On July 19 of the third year of Yifeng, Caizhou urgently reported to Beijing, and said: When the dynasty Zaifu, Qincha Gao Zhizhou was assassinated in Caizhou two days ago, according to investigation, it was done by the giant thief Zhang Er, this person is the remnant of Qixia Mountain, who had assassinated the current prince Li Xian in Hexi, who was murderous and had different ambitions, and actually committed the despicable act of poisoning, and murdered when the dynasty was slaughtered, and his line should be punished.

As soon as the news came out, the Jingshi was shaken, rumors spread in the court, and the ministers and workers were excited, and the call for a thorough investigation of the case was raised, but the strange thing is that whether it was the East Palace, the Yue Wangfu, or the Wuhou Department, there was no statement on this case, it seemed that such a huge case was just waiting for leisure, and under the unpredictable, the atmosphere in the Beijing Division was faintly filled with a strange tense atmosphere.

It was the middle of July, it was the height of summer, Gaozong, who was already in poor health, was seriously ill again, afraid of wind and light, and sometimes cold and hot, and tortured it enough to choke until today, but his face was still very pale, and his strength was insufficient, he didn't want to go out, and he didn't want to see people, just lying on the couch in a daze, looking at the ceiling in a daze.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come down."

In the sound of faint footsteps, Cheng Denggao cowered and turned his head from behind the screen, peeked at Gaozong's face, and after a little hesitation, he still walked forward and whispered.

"Hmm."

Gaozong obviously heard Cheng Denggao's report, but he didn't say anything special, he didn't even tilt his head sideways, but just hummed a noncommittal nasal voice from his nostrils, which was considered to have been answered.

"No."

Seeing Gaozong say this, a trace of joy quickly flashed on Cheng Denggao's face, and he did not ask for any more instructions, but responded respectfully, and hurriedly withdrew from the dark dormitory, and walked out of the Zichen Palace.

"The old slave is late, so he told His Highness to wait for a long time, capital crime, capital crime."

As soon as he walked out of the Zichen Palace, he saw Li Xianzhen waiting at the bottom of the steps with a solemn expression, Cheng Denggao didn't dare to have the slightest slackness, and hurriedly trotted down the steps, groveling and apologetic.

"It's okay, does my father have any orders?"

Li Xian had already seen through Cheng Denggao's character, and he would not have any intention of wooing him, nor would he be very polite to him, so he ignored his ridicule, and just asked indifferently.

"Ah, Your Highness, you know, Your Majesty is seriously ill and must recuperate, I'm afraid it's not good to disturb it, the old slave has indeed known Your Majesty before, but Your Majesty's body is lacking, and you don't want to disturb your heart, if Your Highness has something important, can you come again tomorrow?"

Gaozong didn't say that he couldn't see Li Xian, but he didn't say that he wanted to see him, and when he was ambiguous, Cheng Denggao was willing to take the former, so he replied with a smile.

"Oh?"

Although most of the people in the palace are the hands of the Empress Wu, Li Xian also has his own secret stake inside, since he knows that Gaozong has been seriously ill a few days ago, and he also knows that Gaozong's illness has improved today, so he will come to see him at this time.

"If Your Highness has this chapter to play, the old slave can transfer it on his behalf."

Cheng Denggao was very afraid of Li Xian in his heart, of course, he also hated Li Xian, and he could see that Li Xian was unhappy, so he came to the spirit, so he pretended to be kind and suggested from the side.

"Then there is no need, this palace does not dare to work on Cheng's father-in-law's big driver, Liu's father-in-law, this palace has important matters that must be seen immediately, so I am worried that my father-in-law can go to the palace again?"

Li Xian did not have the slightest trust in Cheng Denggao, the martial queen's sworn friend, and it was impossible for him to hand over the notebook, not only that, but he simply threw it aside, waved his hand, called down a little eunuch waiting on the steps, and commanded in a consultative tone.

"Ah, this ......, that's good, please wait a while, the slave and maid will go and come back."

Gonggong Liu is a young eunuch, originally served in Taiji Palace, not long after he was transferred to Daming Palace, because of accident, he was favored by Gaozong, and then he was transferred to Zichen Hall on duty, not yet Cheng Denggao's person, but he knew how powerful Cheng Denggao was in the palace, and he couldn't help but panic a little when he heard Li Xian's instructions, but he didn't dare to refuse Li Xian's request, and he struggled obviously for a while, so he had to agree.

"Xiao Liuzi, Your Majesty's dragon body is important, you ......"

Cheng Denggao didn't expect Li Xian to come to such a hand, and his face became ugly, and when he saw that Gonggong Liu was going to face Gaozong, he immediately became anxious, lest his fake transmission of holy will be exposed, so he hurriedly interjected a sentence from the side, trying to put pressure on Gonggong Liu.

"Huh?"

Cheng Denggao's careful thinking was too obvious, how could Li Xian not see through it, he wouldn't let him be proud, and before he finished speaking, he snorted coldly, and Cheng Denggao was so frightened that Cheng Denggao hurriedly closed his mouth, and retreated to the side with a scornful face.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is asking to see you outside the palace."

