Fu Tang

The Thirteenth Prince was delighted to see the Seventh Prince jumping out to confront Long Lei. He knew in his heart that the Seventh Prince must have felt that the possibility of him taking over after Long Lei's downfall was very high, and his excitement would definitely promote the abolition of the Dragon King.

If it was before, the thirteenth prince would definitely rush to see the opportunity. However, after dealing with Li Congjia for a long time, the thirteenth prince has learned too much. People like Anning Hou, without guaranteeing their own interests How could it be possible to abolish the Dragon King casually?What if the person on stage doesn't deal with him?

The thirteenth prince somehow knew that Li Congjia chose the seventh prince from the beginning. Although he was not angry, he had to admit that in terms of overall strength, the seventh prince was indeed stronger than him, so Li Congjia's choice was understandable.

He didn't know why the Seventh Prince and Li Congjia didn't reach an agreement, but when he thought about it, he knew that the Seventh Prince must have opened his mouth, Li Congjia didn't do it, and naturally they broke up.

The thirteenth prince hid behind and watched the seventh prince force the palace as if he was watching the excitement. If he didn't have Li Congjia's support, he would probably be a part of the excitement at this moment.

Thinking of this, he became more determined to follow Li Congjia's idea. Although it sounded a bit cheap, but when he thought of Li Congjia's various means, coupled with strong force, he was really not afraid.

Just when the thirteen princes were wandering in the sky, Long Lei sitting on the throne was already crumbling. At this time, he seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar. If only the seventh prince forced the palace alone, or the whole party of the seventh princes came to force the palace, he Although there will be a sense of crisis, it doesn't feel too difficult, but when the courtiers also clearly want to abolish his throne, it can be said that he has almost no ability to resist.

Long Lei decisively wanted to call the imperial army to arrest all these people, but his trusted guard captain had already fallen into a pool of blood at this time.

How could the Seventh Prince be unprepared if he dared to attack in front of the court?Even this preparation was an idea he came up with in conjunction with others.

Long Lei, who couldn't call anyone, turned pale, and the Seventh Prince suppressed his inner excitement and said, "What else do you want to say, you stupid lord?"

Long Lei simply sat cross-legged on the throne and sneered, "You guys are rebelling!"

Seeing that he meant that he was about to sit on the throne, the Seventh Prince couldn't help but raised his chin and said, "It's you, a foolish king, who perverted the law. Take a look at what you have done since you became the throne?"

Long Lei looked at the Seventh Prince strangely and said, "You are so active, do you have any collusion with Li Yu? Li Yu promised to let you ascend the throne?"

The Seventh Prince was a little guilty, but said: "What does this have to do with the Marquis of Anning? The Marquis of Anning originally contributed to the country, but was forced to this point by you. You are not a fool, who is a fool?"

The Seventh Prince also saw Li Congjia's strength at this time, but he didn't regret rejecting Li Congjia before. He just thought that now he said a few good words to Li Congjia, and when he came to power, he could just appease him. Even the conditions Li Congjia proposed before There is no need to complete it. If Li Congjia disagrees, he will not go his own way like Long Lei. He will win over the courtiers to isolate An Ninghou, and then find an excuse to deal with him!

The excuse Long Lei used at the beginning was really unwise. The other party could overthrow this kind of thing casually, but instead he could bite back.

Long Lei laughed three times and said: "Cooperating with Li Yu is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. He also promised me to sit on the throne back then, so what now?"

"Didn't you sit on the throne?" A strange male voice sounded like a golden bell, and everyone involuntarily began to look for the owner of the voice.

Only Long Lei, who was sitting on the throne, began to tremble slightly. Others couldn't tell who the owner of the voice was, but he could.

The fear of Li Congjia has been deeply rooted in his heart. The reason why he went to attack Li Congjia like a dizzy head is because after he ascended the throne, he thought that there should be nothing that could threaten him on this land, so as to eliminate the fear The best way is to defeat him and destroy him.

