The First Family of the Tang Dynasty Chapter 2640 Ladies and gentlemen, why must Li Chengqian preside over the overall situation and inherit the throne?
Chapter 2640 Ladies and gentlemen, why must Li Chengqian preside over the overall situation and inherit the throne?
After Chu Suiliang frowned and thought for a long time, he gave the order in a deep voice.
"You go and keep an eye on the area where the imperial doctor orders him to come back to see when he will come back. Go ahead..."
After this personal attendant left, Chu Suiliang, who no longer had any thoughts about practicing calligraphy, picked up a pen and began to write furiously.
More than half an hour later, one of Chu Suiliang's personal followers quietly left Jinyang City under the cover of night and rushed due south.
And this Dr. Zhang never returned to his residence in Jinyang City. It seemed that he had made up his mind to stay in Jinyang Palace for a long time.
And there are many people who are trying every possible means to find out how His Majesty's physical condition is.
According to unreliable sources, His Majesty has not been in good health these days and has been taking medicinal stones from that day's Zhu alchemist.
On that day, I received the news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was assassinated in Yangzhou, Jiangnan, and after he fainted and woke up from anger.
His health has obviously deteriorated a lot, and the medicinal stones used by the Tianzhu alchemist have lost much effectiveness. Therefore, Dr. Zhang is now responsible for recuperating His Majesty's health.
Hearing such news, the civil and military officials and workers became even more panic-stricken.
And this was not over yet. In another two days, all those military ministers with heavy troops were summoned into Jinyang Palace by His Majesty.
After that, Qin Qiong, Xue Wanjun, Niu Jinda, Li Keshi and many other generals left Jinyang Palace, and everything remained as usual.
However, the military officials were suddenly summoned to the palace and after they were released, these military officials did not return to live in Jinyang City.
Instead, they all stayed in the Zhuwei camp, which already explains the problem.
However, everyone on the road knew about this kind of mentality that was obviously like that of Sima Zhao. In other words, there was an unknown cloud that began to hover over the heads of the civil and military officials who were stranded in Jinyang.
And more and more ministers and workers began to secretly make small moves in private.
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"Sir, Your Majesty has already settled in Jinyang. I have received many letters from home urging you..."
"What should I do if I go back? At this time, even if I return to Jinyang, what can I do?
Don’t they know that emperor’s attitude towards our aristocratic family?”
Wang Kui was quite angry and slapped the table on the table, hating that iron could never become steel.
"Now that the prince is assassinated, I am afraid that the entire Tang Dynasty will be in turmoil. How can we join forces with other families to resist this storm if we are not in Luoyang?"
Just as Wang Kui was impatiently lecturing the housekeeper, two servants rushed to the door with a courier who was covered in sweat and exhausted.
"Sir, something big happened in Jinyang... The third master asked me to rush to deliver a message to the eldest master."
"Something big happened..." Wang Kui was frightened when he heard this. He quickly stepped forward to receive the letter and couldn't wait to open the envelope.
Suddenly, his eyes, which had almost become squinty due to drooping eyelids over the years, suddenly widened into round shapes.
I stared blankly at the letter for a long time, with an expression that looked like I was crying or laughing at the same time.
"Could it be that the ancestors have manifested themselves?"
"???" The butler on the side looked at his master's old face with excitement and confusion, and his face began to twist.
What do you mean by this? There is smoke coming out of the Wang family's ancestral grave in Taiyuan? Or is it because the smoke is so big that the tomb is cracked, so that the master can say such a strange thing?
Of course, it is not ruled out that the third master, who was stingy in nature, burned a few pieces of paper when worshiping his ancestors, which may have caused the ancestors to entrust a dream to the third master.
Just when the housekeeper was thinking wildly and his mind was in a mess, he saw his master stuffing the letter back into the envelope with slightly trembling hands.
After closing his eyes and taking deep breaths, he smiled at the messenger.
"Come, tell me carefully what happened that day..."
After learning everything that happened in Jinyang Palace, Wang Yong, who was so excited that he couldn't control himself, carefully stuffed the letter into his arms.
He strode towards the outside of the house, giving urgent instructions as he walked.
"Let's go, immediately go to the Zheng family's courtyard outside the city. By the way, you can inform all the old friends on my behalf and ask them to rush over and meet up as soon as possible."
"Just tell me that I have great news and tell them to come."
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"Is Your Majesty unconscious on the spot?" Zheng Yuanshou stood up with a look of astonishment on his face and snatched the letter Wang Kui handed him.
Several other old men who arrived one after another were as excited as if they had won a big prize.
The prince Li Chengqian was safe and sound, and the Duke of Zhao wanted to get away and cut him off, which made them worried.
But now, this kind of news suddenly came from the Wang family's mansion in Taiyuan in the north, which was like sending help in the snow.
"This, Li Erlang's body has actually reached such a state?"
"Could it be fake? Or is Li Erlang taking advantage of his plan?"
"Adopting a plan? Li Erxiang comes from a king who prides himself on benevolence and righteousness. The king died abroad and the prince is not in the capital. This is a major event that will cause turmoil in the world. If you are not careful, I am afraid that the past events of the previous dynasty will happen again."
"Yes, what Mr. Lu said is absolutely true. If he is not really seriously ill and it is difficult to summon ministers, then why is he so secretive?"
"You all still remember that Li Erlang had already started taking medicinal stones from that day's Zhu alchemist.
I think you all should know what that thing is."
Zheng Yuanshou looked at the letter carefully, and his ears were filled with the excited arguments of the talkative people from aristocratic families.
"Everyone, everyone..." Zheng Yuanshou, the landlord, spoke, finally taking control of the situation.
"Li Erlang hasn't found out who did it, so what's the use of pretending to be sick at this time?"
After these words, everyone present fell silent.
"Furthermore, if we want to know whether his illness is really getting worse, we only need to keep an eye on the prince."
"If he is seriously ill and unable to govern, he will definitely order the prince to return to the court immediately, instead of letting the prince stay in the south of the Yangtze River, far away from the central government."
"What Zheng Lao said is true, but even if he is really seriously ill, the prince will rush back to Luoyang to take charge of the center."
"Even if Li Erlang dies, it will be because the Crown Prince Li Chengqian will inherit the throne and treat the family with the same attitude as his father."
"Haha... Everyone, why do you have to have Li Chengqian take charge of the overall situation and inherit the throne?"
Wang Kui, the head of the Taiyuan Wang clan, who had been silent just now, suddenly said this.
Immediately, everyone looked at the leader of the Taiyuan Wang family in astonishment, who had a gloomy smile at the moment.
"Wang Kui, what do you want to do? Don't forget that troubled times are also a disaster for the aristocratic families like us."
"It's absolutely impossible. Dear brother, you must not have such thoughts. Although our family controls nearly half of the officials in the world, we have no military power at all."