Cui Geng snorted and said, "I don't know if this will is the intention of His Majesty or the meaning of King Xiang."

"Regarding this, the eldest brother does not have to worry at all. Because just yesterday, the young emperor had already given the throne to King Xiang, and he abdicated as King Wen again. Therefore, the current majesty is the original king of the prime minister. Your Majesty's meaning is definitely the meaning of King Xiang. ”

"How is this possible" Cui Geng was taken aback.

He clearly remembered that in historical records, five days after Li Longji launched a coup d'état, Li Dan ascended the throne as emperor.

And now, Li Dan ascended the throne immediately after the coup.

Don't underestimate the time of these five days, the effect is very different.

First of all, this is a "Zen throne", not a "crown prince succession".

In order to show that you are virtuous and have a destiny, you Li Dan at least have to give up three resignations, even if you don't have three resignations, at least you have to choose a good day and an auspicious day, okay, coup d'état that night, and ascend the throne the next day. is so anxious, did you launch a coup d'état to restore Sheji, or to become the emperor yourself

It is conceivable that both now and in the history books of later generations, Li Dan's hasty ascension to the throne this time will be ridiculed. Li Dan's reputation accumulated in the past, not to mention that it was lost once, but it was at least half lost.

Secondly, from the perspective of practical interests, it is not appropriate.

Yes, many soldiers and horses participated in the coup d'état yesterday, but there are still some soldiers and horses who are holding their troops still. People are just dissatisfied with Empress Wei, but they don't support you Li Dan as the emperor.

Now, you coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, in the name of the young emperor Li Chongmao, to gather power, and most of the people will endure it. After all, Li Chongmao is the son of the first emperor, and everyone has to obey orders. When you finish gathering your forces and then ascend the throne, you will have no soldiers and no courage under your hands, and you will have nothing to do.

However, after you ascend the throne, you will gather power and not give everyone a step down. Then don't blame some people for wanting to protect the bloodline of the first emperor and become the emperor again.

Therefore, whether in terms of fame or practical interests, it is very unwise for Li Dan to ascend the throne in such a hurry.

Princess Taiping also questioned: "The bones of the first emperor are not cold, and the heart of the imperial brother is too anxious, Zheng Su, are you fake the news?"

"It's not that the lower officials are falsely spreading the news, but Your Majesty has to do so." ”

"Why"

Zheng Su stretched out his hand and said; "The problem is with the eldest brother."

"Ah me"

"It's you, Cui Geng, Cui Erlang, you are the general manager of the Silla Road march, the pacification envoy of Hebei Province and Shandong Province, and the governor of Andong Prefecture, and you have mastered one-third of my Tang Dynasty's military strength. Now, you are not in Weizhou, so the crown prince Li Chongfu is the supervising army, and this force is in the hands of Li Chongfu. If he moves westward and assists the king and the government, his name is not right, and only after he ascends the throne can His Majesty lead the soldiers and horses of the whole country and quickly quell the rebellion. ”

"I see."

Cui Geng understood in an instant.

On the surface, Li Chongfu has a strong army, and if Li Xian wants to confront him, it should be to let Li Chongmao continue to be on the emperor's throne, causing the fake appearance of brotherly rivalry to the world.

But the question is, who are you fooling?

How did Li Chongfu's position as the crown prince come about, led by Cui Geng, and the ministers knelt down to ask Li Chongfu to be the prince, and Li Xian agreed. Then, choose a good day and choose an auspicious day, canonize the prince in the Hanyuan Palace, and sacrifice to the temple.

This crown prince's position is extremely hard

However, Li Chongmao was after Li Xian's death, and Empress Wei promulgated Li Xian's "testament", abolishing Li Chongfu's crown prince and passing on the throne to Li Chongmao. Li Xian's edict, who knows if it is true or false, more than eighty percent of the possibilities, that is Wei Hou made up. In other words, Li Chongmao's throne did not come from Li Xian, but from Empress Wei.

Since Empress Wei was executed, of course Li Chongfu had to succeed her.

Another point is that Empress Wei is the queen of Li Xianzheng's eight classics. Although she is not the biological mother, from the perspective of feudal etiquette, she is Li Chongmao's mother.

