Crown Prince's Counterattack

Pei Yan gave Zhao Daosheng a wink, which made him break free from panic.

Sima Yi sneered coldly, there is still something he doesn't understand up to now, Wu's tricks are really good, one after another, he can't argue with it, this time he was really careless, he didn't expect to fall into the hands of such a person.And the newly appointed prime minister, who was probably also from the Wu family, Sima Yi began to give up hope for this trial.

"Your Highness, you should be familiar with the person kneeling in the hall, right?"

Pei Yan showed a confident smile. In fact, he also admires His Highness the Crown Prince very much. It's just that he does not agree with each other. Since he has chosen Empress Dowager, he can only ruthlessly kick away the other roadblocks. .

Sima Yi glanced at Zhao Daosheng, Zhao Daosheng quickly lowered his head as if startled.

"It's just a lowly servant of the Eastern Palace."

Sima Yi's tone was indifferent, he couldn't hear any emotion, but Pei Yan laughed instead.

"Is that true? I'm afraid this person's identity is not as simple as what His Highness said, I heard that this is the most favored person in front of His Highness!"

Pei Yan's tone was full of ambiguity, causing the other two ministers to look at Zhao Daosheng slowly, and their eyes were sizing up Zhao Daosheng.

It's not a big deal to have a male favorite, but the feeling of being bitten by the person next to the pillow is not very pleasant. Sima Yi also looked calm in a kind of compassionate gaze.

"It's just a dog that eats inside and out!"

Zhao Daosheng's face was blue and white, and anger and shame were intertwined in his eyes, but he didn't dare to resist, and endured it silently. Since he decided to betray His Highness, he was destined to never get a trace of attention from His Highness again. Yes, but when the facts were in front of him, he still felt uncomfortable.But what's wrong with him, he just wants to live a good life, if... If His Highness hadn't alienated him, maybe he wouldn't have betrayed His Highness, so...

Zhao Daosheng straightened his back. He seemed to have found a reason to support himself. People don't kill themselves, but those who know current affairs are heroes. Since His Highness gave up on him, it is understandable for him to find a way out for himself.

Pei Yan thought it was true in his heart, and he also despised this kind of people who betrayed the old master, but he never showed it.

"Zhao Daosheng, since you are loved by His Highness, how much do you know about His Highness?"

"Little people know a thing or two"

Sima Yi sneered when he heard the words, full of sarcasm and contempt, causing several people in the hall to look sideways, while Zhao Daosheng, who was kneeling on the ground, had a pale face and a shy expression.

He's just a male favorite, but in the end he's still a servant. Sima Yi would never let him know too important things, let alone let him touch government affairs. Now he dares to say that he knows a little bit about his affairs. It can be seen Its wolf ambition.Sima Yi's eyes were slightly cold, even though it made sense, he was afraid that others would make use of it.

"Oh? Really? Then tell your lords what you know. For example, what do you know about the ordnance found in the East Palace?"

Pei Yan asked pointingly, his eyes implied deep meaning.

Zhao Daosheng's heart tightened, knowing that today's highlight was coming, and his future performance would depend on today's performance.

"This……"

Zhao Daosheng looked at Sima Yi timidly, with a bit of fear in his expression.

"It's okay, my lords once again, but you just say it's okay"

Zhao Daosheng took a deep breath and slowly began to recall.

"Those ordnance villains don't know, it's just that when the villain got up at night one day, he saw His Highness without any objection... His Highness ordered some guards to send some things to the East Palace, but the villain really didn't know what those things were !!!”

Zhao Daosheng kept shaking his head, struggling in pain, saying he didn't know but seemed to understand something.The words are ambiguous, the scenes described are confusing and confusing, but what is vaguely revealed is thought-provoking.Now everyone looked at Sima Yi with some doubts in their eyes, and the originally determined people were shaken in their hearts. Is it true what people said...

Sima Yi secretly sighed in his heart that the person behind this is so accurate in calculating people's hearts, what he said is too clear but makes people suspicious, like Zhao Daosheng's vague words, specious but not true makes people speculate.

"What is your Highness' explanation for what this person said?"

Pei Yan glanced at Zhao Daosheng with satisfaction, and then looked at Sima Yi.

"Gu can only say that this person is talking nonsense, maybe this person is using Gu's favor to unite with outsiders to frame Gu"

Sima Yi was so angry that Zhao Daosheng froze subconsciously in fright.

"Could it be that my lords would rather believe the one-sided words of this humble man, and instead come to question Gu's words?"

Sima Yi sternly questioned the three presiding judges.

"This……"

The three of them looked embarrassed, but in fact, the witnesses and material evidences were already in front of them. If it was an ordinary person, they would have been convicted early, but even though the emperor broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, it was just a slogan.So Sima Yi insisted on refusing to plead guilty, and there was nothing they could do as courtiers.

