Chapter 240 Entering the Palace to meet

In Chang'an City, rumors of Li Ke's poisoning of the queen and imperial concubine spread like a virus to any corner of Chang'an City. Now, the streets and alleys of Chang'an City are discussing the authenticity of this rumor, but the people of the Tang Dynasty are very simple. Most of them think that the rumors are fake and that someone deliberately fabricated them. Some people even go to the Chang'an County Government to take the initiative to ask for his orders, hoping that the court can be fair and not falsely accusing good people.

In the Chang'an City Inn, there were constant sounds of silk and bamboo in Murongshun's room in the yard of the Tuyuhun envoy, and constant laughter. Murongshun leaned on the Hu couch, holding a wine glass in his hand, and admiring the dance of the beautiful woman in front of him with a smile. Li Ke was imprisoned in the royal palace, and the charge was for poisoning the queen. This news made him very happy. Since the case had not been finalized yet, Murongshun, who had made Li Ke cruel to his bones, was also very happy to hear the news. The Zuoxian King Fuzhen of Tuyuhun also looked at the dancer with a pair of blurred eyes, and there was no such thing as a king.

"Uncle Wang, what about the woman in front of you?" Murong Shun said with a smile.

"It's really good, it's more flavorful than our Tuyuhun women!" Fu Zhen said with satisfaction. However, when he saw Murong Shun's proud look, he couldn't help but reminded, "But the prince should be more cautious these days. The King of Han in the Tang Dynasty was suspected of poisoning and killing the queen. You have resentment with King Li Ke of Han. Now you are drinking and having fun in the inn. Can you guarantee that they will find your head?"

"Hmph!" Murong Shun's face became very gloomy when she mentioned Li Ke, "What's there to be afraid of? Li Ke is taking it upon himself. What's the relationship between him and his poisoning of the queen and concubine? I want to drink, do they care about it?"

"The messenger of the Khan has not arrived yet, so let's be careful before this!" Fu Zhen said seriously, "Although we, Tuyuhun, are not afraid of the Tang Dynasty, try not to cause unnecessary disputes. After all, you and I are still in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, not Tuyuhun."

"Okay!" Murong Shun had not yet said anything to Fu Zhen's words, so he reluctantly agreed. Then, the two of them started drinking again and slowly admired the dancer in the venue.

Li Ke returned to the mansion and briefly told Yang En about the inquiry in the Ministry of Justice. Chen Qi, Zhu Tong and Wang Zhongchang. Yang En and Chen Qi did not express their opinions. Zhu Tong and Wang Zhongchang seemed very angry. They clasped their hands tightly, and as long as Li Ke gave an order, they would have the urge to dare to kill Changsun Wuji's mansion.

"If you have nothing to do, let's go down first!" Li Ke said lightly, "Chen Qi, after the guards outside the door are withdrawn in the afternoon, you prepare the frame. We go to the palace to visit the queen and the imperial concubine. I will also go to Ganquan Palace to meet my father."

After Li Ke finished speaking, he did not explain why the guards outside the mansion would withdraw and walked straight into the study. Chen Qi, Wang Zhongchang and Zhu Tong looked at Yang En, hoping that he could give an explanation. Yang En walked up to Chen Qi and the other three, patted his shoulder lightly, and smiled slightly, "When did your highness say not come true? Is there any fake?"

Then, Yang En disappeared in the corridor to Juyi Hall, leaving behind the puzzled Chen Qi, Wang Zhongchang and Zhu Tong, looking at each other without saying a word.

As Li Ke guessed, Li Shimin left Changsun Wuji to talk in Liangyi Hall. There was no one around him when the two were talking. Even Li Shimin's personal eunuch Wang De carried him away, and the conversation time went on for a full moment. Shen Shishi, after Changsun Wuji came out of Liangyi Hall, he ordered Changsun Shunde to revoke the guards at the door of the Han Palace. Changsun Shunde was surprised by Changsun Wuji's order and had questions in his heart, but he did not ask. He vaguely guessed that this was related to Changsun Wuji's resignation and presiding trial.

