The carriage did not go to the Xianwang Mansion, but went to an inconspicuous Baoguo Temple in the West Mayor's Liufang.

It's just that the temple that originally looked dilapidated and deserted on the outside, but at this time, the inside was guarded by the golden guards and the guards of King Xian, closely guarded.

Gu Mingzhu and Cui Lin walked all the way to the innermost Buddhist hall under the leadership of Xiao Shami.

The queen mother was dressed in an ordinary plain robe, kneeling in front of the Buddha in a plain bun and chanting the scriptures in a low voice, and when she heard Xu Siyan's report, she helped the palace maid to get up, and let Xu Siyan call Gu Mingzhu and Cui Lin in.

The moment she saw Gu Mingzhu, the Queen Mother recited a Buddha name, and said again and again: "Okay, good, it's good to be safe!" ”

shook his head again and said: "It's really confused, what is the current situation, you dare to go back to Chang'an, if they find out, wouldn't it be ......?"

Gu Mingzhu sat beside her and said in a low voice: "I don't come back, how can I rest assured, the Queen Mother is still in the palace, and my father and aunt are also in Chang'an." ”

The Queen Mother nodded: "San Lang's daughter-in-law and your uncle and aunt are all fine, and they are also here, let them come to see you later." She said and looked up at Cui Lin again: "Cui Wulang really kept his promise." ”

Although her words were spoken lightly, her majesty was not half diminished by the fact that she was here, and her ordinary clothes were not half diminished.

Cui Lin was not moved at all in the face of the Queen Mother, he was still calm and polite, and owed a debt: "The family establishes the world with faith, and the mother keeps her promises, so we will naturally not break the agreement." ”

The Queen Mother sneered at this time: "What happened to Lu Dingzhong, the envoy of Anxi Jiedu?" Do you dare to say that there is no shadow of the family behind the rebellion? ”

Cui Lin pondered for a while: "At this time, someone has been sent to investigate thoroughly, and he will definitely give Niangniang a satisfactory explanation, if there is really someone in the family who reneges on the agreement to support the rebels to make a rebellion, the Cui family and other families will never sit idly by, please rest assured." ”

The Queen Mother looked at him, and suddenly smiled: "Cui Wulang is the best among the Langjun of the family, and I am also relieved of your promise, so I will make an agreement with you, since you said such a thing today, I will wait and see, don't let me down." ”

Cui Lin bowed slightly, and said: "It's just that the saint is now in the hands of the rebels, even if General Gu can transfer the army to King Qin, I'm afraid that King Chen Liuwang may not be willing to wait any longer. ”

"And I'm afraid it's just in the past few days."

The Queen Mother's face sank completely at this time, and she said in a low voice: "Rebellious ministers and thieves, even if I hold the saint hostage, I must not let him succeed!" ”

Cui Lin looked at her: "What should the Queen Mother do?" ”

Gu Mingzhu couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother, now she was afraid that it was the most difficult moment, and she couldn't guess how the Queen Mother would choose.

The Queen Mother's expression froze, but she closed her eyes, and said with a little tiredness after a while: "San Lang sent someone to sneak into the palace to find out the news, and then decide when the news comes back." ”

She still can't make up her mind, no matter how bad that one is, no matter how disappointed she is, it is also her relatives who have worked hard to raise and shelter her in October, how can she give it up easily.

In the Feng'an Palace, the saint who had just ascended the throne for not much time shrank on the couch on the side, tilted his body and couldn't even sit steadily, even the trembling palace maid brought tea soup to him, his hands were trembling, and most of it was unsteadily sprinkled on his robe, but no one paid attention to him.

Li Nian, the king of Chen Liu, was dressed in a plain white robe, and the silver crown on his head was also replaced by a plain belt, and he stood in front of the coffin of the first emperor in a daze for a long time without speaking.

A personal guard came in from outside the hall, clasped his fists and bowed: "Your Highness, the search of all the palaces and pavilions in the palace has been completed. ”

Li Nian turned around, but his originally elegant and beautiful face was gloomy and full of murderous aura at this time: "Did you find it?" ”

The guard shook his head: "The whereabouts of the Queen Mother have not been found, and several female officials in the Shoukang Palace have not been found. ”

Li Nian's face was even more ugly, and his gaze swept over the saint who was curled up on the couch over there, with anger and doubt.

But before he could speak, the saint was already as if he had been burned by fire, and hurriedly shouted: "I don't know...... I don't know, the Queen Mother was in the Shoukang Palace in the past, and there is also a secret room in the Taiji Palace, I don't know anything else, how can she never go out of the palace. ”

This waste, before King Chen Liuwang asked, he had already explained the whereabouts of the Queen Mother clearly, and even the secret room that only emperors of previous dynasties could know, and only begged Li Nian to spare his life and suffer less crimes.

Li Nian looked at him with disgust, he never understood, his father was wise and martial, although the queen of heaven Yuan was not a man, but he also had the wisdom and courage of a hero, how could he give birth to such a waste, and make him the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty, so he would not surrender to such a fate no matter what!

With a calm face, he coldly ordered: "Lock him up in the side hall." ”

The saint was frightened, thinking that Li Nian was going to do something to him in anger, and hurriedly begged loudly: "No, no, spare me, the queen mother loves me the most, as long as you take me as a hostage, she will definitely be willing to come out, and she will definitely be willing to come out......"

At this moment, he didn't care about the demeanor of the Son of Heaven at all, he just wanted to be able to save his life, and he was willing to do whatever he was asked to do.

Li Nian ignored him and called his staff to discuss.

"Your Highness, the timing must not be delayed, if it is a few days later, I am afraid that the vassal kings everywhere have already received the news and rushed to King Qin of Chang'an, I am afraid that our soldiers and horses will not be enough to resist."

The other is even more straightforward: "Your Highness also knows that now we are relying on the soldiers and horses of Anxi Mansion, although the Lu family intends to support it, but the other clans in Guanlong have not nodded, but I am afraid that the Lu family will be difficult to support for too long, and it will always be unreliable, so it is better to act as soon as possible." ”

Li Nian took a few steps with his hands behind his back: "How many people think I should be?" ”

The staff members glanced at each other and bowed down in unison: "I implore Your Highness to ascend the throne in accordance with the edict of the first emperor." ”

Li Nian exhaled softly: "It's just that now that they have established the Son of Heaven, what should I do?" ”

The staff did not hesitate: "Today, the son is self-reliant, virtuous and incompetent, unable to inherit the ancestral society, unable to shoulder the great cause of the world, and self-appointed as a Zen position." ”

Li Nian's steps stopped, with a proud look on his face, and turned back to look at them: "Since you and others think so, then I can't refuse, the coffin of the first emperor is here, I can't live up to the last wish of the first emperor before his death, and I must let the Tang Dynasty return to the right path, and never teach the Yuan family to cause trouble in the government again." ”

The staff all bowed down and shouted, "Long live." ”

When the saint in the side hall heard this, his body was weak, and he fell to the ground like mud, and he knew in his heart that he was afraid that he would not be able to live.