"Since this is the case, we can only report this matter to Your Majesty, and wait for the verdict of the two saints. What do you think, Your Highness?"

Now that the matter has come to this point, it is difficult for the three of them to push back the right to make decisions.

Sima Yi nodded, he could only hope that Li Zhi would give him some opportunities in the middle.

"The three adults wait a moment, the villain has something to say!"

At this time, Zhao Daosheng, who was originally silent with his head bowed, suddenly spoke, and the fleeting joy on Pei Yan's face disappeared.

Sima Yi thought inwardly that it was terrible, he was afraid that this person would make trouble for him again.

"Master Ming Chongyan's death was caused by His Majesty's hand, this villain heard it with his own ears!"

Everyone was startled at the moment, Sima Yi looked at Zhao Daosheng with a livid face, with murderous intent looming.

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In 680 A.D., Li Zhi had no choice but to order the three divisions to interrogate the prince's treason case. However, the prince was finally not cleared of the crime and was deposed as a common man. After being detained in Chang'an for more than a year, he was exiled to the remote Bazhou.

On the [-]th day of the winter month, the city of Chang'an was covered with heavy snow, covered with white snow, and the entire city of Chang'an was covered in white, and the imperial city was also covered in the sky full of snow.

Charcoal fires and floor heating were burned in the Ganlu Palace, and the whole palace was filled with warmth. The vases on the table were still filled with white plums that had just been picked from the plum garden, and the petals were still covered with lovely dewdrops.

An urgent but depressing cough came from the thick curtain, and the faces of the servants who served in the palace were faintly worried. This winter, His Majesty's health has gotten worse, and they are also worried about their future.

"Cough cough cough..."

The middle-aged man was dressed in bright yellow, which made his face look abnormally pale, his eyes were dull, and the whites of his eyes were bloodshot, his sleeves were empty, and he was so thin that he was not like ordinary people.Li Zhi was leaning on the bed, still holding the memorial that was just delivered today, even though he was very tired now, he still tried his best to review the memorial.

The crown prince was abolished, and the government affairs were backlogged in his hands again. In order to prevent the Wu family from intervening in the government affairs again, he could only do everything by himself. , Every day is getting worse every day, but his body... Li Zhi faintly feels that his time is coming.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty and His Royal Highness have come to see you"

Eunuch Chen walked in from the door, walked up to Li Zhi and said.

"No, no, let them all go"

Li Zhi looked impatient. He knew Wu's purpose was to let Xian'er inherit the throne, but Dan'er's temperament was not suitable for this position at all, but Wu would never let the children of other concubines inherit this position. The more Li Zhi thinks about the location, the more worried he becomes. It would be nice if Xian'er was still there.

"promise"

Seeing that Li Zhi was angry, Eunuch Chen quickly withdrew.

He drove the people away, but Li Zhi's mood was not good at all, he put down the memorial in his hand irritably, struggling constantly in his heart.

After a while, he suddenly lifted the quilt and came to the desk, quickly wrote an imperial decree with a pen, stamped the seal with a solemn face, and secretly called people to him.

"Remember, the imperial decree must be sent to Xian'er, no matter what the cost"

Li Zhi showed a resolute expression on his face. He didn't have much time, and now he could only depend on God's will.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty..."

Eunuch Chen walked out of the palace gate and looked at Wu Meiniang with a troubled expression.

Snowflakes were flying outside the hall, Wu Meiniang and King Li Dan waited quietly outside the hall gate, waiting for Li Zhi's summoning.

"Forget it, Xian'er, let's go!"

Wu Meiniang understood in an instant, knowing that Li Zhi was still angry with her about the prince, but she also had reasons for it, she sighed in her heart, her eyes were calm.

"But……"

Li Xian looked at the door of the dormitory, with anxiety and pleading in his eyes.He hasn't seen his father yet, and he still has a lot to say to his father, but why doesn't his father want to see him?

"Didn't you listen to what the queen mother said?"

"no!"

Li Xian came to his senses and shook his head again and again. Seeing the anger on Wu Meiniang's face, his face turned pale with fright.

Seeing that Li Xian was willing to obey, Wu Meiniang showed a satisfied smile. Compared with her eldest son who was valued by her, she had a temperament similar to her second son. She ignored the third son too much, but although she never liked this son who was too cowardly , but now it seems that it is the best choice.

"Don't worry, the queen mother will definitely let you sit in that position, so you have to listen to the queen mother's words and don't make the queen mother angry"

"I understand, my son obeys my mother's orders"

Li Xian looked at Wu Meiniang timidly, and seeing that there was no displeasure on her face, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He had seen the fate of the two elder brothers in front of him, so he must not go on their old path again .