Du Wulang waited outside the palace gate for a whole day and night but failed to see Xue Bai, so he knew that he had lost his holy favor.
This kind of thing might lead to a fatal disaster in the future, but he was not too anxious, but chose to give up and resume his previous life rhythm.
The sixth year of Zhengxing's reign has come to an end. Entering the twelfth lunar month, the weather is getting colder. On this day, he took a long nap again, nestled in the warm quilt, but was shaken awake again.
"Wulang, the right minister is here to visit."
"He came to see me again?"
Du Wulang was already a little annoyed with Li Mi.
In the past, he admired his immortal spirit, but now he found that he was obsessed with worldly things and was not as open-minded as he was.
Du Wulang arrived in the hall without washing his face. He yawned and said, "Why do you come to disturb people's dreams so early in the morning?"
"I made an agreement with Wulang earlier to discuss it later."
Li Mi came to visit him in person as the prime minister, and his tone was very polite, and he said: "I asked Wu Lang last time, and I want to get an answer today."
Du Wulang was the best at pretending to be confused and said: "There is no answer. After so long, I have long forgotten it."
Li Mi looked solemn and said: "This matter is very important, as it affects whether the people of the world will experience catastrophe again."
"You can easily destroy the whole world, but who do you think I am? I have recently decided not to play with you anymore. I will go back to my hometown."
"Nowadays, some royal ministers have died in Chang'an, and Wulang doesn't care about it. But once your Majesty changes the name of the country, how many people will die? The bloody reign of Wu Zhou Dynasty has only been a few years, have you forgotten all about it?"
"What does this have to do with me? You care about Li Tang, but I don't. I just hope that your majesty will achieve what you want."
Li Bi said: "I know that Wu Lang has a pure and kind heart, and he cannot bear to see innocent people suffer."
"You know, you really think you know everything."
Although Du Wulang said this, his attitude softened a lot, and he muttered: "What can I do?"
He thought about what he had learned from Liu Jie that day. After Xue Bai returned to Luoyang, he met Da Xi Yingying first, not him or Du Jin. This made him realize that the Du family had been abandoned by Xue Bai earlier.
Too much reliance.
Since he has no ability to help the world, he now just wants to be alone.
Li Mi has recently used various means to check and balance Xue Bai, but all ended in failure. He is already making a final attempt, saying: "The Holy Heart is unpredictable, and only one person can persuade His Majesty to change his mind."
"Me?" Du Wulang said, "I have asked to see His Majesty before, but His Majesty refused to see me."
"It's not you." Li Bi said, "Wulang, can you bring a few words to the queen for me?"
Du Wulang thought for a while, and he might have some ideas, such as asking Xue Yunniang to ask to see Yan Yan.
But he didn't want to do this. Contacting Li Mi so frequently must have attracted Xue Bai's attention. If he got involved any deeper, he would be inviting trouble for himself.
"I can't do it." Du Wulang immediately refused and said, "No matter how much you try to persuade me, it's useless. If you can't do it, you just can't do it..."
~~
It was warm and cozy inside the palace.
Yan Yan is now pregnant again and is about to give birth. Different from the haggard appearance when she gave birth to Li Zuo, this time she has been properly maintained and plump. Her face is smooth and fair, and she is half-leaning on the soft couch, her bulging belly covered
He was holding a blanket and reading the latest story book from Chang'an City, like a lazy cat.
Today is a troubled time. Stimulated by various court disputes, literati have created a lot of works in order to criticize the current ills. Coupled with the prosperity of papermaking and printing industries, all kinds of books are emerging one after another, and there is no shortage of stories to read.
She saw that she was tired and was about to take a nap when a palace maid came over and said, "Madam, Xue Yunniang wants to see you."
"Let her in."
Yan Yan was an easy-going person, and her life in the palace did not pay attention to the queen's pomp. She also treated Xue Yunniang with the same attitude as before.
