Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3297 Missed Opportunity
Li Zhi was indeed scared.

Who would have expected that the always weak prince brother would be so stubborn this time, clamoring that he would rather not be the crown prince than die with the Guanlongmen clan?

Don't underestimate these cruel words, no matter how unpopular the prince is, he is still the prince.

As the crown prince of the Tang Empire, his authority itself comes from the majesty of the empire. If a crown prince was forced to go into battle shirtless by the Longmen Clan, and even said that he would "burn the jade and stone together", it can be seen what kind of sensation it would cause.

Is the dignified prince going to be bullied wantonly and without dignity by the Guanlong Clan?
Could it be that the Guanlong clan is already superior to the prince, can do whatever they want without any scruple, and even the prince cannot restrain or punish them, so is the Great Tang of Li Tang or the Great Tang of Guan Long?

Among them, the interests of various parties are involved, and the whole body is affected by one hair.

As long as there is a day when Li Chengqian personally writes a letter to impeach the Guanlongmen Clan regardless of his disregard, the matter will never end again. No matter how much his father fears the turmoil in the court, he will definitely deal ruthlessly to the Guanlongmen Clan—to maintain the majesty of the prince , It is to maintain the majesty of the empire, and it is to safeguard the majesty of the emperor himself!

Under the imperial power, how can you allow your courtiers to bully you?
When the father launched the fierce measures against the Guanlongmen Clan, His Royal Highness King Jin, who was deeply involved with the Guanlongmen Clan and whose interests were entangled, would naturally find it difficult to escape.

He and Guan Long were originally one, and Guan Long bet all his chips on him. As long as his father had more Guan Long's operations, he would dig all his foundations. Without Guan Long's support, what would he do? Prince He is competing for the reserve position?
Xiao Yu stared at the change of expression on Li Zhi's face, her heart became more confident, she put down her teacup and said: "Your Highness, the impact of this case has already involved all aspects of the government, if it is not handled properly, it may cause extremely bad consequences At that time, no one can control how corrupt the situation will develop... If the situation really comes to that, not only the crown prince's position will not be guaranteed, but His Highness will also suffer from the whole world."

The last sentence is simply telling Li Zhi bluntly, don't think that if the prince is abolished, your position as the crown prince will be stable!

Don't say that this matter has nothing to do with you, even if it really has nothing to do with you, who would believe it?

The Guan Long Clan is your staunch supporter. Now that the Guan Long Clan has caused such a catastrophe, countless accusations will fall on you, and it is difficult to prove your innocence.

In fact, how could it be innocent?
When the crown prince is deposed as the crown prince because of this matter, everyone will think that you made this plan to force the crown prince to face off against the Guanlong family clan with their arms naked.

At that time, even if His Majesty intends to appoint you as the crown prince, one can imagine how many people in the ruling and opposition parties, as well as inside and outside the capital, will oppose you, a "conspiratorial superior".

Besides, His Majesty may not make you the crown prince logically!
After all, in His Majesty's heart, the most important thing between princes is to "respect each other" and "love and help each other". If His Majesty decides that the prince's abolition is due to your plan, he will still love you as before. Do you even hand over the position of crown prince to you?

Li Zhi was dripping with sweat.

Although he is a smart person, he lacks experience in political struggles. Sometimes it is inevitable that he cannot analyze a matter deeply. His insights are superficial and not deep enough.

Xiao Yu's words seemed to ring an alarm bell in his ears, making him suddenly wake up from the schadenfreude and self-satisfied longing!
He could not care about the opinions of the people in the world, but he could not ignore what his father would think.

Just like what Xiao Yu said, how can he, the King of Jin, completely get rid of the responsibility of the Guanlong family clan who sat down on such evil things?Especially once the prince's shirtless confrontation with the Guanlongmen faction caused the government to shake and the world to be in turmoil, and the reserve position was abolished, everyone believed that he, the "vested interest", was manipulating everything behind the scenes.

With the importance that the father attaches to the relationship between the sons, will he still give the throne to his son who "conspired to frame the minister and design to dethrone the prince"?
The hall was very quiet for a while, and a needle could be heard falling.

After a long time, Li Zhicai heaved a sigh of relief, and said slowly: "The crown prince's steadfastness is indeed a blessing to the empire. This king admires him very much, but he is naturally willing to do anything he can do. It's just that although this king is quite close to Guan Long, he is still very close to Guan Long. You can't interfere with his will and make him obey. This king will write a letter to Zhao Guogong, imploring Zhao Guogong to restrain his tribe, suppress the clans of Guanlong, and ensure the stability of the empire... It's just that Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Liaodong, and it takes time for letters to come and go , I also ask Song Guogong to turn around and appease the prince, don't be in a hurry."

