Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 603 The Farmer's Three Punches (1)

On January 23, the second year of Yifeng, it was auspicious, auspicious ceremony, and wedding ceremony. Gaozong personally presided over the canonization ceremony. The eldest son, Li Chongyi, is the King of Han Ping, and the imperial edict is announced to the world, granting Enke and amnesty.

On the first day of February in the second year of Yifeng, Zhang Wenguan, a generation of famous ministers, was dismissed because of old age. On the seventh day of February, the old minister Liu Rengui, who had been restored three times, was also dismissed for the same reason. The obvious reason for his dismissal was old age and frailty, but in reality Empress Wu was retaliating against the performance of both of them for supporting Li Xianzhi. The gap left by the two was filled by Pei Yan and Xue Yuanchao. , the original Zhongshu ordered Pei Xingjian to be transferred to the right servant of the Shangshu province, and Li Zhen, the king of Yue, was the left servant of the Shangshu province. Hao Chujun, Li Jingxuan, Jia Chaoyin, etc. remained in their original positions.

The East Palace has been entered, and the crown prince has also become a prince. However, Li Xian does not seem to be very excited. He has neither tried to win over the courtiers, nor pointed fingers at the government, nor has he tried to compete with Empress Wu for power. Outside of the province, he never even left the East Palace for even half a step. It has been a month since he entered the East Palace, and there is only one thing he is busy with, and that is plowing the fields!

"Is the prince still plowing the fields, huh?"

The majestic prince ignored the government affairs and was busy with farm work instead. No one could believe this story was going to spread, at least Empress Wu herself didn't believe it. Therefore, Empress Wu asked this question almost every day.

"Hui Niangniang's words are true. The prince ordered people to bulldoze half of the back garden. In the past few days, several acres of land have been reaped, but they have not been planted. It is just empty, and it is a waste of manpower. It is already annoying. There are complaints from all over the East Palace."

Empress Wu's voice was not loud, but the coldness inside was not small. Cheng Denggao, who was answering, did not dare to be careless in the slightest, and his already bent waist sank a little, and he answered cautiously with a smile on his face. road.

"Ah."

Empress Wu didn't make any statement as usual, but let out a soft nostril from her nostrils, but the suspicion on her face not only didn't disappear, but intensified a bit.

"Your Majesty, it's not a good thing for the crown prince to be so careless about his duties. Do you need to send some bullets to warn him?"

Seeing that Empress Wu's complexion was wrong, Cheng Denggao, who wanted to share Empress Wu's worries, immediately rolled his eyes and made a suggestion in a low voice.

"It's not urgent, it's good to have a look again, um, isn't the army of the Sixth Commander of the Eastern Palace already full?"

In all fairness, Cheng Denggao's idea is not bad, as long as the censors below have their bullets, Empress Wu can use this to hold him accountable, and naturally he can figure out what Li Xian really wants to do, but what, Empress Wu But he didn't want to do this, because in Empress Wu's eyes, Li Xian had a deep mind, and what he did would never be as simple as it seemed on the surface. There must be a huge conspiracy behind it. Before Xian's trump card, Empress Wu wanted to act rashly, so as not to leave room for Li Xian to take advantage of the situation, so she made a vague sentence and changed the topic.

"If you go back to your mother, it's true that you haven't been full. There are still 1000 people missing. The East Palace said it was going to be transferred from Hexi, and the report from the Ministry of War was just reported, and the book was on the paper in front of your mother."

Cheng Denggao thought he had come up with a clever strategy, but Empress Wu refused to accept advice, and he felt a little resentful, but how dare he show it in front of Empress Wu, he could only reply cautiously.

"Well, according to the order of my palace, it is very inappropriate to transfer the army from Hexi to waste the people and waste money. This proposal is rejected. Well, since there is a shortage of troops, it is better to transfer some people from the Habayashi Army. That's it. Let Wu Yining unify the Thousand Feather Forest Army and go to the East Palace to serve as Huben's general."

Empress Wu didn't go to the pile of documents to find the troop deployment document, she raised her brows, and said the order with a hint of coldness.

"Your Majesty is sagely wise, this servant will do it now."

Cheng Denggao's ability to become Empress Wu's confidant is naturally not a fool. He understood the intention of Empress Wu's move as soon as he heard it, and he was so excited that his old face turned into a chrysanthemum. Exit the room and go... "Come on, this land is uneven, no matter how tidy it is, and these gravels, clear away..."

Farming is a technical job. Li Xian had a lot of experience in his previous life, but when it comes to hands-on ability, it’s not enough. Li Xian went to the fields to work in person, so although Li Xian was also wearing a farmer's cape, he was actually just leaning on a hoe and yelling at the edge of the field. Everyone stirs up like a mud monkey.

"His Royal Highness, Yubayashi Junlang Wu Yining has led a thousand soldiers to the gate of the palace. He said that he came to take up his post by order. Your Highness, please express it."

Just when Li Xian was busy, he saw Liu Qiming, the deputy chief eunuch of the East Palace, rushing over, approached him, and lowered his voice to report.

