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- "The current situation in the imperial court appears to be calm on the surface, but in fact it is an undercurrent, with various contradictions intertwined, including my personal gains and losses, as well as the future of the Tang Dynasty."
Di Renjie sighed deeply and said in a low voice: "The Holy One will probably make Wu Sansi the crown prince."
Li Zhen was also shocked and said quickly: "If Wu Sansi ascends the throne, the world may be in chaos. Hasn't the Holy One considered it?"
"The Holy One was deceived by the Zhang brothers and is no longer as sober as before. I tried to persuade her, but she couldn't listen at all. What should I do?"
Speaking of this, Di Renjie looked at Li Zhen and said, "I know that the virtuous son-in-law is very capable. Do you think there is any way to save him?"
Li Zhen thought for a moment and then asked: "Is it because of the relationship between the Zhang brothers that Wu Sansi is favored?"
Di Renjie nodded, "I heard that Wu Sansi has spent no less than hundreds of thousands of dollars on the Zhang brothers in the past two years, and he also promised them that they will be prosperous and wealthy for generations to come, so the Zhang brothers are doing their best. Speaking for Wu Sansi, although this is just a rumor, I believe the reality will be worse than the rumors."
Li Zhen said with a smile: "If we want to break this situation, we should first pull out all the stops and make the Zhang brothers no longer support Wu Sansi, or at least remain neutral. Secondly, we should deal with Wu Sansi and do things that are seriously detrimental to him. Finally, we should persuade the Holy Emperor." , Know with reason and move with emotion, what does father-in-law think? "
In fact, Di Renjie had considered all Li Zhen's ideas, but Li Zhen was able to clarify his ideas in a short period of time, which was indeed very impressive. Di Renjie secretly admired him, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, asking: "That virtuous man?" Son-in-law, do you have any specific plans?¡±
"Please ask my father-in-law to let me think about it. Maybe I will have a solution tomorrow morning."
In fact, Di Renjie also wanted to discuss the power struggle between Konghe Mansion and Government Affairs Hall with Li Zhen, but this matter was far less important than Wu Sansi being established as the crown prince, so Di Renjie stopped mentioning the matter. He spoke with great expectation. Luxu smiled and said: "Then I will wait for the good news about my virtuous son-in-law."
It was already late at night, and Li Zhen was pacing back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. During the day, he just sorted out his thoughts. In a power struggle, these are the basic tactics, including cutting off the power, direct confrontation, and the upper-level route, with some small tricks such as secret arrows and ambushes. He was inseparable from everyone, so he could quickly tell his thoughts on dealing with Wu Sansi.
However, the specific method was a bit difficult for him. It must be effective and completely shaken Wu Sansi's position, but he must not get too involved, and it must also prevent the powerful Zhang brothers from supporting Wu Sansi. In fact, This is the difficulty. What are the Zhang brothers most afraid of?
Li Zhen thought hard and wrote down his thoughts on paper from time to time.
Di Yan didn't sleep well at her parents' house. She woke up before dawn. She was a little worried about her children, so she got up and went to the next room. All three children slept soundly, but Di Yan unexpectedly discovered that the easternmost The light was still on in the small room.
She was slightly startled and quickly walked to the door. Through the crack in the door, she saw her husband Li Zhen sitting at the table writing something.
"Husband, have you not slept all night?" Di Yan asked in surprise.
"Well! I can't sleep."
Li Zhen rubbed his red eyes and asked with a smile, "What time is it now?"
"The fifth watch has passed."
Di Yan was angry and distressed at the same time. They had worked hard all the way and didn't get a good rest at all. They finally returned to Luoyang and were ready to have a good rest. Unexpectedly, her husband stayed up all night again. She stepped forward and forbade Li Zhen to write any more. She was angry. He said: "Go and get some sleep. My father is really too much. He stopped you from doing things as soon as we arrived and refused to allow anyone to live."
Li Zhen smiled apologetically and said, "It will be ready soon. Let me finish writing it. I will take a nap in the morning and start working in the afternoon."
Li Zhen took the pen from Di Yan's hand, pushed her out of the room and said with a smile: "Go to bed, you have to accompany your grandmother tomorrow, don't be too tired."
Di Yan was also very tired and couldn't hold on any longer, so she gave Li Zhen a few words and turned around to go back to her room.
Li Zhen thought for a moment and wrote down the last strategy. This matter requires Li Dan or Li Xian to personally come forward
In the afternoon, Li Zhen secretly met with Li Chongrun in a small restaurant near the gate of Nanshi. After not seeing each other for several years, Li Chongrun seemed to be much older, and his attitude toward Li Zhen was far less enthusiastic than before, and even a little perfunctory. mean.
