When Tianhou sent Li Huai away, Li Chaoge knew it was the crown prince's turn.
Li Shan didn't know whose advice he followed, and planned to send Li Chaoge to marry him. This method is very low-end, but it is not effective.
Once it is done, both Li Chaoge and Tianhou will suffer greatly. In the face of royal interests, brotherhood is nothing. Li Chaoge doesn't resent the prince for being ungrateful, but now that Li Chaoge has won, the prince can't expect Li Chaoge to care about the brother-sister relationship.
The prince knelt down to plead guilty, and the atmosphere in the Hall of Renshou froze. The maid? The servants quit at some point, leaving only a few confidant eunuchs and the emperor's family in the palace.
Seeing Li Shan's movements, the princess hurriedly followed and knelt down. Li Chaoge caught a glimpse of the couple from the corner of his eye, and silently raised the hem of his clothes and knelt in the hall.
Both the prince and the princess knelt down, and it was too ostentatious for Li Chaoge to stand up again. Those two people in the first song?, no matter the queen or the emperor, Li Chaoge can't afford to offend them now.
Li Chaoge knelt on the ground, bowing his head respectfully. She looked like she was admitting her mistake, but in fact she was very calm inside. She knew very well that Tianhou was not angry because the prince wanted to send her sister out for a marriage. If the reward was big enough, Tianhou would send her to marry. What was really angry about Tianhou? It was that the prince intended to challenge Tianhou's status, and even wanted to take back Tianhou power in hand.
This is something that the Queen of Heaven cannot allow no matter what.
This matter seemed to be a conflict between Li Chaoge and the prince, but it was nothing from the beginning to the end? What was the matter between the two of them. Including now, Li Chaoge is kneeling in front of the palace with the prince and his wife, but the real opponents are the emperor and the queen.
The emperor wants to protect the prince, the root is to protect the imperial power. But Tianhou's thoughts are getting bigger and bigger. How can a woman who has tasted the taste of power be willing to return to the harem and continue to be a good wife and mother? The emperor personally trained Tianhou to become the second sage with half of the country with him, but when Tianhou really grew up, he felt that it was dangerous.
The love of this couple is mixed with family affection, and power runs through the family affection. Its complexity is far beyond the comprehension of outsiders. Li Chaoge lowered his head, and when he heard Tianhou speak first, he said, "Prince, as the heir of the Eastern Palace, you talk about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, loyalty and filial piety all day long, but you want to send your own sister to marry you. How can you bear it? "
Tianhou is indeed a master at playing tricks on people's hearts, and she is really good at fighting hearts. She knew where the prince's weakness was, so no? Yes? Like Li Xu and Li Zhen, she would attack with a stick, but replace it with a moral attack, gouging out the flesh with a soft knife. Sure enough, the prince's face changed, he turned pale, and said hoarsely: "Is it my son? I have lost my morals, and I am not worthy of being a prince."
These words are a bit serious, the Crown Princess looked anxious, and said quickly: "Tianhou, His Highness the Crown Prince's proposal of marriage is not out of self-interest, but for the sake of Tang! Saint? Do not listen to slander and create a rift with the East Palace, Prince Everything we do is for the righteousness of our country.”
Li Chaoge knelt at the side and continued unhurriedly: "For the sake of the righteousness of the family and the country, I will be sent away. In this way, I have become a person who endangers the country? Although I, Li Chaoge, is a female I dare not disregard the righteousness of my family and the country, so I will commit suicide and apologize to preserve the Tang Dynasty."
Li Chaoge made a gesture to draw his sword, but several servants in the hall saw him and hurriedly stopped him. They were chattering here, the emperor leaned on his head, his expression was extremely bad, and he couldn't bear it and shouted: "Shut up."
Several servants hurriedly fell to the ground, Li Chaoge also put away his sword, and knelt upright.
The emperor's face was gloomy, and his eyes swept over the next few people? He said in a very disappointed tone: "One of you is the prince, and the other is the princess of Zhenguo. You should unite to protect the Tang Dynasty, but look, what are you all doing?" After hearing a few words, the prince is going to send his resourceful and martial sister to get married. The princess of Zhenguo, who I have given high hopes to, will kill herself just for a little emotional conflict. You are doing this, worthy of your parents' birth, worthy of your parents. Do the people worship it?"
Both Li Chaoge and Li Shan bowed their heads, neither of them dared to say anything. Naturally, Li Chaoge didn't really want to commit suicide, she was crazy to do such a thing. She just retreated to advance, forcing the prince and the emperor.
