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Chapter 624

This was Zhang Shuo's idea after careful consideration.

It means that if you break it, you will break it, otherwise there will be future troubles. I advise Li Longji to make up his mind and launch an attack in advance.

Li Longji closed the brocade box, but there was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, who doesn't know that if you break it early, you will be good, and if you break it later, you will be in danger.But what about strength?

Depressedly, he went to the palace and started the morning court.

Now that he is in the early court, he is just putting on a show, making decisions on some small things, and he is not even as powerful as the prime minister.The only thing is that all ministers treat him with polite respect.

After the court was over, the eunuch came in to report that Cui Riyong, the governor of Jingzhou, had entered the court to perform his duties.

This is the earliest unlucky person among Li Longji's confidantes. After the extermination of Webster, he was given the title of governor of Yongzhou, doctor Yinqing Guanglu, servant of Huangmen, assistant engineer, and granted the title of Duke of Qi and [-] households.Now the closure of households in the Tang Dynasty is rampant. Not only are there real closures, but two hundred households are actually closed, which is already a very big deal.What's more, from real jobs to virtual jobs to casual titles, they have all reached the top ranks.

However, because Princess Taiping had ambitions, Cui Riyong was dissatisfied, so she asked Xue Ji to confront him, and transferred him to be the governor of Yongzhou, and stopped knowing about political affairs.Then he became the governor of Yangzhou, the governor of Wuzhou and Bianzhou, and the governor of Jingzhou.

Under the guidance of Princess Taiping, Xue Ji restored his official position and became bigger and bigger, but Cui Riyong went the other way, but his official position became smaller and smaller.

Of course, he was very unwilling, so this time he used the excuse of entering the court to return to the capital, hoping to encourage Li Longji to regain his strength.In fact, entering Beijing this time is also very dangerous.At this time, Princess Taiping and Li Longji were sharpening their swords and guns. If Li Longji did not follow his advice, he would usher in Princess Taiping's devastating revenge.

Wang Hua also looked down on this person.

Just raise a dog, and when the owner comes back, he can wag his tail.But he specifically betrayed his master and betrayed his master in order to seek a superior position.

This is very similar to Yuan Shikai later.

But this man was not an easy one either.Literary talent is outstanding, although Wang Hua is very reluctant, because of his reputation in the literary world, he still ranks among the top Kyushu.At the same time, this talent is very discerning and quick to see things.Therefore, several times when something happened in the imperial court, he relied on his keen intuition to stand on the side of the final winner, turn disaster into blessing, and gain wealth.

It's not that Wang Hua opened the golden finger, just relying on this intuition, it is far better than Xiao Zhizhong who has a false name and power by several times.

Of course, every time he plans to make a change, he is also very uneasy, so he said a word to others: "I have acted in my whole life, and I have to adapt to it on the fly. I don't need to pay attention to Zhuanzhu from the beginning to the end. Every time I make a change, I don't feel the thorn in my back. "

Nakedly stated the essence and psychological activities of each of his big bets.

After entering the inner hall, Cui Riyong said to Li Longji: "Princess Taiping has been plotting for a long time. Your Majesty was in the government before and wanted to arrest her. Because her status is a courtier, she still needs to use tactics. Now Your Majesty is the Lord of the country. You only need to Is there anyone who dares to resist the next book making? Please don’t hesitate, Your Majesty! If the time is prolonged, if the plot of treacherous people succeeds, it will be too late to regret it.”

Li Longji smiled wryly in his heart, everyone was persuading me to kill Princess Taiping, but what should I use to kill her.

But he suddenly remembered what Wang Hua said.

When Wang Hua was in Lingzhou, he wrote one thing in the letter, you are the emperor!Then he begged Xiao Song to ask Wang Hua for help, which was also a helpless move. Seeing Princess Taiping and her cronies conspire for a long time, but he could only watch helplessly as things were about to happen, but he was helpless.So I had no choice but to wipe my face and pay my respects to Xiao Song.

But Xiao Song still brought a sentence, Wang Hua said that he is the emperor!The last sentence, if this matter is not taken care of, Wang Hua will get worse, Xiao Song did not say.

While thinking about it, he said: "You are correct, but I am worried about alarming the Supreme Emperor."

The reason why this matter has evolved to such an extent is all because of him, this old man.

If his father didn't hold Princess Taiping in the throne and had so much power, Li Longji would rather be a crown prince with peace of mind than an angry emperor.

But superficial work still needs to be done, but he is not at ease with Cui Riyong.If you can sell Webster, you can also sell yourself.So I said a passing sentence.

