The three of them all knew Li Xian, and when they saw Li Xian coming, Pei Yan stood in the center and bowed his hand, and Xue Yuanchao and Gao Zhizhou immediately went down to the hall to greet them.

Tang Ao looked at the three of them, Xue Yuanchao looked the oldest, his temples were white, giving people the face of a good old man, Gao Zhizhou looked thin, it seemed that a gust of wind could blow it away, and Pei Yan in the center, his eyes were blazing, looking at Li Xian's eyes, he felt like an eagle looking at a wolf.

"The prince is here for the prince's rebellion?" After Pei Yan saw Li Xian sitting down, he asked with a stiff face.

Pei Yan, as a provincial servant under the door, is equivalent to Zaifu, Li Xian didn't dare to slack off, nodded and said: "This king is indeed here for the prince, a few adults have worked hard, I don't know how many adults, can you find out anything?" ”

The corners of Pei Yan's mouth twitched twice, and he said in a strange manner: "The prince asked this, Shi Yi is not right, don't you feel too anxious?" ”

Tang Ao heard that Pei Yan had something to say, clearly alluding to Li Xian's coveting the position of the East Palace, and his first impression of Pei Yan was very bad, as a courtier, how could he question his father so much? Do you still understand etiquette?

This is also Tang Ao's reluctance to be like Wang Bo, who became an official at a young age before reaching the crown, and when he was in the court, he had to abide by the laws of the court.

Li Xian didn't care about Pei Yan's words, and turned to look at Xue Yuanchao and Gao Zhizhou, Xue Yuanchao said in a deep voice: "Lord Wang, the stakes are very high, Weichen and the others have not yet made a final conclusion, no matter what the prince asks, Weichen and the others can't answer!" ”

Li Xian nodded and said: "Several adults, the prince has a dignified demeanor, quick thinking, and has made many achievements since he entered the East Palace. ”

Pei Yan and others didn't expect Li Xian to make such a statement, which was very different from their assumptions, the crown prince Li Xian was suspected of rebellion, shouldn't Li Xian be the happiest? can rightfully inherit the position of the crown prince, but how could Li Xian come to exonerate Li Xian? It doesn't make sense!

"Of the armor and weapons buried in the horse square, one of them has not been hidden for a long time, and the other has been buried for at least three years, how long has the prince been in the East Palace? You can't get to the top of the rebellion, right? ”

In the face of Li Xian's questioning, Xue Yuanchao and Gao Zhizhou bowed their heads from time to time, feeling that what Li Xian said was reasonable, and they were deeply pleased that Li Xian could speak for the prince like this and express his brotherly friend.

Pei Yan interrupted Li Xian's words: "The prince doesn't know, the private possession of armor is secondary, mainly human witnesses, according to the interrogation of Weichen, Zhang Da'an, Liu Nayan and others have all admitted to the rebellion, and the testimony of Zhao Daosheng, who is the first, is the most detailed and credible." ”

Li Xian stood up: "That kind of servant and subordinate officer, for his own life, what else can't be framed?" I hope that a few adults will see it. ”

Pei Yan sighed: "What the prince said, Weichen and the others naturally know it, it's a pity!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already admitted to the rebellion, and is only waiting for the signature and presentation to the Emperor and the Empress. ”

"What? That's impossible. Li Xian sat down dejectedly, unbelievable, Li Xian actually admitted to rebellion? How is this possible? Could it be that Pei Yan and others tortured Li Xian? Pei Yan and the others don't have the courage to do so! What the hell is going on?

Xue Yuanchao and Gao Zhizhou looked at Pei Yan dumbfounded, Li Xian admitted to rebellion? How did they not know about this? The emperor ordered the three divisions to be tried, and this did not come together!

Li Xian and Tang Ao were sent out of the political hall by Pei Yan like this, even if Li Xian had the heart to speak for Li Xian, as Li Xian confessed, everything was in vain.

Back at the British Palace, Li Xian slammed his fist on the door with hatred: "Tang Ao, there is something strange about this matter, I know the prince, and I will never admit such a trumped-up charge." ”

Tang Ao saw that Li Xian's mental state was unstable, and persuaded him: "Prince, the prince's confession is just the words of Lord Pei Yan Pei, Lord Xue and Lord Gao don't seem to be clear, Tang Ao will go to investigate this matter, please rest assured." ”

When Tang Ao and the others returned to the British Palace, Pei Yan faced the inquiring eyes of Xue Yuanchao and Gao Zhizhou, and said helplessly: "The two adults don't have to look at this official like this, this official has just got the prince's confession." ”

Xue Yuanchao's grandfather used to be the internal history of the Great Sui Dynasty, and his father was also a confidant of Tang Taizong.

When Xue Yuanchao heard that Pei Yan had obtained Li Xian's confession, he immediately closed his eyes and was silent, and he had already made up his mind not to mix with this matter anymore, and he could just sign it when the time came.

Judging from Xue Yuanchao's experience, Li Xian's deposition is a foregone conclusion, and the person who leads this matter is either the emperor Li Zhi or the queen Wu Zetian.

Pei Yan said a few more perfunctory words to Gao Zhizhou, the sky was already bright at this time, and it was past the time of the early dynasty, but the three of them still went to Taiji Palace together.

Pei Yan and the others didn't see Emperor Li Zhi, and when they went to see Wu Zetian under the guidance of the palace maid, Pei Yan secretly handed a piece of tissue paper to the palace maid.

The palace maid was Xinyue, and quietly asked Pei Yan and the three of them to wait for the meeting, and peeked at the paper given by Pei Yan, there were only four words on it: Everything is fine.