Changsun Wuji issued an order, but Changsun Shunde did not dare to neglect and hurriedly transferred back to the guards at the gate of the Han Palace.

In the second half of the Shen period, the gate of the Han Palace returned to its former peace. Chen Qi saw that the Jinwu Guard left Yongning Street where the Han Palace was located in an orderly manner.

"Your Highness, the frame is ready, please give me instructions." Chen Qi saw that the Jinwu Guard had left the door of the Han Palace, and prepared the frame in time to report to Li Ke.

"Okay, let's go to the palace now!" After Li Ke said that, he pushed open the door of the study and stepped onto the study.

The frame of Li Ke of the Han Palace reappeared on the Zhuque Street in Chang'an City, which made the people of Chang'an City excited and thought that Li Ke's charges had been cleared. Li Ke ignored the people of Chang'an outside the car and ordered Chen Qi to speed up to Zhuque Gate. Chen Qi took the order and drove faster, and soon he heard the Zhuque Gate.

The soldiers guarding the Zhuque Gate knew that Li Ke was imprisoned in the Han Palace because of the poisoning of Empress Changsun and Yin Fei. Now that he saw his frame parked at Zhuque Gate, he saw Li Ke walking steadily from the frame. After a moment of stunnedness, he hurried forward to salute Li Ke. Li Ke nodded and signaled slightly, and continued to walk quickly towards the Taiji Palace under the escort of Chen Qi and others.

Li Ke's figure at Zhuque Gate disappeared, and the soldiers guarding Zhuque Gate on the left and right sides said in a verbal manner, "His Royal Highness of Han is worthy of being a famous general of our Tang Dynasty. You can see how powerful his power is when you look at the guards around him."

"Yes, yes! Otherwise, why would the emperor order the guards at the gate of the Han Palace so quickly?" said another soldier.

"But I don't believe that Your Highness will do such a thing." Someone said again.

However, no matter what the soldiers on the left and right prison guards said, Li Ke had already arrived at the Liangyi Hall where Li Shimin handled government affairs on a daily basis. After meeting Li Shimin, he asked for an order to go to Lizheng Hall to visit the Queen and Wanchun Hall to visit Yin Fei. Li Shimin agreed to his request. Li Ke walked out of Liangyi Hall and first came to Lizheng Hall. Although Empress Changsun was awake, she was still very weak and was often sleeping. Li Ke did not think about disturbing the sleeping Queen Changsun, but just asked the imperial doctors of Lizheng Hall about Empress Changsun's condition. When the imperial doctors saw Li Ke appearing in Lizheng Hall, they stepped forward to salute, and did not dare to neglect to tell him the answer to the question Li Ke wanted to know.

The imperial physician also learned the reason why Queen Changsun was still safe when she was poisoned. Then, Li Ke came to Yinfei's Wanchun Hall again. However, Li Ke was surprised. The Wanchun Hall was much more lively than the Lizheng Hall. In addition to Yinfei's personal Li You, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were also in Wanchun Hall. Yinfei's poison had not been relieved and could only be suppressed by the imperial physician, waiting for Li Shimin's order to collect and collect the needed detoxification medicinal materials. When Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li You saw Li Ke, their faces showed a look of surprise. Although they knew that Li Shimin had ordered the revocation of the guards at the door of the Han Palace, they did not expect Li Ke to come to the palace so soon.

Li Chengqian's face was cold and cold. He believed that Empress Changsun's poison was under Li Ke, so he ignored Li Ke. Li Tai seemed very open-minded. He was just a little stunned and said to Li Ke, "Qingque has met the third brother!"

"Isn't the third brother harming the mother's wife enough? Why do you have to come here again to pretend to be a good person?" Li You rebuked rudely. He was resentful of Li Ke's favored Li Shimin. He finally got the opportunity today, how could he not make any mockery?

