After the news that Tianhou pulled the emperor from the dragon chair and imprisoned him in the palace, the whole city was shocked.
Li Changle returned to vulgarity according to Li Ze's will, and has now moved back to the palace from the Taoist temple. Today, she was as usual, sleeping comfortably until she woke up naturally, and spent an hour dressing up after getting up. She was lazily thinking about having some fun to pass the time, when she heard a message from the palace maid that the emperor was imprisoned Woke up.
Li Changle was shocked, and the velvet flower in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. She didn't know why her mother did such a thing, and she didn't know when her mother started to think this way. She was like an outsider, ignorant of such a big coup. Li Changle sat blankly for a while, then reacted abruptly, stood up and said, "Where is Brother Huang now? I want to see Brother Huang."
After Li Huai left Xuanzheng Hall, he was taken to Honghui Hall and placed under house arrest. Empress Liu didn't know what happened, she was enjoying the queen's happiness, when suddenly a group of people rushed in and dragged her into a side hall. Empress Liu was petrified and kept knocking on the door for help, but no one answered her at all.
"Queen, don't try." Li Huai's voice sounded faintly from the depths of the palace. Empress Liu turned her head and saw Li Huai sitting slumped in the shadows. He was still wearing imperial attire, but he didn't have the spirit of an emperor all over him.
Empress Liu suppressed her courage and asked, "Sage, what's going on? Is there a rebellion outside?"
Li Huai tugged at the corner of his mouth bitterly: "The rebellion by rebellious officials is false, but the change of dynasty is true. My mother came to the court and became the regent."
Empress Liu stared wide-eyed in surprise, unable to understand what she heard. Regent of the Queen Mother? However, it is only needed when the emperor is young? The empress dowager assists, Li Huai is doing well now? How can it be the queen's turn to be regent
Empress Liu slowly slid on the floor. Looking at this remote and desolate palace, she gradually realized that this would probably be her residence for the rest of her life. It's hard to say whether I can live for half my life, maybe I will be in a bad mood one day? If it's not good, I'll kill them.
Empress Liu and Li Huai collapsed on the ground, neither of them spoke. The Honghui Hall was quiet, and the movement outside could be vaguely heard. Someone seemed to be coming outside, talking eagerly to the palace. Hearing the familiar voice, Li Huai suddenly raised his head: "Ale? Ale, is that you?"
Li Huai hurried to the door, when the palace door was pushed open from the outside, he thought it was Li Changle, but before he could be happy, he saw two cold servants coming in. Their faces were expressionless. Although their tone was respectful, their eyes were full of incompatibility: "Saint, the queen mother asked you to stay here? Reflect on it, please ask the saint to stay in the palace."
Through the crack of the door, Li Huai saw Li Changle outside the Honghui Hall. She yelled at the guards and wanted to enter the palace gate, but the guards were unmoved. In the end, Li Changle tried to force her way in, but was held up by two guards and dragged away. out.
"Presumptuous, I am the eldest princess, how dare you treat me like this..."
Li Changle's? The sound of struggling gradually faded away, and the door also closed tightly with a bang. Li Huai closed his eyes, knowing that he had no luck.
The Empress dotes on Li Changle the most, she is usually reluctant to say a serious word. But now, Li Changle was directly dragged away by the soldiers without any mercy. Li Changle is no exception, let alone him
"Saint." The two eunuchs smiled and stretched their arms, "Please."
Li Changle was about to go crazy with anger. She held up her skirt and ran towards the Hall of Eternal Life with a cold face. The female officer outside the hall saw her and wanted to stop her, but Li Changle pushed her away: "Aniang, I have something to ask you."
Tianhou was listening to people playing in the hall, when she heard Li Changle's voice, Tianhou shook her hands, the female officer immediately stopped her voice, pulled her back and stepped back. The female officer Qi Shushua passed by Li Changle. Li Changle glanced coldly, but still shouted angrily to Tianhou: "Mother, those guards outside the Honghui Hall are so brave, they dare to disrespect the eldest princess."
The Empress Dowager leaned on Ping Shi, and said slowly, "You? You are so bold. You dare to yell in front of the Empress Dowager."
Tianhou's voice was soft and shallow, but she instantly suppressed Li Changle, who was barking her teeth and claws. Li Changle suppressed his arrogance, knelt down in front of the Queen of Heaven obediently like a deer, and beat her leg lightly: "Mother, I didn't mean to be disrespectful to you, but... It's that group of reckless people who bullied people too much. I You are the eldest princess, under the closed palace? I have nowhere to go, I just wanted to go into the Honghui Palace to pick up the kite, but they stopped me and pushed me away."
