Fang Jun and Li Tai felt their hearts tremble, and they stood up subconsciously. Li Tai's eyes widened, he couldn't believe his ears, and asked: "What did you say?"
The chamberlain also had a worried look on his face and repeated, and then said: "The chamberlain was sent from the palace to inform me that he has already left. Please come into the palace as soon as possible."
Li Tai's eye circles turned red in an instant. He bit his lip without saying a word. He didn't even bother to change his clothes and strode downstairs.
Fang Jun followed closely behind and shouted to the guard at the door: "Prepare your horses!"
After a while, two strong horses were brought in by the guards. The two of them grabbed the reins and put on the stirrups and got on the horses. Dozens of guards gathered behind them, and the horses galloped towards the Tai Chi Palace.
Along the way, many officials, ministers and ministers rushed to Tai Chi Palace on horseback and in cars. When they met Li Tai, Fang Jun and his entourage were passing by at lightning speed, and they all quickly stepped aside to get out of the way.
Furong Garden is located in the south of the city, and is the furthest away from the Taiji Palace in the entire Chang'an city. Therefore, waiting for Fang Jun and Li Tai to arrive in front of the half-built Chengtian Gate, the place was already brightly lit with people, and countless princes, princes, ministers, and court officials gathered here.
Although they didn't dare to make loud noises, they communicated and whispered with each other in low voices, making it very noisy.
Some distance away from the crowd, Fang Jun raised his hand to signal to stop. When he reined in his horse and stood still, he rode closer to Li Tai, frowned and whispered: "Something is wrong."
After galloping all the way, Li Tai's excitement calmed down slightly. He sat on the horse holding the reins and looked at the figures in front of Chengtian Gate, and nodded slowly.
Regardless of the reason for his father's fainting, this is an earth-shattering event that will shake up the government and the public and make people panic. The news must be sealed within a circle, and only close family members, nobles, and powerful court officials can know about it.
But now there are more than a hundred people in front of Chengtian Gate, and officials are constantly arriving. It is obvious that someone leaked the news in advance...
Unruly.
Li Tai said in a low voice: "Ignore all this for the time being. Let's go to the palace to visit our father first, and then we'll talk about it later."
Fang Jun nodded in agreement.
The two men, one behind the other, rode to the front of Chengtian Gate. Along the way, officials saw the two men hurriedly retreating to both sides to make way for a road in the middle.
There were imperial guards stationed in front of the palace gate, and there were also internal servants here. When they saw Li Tai and Fang Jun arriving hand in hand, they hurriedly came forward to greet them: "I have been ordered to be here. Your Highness, the Duke of Yue will follow you into the palace."
The two people turned back and dismounted and threw the reins to the soldiers. Li Tai quickly walked into the palace gate and asked, "Who is in charge of the palace right now?"
The chamberlain replied respectfully: "Your Highness, it is His Highness the King of Jin."
Li Tai paused, shocked, and looked at Fang Jun before walking into the palace.
Fang Jun kept walking, but he was suspicious in his heart: When did Li Zhi enter the palace? Was it before His Majesty fainted, or after?
Furthermore, was Li Zhi able to preside over palace affairs at this time? Was he entrusted by His Majesty, or was he doing it on his own initiative?
The situation is a bit strange...
…
The two of them walked quickly to Wude Palace with the servants. The lights were bright along the way, and there were many palace people. The servants were walking in a hurry, and the fully armed imperial guards were standing guard every three steps, and every five steps. There was a murderous atmosphere.
The whole Tai Chi Palace makes people feel nervous.
When they arrived outside the Wude Hall, they saw that many members of the clan had already gathered here. When they saw Li Tai coming, they all saluted and greeted each other, but they all had different looks and strange expressions.
Li Tai's face was serious, and he naturally understood that these people knew that Cheng Yaojin led his army to the capital, indicating that his father was very likely to choose Pheasant Nu as his heir, and he had been given up. Moreover, Pheasant Nu was presiding over the palace at this moment, and they all thought that he had already
Completely far away from the position of crown prince...
Naturally, he would not care about these people who were following the trend. His face was as heavy as water and he raised his feet to enter the palace gate, but was stopped by two people in front of the door.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. Please allow us to enter and report before we can enter."
The two people stopped at the door and looked at Li Tai respectfully, without any intention of giving way.
Li Tai stopped and looked attentively. When he saw that they were two members of the clan, he said angrily: "I received a report that my father was ill, so I came to visit you. How dare you stop me?"
Before the two of them could say anything, they stepped forward, kicked one of them away, and walked inside.
The two clan members had never expected Li Tai to be so violent. They were shocked and wanted to grab the corner of Li Tai's clothes, while shouting at the imperial guards on both sides to stop Li Tai. However, they were stopped by Fang Jun who was following behind. An oversight made them stop him.
Li Tai has already entered the palace.
Fang Jun first looked at the two clan members, then his eyes passed over the face of the imperial army, and said calmly: "Get out of the way!"
The disciples of the clan looked anxious and shook their heads and said: "We are here under orders. No one is allowed to enter. Please forgive me, Lord Yue."
Fang Jun snorted and tapped their fingers on their faces: "His Majesty is seriously ill at the moment, and is probably unconscious. At this time, you are blocking the prince, and the ministers are coming in to visit. To say it is light is to be ignorant of the seriousness, and to isolate the outside world, say
If it's serious, it means harboring evil intentions and evil intentions... Even if you are tired of working together, you don't want to think about whether the whole family can survive?"
The two clan disciples were horrified. They had caught the biggest hidden danger in their hearts. They did not dare to stop them. They stepped aside with livid eyes and watched Fang Jun walk away and enter the palace.
