Chapter 10: The Two Kings Trouble in Beijing (I)
Noon is approaching, the snow has finally stopped, but the sky is still overcast, gray, looking at it makes people feel extremely depressed, the wind is not big, but the cold is tight, blowing on people, freezing panic, coupled with the unique obscure atmosphere of the edict is extremely unpleasant, it is really not a pleasing thing to be in it, but Choi Hyun-cheol does not mind at all, not only does he not care, but he enjoys this atmosphere very much, especially when he sees the people kneeling on the ground under the small high platform, Choi Hyun-chul couldn't help but have an urge to laugh out loud - killing people is not a good thing, but if it is the enemy who kills, then it has to be another matter.
It's been three years, it's been three years, and the humiliation of Cui Xuanzhe three years ago has never been forgotten, thinking about it at this time, you feel that it is difficult to calm down - three years ago, just because of a small clerical error in the music, it was reprimanded by the rotating prime minister Shangguanyi in front of hundreds of officials, not to mention that the performance appraisal was greatly affected, and because of this, he lost a good opportunity for promotion, poor Cui Xuanzhe Huan Hai for nearly 20 years, and he has been stumbling so far, especially the eight-grade official, how can his feelings be embarrassed, and now, the feng shui turns around, and finally can snow the shame of the year, how can Cui Xuanzhe not be excited.
"Lord Cui, Lord Hou, the hour is coming, please two adults to train clearly." Just when Choi Hyun-cheol was excitedly thinking about what would happen after this beheading, a servant in a big red robe hurriedly walked up to the small high platform, hugged his fists at Choi Hyun-cheol and Hou Shanye, the two detainees, and reported loudly.
"Hmm." Cui Xuanzhe put on his official prestige, said noncommittally, lowered his face slightly, and swept his inquiring gaze to Dali Zhenghou Shanye, who was sitting in the first place.
The villain has a will! As soon as Hou Shanye saw Cui Xuanzhe's pretentious appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little angry - in terms of official rank, Hou Shanye is Dali Zheng, dignified from the fifth grade, compared to Cui Xuanzhe's eight-grade official, in terms of power, Dali Temple is a real power yamen, compared to the Supervision Institute that only has the right to perform, it is also a lot stronger, even if it is about the favor of the queen's mother, Hou Shanye thinks that he is stronger than Cui Xuanzhe, not to mention that the edict is the territory of Dali Temple, which is the turn of Cui Xuanzhe Such an outsider is rampant.
"Master Cui looks at it, it's done." Although Hou Shanye didn't want to pay attention to Cui Xuanzhe's style, but in such a scene, it was not the time to make trouble, so he snorted lukewarmly.
"Hmph." Cui Xuanzhe's nature is cold and sensitive, he can feel the cold reception in Hou Shanye's voice, and his good mood immediately darkens, but at this moment, he can't argue with Hou Shanye, so he can only snort with a black face, stretch out his hand, take an iron stick in the stick holder in his hand, throw it in front of the official who came to pay tribute, raise his voice and shout: "Execution!" ”
"Whoa!" Hearing Cui Xuanzhe's tone was not good, the official didn't dare to slack off, hurriedly responded to the promise, picked up the iron stick, held it with both hands, held it high above his head, and walked to the edge of the small high platform, looked around at all the people in the audience, and shouted at the top of his voice: "The time has come, start the knife and ask for the cut!" ”
"Lord Shangguan, if you are offended, the little one will send you on the road!" As soon as the execution order was activated, one of the executioners standing beside Shangguan Yi smiled coldly, gestured with the big knife in his hand, lowered his voice, and clenched the handle of the knife with both hands.
It's over, it's finally going to end, so that's fine! Shangguan Yi raised his eyelids with difficulty, glanced at the butcher's knife that was reflected in the cold light of the snow, and couldn't help but feel a sense of relief in his heart - for death, Shangguan Yi had already been conscious, when he was ordered to abolish the edict, Shangguan Yi already knew that he would end up like this, but Shangguan Yi did not regret it, even if there was a chance to turn back, Shangguan Yi would not change his original intention, just because some things were the inevitable choice of the prime minister, and now, everything is finally over, Leave it all to the history books to comment! Shangguan Yi closed his eyes tiredly, quietly waiting for the last moment to come, and a slight indifferent smile appeared on his haggard face.
"Keep people under the knife!"
"His Royal Highness King Lu has arrived!"
"His Royal Highness King Zhou has arrived!"
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Although the butcher's knife had been raised, before it could fall, a burst of shouts rang out, and then a team of elite armor soldiers escorted two young men in royal uniforms poured in from outside the edict prison, and it was Li Xian and Li Xian, the little brothers, who arrived in time.
Dangerous! Li Xian's eyes were sharp, and as soon as he entered the small school field of the Imperial Prison, he saw Shangguan Yi waiting to die, and in a hurry, he hurriedly shouted: "Take it!" As soon as these words came out, several guards of the Zhou Wangfu who followed closely behind them immediately flew out, rushed through the crowd like a whirlwind, drove away the stunned executioner, and surrounded Shangguan Yi in the middle, and several horizontal knives were staggered to prevent the surrounding Dali Temple officials from approaching half a step.
