Chapter 588: Turmoil in the Eastern Capital (1)
Seeing that the sky is going to be November, this day is very cold, especially in the early morning, the sun has not risen, the frost is still there, the cold can be frozen to the bones, Rao is Li Xian has put on a thick leather robe, and added a white fox scarf, but at first glance from the warm spring dormitory is about to come out, or by the cold air on the face to freeze a few sneezes, the already unhappy mood is a little worse, can't help scolding, so startled that the palace maids and eunuchs waiting on the side are busy surrounding.
"Stand down!"
The crowd was very attentive, but Li Xian didn't appreciate it at all, flicked his sleeves angrily, scolded him, and then didn't care how the people reacted, and walked towards the soft chariot placed under the steps with a gloomy face, lifted the door curtain, turned his waist in, and snorted coldly: "Enter the palace!" ”
"Get up, set up the Qianyuan Palace!"
Zhang Che looked at the soft chariot very worriedly, but he didn't dare to delay much, he shouted at the top of his throat, and saw that the four little eunuchs who stayed next to the soft chariot had lifted the soft chariot with all their strength, and walked towards the Chunhua Gate unhurriedly.
"Damn it!"
Although the soft chariot was covered with thick fur on all sides, Li Xian still felt cold and panicked, rubbed his hands a few times, and cursed angrily, although the voice was not loud, but the inside was full of anger and corruption, which is not surprising, just because the irritability in Li Xian's heart is no longer a matter of one or two days, since the war of Tuyuhun began, his heart has never been stable, of course, it is not that he is worried that the war is not going well, in fact, what he is worried about is the opposite, what he is afraid of is that the war is too smooth!
The prince really disdains, the king is virtuous and capable!
As soon as he thought of this popular nursery rhyme in the eastern capital city recently, Li Xian's heart twitched suddenly, and a wave of anger surged uncontrollably. Hate! Great hatred! Li Xian can't wait to cut down all those who dare to spread rumors, but it's a pity, he can only just think about it, not to mention that the martial arts queen can't get through, even if he can get through, Li Xian doesn't dare to move blindly, just because there are too many people who spread rumors, so many that they can't control it at all, not only the people are spreading it, but the courtiers are also spreading it, and even in the East Palace, I have heard that someone is secretly discussing this matter, in this case, even if he Li Xian is angry, what can he do? Unless he can immediately ascend to the position of the Ninth Five, otherwise, this kind of will only increase, and there will be no time for it to stop, and this is obviously very difficult, unless......
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
Just when Li Xian was thinking about it, Zhang Che's call suddenly sounded outside the door curtain.
"Huh?"
Li Xian has never been a good-natured person, and his train of thought was interrupted by half a cut at this time, and his face immediately became unpleasant, but he did not immediately get angry, but snorted coldly.
"Your Highness, the Qianyuan Hall has arrived, please make it clear to Your Highness."
As the most obedient person around Li Xian, Zhang Che knew how much pressure Li Xian had been under these days, and when he heard that Li Xian's voice was wrong, he couldn't help but shrink his neck, but he didn't dare not say what he should say, after all, it had been a long time since he arrived in front of the Qianyuan Palace, and if he delayed it so silently, he was afraid that he would be punished again by the party after the martial arts.
"Oh."
As soon as he heard that this was the case, Li Xian didn't want to have another attack, but he didn't say anything, stretched out his hand and moved the curtain, and a group of small eunuchs who were with him were busy rolling up the curtains and building small wooden stools, waiting for Li Xian to get off.
"Hahaha......, good, good, Xian'er is really my family's thousands of miles of horses, good, very good......"
After Li Xian got out of the soft rut, he didn't pay attention to the entourage, etc., just waved his hand carelessly, signaling everyone to wait outside the hall, but he stretched out his hand to straighten his clothes a little, raised his feet and walked up the steps in front of the hall, and personally handed the sign to the little eunuch waiting outside the hall, and after a while, he got the dictation of Gaozong's summons, and without much delay, he strode towards the palace. The words made Li Xian's heart sink as soon as he heard it, but he didn't dare to say anything inappropriate, so he could only lower his head and walk quickly towards the royal car.
"The sons knock to see the father and the queen mother!"
No matter how tired I am in my heart, the number of courtesies that should be fulfilled is indispensable. Otherwise, the charge of rudeness in front of the king will be deducted, but it is not fun, and Li Xianzi can only suppress the unhappiness in his heart, grab the front pier, and respectfully bow to worship.
"Excuse me, excuse me, Xian'er came just in time, I was planning to send someone to call you, the military report has arrived this morning, the northwest has won a great victory, Tubo has been destroyed, I don't have to worry about it! Hehe, Xian'er is really good, but more than 80,000 men and horses, after several expeditions, actually wiped out nearly 600,000 troops of the Tubo people, and won successive battles, and wiped out the Tubo in one fell swoop in more than two months, which is really an unprecedented victory, and I can sleep peacefully, good, good! ”
Gaozong's mood was obviously extremely good, and under the high spirits, he had more words, patronizing and saying a good thing, but he didn't notice that the prince was already embarrassed and his face turned blue.
