Chapter six hundred and ninth: the sky is falling and the earth is sinking
As usual, Li Chongjun had to come to the palace to meet every now and then.
Every time he watched Wu Zetian drink the ginseng soup, he felt more and more relaxed.
At the beginning, there might be some guilt. This woman was her grandmother after all, but gradually, she no longer took these as one thing.
There is no father and son in the Tian family, let alone grandparents and grandchildren?
What's more, since this grandmother chose her second brother, he took all this from his own fault.
So Li Chongjun's mood gradually became relaxed because he obviously realized that Wu Zetian's body was getting worse and worse.
For example, in the past few days, Wu Zetian's face turned paler than in the previous few days, and he didn't even have much strength to speak.
The Imperial Doctor of the Imperial Hospital has been there and basically said some vague words. After all, Wu Zetian is too old and any accidents can happen, so the Imperial Doctor cannot be diagnosed, and he dares not take medicine easily. People of this age, any kind of medicine may become a tiger or wolf. Even if the right medicine is given, it may not improve, and it may even be worse. Therefore, the Imperial Doctors are very cautious and dare to prescribe some prescriptions for body care.
After waiting for a few days, although the Longmen Palace was as calm as ever, Li Chongjun had already begun to prepare.
Once the Emperor dies, there are naturally many subsequent matters that need to be resolved. At least for the Wei family, what they need is of course themselves. They can only stand up and tell the people of the world that the Emperor died of illness. Then this matter is a foregone conclusion. Even if anyone with suspicion can doubt the Wei family, can they still doubt their prince?
At this point, the prince's appeal is obviously much stronger than the Wei family. With this alone, Li Chongjun feels good about himself.
Although he did not dare to be too independent in his country these days, he often followed the advice of the Huangmen Minister Wei Chengqingyan. He went to discuss everything and did not dare to cross the slightest. However, this kind of feeling of holding power finally made him taste a little sweet. He suddenly realized that he really had a bit of the taste of being a 95-5-year-old, so his whole body was no longer as angry as before, and gradually began to become energetic.
He went to Xuanzheng Hall as usual, where he sat side by the dragon couch, and then the ministers of the three provinces arrived one after another. Wei Chengqing came a little late and everyone stood still.
Then, we began to discuss state affairs. Wei Chengqing, the Huangmen Minister, always performed the most outstandingly, and even the prime ministers of the three provinces are now mostly silent. They are talking less and less, but Wei Chengqing is talking more and more.
Li Chongjun was careless on the surface, but in fact, he was looking at Wei Chengqing carefully, quietly imitating his tone and learning his demeanor.
Sometimes, Li Chongjun even had an illusion, as if he was the crown prince of the governor, but he was the minister of the Yellow Sect.
However... he has always been a human being with his tail between his legs and has been worried for half his life. He seems not to have any resentment, but... he is just a little unhappy.
"The memorial of the governor of Zhaoxin Town is simply outrageous. A small governor is so unceremonious. The court has asked the nearby towns to rescue him, but he still refused to give up. He even used hundreds of thousands of people in Zhaoxin Town to threaten the court. Your Highness. I think that if the court does not denounce it, it will only make him more arrogant. The court should pay equal attention to the governor of each town, so how can he be blindly indulge it?"
Li Chongjun came to his senses and saw Wei Chengqing looking at him inquiringly. He hurriedly cheered up: "What Wei Qing said is very much, let's do everything according to what Wei Qing said."
Everyone sitting here did not say anything about Li Chongjun's performance. It seemed that everyone was very satisfied with Li Chongjun's performance now.
The Wei party naturally did not want the prince to have too many of his own ideas. Although Empress Wei was not here, the temple was still owned by the Wei family, and it was not a prince in the governor who could change it.
But for those disciples, they seemed to be happy to see this. They hoped that the prince would be patient. If a little unbearable, he would make a big plan and would never show off his courage.
This may be the most favorable side of Li Chongjun. As the last hope of the Tang Dynasty at present, he seemed to always get the understanding and understanding of others when doing anything.
Wei Chengqing smiled and said, "So, what Your Highness means is, is this order issued to Zhaoxin Town?"
Li Chongjun looked at the friendly look that Wei Chengqing cast, and couldn't help but laugh. Mr. Wei was confirming on the surface, but in fact it was more like some kind of temptation.
"Ah..." Wei Chengqing looked confused and then said, "Naturally, naturally, I said, just as Wei Qing said, Zhaoyi Town... is really ridiculous."
Suddenly, someone smiled.
Wei Chengqing was talking about Zhaoxin Town, but Li Chongjun actually said it to be Zhaoyi Town. Zhaoyi Town has long been occupied by Qin Shaoyou. Although it is ridiculous, one is in Hebei and the other is in Jiangnan. This... is impossible to fight.
