Chapter 530: Seizing the Inheritance and Rebellion
In fact, Gu Cheng had not interacted with Li Xiaowu many times. He just felt that Li Xiaowu was ambitious and capable, and he had some imperial qualifications.
But these are not important. What is important is that the Fighting Sky Alliance has decided to help Li Xiaowu, and the Fighting Sky Alliance has been planning for so many years, and there is no chance to go back on it.
In fact, Gu Cheng had already guessed the reason why the Zhengtian Alliance chose to help Li Xiaowu.
The prince naturally doesn't need help, and the second prince's mother clan is powerful and has connections with the military, so there is no need for help either.
Although the third prince's mother clan had no help, he found Baiyunguan and other Jianghu forces on his own.
So in this way, the only one the Heavenly Alliance could choose was the fourth prince, Li Xiaowu.
As for the princes under Li Xiaowu competing for the Heavenly Alliance, they have not been considered at all because they are too young and have not yet stepped onto the stage of seizing the heir apparent.
Now Gu Cheng is following the choice of the Zhengtian Alliance. Since the Zhengtian Alliance has made a choice, Gu Cheng naturally has no choice.
So no matter what Li Xiaoming said or what promises he made, Gu Cheng just handed him a glass of wine, smiled and said: "The second prince is joking, I, Gu Cheng, am the supervisory envoy of Jingyesi, and Jingyesi does not participate in the throne."
During the war, I am only loyal to Daqian. I will be loyal to whoever is the emperor of Daqian."
Li Xiaoming looked at Gu Cheng with a deep look and said in a deep voice: "What if I want you to be loyal to me, Mr. Gu now?"
"I'm sorry, but I obey."
Li Xiaoming suddenly laughed and said: "Is it difficult to obey the order? But Mr. Gu, do you know that as the emperor of Daqian, although he cannot decide on a high-ranking official position like a commander in a single word, if the emperor does not want someone to become a commander, he will
Governor, will he disobey the emperor's order for that person?
Mr. Gu, I am not threatening, but stating a fact.
There are so many people willing to follow me, but there are only so many positions at the top of Daqian. Why don't I leave the position to them and leave it to others?
Mr. Gu, there are still seven days left. If you want to understand this within these seven days, you can come to me at any time."
After speaking, Li Xiaoming left calmly. Gu Cheng drank a glass of wine and shook his head gently.
How come the people of the Li family in Daqian are so virtuous? Where does this inexplicable sense of superiority come from? They all seem to be a little overconfident.
Li Xiaoming seems domineering, but in fact he is stingy.
What he had in mind was the Li family royal family, not Daqian as a whole.
Li Yuangong is undoubtedly stronger than Li Xiaoming in this regard. When Li Yuangong came to power, he finally took the throne after a series of killings.
However, after becoming the emperor, Li Yuangong did not vigorously purge the confidants left by the previous prince.
The previous princes are all dead, who else can they turn to? By sparing their lives, they will be more able to die for themselves. After all, they are all ministers of Da Gan.
But Li Xiaoming still couldn't see through this. In his opinion, those who listen to him are his ministers.
Using your own likes and dislikes to determine the interests of the entire Daqian will drive away a large number of strong people.
Returning to the temporary residence of the Fighting Sky Alliance, Gu Cheng told the leader of the Fighting Sky Alliance about Yin Hongyuan.
The leader of the Zhengtian Alliance said directly and solemnly: "Don't worry about it, Ye Wuzhao is not here, and the number of people Yin Hongyuan can command is limited, so he cannot cause any trouble.
Jingyesi is also getting worse from generation to generation. People everywhere have changed their minds, even at the headquarters of Jingyesi in the capital. Everyone is only concerned about the affairs of their own three-acre land. They only seek stability. Who dares to take risks?
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Ye Wuzhao is not suitable to be the Governor. He is only suitable to be a general. He can rush into battle, but he does not have the ability to manage the entire Jingyesi.
But the sad thing is that he is still the strongest person in Jingyesi, even stronger than the previous generation of governor. No one dares to disobey him, no one dares to tell him the truth, even if his order is wrong. People dare to refute.
It’s the saddest thing when you can’t hear a word of truth from the people around you.”
Gu Cheng nodded, with a strange look in his eyes.
The leader of the Zhengtian Alliance seems to know the Daqian royal family very well, and he also knows Jingyesi very well.
Seven days later will be the day for the crown prince's canonization, and this period of time has been much peaceful.
Because of Li Yuangong's He Xini, people from the Taoist sect also knew Gu Cheng's status in the court, and they did not dare to continue to provoke him. Even the Xianqin Taoist sect had given up preaching and was honestly making elixirs for Li Yuangong. .
The Taoist sect is secretly scheming and playing tricks with the Buddhist sect.
Gu Cheng gradually took control of the entire capital's defense.
Chu Youran was already considered one of his subordinates, and the other three domain commanders also respected Gu Cheng and were willing to listen to his orders. This was not difficult for Gu Cheng.
Now only the defense of the imperial city has not been obtained by Gu Cheng, and of course it is impossible for Gu Cheng to obtain it.
Only the Long Xiang Guards are qualified to take charge inside the imperial city, while the outer perimeter relies on the Shenwu Guards and some of Chen Gongqing's internal masters to patrol back and forth. It is impossible for Gu Cheng to take over the defense of the imperial city in a fair and just manner at this time.
