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

Chapter 1454: Your Majesty, just bear with it

"It's not who we contacted, but His Highness the Prime Minister."

Zheng Chongzhi bowed seriously to Cui Zhiwen and said: "The Prime Minister secretly contacted Prime Minister Li and Prime Minister Wang, Yuan Sheren contacted Prime Minister Pei, and together with Uncle Shi, the political affairs hall has a vote of four to two, and it is bound to succeed."

"If that's the case, maybe His Majesty and the Queen will depose the crown prince soon." Cui Zhiwen looked at Zheng Chongzhi with deep eyes.

"Is that so?" Zheng Chongzhi was slightly stunned and said with a puzzled face: "Aren't there still Liu Xiang and Xue Xiang who support the prince?"

"The Prime Minister Zuo is the Crown Prince's Tutor, and Prime Minister Xue is the Crown Prince Zuo's Concubine. They naturally support the Crown Prince, but other people, except for these two in the Political Affairs Hall, are against the Crown Prince. So how many people in the Liubu and Nine Temples are also against the Crown Prince, then Should the prince be abolished?" Cui Zhiwen's expression gradually became indifferent.

Zheng Chongzhi finally realized that what Cui Zhiwen said was ironic, and he said sarcastically: "That's not the case."

"Isn't that the case?" Cui Zhiwen looked at Zheng Chongzhi with sarcastic eyes and said: "The prince has not lost his virtue, but the ministers have united to oppose the prince. Don't forget that the prince was appointed by your majesty and the queen of heaven, without your majesty's approval." He Tianhou gathered hundreds of officials to try to depose a prince who had no moral integrity. What does this mean to you? "

Zheng Chongzhi's face became solemn. After a moment of silence, he finally said solemnly: "But the Prime Minister is wise."

"The late emperor is also wise. Do you want to say that His Majesty should abdicate the throne like Emperor Gaozu and directly give the throne to the Prime Minister? You are treason." Cui Zhiwen just missed Zheng Chongzhi's head with a finger.

Xuanwumen, Xuanwumen.

King Xiang is preparing to carry out Xuanwumen affairs.

Kill the prince, depose the emperor, and usurp the throne.

Although Cui Zhiwen did not say these words, they penetrated deeply into Zheng Chongzhi's heart.

Zheng Chongzhi was startled and quickly waved his hands and said: "Uncle Shi, why is this happening? What we are talking about now is just the Minister of Rites... As for His Majesty and the Queen, King Xiang and the people of Yuanshe will have to make it clear."

"Are you forcing me into the palace?" Just two words from Cui Zhiwen made Zheng Chongzhi sweat profusely.

Zheng Chongzhi quickly walked to the center of the study and knelt down, then looked at Cui Zhiwen with pleading eyes and said: "Uncle Shi, it's not that, we just caught the prince off guard before he could react, and several other prime ministers also He may not necessarily agree to help.”

"Finally willing to tell the truth." Cui Zhiwen looked at Zheng Chongzhi coldly. Although Zheng Chongzhi said that the Prime Minister should contact other prime ministers, it is really hard to say how many are willing to help Li Dan. Zheng Chongzhi just used these to Just persuade Cui Zhiwen to make a decision.

Cui Zhiwen shook his head slightly and said: "Although I don't know what the prime minister promised you, you should know that the more forced you are to act secretly, the more you need to take risks because the success is not high. Yuan Wanqing actually followed the prime minister. Wang Hu Lai, even if this matter is successful, even if His Majesty and the Queen do not pursue it, then the Crown Prince, the Left Prime Minister, and Prince Peng will take revenge wildly. "

Zheng Chongzhi suddenly raised his head, stared at Cui Zhiwen and said: "The prince is weak and the left prime minister is old. As for King Peng, although he is a right-guard general, he dare not mobilize troops due to the current situation. Apart from that, what else is there?" threaten."

"Where are His Majesty and the Queen?" Cui Zhiwen asked quietly.

"The Prime Minister and the scholars from Beimen will convince the Queen of Heaven. As for Your Majesty, just bear with it." Zheng Chongzhi said the last words softly, but he used his greatest strength.

