Tiantang

Chapter 77
Chapter 083 Frank relative

Li Heng's complexion changed, and he slapped the table angrily, and reprimanded, "Presumptuous! Zhang Xuan, you are talking so nonsense in front of this palace... Aren't you afraid that this palace will read your book in front of the emperor? Zhier abetted the prince to commit an evil crime?"

Zhang Xuan's expression remained unchanged, he looked calmly at Li Heng whose expression was changing, and said calmly, "Your Highness, it is easy to punish a minister's crime, but I am afraid that His Highness' position as the heir apparent may not be guaranteed."

"I dare to say something today, I really feel it, and I think about your highness. You can swear to the sky, if you have a different heart for your highness, you will die without a place to die." Zhang Xuan said eloquently, the ancients took oaths very seriously, Seeing Zhang Xuan swearing boldly, with a clear mind and no fear, Li Heng's doubts and fears naturally dissipated a lot.

"Hey...Zizhan, I understand your honest words. However, you don't fully understand the difficulties of this palace." Li Heng sighed, and glanced at Zhang Xuan with a desolate expression. His posture slowly relaxed.

"Your Majesty's difficulties and difficulties are well known to the ministers...but at this moment of life and death, if your majesty does not take action, he will surely..." Zhang Xuan also sighed, "Nowadays, the imperial court and the internal ministers are full of power, and the foreign vassals support themselves. Fang's forces are self-contained. And His Highness, the crown prince, is completely excluded from the circle of power... If someone secretly ties up the feudal town and the ministers, writes a letter to the emperor to abolish His Highness and stands on his own, what does His Highness think the Emperor will do?"

"When it comes to a critical moment, who can speak for His Highness? Under the pressure of everyone's mouth, the Emperor..."

When Zhang Xuan said this, his voice became extremely low, "There is still a chance of survival in times of danger, and we can only sit and wait for death if we maintain the status quo—this is all I have said, and I hope Your Highness think twice!"

"Your Highness, I will take my leave first." Zhang Xuan had already said what he was supposed to say, and if Li Heng still didn't understand, he wasn't going to say any more.If you can’t do something, then don’t do it—since Li Heng is really Liu Adou who cannot be supported, Zhang Xuan must immediately change his "thinking" and find another way out.

Zhang Xuan turned around and walked slowly towards the study.

He walked step by step, the atmosphere in the study was extremely oppressive and dull, and Li Heng's rapid panting could be heard.

Suddenly, Li Heng said in a trembling voice, "Zizhan, stop, I have a few words to say."

Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. Sure enough, he was right about Li Heng. After all, His Royal Highness, who had been dormant for a long time, still had some ambitions.

"Your Highness, the minister is here." Zhang Xuan quickly turned around and bowed.

"Why did you help me? How can you help me?" Li Heng's face flushed slightly, and he stared at Zhang Xuan with piercing eyes, even exuding a bit of awe-inspiring aura.

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently, "When you become an official, you will be a minister of the East Palace. If you don't think about your highness, why should you think about it? Besides, if your highness prospers, you will always be your highness's minister, and if your highness dies, you will always be your highness's minister." It is also difficult to get rid of the misfortune of being implicated."

"It's said that a man dies for his confidant, and a woman looks like a man who pleases him; it's also said that a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a virtuous minister chooses a master to serve. I think that your highness is magnanimous and graceful, and benevolence and filial piety are the first. If he ascends the throne in the future, he must be A virtuous king should be the great fortune of all the people of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I wish to assist Your Highness, and do my best to continue the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty for the world before I die!"

"Although I am young, I have the ambition to serve the country...the only thing I can do now is to save myself, and all I can do is to make suggestions and let His Majesty drive around!"

Zhang Xuan felt that what he had said was very frank. What he meant was that I am now tied to a rope with your crown prince Li Heng. It's at stake, helping others is helping oneself, this kind of frank rhetoric is obviously more convincing, and it can eliminate the worry hidden in Li Heng's heart.

Sure enough, Li Heng glanced at Zhang Xuan with a wry smile, and his voice gradually softened, "Zizhan, even though I said that, but... what should I do... what should I do?"

Zhang Xuan smiled, assisted under Li Heng, held up the teacup and took a sip, "I think that the first thing your Highness should do is to establish authority and accumulate strength!"

"His Highness has been silent for too long, so that many of his subjects have ignored the existence of the Eastern Palace. This is a very dangerous sign. His Highness should open the palace gate as soon as possible, make friends with his internal ministers and generals, and win the support of his subordinates!"

Li Heng sighed, "Zizhan, it's not easy to talk about it. The power of internal affairs is controlled by Yang Guozhong, who has always regarded this palace as a big enemy; and these years, the foreign generals and towns have already belonged, so it's too late for this palace to take action now. .Besides, Father's side..."

"Your Highness, Yang Guozhong is actually nothing to be afraid of. The reason why Yang Guozhong is so powerful is because of the emperor's favor. If he loses the emperor's favor, the foundation stone of the Yang family will fall down."

"In today's feudal vassals and towns, An Lushan does not mention it. Anxi Jiedu Envoy and Western Regions Governor Gao Xianzhi have already joined others. Only Cheng Qianli, Beiting Jiedu Envoy, and Hexi Jiedu Envoy Ge Shuhan, Your Highness can take pictures! "

"As for your majesty—your majesty, if you don't do anything, how can you find out the emperor's true intentions? In my opinion, your majesty's benevolence and filial piety are highly appreciated by the emperor, but your majesty's courage is still not enough to win the trust of the saints. As long as your majesty follows the rules , do not exceed the rules, do not offend the emperor, report to the emperor for instructions in everything, I think the emperor will support your highness."

Li Heng's eyes lit up.In fact, what Zhang Xuan said, Li Heng didn't think about it, but he was too afraid of the emperor, so he fell into the psychological misunderstanding of being submissive and daring not to act rashly-the emperor wanted him to keep his duty as the prince , don't want to seek power and rebellion, but it is not to make him a cowardly kowtow.

"Okay!" Li Heng pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped the table, the decadent expression on his face disappeared, he raised the teacup and invited Zhang Xuan to drink, "Zizhan... I made an alliance with Qing today, if the future If the palace is successful, I will definitely live up to you!"

"Your Majesty should die for His Highness!" Zhang Xuan raised his glass in response with a solemn expression.

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After a long talk with Zhang Xuan, Prince Li Heng immediately took action.Under his instruction, on the one hand, Zhang Xuan cleaned up the bureaucratic system of the Eastern Palace, and focused on rectifying the internal affairs; A strong and brave [-]-member team was transferred from Yubayashiwei into the East Palace to act as the prince's pro-Xun Yiwei.

This is the establishment that the East Palace should have, and the ceremonial guards that the prince should have. The emperor did not object, and the Ministry of War and General Habayashi Wei's yamen had a green light all the way.

In just a few days, Zhang Xuan, who was trusted and entrusted by Li Heng, discussed the etiquette system, established rules, and cleared up old habits in the East Palace. That kind of gloomy and desolate scene.

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the actions of the East Palace naturally attracted great attention from the Tang Dynasty and the public, and fell into the eyes of some interested people, which immediately gave rise to deep vigilance—what exactly did Li Heng intend to do?
The emperor acquiesced to all this in the East Palace, which made Li Heng ecstatic, and his trust in Zhang Xuan deepened.

(End of this chapter)