"Father-in-law Gao, what is the will of the Holy One?"

Faced with the sudden death of the crown prince, Yan Liben obviously lost his normal heart, and he didn't say anything to Li Xian with an inexplicable fire before, but at this time, he didn't care about etiquette or etiquette, and he didn't wait for Gao Hesheng to open his mouth at all, so he was already impatient to ask first.

"So that Yan Xiang will know that there have been many changes in the palace, and His Majesty has become ill with worries, and he has not yet woken up."

Gao Hesheng is a smiling tiger, joy and anger have always been very invisible, even if Yan Liben asked so urgently at this time, he really lost the dignity that a courtier should have, but Gao Hesheng didn't mean to be surprised at all, just flat-faced, tepidly replied, and then, his face was solemn, he waved the dust in his hand, and preached loudly: "Niangniang Youyi aims to do this, Xuanlu King Li Xian, King Li Xian and all the ministers Gong Deyang Hall to meet!" ”

"The son obeys the will of the queen mother."

When the ministers and workers heard that the Empress Wu was going to gather the ministers in the Deyang Palace, they were all stunned, and they didn't react for a while, only Li Xianxin hung on the throne of the prince and took the lead in receiving the decree loudly.

"The retainers obey."

This guy is really too complacent, blind to Lao Tzu's previous analysis, it is really rotten wood that cannot be carved! With Li Xian's eyes, he saw through the little caution in Li Xian's heart at a glance, and couldn't help but scold secretly, but at this moment, it was not easy to express himself, so he could only stand up and echo.

"The ministers obey."

Seeing that the two princes have received the decree, the ministers and workers are not good to have any more side branches, and they can only reluctantly receive the will, according to the rank of the whole team, the fish through the march into the gate of heaven, all the way to the Deyang Palace speechlessly, but among the ministers, the dissatisfaction with the move of the Empress Wu is extremely many, because the Deyang Hall is the main hall of the imperial city, and the non-dynasty must not be used, and furthermore, the Empress Wu used to sit on the side of Gaozong in the early dynasty, which was already a move beyond the system, but the ministers repeatedly admonished and Gaozong did not accept, so he had to acquiesce in it. But it doesn't mean that the ministers really treat the Empress Wu as an emperor, this time the Empress Wu actually wants to ascend to the dynasty alone, even if there is a reason, it can't explain its ambition and suspicion of usurpation, the ministers and workers are generally deeply influenced by Confucianism, it is really difficult to tolerate the actions of the Empress Wu such a chicken Si Chen, and a breath of depression and resentment is quietly brewing and fermenting in this silence.

"The son knocks on the queen mother."

Li Xian brothers, as the prince, are the most respected among the ministers, and they are at the forefront of the queue, just after marching into the Deyang Palace, they saw the back end of the martial arts with slightly red and swollen eyes sitting in the middle of the dragon bed, and Li Xulun, who was dressed in a white robe, was actually standing sideways beside the queen of the martial arts, and they were all surprised, but at this moment, they didn't dare to say anything on the side, so they could only rush forward and pay their respects.

"The ministers have seen the queen mother!"

Compared with the Li Xian brothers' big salutes, the courtiers' salutes are not so formal, not to mention the uneven voices, except for Liu Yizhi, Ming Chongyan, Fan Lubing and a few other martial artists insisted on paying respects, the rest of the courtiers just performed the usual salutes, making it clear that they were protesting against the unauthorized promotion of the Empress Wu.

"Excuse me, please calm down."

Although Empress Wu had expected that the courtiers would be resistant, she didn't expect the courtiers to save face for themselves so much, and a slight glint immediately flashed in her eyes, but she didn't say anything wrong, she just raised her hand and called out in a hoarse voice.

"Erchen (ministers, etc.) thank the mother (Niangniang) Longen."

No matter what Empress Wu said, the ministers still don't appreciate their faces very much, except for the voice of gratitude from the Li Xian brothers and the others, the rest are generally perfunctory, that is, even the spirit of Liu Yizhi and others is not high, there is no other, the taste of becoming the target of the public is naturally not very comfortable, and the number of the Empress Wu's party is already small, and they dare not have too much conflict with the mainstream.

"I'm afraid you all know, Hong'er, he ......" Empress Wu didn't seem to care about the attitude of the ministers, looked around at everyone, and slowly opened her mouth, but stopped halfway through the words, choked with tears, sobbed softly, and wept out of tune, and most of the officials of the prince's family were sad when they saw this, and there were not a few people who accompanied them to cry.

"Niangniang, how did the prince get up? I don't know, please give me advice! ”

Yan Liben didn't believe that Empress Wu would be sad about the death of the prince at all, nor did he believe that the prince really died of a violent illness.

"Hmm."

Empress Wu did not open her mouth to answer Yan Liben's question, but wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, waved her hand, and said softly, and her own Gao Hesheng turned out from the side.

