Li Zhonglin has been following Gaozong all the year round, and naturally knows Gaozong's temper, although this person has a cowardly personality, but once he is strong, it is definitely something that a hundred cows can't pull back, and if he is not careful, his life will be explained here. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, Li Zhonglin came prepared, how could he dare to be honest with such a big event, how could he dare to say anything? Therefore, Li Chenglin saluted to Gaozong, and then said: "Your Majesty, Weichen found hundreds of soapnails in the stable of the imperial palace!" ”

"What do you say? Hundreds of soapnails? When Gaozong heard this, he suddenly felt the blood rushing upward, felt a little dizzy, and hurriedly held his forehead with his hand to force himself to calm down, and then shouted in a deep voice: "Drive the East Palace!" I want to see with my own eyes those hundreds of soapnails in the womb! ”

This is not to blame Gaozong for being angry, it is really because the laws of the Tang Dynasty are very strict about weapons and equipment, and it is strictly forbidden for any individual or unit to privately possess weapons and armor, and even government soldiers cannot have weapons in peacetime, at most they can only have bows and arrows, as for guns, spears, bows, crossbows, armor, horses, etc., they are only distributed when they go to war, but they must be handed back after the war.

It is clearly recorded in the "Tang Law Discussion": "...... It is said that crossbows, spears, flags, banners, forbidden books, treasure seals, etc., which should not be possessed by private households, are called 'forbidden things'. There are also provisions in the "Law of Unauthorized Xingxing", which privately possesses one collar and three crossbows, and flows two trunks; Possession of three collars and five crossbows shall be punished by hanging. Even so, it has been relatively easy in the past dynasties regarding the control of weapons.

Of course, in actual operation, in some special places, such as the Prince's Palace, the Prince's East Palace and other places, because it is very troublesome to take and place weapons and equipment frequently, it is generally not put back, but directly equipped by the soldiers, but this is also a fixed amount, and there is no superfluity, although there are six rates in the East Palace in the palace, but there is no excess armor weapons, and hundreds of soapnails are hidden privately, which is enough to convict the crime of rebellion.

Although he didn't want such a thing to become a reality in his heart, Gaozong knew that such a big thing was like this, and Li Zhonglin, the commander of the hundred cavalry who had always been loyal to him, would never dare to cheat in any way, unless he didn't want to die.

When he came to the stable of the East Palace, and saw the soapnails piled up like a hill and the pale-faced prince, the last glimmer of hope in Gaozong's heart had been completely lost, and he couldn't help but come to Li Xian, and shouted hoarsely: "Prince, what's going on?" You tell me, what the hell is going on? I ask myself, how can you do such a thing, I have always treated you well? ”

"Father, father, son-in-law is wronged, son-in-law really doesn't know what's going on." When Li Xian saw Gaozong, he immediately seemed to see the backbone of the main heart, walked to Gaozong on his knees, and cried suddenly: "The son is wronged, please ask your father to be the master." ”

"Hmph, wronged! Don't know what's going on? It happened in your East Palace, and you actually said that you didn't know what was going on, and you actually said that you were wronged! Could it be that someone is going to carry these hundreds of soapnails behind your back to the stable, and you don't know it? Hmph, this isn't one or two, it's hundreds of soapnails! Prince, look at it, these soapnails are piled up into a small mountain, can't you see so much? You don't know? Tell me, how did you, the master of the East Palace, do this? ”

Gaozong's tone became more and more severe, and in the end, he couldn't help but roar in a low voice, glared at Li Xian hatefully, and then brushed his sleeves away.

After Gaozong left, Empress Wu slowly came to the front and sneered softly: "Prince, you have such a big courage to rebel, and you don't even pay attention to your father, because your father values you so much." ”

Empress Wu didn't wait for Li Xian to make any reaction, and then immediately shouted: "Come on, take care of the prince first, and don't allow the prince and any personnel in the East Palace to enter or leave, and wait for disposal!" ”

After that, the Empress Wu went away!

Li Xian looked at the back of the martial queen, and couldn't help but feel hatred, he couldn't wait to step forward directly, hold down the hateful woman, and directly strangle her to death, gritting his teeth and secretly saying: "It's all you, the hateful woman, who arrested Daosheng and framed me for rebellion, you are revenge, revenge for me killing your concubine Ming Chongyan, hehe, I just want to kill him, who let him spread rumors and slander me everywhere, even if you kill me, Ming Chongyan won't survive, you have abolished me as the prince, In the future, Lao Qi will definitely be appointed as the crown prince, and you will definitely regret this move at that time, because Lao Qi is much stronger than me, a waste of me, there are many conspiracies and tricks, and he is ruthless, this is very similar to you, and Taizong is also very similar, you lift a stone to shoot yourself in the foot, even if you regret it in the future, it will be useless, he will definitely avenge me and deal with you, a hateful woman! ”

Li Xian looked at Empress Wu's gaze like a knife, if his gaze could kill, it was estimated that Empress Wu would have been shattered countless times, but his gaze could only express his anger, and even a trace of sadness: "Even my father doesn't believe me anymore, it seems that I am really going to be finished, seeing that I am only one step away from the throne, but I didn't expect to be calculated by this woman like this, I hate it so much, I really hate it!" ”

However, it was said that after Gaozong and Empress Wu returned to the palace, they would discuss the investigation and evidence collection of Li Xianmou's counter-case, and after some discussion, it was decided to appoint Zhongshu Shilang, Tongzhongshu Sanpin Xue Yuanchao, Huangmen Shilang Pei Yan, and Huangmen Shilang Gao Zhizhou to try the case.

A few days later, the evidence of the rebellion was conclusive, Xue Yuanchao and the other three went to the emperor, suggesting that Li Xian's crown prince be abolished and deal with the relevant criminals, but Gaozong couldn't bear it in his heart and wanted to forgive him, saying that the prince has always been benevolent and filial, and he has recently made a foolish move, and he must have been instigated by others.

But he didn't expect that the Empress Wu resolutely refused to agree, and said sharply: "Virtuous and rebellious, righteous and unforgivable." Xue Yuanchao and other party figures also took the opportunity to speak, and Gaozong had no choice but to order the abolition of Li Xian's position as the crown prince, demoted to a concubine, and secluded in other places. The hundreds of soapnails that were used as evidence of the rebellion were also ordered to be burned, and later ordered to demote the prince's close minister, the former prince's left concubine, and Zhang Da'an, the third rank of the Tongzhong Shumen, to the Puzhou Assassin History, and the prince Xima Liu Neyan was exiled to Zhenzhou, and even the Suzhou Assassin Shi and Cao Wang Li Ming were also renamed the king of Lingling County because the party attached to Li Xian, and was placed in Qianzhou.

In addition to Cao Wang Li Ming, there were more than ten officials attached to Li Xian by the party, all of whom were senior members of the fourth rank or above. At this point, a sensational prince rebellion case was closed. (To be continued.) )