Li Zhen also felt the change in Li Chongrun's attitude, and the careful plan he had made was immediately compromised. He was no longer the high-spirited commander of the inner guard back then, and had become more cautious. He guessed that Li Chongrun's change in attitude toward him was probably in line with his preference. Related to Li Dan.
¡°Brother Chongrun is invited to come out today mainly because he wants to ask about your father¡¯s situation.??My father was seriously ill three years ago. I wonder how he is now? "
Li Xian suffered a stroke three years ago. It is said that he was paralyzed in bed for nearly a year. He gradually improved in the past two years. In fact, Li Chongrun's cold attitude towards Li Zhen was not only because Li Zhen preferred Li Dan, but also because His father's poor health made him a little discouraged.
He said calmly: "Thank you, General Li, for your concern. My father's health has gradually improved now, and he has not cared much about outside affairs in the past two years."
Li Chongrun's implication was that he hoped that Li Zhen would not disturb his father again. Li Zhen understood what he meant and said with a smile: "I just hope that your father's health will get better as soon as possible. I have no other intentions."
"In that case, I have something else to do, so I'll take the first step."
Li Chongrun stood up, bowed his hands to Li Zhen, turned around and left quickly. Li Zhen stared at his back as he walked away. Seeing that Wu Sansi wanted to become the crown prince, Li Xian and his son were indifferent, which really made Li Zhen feel a little disappointed.
Li Chongrun hurried back to the palace. In fact, he was also worried about Wu Sansi's attempt to become the prince. However, since his father became seriously ill, his mother took charge of all matters in the family. His father seemed a little discouraged and no longer wanted to be the prince. Hoping to regain his position, Li Chongrun was helpless.
Just as he was about to enter the gate of the back house, a guard blocked his way and said to him coldly: "My eldest son, Madam let you pass."
Li Chongrun glared at the guard fiercely, and had no choice but to turn back and walk towards the nave. In the nave, Princess Wei was discussing income and expenditure with her nephew Wei Bo.
In the past two years, Princess Wei Lian took advantage of her husband's serious illness to regain the dominance of the Luling Palace. She was also quite skillful. On the one hand, she comforted her husband and made him rely on her step by step. On the other hand, she abided by women's ethics and did not give up. Don¡¯t do anything to anger your husband again.
More importantly, she firmly controlled the financial power of the Luling Palace in her own hands, and any income and expenditure had to be approved by her. This completely controlled her husband Li Xian, and Li Xian had no choice but to be at her mercy.
Once Wei Lian came to power, she relied even more on her natal family, and Wei Bo was her most trusted confidant. The hundreds of thousands of money the Dugu family paid to Li Xian every year was now mainly handed over through Wei Bo, so Wei Bo had actually replaced the former Li Chongrun became the external liaison of the Luling Palace.
If Li Zhen is looking for him, then he is looking for the right person. But if Li Zhen doesn¡¯t know about it, he still looks for Li Chongrun, which naturally has no effect.
"To report back to my aunt, I have allocated half of the money from the Dugu family to Qilin Villa according to my aunt's request. I plan to recruit 800 more warriors this year, with all armor and weapons."
Although Li Xian was a little frustrated, Wei Lian became more and more ambitious. She didn't want to give up her husband's chance to fight for the throne. Now that she controlled the palace's financial power, she would use all the money wisely. In Fangzhou, the Wei family trained hundreds of warriors and covered up the past with the help of Li Zhen.
Now that Wu Zetian was old and frail and indulged in Er Zhang's various games, her control over Xingtang Hui and her two sons was no longer as tight as before. Wei Lian seized the opportunity to purchase large tracts of land and hills in the Xingyang area. He established Qilin Villa, which covers an area of ??1,000 hectares, and began to secretly recruit soldiers. Currently, 3,000 soldiers have been recruited, and they are trained and managed by another Wei Songlai, a descendant of Webster.
Wei Lian nodded and said: "Add another 20% to the money for the Villa. I heard Song'er say that the Villa is short of cavalry, so I'm considering recruiting some barbarians to form the cavalry. It might cost a lot, but I think it's necessary. This year¡¯s recruitment will mainly focus on barbarians who are good at riding and shooting!¡±
Wei Bo wanted to say a few more words, but then Li Chongrun walked in quickly. Wei Bo immediately shut up. The relationship between him and Li Chongrun was not good, and the two were even very hostile. Li Chongrun did not dare to resist his mother, so he vented all his anger. On the Webster brothers.