She was lost for ten years? After she came back, she worked hard for the imperial court to catch monsters. She saved the lives of the emperor and the queen, and the Pei family and the eldest grandson's family also all benefited from Li Chaoge. Such a hero was forced to commit suicide by them. What face does the crown prince have? What face does he call himself benevolent and filial? What face does the East Palace have
The princess concubine hinted that Li Chaoge would provoke dissension and frame the prince, so Li Chaoge would openly provoke, who wouldn't pretend to be miserable
The prince lowered his head, feeling ashamed at all. Tianhou waited for the emperor to finish scolding, and then said: "You are brothers and sisters of the same mother. There are so many relatives in the Li family, but you are the only ones who can truly give back. Li Zhen hides the cat Demon, Li Xu is pretending to be crazy and foolish, even if his compatriots are like this, what about the relatives who are separated from each other? Prince, Chaoge, and? Li Huai, Chang Le, you have to remember, only the four of you are the real ones A family? It’s just a small fight, but when it comes to major events, we must stand together, you know?”
The emperor's words just now seemed to be angry, but they invisibly stabilized the whole matter. The crown prince was teased by others, and Li Chaoge was just acting on his own will. This matter was just a quarrel between siblings, and it was over after a quarrel. The Empress Dowager's words followed the emperor's will, but both inside and out implied that the four brothers and sisters should stand on the side of the Empress Dowager. The Emperor had other children, but the Empress Dowager would never harm them.
Li Chaoge lowered his eyes and agreed, thinking that the emperor was still feeling sorry for Tianhou not long ago, and in order to vent his anger on Tianhou, he allowed her to mutilate his own children, and then turned his head to fight with Tianhou again. This husband and wife? Life is really tiring.
After Li Chaoge thought about it, he said sincerely: "My son? I know that the prince is for the good of the overall situation, so naturally I will not have a relationship with the prince because of such a trivial matter. However, the prince is the heir apparent after all, and he will take over the entire court in the future. You must be cautious. It doesn’t matter if the prince suspects me today, but if the greedy ministers continue to instigate the prince, the saint, and the empress to separate themselves in the future, what should we do?”
After Li Chaoge finished speaking, he looked worried about the country and the people, and bowed deeply to the emperor Tianhou: "Please saint? Tianhou Mingjian, get rid of the villain around the prince? Let the court be safe."
Li Chaoge folded his hands in front of his body, his movements were steady and firm. Her attitude is very clear, she can bear it, but the people in the East Palace who have participated in plotting against her? They must be cleaned up. No? It makes sense that Li Chaoge was injured and rescued again, but in the end he couldn't even repair a few of the little ones.
How many people were the emperor, Tianhou, and Li Chaoge just now? The crown princess couldn't get in their mouths at all. She felt the undercurrent surging around her, and every word was sharp, but before the princess could react, the fight between these people ended and the next round began. The princess was in a hurry but couldn't exert her strength. When she heard Li Chaoge say to clean up the villains around the prince?, the princess shivered suddenly, and suddenly felt a sense of coldness.
A woman's instinct told her something was wrong. The prince will not make mistakes, only the people around him will make mistakes? The closest person to the prince? Who is it
The Crown Princess panicked, haven't you? When she thought about what to say, the Queen of Heaven looked at her and asked, "Prince Concubine, you serve the Prince every day and know the Prince's movements best. Who is the one who encouraged the Prince to let Sheng Yuanzhen Is the princess going to make a kiss?"
Tianhou looked at her with a smile, and the emperor and Li Chaoge were also expressionless, waiting quietly for the princess to reply. The princess opened her mouth, but couldn't speak.
Her mind was in a mess and she didn't know what to say. Could it be that she said that the suggestion was put forward by the prince's young teacher, and the decision? It was the prince's consent. Can the prince be persuaded to prove that he already has this heart
Li Shan couldn't bear it, his lips were gray, and he said with all his strength: "Tianhou, this matter has nothing to do with the people around me. If you want to punish me, punish me, don't blame the princess."
Tianhou snorted coldly, and said sharply: "I still protect you until this time, and I know that the abnormality of the prince has nothing to do with you. The prince has always been gentle and pure, how could he come up with such a vicious idea? You were the ones instigating, intending to separate the crown prince from Ben Gong and Sheng Yuan, so that you can make profit. Crown Princess, it is in vain that Ben Gong always thinks of you as a good person, didn’t you think that you would have such nasty thoughts.”
The Crown Princess turned pale, and she finally realized how Li Xu and Li Zhen felt just now. She obviously didn't do anything, but she couldn't argue with it. If Tianhou wants to punish someone, she doesn't care whether the other person has made a mistake or not.
