Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 605 The Imperial Court (1)

"Your Highness, why do you have to do this? Instead of being so forceful, it is better to take it slowly. Now that this matter has happened, it is inevitable that you will be punished!"

Li Xian was very satisfied with giving a harsh lesson to the always arrogant Habayashi Army, and all the people in the palace were also very cheerful, but Zhang Jianzhi obviously didn't think about it, not only didn't he feel inspired On the contrary, he was quite worried. When he saw Li Xian who had just entered the study, he immediately complained a lot.

"Don't worry, sir. Gu knows it well. It's not difficult to pass the test. Gu just go to find his father."

Zhang Jianzhi's worry is not clear to Li Xian, but what he knows better is that his time is running out, and he really can't afford to procrastinate, not for anything else, but because Li Xian knows Gaozong's time It is not much anymore, after three years at most, Gaozong will be bedridden, and five and a half years later will be the day of Gaozong's death. There is no other choice. Of course, Li Xian dared to disobey the will of Empress Wu in public, but it was not a hot-headed recklessness, but a certain degree of certainty. The reason why he did not enter the palace in a hurry after washing, but I came to look for Zhang Jianzhi first, but I just planned to discuss it with him. Seeing that Zhang Jianzhi was obviously upset, he changed his mind, so he smiled and waved his hand, and after a confession, he strode forward. Then he walked out of the study and went straight to the palace in a soft chariot.

"My lord? Well..."

Zhang Jianzhi obviously didn't expect Li Xian to leave just like that, so he couldn't help but froze on the spot, frowned, muttered a few times in his mouth, and suddenly a thought flashed out from the bottom of his heart, slightly His hazy eyes immediately lit up..."Qi Madam, two generals, Wu Sansi and Wu Yining, are here."

Although Empress Wu's behavior is unflattering, she is not bad at all in terms of diligence. No, it is almost noon, but Empress Wu has no intention of stopping to eat. Behind the copywriting, the pen in his hand has never been put down, and when he was meticulously marking various memorials, he saw Cheng Denggao tiptoely turning out from behind the screen, and cautiously approached Empress Wu, and reported in a low voice. One sentence.

"Well, pass it on."

The two martial arts were both frequent visitors to the palace, Empress Wu felt that it was not at all strange that they had come, so she ordered without raising her head.

"Ah, no!"

Cheng Denggao had a lot of eyes and ears in the palace, so he already knew about Wu Yining's embarrassment in the East Palace. He went to the door, and within a few moments, he had already turned back with Erwu.

"My lady, my nephew is wronged, my lady, please make the decision for my little nephew, my lady..."

Seeing Empress Wu who was bowing his head and writing quickly, Wu Yining's small eyes immediately turned quickly, and before Cheng Denggao came forward to report again, he quickly rushed to the front, lay down on the ground, and then wailed When I woke up, my face was covered with snot and tears, as if I had really been wronged by the world.

"What's the matter? Say it!"

After Wu Yining made such a fuss, Empress Wu was obviously a little caught off guard, her face darkened in an instant, her brows frowned, and she snorted displeasedly.

"Mother, my nephew is wronged. My nephew obeyed your order and took the transfer letter from the Ministry of War, but, but... Alas, but my nephew couldn't even enter the door of the East Palace, so someone called me back." Oh, it doesn’t matter if my nephew is humiliated, but it’s a big crime for my brothers, my nephew is not willing, empress..."

Although Wu Yining is vulgar and uneducated, his acting skills are quite good. When he cried, he really felt like a snowflake in June.

"Ok?"

Hearing Wu Yining's words, Empress Wu's gloomy face instantly became extremely ugly, but she didn't express her opinion, but turned her attention to Cheng Denggao.

"Your Majesty Mingjian, the thing is like this..."

Wu Yining dared to pretend to be stupid, but Cheng Denggao didn't have the guts. He was afraid that Wu Yining's words would mislead Empress Wu's judgment, so he hurriedly bowed and reported the news he had heard one by one. The scene at the entrance of the East Palace is consistent, of course, but there are many cover-up words to help Wu Yining cover up his ugliness.

"Useless things, trash, you can't do a little thing well, what use does this palace want you for?"

After finding out what happened, although Empress Wu was annoyed at Li Xian's arrogance, she also found Wu Yining's incompetence extremely displeasing to the eye, with a livid face, she mercilessly reprimanded him.

"Your Majesty, calm down, my nephew deserves to die, my nephew deserves to die..."

What Wu Yining was most afraid of was Empress Wu's ruthless aunt, seeing that the situation was not right, she dared to make nonsense, and hurriedly kowtowed and begged.

"Your Majesty, I can't blame Brother Ning for this fact. It's because that fellow bullies people too much. As the saying goes: If you don't look at the face of the monk, you have to look at the face of the Buddha. On the surface, this matter is for Brother Ning, but it is actually done for the people of the world. See, you must not tolerate it, otherwise, you may cause endless disputes."

Wu Sansi has always been on good terms with Wu Yining, and this time he was entrusted to come here to speak for him, seeing that Empress Wu was about to get angry with Wu Yining, he couldn't bear to see this, so he hurriedly stood up from the side and spoke angrily.

