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Chapter 45 Rejecting Again (3)

Everyone has curiosity, and Li Xian is no exception. As for the real cause of Shangguanyi's death, although Li Xian has speculated privately, he has not obtained any evidence after all, so he wants to know what is so strange. But he was absolutely unwilling to learn about this matter from the crown prince, not for any other reason, but because he did not want to have a common secret with the crown prince. Obviously, this was the crown prince's intention in asking this question, and this was exactly what Li Xian wanted Avoided.

"Once a person dies, everything is gone. Even if there is no match for sorrow and glory after death, it will be nothing but an illusion."

Since Li Hong asked a question, it is impossible not to answer, but Li Xian didn't want to jump into such an obvious trap, so he sighed and replied with a lot of emotion.

"Seventh brother's words are wrong. The sage Sima Qian once said: A person's death is either heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather. I think it is true. From my point of view, those who die in the country are naturally heavier than Mount Tai, and die in death." Those who are self-interested must be lighter than a feather, and the two are clearly distinct, how can they be regarded as the same thing."

Hearing that Li Xian's answer was obviously avoiding the truth, Li Hong frowned involuntarily, and counted on Li Xian with a little displeasure.

"Brother Prince taught me a lesson. It's really hard for my younger brother to be a fool. I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed! Hehe, as the saying goes, when the book is used up, I hate less, and my younger brother has no place to be ashamed. It's time to ask the prince's brother for advice. "

Li Xian didn't want to get entangled with the cause of Shangguanyi's death, but when he heard Li Hong lecture him, he was happy to avoid such sensitive topics, so he changed the topic smoothly.

"Well, if the seventh brother can realize this, if he is willing to work hard, he will be able to achieve success in the future. Today, the court is in a time of trouble, and with the talents of the seventh brother, he can be the pillar of the auxiliary country. I really hope for it."

Seeing that Li Xian was unwilling to speak out to find out the cause of Shangguanyi's death, Li Hong didn't make much fuss about it, but threw out a bait to use Li Xian in the future.

"Brother Prince is too famous. Although my younger brother vowed to abandon literature and pursue martial arts, it is a pity that he does not have the talent of Ban Dingyuan. Even if he has the heart to join the army, it is difficult to make great achievements. It is just for fame and reputation. It makes the prince laugh. .”

Li Xian obviously belongs to the loach family, he is slippery and his hands are tight, how could he bite the hook that Li Hong ran out of? Li Hong's wooing is nothing more than that, but it's not hard to guess.

Although Li Hong is knowledgeable and talented, but he is not good at judgment. Being entangled by Li Xian's nonsense, although he has a headache, he has nothing to do with Li Xian. Seeing Li Xian's refusal to submit, Li Hong's expression is a little displeased The good-looking man looked up, bit his lip, looked at Li Xian silently, turned his heart, and simply picked the topic clearly: "Seventh brother, don't be too modest, the seventh brother knows how to be a brother. No matter how you think about the situation, the seventh brother can see through it. Although Gu is dark and weak, he is not a person to be deceived. I will not allow the tragedy of the early Han Dynasty to repeat itself in my Tang Dynasty. I hope that the seventh brother can help Gu."

The sorrow of the early Han Dynasty?Good fellow, to speak so bluntly, damn it, this is trying to force us to express our views, it's a big trouble!As soon as Li Hong's words came out, Li Xian's hairs immediately stood on end, not because of anything else, but because this sentence had already pushed him to a dead end, and it was impossible to respond with empty words, but how to answer made him wonder. Li Xian was in a difficult situation - the human heart is full of meat, although Li Xian has rich experience, he is not a ruthless person. Facing the pleas of his brother who has always been friendly to him, it is impossible for him to remain indifferent. What should be done is a matter of principle, whether it can be done or not. No matter how much Li Xian couldn't bear it, he didn't dare to accept it.

False words to deal with, and then both ways?If it was feasible, Li Xian would really like to do it, but unfortunately it is impossible, because Li Hong and Li Xian are not easy to fool, if Li Xian plays like this, the final result can only be At that time, under the attack from both sides, Li Xian will no longer be able to secretly develop his team, just those open swords and dark arrows from the two brothers are enough to make Li Xian overwhelmed, and how to talk about development, obviously, Li Xian can only rely on one side, and from the overall situation, Li Xian can only give up the prince and take Li Xian, this is Li Xian's established policy, even though Li Xian feels deeply ashamed of his sincerity to the prince There is absolutely no way for the heart to be easier.

"The sage has a saying: water can carry a boat, and water can capsize a boat. Those who are in this water have the hearts of the people. If you can do things in accordance with the people and the sky, you can do everything. My ministers secretly think that this is the way of government. Anyone who can do this , Lord Biming, why worry about treachery and sycophantic behavior." After Li Xian was silent for a long time, he still did not directly answer Li Hong's invitation, but brought out the quotations of the saints, and the meaning of the talk was actually the same - decline, still decline !
As soon as Li Xian said these words, Li Hong's expectant eyes immediately dimmed, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, as if he wanted to persuade him again, but he still didn't say anything in the end, he just muttered silently, and after a long time, he sighed. He said in one breath: "Forget it, since the seventh brother has other concerns, I don't want to be strong when I am alone, I am tired of being lonely, please do what I want."

