On January 23 of the second year of Yifeng, Daji, Li ceremony, marriage, Gaozong personally presided over the canonization ceremony, set up Li Xian as the prince of the East Palace, Princess Zhao Qiong as the crown princess, Princess Mingyue as the Ming concubine, Yan Hong as Teng, and Li Chongyi, the prince of the king, as the king of Hanping.

On the first day of February in the second year of Yifeng, a generation of famous ministers Zhang Wenqian was dismissed in old age, and on the seventh day of the second month, Liu Renliang, the old minister who had recovered three times, was also dismissed for the same reason, both of them were people who supported Li Xian's entry into the East Palace, and the reason for the dismissal was old age and decay, but in fact, it was the performance of the Empress Wu in retaliating against the two to support Li Xian, and the two were left to fill by Pei Yan and Xue Yuanchao. Jia Chaoyin and the others did not move their positions.

The East Palace is in, and the prince is also in, but Li Xian doesn't seem to be excited, neither has he wantonly wooed the courtiers, nor has he ever pointed fingers at the court, let alone tried to fight for power with the Empress Wu, in addition to the morning and dusk of the province every day, he has not even left the East Palace for half a step, it has been a month since he entered the East Palace, and there is only one thing he is busy with, that is, plowing the fields!

"Is the prince still plowing the fields, huh?"

The dignified prince, ignoring the government and politics, but busy with farm work, this matter will spread, no one dares to believe it, at least the Empress Wu himself does not believe it, therefore, the Empress Wu has this question almost every day.

"Back to Niangniang's words, this is indeed the case, the prince made people bulldoze half of the back garden, and several acres of land were formed in many days, but they were not planted, but they were just empty, and it was a waste of manpower, which has caused complaints from the East Palace."

Empress Wu's voice was not loud, but the cold meaning in it was not small, Cheng Denggao, who replied, did not dare to have a trace of carelessness, his already bent waist sank a little, accompanied by a smiling face, and replied very cautiously.

"Hmm."

Empress Wu didn't say anything as usual, but just whispered softly from her nostrils, but the suspicious look on her face not only did not subside, but became a little thicker.

"Niangniang, it's not a good thing for the prince to be so unprofessional, but do you need to let people put on some bullets and warn you?"

Seeing that the color of the martial arts was wrong, Cheng Denggao, who had the intention of sharing worries for the martial arts, immediately rolled his eyes and whispered a suggestion.

"This matter is not in a hurry, it's good to take a look at it again, hmm, hasn't the army of the East Palace been full yet?"

In all fairness, Cheng Denggao's idea is acceptable, as long as the imperial historians under the head play the seal, the Empress Wu can take this account, and naturally you can figure out what Li Xian wants to do, but the Empress Wu doesn't want to do it, just because in the eyes of the Empress Wu, Li Xian is scheming, and what he does will not be as simple as it seems on the surface, there must be a big conspiracy behind it, before Li Xian's hole cards are clear, the Empress Wu wants to act rashly, so as not to leave Li Xian room to play by taking advantage of the situation, which is vague, Changed the subject.

"Back to Niangniang's words, it is true that it has not been full of lotus, there are still a thousand people missing, the East Palace said that it was going to be transferred from Hexi, and the military department just reported it, and the fold was on a few sons in front of Niangniang."

Cheng Denggao thought that he had a brilliant plan, but the Empress Wu refused to accept it, and he was inevitably a little stupid in his heart, but how dare he show it in front of the Empress Wu, so he could only answer cautiously.

"Well, pass on the will of the palace, just say that it is very inappropriate to transfer troops from Hexi to work and lose money, this proposal is rejected, well, since the number of troops is poor, then it is good to transfer some people from the Yulin army, so let's do it, Wu Yining will unify the thousand Yulin army to the East Palace to serve as the general of the Hu Ben."

Empress Wu did not go to the fold pile to rummage through the transfer of troops, raised her eyebrows, and made an order with a hint of coldness.

"Niangniang Shengming, the slave will do it."

Cheng Denggao can become the confidant of the Empress Wu, naturally he is not a stupid person, just hearing it, he already understands the intention of the Empress Wu's move, and when he is so excited, his old face is smiling like a chrysanthemum, and he hurriedly answers, and hurriedly exits the room......

"......, come, this land is uneven, no matter how tidy it is, and these gravels are cleared......"

Ploughing the field is a technical job, Li Xian's previous life was not a little knowledgeable, but when it comes to hands-on ability, it is not done, that is, it is just lip service, there are many good hands in the left and right guards, and there is no need for Li Xian to go to the field to work, so although Li Xian is also wearing a farming coat, but in fact, he is just shouting at the edge of the field with a hoe, only to suffer the gang of guards who hoe in the rain one by one, and everyone is like a mud monkey.

"Your Royal Highness, Wu Yining, the general of the Yulin Army, has led a thousand soldiers to the palace gate, saying that he came to take up his post by order, and asked His Highness to make it clear."

Just when Li Xian was busy, he saw Liu Qiming, the deputy chief eunuch of the East Palace, running in a hurry, approaching the front, and lowered his voice to report.