"Appointment?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xian immediately frowned, and glanced at Liu Qiming suspiciously.

"Returning to His Highness, according to his own words, he has received a transfer letter from the Ministry of War to come to serve as the general of my East Palace Huben."

Seeing Li Xian's expression was wrong, Liu Qiming didn't dare to neglect him, and hurriedly explained.

Is this the shot?Oh, the old thief is really impatient!Li Xian understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. He sneered secretly in his heart, but he didn't care too much. He casually put the hoe on the edge of the field, clapped his hands, and ordered calmly: "Everyone is here!" Alright, put down the farm work, and go for a walk around the gate of the palace with Gu."

"promise!"

General Hu Ben is the head of the Six Commanders of the East Palace, and it is not easy to be the leader. All the guards are people who rolled out of the pile of corpses, so how can they let an unknown person climb on their head for nothing? In the first place, everyone was full of breath, and the voice of reply was extraordinarily cruel.

Outside the gate of the East Palace, a thousand officers and soldiers of the Habayashi Army lined up in neat rows. ** People, but the image is a bit horrible, even though the five-short figure is supported by armor, it is still as ridiculous as a big horse monkey. This person is Wu Yining, the cousin of Empress Wu.

Wu Yining is very complacent, not ordinary complacency, so complacent that he can't wait to look up to the sky and laugh wildly, not for any other reason, but because he is now in the high position of the general. Thinking back six years ago, he was just a rich man from a village. Although there are two small coins, when it comes to status, I am afraid that even the county yamen servants are not comparable to him, but now, he will be the head of the six leaders of the East Palace. All of this is like a dream , but there are those who are incomparably free, who are extremely excited. If it weren't for the wrong occasion, I'm afraid he would have been dancing happily, but his good mood could not last long. When he saw the man in coir raincoat Li Xian led a group of farmers out of the palace gate so calmly, Wu Yining was stunned, and faintly felt that something was not quite right.

"The last general, Wu Yining, is meeting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Astonishment turned into shock, suspicion turned into suspicion, in front of Li Xian, Wu Yining did not dare to be careless in the slightest, turned over in a hurry, got off the horse, took a few steps forward, and bowed respectfully.

"Excuse me, what's the purpose of General Wu coming here so mobilizing people, huh?"

Li Xian didn't have the slightest affection for Wu Yining, an incompetent bastard, and didn't bother to be polite to him, so he raised his hand and asked expressionlessly.

"This...hehe, so that His Highness can learn that the last general has been ordered to take up the post of General Huben, and the transfer letter from the existing Ministry of War is here. Your Highness, please take a look."

Hearing Li Xian's question like this, Wu Yining's uneasiness intensified immediately, but she didn't dare not answer, so she could only answer with a smile on her face, and while speaking, she took out the Ministry of War from her robe Holding the transfer letter with both hands, he handed it to Li Xian respectfully.

"Er, do you know what is Huben's duty as a general?"

Li Xian didn't reach out to accept the transfer letter, but just glanced at Wu Yining coldly, and asked in a calm tone.

"Returning to Your Highness, Huben is your Highness's personal guard, and since the last general has taken this responsibility, he will swear to protect His Highness's safety to the death."

The more bland Li Xian's words were, the more flustered Wu Yining became. However, there was no room for him to flinch when he said this, so he could only grit his teeth and reply with a strong self-support.

"Did you answer well? It seems that General Wu really has a heart, but I have some doubts. I don't know what skills General Wu has to protect my palace completely, huh?"

Wu Yining's answer was in accordance with the provisions of the law, and there was nothing wrong with it, but Li Xian did not give up on it, but raised the corner of his mouth, showing a sarcasm smile, and continued to ask questions road.

"This, this... The final general is willing to serve His Highness like a dog and a horse, even if he dies, he dare not resign."

Seeing that Li Xian's expression was wrong, Wu Yining's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, but she thought that she had the support of Empress Wu, but she refused to show weakness, so she replied in a loud voice.

"It's beautiful to say, but I'm timid and really can't take the risk. If the generals practice for another ten or eight years, maybe I can still feel at ease. As for now, please forgive me for not worrying. The loyalty of General Wu has been demonstrated."

Knowing the intention behind Empress Wu's sending Wu Yining here, how could Li Xian give Wu Yining a good look, not caring that his complexion was already flushed like blood, he sneered and mocked Wu Yining mercilessly.

"Ah, this...Your Highness, you can't do this, the last general came here under the order of the Ministry of War, and the Empress Dowager also ordered, you..."

Seeing Li Xian slapping himself in the face so directly in public, Wu Yining became angry from embarrassment, and carried Empress Wu out without hesitation, and contradicted Li Xian in public.

"presumptuous!"

Li Xian has never been a talkative master, under this anger, his voice became stern, and a violent aura burst out, which made Wu Yining tremble in shock, and took three steps back with a pale face, unable to stabilize his figure , almost fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)