Empress Wu's face turned pale, and with a trembling voice, she stopped Tongtong, who was on the verge of rage.
Li Xian was beaten until he curled up on the ground, holding his stomach, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth, which showed how heavy the hand was.
Lin Yutong stopped and looked at Empress Wu.
Empress Wu slowly closed her eyes, and then slowly sat down, "Li Xian is the crown prince, and he is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. You can't be so...so presumptuous!" After saying that, he called people: "Draft the decree, Prince Xian died suddenly.
And died, now in accordance with the rules of establishing a direct descendant, Li Xian is appointed as the crown prince..." After saying that, he looked behind him at the Secretary Cheng, "Quickly go!"
yes!
The officials left quickly! Everything was prepared today, and they were all arranged by Empress Wu.
Lin Yutong was speechless, and only went to see Li Xian, who had already fainted. Now, Empress Wu could not argue, and called Li Xian a 'sudden death', which completely eliminated the possibility of Li Xian. Although the person is still alive, but
There is no more Li Xian.
Li Zhi said of Liu Ren: "Watch people and draw up decrees."
What is the purpose?
"Give the Princess of the Kingdom the Emperor's Sword, and let the Princess assist the government... Hurry! Go quickly!"
Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi, and Li Zhi's chest was covered in blood. His eyes were dark and he could not see anything.
The imperial edict was drawn up and brought over. Empress Wu used her seal to stamp the imperial edict on the appointment of the crown prince, and then placed it in front of Li Zhi. Liu Ren just did not see it and did not move while holding the seal.
The imperial edict to give the princess the Emperor's Sword and assist the princess also came. Liu Ren read it word for word to Li Zhi. Li Zhi nodded. Then Liu Ren put the jade seal in Li Zhi's hand and took Li Zhi's hand.
He stamped the seal on the imperial edict. Then Liu Ren pushed the imperial edict in front of Empress Wu. This meant an exchange. The saint can stamp this seal to establish the crown prince. Please also allow the princess to assist the government.
However, Empress Wu did not stamp this seal, and directly took the certificate of establishing the crown prince and threw it to Gao Yanfu: "Go ahead and declare the decree."
Liu Ren had a forbearing look on his face, but the saint couldn't see him! He could only ask someone to bring him the real Emperor's Sword, and handed it to the saint first. The saint touched it and found that it was indeed the sword, so Liu Ren held it over and said, "Your Highness,
Please take the sword."
Li Zhi breathed unsteadily, but he still made it clear, "This sword was given by Emperor Gaozu to Emperor Taizong, who was also the king of Qin. Emperor Taizong passed it on to me. Now, I give this sword to you, Zhenguo."
, I hope that you will be the heart of the Tang Dynasty and protect the country of the Tang Dynasty with this sword."
Tongtong didn't want to answer, so she looked at Fourth Master, who shook his head slightly. Then Tongtong obeyed her heart and knelt down, "Father, when you gave me the Emperor's Sword, who did you want me to kill?
?”
One side is my mother and the other side is my brother. What I do is wrong, and what I don’t do is still wrong!
She burst into tears all of a sudden, "I would rather not be this princess...I would rather die suddenly..."
Li Zhi gasped violently and sighed, "My child, take Xian'er back first! How to arrange Xian'er, you come! You can arrange it, I can rest assured."
Father, take care!
Well! Go ahead.
After taking Li Xian out of the palace, it was already dawn. Li Xian's body must be healed! He took Li Xian back to the house first, and kept him in a side courtyard of the house without disturbing anyone.
It's the warmest and safest here.
I gave him some medicine again, and that was it. I used people from the British government to take care of him. For a long time, Li Xian was in a coma and couldn't wake up. He was hit hard on the head.
No, without March, his mind wouldn't be able to understand clearly.
As soon as the arrangements were made, Li Jingye and others came: "To announce the funeral, it is said that the prince died suddenly."
If the prince died suddenly, who would be the person brought back to the mansion?
Tongtong was speechless and turned around to go back. Let the Fourth Master discuss this matter!
When I came back, the child had woken up and was relieved to see Grandma, "Are you still going out?" She was still in the temple before going to bed, and she was at home again when she got up early.
Tongtong hugged the child, and then sighed, "I won't go out, and I won't go anywhere."
Just as he was talking, Lin Zhou came in and said, "Your Highness, the palace has come to announce the funeral."
It’s about organizing a funeral for Li Xian!
"Just say that I am too sad to get up." Then he ordered, "Call the doctor!"
yes!
As the chief historian of the princess palace, Lin Zhou still caught wind of it no matter how much he hid it, and knew that something big must have happened in the palace last night.
Yes! This matter was so big that no one could react.
