Wang Fusheng was not afraid at all because of Gaozong's anger, because he knew what Gaozong cared about most at this time, and the news he reported this time was exactly what Gaozong cared about most, so even if it was a little rude, Gaozong would definitely Don't care.
"Are you serious about what you said?" Sure enough, Gaozong's face immediately turned from anger to joy, and he asked with a look of ecstasy.
"It's absolutely true that King Zhou is waiting outside the palace. This old slave will never be mistaken." Wang Fusheng knew it in his heart, so he naturally didn't panic and explained with a smile.
"Why are you still dazed? Tell me quickly." Empress Wu on the side saw the opportunity very quickly. Seeing that Gaozong was just in a daze, she couldn't help but feel impatient and quickly issued the order preemptively.
Wang Fusheng seemed to have been used to Empress Wu's approach for a long time, and he quickly agreed with a smile, and then hurriedly walked out of the palace door, shouting loudly to announce that King Zhou was here to see him.
"Children meet father and mother." Li Xian met Gaozong and Empress Wu, with a smile on his face that looked like he was surviving a disaster, but his voice was a bit more throaty. Of course, all this was done by someone who was skilled in The design of a master in disguise.
Naturally, Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu didn't know that they had fallen into their biological son's plot, and said that Li Xian was in such a state because of excessive fear. Naturally, they were filled with love and affection in their hearts, and they rushed over to comfort him in turn.
"Xian'er, you are finally back. You don't know how worried your mother has been these past few days. Your father is also so worried that he can't eat and sleep well. Let me see, have you lost weight in the past few days?"
"Xian'er, don't listen to your majesty's nonsense. He is worried about you. I don't object to the food being unsatisfactory. As for the restless sleep, hehe, he was in the palace last night and was so affectionate with my sister that he forgot about everything. "
Even at this time, Empress Wu did not forget to ridicule Gaozong. Gaozong said bluntly, his face turned red, and he said incoherently: "Mei Niang, it's not what you imagined. It's just that my sister saw that I was worried. He massaged me and gave me a few words of comfort. That’s really it. Xian’er, don’t listen to your mother’s nonsense..."
"Humph, your Majesty knows in his heart whether it is what I think." Empress Wu snorted and ignored the sarcastic Gaozong. Then she took Li Xian's hand, sat aside and asked, "Xian'er, I My son, where have you been these past few days? Have you suffered a lot? My mother is really worried to death. If you don’t come back, my mother will have the head of that godly dog cut off."
Empress Wu shed tears as she spoke, and she did look like a sincere and loving mother. However, Li Xian had a hint of doubt in the other party's words that he could return safely, and couldn't help but be secretly vigilant.
However, Li Xian had already thought of an excuse for his "disappearance" in the past few days, so he was not nervous at all, and said: "To answer my mother's question, when the child was kidnapped by the thief, I was really frightened. I thought that I might never see my father and mother again. Unexpectedly, after a night of fighting, the thief was seriously injured. Later, he was jolted by the horse and was a little weak. However, the thief was very brave. After dismounting, he was very brave. He killed the mount and skinned it to prevent others from recognizing it. Then he took the child hostage, jumped over the wall of the village, took the child hostage to an empty house in Jishanfang, tied the child's hands, and locked him in the woodshed. He never forgot to send food. But one day later, no one brought food. The child was so hungry that he was panicking, but he didn't know how to escape. At this moment, the guards led by General Lin Cheng arrived at the child's house. Rescue the child. At this time, the guards searched everywhere in the house, but the thief was nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, otherwise, if he stayed there for another day or two, the child would definitely starve to death..."
After finishing speaking, Li Xian was also "frightened" and fell into Empress Wu's arms and cried loudly. For a while, he could no longer speak.
When Empress Wu heard this, she burst into tears. She quickly comforted Li Xian and said, "Don't worry, Xian'er. How does that thief look like? When the thief is caught one day, my mother will definitely put him to death late to vent her anger for Xian'er."
"But the child didn't know what that person looked like. Alas, it was extremely dark in the woodshed. Unfortunately, the thief still brought food to the child at night. However, the child could hear that the thief was a young woman."
"No problem, the sky net is very sparse and not leaking out. I believe that the thief will eventually be caught, and then I will definitely vent my anger on you. My son is frightened by this. I think he is tired. Let's go back home to rest tonight.
There is no need to go to the palace to say hello. It will not be too late to come back tomorrow morning when you have regained your energy." After hearing Li Xian's reply, Empress Wu felt quite regretful in her heart, because the thief escaped after all. What if he comes back in the future?
own troubles.
After Li Xian left, Empress Wu knelt down in front of Gaozong and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, this concubine is about to die."
Gaozong quickly helped Empress Wu up and asked in shock, "Why did Zitong say such things?"
Empress Wu stood up slowly, and then cried: "It is such a big and deep palace. I thought it was impregnable, so I never worried about my safety. However, I didn't expect that three days ago, a traitor sneaked into the palace and planned to assassinate me.
