Crown Tang emperor

At this time, in the inner hall of the Xianju courtyard, all the giant candles and lanterns were lit up, illuminating the entire hall like daytime, but even though the light was sufficient, it still looked empty and pale.

Wu Zetian was sitting in the hall neatly dressed in the crown, her back was straight, her hands were supporting the case, and there was a frightening light in her eyes.

Serving as guards on both sides of the imperial case were dozens of strong women. At this time, those women were not dressed in dresses, but wearing leather armor, each holding a sword and staff, ready to fight at any time.

Under the inner hall, a group of female relatives headed by Prince Yong's concubine Fang family knelt deeply on the ground, maintaining this posture for a long time.

"Still refusing to say it? Do you think that the child is in control of the Xuanwu Gate, so he is in a position to rescue you?"

Wu Zetian snorted again, pointed at Fang's casually, and said with a sneer: "The child and you have no blood relationship, but he is my grandson! I killed more than one woman of the Tian family, is it heartless?" ? No, it’s you, you are looking for your own death! My children and grandchildren have all been brought up and corrupted by you women who are full of evil schemes!”

"The concubine's virtue and talent are mediocre, unworthy of heaven's grace, and the only thing left is death!"

At this moment, Fang's tone had become dry and hoarse, and he just answered bluntly when he heard the scolding.

In the past period of time, Wu Zetian had heard such an answer more than once, and when he heard it again at this time, his expression did not change significantly.

And when she called these women into the palace for strict interrogation, she didn't know what kind of answer she wanted to get, either to kill time, or to make sure that she was still majestic through the frightened performance of these women.

At this time, another palace official came to the palace, saying that there was something to offer on behalf of the king, and there were two eunuchs behind him carrying the box and cage.Although the inside and outside of the cage were covered with brocade, blood still dripped down.

Seeing this scene with his own eyes, Wu Zetian already had some guesses in his heart, and raised his hand to signal the palace officials to open the cage, and took out the four heads inside one by one.Although the four heads had been washed clean and were not too bloody, but just placed in front of the temple, the picture was still weird and terrifying.

"Okay, okay! It's my grandson, cruel and merciless!"

Looking across those heads one by one, Wu Zetian muttered to himself, water mist appeared in his sunken eye sockets.

She supported the imperial case and stood up, slowly walked down the steps of the palace, drew out the short knife she had been holding in her hand, and walked to the kneeling female relatives, her voice became hollow and ethereal: "Shenzhi offers me a great gift, There should be something in return. Which one is better?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the people in the hall changed countenance, Shedi and other female officials kowtowed to the ground and said: "Your Majesty, be careful... The matter has come to this point, we must quickly call the acting king into the hall..."

"You're right, I almost forgot, now that I'm not in power, I should ask the Dai Wang. Then please ask Madam Huayang to ask the Dai Wang, whose life will he use to pay for my loss?"

When Wu Zetian saw the female officials begging for mercy, a self-deprecating smile flashed across his face, and then he pointed at She Di and said coldly.

"His Majesty……"

After hearing the words, Shedi waited to persuade her again, but Wu Zetian stamped her feet and shouted sharply: "Go!"

So She Di could only leave the palace in a hurry, walked outside the gate of the Xianju courtyard, and told the king what the Holy Emperor said. Seeing the change in the expression of the king, She Di hurriedly said: "Your Majesty has been in your hands for the rest of your life. , such a sudden change is unavoidable, but His Majesty has no intention of doing harm, otherwise, the concubine, princess, etc. may not be alive, so please answer carefully."

Li Tong nodded after hearing the words, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "Madam, please report to Your Majesty. I have caused trouble this night and disturbed the holy car. I will be responsible for the crime. If this body is not sympathetic, it is not a pity. Go to the palace to sue the matter." After that, life and death claim it!"

He also didn't answer them wittily and wittily, the hundreds of lives of the Li family, isn't it enough to repay the three idiots of the Wu family?

His grandma's mentality is out of balance right now, and if he asks him this way, he is not sure how he will treat her in the future. If he really wants to answer forcefully, even if he rushes in now, it may only be for his family to collect the corpse.

After Shedi heard this, she nodded heavily, and then quickly returned to the inner hall, and told the Holy Emperor what the king had said.

Wu Zetian had already returned to sit upright in the palace at this moment. After hearing this, her originally straight shoulders relaxed at a speed visible to the naked eye. She raised her finger and pointed at Fang Shi and others, and finally revealed a trace of weakness in her tone: " Temporarily detain these people in the back hall, and come to see them in the hall on behalf of the king."

