Chapter 104 Trouble finally came
The court has been discussed, a multi-party game is considered to be an end, but the aftermath is not settled, first Luo Bin Wang in court endowed the "Chaotian Yan" poem with lightning speed and spread to China, and then, countless scholars from the poor family echoed, the call for the reform of the imperial examination filled the government and the opposition, not to mention how the foreign students reacted, just the thousands of scholars who traveled to Chang'an to the Ministry of Rites Yamen appeal letters, Zhuangxing poems and the like, almost the Ministry of Rites Yamen was submerged, there were several grand occasions of the late Han Dynasty bus on the book, Gaozong heard about this situation, Deeply felt that this matter could not be delayed, so on the first day of the first month of May, the official edict announced to the world, the reform of the imperial examination, by the Lu King Li Xian presided over its affairs, the Zhou King Li Xian was the deputy, the world's poor scholars were overjoyed, for the poor scholars to ask for the life of the Luo Bin Wang then established the reputation of the leader of the literary world, Lu, Tuesday Wang also spread all over the world.
The virtuous name is not virtuous, Li Xian naturally does not take it to heart, for him, these fictitious things are useless, and the battle between the court and the court ultimately depends on the comparison of strength, in this sense, it is the biggest benefit to be able to get Song Xian and He Long, two subordinate officials from the Zhou Palace, into the court and the central government, of course, secretly arranging a pusher to help Luo Bin Wang win the reputation of the leader of the literary world is also a good gain, but unfortunately Comrade Luo does not seem to appreciate Li Xian's affection, and does not show it" betrayed his body to repay his kindness", but he did not refuse to sing peace with Li Xian, and the relationship between them was barely a matter of separation, but Li Xian didn't care, and Li Xian didn't plan to use King Luo Bing as a minister, as long as he was willing to help a little under the inspiration of "righteousness", Li Xian would be satisfied, as for what righteousness is, it depends on how Li Xian needs to use it to fool Comrade Luo.
When the holy decree was in hand, the reputation of doing errands was available, Li Xian was busy working non-stop, but Li Xian hid from it, and never even showed his face once, let alone perform the duties of a very deputy, except for the daily indispensable martial arts, he ignored everything else, and even the gate of the palace rarely went out, and it was completely a posture of a big shopkeeper, so that people couldn't see what kind of medicine was sold in Li Xian's gourd.
Can't read it? That's right, the reason why Li Xian is so honest is not without reason, just because he knows very well that the current situation seems to be calm, but in fact, the undercurrent has begun to surge, and if he is not careful, there is a danger of overthrowing, and all of this can only come from one person, that is the Empress Wu - this court battle has come to an end, the prince successfully got the river work messenger, which is the biggest benefit, Li Xian got the imperial examination envoy, and it can be regarded as having the name of being involved in court affairs, and the takeout can also be borrowed in the name of Xuezheng, Take the opportunity to infiltrate the power into the various departments of the court and even the local states and counties, although it is not comparable to the prince's harvest, but it can be regarded as a big gain, as for Li Xian himself, he also made a little sweetness by the way, Gaozong can check and balance the court, and he is obviously quite satisfied, the only thing that is lost is only the Empress Wu, and he has not been able to get anything, but because of Li Xian's false shot, the North Gate Bachelor who arranged it did not succeed, but became the laughing stock of the court. Its means of counterattacking are absolutely amazingly fierce, Li Xian does not want to be the first target of being attacked, and hiding to watch the limelight has become Li Xian's only choice.
Counting up, Li Xian has destroyed the plot of the Empress Wu several times before and after, and he has stubbornly relied on his own strength to get the two saints who should have appeared a long time ago to the top of the court, and now there is no trace, there is no doubt that Li Xian is proud of it, but the problem is that Li Xian does not have that mind, just because he knows very well how big the ambition of the Empress Wu is, and how ruthless his wrist is, Li Xian thinks to himself that even if he has the memory of the third world, he may not be able to fight and win, and how can he be careless and cautious, so Li Xian became an idler in the court, Except for the occasional court, he didn't participate in anything, he didn't take over any work, and on the surface, he was very at ease.
The days of freedom are always short-lived, even if it is pretended to be free, no, the trouble that Li Xian was worried about finally came, and it came very quickly, so fast that even Li Xian felt a little unexpected-on May 20, Xu Jingzong in the service impeached Liu Xiangdao, the secretary of the ministry, for vainly discussing the virtues and foolishness of the princes, which was a great crime of disrespect. As soon as this book was on, the party of the Empress Wu echoed, the people and the evidence were there, Liu Xiangdao was speechless, and the court situation was in chaos in an instant, and the hard-fought battle between the forces began, and Li Xian, who was originally at home, was also summoned to the mansion by Li Xian to discuss the way to deal with this matter.
