Chapter 643: Not Giving an Inch (Part II)
The lethality of Gaozong's words is too strong, and all the ministers were dumbfounded when they heard it, and they dared to shout for so long, and his old man didn't even listen to a sentence in his ears, and as soon as such a series of questions came out, it was clear that he had negated Empress Wu's previous decision, and no one dared to pierce this matter because Gaozong was afraid of the internal affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, in case Gaozong was afraid that the Empress Wu would be angry and angry, wouldn't it be boring to find himself, so the ministers in the hall were all silent, allowing Gaozong to gasp for air from above.
"Your Majesty Mingjian, the courtiers impeached Wei Xiji for dereliction of duty and perverted the law, he has pleaded guilty in court, and the concubine is old and confused, and he is not severely punished, and he is specially allowed to wear the crime and make meritorious contributions.
The ministers could not speak, but the Empress Wu could not act like this, especially when he saw that the corners of Li Xian's mouth moved slightly, and there seemed to be signs of trouble on this matter, he hurriedly explained Wen Yan first.
"Well, that's fine."
Gaozong was obviously very dissatisfied with Wei Xiji's demotion of the matter, but the matter had come to this point, and he didn't want to reason with the Empress Wu because of this matter, so he could only snort sullenly, in the final analysis, it was caused by internal fear.
The old man is angry, and the next scene will be easy to sing!
As soon as he saw Gaozong's unwilling look, Li Xian's mood couldn't help but be slightly relieved, because this was exactly the effect that Li Xian wanted to see, he deliberately pretended to be troubled on this matter, in order to induce Empress Wu to explain himself, so that Gaozong's heart was already dissatisfied with Li Xian's imminent death A little heavier, so that in the next court debate that will begin, Gaozong's dissatisfaction will inevitably be vented, and this is undoubtedly the most advantageous weapon for Li Xian, It is also the most important guarantee for Li Xian to recover the unfavorable situation.
"Qi Qi Father, Wei Xiji is gone, Luoyang Mansion Yin is already vacant, and someone must be in charge of the boss, otherwise, the center is in chaos, and the disaster is not small."
Strike while the iron is hot, Li Xian is very clear about this truth, and while Gaozong's unwilling heart is strong, Li Xian immediately said a word.
"Well, does Xian'er have anyone to recommend?"
Although Gaozong had heard Li Xian say that the ministers had their own recommendations, he didn't pay attention to them, and under the effect of his gambling mentality, he actually planned to hand over the power of recommending people to Li Xian.
"Father Emperor Mingjian, the son of the minister did not have a private recommendation, but before listening to the courtiers on the issue of candidates, the son of the minister felt quite a little in his heart, the eastern capital is the center, the canopy is gathered, the family is full of wealthy families, if there is no upright person to guard, then I am afraid of death, therefore, the son thinks that Xiao Shilang recommended the candidate Gunzhou Assassin Shi Luo Bin King is the most suitable, here the son of the minister is also shallow, but also ask the father to make a holy decision."
Although Gaozong gave power, but Li Xian did not directly recommend candidates in such a big way, but made a detour and lifted King Luo Bin out, although it was hypocritical, but the surface work was still needed, and when it was time to show his selflessness, he had to show that he had to show himself after all.
"Well, Luo Guanxiang is known as a strong order, and being an official is also incorruptible, and I know it......"
Luo Bin Wang is famous, Gaozong in the past was very fond of his poetry, since he was very fond of his blue eyes, and he was the person played by Li Xian, there is no reason for inadmissibility, because Gaozong's original intention was to support Li Xian, in order to balance the growing power of the military queen in the court, since there will be no hesitation, and he will open his mouth to allow it to play.
"Your Majesty, all the ministers and workers said that King Luo Bin was the first place to be in office, and he was not yet a year old, and his political achievements were not obvious, and he was suddenly transferred to Luoyang Mansion Yin, I am afraid that omissions are inevitable, and it is bound to be weighed in detail."
As soon as he saw that Gaozong was going to play, Empress Wu was not happy, and before Gaozong finished speaking, he had already interrupted a sentence from the side.
"Your Majesty begs you to think twice!"
As soon as Empress Wu said this, Jia Chaoyin, Wu Chengsi and other members of the queen party who were standing in front of the hall were not far behind, and they all seconded the proposal.
"Hmm, this ......"
Gaozong can ignore the shouts of the Hou Party, but he can't ignore the opinions of the Empress Wu, but he really wants to help Li Xian in his heart, and after hesitating left and right, he really doesn't know what to say for a while.
Look at the old man, the emperor, he is really aggrieved like a little daughter-in-law!
Although he had long expected that things would not go so smoothly, as soon as he saw Gaozong's hesitant look, Li Xian couldn't help but slander him, but there was not too much disappointment, after all, Gaozong's temperament was not a matter of a day or two, and it was common for the "old disease" to recur at this time.
"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that King Luo Bin is a virtuous person, with good ethics, and he is the best candidate for Yin in Luoyang Mansion, not only Weichen sees it this way, His Royal Highness King Yue also has a consensus with Weichen, and Weichen implores His Majesty to make a clear decision!"
As the vanguard of Li Xian's side, Xiao Ming would not sit back and watch the situation fall on one side, and there was no need for Li Xian to hint, he had already grabbed the front of the Empress Wu and his party, and reported loudly.
"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks what Xiao Shilang said is very true, and the minister seconded it!"
