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

Chapter 1141 The emperor is kind, but the prince is unfilial

The autumn breeze was blowing. Li Xuan stabilized the reins slightly and looked sideways at the carriage behind him.

The emperor was sitting in the car. Although Li Xuan was a little surprised by the sudden question, he decided to answer it seriously.

Without hesitation, Li Xuan spoke directly: "Your Majesty has an order, and I will follow it."

"Seriously!" There was not much joy or anger in the emperor's voice.

Li Xuan pondered for a while and said: "I am now the general manager of the march of Luoche Road. I have a plan for the march. I just need to make it clear and proceed steadily. It will not be a problem to win Luoche."

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"When I return to the imperial court, I hope to be able to take on a more leisurely role." Li Xuan thought about it and said something that surprised Li Zhi.

"Why is that so?" Li Zhi was a little confused.

"Your Majesty, don't you understand me yet?" Li Xuan smiled, and then said helplessly: "I am a straightforward person, and I am used to being in the military. I do things vigorously and resolutely, and inevitably offend people, especially the prince. Afterwards, I reflected on my mistakes, and I Those people in the East Palace really don't get along... The duties of Honglu Temple are more suitable for me to perform."

Li Zhi fell silent and asked: "When you suggested that Erlang go to clean up Hidden Fields, did you have any intention of alienating Erlang from the children of the family?"

"Yes." Li Xuan admitted it directly, and then said: "Children of aristocratic families, few have a state and a home, and most have a home without a state. The older you are, the more so... I'm afraid they were secretly instigating the prince's mistake this time. 's sake."

"But the prince is surrounded by family members." Li Zhi continued to ask.

"So it is not suitable for me to stay with the prince." Li Xuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "After all, I belong to the clan, and my position is naturally inconsistent with the family, so I still do some leisurely tasks to avoid embarrassment to your highness."

His Highness here is no longer Li Xian, but Li Xian.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and then asked: "Sanlang's temperament is not as good as Erlang. If someone talks too much in his ears, what will happen to you?"

"Compared with the prince, the disadvantage of the King of England is that his position is more ambiguous, but he has some advantages that the prince does not have." Li Xuan laughed softly.

"How to say it?" Li Zhi suddenly became interested.

Li Xuan could feel the emperor's body leaning forward slightly in the carriage behind him.

"After all, the King of England has a close relationship with his ministers. They have known each other for many years. Even if someone occasionally talks too much, it will take several years to erase it." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "In these few years, I believe that your Majesty will Under the guidance of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven, the King of England was able to mature... Moreover, he also listened more to the words of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven."

One good thing about Li Xian is that he is obedient, more obedient than Li Xian.

The closer someone is to him, the more he listens.

His personality was a bit soft, but it was precisely because of this that he did not dare to disobey the emperor and Empress Wu.

"You're right." Li Zhi nodded lightly and stopped talking.

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that the last words he said really satisfied the emperor.

But in fact, it's true. Sometimes Li Xian is too obedient.

The new emperor of a country, sitting on the throne, will be deposed if he wants to be deposed.

Although he was caught, it would be too much to be eliminated directly.

Li Xian is a prince. He has been a prince for at least several years. He has countless people behind him to support him. He will be deposed if he is deposed?

As long as he is willing to resist, countless people will immediately help him.

Not to mention anything else, just one Wei family can make many aristocratic families stand behind Li Xian.

But no one expected that Li Xian would shrink so much under the majesty of Empress Wu.

This is probably something no one has thought of.

But Li Xuan couldn't say these words.

Because Empress Wu is Li Zhi's queen.

Once Li Zhi passes away in the future, the assistant he will leave behind to help Li Xian the most is Empress Wu.

Compared to Empress Wu, everyone else, even Li Xuan, is a level away.

……

The emperor didn't speak again, and Li Xuan drove the emperor all the way back to the palace before returning to his home.

Li Zhu had already been waiting at the door, cupping his hands and saying: "Your Majesty, a letter from Chang'an; in addition, Prince Zheng is visiting today..."

