Chapter 280: The Capture of the Throne (22)
At the beginning of the first year of Ruyi, Wan Cai, the son of Quan Xiancheng, the commander of thousands of horses, entered the Xin'an County Fireworks Army camp as the captain of the fruit, entered the camp in the afternoon, patrolled the camp with the captain Li Zhan, and was killed by the thief's secret arrow, and the deputy lieutenant Xue Chongyin sent troops to catch the sea and shot a thief on the spot.
The news was transmitted back to the Shendu, and Princess Taiping entered the palace with the right to see Her Majesty, and avenged the grievances for Quan, and the Empress Wu ordered Dali Temple Zhengdi Guangyuan to go out of Beijing to investigate thoroughly.
Quan Xiancheng learned the news, trapped himself in the study all day, there are many people from all walks of life to visit, there is no shortage of people who come with an inexplicable mission, no matter how many financial and official positions are prepared in hand, or prepare vertical and horizontal rhetoric, all have nowhere to show, Quan Xiancheng avoided them all, and did not even give a polite excuse, and the hard state issued an expulsion order.
Early the next morning, Quan Xiancheng walked out of the study with a notebook, and the whole house was taken aback, and many people cried with Quan Xiancheng's wife and concubine.
Quan Xiancheng's beard turned white overnight, his cheeks were pale, and his eyes were red, as if he had fallen into a demon.
"Prepare the horse" Quan Xiancheng ignored it and walked straight to the gate.
Quan Xiancheng's wife stepped forward to stop her, her eyes were misty with tears, "Husband, let's have some breakfast first, the whole family in the house depends on you, you must not do anything to your body"
Quan Xiancheng sneered, seeing that his wife, who was in love with him, had lost the slightest warmth.
Last night, he stayed awake all night, thinking about his own family, his surname was Yuan, his grandfather was the Goryeo minister Yuan Gai Suwen, who resisted the attack of the Tang Dynasty all his life, after the death of his grandfather, his father Yuan boy succeeded to Da Mo Lizhi, but was forced to expel by two uncles Yuan Nanjian and Yuan Boy, the whole family died unexpectedly, only he escaped for his life, descended to the Tang Dynasty, in order to avoid Gaozu Li Yuan, changed his surname to Quan, sent people under the fence, cautious, and did a small life, just to take root here, support a piece of heaven and earth for children and grandchildren, and came to the end, but was persecuted repeatedly, even the most beloved eldest son can't be saved, this world, there is really no heavenly reason, this big Zhou, I just don't give him a way to live.
He stretched out his hand to put his wife away, shook his body and went out, looked at the tall horse at the door, felt that he couldn't do it, held the stone lion in front of the door, let the next person change to a warm sedan chair, and the next person escorted Zhang Luo, he couldn't stand still, held the music in his arms, and leaned on the lion, and the sleeves slipped off, revealing shallow knife marks, from the wrist to the elbow, dense.
Quan Xiancheng entered the palace, and asked the provincial officials who were familiar with him about the location of the martial arts, and his heart was cold again.
Empress Wu was having a banquet with the imperial heir Li Dan and Princess Taiping in the Xianju Palace, and ordered Quan Ce and Wu Youyi to accompany her.
Quan Xiancheng went to the Inner Servant Province to ask for a meeting, stood in the cold wind for a long time, his expression became more and more trance-like, here is a tuyere, facing the wind on all sides, like his grandfather and father waving a big slap, constantly slapping him, they are all working hard to resist Tang, but he descended Tang, the shadow of the ancestors, flying under the clouds, Quan Xiancheng's blood-red eyes flowed two strings of tears, while sobbing, while murmuring, "Hate to die late for twenty years, regret and humiliation for hundreds of millions of years"
"General, Your Majesty declares" A little eunuch led the way, Quan Xiancheng moved his pace, and followed into the magnificent and warm Xianju Palace.
Empress Wu sat on the throne, drinking with the ministers, the imperial heir Li Dan lost a circle, carefully sat on the side of the Empress Wu, the handsome Quan Langjun was playing the qin, Princess Taiping sat on the side with her chin and beat the beat, and a few singers sang the lyrics, but it was the old Qingyu case of Quan Ce.
Happy?
Quan Xiancheng pulled the corners of his mouth, his exhaustion and weakness dissipated in an instant, his eyes flashed with fire, his spirit burned, and he found the pleasure of revenge.
"Quan Aiqing, I have learned about the matter of Quan, you can rest assured, I will investigate this case thoroughly, and give the Qing family a fair deal" Empress Wu waved her hand, the singer retreated, Quan Ce stopped, sat on the piano bench, tilted his head slightly, did not say a word, listened to Empress Wu's gentle words to appease Quan Xiancheng, "Loyalty and filial piety are important, whether it is for me or for your ancestors, you must take care of yourself"
Quan Xiancheng kowtowed to the ground, and his voice was unusually loud, "Your Majesty, the minister is here, not to plead, but to impeach."
