Chapter 84: The Mourning of the Dead (II)
People are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, even if it is such a decisive person like the Empress Wu, there is a softness in his heart, although it is not much, but in the end it still exists, Helan Minzhi is undoubtedly a concern in the heart of the Empress Wu, and his status in the mind of the Empress Wu is better than that of the princes, even if He Lanminzhi is really unscrupulous, but the Empress Wu has never reproached him for his willful behavior, but every time he shoots to cover up or deal with Helan Minzhi's evil deeds, he takes care of it meticulously, In the final analysis, I am afraid that it is not only because of the deep relationship with my sister Wu Shun, but also because of the handsome image of Helan Minzhi that entrusts a certain thought of Empress Wu.
If possible, Empress Wu really doesn't want Helan Minzhi to be hurt, but, feelings belong to feelings, in major matters, Empress Wu can't be swayed by feelings, when it's time to be a killer, there will be no hesitation, let alone softness, but after the fact, guilt is inevitable, even if it's not much, but after all, there is still there, this is the root cause why Empress Wu has always been messing around with Helan Minzhi these days, but has never shown up, but now the Empress Wu can't help but come forward, there is no other, Gaozong, who had just recovered from his illness, issued an edict to set up a mourning hall for the Korean lady and daughter in the palace, and also had to meet Helan Minzhi, who was afraid that Helan Minzhi would cause trouble in front of the holy driver, so the Empress Wu had to move to the palace.
"Son, come, get up quickly, my aunt will be the master for you." The different color in Empress Wu's eyes only flashed, and she quickly regained her clarity, bent down, patted Helan Minzhi's constantly moving shoulder, and gently persuaded her.
"Niangniang, my nephew's heart hurts, Niangniang ......" Although Helan Minzhi knelt up obediently, the tears in his eyes were still gushing like a spring, looking up at Empress Wu, and crying heartbroken.
"Zhi'er Mo cried, my aunt also felt pain in my heart, alas, my sister and Yue'er died unjustly in the hands of the villain, my aunt ......" Wu Houhou said this, her eyes were red, tears were about to gush out, and the words were choked and couldn't go on, and the aunt and nephew cried relatively much, and when they arrived, they all messed up with the accompanying eunuchs and palace maids, but no one dared to come forward to persuade them, so they could only look at each other stupidly.
"Niangniang, my mother and sister have always been kind-hearted and never quarrel with others, why did they end up so tragically, my nephew is puzzled, Niangniang, why is this......" The more Helan Minzhi cried, the more sad he became, and at the end, there was a sense of accountability between the words.
"Rest assured, this case has been solved, the first rebellion has been punished, and the rebellion will also be eliminated, in order to comfort my sister and Yue'er's spirit in the sky, come, get up, Your Majesty wants to see you, don't lose your courtesy, otherwise, my aunt can't protect you, come and wait for the son to bathe and change clothes!" As soon as he heard Helan Minzhi say more and more, the more presumptuous he became, the eyes of the Empress Wu were already flashing, but he did not accuse Helan Minzhi of Meng Lang, but after gently persuading a few words, he gave an order in an unquestionable tone, and the eunuchs and palace maids who were waiting on the side rushed up, regardless of whether He Lanminzhi was happy or not, they set it up and went to the apse to support it.
Perhaps because of the presence of the Empress Wu, Helan Minzhi did not have any rude behavior, just sobbed in a low voice, and let a group of eunuchs help him into the back hall, but just when he turned the dark place of a porch, the corner of Helan Minzhi's mouth suddenly showed a strange smile, there was a bit of hideousness, a little resentment, and a bit of determination, as for why he laughed, only God knows......
I don't know when, the sky is overcast again, the clouds are very low, the electric light jumps from time to time, the thunder is faintly moving, the first heavy rain of this spring is about to fall, there is no light in the spacious hall, it is dim, almost difficult to see, but Li Xian does not mind at all, there is no meaning of ordering people to light the lamp, sitting alone in front of a few pieces, staring thoughtfully at a game of endgame on a few pieces, and holding a chess piece in his hand, as if thinking about the review, but in fact, the heart is no longer on the chess.
Time flies so fast, this blink of an eye, it has been more than a year since he was reborn, and the things he has experienced are not less, it is time to take a good summary, especially in the case of the great changes in the direction of the court, Li Xian can't help but think carefully about how to go in the future - that's right, Li Xian has done a lot of things secretly in the past year, and has also made some changes to the original historical trend, and it can even be said that he has made some progress, but Li Xian himself is very sober, Just because the overall situation has not changed fundamentally, the situation is still very grim.
It's a pity, it's really a pity, for failing to save Helan Minyue, Li Xian feels deeply regretful, it's a pity that things have happened, no matter how much you think about it, it's in vain, this point Li Xian is very sober, the trouble is that with the death of Helan Minyue's mother and daughter, there is no one in the harem who can contain the Empress Wu, and after this great change, Gaozong's already weak body is bound to deteriorate further, followed by the power of the Empress Wu rising again, this trend seems to be unstoppable, how to respond has become Li Xian's first consideration.
