People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1161: The elephant is invisible, Wu Chengsi revised the "Book of Han"?

At six o'clock in the morning, Li Xuan arrived at the East Palace.

Today he was teaching Li Xian. As soon as he entered the inner hall of Mingde, he saw Li Xian already sitting there waiting for him.

Seeing Li Xuan's arrival, Li Xian raised his head and looked at Li Xuan with a wink: "Uncle Wang has been a little late these days."

Li Xuan rolled her eyes at Li Xian angrily, and then said, "Today we will talk about Chapter 41 of Laozi's De Jing."

"Is this a great thing?" Li Xian raised his head and looked at Li Xuan, his expression full of expectation and excitement.

Li Xuan knew at a glance that Li Xian's understanding was wrong.

"Although late blooming does not mean that great achievements are avoided, it is wrong to regard late blooming as a means of avoiding great achievements." Li Xuan stood in front of Li Xian.

"Why?" The excitement in Li Xian's eyes that had seen through everything suddenly dissipated without a trace.

"It's as clear as humiliation, it's generous without corners, it's easy to make a great tool, it's a loud voice, it's invisible."

Li Xuan sat down calmly and then said: "The whitest things are the easiest to be polluted; the squarest things are so big that it is difficult to see the edges and corners; the most beautiful and large things do not need to be processed at all; the most wonderful things Music is the invisible and silent sound of nature; the rules hidden deep within things are often invisible."

Li Xian was stunned, then lowered his head and began to ponder the meaning of Li Xuan's words sentence by sentence.

After a long time, Li Xiancai looked up at Li Xuan, nodded and said, "What Uncle Wang said is reasonable, but he is biased."

"Take your time, these principles have different meanings in different fields and different things." After a slight pause, Li Xuan said: "But the fundamental thing is to seek the Tao and follow nature, to be single and pure, to be quiet and inactive. The state of being one with the Tao.”

Li Xian nodded lightly. He couldn't quite understand what Li Xuan said, but that didn't stop him from thinking carefully.

"De Jing·Chapter 41" There is another chapter before: When a superior man hears the Tao, he practices it diligently; when a sergeant hears the Tao, he lives or perishes; when a junior man hears the Tao, he laughs at it; not laughing is not enough to practice the Tao... "

Li Xuan was about to start explaining this Tao Te Ching to Li Xian. At this moment, rapid footsteps sounded.

Li Xuan, who was interrupted, immediately turned around.

He frowned tightly, leaned forward, and looked at the door fiercely.

Today's article has a considerable enlightenment effect on Li Xian, but now it is easily interrupted...

Wei Hongmin quickly walked in from the outside. As soon as he entered the inner hall, he saw Li Xuan looking at him with a fierce look on his face. His body moved slightly. From a distance, he looked like a tiger about to pounce.

It was alive, as if it was going to pounce on him and tear him to pieces.

Wei Hongmin's steps subconsciously froze, his face couldn't help but look horrified, and his whole body trembled.

But at this moment, Li Xuan had already calmed down.

He knew that no matter what happened, Wei Hongmin would not easily interrupt Li Xuan's teaching.

The last time was when Concubine Wei was in trouble, and that time it was for...

"What's the matter?" Li Xian asked, looking at Wei Hongmin with a stern face.

He could feel that what Li Xuan was going to say next involved many things.

Being interrupted all of a sudden, even Li Xian was very unhappy.

Wei Hongmin glanced at Li Xuan, whose expression became indifferent, then breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, Duke Zhou is here."

"Huh?" Li Xuan turned to look at Li Xian.

Li Xian also looked puzzled: "What is he here for?"

"Gifts." Wei Hongmin smiled bitterly and said, "Duke Zhou sent a large number of gold vessels, saying they are for the daily use of the East Palace."

Li Xian looked at Li Xuan and said, "Is it possible that he came to help because he said at his cousin's house that day that the East Palace had insufficient funds?"

"It's not that simple. If you really wanted to, you would have come a long time ago. Why wait until today." Li Xuan shook her head slightly and said solemnly: "Forget it, go take a look. You will know at a glance."

"Yeah!" Li Xian stood up and walked out.

Li Xuan followed, and Wei Hongmin followed behind Li Xuan.

The steps are slight and the body is drawn back.

