Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 10 Two Kings Troubled the Capital (1)

Towards noon, the snow finally stopped, but the sky was still overcast and gray, which made people feel extremely depressing. The wind was not strong, but it was very cold. The unique dark atmosphere of Shangzhao Prison is extremely unpleasant, and it is really not a pleasant thing to be in it, but Cui Xuanzhe doesn't mind it at all, not only doesn't care, but enjoys this atmosphere, especially in the When Cui Xuanzhe saw criminals kneeling all over the place kneeling on the small platform, Cui Xuanzhe couldn't help but have the urge to laugh out loud for the last time—killing someone is not a good thing, but if it's an enemy, you have to do something else. It's another matter, if you can get promoted after killing your enemies, then it's a great thing that is so beautiful, and how can you not be lucky to celebrate the last time.

It has been three years, three years have passed, Cui Xuanzhe has never forgotten the humiliation three years ago, thinking about it now, I feel bitter—three years ago, just because of a small clerical error in the memorial, unexpectedly Therefore, he was reprimanded by the rotating prime minister Shangguanyi in front of all the officials. Not to mention that his performance appraisal was greatly affected back then, and because of this, he lost a good chance of promotion. Poor Cui Xuanzhe has been in office for nearly 20 years and has been wasted until now, especially the eighth-rank official. It's so embarrassing, and now, Feng Shui turns around, and finally he can get rid of the humiliation of the past, how can Cui Xuanzhe not be very excited.

"Master Cui and Lord Hou, the hour is approaching, please give me your instructions." Just as Cui Xuanzhe was excitedly thinking about what he would do after this execution, a government servant in a red robe walked quickly. On the small high platform, Cui Xuanzhe and Hou Shanye, the two supervisors and execution officers, clasped their fists and reported loudly.

"Hmm." Cui Xuanzhe put on his official authority, said noncommittally, turned his face slightly, and turned his inquiring eyes to Zhenghou Shanye of Dali who was seated in the first place.

The villain succeeds!When Hou Shanye saw Cui Xuanzhe's pretentious appearance, he couldn't help feeling a little angry--in terms of official rank, Hou Shanye is a Dali Zheng, dignified from the fifth rank, which is much higher than Cui Xuanzhe's eighth rank eloquent officer In terms of authority, Dali Temple is a government office with real power, and it is much stronger than the Supervisory Yuan, which only has the power to act. Even in terms of the empress's favor, Hou Shanye thinks he is better than Cui Xuanzhe, let alone the prison It is the territory of Dali Temple, so it is the turn of an outsider like Cui Xuanzhe to run rampant.

"Master Cui, it looks like it's done." Although Hou Shanye didn't want to pay attention to Cui Xuanzhe's behavior, but this kind of scene was not the time to make a fuss, so he said nonchalantly.

"Huh." Cui Xuanzhe's nature is cold and sensitive, and he felt the cold reception in Hou Shanye's voice, and his good mood suddenly turned dark, but he couldn't argue with Hou Shanye at this moment, he could only keep a dark face With a snort, he stretched out his hand, took an iron stick from the stick in his hand, threw it in front of the yamen servant who came to report, and shouted in a raised voice: "Execution!"

"Here!" Hearing that Cui Xuanzhe's tone was not kind, the yamen servant did not dare to be negligent, and hastily agreed, picked up the iron sign, held it in both hands, and raised it above his head, walked to the edge of the small platform, looked around After looking at all the people in the audience, they shouted at the top of their voices: "The time has come, let's cut!"

"Master Shangguan, I have offended you, I will send you on your way!" As soon as the execution order was issued, an executioner standing beside Shangguanyi smiled coldly, gestured with the big knife in his hand, and drank in a low voice. With a voice, both hands clenched the handle of the knife, the knife has been raised, and it is about to chop.

It's over, it's finally over, that's fine!Shangguanyi raised her eyelids with difficulty, glanced at the butcher's knife shone coldly by the snow light, and felt a sense of relief and relaxation in her heart—Shangguanyi had long been aware of death. At the time of the edict, Shangguanyi already knew that she would end up like this in all likelihood, but Shangguanyi didn't regret it, even if there was a chance to turn back, Shangguanyi would not change her original intention, just because some things were caused by her body. It is an unavoidable choice for the prime minister, and now, everything is finally over, and everything is left for the history books to comment on!Shangguanyi closed her eyes wearily, quietly waiting for the last moment to come, a faint smile appeared on her haggard face.

"Leave people under the knife!"

"His Royal Highness King Lu is here!"

"His Royal Highness King Zhou is here!"

Although the butcher's knife had been raised, before it fell, there was a burst of shouting, and then a group of strong soldiers guarded two young men in royal clothes and rushed in from outside the prison. It was Li Xian, The two little brothers, Li Xian, arrived in time.

Danger!Li Xian has a sharp eye. As soon as he walked into the small school grounds of the edict prison, he saw Shangguanyi waiting to die. In a hurry, he hurriedly shouted: "Take it!" The guards of Prince Zhou's Mansion jumped out immediately, rushed through the crowd like a whirlwind, drove away the stunned executioner, surrounded Shangguan Yi in the middle, and lined up several horizontal knives in a staggered manner, so as not to let the surrounding Dali Temple servants We approached half a step.

