In the first month of the first year of the Qianfeng reign of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong, together with Empress Wu, the kings of the clan, and hundreds of civil and military officials, consecrated Mount Tai. On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor issued an edict, and all the civil servants and generals who followed the order and the governors and governors from various places who came to worship were appointed officials.
Elderly people, as well as those who meet the emperor every month, no matter they belong to the Tang Dynasty or the Yi and Di Kingdoms, all officials of third rank and above will be given a second rank, those above seventh rank, those below fourth rank will be given an additional rank, and those below eighth rank will be given one rank.
, the honor is transferred (the honor rank is changed once), and those old people who come to worship, men over 100 years old are awarded the title of Xiazhou Governor (a white plate is used to award official positions or titles without court orders, which is probably equivalent to an honorary official position)
, the women's version is awarded to the county prince. The version above eighty-ninety is awarded to the festival level (mid- to low-level military attachés).
At the same time, Emperor Gaozong also issued an edict to grant amnesty to the whole country and granted him a seven-day banquet. Afterwards, he held a banquet for all ministers and played "Nine Parts of Music".
Later, Empress Wu complained to Gaozong that the kindness given by Gaozong was too little, and ordered all those involved to be promoted to nobility and honorary ranks again. As a result, Empress Wu was generous to others, won the support of the people all over the world, and made a lot of money for herself.
He had lost his prestige, but Gaozong still didn't know about it, which made Li Xian, who was watching coldly, secretly worried.
However, Li Xian knew that due to Gaozong's cowardly temperament and decayed body, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the power would be in the hands of Empress Wu. It was almost impossible to change that, not to mention that even if the matter was urgent, Prince Li Hong should be anxious.
, what he is doing now is just to make a fortune in silence and gain secretly, but he cannot jump out and stand out at this time.
What's more, after these days of deployment, he has successfully turned Empress Wu's suspicion of being the mastermind of the murder of Wu's children to Pei King Li Xian. Now the relationship between the two has worsened. Although it is somewhat unethical to do so, he can still hold the "death path"
Li Xian, who has the heart to be a friend but a poor man, does not feel the slightest sense of guilt.
"You are indeed cunning, despicable, and shameless. You transferred Empress Wu's anger to King Pei without saying a word. I'm afraid that this person is dead, and I don't know who harmed him."
In Li Xian's gorgeous carriage, Dou Xiantong was secretly arranged to recuperate from her injuries. Although her injuries were almost healed, she still said that her internal injuries were not healed and she needed to rest. Although Li Xian
He knew that she had not suffered any internal injuries at all, but he still did not tell the truth and reluctantly allowed her to squeeze together with him in the carriage.
Regarding the reasons, firstly, Li Xian felt a little guilty for letting her take a risk, but secondly, Li Xian was very satisfied that it was not a big space to squeeze in with a beautiful little woman.
This feeling inside the carriage.
"Hey, I'm talking to you, but you dare not answer. Could it be that I'm hiding in the carriage and affecting your mood? In that case, I'll just leave."
When Dou Xiantong saw that Li Xian was ignoring her, she became furious and started to get out of the carriage. However, Li Xian coaxed her away with kind words: "What do you mean by this? Miss Dou is as beautiful as a fairy and as gentle as water. She is as charming as water."
My soul is shattered at the sight of her, how could anyone hate her? I was just shocked by the powerful aura of the eldest lady, and my mind was a little confused. I couldn't think of words for the moment. If Miss Dou left, I would definitely be in bed.
I can’t rest at the table, I can’t eat to my heart’s content, and I feel like I have no taste for life. Hehe, please forgive me for not knowing how to be blessed, and please forgive me this time, and don’t leave again?”
In fact, although it was a joke on the surface, Li Xian really didn't dare to let her get out of the carriage like this. Just imagine, the carriage of a dignified prince is usually filled with the prince and his family, but now Li Xian is just an eleventh person.
A 2-year-old little brat with no family and no heirs suddenly emerged as a beautiful and beautiful girl. It would be strange if the government and the public did not treat it as a joke.
What's more, Li Xian also felt that he was a little bored being alone in the carriage. Now that he had a beautiful woman chatting with him for free to relieve his boredom, what else could he be dissatisfied about?
Naturally, Dou Xiantong was not willing to get out of the car like this. She just said that because she saw the atmosphere in the car was dull and deliberately used it to threaten Li Xian. In fact, she had already threatened Li Xian like this countless times along the way.
, every time I was coaxed back by Li Xian's witty words, I felt quite happy with this feeling.
"Since you begged me not to leave, I reluctantly agreed to it. By the way, last time you told me about flying pigeons to send letters and establish an intelligence network. Is this really feasible?"
Although she was recuperating from her injuries, Dou Xiantong still did not forget her duties and carefully considered some of the ideas proposed to her by Li Xian. She also had many ideas along the way and decided to implement them one by one after she completely took over Infernal Affairs.
This secret intelligence organization must be built into the first intelligence organization in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xian was naturally very pleased to see Dou Xiantong being so dedicated and well-intentioned, so he patiently told him everything he had seen and heard about spy organizations in later generations, although he did not expect Dou Xiantong's organization to be like the spy organizations of later generations.