Of course, Wei Bo also hated Li Chongrun and his brother Li Chongjun very much. They had more than one conflict in private, but every time Princess Wei favored the Wei brothers. As a result, Li Chongrun resented Wei even more, and Wei Bo became even more resentful. Arrogant.
Wei Bo did not leave because Li Chongrun entered the lobby, but stood aside and looked at him coldly. Li Chongrun directed his hostile eyes at Wei Bo. The two people's eyes met, and the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became tense.
Wei Lian snorted dissatisfied and asked Li Chongrun, "Who did you go to see today?"
"For mother's sake, the child didn't go to see anyone." Li Chongrun bowed and answered.
"Nonsense!"
Wei Lian slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Do you think you can hide it from me? Tell me! Who did you go to see?"
Li Chongrun then realized that his whereabouts had been monitored by his mother. He had no choice but to tell the truth, "My child knows his mistake. Today Li Zhen sent someone to look for my child. My child went south."The city met with him. "
"Oh? Tell me quickly, what does he want from you?" Wei Lian was obviously very interested in Li Zhen's return. She knew that Li Zhen must have some intention when he appeared at this sensitive time.
"He didn't say anything. He was just concerned about his father's health. I told him that he was gradually recovering now."
"No way! He can't just tell you about this, Chongrun, do you still want to hide it from me?" Wei Lian's tone became stern again.
Li Chongrun sighed and said: "Perhaps he wanted to say something, but the child was not interested, so he did not continue. The mother should know that the child did not even have time for a cup of tea when meeting him."
Wei Lian knew that he was telling the truth. Li Chongrun came out of the wine shop only a short time later. In that time, he couldn't talk about anything important. She was a little dissatisfied and asked, "Why aren't you interested?"
Li Chongrun finally couldn't help but exploded. He pointed at Wei Bo and said loudly: "With him here, what does the mother's important affairs have to do with the child?"
After shouting, Li Chongrun immediately regretted it and knelt down on the ground, lowering his head and saying nothing. Wei Lian stared at her useless son fiercely. After a while, she waved her hand and said, "Useless thing, get off!"
Li Chongrun gritted his teeth, stood up and left quickly without looking back.
Wei Lian kept watching him go away, and couldn't help but fell into deep thought again. She believed that Li Zhen must have something important, no! If there is a battle for the throne, she must not be passive. She must know what Li Zhen wants to do?
Thinking of this, she beckoned Wei Bo forward and whispered a few instructions. Wei Bo nodded repeatedly, "Please rest assured, aunt, my nephew will definitely not disappoint aunt."
Contrary to Li Chongrun's indifference, the meeting between Li Zhen and Li Chengqi was very effective. Of course, Li Chengqi knew that the current situation was critical. Seeing that the imperial grandmother was increasingly leaning towards the Wu family and was preparing to pass the throne to Wu Sansi, Li Dan and his son were extremely anxious. Li Dan even Consider contacting members of the Xingtang Society. Once Wu Sansi is established as the prince, the Li family will raise troops in various places to denounce him.
The arrival of Li Zhen at this critical moment immediately gave Li Dan great confidence and hope. He hoped that Li Zhen could turn the tide and prevent Wu Sansi from taking over as before.
"Yesterday my father-in-law and I had a deep talk about this matter. I also thought about it all night and roughly came up with a plan. We need to do three things. One thing is done by me, the other thing is done by my father-in-law, and the third thing needs to be done by my partner. His Royal Highness came forward in person."
With that said, Li Zhen handed a scroll to Li Chengqi, "This is the plan I'm considering."
Li Chengqi took the scroll and browsed it hastily. He couldn't help but secretly exclaimed. It was indeed a brilliant strategy. He asked again: "Does my father have to come forward? For example, how about I come forward on behalf of my father?"
Li Zhen shook his head, "Only His Highness the Prime Minister's personal appearance can be convincing, but you can arrange this meeting and make it as hidden as possible so that no one can know about it."
Li Chengqi thought that he was right. The effect of his own intervention was far different from that of his father. He thought for a moment and then asked worriedly: "General, do you think the Zhang brothers will surrender?"
Li Zhen smiled slightly, "I know Zhang Changzong very well, including Zhang Yizhi. They already have enough power and wealth, and they no longer care about more money. Their weakness is that they are afraid of death. They can only threaten them with death. Only then can you restrain yourself, and sometimes it is much more effective to hit the target directly than to ask them.¡±
"Okay! I will tell my father that we will try our best to implement this plan. If there are any changes, I will contact the general in time."
Li Zhen stood up and saluted, "Success or failure depends on this one move. We must be cautious and do our best!" - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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