The Human Emperor - zChapter 34

Time slowly passed, a sudden storm enveloped the capital, and after the storm, a case involving the official minister Chen Yuan shocked the entire court.

Although they are talking about the case of Chen Yuan, everyone inside and outside the court and the public knows that the dispute surrounding Chen Yuan is actually the dispute between the princes, especially the eldest prince Li Xuantu, the second prince Li Chengyi, and the newly rising three Prince.

Throughout the dynasties, for courtiers, the most worried and feared thing was this kind of prince dispute in the deep palace.

In the previous dynasty, a doctor could not be sentenced to punishment, even if he made a big mistake, as long as it was not a crime of treason, he would at best be assigned to the border. But once it involves the struggle for the prince and the struggle for succession to the throne, everything is completely different.

Once it fails, it will even involve the family and wipe out the whole.

However, everyone knows that everything is unavoidable.

Emperor Tang was seriously ill, and the three princes must exert all their strength to win over the court officials and train their wings in order to compete for the ninety-five supreme position in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

And Chen Yuan was the result of this struggle.

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The heavy rain has not stopped, at this moment, in the East Palace.

Li Xuantu is wearing a black gold gown, standing with his hands behind him, behind him are many staff of the East Palace.

“How is it? What’s happening in the Jade Dragon Palace?”

Li Xuantu raised his head, looking at the raindrops falling like a curtain of beads outside the hall, and said lightly.

“His Royal Highness, Chen Yuan’s case is now firmly established, even if the Third Prince wants to restore it, it is too late. Moreover, His Royal Highness is a prince appointed by His Majesty, and more than half of the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty have taken refuge in His Royal Highness. Regardless of whether the third princes are reconciled , Are destined not to threaten Your Highness!”

From behind, a vigorous voice came. The man had a majestic face and a pale beard, and his gestures revealed a strong atmosphere of a superior person. It was Zhou Yan, the Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry.

Li Xuantu didn’t speak, only a slight fluctuation in his eyes.

Among the six departments of the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Ritual have all taken refuge in him. The other civil and military officials who surrendered to him do not know where they are. Normally, they should have a chance to win, and Li Xuantu always has a deep anxiety in his heart.

“Zhao Wu, what’s going on with you?”

Li Xuantu suddenly said.

“In the name of His Royal Highness, we have contacted those people, but whether it is Zhang Shougui, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, or Wang Haibin, all of them are loyal to the three princes and are not moved at all.”

Behind Li Xuantu, a young man bowed.

Few people know that the battlefield of this prince battle is far away from the court. Those courtiers who took refuge in Li Taiyi, including the Turkic War, and those generals Li Taiyi excavated, were almost all invited by the East Palace.

“is it?”

Li Xuantu frowned slightly, and a cold expression flashed across his eyebrows.

He is the prince appointed by the Emperor Tang, and the heir to the throne. He is the king of the world, and the court of the land is the court. Whether it is the court or the border, everyone should surrender to him.

“Brother, there are some things that don’t belong to you, you must fight, if that’s the case, you can’t blame me.”

Li Xuantu squinted his eyes slightly, bursting out a palpitating cold light.

“Go ahead and proceed as planned.”

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At the same time, in the Jade Dragon Palace, Li Taiyi also gathered a large number of tribes and staff, Zhang Shougui, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, Wang Jiuling and others were all present.

“Did you find it clear?”

Li Taiyi said.

“No, we sent a man to go there, and Li Gonggong was there to respond, but everyone was helpless about His Highness’s condition. In addition, we checked, and although no problem was found, we weighed two pairs of medicine **** that were very close together. ,——The ingredients of the two sets of medicine **** are the same, but the weight is different.”

“There is no accident. Some ingredients in the medicine **** were removed and picked out in advance. The other party is more cautious than we thought!”

Wang Jiuling pondered for a moment, then said Shen Shen.

As soon as the voice fell, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became extremely heavy, and even Li Taiyi couldn’t help his eyebrows beating, and his heart sank suddenly.

“His Royal Highness, it must be the eldest prince and the second prince. You can’t wait any longer. Those people have already speeded up their actions. Before the matter is settled, let’s make a decision early!”

“Otherwise, when the eldest prince is on top, everything will be too late.”

Behind the third prince, Zhang Shougui suddenly spoke.

As soon as the voice fell, all the ministers, including Albus, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong, Wang Jiuling, Gao Lishi, etc., who had taken refuge in the three princes, looked over. It was obvious that everyone had the same thoughts in their hearts.

“How to do it?”

Li Taiyi shook his head:

“Brother Emperor Dahuang is, after all, the prince appointed by the emperor, and there is a grand master in the court. If I do it now, it will be a rebellion.”

When the voice fell, everyone was silent in their hearts.