Taking Xian'er away not only shows that the guards in the Tang Palace are negligent, but also that the lives of my concubines and concubines are in the hands of those powerful men who can be taken away at any time. It is also a shame for our royal family. If your majesty has mercy on the lives of my mother and son, please give me an order.
We will conduct a thorough investigation of the traitor's accomplices and strengthen the guards in the palace. If Your Majesty dislikes my mother and son, I don't need the traitor to take action. I, my concubine and the four children can just do it themselves and die in the palace."
Emperor Gaozong was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered Qianniu Guard General Wang Jishan, Zuojianmen General Li Jinxing and others to be fined for one year, and ordered them to immediately strengthen the palace security. If there were any more thieves sneaking in, all the Suwei generals would be removed from their posts.
At the same time, he ordered the Xiangxing Temple (Dali Temple) to cooperate with Empress Wu to track down the maids in the palace who helped the thieves sneak into the palace. Anyone found out would be killed with a stick.
As a result, the palace quickly became agitated, and dozens of chamberlains and maids were killed with sticks. The guards in the palace became even tighter, with extra manpower deployed during the day, and at night, in addition to patrolling sentries and fixed sentries,
In addition, hidden stakes were added, making the entire palace look like a copper wall and an iron wall that not even a fly could fly over.
The only benefit of this matter to Li Xian was that due to the elimination of a large number of palace maids and chamberlains who had neglected their duties and colluded with outsiders, a large number of manpower suddenly became vacant in the palace. He used his connections to recruit some chambermaids and chamberlains in his palace.
The secretly trained Silla maids were sent to the palace. Although these people were only the lowest servants at this time, they would provide great convenience for him to deliver messages in the future.
The next day, when Li Xian came to the palace to pay his respects to Empress Gao Zong, he saw Gao Zong holding his hand and smiling: "After this day's rest, my spirit has recovered well. It's good. It's not bad for Xian'er."
You have been practicing martial arts since you were young, and your physique is indeed good. Come on, you will go to court with me today. I have an appointment for you this time. Hehe, you have just escaped from danger, so you should rest more, but you are not young anymore.
I have shared my worries with my father, so I discussed with the prime ministers directly without your consent and gave you a position. I hope that my son will not live up to his father's expectations. Of course, you are very young and do not need to stay here all year round.
It is enough to visit that place once or twice a year. The local military and political affairs have a long history and are handled by Sima and others."
Gaozong's meaning has been made very clear. In fact, although Li Xian has actual power, if he doesn't want to take care of it, he can just live a free and easy life in the capital.
However, Li Xian obviously did not think so. Although he did not know where he was appointed as a local magistrate, he decided to seize as much power as possible after he took office. Of course, he also knew that this was not realistic at all. If he was so young, he would
Being so obsessed with power will definitely arouse the vigilance of President Gao and Empress Wu, so they decided to use their few inspections in the future to strengthen their influence among local officials and people.
"Thank you for your love, father." Li Xian kowtowed to Gaozong, and then followed Gaozong to go to court.
At the court meeting, Li Xiancai learned that this time Gaozong had made a major adjustment to the appointments of various states and governors in the world. As for the Li Xian brothers, they were mainly appointed as governors of each state: "Change Weizhou to the governor's office of Jizhou"
, changed Jizhou to Weizhou, and upgraded the four governor's offices of Bing, Yang, Jing, and Yi to the governor's office respectively. Li Xian's second brother, Pei King Li Xian, was the governor of Yangzhou, and Li Xian's fourth brother, who was only a few months old, was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou.
, King Xulun of Yin also became the governor of Jizhou, and Li Xian was appointed the governor of Bingzhou."
Li Xiancai learned from the court meeting that the governor's mansions in the Tang Dynasty were divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower. The upper level was the great governor's mansion, which governed the territory of ten states, including Ze, Lu, Fen, Yi, Lan, Xin, Dai, and Shuo.
, Wei and other states, although Li Xian didn't know how big the territory of these ten states was, he knew in his heart that they should include at least most of Shanxi Province in later generations, and the entire Bingzhou was the foundation of the great ancestor Taizong, and it was also the territory of Empress Wu.
The location of her natal family was Gaozong, the place where Li Ji served. Gaozong and Empress Wu handed over such an important place to Li Xian, which shows their trust and love.
Therefore, not to mention that the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were envious, even the second brother Li Xian and King Pei Li Xian were also jealous. However, Li Xian was quite favored by his parents, but Li Xian was always not favored by Empress Wu.
, so although he was jealous in his heart, Li Xian had no choice but to hold his nose and accept the will.
"As expected, this guy is always good at flattering, hum, but so what? The prince's brother is in poor health, and there is no telling when he will die. By then, the prince's position will not belong to me, Li Xian? As long as I do
If you become a prince, you will be a heirloom. Once you ascend the throne and become an emperor in the future, will you not let me manipulate you? At that time, you will know that relying on your parents' love is useless." Li Xianxia thought that one day he would be able to claim the title of emperor.
And the scene of arbitrarily insulting Li Xian, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. This chapter has been completed!