"What the twenty-sixth brother said is very reasonable. The pen %fun %pavilion www.biquge.info Wang Yuan has indeed made great contributions to my Datang. From this point of view, Wang Yuan also had no choice but to agree to his father's request, I am afraid that it is also for the overall situation of the Tang Dynasty and for the loyalty to His Majesty. "Yi Wang Li Pu twisted his beard and said.

"yes, it's not easy for him. This matter was inadvertently leaked out of his mouth and was questioned by me. My father asked him to keep it a secret, which was to cover it up and keep us all in the dark. Li Heng said.

Yongwang Li Lan said loudly: "No. It's unfair to us that Father is doing this. I, Li Lan, got on the throne without a passive, but I am not worthy to all the royal brothers and brothers here. Why did his father hide this matter and let Li Mao become the emperor? Is there still a heavenly principle? Even if he Li Mao is qualified to succeed to the throne, he must come in a proper manner, he is doing this to take advantage of the danger of my Tang Dynasty, and I am the first to disobey him. ”

Li Jian said: "Yes, I don't accept it either." We can't stop this matter, let's go to our father to comment. You can't let him take advantage of others, it's too cunning and treacherous. ”

All the princes shouted one after another, and they were extremely angry. Impulsive, Li Luan, the king of Yong, immediately wanted to slap the table and get up and leave, and wanted to go to Sanhualou to confront Xuanzong. Li Heng hurriedly got up and said, "Brothers, don't be impatient. It is impossible to go to the emperor for comment in this way. Now that the edict of the father's abdication has been issued, and he has announced to the world that he is located in Li Mao, we will be suspected of rebellion if we make such a fuss. ”

"What then? Can't you swallow your anger? Li Xuan said angrily.

"This matter needs to be done fairly, and it is useless to make noise, and it will not get everyone's support. Others still think that we covet the throne and refuse to accept the new emperor's accession to the throne, so they come out to make trouble. If you want me to say, we can't make such a fuss, first of all, we must expose Li Mao's treacherous deeds and release this inside information, so that everyone in the world will know that Li Mao, the emperor, is in an improper position and does not comply with the rules. Expose his despicable behavior of taking advantage of the Tang Dynasty when it was in danger to coerce his father and the court with the overall situation. The public opinion of the world is in my favor, and everyone knows that his throne is not legitimate, and if we act in the future, it will be justified. Secondly, I think we should have strength. It's useless to rely on lip service, and if you want Li Mao to give up the throne in the future, what you need is strength. Whoever of us brothers can succeed to the throne, but first of all, we must share the same hatred and let the person who grabbed the throne give up the throne. King Shou is not at peace with us, and this time he has used despicable means to seize the throne, and if we do not have a countermeasure, we will suffer from it in the future. Don't wait until the time comes, the brothers died at his hands, and he doesn't know how he died. Li Heng said eloquently.

"What the twenty-sixth brother said is very true, it has really grown a lot, and this countermeasure is very pertinent. I'm in favor. Li Zhen was the first to nod in praise.

"What the twenty-sixth brother said is indeed reasonable, it is not difficult to release the news to expose Li Mao's despicable behavior, but you said that we have the strength to fight against it, so how should we do it?" Yongwang Li Xuan frowned.

"Isn't the relationship between the twenty-sixth brother and Wang Yuan good? Can we win Wang Yuan to stand on our side? If Wang Yuan is willing to help us, are you still afraid of Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi? Li Jian shouted.

Several princes looked at Li Heng with anticipation, hoping that he could express his stance to persuade Wang Yuan. However, Li Heng shook his head slightly and said, "Wang Yuan may not be willing to get involved in this matter, and the relationship between me and him is not as close as you think." In fact, he didn't have a good impression of me, but because of the deeper prejudice between him and King Shou, he randomly chose a prince to be recommended as the crown prince. If it weren't for the fact that the brothers had gone a little too far in the refugee resettlement, I would probably not have been the first person he wanted to recommend. ”

Li Heng's scheming is getting deeper and deeper, and the more things go on, the more Li Heng has to dispel the doubts of the princes. Because if it is closely related to Wang Yuan, it is easy to think that even if Li Mao is allowed to give up the throne, he will only make wedding clothes for Li Hui, in that case, several princes are afraid that they will not want to come forward. It is necessary to take advantage of the princes' dissatisfaction with Li Mao to act, and to dispel their doubts, which is a technical job. This is the biggest challenge Li Heng has encountered since growing up, and his performance today can be said to have reached the highest peak of his IQ in his life. Under his careful control, things are developing in a set direction.

