On the third day of October in the second year of Yifeng, the emperor issued an edict to send 20,000 Hexi troops for the restoration of Persia, with Lin Chengbin, the deputy governor of Hexi, as the commander, and Xiao Sanlang as the deputy, so that the crown prince Li Xian took charge of the expedition; On the fifth day of October, the emperor returned to Beijing, the prince and the ministers from it, left Luoyang Mansion Yin Luobin Wang for the eastern capital to stay, October 28, the emperor entered the Daming Palace, and then followed, leaving the prince alone in the imperial city, by yes, the government is divided into two ends, from the East Palace for the edict, from the Daming Palace for the Yi Order, although the sound is similar, but the meaning is very different, fortunately, both sides seem to maintain a certain degree of restraint, the matter of the cross order rarely happens, generally speaking, Li Xian is concerned about the agriculture and forestry of the states, and the Empress Wu is concerned about the financial and taxation of the states, criminal punishment and other matters, Maintaining a tacit confrontation pattern with each other, the emperor was at ease, no longer paying attention to the court situation, and only concentrating on recuperating the sick and weak dragon body in the Daming Palace.

Under the political pattern of confrontation between the two powers, peace will never be the main theme, the fighting side is the fundamental core, the court situation has not been calm for a long time, the first month of the third year of Yifeng has passed, and the servant Yu Shi Li Shi will make Li Jingxuan participate in the book, the crime is that the son is evil, rampant in the township, and the anger of the later heard, summoned Li Jingxuan into the Daming Palace to question, Li Jingxuan can't speak, and then angry, degraded it to the history of Yuzhou Thorn, and has a division to detain the sons of the evil, the post of the Zhongshu Order is vacant, and the Hou Yin ordered Jia Chaoyin and others to go to the book, and recommended the criminal department Shangshu Wu Chenghei for it, When the news came out, Li Xian was furious and urgently recruited Zhang Cambodia and Di Renjie to enter the East Palace to discuss countermeasures.

"Let's talk about it, what should this matter be?"

Li Xian is very annoyed, not ordinary annoyance, in his opinion, Wu Chengsi is just a pig and a dog-like thing, and he actually wants to enter the Zhongshu Province, this is simply a big joke, not to mention Ren Zhongshuling, that is, the criminal department Shangshu he is now responsible for climbing up by nepotism, it is a vegetarian meal at all, except for the sycophants after the martial arts, he has no fart ability, if he is really made to become a Zaifu, it is really a big joke in the world, of course, this is not the main reason, The deeper reason is that the situation in the political hall is extremely delicate now, and Li Xianshi does not dare to take it lightly.

Among the existing seven prime ministers in the political hall, Li Zhen, the king of Yue, needless to say, is definitely a hero, it is definitely not Li Xian's ability to instruct the move, it is impossible to expect to grasp his handle again, and Jia Chaoyin is the hardcore backbone of the Wuhou party, and then count Xue Yuanchao, who is gradually falling to the side of the Wuhou, the remaining Pei Xingjian, Dai Zhide, Hao Chujun, Pei Yan The relationship with Li Xian is not bad, but the problem is that none of these four people is Li Xian's direct confidant, and it is not Li Xian's ability to easily instruct, if it really makes Wu Chenghei take the throne, I am afraid that the consequences will be unbearable, and if the edict from Li Xian's hand wants to pass smoothly, I am afraid that it will be impossible, therefore, no matter from which aspect, Li Xian will never agree to let Wu Chengsi serve in the political hall, let alone let him take the position of the Zhongshu Order in charge of the draft edict.

"Your Highness, don't worry, according to a certain point of view, this matter is not yet conclusive, in addition to our respective efforts, the key is still in the two of them, one of them is His Majesty's mind, as for the second, it is in Hao Xiang's attitude, if Hao Shizhong can seal back the Niangniang's will, this matter is still promising."

Although the situation was very grim, Zhang Cambodia was not impatient, holding the long beard on his chest, slowly and methodically analyzed, and pointed out the key to the response.

"What Brother Meng Jiang (Zhang Cambodia's words) said is very true, and the key is that Hao Shi is willing to come forward to seal the decree of Huiyi, otherwise, the matter may be tricky."

Di Renjie also saw the crux of the matter, but he didn't rush to reply, but waited for Zhang Cambodia to finish speaking, and then nodded emphatically.

"Well, this palace also thinks so, but Hao Xiangsu is upright, not easy to deal with, although this palace will try, but lack of full certainty, as for the father's head, now this palace is to see its side is difficult, until the last moment, this palace does not want to stab this matter for the time being, and now the plan, this palace thinks that it should still fall on its own efforts, well, so to speak, this palace plans to launch Di Gong as a candidate, and fight in the ring, I don't know if Di Gong can dare to do it?"

Li Xian was already good at scheming, and what Di and Zhang could imagine, he could naturally do too, but Li Xian had another opinion on this, and did not think that if he did so, he would be safe, so he put forward his own opinions in another way.

"Well, this does make it, Brother Huaiying's qualifications are enough, and his ability is not bad, Ren Zaifu is also feasible, and even if it is not good, it can muddy the water, and the other side of Daming Palace may not be able to take advantage of it!"

Li Xian's move made it clear that he was going to fight with the Empress Wu, and there was a risk, but in Zhang Cambodia's opinion, it was not much bigger, so he stroked the long beard on his chest and took the lead in agreeing.

"Thank you Your Highness for your love, if you are selfish, Weichen is willing to obey his fate, however, at this time, it is not yet the time for Weichen to enter the political hall, and he is afraid of being jealous, but it is not beautiful, but Weichen has a candidate, or can restrain the ambition of Daming Palace."

