Zhao Ziliang pretended not to know and asked, "I don't know what Your Majesty is referring to?" ”

Xuanzong glanced at Zhao Ziliang deeply, he didn't believe that Zhao Ziliang didn't know what he was referring to, and said: "Recently, my dragon body has been sick, and until now there is no crown prince, so all the princes are moved to want to sit on the throne!" ”

Speaking of this, Xuanzong pointed to a large pile of recitals on the desk next to him and said: "Look at it, these are the recitals of the ministers impeaching each other, these sons of mine are not fuel-efficient lamps, and the foreign enemy has not been extinguished, so they began to kill each other for this throne!" ”

Zhao Ziliang thought about it, it was not good for him not to say anything, so he said the truth: "Your Majesty, this situation is normal, if the princes don't do anything now, it will be a little abnormal!" ”

Xuanzong immediately laughed when he heard Zhao Ziliang's words, and said, "You're right to say that!" You have also seen it, I am afraid that my illness will not be cured for a while, and if these princes continue to toss, it will not only be detrimental to the stability of the political situation of the imperial court, but also have an impact on the great cause of counterinsurgency! In addition, there is news from the Tibetan side, the Tubo people seem to be a little uneasy, probably because they saw the weakness of our dynasty and wanted to take the opportunity to cut off a piece of meat on my Datang! I have summoned you back this time for two things, and I want to hear your thoughts and opinions! ”

Zhao Ziliang hugged his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please speak!" ”

Xuanzong said: "The first thing is that the position of the prince cannot be vacant, if you want the princes to settle down for a while, Your Majesty must determine the candidate for the crown prince and appoint the crown prince, on the one hand, to stabilize the government, on the other hand, to assist me in dealing with military and political affairs, I am old, and I am sick, and my energy is not as good as before, if there is a prince, I can let him supervise the country, and I can also relax and recuperate, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Ziliang hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty is wise, Weichen fully agrees with and fully supports!" ”

Xuanzong then asked: "Among the princes, who do you think is the most suitable to inherit the throne?" ”

Zhao Ziliang pondered for a moment, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has no right to ask about the candidate for the position of prince, no matter who the ministers support, it will still have to be decided by His Majesty in the end!" The position of the prince is related to the smooth transfer of imperial power in the future, the stability of the Tang Dynasty and the continuation of the rule, the prince must have the ability to rule the ministers, have excellent political ability to govern the country, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty can enjoy peace and revive the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, so that my Chinese civilization can be more prosperous! No matter which prince His Majesty designates as the prince, Weichen is supportive, but whether the prince can take on his own responsibilities after inheriting the unification is not something that Weichen can control, what Weichen can do is to be in his position, seek his government, and do everything possible to make the army of the Tang Dynasty have enough combat power to maintain its rule, and not be subject to external humiliation and internal troubles! ”

Xuanzong was both happy and worried when he heard Zhao Ziliang's words, what made him happy was Zhao Ziliang's support for him as the emperor on the issue of the crown prince, and what worried him was that among all his sons, he was afraid that none of them could enter Zhao Ziliang's eyes, he knew very well the virtues of his sons, and only one who could get a little bit on the stage was Li Heng, who had been imprisoned, and the other princes were not the material to be the emperor!

Xuanzong thought for a while and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Zhao Qing, since there is no war on the front line this winter, you can stay in the capital for a few more days, as for the selection of the prince, I have to think about it again, and when the position of the prince is selected, you are returning to Hebei!" ”

Zhao Ziliang hugged his fists and said: "Weichen obeys the order!" ”

Xuanzong's spirit was a little weak, and Zhao Ziliang saw this and left Huaqing Palace and returned to his home in Chang'an City to rest. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the evening, Zhao Ting came back with the pregnant county lord of Yining, and when the county lord of Yining saw Zhao Ziliang, he said ten thousand blessings: "I have seen my father!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said weakly: "You are pregnant, so you don't need to be polite!" By the way, tomorrow the two of you will go to see your in-laws, their father and son have been bitter enough in the past few years! ”

Zhao Ting and his wife promised: "No! ”

The next day, Zhao Ziliang went to visit his old boss Gai Jiayun, sat in his home for an hour, brought some gifts, and just returned home, his former subordinates and some official figures who had good friendships came to pay a visit.

In the following days, the ministers of the DPRK and China came to pay a visit, and they faintly tested him about the candidate for the position of prince, and Zhao Ziliang talked about him every time.

After seven days, Xuanzong summoned Zhao Ziliang to Huaqing Palace again, this time when he came to Huaqing Palace, Zhao Ziliang thought that the emperor was only afraid that he had already determined the candidate for the prince.

