The reason why this turmoil was so big was certainly because Empress Wu and his party were behind the scenes, but it was also because of Li Xian's connivance. The fundamental reason was to determine whether Empress Wu and himself were in Gaozong's mind.
Who is more important? Now, the result has come out. The answer is really unsatisfactory. Even though Li Xian had expected it, at this time, he still couldn't help but feel a little depressed. After sitting there for a while, this
Then he waved his hand, signaling Luo Tong to retreat on his own.
"Your Highness, it's time to set off."
As an important advisor, Zhang Jianzhi was one of the people who knew Li Xian best in the world. He knew exactly what was bothering him, but the matter was so important that he did not dare to let Li Xian remain in a daze like this.
As soon as Luo Tong stepped back, Zhang Jianzhi reminded him from the side.
"Well, come here, prepare a car and drive to the Daming Palace!"
After all, Li Xian was not an ordinary person. A little boredom would not affect his decision-making. He quickly adjusted his mentality and suddenly stood up. With a shout, the whole East Palace suddenly became busy. After a while,
The carriage drove out of the East Palace in a mighty manner and rushed along East Street towards the Daming Palace on Longshou Plain...
"Your Majesty, it's already past noon. Please have some food first."
In the bedroom of the Zichen Hall of the Daming Palace, the pale Gaozong was sitting on the couch, covering his sweaty forehead with his hands, thinking blankly, when he saw a middle-aged eunuch in charge of the food delivery leading several bearers.
The little eunuch holding the food box turned around from behind the screen, carefully approached the couch, and whispered a word of supplication.
"I don't want to use it, so please leave."
Hearing the noise, Gaozong raised his head in confusion, glanced at the middle-aged eunuch, waved his hand, and shouted impatiently.
"Your Majesty, your dragon body is important, please..."
This is the third time that the middle-aged eunuch has brought people to deliver meals. He was kicked out by Gaozong the first two times. This time, seeing that it was almost the end of the day, he did not dare to let Gaozong starve.
Even if Gaozong's tone was wrong, he could only bite the bullet and say something.
"I said no, are you deaf? Get out, get out!"
Emperor Gaozong was upset and had no time to chat with the middle-aged eunuch. Before he could finish his words, he opened his eyes in anger and cursed mercilessly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down..."
Seeing Gaozong's rage like this, the middle-aged eunuch was immediately frightened and fell to his knees on the ground. He kowtowed vigorously but did not retreat. He was obviously frightened.
"you……"
When Emperor Gaozong saw that he would not leave, he became more and more angry, and he suddenly got angry and was about to explode.
"The Queen is here!"
Just as the middle-aged eunuch was about to meet his fate, a shout was heard from outside the palace, and Empress Wu led a group of maids and eunuchs to come out from behind the screen. Emperor Gaozong felt bad when he saw this.
While trying to do the same to the middle-aged eunuch, he just waved his hand impatiently and drove him aside. However, he took a step forward and greeted the approaching Empress Wu.
"I come to see Your Majesty."
Although Empress Wu had just returned, she had many eyes and ears and was well aware of everything that happened in the palace. However, she did not ask Gaozong what the purpose of the urgent summons was, but she was blessed in a normal manner.
blessing.
"It will be good when Mei Niang comes, it will be good when she comes, all of you, please step aside!"
Gaozong had always been a man without any big ideas. For most of his life, he relied on Empress Wu to help him make big decisions. When he saw that Empress Wu had arrived, his tense heart immediately relaxed, and he bent down to help Empress Wu up.
He murmured twice, and then drank in a loud voice.
"promise!"
After Gaozong had spoken, all the people did not dare to neglect him. They all bowed and accepted the promise, and then all left the palace, leaving only Empress Wu and Gaozong alone.
"Your Majesty, what happened? Who made you so angry?"
After everyone retreated, Empress Wu gently held Gaozong's arm and helped him to the couch. After waiting for Gaozong to sit down, she asked softly.
"Oh, this is a strange thing to say. Well, let's put it this way, this morning, the ministers and ministers of the Political Affairs Hall came to see me. They said that many ministers in the court had come to this chapter and suggested that Xian'er should supervise the country. I was troubled
I was caught off guard and had no choice but to ask the political affairs office to draw up a plan first. Oh, look at what happened, Mei Niang, my body and bones have been ailing over the years, and it is all thanks to you to support the government.
I feel really sorry..."
Looking at the gentle smile on Empress Wu's face, Gaozong felt a sense of guilt in his heart for no reason, and he rambled on, which not only meant to comfort him, but also slightly revealed his intention to let Li Xian supervise the country.
.
"Your Majesty, please don't say that. I and Your Majesty are one and the same. It is my great honor to be able to share your Majesty's worries. However, if the world can be peaceful, no matter how miserable and tired I am, it will not matter.
It’s worth it.”
Empress Wu was such a shrewd person that she had guessed what Gaozong was thinking just by listening to Gaozong's words. She refused to let Gaozong fully express that meaning, so she blushed and pretended.
He stretched out his hand to cover Gaozong's mouth with gratitude, and expressed his stance in a gentle manner.
