Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3942 swear not to bow
Li Chengqian was admonishing and ordered someone to go outside the Xuanwu Gate to inform Fang Jun...

The servant brought a new cup of tea, Li Jing poured tea for the crown prince with the pot, and asked in deep thought: "Your Highness really wants to let Guan Long go, and let the eldest grandson Wuji go back to the mansion to live in hiding and retire as an official?"

He understood that the prince had no choice but to do so, and hoped that Guan Long could become the helper of the East Palace. After all, the elites in Shandong and Jiangnan had to be used and guarded against.

However, after the mutiny in Guanlong, the name of rebellion cannot be shirked. If it is forgiven, it can be said that the rewards and punishments are unknown.How to appease the soldiers with mutilated limbs and injured bodies who hate Guan Long deeply?
It seems that with a boost right now, the court can be stabilized, and the imperial power can be tightly held in the hands after ascension to the throne, but the future troubles are too great...

Li Chengqian took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, slowly savored the sweetness of the tea, and said in a low voice after a long time: "Gu knows Wei Gong's intentions, such a move is no different from drinking poison to quench his thirst, and it can help Gu control the court in a short time , to achieve a balance of power to a certain extent, but in the long run, the imperial majesty will no longer exist, and the reward and punishment system will collapse, causing endless disasters.”

Li Jingqi said: "Since this is the case, why is your Highness so persistent? With the six rates of the Eastern Palace and the combat power of the Right Tunwei, it is certainly impossible to defeat hundreds of thousands of troops from the Eastern Expedition, but if you guard the Guanzhong and protect the orthodoxy of the imperial power, it is not necessary. difficult."

Li Chengqian shook his head: "It's not just Li Ji who is worried about Gu...Li Ji's behavior this time is quite strange, completely different from his previous style. Some people say that he wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and only wait for Guan Long to destroy Gu. Bringing the army back to Beijing, put down the rebellion in one fell swoop, and set up a new crown prince, so as to achieve the goal of monopolizing power... I used to think so, but now, I think it is not that simple."

Li Jing was confused: "Why did Your Highness say that?"

Although it has not been confirmed, this guess is most in line with Li Ji's series of behaviors, otherwise it cannot be explained anyway.

Li Chengqian glanced at the decadent courtyard outside the window, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Wei still remembers when the father launched the Xuanwumen Incident to kill Prince Jiancheng and Qi Wang Yuanji, and then quickly pacified the Taiji Palace and isolated Emperor Gaozu's Yuan from the imperial army. Outside, controlling Emperor Gaozu in one fell swoop is the only way to achieve the overall situation?"

Li Jing nodded.

Although he didn't participate in the "Xuanwu Gate Change" back then and stayed out of it, he knew all the processes in it in detail. Hearing this, he frowned and said: "Naturally, I remember that your Majesty's strategizing and quick pacification of the palace was far better than those under the Xuanwu Gate. That fight was truly amazing."

It was not difficult to kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. With the strength of the "Tiance Mansion" back then and the Guanlongmen Clan standing neatly behind them, anyone would be able to kill them with one blow.The most difficult thing is Taiji Palace. After all, the reason why Li Jiancheng secretly planned to attack and kill His Majesty Li Er was because of Emperor Gaozu's approval and even assistance.

Looking at the "Xuanwu Gate Change" now, it is His Majesty Li Er and the generals of the Tiance Mansion under his command who refused to lead the way, so they fought to the death. All the generals of Shangxia and Tiance Mansion will be annihilated, and there is a record in the history books that "King Qin rebelled and punished him"...

Therefore, it is useless to kill Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. The real decision-maker sits firmly in the palace, and that is Emperor Gaozu.Now everyone knows that the reason why the Tang Dynasty competed in the world and annexed the princes from all walks of life was that His Majesty Li Er was brave and fearless, and used his troops like a god. An incompetent person who wants his son to conquer the world...but how is that possible?

In the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the heroes competed for the throne, Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, Xiao Xian, Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, Li Mi...Which one is not a hero in the world?Not to mention that there are Turkic, Shiwei, Khitan and other powerful foreign races outside the region, who are eager to break through the border and invade the Central Plains at any time, and fight their way out in the troubled times where these heroes are all at the same time. The great ancestor Li Yuan is naturally a great talent.

If such an emperor is not completely controlled, even if Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji are murdered by the Xuanwu sect, I am afraid that after dawn, the entire Qin Palace and the Guanlong clan will be surrounded and killed by the divisions of Qin Wang.

Therefore, His Majesty Li Er's method of quickly calming down the imperial palace was fast and stable. It was a more thrilling contest than the Xuanwu sect. The difficulty was so great that it was not at the same level...

Li Chengqian smiled wryly, shook his head and said: "It's not that mysterious... Actually, the entire Taiji Palace had already belonged to the emperor's command before his father led the troops to set foot in the inner palace, and even Emperor Gaozu was under house arrest in the palace. Palace, the general situation is set."

Li Jing didn't know this, he asked curiously: "Why is this?"