When the She Di family came to announce the Holy Emperor's will again, Li Tong was not in a hurry to enter, but turned his head and glanced at Deng Wansui who was leading the team here. Deng Wansui took a step forward, took off his saber, and raised his hands forward. And said in a deep voice: "Sent by the Holy Order, the duty lies in resisting disrespect, please forgive me!"

Li Tong raised his hand to take Deng Wansui's saber, and said to him: "Deng Guoyi is loyal to the bones, and I can't blame him. I will return to Xuanwu City for a while to recuperate. Thank you!"

Deng Wansui had already untied his sword, and the other Qianqi sergeants also handed over their equipment one after another. Li Zhan and other Qianqi took over the defense here.After that, Li Tong led more than a dozen guards into the Xianju courtyard and went straight to the main hall in the middle.

Seeing this, She Di reminded her: "Your Highness made a mistake, His Majesty is waiting in the inner hall."

Li Tong stamped his feet after hearing the words, and said with a wry smile: "Madam, please tell Your Majesty that the affairs tonight have not been limited to the inner palace. Her Highness the Princess and the princes of the Southern Province have gone to escort His Highness the Emperor's Heir out of the palace. Please report to the official business first, and then Talk about private matters."

When She Di heard this, a gleam flashed in her eyes, and then she went into the inner hall to report.

Li Tong didn't wait too long in the corridor of the main hall, and saw his grandmother ascending the hall from the inner passage, surrounded by several female officials, at least those women with big arms and round waists, who were more powerful than men, were not in sight. , I also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, beckoning Yang Fang and another thousand cavalry commander to follow him into the palace.

Looking at the grandson who was still worshiping meticulously in military armor, Wu Zetian had a complicated expression, the corners of his mouth twitched for a moment, and he said in a deep voice, "Speak."

So Li Tong started from the banquet in his aunt's house during the day, and told about every process of the coup he had experienced, and asked Yang Fang and other participants to recount the events in the southern province that he had not experienced.

Wu Zetian just closed his eyes and listened, his breathing was sometimes rapid or deep, and he didn't open his eyes again until he had heard the whole incident.

Li Tong was looking up at his grandma, and soon noticed that the deep-set eye sockets had lost their usual expression, but looked a little dead gray, so he paused and said, "Although the turmoil in the incident has affected the two yamen, the North Ya Ding's situation is not unstable, and His Majesty is still protecting him!"

"Do you think you are smart or stupid?"

The corner of Wu Zetian's mouth trembled, and the words he said were full of disappointment, and he knocked on the case and asked: "The emperor's heir has gone to the southern province?"

"The minister is eager to return to His Majesty, and parted ways with the ministers at the Daye Gate, and does not know where the emperor's heir will go."

Li Tong replied again, the inside and outside of the words are naturally crazy hints, don't think that I have rebelled against you, our grandparents and grandchildren will be estranged, now everyone, including your own daughter, is rushing to burn a new stove, just me The little padded jacket with thorns on the lapel is still so considerate.

"Quick book making, on behalf of the king and the right Habayashi general, and also guarding thousands of horses!"

Wu Zetian gave Li Tong a hard look, raised her hand and shouted at the accompanying female officer, then pointed at Li Tong and said in a low voice: "Stupid, stupid! You have deceived yourself with your only sentimental theory! As a plaything, but think that the whole court is a gentleman! Return to the north gate quickly, first kill Yan Zhiwei, the right feather forest, and then tell the story!"

After Li Tong heard the words, he accepted the order respectfully. Of course, he also understood that he had offended his grandma severely this night, and he always wanted to find an excuse to vent his emotions.

In fact, Yan Zhiwei, a Beiya general who obviously has the color of Guanlong, took control after he killed Wu Youning.The reason why they didn't say it was, of course, to quickly create a new way of getting along with each other through this in an embarrassing situation for each other, and it was also a step for his grandma.

Soon, the female officer drew up the book and awarded it to the acting king.Li Tong held the book in his hand, kowtowed heavily to his grandmother, got up and left the hall, and then went straight to Xuanwu Gate.

This is the first statement issued during the whole incident tonight, and it plays a decisive role in determining the nature of the whole incident.

After Li Tong came to Xuanwu Gate, he first summoned the generals of the Youyu forest to announce the content, and formally took over the Youyu Linwei, and then ordered people to enter the camp to kill Yan Zhiwei and other prisoners, and then sent the book to the The political affairs hall will be added.

When he led the crowd out of Xuanwu City again, Li Tong saw a figure swaying and dodging in the secret place of the palace road. Judging by the robes, he should be a court official from the Southern Province. It seems that his aunt and his party have already taken the emperor's heir to the imperial city. Otherwise, court officials from the Southern Province would not dare to come to the Beiya to engage in any showy operations.

