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Chapter 12 Two Kings Troubled the Capital (3)

"Your Majesty calm down, Your Majesty calm down, I dare not lie to you. Your Majesty, I am not on duty today, and I am resting in the room. Before noon, my clan brother Zhang Che sent someone to send a message to my servant, saying that there is an important matter. Su and his clan brother were kind, there was nothing left and right, so he hurried to the palace gate. After he left, the clan brother told the servants about the matter, saying that His Royal Highness King Lu was afraid that something might go wrong, so he went to stop it first Let the slaves report the matter to His Majesty quickly, and His Majesty will order it." Seeing that Gao Zong was about to get up, Zhang Dekai panicked immediately, begging for mercy repeatedly, and intermittently told the general process of the matter will come out.

"Clan brother? Who is Erzhi clan brother, how can he know about this? Tell me!" Li Zhi listened to the words clearly and clearly, and seemed to be a little bit true, but he also believed it a little bit, but still With some doubts, he stopped drinking and hurriedly asked.

"Ah, Your Majesty clearly learned that the clan brother of the servant girl is the steward of the study in Prince Lu's mansion. He was cleaned up with the servant girl five years ago. The servant girl was divided into the palace, but the clan brother followed His Royal Highness Lu and favored His Royal Highness Delu. What he said is serious, it doesn't look like it's false, the slaves dare not neglect, so they came here in a hurry, disturbing His Majesty's afternoon rest, slaves deserve ten thousand deaths, sins deserve ten thousand deaths." Zhang Dekai can be confused for the sake of accompanying eunuchs Hearing Gao Zong's words changed, he immediately calmed down a little, calmed down, and explained in a rambling manner.

"Humph!"

Although Li Zhi has flaws in character, he is not stupid. He knew that the little eunuch in front of him had some false words, and guessed that the little eunuch was probably the eyes and ears of King Lu. one.Li Zhi was inevitably a little annoyed that his son had arranged the eyeliner under his nose, so he glared at Zhang Dekai and snorted coldly, but he didn't bother about it anymore, because Li Zhi knew very well The children of the Tian family are all so virtuous. When he himself was the prince, although he had no intention of fighting for the throne, he did not forget to make good friends with the messengers around Taizong Li Shimin. At this time, Wuxin pursued the trivial matter of Zhang Dekai acting as the eyeliner of Prince Lu's mansion. After pondering for a while, he asked hesitantly: "What else does your clan brother say? Has this matter ever spread to..."

"Returning to Your Majesty, the clan brother also said that His Royal Highness Lu has new clues to the case of Shangguan's treason, which may prove that there are other grievances in this case, but this matter is so important that His Royal Highness Lu dare not judge it arbitrarily. Don't even dare to spread it to the market, once you stop this matter, you should come to the palace with His Royal Highness Zhou Wang to answer, and everything will be judged by His Majesty." Although Li Zhi's words were only half spoken, Zhang Dekai obviously understood Li Zhi's words Unfinished words, Zhi Xiao asked whether the matter had reached Empress Wu, so he shook his head knowingly, and replied politely.

"Well, there is such a thing?" Li Zhi nodded thoughtfully, then turned his head to look in the direction of Yide Hall, his eyes were extremely complicated, and his face changed constantly. After standing there for a while, he finally Gritting his teeth, he squeezed out a sentence with great difficulty: "Come here, change your clothes, and drive around the Tai Chi Hall!"

It is no trivial matter for the emperor to drive, Li Zhi made this order, and the Wude Palace immediately became chaotic, countless court ladies and eunuchs busily opened up, and made a mess in all directions.

Finally started!In the carriage that was scurrying forward, Li Xian's small hands were clenched tightly into fists, his childish little face was flushed with excitement, and his breath became slightly heavy because of this. When no one was around, Li Xian vented his emotions silently. Just because of this incident, the butterfly's wings began to flutter. As for what kind of result will be obtained, Li Xian is still unable to make an accurate decision. Judging from it, there are probably too many variables in it.

Variables, uncontrollable variables!Even though everything has been going well so far, Li Xian is not completely sure of winning in his heart, because many things are beyond Li Xian's control - imperial prison is a symbol of imperial power, such a commotion, Coupled with the fact that the Li Xian brothers spread the matter consciously among the court and the public, it is impossible to be good. This is to use the opportunity to capture Shangguan Fu, and it is possible to reverse the case for Shangguanyi. This is the trump card With these two hands, coupled with the cooperation of the ministers, and the approval of Emperor Gaozong, it should be possible to temporarily suppress Empress Wu's ambitions, and it is not impossible to take advantage of the situation to deal a heavy blow to the Queen's party, but the problem lies precisely in this Department——First of all, all these years, the ministers have been scared by Empress Wu. It is hard to say whether they dare to stand up and support Brother Li Xian at this time. Secondly, whether the people Li Xian sent into the palace can It is not yet known whether Gaozong will report the matter without alarming the Queen's party. Third, whether Gaozong agrees with the behavior of the two elder brothers is still a mystery. Fourth, whether Gaozong can hide it from Empress Wu before making a decision is still unknown. In addition to these four items, the most troublesome thing for Li Xian is that it is difficult to deduce how Empress Wu will react to this matter. With these five major variables, Li Xianshi dare not be too optimistic. Everything can only wait until he enters the palace. Only after the face saint can we see the outcome!
"Your Highness, Your Highness."

