Gao Tian noticed that although the expressions of everyone in the palace had not changed much, their physical reactions were completely different - although the prince's face remained unchanged, his breathing had obviously slowed down a lot, and he was obviously secretly relieved.
Li Xian's expression was equally dull, but the unconcealed sparkle in his eyes revealed his excited heart. Needless to say, compared to the prince, Li Xian was a whole level behind in acting. As for Empress Wu,
Well, he also didn't express anything special. He sat quietly without any intention to dissuade Gaozong. He just glanced at Li Xian inadvertently with a slight chill in his eyes, which was very light and so light.
People can't detect it, but for people with keen senses like Li Xian, they can tell something fishy at the first touch, and their hearts can't help but feel a little heavy.
No, the old thief has murderous intent! As soon as he sensed Empress Wu's eyes, Li Xian couldn't help but tremble slightly, and his mind suddenly started to spin like lightning - murderous intent, this is unshakable
Although the murderous intention was very weak, Li Xian knew that Empress Wu had really murderous intentions. Li Xian did not think that he could fight against the evil Empress Wu alone with three generations of experience. How should he deal with such a crisis?
It became Li Xian's first priority to solve the problem.
Reconciliation? That's not possible. At this point, even if Li Xian wants to reconcile, Empress Wu will never show any mercy. What's more, Li Xian has never had the idea of reconciliation at all, not for anything else.
In order not to repeat the mistakes of his previous life, Li Xiandu had to do his best to defeat Empress Wu. Unfortunately, his current strength was too meager and it was difficult for him to support this important task. How could he rely on the help of his brothers?
Obviously it doesn't work. Not to mention that the crown prince is unreliable, even Li Xian is the same. In Li Xian's opinion, if he is really in trouble, the two of them can at most just wail a few words indifferently.
As for reaching out to rescue him, that was absolutely impossible. All Li Xian could rely on was his own experience and strategy.
There is no way to do it, but there are several obstacles that give Li Xian a headache - the first is how to clean up the current mess in order to achieve a result that can cut off Empress Wu's arm and get benefits into his own hands.
, here we not only have to guard against Empress Wu's desperate counterattack, but also have to deal with the prince's envoys, and we have to take into account Li Xian's thoughts. Of course, we also have to satisfy Gaozong, which can be said to be four eggs.
Dancing, if you are not careful, you will lose everything. Li Xian cannot help but be careful; secondly, that is how to get Empress Wu and Gaozong to Luoyang as soon as possible. It is best to make these two
The person did not return to the capital for a long time, thereby gaining a relatively relaxed time and environment for himself. Li Xian had already had a way to deal with this in his mind, but it involved a lot. Whether it could be successfully realized
Between the two, and moreover, the timing of this is also open to question. It will not work if it is too early. After all, the Dali Temple case must be explained to the world. It will not be wrong if it is too late. If Empress Wu takes action in advance,
Li Xian was afraid that he would have to shed a layer of skin even if he didn't die. How to control this made Li Xian very worried. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but become annoyed, and he didn't want to listen.
There, Li Xian exaggeratedly described the danger of being assassinated, and fell into deep thought alone.
"Your Majesty, something serious has happened. Chen Renhao, the young commander of Jingzhao Mansion, committed suicide by drinking poison out of fear of crime!"
Gao Hesheng, who was ordered to summon Chen Renhao, left quickly and came back quickly. Before Li Xian could finish reporting his distress story, he saw Gao Hesheng running in from outside the palace with a worried look on his face and reporting in a trembling voice.
"What? How could this happen? I, I..."
When Emperor Gaozong heard that Chen Renhao was dead, he was dumbfounded and stuttered at a loss. His whole body was stunned.
"How's the situation? Tell me!"
Not only Gaozong was dumbfounded, but all three princes were stunned, even Li Xian was no exception. No one expected that things would turn out to be such a shocking scene. The only one who could remain calm was Empress Wu.
, Seeing that everyone was stunned, Empress Wu asked in a cold voice.
"Your Majesty, I was ordered to go to Chen Shaoyin's house to announce the summons. I just arrived at the end of the field. Before I could enter the door, I heard the sound of crying from the sky and the earth. When I went in, I realized that Chen Shaoyin was already drinking in the study.
After drinking poisonous wine, he died a long time ago. After being informed by his family, the slaves and others found out that he died out of fear of crime and left a suicide note. The slaves have taken it and asked the empress to read it." After Empress Wu said this, Gao Hesheng became more confident.
Not daring to neglect, he quickly took out a letter from his wide sleeves, raised it high above his head, and stated it in a nonchalant manner.
"Send it up!"
Empress Wu frowned slightly, and her face instantly became gloomy, but her voice was still as steady as before. She raised her hand indifferently, and Gao Hesheng hurriedly ran up to the front door and handed over the letter in his hand.
It was handed over to Empress Wu.
