"The minister and His Majesty are heart-to-heart today, and the minister will also speak his heart. Your Majesty's ascension to the throne in Lingwu caused disputes in the world, and Your Majesty was at fault. But the minister thought that the biggest fault was not His Majesty, but Li Guangbi. The minister knew that His Majesty's accession to the throne must have been instigated by Li Guangbi. With all due respect, Li Guangbi's move was not for the sake of His Majesty, but for the sake of His Majesty, but to push His Majesty into a dangerous situation. If he hadn't instigated His Majesty to ascend the throne, there would have been so many disputes that followed. If His Majesty has the intention of seizing the throne, he can do so above board, not by such means. Forcibly ascending the throne will make His Majesty the enemy of the world. This is also the reason why the kings later raised an army against His Majesty. That Li Guangbi had ill intentions and seemed to be loyal to His Majesty, but in fact he was speculating for personal gain. As a courtier of royal grace, his actions were precisely disloyalty. This person is just using His Majesty to speculate on his position, and his heart is sinister. ”

Li Mao frowned and was silent, Wang Yuan blamed Li Guangbi for all the faults, which made Li Mao very confused.

"Li Guangbi once worked with ministers, and he was also one of the famous generals in my Tang Dynasty. But the biggest flaw of this person is that he is selfish and narrow. In this case, he chose to take risks and instigated His Majesty to take risks to ascend the throne and put His Majesty in a situation where the world was in the spotlight, but he himself could gain His Majesty's trust and thus regain his strength. This is the man's sinister intentions. There have also been frequent festivals between Li Guangbi and the minister, and the reason why the minister is stigmatized by others is that this person is the driving force behind the scenes. This person is by His Majesty's side, how can His Majesty be good? The minister believed that the policy of losing power and humiliating the country in exchange for the return of the soldiers and horses in exchange for the land and the city must have come from his suggestion. The princes and former ministers were killed, and they must have been instigated by him. It must be his intention to incite His Majesty to crusade against his ministers. This person is like Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong back then, he is a traitor and thief in the court, and His Majesty suffers from it and does not take it personally, which is really sad and lamentable. ”

Li Mao rolled her eyes, but this time she didn't get angry. Because Wang Yuan has already pushed all the things he has done that even he feels ashamed of on Li Guangbi, so hard to clear his name, what else do he have to be angry? In fact, the above mentioned things were all done by themselves. Li Guangbi also said to stop him, but he didn't listen to him.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the minister recaptured the Emperor Taishang was because he couldn't see Li Guangbi's misdeeds, and he couldn't bear to see the Tang Sheji manipulating the hands of this person. As far as the ministers are concerned, whether His Majesty is the emperor or the Emperor Taishang is the emperor, the ministers are all the same, because you are all members of the Li Tang royal family, no matter who is the emperor, it is reasonable for the subjects. However, His Majesty listened to Li Guangbi's instigation and refused to allow me, and the minister refused to allow this traitor to suffer, so he had to re-establish Emperor Taishang as emperor to counter Li Guangbi's trip to harm the Tang Dynasty. Although the minister and His Majesty raised an army to fight, the minister did not respect His Majesty in the slightest. Your Majesty, please think about it, the Emperor Taishang is already old, and he may not be much old, after the Emperor, who is the Son of Heaven? The world is not yours yet, Your Majesty. Why fight each other and kill you to the death? What Your Majesty is fighting for is actually in your own pocket, but Your Majesty himself doesn't know it. ”

"Your Majesty does not tolerate the minister, but he believes in Li Guangbi's words, and the minister has nothing to say. It is true that the minister was disrespectful to His Majesty before, and some of the minister's behaviors also made His Majesty suspicious. But the minister's heart is like the sun and the moon, whether His Majesty doubts it or doesn't believe it, the minister can't change it, but let the facts speak. The minister came to the city this time, and he could have broken Chang'an in one fell swoop, but the minister did not do so. Because the purpose of the soldiers coming to Chang'an City was not to invade Chang'an and threaten His Majesty. There is only one purpose for the minister, that is, the side of the Qing monarch, except for the ministers. The minister must get rid of Li Guangbi, the scourge of the Tang Dynasty, so that His Majesty will get out of the control of this person. As soon as Li Guangbi died, the ministers withdrew, and the ministers would abdicate from the throne, and the ministers would tell the world that the ministers supported His Majesty as the only emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the only lord of the world. If Your Majesty is still jealous of his ministers, he can retire to the mountains and forests and no longer hold any positions. After the minister quelled the rebellion, killed the minister, and calmed the dispute, the minister's heart was also settled, and the minister was worthy of the court's grace to me, and the minister resigned and went into hiding. ”

"Your Majesty, if the minister does not kill Li Guangbi, the minister will never retreat. The minister did not want to attack the city, unless the minister had to. The minister has already dissected his heart, and hopes that His Majesty will also think twice. Waiting for Your Majesty's decision. Weichen Wang Yuan bowed his head suddenly, long live Your Majesty, long live. ”

Li Mao sat there stunned, her brows twisted into a pimple.

