The Emperor Reigns Them All

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Li Yan stopped talking.

He didn't know what to say.

After a while, Li Yan finally asked the right question: "Brother, are you not being favored by the eunuch Sigui?"

Li Ye said: "Of course."

Li Yan asked puzzledly, "Why?"

Li Ye said: "Because the eldest prince has already been favored by the prime minister."

Li Yan was surprised and said: "Is it okay to be favored by the prime minister?"

Li Ye nodded and said: "The eunuch Sigui will not be interested in someone who is favored by the prime minister."

Li Yan was even more puzzled: "Why is this?"

Li Ye said: "Eunuchs and courtiers have been opposed to each other since ancient times. This is one of them. When courtiers establish a prince and a new king ascends the throne, and reuse courtiers, the power of the eunuchs and four nobles may be lost. If they want to ensure their power, they must let the new king be their own." supported."

Li Yan shook his head: "I don't understand."

Li Ye said: "Think about how His Majesty ascended the throne."

Li Yan thought for a while, then fell silent again.

This time he was silent for longer.

When Emperor Xuanzong reigned, no crown prince was appointed. At first, Li Wen, the king of Yun (renamed Li Yu after he ascended the throne), was not favored. All the other princes lived in the palace, but he lived outside the palace. At that time, the courtiers favored the king Li Zi. However, when Xuanzong died of illness, Wang Zongshi, Lieutenant of the Left Army of the Shence Army, arranged for Li Wen to ascend the throne and become His Majesty today.

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After a long time, Li Yan raised his head, his eyes brightened: "I really have hope?"

Li Ye smiled: "Who else is it?"

Li Yan asked: "The eunuchs and four nobles like the lonely king? Why doesn't the lonely king know?"

Li Ye said: "They didn't like you before."

Li Yan was startled: "Then you still talk so much?"

Li Ye: "They will like you in the future."

Li Yan understood: "What are we going to do?"

Li Ye said: "There is someone who can help you."

Li Yan asked expectantly: "What kind of person?"

Li Ye said: "A eunuch?"

Li Yan asked in surprise, "Who?"

Li Ye said, "Tian Lingzi."

Li Yan said disappointedly: "He is just a servant in my house."

Li Ye: "He is also the foster son of a lieutenant in the Shence Army."

Li Yan asked in surprise, "Why don't I know?"

Li Ye: "Because he hasn't recognized his adoptive father yet."

Li Yan fell silent.

Li Ye's meaning is already obvious, Li Yan wants Tian Lingzi to recognize the lieutenant of the Shence Army as his foster father, and through Tian Lingzi to please the eunuch Sigui, let the eunuch Sigui support Li Yan as the prince.

Li Yan suddenly asked again: "Lieutenants Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue of the Shence Army are deeply favored by His Majesty, and their power has reached the extreme. Will they recognize Tian Lingzi as adopted sons?"

Li Ye smiled: "Why not? It is precisely because their power has reached the extreme that they cannot allow the loss of this power. Therefore, they need to find a prince so that they can support him to ascend the throne in the future."

Li Yan hesitated: "Your Majesty has so many princes, why should Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue support me? My aptitude is mediocre, and my cultivation can barely achieve Qi training, and my holy family is even weaker on weekdays."

Li Ye pushed the hangover soup back in front of Li Yan, looked at him and said, "Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue will support you just because your cultivation level is not high and you don't have any holy relatives. If you are already favored and have the hope of becoming a prince, Instead, they won’t support you anymore. Just imagine, you originally had no hope of becoming a crown prince, but with their help, you became a crown prince. Wouldn’t that be a great surprise, and would you be grateful to them and have a cronies?” Li Yan was delighted immediately after thinking about it. Raising eyebrows: "According to what you say, isn't this matter very simple?"

Li Ye shook his head and said solemnly, "It's not easy."

Li Yan didn't know why.

Li Ye sighed and said: "First of all, if Tian Lingzi is so miserable that he doesn't get into the eyes of Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyuefa at all, and can't even get close to them, then there is nothing else to talk about. Fortunately, Tian Lingzi has a good cultivation and is close to Liu Xingshen. , It shouldn’t be difficult to make an appointment in Korean.”

Li Yan nodded, waiting for Li Ye to continue.

Li Ye said: "Secondly, although you have the conditions to be supported by Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue, this is a theoretical analysis after all, and there are still many variables to be implemented. After all, there are many princes, and they don't necessarily have to support you. This requires you. Do something to befriend them and make them notice you and pay attention to you."

Li Yan immediately asked: "What should I do?"

Li Ye said: "It's not what you do, it's what I do."

The second monk Li Yanzhang was puzzled.

Li Ye could do nothing about Li Yan's slowness, and sighed softly: "There are only two ways to quickly make friends with people."

Li Yan immediately asked: "Which two ways?"

Li Ye said: "First, do what you like; second, solve others' difficulties."

Li Yan was dumbfounded again.

Li Ye took the initiative to explain: "Eunuchs and courtiers do not deal with each other. It has been like this since ancient times. In reality, there are only so many powers in the dynasty. The three provinces and six departments hold most of the power in the dynasty. These are originally the courtiers' bowls of porridge. Once the eunuchs gain power, if they want to take power, they can only share it with the courtiers. Now, the Shence Army is controlled by the eunuchs, and the Privy Council has divided the powers of the Ministry of War, let alone Xuanhui Yuan. You have to step in too."