"Hmph! Cheng Denggao, go, pass on the command from the palace, let the prince come here to have an audience immediately!"

Wu Yining was punished by Li Xian, no doubt she had lost Empress Wu's face, but Empress Wu was not angry at all, on the contrary she was slightly excited, because this was one of the few situations she would like to see, of course, Excitement is nothing but excitement. With the depth of Empress Wu's city, she would not show it, but pretended to be angry and slapped the copywriting, and spoke in a cold voice.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entered the palace earlier, and is now in the Qianyuan Palace."

Empress Wu had an order, and Cheng Denggao dared not disobey, but the problem was that he didn't dare to go to Gaozong to summon Li Xian, so he had no choice but to mention something in a low voice.

"Oh?"

Hearing that Li Xian had already entered the palace and even ran to Gaozong's place, Empress Wu's heart sank involuntarily, and she faintly felt that things might not go as smoothly as expected, but now that the arrow is on the string, it can't be helped. Stop posting, otherwise, Empress Wu's face will be shaved terribly. If Li Xian takes the opportunity to rise up, it will not be easy to suppress her. In view of this, Empress Wu Although he was a little worried, he didn't hesitate too much. He stood up gracefully, raised his eyebrows, waved his hand, and said with a stern expression: "Show Qianyuan Hall!"

"promise!"

Now that Empress Wu had made a decision, all the attendants dared not be negligent, and after bowing to their promises, they all got busy... It was almost noon, and it was time to eat. Emperor Gaozong, who had a relapse from the Japanese side, had no appetite, but he still sat in front of the table, eating his lunch without a mouthful. The dishes were extremely simple, just four dishes and one soup. They are all vegetarian, and there is no trace of meat. It's not that Gao Zong is frugal by nature, but that he can't make up for it now. According to the doctor's advice, he can only use some light food, such as those tofu, vegetables, and so on. After eating for a few days, Gaozong's beak faded out like a bird, and it was really boring to use.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here."

Just when Emperor Gaozong couldn't bear to eat, he saw a young eunuch who was close to him turn around from behind the screen, walked quickly to the front of the imperial court, bowed, and reported carefully.

"Oh? Xian'er is here, let's call it a day."

Gaozong didn't have much appetite at all, he just followed the doctor's orders to eat. Hearing that Li Xian had arrived, he didn't want to eat such unpalatable food anymore, so he dropped the chopsticks in his hand, gave a casual order, and got up immediately body, shuffled to the front of the couch, and leaned against the thick brocade pier.

"promise."

Now that Gaozong had opened his mouth, the little eunuch dared not delay the slightest, and hastily complied with the promise, and left the room in a hurry. After a short while, he accompanied Li Xian, who was dressed in court clothes, from outside. came in.

"My son kowtowed to my father."

When I saw Gaozong's face.Li Xian immediately walked a few steps, rushed to the front of the couch, and paid respects respectfully.

"No, no, Xianer, you are..."

Seeing that Li Xian was wearing court uniform, Gao Zong immediately showed a trace of suspicion on his face. He pointed his finger in bewilderment, and hesitantly asked half of the question--court clothes are used during a grand dynasty or an important ceremony. It is not necessary to dress neatly at ordinary times, especially when the father and son meet privately, it is not necessary to be so formal. In the past, Li Xian did not come to the palace less often, and he never dressed like this It's normal, and Gao Zong will inevitably become suspicious when he suddenly comes up at this time.

"Father and emperor have learned a lesson, this son-in-law is here to plead guilty."

Li Xian finished the salute meticulously, then stood up, bowed his body, and explained with a sad face.

"Huh? Why did Xian'er say such a thing? I'm so confused."

As soon as Li Xian said this, the suspicious look on Gaozong's face suddenly became a little bit stronger, and he couldn't figure out what kind of play Li Xian was singing.

"So that the father knows, the thing is like this, there is still a shortage of 1000 people in the six rates in the child's hands, and I have informed the father before that I plan to transfer some veterans from Hexi, one is to ensure the safety of the East Palace, and two I came here to let those soldiers who have been guarding the border for a long time return home with honor. Thanks to the permission of the father, the child prepared a copy and reported to the Ministry of War. The Thousand Feather Forest Army said that they were going to take the post of General Huben, and the boy was surprised, so he..." Li Xian sighed with a gloomy expression, and described in detail what happened outside the gate of the East Palace today. Fan, at the end, pleaded guilty with a wry smile: "Although the child was angry for a while, there is a reason for the incident, but after all, it is an obstacle to the court's dignity, and there is still something wrong in the end. I also ask the father to come down."

"Huh? There is such a thing! I..."

What Li Xian said about the transfer of troops from Hexi was indeed approved by Emperor Gaozong, but it has been a long time, and some of them can't remember clearly. There was such a big oolong at the other end, my heart arose immediately, and my face became so ugly, but before it happened, there was a sound of complicated footsteps, Empress Wu had led people from the screen After Chu Xing came out, Gao Zongwei stopped talking for a moment in a daze.

(End of this chapter)