Chapter two hundred and seventy-eight of the turmoil in the domain (4)
"Everyone, please go back. I'm sorry, but my Highness is really ill and cannot welcome you. If you have any poems to present, please keep them. I will forward them to my Highness on your behalf. .”
Although there is still more than half a year before the competition, more and more students are coming to Luoyang City day by day. Most of these students who came first did not come to Luoyang to study hard, but basically came to think about it. Is there a shortcut to becoming famous in order to gain fame? It is nothing more than that one's proud poems have been appreciated by today's great masters or celebrities in the court. Even people like Li Xian are famous for their military strategies. In front of the gates of princes all over the world, there are unusually many groups of princes who come here to submit their resumes. No, early in the morning, there was a commotion in front of the Prince's Palace as usual. Ding Quan, the concierge, was so exhausted that he had a headache. I was sweating profusely, but I didn't dare to do anything rude, so I could only apologize to all the officials over and over again.
"Manager Ding."
Just when Ding Quan was coping with the difficulty, a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded amidst two fake coughs. Although the sound was not too loud, it sounded like thunder in Ding Quan's ears, and he couldn't care less. Then he paid attention to the students, pushed aside the crowd, and rushed to the visitor in three steps and two steps at a time. He quickly bowed deeply and said with a charming smile on his face: "Hey, Eunuch Zhang, you sir I'm here, I'm a little disappointed, so I'll welcome you from afar, forgive me, forgive me."
"Old Ding, you guys should stop doing this with a certain family. Come on, stop talking nonsense. My Royal Highness has invited His Royal Highness the King of England to come to the palace for a briefing. You'd better sign in quickly. A certain family is right here. Waiting for a reply."
This father-in-law is naturally Zhang Che, the manager of Prince Lu's Mansion. Over the years, he has accompanied Li Xian to the Prince of England's Mansion many times. He has become very familiar with Ding Quan and others for a long time. Now when he saw Ding Quan, he was showing such a mean look. How could Qian not know that Ding Quan was deliberately messing around with him? He frowned briefly and then started laughing and scolding.
"Tsk, this is not easy to handle. Your Highness has already explained that he is not feeling well and is closing the door to thank guests. I really don't dare to touch this bad luck. Why don't you come back some other time?" In the past, Zhang Che came to pass on Li Xian's words, Ding Quan always reported it immediately, but this time Ding Quan uncharacteristically resisted.
"Huh? Steward Ding, please stop joking. This is a matter assigned by His Highness. If it's delayed, Steward Ding may not be able to afford the punishment." Zhang Che obviously didn't expect Ding Quan to respond like this, and his face immediately dropped. He came down, snorted unhappily, and said conspiratorially.
"General Manager Zhang Haihan, it's true that His Highness my Highness has spoken before me. I really don't dare to violate it. Please be considerate of me and don't embarrass me." No matter what Zhang Che said, Ding Quan He just refused to explain on his behalf and just kept smiling and bowing.
"You..., well, I think a certain family knows you, Manager Ding, hum!" Zhang Che immediately became furious when he saw Ding Quan's shameless look. He dropped a few words bitterly, flicked his sleeves, and walked out. .
"Manager Zhang, if you go well, I won't send the little one off."
Seeing that Zhang Che was about to leave, Ding Quan had no intention of trying to persuade him to stay. He smiled and gave him a gift behind him. Zhang Che was so angry that he suddenly trembled, but he didn't say any more harsh words and got in. The carriage was far away in a moment. Of course, it was impossible for him to notice that some eyes of the students crowding in front of the King's Gate were shining with strange light...
"What, what did you say? It doesn't make sense, it really doesn't make sense! You're a waste, you can't handle even a small thing, so what's the use of you?"
In the study room of Prince Lu's Mansion, Li Xian, who was dressed in single clothes, was pacing back and forth anxiously. When he suddenly heard that Zhang Che reported what happened in this way, he immediately exploded. He widened his eyes in anger and screamed repeatedly.
He got up in a state of rage. This is not to blame for Li Xian's anger. The situation is really too serious. Li Xian had already received the accurate news early this morning.
All the princes are old and should go to the country according to the law. As soon as this incident came out, Li Xian was completely confused. He was waiting for Li Xian to come to answer his questions. Unexpectedly, Li Xian actually came and avoided seeing him.
Why is it so embarrassing to call Li Xianqing?
"Prepare the car and go alone..."
After Li Xian got angry, he finally calmed down. He waved his hand angrily and was about to give an order. However, before he could finish speaking, he saw the front yard manager hurriedly walked in. He stopped talking as soon as he spoke.
After coming down, he just glared at the front yard steward with a displeased look on his face and snorted coldly.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty the King of England sent someone to deliver a letter." Seeing that Li Xian looked wrong, the steward did not dare to show any slightness. He hurriedly handed the letter forward and hurriedly reported it.
"snort!"
Li Xian snorted angrily, stretched out his hand impatiently, took the letter, opened it, and saw only six words inside - not moving at all, but still. Although there were not many words, Li Xian was stunned.
