Chapter 731: Preemptive Strike (Part II)
"What's going on? Who dares to be so rampant? Why didn't you come to report to me earlier! ”
For Gao Zhizhou and his people, Gaozong actually doesn't like it very much, not because he is very prejudiced against it, but he thinks that his talent is just average, and he is just a doctor of imperial history, and he is barely competent, but if he wants to be a Zaifu, he is not old or young in terms of ability, and the reason why he agreed to be Zaifu at the beginning was completely to balance the court situation, and it was purely a last resort, but no matter what, Gao Zhizhou was already Zaifu, and he was also one of the pillars of the court, so he was assassinated, lost not only Gao Zhizhou's life, but also the face of the court, which made Gao Zong, who had always had a good face, very hard, and the anger in his heart surged, and the words were not so good.
"Back to my father's words, Caizhou reported that it was in Beijing yesterday, and now the government and the opposition have spread it all over, and the sons have already read the book, and they only know some of the connotations.
Li Xian was very aware of Gaozong's psychological changes, and he would not be flustered because of his unpleasant words, so he bowed slightly and replied gently.
"Well, what the hell is going on?"
Gaozong was still sick yesterday, no one saw him, let alone Li Xian, even after Wu, he couldn't see Gaozong, there is no doubt that it is obviously unreasonable to blame Li Xian for concealing and not reporting, which is obviously unreasonable, this Gaozong also woke up, his old face was slightly red, but he didn't explain much, but asked a little slowly.
"Back to my father's words, Caizhou's recital said that Gao Xiang was poisoned to death on the occasion of going to Sima Li Chun's banquet in Zhou, and it was found that it was done by Zhang Er, the remnant of Qixia Mountain, and Caizhou Liu Thorn Shi has led the state army to exterminate this bandit, and killed 18 rebels on the spot, including the chef who poisoned him.
Li Xian came here to make a preemptive strike, and it was inevitable to sue Diao, so he would not help Caizhou people and other parties to cover up, and went straight to the content of the report one by one, and he didn't forget to leave a tail at the end.
"Why are you from Qixia Mountain again, didn't I issue a Ming edict, and the people of Qixia Mountain are wanted all over the world? Why did this group of bastards pop up again, and they really couldn't kill them endlessly! ”
When Li Xian was assassinated in Hexi, he was already asking for the extermination of the people of Qixia Mountain, etc., Gaozong was angry with Li Xian's several assassinations, and he had already issued a clear edict, asking the local government to strictly arrest the people of Qixia Mountain, etc., and at this time, when he heard that Gao Zhizhou's death was related to Qixia Mountain, he couldn't help but be a little angry.
It would be strange if you really killed it, I didn't see a group of people in Qixia Mountain who changed their faces and lived nourishingly in your old palace!
For all the people in Qixia Mountain, Li Xian is disgusted in his heart, and he can't wait to sweep away all this gang of lawbreakers immediately, but it's a pity that he wants to think about it, but he can't do it like this, the reason is very simple, the time is not yet ripe, even if he exposes the true face of the Qingxu gang in front of Gaozong at this time, it is useless, with the care of the martial queen, this group of fake bull noses has long had a new origin, and they can't make a big article from the official face at all, rather than wasting their efforts in vain, it is better to pretend not to know, and endure it first, When the time comes, it is not too late to settle a general account with this gang of thieves, in view of this, in the face of a series of doubts from Gaozong at this time, Li Xian remained silent very rationally.
"What does Xian'er think about this?"
Gaozong was furious, the irritability in his heart was slightly reduced, and when he saw Li Xian remaining silent on the side, his heart couldn't help but move, which threw the question to Li Xian.
"Father Mingjian, this matter has not been decided, but the child is not good to discuss, everything is subject to the father's holy judgment."
The temptation in Gaozong's words was too strong, and with Li Xian's mind, how could he not guess it and refuse to comment on this matter.
"Hmm."
This assassination case came too strangely, and thinking of Gao Zhizhou's position, as well as Li Xian's previous proposal that Gao Zhizhou go out to patrol Henan, Gaozong couldn't help but be suspicious of Li Xian's body, and the previous question also contained the intention of testing Li Xian, if Li Xianzhen issued a lot of suggestions on this matter, Gaozong would be about to babble, but now Li Xian is not like this, Gaozong's doubts in his heart have faded a little, and he didn't say anything more about this matter, just got up anxiously and paced back and forth in the dormitory, after a long time, suddenly paused, glanced at Li Xian and said, "Does Xian'er think there is something else in this case?" ”
"Back to his father's words, the child thought that there should be, Caizhou Liu said in this chapter that the whole case has been solved, and the thieves have been wiped out, but there is no mention of the reason why Zhang Erqi and his people plotted to assassinate Gao Xiang, this article is really difficult to understand."
Gaozong's question was still tentative, Li Xian knew the root of it as soon as he heard it, and it was very easy to deal with it, so he unhurriedly analyzed the case and pointed out the biggest mystery.
