Chapter 320: The Storm Before the Court (Part I)
On March 15 of the third year of Xianheng, Li was in the center, it was appropriate to marry, lay the foundation, and ceremonial, and Li Xian, the king of Lu, ascended the throne as the crown prince in the Juxian Hall of the East Palace; On March 18, the big example was held as scheduled, the prince personally took the main examination, and on March 24, the emperor presided over the palace examination, and took two hundred jinshi, the champion was only 20 years old Chang'an Juzi Wang Hui, Shanxi raised the son Xie Sheng as the leader, Jingzhou Xiangfan old scholar Zhang Cambodia for the exploration of flowers, the first two entered the East Palace as officials, only Zhang Cambodia declined the prince's invitation, and at the same time refused the arrangement of the officials, and resolutely invested in the British palace to join the army for the cang, causing a voice of regret - the world is valued by courtiers, followed by the East Palace, and the local officials again, And the prince's subordinate officials are the last, Zhang Cambodia's move clearly shows the suspicion of self-depreciation, and the world is surprised, and Zhang Cambodia has nothing else to say.
No matter what the world thinks, Zhang Cambodia all ignore it, only do everything with sincerity, but Li Xian can't let Zhang Cambodia suffer grievances, and quietly sent someone to pick up his family from Xiangfan, not to mention, but also arranged his two sons Zhang Yuan and Zhang Ming to study in the Guozijian, the treatment can be described as an honor, however, Zhang Cambodia has no words of thanks, the people of the palace and other salty monsters, only Li Xian's trust is increasing, and the government affairs in the house are all decided by Zhang Cambodia, so far, there is Zhang Cambodia inside, Di Renjie outside, Li Xian's political team has basically been in place, The rest is just some work to fill in the gaps, for Li Xian, it is a beautiful thing worth celebrating, but in order not to cause criticism, Li Xian still kept a low profile very wisely, and made a fortune in a muffled voice.
Li Xian really wants to be low-key, because the situation at this time is very weird, there is no movement from all sides, the big guy seems to have made an appointment, all of them have played deeply, the court is orderly, everything is going smoothly, Li Xian naturally does not want to provoke a storm at this time, in case it becomes the target of the public, the fun is not small, the eaves of the beginning are always rotten first, Li Xian does not want to be the first bird, so the days pass so calmly, in a blink of an eye, it is already the Dragon Boat Festival, Although this time is still during the state funeral, as usual can not feast, however, in order to take care of the people's feelings, Gaozong issued a special edict, allowed to open the ban for three days, the people of the world heard it, there is no one who does not praise, Li Xian, who failed to enjoy himself when he entered the East Palace ceremony, was even more excited to give an invitation early, to take this opportunity to have a banquet to celebrate, as Li Xian's greatest hero on the throne, Li Xian is naturally one of the guest of honor, this banquet whether Li Xian wants to or not, it is natural to go, not only to go, but also to go high-profile, otherwise, How can it be seen that the intimacy of the brothers, no, the banquet will be held at noon, Li Xiansi arrived at three o'clock, not only the people arrived, but the big gift was also delivered, and as soon as he made a move, it was three thousand flying money, but Li Xian, who was short of money and was so lacking, was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and he personally greeted him, not to mention, and specially arranged for Li Xian to rest in the apse of the Juxian Palace, waiting for the beginning of the banquet, and the etiquette was also very thoughtful.
Three thousand is a big number for others, but for Li Xian, it's just a drop in the bucket, you must know that Li Xian is now a big business - the "Deng Ji firm" in charge of Deng Cheng can now be said to be the first business in the world, not to mention the assets hidden in the shadows, the business on the surface alone is amazing, and most of them are independent businesses, although the expenses of the "Ming Di" are also large, but even so, the annual net income is worth one-tenth of the treasury revenue, which is really amazing. Taking out such a small amount of money to fight Li Xian is not a big deal, and it is not a big deal to see Li Xian's eyes open when he sees money, Li Xian is willing to do it, not only willing, but also following the joy, but after a little eunuch who came to deliver tea gave Li Xian a few codes, Li Xian couldn't laugh a little.
It doesn't matter who the little eunuch's surname is, the important thing is that this person is one of the secret stakes that Li Xian inserted into the East Palace, and the few codes he made are extremely hidden, only Li Xian can understand the meaning - someone wants to make trouble at the banquet, and the target is Li Xian, there is no doubt that Li Xian must be clear about this attack, but he did not say that it will come out, and the strange thing here is big.
