There is a strange phenomenon in Datang, most of the courtiers are more obedient, but people from the family are generally a little domineering, regardless of whether they have an official position or not.

The heritage and power of the gate valve for hundreds of years are probably the confidence to support them.

Even the Son of Heaven had to be afraid of them, strictly speaking, at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was actually the Son of Heaven, the scholar and the family gate valve to rule the world together.

Without the support of the family gatekeepers, it would be extremely difficult for any imperial court edict policy to be implemented at the local level.

And the family gate valve needs to recommend the children of the clan to the court to become officials, and obtain the power to influence the policy, so that the son of heaven and the family door valve have formed a delicate balance of power.

Although most of the families are domineering, they still have basic sanity, especially in front of the East Palace tonight, but anyone with a little normal sanity should know that this is the most sensitive moment of the Heavenly Family, and any outsider's behavior that is slightly wrong will be severely punished by the Heavenly Family.

The prince is about to die, and you are arrogant to break into the East Palace, what are you thinking?

Li Qinzai felt a little strange in his heart, it stands to reason that the family gate valve would not make such a brainless move, so what is the origin of this product, it is so horizontal?

The crowd of courtiers and families outside the East Palace stood twenty zhang away.

Most of these people know Li Qinzai, and those who don't know have also heard of Li Qinzai's reputation.

Just returned from the Goguryeo battlefield, Li Qinzai's body still faintly carried a little battlefield smoke and murderous aura, and no one dared to challenge Li Qinzai's words.

He said that he would shoot within ten feet, so he would definitely do it.

Only this person from the Pei family in Hedong did not believe in evil, and at this time he walked out of the crowd alone, and he was about fifteen zhang away from the gate of the East Palace.

Li Qinzai's eyes stared coldly at his feet, and the corners of his mouth sneered.

No matter who he kills tonight, he has a reasonable reason, and Li Zhi will never object.

When he is so sensitive, there are always people who dare to die, so why not fulfill him?

Behind Li Qinzai, hundreds of Qianniu guards had silently wound their arrows, the bowstrings made a slight creaking sound, and the cold arrows were pointed straight ahead.

The person from the Pei clan in Hedong suddenly stopped, and he was a little timid in the face of the cold arrows.

"Li Qinzai, I am a relative of the prince, and no one dares to stop me when I enter and leave the East Palace on weekdays, what qualifications do you have to stop me?"

Li Qinzai frowned, the prince's relative?

Then I remembered that Li Hong's crown princess seems to be surnamed Pei, so Hedong Pei's family is the princess's maiden family?

No wonder he is so domineering, entering and leaving the East Palace is like entering a no-man's land.

However, on weekdays, you can, but not tonight.

Why did Li Zhi hand over the military power of Qianniuwei and Yulinwei to him? It is to prevent those who are still dying during sensitive times.

For example, the person in front of him has a line of words engraved on his head, "I want to die, kill me quickly." ”

"Hedong Pei's family? Register your name. Li Qinzai stared at him.

"Hedong Pei's family, the crown princess's uncle Pei Juxian."

Li Qinzai suddenly realized that he was indeed a relative of the prince, and his background was not small.

The father of the crown princess Pei's family is named Pei Judao, and the official residence is General Zuo Jin Wuwei, and this Pei Juxian is obviously Pei Judao's younger brother.

"You enter and exit the East Palace every day, and you are so swaggering and unruly?" Li Qinzai asked coldly.

Pei Juxian was stunned for a moment, and then said angrily: "Li Qinzai, although you have contributed to the society, you are also a foreign minister, what qualifications do you have to point fingers at me?" ”

Li Qinzai said leisurely: "I couldn't control it before, but tonight I was ordered to rule Qianniuwei and Yulinwei, and anyone who dared to approach the East Palace would be killed." Pei Juxian, you can try it and see if I dare to kill you. ”

Pei Juxian was furious: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are in love with each other, and regard my Pei family as a relative, the East Palace has never defended my Pei family, and let my Pei clan come and go, what kind of person are you, dare to go beyond the edict of the Son of Heaven?" ”

Li Qinzai squinted his eyes and said: "The prince is critically ill, the palace city has been banned, what are your intentions for trespassing in the East Palace at this time?" ”

Pei Juxian said angrily: "The prince is critically ill, as a relative, shouldn't he visit?" ”

"Your Majesty has decreed that no one is allowed to enter the East Palace without permission," Li Qinzai explained with a smile: "The meaning of 'anyone', of course, also includes the people of the Pei clan in Hedong, retreat to twenty zhang away, otherwise don't blame me for being polite." ”

Pei Juxian's heart trembled, Li Qinzai's name, he had already heard it, not only knew that Li Qinzai was the grandson of the British duke, but also knew all kinds of deeds of this person.

