Chapter 13 The Twelfth Chapter

Empress Dowager Wei summoned Ma Qinke to attend her bed at night.The two of them were upside down there, fighting twice in a row. Ma Qinke rallied and used all kinds of means to serve the Empress Dowager Wei with a smile on her face and a comfortable body.After the incident, Empress Dowager Wei put her pillow on Ma Qinke's arm and said with a smile: "You are very good, and now I feel more and more comfortable." Ma Qinke hurriedly said with a flattering smile: "The greatest blessing in my life is to be able to serve the Queen Mother just in case. As long as the Queen Mother is satisfied, I will be the greatest satisfaction."

Queen Mother Wei smiled and said nothing. Ma Qinke said again: "Queen Dowager, the affairs of this humble minister should be settled." "what's up?" "Weichen is still a sixth-rank official. Serving the queen with this status is really low. Weichen thinks it's time for a promotion." "This matter is easy to handle, but a word will do. You will be the Minister of Zhongshu first, and tomorrow I will tell Zong Chuke to do it immediately." Ma Qinke was overjoyed at once, stroked the whole body of Empress Dowager Wei again, and gave him a long kiss.Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Wei was already exhausted, she gently pushed Ma Qinke away, and said angrily, "Forget it, am I still as strong as you? Go to bed early."

Soon, Queen Mother Wei fell into a sweet dream.In her sleep, she was wearing a heavenly crown and a Dagon suit, and she was pointing the country in a majestic way. That momentum definitely overshadowed the original majesty of Empress Zetian.I saw all the officials and common people prostrate at my feet, they shouted long live, and I graciously accepted it. Empress Wei woke up in a jerk at this moment, and she understood that it was not the shout of Shanhu Long live, but the sound of drums mixed with a huge shout, and she felt that these voices were in the palace and very close to her.Empress Dowager Wei called for the lady in charge of the lamp to hold the lamp, and at the same time pushed Ma Qinke who was still sleeping beside her, and asked, "Ma Qing, listen, what are these sounds?"

Ma Qinke stared in a daze, unable to discern anything, and replied casually: "Yes, it's midnight, what are they clamoring for?" When Empress Wei arrived at this time, she began to feel changes in the palace.After all, she had experienced similar things before. Prince Zhongjun's attack was launched late at night, and the scene was so similar to what she was seeing.Thinking of this, she opened the curtain and jumped down. While dressing herself, she said, "No, things are different. Get up, let's find a place to hide." Ma Qinke also hurriedly got on the bed and dressed, and asked, "Escape? Empress Dowager, where is the best place for us to go?"

"This is not far from Xianhuamen, there is a flying cavalry camp there. Let's enter this camp first, and then walk down." Xianhuamen's flying cavalry camp is under the control of the Northern Army. Empress Dowager Wei recalled that time when she entered Xuanwu However, now that the noise is already in the palace, the Xuanwu Gate has obviously fallen, and it is simply unrealistic to go to the Xuanwu Gate, so they have to go to the Xianhua Gate next. Ma Qinke agreed, hurriedly put on his clothes and put on his boots, and then said: "Yang Jun is also waiting at the side of the hall at this time, and we two will protect the Queen Mother and go to the camp." Empress Dowager Wei Suai went to bed with them. After calling Ma Qinke alone, Yang Jun didn't dare to go far, so he had to sleep alone in the side hall.

Empress Dowager Wei agreed, and then walked outside the hall.Ma Qinke hurriedly followed.When they arrived at the gate of the hall, they found Yang Jun was poking his head there. It turned out that this guy was very agile, when he heard the noise of the drum, he hurriedly dressed and went out, his movements were much faster than the Queen Mother. Ma Qinke called Yang Jun, and the two of them held the Queen Mother's arm each, and they walked towards the Xianhua Gate in the west. The shouts in the palace shook the sky, and the voice was farther south than the position just now.The Empress Dowager Wei in the darkness turned pale in shock, she only urged the two of them to leave quickly.The three of them were very anxious, and they rushed again, and they were sweating profusely from top to bottom.

At any rate, when he arrived at the Xianhua Gate, Ma Qinke shouted loudly to the gate guard: "The queen mother is here, come and pick her up quickly." There are about 300 flying cavalry stationed in the Xianhua Gate, led by a captain named Xue Guoyi.They heard the drum noise in the palace and all woke up and gathered in front of the door. Captain Xue even sent three people to investigate the drum noise.According to the regulations in the palace, the guards are only allowed to guard the gate and are not allowed to step into the palace, but now that the incident is urgent, they can't care about anything else.

Xue Duwei heard that the Empress Dowager was here, and hurriedly lined up to meet her.In the light of the fire, I saw two men supporting the Empress Dowager Wei. They were all disheveled and looked really embarrassed.Ma Qinke said: "Quickly vacate a quiet room in the camp, and invite the Queen Mother to rest in it." Captain Xue hurriedly led them into the camp, and gave up his daily living place to invite Empress Dowager Wei to enter.After entering the room, Empress Dowager Wei sat down, panted for a long time, and asked Captain Xue, "Who are you?" Xue Duwei said: "Report to the Queen Mother, I am humbled to be the Northern Army Flying Cavalry Guoyi Captain Xue."

"Well, Captain Xue, you also heard the noise in the palace, there must be some disturbance. How about this, you go and tell Wei Jie and Wei Zhuo to come here to see me." Captain Xue bowed and agreed, but secretly complained in his heart, it was dark and chaotic outside, where could he find these two people? After Xue Duwei went out, he saw the three soldiers who had entered the palace to investigate the matter came back.Captain Xue led them into the shadows below the tower, and asked in a low voice, "What's the situation in the palace?" One of them replied: "Captain Du, let's go ahead and observe. It turns out that Wan Qi is causing trouble there. We know the two leaders, one is Ge Fushun and the other is Li Xianfu. They hold four heads in their hands and they say they are Gao. Masters Song, Wei Jie, Wei Bo, and Wei Zhuo.

"Well, what did they say?" "They said that the Empress Dowager Wei poisoned the late emperor in order to rebel and usurp the throne. Today they want to kill the Wei party and welcome the king as the king." "What are they yelling there?" "Every time they went to each gate, they would show the four heads to the public, and then they would say what they said. Strange to say, the soldiers from all the sects cheered when they heard the words, and then abandoned their armor and surrendered." Wei Jie and Wei Zhuo also gained a lot of prestige in the Northern Army, which caused a lot of resentment among the middle and lower ranks.This Captain Xue is also a senior member of the Northern Army, Guo Yi, who is well aware of the situation in front of him. After hearing the words, he murmured to himself: "Grandma, the general situation is like this. If I don't do it, I will keep doing it. There is a big one in front of me." Why don't you seize the opportunity?"

