Li Congjia raised his head and looked at Zhang Jie expectantly: "I know you have a way! How to solve the predicament at hand? I have already predicted that Brother Huang and the others will be unscrupulous in the future. Especially the shameless old thief Sun Sheng, if not It's him, how could Xu Xuan be overthrown so easily? With this slippery old thief giving advice to the emperor's brother, my life is in danger. Maybe...maybe tomorrow my father will issue an imperial edict to deprive me of the title of Prince Zheng, and then put me in danger. Wang Jie went to the Third Division..."
Zhang Jie sighed and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to be so panicked. At this time, the more important it is to hold firm. Does Your Highness know why you are so sleepy today? I have something I don't know whether to say or not."
"It's already here, what else should I say?" Li Congjia shouted.
Zhang Jie said in a deep voice: "That minister risked his life to speak. If my words were inappropriate, please forgive me, Your Highness."
Li Congjia waved his hand and said: "Don't have any worries between you and me. Just say whatever comes to your mind. You know that I have never put my guard up against you. Now you are the only one who remains loyal to me. You are my most important person." A person I trust, no one can replace your place in my heart."
Zhang Ji cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I'm so grateful! What I want to say is that Your Highness, you are too indecisive. To put it nicely, you are too honest. In fact, you had plenty of opportunities to prevent the situation from falling into such a predicament. , but still slipped into this moment step by step.
It is true that this time, Your Highness, you were manipulated by Li Zhenggu and Duke Wei. They rebelled, but you suffered a great injustice. But why don't you think about it, why do they have the confidence to dare to openly rebel? Isn't it just because they used your banner? Because it is known throughout the country that almost all the civil and military officials in the dynasty are courtiers who support His Highness, so the chance of winning is very high if you raise an army. If you can really be as cruel as they did, why do you do this?
You must know that His Highness previously controlled the two major centers of Zhongshu Menmen and the Privy Council, and had 300,000 elite soldiers of the Sixth Army of the Forbidden Army, plus more than 200,000 soldiers and horses in the three towns of He Jingzhu, Zhang Wenbiao, and Song Mojie. What a great situation Ah, it's a pity that it was lost in vain. "
Li Congjia frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Jie said: "Your Highness, he dared to conspire against his 100,000-strong Nannan Army. The 500,000 soldiers and horses you had before were enough to do great things. If you were more decisive, now you are sitting in the golden palace to accept the ministers of worship."
Li Congjia was shocked and said: "You mean... you mean that this king should raise an army to rebel and seize the throne?"
Zhang Ji frowned and said, "That's not called rebellion, that's called Qingjun. Female ministers like Sun Sheng and Han Xizai can naturally be targeted for eradication. They have been showing off their power by His Majesty's side, making the court restless. If Your Highness had previously raised troops to Qingjun, , Zhongshu’s disciples informed the world that the Privy Council ordered soldiers and horses from all towns to support His Highness, and great things can be accomplished!
Besides, what's wrong with seizing the throne? Have you forgotten that Taizong was not the great treasure who ascended the throne during the Xuanwu Sect 300 years ago? What's more, in today's troubled times, do you know how many emperors the Northern Kingdom of Central Plains has changed? But once you reach the limit, would anyone dare to say that you are not half an emperor? The winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit. Everyone covets the throne of the emperor. If you are not decisive, how can you take the throne? "
Li Congjia's face turned red and he said angrily: "How dare you say such treacherous words? Do you want to die, Zhang Jie?"
Zhang Jie sneered and said: "Your Highness can just kill me, but I have wanted to say these things for a long time. Who am I saying this for? Is it not for you, Your Highness? You really want to be filial and honest in front of His Majesty, but the result is How about that? You have to know that there is never a shortage of loyal and obedient people around His Majesty.
Not to mention that the originally good situation was wasted. Now the people who were loyal to you have been overthrown one by one, and your highness is left alone. If your majesty really regards you as the leader of this rebellion, or the King of Yan and others will accuse you Sit tight, Your Highness, no one is speaking for you now, do you still have a chance to survive? After the rebellion was put down, His Highness was the first person to die. Don't you understand? "
Li Congjia was speechless. After a while, he sighed and said, "What's the use of talking about this now? Time has passed long ago. Now I am alone in the palace. I no longer have 500,000 soldiers and horses in my hands. I am left alone."
Zhang Jie said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, it's not the time to despair yet, don't forget that you will always be His Majesty's biological son, and you are also the legitimate son born to the Queen. You
Think about it, even Xu Xuan has been taken away and tortured by the Third Division, but why has His Majesty delayed in issuing a decree regarding you?
I venture to guess that in addition to the lack of evidence now, your Majesty must be reluctant to take action against you. Even if he is willing, the Queen will definitely not comply. The Queen is the breakthrough point. "
Li Congjia frowned and said: "You mean the Queen Mother? But now I have committed a serious crime of treason. Do you think the Queen Mother is willing to speak for me? Although the Queen Mother has always loved me, at this special time, she I’m afraid it won’t help if you come forward.”
Zhang Jie smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, no matter what time, you must remember that the identity of mother and child will never change. Your Highness, you have reached the end of your rope. If you don't try hard, then you will really have no choice but to let others go." Slaughtered.
And the most important thing is that you are not really rebelling, you are just being wronged. Even if Sun Sheng and others can find the so-called evidence, it must be perjury, and you must dare to abandon it before they can prove it. For the sake of your future comeback, abandon anyone who is not good for you. "
Li Congjia was shocked and whispered: "Abandonment? How do you say this?"
