Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3773
Concubine Jin's face straightened, she nodded and said: "Your Highness is wise, if you had listened to the advice of your ministers and concubines back then, you may have fallen into a desperate situation at this moment."

She looked at Li Zhi with bright and clear eyes full of admiration, but there was still lingering fear in her heart.

Not long ago, the imperial guards came to report that the Guanlong rebels were defeated, and the two county kings of Qunxian Square were assassinated and died. It is guessed that the East Palace was annoyed that the two county kings were annoyed by the fact that they had colluded with the rebels, so they were sentenced to death. The whole city of Chang'an was full of uproar, which made her heart thump in fright.

At the beginning, Changsun Wuji came to the house and wanted to support the King of Jin as the crown prince. She tried her best to persuade Li Zhi to accept Changsun Wuji's proposal, stood up and proclaimed the crime of summoning the prince, and then supported Guan Long to abolish the prince... Fortunately, Li Zhi was tough at the beginning. Flatly refuse.

Otherwise, today, it is very likely that Jin Wang Li Zhi will be assassinated.

Once something happened to Li Zhi, it would be too late for her to cry to death...

Now we know that Li Zhi's far-reaching thinking and excellent intellect are almost unpredictable and prophetic, and he has already counted to the current situation.It's ridiculous that the king of Qi thought he had picked up a big deal, and when he saw that the king of Jin and the king of Wei had rejected the eldest grandson Wuji, he jumped out anxiously to fight for the position of the heir.

I'm afraid I'm going to be scared to death right now...

Li Zhi put down his teacup, sighed, he didn't have much joy and joy, but said sadly: "Fifth brother is in danger!"

Now that Guanlong has been defeated, and the East Palace is in full swing, and Li Ji stationed troops in Tongguan, eyeing him like a tiger, peace talks are the best choice for both East Palace and Guanlong.And among the conditions of the peace talks in the East Palace, the protection and apprehension of Qi Wang Li You was the item. After all, it was Qi Wang Li You who jumped out and issued a so-called edict, counting the crimes of the prince, and wanted to replace him.

It is a matter of righteousness and reputation, it is either right or wrong, there is absolutely no possibility of reconciliation, if the East Palace wants to rectify its position, it is bound to bring King Qi to justice.

And with Changsun Wuji's thoughtfulness and viciousness, he wouldn't even give King Qi the chance to bite him wantonly after he became a prisoner...

Perhaps at this moment, either a glass of poisoned wine or a three-foot white silk has already arrived at the Qi Palace.

Regardless of the final outcome of this struggle at the core of power in the Tang Dynasty, the clan will suffer heavy losses, especially the princes, and there are very few who can survive it safely.

I seem to be safe right now, but after all, I am looking at the fish on the chopping board. Once the situation changes slightly, I can only be slaughtered by others...

Thinking back to this time of the year, the father, the emperor, was so heroic that he poured all the power of the country into the eastward campaign, intending to flatten Goguryeo, completely eliminate the troubles in the northeast, unify the empire's territory, and lay a foundation that will last forever.However, at this time, times have changed and the situation has changed dramatically. It is a pity that the father, full of ambitions, was defeated in the bitter cold of Liaodong. Even the Tang Empire he created would suffer twists and turns, and his sons would be slaughtered.

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Baling Princess Mansion.

Chai Zhewei paced back and forth in the hall, his expression restless, like an ant on a hot pot, restless.

Princess Baling sat obediently on a chair and drank tea. She was a little dazed by Chai Lingwu, and said helplessly, "The assassination of King Bohai and King Longxi has nothing to do with your lord? If you want me to say, those gangsters The clan kings forgot who their ancestors were, and instead of helping their own family, they went to mingle with the Guanlongmen faction, they deserved to die."

"What do you know?!"

Chai Zhewei muttered angrily, turned back to sit on the chair, picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip, but spit out the tea with a "pop", sticking out his tongue until it was so hot, he said angrily: "Why is this tea so hot?" hot?"

The maid on the side hurriedly stepped forward carefully to remove the tea cup and replaced it with a new one.

still hot...

Princess Baling lowered her eyes, held the cup of tea in her bare hands, took a sip, and said calmly: "It's natural to be cool when the mind is calm."

Chai Lingwu: "..."

What annoys him the most is Princess Baling's indifferent and indifferent character. To put it nicely, she is "a lady of every family" and "reserved and dignified".

But it's no wonder that Princess Baling doesn't like him. His Majesty Li Er has more than a dozen daughters and a lot of concubines. No matter they come from aristocratic families or generals, they can make some achievements in their respective positions, even if they don't count as prestige. Hehe, he is also outstanding in strength.Only he and Du He can be regarded as "dudes to the end", what they were back then, after all these years, they are still what they are.