"The minister impeached the king of Wei, Wenchang's right minister Wu Chenghei, coerced the minister, plotted to seize the prince, and the testimony of the witnesses should be combed together, and the minister combed it through the sparseness, please Your Majesty to investigate"
The hall suddenly became quiet, and the pins could be heard.
Li Dan's face shook continuously, his hands and feet were at a loss, Wu Youyi held a wine jug in his hand to pour wine, but he forgot how to use force in his hand, and he hung in the air and trembled, and finally couldn't hold it, and fell to the ground with a snap, falling to smithereens.
The crisp sound of this life recalled everyone's souls, Wu Youyi hurriedly knelt on the ground, "The minister has lost his honor, Your Majesty forgives the sin"
"Present the recital" behind the martial arts, like Pinghu, casually ordered.
There was already a little eunuch who bent over and hunched his back, his feet were like stepping on cotton, and he carefully offered the music, and the martial queen stretched out his hand to unfold it, and his eyes were blood-red, fishy, and he couldn't help but be moved, this was actually a note written in blood.
Empress Wu stretched out his hand and pulled it away, there were dozens of folds, thousands of words, the time, place, and people inside, who said what he said, what he did, recorded it clearly, and even wrote down the matter of him asking for help from the princess.
Empress Wu took a closer look and sighed deeply, "You have a heart, Qing is a noble breed of Goryeo, but you go to the palace as a subordinate, twenty years of wind and rain, Qing is loyal, I know it well, but I should not harm myself, the spring is not far away, if you have a bad pool, how can I bear it?" ”
Quan Xiancheng raised his face, tears filled his face, and his words were soaked with grief and indignation, "The minister is a foreign vassal, the humble is not enough to worry about the teeth, the court eats the court, is supported by His Majesty, and he should share the worries of the court. ”
At the end of the words, he was almost crying blood and roaring, stood up suddenly, rushed to the Panlong Pillar in the hall, used all his strength, and hit it headlong, the skull was shattered, blood and brains, white and red, splashed out a lot of a large piece in all directions, and Song Zhiwen, a bachelor of Hanlin who was seated near the Panlong Pillar, was splashed all over his face.
"Ahh......h
Empress Wu stood up abruptly, her face cloudy.
Princess Taiping was also frightened, and jumped into Quan Ce's arms, trembling.
Quan Ce gently patted her on the shoulder, still looking up, a trace of compassion flashed in his eyes, which was quickly replaced by perseverance, his lips pursed tightly, and he didn't say a word.
Princess Taiping quickly came back to her senses, looked up at Quan Ce, and seemed to understand something, the so-called inclusion of Quan Xiancheng in her account was just a disguise, from the beginning of her promise to join forces with him, Quan Ce was constantly tightening the noose, step by step Quan Xiancheng father and son stumbled off the neck, with such a tragic scene, preemptively, and caught Wu Chengsi off guard.
was used, but Princess Taiping was not angry, she only felt that she was holding her nephew, and her means were as handsome as her looks, and the wind and rain rose in a snap of her fingers.
"Mother Emperor, if, the mother emperor is willing, sons, sons are willing to ......" Li Dan trembled all over, kneeling on the ground, full of tears, physical and mental pain and torment hit the sky, he only envied the two imperial brothers, he is the youngest son, the youngest son, why do you have to bear this endless tribulation, saying a few words in his mouth, but only feeling that he has to drain his whole body blood, if the Li family is really lost in his hands, he is afraid that there is only one way to apologize for his sins with death.
"Shut up" Empress Wu scolded sharply, scanning the hall with cold eyes, Li Dan only knew that crying was useless, Wu Youyi was scared like a walking corpse, and the eyes of the ministers in the hall flickered, but it was only Quan Ce, who closed his eyes and gasped for a long time before he calmed down, "Quan Ce, you say, how should this matter be handled?" ”
Quan Ce put down Princess Taiping, bowed down, and said calmly, "Your Majesty, this royal family matter, the minister seems to be inconvenient."
"Bastard" Empress Wu was furious and was about to get angry, but Princess Taiping had already reached out and slapped him first, "The mother emperor asked you, you just have to answer, and then dare to talk nonsense, the palace will never spare it"
Quan Ce hurriedly bowed his head, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter can be simplified as soon as possible, and changes will occur later."
"Oh? Don't you want to wipe out the heirs and think twice? There is also Youyi, he is here, it is convenient to take it" Empress Wu raised his eyebrows and sneered.
Quan Ce is still bowed, but there is no fear, Lang Sheng first paved the way, "Your Majesty, the minister has no such intention, the minister thinks that the prince is the foundation of the country, who to belong to, when it is easier, only Your Majesty can have a sacred heart, and seek the king with the minister, and finally divide right and wrong"
"Just invite the king of Wei to the court and ask him a question, but if you intend to seize the prince, everything can be revealed to the world"
"Hehe, haha" Empress Wu laughed a few times, flicked the sleeves of her robe, and walked away, "Clean up this place".
(End of chapter)