Pei Yan and others saw how Wu Zetian reported, but no one knew except the person concerned, and the matter seemed to have no follow-up, and no one mentioned it for three months.

Tang Ao secretly went to watch during the period, Li Xian was imprisoned in Xingqingfang, tightly guarded, not even a mouse could sneak in, and the same was true of the place where Zhao Daosheng and others were imprisoned.

Just when Tang Ao couldn't see the changes in the current situation clearly, suddenly, a decree came out from the palace, the crown prince Li Xian was deposed as a concubine and exiled to Bazhou, and Zhang Da'an, Liu Nayan and others, the subordinate officials of the East Palace, all opened the knife and beheaded, even Zhao Daosheng, who had the first credit.

Then the holy decree was sent to the British Palace, and the British King Li Xian was canonized as the crown prince, and immediately moved into the East Palace.

When Zhao Daosheng was killed, Tang Ao finally found an opportunity to visit, for Zhao Daosheng and Li Xian, Tang Ao had a feeling of guilt that I didn't kill Boren, and Boren died because of me.

A jar of turbid wine, a few side dishes, Zhao Daosheng ate very sweet, and smiled at Tang Ao when he was drunk: "Tang Gongzi, Zhao knows that you are the flower-faced man, kill Ming Chongyan, thank you Zhao." ”

Tang Ao didn't expect Zhao Daosheng to know, his face changed slightly, if Zhao Daosheng bit him at this time, for Tang Ao and Li Xian, it would be tantamount to a catastrophe, and the prince's rebellion case would definitely add variables.

"Tang Gongzi don't have to worry, I thank you for being too late, why did you fall into the ground? I have long been a wasted person, I have nothing to love, and the common people often say that I am willing to dare to pull the emperor off the horse, and it is really enjoyable to think about it! ”

Tang Ao was a little relieved, and then looked at Zhao Daosheng, and felt even more guilty: "Brother Zhao Xian, what are your unfulfilled wishes?" Tang Ao will definitely help you do it. ”

Zhao Daosheng shook his head: "Tang Gongzi, what other wishes can a waste person have, his family has not been implicated by me, it is already a blessing in misfortune, but there is something, Zhao wants to remind Tang Gongzi." ”

"Brother Xian, please speak."

The drunkenness in Zhao Daosheng's eyes suddenly disappeared, and he was shrewd for a moment: "Tang Gongzi, there is a ghost in the harem, anyway, I don't understand, Tang Gongzi is a celebrity around the British king, and he will definitely be famous in the future, so it's better to be more careful." ”

After Tang Ao left the cell, he thought carefully about Zhao Daosheng's words, the ghost that Zhao Daosheng said must not be a ghost, but he can't say for sure, it's best to ask Xinyue about this matter, but he and Xinyue have broken up in the wine shop, and now they look for it again, what will it be?

Li Xian's family slaves and maids have moved to the East Palace of Yeting, Tang Ao did not follow in, in addition to avoiding suspicion, but also to avoid Princess Taiping, and now he has rented three houses in the West City, and he also has a small family of his own.

When Tang Ao was about to go home, there was a lot of noise in the direction of Xishi, Tang Ao vaguely heard someone say something about the prince, and his heart moved and squeezed into the crowd to take a look.

I saw a team of Imperial Forest Army escorting dozens of people, and the leader was not Li Xian or who! The rest are also Li Xian's family members and slaves.

At this time, it was early winter, and it was cold, but Li Xian and his family were still wearing single clothes, and several of the women holding the baby were crying and comforting the crying baby in their arms.

Tang Ao's perception of Li Xian is not as good as that of Li Hong and Li Xian, but seeing what happened to Li Xian now, how can he not feel pity.

Tang Ao didn't meet Li Xian, and after returning home, he turned over the cabinet and took out the gold and silver that Li Xian had rewarded over the years, drew a small baggage, and hurriedly came to the clothing appraisal workshop in Xishi, bought a large cart of cotton clothes for winter wear, and bought half a cart of wine syrup and meat.

Tang Ao didn't dare to go to the West Market, but took a detour to the East Gate, wanting to come to the Imperial Forest Army to escort Li Xian and the others to walk very slowly, and chased them outside the city.

Twenty miles outside Chang'an City, Tang Ao finally caught up with Li Xian and others who were shivering in the cold wind, and the Imperial Forest Army, who was in charge of escorting, drank Tang Ao from a long distance, after all, Li Xian's identity was not ordinary, and if something went wrong, they all had to lose their heads.

Tang Ao lit up his goldfish talisman, and the officers of the Royal Forest Army who were in charge of escorting did not dare to slack off, and when he heard that Tang Ao wanted to see Li Xian, he hesitated for a moment and agreed.

When Li Xian first met Tang Ao, Tang Ao was less than seven or eight years old, and many years have passed, and the scholar of the year has now grown into a handsome young man, and he used to be a prince and a prince, but he has become an exiled criminal, Li Xian suddenly wants to laugh.

Tang Ao asked the handlebar to hand over the vehicle to one of Li Xian's attendant eunuchs, looked at Li Xian's face, which was nearly ten years old, and said pleadingly: "Lord, this is going to Bazhou, the road is far away, and the weather is unbearable, Tang Ao has prepared some winter clothes and meat, and I hope the prince will not dislike it." ”

Li Xian didn't expect that the car next to Tang Ao was full of winter clothes and meat, there is a way that is the icing on the cake, and it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow, Li Xian looked at a pair of children who were born less than two months ago, and arched his hand to Tang Ao and said, "Thank you." ”

"As long as the prince doesn't dislike vulgarity." Tang Ao handed the remaining gold and silver in his arms to Li Xian: "Tang Ao only has this ability, I hope the prince will not shirk." ”