Chapter 457: The Great Purge (3)

Li Heng sneered, raised his hand and pointed at Li Yu, Li Mi and the others, "I have something to ask you and others - I need you to solve problems for me, but you are silent, is this the loyalty you declare to me in Su Ri?" ”

"I spend money and money to raise you, is it better to have a dog in the end?"

The emperor's anger and ridicule were overflowing, and his words were very ugly, even humiliating. But despite www.biquge.info this, no one took the initiative to speak.

Just kidding, that's the old emperor Li Longji, the current emperor's Lao Tzu, the former Emperor Xuanzong, even if the old emperor is a little excessive, he can't just say an understatement and hand it over to Dali Temple for questioning, right? Who dares to say that the old emperor committed a felony of rebellion and should be punished according to the law?

The throne belongs to Li Longji's family. It is normal for him to want to be reinstated, this is a family affair between the emperor and the old emperor, who dares to make irresponsible remarks as a courtier?

Even if he said something that catered to the emperor's mind at this time and was satisfied by the emperor, but what about later? Who knows if the emperor will settle accounts after the fall? After all, father and son are still father and son, and blood relatives can never change. The family affection of the royal family is certainly indifferent, but it is not impossible. This was the key factor in Emperor Taizong's Li Shimin's Xuanwu Gate Change, and he only killed his brother and did not move Gaozu Li Yuan.

Li Mi Du Hong gradually lowered his head, not daring to face the emperor's gloomy and indifferent eyes anymore. Although they are the emperor's confidants, they are powerless in this kind of matter.

Li Yu hesitated for a moment, after all, he was still the prince of a country and the eldest grandson of the Li Tang royal family, at this time, he had to stand up and say a heartfelt word, to relieve the siege for the ministers, and to let the emperor step down: "Father, the son thinks that the emperor has lived in Chang'an for a long time, and it is inevitable that he will be very quiet and active, coupled with old age and faintness, he is very easy to be bewitched by traitors. Therefore, the Emperor Taishang should be moved to the Lishan Palace, and someone should be sent to live in the palace to live in peace and recuperate. ”

Li Yu suggested that the old emperor should be put under house arrest. But Li Yu's words didn't sound unusual on the surface, but he just asked the old emperor to go to Lishan Palace to recuperate, and no one could find fault with it.

Li Mi and Du Hong gradually exchanged a shocked look, but they were still speechless.

Perhaps it was Li Yu's words that alleviated the anger in the emperor's heart, or maybe Li Yu's suggestion was in the emperor's arms and coincided with the emperor's thoughts, Li Heng nodded slowly, and his voice was gloomy and hoarse: "The emperor is extremely right." The Emperor Taishang is old and faint, his ears are soft, and he is easily bewitched by traitors. It is better to let the Emperor Taishang rest at ease in the Lishan Palace - come to the people, spread my will, from tomorrow, the Emperor Taishang will move to the Lishan Palace, and the Shence Army will guard the palace. ”

"The general Chen Xuanli, the imperial history of the Cheng Yan Zhenqing, and the Ministry of Rites Feng Jiliang...... With the Emperor Taishang stationed in Lishan Mountain, the attendants bowed. ”

The emperor not only expelled the old emperor from the capital in one go, but also named all the important ministers around the old emperor and "assigned" them out of Beijing - out of anger at the old emperor's ambition to restore the throne today, in order to ensure that his emperor's throne is safe and sound, Li Heng can no longer care about the relationship between father and son and the so-called evaluation of his body by the subjects of the world.

He had to worry about whether there would be a descendant after killing a Yu Chaoen. If the old emperor jumps up and down for three days, it will be a major hidden danger that makes the emperor uneasy to sleep.

In the past, Yan Zhenqing's old ministers were clamoring behind their backs to advocate the theory of the old emperor's reinstatement. So the emperor simply served it in a pot and never had any troubles.

The corners of Li Yu's mouth flashed a hint of complicated playfulness.

The emperor's thoughts, moods and mentality, Li Yudong is like watching the fire. It's just that what Li Yu didn't expect was that after bottoming out, the emperor was far more decisive and ruthless than he imagined.

His father, the emperor, seems to have gradually changed, becoming a little strange and cold...... Li Yu's heart flashed, but he still had a respectful expression, because the corner of his eye had already discovered that the emperor was casting an indifferent glance at him.

Li Yu didn't know that at that moment, the emperor even had the idea of abolishing Li Yu. You must know that in the emperor's heart, the old emperor is a threat, but the biggest threat is not the old emperor, but the crown prince Li Yu.

This son of his is too strong, too good, and too good at playing with people's hearts. During the year that Li Yu was in charge of the army, he almost co-opted most of the courtiers and stood under his command. If it weren't for the emperor's conspiracy to lure the Xiayi army and horses into Beijing, which caught Li Yu off guard, and there was a strong confrontation between Kong Sheng and Li Yu, maybe the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty at this moment only recognized one master, and that was Li Yu.

At that time, it will be difficult to return, and the tail will not be lost. The emperor can no longer help Li Yu, and whether his throne is stable or not depends on how long Li Yu can endure it. If Li Yu is a little impatient to wait in the position of the prince, then it is logical to oust him from power.

