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

Chapter 612: The Last Will of the Late Emperor (Part )
In the Liangyi Hall, some of the princes and princesses had solemn expressions, some lowered their brows and looked indifferent, and some looked at Li Yuanjing with a look of disappointment on their faces.

Holding the sun and moon in hands.

Is this kind of dream something you just have?

Is this kind of dream something you just say casually?

Just from this dream, Li Yuanjing's rebellious heart was clearly revealed to the princes and princesses, as well as the civil and military officials in the palace.

Facing the emperor's calm, upright, and incomparably intimidating gaze, Li Yuanjing could only kowtow solemnly and say, "Your Majesty, I am guilty."

Li Chengqian nodded calmly. He turned to look at Fang Yiai and said softly, "Fang Er!"

"I am the guilty minister." Fang Yiai kowtowed heavily to the ground.

"Do you know how surprised I was when I found out that you didn't write to Chai Er? You didn't even write to your brother." Li Chengqian nodded at Fang Yiai and said, "This shows that although you are a little dissatisfied, you still have some feelings."

"Your Majesty!" Fang Yiai kowtowed, his voice inexplicably choked.

"I know that Gao Yang has wronged you." Li Chengqian sighed softly and said, "This time you planned a rebellion, and the palace affairs were initiated by Gao Yang, right?"

"Yes!" Fang Yiai stood up slightly, then nodded and said, "I had no intention of implicating the princess in this matter, but the princess came to me on her own initiative and eventually took the initiative to get involved. She has connections in the palace, and I only found out that day."

"Gao Yang!" Li Chengqian sighed softly and said, "Today, I allow you and Gao Yang to divorce. I will not implicate you in her crimes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Fang Yiai kowtowed to the ground and then burst into tears uncontrollably.

Li Chengqian looked at Fang Yiai and didn't speak for a long time.

He actually understood Fang Yiai. Although this person was dissatisfied and had been on the verge of rebellion many times, to be honest, he was not firm.

Or to put it more directly, he is very smart and sees things clearly.

What could he gain by rebelling with Yang Sina and Li Yuanjing?

He had no right to the throne, and he could not become the prime minister. The most he could do was be a general of the Sixteen Guards, and it was very likely that he would only be a general of the Sixteen Guards.

Even so, weren't there many cases of emperors killing their meritorious officials?
Pei Ji and Liu Wenjing, each one ended up in a more miserable state than the other.

Especially Liu Wenjing, that was a typical case of injustice.

Also, once Li Yuanjing became emperor, would Princess Gaoyang still be a princess?
You must know that Gao Yang is the daughter of the late emperor, and King Jing is the late emperor's brother.

When he became emperor, only his sisters and daughters were qualified to be called princesses.

Even though Gao Yang was named a princess due to her merits, there would still be a fierce struggle in the future.

If Gao Yang hadn't caused so much trouble and blocked Fang Yiai's way, he might have gone to fight on the battlefield in Anton by now.

Why would we join forces with someone like the King of Jing?

……

Li Chengqian looked at Yang Sina on the other side and said with emotion, "Mr. Yang, many things are no longer necessary to dwell on today. Today, in front of the entire court, I ask you, were you among those who plotted rebellion in Princess Gaoyang's villa that day?"

Yang Sina really wanted to say that he was not there, but Princess Gaoyang, Fang Yiai, and Li Yuanjing all said that he was there.

Even Xue Wanche, who took the initiative to report the crime, said he was involved.

Moreover, he should have been in the Jiaofangsi in Pingkangfang that day. However, he could make excuses for such matters when no one was investigating. But once someone looked into it in detail, the fact that he was not in the Jiaofangsi at all would be immediately exposed.

Yang Sina took a deep breath, then kowtowed solemnly and said, "Your Majesty, I am guilty, but my crime is limited to myself. I am the only one in my family who knows about this. Moreover, if the King of Jing had not said that he had dreamed of the sun and the moon at night, I would not have been bewitched by the devil and plotted rebellion."

Yang Sina confessed his guilt very frankly, and the ministers in the hall looked at him with a hint of surprise.

Although Yang Sina was involved in this incident, to be honest, there is not much evidence directly implicating him.

Nothing was found in his home.

Although he was careful enough and Fang Yiai was also careful enough, it was a pity that Princess Gaoyang and Prince of Jing Li Yuanjing were too careless.

Princess Gaoyang sent someone to spy on the palace, but was caught on the spot by the imperial guards.

In the Prince of Jing's mansion, almost all the correspondence between him and Yang Sina was preserved.