……

In the front yard of the East Palace, Yao Lingzhang, Su Liangsi, Cheng Wuzhong and others had all arrived. Looking at Wu Chengsi standing in the yard and the box at his feet, they couldn't help but frown.

All the boxes in front of everyone have been opened, and there are pieces of smelted gold items inside.

But no one present had a good face.

Nowadays, why is Wu Chengsi sending so many gold objects to the East Palace out of control?

Gifts, or bribes?

If it was Li Xian in the past, he might not be able to see through this, but now, he still has some opinions.

Li Xian walked up to Wu Chengsi with a polite face, looked at Wu Chengsi with a cold face, raised his hands and asked: "Why is my cousin here today, and what's going on with all this?"

Li Xianwen's eyes turned slightly cold, and Wu Chengsi immediately sensed Li Xian's displeasure as his gaze swept across.

Wu Chengsi took a deep breath, forced a smile and returned the gift: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince, and originally heard that the East Palace's financial needs were insufficient, so I picked some useless things from home and sent them to His Highness for His Highness' use. "

The elephant is invisible.

The real means are beneath the invisible water.

This sentence flashed through Li Xian's mind, and then he said with a smile: "What are you talking about, cousin? Although the East Palace is not used enough, it is mostly used for interpersonal relationships. Although it is sleepy at the moment, it will not take long to make a fortune... …”

All the officials in the East Palace and the Central Palace looked normal.

Because they all knew that the Crown Princess was about to give birth.

Whether he is a prince or a princess, countless ministers from both the government and the public will inevitably send a congratulatory gift.

In this case, they don't lack any gold or silver at all, and they don't need Wu Chengsi to pretend to be a good person here.

Li Xian gently handed over his hand and continued: "My cousin deserves to be so kind, but if my cousin's family is in trouble because of this, then I will not be alone."

"Your Highness, you are welcome. I have enough money for my family, but now I am just giving away some useless things." Wu Chengsi forced a smile, then cupped his hands and said, "Since the things have been delivered, it is time for me to leave."

After saying that, Wu Chengsi was about to leave. Before Li Xian could think of what to say, Li Xuan spoke at this time: "Duke Zhou, it's rare for the Duke to come to the East Palace. Don't you want to leave without having a cup of tea from the East Palace? ?”

Li Xuan's voice was not high, but Wu Chengsi suddenly stopped in his tracks.

If he really left like this, then everyone in the government and the public would immediately think that he was scheming against the East Palace.

Although I don’t know what his specific intentions are, I will always look at him with scrutiny. And the most important thing is the East Palace.

Once today's incident comes out, Dong Palace may use tricks against him in the future.

Whether it was Li Xuan, Yao Lingzhang, Su Liangsi, Cheng Wuzhong, or even Xue Yuanchao, Wu Chengsi would definitely be in terrible pain if they took action.

Wu Chengsi was angry in his heart. Why did Li Xuan stop him and ask him to leave like this? Then he turned around to watch Dong Gong's joke.

Taking a deep breath, Wu Chengsi turned around and said gently: "In this case, I will be ashamed to accept it."

Li Xian was slightly stunned, but Li Xuan said with a smile: "Come here, prepare tea, prepare tea, and prepare the best tea to entertain Duke Zhou."

When Wu Chengsi heard this, he raised his head and looked at Li Xuan. He saw the same gentle smile on Li Xuan's face, but if he looked deeply, he could see a fierceness shining deep in his eyes.

It was obvious that Wu Chengsi's actions today had angered Li Xuan.

I'm afraid that Li Xuan will give Wu Chengsi a good look today without having to wait until tomorrow.

"That's it, please, cousin." Li Xian stood in front of Li Xuan, and he could clearly hear the anger in Li Xuan's words.

Li Xian smiled and looked at Wu Chengsi who was gradually approaching.

Li Xian smiled brightly.

……

In the inner hall of the East Palace, Li Xian stretched out his hand and asked Wu Chengsi to sit down on the left side.

Wu Chengsi sat down reluctantly, his eyes constantly moving around, as if he was thinking about how to solve the current situation.

With his eyes flickering, Wu Chengsi saw everyone else in the East Palace sitting down on their seats.

Li Xuan, Yao Lingzhang, Su Liangsi and others were all sitting calmly behind the table, their eyes lowered and their expressions serious.

