Tiantang

Chapter 324
Chapter 330 Persuading

Yang Lian got Zhang Xuan's promise and left Yongning Palace contentedly.

I don't know if Yang Lian went to Yang Guozhong's mansion to convey Zhang Xuan's "bitter words".Estimated, did not go.And even if he went and said it, Yang Guozhong would definitely not listen to it.

Yang Guozhong summoned Yang to send all his officials into the palace to remonstrate face to face, but they were rejected.Li Heng didn't see them at all, everyone waited in Xingqing Palace for more than an hour, but they didn't see Li Heng, so they had to leave in dismay.

After this incident, Yang Guozhong's sense of crisis became even stronger.As for the members of the Yang faction, some sensitive people smelled something different, and began to think about whether to leave Yang Guozhong and join the neutral faction headed by Chen Xilie.

Five days before the Shangyuan Festival, the Great Court Meeting.

No one in the Manchu Dynasty knew the meaning of Li Heng's arrangement of such a grand meeting during the Chinese New Year.

At today's court meeting, Li Heng expected Chen Wenwu to imitate the ancient etiquette and write a letter to persuade him to advance.Then he pushed the boat along the way, accepted the abdication, and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.The relevant preparations and etiquette ceremonies, including the old emperor's abdication edict, have already been prepared.Prepared for so long, just waiting for this moment.

Sitting on the throne, Li Hengduan was agitated, staring eagerly at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty below the stage.

He glanced at Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie and other civil servants on the left, then looked at the military generals headed by Zhang Xuan standing on the right, waiting quietly.

Everyone knows what's going on, but it takes one person to take the lead and break the deadlock, so that there can be such a lively scene of enthusiastic and unanimous persuasion.

However, it seems that no one is willing to start this, and be the first "crab eater".

Although the reasons for Li Heng's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor are very legitimate, the old emperor Li Longji is indeed lingering on his sick bed and ignoring state affairs.According to the rule that a country cannot live without a king, in fact Li Heng should have proclaimed himself emperor long ago.

It's just that in any case, he didn't take over the imperial power through a legitimate path this time.The old emperor is still alive, and as the crown prince, he may not be so confident in directing such a drama where the officials persuade him to abdicate and proclaim himself emperor.

In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that the old emperor must have suffered a stroke and was unconscious or was firmly controlled by Li Heng.If the old emperor could still express his will, with his character, how could he abdicate the throne!

Therefore, no one wants to take such a big taboo.

In case... In case the old emperor comes to power again, the "first person to eat crabs" will definitely not end well.Although, that possibility is slim.

Also, this kind of thing will definitely leave some kind of shadow in the history books.Although Li Heng tried his best to beautify things after he came to power, he couldn't stop the public's mouth after all.Emperor Taizong Li Shimin was so wise and martial, and the change of Xuanwu Gate left him with the eternal infamy of his brother Zhu, let alone Li Heng.

There was silence in the hall.Li Heng waited patiently at first, but later on, he became restless.

He sat there, looking around, trying to make a hint, but felt very disrespectful, and couldn't help being very annoyed.

What annoys him even more is that the princelings who like to rush forward and are full of courage when dealing with Zhang Xuan, and who he cultivated with all his heart, are now silent.

Li Heng glanced coldly at Gongsun Liang, the servant of the Ministry of War who was standing in the ranks of ministers, and raised his eyebrows, wanting to explode.

In fact, Li Heng also wronged people like Gongsun Liang.It's not that they don't want to express their loyalty and carry the sedan chair for Li Heng, but it's just that after Zhang Jiyong was dismissed, Chen Xuanli was killed, and Li Yu was purged, these people have become frightened birds, and they can be described as soldiers.

I was afraid that he would offend Zhang Xuan again by showing his face, causing trouble to his upper body, and losing his future and even his wealth and life in vain.

Yang Guozhong stood there, his thoughts flashed.There was a ferocious sneer on the corner of his mouth, and he folded his hands behind his back, happily watching the excitement.

He felt that he had been pushed to the edge of a cliff, so he naturally didn't want to see Li Heng ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Even if it is unstoppable, it will cause some troubles for Li Heng, making it impossible for him to take the throne safely.Let him take a good look at it. Yang Guozhong and Yang Xiangye's deep-rooted influence in the court cannot be compared with Chen Xilie, let alone those suppressed princelings.Even though Zhang Xuan is a high-ranking and powerful man, his military power is certainly great, but above the court, it is still Yang Guozhong who has the final say.

Yang Guozhong was already mentally prepared to do nothing today.

Confronting Li Heng is not to prevent Li Heng from becoming emperor, but to deter Li Heng, let Li Heng know his great value, and thus continue to maintain the status quo.This is Yang Guozhong's political purpose.

In Yang Guozhong's view, Li Heng's character is weak, and with a little deterrence, he will go on the road.

Originally, Yang Guozhong was not wrong in thinking this way, and his judgment on Li Heng was also extremely accurate, but he misjudged the situation and ignored Zhang Xuan's methods.

Or, in his subconscious, Zhang Xuan would still be on his side.

When necessary, Zhang Xuan certainly hoped to stand on equal footing with Yang Guozhong, and he did not want Yang Guozhong to collapse.But Zhang Xuan was even more reluctant to see Yang Guozhong covering the sky with one hand in the court.

Zhang Xuan's clear gaze swept across Yang Guozhong's sinister face.

He understood Yang Guozhong's thoughts at the moment, and even guessed what he was about to do.He won't stop him, but he won't encourage Yang Guozhong's momentum either.His attitude is to let Yang Guozhong and Li Heng fight, and then he will take action to turn the tide.