A few idlers, not necessarily instigated by anyone, were mostly infected and inspired by the atmosphere of the night, and wanted to come to Beiya to spy on the truth and make some contributions.

After thinking about it, Li Tong ordered the blockade of the inner palace area between Xuanwumen and Dayemen, and the Beiya army entered the palace to search for idlers and others.

Catch a few mice first, and then there is a reason to interfere in the affairs of the Southern Province, bargaining and negotiating conditions, if a few people ignore the matter of the Southern Province, then kill them directly without discussing.I've worked so hard all night, it can make you feel like an autumn wind!

Chapter 0471 pay homage to the emperor first, then talk about funeral affairs

On the east side of Da Nei Feixiang Hall, there is an unused palace garden, which was originally a temporary resting place for the palace people to live together and the North Gate army to enter.The emperor's heir, Li Dan's family, is now arranged here.

Long before the arrival of Princess Taiping and the courtiers from the Southern Province, Yang Sixu had been notified by Qianqi and led a group of musicians and palace slaves to leave the area.The Qianqi generals who took over here were only following the orders of the Daiwang, and only deployed defenses on the periphery, not approaching the emperor's heir, so as to avoid being mistaken by the court officials in the southern province as a hostage gesture.

"Where is the heir?"

Princess Taiping, who came from the south, arrived here first, looked at the thousand cavalry commander who was stationed here and asked, and after getting the answer, she went straight to Xianyuan without stopping.

Seeing this, Li Zhaode, Di Renjie and other people in the rear also followed. Of course, before entering, they did not forget to ask the Nanya imperial army who had followed so far to replace Qianqi to defend this place.The Qianqi soldiers also cooperated very well, and soon put away the team and headed for Xuanwu Gate.

Seeing Qianqi's performance like this, Li Zhaode and others felt mixed feelings for a while.The good news is that although there was a big deviation in the plan for this night, the Dai Wang was still able to abide by the agreement and did not prevent them from welcoming the emperor's heir.

What is worrying is that compared to the chaotic and clumsy performance of the Nanya that night, the Beiya has won too much, and there is no chaos or flaws at all.This also shows that Dai Wang has a strong control over the Beiya. The reason why they are allowed to come here to welcome the emperor's heirs is that they have a sense of confidence.

Although Li, Di and the others have their own concerns about the restoration of order, the most important thing right now is to welcome the emperor's heir out of the inner palace and go to the area they can control, so they can only suppress these plans for the time being. .

When the courtiers from the Southern Province entered the inner garden, they saw Princess Taiping striding into the hall, so they all got off their horses and climbed up the stairs.

When Princess Taiping entered the hall, she saw Li Dan, the heir of the emperor, sitting in front of two newly installed screens, surrounded by his wife and children.Although two large candles were lit in the hall, the light was still quite dim, but one could still feel the panic emanating from the family sitting around one place.

"Brother, it's me, I'm here to pick you up!"

Princess Taiping raised her hand and pressed back, signaling the soldiers behind to stop, while she strode forward. When she said this, her eyes were already red.

Humans are not grass and trees, one can be ruthless, and the family relationship is still weak, but compared with the other brothers, Princess Taiping has a deeper relationship with this young brother, not only are they closer in age, but they have spent more time together.

But the current situation was so sensitive before, and Princess Taiping also had her own family to take care of, so she could only bury this affection in her heart and dare not reveal it too much.

At this time, seeing her elder brother who was once the ruler of the world, but now sitting in a shabby palace, even unable to protect his wife and children, there was a sense of helplessness all over his body, Princess Taiping had her own sadness and a sense of freedom. And the desire to protect.

"It's Taiping... My sister, why did you appear here? What happened tonight?"

Sensing that someone entered from outside the hall, Li Dan subconsciously raised his hand and took his wife and children behind him. After seeing clearly that the person who came was Taiping Princess, he was surprised and suspicious.He stood up from the banquet, took a few steps around the case, and subconsciously retreated back to the original spot, his eyes moved quickly between Princess Taiping and the soldiers in the hall.

"Brother, please rest assured, the cloud has cleared, no one can harm you anymore!"

Seeing the emperor's heir's subconscious defensive posture, Princess Taiping felt a pang of pain in her heart. She took two steps back, knelt down on the ground, and said in her mouth: "This night, Shenzhi conspired with the court officials of the Southern Province. King Wei, King Liang, etc. All the thieves who have harmed the country have been put to death! I will come here with the court officials from the Southern Province to welcome you out of the palace, brother."

