Chapter 056: Swinging Horizontally
Seeing Zuo Jin Wuwei General Li Gonglong walking in, Wei Yingwu, who was still in high spirits just now, was suddenly stunned. He glanced at Li Zaixing, his eyes full of reproach.
After agitating the guards, Wei Yingwu suggested that Li Zaixing escape with him. Chang'an City is so big, find a place to hide, and wait for the limelight to pass before coming out, so as not to be imprisoned. He knows how dark it is in prison, don't look at the strict laws of the Tang Dynasty, but if someone really wants to kill someone in prison, it is still easy, maybe it is just a matter of one sentence.
Unexpectedly, his suggestion was vetoed by Li Zaixing. Without waiting for him to ask why, Li Zaixing was invited into the inner hall by Wang Xun, such a delay, the opportunity to escape was fleeting, and now if he wants to run, it is not so easy.
It seems that prison is inevitable. Wei Yingwu sighed and began to think about how to get out and save this little life.
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In Qinrenfang, under the respectful guidance of Yang Qi, Colliers walked into the inner hall.
Yang Guifei sat under the lamp, without Zhu powder, her face was haggard, and when she saw Gao Lishi coming up to the hall, she got up to greet her, and before she could speak, tears poured out first.
"Grandpa Gao came late at night, is it His Majesty's edict?"
Accompanying Yang Guifei to talk was Yang Guifei's second sister, Mrs. Yu Guo, she was also plain and did not apply powder, but her face was not as gloomy as Yang Guifei.
"Why is Your Majesty so unkind, the concubine just said the wrong word, is that it?"
Gao Lishi remained silent and stepped forward to salute: "Lady, Your Majesty asked the old minister to come, not to condemn the crime, but to condole." ”
Although Yang Guifei is not a queen, there is no queen in the palace now, and everyone knows that the Son of Heaven loves her, the reason why she does not set up a queen is because she has no children, and second, she is afraid that setting up a queen will cause more trouble, so she only let her be a concubine. In fact, the concubine is only one step away from the queen, and she is now the only concubine in the palace, she is the de facto queen. Therefore, the people in the palace do not call her a concubine, but call her a lady and regard her as the lord of **.
Yang Guifei breathed a sigh of relief and stopped Mrs. Qiuguo, who was about to speak: "Second sister, Grandpa Gao must be thirsty after walking so far." You have someone to get some wine and let Grandpa Gao moisten his throat. ”
When Mrs. Yu Guo heard this, she looked unhappy and turned away.
"Grandpa Gao, is Your Majesty okay?"
"The lady is not in the palace, and Your Majesty is restless. I also heard that the princess disappeared when she prayed for King An's new house in Qinrenfang, and Wang Jiao Dasuo Jingcheng, His Majesty was afraid that someone would disturb the lady, so he let the old minister come to visit the lady overnight. ”
Yang Guifei was stunned for a moment. She heard something else in Colliers' words. Something happened to Qinrenfang, and she knew it, but she didn't know what happened - no matter how arrogant Wang Ji was, he wouldn't come to the mansion of the Yang family brothers and sisters.
Yang Guifei also knows that the relationship between Gao Lishi and Wang Ji is average, but Gao Lishi is cautious and never takes the initiative to say bad things about anyone. Today, she said that Wang Ji was in the capital, and she was even afraid that he would disturb her tranquility, and the meaning of accusing Wang Ji was already obvious. And also...... Princess, what's going on?
Yang Guifei knows that the Son of Heaven has grown up in the court since he was a child and has experienced too much deceit, especially because of his grandmother Wu Zetian, Aunt Empress Wei, Aunt Princess Taiping and others, she is very taboo about interfering in politics, so she never involves the government, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Son of Heaven.
Just because she doesn't ask doesn't mean she's stupid. On the contrary, she was a very intelligent woman, otherwise she would not have been able to achieve such a high level of attainment in singing and dancing. It is impossible to occupy the heart of the Son of Heaven for a long time based on appearance alone, and there are as many beautiful women in the palace as the stars, and there are countless of them. What really impressed her was her intelligence, which was on par with her beauty, and her artistic talent. This is what really attracts the Son of Heaven who is also quite artistic.
Therefore, after listening to Gao Lishi's words, she immediately realized that Gao Lishi came here because the Son of Heaven cared about her safety. Perhaps this is the main reason, but for Colliers himself, there must be other considerations in this.
She looked at Colliers, whose wrinkled face was calm.
"Grandpa Gao, the princess...... What's wrong? ”
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Li Linfu sat in the pavilion, and the cool night breeze blew unobstructed, making him feel cold. Even through a thick layer of brocade mats, he could still feel the chill of the stone bench.
He shuddered involuntarily.
"Daddy, be careful if you catch a cold." Li Tengkong hurried over and draped a fox fur on Li Linfu's shoulders. Li Linfu wrapped his mink fur tightly, but he still couldn't feel any warmth. He looked at Wan'an Guan in the distance, and his brows became tighter and tighter.
"What's wrong?" Li Tengkong asked puzzled.
"Someone just killed Wang Ji in Wan'anguan." Li Xiu whispered the situation. Li Tengkong thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I don't think it's like that person." ”
"Why?"