With one word, Cui Zhiwen's face turned completely gloomy.

It was common knowledge that the emperor was in poor health, especially this month, as he only received the Queen of Heaven and the Crown Prince.

Even the Prime Minister has not seen His Majesty for a long time.

Especially at the meeting between Japan and Korea the day before yesterday, the emperor clearly promised to attend, but in the end he did not show up at all, which made people have to think too much.

Will the emperor not survive this winter?
Cui Zhiwen immediately understood that people from the Prime Minister, the Zheng family, and even the North Gate bachelor had begun to gamble.

They were betting that the emperor would not survive the winter.

If the emperor cannot survive this winter, then there is no need to worry about him, no need to worry about the queen, and no need to worry about the prince.

"What about the Prime Minister? When does the Prime Minister plan to take action?" Cui Zhiwen looked deeply at Zheng Chongzhi.

What kind of action, of course, is to persuade His Majesty to depose the prince.

This is treason.

Zheng Chongzhi knelt on the ground and said quickly: "How can my nephew know about this kind of thing? Only my aunt and the Prime Minister have a letter to each other."

Cui Zhiwen shook his head, finally reaching that step.

Mrs. Cui still got involved with King Xiang.

The emperor was uneasy and the prime minister was ready to make a move. Cui saw an opportunity and was ready to give it a try.

If you succeed, you will be famous forever, if you fail, you will have nothing.

……

"On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the political affairs hall made a decision. On the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, a memorial was made to the Queen of Heaven. On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was a break. On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the imperial edict was issued."

Cui Zhiwen looked up at Zheng Chongzhi and asked quietly: "After the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the prince will know who betrayed him. From the eighth to the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there are seven days in total. The East Palace has enough time to counterattack. Tell me, how? manage?"

Zheng Chongzhi kowtowed solemnly and said: "The prince has a generous temperament, the left prime minister is old and does not want to make enemies, and Prince Peng has a censor to keep an eye on him, so there will be no problem."

"What about the Wei family?" Cui Zhiwen's words made Zheng Chongzhi feel a little confused, and then his expression changed.

"The Wei family is a relative of the Crown Princess, and this time it is Wei's up for grabs as the Minister of Etiquette. What you ultimately want is the position of the Crown Prince." Cui Zhiwen looked at Zheng Chongzhi and asked, "What if the Wei family goes crazy?"

The corners of Zheng Chongzhi's mouth twitched slightly and he said: "Uncle Shi, this is Luoyang, under the emperor's feet, they don't dare to mess around."

"What you just said is that His Majesty is seriously ill and has no time to do anything else. Besides, if you want to seize the direct descendants, it won't matter if they go crazy. Anyway, His Majesty conferred Zen and granted amnesty to the world." Cui Zhiwen sneered and said, "Have you ever thought about just these few days? God, how much loss will we suffer under Webster’s madness.”

Zheng Chongzhi fell silent, bowed and said: "Everything is not the price to pay for the harvest, and my family, Cui Lu and Zheng, are not easy to mess with."

"Aristocratic family versus aristocratic family?" Cui Zhiwen shook his head slightly and said: "As long as there is a place in the East Palace to take action, Prime Minister Zuo, Prime Minister Xue, and Prince Peng will take action fiercely. In the end, maybe someone else will be the real fisherman." "Uncle is not easy either, Prince Xiang's Mansion is also different, and those bachelors at the North Gate are even more extraordinary." Zheng Chongzhi's eyes were stern, he was just fighting with the East Palace.

Although the prince is located in the East Palace, if he and the Prime Minister's Palace fight, not many people may be willing to support them.

Cui Zhiwen gently closed his eyes. He knew that the Prime Minister's Mansion actually had little chance of winning. Their real hope was to drag the prime ministers like himself into it.

With the support of the prime minister, the king has a chance of winning.

"Since the Prime Minister has contacted Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Wang and Prime Minister Pei, the Cui family should stay out of this matter." Cui Zhiwen finally spoke.

"Uncle Shi?" Zheng Chongzhi couldn't help shouting.

