On the eighth day of the fifth month of the third year of Xianheng, Gao Hesheng, the former eunuch who was deeply involved in the case of "Gongling", "committed suicide" by hanging a beam in the prison cell of the inner court, and left several suicide notes before his death, admitting that he was greedy for ink, saying that the wine and food of the people of the "Gongling" had been diverted for other purposes, and he admitted the crime of falsely passing the queen's decree to deceive the emperor, claiming that the death penalty was inescapable, and he should be thanked for his death. The emperor was furious, and issued an edict to show Gao and Shengxiao's head to the public, and wiped out the three clans, Liu Yizhi involved in the case degraded Ji County as the county order, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Le Yanwei was fined for half a year, demoted to one order, and the rest of the officials involved in the case had their own derogatory opinions, and the edict re-recruited the people to repair the "Gongling", and strictly ordered Le Yanwei to personally supervise the work, within a time limit of April, must be completed on time!

The noisy "Gongling" case has passed so unpleasantly, and it will be counted, all parties will have gains, and for the prince, the power of the court and government is in his hands, and he can end satisfactorily; As far as Li Zhen, the king of Yue, is concerned, he has initially gained a firm foothold in the court by virtue of the trial of this case, not only that, but also successfully stuffed his eldest son Li Chong into the Ministry of Industry, and then counting Pei Shoude's criminal department member Wailang, Yu Chaotang, can be regarded as having some team, and he will not go to make more troubles, and the case will be bluffed in a daze; Yu Li Xian, is to complete the task of reshuffling the court, the harvest is very rich, since will not go to the extraneous branches, close your eyes, will be on the matter, the only big loss, I am afraid that there is only the Empress Wu, but, the Empress Wu is not without gains, at least from the trial of this case, the Empress Wu can draw a very important conclusion, that is, Gaozong has completely lost the mind to depose himself, in this way, the Empress Wu can also let go of his hands and feet in the court to stir up a handful, in short, in the next court dispute, It's hard to say who will kill the deer.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the middle of August, and the situation in the court has been very stable since this time, there is almost no dispute at all, and all the forces on all sides have died down. Now, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, Luoyang City is full of festive atmosphere, especially after the Polo Match will be held in Xiyuan during the Mid-Autumn Festival under the edict of Gaozong, the city is a jubilant scene, however, for Li Xian, this is something indifferent, whether it is the stability of the court or the joy in the city, Li Xian does not take it to heart, in addition to the due morning and dusk of the province, Li Xian rarely enters the palace, and does not pay much attention to the affairs of the court, a group of idle leisure, in fact, he is just waiting, waiting for the news from the Hexi area.

The news is coming, but it is not what Li Xian has to wait for - on August 13, the palace has an urgent report, saying that Li Xulun, the king of Yin, has misbehaved and was punished by the Empress Wu in public, and was imprisoned in the Ningxin Palace.

Conspiracy, this is an out-and-out conspiracy, playing the trick of fighting cattle across the mountains! As soon as Li Xian got the news, he already knew that it was difficult to be good about this matter, this time it was clear that it was Li Xulun, but in fact it was aimed at him Li Xian - with Li Xian's understanding of Li Xulun, how could he not know that he was a young man and an old man, although he was not very old, but his demeanor was extremely steady, it was not an exaggeration to say that he was a little old man, how could he do ugly things with the palace maids, not to mention anything else, even if Li Xulun had such a heart, but he didn't have that "power", right? is such a young man in his early tens, his hair has not grown, how can he do anything so reluctant, it is not strange that he is framed, but the root cause is that the Empress Wu is taking revenge on the matter of "Gongling".

That's right, the official of the dynasty is Li Xian's big policy, but it is not an official for the sake of the official, Li Xian wants a place where he can make meritorious contributions, not to go to the place to enjoy the blessings of the idle prince, the difference here is too big, if you let the Empress Wu at will at the mercy of Li Xulun, then it is very likely to follow this trend, sweep Li Xian in, and arrange Li Xian to a place with a pimple, if this is the case, Li Xian's plan is bound to be finished, and this is obviously the result that Li Xian can not acceptTherefore, even if you don't look at Li Xulun's position of always supporting him, this trip to troubled waters, Li Xian must go once, and entering the palace as soon as possible has become Li Xian's best choice!

The sign has been handed over a long time ago, but Li Xian has been waiting outside the gate of heaven for nearly half an hour, but he has never been able to get the call of the message, although his face can still be calm, but his heart can't help but be a little impetuous, what he is afraid of is that Gao Zongzhen, who has always had soft ears, listened to the slander of the Empress Wu, and the prince Li Xian, who had entered the palace first, made a noise from the side, and the matter was afraid that it would be difficult to end - Li Xian really knew Li Xian's temperament too well, how could he not know that he was an ungrateful bastard, This guy can't tolerate others at all except himself, and instead of expecting him to help Li Xulun ease his cheeks, it is better to expect the sun to rise from the west to be more realistic.