The prince’s succession to the throne is justified, and this is also a disadvantage for everyone.

However, everyone in the Yulong Palace knew that Emperor Tang hadn’t thought about setting up the third prince, but Empress Dou De rejected the idea as soon as he had an idea.

In fact, letting the three princes enter the court to participate in politics and politics is enough to show that the Tang Emperor’s original idea of ​​withdrawing from the prince as the prince has been loosened. At least in the heart of the Tang Emperor, the three princes are also qualified to inherit the prince.

Throughout the dynasties, the position of emperor has always been held by people of virtue, not just about elders and children.

The most important thing is that Emperor Tang’s condition worsened, and I was afraid that he could not get rid of the Donggong. Even if it was not done by the Donggong, at least Donggong was an insider.

——As the prince, but not stopping, it is treason in itself. If this is confirmed afterwards, then the prince would not be eligible to inherit the Datong.

Wow!

When everyone was discussing, a sound of wings bursting into the ears, but after a short while, a homing pigeon fell from the sky, passed through the window, and landed in Li Taiyi’s palm.

“A letter from Donggong!”

Wang Jiuling and the others just took a look, and immediately felt stunned.

The Donggong detectives have special signs in their messages, and all the core members of the Yulong Palace know these signs.

Li Taiyi opened the news on the leggings of the carrier pigeon, only to glance at it, and his expression became serious.

“Let the notice go down, the East Palace is ready to do it!”

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The storm was much faster than everyone expected.

Three days later, while still in the Jade Dragon Palace, Zhang Shougui, who was waiting to be sent to help strategize, received a transfer order. The Northwest Turks renewed turmoil, and Zhang Shougui was transferred to the border.

——Before the Turkic War, Zhang Shougui was given the title of General Zuolang and was assigned to the northwest frontier. This was originally a false job, but it was used by the East Palace and transferred to the capital.

In just one day, news came from the palace again that the eldest prince was assassinated in the East Palace. This incident caused the eldest prince to furiously and rectify the forbidden army. Because the last place where the assassin fled was in the area where Wang Haibin was in charge of the forbidden army, Wang Haibin Directly dismissed from the position of command of the Forbidden Army

The imperial army he trained was also taken over by the East Palace and handed over to another imperial army commander.

As for Wang Haibin, he was transferred to Lingnan to train recruits for the imperial court.

However, in just a short period of time, Zhang Qiu Jianqiong and Albus, including the courtiers who had taken refuge in the three princes in the DPRK, were all transferred to the capital for reasons of one kind or another, or deprived of official positions, and demoted.

Everything came as planned, and the most deadly blow came from the Wu Menglong case a few days later.

Zhang Jiuling, who was next to Li Taiyi, was also involved in this case of buying and selling officials, and was sent to a prison specially set up by the order for interrogation and punishment.

More importantly, the second prince accused the Tang emperor to frame Wang Jiuling to buy an official, and was imprisoned in a prison specially set up by the edict for interrogation and punishment.

In the winter solstice, although the sun is shining brightly, there is a violent cold wind, which seems to indicate something, making people chill.

Outside the gate of the Dali Temple, pedestrians were sparse, and a long figure waited silently at the end of the road.

Cang!

I don’t know how long it has passed, and a trembling figure walked out of it with a sound of metal collision.

“Nine Ling!”

Seeing Wang Jiuling walking out of it, Li Taiyi was delighted and hurriedly greeted him.

It was the latter, with a calm face, as if he had expected Li Taiyi to appear here.

“Your Highness!”

Wang Jiuling said calmly.

“I have dealt with it properly at the court, and the Wu Menglong case is over. Let’s go, I will take you back!”

Li Taiyi quickly stepped forward, personally supporting Wang Jiuling’s scarred body, stepping onto the bronze carriage step by step.

Only a few days later, Wang Jiuling’s figure was thinner, his hair was messy, and his prison clothes were covered with dark brown dried blood. Obviously he had received a lot of severe corporal punishment in the prison. Look carefully, the prison clothes and the opened flesh They were tightly glued together, half wet and half dry, and apparently the blood stains were not completely dry, so the next round of torture was carried out to extract a confession.

Looking at Wang Jiuling in front of him, Li Taiyi’s eyes were also sad, but he also resisted not speaking.

“Today’s winter solstice, I prepared some dumplings.”

The carriage set off, passing through the streets and alleys, and when it entered the palace and arrived at Yulong Palace, the two got off the bronze carriage, and Li Taiyi finally broke the silence.

Li Taiyi knew that Wang Jiuling had his pride in his heart. After coming out of the special prison to the Yulong Palace, he was silent for a long time before speaking.

However, Wang Jiuling didn’t speak, lowered his head, and his messy hair covered his face, making people look down on his expression.

