People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1134: Father kills son, Li Zhi: Me?

Under the moonlight, the horizontal knife reflected the cold light.

Gao Qi watched in disbelief as the horizontal knife passed under his neck, just a hair away from swiping his throat.

He stumbled backwards and stumbled a dozen steps away before barely standing still.

Gao Qi's eyes widened and he looked at his father, uncle, and cousin who were holding horizontal swords in front of him.

Under the moonlight, all three people were holding horizontal knives.

Looking at him with cold eyes.

"Father!" Gao Qi suddenly roared in pain like a wounded beast: "What are you doing, Father, I am your son, what are you going to do!"

"Son," Gao Zhenxing's hand holding the knife couldn't help but feel a little loose.

There was a flash of pain, sadness, and helplessness in his eyes.

And decisiveness.

"Yes, you are my son." Gao Zhenxing looked at Gao Qi, holding the knife, and said with painful eyes: "But I am still a descendant of the entire Gao family, and behind me there are tens of thousands of descendants of the Gao family in the entire Bohai Sea. , what do you want me to do, destroy the entire family, ruin the family fortunes and futures of countless clan members just for you?"

"Father, what are you talking about?" Gao Qi was confused. He still doesn't know what happened.

"Don't you know what I'm talking about?" Gao Zhenxing moved forward slowly, looking past Gao Qi and past the gate, and said mockingly: "Right now, a thousand cavalry from the right guard have entered the city. Outside our mansion, A team of Qianniu Guards blocked the door with orders, my good son, don’t you know what happened?”

Gao Qi's expression suddenly changed, and then he said with a horrified expression: "Donggong... no, it's impossible."

Gao Qi left the East Palace as normal today. Because he had something on his mind, he didn't notice anything unusual around him.

But he never imagined that such a big thing would happen after he left the palace today.

"Nothing is impossible." Gao Zhenxing turned to look in the direction of the palace and said softly: "The prince is finished, the East Palace is finished, and everyone involved with the East Palace is finished."

Over the years, from Li Jiancheng, to Li Chengqian, and then to Li Zhong, anyone involved with them will end well.

The last one, Shangguan Yi, was executed by his entire family, but his blood has not been drained yet.

"I don't care about other people, but you are my son and I want to save you." Gao Zhenxing suddenly stared at Gao Qi. Gao Qi suddenly raised his head. What did his father say?

Immediately, Gao Zhenxing shook his head slightly and said with great sadness: "Qi'er, come and tell my father, can my father save you?"

Gao Qi was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and fell silent, with a painful expression on his face.

……

Gao Shenxing and Gao Xuan calmly watched Gao Zhenxing and Gao Qi talking, holding the knife tightly in their hands.

Seeing that Gao Qi remained silent for a long time, Gao Zhenxing shook his head and said painfully: "You think you do a lot of things secretly, but you don't know that everything you do is in the eyes of others..."

"Father." Gao Qi looked at Gao Zhenxing with a hoarse voice and said with red eyes: "Father, what do you know that you insist on putting your son to death?"

"In Chang'an, you contacted the Turks; in Yizhou, you connected with King Jiang; in Luoyang, you helped the prince transport the armor into the palace."

After a slight pause, Gao Zhenxing looked at Gao Qi and revealed directly: "Although you did not touch the guards in the mansion, you used them as a shield to attract the attention of the secret guards, while you yourself contacted the retired soldiers of the right guard..."

"How did father know?" Gao Qi suddenly broke into sweat and subconsciously interrupted Gao Zhenxing.

He did not expect that all the deepest secrets he and the prince had hidden would be known to his father.

Gao Zhenxing sneered: "You and the prince used the Turks and the bodyguards at home to attract the attention of the secret guards, but you secretly took the right guard's roster to recruit those soldiers who had been recruited from the right guard. You are really good at it. You actually came up with this method."

"Then how did father know?" Gao Qi stared at Gao Zhenxing.

Gao Zhenxing sneered, shook his head and said, "Is there anything you don't know about your father? The people around you are all arranged by your father. Do you think they will hide it from your father?"

"So the father knew about his son recruiting dead soldiers for the prince a long time ago?" Gao Qi suddenly became indifferent, looked at his father coldly, and sneered: "When the prince had the opportunity, the father said nothing. Now the prince If he fails, the father will cut off the relationship with his son, and even kill his son...Father, you are really a good father to your son."

