Tiantang

Chapter 338
Chapter 346

In Li Heng's view, this is really a bit risky.In case... In case the old emperor went crazy, and in order to keep his easy-to-get throne, he had no choice but to take risks.

But when things happened suddenly, Li Heng didn't have much time to hesitate.Zhang Xuan tried hard to persuade him again and again, but he finally listened to the persuasion.Because, he has no other choice.

Unless...unless he really ruthlessly murdered his father.Moreover, all his younger brothers and sisters must be silenced.

Standing beside the old emperor, Li Heng was actually sweating secretly.

However, he has already made a countermeasure with Zhang Xuan.If the old emperor wants to be restored, refuses to abdicate the throne, and wants to take away his position as the supervisor of the country, then there is nothing he can do.

The method is very simple: Zhang Xuan, Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie and others will lead the group of officials to insist on persuading them to advance. Anyway, the old emperor has to retreat from the throne, and he has to retreat if he does not retreat.

Li Heng and Zhang Xuan exchanged glances hastily, and each made up their minds.

The reason why Zhang Xuan made such a decision was only for the sake of Wan Chun. More importantly, Zhang Xuan knew the old emperor's temperament too well.He was suspicious by nature, Li Heng took the initiative to greet him and openly welcomed him into the palace, in his opinion, he had made all kinds of preparations for patricide and had nothing to fear.

That being the case, how dare he jump into Li Heng's pit of fire?
Therefore, Zhang Xuan wanted to give it a try.If you can achieve your goal without bloodshed, why do you need to fight and kill?
All the ministers were silent.

Sheng Wang Li Qi and others, including Zhang Jiyong, are full of expectations.

In their view, as long as the old emperor speaks, Li Heng will not have any spells.Under the old emperor's decades of prestige, who would dare to disobey the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty?

As long as the old emperor is still alive, the throne of the Great Tang Emperor can only belong to one person.As for Li Heng... Li Qi sneered secretly in his heart, and said in his heart: "Li Heng, you have been the prince of the country for so long, you should give up your place."

Zhang Xuan stared at the old emperor silently.

At this time, he had already seen the subtle expression changes on the old emperor's face.Although the old emperor has not spoken yet, through these changes in expression, Zhang Xuan is sure that the old emperor is really sane.

Zhang Xuan sneered slightly in his heart, he knew that the more sane the old emperor was, the easier it would be for him to make "wise" decisions.

Although the emperor's throne is hard for him to give up, his life is more important.Although he is now paralyzed in bed, lingering on his last breath, he doesn't want to die.And people like him are far more afraid of death than ordinary people.

If he wasn't afraid of death, he wouldn't have pretended to be in a coma and endured it till now.

He was afraid that Li Heng would kill his father.He judges others by himself. If it were him, he would not hesitate to remove all obstacles, even the flesh and blood of his closest relatives.

He knew very well that Li Heng had held power for too long.At this time, the Tang court basically fell into the hands of Li Heng, and his influence as an old emperor was almost useless.

That's why he asked Li Qi to contact Zhang Jiyong before, and then persuaded Wan Chun to win over Zhang Xuan.If Zhang Jiyong and Zhang Xuan's support can be obtained, the old emperor will be more than [-]% sure that he will be successfully restored.

But now...the hope is less than [-]%.The old emperor originally wanted to take the risk of catching Li Heng by surprise, but unexpectedly Li Heng's performance caught him by surprise.This shows that Li Heng is fully prepared. Since Li Heng is prepared, as long as he wants to reset, obviously Li Heng will take risks.

At this moment, the eunuchs and imperial physicians who were "protecting" by his side sent strong hints and warnings to the old emperor.

The old emperor's thoughts flashed, and he began to despair.

a long time.

In the quiet and oppressive palace, the old emperor suddenly heard an old and weak sigh. Zhang Xuan raised his eyebrows, and he knew in his heart that the old emperor had finally made a decision and accepted his fate.

Li Heng breathed a sigh of relief.

But Zhang Jiyong, Li Qi and the others suddenly looked up at the old emperor with some trepidation, their eyes shone with fear.

If the old emperor accepts his fate, publicly expresses his willingness to be the Supreme Emperor, and surrenders the throne to Li Heng, how can they have good fruit?
The royal family may still be able to save their lives, but he and the Zhang family... Zhang Jiyong thought of this, and a thin layer of sweat immediately appeared on his forehead.

The old emperor slowly raised his emaciated and emaciated hand, which was throbbing with veins, and moved towards Li Heng.

Li Heng leaned over with a smile, "My son is here!"

The corner of the old emperor's mouth trembled, and he slowly raised his finger to point at Li Qi and the others, a complex look flashed in his eyes.Now that he was appointed, his fatherly instincts began to get the upper hand.He hoped to make a deal with Li Heng, if Li Heng agreed to let these younger brothers and sisters go, he would nod and agree to abdicate the throne.

Li Heng was immediately elated, but of course his expression didn't show it.If the throne can be obtained in this more legal and public way, his imperial power will be more consolidated.At this moment, he was rather fortunate that the old emperor chose to wake up at this moment.

Li Heng raised his head and glanced at Li Qi and the others, then nodded silently.

