Chapter 51: Summoned to the Palace
To Liu Yi's surprise, on the second day of the imperial edict, a palace insider came to the house, and it was rumored that Liu Yi immediately entered the palace, saying that it was summoned by the emperor and the queen.
Liu Yi was talking with his mother, discussing how to dispose of these things that the court had rewarded, and Liu Yi also stopped his mother's idea of distributing all these things to her subordinates, and asked her mother to keep some valuable things in case of emergency.
After receiving the report, Liu Yi was also very surprised, I didn't know what the edict had just been delivered to his house the day before, and Li Zhi and Wu Zetian had summoned him to the palace again. didn't dare to delay at the moment, Liu Yi immediately changed his clothes and prepared to enter the palace.
Liu Yi changed into a pure white dress, and wore a filial piety belt on his head to show his filial piety.
On the way, Liu Yi tried to inquire about the palace person who came to summon him, and wanted to know why the emperor and the empress summoned him into the palace, but the palace person didn't tell him anything, and on the grounds that he didn't know anything, he coldly inquired about Liu Yi, which made Liu Yi a little depressed and worried.
This time it was afternoon to enter the palace, and there was a different scenery in the Daming Palace, under the bright sunlight, the palaces and pavilions looked more majestic, which made Liu Yi's subconscious fear in his heart quietly grow.
This time it is still from the Wangxian Gate on the south side of the Daming Palace, and the person who leads the way directly leads Liu Yi to the inner palace, after the Hanyuan Palace, the Xuanzheng Palace, the Zichen Palace, the depths of the inner palace, into Liu Yi's eyes, it is still the bucket arch eaves that cannot see the head, and the palaces that are lined up one after another.
Stepping on the bluestone paved road, he walked to the depths of Daming Palace, turned a few palaces, and another eunuch in the palace came to lead the way, but he still didn't speak, which made Liu Yixin mention it a little.
After walking for a while, the silent leader took Liu Yi to a palace where there were many palace ladies and eunuchs standing outside, and the eunuch who led the way stepped forward and whispered a few words to a person who was also a eunuch outside the hall before leaving, and the eunuch who was guarding outside the hall trotted in to report.
Liu Yi raised his head and looked at the plaque hanging high on the eaves of the palace, only to see a few big characters written on it, "Penglai Palace"!
After a while, the eunuch trotted out again, saluted Liu Yi and said, "Young Master Liu, you go in, His Majesty the Emperor and the Emperor's mother are waiting for you inside..."
"Thank you, father-in-law!" Liu Yi also returned the salute, adjusted the outfit on his body, stabilized his mood, puffed up his chest, and walked into the hall with steps.
Although Liu Yi has a special status in his later life, and his mentality is not ordinary after many years of career as an agent, this time he went to meet the two supreme rulers of the Tang Dynasty alone, and he was nervous for no reason. When I saw Li Zhi and Wu Zetian last time, there were many people on the side, especially when the Xuanzheng Palace shouted for his father, he had the idea of letting go, and because he had just heard the news of his father's death, his heart was full of sorrow, and he had less awe of the royal family, and he didn't even care whether he would be punished, but now the sadness brought about by his father's death has faded somewhat, and the court's treatment of his father has also changed fundamentally, Liu Yi's mentality is different, plus the first time he came to this kind of very sacred place alone, There are also some changes in the heart surname after crossing over, and tension is inevitable.
Liu Yi walked into the hall, and a palace maid in palace clothes came to lead him in, but it was not when Liu Yi had noticed the special palace maid during the martial arts competition, but she looked very good. After walking through a few wide halls and passing through several curtains separated by curtains, Liu Yi saw that it was Li Zhi and Wu Zetian sitting on the high pedestal in the inner hall.
"Knock on His Majesty the Emperor, Queen of Heaven!" Liu Yi stepped forward and gave a big salute.
"Let's get flat!" But it was Wu Zetian's voice.
"Your Majesty, Xie Niangniang!" Liu Yi also straightened up and looked at Li Zhi and Wu Zetian who were sitting on it, I don't know what Li Zhi and Wu Zetian called themselves here for?
However, Liu Yi, who was standing, had a peculiar feeling, as if someone was peeping at him on the side, since he walked into this hall, he had such a feeling, this is the instinctive feeling of an agent, Liu Yi wanted to carefully search for what kind of person it was, but in front of the emperor and empress who could decide his life and death at any time, Liu Yi didn't dare to look around, so he had to stand honestly, waiting for Li Zhi or Wu Zetian's questioning...
"Nephew Liu Jiaxian, I called you here today, I have something to tell you..."Wu Zetian stood up and walked to Liu Yi's side.
Wu Zetian's title of "Liu Jiaxian's nephew" made Liu Yi shudder, as if he was too close, Liu Yi couldn't figure out what kind of drama the couple was playing today, if they didn't become the emperor and queen, what secret things did they have to tell themselves?
Wu Zetian had already reached Liu Yi's side, looked at the filial piety belt tied on Liu Yi's head, and said softly: "Your uncle and two elder brothers were once detained by Li Jingxuan, if it wasn't for the imperial court to send envoys to Shanzhou, they might still be detained, and your father's body would not have had a chance to be transported back to Chang'an.
"Your Majesty, Niangniang, my father has been loyal to the country all his life, but he didn't expect to be killed by such a fate, and he was killed by annihilation, even after death..." Liu Yi said a little choked, although he doubted Wu Zetian's intention to say this, but there was still sadness welling up, not to mention that in front of the emperor and empress, he didn't need to hide his feelings.
Liu Yi also breathed a sigh of relief, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian did not blame themselves for saying that they should complain in the palace, and they seemed to have a taste of praise.
"After Li Jingxuan is escorted back to Chang'an, the imperial court will deal with him, and all the soldiers who died in this war will also receive a pension..."Wu Zetian looked at Liu Yi for a while, turned around and walked back to his seat.
"Liu Jiaxian's nephew, your father would rather die than surrender, such a national strength fighter, he must be buried to be worthy of him!" Li Zhi finally spoke, and seemed to have some emotion, "If the ministers and generals of the Tang Dynasty are as brave as your father, why should foreign enemies not be destroyed!"
Li Zhi said this, Liu Yi didn't know how to answer for a while, so he had to be stunned.
This is true, when it is said that if Li Jingxuan can fight bravely with his father Liu Xianli, then it may be that the 200,000 troops led by Qinling were annihilated by our army or defeated by our army, and there will be no such situation that humiliates the Tang Dynasty as it is now, and his father will not die.
Liu Yi was very emotional about such an assumption, but this was just an assumption, something had happened, and there was no way to change it, so he had to say: "Your Majesty and Niangniang are so loving, presumably my father will be grateful in the spirit of heaven..."
At this time, a palace lady hurriedly ran to Wu Zetian's side and whispered a few words to Wu Zetian, and Wu Zetian's expression changed slightly...
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