Chapter 324: What to Fear!
Xingqing Palace, Mingde Palace.
The orchestral music of Shengse began, and dozens of dancers in feather clothes danced gracefully and danced, and this year-end banquet officially kicked off.
Li Heng sat on the high position in the middle with a smile, looking down at the ministers and the clan, and his heart was full of pride.
At the same time, he was just a cowardly prince trapped in the East Palace, without office and power, but now, he has jumped to the throne and is at the peak of power. Only on the day of the Shangyuan Festival, the ministers persuaded him to enter, he pushed the boat down the river to accept the gift of Zen concession, ascended the throne and became the emperor, changed the Yuan from then on, commanded the world, and the Tang Dynasty officially ended the Li Longji era and entered the Li Heng era.
After the dance and music, Li Heng was about to get up and invite him to drink, when he suddenly saw Li Yu, the king of Chu, striding out from behind him, and when he arrived at the stage, he bowed to the ground, and shouted loudly, "Li Yu, the son, has a play!" Li Yu shouted so loudly, saying that there was a performance, and the important ministers and even the royal family members in the audience were slightly surprised. And some sensitive people have guessed a few points in their hearts.
Yang Guozhong frowned, and the hand holding the wine cup became a little stiff.
And Chen Xuanli looked up at Li Yu solemnly, his face flushed slightly. He was a veteran of the Three Dynasties, and he was in and out of the whirlpool of power disputes above the court, and he immediately realized that Li Yu must have done something amazing to play on this occasion.
"Hey, are you going to make a fuss again? The New Year is uneasy," Chen Xuanli sighed in his heart, and raised his two long white eyebrows slightly.
Chen Xuanli subconsciously glanced at Zhang Xuān and Yang Guozhong.
The matter is obvious, and the object of Li Yu's participation is either Zhang Xuān or Yang Guozhong.
Zhang Xuān didn't change his face, but he sneered in his heart: "It seems that this guy is already impatient... I'd like to see what you can do! ”
Li Heng is also a little sensitive. He frowned and stared at Li Yu, and said in a deep voice, "Yu'er, feast and enjoy at this time, don't talk about state affairs, what do you have to do, it's not too late to talk about it after the banquet between the palace and the ministers!" Li Yu gritted his teeth and said angrily, "This matter of Erchen is related to the society and the country, like a pit in the throat, if you don't vomit or be unhappy." ”
Li Heng heard Li Yu's words, and his face suddenly sank.
And the ministers and the royal family immediately sighed in their hearts: It seems that tonight's banquet is not a good feast, and eighty percent will have an accident again!
Li Yu wanted to take the risk of doing that military advice, but at this time, he naturally had to send an arrow, and he definitely would not keep silent because Li Heng was unhappy.
He knelt on the ground and continued to shout loudly: "Erchen participates in the Yongning King Zhang Xuān, the three major sins!" "First, the unauthorized use of swords and soldiers to destroy the peace between our Tang Dynasty and Tubo, resulting in repeated wars between the two countries, costing countless soldiers and horses of the imperial court, money and food, and countless casualties among the people of Li on the border of Longshuo: second, sī made firearms, concealed and did not report, established sī army, and plotted against him: third, he was mad, and the princess sī was committed, and the crime was unforgivable."
Li Yu said generously, the voice was very loud, shaking the audience.
The people present, except for Zhang Xuān, including Cui Ying and Li Tengkong beside Zhang Xuān, all gasped, and their faces changed drastically.
Cui Ying looked at Zhang Xuān anxiously, Zhang Xuān smiled, and reached over to grab Cui Ying's cold hand
hand, squeezed, signaling that she didn't need to panic.
Li Tengkong tightened his cuffs. Although she doesn't care much about these power strugglers, she is not a fool, and now she naturally knows that today's banquet has almost become a Hongmen banquet. And the target is Zhang xuān.
If this is the case, Li Tengkong's face became solemn, and she secretly glanced at Zhang Xuān, who was calm and composed, thinking about her own idea in her heart.
If it really came to some kind of crisis moment, she and Huā Nu'er teamed up or could rescue Zhang Xuān from the palace Lou Yang Guifei and Yang Sanjie were sè changes, and Princess Wanchun, who was beside Yang Guifei, was even more angry and blushed, she Huo Ran got up and raised her hand at Li Yu and scolded angrily, "Li Yu, you are so presumptuous!" What are you talking nonsense, what nonsense? ”
Wan Chun's voice became sharp and distorted from shame, and even trembled a little.
Li Yu sneered faintly, looked up at Wan Chun without fear, and said loudly, "Wan Chun Huanggu, you have a love affair with Zhang Xuān, this is a matter known to everyone in the world, could it be that this king has ever had a half-fiction?" "You, you" The corners of Wan Chun's mouth trembled, and he couldn't speak for a while.
Li Heng's face also changed, and he slapped the table suddenly, "Shut up the palace!" Wan Chun, you sit down first. ”
Li Heng suddenly turned his head to look at Li Yu, and coldly reprimanded, "Li Yu, do you know that slandering and framing important ministers of the dynasty, if there is no evidence, it is a capital crime!" ”
"What the ministers said is true, Zhang Xuān relied on the favor of the court, abused his power, disrespected the court, and disrespected the royal family, all kinds of evil deeds, everyone in the world knows!" Li Yu said proudly.
Chen Xuanli hesitated slightly, knowing that it was time for him to appear.
Chen Xuanli exchanged a look with Sun Liang, the head of the military department, got up and knelt behind Li Yu one after the other, and bowed together, "Your Highness, the ministers and others are accompanied." The ministers thought that Zhang Xuān, the king of Yongning, had violated the laws of the imperial court, rebelled and committed a serious crime. Punish severely."
