On February 18, the second year of Linde's reign, the imperial list was released, and seven people were selected as Jinshi, with more than thirty Ming scriptures. King Luo Bin, who was famous for his poems all over the world, was also among them, but he was ranked first from the bottom. As soon as the list was released,
There was an uproar in the capital, and there were many who questioned the fairness of the selection of scholars. However, King Luo Bin himself was calm. However, when asked, they all excused his poor performance, and things went smoothly. Soon, King Luo Bin went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs as the seventh scholar.
, can be awarded the position of Minister of Rites, with an official rank of ninth rank.
On February 20, the second year of Linde's reign, the imperial court issued an edict, authorizing King Lu Li Xian to join the feudal state of Qizhou. This move was the first of its kind for a legitimate son to join the feudal clan without any fault since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Li Xiangang became famous especially in the case of being imprisoned.
, Just like when the sun was at its peak, as soon as this edict came out, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were shocked by it. However, the matter involved the Tian family, and although all the ministers had doubts, no one dared to speak out about it. For a time, Li Xian fell out of favor.
Rumors spread widely.
Obviously, for Li Xian, who tried his best to participate in the overall situation of the court as soon as possible, this vassal edict was a slap in the face, and it would not be an exaggeration to say it was a sap. In private, all the ministers and workers were
When he thought that Li Xian would definitely make a fuss over this matter, he didn't expect that Li Xian didn't complain a word. After accepting the edict calmly, he quietly prepared for the vassal affairs at his house. Such a happy person
The appearance made all the ministers scratch their heads, and their general favorable impression of Li Xian's knowledge also increased a lot.
On February 22nd of the second year of Linde, perhaps because he was afraid of seeing Li Xian's resignation, or perhaps because he was tired of staying in Chang'an City, Emperor Gaozong suddenly issued a Taoist edict, ordering an expedition to Luoyang eastward, leaving the crown prince Li Hong behind.
In the capital, Li Xian immediately went to Qizhou to join the vassal state. He took the Empress Wu and Princess Taiping, who was just two months old, on a grand tour eastward. The momentum was spectacular, but the action was unavoidable.
There is a suspicion of dodge, at least in Li Xian's opinion.
It’s better if they all leave, so as not to make too much noise! Even though Li Xian was unwilling to be vassalized by Li Xian, there was nothing else to do. They could only “send each other off with tears”. As for Gaozong and Empress Wu’s departure?
, but Li Xian didn't even have the slightest feeling of attachment in his heart. Of course, on the surface, he had done a good job, but his heart was full of the pleasure of relief - Gaozong didn't know whether it was true before he left.
I forgot, but it was intentional. I didn’t make any arrangements for Li Xian, let alone ask him to assist the prince in governing the country. As a result, Li Xian really became an idle prince. If it were Li Xian,
Anyone who has great ambitions will definitely feel aggrieved, but Li Xian is different. He has no intention of getting into trouble with the prince, nor does he intend to randomly participate in court affairs when his foundation is unstable. How can he achieve this?
In his free time, he can take advantage of the situation to sort out his future calculations, and there is no need to be careful about Empress Wu's methods. Li Xian has no reason to be dissatisfied. Of course, what makes Li Xian even more satisfied is - "what should have happened in the previous life"
"Two Saints Come to the Court" did not appear. Obviously, the butterfly wings inspired by Li Xian had initially changed the direction of history. It was a good start for the future and gave Li Xian the confidence and courage to change his own destiny.
It is certainly a good thing to have confidence and courage, but after all, that thing cannot be used as food. The road is still long, and it takes one step to walk to get to the right path. Li Xian naturally knows this well, no, as soon as he is sent away
Li Xian, a long-delayed matter has to be put on the agenda - martial arts training!
The reason why Li Xian planned to practice martial arts was that he really didn't think much about how he would fight on the battlefield in the future. He just wanted to use it as a coat to avoid suspicion. Of course, it would be good if he could practice martial arts.
Li Xian could be satisfied after getting "The Art of War", but unfortunately Li Boyao was obviously not very willing to cooperate with Li Xian's ideas. He made excuses one after another, and it took more than half a month, but Li Boyao was not seen.
When Gao Zong was still here, Li Xian couldn't push him too hard, so he could only let it go. Now that Gao Zong left, Li Xian didn't want to drag him on like this endlessly.
As soon as Li Xian was sent away, Li Xian turned around and sent Gao Miao to kill the important people of the Weiguo Gongfu with gifts. This time, Li Boyao did not make any excuses, and simply
Li Xian was so excited that he agreed to come to give advice. He got up before dawn and washed himself casually. He didn't even bother with breakfast, so he hurriedly put on his martial arts gear.
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"How's it going? Doesn't he look like a military commander?"
Li Xian wore bright silver soft armor, a snow-white cape, white fox leather combat boots, and a hero's crown. Two long pheasant tails were inserted left and right.
Of course, the posture of the young general in the robe is, of course, he seems a little shorter and his face is a little more childish. The general is a military general, but he is just on the stage. Li Xian feels extremely good about himself, walking around the floor-to-ceiling bronze mirror
But he kept wandering around, looking at this and that, turning in a circle in a very coquettish way, looking very pleased with himself.
"It looks like, it really looks like it. It would be even better if His Highness had another silver spear."
The little maids saw Li Xian intoxicated there, and they were all very amused. When Li Xian asked, Cuiliu, who had the fastest mouth, couldn't hold back her words and replied, and then she immediately laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist.