After finishing speaking, he summoned dozens of people and ordered: "Everyone follow me in, obey my order, and behead all three people who entered the camp just now." A soldier asked: "Captain Xue, I just met them, they are the empress dowager, how can we do it?" Captain Xue directed this person to come to him, and then swung his knife to knock him down. He stretched out his sleeve and wiped the blood from the blade, and said grimly: "Whoever talks too much, this is a role model. What kind of emperor?" Queen Mother, she is no longer. We take her, and everyone benefits." Everyone suddenly agreed. Empress Dowager Wei saw that Captain Xue led a group of people into the room, but she didn't feel any strangeness yet, and asked, "Captain Xue, you came back so soon, did you find them?" Captain Xue agreed, and said: "The Empress Dowager, I have found it." Then he drew out his knife, waved it in the air, and shouted loudly, "Everyone, do it." The crowd rushed forward and pulled the three of them tightly, and saw three white lights flashing, and the heads of the three immediately rolled down to the ground. The poor noble and beautiful Queen Mother Wei became a ghost under the knife for no reason.What made her feel relieved was that the two companions on the couch also died with her, and she would not be alone on the road to the underworld, so there was a lot of comfort. The so-called wall is falling and everyone is pushing, Xue Duwei thinks that it is a god-sent opportunity for Queen Mother Wei to find him.If you use this to invite rewards, you will definitely be promoted to several levels.When people turn against each other at a critical moment, it is not for righteousness or villainy. It is actually driven by their own interests, so they cannot blame others. Wan'er heard the drumming noise in the bedroom, she first sat and listened for a long time on the couch, and then made her own correct judgment: it really happened, the Li clan couldn't bear the Empress Dowager's revolution, and decided to do it. Wan'er asked people to hold the lamp, and then sent a court lady to go out quietly to inquire. She took out the key from her waist and walked towards the gilded wooden box in the corner. The key to this wooden box is held by Wan'er alone, and no one else is allowed to touch it.She opened the wooden box, leaned over carefully and took out a small brocade bag from the corner of the box, then moved to the lamp, untied the silk knot on the brocade bag, and took out the folded silk from it. Wan'er pressed the silk to her chest, her eyes were slightly closed.It can be seen that this piece of silk is very important to Wan'er, probably she has planned for a long time in advance, and only took it out at this critical moment. At this time, the probing lady stumbled into the door and shouted in panic, "Mother, something is wrong." Instead, Wan'er sat down calmly, and reprimanded: "What is there to make such a fuss about, please speak slowly!" The maid held her breath, and said: "The servant girl heard the noise of the drums at Lingyan Pavilion, so she trotted forward. The servant girl went to Lingyan Pavilion and observed carefully in the dark, and found that Wan Qi was rebellious." "Well, who are they?" "The servant girl is not very clear, I saw that everyone reported to one person, and the servant girl vaguely heard that the young man was called the king of Linzi." Wan'er suddenly understood in her heart that the king of Linzi was Li Longji, and behind it must be the king Xiang and Princess Taiping instigating, which also confirmed Wan'er's previous judgment. The maid hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, run away quickly. When the servant girl left, they had already spread their torches and marched southward, and they will arrive here soon." "Running for what?" Wan'er scolded, and then shouted, "Get up and line up outside the palace gate." Nearly 20 court ladies in the hall went out one after another after hearing the news. They lined up in two teams outside the door, holding lanterns or round fans in their hands.Wan'er walked out of the hall slowly and stood between the two teams. She looked around at the maids and said softly, "Follow me." Then there was such a spectacle in the palace, this end of the palace shouted to kill the sky, and two rows of maids in green clothes walking slowly with lamps, seemed to be in a hurry, it was obvious that they were walking towards the loudest place. Li Longji met Ge Fushun and others before Lingyan Pavilion. He found a mistake during the march, that is, Zhong Shaojing should not be let out.Zhong Shaojing is most familiar with the winding roads in the palace, and now is the time to use him.He immediately called someone and told him to send Zhong Shaojing to the palace immediately. Ge Fushun reported to Li Longji: "Your Highness, it really went smoothly. When the guards heard that Queen Mother Wei was captured, they all joined the team without saying a word. Damn, this old whore is really unpopular, but we don't turn against her. She won't last long either." Li Longji comforted them a few words, then called Ge Fushun and Li Xianfu and said: "You still divide your troops into two groups, one on the left and one on the right to search the palace, like Empress Dowager Wei, Shangguan Zhaorong, Shangguan Chai, He Lou, And the witch Fifth Yinger is the leader of the evil, and must be captured." Ge Fushun said: "Your Highness is too troublesome, why bother to capture them, it's the most troublesome to end them with a 'click' knife." Li Longji nodded and said: "Well, you can do things cheaply. But when you arrive at the Taiji Hall, you