That's amazing, but I believe that having more knowledge will be beneficial to Dou Xiantong.
The two of them walked all the way, arguing and talking, and finally returned to Chang'an in April.
After returning to Chang'an, Dou Xiantong practiced martial arts diligently while cultivating the Snake Spirit Organization. At the same time, he slowly took over the entire Infernal Affairs organization and began to rectify it, trying to establish an espionage agency that was completely loyal to Li Xian.
She was very busy with many affairs, so she saw much less of Li Xian these days.
Li Xian was also busy studying and practicing martial arts at this time, because he learned from Zhang Wuchen that the current young monk Wu Neng had caught up with him in martial arts progress, and even slightly surpassed him in some aspects. If he didn't practice harder
If he did, he would no longer be the young monk's opponent. He didn't even dare to think about the days when he was beaten to pieces by the young monk.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the golden month of July. One night, Li Xian was practicing martial arts in the back garden. Suddenly he saw a dark shadow falling. He immediately became wary and shouted in a deep voice: "Who is it?"
However, he saw that the man didn't speak, and launched a sneak attack on him. A bright sword approached silently and stabbed straight into his throat.
When Li Xian saw this, he couldn't help but sneered, stepped out of the way, and then flicked his legs and jumped forward a few feet. He actually came to the opponent's body. Before the opponent could retract his long sword, he raised his right palm.
, slashing towards the opponent's wrist. Although he is only eleven years old now, he is already seven feet long and extremely strong. Although it is only a flesh palm, if this palm is slashed, it is guaranteed to break the tendons of the opponent's wrist.
break.
Unexpectedly, the opponent's movement skills were also amazing. He stepped back a few feet on the ground, then raised his long sword and stabbed directly at Li Xian's wrist. In order to prevent Li Xian from rushing in front of the opponent again, the man also took out one in his left hand.
The dagger was shining brightly on his chest. I believe that if Li Xian charged forward again, his palms would be poked with transparent holes.
Unexpectedly, Li Xian instead advanced instead of retreating. He turned his head to avoid the long sword in the opponent's right hand. With a long laugh, he came to the man, stretched out his finger and touched the man's left shoulder lightly. The man's left hand could no longer be held.
Holding the dagger, he threw the dagger to the ground with a clang, but his right hand stopped moving. He also threw the sword to the ground and said angrily: "It turns out that you have learned acupuncture. Humph, you have something secret in your heart. Only then
If it causes my downfall, it doesn’t count.”
"If we talk about martial arts alone, this game certainly doesn't count, because with those few moves just now, with your sword skills, you have already pierced me seven or eight times. However, the outcome of the game is not about the level of martial arts, but about who
If you can have the last laugh, no matter how good your martial arts skills are, once you become a dead soul under the sword, who can you prove it to? Soldiers are also deceitful, and killing people is also a deception. As long as you can kill people, it is considered a success, not necessarily
You must be superior in martial arts to your opponent, Fairy Boy, you must keep my words in mind in the future. Only in this way can you become a first-class killer." Li Xian looked at the other party quietly and said in a serious tone.
It turned out that the person who came was Dou Xiantong. In fact, Li Xian recognized her from her movement skills. He guessed that Dou Xiantong was not willing to seriously stab himself, so he dared to take risks twice to bully her, and at the same time used acupuncture to defeat him.
But this is not the point. The point is that Li Xian wants to teach Dou Xiantong a common sense.
Because in their daily interactions, he found that Dou Xiantong was good at martial arts, enough to become a chivalrous woman, but not enough to become a first-class assassin, because she always relied on her martial arts and looked down on other killing methods, treating killing as a pure
This was clearly reflected in the battle with Qiu Shenji and others in Zhenzhou.
Later, Li Xiancai learned that there was actually no chance of killing Qiu Shenji in that battle with Dou Xiantong, because she had a crossbow hidden in her left sleeve, and she could seriously injure Qiu Shenji with just a tap, but she did not bother to do so, resulting in
In the end, he had to fight with the opponent to lose both sides before taking the opportunity to escape. Therefore, today Li Xian will take this opportunity to tell her this common sense. There is a difference between being a killer and being a knight, and there is also a difference between killing and competing with others.
He believes that if Dou Xiantong realizes this, it will not only make her a qualified killer, but also ensure that she can survive safely in a strange environment. Only by surviving will everything else be meaningful.
Dou Xiantong naturally understood Li Xian's good intentions, nodded vigorously, and sighed softly: "I understand your kindness. Don't worry, my life not only belongs to me, but also to you...
Datang will not give up so easily. Our great cause will be even more difficult in the future, and sometimes we must do whatever it takes to accomplish it, and all this cannot be accomplished with morality and pride alone."
"I'm sorry that you have to give up your principles and become a cold-blooded killer." Li Xian gently supported Dou Xiantong's shoulders and said softly.
"What's the point of being aggrieved? I'm a cold-blooded killer." Dou Xiantong smiled, and then said seriously: "Actually, I came to you tonight because I have something important to tell you. Yeon Gaesumun is dead.
There is a dispute among the three sons. The eldest son Yuan Jiannan came to the court and expressed his willingness to surrender. The emperor intends to conquer Goryeo. This is a great opportunity for you to make achievements. Don't miss it."