Gonggong Liu has been transferred to the Zichen Hall to serve Gaozong for some time, but most of them are on duty outside the palace, and there are not many opportunities to accompany the king.

"Huh? What's going on? Didn't I preach it? Why bother! ”

Gaozong's complexion was not good, and his mood was naturally not much better, and when he heard Father-in-law Liu mention the old things again, the fire in his heart surged up, and he scolded angrily.

"Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty is angry, Father-in-law Cheng said that he will pass on your will, and he will not see His Royal Highness the Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has an urgent matter to meet His Majesty, so that the slave and maid will play again."

As soon as he heard Gaozong's unkind tone, Gonggong Liu couldn't bear it, and his heart panicked, and he already knelt on the ground, kowtowing and reporting what happened.

"What? Cheng Denggao, this bastard! Ann dares to deceive me like this, damn it, damn it! ”

Sick people are already anxious and irritable, not to mention Gaozong's long-term illness that does not heal, it is even more bad-tempered, this Cheng Denggao actually dared to falsely preach the holy decree, the anger in his heart could not be suppressed, regardless of the scolding, just scolded and scolded, but Gaozong did not really want to take Cheng Denggao to do it, not for anything else, just because Gaozong was afraid of the inside, and did not want to go to the ring with the martial queen for punishing Cheng Denggao, and after scolding a few times, there was no follow-up.

"Your Majesty is angry, and the slave will go to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Gonggong Liu has offended Cheng Denggao fiercely for Li Xiantong this time, and he hopes that Gaozong can take advantage of his anger to take down Cheng Denggao, but unfortunately he has not seen Gaozong's real will to go underground, and he is inevitably disappointed, but he doesn't dare to talk more about this matter, so he can only quickly kowtow, find a legitimate reason, and plan to avoid the limelight before making a plan.

"Go, go, well, come back!"

Although Gaozong was angry, he also knew that Li Xian insisted on seeing him, and he must have something important, but he didn't embarrass Gonggong Liu, waved his hand and called, but before he walked to the screen, Gaozong suddenly changed his mind.

"The slave is here!"

Gonggong Liu was just glad to be able to escape from the sea of suffering, but Leng Buding was dragged back again, and he couldn't help but feel a little empty in his heart, but he didn't dare to lose his manners, so he could only return to the couch and kneel on the ground respectfully.

"If I'm not mistaken, your name is Liu Ruming, right?"

Gaozong turned over and sat up straight, glanced at Gonggong Liu, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked in an indifferent tone.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the slave maid is indeed Liu Ruming, who entered the palace at the age of ten, has been working in the Taiji Palace, and was transferred to the Daming Palace last year, on May 14, His Majesty simply pulled out the slave maid in the back garden, and then arrived at the Zichen Palace."

Liu Ruming didn't understand why Gaozong asked about this matter in a dignified manner, but he didn't dare not answer, so he hurriedly kowtowed, and hurriedly reported his resume one by one.

"Well, from now on, you will be the deputy director of this Zichen Palace, and all the internal and external affairs will be handled by you, go down."

Gaozong was obviously fed up with Cheng Denggao's deception, although it was difficult to take down Cheng Denggao because of the face of the Empress Wu, but he didn't want to be fooled by Cheng Denggao anymore, and after frowning and thinking about it, he made a decision and took away Cheng Denggao's internal and external powers and responsibilities in one fell swoop.

"Ah, yes, the slave and maid thank Your Majesty Longen, and the slave and maid should serve their lives to repay Your Majesty's kindness."

Liu Ruming didn't expect that just after such a trip, he actually lost such a big benefit, and was almost knocked out by this huge pie that fell from the sky, and he was so excited that he kowtowed again and again.

"Alright, let's go."

Gao Zong was obviously very satisfied with Liu Ruming's excited performance, so he didn't care about his slight faux pas, waved his hand gently, and signaled him to hurry up and get down to business.

"No, slave and maid are going, this is going!"

Although Liu Ruming is not very old, after all, he has been in the palace for many years, although he is so excited that his whole body trembles, he does not dare to forget the business, and after kowtowing three times in a row, he hurriedly withdrew from the dormitory.

"The son knocks on his father."

Gaozong was afraid of light when he was sick a few days ago, and the dormitory was dark and tight, although the illness improved slightly, but he still did not order the lamp to be lit, and the dormitory was pitch black, and there was only a slight window that opened a little to penetrate some light, Rao is Li Xian's eyes were good, and he was a little uncomfortable with this sudden darkness, and he was stunned at the screen, so he hurriedly rushed forward and paid homage.

"Excuse me, excuse me, Xian'er is in such a hurry to find me, but what happened?"

A few days ago, Li Xian did not take advantage of the persuasion of hundreds of officials to force the palace, but humbly retreated, this kind of performance made Gaozong very satisfied, and at the same time, he also had a little regret for Li Xian.

"Back to my father's words, something happened to him, Gao Zhizhou was assassinated in Caizhou."

Although Gaozong had already called for exemption, Li Xian still finished the salute in a proper manner, and only then did he bow down and stand, with a hint of trepidation on his face.

"Ah, what? How so? ”

Gaozong has been sick these days, and he has never cared about the court situation, and when he heard that Gao Zhizhou was assassinated, his face changed instantly......