But now he has failed, so his fear of Li Congjia is even deeper.

Sure enough, he saw Li Congjia walking into the main hall in brocade clothes, and the monk with a beautiful face and a clean demeanor was still beside him. This combination reminded him of the fear of being dominated by these two people before.

When the thirteenth prince saw Li Congjia, he was determined, stepped forward and introduced, "This is the Marquis of An Ning."

Many of the people present had heard of Li Congjia's name, but not many had seen him. They were a little surprised at first sight, surprised by his youth, and also surprised by his good looks.

No matter what era Mei Ziyi is in, she can revive the hearts of Yan dogs in the first time. If it is the Central Plains court, if it is not good-looking, no matter how good your knowledge is, don't think about being a high-ranking official and rich salary.

Li Congjia looks much more stylish than Long Lei who is sitting on the throne now, both in appearance and demeanor. Although one is standing under the hall and the other is sitting on the throne, it somehow makes people feel that Long Lei is weak. .

Long Lei asked in a trembling voice, "You...how did you...are you here?"

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows: "Why can't I come? If I can't come, how can I defend myself? I promised to help you to the throne, didn't I do it? You didn't ascend to the throne? I was never the one who broke my promise."

Long Lei was blocked and couldn't utter a word. He turned his head and said, "So what if you help me win the throne? You killed my father! As a son of man, I should avenge my father!"

Long Lei seemed to be remembering the name of his former teacher at this time. From Li Congjia's point of view, this is really too low. No matter which family of the Central Plains Dynasty has to be famous, even if it is a party with absolute strength, even if it is a fraud. Come up with a name to hit you, and the name must be positive.

Li Congjia's explanation for this was to wave his hand and ask someone to bring a person up and say, "This is the person who poisoned the late king that night."

The Seventh Prince asked immediately: "Isn't this person already executed?"

Li Congjia glanced at Long Lei with a smile and said: "The one that was killed is fake, it was just used to pour dirty water on me, this one is real."

Everyone present was frowning, and before they could ask questions, the cook wept bitterly and explained the cause and effect.

Generally speaking, Long Lei promised him a lot of benefits and asked him to poison the former king, but he was arrested later in an attempt to put the blame on Anning City. Long Lei rescued him, but his whole family had been killed by Long Lei.

Listening to the chef's words, the seventh prince found that there was no flaw from the beginning to the end, and the thirteenth prince also stood up to confirm the man's words, and also explained his identity and background to win everyone's trust.

The seventh prince looked more and more wrong, why did he suddenly get in touch with the thirteenth prince?

At this time, Long Lei, who was sitting on the throne, was already on the verge of collapse. He could have refuted that the person he killed was a scapegoat. Who knows if Li Congjia just hired a cook to slander him?

However, with the proof of the thirteen princes, the possibility of this matter is very high. In addition, the people in the hall seem to believe Li Congjia no matter whether he is right or not—how good it is to abolish Long Lei The opportunity, the reasons are all ready-made, how can a patricide ascend to the throne?It deserves to be executed.

Long Lei sat on the throne dumbly and listened to the denunciation of the people below, and then Li Congjia said: "Long Lei, why don't you write an abdication edict."

Abdication Edict!

The Seventh Prince became short of breath, abdicating means giving the throne to someone else, and now there are only two people who are eligible to inherit it. He glanced at the Thirteenth Prince, and found that the Thirteenth Prince was standing beside Li Congjia with a low eyebrow. A little contemptuous, how can such a person deserve to sit on the throne?

The Seventh Prince sorted it out carefully, and found that he had a great chance of winning. He could at least attract more than [-]% of the ministers present to push him to the top.

Thinking of this, the Seventh Prince couldn't help but also said: "A man who kills his father is not worthy of being a king. If you abdicate, I will save your life and let you go wandering in the Gobi, otherwise..."

After Li Congjia heard this, he looked at the Seventh Prince in surprise. How did this guy know that if Long Lei went down, he would be able to take over?

