Tang Dynasty Never Night

When Li Xian got the news, he couldn't help feeling chills in his heart. He originally thought that the matter of Zhao Daosheng's failure to identify the prince and involve Li Lun in it was over. I didn't expect Empress Wu to be so tight, one ring after another, full of murderous intent.

She even took advantage of the deaths of several old ministers and King Jiang. As soon as the witchcraft incident happened, public opinion began to talk about the reason why these people died because of Li Xian's curse.

What?How many ministers did Li Xian not curse?That's because the ones he cursed were all nobles and nobles, and everyone was blessed by the heavens. It just so happened that those few old officials blocked the disaster for the emperor. Didn't the prince die?

The power of public opinion is very strong, at least no one can match Empress Wu in terms of public opinion offensive.

Li Xian couldn't argue with it. After Empress Wu released a bunch of rumors, there was even a genius who contacted Li Xian who said that he was not sick. Li Xian didn't know if this was planned by Empress Wu. He is now kneeling in the Qianyuan Palace full of stomach Looking sadly at Li Zhi, who seemed to be ten years old suddenly, he opened his mouth and said with difficulty: "Father, I don't believe that the prince will do such a thing, he...he is not such a person."

Li Zhi asked slowly: "Do you believe him?"

Li Xian looked at Li Zhi with wide eyes and asked, "Don't you believe me, Daddy?"

Li Zhi didn't speak, Li Xian's heart skipped a beat, if even Li Zhi didn't believe Li Xian's words, then he was really hopeless.

Li Xian couldn't help but said: "No matter who buried those things, they can always find clues, Dad, let's check."

"You think I haven't sent someone to investigate? But all the evidence points to the prince, so what if I don't believe it? Everyone already believes it."

Li Xian was at a loss for a moment, he thought Empress Wu probably learned the lesson from last time this time, and didn't leave any room for Li Xian to struggle.In this case, no matter how much Li Xian was unwilling to abolish the crown prince, it was already a certainty.

Li Zhi looked at Li Xian for a while before saying: "Qilang, you...don't meet Liulang anymore."

Li Xian was slightly surprised. He really wanted to meet Li Xian just now, and wanted to see if he could find a breakthrough from Li Xian to make a reversal, but Li Zhi refused to let him go. Could it be that even Li Zhi gave up on Li Xian? Yet?

Li Zhi looked at Li Xian, his eyes revealed deep exhaustion: "Qilang, you have to promise me to save Liulang's life."

Li Xian looked at Li Zhi who looked like this rather tremblingly: "Father..."

"promise me!"

"it is good!"

"You go." Li Zhi closed his eyes and said with some disinterest, "Go back."

After Li Xian came out of Zhenguan Hall, he stood there and took a few deep breaths before stepping away from Luoyang Palace. When he returned to the palace, he saw Zheng Qi playing with Fatty Bai. Zheng Qi has been bullied many times, and every time he was bullied, he ran away in tears, but every time Zheng Qi teased it with food, it would still come over and continue to be bullied regardless of the past.

Fatty Bai was lucky today, Li Xian came back early, and Zheng Qi gave up this activity before he had time to show his hands to Fatty Bai.

Zheng Qi took a look at Li Xian's expression and knew that he was unhappy, so he dragged him to the study without saying anything, and asked, "What did the Emperor say?"

"It's a foregone conclusion to abolish the crown prince. Father wants me...to try my best to save the crown prince's life." Li Xian spread out on the small couch in a very imageless manner, and Zheng Qi sat beside him and massaged him.

After hearing Li Xian's words, Zheng Qi's first words were: "This...is not easy."

Even if the crown prince is abolished, he will still have an advantage over the Empress Wu in terms of succession. It is not enough for Empress Wu to disqualify both Li Xian and Li Lun, Li Xian must die.

Li Xian also knew that this matter was not easy, but since he agreed to Li Zhi, he would do it no matter how difficult it was.

"Actually... I really want Li Xian to be the emperor." Li Xian said suddenly.

Zheng Qi smiled slightly: "I know."

If Li Xian didn't want Li Xian to ascend the throne, why would he do his best to protect Li Xian?Although greedy for life and fear of death is not a good word, Li Xian is indeed such a person. Kill him, he is to protect himself.

Li Xian sat up, scratched his head and said, "I... I'm a little hesitant. I only knew her before... She is the only female emperor in history. She is very domineering and mighty. But now I feel a little tired. If a queen appears The price is the death of so many people, is it worth it?"

