Chapter 1252: The Monarch and the Ministers are Righteous and Resolute
When he heard that Du Shiyi had recovered the whole territory of Hebei and returned to Chang'an, and he also took Li Li, the king of Nanyang, the ministers in the court were simply shocked, and the clans were dumbfounded and unprepared, but for Li Longji, it was a deep horror. He knew what kind of means he used this time, knew that the time when Du Shiyi was dragged in Hebei was the last chance, and he also knew what the result would be if Li Li, the king of Nanyang, was aware, and he knew that if he sacrificed Gao Lishi, he would become a complete loner. But he can't be reconciled, he can't accept his fate, he just hopes to be able to gamble at the end!
But now this gamble with all the bets is clearly going to be lost! Du Shiyi returned to Chang'an from Hebei, passing through so many counties and counties along the way, and alarming countless chief ministers, but no one sent a message to Chang'an, or no one was able to send a message to Chang'an, what does this mean? Either Du Shiyi already has such a strong strength to control the situation, or those officials have betrayed him, the son of heaven, no matter which possibility it is, they all pushed him further into the abyss!
The joy of Yi King Li Pu just now had all turned into fear, and there was no figure within three feet of him. Every clan subconsciously stayed away from him, as if they were afraid of contaminating the mildew on this quasi-Donggong. has not yet sued the temple to worship heaven and earth, but it was announced as the East Palace in front of the hundred officials, but it suffered such a reversal in an instant, the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the present, or from ancient times to the present, how can there be such a prince so unlucky?
Li Longji was almost speechless just now, and at this moment he barely burst out a few words: "Great reversal...... No......"
However, in this noisy hall, only he, the Son of Heaven, could hear his voice. Such a victory came too unexpectedly, and the return of the army was also too unexpected. Even Pei Kuan couldn't be sure what was going on behind this and what it represented. Although he had just been praised and ridiculed by the Son of Heaven, at this time, Pei Kuan, who was the left minister, had to turn around and loudly suppress the chaotic situation.
But there are too many people today, in addition to these in the palace, there are also officials of lower grades who cannot enter the palace in the square of the main building of the palace, so his voice alone is like a flat boat on the sea, fluttering and helpless, and no one listens. However, I don't know how long it took, starting from the entrance of the main hall, the crowd gradually quieted down from back to front, and at last there was no longer the slightest noise except for heavy footsteps.
The footsteps were not chaotic, and they were not the army rushing up to the main building as people imagined. When the rear gave way to a pathway, the person in front finally saw the faltering figure clearly.
It's Colliers! It turned out to be Colliers! Looking at the way his hands are tightly bandaged, is this an injury?
Li Longji's face had already lost its blood, and it was even more terrifying at this moment. He even wanted to tell himself that this was a dream, Li Li couldn't be alive, and even if he was alive, it was impossible to come back with Du Shiyi, and Gao Lishi was even more unlikely to appear in front of him, but as the figure got closer and closer, even past Pei Kuan at the front, and was only a few steps away from him, he finally panicked.
"Don't come, you don't come!" Li Longji grabbed two handfuls, waved his hands indiscriminately, and almost screamed out of his voice, "I have been with your monarch and ministers for so many years, and I have always treated you well, even if you die, you shouldn't come to me!" ”
The Son of Heaven said such a thing incoherently, and the clans and ministers below were all shocked. And Gao Lishi finally stopped there, looked at the Son of Heaven for a moment with a complicated face, and then bowed down meticulously.
Seeing that Li Longji didn't even forget to say anything about the scene, he stood up silently again, and said in an ancient tone: "The minister was ordered to go to Youzhou from the king of Nanyang with Wei Shangshu to recruit Shi Siming, but on the day of arrival, the three counties of Fanyang, Yuyang, and Miyun had already been recovered, so they could not achieve their fate. Later, because the Dubo Huaiyi Khan invited Marshal Du and the generals in the Zhenyuan army, the king of Nanyang took the ministers and Wei Shangshu to go, but he did not expect that among the ministers' entourage, someone actually rose up to assassinate the king of Nanyang. After questioning, this person confessed that the mastermind was Liang Ruoqian, a regular servant in the inner prison. ”
Gao Lishi used such a tone to tell such a horrific thing, and the surrounding clans, civil and military, all changed color. After experiencing the assassination of Yongwang Li Li's father and son, most people's guesses are exactly the same. For a while, I don't know how many complicated eyes fell on the Son of Heaven who couldn't sit still at all on the throne.
Although there is no father and son in the heavenly family, there is no family affection, but it is rare to be such a ruthless and righteous son today from ancient times to the present!
