In Xingqing Palace, since the scene of Li Ying and other three kings forcing the palace in the Nanxun Palace, Li Longji's daily life is mostly in the Xingqing Palace, and he has experienced the great purge in the previous Chang'an siege rebellion.

At present, because the Son of Heaven is fortunate to be in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, among the people left behind in the Xingqing Palace, the oldest is in his early forties.

"Quick, hurry, get all these things out!" A middle-aged eunuch commanded those people under him arrogantly, and he actually made major adjustments to various decorations in the Xingqing Palace, and kept muttering, "We must clean up a new atmosphere here before everyone comes back!" From now on, we don't have to look at other people's faces! ”

When one of the little eunuchs heard this last sentence, he couldn't help but stumble under his feet, and almost turned over a box in his hand, he calmed down, and cautiously asked the middle-aged eunuch: "Cheng Qishi just said, we don't have to look at other people's faces from now on, ......what is this?"

He hesitated and didn't ask yet, and Cheng Yuanzhen, a middle-aged eunuch who had just paid an official visit to the inside, slapped him heavily on the back of the head, and then said meaningfully: "Don't ask so much, this world is the world of the Tang Dynasty, the world of His Majesty, and the palace and the court naturally do not allow a second voice!" ”

Soon after the Son of Heaven went to the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, Cheng Yuanzhen personally went to the Forbidden Garden in the Daming Palace to send a message to the two of the four armies at the North Gate. In any case, after the battle of Chang'an, the forward battalion was left with more than 1,000 people, plus the newly recruited flying dragon cavalry, the number will not exceed 4,000 now, although the forbidden army is sharply reduced, but the number is far more than that. At that time, as long as the Du family of dragons has no leader, it will no longer be a problem! Needless to say, there are as many vacant seats as there are in the inner chamberlain, even the seats of General Yulin or General Longwu, which he had never reached before, are already close at hand!

The little eunuch saw Cheng Yuanzhen's face with a burst of pride, although the back of his head hurt, but he didn't dare to show the slightest anger, he crept away quietly with something in his hand, and only glanced back at the prescription at the door, and took a sip of hatred. The guy who didn't know how many pounds and taels he had just climbed up to the high branch would have your good fruit to eat in the future!

As soon as he cursed so hatefully, he saw a large number of heavily armed sergeants rushing in front of him. Faced with this scene, he was startled and subconsciously let go of his hand, and the box in his hand fell to the ground with a clatter, and the precious jasper and green jade or rhino horn ivory hairpins in it fell to the ground, and some even fell into several pieces. However, he didn't have time to take care of such a catastrophe, and he realized for the first time that he was sitting on the ground, but he was afraid that something big would happen again!

In front of the Xingqing Palace is the Datong Palace, in addition to a small door to communicate, there is also the Xingqing Gate in the west that leads directly to the Daming Palace, so where do these soldiers and horses come from at this moment, it is self-evident. The little eunuch watched as these soldiers and horses passed by him in a menacing manner, no one glanced at him, no one glanced at the things on the ground, and a few pairs of feet in boots even trampled mercilessly on those precious objects such as hostas and bone hairpins. By the time the men disappeared from sight, all that was left was a mess on the ground.

"Something happened, it really happened!"

The little eunuch muttered nervously, although he was afraid, but he found that the Xingqing Gate and the door leading to the Datong Hall in the south had been watched, and even if he wanted to escape, it would be difficult for him to fly, so he simply abandoned this mess and carefully moved back to the way he had just come. When he arrived at the Xingqing Palace, he heard a great commotion coming from inside, followed by a desperate shouting voice.