……

In the evening, Zheng Qiushan received Li Mao's order to summon him into the palace. Zheng Qiushan hurriedly rushed to the Xingqing Palace, and the chamberlain told Zheng Qiushan that His Majesty was at Concubine Rong's residence and asked Zheng Qiushan to go to Concubine Rong's place to see him.

Concubine Rong is the title of Zheng Qiushan's daughter, and when he heard that His Majesty was going to summon him at his daughter's residence, Zheng Qiushan smelled a hint of unusualness, and he hurriedly came to the harem under the guidance of his chamberlain.

Concubine Rong's residence is the residence of the original Yang Yuhuan, which was originally a quiet and clean place, but after Concubine Rong moved in, all the original resting furnishings were removed, and even a few abundant peony flowers in the yard were all cut down by the roots and planted with the flower trees that Concubine Rong liked. The pillars and pavilions have all been recolored, and a simple and elegant place is now magnificent and golden, exuding a compelling and luxurious atmosphere.

Zheng Qiushan entered the warm pavilion in the west head and waited, and soon after Concubine Rong came to the warm pavilion. According to the rules, Zheng Qiushan first knelt down to his daughter to say goodbye, and then Concubine Rong did the father-daughter ceremony.

"Your Majesty is bathing, and he will come to see Daddy in a moment. Taking this opportunity, the daughter came to talk to her father. How is Daddy's body? How is my mother's son? After sitting down, Concubine Rong asked with a smile.

Zheng Qiushan stroked his beard and sighed: "It's still the same, the old problem of back pain, don't worry about the concubine." Your mother is still the same, but she misses you tightly. ”

Concubine Rong said with a smile: "Just invite my mother into the palace to talk another day." But Daddy, don't work hard. If you can let others do the things in the court, let others do them, and you don't have to fight for it. ”

Zheng Qiushan frowned and said, "Have you heard something?" How could my father have broken his head and bleed when he fought with others? ”

Concubine Rong sighed: "Why does Daddy hide it from me, don't I know?" His Majesty also said a few words openly and secretly, and his daughter is not a fool. There is some fighting between Daddy and Lee Sang-kook, but there is no need to hide it. ”

Zheng Qiushan was stunned and said: "I'm not fighting for myself, Niangniang, you don't know the danger of the court." My Zheng family has taken huge risks to get to where we are today, but is it so easy to gain a foothold in the DPRK? Don't look at my Zheng family, which has some status inside and outside now, but if I don't fight today, he will be quickly excluded by others in the future, and even driven out of the court, how can you understand these things. ”

Concubine Rong sighed lightly: "My daughter doesn't understand these things, and she doesn't want to know." But now that the situation is dangerous, shouldn't we be united in our efforts to deal with the outside world? Outside the city, more than 100,000 Shence soldiers are coming to the city, and His Majesty is unable to sleep and eat, so at this time, Daddy should not trouble His Majesty again. ”

Zheng Qiushan nodded and said: "I have my own measure, Niangniang can rest assured." By the way, do you know what His Majesty summoned me for? ”

Concubine Rong pondered for a moment and waved her hand. After the two palace maids withdrew from the door, Concubine Rong said in a low voice: "My daughter came to see her father first to tell her father, so that her father knew what to do." This afternoon, His Majesty received a letter from Wang Yuan outside the city. I also read the letter, which roughly means that this time the Shence army came to the city for the sake of the Qing monarch to kill the ministers, not to embarrass His Majesty. The letter said that as long as His Majesty agreed to his request and killed the ministers, the Shence army would retreat. ”

Zheng Qiushan was stunned and said: "Qing Jun killed the ministers on the side? Who is Shechen? Is it me? ”

Concubine Rong sneered and said, "Daddy, you also have too much heart, you and Wang Yuan don't know each other, why does he want to target you?" ”

