Tibet

Chapter 844 Palace Banquet

Dugu Ming smiled slightly and waved his hand. Two servants of Dugu Mansion brought in a large iron box and opened the lid. Inside was a treasure of pearls, one of Yang Yupei's three boxes of jewels. The treasures were dazzling under the light.

Yu Chaoen stepped forward and looked at it for a moment, but did not say a word. He knew that Dugu Ming had brought two boxes.

Dugu Ming waved his hand again, and the servant carried the second large iron box up, opened the lid, and found that there were golden cakes inside, as many as three thousand taels.

A smile finally appeared on Yu Chaoen's face, "His Royal Highness King Qi is too polite."

In the Yongwang Mansion in Yongfufang, Li Zhanzheng and Wei Zichun discussed the death of the prince. They also got some inside information. The prince did not die of illness, but committed suicide by taking poison.

This made Li Zhen and Wei Zichun a little nervous. This time Li Zhen led the polo team to compete. In fact, he was urging the court to fulfill its promise and make his father Yong Wang Li Lin the crown prince.

The other envoy was Cui Yuan, but Cui Yuan lived in Jinzou Courtyard in Yizhou and was not with them. Cui Yuan was a member of the Supreme Emperor. He actually did not agree with the plan of naming the Emperor's younger brother and preferred the Emperor's restoration.

Wei Zichun walked a few steps and said: "The atmosphere in the court is very strange now. Li Ye has come to Beijing, the prince has committed suicide by taking poison, and the polo match has been suspended. I suggest that we retreat to Bashu as much as possible to avoid anyone targeting us."

As soon as Wei Zichun finished speaking, an arrow shot 'Whoosh! ’ The ground shot into the ground and was nailed to the wooden pillar next to him. Wei Zichun was shocked and quickly fell down and shouted: "Your Highness, there is an assassin!"

Li Zhen was brave enough to draw his sword and rush out of the hall, but there was no one outside.

A large group of soldiers also rushed in, holding high shields to protect Li Detective.

Li Zhen was so angry that he yelled: "You bunch of idiots, I would have been dead by the time you came!"

At this time, Wei Zichun shouted in the hall: "Your Highness, come quickly!"

Li Zhen hurried back and saw Wei Zichun pointing at the arrow on the wooden pillar with a look of surprise on his face.

"Is it an arrow letter?"

Li Zhen also saw it. There was a letter stuck in the arrow shaft. He jumped up, pulled out the arrow, and took the letter from the arrow shaft.

He opened the letter and looked at it carefully, and was shocked to find that the assassin sent by the Supreme Emperor was going to kill him.

He handed the letter to Wei Zichun, who frowned. They all knew that the Supreme Emperor was still ambitious, and they all advised King Yong to kill the Supreme Emperor, but King Yong refused.

"Sir, do you think it's true?"

Wei Zichun sighed: "Ever since Cui Yuan has been with us, I have been worried that someone will do harm to His Highness."

"Why did the Emperor want to assassinate me?"

Wei Zichun explained: "If His Highness dies in Chang'an, King Yong will definitely fall out with the emperor, and the emperor's younger brother will be gone. Then the only option is to adopt the restoration plan of the emperor. So Cui Yuan followed him to Chang'an, and I doubt that he will be interested in it." It’s not good for Your Highness.”

Li Zhen was furious, "This damn Cui Yuan, I have to kill him."

Wei Zichun hurriedly advised: "Your Highness, don't be impulsive. Chang'an is very strange now, and murderous intentions are everywhere. I suggest that Your Highness return to Chengdu first, or temporarily live in a military camp. It will be difficult for assassins to assassinate Your Highness."

Li Zhen also knew that the palace was not safe, so he nodded, "Okay! I will move back to the military camp early tomorrow morning."

The next morning, the two sides held the fourth round of negotiations and finally reached an agreement. The court agreed to the three demands put forward by King Qi Li Ye, and Li Ye would send 80,000 troops to recover Luoyang in the spring of next year.

Arrangements were also made for property arrangements after the war. Li Ye promised not to rob the people after entering the city, and Qiu would not commit any crimes. All spoils of war would belong to Helong, and all money and grain in the storehouse would belong to the imperial court.