"On the contrary, you are really the opposite, this is His Majesty's dormitory, who gave you the right to trespass! I am the inner matter hand-picked by His Majesty, and you are disrespectful! ”

"His Majesty was assassinated in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, Yongwang's father and son were the masterminds, and someone named you as the edict, and sent the North Gate Four Armies to surround Du Xiang's national residence and Pingkangfang Cui Mansion. This matter has been verified to be true, do you dare to deny it? ”

With this voice, the little eunuch saw that Cheng Yuanzhen, who was still triumphant just now, was escorted out by two soldiers, and the whole person looked wolf. Probably because the news he heard was too shocking, Cheng Yuanzhen's face had turned dead gray, he stared at the person who spoke incredulously, and only after a while did he shout hoarsely: "Impossible, you are committing a crime, there is no such thing......"

Smack-

A loud slap interrupted Cheng Yuanzhen's shouting. Half of his face was swollen, and he saw the person in front of him clearly, and he closed his mouth tightly in silence. Of course he knew this evil star, because it was the other party who arranged him and the others in the Xingqing Hall in the first place. During the days when Chang'an was besieged, the people of the three palaces of Taiji Palace, Daming Palace, and Xingqing Palace all firmly remembered the name Jiang Du Jiang Shilang. It was this heir of Chu Guogong, who was only known for his gentleness in the past, and at that time, he showed an extraordinary ruthless skill, and he was not merciless in killing.

"It seems that you still remember me Jiang Si." Jiang Du patted Cheng Yuanzhen's swollen left cheek with his palm, and said with a smile, "It's just that it's only been a long time, and you actually forgot my methods!" ”

said that it was too late and that was fast, Jiang Du suddenly slapped him again, and this time Cheng Yuanzhen was as high as his cheeks, and he was really like a pig's head. However, he couldn't care about the pain, and desperately begged for mercy in a vague voice: "The Duke of Chu spares his life, the Duke of Chu spares his life!" I'm just doing what I'm told......"

"Shut up, you dare to listen to the chaos? If His Majesty is here at this moment, do you believe it or not, and he will insist that you are an overbearing? Jiang Du laughed, and saw that Cheng Yuan Zhenden was paralyzed on the ground, and it was difficult for the two of them to stand him up, so he squatted down for a while, looked at this fool and said, "Don't worry, I can still spare your life for the time being, but you remember it for me, when you get to the Yushi Terrace, you don't have to say any lies, you know what to say." You know, there are a lot of things you can't handle! ”

"Yes, yes......" Cheng Yuanzhen nodded desperately, his brain no longer even had the ability to think. The two forbidden troops who went to arrest Du Shiyi's family returned with a feather, but there was a big case of King Yong's father and son assassinating the Son of Heaven in the Sixteen Princes' mansion, and they all deviated from the route completely, how could a small person like him be able to carry this series of major events?

Jiang Du slowly got up and made a gesture to order the people to be escorted away. And today's person involved is not just one Cheng Yuanzhen, almost all the high-grade servants in the entire Xingqing Hall have been transferred to the Yushitai for interrogation, and even the white bodies who have no grades and no grades below have all been detained here. In addition, even Li Longji, who is the Son of Heaven, did not return to his favorite Nannei Xingqing Palace, but was escorted to Daming Palace. In Du Shiyi's words, the two provinces of Zhongshu Sect in Daming Palace and the Yushitai are all in the outer court, and the Son of Heaven can be on call if he is called, which is undoubtedly more suitable for recuperation than Xingqing Palace.

As for the imperial history platform located in the former dynasty of the Daming Palace, it has become a place to guard and screen sinners. The forbidden army generals who participated in the siege of Cui Du and the two houses were all escorted here, and among the three courtyards of the Imperial History Palace, the Taiwan Courtyard, and the Procuratorate, a total of 12 imperial historians were recruited, and more than 30 Lingshi books and Lingshi came here to handle cases. The other two sons of King Yong, as well as many of the eunuchs involved, were also tried here. In order to show fairness, Du Shiyi directly put Chen Xuanli and Gao Lishi in to supervise the trial. For several days, from the initial chickens flying and dogs jumping, to the final eerie tranquility, every person in charge actually had the urge to retreat.

