Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4084 Easy Storage Variables
Tai Chi Palace.

There was already a slight twilight in the east, and the sky was turning white, but there were still lights and candles everywhere in the palace, as bright as day.

In the side hall of the Wude Hall, all the important officials of the empire stayed up all night, and finally waited for the order to be summoned again by His Majesty Li Er...

The ministers filed into the inner hall, and saw that His Majesty Li Er was already sitting on the bed under the service of his concubine, with a soft pillow stuffed behind his back, his eyes seemed to be opened and closed, the sharp and sharp eyes in the past had long disappeared, and Fang Zheng's face was also gone. It's loose skin, full of ashes.

The strange thing is that even though he is so devoid of energy, there is still a dark red on his face...

Fang Jun observed from a distance for a while, and knew that this must be the legacy of the "Dan Mercury Thing", not even just the "Dan Mercury Thing". "Scattered" drugs are mixed in it.

In short, "nicking" is too big...

Although he has never been in contact with this kind of drug, he knows it well from various media. He knows that this kind of drug is not only addictive, but also very harmful to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Long-term consumption will cause irreversible damage to body functions. Right now Seeing that His Majesty Li Er has awakened, but an emergency may occur anytime and anywhere, and the medicine stone is ineffective.

Especially if you continue to take it in the future, the harm will be even worse...

However, he has already remonstrated more than once, but His Majesty Li Er turned a deaf ear to it, and was really at a loss what to do.

……

"You dear ladies, don't worry, I just worked too hard recently and damaged my roots, resulting in lack of energy and overwhelmed body... I just need to take care of it for a few days and recover immediately."

His Majesty Li Er spoke in a soft and slow voice, seemingly calm and unhurried, but in reality he lacked energy.

Li Chengqian was the leader, with a concerned face and tears in his eyes, he choked up and said: "Although the state affairs are important, the father should also pay attention to his body, and he must not dare to make any mistakes."

Li Tai also said: "It's all to blame for the incompetence of the son and minister. He can't share the worries of the father and the emperor. It is a death penalty."

Li Zhi yelled "Father Emperor", and rushed to His Majesty Li Er's hand, buried his face in the palm of His Majesty Li Er, and wept bitterly...

His Majesty Li Er patted Li Zhi's cheek, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be like this, it's just a temporary emergency. My father is fine."

His eyes flicked across the faces of the ministers, his smile faded away, and his tone was deep: "I am unconscious, I think many people in the government and the public have already had different ideas, just waiting for me to sleep again? Hehe, let those people disappointed."

Li Ji, Xiao Yu, Li Xiaogong, Fang Jun and others hurriedly bowed and responded: "Your Majesty is too worried. Now that the world is peaceful and the government is stable, why has anyone harbored evil intentions and malicious intentions? We are the king's salary, and we must be loyal to our duties. Your Majesty only You need to rest in peace and rest, and don’t worry about the rest.”

His Majesty Li Er waved his hands, half-opened his eyes, and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay, I am not that stupid lord who is better than the women in the deep palace. I know the situation of the world in my heart, how can I not know your thoughts? But I can also understand that, after all, you can't live without a master, and some thoughts are inevitable...Since I am safe now, put away those thoughts, and guard Chang'an City for me, and find out those who have ulterior motives. The court cannot be chaotic."

"Here! I will obey your orders!"

All the ministers agreed in unison.

After talking for a while, His Majesty Li Er obviously lacked energy and could not continue. He panted a few times, and said tiredly: "I am fine, you should go back first, and go back to your respective homes. After eating and sleeping enough, you will take care of the government affairs." , don't make me worry."

"Here!"

The ministers agreed, and then filed out.

The three sons wanted to stay with the servants, but they were also driven away by His Majesty Li Er.

He looked as if he had recovered from his illness and was completely fine, not even a single word of advice...

……

Outside the Chengtian Gate, the officials came out one after another and looked at each other. Some people gathered together in twos and threes, or stood there waiting for the carriages to come, whispering, or boarded the carriages and left together... Previously, His Majesty Li Er was critically ill, and it was taboo for courtiers to communicate in private, but now that His Majesty has turned the corner, the courtiers naturally do not need to avoid suspicion.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and teams of fully armed Zuowu guards on Tianjie walked back and forth, fully on guard, and the whole Chang'an city was filled with an extremely tense atmosphere, and their sharp knives and guns seemed to be full at any time. drink blood.

Fang Jun followed Li Chengqian out of Chengtianmen, did not wait for the carriage, but walked eastwards to the East Palace surrounded by dozens of guards.

This time, His Majesty is seriously ill, it would be inappropriate for the crown prince to continue to pray at the Da Ci'en Temple, because according to common sense, the crown prince should sit in the East Palace at this moment and exercise the power of supervising the country.

Of course, this is also the most embarrassing situation. The emperor's heart is firm, so how can he let the prince supervise the country...

Outside the gate of the East Palace, Li Chengqian stopped and looked back, looked at the empty long street, and said softly: "Grand Lu has a heart."

The entire city of Chang'an was under martial law by Zuo Wuwei, even outside the Chengtian Gate, there were soldiers guarding it tightly, and they were subject to interrogation when entering and leaving, but there was no one in front of the East Palace Gate, if it wasn't for Cheng Yaojin's intentional gesture of goodwill and clear release of water, or How could it be so?

Fang Jun smiled, and said: "Duke Lu...is really too shrewd, he doesn't dare to entrust him with important tasks, and he doesn't worry about being chased and killed."

