Eighty-two, ultimatum
Li Kun, who was worried, learned from Zhou Hou that he was an illegitimate son, and that he was born of affair with his sister-in-law Wen Xian's princess. This was another heavy blow to Li Kun. Li Kun was arrogant and believed that he was more qualified to succeed the throne than Li Jian. Now he was suddenly told that he was just an illegitimate son, and the illegitimate son was an illegitimate son. No matter how noble the identity of the biological father and mother are, it was a stain that could never be erased.
"I don't believe it. Zhou Wei, you are talking nonsense. You want to mess up my mind, you want to humiliate me!"
Li Kun screamed wildly, his handsome face twisted and ferocious, blue veins bloomed on his forehead and neck, and waved his hands, calling out the name of Xiao Zhou's boudoir, as if he was about to move towards Xiao Zhou.
The little Zhou Hou refused to retreat, his eyes were calm, and he said, "I told this secret that I don't want you to lose human ethics and do things that both humans and gods are angry. If you don't believe me, then come and see your father--"
Li Kun suppressed his strong manic mood and looked at Li Yu on the couch. Li Yu turned his head to his side, looked at him only, nodded, and closed his eyes, and two turbid tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes.
Li Kunxiang was hit by a heavy hammer as a chest, and took three steps in a row, and began to change his face again. His face turned from red to white and then turned green. Li Yu has always loved him since Li Kun was young, and Li Kun also has a lot of affection for this uncle. This is also the main reason why he wanted to wait for Li Yu to return to heaven before taking Li Jian's position. But now, his uncle has become a father. In the past, Li Yu's care for him became a bone-headed arrow, which made Li Kun's heart feel extremely ashamed and painful. It turns out that Li Yu did not love him more because he was better than Li Jian, but because Li Yu was his father. It was because his illegitimate son that made Li Yu feel guilty. This is especially good to him, compensation, and atonement.
"ah--"
The fury in Li Kun's chest was as if a volcano erupted. He drew his sword and cut off one side of the bed. Then he crazily chopped the utensils in the bedroom. The trusted guards behind him were far away, fearing that they would be cut by the crazy Prince Jing.
Queen Xiao Zhou's face turned pale, but she did not hide and kept protecting Li Yu's bed.
Li Kun slashed and slashed for a while, Jinxian's crown on his head fell off, his hair was disheveled, his eyes were like ghosts, he was panting with a sword, and murmured: "I don't believe it, you are all lying to me, this is not my father, my father has died, he has been dead for many years-"
Gan Simou hurried into the hall. The King Jing Mansion thought tank, who always thought that Zhizhu was in control, looked anxious and said in panic: "Your Highness, something is not good, then the three hundred Jinwu Guards have gone to the prince."
Li Kun was shocked and returned the sword to the scabbard and asked, "What's going on?"
Gan Simou said: "Zhou Xuan shook his lips and used both soft and hard to recruit all the three hundred Jinwu guards in front of the palace. Du Qilin could not restrain the Jinwu guards. Now we only have two hundred royal guards and more than one hundred eunuchs in the palace. I am afraid that the prince will immediately order to attack Hua'e Xianghui Tower. We are weak, how can we resist!"
The storm and the storm were all surrounded by enemies, which was not enough to describe Li Kun's mood at this time. Li Kun did not expect that he would fail so quickly and fall into such a terrible situation. Severe blows followed one after another. He became a lowly illegitimate son. His subordinates who were loyal to him abandoned him one after another. Li Kun could not bear it. He had red eyes and roared: "Li Jian ignored his father's life and death, so why should I talk about filial piety? Come and carry Your Majesty onto the chariot--"
"Who dares!"
Xiao Zhou showed off his harem skirt and took a step forward. His beautiful and dignified face had a unique dignity that made people dare not look at him. The two guards of King Jing's mansion who wanted to stand up and bowed their heads, not daring to step forward.
Li Kun was furious and strode over and grabbed Xiao Zhouhou's right forearm, trying to drag Xiao Zhouhou away from Li Yu's couch.
Queen Xiao Zhou angrily slapped Li Kun in the face, and with a crisp "pop", four clear finger marks appeared on Li Kun's right cheek.
Li Kun let go of Xiao Zhouhou's arm, covered half of his cheek, looking disbelief: "You, hit me!"
Xiao Zhou Hou stared at Li Kun with a clear look: "My son and nephew are unfilial, and aunts should be disciplined."
Li Kun's eyes were blood red and he shouted: "I have no father or mother, no one can hit me. This person is not my father, and you are not my aunt. The person is here--the person is here--"
Another person rushed into the bedroom and reported: "Prince, the prince did not launch an attack, but retreated several feet away. The prince still claimed that as long as the prince sent His Majesty and the Empress out, he would not be investigated."
