People are old, sleep itself is shallow, and the body is weak, and it is not disturbed, Gaozong has been accustomed to sleeping alone in recent years, never need to be served, even the Empress Wu is no exception, at this time, the whole bedroom is quiet, not even a palace maid eunuch who is attendant, only Gaozong is alone on the wooden couch with a thick brocade carpet, drowsy and sleeping, the old face is full of wrinkles, the eyebrows are slightly locked, under the slightly dark eyelids, the eyeballs are flicking from time to time, as if he dreamed of something very bad.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

In a burst of broken footsteps, Cheng Denggao, who was full of helplessness, tiptoed out from behind the screen, raised his eyes to look at Gao Zong who was sleeping soundly, swallowed his saliva fiercely, gritted his teeth, squeezed out a frightened look on his face, and hurriedly grabbed the front of the bed, and called twice in a hurry.

"Hmm!"

Gaozong's most annoying thing is that someone is disturbing when he is sleeping, and at this time he is suddenly awakened from nightmares, and he has no good complexion, his eyes are open, his anger is already erect, and he is impatient to turn over and get up, and snort heavily.

"Your Majesty, something has happened, Ming Chongyan and Doctor Ming were assassinated in the mansion!"

Seeing that Gaozong was about to have a seizure, Cheng Denggao didn't dare to delay a little, and hurriedly reported the news of Ming Chongyan's death.

"Ah, how so? Who did it? ”

Gaozong has always been very fond of Ming Chongyan, and when he heard that Ming Chongyan was assassinated, he was anxious, and he didn't care about reprimanding Cheng Denggao for making trouble, and asked with a suspicious face.

"The old slave doesn't know."

Although Cheng Denggao wanted to say in his heart that this matter was done by the East Palace, but when the words came to his mouth, he had no courage, so he just responded.

"I don't know? Hmph, I don't know, I don't even know, come to find me, get out, don't call Mei Niang, waste! Rubbish! ”

Gao Zong was woken up in the middle of his sleep, he was already irritable, and then he was stimulated by Ming Chongyan's death, and he was even more irritable.

"No, the old slave obeys."

Although he had long expected that this would be the result after waking up Gaozong, when Gaozong was furious, Cheng Denggao was still so frightened that he trembled, lest Gaozong be angry with himself, how dare he stay in the bedroom longer, he hurriedly responded, and fled and exited the room.

"The concubine has seen Your Majesty."

Soon after Cheng Denggao went, Empress Wu had already arrived, and when he saw Gao Zong, who was pacing back and forth in the bedroom with great anxiety, a trace of essence immediately flashed in his eyes, but he was not in a hurry to say anything, but stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Mei Niang came just in time, I heard that Ming Chongyan was killed in the house, I don't know if it's true?"

Gaozong has been accustomed to relying on the Empress Wu over the years, and when he saw that the Empress Wu had arrived, his mood was slightly relaxed, but his anxiety did not decrease much because of this, and he did not shout, and he asked questions urgently.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, this is indeed the case, this morning I heard the report, the concubine has sent someone to the scene, the details have not yet been known, but I heard that the thief broke into the Ming Mansion for a very short time, and he has not robbed/robbed property, and the attack is extremely ferocious, it should be a vendetta!"

Although it has been a while since she learned the news, Empress Wu's heart still hurts badly, and she intends to avenge Ming Chongyan, which laid a foreshadowing in her words.

"Vendetta? Does Dr. Ming have any mortal enmity with others? Well, this ......"

As soon as he heard the word vendetta, Gaozong's brows couldn't help but rise, as if he had guessed the subtext in Empress Wu's words, but he couldn't believe it, and he muttered and said half a sentence before he made a sound.

"Doctor Ming has always been cautious, rarely evils with others, and his martial arts are high, how many people can assassinate him in this world?"

Empress Wu was ruthless and wanted to "frame" Li Xian, but she didn't say it directly, but vaguely hinted that she had made up her mind to ask Gaozong to deduce the result by himself.

"Well, it's better to investigate this matter thoroughly, come here, spread my will, and the courtiers above the fourth grade will go to the Xuanzheng Palace to discuss matters!"

Gaozong is not stupid, he can hear that the allusion of Empress Wu is Li Xian, he himself has such doubts, but suspicion is suspicion, but Gaozong refuses to make a decision on this, so he frowned, raised his voice and drank a snort.

Gaozong's decree is very light, just a sentence of effort, but the eunuchs under the head are busy, not for anything else, just because today is Xun holiday, except for a few courtiers on duty, the vast majority of the courtiers are on vacation at this time, to notify people one by one, it is really not an easy thing, but as soon as the will comes out, even if it is difficult, no one dares to delay, so the entire Beijing division is all in chaos, a group of courtiers who have received the will rush to the Daming Palace, the whole avenue is full of traffic, so not to make a fussWhen the people of Beijing saw this, they were all panicked, and rumors flew all over the city.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

Gaozong had a summons, and the courtiers did not dare to slack off, so they all rushed to the Xuanzheng Hall early, gathered in groups of three or five, whispering about the death of Ming Chongyan, and the hall was full of buzzing sounds.

