Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

Chapter 111 Sadness for the Emperor, Officials Weeping for the Death of the Princess

Ever since the capital was under martial law and Prince Yi was in charge of the army, everyone in the court fell into a strange situation.When the edict was first promulgated, Bi Xin was worried that many ministers would object to causing trouble, but after the change of the guards in the capital was announced, the chaos was not what he thought.

Several factions of rookies he had valued shut up at this moment, and only said that they obeyed the holy will.But those speech officials who had to scold a few words every day for nothing had written desperately, and they must never let Liji take charge.Not to mention that it is not in accordance with the ritual system, but the father is about to move around outside, and at this time let the son control the guards of the capital, what is the difference between this and handing over the throne?

So outside the Meridian Gate and by the palace wall, people were often seen in twos and threes kneeling in the snow and crying bitterly holding the ancestral tablet, saying sorry to the late emperor and sorry to the ancestors.

After all, he still paid attention to the salary, the people in the school office did not hand it over, they were only allowed to stay in the mansion, and if there were no changes, they could not be deployed at will.Li Ji took the command of about [-] soldiers and horses from the guards of the capital and Ouchi's attendants, and Chudi also brought [-] elite soldiers into the capital, and they were not allowed to stop them at all the checkpoints.

When he dispatched troops near the capital, Liji also made moves in the capital. The royal servants Zhong Yuhua and others were confiscated, and they were only allowed to stay in the mansion. They also invited the wives of several important ministers to the palace to serve the Queen Mother. Pray, make people panic.

"The Empress Dowager." A lady got up to serve the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager looked at the people in the first palace, they were more lively than usual, and her heart was slightly depressed.

"It's all given to the palace, let's go back and rest, the Ai family doesn't need your services anymore." The queen mother leaned on her body and said lightly.

"The courtiers are very panicked, and I feel a little more at ease with the empress. The empress had a quarrel with Concubine Rong, and we dare not go to her, for fear of being implicated."

"There is nothing wrong with being in the palace, but Qingyang is outside the palace, and the Ai family is even more worried about her." The queen mother frowned and sighed secretly.

"This..." The ladies looked at each other, looking hesitant to speak.

The queen mother raised her eyes and felt that something was wrong in her heart, so she said: "If you have something to say, talk about it, don't you think it's not annoying enough?"

"The courtiers don't dare to say it." The leader confessed.

"Say it! That kid Qingyang has a stubborn temper, it would be bad if he got involved in this matter."

"Your Majesty, forgive me. The courtiers also heard the news from the palace that Prince Yi invited His Royal Highness Princess Qingyang to serve the sick in the palace. His Highness refused, so he placed a coffin in the Princess Mansion. For the team."

The Queen Mother asked Bo Zhe with trembling chest, "Is it true?"

Bo Zhe fell to his knees in the tunnel with a "wow" and said, "It's true."

"Qingyang!"

The queen mother stretched out her hand and yelled, then passed out.

The snow changed into fine pieces and slowly fell from the overcast sky. Liu Liang stood at the gate of the princess mansion, raised his head slightly, some cold snow fell on his cheeks, and some stuck to the burlap uniform. The hand holding the paulownia stick swept slightly.

"What's the meaning of this, Lieutenant?"

Liu Liang raised his eyes and saw the person getting off from the carriage wrapped up a pair of walnuts, covered with big hair, raised his eyes to see the white silk hanging on the princess mansion, said unhurriedly.

Liu Liang saluted one by one according to the etiquette: "Today is the day when my wife dies. If Your Highness wants to send a gift, please."

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand and invited Li Ji to enter the mansion.

Li Ji saw that the courtyard was full of white paper, and funeral things were hung everywhere. People coming and going in the mansion were all dressed in mourning clothes, and the gate of the mansion was opened so that everyone could see the funeral things inside.

Li Ji patted Liu Liang and said, "The captain is working hard, taking care of these things."

"Your Highness, there are only two corpses in the whole house." Liu Liang said cautiously.

Liji glanced at him, smiled, and went straight to the mansion.

With a "bang", a little girl dropped the basin in her hand, and was so frightened that she knelt on the ground and cried, and the people around her knelt on the ground trembling and dragged the girl to the side.

"Who is crying outside? Louder!"

Liji raised his eyes and saw a pure black coffin in the middle of the lobby, and Qingyang was sitting on top of the coffin, all dressed in uniform.

"It's been a long time since I saw you, do you still remember Brother Jinfan?" Li Ji untied his cloak and asked the servants to take it out, then found a futon mat to kneel down and sat down.

"Is elder brother coming to send younger sister off in person?" Qingyang laughed and jumped off the top of the coffin, dragged a futon and sat on it.

"It's all about bringing my younger sister into the palace, your mother misses you very much." Li Ji's expression was indescribably gentle.

The corner of Qingyang's mouth twitched, but the smile couldn't be squeezed out.She took off her embroidered shoes and threw them aside, sat cross-legged, stared at Liji and said, "You and my brothers are brothers who have been friends for many years, so I also recognize you as my brother, so I asked you. , treat the Yi family kindly, the emperor treats you even more like that, but you are helping the tyrant, I don't understand that you are already such a status, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?"

Li Ji looked at the flying snow outside the door, holding his legs, and his expression was a bit lost. He was stunned for a while, then put on a smiling face and said: "I have nothing to dissatisfy, but I just want to save innocent casualties for the people. My father went all the way to Beijing It didn't hurt anyone, so wouldn't it be the best ending to negotiate peace?"

