Li Hong can be regarded as complacent during this period of time, he and his henchmen after some discussion, finally determined the strategy to deal with the Empress Wu, in fact, he not only has such a sharp weapon in his hands as Dali Temple, but also the Imperial History Terrace, the new Imperial History of the Cheng Cui Mi is also under his recommendation, after the discussion of the prime ministers of the political hall directly appointed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe cooperation between these two departments is too sharp, and in just two months, the members of the Hou Party have been reduced by one-third, and even the Dali Temple Zhenghou Shanye has been dismissed, so that he has completely held the entire Dali Temple in his hands.

Not only that, but this will also deter the officials from him, so that they will take refuge in their own doors, which will naturally form a huge talent pool, so that the prince's party will spread all over the court, slowly squeezing the living space of the Empress Wu.

"Queen mother, when my father is sick in the future, it is enough to have my sons in charge of managing the government, and now my sons have grown up slowly, and I don't need to worry about my mother anymore."

Li Hong once wrote this when he wrote to Empress Wu, because he is now in power, and his reputation in the court is also in full swing, there is no need to compromise with Empress Wu anymore, and there is no need to let her assist the government anymore, so he directly proposed to let her go now.

If Empress Wu had never been in power before, or had not gone through the post-abolition incident, or had not been bewitched by Ming Chongyan's so-called "After the third generation of the Tang Dynasty, the heroine interfered in politics", maybe she would really let go and be her queen and queen mother with peace of mind, but now Empress Wu has set her goal on seizing the supreme position, don't say it is Li Hong now, even if Gaozong persuades her to stop, it will definitely not stop.

Therefore, after seeing Li Hong's superiority, Empress Wu, who was still a little hesitant about whether to kill Li Hong, no longer had any concerns.

"Now is the moment of life and death, either you die or I die, now we can't stop, in this case, then there is no buffer between us, you are not my son, I am not your mother, there is only life and death between you and me, just like the queen of the abolition, Xiao Shufei, the eldest grandson Wuji, Shangguan Yi, Helan Minyue and others."

Empress Wu gently put down the song, ordered her henchmen to summon Ming Chongyan, the two had a secret discussion, and then wrote a letter, summoning the prince to Luoyang Hebi Palace on the grounds that the emperor was seriously ill.

When Li Hong heard that the emperor was seriously ill, he naturally rushed to Luoyang immediately, because he was worried that if the emperor unfortunately died and he was not by his side, the throne might be usurped by the Empress Wu.

When Li Hongfeng rushed to Luoyang in a hurry, he heard that the day before he received the edict, that is, the day after Empress Wu wrote the edict, Gaozong's condition had indeed worsened, but now it is basically stable, and he only needs to recuperate.

Li Hong wanted to see Gaozong and ask for peace, but was rejected by Empress Wu on the grounds that Gaozong's condition had just stabilized and it was not appropriate to overwork.

When Li Hong said goodbye to Empress Wu in disappointment, saying that he wanted to return to Chang'an the next day, he was suddenly stopped by Empress Wu: "Hong'er, it's okay tonight, this palace wants to invite you to have a meal with me, I don't know if Hong'er will give this face?" ”

Li Hong was stunned when he heard this, but he also knew that it was time to have a good talk with the Empress Wu, so he readily agreed: "Since the queen mother has a life, how dare the sons and daughters disobey?" Tonight, at dusk, the sons must come to listen to the behind-the-scenes instructions. ”

At dusk, Li Hong really came as promised, and at this time, the henchwoman in the Wuhou Palace, Shanggong Dugu Ruoxue, was already waiting outside the palace.

"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for concubines." Dugu Ruoxue was respectful and polite to Li Hong, and did not dare to slack off at all.

"Aunt Dugu doesn't have to be polite, but the queen mother is in the palace?" Li Hong didn't dare to be disrespectful to the confidant of the Empress Wu, at least on the surface, bowed back to him, and then asked.

"Yes. Her Royal Highness has been waiting for a long time, Your Highness, please. Dugu Ruoxue smiled and led Li Hong to the hall.

After some salutation and news, Li Hong finally sat down on the mat.

"Hong'er, the queen mother knows that you have done a good job as a prince over the years, and recently you have been even more proud and smooth, but shouldn't you consider the situation of the queen mother? If there was no Hou Shanye and his gang to wave their flags and shout, how would this palace be the queen? And you, how did you become a prince? The so-called drinking water thinks of the source, **************, Hong'er, although Hou Shanye and others have some minor mistakes, why do you want to kill them all? ”

Empress Wu first talked straight to the point about the first few days when Dali Temple and Yushitai jointly did something to the officials under her command, the purpose was naturally to start today's topic, but on the other hand, it had a deeper purpose, that is, to show weakness to Li Hong and reduce his vigilance.

