The snow fell all night until the hour of Mao was approaching. The heavy snow like goose feathers kept floating, and the snow in the square in front of Tianmen was about a foot thick, and people stood in it.
,The generals lost their knees, and when the biting cold wind was blown, it was really cold. However, the time for the dynasty was approaching, but the officials of the court had nowhere to hide, so they could only tremble.
Standing in the square with such power of heaven and earth, the military generals were better. The body was strong and could still hold on, but the old and weak civil officials were miserable, and their faces were frozen to the point of being iron-cold.
It was usually green, and no one was interested in chatting. The huge square was silent, and the usual noise in front of the morning was gone. Only the north wind was whistling wildly between heaven and earth.
"Look, it's Your Highness, King Ying!"
"The King of Ying is coming down!"
"Ha, it's true that the reputation is well-deserved. It's really amazing, great!"
...
Just as the ministers were already waiting numb, a burst of rapid sound of horse hooves suddenly broke out, and Li Xian led his personal guards to ride on the snow to the outside of the square. The alarmed ministers were naturally in chaos.
After a long discussion, the original dull atmosphere was instantly shattered, and the noise became a whole lot, especially those court officials who had been promoted in recent years were so excited that they could not control themselves. It was nothing else, just because Li
Xian is now the most popular candidate for the Eastern Palace. Once it comes true, it will be half a king. With Li Xian's ability, the ascension of the throne should be just around the corner. If he can get online early, he will be the master of Dragon's skills. Of course
Not all court officials were excited by Li Xian's arrival. Jia Chaoyin, Ming Chongyan, and even Wu Chengsi and other court officials of the Wuhou party did not cheer and discuss, but just exchanged their eyes that were hard to understand in secret.
"Brother Qi, you are here."
The time for court is approaching, and the court officials are excited, but they dare not go out at will. However, the wing king Li Xulun has no such concern. He stepped on the knee-dead snow and grabbed Li Xian's front.
He called out intimately.
"Brother Eighth, it's early."
Li Xian has always been punctual. He actually got up quite early today. He just turned to the imperial prison and delayed it a little late. Fortunately, he finally caught up with the morning court time and was in a mood.
It was good. When he saw Li Xu** coming from afar, he was in a good mood and naturally felt better. He greeted him with a smile.
"Brother Qi, it's getting late. I heard that I've called him, so you'd better hurry up."
After Li Xulun expressed his feelings to Li Xian yesterday, the big burden in his heart had already been completely let go, and he was very relaxed in front of Li Xian, and his joking words blurted out almost without thinking.
"Let's go."
Li Xian was not wary of Li Xulun, the young brother who had completely turned to him. He only had pity and would not care about the slightest disrespect in his words. He just smiled calmly and greeted him.
He strides towards the place where the courtiers gather.
"See Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Wings!"
As soon as they saw the Li Xian brothers walking side by side, the court officials did not dare to neglect them and bowed to each other.
"You guys don't have to be too polite. The time has come, so I'll go to court."
Although Li Xian has not been to court for more than six years, he has never forgotten the court rules. When the shouts of court sounds came, he dared not delay any longer, so he smiled and bowed, so he was kind.
After a sound, he took the lead in raising his foot to the palace gate. Seeing this, the court officials hurriedly followed him in a group and rushed to Deyang Hall. However, Gaozong and his wife had not yet entered the palace, and the ministers and workers were also
I could only stand quietly in the hall and wait. This time I waited for a full incense stick. The snowflakes all over the heads and minds of the court officials turned into water marks at this time, and the official robes were gone.
Wet, sticking to people, it will be as uncomfortable as it will be. Many older ministers can no longer stop trembling, but no one dares to complain, and can only endure this difficulty silently
The chill.
"His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress of the Heavenly Queen is here!"
Waiting for further waiting, finally, with a sharp voice sounding in the back hall, the unbearable waiting finally passed. When the ministers were in a panic, they saw Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu crossing the back hall side by side.
Walked out slowly.
"I will bow to Your Majesty and the Empress of the Heavenly Queen."
Although the ministers were all frozen, when they saw the Gaozong and his wife showing up, no one dared to neglect them and worshiped them all.
"All the ministers are exempted from courtesy, and they will be calm."
Gaozong's complexion was obviously not very good. After walking to the high position, he immediately put his face on his face and said nothing. Instead, Empress Wu raised her hands gracefully and shouted calmly.
"Thank you, your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live long live long live long!"
Over the years, Emperor Gaozong had rarely attended courts. Whenever there was a major dynasty, the descendants of Wu were presided over. The court officials had long been accustomed to the custom of calling him by Wu. After they thanked each other according to the old rules, they would be immediately
The civil and military retreated to both sides of the hall.
Haha, this old thief is so powerful that he really regards himself as the emperor? Although Li Xian is far away in Hexi these years, he has not cut off his ties with the Eastern Capital. He has learned about Empress Wu’s reign.
