Great Tang princess

Chapter 401
Ji Wang Li Shen was placed in a first-level confinement room, a place where people can't tell day from night and can be insane.

Shangguan Wan'er reminded him thousands of times that someone must watch him, and he must not be allowed to commit suicide.

After all, the purpose of imprisoning him is to find out the reasons for their rebellion, who is the mastermind, etc... If he dies without knowing these things, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the court.

But if it goes well, it should only be a matter of a few days. The current record for this level of confinement room is four and a half days set by Lun Qinling.

If Li Shen wanted to make a confession, it would probably only take a few days.

The ministers in the court these days have not been idle, they are all discussing the cause and effect of this matter with each other.

God Emperor's sudden attack made most people unable to react, so that until now they don't know how the battle is going.

This situation did not last long. The latest news came the second day after Ji Wang Li Shen was imprisoned in the first-level confinement room.

Han Wang Li Yuanjia, the number of soldiers far exceeds the number of vassal kings, it can be regarded as treason, and he has been arrested now...

Hearing this news, Chaotang fell into silence.

Such things as recruiting soldiers and buying horses cannot be framed, because they cannot withstand investigation at all. From this point of view, the kings really have plans to rebel.

It's just that the emperor received the news in advance, so he sent the princess out in advance to suppress it, and completely killed it in the cradle!
What a quick way, the God Emperor is indeed the God Emperor!

After the announcement of this matter, there were no other voices of opposition in the court, at least for the time being.

So far, at least there are no obstacles on the way of the emperor to the dragon chair!

……

Wu Zetian also satisfied Li Yuechen's request immediately, and sent Liu Yuzhi, the third rank of Tongfengge Luantai, to serve as the governor of Jiangzhou.

This guy always likes to say that it is not a good thing for her to have a woman in power, and he has long disliked him, so he just took this opportunity to let him out.

While the court fell silent, Ji Wang Li Shen finally couldn't take it anymore, and tried to commit suicide three times after entering the first-level confinement room for three days. After being stopped, he finally opened his mouth and expressed his willingness to confess.

In the Hall of Renshou, Zhang Chengxin brewed a cup of tea and put it in front of Li Shen, then took two steps back respectfully, and obediently stood beside Wu Zetian.

Shangguan Wan'er had already prepared a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and was responsible for recording what he said.

Li Shen, who stayed inside for three days, looked haggard, and his hair and beard became messy.

The most important thing is that the eyes can no longer see the spirit, like an old man who is dying.

He took a sip from his teacup, bowed his head and said, "If the Emperor wants to know anything, just ask!"

"I'm only curious about one thing, why did you conspire against me at the same time?" Wu Zetian asked.

Li Shen replied: "A few days ago, the King of Yue came to me with an edict written in the name of a saint, asking all the kings to bring troops into King Qin..."

Wu Zetian frowned slightly: "Where did you get the edict?"

"I don't know!" Li Shen shook his head, "But I think the big seal is real, and it doesn't seem to be fake."

This kind of news made Shangguan Wan'er, who was in charge of recording, feel strange. Now that the mother in the royal family is kind and filial, Li Xian himself has always regretted being the emperor. How could he issue such an edict?

So the first thought that came to her mind was that this edict must be forged!

And Wu Zetian was also puzzled, his son knew that the third child was absolutely incapable of deceiving him, there must be something wrong with it.

After asking about the matter, Shangguan Wan'er handed over the record to him for confirmation, and when there was no problem, she pressed her fingerprint.

After taking Li Shen down, Wu Zetian frowned and thought for a while, then waved to Zhang Chengxin: "Go and call the emperor!"

"Here!" Zhang Chengxin agreed, and hurried to call Li Xian.

"Wan'er, what do you think of this matter?" Wu Zetian asked suddenly.

Shangguan Wan'er didn't seem to expect to ask her, she didn't know how to answer for a while, and after organizing her words, she replied: "Return to Your Majesty, Wan'er feels that there may be a misunderstanding in this matter, and the saint should not make any mistakes. This matter."

Logically speaking, she shouldn't have said that, but under Li Yuechen's teaching, she knew very well how to get along with the God Emperor.

Li Yuechen also understands his mother very well, and he has almost mastered the control of human heart and human nature, which is probably only a little worse than the emperor who cultivated immortals in the Ming Dynasty.

It is an unwise choice to lie in front of this kind of person, so it is best to say what you have, so as not to arouse her suspicion.

After hearing her answer, Wu Zetian nodded slightly, as if agreeing with her.