It can be said that nothing has been achieved...

So sometimes Chai Lingwu himself is very irritable. Does that man not want his wife to look up and admire him?But if he is still just a child of a noble family, that is absolutely impossible. There are as many children of a noble family in Chang'an City as pigs and dogs. If a brick falls from the top of the city, it can casually kill several of them. What's so rare?
It would be very different if his title fell to him.

Now his brother Chai Zhewei colluded with King Jing Li Yuanjing to revolt and was tragically defeated and imprisoned in the Xuanwu Gate. Once the East Palace and Guan Long reach a peace agreement to eliminate this mutiny, they will immediately start to rectify the government and how to deal with Jing Criminal officials such as Wang and Chai Zhewei will also be on the agenda.

As the mastermind of King Jing, of course he must die, and Chai Zhewei may not be spared. At that time, not only his own brother will be affected, but also the title of "Duke Qiao" of the Chai family will be lost.

Seeing that he was still distracted and anxious, Princess Baling sighed, frowned slightly, and said slowly: "A man should be calm when encountering troubles, even if Mount Tai cannot collapse in front of him without changing his face, he can't do this." You are the son-in-law of this palace, and the son-in-law of Princess Pingyang Zhao, and you have never participated in the rebellion, even if the crown prince is on the throne and the rebellion subsides, how can you be involved?"

Moreover, even if the mutiny subsides, there must be a secret agreement between Guan Long and the East Palace, and it is impossible for Guan Long to agree with the East Palace to deal with the rebellion wantonly.

Of course, King Jing and Chai Zhewei are another matter, but in any case, Chai Lingwu will not be affected.

Chai Lingwu said dejectedly: "Am I worried about this? No matter how stupid I am, I know that the prince will not wantonly implicate me. Even if I am warned and punished, it will not be too serious. What I am worried about is not my own safety, honor and disgrace, but It is the title of the Duke of Qiao... Since the elder brother has been punished, regardless of whether he lives or dies, the title is certain. This title is the honor that the emperor Gao Zu rewarded his mother for, and it will be borne by the father and passed on to the elder brother. Cut off, how will we explain to our mother under the Nine Springs after a hundred years?"

Only then did Princess Baling understand that what Chai Lingwu was thinking about now was not about Chai Zhewei's life or death, but about whether the Eastern Palace could only convict Chai Zhewei of his crimes and pass on the title of Duke Qiao to him...

Chai Lingwu did have this intention.

He has long envied and coveted Fang Jun's title of duke, but he also has some self-knowledge, knowing that it is impossible to earn back a duke's title with his own ability. Forgetting the feats of his mother, Princess Pingyangzhao, and extending the title of Duke Qiao to his successor, that is simply a dream come true.

It's just that there is very little hope...

If he sided with the prince during this mutiny and made great contributions, it would be fine. The prince is not a heartless and ungrateful person. He must feel guilty for beheading his cousin Chai Zhewei, so he gave him the title of Chai Lingwu as compensation. It's still possible.

But since the day of Guan Long's mutiny, he has been trembling with fear, shrunk in the mansion and dared not go out, neither dared to attach to Guan Long to act as a rebel, nor dared to support Dong Gong as a loyal minister, and as a result, he was reduced to this day No one cares about the situation.

Looking at Fang Er, who is now so majestic and known as "the white jade pillar that lifts the sky, and the purple golden beam that erects the sea", Chai Lingwu almost regrets it.

If I had known this before, it would be fine to just choose between Guanlong and Donggong. How could I watch others fight bravely in this turbulent situation like now, but he is just an insignificant spectator...

Chai Zhewei looked at his wife, intending to ask Princess Baling to go to the prince to beg. The prince has always been very kind to his brothers and sisters, and perhaps he could agree to extend the title of Duke Qiao to himself after a moment of soft-heartedness.

Just in time, I saw Princess Baling drinking tea on the ground, her dark cloud-like hair was neatly arranged into an exquisite bun, embellished with jewels and emeralds, and she was rich and majestic.The slender gooseneck is white and graceful, and the crimson palace dress makes her skin white as jade.

His eyebrows are picturesque, and his red lips, which are sipping on a white porcelain teacup, are moist and gorgeous, and the red and white are particularly eye-catching.

An extremely rare beauty, coupled with the noble status of a royal princess and golden branches and jade leaves, can indeed make every man flock to her...

A ridiculous idea suddenly rose from Chai Lingwu's heart, and then he couldn't control it—dignity or title, which one is more important?

(End of this chapter)