It can be seen that... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be not very concerned about matters that govern.
Wei Chengqing smiled meaningfully at Li Chongjun. He did not intend to point out Li Chongjun's mistakes. He was about to say something, but at this time, an eunuch hurried in: "Seriously ill... The Emperor is seriously ill..."
The Xuanzheng Hall suddenly became an uproar, with some people happy and some people worried.
Wei Chengqing's face was calm. He pinched his fingers and said that the day when Wu Zetian was about to die was almost here.
All of this...of course, he had calculated it. He couldn't help but look at the people around him. Some were shocked, some were worried, and some couldn't hide the hint of joy.
As for Li Chongjun, he was naturally shocked and said hurriedly: "What... hurry up, go to Ziwei Palace..."
He followed the eunuchs and had already left in a hurry.
However, the Xuanzheng Palace was silent like a dead person. No one left without authorization. They were waiting for the news here. Wei Chengqing had also quietly sat in the corner and began to look very inconspicuous.
Almost everyone is controlling their emotions. Those who are happy have already concealed their joy, while those who are heartbroken will not dare to express it too much.
The hall was very quiet, and the quiet needles could be heard, but only occasionally, a few unstoppable coughs would be heard.
After waiting for a long time, someone stood up and said, "Your Highness is still in the future, and no one will come to convey the news. I'm afraid it's not good."
No one answered him, and Wei Chengqing sat aside, too lazy to pay attention to it.
Then some people began to whisper, and these people were old ministers. Most of them had experienced many similar things, so they were all experienced masters. Just based on the length of time the prince visited, whether anyone came to report the latest progress, many things could be seen in these small details.
After waiting for a while, there was still no news at all, which made the guess even more confirmed.
Someone couldn't help but look at the important officials of the Wei family here. Seeing that they were all calm, they couldn't help but wonder.
If the emperor has any faults, the Wei family is quite suspicious.
As he was speaking, a hurry came from outside. After a while, he saw Prince Li Chongjun coming in a hurry. He was in a state of dismay. He looked sad. When he walked into Xuanzheng Hall, everyone couldn't help but stand up and wanted to salute. He just waved his hand tiredly, and then said weakly: "The emperor's typhoid fever has worsened. Now... he is not long, and he has only one last breath left..."
Everyone was holding their ears, but their expressions were different.
Because everyone paid attention to the word "typhoid fever" by the prince, which is almost equivalent to. His Highness the Prince's determination is that if the emperor has any problems, it is very likely that he died of illness. Since he died of illness, it is natural that it is not the Wei family's hands.
If so...
Those who wanted to jump out of doubt couldn't help but remain silent. The prince said this, what else could he say? Since he died of illness, could he still refer to a deer as a horse?
Besides...if it was really not that I died of illness, I would come out to question it at this time. The Wei family would never give up. At the same time, they offended the prince, which was equivalent to questioning the prince, which was equivalent to being unpleasant on both sides.
Wei Chengqing stood up: "Your Highness, is the news accurate?"
Li Chongjun said: "The imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment will never be wrong. Doctor Liu said that it was only a few days... Alas... I'll report to Lin Yuan quickly and report to my father and mother, asking them to return to the palace quickly and take charge of the overall situation. You should not be careless about the matter of the tomb. However, now, there is a problem. The emperor's tomb was built in Luoyang. Now that the capital has been moved to Chang'an, it will be buried in the East or West capital, but it is still easy to discuss. Now... the matter is a little anxious. Because of the urgent, there must be no trouble. I am so confused that I am afraid I don't have this mind. Please pay attention."
After he said that, he sat aside with a depressed look on his face.
Everyone looked at him, each with their own thoughts.
Obviously... it's time to prepare for the funeral. Speaking of this, the emperor is afraid that he will have lived in a few days and suddenly such a change is unexpected. In fact, it's not just the "Crown Prince" who is confused. Many people here are afraid that they will start to re-plan for themselves.
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When hunting in the Tian family, it is naturally impossible to learn from the hunter. They really ride horses and bows to the forest garden to find the wild beasts on the mountain.
There are special palaces here. In fact, except for tens of thousands of imperial guards who hunted some wild animals everywhere, most of the emperor and the queen are in this palace.
Li Xian loves playing games, so the ministers who accompany him naturally have to accompany him. Li Xian seems relaxed and happy here, and feels that this place is more comfortable than in the palace, so he is quite happy to have fun. Wei simply put down his government affairs and stayed with Li Xian all day long to watch him playing games.
Li Xian won more than he lost, but most of the winning prizes were rewarded again, so several close ministers were happy to lose more to Li Xian.
When the fast horse report came, it was still lively here. When a female official entered the hall, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Empress, the emperor is seriously ill. The prince has a hurry to report. Please ask Your Majesty and Empress to return quickly."
Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and several close ministers were also shocked. They knew the importance of it, so they hurriedly curled their smiles and then stepped aside obediently.
After a brief loss of consciousness, Li Xian seemed a little panicked.
The Queen Mother is seriously ill...
Of course he knew that if he was just an ordinary person, he would never be so anxious to invite him back. The prince was quite steady, not a person who didn't know the severity, and he would not dare to disturb his interest easily.
The only possibility is that the Queen Mother's life will be in the near future.
Li Xian was in a very complicated mood. Although he had a close relationship with the Queen Mother, he was afraid that his other memories would be left with fear. He was confused and had to look at Queen Wei at a loss.
Weiss is much more calm.
Here, she has been waiting for news from Chang'an. Now that the news is indeed coming, she finally breathes a sigh of relief.
After all, she didn't trust Li Chongjun very much, and she had even thought about it for a long time. If Li Chongjun couldn't do this, she would have to think of other ideas.
But never expected that things would be done.
This made Wei's mood complicated. Will the woman she hated to the core still die? She even had some doubts that all this was just an illusion, but when Li Xian looked at her uneasyly, Wei calmed down.
She said almost without hesitation: "Your Majesty, the emperor is Your Majesty's biological mother, and her biological mother is critically ill. How can a son of man be fun outside? Your Majesty should immediately set up a car and return to the palace to visit the emperor, and at the same time accompany the emperor's sickbed to take good care of him. The emperor is very human. In addition to being filial, your Majesty should also invite monks to enter the palace and pray for the emperor in the Mingtang. If it is really a last resort, an edict should be issued to pardon the world and increase the merits of the emperor. I hope... the emperor will have the blessing of heaven and can turn danger into safety."
Li Xian had a cold war and then stood up: "Yes, yes, the queen said it right, it should... should go back to the palace immediately. You can't stay here anymore. And... everything will be done according to the queen's wishes. Come... come... and prepare quickly. I'll go back to the palace when I see it tomorrow."
"Your Majesty." Wei interrupted Li Xian and said word by word: "When tomorrow, I'm afraid it's too late. Your Majesty should be lightly simplified. Let's set off now. I will follow His Majesty to set off."
"Okay, okay, then... let's do it." Li Xian almost obeyed Wei's words.
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Chang'an City has begun to become lively, and countless news has been flying all over the sky, and the news is coming and going. In an inconspicuous villa, Shangguan Chen opened the window and looked at the bustling streets outside.
He pursed his lips and withdrew his eyes. Dozens of people were standing behind him.
"It seems... the Emperor is afraid that something will happen." Shangguan Chen frowned.
News from the palace has spread.
Shangguan Chen did not expect things to develop so quickly.
It is said that a group of royal families have entered the palace, and the two princes are accompanying Wu Zetian. As for the ministers, although they cannot go to accompany them, they must be worried at this time, waiting for the final confirmation news.
"It's really a matter of trouble." Shangguan Chen sighed. If Wu Zetian really had something unexpected, it was obvious that His Highness King Wei would be in an extremely passive situation.
It is obviously not enough to rely on a second prince alone. The problem now is that since Empress Wei took action and chose to go out of the palace to hunt before taking action, this means that she is 100% sure that even if Wu Zetian dies, she is not afraid of any eggs appearing. This... is the key to the problem.
"Why aren't you worried about trouble? Unless someone protects her, the one who protects her must be His Royal Highness." Shangguan Chen couldn't help but sneer.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince turned completely to Empress Wei. Although there were some signs in advance, Zhu Lou had been investigating the whereabouts of the Crown Prince. Many signs could indicate that Prince Li Chongjun may have become Empress Wei's man now.
However... Shangguan Chen still didn't expect that Li Chongjun's letter of fame was actually the emperor. This... was really eye-opening.
Now, things suddenly turned around and the whole of Chang'an was shocked. His Royal Highness openly claimed that the emperor died of illness, which was equivalent to a foregone conclusion and suddenly, calming people's hearts.
In this way... what actions should Zhu Lou take?
Looking back at the tribes who were on standby, Shangguan Chen suddenly felt that his relationship was a bit important, and his every word, action, and every move could affect the success or failure of His Highness the King of Wei.
Taking a deep breath, he suddenly thought of his sister, so he sighed again, so he said lightly: "Continue to inquire about the news, and do not let go of any clues. All spies are released. All those who have something to do with us should also take out some news from them. From now on, any little news, even if a eunuch in the palace is strange, must be reported immediately and try to get our people to approach Ziwei Palace. Although there is a strict prevention and control there, it is now a mess. You can try to contact Shangguan Kaizhao. No one is allowed to rest in the next twenty-four hours, including me, as well."
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The big seal is delivered.
(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!