Tang Xizong is actually dead? This is different from what is written in the history books!

Although they have never met, since Zhao Fan came to this era, the one who has helped him the most and influenced him the most is Tang Xizong.

It can be said that everything Zhao Fan has today is given by him, if it weren't for this cheap brother taking care of him all the way, he Zhao Fan would have been killed in Luoyang Bazaar as early as possible.

But this man who was like a mountain died suddenly, inexplicably in the hands of a eunuch, or the eunuch he trusted the most and always called Father!

Zhao Fan was completely dizzy, this news came too suddenly, and all his plans were overturned at this moment.

Without Tang Xizong, Zhao Fan and this era will no longer have any buffer space, and he can only directly face the next impact.

Originally, he planned to take Tang Xizong back to Chang'an first, and then slowly develop his own power, and eradicate all the unstable factors step by step, but now it doesn't work, Zhao Fan has no time and no space to operate slowly.

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"Lord Wang, you must take care of your health, the Jiangshan Sheji of the Tang Dynasty will depend on you." Du Rangneng helped Zhao Fan to the Taishi chair, slowly took two steps back, and said in a deep voice.

"Du Xiang, Kong Lao, you can also sit." Zhao Fan waved his hand, signaling that he was fine.

"Lord Wang, there is something about the lower official who needs to confess to the prince." Du Rangneng glanced at Kong Wei, and then said softly.

"Du Xiang doesn't have to be polite, just say something out." Zhao Fan nodded and said a little tiredly.

"Actually..., Xia Guan didn't pass through here, nor did he come to look for Kong Lao and the princess." Du Rangneng hesitated for a moment, sighed and said, "Actually, the emperor arranged for the lower officials to come to the prince. ”

"I came with the lower officials, and this one." Du Rangneng spoke, took a square brocade box from Kong Wei's hand, knelt on the ground, and respectfully held the brocade box above his head.

Kong Wei on the side also knelt on the ground with a respectful expression.

"What is this?" Zhao Fan glanced at the brocade box and said with some surprise.

"If you open it yourself, you will know what it is." Du Rangneng lowered his head and maintained his posture and said.

Zhao Fan took the brocade box in Du Rangneng's hand with some trembling, and he had already vaguely guessed what was inside.

Put the brocade box on the table, gently untie the brocade cloth, and reveal a beautifully framed wooden box inside, exuding a faint agarwood fragrance.

Zhao Fan hesitated, but still opened the wooden box, only to see a jade seal lying quietly in the box, four inches in circumference, on the New York hand over five dragons, the corner of the seal body inlaid with gold, pick up the jade seal and take a look, the side of the jade seal is engraved with "Heavenly Mandate Shishi", and the other side is engraved with "Great Wei by the Han Dynasty".

At the bottom of the jade seal, there are eight big characters carved in fish and bird script, and Zhao Fan can't recognize those eight characters, but he can guess them.

Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity.

Zhao Fan was suddenly silent, and he suddenly understood why the Emperor would provoke Tian Lingzi at this time and bring himself to death.

He also suddenly figured out why he just asked Kong Wei to bring a princess instead of a prince.

Under the operation of the Emperor Xi Zong, he Zhao Fan became the most qualified person to inherit the throne in the entire Tang Dynasty, and they all said that the royal family had no family affection now, and now it seems that it may not be the case.

"It's... Is this a national jade seal? Zhao Fan tried hard to keep himself awake and asked with some uncertainty.

"That's right, it's the heirloom jade seal!" Du Rangneng raised his head and said in a heavy tone.

"That's... That royal brother, he..."

"Lord, the emperor... The emperor was too frightened and displaced as early as half a year ago, and contracted a serious illness, and the imperial doctor said that the emperor only had more than half a year to live. Du Rangneng's eyes were red, and he said with a sad face.

"So the emperor asked Master Kong to bring the princess to join the prince, and the lower officials delayed some time because they wanted to bring the jade seal out, and they fell behind."

"All the princes, except for the rebellion of King Xiang, Your Majesty has stayed in Xingyuan, can the prince understand what His Majesty means?"

Zhao Fan nodded a little gloomily and did not speak.

"Before leaving, His Majesty gave a letter to the lower officials, instructing them to receive ... After receiving the news of His Majesty's death, he immediately handed over the jade seal and the letter to the prince, and the letter was under the wooden box. Du Rangneng sighed, pointed to the wooden box on the table, and said.

Zhao Fan took the wooden box, and there was a letter pressed underneath, and hurriedly opened the envelope and read it carefully.

"Brother Huang, first of all, congratulations to you, for my Tang Dynasty to recover the eastern capital of Luoyang, and also trained an iron army by yourself, now you have the capital to base yourself in this troubled times, I am deeply grateful.

By the time you opened this letter, I should have been victimized by a thief, most likely Tian Lingzi, an abominable eunuch.

But the royal brother doesn't have to be sad for me, I have already been infected with a vicious disease, and my life is not long, this is not the fault of the imperial brother, but the fault of this thief.

I ascended the throne at the age of twelve, and it has been more than 14 years now, and in these years, I have done a lot of ridiculous things, and I also mistrusted Tian Lingzi, a dog thief, and made the Tang Dynasty a miasma, and the people were full of resentment.

I originally wanted to stay back in Chang'an, develop again, and revitalize the majesty of my Tang Dynasty, but time is running out, so I can only hand over this task to the emperor's brother.

Du Xiang and Kong Lao, I am the pillars of the Tang Dynasty, loyal, and both are talented, rich and wealthy, I sent these two people with jade seals to be like-minded, and the emperor's brother should be treated kindly.

In order to avoid the recurrence of the matter of King Xiang, all the imperial princes and princes are now left in Xingyuan by me, and before I die, I will all give them all deaths, clear all obstacles for the imperial brother, and help the imperial brother to ascend to the throne.

As soon as I die, the emperor's brother should ascend the throne as soon as possible, inherit the unification, ensure the righteousness, and no longer need to cast a rat taboo, and from then on there will be no one in the world who can tie the emperor's brother.

This Tang Dynasty Sheji, tens of millions of people in the world, are entrusted to the hands of the emperor's brother, and they are cherished and cherished! ”

Zhao Fan held the letter in his hand, his heart was extremely complicated, and he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

His cheap brother actually executed his brother and son in one fell swoop in order to successfully ascend the throne and eliminate his nominal competitors, which is not ruthless.

But he has always been a little puzzled, why he is unusually good to himself, why would so many people choose him to inherit the throne?

"The prince doesn't understand, why did His Majesty choose the prince as his successor?" Kong Wei looked at Zhao Fan with a complicated expression and said softly.

"Old Kong, this is indeed a doubt in the heart of this king." Zhao Fan nodded and said helplessly.

"Because in Your Majesty's mind, in the entire royal family, only the prince has this ability to save the Tang Dynasty, prince, do you understand?" Kong Wei sighed and said with a serious face.

Zhao Fan was stunned for a moment, and only now did he finally realize what a helpless choice this arrangement was for Tang Xizong.