"Your Highness, don't worry. I know how to do it, and I will never miss your Highness's important event."
At noon, in the study room of the East Palace, a thin official in his early fifties was standing in front of the desk, making a promise with a humble face. This man was Xiao Ming, the current right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Renben was a general under Prince Li Hong. When he was serving as the censor, he defeated the arrogant and domineering He Lan Minzhi in one book and became famous throughout the world. Later, when he was serving as the censor, he advocated for the elders to rule the country.
Wang Yingzhi was an official and hated Gaozong, so he was demoted to the rank of captain of Ruyin County in Caizhou. Soon after Li Hong's death, he secretly turned to Li Xian. A few years later, because of Li Xian's secret use of force, he was promoted one after another.
He had been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at the beginning of the year, and was now the highest-ranking official in the court under Li Xian. At this time, he was summoned to the East Palace for the battle in the morning tomorrow morning. To be able to get this urgent mission, Xiao Ming since
I felt a lot of pressure, but I never wanted to live up to Li Xian's high expectations, so the guarantee I made was firm and decisive.
"Well, I can trust Xiao Aiqing's words. Just try your best for tomorrow's work. Xiao Aiqing just let go and do it. I will make the decision for Aiqing. It's getting late, and I have no more words to say. I'll go back.
Send someone to deliver the fold to Aiqing."
After working for a long time, Li Xian was already quite tired. He had already explained everything that needed to be explained to him. Li Xian didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, so he comforted Xiao Ming and planned to send him away.
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"Your Highness, Li Qian, the second son of the King of Yue, is here. He said he has important matters and wants to see Your Highness."
Before Xiao Ming could accept the promise, he saw Gao Miao hurriedly turned out from behind the screen, rushed to the copywriter, and whispered something.
"Oh? Announce it"
Upon hearing Li Qian's request to see him, Li Xian frowned unconsciously, but he didn't say anything, and just gave instructions in a calm tone.
"Your Highness, Weichen..."
Interrupted by Gao Miao, Xiao Ming, who was about to say goodbye, immediately hesitated and asked half of the questions tentatively. Apparently, he had vaguely guessed Li Qian's intention.
"Xiao Aiqing, please go to the side hall to rest for now. I will explain to you later."
How could Li Xian not notice anything that Xiao Ming could feel, but just didn't want to say more, so he smiled and waved his hand and sent Xiao Ming out of the study.
"My younger brother, please come to see your brother, the prince."
Not long after Xiao Ming left, Li Qian, who was dressed in white robe, had already entered the study room under the guidance of Gao Miao. When she saw Li Xian sitting behind the desk, she immediately took a few steps, rushed forward, and saluted respectfully.
Say hello.
"No need, brother Qian, what's the big deal here?"
Although they had different opinions, Li Xian still admired Li Qian, a handsome young man who was well-read in poetry and books, and his words were naturally a little more polite.
"So that the prince brother will know that my brother is here on my father's order to deliver the book to His Highness. Please take a look at it."
Li Xian asked, but Li Qian didn't dare not answer, so she quickly took out the booklet from her sleeves, held it in both hands, raised it high above her head, and answered very respectfully.
"Well, thank you for your help, Brother Qian."
Li Xian nodded, and Gao Miao was about to go over, took the fold, and then handed it to Li Xian's hand. Li Xian only glanced at it briefly, then put the fold aside and thanked him politely.
"I dare not. We will do what your Majesty should do. If Your Highness has no other instructions, please allow me to retire first."
Now is a sensitive time. If you say more, you may make more mistakes. Since the book has been handed over, Li Qian does not intend to stay any longer. She thanked him and said goodbye immediately.
"Well, is Uncle Eight still in good health?"
Li Xian ignored Li Qian's resignation, but pondered for a moment and asked casually.
"My father is in very good health. Your Highness is deeply concerned about him."
Li Xian's question seemed casual, but it made Li Qian's heart tighten suddenly. For no other reason than because the response strategy drawn up by the Yue Wang family included claiming illness and not going to court, but now he was
After Li Xian said this, it would be difficult if he thought about doing this again. If he really wanted to do it forcefully, wouldn't it be a slap in Li Xian's face? He would inevitably face a fierce attack from Li Xian's side next.
Chase and kill, and this was obviously not the outcome that the Yue Wang family wanted to face. In desperation, Li Qian could only answer with a hard scalp.
"That's good. Uncle Eighth has always had a strong body. I guess he won't miss tomorrow's morning meeting. Brother Qian, what do you think?"
Although the change in Li Qian's expression was subtle, it could not be hidden from Li Xian's observation. Seeing that her face was slightly bitter, she knew that Li Zhen was really planning to play the trick of staying away, and she would not let him get his way.
After that, he joked with a smile but not a smile.
"Of course, my father will go to court tomorrow, please don't worry, Your Highness."
This has been forced into a corner. No matter how dissatisfied Li Qian is, she does not dare to confront Li Xian and can only make a promise in a respectful manner.
"Well, then I can feel at ease. When Brother Qian comes back, I would like to thank your father."