The so-called loss when the moon is full, and overflow when the water is full, such people do not have absolute power, so it is difficult to enter the central core, but because they control the army, they can always stay at the top, the power will not fall, and the glory will remain. It is indeed a way of refuge, only in this way can we maintain our status and prosperity forever in the ever-changing situation of the court.

It seems simple, but it is necessary to always keep a certain distance from the central core, but not too far away. The size of this is not something anyone can grasp...

Li Chengqian nodded slightly: "Mr. Lu deserves to be a great man of his generation."

After all, enter the East Palace first.

In such a situation, even though he knew that Cheng Yaojin was more inclined towards the pheasant slave side at the moment, but because there was room for it, even if the East Palace stabilized the reserve position in the future and the pheasant slaves fell, Cheng Yaojin would already be given a certain degree of trust and dignity .

There is no floating left and right, repeated horizontal jumps, but there are human feelings everywhere, and the wisdom of being a human being and an official can be said to be perfect...

……

In the Lizheng Hall, the prince Zhan Shiyu Zhining, the prince Zuo Shuzi Du Zhenglun, the great scholars Kong Yingda, Lu Deming, etc. were all waiting here. When they saw Li Chengqian entering, they all got up together.

Seeing so many people here, Li Chengqian was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Masters... why bother?"

He naturally knew why these people suddenly gathered here. It was nothing more than the sudden serious illness of his father, and he had not been abolished, and the new crown prince had not been established. The righteous prince of the Tang Dynasty can ascend the throne immediately...

In the final analysis, these people have already tied their own interests to the East Palace, who can remain indifferent to the ups and downs?

Even he himself, when he suddenly heard that his father was seriously ill and fainted, he might not have such extravagant hopes in his heart...

Fang Jun also greeted these great scholars and sat down together. Seeing Yu Zhining, he couldn't wait to ask: "How is your majesty's condition?"

Li Chengqian ordered people to serve tea, and said: "It's just a temporary illness, after the imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment, I have woken up, and there is nothing serious."

Yu Zhining's expression was complicated, and after a long time, he sighed lightly...

The Yu clan in Luoyang is a branch of the Guanlongmen Clan. Although they did not participate too much in the military remonstrance this time, their mutual interests were entangled and the entanglements were deep. How can you stay out of it?
If the East Palace can stabilize the reserve position and ascend the throne as the emperor under the heaven-sent opportunity, then the Luoyang Yu family may still rise and regain their previous glory.But if the East Palace is destined to be deposed, Luoyang Yu family will suffer a double blow, and it is inevitable that they will be devastated. They may even be wiped out from the dust and become a low-ranking family. After decades, they will completely withdraw from the ranks of the family, no different from a pariah.

So when he heard that His Majesty had woken up and was fine, he was naturally extremely disappointed...

Lu Deming glanced at Yu Zhining, and said to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, don't worry. Your Majesty is the son of heaven, and is blessed by Haotian. Naturally, good fortune is born, and disaster is turned into good luck."

The crown prince is the son of His Majesty, at this time, everyone should worry about the safety of the dragon body, how could he feel unfilial because of the gain or loss of the reserve position?
Yu Zhining's face froze, his expression was ugly.

Fortunately, serving fragrant tea at this time relieved the embarrassing atmosphere...

Although Fang Jun has a high title, but he is the youngest, he waved his hand away to dismiss the servants and poured tea for the great Confucians himself.

Du Zhenglun took the teacup, thanked him, took a sip of tea, and said in a deep voice: "Although as a minister, I should pray a lot for your majesty's dragon body, the fact is that your majesty is sick this time, and there must be some responsibility for the ownership of the reserve." With such a huge change, His Highness may not benefit from it."

Although everyone knows how to do some things, but when it comes to their own interests, people are not sages, so who can take it seriously?
If people are not for themselves, heaven and earth will perish...

Li Chengqian was refreshed, and hurriedly asked: "What does Master Du mean by this?"

Du Zhenglun put down his teacup, and said slowly: "The reason why your majesty is easy to reserve is that before, he believed that your highness is kind-hearted, soft-faced, indecisive, and does not have the appearance of a wise king. Now it is because the power of the East Palace has increased greatly after the Guanlong mutiny, which made your majesty feel great. Threats, lest the imperial power be unstable... No matter what it is, it is not a heinous crime. If your majesty is healthy, no one can stop the matter of easy storage, but now that your majesty is seriously ill, you must consider what happens, so whether the successor heir can be logical succession?"

The few people in the hall are all smart people, maybe they didn't think of this for a while, but after Du Zhenglun said this, they immediately understood.

Even His Majesty himself felt that the strength of the Eastern Palace was greatly increased, posing a faint threat to the imperial power, so with just a piece of edict to support the establishment of a new crown prince, could it really suppress the willingness of the entire Eastern Palace to bow their heads and profess their vassals?

If not, a huge civil war will definitely break out. No matter who wins in the end, damage to the foundation of the empire is inevitable, which His Majesty cannot bear.

The only way to prevent the East Palace from becoming violent is to appoint a new crown prince and at the same time bestow death on the deposed prince... However, looking at how His Majesty has pampered and cared for his heirs over the years, he may not be able to be so cruel.

In this way, Yi Chu may shake the foundation of the empire...

Can His Majesty Li Er still be firm and easy to store as always?

not necessarily.

(End of this chapter)