Yuan Gongyu and others originally received Xu Jingzong's secret order to slander Gaozong, asking Gaozong to punish Li Xian, but at a critical time, they heard someone scolding them for being traitors to the country, and suggested that Gaozong drag them all out and behead them, and was immediately shocked, and hurriedly looked at the person who spoke, but found that the person was actually the palace servant Shi Du who was promoted by Gaozong a few years ago!

It turned out that at the court meeting, Gaozong heard that this Du Xianyan was quite talented, but because Li Yifu obstructed it, he had not been admitted to the Jinshi, so he ordered him to be recruited into the palace, and found that his talent and learning were really extraordinary, so he appointed him as the palace servant of the imperial history, so that he was in charge of the ceremony of the palace worship, and picketed the ceremonial ceremonies of the court meeting and the non-violation of the driving report.

In fact, with Du Xianyan's talent, he should have been promoted soon, but this person has always been arrogant and arrogant, and even Yang Deyi, the Sixian doctor of the Yushi Tai (Yushi Zhongcheng), did not put it in his eyes, once Du Xianyan was sent to try the case, and after coming back, he wrote a verdict, and then loudly proclaimed: "Yang Deyi will die." Everyone was shocked and hurriedly asked the reason, but Du Juan Yan said leisurely: "He saw my verdict and died of shame." It is precisely because Du Xianyan is so arrogant and arrogant that he has offended many colleagues, although he has been lucky enough to have nothing wrong for so many years, he has never been promoted one step further, and he is still doing his palace servant history.

Yuan Gongyu saw that Xiaoxiao was serving Yushi in the palace from the seventh rank to scolding him in court for misleading the country and traitorous ministers, and suggested that the emperor cut him down, and not only him, most of the members of the Hou Party were scolded, and he was immediately furious, pointing at Du Xunyan and saying: "You A small palace servant Yushi dares to make a big statement here and insult the important ministers of the court, it is really bold and reckless, who gave you so much courage?" ”

Because the matter of Li Xian and Du Xianyan's poetry fight had already spread all over the government and the opposition, and Du Xianyan spoke to protect Li Xian, Yuan Gongyu thought that he should be Li Xian's person, so he questioned him in the court, the purpose was naturally to provoke Du Xianyan to say that Li Xian was the mastermind behind the scenes, so as to give Li Xian a hat of forming a party for personal gain.

But I didn't expect Du Xianyan to say proudly: "My courage has always been great, if Yuan Sheren has to say that someone gives it, it is not nothing, and the person who gives me courage is the saint today." ”

"Holy today?" As soon as Yuan Gongyu heard this, his face immediately turned pale, because if what Du Xianyan said was true, did it mean that the emperor did not advocate recalling Li Xian and strictly controlling it? If this is the case, it is nothing if he violates the holy will, but if he can't complete the task assigned by Empress Wu, he, the leader of the party after Xu Jingzong, will not be able to eat and walk away.

But I heard Du Xianyan nod and said: "This is natural, I am the imperial history in the palace appointed by the saint, as the imperial history, my duty is to speak up, Yuan Sheren and say, isn't my courage given by the saint?" ”

"That's what it meant, and it scared me." Yuan Gongyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "The Holy God did give you the right to speak, but what crime should you be guilty of committing such a crime and insulting us?" ”

But seeing Du Xianyan, he sneered: "First of all, Yuan Sheren openly despised the lower officials as the servants of the small palace above the court, but Yuan Sheren knew that my official position was given by the saint, so to speak, Yuan Sheren not only looked down on the lower officials, but also looked down on the saint, and actually despised the official position given by the saint so contempt, what should I be guilty of?" ”

"Huh? This, the saint, Wei Chen was wronged, Wei Chen didn't mean this, he was really confused by the words of this Du Ju Yan, so he didn't talk nonsense through his brain, and asked the saint not to be surprised. Yuan Gongyu was shocked to turn yellow when Du Xianyan said this, and he quickly knelt on the ground, sobbing and explaining to Gaozong, until Gaozong waved his hand with a black face to ask him to retreat, and this farce was not over.

But Du Xunyan's words were not finished, and I saw Du Xunyan say next: "This second, Yuan Sheren said that the lower officials insulted the princes, and the lower officials did not dare to agree, the fact is that the lower officials did not insult the princes, because what the lower officials said was just a truth, and the princes were indeed traitors to the country. At the beginning of the defeat of our army, the front-line soldiers fought with the thieves for three days and nights to protect the frontier, and the casualties of the soldiers and civilians amounted to more than 100,000. Why is it reasonable for them to kill our Tang soldiers and civilians, and our army must be punished for killing Tibetan soldiers? Are you the ministers of the Tang Dynasty or the ministers of Tibet? ”

Du Xunyan's words were righteous and strict, and Yuan Gongyu and other members of the party who spoke directly were speechless, and the court suddenly fell into silence, Gaozong was ready to accept Yuan Gongyu's suggestion, but at this time he also gave up his original idea.

