Chapter 4: The Two Heavens of Life and Death (Part II)
Reckless? It seems to be a little, compared to Li Xian's character of hiding in the past, today's self-volunteering behavior is indeed Meng Lang, of course, if possible, Li Xian actually doesn't want to be exposed to the sight of the Empress Wu so early, this is not only because of strength considerations, but also because Li Xian himself has not been able to make an accurate positioning of himself, in other words, Li Xian has not been able to completely integrate three different careers or three different souls, It is not suitable to participate in such a major event of the court at this moment, but it is a pity that Li Xian has a last resort.
The cause of Shangguanyi's death, the process of unjust death, and the significance of his appearance after his death may not be clear to others, but Li Xian, who has experienced it once, knows it very well - from the bright side, Shangguan Yi was conspired by the Hou Party minister Xu Jingzong to conspire against Shangguan Yi and the deposed prince Li Zhong, so that the Empress Wu ordered the whole family to be beheaded, but in fact, Shangguan Yi was framed by the Empress Wu because he helped Gaozong to abolish the edict and failed.
In the last life, Gaozong Li Zhi also made a lot of efforts to save Shangguanyi's life, and wanted to take advantage of the fact that the martial arts confinement could not be governed, and issued an edict to amnesty the world, but unfortunately Xu Jingzong rejected the edict in the name of the princess's birth was not enough to carry out the amnesty, even if Gaozong personally talked to Xu Jingzong, it was also useless, the monarch and the ministers fought for three days, Xu Jingzong reluctantly agreed to sign it, but at that time, Shangguanyi's whole family had been secretly beheaded in the edict the day before, Li Zhi's efforts were completely empty, from this incident, The disheartened Li Zhi fell into decay, and the power of the court gradually fell into the hands of the Empress Wu, so it can be said with certainty that Shangguanyi's death was a benchmark signal for the power of the court to accelerate from Gaozong to the Empress Wu.
Li Xian has always admired Shangguanyi's talent, this was the case in his previous life, and it is also true in this life, but this is not the main reason for this rash rise, the real reason is that Li Xian does not want to see the situation of Empress Wu completely mastering the situation prematurely, he needs enough time to lay a solid foundation for himself, according to Li Sheng's way of thinking, Shangguan Yi is not unable to die, he can die under the hooves of a galloping horse, he can also die of a sudden illness, and he can even die of assassination, but he alone cannot die because of Gaozong's inability to help. In the previous life, Li Xian, who also experienced this incident, chose to sit back and watch in silence, but this time Li Xian didn't want to be silent anymore, in order to change his own tragic fate in the future, Li Xian chose to take the initiative to change, just to see if the butterfly's wings could set off a storm that changed his own fate!
It's natural to be anxious, seeing that his father didn't make a decision for a long time, Li Xian's heart was burning and anxious, but he didn't dare to make further progress, just because the previous volunteering had aroused the suspicion of his two brothers, Li Xian didn't want to be in the limelight, and became the target of the two brothers, moreover, Li Xian knew his father's temperament, if he said it too clearly, not only could he not help Gaozong make a decision, but would be so frightened that he shrank back, which was counterproductive, therefore, No matter how anxious he was, Li Xian could only grit his teeth and endure it, quietly waiting for Gaozong to make a decision.
"What Xian'er said is quite reasonable, but Xu Shi is in ......"
Gaozong Li Zhi obviously understood the unfinished words in Li Xian's words - bypassing the normal procedure, first creating a fait accompli, and then coming to the court lawsuit, really at that time, because of the confinement of the Empress Wu, the Hou Party is bound to be unable to obtain the effective support of the Empress Wu, and it is really difficult to say who wins and who loses in the court debate, even if it loses, it doesn't matter, and the people who have been amnestied can not be re-arrested, after all, the face of the heavenly family is still wanted, in this way, the life of Shangguan Yi's family can be regarded as saved, At most, it can only be added to a flow of frontiers, and it will never be used, and this, compared to the consequences of Shangguan Yi's beheading, is already many times stronger, and the strategy is not a wonderful strategy, but it is a pity that Li Zhi's cowardice is brought out from his bones, even if he understands the trick, but at the bottom, he still does not dare to let go of his scruples, and after wandering around in place for a long time, only half of the words came out.
Alas, Father, Father, can you be more cowardly? What a good emperor was actually regarded like this by you! As soon as he heard Li Zhi say this, Li Xian's heart immediately sank to the bottom, and he wanted to speak out, but unfortunately he wanted to think about it, but he couldn't do it - a reckless mistake can be said to be reckless, and if he came out with amazing words one after another, it would be self-defeating, so even if he was unwilling in his heart, Li Xian could only endure it, lowered his head, and didn't look at Gaozong's dazed face.
