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

Chapter 1471 God doesn’t want me to live a good life.
Under the Chengtian sect, two brothers, Li Xian and Li Dan, walked side by side with solemn expressions.

All the surrounding officials stopped and moved slightly away.

As soon as he left the Chengtian Gate, Li Dan stopped, raised his hands to Li Xian with a serious look on his face and said, "Brother Huang, I'll be in trouble for everything."

Li Xian looked at Li Dan with a complex expression, slightly cupped his hands and said: "I will do my best for my brother, but my father is weak and cannot see the cold, wind, or noise. If you see my father, Silang, you need to pay more attention." ”

"Thank you, brother." Li Dan bowed deeply.

Li Xian sighed softly, turned around and walked towards Zhenguan Hall.

Li Dan was waiting under the Chengtian Gate, looking at Li Xian's back with expectation in his eyes.

When the officials around him passed by, he did not look back. Everyone else looked at Li Dan with deep meaning when they passed by.

Li Xian bypassed Qianyang Hall and came to Zhenguan Hall.

Countless guards guarded the area around the Zhenguan Hall, and everyone coming and going was subject to strict surveillance.

Even if Li Xian is the prince, it will be the same.

He waited in front of the palace gate for the palace attendant who came to deliver the medicine, and then he took the medicine himself and carefully entered the Zhenguan Palace.

The door of the palace was closed instantly, and the whole hall became dark instantly.

There were no candles in the hall, but the furnace deep in the hall made the whole hall hot.

"Ahem, cough, cough..." A coughing sound sounded in the thick curtain, and a figure turned sideways on the bed, looked at Li Xian through the curtain and said: "Ahem... Sanlang, you are late today. "

Li Xian took off his heavy cloak, carefully poured a bowl of medicine from the medicine jar, then walked to the curtain, carefully opened a curtain and handed it in.

A rickety figure walked out from the edge of the curtain, then took the medicine bowl and drank a few sips carefully before walking to the emperor and feeding the emperor the medicine bit by bit.

Li Xian knew that the man was Wang Fulai.

Since the emperor was ill in Zhenguan Hall, Wang Fulai has been taking care of Li Zhi.

All matters related to the inner chamber supervisor were also handed over to Fan Yunxian.

During the few days that Li Xian was in Zhenguan Hall, although he had been waiting for his illness, the emperor never allowed Li Xian to enter behind the curtain.

He said he couldn't see the cold or the wind, and tried to keep him talking as little as possible, saying he couldn't make any noise.

Li Xian was not tough-tempered. He would do whatever the emperor said.

And Li Xian was never stupid. Although the emperor was weak, he could tell something about the situation by the sound of his coughing or speaking.

Although the emperor was sick and weak, he was not confused.

When Wang Fulai came to feed the emperor and finished drinking the medicine, Li Xian said: "To tell the emperor, I am late today because Shiro arrived at the East Palace. He told his son that he wanted to see his father to say hello, and the son refused. But, that’s why...Father, Shiro is under the Chengtian Gate, so you can call him over...even if you don’t enter the palace, just let him talk outside."

After Li Xian finished speaking, he looked at the emperor expectantly.

"Cough cough... cough cough..." Li Zhi couldn't help but cough a few times, until he took a deep breath, he slowly said: "You... are just too kind-hearted. He came today for nothing more than... ...Ahem...it's just those things about the Dou family, forget it, I want to have some peace of mind."

Li Xian nodded sadly: "Yes!"

Li Zhi lay on the bed, turned around, looked above his head, and said softly: "The Dou family's affairs should be handled according to the rules. Shiro, let him go back to Songshan... ahem..."

"Yes!" Li Xian suddenly woke up and whispered quickly: "Father, please rest assured. I will definitely explain the matter clearly to Shiro."

"Well!" Li Zhi took a deep breath, raised his right hand and waved it.

Li Xian immediately bowed, then turned and walked out of the palace.

