"Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Zhou is waiting outside the palace gate."

In the study room of the Xiande Hall of the East Palace, Li Hongzheng was discussing things in a low voice with Yan Liben, Liu Xiangdao and other court officials, and Wang Dequan, the deputy director of the Xiande Palace, hurriedly entered, came to Li Hong's side, and reported in a low voice.

"Oh?" When Li Hong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then his eyes rolled slightly, and he suddenly laughed, and waved his hand at Yan, Liu and other confidant ministers and said, "Everyone, Aiqing, sit here for a while, Rong Gu went to meet my seventh brother, and then we will discuss it later." ”

"The ministers obey the orders of His Highness."

Since Li Hong said so, the ministers and workers would not object, and each bowed down to make a promise, and watched Li Hong lead a group of small eunuchs out of the study.

"Brother of the courtier, see brother of the prince."

Li Xian was accompanied by Wang Dequan into the main hall of the Xiande Palace, and saw Li Honggao sitting in the big seat on the front pier, which was exactly the pattern of the monarch and the minister, and he couldn't help but muttered in his heart, but at this moment, he couldn't tolerate Li Xian's expression, so he could only take a few steps, rush forward, and respectfully salute and greet him.

"Excuse me, the seventh brother is so anxious to find a brother, but is there anything important?"

Li Hong calmly accepted Li Xian's salute, and then gently raised his hand and asked with a smile.

Something? Anyway, isn't this knowingly asking? What does this kid want to do with such a posture? How many times has Li Xian come to the East Palace, and he really hasn't encountered the time when Li Hong is holding a shelf like this, and he is a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he doesn't react to his face, he just muttered a few words in his heart, but the answer in his mouth is still very fluent: "Back to the prince's brother's words, the younger brother has already been to the British Mansion, and he is lucky to live up to his mission." ”

"Oh? Really? Does the old man have any explanation? Li Xian went to the British Mansion Li Hong had already received a tip, although he didn't know what Li Xian had talked about with Li Xian, but he had expected the result early on, but Li Hong didn't want to say anything, but asked with a smile.

Pretend, you are always pretending, sample, don't you just feel that you can't win over gently, you want to suppress people with momentum, let's see! Li Xian is very shrewd, with only a few words, he has seen through Li Hong's intentions, and he doesn't care about it, no matter what Li Hong does, Li Xian will never go to his boat, this is not a matter of feelings, but the life of his family is at stake, and he has no choice!

"Back to the words of the prince's brother, the younger brother relayed his brother's congratulations, and the old man only said that he was grateful to his father for his love, but his body was not good, and he could not bear to travel a long way, and said that the old injury recurred, and he had to recuperate in bed, so he could only regret the final dedication, as for the rest, he didn't say much." Li Xian had a fixed opinion in his heart, and he was not moved by Li Hong's arrangement, and described the matter briefly with a calm face, without any personal opinion.

"I see, it's hard for the seventh brother, well, the big Sikong is inconvenient, and the father must not be reluctant, and I don't know what the seventh brother has to say about this matter?" Li Hong quietly listened to Li Xian's description, and seeing that Li Xian did not have any comment on this matter, his brows couldn't help frowning slightly, and he glanced at Li Xian meaningfully, and asked in a low tone.

Teach? What can I say, as early as on the way to the East Palace, Li Xian has repeatedly deduced the overall situation several times, and is not optimistic about Li Hong's actions such as showing the chariot and horse to compete with the Empress Wu - in Li Xian's view, the wrist of the Empress Wu is not something that Li Hong can reverse, this time Li Hong acted with such fanfare, how could he hide the eyes and ears of the Empress Wu, it is inevitable to be attacked head-on, besides, regardless of Gaozong is a lump of mud in the hands of the Empress Wu, if you want to pinch it, you can basically pinch it, unless the Empress Wu wants to openly rebel, otherwise, As far as Gaozong's cowardly temperament is concerned, under normal circumstances, he would not refute Empress Wu's request, and moreover, from the emperor's point of view, Li Hong, as the crown prince, contacted important ministers on such a large scale, which is really a taboo, even if Gaozong is not a competent emperor, but he can't tolerate such behavior, and the combination of the two, Li Xian can already say with certainty that Li Hong will be defeated, and how can Li Xian step into such a defeat?

"The younger brother has no objections, so that the prince's brother can know that the minister's brother is now practicing martial arts at a critical juncture, and I am afraid that he will have no time to take care of the rest of the things, and ask the prince's brother Haihan to be one." Since Li Xian had decided not to participate in the matter, and he did not plan to get on Li Hong's ship, he simply shirked it.

"Huh?" Li Hong obviously didn't expect Li Xian to answer like this, so he couldn't help but be stunned, looked at Li Xian suspiciously, and saw that his face was extremely calm, and he couldn't see any flaws, and his heart couldn't help but sink, and he opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't help himself, looked around, waved his hand, and said, "You all retreat." ”

"No."

Since the crown prince had given the order, Wang Dequan and the eunuchs and palace maids waiting in the palace did not dare to slack off, and each bowed down and went away, leaving only the little brothers alone in the empty hall.