Just when Li Xian was fascinated, Gao Miao's whispered voice came from outside the curtain of the carriage, and Li Xian was awakened from his reverie immediately. He subconsciously lifted a corner of the curtain to take a look, only to realize that the carriage was actually It had already stopped on the small square in front of Chengtian Gate, and faint chatter could still be heard. Obviously, there were many officials in the square. Miao and the others waited and got out of the carriage. They saw Li Xian, who was in the carriage in front of him, had just got off the ground. He hurried over and stood quietly half a step behind Li Xian.

"The ministers will see His Highness King Lu, and His Highness King Zhou."

Dali Temple is next to the Imperial City, not far from Xihuamen, and it is only a stick of incense driving away from Chengtianmen, but because of the slippery road in the snow and the conscious speed control of Li Xiange, In order to spare some time for the courtiers who came after hearing the news, it took nearly half an hour for the journey, and the two brothers got out of the carriage, and the courtiers gathered in front of Chengtian Gate There are more than forty of them. Among the five prime ministers of the current dynasty, apart from Xu Jingzong, who is on duty in the palace, Master Xu Yu, Li Anqi, Hao Chujun, and Dai Zhide have all arrived. Le Yanwei and many other important ministers came one after another, and while they were discussing, they suddenly saw that the second king's chariot had arrived, and they all rushed over, asking each other incessantly.

"Don't be too polite, gentlemen. The little king is one step late, and it is the little king's fault that you have to wait for a long time." The reason why Li Xian participated in the imperial edict case was to establish a virtuous image among the courtiers. Seeing all the high-ranking ministers arriving, his little face flushed red with excitement. Fortunately, he was still sober and did not behave in any way. Pleaded guilty.

"His Royal Highness Lu, please tell your Highness clearly what happened to the prison. You must know that this matter is of great importance and cannot be easily joked." Just after everyone saluted, the right minister Dai Zhide couldn't wait to ask a question , the tone is anxious, and the meaning of reproach in it is barely concealed——Dai Zhide, styled Xingzhi, also styled Bihu, a native of Anyang, Xiangzhou, served as the governor of Jiangzhou, the governor of Tanzhou, and the secretary of the household department. He was dismissed last year Li Yi's mansion is the prime minister of the right, he is upright, he is strict in dealing with things, and never talks about personal relationships. The guards of the royal residence reported the matter of the two kings making an edict to prison. They were extremely shocked and rushed to the Chengtian gate, but after waiting for a long time, they did not see Li Xian and brother. They were already in a hurry. With a virtuous face, I don't care to pay more attention to etiquette.

"Dai Xiang taught me that the little Wang Menglang is a little bit, but the little Wang really has a last resort. Probably because of the sudden incident, it was too late for the little Wang to learn that there was a traitor who wanted to kill the Shangguan under the guise of the imperial decree. I can't just sit back and watch the Lord Shangguan be wronged and die. I have no choice but to force myself to do it. There are many violations of the system. See father and emperor, to distinguish right from wrong, save Shangguan lords from the fire and water, and hope that Dai Xiang and other lords will help Xiao Wang!" Since Li Xian intends to use the imperial prison case to rise in the court, he will not care about Dai Zhi De's attitude was not good. He first saluted respectfully, and then spoke impassionedly, trying his best to encourage him.

"Does your Highness have any evidence?" Although Dai Zhide had learned about the situation from the guard of Prince Lu's mansion who came to report the letter earlier, he didn't know the reason why the two brothers Li Xian acted so recklessly. Moved by Xian's provocative words, frowning slightly, he asked solemnly.

"So that Dai Xiang can learn that Xiao Wang has taken down the lowly slave who framed Mr. Shangguan, and has found out the actual evidence of his false accusation against Mr. Shangguan. It can prove that Mr. Shangguan's involvement in treason is nothing. I came here to meet Emperor Father and seek justice for Lord Shangguan!" Now that Li Xian has the cards in his hand, he is not in a panic, facing Dai Zhide's questioning, he smiled confidently and replied firmly.

"what……"

"This, this, how is this possible?"

"There is such a thing? Ridiculous, ridiculous!"

Li Xian's words were really astonishing. All the courtiers were shocked. After a long period of silence, they all burst into an uproar. In short, although they never said anything to express their stance on the spot, the words generally implied that they would stand by Li Xian's side when they met the saint, and Li Xian's face was as excited as a red apple, quite a bit The general trend is in the grasp of the imposing.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

Just when Li Xian was looking forward to being complacent, a shrill voice suddenly sounded, which really disturbed Li Xian's good mood, and with one side of his face, he saw a golden chrome car slowly stopped. By the side of the ministers.

The crown prince is a half-lord, once he arrived, how could everyone dare to be negligent, and hurriedly lined up according to their ranks, ready to pick him up, and Li Xian brothers were no exception, just at the moment of the line up, little brother The two quickly exchanged glances, and they both saw a little unhappiness and hesitation in each other's eyes.

(End of this chapter)