Li Hong stepped on the last step step by step. Xiaoxue on the left and Zong Chuke on the right looked nervous and looked at the hundreds of soldiers around them with vigilance.
"Plop...Plop..."
Several people, headed by He Lan Minzhi, all knelt on the ground after Li Hong stepped onto the last step, their heads pressed to the ground and their whole bodies trembling.
The beauties in disheveled clothes next to them looked at Li Hong approaching slowly and wondered why these "high-ranking officials" who were domineering, chatting and laughing, speaking boldly, and fearless suddenly turned into another picture of virtue. .
But no matter what, they were not fools. They knew in their hearts that this young man must be a higher official than them, so they hurriedly followed him and knelt on the ground.
At this time, the sound of neat and fast steps suddenly sounded behind Li Hong. Two armies of about 2,000 people silently rushed toward the entrance of Hanfeng Hall from the left and right sides of Cuiwei Hall.
The unsheathed swords and the cold horse blades all exuded a murderous aura of iron and blood. The entire team was dressed in black armor, with only the red damask on top of the helmets fluttering in the wind.
Exuding silent fighting spirit and soaring murderous intent, they had already disintegrated more than a hundred soldiers before they even got close, and they had no intention of fighting in the first place.
They all threw down their swords and were surrounded by the soldiers who came over to the square, waiting for their fate.
From the beginning to the end, Li Hong did not even look back. The two generals led by the Crown Prince, Si Yu, and Cheetah, Fang Zhan, Heng Qiao and others quickly controlled the situation, and then stood not far in front of Li Hong to prevent any unexpected events.
Li Hong slowly walked in front of the people kneeling on the ground, kicked all the disheveled women out one by one, and said calmly: "Detain them first."
Immediately, several soldiers came up, showing no mercy. Their huge hands grabbed one by the hair, and screams suddenly broke out. One by one, they were dragged to the bottom of the steps and guarded with the soldiers.
"Messengers from the Japanese Kingdom? It's interesting that you actually came to our Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty to drink and have fun. Who gave you the courage?" Li Hong asked, kicking the heads of the two Japanese envoys who were kneeling on the ground.
"Ning Daoming, Xiao Shougui, Xiao Shoudao, as courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, don't you know that this is the royal palace? Is this a place where you drink and have fun? Lift your heads and talk." Li Hong put his hands behind his back and moved back and forth on his toes. Kicking the heads of several people lying on the ground who dared not move.
"What? You don't dare to speak anymore? Ning Daoming, I let you escape the disaster last time, but you still show no repentance to me. Are you really looking for death? What do you think of me, the Royal Family of the Tang Dynasty? What the hell are you doing? This is where you can come!" Li Hong suddenly stepped on Ning Daoming's head and asked sternly.
"Say, who the hell gave you the courage!"
"I know that I am guilty, please spare my life, Your Highness." Ning Daoming's head was trampled under his feet and he did not dare to move, his mouth was pressed tightly to the ground, and he said vaguely.
Li Hong let go of Ning Daoming's head and slowly stood in front of He Lan Minzhi. Looking at He Lan Minzhi who was like a shrimp, the murderous aura in Li Hong became stronger and stronger.
"Zong Chuke made an edict: Today I will go to Cuiwei Palace to pay homage to the emperor's grandfather, and to check out the dozens of people who are drinking and having fun in Hanfeng Palace, including He Lan Minzhi, Ning Daoming, Xiao Shougui, Xiao Shoudao, and the Japanese envoys. This is for me. The crime of royal disrespect is an insult to the dignity of the Tang Dynasty. According to the order, I have summoned the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, Zongzheng Temple, etc. to Taiyi City to inquire. I have been thinking about this matter for a long time. According to the law of the court, I decided to personally interrogate the case, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple will assist me."
Zong Chuke threw away the horizontal sword in his hand and hurriedly followed Cheetah into the Hanfeng Hall, looking for pen and ink to start drafting the decree.
Helan Minzhi knelt on the ground and heard everything clearly. His vision went dark and he almost fainted! There is only one thought in his mind at the moment. He must not fall into the hands of the prince. Even if he is handed over to the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple, he will definitely be able to get out without using it. But if he falls into the hands of the prince, he has no idea whether he can save his life. have no idea.
"Hong'er, I am a relative of the emperor. You cannot interrogate me in person. You have to hand me over to Zongzheng Temple. This is in compliance with the laws of the Tang Dynasty." Helan Minzhi knelt on the ground and said hurriedly.
"Do you still know that you are a relative of the emperor?" He Lan Minzhi didn't say anything. It was a good thing. As soon as he opened his mouth, the anger in Li Hong's heart that could not be suppressed immediately erupted like a volcano: "You still have the nerve to say that. What the fuck! Who gave you the courage to dominate here and lead these filthy people to sing and dance in the royal palace!”
Li Hong stepped on Helan Minzhi's head and asked, causing blood to flow from Helan Minzhi's forehead. He still didn't mean to stop: "What the hell are you talking to me about, the emperor's relative? The emperor's relative, you he." Where did you put the royal family's face? Do you know where this place is? You really think that if you are protected, you can run amok in the Tang Dynasty! I tell you, He Lan Minzhi, no one can save you this time! You! Let’s settle the old and new accounts together!”