At that time, Xue Bai lived in Xue Ling's house in Changshou Fang, and was a neighbor of the Yan family. Sister Xue Yunniang also studied in the Yan family for a period of time, and they had always been on good terms with each other.
As for Xue Bai's current unwillingness to see Du Wulang because of Yang Yuhuan's death, Yan Yan had no friendship with Yang Yuhuan and did not care about it.
After a while, Xue Yunniang came in. She didn't talk about state affairs. She was as concerned about Yan Yan's life as usual, talking about family problems and solving boring things.
Until the time came to speak, Xue Yunniang hesitated to speak. She was really not good at being a lobbyist.
"I know you're here for something." In the end, Yan Yan noticed her abnormality and said, "Just say what you want to say."
"It was the prime minister who came to my house, Wu Lang, and wanted to ask the queen to persuade your majesty to be merciful to the ministers, and not to change the dynasty because the three common people blamed Xuanzong."
Yan Yan said: "How can I persuade Mr. Lang to persuade him of his temper?"
Xue Yunniang didn't persuade her, she just told her.
"The prime minister said that the Yan family has been loyal for generations and could not bear to see people in ruins, so he asked the queen to come forward."
"Li Mi got into a big trouble and angered Mr. Lang, but he asked others to clean up the mess for him." Yan Yan said: "The matter is now over, let Li Mi admit it."
"yes."
Xue Yunniang was not used to interfering in such important matters, so she was a little frightened and quickly resigned after agreeing.
"Wait a minute."
Yan Yan thought about it for a while, but her attitude changed.
"Go and tell Li Mi. I will try to persuade His Majesty, but it may not work. In addition, after my grandfather resigned from office, the prince has no good teacher to discipline him. I want to ask him to be the prince's teacher. What does he think?"
Xue Yunniang agreed and left the palace.
After returning to Du's house, she told Du Wulang about today's conversation with the queen, and Du Wulang immediately grimaced.
"This is getting deeper and deeper. The prince is also involved. If His Majesty knows about it, he will blame me for meddling in other people's business again."
"What should we do?"
"Let's get away from these things as soon as possible."
"Then do you still have a message for the prime minister?"
Du Wulang thought for a while, since Yan Yan promised to advise Xue Bai, it can be seen that it is better to put less effort into changing dynasties.
"Take him with you. This is the last time. I will never help Li Mi again."
~~
"Being the prince's teacher?"
When Li Mi learned about Yan Yan's request, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.
This action does not represent rejection, but a denial of one's ability to be a teacher.
He was Li Heng's teacher, but he failed to help Li Heng become emperor, and instead caused him to lose his life in the struggle for the throne.
"The queen actually thinks that I can be a good teacher?"
"Then I don't know." Du Wulang said, "Anyway, I brought it and I'm leaving."
"Um."
Li Mi nodded carelessly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Du Wulang walked a few steps and then said: "Also, I will pack my bags and leave Beijing when I get back. Don't look for me again in the future."
He was afraid that Li Mi would never finish it, but when he turned around, he saw that Li Mi was still distracted and didn't care whether he would stay or go.
This kind of neglect after the use value was used up made Du Wulang a little unhappy, but when he left Li Mi's mansion, he became happy and felt relieved.
"Look up to the sky and go out laughing. How can I be a Penghao person?"
Over there, Li Mi sat and thought for a long time. His eyes had been a little distracted recently due to secular affairs, and he was always hesitant when things happened, and he didn't dare to be the prince's mentor.
But after thinking about it, he still had a firm look, knowing that if he didn't seize this opportunity and let others teach the prince, he would know whether the Li family temple was still there in the future.
So he finally wrote a memorial and presented it to Xue Bai, expressing his feelings in advance to avoid Xue Bai becoming suspicious and suspecting that he wanted to establish the prince in advance.
If you are not careful in this matter, it may implicate the Queen and the Yan family.
After a sincere memorial was written, Li Bi breathed a sigh of relief, and Xianyun's voice sounded outside the door.
"Taoist Priest, Princess Yuzhen has arrived in Chang'an."
