Half in the river wind, half in the clouds

Chapter 176 7 Sins

Li Longye said: "At least, we can punish Jiang Fei together and then find out about Ji An."

Jiang Feng's eyes curved as he said, "But by then, can you still go to Luoyang to reunite with me as we agreed?"

Li Longye said without hesitation: "Then I will keep you by my side as my imperial concubine and queen."

Jiang Feng blinked his eyes and said, "Noble Concubine and Queen, can you leave the Emperor and live alone in Luoyang?"

Li Longye was choked.

If she doesn't enter the prince's mansion, will she enter the imperial palace?

Jiang Feng seemed to be joking, but also seemed to be reminding him: "At that time, we agreed on three rules. Since we are going to get married at the end of summer this year, the first rule has been abandoned. You must remember the other two rules, Your Majesty."

Li Longye just sighed because he felt that he was wronged.

Seeing that Jiang Feng suspected that he had the intention to compete for the throne, he said: "It will be engraved in my heart! I dare not forget it at any time."

Jiang Feng said: "This young man is teachable!"

Li Longye had been away from Chang'an for many months. After returning, he was very busy and rarely met Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng could judge the situation in the court by the frequency of Li Longye's visits to the Jiang Mansion. If he came less frequently, or came and left in a hurry, the situation would probably become passive again.

Sure enough, the rumors about the Eastern Palace's immorality caused by the snowstorm and earthquake last year once again swept the court and the market.

This time, not only was Li Longji attacked from the perspective of divine punishment, but the prince's personal morality and vision were also attacked, and Li Longji was denied from all angles.

All rumors are half true and half false, 50% false and 50% true, and they are more believable than facts.

Jiang Feng sorted out the gossip he heard from everywhere and found that there are roughly seven aspects that are often talked about.

First, they must have made a fuss about the prince's origin. They said that Li Longji was neither the legitimate nor the eldest son, and since the eldest son Li Chengqi was still alive, it was not in accordance with etiquette to make him the crown prince.

The second is to abuse power and steal the fruits of victory. It is said that the killing of Wei was a joint act of the five brothers of the Li family, but all the credit was taken by him alone.

The third is to harm his blood relatives. After setting up a plan to assassinate the fifth prince Li Longye, he put the blame on Prince Ning; he also set up a plan to kill Princess Taiping, who defended the country, in order to consolidate power.

Fourth, it violated the ancestral system and was disrespectful to the previous emperor. Li Longji strongly advocated the dismissal of the officials with oblique titles, but the officials with oblique titles were all appointed by Emperor Zhongzong himself. Dismissing them all would not only be disrespectful to the previous emperor, but would also arouse public anger.

Fifth, there was excessive killing. During the Tanglong coup, Li Longji not only killed Empress Wei, Anle, and Shangguan Wan'er, but also most of the court officials who were dependent on Empress Wei were killed. He was not a benevolent monarch.

Sixth, he was ambitious and excluded dissidents. He moved Princess Taiping to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and arbitrarily demoted key figures in the court, such as Dou Huairang, the governor of Liangzhou.

Seventh, if one does not cultivate personal morality, he will not be able to succeed the throne. All the romantic affairs of Li Longji when he was a prince were exaggerated, such as the concubines he had privately taken when he was the deputy governor of Luzhou, and the seizure of someone's fiancée, which caused the family to be destroyed.

These "seven deadly sins" have been following Li Longji ever since he was appointed crown prince. Even Emperor Li Dan might have heard them so many times that his ears were callused.

But this time, there was a new rumor.

Rumor has it that when the Shenlong coup took place, Empress Wu Zetian wanted to make Li Dan the emperor, but Li Dan twice offered the throne and refused. The empress then handed over the country to Emperor Zhongzong Li Xian.

However, considering Empress Wei's ambition, he kept a trick up his sleeve and personally wrote the edict of succession, which was then carried out of the Taiji Palace by a female official by his side at the risk of her life.

Now, this edict has seen the light of day again. Emperor Wu was wise. In the edict, it was written that the throne would be passed to the fourth son Li Dan, and at the same time, Prince Ning Li Chengqi would be made the crown prince.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

The voices in the court calling for a new crown prince were growing louder.

It is said that Princess Taiping visited Prince Ning's mansion late at night and persuaded Prince Ning Li Chengqi to compete for the throne, and said that she and the ministers in the court would help and support him to move into the Eastern Palace.

It was not surprising that Princess Taiping went to lobby Ning Wang Li Chengqi. What was surprising was that this news actually spread, and it was spread with details and details.

At the same time, it was naturally reported that Prince Ning Li Chengqi humbly, tactfully, but firmly rejected this request.

When the fight between the various parties was at its peak, Jiang Feng made an appointment with Guan Shanyun to meet at Hua Xi Tower.

The Emperor Wu's last will was hidden by Chu Yan. Now that it has seen the light of day again, she must have surrendered to Prince Ning or the Princess of Ji'an County.

Given Chu Yan's vindictive nature, Jiang Feng needs to know her entire situation.

Guan Shanyun was already waiting at Huaxi Tower and ordered Jiang Feng's favorite food.