The banquet held by Li Yingqi for the Tang Dynasty envoys was very grand. Because Li Xuan's performance was poor and there was no highlight at all, and Han Cangshui did not fulfill his responsibilities as the envoy, so during the banquet, Li Yingqi publicly expressed his dissatisfaction and severely criticized Li Xuan paused.
"It's all this trash that caused me to lose a city's tax money. If you had been more helpful, I wouldn't have to give Sun Mo so much."
Li Yingqi asked Li Xuan to spend a year in isolation. At the same time, he praised Li Ziqi and Sun Mo and rewarded them with a large amount of money and official positions.
But the most enviable thing is that Li Yingqi canonized Sun Mo as the Lord of Jinling City. In the future, as long as he does not commit the major crime of rebellion and rebellion, he can be pardoned and allowed to own one-tenth of the taxes paid to the national treasury by the city. .
This is Jinling. Let alone the Tang Dynasty, even in Jiuzhou, it is a top city, rich, fashionable and luxurious!
Being able to become a city lord is definitely a dream that many people dream of.
But those senior officials smelled something strange.
In the past, the owner of Jinling was Prince Li Zixing, and most of the taxes collected went into his treasury, and the country could not get much.
Li Yingqi arranged Li Xiu's fiefdom in Jinling just to push her out and fight with Prince Li. Later, the eldest princess won and paid more taxes to the treasury, but Li Yingqi always felt that she was greedy. part.
Li Xiu was talented and not inferior to men. If he were in power, he would definitely look like a prime minister. Putting him in an important place like Jinling made Li Yingqi uneasy.
Now, Li Xiu and Sun Mo are so close, and coupled with Li Ziqi's relationship, to be honest, Li Yingqi is a little nervous.
This power was enough to influence the government and threaten his throne.
Being an emperor is so interesting, so Li Yingqi was afraid of being forced to abdicate, so he came up with the idea of giving Jinling to Sun Mo.
Not only does he appear to be more generous than King Qi, but he can also sow discord between Li Xiu and Sun Mo and set them against each other.
"Sun Mo and Li Xiu will definitely fight their wits out for the ownership of Jinling. Haha, I am really a genius!"
A master with unparalleled genius
The talented eldest princess
Sorry, you are all my pawns!
After sending Sun Mo away, Li Yingqi started a life of drunkenness and dreams again.
"My most hated lifelong enemy is dead. I am so lonely as snow!"
Li Yingqi drank wine and enjoyed singing and dancing.
These beautiful girls are all selected from unmarried girls under the age of sixteen across the country. They are as attractive as unbloomed purses.
Compared with King Qi who preferred someone older than him, Li Yingqi only loved girls. He had read in an ancient book that sleeping with a girl every day would make him full of energy.
The former prefects had repeatedly warned against this, but after Li Yingqi killed six of them with a stick, no one spoke nonsense anymore.
"Haha, you dance well, but it will look even better if you take off the palace skirt!"
Li Yingqi drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, stood up and walked quickly to the stage: "I'm here to undress you!"
The show girls immediately pretended to be panicked, like frightened little rabbits, and avoided Li Yingqi.
The musicians are not surprised, this is a regular routine.
Li Yingqi chased the girls, just like playing with butterflies in the flowers, touching them and kissing them, but suddenly, he stumbled, fell to the ground, and then started twitching.
"His Majesty!"
The beautiful eunuchs knelt down in unison, their faces turning pale with fright. They saw that the emperor was foaming at the mouth, feces and urine were flowing out, and the dragon robe was wet.
News of the emperor's stroke quickly spread throughout the palace, and was then blocked and discussion was strictly prohibited.
Li Yingqi's father and mother are dead, so in this palace, he is supreme. With the stroke and unable to move, the second most noble person is Li Xuan.
The current queen is not Li Xuan's biological mother, and she is not good at palace fighting. She has been fasting and chanting Buddha, so she has no authority.
When Li Xuan, who was thinking about the situation in the palace, heard the news, he was surprised at first, and then panicked. He didn't dare to stay for a moment and went straight to the palace.
Li Xuan asked the imperial doctor in detail about Li Yingqi's illness, and after kneeling in front of the bed for a few minutes, he was called out by Han Cangshui.
"Xuan'er, what are you going to do?"
Han Cangshui asked, looking around.
"Follow your filial piety in front of your father's bedside and pray for your father!"
Li Xuan's answer was quite satisfactory, which naturally made Han Cangshui even more disappointed.
"madness!"
Han Cangshui was angry: "Are you a descendant of the royal family? Have you ever learned the emperor's mental skills? Only one person can always sit on this throne."
"ah?"
Li Xuan was frightened when he heard this.
"Whether His Majesty can wake up, and whether there will be any sequelae after waking up, are all worthy of consideration. And even if he wakes up without any serious problems, so what?"
Han Cangshui stared at Li Xuan: "A country cannot live without a king for a day. Can't you temporarily handle the affairs of the state?"
“…”
Plop! Plop!
Li Xuan's heart was beating very fast, and sweat appeared on his forehead. He wanted to sit in that position, but after thinking for a few minutes, he still shook his head.
What if it fails
"waste!"
Han Cangshui couldn't stand it anymore: "You are kind-hearted and can't bear to take the throne, but your sister? Don't forget, your performance in the Five Kingdoms Debate was extremely bad, and Li Ziqi is extremely outstanding, and with Li Xiu's support, do you think Can you still ascend the throne and become emperor?"
