In fact, Li Xian had long expected that his cheap brother would come, because the relationship between him and Empress Wu had not been good since childhood, and he was worried that Empress Wu would make him the prince, so in order to be able to sit on the throne, he would definitely come to find him.
However, this does not mean that Li Xian has no expectations for this. After all, this is a very important opportunity for him to make a fortune. Since Li Xian wants to be the prince and he still has requests from others, how about he take the opportunity to blackmail him?
He takes advantage of the situation and fishes in troubled waters. Is that still his style?
So these days, it seems that my mind is constantly calculating how to maximize my own interests without making Li Xian angry and angry with himself.
Although benefits are easy to obtain, this degree is the most difficult to grasp. Too many people are laughed at because they give up the benefits they have obtained, and even lose many important opportunities because of this. However, there are even more people because of excessive
Coveting for profit will eventually lead to death. These are bloody lessons and must be taken as a warning.
"Haha, thank you for bringing me here in person, Sixth Brother. I'm really ashamed of myself. If Brother Sixth has anything to say, you can just ask a servant to give it. Why bother to go there in person?" Li Xian naturally went to the door of the house to greet him in person.
, and then let Li Xian into the study. Since he knew that something was wrong, if he still let him into the hall, it would not only be a loss of face to Li Xian, but also a loss of face to himself. Li Xian naturally understood this.
pole.
"Brother, I haven't been to the seventh brother's house for so many years, but I didn't expect that the seventh brother would actually decorate the palace so beautifully. After all, I really should abandon Prince Yong's palace." Li
There was something in Xian's words, and as soon as he started talking, he wanted to reveal the purpose of his visit today.
But I didn't expect that Li Xian didn't answer Ben, and said as if he was dumbfounded: "Brother, what are you talking about? The sixth brother's palace is luxurious and magnificent, I have heard about it for a long time, but I don't have that much money, and it's like
It's really shameful for Sixth Brother to build a good royal residence like that."
Seeing this, Li Xian had no choice but to laugh heartily and continued to nudge the other person: "Haha, this is actually very easy to say. If one day I move my brother, how about giving the royal residence to my seventh brother?"
"Well, why is this so embarrassing? Such a luxurious palace is estimated to be worth thousands of dollars. How can I, my little brother, be able to take over the palace of my sixth brother? By the way, is Brother Wang planning to move? I don't know where it is.
The new house of the management office? I want to see it too." Li Xian still didn't answer, he said with a silly smile.
Seeing Li Xian like this, Li Xian had no choice but to completely give up the idea of letting the other party bring it up, then put away his smile and sighed softly: "Seventh brother, actually, I am here this time mainly because I am worried about the fate of the country. You also know that,
Some time ago, my brother, the prince, passed away suddenly, which caused our Tang Dynasty to lose a wise king. It was really a painful thing. However, my father was ill and unable to govern, so leaving the prince's position vacant was not an option. However, the eighth brother was young.
, therefore the position of the prince can only be assumed by one of you and me. It is a blessing for me, the Tang Dynasty, to see that my virtuous brother is highly skilled in martial arts and proficient in all kinds of military arts. Therefore, I specially consulted with my virtuous brother and prepared to submit my request to my father.
The emperor recommends my virtuous younger brother to be the crown prince, but I wonder what my virtuous younger brother wants?"
Li Xian suddenly looked shocked when he heard this, waved his hands and said: "Sixth brother is joking, the younger brother is just a brave man, how can he be a prince? Besides, there is an ancient saying, if a son is established by direct descendants, he will not be long, but by establishing a son with a son.
The elders are not worthy of virtuousness. The prince's fifth brother has passed away, and the elder brother is already the eldest son. This time, who else can take up the position of prince instead of his elder brother? With my little ability, I only hope that my elder brother can expand the territory and protect our country.
When your environment is peaceful, you will be satisfied.”
"How, how can this be allowed? Alas, it is really hard to find someone as upright and upright as Brother Xian in this world. Brother Yu really admires me. Since Brother Xian is so sincere, if Brother Yu continues to shirk it, it will seem a bit pretentious. Please rest assured, Brother Yu.
, If foolish brother becomes the prince, he will definitely not forget the virtues of the wise brother today. One day in the future, after my father has lived forever, I will be the emperor, and the wise brother will be the commander-in-chief of all the military affairs in the world.
To expand the territory, you and I, brothers, can work together to create a powerful Tang Dynasty. What a joy it would be."
"Hey, that's really nice to say." Li Xian couldn't help but sneered secretly in his heart after listening to the inflammatory words Li Xian said: "If you ascend the throne, I'm afraid you will be the first one to treat me as the 'commander of all the people in the world.
Military, the Grand Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses, please carry out the liquidation. If I believe what you say, I don't know if I will die hundreds of times."
However, Li Xian still had to take care of the other party's face. He cupped his hands and said, "In this case, I will thank the prince very much."
"Haha, don't say that yet, we haven't reached that stage yet. By the way, brother Xian, if there is anything you need help from me recently, as long as I can do it for you, I will definitely do it."
Li Xian could tell from Li Xian's expression that Li Xian didn't look very happy, because it was obvious that he just gave the other party an empty promise. There was no actual benefit. As for a small royal residence,
Naturally, he would not be stupid enough to think that giving this away would be equivalent to giving the other party a great benefit, so he said the above words.
