At noon, the coffin of the Crown Princess Su slowly came outside Mingde Gate.

More than a thousand people were wearing a team of filial piety, with banners and banners standing on them, which could be said to be grand and mourning, but this team did not make any sound except the sound of footsteps.

This is a silence-like team!

The people of Chang'an outside the city were also influenced by this atmosphere and all looked at it silently.

Suddenly, a group of people in the same dressed in filial piety ran out of the city, and when they ran to the crown princess' mourning ceremony, they lay on the ground and couldn't cry.

This group of people were left-behind eunuchs and palace maids in the East Palace headed by Lao Gui. Only when they were slaves and were not valued by Li Shimin, could they continue to stay in the East Palace.

The people of Chang'an did not have deep feelings for the Crown Princess and loved and sympathized with Li Chengqian. At this time, they saw the coffin of Su and saw Lao Gui and others crying again. Many people's eyes turned red again.

At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted:

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is fighting outside, and the Crown Princess gave birth to the grandson of the founding emperor and the third prince. He made great contributions to the country. Now he has passed away and returned to the capital. No official in the court has left the city to greet him. How rude? How ungrateful? How unfair to Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

The imperial court did not arrange for officials to greet the coffin when the imperial concubine returned to Chang'an. Of course, Changsun Wuji was the one who showed the world, and wanted to let the world see the form clearly.

But the people in Chang'an City could control the world. When they heard this, they turned around and looked around. When they found that there were indeed no court officials to welcome the coffin of the Crown Princess, the tears in their eyes were immediately burned by their anger.

They shouted angrily: "Changsun Wuji is not a son of man, and he even takes care of the etiquette and morality."

"Yes! His Highness the Crown Prince has made great contributions to the world. Changsun Wuji and others confuse Your Majesty and harm the ministers. Now they don't even care about the Crown Princess' coffin."

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When he heard that the people at the city gate cursed Changsun Wuji, Liu Shi, who was hidden in the mourning ceremony, turned around and walked towards Wang Liangdi's car.

Suddenly, everyone saw a beautiful woman in filial piety clothes walking out from the depths of the mourning team with a child wearing a filial piety.

Wang Liangdi and the Third Emperor Grandson came to Lao Gui and others. An eunuch shouted loudly: "The Third Emperor Grandson and the Queen Liangdi are here."

The people around him saluted one after another when they saw it, and the old ghost lying on the ground was shocked and said in surprise: What did the Queen Liangdi come out to do?

But this is not the time when he thinks about these things, he gets up reflexively and pays homage to Wang Liangdi and Li Bai.

"Why didn't Yan King Li Xiang come to welcome the Crown Princess's Coffin?"

Wang Liangdi was born with very beautiful beauty. At this time, her mourning clothes looked as pure as a lotus. She was born with a high temperament and graceful self-control. At this time, her eyes were slightly opened and she spoke lightly, and she had a kind of inviolable noble dignity.

The old ghost didn't dare to be perfunctory at first sight, and said sadly: "Changsun Chong said that His Highness of the King of Yan plotted to murder the crown prince. His Majesty issued an order to seize His Highness of Yan and locked up in Zongzheng Temple..."

Wang Liangdi shouted without waiting for him to finish speaking: "Nonsense! Your Highness the Crown Prince has long written a memorial to state: The Crown Prince was murdered by the demon, what does it have to do with Your Highness the King of Yan?"

Although the old ghost didn't know why Wang Liangdi came here, he nodded in cooperation and said, "Yes, yes, yes!"

Wang Liangdi ignored him and said to everyone: "The crown prince was killed by the demon, and the crown prince died because of the pain of the crown prince. Now the third crown prince is young and unable to preside over the funeral ceremony. The King of Yan is still locked up in Zongzheng Temple. Could it be that the crown prince prince has not even a filial son in front of the spirit?" As he said that, tears came down.

Originally, the people of Chang'an thought that the court was unfair to Li Chengqian. Now the orphan and widowed mother stood up and cried, which was equivalent to adding a stir to the people present.

