Chapter seven hundred and twenty third study strategy
Update time:2013-05-08
"Your Highness."
Although it was almost dusk, Zhang Jianzhi was still busy in the study room of the East Palace. He was immersed in official documents, writing quickly from time to time, until he heard a dull sound of footsteps. He raised his head and saw that the person coming was Li Xian. He stood up hurriedly and greeted him respectfully.
"Um."
Li Xian's mood was obviously not high. Although his face was calm as before, the tiredness in his eyes was extremely strong. He didn't show any special expression to Zhang Jianzhi's greetings. He just said lightly and replied. Ceremony, he dragged his feet to the back of the desk above and sat down heavily in the cross-legged position.
"Your Highness, something unexpected happened in the political hall?"
Seeing that there was something wrong with Li Xian's expression, Zhang Jianzhi did not dare to be careless. He frowned slightly and hurriedly asked a question.
"That's not the case, it's just that I feel a little unhappy."
With the full cooperation of Gaozong and his wife, there will be no twists and turns in the drama in the political hall. The prime ministers and assistants are all smart people, so how could they not know that the emperor and his family are already there? Having reached a consensus to maintain the status quo, they were naturally happy to go with the flow. After some deliberation, it didn't take much effort at all to reach a consensus. Empress Wu should be in charge of the government, with the prince assisting from the side. , as for how to explain to the ministers who persuaded the government to enter the Zhezi, then the ministers and ministers would do the persuasion work separately. In this way, a huge storm would be over at this point. In this regard, Li Xian I had expected it, so there was no dissatisfaction, but I was still a little tangled in my heart. There were two reasons for this. One was Gaozong's subtle psychology, and the other was his somewhat distorted view of the current situation in the political hall. greasy.
Li Xian could understand Gaozong's psychology. His various measures were not entirely for the sake of balancing the government, but more to guard against Li Xian. The reason was simple to say. In Gaozong's view, Empress Wu was in charge. It will not threaten his throne, but Li Xian is not the same. From this perspective, it is impossible for Gaozong to let Li Xian take charge of the overall situation while he is still alive. This is the normal state of jealousy between father and son in an emperor's family. , Of course, understanding is understanding, Li Xian is still unavoidable that some people are upset, but there are not many. What really worries Li Xian is that the current situation in the political hall is not good.
During the initial phase dispute, the reason why Li Xian agreed to Gao Zhizhou's appointment as Prime Minister was because he considered the lesser of two evils, but mostly because he believed that Gao Zhizhou was old and frail and would not be able to survive for long. , the reason was the memory of the previous life, but I didn’t expect that after Gao Zhizhou took office, he became more lively and energetic, jumping up and down, without showing any sign of his old age. If he had been tossing around in the political hall for a few more times, In the year, the situation was not very good.
"Is Your Highness worried that King Yue's tail will not fall off?"
Zhang Jian is indeed one of the few wise men in the world. Although Li Xian never said what was unhappy about him, he could see through it at a glance.
"Well, sir, do you have any ideas about this?"
Li Xian knew Zhang Jianzhi's abilities very well, so he was not surprised that he had seen through his own thoughts, so he asked casually.
"The King of Yue is very ambitious and has both snake and rat tendencies. He wants to make profit out of chaos. Not only His Highness is aware of this, but also the Queen is aware of it. Therefore, his excessive power is not only worrying for Your Highness, but also for the Queen.
Moreover, the empress wants to use it, but she does not want to see that it has the ability to resist. The reason why she does not take action is simply to wait for His Highness to exert his strength. So, does Your Highness still want to do it?"
Zhang Jianzhi was a scheming man, and he revealed the secret of the court situation in just a few words. Although he did not say it explicitly, the meaning of his words was to imply that Li Xian did not need to rush to take action to prevent Empress Wu from taking advantage of the situation.
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"call……"
Li Xian was also good at scheming, so he knew that what Zhang Jian said was true. If he really attacked Li Zhen, he would only gain the advantage of Empress Wu, who was watching eagerly from the side. Once the two completely merged, the court would immediately have trouble.
In the face of the danger of overthrow, the reason why Li Xian was defeated at the hands of Empress Wu was certainly due to his own lack of ability, but he might as well have forced Li Zhen too hard, causing Li Zhen to fully cooperate with Empress Wu. This was how Li Xian had the power to supervise the country later.
The incident of being taken into custody caused Li Xian, who was originally at the height of his power, to plummet and eventually fall. With such lessons learned from the past, even though Li Xian had always been confident, he also did not dare to be careless. He did not rush to answer Zhang Jian.
Instead of asking the question, he let out a sigh of relief, frowned, and frowned into a capital "Chuan".
"Is it possible to try to attack Gao Zhizhou first? Well, it's best to let the back party take this action."
After Li Xian thought about it silently, he still felt that he could not just sit back and watch Li Zhen take the throne in the political hall, so he spoke cautiously and asked.
"If this is the case, we need to think about it in the long run, huh..."
The problem given by Li Xian was obviously not easy to solve. Even if he was as wise as Zhang Jianzhi, he still could not give a reliable solution immediately. He could only frown and think hard, and Li Xian did not say anything to urge him. Likewise,
He frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. For a moment, the atmosphere in the study became solemn.
