Chapter 11: The Two Kings Trouble in Beijing (Part II)
"Qiao Zhao acts, acts with complicity and rebellion, the crime should be punished, Cui Xuanzhe, as the imperial history, knows the law and violates the law, the crime is added to the first class, when the three clans are destroyed, come, take down this fang!" Seeing that Cui Xuanzhe didn't speak for a long time, Li Xianke, who wanted to rely on this matter to establish himself in the court, came to his senses, sneered, waved his hand, and broke his throat loudly.
"Wait!" Although Hou Shanye was very dissatisfied with Cui Xuanzhe and his family, and had the intention to let him suffer some hardships, he did not dare to sit back and watch him be taken by the guards of Lu Wangfu, after all, he himself was also involved in this case, if he couldn't pick himself out in advance, once he made a fuss, he would have no good fruit to eat.
"Hmph, Lord Hou, as a Dali Zheng, should be familiar with the laws and regulations of the imperial court, but now he is in collusion with Cui Thief and wants to mess with the court, huh?" Although Li Xian had the intention to take Cui and Hou together, but in the face of so many officials in the edict, he did not dare to move, so he waved his hand with a cold face and signaled the guards to retreat, gritted his teeth, and asked in a cold voice.
"His Royal Highness King Lu is serious, the lower officials do not dare to be rude and illegal, the matter of Shangguan Yi rebellion has been approved by the three divisions, Your Majesty has a decree to decide, this edict has already been announced to the world, and now my Dali Temple has an archive, if Your Highness does not believe it, you can also check it, Master Cui is a person in the prison court, pass on Your Majesty's dictation to this point, the lower officials have no right to seize without permission, and the execution of the edict is within the part of the lower officials, and I hope that His Royal Highness will be clear!" Hou Shanye has been immersed in the law for half his life, and the case has been tried a lot, so how can he be afraid of Li Xian's threatening words, but he obviously does not intend to clash with the two princes on the spot, so he will not be arrogant or humble.
"Oh? In this way, when Choi Hyun-cheol, the thief, faked the holy decree, he was really daring! As soon as Hou Shanye's words fell, before Li Xian could say anything, Li Xian, who was standing on the side, had already spoken first, and put all the blame on Cui Xuanzhe in one bite.
"Seventh Brother ......" Li Xian was already a little dissatisfied with Li Xian's rash interruption before, but at this time, seeing that Li Xian actually let go of Hou Shanye lightly, his dissatisfaction was unbearable, his brows were furrowed, and he had a cold face to show off his brother's majesty.
Alas, sixth, sixth, you kid is really a tenacious guy, God knows where your usual smart energy has gone, is it really smart and stupid? It's a political rookie! Seeing that Li Xian was about to go crazy, Li Xian was full of helplessness in his eyes - that's right, before coming to the edict, the two brothers discussed taking Cui and Hou together, and making a big fuss, but now Hou Shanye clearly wants to stay out of the matter, how can it be necessary to take it down, as long as the left and right can rescue Shangguan Yi from the mortal situation, the two brothers' respective plans can be realized, besides, if this game is really won, if you want to go back and clean up Hou Shanye, a petty official from the fifth grade, what is the difficulty at all, Is it necessary to do it at this time?
"Sixth brother, Lord Hou is obviously deceived by Cui Thief, although there are slight flaws, but it is excusable, Cui Thief is just an eight-grade official, he dares to do such a big rebellious act, his heart is strange, he should be clear to his father, study it carefully, and do not indulge the thief in vain!" Although Li Xian was dissatisfied with Li Xian's reversal of the cart before the horse, he couldn't make trouble with Li Xian at this moment, seeing that Li Xian's face was wrong, he hurriedly bowed and bowed, and hurriedly explained.
"Well, what the seventh brother said is very true, come, take down the Cui thief, and this king will enter the palace to face the saint!" Li Xian is not a fool, when he heard Li Xian say this, he immediately came to his senses, and after a little groaning, he waved his hand and ordered to take people again.
As soon as Li Xian's words came out, Hou Shanye immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and no longer came forward to stop the guards of the Lu Palace's palace from taking people, and a group of palace guards rushed forward, easily pushed Cui Xuanzhe to the ground, tied him up, and was so anxious that Cui Xuanzhe screamed wildly: "A certain is an official of the imperial court, you are rude, let go of this official, let go of this official!" ”
Choi Hyun-cheol is just a civil official, he struggles as hard as he can, but how can he resist a group of burly and powerful palace guards, who were tied into zongzi in just a few moments, even if they shouted loudly, but no one was willing to step forward to help at this time, and before he could jump up a few times, he was already gagged with rags by the impatient palace guards, and went to the outside of the edict.
"Shangguan Fu has been taken down, and Lord Shangguan is good at cherishing himself." Taking advantage of the chaos of the guards capturing Choi Hyun-cheol, Li Xian quietly walked through the crowd, walked to Shangguan Yi, who was protected by his own guards, and whispered.
"Oh?" Shangguan Yi originally thought that he would definitely die, but he didn't expect that the two princes would make such a big drama in the court, and he was inexplicable, this time he heard Li Xian say this, his eyes lit up, and he was about to ask again, but he saw that Li Xian had sneaked back to Li Xian's side without looking back, and after doubting, the hope in his heart surged uncontrollably.
