Chapter 738: First Strike is Stronger
Princess Taiping decided to launch another mutiny and kill Li Longji. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Today, she summoned a group of henchmen here to discuss the mutiny.
Princess Taiping got up from her chair, looked around, and said in a resolute tone: "Li Longji is too cunning, he doesn't do anything in the open, but secretly he keeps stumbling on me. If this continues, the Emperor will be completely on his side, and we will be unlucky at that time. These days, there has been no movement in the palace, and the news from the palace says that there is no abnormality. However, in my opinion, things may change, so I invite you to discuss the plan today. ”
Hui Fan preemptively said: "Li Longji is young and strong, how can he be the emperor's material?" As long as the princess gives an order, in less than two hours, I can enter the palace. It's just that time is of the essence, without further ado......"
Dou Huaizhen shook his head: "It's easy for you to say, now that Chang'an's army is all in the hands of Dingguo Gong, if you want to hide this matter from him, I'm afraid it won't be easy." ”
Princess Taiping said with a smile: "I also know this situation, so I asked Cui Xiang to inform Dingguo Gong first, and he expressed his attitude, Yulin Wanqi will not participate in our battle with Li Longji, and he will not help each other." ”
When everyone heard this, they were overjoyed, if Zhang Baoer sat on the wall and watched, with the current strength comparison, Princess Taiping's side would be a sure winner.
Dou Huaizhen got up and said: "Tomorrow, the Emperor Taishang will be in the Hanyuan Palace, and I will ask General Chang Yuankai to lead the army to break through this gate and arrest Li Longji." Xiao Zhizhong and I are in the south, and we will definitely succeed in one fell swoop. ”
Xiao Zhizhong proposed: "Judging from the situation in the past two days, the palace must be prepared, and we can't delay time, I intend to act tonight, suddenly attack the East Palace, and kill him by surprise." ”
"No," Hui Fan hurriedly said, "Tonight is too rushed, and the day is not auspicious." Tomorrow is an auspicious day for the zodiac. ”
The result of the discussion was that the majority agreed to do it tomorrow morning.
Princess Taiping saw that Lu Xiangxian didn't say a word, so she asked, "What does Lu Qing think?" ”
Lu Xiangxian said worriedly: "The minister thinks that the emperor inherits the unification with the merit of Pingwei, and supports it from top to bottom; If you remove it, there should be a legitimate reason, otherwise, I am afraid that people will not be convinced. ”
Chang Yuankai retorted: "What Lu Ge Lao said is a scholar's opinion, since ancient times, the victor is the king, and the loser is the coward, who dares to disagree with Qin Shi Huang's rule by force?" Empress Zetian has been on the throne for more than ten years, who dares to disagree? ”
Princess Taiping also persuaded: "Although Lu Qing's words are not unreasonable, but Li Longji has been living in Changshang with meager merits, and now he has ascended the throne as the emperor, it is difficult for the government and the opposition to obey, and it should have been abolished a long time ago, but the emperor was mediocre and unreasonable, so he was fulfilled." Please think about these carefully. ”
Cui Xiang also added fuel and vinegar and said: "Brother Lu, your official lord is the princess of Taiping. The princess has something to do today, she should know her kindness and move forward bravely, otherwise, everyone will have to wait for death. ”
Lu Xiang was silent, got up and said goodbye to Princess Taiping: "The minister is old and timid and afraid, so the minister will not participate in this matter." ”
Princess Taiping sneered: "Okay, you go and tell the secret to receive the reward!" ”
"I'm sorry that the minister can't do his best when the princess needs it, how can he do the trick of a whistleblower?" Lu Xiang said first, bowed his hand to Princess Taiping again, and went out.
Chang Yuankai was furious, drew his sword and drove out.
Princess Taiping hurriedly shouted to him: "General Chang, slow down, let him go." ”
At this moment, Xue Chongjian, the eldest son of Princess Taiping, walked out from behind the curtain, and he knelt down to his mother and said, "Auntie, please listen to your son's words, you must not do anything tomorrow." My family has thousands of acres of fertile land, thousands of houses, and mountains of wealth, gold and silver, so why should I take the risk of rebellion? If it is done, what will I do? If the matter fails, the nine clans will be punished. I hope that my mother will think twice. ”
Princess Taiping didn't expect her son to oppose her, so she was so angry that she stepped forward and grabbed her son's hair, punching and kicking. He ordered him to be tied up left and right, and sent to prison and locked up.
Xue Chongjian ignored the blood flowing from his face, and repeatedly begged his mother: "My son risked his life to speak, please turn back immediately." If you don't listen, you can't regret it. ”
He turned his face to Dou Huaizhen and the others and scolded: "It's all shameless villains like you, who are obsessed with power, my family will be defeated in your hands, and you won't get a good death!" ”
Lu Xiangxian's retreat and the betrayal of his son Xue Chongjian were not enough to shake Princess Taiping.
Princess Taiping arranged everything properly, thinking that it was foolproof, but she didn't know that all these arrangements for chaos were in Zhang Baoer's control.
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"Emperor Taishang, you say, what should I do now?" Zhang Baoer looked at Li Dan.
Li Dan was silent for a while, and sighed deeply: "Bao'er, is the news accurate?" ”
Xue Chongjian was locked up by Princess Taiping for persuading Princess Taiping, but he sent a nurse to deliver a letter. Princess Taiping also sent someone to contact Yu Chen, and in order to stabilize them, the minister told them that they would not help each other. It is now clear that they will do so early tomorrow morning. If the Emperor doesn't make up his mind again, Your Majesty will probably ...... tomorrow."
Li Dan got up and said, "I knew that this day would come, but I tried my best to postpone it, but now it is finally here. Bao'er, you must promise me one thing! ”
"Emperor Taishang, say it!"
"Leave Taiping's life, and after I hand over all the power to San Lang, let her retire with me!"
Zhang Bao'er nodded: "I know, Emperor Taishang." ”
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On the night of July 3 of the second year of Xiantian, the night before Princess Taiping's premeditated coup, Xue Ne and Xie Wan led 800 cavalry to the Wude Palace, where they usually worked, entered the Qianhua Gate of the 10,000 cavalry station, and summoned Chang Yuankai, who followed Princess Taiping, in the name of the emperor.
Chang Yuankai didn't know that there was a change, so he immediately saw him.
Chang Yuankai just came to Xue Ne, only to see a flash of cold light, and Chang Yuankai's head rolled to the ground.
solved Chang Yuankai, and the two immediately led the people to the court.
As Jian Feng pointed out, Dou Huaizhen, Xiao Zhizhong and several other prime ministers were also killed on the spot.
The whole process was unexpected, unprepared, and completed cleanly, and Princess Taiping's henchmen were quickly eradicated.
Princess Taiping got the news and hurriedly retreated from her villa, and fled to Nanshan Temple with Cui Xiang and Hui Fan to hide in Nanshan Temple.
Xue Ne led his troops to Nanshan Temple, and searched inside and out but did not find Princess Taiping and Cui Xiang. In a fit of rage, he set fire to the temple.
Princess Taiping, Cui Xiang, and Hui Fan escaped from the Nanshan Temple from the underground passage, and walked with each other for a day and a night, until the next day, at dusk, they saw a Taoist temple in front of them, and the three of them walked up with a limp.
When I got closer, it turned out to be a dilapidated Taoist temple.
When Princess Taiping looked up and saw the three big characters on the forehead of the Taoist temple, she suddenly fainted.
Cui Xianghui and Fan looked up while supporting her, and it was obviously the words "Taiping View" on it.