Zheng Qiushan breathed a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "Daddy is not too hearty. You don't know what's going on. The Cui family's affairs are planned by me, Cui Ruoyu, the eldest lady of the Cui family, is already Wang Yuan's wife, Wang Yuan must have known that it was my Zheng family who planned this matter behind my back, can Cui Ruoying let my Zheng family go? Wang Yuan may also take revenge on me for the Cui family's affairs. That's why I'm so nervous. ”

Concubine Rong sighed: "Daddy, you did too ruthlessly in the Cui family's affairs, and my daughter felt that it was inappropriate at the beginning." ”

Zheng Qiushan said angrily: "If Daddy doesn't do that, can you be a concubine?" Can my Cui family have today? You're here to blame Daddy. ”

Concubine Rong was stunned for a long time, and said in a low voice: "My daughter doesn't want to be this concubine. ”

Zheng Qiushan hurriedly shouted in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, if it spreads, my Zheng family will be finished." ”

Concubine Rong sighed and frowned silently. Zheng Qiushan said: "Don't think about it, think more about the means to make Your Majesty inseparable from you, if you have a prince in the future, the mother is expensive by the son, and you will come out of it." You know what? ”

Concubine Rong frowned and said nothing. Zheng Qiushan didn't want to dwell on this topic too much, and asked in a low voice: "That minister is not me, is it...... Lee Kwang-pil? ”

Concubine Rong nodded and said, "It's Li Xiangguo." That Wang Yuan said in the letter that if His Majesty could kill Li Guangbi, he would immediately withdraw his troops, recognize His Majesty as the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, and even be willing to resign and go into hiding. His purpose is to purge the traitorous ministers of the Qing Dynasty and allow His Majesty to take charge of the affairs of the Tang Dynasty independently. He said that His Majesty was misled by Li Xiangguo, thinking that he Wang Yuan was a traitor and ruined his reputation. Therefore, he couldn't get angry, so he raised another emperor to restore the throne and raise troops to fight against Li Guangbi. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Qiushan's eyes lit up and said, "Is that really the case?" That's great. It turned out that Wang Yuan's target was Li Guangbi, but this time Li Guangbi was afraid that he would die, and no one would be able to save him. Hahaha. ”

Concubine Rong frowned and said, "Daddy, do you believe Wang Yuan's words?" What if what he says is false? ”

Zheng Qiushan frowned and thought for a moment and said, "I don't know if what Wang Yuan said is true or not, but whether it is true or not, this is my best chance to get rid of Li Guangbi." If this person is not removed, my Zheng family will be destroyed by his hands in the future. He is hostile to my Zheng family, don't you know? He slandered me in front of His Majesty, saying that my Zheng family has the heart to interfere in power, and he also wants His Majesty to be vigilant against foreign relatives interfering in politics. ”

Concubine Rong said in a low voice: "He is indeed unfriendly to us, but why did Wang Yuan write this letter at this time?" Is it possible to use an inverse countermeasure? Want to disrupt our plans to defend the city? ”

Zheng Qiushan said angrily: "What do you know? Did you tell Your Majesty this? ”

Concubine Rong hurriedly said, "How can I go and say it?" I also secretly read that letter, and His Majesty did not know about it. ”

Zheng Qiushan nodded and said, "Don't talk nonsense." You have also seen the current situation, can Chang'an City really hold on? I think it's hard. It is rumored everywhere in the city that Wang Yuan has a siege weapon in his hand called Thunder, and the defense of Chang'an City may be difficult to resist. Do you think Your Majesty thinks in your heart that Li Guangbi will definitely be able to hold on? Why is Your Majesty sleeping? His Majesty must have been thinking of other ways to retreat from the enemy. At this time, Wang Yuanlai's letter is probably exactly what His Majesty hopes in his heart, and His Majesty must have come to me to discuss this matter. If the death of one person is exchanged for the stability of Chang'an, Your Majesty will definitely do it. As for the counter-argument you are talking about, there may be such a possibility. But without Li Guangbi, life is over? What about me? Shall I not be able to defend the city? Wouldn't I know how to get those things from Li Guangbi? Therefore, both inside and out, it is beneficial to my Zheng family and not harmful, and I must persuade Your Majesty to do this matter. ”

Concubine Rong thought for a while and said, "Daddy, my daughter doesn't know much about this, and it's up to Daddy to make his own decisions about specific things." The daughter only reminded her father to be thoughtful and not to act in a hurry. In case Wang Yuan's treacherous trick is killed and Jiangshan Sheji is buried, how can there be any Zheng family at that time? It's all over together. ”

Zheng Qiushan got up and arched his hand: "Don't worry, Daddy will be thoughtful." ”

Concubine Rong nodded and said, "Then I'll go, Your Majesty should take a bath." ”

"Congratulations to the mother!"