"Peace talks? What's there to talk about? One side of the courtiers has delusional thoughts and wants to get involved in my country. You are also worthy?" Qingyang patted his chest and laughed.

"His Royal Highness is still a little young and doesn't understand the impermanence of the world. It is a great blessing to be able to enter the palace and serve mother well."

"Yes, I, Qingyang, am indeed just a girl and don't understand government affairs, but I know that even if I die, I will not be able to be such a subjugated person!"

Qingyang's eyes were already flushed, seeing that Liji was still looking at the snowy scene outside, he took out the dagger from his arms and stabbed him.

With a backhand grip, Liji killed Nali, blood dripped down his wrist onto the white robe, and the other hand holding the walnut hit Qingyang Xialian point directly.Qingyang was in pain, the dagger fell out of her hand, and people outside rushed in to hold her down when they heard the wind.

Liji let the attendant wrap his palms with cloth, he stared at Qingyang coldly, but Qingyang laughed, the louder he laughed, the more he was pressed to death.

"Even if the world has changed hands, some blood should be seen." Qing Yang said loudly.

Qingyang's head was pressed to the ground, and she looked at Liji with difficulty and said bitterly: "They believe you, but I don't! I don't believe there is any reason in this world to spit out the fat you eat. Your military power is You were forced to come here, even if you go back, Brother Huang will not tolerate you, so you have no reason to be such a pure minister, you can only hold him because you like his hard-faced and soft-hearted!"

Liji pushed aside the attendant who bandaged his wound, stood up, pointed at her with his wounded finger, and said, "If you really understood the current situation, you wouldn't say such things. You think you are chaste, loyal and filial, but you are paying the lives of the people of Li. Royal dignity, what is noble about you?"

Qingyang smiled miserably on the ground and said: "The people of the world are protected by my royal family, and they are righteous in times of crisis. So what if they gave up their own flesh and blood? Do you think everyone is like you, only knowing their own misfortunes and blessings, regardless of the principles of heaven!"

Li Ji squatted down and leaned towards her, and said, "His Royal Highness, the eldest princess, has always been delicate and savage, yet she also knows the principles of heaven?"

"I have had this arrogance since I was a child. When I am happy, I can be at ease. The country is in danger at the moment. Is it rare that I want to be this subjugated minister?"

While the two were talking, Liu Liang also rushed over from the gate, and was arrested by the people on the spot.

"Where the eldest princess is, the minister will be there, and the prince will kill him if he wants to, so why bother talking!"

"Ah Liang!" Qing Yang wanted to say something more, but he could only close his eyes and not answer.

Another guard came in from outside and said, "Report to my master, there are people coming from the palace."

"Let him come in and talk."

"Yes."

A father-in-law fell tremblingly into the lobby, looking at the chaos, he was so frightened that he could hardly speak.

"Eunuch Mao?" Qingyang gasped.

That Eunuch Mao saluted Li Ji with shaking hands, and then replied: "The Empress Dowager heard about the outside affairs, worried about the eldest princess, she couldn't breathe for a while, and fainted, and she is about to invite His Highness to visit the palace."

"Is that you?" Qing Yanghong stared at Li Ji and asked.

Liji said indifferently: "The empress dowager treats Liji very well, how could Liji make things difficult for her?" After finishing speaking, he leaned over and said to Qing Yang word by word: "Now you are making things difficult for her."

Qingyang couldn't stop crying, and cried out sobbing: "Mother, mother..."

Liji's complexion changed, and he turned his head away from her.

"Please don't hurt my mother, please..." Qingyang finally softened his voice, crying extremely sadly.

"Sister, my fate is not up to me, don't talk about it." Liu Liang struggled and shed tears.

Hearing the couple's weeping, Li Ji turned around and glanced at Eunuch Mao who was shaking like chaff, and said, "Search them all and send them to the palace to take care of them."

"Yes."

Putting on the big hair, Li Ji stepped out of the gate of the princess mansion first, and was about to be helped into the car when a voice stopped him.

"Third Master!"

Liji stopped his body and turned to look at the person coming.

The woman was dressed in pink and white, with a scarlet scarf embroidered with pear flowers, she was five or six steps away, holding her hands and her eyes wandering.

Li Ji put the injured hand into his sleeve, and said: "The current situation is not clear, it's better for the girl to stay away from going out."

The woman gave a salute, looked worried, and said: "The concubine should not have disturbed the third master, but the current situation, I am afraid that if I don't say a word to the third master, I will regret it."

"Let's talk about it, girl." Li Ji smiled slightly, exhaling a hint of warmth in the cold air.

The woman's eyes were full of affection, as if she had a thousand words to say.

"My lord, although I know that you have the current power and position, but the dust has not yet settled, and my heart is uneasy. I have been pleased with you for a long time, and I only hope that Saburo is safe and healthy, so cherish it."

Liji saw the woman's words were in tears, and said, "What's your name?"

"A concubine with a low name does not dare to insult a clear listener."

"Liji remembers you, but I don't know your name, Miss Luo."

The woman's expression was extremely moved, she thought that a person like her was not worthy of leaving a name in front of the king, but now he was the one who asked herself first.

"Luo Zhi'e."

"The Gao family is also thanks to you for connecting with them. Mr. Jiang has said it all."

"Thank you, Zhi'e." Liji smiled at her again.

Luo Zhi'e fell into that endless tenderness, watched the young master Pianran get into the car, and the accompanying attendants brushed past her.