Not to mention the Nine Dragon Wall, which Li Yuanjing personally wrote was a gift from Yang Sina.

Kowloon, that is something only the emperor can use.

The eyes of the ministers in the hall flickered, and there was a hint of pity in their eyes as they looked at Yang Sina.

They all understood that Yang Sina would not be so stupid as to directly give the Nine Dragon Wall to Li Yuanjing.

He must have used various means to get the things into Li Yuanjing's hands through other people.

Although the process was like this, in the end, Yang Sina always had to let Li Yuanjing know that the gift was from him.

Whether it is explicit or implicit.

Li Yuanjing knew about it and wrote his name below.

Although it was hidden in a secret room, once it was confiscated by the imperial court, it would only confirm his guilt.

In the end, although nothing was found in Yang's mansion, these facts had already confirmed his guilt.

……

Li Chengqian sat on the imperial couch, his eyes gently sweeping over Yang Sina.

He originally thought that Yang Sina would make some excuses, but unexpectedly, he directly admitted the charges.

His purpose was to avoid involving his family. After all, he was the only one involved in the whole matter.

Li Chengqian sneered inwardly. He turned to look at Li Yuanjing and said indifferently, "Uncle Wang, you heard it. You found Fang Er. Yang Qing also said that you found him. Gao Yang also said so. In other words, you are the mastermind of this conspiracy?"

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Li Yuanjing suddenly looked up with a look of astonishment. He was at a loss for a moment. How could he become the mastermind?
In his opinion, whether it was Fang Yiai, Princess Gaoyang, or even Yang Sina, each of them had a stronger impulse to rebel than he did.

Why was it that in the end, he became the mastermind and the culprit?

The main culprit will be beheaded.

Li Yuanjing raised his head and shouted, his face full of dissatisfaction.

"Oh, you're still being wronged!" Li Chengqian seemed to laugh out loud at this, staring at Li Yuanjing and shouting coldly, "What's with the five auspicious signs in your fiefdom? If you didn't see them, it would be fine, but why did you suppress them and not report them when they were clearly identified as auspicious signs? Tell me, why?"

Li Yuanjing suddenly stopped, his lips trembling, but he couldn't say a word.

Li Chengqian gave Li Yuanjing a deep look, leaned back, and remained silent for a moment. The hall once again fell into an eerie silence.

At this time, the atmosphere gradually became solemn.

Everyone looked at Li Yuanjing, their eyes turning cold.

Auspicious signs were not uncommon in the Tang Dynasty.

If there is an auspicious sign, just report it normally.

Moreover, auspicious signs can be divided into big and small. Small auspicious signs are just signs of family harmony and local stability.

Even if you report it five times in a row and the emperor becomes suspicious, the most he can do is change your fiefdom.

If you had been more sincere, nothing would have happened. Why would you end up like this, becoming a prisoner?

If one suppresses five auspicious signs and does not report them, it means that he harbors ambitions, plots evil, and wants to rebel.

It is not an exaggeration to put the blame on Li Yuanjing.

……

Li Chengqian sat on the imperial couch, his expression gradually calming down.

He only asked someone to create two or three small auspicious signs in the King of Jing's fiefdom, but he didn't expect that there would be five auspicious signs found in the end.

How did the remaining two times come about? Of course, Li Yuanjing had people do it himself.

What else is there to dream of controlling the sun and the moon.

He deserves to die.

Li Chengqian lowered his head and looked at Li Yuanjing.

Li Yuanjing knelt in the center of the hall, his face turning pale.

He really couldn't explain this matter.

"Uncle Wang, I really don't want my hands to be stained with the blood of my family, but you..." Li Chengqian pointed at Li Yuanjing and shouted angrily, "You actually planned to attack the palace, kidnap the Queen and the Crown Prince, and even mobilize troops north to purge the court... Hello, hello, you are very good!"

"Your Majesty!" Li Yuanjing knelt there, his body shaking uncontrollably. He barely raised his head and cried, "Your Majesty, I'm really not the mastermind. I admit I had ambitions, but they were just thoughts. The plan to attack the palace was Princess Gaoyang's idea, and the plan to move troops north to purge the emperor's court was proposed by Yang Sina, Your Majesty!"

Yang Sina knelt aside, head lowered, motionless.

No one can see his true face.

"Your Majesty, think about it!" Li Yuanjing looked up at Li Chengqian and said, "Although I have been in Anzhou for a long time and the royal palace is also in Jingzhou, Xu Shuya, the chief officer of the Jingzhou Military Governor's Office, has always kept military power very tightly under control. I have never had the opportunity to access military power. How could I have planned to attack the imperial palace in Chang'an, and how could I have mobilized troops in Luoyang to purge the emperor's side? Your Majesty, I am not the main culprit!"