Cui Riyong didn't know, so he immediately replied: "I heard the difference between the filial piety of the emperor and the filial piety of the common people. The filial piety of the common people is to respect the body and use, and to obey the color. The filial piety of the emperor, the security of the country, and the order of the society. The great filial piety of the emperor is in the The world is peaceful. If the treacherous party succeeds, the ancestral temple of Sheji will be reduced to ruins. What will your majesty use to show filial piety? I implore your majesty to first control the left and right Yulin army and the left and right Wanqi army, and then wipe out Princess Taiping and her followers. In this way, the Supreme Emperor will not be disturbed."

If Wang Hua were here, he would definitely shake his head and talk nonsense, wanting to seize power, wanting to kill people, and directly explaining why the emperor is filial to the common people.

But Li Longji was very agreeable to his words.

Although I know it is difficult, but the strong wind knows the grass, and the adversity knows the heart.At this time, Cui Riyong came to Beijing to show his loyalty regardless of the suspicion, which moved him very much.

After sending Cui Riyong away, Li Longji found Li Dan and begged Li Dan to let Cui Riyong be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Li Dan looked at Li Longji suspiciously.

Li Longji bent down and replied: "Father, my son has a sentence that I don't know the importance of. It should be said or not."

Li Dan snorted coldly.

At this time, Li Longji ignored the consequences. He said: "I read the history books and found one thing. Neither Wang Mang nor Cao Cao had any rebellion at the beginning. On the contrary, when they were young, they all had the ambition of being patriotic and loyal to the emperor. Why did they do it later?" Those outrageous things happened? It was because of the power of the ear, the power is far superior to the master, so naturally there is a heart to replace the master. From ancient times to the present, as a powerful courtier, it is difficult for a courtier to devote himself to everything like Wuhou Zhuge Liang Sima Zhao can't do it, Liu Yu can't do it, the Queen Mother can't do it, even Wang Hua can't do it. Although His Majesty likes Aunt, His Majesty has given her too much power, so that the court is only Aunt's words. For a long time, it is not good for Aunt , not good for sons and ministers, not good for father emperor, not good for ancestral temple."

The words are righteous, but there is a lot of resentment in your heart, even if you have any ideas, you can't overplay it.

If you continue like this and don't ask, you will immediately become the second emperor, but one is dominated by his wife, and the other is dominated by his sister.

Li Dan grimaced and did not speak.

He also knows a little about the little tricks of his son and sister.However, they never said that they were still alive, and they were fighting for power, so they had to give some thought to their own thoughts.

In fact, Li Longji's fear of him and Princess Taiping's soft words in front of him have already confused Li Dan. At this time, Li Dan has lost his ability to control the overall situation.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let him come back to serve as the servant of the Ministry of Officials."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials did not agree, but he also agreed to transfer Cui Riyong back to the capital to let Li Longji increase his strength.

When Wang Hua heard the news that Cui Riyong was appointed by the imperial court, he immediately ordered the craftsmen to speed up.

The heat is not too bad.

Mu Zili asked him: "This servant does not understand one thing."

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Wang Hua said angrily and amusedly, "You don't want to be a slave or not, and pretend to be pitiful. Just ask if you have anything."

Thanks to Gao Lishi for this matter, Li Longji couldn't bear to tell this news, maybe he didn't know it himself, but it showed that subconsciously, the future Tang Minghuang was hostile to him.

"Why didn't the emperor deal with Princess Taiping last year, and insisted on coming this year?"

Due to his temperament, Mu Zili is very interested in such things.

It can't be said that she asked the wrong question. When Li Longji was newly enthroned last year, Liu Youqiu Zhang Shuo and others were in the court, and Princess Taiping was not as powerful as she is now.Although Liu You seeks to vent the incident, but now the two sides are also openly enemies.Because he chopped off Liu Youqiu's arm last year, it was not as good as it was when it happened at that time, and it is a little more certain than it is now.

Wang Hua replied: "No, at that time Li Longji had just ascended the throne, and his name was not right. If it happened at that time, it might lead to the combination of the Supreme Emperor and Princess Taiping. Once this situation formed, then he would become like Li Chongfu. It's a joke. To this day, the emperor's name has been upright. He is the emperor and has won the hearts of the people. This is righteousness. As long as Princess Taiping is killed, the world will be safely handed over to him. The second is to be forced It is more in line with morality to use soldiers, mourning soldiers will win."

After finishing speaking, I gave Mu Zili a lot of money to buy some things to take back, including gifts for relatives, and goods and tools that Oceania lacked in the Central Plains.

None of the ministers cared about Wang Hua's actions. They all knew that Wang Hua's Kyushu tripod was about to be completed, and once it was completed, it was time for him to leave.It makes sense to buy these things before leaving.

What they are concerned about now is the battle between Li Longji and Princess Taiping.

However, the common people know that there are not many insiders about this matter, and their eyes are all focused on the Kyushu cauldron.

On the ninth day of June, Wang Hua sent people into the palace to report that all the inlays of the Kyushu tripods had been completed.

