"Huh, I haven't provoked you yet, but you took the initiative to provoke me. If that's the case, then don't blame me for being rude." Li Xian sneered in his heart, but on the surface he was kind, patting his chest and promising:
"Brother, please rest assured. I promise that within a month, I will make sure that I will never be proud again."
"Haha, if I can get such a guarantee from my virtuous brother, I can rest assured. If I offend my brother, it's okay. But if he offends my virtuous brother, he is simply asking for his own death. Well, it's already getting late.
It's time for me to go back. I'll stay for a month and wait for the good news about my good brother." Seeing that his goal was achieved, Li Hong said no more and prepared to go home.
"Hey, it's okay to offend you. If you offend me, you're going to die. Aren't you saying that you, a dignified prince, are not as good as me?" Li Xian naturally heard the provocation in Li Hong's words, so he said in fear:
"The emperor's words make me really scared. The reason why that guy dares to **** the emperor and is afraid of the younger brother is because the emperor is kind and the younger brother is not broad-minded. By the way, I have one more thing I want to ask the Pope.
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"Oh? What do you have to say, Seventh Brother? But it doesn't matter, do you and I brothers still need to be so polite?" Li Hong's clever plan was sold, and he was praised a few more times by Li Xian. He felt proud and was polite to Li Xian.
Got up.
But I heard Li Xian say: "I heard that in the court that day, my elder brother argued with that guy about my younger brother's matter. He once said that if the war stopped, the food used in the war could be used to help the people affected by the disaster. Is this possible?
thing?"
"Ah? How do you say this, seventh brother?" Li Hong thought that Li Xian was investigating his conspiracy to participate in framing Li Xian, and his expression suddenly changed. Fortunately, Li Xian didn't notice, so he calmed down and said: "Don't hide anything from Xian.
Brother, this is actually what Dai Gong said. Brother Wei did not say this at the time. Brother Wei was just worried that the seventh brother would have to work hard in the war. At the same time, he was worried that the seventh brother would be jealous of some people and be unfavorable to the seventh brother if he made great achievements, so he
Persuade the Holy One to issue a ceasefire."
"Haha, brother Huang, there is no need to explain. Brother Huang has a heart of love and care for me. How can I not understand? What I want to say is that the Holy Father had already agreed to it, but now that I have returned, has the food saved from the war been delivered?
In the hands of the people affected by the disaster? If the food can really be delivered to the people, my ceasefire can be regarded as a benefit to the people."
"It turns out that this is what the seventh brother was talking about. The seventh brother is in adversity but still cares about the people affected by the disaster. I am really ashamed of myself. Alas, to be honest with the seventh brother, all the princes in the dynasty were trying to bring the seventh brother back.
Who really thinks about ordinary people? But don’t worry, dear brother, I will risk my life this time, and I will tell the Lord about this matter. I must satisfy my benevolent heart of caring for the people, and I must give food to
Deliver it to the people."
Li Hong bowed his hands to Li Xian and left in a hurry.
However, Li Hong was filled with pride. His trip to Prince Zhou's Mansion was really not in vain. He not only solved He Lan Minzhi, but also framed Li Xian, making him even more suppressed by Empress Wu. At the same time, he also got help from Li Xian.
I got a good idea there, which was to use the food that was said in the court to save the war, to help the people affected by the disaster, and to earn enough reputation for myself.
But Li Hong didn't think about it, how could Li Xian be so kind to give him such a generous gift? It was because Li Xian knew Empress Wu so well, he believed that as long as Li Hong came out like this, Empress Wu would be even more jealous, and he would be even more jealous.
The conflict between Li Hong and Empress Wu was placed at the top, thereby reducing suspicion and guarding against himself and resolving the pressure from Empress Wu.
As for what Li Xian promised about He Lan Minzhi, Li Xian didn't have to worry about it, because he knew that Old Mrs. Yang would be kicking her legs in a few days. Once Old Mrs. Yang died, there was no need to do anything by himself. He Lan Minzhi
It will be all over.
So this time, Li Xian was able to easily resolve the crisis without paying any price and transfer the conflict to Empress Wu and the Crown Prince. It can be said that he made a lot of money.
Li Hong didn't know Li Xian's plan. He returned to the East Palace happily and discussed it with Dai Zhide. Of course he didn't mention Li Xian. Then he reported to the emperor and detailed the food used by the army for a month.
After reading it again, he requested that hundreds of thousands of grains be allocated from the national treasury to help the people affected by the disaster.
As expected, Li Hong's advice was praised by Emperor Gaozong, and the ministers in the court also praised the prince for his benevolence and kindness, and for caring for the people wholeheartedly. This kind thought saved countless people.
In addition to Emperor Gaozong and his ministers, the people also praised Li Hong's benevolence. Even the local people who received Li Hong's favor wrote thousands of words to the emperor to thank the emperor Hong En and the prince for their benevolence.
The praise from both the government and the public brought Li Hong's reputation to a new height. This made Li Hong very proud and thought to himself: "The reason why I am here today is thanks to the reminder of this good seventh brother. If it weren't for
With his unintentional words, how could I gain praise from both the government and the public? Hehe, I believe that after this time, my status as prince will be as stable as Mount Tai. Although my mother is ambitious, she will no longer be able to check her."
The facts were indeed as Li Xian expected. The rapid expansion of Li Hong's reputation immediately aroused the vigilance of Empress Wu. Although Empress Wu praised her son on the surface, she already had a strong hatred for him in her heart, so she ordered a search for him.
