One hundred and fifty eighth chapter Xiji king chicken
On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Xianheng in the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu led Huangmen Shilang, Zengshan County Duke, Hao Chujun, a third-rank disciple of Tongzhongshu, and Boling County male Zhongshu ordered Yan Liben to go to the Eastern Capital, leaving Zhongshu Shilang behind.
Dao Guogong, Prince Inspector Zuo Zhong protects Dai Zhide, Huangmen Minister, Tong Zhongshu's third rank and Zuo Shishi Zhang Wenguan and Zhongshu Minister, Li Jingxuan, Minister of the School Inspector's Department, etc. assist Crown Prince Li Hong in supervising the country.
This time Gaozong and Empress Wu returned to Luoyang, and except for Princess Taiping, all the other disciples were not taken away, so Li Xian, his elder brother Li Xian, King of Pei, and his younger brother King Ji Li Lun (Li Xulun, also known as Li Dan) were all ordered to stay.
Chang'an.
After losing the control of their parents, the three brothers began to engage in various overt and covert fights for fame and fortune, and a good show began.
Because Li Xian had been suppressed by the Crown Prince before, he also came up with an idea to buy the Crown Prince's reputation. Although this idea caused heavy losses to the Crown Prince, after all, Li Hong was guilty of it, so this time Li Hong did not target him.
Li Xian, as for his eighth brother Li Lun, who was weak by nature and young, he didn't take it seriously, so this time Li Hong mainly focused on Li Xian.
In fact, Li Xian has always been very restless. It can be said that he is ambitious and eager to overthrow Li Hong and sit on the throne of the crown prince himself. He is the person Li Hong is most afraid of.
Li Xian was very smart, had a photographic memory, and was handsome and dignified in manners. He was highly praised by Emperor Gaozong. Emperor Emperor Gaozong once asked him to read the Analects of Confucius.
Emphasis on moral character, not appearance. Later, it mostly refers to people who respect virtuous people and do not value women.) When he read this sentence several times, Emperor Gaozong was very surprised and asked him why he read this sentence repeatedly, but listened to Li
Xian said he liked this sentence very much. Emperor Gaozong knew that Li Xian respected virtuous people and did not attach importance to women. He was very happy and praised him endlessly.
Li Xian has always been very humble, respectful and courteous in his conduct. Coupled with the assistance of well-known scholars such as Wang Bo, Gongsun Luo, Xu Qitan, Li Yong, etc., his strength has risen rapidly, and many dissatisfied people in the court have
Officials went to seek refuge one after another, and suddenly there were so many guests. Not to mention Prince Li Hong, even Empress Wu was a little afraid.
However, in order to contain Li Hong's power, Empress Wu adopted a laissez-faire strategy even though she disliked Li Xian, and did not even think about dealing with him.
This caused Li Xian to become even more rampant, especially after He Lanmin's death.
Because Li Xian was born not long after Empress Wu became empress, and for some other reasons, he was not with Empress Wu since he was a child. Instead, he was raised by his aunt Wu Shun, so he had a very close relationship with Helan Minzhi and Helan Minyue.
, so these brothers and sisters also took good care of him. The reason why Empress Wu decided to poison Helan Minyue was because she also interfered in politics with this girl, trying to persuade Emperor Gaozong to promote Xu Qitan, a famous scholar under Li Xian, to the position of Secretary Taichang Bo (Minister of the Ministry of Personnel).
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He Lan Minzhi was even more determined to help Li Xian. The reason why he cooperated with Empress Wu in the first place and did not hesitate to use conspiratorial and treacherous methods to deal with Yang Yushu in order to destroy the marriage between Crown Prince Li Hong and Si Wei Shaoqing Yang Sijian was that his main purpose was
Take the opportunity to suppress the crown prince's power, lest Li Xian lose hope.
In addition, the reason why He Lanmin hated Li Xian so much that he even resorted to assassination methods to deal with Li Xian was not only due to his own grudge against Li Xian, but also because he saw that Li Xian's prestige in the military was constantly increasing.
Threatening Li Xian's status. Even the reason why He Lanmin was willing to do that sleazy thing with his ninety-year-old grandmother was all for Li Xian's sake.
The deaths of He Lan Minzhi and Wu Shun also brought Li Xian's hatred for Empress Wu to its peak. However, Li Xian is a rational person. He knows that his current strength is not enough. It is simply a fool's dream to deal with Empress Wu, so
He had to be patient and patient. He believed that with Empress Wu's greed for power and his ruthlessness, Crown Prince Li Hong would definitely suffer disaster in the future, and that would be the time when he would ascend to power.
But Li Xian didn't know that his strength had long been suspected by the Crown Prince Li Hong. Not long after Gaozong and Empress Wu left Chang'an, Li Hong used his power to supervise the country and instigated his crony Dai Zhide.
, Zhang Wenguan and others passed a resolution to expel Li Xian's close confidant Gongsun Luo from the imperial court and demote him to Sima of Yaozhou.
This is another heavy blow since his most capable general, Xitai Minister Xu Qitan, was demoted last year.
"Damn Li Hong, I didn't offend you, but I even treated my own brothers so cruelly. I, Li Xian, swear here that if I don't repay this hatred in the future, I will never be a human being."
Li Xian was depressed and drank in the mansion to entertain himself.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a report from the chamberlain that the King of Ji was coming to visit.
Li Xian was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately went out to greet him personally.
Among all Li Xian's brothers, only King Ji Li Lun was the most honest, gentle, courteous, and focused on family ties, so he was the closest to Li Xian among the brothers.