"Congratulations to my father, congratulations to my father, the seventh brother can have such a big victory, all thanks to the great grace of his father, the child thinks that this is the fruit of his father's heart and heart."
The last thing Li Xian wants to hear now is that Li Xian has made miraculous achievements again, but Gaozong is on the rise, and he doesn't dare to say anything unpleasant, so he can only change the way to force this credit to Gaozong, which means that the reason why Li Xian was able to win a big victory is all due to Gaozong's good luck, and it has nothing to do with Li Xian's talent.
"Xian'er said this, I don't dare to think about it like this, just don't talk about this, well, your seventh brother sent a report that also mentioned something, well, let's say so, Xian'er thinks that Tubo is a barren land, and it's useless to come, but it's better to **, divided into five countries, with my Tang garrison in the middle to mediate everything, so that I can not only protect the great authority of my Tang Dynasty, but also do not need to take care of the local people's livelihood, and there is no boundless disaster, I look at it or it is feasible, I don't know what Xian'er thinks about this?"
Everyone likes to listen to flattery words, and Gaozong is of course no exception, but he didn't dare to drag the great credit of the eradication of Tubo to himself in front of the old ministers, but he just snorted the matter and put the matter aside, and instead brought up the aftermath of Li Xian's performance.
"This, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, the destruction of Tubo is the father of the emperor Hongen, the soldiers in exchange for their lives, how can they be so plainly sealed out, such military affairs still have to be cautious after all."
As soon as he heard that Li Xian was actually good at making propositions on such military affairs, the jealousy in Li Xian's heart could no longer be suppressed, regardless of Gaozong's previous words that he had actually agreed to Li Xian's suggestion, gritted his teeth, and expressed his resolute opposition without hesitation.
"Hmm......, that's what does Mei Niang think this matter should do?"
Gaozong obviously didn't expect Li Xian's reaction to be so intense, and he couldn't help but be stunned, but he didn't say anything, but threw the question to Empress Wu, who was sitting silently beside him.
"The concubine has no other objections, everything is subject to His Majesty's holy judgment."
Empress Wu is very self-aware, knowing that military affairs are her own shortcomings, and she does not intend to express her opinion on this matter, even if she is actually reluctant to let Li Xian's excerpt pass the court discussion, of course, she also does not want to see Li Xian's advice succeed, it is precisely because of this consideration that Empress Wu naturally kicked the ball back to Gaozong's feet.
"Well, what do you Aiqing think about this matter, you might as well talk about it, I listen."
Gaozong originally wanted to agree with Li Xian's recital, not only because Li Xian's meritorious service was not small, but also because Gaozong felt ashamed of Li Xian - over the years, the court has never allocated money to Hexi, although Gaozong is not very governed, but this point is well known, it can be said that this extermination of Tubo is completely Li Xian's work alone, moreover, Li Xian has not been able to give an explanation for several assassinations, the case of Longzhou has not been closed, and a Sun Quanfu has emerged in the back, although all kinds of Gaozong never mentioned it, but he is faintly aware of it in his heart, Since he has a compensatory psychology for Li Xian, of course, Gaozong himself also agrees with Li Xian's opinion, he is really not interested in the barren snowy plateau, even if Li Xian is tossed, there will be no chaos, but after all, this matter is a military matter, since the prince raised objections in court, Gaozong could not directly refute the prince's face, this saw that the martial queen refused to express his opinion, Gaozong had no choice, so he had to push the problem to the people.
"Your Majesty respectfully requests the Holy Judgment."
A group of Zaifu have been in the sea for a long time, but they are all old/Jianghu, and they can't see that this matter is actually the prince blatantly in the sign of King Beiying, and they don't want to participate in it, and it is an inevitable choice for Mingzhe to protect himself, so the ball turned around and returned to Gaozong's feet.
"Okay, the left and right Tuyuhun can restore the country, and the matter of Tubo dividing the five kingdoms is not indispensable, so this matter is decided."
Seeing that the ministers did not accept the invitation, Gaozong's face was a little unpleasant, but he was helpless, frowned, dropped a sentence of explanation, and got up, no longer giving all kinds of people the opportunity to speak and admonish, wandering around and then turned into the apse, Empress Wu glanced at the embarrassed Li Xian with deep meaning, and did not speak again, and then marched into the apse.
As soon as Gaozong and Empress Wu left, all the ministers and workers no longer stayed and dispersed one after another, but Li Xian stood in the hall with a pale face, his eyes flickering uncertainly......