Soon after Concubine Rong left, Li Mao, who had finished bathing, came to the warm pavilion. Although she was refreshed after bathing, Li Mao's brows were still tightly wrinkled, and it was difficult to stretch out. Zheng Qiushan knelt down and saluted, and Li Mao only waved his hand and sat on the soft couch, holding a cup of tea and drinking it.

Zheng Qiushan didn't dare to speak, he just stood aside with his head down and waited, and soon after Li Mao put down the teacup, let out a long sigh, and said, "Guozhang, have you seen the concubine?" ”

Zheng Qiushan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, we just met and said a few words. ”

Li Mao nodded and said, "The concubine is lonely in the palace, you should come to see her often." ”

Zheng Qiushan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, the old minister obeyed the order, and let her mother come to the palace to stay with her for a few days in a few days." ”

Li Mao nodded slightly, and suddenly went straight to the point: "Guozhang, I want to ask you, do you think Chang'an can hold it?" ”

Zheng Qiushan hurriedly said: "Why did Your Majesty ask this? Chang'an City has sufficient soldiers and horses, abundant grain and grass, strong city defense, and unity, how can it not be defended? With Li Xiangguo in command, he is even more impregnable. Your Majesty need not worry. ”

Li Mao frowned and said, "Do you really think so?" I want to hear the truth. ”

Zheng Qiushan was slightly stunned, and said in a low voice: "The minister is confident, but there is no absolute in everything, and the minister does not dare to say that it is foolproof." But do your best, and obey the destiny of heaven. ”

Li Mao muttered: "Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven." That is, you don't think that Chang'an City will be able to hold it. ”

Zheng Qiushan said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the minister is telling the truth. If the Shence Army is really equipped with such a thing as thunder, the city defense of Chang'an City will indeed have to undergo a severe test. I just don't know if this thing really exists, or if Wang Yuan is playing tricks. In fact, what the minister has always wanted to say to His Majesty is that although we must strengthen the city and defend the lost city, we should probably think of other ways to do so. ”

"Something else? What do you mean? Li Mao frowned.

"The minister didn't dare to say it, and the minister was afraid that His Majesty would blame him if he said this."

"Say, I forgive you not guilty, and you may speak freely." Li Mao shouted.

"The minister said that if there is anything inappropriate, Your Majesty can stop drinking it at any time."

"Say yes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Chen has always believed that on the one hand, we should actively prepare for war, and on the other hand, we should also ...... with Wang Yuan Communication. Zheng Qiushan looked at Li Mao's face cautiously and said in a low voice.

"Communication? You mean to make peace with him? Li Mao frowned.

“…… So to speak. The minister knew that His Majesty hated Wang Yuan to the core, and this thief was arrogant and would become a big disaster. But under the current circumstances, if Wang Yuan can be stabilized, it may not be a good thing. If we can negotiate the conditions and let Wang Yuan take the initiative to withdraw his troops, we can solve the current crisis. Waiting for full preparation to attack before attacking may not be a delaying tactic. ”

Li Mao frowned and pondered, Zheng Qiushan saw that Li Mao had no signs of seizures, so he boldly continued: "The minister dared to say something rebellious, and the minister always thought that in fact, Wang Yuan had come to this point today, and the court's suspicion and persecution of him was not unrelated. Wang Yuan may have a rebellious heart, but the suspicion of the imperial court played a role in fueling the flames, forcing him to speed up his pace. But even so, Wang Yuan still did not rebel in name, even if he sent troops to fight with the imperial court this time, he still served the emperor as the master. This fully shows that he actually does not have the courage to establish himself as the emperor, and the court still has a deterrent power against him. ”

"Nonsense! He's a ruse. coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes. It's a pity that my father was so confused that he was willing to be his pawn. He was given a reason to send troops. I didn't expect you to dare to exonerate him, what are your intentions? Li Mao shouted.

Zheng Qiushan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty is angry, and the minister has no such intention." The minister just analyzed Wang Yuan's psychology. Wang Yuan needs to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, which just shows that he has concerns. And the imperial court gathered 500,000 troops to issue an order to crusade, and he was naturally unwilling to be captured. Just imagine, if the imperial court can tolerate him, the situation will not be so bad. If the 500,000 army had been trained for a year and a half, it would have collapsed at the touch of a button and ended up today