the queen's expectations. Therefore, in the recent period, we have been quieter and handled the government affairs well..."

Having said this, Li Xian smiled lightly and said, "Uncle Wang of Nanchang is right. Be quiet and cautious. If you don't make mistakes, you won't make mistakes."

Gao Qi understood immediately, nodded and said, "What His Highness said makes sense."

"Okay, you can go back too." Li Xian waved his hand, Gao Qi bowed slightly, then turned and left.

……

With a "squeak" sound, Li Xian closed the door himself, and then leaned against the door alone.

In an instant, Li Xian's expression became extremely ferocious, extremely painful, extremely resentful, and extremely fearful.

His fists were clenched tightly in front of his chest, and his eyes were staring in the direction of Zichen Palace, full of anger.

But Li Xian didn't make any sound and still clenched his fist tightly.

It wasn't until half a quarter of an hour later that Li Xian's expression relaxed.

With a slightly painful look on his face, Li Xian walked towards the bookcase on one side.

He pulled out a scroll from the depths of the bookcase and opened it. Inside was a portrait, a portrait of a young child.

Last autumn, Gao Qi came back from Xianyang with this portrait. Few people know that Gao Qi is also a master of painting.

When Gao Shilian was young, he had good literary talent and extensively dabbled in literature, art and history.

Xue Daoheng and Cui Zujun were close friends with Gao Shilian for many years.

Gao Qi was born as Zu Yin, so naturally few people knew about his methods.

A lifelike painting has appeared in front of Li Xian.

It's just that the young child in this painting looks somewhat similar to Li Xian.

Not like Li Xian and Li Dan, just like Li Xian and Empress Wu.

Especially tonight, Qin Shandao, General Zuo Qianniu Guard, immediately changed his expression when he saw the child's face and rushed into the palace. The result is self-evident.

Looking at the portrait in front of him, Li Xian gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Emperor, cousin."

The imperial brother is Li Hong, and the cousin is He Lan Minzhi.

Li Xian couldn't help but think, is the past life of these two people really that simple?

There was a fierceness in his eyes.

He is not her son. She will never allow him to sit for a long time in this position of prince, but he will never give up easily.

He is the prince, the son of the Great Sage Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and the most legitimate prince in the Tang Dynasty.

It's not that easy to destroy him.

Li Xuan's face appeared in Li Xian's mind, and all the words Li Xuan had said to Li Xian earlier appeared in his mind.

Finally, it turned into four words: "quiet and cautious".

As long as he can be "quiet and cautious", it won't be that easy to get rid of him.

Unless...

If anything happens, he has preparations in place.

King Cao, and King Yue...

……

Under the bright moon, the Wei River flows gently.

A awning boat swayed eastward.

On the deck, an old man avoided the middle current and walked sideways on the west bank.

In the cabin, Ming Chongyan, who was dressed in Taoist attire, was holding a copy of "The Supreme Sensation Heart Sutra" in his hand. He lowered his head and seemed to be reading, but his mind was elsewhere.

At this time, the prince should be anxiously looking for him all over the city.

The corner of Ming Chongyan's mouth was slightly proud.

It was really stupid to think that they had discovered him and he was unaware of it.

At this time, with the help of Dali Temple, Jinwu Guards and Secret Guards, Ming Chongyan directly exposed everything he wanted to expose in front of others.

That child, Helan Wan, was given posthumously to the Duke of Korea by his grandfather Helan Anshi, and his father Helan Minzhi was granted the title of Duke of Zhou, but he himself was only a riding captain.

Once his identity is completely exposed, Li Xian's identity will be even more questioned.

Ming Chongyan sighed lightly, He Lanwan and Li Xian looked so similar.

Even Ming Chongyan found out his name when he was flipping through the classics accidentally.

Most people in this world have already forgotten him.

But the moment he saw He Lanwan, Ming Chongyan was sure that Li Xian was not the son of Empress Wu, but the son of Korean lady Wu Shun.

In fact, it is very simple to determine whether Li Xian is the son of Empress Wu. Just look through the literary and historical records. There are so many sacrifices in the court...

However, there is only one sentence in the records: In the fifth month of the twelfth month of the fifth year of Yonghui, I sent the capital to visit Zhaoling, and gave birth to the prince Xian on the road.

Li Xian was not born in the palace.

You know, in October of the fifth year of Yonghui, Empress Wu had just been appointed empress, and the emperor had just fallen out with Changsun Wuji.

At this time, Empress Wu, who was about to give birth, went to Zhaoling to worship the late emperor?

But before that, there was something going on between the Korean lady and the emperor.

Once people have doubts, many things will no longer be believed.

Ming Chongyan was like this, and so was Li Xian.

Once Li Xian desperately tries to find him in Chang'an tonight, the news will immediately spread widely.

When the time comes, Li Xian will try his best to control his influence, which will be counterproductive.

Li Xian had no idea that the real targets of this matter were the prime ministers and future prime ministers.

Once they determine this, as long as Li Xian is caught in the wrong and deposed in the future, no prime minister will stand on that side.

Empress Wu had already learned enough lessons from the Yonghui Rebellion.

Now, Empress Wu, who is behind the scenes and calculating everything, has already calculated every prime minister in advance...

Prime Minister?

Ming Chongyan was stunned for a moment.

(End of this chapter)