Chapter 224: My Emperor Shengming
After shaking his head, Qin Shaoyou couldn't help laughing: "It's very interesting to kill the three soldiers in two peaches. I didn't understand it at first. Although Your Majesty is old, he is healthy after all, and there is no need to rush to become a crown prince. I couldn't figure it out no matter what, but now I understand it."
Qin Shaoyou received some information from Luoyang in the desert, and this information really confused him. Because of the key to the problem, he certainly knew that Wu Zetian in history finally chose Li Xian.
Or in other words, Li Xian is Wu Zetian's best choice anyway, because Li Xian is Wu Zetian's flesh and blood, and this alone is enough.
But the problem is that Wu Zetian would never choose Li Xian at this time.
She wanted to sit in this golden chair safely, relying on the suppression of the Li royal family. The more ruthless the suppression, the more stable her current status was. This is also the fundamental reason why Wu Zetian used cruel officials such as Lai Junchen and Zhou Xing to implicate the ministers of the Li family, and on the other hand, he supported the Wu family and checked and balanced the Li family's moderate faction.
Now, after only a few years ascending the throne, Li Xian suddenly summoned Li Xian to Beijing and let Li Xian enter Longmen with just a legitimate reputation, almost telling the world that Li Xian would become his successor.
This obviously put Wu Zetian in an extremely embarrassing situation, because it made the court and the outside world see a clear direction. Since the people of the Li family will become emperors sooner or later, who would dare to be disrespectful to the people of the Li family? Will Tathagata Junchen dare to investigate his rebellion in the future? You must know. The vast majority of the rebellion he is going to investigate are all surnamed Li. Aren’t he afraid that the new emperor will settle accounts with him after a hundred years?
It is even possible that these people, seeing the situation is hopeless, fearing that they will be retaliated in the future, so in order to save their lives, they simply changed their families and became Li's lackeys.
The cruel officials became disinterested. All the officials naturally supported Li Xian, and the people were excited about it. Even the guards who were loyal to Wu Zetian began to shake at this moment. The ministers who did not have too many principles suddenly had principles. The clans in Luoyang and Chang'an, as well as local tyrants, all pressed their treasures on the crown prince.
what does that mean?
It means that when today's status will fall into an extremely embarrassing situation. Even if Li Xian raises his arms and calls, the world can change its flags and flags. So what does it mean to Wu Zetian now?
This is also the most puzzled thing about Qin Shaoyou. He even felt that His Majesty was crazy at this time. Compared to those in the temple, they might be more scheming than Qin Shaoyou, but Qin Shaoyou had a greater advantage than them, that is, Qin Shaoyou knew what happened in another parallel history. This made Qin Shaoyou never think like even the most cunning princes and ministers. This was just that Wu Zetian suddenly developed a love for licking calfs, or that His Majesty knew that he had reached the age of knowing destiny, and Xu Tu had already begun to plan for the things behind him.
Shangguan Wan'er's letter immediately solved Qin Shaoyou's doubts. He looked at Li Lingyue with a smile, and couldn't help but think that Princess Taiping, although she is usually confused, is actually much deeper than she imagined. It's just a pity that she obviously didn't see through Wu Zetian's plans.
After all, Qin Shaoyou is Princess Taiping's most loyal ally. At this time, Qin Shaoyou didn't hide his own personal information and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I'll ask you something. What is the biggest hidden danger for Your Majesty at the moment?"
Qin Shaoyou wandered for a moment, and saw that Princess Taiping just frowned and did not say anything, and then said, "A few days ago, the pressure on the royal family was too great. First, I snatched the bride, which caused the boy Li Longji to suffer a great humiliation, so that all officials were indignant. The people's hearts of all walks of life were still in your Li family after all. Do you know how terrible this person is? From the black-toothed Changzhi in Changping, to the general in charge of the Southern Ya, to the vassal kings and powerful people in various places, even if they obeyed the son today, who is not inclined to the Li family? Take Cui Xi for example. Of course, their Cui family will not easily rebel, nor will they fight against the emperor. This risk
It's too big. A safe person like Cui Xu would never take any risk. But you see that he seems fair in the court, but I heard that what he cherishes most is a Taoist uniform. He ordered people to carefully maintain this Taoist uniform. When he is free, he will wear it on his body and cherish it to his bones. However, this Taoist uniform was given by the former Emperor Taizong. When Zi ascended the throne today, Cui Xu was very generous. He didn't know how many imperial objects he gave him, but which one is comparable to the reward of Emperor Taizong. With this alone, you can see through the leopard. Even Cui Xu is like this. It can be imagined that what pressure His Majesty has been under after completely cutting off the hope of Li."
