"Yes." Pei Yan couldn't help but trembled when he heard this, because he immediately understood the meaning of Empress Wu's words. As long as Li Xian was allowed to ascend the throne smoothly, his power would come to an end, so he naturally knew what to do, so as the emperor
He wrote a posthumous edict in his name: "The funeral will take place on the seventh day, and the crown prince will be placed in front of the coffin. The garden and mausoleum system is based on frugality. Pei Yan is appointed as the Minister of Gu Ming to assist the new emperor in handling government affairs. If there are undecided military and state affairs,
Punished by the Queen of Heaven."
At this time, Gaozong had already lost consciousness. Empress Wu took Gaozong's imperial pen, signed Gaozong's name, and instructed Pei Yan to take Gaozong's seal and seal it. A posthumous edict was thus concocted.
However, Empress Wu did not immediately announce the death of Gaozong. Instead, she claimed that Gaozong suddenly fell seriously ill and that no one was seen. She only ordered Pei Yan to accompany him. At the same time, he ordered General Li Duozuo of the Left Prison Gate and General Gar of the Right Prison Gate.
Gong Ren, the right prison guard Zhonglang General Wu Youji and others sealed the palace, and ordered the right guard general Cheng Wuting to lead his troops to impose martial law on the entire imperial city.
And until everything was deployed, Empress Wu was confident that the whole of Luoyang had been deployed like an iron barrel by her, so she ordered to summon Prince Li Xian, saying that Gaozong was critically ill, and asked him to rush to Luoyang quickly.
But it was said that Li Xian had felt uneasy since Pei Yan left Chang'an, and had sent people to secretly pay attention to Pei Yan's movements. However, after all, it was 800 miles away from Luoyang to Chang'an, and the transmission of news was not convenient, and it was not easy for Pei Yan.
There has been no news since he entered the palace, which made him feel even more uneasy. Especially yesterday, he suddenly felt a cramp in his heart. After being examined by the imperial doctor, there was no problem. However, this made him feel uneasy.
More confused.
"Now it seems that something must have happened in Luoyang." Li Xian thought silently for a long time and suddenly said.
"No, at this critical moment, I must go to Luoyang in advance to personally inquire about the relevant information, and then adapt to the situation and respond accordingly."
Thinking of this, Li Xian suddenly stood up. Just as he was about to ask Dou Xiantong to explain, he heard the chamberlain Gao Cheng say: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has sent someone to convey the order."
"The decree came unexpectedly. It seems that something big happened in Luoyang this time. What big thing could happen at this time? Could it be the emperor..." Li Xian's heart suddenly sank, knowing that something must have happened to Gaozong.
After a while, the edict was announced to the public by the little chamberlain, saying that Emperor Gaozong suddenly fell ill and his condition was extremely serious. Prince Li Xian rushed to Luoyang to see him.
When Li Xian heard the call, he was even more confused: "My father was fine a few days ago, so why did he get sick when he said he was sick? Also, since it was my father who was sick, why didn't there be any news from my informants in the palace? Now it seems that it should be
It's my queen mother's fault. It seems that she blocked the news in advance. Huh, is your method useful? I am now the designated heir of the Tang Dynasty. Even if you are capable, do you still dare to destroy me? "
Since there is a summons in the palace, Li Xian naturally has to rush to Luoyang immediately. He has just fulfilled his wish, so there is no need to make any arrangements in advance. However, Li Xian knows that if Gaozong has any shortcomings, then he will do it this time.
Going to Luoyang meant breaking into the dragon's pond and tiger's den. Although he was skilled in martial arts, it was not easy to ensure his own safety, so Li Xian secretly put on soft armor, and secretly wrapped a soft sword around his jade belt, and fought with
At the same time, he also brought fifty of the most elite guards in the palace. These fifty guards were all masters of the Tang Sect. They had been trained by Zhang Wuchen for ten years. Although their martial arts skills had not reached the level of first-class masters in the world, they were still comparable.
Li Xian believed that as long as he had their protection, he could break out of the siege even if he was besieged by tens of thousands of troops.
Of course, Li Xian also knew that if Empress Wu was really determined to kill them, even ten times as many people would not be enough, because no one could survive the crossbow attack.
But if Empress Wu really did this, Li Xian wouldn't mind supporting her at the critical moment. Although he would be suspected of matricide, by that time, Li Xian couldn't control so much. He would rather kill the woman.
People don't want her to harm the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Li Xian also asked Dou Xiantong to leave for Luoyang afterwards, because there is also a branch of Infernal Affairs in Luoyang. If she personally takes command, she can still play a certain cooperative role when Li Xian has no time to clone.
In fact, Li Xian still has a lot of hidden forces in Luoyang, but now the incident happened suddenly, and Luoyang is now under martial law, so it is not that easy to contact them. If something unexpected happens, we can only hope.
I cooperated with their initiative.
Now Li Xianzhen was extremely anxious. On the one hand, he was worried about the current situation, and on the other hand, he was also deeply worried about Gaozong's health.
Although Gaozong had a cowardly temperament and soft ears, it cannot be denied that he was definitely a good father. His love for Li Xian, as well as his trust and support for Li Xian in the later period, fully qualified him to be a good father.
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Therefore, the relationship between Li Xian and Gaozong was very sincere, which was really rare in the royal family that did not care about family ties but only about interests.
Because of the speed of the horse and the fact that the sweat-blooded horse under him is a real thousand-mile horse that can travel thousands of miles in a day, and the thirty guards under his command are also riding good horses, and each of them has three horses.
So Li Xian and his guards only took one day and one night to arrive in Luoyang.
It was already dark by this time, and Li Xian hurried into the palace under the cover of night, but was blocked outside the palace gate.
"I am the crown prince, how dare you to intercept me!" Li Xian saw that his previous freedom of movement in and out of the palace had been intercepted, he couldn't help but feel angry and shouted in a deep voice.
But I saw the general guarding the gate saying expressionlessly: "Your Highness, please forgive me. The generals and others are only acting according to orders, so they dare not act independently. What's more, the palace is strictly forbidden now, and the Queen of Heaven has issued a strict order not to let anyone go in the middle of the night."
People, no matter who they are, so even though the general knew it was His Royal Highness, he did not dare to open the door."
When Li Xian heard this, he knew something must have happened in the palace. He couldn't help but snorted, and immediately stepped forward, asked for a spear from a soldier, and threw it towards the palace wall, and saw the spear pierce the palace wall immediately.
Within, Li Xian then raised his energy and leapt forward, landing on the spear shaft with both feet. With another use of strength, he leaped onto the tower, then pulled out the sword from his waist and thrust it directly in front of the general's throat.
, shouted in a deep voice: "Open the door quickly, or I will kill you immediately."
The general's face suddenly turned pale, and he had no choice but to order the palace gate to be opened and let Li Xian's guards into the palace gate. (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!