As soon as he finished speaking, Princess Yuzhen had already entered the room gracefully.
She came back specially after hearing that the clan was in great trouble at that time.
Both of them were Taoist priests, and they loved Li Tang. Their friendship was quite good. Soon, Princess Yuzhen made her intention clear.
"I have a disciple who has a close friendship with His Majesty. I plan to ask her to intercede and settle A Tu's case. How about that?"
"If so, that would be great."
Princess Yuzhen nodded, but stopped talking.
Li Mi saw that she had something to say and asked, "I have something wrong, but please speak up."
"The clan members want to spread some public opinion and put pressure on His Majesty, is that possible?"
"It's absolutely impossible!" Li Bi said: "Who is advocating this matter? We must persuade them."
"I'll try my best, but I may not be able to persuade you."
Li Mi quickly added: "Remember, remember, it is better to be still than to move at the moment."
Having said that, in recent years, he has long been accustomed to working for these princes and nobles, and often being held back by them...
~~
At the last court meeting in the sixth year of Zhengxing, Xue Bai issued an edict to rehabilitate Gao Xianzhi.
This move made the current situation, which was already panic-stricken because of Princess Hezheng's case, even more tense.
The ministers all said that the emperor did not want them to have a good year.
But at this moment, a rumor suddenly overshadowed all the disturbances, and even suppressed the panic atmosphere.
Some people were originally talking about Gao Xianzhi, but the topic quickly turned to the scandal.
"I heard that Princess Hezheng sent people to assassinate the Yang family. It had nothing to do with protecting the clan's face, but out of jealousy."
"What do you mean?"
"To put it simply, this assassination was motivated by jealousy."
"Who is jealous of whom? You mean... Princess Hezheng and Your Majesty are brother and sister."
"That's not certain. I heard that there was an affair between the two of them. Guo Gongzheng knew about this and was sure that the person sitting on the throne was not a descendant of the Li family, so he resolutely launched an army."
"Then the saint's purge of the clan was not due to Yang's assassination?"
"It's not out of justice. The so-called reform is false. In order to cover up his scandals one after another, he has killed so many people."
"It's so dirty..."
It happened that this kind of dirty thing was the most popular thing to hear. It spread quickly and could not be suppressed. It soon fell into Xue Bai's ears.
This disrupted Xue Bai's plan.
He quickly summoned Da Xi Yingying.
"Found it? Who released the news?"
"Your Majesty, I haven't found anything yet." Da Xi Yingying responded.
She was a little nervous every time she saw Xue Bai.
If she had still coveted this handsome young man as early as the Tianbao period, in recent years she has become more and more in awe of Xue Bai, fearing that she would show any hint of admiration to avoid being offended.
Especially after taking over Du Jin's intelligence organization, she realized that her value to Xue Bai lay in her ability, which required absolute concentration.
Du Jin just wasn't focused, had too many personal feelings for Xue Bai, and was possessive, which affected her ability to do things.
Therefore, every time she went to an audience, Da Xi Yingying would change into official clothes and wrap her upper body tightly with a wrap, which made her a little breathless.
"I suspect that Li Mi deliberately spread the news, but there is no evidence and I don't know what his purpose is."
Xue Bai didn't take it seriously and just said: "I will let others investigate this matter."
"yes."
Da Xi Yingying felt more and more pressure, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I found out that Princess Yuzhen went to see Princess Hezheng today."
After saying that, she paused and then said, "I'm asking Teng Kongzi for help."
"I know this."
Da Xi Yingying was stunned. She didn't expect that when Li Tengkong was involved, His Majesty would personally come to protect him.
Regardless of how she felt, Xue Bai calmly waved his hand and let her go down.
He sat alone in the palace, looking at the imperial edict on the imperial desk and thinking for a while.
This was the imperial edict he had just drafted for Li Mi to be responsible for tutoring the prince. Because Yan Yan said it, he agreed.
After thinking about it, he still asked his chamberlain to issue the imperial edict.