He had said so much, but he didn't expect that Cui Zhiwen still didn't agree.

You know, Cui Zhiwen is not only the confidence of the Zheng family, but also the key to the game of the Prime Minister's Palace.

If Cui Zhiwen does not support the Prime Minister, then no one else will support the Prime Minister.

Only Cui Zhiwen takes a stand first, and others will take action.

"Why, Uncle Shi?" Zheng Chongzhi looked at Cui Zhiwen with bitter eyes.

"Why?" Cui Zhiwen looked at Zheng Chongzhi angrily and shouted coldly: "My Cui family now has a prime minister, a minister, and a censor. Even if we do nothing, the future prosperity of the family can be expected. Why do we have to do it for the Zheng family now? Take action?"

The Zheng family is all the one who benefits, but the Cui family is the one who takes the risks.

Comparing the benefits and risks here, the Cui family has more to lose.

After thinking about this, Zheng Chongzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up, raised his hands to Cui Zhiwen and said solemnly: "Uncle Shi, when the wife asked her nephew to come here today, she asked him to ask Uncle Shi if he still remembers Zheng Zheng. Is it beneficial?”

"Zheng Yi?" Cui Zhiwen's face darkened. Zheng Yi, the number one scholar in the second year of the Yuan Dynasty, was later involved in the affairs of Prince Yin and Li Jingye and died.

Zheng Chongzhi held up his hands and said solemnly: "The Madam has something to say. There are too many people around the Crown Prince now. Cui, Lu and Zheng's family can't get through it at all. There is only the Prime Minister, and there are too few people around the Prime Minister to rely on. Only with this, we and the three families can't get along." It will be truly recovered in the future.”

"You won't hesitate to lose the position of prime minister?" Cui Zhiwen's voice also calmed down.

"Yes!" Zheng Chongzhi knelt down again and bowed his head.

Cui Zhiwen fell silent.

He knew that Madam Cui was right.

Although it is said that there are five surnames and seven families, in fact, in recent years, Cui Luzheng, even if the Wang family who died in the early years is included, their number in the prime minister position is far insufficient.

The reason for all this is that Emperor Li Tang relied on the Longxi family, Wei Pei, Xue, Liu and Yang Du.

The number of their important ministers in the court was much greater than that of the four families of King Cui, Lu and Zheng.

The suppression of the Hedong family by the Li Tang royal family is clear.

After a long time, Cui Zhiwen waved his hand slightly and said: "Let's go. I need to think about this matter carefully, and don't let anyone know about your coming to see me. The same goes for the Prime Minister's Palace... If the East Palace knows in advance, If you notice, then don’t think about being the Minister of Rites."

"Here!" Zheng Chongzhi stood up and cupped his hands, then turned and left, but when he turned his back, a trace of relief flashed in his eyes.

……

Cui Zhiwen stood alone in front of the cold window, with a look of helplessness.

Although the Cui, Lu, and Zheng families were a thousand-year-old family, one of the fundamental reasons why they were not reused in the Li Tang Dynasty was that they were not good at military affairs.

Cui Zhiwen is one of the few prime ministers among several families in these years. The reason is that he once fought in the Western Regions.

It was Quan Shancai, General Youwuwei, whom he recruited when he was the governor of Liangzhou.

Today's Minister of Household Affairs, Wei Daidi, also served as the governor of Lanzhou and fought against Tibet.

In the Li Tang Dynasty, the Cui family was naturally disadvantaged.

If they can help the Prime Minister, they will not be able to reverse the situation. It won't take long, ten or twenty years, and the court will be filled with children from three families.

Thinking of this, Cui Zhiwen clenched his fist tightly.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why are you so ill now?

……

In the darkness, Zheng Chongzhi quickly left the uncle's house in Yanling County.

In the dark corner of the back street, a pair of eyes stared intently.

After a long time, layers of messages were passed on.

In the study room of Yulongyuan, Li Xuan burned the secret letter directly. Under the flickering firelight, there was an indifferent look in his eyes.

Let's fight. The more fierce the fight, the better.

The trap has been dug, it just depends on how many people can be buried.

(End of this chapter)