This time, the riots that affected the city were also not avoided. Even because the district is located in a remote corner of the southeast, the impact may be greater than that of other areas.

Probably because the Zuojin Wuwei Street disciples gathered around the letter workshop before, so that a group of rioters mistakenly thought that the letter workshop had an arsenal, and one night suddenly burst out and stormed the door of the letter workshop.

When they rushed to the place after hearing the news, more than a dozen thugs had already climbed through the walls of the workshop and wandered into the workshop.

Although the palace has its own guards, in order to avoid suspicion, it can only strictly guard the door of the mansion. It was not until Li Jingyi, the commander of Hegong County, came to the door to ask for help that Li Tong sent the palace to help the county officials and Jin Wuwei sweep and capture the thugs wandering in the streets.

"Those thugs are really whimsical, they want to conquer the Wuhou shop in Fangzhong, collect the equipment and then rush out of the Yongtong Gate, and gather the outcasts from outside the city to go south to Fangzhou ......"

Huan Yanfan, who was in charge of helping to arrest the rioters, returned to the palace to report the situation after escorting the criminals to the county hall.

After listening to it, Li Tong also had mixed feelings in his heart. On the one hand, they are naturally worried that the situation in Duyi will be uncertain and the situation will get out of control. On the other hand, it is also emotional, those courtiers who are interested in Li Tang naturally look at the emperor Li Dan in the palace, and these heroes who want to make miraculous achievements are thinking about welcoming back King Luling.

Ignoring the sensitivity and danger involved, Li Tong wanted to ask these thugs, why didn't you retreat and choose to support the young king in the workshop? Do you want to grab the credit, by the way, take a self-driving trip?

But I have to admit that even if the current situation in the hearts of the people is chaotic, it is just a game of situation between Wu Zetian's supporters and her two sons, as for the others, they are still cool.

Due to Li Tong's black hand operation, the riot in the first year of Yongchang was very different from the original history, and Li Tong was also worried in his heart. Although the group of wastes of the martial family took over the defense force of the left and right Jinwuwei, they couldn't do it at all and were out of chaos.

Li Tong was most worried that if the situation continued to deteriorate, maybe his grandmother would choose to use Qiu Shenyun again. Once Qiu Shenqian regained his authority, the situation would be even more unfavorable for their family.

Just as he was considering whether to use some more drastic means to get his grandmother's attention, the palace envoy finally arrived at the palace of the letter workshop, escorted by a group of forbidden soldiers.

There was nothing to be verbose about next, Li Tong hurriedly changed into his chapter clothes, and brought a few utensils prepared during this time, and before leaving, he instructed Li Shouli to take care of the house, and then hurriedly went to Da Nei under the guidance of the palace envoy.

When the team arrived at Waifang Street in Nanshi, Li Tong saw a group of soldiers holding some prisoners heading towards Nanshi, so he asked, "What's going on?" ”

The palace envoy naturally didn't know, but he still asked people to inquire, and soon came back to report that "the family of the King of Hengshan is involved in rebellion......"

When Li Tong heard this, his heart was also awe-inspiring, and his face became a little ugly. When the palace envoy saw this, he stepped forward and said, "May I ask the king, do you want to order the prisoners to take refuge for the time being......

Li Tong shook his head when he heard this, not wanting to argue with the deceased, but just ordered, "Change to another street." ”

This idea is definitely not a cool talk, but it is more aware of the cruelty of political struggle. The Li Ju, who was being escorted to Nanshi for execution, was much more noble than Li Tong in terms of identity, and was the eldest grandson of his great-grandfather Li Shimin and the son of Li Chengqian.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, there are corpses and bones under the throne. Before life and death, there is no difference between noble and lowly people. It is precious to die and leave bones, and to be born with a tail to be painted, which has become the truest portrayal of the scene in front of you.

waited until he got out of the car in front of the end gate, Li Tong's mind was still immersed in the scene he saw outside Nanshi, and then under the guidance of the palace envoy, he walked through the imperial city and went straight to the inside. On the way, it was inevitable to meet some officials who were waiting for the edict in the official offices, and those officials saw Li Tong enter the palace, and they were also very curious, standing on the left side of the road to watch and discuss.

Walking to the outside of the dormitory after the Ming Hall, the palace envoy arranged Li Tong in a side compartment, and then hurriedly returned to resume his life. Li Tong sat in the room, waved his hand and refused the eunuch's food and drink, and sensitively noticed that Zuo Jin's palace officials came and went frequently, and it was inferred that his grandmother should be busy at this time.

Originally, Li Tong thought that he would need to wait for a while, but not long after, a palace maid hurriedly walked in and said respectfully, "His Majesty the God Emperor has summoned the king to see him." ”

The palace maid who came to report was not Wei Tuan'er who he knew, which also made Li Tong breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't dislike Wei Tuan'er, and even had a sense of gratitude all the time, but he was also troubled by that enthusiasm and didn't dare to show the slightest intimacy.

Especially every time he saw his grandmother Wu Zetian, Li Tong's heartstrings were tense, as if he was facing a great enemy.

Although he could also guess that his grandmother was quite powerless about the current situation in Duyi, and the shortcomings of her abilities were clearly exposed, the weaknesses that she could not use to actually hit the opponent were not weaknesses at all, and these shortcomings were not enough to be the reason for him to look down on his grandmother.