Li Hong looked fiercely at the half of the face that was trampled under his feet, and said with a ferocious smile: "Helan Minzhi, I tell you, no one can save you. You dare to step on the royal family's face, so don't blame me. Li Hong doesn’t treat you like a human being!”
"Lawless, Wutian, everyone is put into the restricted area. Without my order, even my father and mother will never allow them to visit. If you are lost, killing you a hundred times will not be enough!" Li Hong was ruthless again! He stomped on He Lanmin's face, turned around and left.
He believed that as long as he entered the restricted area of Taiyi City, no one would be able to take these people away from him!
In the palace, there were many more white carrier pigeons than usual today. While the other eunuchs were running back and forth, Yang Wu already had seven or eight doves in his hands.
At this time, he once again took the carrier pigeon secret fold from the door of Ganlu Hall. He turned around and ran back to the imperial study room with a solemn look, carefully placed the secret fold on Li Zhi's table, and then stepped aside respectfully!
Li Zhi's face was full of anger, with flushed cheeks and coughing from time to time. You can imagine how angry Li Zhi was at this moment.
Looking at Wu Shun's mother and daughter kneeling in front of him, they roared: "Nonsense! Are you crazy! Hanfeng Palace is also a place for you to make nonsense! Who gave him the courage to drink and have fun in Hanfeng Palace!" I’m accompanied by a barbarian woman! Where have you put my face? Do you still have my presence in your eyes?”
"Your Majesty, Minzhi is still young, not much older than Li Hong, and his personality is a bit more lively. It's useless for you to be angry now, right? You'd better find a way first..."
"Pah!" Li Zhi slapped Helan Minyue on the face, and a trail of blood slowly flowed out from the corner of his mouth.
"Insolent! You're still young? Li Hong is no younger than him! When have you ever seen Li Hong behaving so corruptly? Do you still have the nerve to plead for him? I tell you, no matter what Li Hong does to him, I will not interfere! Such contempt and trampling on the majesty of the royal family is disrespectful and should be executed!" Li Zhi stared at Helan Minyue's incredible face and said angrily with his red eyes.
Wu Shun was also startled. Li Zhi, who had always been gentle, did not expect that getting angry would be scary. He glanced at He Lan Min Yue and forced himself to smile: "Your Majesty, this servant and Min Yue are not interceding for Min Zhi, but just I hope you can see how to make this matter less turbulent. If this matter spreads, it will not look good on our royal family. After all, it is our royal family’s own business..."
While listening to Wu Shun's words, Li Zhi looked through the secret folder that Yang Wu had just handed over. When he saw that Li Hong, in the name of the East Palace, had formally proposed to investigate and handle the case with full authority, Li Zhi couldn't help but raise his head and sigh.
The secret was still on Wu Shun's face casually, and he said feebly: "If I don't help you, the prince is determined to personally interrogate you. If I object, how will I face my father, the courtiers and the world?" People! Stand down and don’t mention this again.”
"Your Majesty... you... If there is something wrong with Minzhi, Your Majesty, this servant will not be alive..." Wu Shun was startled and flipped through the secret book. He saw that the words were filled with the prince's anger and determination. This matter If His Majesty does not come forward, it is not impossible for Li Hong, who has always taken revenge, to kill Helan Minzhi because of this matter!
"Yang Wu, send them out of the palace." Li Zhi turned to look out the window and said calmly.
But I was thinking in my heart, what will happen to the queen? It doesn't matter if he doesn't care, anyway, Helan Minzhi has long since disliked him. He goes in and out of the palace every day, and he has more freedom than Sujie, Shangjin and others.
"Can you give this secret fold to the queen?" Li Zhi picked up the secret fold and asked Yang Wu.
"Back to Your Majesty, I don't know yet. As soon as the secret package arrived, I hurriedly sent it over." Yang Wu could feel the deep feeling of powerlessness in Li Zhi's heart.
"Go to the queen and take this secret fold with you." Li Zhi sighed, and finally relented.
In Wu Mei's palace, she held in her hand the secret book played by Li Hong that Li Zhi had just handed to her. She frowned and read it over and over again until she almost forgot what she had read. Then she sighed and slowly let go. on the desktop.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean? Do you really want to let that little guy interrogate you in person? Are you sure that the ministers of the court, local governors, royal relatives, and Japanese envoys want to be interrogated in person by the prince? Although it is a matter of royal dignity, this matter is If everyone in the world knew about Li Hong's temper, wouldn't it be even more inappropriate? "
Wu Mei frowned a little, it would be fine if he was just a minister of the court or a local governor, but this simply imprisoned all the powerful people, and it was not a small matter to cause trouble.
"What does the queen mean?" Li Zhi asked calmly with no expression on his face.
"Have you decided to let the people from the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and Honglu Temple go to Taiyi City?" Wu Mei continued to ask without answering Li Zhi's words.
"Yes, I agreed. This discount was given later. Even if I wanted to change it, it was already too late." Li Zhi sighed. He Lan Minzhi deserved it, but he was allowed to meet Li Hong! Can't you wait until Li Hong has finished going to Cuiwei Palace before going by yourself
(End of chapter)