Afterwards, he changed his clothes and went to Yeting in person.
He didn't have to leave the palace to get to Yeting, so he didn't disturb anyone.
In a palace garden, Du Jin was sitting under the eaves, staring blankly at the snow-covered trees in the courtyard. When she heard the door open, she turned around and saw Xue Bai coming. She was stunned.
"His Majesty."
Du Jin stood up and had a thousand words to say, but his lips trembled, and finally he closed his eyes and said, "I plead guilty. It was indeed me who sent someone to kill Yang Yuhuan."
Speaking of this, Du Jin herself felt very painful because she could feel Xue Bai's disappointment.
"I have thought a lot these days in Yeting. Your Majesty actually knows that I am protecting Yuan Zai and dealing with Li Mi, right? You trust me, so you allow me to do whatever you want, but you didn't expect that I would hurt people close to you. I know I was wrong.
"
Xue Bai asked: "If one day, I entrust Yan Yan's safety to you, will you also kill her?"
"No." Du Jin shook his head repeatedly, "It's different. Yan Yan treats me differently, but what Yang Yuhuan did..."
"It seems you have forgotten that we only survived because of her protection back then."
Du Jin was stunned and speechless.
She had indeed forgotten and thought that everything she and Xue Bai had obtained so far was all due to their own planning.
After a while, she raised her head and looked with pleading eyes, and saw Xue Bai's face was calm.
She didn't know what this calm meant, and she felt increasingly uneasy.
What she didn't see was that Xue Baiben had reached out his hand to caress her head just a moment ago.
"Let's wait until all this is over." Xue Bai thought in his heart when he left the palace.
He stood in the snow for a while, then turned around to see Li Yuetu.
~~
In the palace garden where Li Yuetu was imprisoned, there were several lines of footprints on the snow.
Xue Bai pushed the door open and saw Li Yuetu sitting there in a daze with the same attitude as Du Jin.
"It's quite lively here."
"Brother is here."
Li Yuetu seemed to have expected him to come, and spoke without looking back. His voice was cold and distant, as if it came from the moon.
"Brother, you want to know if Li Mi really conspired with me to assassinate you, right?"
"Yes." Xue Bai responded.
He decreed today that Li Mi should be the prince's teacher, so Li Mi's loyalty must be confirmed.
Li Yuetu seemed to know everything and responded: "Okay, then I will tell my brother that Li Mi did plan to kill you with me, but he was also afraid of your power's counterattack, so he wanted to unite with the Yan family to help Li Mi
Zuo ascends the throne."
"Are you estranged?"
"Whatever you want, but you take advantage of it again and again, hurting the people around you, and sooner or later the whole congregation will betray you."
After hearing what she said, Xue Bai smiled slightly, as if he was smiling bitterly, but at the same time he didn't seem to care.
Li Yuetu said: "Actually, you knew that Du Jin would kill Yang Yuhuan, but you still indulged her. After you became the emperor, you became more and more selfish, arrogant and self-righteous. You are not grateful to Li for accepting you.
, If you don’t appreciate the Yan family’s help to you, if you don’t appreciate Du Jin’s infatuation with you, if you don’t appreciate Li Mi’s loyalty to you, if you regard them as threats and prepare to get rid of them one by one, sooner or later you will end up alone.
situation."
After she finished speaking, she stared straight at Xue Bai, as if full of hatred.
But the hatred was at its strongest, and there was a hint of regret.
Xue Bai probably got what she said, so he walked out without refuting.
He was just asking for humiliation today.
In Li Yuetu's eyes, his figure looked very lonely.
Since he became emperor, Yan Zhenqing left, Li Xian rebelled, Du Jin killed Yang Yuhuan, Du Wulang became estranged, Li Bi was ready to support Li Zuo, and even Yan Yan seemed to be paving the way for his son. He finally became
An emperor who only respects himself, but there is no one around him.
Walking out of the cold palace, Xue Bai stopped and stood alone in the wind and snow for a while.