Haoxuan, it's finally time to arrive! Seeing that Shangguan Yi had been protected by his guards, Li Xian's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, and secretly called luck - Shangguan Yi's life and death are the key to this battle, as long as people live, they have a chance to turn the tables, but if people die, they are afraid that they will become unreasonable, if they really have to think about it, not only can they not thwart the arrogance of the Empress Wu's party, but they may fall into a dead end, originally, from King Lu's mansion to the edict prison is actually just a pillar of incense or so, no matter what, it will not make such a tense situation, Li Xian insisted on waiting until Shangguan Fu was arrested and the account book was searched, and then he was willing to send an edict to prison, so that he almost missed a major event, this kind of upside-down style of acting really made Li Xian angry, but it was not good to point out directly, so he could only let Li Xian be smart, but fortunately, everything finally caught up, this may be the will of heaven!
"The lower officials supervise the imperial history Cui Xuanzhe (Dali Zhenghou Shanye) See His Royal Highness King Lu, see His Royal Highness King Zhou." Cui and Hou didn't expect that the two princes would break into the edict at such a sensitive time, and when they saw that Shangguan Yi had been protected by the guards of the Zhou Palace, they couldn't help but panic a little, but they didn't dare to lose their manners, so they could only rush forward and bow to the two princes and greet them.
"Excuse me, Xiao Wang came suddenly, there are many disturbances, and I invite the two adults Haihan to be one." Although Li Xian held Shangguan Fu such a sharp weapon to turn the tables, he was still a little worried that this time he would break into the edict and prison, and at this time, when he saw Cui and Hou so flustered, his heart became firm, so he smiled lightly, and raised his hand kindly, as if gossiping.
"Don't dare, don't dare, the lower officials and others are on an errand, and it is an honor to have the two highnesses come and guide them in person." Cui and Hou are both old eunuchs, and they will not be lucky because of Li Xian's polite words, and after exchanging glances with each other quickly, Cui Xuanzhe came forward to respond, and the words bitten to death This execution is to be done on an errand, although the tone is humble and polite, but it is clearly implying that Li Xian and his brothers are not allowed to participate in the matter - according to the law of the Tang Dynasty, if the prince does not serve in the court, he shall not interfere in the government without authorization, unless he is doing it according to the order, if not, it is a violation of the system and should be punished heavily.
"Oh? Is it ordered? Interesting, interesting, according to Xiao Wang's knowledge, the punishment of Dabi is not in autumn but in spring, is this nine midwinter also suitable for punishment, is it not the edict of the emperor himself? Xiao Wang was very curious, but he didn't know where the edict Cui Yushi was talking about? Can you let Xiao Wang see it? Li Xian was determined to rise in the court by overturning the case for Shangguanyi, and he would not be frightened by Cui Xuanzhe's threatening words, so he looked at Cui and Hou suspiciously, and after seeing that the two of them were furious, he laughed and threw out a series of questions lightly.
"This, this ......" Choi Hyun-cheol was stunned by Li Xian's series of questions, and couldn't answer a complete sentence in his mouth, so he had to turn his eyes for help to Hou Shanye who was standing on the side with his head down, hoping that Hou Shanye could stand up and relieve himself, but he never thought that Hou Shanye was indifferent at all, and stood still with his eyes and nose and heart, without the slightest intention of helping.
"Hey, Hou ......" Li Xian is a young man after all, and when he saw that Choi Hyun Cheol had been refuted, he immediately planned to turn his fire to Hou Shanye, but he didn't notice what Hou Shanye meant by not helping Cui Hyun Chul's predicament.
What a little fool, patronizing the benefits of the tongue, but not knowing how to take advantage of the gap within the enemy, it is really not the material for great things! Li Xian didn't notice the difference between Cui and Hou, but Li Xian saw through the strangeness at a glance, and his heart moved slightly, he had already guessed Hou Shanye's intention to protect himself, and seeing that Li Xian was going to transfer firepower, he was a little anxious, and without waiting for Li Xian to finish speaking, he intercepted and asked: "Cui Yushi, is it Qiao Zhao's act?" What a guts! ”
"Yes, Cui Yushi has kept saying and holy decrees, presumably holding his father's edict, so why not show it?" was interrupted by Li Xian's sudden words, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little unhappy in his heart, and his brows couldn't help frowning, but at the end, he still couldn't bear to attack Li Xian, but followed Li Xian's words and pressed Cui Xuanzhe to say.
panicked, completely panicked, facing the two princes pressing step by step, Cui Xuanzhe trembled like chaff, his face was covered with cold sweat, and the corners of his mouth twitched for a long time, but he couldn't even answer a sentence - the holy decree about Shangguanyi's case naturally exists, but it is a collusion document, which indicates that it will be beheaded after the beginning of the spring, as for the edict of early beheading, it is obviously a non-existent thing, of course, the queen's oracle exists, but that thing is a secret order, how can it be moved out in public, Poor Choi Hyun-chul racked his brains and couldn't find a proper excuse for prevarication, so the execution ground was eerily quiet......