Tiantang

Chapter 320 Zhang Xuan's Bottom Line

Chapter 326 Zhang Xuan's Bottom Line
Yang Guozhong's words changed Li Heng's expression.

Subconsciously, he glanced at Zhang Xuan from the corner of his eye, and saw that Zhang Xuan looked calm, sitting on the seat calmly, silent.

At this moment, of course Zhang Xuan would not say anything.He knew that Li Heng would definitely give him an explanation, otherwise...does he really think Zhang Xuan is a paper tiger?
Li Heng sighed slightly, and suddenly raised his head to look at Gongsun Liang, the servant of the Ministry of War, and other princelings who agreed with Li Yu and Chen Xuanli's "rebellion", his eyes immediately became very vicious.

In his opinion, the reason why his son Li Yu took such a risk is closely related to the instigation of the princelings.If it weren't for these people, why would Li Yu take such a risk to force the palace with armor?You know, once things fail, this is a desperate situation where you will lose your head!

Li Heng was furious and gritted his teeth tightly.Several times, he wanted to open his mouth and punish Gongsun Liang and others, but after much deliberation, he still considered the overall situation in the future.If people like Gongsunliang are expelled from the court, then only Yang Guozhong will dominate the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, Li Heng didn't even have a supporter to speak, wouldn't it be very difficult to do.

Li Heng snorted angrily, and moved his sinister eyes away from Gongsun Liang and the others.

Gongsun Liang and the others knelt down on the ground in fear, not daring to lift their heads.

Compared with Li Heng's anger, these people were more afraid of Zhang Xuan's revenge.

This time is different, Li Yu and Chen Xuanli brought armor to force the palace, and used real swords and guns. If Zhang Xuan was not prepared, this time he would definitely be taken down, dismissed from office, and even imprisoned to die. .With all these things, how could Zhang Xuan not retaliate.

Li Heng gritted his teeth and shouted angrily, "Yang Lian, bring Chu King Li Yu and rebellious minister Chen Xuanli into this palace!"

Yang Lian stood up and cupped his hands, "Yes, I obey."

Yang Lian strode out, stood at the entrance of the hall and shouted loudly, "Your Highness has Zhao, bring Chu King Li Yu and rebellious minister Chen Xuanli into the hall to wait for His Highness to deal with!"

In the hall, Li Heng suddenly looked around at the crowd, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, today's incident happened suddenly, so I can't spend the New Year's Eve with all of you... Please come back, everyone. Gong Zai will not return to you until you get drunk!"

When Li Heng said such things at this time, he naturally wanted to "chasing away guests".

Yang Guozhong and the others had no choice but to stand up and bid farewell to Li Heng, and then hurried away with complicated expressions.

When Yang Yuhuan, Yang Sanjie and Wan Chun were about to leave, they all stared at Zhang Xuan with a trace of worry in their eyes.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, and nodded secretly to the three women.

He knew in his heart that Li Heng sent everyone away because he was unwilling to deal with Li Yu and Chen Xuanli in front of the officials. If Zhang Xuan guessed correctly, Li Heng would have something to say to him when everyone left.

Wan Chun followed Yang Yuhuan and Yang Sanjie to leave slowly, and suddenly heard Li Heng say in a deep voice, "Wan Chun, you stay!"

Wan Chun was startled, turned around and saluted, then silently returned to his original position and sat down.

Gongsun Liang and the others stood up and were about to leave in embarrassment, but Li Heng shouted angrily, "Gongsun Liang, you are waiting outside the palace to be dealt with by the Palace——Yang Lian, send someone to watch them. There is no order from the Palace. People are not allowed to leave the palace!"

Yang Lian suddenly agreed, and Gongsun Liang and the others, with ashen-colored faces and sifted bodies, went out of the hall and knelt on the cold ground outside the hall, not daring to move, and were firmly guarded by Habayashi guards.

At this moment, only Li Heng's sons and princesses remained in the palace, along with Zhang Liangdi, Wan Chun, Zhang Xuan, Cui Ying, Li Tengkong, and Hua Nuer.

Li Heng hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at Zhang Xuan and said with a wry smile, "Zizhan, I am very angry and saddened by today's situation. I did not expect that Li Yu, the king of Chu, would be so rebellious... Fortunately, nothing happened. It’s a disaster, but it’s also a blessing.”

Zhang Xuan smiled calmly, glanced at Li Tan, the king of Jianning who was standing behind Li Heng, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, if the King of Chu only did it for the purpose of impeaching his ministers, the ministers would have nothing to say. However, the King of Chu colluded with Chen Xuanli, wearing armor Forcing the palace, I am afraid that Zhang Xuan is not the only one who draws the picture."

"Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. The king of Chu is playing the banner of the Qing emperor, but it is actually his own little calculation. If it wasn't for Gongsunyou's refusal to rebel, if it wasn't for Yang Lian's rescue in time, I thought, at this moment, the king of Chu must have It will force His Highness to agree to appoint him as the Lord of the Eastern Palace."

As soon as Zhang Xuan's words came out, Li Heng's expression changed, and he immediately let out a long sigh.

Zhang Xuan didn't exaggerate, let alone fabricate, that's what Li Yu did.Winning Zhang Xuan was just a gimmick, and Li Yu's real purpose was to be the future crown prince.

"My personal grievances with the king of Chu, I don't have to worry about it; but the king of Chu is so rebellious, he committed chaos, violated the criminal laws and the laws of the country, if he is not severely punished... If someone continues to follow suit in the future, what will be the embarrassment?!"

Zhang Xuan's voice was impassioned, yet cold and serious.

