Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 399
Li Zhi's face was full of frustration, and he was a little dazed, he said: "No disease, him, how can he save me?"

Shi Zhongchen sighed: "Go out and tell the ministers that the Jingyang bell was struck by his order, and you have suffered it for Your Highness!"

Li Zhi sighed, sitting on the pier and was speechless, Wang Pingan actually took the blame for himself and went out to be blamed by the ministers!He put his head in his hands and bent down, feeling extremely sad!

His father was seriously ill, and now his best friend was going to be punished again. Li Zhi felt that the sky was falling, and it happened to hit him. He couldn't take it anymore!
Shi Zhongchen comforted him a few words, and then went into the apse to take care of Li Shimin, there were still many things waiting for him to do, such as decocting medicine for the emperor, and controlling the little eunuchs and maids inside.

Suddenly, he couldn't find a suitable person to help, so he had to ask his brother Shi Aiguo to help, and sent someone to find Wu Meiniang. Shi Aiguo is absolutely reliable, but Wu Meiniang is still reliable, at least more reliable than others!
Li Zhi sat in the palace, thinking for a long time, when suddenly someone asked softly: "Your Highness, did the servant's uncle go out of the palace?"

Li Zhi looked up at the person who was talking to him, and saw that it was a court lady, who seemed to have seen it before, but couldn't remember it, and asked hoarsely, "Who is your uncle?"

The person who spoke was none other than Wu Meiniang. She was urgently called for help by Shi Zhongchen, and after a busy process, she accidentally found Li Zhi sitting in the outer hall, so she came over to inquire.Just now, the people inside mentioned a few vague things about Wang Ping'an, but no one could tell. She was anxious. Wang Ping'an was her big backer. If he fell, her future fate would be hard to say. If she cared about it, she would be confused. When she saw Li Zhi, she came over to inquire.

Li Zhi remembered, he seemed to have seen this court lady in the Chongxian Pavilion that day, she seemed to be some kind of relative of Wang Ping'an, he didn't care when he said it, and now he is even more confused.He said: "I didn't leave the palace, I just went to the gate of the palace." He certainly wouldn't explain anything to a maid, but when he thought of the pain Wang Pingan was suffering and the pressure he was going to bear, he couldn't help but want to cry again stand up.

Seeing his appearance, Wu Meiniang knew that Wang Ping'an was going to be in trouble. She said anxiously: "Is the servant's uncle in danger? Your Highness, I beg you to save him!" After saying that, she knelt down for Li Zhi and put her hands together. Grabbing Li Zhi's skirt, begging bitterly.

Li Zhi thought to himself: "How can I save it? I will be scolded as soon as I go out. Those damned historians, I don't know how to arrange me, and my brother, if he knows that I have made a big mistake, he will definitely pounce on me like a wolf." , tear me to pieces!"

Wu Meiniang saw that he was hesitant, so she stopped asking, and actually took up the idea for him, and said bluntly: "Your Highness, you don't need to say anything when you go out, just look at the servant's uncle from a distance, and the ministers see your attitude. , I don’t dare to make things difficult for my servant’s uncle!” While speaking, she actually pulled Li Zhi, trying to pull him up from the pier.

For Wu Meiniang now, Wang Ping'an is much more important than Li Zhi. Whether Wang Ping'an is safe or not is directly related to whether she is safe in the future, and it is also related to herself. It's for Wang Ping'an, but also for herself!
When Li Zhi had no idea, someone suddenly made an idea for him, so he stood up obediently and said, "Gu De, tell the loyal minister."

"Slave and maidservant go and talk, Your Highness will take care of it!" Wu Meiniang said, then turned and went to the apse.

Knowing what he was going to do, Li Zhi acted quickly. He left the Ganlu Hall and went straight to Chengtianmen.Wu Meiniang entered the back hall, and saw that the hall was quiet, only Shi Zhongchen was with the emperor, the other eunuchs and court ladies were sent away!
She came to Shi Zhongchen and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness has gone out, but this servant can't stop him. His Highness said that he is going to see the servant's uncle."

After a long while, Shi Zhongchen nodded. At this time, he was already an old man. He looked at the emperor with his eyes closed, got up slowly, and took Wu Meiniang to the front hall. Li Zhi had already left.He said: "The emperor has no friends, but His Highness has Wang Ping'an! Oh, it's the meaning of all friends!"

After standing for a while, Shi Zhongchen shook his head and returned to the apse. He thought to himself: "This time, Wang Ping'an is about to face a catastrophe. The matter of Jingyang Bell is related to the law of the country, and the ministers will definitely make things difficult for him. !"