are not allowed to enter, but you can surround it." So, after the two teams dispersed, they opened up their torches and searched forward in a fan shape. Li Longji turned to Liu Youqiu and Purun and said: "Let's go too. We heard that Shangguan Wan'er's bedroom is complete with pens and inkstones, so we rushed there. After finding the emperor's seal, it's time for you to be tired. " At this time, Zhong Shaojing arrived panting, and Li Longji immediately said: "Brother Shaojing, you came just in time, you are familiar with the layout of the palace, I will give you 200 people, and you will be responsible for finding all kinds of seals and immediately Send it to Shangguan Wan'er's dormitory, and give it to Brother Liu for use." Zhong Shaojing nodded in agreement, he roughly knew where the seal was.Due to the exclusive power of the Empress Dowager, she collected all the seals into the Xiande Hall and took care of them personally.Then as long as you arrive at Xiande Hall, you can get these things at your fingertips. While talking, he saw a large torch coming at a high speed from a slanting horse. Seeing this, Li Yide brought people forward to question him. After they said a few words, Li Yide turned around and came to Li Longji, saying: "It's a good call!" The master is happy, the old whore has been slaughtered by the flying cavalry. They are led by a Captain Xue, and now they come to the master to ask for credit." Li Longji was overjoyed, and said: "Okay, let them bring the head to have a look. Well, let most of them stand back and wait, just come three or four people." Li Longji is as careful as a hair, and he understands this dark night Anything can happen, so be vigilant. Captain Xue led two servants over, they put the head of Empress Dowager Wei on the ground, and asked Li Longji to examine it. Li Longji asked: "Well, how come there are three people?" Xue Duwei said: "Your Highness, apart from the queen mother's head, the other two are the heads of her adulterers Ma Qinke and Yang Jun." The leader was Li Longji, the king of Linzi, who couldn't help but be overjoyed, knowing that this treasure was completely right. "Okay, Captain Xue, you understand the righteousness and made great contributions. After the incident, the imperial court will definitely reward you heavily. The matter is urgent now, and you have to continue to contribute. First, you must take good care of the body of Queen Mother Wei. Both of them, from now on, you have to follow Director Zhong’s order, and now you have to go to Xiande Hall to search.” Captain Xue immediately knelt down on the ground, ecstatic in his heart, and said in his mouth: "The final general will follow His Highness's orders." "Go." Li Longji waved them away, and led a group of people to Wan'er's bedroom.Just after they passed the corner, they saw that group of strange maids, they felt strange, Liu You begged to lead someone to meet them. Shangguan Wan'er didn't know Liu Youqiu, she saw someone coming to greet her, she hurried forward and said, "Who is coming? I am Shangguan Zhaorong, and I am here to welcome His Royal Highness King Linzi." Liu Youqiu still knew this strange woman in the palace who was famous all over the world. When he heard Wan'er say that he came to meet Li Longji on his own initiative, he felt very strange, and couldn't figure out when they made it together.Suspicious in his heart, he still asked: "I am the subordinate of King Linzi, dare to ask Zhaorong, what is the important thing for you to meet His Highness late at night?" At this time, Wan'er understood that there must be Li Longji behind Liu Youqiu, so she said loudly: "The concubine's heart is for Tang Ting, and she had communicated with Princess Taiping in private. Your Highness raised an incident tonight, fulfilling the concubine's wish, and came here to serve His Highness for driving. " Liu Youqiu snorted, and reprimanded: "Shangguan Zhaorong has such a great reputation, who doesn't know that you have been colluding with Wu Sansi and Queen Mother Wei, why did you suddenly become a rebellious person? I advise you, you should be arrested as soon as possible. , you may be able to save your life." Seeing the urgency of the situation, Wan'er hurriedly took out the silk from her chest, waved it to Liu You and begged, "There is no evidence for what I say, but I have evidence. The legacy of the former emperor to let the king assist the government is the concubine and Princess Taiping's plan together. Made. This silk is exactly what was made at the beginning, you can tell it at a glance." Liu Youqiu took the silk, unfolded it and scanned it a few times with the light of the torch, it was indeed the legendary legacy of Li Xian.He and Li Longji also knew about Princess Taiping entering the palace to participate in the drafting of the legacy. He couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he said to Wan'er: "You stay here for a while, and I will report to His Highness." "Okay, you can go quickly. Remember, Princess Taiping knows the subtleties of it best. If Your Highness has any doubts, you can ask Princess Taiping for verification after dawn." Liu Youqiu nodded, turned around and walked back. Li Longji stood there with a gloomy face. He heard the general outline of the conversation between the two, and he had already made a decision in his heart. Liu Youqiu handed the plain silk to Li Longji, and said: "His Royal Highness, it seems that Shangguan Zhaorong has been in contact with Princess Taiping for a long time. Judging from the fact that they jointly appointed the Prime Minister to assist the government, this person still has meritorious service." Li