"Idiot!" Li Kun cursed: "That's Li Jian's scheming. Once you hand over His Majesty and the Empress, what kind of support do we have? Then, I will be the one who serves as a slaughter and a fish. Will you still expect Li Jian to be trustworthy?"
Li Kun glared at Xiao Zhouhou with hatred and took his men out of the bedroom. He wanted to stabilize the people's hearts first and could no longer let Zhou Xuan lobby his only two hundred guards.
Li Jian ordered all the guards to retreat into Hua'e Xianghui Tower, close the door, and then told him that Li Jian's false kindness and righteousness were false, Zhou Xuan was sinister and cunning, and predicted that the Jinwu Guards who surrendered to Li Jian's side would die miserably-
"Although the current situation is unfavorable, it is not hopeless. Under my control, the emperor and the queen dare not take the blame for the world. He must have negotiated with me regarding the safety of the emperor. I will take the emperor out of the capital to Zhaowu Army and connect Fang Zhen to compete with Li Jian. You are all meritorious officials who have been in danger. In the future, great achievements will be completed, and each of them will enjoy wealth and honor, and will never let each other down."
The guards of King Jing's mansion and the more than a hundred eunuchs who followed Li Kun, who heard Li Kun's words, rekindled their confidence and quickly said loyally: "We swear to follow His Highness King Jing to the death."
Li Kun secretly instructed Du Qilin that if someone in the palace had another intention and expressed his words of surrendering to Li Jian, he would kill him immediately, and no one would rebel again.
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Outside the Huayou Xianghui Tower, Li Jian and Zhou Xuan stood side by side under a crank yellow Luo cover. The heavy rain was still pouring down. Such heavy rain was hard to encounter in many years. The entire Jinling City was trembling in the storm, as if the Tang Kingdom of ten towns and thirty-six states was about to become a flooded Ze Kingdom.
The sultry heat has subsided and the biggest crisis has been lifted. As soon as Huangfu Jixun died, the three guards loyal to him surrendered one after another. The Qi Hong navy in Jiangbei has entered the city and together with Lin Heishan, Zhang Kuangye, Lin Ji and others, they have controlled the situation in Jinling. While sending troops to capture King Jing's side, they blocked the door of the house, and the actual ban was banned.
Now, the only difficulty is that Li Kun still holds the emperor and the empress hostage. Li Jian is a filial son. Now the outside of the palace is stable. He is even more worried about the safety of his father and mother. Li Kun has only 300 rebellions. Originally, Li Jian could have ordered the soldiers to attack Hua'e Xianghui Tower in one fell swoop, but he would never give this order. He repeatedly promised not to pursue Li Kun's crime, as long as he sent the emperor and the empress out safely.
At this time, Li Kun surrounded a row of shield players and went to the highest point of Huaye Xianghui Building, and asked Li Jian to answer.
Li Jian also approached Hua'e Xianghui Tower under heavy escort and reiterated his promise again.
Li Kun sneered and refused. After Li Jian finished speaking, he said, "Li Jian, if you are really a filial son, immediately prepare five hundred carriages and a thousand war horses, release the family members of the King Jing's Mansion, Wei Xuan's Mansion, and the family members of the General Wei's Mansion, and follow me out of the capital and cross the river to take refuge in Zhaowu Army. I promise that when I arrive at Zhaowu Army, I will return the emperor and the queen."
Zhou Xuan beside Li Jian whispered: "Your Highness, you must not agree to this matter. If Li Kun takes Your Majesty hostage to Zhaowu Army, Your Majesty and the Empress will never return to the capital, and our Tang Kingdom will inevitably fall into a civil war for years."
Li Kun was condescending, and saw Zhou Xuan talking to Li Jian, and sneered: "Li Jian, if you listen to the slander of the slander Zhou Xuan and ignore the life and death of Your Majesty and the Empress, then you will be allowed to do so. I will raise a fire to burn this building, and both jade and stones will be burned, and the road to the underworld will not be lonely."
Li Jian quickly said, "Brother Wang, don't be reckless, let me consider this matter."
Li Kun said: "Okay, I'll give you a quarter of an hour. If you don't reply after the deadline, I will burn the building." After that, he retreated back to the building.
Li Jian asked Zhou Xuan urgently: "What should I do?"
Zhou Xuan thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty and the Empress must not let him take him away. Even Li Kun must not let him go. Otherwise, the Tang Kingdom will be trapped in a civil war of division and a strong enemy will be surrounded by it. This is tantamount to taking down the country by itself."
Li Jian frowned and said, "I naturally know this, but the father and mother must not help me. Cousin Xuan, you must come up with a solution to both sides."
Zhou Xuan said: "Your Highness promised Li Kun first, and you can use a slow-down strategy to stabilize him first."
