Great Tang Southern Emperor

Of course, it was normal to ignore Li Zhen. After all, the hatred between them had grown, and they certainly didn't want Li Zhen to succeed. Although it was outrageous to discuss in advance, it was understandable.But what is really shocking is that the first issue they discussed was not to choose the prince, but to decide the time of Li Shimin's death...

If it is said that deciding the heir to the throne is treasonous, then deciding the life and death of an emperor is really rebellious, but even so, they have to do it.Because they want to change the emperor, Li Shimin is the first hurdle in front of them. If Li Shimin is still alive after Li Zhendu returns, then no matter how powerful their plan is, they are destined to be Castles in the air, Li Zhen's succession to the throne will be doomed.So Li Shimin must die before Li Zhen comes back, only in this way will they have a chance to play tricks.

That's why they didn't invite people from the royal business group. Although the royal family in the royal business group had a bad impression of Li Zhen and wished he would die immediately, it didn't mean they had the same attitude towards Li Shimin.After all, Li Zhen is Li Zhen, and Li Shimin is Li Shimin. The two are different. Besides, Li Shimin was quite successful as an emperor. His achievements have surpassed all the emperors in the past and present. (If you count the conquest of Turkic Nanyang and Tianzhu, this achievement is indeed better than Qin Shihuang), and such an emperor, even within the royal family, has many fans. If they dare to reveal this to him I am afraid that if I turn around, I will be sold to Li Shimin.

"Erysipelas has accumulated in Li Shimin's body. According to Lu Fangshi, if Li Shimin eats like this, he will die in at most two months." The representative of the Changsun family, Changsun Jiaqing, said, this eldest grandson is naturally the eldest grandson of Changsun Wuji The eldest grandson Jiaqing is the son of Sun Shunde, the eldest grandson of Pi Guogong, and he is also the elder brother of eldest grandson Wuji.

It stands to reason that the Changsun family and the Li family are one. Li Shimin's first queen came from the Changsun family. There is no reason to participate in this thing that is enough to steal the family and exterminate the family.

But they got involved, and the reason for this was, to put it bluntly, caused by lack of greed. Although Li Zhen would also call Changsun Wuji his uncle, the two parties were not uncles and nephews after all. Li Zhen's uncle was Yan Jingsi.The Changsun family wanted greater rights, and the best emperor was not Li Zhen, but one of the three children of Empress Changsun, only in this way could their power reach its peak.Moreover, Li Zhen's character is too strong. If Changsun Wuji worked under him, he might not be able to defeat Li Zhen, let alone control the court.

On the contrary, whether it is Li Chengqian, Li Tai or Li Zhi, the three of them have relatively gentle personalities, and they are the nephews of the Changsun family, so it is easier for the Changsun family to reach the peak—maybe Changsun Wuji did not participate in this matter , but he must have understood the situation, that is to say, he acquiesced...

"No, two months is too long. If Li Zhen takes a boat, she will be able to return to Chang'an in less than a month... We must settle the matter within one month." Hearing the words of Changsun Jiaqing, Bo Ling Cui's representative said.

"If it's a month, it depends on Fangshi Lu's methods." Changsun Jiaqing looked aside at a person who hadn't spoken since the beginning of the meeting.

This person is dressed in a Taoist robe, and it is Lu Ziqing, the most trusted alchemist beside Li Shimin. Li Shimin was indeed wise in his early years, but he was also a little confused in his later years. He made mistakes that all wise kings would make, and actually believed in the myth of immortality. , began to take the so-called elixir... If he hadn't been superstitious about elixir, which led to the accumulation of erysipelas, no matter in history or in this time and space, he would not have been in power for only 23 years, and the future of Tang Dynasty might be even more brilliant.

"Wuliang Tianzun." Seeing everyone's eyes gathered, Lu Sheng couldn't help but smiled slightly: "Your worries are completely unnecessary. If you want to make His Majesty die sooner, then the poor will add a little more main medicine to the medicine." The dose is enough, and it is guaranteed that he will become a fairy within a month..."

"But if the dose is increased, will it cause suspicion?" Someone asked.

"There is no need to worry about this." Lu Ziqing said slowly: "The poor medicine is not a poison, on the contrary, it is a kind of tonic medicine, but your majesty is too weak and eats too much. Oh, it’s reasonable for Yujia’s funeral, and it has nothing to do with Pindao, let alone doubt it on everyone’s head.”

If Li Shimin knew that the alchemist whom he considered a confidant was currently using the most vicious methods to harm him, what would he think?

