Unparalleled Concubine

Li Xin took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I couldn't help thinking about this at the time. Even though this man was bound with his hands, he still wanted to attack me. I made a decisive decision and drew out the sword in my waist to defend myself. Take it and kill him."

The emperor nodded, as if he accepted Li Xin's statement.

"Good kill."

He sat back on the throne again, looked up at Li Xin, and asked indifferently: "Just now Chang'an said that he suspected that Li Xing came to Beijing to assassinate me?"

"good."

Jing'an Hou said in a deep voice: "Since the Chengde Dynasty, the royal family of Southern Shu has committed the act of plotting to assassinate the royal family. I remember that in the 18th year of Chengde, I personally caught two of them in Datongfang. With these behaviors before, it is inevitable that people will be killed." One doubts they think so."

The smile on Emperor Taikang's face subsided.

"What if I tell you that I invited Li Xing into the capital?"

The Marquis of Jing'an was standing respectfully with his hands down, but when he heard the words, he looked up at the emperor in astonishment, and frowned, "What does your majesty mean?"

The emperor was expressionless.

"Five years ago in Chang'an, you told me that the military power of the Hanzhou Prefecture was actually in the hands of this Li Xing. The [-] soldiers and horses stationed in the southwest were a big disaster for the court. Therefore, in the past few years, I have I am quite concerned, and I also think that I can try my best not to fight, and it is best to subdue the enemy without fighting."

"Therefore, I tried to get in touch with His Royal Highness a few times, thinking about whether he can take the initiative to hand over the military power in his hand."

"After years of contact, this Li Xing was willing to leave for Beijing. I am planning to find time to meet him these two days. Who knows..."

"I'll never see you again."

Having said that, the Son of Heaven glanced at Li Xin with a half-smile.

"Chang'an, you are really neat and tidy in doing things."

Lord Jing'an was terrified, and immediately knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, I have committed a serious crime."

"I don't know that your Majesty has far-sightedness, acted without authorization, and ruined the important affairs of the court. Please punish him."

The emperor quietly looked at Li Xin who was kneeling on the ground, feeling complicated.

At this time, the two monarchs and ministers in Weiyang Palace probably knew that each other was not telling the truth, but at this time, both of them could only "accept" the other's statement.

Because if you don't accept it, you will become stagnant and you will not be able to step down.

Both of them can't fail to come to power.

Thinking of this, the Son of Heaven stood up from the throne, walked up to Li Xin and stretched out his hand to help him up, shaking his head and said, "I told you many times, you don't need to kneel down in private."

Li Xin bowed and said: "I have committed a serious crime, please Your Majesty punish the crime."

"Forget it, Chang'an, you are also sincere, and those who don't know are innocent."

The Son of Heaven shook his head helplessly and said: "It's just that if there is anything going on in the future, you might as well discuss it with me first, and let us talk to each other first, otherwise we will go our own way and make trouble like this, it will be shameful."

Then you called Li Xing to Beijing, why didn't you discuss it with me?

Of course, this sentence cannot be said out loud. Li Xin took a deep breath and bowed his head respectfully: "Minister, obey Your Majesty's order."

The emperor sighed, and said: "This Li Xing, I let him come to Beijing. Now he was killed by the people of the court not long after he entered Beijing. People in the world will inevitably say that I lured him to death. It's too unpleasant."

Lord Jing'an lowered his head knowingly and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter cannot be spread. Li Xing has been a traitor from beginning to end, and His Majesty has never summoned him."

The emperor nodded, and said helplessly: "Li Xing is dead, the thread I have held for several years has just been broken, and the Hanzhou government has no clue."

"That's it."

Emperor Taikang shook his head and said, "Let Chang'an deal with the aftermath of this matter, and pay more attention to the situation in Hanzhou Prefecture. Since Li Xing is dead..."

"Then if you have time, let that Mu Ying come to Beijing, and I will meet him in person."

The Marquis of Jing'an said in a deep voice, "I will do it immediately."

The emperor took Li Xin's arm and said with a smile: "This matter is not urgent. Chang'an, you can just think about it and do it again. The most urgent task now is the errand of the Ministry of War. The military supervisor has also handed over the list. Zhen After looking at it in detail in the past two days, they will be able to complete the work in half a month, and by then, Chang'an, you have to send these things to the north as soon as possible."

Li Xin bowed and said yes.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Ministry of War will definitely handle the errands well."

After finishing speaking, the two of them, the monarch and his ministers, said some more about the Military Weapons Supervision and the issue of the liquor supply of the Imperial Wine Division. After talking for about a stick of incense, Li Xin bowed and said goodbye.

The great eunuch Xiao Zheng personally sent Li Xin out of the palace.

When Li Xin walked out of Weiyang Palace, the emperor, who had always been smiling, suddenly became furious.

He patted the table viciously, and then the severe pain from his palm made the emperor's face distort.

"Li Chang'an, what on earth do you want to do!"

Chapter 684 I had a quarrel with a friend

Killing Li Xing is actually a very risky thing. The danger is that the emperor may turn against Li Xin because of this matter.

Even if they don't turn their backs, the love between two people will probably be somewhat discounted.

But Li Xin didn't hesitate too much when he started, because this matter involved his core interests, he had to nip this matter in the bud.

Do it no matter what the cost.

Fortunately, Emperor Taikang and Li Xin both took a small step back in a tacit understanding, allowing both parties to have a reasonable explanation for this matter.

Things are barely over, or they may just be beginning.

The carriage of Jing'an Hou's Mansion was already waiting at the door of Yong'an Gate. Li Xin stepped up and sat on it, and then slowly closed his eyes.

He and Emperor Taikang met at the end of Chengde's 17th year, and it has been nine and a half years now.

Nine years ago, Li Xin was a ragged charcoal seller. If he was not lucky, he might not even be able to survive that winter.

At that time, His Royal Highness King Wei was the Seventh Prince who was ambitious but had no connections and didn't know how to go on, so he could only try his best in the capital.

Frankly speaking, if Li Xin hadn't met Emperor Taikang, he would not be able to sit in such a high position at this time, and it might even take a year or two to get rid of poverty and become rich. He should still be looking up at the Pingnanhou Mansion.

On the other hand, if His Royal Highness Prince Wei had not had Li Xin, it is unlikely that he would sit on the throne at the moment. He might still be a prince in the capital, or he might be a feudal lord who was banned in Gusu City.

Nine years ago, these two young people did not get together right away, but kept testing each other, and finally reached an alliance, and then went through life and death together, and finally reached the sky in the twelfth lunar month of the 18th year of Chengde.

Nearly ten years have passed, and the Son of Heaven can no longer remember clearly who rode a black cloud horse and smashed open the gate of the inner palace that night, regardless of his life, and determined the outcome of that palace change.

And who took the big responsibility, brought in the Habayashi guard and the inner guard, and broke into the plain white Changle Palace.

No matter how great a person's contribution is, he can't always talk about it. Xu You from another world is the best example. Therefore, in the past eight years, Li Xin never mentioned what happened that night again.