There is no small matter in the emperor's family. In this era of imperial power, if a joke spreads inadvertently, it may cause a turmoil in the government and the public. Not to mention that the prince's marriage is a major matter related to the foundation of the country. How can it be said casually?
, at this delicate moment, everyone in the hall had their own agendas, and no one wanted to come forward first, lest they become the target of criticism from others, so the hall became eerily quiet.
What are you thinking about? Thinking about nothing! Even though Li Xian bowed his head and seemed to be deep in thought, in fact, he didn’t think about anything at all, just because everyone had no idea what they might think, or even what possible reactions they might have.
What Li Xian had already expected, to put it bluntly, is actually very simple, just one word - everyone has their own concerns![]
The conflict between Empress Wu and the Crown Prince is an irreconcilable conflict of life and death. There will eventually be a battle. The winner will live and the loser will perish. There is absolutely no room for compromise. In fact, both sides know this very well. The question is when
Starting a war and how to fight it is a very particular matter. As far as the current division of power in the court is concerned, the gap between the two sides is not big - the prince has certainly taken advantage of the name of righteousness in the name of supervising the country many times.
, and has won over a large number of important ministers. No matter in terms of quantity or quality of the courtiers, they are stronger than those of Empress Wu, and they are not a little stronger. But when it comes to a real war, the prince cannot guarantee that he will be able to occupy them.
The key to the upper hand lies with Gaozong. After all, the prince is just a prince, not an emperor. He does not have the ability to keep his promise. He may not be able to suppress Empress Wu's attempt to coerce the emperor to order the princes. They are in a state of inconvenience.
In a state of fear, no one dared to take the lead easily, let alone the fact that there were Li Xian and Li Xian in the court, who were eyeing each other, so they were even more wary of each other.
If nothing unexpected happens, the confrontation between Empress Wu and the Crown Prince will continue for a long period of time. Until one party is sure that it is certain to win, it will suddenly rise up and strike with thunder and lightning in order to get a blow.
The opponent must be killed, but right now, the deadlock in this confrontation is on the verge of breaking down, and the key lies in this unexpected marriage.
If the future father-in-law is not Pei Judao, the prince will not object to the marriage, let alone congratulate him to create some artificial obstacles to the marriage. Even if the prince is actually "unable" now,
No longer likes women - since Yang was raped by He Lanminzhi in the previous episode, the prince has changed his gender. On the surface, he is still the gentle and virtuous prince, but privately, he has become the "Invincible of the East", but
, in order to hide from others, the prince will still marry his relatives when it is time to get married. After all, as a prince, it is really unreasonable for some princes not to marry when they are over 20 years old. But Pei Judao is the confidant of Empress Wu. Such an old father-in-law,
Li Hong naturally didn't want it, and for no other reason than Pei Judao's identity alone made Li Hong wary, not to mention that if the news of him becoming a "husband-in-law" leaked out, the consequences would be serious.
It's funny, in this sense, Li Hong absolutely does not want to get into this marriage, just because once this marriage is done, it means that he, Li Hong, must take action as soon as possible to wipe out the dissident forces in the court in one fell swoop.
In particular, it is necessary to thoroughly cleanse the people of Empress Wu's line, and this is obviously not an easy task. In Li Hong's view, it may not be even 30% sure. Therefore, Li Hong has to be cautious, and naturally he will not
Dare to express your opinion easily.
The prince had scruples, and Empress Wu also found it difficult. Why? There was no absolute certainty of victory. Besides, since the center of gravity of the court was moved to Luoyang, Empress Wu had already had a certain amount of initiative. Given time, she would not be able to win.
It is difficult to defeat the prince's important ministers and replace them with a group of North Gate scholars. At that time, the prince will be nothing more than a puppet. Killing or scraping is not a matter of words. Naturally, Empress Wu has no need to do so at this time.
Forced to meet the prince for a real deal, that's why she interrupted Gaozong's words earlier because she didn't want to see the marriage come to fruition. This coincided with the prince, but it's a pity.
Being stirred up by Li Xian, the reason why Bai Yan was talking about the matter became somewhat problematic. Without knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Li Xian's gourd, Empress Wu could only choose rationally.
Keep silent.
The two real masters, the Crown Prince and Empress Wu, did not speak. Li Xian, who had already received advice from Li Xian, was naturally happy to remain silent until the end. He made up his mind to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. As for Li Xulun, he was still young after all, and his eyesight
As the situation seemed to be wrong, I didn't dare to get involved, so I could only stand aside honestly. As a result, the atmosphere in the hall became extremely strange.