"Seventh brother, for my brother to know that you are a smart person, you should know the reason that a basket is easy to break, ten chopsticks are difficult to break, the ancients said: brothers work together, its benefits are broken, and there is a lot to be done today, for the brother I urgently hope that the seventh brother can help the brother, if the matter is harmonious, for the brother is not a stingy person, the seventh brother should know." After the brothers were silent and confronted each other for a long time, Li Hong took the lead in breaking the dead silence, and said earnestly, moving and showing his true temperament.

The truth is so, but unfortunately things are not as easy as Li Hong said, for the Empress Wu and other characters, it is almost impossible to knock down at once, you can only start from the subtleties bit by bit, accumulate small victories for big victories, and try to eat fat in one go, the result can only be to die by yourself, in Li Xian's view, Li Hongzhen wants to deal with the Empress Wu, and must not blindly stare at the Empress Wu, but must first cut off its wings, and then slowly figure it out, otherwise, it will be defeated and landless, of course, it does not mean that it is completely impossible to start on the Empress Wu, But it can only be done occasionally, from last year to now, in less than a year, first the edict case, and then the petition case, the boiling is not over, not to mention the grass and the snake, it has already hurt the martial queen, in such a situation, can the martial queen not fight back? As far as the character of the Empress Wu, if you don't make a move, it will be a landslide, Li Hong is obviously impossible to resist the anger of the Empress Wu, Li Xian naturally has no reason to be a martyr, as the so-called big husband acts, he should do something and not do something, in the situation of being unable to support it, it is naturally important for Mingzhe to protect himself.

"Brother Prince's words are serious, the younger brother is a dull and stupid person, it is really difficult to be a big responsibility, and now the art has not been completed, and it is useless, and the love of the prince's brother is really ashamed." No matter how affectionate Li Hong is, Li Xian has already made up his mind in his heart, so he will not be moved, and he will not hesitate to excuse himself.

"Seventh brother, you ......"

Seeing that Li Xian didn't eat hard and soft, Rao is Li Hong had a good temperament, but he couldn't help but get angry, suddenly got up, pointed at Li Xian and was about to scold, but when the words came to his mouth, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he had to forcibly take it back.

"Brother Prince, have you ever used tofu?"

Seeing that Li Hong was angry, Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little sorry in his heart, after all, Li Hong has always taken good care of Li Xian, and the relationship between the brothers is still there, besides, Li Xian didn't want Li Hong to fall too fast, so he groaned slightly, and some people abruptly asked a strange question.

"Huh? What do you mean by that? ”

Li Hongben was angry, and suddenly heard that Li Xian had such a strange question, and couldn't help but be stunned, and asked suspiciously.

"The tofu used by the prince's brother must have been cooked, it should have never seen the newly baked tofu, the hot soy milk only dripped a few drops of brine, and immediately became tofu, the freshly baked tofu is the most tender, looking at the water spirit, smelling fragrant, but unfortunately it can't be tasted, otherwise, I am afraid that I will burn my mouth, when my brother is young, I don't know this reason, under the gluttony, but I have suffered a great sin, every time I think of it, my heart palpitates." Li Xian said in a self-mocking manner, although there are many words, in fact, there is only one truth - you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry!

"Oh? Is there such a thing? The seventh brother is really careless, it's just that, the seventh brother has difficulties, and he doesn't want to be strong as a brother, so he doesn't want to be strong. Li Hong is not an unreasonable person, he can feel Li Xian's intentions in saying this, but he doesn't want to act according to his words, after all, in his opinion, now that Li Xian is willing to cooperate, things are promising, there is no more Li Xian, less Li Xian is not a lot, there is really no need to force Li Xian too tightly, it is better to stay a step, in the future, there may be a chance to pull Li Xian into his own camp, it is for this consideration, Li Hong's face softened, and after agreeing with a smile, he issued an expulsion order.

"Brother quit." It is the best result not to completely tear his face with the prince, Li Xianzi has no reason to stay longer, as soon as Li Hong's voice fell, Li Xian immediately saluted respectfully, turned around and withdrew from the main hall, walked all the way out of the East Palace, and drove to his own mansion in a carriage......

"Your Highness, please see your highness."

In the study of the Xiande Palace, a group of senior officials were discussing in a low voice, and suddenly saw Li Hong walking in with a slightly gloomy face, and they were busy getting up to see each other.

"Excuse me, just sit down."

failed to bring Li Xian under his command, Li Hong's mood was indeed not very good, and there was a hint of tiredness in his tone.

"Your Royal Highness, His Royal Highness King Zhou is here to ......"

Seeing that Li Hong's complexion was a little wrong, the ministers didn't dare to move a little, and after looking at each other, Yan Liben stood up and asked.

"Well, Li Dasikong has agreed to resign, as for the seventh brother, don't mention it, I'll wait and continue to discuss the matter." Li Hong didn't want to mention Li Xian's matter more, so he said vaguely, and cut directly to the point......