Good Xuan, finally arrived!Seeing that Shangguanyi has been protected by his guards, Li Xianxuan's heart finally fell to the ground, and he secretly called out that he was lucky-Shangguanyi's life and death are the key to this battle, as long as people are alive, there will be a comeback However, if a person dies, even if it is reasonable, it will become unreasonable. If you really have to think about it, not only will you not be able to defeat the arrogance of Empress Wu's party, but you may be in a dead end. Originally, from the Lu Palace to the prison It's only about a stick of incense, and no matter what happens, it won't cause such a tense situation. Li Xian insisted on waiting until Shangguan Fu was arrested and the account book was found before he was willing to issue an imperial edict, which almost made him mistaken. This kind of putting the cart before the horse really annoys Li Xian, but he can't point it out directly, so he can only let Li Xian pretend to be smart, but fortunately everything has finally caught up, maybe it's God's will!
"Cui Xuanzhe, the supervisory censor Cui Xuanzhe (Dali Zhenghou Shanye) sees His Royal Highness King Lu and King Zhou." Cui and Hou, the two supervisors, never thought that the two princes would force their way into the prison at such a sensitive moment. Seeing that Shangguanyi had been guarded by the guards of Prince Zhou's residence, he couldn't help but panicked, but he didn't dare to lose his manners, so he rushed forward to greet the two princes and bowed to them Ask Andy.

"Excuse me, Xiao Wang came so suddenly, I'm so disturbed, please forgive me, my lords." Although Li Xian held Shangguan Fu as a sharp weapon to turn the tables, he was still a little worried that something would go wrong when he forced his way into the prison. Seeing that Cui and Hou were so flustered, Shi Shi felt reassured, so he smiled a little, and raised his hands kindly, as if talking about gossip.

"Don't dare, don't dare, I'm an official, and I'm going to do business according to the order. It's a great honor for me to be able to have the two Highnesses come to give me advice." Being polite and lucky, after a quick exchange of glances with each other, Cui Xuanzhe came forward to respond, and he killed him in one bite. It is implying that Li Xian and his brothers are not allowed to participate in this matter - according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, a prince who is not serving in the court is not allowed to interfere in the government affairs without authorization, unless it is ordered to do so, otherwise, it is a violation of the system and should be severely punished.

"Oh? Is it by decree? Interesting, interesting. As far as Xiao Wang knows, the punishment of Dabi is not in autumn, but in spring. Is it also in the mid-winter? Could it be the imperial edict issued by the father? Xiao Wang is very curious." , but I don’t know where is the edict that Cui Yushi said? Can you let Xiao Wang see it?” Li Xian was determined to rise up in the court by reversing the case for Shangguanyi, and he would not be frightened by Cui Xuanzhe’s threatening words. Then he sized up Cui and Hou with a suspicious face, and after seeing them hairy, he smiled and asked a series of questions in an understatement.

"This, this..." Cui Xuanzhe was stunned by Li Xian's series of questions, and he could not answer a complete sentence. Seeing that Hou Shanye was able to stand up for his own relief, he never thought that Hou Shanye was indifferent at all, standing still with his eyes on his nose and his heart on his nose, without any intention of helping.

"Hey, Hou..." After all, Li Xian has a young heart. Seeing that Cui Xuanzhe had been refuted, he immediately planned to turn his firepower on Hou Shanye, completely oblivious to the meaning of Hou Shanye's non-help in Cui Xuanzhe's predicament.

What a fool, he only cares about the advantage of talking, but he doesn't know how to use the gap between the enemy's internal forces to act, it is really not expected to become a major event!Li Xian didn't notice the difference between Cui and Hou, but Li Xian saw through the strangeness at a glance. With a slight movement in his heart, he already guessed Hou Shanye's intention to protect himself. Seeing that Li Xian wanted to divert the firepower, Immediately, he became a little anxious, and before Li Xian could finish speaking, he cut off and asked, "Cui Yushi is acting from Qiao Zhao? How courageous!"

"Yes, since Cui Yushi kept talking about the imperial decree, he must be holding the imperial edict in his hand, so why not show it?" Interrupted by Li Xian's sudden words, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Unhappily, he frowned involuntarily, but in the end, he still resisted not attacking Li Xian, instead he followed Li Xian's words and forced Cui Xuanzhe to say a word.

Panicked, completely panicked, facing the pressing approach of the two princes, Cui Xuanzhe was trembling like sifting chaff, his face was covered in cold sweat, and the corners of his mouth twitched for a long time, but he couldn't even answer a word Come out—there is an imperial decree about the case of Shangguanyi, but it is a document for the final decision, which specifies that it will be executed after the beginning of spring. However, the verbal order exists, but that thing is a secret order, how can it be carried out in the public, poor Cui Xuanzhe racked his brains, but couldn't find a proper excuse, and the execution ground was strangely quiet. down.

(End of this chapter)