Tiantang

Chapter 321 Political Exchange
Chapter 327 Political Exchange

Li Heng couldn't help saying that he killed Meng Xun with the stick, which also showed a bit of the emperor's ruthlessness.

Chen Xuanli fell on the ground, feeling more and more heavy and panicked.

He was already mentally prepared to be dismissed from office for the people and even exiled for three thousand miles, but unexpectedly, in the eyes of Li Heng and Zhang Xuan, he had become a dead man.

With Li Heng's heart, he didn't want to kill Chen Xuanli.Because Chen Xuanli is the leading figure among the princelings, today's princelings have been hit and hit hard one after another, and Zhang Jiyong is resigned. If Chen Xuanli is killed again, the princelings may be in a state of depression for a long time.

But there is no way.

Not killing Chen Xuanli is not enough to convince the crowd, not enough to appease Zhang Xuan's anger.

Li Heng looked at Chen Xuanli coldly, feeling a little hesitant in his heart.

But the mentality of being a dead friend and not a poor Taoist finally prevailed. In order to save his son Li Yu, Li Heng decided to be ruthless.

He slowly waved his arms, and suddenly waved down and shouted, "Call! Chen Xuanli's treason and treason forced the king of Chu to take the armor to force the palace, which is tantamount to conspiracy, and the crime is unforgivable! Come, let Chen Xuanli's Minister of the Ministry of War, Habayashi Wei Da As a general, you will lose your crown and uniform, and you will be sent to the Dali Temple Prison to await trial!"

Chen Xuanli turned pale with panic, and shouted in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, I have been wronged! I was ordered by His Royal Highness the King of Chu..."

Li Heng frowned suddenly, and angrily said, "Drag on!"

Li Heng's handling is quite interesting.It is said that he was sent to the Dali Temple Prison to await trial, but in fact, this is equivalent to a disguised death sentence.Think about it, how can you survive with a hundred sticks?

Ordinary people will almost die with a stick of [-], let alone a stick of [-]!This obviously meant to kill Chen Xuanli on the spot. How could those habayashi guards who were like tigers and tigers not understand Li Heng's intention?
Chen Xuanli was dragged down, and the minister of the Ministry of War, who had just taken office as a generation of Habayashi Wei, a minister with a promising future, announced the end of the curtain.

Zhang Xuan looked calm, it can be said that he was a little indifferent.

Palace changes are bloody and cannot be avoided.If Zhang Xuan fell into Chen Xuanli's hands, it would not end well.Either you die or I die - the so-called winner and loser, since he took the risk, Chen Xuanli had to be prepared to be sacrificed as a scapegoat.

After Li Heng sent Meng Xun and Chen Xuanli down, he paused for a moment.

He glared at Li Yu and reprimanded loudly, "Li Yu, are you convicted?"

"My minister is guilty. But my minister has no regrets!" Li Yu gritted his teeth, "For the great Tang society, my minister would rather die and serve the country!"

"Fart! What kind of calculations are you planning in your heart? Don't you know that you are my palace? Sinister! What an ignorant, fearless and unrepentant evildoer!" Li Heng was furious and couldn't help but swear.

Li Yu's heart trembled, and he lowered his head, not daring to say anything.

He originally had the will to die, but looking at his posture now, it seems that Li Heng intends to pardon him for the death penalty. Once his mind is active, the so-called death-like ruthlessness is relieved, and it is difficult to hold back.

"If King Jianning didn't intercede for you, if it wasn't for King Yongning's sake, this Palace would never forgive you!...Haven't you apologized to King Yongning and thanked King Yongning for his generosity?" Li Heng scolded angrily. , secretly winked at Li Yu.

However, Li Yu pretended not to see it, and was unwilling to bow his head to Zhang Xuan, and refused to apologize and admit his mistake.

I have to say that this Li Yu is really tough.He identified Zhang Xuan as an enemy, so he walked all the way to the dark, unwilling to wrong the dignity and identity of his prince.

Li Heng was really angry this time, and was about to explode when he heard Zhang Xuan sneer and said, "Forget it, I dare not apologize to His Royal Highness the King of Chu! However, in front of His Highness, I have a few words to say to the King of Chu speak."

Zhang Xuan got up and walked slowly in front of Li Yu, and said calmly, "The so-called Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and he can see people's hearts over time. One day, the King of Chu will see clearly who Zhang is. Zhang will never be An Lushan, no matter in the past, now or in the future, it will never be. From now on, Zhang will do his best for the eternal prosperity and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and he will die! The king of Chu may as well wait and see!"

"Zhang does not want to be comprehensive in everything he does, but he wants to be ashamed of his heart... That's all for the king of Chu to do for himself!"

After speaking, Zhang Xuan suddenly turned around and returned to his seat.

There was a warning in Zhang Xuan's words, but no one could hear it except Li Yu, the person involved.

Li Heng let out a long breath, and said in a deep voice, "Li Yu's death penalty is pardonable, but living crimes are inevitable! Summoned, Li Yu's title of King of Chu will be cut off, and he will be punished for twenty years. His life will belong to the Chu Palace and he will spend three years behind closed doors!"

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Li Yu was taken down.The [-] stick duty is only a nominal punishment, and the loss of the title of prince may be temporary. However, after three years of confinement, the sky of the Tang court has changed, and it is not his turn to be the crown prince of the Eastern Palace.

Li Tan, the king of Jianning, was secretly delighted.

He was worrying about how to compete with Li Yu to the end, but Li Yu actually wanted to die by himself, took the risk and forced the palace with armor, almost costing his own life.Li Yu was imprisoned and lost the opportunity to become the crown prince... So, seeing that the position of the crown prince of the Eastern Palace is already waving to him, how can Li Tan not be happy?
Li Heng turned his head to look at Li Heng, glanced at Wan Chun again, sighed and smiled, "Zizhan, at today's New Year's Eve banquet, I wanted to announce a happy event, but these incidents happened unexpectedly. ..."