The prince made mistakes in order to take the opportunity to teach him a lesson, but he did not expect that the prince was very obedient. After more than ten days of searching hard, Empress Wu and her followers could not catch the mistake.
However, being right does not mean that Empress Wu has no way to deal with him. She secretly sent an order to her cronies, Si Yuan Tai Chang Bo (House Secretary) Wang Dejian, to make him secretly constraint and unable to deliver grain as scheduled, making Li Hong's promise impossible to fulfill.
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Wang Dejian was cunning and wise, and he had a tumor on his neck, so he was nicknamed "The Think Tank". This person did not wait for Empress Wu's order to be issued, but had already made preparations secretly, and waited until the order was received.
, immediately reported to the emperor, saying that the treasury was in urgent need, and because of the severe drought this year, the court had released a lot of grain and grass. In addition, the Goguryeo survivors had rebelled some time ago, and the court also spent a lot of grain and grass to quell the rebellion. Therefore,
The major granaries have already been unable to make ends meet. If we take out the grain that the prince needs again, I am afraid that there will be no grain for next year.
Emperor Gaozong was furious when he heard the news, but what could he do if he was in such a hurry? He had to order Wang Dejian to collect tens of thousands of dendrobium from various sources for emergency response, but Wang Dejian said that he could not even come up with a thousand dendrobium and offered to resign.
Done, let the emperor do whatever he wants.
Seeing this, Emperor Gaozong had no choice but to order thousands of grains to be transferred from the palace and handed over to the prince for emergency response. As a result, the grains failed to meet the needs of the people in the disaster area, which disappointed the people. At this time, someone spread rumors that the prince was
A trusted official, the prince's right center protector and the chief admonishing doctor, and Zhao Renben, the third rank of East and West Taiwan, embezzled grain, which led to this result. When the people heard this, they were furious, surrounded Zhao Renben, beat him half to death, and asked
The imperial court severely punished corrupt officials. Later, in order to avoid triggering a civil uprising, Emperor Gaozong had no choice but to demote Zhao Renben to the position of governor of Yazhou, which finally calmed the public anger.
At the same time, Empress Wu took the lead in cutting back on food and clothing, drastically cutting the salaries of the palace officials, saying that it was because the crown prince asked for relief for the people and the palace allocated food. As a result, there was a lot of resentment in the palace, and everyone resented the prince, leading to
Li Hong's reputation plummeted, and he was so frightened that he had to donate a large amount of money and silk from the East Palace treasury to fill the gap in the palace's previous donation of food.
This time, Li Hong did not get a good reputation, but instead lost a lot of property. It was really not worth the loss. However, Li Hong did not expect that Li Xian was plotting against him, and instead became more resentful towards Empress Wu.
At this moment, news suddenly came that his grandmother, Empress Wu's biological mother, Mrs. Rong Guo, Yang, died of illness in Jiucheng Palace last night at the age of ninety-one.
This news temporarily suspended the struggle between all parties, but made the conflicts between all parties unanimously aimed at the domineering Helan Minzhi.
Mrs. Yang of Rongguo was born in a clan of the Sui Dynasty. Her father's name was Yang Da. During the Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang's campaign against Goguryeo, he was the general of Youwuwei and became the official Zuo Guanglu. His uncle Yang Xiong was the king of Guan of the Sui Dynasty. Yang remarried when he was forty years old.
The warrior Yun, who was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, gave birth to three daughters. The eldest daughter was the Korean lady Wu Shun, and the second daughter was Empress Wu. The third daughter is unknown and married to Guo Xiaoshen, the younger brother of the famous general Guo Xiaoke.
When the Wu family was seeking the position of queen, the Yang family traveled around, asking to see the founding fathers Changsun Wuji, Li Ji and others, and asked for their help. Although they were rejected by Changsun Wuji, they were rejected by Li Ji.
He accepted it, but Li Ji's words "This is your Majesty's family matter" prompted Gaozong to decide to depose Wang Liwu.
It was precisely because of her mother's role in Empress Wu's accession to the throne that Empress Wu was deeply grateful to her mother. She was first granted the title of Mrs. Daiguo, and then the title of Mrs. Rongguo. At the same time, the rank of Mrs. Rongguo was stipulated to be the first rank.
Above the princes, mothers and wives.
It was precisely because of thinking about the interests of his mother that Empress Wu always tolerated He Lan Minzhi's misbehavior, no matter how many people exposed and accused him, she would not ask any questions.
Now that Mrs. Yang has passed away, it means that He Lan Minzhi's protective umbrella has been lost.
However, Helan Minzhi seemed not to realize this. He did not even listen to the advice of his mother Wu Shun, and continued to act recklessly and extremely boldly. Even on the night of Mrs. Yang's death, he actually drank and drank in Kangpingfang and died.
"Seventh brother, you promised to eradicate He Lan Minzhi that day. Now is the opportunity. Don't miss the opportunity." Li Hong, who had suffered enough from Empress Wu, temporarily stopped his activities and did not dare to openly go against Empress Wu, even knowing that Empress Wu knew it.
He was extremely disgusted with He Lanmin, but he didn't dare to speak out, so he resorted to the tactic of lending a knife to kill people and passed the task to Li Xian.
I saw Li Xian nodded and said: "Brother, please relax, I have my own sense of proportion, at most twenty days, that guy will be doomed." (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!