Zheng Qi is very rational, so rational that Li Xian feels cold, but what he said is very reasonable: "Whether it is worth it or not is not something you can control. You want Li Xian to succeed in enthroning, but if you really do Can you get it? Even if you and I add up, we may not be able to do it, Tianhou... Tianhou is not an ordinary person, she is even more careless about making big things, isn't she?"

After hearing this, Li Xian said helplessly: "Indeed, no matter what kind of inclination I have, I can't change too much. It is not easy for Datang to get to this point now, but civil strife... is too much consumption of national power, how much?" Caijun may be on the wrong team..."

Zheng Qi patted his head and said: "It's useless to think so much now. After the abolition of the prince, the new prince will probably be Li Lun. I know you may not like his son, but... until now You can only take one step at a time.”

Li Xian rubbed his face, what else could he do?In the past, when I read time-traveling articles, I liked to see the kind of protagonist who is domineering, sideways, tiger body, shocking and subduing the younger brother. He can do whatever he wants, but after he got to himself, he found that it was all fiction. This world is real. The people in the room are not npcs, not to mention that even npcs have their own programs.

Li Xian had worked so hard for so long, but Li Xian was still dismissed, which made him feel quite frustrated. So what if he knew the history?You blocked this end, but there are other ways, unless Li Xian strangled her to death in the year Empress Wu was born, otherwise... this is an unsolvable situation.

Empress Wu will not give up on abolishing the prince, not once, twice, twice, not three times, and if she is in a hurry, maybe she will really kill Li Xian.

Li Xian refused to leave the house easily as if accepting the reality, and this situation lasted until August.

In the eighth month, Jiazi, the crown prince was abolished, and he became a common man, secluded in other places.

Li Xian has become the past tense, and at this time, some people may still have doubts about the witchcraft, and some people may feel that Li Xian is pitiful, but everyone's attention is no longer on Li Xian, and everyone is guessing what will happen next. Which prince is the prince?

The situation of Li Xian being deposed is not the same as when Li Hong died violently. When Li Hong died, Li Xian was the most suitable candidate to be the crown prince. There was no one else. no disagreement.

But now, the crown prince's position is somewhat confusing.Logically speaking, Li Xian, the king of England, should be established as the prince. On the surface, it is not unacceptable for everyone to be the prince of the king of England. ... There are no wives and concubines, no heirs, and Xiangwang Li Lun already has a concubine and a concubine.

A person without descendants can't sit on the crown prince, not to mention... when the crown prince was abolished, Xiang Wang Li Lun made great efforts. Empress Wu seems to like Xiang Wang, and Xiang Wang's wives have also begun In this comparison, the king of England, who has no support from his wife and family, looks even more lonely.

Now Empress Wu's influence in the court cannot be underestimated. On the matter of abolishing the crown prince, her opinion is very important. Even Li Zhi... probably cannot ignore Empress Wu's thoughts.

Now everyone can see that after the abolition of the prince, Li Zhi was hit hard, and his bad health got worse. Zhenguan Hall was filled with the smell of traditional Chinese medicine all year round. Also helpless.

And at this precarious juncture, Li Xian began to show a shrinking stance. His Royalist Party was not maintained by interests. He just gave these people who didn't know how to stand in line a chance, so now he just stepped forward Remind those people not to play tricks, just follow the emperor.

These people didn't like to stand in line easily, but now that someone showed them a clear path, they naturally followed suit.All of a sudden Li Xian, the prime minister, was in the limelight, but Li Lun didn't know why he was not as clingy to Li Xian as before. Every time he saw Li Xian, he bowed his head like a child who did something wrong, but Stubbornly refused to speak.

Li Xian was not in the mood to enlighten him, it seemed that the two brothers really had the intention of saving positions and fighting against each other.

Everyone is waiting for the two giants above to speak, but the two giants above seem to have forgotten this matter. They are only dealing with the impact of the abolished prince. The relegation of posts, the exile of exile, it seems that everyone is in danger for a while.

There is no way, Li Zhi is just like the Xiong’s parents in the world. His son did something wrong. After he punished his son, he will start to clean up the people around him. His son is inherently good, and now he has done something wrong. Someone brought it.

Of course, it seems that Li Zhi meant this on the surface. In fact, Li Zhi was cleaning up the influence of Empress Wu on the East Palace. He wanted to take this opportunity to change all the people in the East Palace. In fact, he did this when Li Xian was in the past. In the beginning, Empress Wu really couldn't influence the East Palace. At that time, Li Xian's control over the East Palace was still good.

However, after a long time, there will be loopholes. As the lord of the harem, Empress Wu, even though the East Palace is a special existence in name, it does not prevent her from reaching in, so Li Xian began to act, but unfortunately even this did not make it possible. Empress Wu relaxed her vigilance, Li Xian was abolished after all.