"It's better to ask for others than for yourself, Wang Yuan definitely doesn't want to openly disobey his father's orders, and he doesn't want to bear the reputation of rebelling against the new emperor. Instead of begging him, let's do it ourselves. Anyway, now that my father has abdicated, we have no one to restrain in Chengdu, as long as Wang Yuan does not object, we can recruit troops on the spot. Once we have soldiers and horses at hand, what are we afraid of? In the future, if you want to write, we will come to the text, and if the text is not successful, we will come to the martial arts. What do you think? Li Heng continued.

"Okay, good, this is good. As long as Wang Yuan doesn't object, let's recruit troops on the spot. There are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Chengdu, and the source of soldiers is not a problem. As long as there is money and food, I am afraid that an army of 180,000 will be achieved overnight. We have soldiers in our hands, and no one can help us. Li Lan stroked his palms and laughed.

"But where will the money and food come from for recruitment?" The Twelfth Prince Li Pu frowned and asked.

Li Heng said: "There is no need to worry about this matter. I once revealed to Wang Yuan the idea of recruiting troops to quell the rebellion. Wang Yuan did not object. He also said that he would strongly support it. In fact, he had long felt that his troops were insufficient, but he couldn't rashly recruit troops, because his Shence army was already huge, and recruiting more troops and horses would attract more criticism. I don't think he would object to this. By the way, I will tell you a secret, Wang Yuan has a lot of money and grain on hand, and he has more than 20 large granaries in Chengdu, all of which are the grain he has hoarded in Jiannan in the past few years. So far, it has only used up the grain of seven or eight granaries. No one in the world has anything to eat, and Wang Yuan will not have no food. ”

"Oh my God, it turns out that the rumors are true. Did this guy know he would be today? A few years ago, I heard that he was busy stockpiling grain and building a city, and now it all comes in handy. Li Jian said in astonishment.

"So this man is very discerning. It's really not possible, let's write an IOU to borrow grain and grass from him, and return it to him in the future. I don't think it's difficult. We will visit him these days and discuss the matter with him, and he will not refuse. Li Heng said.

"Okay, that's it. How can he not give face to so many of us? Li Lan patted his thigh and said.

In the midst of a chaotic meeting, a consensus was reached. Several frustrated, angry, and worried princes finally completed the integration of forces, driven by common interests.

……

In the quiet house of the plum garden, the bone-eating ecstasy sounded in the darkness. Two perfect bodies are naked opposite each other in the brocade quilt, carrying out the most primitive and fierce rhythm. Although the people on the bed are extremely suppressed the pleasure of bliss, the wheezing and moaning are still uncontrollable, especially when the rhythm is intensified and the movements are violent. The sound of groaning is like the last cry of a drowning man. But this last cry brings people not horror and horror, but a kind of extreme encouragement and temptation.

Finally, with the man's ferocious dash and the woman's breathless breath, the storm subsided. The two embraced each other from exhaustion, gasping violently.

Wang Yuan's whole body was almost drained, and he lay on Gongsun Lan's soft and plump body, closed his eyes and gasped to recover. In the dark glow, Gongsun Lan's hair was soaking wet and sticking to her smooth forehead. With the blush of bliss on his face, he closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing. The slender white fingers unconsciously scratched gently in Wang Yuan's bun.

"Cousin, how do you feel?" Wang Yuan opened one eye and looked at Gongsun Lan Duanli's face through the valley between the two buds towering in front of him.

Gongsun Lan hummed softly and sighed in a low voice: "When I saw Wang Lang, I was wrong for life." Sooner or later I will be ruined at your hands, and I find myself becoming more and more addicted to this matter. Am I already fallen? ”

Wang Yuan chuckled, propped himself up, broke away from the closely connected body, leaned over to look at the beautiful face under him and smiled: "This is not depravity, the joy of the boudoir is the most joyful thing in the world." My cousin is getting more and more able to enjoy and cooperate. The cousin meets the perfect standards of a married woman. ”

"Phew, what other perfect standard does a wife have?"

