Chapter 114: The Prince's Loss of Throne (5)

The news that Queen Bo was abolished and moved out of the Jiaofang Hall of Weiyang Palace quickly spread inside and outside Weiyang Palace, but it was also calm, because this was something that people had already expected in their hearts, Concubine Li was pleasantly surprised when she got the news, and immediately came to the Prince Juxian Palace, called Dou Ying to the front and asked: "Prince Taifu, why do you say that the emperor wants to abolish the queen at this time?"

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"Who do you think will sit in the queen's position next?"

"Rong'er is now the crown prince, and it is a smooth thing for Mrs. to be crowned queen as the prince's mother. ”

When Concubine Li heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said softly: "When I become the queen, I won't forget the great kindness of Professor Taifu and the prince." ”

"Madam, Dou Ying is the crown prince's concubine, it is the responsibility of the prince to teach the prince well, and the reward is not necessary, in addition, about the position of the queen, the minister reminds Madame, don't be in a hurry, or wait for the emperor's arrangement, if you are in a hurry, it is easy to have a fork, and the emperor's temper must be understood by Mrs. ”

"Don't worry, Taifu, I'll think about it seriously. ”

In Chang'an's Chen Mansion, the eldest princess Liu Yan, who got the news of the queen's abolition, sighed slightly in the main room: "Queen Bo's life is still quite bitter, Xiaohong." ”

Xiaohong, the maid on the side, hurriedly responded: "The slave is here." ”

"Today you bring some gifts to Empress Bo, oh, don't visit Concubine Bo's new residence, and convey my greetings. ”

"No, the slave will do it immediately. ”

Concubine Liu watched Xiaohong walk out and said to herself, "Concubine Li, don't be too happy, hum." ”

Liu Yan has cast an invisible net in her heart, to catch the prey she needs and pursue the happiness of success.

When Li Ben heard the news of Queen Bo's abolition, he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart, and said to himself: "The eldest princess is not deceiving, it seems that my Li family is going to be developed, and tomorrow morning the dynasty will recommend my sister Concubine Li to the emperor as the queen, maybe the good things that the eldest princess said will really come true, hehehe." ”

The stupid Li Ben and no one have discussed, it has been determined that the matter after the emperor is invited, this decision is a blessing or a curse, God seems to have already made arrangements, everything in the world is accidental but inevitable, there are people like Li Ben, this kind of accidental thing will always be inadvertently staged in the world.

The next morning, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered in the Xuanshu Hall of Weiyang Palace, and the confessor cleared his throat and shouted: "This morning in the court, something is playing, and nothing is going to retreat." ”

Li Ben waited for this for a long time, and happily stood under His Royal Highness and said, "Your Majesty, the minister Li Ben has something to play." ”

Liu Qi shrugged his shoulders and looked down, and said tepidly: "If there is anything in the Great Order, just play it." ”

"Your Majesty, now that Empress Bo has been deposed, the country cannot be without a queen for a day, please Your Majesty determine the candidate for the new queen as soon as possible, and honor the world as a mother. ”

When Liu Qi heard this, his brows suddenly tightened, and he snorted in his nostrils and interjected: "Who does the Great Order think is more suitable to be the queen?"

Who knew that Li Ben didn't notice the slight change in Liu Qi's face, and immediately continued with a smile: "As the saying goes, 'the mother is more expensive than the son, and the son is more expensive than the mother', and now the eldest son Liu Rong is the prince, and the prince's mother has no title today, so it is more appropriate to be named the queen." ”

Liu Qi snorted and sneered when he heard this: "Daxing Order, Concubine Li is more suitable for your Li family to be crowned queen, is this suggestion made by Concubine Li to ask you to play?"

Li Ben suddenly felt that Liu Qi's tone was a little abnormal, and immediately replied calmly: "Your Majesty, this is Weichen's own opinion, not Concubine Li's instructions." ”

"Lies, lies, all lies, with the official title of the Great Order, you should do a good job of the errand of the Great Order, and it is your duty to appease and return to the Four Yis, today I began to meddle in my family affairs, if I spare you today, whether the emperor will succeed to the throne tomorrow will also be in charge of you, hum. ”

Li Ben's face immediately changed when he heard Liu Qi's words, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't dare." ”

"Why don't you dare, this request is also your own opinion, it's too deceitful, the lieutenant is here. ”

I only heard an armored warrior coming from the front hall of the Xuanshu Palace, and saluted upwards: "Lieutenant Wei Juan is here." ”

"Take down this villain Li Ben for me, dare to openly disturb the order of the palace, quickly seize the Li clan, you must find behind-the-scenes instructions, and return the stability of the Han family. ”

"No. Wei Wan gave him a look, and the two warriors behind him stepped forward and lifted Li Ben from the ground.

Li Ben was already so frightened that his legs were like chaff, and he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, wronged, this matter was asked by the eldest princess to ask the ministers, and if you don't believe it, Your Majesty can go and ask the eldest princess." ”

"Lieutenant, it's better to drag this thief out of the hall and stop his gibberish mouth. ”

"No. ”

Li Ben's shouting voice was instantly blocked by the samurai, and he was dragged out of the Xuanshu Hall like a dead dog, Liu Qi made a big fuss, and inadvertently found a reason to abolish Concubine Li, and the stupid Li Ben didn't understand why he was killed until he died.