Originally, he also knew that tonight was a sensitive period, and the Son of Heaven and the Queen were in the East Palace at this time, so it was best not to do anything irrational.

But Li Qinzai's attitude and tone are too bad, and the Pei family in Hedong is also a prominent family in the world, so he can't bear this breath.

To put it in a high-sounding way, the Pei family can't weaken its momentum and be bullied, but in his heart, it is Pei Juxian's self-esteem that is humiliated, in front of many representatives of the family, how can he swallow his anger? In the future, in this Chang'an City, will he still raise his head and be a man?

"I am the uncle of the crown princess, even if I am the Son of Heaven, I will pay tribute to three points, Li Qinzai, if you dare to kill me tonight, the Pei family in Hedong will not rest with you."

After Pei Juxian finished speaking, he endured his timidity and took two steps forward.

Li Qinzai stared at his feet, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became deeper and deeper: "Okay, it's a man, Pei Juxian, keep going, don't be afraid, there are still two zhang, and I will help you rank in the immortal class." ”

Pei Juxian was startled, his footsteps stopped again, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look, and everyone from the family behind him was standing twenty zhang away, honestly not daring to move, and everyone's eyes were staring at him.

Pei Juxian's scalp was numb, he wanted to go back, but he couldn't pull his head, he wanted to move forward, but he was really scared.

At this moment, in a dilemma, Pei Juxian suddenly regretted his impulsiveness tonight.

Can't you be honest and follow the rules like other families? Why do you want to rely on the identity of the prince's relative to confront Li Qinzai?

If he retreats now, he will only be ridiculed by the gate valves, and the Hedong Pei family will really lose face, and he will have no face to see people.

Thinking of the various courtesies that the Son of Heaven treated Pei and himself in the past, Pei Juxian kept comforting himself, it doesn't matter, Li Qinzai is just scaring himself, the Son of Heaven is so courteous, how dare he, a foreign minister, kill himself, and is he not afraid of stabbing the sky?

So Pei Juxian was bold, took a few steps forward, and stared at Li Qinzai as he walked: "Don't you dare to go?" I will go and show you, if you dare to kill ......."

Before he finished speaking, he had already stepped past the last two zhang and entered the ten zhang range in front of the palace gate.

So Pei Juxian heard the last words of his life.

"Shoot with arrows!" Li Qinzai suddenly drank heavily.

Sou!

A rain of arrows shot out from the Qianniu Guard, and Pei Juxian's chest and thigh were hit by countless arrows.

Hanging his head and glancing at the arrows stuck all over his body, Pei Juxian's eyes were full of disbelief, he didn't expect Li Qinzai to really dare to order him to be shot.

The light in his eyes became dimmer and dimmer, and before the light disappeared completely, the last thing Pei Juxian saw was Li Qinzai's eyes as cold as iron, and a slightly mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.

In the end, Pei Juxian fell to the ground and died of exhaustion.

The crowd in the distance suddenly stirred, and everyone looked at Li Qinzai in armor in horror, and their expressions were full of disbelief like Pei Juxian.

Hedong Pei's family, the uncle of the crown princess, said to kill him? Doesn't this son think about the consequences?

No matter what people think in their hearts, their actions truly show their inner awe, obviously twenty zhang away from the palace gate, after Pei Juxian's death, the crowd retreated like a tide, and it took more than ten zhang to stop.

At this moment, a rush of bells suddenly sounded in the East Palace, hitting people's hearts again and again.

Immediately afterwards, there were countless people's cries in the East Palace, and the lantern above the palace gate had been replaced with white skin.

Li Qinzai was stunned, his heart became more and more uncomfortable, and he turned to face the direction of the dormitory.

The crown prince Li Hongxu passed away and passed away.

The crowd thirty zhang away also found an abnormality, and saw that the white lantern was replaced above the palace gate, knowing that the prince had passed away and the east palace had been mourned.

After a brief silence, the crowd suddenly erupted in a cry of pain, and then the courtiers knelt down in front of the East Palace, falling to the ground and crying.

Li Qinzai felt sorry in his heart and looked up at the night sky silently.

It was a long night.