Longji didn't take the silk, but said coldly: "Kill her!" Liu Youqiu obviously couldn't bear it, and hurriedly stopped: "Your Highness, no! If this really happened, Princess Taiping would find out in the future, and she would blame us." Li Longji looked at Liu Youqiu coldly without saying a word. Liu Youqiu said again: "Besides, this person is famous all over the world, if His Highness kills her, it will definitely chill the hearts of scholars all over the world." Li Longji opened his mouth and said: "The hearts of scholars in the world are chilled? Even if a person has the talent of the sky, but his heart is dirty and there is no justice, what is the use of his talent? Besides, the troubled times in front of us are all created by these few women Chengcheng, this Shangguan Wan'er is used to meeting the wind and the rudder, with a head and a mouse at both ends, which is really a great disaster. Brother Liu, from today onwards, you have to remember, don't let me say it a second time." Liu Youqiu saw Li Longji's firm and gloomy expression in the firelight, which he had rarely seen before, and an inexplicable chill came out of his heart.He knew it was inappropriate to talk any more, so he turned his head and said to Li Yide: "Go, cut off his head quickly." Li Yide shook the sharp blade in his hand, and walked quickly towards Wan'er. Wan'er had long regarded that piece of silk as her own life-saving straw. If the Empress Dowager Wei had been in power, this silk would be at the bottom of the box forever; If he is a meritorious person of King Xiang, then he can suddenly become a hero of the Li clan. There she waited hopefully for Li Longji's reply, believing that with this piece of silk, she could get through the immediate crisis.People say that there are three caves in the cunning rabbit, Wan'er has always been quite confident in her own vision. Back then, when the Empress Dowager Wei was in power, she secretly showed her favor to the Li clan through Princess Taiping. Now is the time to get results. However, she saw a person jumping towards him in the shadow of the lamp, the blade in that person's hand was shining brightly in the firelight, Wan'er, who was thinking about something, turned around and ran away.Before she could escape ten steps, she felt a chill on the back of her neck, and before she could utter a shrill scream, her head was already in two places. A generation of talented women died like this. Ma Sizong hurried to Wang Chongye's house, saw Cui Riyong and Wang Chongye, and said, "Ge Fushun and the others have succeeded in Wanqi, so let us quickly surround Wei Wen's house." Cui Riyong asked: "Have you seen Ge Fushun and the others succeed?" "That's right. Chen Xuanli brought four heads. In addition to the heads of Gao Song and Wei Bo, he also slaughtered Wei Zhuo and Wei Jie at the same time. According to Chen Xuanli, Li Xianfu now occupies the Xuanwu Gate, and Ge Fushun is leading several Tens of thousands of cavalry go to meet up." Cui Riyong's face was filled with joy, and he seemed to be talking to himself: "I didn't expect things to go so smoothly. After these people enter the palace, they will definitely be invincible. Well, it's over." Wang Chongye said: "Cui Shilang, let's go." Li Longji pointed out that Cui Riyong was in charge of the operation. Cui Riyong was duty-bound at this time, and asked Wang Chongye, "Chongye, how many horses are there in your house?" "About forty or fifty." "Well, we don't have to act in secret anymore. You lead out the horses and let everyone ride them. You can take fifteen people to Webster's back door, and the heir and I will take the rest to the front door, and we will go back and forth. , kill anyone you see, don’t run away.” Ma Sizong was overjoyed and said, "Okay, this is the most satisfying way, Cui Shilang's move is the most suitable for me." Wang Chongye asked suspiciously: "We said before that we would do it in secret, so with such a big fanfare, isn't it against the original intention?" Cui Riyong said: "There will be great chaos in the palace later, and the whole city will be affected in such a quiet night. Why do we need to do secret things? We got rid of Wei Wen's family and settled the matter. The King of Linzi Manpower is definitely needed, and we can go to heed the call when we are done." The three of them did what they said to do, Wang Chongye called someone to bring the horses after he went out, a group of well-dressed people quickly got a horse, they divided into two teams, whipped their horsewhips, and disappeared into the night quickly. Zhang Wei led more than 20 people under his command and quietly walked towards Jinchengfang.At this time, there was no movement in Miyagi, the streets of the capital were deserted, and occasionally a street patroller walked by alone. When they arrived at the gate of Princess Anle's Mansion, they saw that the gate was closed tightly, and there were two wind lanterns hanging on both sides of the gate, and there was no one on duty in front of the gate.Zhang Wei gestured to his subordinates, and several of them slipped to the base of the wall immediately, trying to build a ladder to climb over the high wall and jump into the courtyard. At this time, someone shouted from inside the door: "Who is it?" Zhang Wei was quite quick-witted, he calmly replied: "We came from the palace, the queen mother is in a hurry, let us send a message to the princess." The people inside might have been watching from the crack of the door for a long time, and then sneered, "It's the middle of the night, what can the Queen Mother do urgently? Look at your clothes, how did you become a member