It’s just that it’s different now. When Li Xian was established as the crown prince, Li Zhi’s health was not good but he could still support him. But now... Li Zhi himself feels that his physical fitness is declining. It won't be long before he... Well, as long as Empress Wu is not allowed to control the East Palace during this period, once the crown prince ascends the throne, he will be a legitimate emperor.

And the only thing Li Zhi could do was to leave a clean east palace and a relatively clean throne for the new prince. As for the future, he could only let the new prince figure out a way for himself.

Empress Wu knew what Li Zhi was doing but acted as if she didn't know it. She knew what Li Zhi was thinking, but she couldn't go too far. It would be of no benefit to anyone if it really pushed Li Zhi into a hurry.

Empress Wu was smart enough not to express any opinions on the candidate for the new crown prince, so she let Li Zhi pretend to be deaf and dumb. She knew in her heart that Li Zhi probably wanted to wait for him to be the crown prince when he was about to die, and then let the prince formally succeed him. Empress Wu has no way to stop these things, and her current focus is not on the candidate for the new prince, she is more concerned about the army.

In the final analysis, Li Zhi was able to secure the throne because he had military power in his hands, and his absolute dominance over the army made him not afraid of any brothers, and those brothers who were competitive were killed by him.

Empress Wu longed for the feeling of being in power, but a little political discourse power could not satisfy her, and now she wanted military power even more.

However, Li Zhi never gave her this opportunity. The time when Empress Wu can do it can only be when the old and new emperors are changing. Taking advantage of the new emperor's lack of control over the ruling and opposition parties, Empress Wu has been in the court for many years, and it will be much easier by then. .

So Empress Wu went into hibernation, and so did the officials of her line. Empress Wu's party and the King's party all retired one after another. For a while, the Prime Minister was very popular in the court, and everyone thought that the prince must be the Prime Minister this time. .

Li Xian and Zheng Qi also thought so, and now Li Xian has accepted his fate, and started to think about the possibility of strangling Li Longji ==!

As for finding a way to teach Li Longji well, he never thought about it. After all, he has a biological father, so how can you teach him?Moreover, Zheng Qi told him that Li Longji was Li Lun's third son and a concubine, so strictly speaking, Li Longji was not born yet, and Li Xian just flirted, then turned his attention to Zheng on Jin.

Zheng Jin, who is already four years old this year, can vaguely see some similarities with Zheng Qi from his appearance, but he is not as good-looking as Zheng Qi. At first, Li Xian thought it was because of his young age. When he said that Zheng Jin was not as good-looking as Zheng Qi when he was a child, Li Xian realized that his feelings were not wrong.

However, Zheng Jin is a very upright child, a bit mischievous but not annoying. I have to say that the children taught by the aristocratic family are different from ordinary people. They have been taught manners since childhood, even if they are only four years old. A certain habit has been formed.

After discussing with Zheng Qi, Li Xian recommended an aide in his house to Zheng Jin to be his first teacher. It is very powerful, but it is enough to enlighten a child.

At this time, Li Zhi suddenly interviewed the prime ministers individually one after another. Since they were secret talks, he would definitely not reveal the content of the conversations. Someone reveals a little news.

Therefore, in the end, the emperor wanted to establish a prince, but he was a little hesitant about the candidate, which became a tacit secret in the whole Luoyang city.

Everyone in the court was ready for the two princes to continue fighting. To be honest, everyone didn't think highly of Li Xian. How could he be a prince without an heir?And when he said that he would not marry wives and concubines and leave no children, it was equivalent to cutting off his own path.

Many people felt sorry for Li Xian. If he had a wife and son, the crown prince would be within his reach. Even so, the emperor was still hesitating, which shows that the emperor is more optimistic about the King of England.

The battle that everyone was looking forward to between the King of England and the King of Xiang did not take place. On the one hand, the King of England’s lineage is hidden, and on the other hand, the King of Kings actually restrained his subordinates from acting rashly. Of course, not everyone is obedient, and some people try to think about it. To bring down the king of England, so as to make a contribution from the dragon.

Their idea is that even if King Xiang becomes the prince this time, the King of England will still be a big obstacle on his way to the throne. After all, although the King of England has no military power, he has too much influence in the army. Long, only depriving him of his inheritance rights can make people feel at ease.

It's just... the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Those who want to lay hands behind the scenes have tried their best to find a point of attack, and finally found it. Before they can make a move, they themselves are knocked down .

