Chapter 252: The Cicada and the Yellow Sparrow (Part II)
Quan Ce rode out of the palace city with a jade leisure, and the right guard general Quan Xiancheng, who took turns to guard, Li Duozuo, the general of the left feather Lin Wei, and Sima Wang Lu, the god capital, rode horses from different directions to meet them, and under the tower of the Tianmen, the four horse heads converged, and time and space were quiet.
"Wang Sima, please lead the officials to guide the people on the Luohe bridge, the officials and officials line up with a human wall, separate the people, one side moves, the other side is quiet, evacuate in an orderly manner, do not act rashly, and those who act rashly will be executed on the spot"
"General Quan, please send troops and horses, divide them into small units, patrol the whole city, deter lawlessness, and those who shake their lips and spread rumors can use heavy codes to make an example of chickens and monkeys."
"General Li, please immediately lead the army to control the Qiang mission, and order General Yehuli to take down the Honglu Temple and others, so that Your Majesty will bow and ask"
The three of them said yes, the soldiers and horses of the brigade were sent out, under the horizontal swords, water and fire, the chaos around them, and they were quickly controlled, and they thought that the Qiang delegation would make a mess, but they were unexpectedly relaxed, and as soon as the Yulin guards and horses arrived, the people of the mission had nothing to say, and they were quickly captured.
Quan Ce personally took the imperial doctor to Tuoba Si Yu to diagnose and treat, fortunately, it was only a hard injury, and it did not hurt the lungs, several old imperial doctors went up and down, Tuoba Si Yu woke up, he was strong, his abdomen was kicked by a horse and was purple and green, he didn't say a word, his eyes opened, and he grinned hard at Quan Ce's concerned eyes, raised his hand, opened his five fingers, and everyone else was puzzled, only Quan Ce knew that this guy was sitting on the ground and raising the price, and the negotiated three altars of Jiannan burned the spring, and rose to the five altars.
"Doctor Quan, don't do anything wrong, the ritual is the responsibility of Honglu Temple, how can you be allowed to come nonsense" Seeing that the situation was stable, Xue Ji magically sobered up again, pointed at the power policy, jumped to his feet and scolded, "Listen to the assignment of this official, you will wait for the pickled mound to retreat quickly, and you shall not interfere with the honor guard of the foreign domain, and shall not interfere with the ceremonial officials of Honglu Temple......"
Quan Ce stood up and stretched out his hand, Ye Huli handed over his horse whip, Quan Ce took it in his hand, and walked in front of Xue Ji.
Xue Ji was not afraid, the corners of his mouth sneered, and his eyes were full of pride, "I am a national ceremonial official, the master of ceremonies, how are you doing?" ”
Quan Ce smiled softly, picked up the horsewhip and slammed it on his annoying mouth, knocking him to the ground, pulling out several of his teeth, and a deep blood purlin was reflected in his mouth and nose, and blood flew everywhere.
"Woo wow...... Xue Ji howled miserably, rolling and wriggling on the ground like a bedbug.
Quan Ce snorted coldly and threw the horsewhip to Yehuli, "The great plans of the country are all bad in the hands of mediocrities such as you, and there are faces that speak out, lose all the face of the Heavenly Empire, and if you don't keep your voice, when the official makes another move, it will no longer be a horsewhip."
Xue Ji's body was almost paralyzed by severe pain, hearing this, he only felt cold all over his body, forcibly endured it, did not dare to scream again, fell on all fours, crawled to the side, Ye Huli waved his hand, Yulin had already stepped forward, and grabbed him roughly, his four hands were like iron tongs, and his bones were clicking, didn't he say that I waited for the pickles, and the pickled people knew the severity.
The surrounding situation is under control, and the right to ascend the Tianmen Tower and return to the Empress Wu.
Empress Wu ordered him to get up, took a brocade from Wei Tuan'er's hand, and wiped the dirt of the whip for him with his own hands, "Quan Ce, according to your opinion, how to finalize the case with the ceremony today?" ”
As soon as this question came out, the temperature on the gatehouse plummeted, and all the envoys, including the envoys of the foreign domains, looked at him and seemed to be quite interested.
"The minister thinks that the heart of the Qiang people is very sincere, and the king of the soil is injured for the control of the galloping horse, so he should be gracious and compassionate, and the Honglu Temple is not careful, and the world is laughing, and the deacon should be responsible."
"Hmph" Empress Wu snorted coldly, "But he is soft-hearted, where is Laiqing?" ”
"In the history of the minister's court, the minister came to Junchen to listen to the order", and the minister came out of the crowd.
"Arrest and take the officials of today's ritual system to prison, and interrogate them strictly, it is necessary to get to the bottom of it, I want to know who is harboring a great calamity and daring to mess with my etiquette system" Empress Wu ordered coldly, with a cold tone.
"Yes, the minister's order" The sinister smile on Lai Junchen's face couldn't be restrained at all, the Chunguan Yamen, Honglu Temple, Guanglu Temple, and the Flying Dragon Stable, and several official offices were in his hands, and he had been silent for a long time, and finally got a good opportunity to show his skills.