"The prince was defeated because of you. Your things have connected with the entire Gao family. According to the law, the family will be punished." Gao Zhenxing slowly pulled out a piece of white silk from his body, looked at Gao Qi seriously and said: " Therefore, for the sake of the entire Gao family, and for the tens of thousands of people in the entire Bohai Gao clan, Dalang, make your own choice."

"Does my son still have a choice?" Gao Qi looked extremely depressed, and stepped forward step by step to grab Bai Ling on Gao Zhenxing's left hand.

The moment the two of them were next to each other, Gao Zhenxing swung the sword across his hand and slashed directly towards Gao Qi's neck.

Gao Shenxing, who was beside him, took action at the same time, stabbing Gao Qi's heart in an instant.

At the same time, a short knife appeared in Gao Qi's hand. The short knife was swung at his father Gao Zhenxing, but it missed the target.

But the horizontal knife had already been slashed out from under the neck, and the blood spurted directly all over Gao Zhenxing.

Covered in the blood of his own son.

Another horizontal knife also pierced Gao Qi's chest at the same time and penetrated directly from the back.

The blade was withdrawn and the body fell to the ground.

At this moment, Gao Zhenxing said softly and sadly: "Dalang, don't worry, my father has taken care of the three hundred dead soldiers for you."

Turning around, Gao Zhenxing looked at Gao Xuan, nodded and said: "The rest will be left to the Duke."

Gao Zhenxing never looked at his son's body.

Gao Shenxing sighed softly, waved his hand, put away his long knife and walked towards his courtyard, full of desolation.

Duke Shen raised his sword and looked at Gao Qi's neck.

Blood exploded.

Prince,

……

Outside the gate of Guangli Fangfang, Zhao Gong stood calmly.

Thousands of black knights have already rushed into Guangli Square and began to search and kill the Turks who had been targeted.

Tenge looked at the killing in front of him with disbelief.

His face was filled with sadness.

He did not expect that if he stayed in Luoyang with his clan members, he would end up like this.

Suddenly, Zhao Gong's faint voice came: "Don't be sentimental. What happened today has nothing to do with you. These people who were killed were all dead soldiers of the Turks who stayed in Luoyang."

Tenge was slightly startled.

At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and three secret guards in black appeared in front of Zhao Gong, and then handed over a secret letter.

Zhao Gong opened the secret message and took a look, and he was stunned.

At three o'clock in the morning, Gao Qi returned home. Within a moment, Gao Qi died.

The right guard general Gao Zhenxing stabbed his son in the throat with his saber. Gao Zhenxing's brother Gao Shenxing, the Minister of Hubu, stabbed him in the abdomen again.

Duke Shen cut off his head and threw it into the road...

Gao Qi is dead?

Zhao Gong frowned.

Gao Qi is the person most involved in the prince's affairs, and all the secrets of this matter depend on him.

Once he died, the clue was lost.

"Immediately send a message to the palace, requesting orders to inspect Duke Shen's Mansion." Zhao Gong immediately handed back the secret letter, and the three secret guards immediately turned around and ran towards the palace.

Zhao Gong's eyes narrowed slightly: What a cruel method.

His father stabbed him in the throat, his uncle stabbed him in the abdomen, and his cousin cut off his head.

Finally abandoned into the Tao.

Since when did the Tang Dynasty have such a cruel and inhumane family?

The family tradition inherited by Shen Guogong Gao Shilian is not like this!

Could it be said that there are some unknown secrets in Gao Qi's hands.

The prince's liaison officers, generals, hidden money, manpower, weapons, etc.

Zhao Gong must figure these things out.

Then besides Gao Qi, the prince must also know these things...wait a minute, the Gao family also knows.

Shaking his head, Zhao Gong looked at Guangli Square in front of him, burning with fire.

An imperial edict is still required. Although Zhao Gong is the commander of the Secret Guard, investigating General Youwei still requires an imperial edict from the emperor.

Not only Luoyang, but also Huaiyuanfang in Chang'an.

……

It's late at night in Kaihuafang, Chang'an.

The sudden sound of fighting came faintly from the west.

Many people are not aware of the mystery behind this, but many nursing home veterans immediately grasp the long sword in their hands.

Liu Jinyu and Ouyang stood in the courtyard.

