Chapter 309: Tempting Each Other (4)
As the saying goes: no wine is not a feast, even if the food in the British Mansion is fragrant, without the wine to adjust the atmosphere of the best, the banquet is naturally difficult to have the possibility of being worthy of the name, plus a large group of brothers named brothers, in fact, each with a ghost The goods are all together and calculating with each other, this banquet is naturally the rabbit's tail can not grow, this is not, a few sharp strikes, the true and false news is foggy and flickering, before and after not even half an hour, such a boring banquet has come to the point where it should end, The guests and hosts dispersed happily, at least on the surface, and as for what they were calculating in their hearts, only the old man could know.
"Seventh brother, I'm afraid it's not easy for these boys to come, hey, what is the eighth uncle trying to do?"
Li Xian couldn't hide his words in front of Li Xian, and he really didn't like Li Chong and the others, so he sent people out of the gate without waiting for Li Chong and the others' carriage to start, Li Xian already sneered.
"Hmm."
Li Xian can see what Li Xian can see, Li Xian has no reason not to see it, but Li Xian didn't want to say much about such a crowded place, but just said indifferently, and watched the carriage of Yue Wangfu go out of the wall, then quietly turned back to the study, sat behind the guqin, plucked the strings a few times, and a string of elegant piano sounds have rippled in the study.
"Seventh brother, you are so leisurely, you can still play the piano, hey, my father has rectified the eighth uncle, I'm afraid he has ulterior motives, and now how to end the game, I will be annoyed to death for my brother!" Li Xian was upset, seeing that Li Xian started to play the piano again, how could he have the heart to appreciate it, he rolled his eyes anxiously, and snorted coldly angrily.
Li Xian is playing the piano on the surface, but in fact, he is not calm in his heart - Li Xian does not know much about Li Zhen, the king of Yue, although he has had a certain amount of contact in his previous life, but it is not much, but there is one Li Xian is clear, that is, Li Zhen is not the kind of incompetent person who is obedient, on the contrary, this person has both courage and courage, can be regarded as a hero in the world, and also has a certain ambition, but this is not the focus of Li Xian's attention, what really makes Li Xian a little puzzled is what Li Zhen's political tendency is to come to the dynasty this time.
That's right, Li Zhen in the previous life died in the anti-martial uprising, but this does not mean that Li Zhen and Empress Wu are incompatible relations, in fact, the reason why Li Zhen raised troops against Wu Zetian to claim the emperor was just to protect himself, and before Empress Wu became emperor, the relationship between Li Zhen and Empress Wu was actually extremely close, and there was an important reason here - Li Zhen's mother Princess Yan was the cousin of Empress Wu, and the reason why Empress Wu was able to enter the palace was actually the result of Princess Yan's recommendation to Taizong Li Shimin, and later, after Taizong's death, When Empress Wu was driven to Ganye Temple for a nun, it was Princess Yan who secretly sent someone to protect and fund it, therefore, after Wu Meiniang was set up as the queen, she had a lot of dealings with the Yue Palace, over the years, the rewards have always been continuous, and the year before the death of Princess Yan, the Empress Wu had sent someone to pay tribute, and personally wrote a eulogy for Princess Yan, saying that it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a grace, Li Xian remembers very clearly, when he was established as the prince in his previous life, he was appointed as the prince and the prince of such a noble honor, it is Li Zhen, the king of Yue, And this will is from the hands of the Empress Wu, although most of the reasons here are caused by the Empress Wu's desire to stabilize the Li clan, but it also shows that there must be a lot of private connections between Li Zhen and the Empress Wu, but it is difficult to say to what extent this connection is.
As for Gaozong's intention to praise King Yue, it is easy to understand, because King Yue and Gaozong are only half a year apart, the two have grown up together since childhood, and the relationship has always been quite good, moreover, among the brothers and even a group of uncles, only Li Zhen is quite talented, as for the rest, it is just a vegetarian table, even if Li Shen, the king of Ji who is as famous as Li Zhen, is just a brave literati with a vain name, it is really embarrassing, in the case that the queen is not credible, and the sons cannot be trusted, in Gaozong's view, Naturally, only his own brother can be a little more reliable, in other words, Li Zhen came forward to take care of things, Gaozong and Empress Wu seemed to be able to accept it, in this case, Li Zhen's political tendency has undoubtedly become a huge variable in the court situation.
"Well, those who come are not good, and those who are good are not coming, Uncle Eighth is afraid that he will be very quiet this time."
Li Xian ignored Li Xian's complaints, but went through the various known situations in his mind, and at the end, he had some general judgments, and said in a positive tone.
"Ah, this ......, didn't the seventh brother mean that the eighth uncle wanted to take advantage of the situation? It's unlikely. ”
Li Xian was slightly stunned at first, and then quickly reacted, but he didn't dare to believe Li Xian's judgment, after all, according to the court system, the previous generation of princes like King Yue who had already become a vassal would never be allowed to return to the dynasty to work.