Li Xian always watched with a straight face as the guards cleaned up Cui Xuanzhe, until Li Xian turned back and gave him a look, his flat face was slightly relaxed, and he looked at Hou Shanye, who was a rabbit and a dead fox, and said: "Lord Hou, Cui Thief is going to kill Lord Shangguan, there must be a hidden secret, now that the matter has been revealed, since it should be investigated in detail, Lord Shangguan may still be in danger if he stays here, this king is about to enter the palace to meet his father, if it is convenient for Lord Hou, how about keeping Lord Shangguan with him?" ”
"Ah, this, this ......" Hou Shanye was a little dumbfounded when he heard Li Xian say this-Hou Shanye is a member of the Hou Party, how could he not know the purpose of Cui Xuanzhe's coming here and whose order he was on, the reason why he didn't force this matter before was not unwilling, but he didn't dare, just because he knew very well that since the two princes in front of him dared to violate the court rules that the prince was not allowed to interfere in politics and forcibly break into the law field, he was definitely prepared, and he had to come to a hard encounter, in case he was killed on the spot, he was afraid that he would die in vain, That's why he doesn't care about Cui Xuanzhe's life or death, besides, Hou Shanye has great confidence in the ability of the martial queen, he is not worried about how famous these little brothers can make in the court, in Hou Shanye's opinion, as long as he can avoid the entanglement of this case, he will be able to ensure that everything is fine, of course he is not happy to be involved in this case, this hearing that Li Xian actually invited himself to face the saint together, Hou Shanye's heart immediately cooled half, and he was speechless.
"Lord Hou, Lord Shangguan is the key to this case, and it is not enough to distinguish right from wrong, but now Lord Shangguan is a prisoner pending execution, Xiao Wang and his brother cannot dispose of it without authorization, only Lord Hou can keep Lord Shangguan safe, Xiao Wang knows that Lord Hou is a loyal and good person in the court, and he has always been loyal to his duties. Although Li Xianren is small, he is very thoughtful, and he doesn't give Hou Shanye time to think about countermeasures at all.
"This ......, ah, since it is valued by the two highnesses, the lower officials should do what they are ordered." Hou Shanye was squeezed by Li Xian's words and had no way out, besides, he didn't dare to hand over such an important criminal as Shangguan Yi to the two princes, so in desperation, he had to bow down and obey the promise.
"Okay, Lord Hou understands the general situation and takes care of the overall situation, the real husband is also, this matter is over, Xiao Wang has become his father and the emperor, and he has played the merits of Lord Hou!" Li Xian was overjoyed when he saw that Hou Shanye had succumbed, and applauded with a smile, comforted a few words, and then waved his hand and ordered loudly: "Come here, protect Lord Shangguan, and follow this king into the palace to face the saint, and in addition, send the prime ministers of various provinces, and the Taiji Hall will discuss this important case!" ”
"No!" Li Xian gave an order, and a group of guards did not dare to slack off, and they bowed down to answer their promises, and immediately, several guards stepped forward to take over Shangguanyi from the guards of the Zhou Palace, and more than a dozen guards rushed out of the edict, scattered and galloped towards the location of the prime minister's mansion, and the situation in Beijing was turbulent, and countless strange storms and clouds condensed, and a court turmoil kicked off......
Gaozong has been frail and sick since childhood, and has not improved much in adulthood, although he is only thirty and six years old, but his body bones are not very good, and he has the problem of wind dizziness, from time to time he has a headache and brain fever, often drowsy, these two days because of the amnesty of the world and Xu Jingzong every dispute, the spirit is a little bad, today coincides with the Xun holiday, Li Zhi rarely stole a leisure, just after noon, hurriedly ate the meal, the attendants and so on all drank back, stayed in the Wude Palace, originally wanted to take a nap alone, nourished enough spirit, In order to prepare for the afternoon and Xu Jingzong Haosheng on the amnesty of the good life entanglement, but unexpectedly the talent lay down, I felt that there were small footsteps from outside the warm pavilion came in, and when I was bored, I opened my eyes angrily, and I saw a small official eunuch probing his brain at the entrance of the warm pavilion, and he couldn't help but be a burst of fire, Huo Ran turned over and got up, staring at the person with angry eyes.
"Slave Zhang Dekai has something important to report to Your Majesty." The little eunuch was looking around, and when he saw that Gaozong was coming, he immediately panicked, and hurriedly ran forward, knelt on the ground, and reported nervously while snorting his head.
Li Zhi's eyes were not good, don't look at the eyes that were round before, in fact, he didn't see who it was, at this time, when he heard the little eunuch report to his home, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then suddenly remembered that this little eunuch was one of the attendants who had just been promoted a few days ago, but he didn't rush to attack, but just snorted coldly, and his voice was full of displeasure.
"Your Majesty, the slave and maid learned of the letter, and supervised the imperial history Cui Xuanzhe to falsely pass on the holy decree, and wanted to behead the old and young of the Shangguan family at the Imperial Prison, and the two Royal Highnesses King Lu and King Zhou learned of this matter and have rushed to the Imperial Prison to stop it, the matter is urgent, the slave and the maid do not dare to delay a little, and ask Your Majesty to make a holy judgment." Hearing Li Zhi's snort, Zhang Dekai was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his head, his little body trembled nervously, and he reported the matter in a hurried tone.
"Huh? This, this, how is this possible, you, you dare to coax me! As soon as Li Zhi heard this, he was taken aback fiercely, and he couldn't care about being angry anymore, he turned over and jumped off the bed, pointed at Zhang Dekai, and scolded him all over, with a lot of anxiety, a lot of anxiety, a lot of nervousness and a little faint expectation......