Liu Jinyu, who was already six months pregnant, directly ordered: "Li Bi, contact the other princes' palaces and ask everyone not to move. At the same time, notify Fang Zheng and send additional guards to guard the gate. If necessary, Fang Zheng will Please ask, each royal family will send someone to verify... Everyone, except Fangzheng, please do not leave each family."

Fang is a member of the imperial court system, and everything they do is within the limits of the imperial court's regulations.

But if people from various palaces act at this time, people will be wary.

"Here!" Li Bi handed over his hand and quickly went to make arrangements.

"Concubine, please go back." Liu Jinyu looked at Ouyang and said softly: "Today is just a small disturbance, and these things cannot affect the palace."

"Have you made arrangements before Dalang left?" Ouyang understood immediately.

Liu Jinyu nodded and said, "What should be done has been done. Don't worry. As for the rest, Aweng will take care of it."

Ouyang finally felt relieved when she mentioned Liu Rengui, but she still shook her head and said, "Sanniang, please go back to them. You are all still pregnant."

Liu Jinyu looked at Pei Shitong and Qu Dou'er coming out of the courtyard on both sides and said, "Let's do this. Dou'er and Tong'er will sleep with Sanniang tonight, the mother and concubine will also go back, Li Bi will be in the front yard, Manager Su and Manager Zhou and the two of them are waiting at the atrium so that if anything happens, we can mobilize manpower to deal with it."

Seeing Liu Jinyu's determined expression, Ouyang nodded and said, "Okay, that's it."

Liu Jinyu greeted everyone to enter the house. The moment she entered the house, she couldn't help but look in the direction of Huaiyuanfang. According to the plan, the people who should move tonight had already started moving.

……

"The imperial edict is that Qin Ming, the general of Zuo Jin Wu's guard, will be promoted to the rank of general of Zuo Jin Wu's middle guard." Li Zhi calmly looked at Li Jingxuan who was sitting on the desk in front of him.

Li Jingxuan quickly finished writing the imperial edict and then handed it to the left.

Liu Shenli, who was behind the table on the left, took a look and immediately used the seal after seeing that there were no mistakes.

The next moment, a Qianniu Guard quickly received the order and rushed to Chang'an.

Empress Wu sat beside the emperor and remained silent.

In the Qin and Ming Dynasties, he was promoted from Zuojinwu Guards General to Zhonglang General of Zuojinwu Guards.

His father, Qin Sidao, is the general of Zuo Jinwu Guard, which will greatly increase the Qin family's say in Zuo Jinwu Guard.

But this is all temporary, and the Qin family is only temporarily used to balance Fang Xianzhong's power in Zuojin Wuwei.

Once the matter is settled, Qin Ming and Qin Sidao will immediately transfer someone, and this person will most likely be Qin Ming.

A rush of footsteps sounded outside the hall, and then a Qianniu Guard placed a memorial on the imperial case.

Empress Wu glanced at it and frowned.

"What's wrong?" the emperor asked.

"Gao Zhenxing, Gao Shenxing and Gao Xuan, the three of them took action and killed Gao Qi." Empress Wu's eyes were extremely solemn.

The emperor was also stunned.

Gao Qi's biological father, uncle, and cousin directly killed Gao Qi.

"Your Majesty, once Gao Qi died, many things were interrupted." After a slight pause, Empress Wu shook her head and said: "I'm afraid this matter cannot be investigated in depth. This matter is too detrimental to the holy authority."

"Yes, in so many years, this is the first time I have seen such a cruel father murder his son. It is so against human ethics." Li Zhi raised his head and said coldly: "Publish the decree, demote Gao Zhenxing to be the governor of Chaozhou, and Gao Shenxing to be demoted to Chongqing Gao Xuan, the governor of the state, was demoted to the magistrate of Guishan County."

"Here!" Li Jingxuan quickly drafted the decree, and Liu Shenli immediately used his seal. The moment Qian Niuwei passed the decree, the emperor suddenly said: "Wait a minute."

"Your Majesty." Empress Wu looked at the emperor in surprise.

"Father kills son." Li Zhi shook his head, sighed, and said, "Why bother!"

Li Zhi raised his head and said: "Pass an edict to summon the King of Han, King Teng, King Cao, King Yue, King Jiang, King Zheng, and the King of Nanchang to return to the capital for orders."

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)