Are you anxious? Of course not. Regardless of whether others are anxious or not, Li Xian doesn't care at all. Not only does he not care about everyone's silence, he doesn't even care at all whether the marriage can happen, just because of this
The marriage was just a reason in Li Xian's overall plan, but it was not the only reason - now that the prince has arrived in Luoyang, a conflict between him and Empress Wu will happen sooner or later. If you want to find a reason,
To fan the flames, for Li Xian, it is as easy as drinking water. To be honest, the success or failure of this marriage is really not that important. Of course, with such a ready excuse, Li Xianzi cannot let it go easily, but he
You can afford to wait, so there is no need to rush.
"I'm afraid it's not a good idea for Xian'er to have such a desire. It's just that white geese are rare. Can Xian'er be sure?"
Everyone else could remain silent, except Gaozong. Seeing the strange atmosphere in the hall, Gaozong couldn't stand it anymore, so he frowned slightly and asked.
"Returning to my father, I dare not say that I am absolutely sure. I can only try my best. For the marriage of the prince and brother, I should do my best."
Li Xian dared to raise the matter in court, so he was naturally quite confident. However, this matter was not trivial, so Li Xian would not be stupid enough to pat his chest as a guarantee, so he replied boldly.
"That's it, um..."
Due to his serious illness in recent years, Emperor Gaozong was actually very motivated but unable to manage the affairs of the court. But he was not stupid. At first, he did not expect the complexity of the problem. He only wanted to find a good match for the prince. However,
When I saw the strange expressions of the people in the palace, I immediately became suspicious, but I just couldn't figure out what the problem was. Now I saw that although Li Xian didn't say anything to death, his confidence was clearly revealed in his words, and he seemed to be trying his best.
In order to promote this marriage, the doubts in my heart inevitably deepened, and for a while I actually hesitated.
"Your Majesty, it's rare for Xian'er to have such filial piety. You might as well let Xian'er give it a try first. If it doesn't work, it's not too late to find another way." After a short silence, Empress Wu obviously figured out the key to the matter.
After making the final decision, he added a sentence from the side.
"Father, my seventh brother is extremely brave and has great luck. It's not certain that he will be able to achieve anything, so let's give it a try."
Empress Wu spoke, and Li Hong, not to be outdone, echoed the words. Although the smile on his face remained gentle, his eyes looking at Empress Wu were obviously a little more fierce.
"Okay, that's it. Xian'er, I'll leave this matter to you. If it can be done, I will give you a big reward. Even if it doesn't work, there's no need to force it. I'll think of another way later.
" After hearing that both Empress Wu and Li Hong agreed to Li Xian's proposal, Gaozong could no longer object, so he nodded and agreed.
"Father, I also want to go hunting with my seventh brother!"
As soon as Gao Zong finished speaking, Xiao Taiping twisted his little body and leaned on Gao Zong, shook Gao Zong's arm, and started yelling coquettishly.
"Ah, this, this..."
Gaozong had also presided over hunting when he was in good health. He was definitely unfamiliar with hunting. How could he not know that there was still a lot of risk in it? How could Xiao Taiping take the risk? He would not agree easily.
, but to say no, I was very fond of Xiao Taiping, so it was difficult to express my rejection, so I had no choice but to mutter vaguely.
"Queen Mother, my child also wants to shoot wild geese for the prince's brother. Queen Mother, just agree to it. Queen Mother..."
When Xiao Taiping saw Gaozong's vague words, he immediately became anxious. He left Gaozong behind and fell into Empress Wu's arms, his little body twisting like a twist.
"You little naughty!" Empress Wu lovingly reached out and scratched Princess Taiping's nose. After scolding her, she looked at Li Xiian with a half-smile and said, "Can Xian'er keep Yue'er safe?"
"Brother Qi, just take my little sister with you. I promise to listen to you, pull the hook, pull the hook!"
Before Li Xian could come to his senses, Xiao Taiping had already jumped down the front porch and threw himself into Li Xian's arms like a little monkey. He raised his little head and kept talking with a pleading look on his face.
Damn it, this little girl is really a big trouble! Li Xian had calculated everything, but he never expected that there would be such a change. He was immediately dumbfounded. Did he mean to say no? He was just sad at first.
Xiao Taiping's persistence was partly due to the fact that Empress Wu's half-smiling expression had a different meaning. It was really difficult to say the word "no", and her head started to hurt for a while.
"It's okay for my little sister to go, but there is one thing. You have to be obedient and not run around. Otherwise, I won't dare to take you with me." After Li Xian quickly calculated, he decided that if this was the case,
It seemed good to have Xiao Taiping as a witness, so he agreed with a smile.
"Oh, okay, okay, let's shoot the wild geese, that's great..."
Xiao Taiping was bored in the palace all day, and it was rare to leave the palace. This time he could go hunting, so he went with his favorite seventh brother. He immediately jumped up and down with joy. As a result, the whole palace was filled with people like Xiao Taiping.