Li Zhi, don't be a coward

There is a strange phenomenon in the Tang Dynasty. Most of the courtiers are relatively well-behaved, but people from aristocratic families are generally somewhat domineering, no matter whether they have official positions or not.

The background and power of the clan for hundreds of years is probably the confidence to support their domineering.

Even the emperor had to be afraid of them. Strictly speaking, at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor was actually the emperor, and the scholar-bureaucrats and aristocratic families ruled the world together.

Without the support of the aristocratic family, it would be extremely difficult for any imperial edict policy to be implemented locally.

And the aristocratic families need to recommend the children of the clan to serve as officials in the court, so as to obtain the power to influence policies. In this way, the emperor and the aristocratic families have formed a delicate balance of power.

Although most of the aristocratic families are domineering, they still have basic sense, especially in front of the East Palace tonight, but anyone with a little normal mind should know that this is the most sensitive moment of the Tian family, and any outsider's behavior is slightly wrong. They will be severely punished by the heavenly family.

The crown prince is about to die, and you rushed into the East Palace with a domineering face, what on earth are you thinking?
Li Qinzai felt a little strange. It stands to reason that the aristocratic family would not make such a mindless move. So, what is the origin of this guy, so arrogant?
The crowd of courtiers and aristocratic families outside the East Palace stopped twenty feet away.

Most of these people knew Li Qinzai, and those who didn't know him had heard of Li Qinzai's reputation.

He had just returned from the Goguryeo battlefield, and Li Qinzai still carried the smoke and murderous aura of the battlefield faintly on his body. No one dared to challenge Li Qinzai's words.

He said that he must shoot within ten feet, so he will definitely do so.

Only this member of the Pei family in Hedong didn't believe in evil. At this time, he walked out of the crowd alone, about fifteen feet away from the gate of the East Palace.

Li Qinzai stared coldly at his feet, with a sneer on his lips.

No matter who he killed tonight, he would have a justifiable reason, and Li Zhi would never object.

When someone is so sensitive, there will always be someone who dares to commit suicide, so why not help him?
Behind Li Qinzai, hundreds of thousands of cattle guards had silently nocked their arrows, the bowstrings creaked slightly, and the cold arrows pointed straight ahead.

The man from Hedong Pei's family stopped suddenly, and he was a little timid in the face of the cold arrows.

"Li Qinzai, I am a relative of the prince. No one dares to stop me when I go in and out of the East Palace on weekdays. What right do you have to stop me?"

Li Qinzai frowned, the prince's relative?

Then it suddenly occurred to me that Li Hong's concubine's surname was indeed Pei, so the Pei family of Hedong was the concubine's natal family?
No wonder he was so domineering, entering and exiting the East Palace was like entering a land without people.

However, on weekdays, but not tonight.

Why did Li Zhi hand over the military power of Qianniuwei and Habayashiwei to him?It is to guard against those who are still dying in sensitive times.

For example, the one in front of him has a line carved on his forehead, "I want to die, kill me quickly."

"Hedong Pei family? Report your name." Li Qinzai stared at him and said.

"Pei Juxian, uncle of the Crown Princess's concubine, the Dongjuan of the Pei family in Hedong."

Li Qinzai suddenly realized that he was indeed a relative of the prince, and he had a strong background.

The father of the Crown Princess Pei is named Pei Judao, and the official residence is General Zuo Jinwuwei. This Pei Juxian is obviously Pei Judao's younger brother.

"You go in and out of the East Palace on weekdays, are you so ostentatious and unruly?" Li Qinzai asked coldly.

Pei Juxian was taken aback for a moment, and then said angrily: "Li Qinzai, although you have made contributions to the country, you are still a foreign minister. What right do you have to tell me what to do?"

Li Qinzai said leisurely: "I didn't care about it before, but tonight I am in charge of Qianniuwei and Yulinwei. Anyone who dares to approach the East Palace will be killed without mercy. Pei Juxian, you can try it and see if I dare to kill you .”

Pei Juxian was furious: "His Royal Highness and the concubine are loving couples, they regard my Pei family as a relative, the East Palace has always been unprotected against my Pei family, and allow my Pei family members to come and go, who are you, dare to go beyond the Zu and act on behalf of the emperor's edict?"

Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes and said, "The crown prince is critically ill and the palace city has been banned. What is your intention to trespass on the east palace at this time?"

Pei Juxian said angrily: "The crown prince is critically ill, as a relative, shouldn't he visit him?"