of the palace? How did you have the name Jing in the palace?" People with foreign accents? Just wait there and wait until dawn." Zhang Wei gestured to that side, telling the climbers to act quickly.He knew in advance that there were only some guards and no soldiers in Princess Anle's mansion, so he was relieved. The person on duty inside said again: "You are not allowed to move around! Let me report to the princess first, maybe I don't have to wait until dawn." The person saw dozens of people holding things outside the door, and knew that they were not coming. . Zhang Wei shouted loudly: "Hurry up!" There was a sound of chaotic footsteps inside the door, obviously the person on duty came in to report. Zhang Wei was in a hurry, he knew that there were other corner gates in Princess Anle's mansion, if Princess Anle heard the news and slipped away, wouldn't this operation be completely ruined? The two climbed to the top of the wall, then slipped the rope into the courtyard.After a while, I heard the sound of fighting inside the door, obviously there are still people on duty here.Zhang Wei became more and more anxious, in case the other side had many people and his side was outnumbered, and he couldn't even enter the gate, how would he explain to Li Longji? There was a knock at the door at this moment, and someone was pulling the latch inside.Zhang Wei was overjoyed and waved his hand to make everyone gather in front of the door.The door was slowly opened, and a person showed his face and shouted: "Master, come in quickly." Zhang Wei came in and found a dead body lying in court. He thought that it was too late just now, if there were more people on duty, it would be very bad.He ordered the two climbers to stay at the gate and shouted: "Everyone draw out your swords, come in with me, and don't let anyone leave!" The person on duty came to Princess Anle's bedroom and knocked on the door, the maid in the hall opened the door and scolded him, so Wu Yanxiu was woken up first.He put on his clothes and went to the door to inquire carefully, and the person on duty explained the situation of the future person.Wu Yanxiu was shocked when she heard the words, and immediately turned back to the hall. Wu Yanxiu held the lamp, and saw that Princess Anle was still sleeping soundly on the couch, her long eyelashes were intertwined, which was more charming than the glamorous beauty in the daytime.Wu Yanxiu stepped forward to shake him awake, and said: "Wang'er, get up quickly, someone is going to make trouble at the outer door." The eldest princess An Le, who woke up from her sleep, was unwilling, and replied in a daze, "Troubleshooting? Who has eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard?" Wu Yanxiu said: "Gu'er, those people are holding things in their hands, they are not kind! There are no guards in our mansion, we are definitely not their opponents, let's enter the palace as soon as possible." Princess An Le rubbed her eyes and said, "Forget it, let's enter the palace. Come, help me get dressed." Wu Yanxiu didn't need the help of a maid to dress, he quickly put on his clothes and kicked his boots, his movements were very nimble, while Princess Anle only put on her underwear at this time.At this time, there was movement from the gate, and there were occasional mournful wailing sounds.Wu Yanxiu knew that this kind of sound can only be made when a person is about to die. From this point of view, people outside the door have already broken into the mansion and hacked several people to death. Wu Yanxiu urged: "Zou'er, hurry up, if it's too late, it will be too late." Princess An Le was not flustered, she always thought that in the current situation, no one could do anything to her, and there were people making trouble outside, but it was just a few small thieves, so she shouldn't be able to make big waves.She turned her head and told Wu Yanxiu: "Go to the children first, wake them up too, and let's go together." Princess Anle had two children with Wu Chongxun before, and recently gave birth to a son with Wu Yanxiu, who is not yet half a year old, and they are all raised by others in the back room.Wu Yanxiu agreed after hearing the words, and then walked out of the door quickly.He listened to the sound from the direction of the door, and felt that the sound of those chaotic footsteps was close at hand. Without stopping, he walked quickly to the back door.In order to escape for his own life, the infant son doesn't have to worry about it. Princess Anle got dressed anyway, she pushed away the maid and walked to the dressing table, and began to look at the mirror for eyebrows. The face of a lazy young woman appeared in the bronze mirror. Although the face was a little dim in the candlelight, it was still hard to hide its beauty. Princess Anle recently painted her eyebrows in the shape of willow leaves. Song Zhiwen wrote poems to praise her when she first formed her eyebrows. There are two lines of poems that are most vivid: "Patchful clouds cover the temples of cicadas, and the slender moon is yellow with crows." The poem was spread all over Chang'an at that time, and all the daughters of noble eunuchs followed suit, and it became the fashion at that time. Princess An Le picked up the eyebrow pencil, and lightly traced a few strokes between her eyebrows, her willow eyebrows suddenly became black, and her eyes seemed to become clearer. At this time, there was a loud shout from the side of the door: "Tell me, is she Princess Anle?" Princess Anle looked sideways, and saw two well-dressed men forcing the maid with knives, and the maid was trembling all over. , just pointing at Princess