Chapter 185: Using the Ancient as a Mirror

Yang Fan smiled: "Then, we just need to seriously think about how to do this well, so why care about the final result?" Nothing in this world is foolproof. ”

Although his smile was serene, the lines at the corners of his eyes were a little stiff, he knew very well the consequences of the military admonition, he understood what it would mean if he failed, although he also knew that until now he could only resort to force, and since he had mastered the Thousand Cavalry a long time ago, he had been preparing for such a day, but it was still inevitable that he would be nervous when it came to the end.

Princess Taiping's clear eyes were like a pool of spring water, staring at him deeply, and she whispered, "Will you help me?" ”

Yang Fan said: "From the beginning, didn't you and I stand together? How have you ever been an opponent? ”

The corners of Princess Taiping's lips slowly hooked up a touch of foxy and enchanting, and a gentle and sweet smile appeared in her eyes. But her eyes just flashed, as if she thought of something, she couldn't help but glance at Yang Fan, and said faintly: "Is it true that from the beginning, you stood with others?" ”

Yang Fan said: "Of course it's ......"

Yang Fan's tone was paused, and he suddenly understood, and couldn't help laughing: "Public and private should be clearly distinguished, Miss Lingyue, I thought that when I was on the bank of the Luoshui River, I didn't take the 'hydrangea' you threw over, but it doesn't mean that I won't stand on Li Tang's side." ”

"Humph!"

Thinking of the grievances and tears she had suffered in front of him, Taiping was still a little unfair, but she couldn't deny it, no matter whether Yang Fan accepted her personal feelings or not, in terms of political position, Yang Fan has always stood on Li Tang's side, but how many women can distinguish between public and private so clearly.

The atmosphere between the two unconsciously became warm, and the two sat opposite each other for a long time, before Yang Fan said in a low voice: "Implement military advice, kill Erzhang, if you fail, the consequences are self-evident." What if it succeeds. Have you ever thought about whether the country will be able to settle down from now on? ”

Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows slightly, not quite understanding his words, but she only chewed a little and understood what Yang Fan meant. Yang Fan's words were actually quite vague, because what he really wanted to ask was how to deal with Wu Zetian, but Wu Zetian was Taiping's mother, so he naturally didn't want to ask too clearly.

But he couldn't help but ask, if these princes, princesses, and imperial nephews carried out military advice to kill Erzhang, they would still let Wu Zetian hold the power. Stupidly waiting for the emperor to die and then handing over power to the crown prince, then Yang Fan will leave, he will never participate in this operation, and he will definitely not release water, no one wants to break into the palace from his Xuanwu Gate.

Yang Fan's concerns are not unfounded. These factions in connection with Guy Zhang Khan belong to no matter which faction they belong to. In the final analysis, it has an unclear relationship with Wu Zetian. The crown prince, Xiangwang and Taiping are Wu Zetian's biological children. And the Wu family is Wu Zetian's mother's family.

The crown prince, the prince and the princess of Taiping out of filial piety, even if the military advice is successful, it is impossible to do too much to Wu Zetian, although Wu Zetian has never had the slightest softness to the Li Tang family, but the mountain of filial piety is not something that Wu Zetian's children and younger generations dare to touch.

The Wu family can have today. All rely on Wu Zetian, although they want to kill Erzhang, they will not kill Wu Zetian. Yang Fan didn't dare to despise Wu Zetian, an old woman, even though she was too old. Like a dying tiger, she can still bite down on much smaller prey if she is given a little respite.

And in the land of Dazhou, how can there be a behemoth comparable to her? If Yang Fan didn't find out the true intentions of these princes, princesses, and nephews, he would follow recklessly, and the family would break the bones and tendons, and the first unlucky ones would definitely be the shrimp soldiers and crab generals who waved their flags and shouted and charged, and Princess Taiping would not be able to protect him at that time.

Princess Taiping understood what Yang Fan meant, and she also knew that there was no ambiguity on this point, if she couldn't dispel Yang Fan's concerns, even if there was a personal relationship between the two, Yang Fan would not take the whole family to accompany her to the army.

She thought for a moment and said slowly: "Zhu Erzhang, Qingjun's side, in line with the name of righteousness, but I can only do this, the Son of Heaven is my mother, and I can't be disadvantageous to her." ”

Yang Fan's eyes were cold, but Princess Taiping immediately said: "After killing Erzhang, you can cite the story of Xuanwumen in Taizong's time, do you think this is appropriate?" ”

When Yang Fan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up again, and he was very satisfied with this answer.

Princess Taiping's answer was actually quite vague, it was a side hint, and she didn't express her position directly, because what she said was after all the disposal of her mother, and it was always too naked to say it as a child.

But when she talked about the story of Xuanwumen, she also hinted vaguely and refused to tell it explicitly, because she was a direct descendant of Li Shimin, and Li Shimin did not do this very authentic thing at the beginning, he could use the supreme monarchy to revise the history books, so that people thousands of years later could not distinguish between right and wrong, but they could not hide from these Chinese people who had only passed a few decades.

Taiping was secretive for His Holiness, so he had to be vague.

At the beginning, Li Shimin's coveting of the crown prince was known to the world, and Li Yuan was determined to establish his eldest son, and his attitude never changed. Li Shimin refused to give up, seeing that he was shili Dacheng, Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, wanted to kill Li Shimin when Li Shimin went to his mansion to protect the throne of his eldest brother, but Li Jiancheng tried his best to stop him.

