Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 797 The Eastern Capital Is Moving (1)

On the seventh day of the first lunar month of the second year of Yonglong, the continuous heavy snow finally stopped completely, the dense dark clouds cleared away, and the sun, which had not been seen for many days, was hanging high in the sky, shining warm sunlight on the earth. How could people bear the temptation of such warmth, and took to the streets one after another. Luoyang City, which was originally a little dead, revived, full of joyful songs and laughter, and a harmonious prosperity. Naturally, the East Palace was no exception, not only the prince. All the concubines are playing with their children under the sun, and all the eunuchs and court ladies who are free are also enjoying the rare warmth in winter, but the study room is filled with depressing silence. The two counselors sat facing each other, but they never said a word, and the expressions on their faces were the same dignified and worried.

"See Your Highness!"

In the sound of footsteps coming from far and near, Li Xian with a serious face had already strode into the room. Zhang and Di, who were sitting upright, dared not neglect to go.

"No, please sit down."

Li Xian's energy was obviously not very good, he went straight to the leader and took his seat, and then gave orders in a flat voice.

"Your Highness, but you haven't been able to see His Majesty?"

After Di Renjie thanked him, he sat down expressionlessly, but Zhang Jianzhi was not. He frowned and looked at Li Xian, and asked tentatively.

"Ah."

This is the eighth day in a row that Li Xian has been shut out. No matter whether it is morning or evening, or business reasons, he has been blocked without exception. This makes Li Xian, who wants to see his father for the last time, extremely annoyed. , but it happened and couldn't attack, so it could only be secretly sad.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty's auspicious people have their own appearances, and everything must be done with business,"

Zhang Jianzhi knew Li Xian's psychology very well, but it was really difficult for others to enlighten him about this matter, no matter how intelligent Zhang Jianzhi was, facing this situation, he could only say a few words of comfort that were not very nutritious.

"Well, is there any latest news from 'Ming Di'?"

Li Xianyuan was a very rational person, he would not act emotionally, so he changed the topic after a soft sigh.

"Returning to His Highness, there is only a routine report. The forward of the Hexi Army has passed Chang'an and is rushing to Luoyang, half a day earlier than the scheduled plan."

Seeing that Li Xian was no longer deeply saddened, Zhang Jianzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hastily replied.

"Well……"

The Hexi Army is Li Xian's greatest reliance. Although Li Xian did not focus on the arrival of the Hexi Army in this game, with the Hexi Army, Li Xian is already invincible and can hear Li Xian was very pleased with the news that the Hexi army had arrived at an accelerated pace. Just as he was thinking of saying a few words of praise to the Hexi generals, he suddenly saw Luo Tong striding out from behind the screen, and stopped talking when he reached the mouth down.

"Your Highness, Tangzhou and Xiangzhou are urgent!"

Luo Tong hurriedly walked a few steps, rushed to the front, bowed, passed the two small brass pipes in his hands forward, and hurriedly said something.

"Oh?"

What Li Xian has been waiting for is the news from these two prefectures. When he saw the letter, he immediately lifted his spirits, and without any nonsense, he stretched out his hand to take the small brass pipe and unscrewed it familiarly. Hidden button, read carefully.

"Your Highness, how is the situation?"

Both Zhang and Di are careful people. Even though Li Xian didn't change much in his expression when he read the letter, the traces of worry that flashed in his eyes couldn't be concealed from their observations. None of them were reckless people, and they didn't interrupt Li Xian's contemplation. It wasn't until Li Xian raised his head that Zhang Jianzhi asked first.

"Tangzhou has fallen into the hands of the Yue Palace, Xiangzhou's army has moved and is marching towards Tangzhou. This news will be detected by the Queen's people at the latest!"

After Li Xian explained something calmly, he handed both letters to Zhang Jianzhi.

"The wolf's ambition has been revealed, and the matter has come to the last moment. Your Highness, the old minister thinks that the final plan must be activated now!"

Zhang Jianzhi read the two secret letters quickly, and after going through the two secret letters at a glance, he did not rush to speak, but waited for Di Renjie to finish reading the letter, then he cupped his hands at Li Xian, and said passionately. Remonstrance.

"Well, what does Mr. Di think?"

Li Xian was not in a hurry to make a decision, but threw the question to Di Renjie.

"His Royal Highness, I think that what brother Meng said is very true, and it is indeed time to do it!"

As soon as Li Xian's words fell, Di Renjie supported Zhang Jianzhi's proposal without hesitation.

"Okay, that's it!"