Li Jian asked: "How would you answer if Li Kun urged him? After all, 500 carriages and 1,000 war horses are very well prepared, and it won't delay much time."
Zhou Xuan said: "Although the carriages and horses are ready, the people are not so prepared. Didn't Li Kun take Prince Jing's Mansion, Wei Xuan's Mansion, and Huangfu Jixun's family members to leave Jinling? Can hundreds of families gather together in a short time? As long as you drag it through tonight, your Majesty and the Empress can be rescued."
Li Kun asked: "The plan will come out?"
Zhou Xuan whispered, Li Kun showed joy and nodded repeatedly.
It was soon arrived, and Li Kun appeared again on Hua'e Xianghui Tower. He received Li Jian's promise. He was secretly happy and said, "Don't try to delay time. It will take some time to gather the families of the three palaces, but half a day is enough. Today, before the close of Shen Zhi, I will lead the crowd out of the city, otherwise I will burn it all in one go."
It is Si Shi, and it is only more than two hours before the end of Wei Shi. Although the rain has been a little lighter, it is still falling. Zhou Xuan asked Li Jian to have a meal. Li Jian was worried about his father and mother, and he refused to eat. He wanted to stick here. Zhou Xuan had to accompany him hungry and thought to himself: "Hungry cannot solve the problem, so wouldn't it be worse to have no energy to deal with the crisis!" But he could understand Li Jian's filial piety, and thought that his father and mother had not escaped from danger and could not sleep or eat.
Now there is still some time before Li Kun’s ultimatum. Zhou Xuan took the time to go back to Xiangluanfang, and the 150 soldiers from Fenghua Palace were still guarding the gate in the rain.
Zhou Xuan brought Sanqi, Siqi and Murong Liusu into the mansion. Princess Qingle, Qin Que, Renzi, Lin Hanyun, Fairy Jingyi, Dr. Qin and his wife, and Lin Ning all sat around the front hall. When Zhou Xuan came back, they were all overjoyed and asked endlessly.
Zhou Xuanxian asked Dr. Qin to bandage the three cynical wounds. The wound was on his left arm, with a knife mark that was four inches long and half inch deep. Lin Ning, a female killer in the Falcon who had originally killed people without blinking, burst into tears.
Sanchi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, I'm slightly injured. The person who cut me off has been stabbed to death."
Zhou Xuan said: "Three, please stay in the house to recuperate from the injury so that the third sister-in-law will not worry about it."
Sanchi hurriedly said, "At this extraordinary moment, I should follow my master's side. My injury is not at all."
Zhou Xuan glanced at the four cynics who were always with the rhinoceros and smiled and said, "Just have the fourth brother to accompany me. Please rest. The current situation has been decided. Li Kun's death is not far away."
Princess Qingle said angrily: "I really didn't expect Li Kun to dare to hold my father and mother hostage him. I'm really dead. Xuanlang, father and mother have not been rescued yet. Why do you say that the overall situation has been decided?"
Zhou Xuan said: "Don't worry, Huzhu, you can rescue Your Majesty and the Empress tonight - Oh, prepare some food for us, and you will starve to death."
After eating some food, Zhou Xuan immediately brought Sichi and Murong Liusu back to Daxing Palace. How could Sanchi stay in the mansion for such a minor injury? He must follow him, and he cannot fall behind his cousin - uh, cousin.
Along the way, Zhou Xuan and Murong Liusu whispered, and Murong Liusu kept nodding.
Zhou Xuan quietly said to the Sizi again: "Second, how about you dress up as a woman?"
"No." Sichi refused.
Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, "If you don't want to, it's better if Li Kun recognizes you, it's even worse if you can't expose the filling."
Sichi was silent for a while and asked, "Does the master want Mrs. Liusu to sneak into Huaye Xianghui Building?"
Zhou Xuan said: "Yes, only this method can save the emperor and the queen."
Siqi asked: "How to get in?"
Zhou Xuan said: "Dress up as a palace maid and send food to the queen."
The Sizi said, "It's very dangerous too."
Zhou Xuan said: "Capture the king first when capturing the thief. Li Kun is a pustule. Just wait for the opportunity to stop Li Kun in one fell swoop. Liusu has this ability."
Sanchi on the side said, "Master, don't be careless. There are many masters around Li Kun, otherwise I won't be hurt." He said to Sichi again, "Fourth brother, just pretend to be a palace maid. You are thin and it's not difficult to pretend to be a palace maid."
The Siniang said silently and was about to arrive at Daxing Palace and said, "Okay, this is the only time."
Zhou Xuanxi said: "Liusu, thank you Mr. IV for your help. He is very aggrieved when he pretends to be a palace maid."
