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

Chapter 1079 The King of England’s filial piety is quite similar to mine

At the north gate, a guard in black walked in quickly and placed a secret book on Yuan Wanqing's desk.

"What happened again?" Fan Lubing couldn't help but raised his head and asked.

Yuan Waqing opened it and took a look and said: "The King of Nanchang has set off for Luoyang. Di Renjie and Ma Sizong are heading to the residence of Xu Xinyi, the guard at the left prison gate, to arrest people."

"Xu Xinyi?" Fan Lubing couldn't help but frown and asked, "Isn't he not close to Li Jingye?"

"Who knows, these people don't tell much truth." Yuan Waqing shook his head slightly and said: "But this time he was caught by the secret guard and suspected of secretly communicating with Li Jingye. As long as the King of Nanchang can follow this line If we find clues about Li Jingye, Xu Xinyi and his whole family will be finished."

"He secretly communicated with the traitor, and he brought it upon himself." Fan Lubing looked calm and had no good impression of Xu Xinyi.

Yuan Wanqing nodded and said: "In the future, the scope of the investigation into Li Jingye's matter will probably be expanded. Anyone involved in any dealings with the British government will probably be investigated."

Fan Lubing was stunned for a moment, then said: "The King of Nanchang is becoming more and more familiar with this officialdom method."

"That's right." Yuan Wanqing nodded and said: "Di Renjie is the censor, and it is his duty to be scolded, but the Ma Sizong is in trouble. In the future, those who are held accountable because of their involvement with the British Duke will be punished. Go blame him."

"Isn't this the situation we were in before?" Fan Lubing couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Yes!" Yuan Wanqing sighed softly and said, "Why do you think the King of Nanchang was able to find Emperor Xiao so easily and kill him?"

"A veteran on the battlefield, trusted by the emperor, king of the clan and county, with outstanding achievements." Fan Lubing raised his head and said softly: "Even if there is an accident, the King of Nanchang can resist these things now, but we may not be able to. ”

Taking Ashina Nishugo and Ashina Gana out of the city was a very risky matter. Even if the emperor gave them an imperial edict to do it expediently, they would not dare to do it.

What's more, unlike Li Xuan, they can mobilize a thousand right-guard cavalry and use them like arms and fingers.

"But fortunately, the King of Nanchang only stayed in the court for a short time and didn't know much about the six departments and nine temples." Fan Lubing smiled softly.

After all, the King of Nanchang has stayed in the border areas for a long time. From now on, it will not be so easy to transfer him back.

"Have you forgotten? There is also Zuo Xiang in the court, Ouyang Tong, Weiwei Temple Minister, and Zhao Gong." Yuan Wanqing rolled his eyes at Fan Lubing.

Fan Lubing shook his head and said: "Although Zuo Xiang is in charge of Shangshu Province, he is old and cannot last more than a few years; Zhao Gong is from the Queen of Heaven, so there is no need to worry; as for Ouyang Tong, he has always been principled in his actions and will not care about relatives. The relationship is as big as helping the King of Nanchang.

But in this way, it will not be easy for others to scheme against the King of Nanchang. To be honest, there is not much convenience in other aspects..."

As if thinking of something, Fan Lubing turned around and asked, "Is there still no movement in the East Palace recently? Especially today, the King of Nanchang is getting closer and closer to Li Jingye?"

Yuan Wanqing handed over the secret book in his hand, shook his head and said: "There is still no movement. Only the King of England went to the East Palace this morning, and there is nothing yet..."

When Yuan Wanqing said this, he was stunned. He quickly lowered his body to check other secret books in the bookcase.

Soon, a series of secret books were placed in front of Yuan Wanqing.

Looking at the records above, Yuan Wanqing's face became extremely ugly.

……

"From the day the King of Nanchang returned to the capital, the King of England went to the East Palace every three days, but the time was exactly right... the day the King of Nanchang returned to the capital, the day the King of Nanchang's soldiers surrounded Luoyang Turk Fang, and today."

Yuan Wanqing clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth and said, "I wonder why the East Palace has been so silent. It turns out that the whole thing is being held down by the King of Nanchang."

"Yes, what a good idea." Fan Lubing couldn't help but admire, they were all kept in the dark.

"The King of Nanchang traveled east to Luoyang, blocking the front and attracting everyone's attention. The King of England quietly went to the East Palace and held down all the hands and feet of the prince so that none of our backup methods could be used. This method of the King of Nanchang is really amazing." Yuan Wanqing His eyes were cold, and suddenly, a trace of doubt flashed across his face, and he looked at Fan Lubing: "Why are they helping the prince now?"

It can almost be said that the prince's deposedness was completely foreseeable.

As long as evidence is found that Li Xian and Li Jingye have joined forces, Li Xian will be deposed soon.

But it happened that the most ignored King of England, Li Xian, jumped out at this time to help Li Xian.

This makes people a little confused.

"They are not helping the prince." Fan Lubing shook his head gently and sighed: "The King of Nanchang is helping the King of England. Don't forget, the King of England is older than the Prime Minister.

If some people take the rumors spread by Master Shiyin seriously, then the King of England is the eldest son of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven. This weight is very important. "

Yuan Wanqing's expression couldn't help but change.

It is true that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there has never been a precedent for the true eldest son to inherit the throne.

But neither Li Xian nor Li Dan is the real eldest son.

Even Li Xian and Li Hong are not the eldest sons.

There was only one true eldest son in the Tang Dynasty, and that was the deposed Prince Zhong.