Seven days later, the crown prince was crowned, the capital was filled with joy, and people from Taoism and Buddhism were also specially invited to enter the palace.
Under the altar where the ceremony was held, the three leaders of the Taoist sect, Master Xuanshui of the Taiyi sect, Li Yucheng, the leader of Baiyun Temple, and Zhao Dansheng of the Zhengyi sect stood behind Li Xiaoming to express their attitude.
Seeing that Li Xiaoming was slightly nervous, Master Xuanshui said calmly: "Your Highness, there is no need to be so nervous. Your Majesty's attitude is already clear. The position of prince will definitely be yours this time."
Li Xiaoming nodded, but he was also afraid of any accidents when things came to pass.
At this time, Li Xiaoming suddenly asked Taoist Qin: "Taoist Master, is it really useful for you to refine the elixir for my father? Can it really extend my father's life?"
Although Li Xiaoming also knew that this kind of thing was impossible, he was also afraid that the elixir of Xian Qin Dao Sect was really effective. Even if it could not make Li Yuangong immortal, as long as he was allowed to sit on the throne for a few more years, he might not be able to do so by then. What variables arise?
However, what Li Xiaoming asked made Daoist Qin feel extremely embarrassed.
His Immortal Qin Daomen is famous for refining the elixir of immortality. Although it is all a pretense, they did not succeed thousands of years ago relying on the strength of a country, let alone now.
But now Li Xiaoming asked him what to say? Just say that what I refined was Dali Pill, but in fact it has no effect at all? That would be too much of a slap in the face.
Therefore, Taoist Qin could only say vaguely: "It must be useful, but there is a probability of immortality. It is equivalent to competing with the sky for fate, so there will definitely be some surprises.
Your Majesty's current condition may not be that good, and even if you swallow the pill, there is a possibility of an accident."
When Li Xiaoming heard what Taoist Qin said, he immediately knew something in his heart.
Lu Guanghao, who was at the Taixuan Taoist Gate in the distance, saw this scene with a worried look in his eyes.
Although Daomen had the advantage at the moment, he actually didn't want to see this happen.
He still knows the truth that too much is too little. Once the Taoist sect becomes powerful, the imperial court will also feel threatened.
Li Yuangong had noticed this sign, so he gave the position of national master to Jialan Temple.
Now that the Taoist sect has supported Li Xiaoming to rise to power, he will definitely become more arrogant and domineering in the future. Once Li Xiaoming feels threatened, the Taoist sect may face even more serious suppression in the future.
At this time, Li Xiaowu was also extremely nervous, even more nervous than Li Xiaoming.
No matter how calm he is, he can't relax at this critical moment.
Although his behavior is theoretically called heirloom, in reality it is no different from rebellion.
The emperor chooses your second brother to be the crown prince, but you don't want to be forced to do so. Isn't this rebellion?
Now he can only place all his hopes on the Sky Alliance, hoping that the Alliance can help him get this position.
At this time, on the outskirts of the imperial city, Gu Cheng was leading his men to take over the city defense outside the imperial city.
The gatekeepers outside the imperial city were some lieutenants of the Shenwu Guard. Gu Cheng walked over and patted a lieutenant on the shoulder and said, "Brothers, you can evacuate first and just go and guard outside the city.
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"I've met Mr. Gu."
The captain knew Gu Cheng. After all, Gu Cheng had been in and out of the imperial city many times. Moreover, the whole capital knew that he had been appointed as the Supervisor General just after he returned from the southwest. Everyone knew that this Master Gu had recently been in the spotlight.
I trust Li Yuangong.
However, when he heard that Gu Cheng asked him to evacuate, he wondered: "Today is the ceremony for the canonization of the crown prince. The general told us to strengthen inspections, so why did he ask us to evacuate?"
Gu Cheng said calmly: "Let you evacuate. I, Jingyesi, will personally guard this area. It is precisely because today is the crown prince's canonization ceremony that we have to be more cautious.
The previous ancestor worship ceremony allowed the demonic monks from the Maitreya Sect to sneak in, and His Majesty's birthday was ruined by those charlatans.
What is the state of the imperial city that I have built? Is it a sieve? Who can come and leave when they want?
Therefore, this ceremony of canonizing the prince must be cautious and cautious.
If you don’t believe it, you can go inside and ask your general, your Majesty personally ordered this.”
After hearing what Gu Cheng said, the captain said quickly: "Master Gu, don't blame me. I will take over the defense soon."
At this time, the canonization ceremony in the imperial city has been prepared. How can he, a captain, be qualified to go in and inquire?
Even if he dares to break in, he will offend Gu Cheng and even his boss.
Anyway, in his opinion, Gu Cheng was a popular figure around the emperor and a high-ranking official in Da Gan, so he should not harm Da Gan.
Besides, even if Gu Cheng really has malicious intentions, does he, a junior captain, still have the qualifications to resist?
He just listens to the big shot's orders, so why bother to take it seriously?
So the lieutenant led his men and quickly changed defenses and left, and the entrance to the city gate on this side fell directly into Gu Cheng's control.
‘Mo Ghost’ Ling Xia and Xie Xuanan walked in from the outside so calmly and began to arrange the arrangements, while still being a little disbelieving.
This is the imperial city of Daqian, how could they get in so easily?