"Send a message and tell Brother Wang to wait at home and don't go anywhere." Li Xuan shook his head directly, walked into the study, and then opened the letter from home, and then he couldn't help laughing. , snorted coldly: "Those people in Chang'an are really fast."

Li Zhu stood on one side and said nothing.

"From today on, the house will be closed to all guests, and no one will be allowed to visit." After Li Xuan finished speaking, Li Zhu immediately turned around and left.

Li Xuan sat back at the desk, then polished and picked up the pen.

Today the emperor took him to Mount Song, and many people guessed what he was going to do.

Now, the prince has been deposed and all the connections with Li Xuan have been resolved.

And his relationship with Li Xian was all in the eyes of others. At this time, if he really wanted to make a move, the emperor and Empress Wu would be disgusted.

After writing a letter instructing his family and Li Xian not to move, Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, soon.

Li Xian will be deposed in a few days, and Li Xuan needs to prepare in a few days.

When Li Xian becomes the prince, he will inevitably follow Li Xian's old path, but the only good thing about him is that he is obedient.

Empress Wu will not depose him, and neither will the emperor.

If Li Xian does not want to be deposed after one month on the throne, Li Xuan needs to start making preparations now.

Li Xian's assassination may make Li Xian vigilant.

It even allowed him to see some of the truth behind Li Xian's dethronement.

The prince was deposed, what is the truth?

The fundamental reason is the emperor's insecurity.

This is especially true when the emperor is old.

The reason why Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng were fighting so fiercely was because Li Yuan wanted to use the two to check and balance each other, but unfortunately, Li Shimin broke the situation.

Li Chengqian and Li Tai were fighting fiercely. The fundamental reason was that Li Shimin was old and suspicious.

Today's Li Xian, the reason why his affairs have evolved to this day is also because of the emperor's poor health.

An assassination last year caused the emperor to faint and almost changed everything.

If it hadn't been for that incident, Li Xian would not have connected with Li Jingye and then walked step by step towards the irreversible abyss.

The reason why Li Zhi did not catch Li Xian in time was because he was uneasy and Li Xian had other ideas at this time.

Li Zhi could no longer suppress Li Xian's thoughts.

At this point, a trace of regret suddenly rose in Li Zhi's heart, which was just tumbling in his own heart.

But in fact, he was extremely determined to move towards deposing the prince.

No one wants Lee Hyun back anymore.

So many people expressed their stance after finding the armor in the East Palace. They are now the biggest help in Li Xian's dethronement. The same goes for Li Xuan.

Today, Li Xian's biggest role is to warn Li Xian.

And then protect himself.

……

On the second day, the emperor issued an edict: "When patrolling the Yang Palace, all officials should keep their duties and must not slack off."

Jade Dragon Garden, beside the bamboo forest in the backyard.

Li Xuan was lying on the deck chair, basking in the autumn sun, listening to the news sent by Li Zhu.

Li Xuan looked up at the sky and sighed softly: "This is the last step."

To depose the prince, there are three doubts and three determinations.

I have asked the prime minister, I have asked the heaven and the earth, and now I only have to ask the queen.

I was supposed to go to the ancestors, but since Zhaoling and Xianling are in Chang'an, I went west to Shangyang Palace instead.

Moreover, Empress Wu's opinion is probably higher than that of her ancestors.

Li Xuan could even think of how the emperor and Empress Wu talked.

The emperor said that after all, the prince was the eldest son among all the princes alive today, and he could not bear to abolish him.

Empress Wu said that as a son, he had treacherous intentions and heaven and earth could not tolerate him. His Majesty killed his relatives out of righteousness, how could he be forgiven?

The emperor is always intolerable, embarrassed, and forced to do so in the end.

Nowadays, people all over the world are naturally grateful for the emperor's kindness. The prince is unfilial and should be deposed.

This is the way things should go.

Everyone understands, but everyone is worried. What if, what if His Majesty chooses not to depose the Crown Prince at the last moment?