Okay, now that your Li Chongmao's mother was slaughtered by Li Dan, if you don't avenge your mother, and let yourself be the auxiliary government of the enemy who killed your mother, that is unfilial piety, what face do you have to be an emperor

Don't say anything about Empress Wei's immorality, no matter how immoral it is, it's your mother. Otherwise, if everyone thinks that the emperor is immoral and rebels, won't the world be in chaos?

Therefore, as long as Li Chongmao is in power, no matter what aspect it is, Li Chongfu is the "righteous" side.

Only when Li Dan ascends the throne can he justifiably confront Li Chongfu.

Li Dan can completely say that you Li Chongfu is the crown prince of the first emperor, and I have been the emperor before, isn't it better than you to justify your father's crown prince, which I gave up

It's just that later, your father's family couldn't hold the country, and was almost taken by Empress Wei. Now, I have turned the tide and made great contributions to the country, so why not take back the throne

In this way, the two sides can reach a tie in public opinion.

After that, it depends on the individual's means to decide who will kill the deer.

Thinking of this, Cui Geng said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, I think that King Xiang is iron-hearted, and if he wants to fight with the late prince Li Chongfu, the official must be unable to escape death."

Zheng Yu didn't care about Cui Geng's continued call of Li Dan as the prime minister, and said: "Big brother is really smart, you have outstanding achievements, and there are many old departments. If you don't die, whether it is King Xiang or King Linzi, you will feel uneasy."

As he spoke, he beckoned and said; "Honestly, everything is ready for you."

Immediately, a sergeant came up with a tray with three things on it: a dagger, poisoned wine, and a three-foot white silk.

Zheng Yu continued: "Big brother, take these three things back and choose slowly." ”

"What if someone Cui refuses to commit suicide?"

"No," Zheng Su chuckled and said, "That's not up to you, don't you say, princess?"

To put it bluntly, Cui Geng doesn't have any power in his hands now, and he relies on Princess Taiping to protect him. As long as Princess Taiping is relieved, whether it is round or flat, it is up to Cui Geng herself.

However, Princess Taiping shook her head slightly and said, "You go back and tell the imperial brother that it's okay to let Cui Erlang stop doing politics." However, if you want Cui Geng's life, as long as there is still a breath in the palace, you can't do it."

"Princess, why do you have to be a man in the world, why do you want to offend Your Majesty for a Cui Erlang who has already lost power?"

Princess Taiping said: "There are men in the world, but the only one who really enters the heart of this palace is Cui Erlang." Twenty years ago, the queen mother took my concubine Xue Shao for the throne, and I endured it. Today, the imperial brother is also for the throne, and wants to take my Cui Erlang, but the palace is not ready to endure it anymore"

In the end, Princess Taiping's tone was extremely vicious.

She clenched her silver teeth and continued word by word: "You go back and ask the imperial brother: kill the imperial sister-in-law first, and then kill his own sister, how is he going to let the world see him?"

Princess Taiping went against Li Dan's will to protect Cui Geng, first, she was a little open-minded. The second is well, she has some fearlessness.

Cui Geng is known as "Cui Qingtian", and his reputation is very good, so it is needless to mention.

is different from the discredited Princess Taiping after being smeared by Li Longji in later generations. In this era, Princess Taiping's reputation is not bad, with Li Xian's lawless daughters as a backdrop, and Princess Taiping is regarded as a white lotus.

Okay, after Li Dan punished Wei, it was for the sake of the Li family, and it was a last resort to kill Cui Geng, then, what about Princess Taiping, some people will ask, your father and your mother have given birth to so many children, and now you and Princess Taiping are left, you are rich as the emperor, but you can't even tolerate a sister

In addition, with Princess Taiping's understanding of Li Dan, this royal brother has a weak personality, a desire for power~ low hopes and attaches great importance to family affection. As long as he is tough, he should be relenting.

However, to Princess Taiping's surprise, Zheng Su neither compromised nor continued to be tough, but said confidently: "Princess Mo said so desperately, Actually, Your Majesty wants to make a deal with you." ”

"What Deals"

Zheng Su clapped his hands twice and said, "Bring it up." ”

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