Zhang Jie came up and whispered: "Your Highness, it is not difficult to break the current predicament. You have to rely on Sun Sheng's power. Isn't Sun Sheng risking his life to bite Xu Xiang? Then you can Take the initiative to help him, so that it will be difficult for King Yan and the others to realize their next plan."
"Are you crazy? The relationship between me and Sun Sheng is life and death. He wants to kill me, but I still want to help him?" Li Congjia frowned.
"Your Highness, what Sun Sheng is thinking about right now is to convict you of being the mastermind of rebellion, and he will succeed soon. Because I heard that Xu Xiang's arrogance in the past has spread throughout the city. Your Highness, you recommended Xu in the first place. No one in the court knows about your relationship with Xiang Xiang. In the final analysis, although this cannot be used as evidence, it is also very fatal.
If you don't come forward quickly and try your best to get rid of them all, you will be the next one to be interrogated by the three agencies! Therefore, you must make a decision at this time. Since Sun Sheng is interested in Xu Xiang, you can simply follow the trend and put all the blame on Xu Xiang, so that Sun Sheng and the others are caught off guard. "
Li Congjia said in astonishment: "But wouldn't it be too cruel to do this? Without Xu Xuan's great help in the past, I might still be chanting sutras at Zhongshan now. And Zhang Ji, Xu Xuan is your mentor!"
Zhang Jie paused for a moment, cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "If you want to achieve something big, you have to cut it off. I am heartbroken. But now, Your Highness, you have been forced into a desperate situation. If you can't let go of Prime Minister Xu, the consequences will be catastrophic."
What you need to do now is to quickly enter the palace to see the Queen, move her emotionally, and tell her why Prime Minister Xu deceived His Highness, why he used his power to be domineering, and why he dominated the government. As for the rebellion, you must kill everyone without knowing it. You can even express to the Queen that you are willing to take the initiative to quell the rebellion. If this is the case, things will be bright and clear. "
Li Congjia smiled bitterly and said: "To put it bluntly, do you just want me to cry to my mother? Then I might as well go to my father..."
Zhang Jie said: "No, your Majesty is in a state of doubt. Your Majesty is showing his nakedness in front of you at this time. The best way is to ask the Queen to give your Majesty a blowjob. In an emergency, Your Highness can only do this as a last resort."
Li Congjia frowned and said, "What if the queen mother is unwilling to speak for this king?"
"I have no choice but to refuse. If she refuses, everything will be dead. Your Highness, you can hide the sharp knife in your sleeve. Anyway, there is no way out, so I simply come up with "Death to make my will clear". The empress practices fasting and chants Buddha's name on weekdays. She is kind and compassionate, and she is also smart. People will not fail to understand that Your Highness has no way out. There was no way she wouldn't show up at this time. "
Li Congjia said in a daze: "This...this..."
Zhang Jie sighed: "Your Highness, I don't want you to die. Sometimes putting yourself to death and living later is a way. If you continue to hesitate like this, you won't be able to survive. This is the last moment, and you can no longer be indecisive."
Li Congjia was silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "That's all, it's up to you."
Zhang Ji nodded and said: "This is a decisive attitude. Your Highness should be fearless. If you boldly enter the palace early tomorrow morning, you will be safe for a while.
As for me, I plan to bring a few loyal people with me.
The reliable man disguised himself and went out of the city to look for Li Zhenggu outside Hezhou City. I had a clever plan to get him to pin the charge of the rebellion on Prime Minister Xu. "
Li Congjia was surprised and said: "If this is true, my king will be saved."
Zhang Jie said: "This is the only way to go at the moment. If His Highness can survive this difficulty, we can plan for the future. For example, if this old thief Sun Sheng does not die, he will be a serious problem for His Highness. The old thief has done many evil things. We We have suffered such a big secret loss this time, so we must take action. Therefore, I ask Your Highness to allow me to arrange a plan to kill the old thief Sun Sheng. Once the old thief dies, the world will be at peace. If the old thief does not die, Your Highness will not be able to sleep well."
Li Congjia was shocked: "Do you want to assassinate Sun Sheng?"
Zhang Jie said: "Your Highness, don't you want the old thief to die?"
Li Congjia gritted his teeth and said: "I think about it now when I eat, when I sleep, and when I dream. I think about the death of the old thief all the time. But now that the old thief has returned to the position of right minister, what about the bodyguard Lin Lin Naizhi next to him? Assassination. He is taking a lot of risks. If he misses, everything will be lost. How could my father not see the clues? He will never tolerate it."
Zhang Jie said coldly: "Your Highness, as I said, put him to death and live again. If you kill the old thief, the world will be at peace. Of course, not now, but in the future. I will also act cautiously and will not show any mistakes." Don't worry, Your Highness, I will handle the matter. I will only let people take action when I find a suitable opportunity. In short, Your Highness will pretend that you have never heard of this matter, and I will handle it secretly."
Li Congjia thought for a moment and said, "That's all, just go ahead and do it. I'm just looking forward to a surprise."
Zhang Jie said: "Thank you, Your Highness. Your Highness, please remember that after entering the palace tomorrow to meet the Queen, if everything goes well, don't stay in the palace and feel sorry for yourself. At this time, you should walk around talking and laughing to show your openness. It's better to have nothing to do with it. The more bored you are in the palace, the more your Majesty will think that His Highness has something on his mind."
Li Congjia nodded and said: "Okay, I will do as you say. Zhang Jie, after talking to you like this, my heart has become brighter. I really don't know how I can live without you by my side. I will live in the future. If you can make a comeback, I will make an exception and let you lead all the officials in charge of the government. Only a loyal person like you can work for me, so that I can rest in peace."
Zhang Ji bowed and shouted: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best to help you become the emperor, even if I die."
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