Tiantang

Chapter 314 Loyalty and treachery, in one thought!

Chapter 320 Loyalty and treachery, in one thought!

Since Zhang Xuan entered the palace for a showdown, he had fully considered all the consequences.

In his opinion, as long as he stands firm, the matter between him and Wan Chun... may be thrilling or tortuous, but the result is doomed.

No matter whether it is Li Heng who favors and trusts important officials, or whether Li Heng is forced to do so, anyway, he will finally agree to this marriage.

With Zhang Xuan's current prince, since he can accept a Huihe princess, then marrying another Tang princess into the family, although there is no precedent, it may not be outrageous.

His attitude is extremely firm.Wan Chun is already his woman, this cannot be changed.Since you can't change it, you can only accept the reality.

As a time traveler from modern society, Zhang Xuan did not have the supreme awe and strong sense of loyalty to the imperial power that scholars or civil and military courtiers have.In his mind, being loyal to the country does not mean being loyal to the court or the emperor.

Loyalty and treachery in the eyes of ordinary people are just in his thoughts!

He has come to today and has power, not because of chasing power and greed for glory and wealth, but because of using the power in his hands to protect himself and the people he wants to protect, it's as simple as that.

Only on the basis of self-preservation can we talk about displaying our ambitions and ambitions, and only then can we talk about doing something for this country and this era in a down-to-earth manner.

If you can't even protect yourself or your own woman, wouldn't it be ridiculous to talk about serving the country.

Li Heng agrees to everyone's satisfaction, even if the process is more complicated, Zhang Xuan can accept it; and if Li Heng is determined to marry Wan Chun to Zhang Jiyong's son Zhang Yi, then Zhang Xuan can't sit still and wait for death, then he can only tear his face up.

In Xingqing Palace.

Li Heng paced back and forth in the study with an extremely gloomy expression.

Zhang Xuan entered the palace for a showdown with him this time, no doubt with the intention of forcing the palace.Li Heng knew very well that if he was not sure, Zhang Xuan might become the second An Lushan.

But with Zhang Xuan's current influence in the feudal town and his prestige in the army, if he imitated An Lushan, the consequences would be disastrous.

In the long run, it will pose a huge hidden danger to the Tang court; and in the short term, if Zhang Xuan refuses to stand out and lead the world to persuade him to advance, and instead opposes him proclaiming himself emperor, his emperor's dream may also come to naught.

But if he agreed to marry Wan Chun to Zhang Xuan, what would the royal family's face be?

Li Heng was upset and restless.

He suddenly raised his head and ordered the eunuch Huo Changqing beside him, and said darkly, "Go and pass on the words of the palace, and ask Zhang Xuan, can he know his mistake?"

Huo Changqing nodded in trepidation and walked away.

As Li Heng's gradually favored eunuch, Huo Changqing actually still hasn't figured out why Li Heng fell out with Zhang Xuan, and what was the reason for it, which caused a rift in the originally very harmonious and harmonious relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

Huo Changqing hurried out of the palace gate, and saw Zhang Xuan bowing on one knee facing the palace gate from a distance.He walked over a few steps, bowed and saluted, "King Yongning!"

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, clasped his fists in return, and said, "So it's Eunuch Huo!"

"Prince Yongning, His Highness asked our family to ask the lord, have you ever realized your mistake? If you know your mistake, Your Highness will hold a banquet in the palace to have dinner with the lord!"

Huo Changqing said softly, his eyes flickering.

"Eunuch, please report back to Your Highness, just say that Zhang Xuan begged His Highness to fulfill you!"

Zhang Xuan's voice was firm and deep, he just said such a short sentence, and then hung his head in silence.

Huo Changqing was startled, sighed again, turned around and went back to report to Li Heng.

When Li Heng heard the news, he slapped the table angrily, and roared, "He's forcing me! What a Zhang Xuan, how courageous! He's forcing me..."

Huo Changqing's heart trembled, he lowered his head and dared not make a sound.

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Zhang Liangdi brought a few maids into Xingqing Palace, and suddenly saw Zhang Xuan kneeling at the door, she was startled, and guessed right away.She got out of the chariot, strode over, passed Zhang Xuan, but didn't say anything.

Zhang Liangdi walked outside Li Heng's study, and heard Li Heng's roar from a distance.The intensity of Li Heng's reaction was far beyond Zhang Liangdi's imagination. Originally, Zhang Liangdi thought that since Zhang Xuan was so important and loyal to Li Heng, as long as Zhang Xuan came to the palace to propose, Li Heng would eventually agree.

The princess of the Tang Dynasty looks extremely noble, but in fact she is just a political tool that can be discarded and sacrificed at any time.Since Li Heng can marry Wanchun to the Tubo prince for political interests, he can also marry Wanchun to Zhang Xuan for political interests at any time.

Zhang Xuan is a prince, since he can marry Princess Huihe as his side concubine, why not Wanchun?
The so-called etiquette system is just a trick to fool people. As long as Li Heng issues an edict, even if the courtiers and clan have discussions, there is nothing they can do about it.And who can publicly offend Zhang Xuan, a new dignitary, for this?
But Li Heng's attitude seemed... Zhang Liangdi's thoughts flashed, and she stopped suddenly.