In the final analysis, they are just taking sides in advance, but after all, His Majesty's imperial edict has not yet been promulgated, and Prince Jin is not yet the crown prince. If things are done right now, if something changes, they will be thrown out as scapegoats...
No matter who the prince is, it will not prevent them from continuing to be rich and glorious. How can they risk their lives to work for the king of Jin?
…
When Fang Jun entered the palace, he saw that Nuo Da's palace was brightly lit. Many ministers and princes had arrived, and they were all whispering to each other and talking in low voices.
The atmosphere is solemn.
Li Tai was standing at the door of the side hall talking to Li Daozong. When he saw Fang Jun entering, he waved to Fang Jun.
Fang Jun arrived, nodded to Li Daozong, and followed Li Tai into the side hall...
In the side hall, princes such as King Li Zhi of Jin, King Li Min of Shu, King Jiang Li Yun, and King Li Zhen of Yue are all there, as are princes such as King Xu Li Yuanli, King Li Yuanjia of Han, King Zheng Li Yuanyi, King Huo Li Yuangui, and many others.
All the noble princes and princes gathered together.
Important ministers in the court included Li Ji, Xiao Yu, Cen Wenwen, Liu Jie and others.
Seeing Li Tai coming, Li Zhi stepped forward and held his brother's hand. Before he could say a word, he shed tears. He choked and burst into tears several times: "Why did my brother come here? My brother is so panicked that he really doesn't know how to deal with it..."
Li Tai: "..."
He held a breath in his chest, but now he looked at Li Zhi, who looked miserable and was crying, but he couldn't vent at all.
He could only say in a deep voice: "Pheasant slave, there is no need to panic, you can make the decision for your brother."
Li Zhi cried for a while...
There was an invisible exchange between the brothers, and there was no distinction between them. Li Tai asked: "What happened? How could my father suddenly faint?"
Xiao Yu on the side sighed and recounted the matter.
Your Majesty was doing official business very late today. He was a little hungry around Xu time. He ate some food and sat down for a rest. Unexpectedly, just as he was about to continue reviewing the memorials, he suddenly fainted. He was so frightened that all the servants in the palace flew away.
His Majesty settled on the couch where he usually rested, and while urgently recruiting the imperial doctor, he sent out the news...
Li Tai asked anxiously: "How is your father's situation now?"
Li Daozong said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, there is no need to worry. The imperial doctor has diagnosed me several times. It is probably a disease caused by overwork and poor blood circulation that caused dizziness. I am not yet awake at the moment, but there is no serious problem in any part of my body. I will probably wake up after a while.
"
Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Cheng Yaojin has led his army into the city, which means that Zhinu, who is supported by the powerful families in Shandong and Jiangnan, is only one step away from being a reserve, after all, the emperor's imperial edict has not yet been issued, and the matter has not been finalized.
If something unspeakable happens, and all the advantages and initiative are on the side of Pheasant Nu, it will be difficult for him, Li Tai, to turn things around...
Fang Jun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "Who is responsible for sending people to summon the clan kings and court ministers?"
Everyone was stunned, and many people subconsciously looked at an old chamberlain at the door of the inner hall guarded by "Hundred Qisi"...
Fang Jun followed everyone's gaze and saw that it was His Majesty's trusted chamberlain Wang Shoushi. He sneered and said nothing.
However, in full view of everyone, Wang Shoushi could not say anything, so he left Li Junxian, who was standing halfway at the door, took two steps towards Fang Jun, bowed and said: "It is the old slave who sent someone to inform all of you, Your Highness, that
Minister of the DPRK, I wonder if Duke Yue can give me some advice?"
This is not a place for theories, but since Wang Shoushi stepped forward, Fang Jun said with a cold face: "Your Majesty's dragon body is related to the stability of the country. When the specific situation is unknown, safety must be the top priority. How can we allow the news to leak?
The whole city knows about it, making people panic? If there are any consequences, can you afford it?"
The dignitaries in the room looked at Wang Shoushi with very interesting eyes.
The king's dragon body is ill. This is a matter for the whole world. It is too late to cover it up as much as possible, but now it is known to everyone in the government and the public. It really makes people have to think deeply about the ulterior purpose behind it. However, although everyone was aware of this before
, but ignored it because he was anxious to check on His Majesty's condition. At this moment, Fang Jun pointed it out in public, and everyone wanted to hear Wang Shoushi's explanation.
Even though Wang Shoushi tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, he still could not hide the anger in his eyes. However, he also knew that he could not conflict with Fang Jun at this moment, so he could only say in a solemn voice: "The old slave is summoning everyone here under the order of His Highness King Jin, maybe halfway.
Someone accidentally leaked the news, and I will take care of it afterwards..."
He shied away completely, but before he finished speaking, Fang Jun had already shouted in a low voice: "You still dare to quibble? It's so presumptuous! The King of Jin is young and doesn't know the importance of it. You are the old man next to His Majesty, how can you not know the depth? Now it's cast.
It's a big mistake. Instead of not repenting, you put the blame on King Jin. You deserve to be damned! Someone, take this beast down and put it in a prison and deal with it later!"
A large group of people in the hall were silent and looked at Fang Jun in shock.
Not only because Wang Shoushi is one of His Majesty's most trusted chamberlains, it is definitely not easy to jail him at this time, but also because Fang Jun's words "The King of Jin is young and does not know the importance of things" is clearly provoking King Jin to preside over the middle palace.
rationality……
In addition, Fang Jun and the King of Wei came hand in hand, which naturally made people think differently - could it be that all the officials in the East Palace had defected to the King of Wei under the leadership of Fang Jun?