"Well, I also think so, where did this Qixia Mountain people come from, why do they always have to get along with my Datang? Hmph, I think it's time for the Criminal Department to be reorganized, and I can't even hold some reckless thieves, so what's the use of me wanting these fools? ”
Gaozong is not the British lord in the end, after several attempts to no avail, he no longer doubts Li Xian, and turned his head to be annoyed by the incompetence of the criminal department, and his words are extremely serious.
"Father, Emperor Shengming."
The Criminal Department has become a place to hide dirt and dirt since Wu Chenghei and other martial disciples became the masters, even if Wu Chengsi was transferred out of the Criminal Department, this situation has not changed, and now, the Criminal Department has basically been controlled by the Empress Wu, in this case, Gaozong wants to ask the Criminal Department, although Li Xian will not add fuel to the fire, but he will never go to relieve the officials of the Criminal Department, so he simply came to praise something.
"That's it, I'm so sage, I, ......alas, I'm really tired, do you have anything to say about it?"
Gaozong is not a person with big ideas, it is okay to talk about anger, I really want him to rectify the martial disciples, but he can't do that, after a long sigh, he asked the opinion of the martial queen uneasily.
"Back to my father's words, the queen mother has nothing else to say about it, and the sons have only heard some rumors, and they don't know if they are true or not, so they don't dare to say it."
Li Xian came here to wait for Gaozong to provoke such a topic, and when he saw that Gaozong had really done this, his spirit suddenly perked up, and he responded vaguely with a twist of words.
"Rumors? Even the rumors, make it clear! ”
Gao Zhi's death on Monday means that the court situation will be chaotic again, this is naturally a situation that Gaozong does not want to see, and when he heard the word "rumor" at this time, he was even more angry, and glanced at Li Xian dissatisfiedly, and asked angrily.
"Yes, boy." Li Xian bowed down in a panic, and said in a thoughtful tone: "Erchen heard that someone was secretly conspiring in the court, and wanted to push Liu Yizhi to take over Gao Zhizhou's vacancy, saying that the queen mother had great expectations for her and intended to exalt her, but now under the rumors, the court situation is chaotic. ”
"Liu Yizhi? Hmmm......"
Gaozong has not been in charge of politics for a long time in recent years, and he is no longer too familiar with the middle and low-level officials in the court, but he still has a deep impression of Liu Yizhi, the head of the "North Gate Bachelor" of the year, and he also knows that he is quite talented, but this is not the key, the key is that this person is the backbone of the party, if he enters the political hall, I am afraid that the balance of the court will be completely ruined, obviously not the result that Gaozong is happy to see, but when it comes to how to veto this person quietly, Gaozong is a little blind, For a while, I didn't know what to do, and I didn't know what to decide.
"Father Mingjian, the child has worked with this person, and he does have some understanding of it, this son is quite talented, and he has a momentum to do things, but he is like a capable minister, but the political hall is the pillar of the country, and it is necessary to have an old and serious person as a responsibility, so as to ensure that it is safe.
Li Xian knew too much about Gaozong's psychology of seeking stability, and when he saw that he was silent, he immediately guessed what his intentions were, so he suggested it from the side.
"Well, Xian'er said that this is really the way to seek the country, and I also thought that it should be so, but it was just ......"
Gaozong also wanted to use a neutral old minister, and there was no reason for Li Xian's proposal, but he thought carefully about today's old ministers, and found that there was no one available, and his eyes couldn't help but stiffen, and when he said half of the words, he couldn't go on, which is not surprising, Gaozong has succeeded to the throne for nearly 30 years, and most of the good ministers who were useful earlier have passed away, plus he has been in charge of government for nearly ten years, and he can't even remember the names of many new ministers, let alone pull out talents from Zhongjian.
"Father, the child heard an interesting story, saying that it was to the old minister Liu Renliang who just accepted a concubine a few days ago, and he really had the courage to be honest, and all the ministers in the court and the central government were shocked when they talked about it."
Regarding Gaozong's difficulties, Li Xianzi was quite considerate, and without waiting for Gaozong to ask, he vaguely mentioned it in a joking way.
"This is the right rule (Liu Renliang's words), when a real person is an old heart, he is almost eighty years old, and this thought, it's just that, I can't let him continue to be so scourge, just let him go back to the court to work."
Liu Renliang is an old minister, Gaozong has always been favored and trusted, when the Empress Wu took Liu Renliang as an old man and ordered him to give office, Gaozong was not very happy, but he was afraid of internal illness, and he didn't come forward to stop it.
"Father Emperor Shengming!"
With Gaozong's words, Li Xian also has room for operation, which can be regarded as blocking the possibility of Empress Wu pushing Liu Yizhi out to compete for the position from the root, and there is nothing dissatisfied, so he hurried to praise it.
"Well, I'm going to ...... it."
Gaozong was obviously afraid of long nights and dreams, and took advantage of this time that his health was still good, so he planned to issue an edict on this, so as not to have any unhappy forks in the future.
"The queen of heaven has arrived!"
Although Gaozong's plan was good, it was a pity that it could not be realized, and before he finished speaking, the sound of shouting was already sounding outside......