The Li family was all thrown into prison in an instant, and all the family property was seized, Concubine Li got the news, and panicked instantly, and the crown prince and the prince Dou Ying were summoned by Concubine Li to hurriedly come to the Yuanluan Palace, and saluted forward: "Madam, is it really Madame that the things played in the palace are really instructed by Madame, didn't the minister tell you not to be in a hurry?"

"Taifu, what Li Ben played was not instructed by me, I really don't know the inside story. ”

"Hey, it seems that Li Ben was used by people with ulterior motives, it's really stupid. ”

"Taifu, it's too late to say anything now, all my Li clan is in prison, and I ask Taifu to think of a way to keep my Li clan safe." ”

"This is the emperor's hand-appointed prison, and Weichen can only try his best to mediate, but the minister has a word. ”

"Taifu speaks quickly. ”

"The bell must be tied to the bell, madam, you have to go and talk to the emperor, obey the emperor's will, if the emperor loves his wife as before, he can keep the Li clan safe. ”

"This ......" Concubine Li immediately hesitated and continued, "It is difficult for me to even meet the emperor today, how can I tell him, hey, the current emperor is very different from before." ”

"If it's difficult, you have to try it, otherwise, not only will the Li family not be protected, but I'm afraid even the prince will be implicated. ”

"Ah, really, oh my God, who did my Li clan offend, why did the sky treat my Li clan like this. ”

"Madam, take care of your health, the minister will try his best to mediate. ”

"Mrs. Xie. ”

In the greenhouse hall of Weiyang Palace, Liu Qi sat in the middle with his knees, and Lieutenant Wei Juan walked in and saluted Liu Qishi: "What do you have to say when Your Majesty comes here?"

"Has Wei Aiqing taken all the Li clan into custody? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has already complied with everything. ”

"Is there anything to be gained from raiding the Li Clan's mansion?"

"Gold and silver are a little softer, which is normal and reasonable. ”

"Oh, really, the Li clan must be severely punished, and this matter will be handed over to Wei Aiqing. Liu Qi paused here and then changed his words: "Wei Aiqing and the Li family are related, and it seems a little inappropriate to hand over full authority to Wei Aiqing." ”

"The minister must do what His Majesty wills. ”

Liu Qi thought for a long time with his eyes and said: "It seems that it is more appropriate for Wei Aiqing to rest for a while, I have found a suitable candidate, and Wei Aiqing has stayed in the Lieutenant's Mansion for the past few days waiting for the handover." ”

"No, I respectfully command Your Majesty. ”

In Chang'an City in September, the autumn wind is rising, the leaves and flowers have withered, the autumn wind blows, the eyes are full of a breath of slaughter, a carriage gallops through the Baqiao, directly enters Chang'an City, and drives directly to Weiyang Palace along the wide official road, the carriage arrives at the palace gate and stops, a small yellow door runs forward and asks through the carriage window: "The person who came is Zhidu Zhijun Shou?"

"It's the official. A powerful reply came from inside the car, and then a holy decree was handed out.

After seeing it, Huangmen immediately said: "The emperor has decreed, Zhijun Shou does not have to get out of the car, please enter the palace directly from Chidao, and the emperor will meet him in the greenhouse hall." ”

Then the gate opened, and the driver of the carriage shouted, "Drive." ”

Zhidu's vehicle grunted into Weiyang Palace, the road was fifty steps wide, and there was no end to it at a glance, the pine trees on both sides were lined up, each tree was wrapped in a golden shell, it looked magnificent and brilliant, the road was smooth and wide, Zhidu put his head out of the window, and instructed the driver to drive on one side of the road in strict accordance with the rules of the palace, completely ignoring the beautiful scenery on both sides.

Not long after, Zhidu walked into the greenhouse hall, Liu Qi had already received a report, had been sitting in the greenhouse hall waiting, Zhidu knelt down and saluted when he entered the door: "The ministers and Zhidu have all visited Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Hahaha, Zhi Aiqing has worked hard all the way, please get up quickly and take a seat on the side. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, serve Your Majesty, and you will not hesitate. Zhi Du got up and did it to the back of the coffee table on one side.

Liu Qi looked up and down, left and right, and looked at Zhi Du, who was doing it upright, and said with a smile: "Zhi Aiqing, do you know why I summoned you to the palace this time?"

"I don't know, I just listen to Your Majesty's dispatch. ”

"What a careful messenger, did Zhi Aiqing know that the Li clan has been taken into custody by me and is now in prison. ”

"The minister has heard a little. ”

"The Li clan is a relative of the emperor, and the forces in the palace are complicated, so today I am looking for a minister who has the ability to investigate and handle the important case of the Li clan. ”

"Your Majesty means. ”

"I sent Aiqing to immediately take over from Wei Juan as a lieutenant, responsible for investigating and handling the important cases of the Li clan, I don't know if I dare to take it?"

