Tiantang

Chapter 148

Chapter 156

Zhang Xuan was silent.He stared deeply at Yang Yuhuan, and read a trace of tenderness, a trace of strength and firmness from her deep eyes like water, and his heart was gradually wrapped in a mass of tenderness.

"I don't want you to suppress yourself..." Zhang Xuan hugged Yang Yuhuan tenderly, "I hope you will live for yourself in the future, and be a happy little woman, not the noble concubine who is wearing a mask and pretending to be happy now .”

"My family is very happy now." Yang Yuhuan lay in Zhang Xuan's arms and closed her eyes, with tears of happiness shining in the corners of her eyes, "My family has never been so happy like now!"

"Little enemy, hold me tight..."

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Zhang Xuan left the side hall and entered the main hall of the imperial study.

A moment of tenderness with Yang Yuhuan can't affect his hard heart at the moment, because he understands that any indecision or kindness of a woman will bring him and everything he wants to protect will be a disaster of destruction.

The Imperial Physician who had been waiting here for a long time ordered Qian Linlin to quickly bow and salute, and said softly, "General, your majesty has already treated His Majesty. Your Majesty's condition has improved a lot."

"Okay, very good. Physician Qian Ling, you have done a good job, go down first. Call a few imperial doctors to stay in the palace. I think they live near the imperial study. You can accept His Majesty's summons at any time to treat His Majesty. Emergency treatment."

Zhang Xuan waved his hands and said, "Your Majesty's dragon body is important."

"Yes, I will follow orders." Qian Yilin said softly, and quickly retreated.

Zhang Xuan looked back at Li Jingzhong, and said indifferently, "Eunuch Li, guard the door, I want to tell His Majesty a confidential matter, no one is allowed to enter. Anyone who violates it - beheaded!"

Li Jingzhong's heart was awe-inspiring, and he quickly bowed in response.

Zhang Xuan regained his composure and walked slowly into the inner room.

The old emperor was lying quietly on the couch, although his eyes were cloudy, but there was a certain look in his eyes.

For so many days, he has never been so clear-headed as today. Except for his slurred speech and the paralyzed lower body, he almost feels that he is no different from ordinary people.

Gao Lishi is not waiting by his side now.

The old emperor knew in his heart what Gao Lishi was doing.Since he woke up, he has been lying here waiting quietly.He is very relieved about the ability of this old thing to handle affairs.

With the support of Princess Yuzhen and the response of the entire royal family, with his secret decree and edict of passing on the throne, Li Longji still had some expectations for Gao Lishi to accomplish this matter in his heart.

In fact, choosing to push his nephew King Si Ning to the throne was a sudden thought of Li Longji after despair.For his sons, he was really disappointed, so he decided to return the power to Emperor Li Xian.

Anyway, in the eyes of the old emperor, as long as the power is not in his own hands, but in the hands of his son or nephew, it doesn't make much difference.

It has to be said that Li Longji is a self-centered person.

What he really cared about was always himself and the power in his hands.

And the inheritance of the throne, in many cases, is more like a game where he mobilizes many princes to fight and amuse. Extricate yourself.

Zhang Xuan walked into the inner room slowly, looked up, and met Li Longji's gaze.

Li Longji's eyes froze for a moment, his shoulders trembled slightly, and his lips trembled.

Seeing Zhang Xuan coming in at a glance, it means that Gao Lishi has failed.His secret arrangement failed.

no doubt.

Zhang Xuan stood there quietly, meeting Li Longji's eyes with a very calm expression.

But Li Longji's face slowly became distorted with anger, and he raised his finger tremblingly to give Zhang Xuan a click.Even if he was lying on the bed and couldn't move or speak, the emperor's demeanor still existed.

Facing Zhang Xuan at this moment, he has no guilt, no panic, only a trace of disappointment and anger.

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, took a step forward and said softly, "Your Majesty, you must be very surprised and disappointed to see this minister coming."

Zhang Xuan said as he sat on the brocade pier next to the bed, "I am really confused. It is understandable that Your Majesty wants to take down the prince—but why do you have to put the minister to death?"

"At first, I was very puzzled and puzzled. Now, I have figured it out. Your Majesty is worthy of being the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who has been in power for decades, and he sees the problem very far-reaching." Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "Your Majesty must be worried about the future. If he grows up, he will take away the crown prince's power... and even worry that the minister will have the ambition to rebel and take away the country and land of the Li royal family!"

"Change of dynasties is actually a very normal thing. Today's Li and Tang dynasties are just taken from the hands of the former Sui Dynasty. The general trend of the world, long-term divisions must be united, long-term divisions must be divided, and dynasties change. This is an unchangeable historical law. This is not you or me. , able to control and dominate.”

"If Li Tang is exhausted and is replaced, there is nothing to complain about. On the other hand, if Li Tang's world is still stable, His Majesty's worries are completely unnecessary."

"So, regarding the future, I can't make a promise to His Majesty. I really can't. Because even I can't predict everything in the future."

