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

Chapter 1403 Exiling Li Xian, coughing up blood
In the Penglai Palace, Li Zhi sighed and said in a low voice: "Mei Niang, please pay more attention. Those aristocratic families will inevitably make some noise, so remember to be ruthless."

"Yes!" Empress Wu looked solemn, with a trace of killing intent flashing in her eyes.

When the emperor is seriously ill, the ones who will really make big moves are not the clan kings, but the aristocratic families.

When the imperial power is handed over, a vacuum is most likely to appear. Countless years of experience have long developed their most sensitive sense of smell.

Especially the place, the emperor couldn't see it at all at this time.

In the capital, there are also some places that the emperor cannot see.

For example, the county chief register of Wannian County in Chang'an, the judge and recorder of Dali Temple, the captain of Qianniu Guards and Jinwu Guards, etc. These are things that the emperor cannot see, but they play an extremely important role at critical moments. place of action.

"It seems that the noble families are everywhere, but in fact, they are everywhere." Li Zhi raised his eyes and looked at the top of Penglai Palace, and said softly: "If I am no longer able to do it and can't control it, I will let them do whatever they want. But now that I am fine, I will cut off all their outstretched hands."

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded slightly, her eyes solemn.

No matter what position Empress Wu stood on, aristocratic families were her biggest enemies in power.

Over the years, those who were really suppressed at the hands of Empress Wu were all wealthy and powerful families. Instead, it was the disciples from poor families who were mostly promoted under her hands.

"Sanlang and Silang are all sincere and filial children. At this time, don't let outsiders get too close to them." A trace of solemnity flashed in the emperor's eyes.

"I will take care of it." Empress Wu stretched out her hand to help Li Zhi cover him with a thin quilt, and then asked softly: "So, where is Erlang?"

Li Xian, the deposed prince Li Xian.

Hearing the name, Li Zhi immediately fell silent. After a moment, he looked up at Empress Wu and said, "Does the empress want him to leave the palace?"

"Yes!" Empress Wu nodded directly, and then said: "In the past few days, some people have been spying on Xineiyuan. I really don't know what they are planning."

Li Zhi remained silent, but his expression had completely darkened.

Empress Wu sighed softly and said: "There are always some particularly crazy people, especially when you were dealing with the old Eastern Palace Ministry. Although most people are grateful for Your Majesty's magnanimity, some people have not been able to be promoted for many years. I am afraid they have accumulated countless grievances in their hearts. Resentment may lead to desperate measures.”

Li Zhi's eyes suddenly became sharp, and then he sighed helplessly and said, "Now that it has reached this point, it is time to deal with it."

In the end, it was the emperor's own physical problem.

Although it is said that since Li Zhi woke up, he has begun to use various means to make people believe that he is recovering quickly, and there is no big problem with his body this time, but the real actual situation, the actual condition of his own body, can only be He knows best.

Even though he had taken medicine before and his body had improved a lot, he still felt various tingling sensations coming from various parts of his body when he moved.

Although Li Zhi knew in his heart that this was actually a sign of improvement, it actually told him clearly how bad his physical condition was.

It's time to dispose.

"Li Zhaode has already surveyed the Bazhou side. This time, let Li Zhaode send him there." Li Zhi's voice was calm. After finishing speaking, he gently closed his eyes.

"Okay!" Empress Wu nodded seriously, with a solemn expression.

Li Zhaode was not only the censor, but also the chief historian of King Peng.

When Li Xian was deposed, Li Xuan tried to persuade him more than once, but to no avail.

Now Li Xian is exiled to Bazhou, and the one who sends him is King Peng Changshi.

The reincarnation of cause and effect here is really unforgettable.

Empress Wu stood up and was about to turn around and leave. At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly said: "After Bazhou is settled, let Li Zhaode go to Anzhou to see the King of Yue."

"Yes!" Empress Wu blessed herself slightly, then turned and left with a calm expression.

Empress Wu knew very well what happened when Li Zhaode went to see the King of Yue. However, from beginning to end, Empress Wu never mentioned a word about Wu Chengsi.

……

Li Zhi was lying on the bed and could clearly hear the conversations between Empress Wu, Princess Taiping, and Princess Fuchang outside the door.

After the three of them finished speaking and Empress Wu walked away, Li Zhi waved slightly and a chamberlain walked out. Immediately, Taiping led Xia'er in.

"I have met Your Majesty." Xia'er walked to the palace and then bowed carefully.

"Okay, no need to be restrained." Li Zhi smiled lightly and waved. At the same time, he looked at Princess Taiping and said, "Come over with two soft stools and sit next to me with your sister."

"Yes." Princess Taiping nodded, walked to the side, came back with two soft stools, then looked at Li Zhi with a pouted mouth and said, "Father, you have never been so kind to your daughter."

"Haha!" Li Zhi couldn't help laughing loudly. Finally he waved his hand and looked at Princess Taiping and Xia'er sitting in front of him. Then he looked at Xia'er and asked: "Princess Fuchang, come and tell the emperor. "What do you usually do at home?"

Perhaps it was Li Zhi's slightly softer voice that made Xia'er relax, or perhaps Li Zhi, lying on the bed, dressed in Tsing Yi, really didn't have much majesty.

Xia'er breathed a sigh of relief, and then whispered: "Eating, going to class, and playing with my brothers."

