A knife in love

Chapter 3248

When Li Zongyang said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Gao Lishi arrived at the Shouwang Mansion, and Li Mao took his wife, Mrs. Yang, to greet him personally. According to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, Li Maogui is a prince, but Gao Lishi is no more. He is an eunuch, and the status of the two parties is very different. It's just that Gao Lishi is Li Longji's confidant. Whether you are a prince or a prime minister, you are three points of courtesy to Gao Lishi. When Concubine Wu Hui was alive, although she was arrogant and arrogant, she treated Gao Lishi He also respected Gao Lishi very much, and never dared to offend Gao Lishi. Now that Concubine Wu Hui had died of illness, Li Mao's status was embarrassing, and he was extremely afraid of Gao Lishi, so he did not hesitate to lower his status and welcome Gao Lishi into the palace in person.

"If it were another eunuch who delivered the decree, even if he knew that Li Mao, the King of Shou, had lost his power, he would not dare to be rude in front of him. Gao Lishi, however, walked into the hall ostentatiously, accompanied by Li Hao and his wife, as if nothing had happened. When Mao asked him to sit down, Gao Lishi was not humble, and sat on the main seat in a big way, completely ignoring the birthday king Li Mao and his wife.

"Li Mao saw that Gao Lishi was so contemptuous. Although he was unhappy, he didn't dare to show a little bit of anger, so he sat down with his wife, Mrs. Yang, to accompany the prime minister. Gao Lishi and Li Mao exchanged a few polite words, and looked at Mrs. Yang intentionally or unintentionally. Only then did he say to Li Hao: "Prince Fei and E and Guang, who are against the king, want to do something wrong, and even plan to carry out another change of Xuanwumen to force the emperor to take the throne.Fortunately, the emperor was wise and had already seen through the poisonous plot of these three traitors. Knowing that the rebels were about to attack, he ordered General Chen Xuanli to lead the Yulin army to suppress the rebellion and wipe out the rebels.In order to keep the Great Tang Dynasty, the emperor had no choice but to exterminate relatives, and executed the abolished prince and the two anti-kings E and Guang. I wonder if His Royal Highness King Shou knew about this?

"The tragic death of Prince Li Ying, E King Li Yao, and Guang Wang Li Ju has already spread throughout the capital. At that time, Concubine Wu Hui was still alive. He was overjoyed to hear the news and told his son Li Mao about it, thinking that the throne of the prince would definitely fall on Li. Unexpectedly, within a few days after the death of Li Ying and others, Concubine Wu Hui was entangled by evil spirits, and finally died of illness in the palace. Not only Li Mao knew this clearly, but all the officials and people in the capital knew about it. There were many things. At this time, when Gao Lishi suddenly asked about this matter, Li Mao was startled. He didn't know what Gao Lishi's intention was, and he fell silent for a while, not knowing how to answer.

"Seeing Li Mao's appearance, Gao Lishi looked down on him even more. He thought to himself that although Concubine Wu Hui was unruly and rude, she did have some tricks and could be regarded as a powerful person. But her son is a waste. The spirit of a manly man. Concubine Wu Hui is dead, this idiot will not end well if he loses the strong support in the palace.

"Thinking of this, Gao Lishi sneered, and then said, in fact, His Highness didn't know something. Although the emperor had insight into the abolished prince's desire to do wrong, he didn't expect that these traitors would dare to take risks and rebel. Fortunately, one of the abolished prince's house After knowing that the abolished prince conspired to rebel, the master was shocked. He knew that if the matter was leaked, not only would he be killed, but his parents, wife and children would also be unable to escape. So he thought twice, and ran to the government to save his family and his own life. Expose this matter. The emperor did not expect that the abolished prince would be so bold, and completely disregard the relationship between father and son, endangering the Tang Dynasty. The emperor beheaded them, it was really a last resort.

"While talking, Gao Lishi paid attention to the expressions of Li Mao and his wife. Seeing that Li Mao and Mrs. Yang were both terrified, he smiled slightly and said, Don't worry about His Royal Highness Shouwang and Princess Shouwang. He was not secretive and leaked the news. The emperor had no choice but to kill the abolished prince and others. This is the aborted prince's own death, no wonder the emperor is cruel and easy to kill. According to the old slave, the emperor had no choice but to kill himself My son, in fact, felt very uncomfortable, and he couldn’t get sick even after returning to the palace. Although the dragon’s health has been a little better these few days, he must not be careless. Normally, the emperor values ​​Shou Wang most, but now the emperor’s dragon is not in good health, and His Royal Highness Shou Wang unexpectedly Not going to the palace to greet the emperor, is it the courtesy a son should have?!"

"Li Mao is not as vicious as Concubine Wu Hui. He can't bear to fight with the same room, fighting to the death. Therefore, Concubine Wu Hui wants to kill the prince Li Ying, but Li Mao is desperately trying to stop him. He knows that the prince and the two kings E and Guang have no intention of rebelling, but they just got hit. Concubine Wu Hui's poisonous plan was killed by Li Longji. But when Gao Lishi came to Shouwang Mansion suddenly, Yunshan Wumao said a lot of lies, and finally blamed him for not entering the palace to greet Li Longji. , Li Mao was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he almost passed out. After he calmed down, he hurriedly stood up from the chair, bowed to Gao Lishi to the ground, and kept saying that father-in-law save me, father-in-law save me.

"Gao Lishi frightened Li Hao, and he sold his tricks, proud of himself, and said hypocritically, the old slave is an eunuch, the most humble slave in the world, how can he stand such a big gift from His Highness? Please hurry up, please hurry up Gao Lishi helped Li Mao up while talking. Li Mao trembled all over and said in a trembling voice, it was not that Xiao Wang refused to visit his father, it was just that his father had set the rules when he became the throne, and the prince did not get his father. The emperor summons you and you are not allowed to enter the palace without authorization, otherwise it will be a serious crime of treason. At the slightest, you will be deprived of the king's title and sent to Fangzhou to be imprisoned. At the worst, you will be rewarded with a glass of poisoned wine or a three-foot white silk, so that you can kill yourself. Xiao Wang really listened. It is said that the abolition of the crown prince disturbed the holy car, which made the father's body uneasy recently. He wished he could enter the palace immediately to pay his respects to the father, but he didn't get his father's order. Enter the palace without authorization.

"After listening to Li Mao's words, Gao Lishi smiled slightly and said in his mouth, His Highness is indeed a pure and filial person, and this old slave admires him the most. To be honest, although the emperor's illness has improved a lot these days, he still hasn't recovered. Healed up. When the old slave was serving the emperor to rest, he often heard him calling the names of several princes in his dreams, and the name that the emperor called the most in his dreams was His Highness. I think I have experienced the abolition of the prince. The emperor misses all the princes, especially His Highness has been valued by the Emperor the most in recent years. When the Emperor is ill, he misses His Highness and the other princes more and more, but it is not surprising. The old slave thought that the reason for the Emperor's illness was because he was sad about the death of the crown prince and others. Princes please enter the palace to reassure the emperor's heart. This old slave begged the emperor to invite all the princes to enter the palace to share the family happiness. The emperor agreed to the old slave's request, so this old slave hurried out of the palace. The first one came to Shouwang Mansion, and asked His Highness to come to the palace to pay respects to the Emperor."

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