Chapter 1219: Grace and Righteousness
The Tai Chi Palace is brightly lit at midnight.
His Majesty Li Er was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe and sat on the chair of the Divine Dragon Palace, his face was gloomy, and there was a hidden thunder and anger.
Li Junxian knelt down on one knee in front of him and handed the letter from the eldest grandson Chong to His Majesty Li Er, and explained the details of the situation in 1510.
After he finished speaking, His Majesty Li Er did not say a word.
The arm-thick candles in the hall were burning vigorously, the wind was whistling in the cracks of the windows, and the windows on the east side were reflected red by the raging fire in the east market.
After a while, His Majesty Li Er spoke: "Go quickly to assist Fang Jun, and remember to me, no matter what the price is, I must bring Princess Changle back intact." If there is any accident in Changle...... Don't come back, and thank yourself for your grace. β
The voice is obscure, cold and resolute.
Li Junxian's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said, "The last general will obey the order." β
Get up and bow and take two steps back, then turn around and stride away.
His Majesty Li Er in the hall raised his eyes to look at the fire in the red sky on the side of Dongshi, and called in a deep voice: "Where is Wang De?" β
The sound of footsteps sounded, Wang De walked out quickly from the side hall on one side, bowed down when he got close and said, "The old slave is here...... What does Your Majesty command? β
"Go to the Zhao Guogong Mansion immediately and tell the eldest grandson Wuji that I want to see him immediately!"
"No!"
Wang De left in a hurry.
The hall was silent, except for the night breeze whining through the cracks in the windows.
The statue of His Majesty Li Er generally sat upright, but his expression under the candlelight became more and more gloomy and hideous, just like the dark clouds that condensed in the sky before the storm came, and the dark clouds became denser and thicker!
Suddenly, His Majesty Li Er waved his arm hard, and the pen, ink, paper, inkstone, books, tea cups and other things on the table in front of him were swept away by him, and they fell to the ground one after another......
His Majesty Li Er's face was hideous, the blue tendons on his forehead jumped violently, and he gritted his teeth and roared: "Birds and beasts are not as good!" It's really a beast! Eldest Sun Chong, I really swear to cut you with a thousand knives, so that you will die without a whole corpse! β
The maid outside the hall heard the sound and hurried in to visit. Seeing the mess all over the place, he was about to come up to clean up, but suddenly heard His Majesty's loud shout like spring thunder: "Get out of here!" β
"No!"
The maids were almost frightened to death, their necks were hunched and their legs were clamped, and they retreated backwards from the main hall like quails......
His Majesty Li Er tried his best to contain his anger, slowly closed his eyes, and sat motionless in the main hall without saying a word.
The candle shadow is fluttering, and the east window is like blood......
Then there was a voice in his ear: "Your Majesty, I ask to see you outside the palace of Zhao Guogong." β
His Majesty Li Er still closed his eyes: "Xuan." β
"......"
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"We're here to see Your Majesty."
The voice of the eldest grandson Wuji sounded, and His Majesty Li Er slowly opened his eyes.
A pair of tiger eyes flashed, his face was gloomy as water, and he stared straight at the eldest grandson Wuji who bowed his head in front of him.
Probably because he came in a hurry, the eldest grandson Wuji was slightly panting, and there were sweat stains on his forehead, and he even had time to change the plain clothes on his body, and he didn't wash them, his hair was messy and haggard, and his gray hair looked very messy.
If it were in the past, His Majesty Li Er would definitely be full of emotion in his heart, how sad and heartbreaking is it for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person? Thinking of the past feelings, even the eldest grandson Wuji laughed at no matter how big the mistake was.
But now, His Majesty Li Er has no sympathy and pity in his heart, only endless anger!
"Auxiliary, how do I treat you?" His Majesty Li Er's tone was gloomy and cold as a knife.
The eldest grandson Wuji's heart trembled, and he knew that he was still coming when he was supposed to come, so he had to say: "Wearing heaven and earth, thick as a mountain!" β
"How do I treat your eldest grandson's family?"
"Jun is like the sea, and the wind is moist."
"Bang!" His Majesty Li Er slapped the table angrily and roared, "Do you still know? I thought that all these years of kindness to your eldest grandson's family had been eaten by dogs! In the past, Er fought side by side with a certain to create the Tang Dynasty, Empress Wende and a certain couple have a deep love for life and death, I am a person who misses the old, so I have a lot of tolerance for the eldest grandson's family, looking at the world's family gates, which one is comparable to your eldest grandson's family? I don't know how many impeachments of your eldest grandson Wuji and excessive favor have been suppressed by me, and not a word has been put into my ears. But now, what do you do with me? β
The empty hall was filled with the angry roar of His Majesty Li Er, and the echo buzzed.