"If this is the case, then it would be the best." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the cause of Li Shimin's death could not be found out, they would be [-]% sure to remove themselves from the surroundings.

Chapter 1232 The wind is surging (3)

Chapter 179 The Stormy Storm (3)

"Very well, then this matter is settled like this. Let's proceed to the next topic. Everyone thinks who is the most suitable successor after the death of the emperor." After confirming the plan to kill Li Shimin before Li Zhen came back, they The second topic started, which was the topic of countless choices of who should be the emperor.

"I think the King of Wu is the most suitable." Yang took it for granted. Li Ke's mother, Concubine Yang, was a former princess of the Sui Dynasty. Glory is not impossible.

"No, King Wu is too wise, which is not a good thing for us." Li Ke, the representative of Buddhism, objected. The reason for this objection can be said to be quite blatant, and it directly shows that a wise monarch is not what we need. All we need is a puppet, only in this way can we control the government.But since they even put the matter of assassinating Li Shimin on the bright side, what's the point of using such a reason to veto a king of Wu?

"..." Everyone was silent, and Changsun Jiaqing's proposal was also blocked in their mouths. As the Buddhist representative said, what they need is a puppet, not a wise king. Now that even Li Kehe has been ruled out, then Li Kehe It goes without saying that Tai and Li Zhi naturally.

In terms of virtuousness, Li Tai is no less than Li Ke. These two are quite famous in the Tang Dynasty.Both are quite capable princes, a little worse than Li Zhen, but not much weaker than the previous prince Li Chengqian (no wonder these two people would fight Li Chengqian on a par in history, and they were picked up by Li Zhi cheap), once enthroned, at least he must be a conservative king, which is obviously what they don't want to see.

Then there is Li Zhi. Li Zhi is cowardly by nature (as they think), but he has a kind personality and treats his subordinates very well. He is very popular. Once he succeeds to the throne, he is likely to win a lot of people's hearts. It's so easy, and naturally it's not the most ideal candidate.

"So, then I propose to King Jiang." Wang also suggested that King Jiang and Li Yun were extravagant. During their stay in Anzhou, they made a lot of utensils and clothes. Its work.But Li Yun's talent was not outstanding, and he was also very timid. Later, during Gaozong's period, because he was falsely accused of treason, he was so scared that he would die, so he committed suicide.

The reason why Wang proposed Li Yun was because Li Yun's mother was Wang's daughter. If Li Yun could become the emperor, they would naturally have a great say.

"Hmph! Why choose Jiang Wang? I think Ji Wang is not bad." Seeing that everyone was a little moved, Jingzhao Wei's people were not happy: "Since Jiang Wang can do it, why can't Ji Wang?"

"I think King Cao and King Zhao are not bad either." The people of the Yang family are very proud, because out of Li Shimin's fourteen sons, four are from the Yang family. They can definitely launch one or two mediocre ones, not to mention that even if these two are not good, they still have a killer weapon.

"Everyone's suggestions are fine, but these few are not the best choice. If you talk about dandies, I think Shu King or Qi King is the most suitable." Guzang Yin's people spoke, Li Yun, Li Shen, Li Fu, and Li Ming are mediocre, but this may not be because they pretended, if they show their fangs when they ascend the throne, it will be bad.

So the best candidates are actually Li You and Li Yin, because these two are well-known demon kings in the world. When they were in Chang'an in the early years, they bullied men and women and did everything. The aristocratic families in the fief were almost bullied by them all over the place—this personality was almost the same as that of Hu Hai who was mentioned back then. It is conceivable that once they ascended to the throne, the whole world would be unlucky, and even the history of the Qin Dynasty would be repeated. It's not impossible, by then they will all have a chance...

"That's right, I also think the King of Shu and the King of Qi are the most suitable." He glanced gratefully at the representative of the Yin family, and the representative of the Yang family repeatedly agreed. No matter what, let's work together to set the tone. As for who to choose between Li Yin and Li You, it is up to you It's time for them to compete internally. With a probability of one-half, the probability of winning is much higher than one-tenth.

It's a pity that their little tricks didn't work out, and others naturally wouldn't let them do what they wanted.

"King Qi and King Shu are too nonsense. If we choose them, the food will be too ugly. Everyone knows that we want to control the court, so it is better to be King Ji." Webster's people retorted.

"Nonsense, if you want to put it this way, King Cao is the youngest and the easiest to control." Of course Yang's was not convinced, and he didn't care about the Yin's people, so he went straight to him.

"King Jiang is also very good."

