Li Dan slowly got out of the carriage with the support of Li Sanlang, it was very late at the moment, Li Dan said to Li Sanlang: "There are still a few hours, I will get up and enter the palace with the prince to see the driver, you will rest early, and discuss with you, you will think about it, we will prepare early!" ”

The conversation between Li Dan and Li Sanlang in the carriage made Li Sanlang have mixed feelings, and Li Sanlang's heart could not be calm at this moment, so he replied a little absent-mindedly: "Oh! So he went back to the house with Li Dan.

No one could sleep well that night. After Li Ke returned to the hut, he discussed with Pei Min about tomorrow's showdown, Chen Xuanli took Yu Linjun to search for Chen Wuji overnight, and Zhang Jiuling prepared for tomorrow's literary exam overnight, but the most difficult to sleep was Li Sanlang, this was the first time in his life that someone told him that he had a chance to ascend to the throne, he didn't know what he felt in his heart, nervous, fearful, excited or uneasy, he lay on the bed, but his eyes looked straight at the roof, and he couldn't calm down all night. But in addition to this matter, he also has one of his biggest concerns, is it really not his father who has anything to do with the previous events? Will he plan to sweep away others with his own strength, and finally let himself ascend the throne, so that the world will put the blame on him, and leave this final victory to himself, so can Li Sanlang still sit on the throne with peace of mind? He really didn't know it himself.

At the moment of the hour, outside the immortal hall. The crown prince Li Xian and the prime minister Li Dan have already stood here, waiting for the saint. It's a sunny day, and now the sun is high, but it's still a little chilly in the morning. At this time, a person walked out of the Jixian Palace, it was Gao Lishi, and he said loudly: "Your Majesty has invited the prince and the king to enter the palace to meet you!" ”

After hearing the summons, the two hurriedly entered the main hall, at this time the female emperor was already dressed in a dragon robe, sitting on the dragon chair, but the mental state seemed to be a little poor, makeup, accessories are not as gorgeous as usual, but the majesty of the female emperor is no less than any past, the two saw the female emperor and quickly knelt down to worship, and shouted: "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”

But after the two of them finished worshipping, the female emperor did not speak, the hall was extremely quiet, and the air seemed to be frozen for a while, and without the instructions of the female emperor, the two did not dare to raise their heads. Finally, the female emperor slowly spoke: "I seem to be a little sick today, and I am a little tired!" ”

When the two of them heard this, they hurriedly raised their heads and looked at the female emperor, the female emperor's spirit was indeed a little inferior compared to the past, but it didn't seem to be too serious, the prince said: "I hope Your Majesty takes care of the dragon body!" Don't worry too much about state affairs! The prince said, and Li Dan also echoed.

The female emperor smiled lightly, this laughter was full of mockery, and continued: "I originally planned to pray to heaven for blessings to make me healthier, but this prayer is not sincere! What can I do! ”

The female emperor obviously had something to say in this, and Li Dan realized that he must be punishing himself, so he hurriedly responded: "It's the incompetence of the sons!" I hope that Your Majesty will condemn you! ”

The female emperor looked at Li Dan with wide eyes and said, "What kind of crime do you have?" I look at you this month, it seems that you have lost weight and suffered a lot, right? ”

Li Dan replied: "Erchen doesn't dare, this is all for Your Majesty's blessing, no matter how much suffering is worth it, not to mention that Erchen did not suffer hardship." ”

The female emperor continued: "Yes, if your heart is more sincere, I expect that I will be radiant and energetic today, but you have just gone to the most critical juncture, this must be the gods who are not sincere in our hearts, and blame me!" ”

The female emperor's words are not light, it can be understood that the female emperor's poor health is all due to Li Dan, strictly speaking, if what she does is not good for the emperor, then the crime is big; The matter of returning was obviously invited by Shangguan Wan'er, and the female emperor did this just to put all the blame on herself; But Li Dan knew the temperament of the female emperor, if he explained too much at this time and put the blame on Shangguan Wan'er, it would definitely arouse the anger of the female emperor even more, so he had to say: "It's the crime of the son, and I hope Your Majesty will condemn it!" However, Erchen also missed His Majesty, so as soon as the lent period expired, he returned to the Shendu as soon as possible. ”

The female emperor smiled lightly again, and said with mockery: "In this way, the king of Xiang is still quite hearted, and I should not blame you!" ”

Li Dan knew that it was wrong to answer no matter what he wanted at the moment, and the purpose of the female emperor's words was nothing more than to push the sin of coming back early onto himself, and to protect Shangguan Wan'er and think about it clearly, Li Dan simply slammed his head on the ground and stopped making a sound. Seeing this, the prince was afraid that the female emperor would make things difficult and blame him again, so he hurriedly relieved the siege: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, the sons and daughters expect that what the prince said is true, and repay Your Majesty's forgiveness." ”