The eldest grandson Wuji was frightened, trembling, and sweating like pulp!
In the Xuanwumen change in which His Majesty Li Li II seized the right to inherit the throne, the eldest grandson Wuji can be called the first person to make the contribution......
When contemplating a coup d'Γ©tat, he was resolute and wholeheartedly advised; In preparation for the coup, he traveled day and night, liaising inside and outside; At the time of the coup, he was not afraid of danger and went to the Xuanwu Gate in person. Therefore, His Majesty Li Er never forgot the merits of the eldest grandson Wuji, and said to the ministers from time to time: "I have the world, and it is mostly the power of this person." β
Correspondingly, His Majesty Li Er's trust and respect for the eldest grandson Wuji are also beyond the reach of others, even Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Li Xiaogong and other important ministers are far inferior.
"The reputation of the world is all over the world, and the slander will follow" The truth is true in ancient and modern times, and the eldest grandson Wuji is so reused, so naturally slander is born. Not long after he was appointed as the first meritorious hero by Tang Taizong and became the Duke of Qi, some people secretly admonished Taizong, thinking that the eldest grandson Wuji was too favored and proud, which was not conducive to the unity of the monarch and the stability of the society......
But what did His Majesty Li Er do?
Not only did he not suspect the eldest grandson Wuji, but he also showed the secret table to the eldest grandson Wuji to show that the monarch and the ministers had no suspicions. At the same time, His Majesty Li Er summoned his ministers to give everyone a political lesson. He said to the ministers: "My child is young, and the eldest grandson has made great contributions to me, he is like my child, estranged from each other, between the new and the old, and I will not accept these divisive remarks......"
This kind of trust and favor is the best in the dynasty!
"Poof!"
The eldest grandson Wuji knelt down on his knees, paused his head, and exclaimed sadly: "Weichen has lived up to His Majesty's trust, and his heart is like a knife cut. But please Your Majesty to punish the death penalty of the ministers, and the ministers are willing to do it, without any resentment! β
The Tang Dynasty knelt and kowtowed from time to time, and this kind of ritual was only practiced when worshipping the heavenly ancestors. At this moment, the eldest grandson Wuji was frightened and guilty in his heart, and he could only express his heart with this supreme courtesy......
"Huh, capital offense?" His Majesty Li Er gritted his teeth and smiled: "Changle is my eldest daughter, I regard it as a pearl in my palm, and I have never had the slightest grievance, and I can't bear to have a word of reproach. I entrusted her to your eldest grandson's family, how did you treat her? Plotting to usurp and kill her father! And now? That brute actually dared to kidnap Changle away, what did he want to do? β
The eldest grandson Wuji cried out sadly: "Weichen has no way to teach his son, capital crime, capital crime!" β
His Majesty Li Er raised his head, no longer looked at the sobbing eldest grandson Wuji, stared at the wide beam above his head, and said word by word: "Now that Fang Jun has gone to rescue Changle, if God is pitiful and blesses my poor daughter, so that Changle is unharmed, I will still give your eldest grandson family a lifetime of wealth." But if something happens to Changle, your eldest grandson's family ...... Except for you, let's go to Changle to be buried together! β
The eldest grandson in the hall, Wuji, only felt a burst of coldness coming, and he shivered......
He knew that Changsun Chong's rebellious actions three times and twice had already angered His Majesty Li Er, and gradually exhausted the past feelings.
But he couldn't have imagined that His Majesty Li Er would be so angry that he could say such a decisive and ruthless word!
Except for me...... All for the funeral of Princess Changle?
If I am the only one left in the eldest grandson's family, then what will I do......
The eldest grandson Wuji was sad in his heart.
He didn't know what kind of madness the eldest grandson was, how could he actually kidnap Princess Changle away? One night husband and wife for 100 days, even if the two are now reconciled, but they must also remember the past love, right?
It's good now, but my son is in trouble...... It's the whole family!
Where can he still take care of his distressed son and worry about the life and death of the eldest grandson Chong?
Hurriedly said: "Please rest assured, Weichen will go to meet Fang Jun and find the hiding place of the eldest grandson, Weichen will come back with his head with his own hands and ask Your Majesty for guilt!" β
His Majesty Li Er was silent.
The eldest grandson Wuji wiped his tears, got up and saluted, and then bowed and exited the hall.