Time passed minute by minute, Li Xian's patience was also disappearing bit by bit, the haze in his heart was accumulating thicker and thicker, and he had the urge to break into the palace, but he wanted to think about it, but he couldn't do it.

"Your Majesty's dictation, Xuan, King Li Xian, and Qianyuan Hall will meet you!"

Just when Li Xian was waiting in a hurry, the new eunuch Cheng Denggao led two little eunuchs out of the palace gate, paced in front of Li Xian unhurriedly, and preached in a procrastinating tone.

"Erchen is grateful, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Finally waited for the message of the audience, Li Xian's hanging heart was a little calmer, and he hurriedly thanked him according to the old practice.

"Your Highness, please!"

Cheng Denggao is an old man in the palace, but he has always been pressed by Gao Hesheng, Sun Quanfu and others, and has never climbed to a high position, and has been in front of Sun Quanfu's deputy, only in the middle of the palace, and there is no power at all, this time because of the fall of the two, he finally got his wish to ascend to the position of the leader of the inner servant, and it is inevitable that he will be high-spirited, even in the face of the famous Li Xian, he did not say anything flattering, but took a small step back reservedly, waved his hand, and said "please" with a smile 。

"There's Lao Cheng's father-in-law."

Li Xian knew that the old man in front of him was one of the loyal henchmen of the Empress Wu, and he also had an "old enmity" with Li Xian - in his previous life, Li Xian ascended the throne for the first time and was deposed, which was a good thing that the leader in front of him did. And Empress Wu sat upright next to the couch, and the prince Li Xian and the king of Yue Li Zhen sat on the brocade pier at the bottom respectively, and there was no one else.

Uh-huh, it's all right, it looks like a conclusion has already been discussed, damn it, I'm afraid it's tricky this time! Li Xian looked at the posture in the room, and his heart couldn't help but sink, but he didn't bring it to his face, he just rushed forward with a solemn face, and bowed and said: "The son knocked to see the father and the queen mother, the prince and brother, and the eighth uncle. ”

"Xian'er is here, just get even."

Gaozong's complexion was not good, obviously the old illness was a little worse, and when he saw Li Xian salute himself, he only raised his hand weakly, and commanded weakly.

"Son-in-law, thank your father, Emperor Longen."

As soon as he saw Gaozong's pale and paper-white haggard face, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart, but he didn't dare to lose his manners, thanked him in a proper manner, and stood aside with his hands down.

"Xian'er came just in time, I just planned to send someone to announce Er's coming, alas, if Lun'er has half of your grace, I don't need to worry so much, I'm really angry, alas!"

Looking at Li Xian's heroic and extraordinary figure, Gaozong's eyes first rolled with a gentle look of joy, but in the blink of an eye, his face became gloomy again, he shook his head sadly, and said with a sigh.

And so it was! Alas, the old man's ears are really terrifyingly soft, such an obvious frame-up, you actually believe it like that, damn it! As soon as he heard Gaozong say this, Li Xian's heart "chuckled", and he had the urge to scold his mother, but this place was in front of the emperor, and Li Xian really couldn't afford to lose his manners, so he had no choice but to pretend not to know and ask: "Why did my father say this?" The wheel brother has always been steady, and all the things he does are safe and abnormal, so there will be no mistakes? ”

"The seventh brother doesn't know, alas, the eighth brother is he, he ......, how to say it, I'm embarrassed to mention it for my brother, in short, the eighth brother is very wrong this time!"

Before Gaozong could speak, Li Xian, who was sitting on the side, couldn't hold his breath at first, and shook his head and sighed with hatred, as if Li Xulun had really committed a heinous crime.

"Ahem." As soon as Li Xian's words fell, Empress Wu immediately coughed a few times, attracting everyone's attention, and then said slowly: "I think that the things committed by Lun'er should have been reported to Xian'er, and my mother won't say much, if this kind of palace scandal is spread out, it is not a good thing after all, alas, it is also blamed for Niang's negligence, Lun'er is old, and he should not have lived in the palace for a long time, and now that the matter is out, it is also time to make amends, my mother and your father have discussed it, or it is time for Lun'er to go to the official, Your eighth uncle and Xian'er also mean the same thing, what does Xian'er think about this? ”

A scandal in the palace? What a palace boudoir scandal! Is there less of a palace boudoir scandal caused by your old thief? It's shameless! As soon as he heard Empress Wu say this, the anger in Li Xian's heart surged uncontrollably, the green tendons on his forehead were beating one after another, and his eyes were instantly bursting with evil energy......