Whether Li Xian was pretending to be dumb or dumbfounded today, or pretending to be low-key, his purpose was all for this scene. Now when he saw Li Xian speaking, he was naturally not polite and said directly: "I have a list here, brother.
When I become a prince in the future, I hope you can take care of me."
Next, Li Xian took out a piece of silk from his arms, with the name of the person and the proposed position written on it: "Lu Zhaolin, formerly the new captain of Yizhou (from the ninth rank), is proposed to be the school secretary.
(up from the ninth rank); Guo Zhen, formerly the school secretary (up from the ninth rank), is proposed to be the head of the Ministry of Personnel (from the eighth rank down); King Luo Bin, whose original position is Zuo Shiyi (from the eighth rank), is proposed to be the supervisor
Censor (eighth grade); Chen Zi'ang, Bai Ding, planned to make Zhaowen Hall (that is, Hongwen Hall, later changed its name to avoid the taboo of Prince Li Hong)."
"This, this, Qi Lang, I'm not talking about you for my brother. Although these officials you require are not of high rank, they are all key departments. It is not difficult for Lu Zhaolin to be the school secretary, but Guo Zhen's head of the official department, King Luo Bin,
It is not easy to supervise the censor and Chen Zi'ang's Zhaowen Guan. The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of selecting talents, and the supervisory censor is in charge of the supervision of hundreds of officials. He has the right to report on rumors, and the Zhaowen Guan to be made is even more amazing. He is one of the advisors of the emperor.
People, all of them are knowledgeable people, or prodigies like Yang Jiong, which category does Chen Ziang belong to?" After seeing the list handed over by Li Xian, even though Li Xian thought he was great, he also frowned.
, hesitated to agree.
But I heard Li Xian chuckle and say: "Sixth brother, please stop hiding it. I already know that Li Jingxuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Yuan Sili, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, have already expressed their allegiance to the Sixth Brother. Therefore, the Chief of the Ministry of Personnel, the school secretary, and the waiter Zhaowen
It’s not difficult to go to the palace, but as for supervising the censor, how come I don’t know that the censor, Cui Miyi, has also joined my elder brother’s sect?”
"Hehe, Brother Xian's sharp ears and eyes are really admirable. Up to now, Brother Wei has not concealed the matter. The matter is exactly as Brother Xian said. The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites and the Yushitai are already under Brother Wei's control. If he wants to be promoted,
These sixth-grade men have been promoted to petty officials. Although it is a bit difficult, it is not impossible. However, my dear brother, please remember that from now on, you and I, brothers and sisters, should work together."
Li Xian was not upset when the other party broke his secret. He laughed twice and agreed to Li Xian's request. However, he also took this as an opportunity to ask Li Xian to cooperate with him to jointly resist the pressure from Empress Wu.
Li Xian is not stupid. Of course, he knows that the two of them didn't have much of a close relationship in the first place. Now the cooperation is just driven by profit. If one day the pressure from Empress Wu is too great and Li Xian can't bear it, he will definitely choose to betray him immediately.
, when the time comes, if you don’t step on yourself a few more times when you fall, you will already be worthy of others.
Of course, Li Xian didn't say anything about this, because why didn't he need this kind of cooperation? Not only because he could obtain certain benefits from Li Xian, but also because he had to rely on Li Xian's protective umbrella to cover his secret operations.
Now that Li Hong is dead, the huge power he worked so hard to build during his lifetime has also collapsed overnight. Li Jingxuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Yuan Sili, the Minister of Rites, Cui Mi, Zhongcheng of the Censor, Li Yiyan, the Minister of Zhongshu, and others have secretly expressed their opinions to Li Xian
Allegiance.
Xiao Dezhao, the minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Chu, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Xue Yuanchao, the minister of admonishment, Pei Yan, the minister of Huangmen, and Lawyer Lu, a doctor in the Ministry of Jin, all turned to Empress Wu's family. In addition, Empress Wu also recruited a group of military generals.
For example, Hei Te Changzhi, Cheng Wuting, Qiu Shenji, Ashina Daozhen, Ashina Zhong, Quan Nansheng, Murong Nuohebo, Li Zhan and others, especially the Baiqi soldiers, tried their best to win over them. In addition, there were also literati
The discussion team, mainly composed of his "Beimen Bachelors", such as Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing, Liu Yizhi, Miao Shenke, Hu Chubin and others, could be said to have overwhelming power for a while, even Hao Chujun and others who were loyal to Emperor Gaozong
, Dai Zhide, Zhang Wenguan and others, who were still wavering and undecided about their affiliation, were prime ministers, but they did not dare to show off their talents.
"Hey, dear brother, you should also know that if the position of the prince is uncertain, our mother and queen will have one more day to make profits, and our strength will be weakened, so for brother
I think we should take action as soon as possible. Let's do it this way. I will send someone to propose the restoration of the crown prince in the morning tomorrow. I hope that my dear brother can support me as my brother. If someone suggests that my dear brother be crowned prince, alas,
For the sake of the overall situation, I hope that my dear brother will not forget what he said today. For the sake of the prosperity of our country, the Tang Dynasty, and for the sake of the people without war, you and I, brothers, must never fight against each other and make other people benefit. Well, I am so
Tell me, third brother, can you understand?"
"Haha, of course I know better. Six brothers, just relax. I will definitely cooperate with you," Li Xian gave the other party a relaxed look and comforted him. (To be continued.)