[Chapter 42: The Sun and the Moon Are Long under the South Mountain] (3)
Li Longji immediately rushed into the Chengtian Gate, followed the stairs on the city gate, and rushed upstairs.
The soldiers on both sides who were confronting each other in the upper part of the staircase saw the Son of Heaven, and they didn't dare to fight each other anymore, but they didn't dare to let go of the guy who protected themselves. Li Longji stood between the soldiers on both sides, his expression was grim, and the midsummer heat made all the soldiers shudder.
"Wait, raise troops in the palace without authorization, and be beheaded, but protect the emperor thoroughly, and have merit." Li Longji tried his best to control his emotions, "I am the emperor's own son, and this time I am going to save the emperor from danger." If you put down your sword immediately and let me go up, this time I will be completely exempted from all the guilt, and my merits will be rewarded! β
Seeing that the soldiers blocking the road had loosened a little, Li Longji turned around, first asked all his soldiers behind him to put down their blades, showed their attitude, and then said angrily: "If the emperor has a slight mistake on it, do you plan to bury the emperor with the lives of the whole family?!" β
Li Dan almost fell from the railing of Chengtianmen, and the people upstairs and downstairs could see it. When the soldiers who protected Li Dan heard Li Longji say this, Qi Qi immediately abandoned the soldiers in his hands, knelt in the two rows of stairs, and made a way.
Seeing that Li Longji was about to arrive, Li Dan hurriedly said: "Li Sanlang, if you take another step forward, I will jump down!" β
At this time, Li Longji had already arrived upstairs, and he was still a foot away from Li Dan. Seeing that Li Dan didn't jump for a long time, Li Longji wanted to step forward directly, drag his father back, and talk to his father about his prejudice and injustice against him for so many years, but he couldn't. He must listen to Li Dan's words at this moment and stop where he is, because as long as he moves, he intends to force his father to death and end up with a charge of disloyalty and filial piety, and the good situation he has won so hard will be reversed by his father again, even if he wins in the end, this throne will not be stable.
This is not the purpose of Li Longji's desperate coup d'Γ©tat. What he wants is a hundred, and the dust has settled.
I had to wait for the opportunity to move, and I had to let Aya relinquish power. Li Longji lowered his head, took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and when he raised his head again, he had regained a smile on his face. He bowed to Li Dan first, and comforted: "My son is not filial, so I frightened Aye, so I will take Aya back." If Aya has any doubts, let's go back to the Manna Temple, and we will tell you everything about it, and we will not hide it at all. β
Li Dan sneered in his heart, if he really went back with Li Longji like this, he was afraid that he would be placed under house arrest: "Are you unfilial, and dare to slander your aunt and rebel?!" β
Li Longji said in a panic: "Son is wronged! My aunt rebelled, and my son didn't want to believe it, but my aunt had the right to have soldiers, and she was rich enough to rival the country, and there were good ministers who impeached and reported, so I had to believe it! β
Princess Taiping does have the conditions to rebel, but this does not mean that she has the thoughts and actions of rebellion. Li Dan only has this one sister left, and he still carries the best memories of the first half of his life, no matter what, he also wants to save his sister's life, even if he is guilty, the crime must not be rebellion. After thinking about it, Li Dan asked, "Who reported it?" β
"It's Aya's most trusted Wei Xianggong!"
"Wei, Wei Zhigu?" Li Dan's face became more and more pale, "...... Even so, I haven't seen whether Taiping has rebelled, I only saw the emperor raising troops and killing the prime minister! β
Li Longji took advantage of Li Dan's inattention and took a step forward: "That's because Wei Xianggong said that my aunt is plotting with Xiao Zhizhong, Cui Xiang and others, and she will act tomorrow." is so critical, if the son doesn't take the first step to stabilize the outer court and the inner court, how can he protect Ayah, his mother-in-law and his wife? β
Inner court, concubine? Li Dan's heart tightened. Yes, since the emperor has taken control of the forbidden army, the inner court is naturally in his hands. Li Dan's attitude restrained a little, but he still refused to back down: "That's ...... Where's the proof? β
Li Longji said slowly: "When Shiro and Goro come back from the Zhenguo Princess Mansion, Aya will see the evidence." β
"Shiro and Goro are also involved?"
"Aya rest assured, Shiro and Goro went over this time just to inquire, and the two of them are kind-hearted and will not hurt their aunt. Even if my aunt resisted in fear of sin, she had someone sent by her son to give advice to them, and they were only responsible for sitting in the town, and they were very safe. β
Li Dan remembered that he had asked Wulang to kill Xiao Jiangyuan before, but now it is estimated that he will not be able to make the trip, but he is not angry with his young sons, and only begins to worry about the safety of these two sons.
"If Aya doesn't believe it, look over there." Li Longji said and pointed in the southwest direction.
The view above the city tower is wide, and Li Dan can see the direction of the Zhenguo Princess's Mansion as soon as he hands his eyes, and there is smoke straight into the blue sky. Li Dan's body shook suddenly, Li Longji and the others immediately took a few steps forward, and saw Li Dan reach out and grab the pillar and stabilize himself.
