Chapter 254: The Battle in Court (Part II)
Gaozong has been weak since he was a child, he has always disliked getting up early, unless it is a great dynasty that can't be avoided, if not, he always has to sleep until the sun rises to the sun, today is not the sunrise, Gaozong naturally has no desire to get up early, even though the sun has risen to the old high, but Gaozong is still lying on his back on the wide wooden couch, sleeping comfortably, but the Empress Wu got up earlier, at this time is sitting in front of the bronze mirror, allowing several palace maids to wait for dressing up, although the face is indifferent as usual, but the depths of the eyes are full of worry.
"Yu Niangniang, there's news."
Just as the palace maids were busy, they saw Sun Quanfu, who was sweating profusely, turn out of the screen at the entrance of the palace, walked quickly behind Empress Wu, and whispered a word, his tone was full of anxiety.
"Stand down!"
Empress Wu didn't look back, but her body trembled obviously, and after being silent for a while, she didn't rush to ask Sun Quanfu about the news she brought, and commanded in a calm voice.
"Yes, slave and maid obey."
After Empress Wu opened her mouth, the palace maids who were busy didn't dare to be the slightest bit lazy, so they hurriedly answered, and each bowed down and exited the room.
"Mother, here's the thing, ...... last night"
Sun Quanfu knew that the matter was very important, and he did not dare to delay in the slightest, and after the palace maids retreated, he hurriedly grabbed the side of the Empress Wu, almost close to the ears of the Empress Wu, and reported the news of the failed assassination last night and Li Xian's trial early this morning.
"Oh?"
After listening to Sun Quanfu's report, Empress Wu was not in a hurry to make a decision, but spoke lightly, turned around and looked at Gaozong, who couldn't afford to fall asleep, and then groaned slightly, stood up, frowned slightly, glanced at Sun Quanfu, and then moved towards the outer hall, regardless of how indecent the image of the cloaks was at this time.
"Niangniang, it's not good, the slave thinks that the case can't be tried like this anymore."
Sun Quanfu silently followed behind Empress Wu, came to the empty outer hall, waited for a while, and saw that Empress Wu never said a word, and when he landed, he was a little unbearable, and reminded in a low voice.
"Hmm."
The experience of the battle between the court of the martial queen is extremely rich, how can you not know that the current situation is sinister, and why do you need Sun Quanfu to remind, but it is not easy to make up your mind, after all, the three kings have joined forces at this time, even if they are as strong as the queen of the martial arts, they are also deeply jealous, in the view of the queen of the martial arts, it is difficult to retreat from the whole body this time, what needs to be considered is how to stop the loss, and the partial stop loss is not so simple, the queen of the martial arts does not believe that the three kings will stop at the point, if it is really a thousand miles away, The first half of his life was afraid that the business would be completely put into water, and in this situation, for the first time, Empress Wu had a sense of powerlessness, and under the irritability, he was too lazy to talk to Sun Quanfu more, and after a noncommittal word, he paced back and forth in the hall by himself.
"Niangniang, why don't you go to the slave maid to pass the decree first, suspend the trial, and then discuss the follow-up?"
Sun Quanfu saw that Wu Hou had not made a decision for a long time, and he knew that this matter might not be good, so he gritted his teeth and spoke again.
"Well, if you go and go for a while, you will say that it is the will of the palace, this case is serious, and the actual evidence must be ascertained and retried!" Empress Wu pondered for a long time, but she couldn't find a way to get the best of both worlds, so she had no choice but to agree to Sun Quanfu's proposal.
"Yes, slave and maid are going!"
Sun Quanfu didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly agreed to the promise, hurriedly left the main hall, and led several small eunuchs to ride horses to Dali Temple......
In the Dechang Hall of the East Palace, the prince Li Hong, who was dressed in regular court clothes, was pacing back and forth on the front pier with an anxious face, looking thoughtful, and His Royal Highness stood on the left and right Yan Liben, Le Yanwei and other dozens of courtiers of the prince and the party, everyone was anxious, and their eyes were cast outside the hall from time to time, as if they were looking forward to it.
"Your Highness, the snake has been dispatched and is rushing to Dali Temple!"
Just when the crowd was waiting anxiously, they saw Wang Dequan rushing into the hall in a hurry, not even bothering to salute, and hurriedly made a report.
"Oh?" Li Hong was stunned when he heard this, his eyes rolled, but he didn't make a decision immediately, and seemed to be hesitating.
"Your Highness, without further ado, you can begin!"
As soon as Yan Liben saw Li Hong's hesitant expression, he immediately became a little anxious, and hurriedly stood up and urged.
"Okay, then let's start, spread the life of the lonely, and drive the Dali Temple!"
The matter is too important, and Li Hong is not cautious and careful, but under the temptation of the success of the First World War, Li Hong did not hesitate for too long, so he gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and led a group of courtiers straight out of the East Palace, and each of them rushed to the Yamen of Dali Temple in a car......
