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

Chapter 1571: Mother, how did my elder brother die, how did my father die
Qiu Huan retreated instantly, looking at the emperor opposite him in astonishment, whose neck had been cut and blood even splashed on his face.

He was really shocked.

Li Xian stood there, put his hands on his neck, raised his head, looked at Empress Wu with a smile and said, "Mother, this doesn't hurt as much as I think!"

Empress Wu felt inexplicably terrified. She looked at Li Xian, but the image of Concubine Xiao Shufei inexplicably appeared in her mind.

Concubine Xiao Shu was drunk to death, but she left a curse before she died.

I hope that in the next life, I will become a cat and Awu will become a mouse.

I will strangle her throat for the rest of my life!

When Empress Wu looked at Li Xian, she inexplicably felt that Concubine Xiao Shufei's shadow was rushing towards her.

A grim fear came over her.

When the ministers in the palace saw Li Xian's appearance, they were also shocked.

Li Xian turned sideways and looked behind him.

Three of his six black-clad secret guards had already fallen, and the remaining one was obviously unable to hold on any longer.

Li Xian's gaze fell on the ground, and a sharp sword was lying not far away.

At this sight, all the ministers were stunned.

“Royal brother!” Li Dan suddenly rushed out from the crowd of ministers, but was stopped by Dou Lu Qinwang. However, he still struggled and shouted, “Royal brother, don’t!”

All the ministers suddenly felt cold all over and looked at Li Xian in disbelief.

Li Xian smiled gently. His eyes were full of gentleness as he looked at Li Dan. Then he said softly, "Silang, you must remember that from now on, you must rely on yourself. Also, you must be careful, beware of that person."

Li Xian looked up at Zhang Qianxu and said coldly, "Be careful of him. Today he can rush into the hall without regard for the law and try to depose and kill me. Then tomorrow he can also rush into the hall without regard for the law and try to depose and kill you."

Once Li Xian was deposed, Li Dan would inevitably ascend the throne.

However, under Empress Wu, Li Dan would inevitably be a puppet.

But even if Li Dan was just a puppet at that time, there would surely be a day in the future when Empress Wu would take action to depose him.

At that time, Zhang Qianxu would definitely be one of the ones who would lead the charge for Empress Wu.

Li Dan subconsciously looked at Zhang Qianxu. The momentary vigilance in his eyes made Zhang Qianxu feel a chill on his back.

In front, three long spears directly pierced through the body of the last black-clad secret guard.

The blood on the black-clad secret guard's body suddenly spurted out like a waterfall.

All the officials in the court suddenly felt a chill and looked at Zhang Qianxu with deep murderous intent.

In the sixty-five years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there had never been such a direct bloody incident.

Whether it was during the reign of Emperor Gaozu, Emperor Taizong, or the previous emperor, there had never been such a killing in the Qianyang Hall, the core of political discussion.

This was the first time Zhang Qianxu did this.

He has completely broken the tacit understanding between the government and the opposition.

……

On the high platform, Li Xian, whose dragon robe on the right side was soaked with blood from his neck, watched all this calmly.

He looked at Zhang Qianxu as if he was looking at a dead person.

His gaze swept across the ministers and finally swept over Pei Yan. He couldn't help but shook his head in his heart.

His father had not misjudged many people in his life, but Pei Yan was definitely the one his father had misjudged the most.

This man's incompetence was far beyond Li Xian's imagination.

It would be nice if Uncle Wang were here.

The figure of Li Xuan suddenly flashed through Li Xian’s mind, and then he smiled lightly. He would never have the chance to see him again.

Li Xian turned around and looked at Empress Wu calmly. He said indifferently, "Mother, I have a question in my heart. I wonder if you can give me an answer today?"

Empress Wu's face changed slightly. The Li Xian in front of her was so different from the cowardly son in her mind.

"Sanlang!" Empress Wu's expression became solemn and she wanted to speak to comfort Li Xian, but at this time, Li Xian spoke again coldly and ruthlessly.

"Son knows that my brother was forced by our mother and had to gather troops to protect himself, just like my son today." As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, the ministers were filled with horror.

So everyone knows that of course Li Xian's rebellion was just about finding three hundred sets of armor in the Eastern Palace.

It is nothing more than treason.

But in fact, most people know that the reason why Li Xian reached that point was because he was forced by Empress Wu step by step.

Even when Li Xian was interrogated at the end, he said that he was only forced to protect himself under threat.

But no one cared at that time.

There are too many people who are persecuted in this world, but Li Xian is the only one who has gone to the point of secretly hoarding armor.

There is nothing wrong with saying that he was plotting treason.

However, if we compare Li Xian's situation back then with Li Xian's situation now, we will find how similar the two things are.

How terrible.

Hidden beneath everything was Empress Wu’s strongest desire for power.

Li Xian looked at Empress Wu calmly, whose expression changed slightly, and said softly, "What my son has always wanted to understand is how my eldest brother died."

With just one sentence, the whole court was in an uproar.

Even though Zhang Qianxu's sharp blade was in front of them, the ministers could not help but look at Empress Wu in horror.

It looked like Li Xian had no intention of living. Li Xian, who preceded him, was deposed by Empress Wu, so what about Li Hong before him?

What about the filial emperor Li Hong before him?
A fearful thought arose in everyone's mind.

If Emperor Li Hong also died at the hands of Empress Wu, then together with Li Xian and Li Xian, wouldn't that mean all three of Empress Wu's sons were killed by him?

