Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Chapter 242 The emperor’s temptation.

When someone exposed his background, Liu Da's expression suddenly changed.

His eyes swept around the ministers and he laughed angrily.

"Okay, okay, no one has dared to threaten my leader like this for many years."

"Since all of you are good and bad from time to time, I can only act in accordance with the decree."

The words fell to the ground and he shouted loudly.

"Come here, arrest these ministers who are blatantly disobeying the will!"

The guards shouted loudly, rolled up their sleeves and rushed into the crowd.

The ministers present were all elderly people over fifty years old, with only a few middle-aged people.

Where were the young and strong inner guard opponents? It didn't take long before they were pushed to the ground one by one and locked in chains.

Take him to the inner security prison like a prisoner.

"Grand Pavilion Leader, these people are all hard-nosed and extremely poor. I'm afraid they won't be easy to deal with."

Glancing at his subordinates, Liu Da took out a copy of "Luo Zhi Jing" from his arms.

"What's wrong with the crime of Luo Zhi? Tell your brothers to follow this book."

"Thirty percent for treason, 30% for corruption and bribery, 30% for bullying and neglect, and let go of the remaining 10%."

"Yes!"

Just as the internal guards were accusing the ministers step by step according to the "Luo Zhi Jing", several carriages drove into Luoyang City and headed all the way to the palace.

When he arrived in front of the palace gate, Yuan Shu smiled.

"His Royal Highness, Prince Xiang, please wait here for a moment and then go and report to the official."

"I'm sorry to trouble you, Prime Minister Yuan."

Seeing Yuan Shu enter the main hall, Li Dan raised his head and looked at the palaces in front of him.

His eyes were filled with memories.

I remember that when he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he also passed by here with shouts and crowds.

Unexpectedly, things changed and people changed, and he became a prince when he came back.

The palace door opened, and a chamberlain nodded to him.

"Your Highness, you can come into the palace to have an audience!"

"Thank you."

Li Dan took a deep breath and walked into the palace with firm eyes.

When he saw the person sitting in the Guanfeng Hall, he looked solemn and bowed.

"My son, Li Dan, meets his mother!"

"Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Queen Mother!"

When Li Dan sat down, Wu Zetian put down the memorial in her hand and looked at him.

He nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes, you are a lot fatter than when you left the Divine Capital. I heard from the inner guard that you sit in front of the basin and fish all day long. Why is that?"

Li Dan smiled and cupped his hands.

"After returning to my mother, I will imitate Jiang Ziya, and those who wish will take the bait."

"As expected, the envoy you sent has arrived."

Hearing this, Wu Zetian laughed loudly, and the majesty between her brows disappeared a lot.

"You kid used to be gentle, humble and docile. When did your mouth become so sweet?"

Although she said this, Wu Zetian was very happy in her heart.

Li Dan compared himself to Jiang Ziya and compared her to King Wen of Zhou who established the Zhou Dynasty.

It not only shows an attitude of being a willing servant, but also a kind of praise to her.

Therefore, her wariness towards her son was virtually dissipated.

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Li Dan took out a fairly neat yellow cotton robe from his baggage.

"Mother, the cold winter is coming. This is the cotton robe that I made overnight. I hope it will make you feel better."

After speaking, he raised his cotton robe with both hands.

Shangguan Wan'er wanted to step forward to take the robe, but Wu Zetian waved her hand to stop her.

"It's rare for the Prime Minister to show filial piety, so I'd better accept it myself."

After taking the robe, Wu Zetian was about to try it on when she suddenly saw that Li Dan's hands were covered with needle holes.

He frowned immediately.

"Why are there needle holes all over your hands? What do the servants down there do for food?"

"Come here, deliver the edict to the slave of the Prime Minister's Palace..."

"Mother, it's not the fault of the servants in the mansion, it's my son who didn't let them do it."

"I just wanted to sew a cotton robe for you with my own hands. I was in a hurry because I was on my way, so I ended up like this."

Wu Zetian did not speak, but looked at her son quietly.

There is a complex color in the eyes.

To be honest, among the many sons, only this child is the most like Gaozong.

He has a gentle and reserved personality, without any ambition, if the witchcraft incident did not happen later.

Nor would she secretly kill the imperial concubine Liu and the concubine Dou.

This caused Li Dan's son Li Chengqi to resent him.

Now she is a little confused, not knowing whether it is right or wrong to bring Li Dan back.

After a long time, Wu Zetian took a deep breath and touched Li Dan's head.

"My mother knows that you have always been filial, so you should go back to the palace to rest after such a long journey."

"My mother will talk to you again in a few days."

Li Dan bowed and said warmly.

"Mother, take care of yourself, and I will leave first."

Looking at her son's back, Wu Zetian sighed.

"Tell the inner guards to withdraw everyone. Dan'er has no ambition to be the emperor."

Outside the window, a figure nodded and disappeared.

After leaving Guanfeng Hall, Li Dan wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

He was the most nostalgic person. When he saw his mother's face haggard and her body not as good as before, he felt distressed for no reason.

The resentment in my heart because I was forced to abdicate that year also dissipated.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty would be very pleased to know that you have such filial piety."

Manager Geng said with a smile.

"My mother has been working hard day and night on state affairs, and her body is getting thinner and thinner. I would like to ask you to take more care of me on weekdays. I would like to thank you here in advance."

Li Dan raised his hand towards Manager Geng, who was so frightened that he quickly hid aside.

"Your Majesty has killed your servant. It is the responsibility of the Za family to take care of His Majesty, and I dare not accept your great gift."

When the two of them walked out of the palace gate, Manager Geng suddenly whispered to an inconspicuous guard while Li Dan was not paying attention.

"Tell your majesty that Prime Minister Li Dan is extremely filial and is not just pretending."

The guard calmly clasped his fists and walked towards the Guanfeng Hall.

After the guards left, Manager Geng asked with a smile.

"Your Highness, your mansion has been cleaned by your servants. Shall we go?"

Unexpectedly, Li Dan laughed.

"Don't worry, when I come to the capital of God, I must first go see my brother!"

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and walked towards the Prince's Mansion, making Manager Geng and others look at each other in confusion.

It is rumored that the prime minister Li Dan and the prince Li Xian have a very good relationship.

But isn’t this too bold?

Arriving all the way to the East Palace, Li Dan took a few deep breaths, stepped forward and opened the door, laughing loudly.

"Brother Imperial, look what the eighth brother has brought for you!"

Hearing his voice, the servants were startled and fell to their knees.

The door opened, and Li Xian ran out barefoot with a surprised look on his face, hugging his neck and saying happily.

"Laoba, why didn't you tell me that you were coming to Luoyang? Brother Huang could go and greet you in person."

Li Dan laughed, not caring at all that Li Xian was hugging him.

"Brother Imperial, my eighth brother misses you in Xiangzhou, so my mother summoned me and brought you two pieces of high-quality coral."

After glancing at Coral, Li Xian curled his lips.

"Old man, what's the use of two pieces of coral? You still have some properties in the capital city, why don't you give them all to the emperor brother?"

If it were anyone else, Li Dan would naturally not give away the property worth 100,000 yuan.

But since the other party was Li Xian, there was no need to discuss it and he just waved his sleeves.

"The property in Shendu is nothing. The eighth brother has more property in Xiangzhou. Except for what is left to Chengqi and Longji, the rest will be given to you."

Li Xian was overjoyed, patted Li Dan on the shoulder and laughed.

"As expected of a real brother, let's go, the emperor will personally cook you two dishes to go with the wine...