But she and Pei Yan are not enough to depose the emperor!
The most important thing about this matter is - confidentiality!
The matter must be known to a very small group of people! Just her and Pei Yan, of course, can't do it! A coup cannot be separated from force, so who can be used? The Yulin Guards guard the palace, and they are enough.
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But it was not enough to depose the emperor, he had to establish a new king. Empress Wu knew that if she wanted to depose the emperor easily, she would have to appoint another king.
But this king now has two choices: one is the grandson Li Chongzhao; the other is the Prime Minister Li Dan.
Can Li Chongzhao be enthroned? No! In this case, Li Xian will be the Supreme Emperor. Coupled with the Queen Cui and the Cui family behind her, it is definitely not a good idea to choose Li Chongzhao.
Not only was Empress Wu unhappy, but Pei Yan was also unwilling. Pei Yan felt that if Li Chongzhao was appointed, he would have offended his father. Can he expect his son to treat him well when he grows up?
But it's different when Li Dan is registered. He has the merits of supporting the establishment. In this comparison, Li Dan is of course more suitable.
After multiple comparisons and interests, the two made the same choice, that is, after deposing Li Xian, they appointed Li Dan as emperor.
But among the civil servants, you still need the support of others. This person has to participate, he is one of your own, and he has to support Li Dan. Who is this person?
Empress Wu chose Liu Weizhi! This man was a bachelor from Beimen, but he was not yet the prime minister, but the position of 'Pingzhangshi' actually gave him the rights of the prime minister, and he was an absolute direct descendant. This could ensure that the secret would not be leaked. But
Just cooperating is not enough, you have to be willing and active to promote this matter. This is another reason for choosing Liu Weizhi, that is, this person was Li Dan's teacher.
When Li Dan was young, Liu Weizhi was his husband. Li Dan had a gentle and gentle temperament and respected his husband very much. Liu Weizhi also liked this gentle prince. Although he later stopped being Li Dan's husband, their friendship remained.
It never stopped. Whenever they had time, the master and apprentice would go out for a walk and have a drink in a small restaurant. Liu Weizhi, as his former husband, took Li Dan to watch the fireworks in the market.
Although they may be said to be master and apprentice, they also share the same affection as father and son.
It can be said that Liu Weizhi watched Li Dan grow up. He taught Li Dan to learn literature and teach Li Dan a lot of worldliness. With such affection, will Liu Weizhi actively plan for Li Dan's future now?
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meeting!
When Liu Weizhi was summoned, he wanted to back down when he heard that the emperor was deposed. But when the Queen of Heaven said that she was not going to make the grandson emperor, but Li Dan, he agreed without hesitation.
Of course, there are risks in this matter, but it is worth taking such risks for some people! King Xiang is his student, and he knows this student well. He is pure, kind, gentle, and not confused. It is enough to be a steadfast king.
.At least more suitable than Li Xian!
As a result, the five-member coup team headed by Empress Wu, assisted by Pei Yan, and joined by Cheng Wuting, Zhang Qianxu and Liu Weizhi was formally formed.
This day was the sixth day of the second lunar month in the first year of Shengsi. Before dawn, someone sent a message saying that the Queen Mother had convened the court.
Lin Yutong sat up suddenly, it must be today!
She didn't plan to go, so she replied inside: "I'm waiting for the saint to punish me, so I won't go. You can just go back and reply."
yes!
They didn't force it.
Lin Yutong could not go, and the Fourth Master, as the consort, could not go, but the other members of the British Duke's family were still officials, so they still had to go.
Li Jingye also said, "Today is a double day!"
Mrs. Liu looked outside, "Who says it's not the case!" She muttered again, "I've been drinking for half the night, and now I have to go to court. It doesn't look like that."
What a long time! Did I know that there was a sudden dynasty today? When the late emperor was alive, dynasties were always held on one day, but never on double days.
That's right! Not only did Li Jingye not know why the imperial court was announced on both days, but Li Xian also didn't know why the queen mother announced the imperial court on double days.
The ministers in the main hall yawned and inquired about each other.
Zhang Jianzhi also asked Di Renjie, "Brother Di, does he know what happened?"
Di Renjie shook his head, but scanned the Qianyuan Palace with his eyes. It seemed that there were a few people missing in the great dynasty today. Princess Zhenguo didn't come, which is not surprising! Li Jingye and others came, which proves that the matter has something to do with Zhenguo.
The princess has nothing to do with it.
I scanned my eyes again, but Pei Yan and Prime Minister Pei were nowhere to be seen! It seemed that it would be too late if I didn't come back, but Prime Minister Pei was still nowhere to be seen.
Di Renjie's heart skipped a beat. Now that the powerful Prime Minister Pei was missing, something big must have happened or something was about to happen.
He waited so anxiously, but he waited and waited. When the saint came, followed closely by the Queen Mother, Pei Yan was nowhere to be seen!
After scanning through the generals, his heart skipped a beat, as he saw that the left and right Yulin Guard generals were missing.
At this moment, there was a hint of haze in his heart, and the matter seemed a bit big.
At this time, the Queen Mother sat behind the curtain, and the saint couldn't help but yawned greatly while sitting on the dragon chair. The civil and military officials standing in the Qianyuan Hall of Luoyang Palace paid tribute to the king, and then waited, waiting for the coming from above.
Announcement, what kind of big thing happened again.
