Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1964
Li Yuangui, under the watchful eye of the guards in the right village, returned by the same route, crossed the Baqiao, and arrived at the gate of Chunming, only to find that the suspension bridge had been hoisted high, and the lanterns hanging from the top of the city were swaying in the night wind.

It's curfew.

Gao Kan looked at the city gate tower full of people, and urged: "My lord, the curfew has just been passed, and the soldiers have not started patrolling. You are the prince, and this time it is a life-threatening case. You might as well go forward and call to open the city gate." , no one dares to stop you from entering the city."

Li Yuangui cast a sidelong glance at Gao Kan and snorted coldly.

Why do you think I'm stupid?

As a prince, leaving the fief without authorization and returning to the capital privately has already committed the crime of usurpation. Fortunately, His Majesty will not pursue it, otherwise he will be escorted to the clan mansion and severely punished.If it is called to open the city gate to enter the city again, it is no longer a question of overstepping or not, but a question of ulterior motives, which can be punished!
Strictly pursue it, it is possible to remove the title and confine him for a lifetime...

"It's not because the king refuses to cooperate. It's because the curfew in Chang'an has started and you can't enter the city, and the snowstorm in Xuzhou is severe. The king must rush back immediately to organize disaster relief. For this matter, the king will leave two personal guards and cooperate with you to go to Jingzhao tomorrow morning." Mansion, no matter what the punishment is, this king will admit it. Now, you wait and let me get out of the way!"

He didn't have the patience to talk nonsense here with a group of Youtunwei soldiers. Since the curfew has already started, he must not be able to enter the city. Could it be that he called the city gate to open for such a small matter?

It is even more impossible to stay here overnight.

Gao Kan did not give in: "My lord, it's better not to be in trouble. According to this, there is a Xinfeng post station not far away. The lord can rest for a night and open the city tomorrow morning. At the end, he will accompany the lord to Jingzhao Mansion .”

Li Yuangui was furious, raised his horsewhip on his horse, and lashed at Gao Kan fiercely, cursing: "Bastard! I am the prince of the Tang Dynasty, a man of heaven and earth, how dare you repeatedly humiliate me?" Oh, do you really want to die? This king thinks that the laws of the country cannot be desecrated, so he gave up his dignity as a prince and voluntarily went to the court to make an confession. Could it be that you think this king is afraid of you? Like pigs and dogs, Damn it!"

As he spoke, he kept pulling down the horsewhip in his hand.

One side is the honor of the prince, and the other side is just a mere school lieutenant, even if he is beaten, he dare not hide!
Gao Kan just stood upright, letting the whip come off his head and covering his face, the leather armor on his shoulders was cracked, and he was hit on the cheek, and the red blood swelled instantly...

The soldiers of Youtunwei were all furious, but they dared not speak out.

The status gap is too great.

Do you really dare to use the strong bow and crossbow in your hand to shoot His Highness King Huo into a hedgehog?

However, Li Yuangui's personal guards were all proud, they were just a group of leading soldiers, yet they dared to challenge the prince.

I can't wait for the prince to beat this hateful captain to death...

Li Yuangui wasn't crazy, so naturally he wouldn't beat Gao Kan to death.Speaking of this matter, he was at a loss, and he was right. If he was beaten to death like this, he couldn't even imagine how crazy the Censor Yanguan would impeach him when he got up early tomorrow.

After lashing the whip hard, Li Yuangui glared and shouted, "Quickly get rid of me, my lord!"

Gao Kan is also a bastard, with his neck stuck up and his face raised, under the dim light of the lanterns at the top of the city, blood oozes from those few ribs, but he still has a stubborn face: "The prince hit his horse to death!" Farmer, human life is at stake, which is a serious crime! The general was ordered to patrol the border of Lishan Mountain, and at the right time, how dare he disobey the military order and stay out of the matter? If the prince wants to leave today, please walk over the corpse of the general!"

The soldiers of You Tunwei also shouted in unison: "My lord wants to go, please step over our corpses!"

These people shouted loudly, stepped forward with all their feet, and blocked Li Yuangui and his personal guards by the moat. If Li Yuangui wanted to leave at this moment, he really had to ride his horse and step over these soldiers!

Li Yuangui's complexion was ashen, and his anger was exuberant.Just as he was about to yell, he suddenly heard a short burst of wind in his ears, and he bowed his head in fright. A white-feathered wolf-toothed arrow shot down from the gate of the city, nailing it straight not far from the crowd, and the arrow cluster sank into the frozen ground. The white feathers on the arrow tail buzzed and trembled.

Everyone was so frightened that they all fell silent and took a step back.

At the time of the curfew, if the guards on the city think that they are suspected of attacking the city gate and shoot down random arrows, that would be really wronged...

"Who is under the city? Xiao gathered at the gate of the city, is it possible to rebel?"

