"The minister and His Majesty are heart-to-heart today, and the minister will also speak his heart. His Majesty's ascension to the throne in Yangzhou caused criticism from all over the world, and His Majesty was at fault. But the minister thinks that the biggest fault is not His Majesty, but Zhang Wenbiao. The minister knew that His Majesty's accession to the throne must have been coerced by Zhang Wenbiao.

With all due respect, Zhang Wenbiao is a traitor, and the wolf's ambition is obvious, how can he think about His Majesty? He wanted to imitate Cao Cao's story, coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and pushed His Majesty into a dangerous situation and became the target of the world, but he sat back to reap the benefits of the fish, and had a sinister heart.

Just like the previous battle of Tanzhou, the minister wiped out Zhang Wenbiao's 150,000 army in one fell swoop, but Zhang Wenbiao had ill intentions and attributed the blame to His Majesty, making His Majesty guilty himself, and the wolf heart and dog lungs were shameless. When the first emperor was there, he often praised His Majesty for his intelligence, how could His Majesty be so wise that he could be confused by Zhang Wenbiao's insidious behavior? ”

Li Congjia frowned and was silent, Li Yuan specially approved Zhang Wenbiao in a large number of letters, blaming Zhang Wenbiao for all the faults, which made Li Congjia very surprised, after all, he had a bitter enmity with Li Yuan who coveted his wife, but Li Yuan didn't seem to care about the past at all, and generously didn't even mention it.

"Your Majesty, it is a helpless move for the minister to open the country in Chu and call the emperor, only because the king of Yan colluded with foreign enemies to cause trouble, resulting in the loss of trust in the court of the officials and the people, and the Chu land was almost in chaos. The minister was stigmatized with a bad reputation, but in fact he had good intentions, and it was planned by the Tang Dynasty.

And the more important reason is that the minister can't bear to see the Tang Sheji being manipulated by Zhang Wenbiao. However, His Majesty was coerced by Zhang Wenbiao to forcibly proclaim the emperor, and the ministers refused to allow this traitor to seek the country, and could not bear to see His Majesty humiliated in Yangzhou, so he had to ascend the throne as the emperor, in order to counter Zhang Wenbiao's trip to the Tang Dynasty.

In fact, as far as the ministers are concerned, whether the first emperor is the emperor or His Majesty is the emperor, the ministers are willing to be loyal, because you, and the ministers are all members of the Li Tang royal family, no matter who is the emperor, it is reasonable for the subjects, and the ministers are also His Majesty's imperial uncles! The uncle and nephew are originally a family, isn't the minister closer to His Majesty than Zhang Wenbiao? ”

"Therefore, although the minister and His Majesty are fighting today, the minister does not have the slightest disrespect for His Majesty, and the minister is attacking Zhang Wenbiao, not His Majesty. Your Majesty, please think about it, the first emperor has passed away, and only His Majesty is left as the prince, who will be the Son of Heaven after that? The Tang Dynasty is not your Majesty yet.

This is also the reason why the ministers and Chu only dare to take Chu as the name of the country, and never dare to stand on their own with Tang. Your Majesty, why do you and I fight each other and kill you to the death? ”

"At this point, if Your Majesty still does not tolerate the minister, the minister has nothing to say. It is true that the minister was disrespectful to His Majesty before, and some of the minister's behaviors also made His Majesty suspicious. But the minister's heart is like the sun and the moon, whether His Majesty doubts it or doesn't believe it, the minister can't change it, but let the facts speak.

The minister came to the city this time, and he could have broken Yangzhou in one fell swoop, but the minister did not do so. Because the purpose of the soldiers coming to Yangzhou was not to invade Yangzhou and threaten His Majesty.

There is only one purpose of the minister, and that is to kill the rebellious. The minister wants to get rid of Zhang Wenbiao, the first evil who caused all kinds of disasters in my Tang Dynasty, so that His Majesty can escape the control of this person.

As soon as Zhang Wenbiao died, the minister led his troops south to attack Jiangnan and recover Jinling, and then the minister abdicated from the country, and the minister would tell the world that the minister was willing to support His Majesty as the only emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the only lord of the world.

If Your Majesty is still jealous of his ministers, he can retire to the mountains and forests and no longer hold any positions. After the minister quelled the rebellion, killed all the rebellious ministers and thieves, and calmed down the dispute, the minister's heart was also resolved, and the minister was worthy of the grace of the first emperor to me, and the minister resigned and went into hiding. ”

"Your Majesty, if the minister does not kill Zhang Wenbiao, the minister will never retreat. The minister did not want to attack the city, unless the minister had to. The minister has already dissected his heart, and hopes that His Majesty will also think twice. Waiting for Your Majesty's decision. Minister Li Yuandun bowed, long live Your Majesty. ”

Li Congjia sat there in a daze, his brows twisted into a pimple......

In the evening, Zhang Xun received Li Congjia's order to summon him to the palace. Zhang Xun hurriedly rushed to the palace, and the chamberlain told Zhang Xun that His Majesty was at Concubine Jing's residence and asked Zhang Xun to go to Concubine Jing's place to see him.

Concubine Jing is the title of Zhang Xun's sister, and when she heard that His Majesty was going to summon her at her sister's residence, Zhang Xun smelled something unusual, and he hurriedly came to the harem under the guidance of the chamberlain.