"The minister must be strict with the law and discipline and handle this case well. ”

"Okay, Zhi Aiqing took the order. Then Liu Qi personally took a holy decree and put it in Zhidu's hand, and said earnestly: "No matter what resistance this case encounters, it must be investigated and handled by me." ”

"The ministers have all accepted the order, and they must live up to the holy will. ”

After Zhidu left, Concubine Li came to the door of the greenhouse hall and asked to see His Majesty, and the confessor hurriedly walked into the hall and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Li asked to see you outside the palace." ”

Liu Qichang sighed and said, "Let's just say that I am very tired these days, and I haven't seen anyone from the harem for the time being." ”

"No. The confessor turned and replied to Concubine Li, who left the gate of the greenhouse hall very sadly.

Immediately afterwards, Dou Ying asked to see the emperor outside the palace, but was also blocked by Liu Qi outside the palace and refused to receive him, Dou Ying knelt down and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Is this all the will of heaven?" Only the echo of the empty sky answered him.

Zhi Du got the holy decree and came to the lieutenant's mansion non-stop, Wei Juan was packing up in the lieutenant's mansion, Zhi Du walked close and read the holy decree: "Lieutenant Wei is very old because of his age, he is specially allowed to return to his hometown to recuperate, and the position of lieutenant is taken over by Zhidu, and I admire this." ”

"Obey. Wei Juan raised his head and shouted, then stood up and walked to Zhi Du and said softly, "Lieutenant Zhi has to act impartially, this errand is very tricky." ”

Zhi Du sneered: "Please Lieutenant Wei rest assured that he will retire, and the matter here will not trouble Lieutenant Wei." ”

"Hmph, I hope Lieutenant Zhi can leave a way back for himself. Wei Juan said and walked out of the lieutenant's mansion with his sleeves, kowtowed three times in the direction of Weiyang Palace at the gate of the mansion, and then got into a carriage and drove out of Chang'an City with his family.

Zhi Du couldn't wait to interrogate Li Ben, and after a few beatings, Li Ben, who was already afraid of death, was all summoned according to Zhi Du's intentions, crying and saying: "The criminal minister was instructed by his sister Concubine Li to secretly force Queen Bo to resign from the queen's throne, and then suggested to His Majesty that his sister be named the queen, so as to achieve the ulterior purpose of the Li family......"

Zhi Du waved his pen and said: "The Li clan disturbs the court, confuses the **, not killing is not enough to correct the law of the country, and the Li clan is sentenced to be decided, and Concubine Li can be spared death due to her special status and enter the cold palace to atone for her crimes." ”

Zhidu took up the post of lieutenant and concluded the case of the Li family within half a month, and Liu Qi was very satisfied when he saw Zhidu's verdict, and waved his pen: "Quasi-play."

One evening in late autumn, hundreds of people from the Li clan were strewn across the streets, and Concubine Li was beaten into the cold palace and was not allowed to be received by anyone.

The crown prince Liu Rong was playing with Liu Yu, and suddenly got the unfortunate news, and said very depressedly: "It seems that my father really did it, my relatives are dead, what is the point of my life in this world." ”

Liu Yu immediately persuaded: "Brother Rong, don't be sad, your father may have the reason for your father to do this, you have to be strong, at least you are still the prince now, you can still inherit your father's position in the future, and then we will all be centered on you, brother, you can do whatever you say." ”

"Hey, thank you Brother Yu'er, if it is all because of the position of the prince to earn his life and die, it is better not to be the prince because he wants to lose his relatives. ”

"Brother Rong, don't be sad, everything will pass, go, go over there with my brother and follow my captain Zhang Jiayang to learn archery, and whoever dares to bully us in the future, we will shoot them with arrows." ”

Liu Rong was dragged to the archery range by Liu Yuqiang, and Zhang Jiayang stepped forward to salute and said, "Jiayang to the prince, to the prince." ”

Liu Yu immediately said: "Jiayang, don't stare at it, bring a bow and arrow immediately, the prince's brother wants to learn archery." ”

"No. Zhang Jiayang turned around and took a bow and an arrow and handed them to the prince.

The prince caught the bow and arrows, looked at the scarecrow in front of him fiercely, and shot out with a whoosh, and the arrows hit the scarecrow's heart impartially.

Zhang Jiayang shouted: "Okay, the prince is good at archery." ”

Liu Rong turned around and handed the bow to Zhang Jiayang, and then said to Liu Yu: "Brother Yu'er, you practice here, I have to go to my father to intercede, I can't let my mother suffer so much." ”

Liu Rong said without waiting for Liu Yu to answer and stepped on the horse and galloped away, Liu Yu hurriedly ran a few steps and shouted: "Brother Rong, Brother Rong." ”

Seeing only Liu Rong's back, Zhang Jiayang hurriedly said: "Lord, don't worry about the prince, people can't fight against fate." ”

Liu Yu turned around and said, "Jiayang, you seem to know all these things, do you think my brother Rong will get better?"

Although Zhang Jiayang knew Liu Rong's ending, he didn't want to break it, so he just said lightly: "Don't worry, everything will pass, everything will be fine." ”