Chapter 498: Seeing the Abolished Prince Again (There Are Only Two Shifts Today, I'm Apologizing)
"Weichen ......" I was about to speak, but Li Zhi replied first: "Father, the son is guilty, please ask the father to take away the title of the prince of the son, so that the son can ......" The words were not finished, Li Zhi's voice was so choked that he could no longer say a word, and the tears were like a river bursting the embankment.
Uncle Li couldn't help but frown: "Childish slave, what do you mean by this?" Is the position of the prince sealed when you say you will be sealed, and you will go when you say you will go? Uncle Li said coldly as he moved his gaze to Wei Wangtai's body. King Wei subconsciously wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Ninth brother, what are you doing?" Could it be who did something to you? Tell your brother that your brother will naturally find justice for you. ”
"Justice, what justice, what are your crimes, and tell me about it." Uncle Li ignored Wei Wangtai, and still said lightly with a flat and waveless expression.
"Although Erchen didn't know that his uncle was involved in the rebellion, Erchen and his uncle Li Yuanchang have always had an old friendship......"
"Bold! Do you know what you're talking about? Childish slaves. Guilty or not, you have your own court and Dali Temple, and it's not your turn to talk more, but what you said makes your father feel strange, your eldest brother's case has been tried, and the world has been informed, why do you want to say such things to me at this time, what is your intention. ”
Li Zhi wiped his tears: "Erchen doesn't dare to speak, in short, Erchen still hopes that his father will be gracious, go to my throne, and be a free people, it's also good." ”
Syllable! There was a crisp sound, and the hall was as silent as death, Uncle Li's eyes had narrowed into a slit, and a broken wine cup was torn apart in front of Li Zhi. All the civil and military ministers, princes and nobles widened their eyes and looked at this side.
"Child, someone threatened you?! How did he threaten you, why did he threaten you, say it all, tell me, tell me! Uncle Li sat on the couch and stood up, glanced around with a cold gaze, stepped in front of Li Zhi, and shouted loudly.
"Father, let the emperor calm his anger, let the sons come and ask the ninth brother, father, your body is important." Wei Wangtai was in a hurry, and hurriedly knelt down for a few steps, and came to Uncle Li to persuade him.
"I didn't let you speak, get out of the way!" Uncle Li's face was like a piece of 10,000-year-old ice, cold and terrifying, Wei Wangtai fell to the ground and retreated to the side, looking at me, extremely resentful. Look, Lao Tzu is not your father, I want to continue to look at your father.
---------------------------------------------------- Li Zhi finally let go, raised his head, looked at Uncle Li, and said loudly: "Fang Cai, Erchen was having a banquet with Shizun and others, and the fourth brother came over to invite him to drink, and asked Erchen to pull aside and said a word in Erchen's ear. The fourth brother said......"
"Father, the son didn't say anything, just asked the ninth brother to do his duty as a courtier." Wei Wangtai roared in a hurry.
"Slave, you go on." Uncle Li heard Wei Wangtai's voice, he didn't even brow, he still looked at Li Zhi, and said with a pleasant face.
"The fourth brother said, I have an old friendship with my uncle Li Yuanchang, and I have a very close personal relationship, and now that my uncle is given death, how can you know if it will be you next? When Erchen heard this, his heart was like death, although Erchen never had the heart to rebel, but everyone was full of money, and Erchen was really ......" Li Zhi wept again, wept bitterly, and fell to the ground.
Uncle Li's body suddenly tilted, so frightened that I quickly stood up and helped Uncle Li: "Your Majesty, be careful." Don't hurt yourself. ”
"It's okay, it's okay, I still think it's a big deal, hehe, childish slave, your fourth brother is teasing you? Isn't it? Blue Sparrow. Uncle Li's face twitched suddenly, then he regained his composure, and a smile floated up, and he said softly.
"Erchen, Erchen didn't ...... Be. Wei Wangtai almost wanted to argue, but when he saw the flickering cold glint in Uncle Li's eyes, he couldn't help but lower his voice.
This palace banquet ended in a strange atmosphere, and the next night, Uncle Li urgently summoned me to the palace. "I want you to meet a person and ask him two questions, first, why does he oppose me, and second, why does he always hate his fourth brother, after asking, you come to see me again, this matter, don't let the third person know, do you understand?" Uncle Li sat in the hall and stood still, looking at me with a gloomy expression and commanding.
"Wechen obeys." I replied respectfully, and the eunuch who came to lead the way with Uncle Li's instructions went to the front, Uncle Li asked these two questions, I already understood, Uncle Li asked me to see the former prince.