Seeing Director Shi's sad face, Wu Meiniang also thought: "It seems that uncle is going to do something bad, why is my life so hard, I just got a backer, and this backer suddenly collapsed!"

Li Zhi hurried to Chengtianmen, on the way, he was also thinking in his heart: "I don't know how they will make things difficult for him, but this time I have made him a burden, very hard!"

Chengtianmen.

Wang Ping'an's forehead was covered with sweat, he didn't care to wipe the sweat, he just cupped his hands and said: "My lords, my uncles, please don't do this!"

Countless ministers stood outside the gate of the palace, and almost all the officials who could stand on the stage in Beijing came, and there were countless numbers in the dark.They all looked at Wang Ping'an and talked a lot.

Facing so many adults alone, Wang Pingan smiled wryly and said, "My lords, it is indeed my fault..."

Chu Suiliang was also in the crowd. He didn't know what happened tonight, but he said loudly: "Of course it's your fault, but it happened for a reason, so I can't blame you!"

Changsun Wuji stood at the head of the group of officials, and he also said: "Yeah, Wubing, what happened tonight, the law doesn't make sense, but human relationships make sense. The world is so big, nothing is bigger than human relationships, no wonder you, no wonder You!"

Yu Chigong also said with a loud voice: "I can't blame you for this matter, if the emperor wants to punish, I will definitely intercede for you!"

Li Ji frowned, and with his calm personality, he even said at this time: "The old man will also intercede for you, and you must not be punished."

Fang Xuanling's face was expressionless, it seemed that he didn't want to make any comments.But Chu Suiliang didn't let him go, and said in a low voice: "I said, old Fang, do you still remember that little mess in your house?"

Fang Xuanling glared at him. Did I remember it, or did you remember it for me? Just mention it if you have nothing to worry about!It's okay not to mention it, but if you mention it, you can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb.Fang Xuanling coughed, and said: "My lords are all right, you cannot be blamed for this matter, if the emperor wants to punish you, this old man will definitely speak up and intercede for you!"

Ma Zhou kept a low profile, he stood behind Changsun Wuji and others, usually he didn't take the initiative to speak, but this time he also said: "No disease, you are my subordinate, if something like this happens, this old man is also responsible. Waiting for the meeting to go to court, the old man will take the initiative to take responsibility and keep you safe and sound!"

The main characters all expressed their opinions, and other ministers also nodded one after another, saying that they would intercede for Wang Ping'an, but a few remained silent, intending to see the emperor's attitude. Seconding, and selling favors to Wang Pingan, if the emperor insists on punishment...then they will second the emperor's opinion!

Outside the Chengtian Gate, nothing happened that Li Zhi and Shi Zhongchen expected. Wu Meiniang was also wrong. None of the ministers made things difficult for Wang Pingan, but instead comforted him and expressed their support!
It turned out that Wang Pingan left Chengtianmen, and after seeing the ministers outside, facing the anxious ministers, he said loudly that the Jingyang bell was rung by himself, and no one else had nothing to do with it!
The ministers are naturally anxious, why are you ringing the Jingyang bell if you have nothing to do, the bell can't be struck casually, could it be that you don't know?

Wang Pingan quickly explained, of course he knew that the Jingyang Bell could not be struck randomly, but there was a reason for what happened tonight!As a minister, the Holy Son of Heaven is in power...Xu Jingzong's nonsense usually sounds useless and annoying, but in special times, it really works!

He talked a lot about the Holy Son of Heaven, what should he do as a courtier, and then he said that he stayed in Xitai tonight to handle official duties, worked overtime overnight, and worked hard for the emperor. As a result, when he heard that there were assassins in the palace, he I was afraid of hurting the emperor, so I was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to call in the imperial guards to escort me, so I rang the Jingyang Bell!
These words are full of loopholes, as long as you are a minister with a bit of brains, it is impossible to believe them!However, everything in this world has coincidences and accidents!

Ouyang Li brought Hou Ling to the outside of the palace and waited. They couldn't enter the palace. Ouyang Li was just a low-level officer, and Hou Ling was a big soldier. There was no other way but to wait anxiously outside.

When the ministers came, they had no choice but to hide from a distance, and only when Wang Pingan came out did they dare to approach secretly and listen to the master's words.

As soon as Wang Pingan explained the reason, Ouyang Li immediately told Hou Ling, aren't you a flying thief, now is the time to test your loyalty, take off your clothes and put them on backwards, cover your face, run across the palace wall, and escape, Lead the guards to chase and add evidence to the master!

After hearing this, Hou Ling trembled and said, "What if I can't escape and get caught?"

Ouyang Li said: "I'm afraid, I'll chase you, and I'll protect you in secret, what are you afraid of!"