"But the current situation, I can explain to His Majesty." Zhang Xuan waved his hand lightly, and said, "Your Majesty ordered Gao Lishi to conspire with Li Lin and other royal families to attack the prince and me... The process is very complicated, but the result It's very simple. People like Li Lin and Gao Lishi are in my hands, as long as I say a word, these people will never see His Majesty again."

The corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth sunburned, and he sneered, "Your Majesty, you don't have to be angry. Please forgive me for being rude, I can't just sit back and let people treat it like meat on a chopping board and cut it at will, right?"

"His Majesty Yuzhen falsely accused the minister of colluding with the prince to hold His Majesty to seize power and usurp the throne... But in fact, why did the minister do such a thing? His Majesty suffered a stroke suddenly, and the reason why the minister and Yang Guozhong discussed it and kept the news secret was to stabilize the situation in the world. .”

"Your Majesty must know better than this minister. Once An Lushan knows that His Majesty is dying, he will immediately rebel. The current situation is that if An Lushan is rebellious, the world will inevitably be in chaos. For the stability of the Tang Dynasty, I chose to keep the secret. How can there be a trace of selfishness in this?"

"As for the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, who else is more suitable than the crown prince? Your Majesty's princes, there are not many who are up to the challenge. Now the crown prince has established some foundations and gradually stabilized the situation in the court. But at this moment However, His Majesty just came to add to the chaos..."

"It's New Year's Eve now... It was supposed to be a warm and affectionate New Year's Eve, but it was filled with the bloody smell of swords and swords."

"But I have no choice. I have been forced to the edge of the cliff. In order to save myself and protect myself, I don't care much. This bloody storm started by Your Majesty, and it will end with Your Majesty. I don't know." How many relatives of His Majesty have to make unnecessary sacrifices for this... It's really pathetic!"

Zhang Xuan sighed softly, but his face was full of playful smiles.

After a while, Zhang Xuan sneered again, "Right and wrong are in your majesty's mind. What else is your majesty worried about? There are no outsiders at this moment. You and my monarch and ministers may as well be honest with each other—if there is any misconduct Heart, can His Majesty still lie here safely?"

"This is what I said from the bottom of my heart, and there is absolutely no falsehood." Zhang Xuan got up and walked around the room, then turned to look at the old emperor with a gray face, distorted and twitching, and smiled calmly, "These people framed the minister Seeking power and usurping the throne, please Your Majesty to be the master of the minister!"

Li Longji's withered lips trembled violently, and shocking waves arose in his heart.

Zhang Xuan's words can be said to be very frank, but they also reveal obvious threats.

Zhang Xuan's meaning is very straightforward-this matter can be big or small, if Zhang Xuan is willing to secretly manipulate and fuel the flames, and wants to make things bigger, and even involve many princes, princesses, clans, royal families, and even courtiers, he will be in the shortest possible time. In a short period of time, it caused a power shock and bloody storm that was enough to affect the foundation of the country for the Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Xuan definitely has this ability and this opportunity at this time.

Li Longji may not care about the life and death of the members of the royal family, but he cannot ignore the stability of Li Tang's country.This is his biggest weakness.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan's words hit Li Longji's weakness in such a straightforward way, and he couldn't help but give in.

Zhang Xuan waited quietly, waiting for the emperor's reaction.

The turmoil caused by Li Lin and Gao Lishi's connection with Princess Yuzhen and the royal family has completely angered Zhang Xuan.This also reminded Zhang Xuan that in some cases, iron and blood killing methods are still needed to deter.

But Zhang Xuan knew better in his heart that killing people does not necessarily require the use of a knife, and asking the emperor to come forward to make a clean end to the matter is a good choice for both Li Heng and him.

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East Palace, main hall.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and everyone's mood was depressed to the extreme.It was the New Year's Eve, but unexpected disturbances occurred—I don't know whether all this was really manipulated by the emperor, or Li Lin colluded with Gao Lishi to take the risk?
Many courtiers were thinking, deliberating, and guessing how this matter would end.But no matter how it ended, Si Ning Wang Li Lin was doomed.

This man really overestimated himself, thinking that with Gao Lishi's support, he could win Li Heng's throne?Are Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong behind Li Heng so easy to deal with?Left Prime Minister Chen Xilie sat silently under Yang Guozhong, glanced at Li Lin and Gao Lishi who had already been imprisoned, and shook his head secretly.

Although there were sumptuous food and wine on the desk in front of him, no one had an appetite.

Yang Guozhong cast a suggestive glance at the members of the Yang family who were automatically gathered in one place not far away, and the Yang family who were a little ready to move suddenly became quiet.

Of course, the three sisters of Mrs. Guoguo sat next to each other, but at this moment, although the third sister Yang stayed in the hall, her mind had already followed Zhang Xuan.If it wasn't for Zhang Xuan's calm look when he was leaving, she would have been unable to sit still.

(End of this chapter)