Tidying up his robe slightly, Li Tong took a few deep breaths, trying to calm his mood, and then walked into the hall under the guidance of the palace maid, not daring to look up arbitrarily, and noticed that the palace maid in front of him paused, so he bowed down and said, "The ministers are righteous and respectful, and they are in a hurry, and they will meet His Majesty the Emperor of God." ”

"The cabinet is private, the king doesn't have to be formal, get up and speak."

Wu Zetian's voice was a little hoarse, but after seeing his handsome and obedient grandson, a gentle smile appeared on his face.

When Li Tong slowly stood up and stood sideways with her hands down, she didn't say any more greetings, and directly raised the chapter in her hand and said, "The king has recently presented several chapters, and I have time to see them today. ”

Hearing Wu Zetian's straightforward and direct question, Li Tong also hurriedly replied, "Ciwutai will be completed on the same day, and the minister has the regret of wanting to raise his son and not treating others, and wants to invite the moral and beautiful articles to be offered to Ciwutai, so as to feel the soul and be comforted." Although he is only mediocre and shallow, with this little thought, he is not timid and shallow, and he visits Wei Guo Temple to consult Master Dade, collects Buddha's good words, and recites the scriptures hard, and also invites the people of the palace to visit the countryside in Luli, and occasionally get a remnant of the stone building in Longmen......"

"Did you bring the prayer building?"

Wu Zetian interrupted Li Tong's words again and asked with a little eagerness.

"The Buddha's relics are precious, the ministers dare not expose themselves privately, they are impregnated by the dust, enshrined in the Buddha Hall in the palace, and the monks and nuns of the Weiguo Temple are invited to pay diligent day and night, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to ask and appreciate. In order to identify the deep meaning of the Buddha's words, I have a few pieces of ......"

While Li Tong spoke, he respectfully presented the brocade box he carried with him, Wu Zetian hurriedly opened the brocade box presented by the palace maid, and looked at the rubbings a little, first praised the craftsmanship of rubbing, and Li Tong only praised himself and thanked him.

There are not many rubbings in content, but there are elements that should be there, and the content is mixed with Chinese and Sanskrit, the Son of Heaven in the East, the moonlight of tomorrow, 1,500 years after the Buddha's Nirvana, the Bodhisattva appears in the female body, and so on. The time, place, and characters are readily available, which clearly points out the rationality of Wu Zetian's heroine being the country.

Wu Zetian looked at these rubbings with joy in his eyes, but he still looked at Li Tong and asked seriously, "These relics of words, although they are the main gate of Buddhism, but unfortunately they are ravaged by the years, and there are many deficiencies before and after. ”

"The Dharma is profound and wonderful, and it is difficult to carve the mediocrity of the subtlety, and it is a pity that it cannot go deep into the subtlety, and the only thing that can be relied upon is the heart. Occasionally, I was fortunate to get this saying, and I read the scriptures collected in Weiguo Temple, compare the shape and take the meaning, and the hard work paid off, and finally in the Sanskrit Mahayana Buddha Treasure Rain Sutra compared the original ......"

Wu Zetian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but after a while, he laughed again, "Praise this 'heart'!" There are many people in the world, who are entrusted with affairs, either by wisdom or by ingenuity, how many of them can be willing to go back to the source? Wang can painstakingly seek and pursue the origin of the Dharma, is it not worth the effort? This is clearly a number of days that pay off! That Sanskrit scripture is in the Wei State Temple? Quickly send someone to get it, and invite Fa Ming and other translators to enter the palace as soon as possible and refer to it together! ”

The palace official led the order out of the hall, Wu Zetian was in a good mood, and then lowered his eyes to look at the king of Hedong who was standing in the hall, and his eyebrows were full of kindness and kindness, and he raised his hand and beckoned, "The king is coming, let grandmother take a closer look!" ”

Hearing Wu Zetian's gentle tone, Li Tong couldn't react for a while, and subconsciously looked up, but saw that Wu Zetian's eyes were sunken and his hair was gray and messy, but his eyes were blazing, but they were also bloodshot, and he was obviously old compared to what he had seen before, so he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

"I was fortunate to see the face of heaven a few years ago, and I felt that I was prosperous, but I lost my self-respect. Why is today's astuteness lost? ”

Wu Zetian took this scene into his eyes and said with a smile.

"When the ministers and ministers entered the residence, they realized that the personnel were difficult and the situation was all kinds of things, and it was far from being able to make a good fortune with clever words. The ministers, the ministers have deep feelings, and they can't choose words to express themselves, please forgive your majesty for the sin of speechlessness! ”

Li Tong paused his head on the ground, and said in a slightly heavy tone.

After Wu Zetian heard this, she stood up from the seat, she slowly paced out of the imperial case, and raised her hand to signal the palace people, "Don't help the young king up quickly." ”

As she spoke, she had already walked in front of Li Tong, her eyes carefully examined the young king's face, and only after a while did she speak again, "The situation is entangled, that is the trouble of the laity." My good grandson shouldn't be troubled by this. Love does not have to be declared, but it can be attached to things. There are many sons and grandchildren, and those who can boast of goodness and the king of Hedong are among them. ”

"Honored, fearful......"

Li Tong hurriedly bowed his head again, and at the same time avoided Wu Zetian's scrutinizing gaze.

Wu Zetian stepped forward and stroked the top of his hair, and his tone was softer: "The lord of the world, although he is not trapped in vulgar feelings, he will inevitably feel sad and regretful when he sees a lack of people in front of his knees." It is not a fluke that the king can make up for this. ”