But he didn't plan to speak, neither did the thirteenth prince. It would be good to let the seventh prince go to the front. At least the thirteenth prince's reputation will be much better in the future, although in the Western Regions, they don't care about reputation.

Long Lei said viciously, "Don't even think about it!"

"If that's the case, then don't blame me for disregarding brotherhood?" After the seventh prince finished speaking righteously, he shouted: "Come here, drag this sinner to me!"

At this time, the seventh prince only had the throne in his eyes, and he also began to fantasize about the scenery after he ascended the throne.

Long Lei struggled and was dragged down, and before he left he was still cursing the Seventh Prince, yes, he didn't dare to hate Li Congjia, nor did he dare to hate Shi Xueting, so he had no choice but to curse the Seventh Prince.

However, the seventh prince didn't care at all. He was walking towards the golden throne at this time.

But before he could go up, someone stopped him. The one who stopped him was a courtier. After seeing the courtier, the Seventh Prince came to his senses and realized that he was indeed too impatient, so he could not help but glance at his subordinates. , this person was also clever, stood up and said: "As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day. Since the faint king has been taken down, we should let the new king succeed as soon as possible."

The seventh prince nodded in satisfaction, and the prime minister said immediately after hearing this: "That's the case. Now there are only two princes who can inherit the throne, the seventh prince and the thirteenth prince. If that's the case, let's choose one."

The Seventh Prince was a little unhappy immediately, and his dog leg also said: "The Seventh Prince is the head of the house, so why bother to choose again?"

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows and said, "You are neither the eldest son nor the real eldest son. You are just older than the thirteenth prince. What's the use?"

The Seventh Prince calmed down at this moment, looked at Li Congjia, felt a bad premonition in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "What does the Marquis of An Ning mean?"

Li Congjia ignored him and just said: "I think the thirteenth prince is born smart, sensitive and studious, more suitable to be the Dragon King."

The seventh prince's face changed, and he said coldly: "What do you think? What qualifications do you have to decide who the throne belongs to?"

Li Congjia nodded: "It's true that I am not qualified alone, but with so many ministers present, I am always qualified to make a decision, right? Everyone should decide now, after all, it is useless to delay such a matter."

The Seventh Prince felt at ease, and said with a sneer: "Then just listen to the opinions of all your lovers."

In his heart, he has already regarded himself as the Dragon King, so he naturally doesn't pay attention to the title, but the reality will not be what he wants after all, so except for his two direct descendants who are willing to support him, the rest of the people actually support him Thirteen princes!

The seventh prince was a little confused. He didn't expect this result. He looked at the thirteenth prince who was standing aside and said nothing, his eyes were red: "What a good old thirteen, you are hiding everything."

The thirteenth prince smiled slightly and didn't say anything, but he thought in his heart that it wasn't me who was hiding something, but the one beside me, okay?

The seventh prince looked around and couldn't help asking: "It's okay for the old thirteen to have military merit or not. Why should he be the Dragon King?"

The ministers looked at him silently, and no one spoke. What do they say?Do you want to tell the seventh prince that if the thirteenth prince is not allowed to ascend the throne, the Marquis of Anning next to him will decide to continue fighting?

These people were bewitched and really frightened by the beating, and even among the soldiers of the Long family, they quietly gave Li Congjia's weapon a new name "Devil's Wrath".

No one knows how this kind of thing came about, nor how it is made, so it is impossible to use the same thing against others, and the morale of the soldiers has been lost, and there is no need to wait for the multi-barreled gun to fire , As long as you take it out, the soldiers of the Long family will turn around and run away when they see it.

Not to mention them, even some generals are afraid, so they reached an agreement with Li Congjia in private. Anyway, they are all the sons of the former king, and it doesn't matter whoever becomes the Dragon King. What's more, the thirteenth prince is gentler and more gentle than the seventh prince. Young mind, which means that it is easier to deal with, the courtiers do not want to have an overly strong monarch, so that their rights will be severely restricted.

