Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4101 The Will

Just like the previous time, the news of His Majesty Li Er's fainting spread throughout Chang'an City in a very short period of time. Closed, pedestrians are strictly prohibited from entering and leaving, a panic spread rapidly in the city.

Since he ascended the throne, His Majesty Li Er has always shown himself as "enlightened" and "wisdom" in front of others. He humbly accepts advice and is diligent in government affairs. He is no less than the ancient Ming emperors and sages. After getting rid of it, all industries are thriving and prosperous, so they are deeply loved by the people.

Countless people set up incense tables in their own halls, and sincerely prayed to the gods to bless the king and live forever...

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Inside the side hall, the lights are like daylight.

Li Xiaogong, Li Ji, Fang Jun, and Xiao Yu sat down in peace, and after serving the tea, they were dismissed by Li Xiaogong.

A gust of cool wind blows in from the open window, the night sky has been gathered by dark clouds at some point, the stars and the moon are gone, and a little bit of rain falls from the sky.

Li Ji took a sip of tea, glanced out the window, and sighed softly: "This year is indeed an eventful year."

The other three were silent.

For example, since spring, there has been abundant rain, and in summer it has been raining continuously. The floods raged in Guanzhong.Natural disasters and man-made disasters, the superposition of the two caused the foundation of the empire to be precarious.

What's more, after returning to Beijing, His Majesty suddenly fainted twice in a row, and his life was at stake, so that the matter of Yi Chu has not been settled for a long time, causing panic...

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been two emperors, the regime is stable, and the country is stable. Of course, His Majesty Li Er died suddenly, and his own court system is operating stably, and the transition of power has not had any twists and turns.

However, the crown prince has not been abolished, but the King Jin family has won His Majesty's approval to expand their power. If His Majesty dies, how can King Jin give up the supreme imperial power that is only one step away?
But before the edict to abolish the crown prince was issued, the crown prince was still the legitimate crown prince, and it was even more impossible to hand over the throne...

It can be predicted that once something unexpected happens to His Majesty, a civil war that will sweep through the entire Tang Dynasty is almost inevitable.

As the head of the prime minister and the most courteous official, his position not only determines the ownership of the throne, but also leaves a strong mark in the history. Whether it is praise or derogation, right or wrong, it will last forever, or The stench of the ages...

Li Xiaogong glanced at Li Ji, then turned to Fang Jun and said, "When Guanlong was admonishing soldiers earlier, Zanpo led troops to help the East Palace, but I don't know what happened to the old man, can Erlang teach me?"

Over the years, the Great Tang conquered from the south to the north, and the surrounding barbarian enemy countries were almost completely wiped out, and countless countries were destroyed. However, Tubo, which is strong and powerful on the plateau, has always been the confidant of the Tang Dynasty.

Once there is a great change in the court and the prince fights for the throne and triggers a civil war, it is bound to attract all possible forces to try to win the final victory.

In case the East Palace asks Tubo for help at that time, it is tantamount to leading a wolf into the house.

You can't ask the prince directly about this kind of matter, otherwise, wouldn't you suspect that the prince has connections with foreign countries?I can only ask Fang Jun...

Fang Jun immediately understood Li Xiaogong's meaning, his heart sank, and he said slowly: "There are internal disputes in Tubo, and some tribes headed by Lu Dongzan are excluded from the core. In order to completely cut off the threat of Lu Dongzan, Songtsan Gampo even The Gar family was relegated to the old place of Tuyuhun, suppressed in every possible way, and strictly guarded against, causing the Gar family to be in a slump. In order to find a ray of life, the Gar family can only secretly connect with Datang, otherwise the two sides will be enemies, and it will be impossible to survive. Last time in the next He led an army from the Western Regions to help Chang'an to appraise the Guanlong Rebellion, and it was also Lu Dongzan who took the initiative to contact him and sent his son Zanpo to lead the elite of the clan to help, and the promise I made was only to allow him to go to Hexi for business exchanges."

Now that Li Xiaogong and Li Ji have already begun to try their best to prevent outsiders from taking advantage of the vacancy, it proves that His Majesty is serious about the danger this time. As the rulers of the imperial court and clan, the two of them must put an end to all possible disadvantages.

Fighting for the throne is fine, but whoever lures wolves into the house is the enemy of the empire...

But is His Majesty Li Er really going to die here?

In history, the death of His Majesty Li Er was full of suspense, and it did not seem to be the end of his life, but Fang Jun never expected that he would die suddenly due to an overdose of Dan Mercury as he is now.

No matter His Majesty Li Er's heroic appearance, great talent, or his paternal indulgence and love for him, it is really hard for Fang Jun to accept...

He looked up at the beams, his eyes sore.

Hearing this, Li Xiaogong and Li Ji looked at each other, the latter nodded and said: "Since this is the case, it will be an opportunity to suppress and divide Tubo in the future. We should also keep in touch and meet the requirements of the Gar family as appropriate. If we can nail the Tubo internal The next nail is not easy."

Li Xiaogong also said: "Tubo is indeed a serious problem for the empire, and it should be laid out as soon as possible."

However, how can things go so far?
The Central Plains dynasty was prosperous in culture and excellent in martial arts. As long as there is no internal fighting, it can go all out to the outside world. Various strategies and long-term layouts are enough to crush the surrounding alien races, but the problem is that internal fighting is a tradition of China. , For a long time, how many years have you not been caught in internal strife, resulting in the loss of national strength and powerlessness?
This is the case at the moment. It seems that the prosperous age is coming and sweeping the world, but as long as His Majesty Li Er is buried, a large-scale civil war that is large enough to sweep is unavoidable. , what else do you use to deploy Tubo?