Anle with his hand and collapsed on the ground, a man stretched out his hand for a knife, and the maid immediately paid for it. Seeing these two men running towards her with knives in hand, Princess An Le showed no signs of panic, instead she smiled at the two men. The two men had never seen such a bright face before. They were stunned for a moment, and then took a step back, but they didn't have any thoughts of pity, and immediately quickened their pace.One of them swung his saber in the air, and then swept forward. Princess Anle's fragrant hair wrapped around her head, and fell to the ground without a sound. Princess An Le was arrogant all her life and had countless misdeeds.However, his extraordinary beauty is praised by the world, and he is not afraid of death, but holds the mirror as his eyebrows, as if he wants to keep his beauty in the world even after death, which has caused many regrets for future generations. Zhang Wei rushed into the palace with a knife dripping with blood. Seeing Princess An Le being beheaded, he hurriedly asked, "Where is Wu Yanxiu? Have you seen it?" The two men shook their heads hastily. Zhang Wei said: "Look for it quickly, don't let this guy run away. If he runs away, how can I explain to His Highness?" Zhang Wei is doomed not to catch Wu Yanxiu, he has escaped from the mansion at this time.After Wu Yanxiu came out of the mansion, he thought of those Wei family children who controlled the military power, so he wanted to flee to the army to seek asylum, so he ran to the barracks.He soon arrived at Suzhang Gate, which was guarded by the Northern Army for example. Wu Yanxiu went to the gate and reported his name, asking for protection. At this time, the soldiers of Wanqi had already captured the palace.The soldiers of the Northern Army knew that their leaders, Wei Jie and Wei Zhuo, were dead, and they understood the general situation.When everyone heard Wu Yanxiu's self-registration number, they were overjoyed immediately. They surrounded Wu Yanxiu, and one of them laughed and said, "Consort Wu, you are very good. God bless us with the opportunity to make great achievements." A cold light flashed, and Wu Yanxiu's head also fell to the ground.Wu Yanxiu didn't understand why these people wanted to kill her until she died. Everything was going according to Li Longji's plan. He waited and watched the changes, his mind was spinning, for fear that there might be a slight mistake. "Brother Liu, has the Young Emperor Chongmao already made arrangements?" "Your Highness, Chen Xuanli has led a team to the East Palace, besieging it and not allowing anyone to enter." "Well, we must ensure Chongmao's safety." "Please rest assured, Your Highness, no one dares to touch a hair on him. It seems that the Empress Dowager Wei really deliberately planned to refuse to let the young emperor live in the Taiji Hall." "Hmph, this godly old woman deserves a terrible death. Brother Liu, let's go to the Tai Chi Hall. Brother Shao Jing should have found those seals by now." "Yeah, I should have found it." "I don't know how Cui Riyong and Zhang Wei are doing now?" "As long as Wei Wen is killed, everything will be fine. Now that there is no movement outside the city, Cui Riyong and the others should have succeeded." While speaking, I saw Zhong Shaojing leading someone over, pointing his hand backwards, and there were two people holding several letter boxes, and said to Li Longji: "Your Highness, I brought them all here." Li Longji said: "Very well, let's go back to the Tai Chi Hall. Brother Shao Jing, you and the Zen master will do your best to assist Brother Liu with some letters. It is not too long before dawn at this moment. We have to do everything Well done." The three agreed in unison. What Li Longji said about the letter was actually mainly the personnel arrangement in front of him.This night was full of chaos, and the positions of key personnel must be clarified before dawn. When Li Longji and the others arrived at the Taiji Hall, they asked people to light up the lamps, and the hall was suddenly brightly lit.After a while, Ge Fushun and Li Xianfu came to report that the palace had been cleaned up. For example, Shanggong Chai, He Lou and Wu Wuying'er had been killed, and all the gates were replaced by Wanqi soldiers. Li Longji let out a long breath, and sat down happily, knowing that the incident had been completely successful. While they were talking, Cui Riyong, Ma Sizong, Wang Chongye and Zhang Wei entered the hall, and everyone was surprised to find that Wang Maozhong was following behind Zhang Wei. Wang Maozhong came forward and said: "Master, the villain drank too much the day before yesterday and fell asleep in a tavern for too long. After waking up, he went back to the mansion to look for the master, but there was no one in the mansion. It was only when he met Mr. Wang and the others just now Know where the master is." Li Longji didn't want to go into details, and said: "It's good that you come back, and you will follow Chongye and the others to do business from now on." Wang Maozhong agreed, and then retreated to the back. Li Longji said to everyone: "It seems that the overall situation has been settled. We should not delay the matter and finish the following things quickly. Brother Liu, prepare your pen and inkstone, and first draw up the first edict. Cui Shilang Wei Wen knows the military and horse affairs inside and outside the capital, and is also the governor of Yongzhou. Cui Shilang, from now on, you must close the city gates and search out the Wei family and their followers. Don't miss one. Let Fushun obey Wanqi Five hundred people will be