The news of Li Chengzong's brutality spread from Luoyang, and Cen Wenwen, who traveled back and forth between Chang'an and Luoyang, soon knew the news, and his face suddenly changed, he himself was sitting in Luoyang, and several ministers of Wude Hall knew that he might not support Li Chengzong, the king of Han, and at this time, this kind of rumor suddenly appeared, and he was afraid that he would not be able to wash it away even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

On the one hand, he ordered people to rummage through the entire Luoyang, looking for the source of the rumors, on the other hand, it was Pegasus to send a message to tell Chang'an, so that Chang'an could get ready, the news came very suddenly, but there was a basis, Li Xin wanted to kill so many rebels, warning future generations, maybe Li Xin meant this, but the world did not dare to hate Li Xin, so they could only aim at Li Chengzong, and even Li Chenghuan let it go.

Of course, it may be those big families who did it, but it may also be people within the imperial court, no matter who it is, Cen Wenwen is extremely angry in his heart, which is bound to make Li Xin have a bad opinion of himself.

In Chang'an City, Du Ruhui and others gathered in the Wude Hall again, and even Shen Qianqiu, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, also appeared in the main hall, in the main hall, the atmosphere was solemn, Du Ruhui's cold voice sounded in the main hall, and on the case next to him, there was a holy decree, which was a holy decree from Li Xin from Liaodong, to kill those who rebelled.

"Your Majesty's decree has been sent to kill all those who rebel. On this side, it has not been executed, and on the other side, someone has started to play tricks. Isn't that interesting? Du Ruhui glanced at everyone and said: "At the beginning, a few of us knew the concerts of the princes, who passed him out and caused today's incident, is there any news from Jinyiwei?" ”

"If you go back to your lordship, there are too many people who know about this matter, and it is difficult to find the source." Shen Qianqiu smiled bitterly: "It's almost impossible. Every one of them is possible. ”

Ma Zhou nodded, this news may have come from the Wude Palace, but it may also have come from several palaces, and there is another possibility, it was from Liaodong.

"This man's intentions are sinister! Taking advantage of the absence of the emperor and the king of Han, throwing out this matter is obviously to destroy the reputation of His Royal Highness the King of Han. Chu Suiliang sighed: "The accuracy of the time is shocking, this is a master behind, what I am worried about is whether there are other means after this incident." ”

"No matter who it is, with such means, even if it wins a game?" Du Ruyan said disdainfully: "This position of the prince is not how your reputation among the people is, how many people support you, but your impression in the heart of the Son of Heaven, the holy family is the most important, whoever has the holy family can become the prince." His Royal Highness the King of Han and His Majesty have the same thoughts, and others smearing His Royal Highness the King of Han like this will not only not succeed, but may also make His Majesty more insistent on his choice. ”

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this, who is the crown prince doesn't care about other people, but cares about the candidate in Li Xinxin, this is the most important thing, as long as Li Xin makes up his mind, there is no way to stop everything else, and no one can stop it. Du Ruhui's eyes lit up for a while, in the final analysis, it was not to look at anything else, but to look at Li Xin's attitude.

"So, the most important thing is that it depends on Your Majesty's attitude now, who Your Majesty believes is who you are, and who Your Majesty doesn't trust, no one can solve the matter in front of you." Du Ruhan said with a smile.

"Then send a message to Your Majesty. Let Your Majesty decide! Chu Suiliang sighed, waiting for Li Xin to make a decision, at this time, only Li Xin could call the shots.

"It's just that if you don't do anything about this matter, and let the other party pour dirty water on King Han, I'm afraid it's not a good thing!" Shen Qianqiu hesitated for a while before saying, "His Royal Highness the King of Han is a royal noble, how can he be falsely accused by others!" ”

"If you don't check, not only will it be difficult for King Han, but also Your Majesty, and you will say that we are not doing well. Not even this rumor can be smoothed out. Doesn't this show that our Martial Arts Hall is too incompetent? Du Ruhui's eyes flashed coldly, this rumor is not only aimed at King Han, but also against several ministers of Wude Palace, if it can't be solved, it also shows that several ministers of Wude Hall are incompetent.

