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

Chapter 1054 How can there be any love between mother and son?

In the cold moonlight, Li Xian walked out of the palace door.

The breeze blew, and all around were the guards of the East Palace who were extremely alert.

Li Xian walked forward expressionlessly, without looking back.

Faintly, he could always feel a pair of eyes watching him.

Li Xian didn't know if he was being sensitive or if someone was really watching him, but at the moment, he could only continue walking as if he didn't notice anything.

In the entire East Palace, even though Huangfu Zhengyi, Liu Nayan, Gao Qi and others checked overtly and covertly countless times, this feeling did not diminish at all.

Now, Li Jingye is hiding in the study. It stands to reason that Li Xian should use all means to find out all the hidden spies of others.

But with what happened in Luoyang today, he really shouldn't make any unnecessary moves.

Without Ming Chongyan, there is still Yuan Wanqing. Although Wu Chengsi was sent out, there is still Pei Yan.

The most important thing is that his mother is still there.

Although the chess pieces at the front desk were pulled out one by one by Li Xian, no one knew how many hidden pieces were buried secretly.

……

Li Xian did not go back to the palace to rest, but walked slowly in the east palace under the cold moonlight.

Under the eyes of countless people, both openly and secretly, he walked calmly.

Thinking about the current situation in the court, thinking about Li Jingye, and also thinking about his father.

To be honest, Li Xian did have a plan to tell his father about Li Jingye's hiding in the East Palace after leaving the study in order to gain his father's trust.

But today, the sight of the emperor falling down was really shocking to his soul.

Li Xian couldn't help but wonder how long his father could last.

What if one day... there are many unexpected shocks and something goes wrong...?
  The prime minister of the DPRK will definitely support him to succeed him, after all, he is the prince.

The mother...the queen must not want him to succeed to the throne. After all, he is not her son.

But if you want to prevent him from succeeding to the throne suddenly, you must either oust him from the position of prince in advance, or leave a legacy.

Mother, does she have a posthumous edict in her hand?
  Father, what did he think?

The father and mother seemed to know the answer without much thought.

The person my father truly believed in summoned Xue Rengui back to the capital under such circumstances tonight and gave him the answer.

But, why, other than that, my father didn't seem to do anything to abolish him.

Why?

Li Xian couldn't help but feel a sense of luck again.

Maybe, things like the Korean lady are all fake. He is still their son, but just for power, the queen mother cruelly allowed others to target him like this.

Perhaps, his father was also testing him to see if he could win the battle with his mother.

Perhaps there was no edict at all.

……

Unconsciously, Li Xian stopped in front of a palace with a closed door.

The window lattice is mottled and dusty.

This is the East Palace and West Courtyard.

In this hall, the memorial tablet of Emperor Li Hong was once placed.

Li Xiangang wanted to ask someone to open this place, but suddenly, he stopped.

It's better not to make too much noise about what you're doing here tonight, so as not to make people think too much.

Li Xian raised his head and looked at the dark palace in front of him, and said softly: "Brother Emperor."

The figure of the filial emperor Li Hong flashed in his mind. Li Xian's expression changed slightly as he recalled that after Li Hong's death, everything was in chaos both internally and externally.

"Brother Imperial!" Li Xian's eyes instantly became fierce and terrifying.

There is no love between mother and son, no love between father and son. Everything is just a cruel portrayal of a life-and-death struggle for power.

Turning around, Li Xian walked towards the bedroom.

If he wants to successfully ascend to the throne, destroying Ming Chongyan's evil hand is just the first step. The second step is to have more supporters.

The first is the prime ministers in the court.

Does Li Xian have any close confidants among the prime ministers in the court?

Have.

The official admonishment doctor Xue Yuanchao, the minister Liu Shenli, and even Zhang Daan might join the third rank of Zhongshu if everything went well.

These are the people who will favor Li Xian if something unexpected happens.

But just because of their biased stance, almost all of them, the prime ministers, are neutral people, and there are still a few who have an obvious attitude like Pei Yan.

From this we can get a glimpse of the attitude of the six ministers.

Secondly, there are the generals of the Sixteenth Guards.

The number of sixteen guards guarding the emperor remains above one hundred thousand all year round.

Once something goes wrong, the only ones who can really be useful are the Imperial Guards, the Thousand Niu Guards, the Jinwu Guards, the Prison Gate Guards, and the Leading Army Guards.

Especially the first three are the most important.

These people really have very little contact with Li Xian. On the contrary, Empress Wu has extremely strong power among the Jinwu Guard, Qianniu Guard, and even the Imperial Guard.

Once something goes wrong, she can immediately seal the palace gate completely.

Li Xian now finally understands why Li Jingye thinks so little of himself.

Because he has no real power of his own.

But Li Xian had already prepared for this.

Because the palace has a huge key point.

Xuanwu Gate.

As long as the Xuanwu Gate is captured, three hundred soldiers can control the entire palace.

The key is to take control of the situation next.

The prime minister, the guards, and even the court.

…    Legitimate edict.

An electric light flashed in Li Xian's mind.

He finally understood the real key to seizing the throne.

Once something happens to his father and he wants to take a step forward with his position as prince, he must get the imperial edict.

The queen mother has her will in her hand, and she also has her own in her hand.

The methods Ming Chongyan used to forge letters had already given Li Xian enough hints.

But with the imperial edict and the position of prince, it was just a tie with his mother. If he wanted to gain the support of more people, he would need more means.

Check the property and clarify the lawsuits.

Li Xian raised his head and looked at the bedroom with bright candlelight and the faint voices of the Crown Princess and the Emperor's Grandson coming from inside. Li Xian smiled.

It's not like he doesn't have any abilities.

