Li Hong looked at the sudden smile on Helan Minzhi's face and was not surprised at all. He slowly walked out from behind the table, came to Helan Minzhi, and said with a smile: "So what? I am indeed very afraid of my mother. Back then in Cuiwei Palace, it was because I did not understand my mother's thoughts that I let you escape. But this time, you will not be so lucky."
Helan Minzhi also looked at Li Hong with a grim smile, his eyes sparkling, and said, "Do you think you can kill me now? According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the fastest way for you to kill me is the day after tomorrow, right? By that time, your father will probably have rushed back from Chang'an. Don't forget that my mother, Lady Hanguo, and my sister, Lady Weiguo, Helan Minyue, have always been loved by your father, so your father will rush back as quickly as possible to save my sister Helan Minyue!"
Helan Minzhi became more and more proud as he spoke: "If Wu Mei hadn't been obstructing us for so many years, one of my mother and sister would have probably become the queen, and your mother would probably be imprisoned in the deep palace like Concubine Xiao Shufei, and you would be deposed sooner or later. I am smarter and more capable than you, and by then I will be the crown prince!"
Just when Li Hong was about to speak, Xia Zhi and Wufawutian suddenly ran in. The three of them looked unhappy and looked at Li Hong, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Li Hong turned his head and asked.
"Your Highness, Madam Hanguo died suddenly in Prince Pu's Mansion." Wu Bu glanced at Helan Minzhi, walked behind Li Hong and whispered.
After he finished speaking, he knelt on the ground with Wu Tian and said, "Your Highness, it is our incompetence. Please forgive us."
Li Hong frowned. Needless to say, this must have been done by his mother.
"Get up, you are innocent, I won't blame you." Li Hong said calmly to the lawless man on the ground.
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Helan Minzhi looked at Li Hong with a frown on his face and thought that His Majesty had already issued an order and had begun to interfere with the matter.
So he immediately became confident. He was no longer afraid of Li Hong because he finally knew Li Hong's weakness. Li Hong was afraid of Queen Wu Mei. If his mother or sister could sit on the throne of Queen, then that would be the day when he, Li Hong, would be deposed.
"Li Hong, are you still planning to keep me in custody? Aren't you afraid that I will step on you?" Helan Minzhi seemed to be possessed by a demon. At this moment, he seemed to be trapped in an extreme illusion.
Li Hong turned around strangely and looked at Helan Minzhi with some doubts. Helan Minzhi sneered and said, "I tell you, if you let me go now, I can still leave it to you and Wu Mei..."
With a "bang", Li Hong punched Helan Minzhi on the chin, knocking Helan Minzhi to the ground.
Although Li Hong is only fourteen years old now, after several years of deliberate training, he is much stronger than Helan Minzhi in terms of physical fitness alone. What's more, Yang Wu, Lian Tie and others are called by Li Hong from time to time every day to act as big sandbags who can only dodge.
Di Renjie and others were standing at the door, fearing that the prince would be in danger if he were alone with Helan Minzhi. Just now when Xia Zhi and others came in, they had been standing at the door watching, and saw Li Hong knock Helan Minzhi down without hesitation.
Di Renjie's mouth twitched. As long as Helan Minzhi was not killed, he would just beat him up and pretend he didn't see anything. After all, he was the Crown Prince.
Helan Minzhi slowly got up from the ground, looked at Li Hong, and grinned: "So what if you hit me? It's just a momentary pleasure. Do you dare to kill me? He whispered to you just now. It was your father who came to order. He couldn't kill me, right? Haha... Just wait, wait for the day when I will step on you, and wait to see when my mother or sister becomes the master of the harem..."
She couldn't bear to watch Li Hong's hand reaching for her waist and wanted to stop him, but she finally held back.
Di Renjie saw that Li Hong's right hand suddenly changed from grabbing to holding, and he accurately grasped the sword at his waist, and with a swish, the sword was unsheathed.
"Dream on!" Li Hong's voice was as cold as iron. He held the knife in his right hand and looked at Helan Minzhi's frightened eyes. He chopped towards Helan Minzhi's neck with the knife in his hand without hesitation.
"Prince, you can't do this!" Di Renjie hurriedly stopped him.
With a "pop", Helan Minzhi's head was chopped off by Li Hong. The rolling head stopped after rolling to the door. His eyes were still open, full of disbelief and shock. He couldn't believe it until his death that Li Hong really dared to kill him!
At this time, Helan Minzhi's torso and neck were spurting blood as he slowly fell backwards.
Li Hong didn't even look at the body, and casually threw the sword in his hand to Wu Fa, saying coldly: "Inform the three provinces that the person has been executed on the spot, and the paperwork will be completed later."
Di Renjie didn't expect the prince to be so decisive. He killed Helan Minzhi without any warning and in the blink of an eye.