"It's probably impossible not to say it, but the eighth uncle has such a heart, otherwise, he wouldn't let those four bastards run to the little brother's mansion to test left and right." Li Xian glanced at Li Xian with a hint of disdain, and calmly pointed out the facts.
"Well, what the seventh brother said is reasonable, it's just, it's just, well, it's just how to deal with it, and the plan has to be ......."
Although Li Xian's political IQ is a little lower, he is not stupid, and when he heard Li Xian say this, he didn't ask any more questions, but he was a little unsure about the originally scheduled overall plan, so he hurriedly asked half a sentence.
"The only way to do this is to wait!"
Before Li Xian finished speaking, Li Xian had already given a clear answer.
"Wait? This ......"
Li Xian is now thinking about entering the East Palace as soon as possible, and he really doesn't want to wait for even a moment, and when he heard Li Xian's advice, his face immediately wrinkled into a bitter gourd.
"Yes, I can only wait, after Yan Xiang is in the book, look at the direction of the wind and then make a decision, the younger brother swears to protect the sixth brother into the East Palace, who dares to stop it, the younger brother will never rest with him!"
Although Li Xian looked down on Li Xian's impatience and incompetence in every way, when it was time to express his position, Li Xian was not ambiguous at all, which reassured Li Xian with burning words.
"Well, that's it."
Li Xian was anxious, but he was not a person who couldn't tell the difference, since Li Xian had made a decision, he couldn't say more, so he could only speak out unwillingly, and his face was full of loss that he couldn't hide......
Two flowers bloomed, each with a branch, just when the Li Xian brothers were discussing Li Zhen's affairs, the Li Chong brothers had just returned to their own courtyard, and they were immediately recruited into the study by Li Zhen, and the topic naturally did not leave the Li Xian brothers.
"Everyone has seen it, so let's talk about it."
Li Zhen, who was sitting at the top, looked around at the four sons who were standing below with their hands down, and without any transitional words, he went straight to the point.
"Back to the words of the father, it is indeed as the world says, Lu and Ying have completely hooked up together, but according to the child's opinion, there may be something strange here, well, it stands to reason that King Lu should be the leader, but the child feels that in the past, it seems that the king of England is making a decision, and there must be a reason why the child is not clear!" Li Qian has always regarded herself as a wise man, and when analyzing the situation at this time, she has always been not far behind, and she was the first to stand up and report it.
"Father, what the second brother said is very true, and the child also feels the same way, and the third brother once tried to test the king of England once, but unfortunately he failed in one move, which made people see the joke." Li Gui has always been close to Li Qian, but he doesn't like Li Wen very much, so while echoing Li Qian, he took the opportunity to demean Li Wen.
"You ......"
Li Wen had a bad temper, and when he heard Li Gui expose his shortcomings in public, he was furious, and his eyes widened, and he wanted to scold him regardless of it.
"Huh?" Li Zhen's face was cold, and he snorted coldly, Li Wen, who was about to burst out, was immediately frightened, and hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to move a little, and Li Zhen did not reprimand him, but turned his eyes to Li Chong, who was frowning slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Does Chong'er have any ideas?" ”
"Father, what the second brother said is very true, but the child really looks at the king of England is not thorough, always feel that there are a lot of mysteries in this person, making it difficult to distinguish his true face, well, the world is saying that the king of England is brave and crowns the three armies, and he is good at government affairs, looking at what he has always done in the court, and his wrist is also quite good, like such a person, how can he be willing to live under the people, I don't know why he wants to stand up to King Lu, which is indeed full of doubts." As soon as he heard Li Zhen's question, Li Chong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly expressed his opinion.
"Well, Chong'er, if you are a draw with that Ying King, are you likely to win?"
Li Zhen didn't comment on Li Chong's statement, but nodded indifferently and asked a seemingly unrelated sentence.
"In this ......, the child may be able to give it a try, and the success or failure will be known after all."
Although Li Chong has always been conceited and brave, when he thought of Li Xian's easy and easy appearance of defeating Li Wen before, his confidence in victory was shaken, but he was unwilling to admit that he was inferior to Li Xian, so he could only vaguely respond.
"Hmm." Li Zhen's eyes flickered, but she didn't mean to get to the bottom of it, but stood up and paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, and then she muttered and ordered: "These days, I will go out for a walk, the seventh uncle, the ninth uncle and others have already arrived in Luoyang, and the necessary movement is still required." ”
"Yes, the children obey."
Although Li Chong and the others didn't understand the intention of Li Zhen's instructions, they didn't dare to ask questions at will, so they could only bow down and make promises.
"Father, what happened in the palace ......"
Li Wen is relatively straightforward, and he doesn't have any scruples about what his brother doesn't dare to ask, so he blurts out the words with one mouth.
"You don't need to ask about the affairs of the palace, and you don't need to retreat!"
Li Zhen obviously didn't plan to confess to his sons, but when he saw Li Wen talking nonsense, his face immediately drooped, and he scolded him unceremoniously, and blasted all the sons out of the study, but he himself frowned, pacing back and forth in the study with a heavy mind......