"Wait!" The emperor's voice suddenly sounded from behind. Li Xian quickly stopped and turned around. He cupped his hands in surprise and said, "Father."

Li Zhi raised his left hand, which seemed to be holding something. He said softly: "Go and bring this thing to Shiro."

"Yes!" Li Xian bowed deeply and raised his head. Wang Fulai had already placed a short note in front of Li Xian.

Li Xian took the note. It was a closed note. You couldn't see the contents unless you opened it.

Li Xian did not open it, but held his hand and said: "Father, please leave."

Li Zhi raised his hand slightly, but did not lift it completely. He just waved his hand slightly.

Li Xian quickly bowed and then slowly exited the Zhenguan Hall.

The moment the palace door closed, a rapid coughing sound came from inside.

Li Xian looked solemn, raised his eyes, and then walked quickly towards Chengtian Gate.

……

In Zhenguan Hall, Li Zhi, lying on the bed, breathed a long sigh of relief, and the discomfort in his throat finally subsided.

After a while, Li Zhicai said quietly: "Tell me, will he open the note and read it?"

Wang Fulai, who was standing in the corner, bowed slightly: "His Royal Highness is a kind and kind gentleman, he will not open it and look at it."

"That's true." Li Zhi sighed and said softly: "Over the years, Prince Peng has been very effective in guiding him towards benevolence and filial piety, intentionally or unintentionally."

Wang Fulai lowered his head and kept silent.

Li Zhi seemed to be talking to himself: "I have pondered for a long time, and finally I have to admit that only benevolence and filial piety can Sanlang win over the courtiers and win over the people of the world. It is indeed a wonderful move."

Wang Fulai remained silent.

"But Renxiao also needs to kill decisively, so he found Pei Yan and Su Liangsi, one in tandem, which is enough to ensure peace for decades." Li Zhi couldn't help coughing twice again, then took a long breath, and spit it out : "With him outside, no one inside dares to go too far. As for the future, it is the matter of the emperor's grandson."

Wang Fulai lowered his head slightly. He could tell that there was no Empress Wu in Li Zhi's words.

It's not that he didn't include Empress Wu, but that he had already put Empress Wu and Li Xian together.

"Forget it, let them take care of the outside affairs. I'll take a good rest." Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly: "The new medicine Qin Heming and the others have come up with is not very powerful, but it is long-lasting. Although I I feel weaker, but I feel better that I can survive until the time of Zen.”

"Your Majesty will surely live a long and prosperous life." Wang Fulai comforted softly.

"Longevity without borders?" Li Zhi smiled, shook his head and said: "If it really is without borders, then he is no longer a human but a bastard...cough...cough..."

Wang Fulai did not dare to speak again.

Li Zhi closed his eyes slightly and said softly: "I hope to be like a tortoise. I don't expect to be able to sleep for thousands of years. It would be great if I can sleep until I become a Zen..."

In a daze, Li Zhi fell into a deep sleep. Li Xian will be by his side at any time, which makes Li Zhi really feel at ease.

In a daze, a voice sounded: "Your Majesty, please report urgently."

"What's the emergency?" Li Zhi stretched slightly, then coughed uncontrollably and opened his eyes.

Wang Fulai carefully came to the emperor and whispered a few words in his ear.

Li Zhidu's face suddenly turned cold, and then his voice sounded faintly: "Aristocratic families in the world... It seems that God really doesn't want me to live a good life... Let's go and find out whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster. , I want a result.”

"Here!"

……

At the right guard government office, Li Xuan stood in front of the huge map of Luoyang, scanning all the details of Luoyang City.

As a right-wing general, Li Xuan has the right to know all the details of Luoyang's defense system.

Also includes all vulnerabilities.

Time is getting tighter.

Li Xuan tried her best to get what she wanted to know.

This time the emperor appointed him as the right-guard general, and he was able to handle many sensitive things in a legitimate manner.