After several times, everyone knew that someone was protecting the king, but they just couldn't find out who it was.When it comes to himself, Li Xian must not continue to be confused. He also feels that someone secretly wants to plot against him, but he doesn't care. Anyway, he is not the prince, and he doesn't want to be the prince. Black, anyway, even if he is black, he can't die, let alone he can't fight back?

And after those people were dealt with, Li Xian knew that it was Zheng Qi who made the move, but after two or three times, Zheng Qi became a little puzzled: someone was protecting Li Xian behind his back.

After Li Xian knew about it, he thought for a while and said, "It's probably daddy. He wants me to keep Li Xian. Of course, I can't let those people cheat me."

With Zheng Qi's ability, he couldn't find out who was protecting Li Xian behind his back, so the possibility of Li Zhi was a little bit higher.

Although some people are making noise, the real high-level officials are as stable as a mountain. Those prime ministers and their subordinates are very stable. At the beginning, many people didn't understand why this happened. It's clear—I'm afraid that the emperor already has someone in mind, but he didn't know what he was worried about, so he didn't make a decision for a while.

For a moment everyone was guessing: Is the emperor's favorite candidate the King of England?Otherwise, it wouldn't be so difficult to make a decision. After all, Empress Wu's favorite candidate is King Xiang.

The position of the future boss is still uncertain. One month can be done, two months can be tolerated, and three months can't be tolerated. Someone directly wrote a letter asking for the crown prince to be appointed as soon as possible to reassure the people.

Cough cough, to appease the hearts of the people, in fact, to appease everyone's hearts, the future boss has not been sure, and everyone wants to invest, but they don't know how to invest, okay?

At this time, someone wrote a letter requesting that King Lixiang be the crown prince. As soon as this letter appeared, it seemed that the prelude to the battle for the position had been kicked off. I don't know when he became a favorite, but there are so many people who want him to be the prince.

What's interesting is that most of the people who supported Li Xian were military generals, while Li Lun was mostly civil servants. Although the boundary between civil and military affairs in the Tang Dynasty was not obvious, there was an invisible barrier. The generals felt that Li Xian knew it anyway. In military matters, and he treats sergeants very generously. It is good for the army that such a person comes to power.

Of course, if there is no interest, who will support you?There are also many people in the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households who support Li Xian. Those in the Ministry of Industry... are all inventors, and those in the Ministry of Households all hope that Li Xian will turn private property into public property after he takes office. Well, there is a formula for soap. .

These people come and go to fight each other, Li Xian's side is stronger in fighting power, because Li Xian is so powerful, his achievements in both martial arts and martial arts can crush Li Lun, and the people on Li Lun's side take Li Xian as older than Li Lun It is a big excuse to say that you bully children too much.

Then Li Xian came up with the argument of Guo Lai Changjun. Although Li Xian was not very old, he was more suitable in age than Li Lun.

Li Lun had no choice but to attack Li Xian with a slanted sword. Li Xian has no heirs. This is Li Xian's biggest shortcoming. Seeing the other party say this, Li Xian thinks that those people should stop, right?

Earlier, he said that the position of unintentional prince could not make these people calm down!Now he finally understands what it feels like to be forced to be helpless, he really doesn't want to be a prince.As a result, those people still refused to give up. The quarrel reached this point, and the two sides basically talked back and forth. One side said that my King of England had worked hard, and the other said that my family’s King of Kings had successors. The level of quarrels was not much better than that of the aunt in the vegetable market. went.

Both Li Zhi and Empress Wu couldn't stand it anymore. These two big heads stood up. The British royal family originally thought that Li Zhi was their backer, while the Xiangwang family thought that they would not be defeated with Empress Wu. Senseless.

Li Zhi didn't publicly express who he wanted to be the prince. He just directly appointed Zheng Qi as Wei Weiqing. At such an important juncture, Zheng Qi's hat as a royal party made everyone feel that Li Zhi really wanted the king to be the prince.The Prime Minister wanted to object but couldn't come up with a reason to object—Zheng Qi's qualifications were barely enough to serve as Jiuqing.

Empress Wu was the only one they could rely on, but at this time Empress Wu stood up and said that she also wanted Li Xian to be the prince.

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The author has something to say:

Actually, Empress Wu is indeed ruthless, yes, but if she is not ruthless, she will not be able to rise to power. She also has her own support. Anyway, she has many sons, and after she abolished Li Xian, she just made him the king of Luling She didn't want to kill Li Xian like she did to Li Xian. I think it's because she's getting older and soft-hearted. Of course, it's also possible that she has power. Both sons have been suppressed by her, and she doesn't have to kill them.