It's easy to talk to smart people. A little mention is enough. There is no need to say everything in detail. Li Xian was obviously very satisfied with Li Qian's performance and did not try to hold her back anymore. He just ordered with a smile.
"Promise, Wei Chen is resigning."
Although they only exchanged a few words, Li Qian's back was already wet with sweat. She didn't want to stay any longer. When she heard Li Xian's words, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurried on.
Then he bowed and left.
"Sir, it seems that Uncle Eighth has a very lively mind."
Watching Li Qian leave the room, Li Xian looked sideways at Zhang Jianzhi, who was sitting beside him, and said with a smile.
"It's hard to be a clown with a clown's ears, so it's not a big deal. However, you still need to go to the holy place to experience it."
Zhang Jianzhi has never been very cold to Li Zhen, an old fox. In his view, Li Zhen's so-called strategy of trying to get both sides to benefit is just a matter of snake and mouse. If it goes on for a long time, it will definitely mean that the left and right will not be favored and not much will be gained.
, but he got himself into trouble, and what he did was nothing more than the way of a treacherous minister, not the behavior of a human king, and he would surely suffer misfortunes in the long run.
"Well, of course, since the case of the attack on the granary will be discussed tomorrow, my father should go to court, but there is no guarantee that something unexpected will happen. The matter has been roughly decided, so I may as well go to the palace. Mr. Xiao, I
The palace is gone. Let me take care of it, sir. We can discuss it later if there is anything else."
If Empress Wu comes to court tomorrow morning, even if Li Xian makes all kinds of arrangements and works hard, he will never be able to achieve any real results. Li Xian knows this very well, so he will not object to Zhang Jianzhi's proposal, so he smiled
After a few words of explanation, he went straight out of the study, put aside the prince's ceremonial guard, and rode in a gold chrome car towards Zetian Gate...
"Your Majesty, there is news from Prince Yue's Mansion."
The result of tomorrow's morning court may determine the direction of the political situation for a long period of time. It is not only the East Palace that is concerned. Empress Wu also does not dare to be careless. She summoned Jia Chaoyin, Ming Chongyan and other close men early to discuss the response. The discussion on the matter had been going on since before noon until almost noon, but there was no sign of stopping. Just as the discussion was going on, Cheng Denggao hurriedly walked out from behind the screen, quickly rushed to Empress Wu, and cautiously made a report. One sentence.
"speak!"
Empress Wu had a lot of informants in the East Palace. She had already known about Li Xian summoning Li Zhen into the East Palace. The only difference was that she didn't know what they were talking about. For this reason, everyone had been paying attention to this matter before. I spent a lot of time thinking about it, but I still couldn't get it. Now that I heard the accurate news, Empress Wu's already tired spirit immediately perked up.
"I would like to inform you, according to the news from the Palace of the Prince of Yue, it is said that the East Palace wants to recommend King Luo Bin, the governor of Gunzhou, to be the governor of Luoyang. His Royal Highness the Prince of Yue has begged and has agreed to the nomination."
Seeing that Empress Wu's face was not right, Cheng Denggao did not dare to neglect her, and hurriedly reported the news that the other side of the Yue Prince's Palace had deliberately leaked the news.
"The King of Yue is really confused. How could he act so rashly? Isn't this going to undermine us?"
"Confused, really confused. Seeking skin from a tiger is really stupid, ridiculous, and ridiculous!"
"How can this be? The government affairs in the court are such a child's play. The King of Yue is really getting more and more alive!"
…
Upon hearing this news, everyone was stunned for a while, and then everyone started shouting angrily, obviously dissatisfied with the Yue Palace's actions.
"Yes!" Empress Wu was obviously shocked by the news. When she heard that the ministers and ministers were shouting loudly, but it was all nonsense, she felt even more annoyed. She waved her hand with a straight face to stop it. After hearing everyone's nonsense, he gritted his teeth and asked coldly: "Does the King of Yue have anything else to say, huh?"
"No, no, I'm just saying that this move was forced by the situation and was done as a last resort. I ask the Queen of Heaven for your forgiveness."
Empress Wu had a strong aura on her body, and her serious expression immediately made Cheng Denggao choke up and stutter a few times before he expressed what he meant to the Prince of Yue's palace.
"Your Majesty, the East Palace has a very big plot and we must guard against it. This proposal will definitely not be allowed to pass. I and others should go to court with him to clarify right from wrong!"
Seeing that Empress Wu's face became more and more ugly, Wu Chengsi, who was bent on flattering her, immediately stood up and spoke in a loyal tone.
"Your Majesty, I think what Wu Shangshu said is true. I will never allow this ridiculous recommendation to be passed!"
"Yes, even though the East Palace has captured the King of Yue, the situation of being alone and alone has not changed. Even if we face each other in court, we have the best chance of winning!"
"Your Majesty, I, and I all work hard, but in the end we can't let Dongtou get away with it!"
…
With Wu Chengsi as the leader, the rest of the ministers followed closely and showed their loyalty one after another. However, what they said was empty and even though they were passionate, they were all nonsense without much nutrition. Empress Wu heard that The brows that were already frowning became even more frowned...
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