Concubine Jing's residence is the palace residence of the former Tang Dynasty Empress Zhong, which was originally a quiet and clean place, but after Concubine Jing married Li Congjia and moved in, all the original resting furnishings were removed, and even a few rich flowers in the yard were all cut down and planted with the plants and trees that Concubine Jing liked. The pillars and pavilions have all been recolored, and a simple and elegant place is now magnificent and golden, exuding a compelling and luxurious atmosphere.

Zhang Xun entered the warm pavilion on the west side and waited, and soon Concubine Jing came to the warm pavilion. According to the rules, Zhang Xun first greeted his sister and said goodbye, and then Concubine Jing gave a brother and sister ceremony.

"Your Majesty is bathing, and will come to see my brother in a moment. Taking this opportunity, the little sister came to talk to her brother. How is my brother's health? How is my sister-in-law? After taking her seat, Concubine Jing asked with a smile.

Zhang Xun smiled and said: "The minister is still the same, Concubine Jing doesn't have to worry." Your sister-in-law is still the same, but she misses you tightly. ”

Concubine Jing smiled: "Just invite your sister-in-law into the palace to talk another day." It's brother, don't work too hard, someone will do the things in the court, why should you fight for your head and blood. ”

Zhang Xun frowned and said, "Did you hear something?" How have I ever fought with someone and bled out? ”

Concubine Jing sighed: "Why should my brother hide it from me, don't I know? His Majesty also said a few words openly and secretly, and the little sister is not a fool. There was a feud between the elder brother and King Huai, but there was no need to hide it. ”

Zhang Xun was stunned, and then said in a low voice: "I'm not fighting for myself, little sister, you don't know the danger of the court." I, Zhang Xun, have taken a huge risk to get to where I am today, little sister, you have the name of Concubine Jing, but do you think it is so easy to gain a foothold in the court? If I don't fight today, he will soon be squeezed out by Zhang Wenbiao and even driven out of the court, how can you understand these things. ”

Concubine Jing sighed lightly: "I don't understand these things, and I don't want to know. But the current situation is extremely dangerous, shouldn't we all focus on the outside world? Hundreds of thousands of Chu soldiers outside the city are coming to the city, and His Majesty is unable to sleep and eat, so it is better for my brother not to trouble His Majesty anymore. ”

Zhang Xun nodded and said, "I have my own measure, Niangniang can rest assured." By the way, do you know what His Majesty summoned me for? ”

Concubine Jing pondered for a moment and waved her hand.

After the two palace maids withdrew from the door, Concubine Jing said in a low voice: "I came to see my brother first to tell my brother, so that my brother knows what to expect." This afternoon, His Majesty received a letter from Li Yuan outside the city. I also read the letter, which roughly means that the Chu army came to the city this time to kill the first evil, not to embarrass His Majesty. The letter said that as long as His Majesty agreed to his request to kill the thief, the Chu army would retreat. ”

Zhang Xun was stunned and said, "Kill the thief? Who is the thief? Is it me? ”

Concubine Jing sneered and said, "Brother, you also have too much heart, how old is your official talent, why does Li Yuan want to target you?" ”

Zhang Xun's face turned red, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother is not too careful, you don't know the inside story." Let's not say that I am His Majesty's confidant, but I also have a share in the things that His Majesty did in Langzhou in the past, Li Yuan is now the king of a country, and the army is coming to the city, how can he let me go? That's why I'm so nervous. ”

Concubine Jing sighed: "Brother, don't ask about the future when you do many good deeds, you were a talented man who studied the books of sages and sages hard, why did you commit such things in the past-"

Zhang Xun said angrily: "We were originally a family of small people in the market, if I didn't go to such great lengths to invite the Holy Grace, would you be able to marry the emperor as a concubine?" You're here to blame me. ”

Concubine Jing was stunned for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Little sister doesn't want to be this powerless concubine. ”

Zhang Xun hurriedly shouted in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, you'll be done when you spread it." ”

Concubine Jing sighed and frowned silently. Zhang Xun said: "Don't think too much, think more about the means to make Your Majesty inseparable from you, if you have a prince in the future, the mother is more expensive than the son, you will come out, you know?" ”

Concubine Jing frowned and said nothing. Zhang Xun didn't want to dwell on this topic too much, and asked in a low voice: "That evil song is not me, is it Zhang Wenbiao?" ”

Concubine Jing nodded and said, "It's him." Li Yuanxin said that if His Majesty could kill King Huai, he would immediately withdraw his troops, recognize His Majesty as the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty, and even be willing to abdicate and go to the country. His purpose is to eliminate the rebellious evil, so that His Majesty can take charge of the affairs of the Tang Dynasty independently, so as to repay the favor of the previous emperor. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Xun sneered: "If that's the case, that's great." This time, Zhang Wenbiao is afraid that he will die, and no one will be able to save him. ”

Concubine Jing frowned and said, "Brother, do you believe that Li Yuan's words?" Even the little sister felt that the letter was a discord. ”

Zhang Xun said coldly: "You are right, of course what Li Yuan said is false, but even if it is false, I want to make it true, this is the best opportunity to get rid of Zhang Wenbiao." If this man is not removed, I will be destroyed by his hand. What's more, he coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, if it wasn't for Li Yuanxing's troops to attack this time, I'm afraid he would have already killed the king and usurped the throne......"