"I still think King Jin is good, and of course King Wei is fine too." Changsun Jiaqing stood up to disrupt the situation.

"If you say that, then the King of Wu can do it too." Yang is naturally not to be outdone, this is the advantage of having enough chips, whether it is Li Ke at the top, Li Fu and Li Ming at the middle, or Li You at the bottom, They are all well prepared.

"Actually, I think the former prince is also a suitable candidate."

"..."

All of a sudden, the whole living room was full of quarrels, and when they got together to quarrel, an uninvited guest suddenly barged in...

"Hey, the atmosphere here is not bad. It seems that everyone is arguing very fiercely." Suddenly a chuckle sounded, but it fell on everyone's ears like thunder, and everyone looked at the direction of the sound in horror. Some people even showed murderous eyes. You must know that what they are discussing today is a major event that can exterminate the entire family. There is absolutely no tolerance for the slightest deviation, let alone leaking half of it. But now there is a strange voice in the living room. It also means that there may be mistakes and omissions in what they planned today...

"You are... Your Highness? Why are you here?" Changsun Jiaqing was about to ask, but suddenly recognized the person in front of him. He was Li Shimin's son, and he was also one of the people they discussed and wanted to support: " Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be in the fiefdom... By the way, it should be like this, Li Zhen will come back soon to take over the throne, so it's normal for you to come back early."

Halfway through speaking, Changsun Jiaqing was stunned, as if he had figured out something.

Chapter 1233 The wind is surging (4)

Chapter 1: The Rising Storm (4)

The visitor didn't seem to see the expression on the elder grandson Jiaqing's face, only when he heard the word Li Zhen's succession, a trace of hostility flashed in his eyes, but he was quickly restrained, and said in a flat tone: "You guys Are you ashamed to ask me what I am doing here? You are here plotting to murder my father, what do you think I am doing here?"

"Your Highness, don't tease us, you should explain your bargaining chips." Changsun Jiaqing said with a wry smile: "Since you have appeared here, we have almost understood what you mean... just as we are still in dispute, support You are not without people, and you still have a high chance of becoming the emperor... The question is what can you give us? We must know that you are not the most suitable candidate for us. If we want to choose an incompetent emperor, Shu King Wang and King Qi are the best."

"For the sake of confidentiality, you should stop calling me Your Highness. I have a code name called Tianwang, and you can call me that." After the support of the business group, he is still not satisfied, and plans to recruit all these forces. I don't know if his appetite is so big, will he be overwhelmed?

"As for Li You and Li Yin, they are indeed representatives of arrogance and domineering, but are you sure you can control them?" The Heavenly King explained with a chuckle: "You must know that the devil kings like Li You and Li Yin are the most popular. You can't be restrained, but their character is lawless, once you annoy them, then they can do anything, then don't dig a hole and bury yourself in it."

"..." Everyone was silent. The discussion was too intense just now, and they were only thinking about how to stand up to the court, so that they ignored this point. Just like what the king of heaven said, the more lawless people are, the less It is easy to control, especially when this person is still sitting on the supreme position, no one can compete with it.

Just like those tyrants in history, all of them were moody, and they would kill if they disagreed, and it is not uncommon for them to punish the nine clans who supported them.Of course, it is impossible for such a person to allow others to control him. Maybe the people who support him have not enjoyed the dividends of Conglong Gong, and he was killed by the emperor in a blink of an eye, so he will cry without tears up.Judging from the current personalities of Li You and Li Yin, this is definitely very possible, and the possibility is very high.

"But even so, we may not choose you?" Yang's people were a little unconvinced: "Your Majesty has fourteen sons, except for the third son of Zaofu and Li Zhen, there are ten sons, even if you exclude King Shu and King Qi, There are still eight, why should we choose you?"

"Because I can give you what you most want." The king of heaven is still full of confidence: "You should all know that this palace is supported by the Royal Business Group... and the Royal Business Group has always regarded itself as neutral. , why do you think they suddenly changed their minds and are willing to support me?"

"This..." Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Although the old foxes of the Royal Merchant Group were also members of the royal family, they actually didn't care about anything and were basically in a neutral state. So what did the Heavenly King pay in front of them to make them tempted?

"Your Highness, we really can't figure it out, so please don't be fooled, and ask Your Highness to clarify." Changsun Jiaqing said with a wry smile.

"Reminder, what the father gave to the elder brother..."

"Fief?" Wang's representative yelled without thinking, looked at the king in shock, and his voice changed: "You actually exchanged fiefs for their support? Are you crazy?"

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