Chapter 407: Ten Princes' Mansions (1)

Cheng Yuanzhen, the regular attendant of the interior, hurriedly entered the hall and reported: "Your Majesty, Chang'an Hou and Shence General Kong Sheng are summoned outside the palace!" ”

Kong Sheng is here...... The Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers looked awe-inspiring, and their hearts were pinched.

The emperor let out a sigh of relief, waved his hand with relief, and said in a deep voice: "Xuan! ”

Cheng Yuanzhen's meaningful eyes swept over Yu Chaoen, who was standing behind the emperor, and then turned around and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has a decree, Xuan Chang Anhou, General Shence, Shenlongwei Metropolitan Governor and Prince Young Master Kong Sheng will see you!" ”

Cheng Yuanzhen's slightly sharp and hoarse voice echoed in the hall, and was immediately passed out by the little eunuch on duty. Yu Chaoen's face changed slightly, he clenched his fists, slowly straightened his waist, and held his breath.

Others didn't care about Cheng Yuanzhen's appearance, but for Yu Chaoen, Cheng Yuanzhen's actions were tantamount to provoking him.

Crown Prince Li Yu cast an inquiring glance at Cheng Yuanzhen by turning his head. Cheng Yuanzhen shook his head without a trace, and Li Yu spit out a breath of turbidity, and a nervous heart slowly sank back. At present, only a few people in the government and the opposition know that Cheng Yuanzhen is already the prince's person, because Yu Chaoen is aggressive and covers the sky with one hand, in order to protect himself, Cheng Yuanzhen has to take refuge in the prince.

Li Yu, like the emperor, also felt that Kong Sheng's rebellion was too nonsense. The emperor's favor is long, even if there is a matter of Xingqing Palace at present, but the government and the opposition know that this matter is not much related to Kong Sheng, and Kong Sheng cannot risk the world's disapproval to plot rebellion.

But Kong Sheng abruptly blockaded the palace city, and sent troops to surround the Ten Princes' Mansion and Anguo Temple, what was his intention? This is a capital crime that is similar to forcing the palace to rebel, if Kong Sheng does not have a satisfactory statement, not to mention that the emperor and the crown prince Li Yu are here, even on the side of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, it is difficult to explain the past.

Kong Sheng strode into the hall with a solemn expression.

He walked quickly, came to the Dan Qi, his contemplative gaze met the emperor's majestic gaze, he slowly bowed down, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister got the conclusive news that the 38 thieves and more than 100 Dawan horses who falsely passed the holy decree and rushed into the Xingqing Palace were hidden in the Ten Princes' Mansions, and the ministers did not dare to enter the Ten Princes' Mansions to search for them without authorization, so they specially entered the palace to ask for an order!" ”

As soon as Kong Sheng's words came out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were dumbfounded, and the hall was suddenly filled with exclamations one after another.

Ten Princes' Mansions! What's that?

The old residence of the emperor when he was the prince of the domain, once lived in many feudal royal clans, and now it is equivalent to the emperor's palace annex, which is inhabited by the old family of the East Palace when Li Heng was the prince, which is a group of old people who were gifted and supported by the emperor.

The thief who pretended to pass on the holy decree and took away the horse of the Emperor Taishang was actually hiding in the mansion of the Ten Kings! Many people, including the crown prince Li Yu, subconsciously looked at the emperor who also looked shocked on top of the Danqi with suspicious eyes!

Could it be His Majesty?!

This was the thought of many courtiers at this moment.

Li Yu also stared at the emperor deeply, and said in his heart, father, father, is it you the main messenger behind the scenes? But if you use this kind of subordinated means, will you also lose the emperor's face?

The Emperor's face suddenly became ugly.

