Zhang Xuan didn't hesitate, and said softly, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister secretly sent someone to check the Rongwang Mansion, but no trace of him was found...... Now, the minister has put all the servants and servants of King Rong's mansion under strict guard, waiting for His Majesty to deal with them. ”

Li Longji suddenly changed color.

How could Concubine Mei not see people alive and dead without seeing corpses? How is this possible! Did you escape...... Once she was allowed to escape, the matter was leaked, where was the royal face? Where is the face of this heavenly khan?

Zhang Xuan smiled secretly in his heart, what face does the royal family have to save?

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that at that time, King Rong killed his family children with a sword, and Concubine Mei was afraid that she was among them. A palace in King Rong's mansion was once burned and turned into ashes, and the minister doubted......" Zhang Xuan said softly.

He would not hand over Concubine Mei to the emperor under any circumstances, because this was a huge wealth related to the underground secret room of King Rong's mansion.

This wealth will be of great use to him, and he will definitely not give it up. And once Concubine Mei, who knows the inside story, is handed over to the emperor for disposal, who knows if it will be leaked out. And if you want to kill Concubine Mei, to be honest, as a traverser of modern civilized society, for a pregnant woman, Zhang Xuan really can't do this.

So knowing that leaving Concubine Mei would cause trouble, he still left Concubine Mei in the secret room.

In that case, let's make up a pretense to make Concubine Mei completely disappear from the world. In fact, since Concubine Mei left the palace, the name Concubine Mei has disappeared. Even if Li Wan forced Gong Cheng, Concubine Mei appeared beside him, and he categorically wanted to give up the name of Concubine Mei.

But he ignored the emperor's jealousy of Li Wan and Concubine Mei's fornication.

Li Longji raised his eyebrows, and his face became gloomy.

After a long time, he waved his hand abruptly and said coldly, "Zhang Xuan, pass on my will, and kill King Rong's traitors and thieves outside the city, and no half of them will be left alive!" ”

"This matter will be handed over to the prince."

Zhang Xuan gasped. This old emperor is also vicious, there are more than 100 surviving servants in the Rongwang Mansion, so many people, most of them are innocent, how can they be killed indiscriminately?

"Please retract your order. Most of King Rong's servants are innocent and uninformed people, so killing all of them is really hurting the peace of heaven and damaging His Majesty's benevolence and reputation, and please ask Your Majesty to be gracious! Zhang Xuan immediately knelt down and bowed, more than 100 lives were at stake, and he couldn't slack off.

"If King Rong succeeds, I am afraid that I will die today without a place to be buried. And how many of these people around me can survive? Li Longji said miserably, waving his arms, "From the thief to the rebellion, the crime should be killed by the nine clans." If I don't punish him severely, who will be in awe of me and the Tang royal family in the future? ”

"Old thing, you went out and told the prince, and said that I told him to finish the matter. When things are done, I am not to blame for the past. If not, I will not tolerate adultery! ”

Gao Lishi agreed angrily, and before going out, he secretly gave Zhang Xuan a look, signaling him not to compete with the emperor for some rebellious people, which would cause a strong backlash from the emperor.

Since the incident of beating Li Wan to force the palace, the emperor's temperament has become more moody and suspicious, and he is furious at every turn. Just talking about Fang Cai, the prince came to ask for peace, and he didn't say anything, but the emperor saw that he was very unpleasant, and suddenly started a fire. Standing in the imperial study and scolding the prince with a dog blood spray, Li Heng was so frightened that he hurriedly took Zhang Liangdi to kneel at the door and plead guilty.

"Zhang Xuan, do you also want to disobey my will?!" Li Longji shouted loudly, his body stood up suddenly, and his eyes radiated a soaring murderous aura and crazy indifference.

Zhang Xuan secretly sneered in his heart, but his mouth changed the direction of the wind, because he knew that there were things to be done and things to be done, since he couldn't control things, he would not trap himself in it.

He has always been a man who only seeks a clear conscience and peace of mind. Since the emperor wants to kill, let's kill this political turmoil, are there still fewer deaths?

Zhang Xuan gritted his teeth and replied gently, "The minister doesn't dare." The Divine Oracle of the Ministers. ”

Li Longji looked at Zhang Xuan deeply, let out a sigh of relief, his expression softened, and he fell on the couch tiredly and waved his hand, "Okay, as long as you are loyal to me, I will never fail you." ”

"Since I have done my best for Your Majesty, I have died." Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.

"I don't need you to die, I just need you to be loyal to me and clear the way for me, and I am very comforted." Li Longji suddenly sighed, "Zizhan, if one of my sons is like you, why am I worried about the inheritance of the Tang Dynasty and can't sleep at night?" ”

"Your Majesty's reputation is excessive, and the minister does not dare to be it."

"Zizhan, I and you talk in private, which of these sons do you think is worthy of cultivation? While I'm still alive, I'm also focusing on cultivating. Li Longji sighed and said.

Zhang Xuan frowned, "The sons who have some ability in the heart have all died or died in disguise under your hands because of "coming out", and the rest are basically mediocre people, or even incompetent people. In comparison, Li Heng is stronger.

For Zhang Xuan, keeping the crown prince Li Heng is the most beneficial result for himself. If Li Heng is abolished and a prince is replaced, the situation will be even more difficult to grasp.

Therefore, Zhang Xuan must try his best to protect Li Heng.

