Chapter 54: Pei Ju is thinking about Guanlong's tangle
Inside the carriage, Yang Gongren and Li Zhiyun were kneeling opposite each other. The carriages of the Tang Dynasty, especially the carriages of officials and officials, had a large internal area. Although the shock absorbing device was average, the area was large enough, and some carriages could even store a car inside.
Zhang Xiaoji.
"What did uncle want to say?" Li Zhiyun asked with a smile.
In private, Li Zhiyun naturally became close to Yang Gongren. After all, his wife is the grandniece of King Guan and the niece of Yang Gongren.
Yang Gongren said: "Your Highness, you did something inappropriate."
"What's the matter?" Li Zhiyun pretended to be confused.
Yang Gongren sighed and asked: "Your Highness, do you know why the saint wants to confer the title of General of Divine Strategy on your Highness?"
"Because of my great achievements?" Li Zhiyun suppressed a smile in his heart, but gave a tentative answer on his face.
"No." Yang Gongren shook his head and said: "Your Highness, General Shence, who is better than General Tiance, oversees the army of the Tang Dynasty, and appoints subordinate officials. How much power does this have? Since ancient times, but
How could it be that the late King Wu of Qin and His Highness received this honor solely because of His Highness's meritorious service on the battlefield?"
Li Zhiyun's face straightened, he cupped his hands and said, "Please ask uncle to teach me."
Yang Gongren nodded and said: "In my opinion, the saint wants His Highness to replace the King of Qin and check and balance the Crown Prince in the court."
"Check and balance the prince?" Li Zhiyun looked very 'surprised'.
Seeing this, Yang Gongren sighed slightly in his heart, this niece-in-law is good at everything, but sometimes he is not smart enough in government affairs and thinks too well of everything and everyone.
Yang Gongren explained: "Your Majesty, your Majesty only tasted the sweetness and beauty of the emperor's wine when he was over fifty years old, and the prince is in his prime. How could he not be worried? In the past, when the late King Wu of Qin was still alive, he had already taken advantage of it.
King Wu of Qin checked and balanced the prince.
Now that King Wu of Qin has passed away, His Majesty wants to replace King Wu of Qin with His Highness to continue to check and balance the Crown Prince and stabilize the situation of the court. Now that Your Highness has informed the Crown Prince of every detail, doesn't it go against His Majesty's original intention of appointing you as General of Divine Strategy?
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Li Zhiyun was 'shocked' for a long time before he came back to his senses and said in disbelief: "Although I know the history, I dare not agree with it. Although there has been no family ties in the emperor's family since ancient times, father, eldest brother, we are all one family.
Why does my father doubt my elder brother so much?"
Yang Gongren asked: "Don't your Highness know the disaster caused by witchcraft by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the past?"
"What does this have to do with what we are talking about?" Li Zhiyun was puzzled.
Yang Gongren explained: "When Prince Ru was born in the former Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu had no children. Almost immediately after Prince Ru was born, he was quickly conferred the title of crown prince. Later, honor and favor spread throughout the palace. There was a biological mother and queen in the palace, and there were guards outside the palace.
Huo Er's cousin.
But what about the final result?
In his later years, Emperor Wu was infatuated with power and suppressed the violent prince. The evil caused by witchcraft was just a matter of external rhetoric. The real reason was that Emperor Wu himself did not want anyone to challenge his power. What's more, he was still an adult prince with military merit and relatives to support him.
Where is the prince?
Your Highness, look at now. Since the saint ascended the throne, he has not allowed the prince to have access to military power, and he has repeatedly promoted the late King Wu of Qin. Isn't he trying to check and balance the prince?"
Li Zhiyun knows everything in his heart, but now he has to cooperate with Yang Gongren in acting, which makes him feel uncomfortable.
After a while, Li Zhiyun murmured: "Why is this so important? We are all flesh and blood, we are one family."
Yang Gongren sighed: "Your Highness needs to make plans early."
Li Zhiyun smiled bitterly and said: "What can I plan? If what my uncle said is true, then I will offend the prince. If I don't offend the prince, I will offend my father."
Yang Gongren pondered for a moment and said, "I have two plans."
Li Zhiyun was shocked and said hurriedly: "Uncle please come."