But no one above said anything. A series of extremely rapid footsteps came from outside. Everyone turned around to look. As a result, they saw the door of the hall being pushed open violently, and then Pei Yan, Liu Weizhi, Cheng Wuting and Zhang
Qianxu and others hurried in.
What combination is this?
What happened? Moreover, these Yulin Guards are so aggressive, what are they doing?
Before Li Xian or any of the courtiers could ask, Pei Yan stood in the middle of the hall and said, "The emperor is immoral. By order of the Queen Mother, the emperor is deposed as King of Luling."
After saying this, without giving anyone a chance to react, he waved his hand, and two Yulin soldiers rushed forward, one on the left and one on the right, and directly escorted Li Xian down from the dragon chair.
Li Xianzhen didn't react. He was in pain from being twisted. Only then did he realize. His first reaction was to ask: "What kind of crime have I committed? You want to destroy me!"
Pei Yan did not dare to answer this question!
Empress Wu sat behind the bead curtain and replied to him: "You said that even if you give up the world to others, it has nothing to do with others! After saying such a thing, you still dare to say that you are not guilty!"
Li Xian: “………………” I just said something angry!
But he didn't have a chance to say this, and was dragged down the hall directly.
Li Jingye even saw the saint's legs struggling back and forth, and it just passed under his nose.
It’s too fast! It only takes two sentences and doesn’t give people any time to react.
At this moment, all the ministers in the court had stunned faces and looked at them in confusion: Who am I? Where am I? What happened?
No reaction at all.
When Lin Yutong got the news from Liu Ren, she almost listened to a live broadcast. Li Jingye and others from the Li family came back from the palace and repeated it again.
Anyway, that's what happened. The Queen Mother ordered that the saint be deposed.
Even after Li Jingye finished speaking, his expression still looked like he was dreaming! No! This was not a dream, "I don't dare to dream of such a thing, how could it be..." It was ruined so easily!
Yes! If you want to do this, you have to have two prerequisites: first, absolute secrecy, a well-planned plan that will not be leaked; second, the action must be lightning fast, without giving anyone time to react. Then it is done.
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Li Jingye looked at Fourth Master: "Son, what should we do now?"
what to do?
The fourth master looked at Tongtong, "It's time to enter the palace!"
Yes! It’s time to enter the palace.
Tongtong entered the palace. At this time, Empress Wu would not abandon other courtiers. At least the prime minister and the six ministers would have to stay to discuss the next king to take the throne.
This palace in Luoyang was unfamiliar to Tongtong! As he walked along, he remembered the day when Li Xian ascended the throne. This idiot had only been dethroned for thirty-six days after he ascended the throne.
The door of Qianyuan Hall slowly opened the moment he arrived.
There were only a few ministers sitting in the main hall, all of them important ministers.
Everyone bowed when they saw him, and Lin Yutong returned the salute and walked slowly to the front.
Empress Wu took one look at her and said, "Show me your seat for Princess Zhenguo."
So they all sat down.
Pei Yan glanced at Empress Wu and then said to Tongtong, "Your Highness, have you heard about what happened today?"
Lin Yutong glanced at him, "It's already useless, what else can I say? Just tell me what to do next."
Pei Yan breathed a sigh of relief. What he wants is your words. All the ministers here are thinking the same thing: It's all useless, and worrying about this is a waste of time. Instead of getting entangled, it's better to see how to arrange the next step.
But what to do next?
Logically speaking, it is the grandson who should ascend the throne.
But everyone is not stupid. If you look at the people who participated in the coup, you will know that it is almost impossible to support the grandson. Pei Yan will not leave any future troubles for himself. Why would Liu Weizhi take the risk if he did not want to support his student Xiangwang.
Although the Queen of Heaven is the grandson's biological grandmother, she is separated from the deposed emperor Li Xian and the Queen Cui. If she wants to be regent, she must continue to eliminate these forces. What a trouble! Besides, is a grandson closer than a son? It's natural to have a good relationship.
They are close, but the relationship with the grandson's father is not good, so how can one have a good relationship with the grandson?
Therefore, the queen of heaven is definitely inclined to the king of prime minister.
After all, the Queen of Heaven had no other son to choose from except Xiang Wang.
Pei Yan's reason for choosing the prime minister was this: The king of the country is Lai Changjun!
This is beyond words! If you insist on emphasizing that the great-grandson is orthodox, you will push the young great-grandson into a dead end! What is orthodoxy? Is it a saint or orthodoxy? They are all abolished, let alone a great-grandson?
But for the courtiers, what does it matter if he is the grandson? What if he is the prime minister? There is not much difference. The grandson is young and cannot see the good or bad. But everyone can see the prime minister. Compared with Li Xian, the prime minister is actually
The king is pretty good. They all feel that at least he is not a dim-witted king.
Furthermore, this matter happened suddenly, and it was not because I had any interests related to the grandson or the Prime Minister. I just chose with a fair heart, and I still felt that the Prime Minister was more suitable.
So, one after another expressed their opinions, and they all said: Then make the prime minister the emperor.
Empress Wu sat up and said, "If you don't have any objections, then we will crown the new emperor tomorrow!"
As soon as he said this, Lin Yutong said, "I have objections!"
Um?
For a moment, everyone looked this way, wondering what the princess's opinion was.
Empress Wu looked at her, "Do you think it's time to create a grandson?"
"The great grandson is young and cannot see the virtues and fools, so why not give him up?" After saying that, Tongtong's eyes flashed across everyone's faces, and then said decisively, "But I - I won't agree to the appointment of a prime minister.