As Li Changle said, he opened his sleeves and showed the queen the red mark on his arm: "Auntie, look, this is the imprint of being pinched by them. I am the eldest princess, how could it be that a group of them bumped into it? I'm so mad, I should chop off their hands."
The Queen of Heaven took a look and said, "Don't blame them, it's my order not to let anyone approach the Honghui Hall."
Li Changle was choked, she blinked her eyes, pretended to be stupid and said in a daze: "Why? The Honghui Palace is just a cold palace, and there is nothing important in it? It's tight, why..."
"It won't happen in the future." The Empress Dowager just got power, she still has a lot of things to arrange, and she really doesn't have time to mess around with Li Changle. The queen interrupted Li Changle's conversation and said, "From now on, it will be a forbidden area in the palace, and you can't get close to it. If you want to fly a kite, find another spacious place."
Li Changle's lips moved. She looked at the gorgeous woman in front of her. It was hard to imagine that this was her mother. In Li Changle's impression, his father is loving, his mother is doting on him, and his elder brother is in power. Their family couldn't be happier. Since when did the family become like this
Li Changle knew that she couldn't hide her little thoughts from the Queen of Heaven. She nestled next to her mother like she was when she was a child, and said coquettishly: "Mother, my father is gone, and my elder brother is gone. We are the only ones left in our family. Ah Brother, if he did something wrong, you can teach him, why should you lock him up? Auntie, I will admit my mistake on behalf of brother, and I guarantee that he will correct himself, you? Let him out, okay?"
Tianhou looked at her youngest daughter's innocent, round, deer-like eyes, and thought that she really is not familiar with the world. The child, like Li Huai, grew up in a greenhouse and had no idea of the dangers of politics. What did Li Huai do wrong? He didn't do anything wrong. His fault was that he was the first emperor's son, who was the emperor who should be enthroned.
The expression on Tianhou's face remained unchanged, and she said to Li Changle lightly: "Ale, these things have nothing to do with you. Kucha has sent a new batch of tributes, you? Go and pick a few that you like."
This kind of situation happened often before. Li Ze and Tianhou never told Li Changle about anything, and only let her have fun with peace of mind. Once Li Changle was happy, she thought it was because she was favored, to be a happy one? Little princess, don't have to worry about anything, how wonderful. But now, Li Changle suddenly felt anger...and humiliation.
What does the queen think of her, a pet? When Li Changle raises a bird, he also feeds it the best water rice and builds the most gorgeous cage. However, what does the owner want? A bird is not qualified to intervene.
Li Changle's eyes glowed: "Aniang, we are obviously close relatives, brother is your biological son!"
Why did her mother become like this? If it is Li Xu who is sitting on the throne now, it is understandable for Tianhou to do these things Li Changle, but that is Li Huai, Tianhou's own son. Tiger poison doesn't eat its offspring, how could the Queen of Heaven be so cruel
Is it hers? So what about her own son? Well, the Empress remained unmoved, and said to the maids behind, "Send Princess Guangning back to the palace to rest."
The maid promised to serve Li Changle. Li Changle didn't know why a wave of evil fire rushed up, she slapped the maid's hand away, and got up from the ground by herself: "I can walk by myself."
With tears in the corners of Li Changle's eyes, he rushed out angrily. When walking out of the Hall of Eternal Life, Li Changle happened to have a face-to-face meeting with the visitor.
Li Chaoge was wearing court clothes and passed Li Changle. The clothes on Li Chaoge's body have been specially altered, with narrower shoulders, a thinner waist, and a raised belt position. This official uniform is closer to the woman's figure, tall and slender on her body, with a solemn and noble air.
Li Chaoge and Li Changle walked by, but she didn't look aside. The maid at the back saw her and hurriedly greeted her: "Princess Sheng Yuan is here, princess, please go inside."
Li Chaoge nodded lightly, and was surrounded by the palace people and went inside. Li Changle couldn't help but stop, turned around, and looked at the man's back for a long time.
Li Changle finally noticed that the palace people's title for them had changed from "eldest princess" to "princess". The emperor's daughter is called the princess, the sisters are called the eldest princess, and the aunt is called the eldest princess. Now that Li Huai is in power, she and Li Chaoge are both the eldest princess according to the ritual system, but the elders in Tianhou Palace quietly changed their titles.
This is simply impossible in the palace where the head is raised and the waist is walked? Wrong.
Seeing that Li Changle had stopped for a long time, the maid couldn't help reminding in a low voice: "Princess Guangning."
