Tiantang

Chapter 140 The Conspiracy of the Spring Festival

Chapter 149 The Conspiracy of the Spring Festival
Si Ning Palace.

Today is the New Year's Eve, and the servants of Prince Si Ning's Mansion came in and out, busy inside and out, and decorated with lanterns and festoons. The inside and outside of the mansion were not much different from other mansions in Chang'an City, and they were filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.

In Zhang Xuan's view, the Spring Festival customs of the Tang people are not too different from the Spring Festival customs of his previous life in modern society.New Year's Eve is New Year's Eve. Before New Year's Eve, people who are outside have to rush home as much as possible in order to reunite with their relatives.

On New Year's Eve, the whole family also reunites to have a New Year's Eve dinner and drink pepper wine to drive away cold and dampness.To drink pepper wine is to put the pepper on the plate, and put a pinch of it into the cup when drinking.After the reunion dinner, the whole family sits around the brazier until dawn, which is called "Shou Sui".

The so-called "Shou Sui A Rong's family, the pepper plate has already sung flowers."

It is also called "a happy ending feast for this, pour the pot and wait for the dawn."

Or "Close the door and guard the first night, and burn the fire until the morning."

It is about the scenes of people in Tang Dynasty having reunion dinner and keeping the year old during the Spring Festival.

"Qiang Qiang Hua Si Ke, the gate hall congratulates Xinzheng".After the first day of the Lunar New Year, people in the Tang Dynasty also began to visit relatives and friends, and invite each other to dinner, which is called "passing seats".

Although Si Ning Wang Li Lin is also a member of the Tang dynasty, he is not the direct prince after all, but the emperor's nephew one floor away. In addition, Li Lin only has a vacant post as Doctor Yin Guanglu, so the Si Ning Palace is located in the city of Chang'an. It's not a first-rate master.

Not only that, because in order to be the son of the emperor, Li Lin deliberately kept a low profile to avoid arousing the suspicion of the emperor and his direct royal family.

In fact, not only Li Lin, but also Li Xian's sons.

To put it further, Li Longji's other younger brothers, the descendants of King Qi Li Fan, King Shen Li Tuo, etc., also mostly kept a low profile.As a result, the figures of these branches of the royal family gradually faded out of the sight of the people of Chang'an.

Therefore, when Li Jingzhong, the chief eunuch in the palace, came to Sining Palace to convey the emperor's secret decree, Sining Wang Li Lin was very surprised.

"Eunuch Li, may I ask your majesty to call the little king into the palace, is it..." Li Lin asked with a smile.

Li Jingzhong smiled, "His Royal Highness King Si Ning, His Majesty summoned us urgently. As for why, our family really doesn't know. General Gao ordered that His Highness immediately visit our family in the palace. Your Highness is welcome to leave."

Li Lin didn't dare to neglect, she immediately changed her clothes, and hurriedly entered the palace with Li Jingzhong.

After entering the palace, avoiding the bustling eunuchs and maids in the palace, along a quiet path, Li Lin followed Li Jingzhong's buttocks, and entered the imperial study step by step.

Gao Lishi was already waiting outside the door.

"Xiaowang Li Lin pays homage to the general!" Li Lin immediately bowed to Gao Lishi when she saw Gao Lishi.

He, a declining royal family, actually lacks the confidence to face the number one celebrity around the emperor.

Gao Lishi smiled slightly, and went forward to help Li Lin, "His Royal Highness King Si Ning, please come in, Your Majesty is waiting."

The two entered the imperial study with their front feet, and Li Jingzhong followed behind.

Gao Lishi turned his head and glanced at Li Jingzhong meaningfully, lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, "Jingzhong, you have locked the door yourself, and no one is allowed to enter without His Majesty's permission!"

Li Jingzhong's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said respectfully, "Here, I would like to obey the general's orders."

Gao Lishi and Li Lin entered the inner room and closed the door tightly.

Li Lin entered the inner room and was shocked to see the old emperor Li Longji lying on the sickbed with a twitching mouth corner and crooked eyes. She couldn't help but looked at Gao Lishi in panic, and then kowtowed silently in front of Li Longji.

Gao Lishi sighed, leaned over and whispered in Li Longji's ear, "Everyone, everyone! His Royal Highness King Sining has arrived!"

After a while, the old emperor's turbid eyes gradually opened, and there seemed to be a glimmer of light.

His lips twitched, and his speech was slurred at all.

Gao Lishi leaned closer and listened carefully. It took him a long time to straighten up and face Li Lin and said softly, "His Royal Highness, Your Majesty has suffered from apoplexy for a long time. It's just that the crown prince kept it a secret in order to ensure the status of the supervisor of the country."

Li Lin bowed down in fear, thinking that even so, what does it have to do with someone?What's the point of summoning a certain family to the palace?
"Your Majesty is seriously ill and is in critical condition. Your Majesty has always advocated dethroning the crown prince and establishing a new monarch. It is just because your majesty suddenly fell ill and has not had time to abolish the establishment." Gao Lishi said softly, staring at Li Lin for a while and then said, " Your Majesty has decided to pass on the throne to Emperor Rang Xian's lineage, and His Highness has excelled in martial arts and martial arts, and has inherited the title of Emperor Rang, His Majesty prefers His Highness..."

Li Lin was taken aback.

Gao Lishi's words were too sudden and shocked him.

Well, the old emperor suddenly wanted to pass on the throne to himself... This, this... Is this true?

Li Lin couldn't believe her ears.

But looking at Gao Lishi's solemn and solemn appearance, it is obvious that he is not joking.Of course, such a joke cannot be made about the important matter of inheriting the throne.

Li Lin was flustered, pleasantly surprised, and a little terrified. For a while, she was so confused that she couldn't say anything.