In Li Xian's view, Empress Wu can control the government by walking on three legs, and it is obviously unthinkable to hold the Son of Heaven hostage in the palace Li Xian, not to mention Li Xian, that is, Gaozong himself is helpless when he knows the ambition of Empress Wu, at most he is trying his best to support the prince to curb Empress Wu's growing ambitions, the problem is that history has proven that this road will not work at all - although the prince is virtuous, it is a pity that the means are not ruthless enough, and in the end it is difficult to escape the end of Empress Wu's killing, as for Empress Wu's second leg, That is the gang of villain officials in Dali Temple, this Li Xian can try to use the prince, and gradually destroy the party of the Empress Wu in the Dali Temple, of course, even if Li Xian does not come forward to promote, the prince will never sit idly by and watch such an important institution in the hands of the Empress Wu, a vicious fight is inevitable, although the victory or defeat is still difficult to predict, but Li Xian is not too worried, Li Xian is not without the courage to do it, not to mention that the officials of Dali Temple themselves are not seamless, it is still very easy to find some faults, what really gave Li Xian a headache was precisely the bachelor of the North Gate who had just emerged and had not yet become a big climate.
Led by Liu Yizhi, Zhou Simao, Fan Lubing, Wei Jingye and others, the Beimen bachelors can only be regarded as emerging now, although they have been promoted by the martial arts queen when Taishan sealed the Chan, but after all, the foundation of these civil officials is shallow, and at present, at most, they can only be regarded as a group of middle-level officials, it seems that it is difficult to sing a big drama in the overall situation of the court, and it is difficult to arouse the vigilance of the bigwigs in the court, but Li Xian knows how great the harm of the Beimen bachelors is, as early as Luoyang, Li Xian has been thinking about how to disintegrate and even eradicate this tumor, for Li Xian, The importance of the bachelor of the North Gate is actually far better than that of the Empress Wu's pet inner palace and the gang of villain officials in Dali Temple, the reason is very simple, although the character of this group of shameless literati is poor, but all of them are very hard, and they have the ability to turn the world upside down to create public opinion, and they can't be ignored - Li Xian's own writing is only average, but after experiencing the polishing of the officialdom of later generations, he is very familiar with how to guide public opinion and even build momentum, and there are countless quintessential articles of later generations in his stomach, but he may not be afraid of this group of shameless literati, The problem is that Li Xian himself has made a gesture of abandoning literature and following martial arts, and he is bound to be unable to make amazing moves in literary affairs, besides, Li Xian, as a prince, is not good to directly come forward to fight a lawsuit with a group of low-status civil officials, so how to suppress this group of Beimen bachelors has become a tricky annoyance.
Talents, in the final analysis, are still lacking talents! Li Xian knows what his shortcomings are, but unfortunately he can't solve this matter for a while, of course, if the imperial examination can be operated well, this problem is bound to be greatly alleviated, but if you want to pass the imperial examination reform in the court, the difficulty is so great, it is not so simple to say, don't look at the original Hangu Pass Li Xian was full of confidence to persuade Li Xian to come forward to cooperate, in fact, it is just to drum up Li Xian's confidence, when it comes to the court meeting, there must be a fight, can you get what you want, It's still between the two.
"Seventh brother, why don't you even light the lamp?"
Just at the moment when Li Xian's thoughts were extremely mixed, a sound of footsteps sounded, and Li Xian, the king of Lu with a spring breeze, led several personal eunuchs to stride in from outside the hall, and when he saw Li Xian sitting alone in the dark, he couldn't help laughing and asked casually.
"Sixth brother, look at your complexion, it must be that everything is going well."
Li Xian glanced back at Li Xian, and when he saw that his complexion was good, the corners of his mouth curled, and he replied with a smile.
"Palm Lamp!"
Li Xian laughed, and did not immediately answer Li Xian's words, but waved his hand casually, and ordered a group of eunuchs to light the oil lamps and candles on the lampposts. ”
What's that? There are more people to see in this place, guess the! Li Xian secretly scolded himself, but his face was still full of smiles, and he shrugged his shoulders and said: "The sixth brother is joking, the younger brother is not a fairy, how can he guess the root, the sixth brother still said it directly." ”
"Hehe, so that the seventh brother can learn that when the elder brother was talking to his father, the queen mother personally accompanied Helan Minzhi into the palace, and the seventh brother guessed how bad this was?" Li Xian waved his hand with a smile and said Helan Minzhi's name, but in the end, he still sold it, obviously, Li Xian's mood was really better at this time.
Helan Minzhi? Hey, it's this kid who dares to love, well, I think that the mother-in-law should be planning to change her way to compensate for this son! Li Xian knew very well how favored Helan Minzhi was in the Empress Wu, and as soon as he heard Li Xian's words, he had already guessed a rough idea, but Li Xian didn't plan to say that he would come out, but made a puzzled look, looked at Li Xian, and asked hesitantly: "Could it be that the queen mother asked for a seal for her?" ”
"Where, where does the seventh brother want to go, hey, the queen mother proposed that He Lan Minzhi be the supervisor and behead, and the two martial arts children will be beheaded all the men, and all the women and children will be rewarded to He Lan Minzhi as slaves, and the father agreed, and I am afraid that the edict has been prepared at this time." Lee Hyun laughed and revealed the mystery.
I see, ha, that's also very interesting, Helan Minzhi? Interesting, very interesting! As soon as he thought of Helan Minzhi's evil deeds in his previous life, Li Xian's heart moved, and he had some plans, but he didn't say that he would come out, but laughed with Li Xian......