A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"Get out!"

Li Xian sat on the dragon bed, his expression shifting between light and dark.

The eunuch's words truly struck a chord with him. Did the late emperor really have such a will?

If so, why didn't the late emperor tell him?!

Or is it that this will never existed?!

If it doesn't exist, then that means Xue Rengui is lying to him!

Damn!

Apart from Li Xian, in the empty room, Li Xian finally revealed his true colors of being fierce in appearance but cowardly in reality. His face was contorted with rage as he cursed heaven and earth, Xue Rengui, Wu Zetian, the entire court of officials, and the mess his deceased father had left behind.

After he finished cursing, he showed a look of helplessness. What could he do?

He is now powerless and without troops. Even Xue Rengui, the only person he could rely on, has betrayed him. Apart from the eunuchs around him, he doesn't even have anyone he can command.

It's all his father's fault. Why couldn't he pave the way for him before he died?!

Kill all these traitors and leave him with a clean and loyal court!

A dignified emperor, manipulated by his mother, a mere woman, is utterly useless!

That's a disgrace to Grandpa!

Li Xian said with a ferocious expression.

No, he still has a way to go.

The Wei family of the Prince of Yan!

He was able to persuade the Prince of Yan, Wei, to convince him to reclaim the power that belonged to him!

A look of excitement flashed in Li Xian's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Won't this anger his mother?

What to do when your mother is angry?

The Empress Dowager is terrifying when she gets angry!

Thinking of Wu Zetian's angry appearance, Li Xian trembled a few times, shook his head, and gave up the idea of ​​taking back power from the Wei family.

terrible!

Well, being a puppet emperor like this isn't so bad. You don't need to deal with politics; you just need to indulge in debauchery. Everything else will be taken care of. It seems pretty good.

The cowardly Li Xian then gave up and spent his days indulging in eating, drinking, and merrymaking, completely neglecting state affairs.

When Wu Zetian saw this, she thought, "This won't do. If you just give up, who will take the blame for harming loyal officials?"

Given Xue Rengui's prestige, if Wu Zetian dared to take the blame herself, her path to the throne would be extremely difficult, drawing countless criticisms.

Li Xian has to take the blame for this.

Under Wu Zetian's orders, the only eunuch Li Xian could "command" couldn't bear to see Li Xian's decline and secretly offered him a plan.

"Your Majesty, since the Grand Tutor is disloyal, why don't you eliminate him and take control of the army?"

"With the armies of the realm at your command, who dares to disregard His Majesty's authority?"

The young eunuch tempted her.

Li Xian was naturally tempted by this, but he had no confidence in himself, having just seized military power from Xue Rengui.

Even the eunuchs were speechless; this was utterly useless.

How could someone like that become emperor?!

"Your Majesty, do not forget that you are the true Emperor, the ruler of the world!"

"Your Majesty is ordained by Heaven and the law, and it is only right that you wield great power."

"The reason why the Grand Tutor has his current status and prestige is because of his military achievements and loyalty in the past, which he used to deceive many loyal officials of the court."

"If Your Majesty could expose the Grand Tutor's disloyalty to the court officials, surely many loyal ministers would see through the Grand Tutor's sinister intentions, turn against you, and support Your Majesty!"

Li Xian looked at the young eunuch with interest, "Will it really be like that?"

The young eunuch inwardly grumbled, but aloud said, "Of course, Your Majesty. You are mandated by Heaven and have the support of the people. As long as Xue Rengui's true colors are exposed, the loyal subjects of the Tang Dynasty will surely support Your Majesty!"

"No matter how powerful Xue Rengui was, he was still an outsider; he wasn't surnamed Li."

"However, Your Majesty must act quickly and absolutely not allow him to collude with the deposed crown prince."

"otherwise……"

Li Xian's gaze sharpened, clearly startled by what the little eunuch had said.

If Xue Rengui were to collude with his deposed elder brother, the consequences would obviously be unbearable for him.

This made him realize that if he continued to slack off like this, he would probably be deposed by Xue Rengui and the deposed crown prince, and then die suddenly for various strange reasons.

If he doesn't want to die, he has no choice but to strike first.

Li Xian, who is extremely sensitive and cowardly, always tends to think of the worst-case scenario when faced with a situation, especially when someone is guiding him.

He looked at his only confidant, Xue Rengui, who was now in a high position, had a good reputation in the military, and was protected by many important officials.

"Do you have any plan to expose Xue Rengui's true colors?"

The eunuch's face lit up with joy; the plan had succeeded!

"As long as we can find evidence that Xue Rengui secretly contacted the deposed crown prince, Your Majesty can convict Xue Rengui of treason."

"At that time, we can openly show our fear of Xue Rengui in the imperial court, thus upholding the order of the court!"

Li Xian nodded in satisfaction. "I'll leave this matter to you."

"If successful, I will reward you handsomely!"

Li Xian made empty promises and painted a grandiose picture.

The eunuch, his face filled with gratitude, quickly kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

With Wu Zetian's assistance, a flawlessly forged piece of evidence was quickly presented to Li Xian by the eunuchs.

This includes several secret meetings between Xue Rengui and the deposed crown prince, as well as their conspiracy to use Li Xian to overturn the major treason case from years ago, and then overthrow Li Xian and allow Li Xian to ascend the throne.

At that time, Li Xian was willing to make Xue Rengui's daughter empress, his son with Xue Rengui's daughter crown prince, and Xue Rengui king, granting him a fiefdom!

Emperor Li Xian's eyes widened in fury as he watched the conversation between Xue Rengui and the deposed crown prince.

In what way did he wrong Xue Rengui?

If Li Xian can give these things, why can't I?

Why did Xue Rengui collude with that deposed crown prince? Why couldn't he be loyal to him?!

Damn it! Xue Rengui deserves to die!

The crime deserves death!

He wanted to publicly expose Xue Rengui's crimes at the grand court assembly, and he wanted Xue Rengui to pay the price!

The next day in the imperial court, everyone who stepped into the main hall felt the unusual atmosphere within.

Upon entering the main hall, everyone consciously stood in their places. Even the censors who were usually quick to criticize others sensed the unusual atmosphere and became silent.

"Xue Rengui, do you know your crime?"

Li Xian stared coldly at Xue Rengui below the stage and spoke.

Xue Rengui looked puzzled. He hadn't done anything lately except handle state affairs.

Why did Your Majesty ask him that?

"Your Majesty, I am unaware. Please enlighten me."

Xue Rengui asked in confusion.