Li Changle came back to her senses. Without saying a word, she walked towards her palace with a sullen face.
After Li Chaoge entered the Hall of Eternal Life, he saw Tianhou leaning on Pingshi with a pale expression. Li Chaoge thought of Li Changle who just came out from here, and guessed that there should have been an unpleasant conversation just now.
Li Chaoge closed his eyes and saluted, "Queen Dowager."
When Tianhou saw Li Chaoge coming, she calmed down immediately and asked, "How is the imperial army?"
"Everything at the Duanmen and the left and right Yemen is as usual. Erchen has just checked in person, and all positions have been replaced with trustworthy people."
Tianhou nodded and said, "That's good."
Tianhou imprisoned the emperor by surprise attack, but this is Li Tang's country after all, and the subjects and common people are naturally on the side of the emperor. Political power has always been inseparable from military power. If someone rushed into the imperial city and killed Tianhou directly, it would be useless no matter how much political wisdom Ren Tianhou had.
Therefore, the safety of city gates and palace gates is the top priority for any incidents.
The Queen of Heaven looked very calm, and said: "I am wholeheartedly for the good of this country, but some ministers always oppose me out of selfish desires. Especially now, the emperor is deeply saddened by the death of the late emperor and unable to govern. I am grateful for the emperor's... Filial piety, keep him in the palace? Keep filial piety, but others always want to disturb the emperor Qingxiu. Chaoge, you? Your subordinates? Talented people come forth in large numbers. I heard that there is a woman who is born with yin and yang eyes and can talk to ghosts. Those ministers can guard against people , but you don’t know how to guard against ghosts. These days you? Work harder, staring at what they are saying and doing in private. If someone gathers privately, conspires secretly, or intends to approach Honghui Hall, no matter how big or small, you? Write down their words on a piece of paper and hand them to me the next day. I want to? Take a look at what this group of dignified families look like behind the scenes."
Li Chaoge's face was calm, and his palms were quietly clenched. To change the meaning of this passage, isn't it just to monitor the officials.
But Li Chaoge has no right to choose, the Empress Dowager is suspicious, and there will always be secret agencies in Dongdu. Instead of waiting for others to monitor her, Li Chaoge should act first and take the monitoring power into his own hands.
Li Chaoge calmly raised his palm, and replied softly: "Yes."
Li Chaoge reported other things to Tianhou? Although today's coup d'état looks sunny and calm, there are many factors of instability in private. The Queen of Heaven is here? Resolutely maintain the victory situation, and the courtiers outside are also exerting their strength non-stop, trying to rescue the emperor.
It is easy to make a coup d'etat for a while, but it is difficult to maintain the rule.
After Li Chaoge left, Tianhou got up, stood on the steps, and looked at the sunshine outside for a long time. The birds stopped at the corner of the eaves, chirping, and sensed that there was someone below, they flapped their wings and fled away quickly.
Tianhou stared expressionlessly at everything under his feet. The Ziwei Palace was majestic and orderly, with scattered buildings and towers. A woman in a court dress slowly walked away. When the palace people on both sides saw her, they all retreated and saluted.
This is the palace, the most ruthless and most dazzling place. How many princes and generals are here? Rise and fall, Tianhou thinks that her talents are not inferior to those people, but Liu Bang's grass bandits can still ascend to the emperor, but as a woman, even her favorite little daughter is questioning her.
The rooster is the only one who leads the morning. Since ancient times, there has been no reason for a woman to proclaim herself emperor. But she just didn't believe it.
Li Zeneng, Li Huaineng, why can't she Wu Zhao
Li Chaoge left the Palace of Eternal Life, she stepped on the sunlight outside, and sighed deeply.
She is very familiar with monitoring secret interrogations, patrolling and arresting, and going directly to Tianting. Because Li Chaoge was doing this in his previous life.
She led several major cases, and countless relatives of the royal family were implicated in treason. People were beheaded every day outside Duanmen, and the blood stained the stones red. During that period of time, the East Capital was full of soldiers, and the wind was turbulent, especially Li Chaoge, who almost became the evil star that everyone could not avoid.
Li Chaoge's reputation of stopping children crying at night was spread from that time? She and Zhenyaosi became synonymous with the era of Empress Wu's reign of terror.
In the end, Li Chaoge couldn't get away. She was like a gambler who was put on a gambling table. She had no power to stop and had to keep gambling. Either become famous, or be decapitated.
In this life, Li Chaoge spent a lot of effort to change the situation. She didn't want to be a knife for the emperor to vent his personal grudges. But now she finds that it doesn't seem to be much different.