He finally understands that if he wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, then the fisherman will benefit from it. Once the crown prince makes up his mind, he will not die with Guan Long, but with him and Li Zhi. Perhaps from then on, the reserve position will be completely far away. The two of them!

The king of Wei has already made it clear that he will not compete for the reserve position. If he and the crown prince stay away from this position, then the throne may fall to other brothers in the future...

The future emperor is not the direct son of Empress Wende, how can this work?
If the meat is rotten, it has to be left in the pot. The throne can only be passed on among the empress Wende's sons. If the throne is finally lost to the other brothers, how can I have the face to meet my mother, Queen Wende, after a hundred years in the future? ?

Xiao Yu was very pleased: "Your Highness has a heart for the country, is courageous and wise, and the old minister admires him very much. Don't worry, Your Highness, the old minister will definitely dissuade the prince from acting impulsively, but please tell your highness the serious consequences of this matter to Zhao Guogong, and ask him Restrain the Guanlong families and make a decision as soon as possible."

What decision?
Naturally, it is to throw out a few dead ghosts to admit the serious crimes of "collaboration with the enemy and treason" and "murder of Robe". As long as the prince and the world have an explanation, the court will remain stable.

Li Zhi nodded, but he was straightforward: "This king understands, Song Guogong, but please rest assured."

……

When Xiao Yu left, Li Zhi sat alone in the hall, a little depressed.

Originally, he thought that if he let the crown prince fight with the Guanlong Clan, he could sit on the Diaoyutai, and "the snipe and the clam fight for the fisherman's benefit". Add some points.

But Xiao Yu's words suddenly shattered his dream.

Of course, Xiao Yu did not come here to remind him out of good intentions, but was worried that the crown prince would fight the Guanlongmen Clan regardless of the situation and lead to the abolishment of the reserve position. I hope he can make the Guanlongmen Clan confess their guilt honestly and eliminate the uproar this time... …

But in the end, Xiao Yu's reminder was very timely.

Just think about the fact that the emperor learned that he used methods such as "collaborating with the enemy and treason" and "murdering Fang Jun" to force the prince to fight shirtless with the Guanlongmen Clan regardless of the stability of the court and the world. How sad it would be when he took the position, he was afraid for a while.

If it weren't for worrying that the prince would not die well after being deposed, the father and emperor would have given him the position of prince long ago.

Father can tolerate anything, but he absolutely can't tolerate him using this method to fight for the position of crown prince and abandoning brotherhood...

After sitting for a long time, Li Zhigang returned to his study and wrote two letters. After they were sealed, he ordered his servants to send them to Liaodong immediately, one to his father and one to his eldest grandson Wuji.

When the servant took the order to leave, Li Zhi rubbed his face and sighed in disappointment.

I thought it was a good opportunity from heaven, but I almost got myself into it, and in turn, I helped the prince to force the Guanlongmen Clan to confess quickly...

It's really depressing.

After taking a sip of tea, Li Zhi called another servant in and said, "Prepare hot water, I want to take a bath and change clothes."

"Here!"

The servant hurried to prepare.

Li Zhi took a bath, changed his clothes, and looked at himself in the mirror with a fair complexion and a handsome appearance. He was dressed in a brocade robe as rich as jade, with a piece of suet white jade embellished under his belt. He was handsome and handsome , nodded in satisfaction.

After exiting the back hall, boarded the carriage that had been prepared, exited the palace gate surrounded by a dozen or twenty guards, went straight south along Zhuque Street, exited Chunming Gate, and arrived at Fangjiawan Wharf.

As these days came, he would come here for a walk from time to time.Strolling and relaxing are certainly possible, but most of them still look forward to seeing the beautiful figure that occasionally appears on the pier.

Due to the identity of the other party, he dared not think too much about it. Everyone has a heart for beauty, and he simply admires beauties without being rude, so no one cares about that, right?
Coincidentally, today I just arrived in front of Matou's warehouse, the carriage was slowly moving along the snow-covered road, and I saw a gorgeously decorated four-wheeled carriage surrounded by more than a dozen well-dressed generals To a shop on the street.

The four-wheeled carriage stopped, and a slim figure in a light pink dress and light gauze got out of the carriage under the service of the maid.

He walks gracefully and has a graceful posture.

Li Zhi's heart became hot, and he was thinking about whether to go forward to say hello, and said "what a coincidence", when he suddenly saw a group of knights roaring from the other side of the long street, and stopped there with snow foam all over the sky. Around the four-wheeled carriage, surrounded.

The generals accompanying the carriage were startled immediately, shouting and crowding around the carriage, protecting the woman in pink, staring at the group of knights.

(End of this chapter)