The concubine tried to move out of the family to support herself: "The Queen of Heaven has clearly observed that my son is loyal to the prince and has never done anything to provoke you. The Lu family has taught my son to be respectful and obedient to women since childhood. I have kept it in my heart for many years, and I dare not neglect it for a moment. Since I married into the East Palace, my son has served the crown prince, is filial to my uncle and aunt, never asks about the affairs of the court, and always reflects on myself. I dare not say that my son can be compared to a virtuous woman , but there is absolutely no evil or jealousy. I hope that the sage will give your son a chance to defend himself in the name of whether you have any credit or hard work."
After Tianhou listened, she sneered and asked: "According to what you said, is this palace wronging you?"
The princess was stuck, of course she thought so, but she couldn't admit it. Tianhou said slowly: "I heard that the prince has never thought of getting married. It was after the prince's young master came to visit the prince in the East Palace that the prince changed his mind. At that time, the princess was also there, right? You two? We cooperate well."
The Crown Princess' face turned from white to red, and then gradually turned blue again. The queen knows, she knows everything! Tianhou knew what the prince's young master said to the prince that day, and also knew that the prince's concubine was helping the flames. However, they clearly kicked out the servants, how did the Empress know
When the prince heard this, he knew that the situation was over. Tianhou found out everything, and she deliberately exposed bit by bit, just to see them struggling and biting each other. Li Chaoge knelt beside him and said indifferently: "No wonder the prince made such an abnormal move. It turns out that there are people who work together from the inside out. The prince is the prince, how can he keep such a person by his side? Please ask the saint? The righteousness of the family and the country, uphold justice."
The Crown Princess kept saying that sending Li Chaoge to marry was for "family and country righteousness", but now Li Chaoge is returning it to her intact. Seeing that the foreshadowing was almost done, Tianhou didn't have any interest in trapping prey, so she graciously said: "The princess has been taking care of the prince for many years, so I will be punished lightly. The princess's virtue is not worthy of being the mother of the country in the future, so she is sent to Yeting to face the wall and think about her mistakes. The daughter of the Lu family, Wu Fang, dismissed all the positions of the Lu family's children and introspected at home. The prince's young teacher instigated the East Palace, and he deserved death. I thought that she was old, so I pardoned her from the death penalty and deprived her of the title of young teacher. , All property was confiscated and exiled to Lingnan. Dismissed from descendants? Dismissed from office and not hired for life."
The crown princess was sent to Yeting, although she didn't give up, but it was no different from abolishing the concubine. It's even worse for the prince's young teacher, and he will be exiled to Lingnan at a lot of age. The emperor frowned slightly, such a hair loss is too heavy? Although he is dissatisfied with the crown prince, the East Palace is the foundation of the country, and his health is getting worse day by day. It is not a good thing for the close officials around the crown prince to be exiled from Beijing at this time.
The emperor wanted to stop him, but the prince was even more excited than the emperor. Li Shan coughed violently, and before he could recover, he pleaded for his wife and teacher without hesitation: "The Queen of Heaven, they are not to blame for this matter. Is it my son? I am weak and incompetent. I am jealous of the virtuous and capable. My son? I have no virtue or talent. If you are not worthy of the crown prince, please ask the sage to abolish the son-in-law minister's crown prince after two days, and make Zhao Wang the crown prince."
Li Shan actually said that the crown prince should be abolished by himself, and several attendants present were shocked, and hurriedly fell to the ground: "Prince, be careful!"
Li Chaoge raised his eyebrows, saluted along with everyone, and said in a low voice, "Prince, speak carefully."
The emperor spent so much effort to support the prince, but now, Li Shan said the words of abolishing the prince. The emperor was very angry, he pointed at Li Shan, said "you" tremblingly, rolled his eyes suddenly, and passed out.
The person below was startled, and Tianhou immediately helped the emperor and kept calling "Your Majesty". Li Chaoge also stood up and asked nervously, "Saint? What's the matter? Send the imperial physician!"
Did Li Shan think that the emperor was stunned by his anger, and he wanted to get closer, but was thrown away by the Queen of Heaven, and angrily scolded: "Disloyal and unfilial? Disciple, you actually killed your own relatives for a woman? A man? And a courtier?" Sister, you disobeyed your mother, and even made the sage dizzy! Is there a son like you in this palace? Come and send the prince back to the East Palace. Take Lu Shi under custody. Is there any order from this palace? No one is allowed to visit."