"Of course, there are standards, and the woman that men love the most is to go up to the hall and down to the kitchen. Under the bed is a lady, and on the bed is a slut. Such a woman has face in front of her, satisfies the vanity of men, and can satisfy men's infinite desires later. ”

Gongsun Lan chirped: "Phew, you people are simply too dirty in their hearts. You dare to call me a slut, see if I don't give you something awesome. ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "It's just an analogy." It's okay to be a slut, as long as you're slutty to me, you're a good wife. The lewdness of the lady of the country back then. Swing is the head of a hundred thousand faces, that is the real slut. ”

Gongsun Lan took a sip and reached out to pull the brocade quilt to cover up the exposed twin peaks. Wang Yuan watched the pair of buds disappear from view, swallowing and spitting, his face full of complexion.

Gongsun Lan raised her hand and poked Wang Yuan's forehead, and said angrily: "Indulgence and indulgence, absurdity, it's you." ”

Wang Yuan lay down on his back and said with a smile: "Life is short, be happy in time." There are beautiful wives and concubines in the family, do you want to destroy the heavens? ”

Gongsun Lan sighed lightly, turned sideways and hugged Wang Yuan's arm and whispered, "Don't give up on yourself, don't say things like being happy in time." It feels like you have a premonition that something bad is happening. Tonight...... You don't pity people at all, it's like crazy. I was startled when I saw your hideous face just now. ”

Wang Yuan was stunned for a moment, stroked Gongsun Lan's hair bun and said, "Do I have it?" Maybe I was distracted just now and remembered today's events. Sorry. ”

Gongsun Lan said in a low voice: "It seems that you do have a lot of hidden things in your heart. ”

Wang Yuan moved his body, changed his comfortable position, and said softly: "I'll confess to you." Not...... Let me tell you one thing first, after His Majesty announced his abdication this morning, Li Heng, the king of Feng, saw me in a hurry, and Li Heng was about to go crazy. ”

Gongsun Lan said softly: "Of course, he was so close to the throne that he was almost about to touch the throne, but his dream was shattered by this sudden change, and no one can be calm." ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Yes, yes." I know the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart, and I also know that Li Heng is not the only one who is dissatisfied with this matter, and many people will be angry and dissatisfied. But for me, it's a good thing, it's something I can take advantage of. I told Li Heng that the new emperor's ascension to the throne was not approved by His Majesty, and that he was rebelling against his father and standing on his own. I told him that in fact, Li Mao's ascension to the throne was actually unruly, and his throne was seized by taking advantage of the crisis of the Tang Dynasty. His Majesty's statement of acknowledging the succession was also forced to be helpless, and my immobility was also instructed by His Majesty. ”

Gongsun Lan was surprised: "What are you doing to him?" These are all speculations without evidence. ”

Wang Yuan said: "There is indeed no evidence, and there are some lies that I made up. But even if it is a lie, a lie repeated a thousand times will become true. Besides, what I said is not all false, is Li Mao's ascension to the throne in accordance with the rules? He was not even made a crown prince, and was enthroned as emperor while His Majesty was still on the throne. His Majesty did not issue a decree to him, but he only spoke to himself, and His Majesty later cooperated with him. ”

Gongsun Lan was silent for a long time, frowned, and said, "What is your purpose in doing this?" ”

Wang Yuan said quietly: "It's very simple, borrow the mouth of the princes to spread the news of Li Mao's usurpation of the throne." Occupying the moral high ground also made Li Mao's ascension to the throne unconvincing, making his throne less secure. ”

Gongsun Lan was stunned and said, "Aren't you doing this to let other princes compete with you for the throne?" Isn't this to provoke chaos in Datang? ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said: "That's exactly what I want to do, I don't have to do it, naturally someone will go to him to settle accounts." His name on the throne is not justified, and other princes have the right to remove him from the throne. You should understand the so-called truth that if the name is not right, it is not good. ”

Gongsun Lan took a breath of cold air and said softly: "But do you really plan to provoke chaos within Datang?" Is it wise to do so when the rebels are still alive? Now that Li Mao has the support of Li Guangbi, if he wants to pull him off the throne, I am afraid that the only way to do it is to use force. Have you thought about the consequences of this move? Maybe even more chaotic than it is now. ”

