Chapter 269: The Fool's Endgame (6)
"All of the above are the secrets that Emperor Taizu left in the Xuanling Pavilion, and they are only qualified to know when successive emperors succeed to the throne. Emperor Taizu's meaning is very clear, people can't forget their roots, let alone go against the sky. Water can carry a boat or capsize a boat, and every subsequent Tunan emperor must take this as a warning. Emperor Taizu also hoped that a Ming Lord would appear among his descendants, find Ruiqi, who had re-hidden in the mountains, and obtain its forgiveness, so as to break the curse that had haunted the Tunan royal family for thousands of years. ”
Hearing this, not only Liu Changxi, but also the faces of all the civil and military officials present changed, and they had already thought of what Wang Shi was going to say next.
"And the eldest princess is the second Tunan royal family to be recognized by Ruiqi after a thousand years. ”
"I have been approved by Riich, broken the thousand-year-old curse, and learned from Riich the method of gathering dragon veins. It's a pity that the center of the Luojing Dragon Vein is no longer in this imperial city. Lingxi said indifferently.
"That's why I'm not here today to take the throne. As far as the emperor is concerned, he is no more than an empty shelf. The person who has been recognized by Ruiqi is the real master of Tunan. I'm just here to inform the civil and military officials here..."
"I'm Liu Lingxi, I'm back. ”
The civil and military officials suddenly looked at each other, and no one broke the silence for a long time, and Liu Changxi, who had always been arrogant, gritted his teeth and said nothing.
What this imperial aunt said hit people too hard, whether it was the left minister or the princes, it seemed to have become a laughing stock for the head of the throne.
"Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, why are you here today?" Li Mu finally broke the silence for a long time and asked tremblingly.
Logically speaking, Li Mu was a loyal eldest princess faction from the beginning, and now that he learned that the eldest princess was not dead, and even became the chosen one to inherit the unification, he was of course surprised and delighted in his heart. But Li Mu himself is a civil official after all, and the affairs in the palace must be justified, even if the eldest prince wants to regain orthodoxy, it is best to do it in a more gentle way, otherwise it is not conducive to the stability of the court.
"I've already obtained the dragon vein, so this imperial seat doesn't mean much to me anymore. Lingxi said, "But Liu Dingrui killed me eighteen years ago, and I will ask him for it back today." ”
"This, absolutely not!" Li Mu suddenly became anxious, and the thing he was most worried about finally came. Although it is difficult to understand the feelings of the eldest princess over the years, after all, Liu Dingrui is the current emperor, if he is killed by the eldest princess in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, it will become the biggest scandal in the entire Dongzhou. There are still many eyes watching inside and outside Luo Jing at this time.
"Aunt Huang. Liu Changxi, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, "I am a little puzzled by the truth of your begging statement, aren't you still alive and well now?"
Looking at Liu Changxi's expression, Lingxi's face became gloomy again.
The following words are familiar with the nephew's personal speculation. Seeing that Lingxi didn't say anything, Liu Changxi continued, "You just said that you got the approval of Ruiqi, broke the curse, and regained control of the dragon vein, you should be just bluffing, right?"
Hearing this, a trace of imperceptible surprise appeared in the depths of Wang Shi and Lingxi's eyes.
"Don't look at me like that, I said a good guess. Liu Changxi couldn't help laughing, "Or did it happen that I poked your weakness?"
"You are the eldest princess who is loved by the people, and you are the successor designated by the first emperor, if you really get the approval of Ruiqi and control the Luojing dragon vein, it can be said that you are lucky and lucky, just raise your arms and shout in Luojing Square, there must be countless followers to support you, why endure for a long time, and wait until this time to make trouble?"
"Let me think about it, Riich's story should be true, but you shouldn't have found Riich and not been forgiven by it, and controlling the dragon vein should be just a bluff. That's why you chose to attack at such a sensitive point in the rebellion of the left minister, and only appeared when both sides were defeated, and you want to control the situation in one fell swoop, right?"
"Judging from Zuo Xiang's performance, he and you should indeed not be in the same group, but you somehow learned the news that Zuo Xiang wanted to rebel, so you designed a game and secretly waited for the opportunity. If the left minister succeeds in usurping the throne, he will definitely not let go of this king and his father, and when the time comes, you will reappear as a representative of the Tunan royal family, control the overall situation and establish yourself as the emperor. If the left minister finally fails, presumably the imperial court will also be in a mess, the palace guards have suffered heavy casualties, and it is the emptiest time, and you can also rely on the strong force of Lord Wang Zhihuan to control the situation. ”
"And all you need to do is let us fight and wait and see, right?"
"Very interesting speculation. There was a hint of relief in Lingxi's tone, "It seems that you are indeed not in vain, but there is no evidence for your speculation." ”
"Evidence, isn't it the best evidence that you are here now?" Liu Changxi said with a smile, "This is the main hall of the Luojing Imperial City, the very center of the entire imperial palace, and the outside is full of traitors killing everywhere, and it is a mess. Zuo Xianggang also mentioned that Qingyan's comrades had already besieged the imperial city, and the information could not go out or enter, and the palace was almost under siege. And isn't it strange that you suddenly appeared in the main hall?"
"What's so strange, with my and Ji Ling's strength cultivation, can anyone in this palace stop me?" Lingxi said disdainfully, the Ji Ling she mentioned was Wang Zhilian's name.
"Really, then why didn't a master like Master Ji Ling come to his aid when the two sides were in the middle of the fierce battle at the beginning? Anyway, you are already the orthodox heir recognized by Ruiqi, wouldn't helping the royal family tide over the difficulties to enhance your prestige among the hundred officials and palace guards?" Liu Changxi spread his hands, "Maybe it's because of hatred that the imperial aunt's plan has this flaw. You hope that your father will pay for the crimes of the year, but in order to be able to take charge of Tunan smoothly in the future and not to make the situation turbulent, you can't take action yourself, and the Zuo Xiang rebellion just gives you the best opportunity, you just need to wait and see what happens, and sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”
"To that end, you'd rather watch as many court guards and officials pay for their innocent lives, which doesn't seem to be the right thing for an orthodox heir who has already been approved by Rich. ”
"If this king is not mistaken, although the strength of Master Ji Ling beside you is strong, it is not strong enough to single-handedly single out the entire palace guards, not to mention that after so many years, Lord Wang Zhiyu has already broken through the realm and entered the extraordinary, and he has surpassed Master Ji Ling in terms of strength, which is not the same. So if you want to regain the throne, you must take advantage of the situation, the left phase is your power, and the Riich theory is also your power. ”
"Is there anything wrong with what my nephew said?" Liu Changxi bowed down and made a concession to Lingxi.
"Your Highness, I told you," Wang Shi suddenly smiled and said, "This kid is not as stupid as his father, if today's matter wants to end smoothly, it is impossible not to continue to bleed, according to what I said, it can be done directly in the morning, and those unnecessary cumbersome steps can be omitted." ”
"After all, no matter what era it is, the fist is always more convincing than the mouth. ”
"Yes, but I didn't expect to be able to skip this step. Lingxi sneered disdainfully, and said to Liu Changxi, "Child, your naivety and strange self-confidence for no reason are the reason why you are buried here today. ”
"I chose to show up at this time not only because I wanted to sit and watch the tiger fight, on the one hand, I was very concerned about the monsters brought by the people of the Western Regions and wanted to take a closer look, on the other hand, I just wanted to avoid further bloodshed and sacrifice of the palace guards. ”
Moreover, there is no direct causal relationship between whether it is approved by Riich and whether it controls the dragon vein. As soon as Lingxi's words fell, a violent shaking came from under the main hall.