Chapter 3: Back (1)
As soon as Li Tianran's voice fell, the sound of beating the watch happened to be heard in the distance, and midnight had passed.
Du Fu and Li Boyu's eyes looked at Li Tianran all the time, and the inference he threw out was really unsettling, if it was really Gao Lishi's intention to frame, then the seriousness of the consequences of this matter would be indescribable. Who is Colliers? has followed the saint for a whole life, loyal and loyal, figuratively speaking, Gao Lishi is the shadow of the saint, if he intends to harm Li Bai, is it not the saint behind the scenes?
This matter is a big matter, Li Bai is worshiped as a god in the hearts of the world's scholars, if the saint directly orders to kill, it will cause huge waves, but if Li Bai himself commits a crime, then there is a reason for killing him, and it can also stop the mouth of Youyou! But why did the saint have to kill Li Bai, this made the three of them feel strange! The three of them looked at each other, still unable to understand.
Li Tianran suddenly thought of Du Fu informing them that the saint wanted to 'canonize and return to government', so he broke the silence and said: "Could it be that the saint intends to hand over political affairs to the right minister, and Ah Lang has always opposed the right minister, so he took the opportunity of Ah Lang to scold Yang Zhao and wanted to get rid of him?" ”
Du Fu frowned, and replied slowly: "Thirty-seven lives in exchange for one person's life... This matter is a bit unbelievable! But... Today's saints are decisive in killing, and since their youth in order to achieve their goals, anything and anyone is possible... To be his stepping stone, this thing wants to come ... It's also possible! ”
Li Boyu listened and said, "Dare to ask Mr. Du, will it be... Colliers himself wants to harm Alang? I've heard that once at the Bliss Feast, Ah Lang seems to have asked him to take off his boots for him in public, will he stop there... Revenge for personal gain? ”
Du Fu couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this, and replied, "It should be unlikely!" Although Gao Lishi is a eunuch, he may have been by the saint's side for decades, he is meticulous and cautious, if he takes the risk of framing Brother Taibai for personal grievances, is it too rash! Moreover... This matter also involves the murder of Yang Zhao's family of thirty-seven people, which is too dangerous, and if he is not careful, he will be deeply involved in it! ”
Li Tianran nodded lightly and whispered: "What Mr. Du said is very true!" According to this, the person behind this must be ... Sage! Not good!!! Then we beg Lord Li Mi to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mediate, isn't that... Indirectly harmed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? ”
As soon as the words fell, Du Fu's face suddenly turned pale, and he replied in a trembling voice: "What you said... Very much! No, we must go to Lord Li Mi now, this matter must not harm His Royal Highness the Prince! After that, Du Fu almost wanted to get up.
"That... What about Ah Lang? No one... Can you save him? Li Boyu asked with a melancholy expression, his eagerness overflowing.
Seeing this, Du Fu had to sit back slowly, and secretly pondered in his heart: "Yes, if you don't ask His Royal Highness the Prince, then who can save Li Bai?" As he was hesitating, there was a slight knock on the door outside the cottage, not loud, but it was very clear in the middle of the night.
"Who?" Du Fu asked softly. But there was no movement outside the house, Du Fu got up and cautiously came to the door, listened for a while, and made sure that there was no movement outside the house, so he slowly opened the door of the house, and Li Boyu was already ready for battle.
But there was no one outside the house, Du Fu looked down, but there was a note left on the ground, Du Fu hurriedly leaned over and picked it up, and couldn't help but sigh softly after reading, Li Tianran saw this, and hurriedly came over and asked softly: "Mr. Du, what is the situation?" ”
Du Fu didn't answer, but handed over the note, Li Tianran hurriedly took the note, only to see that it was written: "The matter is in order, admonish tomorrow morning, and burn it after reading." Li Tianran's hands couldn't help but tremble a little, it seems that the person sent by Li Yu just now should be the one sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has already negotiated, and plans to enter the palace early tomorrow morning to meet the saint! Li Tianran turned around and walked back to the desk, stuffed the note into the lamp, and it burned out in a short time.
Li Tianran was about to speak, but Du Fu waved his hand and said slowly: "Since the matter has come to this, let it go, may this matter still have a turnaround!" ”
Speaking of this, Li Boyu on the side also guessed the content of the note, so he didn't answer again, and Li Tianran had to nod slightly.
At the same time, in the East Palace, the prince looked nervous, but he never said a word. Li Mi hesitated again and again, and finally spoke again: "His Royal Highness the Prince, according to the opinion of the ministers, at this time, I am afraid that we must make all preparations in advance, in case... If there is any change at that time, it will not be helpless! ”
The prince slowly raised his head, glanced at Li Mi, and couldn't help sneering: "Absolutely prepared? What should we do to prepare? The power of dispatching the imperial army is not in the hands of the palace, and seeing that this political matter will eventually fall to the right minister, how can the government soldiers in the east palace and the troops under General Guo maneuver around? The prince of this palace,In the end, it's just an ornament.。。。 Someday ... ”
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, please be careful! It's far from that, so why lose your fighting spirit in advance? Let someone else have the upper hand? Li Mi was afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would say another depressing words, so he didn't care about etiquette, and interrupted repeatedly.