How do you say that the prince died suddenly? Who believes it?!
In the midst of chaos, the sage declared him a minister. Liu Rengui, Li Jingxuan, Xue Yuanchao, Pei Yan, Gao Zhizhou, Di Renjie, and Zhang Jianzhi were all on the list announced by the sage.
Several people were shocked when they saw the saint. Overnight, the saint's temples turned white and he became more than ten years old.
At this time, summoning the ministers, where did it come from? Is it because the King of England was appointed as the crown prince?
This matter: firstly, it was too hasty; secondly, it was not discussed with the ministers, but under the premise that the prince died suddenly, it followed the rules of establishing heirs and elders, which was reasonable in terms of etiquette; thirdly, there was only the seal of the Queen of Heaven,
Without the emperor's seal, wouldn't it be strange?
But how can you ask about such a thing?
Just listen to the saint's words, "I deeply feel that my health is not good... Now that the prince has been newly established, he is in a hurry to decide state affairs. The queen is also getting older, and her health is not as good as it was a few years ago. With good ministers assisting the prince, I should be relieved.
But..." He said with a long sigh, and several ministers understood this sigh.
The time when the King of England was frightened, everyone knew that it was the King who slandered the prince and sought to seize the throne. This person's character is worrying, his character is cowardly, and he is not a person with ideas. If he is the prince,
The Queen of Heaven can take power alone! This is not what the saint wants to see! But ministers naturally have no advantage over the Queen of Heaven in terms of status!
After all, what saints want is to restrain each other!
I heard the saint say again, "Fortunately, the country has an imperial concubine, who has been given the title of Zhenguo. Over the years, she has attached great importance to people's livelihood, and has made great achievements in breeding and focusing on agriculture. She guarded the border and killed enemies for the Tang Dynasty, was able to defend the border, and was able to calm the people. She has outstanding abilities but partial conduct.
Rules, no disobedience, no lawlessness! The name of the country should be worthy of its name! I have the Emperor's Sword. I wanted to give it to her last night, but she refused. She knelt down and cried bitterly and asked me if I would give this sword to her.
Who can I kill?"
Several ministers looked at each other secretly, and they all felt that this princess was really extremely smart and decisive.
It is really rare to be given something but not receive it, to avoid not having authority, and to stay away from right and wrong.
But now there is no reliable person who can be used by the saint! This person must be able to control the queen, and the only person he can find is the queen.
Sure enough, the saint asked someone to bring out the Emperor's Sword: "You princes, go and deliver the decree for me! This sword can only be given to the state!"
Got it! What the saint means is: Either ask the princess to restrain the queen; or the queen will take action on you.
Should I embarrass the princess? Or embarrass you? Your choice!
Of course, you can obey the queen. As long as you think it doesn't matter, then just obey.
Liu Rengui was the first to kneel down and said, "I accept the order."
"I will receive the order."
So Lin Yutong was catching up on his sleep, and while he was asleep, he was woken up and told that someone from the palace had arrived to announce an edict.
The fourth master turned over and said to Qiushi, "Please Lin Changshi arrange for all the gentlemen to go to the main hall."
yes!
Lin Yutong opened his eyes and looked at the tent, "You have to ask me to take over."
The fourth master just laughed. He knew you had to do it, so he didn't ask you to pick it up right then. It's the same now, you have to pick it up, don't wait! Stretch it more, slow it down, and make it difficult. It's not like they are 11 points.
I beg you, don’t even take the emperor’s sword.
clear!
He got up, with clean face and bare face, dressed in mourning clothes, and left like that.
The prince is newly mourned. He is the king, and this is what he should do.
The fourth master did not follow him. He had to ask people to listen to what was going on in Chang'an City. Tongtong had to face this problem by himself! The more he did at this time, the more he had to let people know that Tongtong was a person who would not be disturbed by others.
As soon as they entered, they said farewell to each other, and then the guest and host sat down.
Lin Yutong glanced at Tianzijian, and then shook his head, "My lords, I can't take this sword! Although I am the emperor's concubine, there are some things I can take care of, and some things I can't. If the imperial court needs to go to war or guard the border, I am duty-bound.
This is not only my responsibility as a princess, but also as a British princess. If there is a war, I must go, even if I am wrapped in horse leather, I don't dare to hesitate; if there is no war, I must go back, let go of Manan Mountain, and don't dare to covet. Court affairs
Different from war, war requires bravery, courage and perseverance, and it also requires generals to obey orders and work together. If this is the case, there is no reason why war cannot be invincible! But what about court affairs? There is only one voice in the court that is most feared.
, this is going to ruin a big thing."
As soon as these words came out, several ministers felt relieved. This was a princess who knew the pros and cons very well. She revealed the true meaning of court affairs in one sentence! Any person in power who cannot tolerate the first voice is not a good person in power.