"Your Majesty favors the eunuchs. If there is anything to do, he will order the eunuchs to do it instead of the courtiers. Then the eunuchs can take the opportunity to usurp the power of the courtiers. The eunuchs are powerful and have the right to speak. Then the chief officials of the prefectures and counties and the governors of the feudal towns, After entering Beijing, they will bribe the eunuchs to curry favor with them, instead of flattering the prime minister and the officials of the six ministries, this is what makes the courtiers dissatisfied... "

Li Ye saw that Li Yan was in a daze and looked dazed, so he knew that he couldn't elaborate, so he said in a nutshell: "In a word, there are conflicts between eunuchs and courtiers. Liu Xingshen, Han Wenyue and Wei Baoheng all have power struggles. If we can attack Wei Baoheng’s party, it will naturally make Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue happy. It's hard for people."

Li Yan understood now, and quickly reacted: "Isn't Xing Guogong and Wei Baoheng in the same party? You were going to deal with Xing Guogong and Wei Baoheng—isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

Li Ye smiled: "Exactly."

Li Ye's thoughts are actually not as simple as Li Yan thought, after all, the situation between the government and the opposition is actually very complicated.

If Li Xian really died due to suspicion, then it is hard to say that no eunuchs contributed to the Battle of Bagong Mountain, and it is very likely that eunuchs and courtiers joined forces. After all, Li Xian has a high level of cultivation, many cronies, and great influence. If you are not strong enough, even if you successfully assassinate Li Xian, there will be many sequelae.

Li Ye couldn't deal with these people overnight, he could only do it step by step.

Today's main contradiction, the opponent that needs to be resolved imminently, is the party of Li Guanshu and Wei Baoheng.

That night, Li Ye and Li Yan had a intimate talk. Li Yan was in high spirits and dragged Li Ye to talk endlessly. It was not until the afternoon of the second day that he felt mentally exhausted and went to rest.

Li Ye couldn't sleep, so he asked the servant girl to prepare tea, and went to the gazebo to drink tea and meditate. There is a small hill behind Prince An's Mansion, no more than four or five feet high, covering an area of three or two mu, and the pavilion is on this hill.

Li Ye called Shangguan Qingcheng to accompany him. Now, Shangguan Qingcheng is his number one confidant, and Li Ye will always take her by his side when there is nothing to do, and he never hides all kinds of things and plans from her.

After listening to Li Ye's brief account of the conversation with Li Yan, Shangguan Qingcheng was a little surprised: "Your Highness has already been in contact with the prince, why do you want to make friends with the eunuch?"

Li Ye called Shangguan Qingcheng to sit down, pushed her a cup of tea, and said calmly: "In the current court, Wei Baoheng covers the sky with only one hand, the prince's power is too small, and his own position is not as stable as Mount Tai. This is why he can't wait to pull me The reason for joining the gang... In such a situation, how dare I pin all my hopes on him?"

Li Ye took a sip of his tea and continued: "So, befriending princes is for the purpose of becoming an official, and befriending eunuchs is for the long-term plan to completely overthrow Wei Baoheng."

Shangguan Qingcheng reacted faster than Li Yan, and she quickly asked a question that Li Yan didn't realize: "If the Battle of Bagongshan had something to do with eunuchs, then how could Liu Xingshen and Han Wenyue befriend His Highness?"

"The Battle of Bagong Mountain was originally concealed. Those who know the truth are only a few of the parties involved, and they are all big figures. Among them, Li Guanshu and Kang Chengxun are the prominent figures. The eunuchs are deeply hidden. As long as I don't show it They probably wouldn't think too much about their interest in the Battle of Bagong Mountain and their doubts about their father's death." Li Ye murmured.

Shangguan Qingcheng was still worried: "What if I think too much?"

Li Ye was silent for a moment, then smiled suddenly: "Let's go and see, it's nothing more than a fight between the two sides, and it depends on who is clever enough to deceive the other party. As long as Wei Baoheng falls and King Pu ascends the throne smoothly, even if I and I If they tear up their faces, they may not be afraid of them."

There is something that Li Ye didn't tell Shangguan Qingcheng, and he can't say it. According to his previous experience, Li Yu died in Xiantong fourteen years ago, so he only needs to hide it from the eunuch for two years. Yan will ascend the throne.

Speaking of Li Yan, Shangguan Qingcheng has some doubts: "It's not that the last general is talkative, His Royal Highness Pu Wang likes to have fun, and has a simple temperament and average intelligence. If His Highness Pu Wang ascends the throne, I'm afraid..."

Speaking of this, she glanced at Li Ye and didn't continue talking.

Li Ye knew what Shangguan Qingcheng meant, she wanted to say that Li Yan would never be a wise king.

Li Ye knew this, but he had no choice.

Among the princes, only Li Yan has a close relationship with him, so he can only assist Li Yan to ascend the throne.

Only when Li Yan came to the throne, with their close personal relationship and Conglong's merits, Li Ye would be reused, and then he would have the opportunity to prepare for the catastrophe before the world was in chaos.

If Li Xian was murdered in Huainan because of the emperor's suspicion, then any prince who came to the throne would inherit Li Hui's will after learning the truth about the Battle of Bagong Mountain, and it would be impossible for Li Ye to take power.

What's more, Li Yan ascended the throne, which is also a historical choice.

"Go down, thank you guests behind closed doors for a few days, and just say that I want to practice in seclusion." Li Ye ordered.

After Shangguan Qingcheng left, Li Ye took out the seal of King An.

Yesterday Wu Hongshan gave him the crown, and also handed over to him the seal of King An, which Li Xian once held in charge.

Staring at Wang Yin, Li Ye calmed down.

An Wangyin, representing the title of Prince of the Tang Dynasty, has a trace of luck from the Tang Dynasty.

"Wang Yin, Wang Yin...how much luck do you have?" Li Ye held Wang Yin in his hand, slowly closed his eyes, and secretly mobilized the dragon energy in his body.