"Your Majesty, please forgive your daring to speak out." On key issues, Zhang Xuan has never dragged his feet, no matter whether Li Longji is willing to listen or not, he will speak out and advise, "May I ask Your Majesty, which is stronger or weaker between King Rong and the crown prince, and who is more talented?" ”

"Apparently King Rong. But although King Rong is talented, he has no virtue. Over the years, he has secretly formed a party for personal gain, privately accumulated armored soldiers, conspired with soldiers to force the palace to rebel, and committed the heinous crime of having no father and no king. ”

Not so with the crown prince. Although his ability is mediocre, he is steady and steadfast, and he respects His Majesty. ”

Li Longji sneered, "He has the heart to rebel, and he doesn't have the courage, let alone the ability." On that day he was going to forsake me...... When I think about it, I am furious and want to abolish him! ”

Zhang Xuan sighed softly, "Your Majesty, the crown prince is just a moment of confusion when he is in danger." To err is human? The crown prince is His Majesty's own son, and His Majesty should always give some teachings...... The minister thought that with the eternal foundation opened up by His Majesty, it was enough for the prince to be a king. ”

Li Longji's eyes flickered, and he suddenly felt that tearing I made sense. Li Heng is incompetent, but he is obedient and steady, as Zhang Xuan said, it is enough to be a gentleman who keeps his success. But......

Li Longji immediately remembered the many hidden dangers and crises hidden in the seemingly peaceful and prosperous Tang Dynasty...... Not to mention anything else, just because of An Lushan's threat, how will Li Heng face it? In his heart, ten Li Heng tied up can't compete with one An Lushan.

Zhang Price saw the old emperor's hesitation, so he gently lowered his voice and said, "Therefore, the minister thinks that Your Majesty should try his best to calm the hidden dangers in the world and give the crown prince a prosperous and peaceful country...... And in fact, An Lushan and his ilk, only His Majesty's prestige can suppress him! ”

Zhang Xuan slapped the old emperor without a trace. But the old emperor obviously thought so and loved to listen very much.

He laughed, pointed at Zhang Xuan and said, "You are right, speaking of which, this An Lushan is only afraid of me when he looks at the world...... That's why I'm worried, after a hundred years, once An Lushan rebels, who will be able to stop him? ”

"Your Majesty's Ming family...... For An Lushan, the minister thought that the policy of boiling frogs in warm water could be implemented. ”

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, and asked with a smile, "What is the strategy of boiling frogs in warm water?" ”

"Your Majesty, fill an iron pot with cold water, sit on the stove, and put a frog in the iron pot. Slowly heat the iron pot, at first, the frog will swim freely without feeling the heat, and will lose its due vigilance; But when the water temperature slowly rose, when the frog felt something was wrong and wanted to jump out of the iron pot, it was powerless and could only struggle to die in the iron pot. Zhang Xuan patiently instilled in the emperor the "philosophical theory" that was more than a thousand years later.

Fortunately, this theory is also easy to understand, Li Longji quickly woke up, and the more he listened, the more he nodded secretly.

"Your Majesty, on the surface, you can continue to be undiminished in favor of An Lushan in order to confuse him. On the other hand, however, the imperial court had to gradually and slowly weaken the power of the An clan. By the time An Lushan came to his senses, it was too late. At that time, His Majesty issued an edict, where did he escape? And even if he takes risks, under the encirclement and suppression of the world's soldiers and horses, he can't make any big waves. ”

"Good! I will follow your policy of boiling frogs in warm water. Li Longji slapped the table suddenly, "I will order three provinces and six departments, start with many parties, and gradually push through...... I want to destroy An Lushan, the ungrateful Hu'er, in my lifetime! ”

Zhang Xuan slowly walked out of the imperial study.

Outside the imperial study, Li Heng had already taken Zhang Liangdi to get up, and when the emperor's dictation arrived, he naturally didn't need to kneel anymore. It's just that Gao Lishi passed the emperor's dictation, and he was quite worried and resentful in his heart.

The emperor asked him to preside over the murder of King Rong and rebel against the party, undoubtedly to make him, the crown prince, bear the notoriety of this brutality and make him a scapegoat.

"Your Highness, General Zhang gave desperate advice in front of His Majesty, so that His Majesty changed his mind...... Your Highness should take it to heart. Li Jingzhong looked at Zhang Xuan's Yingting figure walking slowly, and whispered in Li Heng's ear.

Li Heng nodded silently, his face slightly red.

"Minister Zhang Xuan, meet His Royal Highness the Prince." Zhang Xuan greeted Li Heng with a smile.

"Zizhan!" Li Heng hurriedly supported Zhang Xuan in a little panic, after all, Zhang Xuan's high and powerful position at this moment was rising, and he was no longer the auxiliary minister of the East Palace who had no soldiers and no power before. Zhang Xuan's support or not will directly determine his fate and life and death.

"The palace is ashamed......" Li Heng originally wanted to say a few words to Zhang Xuan, but he couldn't say a word when he came, and he felt very ashamed.

"Your Highness doesn't have to be like this. The world is unpredictable, but as long as His Royal Highness keeps his heart, he will be able to cultivate virtue and repentance externally...... After all, this Tang Dynasty will still be handed over to His Royal Highness. Zhang Xuan said very quickly, "A good minister is not a second master, and the minister is not a duplicitous person, please be relieved of this." ”