Seeing that no one supported him, the Seventh Prince was stunned for a moment. It was nothing more than going from heaven to hell. From hope to disappointment in such a short period of time, no matter how strong he was in his heart, he couldn't hold it.

Li Congjia didn't care if he couldn't hold on, he just said: "It's still during the national funeral, so don't be too extravagant about the coronation ceremony."

The thirteenth prince naturally wouldn't object to Li Congjia's words, but the other courtiers felt very uncomfortable. To them, Li Congjia was considered a newcomer here. Generally, newcomers should stand aside and listen honestly, and don't express opinions at will. Li Congjia not only expressed his opinion, but also directly issued orders. What's even more deceitful is that they had to agree. This feeling is really terrible.

But invisibly, they were a little envious of Li Congjia. Who didn't like the feeling of a powerful minister, and everyone knew that after the Thirteenth Prince came to power, Li Congjia contributed the most. Naturally, Li Congjia could get more support.

However, if this is the case, can the Marquis of Anning give back all his previous territory?

When no one was paying attention, the seventh prince went back, and he was at a loss until he got back, feeling as if he was trying his best to get something, and when he was about to get it, others silently surpassed him.

But what he thinks, no one cares now, everyone is more concerned about how to redistribute Long Lei's political legacy.

Since Long Lei came to power, many people who promoted him have also been promoted, occupying very important positions in the court. These people must be cleared out. The more Long Lei's confidantes are, the sooner they will die. The kind is probably to sit on the bench in the future.

Li Congjia came here to support the thirteenth prince's ascension to the throne, so he appeared in Jiuquan. However, even if it was confirmed, he did not leave, because the court still owed him a marquis mansion.

Li Congjia is now going to pave the way for the thirteenth prince to take his place in Zen, so it is not good to hide in Anning City and not come out. He also needs to appease these aristocratic families and ensure that their interests will not be damaged by changing someone else, and then Form an offensive and defensive alliance.

The thirteenth prince turned a blind eye to Li Congjia taking Shi Xueting everywhere to show his face and form cliques. Someone around him reminded him to be careful. At Li Congjia's level, no matter which monarch should be careful, let alone the thirteenth prince. It is enthronement.

The thirteenth prince knew it well, he wanted to be careful, but what's the use of being careful?If he dared to challenge Li Congjia like Long Lei, Li Congjia would have the guts to slaughter Jiuquan!

Ever since he decided to cooperate, Li Congjia didn't mind showing his muscles to the Thirteenth Prince. Wan Lixiang and the firm no longer hid them. After knowing that these were Li Congjia's assets, the Thirteenth Prince was just shocked at first. I know why Li Congjia is so rich.

However, Li Congjia woke him up from another aspect. Now the business empire controlled by Yang Xin has controlled the basic necessities of life in most parts of Suzhou. If Li Congjia decides to divest his capital or want to do something else, Suzhou will have nothing to fight back. nothing.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if Li Congjia doesn't want to use such a gentle method, if he goes to the city of Jiuquan, someone might take the initiative to open the city gate for him!

This is a fart!

The thirteenth prince was secretly startled, his not-so-intelligent mind finally realized one thing: the Marquis of Anning may have started planning a long time ago.

How early?

It probably dates back to when he was still a horse thief.

The thirteenth prince thinks that he does not have the ability and courage, and others are taking one step and watching three steps. Li Congjia is going to take one step and thirty steps!

The more the thirteenth prince thought about it, the more frightened he became. He wanted to put Li Congjia on the throne directly. He was afraid that after he ascended the throne, he would accidentally offend him and be dragged down.

Oh, I heard that Long Lei was not hacked, but it is said that if he is alive, he might as well be dead!

However, Li Congjia did not agree, and instead asked the Thirteenth Prince to be the Dragon King for a while longer.