"Yes, although the rumors appeared from Luoyang, in the final analysis, it is still in Chang'an, as long as you look it up from Chang'an, you will definitely be able to find out who the person who shot it is. Hehe, what a bold man, he actually dared to provoke our Wude Palace. Chu Suiliang's face was gloomy, he himself was not very open-minded, he had been smooth sailing all these years, and he was playing well in the Wude Palace, and he thought that he was an outstanding talent in this empire. Now that someone dares to provoke all the members of the Wude Palace, he is naturally extremely unhappy in his heart.

"No, this person must be in Chang'an, a rat-like character, who only knows how to calculate others all day long, but he doesn't dare to stand up openly, it's really hateful." Ma Zhou's thin face showed anger, this kind of character who calculates others in private is very hateful.

This time the matter is very embarrassing, whether it is Du Ruhui or Ma Zhou and others, if it is handled well, naturally there is no problem, and if it is not handled well, Li Chengzong must have an opinion on everyone. More importantly, behind this matter must be the matter of the prince seizing the heir. Even Wude Hall is not good at interfering too much in this matter at this time, and it has been checked and checked, but in the end it has become a matter between several princes. Spreading it out is also a big scandal of the Tang Dynasty.

"Qianqiu, find a way, tell Your Majesty about this matter immediately, and ask Your Majesty to make a decision!" Du Ruhui's eyes flashed with a complicated look, in the end of this matter, no matter how it was solved, one thing was certain, the signs of the sons seizing the heirs had appeared, even if Li Xingui was the son of heaven, I am afraid that there was no better way to solve this matter.

"Yes. Rest assured, Your Majesty will receive the news within five days. Shen Qianqiu patted his chest and said. Jinyiwei naturally has a channel for Jinyiwei, Chang'an is thousands of miles away from Liaodong, and it arrived in Liaodong within five days, which shows that the strength of Jinyiwei has not only not weakened over the years, but has increased a lot. But at this time, everyone didn't have the heart to care about this, and waved their hands, asking Shen Qianqiu to go down and pass the message without mentioning it.

"Did you spread the rumors about Chang'an and Luoyang?" Chen Wangfu, Li Chengji's face was cold, looking at Xu Jingzong in front of him, his eyes were cold.

"Your Highness, where does this kind of thing need the minister to send someone to gossip, everyone in the world knows that this is the idea of the King of Han, and the minister doesn't have to bother with this thought at all, and take this risk to spread such a thing. Your Highness has misunderstood the minister. Xu Jingzong smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, this kind of thing must have been caused by the Kanto family." These thieves of the Kanto family are not dead, even if they can't shake my Tang Dynasty, they will make me have a split within the Tang Dynasty, so that the monarch and the ministers will be suspicious. ”

Li Chengji nodded, sighing slightly in his heart, he is not a fool, although Xu Jingzong is reasonable, but in fact, Li Chengji knows that there must be Xu Jingzong behind his back, and only when he is in power, Xu Jingzong will have the opportunity to enter the Wude Hall and become an important person in the Wude Palace. He sighed, no matter what, Xu Jingzong was also thinking about himself.

"Is everything settled?" Li Chengji suddenly said faintly.

Xu Jingzong was stunned for a moment, raised his head and stared at Li Chengji, his expression was complicated, and finally he quickly lowered his head, and was silent for a long time before saying, "The minister will retire first." ”

Li Chengji looked at the other party's back and turned into a long sigh, he and Li Chengzong are congenitally deficient, and they can take refuge in themselves, no matter what kind of character they are, as long as they have a skill, they will be accepted, such as Xu Jingzong in front of him, although his reputation is not very good, but he also has a bit of status in the court, and he is okay in terms of resourcefulness, so he will leave the other party. Even this time, Xu Jingzong is afraid that it is because of himself that he will come up with this method, which may cause disgust from others, but it is all for his own consideration.

"My father is so partial, for the sake of his eldest brother, more than 10,000 people will kill if they want to, aren't they afraid of opposition from the world?" Li Chengji looked at the palace in the distance, and he felt a chill in his heart. His father, who was originally merciful in his heart, killed more than 10,000 people in one go for his brother. The reputation he bears for this makes him feel angry and disappointed.

