Changle Gate is located at the easternmost gate of the south city of Taiji Palace. Opposite are the Zuo Qianniu Guard Office and the Provincial Office in the Palace.
Entering Changle Gate, there is an urn city inside.
On the west side of the urn city is an unknown palace. There are no guards guarding the entrance of the palace, and the palace door is not locked. However, the officials passing by seem to have ignored it. No one has entered even half a step, and they have not even thought about entering. step.
No one knew that the person living there was actually Zheng Guanyin, the princess of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng.
Changle Gate and Gongren Gate on the opposite side had been sealed off at some point. Only Li Xuan and Liu Yingdao were walking in the entire Wengcheng.
Amidst the dull footsteps, I don't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at them in the dark.
Li Xuan lowered her hands and followed Liu Yingdao with twinkling eyes.
It has been forty-nine years since the Xuanwu Gate Incident. The then Crown Princess Zheng Guanyin is now seventy-seven years old.
During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Zheng's husband and son died overnight, and the family was about to be wiped out.
From the position of empress, who is only one step away from being extremely prosperous and the mother-in-law of the world, to being a prisoner imprisoned for life.
No matter who they are, they have an indescribable strength that can survive such drastic changes.
After so many years, the world has even forgotten her, but at this time, the King of East China Sea brought Princess Yin into the public eye. What was he planning?
Li Xuan could imagine that even though there was no one inside or outside, in fact, from the moment he appeared at Changle Gate, countless officials and elders from the Taizong Dynasty to the present were staring at him eagerly.
There are descendants of those who succeeded in the Xuanwu Sect back then, and there are also descendants of those who failed in the Xuanwu Sect.
Ordinarily, after forty-nine years, the influence of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng should have been completely eliminated.
After all, even Li Jiancheng's trusted advisor Wei Zheng, trusted general Xue Wanche and others had already joined Li Shimin's command, not to mention that even they have been dead for who knows how many years now.
However, the existence of Zheng Guanyin has completely subverted all of this, especially as the current situation develops, it has become more and more conspicuous.
Because behind Zheng Guanyin stood a Zheng family from Xingyang.
It was fine when Li Shimin was alive, and all the families in the world were using him. However, after Li Zhi ascended the throne, he first deposed the Queen Wang, and then deposed all the old ministers such as Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang.
Nowadays, although with the help of Empress Wu and countless heroes and generals, they defeated Baekje and Goguryeo in the east and destroyed Tuyuhun in the west and established their reputation as the emperor, but at the same time, the most oppressed in the world are those aristocratic families.
Li Hong, Li Xian, and Li Xian, none of the three official wives came from five surnames and seven families.
Even the Pei family of Hedong, Li Hong's crown prince concubine, was not among the five surnames and seven families.
The Cui family of Boling, the Cui family of Qinghe, the Lu family of Fanyang, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Wang family of Taiyuan.
Even from the nearby royal family, there are not many intermarrying with the five surnames and seven families.
The existence of Prince Yin's descendants will most likely become the focus of investment by the Five Surnames and Seven Families.
After all, once they stand up, they will immediately regain control of the world.
The five surnames and seven families may not have much interest in becoming emperor, but no one will refuse to be a powerful minister and have the power to control the entire world.
Moreover, who knows whether this is a way to build a high wall and delay becoming king.
As long as the King of East China Sea is connected with the Zheng family in Xingyang, it is equivalent to being connected with the five surnames and seven families. Now it means that he can influence half of the Tang Dynasty.
I just don’t know where he has reached now.
In the nameless palace, there were hardly many maids, and there were even few guards at the palace gate. It was all calm.
Liu Yingdao was very familiar with this place. His eyes were straight forward and his eyes had already calmed down.
Empress Wu's previous words in the Zichen Palace had clearly told him that his son, the grandson of Princess Yin, had done something and got involved with Princess Yin.
Anything related to Princess Yin is taboo inside and outside the court.
It is even possible to die from it.
This has always been the most taboo thing for Liu Yingdao, but his son jumped in without knowing it.
If you don't pay attention, not only him, but also the entire Liu family will be implicated.
However, along the way, Liu Yingdao did not ask Li Xuan a word about his son Liu Guangye.
Li Xuan just followed Liu Yingdao calmly and walked into the depths of the palace step by step.
An old maid stood outside the inner hall, as if she had already received the news.
Li Xuan followed Liu Yingdao with a solemn expression, his eyes already taking in everything around him.
Empress Wu sent her here for this purpose.
The King of Donghai hooked up with Crown Princess Yin’s grandson from the outside world, wasn’t the purpose of hooking up with Crown Princess Yin?
Therefore, even though there were countless informants secretly, Empress Wu still asked Li Xuan to come here. The purpose was to let him see up close whether there were any traces of connections with the outside world in the hidden palace of the Crown Princess.
But Li Xuan knew in her heart that this was simply impossible.
The inner guard and the secret guard have been keeping a close eye on this place for a long time. Even if someone can avoid the eyes of the inner guard and the secret guard and contact here secretly, all traces must have been cleaned up long ago. Clean.
Inside the palace door, an old woman with white hair was leaning on the bed, leisurely reading a miscellany.
Wearing a blue robe, his face was wrinkled, and there was still a hint of nobility.
When footsteps sounded, the old woman looked up and saw Liu Yingdao walking at the front. The old woman couldn't help but frown, and asked with some confusion: "It's not the right time and the right time, why is the good husband here free?"
