In March of the third year of the General Chapter of the Tang Dynasty, due to a severe drought, Emperor Gaozong ordered a general amnesty and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Xianheng.
Although the emperor, empress, prince, Li Xian and others were all worried about the drought, Helan Minzhi showed no mercy at all. Instead, relying on the protection of his grandmother, he went around doing mischief.
But Li Xian and the others had no idea that Helan Minzhi was actually planning a conspiracy under the cover of his nonsense.
Now that the prince Li Hong was eighteen years old, he was of wedding age, so after careful selection by Emperor Gaozong, he decided to take the daughter of Si Wei Shaoqing Yang Sijian as his concubine.
It turns out that Yang Sijian was born in the Yang family of Hongnong and was a close relative of Mrs. Rongguo. However, he was an upright man and had always been friendly with the prince.
If a daughter marries a prince, it will definitely increase the prince's power, thereby constraining Empress Wu's autocratic power.
You must know that Siwei Temple is the original Weiwei Temple and is in charge of the arsenals of the two capitals. Once Yang Sijian becomes Li Hong's father-in-law, it is equivalent to being able to organize a well-equipped army at any time. This will also pose a threat to Empress Wu.
It's too big!
Empress Wu was naturally very dissatisfied with this, but there was nothing she could do about it, because Gaozong directly granted her the marriage without her consent, and it was impossible to take it back.
"Hmph, Hong'er has become more and more proud in the past few years. He doesn't even care about me anymore. If this continues, won't even I have to be controlled by others?"
Empress Wu couldn't help but think of Li Hong's various actions in the past few years to gain fame and win people's hearts as he grew older.
"After that bitch Helan Minyue died, my sister Wu Shun was lucky enough to survive and was kept in the palace by the Holy Lord. I originally thought of looking for an opportunity to take advantage of it, but somehow the guy got the news. I didn't expect that guy
Instead of helping my mother, she actually wrote to me directly, asking me to take care of my family ties and take pity on her orphans and widowed mothers. It is not easy for me to take care of my sister. If anything happens, I am afraid that I will not be able to face my mother. It is this memorial letter.
This aroused He Lanminzhi's suspicion of me. He turned his elbows outward, which is really hateful. This is his only crime."
Every time Empress Wu thought about this, she couldn't help but get angry, and she was even more curious about how Li Hong learned about this. In fact, how did she know? All of this was actually caused by his seemingly well-behaved son Li Xian.
, if Li Xian hadn't instigated an insider to "inadvertently" reveal the news about Empress Wu's plot to assassinate Wu Shun to the eunuchs around Li Hong, how could Li Hong have known the inside story?
Naturally, Empress Wu didn't know this. She sat there and continued to think about the "evil deeds" of Prince Li Hong in the past few years: "In the past, when Goguryeo was conquered, the court recruited a large number of soldiers, and those who escaped and those who failed to meet the deadline were all executed, and their families also had to
He became an official and became a slave, but he went to the Holy One to take pity on those who were sentenced to death. The Holy One issued an order to exempt the families of the fleeing soldiers from the crime of consecutive imprisonment, which earned him enough prestige. And the most hateful thing is,
I was about to report this matter to the Holy One, but this guy got the better of me."
If that was all, what worried Empress Wu even more was that the prince used his reputation as a scholar to win over many scribes in Hongwen Hall. He not only wrote books and established theories, but also formed parties for private gain.
In his heart, he went to the emperor and requested that Yan Hui, a Confucian sage, be given the posthumous title of Prince Shaoshi, and Zeng Shen be crowned Prince Shaobao. In other words, he wanted to worship these two as his mentors. Later, the emperor not only agreed, but also praised him.
In addition, this guy took advantage of his status as supervisor of the country and bypassed him many times to deal with government affairs privately. This was what Empress Wu resented the most.
It is precisely for these reasons that Empress Wu wanted to find ways to weaken the prince's power, especially to find ways to destroy Li Hong's marriage.
Empress Wu thought hard for a long time, but she still had no countermeasures. At this moment, she heard from her personal maid that He Lanmin was trying to be disrespectful to Taiping, so she frowned and thought about it. After some preparation, she went on the second day.
God sent people to find He Lan Minzhi.
Although Helan Minzhi was dissatisfied with Empress Wu and suspected that Empress Wu had killed his sister, after all, he had been hot-headed in the first few days and almost caused a disaster, and he felt quite guilty. Therefore, if Empress Wu was summoned as usual, he would
Maybe he would ignore it, but this time he came obediently.
When Empress Wu saw He Lan Minzhi coming, her face was immediately filled with a smile, as if she didn't know about Taiping. She affectionately took He Lan Minzhi's hand to greet him, then led He Lan Minzhi into the secret room, and then
His expression suddenly changed, and he shouted at Helan Minzhi: "My son, you are so brave, you dare to be rude to my daughter Taiping! Do you know how much trouble you have caused?"
