Chapter 88: The incompetent and furious Empress Wu, the prince who attacks head-on
"The Queen has arrived!!"
The imperial chariot came to the Duke of Zhou's mansion for the second time.
Only this time, Li Yan and Kumarajiva played an exhibition match in Buqian's courtyard. The courtyard was full of bumps and bruises, and even a lot of terracotta tiles on the main gate were knocked off.
Just the irritating smell in the main hall and the mess on the ground can prove how tragic things happened here.
And Empress Wu's pace when getting off the chariot was not so vigorous.
Her face was livid, veins popped out in her hands, and she was in an unprecedented rage.
Eunuch Gao followed her silently, his steps even staggering, and his heart was filled with the sadness of an unforeseen disaster.
What a thing!
Until he saw an even more "miserable" Li Yan.
Li Yan's lips were bleeding, his face was gray, and he came in front of him numbly.
Empress Wu did not wait for him to salute, but shouted loudly: "Li Yuanfang, you disappoint me so much!"
Li Yan had been brewing several emotions for a long time, and quickly acted out the first one of despair.
Empress Wu's anger burst out, and the coldness in her voice was almost bone-chilling: "I trusted your ability to solve cases, and I entrusted you with the investigation of Duke Zhou's mansion. As a result, not only did you fail to find the murderer, but you also caused Duke Zhou to be killed by a Tibetan monk.
!Li Yuanfang, do you know your guilt!!"
Li Yan's acting skills were not very good, and he couldn't switch emotions in time. He could only make up for it with a hoarse voice: "I am guilty!"
Empress Wu didn't look at him at all. She looked around Duke Zhou's mansion, her eyes showing deep disgust, and she no longer pretended this time.
After a moment, she gritted her teeth and asked, "What about the inferior goods?"
Li Yan was stunned for a moment before he realized that the person he was talking about was Wu Minzhi, thinking that the name of this family was really interesting.
Old thing, evil woman, inferior goods...
Of course, the answer has to be: "Zhou Guogong is in the backyard, and has initially stabilized under the medicine given by the imperial doctor."
Well, if six or seven guards held Wu Minzhi down, the imperial doctor poured several large bowls of medicinal soup, and forcefully made him pass out, calling him safe...
I have to say, the madman is really strong!
Empress Wu could completely imagine that scene and snorted coldly: "What about the Tibetan monk who murdered Duke Zhou? Send him to Dali Temple Prison! He will be tortured and tortured. We must find out what the intentions are and what the conspiracy of the Tibetan envoys is!"
Li Yanse said: "When he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately fled. It was a chaotic time, but I didn't stop him..."
"What!"
Empress Wu's body trembled, and her voice suddenly rose several times, taking the opportunity to undermine his confidence: "Didn't you fight that man in Liangzhou to a draw? Why were you so unsuccessful this time? You can't solve the case, and you can't even catch the murderer.
If you are so incompetent, what use is your martial virtue guard?"
"I am aware of my guilt..."
Li Yan's emotions were brewing, his face was full of disappointment, and his heart was filled with joy.
Have you ever had a day of incompetence and rage?
Of course, when ordinary people heard Empress Wu's reprimand, it seemed that their official positions were in jeopardy, and they would probably be paralyzed with fear.
Eunuch Gao was behind and looked at Li Yan with very sympathetic eyes.
He knew very well that it was normal for a warrior to be in a bad mood and not be able to defeat a well-matched opponent.
Li Yan had received such a powerful impact before. It would be strange if he showed great power in the blink of an eye.
"Alas, Li Wuwei has repeatedly tried to dissuade the Tibetan monk from treating Duke Zhou. He has suffered an unreasonable disaster!"
Empress Wu didn't think so.
She has automatically ignored that she agreed to let Kumarajiva treat Wu Minzhi.
After hearing that Wu Minzhi was crazy and talking nonsense in the palace, the anger in her heart was unstoppable.
Li Yan, who was in charge of the case, was the first to bear the brunt.
There are also chamberlains, maids and imperial doctors who heard the news...
The scandal involving the former Crown Princess Yang and Mrs. Rong Guo must be cleared up!
But there is a reason why Li Yan is confident.
"The prince has arrived!!"
At this moment, another high-pitched voice came from outside.
The imperial chariot, which was also rewarded by Li Zhi, came to the front yard of Zhou Guogong's mansion.
Everyone turned their heads and saw the prince walking over with a smile on his face and an unprecedented brisk pace.
Empress Wu's fingers trembled slightly.
You don’t even have to pretend anymore, this is going to be difficult!
Sure enough, as soon as the prince showed up, he couldn't wait to attack: "Mother, I heard that Zhou Guogong spoke the truth after he fell ill. Does this involve my former crown prince Yang?"
Empress Wu said flatly: "That is not the Crown Princess. You are not married yet. Prince, this matter has already passed. Don't mention it again!"
In the past, the always docile prince would not have said anything, but this time the prince raised his neck, with a rare fighting spirit on his face: "Although there is no actual marriage, the six rites have come to the 'request period', Yang
I will definitely take action against your family’s injustice!”
The six wedding rituals that have been practiced since the Han Dynasty were continued in the Tang Dynasty. They are to accept the wedding ceremony, to ask for the name, to accept the wedding ceremony, to accept the invitation, to ask for a date, and to welcome the bride in person.
In the words of later generations, it means proposing a marriage, combining the eight characters, making a wedding invitation, sending betrothal gifts, calculating the days, and picking up a wife.
The prince and Yang reached the penultimate step of the application process, and Yang was admitted to Mrs. Rongguo's residence, waiting to enter the East Palace on the wedding day, and then that happened.