The female emperor was silent for a moment, her goal had been achieved, and it was pointless to continue to entangle, so she said: "I know that you two brothers have a deep brotherhood, and I will no longer pursue it. ”

Seeing that the female emperor had just let go, the two hurriedly responded together: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

The female emperor continued to ask: "You two are anxious to see what is going on with me early this morning?" ”

The crown prince looked left and right, and then said: "Please Your Majesty to step back and go, this matter is very important, and the two of us can only report to Your Majesty." ”

The female emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "Except for Gao Lishi, everyone in this hall has retreated. The female emperor glanced at the crown prince and the prime minister, and continued: "Gao Lishi is my close confidant, and I must be personally served here, and you can speak up as much as you can. ”

Li Dan looked at Gao Lishi, a young eunuch, it was expected that it should be fine, the female emperor had said it here, if he insisted on avoiding it, it didn't seem appropriate, there was only one female emperor in the hall, she was very suspicious, if she suspected that the two of them were plotting wrong, it would be counterproductive. After seeing everyone retreating, Li Dan spoke: "Your Majesty, in fact, the ministers returned overnight for a major event, and they are eager to report to Your Majesty in person, in case the report is late, I am afraid of disaster." ”

Li Dan said this, so that the female emperor's spirits were lifted, she straightened up from the dragon chair, and said: "If there is any major matter in the Prime Minister, you must return to report to me overnight, and report it quickly." ”

Li Dan arched his hands and continued: "Erchen has received a secret report that someone in this god capital wants to launch a mutiny!" ”

Hearing the word "mutiny", the female emperor couldn't help but be shocked, but she quickly calmed down her uneasiness and pretended to be calm: "Who is so bold? Hurry up! ”

When this matter came, Li Dan had already discussed with the prince, and when the two reported it, they only said that they had received a secret report that someone wanted to launch a mutiny, but they must not point directly at Taiping, His Majesty loves his daughter, and he will never believe it.

Li Dan replied: "Who is it, the son has not yet found out!" Therefore, I can't report to Your Majesty, and I hope to forgive my sins! ”

When the female emperor heard this, her face immediately became angry, and she said: "Since there is no real investigation, Ru'an dares to open his mouth and disturb the peace of the gods? ”

The female emperor's reaction to this matter was expected by Li Dan and the crown prince, so Li Dan replied: "The son received a secret report, and the person who made the secret report was one of the targets of the plotters; A few days ago, the family of Deputy Commander Ziller was massacred, because he refused to submit to submission. ”

"What!" The female emperor had already taken on an unusually angry look, and she continued to shout: "Who is so bold? The person you just said had a secret report will come quickly, and I will interrogate it myself! The culprit behind this scene is determined to divide his five horses! ”

Seeing that the female emperor was so angry, Li Dan had a bottom in his heart, he expected that their plan had already succeeded halfway, so he said: "Back to Your Majesty, this person does not dare to show his face at this time and accept His Majesty's inquiry. ”

When the female emperor heard Li Dan say this, she felt a little surprised, and couldn't help asking, "Why?" ”

Seeing that the female emperor opened his mouth to ask, Li Dan told the female emperor all the words discussed in advance, and asked the female emperor to increase the number of spectators at today's military battle, and asked him to bring his family to watch the battle together, so that the matter could be resolved.

After hearing this, the female emperor did not give an answer for a long time, she didn't believe what Li Dan said, she was thinking, if the number of people increased, what if there was a mutiny on the spot? Or is it this will, what about those who plot the mutiny in advance? Sitting on this dragon chair, he is different from ordinary people, everyone wants to gain benefits from him, which has invisibly isolated himself from others, and he has to consider every danger, because if he is not careful, he may not recover; Who dares to guarantee that the two people in front of them do not have ghosts.

After a long time, the female emperor finally gave an answer after repeated weighing, and said slowly: "Gao Lishi, the proposed purpose!" Just do what the king said, and release it to the officers above a certain rank in each military camp as soon as possible, and you must follow the order today! Colliers arched his hands and replied, "Oh! ”

The female emperor continued to say to the two of them: "The prince will go to the Yulin Army as soon as possible, monitor and supervise the security matters during today's military decision, and during this period, if there is any change, he will report it to me at any time; Xiang Wang quickly went to the forbidden army camp, monitored the forbidden army's every move, and if there was any abnormal movement, come and report to me quickly! ”

After hearing this, the two arched their hands and responded loudly: "Oh! The two of them retreated.

The female emperor did not fully trust these two, but at this extraordinary time, in contrast, she could only choose to believe in these two, after all, the two were her biological sons, especially the crown prince, and after a hundred years, the throne would be inherited by him, and he should not launch a mutiny, thus leaving a notoriety of killing the king; If someone really launched a mutiny, it could only be Liang Wang Wu Sansi, or... Taiping; This move, for the female emperor, can only be regarded as helpless!