When people get old, their sleep is shallow, and their body is weak, so they can't stand the disturbance. Emperor Gaozong has been used to sleeping alone in recent years and never has to sleep with others. Even Empress Wu is no exception. At this time,
There was no palace maid and eunuch accompanying him. Only Emperor Gaozong lay alone on the wooden couch with a thick brocade blanket, sleeping in a dizzy state, his old face was full of wrinkles, and his two-dimensional
The eyebrows were slightly locked, under the slightly black eyelids, the eyeballs were buzzing from time to time, as if they had dreamed of something bad.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Amid the sound of footsteps, Cheng Denggao, with a helpless face, tiptoed out from behind the screen, looked up at Gao Zong who was sleeping soundly, swallowed hard, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out his face.
His expression of horror quickly grabbed the couch and called out twice in a hurry.
"Um!"
What Emperor Gaozong was most annoying was that someone was making trouble while sleeping. At this moment, he was suddenly awakened from a time of nightmares. He was no longer very good. When he opened his eyes, his anger became erect and he was extremely impatient.
He turned over and snorted heavily.
"Your Majesty, something big happened. Ming Chongyan and Doctor Ming were assassinated in the mansion!"
When Cheng Denggao saw that Emperor Gaozong was about to have an attack, he did not dare to delay any delay and quickly reported the news of Ming Chongyan's death.
"Ah, how could this be? Who did it?"
Emperor Gaozong was very fond of Ming Chongyan. When he heard that Ming Chongyan was assassinated, he became anxious and did not bother to scold Cheng Denggao for causing trouble. He asked in surprise.
"I don't know."
Although Cheng Denggao wanted to say that this was done by the Eastern Palace, he had no courage when he spoke, and he just responded with a hint.
"I don't know? Humph, I don't know, I don't know what I'm going to do to me. Get out, don't you call Mei Niang, it's useless! Useless!"
Emperor Gaozong was woken up by a quarrel halfway through sleep. He was already in a state of irritability. When he was stimulated by Ming Chongyan's death, he became even more irritable. No matter whether Cheng Denggao was innocent or not, he would stomp his feet and scold him.
"No, I obey the order."
Although I had expected this result after waking up Gaozong, when Gaozong was furious, Cheng Denggao was still frightened and trembled all over, fearing that Gaozong would take his anger on him in anger, so he dared not be in the dormitory.
He was so stunned that he responded quickly and left the room as if he was running away.
"I have seen Your Majesty."
Shortly after Cheng Denggao went, Empress Wu had arrived. As soon as she saw Emperor Gaozong who was paced back and forth in the dormitory anxiously, a trace of splendor flashed through her eyes, but she was not in a hurry to speak out.
, but walked forward slowly and respectfully blessed with blessings.
"Mei Niang is here just in time. I heard that Ming Chongyan was killed in the mansion, but I wonder if it is true?"
Emperor Gaozong has been used to relying on Empress Wu over the years. When he saw Empress Wu had arrived, his mood suddenly felt a little relieved. However, his anxiety did not decrease much because of this. He did not scream, and he yelled in a hurry.
He started asking questions.
"Reply to Your Majesty, this is true. I heard the news this morning that I have sent someone to the scene. The details have not been known yet. I just heard that the thief broke into the Ming Mansion for a very short time and did not rob/rob property. The attack was extremely cruel.
It should be a revenge!"
Although it had been a while since I learned the news, Empress Wu's heart still felt so painful that she wanted to avenge Ming Chongyan, which laid a foreshadowing in her words.
"Revenge? Does Doctor Ming have any death grudges? Well, this..."
When he heard the word "revenge" and the emperor's brows rose, as if he had guessed the subtext in Wu Hou's words, but he couldn't believe it. He pondered and said half of the words before he could not speak.
"The Ming doctor has always been cautious in his actions and rarely commits evil to others. In addition, he has high martial arts skills, how many people can assassinate him in the world?"
Empress Wu was cruel to "frame" Li Xian, but she did not say it directly, but vaguely suggested that she had made up her mind to ask Emperor Gaozong to infer the result himself.
"Well, it's better to investigate this matter first. Come and pass on my order. All the officials above the fourth rank and above will come to Xuanzheng Hall to discuss matters!"
Emperor Gaozong was not stupid. He could hear that Empress Wu was alluding to Li Xian. He himself had such suspicion. However, even though he was suspicious, Emperor Gaozong refused to make a random decision. He frowned. He raised his tone and shouted.
Emperor Gaozong's order was very light, just a word of skill, but the eunuchs at the bottom were busy, not for anything else, just because today was Xunfu, except for a few court officials on duty. Most courtiers are taking vacations at this moment, and it is not easy to notify people one by one. However, as soon as the order is made, no one dares to delay it, so the whole thing is The capital was in chaos, and a group of courtiers who received the order flocked to the Daming Palace. The entire avenue was full of traffic and it was very noisy. Seeing this, the people in the capital were all panicked and rumors flew all over the city.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is here!"