She knew very well that it was impossible for Shangguan Wan'er to face Li Xian, she must be facing her own daughter, so she could basically maintain a more objective perspective on other things.

After a while, Li Xian came to the Hall of Renshou.

As soon as he entered the hall, he went to Wu Zetian's side: "What's the matter with Aunt looking for the baby? I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you so much!"

Seeing his intentional flattery, Wu Zetian waved his hand: "Don't interrupt, you must be aware of the rebellion of the kings. Just now, King Ji said that he saw the imperial edict ordering the kings to enter the capital. , how do you explain?"

"what?"

Li Xian didn't realize it all of a sudden, his eyes widened all of a sudden, "How could the child give such an order? This is purely framed!"

"It's not easy to imitate the great seal of the emperor. Could it be that no one among the kings can see it?" Wu Zetian asked back.

"This..." Li Xian consciously didn't know how to answer, and subconsciously stroked his beard and said, "But this matter really has nothing to do with the baby!"

When the two were talking, Wu Zetian kept staring at Li Xian's expression, watching his eyes, and didn't see any sign of lying from it.

But if it wasn't done by the son, could it be said that someone from the outside world really imitated the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom?Then this matter will be troublesome!

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er suddenly said: "Your Majesty, saint, the Jade Seal of Chuanguo is by no means easily imitated by the outside world. Are there any other doubts about this matter?"

"How do you say that?" Li Xian couldn't help asking.

Shangguan Wan'er replied: "The sage's calligraphy is so perfect that King Ji didn't even suspect it. Presumably this edict came from the palace."

Hearing this sentence, both Wu Zetian and Li Xian nodded in agreement.

Not everyone can imitate Li Xian's handwriting. Even Sun Guoting, who wrote "Book Book" last year, is most famous for his cursive script, so it is impossible to imitate his handwriting.

One of the biggest characteristics of his calligraphy is that he writes extremely steadily, regardless of whether the thickness changes in horizontal and vertical strokes are extremely uniform, and he is done in one go.

This can’t be seen when writing single characters, but once you write a lot, you can find that there seem to be squares drawn on the paper that only his eyes can see. The size and spacing of the two characters are basically the same, just like the printed ones.

It can be said that in terms of Xingkai alone, among the people who are still alive, there is no one who is more powerful than Li Xian!

Hearing this sentence, Wu Zetian nodded and agreed with Shangguan Wan'er's idea, but still asked: "Wan'er also has a lot of research on calligraphy on weekdays, do you know anyone who can imitate Sanlang's handwriting?"

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head lightly: "Except for slaves, I can't think of anyone else. Besides, even if I want to imitate a saint's handwriting, I can only get the shape but not the spirit!"

Hearing this sentence, Wu Zetian turned his head and squinted at Li Xian, obviously asking him for an explanation.

Li Xian immediately looked aggrieved. Calligraphy is the best in the world, but it is confirmed that he did it!

"Aniang, I really don't know about this. These days, I drink and practice calligraphy every day, or..."

Having said that, he suddenly stopped, as if thinking of something, he frowned tightly.

"What did you think of?" Wu Zetian asked.

Li Xian came back to his senses, and replied uncertainly: "This...Aniang also knows that the wine made by Yuechen is strong, and sometimes I drink too much, and I can't recall many things..."

"Get to the point!" Wu Zetian interrupted his excuse.

"Uh... Hai'er vaguely remembered that there was a time before when Hai'er and the empress drank and practiced calligraphy in the palace. It seemed that they wrote something, but it's been so long that I really can't recall it..." Li Xian replied with a guilty conscience.

Hearing this, Wu Zetian finally understood, and the explanation made sense.

Empress Wei Lian'er got the emperor drunk and asked him to write an imperial edict, which was stamped with a big seal and sent out!Of course, Ji Wang and others couldn't see anything, because it was written by the emperor himself.

First of all, as a queen, she has the conditions to do so.Secondly, after the emperor seized power, it was good for her, and there was even more motivation to do so!
Wu Zetian nodded and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Li Xian.

"Aniang, don't kill Lian'er. This matter is due to the child's lack of strict control. I beg Aniang not to kill her!" Li Xian pleaded.

"Do you know that this act is already disrespectful, and the fake edict is already suspected of deceiving the emperor and plotting treason! If it is exposed, won't it be plotting rebellion in the future?" Wu Zetian asked back, "As the emperor, don't you know the seriousness of this matter? "

Li Xian quickly replied: "Boy knows! But...but..."