Li Shan wanted to go forward to say something, but was held back by the servant. The servant lowered his voice and kept persuading: "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager is in a rage now, why bother to dislike her? You go back to the East Palace to avoid the limelight, saint? Are there any here? The slaves are guarding."
Li Shan was sent out of the Hall of Renshou by half-supporting and half-pushing. When he turned around, he was surprised to find that the princess was gone. Li Shan kept looking into the Hall of Renshou: "Where is the Crown Princess? Where did you take the Crown Princess?"
In the Hall of Renshou, there were those who carried out the orders of the Empress Dowager, those who persuaded the crown prince, and those who asked for the emperor's doctor. There was a great chaos for a while. Li Chaoge has been surrounded by the emperor, his heart and eyes are full of the emperor, as if he didn't notice the chaos in other places. The imperial physician finally came, Li Chaoge retreated to the periphery, glanced around, and found that the prince and concubine were no longer there.
Li Chaoge snorted lightly in his heart.
The fight ended with a complete victory for the queen. The Empress Dowager had the upper hand, and of course she spared no effort to suppress Donggong. For a while, countless people near Donggong were dismissed and demoted. The emperor was not in good health, and the prince fainted when he got excited, and he was powerless even if he wanted to do the following things. When the emperor came back to his senses, the princess was already under confinement. No one knew where she was imprisoned, nor did anyone know if she was still alive. And Prince Shaoshi and others? They also embarked on the road of exile in Lingnan.
Tianhou took this opportunity to vigorously promote her own people? Li Chaoge is the pillar of the Queen's Group, plus there is a life-saving kindness, every time someone is demoted, Li Chaoge's power will expand by a round. The Queen of Heaven, in the name of the cat demon, gave Li Chaoge the power to guard the palace gate.
After all, the cat demon appeared not long ago. What if the cat demon still has a party and sneaks into the palace to murder the Holy Majesty? As it should be, Li Chaoge took over the important task of "guarding the palace gate".
The emperor was so angry that he fainted, and it took him a long time before he could see anyone. And after the prince went back, didn't he? He also fell ill after a while.
After the emperor fainted that day, Tianhou sent someone to send Li Shan back to the East Palace. After that, Li Shan never saw the princess again. The life and death of the crown prince is unknown, and there are constant reports of teachers, relatives and friends being relegated from outside the palace. The crown prince was originally in poor health, but now he is depressed and sick.
In the Monster Town Division, Bai Qianhe just changed shifts and went back to the Monster Town Division to rest. The government has undergone drastic changes in the past few days. Even Bai Qianhe and Mo Linlang, who don't care about the government, can feel something unusual.
Bai Qianhe was still wearing a black patrol uniform. He stood carelessly in the hall and reported to Li Chaoge: "Everything is as usual in Xuanzhengmen, and there is no? There is no fluctuation of evil spirit."
Li Chaoge nodded, and said: "Continue to arrange people to patrol. Tell me to go on, be vigilant these days, work shifts diligently, and don't miss any clues."
Bai Qianhe nodded. He was supposed to go out after he finished speaking, but Bai Qianhe stood there without moving. Li Chaoge lowered his head and scanned the city defense map, without moving his eyebrows, and asked: "What else?"
Bai Qianhe glanced at the wide-open doors and windows from the corner of his eye, and suddenly lowered his voice, and asked: "Princess, there are several groups of imperial physicians in and out of the Xuanzheng Gate today, and everyone who came out looked bad. I heard that the prince is seriously ill. Yes or no… "
Li Chaoge raised his eyes, and glanced at him quietly with black and white eyes: "Saint? The Empress asked us to guard the gate of the palace. All we can do is to resist monsters and protect the safety of the palace. The rest? Don't worry about it."
Bai Qianhe shrugged, stopped asking?, turned around and walked outside. He walked to the door, turned around suddenly, and smiled at Li Chaoge: "Not yet? No? Congratulations to Commander. I heard that Commander and Gu Shaoqing's wedding is scheduled for next year? July, congratulations to both of you."
Li Chaoge nodded lightly, not at all? Was there? The newlywed was being teased about the shyness of the marriage: "Well, I see."
The royal family is very particular, and the six ceremonies have to be followed one by one. Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke didn't get married until the end of July. After tossing until July next year, it's already considered fast.
It was the first time Bai Qianhe met to congratulate the newlyweds, and the other party replied "I know". Bai Qianhe was speechless for a moment. He heard people say that the person next door was also obsessed with work every day. Going to and from the murder scene was like a routine, and he didn't have the slightest shyness of being newlywed. Bai Qianhe even suspected that on the day of their wedding, the two of them could come to the government office first, and then stop by to get married after finishing their errands.