"Princes, His Royal Highness the King of England got married yesterday, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was happy, drank too much, was overly invigorated, did not want to sleep, and wanted to correct the excerpts all night, but unexpectedly, the old disease suddenly broke out, and the doctor could not save it, so it was an unbearable pain for the community, His Majesty fainted several times because of it, and could not be a director. Gao Hesheng spoke with a sad face, and his words were burning, as if there was something like that.

"Is there any evidence for Gonggong Gao's words? How exactly did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come about, huh? ”

No matter how clever Gao Hesheng was, Yan Liben, who was furious, didn't believe it at all, and asked unceremoniously.

"So that Yan Xiang knows that a certain family here has the confessions of many eunuchs in the East Palace study, and in addition, there are also the diagnosis certificates of the imperial doctors Liu Wu, Chen Dongliang, Hong Subao and others, if Yan Xiang doesn't believe it, he can check one or two." Gao Hesheng obviously came prepared, not at all frightened by Yan Liben's questioning, and unhurriedly took out a stack of papers from his wide sleeves and explained slowly.

"Hmph, this official just doesn't believe it, this matter is very strange, it should be thoroughly investigated!"

Yan Liben's hard work in the second half of his life was almost spent on Li Hong's body, and he couldn't accept Li Hong's violent death, even if Gao Hesheng said it wildly, Yan Liben still didn't believe it, and no matter what the martial queen's expression was, he scolded him unceremoniously.

"Presumptuous! Yan Liben, you are so bold, according to your words, could it be that there are still people in this palace who dare to plot against the prince? What's your intention? Come on, give this old thing to the Honggong fork and go out! ”

As soon as Yan Liben's words fell, Empress Wu had already erected, and angrily pointed at Yan Liben and launched a flutter, and with a broken drink, several guards in front of the palace rushed up, and Yan Liben was about to be dragged out.

"Wait!"

The ministers didn't expect that the Empress Wu would deal with Yan Liben so categorically, and they were all dumbfounded, seeing that Yan Liben was going to be bad, but Hao Chujun couldn't stand it, although he and Yan Liben had different political views, and there were many entanglements on weekdays, but when they thought of the ruthlessness of the Empress Wu, Hao Chujun, who was thinking that he had offended the Empress Wu even more, couldn't sit back and watch the Empress Wu be so majestic, so he rushed out in a hurry, stretched out his hand to stop it, and blocked the way of the guards in front of the palace.

"What does Hao Xiang mean by this? Do you want to despise this palace? ”

Empress Wu glanced at Hao Chujun and said coldly.

"Niangniang is angry, the old minister has no such intention, even if Yan Xiang is rude, it is also caused by the death of the sad prince, not that he despises Niangniang, and please forgive Niangniang."

Although Hao Chujun has always hated Empress Wu, but at this time, the prince has just passed away and Gaozong is unable to govern, and the overall situation has been controlled by Empress Wu, even if he has more dissatisfaction, he does not dare to resist Empress Wu's obscenity, so he can only bow down and persuade euphemistically.

"Hmph, if this palace didn't think that he was old and confused, with his such rudeness, how could he be so lightly dismissed, Hao Xiang didn't need to say anything, this palace just let him go back to his house and reflect on it, fork it out!" Empress Wu's original intention was to take Yan Li's original prestige, and she would not raise her noble hand because of Hao Chujun's plea, so she turned pale, waved her hand violently, and made an unquestionable tone.

"The old minister is not convinced, the old minister is not convinced, His Royal Highness the Prince, you are in the spirit of the heavens......"

Yan Liben was completely out of the way at this time, struggling desperately, shouting, but he was just an old man, how could he break free from the strong clamp of the guards in front of the palace, before he finished shouting, he was gagged, and he was forcibly dragged out of the hall, and the ministers saw this, they were all cold, and no one dared to force their heads out for a while.

Damn old thief mother-in-law, she really knows how to seize the opportunity, she is really ruthless! Others don't know Empress Wu's calculations, but Li Xian is as clear as a mirror, how could he not know that Empress Wu's prestige is actually paving the way for the official regent in the future - at this time, the prince died, Gaozong fell ill, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty except for her Empress Wu was naturally qualified to preside over the overall situation, which is the general trend; Pulling Li Xulun to the table and making a look that he might be established as the crown prince, it naturally shocked Li Xian, who was full of desire to enter the East Palace, not to act rashly, and Li Xian himself was bound to not steal Li Xian's limelight at this time, otherwise, there would obviously be endless obstacles to recommending Li Xian to enter the East Palace, which was a calculation; As for Yan Liben's prestige, if he sees that the prince is dead, his henchmen must have their own calculations, and they don't want to make a random statement under the unclear situation, and in the end, Yan Liben's bad luck is deserved.

Yes, yes, but so what? Even if Li Xianzhi is a good person, on such occasions, there is no way to destroy the calculation of the Empress Wu, at this moment, he can really only watch the Empress Wu make a big show there, not to mention how crooked it is, but then again, such a strong style of the Empress Wu also has a lot of help for Li Xian to secretly subdue the prince's family, in this sense, Li Xian really has no intention of separating himself from the Empress Wu in this matter, as for the little unhappiness in his heart, the patience is over, The key depends on what tricks the Empress Wu plans to play next......