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
Empress Wu held the letter in her hand, but she was not in a hurry to see what was inside. Instead, she stood up calmly, handed the letter to Gaozong, and said softly.
"Oh, okay, okay."
Emperor Gaozong came back from his sleepwalking state, answered two random questions, picked up the letter, took out a piece of paper filled with small characters, spread it out, and quickly browsed it under the light of the palace.
Once again, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely ugly. At the end, he snorted heavily and squeezed the letter with his hands, as if he wanted to tear the letter into pieces, but when he got there, he endured it and just threw the letter to Empress Wu angrily.
He stopped, minding his own business and paced hurriedly on the front porch. The heavy breathing made the three princes standing below feel a little cold in their hearts. They were confused and didn't know what all this meant.
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"Your Majesty, since the matter has happened, it must be handled properly. Otherwise, it may be detrimental to the court." Empress Wu smoothed away the letter that had been crumpled by Gaozong, and scanned it with a frown.
Finally, he sighed deeply, looked at Gaozong who was full of anger, and comforted him softly.
"How dare this bastard do such an evil thing in order to get ahead. His crime is unforgivable. I cannot forgive him. Do you really think that death will be enough? Hmph, I want to destroy his three clans!" Empress Wu refused to persuade her to return.
Well, after being persuaded, Gaozong immediately exploded, gritted his teeth, and roared sinisterly, with a terrifying look on his face.
"Father, please calm down. The exact nature of the matter remains to be discussed. Please forgive me for not being clear. I hope my father will give you detailed information."
Seeing Gaozong's sudden outburst, the three princes couldn't help but look at each other, and they all became suspicious of Chen Renhao's death. The difference was that the Li Xian brothers held it back in unison.
He had the urge to ask questions, but as the prince, Li Hong could not pretend to be deaf and dumb at this time, so he could only bite the bullet and ask.
"Look at it all, take a good look at it, huh, I'm so angry!"
Gaozong was obviously very angry. He did not look good because the person who asked the question was the prince. He waved his hands impatiently and shouted angrily. When Gao Hesheng saw this, he did not dare to neglect and turned sideways hurriedly. He looked at Empress Wu and carefully asked for instructions with his eyes.
"Well, just pass it on." Empress Wu said indifferently, raised her hand, raised the letter, and gave an indifferent order.
"Yes, I obey." Gao Hesheng responded, carefully took the letter from Empress Wu with both hands, trotted down to the front hall, and handed the letter into the hands of the prince.
"this……"
The prince almost grabbed the letter from Gao Hesheng and scanned it quickly. His face suddenly brightened up, and he became red and white in turns and was speechless. Li Xian, who was standing aside, was speechless for a long time when he saw the prince. He didn't hand over the letter, so he couldn't help feeling annoyed. He leaned over regardless, and when he looked up, his face instantly turned the color of pig liver. The strange expressions of the two brothers complemented each other in a wonderful way, but Li Xian had no intention of appreciating it, and his heart felt heavy for a while - without looking, Li Xian had already guessed the content of the letter, and even guessed the strangeness behind it!
"There are such evil people in the world, and such evil deeds are beyond the reach of heaven and earth!"
The prince was silent for a long time, suddenly shook his head, and said something with emotion. Then, regardless of the expression of Li Xian standing next to him, he handed the letter to the silent Li Xian with a sullen face. The movement was very natural, but in the moment of handover, not only did he give Li Xian a quick suggestive look, but his hand also moved quickly in Li Xian's palm a few times.
After? Hey, it seems that the prince has also seen the crux of the problem. He is obviously better than that stupid boy Lao Liu! Li Xian felt that the prince drew "after" on his palm. Cursive script, he immediately knew that Li Hong had seen through this situation, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. However, his face was still very calm, with no expression at all. He silently took the letter and looked at it carefully. .
Sure enough! Hey, what a trick to cut off the tail of a gecko. This move of throwing away the car to protect the handsome man is really beautiful! Li Xian only glanced at the letter and saw that Chen Renhao's final letter not only admitted that he sent people to burn down the Dali Temple case. The charges filed on file further prove that this move was motivated by a desire for meritorious service, in an attempt to rely on me to solve the case in order to win favor. When it came to Yan He, he was under his instructions in order to deceive the public, and also claimed that he really set fire to it. The people from Dali Temple have been silenced by him. All of this has been basically expected by Li Xian. There is nothing surprising. What really makes Li Xian feel uncertain is the true intention of Empress Wu. ——Whether a strong man cuts off his wrist or a gecko's tail is cut off, for Empress Wu, it is a sacrifice, or it is not an exaggeration to say it is a compromise. If it is just to settle the assassination case, then the sacrifice is too big. After all, This move can easily chill the people under his command, but any politician will never use it lightly until the last moment. In this case, it is very questionable what Empress Wu's thoughts are. It is Li Xianzhi who can do it for a while. Hui couldn't feel Empress Wu's pulse, so he had to use the letter as a cover to think quickly...