"Wu Meiniang!"
Li Chunfeng's heart skipped a beat. His hand accidentally touched a piece of paper in his sleeve. It was a Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram that Meton had secretly given to him.
To be precise, it was a gift to the Taoist School. Meton naturally knew that the School of Mo would not be able to escape from the consequences of the prophecy. The Taoist School played an important role in the prophecy. Their words could help the School of Mo overcome the crisis and also create a lot of trouble for the School of Mo. Therefore, Meton gave the Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram to the Taoist School. After all, the Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram was created by Mo Jiazi. He naturally had the right to handle it.
"Wu Meiniang is the heroine of the prophecy of prosperity, not the heroine of the prophecy of chaos," Li Chunfeng said solemnly.
In the end, Li Chunfeng could not resist Meton's temptation and decided to help the School of Mo. After all, the Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram was too important to the School of Taoism. The School of Yin-Yang and the School of Taoism came from the same lineage. The Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram could also improve the theories of the School of Taoism and increase the reputation of the School of Taoism. Li Chunfeng could not refuse to give the Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram to the School of Taoism.
"What do you mean?" Li Shimin frowned and asked. According to the current clues, the biggest suspect was Wu Meiniang. If he could kill Wu Meiniang in advance and solve the problem of the Tang dynasty, Li Shimin would not hesitate to do so. However, Wu Meiniang was not someone who could be killed easily. There were too many reasons behind it. He had to make sure that there was no mistake.
Firstly, Wu Meiniang was the descendant of the previous dynasty. The Tang dynasty had just been established not long ago. Many ministers had connections with the previous dynasty. If he killed Wu Meiniang without permission, it would definitely cause a stir in the imperial court. Secondly, Wu Meiniang was the descendant of the nobles. Her father, Wu Shiyu, had made great contributions to the establishment of the Tang dynasty. Thirdly, Wu Meiniang was the eldest senior sister of the School of Mo. The revival of the School of Mo was very beneficial to the Tang dynasty. Once Wu Meiniang was killed, the revival of the School of Mo would be interrupted. Then, the current good situation of the Tang dynasty would be ruined.
Moreover, his own daughter, Princess Changle, viewed Wu Meiniang as her own daughter. Wu Meiniang and his son were entangled in love and hate. Furthermore, Wu Meiniang was widely rumored to be the Great Tang's version of Hua Mulan. All of this caused Li Shimin to be wary of taking action against Wu Meiniang for fear of breaking the vases.
Li Chunfeng explained, "Because Wu Meiniang is the direct cause of Yin-yang Zi's death. If the new Yin-yang Zi wants to convince the public, it is impossible for him to push Wu Meiniang to the throne. The Minister even thinks that Yin-yang Zi is using Wu Meiniang to kill Wu Meiniang. After all, only when Wu Meiniang dies can the School of Yin-Yang regain their lost fortune and take revenge on the School of Mo."
"What if this is the School of Yin-Yang's empty fort strategy?" Li Shimin frowned.
Seeing this, Li Chunfeng gritted his teeth and said, "The Minister thinks that Wu Meiniang is not the Female King Wu because Wu Meiniang refused to enter the palace. There is only one way to become the Female King Wu. The people in the palace are scheming. Now that Wu Meiniang has cut off her own path to enter the palace, it is naturally impossible for her to become the Female King Wu. If Your Majesty suspects Wu Meiniang, I am afraid that you will fall into the School of Yin-Yang's trap."
Li Shimin said angrily, "How can I fall into the School of Yin-Yang's trap so easily? Wu Meiniang is Hua Mulan of the Tang dynasty. I can't wait to use her."
"It is impossible for a woman to become an emperor. Maybe the Female King Wu is the School of Yin-Yang's empty fort strategy, or maybe she is a man." Li Chunfeng added, changing the topic away from Wu Meiniang.
Li Shimin nodded. He also didn't believe that a woman could proclaim herself Emperor. After all, this was something that had never happened before. Moreover, the majority of women in history who could wield power were members of the imperial harem, and the mother was stronger than the son. Such a phenomenon was impossible in the Great Tang.
Li Chunfeng was relieved when he saw this. The School of Yin-Yang had given the Taoist School of Taoism the Tai Chi Yin-Yang Diagram, and he had saved the first disciple of the School of Mo. This could be considered as returning a favor to Meton.