Sure enough, after seeing Xuanzong, Xuanzong retreated left and right, and asked: "Zhao Qing, among these sons of mine, there is only Li Heng who has the ability to be the prince, and Li Heng is the only one among the emperor's grandsons, and now Li Heng is still being imprisoned, how do you think the courtiers will react if I decree to lift the ban on their father and son and make Li Heng the crown prince again?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "If Your Majesty really wants to re-appoint him as the crown prince, it is best as soon as possible!" Now the courtiers are facing the problem of re-standing in line, many people have already made a choice, if it drags on, when the vast majority of the courtiers have finished standing in line, His Majesty will appoint him as the prince, the resistance is by no means ordinary, even if it can barely calm down the incident, the prince will face no one to use in the future, isolated, Weichen said a big rebellious words, in case Your Majesty Dragon Royal Funeral, then the prince does not have enough strength to stabilize the court, then I am afraid that there will be a big mess! Datang can't stand the big toss anymore! ”

After listening to Zhao Ziliang's words, Xuanzong was silent for a while, and asked, "If I want to re-appoint Li Heng as the crown prince, isn't Zhao Qing worried?" At the beginning, Li Heng was in Ma Weiyi Palace, if it wasn't for Zhao Qing who arrived in time with his troops, I am afraid that he has succeeded, it can be said that Zhao Qing is the one who directly sabotaged his plan, and Zhao Qing is not worried that he will be unfavorable to you after he takes power? ”

Zhao Ziliang was also silent for a long time before smiling slightly: "Of course Weichen is worried, but Weichen believes that he will not do this, if he really wants to be unfavorable to Weichen, it is tantamount to self-destruction of the Great Wall!" It also shows that Datang has come to an end when it comes to him, since he doesn't care about Jiangshan Sheji, what regret does Weichen have even if he dies? ”

Xuanzong closed his eyes when he heard Zhao Ziliang's words, waved his hand and said: "You will return to Hebei tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of troops are not in charge of you, I still don't feel at ease!" ”

"No, Weichen retires!" Zhao Ziliang got up, hugged his fists, bowed and retired.

When he returned to Dunqiu from Chang'an, it was already December 12, and a few days after Zhao Ziliang returned to Dunqiu, Wang Can came to report: "Dashuai, news has come from Chang'an, the emperor has lifted the ban on Li Heng's father and son, and at the same time issued an order to re-canonize him as the crown prince!" ”

Zhao Ziliang had long realized that Xuanzong might do this, but when he really heard the news, he was still stunned for a long time, which means that he could face Li Heng's revenge at any time from now on.

Zhao Ziliang suppressed the emotions in his heart and asked, "How did the courtiers react to this matter?" ”

Wang Can said: "The quarrel has turned the sky upside down, and many ministers have written directly to express their opposition, including three prime ministers!" There are not a few opponents of the festival envoys, Taishou and others in various places! However, the emperor did not leave any of the recitals written by these ministers against the canonization of Li Heng as the crown prince! Just now, there was news that the crown prince had been appointed by the emperor as the secretary of the ministry! The ministers are also helpless about this, it is said that several courtiers have secretly taken refuge in the past, and the ministers who have not been purged of the crown prince's family have blatantly expressed their allegiance! ”

Zhao Ziliang sighed: "It seems that the emperor's determination to let Li Heng inherit the unification has been decided, as long as the ministers of the court are not stupid, they can understand that Li Heng is already a salted fish, but now he can still turn over, who would have thought of this?" Next, I am afraid that there will be many ministers who see the wind and rudder to abandon their current camp and go to Li Heng, or the ministers will unite to resist Li Heng! ”

Ten days later, on December 22, Wang Can rushed to see Zhao Ziliang and reported: "Dashuai, something happened in the court, and many courtiers submitted their resignations to the emperor and hung up their crowns!" There are also most ministers who are sick at home and do not go to the court to deal with official business, and only a few people in the court are now in charge of the overall situation, and the entire court is empty eighty percent of officials! ”

"What?" Zhao Ziliang stood up in surprise, "They want to use this to force the emperor to take back his fate!" How did the emperor and the crown prince react? ”

Wang Can said: "It is said that the emperor's illness is getting more and more serious, and he can't get up to manage the government, and now the prince is in charge of the country, and the prince urgently promoted some people from various yamen, but these people have no high-level governance experience, and the whole court is still in chaos, but what is reassuring is that the army in the capital is quite stable!" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "As long as the army is not chaotic, those officials who resign and do not go to the court due to illness will not last long!" ”

Sure enough, as Zhao Ziliang expected, after the New Year, in February of the nineteenth year of Tianbao, the officials who were sick in the court could no longer hold on, and began to deal with official affairs in the court again, and the ministers now understood that the emperor was also determined to let Li Heng inherit the unification, and the other princes wanted to work against the Son of Heaven, but the use of political means had no effect, and they had no military power in their hands, so they could only send assassins to assassinate Li Heng, Li Heng experienced three assassinations in a row in a month, and almost died.

Zhao Ziliang had no idea about the affairs of the DPRK and China, thinking that the weather was beginning to warm up, the Northern Expedition would continue, and a large-scale troop mobilization had begun.

The Tang army stationed on the front line of Xingyang, Chenliu and Heze began to cross the river to the north on a large scale, countless grains, grass, baggage, ordnance and materials began to be transported to the front line, and the soldiers also ended their rest and sharpened their knives to prepare for a big battle with the rebels.

On February 16 of the 19th year of Tianbao, Zhao Ziliang ordered the vanguard army of the Northern Expedition to attack, Chu Ge led his troops to attack the front line of Xiuwu and Yinzhou, and Li Siye led his troops to attack Wuzhi and Xinxiang.

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