The two brothers Li Xian hurried all the way to the outside of Chengtian Gate. They were just handing over the sign. Before news came from inside, they heard a shout suddenly rang out in the darkness. The two brothers turned around and saw immediately. A large group of eunuchs holding lanterns were surrounding the prince and hurriedly came from behind.
"My brother, please see your brother, the prince."
The two brothers looked at each other quickly, and both saw a strange look in each other's eyes. However, this was not a good time to communicate. Although they were unwilling to do so, they could only greet each other and bowed. Say hello.
"Sixth brother, seventh brother, are you not hurt?"
Li Hong didn't care about returning the gift, and hurried forward, asking in a panic.
"Um."
Li Xian had always been at odds with the prince, and knowing that the prince was pretending, he felt even more unhappy. He was really too lazy to agree, so he just said a dull voice, which was regarded as an answer.
It was fine, but as soon as you came here, didn't this happen? As soon as he saw the fake and anxious look on Li Hong's face, Li Xian felt the urge to scold his mother - so With Li Xian's IQ, how could he not guess Li Hong's purpose? He was just a thief with a guilty conscience and came to explore the truth. Of course, it is one thing to be upset in the heart, but another thing to show off. Li Xianzi could not have done anything out of the ordinary in such an occasion. He could only pretend to be in shock and replied: "Brother Prince, you are here. My brother, my brother barely survived. Alas..."
"Sixth brother, don't be anxious. I will report to my father the emperor for my brother's sake. The whole city will hunt down the traitors. I will never let these two good brothers suffer in vain." Seeing the fearful look on Li Xian's face, Li Hong couldn't help but The ground was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and gave a gentle word of comfort.
"Well, my dear brother, thank you very much for your kindness."
Although the change in Li Hong's face was slight, Li Xian saw it all and guessed the changes in his heart. He didn't know what Li Hong was worried about, so he replied with a double entendre: .
"Look at what the seventh brother said, you and I are brothers. The seventh brother was frightened. As an elder brother, he has no shirk of responsibility. Let's discuss this matter in front of the father. I don't believe that a traitor can rebel against heaven. go!"
Li Hong's mind was very sharp, and he could naturally hear the hidden meaning in Li Xian's words. Although his expression did not change, a glimmer of light flashed across his eyes quickly, and he also responded with hidden words. Li Xian said something.
"The prince's brother is wise."
Li Xianduo was a shrewd person, and he already understood the subtext of Li Hong's words after just one listen. It was nothing more than a hint that everyone has a common enemy like Empress Wu, and there is no need to fight among themselves. Although this is true This theory sounds good, but no matter who was assassinated last time, it is impossible to be happy. Although Li Xian is too lazy to argue with Li Hong, he doesn't want to waste unnecessary words. He answered vaguely.
"Your Majesty has a decree, His Royal Highness King Xuan Lu, His Royal Highness King Zhou will pay an audience at Liangyi Hall!"
Just when the corner of Li Hong's mouth twitched and he was about to say something serious, the eunuch Gao Hesheng led several young eunuchs and hurriedly walked out of the palace gate, walked quickly in front of everyone, and announced loudly Got the will.
"My son, I will accept the order and thank you."
As soon as the imperial edict arrived, the brothers didn't want to talk any more. They hurriedly thanked each other as usual, marched to Chengtianmen in a file, and went straight to Liangyi Palace along the palace avenue. When they entered the palace, their eyes caught the eye.
Then they saw Gao Zongzheng pacing back and forth on the front porch in annoyance, while Empress Wu looked at him with a gentle face and whispered consolation, but they were far apart, and no one could hear Empress Wu's words clearly. Of course,
No one dared to stop and listen carefully, they all hurried to the front porch.
"My sons and ministers have met their father, the emperor, and their mother."
The prince took the lead, followed by Brother Li Xian, who bowed and said hello in unison. Their voices were neat, but the vibrato in their words was very obvious, showing a look of panic that could not be concealed. Not only Brother Li Xian was like this, but also the two brothers.
Even the prince is like this. As for whether they are really afraid or fake, only they themselves know.
"Xian'er and Xian'er are here, are you hurt?"
When Gaozong, who was pacing back and forth rapidly, saw the disciples arriving, his anxious expression couldn't help but soften a little. He didn't even sit down. He strode to the front of the front hall and looked at the Li Xian brothers with concern.
, asked very gently.
"Father, son, minister, son..."
As soon as Gaozong said this, Li Xian, who had already been preparing his emotions, immediately started to cry, his eyes filled with tears, and he choked with sobs as if he was really feeling infinite grievances.
Well done, that's the right way to act! Although Li Xianren lowered his head and did not glance at Li Xian, in fact most of his attention at this moment was on Li Xian, and this was what he was afraid of.
The main character didn't perform well on the spot. When I saw Li Xian acting so well, he looked like a child crying to his parents after suffering great grievances. I couldn't help but feel happy. It's nothing more. I'm happy.
, but Li Xian would not forget the business because of this. As soon as Li Xian finished his performance, Li Xian immediately followed him, grinning, and said in a tearful tone: "Father, my sons and ministers almost never come back, father."