Later, Wei Zheng, a subordinate of the East Palace, also strongly persuaded Li Jiancheng to kill Li Shimin, and repeatedly offered advice for him, but was also vetoed by Li Jiancheng one by one. Li Jiancheng may do this because he is kind-hearted, or because he is already the crown prince, his name has been decided, and he doesn't want to be that wicked person, in short, the result of his refusal to make a decision is that he was killed by Li Shimin.

Li Shimin immediately led troops into the palace after killing Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji in Xuanwu Gate, and he did not come forward first, but Wei Chigong went to see the Son of Heaven, pretending to be black and soft and hard to force Li Yuan to admit the reality and hand over power.

Speaking of this Wei Chi Gong, it is by no means the image of the big boss in the romance, this person is brave and strategic, he is the one who persuaded Li Shimin to launch the Xuanwumen Change, he was the one who shot Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and he was the one who intimidated Li Yuan to hand over power, he was the real planner and implementer of the Xuanwumen Change, as for Qin Qiong and Cheng Biting Jin, they were just one of the participants.

After Li Shimin killed the crown prince and the king of Qi, he put his father Li Yuan under house arrest, but nominally Li Yuan was still the lord of a country. It took a while to stage the Zen trick, and he did this because he didn't want to bear the notoriety of usurping the throne, and he wanted to try to create an appearance of father and son teaching each other, and the name was justified.

Princess Taiping's reply to Yang Fan was obviously to imitate the methods of her grandfather Li Shimin after the military admonition, exercise de facto control over her mother, and let her take the throne after a while, so as to ensure that the military admonition really achieves the effect, and will not bear the name of forcing her mother to usurp the throne.

Yang Fan knew the influence of Taiping on her two brothers, since she said so. will definitely be able to convince the prince and the king of Xiang, so as to avoid the possibility of Wu Zetian's counterattack after the war, but there is still someone who can't get around it, that is, King Liang.

At present, the military power is still in the hands of the Wu clan, and if you want to war, you must get the cooperation of the Wu family. And will the samurai agree to do so?

Taiping said: "King Liang, I will be a lobbyist." The Wu clan is also deeply jealous of Erzhang. I think he'll agree to the military advice. ”

Yang Fan said: "But King Liang agreed." can only kill Erzhang, he will not agree to be disadvantageous to the Son of Heaven. ”

Taiping said: "The Son of Heaven is the biological mother of the crown prince, the king of Xiang and me, as children, it is impossible for us to have any great rebellion against her. As for letting my mother hand over power, at the moment, if there is no variable. Mother's handing over of power is only a matter of a year and a half, which Wu Sansi knows very well, so what can he insist on if we are some time in advance? The throne is no longer with him. Doesn't he want to ease relations with my Li family? ”

Yang Fan thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and said: "Well, you can do your best in this matter, only with the consent of the martial family, we can only do anything in the army, this ally must be pulled over, in order to achieve this purpose, it is not hesitated to promise them some benefits!" ”

Taiping thought so, nodded and said, "Erzhang, should we bring some people over?" ”

Yang Fan thought about it, shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate." The foundation of the two is still shallow, and there are only two kinds of people around them, one is a high-ranking and powerful person, and these people are attached to the second Zhang and the two ends of the first rat. The other is that Erzhang has been promoted by one hand, and these people have not yet grasped important powers, and some have not yet grasped important powers, and some have only been in office for a month or two since they were placed in important positions, and they have not yet been able to control those key departments, so they are neither in danger nor helpful to us. ”

Princess Taiping thought about it and had to admit that what Yang Fan said made a lot of sense. Now when it comes to carrying out military advice, she always unconsciously thinks of the Xuanwumen Rebellion launched by her grandfather back then, and reviews the gains and losses from that successful mutiny.

When Li Shimin coveted the throne, although the crown prince Li Jiancheng was unwilling to use extreme measures to deal with him, he did not fail to take measures to prevent it.

It's just that Li Jiancheng is wooing Li Shimin's henchmen, and Li Shimin is wooing those people under Li Jiancheng who have lower official positions but hold key powers, such as Chang He, the guard general who guards the Xuanwu Gate, so Li Jiancheng has gained nothing, but Li Shimin has succeeded repeatedly.

Why is there such a big difference between the two? It's not that Li Jiancheng has a low eye and a poor ability, but because their goals are different. Li Jiancheng is already the crown prince, where the righteousness lies, if he can successfully win over the leading generals around Li Shimin, he can achieve his goal without blood.

But Li Shimin is not the crown prince, and Li Yuan has no idea of replacing the prince at all, he has no chance to take the throne by legitimate means, unless a mutiny is implemented, what the mutiny needs most is those guards who guard the key points of the palace. The status and purpose of the two are different, and the means they naturally adopt are also different.

At present, Erzhang's shili is mainly in the palace, if the prince, Xiangwang, Princess Taiping and King Liang join forces, they can control the vast majority of Liliang in the military and political worlds, and then launch a mutiny, there is really no need to risk winning over the people around Erzhang, once the news is leaked, the consequences will not be good.

Once these joints were figured out, as the key to connecting Li Wu's two families, Princess Taiping's thoughts quickly became clear......

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(To be continued......)