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

Chapter 1052: Taking advantage of each other and betraying at any time

"What His Highness did is nothing but human nature, but it's a pity that he was taken advantage of." Li Jingye sighed softly.

Li Xian is actually not bad, but he is too young.

Too young to understand the dangers of life, too young to see through the changes in people's hearts, too young to be ruthless enough.

Li Jingye stood in front of Li Xian, looked at him seriously, and said, "Even today, Your Highness, who can have any evidence to prove that Your Highness is not a descendant of the Queen of Heaven?"

Li Xian blurted out subconsciously: "That child."

"It's normal for a nephew to look like an uncle and a nephew to look like an aunt." Li Jingye shook his head and said with a hint of pity: "The most correct way to do this is for His Highness to find the child and send him to the Queen of Heaven immediately. Then he told the Queen that the child looked like the Queen and asked the Queen to take care of him and raise him."

It is normal for nephews to look like aunts and grandnephews to look like great aunts, and it has spread to children and grandchildren.

After all, Li Xian and He Lanwan are obviously related by blood.

The slight resemblance is just a coincidence.

It's not like they look exactly the same.

"At that time, people may still be suspicious, but in the future, no one will use this incident as an issue, because he is no longer important."

Li Jingye looked at Li Xian, shook his head and said, "The most wrong thing your Highness has done in these years is to believe that the Queen still has a mother-child relationship, but Your Highness is wrong, she does not."

When he said this, Li Jingye's face was filled with gnashing of teeth and hatred, even more than Li Xian.

Li Xian noticed something strange about Li Jingye and looked up at him in surprise.

Li Jingye then shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Your Highness must have heard about the legacy of my grandfather who was unwilling to let Jingye have access to military affairs, but I dare to ask Your Highness, has your Highness really seen the legacy left by my grandfather? "

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with an ugly expression.

That's right, even he had heard about some things, but he had never seen the so-called legacy.

"The one who really doesn't want Jingye to touch military affairs is actually the Queen." Li Jingye said with a hint of disgust on his face: "My grandfather has a high prestige in the army. She is worried that after I join the army, I will use my grandfather's The remaining forces are integrated and become additional variables that affect the situation of the government."

Yes, Li Jingye is the variable.

Li Ji is a very smart man and he knows how to choose, but Li Jingye is too risky.

Taking risks means that he has big plans.

Neither the emperor nor Empress Wu gave him a chance to satisfy his ambition.

Therefore, there is only one opportunity that Li Jingye can choose, and that is Li Xian.

By helping Li Xian come to power, Li Jingye can gain the greatest benefits.

Back then, Li Ji was like this in disguise.

"But you smuggled Tibet." Li Xian stood up with a stern look on his face.

It was as if he had forgotten everything Li Jingye had just said.

Just looked straight at him.

Li Xian is not that stupid.

The verbal exchange between the two men has just begun.

Li Jingye smiled. He looked at Li Xian and actually nodded and said: "Your Highness is right. I am indeed guilty, but I was originally planning to go to Qinghai-Tibet to atone for my sins. The memorial was sent to me, but the Queen of Heaven did not allow it. If I On the front line, everything has been settled long ago, how could it be like now..."

"Your Majesty, you are not stupid." Li Xian calmed down. He looked at Li Jingye and said, "The things you did back then were just to use your military exploits to become the prime minister."

"My Majesty deserves to be rewarded for his meritorious service on the front line of the army." Li Jingye said confidently.

"What about your sins before?" Li Xian shook his head and said: "The sins come before the merits. That's not called exchanging merits for sins. What you're doing is called meritorious deeds. Whether you are allowed to make meritorious deeds is a reward from the court, not a threat from you. Just because of your thoughts, no one will dare to let you go to the front line. Who knows if you will sell all the troops."

"I have always wanted to be the prime minister. It will be enough to be able to stand alongside my grandfather in the future." Li Jingye took a step back and bowed his hands to Li Xian seriously.

After bowing deeply, Li Jingye raised his head and said, "Your Highness doesn't really think that I have any random thoughts."

Li Xian still shook his head and said: "Mr. British, what happened to you in the past makes me wonder how much I can trust you."

Although Li Jingye and Li Xian have a common goal, their mutual trust is also a huge problem.

If this problem is not resolved, there will be no cooperation between the two.

Li Jingye opened his hands, looked at Li Xian calmly and said, "I am right here. If Your Highness wants to do anything, just shout outside."

"I'm worried. If I really do this, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of this study at all." Li Xian looked at Li Jingye and said word by word: "Mr. British, it's useless to talk empty words. Between you and me, If we want to trust each other, what guarantee can you give me?"

Li Jingye looked solemn, but he was a little funny in his heart.

Don't guys like Li Xian know that people's cooperation nowadays is a combination of interests, taking advantage of each other, and betraying at any time?

What more guarantees are there?

…    Looking at Li Xian, Li Jingye said seriously: "Your Highness can say this, which shows that there is still considerable room for cooperation between you and me. As for how to gain trust..."

Li Jingye smiled calmly, and then took out a flat seal from his waist.

The turtle and the crane cross their necks, bronze and green.

