Li Longji took his last breath, and it was more than half an hour later. Before he died, he had no concubines, no children, no relatives, only a group of imperial doctors and eunuchs who were afraid of being convicted. So, after the Son of Heaven had effectively died, and they had to be placed under house arrest with a corpse, and at the same time had been promised to save their lives, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief, and not one of them wept and mourned for the king. At this time, tears are not only unnecessary, but also lead to self-killing!

Those who are loyal to the Son of Heaven are either discouraged or die or expel themselves in the purges. Now, only Li Longji is left lying alone and cold on the couch, allowing a pair of hands to smear spices on his body and place ice cubes beside him.

Now that everyone is dead, Du Shiyi is too lazy to continue to be in the same room with a dead son of heaven. He thought about it for a while, and then ordered someone to send a message to Jiang Du and Dou Yi, saying that he had something to do when he went back, and asked these two left and right prison generals to take over and guard the Xingqing Hall in turn. Even so, when the news of his departure was detected, there was almost no one in the Sixteen Kings' Mansion who did not understand.

After Li Heng, the king of Feng, was given to die, he was posthumously abolished as a concubine, and Li Huan, the king of Ji, and Li Xuan, the king of Liang, were also released from the palace. The two of them were really frightened this time, and they couldn't wait to close the door as soon as they came back, but they were directly blocked by the brothers, plus they were resentful, how could they not reveal some inside information?

Li Longji, who has reigned for more than 40 years and has reigned longer than any previous emperor of the Tang Dynasty, their sovereign father is probably dead! For them, it's like removing a mountain!

In the case that there is only one day left for the repush, the mad dog Feng Wang Li Heng who has no door on his mouth is dead, and Li Longji is also dying, even if no one dares to smile on their faces, they all have heavy faces, and they are all solemn and solemn, but this does not prevent them from being happy. For example, Zhang Liangdi locked herself in the room and laughed heartily after learning the news, and finally held Li Heng's tablet in her arms, but tears rolled down her eyes.

"San Lang, it's a pity that you didn't live to see this day! I didn't expect him to die, and the ruthless emperor who treated his children and grandchildren like pigs and dogs would also die! ”

After venting her anger and roaring a few words, Zhang Liangdi wiped her eyes with the sleeve of her robe and said with a smile: "It's just that if San Lang becomes the emperor, you may be as unkind as your father, and sooner or later you will forget me, the old man." Although Li Li is not so smart, filial piety is only pretended, but fortunately, he doesn't have much ability and can control it. Don't worry, if I become the queen mother in the future, I won't be like the queen of heaven! You are my first man, and you will be my last! ”

After crying and laughing, when Zhang Liangdi returned to the front of people, she was already back to normal. It's just that her slightly red and swollen eye circles still reveal the mood fluctuations she just had. However, when Li Li himself learned the news that Li Longji might have died, he was also very distracted, and at this moment he naturally had a greater sense of identity with Zhang Liangdi's demeanor. After all, they were all poor people who had lost the protection of a towering tree!

"How's the preparation?"

"Mother rest assured, Li Ying's sons were scared in their early years, and it was just a fluke that they were able to rush out this time, how could I lose to them? I've got a qiē ready. Li Li glanced at Yu Chaoen, who was standing beside him, and said in a confident tone, "You know, I am the one who escaped from the killing in Youzhou, and my destiny is not in him!" ”

Seeing that Zhang Liangdi was stunned at first, and then nodded with great satisfaction, Yu Chaoen smiled and said: "The death of Princess Guangping's mother and son before, it was said that King Wu led the thorough investigation, but so far it has not been said that anything has been found, let alone any clan has been interrogated, but this time Li Heng was executed by thunder, and it is clear that Du Xiangguo has drawn a measure for everyone. And what we won was the Dou family, Wang Zhongcheng, and many ministers who were sympathetic and loyal to the late Prince Yisu. Relatively speaking, King Yi is incompetent, King Ying is cowardly, and the King of the Plains has no foundation, and there is no doubt that the king will win, maybe this re-push will lay the overall situation! ”

Li Li, the king of Nanyang, took Yu Chaoen to Youzhou, and after he came back, he was very fond of this middle-aged eunuch. However, now is not the time to fight for power, so he can only say quietly: "But since it is a secret ballot, even if people fill in the ballot in front of you, it may not be able to guarantee that it is true, so it is difficult to say how accurate this so-called support is." I have been promised by General Chen that he will support the East Palace. ”

Li Jingzhong skillfully changed Chen Xuanli's promise slightly, because Chen Xuanli's original words were only that once Li Longji died, he would swear allegiance to the new monarch. But he naturally wouldn't expose his contact with Chen Xuanli, and there was no result, so he could only exaggerate his words. Thinking that he had given the heavy money that should have been given to Chen Xuanli to those forbidden army generals, he was a little smug. Thinking that at the beginning of Ma Weiyi, Chen Xuanli's high prestige was inevitably coerced by the generals to kill Yang Yuyao and Yang Guozhong, and now in this situation, as long as he hijacked Chen Xuanli from the bottom up, these forbidden troops are still there?