Wang Yuan said quietly: "Of course I thought about it, I just want to make the situation as chaotic as possible." Of course, you don't have to worry, in a short period of time, Li Mao's throne is unshakable, and even I have already admitted the fact of his accession to the throne on the congratulatory table. In the short term, he won't be bad for me, he doesn't have that strength yet. And I will not allow civil strife until the rebellion is quelled, otherwise I will give the rebels a chance. Ann was the first to go outside, and the real good show was after the counterinsurgency. ”

Gongsun Lan was stunned and said: "You mean, you won't do it, it's the hands of the rest of the princes." Do you want to secretly fund the princes' soldiers and horses, so that they can compete with Li Mao for the throne? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "My cousin is really smart, that's exactly what I think." I told Li Heng that I would give him money and food to support them in recruiting soldiers and horses for training in the name of counterinsurgency. I am afraid that these soldiers and horses will not be able to count on the suppression of the rebellion, but in the future, it will be very useful to argue with Li Mao. I don't show up, but I can support others to come forward. For the sake of the throne, the princes will show no mercy to each other. This is a tradition of their Li family. From Taizong to the current Emperor Taishang, none of them are veterans of cannibalism. ”

Gongsun Lan thought for a while and said, "Erlang, I didn't mean to ask you, I just wanted to ask, if they really have civil strife, what is the benefit to Datang?" Isn't it another chaos in the world, and another misery of life? ”

Wang Yuan turned his head to look at Gongsun Lan, Gongsun Lan's eyes were shining in the dark night, and her warm breathing was clearly audible.

"Cousin, I said it today, and today I will confess my heart to you. In fact, I have long lost any hope for Datang, and I have no loyalty to Datang in my heart. His Majesty's actions have made me lose faith in him, and the contradictions between me and His Majesty are irreconcilable. A few months ago, I couldn't make up my mind, and it wasn't until that time, when Li Mao sent spies to Huanhuaxi to spy on the residence of Lady Qin and Yang Yuhuan, that I realized that I had no way out. I am 100% sure that His Majesty and Li Mao already know the truth about Ma Weipo. The rumors circulating in the outside world that I killed the former crown prince Li Heng and saved the concubine's private secrets, said that there is a nose and eyes, and this matter can no longer be kept secret. And Li Mao's actions just show that they are convinced of this. Although there was some rift between me and their father and son before, in my opinion, it was still a contradiction that could be bridged. However, this incident has left me with no way out, and they will never let me go. Although they never asked about it, or even talked about it openly and privately, it seems to me that the more they keep talking, the more strange it becomes. You know me, what choice will I make when I have no way back? ”

Gongsun Lan looked at Wang Yuan blankly, and muttered, "Then, could it be that all this is a game set up by you?" Li Mao: Did you deliberately release Chengdu? You also expected him to ascend the throne in Lingzhou? You deliberately pretended to be confused, and even though General Li Mi pointed this out to you, you didn't react much? ”

Wang Yuan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, this is all deliberate by me." Jiannan, Longyou, Hexi, and Sandao are my territory, Li Mao can easily leave Chengdu and arrive in Shuofang, can he go if I don't let him go? I also know very well the purpose of Li Mao's trip to Lingzhou, and the newly promoted Ma Dezhong by His Majesty's side is my person. When Ma Wei was on the slope, he was loyal to me. Originally, he was just a low-status chamberlain, but His Majesty was extra careful when he came to Chengdu, and replaced the personal chamberlain around him, and Ma Dezhong was promoted to a personal chamberlain because of his low status, but he was not suspicious. It was he who overheard the conversation between His Majesty and Li Mao, and I learned that Li Mao had gone to Lingzhou to discuss the matter of borrowing troops with the Hui people. ”

"What? Borrowed soldiers? Are they going to borrow troops from the Uighurs? Gongsun Lan was stunned, every word that came out of Wang Yuan's mouth was a secret she didn't know, and it was something that made people stunned, which made her lose her usual calmness.

