Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 288
The night at Haishi was already a bit deep, the wind was not strong, but it felt a little cool on the body, especially after drinking, Li Hong couldn't help shivering when the wind blew, his nose itched, and he sneezed. Immediately, it erupted, the movement was so loud that it immediately made the attendants panic for a long time.

"Your Highness, it's getting cold at night, please add some clothes."

Wang Dequan had just served Li Hong to get off the soft chariot, when he saw that Li Hong had caught a cold, he immediately became anxious, hurriedly took off his robe, and wanted to put it on for Li Hong.

"No need, I'm fine."

Although Li Hong admired Wang Dequan's loyalty, he did not accept his kindness. He smiled and stretched out his hand to block it, and said something casually, but he kept walking up the steps and walked into the hall. Well, of course, this kind of good mood is not because of Li Xian's wedding, but because of the joy of being in control of the current situation - since Gaozong delegated power a month ago, Li Hong has been officially regent, and all matters big and small Only his self-determination, no need to go through the review of the Empress Wu, all the ministers and assistants returned to their hearts, all the younger brothers surrendered, everything went smoothly, and there was no sense of restraint, Li Hongzi had sufficient reasons to be excited.

"Your Highness, look carefully at the steps."

When Wang Dequan saw that Li Hong's footsteps felt a little floating, he didn't dare to be negligent, and he didn't care to put on the robe he had taken off. He hurriedly caught up with Li Hong, stretched out his hand, and reminded him lightly.

"Well, I'm happy today, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep, so I'll go to the study to change some papers, and I won't have to wait on you, I'll go and rest."

Li Hong let Wang Dequan be courteous, walked up the steps slowly, and suddenly remembered that Li Xian was probably in the midst of "enjoying blessings" at the moment, his heart immediately became hot, and he wanted to call Lin Yi to meet him, but he was worried There were so many people, so he stood still, waved his hands to everyone around him, and ordered in an unquestionable tone.

"Yes, the servants are following His Highness's orders."

Although all the attendants followed Li Hong to Li Xian's wedding banquet, they were all on the sidelines. Naturally, the banquet was not for everyone to enjoy. After standing for a few hours, they were already too sleepy. Li Hong had no reason not to obey this order, and after each bowed and agreed, they dispersed one after another.

"It's good to sit alone, and please go and invite Mr. Lin to come here."

As soon as he entered the study, without waiting to be seated, Li Hong ordered Wang Dequan to invite Lin Yi to meet him impatiently.

"Yes, the servant will go here."

Wang Dequan was the most confidant in front of Li Hong, he was aware of the ambiguous relationship between Lin Yi and the crown prince, although he didn't quite agree with it, he didn't dare to express it, he could only answer hurriedly, and went to summon Lin Yi himself do not mention.

"Eunuch Chen, what are you doing here? I never summoned you!"

Not long after Wang Dequan left, there was a sudden sound of rather chaotic footsteps outside the study door. Li Hong could tell that it was not Lin Yi who had come, and he frowned involuntarily. He looked up and saw that it was Lin Yi. The eunuch Chen Dayong, the chief eunuch of the East Palace, turned out from the screen with several young eunuchs, his heart sank, his face drooped instantly, and he scolded unceremoniously.

"I'm afraid the people waiting for His Highness won't be able to come. It will be a long night of loneliness. The old servant is afraid that His Highness will get hurt after drinking, so I specially prepared some hangover soup and ask His Highness to give you a face."

Chen Dayong is the confidant sent by Empress Wu to the East Palace, and his mission is to monitor the crown prince, so the relationship with the crown prince is naturally extremely bad. After Li Hong came to power, Chen Dayong's life was difficult. Although he still held the official title of the head of the East Palace, he was sent to the cleaning room by Li Hong, and he only managed the work of emptying the toilet. It can be said that he was extremely humiliated. It's okay, when the enemy met at this moment, Chen Dayong was naturally not in a good mood, and said sinisterly.

"Presumptuous, bold slave, how dare you talk to me like this, come here!"

Hearing Chen Da's bad words, Li Hong's heart sank instantly, but he refused to give in. He slapped the table and yelled, trying to summon the guards on duty outside.

"Is Your Highness calling for someone? Don't worry about it."

Chen Dayong didn't care about Li Hong's anger at all, he glanced at Li Hong with pity, and said disdainfully, and then, clapping his hands, two eunuchs dragged Wang Dequan, who was already alive or dead, from outside. After walking in, he threw Wang Dequan in front of Li Hong with a hard throw.

"Wait, wait...you good thief, how dare you treat the orphan like this, you bastard, are you trying to plot treason?"

As soon as he saw Wang Dequan lying in front of him, Li Hongdeng became anxious, and hurriedly leaned over to catch Wang Dequan's breath, only to realize that Wang Dequan was already dead, he was startled, jumped up suddenly, and crossed his arms. Pointing at Chen Dayong, he angrily reprimanded tremblingly.