.
I heard the princess say again, "Looking through the history books, I have never seen anything like this in my court! Only women who married into the royal family have been regents, and I have never heard of married daughters being regents! Marrying into the royal family, this is
If a person is a royal person, his son is a royal son, and his rights will eventually be returned to his descendants..."
This fully explains the nature of the saint’s connivance with the Queen of Heaven.
"But princess... there are too many things involved in the court. I dare to ask you, where is the future of this palace? What will be the outcome of this palace? In fact, as the emperor's concubine, it is understandable to share the worries of my father. But I am married!
If I were just the emperor's concubine, it wouldn't matter if I ended up with a piece of white silk and a glass of poisonous wine in the future. But I am also the daughter-in-law of the Duke's mansion, and my son is the descendant of the British Duke. If anything happens to me, something will happen.
Bringing trouble to the British government! The old Duke fought for the Tang Dynasty all his life, how could he let his descendants have a bad end? To be honest, it is you who asked me to take the emperor's sword today. In the future, I am afraid that I will have the power to make plans and kill for the emperor.
I am afraid that all of you sitting here are indispensable to me. Now, I can neither advance nor retreat. All of you are outstanding men. Who can tell me how I should choose?"
When the matter is laid out, the words are very straightforward! Every sentence is true! So, the princess is a real person!
Pei Yan took the lead and said: "...Your Highness, it will not reach that stage. First, the princess has made great achievements in the Tang Dynasty; first, the princess has never been greedy for power. In the future, when the new king ascends the throne, the princess will return to power.
In this way, the new king can only be grateful, and there is no resentment; thirdly, the saint must have other arrangements for the princess! Your Highness need not be so worried!"
Di Renjie didn't say a word to those who advised him this way.
Just as he was talking, Lin Zhou hurried in and said, "Your Highness!"
Lin Yutong frowned: "What's wrong? You're so anxious, what happened?"
"Zhang Da'an, a close minister of the prince, was killed in front of the prince. He said that the prince was framed by the King of England. The prince wanted to die in order to prove his innocence. This is how he hurt the prince! He said... said..."
say what?
"It was said that the Queen of Heaven contacted the Wei family and conspired to kill the prince...last night was actually a palace coup. Also...there were several close ministers liaising outside, and high-ranking officials and high-ranking ministers went to Taixue and Hongwen Hall to publicize this matter
, then there was a commotion in both places... But Gao Sheren was called back by his family... Later, his family was afraid that his behavior would affect the family, so they strangled him to death..."
What?
Lin Zhou knelt down and lay on the ground, "Everything I said is true, there is already a commotion outside!"
Lin Yutong stood up suddenly, shaking, "Was Gao Zheng strangled to death by his family members?"
yes!
"They are all inhumane! They are all beasts with no humane ethics!"
Di Renjie looked at the princess in astonishment and saw that she was holding the table on the table and was shaking. Then he thought about those words: They are all beasts with no human ethics!
Who are you scolding?
It can be seen that the death of Prince Xian is not simple!
He stood up and said, "Your Highness, you have to come forward! Such rumors, whether true or false, will cause chaos! The saint is seriously ill, and the Queen of Heaven can quell the chaos, but the way to quell the chaos... must be Ku Lie!"
Because no one believes her! There are rumors that she killed Prince Xian, so who can convince her? If we want to calm down this chaos, a lot of people must die!
Zhang Jianzhi personally held the Emperor's Sword over, raised his hands, and knelt down on one knee, "Your Highness, it's not too late!"
Lin Yutong looked at the simple and heavy Emperor Sword in front of him with a complicated expression.
It wasn't until seven cabinet ministers knelt down in front of her that she raised her hand, slowly took the sword, and then shouted: "Get down and go to the East Palace!"
yes!
After leaving the mansion, he rode on horseback and arrived in the blink of an eye.
Inside and outside the East Palace, there is a vast expanse of white. The Imperial Guards have surrounded the place tightly, and there is a lot of noise inside. If you want to enter, the Imperial Guards will reach out to stop you.
Lin Yutong strode inside with her sword in hand. Many people probably knew about this imperial edict and knew that the sword in her hand was the Emperor's Sword, so no one dared to stop her!
At this moment, someone is dragging the Crown Princess Fang Shi and Zhang Liangdi away. You know without asking that they will be sent to prison! Lock up those who may spread these words first, and we will talk about it later.
Taiping stopped in front of these imperial guards. Li Dan protected Li Xian's two sons! The two children, one is five years old, the other is four years old, and the other son is only two years old. They were not brought to the mourning hall! There is also a daughter who gave birth to a child.
