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Chapter 143 Dancing on Four Eggs (1)

Gao Zhi made a point, although the expressions of the people in the hall did not change much, but their physical reactions were completely different——Although the prince's face remained unchanged, his breathing slowed down a lot, apparently secretly relaxed Li Xian's face was equally flat, but the unconcealable brilliance in his eyes revealed his excitement. Needless to say, compared with the prince, Li Xian's acting skills were a notch lower. As for Empress Wu Well, there was nothing special in the same way, sitting quietly and steadily, without the slightest intention to dissuade Gaozong, but there was a slight chill in the eyes that glanced at Li Xian inadvertently, very light, so light People can't detect it, but for people like Li Xian with keen senses, they can know something strange at a touch, and their hearts can't help but sink a little bit.

No, the old villain is trying to kill!As soon as he sensed Empress Wu's eyes, Li Xian's body couldn't help but trembled slightly, and his thoughts instantly flew like lightning—killing intent, this is out-and-out killing intent, although it is very faint, but However, Li Xian knew that Empress Wu had really launched a murderous plan. Li Xian didn't think that with the experience of the third generation, he could fight against the evil Empress Wu on his own. How to deal with this crisis has become Li Xian's primary problem. .

reconciliation?There is no such possibility, and now, even if Li Xian wants to reconcile, Empress Wu will definitely not show any mercy, let alone Li Xian never had the idea of ​​reconciliation, not for anything else, just for If Li Xian does not repeat the mistakes of his previous life, he must do his best to defeat Empress Wu. Unfortunately, the strength he currently possesses is too shabby, and it is really difficult to support this important task. With the help of his brothers?Obviously it won't work, not to mention that the crown prince is unreliable, even Li Xian is the same. In Li Xian's view, if he really fell into trouble, the two of them would at most just howl a few words without pain. As for reaching out to help, that is absolutely impossible, Li Xian can only rely on his own experience and strategy.

It's not that there are no solutions, but there are a few obstacles that make Li Xian extremely headache--the first is how to deal with the current mess so as to achieve the result that can not only cut off Empress Wu's arm, but also get benefits into his own hands , here we not only have to guard against Empress Wu's eagerness to jump over the wall to counterattack, but also have to put the stumbling block on the prince's side, and even more scruples about Li Xian's ideas. Of course, we have to satisfy Gaozong, which can be described as four eggs Dancing, if you are not careful, you will lose everything, and Li Xian can't help but be more careful; secondly, that is how to get Empress Wu and Gaozong to Luoyang as soon as possible, and it is best to make the two Those who did not return to the capital for a long time, so as to gain a relatively relaxed time and environment for themselves, Li Xian already had a way to deal with this in his mind, but it involved a lot of things, whether it can be realized smoothly is still a matter of time. Between the two, and moreover, the timing of this is also open to question, too early will not work, after all, the case of Dali Temple must be explained to the world, and it is not appropriate to be late, in case Empress Wu makes an early move, Li Xian was afraid that he would have to take off a layer of skin if he didn't die. How to control this speed made Li Xian very upset. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but become annoyed, and he didn't want to listen. There, Li Xian exaggerated the danger of being assassinated, and fell into deep thought alone.

"Your Majesty, something serious has happened. Chen Renhao, the young governor of the Jingzhao Mansion, committed suicide by drinking poison in fear of crime!"

Gao Hesheng, who was ordered to summon Chen Renhao, went quickly, and came back quickly. Before Li Xian finished telling about his distress experience, he saw Gao Hesheng rushing in from outside the hall with a face full of anxiety, reporting in a trembling voice.

"What? How could this be? I, I..."

When Gao Zong heard that Chen Renhao had died, he was dumbfounded and stuttered at a loss, and he was stunned.

"How's the situation? Tell me!"

Not only Gaozong was dumbfounded, but the three princes were also stunned, even Li Xian was no exception. No one expected that such a shocking scene would happen. The only one who could keep calm was Empress Wu. Seeing that everyone was stunned, Empress Wu asked in a cold voice.

"My lady, my servant was ordered to go to Chen Shaoyin's mansion to make a summons. I just arrived at the ground, and before I entered the door, I heard the sound of crying and shouting from inside. The servant waited to go in and took a look, only then did I know that Chen Shaoyin was already drinking in the study. After drinking poisonous wine, he died a long time ago. After being informed by his family, the slaves and maidservants found out that he died in fear of crime, and left a suicide note, which the servants have already brought, so please look at it." When Empress Wu said this, Gao Hesheng felt complacent. Dare not to be negligent, he hurriedly took out a letter from his wide sleeve, held it high above his head, and stated in a rambling manner.

"Bring it up!"

Empress Wu frowned slightly, and her face became gloomy in an instant, but her voice was still as steady as before, and she raised her hand indifferently. Submitted to the hands of Empress Wu.