Empress Wu was even more annoyed in her heart, she originally wanted to instruct Yuan Gongyu, just find an excuse to recall Li Xian back to the court, but she didn't expect this Yuan Gongyu to change her mind, she had to punish Li Xian well, and even said something stupid about this guy, and was targeted by Du Xianyan, a madman, which caused this guy to lose face and leave him not a person inside and out.

What made Empress Wu even more angry was that at this time, the people in the East Palace took the opportunity to fall into the well and attacked Yuan Gongyu and others.

The first to come out was Dai Zhide, only to see Dai Zhide say loudly: "Du Yushi is right, the so-called soldiers, murder weapons, how can you not kill people when you fight outside?" Why did the princes allow Tubo to kill our Tang soldiers and civilians, but did not allow the king of Zhou to kill his Tubo soldiers? What is the difference between the so-called sword killing and burning? King Zhou made a great contribution, but the princes turned a blind eye, and instead asked the Holy Lord to recall King Zhou to admonish, isn't it to ignore the unclear rights and wrongs of His Majesty and Niangniang, and the unkind and unrighteous place? I don't know what the public security is about? ”

After Dai Zhide, Dr. Taichang Yuan Sigu, Wang Fuzhen, Right Minister Yan Liben and others all came out, accusing Yuan Gongyu of not distinguishing between right and wrong, loyalty and treachery, deliberately provoking the flesh and blood of the heavenly family, and scolding him to the point that he became the first villain in the world.

Yuan Gongyu knew that these people were the prince's people, but there was no way, because these charges were too scary, so that he didn't have the courage to bear them, so after listening, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly asked Gaozong and Empress Wu for guilt, saying that he was hot-headed and indignant for a while, but in fact, there was no trace of disrespect for the emperor in his heart, although Gaozong and Empress Wu forgave them, but when they saw the emperor's dissatisfied look, especially the cold phoenix eyes of Empress Wu, Yuan Gongyu realized that he had really done a stupid thing this time.

And Xu Jingzong, who was silent on the side, lamented in his heart, because these post-party figures in the DPRK and China were really unsuccessful, and they were speechless by a small Du Xianyan, fortunately he has not left yet, if he really wants to leave, I really don't know how the forces of the Empress Wu should be hit?

"Yuan Gongyu, Wang Dejian, Hou Shanye, these idiots were only in a high position because of their merits in supporting the queen, but in fact, they don't have much talent, and it is really a fool's dream to expect these people to stabilize the court, but fortunately, Liu Yizhi, Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing and other Beimen bachelors are quite talented, and they are better at forbearance than Yuan Gongyu and other fools, and they may be able to become the queen's helper in the future." Xu Jingzong watched coldly, and when he saw that Yuan Gongyu made such a suggestion to the emperor at the beginning, Liu Yizhi and the others showed mockery on their faces, but only after the queen signaled with her eyes did they echo it, and concluded that these few things were not in the pool, so they were slightly comforted in their hearts.

"In this way, according to Zhu Qing, how should this matter be handled?" Seeing that the situation in the court was chaotic, Empress Wu was angry that the minions were stupid, but she had to jump out to relieve them, so she asked with a smile.

But I heard Dai Zhide step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the queen, Weichen thinks that the king of Zhou has made great contributions to the country, defeated the Tubo thieves, and forced them to retreat, which is really a move for the country and the people, but my Tang Dynasty is prestigious, just need to repel the thieves, and give it a lesson, there is no need to mobilize the army and invade the borders of other countries. What's more, the king of Zhou went on an expedition for several months, his body was tired, which was not conducive to growth, and the soldiers went out to fight for several months, which was also hard, so Weichen dared to suggest that his majesty and the queen would order me to negotiate peace with the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, so that the king of Zhou would return to the dynasty and enjoy the family with His Majesty and Niangniang. ”

Dai Zhide nodded frequently after saying this, secretly annoyed that there was no talent like Dai Zhide under his command, and his prejudice against the prince was deeper.

And Gaozong also said with tears in his eyes: "Dai Qing said that it is in my heart, not to mention the hard work of the soldiers, and the matter of grain and grass should also be considered by the people, as for Xian'er, it has been nearly four months since I set out in April, and I have not seen Xian'er again, and I am really worried about it, and I can't wait to see him immediately......"

Speaking of this, Gaozong couldn't help but hide his face and cry bitterly, and the deep affection made the ministers feel the same way, so most of the people in the court accompanied the emperor to cry silently.

Although Gaozong's actions were true, on the other hand, he was also telling the ministers that he actually agreed with Dai Zhide's point of view.

Therefore, those officials who understand the matter all echoed it, including the crown prince Li Hong, Yuan Sigu, Wang Fuqi, Yan Liben and other members of the East Palace Party, as well as Yuan Gongyu and other members of the Later Party who were criticized by the ministers before.

However, there are still three people in the court who have not expressed their position, that is, Dongtai Shilang, Tongdongtai Sanpin Hao Chujun, Si Lie Shao Changbo (Ministry Servant) Pei Xingjian, and one person turned out to be the palace servant Shi Du who loudly scolded Yuan Gongyu and others for misleading the country and traitorous ministers before.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to say." The furious Du Xianyan first ignored the dissatisfaction of the emperor and the surprised eyes of the ministers, and said loudly. (To be continued.) )