Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 258
Enough is enough, too much is too late!After quick calculations, Li Xian finally made a decision. He didn't want to be hated by Emperor Gaozong because of this matter—this case was presided over by Li Xian, and Li Xian couldn't get away with such a big event like forcing the palace. It doesn't matter, once the prince is done playing, Li Xian will never escape the disaster of overthrowing the nest, and this is obviously not the result that Li Xian wants to see. Besides, Li Xian is not sure that Empress Wu has not escaped. As the backhand, if the palace is forced too hard, and Empress Wu violently counterattacks, it will be a lot of fun.

"Brother Prince, let's go see you together."

Li Xian made up his mind, so he no longer hesitated, taking advantage of the noise around him, he replied to Li Hong in a low voice.

"Well, whatever."

Although Li Hong was still unwilling, he also knew that Li Xian's cooperation would not be enough to accomplish this matter. Hearing what Li Xian said, he could only reluctantly agree.

"Everyone, please be quiet." Li Hong can be regarded as a decisive person. Seeing that he couldn't encourage Li Xian to take risks with him, he gave up his heart, stood up, pressed his hands, and shouted. Voice, all the courtiers who were besieging Gao Hesheng calmed down, and retreated, as if they were listening to the prince's instructions respectfully.

"My lords, although there are some villains in the court who are rampant and lawless, they are just clowns who jump on the beam. With the lords and other pillars, I don't know that there is a danger of the world turning upside down. Fortunately, the King of England is aware of the traitors, and I will report to my father alone. Your Majesty, eradicate evil and evil, and restore the clarity of our country. The next day will be the early dynasty, and I invite all the princes to write their own letters to make a statement. With the wisdom of the father, the emperor will make a decision." The prince is very eloquent, and his words are loud and loud Yu, didn't forget to tie Li Xian tightly to his own carriage in his words.

"The ministers would like to obey the orders of His Highness the Crown Prince!"

Most of the courtiers present were the prince's confidantes, and the prince was the only one who followed suit. The rest of the neutral courtiers, such as Pei Xingjian, who came after hearing the news, were mostly people who hated Empress Wu's meddling in politics. Under the crowd, the prince's prestige was fully demonstrated.

This kid really has the eloquence of an orator, hey, it's a pity, after meeting that ruthless old villain, your boy's dream of becoming a king is probably doomed to be shattered.Li Xian lowered his head, as if he was also moved by the prince's words, but in his heart he was lamenting Li Hong's untimely life. Li Xian's viciousness and viciousness immediately faded away, because Li Xian didn't believe that Li Hong could beat Empress Wu at all. Even if Li Xian assisted him with all his strength, at most it would be to postpone the time of Li Hong's defeat. That's all, the reason is very simple, Li Hong is not ruthless enough, as far as today's matter is concerned, if Li Xian and Li Hong change positions, they will have to fight to the end, at worst, use Li Xian as the chief judge The official went to be a scapegoat.

"Seventh brother, please stop."

Li Hong was addicted to performance, and he didn't pay attention to Li Xian's feelings at all. After chatting with Yan Liben, Le Yanwei and other old prime ministers for a few words, he greeted Li Xian with a smile.

"Brother Prince, please."

Now that the matter has come to this point, Li Xian is too lazy to talk nonsense. After responding blankly, he is half a body behind the prince, and walks silently all the way to Zetian Gate, and goes straight to Qianyuan Hall along the palace road.

"The son and minister kowtow to the father and mother!"

As soon as the two brothers came out from the screen at the entrance of the bedroom, they saw Gaozong and Empress Wu sitting side by side on the couch. After a closer look, they rush forward in a hurry, saluting and greeting each other in a hurry.

"Humph."

Gao Zong was obviously still angry, and he didn't say anything about the two sons' greetings, but just snorted softly from his nostrils.

"Let's all be flat, come and show the prince a seat."

Gaozong didn't say anything, but when Empress Wu saw the two brothers arriving, a kind smile appeared on her indifferent face, she raised her hand, and cried out very gently.

"I'm waiting to thank my father and queen mother Long En."

Both Li Hong and Li Xian are deeply scheming people, and they would not be disrespectful because of Gaozong's anger or Empress Wu's kindness. They thanked each other, and several young eunuchs offered a Jindun invitation The crown prince took his seat, while Li Xian stood aside calmly, without any haste to speak up.

"Tell me about it, you are all making a fuss, huh?"

Li Xian, the person in charge, didn't speak up, Li Hong was impatient, but he didn't want to force himself to speak out, and Empress Wu obviously didn't intend to stir up the topic, so the bedroom became strangely quiet, and the atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive. , Gaozong lost his temper at first, glared at Li Xian, and asked in a hateful voice.

Well, I'll fuck it, it really turned my anger on us!Rao Li Xian knew that there would be such "treatment" for a long time, but when he really encountered it, he still couldn't help but feel a little resentful, but at this moment, no matter how much dissatisfaction Li Xian had, he didn't dare He said that he could only stand up, bow, and report in a tone of sincerity and trepidation: "I want to report to my father, my son is ordered to try the case of impeachment of Zhou Guogong Wu Min by the supervisory censor, and I dare not relax a little bit. It was only because of occasional physical discomfort that it was delayed for two days, but unexpectedly, I was surprised to hear that there was a big change in the imperial edict yesterday, and someone secretly assassinated Wu Minzhi, intending to kill him. In short, under this trial, Fang felt that the case was serious, beyond my expectation, fortunately, the prince's elder brother supported it, and now the case has been clarified, and now Wu Min's statement is here, and I invite my father to read it."

