Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 362: All Crazy (Part )

Xuanwu Gate.

Li Zhi closed his eyes gently.

He said nothing more.

With Wu Meiniang's intelligence, she was able to guess many things here.

Wu Meiniang was by the emperor's side, and what she had to do was not as simple as delivering messages.

Everything will have to wait until the news reaches Li Zhi.

"Your Highness has someone else in the palace." Wu Meiniang suddenly looked up at Li Zhi, and her words revealed another of his trump cards.

"Zhi Nu will give the list to Sister Wu." Li Zhi opened his eyes, looked straight at Wu Meiniang, and said softly, "Zhi Nu trusts Sister Wu the most."

A surge of anger rose in Wu Meiniang's heart, and at this moment, she suddenly felt a chill on her back.

The bows on her vest and neck had been undone.

Immediately afterwards, Li Zhi pulled his hand out from under Wu Meiniang's skirt, and at the same time, a mandarin duck undergarment was also pulled out.

"Give it back to me." Wu Meiniang couldn't help but reach out to grab it.

Li Zhi put the things on his back, looked at Wu Meiniang and said, "Sister Wu, from today on, Zhinu's life is in your hands. Now, please leave a token of love in Zhinu's hands. This way, you and I can both rest assured."

"I won't help you." Seeing that she couldn't win against Li Zhi, Wu Meiniang looked up at him with gritted teeth.

Li Zhi smiled faintly and said, "Someone will contact Sister Wu in the future."

Wu Meiniang opened her ten fingers instantly. She wished she could pounce on him and scratch Li Zhi's face.

"Father!" Li Zhi's two words made Wu Meiniang stop completely. Li Zhi took out his hands from behind his back, and Wu Meiniang's underwear was gone.

Li Zhi stretched out his hands, pressed Wu Meiniang's shoulders, and said seriously: "Sister Wu, your future, Zhinu's future, your family, Zhinu's family, everyone's life is in your hands. Zhinu believes that you will make the right decision. If someone comes to you, just reply briefly...Okay, Zhinu should go now."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he went straight to the depths of the back hall without waiting for Wu Meiniang to say anything else.

"Are you leaving just like that?" Wu Meiniang looked at Li Zhi in surprise.

Li Zhi turned around and looked at Wu Meiniang: "Sister Wu, it's you who cares about Zhinu. But Sister Wu, don't worry. Zhinu is much more familiar with Wanchun Palace than you are."

Wu Meiniang immediately understood.

The Wanchun Palace was only put into use by the emperor in the past two years.

It had been abandoned for a long time.

It can be said that since the death of Empress Wende, no one has come here again...

No, there is someone.

Li Zhi, and Princess Jinyang.

Two children who have lived in Lizheng Hall since childhood.

The emperor only went to the Lizheng Hall occasionally.

The deserted Wanchun Palace was completely unattended, and it became a place for Li Zhi and Princess Jinyang to play.

After being abandoned for more than ten years, some part of the place collapsed and broke down.

Li Zhi specifically found a place to hide, so that at the critical moment, it would be no problem for him to sneak into Wanchun Palace.

Not to mention that it seemed like someone had set fire in the direction of Liangyi Palace just now.

The Prince of Jin also has people in the Eastern Palace.

……

"There's a fire!" A loud noise came from outside the hall at the right time.

Wu Meiniang immediately understood that this was the sound of Li Zhi leaving Wanchun Palace.

he's gone.

Wu Meiniang let out a long sigh and looked at the dark, empty hall in front of her. The light coming in through the door from the outer hall contrasted with the desolation in the hall.

Lower your head...

Wu Meiniang couldn't help but curse inwardly: He's really crazy.

After tidying up her clothes a little, Wu Meiniang went deep into the back hall, took out a light quilt, and then walked out of the back hall.

The hall was deserted.

She had previously driven all the palace maids and eunuchs in the hall out.

In the inner hall, only the emperor was sleeping soundly after drinking.

