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One hundred and fortieth eight chapters one word

Ming Chongyan was not an ordinary person. He came to the palace to get acquainted with Empress Wu. He naturally had his own purpose, so of course he could not go against Empress Wu's wishes. After thinking about it for a moment, he said: "This is easy, Zhou."

The king has been away fighting for many days, which must have been extremely hard. The queen is worried about missing her beloved son, which is reasonable. Therefore, the queen can go to Shu Sheng and make a contract with Tubo to order Tibet to withdraw from the four towns in Hexi and Tuyuhun. In this way, the king of Zhou

Then you can return to the court to comfort the queen's pain of missing you."

When Empress Wu heard this, she was overjoyed and said with admiration: "I have this intention. The words of the Immortal Chief coincide with me. I will go to Shusheng early tomorrow morning to call back my son early and comfort my longing for him."

It’s bitter.”

Not to mention the pride in Empress Wu's heart, at the same time that she and Ming Chongyan were making plans, Dai Zhide also quietly came to the East Palace. He was a close confidant of the prince, so everything was naturally for the prince's sake. Now the prince Li Hong was in weak health and could not originally

To share the worries of the border war, one of his younger brothers turned out to be a weirdo like Li Xian. It just so happened that Li Xian was also favored by the empress. If he didn't suppress it, wouldn't his prestige surpass that of the prince? And if that were true.

If this situation occurs, it is not certain whether the crown prince's position can be preserved.

We must know that when Taizong launched the Xuanwu Gate Rebellion, wasn't it because his military achievements were too great and his prestige was too high for the prince to suppress?

What's more, the prince Li Jiancheng at that time also made many military exploits, and his physical fitness was much stronger than that of the current prince Li Hong. Even that could not stop the Xuanwu Sect, let alone today's prince Li Hong?

Therefore, Dai Zhide hoped that the prince could write to the emperor to prevent Li Xian from making meritorious deeds. He must find a way to recall Li Xian and negotiate peace with Tubo, so that Li Xian's meritorious service would come to naught.

After Li Hong learned about Dai Zhide's intention, he thought for a moment and said: "I think this is inappropriate. Dai Gong, please think about it. It was the Holy One's decree to go to war against Tibet, and the King of Zhou was just following the order."

What's wrong with following the order? What's more, the Tubo thieves invaded our four towns in Hexi. They burned, killed, and looted everywhere, committing all kinds of evil. Even my aunt, Princess Honghua, and my uncle, King Tuyuhun, had to take refuge and escape. Now, our Tang soldiers are fighting bravely and defeating the Turks.

The traitor is taking advantage of the situation to pursue and defeat him completely, in order to ensure that our people will enjoy eternal peace in the western border of the Tang Dynasty. How can we negotiate a peace midway and raise tigers? What's more, the King of Zhou is my biological brother, and now he is about to perform meritorious service for the court.

As an elder brother, I already feel guilty if I can't help him, so why should I stop him from doing what he does? Not only does this not fulfill the brotherly duty, but it is also detrimental to the country?"

But I heard Dai Zhide sigh softly, and then said: "The prince is kind and always considers others, but have you ever thought about how much trouble it will bring to the prince once King Zhou succeeds?"

When Li Hong heard this, he frowned and said casually and displeasedly: "How do you say this? My brother has done meritorious service, so I should be happy, so how can there be trouble? Dai Gong's words are really inappropriate to alienate brotherhood."

Dai Zhide was stunned when he heard this, because he believed that Li Hong would definitely not know what he was referring to, but seeing that what Li Hong said did not seem to be forged, he couldn't understand the other party's original intention for a while, and thought about it.

It took a moment to realize that Li Hong wanted to find a suitable interface that could at least highlight Li Hong's benevolence and righteousness, but was not deliberately trying to prevent Li Xian from making meritorious deeds.

"Hehe, the prince is worthy of being a prince. When you think about the problem, it is different compared to ministers like us. It is really admirable. But this excuse really needs to be found. Otherwise, if it is not enough, it really cannot reflect the prince.

of benevolence.”

Dai Zhide thought for a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up, he saluted Li Hong and said, "Your Highness, I have something you don't know whether to say or not?"

When Li Hong saw that the other party's eyes had returned to clarity from confusion, he knew that he already had a countermeasure, so he smiled and said, "If you have anything to say, please tell me. Is there anything else that can't be said between Dai Gong and me?"

But I heard Dai Zhide sigh, and then said: "His Royal Highness, you should know that the most taboo thing for a hypocritical minister is to have great achievements and shock the master. If the King of Zhou wins the battle against Tubo this time, he will set a great foundation."

If the minister has merit, the court can still promote him in the title. However, the King of Zhou is already a prince, and his title is already high. After making great achievements, the court cannot further reward him. On the contrary, it will cause uneasiness in the heart of the emperor.

It will even arouse the fear of those in the middle palace. In this way, the ministers are afraid that the achievements of King Zhou will bring disaster to themselves, not to mention that King Zhou has been tired from fighting for many days and it is time to come back to rest. In addition, I, the Tang Dynasty

We are related by marriage to Tubo. They disregarded our past friendship and annexed our territory. We will just drive them back. There is no need to destroy their country. Otherwise, how can we live up to the original intentions of Princess Wencheng and her parents?"

When Li Hong heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, he thought for a moment, and then nodded with deep approval and said: "What Mr. Dai said is true. If nothing else, my brother has made great contributions to protect my country. I can't just watch."