"If it's not you, then who is it?" Li Chengqian asked indifferently.

Li Yuanjing was stunned and knelt on the ground. In an instant, scenes from the past flashed through his mind.

Suddenly, Li Yuanjing pointed at Yang Sina, suddenly realizing something, and said viciously, "Your Majesty, it's him, he's the mastermind... Your Majesty, think about it, without the support of the Hongnong Yang family, even if we wanted to rebel, what could we accomplish..."

The expressions of the ministers in the hall suddenly became solemn, and they glanced at Yang Sina lightly.

In fact, everyone knew that the most difficult thing behind this matter was the involvement of the Hongnong Yang family.

However, the army is about to march east. Once the matter of the Hongnong Yang family is fully dealt with, not only will the expedition be delayed, but the world will also be in chaos.

Therefore, the emperor did not continue to investigate the matter of the Yang family, and Yang Sina silently took everything on his own.

Only Li Yuanjing was unwilling to shirk responsibility.

"Last will!" Li Yuanjing suddenly said this, and all the ministers in the hall, including Li Chengqian, who were distracted, suddenly looked up.

Li Chengqian stared at Li Yuanjing, squinting his eyes and said, "Uncle Wang, what did you just say?"

"Your Majesty, it's Yang Sina. Yang Sina once told me that he has a will in his hand, a will left by the late emperor. That's why I'm completely tempted." Li Yuanjing glanced at Li Chengqian, then pointed at Yang Sina and said, "Your Majesty, he has a will in his hand!"

At this time, Yang Sina finally looked up and said calmly, "Your Highness, Prince Jing, please don't speak without thinking. You said that I have the late emperor's will in my hands. Where is it? My house and official residence have been searched countless times by the Qianniu Guards. There is no will there."

Li Yuanjing's voice paused.

Yang Sina turned sideways to look at Li Yuanjing, frowning and saying, "Your Highness, Prince Jing, you said I told you that I had the late emperor's will in my hands. How come I don't remember having it?"

There was confusion on Yang Sina's face, confusion in his eyes, and confusion deep in his heart.

He definitely never told Li Yuanjing anything about the will.

How could he possibly tell Li Yuanjing about such a thing?

Especially at this moment, Princess Gaoyang was suddenly exposed, implicating Fang Yiai and Li Yuanjing, making all of Yang Sina's plans come to nothing.

In other words, the emperor has no intention of investigating further, so Yang Sina can handle everything calmly.

But once the matter of the will was confirmed, the emperor would have to kill him even if he didn't want to.

Li Yuanjing smiled. He couldn't help but smile when he looked at Yang Sina.

"Yang Sina, you never thought of that, did you?" Li Yuanjing suddenly looked at Yang Sina with a somewhat crazy expression and said, "At the end of the year before last, when you were drunk in Pingkangfang, you said it yourself. If only it were still there now, if only the late emperor had not passed the throne to Your Majesty, if only there was a will that would allow someone else to ascend the throne."

Yang Sina was stunned. Did he say such words when he was drinking with King Jing at the end of the previous year?

Yang Sina lowered his head and said calmly, "Prince Jing is talking nonsense again. There is no such will at all."

"No, you do." Li Yuanjing stared at Yang Sina coldly and said, "You can say that, which means you have at least thought about doing it. Whether you really have such a will or you plan to forge such a will, that matter will make up for the final deficiency of the whole rebellion."

All the ministers in the hall were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at Yang Sina coldly.

Whether it is to attack the palace, control the queen and the prince, or purge the court, the ultimate goal is for Prince Jing to ascend the throne and become emperor.

This is also the reason why Li Yuanjing is said to be the main culprit.

However, there was still an obstacle in the etiquette and law that could not be removed in order for Li Yuanjing to ascend the throne.

Although he was the son of Emperor Gaozu, he was only a concubine's son. As long as the late emperor and his sons were alive, it would never be his turn unless he fabricated a will from the late emperor.

In this way, regardless of the authenticity of this will, at least Li Yuanjing could barely pass the test in terms of etiquette and law.

"I did drink with you that night, but who can remember what happened after drinking? Maybe it was you who said those words. You were the one who came up with the idea of ​​the will and the one who wanted to have it the most. Maybe you have already forged the will in your fiefdom." Yang Sina looked up at Li Yuanjing.

He remained eerily calm.

(End of this chapter)