Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4081 tit for tat
As soon as Fang Jun's words came out, everyone's hearts were shocked. They all looked at Jin Wang Li Zhi behind them, and they saw the face of this slightly young prince flushed red and bursting with anger...

Xiao Yu signaled Li Zhi to be calm with his eyes, then frowned and said to Fang Jun: "Your Majesty is ill, and His Highness is ordered to preside over the Central Palace. Our servants should serve wholeheartedly and stabilize the situation. It is not appropriate to cause troubles at this moment. Wang Shoushi is Your Majesty." Even if the servants around me make mistakes, His Majesty will deal with them later."

Fang Junqi said: "When Your Majesty was driving to the east, it was the Crown Prince of the East Palace who stayed in Chang'an and was ordered to supervise the country. The whole government and the public were fully assisted. Now that the Crown Prince is in power, he is the heir of the country. It is time for His Majesty to be ordered in danger when he is sick. Why should the King of Jin Presiding over the Eastern Palace?"

After finishing speaking, he envied Li Jun who was guarding the entrance of the side hall: "General Li, please send someone to Da Ci'en Temple to escort His Highness the Crown Prince here, and preside over the overall situation before His Majesty turns the crisis into safety."

Pointing to Wang Shoushi again, he said: "This dog has ulterior motives, and he didn't deal with it properly. Immediately put him in jail and interrogate him later."

Words are firm and cannot be refuted.

All the princes and ministers in the palace looked dignified and did not dare to express their positions easily.

In fact, Fang Junzhi’s words and deeds are not wrong. In any case, His Royal Highness the crown prince should be in charge of the overall situation at this moment, not the young King Jin. He is a person who has the right to supervise the country.

This is not only a struggle for power, but also a struggle for imperial lineage.

It's a moral battle.

Therefore, even though many people in the palace turned towards King Jin and were angry and looked ugly, they had to suppress their anger and remain silent.

Of course, it’s just forbearance for a while. The prince is destined to be deposed. When the prince is deposed, the so-called imperial line will naturally cease to exist. The position of the prince can only be occupied by the virtuous. Everyone will work together to support the stable reserve of the king of Jin , what is the difficulty?

Li Junxian hesitated for a moment, and waved his hands to let the two confidant captains escort Wang Shoushi out.

Everyone saw that he was obedient to Fang Jun's orders, not only was his heart pounding, after all, "Baiqisi" is the emperor's eagle dog. Li Junxian's behavior in this way really has too much meaning...

When Wang Shoushi was escorted out, Li Xiaogong who had not made a sound looked around and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is still in a coma at the moment, there is no use for you all to stay here, please go to the side hall and wait."

He is not a prince, but he has the most meritorious service in the clan, and his prestige is greater than that of King Han and others, but everyone is looking at the British Duke Li Ji who is sitting in the middle...

Li Ji nodded and said: "The king's words are reasonable, everyone should go out and wait, so we can discuss the current situation and make sure nothing goes wrong."

All the princes and ministers in the hall heard the words, looked at each other, and filed out to the side hall to wait for the news. Only the noble and powerful ministers stayed behind.

Li Tai, Li Zhi, Li Ji, Li Xiaogong, Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, Cheng Yaojin, Liu Ji, Ma Zhou, Li Daozong, Fang Jun and others took their seats one after another, their faces sinking like water.

Li Ji usually has a very low sense of existence, but at this time he cannot hide his low-key, and took the lead in saying to Cheng Yaojin: "Your Majesty is in a coma at the moment, and there are inevitably people in the court who have ulterior motives. Duke Lu is responsible for protecting the capital. Please also talk to the 'Bai Bai' The cavaliers will cooperate with each other to ensure the safety of Beijing and China."

Cheng Yaojin and Li Junxian stood up together: "The last general's order!"

Then one after the other, they walked out of the side hall and set up defenses.

The Guanlong army was defeated and withdrew from the imperial court, the clans of Shandong and Jiangnan entered the imperial court in large numbers, the families near the Kanto region were seriously injured and complained, and the Sixteen Guards went through the Eastern Expedition and suffered heavy losses... The current situation is complicated and chaotic, entangled and implicated. , Not necessarily no one has ulterior motives and takes risks.

Li Ji's face was solemn, his eyes swept over the faces of all the important officials present, and he said in a deep voice: "This is a critical moment, I advise you to fulfill your duties, keep yourselves in order, and don't have bad intentions, thinking that you can take this opportunity to do rebellious actions .”

Li Daozong frowned and said in displeasure: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. All of you here are the pillars of the empire. They are loyal to His Majesty. How can they be suspected and reprimanded with 'unnecessary' charges? We should work together to maintain stability and wait for His Majesty to recover. For the top."

Li Ji glanced at him coldly, and said indifferently: "People's hearts are not enough. Since ancient times, the king of Jiangxia may be selfless in his heart, but he can't push himself to others. I don't care about the so-called 'suspicion' and 'narrow' reputation. Anyone who wants to scold him can scold him, but Before His Majesty wakes up, all the soldiers and horses must maintain their original status, and anyone who has the slightest intention to do anything wrong is a traitor and will be punished!"

Li Daozong laughed and said nothing.

He had always looked down on Li Ji, and it wasn't a day or two since the two had been at odds, but at this moment, although Li Ji's words were harsh, it was true, so he didn't know him as well...

Fang Jun looked at Li Zhi and asked, "Have you notified His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Li Zhi nodded and said: "Naturally, when I heard that my father had fainted, I rushed to the palace and immediately notified the princes, and then the court ministers."