However, knowing and knowing, but seeing with your own eyes is another matter. At this time, Empress Wu had already brought the rooster Sichen to the extreme, and the ministers and workers had no intention of resisting. They all thanked them so much.
It was smooth, and my heart couldn't help but sink, and there was a faint murderous aura in my heart. It was just that my mind was deep and it was not brought to my face. After echoing the court officials and thanking them, I stood aside without saying a word.
"I will report to Your Majesty, Empress Tian, I have a copy of it."
As soon as the court officials had just arrived, a civil servant in purple robe had already flashed out of the side and reported loudly that this man was Wu Chengsi, the Minister of Justice.
"Your dear friend has a book and will report it."
As soon as he saw Wu Chengsi coming forward to report the incident, Emperor Gaozong's face twitched, but the corner of his mouth moved for a long time, but he didn't say anything. Instead, Empress Wu, who was sitting beside him, drove the first.
Have a mouthful.
"No! It has been 52 days since I was ordered to investigate the case of rebellion in the Eastern Palace. With the full cooperation of the various departments, the whole case has been found out, and more than 14,000 people involved in the case have been detained.
In prison, it was found that the deposed crown prince Li Xianquan was so anxious that he was uneasy in the room, so he colluded with the treacherous slander in the court and started a rebellion. The specific facts are as follows: On the first day of the first 10th year of Yifeng, the deposed crown prince summoned Liu Su, the official of the Eastern Palace, and Fang Quanmi.
In the room, the intention to invade the chaos. On the ninth day of the 10th month of the first year of Yifeng,... Therefore, I think that the deposed crown prince Li Xian attempted to usurp the throne and committed great rebellious acts, and the crimes cannot be forgiven. We should strictly punish the law of our Tang Dynasty and clarify the punishment and the canons.
To serve as a warning to others, I beg your Majesty to issue a clear edict to warn the world!”
Wu Chengsi obviously came prepared and said something endlessly, both presenting facts and introducing the laws of the Tang Dynasty. The previous dynasty practices were used as evidence, and it was clear that Li Xian was to kill him in one fell swoop, and he did not intend to give him a Others left some room for mercy.
"boom……"
Before Wu Chengsi finished speaking, the controversy in the court had already started to make a big deal. It was not that there was anything to be confused about Wu Chengsi's words. In fact, so many days have passed in this case, and insider information has long been After it spread, the court officials knew the case. What really surprised the ministers was that Wu Chengsi made a big fuss at this time and it was obvious that it was not just to make the case as soon as possible. For the reason, one of them is definitely strange. When he recalled the news that Li Xian had been ordered to visit the prison after returning to the Eastern Capital yesterday, the court officials could not help but link these two matters together.
"I will report to Your Majesty, Empress, I think that Mr. Wu has advised you very much, and everyone will be punished by the traitors! I hope your Majesty will judge you!"
"Your Majesty, Empress, I'm sorry!"
"I also agree!"
...
The uninformed court officials were still talking, but the Wu Hu Party, who had already unified the guiding ideology, was very enthusiastic. As soon as Wu Chengsi finished speaking, Jia Chaoyin, Zhou Simao and other officials of the Wu Hu have already been More than 40 people stood up, each of whom was excited and loudly agreed. With a large number of people, there was really a powerful force in the crowd.
When he saw so many court officials standing up and shouting for killing, Emperor Gaozong's already ugly face turned pale in an instant, but even so, he still didn't say anything, but just sat upright in the big seat with a dark face.
"Does Uncle Eight have any opinions on this?"
Empress Wu did not rush to express her opinion, but instead suppressed her hands to stop the chaos of the ministers and threw the topic to King Li Zhen of Yue, who was the chief minister.
"The Empress is clear, and the old minister thinks that since the case has been examined, how to judge the law is based on your own. Everything is up to Your Majesty and the Empress, and the old minister has no objection."
Li Zhen is a cunning man. He can see the root of the drama in front of him, and he also knows what Queen Wu is trying to throw the topic over at this time. However, he doesn't want to express his attitude before the situation is completely clear. He bowed and gave the answer in a very smooth manner. It seemed that he was agreeing with Wu Chengsi's opinion on the judgment. But after careful consideration, he found that this guy actually had no attitude, and he was just in the process of being in the same way. Just perfunctory.
"Well, since Uncle Eight also believes that, it's better to go to the case according to the law. Do you have any objections to your dear friends?"
Empress Wu was determined to tie Li Zhen to his own chariot, so how could he be casually perfunctory? Then she took a slogan out of context and put Li Zhen into a condom without hesitation.
"Qi Zhuan, the child has something to say!"
The descendants of Wu have been exercising the power of the emperor for several years, and their authority is growing more and more. Since she has made a conclusion, even if the ministers and workers have different opinions, they dare not stand up and oppose it at this time. For a moment, the hall was silent, but here it was In the midst of silence, Li Xian stood up high, and immediately made the ministers look at him. The private discussion started to make another big noise...
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