Chapter 7: Plan Before You Act (2)

"Seventh brother, this early morning, it's not good to be born at home to study literature, what are you doing for your brother?"

Zhou Wangfu and Lu Wangfu are actually not far apart, only one street away, but the brothers have very little contact with each other, generally or during the New Year's holidays, as a younger brother Li Xian came to greet the majority of the situation, as for Li Xian, but he never went to Zhou Wangfu to walk around, today coincided with the Xun holiday, Li Xian planned to invite a group of young talents to his house to get together, but he didn't expect the door of the house to open, Li Xian arrived, Li Xian had to greet him, but his heart was quite angry, and he didn't wait for Li Xian to come forward and salute, Then he asked angrily.

This guy is so rude! Li Xian was about to come forward to say goodbye with a smile on his face, but he was greeted by Li Xian so loudly, even though he knew that Li Xian was so sexual, but he was still unhappy with the boss in his heart, but Li Xian came today with ulterior motives, but he didn't plan to pay attention to such trivial matters, so he stepped forward with a smile unchanged, bowed down and said: "The sixth brother has taught a lesson, the younger brother has come presumptuously, and the sixth brother is not to blame." ”

"Well, now that you're here, let's talk in the house."

In the past, Li Xian had a reprimand, Li Xian would refute, and after a few words of debate, it always ended with Li Xian crying his nose, but today Li Xian not only did not plead, but was very polite, but made Li Xian a little surprised, glanced at Li Xian, but he was not in a hurry to give an eviction order, he waved his hand in a deep voice, took a small half step back to the side, and casually made a gesture of "please".

"Sixth brother, please first."

Li Xian didn't care about Li Xian's casual attitude at all, arched his hand with a smile, raised his feet and walked up the steps in front of the palace gate, walked to Li Xian's side, walked side by side into the palace gate, and entered the second hall speechlessly, and each guest sat down, and a group of servants hurriedly served freshly brewed fragrant tea and various snacks.

"What is the matter with the seventh brother here, please say it directly, I can't bear to go around in circles for my brother."

Although Li Xian was a little surprised by Li Xian's usual performance today, his disdain for Li Xian did not change much, and after the servants who served tea and poured water retreated, he did not invite Li Xian to drink tea first, tilted his head and glanced at Li Xian, and asked Li Xian straightforwardly.

"The sixth brother asked well, the younger brother just heard that the sixth brother was going to go to Qizhou after the beginning of spring, I was afraid that he would be in a hurry and couldn't see him off, so I came to talk to my brother in advance." Li Xian came prepared, and he would not be moved by Li Xian's impatience and rudeness, so he replied with a reluctant face.

"Humph!"

As soon as he heard Li Xian mention the matter of the domain, Li Xian was very angry, snorted coldly, stared at Li Xian with fiery eyes, his face changed for a long time, but he never said a word - he couldn't complain that Li Xian was angry, although the kings were the custom of the Tang Dynasty, but in fact it was not like that, if it was a concubine, it was generally going to go to the domain, and as soon as he became the king, he would get the domain to live, but for the son-in-law, it was not so strict, from the time of Gaozu, Li Shimin himself did not pass the domain when he was the prince, Gaozong Li Zhi was the king of Jin, he also never passed the domain, and his brother Li Tai, the king of Wei, was also forced to take the domain after the failure to seize the heir, and when he arrived in this dynasty, the mourning king Li Xiao (mother palace man Zheng), Ze Wang Li Shangjin (mother palace man Yang), Xu Wang Li Sujie's mother Xiao Shufei were all driven to the domain at the age of less than ten years, as for Li Xian and other sons-in-law Although they have been crowned kings, they have never been in the domain, just to lead the governor from afar, so calculated, This time, Li Xian's vassal was a little more dazzling.

According to the Tang system, the prince on the domain are all in the state of the history of the thorn, the jurisdiction of a state, the management of 30,000 households, for those who are not interested in the big position, may be regarded as a comfortable nest, but for those who have a heart of great treasures, the domain is with the flow of the same concept, just take Li Xian or will take office in Qizhou, the state is Shangzhou, not far from the Beijing Division, if you ride a fast horse, you can get to it in a day and a half, however, it is far away from the political center, once the domain is reached, according to the rules can not participate in the government politics, and this, for Li Xian, who has the heart to wrestle with the crown prince Li Hong, It's really a fatal thing, and now the holy decree of the vassal has not yet been issued, but Li Xian learned about the news early, and knows that this matter is handled by the Empress Wu, and it is almost impossible to change it.

"Is the seventh brother here to humiliate his brother, huh?"

The children of the Heavenly Family are all precocious, and Li Xian is the best among them, although he was so angry by Li Xian's words that his eyes were full of stars, but Li Xian did not have a thunderous attack, but after being silent for a long time, he sighed, his face was dark, and he asked in a cold voice.

"The sixth brother misunderstood, the younger brother dared to do this, the younger brother is here, but there are a few words, maybe the sixth brother has a little help."

Facing Li Xian's cold eyes, Li Xian shook his head quietly, and slowly opened his mouth to explain, his childish little face was full of solemnity.