"Someone has a plan, which may be feasible, but the risks involved are not small."
I don't know how much time passed, and the sky was already dark. Zhang Jianzhi, who was deep in thought, suddenly opened his slightly closed eyes and said something with a flash of light.
"Oh? Sir, if you have any good ideas, please tell me and tell me."
Li Xian thought hard for a long time, but got nothing. When he heard that Zhang Jianzhi had a plan, he became energetic and hurriedly asked questions.
"Your Highness clearly knows that this summer is about to be closed. According to the old rules of the imperial court, senior officials must be sent to patrol the four directions to supervise the states. Why don't Your Highness invite Gao Zhizhou to participate in it and have him inspect Henan Road until he arrives in Caizhou?
Sometimes...like this, it may be possible to cause trouble!"
Zhang Jianzhi pondered for a while and explained the strategy he was thinking of in detail. However, he still had some reservations in his words and did not dare to make a full guarantee.
"Well, from a logical point of view, this strategy is harmless. It's fine to decide as it is. However, when Gao Zhi leaves on Monday, the position of prime minister and assistant will be vacant. Sir, are you able to push Duke Di to take advantage of the situation?"
Li Xian carefully chewed what Zhang Jianzhi said and thought that the risks involved were indeed not small, but it would be difficult to find a better way. After thinking for a moment, he decided to take the risk and try to control the situation.
If things don't work out, the most they can do is maintain the status quo, but it won't be too bad. Instead, they are more concerned about the situation after Gao Zhizhou's fall, and are wondering if they can support Di Renjie, a close confidant, this morning.
“This is absolutely impossible!”
As soon as Li Xiangang expressed his intention to promote Di Renjie to the top, Zhang Jianzhi immediately pushed back.
"Oh? How do you say this?"
Li Xian just had an idea, but he didn't expect that it would attract such firm opposition from Zhang Jianzhi. He couldn't help but be stunned, glanced at Zhang Jianzhi in confusion, and asked in confusion: .
"Your Highness clearly knows that judging from today's events, His Majesty is already wary of His Highness's great power. Even though His Highness's tolerance has made his suspicion and fear disappear, the suspicion still remains. That's all. Your Majesty won't react too much, but the position of Prime Minister and Assistant is unusual. Once His Majesty gets involved, His Majesty will be on guard. If you don't say anything if it doesn't happen, it will easily lead to trouble. Furthermore, even if His Highness the Crown Prince wants to do it, it is difficult to guarantee that he can survive the joint efforts of the Empress and the King of Yue, so it must not be done!"
Zhang Jianzhi shook his head, obviously very dissatisfied with Li Xian's short-sighted behavior, and the meaning of his words became much more preachy, showing that he hated iron but could not make steel.
"Well, sir, the lesson is that it is me, Meng Lang, who should be recommended if Duke Di is not in the position. We cannot just sit back and watch as the position of Prime Minister and Assistant Minister falls into the hands of the Queen Mother?"
When Zhang Jianzhi said this, Li Xian also realized his negligence, so he smiled to himself and admitted his mistake humbly, but he was still very worried about the ownership of the phase. He didn't want to drive away wolves at the front door. , but there is a tiger in the back door. If we go to great lengths to bring down Gao Zhizhou, but instead he is replaced by a party member, then we will really shoot ourselves in the foot. Wouldn’t it be a joke? It's grown up.
"Your Highness is worried that once the vacancy of the Prime Minister and Assistant Minister becomes vacant, there will be a fight to the death at the Empress's side. If there is no check and balance, his intentions may be fulfilled. But it is not unsolvable. Your Highness can start from His Majesty's side. It is difficult for the Empress to tell you." There are too many inappropriate candidates, but with His Majesty’s support, big things will not be difficult to decide!”
Since Zhang Jianzhi agreed to overthrow Gao Zhizhou, he had naturally considered the overall situation. He naturally had a way to deal with Li Xian's concerns, so he stretched out his hand and stroked the long beard on his chest. replied confidently.
"Um?"
Upon hearing what Zhang Jianzhi said, Li Xian's mind immediately sped up. He quickly went through many candidates in the court who were qualified to serve as Prime Minister and Assistant, but suddenly found that he could not find such a person, not all kinds of people. If their character is defective, these people are either ministers close to Li Xian or generals of Empress Wu's party. As for the more than ten people who are neutral, most of them have shortcomings of one kind or another. You really have to find fault. If so, it was really difficult. After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't think of a suitable candidate, so I had to cast my doubtful eyes on Zhang Jianzhi.
"What about him?"
Zhang Jianzhi did not directly name the candidate, but dipped his hand in the tea, walked to Li Xian's copywriting, and wrote a name on the paper.
"Okay, that's him! Come here!"
Li Xian glanced at the name, and after thinking about it for a moment, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he nodded happily and drank in a loud voice.
"The slave is here!"
Hearing the noise, Gao Miao, who had been waiting outside the study for a long time, did not dare to neglect it. He rushed into the study and answered hurriedly.
"Pass this palace's order, Xuan Zhuangyong will come to see you immediately!"
Li Xian glanced at Gao Miao and gave the order in a decisive tone. Although his voice was not very high, it was full of excitement that could not be concealed...