Seeing that he has been harmed by villains, it is more appropriate to recall my brother. In this way, although my brother has not been able to achieve great achievements, he can avoid being suspected by others. "

Having said this, Li Hong immediately ordered Dai Zhide to draft a memorial. He took a look at it and felt very satisfied. Then he signed his name at the end of the memorial, stamped it with his treasure seal, and decided to go to court early the next day.

At that time, he personally handed the memorial to the emperor for his inspection.

The next morning, the court hall was very lively. Lantai Taishi Ling, who had not been able to go to court for many days because his grandmother was seriously ill, and Zhou Guogong He Lanmin, who rarely went to court because of his old age, went to court.

Zhaoyang County Duke, Prince's Young Master, specially invited Xu Jingzong to go to court. Because of his health illness, Prince Li Hong, who often did not go to court, went to court. As for Queen Wu, Gaozong was in good health these days, and she did not use it at all.

I didn't want to go to court, but I actually came today.

"It's really gratifying that all the ministers gathered in the court today. Haha, to be honest, from the New Year's Day until now, all the ministers in the court can be regarded as the most gathered day. I know why the ministers are here like this.

"It's all in order, but to show off the great victory over Tubo?" Gaozong was also a sensible person, and the rumors had spread to his ears, and he also had the good news sent by Xue Rengui in his hand, so he could naturally guess that this was the case.

The purpose of gathering many people together.

However, Gaozong only guessed half of it, and even saying that he guessed half of it was just a compliment, because most of the people gathered here were not celebrating Li Xian's achievements as he imagined, but wanted to

We must prevent Li Xian from continuing to make meritorious deeds.

If Gaozong understood the true purpose of most of them now, I wonder how he would feel?

After Gaozong said this, He Lanmin immediately heard the prelude: "Your Majesty, the reason why I did not take care of my grandmother and come to the court today is because I missed your Majesty after not seeing her for a day.

Life is boring. The second thing is to celebrate Qilang's appearance. Haha, your majesty must have heard that Qilang was only a weak man at a young age, but he was able to burn the entire camp with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and bury 200,000 Tibetan troops in a sea of ​​​​fire.

, This kind of courage is rare among famous generals in ancient times. Compared with Qilang, the so-called King of Chu Xiang Yu and the so-called killing god Bai Qi are really too childish.

Emperor Wen probably didn't have such ability back then, right? Therefore, Wei Chen thinks that Qilang is still young, and if it takes another ten or twenty years, who else in the world can be Qilang's opponent?"

There were many provocative words in He Lanmin's words. Even Emperor Gaozong felt slightly uncomfortable after hearing this, because his son was so capable, better than his father Taizong, but he was the ancestor of both his ancestors and his grandson.

The most useless one among generations.

Just imagine, who would feel comfortable hearing this?

But Gaozong couldn't say anything else. After all, Li Xian was his own son, and he fought bloody battles to preserve his empire. If he said something suspicious at this time, it would probably chill the hearts of his son and the frontline soldiers.

Therefore, Gaozong could only nod his head repeatedly, praising his son sincerely that he was indeed capable and worthy of being his son, etc.

The ministers were all human beings. Now that they saw Gaozong's expression, they could naturally guess what Gaozong was thinking, so they all agreed. But then someone changed the topic and started talking about Li Xian.

Not anymore.

Naturally, it was He Lan Minzhi who started this initiative first.

I saw Helan Minzhi saying: "Your Majesty, although Wei Chen and Qi Lang are close relatives, they think that my cousin has done something wrong. I think that our Tang Dynasty is the king of all countries, and your majesty is wise and powerful, and is the Khan of all countries.

Even the Tubo soldiers are also the people under your Majesty's rule. It seems that they can only be influenced by benevolence. If they cannot do so, they should be frightened by punishment and surrendered by force. However, they should not be burned to death with a fire. This would be a failure.

How can the barbarians from all over the world surrender wholeheartedly with their benevolence and righteousness? What's more, the number of casualties is so great that it is unknown. Bai Qi killed 400,000 soldiers of the Zhao Kingdom in a trap, but did not end well in the end. Xiang Yu killed 200,000 soldiers of the Qin Dynasty, and finally died.

He committed suicide in Wujiang River. Zhou Yu burned 800,000 Cao Cao's troops and died shortly. Ran Min, the king of Wu'an Dynasty, issued an order to kill Hu people, killing hundreds of thousands of Hu people. He was finally killed by the Hu people, not to mention the distance.

A few years ago, Xue Rengui was punished by your majesty for trapping and killing soldiers. Now that my cousin has killed many people in a battle, your majesty should recall him and punish him severely, otherwise we will not be able to demonstrate the benevolence and righteousness of the Tang Dynasty."

After He Lan Minzhi finished speaking, he immediately received a response. Yuan Gongyu, a member of the Xitai family, was the first to say: "Your Majesty, what Duke Zhou said is reasonable. I hope that your Majesty will not think about family ties and recall King Zhou to the court to give a stern warning.

Tell him not to offend, lest he fall into the name of our court's benevolence."

Yuan Gongyu was close to Empress Wu. After he made his statement, many cadres of the rear party, such as Wang Dejian, Hou Shanye, Liu Yizhi, Fan Lubing, Zhou Simao, Yuan Wanqing and others, all agreed and asked Gaozong to adopt their suggestions and interrogate Li Xian.

But at this moment, a loud laugh was suddenly heard in the court, and then a heroic voice said: "It seems that all such traitorous officials who have harmed the country should be dragged out and beheaded. How can we tolerate them speaking nonsense in the court?"

(To be continued.)
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