In the public hall of Dali Temple, the old god Li Xian closed his eyes on the ground, neither paying attention to the two deputies under him, nor caring about the voices of the people watching the people outside the hall, let alone looking at Helan Minzhi who knelt down in the hall, as if he was nourishing his spirit, however, when Lin Chengbin led a group of palace guards to the lobby, Li Xian's closed eyes suddenly opened, and the murderous spirit in Yiyi's eyes flashed undisguisedly.
"Your Highness, the last general is fortunate to live up to his mission, and has brought the account books, please take a look!"
Lin Chengbin strode to the hall, holding a thick account book in his hand, bowed to Li Xian, and reported loudly.
"Hand it over!"
Li Xianhan commanded, Lin Chengbin didn't dare to be the slightest slack, hurriedly stepped forward a few steps, and handed the account book in his hand to Li Xian.
"On the second day of the first month of the third year of Xianqing, Dali Temple Zhenghou Shanye sent a bottle of golden Buddha, worth 300 yuan; On the seventh day of the seventh month of the third year of Xianqing, Hou Shanye sent ten silk horses, two ivory carvings, and two gold bracelets; In the fourth year of Xianqing, Hou Shanye sent three hundred yuan of money...... "Li Xian took the account book in Lin Chengbin's hand, flipped it quickly, and without counting the breath, he found the column about the gift given by Hou Shanye, his face instantly turned sharp, he glanced at Hou Shanye coldly, and his tone was flat and read according to the book, and at the end, he closed the account book, looked at Hou Shanye coldly, and asked with murderous words: "Lord Hou, do you have any explanation for this, huh?" ”
"Your Highness, this is a false accusation, there is no bribery for the lower officials, the lower officials are all Wu Min's words, and they can't be counted!"
Hou Shanye has been in the yamen of Dali Temple since he entered the official career, and it can be said that he has been trying cases for half his life, and how can he not know the lethality of this account book, and now, how can he easily comply, and he opened his mouth to deny it without hesitation.
"Oh? Really? Wu Minzhi, Lord Hou said that you are framing, do you have anything to say? ”
Li Xian did not rush to refute Hou Shanye's defense, but spoke softly, looked at the triumphant Wu Minzhi, and asked indifferently.
"Your Royal Highness Mingjian, a certain person is already waiting to die, what is the benefit of framing Lord Hou, besides, this account book is true or false, find a fake to identify it, don't you know the authenticity, hey, why bother." Helan Minzhi grimaced nonchalantly and replied with a grin.
"Well, come on, spread the word that Luoyang Mansion is going to the court!"
Li Xian ignored Helan Minzhi's presumptuousness, slapped the shocked wood, and shouted loudly.
"Your Highness, slow down."
As soon as Li Xian's words fell, Liu Yizhi couldn't sit still, and hurriedly interrupted his words.
"What? Does Lord Liu have any objection to this king's order? Li Xian glanced at Liu Yi and reprimanded him unceremoniously.
"How dare you, how dare you, the lower official just thinks that this matter is important, and when it comes to the chief trial, there must be a holy order in the end, and the lower official thinks that it is better to suspend the trial of the case, and then make a decision after His Majesty is clear?" Seeing Li Xian's gloomy face, Liu Yi's heart couldn't help but tremble, but he refused to give up the last hope of saving the Wuhou party, so he explained with a smile.
"Since Lone has been ordered to investigate the case, he should have the right to make decisions, could it be that Lord Liu wants to overstep his responsibilities and act on his behalf?"
Li Xian didn't leave Liu Yizhi the slightest face, and asked in a cold voice.
"The lower officials don't dare, however, the court has its own laws, and it seems that such matters involving the chief trial should be determined by the Holy Order, and please think twice about Your Highness!" By now, Liu Yizhi had no way out, even though he was so shocked by the murderous aura on Li Xian's body that his feet trembled, he still spoke to Li Xian very strongly.
"Lord Liu, is this a deception that the king doesn't understand the "Tang Law", hey, what a court law, dare to ask Lord Liu, is this case the main trial, or Lord Liu is the main judge, or Lord Hou is the main judge, huh?" Li Xian has not been in vain over the years, in order to deal with the ruthless Empress Wu, he has studied the law a lot, not to mention that he has memorized it backwards, at least he is familiar with it, at this time, when he heard that Liu Yizhi opened his mouth and closed his mouth is the law of the court, it is simply an axe at the class gate, and there is a burst of fire when he lands, so he sneered and asked without any accommodating meaning.
"This, this, this ......"
Although Liu Yizhi himself has also read "The Law of the Tang Dynasty", in terms of familiarity, he is far inferior to Li Xian.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, the queen mother has a message, and you won't retreat!"
Just when Liu Yizhi was stunned and didn't know how to respond to Li Xian's question, there was a sudden chaos at the entrance of the hall, and a sharp voice was roaring.
"Your Highness, Niangniang has an edict, do you want to see if you have received the will first and then try it?"
Liu Yizhi was in a panic, and suddenly heard the voice at the entrance of the hall very familiar, and his heart immediately calmed down, so he hurriedly made a suggestion.
It's coming so fast, I'll take it, the prince has made a lot of food, and it's not yet yet! Li Xian's ear power is very good, and as soon as he heard it, he could already hear that it was Sun Quanfu, and his heart couldn't help but sink......