So when the prince said this clearly, even Empress Wu didn't know how to refute it.
The prince scanned his eyes, immediately looked at Li Yan, and said coldly: "I heard that Li Wuwei has been at Duke Zhou's residence these days. Do you have time to look through the "Yaoshan Jade Color" I gave you?
?”
"Your Highness, I...I..."
Hearing the prince's obviously displeased tone, Li Yan looked confused at first, then seemed to realize something and hurriedly lowered his head.
"The prince hates Wu Minzhi so much that he goes crazy. Li Yuanfang didn't know about your grudge before. It's really an unreasonable disaster!"
Empress Wu watched with cold eyes, feeling more and more difficult to handle this matter.
She originally thought that more than three years later, the prince had a good relationship with the current princess Pei and had long forgotten about Yang.
But at this time, it seems that the prince not only has not forgotten, but has been brewing a desire for revenge, and even hates him to the point of angering others.
She immediately realized that Li Yan was still useful, and her tone immediately changed: "Li Yuanfang was ordered by me to investigate the haunting case in Zhou Guogong's mansion. He has a big responsibility. It is not too late to study "Yaoshan Jade Color" later."
Sure enough, when he said this, the prince narrowed his eyes slightly: "Oh? Did Li Wuwei find anything?"
Li Yan became more and more despondent: "No..."
The prince's tone became sharp: "Then what have you done?"
Empress Wu has determined that the so-called ghost that scared Wu Minzhi crazy must be the work of the prince.
She said: "What the Crown Prince said is harsh. Since Li Yuanfang entered the government to investigate the case, he has done his duty faithfully and slept hard. The evil slaves in the government have deceived the superiors and subordinates. He has thoroughly investigated and safeguarded the reputation of the Duke. He has both merit and hardship."
labor!"
Li Yan: "..."
Although this was a cooperation that had been agreed with the prince a long time ago, the shamelessness of politicians can be seen.
The same thing, whether it is good or bad, meritorious or guilty, is all up to you!
The prince was secretly happy in his heart, but on the outside he said unwillingly: "That's what mother said."
Empress Wu immediately waved towards Li Yan: "Step back!"
This Li Yuanfang has good abilities, but unfortunately she is too unlucky. This time she has sharpened her skills, and they will be able to use her in the future.
Of course, she couldn't care about this little pawn now, she wanted to deal with the prince with all her strength.
The prince has always been obedient and has never resisted the emperor.
But once you resist, it's no small matter.
After all, he is the prince who has overseen the country five times!
The most important thing is that her Wu family did something dirty in this matter, so she was naturally at a disadvantage.
At this point, if Empress Wu still wants to confuse right and wrong, she must go all out.
After a perfect handover with the prince, Li Yan walked out of Duke Zhou's mansion.
At this time, Wang Xiaojie, Qiu Shenji and other inspectors were all in Wan Chang'an County Yamen, staring at the group of dog slaves.
Although Empress Wu ordered that most people would not dare to take such a big step, Wu Minzhi's power in Dali Temple was not small. If something went wrong, the snake would not die but would be harmed instead.
Therefore, when Li Yan left the house, he was alone and looked very lonely.
But outsiders didn't know how happy he felt in his heart when he turned around and looked at the huge red door.
It seems like a long time has passed, but in fact it has only been ten days since he came to Chang'an.
On the first night, when I entered the palace to meet the Holy Spirit, I discovered that the palace was haunted.
The next day, he had a conflict with Wu Minzhi's dog slave and was not allowed to enter the Duke of Wei's palace. He had to pass on the secret scroll of bowstring strength. That night, he entered the Duke of Zhou's palace and pretended to be a ghost to scare Wu Minzhi.
From then on, Wu Minzhi pretended to be crazy, entered the palace and had a showdown with the prince, received strong support, cooperated with the inside and outside, thank you, and drove Wu Minzhi completely crazy step by step.
This domineering and arrogant Duke of Zhou...
In just ten days, it was completely destroyed from top to bottom!
"The prince has been waiting for three years. Let him leave the second half to him and take revenge himself!"
"If you think about it carefully, this plan is actually quite crude, with a lot of luck involved."
"Do you still have to work hard to improve your wisdom, or simply improve your luck?"
Li Yan thought about the gains and losses.
He was fortunate to redistribute his attributes. The first was that his strength was not reduced, and the second was that he added luck.
The attribute of luck is not obvious at ordinary times, but it is really important at critical moments.
Of course, if you have no strength, you can’t just rely on luck to win.
You must have a good foundation like him, and when your luck is high, you can sometimes feel that the world and the earth are working together.
While Li Yan was thinking about it, he went to the stable, led the lion out, and got on the horse.
"Li Wuwei! Li Wuwei!"
Just as he was about to ride back to Duke Wei's mansion, Eunuch Gao chased him out.
Li Yan got off his horse and approached him and asked, "Gao Naiguan, what's the matter?"
Eunuch Gao was flattered when he saw what he did.
Even if this is just respect among ordinary people, it is a treatment that eunuchs in this era cannot enjoy.
He calmed down and said with a smile: "The Queen was concerned about Li Wuwei's injury and granted Li Wuwei permission to enter Ci'en Temple for treatment."
Li Yan was puzzled: "Go to Ci'en Temple?"
Among the many internal powers, Guangming Jin is indeed the most suitable for healing wounds, but why is Empress Wu so good?
Eunuch Gao whispered: "The Queen appreciates Li Wuwei very much. This time Zhou Guogong has such a big event, and there is no real intention to blame him. Li Wuwei will be loyal to the Queen and he will have a bright future!"
Li Yan was dumbfounded:
"I changed from a princeling to a queen of heaven?!"