"The ministers will knock on His Royal Highness the Prince."

As soon as Li Xian arrived, the ministers and workers couldn't care about any more nonsense, and they each bowed down and paid their respects.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat."

Li Xian's face was very solemn, there was no smile at all, and he only nodded indifferently to the courtiers' salutes, and gave a casual order, and then strode forward to walk under the brocade pier, brushed the hem of his robe, and sat down expressionlessly.

"Your Highness."

Seeing that Li Xian's face was wrong, the ministers didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, they bowed down and thanked each other, stood up in their respective positions, and waited for the arrival of Gaozong and his wife, but they couldn't help but have a slight difference in their eyes when they glanced at Li Xian, because all the courtiers knew that Li Xiansu was evil and worshipped, and they had enough means to snipe him, and they inevitably had some guesses in their hearts, but no one had the courage to say this in front of Li Xian, so naturally they could only be silent for gold.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, the Queen of Heaven has arrived!"

In the strange silence, Cheng Denggao's shrill shouting voice suddenly sounded at the corner of the apse, and then he saw Gaozong and his wife walking out with solemn expressions.

"The ministers will knock on His Majesty the Emperor, the Queen of Heaven."

Seeing that Gaozong and his wife had arrived, all the ministers did not dare to slack off, and they paid their respects.

"Excuse me."

Gaozong waved his hand irritably, and called out impatiently.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

As soon as they heard Gaozong's tone was wrong, all the courtiers couldn't help but muttered in their hearts, but no one dared to be rude at this time, so they could only thank them in unison with their hearts, and each fell back to their original positions.

"All Aiqing should already know, last night there was a thief who broke into the mansion of the doctor Ming Chongyan at night, and blatantly assassinated, such a contempt for the court must not be indulged, what is the best plan for this Aiqing, and they will come out."

After Gaozong sat down, he didn't speak again, but Huo Ran, the Empress of the Martial Arts, stood up, looked around at His Highness with a gloomy face, and opened his mouth angrily.

"What Niangniang said is very true, Weichen thinks that this must be caused by traitors, and it is the evil act of disrupting my dynasty, which can be described as a great crime, and it must be thoroughly investigated by the ministers, so as to find out the black hand behind the scenes, and return the clarity of my court!"

As soon as Empress Wu's voice fell, Jia Chaoyin had already stood up and echoed with righteous indignation.

"Well, what Jia Xiang said is the way to seek the country, this palace thinks it is true, this case is very important, and it must be investigated and dealt with quickly, who can Aiqing take on this heavy responsibility?"

Empress Wu obviously agreed with Jia Chaoyin's words, and without waiting for the rest of the ministers to speak, she had already affirmed it.

"Niang Niang Mingjian, the old minister thinks that this case is strange, and the people who are not powerful and virtuous are not enough to do anything, and the matter involves the court officials, and it must also be a noble person to be able to suppress the formation, so the person who Weichen thinks is the main judge is His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Jia Chaoyin impassionedly said a reason, and unexpectedly elected Li Xian as the chief judge.

"Buzz ......"

Jia Chaoyin's proposal was really weird, and most of the courtiers didn't expect it, so they blew up the pot when they landed, and the sound of chaotic discussions rang out immediately.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, Weichen thinks that Jia Xiang's words are very true, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come forward to preside over the trial, and this case will be solved as soon as possible, and Weichen implores His Majesty and Niangniang to make a clear decision!"

"Your Majesty, Niang Niang Mingjian, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has repeatedly solved strange cases, and he has always made clear decisions, and he will be safe in this important task!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister also seconded it!"

……

Before the ministers and workers could make a clear discussion, they saw that Wu Chenghe, Wu Sansi and others of the Wuhou party all stood up, and they all spoke in support of Jia Chaoyin's proposal, and the support was really too weird, if you don't know the inside story, I'm afraid that I really think that these people are Li Xian's diehard party, of course, the eyes of the ministers and workers are bright, and they will not be confused by this kind of illusion, but the doubts and incomprehension in their hearts are a little deeper, and the voice of the chaotic discussion is also louder and louder, but Li Xian seems to be very stable, The old god sat still on the ground, neither refuting nor thanking him, but listened as if it were none of his business.

"Well, what Zhong Aiqing said is very true, and this palace also has this meaning, Xian'er, all Aiqing thinks that you can be competent for this case, I don't know if you dare to do it?"

After the Empress Wu let the courtiers discuss for a while, she pressed her hand, signaled the courtiers to be quiet, looked at Li Xian who was sitting under the front pier with a solemn face, and opened her mouth calmly......