"Your Highness, Niangniang is here." In the distance, a dressed woman walked away, it was Li Zhiwan, the mother of the Tang Dynasty's concubine, who was still so arrogant and luxurious, as if she was the lord of ten thousand flowers.

"Mother!" Li Chengji suddenly showed a smile on his face, greeted him, and saluted respectfully.

"Alright. Stand down, all of you! Li Zhiwan glanced at her son deeply, with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"Mother." Lee Seung-gi felt the thorn in his back, and his voice became more respectful.

"King Chen has grown up, and he doesn't need me as a concubine anymore." Li Zhiwan sighed.

"Where did the mother concubine say, how dare the ministers do this!" Li Chengji's frightened face changed, filial piety in the Tang Dynasty is very important, Li Xin, the emperor, as long as he is in the palace on weekdays, he personally goes to the Gao family every morning and evening to ask for peace, and he does not dare to slack off. If Li Zhiwan's words are spread, don't say that she is the emperor, even a prince should not want it.

"And what's the matter with your piece? You are so bold, you didn't discuss such a big thing with your mother, so you made a decision? Li Zhiwan's face changed slightly, and she couldn't help glaring at Li Chengji, and said, "You know how important this matter is. That's how you sent it. ”

"Mother, the father understands that this kind of thing is to let the child and others make their own decisions, if you ask the queen mother to discuss, even if it is in the heart of the father, the father will not look down on the child." Li Chengji found a brocade stool and sat on the side and said.

"That's a lot better than you thought. You are so bold to intercede for those big families, do you know what you are doing? Li Zhiwan was furious and said disdainfully: "Your father and emperor have been fighting against those big families all his life, thinking about constantly weakening their rights and status, and those rebellions are even more daring, thinking about stealing your Li family's country, you are good, in order to show your broad mind, you only punish evil, you are really merciful!" ”

"Mother, if today's peace is not the same as when my father fought the world, what is needed to govern the world is scholars, what is needed is those families, my father has selected many women in the family over the years to fill the palace, and the marriage with the family is not just to win over the family? This shows that the father has changed in the policy of governing the country, and the son of the emperor also made a change based on this change in the father, so he will think of the decision to punish only the first evil. Li Chengji said with a slight dissatisfaction: "It's all the eldest brother, if it weren't for his idea, how would my father have made up his mind to kill all the important criminals?" Now it's okay, not only his own reputation has been ruined, but even his father's reputation has been ruined, and the world says that his father is a tyrant. ”

"What do you know, your father is eloquent, how can he change his mind because of a letter from your eldest brother, it is clear that your father has already made up his mind, but he is here to test you. Examine whether his next king will be like him, weakening the power of the family in his lifetime. Li Zhiwan said dissatisfiedly: "Of course, the family family can play a certain role, but don't forget, how did the former Sui perish, he did not perish in the hands of Yang Guang, but in the hands of those great families." These big families have mastered the government, do you think he will think about your country? No, they will just consider the interests of their own family, unless the interests of the country and the interests of the family are the same, they will do things for you, otherwise, they are parasitic cysts on the court, constantly absorbing the benefits of the court, and then constantly corroding the foundation of the court, but you, a stupid guy, really think that these families will support you? ”

Li Chengji was silent for a long time before he said: "All this will not be considered until the child ascends the throne, if I can't even inherit the throne, what do these things have to do with me?" When you ascend to the throne, you can come back to solve these big families like your father. ”

"How can those big families be so easy to solve? Look at your eldest brother, at least, many people will think that he is the crown prince, and so many people in the world support him, but has he come into contact with those big families? Li Zhiwan sneered: "These big families are not as stupid as you think!" On the contrary, he is still very smart, how do you think you are better than your father? Even your father is cautious, let alone you? You're still very tender! ”

"Erchen knows that he is wrong." Although Li Chengji was a little unconvinced in his heart, he had no way to object to this matter, so he could only say: "The child will definitely stay away from those big families in the future." I also ask my mother for forgiveness. (To be continued.) )