Li Yuangui hastily said loudly: "I am King Huo, I have something important to do and want to go back to the city, but found that the key of the city gate is locked, I hesitated for a moment and didn't know how to advance or retreat, please stay safe and don't be impatient!"

He didn't dare not to explain, and he didn't dare to move around. After the curfew, Chang'an City is a forbidden place, especially the sensitive and vital places such as the city gate and palace gate. Let alone him, even if the prince stands here, once If the guard thought he intended to attack the gate control, and was shot dead on the spot, he would be killed if he killed him. Not only was he innocent, but he was meritorious.

At any time, the safety of the imperial capital is the top priority!

"Stand there, don't move!"

The guards on the city shouted, and then led the soldiers down from the city, stepped on their horses, and lowered the suspension bridge. The crossbowmen were on standby, and if they found something wrong, they would immediately shoot King Huo and others to death.

When Kui Ye comes under the city gate, if there is no legitimate reason, not only will you not be allowed to enter the city, but you will not be able to leave if you want to. You must control yourself and find out the real situation before you can leave.

Dozens of riders approached Li Yuangui and the others, and the first one jumped off his horse, stepped forward and saluted, "The last general, the gatekeeper of the Chunming Gate, Zhao Xiaozu, see His Royal Highness Huo Wang. The last general's duty is not to be neglected. Just now If there is something offensive between the words, I still hope that the prince will forgive him."

Li Yuangui breathed a sigh of relief on his horseback, and said with a pleasant face, "Soldiers should be loyal to their duties, what's wrong with it? Not only is there nothing wrong, but later this king will advise His Majesty to praise Captain Zhao."

Zhao Xiaozu got up and said solemnly: "Thank you, my lord...just to teach my lord that Chang'an gate control has its own rules and regulations, and those who knock on the door in the middle of the night, if there is no urgent matter, they should be taken into custody. You can leave before you can leave. I am afraid that His Highness will be wronged right now, so please stay with me at Xinfeng Station for one night, and at the end of tomorrow, I will report to the Ming Palace and respectfully invite the Holy Judge."

Li Yuangui was full of displeasure, but how dare he insist on leaving?

When the prince is outside, the most important thing to do is to be more careful in words and deeds, otherwise, if he is targeted by someone who is mad, he will peel off his skin even if he is not dead. In the mansion, one would either make friends with scribes to gather for a chat, or visit a Taoist school to cultivate one's morality, to be as well-behaved as a little white rabbit...

"Lieutenant Zhao is serious, I know that."

"Then, gentlemen, please!"

Zhao Xiaozu didn't even ask why these people came to the gate of the city, so he took them directly to the Xinfeng post station at the foot of Lishan Mountain, personally led people to guard the gate, and reported to the superior after dawn, and then dealt with it.

Then, nothing will happen to him...

*****
Silent all night.

The next day will be bright, and the drums will be sounded several times. All the gates in Chang'an City will be opened, and the flow of people will gradually surge, like a dormant monster waking up from hibernation, full of infinite vitality.

Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Ji got up early, washed up, had breakfast under the service of the maid, then changed into official robes, intending to go to Yushitai.

A house slave hurried in from outside the door, handed an envelope in his hand to Liu Jie, and said: "Patriarch, I just found a letter at the door, it seems that someone threw it in."

Liu Jizhen is the censor Zhongcheng, who represents all the speech officials in the court and is responsible for reporting officials, so I don't know how many such anonymous letters he usually receives.He didn't care about it at the moment, took it casually, saw that there was no writing on the envelope, then opened it, took out the letter paper, and read it at a glance.

His eyebrows twitched suddenly...

King Huo rode his horse outside the city last night, killing a farmer who was walking on the road?
He thought for a while, it seemed that King Huo did return from Xuzhou yesterday, and it was rumored that it was for the relief of Xuzhou's snow disaster.Then for some reason, he was ordered by the emperor in the palace, and he left the palace and went south before the curfew, returning to Xuzhou.

If it was true that the farmer was killed, it must have been after leaving Chang'an...

As for whether this matter is true or false, there is almost no doubt. Who would make such a joke when they have nothing to do?No matter how stupid Liu Ji is, he wouldn't be so stupid as to not do any investigations, and just take such a letter of accusation and go to impeach a prince.

Have you lost your mind?

Looking down, Liu Ji narrowed his eyes...

After reading it, he stuffed the letter paper back into Faith, sat back on the chair, closed his eyes and meditated, considering the gains and losses.

After a long while, he opened his eyes, ordered someone to call a Qing guest in the mansion, and said: "Take my name as an assassin, go to Jingzhao Mansion, and inquire about the case of King Huo killing a farmer. If there is such a thing, no matter Jingzhao How to deal with the government, immediately rush to Yushitai and inform me."

When the Qing guest left, Liu Jie excitedly rode in a carriage and rushed to the Yushitai, where he gathered a group of idle and painful Yushi Yanguan... Let's start harvesting a wave of reputation!

(End of this chapter)