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

Empress Wu held the letter in her hands, but she was not in a hurry to see what was inside. Instead, she got up gracefully, handed the letter to Gaozong, and said something very gentle.

"Oh, good, good."

Gaozong recovered from his sleepwalking state, answered twice indiscriminately, copied the letter casually, took out a piece of paper full of small letters from the inside, spread it out, and quickly browsed it under the lights in the hall. Once again, the expression on his face became extremely ugly in an instant. At the end, he snorted heavily and squeezed his hands, as if he wanted to tear the letter into pieces, but he still endured it when he got there, and just sent the letter to Empress Wu angrily. Sai, self-serving, paced up and down the front wall in a hurry, the heavy breathing made the three princes standing below feel a little chilled in their hearts, they didn't know what was going on with all this .

"Your Majesty, since the matter has happened, it must be dealt with properly. Otherwise, it may be disadvantageous to the court." Empress Wu smoothed away the letter that had been crumpled by Emperor Gaozong, frowned and swept it away. At the end, he sighed a long time, looked at the sullen Gaozong, and comforted him softly.

"This bastard dares to do such evil things in order to get ahead. His crime is unforgivable. I can't forgive him. Do you really think that death is enough? Hmph, I want to destroy his three clans!" Empress Wu refused to persuade him to return Well, under this persuasion, Gao Zong immediately broke out, gritted his teeth, and roared sinisterly, his face was terribly hideous.

"Father calm down, what happened is still to be discussed, please forgive me for being unclear, and I hope my father will tell you in detail."

Seeing Gao Zong's sudden outburst, the three princes couldn't help but looked at each other. They looked at each other, and they all became suspicious of Chen Renhao's death. The impulse to ask a question, but as the prince, Li Hong couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb at this time, so he could only bite the bullet and ask.

"Look at it all, take a good look at it, hum, I'm so mad!"

Gao Zong was obviously out of anger, not because the person who asked the question was the crown prince, so he had a good look, waved his hands impatiently, and started to drink angrily. Looking at Empress Wu, he carefully asked for instructions with his eyes.

"Well, pass it on." Empress Wu said indifferently, raised her hand, raised the letter, and ordered indifferently.

"Yes, I obey." Gao Hesheng replied, carefully took the letter in Empress Wu's hand with both hands, trotted down the front door, and handed the letter to the prince.

"This……"

The prince almost snatched the letter from Gao Hesheng's hand, scanned it quickly, his face became bright instantly, red and white for a while, unable to speak, Li Xian, who was standing by the side, was speechless when he saw the prince for a long time. He couldn't help being annoyed for not handing over the letter, and leaned over without hesitation, and when he stretched his head to look, his face instantly turned into a pig's color. Xian had no intention of appreciating it, and his heart sank for a while - no need to read, Li Xian had already guessed the contents of the letter, and even guessed the strangeness behind it!

"There are such wicked people in the world, and such evil deeds, the laws of heaven cannot tolerate it, the laws of heaven cannot tolerate it!"

The prince was silent for a long time, shook his head abruptly, and said something with emotion, and then, regardless of the expression of Li Xian who was standing beside him, he handed the letter to the silent Li Xian with a sullen face. The movements were quite natural, but at the moment of the handover, not only did he quickly give Li Xian a hinting look, but he even moved his hand a few times quickly in Li Xian's palm.

rear?Hey, it seems that the prince has also seen the crux of the problem, and he is obviously better than the stupid boy of the sixth child!As soon as Li Xian felt that the crown prince had drawn the cursive script of "Later" on his palm, he immediately knew that Li Hong had seen through the situation, and he couldn't help feeling emotional in his heart, but his face was still very indifferent , without any expression, silently took the letter and looked at it carefully.

Sure enough!Hey, it's a good trick to cut off the tail of the gecko, and this hand throwing the car to protect the handsome is really very beautiful!Li Xian only glanced at the letter, and saw that Chen Renhao's last letter not only admitted the crime of sending someone to burn down the Dali Temple case files, but also showed that this action was the result of his eagerness to do meritorious service. Inviting Sheng Chong, saying that Yan He was instructed by him in order to deceive the public, and saying that the person who actually set fire to Dali Temple has been silenced by him, all of these are basically in Li Xian's expectation, Of course, there is nothing strange about it, but what really makes Li Xian feel uncertain is the real intention of Empress Wu—whether a strong man cuts off his wrist or a gecko cuts off his tail, for Empress Wu, it is a kind of sacrifice, or a A compromise is not an exaggeration. If it is just to settle the assassination case, then the sacrifice is too big. After all, this move can easily chill the hearts of the subordinates. But any politician will never use it lightly until the last moment. In this way, it is debatable what Empress Wu's thoughts are. Rao Li Xianzhi can figure it out, and he can't feel Empress Wu's pulse for a while, so he has to use the cover of reading the letter to turn his head quickly... …

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