…
In the Yeting Palace, several white-headed palace maids were gathering together for a chat. Suddenly they heard a loud shout, so they hurried to the cold palace. When they arrived, they saw that half of the emperor's clothes were covered with blood, and he was staggering while holding his lower abdomen.
And out.
"saint?!"
The old palace maids were greatly frightened and asked, "Is this someone assassinating you?"
"Don't disturb others." Xue Bai said, "Please invite the imperial doctor."
Half an hour later, Li Mi hurriedly entered the palace.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Xue Bai had a thick wrap around his waist and his face was a little pale, but overall he was fine.
"I am guilty, but the saint is fine?"
"Did you instruct Li Yuetu to assassinate me?" Xue Bai asked.
Li Bi said: "I failed to dissuade Princess Hezheng, and my crime deserves death."
"You knew she wanted to kill me, so you let Du Jin put the blame on her and let her be caught. Then you used Du Wulang to contact the queen and assisted the prince in exchange for the queen's support. When you were ready, you let the news out and let Yuzhen
The princess led me to see her, and she did a good job."
Hearing this, Li Bi stood still for a long time, but did not offer any excuse. Instead, he looked resigned and said, "Your Majesty, please deal with it."
"What's the use of disposing of you? You didn't want to be this official in the first place, how can I still kill you?" Xue Bai said.
He didn't let Li Mi wait too long and immediately expressed his attitude.
"Only by dealing with Li Yuetu can these disputes be settled."
Li Mi was stunned.
He originally thought that Xue Bai was going to take advantage of the situation and start killing again, but he didn't expect to hear the word "pacify".
"Don't you understand?" Xue Bai said, "Since Li Yuetu assassinated me and deserved death, I will give her a drink of poisonous wine. As for the other people involved in this case, the people under the Zhongshu sect will discuss their crimes one by one... You will close the case.
Until I am satisfied, this is what I will do to you."
Li Bi originally thought that today he would face the emperor's thunderous wrath, causing a huge change of dynasties. Unexpectedly, after the thunder and lightning, the expected heavy rain did not fall.
At present, Xue Bai has everything ready, holds military power and prestige, and has purged most of the nobles. If he wanted to find an excuse to change the dynasty, it would be easy, but he didn't.
This may be a deal between Xue Bai and Li Mi, in exchange for Li Mi's absolute loyalty in exchange for not changing dynasties.
Regardless of whether it makes sense or not, Li Mi has no choice.
He became increasingly confused about Xue Bai's thoughts, so he resigned cautiously and prepared to conscientiously close the case.
Xue Bai watched Li Mi leave, took off the blood-stained wrapping and threw it aside, shook his head, and chuckled to himself.
He was too lazy to deal with government affairs anymore and sat in a daze in the main hall, letting time waste away little by little without the sense of urgency he had in the past.
Gradually, the setting sun slanted in from the palace door, and the sunlight stretched out little by little, spreading a layer of halo on the carpet.
"What is Mr. Lang doing?"
Yan Yan was supported by Yong'er.
"To pass the time." Xue Bai responded, got up and helped Yan Yan in person, waved the others away, and the couple talked alone.
"You rarely come to the front hall, why are you here today?"
"I've been a little worried about you lately," Yan Yan said, "I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable."
"fine."
"Is everything done?"
"We've almost killed everyone, so we'll end it today."
Xue Bai took a look and saw that there were no other chairs in the hall, so he helped Yan Yan, who was still pregnant, to sit on the dragon chair.
Yan Yan did not pay attention to formal etiquette in the past, but she couldn't help but say: "How dare I sit in this position."
"What position? It's just a chair."
Xue Bai said casually, took off his robe and put it on Yan Yan's back to avoid hurting her.
As for the dragon chair or not, he really didn't care that much.
"I met Li Yuetu today, and she called me a loner. I felt deeply."
Xue Bai talked casually, seeing that the sunset was about to fade away, he lit a lamp himself.