If Zhang Xuan is brought down, now seems to be an opportunity, and there is a lot to do... Zhang Liangdi suddenly had such an amazing idea in his mind.

The reason why she reversed her attitude in the past, tried to repair the relationship with Zhang Xuan, and even gave Zhang Xuan and Wan Chun a tip-off, firstly, it was for Li Heng to see, and secondly, what Li Heng said made her feel quite reasonable .It would be best if people like Zhang Xuan could be used, and it would help him to sit on the queen's position.

But looking at it now, Li Heng's favor for Zhang Xuan seems to contain a lot of moisture, far from being as unbreakable and indestructible as she imagined.

Since this is the case, then... Zhang Liangdi deliberated, hesitated, and finally made up her mind.

After all, she is still a very ambitious woman, and she is not much different from women like Wu Zetian, Princess Taiping, and Queen Wei back then.Ambitious women only have their own political interests in their eyes, and they don’t care about principles, bottom lines, or morality. Not to mention Zhang Xuan, even her family members will abandon them without hesitation at critical moments and when they are needed.

"Your Highness, why is Lei Ting furious?" Zhang Liangdi walked in and said softly.

Li Heng glanced at Zhang Liangdi, suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "... Zhang Xuan was so presumptuous that he even came into the palace and told me that he wanted me to marry Wan Chun to him. It is simply unreasonable! Royal princess, What kind of status, how can I be his side concubine? Besides, even if it is my palace's promise, how will I explain to the clan kings here and my father's emperor?"

Zhang Liangdi pretended to be stunned, with a look of shock on her face, and then tentatively said softly, "There is such a thing? Your Highness... I don't know if I should say something or not?"

"Go ahead." Li Heng waved his hand impatiently.

Zhang Liangdi leaned over and said in a low voice, "Let Wan Chun be Zhang Xuan's side concubine, the royal family's decency will be lost, this matter is absolutely unacceptable. However, the concubine is also worried, if His Highness refuses, will she..."

Zhang Liangdi hesitated to speak.

Li Heng was furious, and angrily scolded, "He dares! My palace refuses to allow it, so what can I do? Come, pass on my words, and order Zhang Xuan to leave the palace and return to the mansion. If there is any further violation, this palace will order Don't take it lightly!"

A hint of joy flashed across Zhang Liangdi's eyebrows.

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Zhang Xuan left the palace calmly, calmly.He knew that Li Heng needed a step, so this step was given to him.

Anyway, his attitude has indicated that Li Heng knows best what to do.

The news from the palace once again shook the entire city of Chang'an.

The king of Yongning, Zhang Xuan, actually entered the palace and asked to be married to Princess Wanchun!

This means that Zhang Xuan and Wan Chun have had an affair for a long time, which means... For the soldiers and civilians in Chang'an who have a bit of gossip, this has undoubtedly become the best talk.

For people like Zhang Jiyong and Chen Xuanli, this is undoubtedly good news worth encouraging.Therefore, there are infinite possibilities to bring down Zhang Xuan!

The next morning, the last morning before this year, Chen Xuanli and other princelings wrote a letter, accusing Zhang Xuan of being disrespectful, disrespectful, lustful, immoral, and offending the princess. Exempt military power and so on.But Yang Guozhong and the others, including Chen Xilie, remained strangely silent.

This happened so suddenly that Yang Guozhong didn't know how to deal with it.

In fact, Chen Xuanli and others did not expect to be able to truly bring down Zhang Xuan, but it is worth rejoicing to seize this little braid and "pull" out a little bit of power in Zhang Xuan's hands.

Gongsun Liang, the minister of the Ministry of War, even impeached Zhang Xuan generously in court, demanding that the court cut off Zhang Xuan's title and remove him from the position of commander-in-chief of the governor of Longshuo.

Above the court hall, there was chaos.Li Heng looked gloomyly at the group of courtiers who were either dignified and solemn, filled with righteous indignation or gloating, but different kinds of anger arose in his heart.

Li Heng never expected that this incident would cause such a big commotion in the court.

After a night of deliberation, he has gradually lost his firm position.After all, compared with his personal political interests, compared with the throne and the safety of the world, a mere Princess Wanchun is nothing in his eyes.

The so-called family affection is extremely indifferent in the royal family.

He originally wanted to deal with it indifferently, adopting a method commonly used by the Tang royal family - first remove Wan Chun's title of princess, then let Wan Chun become a monk, and finally marry into Yongning Palace quietly.

Unexpectedly, before he had time to respond, people like Zhang Jiyong caught this matter and made a big fuss, stirring up trouble in the court.

This is actually a disguised form to force Li Heng to express his opinion.

But what did Li Heng say?
Really cut off Zhang Xuan's title and relieve him of his official position and military power?Nonsense.

If it were so easy, the imperial court would just issue an edict to remove An Lushan from his official position, so why raise a tiger as a dilemma?

Li Heng snorted coldly, and suddenly raised his voice, "Okay, don't quarrel anymore. This is my family's business, so don't talk too much!"

Li Heng suddenly got up and walked away.

Eunuch Huo Changqing hastily shouted: "Retire from court! Your Highness has an order to announce that Prime Minister Yang and Prime Minister Chen will meet you at Xingqing Palace!"

(End of this chapter)