"Haha, brother, please rest assured, am I, Li Xian, unprepared? I know the most common tricks I, the Queen Mother, use. Although not every trick has a preventive method, it makes me anxious.
, I will definitely take that step without hesitation, I am not two useless brothers, I cannot just watch my splendid country of the Tang Dynasty fall into her hands."
After Wu Neng left, Li Xian sighed softly and uncovered the veil that the assassin leader was covered with. Only then did he realize that the other person was actually the eunuch Liu Deqiang who was accompanying Li Xian!
"No wonder I have to hide my voice. It turned out to be an eunuch. But I didn't expect that Liu Deqiang was also a disciple of Li Chunfeng. It seems that this person does have good intentions. But even if you have all kinds of calculations, you will end up with nothing."
It must be a big dream."
Li Xian snorted in his heart and shook his head secretly. After waiting for a while, he saw Wang Jun leading a large group of people in front of him.
"Your Highness, are you okay?"
"Your Highness, I have frightened you."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, I and others are unfavorable in escorting you, and your crime deserves death."
…
Those who were drinking in the banquet hall and courtyard just now heard that Li Xian was attacked, and they all ran to the back garden. Under the light of torches, they saw that there were all dead bodies wearing night clothes. They couldn't help but be shocked, especially
Qu Tuguan, the governor of Yingzhou, was even more embarrassed when he saw this scene. After all, this place was his defense zone, and the thieves actually attacked and killed the Crown Prince here. Fortunately, Li Xian was fine. If something happened to Li Xian,
, then his head will definitely move.
So Qu Tuquan, the governor of Yingzhou, immediately ordered a search angrily, and no matter what, he had to search for clues related to the assassin, such as who was the mastermind, who took the assassin in, who was the assassin's guide, etc.
However, Li Xian stopped Qu Tuquan's approach and said slowly: "There is no need to exert any more effort. The thief is dead. I'm afraid all the clues have been cut off. But the leader looks familiar. I wonder if any of you know him."
know?"
After hearing the words, everyone looked in the direction Li Xian pointed. Most people didn't recognize him, but a few people could recognize it, especially the East Palace guards around Li Xian. When they saw the man, they said directly:
"Isn't this thief Liu Deqiang, the chamberlain beside the Queen of Heaven? Why was he the one who assassinated His Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Damn it, who is the instigator of this?"
"this……"
When a guard asked such a question unintentionally, everyone fell silent, because the answer was very clear. Which of the chamberlains around the Queen could instruct?
Some people even looked a little pale. It was not that they had any connection with the assassin, but that they realized that they were invisibly involved in the party struggle between the Crown Prince and the Queen of Heaven. They suddenly felt anxious about attending the banquet today.
The decision expressed regret.
Of course, some people among them quickly made up their minds to testify for Li Xian and follow Li Xian. These people included those who had long been dissatisfied with Empress Wu, as well as those who admired Li Xian such as Wang Jun. Of course,
Including Qu Tuquan, the governor of Yingzhou, who was originally in a neutral position, because Empress Wu's assassination almost cost him his head, he turned to hate Empress Wu, and then decided to join Li Xian.
In fact, Qu Tuquan is not an ordinary person. His father is the founding general of the Tang Dynasty. Duke Qu Tuquan of Jiang can be regarded as a family of famous generals. Although his military ability is not very high, he represents a family of military generals.
This gesture will bring unimaginable benefits to Li Xian.
Of course, Li Xian didn't realize this. He just wanted to use Liu Deqiang's dead body to disgust Empress Wu, and warned the other party that this little trick you used is of no use to me. It can only steal a chicken but not lose it.
Put the rice.
In addition, Li Xian also wanted to see what kind of explanation Empress Wu would give him.
A few days later, the memorial of Li Xian's assassination was passed to the Political Affairs Hall. The prime ministers in the Political Affairs Hall launched a large-scale debate around this matter. With the help of new people, this matter spread.
Throughout the streets and alleys of Luoyang, almost everyone was discussing this incident that caused an uproar.
At the morning meeting the next day, all the ministers were discussing this matter in low voices, and the face of Empress Wu who was sitting in the upper position was also gloomy and terrifying.
Empress Wu was furious in her heart, secretly scolding Liu Deqiang for being a waste. After gathering so many masters, he still couldn't kill Li Xian, and even exposed his identity. Now Li Xian actually brought the matter to the court. This made
How should she step down?
"Dear ministers, let me tell you, who is so bold as to send someone to assassinate Xian'er? This is me, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, and the general manager of the march of Hebei Province. To be assassinated by a young man with such a status is really unbelievable.
This is extremely hateful. If we don't get to the bottom of it, how can we, the Tang Dynasty, be ridiculed by the people of the world?" Empress Wu's face was so gloomy that he could shed tears, but he could only ask first.
But I heard Zhongshu Ling Xue Yuanchao say first: "Your Majesty, the Empress of Heaven, the ministers and ministers discussed it with the officials in the political affairs hall, and concluded that the mastermind behind this matter must be a Khitan. Your Majesty, please think about it.
Before this, the Khitan leader Li Jinzhong, no, it was Li Jin that destroyed his entire army of 100,000 men, and Li Jinmie himself was also killed. The new leader of the Khitan, Sun Wanzhan, must have hated His Highness the Crown Prince, so he secretly sent a killer to pretend to be me.
People from the Tang Dynasty launched an assassination attempt on His Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong rebelled before, causing Wu Yizong to suffer such a disastrous defeat. Empress Wu hated them very much and decreed that Li Jinzhong be changed to Li Jinming, and Sun Wanrong was changed to Sun Wanzhan.
But I heard Du Shenyan, the imperial censor, sneered and said: "I wonder what kind of idiots Xue Xiang discussed it with? He actually came to such a ridiculous conclusion. If Sun Wanzhan was deliberately retaliating, why did he die in the hands of His Highness the Prince?
The assassin leader turned out to be Liu Deqiang, the chamberlain next to the Queen of Heaven? Could it be that Liu Deqiang, who was deep in the palace, colluded with Sun Wanzhan? If Sun Wanzhan extended his hands into the palace, would it mean that the relationship between His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven was
Safety is not guaranteed? Prime Minister Xue, don’t say this casually, it will cause riots.”
"You, Du Shenyan, you are so brave, you dare to talk nonsense, not only insult the truth, but also point the finger at the Queen of Heaven! Let me ask you, who gave you such courage?" Xue Yuanchao heard this
Yan couldn't help but became furious, pointed at Du Shenyan and shouted sternly.
But Wang Bo, the Prince of the State, sneered and said: "Xue Xiang's words are wrong. Du Yushi just said that Liu Deqiang, the chamberlain around the Queen of Heaven, deliberately murdered His Highness the Crown Prince. What does this have to do with the Queen of Heaven? You are so confident in your words.
Saying that Du Yushi pointed the finger at the Queen of Heaven, I really don’t know what’s going on in your head, can’t you understand people’s words?”
"You, the Empress of Heaven, Wei Chen did not mean this, Wei Chen just..." Xue Yuanchao was a little flustered by Wang Bo's accusation, and he quickly explained.
"Okay!" Seeing that Xue Yuanchao's performance was becoming more and more unsatisfactory, Empress Wu couldn't help but frowned, stopped the other party's words, and then said gently to Du Shenyan and Wang Bo: "According to the wishes of the two ministers, this matter should be taken seriously
How to deal with it?” (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!