allocated from the Central Committee, and you will control them." Cui Riyong bowed and agreed. "This second edict is for Wang Chongye and Ma Sizong to set up camps outside the city; Ge Fushun and Li Xianfu to guard Wanqi's left and right camps; Chen Xuanli and Zhang Weidian's northern army to camp around; Zhong Shaojingdian's southern yamen. Everyone, you have After the imperial edict, go to each battalion as soon as possible, and try to trap the subordinate soldiers and keep their positions." Everyone agreed in unison. Li Longji said: "Go as soon as you get the edict. Brother Wei, you go to the East Palace to call Chen Xuanli first, and then enter the northern army camp together. Remember, you must be careful, and stability is the most important thing." So everyone gathered around Liu You to ask for the imperial edict.Liu Youqiu took the pen and concentrated on writing. After the book was completed, it was handed over to Purun Yongxi, and they left one after another. Li Longji was silent on one side for a long time, and then said: "Brother Liu, this imperial edict has caused me trouble." Liu You asked anxiously what was the matter. Li Longji said: "Zong Chuke flattered the Empress Dowager Wei, he can no longer take the position of Zhongshuling. After dawn, all the officials in the court must be presided over by someone. It seems that Duke Wei is required to go out to take on the Zhongshuling. I have been Thinking, Brother Liu must enter the Political Affairs Hall. However, if we come to draft an edict now, someone will definitely talk about it afterwards. How should we do this?" Liu Youqiu said: "Your Highness is very worried. I thought that Wei Gong's edict can be issued, and my affairs can be postponed. Your Highness, I discussed it with Zen Master just now. Now the palace has been settled, and the army will also be controlled by us. Take control, His Highness seems to be waiting for Xiang Wang." "Well, I'm about to leave, and you and the Zen master can handle the rest here." "I thought that after His Highness reported to King Xiang, King Xiang should enter the East Palace to invite the Young Emperor, and we will go to the Anfu Gate together after dawn." Li Longji nodded in agreement, he understood what Liu Youqiu meant, that is to let Xiang Wang and the young emperor be together day and night, accept the worship of the people and officials, and comfort the people.In this way, Li Chongmao can be used to order the world, and at the same time increase the weight of the prime minister.After the problems in the palace are resolved, how to welcome the king becomes the key issue. Li Longji and Li Yide left the Tai Chi Hall, Liu Youqiu and Pu Run were busy drafting chapters and sealing seals in the hall, within more than an hour, they actually issued more than a hundred orders and imperial edicts, so tired that Liu Youqiu's hands were soft. The east is gradually turning pale, the sun is gradually rising above the horizon, and the light on the earth is gradually increasing.Liu Youqiu and Purun stepped out of the hall, both of them stretched, Liu Youqiu smiled and said, "Zhan Master Purun, our many days of thinking have finally come to fruition." At this time, due to the enhanced light, they could see the contours of each other's faces clearly. Purun clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, after all, it is the Buddha who protects us. Since the incident until now, everything has gone smoothly without any mistakes. It seems that Linzi The king is a blessed man after all." Although Li Longji's uprising was carefully planned in advance, there was no big person to preside over it. Cui Riyong, who came here temporarily, has the highest official position. It was all caused by a group of young people with low official positions. Many of them should have been lucky ingredients.It is precisely because of their low official Weibo reputation that they have not attracted the attention of Queen Mother Wei and Zong Chuke before, so they can be hit with one blow. At this time, dozens of eunuchs and court ladies came from both sides of the Taiji Hall, most of them had titles in the palace.When they walked up to Liu Youqiu, they all knelt down suddenly, making Liu Youqiu puzzled, and hurriedly asked: "Why don't you stay in your respective halls, why are you gathering here?" An elderly eunuch kowtowed to Liu Youqiu and said, "Master Liu, it is really a joyful event that Empress Dowager Wei was punished tonight. We saw Master Liu drafting an imperial edict here, and I have a request in my heart, so I came here to ask for your order." Liu Youqiu looked at the clothes of this eunuch, who seemed to be a Lingshi of the Internal Service Bureau, so he asked, "What orders do you have?" The elder eunuch kowtowed again, and said: "Lord Liu, if Empress Dowager Wei is punished, the position of Empress Dowager will be vacant. The villains think that the Holy Majesty's biological mother, Mrs. Liu, is dignified and looks like the mother of a country, so she can be established as empress dowager." After Liu Youqiu heard the words, he was furious immediately, and opened his mouth to curse: "You are an eunuch, how can you talk about such important national affairs?" The eunuch paused again and said: "This is not just the words of a villain, but everyone's request. There is chaos in the palace tonight, and an extraordinary strategy should be used at an extraordinary time." In fact, there is a hidden edge in the words, you Liu Youqiu draw up your own诏敕，自盖玺印，何曾按规矩了？ 刘幽求当然听出其话中的刺头，当即大骂道：“你们赶快滚，若再赖在这里，瞧我定派人用大棒子把你们赶走。” 那帮人当然明白刘幽求不是虚言恫吓，当即作鸟兽散。 刘幽求愤愤地对普润说道：“你瞧，这是什么事儿？一帮太监宫女，竟然也想迎立太后了。” 普润笑道：“这很正常。