"Going to work?"

As soon as he heard this, Li Xian's brows immediately furrowed, and he glanced at Liu Qiming with suspicion.

"Back to His Royal Highness, according to his own words, he was transferred by the Ministry of War and came to take up the post of general of my East Palace Tiger Ben."

Seeing that Li Xian's expression was wrong, Liu Qiming didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly explained.

Is this the shot? Oh, the old thief really can't hold her breath! Li Xian only understood what was going on as soon as he heard it, and secretly sneered in his heart, but he didn't care much, he casually put the hoe to the edge of the field, clapped his hands, and ordered quietly: "All of them are here, put down the farm work, and go to the palace gate with Gu." ”

"No!"

General Hu Ben is the head of the six rates of the East Palace, and he is not easy to be, all the guards are characters rolling out of the pile of corpses, and how can they let a nameless person climb on his head, since everyone is full of breath in their stomachs, and the voice of response is a little more ruthless.

Outside the gate of the East Palace, a thousand Yulin officers and soldiers lined up neatly in several columns, the military posture is quite upright, the military appearance of the standard guard of honor, before the queue, a general dressed in bright light armor stood on horseback, the armor was bright and compelling, but the image was a little miserable, even though the five short figures were supported by armor, they were still as ridiculous as a big horse monkey, this person was Wu Yining, the cousin of the Empress Wu.

Wu Yining is very proud, not ordinary proud, so proud that he can't wait to look up to the sky and laugh wildly, not for anything else, just because he is now in a high position among the generals, thinking about six years ago, he was just a rural rich man, although he had two small money, but when it came to status, I was afraid that even the county officials could not compare, but now, it will be the head of the six rates of the East Palace, all of this is like a dream, but there is incomparable, freedom is not exciting, if it is not the wrong occasion, I'm afraid that he has already danced happily, but his good mood has not been able to last long, as soon as he saw Li Xian, who was dressed in a robe, leading a group of farmers to walk out of the palace gate so calmly, Wu Yining was stunned, and faintly felt that something was not quite right.

"The last general, Wu Yining, see His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Stunned to stunned, suspicious to suspicious, in front of Li Xian, Wu Yining did not dare to have the slightest carelessness, hurriedly turned over and got off the horse, grabbed a few steps forward, and bowed in a proper manner.

"Excuse me, what does General Wu mean by being so excited to come here, huh?"

Li Xian didn't have the slightest good impression of Wu Yining, an incompetent person, and he didn't bother to be polite to him, so he raised his hand and asked expressionlessly.

"This ......, hehe, so that His Highness can know that the last general was ordered to come to take up the post of General Hu Ben, and the current military department has transferred a letter here, please take a look at it."

Hearing Li Xian's question, Wu Yining's uneasiness in his heart immediately became a little stronger, but he didn't dare not answer, so he could only respond with a smile, and while speaking, he took out the letter of transfer from the military department from his robe, held it in both hands, and respectfully handed it to Li Xian.

"Do you know what is the responsibility of General Hu Ben?"

Li Xian didn't reach out to take the letter, but just glanced at Wu Yining coldly, and asked indifferently.

"If you go back to Your Highness, Hu Ben is Your Highness's personal guard, and the last general will accept this responsibility and swear to protect His Highness's safety."

The more bland Li Xian's words were, the more panicked Wu Yining's heart became, but at such a moment, he couldn't allow him to retreat, so he could only grit his teeth and answer with self-support.

"A good answer? It seems that General Wu really has a heart, but the palace has some doubts, I don't know what kind of ability General Wu has to protect the palace, huh? ”

Wu Yining's answer was in accordance with the law, and there was nothing wrong with it, but Li Xian did not stop there, but raised the corners of his mouth, showed a smile full of sarcasm, and asked reluctantly.

"This, this ......, the last general is willing to serve His Royal Highness, although he dies, he dare not resign."

Seeing that Li Xian's expression was wrong, Wu Yining's heart had sunk to the bottom, but he thought that he had the support of the Empress Wu, but he refused to show weakness, so he replied in a loud voice.

"It's beautiful, but this palace is timid, and I really can't afford to take risks, if General Wu practices for another ten or eight years, maybe this palace can still feel at ease, as for now, please forgive this palace for not being able to bear General Wu's loyalty."

Knowing the intention of the Empress Wu to send Wu Yining here, how could Li Xian give Wu Yining a very good look, regardless of the fact that his face had already turned red like blood, he sneered and ridiculed him mercilessly.

"Ah, this ......, Your Highness, you can't do this, the last general is here on the order of the Ministry of War, and the Queen of Heaven also has an edict, you ......"

Seeing Li Xian slapping himself in the face in public so directly, Wu Yining was embarrassed and angry, and carried Empress Wu out regardless of it, and confronted Li Xian in public.

"Presumptuous!"

Li Xian has never been a good talker, under this anger, his voice was violent, and a wave of anger suddenly rose, which made Wu Yining's eyes tremble, and he took three steps back in a row with a pale face, and he couldn't stabilize his body, and almost sat down on the ground......