"Issue? Huh, Pei Yan must have tampered with the edict. The entire edict was even forged by Pei Yan!" Li Xian sneered in his heart, but at this time, he did not have an attack, because
He must obtain conclusive evidence before he can fight back. What's more, Empress Wu and Pei Yan have already arranged everything. Now he is trapped in the situation. If he dares to resist, a very tragic ending will be waiting for him.
He even expected that at this time, Empress Wu and Pei Yan were hoping that he would jump out to oppose them, and then use some excuse to get rid of him.
Therefore, Li Xian just knelt down silently and listened to the late emperor's "edict."
I saw Pei Yan also silently kneeling on the ground and saying loudly: "Emperor Daxing's decree is that the funeral will take place on the seventh day, and the crown prince will be in front of the coffin. The garden and mausoleum system is based on frugality. With Pei Yan as the minister of care,
Assist the new emperor in handling government affairs, and those who are undecided on military and state affairs will be punished by the Queen of Heaven."
After Pei Yan finished speaking, he saluted Li Xian and said: "Your Highness, according to the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing and the rules of our dynasty, it is not appropriate for His Highness to issue edicts before officially ascending the throne and being canonized as emperor. Therefore, I suggest that you declare it temporarily.
The order of the Queen of Heaven is implemented in the province. After all, after the death of Emperor Daxing, many matters are complicated. If you are not careful, it will cause great trouble. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, is not as experienced as the Queen of Heaven in handling such government affairs. Moreover, His Highness is also a person.
In Fure's funeral, one needs to observe filial piety for His Majesty, and it is not appropriate to deal with political affairs."
But I saw the general Gao Sheji next to Li Xian asking: "May I ask Prime Minister Pei, when was this rule set? Why didn't I hear that Emperor Daxing had such a rule back then? Emperor Taizong Wen, at that time,
There doesn’t seem to be such a rule, right?”
Hearing this, Pei Yan sneered: "Back then, Emperor Taizong was the Zen emperor of Emperor Gaozu. He was canonized as emperor as soon as he ascended the throne. Naturally, he had to deal with political affairs directly. Emperor Daxing helped Ling ascend the throne because Empress Dowager Wende died young and did not
People can exercise power on behalf of the emperor. Even so, when your majesty came to the throne, political affairs were all in the hands of Taiwei Changsun. Haha, General Gao is a Korean and does not know the secrets of our dynasty. I am not to blame for the truth of this matter. However, the prince
Your Highness is a sensible person."
"You, you are using strong words to make sense..."
"Okay, give up the chicken, what Prime Minister Pei said makes sense. In this case, before I am officially canonized, political affairs will be handled by my mother. However, I think that with Prime Minister Pei's wisdom, he should also know the rules of the Tang Dynasty.
, I believe that it won’t be long before I ascend the throne in front of my father. At that time, I believe that my mother will follow my father’s last edict and return the power to this palace, right?”
Li Xian gently comforted Gao Sheji, and then looked at Pei Yan and Empress Wu respectively.
"Huh, you know the truth." Empress Wu said silently, waved her hand without leaving a trace, and saw dozens of masters from the Resa Temple hidden behind the palace quietly retreating, and then said lightly: "Since Pei Aiqing and Xian'er are both
If you think so, then let me make the final decision on the affairs of the government for the time being. After the mourning period for Emperor Daxing expires, I will definitely hand over the power to Xian'er again."
With a trace of pride on her face, Empress Wu glanced at Li Xian meaningfully, and then sent a message to Liu Yizhi, Liu Jingxian, Fan Lubing, Miao Shenke and others to meet him to discuss matters related to the funeral of the emperor.
At the same time, Empress Wu ordered Li Xian to cry in Zhenguan Hall, and she quickly left with Pei Yan and others.
Just after Empress Wu left, Gao Sheji came to Li Xian and said softly: "Your Highness, the Queen of Heaven and Pei Yan obviously want to evade your power and make you a puppet emperor, but why do you still agree?"
Li Xian smiled bitterly when he heard this, and then said: "First of all, the other party holds a posthumous edict in his hand and has great righteousness. Now my father's body is still cold. If I openly disobey, I will be accused of being unfilial. Furthermore, you just said
You should also see that the other party has masters hidden behind the palace. If I don't obey, I will definitely be besieged by the other party. In this way, not only I am the emperor, but I can't save my life. Therefore, we can only endure it for now, but
I'm sure it won't take us long."
"Oh? Does it mean that His Highness already has a countermeasure?" Gao Sheji asked gently to Gaozong with hope in his eyes.
But Li Xian nodded and said slowly: "Sheji, please help me do something. Take my handwriting and immediately contact my people in the palace, and follow closely the few imperial officials in the palace just now."
Doctor, we must save their lives, and then seize the opportunity to capture them and interrogate them about my father's situation in the past few days. During this period, try not to arouse the suspicion of my queen mother. Also, you should immediately notify Xiantong and ask her to
Use Infernal Affairs personnel to conduct a secret inspection of Guanglu Temple immediately. We must find out the person who made and delivered cakes to my father a few days ago. Remember, all this must be done in secret. It is best not to alert the Queen Mother.
People, if it is really unavoidable, must keep their certification at all costs.”
As he spoke, Li Xian handed Gao Sheji a piece of brocade silk and asked him to take advantage of the chaos of mourning by the ministers and leave quietly.
Gao Sheji couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the brocade silk, because he didn't see what Li Xian wrote, but he quickly reflected it. It was obvious that Li Xian knew about the change in his feelings and had made preparations in advance. He couldn't help but admire him in his heart, and immediately
Take action.
Gao Sheji had just left the palace gate, not far away, when he suddenly saw a chamberlain coming over, quietly putting a piece of paper into his hand, asking him to hand it to His Highness the Crown Prince. Gao Sheji found a light, looked quietly, and saw
There were a few words written on the piece of paper: "Tolerate for the time being for the sake of the future."
Although there was no signature, Gao Sheji could tell from the handwriting that the person who wrote the note should be Yao Chong, whom Li Xian relied on as his adviser. At this time, Gao Sheji felt a deep feeling in his heart.
Deep feeling of admiration.
Because he found that in such a complicated environment, both Li Xian and Yao Chong were able to remain calm enough, and their opinions were surprisingly consistent, which shows that the heroes have the same views.
"Haha, it seems that His Highness the Crown Prince and the others have already come up with countermeasures. Although Empress Wu and Pei Yan will be temporarily proud, I believe that His Highness the Crown Prince and the others will definitely win the final victory. Especially, if I, Your Highness the Crown Prince, find
After the evidence, when His Highness the Crown Prince strikes back, even if Empress Wu is his mother, justice will definitely be on His Highness’s side. Please rest assured, Your Highness the Crown Prince, I, Gao Sheji, will definitely fulfill my mission and complete the tasks assigned to me by His Highness the Crown Prince.
." Gao Sheji felt as if a raging fire was igniting in his heart. He clenched his fists tightly and said silently. (To be continued.)