Although I am full of questions, but I still know the depths, and asking Uncle Li at the moment is tantamount to asking for bad luck on my own, it is better to do things quietly and safely.
The eunuch carried the lantern to lead the way without saying a word, and I don't know how long he wandered around the palace, when he came to a side door, he knocked lightly, and the door was gently pushed open with an unpleasant sound, revealing a rigid face inside, and glanced at me and the eunuch, and after the two seemed to have a conversation with gestures, the door was ajar, and I walked in with the eunuch.
The inside is extremely heavily guarded, three steps and a post, five steps and a sentry, all of them are the elite of the right leading guards, one by two staring, puffing out their chests, as if they are about to jump up at any time, the very murderous kind.
After walking a few times, the guards here seemed to be loosened, but there were more eunuchs, and I saw that the former prince Li Chengqian was sitting on the couch, looking coldly at the wine cup on the table, without the slightest expression on his face, as if the soldiers and eunuchs around him had nothing to do with him.
The eunuch who led me in stood at the door, made a gesture of invitation to me, I nodded slightly, walked into the palace door, and walked straight to Li Chengqian, his hair bun was a little messy, his clothes were not as neat as I had seen before, and the short beard under my chin looked like he had not taken care of it, and he looked very haggard, I couldn't help but feel soft in my heart, and I greeted the former prince who could have ascended to the emperor: "Fang Jun has seen the eldest brother. ”
"Fang Jun?" Li Chengqian seemed to be chewing on my name, and after a while, he withdrew his gaze that fell on the wine cup, raised his head, glanced at me, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Unexpectedly, Lone's sister-in-law actually came to see Lonely, hahaha, these words, how lonely is it......" Although Li Chengqian looked at me, I felt that his gaze seemed to pass through me, looking at the distant place, as if the edge without an extreme point was the landing point of his gaze.
"Come, drink with Gu. Why, although Lone has been abolished, he is still your wife's brother. Li Chengqian stood up, took care of himself, straightened his hair, straightened his clothes, and nodded slightly at me.
---------------------------------------------------- "My uncle has a life, and Junzi doesn't dare to disobey." I sat down opposite Li Chengqian very generously. Facing him calmly, I have no regrets about everything I have done, even if Li Chengqian really succeeds in his rebellion, I will find a way to pull him down, because he is too much of a threat to me.
Li Chengqian was also looking at me, but he didn't speak, and after a long time, Li Chengqian laughed: "Come, I will give you a glass first." Lone has been staying here for more than a month, and you are the first to visit Lone, which is rare. Li Chengqian raised his head and dried up the wine in the cup, and I also dried the wine.
"Is Your Majesty alright?" Li Chengqian took two chopsticks and took another sip of wine, as if he had started a family affair with me, worthy of being a prince for more than ten years, at this time, he still maintained that natural nobility, and he still looked very elegant between gestures.
"Your Majesty is not very good, this period of time, the wind has been broken once." I don't have an appetite for it, the wine is there, the glass is dry, anyway, this grape wine is like a drink to me now.
"Oh?" Li Chengqian's chopsticks paused slightly, gently put the chopsticks next to the bowl, and raised his eyes to look at me. "My sister-in-law knows that several times, Lone wants to put you to death, and to this day, Lone still wants to take your surname and be willing."
"Uncle doesn't say it, Joon understands it very well, but even if he knows such a result, even if it happens all over again, Joon will still do it." I replied humbly and without arrogance, there was no trace of hostility in my eyes, there was just pity, because his fate was already doomed, he was no longer the prince, and even became an ordinary Tang people, the only special thing was his identity and bloodline.
"Good, good, worthy of being the tiger of the house, my sister-in-law's literary style is famous in Chang'an, the courage is the best of the three armies, and the courage is unparalleled. I want to ask you, at that time, Lone was the prince, the prince of the country, and he showed favor to you, why were you unmoved? Li Chengqian hung the corners of his eyes and stared at me deadly.
These words made me difficult to react for a while, picked up the wine cup, took a sip of a smile and asked: "Uncle, I have listened to His Majesty's words, and I have repeatedly invited people with noble character, profound knowledge, and deference and filial piety to be my uncle's teacher, in order to let my uncle listen to people's words, accept his advice, and reflect on himself, but why is my uncle unmoved?" ”
Li Chengqian was stunned for a moment, then pointed at me with a smile and said: "My sister-in-law is really wonderful, hahaha...... "Laughing at you bird, this is obviously testing me, who knows if these eunuchs around here are specially arranged by Uncle Li to eavesdrop, we can't talk nonsense, I don't want to be dragged into the mud by a dying person, that's not what I want."
(To be continued)