Gaozong and Empress Wu are in high positions and are familiar with the emperor's mental skills, how can they not know Li Hong's current thoughts, just compromising with Li Hong, it must make Li Ji's face look bad, Li Ji's prestige among the ministers and the military in the Tang Dynasty is very high, and reprimanding Li Ji in front of so many people is something that neither Gaozong nor Empress Wu can do, so Gaozong and Empress Wu are also very embarrassed at this time.

And even if the ministers in the Xuanzheng Palace thought of this, they didn't dare to say anything, Li Ji and the crown prince, neither of these two could be offended.

In this way, the atmosphere in the Xuanzheng Hall suddenly became a little awkward.

An Lai squinted his eyes and glanced around at the ministers in the Xuanzheng Palace, he probably guessed the current thoughts of the Tang Dynasty monarchs, but at this time he was very proud, because even Li Ji, the first person in the Tang Dynasty, bowed his head to him, and now with a minor prince Li Hong, can he stop himself?

Thinking about the anger he has been suffering for days, and today he can get it back with interest, and An Lai is indescribably comfortable in his heart.

Li Hong despised him very much when he saw An Lai's smug look, because this was a manifestation of villain's ambition! An Lai is also the ambassador of Tibet, the highest representative representing a country to other countries. But now that he was cautious, Li Hong's evaluation of An Lai was a little lower.

Just when Li Hong was so contemptuous of An Lai, Gaozong couldn't sit still, so he asked, "Hong'er, today you are negotiating with Tubo on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, what do you think?" ”

Gaozong's meaning Li Hong understands, he just wants to make peace with him in front of himself and Li Ji, but Li Hong doesn't dare, Li Ji dares to snatch his own words in front of the ministers, and if he doesn't give himself face as a prince, why should he save face for him? Besides, what if Li Ji is the first person in the Tang military? Could it be that with Li Ji, there are no famous generals in the Tang Army, and there are no generals who support Li Hong? Therefore, he stood up and said aloud, "Father, just now the British Duke was talking to Ambassador An, why don't you ask the British Duke what he means?" ”

Hearing Li Hong say this, Gaozong's face was a little embarrassed, even if Empress Wu's cultivation was very good, he couldn't help frowning at this time, compared to Gaozong's respect for Li Ji, because Li Ji was supporting her, she needed to consider this issue from the perspective of interests. If Li Ji is humiliated today, and she can't come forward in time, then Li Ji will also be resentful of her. It's just that at this time, how can she come forward to resolve the impasse in front of her? She really doesn't have a good plan in her heart.

Li Hong's words were very strong, and Gaozong and Empress Wu were unwilling to let Li Ji apologize to Li Hong, so the conversation ended, and the Xuanzheng Hall fell silent again.

Seeing that the Tang monarchs and ministers were silent, An Lai was a little anxious while being proud, so he asked, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, it's time for you to make a decision, right?" ”

He did not point the contradiction at Li Ji, but at Li Hong, naturally he had his own thoughts, that is, he wanted to humiliate Li Hong, who asked Li Hong to embarrass him again and again?

Li Hong can bargain with Li Ji for personal interests, bargain with Gaozong and Empress Wu, but can't ignore the interests of Datang for personal interests, he saw An Lai directly ask what he meant, and without thinking about it, he said, "Today, my father is poor and can no longer sit for a long time, Ambassador An, let's continue tomorrow?" ”

If he wanted to use other reasons, An Lai would definitely refuse, but with Gaozong's body as an excuse, he was not afraid that An Lai would not agree.

An Lai knew that Gaozong was not in good health and had long since stopped dealing with government affairs, so when Li Hong said this, he didn't want to say anything in his heart, but nodded slightly. Moreover, today he has already grasped the initiative, and he is not afraid of what tricks Li Hong can play in tomorrow's negotiations. With today's victory, he is much more confident, and with 300,000 Tibetan elite horsemen as his backing, he believes that he can defeat Li Hong in the negotiation process tomorrow.

After An Lai said goodbye to Princess Gesang and left, Gaozong and Empress Wu left the Xuanzheng Hall and came to the Zichen Palace, along with them the seven prime ministers and the crown prince Li Hong. When he arrived at the Zichen Palace, Gaozong's face became gloomy and ugly, and Empress Wu's face was not very good. They originally thought that in today's negotiations, Datang could exchange the smallest interests for the maximum security in the northwest, but they didn't expect the result of the negotiations to be like this, not only did they not receive the effect, but they also lost face in front of An Lai, and the two blamed Li Ji for not knowing the current affairs in their hearts, and also blamed Li Hong for not knowing the general situation.

If Gaozong and Empress Wu did not speak, the prime ministers did not dare to speak, and Li Hong was silent. The atmosphere in the Zichen Hall is very strange again-

After a long time, Empress Wu asked, "Prince, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"Queen Mother, let's ask the British Duke what he means, right?" Li Hong continued. He is not ready to let Li Ji go today. The tiger is not powerful, you are still your own sick cat!