"Shen, ah, it's the acting king!"

After hearing the words, Li Dan's vision was still full of confusion, but when he heard the word 'out of the palace', his body trembled subconsciously, and he immediately said: "Aunt... Your majesty, is she okay now?"

"Aunt is safe and secure. Shen Zhi won the Xuanwu Gate and is still guarding Aunt's dormitory. Fourth brother, you can rest assured."

Princess Taiping raised her head after answering, not only because of her illusion but also because of the darkness, she saw the emperor's heir frowned quickly.As for the concubines in the rear, the disappointment on their faces was particularly obvious.

Seeing this scene, Princess Taiping's heart tightened, and she said again: "The reason why I transferred my brother to this place is because I am worried that if there is an incident, it may be difficult to take care of everything, and I will not report in detail in a hurry. Please don't mind, brother." .”

"how come?"

When Li Dan heard this, he waved his hands again and again, and at the same time, his face showed a look of melancholy, and he sighed a long time: "It's rare for the young generation to take good care of me, it really makes me feel ashamed! There is a young man like Dai Wang who is brave and brave. , Eliminating thieves and establishing the state is truly a blessing to my family..."

While speaking, another eunuch came into the hall and told the court officials in the southern province to ask for an audience.When Li Dan heard a few names, his eyes were slightly puzzled. After a pause, he smiled again at Princess Taiping: "Living in this deserted palace, my wife and children are in distress. It's not a gift to meet the minister. If you have trouble, sister, please lead your nephews elsewhere temporarily, and give me a share of decency?"

"Brother, don't worry, I will arrange it properly."

After hearing the words, Princess Taiping also nodded subconsciously, and said a few words of comfort before entering, and even more pityful, she personally picked up a little niece who was still in her infancy, and led a dozen guards out of the hall from the side.

But when she walked through the palace corridor and saw Li Zhaode and others entering the palace, her footsteps subconsciously slowed down, and then her pace returned to normal. She handed the niece in her arms to a palace servant, and led the royal heirs and family members into one place. The idle hall is temporarily resettled.

Then Princess Taiping came out again, looking at the palace garden to the west, subconsciously took a few steps in that direction, but stopped soon, with a struggle between her brows and eyes, but finally stopped here.

After Princess Taiping led his family to leave, Li Dan went back to sit in the hall again, and when he saw Li Zhaode and others coming, he had already stood up and walked around the case, stepping forward to support Li Zhaode's arms with both hands, his eyes full of sadness and excitement. Congratulations: "Li Xianggong doesn't need to be too polite..."

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then said again after a while: "It's not easy to see Li Xianggong and all the lords here alone, but, but, thank you all lords!"

While speaking, he took another step back and raised his hands to make a bow.

Seeing this, Li Zhaode and the others rushed to pay their respects, and shouted: "His Royal Highness has lived in the deep garden for a long time, and he has been seldom seen. It is a crime for the ministers! The national thief is punished, and the way to see him is clear. Please His Royal Highness go with the ministers." In the southern province, the courtiers are eager to see sickness."

"They are all members of the same hall, why should you make such a big gift!"

Seeing this, Li Dan hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Zhaode, but Li Zhaode pushed the emperor's heir into the banquet on his knees, and after asking for instructions, he ordered Che Nianyi to drive outside the hall, and everyone supported him from left to right.

When I was sitting in the car, I saw courtiers and soldiers standing upright inside and outside the garden. Although they were still trying their best to control their emotions, some thin bodies under their robes still trembled uncontrollably, and there were two lines in the corners of their eyes. Long tears passed silently.

After boarding the car, Li Dan saw his family members boarding the same car one after another, and Li Dan felt a little relieved in his eyes.

He leaned forward and waved to Princess Taiping who was standing outside the palace road, and when the princess entered, he bent down and grabbed her wrist, and said softly: "I haven't been out for a long time, I am unfamiliar with people, sister will go with me."

"This……"

Princess Taiping was slightly taken aback when she heard the words, she quickly glanced at the ministers driving around the car, then nodded, boarded the car and sat sideways beside her elder brother.

The driver slowly drove away from the leisure garden here, and when he bypassed the Zhenguan Hall and arrived in front of the Daye Gate, Li Dan finally couldn't help being excited, raised his hands to cover his face, and his shoulders twitched.

"Brother, it's all over, is Jitailai..."

Seeing this scene, Princess Taiping felt sore in her nasal cavity, she blinked to disperse the moisture in her eyes, raised her hand to caress her brother's shoulder, and comforted her in a soft tone.