With the lampshade on, the candlelight looks much warmer.
Yan Yan smiled and said: "She is smart enough to see that it was all His Majesty's arrangement."
~~
Li Mi drafted a letter under the dim light, frowning slightly with some regret.
He had to investigate those ministers and officials who were spreading public opinion behind Xue Bai's back, and then deal with them personally.
But at least the case can be closed and the situation settled.
"Taoist Master, Du Wulang is here, do you want to see him?"
"See."
Soon, Du Wulang entered the study and said, "I heard that His Majesty was assassinated, but he still didn't see me. What happened?"
"If you want to leave Beijing, just go." Li Bi said.
"Why?"
Li Mi cut the candle flowers and listened to the rustle of snow falling in the yard. He knew it was quiet here and there was no one else around, so he opened his mouth to answer.
"Because His Majesty is no longer the person you knew before. He is already the sole emperor."
"What do you mean? It was His Majesty who was assassinated."
"Your Majesty arranged all this." Li Bi said, "You already knew that, didn't you? You asked Liu Jie. The next time your Majesty returned to Dongdu, he met Da Xi Yingying. It can be seen that he had long wanted to get rid of Mr. Yan.
, Du Erniang, Concubine Yang, Yuan Zai, and the nobles and nobles."
Du Wulang didn't believe it, but as the person closest to Xue Bai, he was not unaware of all this.
"No, why do you do this?"
"For the stability of the throne."
Li Mi's voice seemed very lost, without any emotion.
It is precisely because he is indifferent enough that he can evaluate Xue Bai from the most objective and rational perspective.
"To stabilize the throne, we must clean up the opposition. Reform is just a pretext. He has only been on the throne for six years. There is no need to rush to reform. But by doing so, we can force out those who are most anxious. Hence the massacre in Luoyang
.”
"Actually, His Majesty was planning to kill them even before he went to Luoyang, and deliberately took them away from Chang'an, which has deep roots. How could he not kill them? They supported His Majesty's succession precisely because His Majesty's identity was doubtful and they had evidence.
You can control it, just like eunuchs like to support young emperors and weak emperors, but which emperor in power would not kill these people in turn?"
"The problem is that your Majesty wants to kill too many people. Yan Gong must object to that killing. Therefore, he knew that Du Erniang wanted to exclude Yan Gong, but he still indulged her. He returned to Chang'an and secretly instructed Da Xi Yingying to take control of the situation, and then
Pretend to be angry and expose your weaknesses."
"He did it on purpose, because it is better to take the initiative than to let others hold the blame. You see, later on, the ministers and nobles all turned to defend him, so his first goal was achieved."
"But that's not enough. The existence of Yang and Du Erniang also threatens his throne. In the past, the two of them were his closest assistants. One kept supporting him as a noble concubine, and the other secretly assisted him. But now,
As long as they are still there, they will remind the world that he came to power through nepotism and his dirty methods of seizing power. He must erase them, but he does not want to leave a reputation for being ruthless."
"The best way is to kill two birds with one stone. So, with this case of Princess Hezheng, Your Majesty not only erased his biggest stain, but also took the opportunity to kill the remaining ministers and nobles."
"In the end, even Princess Hezheng was sentenced to death by him, and the old affairs of the palace were buried in the dust. Today, His Majesty has no weaknesses. Whether he is Xue Bai or Li Qian, the throne is stable just by his will.
, I am the only one who is supreme.”
Having said this, Li Mi actually smiled slightly, feeling a little sad but also a little relieved.
"It may sound cruel, but this is the fate of every coup d'etat who seizes power. Standing at the pinnacle of power, everyone will stare at him, and any weakness will be fatal..."
~~
In the palace, Xue Bai was also a little sad.
"Sometimes I also wonder if there is no other way, such as influencing the world with kindness."
"But I know in my heart that as long as I still have weaknesses, there will always be people who think I am easy to bully and will oppose me. No matter how great my achievements are, I will not change their nature of being soft and afraid of the hard. Maybe one day, there will be tens of thousands of people.