Hou Ling couldn't do it, so he had to wear his clothes backwards, covered his face, found a place where no one was around, flew up the palace wall, and then ran towards Chengtianmen. After attracting the attention of the guards, he turned the other way and fled. Down the palace wall!

At this time, the sky had already dawned, and he ran around the palace wall with his face covered. How could the guards not find him?The imperial guards shouted and chased after him. When the palace wall was in chaos, the ministers of Chengtianmen naturally knew about it!
Seeing that there really was an assassin, and the guards were chasing him down, the ministers would say that they completely believed it... that might not be true, but it is one thing to have doubts in their hearts, but another thing to say they believe it!
Changsun Wuji and the others rushed to Chengtian Gate when they heard the Jingyang bell, waiting to go in to meet the emperor, but the emperor didn't see him. Wang Pingan, who should not have appeared in the palace, appeared instead, and said Responsible for striking the bell.

When Changsun Wuji and the others heard about this, they knew something was wrong. Wang Ping'an was such a cautious person, and he acted prudently. Even if there were assassins in the palace, how could he, a foreign minister, run in in the middle of the night? Why?And he went to ring the Jingyang bell as if his head was flooded?

This crazy behavior must have nothing to do with Wang Ping'an!

And that "Assassin", even if he is an assassin, his behavior is even more insane, he doesn't run away in the morning, he doesn't run away in the evening, he runs away at dawn, and he also looks for places where there are many people... This assassin is a second fool, right? ?If it is really the second idiot who can still sneak into the palace without being caught by the guards, then the imperial guards collectively become the second idiot?
When Wang Pingan came out, he must be covering up something!
People become sophisticated when they grow old, outside the Chengtian Gate, people are not counted as individuals, but as a group!

The ministers immediately stopped blaming Wang Pingan, and immediately stopped asking what was going on. Instead, they comforted Wang Pingan and expressed their support for him!

Ouyang Li yelled and chased after him, the gate of the palace opened, and a team of imperial guards also rushed out, chasing down in the direction where the assassin was escaping!
The ministers shouted: "We must capture the assassin alive, interrogate him strictly, and find out who sent it!" But everyone knew it well, no matter how fast he chased him, he would still be unable to catch him!

Ever since, the scene just now appeared outside the Chengtian Gate, Changsun Wuji and others repeatedly stepped forward to comfort Wang Pingan, which made Wang Pingan feel embarrassed, as if he had made a great contribution but was wronged instead!
At this moment, a minister suddenly said: "His Royal Highness has come out!"

The ministers looked into the palace gate together, but they didn't see anyone. When they looked up, they saw Li Zhi was on the palace wall, holding the battlements with his hands, looking down. He didn't look at anyone else, but Wang Ping'an!
The ministers were about to salute, but Li Zhi shrank his head, retreated, and disappeared into the tower. He didn't come out, and seemed to be hiding from everyone!
Li Zhi came out all of a sudden, which simplifies things. Wang Ping'an is sure that nothing will happen. Even if something happens, the crown prince will try his best to protect him!

The few ministers who were still vacillating immediately rushed forward and expressed their opinion to Wang Pingan loudly. Don't worry, we will definitely support you. It is your fault to ring the Jingyang bell.
The ministers chattered indiscriminately.Changsun Wuji wondered: "At this time, Maoshi has passed, why is the emperor still not promoted?"

As soon as he said this, the ministers looked at Wang Pingan together. Everyone knew that this question was actually for Wang Pingan, and only Wang Pingan could answer it.

Wang Pingan wiped the sweat from his forehead, he said: "The emperor was very tired dealing with state affairs last night, and the servants are at the West Terrace, so they naturally know...Well, I guess today will not be an early court, why don't you all go back and hurry up tomorrow? "

Changsun Wuji's heart tightened, and he thought: "What's the matter? The emperor didn't go to court today, but last night he rang the Jingyang bell again, and the crown prince came out just now... Oh, there must be something serious, right?"

He was the one who planned the Xuanwumen coup, and he was the most sensitive to such things. He looked back at Fang Xuanling and Yu Chigong, and saw the expressions of horror on the faces of his old comrades-in-arms!

Changsun Wuji took a step forward, took Wang Ping'an's hand, and said, "Follow me, I have something to ask you!" Turning his head again, he said to the ministers behind him, "You all wait here. Brother Yuchi , Brother Li, Brother Cheng, please go to the Left and Right Guards, and urge the generals to be diligent in the king's affairs and not slack off!"

Yuchigong, Li Ji and Cheng Zhijie immediately turned around and left Chengtianmen.

(End of this chapter)