0385 The Pain of Losing a Child
Wu Sansi did not go out for five days. He suffered the biggest defeat in his life. From about to climb to the top of the mountain but fell into a deep abyss, it can be said that he was two kinds of life and death.
At this time, Wu San had the desire to die. The cruelty of the political struggle made him realize his greatest weakness. He did not receive the support of the Qing sects and military in the court. The Wuhuang faction, such as Zong Chuke, Yang Zaisi and others, remained silent at the critical moment, which was simply watching him fall into the abyss without regard.
In the room, Wu Sansi sighed, sometimes resenting the ruthlessness of the emperor, and sometimes gritting his teeth at the viciousness of the Li royal family.
At this time, a knock came from outside the door, and Wu Sansi immediately said angrily: "Get out! I won't see anyone."
"My father-in-law, he is a son-in-law!"
It was his son-in-law Cao Wen. Wu Sansi's anger disappeared and said, "Come in!"
Cao Wen opened the door and walked in. Because of Wu Sansi, the big backer, Cao Wen can be said to have made great achievements. He was promoted from the county magistrate to the chief of Luzhou four years ago. He was transferred back to Beijing less than a year to serve as the Minister of Works. Last year, he was transferred to the Minister of Rites.
Wu Sansi lost his most capable military advisor because of Mr. Ming's death. To a certain extent, Cao Wen replaced Mr. Ming as Wu Sansi's military advisor.
For Cao Wen, of course, he hoped that Wu Sansi could become the crown prince, or even ascend the throne to the emperor, so that he could at least become the prime minister of the head of all officials, or even be crowned with a king, so he would not live in vain in his life.
Therefore, when Wu Sansi lost the opportunity to be crowned prince and was demoted to Duke of Liang, it was also a major blow to Cao Wen.
In fact, it was not that Cao Wen didn't want to give Wu Sansi advice, but that this matter came too suddenly. A series of rapid blows made him unable to react for a while. When he realized something, the battle was over and Wu Sansi was defeated. At this time, he could only plan some future opportunities for Wu Sansi.
Cao Wen walked into the room and bowed deeply, "Son-in-law, see my father-in-law!"
"Sit down!" Wu Sansi waved his hand exhaustedly.
Cao Wen sat down and tried to comfort Wu Sansi and said, "It's over now. Please take care of yourself, take care of yourself, and maybe there is a chance to turn the tables."
"Come on the table?"
Wu Sansi sneered, "Everything can happen in this world, but the turnaround you said will not happen again. I have seen through it. I can't get anything that Wu Chengsi can't get."
Cao Wen was silent for a moment and whispered: "Have your father-in-law ever thought about who planned this matter behind the scenes?"
"No need to think about this. I know very well that the prophecies and announcements were created by Wu Chengsi. He is taking revenge on the poisonous scripture case I targeted him. As for Su Honghui's letter, it was either Li Dan or Li Xian, or the bitch of Princess Taiping. Li Chongrun was killed by a stick, which could be considered as anger for me."
"Have you ever thought of Li Zhen?"
Wu Sansi was stunned, "It should have nothing to do with him! He has been away from Beijing for many years, so why did he suddenly participate in this matter?"
Although Wu Sansi said this, he became confused. He also felt that what happened recently seemed to be similar to Li Zhen's methods, and asked again: "Do you think it has something to do with him?"
"The son-in-law has no evidence, but I know he is in Luoyang now."
"It's normal for him to be in Luoyang. After all, he is Di Renjie's son-in-law. Old Mrs. Di is seriously ill, so he must come back. But when you say this, I feel like there is a bit of his shadow."
Wu Sansi pondered for a moment and said to Cao Wen: "Actually, what is the attitude of the emperor now? Are you planning to make Li Dan the crown prince?"
Cao Wen shook his head and smiled, "Can't my father-in-law still see it? The emperor will not be able to establish anyone for the time being, and I have received reliable information from the Guanhe Mansion that the emperor did not establish Li Dan as the crown prince this time, so it is probably the meaning of the Zhang brothers."
