Chapter 252: Life is hanging by a thread
Li Longji is obviously not a reckless person. New...
Of course he knew very well that it was easy to get the door, but it was very difficult to get rid of the aftermath.
Throughout the dynasties, many times have been used to capture the goal, and the chance of success is actually quite high. After all, this is a prepared attack without preparation, a fatal blow that has accumulated strength and launched suddenly.
But how many people are there who rely on the siege to take the stage and thus settle down in the world?
You should know that it is easy to conquer the world with fists, but it is even more difficult to govern the world with fists. Because you have fists and others have fists, the Qin Dynasty did not understand this principle, so it fell apart. Emperor Yang of Sui did not know this principle, so the world was full of war.
Wu Zetian became the emperor, and his reputation was not right, so he was full of dangers. No matter how diligent she worked, she still had to rely on countless balance methods to check and balance all parties.
Li Shimin killed his brother and controlled the situation, but he still had to go to find Emperor Gaozu and cried bitterly. Although it was also a coercion and inducement, if he had even brought Emperor Gaozu in the Xuanwu Gate change, he would have been afraid that the seats in the Golden Palace would not be as stable.
The same is true for Li Longji now. He launched the gate and launched the palace revolution, which was about to succeed, but now... what he needs to consider is the most fundamental question, how to cure the aftermath.
First of all, even if Wu Zetian was killed, he still had a strong competitor, that is, the current Crown Prince Li Xian. Li Xian also has many ministers around him, and also controls many imperial guards. The reason why they did not launch it now is that they were disrupted by Li Longji's sudden attack does not mean that when they recovered, they would not fight back.
In addition, there is also the Wu family. Although the Wu family has lost their hearts, don’t forget that since His Majesty ascended the throne, in order to balance the Li family, the Wu family has vigorously cultivated the Wu family. In Luoyang, the Wu family also raised a large number of private soldiers and controlled many soldiers. Li Longji killed Wu Zetian, and in order to make his behavior more legitimized, he had to characterize Wu Zetian as a rioter. However, if Wu Zetian was a rioter, there would be no room for maneuver between Wu and Li Longji. The Wu family who reacted would definitely fight back with all their might and would rather die together.
There is also the Tiance Army outside the city. Qin Shaoyou and he have always been in a disagreement. If there is almost no surprise, Qin Shaoyou who reacted will definitely react. As long as Wu Zetian dies today, the Tiance Army can fully avenge the emperor and cooperate with the Wu family and even the King of Luling.
At that time, why did Li Longji decide the world?
The only way is to coerce Wu Zetian to draft an edict and abdicate the throne. Only in this way, once the edict is present, the rationality of Luling King will completely fall apart. Di Renjie, the support of Luling King, is just His Majesty regards him as the crown prince. Even if the Wu family wants to take action, their aunt has already abdicated and is still the emperor now. What are you going to fight against? Their only choice is to submit. Without losing their position as a prince, as long as they get the edict, Li Longji's legitimacy comes from Wu Zetian. Of course, the people of the Wu family also believe that even if this new emperor will suppress the Wu family, it will definitely not be enough to be killed. As long as they give the Wu family a little hope, they will surrender.
As for Qin Shaoyou, if Wu Zetian died, they could raise the flag of rebellion, but once Li Longji received the edict, they would be rebelling. With his more than a thousand Tiance army, what kind of climate can it be? I am afraid that Li Longji will not have to suppress them. The officers and soldiers of the Tiance army will be dispersed.
But now... Ziwei Palace may not be able to capture it in a hurry, and Li Longji will never wait until dawn. In order to ensure Wu Zetian's safety, his only way is to force Wu Zetian to surrender within a period of time.
The conditions proposed by Wu Zetian did not involve his fundamental interests.
So Wu Yizong, who had a look of earth, repeatedly persuaded him, but Li Longji looked at him with a deep look and said with a smile: "General Wu, you have made great contributions this time, and I will not owe you anything. What we agreed on before is still done now. But now, Your Majesty asks you to enter the palace to talk to you. If you have this king and all the righteous men here, why don't you be afraid of it? Let's go and see him, what's wrong? Come and send the general Wu to meet the emperor!"
Wu Yizong was completely panicked, but he was helpless.