Gaozong's jealousy of Xu Jingzong can be said to have been around for a long time, not only because Xu Jingzong himself is the right minister and the provincial servant under the door, and the reason is that he is in power for a while, but also because Xu Jingzong is standing behind Wu Meiniang such a mountain, of course, Xu Jingzong's tricky character is also an important factor in Gaozong's scruples - Xu Jingzong, the word Yan clan, Hangzhou Xincheng people. There are few literary names, in the great cause of Sui, he raised talents, awarded Huaiyang County judicial secretary, and soon entered the platform of the confessor, and played the personnel of the general affairs. After his father Xu Shanxin was killed by Yu Wenhua, Xu Jingzong joined the Li Miwa Gang Rebel Army and was the secretary of the Marshal's Mansion, and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty after the defeat of the Wagang Army. Later, Tang Taizong heard his name, called as a bachelor of the Literature Museum, successively served as a scholar in the middle of the house, Wei Weiqing, the Ministry of Rites and other important positions, famous for the history of good governance, Yonghui six years, because of the support of Wu Meiniang as the queen and favored, the official worship in the middle, and then added the right title, for the insidious and ruthless, the hundred officials in the court are not afraid of it, that is, Gaozong himself is also a little helpless against Xu Jingzong.
"Father, it is the benevolence of the father and the emperor to amnesty the world, you should act quickly, the child is not talented, I would like to ask for my order to go to Menxia Province to contact this matter, and ask my father for his permission." Li Xian was originally unaccustomed to Xu Jingzong and his 120,000 points, but when he saw Gaozong say this, his heart immediately became angry, and there was an example of Li Xian's words before, Li Xian stood up unwilling to lag behind, and volunteered to ask for his life.
"Well, it's okay, even if you want to go, it's better not to have a dispute." Li Zhi looked at Li Xian hesitantly, and then looked at the other two sons on the side, and after hesitating for a while, he sighed, and reluctantly agreed to Li Xian's request, but in the end, he was still worried that Li Xian would make things bigger, so he considered it again.
"Father, don't worry, the child will go back when he goes." Although Li Xian is twelve years old, he has begun to get involved in government affairs, but because of his identity, he used to act in secret, and never dared to participate openly.
No play, absolutely no play! Looking at Li Xian's back in a hurry, although Li Xian hoped that Li Xian could get this matter done, his reason told him unmistakably that this matter would not be done, not only could it not be done, but it would be startled.
Sure enough, as Li Xian expected, Li Xian went fast and came back faster, and before the inner hall could bring Princess Taiping out, Li Xian had already rushed back angrily, a little face full of childishness was red and purple, just that little touch, you don't need to ask how much it hurt Li Xian's stuffy stick to go here, seeing this, the light of expectation in Gaozong's eyes instantly dimmed.
"Father, Xu waits for him, he ......, hum!" Li Xian walked to the dragon table angrily, put the rolled holy decree on the table, blushed, and was about to scold again, but when the words came to his mouth, he felt that it was inappropriate, and forcibly took it back, looking extremely aggrieved.
"Xian'er, don't worry, let me think about this matter again......" Although Li Xian didn't explain what happened, Li Zhi had already guessed the end, seeing that Li Xian was so angry, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and was about to say something to comfort one or two, but saw a group of palace maids hugging a midwife with a baby in their arms turned out of the inner hall.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, the little princess is six pounds and six taels, white and tender, naturally beautiful, unparalleled in the world......" The midwife is obviously a master of flattery, as soon as she saw Gaozong rushing over, she quickly bowed down and picked up the baby in her arms, and flattered her non-stop, just like a rapping magpie, of course, the fattest kind.
"Hahaha......, good, good, reward, all reward, quick, let me hug it." Under the flood of love at this time, Gaozong has already forgotten all the previous unhappiness, and there is only the newborn Princess Taiping in his eyes, and he hugged the little princess into his arms with a roar, and looked at it with a smile on his face, and the corners of his mouth were cracked to the root of his ears.
The three Li Hong brothers were going to discuss the matter of the holy decree, but when they saw that their father's heart was no longer here, they were helpless, and it was obvious that how the matter of the amnesty would progress was no longer something that the three brothers could grasp, and the brothers looked at each other, and they had nothing to say, so they had to adjust their mentality, and they all came over, surrounding the newborn little sister, so that they could have fun, of course, it was just fun - the newborn baby, regardless of gender, had wrinkled skin, Just like the little old man, there is really nothing to look at, and the compliments of a group of people are just sycophants, which makes people get goosebumps when they hear it, especially for Li Xian, who has long been familiar with the future of Princess Taiping, he is even more impatient to hear, but in such occasions, it is really not where Li Xian can be happy, so he can only cater to it indiscriminately, but his thoughts have long been unknown......