"Li Aiqing, let's talk about it!" Gaozong couldn't help it, so he said to Li Ji.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, the prince is responsible for negotiating with Tubo, and the minister has nothing to say, and the prince has the final say." Li Ji said, glanced at Li Hong, and continued, "Also, the minister is old, his physical strength is exhausted, and he can't often go to the East Palace to teach the prince, so the position of the prince and the young protector will be given to the virtuous person!" ”

This is Li Ji's compromise, he used the title of prince Shaobao to compromise with Li Hong, it is a helpless move, who called Li Hong too ruthless, and he didn't know that Li Hong didn't want him to be this prince Shaobao for a long time, only the position of prince Shaobao could satisfy Li Hong. However, when Li Ji made such a decision, it meant that he had completely turned his face with Li Hong, and he and Li Hong would be enemies in the future, and they would be undying enemies.

"Li Aiqing can't..."Gaozong was shocked, and just as he was about to dissuade Li Ji, he heard Li Honglang say, "The British public declares righteousness, and I am grateful." Father, for the sake of the British public's health, we still agreed to him! ”

Wow -

The six prime ministers in the Zichen Hall were collectively petrified, what kind of rhythm is this!

Prince, you can hate Li Ji, but it's too obvious that you're acting like this! Why do you have to save some face for Li Ji, you are slapping Li Ji naked!

Gaozong was also dumbfounded, this son of his own is too bold, this is Li Ji, a veteran of the Three Dynasties! Can't you be a little respectful? Only Empress Wu thought of the effect on herself after Li Ji and Li Hong turned their faces, and her expression did not change from beginning to end. As for Li Ji, who was the person concerned, when he heard Li Hong's words, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he regained his composure, as if he was fine.

This is the performance of the old fritters in officialdom!

Quiet!

Quiescence!

When Li Hong finished saying this, the atmosphere in Zichen Hall could only be described in one word, that is, quiet, and it was terrifying.

In the middle of the sound, Gaozong came back to his senses, he glared at Li Hong angrily, and shouted at Li Hong, "Hong'er must not be rude, the British Duke is the elder of the Three Dynasties, and he is Taizong..."

Li Ji said before Gaozong finished speaking, "Your Majesty, the minister's mind has been decided, and I ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

This time, he was no longer afraid that he would be suspected of being rude if he robbed Gaozong's words like this, because he was afraid that after Gaozong finished speaking, Li Hong would add an even more ugly sentence and make himself lose face in Zichen Palace. Instead of this, why didn't he take the initiative to block the words that wanted to continue Li Hong's words, and let Gaozong agree to his request?

After Li Ji finished speaking to Gaozong, he moved his gaze to Empress Wu and said to Empress Wu, "The minister is really not energetic, and it is difficult to teach the prince anymore, so please ask the mother to be fulfilled." ”

He said this to Empress Wu from the bottom of his heart, because he knew that Empress Wu needed it very much, and Empress Wu was the giver of his benefits.

"Your Majesty—" Empress Wu shifted her gaze to Gaozong, "The concubine thinks that this may not be a bad thing, and wouldn't it be better for the British Duke to step down from his official position as the crown prince and young protector, so that he can devote more time and energy to government affairs?" ”

As soon as Empress Wu opened his mouth, he basically said that this matter was finalized, because now Gaozong is not very governed. Therefore, the ministers in the Zichen Hall all breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, the crown prince and the British duke competed in the Xuanzheng Palace, and they didn't dare to speak, but now this drama has been staged in the Zichen Palace, what do they dare to say? I'm afraid that I will harm the fish pond. Now that the matter between the two is settled, they don't have to worry about themselves.

When Gaozong saw Empress Wu say this, he didn't insist anymore, but nodded slightly and agreed.

After agreeing to Li Ji's request, Gaozong's face showed tiredness, and he left the Zichen Hall in a hurry, and he didn't even ask how Li Honghui would negotiate with An Lai tomorrow, which shows how disgusted he is now with dealing with government affairs. At the same time, he also expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Hong, because Li Ji was the crown prince Shaobao he chose for Li Hong, and now Li Hong doesn't want Li Ji, which is not intended to disobey him. Although he dotes on Li Hong very much, he still can't stand his son's disobedience to him.

After Gaozong left, Empress Wu didn't ask Li Hong how to deal with An Lai's negotiations tomorrow, so he let everyone leave the Zichen Palace, leaving Li Ji in the Zichen Palace.

Li Hong knew that Empress Wu and Li Ji were going to start a deal of interests, so he bowed down and withdrew from the Zichen Palace.

Leaving the Zichen Palace, Xu Jingzong suddenly walked up to Li Hong and said, "Your Highness, you shouldn't do this!" ”

"Xu Xiang, there is no right or not, only willingness-" Li Hong said lightly, and then he smiled again, "Xu Xiang, you have to come to the East Palace often in the future, otherwise who will be in charge of the subordinate officials of the East Palace!" ”

With that, he strode away.

Xu Jingzong carefully recalled what Li Hong had just said, and he heard the meaning of Li Hong's words, and a faint smile appeared on his wrinkled face. Because of this prince he likes-

"Is it your own little daughter..."Xu Jingzong thought of this, shook his head again, and left tremblingly.