On July 11, the second year of Xianheng, when all parties were wondering when Li Xian would be able to complete the case of He Lanmin, Li Xian suddenly concluded the case with lightning speed, but did not
He went directly to Emperor Gaozong, but handed over this chapter and all the official confessions to the Zhengshitang, and made the whole story of the case public to the world in the form of a clear chapter. The ministers and ministers of the Zhengshitang also had a tacit understanding not to change it.
On the same day, they jointly signed Li Xian's chapter and submitted it to Emperor Gaozong for review. The case became an irreversible case. Although Emperor Gaozong was somewhat reluctant to accept this sentence, he was delayed for several times.
However, under the urging of the important ministers, in the end, they could only reluctantly issue an edict to approve the matter. In the case, the principal culprit He Lan Minzhi was deposed from the title of Duke of Zhou and was exiled to Leizhou; the two involved were Hou Shanye and Jia Chaoyin.
When a large number of officials from Empress Wu's party were dismissed one after another, many people were involved, and the impact on the DPRK situation was profound and abnormal.
After handling such a big case, logically speaking, it should be regarded as a great achievement. No matter what, it must be a good one. Even if it is not celebrated, it should be proud of itself.
However, Li Xian obviously had no such plans. As soon as he started reading this chapter, he took sick leave. Not only did he ignore the disputes in the court proceedings after reading this chapter, he even stopped going to the morning court and would not leave the door.
The innocent cat was in his palace, and there was no sign of it emerging for a whole month. With this disappearance, the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a big festival, and it goes without saying that it is festive. No, there are still a few days left before the festival. The city of Luoyang is already a sea of joy. Every house is decorated with lanterns and colors, and every household is full of joy. Not only because of
The festival is approaching, and it is more likely that Emperor Gaozong issued an edict stating that a polo match will be held during this year's Mid-Autumn Festival. In addition to the royal team, private citizens can also participate in the selection. The winner should be rewarded heavily. This way
As soon as the edict came out, the Royal Polo Ground in Xiyuan was fully opened, and events were held almost every day, which was a feast for the eyes of the people in the city.
Polo originated in Persia, and was later introduced to the Central Plains at the end of the Han Dynasty. It was widely spread by the Tang Dynasty. The three generations of emperors since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty were all polo enthusiasts, especially Taizong, who highly praised it and often practiced it without saying anything.
, several polo matches are held almost every year to entertain the people. As for Emperor Gaozong, although he rarely played games due to his weak health, he really liked watching polo matches and was interested in holding large-scale events.
Although he is not as enthusiastic as Taizong, he will always hold it every two or three years. If his health is not serious, Gaozong will definitely come to the scene in person and have fun with the people. In previous years, due to
Due to his serious illness, Gaozong had not held any competition for four consecutive years. This year, due to Ming Chongyan's "treatment", Gaozong felt good about himself, so he started to think about holding competitions again.
It was announced to the world early that the scale of the competition was unprecedented.
As the saying goes, what is good from above will be effective below. Driven by three generations of emperors, polo has become popular in the Tang Dynasty. From the powerful to the common people, everyone talks about polo in a clear and logical way. Of course, if you can really cultivate it,
The only people who start the entire polo team are those who are extremely wealthy. As for ordinary citizens, participation is the most important thing. Most of today's polo players are from the military. The teams signed up for this game
Most of them were officers and soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards.
Li Xian's polo level is quite good, but it was not practiced in this life, but the ability accumulated in the previous life. In this life, he occasionally played a game with the royal guards on the small school field, just as a matter of course. It is for the purpose of connecting emotionally, but I am not addicted to it, nor do I raise a polo team to show off like other powerful people. I have no special thoughts about the Mid-Autumn Festival polo match, and I have no intention of joining in the fun, even if it is Li Xian, who was very interested, had come to invite him several times, but Li Xian was still indifferent. Let alone forming a team to compete, he didn't even want to go to the grand meeting during the competition, not for any other reason, just because it was going to happen some time ago. If the case is handled more harshly, no matter what happens, you have to avoid it, right? Besides, now that Li Xian is being favored by Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu, Li Xian doesn't want to steal Li Xian's limelight in public, so he still avoids it. It would be better to make a fortune in silence in one's own house. This idea is a good idea, but unfortunately it cannot be realized. Just the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Emperor Gaozong suddenly gave Li Xian an oral edict, saying that polo matches should be played with the people. It is a grand gathering of joy, and one should never miss a seat without any reason.
Such an edict obviously had some bad taste, and there was something vaguely fishy in it. However, Li Xian couldn't guess the meaning behind Gaozong's order for a while. But in any case, since Gaozong had issued the edict, Xiyuan Li Li Xian had to go for a walk no matter what. Besides, he had been living in his house for so long. Even though Li Xian was calm by nature, he was still a little suffocated. There was no point in going out to take a breath. It was very unfortunate. In view of this, early in the morning, Li Xian led all the officials of the government and a large group of maids in the house to ride in more than a dozen carriages and rushed to Xiyuan. .
"Seventh brother, seventh brother."