But after a long time, I couldn't figure out how to eliminate my mother's anger, so I froze in place for a while.

At the same time, I couldn't help but think in my heart, it would be great if my sister was here at this time, and this problem would definitely be solved!
Seeing his son's embarrassed face, Wu Zetian smiled lightly: "Actually, this matter may not necessarily be a bad thing..."

Hearing what she said, Li Xian raised his head and looked at his mother expectantly, as if he saw Wei Lian'er's expectation of being pardoned.

"The emperor issued an edict ordering all the kings to enter Jingqin, which just shows that you and my mother and son are now incompatible, and it can further reduce outsiders' suspicion of you!" Wu Zetian sat down and picked up the teacup. Why don't you admit it yourself!"

"Baby obeys, but Lian'er..."

"Hehe..." Wu Zetian grinned, "One mouthful and one lotus, they all say that they forget their mother when they have a daughter-in-law. This is indeed true!"

Li Xian quickly refused: "That's absolutely not the case! The child is still facing A Niang, it's just..."

"Okay, we still need to make a plan for this matter..." Wu Zetian took a sip of tea.

……

Inside Feixiang Hall, Wei Lian'er, who had just finished her confinement, was lying on a rocking chair drinking tea, when she suddenly heard a burst of chaotic footsteps outside, which made Wei Lian'er, who was about to squint for a while, frowned.

The current group of servants are really getting more and more unruly...

While muttering in his heart, he frowned and got up and walked out, intending to give that unruly servant a good lesson.

Just as he walked to the door, he heard a few eunuchs scolding slightly sharply.

As soon as the maid at the side opened the palace door, Wei Lian'er saw Shangguan Wan'er walking towards here with a few eunuchs.

Wei Lian'er was slightly taken aback, then smiled softly and said, "What's the business of Commander Shangguan coming to this palace?"

"Back to the queen, Your Majesty has an order to ask the queen to face the wall of the cold palace and think for a while." Shangguan Wan'er replied, "Please also ask the queen to come with me."

Hearing these words, Wei Lian'er didn't seem to react, and froze in place for a while.

Shangguan Wan'er waved her hand: "Take it away!"

"Wait!" Wei Lian'er finally came to her senses, and her face was full of anger, "Shangguan Wan'er! Are your secret guards too lenient? What is the fault of this palace?"

"The servants don't know about this! But this is His Majesty's order, the queen will disobey?" Shangguan Wan'er asked back.

Wei Lian'er gritted her teeth, her glamorous face didn't look ugly at all because of this action, she nodded: "Okay! Bengong will go with you!"

Sun Jingbang next to him seemed to want to say something, but she stopped him with a wave of his hand.Now that the emperor is away and Shangguan Wan'er is in charge of the hidden guards, it's better not to confront her head-on.

……

Lenggong is actually not an official palace name. Generally speaking, useless palaces can be called Lenggong, which belongs to the exclusive prison of emperors and concubines.

Wei Lian'er was taken to Huaguangyuan in the west, next to Anfu Hall.But now that the princess has moved out and the Anfu Hall is vacant, this place is even more of a place where there are almost no living people.

Looking at the deserted palace, Wei Lian'er clenched her teeth: "I just finished my confinement, here..."

"Queen, don't worry, someone will take care of you." Shangguan Wan'er next to her smiled, and then waved her hands to let the eunuchs behind go out.

Wei Lian'er narrowed her eyes, could it be that this Shangguan Wan'er dared to beat her here?

Unexpectedly, after all the eunuchs went out, Shangguan Wan'er suddenly put on a respectful expression, took out a letter from her cuff, and handed it over respectfully after saluting: "This is a letter written by the sage. Also ask the queen to take a look!"

This sudden change in her attitude made Wei Lian'er feel a little strange, but she still reached out to take the letter paper she handed over, opened it, and it was indeed her husband Li Xian's handwriting.

The letter said that the kings had failed to raise their troops, and they had confessed that they were ordered by the emperor to enter the palace. He had already admitted this matter, but the emperor was furious, and found an excuse to lock her in the cold palace to face the wall and think about her mistakes.

At the same time, the letter told her not to worry, to be wronged for a while, and I will try my best to get her out...

Seeing this letter, Wei Lian'er couldn't help but feel guilty. The imperial edict was written by her husband after she got drunk. He should have known about it, but now she recognized it to protect herself.As expected, he was very important in his heart!

The ferocious expression that was gritting his teeth suddenly softened, and even the eye sockets couldn't help but become a little moist...

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