Fang Jun was puzzled: "Then why hasn't His Royal Highness arrived yet?"

Li Zhi was dissatisfied, staring at Fang Jun and said, "It is the intention of Duke Yue, but he suspects that this king is hiding the news from the prince's brother?"

All the people in the hall faced each other in silence.

Ordinarily, His Majesty fainted suddenly. It is obvious that he has a serious physical problem, and the possibility of not being able to wake up does exist.At this time, His Royal Highness Jin Wang, who was determined to win the reserve position, deliberately concealed the news from the prince. If His Majesty had an accident and started to fight for the reserve, it was not impossible.

But unless this kind of thing is the best friend of the crown prince or King Jin who is fighting for the crown, even if others stand in line, it is impossible to hold on to this issue.

too taboo...

Fang Jun shook his head, and said: "My minister didn't say that. His Highness is naturally brotherly and respectful, but it is inevitable that some people under his command are filthy and flattering. It can’t be said right or wrong, people are not for themselves, heaven and earth are destroyed, but if things go on like this, His Highness’s reputation will be tarnished to a mess, I hope His Highness is always vigilant, don’t be taken advantage of by traitors, which will ruin your reputation for the rest of your life.”

These words hit too hard, including Xiao Yu, almost all the people who supported King Jin looked ugly.

No one wants to bear the name of a traitor and be recorded in the annals of history in the future...

The anger in Li Zhi's heart became more and more intense. He knew that he couldn't back down at this time, he had to stand up for his followers, otherwise it would deal a great blow to his prestige.

Just as he was about to retort, Wang De, the chief servant, came in quickly from outside: "His Royal Highness has arrived!"

Immediately afterwards, Li Chengqian, dressed in normal clothes and with an anxious face, entered immediately, first glanced around, and then said in a trembling voice: "How is the father's current situation?"

All the people in the hall stood up and greeted.

Li Chengqian hurriedly replied: "You don't need to be too polite."

Walking to Li Tai and Li Zhi in two steps in three steps, holding the hands of the two younger brothers, his eyes were full of anxiety: "What's the matter, father?"

Li Zhi's eyes turned red in an instant, and he choked up and said, "The imperial doctor is in the inner hall for diagnosis and treatment, but he hasn't woken up yet..."

Li Tai also said: "The situation is urgent, we won't know until the imperial doctor comes out."

Hearing this, Li Chengqian burst into tears like rain, sobbing uncontrollably.

After a good meal of consolation, everyone stopped their tears and sat on the chair with Li Tai and Li Zhi, their expressions still sad and anxious...

Xiao Yu paused, then asked: "His Royal Highness prayed for Empress Wende in Da Ci'en Temple, which is not far from Taiji Palace. Why is His Highness King Wei, who is farther away, already here for a while, but His Highness is one step late? But someone intentionally Delaying the time to notify? If so, he shall be sentenced to death!"

The eyes of everyone in the palace were complicated. These words seemed to echo Fang Jun’s words just now, suspecting that the King of Jin deliberately delayed the news, but on a deeper level, he deliberately pointed out that His Royal Highness is no longer the Crown Prince when he was appointed to supervise the country. Has faded out of the core of the empire's power, and even the big things like His Majesty's fainting are all belatedly...

This is especially a huge blow to the prince's reputation.

As for King Jin, he is also suspected of delaying the notification... There are really too many excuses to cover up.

Sure enough, as soon as Xiao Yu finished speaking, Li Zhi was already angry and said: "It must be Wang Shoushi, a eunuch who hides his scheming and daring, and deliberately delays informing the prince brother, he should be damned! Don't worry, prince brother, wait until the father wakes up." , I will definitely report him severely to my father, and I will never forgive him lightly!"

Several ministers twitched their mouths, their eyes amused.

Only then did he discover that His Royal Highness Jin Wang, who has always been gentle and kind, is actually a black-bellied... If even Wang Shoushi, the servant of His Majesty's side, is deliberately trying to play tricks on the prince, wouldn't it mean that the prince's status has plummeted and he is even more inferior to Jin Wang?

At this time, everyone's eyes turned to Li Tai. Compared to King Jin who was quick-witted and aggressive, the crown prince was righteous, and the crown prince, the well-known His Royal Highness King Wei seemed too quiet, as if he was completely behind...

But Li Tai is a fuel-efficient lamp?

Facing the two brothers who were at loggerheads, he didn't say a word, turned his head to look at the door of the inner hall with a sad face, until he saw someone coming out of the inner hall, he rushed forward, and first cried out "Father Huang!" ", when he saw clearly that it was a few imperial doctors, he hurriedly stepped forward to hold the hand of the imperial doctor, his anxiety and concern were palpable: "A few imperial doctors, how is the father?"

Everyone in the hall hurriedly stood up and surrounded them, asking questions one after another, but they had already been preempted by King Wei, and it seemed that everyone was dominated by King Wei...

The old imperial doctor who was held by the king of Wei had white beard and hair and a fairy-like bone. Although his face was tired, he seemed to feel the filial piety of His Royal Highness, and said softly: "Your Highness, don't worry. Your Majesty just became sick from overwork and damaged your roots. Therefore, the blood vessels were not smooth and the meridians were blocked for a while, so I fainted. Now that I have woken up, I only need to take care of it from now on, and it will be fine..."

However, before he finished speaking, he heard a mournful cry of "Father!" from behind King Wei, and saw His Royal Highness King Jin rushing into the inner hall with a stride, which shocked several imperial doctors.

The old imperial doctor said with emotion: "Your Highnesses are really filial and sincere, God is sorry to see you!"

(End of this chapter)