At this moment, Wang Liangdi hugged Li Bai and bowed her blessing slightly to the people around her, and she cried and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is uncertain about his life and death, but he once wrote a letter to me to order my palace to take care of His Highness the King of Yan and the Third Emperor. Now the Crown Princess will set up a spirit in the East Palace, how can there be no filial son in front of the hall?

This palace wants to go to Zongzheng Temple to pick up His Highness Yan to guard the Crown Princess. I wonder what you Gaoxian thinks?"

Many people in the crowd stood up and whispered: "We are willing to go with the Queen Liangdi!"

"Go together, go together"

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Seeing the people so enthusiastic, Wang Liangdi was blessed to everyone again, and turned around and walked towards the car. Everyone saw her from behind Li Bai wiping her tears, and they felt sad.

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Wang Liangdi's approach is very Li Chengqian, and she is a dignified and open plot. No matter what, it is difficult for ordinary people to crack down on the general trend.

A group of newly replaced officials in Chang'an City became anxious when they heard that Wang Liangdi was going to lead Wanmin to pick up Li Xiang.

If Wang Liangdi held Li Chengqian's handwritten letter, even if Li Shimin could not force Changsun Chong to believe in front of Wan Min, he would insist that Li Xiang killed Li Jue.

Some ministers who also supported the Eastern Palace were ecstatic and thought that Wang Liangdi was a little wise and could save Li Xiangzu as a substitute for Li Chengqian. Only Li Jing, who had been ill in the mansion recently, was shocked after hearing the news.

"Wei Shuyu, hurry up, go and see General Li Anyan and tell him that Changsun Wuji wants to kill His Highness King Yan!"

Wei Shuyu, who came to report the message, looked at Li Jing who was lying on the bed and was half dead, and suddenly sat up. He was startled first, and then said in confusion: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is the father of the crown prince and the King of Yan. Wang Liangdi has his handwritten letter and the followers of all people. Who dares to harm Your Highness the King of Yan?"

Li Jing said anxiously: "It is precisely because of this that Changsun Wuji wants to harm His Highness the King of Yan."

"ah?"

Wei Shuyu still puzzled.

Li Jing knew that his life would not last long, so he didn't care about the others and said anxiously: "If His Majesty had the ability to move Prince Yin back then, how could he have done the Xuanwu Sect Incident?"

"ah--"

Wei Shuyu shouted and ran out.

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Wang Liangdi and her party had the coffin of the Crown Princess opened the way, and there were thousands of guards in the East Palace. Finally, they followed tens of thousands of Chang'an people along the way, and rushed through the gate of the Imperial City, until they stopped in front of the gate of Zongzheng Temple. When officials of Zongzheng Temple heard about it, they were frightened and turned pale to greet them.

Even Zong Zhengqing Li Chongyi, who had been taking sick leave, rushed here.

Li Chongyi was the son of Li Xiaogong, the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty. He inherited the title of Duke of Qiao. Since the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Chongyi, who was less than 30 years old, was summoned by Li Shimin to Chang'an as Zong Zhengqing. No matter how the turbulent the court situation in recent years, it did not affect him.

This is the case when Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji demoted a large number of ministers in the court, but he did not touch him at all. He just didn't know what purpose he was, before Li Xiang was imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple, he took sick leave and stopped working.

Originally, everyone thought he was afraid of being charged with murdering the emperor's grandson, but seeing that he came out to greet Wang Liangdi at this time, he had obviously made a decision.

The officials first paid a visit to the coffin of Crown Princess Su, and Wang Liangdi had already knelt in front of the coffin with Li Bai in her arms and returned the gifts one by one.

Then he invited Wang Liangdi to salute him.

After the two sides met, Li Chongyi asked with a sad look: "The Crown Princess unfortunately passed away. His Highness is fighting for the country. Queen Liangdi, you will come back from Yandu with the third emperor, and you will not return to the Eastern Palace to stop Ling. What's the matter when you come to Zongzheng Temple?"

Shaoqing behind him realized something was wrong when he heard this, so he quickly turned around and winked at a small official behind him, and ordered him to invite Changsun Wuji.