The position of Zaifu is the highest status that a courtier can rise, but anyone who is a courtier, no one wants to climb up, Di Renjie is no exception, but he was not stunned by this huge pie that fell from the sky, but explained sincerely, and rejected Li Xian's proposal euphemistically and resolutely.

"Oh? Does Di Gong have anyone to recommend? Let's talk about it with Hongu. ”

The reason why Li Xian raised Di Renjie to compete for the position of Zhongshu Ling, he has a certain degree of certainty, although it is not too high, but if it is operated properly, there is still a certain hope, if Di Renjie can really enter the Zhongshu Province, it is needless to say that it will be of great help to Li Xian, but Di Renjie is unwilling, and Li Xianzi is not easy to force, so he frowned slightly, and asked suspiciously.

"Your Highness, how is this person?"

Di Renjie did not reveal the name of the person he recommended, but dipped the tea in the tea bowl in front of him, stretched out his hand straight, and wrote his name in front of Li Xian.

"Good plan! It works! ”

Zhang Cambodia is worthy of being a resourceful person, he only glanced at the person's name, and immediately guessed the meaning behind Di Renjie's proposal, and before Li Xian could express his position, he was already applauding.

"Well, it's okay, even if it's cheaper, the palace will do it, and the rest of the things will bother the two gentlemen a lot."

As the saying goes, the drum doesn't need a hammer, although Di and Zhang have never said the overall plan, Li Xian has completely understood it, but he didn't immediately express his position, but after carefully comparing the various countermeasures in his heart, he nodded a little reluctantly, dropped a sentence of explanation, and got up and drove out of the palace by himself......

Although the matter of Empress Wu seeking the position of Zhongshu Ling has not yet been carried out on the bright side, most of the well-informed people already know that it is related to the sudden change in the pattern of the court, and it is not only the East Palace side that cares, but also the Yue King Li Zhen has a headache about this, not for anything else, just because if Wu Chenghei re-enters the political hall, the Empress Wu will already be able to hold three votes, and Li Zhen's importance will undoubtedly be completely weakened, at least it is impossible to face the competition between Empress Wu and Li Xian with a detached attitude as in the past, and this, Obviously, it was not a situation that Li Zhenle saw, so as soon as he got the news, he didn't even care about the envoy of the political hall on duty, asked for a sick leave, and hurried back to his palace, and recruited Chen Wushuang and Pei Shoude, two henchmen, in a hurry, and hurriedly discussed it.

"......, the news is like this, let's talk about it, how should I deal with this matter?"

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Zhen will always be as stable as Mount Tai, but in front of Chen and Pei's two henchmen, he was too lazy to disguise, and after repeating the news he got with a gloomy expression, he asked with a gloomy face.

"Wang Ye Mingjian, the son-in-law thinks that Wu Chenghei and his people, regardless of their virtue and qualifications, are not the best choice for the Zhongshu Order, and there will be a backlash from the East Palace, so I will secretly add fuel to the fire, and it is not impossible to make this matter yellow."

When Chen and Pei heard the news, they were both secretly shocked, and after glancing at each other, Pei Shoude took the lead in opening his mouth.

"It would be nice if it was really so simple, this strategy is not unthinkable, it is a pity that it is difficult to succeed, and now the one in the Daming Palace has the power of the dynasty, and has the power of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and there is no shortage of people who are waving flags and shouting, if you really want to force it, it is difficult to make a big difference at the end of the East Palace, this discussion is not appropriate!"

Pei Shoude's strategy can only be said to be decent, and there is really nothing surprising about it, Li Zhen has already planned for this, and he doesn't think it will work.

"The prince is very worried, the key to this matter is not how to make the East Palace, but how His Majesty's mind is, according to Chen's view, and the current balance of the court is a situation that His Majesty is happy to see, and it will not be changed easily, therefore, His Majesty's heart is to never see Wu Chenghei on the throne, but now the internal and external news is isolated, once the wood has been completed, His Majesty is not recognized and has to recognize, and this is the way to win the calculation of the mother, if you want to break it, you must start from two aspects, one is to prevent the adoption of this decree in the political hall, This section of Hao serving the Chinese side is the key, if you can get its help, half of the matter can be done, as for the other half, it depends on whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can deliver the news to His Majesty in time, if the prince is sincere, it is not impossible for the prince to cooperate with him. ”

Chen Wushuang's wisdom is obviously above Pei Shoude, and this opening analyzes the whole matter thoroughly, and more clearly puts forward the idea of joining forces with the East Palace to resist/system.

"Sincerity? Well, I mean ......"

As long as he can keep his transcendent status and not waver, Li Zhenzi doesn't mind joining forces with Li Xian again, which is also one of the strategies he has considered on the road before, but for the "sincerity" that Chen Wushuang said, he was still a little ignorant for a while, and after being stunned, he couldn't help but ask.

"This matter ......"

Chen Wushuang dared to say this, he had already made up his mind, and when he was about to explain, he saw the head of the palace poking his head out of the screen, and immediately paused.

"What?"

Li Zhen was waiting for Chen Wushuang to solve his doubts, when he saw the head of the palace suddenly break in, his face immediately turned bad, and he didn't wait for him to speak, so he scolded impatiently.

"Your Royal Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived outside the gate of the mansion, please make it clear to the prince."

Seeing that Li Zhen's face was wrong, the head of the palace did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly made a report.

"Huh?"

Li Zhen didn't expect Li Xian to come from a mansion at such a sensitive moment, and she couldn't help but be stunned when she heard the words, and she couldn't react for a while, and her eyes were full of suspicion......