"Quan Ce, you will join the young eunuch Li Li in the palace, go to the treasury to get more money and precious medicinal materials, give them to the Duke of Fuguo, and appease the mission" Empress Wu handed over the errand of sending sweet dates to Quan Ce, and added, "You are younger, and you are capable, pay more attention to the affairs of foreign domains in the future"
"Minister's Order" Quan Ce bowed down to receive the order, with a kind smile swept over the faces of the foreign envoys in strange costumes, Xu saw the favor and prestige of Quan Ce, but no one did not give face, the most awkward post-Turkic envoys responded with a strange smile.
An internal ceremony, anticlimactic, the martial queen was in a bad mood, and she was about to resign from the palace.
"Ah......" An exaggerated exclamation came, Wei Tuan'er covered her mouth and made a shocking appearance, and everyone followed her line of sight and saw the imperial heir Li Dan who was offside a few steps, he didn't know it, and showed some concern.
It wasn't until the mother's pinprick-like gaze pierced him that he realized that something was wrong, and when he looked around, he had already trampled a few steps away from the dragon's head royal road.
"The mother emperor forgives the sin, the son of the minister is unintentionally wrong......" Li Dan hurriedly knelt on the ground, the Empress Wu did not say anything, his face sank like water, and walked straight beside him, Li Dan followed the figure of the Empress Wu on the ground and kowtowed in a circle, like a panicked dog with a broken backbone.
The Empress Wu flew away, Li Dan knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly, the ministers and civil and military personnel were in their positions, and they did not dare to move at all, silently watching the bleak scene of the prince of the Great Zhou.
Quan Ce and Lai Junchen have a will, they are the only two who can move, Lai Junchen pretended to be anxious, passed directly in front of Li Dan, and seemed to accept Li Dan's bow, Quan Ce sighed slightly, detoured to the side of the gatehouse, and walked down the stairs.
Lai Junchen's eagerness was immediate, Quan Ce had not yet arrived at the Sihai Post House where Tuoba Division was staying, and had already received the news, when Lai Junchen was tortured, Xue Ji was killed on the spot, and Liu Guangyou, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, was also tortured, first fainted, and then disappeared after a while, and put the bodies of the two in front of the deacons of Honglu Temple and Guanglu Temple, tortured to extract confessions, and wantonly arrested the so-called comrades.
When Quan Ce arrived, the Sihai Post House had been surrounded by the black-clothed officials of the Imperial History Terrace, and the people inside turned over on their backs, they must have been ordered, and they did not disturb the Qiang envoy at all, but the people in the hall were wearing shackles and locks, and the officials who were beating the head shouted five and six, facing the jade horse head of Quan Ce, like a rooster that had been pinched in his throat, he suddenly closed his voice, and ran forward quickly to salute, Quan Ce was impatient to entangle with them, and waved his hand to make them take care of themselves.
When he went to Tuoba Siyu's residence, he handed over a large number of medicines, and watched the imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment with his own eyes, and saw that Tuoba Siyu was not abnormal, and the mood of the mission was stable, and he still trusted him, so Quan Ce put his mind at ease.
Princess Taiping's mansion, pavilion, Princess Taiping stands in the wind.
Xiangnu knelt behind her, her voice panicked, "Your Highness, Xue Shaoqing is dead, I heard that many court officials have moved, because of the most intimate contacts, I am preparing to impeach Xiao Zhizhong, the winter official waiter, tomorrow, at that time, I am afraid that Junchen will take advantage of the topic to play"
"Hmph, there are not enough things to do" Princess Taiping just snorted coldly, and did not move her liver, her manpower has changed several times, and she is no longer Wuxia Ameng, even if Xiao Zhizhong is also lost, a little degraded, she can always make a comeback, with the grace of the mother, she has the death and injury of the officials on her hands, and she has no feeling at all.
"Your Royal Highness, the emperor's heir has made a mistake today, the court and the central government are boiling, and they will be oppressed by wind and rain again, will the original plan be delayed a little, or will it be canceled altogether?" Shannu was cautious.
Princess Taiping's eyes flashed with a soft light, turned her head, and stared at Xiangnu for a long time, "Are you worried, is it the imperial brother, or is there someone else?" ”
Xiangnu hurriedly kowtowed to the ground, "Your Royal Highness is tolerant, the heir of the emperor and His Royal Highness are both descendants of the Li family, and they are both lost, and the slaves and maids are loyal to His Highness, and those who are worried are only His Highness's gains and losses, and they dare not be distracted."
"If you lose, you will lose" Princess Taiping's mouth turned into a cruel sneer, "Everything is according to the original plan"
"Yes" Xiangnu responded dejectedly, peeking at the luxurious gold thin and heavy shoes at the feet of Princess Taiping, and his heart was cold.
Princess Taiping closed her eyes, her thoughts ethereal.
She seemed to see that Shangyang Palace, Fragrance Palace, Gushui Corridor, and the young man in white were covered in scaly wounds, curled up on the ground, shivering, and blood was flowing on his body.
"Don't be afraid, aunt loves you"