"This is the British public seal passed from grandfather to father, and then to Jingye." Li Jingye raised his head with a heavy breath, handed over the seal in his hand, and then said seriously: "Today, I will present this British public seal to His Highness. , Your Highness can keep it yourself, or you can use this seal to order some of your grandfather’s old subordinates..."

Having said this, Li Jingye smiled bitterly: "As for whether those people will obey orders or not, I can't know."

Looking at the British seal in front of him, Li Xian knew that Li Jingye had shown the utmost sincerity.

This British public seal is what Li Jingye cares about most.

Just like the British Dukehood, it is the greatest guarantee for Li Jingye's existence in this world.

Once he lost the title of British Duke, Li Jingye would no longer be able to command the connections left by Li Ji.

Li Xian had to admit that what Li Jingye brought out really moved his heart.

"Without him, how can the British prince order the ministries?" Li Xian looked up at Li Jingye.

A trace of pride flashed deep in Li Jingye's eyes, and then he lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "The thing is in your Highness's hands. If you want to do anything when you arrive, just send the letter to Your Highness, and then His Highness will send it out."

"In that case, you need to stay by Gu's side all the time." Li Xian's brows frowned instantly.

If Li Jingye stayed by his side, he would inevitably be discovered. Li Xian did not want to see such a thing.

"Your Highness is right to worry." Li Jingye nodded and said, "Actually, I don't need this seal at ordinary times. When I need him, it's mostly when I need to contact important ministers, so I will come to see your Highness then. Yes, and we need to discuss it with His Highness at that time."

"Okay!" Li Xian nodded slightly, and then asked casually: "Where is the Duke of Guo in Liuzhou? Is he afraid that he will not be able to return?"

Li Jingye looked at Li Xian with a half-smile, cupped his hands and said, "I am usually in Yangzhou. If Your Highness wants to find me, just send someone down the canal and go directly to Yangzhou to find me."

"Yangzhou." Li Xian nodded gently and said, "The Duke has really found a good place."

"My grandfather was in Yangzhou, and he still had some old subordinates." Li Jingye's words made Li Xian suddenly shocked.

"My lord, I haven't reached that point yet." Li Xian shook his head vigorously.

"Your Highness still doesn't understand the dangerous situation he is in." Li Jingye smiled bitterly, looked at the table beside him, stretched out his hand and said, "Please, Your Highness."

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, then reacted and stretched out his hand: "Please, please."

……

"Your Highness is not the Queen's son. Regardless of whether it is true or not, the Queen will confirm this, but this is just a back-up move." Li Jingye sat opposite Li Xian, looked straight at him, and said seriously: "This move is needed to activate By that time, I'm afraid it's already time for His Highness to be punished and deposed as the Crown Prince, so the Queen of Heaven is already preparing to accuse him and depose His Highness."

"Luo Zhi's crime." Li Xian's breathing became serious.

Earlier in the main hall, Empress Wu's gentle face appeared in Li Xian's mind, and it instantly became extremely ferocious.

Also, after the emperor regained consciousness, the first thing he spoke was to summon Xue Rengui to return to the court.

There are so many important ministers in the court, including the prime minister on the left and the prime minister on the right, General Jinwuwei on the left, General Qianniuwei on the left, Li Xiaoyi, the Duke of Liang, and Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang.

He did not mention any of these ministers whom the emperor usually trusted, but only one, Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui was the emperor's trustworthy minister, and he was also Empress Wu's trustworthy minister. It was self-evident who he was guarding against.

Seeing Li Xian's strange look, Li Jingye nodded and said: "Luo Zhi's crime is inevitable. Although His Highness's position as crown prince seems stable, it is actually already in danger, and the foundation has long been riddled with holes. Queen of Heaven The rumor released before has deeply hurt His Highness’s foundation.”

"That is to say, if something happens to Gu Gu, there won't be any real important ministers to help." Li Xian suddenly laughed, and his smile was a bit catchy.

Li Jingye sighed softly and said: "At that time, there will be no need for any evidence of conspiracy to rebel. A charge of murdering a minister will be enough to depose His Highness."

"Ming Chongyan." Li Xian raised his head, stared at Li Jingye and said, "So, Ming Chongyan's death was her fault?"

"I don't know." Li Jingye shook his head, but then nodded and said, "But undoubtedly, the one who will benefit the most from Ming Chongyan's death is the Queen of Heaven, because Ming Chongyan is no longer useful to the Queen of Heaven. On the contrary, if he is still alive, , then the previous layout may be overturned.”

"Huh?" Li Xian didn't understand.

Li Jingye sighed softly and said: "He Lanwan, everyone knows now that that child is the son of He Lanmin who was retrieved by Master Shiyin from Xianyang, but if Master Shiyin said that it was not...

That child was not He Lan Minzhi's son at all, but he randomly found it from someone who looked very similar to His Highness. Then the Queen's plan to slander His Highness as not His Majesty's legitimate son would never stand. Can't stand still. "

Li Xian's breathing suddenly became heavy. He didn't care whether Ming Chongyan was killed by Empress Wu.

What he is most concerned about now is how to use Li Jingye's idea to completely eliminate the hidden danger in Chang'an Yeting.

"British Master." Li Xian looked at Li Jingye with faint eyes.

Li Jingye smiled softly, nodded and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I know how to arrange it."

Li Xian smiled and relaxed completely.

(End of this chapter)