He walked into Ziwei Palace step by step. The guards of Ziwei Palace caught him and immediately led him into the darkness.
At this time, Li Longji was in the dark, holding his hands behind his back and watching Wu Yizong. He suddenly said, "Send the order, after half an hour, there will be no news, so let's razed the Ziwei Palace to the ground!"
"Here!"
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Emperor Wu Yizong lowered his head and entered the main hall.
There was a silence in the hall. He did not dare to look up, but he arrived in the hall with ease and then bowed to the ground. He hesitated for a moment, but said, "My minister Wu Yizong, I have seen Your Majesty."
In silence.
After the sound fell, there was still a needle falling in the hall.
There was no sound.
Wu Yizong lowered his head. He waited for a long time, but finally couldn't bear it. He raised his eyes. Then, he saw Wu Zetian sitting high, with his phoenix eyes nailing to him like a beam of laser.
He was a little frightened. In order to cover up, he had to say again: "My minister Wu Yizong, I have seen Your Majesty!"
"Wu Yizong..." Wu Zetian finally spoke. She muttered the name with a smile, saying, "You are also from the Wu family, my relative, I don't... I remember your father, but I am the chief clerk of a county, I... I posthumously named a prince for your father. I still remember that with your talent, you are just a talent of a lieutenant, but I am also a me, promising you to be rich and prosperous. Now you have inherited the title of a prince, and the position of Jinwu General, holding the palace and the defense of the palace. I... have expected everything, but I never expected... You actually colluded with Li Longji. I have seen the hearts of the people all my life, but I have read it wrong. I still don't understand why people like you are willing to abdicate? Wu Yizong, raise your head, I want to hear you."
Wu Yizong suddenly showed a look of shame. He tried hard to raise his head, but as soon as he touched Wu Zetian's deep eyes, he hurriedly lowered his head. He had to say, "I have been guilty of death."
The hall was quiet again.
It is still possible to hear the needle.
Suddenly, with a ping-pong sound, a teacup fell down, and Wu Zetian suddenly became furious. She threw the teacup and her body began to shake violently. Her eyes were covered with blood, and she also had a naked murderous intent. She gritted her teeth and said, "Why are you, why are you? I have expected many possibilities, but the one I didn't expect was you! Say, say!"
Wu Yizong's body was like a sieve.
Wu Zetian smiled coldly. She seemed to restrain her emotions and immediately sneered: "If you don't say it, someone...skinned him...skinned him..."
A group of guards are about to step forward.
Wu Yizong was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, outside the palace..."
"Outside the palace?" Wu Zetian sneered: "The gangsters outside the palace may not be worried about your life. Li Longji is a smart man. What he wants is in my hands. Compared with this thing, what is your mere life? Do you still understand it?"
Although Wu Zetian's words meant to be sowed by discord, they were definitely not unreasonable. How could Wu Yizong not understand? He suddenly became angry and suddenly raised his eyes and looked straight into Wu Zetian's eyes. He actually sneered and said, "Your Majesty must listen, right? If Your Majesty wants to listen, then I might as well tell you."
He began to smile grimly, and actually got up and began to despise Wu Zetian's authority. He said in a cold voice: "That's right, I, Wu Yizong, is not a close relative of the Wu family. In short, I am just a poor relative. My father, at most, was just a chief clerk of the county. It's really not worth mentioning. If there was no His Majesty, he would only not even have the title of a county man. How could he be able to posthumously be named a prince? And what is the future for me as the son of the chief clerk? Even if I entrusted everywhere, I could barely make my life safe. What Your Majesty said just now,
Nothing is wrong. I remember when I was young, because of my humble status, every time my father took me to visit relatives and friends, I was often looked down upon. My father's family didn't have much savings, but after all, he was a chief clerk and needed some face. Besides, my father also had to support me in the clan study, and the expenses were also quite large, so life was tight. I will never forget such a life. Your Majesty was right. If you didn't have your Majesty, you wouldn't have the current day, you wouldn't have the luxury of today, and you wouldn't have the rich and prosperous life today. The more you did, the more grateful you would have to your Majesty."
His words were a bit surprising.
Originally, Wu Zetian thought that he had forgotten the kindness he had given to this guy, but unexpectedly, he would say it out like a treasure.
Chapter completed!