The corners of the emperor's mouth twitched, his sharp gaze turned to Kong Sheng, and he slowly got up and said word by word: "Kong Sheng, do you have conclusive evidence?" The Ten Kings' Mansion is extraordinary, if there is no evidence, do you know that you are guilty of defrauding the king?! Well? ”

Kong Sheng's expression remained unchanged and bowed down: "Your Majesty, if the minister has half a lie, he should be dealt with by the law of the Tang Dynasty and suffer the punishment of His Majesty, and there will be no complaints!" ”

Kong Sheng had already ordered his forbidden army and Shenlong Wei to rush into the Ten Kings' mansion, but he suddenly changed his mind halfway through. Because he suddenly realized that leading troops to rush into the Ten Kings' Mansion, even if the evidence is conclusive, will give people a handle. Moreover, the Ten Princes' Mansion is related to the emperor and the clan, and it affects the whole body, and once the emperor is annoyed and angry, he will become a scapegoat.

Therefore, Kong Sheng temporarily decided to enter the palace to ask for a decree. In any case, kick the ball to the emperor and let the emperor dispose of everything. Anyway, in public, the emperor could not ignore it.

The Emperor's face became even more pale. He knew that Kong Sheng didn't dare and couldn't lie about this kind of thing, and once he really found out that the thief who had kidnapped the emperor's horse was hiding in the Ten Kings' mansion, even if he was the emperor, he couldn't tell if he jumped into the Yellow River.

The emperor looked at Kong Sheng coldly.

The emperor naturally didn't think that Kong Sheng was lying, but this kind of thing, why don't you report it to me alone, instead of saying it in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers, so that I was caught off guard and unable to deal with it. The emperor was a little resentful in his heart, and he also knew that Kong Sheng did it on purpose, putting things on the table to avoid trapping himself in it again.

Kong Sheng fearlessly looked back at the emperor's gloomy and almost crazy gaze, and stood tall.

He can't and doesn't want to be saddled with this kind of black cauldron. Offending the Emperor Taishang and trampling on the dignity of the royal family, this is a capital crime for the nine clans, no matter how big the conspiracy is behind this, no matter who is involved, Kong Sheng will force the emperor to investigate to the end and completely clear himself.

On the way to the palace, Kong Sheng was also judging who was behind the scenes.

On the face of it, the emperor is the biggest suspect. The emperor can mobilize the Shenlongwei, and hide this group of people and more than a hundred horses in the Ten Kings' Mansion without knowing it, I'm afraid only the emperor can do it.

But Kong Sheng knows Li Heng's nature very well. Li Heng still has a bit of father-son friendship with Li Longji, as long as Li Longji does not go to restoration, Li Heng will not surpass Lei Chi by half a step. Moreover, there is no need for the emperor to do this kind of thing, suppressing the authority of the emperor, as the emperor he has too many opportunities and means.

The most important thing is that in this incident, the Suzaku Gate bloody case is just the trigger, and the ultimate goal is Kong Sheng, for the emperor, Kong Sheng is one of his most relied on courtiers at present, and he has to count on Kong Sheng to help him consolidate the imperial power, he can't do this. At least now is not the time for rabbits to die and dogs to cook and birds to hide.

If it weren't for the emperor, the suspicion of the crown prince Li Yu would have increased greatly.

However, Kong Sheng is also a little uncertain, because this is not quite like Li Yu's style. Li Yu is a strong person, although he is strong, and he is ruthless, but he advocates Yangmou, this kind of stabbing in the back does not mean that he can't do it, but it seems that he is under too much political risk, Li Yu will take such a big risk just to drag Kong Sheng into the water? Pay for one's whistle.

In addition, who secretly sent a letter to himself and broke the window paper on this floor of the Ten Kings' Mansion? Kong Sheng has never figured it out. This person is hidden behind the scenes, and everything is invisible, or is it inseparable from this matter?

The afterglow of Kong Sheng's eyes swept over some Chang'an magnates and the kings of the Li Tang clan in front of and behind Li Yu, and his heart flashed.