No matter how Princess Taiping fights with Li Longji, it is a big deal.

Li Dan led all the civil and military officials to conduct a large-scale sacrifice, and even Li Longji rarely smiled.

Not only the emperors and ministers of the court, but also the envoys of Turkic, Tubo, Koryo, and Western Regions heard about this together, and stayed in Chang'an to wait to see this unprecedentedly grand tripod.

After the sacrifice, the group of people took to Jiudingfang.

The soldiers opened the door, and the monarchs and ministers rushed in.

In fact, when it was shipped over, I had already seen it once.But at that time, there were still many pieces that were not inlayed, so they were far less beautiful than they are now.

Everyone walked in, and many people had seen it. Fortunately, those who hadn't seen it opened their mouths wide.

The huge tripod base covering an area of ​​more than 900 square meters is full of extravagance. The base wall of the tripod base starts from the bottom layer inlaid with various patterns of gold, silver and precious stones, all the way to the huge one-piece wood carving above. The stories come from ancient times to not long ago. Not only are the carvings and lacquers exquisite, but they also make people feel a strong sense of history.

But many people gathered around to look at the handwriting on the silk tapestry, especially the envoys of the Tubo people. While watching, they sent dozens of people to copy it with paper.

The nine golden dragon pillars in the middle of the silk tapestry are inlaid with the gold and silver carvings on it again.

In addition to various mythological and religious stories and the strange patterns drawn by the king's paintings, the walls are also magnificent.As for the price, not to mention other things, the various jewels and jades on the three-layer inlaid gold and silver patterns are priceless.

Then to Dingji's Dingmian, the 81 pictures and characters are a collection of calligraphy, painting, poetry and Fu, and then the topographic map.Although it is not standard in a sense, almost everyone knows the taste.In fact, Li Dan regretted that he should not have let the Tubo people and Turkic envoys in.

Although the ratio is condensed, it still allows people to see many secrets.

Of course, because Wang Hua put his heart into it, he can also see some terrains of Tubo people and Turks from the map.

Then there are nine huge tripod bodies, standing thickly and magnificently on the tripod base.The brightly colored cloisonné brings a dreamlike image to the tripod body.

Everyone stood around Jiuding, looked at each one for a long time, even forgot to eat lunch, and just reluctantly left.

In the afternoon, it is time for the common people to visit.This is also Wang Hua's repeated request.

Now there is an advantage, there are no tickets to speak of, either you are allowed to enter, and you will not receive money if you enter.Or don't put it in.Of course, this requires a lot of soldiers to guard it, otherwise it would be troublesome for someone with quick hands to dig out a gemstone on it.

This caused a commotion in Chang'an City. The people queuing up outside were several miles away.

Seeing this situation, Wang Hua breathed a sigh of relief.

At the beginning, he was born to make the tripod of Kyushu, and he only thought of it for playthings. He wanted to integrate the world's craftsmanship into one and make a utensil.When he first started to conceive, Kyushu Ding decided to use cloisonné. The plan in his mind, Kyushu Ding was not as big as it is now, let alone as luxurious as it is now.

This matter has been delayed for a long time. With sufficient funds in hand, a lot of human resources, and the maturity of various processes, it has achieved today's effect.

The tripod of Kyushu appeared in the world and attracted the attention of many people.

But another big event is getting closer.

At the end of June, poor Yuan Rongrong finally surrendered to Princess Taiping and agreed to poison the red arrow powder that Li Longji was taking.

So Princess Taiping gathered her confidants together, and as long as Yuan Rongrong succeeded in poisoning, she immediately asked Li Ci to lead the Yulin army to suddenly attack Wude Hall, and Dou Huaizhen, Xiao Zhizhong, Cen Xi and others raised troops in Nanya to respond.

This is to control the court, but not for rebellion and killing Li Dan.

As long as Li Longji dies, the balance maintained by Li Dan will also collapse.It's not that Li Dan took the initiative to abolish Li Longji, and Li Longji was poisoned to death. Li Dan would be angry, even if Princess Taiping did a clean job and immediately cut off all clues, she would be angry with Princess Taiping.

Only by controlling the palace can he force himself, the fourth brother, to obey his orders, or sit in her seat, or choose a weak prince for her to control.

At this time, the biggest variable appeared.

Li Longji mistrusted Cui Shi, and Princess Taiping also mistrusted a person, Wei Zhigu.However, he is not a "core member" of Princess Taiping. He only heard that Princess Taiping might raise trouble in July, and at the same time, there is a certain way to make Li Longji die.Therefore, Li Longji was notified immediately.

Li Longji was taken aback when he heard that, the beginning of July is coming soon.