The giant ship is sailing in the waters of the Tang Dynasty, and the smooth road of thousands of miles directly connects to Dashi. I am a civilized and military expert, but there is still no guarantee that someone will stab me in the heart and scold me, "You are not the heir of Emperor Li Tang at all, you usurper of the throne, you"
scribe'."
"From the moment I sat in this position, I understood that class antagonisms, conflicts of interests, and conceptual gaps can never be resolved. If I don't kill some people, they will kill me sooner or later. That person in Luoyang City
A massacre cannot be avoided, even if it can be avoided for a while, as long as the class is still there, when the dynasty falls apart, they will be killed."
"My father-in-law will not understand this. If he is not sent away, he will be in danger..."
Having said this, Xue Bai smiled helplessly.
Yan Yan held his hand and said: "I know, and I also advocate not letting Grandpa get involved in this matter. Also seeing that Du Erniang wants to exclude Grandpa, I asked Da Xi Yingying to ask your opinion."
The reason she knew was because Li Zuo said it.
Li Zuo often went to Luyuan to race horses and shoot arrows. Yan Yan knew about this, and she also saw the attitude of Yan Zhenqing and Du Jin towards Li Zuo.
She and Xue Bai discussed allowing Du Jin to drive her grandfather away from the position, because she knew Yan Zhenqing too well. If she had not sent him away, he might have died in the coup in Luoyang.
She added in a somewhat comforting tone: "I know you are not alone."
"Maybe. Without you, I would not be far from being alone."
Yan Yan said: "Then tell Du Jin that you sent Yang Yuhuan away?"
"If she knew that all her men were controlled by me, she would be even more sad."
"No, if she knew you didn't blame her, I don't know how happy she would be."
"Let her learn a lesson again."
As far as Xue Bai is concerned, Yang Yuhuan is the simplest. If he can't fake his death once, then he should fake his death twice.
The key to this matter is not whether the acting is true or not, whether the courtiers believe it or not, but that the ministers have paid such a heavy price for Yang Yuhuan's death, so they can no longer deny the matter.
If Yang Yuhuan is fine again, wouldn't everyone's death be in vain?
As for Du Jin's temper, if Xue Bai does not curb it, there is no guarantee that he will not become the next Wu Zetian in the future.
"If you ask me about my true intentions, I never want to treat my mother like this. But it doesn't matter when I am alive. If one day..."
"Bah, don't say that." Yan Yan scolded Xue Bai.
Xue Bai stopped talking.
The only chair in the hall was occupied by Yan Yan. He simply sat down cross-legged on the ground, looking quite relaxed.
"Anyway, will you be stable in the future?"
"Well... let me think about it, if I were a noble nobleman who didn't like you, how could I win over others to attack you."
Yan Yan held her chin up and thought for a moment, then kicked Xue Bai and said, "The emperor today is unkind and unjust, and he is not worthy of allegiance."
~~
"Since Wulang knows your majesty's character, why don't you still leave?"
As soon as Li Mi expressed his feelings, he turned to look at Du Wulang and said, "You are the person who least cares about official career. You are the best one to know once you leave."
Du Wulang said: "What about you? Why don't you leave?"
"Will Wuhu not return to the countryside?" Li Bi murmured, "When I left the mountain, I said I would return in three months, but now I have become a caged bird."
"Why?"
"I asked the queen to persuade your majesty to be merciful, but the queen entrusted me with the prince's entrustment. If you look deeply, this move has the intention of supporting the prince. Today, your majesty was assassinated again. Whether it is true or false, I can't clear my name. Your majesty can kill me and take away the crime.
The Tang Dynasty replaced me, but his keeping me was an exchange and a favor. If I fail your majesty, and if there are any changes in the future, no one can convince him to maintain the Li family temple."
"Then if I let Yun Niang enter the palace to meet the queen, wouldn't it be..."
"Yes, Goro, you may have been involved in the struggle for power and position. Go as soon as possible."