The so-called final plan is not the "Xuanwumen Change", but the forced palace. This not only requires sufficient military strength as a guarantee, but also requires the cooperation of justice and fame. In other words, it requires the cooperation of public opinion. Most of the courtiers acted together, and there was a banner of righteousness and obedience in their hands. This is obviously much more complicated than a simple military coup. Although a lot of preparations have been made, it is difficult to say that it is absolutely sure of success. It's just that now, Li Xian can only gamble. Of course, it doesn't matter if this matter can't be completely successful. It's nothing else, just because Li Xian's side has Absolute advantage, but there is no possibility of complete failure.

"His Highness Shengming!"

For today's decision, Zhang and Di did not know how much thought they had spent. What they were afraid of was that Li Xian would rely on his powerful military strength to act arrogantly. Now, everything is finally about to start. The voice is crisp and clear.

"Well, let's go get busy."

Although things were basically going according to plan, at least on the surface, there was nothing wrong with it, but Li Xian couldn't get excited, not for other reasons, but because the whole plan had too many variables, even if the plan was well-planned, But it is hard to guarantee that there will be no accidents, and it will definitely reach the most rational state before it is likely. Of course, it will not be a complete failure. Even so, it is not unreasonable to let the two counselors toss.

"promise!"

The plan was decided by the two advisers, and the two of them had a good idea of ​​how it should work. After each bowed and agreed, they left the study room together, and went to busy themselves with various matters without mentioning it. .

"Luo Tong, is there any movement at the Yue Palace?"

After the two advisers left, Li Xian didn't get up, but meditated silently for a while, then he turned his eyes to Luo Tong who was waiting by his side, and asked a question in a deep voice.

"Everything is normal. The old fox has been sick at home since the first day of the new year. He won't be visiting. His subordinates have been closely monitored. If there is any movement, it will be difficult to hide from the observation of the subordinates."

Li Xian asked, Luo Tong didn't dare to be negligent, he hurriedly bowed his body, and hurriedly answered.

"Well, keep monitoring, don't let this guy slip away!"

Li Xian still trusted Luo Tong's ability to handle affairs, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just gave a casual order, picked up the memorial, and read it carefully. How disturbing, after respectfully saluting, I quietly exited the study... Noon is approaching, the sun is a little brighter, suddenly, there is already a somewhat charming scene of spring, but Empress Wu's heart is so gloomy Very, I didn't have the heart to correct those papers that would never be finished, frowning, standing in front of the window sill of the study, staring blankly in the direction of Lishuixuan, not moving for a long time.

This is already the ninth day. Since the establishment of Fulishui Pavilion, Empress Wu's heart has never been really at ease. From the deep anticipation at the beginning, to the fear now, but she didn't see a trace of success. Hope, not only did the ambush fall to nothing, but there was no response to the matter on the other side of Tangzhou. Considering the final solution, the problem is that she is not fully sure of getting things done, and if she misses, it will be a doomed end.

Strength, in the final analysis, is still strength. Don't look at the fact that Empress Wu has grasped the entire Habayashi army. She has nearly [-] troops, which seems to be five times more than Li Xian's [-] Eastern Palace Guards. There is more than enough, but except for Cheng Wuting and Li Duozuo, the rest of the Yulin Army are just veteran soldiers with little combat power, and they are useless at all. And how loyal are Cheng and Li Duozuo? Gao, but it's still hard to say, even if the two armies are willing to do their best, if they really encounter the Donggongwei army who is armed to the teeth, they may not have much chance of winning. There are too many variables, and Empress Wu can't guarantee that things will develop in her own favorable direction. This risk, until the last moment, Empress Wu doesn't want to take it.

"My lady, my lady, something happened, something big happened..."

Just when Empress Wu was worried, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded, and Cheng Denggao, who was sweating profusely, rushed in from outside, shouting in panic as he walked.

"Bastard Xingzi, panic, lost your soul, huh?"

Empress Wu was very upset at the moment, when she saw Cheng Denggao bluffing like this, she immediately became angry, her eyes widened, and she mercilessly scolded.

"Ah, slaves deserve to die, slaves deserve to die!"

Hearing that Empress Wu's voice was wrong, Cheng Denggao couldn't hold it back, he knelt down on the ground in a hurry, kowtowed and begged like a pounding.

"Enough, what's the matter? Say!"

Empress Wu just had a fit, but in the end she still cared about what happened, she didn't care too much about Cheng Denggao, raised her brows, and asked impatiently.

"Returning to your mother, the sky is rare today, so the slaves arranged for people to clear the snow on the top of the halls, but they never thought that under this clearing, something big happened. The immortal leader Lang Ming who disappeared a few days ago and a Both of the maids lay their corpses on the top of the Lishui Xuan Palace, there must be something strange, the servants did not dare to neglect, and rushed to report to the empress, impatient and unbecoming, please forgive me."

Cheng Denggao kowtowed and babbled about what had happened.

"what?"

Upon hearing what Cheng Denggao said, Empress Wu's heart sank suddenly, and she exclaimed in shock.

(End of this chapter)