He was stunned for a while, then he remembered that it was his responsibility. He watched His Royal Highness the Crown Prince kill people like this, and all the procedures were to be taken care of later!
But it was useless to say anything at this moment. Helan Minzhi had calculated everything correctly. Before he died, he thought he had gotten the real mastermind out of Li Hong's mouth, but he forgot that this was not the first time that Li Hong had executed someone without reporting to the emperor during his regency.
Di Renjie looked helplessly at Helan Minzhi's body, which was still bleeding. He waved his hand to ask the soldiers to clean up the place, then hurriedly turned around and followed Li Hong out.
"Release Helan Minyue, imprison him in Prince Pu's Mansion, and don't let him step out of it until he dies!" Li Hong seemed to be talking to Di Renjie, but also seemed to be talking to Xia Zhi next to him.
"Yes, Your Highness."
After the two of them replied, they looked at Li Hong and waved, then went to the other side to mention Helan Minyue, while Li Hong walked directly out of the Dali Temple and breathed the fresh air outside.
He thought to himself, "If my father comes back today, then I may have misjudged my mother's intentions, and I may have to rely on my military exploits in the Western Regions to secure my position as the crown prince. If he comes back tomorrow, then it will be enough to prove that my mother and I have the same idea, and she has also bought time for me. But... Helan Minyue is not dead..."
Thinking of this, Li Hong felt his ears starting to get hot. When his mother came back and found out that Helan Minyue was not dead, she would probably pull his ears hard.
But he had no choice. According to his original idea, Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue should be executed, leaving Lady Hanguo and Lady Rongguo to depend on each other in Prince Pu's Mansion, and occasionally let his father visit them secretly.
But the Queen Mother acted faster than me. Before I could kill Helan Minzhi, the Queen Mother had already killed Lady Han Guo.
As a result, Li Hong had to change his strategy.
In order not to be a complete evil son and a beast in front of Li Zhi, he had to leave one for his father. Otherwise, even if he escaped the punishment of his mother, his father would chase him around the palace for several days.
As a son, it is not easy to offend the two big bosses in the palace, and for some reason, Li Hong always feels that his father is a little pitiful.
When he was eight years old, his grandmother's eldest grandson passed away, leaving him and his grandfather alone. He was made the crown prince at the age of fifteen. Six years later, his grandfather passed away, leaving him, at the age of 21, with the Guanlong Group headed by his uncle Zhangsun Wuji to assist him in handling state affairs. But did he have the final say at that time?
If my father had not met my mother again later, I am afraid that he would have lived under the shadow of the Guanlong Group in this life and would not have had the opportunity to handle government affairs independently.
The couple was able to support and cooperate with each other under the strong control of the Guanlong Group in the government, and then find opportunities to seize the right to speak in the entire court. They were definitely not a simple couple.
He was lost in thought when he heard the messy footsteps behind him. Turning back, he saw that Helan Minyue had been brought out. Although she looked haggard and her beautiful face looked a little dirty, she looked fine overall.
She stuck her chin up high in a coquettish manner, as if looking at Li Hong with her chin, and said coldly: "Aren't you going to lock me up in here? Why are you letting me out again? Humph, I thought you were so brave, but now it seems that you are just that brave!"
"Since you are a member of the royal family, I will let you off the hook. Besides, it was not your idea to mint new coins. You just helped Helan Minzhi get the template. Your crime is not punishable by death, but..."
"Where is Helan Minzhi? Where are the others? Since you have released me, then release him too. Otherwise, I will not leave. When His Majesty comes back, I will see how you end up! Let me tell you, Li Hong, don't blame me for not reminding you. Although you are the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, I, Helan Minyue, am not afraid of you. If you don't release him, I will make you regret it. If your status as the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is deposed, don't blame me for not reminding you." Helan Minyue interrupted Li Hong's words like a machine gun, talking in a tapping manner.
"You know, I also want to kill you, but after killing you, there will only be Lady Rong left in Prince Pu's Mansion. She will be so lonely, so I have to keep you to keep her company." Li Hong felt pity for Helan Minyue when he saw that she was completely unaware of the situation.
Fortunately, Helan Minyue was not too stupid. After listening to Li Hong's words, she couldn't figure out what was wrong. Didn't Mrs. Rongguo have her mother, Mrs. Hanguo, to take care of her? How could it be...
"What did you do to my mother, Li Hong?" Helan Minyue finally felt scared. Her heart began to sink. She didn't believe it. She didn't believe that Li Hong dared to harm her mother. Wasn't he afraid that his father would depose her?
"It's just as you think, including your evil brother. I advise you not to imagine your status as important to my father. You don't deserve it! From now on, you are not allowed to step out of Prince Pu's Mansion until you die!"
After Li Hong finished speaking, he no longer looked at Helan Minyue, who was trembling in disbelief. He turned around, got on the carriage and headed towards the East Palace.
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