The dark age of lynching and torture is coming.
Li Chaoge went to check the city defense first, and then went to the palace to report to Tianhou. When she returned to Zhenyaosi, it had been a long time since the next court. Li Chaoge thought she could finally calm down for a while, but when she approached Zhen Yaosi, her footsteps slowly stopped.
Someone was waiting for her at the door.
A major event happened today, and the imperial city was full of grass and trees. He stood at the door, ignoring the crowds coming and going, and stood motionless. The guards of the Zhenyaosi were very troubled. When they saw Li Chaoge came back, they breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly clasped their fists and said, "Commander, Pei Sheren insists on waiting for you at the door? I have been persuading you for a long time without success..."
Neither Li Chaoge nor Pei Ji'an paid any attention to what the guards said. Pei Ji'an turned around and looked at Li Chaoge: "Princess Sheng Yuan, I have something to say to the princess."
The Dali Temple next door came in and out frequently, and everyone couldn't help but glance at them when they passed by. Li Chaoge's face was calm, and he said, "Pei Sheren stopped at the door, maybe others want it? He said that the Zhenyaosi is not good at treating guests. If you have anything to say, come in and talk about it face-to-face."
In the main hall, the yamen servant came in to serve tea, and closed the doors and windows for the two of them when they went out. Li Chaoge and Pei Ji'an sat down as the host and guest, neither of them had any intention of drinking tea. Li Chaoge said indifferently, "Tell me something quickly."
Pei Ji quietly looked at Li Chaoge above. This is the first time the two have gotten along in private since the last time they broke their faces. Unexpectedly, this is the case again.
Pei Ji'an stared at Li Chaoge without moving, and asked, "You? Know you? What are you doing?"
Li Chaoge fiddled with the teacup, and said casually, "I know."
Pei Ji'an was furious, and endured it again. He lowered his voice and said, "Then you still do this? The previous? Lesson, haven't you had enough?" Here? It's Zhenyaosi, the only one who doesn't have Tianhou's eyeliner ?place. Pei Ji'an didn't even trust the Pei family, yet he dared to express his feelings in front of Li Chaoge.
The "before" in Pei Ji'an's words refers to the previous life. Li Chaoge silently looked at the tea leaves stretched out in the teacup, then suddenly pushed the thing away, and said, "What else? If I don't make knives and cues, then I have to be meat on someone else's cutting board. I know exactly what I'm doing. "
"Flying birds do their best, but cunning rabbits die and run dogs. None of those cruel officials have a good death, you? Why do you think you are an exception?"
"Pei Ji'an, you? That's enough!" Li Chaoge broke out suddenly, and she stared hard at Pei Ji'an, her eyes full of understanding, "You? Think I don't know your? Why? You? Want to convince me to help you save Li I'm not Li Changle, I'm not that stupid. The Empress Dowager is in power, and I'm the commander of the Demon Suppressing Division with great power. If it's Li Huai, what can you give me?"
Pei Ji'an choked up for a moment, he paused, and said, "You? Think I'm only for Zhao Wang? I'm for you? Zhao Wang Renshan, at least he can protect you? Carefree, prosperous life, but the weather is cloudy and sunny Uncertain, suspicious and suspicious, you? Follow her, how do you know whether you will die or live tomorrow?"
Li Chaoge knew that Pei Ji'an's words were right? She clenched her fingers tightly. The light in her eyes was uncertain, and in the end, she became invincible: "I am willing to seek wealth and wealth."
Outside, Bai Qianhe was lying on the window of the east hall, staring at the main hall eagerly: "Drive everyone out, and keep the doors and windows closed. Hey, tell me, what are they talking about inside?"
Mo Linlang didn't quite understand Bai Qianhe's enthusiasm for gossip, she reminded: "Do your? business with peace of mind? Let's talk to the commander and Pei Sheren, it's not our turn to care."
Bai Qianhe clicked his tongue in distaste: "Who cares about government affairs anymore? Those swindlers and abductors and their parents' short stories are not so interesting. Why did Pei Sheren come to find the commander alone? And he stood outside the door for so long, and he couldn't wait. It means that the Commander does not leave. Although the Commander is married, but I heard that Gu Shaoqing and Gu Shaoqing are separated from the two courts. They get together less often and leave more, and they can't even talk a few words when they meet. Gu Shaoqing's character is really? It's a bit boring. The princess has a different taste. can understand... "
Bai Qianhe was enjoying his imagination, when suddenly he saw Mo Linlang coughing vigorously across from him, looking behind while coughing. Feeling something was wrong, Bai Qianhe turned his head stiffly, and saw what he said was "boring"? Gu Shaoqing was standing in the corridor? His face was like a crown of jade, his starry eyes were lacquered, looking at him calmly.