Li Heng and Longyan were delighted and immediately issued an order to entertain Li Ye and his men at a banquet in Qifeng Pavilion of Daming Palace.

Yang Shaohua was a little nervous and asked Liu Yan in a low voice: "Your Highness is going to the banquet, will it be the Hongmen Banquet?" Liu Yan smiled slightly and said: "The emperor can't do this kind of thing. If he has the courage, he will not let the eunuchs do it. So arrogant, so don’t worry!”

Everyone took a shower and changed clothes, then entered the Daming Palace in a carriage arranged by the court.

Li Ye also wore royal robes and went to the palace with sword shoes. Although it was a ceremonial sword, Li Ye still used the Zhanlu sword, but the scabbard was quite gorgeous. It looked like a ceremonial decorative sword, but it was actually an indestructible sword. With this sword, even if Li Heng holds a Hongmen Banquet, he can protect himself.

The grand hall was already filled with banquets, and ministers of third rank and above were attending the banquet. Most of the courtiers were already present. A eunuch led Li Ye into Qifeng Pavilion. All the officials stood up one after another, and Li Ye was present with everyone.

Wei Jiansu smiled and said: "Back then, the Supreme Emperor praised His Highness as the pillar of the Tang Dynasty Royal Family. Now it seems that the Supreme Emperor was absolutely right!"

"Wei Xiangguo deserves the award. I'm just inheriting my grandfather's legacy and doing my best for the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Highness is so humble! Your Highness is young and promising."

After seeing the ceremony, a eunuch led Li Ye to his seat. His seat was the first on the right, slightly upward, close to the emperor's seat, and a little more protruding than the seats of other ministers. This was actually The prince's seat.

The organizer of the banquet was very thoughtful. He actually knew that Li Ye was not good at sitting on his knees, so he specially closed Li Ye's table on three sides so that he could not see others when he put his feet under it, while everyone else was sitting on the couch kneeling.

Before he could sit down, a guard shouted: "Your Majesty is here!"

Everyone stood up one after another, and the emperor Li Heng walked quickly from the side. He saw Li Ye at a glance, stepped forward and held Li Ye's hand and said with a smile: "With a hero like King Qi in my Li clan, the Tang Dynasty will be safe." It’s okay.”

"Your Majesty praises Wei Chen too much. Wei Chen only wishes that he could not share His Majesty's worries earlier!"

"Now it's too late to share the worries. Once we regain the Eastern Capital, I will definitely reward you dearly!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

Li Heng patted the back of his hand and returned to his seat, smiling at everyone: "Everyone, please sit down!"

Li Ye sat down, and soon a group of palace maids came dancing gracefully. At this time, a palace maid was about to pour wine for Li Ye. Li Ye held down the wine cup, bowed to Li Heng and said, "I have a suggestion, your majesty." Yes!"

"King Qi, please speak!"

"Your Majesty, can we not have to sing and dance today? Can we use water instead of wine to pay homage to the prince?"

Li Heng sighed and nodded, "King Qi is willing, and the prince can rest in peace under Jiuquan. Yes, according to my decree, the singing and dancing will be withdrawn, and water will be used instead of wine today!"

The maids and musicians all left one after another, and the wine on the table was also removed and replaced with water. Of course, Li Ye wanted to prevent the wine from being poisoned. Except for arsenic, any poison can be seen in the water, but the arsenic must be completely It takes at least half an hour to dissolve in water, so it was too late to change the water temporarily and poison it. Li Ye poured himself a glass of water. The water was very clear and there was no trace of powder.

Li Ye was not worried about Li Heng poisoning. He knew that Li Heng would not do such a thing. He was guarding against Li Fuguo and Queen Zhang.

Li Ye raised the tea cup and took the opportunity to dip the silver ring on his finger into the water. Li Ye smiled at the emperor Li Heng and said, "I would like to wish your majesty good health, longevity and longevity with this glass of water!"

Li Heng also raised his glass and said with a smile: "I also wish King Qi to have a son soon, so let's drink this!"

"Your Majesty, please!"

Li Ye quickly glanced at the silver ring, but there was no reaction, so he raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)