When the other maids saw this, they were startled for a moment, and then they all laughed so hard that they fell forward and backward.
Silver gun? I'll choke you, you damn girl, wait, I'll take you first! Li Xian was looking proud, but when he heard what Cuiliu said didn't sound right, he just thought about it and immediately woke up.
Come on, this girl is saying that Li Xian has a silver spear head, his eyes widened, and he assumed the posture of a prince, ready to go berserk, but unexpectedly, with this posture, all the maids laughed.
He got even more excited and made Li Xian lose his temper. He used to dote on these maids, but when it came time to put on airs, it was obvious that no one cared about him anymore. He had no choice but to smile and scratch his head.
, and simply burst out laughing, and for a while the whole room was filled with cheers.
"Your Highness, General Li has arrived."
Just as everyone in the room was laughing heartily, Gao Miao trotted into the door. Regardless of how the maids were making a fuss, he walked up to Li Xian, bowed, and hurriedly reported the matter.
"Oh? Okay, hurry up, I'll go and greet you now."
Hearing that Li Boyao had indeed arrived, Li Xian no longer bothered to mess around with the maids. He waved his hand and gave instructions before leaving for the front yard.
"Your Highness, General Li has already arrived at the small school grounds. He just sent a subordinate to inform him and asked His Highness to move." Seeing that Li Xian was about to leave, Gao Miao hurriedly explained.
"Um?"
Every prince's palace has a small school ground according to the layout. In addition to being used for the palace's personal guards to practice, it also has another function, that is, it is used to play polo. Li Xian's Zhou Prince's Palace is no exception.
However, Li Xian has always had little interest in polo, and he has not yet started practicing equestrian. He has never been to that area at all. He only knows that the small school ground is located on the west side of the palace. As for things that are too thin, Li Xian is
Li Xian had no idea at all. He didn't even know how to get to Xiaoxiaochang. He couldn't understand how Li Boyao could reach Xiaoxiaochang without entering the palace. He was stunned for a moment and didn't react.
"Your Highness, General Li has been here for a long time. Look..."
Seeing that Li Xian didn't respond for a long time, Gao Miao had to remind him again.
"Let's go to the small school field!"
Everyone had arrived, and they had to meet. Although he was a little dissatisfied with Li Boyao's behavior of not entering the house, Li Xian didn't say much about it. He just waved his hand and signaled Gao Miao to lead the way, leading a group of guards.
, the maids walked towards the primary school grounds.
The small school field is actually not small, with a radius of nearly thirty acres. Its size is only slightly smaller than the south school field used by Nanyamen. One end of it is connected to the west wall of the palace, and there is a small gate.
Similarly, there are two gates in the north and south. When Li Xian arrived, there were already many royal guards and generals standing in the small school grounds. Xiao Yan, the royal general, was accompanying Li Boyao and seemed to be discussing something serious.
"See Your Highness!"
When all the generals and guards saw Li Xian leading his people out of the west gate, they all rushed to greet him. They all saluted and said hello, but Li Boyao stood still.
"Excuse me. Excuse me."
Li Xian smiled and raised his hand to signal the generals to excuse themselves. Then he strode up to Li Boyao, bowed, and politely said, "Xiao Wang has met General Li."
"Don't dare, your highness wants to go on stage?" Li Boyao returned the gesture with a solemn expression, but the words he said made Li Xian frown.
"This... haha, General Li is joking. Xiao Wang came here to ask General Li for advice." Upon hearing Li Boyao's harsh words, Li Xian couldn't help but feel angry, but he didn't bring it to his face, but accompanied him.
Smiley explained.
"Since Your Highness wants to practice martial arts, I don't dare not teach you. I just want to ask your forgiveness for one thing. Your Majesty is harsh by nature. If Your Highness can't bear it, then I apologize for not daring to teach you." Li Boyao was not at all worried about Li Xian.
With a smile on his face, he pretended a little, nodded his head indifferently, and said in a neither arrogant nor humble manner.
Yes, you know it's not that easy, so you can just come here! Li Xian has known for a long time that Li Boyao actually doesn't want to teach him, and will definitely find some difficulties so that he can retreat.
When he saw Li Boyao's attitude, he didn't mind it too much. He smiled slightly and said: "General Li, don't worry. Since Xiao Wang is determined to practice martial arts and strengthen his body, he has listened to the general's teachings. If the general has any advice, please tell me frankly. Xiao Wang is responsible for it."
Practice it without error.”
"Well, please, Your Highness, please take off this fancy outfit first and change your body to play short before you come back." Li Xian expressed his stance simply, and Li Boyao answered even more crisply, which made the black lines on Li Xian's forehead pop up wildly.
A flashy outfit? I'll take care of it. Why don't you just change your clothes? Let's go. Let's see what else you can do to make things difficult! Li Xian's stomach kept rumbling, but he still had a bright smile on his face.
, nodded and said: "The general's lesson is correct. Let Xiao Wang go change clothes now. Please wait a moment, general."
"Yes." Li Boyao said noncommittally. Although the expression on his face remained cold, there was a different emotion in his eyes.
"The general invites you. Xiao Wang will come back as soon as he goes."
What Li Xian is best at is observing words and expressions. Although the strangeness in Li Boyao's eyes flashed quickly, he couldn't hide it from Li Xian. He immediately knew something in his heart, but he didn't say anything. He just said hello with a smile and said to himself.
He led the maids back to the room to change clothes.