The next day, Li Yunxiao went to the palace and chatted with Li Xian for a long time.
It's a pity that even if Li Yunxiao used some side tapping, he didn't find anything useful.
But he could feel that this kid was lying and there must be something he was hiding.
A few days later.
After being instructed by Li Xian, Li Chong hurriedly returned home and handed the letter to his father Li Zhen.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you in such a panic? You don't need to be so anxious to see your father, right?"
"Oh, Father, I'm back from the palace. Please hurry up and read the letter first. Your Majesty gave it to me, but I haven't read it yet."
"Letter from His Majesty? What did you study?"
As Li Zhen spoke, he opened the envelope. After reading a few lines of words, his brows furrowed.
"Father, your Majesty's side..."
"Shhh!!! Come in and talk to your father!"
Li Zhen took Li Chong back into the house and closed the door tightly. As if something didn't feel right, the two came to a secret room again.
The meaning of the letter is similar to what Li Xian and Li Chong said, that is, taking this opportunity, the people will turn to them to completely take back their rights at once!
Then Li Xian will imprison Wu Meiniang and restore Li Tang's glory!
Li Zhen paced back and forth in the secret room, frowning in thought.
I have to say that what Li Xian said makes sense. He couldn't bear to watch his country be taken away by Wu Meiniang bit by bit, but he was afraid that if he failed to raise an army, he would get burned!
Li Chong saw that he was frowning and grabbed the envelope: "Father, the national disasters are all caused by Wu Mei Nyonya. Don't you think it is because of her participation in politics that natural disasters always occur?"
Li Zhen frowned and said, "I'm confused. How can natural disasters be caused by human effort?"
Li Chong replied: "Okay, let's not talk about natural disasters. Let's talk about now. You may not know that your Majesty is actually wise enough. He has been holding back for many years just for this moment!"
"Now that wars are raging along the border, it's just the right time for us to cooperate with His Majesty inside and outside. If we don't raise our troops quickly, why don't we wait until things calm down outside?"
Li Zhen gave a bitter smile: "Chong'er, you are still a general, you take this battle too easy."
"His Majesty obviously wants us to be the ones who raise the army, so that he can add fuel to the flames and gain a good reputation."
Li Chong looked surprised and said, "Isn't that just right? What's the problem?"
Li Zhen shook her head: "Wu Meiniang has many more imperial soldiers than we do. If we raise our troops in a hurry, how can we be her opponent?"
When Li Chong heard this, he knew that his father also wanted to raise an army, and he quickly said: "Father, take a closer look at who is under the Central Plains today."
"Although Mr. Li is nominally the emperor of the world, everyone knows that he is about to be ousted!"
"What Wu Meiniang did was Sima Zhao's intention, and everyone on the street knows it!"
"As the son of Emperor Taizong and the brother of Emperor Gaozong, do you think that your father only cares about his own safety and sits idly by and allows the Wu family to completely seize the Tang Dynasty?!"
Li Zhen was choked by her son's words, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer.
"It would be great if I, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, were here. If we raise troops in his name, the people will surely gather around us like a tide."
"Father, don't think about the imperial master. He has gone into seclusion. He may be dead, if you say it is unpleasant. If he has a soul in heaven, he will protect our Li family!"
Li Zhen took a deep breath and pondered for a long time before nodding.
"Okay! Since His Majesty is interested, we naturally cannot sit idly by and ignore it, but Yuzhou is too close to Luoyang. If we raise troops today, I'm afraid Wu Meiniang will know about it tomorrow."
"If large armies come one after another, how will we resist?"
"Still waiting and seeing. Since His Majesty said in the letter to help, there must be others involved. We will act according to the opportunity!"
Li Chong waved his hand quickly: "Father, what you said is wrong. Raising troops to fight against rebellion has been a righteous cause since ancient times. How can we wait and see?"
"Nowadays, many people are hiding their strength. If King Father acts righteously and calms the hearts of everyone, then our will will be united and all the kings will follow. Our soldiers and horses will gather in Heluo. We will surely compete with the Wu clan!"
"Even if we are defeated and die, we still have the reputation of loyalty and filial piety, so why worry about it; we have not failed our late emperor and ancestors, so why are we afraid!!"
Li Zhen looked at Li Chong's expression of despair and sighed deeply.
It’s easy to say that you should sacrifice your life for righteousness. Who in the world is not greedy for life?
When Li Chong saw his father's expression, he guessed what he was thinking and simply let it go.
"My father is thinking that Wu Meiniang is quite good to our family, and even if the government is purged, it will not affect us, right?"
"But have you ever thought about how the eggs will not be destroyed when the nest is overturned? Even if you can save your life, what dignity will you have to live in an ignoble life while relying on others to criticize you?"
"You are loved by the people here and have the reputation of a wise king. If you delay like this, your reputation will be destroyed in one day!"
"Alas!" Li Zhen waved her sleeves and turned her head: "The people are living a good life, how can I let them take risks as a father?"
Li Chong quickly came to the other side: "Father!!!"
"How do you know that people are willing to live under Wu's rule? Are they really happy?"
"Don't delay any longer. You have forgotten that Li Yifu falsely accused others before, which resulted in many officials being implicated and dismissed."
"How many people like him are there in the court now? If another Li Yifu comes out and accuses us of a false charge, we will not be able to escape death after all!"
"Now it is rare that Your Majesty has the intention to unite with us to overthrow the witch and support the imperial court. My father knows the plan and hides his troops without launching any troops. If he goes down, he will have no face to meet his ancestors, and no one will have the face to stand here and face the emperor today. ?”
Li Zhen was horrified when he heard this. Yes, if so, how could he face his ancestors when he went down?
"Son... you... you are right." Li Zhen sighed: "Thanks to my age, I am not as thoughtful as my son!"
"Forget it! Forget it, my father is over sixty, so there is nothing to care about. I have repeatedly considered it for your sake. Since my son is willing to do this, wouldn't it be foolish for my father to stop it? Let's do it!"
"Dry!"
Under Li Chong's persuasion, Li Zhen finally fell into the trap.
Then he wrote a letter himself and gave it to his confidants to send to His Majesty.
Since Li Xian advocated this matter, he must have prepared a backup plan!
In the imperial city, after Li Xian received Li Zhen's letter, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he picked up his pen and began to write the edict.
[I am under house arrest, the king and others are preparing to take this opportunity to send troops to rescue me! 】
This edict was secretly sent to various places, and many of the sons of the late Dao King and some powerful officials in power responded.
Their approach is very unified, which is to quietly station troops and prepare to rush to Luoyang together in one go!
More than ten days passed.
Li Chong felt confident after seeing so many people responding.
But Li Zhen's brows never relaxed.
The quarrel is quite fierce now. If a fight really breaks out, how many people will come forward when the time comes?
Furthermore, although there were many clans mobilized, there were only a few that were truly powerful. They were all rushing to join the promotion that Li Xian had promised.
In the end, we may still have to rely on these kings to decide the outcome!
