Chapter 134: Obtaining the Imperial Decree by Force
Li Xian's carriage was walking slowly on the avenue outside the palace. It looked unhurried and unhurried. It looked like he was strolling on an outing. There was no rush that someone reporting an emergency should have. As for Li Xian himself, it was even more so.
He closed his eyes slightly and leaned leisurely on the brocade cushion, as if he was leisurely closing his eyes to rest his mind. However, the eyelashes that fluttered from time to time revealed that the waves in Li Xian's heart were actually very turbulent.
However, Li Xian's mind is not on the arson case in front of him - although the case is difficult, it is not without any solution. Even if it cannot achieve the planned strategic goal of catching everyone in one fell swoop, it is still possible to scrape off a few layers of the back party's skin.
No problem, Li Xian has absolute confidence in this. What really bothers Li Xian is that Empress Wu has officially come to the stage. Maybe it won't be long before the bead curtain used to hide her shame will no longer exist. "The Second Saint"
The situation before the imperial court is likely to be difficult to get any easier. If this is the case, the road ahead will be even more precarious.
Since ancient times, those who have become emperors and great figures are all those who have mastered the art of Houhei. When it comes to the level of mastery, I am afraid no one can compare with Empress Wu, at least in Li Xian's view, even though Li Xian has three generations
Although his memory was still there, he still dared not say that he could hold down Empress Wu. Even in this constant confrontation, Li Xian never fell behind, and even gained the upper hand from time to time, but Li Xian himself knew clearly that he could not.
It was just taking advantage of "being familiar with the trend of history". Of course, one of the reasons was that Empress Wu never really paid attention to it. Now, since there have been many turning points in history, with the wings of butterflies flapping, the changes in the future will only get worse.
As the army grows bigger and bigger, the advantages that Li Xian can have will become smaller and smaller. Just relying on "familiarity with history" is no longer enough. In addition, after so many bad things for Empress Wu, Li Xian doubts himself.
Perhaps he will become Empress Wu's primary target. If he accidentally gets caught, the consequences will be extremely disastrous.
Escape? It's just a joke. Don't say that Li Xian didn't have such an idea. Even if he did, where could he escape? Could he escape to the desert and become a horse thief? That would be the most ridiculous thing in the world. Besides,
As for people like Empress Wu who are greedy for power, no matter how much Li Xian retreats, he will inevitably end up being suppressed. Is it true that the extremely tragic fate of his previous life is going to happen again? Of course not! Finally he was reborn,
Li Xian didn't want to be a doormat again, and there was no doubt that he would rise up to fight. However, when he thought of Empress Wu's evil intentions, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little frightened and irritable.
Later generations thought that Zhu Yuanzhang was the ancestor of spy politics, but in Li Xian's view, that was not the case. The real ancestor of spy politics was Empress Wu, but Empress Wu did not act as openly as Zhu Yuanzhang.
In fact, in the previous life, the reason why Wu Zetian was able to purge political opponents on a large scale before and after she came to the throne was because of two things - one was cruel politics, and the other was a strict surveillance system. Of course, there were black hands who did the dirty work.
Now, this is the embryonic form of spy politics, and Li Xian has experienced many of its powerful features in his previous life - whether he was the first person in his previous life, the princess, or the eldest son, or the death of his daughter, it was all thanks to this surveillance system.
Obviously, the decisive battle with Empress Wu is not only a battle in the court, but also a competition of secret strength. Now, the layout of Li Xian's secret forces has been laid out, but whether it is scale or strength,
It was far from enough to cope with the strong pressure from Empress Wu, and it happened that such matters could not be solved in a short while. When thinking of this, Li Xian's already troubled heart couldn't help but become even more troubled.
No, we cannot allow the old thief to continue playing the game so calmly. We must try to contain the situation of "the arrival of the two saints". At the worst, we have to postpone this situation for a while. Otherwise, I am afraid that the gods will come.
Don't even think about stopping the old rascal's mischief! But how to do it is tricky, well, there it is! When Li Xian was confused, an idea suddenly popped up in his mind, and Li Xian immediately
With a sudden shock, he stood up suddenly, completely forgetting that he was in the carriage at this time. With such excessive force, his head immediately hit the roof of the carriage, but with a "dong" sound, Li Xian's head hit the top of the carriage.
There was a small corner on the top, which made Li Xian grin and moan in pain. Fortunately, the carriage made a lot of noise when it was moving, so the guards outside didn't laugh at it.
I'm going to choke you. It hurts me so much. Damn it, they say extreme joy brings sorrow, and it's true! Li Xian reached out angrily and rubbed the bulge on his forehead, and cursed secretly, and then, he didn't care whether it hurt or not.
, I thought about it carefully along the previous train of thought. The more I thought about it, the more feasible it became, and a proud smile appeared at the corner of my mouth.
"Your Highness, Chengtianmen has arrived."
Just when Li Xian was smiling happily, the carriage had arrived at the small square outside Chengtian Gate. Gao Miao, who was impatient and couldn't wait for the carriage to stop, hurriedly approached the carriage curtain and gave a quick reminder.
"Oh, I see."
Hearing that Chengtianmen had arrived, Li Xian immediately shook his head, collected his thoughts, said softly, and got out of the carriage with Gao Miao supporting him, and walked steadily to the ground.
