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Chapter 11 Two Kings Troubled the Capital (2)

"Qiao Zhao's actions, accomplices and treason, the crime should be full of barbarians, Cui Xuanzhe, as a censor, knowing the law and breaking the law, the crime is aggravated, you should destroy the three clans, come, take this beast!" Seeing Cui Xuanzhe for a long time Without opening his mouth, Li Xianke, who wanted to rely on this matter to establish his prestige in the court, regained his spirits, sneered, waved his hand, and shouted loudly, and the guards of Prince Lu's mansion who followed him immediately agreed, When Qi Qi stepped forward, he wanted to grab someone.

"Wait!" Although Hou Shanye was very dissatisfied with Cui Xuanzhe and wanted to make him suffer, he didn't dare to sit back and watch him be captured by the guards of Prince Lu's residence. After all, he himself was also involved in the case. Picking himself out, once there is a quarrel, he also has no good fruit to eat. Seeing that the guards of Prince Lu's mansion wanted to make a move, he immediately became anxious, rushed to grab it out, shouted loudly, and led the crowd The servants of Dali Temple stopped Cui Xuanzhe.

"Huh, Master Hou, as Dali Zheng, should be familiar with the court's laws and regulations, but now he is colluding with the thief Cui and wants to mess with the court, huh?" Although Li Xian wanted to take Cui and Hou together, he faced the imperial edict. There were so many yamen servants, but they didn't dare to act presumptuously, so they waved their hands coldly to signal the guards to back off, gritted their teeth, and asked in a cold voice.

"His Royal Highness Lu Wang is serious. I don't dare to be rude and illegal. Shangguan Yi's treason has been reviewed by the three divisions. His Majesty has a decree. This edict has already been announced to the world. Now I have a file in Dali Temple. If your highness does not believe it It is also possible to check, Mr. Cui is a member of the jail, and His Majesty's oral order has been handed down to this point. The lower officials have no right to seize it without authorization. The execution of punishments and prisons is the responsibility of the lower officials. I hope His Highness will check it out!" Hou Shanye has been immersed in sex for half his life. In the law, there were many cases tried, so how could he be afraid of Li Xian's threatening words, but he obviously didn't intend to clash with the two princes on the spot, so he bowed his hands in a polite way.

"Oh? In that case, it must be Cui Xuanzhe, the thief, who falsely preached the imperial decree. How daring!" Hou Shanye's voice just fell, and before Li Xian could express anything, Li Xian, who was standing by the side, had already spoken first, and immediately said All the blame was placed on Cui Xuanzhe.

"Seventh brother..." Li Xian was a little dissatisfied with Li Xian's hasty interruption earlier, but now seeing that Li Xian let Hou Shanye off so lightly, his dissatisfaction could no longer be restrained, and he frowned , with a cold face, he wanted to show off his elder brother's prestige.

Sigh, old six, old six, you really are a single-minded guy, God knows where your usual cleverness has gone, is it really a smart face and a stupid belly?You are a political rookie!Seeing that Li Xian was about to go crazy, Li Xian was full of helplessness—yes, before coming to the prison, the two brothers had discussed to take down Cui and Hou together, and make the matter more violent, but now Hou Shanye made it clear that he wanted to stay out of the matter, so there was no need to take one of them. As long as the left and right can save Shangguanyi from a mortal situation, they can realize their respective plans. Besides, if this game really wins, How difficult is it to go back and deal with Hou Shanye, a mere official from the fifth rank? Is it necessary to do it now?

"Sixth Brother, Master Hou was obviously deceived by Cui thief. Although there are slight flaws, it is understandable. Cui thief is only an eighth-rank official, but he dared to do such a rebellious act. His heart is strange. You should report it to your father. Your Majesty, look into it carefully, and don't indulge the villain!" Although Li Xian was dissatisfied with Li Xian's putting the cart before the horse, he couldn't quarrel with Li Xian at this moment. Seeing Li Xian's expression was wrong, he hurriedly bowed After saluting, he hurriedly explained.

"Well, what the seventh brother said is very true. Come on, take down Cui thief, and this king will enter the palace to face the saint!" Li Xian is not a fool. After pondering, he waved his hand and ordered the arrest again.

As soon as Li Xian's words came out, Hou Shanye immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and he no longer came forward to stop the guards of Prince Lu's mansion from taking people. Getting up, Cui Xuanzhe was so anxious that Cui Xuanzhe yelled wildly: "A certain official is ordered by the imperial court, please stop being rude, let go of me, let go of me quickly!"

Cui Xuanzhe is just a mere civil servant, struggling with all his might, but how could he overwhelm the burly and powerful guards of the palace, he was tied up into rice dumplings in just a few moments, no matter how loudly he shouted, there was no one Ken stepped forward to lend a helping hand at such a time, but before he could jump up and down a few times, the impatient guards of the palace covered his mouth with rags, and went out of the prison.

"Shangguan Fu has been taken down, Lord Shangguan takes good care of himself." Taking advantage of the confusion when the guards captured Cui Xuanzhe, Li Xian quietly passed through the crowd, walked up to Shangguanyi who was guarded by his own guards, and said in a low voice said a word.

"Oh?" Shangguanyi originally thought that she would definitely die, but she didn't expect that the two princes would have such a big scene in the execution ground, and she was completely bewildered. Hearing what Li Xian said, his eyes lit up immediately He got up, and when he was about to ask again, he saw that Li Xian had wandered back to Li Xian's side without looking back. Apart from being puzzled, the hope in his heart suddenly surged uncontrollably.