For a time, everyone in the world focused their attention on Shangyang Palace.

Finally, at dusk, an imperial edict was issued from the palace: "Three days later, all officials of the ninth rank and above in Luoyang will attend the great dynasty."

The deposed prince, the deposed prince.

This day is finally coming.

Everyone understands this.

During the three days, Li Xuan closed the courtyard door tightly and thanked guests completely behind closed doors.

Even all contacts with the Lecheng County government next door were cut off.

All the visitors were rejected.

In three days, Jade Dragon Garden was gradually forgotten. Others were not idle, and everyone kept coming and going.

The crown prince Li Xian will be deposed and the new crown prince Li Xian will be established.

Everyone's eyes were turned to Chang'an.

It was not until the third day that the city gates were closed and the curfew was imposed that people realized that neither King Li Xian of England nor King Li Dan had come to Luoyang.

Emperor, what does this mean?

Doesn't he plan to make Li Xian the crown prince?

……

Lidefang, Dai Wangfu.

There are few cars and horses in front of the door.

People walking around carefully lowered their voices when passing by, as if they were afraid of being awakened.

In the past three days, many people had been secretly watching the Prince Ying's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion in Lidefang. It was not until they were sure that they had not come to Luoyang that they gathered their hands again.

Night has completely fallen, and people's eyes have completely moved away from here.

In three days, almost all the enthusiasm of the people was consumed.

Everyone will go to bed early tomorrow morning.

Waiting for the emperor's final decision.

At the back door of Prince Dai's Mansion, regular knocks sounded.

After a few moments, the back door opened.

A man wearing a heavy hood flashed in from the back door: "I have a message."

The butler at the door raised his eyes and led the man inside without any hesitation.

In the backyard of the mansion, a Taoist palace appeared silently.

The housekeeper led people in, and in the back hall, they saw Pei, the filial emperor and crown prince, who was sitting on a futon with three Taoist statues and practicing meditation with her eyes closed.

At this moment, Concubine Pei was dressed in blue Taoist attire, with her hair raised in a bun. Under her cold face was an exquisite and undulating body.

The twenty-year-old beauty cast her doubtful eyes on the visitor. Concubine Pei asked, "What's the matter?"

"Prince's business." The visitor held his hand.

Concubine Pei glanced at the housekeeper, who nodded.

Concubine Pei winked, and the housekeeper immediately backed away.

With a "squeak" sound, the door was closed.

At this time, Concubine Pei said: "Tell me."

"The King of Nanchang hopes that the Crown Princess will write a memorial, requesting that the Prince's son born in October be adopted in the name of the filial Emperor." Concubine Pei immediately became solemn at the words of the visitor.

"Who are you?" Concubine Pei narrowed her eyes and looked at the person.

"Alas!" The black hood was taken off, revealing Li Xuan with a solemn face: "Your Highness."

Concubine Pei took a deep look at Li Xuan, then shook her head and said, "This is impossible. With the Queen's nature, she will not leave such a big hidden danger."

"Your Highness is wrong." Li Xuan shook his head, looked at Concubine Pei and said: "The Crown Prince's second son, or eldest daughter, is indeed a threat to the Queen of Heaven, but Your Highness has forgotten that this child is His Highness's real talisman.

If this child is not snatched away, it will not even be His Highness’s turn to worry about the Queen, and His Highness will be gone. "

Concubine Pei's eyes suddenly became sharp and she stared at Li Xuan: "Are you going to start over those things?"

"It's not the minister, it's someone else." Li Xuan shook her head calmly and said: "Either it is the Turks or the Demon Cult. They will not miss such an opportunity. When the time comes, the Queen of Heaven will immediately think of His Highness. When the time comes... …”

Concubine Pei fell silent.

As a daughter-in-law, she knows Empress Wu's methods very well.

"Your Highness, please rest assured that this memorial will be presented to His Majesty by the King of England at the appropriate time."

(End of this chapter)