Unexpectedly, He Lan Minzhi said coldly: "It is true that I did this, but I just scared my cousin and had no other intention. Doesn't my aunt think that I really want to do something to her? If I really want to do something, she
How can we survive?"
In fact, what He Lan Minzhi wanted to say was: "So what if I really took action? I just used your daughter temporarily, but you killed my sister, which is far from being able to compensate."
However, considering that Empress Wu would definitely turn against him and kill him on the spot, Helan Minzhi did not dare to say this. But he did not know that whether he said it or not, from the moment he suspected that Empress Wu killed his sister, He Lan Minzhi did not dare to say this.
He is destined to die in the future.
Of course, Empress Wu will not kill him yet, because he is still valuable, and because of his mother's feelings, he will not die for a while.
Therefore, Empress Wu did not pay much attention to his attitude, but said kindly: "Although I know this, others don't think so. Some people seem to have a deep hatred for you and insist on putting you to death."
No, this is a memorial, you should read it first."
After finishing speaking, Empress Wu threw a memorial to He Lanmin and said lightly.
He Lan Minzhi opened it and found that the memorial was written by the prince, pointing out a series of misdeeds by He Lan Min, including having an affair with his grandmother and trying to do something against Princess Taiping. He also pointed out the reality of natural disasters.
This was because He Lan Minzhi aroused the anger of heaven and earth, and asked the emperor to punish him severely as a thank you to the world.
Seeing this memorial, He Lan Minzhi couldn't help but gasped, because in the prince's memorial, all the accusations against him were true. There were hundreds of these things in total. If he really wanted to be punished,
I'm afraid that even if I had ten lives, I would still be done with it. I really don't know how the prince understands me so thoroughly. It can be seen that this person is bent on putting himself to death.
"Auntie, you know that these are all false accusations. Although my son may act wildly, he has never done anything illegal. I don't know how my nephew offended the prince and was framed by him like this."
Helan Minzhi had no idea that except for Empress Wu and Li Xian, no one in the world had such a sufficient intelligence system to investigate his affairs in such detail. And for the sake of a little Helan Minzhi, it was impossible for Li Xian to
Exposing his strength, he thought that the memorial was really the work of the prince, so he had no choice but to cry bitterly and accuse the prince of false accusations. There was no other way.
But Empress Wu sighed and said slowly: "That guy has always been hypocritical to gain fame for himself. This time, in order to gain fame, he did not hesitate to accuse his cousin. This behavior is really outrageous. That is why I quietly
The memorial was withheld and was not allowed to reach the emperor. But as you know, the emperor's character is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. Once he really makes a decision, even my aunt will be helpless. In fact, there is no need to worry about this crisis.
After all, my aunt has shouldered the responsibility for you, but it’s hard to prevent that guy from having a next time. If that guy directly hands the memorial to the emperor, even my aunt will be unable to help."
Helan Minzhi suddenly fell silent after hearing this. After thinking for a moment, hatred suddenly appeared in his eyes, and then he said to Empress Wu: "He is neither benevolent nor I am unjust. The prince came to bully me. Even though my nephew is not my opponent,
I won't sit back and wait for death, I will definitely fight him to the death, but my nephew is now confused and at a loss. I wonder if my aunt is willing to help my nephew. My aunt's kindness is unforgettable and my nephew will never forget it, and I will definitely repay you in the future."
Naturally, Empress Wu did not believe that He Lan Min would get anything in return, but this did not prevent Empress Wu from helping He Lan Min. In fact, she had already made plans for this matter, but she still pretended to think hard and thought for a long time before saying:
"I don't know if you know something. The emperor has betrothed the daughter of Si Wei Shaoqing Yang Sijian to the prince. I heard that this girl has national beauty, and the prince also likes her very much..."
"My son knows what to do. Don't worry, auntie. This time my son will definitely satisfy my aunt." He Lan Minzhi didn't wait for Empress Wu to finish her words, he cupped his hands and walked away.
Helan Minzhi was also very proud after leaving the palace, and secretly thought: "I didn't expect that I, Helan Minzhi, would be so lucky, but it's no wonder, who made me look so handsome and charming, not to mention the prince's bullying.
, this is what he should compensate me for, but he should also think about it carefully. After all, the young lady named Yang will become the crown princess in the future. If I don’t have enough means, how can she let me fulfill my wish? "
After some thinking, He Lan Minzhi finally came up with an idea, but he felt that the idea was not perfect enough. After thinking about it carefully for a moment, he raised his eyebrows and said with a sneer: "Li Xian
Son, last time I begged you in a low voice, but you treated me like this. Today, don’t blame me for hurting someone in the dark. This time I set up a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. Not only did I take revenge on my son Li Hong, but I also framed him.
As for you, when the time comes you will cause a lot of trouble and you won’t be able to get rid of it even if you jump into the Yellow River. Will you still be proud of it?” (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!