There was no word for a long time on the spot. After a long period of silence, he finally became more confident and didn't speak again. He just waved his hand and sent Zhang Che and the steward away, and then he was alone in the study.
He was pacing back and forth rapidly...
Time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, it is already August 23rd, and it will be morning time again tomorrow. During these days, the hottest topic between the government and the public is the Mingzhang written by Xiao Ming, the imperial censor.
——The so-called Mingzhang means that the original courtiers did not submit this chapter directly to the emperor, but submitted it to the Political Hall, which reviewed it and forwarded it to the Holy Reading. This chapter must be made public. This is called
Mingzhang Baifa, the previous trial result of Li Xian's He Lanmin case was also adopted in this way.
As for whether Li Xian and other princes should go to the country, the government and the public could not agree. There were many supporters and many opponents. Even the candidates from all over the country who came to take the exam were all involved in this big debate. Luoyang was full of people.
There was a lot of commotion in the city, but the strange thing was that neither the King of England nor King Lu said a word about this matter, and they didn't even discuss the matter privately with each other. They both claimed to be ill at home.
, the high attitude of the whole group to let Gaozong fall, the reason is really a bit thought-provoking, even if the latter is as wise as Wu, he can't help but hesitate because of it, and has not made a statement on this matter, whenever you have questions
, were all vaguely answered. As for Gaozong, he simply left the memorial without mentioning a word. The civil and military officials in the court did not understand why, and the discussion stopped for a while. However, in the end, it was just a storm.
It's just a brief moment of tranquility before it comes. No one knows what kind of storms will arise in the morning tomorrow.
As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, it got dark early, and before four o'clock, it was already time to light the lamps. As the maids holding candles swayed and lit up the two lamp stands in the study, the room was already dark.
It was bright and clear, but Li Hong's face was still dark and gloomy. He lowered his head and paced slowly in the room. He seemed calm and still, but his eyes were full of doubts.
, those thoughtful looks made Yan Liben and Le Yanwei sitting aside worried. However, it was something that Li Hong insisted on doing, but they couldn't persuade him, so they could only speak silently.
Sit aside.
"What's wrong?"
Just when Li Hong was thinking deeply, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the door. Li Hong stopped immediately and suddenly raised his eyes to look over. When he saw Wang Dequan arrived, he immediately felt impatient
Asked.
"Your Highness, there is still no movement."
Wang Dequan bowed, shook his head with a puzzled look on his face, and responded softly.
"Oh? How could this happen? Send the order, monitor closely, and report as soon as there is any news!"
Upon hearing Wang Dequan's report, the trace of hope that had just lit up in Li Hong's eyes immediately dimmed again. He threw down his sleeves angrily and ordered in a hateful voice.
"Yes, slave, I obey."
When Wang Dequan saw that Li Hong looked bad, he did not dare to delay for a moment, so he hurriedly responded and left the room in a hurry.
"It's been six days, but there's still no movement. Those two guys are doing something very clever. Do you have any advice on this?" Li Hong shook his head in distress, as if he couldn't understand Li Hong.
What kind of drama were the Xian brothers singing? In his original expectation, as long as Xiao Ming made a move, even if Li Xian could keep his composure, Li Xian, who had always been impatient, would have taken action.
If not, he would come to Li Xian's house to discuss matters frequently. If this is the case, Li Hong can take advantage of the situation and take part in the crime of cholera.
, Li Hong could have intervened in the two men's foolish argument, but he never expected that the two younger brothers would unexpectedly play the trick of standing still. This made Li Hong feel as if he had hit an empty space with his punch. He was originally satisfied.
Full of confidence could not help but waver a little.
"Your Highness, I think this move of the two Highnesses is to calm down the situation. The more urgent your Highnesses are to persecute, the stronger the suspicion of each other will be. Not only will it be detrimental to your reputation, but it will also easily lead to holy jealousy. In my opinion, maybe
Let's just stop here." Le Yanwei originally disapproved of Li Hong's rash move to exclude the two kings. Seeing that Li Hong's confidence was waning, he immediately gave advice.
"No, Your Highness must know that there is no turning back when you draw your bow. Now that things have happened, no matter how you do it, the suspicion of mutual hatred is unavoidable. Only with a great victory can we wash away it with the passage of time. But we can eliminate it
If you do it vigorously at the court meeting, you don't have to worry about His Majesty's disapproval. You can't retreat at this time!" Yan Liben originally didn't agree with Li Hong's willful action, but now that the matter has happened, even if he is reluctant, he can only do his best.
After hearing this, Le Yanwei was ready to stop and hurriedly retorted.
"How can there be an arrow to turn back when you draw your bow? Well, that's right. In that case, I'll give it a try. I've ordered you to go out and fight with all your strength tomorrow morning, and I'm sure to win!" Li Hong weighed it silently.
After a while, he was still reluctant to let go, so he gritted his teeth and made a decision...