"Haihan, brother of the prince, and my younger brother will leave."

The matter has come to this point, although Li Xian deeply feels that he can't live with Li Hong, he has nothing to do, after all, it is difficult to have both, seeing that Li Hong issued an order to evict guests, Li Xian himself does not want to stay any longer, so he He stood up, bowed and saluted, then turned around and walked out of the pavilion.

"Shangguan's family is completely lost to the hands of bandits!"

Just when Li Xian had just walked out of the pavilion, Li Hong's deep voice suddenly came from behind. Hearing this, Li Xian's back froze immediately, he stood hesitantly, stood there for a while, and then turned back. He turned to Li Hong, bowed to Li Hong, and saluted again, but he didn't say much, and walked out of the palace silently with his head down.

"Your Highness."

Not long after Li Xian left, a figure flashed in the pavilion, and Wang Dequan appeared behind Li Xian like a ghost, bowed his body, and called softly.

"Yeah." Li Xian didn't turn his head back, just let out a faint sigh, stood up slowly, looked up at the sun that had already slanted to the west, and said with a long breath: "Everyone has his own ambitions, and each has his own ambitions. Can't be strong, forget it, I'm lonely and tired, let's go back." As soon as the words fell, he didn't care what Wang Dequan's expression was, he shuffled out of the pavilion, and walked slowly towards Xiande Hall, Wang Dequan shook slightly when he saw this Shaking his head, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly followed.

Finally, there is still a break. I didn't expect this step to come so early. I am afraid that the next day will be difficult, so let's take a step and see it!Even though he already knew that he and the crown prince would not be on the same road, and that a breakup would happen sooner or later, but when this time came, Li Xian still felt sad for a while. Because of this, he became depressed, half-closed his eyes, and leaned against the soft cushion, his heart was fluctuating, and it took a long time before he finally recovered.

The prince is going to fight back!After Li Xian regained his energy, he silently reorganized the conversation with the prince today, and combined with the situation of the court in the past few months, he immediately came to a close inference—— Since the past few days, although Li Xian has basically stayed out of the mansion, he has never neglected the collection of court information. In addition, with the news from Li Xian's end as evidence, he knows that Empress Wu who is far away in Luoyang is now Busy gathering a group of boring literati to compile books such as "Biography of Lie Nu", "Chen Gui", "Bai Liao Xin Jie", "Le Shu" and other books, advocating that women can also be in politics, in an attempt to reverse the civil society's interference in women's politics Obviously, this move has seriously violated Li Hong's interests. As the crown prince, it is only natural for Li Hong to fight back against this. It was already in Li Xian's expectation, the only thing he could not guess was which side the crown prince would attack from, but after a while today, Li Xian already had a rough idea of ​​the direction of the crown prince's counterattack—Shangguanyi's posthumous title!
The truth of Shangguanyi's death may be a mystery, and there are definitely not many people who know the inside story, but the reason why Shangguanyi was demoted is well known. If the prince can make some articles on Shangguanyi's posthumous title, then Naturally, it is possible to slap Empress Wu's face severely, and even force her to slow down her pace of intervening in politics. It is a clever move, but in Li Xian's opinion, it may not be effective-the prince now has the status of supervising the country. Holding the power in the court, it is a pity that the Prince Jian Guo is the Prince Jian Guo after all, not the emperor, and many things are not what Li Hong wants to do. Besides, Gaozong is now under the control of Empress Wu. No matter how cheerful the crown prince was, everything must return to zero after Gaozong issued an imperial decree. If there is no accident, the crown prince's counterattack may come to nothing in the end. At least Li Xian himself is not optimistic about it. Of course, If you don't like it, you don't like it, but it doesn't hinder Li Xian's plan to gain power.

If you want to gain momentum, you must make the flames more intense. It is best to make the dispute between the crown prince and Empress Wu protracted, otherwise, everything will be empty talk, and this is obviously not an easy thing to do. The experience is extremely rich, and it will be difficult to come up with a perfect plan in a short time. I have been thinking all the way, thinking a little bit, but there is still no result. Under the annoyance, my brows can't help but frown into a " "Chuan".

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

Just when Li Xian was deep in thought, Gao Miao's call suddenly sounded from outside the carriage.

"Ok?"

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that the carriage had stopped at some point. He stretched out his hand to lift a corner of the curtain and looked outside, only then did he realize that the carriage had stopped in front of his house. He laughed at himself and didn't say much. Gao Miao waited on him and got out of the carriage, but he was not in a hurry to enter the mansion. Instead, he stood beside the carriage and stared blankly at the pair of stone lions in front of the mansion. It doesn't matter if he was in a daze. Miao and the others didn't dare to move lightly, so a large group of people stopped at the door, looking at Li Xian in a daze, no one knew what tricks their master was up to. .

"Ha, there it is!"

Just as the guards were guessing wildly, Li Xian suddenly smiled, clapped his hands, and strode excitedly into the mansion, the haste of his footsteps made everyone dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)