Li Hong's experience in this area is still a certain gap compared to his scheming mother, and he was fooled, and after a little thought, he said: "In fact, the sons and daughters do not have to be killed, but the government is corrupt, the villain is in charge, the sons are the crown princes, in order to clear the law and discipline, it can only be so, the queen mother, please forgive the sons and daughters, you have also been busy for most of your life, and you have broken your heart for the sons and so on. This troublesome matter can be dealt with only by the sons, and if the sons can't cope with it, it is okay to ask the queen mother for advice. ”

"Hmph, it seems that Hong'er, you are determined to force the queen mother to a dead end. Since then, you and I will not care about mother and son, but we will use our own means in the court in the future, and we will never give up without distinguishing between victory and defeat. ”

After Empress Wu finished speaking, he waved his hand, and saw Dugu Ruoxue carrying a wine jug, came to them, poured a glass of wine for Empress Wu and Li Hong, and then put it in front of the two of them.

"Hmph, Hong'er, you also saw that these two glasses of wine are out of the same pot, in order to prove to you that the wine is not poisonous, my mother drank it first, and there is no family affection between you and me after this glass of wine."

After Empress Wu finished speaking, she slowly raised her glass and drank the wine.

Li Hong was indeed worried that the wine would be poisonous before, but now when he saw that the Empress Wu drank it first, he had no doubts, so he also raised his wine glass and sighed slowly: "Although the queen mother has the grace of birth and nurturing in her sons, but the heavenly family has no family affection, I think that Emperor Yang of Sui killed his biological father and seized the throne, Emperor Taizong's Xuanwumen change, killing his brother and punishing the enemy, forcing Emperor Gaozu to pass on the throne is a precedent, today since the queen mother said it clearly, please forgive the son and son for not being filial, and will inevitably fight with the queen mother in the future, but please rest assured, In any case, you are also the biological mother of the son, even if the son-in-law wins in the end, the queen mother will enjoy her old age in peace, but if the son-in-law is defeated, I am afraid that it will be like the abolished prince Chengqian and Li Zhong, and there will only be one death in the end. Therefore, the queen mother can be defeated, but the sons cannot be defeated. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Hong also drank all the wine in the cup, and then saluted the Empress Wu, and no longer spoke, and left, not seeing the sneer in the eyes of the Empress Wu behind him.

Li Hong was very uncomfortable because of this banquet with the Empress Wu, although he knew that he was born in the heavenly family, he could not avoid all kinds of open and secret battles, but now he was fighting with his biological mother, and it was a life-and-death struggle, and his heart couldn't help but be a little depressed.

Therefore, Li Hong did not eat again, but returned to the Qiyun Hall where he lived and sat on the couch.

"Alas, a character like the queen mother is really not something ordinary people can understand, why is she so keen on power as a woman? Could it be that she wants to be the second Empress Lu in history? This is also to blame for the cowardly temperament of the father, even such a thing is up to her, but since I have made it clear today, then I don't have to worry about anything in the future, I really have to fight with her, anyway, I am now in control of the three key departments of the household department, Dali Temple and Yushitai, no matter how powerful the characters under her are, they can also be uprooted by me, and I also have Dai Zhide and Zhang Wenjun, two prime ministers in the political hall, and Hao Chujun, who is also a Chinese scholar, is upright, and I can't get used to her style, It's an alliance with me, I really don't know why she is so fearless? Could it be that there is some kind of aftermath? ”

Thinking of this, Li Hong felt very uneasy in his heart, since the other party was so sure, it seemed that he had indeed ignored something, but what he had ignored, he couldn't even think of it for a while.

Later, Li Hong felt even more uncomfortable, and later gradually found that this discomfort was not emotional discomfort, but physical discomfort, specifically heartache, and this feeling became stronger and stronger, and in the end, he couldn't help it, and he kept spitting out red blood, and it was accompanied by a violent cough.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince, what's wrong with you? Quickly pass on the imperial doctor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a lung disease. Seeing Li Hong's situation, Zhang Aquan, the little chamberlain who was with him, was immediately frightened, and immediately ordered someone to go to the Shang Pharmacy to ask the Shang Pharmacy Bureau to ask the Shang Pharmacy Bureau to diagnose the prince (that is, the chief imperial doctor, Zheng Wupin).

But by the time the Dianyu came to Qiyun Palace, the crown prince Li Hong had already died.

"Please mourn the emperor and the queen of heaven, the incompetence of the ministers and the crown prince are already gone." Nadian Yu Qin Minghe knelt on the ground, his face was full of sweat and tears, and his beard trembled and said.

"You, what do you say?" Hearing that the prince was violently ill and hurried over, Gaozong suddenly burst into tears, and cried loudly: "Hong'er, my son......" and then his eyes turned black and he fainted on the ground......

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Qin Minghe, hurry up and diagnose Your Majesty, if Your Majesty makes any mistakes, this palace will kill you!" Empress Wu saw that Gaozong was ill, this time she was really panicked, she can now be said to have a very shallow foundation in the court, if there is anything wrong with Mr. Gao at this time, her dream as the supreme of the world can only be a dream, so she shows such a furious side. (To be continued.) )