Li Xian watched the guards clean up Cui Xuanzhe all the time with a straight face, until Li Xian turned back and gave him a look, his straight face relaxed a little, looked at Hou Shanye, who was saddened by the death of the rabbit, and said: " Lord Hou, since the thief Cui Qiao ordered to kill Lord Shangguan, there must be something hidden in it. Now that the matter has been revealed, we should investigate carefully. Lord Shangguan may be in danger if he stays here again. The king is about to enter the palace to meet his father. If Lord Hou It's convenient, how about keeping Mr. Shangguan with you?"

"Ah, this, this..." Hou Shanye was a little dumbfounded when he heard Li Xian's words - Hou Shanye is a member of the Queen's Party, how could he not know the purpose of Cui Xuanzhe's visit and whose order he was following? The reason why he didn't take this matter by force before was not because he didn't want to, but because he didn't dare, because he knew very well that since the two princes in front of him dared to violate the court rules that princes are not allowed to intervene in politics, they definitely came prepared. , against it, if he was killed on the spot, he would die in vain, so he would ignore Cui Xuanzhe's life and death. Besides, Hou Shanye had great confidence in Empress Wu's ability, so he was not worried How much fame can these two little brothers make in the court? In Hou Shanye's view, as long as he can escape the entanglement of this case, he will be sure that nothing will happen. Of course he is not willing to be involved in this case. Xian actually invited himself to face the saint together, Hou Shanye's heart immediately turned cold, and he was speechless.

"Lord Hou, Lord Shangguan is the key to this case. It is not enough to distinguish right from wrong without face-to-face, but now Lord Shangguan is a prisoner awaiting execution. Neither Xiao Wang nor elder brother can handle it without authorization. Only Lord Hou can keep Shangguan Your Excellency is safe, Xiao Wang Su knows that Lord Hou is a loyal and good generation in the court, and he has always been loyal to his duties. This is such a big right and wrong, should he refuse to do it?" Although Li Xian is small, his mind is very meticulous, and he never thinks about countermeasures for Hou Shanye At that time, one after another high hats were thrown away, and Hou Shanye had no choice but to run hard.

"This... ah, since the two Highnesses value you, I should follow orders." Hou Shanye was cornered by Li Xian's words, and besides, he didn't dare hand over such a criminal as Shangguanyi to the two princes In desperation, he had no choice but to bow and promise.

"Okay, Mr. Hou understands the general situation and cares about the overall situation. He is a real man. Once this matter is over, Xiao Wang will become my father and emperor to show the merits of Mr. Hou!" Seeing that Hou Shanye had surrendered, Li Xian was overjoyed, He clapped his hands with a smile, said a few words of consolation, then waved his hand, and ordered in a loud voice: "Come here, protect the Lord Shangguan, and follow the king into the palace to face the saint. Miansheng decides on this important case!"

"Promise!" Li Xian gave the order, and all the guards did not dare to be negligent, and each bowed to accept the promise. Immediately, several guards stepped forward to take over Shangguanyi from the guards of Zhou Palace, and a dozen others The guards rushed out of the Imperial Prison, dispersed their horses and galloped towards the locations of the prime minister's mansions. The court situation in the capital became turbulent, and countless strange turmoil gathered, and a court turmoil kicked off.

Gaozong was weak and sick since he was a child, and he didn't get much better when he was an adult. Although he is only thirty-six years old, his body is not strong enough, and he suffers from wind-dizzy problems. In the past two days, every time I argued with Xu Jingzong about the amnesty of the world, my spirits became even worse. Today coincided with Xunjia, and Li Zhi took a rare leisure time. The servants all retreated and stayed in the Wude Palace. They wanted to take a nap by themselves to recharge their energy so that they could entangle Xu Jingzong about the amnesty in the afternoon, but unexpectedly, he just lay down , I felt the sound of small footsteps coming in from outside the Nuan Pavilion, a burst of boredom arose from my heart, I opened my eyes angrily, and saw a small official poking his head at the entrance of the Nuan Pavilion, and I couldn't help but burst into flames Big, suddenly turned over and stared at the visitor with wide eyes.

"Slave Zhang Dekai has something important to report to His Majesty." The little eunuch was looking forward, but when he saw Gaozong was coming, he immediately panicked, ran forward, knelt down on the ground, and licked Nodding his head, he reported the report nervously.

Li Zhi's eyes are not good, don't look at the eyes that were round before, but he didn't see clearly who was coming. At this time, when the little eunuch reported his family name, he couldn't help being stunned, and then suddenly remembered the little eunuch. The eunuch was one of the attendants who had just been promoted a few days ago, and he was not in a hurry, but just snorted coldly, his voice full of displeasure.

"Your Majesty, upon hearing the letter, the censor Cui Xuanzhe falsely delivered an imperial decree and wanted to behead the Shangguan's family, young and old, at the prison. His Royal Highnesses, King Lu and King Zhou, learned of this and rushed to the prison to stop the incident. It's urgent, I don't dare to delay, please Your Majesty's order." Hearing Li Zhi's sombre snort, Zhang Dekai was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his head, his small body trembled nervously, and his tone was hurried. Reported the matter up.

"Huh? This, this, how is this possible, you, you dare to coax me!" Li Zhi was shocked when he heard this, and he couldn't care less about getting angry anymore. Jumping off the bed, pointing at Zhang Dekai, trembling and yelling, the words contained a lot of anxiety, a lot of anxiety, a lot of nervousness and a bit of vague expectation.

(End of this chapter)