Chapter 734: Succession
Who doesn't love power, Li Dan has only been the emperor for a long time at this time, and he will not let Li Longji be the emperor no matter what. However, according to www.biquge.info the astrological signs, Li Longji, the crown prince, obviously has the move to become the emperor, and he is already uneasy about his position. If Ruizong doesn't want him to be the emperor, I'm afraid he has to abolish him. Therefore, the real meaning of the words of the young eunuch of Tiantai is: Depose Li Longji!
This is a very powerful move, Li Longji's meritorious work is high, the emperor has always been quite suspicious of such people, most of the ministers of the court and the central government are attached to Princess Taiping, and there are very few people who speak for him. As long as Li Dan said a word, Li Longji would immediately face the catastrophe of annihilation!
All the ministers looked at the crown prince Li Longji, but Li Longji sat upright like a wooden carving, motionless, without any expression on his face.
After hearing this, Li Dan did not express his position, but asked the ministers: "I don't know what the opinions of all Aiqing are?" β
On such a sensitive issue, none of the ministers expressed their position at this time, and even Liu Youqiu, the prince's only confidant, did not speak.
In the end, it was Dou Huaizhen who was smart, and he said to Ruizong: "Everything depends on Your Majesty's decision." β
"Called me to decide?" Li Dan frowned and looked at the other ministers: "Do you mean the same thing?" β
"But it's up to Your Majesty to decide!" The rest of the ministers responded in unison.
"Alright then, it's up to me to decide!" Li Dan nodded and said, "Since I ascended the throne, I have worked day and night, and I can't sleep and eat, and I just want to rest." Since it was Heaven who instructed me to abdicate. Well, I decided to call someone to draft an edict now and pass the throne to the crown prince. β
Dou Huaizhen was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has just turned half a hundred, and it is the time when you are full of energy, how can there be any reason to abdicate?" The emperor is still in power at the age of eighty. If Your Majesty succeeds to the throne, it will definitely endanger the ...... of society."
Li Dan glanced at the group of ministers and said: "When Zhongzong was in power, the villain was in charge, and the heavens repeatedly warned him. At that time, I advised him to hurry up and obey the will of heaven and set up a good son as the crown prince. Unexpectedly, Zhongzong thought that my motives were not pure, and he was very unhappy. Now that the same thing is my turn, could it be that when I persuaded my brother, I understood, but when it came to my own body, I was confused? I will never repeat the mistakes of my brother and decide to pass on to the crown prince! β
Dou Huaizhen wanted to persuade again, but Li Dan said angrily: "Let me let you say, you don't say it, but rely on my decision?" Now that I have made up my mind, Dou Aiqing doesn't need to say it anymore. Step aside! β
Li Longji listened to his father's decision, and hurriedly fell down and grabbed his head and said: "I just made such a little merit, and I am afraid that I will be overwhelmed by the responsibility of being the crown prince, and I dare not accept it no matter what, if you want to pass the throne to me, father, I dare not accept it no matter what." β
After listening to Li Longji's words, Li Dan said: "The reason why the country can be where it is today and why I can be the emperor is all thanks to you." Now that there is a disaster on the throne and the celestial phenomena are alarming, I have passed on the throne to you, hoping to turn the disaster into a blessing, and you can ascend the throne with peace of mind! β
Speaking of which, Li Longji had nothing to shirk, and he had mixed feelings and wept. Similarly, when it comes to this, Princess Taiping is also unable to come forward to persuade Li Dan anymore.
Princess Taiping wasted all her scheming, but her cleverness was mistaken by cleverness, which was equivalent to giving the throne to Li Longji, and she was so angry that she pointed at Hui Fan's nose and scolded as soon as she went back.
Just because of Li Dan's unexpected decision to pass on the throne, the whole situation was reversed.
Originally, Princess Taiping was full-fledged and had a great chance of winning; And the crown prince Li Longji lost his troops and lost his generals, and it was difficult to protect himself. But, all of a sudden, everything was reversed again. Princess Taiping was busy again in vain, while Li Longji steadily caught the pie falling from the sky and was promoted from the crown prince to the emperor!
Li Longji really realized at this time that Zhang Baoer had set him the trick of retreating as advance. Everything was really the same as Zhang Bao'er had planned, he accepted the Zen concession of Ruizong Li Dan, officially ascended the throne and became the emperor, and changed the Yuan to the innate nature.
Concession has never been Princess Taiping's style, as long as there is a point of hope, she will put in a lot of effort, so she has to work hard to get back what she lost.
It is impossible to prevent Li Dan from passing on the throne, Princess Taiping decided to make a fuss about the power of the emperor, she wanted Li Dan not to give up all power, so that she could have the possibility of going up and down.
So, Princess Taiping found Li Dan.
After Princess Taiping said some gossip, she got to the point: "Brother Huang, San Lang is still young, Brother Huang can't hand over all the major events in the world like this, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, Brother Huang has to check for San Lang." β
Li Dan was noncommittal, he nodded and said, "What the imperial sister said is reasonable, let me think about it!" β
Princess Taiping knew that she couldn't say it too clearly, otherwise it would backfire, so she said goodbye to Li Dan.
After Princess Taiping left, Li Dan found Zhang Bao'er.
Zhang Bao'er nodded after hearing this: "The Emperor Taishang should indeed help His Majesty again." β
"You don't agree with me either?" Li Dan asked suspiciously.
"I'm afraid that Your Majesty is not the opponent of Princess Taiping, with the Emperor Taishang by her side, you can still pull Your Majesty at a critical moment, after all, Your Majesty is your son, after all, the Tang Dynasty Sheji still has to rely on him to pass it on. If the Emperor Taishang doesn't leave it like this, what if it ......"
Although Zhang Bao'er's words were not finished, Li Dan heard the meaning of the words, and he took the case: "Could it be that she still dares to poison San Lang in Taiping?" β
Zhang Bao'er said lightly: "Princess Taiping's methods, the Emperor Taishang knows best, it is far from what ordinary people can speculate, Your Majesty can please her when he meets her?" Princess Taiping has never done things by any means, and the death of Zhongzong is in front of her. If she really poisoned His Majesty, it will be too late to regret it! β
Li Dan sat down dejectedly, what Zhang Baoer said was not wrong at all, looking at the current situation, his son is really not his sister's opponent, it seems that he has to work hard for a while.
As a result, although Ruizong Li Dan abdicated and became the emperor, he called himself "I", and his order was called "He", and he went to the Taiji Hall of the main hall once every five days to meet the ministers. Li Longji called himself "Yu", and his orders were called "system" and "edict", and he went to the Wude Hall of the side hall once a day to work. The appointment and dismissal of officials above the third rank and major political and military issues are decided by the emperor, and the rest of the affairs are handled by the emperor!
At the same time, Li Dan wanted to impress Princess Taiping with family affection, it was originally his son and sister who were fighting, but now that he has passed on the throne to his son, he may be a little sorry for his sister. He wants to meet his sister's request as much as possible, and only hopes that his sister will no longer embarrass his son from now on.
Li Dan has this kind of thought, of course Princess Taiping will not let it go. She took this opportunity to regroup and often recommended some people she liked, Li Dan did not refuse, and soon several important people were recommended to the position of prime minister, and Princess Taiping's wings were plump. With the protection of Li Dan and the support of her supporters, Princess Taiping's power expanded dramatically. Although Li Longji is the emperor, his power is limited, and no one can command him.
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