The corners of Wu Chengsi's mouth twitched slightly.

He could tell that smart people like Dong Gong were ready to have a good weigh-in with him.

Wu Chengsi looked at the empty seat behind the table opposite, and his eyes became more solemn.

There is the position of the Prime Minister, Xue Yuanchao, the concubine of the East Palace Zuo. So far, Xue Yuanchao has not shown up.

It was obvious that he was planning to let the officials of the East Palace perform freely while he made the final arrangements.

Wu Chengsi felt regretful in his heart. He was just unhappy today because he wanted to send the gold and silver that his family had finally obtained with great difficulty to the East Palace, and then he had a slight attack.

Unexpectedly, he immediately encountered the hostility of the officials in the East Palace.

Wu Chengsi glanced at Li Xuan, Yao Lingzhang, Su Liangsi and others, and asked secretly: How many people in the East Palace knew about that matter?

Li Xian didn't notice Wu Chengsi's gaze. He glanced at Li Xuan before he looked at Wu Chengsi and said, "My cousin came unexpectedly today. It's Uncle Wang's turn to give a lecture today. He originally talked about "Laozi Morality". "Sutra Chapter 41", first I talked about the principle of avoiding the failure of great tools, and then I also talked about the etiquette of three scholars hearing the Tao... I didn't expect my cousin to come suddenly."

"Is it possible to achieve great things?" Wu Chengsi frowned tightly. What did Li Xian mean by this? He was not young at all.

Seeing Wu Chengsi's expression, Li Xuan said lightly: "It's a mixture of things."

Wu Chengsi's brows immediately couldn't help but twitch, he looked at Li Xuan and said, "The talent of the king of Nanchang is extraordinary."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Li Xuan turned to look at Li Xian: "Your Highness."

"Well!" Li Xian nodded, then looked at Wu Chengsi again, and asked politely: "Cousin, what are you doing here today? Tell me the truth, otherwise, I will have no choice but to marry you and Throw out all the things you brought."

After Li Xian finished speaking, Wu Chengsi's face was filled with surprise and disbelief.

He was about to speak, but in an instant, he felt the fierce looks from Li Xuan, Yao Lingzhang, Su Liangsi, Cheng Wuzhong and others.

Wu Chengsi's face instantly became serious.

Now Li Xian is no longer the king of England who could be bullied in the past. He is now the prince.

Now as long as Li Xian shows a tendency, countless people will immediately take action to teach him a lesson.

Even if Li Xian really throws out everything he sent, the government and the public will only suspect that Wu Chengsi has evil intentions, and all the blame will be placed on Wu Chengsi.

He even suspected that he had sinister intentions.

When Li Xian was young, he was dissolute and spent money excessively, but now he has gradually improved and even looks like a prince.

Matters in the East Palace can rarely be hidden from the eyes of the prime ministers.

But now, Wu Chengsi suddenly sent in a large number of gold objects. Was he trying to seduce the prince into corruption?

Once these gold objects are thrown out of the East Palace, Wu Chengsi's guilt will be completely confirmed.

Next, countless courtiers will frantically impeach Wu Chengsi.

Li Xian was deposed, which made a lot of people angry.

Now that Wu Chengsi is acting recklessly, it would be strange if he is not punished.

Even Empress Wu could not protect Wu Chengsi. Don't forget, Li Xian was Empress Wu's son, and Wu Chengsi was just a nephew.

Not to mention, Li Xian had just become the prince and was very respectful to Empress Wu. The two parties were in the honeymoon period.

Even in the end, Empress Wu would only choose her own son.

At worst, each of them would get fifty hits, but Wu Chengsi would be in big trouble.

……

Wu Chengsi gave a rare forced smile and looked at Li Xiandao: "I heard that the East Palace is short of funds. It has to run, travel, and repair books, so I sent some gold and silver to support it."

Everyone was speechless. Did you give me gold and silver? It was gold.

However, this is indeed difficult to refute.

At this moment, Li Xuan said faintly: "Donggong plans to compile and annotate the "Book of Han". The Duke is kind, I wonder if we can attend the grand meeting together?"

Wu Chengsi turned his head and looked at Li Xuan in disbelief.

He edited "Han Shu".

(End of this chapter)