What is this called? The Son of Heaven instructed Yongwang Li Lan to poison Du Shiyi, and promised to make him the crown prince after the matter was completed, but Li Lan had ulterior motives at all, planning to kill two birds with one stone, assassinate Li Longji and blame Du Shiyi, and then he and his son Li Yi, the king of Xiangcheng, killed Du Shiyi, pretending to be a hoe traitor, and then plotted a great treasure with such a merit! In the end, Li Luan's father and son were defeated, Li Longji was hit by an arrow, and although his life was worry-free for the time being, the blow was really big. As for Du Shiyi herself, she escaped by luck.

But if it's a fluke, it's not necessarily true. Du Shiyi probably expected that there would be corresponding troubles during the trip to the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, otherwise why did he lay the groundwork and secretly invite the important ministers of the court and Chen Xuanli to accompany him? Even Gao Lishi did not personally deliver the decree to the Flying Dragon Stable, but asked the little eunuch to go, and he quietly accompanied Pei Kuan, Chen Xuanli and others. But at that time, who could guarantee that Li Lan's arrow would not shoot at Du Shiyi first?

One qiē is the destiny of heaven!

The biggest question now is how to decide this case!

Although the Sixteen Princes' Mansion and the Hundred Sun Courtyard have all been blocked, all kinds of discussions in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City have long been boiling. Compared with Li Longji, the son of heaven who left the people of Chang'an and escaped alone, the reputation of Du Shiyi's father and son is too good. Except for a handful of people who were loyal to the Son of Heaven and denounced Du Shiyi for ulterior motives, many people almost unanimously believed that the Son of Heaven could not tolerate heroes. And the most unbearable thing is that now that the rebels have not yet been destroyed, and Hebei is still fighting one after another, Li Longji chose to start at such a time, which is simply stupid to the extreme!

If the front is in chaos because of the leaderless dragons, and An Lushan succeeds in counterattacking, will the Tang Dynasty have to change its surname to An Wei?

In the former magnificent Yongwang Mansion, at this moment, it is sealed and guarded, and it is difficult for others to step into the door at all. In the bamboo forest, Princess Gu'an, who was wearing men's clothes, walked like a master, looking leisurely. When she came to the grass pavilion, she suddenly said to Zhang Yao without looking back: "Although King Yong has always been different from other kings, I didn't expect that at the critical moment, he actually played a trick on our majesty. If it weren't for bad luck, maybe he would have won! ”

Zhang Yao didn't understand why Princess Gu'an quietly entered the Yongwang Mansion at this time, but he still said with a smile: "So, now everything outside is spreading, and the destiny of heaven cannot be violated." ”

"I have always felt that what really works in this world is always manpower, but now I believe that the mandate of heaven still exists." Princess Gu'an stood in the middle of the grass pavilion and suddenly stomped her feet lightly. Thinking that Du Shiyi had quietly sent a huge amount of gunpowder into Chang'an City for storage, only she knew about this matter except for Chibi. This time, the Son of Heaven summoned Du Shiyi back to Beijing, and she learned from Du Shisanniang which four princes were frequently summoned, so she had a plan in her heart, and finally said that she moved Chibi and placed a box of gunpowder in the palace of King Yong. Be prepared to detonate and create chaos if the situation is urgent.

The place where the gunpowder is buried in the palace of King Keyong is in the bamboo forest where this grass pavilion is located! Because no one thought that Li Lan would take someone to the grass pavilion, and no one thought that Li Lan would show a crossbow, so at that time, even Chi Bi, who had already been ambushed, didn't dare to move that lead! But when it came to the end, the crossbow arrow finally fell on Li Longji, which shows that Li Lan's resentment towards the Son of Heaven is much deeper!

The corners of her mouth twitched, and Princess Gu'an said softly: "Come and help, get things out." ”

This kind of thing can't be casually transported into Chang'an in the future, and it can't be wasted in this Yongwang Mansion that may be rebuilt at any time!