The emperor, his sons and ministers are dedicated to serving the public good, but they are jealous of the villain, so that an assassination is about to happen. It is not pity for the sons and ministers to wait for death. If they miss the mission given by their father and the emperor, they will be responsible for hundreds of deaths.
Father."
"Father, there must be a traitor in Dali Temple who is causing trouble. This is because I don't want my two wise brothers to investigate thoroughly. It seems that such crazy people should be severely punished. I would like to ask my father to make a clear decision!"
Li Hongke became anxious when he heard that Li Xian didn't mention Dali Temple at all. He was afraid that Li Xian would say something unpleasant again, so he hurriedly grabbed it from the side without waiting for Gaozong to speak, full of righteous indignation.
He made a fuss, and the righteous and awe-inspiring look on his face showed that his acting skills were not inferior to those of Lu and Tuesday King.
"Huh? How could it be like this? Xian'er, tell me, I want to know how all this came about." Although Gaozong had been informed and knew about the assassination of the two kings, he didn't know the details.
As soon as he heard the prince's words being so certain, his heart immediately became angry. He scowled, snorted, and asked in an extremely displeased manner.
As soon as Gaozong said this, everyone's eyes were all focused on Li Xian. They were worried, scared, or happy, but one thing was the same, and that was hope.
Not only the prince, but also Li Xian was like this, and so was Empress Wu. However, there was a faint chill in Empress Wu's eyes. Others could not detect it, but Li Xian was sensitively aware of the murderous intent in it, and his heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.
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"My father Mingjian, when my son and his sixth brother were leaving the court, they learned that there was a fire in Dali Temple. They had the errand of their father in their hearts, so they did not dare to neglect it, so they hurried away with the people. When they got to the land, they happened to meet each other.
When they arrived at Jingzhao Mansion Yin Cui Jing, Young Master Chen Renhao and others, after questioning, they learned that Mr. Cui and others had also been notified and had just rushed here. I was relieved to see that Jingzhao Mansion arrived in time.
I was thinking that I should reward the person who reported the message, so I asked Chen Shaoyin to invite the person who reported the message. However, after asking, I felt that there was something fishy in it. When I was confused, I took the person who reported the message.
I wanted to stay here..." Li Xian had already made plans before entering the palace. Even though he felt a little uncomfortable under the spotlight of everyone, he did not panic. He bowed and explained the matter.
He narrated what happened, his voice still vibrating, but his words were spoken smoothly and tightly.
"Why did Xian'er think that the person who reported the news was suspicious? Come and tell me about it." Before Li Xian finished speaking, Empress Wu raised her hand and asked with a slight frown.
"When I returned to my mother, the person who reported the news was named Yan Dandanhe, and he claimed to be a patrol soldier of Jingzhao Mansion. When the fire broke out, he was near Dali Temple. Seeing the raging fire, he rushed back to Jingzhao Mansion to report the news. If you follow this
This statement is not very absurd in theory. However, as far as I know, the fire in Dali Temple broke out at three o'clock in the morning, and the Jingzhao Mansion team arrived at the scene before four o'clock in the morning.
The distance from Dali Temple to Jingzhao Mansion Yamen is about five miles. A round trip is ten miles away. Such a distance, unless Yanhe can fly, otherwise, it is impossible to run back and forth in a moment, which is even more terrifying.
It would take a lot of time to discuss the deployment of troops by the Yamen of Jingzhao Prefecture. Therefore, Erchen thought that there must be something fishy in what Yan He said. His original intention was just to find out the reason for Yan He's lies, but unexpectedly he was killed.
, so that the sixth brother was implicated, and he almost missed the important event of the father and the emperor, and the sons and ministers were frightened."
Li Xian knew very well the purpose of Empress Wu's interruption at this time. It was just to divert the topic so that he could find some flaws, entangle them, and reduce Gaozong's anger. Nothing more. Li Xian didn't respond to this.
I had taken precautions a long time ago, so there was no need to panic, so I calmly expressed my judgment in a very clear and logical manner, and there was no fault at all.
"Father, my seventh brother worked hard to run errands, but he did not deserve this misfortune. In my opinion, since what Yan He said is false, Chen Renhao, the young Yin of Jingzhao Mansion, must be involved. I sincerely ask my father,
Investigate this person thoroughly and bring justice to the sixth and seventh brothers." Li Hong suspected that there was something fishy in Jingzhao Mansion at the beginning. When Li Xian revealed the inside story, he refused to let it go, and did not wait for Empress Wu to come again.
After opening his mouth, he immediately stood up from the side and made some suggestions loudly, continuing to play the role of the indignant "bystander".
"Father, I have learned from you. I think what the prince brother said is true, and I beg your father to make a judgment." Seeing Li Hong express his stance, Li Xian was not willing to lag behind. He immediately hit the snake and put it on the stick, and loudly echoed:
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"I will not spare this arrogant and rebellious person. If anyone comes, go and announce Chen Renhao's arrival immediately!"
Emperor Gaozong could tolerate Empress Wu shielding He Lan Minzhi, and he could also tolerate Empress Wu listening to politics behind the curtain, but he could not tolerate anyone who dared to assassinate his son in the street. He got angry and did not even ask Empress Wu for her opinion, so he roared and quit.
As soon as these words came out, the whole palace was in panic for a while...