GBP Chapter 488 Small talk
Chapter 488 Small talk
The inner guards had already retreated more than ten meters away, with their heads down, like quails.
If anyone dared to listen to the conversation between the imprisoned Yuan Tiangang and Wu Zetian who came to see him, they would be close to death.
Anyone in the world who could listen to their conversation at this time had already betrayed Wu Zetian.
That’s right, that person is Xiao Qingfang.
After Xiao Qingfang, the former head of the Imperial Guards, there was no one else in the world whom Wu Zetian could trust so much.
You Huan stood at the front of the inner guards. An ambiguous look appeared on his gloomy face. After a long time, he lowered his head again and began to catch the sound of the conversation between Wu Zetian and Yuan Tiangang.
"Your Majesty, it is a great honor for me to hear you call me teacher."
Yuan Tiangang's face remained calm.
"What on earth could have made Your Majesty so upset that you came to visit an old man like me?"
Wu Zetian chuckled and said casually:
"Teacher, since you have guessed that something has made me so upset, then why don't you guess again, what is the reason for me to become so upset?"
Yuan Tiangang put his hands behind his back, half tilted his head back, his bright eyes flashing with wisdom.
He needed to use his terrifying intelligence to guess why Wu Zetian came here.
However, in the blink of an eye, Yuan Tiangang, who had shown the image of a master, suddenly sighed softly.
He stretched out his hand and said helplessly:
"Your Majesty, I have been in this dark underground for who knows how many years, how could I possibly guess it?"
"I want to know whether the matter that Your Majesty is upset about has anything to do with us, the Snake Spirits?"
Wu Zetian hummed, but she did not intend to hide the truth from Yuan Tiangang, the old man who was destined not to escape.
"You're right, teacher. The person who makes me irritated is your good student Xiao Qingfang."
"This girl who has kept this secret from me for more than ten years really makes me angry. She has joined forces with the Turks and Khitans and created a big trouble on the border."
"Fortunately, I chose the right imperial envoy and sent Li Cunxi, the descendant of the Li family and the descendant of Duke Huang, to the north to quell this trouble."
"Your good student Xiao Qingfang is now close to death. Li Cunxi, the governor of Henan Province, has already returned to the court. He will soon make sure that your good student and your snake spirit are killed without a burial place."
Yuan Tiangang remained calm the whole time, and even when facing the danger of death, he never showed any expression of surprise or fear.
But now, hearing that the Snake Spirit was going to be uprooted by Li Cunxi, he revealed an intriguing smile.
"Your Majesty, the descendant of Duke Huang, Li Cunxi?"
"If I remember correctly, among the descendants of Duke Huang, only two of his sons escaped."
"The name of the child who was living among the people was not Li Cunxi, but Li Zezhou."
"This Li Zezhou has a deep blood feud with your Majesty. No matter what, he will not work for your Majesty."
"As for Li Cunxi, he is probably just an imposter."
Wu Zetian shook her head slowly.
She is a good teacher in every way except that she knows too little about the outside world.
If Yuan Tiangang himself really understood the outside world, he would definitely be able to analyze that Li Cunxi must be working for her now.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Was I wrong?" Yuan Tiangang asked with a smile.
"Of course not, teacher." Wu Zetian nodded slightly, "Li Cunxi's original name was Li Zezhou. This name was changed by Di Renjie, which means 'preserving hope'. To put it bluntly, he is the last hope of the Li family now."
"Is there still hope for the Li family's rule, Your Majesty?"
"Li Xian is dead." Wu Zetian sighed, "Li Xian and Li Dan also retreated behind the scenes. I promoted Li Cunxi to the post of governor of Henan Province, and made him a Jinzi Guanglu doctor, and he is the chief minister of Fengge Luantai. He is the head of all officials today, truly second only to the emperor and above all others."
"Your Majesty, are you really willing to return the country to the heir of the Li family?" Yuan Tiangang said in a loud voice, "Excuse me, Your Majesty, you will not be willing to return the country to the heir of the Li family. What you will really do is pass the country to your nephew Wu Chengsi."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because you're afraid that the Wu family will be wiped out by the Li family, you're afraid that your grave will be dug up by these people after you die, you're afraid that after you die, there will be another Wu Zixu coming to whip your corpse!"
Wu Zetian was like an angry lioness, and her face became extremely ferocious.
"you wanna die!"
“Yuan Tiangang, I don’t think you want to live until the arrival of Luohe’s miracle!”
Her voice seemed to come from the depths of the underworld, icy and bone-chilling, almost piercing Yuan Tiangang back and forth.
Facing Wu Zetian in such a state, Yuan Tiangang showed no fear.
He was not afraid of Wu Zetian taking his life at all. He knew Wu Zetian too well. He would definitely live until the arrival of the miracle at Luo River.
Even if he dies, he will die after the miracle of Luo River.
"Your Majesty, hahahahahaha, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you really don't understand me at all."
"But I know you very well, Your Majesty!"
Yuan Tiangang half tilted his head back, his smile as bright as the spring breeze.
"I know you won't kill me, and I also know you will pass your position to your nephew Wu Chengsi."
"When Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian, Prince Li Xian, and Prince Xiang Li Dan are no longer your best choices, your best choice is the descendants of the Wu family. Among the descendants of the Wu family, the most outstanding ones are Wu Chengsi and Wu Yizong."
"Before I was arrested, Wu Yizong was just a small Minister of Rites, and Wu Chengsi was the Prince of Wei ten years ago."
"In my opinion, if Your Majesty wants to pass on the throne, it will either be to the Crown Prince or the Prince of Xiang, or to the Prince of Wei."
"And yet, Your Majesty, today you said that you wanted to pass the throne to a descendant of the Li clan who has a grudge against Your Majesty. This is not Your Majesty's character."
With every word Yuan Tiangang spoke, Wu Zetian's face became uglier.
These few words made Wu Zetian feel worse than when she learned that Xiao Qingfang had betrayed her.
Over the years, one of the people who knew her best as the emperor was Yuan Tiangang, who had been imprisoned for nine years.
This old man seemed to have anticipated everything. He was clearly a prisoner, but he knew everything.
"Your Majesty, is there really hope for the Li Dynasty?"
Yuan Tiangang half raised his head and asked seriously.
"There is hope, and I have already given them this hope." Wu Zetian suppressed her anger, "Also, you should also understand what the position of Henan Prefecture Governor actually means."
Yuan Tiangang felt like he had heard a huge joke. He had never laughed so happily in all these years.
He held his abdomen and laughed until tears came out.
"Crown Prince, Your Majesty, you have really changed your character!"
"You are such a person, how dare you give him the post of governor of Henan Prefecture, which symbolizes the position of crown prince!"