Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4001
Even though Li Ji gave up fighting against the East Palace on the banks of Bashui, no one knew what Li Ji was thinking in his heart, and more people believed that he still obeyed His Majesty Li Er's order and killed the East Palace.So now that Du Huaigong fell into Fang Jun's hands, he might become his hostage to restrain Li Ji.

However, it is rumored that the relationship between the Weng and the son-in-law was tense. At the beginning, Li Ji wanted to keep Du Huaigong by his side to gain military merits, but Du Huaigong was so frightened that Li Ji thought that Li Ji was looking for an opportunity in Liaodong to kill him. ...Thinking about it, Li Ji didn't care about Du Huaigong's life or death.

But Du Huaigong entered the "Baiqisi" prison, and under torture, he must bite randomly. Since he couldn't bite Li Ji, he had to bite others in order to survive, and those who had grudges with Fang Jun would be frightened. , lest Fang Jun take the opportunity to retaliate...

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The soldiers rushed forward, tore up Du Huaigong's clothes, gagged his mouth, and lifted him aside, even though he struggled hard, it was useless.

Sitting on the horse, Fang Jun was condescending, seeing Du He hesitated to speak in the crowd, he asked with a sneer, "Is Prince Du going to intercede with that person?"

Du He first gave a subconscious "hmm", then suddenly came to his senses, shaking his head again and again: "Absolutely not! This kid is indeed acting suspiciously, maybe he doesn't mean to make trouble on purpose, Erlang, you have sharp eyes and can discern every detail... That's what, I will Tell the family to step aside."

He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that Fang Jun would attack him, he quickly asked the servants who followed him to protect the female relatives and went to the other side of the official road, while he led a group of servants to stand here.

At the back, Princess Chengyang opened the curtain in the carriage and took a few glances. Seeing Fang Junan sitting quietly on the horse, suppressing the arrogance of all the dignitaries, while her son-in-law was keeping aside with low eyebrows, she couldn't help it. Cherry lips twitched slightly, and sighed faintly.

They are also noble sons, and they are also court concubines. Even the status of my own daughter is higher than that of Princess Gaoyang. Back then, these two people were also troublemakers and dandies. As a result, their achievements and status today But there is such a big difference, even though she is indifferent, she can't hide her disappointment...

Seeing how well-behaved Du He was, even Li Ji's son-in-law was charged with "deliberately disturbing and obstructing the holy driver" on the spot, and then realized that even though Fang Er made great achievements, he was still the one Stick, whoever dares to fight against him will have no good end, so hurry up and obey the soldiers' instructions and avoid the sides of the road.

Cheng Yaojin looked at a group of dignitaries who dared not speak out trembling under Fang Jun's majesty, fearing like tigers and leopards, he couldn't help scolding Fang Jun for being a bastard, you are going to offend others, why do you have to kill him first? Report my name?

Improper son of man bastard...

Standing here, the dignitaries and relatives of the emperor felt jealous when they looked at Fang Jun, and Cheng Yaojin, the demon king of the world, stood behind him without saying a word, and naturally obediently obeyed the orders of the soldiers. side.Du Huaigong was taken down by Fang Jun on the spot, but he didn't know what kind of abuse he would endure, and then he had to be charged with treason.

Although the rebellion has subsided now, the various forces in Chang'an are scrambling, and His Majesty has returned. The situation is unprecedentedly complicated, and it is still a troubled time. Everyone has to be cautious in their words and deeds, otherwise, once they are involved in power struggles, officials will be dismissed at every turn. Dismissed, family ruined...

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The imperial driver stopped in the courtyard of the post house, the willows were green and the rain was pattering.

His Majesty Li Er didn't get out of the car, but just stayed in the car for a short rest, and simply had lunch.It was drizzling outside the car window, and the cool air blowing in from the window was exceptionally cool. His Majesty Li Er was sitting on the cushion with a golden knife, his armor had already been taken off, and he was dressed in ordinary clothes with open skirts, revealing his fair and fleshy chest, and a handful of chest hair...

A bowl of ice water poured into his throat, his flushed face showed a refreshed expression, His Majesty Li Er let out a long breath of satisfaction.

Wang Shoushi lifted the curtain of the car and bowed inside, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, together with Lord Lu and Duke Yue, they each led their troops to the gate of Chunming to divert the congested roads. Driving away the crowd, many of the emperor's relatives were very humiliated, but they were afraid of their power and dared not speak out..."

His Majesty Li Er raised his hand to interrupt his words, and said strangely: "Why are you so noisy? Is it possible that I will condemn Fang Jun because of this?"

Wang Shoushi was stunned, and subconsciously said: "The Duke of Yue is loyal to the Crown Prince, and he will protect the Crown Prince. If His Majesty wants to change the Crown Prince, he will have to be cautious. Why don't you take this opportunity..."

"presumptuous!"

His Majesty Li Er yelled angrily, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, and cursed: "The second leader of the house, half of the right guards, fought for thousands of miles, successively defeated the powerful enemies of the surrounding countries, and tried their best to protect the Western Regions. This is a rare honor in the world. I can only add officials to ranks, rewards and pensions, how can I not see my merits, but only see my faults? Do you think I am such a stupid king of subjugation like Xia Jie, Shang Zhou? Besides, you are a mere eunuch, who will give you? Do you have the guts to criticize ministers arbitrarily in front of me?"