The prince sighed lightly and asked in a cold voice, "Then according to your intentions, what should we do?" ”
Li Mi hesitated for a moment, and finally muttered, "At least... Do a good job in the moment, step by step, and wait and see what happens! Let's start with Li Bai, so that we will not be passive in everything. ”
The prince sighed again: "I'm afraid that's all it can be like now!" It's not too early, so please go back first, and after the palace meets the saint tomorrow, we will discuss everything again! ”
Hearing the prince's instructions, Li Mi unconsciously glanced at Guo Ziyi, so he replied in unison: "Oh! Then they exited the East Palace together.
On the side of Du Fu's thatched cottage, the Li Tianran brothers were arranged to live in another room, and as soon as they drank a cup of ginseng tea from Mr. Du, Li Tianran couldn't help but feel a strong drowsiness, so he lay down to rest, and had to wait until dawn to make plans.
An hour later, Li Tianran woke up in a daze, and vaguely heard a slight footstep outside the house, although the sound was not loud, but it was extremely clear in this quiet night, listening to the sound of at least seven or eight people, and there seemed to be the sound of iron hammering, he immediately felt a tightness in his heart, and planned to get up to check, but just about to raise his hand, he found that he did not have a trace of strength up and down his body, and Li Bo Bird on the side grabbed his other wrist again, struggled a few times, and finally failed to get up, after less than a while, He fell asleep again...
When Li Tianran woke up again, the sky had already begun to brighten, and the sound of opening the door and drum was heard in the distance, and it was already dawn. Li Tianran rubbed his worried eyes, at this time his body had recovered his strength, and Li Boyu beside him was still asleep, and his hand was still holding Li Tianran.
Seeing this, Li Tianran hurriedly pushed the sleeping Li Bo Bird, and told Li Bo Bird about what happened last night, but Li Bo Bird had a wooden face and replied slowly: "Ah... Brother, I'm afraid you're worried about Ah Lang's affairs, and you have a nightmare, did you hear it wrong? I... I have never heard of it! ”
Li Tianran couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and secretly thought to himself: "Brother has martial arts, even if he is asleep, he will definitely be aware of the things around him, and he actually hasn't heard of it, could it be that he really heard it wrong, or is it really a dream?" But after thinking about it, he still had some lingering palpitations, so he quickly got up and pulled his brother to search roughly in the grass hall, and the result... There really is no trace of it...
At the same time, in the Huaqing Palace of Lishan, the crown prince Li Xiang was already waiting in the side hall to meet the saint. After discussing with Li Mi and the others last night, the prince was so distraught that he almost didn't sleep all night, so before he could wait for dawn, he got up and rushed to the Huaqing Palace in Lishan from Chang'an City.
The saint was old, and he would have slept for an hour longer than when he was younger, but by this time the saint had already gotten up and run out of food. The crown prince was brought into another side hall by the eunuchs, and the saints used to receive officials at all levels here, including the prince.
The saint sat in the hall, wearing a yellow robe, although it was not as grand as when he went to court on weekdays, but it was also radiant, and it was Gao Lishi who stood next to him, and the two could be said to be inseparable. Seeing this, the prince hurriedly kowtowed, and after the salute, the saint raised his hand and pointed to the side, signaling the prince to take a seat, but the prince did not dare to delay, and hurriedly thanked him and took a seat.
After the prince took his seat, the sage began to squint his eyes and look the prince up and down, and the prince did not dare to speak first when he saw this, but at this time it became more and more quiet, but the prince unconsciously became more and more frightened in his heart. Finally, the sage asked coldly: "The prince didn't stay in the East Palace, and rushed to this Huaqing Palace early in the morning, what happened?" "The saint's indifference to the prince, the prince has long been used to it, although the two are father and son, but the prince is far more than Li Xiang, even if it is the prince, the situation here in the saint is not much better?
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the position of the prince has been very embarrassing, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin's Xuanwumen Change, killed his own brothers, forced Gaozu Li Yuan to establish himself as the prince, since then, Gaozu panicked, and finally passed to Emperor Taizong in advance, and became the emperor himself; Then came to the female emperor Wu Zetian, and several of her princes were also abolished and established by her, established and abolished, and finally became the emperor herself; Take today's sage as an example, he is also extremely capable, and finally frightened Emperor Li Dan to abdicate in advance and pass on to him... Therefore, the prince of the Tang Dynasty seems to be destined to have an indescribable and unclear contradiction with the emperor of the current dynasty, and it is understandable that the saint is indifferent to the prince Li Xiang.
When the sage asked, the prince didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly responded: "Back to my father, my son has something to do, and it is urgent at this time, so I entered the palace tomorrow, disturbed my father, and hoped to forgive my sins!" ”
The sage replied coldly: "The prince is for state affairs, that is understandable, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”