Li Xuan raised her eyes, and there was a hint of indifference and a hint of hatred in Princess Yin's voice.
"Replying to my mother-in-law, the Queen of Heaven has Zhao Zhao. My mother-in-law is ill and my son-in-law came to visit her." Liu Yingdao bowed his hands seriously and spoke to Princess Yin as if he were an extremely unfamiliar stranger.
"Sick?" Zheng Guanyin was a little confused at first, then tightened his skinny palms, and the doubtful expression disappeared without a trace in an instant: "Yes, I am sick."
Zheng Guanyin took a deep breath, raised her head, and glanced past Liu Yingdao, landing directly on Li Xuan, who was wearing a Jinwu Guard armor, and asked lightly: "Who is this general?"
Liu Yingdao quickly spoke and said, "This is the Prince of Nanchang County, Prince Peng."
"Prince Peng?" Zheng Guanyin was stunned. It turned out that he was not here to kill him.
"King Peng." Zheng Guanyin then lowered his head and seemed to start to recall, as if he wanted to pull the name of King Peng out of his memory.
Li Xuan quickly stepped forward, cupped her hands and said, "My nephew, Li Xuan, Prince of Nanchang County, pays homage to Aunt Xi Wang."
Li Jiancheng was granted the title of King Xi by Emperor Taizong, and his posthumous title was Yin.
"Aunt?" Zheng Guanyin suddenly came to his senses, nodded slightly, and said, "It turns out that he is the son of the twelfth brother. In all these years, he has never seen his twelfth brother come to visit."
Liu Yingdao on the side immediately took half a step forward and whispered: "Reporting to my mother-in-law, King Peng Si died of illness many years ago."
Zheng Guanyin paused for a moment, then his eyes darkened, and he said softly: "Yes, all the old friends from back then have died, and it's about time that it's my turn as an old woman."
Li Xuan's eyes suddenly looked up in astonishment, and then lowered his head like lightning.
At this moment, Li Xuan caught Liu Yingdao on the side with an extremely indifferent look on his face.
Even hearing Zheng Guanyin say this, he felt relieved.
Li Xuan's heart suddenly jumped violently.
At this time, Liu Yingdao stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "I came here today and saw that my mother-in-law is in good health. My son-in-law was relieved. I asked my mother-in-law to rest in peace and recover from her illness. My son-in-law then left."
Zheng Guanyin raised his head, looked at Liu Yingdao, his face was full of coldness, and then he waved indifferently.
hand.
Liu Yingdao immediately bowed and then slowly stepped back.
Li Xuan stood there, bowed solemnly to Zheng Guanyin, and then slowly retreated.
He had a feeling that this would be the last time he saw this poor woman.
A murderous knife, no blood.
Walking in the cold and silent palace, Li Xuan felt a chill all over his body. He did not expect that he would make someone else's knife in silence.
He originally thought that Empress Wu asked him to come to Changlemen to see if there was any secret connection between Princess Yin and King Donghai. However, he never thought that Empress Wu asked him to come just to borrow his Peng Peng. Come and tell Princess Yin the identity of the prince.
She deserves to die.
Li Xuan knew that even if it wasn't him but someone else, he could still use many means to hide the princess on time. She deserved to die, but if she had become the tool, Li Xuan had already felt a surge in her heart. anger.
However, the moment the anger arose, Li Xuan completely removed it from the depths of his heart.
Empress Wu had already expressed her trust in him by sending him instead of sending someone else here, so what could he say?
Li Xuan's eyes fell on Liu Yingdao, who was still walking calmly in front of him, and his eyes became slightly cold.
The exchange just now was enough to prove that Liu Yingdao did not have the respect for Prince Yin that a son-in-law had for his mother-in-law, only indifference.
Accustomed indifference.
Think about it, Liu Yingdao's elder brother Liu Xiangdao was the former prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, but he was just a doctor in the official department.
At that time, Liu Yingdao was selected by Emperor Taizong to marry the eldest daughter of Prince Yin, the eldest daughter of Wenxi County. Needless to say, his personal talents were needless to say. However, his official career was bumpy for many years. The only reason was probably because he married the eldest daughter of Prince Yin, the eldest daughter of Wenxi County.
He himself sacrificed his marriage and his own future, but what he got in exchange was that his brother Liu Xiangdao had a smooth career and a prosperous official career.
If there is no resentment in this, then I am afraid no one will believe it.
Now, the Lord of Wenxi County has passed away for fifteen years, leaving only a few sons.
After leaving the cold palace, Li Xuan saw Liu Yingdao standing in front waiting for him. He took two quick steps and asked, "Mr. Zhong, do you want to go back to reply to the order?"
"No, the Queen asked me to wait. As long as I wait, the decree will be completed. There is no need to go back to repeat the decree. You and I can just go home." Liu Yingdao looked up at Li Xuan and asked solemnly, "Xuan Shou I dare to ask the prince, what crime did Guangye commit that made the Queen of Heaven so angry?"
Empress Wu was so angry that she wanted to kill Crown Princess Yin. The seriousness of the matter can be imagined.
Li Xuan took a breath, looked at Liu Yingdao solemnly, and then bowed deeply.
"I understand, this traitor is finally dead. It's good to die, so that the whole family can be at peace." Liu Yingdao cupped his hands at Li Xuan and walked away.