"I heard that this Li Zaixing made a poem a few days ago, although his poems are not gorgeous enough, and he is humble and can't make poems, but the poems he made are not unelegant, and they are far from the poem left on the moon hall."
Li Tengkong recited Li Zaixing's Lushan poems, and Li Linfu was also a little unsure. To be honest, his literary level is not high, otherwise he would not have miswritten "Rongzhang" as "Rongzhang", and was ridiculed as "Rongzhang Prime Minister". Li Tengkong said that the two poems were of different levels, and he trusted his daughter's judgment.
Li Xiu retorted: "However, this 'one flower blooms five leaves, and every piece has a cause' is quite interesting to Buddhism." He also lives in Bodhi Temple, and is said to be a disciple of Sokcho Master, isn't it very consistent? ”
"I have a lot of scribes in and out of Buddhism, and there are also immortals in poetry, but they may not be people in Buddhism." Li Tengkong explained: "If he is really the person that his father is worried about, why should he kill Wang Jie, Wang Jiao has nothing to do with that incident." Isn't that against common sense? ”
Li Linfu raised his hand and interrupted the dispute between Li Tengkong's brothers and sisters: "Don't ask him if he is a person who writes poems, the current situation is a little incomprehensible." He had just killed Wang Jie, and the Son of Heaven over there sent someone to visit Concubine Yang in Qinrenfang, was this just a coincidence? ”
"It's ...... Is there any connection? ”
Faced with Li Tengkong's question, Li Linfu didn't know how to explain it. It was night, and the night curfew was imposed on the street, because the disappearance of the princess had been very strict recently, and it was not convenient for him to send someone into the palace to inquire what had happened. He just instinctively felt that it was too coincidental for the Son of Heaven to send someone to visit Yang Guifei in Qinrenfang at this time. And in his heart, he was very reluctant to see the Son of Heaven infatuated with Yang Guifei.
It's not that I'm worried about the red face and trouble, but I'm worried that Yang Zhao may be in the picture because of this.
Li Linfu sat motionless, figuring out various possibilities, but the more he thought about it, the more frustrated he felt. He felt that the night around him was like an invisible spider web, and he was like a beetle that fell into a spider's web, and although he struggled with all his might, he could not tear through the web and find the truth behind it. And Wang Jie's beetle is even worse, he has become a spider's mouth.
Who is the spider entrenched in the middle of the web, and what other means does he have for follow-up?
The more Li Linfu thought about it, the more uneasy he became, and he was sweating heavily.
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Li Gonglong, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, was confused and didn't know what to do.
When he heard that the imperial historian Wang Ji had been killed in Wan'anguan, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Wang Ji is the Imperial Doctor, Jing Zhaoyin, a real dignitary and high-ranking official, he was killed, and it was in his jurisdiction, which was undoubtedly a disaster. He didn't dare to slack off, and hurried with his guards to bring the murderer to justice, and at the same time to see which bastard dared to make trouble on his territory.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered Wan'an Temple, the statement he heard was very different, and it was even more contrary to what he guessed, the donkey's lips were not the horse's mouth.
First of all, Wang Xun sued Wang Jie, saying that Wang Jie's father and son took people to Wan'an Temple today to make trouble, and framed their mother and son for hiding the princess. When Li Zaixing proved their family's innocence, Wang Ji still refused to give up and threatened to kill him, and Li Zaixing was forced to fight back. Nan Jiyun wanted to stop Li Zaixing, but he accidentally injured Wang Jie, and after a scuffle, things became like this.
Looking at the corpses of Wang Jie's father and son, who were cut to pieces, Li Gonglong was suspicious. He knew that Wang Ji was arrogant and lacked the necessary respect for Princess Yongmu, and he was anxious to find the princess like a headless fly in the past two days. It is not impossible to say that he came to take a pride on Princess Yongmu. It's just that...... As for losing your life, was it cut like this?
However, the following testimony made Li Gonglong have to be cautious. Because not only did Wei Yingwu prove that what Wang Xun said was true, but also more than 100 guards led by Nan Jiyun also proved that what Wang Xun said was true. In a word, Wang Jie's father and son deserved their crimes and died as they deserved.
Unable to find out the truth, Li Gonglong decided to bring Li Zaixing back to Yun first and wait for further investigation.
Li Zaixing didn't say a word, and tied his hands. Nan Jiyun personally escorted him and went out of Wan'an Temple together.
Wei Yingwu squeezed to Li Zaixing's side and said urgently: "Brother Li can stay inside for two days, and I will do everything I can to rescue you." ”
Li Zaixing smiled and said a few words in his ear, Wei Yingwu listened to it, was stunned for a moment, then nodded again and again, patted his chest and said, "Brother Li, don't worry, this matter is on me." ”
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Li Mi sat in front of the desk, the tea in his hand was already cold, but he didn't drink a sip.
Li Zaixing has been taken away by Li Gonglong, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, and he has not yet made up his mind about how to arrange it next. Do you go all out to rescue Li Zaixing, or find a way to dispose of Li Zaixing quietly? Either option, there is a danger that cannot be underestimated.
It's a very difficult choice.
"Lu Hu, is it to save or to kill?"
Lu Hu was just about to answer, when he suddenly felt that Li Yu's eyes were wrong, and a chill hit the back of his head.
He was startled, and suddenly looked back, and a tall figure with a spear in hand came into view