Even if he showed his sincerity to Li Heng, it would not let Yang Guozhong go to a dead end.

But no matter what, the power of Yang Guozhong and the Yang family will plummet, which has become an inevitable result.

When Li Heng ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, in order to consolidate his authority, he must use others to establish his prestige.This object must be one of An Lushan, Zhang Xuan and Yang Guozhong.

An Lushan Li Heng did not dare to move, and Zhang Xuan couldn't move, so Yang Guozhong was the only one left.

As for Chen Xilie, this old and cunning old fritter is certainly a tumbler, but he lacks leadership qualities.Although Li Heng intends to support him, it is difficult for him to really replace Yang Guozhong.

If Zhang Xuan guessed correctly, Li Heng would definitely take down Yang Guozhong and replace him with Zhang Jiyong. With Chen Xilie as his assistant, he would completely wipe out the power of the Yang family.But Zhang Xuan hoped that Yang Guozhong would stay in the court and be an empty prime minister whose power would no longer be the same as before.Because Zhang Xuan understood that without Yang Guozhong, the court would soon become Li Heng's world alone.

Li Heng finally set his sights on Chen Xilie.

Chen Xilie let out a long sigh in his heart, hesitated for a long time, and then resolutely stood up and said loudly, "Your Highness, the old minister has an answer!"

Li Heng was overjoyed, and said with a gentle expression, "Chen Xiang, please speak, I will listen with all my ears."

"Your Highness, Chen Xuanli, the former minister of the Ministry of War, conspired against the rebellion, and was executed with a stick and died in the prison of Dali Temple. The veteran believes that the position of minister of the Ministry of War is of great importance and cannot be left in vain for a long time. The veteran recommended Zhang Jiyong for this position."

Hearing that Chen Xilie actually recommended Zhang Jiyong instead of persuading him, Li Heng was very disappointed, but he had to continue to smile gently on his face, "What Chen Xiang said is very true, I think so—I think the court is the right one. When employing people, Zhang Jiyong should be appointed as Minister of the Ministry of War, and the officials will work together with the Zhongshu sect to make peace, do you think so?"

After Li Heng finished speaking, he paused for a moment, thinking that Yang Guozhong and others would rally and object.

As a result, Yang Guozhong stood silently, indifferent.It seems that whoever is the Minister of the Ministry of War has nothing to do with him.

Li Heng felt a little strange.

All the ministers were silent for a moment, bowed together and said, "Your Highness is wise!"

Yang Guozhong also cupped his hands with a half smile and said, "Your Highness is wise."

Li Heng frowned, and stared at Chen Xuanli again.

Chen Xuanli felt uncomfortable being stared at by Li Heng. This veteran official of the three dynasties knew in his heart that if he didn't take the lead, Li Heng would not let him go.Reluctantly, he finally hesitantly took out from his bosom a gift of persuasion entrusted to him by Zhang Xuan before he visited the mansion, which was made by Du Fu.

Chen Xuanli presented the Fu with both hands, knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly, "Your Highness, the old minister still has this performance!"

A strong smile finally appeared on the corner of Li Heng's mouth, "What else can Prime Minister Chen say? You might as well say it!"

"Your Highness, Your Majesty is lingering in sickness, and ignores state affairs for a long time. However, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and the court cannot be without a master for a day. Although Your Highness is ordered by the emperor to supervise the country, it is not a long-term solution. In order to stabilize the country and the people of the world According to common people's plan, the veteran thought that His Highness should follow the example of the ancient sages, accept the gift of His Majesty's abdication, and then ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, so as to secure the world."

Chen Xilie's voice was a bit old-fashioned but full of spirit, in Li Heng's ears, it was no less than a fairy's voice.

Li Hengqiang restrained his ecstasy and silently looked at Chen Xilie.

Chen Xilie shouted again, "When your Highness ascends the throne, the world will return to its heart. This is the wish of all the subjects in the world. Your Highness, this is the "Fu of Encouraging Advancement" written by a scholar. Your Highness, please take a look!"

Li Heng winked, and the eunuch Huo Changqing hurried forward and took the Fu Jin from Chen Xilie's hand.

Li Heng looked at it from the beginning to the end, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt more comfortable. He laughed loudly, "Chen Xiang, who is Du Fu?"

"Returning to Your Highness, this man is full of literary talents, caring about the country and the people. Although he is a small official in the right guard's government, and now he has been wronged and imprisoned, but even though he is in prison, he still has a heart of loyalty to serve the country!" Chen Xilie took the opportunity Pushing Du Fu out was Zhang Xuan's request for his help.

Li Heng nodded, "This man is talented and loyal. Since there are grievances, the court has to investigate. Chen Xiang, I will leave this matter to you."

Chen Xilie kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your grace. The old minister, please follow the public opinion, follow the heart of heaven, follow the trend, follow the example of ancient sages, accept your majesty's abdication, and ascend the throne as emperor!"

When Chen Xuanli said this, the princelings finally gritted their teeth and stood up and knelt behind Chen Xilie's back, echoing and persuading him one after another.

Li Heng was overjoyed, but he sat there pretending to mutter and said, "Chen Xiang, all the ministers, I have been in charge of the country under the order of my father and emperor, and I have been in charge of the country for more than a year. A little bit of slack... but the emperor is still alive, how can this palace violate the ritual of the son of man and replace the emperor with the father? It's not right, it's not right, it's very wrong!"

(End of this chapter)