The person in charge of defending Dayemen is still Habayashi Weiquan Nanchan. Seeing that the officials Gongcong entered here from the emperor's heir, he ordered the soldiers to let them go.

Passing in front of the door, Li Dan raised his hand to signal to stop, leaned over to look at Quan Nanchan and asked, "Can Dai Wang come to see him? He has done such a great job for his family and country, so he should meet him face to face." thank!"

After hearing the words, Quan Nan was stunned for a moment, then crossed his hands for a moment and said: "It is inconvenient to complete the ceremony with the armor in his body, please forgive me His Royal Highness! His Royal Highness is in front of His Majesty the Holy Emperor in Gongxianju Yuan. There will be aftermath of chaos, I am afraid I will not be able to come to see you calmly..."

Hearing this, Li Dan couldn't help but glance back at the inner palace area behind.He also suddenly realized that before he left the palace, he should go see his mother out of reason and reason.

With this thought in mind, he turned his head to look at Princess Taiping who was in the same car, and then at Li Zhaode and the others who were supporting the car, but they didn't seem to be aware of this problem.

Without realizing it, of course it is impossible.Even if Li Dan is still half-knowledgeable about tonight's events, he can still think of this question, not to mention the planners and participants.

But Li Dan still did not raise this question in the end, either because of the fear and fear of his mother deep in his heart, or because of other reasons.He raised his hand to untie a plain white ring around his waist, raised his hand and handed it to Quan Nan, and said in a concentrated voice: "The clan survives, and the merit of acting as the king. There is nothing long in the body, but this is the closest thing to express love. Please pass it on to the king. .”

After finishing speaking, Li Dan raised his hand to signal the driver to move on.When he got near the Ming Hall, the east was already pale. Li Dan raised his eyes to see the iron phoenix fluttering on the top of the shrine, and said leisurely, "This shrine is really tall!"

Soon, the car passed the Qianyuan Gate in front of the Ming Hall, and the number of court officials and generals of the Imperial Army seen on the road increased.In the car, Li Dan subconsciously held Princess Taiping's hand, and Princess Taiping leaned slightly, pointing to the people on both sides of the road and patiently telling the emperor their respective identities.

Li Dan listened carefully to Princess Taiping's narration. Although he replaced his third brother Li Xian as emperor in the early years of Chuigong, he never held the power of the king in his hands.In the early years of Chuigong, he would go to court with his mother, but after the Yangzhou rebellion was put down, such opportunities became less and less.

Moreover, it has been nearly ten years since the early years of Chuigong, and the struggles in the court have never stopped in the past few years. Most of the courtiers Li Dan was familiar with are gone, so it can be said that they are all different.

Especially after the courtiers visited him privately last year, he was completely forbidden to meet with the courtiers and was completely detained in the deep palace. He was at a loss as to what the current court situation was like.

The emperor's heir just listened and didn't ask, which made Princess Taiping secretly heave a sigh of relief.She was quite worried, if her elder brother asked Dou Luqin what she wanted, she didn't know how to answer, and when introducing Shiliu to the emperor's heir, she tried to avoid other things as much as possible.

Because of the Doulu Qinwang incident in the southern province, the current situation is still quite chaotic, so the emperor's heir can only be temporarily placed in the political affairs hall in Zetianmen.

At this time, in front of the political affairs hall, more than a dozen ministers were standing and waiting respectfully. When Huang Siyi drove here, they all walked forward with excited expressions.

After the car stopped, Princess Taiping got out of the car first, and helped the emperor's heir down.At this time, a little golden light from the east jumped out of the palace wall, and the morning light fell, which also made the emperor's heir's splendid robe glow with a layer of colorful halo.

"Your Majesty welcomes His Royal Highness!"

Seeing all the ministers prostrating in front of the car, Li Dan felt a little embarrassed, and subconsciously leaned back, but was grabbed by the wrist by Princess Taiping beside him. He nodded and smiled at his younger sister who had accompanied him here, and then stepped forward steadily, clasped his hands together, and said in a concentrated voice: "My lords, please forgive me, I really dare not be alone!"

Even though the emperor's heir said so, the officials still bowed again, and there were many emotional people who had knocked on the ground and sobbed.

The emperor's heir in front of him, said that he was too young to stand tall, but whether it was the temple hair or the short beard under the jaw, there were obvious gray and white mottled, the vertical lines between the two eyebrows were deep, and the shoulders were always unconsciously sandwiched by the side , The chest and back are also slightly bent forward.

Even though the whole person was already bathed in the morning sun, the slightly cramped smile and the slightly pale complexion all revealed a strong and cool aura of deep palace.