Of course, there are other invisible guards hiding in the temple.

In the past, Wu Meiniang thought that these people might not only protect the emperor, but they would also pay attention to her when she was out of the emperor's sight.

Not to mention protecting her, it's always right to keep an eye on her.

Now it seems that Wu Meiniang was just overthinking everything.

She was held hostage by Li Zhi in the back hall for quite some time, but no one paid any attention to her.

Wu Meiniang walked into the inner hall holding a quilt, checked on the emperor's sleep, then walked to the end of the bed and covered herself with the quilt.

At this time, Wu Meiniang couldn't help but tremble.

Damn it, damn it, damn it.

Everyone in the Li family is crazy.

Li Zhi, Li Zhi.

In order to become the emperor in the future, he even rushed into the palace regardless of everything and attempted to do something indecent to her when he was less than ten feet away from the emperor.

Really crazy.

Wu Meiniang raised her head, gritted her teeth, and forced herself to calm down.

She couldn't help but pat her slightly red cheeks.

What a disappointment!

Although the emperor can't do that, you can't be so impulsive!
King Jin, can you believe what he just said?

It is true that Wu Meiniang might spend her life in an ancient temple in a desolate mountain, surrounded by Buddhist monks, but it is better than rebelling with Li Zhi.

If that were the case, not only her, but her entire family, including her mother, elder sister, and younger sister, would be implicated.

Not to mention that they have been connected with King Jin intentionally or unintentionally, so it is not easy to get away.

Although the consequences of treason are not good, the days of living in an ancient temple in a desolate mountain with green lamps and ancient Buddhas can't be much better.

If you try, there is still hope. If you don’t, you are committing slow suicide.

Different ideas kept conflicting in Wu Meiniang's mind.

Wu Meiniang raised her head. Although the emperor was covered with a quilt, his light snoring could still be clearly heard in her ears.

What to do, what to do.

How can we find a suitable way out of this dilemma?

son.

The word "son" instantly popped into Wu Meiniang's mind.

No, it's impossible.

Not to mention that the emperor is injured and cannot have sex, even if he is not injured, it will be very difficult to give birth to an heir for the emperor.

How long had Xu Hui accompanied the emperor before her?

But isn’t it the same as not having any offspring?

Not to mention that the emperor's last child was twelve years ago.

It was impossible for Wu Meiniang and the emperor to have children.

Moreover, she could sense from Li Zhi's words that Li Zhi was very confident that the emperor would live for the next two to three years.

It might even be shorter. So, standing with Li Zhi, helping Li Zhi, when the emperor's life was in danger, delivering the message, forging the imperial edict, and then helping him kill the crown prince, ascend the throne, and then...

no no.

Wu Meiniang shook her head vigorously, gave birth to children with Li Zhi, and then begged him to give her a way out in the future.

This simply won't work.

People like Li Zhi have a strong gambling nature.

This kind of person is useful now and can share hardships, but once Li Zhi really ascends the throne in the future, in order to ensure the legitimacy of the throne and to ensure that no hidden dangers are left, Li Zhi will definitely kill her.

Everyone in the Li family is like this.

Prince.

Suddenly, Li Chengqian's face appeared in Wu Meiniang's mind.

Those eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, those gazes that seemed to see through everything, made Wu Meiniang shiver involuntarily.

Li Zhi's plan was very good, but they also needed to consider their opponents.

The reason why Wu Meiniang was unwilling to stand with Li Zhi earlier was because the prince had too great an advantage.

Not only that, the prince acted steadily and cautiously, never taking any risks.

What they were betting on was that when the prince received the emperor's will, he would lead a small number of senior officials to Cuiwei Palace and give them the opportunity to take action.

But what if the prince doesn’t go to Cuiwei Palace?
Changsun Wuji.

Wu Meiniang's body became colder and colder.

Zhangsun Wuji, Li Ji, Fang Xuanling, all of them have close relationships with the prince.