Li Chengqian had nothing to hide, and said frankly: "Emperor Gaozu has an internal army, and the person in charge of this army is the servant Wang Shoushi, and Wang Shoushi has long defected to his father's family. The emperor acquiesced, and it was Wang Shoushi who notified his father, so the "Xuanwu Gate Change" was essentially a mutiny of internal and external cooperation. The father killed Jiancheng and Yuanji under the Xuanwu Gate, and the troops loyal to Emperor Gaozu in the Taiji Palace had also been cleaned up. "

Li Jing was dumbfounded, he didn't expect that there was such a secret behind the "Xuanwu Gate Change"...

Li Chengqian poured a cup of tea from the pot by himself, took a sip, and exhaled: "Since the emperor's father ascended the throne, Wang Shoushi and the dead men under him have disappeared, and I haven't seen him for many years. Now, 'Baiqisi' ’ but found traces of Wang Shoushi, who has been in the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and sent people to sneak into the Taiji Palace several times... I suspect that he is acting on the orders of his father.”

When he said this, Li Jing immediately understood: "The so-called will really exist?"

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "It should be like this. At least Wang Shoushi also acted according to his father's will, so Li Jizhi's various strange behaviors have different interpretations."

It is true that Li Jing does not want to get involved in political affairs, but he is not stupid.

If there is really a confidant of His Majesty Li Er who controls the dead and acts in accordance with the edict, and Li Ji has to obey, then the most important order in the edict must be "depose the prince and establish another prince", so the official The Longmen faction raised troops to revolt under the banner of dethroning the prince. Li Ji commanded hundreds of thousands of troops but watched from the other side. He sat and watched the rebels ravage Guanzhong, and once drove the East Palace into a desperate situation. Li Chujun.

It seems that the process is the same, but the essence is very different.

The previous speculation was that Li Ji wanted to set up a new crown prince and monopolize the power, but now it is very likely that His Majesty's will will depose the crown prince when he dies...

Li Jing was silent, not knowing how to comfort her.

Being so scorned by his own father, when he was dying, he would rather have the central government be in turmoil, the court overthrow, and hundreds of thousands of Chang'an people involved in the military disaster, but also want to depose the prince... For the prince, what a sad and sad thing this is defeat?

It's too shocking...

He also understood the meaning of the crown prince's insistence on keeping Guan Long. Guan Long's sect raised an army, and the crime was punishable. If the crown prince was in power, they would still have some use value, and they could live on. But if the crown prince stepped down and the new king ascended , In order to purge the court, it is necessary to kill chickens and monkeys, uproot Guan Long, and fill the court from the Jiangnan and Shandong aristocrats, all under control.

Therefore, if Guan Long wanted to survive and ensure the continuity of the inheritance, he could only firmly stand on the side of the prince. Even if the edict came out in the future, they would have to fight side by side with the prince.

Li Jing's mind was shaken, and it took a long time before he asked in a low voice: "Your Highness...what are your plans?"

If Li Ji, Wang Shoushi and others had come up with an edict to depose him, would the prince be willing to abdicate and watch the soon-to-be emperor hand over to others?
This is not only about the life and death of the prince himself, but also about the family members of the East Palace, civil and military officials, and even the army that is completely loyal to the prince during this mutiny.

Li Chengqian put down his teacup, straightened his back, met Li Jing's eyes with burning eyes, and said word by word: "This is just our guess. At that time, the father was injured in the army. Li Ji and others sent back news that the injury was serious." In a coma, if this is the case, how can it be possible to leave a will?"

Li Jing was silent for a while, his heart was beating wildly, and after a long while, he nodded slowly and said: "Your Highness's words are reasonable, this so-called will may not exist."

Does the will exist?

This is not important, what is important is whether the prince is willing to admit it, and what is more important is to see who has a hard fist.If the East Palace is in disarray and the crown prince has no heart, even if there is no such edict, Li Ji, who holds the army in his hand, and Wang Shoushi, who represents the most loyal force of His Majesty Li Er, can easily store it.

On the contrary, as long as Donggong's fist is strong enough and the top and bottom are united, so what if this will really exist?

Jurisprudence can only be used as an auxiliary, just like the change of Xuanwu Gate back then. The crown prince was established in a righteous and righteous way. Who else dares to mention "conspiracy" on the throne of the emperor?
When the First Emperor passed away, the son Fusu was hanging outside alone, and when Hu Hai sent his imperial edict to Fusu, who didn't know what was wrong?The reason why Fu Su committed suicide by drinking poison was not so much "obedience to his father's order", but rather that Meng Tian was unwilling to command Xianyang and Kuang Fu Guozuo for him.

As long as the fist is hard enough, any imperial decree or imperial edict is a piece of waste paper!
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, raised one palm, and swore to the sky: "I am alone in danger, and with the help of Duke Wei, I will help the country and maintain the orthodoxy. ! If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth!"

Li Ji got up from the table, knelt down on one knee, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is magnanimous and loving. He is the master of the ages. The old minister is fortunate to follow His Highness. He will go through fire and water and die!"

The monarch and his subjects swore an oath and looked at each other with a smile.

What about the edict?
To this day, it was all the bloody battles in the East Palace in exchange for him to bow his head with just a will?
Impossible.

(End of this chapter)