Li Heng was so angry that he was about to attack on the spot, and at this moment, more than a dozen courtiers on his nose stood up, and they all knelt on the ground, shouting in unison to ask for Zhang Xuān's crime to be cured.
In this way, the good atmosphere of this banquet was immediately dissipated.
The Taiban party members went out en masse, led by Li Yu, which seemed to be prepared.
The non-princeling courtiers were solemn and did not dare to intervene, so they just sat quietly on the spot, watching coldly, and watching how Li Heng responded, and then how Zhang Xuān reacted.
"Presumptuous, presumptuous!" Li Heng Huoran got up, raised his hand and pointed at Li Yu and the others who were kneeling in front of his case, and angrily reprimanded, "What is your intention to disrupt the feast of this palace?" ”
Zhang Xuān got up, clapped his hands, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu is really eloquent, pointing to a deer as a horse, so that Zhang Moufei is subdued." ”
"The Tubo people committed a crime, and the second prince of Tubo killed his father and usurped the country, and unilaterally tore up the covenant between Tang and his relatives, but it became Zhang's sin. And the Tubo people raised a large army to invade the prefecture, Zhang, as the commander of the Longshuo domain, has the responsibility to defend the territory, shouldn't he start a war with the Tubo people? Well, Zhang led the army to repel the Tubo people, won several major battles, conquered the hometown of Tuyuhun, and included the territory of more than 1,000 miles into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which also became a sin. ”
"As for the matter of firearms, Zhang has repeatedly written to His Royal Highness, and then publicly clarified the facts, right and wrong have their own public opinions, and Zhang is no longer too lazy to discuss them."
"If Zhang followed An Lushan's ill plot and supported the army with self-respect, could he still sit here today and let His Royal Highness the King of Chu splash dirty water on his body?"
"The matter between Zhang and Wan Chun" Zhang Xuān looked back at Wan Chun, and said with a look of God Sè, "Zhang and Wan Chun are in love, and it is not up to Princess Sī Tong to commit trespassing, if His Royal Highness the King of Chu has to charge Zhang with such a crime, then, Zhang can only say that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is either too stupid or too ignorant." ”
"The so-called yù plus sin, there is no excuse! Yù plus the crime, why is Zhang afraid? ”
"His Royal Highness the King of Chu gathered everyone and pointed the finger at Zhang, is it really for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji? What a high-sounding reason! Zhang Xuān's voice suddenly became extremely cold, he smiled coldly, turned to face Li Heng and bowed, "Your Highness, please return your innocence!" ”
The corners of Li Heng's mouth twitched, and his face became a little complicated.
Li Yu suddenly laughed wildly, "Zhang Xuān, even if you are clever and eloquent, you will not be able to escape a serious crime!" "Zhang Xuān caused chaos in the dynasty, violated the law, and his sin is unforgivable. Come on, take Zhang Xuān down! Li Yu shouted violently.
As soon as Li Yu's words fell, hundreds of palace forbidden guards led by the right guard suddenly rushed in at the entrance of the palace, some of them were holding at the entrance of the palace, while some were swarming over with swords and weapons.
The scene was chaotic, the ministers and royal relatives got up to dodge, took aside, and some people fled, but were shouted back by the guards.
Yang Guozhong and Chen Xianmian Sè became a little pale, at this point, how could they not understand that Li Yu was going to march to admonish! No wonder Li Yu is so fearless and so aggressive!
Li Heng was furious, and he was also a little confused, he raised his hand at Li Yu and scolded angrily, "Li Yu, presumptuous!" Wait for the presumptuous! ”
In Li Heng's life, the most feared thing is that the palace has changed. He experienced two palace coups before and after, and almost died in both cases.
Now that he saw that his eldest son Li Yu had also led a military admonition, the anger and fear in his heart could be imagined.
Li Yu hurriedly turned around and glanced at Chen Xuanli.
Chen Xuanli slowly retreated, and he was about to go out of the palace to send a signal to his henchman Meng Xun outside the palace, asking Meng Xun to lead the army into Xingqing Palace and completely stabilize the situation in the palace.
The right guard led the governor Shi Gongsun You to lead a wolf-like guard to protect him in front of him, Li Yu's courage was strong, and he immediately shouted loudly, "Father, the son is bold." Come on, take Zhang Xuān down, put him in the prison of Dali Temple, and wait for the court to deal with it! Li Heng's face was red and white, and he sat down on the seat with the corners of his mouth twitching, unable to say a word.
Li Heng is like a paper tiger whose skin has been punctured. Seeing that Li Heng was so unbearable, Zhang Xuān let out a long sigh and took a step forward.
Li Tengkong and Huā Nu'er looked solemn and followed, tightly supporting his side.
"King Chu, you forced the palace with armor and committed trespassing, which is the crime of rebellion." Zhang Xuān pointed his finger at Li Yu and said lightly, "This king advises you to restrain yourself from the precipice and immediately ask His Highness for guilt, otherwise, Li Wan, the king of Rong, and Li Lin, the king of Sining, will be a lesson from the past!" "Zhang Xuān, no matter how you quibble, you will not be able to escape the law today!" Li Yu shouted violently, "Why don't you hurry up and take down Zhang Xuān, when will you wait?!" ”
"Presumptuous! Who dares to touch this king?! In front of His Royal Highness, you dare to use swords and weapons without permission, and you should be punished for your crimes! Zhang Xuān roared angrily, stood proudly on the spot, awe-inspiring and fearless, and did not take half a step back.
"Your Highness!" Zhang Xuān suddenly turned back to look at Li Heng with an awe-inspiring gaze.