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Why did he ask Changsun Wuji if something big happened? If Li Shimin hadn't sent Li Zhi to the Shangshu official Sun Wuji would have come on a horse long ago.

"Uncle, the father said: Chengqian's life and death are uncertain, so it is impossible to release Li Xiang first." Li Zhi obediently passed the message for Li Shimin.

When Changsun Wuji saw Li Zhi's appearance, although he was disdainful, he said kindly: "This is Your Majesty's will. What does Your Highness think?"

Li Zhi's face darkened when he heard this, and he sighed: "Brother is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. The ending now is loyal, filial and filial, Li Xiang is his eldest son--"

Li Zhi sighed and said nothing. Changsun Wuji thought he was a woman's kindness, so he said calmly: "The late emperor intended to pass the world to Your Majesty, and appointed Prince Yin to Yizhou to be the Prince of Taiping, and never involved in government affairs from then on, but..., in short, His Majesty and Prince Yin did not believe it, so the Xuanwu Gate changes occurred." Speaking of this, Changsun Wuji looked at Li Zhi and asked: "Do you think Your Majesty did something wrong back then?"

"This, this..."

Li Zhi looked panicked, as if he didn't want to hear such brothers' tragedy, and as if he didn't want to mention Li Shimin's fault. He didn't say the second word after a long time.

"Of course your Majesty was not wrong back then. The only way I can think of is to live."

Seeing this, Changsun Wuji looked down on Li Zhi more and more, and his tone was not as gentle as before.

Li Zhi's eyes flashed with joy and he quickly lowered his head and said timidly: "Uncle Duyi."

Changsun Wuji looked at the back of Li Zhi's head with a contemptuous expression and continued: "A few days ago, Your Majesty sent all the ministers of the Eastern Palace overseas, clearly trying to let Li Chengqian establish a country overseas. But this is His Majesty's wishful thinking. The world's general trend has always been in the Eastern Palace. How could Li Chengqian and the civil and military ministers who were interested in the Eastern Palace give up on China and go overseas?"

Li Zhi bowed again and said, "What my uncle said is! But if the elder brother is in danger, there is a lot of good fortune..."

Changsun Wuji showed a proud look on his face. He was very satisfied with his operation for Li Chengqian's result.

But when he looked down, he felt a little displeased when he saw that Li Zhi still didn't say anything to kill Li Xiang.

He said with a grudge: "Li Xiang is Li Chengqian's eldest son. He was taught by Li Chengqian himself for many years in Youzhou. I think he is very capable, otherwise how could Li Chengqian arrange for him to go overseas early?

Now that Li Jue died early, Li Chengqian... Humph! The generals of the Eastern Palace must be interested in him, which is also the reason why Wang Liangdi is eager to rescue him.

So Li Xiang must not be kept."

Li Zhi's face turned a little pale after hearing this. He neither said that he would definitely obey Li Shimin's will nor said that he would let Changsun Wuji kill Li Xiang.

Changsun Wuji looked at him with a long look, and sighed the most: "It's getting late, I'll go to Zongzheng Temple first to check it out, so that Li Chongyi would not let Li Xiang go."

After saying that, he didn't even look at Li Zhi and left, and it was even more impossible to see Li Zhi practicing the face-changing method after he left.

Changsun Wuji had long known that Zong Zhengqing Li Chongyi was dissatisfied with him. If he hadn't pretended to be sick before, he would have sent him overseas long ago.

Therefore, I heard that Wang Liangdi and the people's hope were so arrogant that they rushed to Zongzheng Temple. Changsun Wuji was most worried that Li Chongyi suddenly came out and let Li Xiang go.

Although Chang'an City is now in his hands, once Li Xiang leaves Zongzheng Temple, Changsun Wuji really has no confidence to catch him again.

The so-called people were sent to Zongzheng Temple to respond to the unexpected.

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Changsun Wuji guessed that Li Chongyi came to Zongzheng Temple today to release Li Xiang. If Li Chengqian really died this time and the Eastern Palace won the next struggle, he would save the next Emperor of Tang.
To be continued...