"Well, I appreciate Mei Niang's kindness, but I'm just thanking you for your hard work."
Seeing Empress Wu say this, Gaozong felt a little more apologetic in his heart. He stretched out his hand to hold Empress Wu's hand covering her mouth, looked at Empress Wu affectionately, and sighed apologetically.
"As long as you can benefit the country, I will never back down no matter how difficult it is. As long as Your Majesty can understand my heart, it is enough. It doesn't matter what others say. I don't mind, but..."
The purpose of Empress Wu's pretentiousness was to arouse the guilt in Gaozong's heart. Now that she had gained the upper hand, she would not let go of the great opportunity to take advantage of the organization to trap Li Xian, but she was very sensible and did not complete her words.
, deliberately made a look of embarrassment.
"Hmm? Is there anything difficult for Mei Niang? Come and tell me, whatever I can do, I will definitely make the decision for Mei Niang."
At this moment, Gaozong was still immersed in the gentle atmosphere specially created by Empress Wu. When he saw that Empress Wu seemed to have something unspeakable, he naturally did not think too much about other matters under the influence of his guilt, and hurriedly asked questions.
road.
"Your Majesty, this matter has caused such a big fuss and is so violent. There must be no reason for it. Alas, it's all my fault. I only wanted to help your Majesty share your worries, but I never wanted to make anyone unhappy.
, This is really called a concubine, a concubine..."
Empress Wu was obviously waiting for Gaozong's question. As she started to talk about it, she became more and more aggrieved. At the end, she actually burst into tears, as if she had really suffered a huge grievance.
"This..., no way, it's obvious that he is not this kind of person, this is impossible, how is this possible? This..."
Upon hearing what Empress Wu said, Gaozong was startled for a moment, then straightened his back with a look of shock and anger on his face, but soon relaxed again and began to murmur with a pale face.
Upon seeing Gaozong's shocked face, Empress Wu's eyes immediately flashed with a glimmer of pride, but she did not say anything more, but pretended to be pitiful and silently
She shed tears on the ground. This was Empress Wu's brilliance, but Gaozong was already suspicious and fearful at that time. If she interrupted, it would only divert Gaozong's attention in vain, or even make her suspicious of Empress Wu.
Without saying a word, Gaozong would only dig deeper and deeper into the horns of the bull. Even if Li Xian was not attacked at that time, there was such a thorn in his heart that Gaozong would suppress Li Xian sooner or later. And this,
This was exactly what Empress Wu wanted to achieve.
"A bunch of bastards, come here!"
The more Gaozong thought about it, the more panicked he became, because he knew very well what Li Xian was capable of. He had many people under his command, money and military power. If Li Xian really got interested, Gaozong didn't know what to do to suppress him.
, if another "Xuanwu Gate Incident" happened, how could Gao Zong have the nerve to meet his ancestors? Just as he was in a state of confusion, there was a sudden noise outside, and he immediately ordered Gao Zong to
Zong became furious. After scolding him bitterly, he raised his voice and shouted loudly.
"The old slave is here!"
When Emperor Gaozong roared like this, the people outside did not dare to neglect him. They immediately saw Cheng Denggao rushing in from the outside in great panic. They hurried forward and responded in a trembling voice.
"What's going on? It's really a mess, huh?"
Gaozong was already anxious, and when he saw Cheng Denggao's anxious and helpless state, he became even more angry, and he roared with a dark face.
"Replying to Your Majesty, it is the Crown Prince who is here, saying that he wants to see His Majesty. This old slave cannot stop him. His Royal Highness, he..."
Cheng Denggao followed Empress Wu's secret order to cut off the connection between the internal and external bans, in order to prevent Li Xian or ministers close to Li Xian from coming to disrupt the situation. As expected, Li Xian arrived shortly after Empress Wu arrived.
, he actually handed over the sign to ask for an interview with the Holy Spirit. Naturally, Cheng Denggao refused to pass it on, and asked the eunuch below to go to the palace gate to do some perfunctory work, trying to block Li Xian from outside. Although the plan was good, it was a pity that Li Xian did not
He did not obey his orders and after waiting for less than a cup of tea, he broke into the palace brazenly. Ignoring the obstruction of the eunuchs at the palace gate, he went straight to the outside of Zichen Palace. Cheng Denggao was so shocked that he had to
He led a group of people to follow the eunuchs to stop it. When something happened, the noise was loud. When he saw Gaozong getting angry, he knew that the matter might not be covered up. Cheng Deng was so panicked that he couldn't even say a word.
Can't tell clearly.
"What's wrong with Xian'er? Tell me, tell me quickly! Are you really going to make me angry to death? Hmm!"
When he saw Cheng Denggao stammering there, Emperor Gaozong was so angry that he couldn't bear it any longer. He suddenly got up and shouted angrily.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince insists on seeing you, but I have no choice but to wait. Now he has barged in. I am incompetent, and I deserve to die!"
Just when Cheng Denggao was panicking, he suddenly saw Empress Wu glance at him, and he immediately took the opportunity to accuse Li Xian of making a trick.
"Ah, this..."
Upon hearing that Li Xian broke into the palace, Emperor Gaozong was dumbfounded and didn't know what to do...