In the Tai Chi Hall.
All the officials were still in shock that Li Chengzong had just hit his head on the dragon column and died. At this time, after hearing Li Er call out Wei Ting's name, they all immediately focused their attention on Wei Ting.
Seeing Li Chengzong die in front of her, Wei Ting was in a state of extreme shock. When she heard Li Er calling her, Wei Ting stepped forward tremblingly, cupped her hands and said, "Your Majesty, the old minister did guess that The dragon head of the Tianlong Sect may be the son of King Xi, because the token of King Xi is so noble. Except for the direct bloodline of King Xi, it is impossible for him to live among the people for no reason! But the old minister never guessed that the dragon head of the Tianlong Sect is Li Chengzong, which is even more unexpected. We know how he came back from the dead! I am afraid that only Princess Xi knows about this!"
Wei Ting was born in the Xiaoyao Gongfang of the Wei family in the East of Jingzhao. When he was young, he had a very good relationship with the hidden prince Li Jiancheng. Emperor Gaozu pacified the capital, and offered wine to the Duke of Longxi (Li Jiancheng). He moved the prince Zuowei's cavalry and inspected the school. In the seventh year of Wude, due to Yang Wenqian's incident, he, Du Yan and Wang Gui were exiled to Xizhou. After the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty entered the East Palace and was recruited as the head doctor of the Ministry of Personnel.
Li Er looked at Wei Ting intently. After confirming that the other party was not lying, he said in a deep voice: "Come here, tell Zheng Guanyin!"
"Here~!"
A young eunuch immediately took the order and left.
Zheng Guanyin was born in the 19th year of Emperor Wen's reign in the Sui Dynasty. Ten years into his career, sixteen-year-old Zheng Guanyin married Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of Tang Guogong. In May of the second year of Yining, after the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jian was established as the crown prince, and Zheng was appointed as the crown prince. Zheng was in her youth, extremely wealthy and prosperous, and was just a stone's throw away from her mother's position as empress of the world.
Unexpectedly, on June 4, the ninth year of Wude, disaster broke out in Xiaoqiang. King Qin Li Shimin suddenly launched the Xuanwumen Revolution and killed Li Jiancheng and his disciples. In one day, the Zheng family suffered great changes. Her husband died, her son died, and the family was almost wiped out. Zheng was twenty-eight years old at that time, and the oldest among the disciples was probably no more than eleven years old. After Li Jiancheng died, Zheng spent the whole day mourning his late husband and raising his young orphans.
At this time, Zheng Guanyin was still living in the palace, so not long after, the young eunuch walked in with a woman with a weathered face but particularly regular features. Many officials were looking at the woman. There was a sigh of relief on their faces.
This woman is the former wife of Li Jiancheng - Zheng Guanyin!
"See Your Majesty!"
Walking in front of the officials, Zheng Guanyin bowed and said expressionlessly.
Although she hated the man in front of her very much, she knew in her heart that there was nothing she could do against the man in front of her because he was the supreme man in the world! This time when she heard that Li Er told her to go to Tai Chi Hall, she was a little confused at first. However, after losing her husband and her son, she had already looked down on life and death in the world for so many years. No matter what Li Er asked her to do, she felt that it had nothing to do with it. critical!
But when she inadvertently saw the blood stains near the dragon column on the right front, she panicked for no reason. She always felt that those blood stains seemed to have some connection with herself.
"No gift!"
Li Er's face was also expressionless, he nodded and said calmly.
Zheng Guanyin straightened up as instructed and looked at Li Er with an indifferent expression.
Li Er was silent for a moment, looked directly at Zheng Guanyin, and then asked in a deep voice: "Sister-in-law, do you know where Chengzong is?"
"Chengzong!?"
After hearing these two words, Zheng Guanyin's pupils shrank and her face suddenly turned pale. She staggered back two steps, but soon she forced herself to calm down and pretended to be calm: "What do you mean by your Majesty's words?" ? Chengzong... Chengzong died of illness eight years ago?"
Li Er said with a cold face: "Huh! He died of illness eight years ago? Since he died of illness eight years ago, why did he become the leader of the Tianlong Sect and lead an army of 50,000 Tianlong to attack Chang'an City? Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, you guys You were so thorough in hiding it from me! Not only did you deceive me, you also deceived everyone in the world!"
Hearing this, Zheng Guanyin staggered back two steps in disbelief and murmured: "What? Chengzong is the dragon head of the Tianlong Sect? Impossible! Impossible! My son!"
As he talked, Zheng Guanyin couldn't help but burst into tears. Of course Zheng Guanyin had heard about the recent turmoil caused by the Tianlong Sect near Chang'an. As soon as the Tianlong army besieged the city, Zheng Guanyin also heard it from the mouths of the palace maids. Having said that, she knew very well that if the leader of the Tianlong Sect was really Li Chengzong, then her only surviving son in the world would definitely be massacred by Li Er again!
Zheng Guanyin, who had already experienced the pain of losing her husband and son two years ago, now hears the bad news. No one can understand the pain in her heart!
All the officials in the court, seeing Zheng Guanyin crying miserably, couldn't help but turn away and couldn't bear to look any further.
After a long time, when Zheng Guanyin's mood stabilized a little, Li Er asked in a deep voice: "So, Chengzong really didn't die of illness eight years ago? Then where has he been all these years?"