"Your Highness is too drunk, hurry up and wait for Your Highness to sober up!"

Chen Dayong ignored Li Hong's furious behavior at all, waved his hand, and gave the order lightly.

"promise!"

As soon as Chen Dayong finished speaking, several young eunuchs rushed forward, regardless of hesitation, they pressed Li Hong down on the chairs, dragging his hands and feet so that Li Hong could not move. He rushed forward, pushed the spout of the pot against Li Hong's teeth, tilted the handle, and poured the poisoned wine into Li Hong's mouth.

"Wait, wait, uh, forgive me if I'm a ghost alone, uh uh, don't forgive me, uh, pass..."

Li Hong's body and bones have always been weak, and under such oppression by the four little eunuchs, he didn't even have the strength to struggle at all. Cursing, but unfortunately he didn't last long, he couldn't catch his breath anymore, a stream of black blood drooped ferociously from the corner of his mouth, his hands and feet twitched a few times, and he died like this .

"His Royal Highness is dead."

After Li Hong stopped struggling, a young eunuch stretched out his hand to test Li Hong's breath, and seeing that there was no breathing in and out, he hurriedly stood up, bowed to Chen Dayong, and rushed to report.

"Well, clean up this place quickly!"

Chen Dayong didn't fully believe the little eunuch's report, but leaned over and put a hand on Li Hong's wrist. Seeing that Li Hong had no pulse, he stood up in satisfaction, feeling cold. With a smile, he left a sentence, turned around, and hurried out of the study, heading towards Tongxunmen... The time of Haishi is coming to an end, the night is already very deep, and everything is silent, except for the Martial Games Hall in the huge imperial city In the main bedroom of Qianyuan Hall, Gaozong, who was sleepy after drinking a few more cups, was already snoring soundly. He didn't know that Empress Wu, who was sleeping with him, had already quietly left. Go, of course, Empress Wu didn't actually go far, she was still in the hall, just in the front hall.

Qianyuan Hall is the main hall of the harem, its front hall is quite open, if it is seen during the day, it has a majestic style, but if it is a dead night, people staying in it, it is unavoidable to be a little shocking But Empress Wu didn't care about it at all, or she was not in the mood to pay attention to such a palpitating darkness. She sat alone on the dragon bed silently, waiting quietly, without saying a word or moving, just It's like clay sculpture and wood sculpture.

"Puff puff……"

A burst of slightly messy footsteps suddenly sounded at the dark hall door. Empress Wu, who was originally expressionless, frowned instantly, and swept towards the hall door with sharp eyes like knives. Tension and anticipation.

"My lady, everything is done."

The person walking from outside the palace was Chen Dayong, the eunuch in charge of the East Palace. Seeing Empress Wu's sharp eyes, Chen Dayong couldn't help but panicked, and his body trembled involuntarily, but he didn't dare to say anything. Without the slightest slack, he quickened his pace and grabbed the front wall, bowed, lowered his head, and reported in a low voice.

"Well, let's start."

Although Chen Dayong didn't say clearly what was done, but Empress Wu obviously understood the meaning inside, her face turned slightly pale in an instant, and she returned to normal soon after, but she didn't give an order immediately, but sat silently After a while, he exhaled lightly, and ordered without a trace of emotion.

"Yes, the old slave obeys the order."

Chen Dayong clearly felt the chill emanating from Empress Wu's body, and he couldn't stop the trembling of his body, but the response in his mouth was not slow at all, and he ran out as if he was escaping. go.

"Crack, snap."

As soon as Chen Dayong left, Empress Wu, who had been sitting still, suddenly stood up, clapped her hands, and made two crisp sounds, and immediately saw a black shadow appearing like a ghost on the empty hall, With the help of the light from the only burning lamp branch in front of the gate, one can vaguely see that this person is Sun Quanfu, the young servant and supervisor.

"Go!"

Empress Wu calmly glanced at Sun Quanfu who was standing with his hands hanging down, and squeezed out two words from his teeth.

"promise."

Sun Quanfu clasped his fists, and responded with a snappy response. With just a sway of his body, he melted into the darkness.

"Hong'er, don't blame my mother for being cruel, you asked for all of this, and there is nothing my mother can do about it."

After Sun Quanfu left, Empress Wu did not leave in a hurry, but stood silently on the front wall, staring at the direction of the East Palace, muttering in her mouth, there were faint tears in the eyes of the phoenix, but after all, she never Weeping, and when his eyes turned to the direction of the Martial Games Hall on the west side, there was already a solemn murderous intent... Yinshi is the right time, the night is deep, it is the best time of the day to sleep, and the entire imperial city has been immersed in dreams Among them, even Li Xian, who had been tossing all night in the Palace of Martial Arts, was so exhausted that he fell asleep. Qicilang" is not so easy to be, especially when the alcohol is too high, it is inevitable to be physically weak. However, Li Xian did not completely fall asleep. There was a knock on the bedroom door As soon as it rang, Li Xian's eyes suddenly opened.

(End of this chapter)