On May 22 of the first year of Qianfeng, Penglai Palace issued a clear edict, saying that the impeachment of Liu Xiangdao by Xu Jingzong was a serious case, and it was difficult to judge without court discussion. As soon as this edict came out, the government and the opposition in Beijing were shaken, and the party of the Empress Wu was rejoicing, and the rest of the ministers were shocked and worried, and there were not a few people who privately said that this matter was inappropriate, but no one dared to openly oppose it, especially after the prince entered the Penglai Palace to see Gaozong and was refused, all the ministers and workers were silent, and the atmosphere in the capital was strange and difficult to see, and the dark tide was surging, and a court storm was inevitable.

On May 24 of the first year of Qianfeng, three o'clock in the hour, cloudy, the sky was full of dark clouds, the cloud layer was pressed very low, from time to time there was electric light jumping and flickering in the middle, the faint thunder rolled over, the heavy rain was coming, the air pressure was so low that people felt very breathless, even if the car curtain had been rolled up halfway, Li Xian still felt that he was stuffy, and the folding fan in his hand shook quickly unconsciously, and the wind that came out of the fan was not small, but the heat in his heart did not decrease in the slightest, but it was a little more dry.

There are too many uncontrollable factors, even if Li Xian has done his homework as much as possible, but he still has a sense of uncertainty about the direction of this court situation, besides, even if everything is performed according to the best script planned by Li Xian, the result is not much better, just because the precedent of the Empress Wu is opened, I am afraid that the future troubles can no longer be avoided, at least Li Xian himself can't see who can stop the ambition of the Empress Wu to openly interfere in politics - the cowardly Gaozong can't, the resentful prince can't, The fledgling Li Xian can't either, the ministers are also powerless, and Li Xian himself is also lacking in strength, as soon as he thinks of this, Li Xian's mood can't help but become heavier.

Strength, everything is still strength in the final analysis! Li Xian knows very well that if you want to make a difference, everything can only rely on strength, but unfortunately strength is not something that can be possessed overnight, especially now that Li Xian is in a dormant period, it is almost impossible to have a huge strength, not to mention anything else, just after the name of abandoning literature and martial arts spreads all over the world, it is difficult to win over talents, let alone win over important ministers, this one, it can be clearly seen from the two of Si Nong Wei Xiji and Luo Bin Wang, This group of capable ministers who are interested in the court obviously don't want to have too many entanglements with Li Xian, who has no intention of being in the big position, in this regard, although Li Xian has been mentally prepared, but he is helpless, just because he knows the viciousness of the martial arts queen very well, the mother-in-law kills her son, just like killing a chicken, especially the more interested in the big position The son dies faster, Li Xian can only put on a posture of not wanting to fight for the big position, so that he will not have to worry about his life, even if he is in the court, for some, with the hat of "not wanting to be on the throne", It can play the role of a shield, maybe it won't cause immediate killing, but this is just a way to cure the symptoms but not the root cause, obviously it can't achieve the big plan in Li Xian's heart, if you want to make a difference, some plans may be implemented at the right time!

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

Just when Li Xian's heart was fluctuating, Gao Miao's cautious call suddenly sounded in his ears, which instantly woke Li Xian up from his contemplation, turned his head sharply, and looked out from the rolled up curtain, only to find that the carriage had stopped at the small square in front of Chengtian Gate for some time.

"Hmm." Li Xian didn't talk much nonsense, just whispered, waved his hand, and the subordinates who had their attendants hurriedly rolled up the curtain of the car, Li Xian bowed, and under Gao Miao's service, he got out of the carriage, and saw that the square was already full of courtiers, but he disappeared from the usual relaxed laughter and conversation before the meeting, and some were just a strange sense of depression hovering and entwining in the square.

"Your Highness, morning."

"Your Highness, you're here."

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Li Xianda saw Li Xian, who had arrived early, exchanging opinions with Dai Zhide and other old prime ministers seriously, and couldn't help but chuckle secretly, but he didn't hesitate much, and walked slowly to Li Xian.

"Seventh brother, it's early."

Hearing the sound, Li Xian turned his head and saw that it was Li Xian who arrived, so he smiled and beckoned, signaling Li Xian to stand beside him.

"Sixth brother, princess, Xiao Wang is late, Haihan, Haihan."

Li Xian smiled and waved at Li Xian and Dai Zhide and other old prime ministers, and said hello modestly, and then stood by Li Xian's side, closed his mouth and didn't say anything, just listened with a smile to Li Xian and the prime ministers exchanging opinions on the imperial examination, of course, those so-called opinions in Li Xian's opinion, all of them are indifferent nonsense, left and right are just Li Xian showing off there, but he didn't bother to listen attentively, his eyes rolled, and he looked around at the surrounding situation, Suddenly, Yan Liben's eyes met when he looked over.