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "The past is the past. Your Highness doesn't have to worry about celebrating the New Year today. If your Highness is still interested, I am willing to stay in the palace tonight and have a drink with Your Highness. I won't return until I'm drunk!"

"Okay! Come on, let's hold the banquet again." Li Heng laughed loudly, "However, I have to announce one thing first."

"Wan Chun! I want to ask you something." Li Heng sat up straight and said calmly.

Wan Chun seemed to have guessed something, her delicate face turned red, she got up and bowed to Li Heng, and said softly, "Brother Emperor, Wan Chun is here!"

"Wan Chun, I want to ask you, are you really willing to give up your status as a princess and marry into Yongning Palace as the side concubine of Yongning?" Li Heng smiled and said in a deep voice.

Wan Chun pursed his lips and nodded resolutely, "Wan Chun is willing. Wan Chun and Zi Zhan are in love with each other, and they must not be separated. Please, Brother Huang, make it happen!"

Wan Chun turned his head and glanced at Zhang Xuan, then held back his embarrassment and said loudly.

"Okay." Li Heng was silent for a moment, then suddenly shouted loudly, "Send the edict, take away Princess Wanchun's princess title and food town, marry Yongning King, and canonize her as the wife of Lingguo! Canonize Huihe Princess Su Hudong as a return to the country Madam, bestow marriage to King Yongning! After the Shangyuan Festival, I will personally officiate the marriage between King Yongning and Mrs. Lingguo and Mrs. Guiguo!"

Wan Chun was overjoyed.

Although Zhang Liangdi and the others were shocked, they didn't dare to say anything more.

Zhang Xuan was also happy in his heart, he smiled at Wan Chun, and bowed down together, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!"

If Li Yu and Chen Xuanli hadn't had such a quarrel halfway, Li Heng would never have agreed to Wan Chun and Zhang Xuan's marriage so easily.And this time the marriage was given on the spot, but it was a political exchange, as Zhang Xuan's reward for not catching Li Yu to death.

It's just a temporary decision.

Cui Ying let out a long breath.At this point, all the troubles have been cleared away, the haze that filled the sky has finally dissipated, and there will be joy waiting for Yongning Palace.

Jianning Wang Li Tan laughed, "Little Wang, congratulations to King Yongning and Aunt Wanchun for their wishes to be fulfilled, and they will be together for a hundred years!"

Yang Lian also came forward to congratulate and said, "Congratulations to the lord, Your Highness Wan Chun!"

Zhang Xuan returned the salute with a smile, but accidentally noticed a trace of sternness in Li Heng's eyes looking at Yang Lian.

Zhang Xuan sighed secretly, knowing that Li Heng really held a grudge against Yang Lian.Yang Lian seems to have made a contribution to saving Jia, but in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that he was arranged by Zhang Xuan, not so much saving Jia as Zhang Xuan's secret game.

As the general of the capital's Habayashi Guard, Yang Lian was so loyal to Zhang Xuan, Li Heng naturally had some kind of hidden suspicion in his heart, but he couldn't express it for the time being.

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Zhang Xuan stayed in the palace and had a banquet with Li Heng, Li Tan and his father and son all night, while Cui Ying, Li Tengkong, and Hua Nuer went out of the palace and returned to the palace.As for Wan Chun, he had already happily returned to his palace, and prepared his dowry overnight.

Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Li Heng laughed loudly and said, "Zizhan, I think Yang Lian is also a good general in the army. Now Longshuo is defending against Tubo and defending Qinghai. Going to Qinghai, what will happen under your command?"

Zhang Xuan's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged and he said, "But according to His Highness' arrangement, I have no objection."

Li Heng's suspicion of Yang Lian grew deeper and deeper, and he still wanted to drive him out of the capital after all.Once Chen Xuanli died, if Yang Lian didn't leave, all the Yulin Guards of the capital would fall under his control, and Yang Lian was Zhang Xuan's confidant, how could Li Heng entrust his safety to Yang Lian?
"It's just the defense of Gyeonggi, it's hard to recommend candidates." Li Heng sighed.

Zhang Liangdi interrupted suddenly from the side, "Your Highness, Qinghai Right Guard General Zhang Tong who is guarding the Shaliu River has both resourcefulness and resourcefulness. You might as well transfer Zhang Tong to the capital."

Zhang Xuan sneered secretly when he heard this.The couple made it clear that they wanted to sing the oboe again, and they probably made up their minds to transfer Zhang Tong to Beijing and then kick Yang Lian out of Beijing.

"Zhang Tong?" Li Heng pretended to be startled, then smiled and said to Zhang Xuan, "Zizhan, Zhang Tong is under your command, can this person be a great leader?"

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "Your Highness, Zhang Tong is brave and resourceful. He led the army to capture the Shaliu River in the battle against the Tubo people, and he also made great achievements. If Zhang Tong was transferred to the capital and served as the general of the Habayashi Guard, I would think that It is proper."

Zhang Xuan did not object, but agreed, which surprised both Zhang Liangdi and Li Heng.

Why does Zhang Xuan object? Although Zhang Tong belongs to the Zhang family, Zhang Tong belongs to him in a sense.

Zhang Tong disobeyed military orders on the battlefield and used troops without authorization, resulting in the loss of soldiers and generals, and he even massacred the city.This is also a capital offense, but Zhang Xuan suppressed the matter based on his personal prestige alone.In the good news reported to the capital, only his meritorious deeds were mentioned but not his faults. Zhang Tong was so grateful that he was beyond words.

(End of this chapter)