Chapter Twenty-Four Collusion
With Li Longji's shrewdness, if he was assassinated, if he did not take the opportunity to expand the situation, did not come to a major purge, and did not eliminate dissidents, then it would not be Li Longji.
If this is the case, Princess Taiping's power will be greatly weakened, and it will be more than worth the loss.
"Not to mention, if we really want to assassinate the King of Chu, your Majesty will be furious. He will definitely support the King of Chu with all his strength, which would be even more terrifying." Shangguan Wan'er knew Wu Zetian very well and was very sure of this.
Li Longji is Wu Zetian's most talented and favored grandson, and she is very capable of giving Wu Zetian a face, which makes Wu Zetian love her very much. If Li Longji is assassinated, Wu Zetian will inevitably be furious and will definitely support Li Longji with all his strength, even if he is bleeding.
In that case, it would be even more terrifying.
"So, we can't deal with Li Longji?" Dou Huaizhen was very unwilling.
"At least we can't deal with him for now." Shangguan Wan'er nodded slightly and said, "However, you must also prepare for the assassination. This is the last method. You must make complete preparations and you must hit it with one blow!"
"It's reasonable." Princess Taiping agreed with this.
If a person like Li Longji cannot hit the target with one blow, the consequences will be unimaginable and they cannot afford it. Therefore, if you make complete preparations, you will hit the target with one blow.
"So, what should we do now?" Xiao Zhizhong asked.
"We should do three things right now." Shangguan Wan'er said.
"What three?" everyone asked hurriedly.
"One of them is for me, Lord Zhang, to advise Your Majesty, to make the princess the princess the princess." Shangguan Wan'er said.
"This is a solution." Everyone agreed.
"The second is to vigorously cultivate power, win over court officials, create a loud momentum, and increase the princess' reputation." Shangguan Wan'er came up with another plan.
If there is not enough reputation and enough power, Princess Taiping cannot be the princess.
In history, Princess Taiping has been in charge for many years and has invested many ministers under her command. Six or seven out of ten ministers in the court were her followers. If it weren't for her opponent Li Longji, she would have probably become the second queen in Chinese history.
"The third point, and the most important point, is to join forces with the elders of the country, Zhang Jianzhi, and the King of Luling to deal with Li Longji together." Shangguan Wan'er raised her eyebrows with a good look and said, "If this matter is done, Li Longji will be in danger."
There are many enemies for heroes, and there are many tigers and wolves. If Princess Taiping and Li Xian join forces, Li Longji will be really hard to resist.
"Wan'er, you have a very good idea. But will Mr. Guo and others join forces with us?" Zhang Yizhi was very worried.
These words were exactly what everyone was thinking. They nodded in agreement.
"It will definitely!" Shangguan Wan'er was very confident and said, "During the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang asked Liu Bei to join forces with Wu and resist Cao, and Wu and Shu did join forces. The reason was that Cao Cao had the strongest power and Wu and Shu had to join forces. Now, Li Longji has the greatest power. If we don't join forces, it will be difficult to succeed."
"It's reasonable! It's reasonable!" Everyone praised it.
"Not to mention, if the imperial heir is not eliminated for a day, neither the King of Luling nor the Princess will have a chance. It is our common goal to remove the imperial heir." Shangguan Wan'er was very confident.
"Okay!" Princess Taiping praised her loudly and said with a smile: "Wan'er is worthy of being Zhuge, a girl."
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At Wu Chengsi's mansion, Wu Chengsi's face was gloomy and was discussing with his confidant Zhang Jiafu and Wang Qingzhi.
"I am so grateful to you. I have followed me over the years and played for the past few years. But now I have lost my power and have no chance to be the prince. You can go your separate ways." Wu Chengsi's face looked ugly.
"King of Wei, don't say that." Zhang Jiafu stood up and said, "Since the day I followed King Wei, I will never leave King Wei."
"Yes." Wang Qingzhi also stood up and said, "In recent years, the King of Wei has taken more care and promoted them. If there were no King of Wei, there would be no high-ranking officials we are today."
Wu Chengsi needed his subordinates to do his job for him, so of course he had to use high-ranking officials to win over him.
"It's rare that you are so kind. Thank you Chengsi." Wu Chengsi was a little moved, his face looked a little better, and said, "But I am not in power now, and it's hindered your future. Moreover, I can't save it myself."
Speaking of this, Wu Chengsi's eyes were about to spit out of fire and said, "Your Majesty wants to make Li the crown prince. Once Li gains power, my wealth and life will be difficult to protect."
Wu Chengsi was the most vicious and once suggested to Wu Zetian that he would kill all the Li family, which made Li hate him. If Li had taken power, he would never have a good life, and he would probably not be able to save his life.
"For the Wu family, Li's power is indeed a big disadvantage, but it will not be unsafe for his family." Wang Qingzhi was very confident.
"Oh. How can I explain this?" Wu Chengsi was surprised and said, "I have made things difficult for the Li family over the years, and many Li family members died at my hands. How can they not take revenge?"
"King of Wei, you are the confusing people in the authorities, we are the bystanders." Zhang Jiafu shook his head and said, "The Li family has Li Xian, Li Dan and Li Lingyue. They all want to be the crown prince and then become the emperor. Among these three people, the biggest hatred of King Wei is Li Dan. As long as Li Dan does not become the crown prince, it will not threaten the King of Wei. King Wei can still enjoy wealth and glory."