"Your Majesty, the minister also seconded the proposal!"
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
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With Xiao Ming taking the lead, seven or eight civil and military officials such as Xiao Qian, Li Du, and Wang Fangming also stood up and echoed loudly, but the momentum was obviously thinner than that of the more than 30 Wuhou party.
"Starling also thinks King Luo Bing is feasible?"
As soon as Xiao Ming and the others came out like this, Gaozong finally understood that the position of Yin of Luoyang Mansion had become a mountain of contention between the prince and the empress of martial arts, and the hesitation in his heart could not help but be a little deeper, and he was unwilling to make a decision easily, so he set his eyes on Li Zhen, who was standing silently beside the hall.
"If you go back to Your Majesty, I think it may be okay."
Listening to Xiao Ming's sentences before, he didn't forget to talk about himself, Li Zhen was already suffering, and now seeing that Gaozong actually planned to stuff the hot potato into his arms, Li Zhen was so aggrieved that he wanted to cry loudly, or curse Li Xian fiercely, but unfortunately he didn't dare, just because now his life/root of the Yue Wang's family is still in Li Xian's hands, and in the face of Gaozong's obviously ill-intentioned question, Li Zhen can only respond vaguely.
"Oh."
Gaozong's original intention was to let Li Zhen come forward to help Li Xian, but when he saw that Li Zhen's attitude did not seem to be very resolute, there was a sense of reluctance inside, and his heart couldn't help but move, and his suspicion became greater.
"Father, the courtiers have a lot of disputes about the selection of Yin in Luoyang Mansion, and the ministers think that they might as well put aside the dispute first, and after the matter is decided by the political hall, they will directly play the father's review, so it can be done?"
As soon as he saw Gaozong's reaction, Li Xian immediately guessed the change in his heart, and he would not give Gaozong a chance to ask in detail, so he hurriedly made a suggestion.
"Well, what does this proposal think?"
Although Li Xian's interruption was very timely, Gaozong's attention was not so easily distracted, and his single-minded intention of wanting Li Zhen to be the villain was so that he grabbed Li Zhen alive and dead.
"The minister has no other objections, everything is subject to His Majesty's holy judgment."
Li Zhen is such a shrewd individual, how could he not see what Gaozong's intentions are, he already hated it in his heart, but he didn't dare to say anything inappropriate, so he could only respond respectfully.
"Well, Mei Niang, I think Xian'er's proposal seems to be quite good, why don't you just make a decision?"
Seeing that Li Zhen refused to accept the offer, Gaozong was inevitably a little unhappy in his heart, but it was not good to attack him, so he had no choice but to test the meaning of the martial arts in a consultative tone.
"Your Majesty, Luoyang Mansion Yin must be indispensable, if it is delayed, I am afraid there will be chaos."
After all, among the seven prime ministers in the political affairs hall, only Jia Chaoyin can really control it, and then count Xue Yuanchao, the new prime minister who may be able to fight for it, the rest of the people are not under his control, once he goes to the political affairs hall, nine times out of ten it will be bad, and he is unwilling to do what Li Xian wants, but Li Xian's proposal is right, after all, the political affairs hall is doing such a job, but when the courtiers are fighting, Since Zhu Zaifu should assist the emperor in ruling, Empress Wu is not good at opposing it head-on, so she turned a corner and said.
"Father, the queen mother's words are very true, the security of the eastern capital is related to the safety of the court, it should be decided as soon as possible, the son of the minister proposed, it is limited to two days, and the political hall will decide this matter, and ask the father and the emperor to decide!"
Empress Wu's original intention was to discuss this matter in this early court, but how could Li Xian do what he wanted, so he climbed up the pole and immediately distorted Empress Wu's meaning to lose its original flavor.
"Well, that's right, Xian'er's words are reasonable, this matter is so decided, Pei Xingjian!"
Gaozong is not a stupid person, but in fact, he is really not smart, Li Xian said this, and he really mistakenly thought that the Empress Wu really meant this, seeing that Li Xian and Empress Wu had reached a rare consensus, he didn't want to talk more about this matter, so he made a decision, even if he named the name of the first assistant Pei Xingjian.
"Wechen is here!"
Pei Xingjian is an all-rounder in civil and military affairs, and he knew that Gaozong had actually misread the meaning of Empress Wu, but he refused to speak out to wake up, so he pretended not to know and stood up and replied loudly.
"This matter will be taken care of by Aiqing, I will give Qing two days to wait, and I must give me a resolution, may it be done?"
Gaozong still trusted Pei Xingjian, the first assistant, so he handed over the matter to him.
"Ministers should do their best, and they will live up to Your Majesty's trust!"
Pei Xingjian has always been very uninterested in Empress Wu, in the early years he was demoted to Anxi, because of his opposition to the establishment of Wu Meiniang as the queen, over the years, although there has never been a public opposition to the words and deeds of the Empress Wu, but secretly there are some hidden stumbling blocks for the Empress Wu, and now he has a chance to put the Empress Wu together, and he is very happy.
"Well, that's it!"
Gaozong was a body that had just recovered from a serious illness, and was severely stimulated by Li Xian's checkmate before, and then discussed things like a long time, he was already tired, and this time he saw that the matter had come to an end, and he had no intention of presiding over the court again, and after dropping a sentence of explanation, he didn't wait for Pei Xingjian to thank him, got up, and dragged his feet to the apse......