On the same day, in Maweipo, Li Heng forced Li Longji off the throne in this way.

Li Mi lowered his head.

The emperor was noncommittal about the old emperor's arrangement. In fact, it is good to do this, so as not to regenerate right and wrong in the future. As for the discussion of the subjects of the world after tea and dinner, then let's talk about it - it is better than the old emperor's desire to restore the throne and cause greater trouble.

No one knows better than the emperor that the old emperor is faint and old on the surface, but in fact he is better than a monkey. He seems to have been held hostage by Yu Chaoen and others and forced to cooperate, but in fact, he is just planning and pushing the boat down the river.

No matter how old and stupid Li Longji is, he is after all a powerful son of heaven in the past, a person who has been an emperor for decades, and single-handedly created the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty and the heavenly khan of all countries, how could he be willing to be pinched by a eunuch and walk? How can his open-minded means be comparable to that of a mere Yu Chao'en?

At that time, Li Longji was born out of thin air, attacked strongly, swept away a series of political obstacles such as Empress Wei and Princess Taiping, and went straight to the throne. If he didn't have this kind of city government means, he would not be Li Longji.

The old emperor reigned for decades, and he was wise and martial in the early stage. It was only later that when he got older, he was greedy for women's singing and dancing, had no time to manage politics, and favored Yang Guozhong's incompetent, which gave some careerists a chance.

But Li Mi immediately realized that the emperor had dealt with a lot of people, and all the people around the old emperor were all taken into account, except for one key person - Gao Lishi, the chief eunuch of the old emperor's confidant.

Gao Lishi has served by Li Longji's side for decades, ranking as the king of the county, and his fame moves the world, and he was also a powerful man in the past. The emperor did not mention the name of Gao Lishi, is the emperor unwilling to let Gao Lishi continue to stay with the old emperor?

A trace of surprise passed through Li Mi's heart.

Li Heng smiled coldly and suddenly turned his head.

At this moment, he once again remembered the scene when the old emperor and Yu Chaoen and a group of eunuchs forced him to abdicate in the Xuanzheng Hall before, playing red-faced and black-faced respectively, and his heart was filled with strong anger.

Fortunately, Li Heng has not completely lost his mind.

Since the old emperor doesn't talk about father-son affection, why should he pay attention to some so-called false reputations? No matter what the world says, how he thinks, how his descendants evaluate it, and what historians say, anyway, the old emperor can no longer have undivided thoughts. Even at that moment just now, Li Heng had a killing intent against the old emperor.

But it is impossible to kill the old emperor. Killing the father with the son exterminates humanity. But Li Heng couldn't attack the old emperor, which didn't mean that he wouldn't move Gaolis.

Now, he naturally understands that many of Gao Lishi's words and deeds yesterday have their helplessness - everything is the order of the old emperor or Gao Lishi makes his own decisions in order to maintain the authority of the old emperor, however, the life of the old emperor is his life, and his life as an emperor is not precious? A eunuch leader dared to deceive, disrespect, and coerce himself (even if this coercion was a fake), and Li Heng couldn't accept it after all.

In Li Heng's heart, Gao Lishi has become a mortal man.

Whether Gao Lishi was acting or singing in the Xuanzheng Palace, his words and deeds offended the majesty of the emperor. Li Heng could tolerate the old emperor because it was his father, but Li Heng would never tolerate a eunuch looking down on him condescendingly.

In fact, Colliers knows this in his own heart. He knew that he had offended the emperor this time, and no matter what the final result was, as long as the emperor kept the throne, he would definitely die.

Slaves and bullies the king, and only death can forgive their sins.

Therefore, at this moment, Colliers is ready to die willingly.

At that time, Colliers had no choice. If things were to start all over again, he would still choose to do so. As a loyal servant of the old emperor, he can only choose to ensure the safety of the old emperor. As a minister loyal to the Li Tang royal family, he also chose to take the risk of reporting to Kong Sheng. This is the key factor in the success of the Xuanzheng Temple incident.

Colliers' mentality is complex, but his heart is, in a way, loyal and singable.

But it angered the emperor, and the emperor was full of resentment, where could he still remember his merits?

This is the helplessness, sorrow and embarrassment of Colliers.

Some things, some people, are destined to become victims.

At this time, Gao Lishi, who had accompanied the old emperor back to Xingqing Palace, did not know that the time for destruction would come so quickly.

Zhu Huiguang was behind the emperor, bowing his head and saying nothing, but a trace of sadness about the death of a rabbit and a fox passed through his heart. Gao Lishi's prestige among the eunuchs is very high, it can be called a famous eunuch, Gao Lishi is a well-known loyal and courageous person, never notorious, people like Gao Lishi, can not get a good death, and they are in the palace with the king like a tiger, the future may not be as good as Gao Lishi.

However, Zhu Huiguang didn't dare to say half a good word for Gaolis. Don't talk about Zhu Huiguang, even Li Mi, who is an important minister of the dynasty and the henchmen relied on by the emperor, do not dare to intercede for Gao Lishi. (To be continued.) )