Chapter 177: The Storm Rises (1) "Your Majesty, things don't seem that complicated, do they?"
After listening to Li Shimin's explanation, Wang Tingchu asked suspiciously: "The actions of these students may indeed be as you say, and have other profound meanings, but the eyes they surround here are just His Royal Highness the Crown Prince destroying the Spring and Autumn Pavilion......
In that case, why don't we pretend to be deaf and dumb and answer this question?
” "yes, why am I so confused?"
Li Shimin patted his forehead suddenly, he was thinking too much, since these students used Li Zhen to destroy the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, then they only need to answer this question, as for the implicit meaning of their actions, in fact, they can be completely ignored.
After all, as the emperor, he has a lot of opportunities, and answering them a question is already time out of his busy schedule, if these students are not satisfied, it is that they are insatiable, and even if Li Shimin drives them all away, others will not say that he is deaf.
"Let's do it."
Li Shimin said with a smile: "You go out and tell those students, just say that I already understand their problems, the prince has always been smart, and he has handled things quite in an orderly manner, although the move of destroying the Spring and Autumn Pavilion is shocking, but there is also a reason for him, I can't just listen to your words and make judgments, all this is still after the prince comes back, I will personally ask him, and I will naturally give an explanation to the world when the time comes." ” "The slave and maid understood, and thought that this answer should be able to cope with them."
Wang Tingchu also smiled, this answer is equivalent to saying nothing, just kicking the ball to Li Zhen, but others can't say anything.
After all, even the county government still has to pay attention to a plaintiff and defendant, and now that the defendant has not yet appeared, how can people be convicted?
Don't you think that the emperor is a mediocre king who listens to and believes partially?
As soon as these words come out, who dares to question them?
This turmoil will naturally be eliminated, as for whether this will pit Li Zhen, Li Shimin is not worried, he believes that Li Zhen will definitely have enough evidence to prove his innocence.
Sure enough, after getting Wang Tingchu's answer, although those students were very unhappy, they still retreated, otherwise the palace guards might be killed, and at that time they would no longer be sympathized with, but would be scolded and deserved.
Therefore, after not getting Li Shimin's real answer, they could only disperse with unwillingness, accumulating strength and waiting for Li Zhen to come back and attack again.
Of course, they are destined to not be able to wait for this day, because if the assassination fails in the end, then the forces behind this operation will continue to make up for it, and they will definitely not let Li Zhen return to Chang'an alive.
Otherwise, once Li Zhen returns to Chang'an, then they won't have to play?
Just wash your neck and lie on the ground, just wait for Li Zhen's butcher's knife to arrive.
And even if Li Zhen returns to Chang'an alive, he will directly ascend the throne, and by then he will already be the emperor, and the decisions that should have been made have been made, and these questions will be known without asking them at all.
Of course, the forces behind the scenes will never allow Li Zhen to come back alive, so there are two main things they have to do at the moment, the first is to confirm the results of the operation, whether it is the assassination of Li Zhen or the Coconut Harbor strategy, they must know the final result, and carry out corresponding countermeasures, no matter whether the action is ultimately successful or not, it is impossible for them to let Li Zhen return to Chang'an alive, it is best to succeed, once they fail, then they will have to prepare for a second operation, in short, they must not let Li Zhen succeed to the throne no matter what.
As for the second step, it is to choose a new spokesperson, if you want to make Li Zhen unable to inherit the throne, in addition to killing him, there is another way, that is, to support a new emperor to succeed him before him, and then help the new emperor stabilize the throne......
After all, the throne is similar to toilet paper, and it can only be used by one person at a time, so if someone can be put on the throne before Li Zhen returns to Chang'an, it will be very exciting to think about it......
Just like Zhao Gao supported Hu Hai at the beginning, then the next thing is much more fun......
The new emperor inherits the unification, it is definitely impossible to sit back and watch Li Zhen, the former prince, not to mention that Li Zhen still has such a huge power, and it will become a thorn in the side of the new emperor, maybe the new emperor will follow Hu Hai and directly send a holy decree to force Li Zhen to death.
The problem is that Li Zhen is also not easy to mess with, he himself almost controls the huge territory south of Lingnan, which is almost equivalent to half of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and there are 300,000 young soldiers under his command alone, and the hundreds of thousands in Nanyang Although they are not as good as the youth army, they are also considered an elite army - there are millions of male soldiers outside, and hundreds of officials support them inside, and the power can be said to be no less than that of the emperor, and may even be excessive, after all, the title of Nanhuang is not called in vain.
And Li Zhen's character also determines that he will not be killed like Fusu, once the new emperor's death decree is issued, he will definitely rebel - even if he does not rebel, his people will force him to rebel, you must know that now Li Zhen's command has also gathered a large number of interest groups, the reason why these groups are working desperately for Li Zhen is not to wait for him to get benefits after he ascends the throne?
Now that they have paid so much, Li Zhen wants to commit suicide in accordance with the order, doesn't this mean that all their investment has been wasted?
Not only that, as Li Zhen's old department, they will also be liquidated by the new emperor after Li Zhen's death......
Of course, they don't want to see this scene, and it can be said that once that time comes, even if Li Zhen is not happy, they will force Li Zhen to rebel.
Such a new emperor grasps the righteousness, Li Zhen is unparalleled, the strength of the two sides is equal, and it will definitely be inseparable, and from Lingnan to Chang'an thousands of miles, it is not a moment and a half to complete, even if Li Zhen has a decisive advantage, it will take at least a year to fight from Lingnan to Chang'an, and in such a long period of time, anything can happen, they may not have a chance to win - unless Li Zhen directly separates Lingnan to split the Tang Dynasty, but with their understanding of Li Zhen, He would never do that......
Of course, for their own interests, they will definitely not choose a wise monarch, it is better to be their spokesperson directly, at least they have to be an incompetent waste, because only in this way can they overthrow the emperor and completely control the court - after Li Zhen's example, they feel that only by grasping the power in their own hands can they be more assured, otherwise if there is another person like Li Zhen......
They can't afford another Li Zhen's toss.