Although Cao Wen was appointed as the Minister of Rites, he was also one of the scholars of the Killing He Mansion, and was the bridge between Wu Sansi and the Zhang brothers. Since Cao Wen said that the news was reliable, it must be true. Wu Sansi was immediately excited and asked quickly: "Does the Zhang brothers also oppose the Li royal family as the crown prince?"
"In fact, it's not an objection, but they want to get the greatest benefit from it. So the son-in-law said that there are still variables in this matter. As long as the emperor is not in a hurry to establish a prince, then the father-in-law will have a chance to turn the tables."
This time Wu Sansi was finally a little convinced. He was already desperate and seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Actually, I think about it. Li Xian was the emperor and came down, and Li Dan was the emperor and came down. The so-called emperor, the prince was just like a toy in the hands of the saint. When did she consider the unstable country?
Although she temporarily lost the opportunity to win the crown prince, as long as the emperor still considered letting the Wu family ascend the throne, she could only choose herself. Wu Sansi, who originally wanted to be a dead insect, came back to life under Cao Wen's persuasion. He immediately asked, "What should I do if the son-in-law thinks I should do?"
Cao Wen smiled and said, "In a few years, my father-in-law only needs to do one thing, help the weak and the poor, care for the orphans and children, and try to gain fame."...
Just like Wu Sansi's heavy blow, Luling King Li Xian was almost collapsed. However, his eldest son Li Chongrun encountered an unstoppable disaster and was killed in Yingtian Gate for his crime of ignoring the government. This made Li Xian cry without tears and was completely trapped in despair.
In the room, the third son Li Chongjun suppressed his grief and whispered to his father, "Father, things have happened, and it is useless to be sad. Try to think about it as much as possible."
Li Xian was extremely sad and angry, and said heavily with a crutch: "I just want to know what crime my son committed and wants to use him to attack him! Could it be that the Li royal family can kill at will, but she has not seen anyone from the Wu family?"
"Da Lang was killed because you were too depressed!" The figure of Princess Wei Lian appeared at the door. She was a little better than Li Xian. After all, Li Chongrun was not her biological child. Although she was also annoyed, her anger was not that Li Chongrun was killed, but that her husband was not good at being so weak, no wonder he was bullied by others.
However, to a certain extent, Li Chongrun's disappearance was more conducive to her complete control of the royal palace. Once Li Chongrun died, no one would play against her. What she had to do now was to restore her husband's bad image in the heart of the emperor. She could not affect her husband's inheritance of the throne because of the murder of Li Chongrun. So she first asked her husband to enter the palace to apologize.
The appearance of his wife made Li Xian silent again. He knew the conflict between his eldest son and his wife, and he didn't want to hear his wife say hurtful words again.
Wei Lian winked at Li Chongjun, but Li Chongjun had no choice but to get up and leave, leaving only the couple in the room.
Wei Lian sat down opposite her husband and sighed, "I am also very sad when Dalang encountered misfortune. I have inquired specifically that Dalang was the murderer of Zhang Jingxiong's case, so he suffered misfortune."
"Has Zhang Jingxiong been killed by Dalang?" Li Xian said coldly after a while.
"Of course not! Zhang Jingxiong was your brother who sent someone to kill him."
Wei Lian said, staring at Li Xian's subtle expression. When she saw Li Xian's shock, she knew that her words were effective. In fact, Wei Lian didn't know who killed Zhang Jingxiong. She suspected that it was related to Li Zhen because Li Zhen had looked for Li Chongrun before, but Wei Lian did not want to mention Li Zhen. She wanted to bring this matter to Li Dan.
"Why... he wants to kill Zhang Jingxiong?" Li Xian asked in a hoarse voice.
"Maybe we have to deal with Wu Sansi! Wasn't Wu Sansi also exempted from the title of prince? He completely lost the opportunity to be crowned prince."