At the palace gate, a badge of invitation was handed over. Within a few moments, a decree came from the palace, directing Li Xian to the Liangyi Hall to have an audience.
"My son has met his father, the emperor, and his mother."
Li Xiangang walked into the Liangyi Hall and saw Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu sitting on the throne side by side. Several prime ministers such as Xu Jingzong and Dai Zhide were accompanying them on both sides. The faces of all the people were not very good-looking, as if they had just experienced something.
There was a fierce debate, but Li Xian didn't know what the issue was, but it was not the time to discuss it in detail. Li Xian didn't think much, and hurriedly rushed to the imperial chariot and saluted him.
"Xian'er came just in time. I heard that you and Xian'er both went to Dali Temple. Tell me, what nonsense happened there?" Gaozong's mood was obviously extremely bad. His words were full of gunpowder.
, even swear words came out, and he looked quite angry. Of course, this is not surprising. After all, Emperor Gaozong just issued an order in court to conduct a thorough investigation of Dali Temple. This imperial edict has not yet been officially issued, but Dali Temple at the other end has actually
Wei Qi got angry. It was not clear that he wanted to show off to Emperor Gaozong. No matter how cowardly Emperor Emperor Gaozong was, he would not be able to swallow such a bad breath.
"My father Mingjian, I did go to Dali Temple with my sixth brother. I wanted to go there first to conduct a thorough investigation, but I never thought that when I got there, I discovered that there was a fire in Dali Temple. According to reports, the people who were burned were
It is the location of Case Zong's warehouse, and the specific losses are still being calculated. I am anxious to ask for my father's orders, but I have no time to ask." Hearing that Gaozong was very angry, Li Xian couldn't help but make a move in his heart, and made a vague guess.
When they arrived at the focus of the previous dispute, they pretended to be anxious and hurriedly responded.
"A bunch of bastards, why do I need so many mediocre officials! I don't believe that such a thing could go wrong. Check it, you must check it!" Gaozong roared regardless of the evil fire in his heart.
Got up.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter should be investigated carefully. However, this is a serious matter and cannot be ignored. In my opinion, since Cui Jing of Jingzhao Mansion has taken over, let him continue to investigate. If
Changing hands in the middle may be detrimental to the investigation." As soon as Gaozong finished speaking, Empress Wu agreed softly and pushed Cui Jing out of Jingzhao Mansion.
Let Cui Jing go check it out? Hey, you can always say this. With Cui Jing's ability, what kind of thing can he find out? Besides, with an undercover agent like Chen Renhao here, I'm afraid he can even change his mind.
Now that you are done with it, you are really shameless! Li Xian cursed secretly in his heart, but he was not slow to speak. Without waiting for Gaozong to speak, he interrupted: "Father, Emperor Mingjian, Cui Fuyin is certainly
He is a good expert in investigating cases, but his father had previously made a decree for Sixth Brother to thoroughly investigate Dali Temple, and now it is more likely to be inappropriate in the middle. As the saying goes, don’t bother the two masters. Sixth Brother has already arrived at Dali Temple. According to Erchen,
, it is better for Brother Six to be responsible for this case."
"Your Majesty, I think that what His Royal Highness the King of Zhou said is inappropriate. According to the law, the fire case should be investigated in detail by the Jingzhao Mansion. His Highness King Lu has taken over the investigation. It may be difficult to have both cases. I sincerely ask Your Majesty
Holy Inquisitor." As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, Xu Jingzong stood up from the side and entered the admonishment channel tit for tat.
"Otherwise, I would have thought that this fire came out of nowhere. The two cases may be related, so we should handle them together." Le Yanwei is a close confidant of the prince. He does not want to see Empress Wu escape from this disaster, and does not care about Empress Wu's face.
How ugly it was that he stood up and loudly refuted Xu Jingzong's proposal.
"Why did Le Xiang say this? Now that the case is still unclear, how can we presume to incriminate others? Please forgive Xu for not agreeing!"
Xu Jingzong has never been one to be trifled with, and he believes that he is above Le Yanwei in terms of seniority and ranking. This is an unceremonious refutation.
"That's enough, noisy, noisy, noisy, if you make a loud noise, you'll pretend I'm not here, eh?"
Seeing that the two prime ministers were about to argue again, Gaozong's patience had already been worn out, and he slapped the dragon table angrily and yelled angrily.
"Father, please calm down. I think it is useless to argue about this matter. But now that the incident has come out, the government and the public are shocked. We should find out the truth as soon as possible to set the record straight. I hope that my father will make a decision soon." This opinion is high.
Zong was angry, and Li Xian would not let go of such a good opportunity to add fuel to the fire, so he said something impassioned.
"What Xian'er said is true. I have made up my mind. Xian'er will be responsible for this case. Xian'er will assist you. I will give you ten days to solve this important case. Come and draw up a decree!" Li Xian said.
In such a moment of excitement, Gaozong was so brave that he did not ask Empress Wu what she wanted. He waved his hand and made an arbitrary decree. As soon as he said this, Gao Hesheng and other attendants were waiting at the side.
The eunuchs did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly presented pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and hurriedly drafted the edict...