Hehe, Comrade Yan seems to be a little unbearable! As soon as Li Xian came into contact with Yan Liben's eyes, he immediately understood the intention of the request contained in it, and laughed secretly in his heart, but there was no expression on his face, he just bowed his head slightly, indicating that he already knew.

"Going up, going up ......"

Li Xian arrived late, just exchanged glances with Yan Liben, the palace gate came from the eunuchs shouting the sound of the court, a group of courtiers did not dare to slack off, each lined up according to the rank, led by Li Xian brothers, walked into the Chengtian Gate that slowly pushed open, all the way along the palace avenue straight to the Taiji Palace, not long after, he had entered the main hall, and when he saw the dragon bed in the center of the main hall, there was a carved phoenix bed with a size only slightly smaller, and the ministers were surprised, and they were all in a commotion- When the courtiers received the order, they all thought that the so-called presiding over the court meeting of the Empress Wu should be to listen to the government, but they never expected that the Empress Wu would actually listen to the government publicly, which is not counted, and the seat was placed in a position parallel to the dragon bed.

"Hmph, seventh brother, look at this ......"

Li Xian obviously didn't expect the Empress Wu to be so bold, and after being shocked, the fire in his heart immediately rose, and he snorted coldly, and there were signs of going crazy in court.

What's so strange, that thief is an ambitious woman, and there is nothing she doesn't dare to do! Li Xian has experienced the experience of suffering in his previous life, and he has long been surprised, in Li Xian's opinion, don't look at the ministers who seem to be boiling at this time, when the martial queen comes, they will all become turtles with shrunken heads, and those who should be worshipped still have to worship, there will not be a word of bullshit, just in such a reality, can it be done without bowing your head? Obviously, it won't work, after all, at this time, the martial arts queen is dragging the high purpose of the will, if anyone dares to come forward, it will not end well.

"Sixth brother, it's okay, just wait, the prince's brother is almost here."

Li Xian didn't want Li Xian to fold here, but when he saw that Li Xian was going to be uneven again, he hurriedly smiled and interrupted, which meant that the prince was not in a hurry, you were always in a hurry.

"Humph!"

Although Li Xian has a very strong personality, he is not a fool in the end, he can understand the subtext of Li Xian's words, but he is still unwilling in his heart, so he snorted coldly, and his face was dark.

"The Queen Mother has arrived!"

Just when the courtiers were buzzing and talking non-stop, the apse suddenly sounded the sharp and high-pitched shouts of the eunuch Gao Hesheng, and immediately, I saw the Empress Wu in a dressed court dress surrounded by a group of eunuchs and palace ladies, turned out of the apse with her head high, and the prince with a gloomy face bowed his head and followed, and the courtiers who were originally discussing immediately stopped talking, and watched with some stunned eyes as the Empress Wu went straight to the front and sat on the couch next to the dragon bed.

"The ministers knock on the queen!"

Without waiting for the ministers to react, the rear party led by Xu Jingzong had already knelt on the ground, and the big ceremony was seen, and the rest of the ministers saw this, and they did not dare to slack off, and they also knelt down in a chaotic manner, but the sound of the salute was extremely messy, and the people in front had already finished the ceremony, and the officials behind had just exhaled, and the voice was extremely noisy, and it was completely absent from the solemn scene that the early dynasty should have, but it was comparable to the vegetable market.

Silence, or silence, all the courtiers have finished their salutes one after another, but they have never heard the voice of the martial queen, which makes the courtiers can't help but beat drums in their hearts, no one dares to look directly at the martial queen on the front pier, all bow their heads and kneel, and they don't even dare to move a little, and the atmosphere in the hall is solidified, and it is so depressing that it is breathless.

Amazing, what a psychological warfare, as soon as such a dismount comes out, I'm afraid no one dares to question the authority of this mother-in-law, hey, I'm afraid the next court discussion is going to be over! Li Xian knew what the intentions of the Empress Wu were, but he knew that he knew it, and in this situation, Li Xian was powerless to crack it, so he could only kneel silently, but his brain was running at high speed, thinking about the next way to deal with the court.

Empress Wu sat quietly like this, with a solemn expression on her face, without a trace of expression, a pair of phoenix eyes as sharp as a knife glanced at the courtiers below, a huge aura spontaneously appeared, and the heartbeat of all the ministers was accelerated.

"Flat!"

I don't know how long it took, and the courtiers knelt so hard that their legs and feet were a little numb, and the emotionless voice of the Empress Wu finally came from above.

"Wait for the queen to thank the queen for her mother."

As soon as they heard the sound of shouting, all the courtiers couldn't help but feel like they had been relieved, and they thanked each other, and the voice was obviously neat compared to the previous salute, and it was obvious that the momentum of the courtiers in this quiet contest had basically been defeated into the army, and the initiative of the court discussion was transferred to the hands of the Empress Wu in a wordless......