"If that is the case, how do you think I should prevent the prophecy from happening? If there is no other way, I will kill all the suspected people." Li Shimin asked. It was better to be safe than sorry. Li Shimin immediately became extremely ruthless when it came to his country.
Li Chunfeng quickly stopped him and said, "It is the will of the heavens. As long as the king does not die, you will only kill some innocent people! Many years later, the person will be old. Perhaps he will have more mercy and cause more trouble. If you are lucky enough to kill him, the heavens will give birth to an even more vicious person. By then, there will be no descendants of the Li family left. "
Li Shimin could not help but pause. If the descendants of the Li family were killed, the Tang dynasty would have no chance of turning around. He could not help but hesitate.
"The School of Taoism and the School of Yin-Yang have the same origin. Is there no way to break the prophecy?" Li Shimin said angrily.
Li Chunfeng could not help but feel troubled. He naturally did not want the School of Taoism to be involved. He had an idea and said, "If the School of Mo can defeat the School of Yin-Yang once, they can do it again."
Mo Jiazi, as the saying goes, don't blame me this time. After all, the School of Mo is bound to be involved in this matter.
"The School of Mo!" Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat. The School of Yin-Yang was good at the Path of Fortune. They only failed because of the School of Mo. Since the School of Mo could fulfill the prophecy of prosperity, they might be able to break the prophecy of chaos too.
Just as Li Shimin was about to summon Meton, Li Junxian suddenly reported from outside the door, "Your Majesty, Merton is here to deliver wine."
"Wine?"
Li Shimin was stunned. The Tang dynasty had just banned alcohol. Meton actually dared to go against the law and deliver wine to him. If he accepted it, there would be censors impeaching him the next day. If he did not accept it, there would be censors impeaching him the next day. The School of Mo's Xie Qianchou was a first-class wine. He did not have much left. It was hard for him to reject this temptation.
"Let him in!" Li Shimin said angrily. This kid did not know that he had secretly delivered wine to him.
Li Junxian said helplessly, "I'm afraid Merton can't leave. He's surrounded by the officials."
"I can't leave. I want to see what tricks Meton has up his sleeves!" Li Shimin suddenly stood up and walked out of the palace with Li Chunfeng. If he was a few steps later, he would not have much wine left.
After leaving the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin saw a group of generals surrounding the carriage and touching it. Meton was running left and right, trying to protect the wine he brought. On the other hand, the officials were looking at him coldly. They looked like they were about to impeach him.
"Your subjects greet Your Majesty!" Seeing Li Shimin arrive, everyone bowed one after another.
Li Shimin saw Cheng Yaojin quietly reaching for the wine box and shouted coldly, "No need for formalities. You are all officials of the imperial court. How can you be so ridiculous?"
Cheng Yaojin resentfully withdrew his hand and said unhappily, "Your Majesty, you may not know. This old official has been abstaining from wine for a year. I lost my composure when I saw the wine. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin did not believe Cheng Yaojin at all. Abstaining from wine for a year? Based on his understanding of Cheng Yaojin, this sly old man had as much wine as he did. He would not be able to finish it even if he had another year.
"This old official impeaches Mo Jiu for ignoring the prohibition on wine. He brewed wine without permission and even tried to curry favor with Your Majesty," Wei Zheng said with a righteous expression.
Meton hurriedly cried out, "Lord Wei, you have wronged me. This is a newly brewed wine from Dengzhou this year. It is made from grapes and does not violate the prohibition on wine."
"If that is the case, then disperse!" Li Shimin waved his hand and dispersed the officials. He was ready to take the wine for himself.
However, how could Cheng Yaojin and the others not know Li Shimin's plan? Each of them insisted pitifully that they had abstained from wine for a year and wanted to have a share of the wine. Even Wei Zheng tacitly agreed to this because he really had abstained from wine for a year.
"Pass down the order. We will have a banquet in the palace tonight. We will not return until we are drunk." Li Shimin immediately felt his heart ache. He knew that he would not be able to get rid of this group of drunkards if he did not bleed. Moreover, he had not had a banquet with the officials for a year. This was a good opportunity to reminisce.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The officials cheered. They did not care about a cup of wine. It was just that the current situation in the imperial court was strange. It would not be wrong to take the opportunity to get closer to the Emperor.
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