Li Lingyue seemed to agree with Qin Shaoyou's words: "This is the truth. People in the world are still unchanging. In fact, they don't care wherever they want. However, I always think that the Queen Mother is stronger than many of our Li family members, but..."
Qin Shaoyou smiled slightly and said, "I am not interested in wasting the wiser words of who you are. What I want to say is Your Majesty's killer move. Your Majesty, has you been in danger now? Once someone makes up his mind, I am afraid that another Xuanwu Sect change will happen, so... Li Xian entered the capital, this is a wonderful step. This step is too beautiful. As a minister, I don't sincerely admire the saint's cleverness."
Li Lingyue was full of doubts: "Isn't the Queen Mother's doing this to give in to the people of the Li family?"
Qin Shaoyou shook his head and said, "On the surface it seems to be a concession, but in fact it is a killing move. This is the meaning of killing three soldiers in the second peach. I only ask you, is this person, Luling King, a weak person, or even... I am not good at speaking, does he look like a king?"
Li Lingyue said: "My emperor brother... is indeed too timid."
Qin Shaoyou smiled and said, "He is not worthy of being a king, but some people are quite arrogant. Logically speaking, King Luling is now the eldest son, and it is legitimate to become the crown prince. But the problem has come up again. There is another person in the Li family who is qualified to succeed the throne, that is, King Linzi Li Longji. Li Longji is the son of His Majesty's fourth son Li Dan. It was only because the eldest son Li Hong died young that Li Longji adopted Li Hong.
This Li Longji is not only the princely grandson, but his father is also born to His Majesty like His Highness and King Luling. Most importantly, he is also the "son" of the late crown prince. This identity means that he has the most chance to inherit the throne in the name of the eldest grandson. In fact, His Majesty keeps him by his side and loves him with great affection. He does have this "mind". But now, when King Luling arrives in Luoyang, what does this mean?"
Li Lingyue's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but say, "What you mean is that once King Luling wants to be the crown prince, the position of King Linzi will fall into the most embarrassing situation. Yes, His Majesty previously raised that boy by his side. In the eyes of the world, many people think that this grandson is the most promising in the future, because many ministers who own Li in the court surrounded Li Longji's boy, just hope that Li Longji will ascend the throne in the future and can be extended.
Just continue their wealth. As for King Luling, he has always been timid, neither ambition nor ambition, and has been excluded by many ministers who possess Li. However, who knew that King Luling actually became the crown prince. The most embarrassing situation was the queen, but in a blink of an eye, the most embarrassing one was the "pseudo-grandson". What's even more ridiculous is that those who had previously had a close relationship with Li Longji are probably even more embarrassing now."
Qin Shaoyou smiled and said, "Yes, that's the reason. Li Longji had no choice, because since he was born, he adopted the prince Li Hong, which means that from the beginning, there would be a force behind him, either openly or secretly, and now... their hopes are all gone, and it's too late to change the party. They... must let Li Longji be the emperor. Just a few months ago, the Li family was still a solid piece of solidarity, and everyone was united and constantly putting pressure on His Majesty. However, as soon as Li Xian entered the capital, the situation reversed, and instead, the Li family began to be incompatible with each other. I think sooner or later they will fight for Taozi to the death."
After hearing this, Li Lingyue let out a long breath. She suddenly realized that her back was sweating profusely. As a woman, she never expected that her mother, the scheming of her mother, would be so deep. She would do everything step by step, and in a blink of an eye, she could turn the world and make everyone play with applause.
She couldn't help but frown: "But King Luling has been in the vassal state for a long time and is unfamiliar with the ministers. Although he was recalled to Luoyang, Li Longji and the people behind him have already accumulated a lot of strength. How could King Luling be the opponent of these people?"
Qin Shaoyou sighed, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, and then said lightly: "Since Your Majesty has recalled the person, then the next battle will be the dragon and tiger. Your Majesty will always be the one who reaps the benefits of the fisherman. How could a dog fight a tiger? Your Majesty has made arrangements for this, so don't forget that before Li Xian recalled the palace, Di Renjie had already entered the capital, and went directly to the confidentiality to control the power of the Shangshu."
Li Lingyue couldn't help but say, "He?"
Qin Shaoyou said with a faint smile: "Don't underestimate him. This person is much scarier than you think. He is a 'loyal minister'. Since he is a loyal minister, he will definitely support the crown prince. The current crown prince is King Luling!"
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Chapter completed!