So, what will be the future of Prince Li Dan, the last son of the previous emperor left in this palace?
"There were rumors in the court back then, and even so many things happened. Mother, can't you tolerate your son?" Li Xian looked at Empress Wu in pain. He suddenly roared, "If you can't tolerate your son, why did you give birth to us? Father!" Li Xian turned around abruptly, raised his head, looked at the golden dragon in the center of the top of Qianyang Palace, and roared loudly, "Father, why did you leave your son and go like this? Father, you shouldn't have left, father, father..."

At the end, Li Xian's voice suddenly became softer. He looked up with blurry eyes and said softly, "Father, I came to see you today."

After saying this, before anyone could react, Li Xian suddenly leaped forward.

In front of the golden steps, several sharp spears had pierced through Li Xian's body in an instant.

Pierced through their emperor's body.

Blood sprayed.

Everyone who saw this scene was shocked.

With a thump, Li Dan knelt down, crying out in pain, "Brother, Brother!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" The ministers knelt down one after another, crying out in disbelief and pain: "Your Majesty!"

Pei Yan stood behind the ministers and watched all this in disbelief.

All this happened so fast that Pei Yan had no time to react.

The emperor died just like that.

The emperor died just like that.

Pei Yan knelt down helplessly, staring blankly at Li Xian lying in a pool of blood. He could not help but slam his head against the ground and said in pain, "Why is it so? Why is it so?"

……

On the golden steps, Empress Wu reached out her hand and tried to grab Li Xian.

But at the last moment, an inexplicable thought in her mind stopped her.

Not only did she not take any action to stop Li Xian, she didn't even say a word to stop him.

She didn't know what was wrong with her.

Just looking at the strange Li Xian in front of her, she felt a little scared.

She was a little afraid that he would continue to live.

If Li Xian really survived, Empress Wu would really suspect that one day in the future, Li Xian would turn everything upside down.

By that time, the person who would suffer the most miserable death would be Empress Wu herself.

"Who are you? Get out of the way!" A sudden noise came from outside the hall, directly interrupting Empress Wu's thoughts.

Empress Wu immediately looked up, and it seemed that someone had noticed something unusual in Qianyang Palace and had sent people to investigate.

Empress Wu came back to her senses all of a sudden.

In an instant, Empress Wu calmed down completely. She looked up at Zhang Qianxu and said, "Zhang Qing, go and deal with the things outside."

"Yes!" Zhang Qianxu bowed slightly, then immediately turned around and went out with a few personal guards to deal with the situation. However, he still left more than a dozen people in the hall, holding long spears and standing in the hall. While separating the civil and military officials, he also prevented everyone from moving rashly.

On the high platform, Empress Wu's expression turned cold.

She sat back behind the pearl curtain, looked at the ministers calmly and said, "My lords, the emperor is dead."

All the ministers reacted immediately and looked behind the pearl curtain with grim expressions.

This was true for the ministers who did not participate in these affairs, as well as for those who participated in these affairs and those who remained neutral.

Because today's developments were beyond all of their expectations.

There was a palace coup and the emperor died.

Empress Wu had originally promised everyone that the emperor would be deposed and demoted to exile.

The worst that could happen is being demoted to a commoner and exiled three thousand miles away.

In this way, even if the emperor died on the way to exile, no one would have any thoughts.

But now, the emperor died right in front of their eyes, and the shock to them was unimaginable.

In fact, everyone was fine, but the one who was really unlucky was Zhang Qianxu.

The emperor died, but before he died, he tricked him badly.

Just the painful, hateful and fearful look in Li Dan's eyes just now would let people know that they should not give Li Dan a chance. Once they give Li Dan a chance, he will definitely find an opportunity to kill Zhang Qianxu.

Even in the eyes of the court officials, once they found the opportunity, they would definitely kill Zhang Qianxu.

Of course, it was not only Zhang Qianxu who was unlucky, but also Empress Wu.

Li Xian's last words had already put all the responsibility for the affairs of Li Hong, Li Xian and Li Xian onto Empress Wu's shoulders.

All the ministers looked at Empress Wu with deep fear in their eyes.

The filial emperor Li Hong died of illness. However, after his death, there was a rumor that Li Hong was poisoned by Empress Wu.

Although the incident ended with the royal family acknowledging that Emperor Xiaojing had passed away, in fact, the only known cause of death for Emperor Xiaojing was overwork. So what was the actual situation?

Some sensitive ministers have even implicitly linked everything to the late emperor.

There are doubts about the death of Emperor Xiaojing, so what about the late emperor? Is there also doubt about the death of the late emperor?

……

Empress Wu sat behind the pearl curtain, all the ministers' eyes were on her, but she didn't care about anything, she just said calmly: "The emperor is dead, no taboos will be investigated, pass the decree, the prince's concubine Yang, cursed the queen and the emperor with witchcraft, causing them to become deaf and die suddenly, therefore, the prince's concubine Yang will be beheaded immediately, the three clans of the Yang family will be exterminated, and all those who are related to the witchcraft will be exiled to Zhenzhou."

The ministers subconsciously looked at Yang, who was already slumped there.

Empress Wu waved her hand gently and said, "The emperor is dead. He will be posthumously named Li, and known as Emperor Li of the Tang Dynasty."

After a brief pause, Empress Wu looked at Li Dan and said, "The country cannot be without a ruler for a day, so I made the fourth son of the Great Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Li Dan, the emperor, change the reign title to Guangzhai, make Princess Dou the queen, and make Prince Yongping Li Chengqi the crown prince."

Among the ministers, Li Dan's party, as well as the Dou family and the Dugu family, all raised their heads at the same time.

(End of this chapter)