Wu Chengsi has been doing everything he can to Li Dan over the years and has tried to kill Li Dan many times. Li Dan hated him to the core. If Li Dan gained power, Wu Chengsi's wealth and life would not be able to protect.
"So, the King of Wei should surrender to Li Xian very early to help him succeed. By then, once Li Xian succeeds to the throne, you will not only be unlucky, but also have great achievements. Moreover, over the years, the King of Wei and Li Xian have not celebrated the festival." Wang Qingzhi mentioned.
Since Li Xian was deposed, he was demoted from Beijing by Wu Zetian and has not returned to Beijing for more than ten years. Wu Chengsi and Li Xian really have no holiday.
"Even if there is no holiday, Li Xian is also from the Li family. Will he let me go?" Wu Chengsi was a little disbelief.
"Li Xian is an indecisive man, without extraordinary talent, and his ears are soft. The King of Wei only needs to please Princess Wei and ensure you are fine." Zhang Jiafu made an idea.
"That's right." Wu Chengsi's eyes lit up.
Li Xian has a soft ear and obeys Princess Wei's words. As long as he gets the approval of Princess Wei, Li Xian will not take revenge. This is definitely a good idea.
"Also, Li Guer is very happy to Li Xian and is extremely arrogant. If the King of Wei wins her favor again, he will be worry-free from now on." Wang Qingzhi came up with another idea.
"Good idea." Wu Chengsi had also heard of Li Guer.
"King of Wei, you won't be able to do anything to a little child, right?" Zhang Jiafu and Wang Qingzhi laughed in unison.
"Haha!" Wu Chengsi was very happy and said, "A mere boy is not the same thing."
"Come here, prepare a gift." Wu Chengsi did what he thought of, wanting to pay homage to Li Xian.
"King of Wei, you have to go with King Liang to make this matter more important." Zhang Jiafu reminded.
"Okay." Wu Chengsi agreed happily.
Wu Sansi faced the same situation as Wu Chengsi. When Wu Chengsi went to say that, Wu Sansi agreed immediately and ordered someone to prepare a generous gift. The two of them headed straight to Li Xian's Luling Palace.
After Li Xian returned to Beijing, he first lived in the East Palace for a while and then moved out of the East Palace. Wu Zetian gave him a royal palace, not far from the palace.
Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi went straight to Luling Prince's Mansion and arrived soon.
When they arrived at the palace, the two got out of the car, sorted out their clothes, and came to the palace respectfully, saying, "I dare to ask the King of Luling, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi to ask for a meeting."
It is rare for the two of them to be so respectful, and they have never had many times in their lives. The situation is stronger than others, so they must not be like this, so don't be so awkward.
"You wait." Now it is different from the past. The Li family is strong and the Wu family is in a downward position. Li Xian's servants are also superior and dare to ask the two of them to wait.
If it were in the past, I would have been allowed to enter the mansion directly.
"The dog's eyes look down on people!" Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi were extremely unhappy. In the past, Li had to rely on their breath. Now that they have turned around, they still can't bear it, and they can only think about it in their hearts.
Li Xian was having fun with Li Guer in the study. Li Guer was very favored by Li Xian and would play with her whenever she had time.
Princess Wei was there to add fuel to the fire, and the atmosphere was very good.
"Dad, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi are looking for a meeting." Li Chongrun came in to report.
"No." Li Xian didn't think about it, a sharp look flashed in his eyes and sneered: "Two dogs are waiting, I will never forgive you."
Although Li Xian has not directly confronted Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi in the past decade, Li Xian also hated the two of them. Who told them to kill so many brothers?
"Those two dog things are not things, don't meet them." Li Chongrun also agreed.
"What do you say?" Princess Wei's face darkened and scolded: "You two fathers and sons have both virtue and short-sighted eyes. The situation is very subtle. Don't offend others. Chongrun, go and bring them in."
Li Chongrun was stunned and looked at Li Xian.
"Princess, do you know how hateful these two dogs are..." Li Xian's words were interrupted by Princess Wei.
"Have Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi dealt with you over the years?" Princess Wei was very unhappy and said, "They deal with Li Dan, not you, Li Xian, where are you angry?"
"It's not okay to deal with Lao Ba!" Li Xian said firmly, "Lao Ba is my younger brother. I, the elder brother, cannot shelter him from the wind and rain, and I feel guilty."
"You feel guilty, will people remember your good deeds?" Princess Wei said coldly: "If Li Dan becomes the crown prince, what's wrong with you? If Li Dan becomes powerful, you, the elder brother, will kneel down to him. Will there be brothers like you?"
As he spoke, Princess Wei's tears flowed down and she said, "You don't think about how miserable it was when you sent me to Beijing. When Guer was born, you didn't even have a dress. Who are you worthy of?"
"Don't cry." A woman's tears are very lethal. Princess Wei's tears are very lethal to Li Xian, and she is a little panicked.
"Vo'er, we two have a good life." Princess Wei hugged Li Vo'er and cried.
"Mom, our life is miserable." Li Guer and Princess Wei are in the same group. They will support Princess Wei unconditionally nine times, and this time is no exception. They hugged Princess Wei and cried so sadly.
Chapter completed!