Li Longji used all his strength to squeeze out a few numbers: "Gao Lishi, hello...... Hello! ”
"The crime of the minister, to say that it is small, is negligence, to say that it is big, and the person who assassinates the king of the clan is involved, and the crime deserves death. Although the king of Nanyang was well aware of the righteousness, Marshal Du was discerning, and thought that the minister was just framed, but the minister had no place to be ashamed, so he asked His Majesty for guilt, and was willing to be exempted from being a commoner, and never entered the palace from then on. ”
As Gao Lishi knelt down again and kowtowed deeply, Li Longji's face suddenly stiffened. For so many years, how could he not hear the sound of Colliers? Nanyang Wang Li Li and Du Shiyi must have promised Gao Lishi a lot of things, no matter how they say it, they will never let him bear the responsibility of the assassination and remove the officials from the people, but Gao Lishi just said so at this moment! If he wasn't extremely disheartened, but he didn't want to fall into the well and stab him in the heart of the Tang Dynasty, why would Gao Lishi be like this?
Li Longji subconsciously trembled and stretched out his hand, wanting to grab the last loyal minister in front of him, however, Gao Lishi had already kowtowed and stood up, and then shook him deeply, and then left without looking back. In the face of this scene, he finally had panic, panic and regret, but his hands and feet were no longer obedient. He could only watch as this familiar back figure walked farther and farther away, and finally disappeared completely from view.
Colliers won't be coming back! Unlike the previous time when he drove Gao Lishi out of the palace in a fit of rage, this time Gao Lishi will not come back!
Compared with the time when it was like a market just now, there was no sound in the hall at this moment, as if everyone was holding their breath. The actual situation is also similar, everyone is urgently thinking about the meaning of this series of news, and what countermeasures they should take, although some people want to question the authenticity of this matter, but Gao Lishi's statement just now and his self-resignation are like a heavy boulder pressing on everyone's heart. I don't know how long it took before a not-so-confident voice came from above the hall again.
"Gao Lishi has returned, isn't it true that King Nanyang and Marshal Du have also entered the palace? Why haven't you seen anyone yet? ”
Such a voice made many people who were about to move shut up directly. Thinking of the fact that at this time, the outside of the hall was probably already full of troops waiting for them, even those clans who usually thought they were golden and noble, they couldn't help but tremble, and the ministers also beat drums in their hearts. After so many years of extravagance, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong have been in power for the great purge, and there are almost no ten clean and stylish people in the court, even if Pei Kuan is cleaning up the situation and trying to transfer back some capable officials, but after all, it has just started to do, and the results are limited.
What's more, Du Shiyi not only really took possession, but he also sent back Li Li, the king of Nanyang!
"What about Liang Ruoqian, the inner servant that General Gao just said? In any case, we have to bring people in first, and everyone will interrogate them clearly, so that we can really find out what is going on! ”
This time, it was Sheng Wang Li Qi who dared to make a sound. When Li Longji announced King Dingliyi as the crown prince just now, it was not only Li Heng, the king of Feng, who was angry, he was also so angry, but he was not so reckless after all, even if the prince and grandson were noisy, he didn't say anything, but now he had to come out. Whether he was the son of Concubine Wu Hui, or he had some tacit understanding with his father Li Longji before, he was extremely worried about his future, so he had to grasp this last straw. Almost as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a thud, as if something had fallen to the ground.
"Help!"
With this voice, a person with a big tie rolled on the ground a few times, but his nose was blue and his face was swollen, and he couldn't see his head and face clearly. Just now, Sheng Wang Li Qi asked such a question, such a person appeared in front of him at this moment, and no one around him could guess what was going on? Thinking that the Son of Heaven has repeatedly made such scandals, and now even implicates a royal grandson, the loyal and righteous people are choked in their hearts, the vacillating people have complicated thoughts, and more people are aggrieved in their hearts. Especially when a figure appeared at the door of the main hall, it attracted countless eyes.
"Although I Nanyang King Li Li is just a virtuous and incompetent grandson, even my grandfather as the crown prince was suppressed by Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong successively, I don't have the courage or the opportunity to do something for the people of the world, this time I was ordered to go to Youzhou, and I was not willing, but I still went without hesitation. I don't care about the position of the East Palace promised by my father, my father asked me to relieve Marshal Du of his military power, and I was sincerely afraid to steal his position in order to recruit the marshal. But it's been less than a month since I came and went, how did I get to my father's mouth, and I became unheard of, suspected of being murdered?
Since I entered Hebei Province, all the people who came and went were the followers of the army, and everyone was worried that I would make a mistake, but in the end, it was the people who followed me all the way to the Zhenyuan army who wanted to assassinate me! And if you don't make a move sooner or later, you assassinate me in front of Marshal Du, Guo Dashuai and many other generals! ”
From the moment he was assassinated, Li Li, the king of Nanyang, didn't know how much panic, how much fear, how much resentment had accumulated in his stomach, and all his brains came out at this moment. He suddenly strode into the main hall, and then kicked the guy on the ground with a violent kick, and then asked sharply: "Marshal Du and many other generals who were present at the time, as well as hundreds of healthy soldiers, are all human witnesses, and the reward of unknown origin found by the inner chamberlain is physical evidence, plus this guy, can the eldest father give the subjects of the world an explanation to my poor grandson?" ”
"I am the monarch's father, as the emperor's grandson, I want you to die, do you dare not die?"
Li Longji gritted his teeth and burst out this sentence, and when he was gasping for breath, he only heard a laugh near in front of him.
"So, is His Majesty admitting that this matter was indeed instigated by himself?"