Of course, there are also personnel changes.

Li Xuan smiled softly. Perhaps what Asa Sect is watching Li Xuan most closely now is the personnel transfers made by Li Xuan at the middle and lower levels.

In particular, the deployment of personnel in all key and vital places was the focus of Assushi Sect.

Li Xuan didn't even have to do anything, even if he just followed the rules, he could still make Asucong's head grow bigger.

Not to mention, his hands and feet were completely hidden in places that Assuzong didn't even notice.

To the west of the city, the Right Guards Camp is located on the west side of the city, on the banks of the Luo River.

Going down from the upstream, you can reach Tianjin Bridge in an instant.

There are several levels in the middle...

A sound of slight footsteps sounded behind him: "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince invited you to come over and said that he wanted to discuss the use of the right guard for disaster relief."

"I know." Li Xuan nodded, turned around, picked up the long black sheath sword on the desk, and headed towards the East Palace.

Although he is in the Youwei official office, when have the matters in the palace been hidden from him, the Youwei general.

Today, Li Xian was supposed to go to the Zhenguan Palace to serve the emperor with medicine as usual, but Li Dan suddenly came to the door, and Li Xian was stopped in his tracks.

Li Xuan could think of what Li Dan would say to Li Xian, which was nothing more than asking Dong Palace to let Dou Sitai go.

After all, Dou Sitai is the biological brother of Princess Xiang.

If you include the relationship between Queen Taimu, the two sides are even more closely related by blood.

How could Li Xian agree to this kind of thing?

Li Dan is vying for the title of Minister of Rites this time. If Donggong does not respond resolutely, Donggong's face will be completely wiped out.

One Yuan Wanqing, plus one Dou Sitai, was just enough to satisfy everyone in the East Palace.

Moreover, Su Liangsi was in charge of this matter. No matter what Li Xian did, he could not let his men give up what they had accomplished so easily.

What's more, now that the memorial to impeach Dou Sitai has been sent, there is no use saying anything else.

After that, Li Xian went to Zhenguan Hall, while Li Dan went to Qianyuan Hall.

Li Dan came back from Songshan this time to settle the previous matter.

Dong Gong's methods hit the point, and even Li Dan couldn't bear it, so he could only admit defeat and beg for mercy.

Empress Wu would inevitably scold Li Dan, but that was all.

After all, Li Dan was Empress Wu's legitimate son, not to mention that Empress Wu still wanted to use him to contain Li Xian.

This kind of fight between the East Palace and the Prime Minister's Palace over the position of the Minister of Rites was actually what the emperor and Empress Wu wanted to see.

But they didn't expect that someone would use this incident to secretly stir up trouble.

However, they did not use this incident to take another look at the government's situation and people's plans.

Li Dan, who is at a disadvantage, is naturally the unlucky guy who is taken advantage of by all parties.

Now that the matter is almost settled, it is natural that Li Dan will be scolded by Empress Wu.

After kneeling in Qianyang Hall for half an hour, Li Dan was driven back to Songshan Mountain.

Li Xuan couldn't help but look up in the direction of Songshan Mountain. If nothing else happened, Cui's body had not been found yet.

But Li Dan's sudden return to Beijing still made Li Xuan feel a little uneasy.

If Li Dan noticed Cui's death, he would destroy her body and Zheng Qiniang's body as well.

Complete destruction of corpses.

Then Li Xuan's original plan to use this incident to stir up trouble has to be abandoned.

In any case, everything needs to be cautious from today on.

……

In the East Palace, Li Xian was sitting in the inner hall.

Seeing Li Xuan come in, Li Xian nodded tiredly: "Uncle Wang, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Xuan slightly cupped her hands and sat down behind the desk on the left.

A maid gently brought hot tea to him.

"Silang came to the East Palace today, does Uncle Wang know?" Li Xian took a deep breath and looked worried.

(End of this chapter)