As long as he is on the throne, Li Qi's brothers and sisters who have ambitions for the throne will not pose any threat.He didn't mind being generous, and let these flesh and blood relatives go.Of course, the premise is that they are willing to behave themselves.

Li Longji's hand fell down feebly.He got what he wanted from Li Heng's face. Although the disappointment in his heart increased, he was relieved.

He is a father after all.Since the imperial power is hopeless, it is good to keep these descendants of flesh and blood.

"Tomorrow is sister Wanchun's big wedding day, and I will personally officiate for them." Li Heng suddenly whispered in Li Longji's ear again.

Li Longji's brows twitched, and a puff of breath came out of his nostrils, but he looked at Zhang Xuan with cold and angry eyes.

For Zhang Xuan, the hatred in the old emperor's heart can be imagined.It's just that he didn't dare to show it. Now Zhang Xuan is someone he can't move.

Even if Zhang Xuan supports his restoration this time, he will still attack Zhang Xuan when he is firmly on the throne in the future.Zhang Xuan knew this well, how could he fall into the trap of the old emperor.

Zhang Xuan looked back at the old emperor fearlessly.

What the old emperor was thinking, he could see clearly.Even the trace of resentment in the old emperor's eyes was not concealed.But now the old emperor is powerless, so he can only swallow this breath.

An almost mocking smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth.

He wasn't worried about what the old emperor would do, because he really couldn't believe that the old emperor would stay safely in the harem as his overlord.Maybe a few days, maybe a few months, but it won't be too long, he will quietly go to another world to rule the world.

Li Heng's fear of this father is far beyond the imagination of the world.With the old emperor in the harem, he definitely couldn't sleep well.

The old emperor sighed lightly again, and finally spoke.

And his first sentence was directed at Zhang Xuan, "Zhang Xuan, yes, it's not in vain... It's not in vain for my training and recommendation..."

"It's easy to open up territory, but it's hard to stabilize the country." The old emperor gasped for breath, turned his head to look at Li Heng, his voice was soft but he spoke clearly, "Anlu Mountain must be rebelled, so... be punished!"

"My son understands. Please rest assured, my father. My son will definitely do his best to be a benevolent and virtuous king, so that the Tang Dynasty will prosper for thousands of years!" Li Heng saluted generously, his voice impassioned.

There was a casual disdain on the corner of the old emperor's mouth.In his eyes, Li Heng is really a worthless son. If he becomes the emperor, An Lushan may turn against him in a short time.

The old emperor always believed that the reason why An Lushan did not rebel was because An Lushan did not dare to rebel because he was in power.Only he can hold down Anlu Mountain - this is the old emperor's mind, so the first sentence he said to Li Heng was "Anlu Mountain must be rebelled, and he must be punished!"

This shows the old emperor's self-willedness.

An Lushan has not rebelled temporarily, not because he is afraid of the old emperor, but because the time is not yet ripe.Zhang Xuan didn't have a very thorough understanding of this, but since the Anshi Rebellion broke out in Tianbao's fourteenth year, there must be a reason.

The old emperor let out a sigh of relief, pointed at Zhang Xuan again with trembling hands, "Zhang Xuan is available for the Ping'an thief to defend against foreign aggression. Governance—"

The old emperor's eyes suddenly became sharper, and he slowly swept across Yang Guozhong and others, and finally landed on Chen Xilie, and said desolately, "To govern the country, Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie can divide and rule."

After the old emperor said so many words in one breath, he immediately gasped violently, and his face became even paler.

In fact, the old emperor was not satisfied with Yang Guozhong and Chen Xilie, but in today's court, only these two people can be of great use.

He has no choice.

Hearing this, Li Heng bowed and said loudly, "I obey."

This time, the old emperor had the meaning of "giving way and supporting the lonely", and the expressions of all the officials gradually calmed down. The expected bloodshed in the palace can not be stopped, which is the best!

As for Li Qi and other princes and Zhang Jiyong, their faces were pale, and they stood in the hall with their heads bowed, their hearts almost collapsed in despair.

Zhang Jiyong hated him because he was played by Li Qi.And Li Qi let the old emperor play tricks again... All in all, Zhang Jiyong has absolutely no chance of coming back this time, the Zhang family is finished!
As Li Heng's in-laws and relatives, Zhang Jiyong actually betrayed Li Heng in public, this humiliation is absolutely impossible for Li Heng to swallow.

A cold light flashed in Li Heng's eyes.

The old emperor gasped for a long time, and sighed extremely tiredly, "Today... I will-emperor-position-zen-let-you, I hope you will be careful and treat all people kindly...I am tired, send me back to the palace."

The old emperor's words were spoken word by word. Although his voice was low, everyone in the hall could hear him clearly.

Li Heng was ecstatic, his complexion finally brightened.

Chen Xilie took advantage of the situation and shouted loudly, "Promulgate the edict of the Supreme Emperor's abdication, send the Supreme Emperor to Xianyang Palace, and welcome the new emperor to ascend the throne!"

"Long live my emperor!"

The old emperor was sent out of the Mingde Palace by Huo Changqing and returned to Xianyang Palace. As soon as he left the palace, he heard the sound of long live like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and the old emperor closed his eyes in despair and anger.

(End of this chapter)