Li Xian knew that Empress Wu would be suspicious once the suggestion between himself and Li Xian came out, but Li Xian didn't care, because he knew very well that with Empress Wu's ruthlessness and meticulousness, even if the two brothers wanted to subvert this relationship. There is absolutely no possibility of the case, and all the clues that should have been wiped out long ago. Even if the two brothers go all out to pursue it, they will not be able to gain anything. In fact, Li Xian really has nothing Planning to pursue this matter, what he wants is very simple, is to take this opportunity to turn this case into a solid case of Wu family rebellion, and kill all the Wu family children here. Of course, if the case can be extended to other Wu family children It would be great if we could catch them all in one fell swoop. As for Empress Wu, in Li Xian's opinion, it was not really a big problem. Li Xian was somewhat sure that Empress Wu would agree with him. After all, as Empress Wu's queen, it was not suitable to be too involved in the case. The killing of the Wu brothers on the spot could be explained by a moment of righteous indignation, but if she was responsible for the trial, it would be difficult. It has blocked the mouths of people all over the world.
"Mother, if the two ladies were killed, my father would inevitably be heartbroken. It would be bad if something happened because of this. I would like to ask my mother to bring her back to the palace. My father's dragon body is the most important thing in everything." Empress Wu was silent for a long time. They didn't even say anything. Li Xian was able to keep his composure, but Li Xian was a little impatient, so he spoke loudly.
"Well, it is rare to see a virtuous son. Both the sons and daughters are filial and filial. The mother should be regarded as the perfect son." Contrary to what Li Xian thought, Empress Wu actually did not care about the material opinions of the people in the world, but she could not help but worry about Gaozong's health. , Li Xian's words obviously hit Empress Wu's Achilles' heel. Concerned in her heart, Empress Wu could no longer remain silent. She looked at the two brothers in front of her with relief and nodded in agreement. , but before Li Xian could secretly feel happy, Empress Wu added another sentence: "This matter is of great concern. Although you brothers are all very smart, you just have little experience, and my mother can't do it, so let Yan Desheng do it." Help me to check it."
"Yes, I will obey my mother's orders!"
Yan Desheng is the eunuch in charge of Yide Hall and one of Empress Wu's confidants. He is left here just to monitor the two brothers Li Xian. There is no need to guess his intentions. With this person here, the two brothers Li Xian can do whatever they want. Obviously it was impossible. The problem was that at this moment, the two brothers could not be tolerated to refuse such an arrangement. In desperation, the two brothers could only exchange a quick look and each bowed and agreed.
"Come here, please drive back to the palace!"
With Yan Desheng restraining the two younger brothers here, Empress Wu thought that there was not much possibility of things going wrong, so she didn't want to stay any longer. She nodded to the Li Xian brothers and prepared to leave the place of right and wrong. Unexpectedly, before the eunuchs and maidens accompanying him could agree to the promise, a miserable howl suddenly rose from the hall, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"Mom, sister, wake up, mother, mother, sister..."
Just when Empress Wu gave the order to return to the palace, Helan Minzhi, who had been petrified since the incident, suddenly seemed to wake up suddenly, screamed, jumped up crazily from behind, and threw himself on The corpses of Helan Minyue and his daughter were lying on the floor in the hall, and they began to scream pitifully. The sound was so shrill that no one could bear to hear it.
"Alas, my son, people die and cannot be resurrected. Just give me your condolences. Come and follow your aunt back to the palace. Your aunt will make the decision for you."
Seeing He Lan Minzhi's heartbroken heart, a complicated look flashed across Empress Wu's face immediately, with one part guilt, two parts pity, and even more intolerance. It was not clear that Empress Wu was sincere.
She still had a different emotion in loving this nephew who was so handsome that he was almost evil. In short, Empress Wu was not as decisive as she was when dealing with the Wu brothers. Instead of scolding him for being disrespectful, she moved lightly and walked behind Helan Minzhi.
, reached out and gently patted He Lan Minzhi's constantly shaking shoulders, and comforted him gently.
"Mom, sister, don't abandon your son, mother, mother..." He Lan Minzhi lost his father when he was young, and he relied on his mother and sister to raise him. The relationship between them is naturally very deep. At this time, the closest
How could He Lan Minzhi hold back the grief in his heart when his relatives died in front of his eyes in such an unexplained way? He just cried loudly and had no time to think about what Empress Wu was talking about.
"Yeah." Seeing He Lan Minzhi going crazy, Empress Wu seemed to feel sad for no reason, and her eye circles were slightly red, as if she was crying, but in the end, she still endured it, but
He said softly and winked at Yan Desheng.
Yan Desheng nodded knowingly, but did not say a word. He just strode behind Helan Minzhi and struck with his right hand, accurately hitting the back of Helan Minzhi's neck. However, after hearing a muffled sound of "pounce",
He Lan Minzhi's shaking body froze suddenly, his eyes turned white, and he slowly fell on the body of the Korean lady.