"Yes, they will borrow troops from the Uighurs. Li Guangbi and Guo Ziyi came into contact with the Uighurs in Lingzhou, who had defeated the Turkic Baimei Khan and occupied the northern steppes. Li Guangbi wants to bring back the soldiers and horses of the Su people to the Tang Dynasty to quell the rebellion, saying that it is a counterinsurgency, but in fact, it is also to strengthen the strength of Li Guangbi and others, which is enough to compete with me. Wang Yuan said quietly.

"Crazy, all crazy. It is easy to bring people back to us, and it is easy to invite God and it is difficult to send God, what do they think? Your Majesty actually agreed? It's crazy. Gongsun Lan exclaimed lightly.

"Heaven wants him to perish, and you must first make him mad. It was precisely His Majesty's consent that secretly sent Li Mao to negotiate with the Hui people on his behalf. borrowed external forces to control me, which shows that they have actually treated me like a tiger and a wolf for a long time. So, what scruples do I have? Wang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"In that case, why did you let Li Mao go to borrow soldiers? Wouldn't that be as they intended? Won't it become a force that oppresses you? What's in it for you? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Since I have no way out, what I am thinking about is how to break this mess." I know that once Li Mao succeeds in borrowing troops, he will never return to Chengdu again, and he is under my control. I figured out what he was going to do. Sure enough, he brazenly ascended the throne as emperor. His Majesty obviously acquiesced in his behavior, and with His Majesty's shrewdness, he would not have known that Li Mao would not come back after he left. Everything he did was to fool us, and in his opinion, it was better for Li Mao to ascend the throne than for the imperial power to be controlled by me. All he had to do was to show his approval, and then abdicate, so that he could successfully solve the situation under my control, which was the wishful thinking of their father and son. And Li Mao's ascension to the throne is also what I want, as soon as he ascends the throne, he will be the target of everyone. I can profit from chaos. His wishful thinking is that after he sits on the throne in the future, he will turn his face against me. I will either let him slaughter or he will defeat me. How can I let him get his wish, I want him to face the crusade of the princes first, so that they can fight first. ”

Gongsun Lan said softly: "What I don't understand is that if you have already lost confidence in Your Majesty and Datang, since you already have other intentions, why ...... Why not ......"

"Why don't you simply wipe out the royal bloodline in Chengdu?" Wang Yuan continued her words.

“…… I am ...... That's exactly what it means. Gongsun Lan said in a low voice.

"Cousin, why are you confused, can I do this? Do you want me to become the public enemy of the world like An Lushan? Have you forgotten what you told me? As early as a few years ago, when you were still in Chang'an, you once told me about the five surnames and seven clans in the Tang Dynasty. If I do anything, I will be a traitor. The whole world condemns it. Just like the rebels in An Lushan, I will lose all the hearts and minds of the people, lose all the support. In that case, is there any chance that I will succeed? Even if I succeed, will I be able to win hearts and minds? Wang Yuan asked in a deep voice.

Gongsun Lan came to her senses and sighed, "I'm so shocked that I asked such a stupid question. It's really not hands-on. The clans controlled the southeastern lands, and they had abundant financial resources and supplies. Once the imperial power is in danger and their interests are not protected, they will unite to die against you. The people will also turn their backs on you because of what you did, and that would be no different from the An Lushan rebellion. And the family will not interfere in the struggle for imperial power between princes and princes, no matter who is the emperor in the Li family, they are all people who sit back and enjoy their success. That's why they sit idly by. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "That's right." I didn't believe in the power of the southern wealthy families you said before. It wasn't until this year that I realized how strong they were. Although they were far away from the north, the provincial capitals in the southeast were controlled by these families, and the money, grain, finance, and taxes in the southeast were also controlled by them. In such a difficult situation, they still have the spare energy to send money, food and material resources to Chengdu. What they defended was the Li Tang Imperial Power, and once someone threatened the imperial power, it was tantamount to threatening their interests, and they would spare no effort to support the imperial family to exterminate the rebels. Just this afternoon, the last batch of grain and grass materials arrived in Chengdu, and the officials who escorted the grain and grass officially informed me that from now on, all the money and grain will be transported to the new imperial army in Lingzhou, and will no longer be supplied to Chengdu. It can be seen that they are not interested in who is sitting on the throne, as long as it is a member of the Li family's royal family, they will give strong support. ”

Gongsun Lan nodded slightly and remained silent.