"What about the Wyvern? What about the elite of the three towns brought back by Du Shiyi? Zhang Liangdi asked rhetorically, seeing that Li Jingzhong was speechless, and the others were also dumbfounded. She just stood up and said, "It's easy to ask God and it's hard to send God, not to mention that Du Shiyi came uninvited, and he was aggressive and coerced Erlang back to Chang'an!" He said that he wanted to go back to appease Youyan, Princess Gu'an and Cui Wuniang had already gone to the front station, but the rewards and benefits had to be given enough to ensure that he was sent away! Before, when his righteous son Du Sui took the forbidden army to serve as a guard for each family, he flattered me a lot, so you guys think of a way, I want to meet his wife, Wang Rong, the lady of the Jin Kingdom! ”

Her husband and eldest son passed away together, and Zhang Liangdi is now in mourning, and the reason is that she doesn't go out if she doesn't see guests, but she is in a hurry, not to mention that this is an extraordinary time. Everyone knew that this contact was very important, so the prince's courtyard did not know how many methods were used, and finally succeeded in facilitating such a meeting. Although the meeting place was not in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, but a chance encounter in front of Wang Yuanbao's former residence, it was enough to make the secret whistle staring at the East Palace family moved. So, the royal grandson of King Ying's family "encountered" Du Youlin, and King Yi's brother-in-law "bumped into" Azler, and made Li Shen, the king of the plains, bite his silver teeth.

As the eldest son of the abolished prince Li Ying and the Xue family, he was different from other people's roundabouts, and he actually came directly to the Du Mansion to ask for a meeting. When Du Shiyi just came back, he proposed to promote the virtuous king on the main floor of the diligent government affairs, this private house was once crowded, but so far, in addition to the former staff, only the Cui mother and son who have been "dead" are the only ones who can enter here. Therefore, no one is optimistic about Li Shen, the king of the plains, who came directly to the door. I never thought that after drying the county king for half an hour, there was finally news inside, and Azler personally came out and invited Li Shen into this private house deep in the courtyard.

"Do you remember what your biological father and mother are like?"

Li Shen had prepared a lot of words to say to Du Shiyi, but at this moment, when he heard Du Shiyi's first question, he threw all those high-sounding words out of the clouds, because those long-term memories that he especially wanted to forget had been completely hooked. When his father and mother were exiled to Lingnan and secluded in the nunnery, he had already reached the age of sensibility. Therefore, in the midst of misery, he was sent to King Qing's house and became the adopted son of King Qing Li Cong, who had no children under his knees, and that experience was unforgettable, and he will never forget it.

However, he can still remember the voice and smile of his adoptive father King Qing clearly, but Du Shiyi asked about the appearance of his biological father and mother, although he thought about it for a long time, he was shocked to find that the memory that should have been indelible had already been shaken, and even the two faces were vaguely blurred. He only vaguely remembered that his father and mother were very affectionate, and they took good care of their children, especially the mother was never harsh on her children, so that after their sons were adopted by King Qing, they were still able to work together to get through the most difficult days.

Li Li, the king of Heiqing, inherited the title of King Qing, and the title of father and son has been decided, even if Li Ying gets posthumously sealed, he can only call his biological father an uncle, but Li Shen gave up the title of King Heiqing to his younger brother, and he is only the king of the plains, so he can still call Li Ying a grandfather. couldn't answer Du Shiyi's previous question, so he turned his heart sideways, so he boldly asked: "Are Du Xiangguo and my grandfather very familiar?" ”

"To be honest, unfamiliar." Seeing that Li Shen was dumbfounded by his answer, Du Shiyi smiled and said, "It's just that I once compiled a book in Lizheng Academy, so by coincidence, I followed Master He to give a lesson to His Royal Highness the Prince." Although because of the same age, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is quite kind to me, and he also has the intention of leaving me to read, but the lecture is set by His Majesty, and there is only one such opportunity. When I later returned to the court as a scholar in the middle school, His Royal Highness asked the people around him to take advantage of the palace to give me a note because of his worrying situation, and I destroyed it at that time, but there was no such thing. ”