"Bring Duke Ying back to the palace!" Yan Desheng was obviously a master and extremely confident in his palm power. After the palm was struck, he didn't even look at He Lan Minzhi's body that was so limp that it was lying on the ground. He just flicked his big sleeves.
, with a calm face, he gave instructions to the young eunuchs waiting on the side.
"promise."
Yan Desheng was one of the most obedient eunuchs around Empress Wu. Now that he had given the order, all the eunuchs did not dare to say anything. They all agreed, and the surrounding generals went up and raised their hands in congratulations.
Lan Minzhi's limp body walked out of the hall.
"My sons and ministers are waiting to send my mother off to you."
Seeing that He Lan Minzhi had been carried away, Empress Wu didn't delay any more. She nodded slightly to the Li Xian brothers and led a group of followers out of the hall. Seeing this, Li Xian and others hurried away.
After everyone sent them off respectfully, in a moment, Empress Wu and his entourage, escorted by Yulin officers and soldiers, turned out of Zhaobi and went far away.
"Eunuch Yan has invited me. You are an old man in the palace. Xiao Wang and others should take you as the leader. Please ask Eunuch Yan to come up with a charter for this case tonight. Xiao Wang and others will follow everything." After Empress Wu left,
, Li Xian quickly exchanged a knowing look with Li Xian, then turned sideways, faced Yan Desheng, and greeted with a smile.
"I don't dare. Your Highness is too polite. This old slave is just watching. It's up to your Highnesses to decide what to do." Yan Desheng has been hanging around in the palace for a long time and has long since become a spirit. How can he go to pick up Li Xiansai?
He took a small step away from the approaching hot potato, bowed, and rejected Li Xian's proposal without hesitation.
"Hey, what are you talking about, Eunuch Yan? The queen mother explained it before she left. This matter must be presided over by your elder. We and our brothers will just do it according to your wishes." As soon as Yan Desheng finished speaking, Li Xian immediately stood up.
He also came over and spoke out to Yan Desheng.
"His Royal Highness, King Lu, is joking. This old slave is just a humble person. How dare he be above your two highnesses? This is absolutely unacceptable. If your two highnesses have anything to do, please do it yourself."
At this time, most of the Yulin Army had escorted Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu away. Now the people controlling the situation in the garden were basically the guards of the two kings. Not to mention that Yan Desheng did not have an imperial edict in his hands, even if he had an imperial edict, he would still be in command. If he really takes charge of the second king's men, if he really takes charge of the trial, he will be trapped by the second king. How can Yan Desheng do such a stupid thing? It is obvious that the two princes are digging a hole for them. He jumped, Yan Desheng's heart was really crooked, and he wished he could leave this nest of right and wrong quickly. Unfortunately, Empress Wu had given orders first, so he couldn't get out even if he wanted to, but this was not a problem for the experienced Yan Desheng, but After seeing his calm expression and saying something, he didn't care what the two brothers Li Xian's reaction was, he just bowed and saluted, turned around, walked to a corner of the lobby, sat down cross-legged, and simply closed his eyes.
Ha, this old cunning guy! Seeing that Yan Desheng was showing off his tricks and making it clear that he was trying to cheat, Li Xian laughed and cursed in his heart, but he was so happy that he stopped paying attention to Yan Desheng. Rong looked at Li Xian and said, "Brother Six, it's getting late. The case must be concluded early tomorrow morning. How about starting now?"
"Well, seventh brother's words make sense!" Li Xian blinked knowingly, coughed solemnly, cleared his throat, and then suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Li Long, Wang Kai, Zhang Quan , Sun Sheng listens to the order!"
"The general is waiting!"
Li Long and the other four generals were all Li Xian's favorite generals. They had already been ordered to lead their troops outside the lobby when the Yulin Army withdrew. At this time, they heard the call from their master, so they did not dare to neglect and rushed in one after another. In the lobby, everyone bowed and agreed.
"Listen carefully, everyone. This case tonight is of great importance. In accordance with the decree of my mother, Empress Yi, I must investigate and get to the bottom of the matter. I must find out who among the thieves in the garden is the culprit. Each of you will lead your own troops to capture the innocent gang. Take all the fatherless people and interrogate them separately. Give you three hours to find out the truth. Remember, I only want the truth. You can figure out what to do. I have heard clearly. Huh?" For the sake of confidentiality, Li Xian had not explained anything to his subordinates beforehand. When it came to the trial, Li Xian had to say a few more grand words.
"Promise, I will obey His Highness's orders!"
Li Xian's words were very impressive, but in fact the implications were too conspicuous. The generals were not fools, so how could they not hear the ambiguity contained in these words, so they agreed without hesitation.
"Well, let's go!"
Li Xian looked at the generals and saw that all the generals had understood his hint. He did not want to delay any more. He nodded solemnly and waved his hand to signal the generals to do their own thing. Immediately, the generals rushed out. A commotion suddenly broke out in the lobby and outside the hall, but neither the Li Xian brothers nor Yan Desheng, who was sitting in the corner of the lobby, turned a deaf ear. They were all like wood carvings and clay sculptures, and a strange atmosphere spread in the lobby.