Difficult? I really treat Lao Tzu as a sick cat, these idiots want to die, so it's good to come! Li Xian knows that although he has been low-key and abnormal during this period of time, the limelight in front of him is really too big, and he has already become a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh that all parties cannot tolerate, and the secret plan is coming sooner or later, it's just a matter of when, of course, Li Xian has also made relevant preparations for a long time, but he doesn't care too much, but when he thinks that Li Xian actually intervened in it, Li Xian couldn't help but be angry, and he could only say that this guy was really undercleaned up, although Li Xian understood the worries in his heart. After all, no matter who stays in the position of the prince, it is impossible for such a strong brother as Li Xian to completely let go of his heart after all, and it is a matter of time before he starts, the problem is that this guy has not sat firmly, so he pondered about crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, I really don't know how the word "death" is written.
"Seventh brother, let's go, let's sit down with my brother!"
Time passed quickly in Li Xian's contemplation, noon was approaching, and Li Xian, who was excited, flashed out from behind the screen, beckoned to Li Xian with great interest, and greeted him with a smile.
"The prince's brother is invited, and the courtier's brother should obey his orders."
For Li Xian and his people, Li Xian is ready to give up, but he can't give up so quickly, at least before Li Xian goes to the official, Li Xian must have enough capital to fight with Empress Wu and Li Zhen, so that they can fight enough in the court, so as to buy time for Li Xian to calmly deploy the overall situation, because of this, knowing that Li Xian's banquet was unpredictable, but Li Xian still didn't plan to tear his face with him, so he stood up without knowing it, and replied with a smile.
"Yes, the seventh brother is here again, just call the sixth brother directly, even if the prince is not very sonable, don't you cut your brother's face?"
Li Xian was obviously in a very good mood, and when he saw Li Xian giving him a salute, he immediately pretended to be angry and raised his face, and buried Li Xian in a pretended displeasure.
Cut, if we really call it "Sixth Brother", I'm afraid that there will be a shadow in your kid's heart again, and it's really hypocritical and boring! Li Xian knows Li Xian very well, how could he not know that this kid is just pretending to be there, and his heart is inevitably crooked for a while, but he is too lazy to say it, he just responded with a smile: "Brother Prince's lesson is yes, but the status of the monarch and the minister is certain, and the younger brother does not dare to be rude, in case he is full of those gangs, he will ponder the words and officials of the people to play a book, and it will be a big turmoil again, and the prince brother will not embarrass the minister." ”
"That's it, that's it, it's up to you, go, go, go, don't let the big guy wait, I'm going to get drunk with the seventh brother today!" Just as Li Xian thought, Li Xian was just a fake politeness, but seeing Li Xian's insistence, he felt very useful in his heart, but his face made a reluctant look, took Li Xian's hand, and walked out of the door while talking. Li Xian didn't bother to bother with him, so he let Li Xian pretend to be warm there, and the two brothers walked into the front hall all the way talking and laughing.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"
In the front hall, all kinds of people were chatting with each other, and suddenly heard a shrill voice at the corner of the apse and the front hall.
"Ministers, see His Royal Highness the Prince!"
When the Li Xian brothers marched into the front hall side by side, a group of people bowed down and saluted in unison.
"Excuse me, excuse me, it's all my own brothers, there's no need to be so polite, please sit down."
Li Xian proudly walked to the middle seat, and he was not in a hurry to sit down, but looked around at the people in the hall, pressed his hand with a smile, and commanded in an easy-going manner.
"Wait for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to give him a seat!"
Li Xian could pretend to be humble, but everyone didn't dare to be rude, and thanked them according to the old practice, and then they all sat down.
Hehe, your own brother? It's really all my own brothers! Taking advantage of Li Xian's shelf there, Li Xian had already seen all the people present clearly, and there were more than a dozen people who came to the banquet this time, and they could really be regarded as brothers - Li Xulun, a brother of the right brand, is not counted, Li Zhen's four sons are cousins, plus four of the seven sons of King Ji Li Shen - Li Xu, Li Cong, Li Rui, and Li Xiu are also cousins, as for the four members of the martial family, the only exception is Ming Chongyan, who is sitting with the four brothers of the martial family, and there are representatives from all parties in such a large group of people, Get out of the posture of a United Nations.
"Singing and dancing!"
Li Xian obviously enjoyed everyone's respect, and deliberately muttered for a moment, only then did he give a high-five, and commanded triumphantly, and then saw more than a dozen costumed dancers Tingting floating in from outside the hall.
Since Li Hong's death, the big guys have not drunk for a long time, this is convenient, since they are all let go of drinking, plus all the young people here, drinking wine, all are bold and tight, a song and dance, but the wine has already passed the three rounds, the atmosphere can not be said to be unharmonious, but there is a faint atmosphere circulating in the hall, but it is very light, if it is not for the person whose heart is like a mirror, he is categorically aware of it, of course, for Li Xian, it is not a problem, he has long noticed the eyebrows between the brothers, But I didn't care much about it, I drank it when I should drink, and I didn't fall when I should cheer, and I enjoyed the feast calmly, until Ming Chongyan picked up the wine bottle and was about to come over, although Li Xian was still smiling, there was a little more imperceptible murderous aura in his eyes, because Li Xian knew very well that the meat was coming......