"Brother Six, why are you so unhappy?" Li Lun couldn't help being surprised when he saw Li Xian drinking alone at home in broad daylight, and asked quickly.
But Li Xian smiled faintly and said: "It's not a big deal. The emperor and his mother all went to Luoyang. I missed them because of my brother, and I felt sad. So I had a few drinks."
When Li Lun heard this, he immediately sighed and said: "The six brothers are benevolent and filial, but the younger brother is not as good as him. Haha, in fact, the younger brother originally wanted to fight with his elder brother, but, alas, the older brother is so benevolent and filial, but the younger brother is so playful, forgive me, forgive me."
After finishing speaking, Li Lun was about to leave, but suddenly Li Xian stepped forward to stop him and said with a smile: "Brother Xian, where did you start with these words? Brother, don't you know that Brother Xian is here to relieve your boredom?
In this case, how can I refuse? Haha, since my good brother is here, he must have obtained a rare species, right? I wonder if I can win this time?"
In fact, where is Li Xian thinking about his parents? He is really worried about the current political situation, but now that Li Lun is here, he will not let it go no matter what, because he and Li Lun have fought many times and won a lot of money every time.
Property, this is a good opportunity for him to relieve his distress and obtain property, so he must seize it tightly.
Seeing that his brother agreed, Li Lun naturally danced for joy and said secretly: "Sixth brother, sixth brother, don't blame the younger brother this time. Hehe, the younger brother is sure to win this time."
Therefore, when the two sides came to the cockfighting ring and Li Lun released the cockfighting cock, Li Xian couldn't help but exclaimed: "Here, Jin Hao, where did you get such a famous product? No wonder you challenged Brother Wei."
Li Lun burst out laughing when he heard this, and said secretly in his heart: "Sixth brother, of course you don't know. The reason why I dared to take the initiative to challenge this time is indeed because I got this famous Jinhao, but the source of this chicken is unknown.
I can’t tell you, not that I can’t tell you, but because my cousin Wu Sansi, who gave me this fighting cock, wouldn’t let me tell you.”
In fact, how could Li Xian know what Li Lun was thinking? But he didn't care. He chuckled and said, "It's easy to teach me that even if you have this Jin Hao, you may not be able to win. I also happened to get one."
The famous brand, named Tie Ji, just happened to come with Jin Hao, my wise brother, to see who would win."
Next, Li Xian clapped his hands and said: "Invite my Iron Pitch over here. Oh, by the way, remember to invite Wang Xiuzuan over too. Hehe, Wang Xiuzuan also likes cockfighting. I believe that after this cockfight, Wang Xiuzuan will
There will definitely be another masterpiece presented to us."
After a while, Li Xian's famous cockfighting brand "Tiejuan" and Wang Bo were "invited" one after another, and then a fierce cockfighting event began between the two parties.
"Okay, okay, haha, second brother, I am a good gold man, right? One hundred taels of gold belongs to my younger brother." Because he had been defeated many times before, Li Lun got ruthless this time and bet with Li Xian for one hundred taels of gold.
Watching Jin Hao on his side launch a suppressive attack as soon as he came up, Li Lun couldn't help but be filled with joy, and when he was proud, he continued to show off to Li Xian.
But Li Xian sat still and said without changing his expression: "It's too early for my eighth brother to say this. The battle is not over yet, and no one can say who will win. Let's wait a moment and see.
My iron distance has greatly changed."
At this moment, Wang Bo suddenly stood up and said to Li Xian and Li Lun: "King Pei, King Ji, can you please pause for a moment? I have something to say."
"Oh? Could it be that you have something new to cook?" Li Xian immediately made a gesture after hearing this, and then the attendants around him each threw some food, attracting the two fighting cocks to go away, causing them to stop fighting.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Bo laughed and said: "Xiaguan's new work, "A Call to the King of Chickens in Ji", presents the two kings. Quan should smile and ask the two kings to listen to Xiaguan's recitation before continuing.
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"Challenge Ji Wangji? You, what do you mean?" When Li Lun heard that this article was directed at him, he couldn't help but feel a little angry, and looked at Wang Bo dissatisfied and said.
But he heard Li Xian laugh and say: "Eighth brother, there is no need to be angry. This matter is just a joke made by Wang Xiuzhan. No matter how well the message is written, the chicken can't understand it. Who should win or who should win. Haha, listen to me.
How about listening to Wang Xiuzhan’s article?”
Although Li Lun was very angry, since Li Xian said this, he had to give face to him, so he waved his hand and said: "You can recite it and let me listen to it. If the article is good, then forget it. If it is not good, then forget it."
Be careful not to eat while walking around."
Wang Bo said confidently: "Your Majesty, don't worry. I believe this article will be passed down through the ages." After saying that, Wang Bo straightened his clothes and read aloud: "Gai Wen Pleiades is famous in the world.
Su, Yun is favored by Yang De. Go up to the sky and hang the image in Zhongfu, but it is the Hanyin that is taken. When the calendar is dark and clear, it can wake up my dream soul; when it is windy and rainy, it can be glued, which is the best way to increase human feelings and thoughts.
... Yu Shu arrived quickly and was surprised to hear the sound of geese and ducks; after a bloody battle, he quickly saw the eagles and falcons chasing each other. The chicken curtains in Yanxi were willing to be eaten without shame; there was a chicken stele on the tree, and he would taste them
The ribs are not discarded. If you violate the order of chicken stuffing, you will be punished by standing upright in the chicken coop. If a female seizes the house in the morning, she will be punished, which is no longer the same as a pig. If the female lies down and becomes a scum, she will be killed, and she will definitely be cut with an ox's knife. This sentence."