"Hmm, assassination? How did I not know that there was such a thing?"

When Gao Zong heard the word "assassination", his eyes immediately widened, and he did not rush to reach out to accept the confession handed over by Li Xian, and asked with surprise and confusion on his face.

"Returning to the father, the matter is like this. Last night... thanks to the grace of the father, the three thieves who assassinated were all executed. Unfortunately, one of the guards under Erchen died at the hands of the thief. I have already written this chapter. I thought After the case was cleared up, the case was reported to the Royal Father, but he didn't expect that the case would take a turn for the worse today, and the minister failed to report to the Royal Father in time, so he was really in danger of dereliction of duty, so I ask the Royal Father to come down." Li Xian bowed his body with an uneasy expression on his face. He briefly stated that the fire in the imperial prison last night was an assassination case, concealing the relevant ambush and deployment, and never mentioning the fact that there are still two survivors in hand.

"Well, it's really strange that you can't be obvious. Hmph, what is Dali Temple for food, fire, assassination, and so on. Hou Shanye, the secretary of Dali Temple, is deeply disappointed!" After listening to Li Xian's explanation, Gaozong was full of enthusiasm. The anger immediately transferred to the officials of Dali Temple, and they cursed mercilessly.

"Father, Emperor Mingjian, Hou Shanye is deeply involved in Wu Min's case, and my ministers have detained him. Now Wu Min's statement and account books and other evidence are here. I implore Father to investigate carefully!" Hearing that Gaozong turned his anger on Dali Temple, he immediately hit the snake with the stick, and unceremoniously fell into trouble.

"Ok?"

Gaozong scolded him, but he never expected that such an important minister as Hou Shanye would really be involved in Wu Min's case. Hearing what Li Xian said with certainty, he was stunned and looked at Li Xian suspiciously. Seeing Li Xian's serious face, he didn't seem to be lying, the anger in his heart surged immediately, he copied the thick stack of documents in Li Xian's hand, flipped it quickly, the more he looked, His face became more and more gloomy, and at the end, he couldn't help but swear: "Meiniang, take a look, take a good look, this is your good nephew, hum, I'm so angry, you bastard!"

"Your Majesty, calm down. Minzhi is young and ignorant, and he must have a dissolute appearance. His crime is absolutely unforgivable. It is only about forming a party for personal gain. The courtiers think that Minzhi has no courage. The people in the court are just seeing Minzhi being favored, and intend to make friends with him. It’s okay to send some property to think that it’s just a matter of flattery. Now that he has committed such a crime, his concubines dare not cover him up, so everything will be dealt with according to the law.” Empress Wu accepted the confession handed over by Emperor Gaozong Waiting for things, but he didn't rush to look through it, but persuaded him very gently, making it clear that one of He Lanmin was going to be sacrificed to keep the Empress Wu party involved in the case.

"Father, the sons and daughters think what the empress mother said is reasonable, and Minzhi deserves what he deserves. It's just that the courtiers don't expose their evil, but instead try to please them. It's really suspected of helping the king to abuse them. Most of the ministers involved in the case are new ministers. , the family’s wealth is not rich, but the property they gave is really astonishing, if there is nothing in it, I’m afraid it’s impossible, so we should investigate it.” As soon as Empress Wu’s words fell, the prince immediately replied unceremoniously, and killed the person involved in the case. The minister had other plans to befriend He Lanmin, and he also expressed his attitude of pursuing and fighting to the end.

"This...well, Xian'er, as the presiding judge, do you have any concerns about this case?"

Although the people of Gaozong were cowardly, they were not stupid. At this time, how could they not know that the housework between Empress Wu and the crown prince had reached the point where fire and water were incompatible? After watching for a while, he turned his attention to Li Xian, and kicked the ball to Li Xian's feet with a big kick.

"Xian'er, don't panic, just say what you want, mother and your father will make decisions for you."

Before Li Xian could open his mouth, Empress Wu had already said something. The tone was mild, but it was full of threats.

"What the empress mother said is very true. Since the seventh brother is the chief judge, he should make a decision. No matter how difficult this matter is, with the emperor around, the seventh brother does not need to worry."

As soon as Empress Wu's words fell, the prince immediately followed without hesitation, making it clear that he was going to fight with Empress Wu.

Alright, this time it's alright, let's be the focus!Facing the expectant gazes of the crowd, Li Xian felt bitter in his heart, but it was obviously impossible not to answer. A slight mistake between advancing and retreating was a lot of fun. Fortunately, Li Xian had already calculated this scene before entering the palace He would not be too nervous when he appeared, so he murmured and said: "Returning to the words of the father, I think Wu Min is also contemptible, and his deeds are evil. Although death is not enough to punish his crimes, but he still thinks about it." The decency of the Tian family should be punished for not having a family property and being exiled for three thousand miles. No matter what the intentions of the other ministers and workers involved in the case, it is inevitable that they will be suspected of helping the tyrant and abuse. There is relegation, or it is appropriate."

Li Xian's remark was clearly in favor of Li Hong's side, but he did not take the matter to a dead end, leaving a lot of room for maneuver, but how to handle it was very delicate, it could be said that it was all in one mind. All the people in the middle fell silent, each silent...

(End of this chapter)