If he still insists on being wronged, it means that the emperor is guilty, not to mention that he can't win the emperor now, he really wins, and even the emperor has to deal with it, let alone the two princes? He had no choice but to give up his only sister.
Li Dan's strength suddenly leaked most of his strength, and he was much weaker to speak: "...... What about Da Lang and Ji Lang? β
Li Longji slowly straightened his back, and added a bit of seriousness and solemnity to his light smile: "The eldest brother and the second brother have always been uninterested in political affairs, and they don't dare to bother easily. Right now, the two of them should be enjoying the flowers and birds in the Five Kings' Mansion, so it's not comfortable. β
"If your five brothers can love each other so much and unite as one in the future, I will be blind to death." Li Dan said that he was about to get down from the railing, but his legs were already a little stiff.
Guo Yuanzhen was closest to Li Dan, and hurriedly reached out to help, but was pushed away by Li Dan: "Emperor, shouldn't you help me?" β
Li Longji stepped forward in response. Li Dan held Li Longji's hand tightly, used all his remaining strength, and said, "From now on, everything will be arranged." β
When he returned to Princess Xue's bedroom, Li Dan let the concubines disperse and sat on the couch with the support of Princess Xue. Seeing that her husband's face was not good, Princess Xue hurriedly asked, "What's wrong, but where is the injury?" β
"It's okay, I'm just tired." Li Dan took Princess Xue's hand and asked her to sit beside her, "From now on, I will always stay here with you, let's spend our old age together and tease our grandson, okay?" β
Princess Xue didn't ask anything anymore, only smiled contentedly and gently, and nodded.
This smile reminded Li Dan of Princess Taiping, and also remembered the sentence before he entered the palace, when he asked Li Longji to go to business, he asked more: "Niang...... Can you still live? β
At that time, Li Longji didn't say anything, only respectfully saluted him, and then retired.
While Li Longji was chasing Li Dan, Dou Huaizhen had already escaped from Taiji Palace and went straight to the Zhenguo Princess Mansion to deliver the news. But he didn't want that when he arrived at the princess's mansion in Zhenguo, King Qi and King Xue had already led the palace soldiers to "visit".
King Qi and King Xue were both riding horses, followed by an ox cart, and the curtains were tightly covered all around, and I don't know who was sitting insideβcould it be for Princess Taiping?
A moment ago, as soon as Princess Taiping heard that these two nephews dared to bring troops to come, she knew that the comer was not good, maybe Li Dan's mind had changed again, or maybe Li Longji had no taboos when he was in a desperate situation, and they all wanted her life, but how could she be so unexplained and captured?
She immediately ordered most of the palace soldiers to confront King Qi and King Xue's soldiers and horses, and the remaining small part was divided into four groups to escort the other three sons and her and Xue Chongjian out of the back door - Xue Chongjian, who had been wandering outside Princess Zhenguo's mansion since leaving the palace, was ordered by Princess Taiping to leave with her.
Dou Huaizhen saw that the main gate was full of soldiers and horses, so he went around to the back door of the princess's mansion of Zhenguo, and wanted to escape with him, but he saw Xue Chongjian - he was expelled from the mansion by Princess Taiping a long time ago, and he also severed the mother-son relationship?
In this trance, Princess Taiping, Xue Chongjian and others had already raised their whips, and Dou Huaizhen hurriedly ran to catch up. Seeing that Princess Taiping had obviously turned around and saw herself, but she had no intention of saving him at all, he hurriedly shouted out everything he knew, hoping to exchange his life. However, Princess Taiping never looked back.
When he fled to the trench of Chang'an, Dou Huaizhen was full of fear and finally hanged himself.
Princess Taiping managed to hide in a temple at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain near Chang'an. Xue Chongjian was helping his mother settle down, so he heard his mother ask softly, "What did Dou Huaizhen just say?" β
Xue Chongjian thought about it carefully: "I vaguely heard the word 'rebellion'. β
In this way, how could Princess Taiping still not know what was going on? She chuckled suddenly, and couldn't stop for a long time: "What a Li Sanlang, a good Jedi counterattack, I can one day become his outcast." β
Princess Taiping stayed in this temple for a total of three days. In the temple for only one day, the world is changing, before she came she was the unshakable princess of Zhenguo, and when she was about to leave, she became a sinner with nothing.
Xue Chongjian persuaded bitterly: "Since no one in the imperial court has come to search for it, why does A-Niang have to go back and confess to the trumped-up charges?" β
"Think I have been a sinner all my life, and in the end I became a sinner, and no one cared if I was brought to justice?" Princess Taiping laughed at herself, "That's right, Li Sanlang's goal has been achieved, whether I live or die is no longer important to him." As for the charge, as soon as I escaped, the charge was confirmed, and no one would overturn the case for me, and I had been abandoned by everyone. β
"Ah Niang ......"
"You don't have to persuade me anymore, I've been hiding enough for the past three days." Princess Taiping has dressed up and looked resolute, "I am the daughter of the Emperor and the Empress Zetian, and I have enjoyed all the glory and wealth in my life, how can I live in this ruined temple in a hurry?" I will return to my mansion, even if I die, but I will not be in my pocket! β