These secrets that have passed for twenty years, Li Shen, the king of the plains, is completely unaware, and all he can do is listen to them blankly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knew the risk of this move, and he had never made such an unwise move again. However, after all, this matter was stabbed in front of the emperor. So, late one night, I was urgently summoned to His Majesty Xià, and His Majesty Xià gave me a task to draft an edict to abolish the crown prince. I was amazed at the time, and found a lot of reasons to help His Highness prevaricate, but who knew that His Majesty had brought the informer in front of me in an instant. ”

Hearing this, Li Shen already felt as if the blood veins all over his body had been cut off. He clearly remembered that his father was deposed shortly before Concubine Wu Hui's death, and at that time, Du Shiyi was already out of town. This means that when most people didn't notice it at all, Li Longji had planned to abolish the crown prince!

"At that time, I remember that I was about to say to His Majesty, 'Although this person serves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, he is His Majesty's courtier, and he should have reported to His Majesty in every detail, not to mention that such an abnormal behavior, why has it been delayed until now?'. As for the words that tactfully dispelled His Majesty's suspicions after that, I don't remember it very clearly now. Du Shiyi smiled and said with some leisurely admiration, "The reason why I still remember it is because it is probably one of the most thrilling situations in my life." It's a pity that when His Royal Highness was saved, he was not saved. ”

Li Shen would never think that Du Shiyi was using this kind of thing to put gold on his face, Li Ying has been deposed and died in Lingnan, what good is it for Du Shiyi to be involved with such a waste prince? Until now, Du Shiyi still keeps calling his father His Royal Highness the Prince! Thinking that Zhang Jiuling had also spoken to his father, but later he belittled Jing Chu, and when that big change came, no one in the court avenged his father, and he only felt that his heart was completely pulled together.

"I say this just to tell you that I am not familiar with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but I have always been sympathetic to his plight. But His Royal Highness the Prince's maternal family has been in decline, and after so many years, it is far inferior to the lineage of Prince Yisu. I came forward to ask for the recovery of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Guangwang of E, just to seek justice for them, not to let you, who should have spent the rest of your life peacefully, to wade into this troubled water! So, why do you want to go out and fight for the throne, I know very well. But if you're here with the intention of moving me, then please come back. ”

"Du Xiangguo!"

"King, please think about it, have you ever learned the emperor's mind technique, have you ever learned the science of governing the country, have you ever learned how to use people? Today, when His Majesty was cold, he also had a relationship with three religions and nine streams, and once left Beijing to go to Luzhou to experience the people's feelings, and once let his henchmen make friends with the warriors of the forbidden army, but you live in seclusion in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, what kind of accumulation do you have? How did Li Chongmao abdicate back then, do you know as the emperor's grandson? ”

Under this series of rhetorical questions, Li Shen only felt that the whole person was shaky. He wanted to refute, but neither his head nor his mouth would listen to him. He sadly found that, as Du Shiyi said, compared to others, his so-called dark horse really has nothing! He was unprepared, and with the courage of his blood, he crashed headlong into this battle for succession!

"Du Xiangguo......" Li Shen finally spit out these three words with difficulty, and then muttered, "Then why did I overshadow others in the last election?" ”

"It's just because I wrote to ask for the reinstatement of the abolition of the crown prince, that's all." After exposing this cruel truth, and seeing that Li Shen was really completely depressed, Du Shiyi said, "Go back." I'll let Du escort you. You don't have to worry about what happened in the future, there is a lesson from Princess Guangping, if anyone dares to be unfavorable to you, he will end up with Li Heng! As for the future, your brother can rest assured. ”

When Azler came in and sent the depressed Li Shen out, Du Shiyi couldn't help but think of the three Li Ying brothers who were still in Dubo.

He decided to send this throne away as a poisonous bait, so as not to harm the son of Li Ying, who was already in a miserable situation! It is also strange to say that Li Ying also tried to recruit him, and caused him a lot of trouble, but he did not have any ill feelings towards this abolished prince, but always maintained sympathy for him, and even managed to hide it from the world after being exiled to Lingnan. Relatively speaking, Li Heng was just recruiting him, but he was full of wariness of him, and took his life backhand as soon as he found an opportunity. As for the King of Guangping and the King of Jianning, then Zhang Liangdi's selfishness can only be blamed!

To say why...... It's really that Su Zong in history is too unpopular!