Bai Qianhe clicked his tongue, shook his head and left.
It rained in Dongdu, the weather turned cold quickly, and half of the leaves fell in the blink of an eye. Walking on the street, the cold wind is blowing, and the ground is full of dead branches. The people of Luoyang are gradually changing their autumn clothes and taking out their winter clothes.
In October, it was supposed to be the season of frost everywhere, but news of the plague suddenly came from outside the city of Fenzhou. Originally, it was just a common infectious disease. Later, more and more people got sick, and finally the whole village died. The governor of Fenzhou had no choice but to close the village, and at the same time sent a letter of appeal to the court, hoping that the court would send someone to help as soon as possible.
The Fenzhou Inspector's Letter is vague, but there is a vague meaning of evil spirits making trouble. Fenzhou is very close to the north, and Tianhou was afraid of accidents, so she sent Li Chaoge to Fenzhou to check.
Regardless of whether it is a plague or not, it must be resolved as soon as possible, so that people can rest assured. Both the emperor and the crown prince are sick, and they can't make trouble at such a sensitive time.
After Li Chaoge received the task, he left Bai Qianhe and Mo Linlang to guard the palace gate in the capital, while he took Zhou Shao and others together and set off immediately to Fenzhou. Mo Linlang proposed to go with Li Chaoge, but Li Chaoge refused.
The matter in Fenzhou is indeed important, but Dongdu is also in the midst of a crisis of employing people, so it cannot be sloppy. Bai Qianhe stayed to take care of her, but Mo Linlang was weak and unable to run for long distances, and her eyes could see through ghosts, so it was more useful for her to stay in Dongdu.
As for Zhou Shao, his hometown is in Guanxi, and later he settled in Jinzhou. He is familiar with the Hedong area, and he is strong and strong, so he is not afraid to go out in the cold winter. This time to Fenzhou, it is enough to bring Zhou Shao.
After Li Chaoge and his people left Dongdu, they hurried on and arrived in Fenzhou two days later. Li Chaoge drove close to the city gate, and saw a group of people standing under the city gate from a distance.
It was the governor of Fenzhou and other bureaucrats. They knew that Li Chaoge was coming, so they went out of the city to meet him personally.
The governor of Fenzhou vaguely saw some people coming. The leader was wearing a black official uniform and a red cloak. Although the face could not be seen clearly from a distance, it was obviously a woman. The governor of Fenzhou immediately stepped forward and shouted: "See Princess Shengyuan Zhenguo! I am humbled to you? Please greet the princess."
The people behind? Shouting together, the wind is loud in front of the city gate, and you can only see the heads of people one after another. Li Chaoge hated this kind of occasion very much. She got off her horse, her face was very cold, and said, "The governor is very polite. There is no status in the officialdom? Farewell, the governor just ask me to be the commander."
The governor of Fenzhou saw that Li Chaoge was not fluctuating, and mistakenly thought that Li Chaoge liked someone else? Complimenting her official position, he immediately changed his words: "I obey the order. Commander, the humble official has long admired the name of the town's demon division? Today, I can see her. Really? His real name? It's a real name. Commander, I will set up a welcome banquet for you in the restaurant. Fenzhou is small, and I dare not compare with Dongdu, so I ask the commander to do me a favor."
Li Chaoge rolled his eyes secretly, and asked: "Didn't you say that there is a plague? Where is the person who caused the plague?"
The face of the governor of Fenzhou became stiff: "Commander, it's freezing cold, you just came..."
"Stop talking nonsense." Li Chaoge raised his eyebrows and glanced at him lightly, "Ahead? Lead the way."
Obviously she didn't make any ferocious expression, but a murderous aura swept over the Fenzhou Inspector's neck for no reason.
"Follow me. Commander, you come with me. In a small village, there is still some distance from here..."
The governor of Fenzhou wrapped three layers inside and three layers outside, and tremblingly took Li Chaoge to the plague land. Once at the entrance of the village, the governor of Fenzhou covered his mouth and nose, and refused to go any further: "Commander, just ahead."
Li Chaoge looked up at the village in front of him. The village was quiet. The houses looked like yesterday, but there was no life inside, as if the people in the village disappeared in an instant. The road from the village to the outside world was blocked by people? They used sacks, rocks, etc., and surrounded it for a high section. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like they are preventing the plague.
Li Chaoge couldn't help looking at the governor of Fenzhou. The governor of Fenzhou huddled into a ball, shivering from the cold. Li Chaoge became annoyed when he saw how promising he was, and asked in a cold voice, "What happened to those things on the road? Is the outbreak in this village really a plague?"