Obviously heard all Bai Qianhe said.
Bai Qianhe gasped, and felt that his life was consummated at that moment, and he could go to reincarnation with peace of mind. Mo Linlang hurried to the outside of the hall, pushed Bai Qianhe hard, pushed him away from the window, then smiled and said to Gu Mingke: "Gu Shaoqing, why are you here?"
Because of guilty conscience, Mo Linlang's tone was cautious and flattering. Gu Mingke glanced at the main hall where the doors and windows were closed, and asked, "Where's the commander?"
Mo Linlang smiled dryly, her eyes flicked wildly, and she quickly thought: "The conductor keeps her busy..."
Mo Linlang's voice fell, and the door of the main hall opened from the inside. Li Chaoge stood at the door with a tired expression on his face: "Gu Shaoqing is busy with affairs, why did you think of the town demon today?"
Gu Mingke glanced behind Li Chaoge, and smiled softly: "Dali Temple has a new case, which requires the cooperation of the commander. However, the commander seems to be busy?"
Li Chaoge turned around, glanced at Pei Ji'an lightly, and said, "It doesn't count. What's the case in Dali Temple?"
Pei Ji'an walked to the door. It was not a pleasant meeting under such circumstances. Pei Ji'an nodded curtly, which was regarded as a greeting. Gu Mingke was cold and beautiful, and said unhurriedly: "It's an ordinary case. If the commander has a guest, I'll come back later."
Li Chaoge had already walked out of the palace door, opened the door wide, and said, "The talk is over, Pei Sheren is leaving now. Business is important, what does Gu Shaoqing need? May I cooperate?"
Now that the words have come to this point, Pei Ji'an has no choice but to leave. Pei Ji'an could only say: "Since Dali Temple has official business, I can't disturb it, so I'll leave. Commander, Gu Shaoqing, see you later."
Li Chaoge and Gu Mingke nodded slightly as a return. Pei Ji'an didn't want to meet Gu Mingke face to face, so he chose the other side of the corridor. When he walked out, he heard Gu Mingke and Li Chaoge say: "Someone reported the case to Dali Temple, but the file was sent to Zhenyaosi a few days ago. Please command the envoy to hand over the file to Dali Temple..."
Pei Ji'an stepped out of the middle door, and the voice behind him could not be heard clearly. Pei Ji'an smiled sarcastically, talking about official business, this is really a universal excuse.
He stood at the gate of Zhenyaosi for so long, but Gu Mingke didn't respond. When Li Chaoge came back, he had a private chat with Li Chaoge for a while, when Gu Mingke suddenly needed a dossier.
Pei Ji'an scoffed coldly. Although disdainful, she was still very angry.
The functions of Zhenyaosi and Dali Temple overlap, and the government office is also built next to each other, and some files are often shared. Li Chaoge was not surprised, and took Gu Mingke to get the scroll: "For such a trivial matter, it is enough to send errands, you? Why did you come here in person?"
Gu Mingke paused, and then said without changing his face: "This case is serious, and the information must not be leaked until it is found out. It is not safe to run errands to get the files, so let me do it."
Li Chaoge nodded, but did not doubt Gu Mingke's words. She walked into the east hall, pulled out a few drawers on the wall, and asked, "The most recent? cases are stored here? For older ones? You have to go to the archives. Which case do you want? to find?"
"The Case of the Lost Chickens at the White Horse Temple."
Li Chaoge, who took the file, paused his hands slightly, and looked back at Gu Mingke in disbelief: "You? Didn't you talk about a big case?"
Gu Mingke looked at Li Chaoge calmly and innocently: "All living beings are equal, and the life of a chicken is also a life. This kind of thing happened in the Buddhist Pure Land, which shows that the nature is bad. Isn't this case a big one?"
Li Chaoge's eyes widened, his lips moved slightly, and he didn't speak at last. Her slender fingers flicked lightly, picked up a scroll accurately, and threw it towards Gu Mingke forcefully: "You? Steal our case?"
The case of Baima Temple was clearly reported to the Zhenyaosi, but Dali Temple actually intercepted it.
Gu Mingke caught the scroll effortlessly, and threw the scroll back to her with a twist of his fingers: "Then you come."
Li Chaoge caught it, unfolded it for a look, and threw it back again: "You're welcome."
The loss of chickens at the White Horse Temple is so serious, urgent, and extremely difficult? The case should be handed over to Dali Temple.