Tiantang

Chapter 142 Conditions for Princess Yuzhen during the Spring Festival (Happy New Year)

Chapter 150 Conditions for Princess Yuzhen during the Spring Festival

Gao Lishi and Li Lin conspired in front of the old emperor's sickbed, discussing some details of their actions.

Therefore, the supreme imperial power is a bowl of poison that seduces people, enough to make countless people risk their lives at the risk of risking their lives.

After thinking about it, Li Lin decided to do her part and take a big gamble.

A rare opportunity, maybe once in a lifetime.If you succeed, you will have your family, country, and world, and if you fail, you will only die.It's better to take a gamble than to die in a mediocre old age.

Gao Lishi's back and forth words slowly aroused Li Lin's ambition dormant deep in her heart.Ambition can make people crazy, but it can also make people ruthless.

"General, if the little king succeeds, he will live up to the general!" Li Lin bowed deeply to Gao Lishi.

"Your Highness does not need to be like this. A certain family is doing this to obey His Majesty's will. A certain family has been loyal to His Majesty for decades and will not change until death. Your Majesty has an order. Even if a certain family is smashed to pieces, it must fulfill His Majesty's wish!"

"Your Highness, please rest assured, when the critical moment comes, a certain family will definitely come with His Majesty in person to help His Majesty! As long as His Majesty is still alive, the Crown Prince will not be the master of the Tang Dynasty!"

"As for Zhang Xuan, Yang Guozhong and others, His Majesty can bestow power on them, and can also deprive them of power. His Majesty's edict is here. If these two people resist, they will be traitors, and everyone will be punished!" Gao Lishi said sternly. .

Gao Lishi said this, but he sighed in his heart, "Zhang Zizhan, Zhang Zizhan, don't blame our family, our family is a dog of His Majesty, and we can only bite whoever His Majesty tells us to bite. !Since His Majesty wants to get rid of you, our family has no choice but to obey His Majesty's order! If you want to blame, blame yourself for being too aggressive and causing His Majesty to be uneasy."

"The general's kindness, Xiao Wang will remember it in his heart! If you make an inch in the future, you will be rewarded!" Li Lin was overjoyed, and bowed to Gao Lishi again.

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a deep voice from the outer hall, "Report to the General, Your Highness Yuzhen has been summoned to see His Majesty!"

"Your Highness, you and I will go out together to meet Your Highness Yuzhen!" Gao Lishi took Li Lin's hand with a smile and went out together.Li Lin was a little uncomfortable, but immediately calmed down again, as if she had never been.

Gao Lishi and Li Lin went out to meet Yuzhen, Princess Yuzhen Li Chiying got out of the car, and suddenly saw Si Ning Wang Li Lin here, very surprised.

"This old servant has seen Your Highness Yuzhen!"

"Li Lin pays homage to Aunt Yuzhen!" At this moment, Li Lin asked Princess Yuzhen, so she paid her respects.

Li Chiying frowned and smiled, "Lin'er doesn't need to be too polite. General Gao, why did the emperor tell me to come here? Is the emperor's health better?"

"Your Highness, please come in and talk. Your Majesty is waiting in the inner room." Gao Lishi let in solemnly.

Li Chiying was not polite either, and went in directly.

After entering the inner room, seeing the old emperor's appearance, Li Chiying was shocked and saddened, rushed over and grabbed the old emperor's hand and cried, "Brother Huang, brother Huang!——"

"Gao Lishi, why did the emperor look like this?! Why did you keep it secret?" Li Chiying angrily turned around and reprimanded in a low voice.

Li Chiying and Li Long are basically compatriots of the same mother, and their relationship has always been very good.And these years, Li Longji has also taken care of this girl very much, almost responding with kindness to every request.Seeing Li Longji like this, how could Li Chiying not be heartbroken?
Gao Lishi cupped his hands, "Your Highness Yuzhen, please calm down. What happened to King Rong Li Wan, His Majesty suddenly suffered a stroke while hurting his heart. It has been a while..."

"Then why keep it secret? Did you ever order the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat it?" Li Chiying gritted her teeth.

Gao Lishi hesitated for a moment, and said softly, "It was the prince, Yang Xiang and General Zhang who discussed together, and kept it secret..."

Li Chiying waved his hand angrily, "You bastard, how unreasonable is this! Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven is sick, and the world is in turmoil. How can you delay His Majesty's dragon body because of personal interests!"

"I am not surprised that Yang Guozhong is like this, but Zhang Xuan is quite knowledgeable, how could this be?"

"This crown prince is really a good son of the emperor... It really makes me very angry!"

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Li Chiying leaned over and looked at Li Longji's drowsy posture, and sighed inwardly.

She received the edict of the old emperor's succession and the secret decree to kill Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong from Gao Lishi, and her palms trembled.

Although she was a little angry, because Zhang Xuan, Li Heng and Yang Guozhong jointly concealed the emperor's illness in order to keep Li Heng's position as the crown prince in charge of the country; , she still couldn't accept it.

But she already knew that this was indeed the true intention of the old emperor, and it was not Gao Lishi who was playing tricks behind his back.Gao Lishi didn't have the guts either.

It's all right to depose Li Heng and replace Li Lin; but why kill Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong? !

Not only did she appreciate Zhang Xuan's talent and ability, but she also looked at Zhang Xuan highly because he was the husband of her goddaughter Cui Ying. When she suddenly saw the emperor's secret decree to eradicate Zhang Xuan, her heart became a mess.

"Gao Lishi, it's enough to depose Prince Heng. It's even understandable to take down Yang Guozhong, but why do you want to get rid of Zhang Xuan?"

