After hearing Cen Changqian's words, Empress Wu immediately nodded and said: "Cen Aiqing's words are reasonable. This is exactly what I think. What is the foundation for the great fortune of our country in the Tang Dynasty? Talent is the foundation. If it is because of this battle,
Killing each other, even if a new emperor is established, is not conducive to future development, so we must move quickly this time, and we must try to reduce fearless killings. It is with this purpose in mind that we chose to do it when hundreds of officials are not available.
When you go to court to depose and establish an emperor, you must also remember that when the time comes, we will only ask about the culprit, not the coercion, and everything will be based on tolerance!"
"Yes." Liu Yizhi agreed respectfully on the surface, but he sneered in his heart: "If you say it so high-sounding, are you actually afraid that when all the officials go to court together, many people will stand up to defend Li Xian? You
I don’t know that among the hundreds of officials, there are actually still a majority who secretly support Li Xian or who are attracted to Li Xian, especially those generals. They are not only among the hundreds of officials, but also have a profound influence on the Yulin Army.
If you take them to dethrone the emperor, you may not be able to turn against them under their influence. The reason why you want to be lenient is naturally not to avoid killing people, but more to
Let’s improve our reputation and quickly stabilize order.”
Although he disagrees with it in his heart, this does not mean that Liu Yizhi will object. On the contrary, Liu Yizhi is very eager to succeed this time, because Liu Yizhi is a party member of Prime Minister Li Dan, and his greatest hope
That is to support Li Dan on the throne. In that case, he would be a minister of the dragon. It is precisely because of this that Liu Yizhi spared no effort to persuade Empress Wu to abolish the throne and establish Dan.
After Liu Yizhi said goodbye to Empress Wu, he came to the palace where Li Dan was.
Because Li Dan was the general guarding the right prison, and was in charge of the six commanders of the East Palace. He was responsible for guarding the palace and the East Palace, so he was naturally arranged to a side hall in the palace. This was of course also beneficial to Empress Wu and her husband.
Party members quickly contacted him.
Liu Yizhi took advantage of this convenient condition to contact Li Dan. He quietly came to Li Dan's palace and said to Li Dan: "Respect the king, congratulations to the king."
But Li Dan asked with a worried look: "Now that our country is in turmoil, wars are everywhere, and the people are in dire straits, where will Xiao Wangxi come from? Teacher, please stop joking."
Liu Yizhi sighed softly after hearing this, and then said: "The king's worries are not unreasonable. All of this is actually caused by the current emperor's dishonesty. However, I believe that after today, there will be no
This happened because the Queen Mother and the prime ministers passed a resolution and decided to abolish the present day and replace it with a king. Haha, the king is tolerant and generous, courteous and courteous. As long as he takes the throne, I believe he will be able to easily put an end to the chaos and create another glorious era!
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When Li Dan heard this, he suddenly stood up and said in a trembling voice: "You, what did you say? Teacher, these words came out of your mouth? Xiao Wang still remembers that when you were teaching, you had been teaching so hard.
The little king is loyal and patriotic, but today, your majesty actually participated in the dethroning of the emperor. What’s more, he actually asked the little king to be the unjust person! This, this is simply ridiculous! Sir, I am your majesty today.
My elder brother, who accepted the late emperor's order and at the same time told the ancestors of heaven and earth that he was the canonized emperor, how could he easily depose him? Not to mention that when he was the prince, his majesty was praised by both the government and the public.
He has made great military exploits and compiled a classic such as "Sikuquanshu". He is among the best among emperors in terms of literary talent and military strategy. Even if the emperor is really at fault, we and other ministers should be on the ground to persuade them. How can this happen?
Is this a disobedient heart?"
Liu Yizhi was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "Your Majesty does not know that on the first day of his reign, your Majesty did not obey the Queen Mother's order. Instead, he beat the Prime Minister Pei Yan twenty times with a stick. How could he be so cruel and cruel?
Can you dominate the world? I think that although your Majesty is talented but has no virtue, he is not worthy of being the emperor. Otherwise, I am afraid that a second Sui Yang Emperor will appear in our dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty will suffer the disaster of national subjugation if it does not succeed."
Li Dan hesitated for a long time after hearing these words, because he had been afraid of Empress Wu's power for so many years, but he still had an unyielding conscience in his heart. Coupled with Princess Taiping's previous persuasion,
The most important thing is that he himself has no ambition to become emperor at all, so after much deliberation, he decided to speak out his heart boldly, so he whispered to Liu Yizhi: "Teacher, this is also in front of you, Xiao Wang.
I dare to say, has the Queen Mother’s order been considered for Your Majesty? Even an outsider like me can see that the reason why the Queen Mother asked my brother to recruit Xu Jingye and others was not for the peace of the Tang Dynasty.
, but wanted to summon these people to Luoyang, and then trap and kill them. In Xiao Wang's opinion, those people are not stupid. Even with my imperial brother's edict, they will not die in vain. Also,
The Queen Mother has decreed that the current team of prime ministers cannot be adjusted. This is obviously to control my brother and prevent him from taking over the power. The purpose is naturally to make my brother a puppet. Who would be satisfied with such an arrangement?"
"But Your Majesty, His Majesty is indeed of bad conduct today..."
"Haha, the so-called bad conduct is just an excuse. Just imagine, His Majesty has a stubborn temperament. Could it be that he has been stubborn for a day? This was the case when my brother was still the King of Zhou. The late emperor was not confused at that time, right? Why did he choose to appoint Li?
Is he a prince? This has proved that this kind of character is not a concern at all. Moreover, no matter how good-tempered a person is, on his first day in power, he proposed the correct way to solve the current situation, but he was rejected by the entire political hall.
If you are unanimously opposed, your temper will probably become bad, unless you are willing to be a puppet. In addition, teacher, think about it, even if Xiao Wang oversteps a little, what if he really achieves that position? It is still different.
Is he a tool at the mercy of others? Even my royal brother's strong character will be like this. How can I be any better? I'm afraid that if I say a word of my own, I will be criticized, and some people may even dethrone me again.
Li Dan shook his head like a rattle and said with a wry smile: "I don't want to live that kind of life. How good would it be to be the king of your own accord?"
"That's different," Liu Yizhi said suddenly and excitedly: "When the time comes, the humble minister will definitely stand on the side of the king. He would rather die than protect the king's interests, and must assist the king to become a real emperor!"
"Hey, teacher, don't tell Xiao Wang, can the teacher's status be compared with that of Liu Rengui and Xue Na? Can it be compared with Han Wang Yuanjia and the others? These people will inevitably die in the end, and the teacher thinks that the final result can
How about it? The teacher helped my mother to destroy the emperor brother. I am afraid that in the future it will be just a rabbit that dies and a dog is cooked, and the bird is hidden and the bow is hidden, and it will end in a miserable way." Li Dan sighed, looked at Liu Yizhi and said slowly.