"Oh?" Although Li Xian is only two years older than Li Xian, but his fame in the opposition is not known to be many times higher than Li Xian, Li Xian, who is known for his intelligence, looks down on Li Xian's mediocrity, and in the past, he has scolded Li Xian for his incompetence, and now he listened to Li Xian coldly and said that he could help himself, and he couldn't help but be stunned, and sighed lightly, and looked at Li Xian with a surprised face, his eyes were extremely complicated, both surprised and confused, and a little puzzled and ashamed, after muttering for a long time, he squeezed out a word from between his teeth:" Speak! ”

Gotcha, another suspicious! For Li Xian's suspicions, Li Xian had expected it, but he didn't feel strange, originally, a mediocre person suddenly became articulate, how could it not arouse the suspicion of others, not to mention Li Xian's such a smart person, even the attendants in Li Xian's room had already seen that Li Xian was wrong.

If possible, Li Xian is reluctant to come to such a sharp turnaround, but under the pressure of the situation, Li Xian has to change even if he doesn't want to change, just because if he can't use Li Xian's momentum to stop Shangguanyi's death, then it will be the turn of the so-called "two saints in the court" - Li Xian remembers very clearly, on the ninth day of the first month of the second year of Delin, he forced Gaozong to issue an edict to allow him to listen to the government, and the next day, the first court meeting after the New Year, Wu Meiniang ignored the fact that her confinement had not yet been completed, and brought the majesty of the Shangguan Yi to govern the court. The grand place and Gaozong are called the "two saints", since then, the size of the court affairs have gradually been controlled by it, this experience of governance has laid a solid foundation for its future usurpation, therefore, as long as Li Xian does not want to continue the tragic fate in the future, he must make a strong counterattack on the matter of Shangguanyi, one is to disrupt the overall layout of Wu Meiniang, and the other is to find a support point for Gaozong to fight back, as for whether this matter can be done, the big key is in Li Xian's body, And this is the root cause of Li Xian's lobbying for Li Xian.

Talking about nature is to be a good student, but these words are confidential, how can you say it openly in front of the people, Li Xian hinted left and right for a moment, but Li Xian never reacted, making Li Xian depressed enough, and in desperation, he had to interrupt with a smile: "Sixth brother, everyone in your house is very good, tsk, one by one, the dragon and the tiger are fierce, but the little brother is envious, alas, the little brother is envious, alas, just the little brother's house of the stupid people, no matter how they teach, they can't be taught, just a bunch of mud that can't support the wall, ashamed." Ashamed. ”

"Oh? Hahaha, the seventh brother laughed again, but this joke is very popular for the brother, okay, you can hear it, His Royal Highness the King of Zhou is a praise er, then the lonely can be stingy, they all go to the account room to receive the reward, 500 wen per person, half a day off, go down. Li Xian was smart by nature, and as soon as he heard Li Xian Gu talk about other things, he immediately reacted, laughed and applauded, and sent out all the servants waiting in the hall in the name of reward.

Although the five hundred wen at this time is not comparable to the purchasing power at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it is not a small number, and the servants may not be able to save so much money after a year's hard work.

"If the seventh brother has anything to say, he opened up and said okay, just listen to it for the brother." After the servants retreated, Li Xian looked at Li Xian with squinted eyes, and then urged in a flat tone.

"It's good to say, the sixth brother has read history books, and the younger brother has always admired him very much, but I don't know if the sixth brother knows the allusion of Lu Pheasant?" Li Xian smiled slightly, but didn't pretend anymore, but just asked a question calmly.

"You ......" Li Xian has been learning since he was a child, and he is very proficient in history books, how can he not know the historical facts of the chaos of the early Han Dynasty and the Empress Lu, this time Li Xian mentioned this matter, his face instantly became ugly, pointing at Li Xian, as if he wanted to scold, but when the words came to his mouth, he endured it again, but he just had a black face, staring at Li Xian and not letting go, a wave of anger was about to start, after a long time, he gritted his teeth and said coldly: "The seventh brother is so bold, he dares to compare his mother to Lu Pheasant, aren't you afraid to be the head of your brother, huh?" ”

"Will the sixth brother be?" Facing Li Xian's black face, Li Xian just shrugged his shoulders indifferently, asked a rhetorical question, and didn't wait for Li Xian to answer, and said to himself: "It seems that this kind of thing that hurts others and hurts oneself, even if it is as stupid as a little brother, it is disdainful, and it is as wise as the sixth brother." ”

As soon as Li Xian's words came out, Li Xian fell silent again, but his face became more and more ugly, black and red changed for a while, and there were essences flashing in his eyes from time to time, and the color of worry was almost not concealed in the slightest - Li Xian had won the favor of Gaozong with his intelligence since he was a child, but he was never favored by the Empress Wu, and because of the rumors in the palace that Li Xian was born to the Empress Wu's sister Mrs. Wu Shun, Li Xian, who was less than ten years old at the time, ran to question the Empress Wu, because he was deeply hated by the Empress Wu, In the past, he often used trivial things to reprimand Li Xian, and the relationship between mother and son can be said to be indifferent to the extreme, this time Li Xian is about to be driven to the domain, and the manipulator behind it is Empress Wu, with such a variety of knots, Li Xian will not have the slightest good impression of Empress Wu's mother, but before he figured out Li Xian's intentions, Li Xian was unwilling to show his attitude, and silence became the best choice in his desperation......