The emperor suddenly roared: "Chuan Zhao left the palace, you will go to the Ten Princes' Mansion with me, I will personally check, Kong Sheng, if you have half a sentence, I will not spare it!" ”

Kong Sheng's expression remained unchanged: "If what the minister said is untrue, he should accept the guilt and apologize to the people of the world with death!" ”

Kong Sheng said in his heart, who are you scaring about, Lao Tzu doesn't eat this set at all.

Kong Sheng is 100% sure. He secretly sent Mu Changfeng to infiltrate the Ten Princes' Mansion, and had already found ironclad evidence in the back garden of the Ten Princes' Mansion - more than a hundred royal horses had now turned into more than a hundred bloody corpses, and were shot in the artificial lake in the back garden, and in Mu Changfeng's words, blood stained the entire lake.

And thousands of forbidden troops and Shenlongwei have already surrounded the Ten Kings' Mansion and Anguo Temple, and there are also Mu Changfeng and other masters of the rivers and lakes, if the 38 missing Shenlongwei are hiding in it, it is absolutely impossible to escape from the Ten Kings' Mansion. And even if one or two ran away, it didn't matter to Kong Sheng - this shocking conspiracy and bloody murder that surrounded him one by one had already been broken by him.

With the means of Shenlongwei, it is only a matter of time before he pries open the mouths of these Shenlongwei and learns the real murderer behind the scenes.

Kong Sheng expected that the person behind the curtain had no time to react. Because after Kong Sheng got the secret report, he immediately sent people to block the palace gate, the Ten Princes' Mansion, and Anguo Temple, not to mention people, even a bird can't fly out. Before and after, it was less than half an hour, and the culprit behind the scenes did not have time to clean up the endgame. And the corpses of the horses in the back garden may not have had time to be disposed of.

Palace of Tranquility.

Li Tong, a young man from Dingwang, stood at the gate of the palace, staring at the direction of the front palace with a clear expression. Suddenly, a lazy voice came from behind him: "My son, what have you been doing here for a long time?" ”

Li Tong's expression tightened, and he turned around to look at Empress Zhang and bowed down: "Queen Mother, the sons and daughters have been studying in the palace for a long time, and they are a little sleepy, so they simply go out of the palace to relax, and there is nothing else to do. ”

Empress Zhang smiled meaningfully: "My son, you are not young anymore, after a few days, this palace will talk to your father and the emperor, and also assign you a position, or go out of the palace to open a mansion, and always stay by the side of this palace will also delay your future." ”

According to the rules of the Tang court, when the prince reaches a certain age, especially the prince with a title, he can leave the palace to open a palace or enter the court to hold a position. Empress Zhang thought that Li Tong's mind was not in the palace, so she had this theory.

Li Tong's face was slightly red, and he bowed deeper: "Queen Mother, the sons are only willing to stay in the Anning Palace to serve their mothers and listen to the teachings of the Queen Mother, and there is nothing else to think about." ”

Empress Zhang laughed loudly: "You idiot! A-Niang understands your mind! However, it is rare for you to have a filial piety, and this palace remembers it in my heart. That's it, just go to see your father today, ask for an envoy for you, and let you go out of the palace to experience the experience. As for A-Niang, you can come to the palace at any time. ”

Li Tong was slightly happy in his heart, but he was a little sincerely afraid: "Queen Mother, Erchen is really unwilling to leave the Queen Mother's side, Erchen ......"

Empress Zhang waved her hand: "Okay, my son, this matter is settled!" ”

The corner of the young Li Tong's mouth crossed a trace of a smile, and he said softly: "The queen mother's order, the sons and daughters all obey it!" As the prince, Erchen should share the worries and solve problems for his father, but Erchen is really worried that there is no one to serve the queen mother......"

Empress Zhang looked at Li Tong with a smile: "You and my mother and son are of the same heart, you have some future in the future, you can make contributions, and A-Niang's face also has brilliance." (To be continued.) )