Murong Liusu didn't know that the Sizi was a daughter, so he bowed to the horse's back and said, "Thank you, Mr. Four, I'm a lot sure, but I have to hire a good disguiser to dress up Mr. Four so that Li Kun would not see the flaws."
Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "The fourth brother himself is the disguise master. When you look at him later, he looks more like a palace maid than you."
The four ignorant hummed heavily, reminding Zhou Xuan not to speak nonsense.
Zhou Xuan and his party rushed downstairs of Hua E Xianghui. Li Jian came up and said, "Princess Jing Wei will arrive soon, and cousin Xuan will go to see her with me."
At the beginning of the Wei Dynasty, Princess Wei, Princess Jing, was sent to Zichen Hall with her two sons Li Boyu and Li Zhongxuan.
Li Boyu and Li Zhongxuan are Li Kun's beloved sons. They were five years old and three years old. They both gave birth to Yuxue cute. When the two brothers met Li Jian, they recognized him and called Li Jian "uncle."
Princess Jing Wei's face turned pale, her body trembled slightly, and she was very scared inside.
Li Jian hugged Li Boyu and Li Zhongxuan on his knees, sighed and said with tears in his eyes: "I didn't expect that Brother Jing and I would be in such a situation!"
Princess Jing Wei knelt down with a "thump" and said wailingly: "I beg the prince to spare these two children, they don't know anything."
Li Jian ordered the palace maids to help Princess Jing Wei up, give him a seat, and said, "What's the matter with Sister Wang? Who would have the heart to do such a cute child? Besides, I and him are the relatives of uncles and nephews! I have already negotiated with Brother Jing. As long as he does not harm Your Majesty and the Empress, I will let him leave Jinling. To show my sincerity, I invite Sister Wang and her two nephews to gather with Brother Jing."
"Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness!" Princess Jing's heartstrings suddenly relaxed, she cried with joy, and knelt down to thank her. She thought Li Jian wanted to threaten Li Kun with her and her two children, so that there would be more misfortunes.
Li Jian ordered Murong Liusu and Sichi, two fake palace maids, to help Wei up, and said, "I have something to ask Mrs. Wang to ask Mrs. Wang to set off for a trip, but now the people in the Wei Mansion and Huangfu Jixun's mansion have not been properly collected. Also, the rain is still falling. With Your Majesty's illness, how can you leave Jinling overnight in the rain? I'm upsetting my wife Wang's advice to Brother Wang, don't let Your Majesty bump and let Your Majesty stay in the palace. I'll send Brother Wang to Brother Wang early tomorrow morning, and Sister Wang will never break his promise, how about?"
Wei agreed: "I will definitely advise the prince."
Li Jian said, "Come here, I will send Princess Jing and the two little marquis to Hua'e Xianghui Tower." He also said to Wei: "Your Majesty and the Empress have not eaten until now. I ordered the eight palace maids to send some food in."
Princess Jing Wei held a child in one hand, followed by eight palace maids holding food boxes. Murong Liusu and Sichi were mixed in the middle. The other six palace maids were all drawn from different palaces and were not familiar with each other. Naturally, they did not know that Murong Liusu and Sichi were fake.
Murong Liusu looked at Sichi with the corners of her eyes, secretly admiring Mr. Si's disguise technique. It turns out that she is even more like a palace maid than her.
Du Qilin, who was guarding Hua'e Xianghui Tower, saw that Princess Jing came, did not dare to open the hall gate without authorization, and urgently reported to Li Kun.
Li Kun rushed upstairs and looked at it. He opened the door urgently and let Wei and Li Boyu. Li Zhongxuan and his brothers enter the hall. The eight palace maids followed Wei and entered Huaye Xianghui Tower together.
Du Qilin saw something was wrong. This was not Princess Jing's maid, but the palace maid. He urgently ordered the guards to stop the eight palace maids from continuing to move forward.
Wei turned around and said, "This is the prince sent to deliver food to His Majesty and the Empress."
Du Qilin said: "No one is allowed to go in except the princess and the two little marquises."
Li Kun ran down from the building, picked up the two children, asked Wei's purpose, and sneered: "Does Li Jian think this will impress me and send it back to His Majesty and the Empress? That is my amulet, life-saving grass, and I will never let it go no matter how hard it is."
Wei said: "It's almost dusk now and it's raining again. It's really inconvenient to cross the river. As for the prince, we will leave the capital tomorrow. As for Your Majesty and the Empress, we won't send it back to prevent any accidents."
Li Kun asked Du Qilin, Gan Simou and others for their opinions, and they all believed that it would be more appropriate to leave Beijing again tomorrow, and it would soon become dark. If he left Beijing at this time, it would be very likely to be taken advantage of by Li Jian.
Du Qilin pointed at the eight palace maids and asked Li Kun what to do?
Chapter completed!