宫中遭逢大变，他们若迎立太后成功，他们就成了新太后的拥立功臣，今后他们在宫中定会风生水起。唉，其实宫内自成一统，其权谋机变一点儿都不比朝中差，由此可见一斑。” 刘幽求点头称是。 普润又说道：“你刚才的态度粗暴了些，别小瞧这帮人，他们今后若搬嘴生事，可以了无痕迹杀人于无形，你要切记。” 刘幽求道：“是了，要小心这帮宫人，不可给临淄王添乱。” 相王府此时灯火通明，夜来宫中大乱，街道上又有一队一队的士兵往来穿梭，相王李旦当然知道发生了大事。 天色微明之后，李旦的几个儿子陆续过来，唯独不见李隆基。李旦问长子李成器道：“三郎呢？” 李成器答道：“儿子曾派人入三郎府中邀其过来，然府中人说三郎昨日傍晚时就出外未归。” “出外未归？莫非昨晚的事儿与三郎有干系？” “禀父王，儿子心里也有疑惑。三郎这一段与一帮朋友来往甚密，且与几个万骑果毅交往甚多。昨晚的事儿，说不定真与三郎有干系。刚才我派人出去打探，外面传言昨夜宫中大乱，乃临淄王率领万骑将士杀了韦太后等人所致。” 李旦沉吟道：“哦，看来果然是三郎办的事儿。他哪儿来的胆子，竟然做出如此惊天之事？” 李成器道：“是啊，他事先不向父王禀报，也不与我们几个兄弟商议，就自顾自去干了。若果然杀了韦太后还好，若事败反受其祸，我们一家岂不是跟着遭殃？” 李旦叹道：“唉，他就是果然杀了韦太后，这事儿过程实在凶险万分啊！大郎，我们一家在如此短的时辰里，竟然不自觉地到鬼门关走了一回。大郎，你赶快带人出去把三郎找回来，我要问个清楚。” 李成器答应一声向外走，几个弟弟见状也要求同去，李旦挥手同意。 恰在这时，李隆基到门首下马，兄弟几人在大门处碰了个照面。李成器见之大喜，说道：“三弟，父王正让我们去寻你呢。你这一夜跑到什么地方了？让大家实在牵挂。” 李隆基拱手道：“大哥，事关重大，我们先一同入室，待小弟详细向父王禀报。” 李隆基见了李旦，“扑通”一声跪在其面前，叩首道：“父王，孩儿不孝。昨夜孩儿带人夜战禁宫，已诛了韦太后及安乐公主等人，此事未事先向父王禀报，请父王降罪。” 李旦心里一沉，心想此子果然做下了大事。李成器几人面面相觑，心中震骇无比。 李旦叹了一声，说道：“唉，果然如此。三郎，你起来说话。既然事儿已做出来了，我们且商议一下下步行止。” 李隆基再叩首，然后起身。 李旦又问道：“三郎，现在宫中形势如何？” 李隆基道：“宫中形势已经安定，现在万骑将士已紧闭城门，搜杀韦氏、武氏之党。孩儿估计，天亮后此举即可大致完成。” “那韦氏果然死了？” “不错，韦太后、安乐公主以及韦温等掌控军中的韦家子弟，已然被诛。另韦太后的党羽上官婉儿、贺娄氏、柴氏、第五英儿也被乱军所杀。” 李旦虽性格恬淡，闻言也不禁震惊万分。如何一夜之间，这些鲜活的人忽然成为了地下之鬼？而指挥这次行动的，正是眼前这个平时话语不多的三儿子。即使到了这个时候，李旦还感觉李隆基做不出这样的事儿。 李隆基转头对李成器等人说道：“大哥，众位兄弟，原谅我事先未与你们商议，其实这件事情变起仓促，兵部有一个侍郎叫崔日用，你们此前可能也听过他的名字。此人一直跟随宗楚客，这一次忽然良心发现，前两天他单独找我，密告说韦太后欲革唐命，宗楚客首先要不利于父王和太平公主。我无可奈何间，只好放手一搏。”他又转向李旦道，“父王，儿子事先不向您禀报，其实缘于这样的考虑，起事毕竟把握不大，万一事败，则独罪我身，说什么也不敢攀上父王和众位兄弟。” 李旦闻言没有吭声，李成器在侧说道：“三弟把事儿想得太简单了，你若有事儿，父王和我们能逃脱开吗？” 李隆基点头说道：“大哥说得对，我把事儿想得太简单了。总算天佑我们，否则我的罪过就大了。” 别看李旦平时谦逊为怀，内心其实如明镜一般。他坐在那里一言不发，心里却在想着一件事儿：韦家和武家势力此次一扫殆尽，李重茂毕竟年幼，以后监国的担子就要落在自己肩上了。他知道，李隆基之所以如此卖力，其心思就是这样想的。他又问道：“三郎不用多说了，你当机立断将大事办成，由此延续了我李家祚业，实为大功一件，也为至孝。我问你，下一步你想做什么？” 李隆基道：“昨晚万骑将士之所以奋勇诛逆，缘于他们不忍韦太后和安乐公主毒死先帝，皆渴望父王出来主持大政。儿子以为，父王应该顺应民意，及早出山。” 李旦摇手道：“不可。韦氏虽死，那少帝重茂犹在，再抬我的名号，实为不妥。” 按照李隆基的本意，自己此次冒着掉脑袋的危险拼杀胜出，当然将父亲推上皇位最为理想。然他毕竟是一位思虑缜密之人，知道在此混乱之际人心不稳，若贸然拿下少帝肯定会有变数，所以他愿意让自己的父亲以辅政的面貌出现，如此最为稳妥。看到父亲摇手不许，李隆基急忙劝道：“父王说得对，我们还要拥护辅佐少帝。当初先帝的遗制曾写有父王辅政的字样，只因韦氏的阻挠因而未行。现在韦氏已死，少帝在那里六神无主，正是父王辅政的好时机。” 李旦道：“少帝昨晚无恙否？” 李隆基答道：“宫中大乱之前，儿子即让陈玄礼带人保卫东宫，所以少帝现在毫发无损，请父王勿念。父王，儿子以为，您现在应该赶往东宫，对少帝抚慰一番，待天明之后，您可带少帝登上安福门，在那里接见群臣和庶民百姓，如此可安民心。” 在场的人十分明白，李旦此次前往辅佐李重茂，意义十分重大。换句话说，此前实际掌握权柄的韦太后已烟消云散，从今日起，此权柄要换成李旦来执掌。 李成器见父亲在那里不吭声，遂躬身禀道：“父王，三弟之言发乎至诚，就请早点成行吧。为策万全，儿子带领府丁跟随父王，以为护卫。” 李隆基喜道：“大哥和兄弟们护卫父王，确为万全之策。我事情忙乱，分身乏术，父王只有仰仗你们的保护了。”他又对外大喊一声，“李宜德，进来。” 李宜德快步入内，躬身听令。 李隆基道：“李宜德，你可带领三百万骑兵士，听从我大哥指挥，以全力护卫相王。” 李宜德躬身接令，又怯怯问道：“小人若随宋王，主人身边无人，如何是好？” 李隆基道：“不妨，王毛仲那里应该事儿不多了，你可派人把他唤来。”然后又转对李成器道，“大哥，事不宜迟，你们现在就可护卫父王前往东宫。天明以后，我在安福门前迎候你们。” 李成器点头答应。 太平公主自从得知宫中生变后，即抖擞精神，从府中派出许多人出去打探，消息也就一拨拨地传入进来。 “三更之时，葛福顺与陈玄礼在营中杀了高嵩、韦播、韦濯、韦捷四人，李仙凫占据玄武门与之相应。” “临淄王李隆基出现在玄武门前，他带领一帮人入了玄武门。” “宫内鼓噪声起，不知里面的详情。” 太平公主闻听了这些情况，心内已大致明白了其中的大概。她的脸色顿时变得铁青，一迭声催促下人再去探听，并令人唤薛崇简和王师虔过来。 太平公主怒问二人道：“三郎今晚举事，你们事先难道未得一些讯息吗？” 二人面面相觑，看到太平公主火气很大，只好一齐摇摇头，不敢接腔。太平公主指点着二人道：“你们二人是一对饭桶，我巴巴地让你们与三郎交往，难道仅是让你们与三郎一齐饮酒聊天，遇到关键事情就不见你们踪影了吗？” 薛崇简道：“母亲息怒。三郎这一段确是闭门不出，甚至连寻常宴饮也不参与。他不召唤我们，那是无法之事。” 太平公主怒道：“哼，若按你们所言，那三郎实在是乖得很了。他如此乖觉，怎么可以办成如此大事？他闭门不出，总不成这些人不用召唤，就可自律完成，且不用彼此联络，总而言之，你们二人就是一对木头，赶快滚，别在这里碍我的眼。” 他们看到太平公主火气很大，甚至过于往日生气的时候，一时不敢接腔。现在听说让他们滚，不啻接到了大赦令，急忙躬身快步离开。 这时，出外搜信儿的人又陆续回来，他们带来了新的讯息。 “传言说，韦太后、上官婉儿、第五英儿皆在宫中被杀。” “韦温一家上下百口尽被屠戮。” “安乐公主在宅中被杀，武延秀逃至肃章门，被守门兵士斩下首级。” 太平公主得闻这些信儿，不禁倒吸了一口凉气，心里浮现出李隆基常对自己微笑的面庞，心想此人心机之深，手段之辣，此次彰显无余。自己此前虽对他有些不经意的警惕，然都是一忽儿的事儿，没有上升为正确认识。 想起那次李隆基主动登门，席间太平公主曾问起他准备得若何，李隆基用不咸不淡的言语却之，甚至表现出了畏惧之意。太平公主想起这幕场景，不禁出奇愤怒，这小子当时肯定已在暗中紧锣密鼓准备，却表现出一副毫不经意的神色，这小子当时在糊弄自己啊！ 经历了似水流年的磨炼，太平公主早就不会让情绪控制自己的思虑，她转而判断起眼前的大势。 韦氏和武氏的势力从此彻底滑落，手绾兵权的李隆基势必推出相王李旦走上前台，这种情势眼前没有任何人能够逆转。自己有着多年的朝野影响，并且有着相对丰富的朝中人脉资源，看似堪与四哥比肩，然实在已落在下风。因为，自己只有支持四哥上位方为明智选择，虎视眈眈手绾兵权的李隆基不允许自己有另外一种选择。 那一时刻，太平公主心间油然升起一种复杂的情绪，其中多是因李隆基而成。这其中，有对李隆基稚嫩的不屑，有对自己能力的自诩，还有一丝太平公主不肯承认的惧意，毕竟，这样一个稚嫩的人儿办出如此老辣之事，那是不可能挥之即去的。 天色越来越亮，朝霞的浓彩渐渐染红了窗棂以及庭院。太平公主走出门外，召唤那些探事下人道：“你们再去探明，可与宫中之人联络，重点问清宫内下一步有何大动静。” 下人们衔命而去。 当太阳升起一竿子的时候，讯息来了：“东宫有讯息说，相王已入东宫小半个时辰。相王正劝说圣上，让他登安福门抚慰百官及百姓。” 太平公主闻言，一面让下人们备车，一面转身回室内梳妆穿衣。她想好了主意，自己必须在第一时间赶往安福门。 安福门居于宫城南面，出门后有一广场，南行下台级后即是各衙署办公地点。寻常时候这里不允许闲杂人靠近，遇到节日及大酺期间，皇帝往往在城楼上观瞻，此时允许庶民百姓聚于安福门下，以示皇帝与民同乐的意思。 昨晚宫中大乱，街上的骑马兵士你来我往，天亮之后，气氛稍稍缓和起来。大凡京中百姓最爱探听消息，一些好事之人看到出门性命无虞，纷纷走出户外探听究竟。他们到了皇城门前，看到并无兵丁阻拦，于是越过朝廷办事衙署，纷纷来到安福门前聚齐，他们在那里探头探脑，互相询问，渐渐地在门前集有数千人。 这日的空中有些云层遮掩，使太阳光不能直射，城中也就不十分炽热。数千人挤在这个略显狭小的广场上，于是免了灼热的麻烦。 人群中忽然有了一阵骚动，就听有人喊道：“皇帝来了。”人们皆屏息观看，就见城楼上有了一帮人。安福门建造之时就注意了皇帝观瞻的功能，城楼建得不十分高耸，人们立于下面广场上，可以清晰地看到上面人的面部特征以及表情。 李隆基站立楼台前端，凝望下面黑压压的人头，气凝丹田，大声说道：“诸位百姓，韦太后毒杀先帝，图谋不轨，已然被诛。今日圣上登楼宣布此事，望百姓勿惊。” 台下顿时嗡声一片，看来韦太后在京中百姓的口碑太差，人群中很快有人喊道：“杀得好哇。”继而汇成整齐的声浪：“圣上圣明，杀得好！” 李隆基在台上做了一个手势，示意大家噤声，然后又说道：“好了，请大家从中让开一条通道，圣上要在这里接受百官朝见。这些官儿们有人甘当韦太后的爪牙，有的人还算勤谨，他们究竟如何？请百姓们静观圣上如何发落。” 百姓们得知马上有热闹可看，不用兵士阻隔，很快乖觉地从中间闪出一丈多宽的通道。此路一直延伸至台阶前，便于百官们前来觐见。 一名老者很快进入了人们的视线，待人们看清了他的面貌，人群中的咒骂声就升腾了起来。此人身材颀长，身体微向前倾，正是“猿马”赵履温。 人群中有人喊了起来：“陛下，这名老儿是韦太后的狗腿子，应该斩杀。” 赵履温这些年强夺许多人的地亩和房宅，一些人至今无家可归，沦为流民，他的作为实在到了令人发指的地步。他现在一面在通道里躲避人们的咒骂和唾沫，一面加快脚步赶快走到楼台下方，意欲磕头求饶。事先他得知昨晚事变的讯息，明白今后彻底成了李家的天下，自己以前紧随韦太后肯定被李氏宗族不喜，那么现在及早前来表现出一副好态度，也许可以争取来几分原谅。 李隆基看到下面如捣蒜般叩头不绝的赵履温，沉声问道：“赵履温，你为虎作伥祸害百姓，知罪吗？” 赵履温抬头向上，正想开口辩解，就觉得后颈处先是一凉，继而一阵剧痛，他“啊”的一声倒在地上。李隆基定睛一看，只见一人满嘴是血，满脸狰狞之色，显是刚刚在赵履温身上咬下一口肉来，他在那里狠狠咀嚼数口，一仰头将碎肉咽入肚中，然后仰天大笑道：“今日生食此贼之肉，快哉！快哉！” 人群顿时寂静下来，阔大的空间仅闻赵履温那凄厉的哀号声。蓦地，人群发一声喊，许多人奋力向前挤冲。李隆基见状不知所以，竟然有些呆了。 原来人们受到那名食肉者的启发，其中许多人或自己或亲戚受到赵履温的祸害，此前发誓赌咒要生食其肉，现在大好的机会放在眼前，自然是争先恐后去用牙齿解恨。事儿很明白，赵履温的一身肉能有几许，多少人在等着呢，若去晚了肯定没机会。 安福门下顿时有了一幅很奇异的景观，人们竞相向赵履温委身处冲击，渐渐就压成了一个很壮观的人堆。 李隆基见状，急令下面兵士上前维持秩序，以防人员伤损。兵士们试着上前，然无论如何接近不了，也只好听之任之。 这样过了大半个时辰，人堆才渐渐消失，人们叠压在一起又互相争抢，许多人头破血流，筋骨伤折。不过今日能够生食赵履温，实在是大快人心之事，所以，他们的脸上皆洋溢着满意的笑容。 李旦得知赵履温被百姓生吃，脸现不忍之色，叹道：“自作孽不可活呀！他在得意之日，难道就没有想到过有今天吗？”李重茂毕竟年轻，当得知城楼下有这样的场景，虽未亲眼看到，心里实在不忍，竟然弯下腰来呕吐了数口。 这时，太平公主赶到了。她上来后先走到李旦的身边，说道：“四哥，你现在能在重茂的身边，小妹就放心了。三郎这一次实在立了大功，我们作为长辈，应该勉之奖之啊。” 李隆基看到姑姑前来，急忙趋前问安，并说道：“姑姑，此次事发仓促，侄儿未事先向父王和姑姑禀报，实为不孝。现在大事已定，请予责罚。” 太平公主咯咯一笑，说道：“对呀，大事已定，我们奖赏你还来不及呢，何来责罚之说呢？三郎，姑姑今早得知你事成的时候，