The next moment, without the slightest sign, Wang Jiuling turned abruptly, faced Li Taiyi, and knelt down solemnly.

“His Royal Highness, the heaven will give the power to the people of Sri Lanka, and he must first suffer from his will and his muscles. The minister can bear this bit of suffering.”

“Nowadays, the dead, dead and wounds of the servants of His Royal Highness are still left in the capital. There are very few left. These people have lived and died with His Royal Highness. The minister believes that His Highness hurts more than anyone else.”

“The prince blatantly dealt with the ministers and so on. His Royal Highness should understand what they are for. And the golden body of His Royal Highness is exquisite. If this continues, I am afraid it will not last long.

“The minister has long tied life and death to His Royal Highness, vowing to guard His Royal Highness to the death, and hope that His Highness will make a plan as soon as possible!”

Seeing this scene, Li Taiyi was suddenly startled.

As the saying goes, there is gold under the man’s knees, and Wang Jiuling has just been released from prison. His body is obviously too weak, but he still straightens his waist and speaks out.

Li Taiyi was still touched by himself in his heart.

However, there are some things that you can’t do if you want to.

“Oh, Jiuling, I understand your intentions, but he is the prince after all!”

“It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s just that if you sit in that position unfairly, even if you succeed, you won’t be recognized by the world.”

Soon, Li Taiyi recovered and let out a long sigh:

“Jiu Ling, get up first.”

Li Taiyi stretched out his hands, trying to step forward to help Wang Jiuling up.

However, Wang Jiuling remained motionless, as if blending with the ground.

“His Royal Highness once said to his ministers in the dungeon of the Criminal Ministry,’Hundreds of years later, all the civilizations of the entire Middle-earth China no longer exist, and all Han people are reduced to slaves of foreign races. Life is not as good as death. They are slaughtered by others, just like ants. Living, the land of China has become a pasture for all foreign races.’”

“The minister still remembers that His Highness once said that no matter what the price is paid, as long as it can change the destiny of Zhongtu, create a prosperous and prosperous Tang Dynasty, and benefit the people of the world, even if it is pointed out by thousands of people, the body will die. .Have you forgotten all these highnesses?”

Wang Jiuling’s voice was thunderous, like a warning bell, beating every word in Li Taiyi’s mind.

In an instant, Li Taiyi’s eyes flashed, and the tragic conditions of the previous dark age seemed to have passed in front of him again, and the refugees were crying and starving for thousands of miles.

“Because I believe in His Royal Highness, because I feel the truth and belief in His Highness, so whether it is Wang Haibin, Zhang Shougui and others, they have chosen to follow His Highness and entrust their wealth and life to His Highness.”

“Yes, as His Royal Highness said at the beginning, the eldest prince is a prince after all, and he was appointed by his majesty, and he did not commit any major mistakes, but the dispute between the princes is inherently cruel. Either you die or I die.”

“Also look at what the eldest prince is doing now. Does His Royal Highness really think that he will be a prince when he is enthroned in the future? The emperor is a matter of society, and every move will affect the country and the people. Even if the eldest prince becomes the emperor, he will use it for himself. Personality, I’m afraid it will also cause trouble for Datang.”

Wang Jiuling’s words came from the bottom of his heart, crying every word.

In an instant, Li Taiyi’s eyes were in a daze, and suddenly he remembered a lot.

In the previous life, the eldest prince Li Xuantu instinctively became a generation of Mingjun, but his biggest shortcoming was arrogance.

Soon after he sat on the throne of Emperor Tang, the Turks struck. Because the Turks had been defeated by him, he didn’t care at all. However, that time, it was not only the Turkic attack, but also the Uzizang, Mengshezhao, and Goguryeo countries who came to attack Datang.

Once underestimated the enemy, the whole country was plunged into dire straits.

More than that, after the fall of Datang, Li Xuantu knew he had made a mistake. He wanted to lead the soldiers into the enemy camp, take the enemy’s first rank, and break the boat. However, a momentary impulse made Datang no longer have a king, and then he fell into a long time. The civil turmoil caused the territory of Datang to shrink and shrink until the dark age of Li Taiyi.

“His Royal Highness, now that the eldest prince has disregarded brotherhood, it is still too late to change the strategy. When the dust settles, it will be too late. And even if your Royal Highness does not care about herself, will he not care about Mother Dou De? There will be no mercy.”

“Om!”

Hearing these words, Li Taiyi’s heart shook suddenly.

“Those who are big things don’t stick to the trivial, have your Highness forgotten Taizong’s past? It’s just me now, and the next one will soon be Your Highness. If your Highness doesn’t fight back, you really can only wait and die.”

In just a moment, Li Taiyi’s eyes finally became firm.

“Jiu Ling, I understand!”

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