Sure enough, as soon as Li Xiaogong finished speaking, Xiao Yu on the side slowly said: "Collude with foreign enemies and invade the capital is an unforgivable crime. Prior to the Guanlong rebellion, Guanzhong was corrupted. Your Majesty just returned from the Eastern Expedition and did not bother to pursue it for a while. Guilty, but you can’t be unscrupulous because of this, abandoning the safety of the country and disregarding the safety of the country, if there is another thing that lures Tubo Huqi straight into the capital, it will be regarded as colluding with foreign countries and colluding with foreign races, and it will be severely punished!”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the side hall, and the patter of rain outside the window was very clear.

The cause of the civil war has already been deeply rooted. As long as His Majesty Li Er can't get sick, a big war is inevitable...

Fang Jun was not polite, and said to Li Xiaogong and Li Ji: "These officials have drifted with the tide and changed their masters several times throughout their lives. Let him gain power, and he will inevitably replicate the old events of the previous Sui Dynasty, and it is really easy to control the government and disrupt the government."

How could Li Xiaogong and Li Ji fail to understand Fang Jun's vague question of their position?

But the two had a tacit understanding and remained silent.

Xiao Yu was furious, his beard and hair spread, he patted the coffee table beside him with his palm, glared and scolded: "Presumptuous! I have experienced the two emperors of the Tang Dynasty. I dare not say how much credit I have made, but I have worked hard and worked tirelessly. How can I allow this?" You wait for the courtiers to slander you wantonly? No matter how unbearable this old man is, he has never colluded with foreign enemies to kill his compatriots. He has no shame at all, and the heavens cannot tolerate it!"

Born in the royal family of Nanliang, after the collapse of the country, he was taken captive by the Sui Dynasty and placed under house arrest in Daxing City. Although he relied on his sister Empress Xiao to get rid of her identity, and served as an official in the Sui Dynasty, in the final analysis, she ignored the hatred of the country and the family, and lived on idly. It was a lifelong shame. .

Even though he later rebelled against the Sui Dynasty and entered the Tang Dynasty, no one said that he set things right and avenged his shame, but ridiculed him for his lack of character and chasing fame and fortune...

It's just that this kind of thing is mostly mentioned by others in private chats, how has anyone ever humiliated him face to face?
But Fang Jun ignored him, looked at Li Xiaogong, his upper body leaned forward slightly, his eyes were burning, and he asked word by word: "Dare to ask you two, did your Majesty prepare a will in advance?"

Xiao Yu, who became angry from embarrassment, stopped talking abruptly, first glanced at Fang Jun in shock, and then looked at Li Xiaogong together with him, feeling turbulent and uneasy in his heart.

While the emperor is still alive, it is really disrespectful for a minister to ask about the edict.

But at this time, the emperor is critically ill, and the existence of the will is related to the change of imperial power. It is the core of all problems and is extremely important...

If there is a will, there must be some explanation for the succession of the throne, whether it is to keep the crown prince as the reserve, or to choose another new monarch, the government and the opposition will dare not to follow.And based on His Majesty's disappointment with the crown prince and his love for the King of Jin, it is likely that the King of Jin will be conferred the heir apparent.

If there is no legacy edict, then the crown prince is still a justifiable crown prince. If His Majesty passed away, it would be logical for him to ascend the throne as the emperor, and all the plans of King Jin would come to nothing...

However, Prince Jin's mansion is now strong and strong, and there are not many dependents. Are you really willing to respect the crown prince honestly and wait for the crown prince to sit firmly on the throne and turn around to calmly deal with the King Jin who was once a threat to the reserve?
There is a world of difference if there are no edicts.

Whether there is a will or not, only Li Xiaogong, who is most trusted by His Majesty Li Er, can know...

Even Li Ji looked at Li Xiaogong.

Li Xiaogong's complexion remained unchanged, but his palm swirled the robe on his lap, paused, and said: "Your Majesty is just lethargic, and it's not too late to speak, but we, as ministers, are here to discuss the will, it's really disloyal and disfilial , The crime is extremely heinous, and there is no need to mention this matter again."

Fang Jun smiled angrily: "The king of the county is pretending to be confused? There are all edicts, which are related to the succession of the throne," he pointed at Xiao Yu: "It seems that such ambitious people covet the throne, and they would rather destroy the prosperity of the empire once. Holding the power for the benefit of the family, if His Majesty did not leave a will and encountered an accident, do you believe that this old thief would rebel and completely destroy the foundation of Zhenguan for more than ten years?"

Xiao Yu was furious and was about to speak, but Fang Jun waved his hand to interrupt him, and continued to Li Xiaogong: "If there is a will, it should be brought out at this moment to make these ambitious people give up, if there is no will, it should be taken down immediately , so as not to let the evil spirit die and cause chaos to the court."

Xiao Yu was so angry that she grabbed the teacup and threw it at Fang Jun, cursing: "My daughter of the Xiao family is actually married to you bastard, the old man is really a sinner of the Xiao family!"

It's just that although his face was angry, he squinted at Li Xiaogong to see his reaction.

After all, if there is an edict, the King of Jin must be canonized as the heir, and his enthronement as emperor will be a matter of course; if there is no edict, the crown prince's name will be justified.

(End of this chapter)