But he was very strange, unless his aunt came with an army, how could there be some way to make him die before she mutinied?
If it is about assassination, I am in the palace, where the guards are heavily guarded, and there is no lack of help from experts around me.Although the strength of the mutiny is small, there is still more than enough to protect ourselves.If it is poisoning, I have tested every meal these days, and let the eunuchs around me taste it before taking it.

When Gao Lishi was called, Gao Lishi was also at a loss.

At this moment, he saw Yuan Rongrong pounding the red arrow powder, and thought of some strange behaviors on her face during this time.

He beckoned and said to Yuan Rongrong, "Come here."

Yuan Rongrong walked over nervously.

"Rongrong, my situation is not very good during this period, so I was a little negligent. Today, I suddenly remembered something. It seems that you hesitated a month ago, and you had something to say to me. Now that my situation is critical, you have to You have served me for a long time, when Chengyu was still the emperor, I will solve your problems by the way."

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to report to Your Majesty." Yuan Rongrong, wearing a delicate yellow silk flower dress, whispered on the ground.

"Is it true, is it fake?" Li Longji looked at her expression and became more and more suspicious in his heart. This question was already full of authority.

"Really not." Yuan Rongrong's petite body shrank in the silk skirt and shivered.

"Then you raise your head."

Yuan Rongrong raised her head, her face was very pale.

"Since there isn't one, what are you afraid of!" Li Longji slapped the table with a paperweight, and said sharply, "Do you think I don't know anything?"

Yuan Rongrong's face turned even paler, and she burst into tears, saying, "This servant deserves to die."

Said the matter straight out.Princess Taiping sent Yuan Shi to win her over, but she was hesitant, so Princess Taiping came up with a poisonous plan, borrowing from Li Dan Wang Huayao's inner-glazed Peach Blossom Spring Porcelain Vase with thin characters outside the painting.

Then she sent her cronies to keep an eye on Yuan Rongrong, just as Yuan Rongrong went to the harem to ask the imperial doctor for headache medicine, deliberately bumped into her head on the road and smashed the porcelain vase.Then he threatened Yuan Rongrong, but Yuan Rongrong hadn't agreed, so she found Wang Hua.Let's see if Wang Hua can be burned to lighten his crimes.But Wang Hua said that he couldn't burn it, so under the threat of Princess Taiping, he promised some benefits, and finally took refuge in Princess Taiping, planning to poison the red arrow powder that Li Longji took for Princess Taiping.

Gao Lishi yelled: "You are a coquettish girl, you deserve death."

I'm about to come up and punch and kick.

Anyone can betray Li Longji, but this maid really cannot.If Li Longji hadn't begged to come over, she would still be a small and inconspicuous drug boy in the Harem Medical Bureau.But now she eats the best, wears the best, and has almost nothing else to do except pound the red arrow powder for Li Longji every morning.This is because Li Longji is not in a good mood right now. If he is in a good mood, she is usually very pleasing to the eye, and he may be able to accept her and jump into the dragon gate.

Li Longji grabbed Gao Lishi.

Then she looked at Yuan Rongrong and said, "Rongrong, Gu is very disappointed. It's not that I'm disappointed about what's going on behind you. Princess Taiping used tricks to make you break that porcelain bottle. You are willing to throw yourself into her door. But I'm disappointed. The most important thing is that the Yuan clan tried to win you over before, and you didn't break the porcelain vase at that time, but why didn't you report it to me?"

Yuan Rongrong said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the servant is afraid, afraid to speak out, you cannot protect the servant."

"This is just an excuse, which shows that deep down in your heart, you are also moved by some of the conditions offered by Princess Taiping," Li Longji pointed out sharply: "The Lishi has been planning with me for many years, starting from the eradication of Zhu Wei, until now, I When did you not protect him? I said these words just to let you die in peace."

Yuan Rongrong kept shouting for mercy.

Li Longji ignored her, and said to Gao Lishi: "Let's deal with her, don't let other people know."

Gao Lishi said yes, and dragged Yuan Rongrong down.

Hearing the voice of begging for mercy in the next room gradually weakened, Li Longji sat down in a daze.

Yuan Rongrong's betrayal made him feel very sad.

At this time, Wang, who had been silent by the side, suddenly opened her mouth, and she said: "Your Majesty, my concubine only asks you two questions. Back then, Ban Chao didn't enter the tiger's den, how could he catch tiger cubs? How many people did he bring with him across the Western Regions?" How many people did Guangwu bring with him in the great victory of Han Guangwu and Kunyang in the past when he faced the army of millions of Wang Mang?"

Li Longji wanted to curl his lips, and said in his heart, these two incidents are rare in history, I just want to make a difference, and I can't compare with them.I'm afraid that Wang Hua might not dare to make trouble easily even in my situation.

Seeing Li Longji's expression, Wang suddenly knelt down.

(End of this chapter)