Chapter 1224: The Death of the Prince (Part II)
The scene of the white-haired man sending the black-haired man can't bear to look closely.
Li Hong was still in a coma, and it could be seen from the disgraced faces of the imperial doctors next to him that he didn't know if he could wake up from his coma this time.
Li Zhi and Empress Wu gathered around Li Hong's bed, crying silently.
There was a sound of the impact of the nail leaf behind him, and Li Zhi turned his head to see Li Qinzai standing in his drape, and nodded at him with grief.
Li Qinzai was about to salute, but Li Zhi waved his hand to stop it.
"Jing Chu, tonight the guards of the palace and the East Palace will be handed over to you, Er Ke is in charge of the Qianniu Guard and the Yulin Forbidden Army, when the palace people are restrained not to gather crowds, they are not allowed to trespass on the palace, and those who violate it can be beheaded."
Li Zhi said as he took out half a fish talisman from his arms and handed it to Li Qinzai.
"Fish Fu" is the exclusive transfer certificate of the Tang Dynasty, which used to be called "Tiger Fu".
Gaozu Li Yuan's grandfather's name was Li Hu, born in the Li family of Longxi, one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, powerful and capable of fighting well.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan changed the "Tiger Fu" to "Fish Fu" in order to avoid the name of his grandfather Li Hu.
But its role is exactly the same as that of the tiger talisman, it is the certificate of the general's troop transfer, and the fish talisman is divided into two, half of which is in the hands of the Son of Heaven and the other half is in the hands of the general.
Li Qinzai took the fish talisman with both hands and solemnly took it into his arms.
With a wave of his hand, Li Zhi said gloomily: "The safety of the Forbidden Palace will be handed over to you tonight, and I am here to accompany Hong'er ......"
Li Qinzai looked at Li Hong, who was breathing weakly on the bed, and sighed softly.
He didn't have much contact with the crown prince, but Li Qinzai had a good impression of him, and if he was healthy, he should be a successful emperor in the future.
Gentle and elegant, knowledgeable, able to listen to good advice, and have their own opinions.
can cultivate such an excellent child, Li Qinzai can't help but admire Li Zhi and his wife.
It's a pity, maybe God sees that this child is too good, and he is reluctant to leave him in the world......
In fact, Li Qinzai still has a lot to say to Li Hong.
Regarding the future of the Tang Dynasty, about some of the experience of governing the country and the country brought by the previous life, for the next generation of the Tang Dynasty, Li Qinzai wants to broaden his horizons in advance, improve his understanding of the world, and assist him to stand at a higher height and calmly overlook the world.
When people grow up to a certain age, they will know that the so-called "my life is up to me" is just a youthful saying, and similarly, "there are no regrets in life" is also naΓ―ve without the world.
Emperors and generals, peddlers and pawns, whose life can really be without regrets?
At this moment, ask Li Zhi and Empress Wu, ask Li Qinzai himself, in the face of the comatose Li Hong, do they have no regrets in their hearts?
After glancing deeply at Li Hong, Li Qinzai turned around and walked out of the dormitory in silence.
Li Xian and Li Xian were still waiting outside the palace gate, Li Qinzai walked out of the dormitory, patted Li Xian's shoulder, and sighed: "Good life is waiting here, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can wake up, remember to say goodbye to him, they can't be too hasty......"
After speaking, Li Qinzai put on armor and walked out of the East Palace.
Outside the gate of the East Palace, there were several times more forbidden troops on duty than before, and each soldier had a halberd in his hand, looking solemnly guarded.
After Li Qinzai came out, he found a lieutenant and showed him half a fish talisman, and the lieutenant immediately saluted him.
"Liu Zhensheng, the captain of the right Qianniu Guard, meet Li Jungong."
Li Qinzai nodded and excused himself.
Among the twelve guards in Chang'an, Qianniuwei is a special guard, and their only duty is to guard the palace, protect the Son of Heaven and the royal family, and belong to the personal guards of the Son of Heaven.
Like in film and television dramas, whenever the Son of Heaven walks or goes out on patrol, he does not leave an inch around the Son of Heaven, and what kind of "personal guard with a knife" is worshipped, it belongs to Qianniuwei.
It can be said that Qianniuwei is the most elite army in the Tang Dynasty, and the conditions for entering this army are very harsh, not only do you need good skills, but also three generations of people from top to bottom, and you must be loyal and innocent to be qualified.
Li Zhi handed over the command of Qianniuwei to him tonight, which shows his trust in Li Qinzai.
"Captain Liu, I'm tired of summoning the generals of Qianniuwei and Yulinwei to come to the gate of the East Palace for a gathering." Li Qinzai immediately ordered.
Liu Zhensheng clenched his fists and left.
Soon, more than 20 generals of Qianniuwei and Yulinwei gathered in front of the East Palace and saluted Li Qinzai.
Li Qinzai put on armor and pressed his sword, his face was expressionless, and he stood quietly in front of the generals, quite a bit of Li Tao's majestic appearance when he was young.
Without further ado, Li Qinzai immediately assigned the deployment of Qianniu Wei and Yulin Wei, the garrison of each palace in Taiji Palace and East Palace, the interval and manpower of the soldiers patrolling the Forbidden Palace, and so on.
After giving the order, the generals turned and left.
Li Qinzai still stood motionless in front of the East Palace.
Looking up at the night sky, the moon is dark and the stars are sparse, a very ordinary day.
Li Hong should also be regarded as Li Qinzai's friend, in the few contacts, he got along with Li Hong very happily.
So, saying goodbye to a friend again tonight?
It may be an exaggeration to say that grief, but Li Qinzai's heart is indeed a little uncomfortable, such an excellent person should not leave too early.
While pondering, Li Qinzai suddenly noticed that not far from the gate of the East Palace, some figures loomed.
Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes, and those figures slowly came out of the darkness, and they were all representatives of courtiers and family lords.
I don't know where they got the news, Li Hong is critically ill tonight, so they rushed to the East Palace.
Li Qinzai didn't know what they were thinking, maybe they were really coming to bid farewell to the prince, or maybe they were watching the excitement, as for the representatives of the family gate, it was not ruled out that they had ulterior motives.
No matter what kind of mind you have, the scope of the East Palace at this time is a very sensitive place.
Li Qinzai raised his hand and made a gesture to stop advancing.
The crowd immediately stopped, but a few ignored it and still walked forward.
Li Qinzai sank his face and shouted: "The forbidden land of the East Palace, people stop coming!" β
One of the people who continued to walk forward said coldly: "Hedong Pei's eastern family, who dares to stop him when he is ordered by the head of the family to visit His Royal Highness the Prince?" β
Li Qinzai's expression gradually became gloomy, staring at this person's feet, and said coldly: "The Qianniu guards listen to the order, anyone who dares to approach the palace gate within ten zhang can be shot." β
The soldiers behind him were shocked.
When the person heard this, Li Qinzai also saw this person's appearance clearly at this time.
He was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a satin gown, but not an official robe, and his expression was a little arrogant and unbeaten.
"Who are you? Among the generals on duty in Qianniuwei, the old man has never seen you. "Middle-aged humane.
Li Qinzai said coldly: "Li Qinzai, the prince of Liaodong County, have you heard of it?" β
The middle-aged man was shocked, of course he had heard of Li Qinzai's name, and the weight was not light.
However, thinking of his identity, the middle-aged man somehow had the confidence to take a few steps forward.
Li Qinzai only stared at his feet, and said lightly: "I repeat, within ten zhang of the East Palace, no matter who is close to the East Palace, they will be shot." β