Zheng Guanyin raised her head, looked at Li Er with her lifeless eyes, and then smiled miserably: "Your Majesty, are these still important? Even if he didn't die back then, wouldn't he still be able to escape death now? The blood in front of this palace , he must be from Chengzong, right?"
It is said that mother and son are connected. Although Zheng Guanyin is unwilling to admit it now, the bloody reality tells her that the pool of blood in front of her must belong to her son Li Chengzong!
Otherwise, why would Li Er call her over for no reason and ask about Li Chengzong
"...I didn't kill him. He knew he was guilty and committed suicide by hitting a pillar!"
After a moment of silence, Li Er might not be able to bear it. He looked at the poor woman in front of him and said in a deep voice.
"The sin is so serious... My poor son, why are you so reluctant to come back from overseas! Retaliation for injustice ends up costing your own life, how can you let your mother and concubine live!"
Zheng Guanyin knelt down in front of the pool of blood, wailing like a helpless child.
"Overseas? You mean Chengzong has been overseas these years?"
Li Er very keenly caught some key words from Zheng Guanyin's words. He focused his eyes and asked seriously.
Zheng Guanyin trembled, but in the end he didn't say anything. He still lay there and cried loudly.
Li Er was not angry because of Zheng Guanyin's silence. After a moment, he said calmly: "If you don't want to say it, I won't force you, but I will send someone to investigate, and I will definitely report this matter." Let’s get to the bottom of it! Just retreat first!”
Zheng Guanyin's expression was stagnant. She didn't expect that Li Er would let her go so easily, but the firm tone in Li Er's words made her feel cold. Yes, if Li Er was determined to investigate something Things, then what else can be hidden from him in this world
Zheng Guanyin stood up unsteadily. At this moment, she didn't know whether she was right or wrong in hiding Li Chengzong's matter.
"Your Majesty, where is Chengzong's body? I... I want to see him again~!"
Zheng Guanyin saluted Li Erfu, and then said in a trembling voice.
Unexpectedly, Li Er waved his hand lightly and said, "I asked people to drag him out to feed the dogs. If you go now, you should be able to see him for the last time!"
"What?"
Zheng Guanyin suddenly felt as if she had been struck by lightning and her heart was broken. She staggered back two steps and fell directly to the ground.
Seeing this scene, all the civil and military officials in the court lowered their heads and couldn't bear to look at Zheng Guanyin who fell to the ground, but no one stood up to plead for mercy. After all, this involved issues of principle and political stance. At this time, no one was willing to do it because of a person. The dead man went to offend Li Er and completely ruined his career!
But there is one exception!
Others can remain indifferent when seeing such tragic scenes, but Li Zexuan cannot!
He took two steps forward, preparing to walk in front of the officials. Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong and others couldn't help but became anxious when they saw this, and quickly shouted in a low voice: "Xiaoxuan, stop!"
Li Zexuan paused, but only for a moment. After a moment, he strode forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, the deceased is gone. The sins Li Chengzong committed during his lifetime have all been eliminated with his death." The smoke has dissipated, and the prime minister's belly can still hold a boat. Your Majesty is a generation of holy kings, so why bother with a dead man! I implore your majesty to take back Li Chengzong's life and preserve Li Chengzong's body, so as to show the kindness and magnanimity of the Holy Emperor to the people of the world!"
Mother's love is the greatest and most touching emotion in the world!
Li Zexuan is not a virgin bitch, he just has the most basic sympathy of human beings. This kind of sympathy is actually shared by every minister present, but the difference is that he is willing to give up some external things in order to sympathize with a poor mother, while others, But I don’t want to do this!
quiet!
After Li Zexuan finished speaking, the Tai Chi Hall fell into a deathly silence. All the ministers looked at Li Zexuan with incredible eyes! The ministers did not believe that Li Zexuan, who was so wise and almost a demon, would not know about the risks and crises hidden behind this matter. However, Li Zexuan did it even though he knew it was impossible to do. This made the officials Some of them are incomprehensible!
Even Zheng Guanyin, who fell to the ground and was sobbing softly, stopped crying at this time. She looked up at Li Zexuan in surprise. She did not expect that the people who came to plead for her orphans and widowed mother were not those who had surrounded Li Jiancheng in the past. He keeps saying that he is an old minister who will swear allegiance to him, but he is actually a fifteen-year-old boy who has just entered the court for more than a year. He is really an emperor and a minister, and the changes in the world, the warmth and warmth of people, are all included!
Seeing someone coming out to plead for Zheng Guanyin and Li Chengzong, Li Er's eyes narrowed and he was about to get angry subconsciously. But after hearing what Li Zexuan said, Li Er fell silent!
Li Er, who was in a state of rage before, suddenly woke up!
yes! He was a majestic emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He could accommodate old ministers of the previous dynasty and many officials from Li Jiancheng's faction in the past. Why couldn't he tolerate a dead person? The vicious curse that Li Chengzong said before committing suicide indeed touched Li Er's inner rebelliousness, but if it was because of this that Li Chengzong's body was buried in a dog's belly, wouldn't it mean that he would have a bad reputation in front of the world as a cruel and unkind person who would seek revenge
"Come here! Immediately pass the order and leave the whole body of Li Chengzong!"
After pondering for a moment, Li Er finally spoke out.
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