"Zhang Xuan is a talented young man with both ability and political integrity, and he has made great contributions to His Majesty and Tang Sheji. How could His Majesty be so cruel, killing a donkey... Isn't this chilling the hearts of the people in the world?" Li Chiying frowned. .

Gao Lishi was silent.In fact, he also faintly rejected the old emperor's order to destroy Zhang Xuan, feeling that it was too ruthless.It's just the emperor's golden words, and there is no change in the order, so he can only implement it.

"King Si Ning, Zhang Xuan is a rare virtuous official in the world. It must be a blessing for the country to have him in the court." Li Chiying turned her head to look at the nephew who was pushed to the front by the emperor, with complicated eyes.

Li Lin smiled awkwardly, speechless.

"Your Majesty Yuzhen, it doesn't matter how big things are, the crown prince won't fall unless Zhang Xuan is removed, and the succession of King Si Ning is empty talk."

Gao Lishi said softly, "Prince Heng is cowardly and incompetent. If he ascends the throne and dominates weak ministers and strong ministers, in time, the imperial power will be emptied by powerful ministers like Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong. And if Zhang Xuan has ambitions in the future, I am afraid The ancestral temple and state of the Tang Dynasty cannot be preserved."

"Therefore, His Majesty has decided that Li Heng must be deposed. Otherwise, it will be a serious hidden danger for the Li family."

The corner of Li Chiying's mouth twitched lightly. From the perspective of power, what Gao Lishi said was not unreasonable.With Li Heng's cowardice and Zhang Xuan's strength, after a long time, it is difficult to guarantee that Zhang Xuan will not develop ambitions.

She sighed softly, "Gao Lishi, Zhang Xuan is in charge of the military power, and Yang Guozhong is in charge of the court. How easy is it to take down these two? Besides, if these two fall, the court will be in chaos. So take advantage of it and make a big mess."

"His Royal Highness Yuzhen, after Yang Guozhong there is Chen Xilie as chancellor. Although Chen Xilie has no strength of character, he has no problem managing the government. There are many veterans and royal nobles here, and the court—— can't be messed up."

"In terms of military power, the old slave has already ordered people from [-] miles to urgently summon General Chen Xuanli of the Imperial Army of the Eastern Capital to the capital. Chen Xuanli has been in charge of the Imperial Army for a long time, and Zhang Xuan will surely be able to suppress the situation after that." Gao Lishi added.

Li Chiying sneered, "Gao Lishi, you old slave, it seems that you are determined to pull Zhang Xuan down. I see that you and Zhang Xuan have a good relationship in the past, why are you so cruel now?"

The corner of Gao Lishi's mouth twitched.

He cupped his hands and said solemnly, "His Royal Highness Yuzhen, Lishi is ashamed. Zhang Zizhan is also a person admired by Lishi—but Lishi is His Majesty's slave all his life, and he can only be loyal to His Majesty. His Majesty wants to abolish the crown prince and destroy Zhang Xuan, Yang Guozhong, Lishi Even if you don't want to, you can only obey His Majesty's orders, even if you are heartbroken!"

Gao Lishi's words were resounding.

Li Chiying frowned, but fell silent.

There is no doubt about Gao Lishi's loyalty to Li Longji, no matter in the past, present or future, there is no need to doubt his loyalty to the old emperor alone.

In Gao Lishi's heart, the emperor is the sky and the earth, and the meaning of life.

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Li Chiying was silent for a long time.She is really in a dilemma, on the one hand, it is the imperial brother's will, and on the other hand, it is Cui Ying's tenderness, she does not want to go against the imperial brother's wishes, but also does not want to make Cui Ying sad.

If Zhang Xuan died, with Cui Ying's fierceness, he could only live and die with him in heaven and earth.

As soon as Li Chiying thought about this, she looked up at Gao Lishi and Li Lin, and said calmly, "I can help you, but I have one condition."

"His Royal Highness, please speak."

"Zhang Xuan's young talent is a meritorious official, and killing him will damage the prestige of the court and the royal family. If you can agree to my palace and let Zhang Xuan become a rich man, this palace can agree."

"It's all right to seize his power. Do we have to kill them all? Even if it is Yang Guozhong, I suggest that you should proceed with caution. Even though the emperor's brother has a purpose, but the emperor's brother is sick and sick, there may be some discretion in the decision, and you should act It can be dealt with expediently.”

Gao Lishi and Li Lin looked at each other, and they clasped their hands together and said, "That's fine. As long as Zhang Xuan does not disobey His Majesty's will, we will naturally not kill them all."

"Aunt Yuzhen, if Zhang Xuan doesn't make Lin'er an enemy, Lin'er will naturally act cheaply."

"Hey..." Li Chiying sighed softly, stood up and looked at Li Lin and Gao Lishi, "The matter has come to this point, it is useless for me to say more. But I still want to persuade you, you must be careful If you do it, don’t end up with nothing but implicating the royal family, causing chaos and chaos to the great Tang Dynasty!”

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Gao Lishi, Li Lin, and Princess Yuzhen parted ways and acted urgently.

At this time, the East Palace was nervously preparing for the banquet in the evening where Prince Jian Guo Li Heng hosted a feast for the officials and Chang'an nobles and the royal family.

At dusk and dusk, Zhang Xuan walked slowly towards the gate of the East Palace.Behind him, dozens of sturdy Habayashi soldiers followed closely, led by Xiao Shisanlang.

A young eunuch in Tsing Yi came in a hurry and came towards Zhang Xuan.

A sharp-eyed Habayashi guard quickly stepped forward and reprimanded: "The general is in front of you, don't evade!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to back down, because he had already recognized this man as Zhang Defu, the confidant eunuch next to Concubine Yang Gui.

(End of this chapter)