Although Li Zhong was the eldest son of a concubine at the beginning, since he was adopted by Empress Wang and officially named the crown prince by the emperor, he has become the most legitimate eldest son in the Tang Dynasty in terms of etiquette and law.

It was only later that Empress Wang was deposed, Li Zhong was deposed, and the title of legitimate son was lost, so it fell to Li Hong.

Li Hong died of illness, and it was Li Xian's turn.

Now that Li Xian is uneasy, it is someone else's turn.

All the eldest sons of the Tang Dynasty are actually a joke.

Even Emperor Taizong was the only eldest son of Emperor Gaozu after Li Jiancheng died. Therefore, not many people care about the title of the eldest son of the Tang Dynasty.

Only those who truly sit in the position of prince are the true heirs to the imperial power.

But everyone understands the truth, but you can't say this nonsense.

You even have to admit publicly that the Tang Dynasty governed the country with benevolence and filial piety.

Once Li Xian is deposed, Li Xian will be the first heir to the throne in terms of etiquette and law.

Once Li Xian was deposed, a large number of ministers of etiquette and law would immediately stand up to support Li Xian.

It has nothing to do with interests, it's all about etiquette.

In other words, etiquette is the greatest benefit.

Even if the emperor wanted to replace Li Xian and establish Li Dan, it would be very difficult, especially if Li Xian had no obvious fault, which would be even more troublesome.

……

"Before, we paid too much attention to the prince, and we didn't even notice that the King of England also wanted to seize the throne." Yuan Wanqing's breathing became heavy.

Li Xian's behavior has always been absurd, so many people did not put Li Xian on the list of candidates for the throne.

They even thought that as long as they used some tricks, the King of England would lose the fight for the crown prince's position.

But this is not the case.

……

"I didn't expect that the King of England would take action." Fan Lubing walked to the window, looked into the courtyard, and said softly: "Since you and I have already guessed what happened today, it will be a matter of time for the ministers and ministers to guess it. .”

"Filial piety." Yuan Wanqing gritted his teeth and said these two words.

Fan Lubing nodded calmly.

King Li Xian of England was indeed incompetent, but he only had to show concern for his elder brother, and he really did so.

Even in the process of Li Xian being deposed, he always spoke for Li Xian, so the two words of filial piety and brotherhood will naturally fall on his head.

"Prime ministers, ministers, generals, and even princes and kings, as well as Your Majesty and the Queen." Fan Lubing turned to look at Yuan Wanqing and said softly: "After all, no one can deny that the King of England is the son of the Queen. I like the prince, but I don’t necessarily dislike the King of England, and I can’t help but like him.”

Although on the surface Li Xian was not the legitimate son of Empress Wu but Ming Chongyan who was running the front desk, but behind the scenes it was Empress Wu who planned everything.

Everyone can see this.

Empress Wu didn't like the prince, and because the prince met with traitors and conspired to rebel, she had no choice but to be deposed.

But if the King of England has no clear fault, Empress Wu no longer likes the King of England and tries to cross the King of England to establish the Prime Minister as the crown prince.

Then some people will suspect that the queen deposed the prince not because he conspired to rebel, nor because she was not her son, but because she was simply greedy for power.

Today, Empress Wu can surpass the King of England and establish the Prime Minister, but will she be able to abolish the Prime Minister in the future?

Even thinking more, the Queen deposed the prince because he was not her legitimate son. So, is the prince really not the Queen's legitimate son?

The human heart cannot withstand scrutiny.

Even if you just start, people's thoughts will grow like weeds, and no one can control it.

"The most important thing is Your Majesty." Fan Lubing continued and sighed: "Think about it, how did His Majesty win the position of Crown Prince? It was not just the two words of filial piety and brotherhood. With these two words, Your Majesty got the title of Prince of Hengshan County and The king of Wei won the crown prince's position and finally ascended the throne.

Seeing His Majesty the King's recent actions, will His Majesty think of himself... Your Majesty is the King of England! "

After Fan Lubing finished speaking, Yuan Wanqing's face was already horribly embarrassed. He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't say a word.

"That's not all." Fan Lubing turned around, looked in the direction of the Zichen Palace through the window, and said softly: "I'm afraid that even the Queen of Heaven has no idea in her heart of establishing the Prime Minister as the crown prince, at least not now."

"What do you mean?" Yuan Wanqing quickly walked up from behind, grabbed Fan Lubing's arm with his left hand, stared at him seriously, and asked: "Brother Shi Ning, what do you mean by this? What does it mean that the Queen of Heaven has no standing in her heart?" What do you think of the king as the prince?"

"You heard wrong, it's not that there wasn't, it's that there isn't now." Fan Lubing looked at Yuan Wanqing helplessly, why was he obedient and only listened to half of his words.

Yuan Wanqing instantly let go of his hand and asked with a solemn expression: "What do you mean?"

"That's what I mean." Fan Lubing shook his head slightly, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes, and then said softly: "Etiquette, Your Majesty, and those involved with the King of England, these are all forces that hinder the Queen of Heaven... Didn't we say that that day Well, the Queen of Heaven is already paving the way for the deposed prince, but her road is paved on the King of Nanchang and the King of England."

"What about Prince Xiang?" Yuan Wanqing stared at Fan Lubing, breathing heavily.

"Wait for the opportunity." Fan Lubing smiled easily and said: "Among the King of England and the King of Prime Minister, the Queen's favorite is naturally the King of Prime Minister. As long as all the help around the King of England is eliminated, then the King of Prime Minister will naturally have an opportunity. .”

"Then Prince Xiang, can he wait for this opportunity?"

"Who knows, let's do it step by step. Anyway, we have no retreat now."

(End of this chapter)