"Your Majesty has an order that no one is allowed to enter the East Palace," Li Qinzai explained with a smile, "'Anyone' means, of course, including the Pei clan in Hedong. You should retreat twenty feet away, or you can blame me for being rude."

Pei Juxian's heart trembled. He had already heard of Li Qinzai's name. He not only knew that Li Qinzai was the grandson of the Duke of England, but also knew all kinds of deeds about this person.

Originally, he also knew that tonight was a sensitive period, and the emperor and empress were in the East Palace right now, so it was best not to do anything irrational.

But Li Qinzai's attitude and tone were too harsh, and the Pei family in Hedong was also a prominent family in the world, so they couldn't bear this tone.

To put it in a high-sounding way, the Pei family can't lose their momentum and be bullied by others. In their hearts, it is Pei Juxian's self-esteem that has been humiliated. How can he swallow his anger in front of many representatives of aristocratic families?In the future in Chang'an City, will he still hold his head up and be a man?

"I am the uncle of the Crown Princess, and even the emperor pays respect to him. Li Qinzai, if you dare to kill me tonight, the Pei family of Hedong will not rest with you."

After Pei Juxian finished speaking, he endured his timidity and took two steps forward.

Li Qinzai stared at his feet, and the smile on his mouth deepened: "Okay, you are a man, Pei Juxian, keep going, don't be afraid, there are still two feet left, and I will help you to be ranked in the immortal class."

Pei Juxian was startled, stopped walking again, couldn't help turning his head to look, behind him all the people from the aristocratic families were standing twenty feet away, honestly daring not to move, all eyes were on him.

Pei Juxian's scalp went numb, he wanted to retreat, but he couldn't hold back, and wanted to move forward, but he was really scared.

At this moment, in a dilemma, Pei Juxian suddenly regretted his impulsiveness tonight.

Can't you just obey the rules like other families?Why rely on the identity of the prince's relatives to confront Li Qinzai?

If you retreat now, you will only be ridiculed by the various clansmen, and the Hedong Pei family will really lose face, and he will be ashamed to see others.

Thinking of all the courtesies the emperor gave to Pei and himself, Pei Juxian kept comforting himself, it's okay, Li Qinzai was just scaring himself, the emperor treated him so courteously, how dare he, a foreign minister, dare to kill himself, isn't he afraid of breaking the sky?
So Pei Juxian took courage and walked a few steps forward, staring at Li Qinzai with a sneer while walking: "Don't you bully me and dare not go? I will show you, if you dare to kill..."

Before he finished speaking, he had already passed the last two feet and entered within ten feet of the palace gate.

So Pei Juxian heard the last words of his life.

"Shoot the arrow!" Li Qinzai shouted suddenly.

Whoosh!
The soldiers of Qianniuwei shot a rain of arrows, and Pei Juxian was hit by countless arrows in his chest and thighs.

Looking down at the arrows piercing his body dully, Pei Juxian's eyes were full of disbelief, he didn't expect that Li Qinzai would actually dare to order him to be shot.

The light in the eyes was getting dimmer, and before the light completely disappeared, the last thing Pei Juxian saw was Li Qinzai's iron-cold eyes and a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.

In the end, Pei Juxian fell to the ground and died out of breath.

There was a commotion in the crowd in the distance, and everyone looked at Li Qinzai in horror. Like Pei Juxian, their expressions were full of disbelief.

He Dong Pei, the uncle of the Crown Princess, will kill him if he says he will?Does this son not consider the consequences?

No matter what people thought in their hearts, their actions truly showed the awe in their hearts. After Pei Juxian died, the crowd retreated like a tide, and they retreated more than ten feet away before stopping.

At this moment, a burst of rapid bells suddenly sounded from the Eastern Palace, hitting people's hearts again and again.

Immediately afterwards, countless people cried out in the East Palace, and the lanterns above the palace gate had already been replaced with white skins.

Li Qinzai was stunned, feeling more and more uncomfortable, and turned to face the direction of the bedroom. Li Qinzai bowed silently and couldn't get up for a long time.

Prince Li Hong passed away and passed away forever.

The crowd thirty feet away also noticed something unusual, seeing that white lanterns had been replaced above the palace gate, they knew that the crown prince had passed away, and the East Palace had already held a funeral.

After a brief silence, there was a burst of weeping suddenly from the crowd, and then the courtiers knelt down facing the East Palace, crying on the ground.

Li Qinzai looked up at the night sky silently with compassion in his heart.

This night was really too long.