"No... It can't be right?"
Li Xuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Even if I want to ascend the throne, those ministers will probably not agree!"
"Are you stupid? Is your princeling just a decoration? Let the ministers who support you write a letter. As for the ministers who are neutral, you can visit them in person now and hint at the benefits."
Han Cangshui was speechless.
"This...isn't it too contemptuous of yourself?"
Li Xuan didn't want to go. He felt that he was the prince and there was no need to be so humble.
Snapped!
Han Cangshui couldn't bear it and slapped Li Xuan on the face.
"As long as they ascend to the throne of God in the future, they will kneel in front of you and let you knead them whether they are alive or dead? Besides, this is called Corporal Lixian! Do you understand?"
Han Cangshui growled: "Go quickly, if something happens, I will take care of it for you."
Li Xuan gritted his teeth and gave up.
Because he could also feel that his aunt and Zi Qi were very close, and if they joined forces to fight for the throne, he would really not be able to defeat them.
The princelings became active, and Li Xuan kept visiting all the elders and loyal ministers.
Li Yingqi suddenly suffered a stroke, and no one suspected that it was man-made. First of all, the highly skilled imperial doctors from the imperial hospital had already examined him. Furthermore, although Li Yingqi was not a fatuous king, he was lustful by nature and had no pleasure with women. He had just ascended the throne. Now, he is drafted every year.
Li Yingqi had many sons, but most of them were mediocre and not as outstanding as Li Xuan. In addition, Li Xuan had been the prince for ten years and had a certain popularity and foundation, so when he traveled around , many people decided to support him.
Li Xuan saw that the momentum was improving and he was getting closer and closer to the throne. He gradually expanded. Sometimes in private, he even regarded himself as me.
This advantage lasted until Li Xiu and Li Ziqi arrived in Chang'an, and then began to be curbed, and even took a turn for the worse.
"Why is this happening?"
Li Xuan panicked, because when he went to the ministers again, they would either pretend to be sick or deal with it.
This is a bad sign.
Because Li Ziqi is a princess, she is not qualified to be the emperor, but now, there are ministers supporting her.
…
When Han Cangshui came to the Tai Palace and found Li Xuan, he found that the guy was drinking and was already drunk.
"What are you doing?"
Han Cangshui was very angry. At this critical moment, you actually got drunk
"My aunt advised me to give up the throne for the sake of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Xuan cried. He respected Li Xiu very much, but today Li Xiu broke his heart.
"You agreed?"
Han Cangshui narrowed his eyes.
"Is it useful if I don't agree? My aunt is very powerful in the court!"
Li Xuan felt that he could not win.
"If you don't even dare to fight, you've already lost!"
Han Cangshui encouraged.
"Your Highness, would you like to see Zheng Qingfang?"
The eunuch knocked on the door and reported.
"Grandpa Zheng is here?"
Li Xuan looked happy: "Teacher, I'm going to see Grandpa Zheng first. If he supports me, then I won't be afraid of Aunt Xiu!"
As a veteran of the three dynasties, Zheng Qingfang had great influence even though he had already retired from office.
When he saw Zheng Qingfang in the living room, Li Xuan hurried up to greet him without giving him a chance to salute: "Grandpa Zheng, my father is critically ill. You should hurry back to the court to take charge of the overall situation, right?"
"Datang cannot survive without you!"
Li Xuan could still say such beautiful words, and directly put a high hat on Zheng Qingfang first.
Zheng Qingfang felt elated without even a few words of praise. After he insisted on saluting, he earnestly persuaded: "Your Highness, for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, please give way to Princess Ziqi!"
"What?"
Li Xuan was stunned, and for a moment he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. If Zheng Qingfang also supported Li Ziqi, how could he still win
"Grandpa Zheng, why is this?"
Li Xuan was anxious: "Is there anything about me that makes you dissatisfied? I can change it!"
“…”
Zheng Qingfang smiled bitterly. Without the comparison of Li Ziqi, Li Xuan would be just fine.
To be honest, Zheng Qingfang, who favors boys over girls, doesn't really want to support Li Ziqi's ascension to the throne. After all, there has never been a female emperor in the history of the Tang Dynasty, but Zi Qi is too good, and she also has Sun Mo as a teacher.
Before he came to see the prince, Li Xiu came to see him and openly expressed his support for Li Ziqi's seizure of the heir apparent.
what does that mean
Even if Li Xuan ascends to the throne of God, it will be useless. Li Xiu can launch a coup. Coupled with Sun Mo's influence in the world of famous teachers, even if he cannot overthrow Li Xuan, he can still cause heavy damage to the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Highness, why not let Ziqi give it a try first? If she doesn't do well, will you succeed?"
Zheng Qingfang suggested.
"Can the emperor also try?"
Li Xuan sarcastically said, "No one who sits on it will take the initiative to get down."
The conversation between the two ended unhappily.
Han Cangshui knew that something was up when he saw Li Xuan come back with a dead dad expression on his face.
"Teacher, that old ghost Zheng Qingfang has also fallen in love with Li Ziqi!"
Li Xuan was in pain: "Our chances of winning are too small."
"You want to give up?"
Han Cangshui asked.
"what can I do?"
Li Xuan was helpless. The two most influential people in the lobby, Li Xiu and Zheng Qingfang, both sided with Li Ziqi.
"The only thing we can do is to strike first!"
Han Cangshui also knew that he could not win in pure competition, so he could only kill them by playing dirty tricks.