Du Wulang was horrified and wanted to leave.
But with the loyalty and trust in Xue Bai in his heart, he still said: "No way?"
"Yes or no, what's the use of Wulang staying here?"
This sentence didn't sound good, but it was very objective. Du Wulang couldn't refute it, so he could only say: "Then what's the use of staying here?"
"Safeguard Li Tang Sheji."
Du Wulang was afraid that Li Bi would die, so he said: "If your Majesty makes up his mind, you can't change it."
"Whether there is a change of dynasty or not, it is not important to His Majesty. He has become a king worthy of the name."
As Li Mi spoke, there was a hint of worry in his eyes, and he added, "I'm worried about the prince now."
For him, as long as Xue Bai was in power, the Li Tang clan would be in danger. Only if he carefully cultivated Li Zuo could he truly feel relieved when Xue Bai died or abdicated.
This is by no means something that can be completed in three months.
If you want to return to the mountains and forests, it may take thirty years, and thirty years cautiously...
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"Speaking of which, does Li Yuetu really think that I want to pave the way for Zuo'er?" Yan Yan suddenly asked Xue Bai.
"Yes." Xue Bai said, "I went there today, and she wanted to drive a wedge between you and me."
Yan Yan couldn't help but laugh.
"It seems that Li Mi still doesn't know that he has been plotted by us?"
"It can be seen that although he is smart, he is not as smart as the two of us put together."
"The so-called immortal figures will probably only be ministers to the emperor and teachers to the prince in the future."
The matter was quite simple. Xue Bai wanted Li Mi, a genius, to serve him wholeheartedly as prime minister. Yan Yan wanted to find a good teacher for Li Zuo, so she asked Li Mi to stay.
But it is easy to keep Li Mi's people, but it is difficult to make them loyal wholeheartedly.
Xue Bai always knew that Li Yuetu wanted to kill him, but she was already being taken into the Yeting Palace, so naturally she couldn't do anything.
He deliberately agreed to let Princess Yuzhen go to Yeting, just to find a reason to suppress Li Mi.
It doesn't matter how rough this thing is, as long as Li Mi can be controlled.
After all, Li Mi knew that Li Yuetu was going to assassinate him but did not stop him, so he felt guilty.
When the atmosphere was created to subvert Li Tang, Xue Bai suddenly showed mercy, holding it up high and putting it down gently, and Li Mi had no choice but to obey.
As for leaving people behind and teaching Li Zuo to have a sense of belonging to the Li family, Xue Bai didn't care.
If he had cared, he would not have asked Yan Zhenqing to teach him back then.
It's not worth it to cause chaos in the world over this little thing.
In fact, Xue Bai really thought about changing dynasties and felt that there was no need to let his descendants worship other people's ancestors.
But every time he went to the ancestral temple and saw the tablets, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty... he could not help but feel a sense of rejection in his heart.
Sometimes he would look up and look at the word "Tang" on the fluttering flag, and he would be stunned for a long time, asking himself if he really wanted to change it?
Later, he said something to himself.
——I am more qualified to inherit the Tang Dynasty than the descendants of the Li family.
After saying this, he opened his eyes a lot.
"By the way, Princess Hezheng has always had feelings for you." Yan Yan said suddenly and kicked Xue Bai again, "She hates you because of her love, right?"
"So what?"
"You have never thought about hiding a beauty in a golden house. Anyway, hiding one is hiding, and hiding two is hiding. How exciting."
"Since I let Yuhuan fake her death and Jin Niang lost her power, it means that I care about the stability of the country and the peace of the country and the people. I was just ignorant before, so why would I touch her again?"
Yan Yan was just joking, but after thinking about it, she said: "That's right, what if she and you are really brothers and sisters."
This time, Xue Bai did not rush to deny it, but said casually: "It's not important anymore."
He really doesn't care what his name is anymore.
After all, a name is just a title, and since he is an emperor, no one will call him by his name anymore...