"Fifth brother, you can't say that. Is the third brother such a person? What is the purpose of poisoning Yin Concubine? What are the benefits?" Li Ke sneered in his heart Li You's idiot, but he showed a very kind mouth.

"What are your purpose and what are your benefits? You know in your heart that I don't need to explain it to you! Humph!" Li You continued, but he didn't say too badly in the palace here.

Li Ke knew Li You's thoughts, and smiled bitterly on his face. He bowed to the three of them and left Wanchun Palace. He knew the reason why Li Chengqian and Li Tai appeared in Wanchun Palace. Just as Qi Sha said, Li You gave the only life-saving medicinal herb to Empress Changsun. In order to express his gratitude, Li Chengqian and Li Tai wanted to show their kindness and filial piety in front of Li Shimin, so they came to Wanchun Palace to visit Yin Fei every day.

Li Ke was scolded by Li You in Wanchun Palace. When he left Wanchun Palace with some displeasure, he happened to meet Zhang Dezhong, an imperial physician who treated Yinfei. Zhang Dezhong treated Li Ke when he returned from the Turks. He had been ordered to treat Hou Ruoyi. Li Ke asked Zhang Dezhong about some Yinfei's condition. Zhang Dezhong told Li Ke in detail about Yinfei's condition. After hearing this, Li Ke said goodbye and Zhang Dezhong left Wanchun Palace.

After leaving Wanchun Palace, Li Ke first went to Qianqiu Palace, which made Yang Fei, who was secretly sad in Qianqiu Palace, feel a lot of comfort when he saw Li Ke. At the same time, he learned a major news from Yang Fei, that is, the Shangshu Zuo Pushe Xiao Yu quarreled with Li Shimin for his own affairs. Li Shimin was furious and dismissed Xiao Yu's left position as the official prime minister, allowing him to reflect at home. Li Ke had vaguely heard such words from Qi Sha and Li Jing's words, but it was confirmed from Yang Fei's mouth that he was still very touched. He did not expect that Xiao Yu, who had always been very distant from him, would stand up to defend himself when he was in trouble, and he would lose his official position. Li Ke didn't know how to describe Xiao Yu, but he just silently whispered Xiao Yu's friendship. As long as he had time and chance, he would definitely repay him.

After saying a few words to Concubine Yang, Li Ke told Concubine Yang that he would go to Liangyi Hall to report some situation to Li Shimin. Concubine Yang told Li Ke that Li Shimin was in a bad mood these days and asked him to pay attention to his words when speaking. Li Ke agreed to Concubine Yang's warning and left Qianqiu Palace in a reluctance to Yang Fei. After leaving Qianqiu Palace, Li Ke came to Liangyi Hall again. Li Shimin was not stupid. When he saw Li Ke appearing in Liangyi Hall again, he felt that he must have something important to report to him, so he ordered Wang De to withdraw from Liangyi Hall without anyone being disturbed, and even told Wang De not to postpone the matter of Li Ke's second visit to Liangyi Hall.

Wang De was Li Shimin's personal eunuch. He knew Li Shimin's character and temperament very well. Li Shimin ordered not to disturb him at all, so Wang De did not dare to neglect to guard the door of Liangyi Hall personally. During the conversation between Li Ke and Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li You came to Liangyi Hall to meet Li Shimin. Wang De stopped the three and told the three people firmly that the emperor told them not to see anyone. Although the three of them did not know why Li Shimin suddenly issued this order and asked Wang De to guard the door of Liangyi Hall, they saw that Wang De had no words to say anything, so they could only withdraw from Liangyi Hall.

After an hour passed, Li Ke finally walked out of Liangyi Hall. Li Ke was in a heavy mood when he walked out of Liangyi Hall. He just nodded to Wang De and disappeared calmly from Wang De's sight.
Chapter completed!