"ordinary!"

Wang Shoushi was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Damn it, slave!"

Frightened in my heart, I have always relied on His Majesty Li Er's favor, but unconsciously forgot my duty. How can a hero like His Majesty Li Er allow a eunuch like him to comment on ministers at will?
His Majesty Li Er was still angry, he raised his foot and knocked Wang Shoushi to the ground, he couldn't let go of his anger, he called the guards outside the car to drag Wang Shoushi out and whip him twenty times.

Li Chengqian led the civil servants and generals to wait outside the post house in the light rain. When they saw Wang Shoushi being dragged off the imperial car, stripped off his clothes and pressed to the ground to whip him, all the people not only did not feel the pleasure of the traitor being punished, but looked at each other , Both saw each other's worries.

Your Majesty's temper is a bit too violent...

This is not to say that His Majesty Li Er was gentle and kind in the past and would not severely punish his officials and servants, but which one of the emperors who can create great achievements and are called "heroes" has a good temper? It is difficult for a man to not have a temper He has achieved something, let alone an emperor.

But in the past, His Majesty Li Er was able to control his emotions and make clear rewards and punishments. Even if he punished him, he would be convincing. Very strong punishment.

It’s better for Fang Jun and other sons and nephews. If a minister is so publicly stripped of his pants and beaten, he will probably have to hang himself after returning home, and he will be ashamed to see others...

Inside the imperial car, His Majesty Li Er's depression eased slightly, he drank the ice water in the cup, and asked, "What time is it?"

Chu Suiliang boarded the car, entered the carriage, and said respectfully: "Return to Your Majesty, it's just past noon."

His Majesty Li Er glanced at the gloomy sky, but his face was even more gloomy than the sky: "Has anyone from Zongzheng Temple or the Ministry of Rites come yet?"

Chu Suiliang paused, and replied: "I haven't seen anyone yet... However, His Majesty returned to Beijing suddenly. The ministers did not prepare in advance, and the hasty preparations for the welcome will inevitably be delayed. In addition, Chang'an has gone through wars, and the imperial city has long been destroyed. Once the yamen of the Ministry of Rituals is razed to the ground, all the vehicles, leanings, etc. must be destroyed, so it will be difficult to organize for a while... Oops!"

Before the words were finished, His Majesty Li Er had already thrown the water glass over, hitting Chu Suiliang on the forehead, causing Chu Suiliang to scream in shock, his legs softened and he knelt down to beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, calm down!"

His Majesty Li Er was bearded and furious: "Mother! You traitor deserves to be cut to death, and now you are pretending to be a virtuous minister in front of me? Get out of here and send orders to drive away." , I will stay at the Tai Chi Palace tonight!"

"Here!"

Sweat mixed with blood flowed from his forehead. Chu Suiliang was so frightened that he didn't dare to wipe it off. He didn't dare to say a word. He even crawled and crawled down from the imperial car to the ground. His foot slipped and almost fell...

After wiping his face indiscriminately, Chu Suiliang said sharply: "Your Majesty has an order, let's drive immediately!"

The imperial guards around hurriedly arranged their equipment, and then mounted their horses and lined up. The prince, Li Ji and others outside the courtyard also hurriedly pushed aside to clear the road. However, they first saw Wang Shoushi being stripped of his pants and whipped, and then seeing Chu Suiliang being beaten to death. With blood all over their faces, everyone felt apprehensive and terrified.

Your Majesty's temper is quite different from before...

At this time, Wang Shoushi had also finished his execution, so he barely pulled up his trousers, not caring about the bloodstains, and limped to the side of the imperial driver, trying to climb up the shaft, but he gritted his teeth and crawled a few times before he could climb up. Chu Suiliang wiped his face with his sleeve and gave Wang Shoushi a helping hand, and the latter climbed onto the shaft of the chariot.

Looking back, I wanted to say thank you, but when I saw Chu Suiliang's blood-stained face, there was a feeling of sympathy and sympathy in my heart, and I was speechless.

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The imperial driver set off from the post house, the "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry" was outside, and the forbidden army was inside, protecting the imperial driver layer by layer. Six horses pulled the chariot and slowly advanced towards the Chunming Gate. The hooves of the horses roared, and the momentum was mighty.

Li Chengqian rode behind the imperial chariot, his face was gloomy and worried.

Li Daozong looked around and whispered, "Your Majesty's temper... After returning to the palace, His Highness has to be careful."

His Majesty Li Er "playing dead" commanded Li Ji behind the scenes, not only sitting and watching the Guanlong rebellion, the East Palace may be overthrown at any time, even after returning to Guanzhong, he still avoided seeing each other. , it can be seen that the idea of ​​easy storage in His Majesty's heart is almost paranoid, and it is difficult to change.

Under such circumstances, the crown prince is really walking on thin ice, precarious...

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, looked at him, and said in a hoarse voice: "Of course, I know that my father came back unharmed, and I was ecstatic in my heart, and I will definitely show my filial piety. Like advancing and retreating with one heart..."

Li Daozong looked sad and sighed faintly.

He naturally understood what the prince meant, but before he thought that His Majesty had passed away, he could stand on the side of the Eastern Palace without hesitation, as a member of the Eastern Palace.But now that His Majesty has come back in full, how should he find his place among His Majesty and the Crown Prince?
(End of this chapter)