Li Xian was silent again. He also heard about the stormy attack that Wu Sansi encountered and lost the opportunity to become the prince. So in order to calm the anger of the Wu family, his mother killed Chongrun. That was her eldest grandson! How could she do it?
At this time, Wei Shi whispered again: "I also heard about the news that the reason why my mother believed that Dalang was the murderer was because the real murderer left a line of words, 'The murderer, Lu...' Do you understand?"
Li Xian trembled all over, and after a while he said in a deep voice: "My brother won't. He won't harm me!"
"You idiot!"
Wei Lian was finally furious and shouted loudly, "Did you forget what happened in Fangzhou? Who pretended to be Xingtang and framed you? Do you think I don't know if you didn't tell me? There is only one emperor's position in the Tang Dynasty. Kill you, that position is his. If you don't avenge yourself, you have to protect him!"
"Enough!"
Li Xian finally couldn't help but yell, "The person is dead, just let me be quiet for a while."
Wei Lian was stunned, her eyes wider and wider. She dared to yell at her. She was so brave that she was so brave. At this moment, Li Chongjun appeared outside the lobby again timidly, "Father, mother, and the fourth uncle sent Chengqi brother to send a letter."
"Give me the letter!" Wei Lian reacted very quickly and stepped forward to steal the letter from Li Chongjun.
Li Chongjun has practiced martial arts and is extremely flexible. He dodged his mother in a flash, stepped forward and handed the letter to his father, turned around and ran away. Wei Lian was so angry that she smoked, "Little bastard, see if I look back and deal with you!"
At this time, Li Xian had already opened the letter and read it hurriedly. Without waiting for his wife to steal the letter, he threw the letter into the incense burner. Wei Lian couldn't grab it and stamped her feet in anger, "Are you going to piss me to death?"
Li Xian said very calmly: "My brother said that Zhang Jingxiong was not killed by him, and he did not frame me."
"Who killed that?" Wei Lian asked glared at him.
Li Xian ignored her, closed her eyes, fell into silence, and felt sad. Although the brother did not say it clearly, he understood the brother's hint that their sister Princess Taiping sent someone to kill Zhang Jingxiong, that is to say, his own sister framed him.
Wei Lian was furious. Her husband dared to treat her like this and didn't take her seriously at all. She was angry and hated at this moment. She was angry and angry that her husband dared to talk back to her. It was useless to hate her husband. She wanted to give the throne to her brothers, which made her years of hard work in vain.
But Wei Lian was helpless, so she had to stomp her feet hard, "Just wait and see, your useless thing will sooner or later die at your brother's hands!"
She turned around and left angrily. As soon as she walked to the door, Li Xian sighed and said, "I will go to apologize to my mother tomorrow!"
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At night, Li Zhen sat alone in the room thinking about his thoughts. He would return to Chang'an in two days, but he couldn't feel relieved. He didn't expect that Li Chongrun would become the last victim. I don't know where there was a problem at any stage, which would actually make Li Chongrun suffer misfortune.
But after calming down and thinking about it, the incident was flowing through his eyes like water, and the problem occurred to Princess Taiping. She snatched the assassination of Zhang Jingxiong. He felt something was wrong at the time, but he still didn't expect that Princess Taiping would actually blame Li Xian.
Li Zhen didn't know what purpose she was for, whether she wanted to help Prime Minister Li Dan eliminate political enemies, or had other intentions, but at least he understood one thing that family affection seemed so pale in the face of the throne, which made Li Zhen have the idea of withdrawing from the power field for the first time.
Li Zhen couldn't help but sigh softly. If he supported Li Dan or Li Xian to seize the throne, what would his fate be? Glory, wealth or become a general and a prime minister? If his surname is not Li, maybe both may be possible, but when he found out his true life experience, he clearly knew that his fate would not be the same as ordinary people, and neither Li Dan or Li Xian would make him an ordinary person.
Then where is his fate?
Chapter completed!