This made the thirteenth prince even more frightened. Just because of Li Congjia's caution, don't let him die.

In fact, Li Congjia was not in a hurry, he stuffed almost all the cabinet ministers into Suzhou's leadership team, and as for the military system, it was almost divided up with the major families.

However, now is not the time, his territory is not big enough, his rights are not big enough, we need to know more about it, it would be better if the thirteenth prince can get rid of a few powerful officials, and it would be even better if he could uproot several aristocratic families up.

Li Congjia didn't think much of the family in Suzhou, but he had to admit that there were too many people in these families, and it was a headache to really get in the way.

Li Congjia could only think of ways to keep weakening the influence of the aristocratic family. The imperial examination is a good way, but it is a bit impossible to hold it in Suzhou now. Li Congjia can only regretfully choose... the military examination.

Compared with Wenju, Wuju is more suitable for the appetite of people in the Western Regions. Of course, Wuju is not just better than anyone who fights. Such people are not necessarily suitable for generals. It was much easier, Li Congjia simply asked Li Hongji to find a way to host.

Li Hongji got this task, but it was a pleasant surprise. He wanted to avoid suspicion at first, for fear that he would be misunderstood and wanted to recruit martial arts talents and get involved in the army. He didn't expect Li Congjia to entrust him with such an important matter!

Of course Li Congjia was not afraid of Li Hongji's involvement in the army. For now, what's the use of his involvement?Li Hongji has no money!Even if he has a charismatic personality, if he has no money and a fart, is he going to let everyone go drink the northwest wind with him?

Why Li Congjia was able to win over Li Ping and Zhu Yuan in the first place, apart from the fact that those officials in the Southern Tang Dynasty were really chilling, is that Li Congjia had money to help them escape!

After running away, part of their living expenses was also provided by Li Congjia. Although it was not enough, Li Ping and Zhu Yuan were allowed to raise it by themselves. They thought of being horse thieves. Let them live a normal life again, so that people can have the confidence to follow.

Although Li Hongji had just come off the battlefield, he was still full of energy to prepare for the martial arts. At this time, Li Congjia turned around and opened his mouth to the former thirteen princes and the current Dragon King to seal Shi Xueting as the national teacher.

The Dragon King was ready to be Li Congjia's puppet, but he never expected that the first thing he was asked to do was not to redefine the political territory or various privileges, but to make a monk a national teacher?

The Dragon King was a little flustered, he looked at the handsome and relaxed Shi Xueting, and then at Li Congjia, he always felt as if he had discovered something, but at the same time he seemed to have discovered nothing.

He thought for a while and said: "Feng Guoshi has such a precedent, but... Guru Shi... is a little too young?"

The abbot of the most famous temple in Suzhou is not even a national teacher, and suddenly a national teacher is parachuted... Although the Dragon King refused, he felt that his refusal was probably useless, so he could only silently give himself first. Putting on the label of a Hunjun, I suddenly felt... a bit bitter in my heart, and I wanted Li Congjia to be the Dragon King more and more. When the time came... the Hunjun would be him!

Li Congjia was unmoved: "There is a priority in hearing the truth, and those who have mastered it first, and age can't explain anything."

The Dragon King was a little helpless: "Then it would be better if the master is more famous."

Li Congjia frowned. He just wanted to take advantage of the present to establish Shi Xueting's position. Anyway, the status of the national teacher is to follow Shi Xueting. No matter how big the country is, in the end the national teacher can only be him!

At this time, he is not the Dragon King but easy to operate. When he is not the Dragon King, the cabinet may think that Li Congjia is trying his best to grab the territory. If he is the Dragon King and still like this, the cabinet may also think that he is messing around.

It must be done now!As for gaining reputation, Li Congjia looked at Shi Xueting and found that Shi Xueting was very calm, and he himself calmed down, probably... it's okay.

However, before Li Congjia started to make a plan for Shi Xueting to increase his prestige, Shi Xueting had to lead another army!