It has been less than three days since we came down. After all this trouble and the servants being in chaos, will the child still be alive?
Li Dan hugged his two nephews and huddled next to the coffin, softly comforting them with red eyes and looking around vigilantly, like a sparrow guarding its cubs.
Taiping stood in front of Fang, "This is the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince is gone, but the title of Crown Princess is still there! Who gave you the courage to do this to the Crown Princess!"
While they were pulling, when they saw Sister coming, Taiping burst into tears, "Sister, they are going to rebel!"
Taiping and Li Dan didn't know anything! They just woke up early, and the sky changed. One brother died, and another brother was enshrined. These people are vicious and want to bully orphans and widowed mothers. How can they do it? A guardian
One is protecting the widow, the other is protecting the child! They are confused and it seems that this is all they can do.
Lin Yutong looked at the leader, "What's your name?"
"Wu Chengzhong."
"Who are Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi to you?"
Clan brother!
Lin Yutong smiled. Unknowingly, how many people from the Wu family had infiltrated? She quickly pulled out the Emperor's Sword, raised the sword and dropped it, blood sprayed out, and the head fell to the ground.
Li Dan hugged the two children's faces into his arms, not daring to ask the children to look at them! But he watched this scene in shock.
Taiping was only startled for a moment and then returned to normal. Zhang Liangdi fell softly down on the other side, but the Crown Princess still looked the same as before, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Lin Yutong held the bloody sword and looked at her, "Go back and rest. Take good care of the child. You don't have to worry about the things ahead."
yes!
Mrs. Fang went over and took the two children from the hands of the Prime Minister. The two children hugged the neck of the house affectionately, "Mother, my son wants Aye!"
Fang said, "Yeah... I'll see you when you go to sleep." The coffin is empty. Only the princess knows where her husband is! As long as a person is alive, even if he has no identity, he can follow the princesses.
The friendship with the princes is always there! As long as the friendship is there, we can protect the children and help them grow up well.
After walking a few steps, he ordered someone again, "Bring Liangdi back." Her brother died for the prince, so she must treat Liangdi kindly!
Everyone left, and the mourning hall suddenly became quiet. No one from the imperial guards dared to come forward. At this time, several ministers came to pay homage to the prince. Taiping finally reacted, pulling Lin Yutong and saying, "Sister---
Sister - weren't you at Ci'en Temple? When did you come back? Were you in the palace last night? What happened? Where's Sixth Brother? Where's Sixth Brother?! I'll come... They sealed the coffin and left the remains of Sixth Brother.
I haven’t seen you yet..." As he said that, he called someone: "Open the coffin! Open the coffin! Open the coffin for me! Let me see my sixth brother!"
"Taiping!" Lin Yutong pressed on the coffin, "Go back! Stop guarding."
Taiping looked at her in disbelief, "Sister, Sixth Brother left without knowing why! How could you ignore it?! Where is Aniang? I want to find Aniang..."
"Taiping!" Lin Yutong pulled her and stared into her eyes, "Be obedient, go back and guard the house, don't run around, okay?"
Taiping was confused at first, but when she lowered her head and saw the human head at her feet, she understood instantly. She raised her head and asked first: "Why?"
Because the road to the top is paved with bones! This is true for any emperor, and Empress Wu is no exception.
Many emperors in ancient times were like this! That’s all!
She did not ascend the throne, but now she is an emperor! The prince she canonized does not have the emperor's seal, but he is still a recognized prince! This is authority.
Everyone above and below is accustomed to her giving orders, so everyone's first reaction is to obey her will.
Now, the reason for being crowned prince again is just because Li Zhi is alive, nothing more! If Li Zhi had the means, why bother to pull himself out!
So, go back! Now that things have happened, it will be difficult to change them.
Taiping was in a daze and was pulled away by Li Dan.
After leaving the East Palace, Li Dan told Taiping, "I want to go to Beijing..."
What?
"I want to go to any place with the best scenery and beautiful scenery, and build a royal palace there. I can spend my leisure time with the spring flowers, autumn moon, poetry, wine and tea, and I can be busy playing the piano, listening to music and watching the moonlight. Do you think it's okay?"
Taiping was stunned, "Why?"
Li Dan lowered his head, with a look of loneliness on his face, "I'm...scared!"
Why do you say you're afraid?! My mother-in-law will definitely not allow you to leave Beijing!
"Then I'll go practice Taoism. Let's do it! I'll build a Taoist temple on Nanshan Mountain. I'll invite Taoist Master Sun to come with me and follow him to breathe in the mountains. That's what I want."
But if you leave, won’t our family break up? The most tragic thing in the world is the destruction of the family. We were born in the royal family, but now, the family is also broken up and the family is destroyed?