……

At the Nanchang Palace, Liu Jinyu put his mother-in-law Ouyang to bed before walking towards the backyard.

The entire mansion gradually became quiet from the chaos.

They had just come back from the palace, and the servants in the mansion had just come from the Lecheng County government mansion.

The burning scorch marks on the gate of Jade Dragon Garden outside clearly told them that everything Liu Jinyu had arranged before was not unfounded.

At the same time as the assassination occurred in the palace, chaos broke out in Luoyang City. Hundreds of Turks in the city attacked from all directions.

There are watchtowers, square gates, princes' mansions, and even palaces everywhere.

But it is a pity that the left and right Jinwu guards, the left and right Qianniu guards, the left and right prison gate guards, the left and right guards, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the two counties of Luoyang, Henan, are all prepared.

Although the Turks also caused some chaos, they were ultimately moths attracted to the flame.

Standing in front of the door, listening to Liu Shubi and Liu Qiongyu playing with Xia'er and Zhaoer, Liu Jinyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Everything will be fine today after all.

Thinking of the ridiculous assassination in the palace today, Liu Jinyu couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Fortunately, I was still very nervous at the time of the incident. Why didn't I think that the assassination was an expected arrangement?

The Turks assassinated the emperor, but were completely suppressed by the emperor in the blink of an eye.

Everything was just like in a dream, it happened very quickly and ended equally quickly.

By now, almost everyone should understand that the Turks fell into the emperor's trap.

The news that they wanted to assassinate the emperor had been leaked long ago, so the palace would be fully prepared.

After figuring this out, countless people inside and outside were more in awe of the emperor and the Tang Dynasty.

But Liu Jinyu understood the truth. Even she noticed something was wrong, not to mention the Jinwu Guard and Qianniu Guard who monitored the entire Chang'an and Luoyang, as well as the secret guards, and even the next attack on the Turks. The dispatch of troops was all part of the emperor's plan.

There are only three to two thousand people at most, which is completely within the burden of the imperial court, but it can make the grassland quieter, but...

Some hurried footsteps stopped at the door of the backyard. Liu Jinyu turned around and saw Li Bi with an anxious look on his face. He asked in surprise: "What's the matter?"

"Princess, someone from the Demon Cult has escaped. Dali Temple has notified all palaces and palaces to guard their doors. If outsiders break in, a letter will be sent immediately." Li Bi handed the letter forward, and Liu Jinyu frowned. He took it, looked up and down, and asked in confusion: "Why did someone escape under such a strict layout?"

"I heard that the terrain is narrow and not suitable for large armies to enter, so we temporarily used the eminent monks from White Horse Temple. However, the strength of the people in the Demon Cult was unexpected, and both eminent monks from White Horse Temple passed away." After a slight pause, Li Bi said: "A member of the Demon Cult, after escaping from Luoyang, there were people outside to help him, so he escaped."

"Since people have left Luoyang, what are they still afraid of? Haven't the demon sects in the city been eliminated yet?" Liu Jinyu was a little confused.

Li Bi lowered his body, cupped his hands and said, "Princess, I heard that someone saw Li Jingye appear in the palace."

Liu Jinyu immediately raised his head and looked at Li Bi in disbelief.

When the prince's gift was stolen, they had suspected Li Jingye.

After all, when Li Jingye was demoted, the prince also put in a lot of effort.

They had doubted Li Jingye, but they never expected that Li Jingye had returned to Luoyang.

"So, when Li Jingye offered the crown prince's gift, he was probably trying to fish in troubled waters." Liu Jinyu couldn't help but shook her head and said, "The people from the Demon Sect ran away, and Li Jingye didn't catch him. The Turks are involved, so no wonder the palace is nervous."

Li Jingye had various connections with people from the Demon Sect, but now he and the Turks were connected through people from the Demon Sect.

Another storm is coming.

"Deploy another group of people from Chengdu." Liu Jinyu took a deep breath and said, "I'm afraid Chang'an will not be peaceful in the future."

Liu Jinyu keenly smelled the smell of instability and prepared manpower in advance.

"So, do you need to report to the secret guard?" Li Bi asked carefully.

"Everything will be done according to the formal procedures. The Demon Sect is causing trouble, and each family is not allowed to add more people." After a slight pause, Liu Jinyu continued: "And in the mansion, keep a closer eye and don't let other people's hands come in."

"Don't worry, Princess. Your Majesty has made arrangements for this matter. I'll just check it out again when I go back." Li Bi nodded solemnly.

"Also, send someone to keep an eye on the ground movements in Chang'an and report any abnormalities immediately." Liu Jinyu followed up and said.

"Yes!" Li Bi bowed again, and then asked in a low voice: "Is the Tuyuhun side not moving?"

"It doesn't hurt to move a little." Liu Jinyu waved her hands and said: "With such a big thing happening in Luoyang, I'm afraid everyone will be nervous for a while. It's normal for us to move. If nothing really moves, it will be trouble."

"Yes!" Li Bi bowed, and then slowly retreated.

Liu Jinyu turned around, entered the room, and went to find her two sisters to take care of her daughter and son.

……

Under the Han Underground Palace in Chang'an, the lights of Ten Thousand Years Candle flicker.

A ray of light flew in from the outside, flew directly to Li Miao's head, and then fell directly.

The next moment, he had opened his eyes.

He had just returned from Luoyang and knew everything that happened in Luoyang very clearly.

It was even him and Yun Hebi who saved Xiao Tianzi,

Empress Wu, Secret Guards, Demon Cult, Li Jingye, Turks, he knew many things clearly.

But there were some things that he couldn't clearly see what Li Jingye was doing when he came back.

Could it be the prince?

Li Jingye rebelled, and the prince was the necessary flag on the stage.

But only the flag.

(End of this chapter)