Li Heng listened, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly: If it is dealt with according to the law, Li Yu and Chen Xuanli will undoubtedly die, but... let him personally kill his son, how can Li Heng do it?
Li Heng's expression changed, he wanted to pardon Li Yu's capital crime, but he was worried that Zhang Xuan would hold on to him, and he was in a dilemma.

At this moment, Li Tan, the king of Jianning, came out in a hurry, knelt down on the ground, and shouted loudly, "Father, I beg my father to show mercy and forgive the crime of Brother Wang. Although Brother Wang committed a serious crime, it is only a moment in his memory." Confused, under the sway of a villain... I beg my father to forgive me!"

After Li Tan finished speaking, he looked up at Zhang Xuan and clasped his fists as a salute, "Prince Yongning, Xiao Wang has pleaded guilty to the prince on behalf of the prince. I hope that the prince will be generous and forgive the prince this time!"

Li Tan actually bowed down to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan was taken aback, and suddenly got up to avoid it.In front of Li Heng, no matter what, he could not accept such a heavy gift from Li Tan.

Zhang Xuan walked over to help Li Tan up, and sighed, "His Royal Highness King Jianning is like this. Didn't he kill Zhang Xuan? Please stand up, Your Highness!"

When Li Tan got up and met Zhang Xuan's eyes, Zhang Xuan thought to himself: Li Tan, the king of Jianning with a city in his chest!He chose to intercede for Li Yu at this time, showing his magnanimity, which will undoubtedly add a lot of points to Li Heng's heart.

It has to be said that Li Tan is a smart person.

He knew in his heart that his father, Li Heng, would not be able to execute the ruthless hand that killed Li Yu. In this case, he might as well get up and intercede for Li Yu, showing his demeanor.Even if Li Yu does not die this time, he is doomed to never have the chance to become the heir apparent—and this is his chance!
Sure enough, Li Heng was relieved, and a look of extreme admiration and touch floated on the corner of his mouth.

"Please forgive me, father!" Li Yu's other sons and daughters rushed forward, kneeling on the ground, and begged for mercy.

Zhang Liangdi hesitated for a moment, and also bowed to the side as a courtesy, begging for Li Yu.

But Li Heng shouted in a deep voice, "Presumptuous! Li Yu led the palace to commit rebellion and frame important officials of the court. The crime is unforgivable! The so-called prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people. If the palace doesn't bring Li Yu to justice, why? Facing the subjects of the world?"

Li Heng slapped the table suddenly.

Zhang Xuan sneered secretly in his heart, thinking that your acting is so clumsy.Li Heng, Li Heng, when it comes to ruthlessness, don't say that you are inferior to the old emperor Li Longji, even your son Li Yu is three points stronger than you.And when it comes to scheming, Li Tan in front of you is nothing compared to you.

Zhang Xuan's thoughts flashed, he had already understood that Li Heng couldn't kill Li Yu at all.He didn't have the ruthlessness of his father Li Longji who would give up everything for the supreme imperial power.Don't say that Li Yu's coercion of the palace has not yet formed a climate, and he gave up halfway. Even if Li Yu rebelled against the capital and led the army to encircle the palace like the original Rong Wang Li Wan, he would not be cruel enough to kill his son.

Conversely, this is exactly what makes Li Heng so cute.

If Zhang Xuan insisted on putting Li Yu to death, he would definitely break with Li Heng completely, but for Zhang Xuan, this was obviously unnecessary.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan resolutely cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I believe that the king of Chu was foolish for a while and was deceived by others. He should not be punished for his crimes and should be severely punished to serve as an example."

Li Heng was overjoyed when he heard the words.But the joy was suppressed on his face, and he said in a deep voice, "Zizhan, Li Yu is bound to die, I will never let him go!"

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, "His Royal Highness is about to ascend the throne, if you kill the prince at this moment, it will be very ominous, please think twice before acting, Your Highness!"

As soon as Zhang Xuan said this, Li Heng took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey, groaning for a long time without saying a word.

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Not long after, Yu Linwei brought Li Yu, Chen Xuanli and Meng Xun in.

The three knelt down on the ground, Li Yu was in front, Chen Xuanli and Meng Xun were behind.

That's all for Li Yu and Chen Xuanli, knowing that the matter failed, they also risked it.

The poor General Meng Xun of the Habayashi Guard, who somehow became the mastermind of the rebellion, was so distraught that he knelt down on the ground, crying out for grievances.

"Your Highness, please spare me! The general has been wronged! The general is following orders, I don't know..."

"Shut up! You brought armor to force the palace to surround the palace, plotting wrongdoing, and dare to argue! Someone, give me a slap in the face!" Li Heng angrily scolded.

A few tough Habayashi guards stepped forward and slapped Meng Xun dizzily, then the Habayashi guards sealed his mouth again and tied him up.

But even so, Li Heng was still angry, and almost poured all his anger on Meng Xun. He waved his hand again with a sneer, and said sharply, "Drag Meng Xun out, and die!"

Hearing this, Meng Xun struggled violently, his face became extremely pale, and he lost control of his crotch.It's a pity that he was bound and silenced, and he couldn't even cry out his grievances, so he was dragged out by the wolf-like guards of Habayashi.

It is deplorable that a dignified General Habayashi Wei Zhonglang died in such a tragic way.

Li Heng got up slowly, and stared at Chen Xuanli condescendingly, with a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.He couldn't bear to kill his own son, but that didn't mean he couldn't do anything to Chen Xuanli either.

Li Heng knew very well that Li Yu could not die, but Chen Xuanli must die, this was already Zhang Xuan's bottom line.

(End of this chapter)