Li Xian arrived relatively early. When he arrived at the place, it was just dawn. But compared to Li Xian, a polo fanatic, he was too late. No, Li Xian had just walked onto his home. Before anyone could even sit down in the three-story pavilion, they heard a "clatter" on the stairs, and Li Xian's excited voice reached his ears.
"Brother Six, what are you..."
Although Li Xian didn't really like Li Xian very much in his heart, he couldn't make any difference in his efforts to save face. When Li Xian heard the noise, he hurriedly came to the stairs and saw Li Xian. Xian was wearing a purple narrow-sleeved robe, black boots, a bun on his head, and a crescent-shaped staff in his hand. He looked like he was about to make his debut, and Li Xian couldn't help but be stunned.
"Why, is the seventh brother so weird? Haha, brother Wei personally led the team to win five games in a row and reach the top four. In today's battle, brother Wei is aiming for the championship. Seventh brother must not forget to take the place of Wei. Brother, please give me a round of cheers." Looking at Li Xian's surprised eyes, Li Xian couldn't help but laugh proudly and made a bold statement.
"Sixth Brother has such ambitions. I should cheer for Sixth Brother and wish him success." Li Xian had never paid much attention to this polo match and was not aware of the progress of the match. At this time, he met Li Xian He was in high spirits, so it was hard to pour cold water on him, so he followed Li Xian's words and responded.
"Ha, then thank you seventh brother for your good words. If you can come back with a great victory, I will buy some wine for you and have a good drink with my seventh brother. Oh, my father is here. Don't talk about it anymore. Let's go and give it to my father too. Please send your regards, Queen Mother." As Li Xianzhen was talking, there was a sudden burst of gongs and drums outside, but the holy driver had arrived. Li Xian did not dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly threw the polo stick in his hand to those who were following him. Zhang Che, who was beside him, smiled and waved his hand, making a gesture of invitation.
"Brother Six, please."
It was a great gift to welcome him, and Li Xian didn't dare to miss it, so he smiled and waved his hand, walked downstairs side by side with Li Xian, and rushed all the way to the entrance of Xiyuan.
"I bow to the Holy One and bow to the Queen!"
Strictly speaking, Gaozong was not a luxurious and lustful person, and he was not very particular about enjoyment. However, the emperor's trip was not a trivial matter after all. Even though the original intention of coming to Xiyuan this time was to have fun with the people, he could not
The accompanying soldiers, eunuchs and even maids totaled nearly ten thousand people. Wherever they went, the security was extremely tight. Only a few dozen people could get close to the emperor. The vast majority of officials and even the people could only stay in the distance.
It's just for the sake of kneeling down to greet the people. Rather than pleasing the people, it is more appropriate to say that it disturbs the people.
"Everyone in your family is fine."
Emperor Gaozong was obviously in high spirits. When he heard the tsunami of greetings coming from the mountains outside, he immediately ordered his attendants to roll up the curtains of the car. He straightened his back, waved his hand, and shouted proudly, while standing side by side.
Empress Wu, who was sitting next to Gao Sheng, smiled virtuously and looked around at the soldiers and civilians kneeling by the road with soft eyes, showing the demeanor of a mother caring for the world.
"I thank the Lord for your kindness. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
King Lu Li Xian was the person with the highest status among the people greeting the driver. Upon hearing Gaozong's shout, he immediately led the three people to shout long live. The tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians who were greeting the driver did not dare to delay for a moment, and they all shouted in unison.
The people on the ground started shouting and shouting, and the sound was so loud that it went straight into the sky.
Huh? These two bastards actually showed up, damn bitches! Li Xian has participated in pick-ups for countless times. He has long been used to such big scenes, so he responded indifferently, thanked him, and went to bed with an indifferent expression.
Standing up, he naturally cast his eyes towards where the Holy Driver was, but suddenly found two very familiar figures among the people accompanying the driver. After taking a closer look, he immediately recognized the origins of those two people. Surprisingly,
It was Wu Chengsi. Wu Sansi thought about these two scum, his heart sank, and a gleam of light flashed past his eyes.
In his previous life, Li Xian had a grudge against the disciples of Zhu Wu, and it was not an ordinary grudge. It was a deep grudge that could not be washed away by all the water in the Three Rivers. It was not only a public grudge, but also a deep private grudge. For this reason, in this life
, Li Xian tried his best to take advantage of the Wu disciples before they became successful. Unfortunately, he only used the death of Mrs. Han to get rid of Wu Youning, Wu Youde and other descendants of the Wu family, but they never succeeded.
Being able to get rid of Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, the two most evil figures among the martial arts disciples, has always been deeply regretful in his heart. Seeing these two bastards mixed in with the driving team, Li Xian felt relieved.
He was extremely unhappy, but at this moment, no matter how much resentment he had, Li Xian did not dare to bring it to his face. After only glancing at the Wu brothers, he quickly turned his eyes away with a smile on his face.
Seeing Li Xian facing Gaozong and Empress Wu in a serious manner, he was already making rapid calculations in his mind...