Chapter 787 Li Xian has a plan
Chapter 787 Li Xian has a plan
Few people see Li Xian's ruthlessness, because the world only sees his cowardice and weakness.
But who knew that after being suppressed by his mother for so many years, he actually wanted to do something great to leave his name for eternity.
After being abandoned for more than ten years, he finally showed his true fangs.
The beautiful woman kowtowed and said, "I'll go get ready."
Li Xian nodded, and after the beautiful woman left, he went to the third courtyard.
He found the Crown Princess Wei who was watching the flowers, walked up to her, held her hand, and brought the pretty woman into the house. Soon, a sound of weakness was heard.
The palace servants dared not approach or go far away, and only paced back and forth seven or eight meters outside the door.
But not long after, they heard something wrong. Princess Wei's listless voice was filled with crying.
This commotion lasted for two quarters of an hour before Li Xian slowly came out dressed and instructed:
"The Crown Princess needs to rest well. You don't need to go in and don't disturb her."
Everyone hurriedly agreed, not caring about the fact that Crown Princess Wei was used as a plug-in. They stood guard outside the door, not daring to look inside.
Li Xian returned the same way and sat down in the main hall. He let out a breath, and the violent look he had when facing the Crown Princess Wei had disappeared.
After sitting there for a while, someone suddenly came in from outside. Li Xian looked up and saw that it was the prince's guest Wei Anshi.
Wei Anshi was a close friend of his and was also his brother-in-law, so they had a good personal relationship. Seeing Wei Anshi coming, Li Xian waved his hand and asked Wei Anshi to sit down directly.
"I'm afraid I don't have time to sit down."
Wei Anshi was overwhelmed and said to Li Xian.
"Your Highness, Prince Li Dan was poisoned in Fangzhou. The man who did this was none other than that bastard Emperor Wu Yizong!"
"Your Majesty has summoned all the ministers and apprehended the brothers Wu Yizong and Wu Sizong in the Golden Throne Hall. Wu Sansi has also disappeared. The only two members of the Wu family who have a say in the court are Wu Chengsi and Wu Youji."
"This is a good thing, why are you in such a hurry?" said Crown Prince Li Xian.
"But His Majesty asked me to summon you, and he must be asking what your attitude is on this matter."
"I don't have any attitude." Li Xian said nonchalantly, "They killed my brothers, so why not just chop off Wu Yizong's head?"
"But……"
"It's alright, Anshi. Since His Majesty wants me to go, then I'll go."
Li Xian stood up and took Wei Anshi's hand affectionately.
"You come with me."
Li Xian's voice was calm, but it carried an irresistible aura.
Wei Anshi didn't know what Li Xian was thinking, and he was just worried.
Li Xian walked in front with a mysterious expression.
He himself didn't know what he was thinking about Wei Anshi now. Perhaps, ever since the affair between Crown Princess Wei and Prince Liang two years ago, he no longer trusted this pair of siblings.
Even though Wei Anshi had always been loyal to him, he never trusted this pair of siblings.
Two years ago, he and Wei were in love, but now they are strangers. The only role that woman played in his life was just a plug-in.
Li Xian couldn't help laughing when he thought that Wei's life would be lost soon.
He and Wei finally came to this point.
The two men left the Eastern Palace. A carriage was already waiting outside. The dazzling light shone on the coachman's face. The young coachman knelt down and saluted Li Xian.
"Let's go."
As soon as Li Xian got on the carriage, guards from the Eastern Palace immediately stood on both sides to protect the carriage. The two carriages drove one after the other towards Taichu Palace.
Everything outside the window was moving backwards, shadowy figures and laughter faded away. Li Xian seemed to have returned to the year when Li Zhi passed away and a group of ministers asked him to ascend the throne. He did the same thing that day, leaving the East Palace and heading straight for the Taiji Palace.
"Seeing this familiar scene, you must be sad, Li Xian."
"But you have no choice. No one has a choice. For the pride of the Li Tang royal family, you must shoulder this burden. Now that Li Dan has fulfilled his obligations, only you are missing."
Li Xian exhaled and strengthened his belief.
To be honest, after the plan was finalized, he was still wavering in his heart.
He used the lives of two former emperors and a number of Wu family princes in exchange for making his vicious mother notorious and putting a stain on her that could never be washed away.
This plan is actually very vicious.
At least Wu Zetian could never have imagined that at this critical time when the Li family's heirs were dwindling, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Xiang would actually play such a trick.
You have to know that in this era, even if parents are unkind, children still have to be filial to them. However, the emperor's two eldest sons want to anger their mother to death and ruin her reputation for life.
It’s incredible to think about it.
The carriage sped along and soon arrived outside the Taichu Palace gate, which was not too far away.
Under the protection of the Eastern Palace guards, Wei Anshi got off the carriage first, and then helped Li Xian get off the carriage.
Soon, the two arrived at Linde Hall.
The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at Crown Prince Li Xian. After a long silence, he finally said:
"Xian'er, Dan'er was tragically poisoned. Now, of the 532 people in the Prince Xiang's Mansion, only Li Xian is left."
The scene of Li Xian's extreme sadness that she imagined did not appear. The current crown prince, who was already in name only, had a blank look in his eyes. After a long while, he finally bowed.
"Your Majesty, I have a very good relationship with Brother Dan. I will go to Fangzhou and collect his body to preserve our brotherly bond."
"Secondly, I have heard that the persecutor of Dandi is Wu Yizong, the Prince of Hanoi. I implore Your Majesty to execute Wu Yizong and his entire family as a token of comfort for Dandi's spirit in heaven!"
"Thirdly, I am now exhausted and can no longer serve as Crown Prince. I beg Your Majesty to depose me and appoint another Crown Prince to save the lives of me and my family."
"Finally, Your Majesty, please carefully investigate the accomplices of Prince Wu Sansi of Liang. Do not make a grave mistake at this critical juncture."
The prince's voice was calm, as if he was speaking normally.
But he hadn't spoken like this in the court for many years. Today he appeared wiser and more sophisticated than ever before.
"I agree to the last three points, but you...you must not leave Luoyang, let alone go to Fangzhou."
Wu Zetian glanced at Li Xian. Until now, she was still worried about Li Xian, who had undergone obvious changes.
Such a prince is completely different from the previous ones and shows a strong sense of oppression. There is a huge gap between him and the Prince of Xiang. I am afraid that as soon as Li Xian arrives in Fangzhou, the old ministers and generals of Fangzhou will support Li Xian as emperor and raise an army to attack this "fake emperor".
Li Xian had already guessed this result. He saluted the emperor and then slowly retreated.
This was the result he wanted from the very beginning, and only this result could allow him to complete his final plan.
He looked up and looked at Li Cunxi.
"Brother Cunxi, everything from now on will be handed over to you!"
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