"Your Majesty's meaning, did your Highness understand it?"

Li Lin heard Gao Lishi's slightly shrill voice, and he suddenly raised his head to look at Gao Lishi, with a strangely complicated and frightened expression.

"General, this... is really..."

"His Royal Highness King Si Ning, the ruler of the world was originally intended to belong to the emperor. Back then, the emperor was honored and gave way to his majesty. His majesty always kept it in mind. Today, all of your majesty's sons are mediocre and incompetent. Your majesty is worried that the Tang Dynasty will be defeated by others. Therefore, he made a decisive decision and issued a secret edict to pass on the throne to His Highness! In this regard, why does His Highness have any hesitation?"

Gao Lishi's words were convincing and impassioned, and Li Lin's heart gradually became active after hearing this.

The throne is a good thing. Since the emperor really wanted to, and even issued a secret order to pass on the throne, it would be absolutely false to say that Li Lin was not interested.

"Lin..." The old emperor who was lying on the sickbed suddenly opened his mouth and yelled vaguely.

Li Lin took a few steps on her knees, and went forward to lie down in front of Li Longji's bed, "Your Majesty, my minister Li Lin is here!"

Li Longji talked too much today and consumed too much energy. He could no longer express his thoughts to Li Lin.It's just that his trembling hands tightly grasped Li Lin's hand, conveying some kind of firm determination.

Li Lin's heart became more and more hot.

But Li Lin is not an impulsive young man after all. As a member of the royal family who is familiar with the situation in the Tang Dynasty, he deeply understands that even if there is a secret edict from the old emperor, if he wants to take the throne from Li Heng, it is almost a one-off. A fool's dream.

Not to mention that the old emperor's secret edict to inherit the throne was too sudden and unexpected, but his foundation in the court and the opposition simply cannot be compared with Li Heng, the legal heir who has been a prince for more than ten years.Now Li Heng has the strong support of Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong. Yang Guozhong controls the administrative system of the court, while Zhang Xuan is in charge of military power and palace guards.

The combination of these two is enough to overturn the sky in Chang'an City.

Why did Li Lin overthrow Li Heng?Just relying on the secret edict of the old emperor in Gao Lishi's hand?

Although the old emperor is still alive, it is difficult to really play a role in this situation... Wouldn't this secret edict be equivalent to a piece of waste paper to Yang Guozhong and Zhang Xuan?
As if seeing Li Lin's worry and confusion, Gao Lishi sighed softly, "Li Heng is too powerful to be shaken. Your Highness, Your Majesty has also taken this into consideration. This is His Majesty's secret decree to kill Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong— —”

"Your Highness is so..." Gao Lishi leaned forward and whispered a few words in Li Lin's ear.

Li Lin's complexion changed suddenly, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she said with a wry smile, "General, will this... be done?"

Gao Lishi smiled indifferently, and stared at Li Lin with awe-inspiring eyes, "Your Highness, the so-called wealth is in danger. This imperial power is easy to get, but it depends on Your Highness's consideration!"

"With your Majesty's two secret edicts, with the echoes of the royal family, and with a certain family playing drums with your majesty, if we work together, great things can be accomplished!"

"To be honest, even though the thousands of guards in this palace belong to the Habayashi Guard, a certain family can actually have some say. When His Highness is doing something, a certain family immediately ordered people to block the palace gates to support His Highness... ..."

Gao Lishi lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty also summoned His Royal Highness Yuzhen... With His Royal Highness Yuzhen's influence in the court and in the royal family, why worry about a major event?"

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outer hall.

Li Jingzhong tiptoed close to the crack of the door, listening carefully to the sounds of plotting in the inner room.Although some words were not clear, Li Jingzhong also heard a general idea: the old emperor and Gao Lishi planned to abolish the prince Li Heng immediately, and let the emperor's son, Ning Wang Li Lin, take the throne.Moreover, a secret edict to pass on the throne and a secret edict to kill Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong were also issued.

Li Jingzhong was covered in cold sweat, and his heart was beating like a rabbit.

Li Jingzhong didn't dare to eavesdrop any more, and hid at the door of the imperial study, his heart trembled, and he didn't calm down for a long time.

Li Heng’s power to oversee the country gradually increased, and Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong sang together to hold power—Li Jingzhong could not have dreamed that the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong were included in the emperor’s eradication list, and Li Heng’s deposed seemed to be in an instant between!

Will they succeed?Li Jingzhong thought about it, and felt that there might be a chance of success, but a greater chance of failure.

In the city of Chang'an, Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong joined hands to turn the clouds and rains upside down, even if Li Lin had the support of Gao Lishi and the emperor's secret edict, I am afraid that there will be no big storms.

As a big eunuch with a bit of city power and brains, Li Jingzhong sees problems far-reaching.

Li Jingzhong once quelled the rebellion from Zhang Xuan, and felt deeply about Zhang Xuan's methods.He could hardly believe that Zhang Xuan, who had everything under control, would fall in the hands of Li Lin, the king of Si Ning who had no foundation.

A joint echo of the royal family?Li Jingzhong sneered inwardly, the royal family is worthless, the king of Rong Li Wan is a person with means and energy, but what is the result?In the end, he didn't die in Zhang Xuan's hands.

Li Jingzhong gritted his teeth and hesitated for a while, but finally made up his mind.

Just like what Gao Lishi asked for, wealth and wealth are sought in danger, this day's great opportunity to advance is in front of you, but you can't miss it!
Gao Lishi, Gao Lishi, this time, our family will step on your old corpse!
Thinking of Gao Lishi's domineering and domineering behavior over the years, the coldness in Li Jingzhong's eyes became more and more serious, almost crazy.

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