When talking about playing with her brothers, Xia'er couldn't help laughing.

"Oh, is it fun to play with your brothers?" Li Zhi leaned forward and asked curiously.

"Yes!"

Li Zhi immediately understood that what Princess Fuchang did on weekdays was to beat her brother during meals and classes.

Smiling slightly, Li Zhi asked: "Princess Fuchang, are you being taught by Li Changshi now?"

"Yes!"

"That is to say, you don't get beaten on weekdays." How could Li Zhi not understand Xia'er's subtext? He saw her nodding proudly, and then said: "What book are you reading now? Uncle Huang is here to teach you how to read? "

"Oh!" Xia'er said the title of the book a little aggrievedly, and Li Zhi couldn't help but laugh, waved his hand, and sent someone to pick up the book.

Li Zhi did nothing all afternoon, just teaching Xia'er to read. It was not until dusk that Xia'er was sent away by Princess Taiping.

The waiter on the side was going to light the lamp. Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "I'll light it later."

"Here!" The waiter immediately took a few steps back and stood aside.

Li Zhi was lying on the imperial couch, with darkness above his head. Although it was not completely dark, it was still terrifyingly dark.

Inexplicably, Li Zhi felt a chill coming over him.

You know, it's April now and summer is here.

"Cough, cough, cough..." A burst of uncontrollable coughing made Li Zhi feel uncomfortable in his heart. At the same time, his head began to sting, even making him unable to think.

This feeling is not unfamiliar. In the past, it was fine during the day, but became uncomfortable at night.

"Cough...cough..." Li Zhi pressed his chest and gradually eased his breathing, trying to calm himself down as much as possible.

His coughing gradually subsided, but suddenly, a cold air rose from the bottom of his heart, and then rushed straight to his throat. Li Zhi tried his best to control it, but his throat was horribly itchy. Zhi grabbed his right hand to the side, and a piece of white silk was directly caught in his hand, then he covered his mouth and coughed violently.

"Cough cough cough cough... cough cough cough..." After a long time, the coughing stopped.

By this time, Li Zhi finally felt completely comfortable.

Lying on the bed, he raised his right hand holding the white silk slightly. A black figure had appeared behind the imperial couch, took the white silk, and turned around to leave.

The meager light brought up a little blood, and then disappeared completely.

Li Zhi was lying on the bed, his face full of helpless bitterness.

His left and right hands touched under the pillow at the same time, and immediately, two porcelain bottles, one red and one white, fell into Li Zhi's hands at the same time.

Looking at the two porcelain bottles in the dimness, Li Zhi shook his head helplessly. These two bottles of medicine were only treating the symptoms and had no significant effect on the root cause.

However, the medicine refined by Qin Heming does not have such major side effects and does little harm to the body.

It's a pity. If he could get this medicine earlier, his condition wouldn't be so serious.

Immediately, Li Zhi's face turned completely cold.

If it happened again, he would still choose to do so. A governor of a border state, a guest of the crown prince, and a general of the right guard would definitely not be able to control his physical condition.

And Li Zhi doesn't have no other options at all.

For example, Songshan...

After stuffing the white porcelain bottle back, Li Zhi poured out the pills from the red porcelain bottle, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it directly. Then Li Zhi said: "Water!"

The maid on the side has already stepped forward to bring water to the royal couch.

In the darkness, there was no confusion in her footsteps, nor was she in the wrong position.

Li Zhi picked up the warm water and drank it directly.

The trace of coldness that still remained in the body gradually and slowly disappeared, and even the stinging pain when moving the body became much better.

After a while, Li Zhi said: "Hold the lamp."

The candlelight lit up instantly, and Li Zhi still sat behind the soft chair, looking calm and relaxed.

He didn't know when there was a memorial in his hand. The font on the memorial was relatively large, and it clearly recorded all the important events that happened in the court and Chang'an City.

Empress Wu's one-day deeds were listed at the end.

All the palace servants and maids around lowered their heads, as if they had not seen anything.

Except for the sound of the emperor reading the memorials, there was no other sound in the entire Zichen Hall.

……

There was a "squeaking" sound, the wheels turned, and a purple-covered carriage swayed in front of the gate of Prince Peng's Mansion in Kaihuafang.

Immediately, the door in the middle opened halfway, and the carriage drove in.

Liu Jinyu stood in the front yard, watching the carriage stop in front of her, and then Xia'er was sent out first.

She couldn't help but stepped forward, hugged her daughter directly, and sobbed softly.

"Okay, nothing happened. What are you worried about?" Liu Rengui stuck his head out of the carriage and looked at the entire courtyard.

There were all the guards of Prince Peng in black clothes in the courtyard, and there were no other servants or maids.

These people are the real power that Liu Jinyu can use in Prince Peng's Mansion.

Liu Rengui scanned it carefully, but did not see Li Zhaode at all.

Liu Rengui looked down at Liu Jinyu and asked in a low voice: "Peng Wang Changshi left today. What did he tell you?"

Liu Jinyu hugged Xia'er and calmed down, and whispered: "Chang Shi said that he needs to go back to Pengzhou tomorrow, and it will take about two months."

Liu Rengui raised his eyebrows and asked in a low voice: "So, you guessed it."

"Yes." Liu Jinyu nodded lightly.

(End of this chapter)