Emperor Gaozong summoned him, and the court officials did not dare to neglect them. They rushed to Xuanzheng Hall early, gathered together in groups of three or five, and stumbled on Ming Chongyan's death. The hall was full of The buzzing sound was just as he was talking about it, a shout suddenly sounded, and Li Xian, who was dressed in neat court uniforms, had slowly walked into the hall.
"I'm going to see His Highness the Crown Prince."
When Li Xian arrived, the ministers and workers did not care about the controversy and bowed to the public.
"I'll let you go."
Li Xian's face was very solemn, and there was no smile at all. He just nodded his head calmly to the court officials' salute, gave a casual command, and then walked towards Jindunzi under the wall, lifted his clothes. The hem of the robe sat down expressionlessly.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Seeing that Li Xian's expression was wrong, the officials and workers did not dare to talk nonsense anymore. They bowed and thanked each other, stood at their own positions, waiting for the arrival of Gaozong and his wife, but just glanced at them. Li Xian's eyes couldn't help but look a little strange, because all the court officials knew that Li Xian was evil and Chongyan, and had enough means to kill him. There was inevitably some guess in his heart, but no one had the courage to do so. When Li Xian said this in his face, he could only be silent for gold.
"His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress of the Heavenly Queen is here!"
In a strange silence, Cheng Denggao's sharp shout suddenly sounded at the corner of the back hall, and then he saw Gaozong and his wife walking out with a solemn expression.
"I'm going to pay a visit to His Majesty the Emperor and Empress of the Heavenly Queen."
As soon as they saw that Gaozong and his wife had arrived, all the ministers and workers did not dare to neglect and went there to worship each other.
"Forgive."
Emperor Gaozong waved his hand irritably and shouted impatiently.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
When Gaozong said that his tone was wrong, the court officials couldn't help but mutter, but no one dared to show any rudeness at this time. They could only thank each other with all their hearts and fall back. In situ.
"All my dear friends should know that last night, a thief broke into the palace of the counselor Ming Chongyan, and acted assassination. Such a despise of the court should not be ignored. My dear friends should be treated as if they were to be ruthless. What good strategies do you have? I will come out."
After Emperor Gaozong left his seat, he did not speak anymore. Instead, Empress Wu stood up suddenly, looked around His Highness with a gloomy face, and spoke in anger.
"What the Empress said is very true. I think this must be caused by the traitor, and it is a bad act of disrupting our court. It can be said that it is a great crime. We must be able to investigate thoroughly to find out the mastermind behind the scenes and return it to our court. The hall is clear and clear!”
As soon as Empress Wu finished speaking, Jia Chaoyin stood up and agreed with righteous indignation.
"Well, Jia Xiang's words are the way to plan the country. I deeply agree with it. This case has a serious consequence and must be investigated and dealt with quickly. My dear, who can take on this important task?"
Empress Wu obviously agreed with Jia Chaoyin's words, and before the other officials could make suggestions, she had already made great affirmation.
"The Empress is aware of the story. The old minister thinks that this case is strange and strange. It is not enough for those who are not wise and powerful. Even if it is involved in the court, it is necessary for those who are prominent to be able to support the battle. Therefore, the gentle minister thinks it is the main trial. The only person is His Highness!”
Jia Chaoyin said a reason passionately and unexpectedly elected Li Xian as the chief judge.
“Buzz…”
Jia Chaoyin's proposal was really strange. Most of the court officials unexpectedly failed, and the noise of chaos immediately became loud.
"Your Majesty, Empress, I think Jia Xiang is very serious. His Royal Highness comes to preside over the trial of the case. We will definitely solve the case quickly. I beg Your Majesty, Empress will make a decision!"
"Your Majesty, the Empress, the Crown Prince has repeatedly solved strange cases and has always made clear decisions. This important task must be safe!"
"I'm going to discuss it!"
"I also agree!"
...
Before the officials and workers could clearly discuss it, they saw that Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi and others from the Wuhou party all stood up and all suggested supporting Jia Chaoyin's proposal. The support was too strange. If they didn't know Inside the story, I'm afraid I really think these people are Li Xian's loyal party. Of course, the eyes of all the ministers and workers are all sharp and will not be confused by such illusions, but the inner ones are The doubts and confusion became deeper, and the controversy sounded even louder. However, Li Xian seemed to be very steady. The old god was sitting upright on the ground, neither refuting nor refuting. I stood up and thanked me, just listened calmly, as if it was nothing to do with me.
"Well, what the beloved ministers said is very much, and I also have this intention. Xian'er, all the beloved ministers think that you can be competent for this case. I wonder if you dare to do it?"
After the Empress Wu let the court officials discuss a lot for a while, she pressed her hands and signaled the court officials to calm down. She looked at Li Xian, who was sitting upright in front of the wall, and spoke calmly. As soon as this was said, The eyes of the court officials in the hall immediately focused on Li Xian, and the hall was filled with strange tranquility...