"Seventh brother, I've heard about it, Liu Xiangdao is afraid that this old man is going to be finished this time, does the seventh brother have any plans for this?"
As soon as he saw Li Xian coming, Li Xian didn't say anything polite, and even didn't wait for Li Xian to sit down, he had already asked directly, and he was in a hurry, which is not surprising.
I heard that I have heard about it a long time ago, don't look at Li Xian who has always been at home during this time, and seems to be indifferent to everything, in fact, Li Xian has never relaxed his vigilance, and has long ordered Lin Hu, who is in charge of intelligence collection, to pay close attention to the changes in the court situation, that Xu Jingzong has just been on this chapter, and Li Xian has received a detailed report on this side, and even a copy of Xu Jingzong's bullet seal has been in his hands, and he knows the ins and outs of the whole thing very well, but when it comes to the method of contingency, he really hasn't thought much about it, Seeing Li Xian so excited at this moment, Li Xian's heart sank for no reason, but he didn't bring it to his face, he just nodded calmly and said: "The younger brother has heard some rumors, and he doesn't know the details, the sixth brother may wish to tell the younger brother one or two if he has any internal information." ”
"So that the seventh brother knows, this matter is also related to the seventh brother, hey, that Liu Lao'er didn't know what wrong medicine he had eaten, and when he got together with a group of sour literati, he commented on the seventh brother unreasonably, saying that the seventh brother was always messing around in the government and politics, and he was hidden and not revealed on weekdays, but it was not the blessing of the court, but he never wanted to say unintentionally, he listened to the heart, no, he was reported to Xu Lao'er, ha, this time it's okay, he should be unlucky, Xu Lao'er wants to participate, there is really no one who can't participate, that guy has no such arm as the ministry, he should be guilty, Hahaha...... "Li Xian was obviously in a good mood, and briefly recounted the incident in a ridiculous tone, and at the end, when he remembered the situation of the prince's loss of his arm, he laughed excitedly, and his pride was undisguised.
Happy fart, how can this thing be as simple as you kid imagined, this is a strategy of killing three birds with one stone, I can't even see this, it's enough to choke! Li Xian was very proud, but Li Xian's heart sank, just because he knew more than Li Xian, as soon as he learned that Xu Jingzong was in the book, Li Xian had ordered Lin Hu to investigate the matter with all his might, and soon found a celebrity who had participated in the literary gathering, according to what he said, Li Xian was able to conclude that this matter was actually a conspiracy - at that time, a group of literati chanted poems and talked about the affairs of the world, and when they were on the rise, Jiang Mingyao, who denounced Liu Xiangdao, first turned the topic to the imperial examination at that time. The words deliberately made a very admiring Li Xian, which triggered Liu Xiangdao's drunken words, and then there was Xu Jingzong's impeachment, this matter together, it can be said that it is involved and the whole body, all the forces in the court are afraid that they will have to be involved involuntarily, for such an important position as the official secretary, a big melee is afraid that it cannot be avoided, and this obviously gives the Empress Wu the opportunity to take advantage of the chaos, especially when Gaozong's old illness relapses and can hardly be governed, it is a good opportunity for the Empress Wu to get his hands on it- Taking advantage of the chaos to attack the crown prince is one of them, taking the opportunity to pro-government is the second, and further provoking the princes to fight among them is the third.
"I see, the younger brother really suffered this unwarranted disaster, I don't know what the sixth brother has to worry about this?" It is one thing to be able to understand Empress Wu's intentions, and it is another thing to deal with it, Li Xian has not actually come up with a proper strategy so far, but he really wants to hear Li Xian's opinion on this matter.
"The ancients had clouds: the sky is with it, and it is ominous to abandon it, what does the seventh brother think?" Li Xian made great strides into the court this time, and with the authority to do things in the name of righteousness, his power has been strengthened, and he has the intention to play one by one in the post of secretary of the ministry, and when he saw Li Xian asking, he said it without concealment.
The importance of the Ministry of Officials is needless to say, who can master the Ministry of Officials, who has the possibility of controlling the court, generally speaking, can hold this position, a must be the emperor's favored minister, before Liu Xiangdao can be the prince's henchman out of this position, it is an outlier, the root of it is because Gaozong has the heart to support the prince to counter the ambition of the Empress Wu, in this sense, even if Liu Xiangdao falls, the superior is very likely to be a major minister of the prince's family, however, this must have a precondition, That is, Gaozong can still govern in person, but now Gaozong is seriously ill, and has already hid in Penglai Palace (Daming Palace) to recuperate, and there is almost no possibility of personally managing the government, the prince wants to keep the position of the official department under the pressure of the Empress Wu, and the difficulty is not small, in other words, Li Xian has no possibility of fighting, not to mention that Li Xian is tempted, that is, he is as calm as Li Xian, and he is also moved by it, but whether he should make this move made Li Xian hesitate, and his brows fell into deep contemplation......