"First, Your Highness can follow the golden mean and remain neutral."
"What your uncle means is to find a way to resign from the post of General Shence?"
Yang Gongren nodded, "In this way, if His Highness gives up military power, the Crown Prince's fear will be completely eliminated and he will be able to live a stable life."
Li Zhiyun pursed his lips and asked again: "What about the second plan?"
Hearing this, Yang Gongren's lips curled up slightly, "This second plan is to take the opportunity to fight the prince to the end."
"Fight to the end?" Li Zhiyun was startled, and then asked: "Uncle, do you mean to let me seize the throne?"
Yang Gongren didn't speak, just looked at him silently.
Li Zhiyun smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just a commoner."
Very good. Yang Gongren was very happy with Li Zhiyun's answer. This sentence showed that King Chu was ambitious.
"Your Highness, I don't know how many concubines have ascended the throne since ancient times. Emperor Taizong of the former Han Dynasty Xiaowen, Emperor Shizong of the former Han Dynasty Xiaowu, Emperor Xiaozhao of the former Han Dynasty..."
In one breath, Yang Gongren popularized to Li Zhiyun the emperors who ascended the throne from concubines in the history books. It was obvious that he wanted Li Zhiyun to seize the throne.
After listening, Li Zhiyun did not express his position immediately, but sighed: "But I still have the eldest brother and the third brother."
"Your Highness, the prince is tabooed by the saints, and the King of Qi is tyrannical and unethical. You have no chance. If your highness is willing to fight, I am willing to help you with all my strength." Yang Gongren handed over his hand and said solemnly.
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun asked curiously: "Why does Mr. Yang believe in Zhiyun so much? Aren't you afraid that Zhiyun will tell his father or the prince what happened today?"
Yang Gongren knew full well that the King of Chu was doubting his intentions.
What bad intentions could he have? He just wanted to revitalize the Yang family in Hongnong, to gain a firm foothold in the Tang Dynasty, and to get rid of his identity as a descendant of the former Sui Dynasty.
Of course, the greater ambition is that if King Chu successfully ascends the throne, then Princess Chu will become the queen, and King Chu’s legitimate son will be the prince!
He not only wants to fight for a while, but also wants to fight for the happiness of generations of the Hongnong Yang family!
In fact, he did not support King Chu's plan to seize the throne at first, but after King Qin's death, King Chu was conferred the title of General Shence, which allowed him to find an opportunity.
Might as well give it a try!
Once successful, the benefits are unimaginable.
He thought very clearly that if the prince ascended the throne, the Hongnong Yang family would probably sink for decades. If the King of Chu ascended the throne, the Hongnong Yang family would rise again.
Everything is driven by interests.
"To be honest with Your Highness, if Your Highness hadn't rescued me at the beginning, I would have died at the hands of Yu Wenhuaji. After returning to the imperial court, without Your Highness's planning, how could I have been able to hold the position of Prime Minister? Your Highness's wife is the niece of the veteran, and Your Highness and I
Veterans are a family, how can we not serve His Highness loyally and do our best!"
What he said was so sincere that Li Zhiyun almost believed it. But he knew very well that Yang Gongren had only recently made this plan.
In the past, he had a close relationship with Yang Gongren, but he had never mentioned the matter of seizing the heir, and Yang Gongren had never hinted or insinuated his attitude.
Now that he saw that he had been entrusted with the title of General, and that King Qin was dead, his ambition was ignited.
Li Zhiyun did not agree to him immediately, but said: "Uncle, this matter is not trivial. Let me think about it carefully."
"It should be." Yang Gongren said: "However, please make plans for this matter sooner rather than later, Your Highness."
Li Zhiyun smiled helplessly, "I understand."
The carriage stopped at Chongrenfang, and Li Zhiyun said goodbye to Yang Gongren.
Riding on the horse, Li Zhiyun's face was calm and calm.
This time Yang Gongren hoped that he would show his attitude of seizing the heir, which would save him a worry.
Originally, he was still thinking about how to explain it clearly to Yang Gongren, but now there is no need to worry about it.
By capturing Yang Gongren, the former Sui ministers in the court, and the Hongnong Yang family, he would be able to gain support from these people.
Although it is not very powerful, it is still a force.