Even if Wu Meiniang had the emperor's will in her hand and appointed Prince Jin as the crown prince, would these people believe it?

Wei Zheng?

Wei Zheng is still alive now.

Wei Zheng even dared to question the emperor himself. What was he afraid of with just a will?

Who among those who came to kill from Xuanwu Gate would believe in a will?

Moreover, is the will so easy to use?

The real will needs to have a copy in the inner court, and there should be records in the Menxia Province, the Zhongshu Province, the Mishu Province, as well as the Jiujiulang, the Zuoshi and the Zuoshi, both inside and outside the court.

Who would believe the emperor's will, which was secretly drafted by three or five people inside his tent before his death, including Wu Meiniang, Chu Suiliang, and one or two eunuchs?

Oh, yes, eunuch, and Zhang Ananda.

If they wanted to forge the will, the first person they needed to deal with was Zhang Ananda.

If the head of the eunuch department does not come forward to acknowledge the correctness of the will, how can others believe it?

The more Wu Meiniang thought about it, the more she felt that there was a big problem here.

The only chance for Prince Jin is that after the Crown Prince receives the imperial edict, he puts everything aside and rushes to Cuiwei Palace regardless of the consequences.

Filial piety.

Yes, what they were betting on was that the prince had sincere filial piety towards the emperor.

Only in this situation can they do something.

Once the Crown Prince brings the entire court and countless officials to Cuiwei Palace...

Will?

Wu Meiniang suddenly understood.

The edict that the Prince of Jin wanted was not only to make the final decision at a critical moment, but he also wanted to use this edict to lure the prince out of Chang'an City.

For example, when the prince learned that the emperor had left a will and his name was not on it, he would become anxious and lead his confidants to attack Mount Zhongnan.

hiss!
Wu Meiniang took a deep breath. This strategy is feasible!
No.

This is not something that King Jin could have come up with.

There are other people around Prince Jin.

There are other people helping King Jin with his advice.

There were a lot of thoughts in her mind, but Wu Meiniang's face became slightly gloomy.

If this is true, then the possibility of Prince Jin cleaning her out afterwards will increase.

The Emperor and the Prince of Jin are both equally cold-blooded and ruthless...

Prince.

Li Chengqian's face appeared in Wu Meiniang's mind again.

At this time, as long as someone points out the real problem of the will, the prince will be able to turn everything around at the last moment.

She needed to go find the prince.

……

Wu Meiniang raised her head and her expression gradually calmed down.

Yes, Wu Meiniang does not only have two options: the emperor and the Prince of Jin.

She can also choose the prince.

Although the emperor loved her, he would not change the court's system for dealing with concubines for her, nor would he give her any offspring.

Prince Jin was completely exploiting her. In the end, she, who knew his most shameful deeds, would definitely be killed to silence her.

They were all using her, and she could use them in return.

Both the Emperor and the Prince of Jin will be tools for her to use.

credit.

These things were not shameful to the prince, and could even be brought to the court as important evidence to establish his legitimacy.

Of course, it is easy to say verbally that a prince should be chosen, but how to do it, when, and how to contact the prince are all matters that require serious consideration.

Wu Meiniang shook her head slightly.

She only needed to contact the prince once.

Sister.

My sister and the prince had met before.

……

Under the quilt, Wu Meiniang's eyes were surprisingly bright.

She doesn't necessarily have to contact the prince.

It depends on the situation at that time.

If the prince loses his mind and shows signs of weakness, she will go to help Prince Jin.

She may also choose to tell His Majesty everything at the last minute.

Of course, for her, the best one is still the prince.

Because afterwards, she posed the least threat to the prince.

Therefore, the prince was most likely to give her the final treatment afterwards to win over the people.

Maybe she could even...

It all depends on the situation, and you should choose the way that is most beneficial to you in the end.

Wu Meiniang clenched her fists tightly.

Everything must be in your own hands.

(End of this chapter)