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Chapter 653 Phase Controversy (1)

On the third day of October in the second year of Yifeng, the emperor issued an edict to dispatch 28 Hexi troops for the restoration of the Persian state. Lin Chengbin, the deputy governor of Hexi, was the commander, Xiao Sanlang was the deputy, and Prince Li Xian was in charge of the expedition; on the fifth day of October, the emperor issued an edict. Returning to Beijing, the crown prince and his ministers followed him, leaving Luoyang Prefecture Yin Luo Bin Wang as the eastern capital. On October [-], the emperor entered the Daming Palace, and then followed, leaving the crown prince alone in the imperial city. Therefore, the government was divided into two ends, from the The East Palace is the decree, and the Daming Palace is the Yi decree. Although the sounds are similar, the meanings are quite different. Fortunately, both sides seem to maintain a certain degree of restraint. Cross-decrees rarely happen. Generally speaking, what Li Xian is concerned about It was the agriculture and forestry affairs of each state, while Empress Wu focused on the finances, taxes, and penalties of each state. They maintained a tacit confrontation pattern with each other. The lieutenant will recuperate the sick and weak dragon body.

Under the political situation where the two powers confront each other, peace will never be the main theme, and the fighting party is the fundamental core. Li Jingxuan was ordered to participate, and the charge was that his son was evil and ran wild in the village. After hearing about it, he was angry and called Li Jingxuan into the Daming Palace for questioning. The post of Zhongshu Ling was lacking for the sons of the family, and Houyin ordered Jia Chaoyin and others to publish the book, and recommended Wu Chengsi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, for it. When the news came out, Li Xian was furious, and hurriedly recruited Zhang Jianzhi and Di Renjie, two confidantes, into the East Palace. Discuss countermeasures.

"Let's talk about it, how about this matter?"

Li Xian was very annoyed, not ordinary annoyance. In his opinion, Wu Chengsi was nothing more than a pig and dog, but he also wanted to be in charge of the Zhongshu Province. This is simply a big joke, let alone Ren Zhongshuling That's right, the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice he is currently in charge of climbs up by nepotism, and he is basically a vegetarian. Apart from flattering the Empress Wu, he has no fart ability. Auxiliary, it is really a big joke in the world, of course, this is not the main reason, the deeper reason is that the current situation in the Zhengshitang is extremely delicate, Li Xianshi dare not take it lightly.

Among the seven prime ministers in the Zhengshitang, Yue Wang Li Zhen needless to say, he is definitely a heroic generation, and he was definitely not ordered by Li Xianneng, so it is impossible to hope to catch his handle again, and Jia Chaoyin is Empress Wu. The hard core of the party, plus Xue Yuanchao who is gradually falling to Empress Wu's side, the remaining four people, Pei Xingjian, Dai Zhide, Hao Chujun, and Pei Yan, have a good relationship with Li Xian, but the problem is that none of these four belong to Li Xian The confidants of the direct line are not easily ordered by Li Xianneng. If Wu Chengsi is really allowed to take the position, the consequences will be more severe. If the order from Li Xian is to be passed smoothly, it may be impossible. Therefore, no matter from which aspect, Li Xian would never agree to allow Wu Chengsi to serve in the Zhengshitang, let alone let him take up the post of Zhongshuling who is in charge of drafting imperial edicts.

"Your Highness, don't worry. According to someone, this matter is not yet finalized. Apart from our respective efforts, the key lies in the two of us. The first is His Majesty's will, and the second is in the heart of the matter." Hao Xiangzhi's attitude, if Hao Shizhong can seal back the imperial edict of the empress, there is still a lot to do in this matter."

Although the situation was very serious, Zhang Jianzhi was not impatient. He stroked his long beard on his chest, analyzed it slowly, and pointed out the key to the response.

"What Brother Meng Jiang (Zhang Jianzhi's word) said is true. The key is that Hao Shizhong is willing to come forward to seal Yizhi. If not, the matter may be difficult."

Di Renjie also saw the key point of the matter, but he didn't rush to answer, but waited for Zhang Jianzhi to finish speaking, and then said emphatically.

"Well, I also think so, it's just that Hao Xiangsu is upright, and it's not easy to deal with someone. Of course, I will give it a try, but I'm not sure. As for the father, now I want to It's hard to see one side, until the last moment, I don't want to bring this matter up for the time being, and now, I think it's better to focus on my own efforts. I don't know if Mr. Di would dare to choose someone to fight with him?"

Li Xian is good at planning, he can do whatever Di and Zhang can think of, but Li Xian has a different view on this, he doesn't think that if he does this, he will be safe, so he finds another way expressed his opinion.

"Well, this really makes it clear that brother Huaiying's qualifications are enough, and his ability is not bad. Ren Zaifu is also feasible, and even if it is not good, it can muddy the water. It is not sure that the other side of the Daming Palace will be able to occupy it. Cheap!"

Li Xian's move made it clear that he wanted to fight Empress Wu, and there were risks, but in Zhang Jianzhi's view, it was not that big of a deal, so he stroked his long beard on his chest, and was the first to speak in agreement.

"Thank you for your love, Your Highness. If it comes out of selfishness, I am willing to obey orders. However, it is not yet the time for me to enter the political affairs hall. It is not beautiful to force myself for fear of being taboo. However, I do have one thing." Candidates may curb the ambitions of the Daming Palace."

The position of prime minister is the highest position that courtiers can rise to, but no one who is a courtier wants to climb up to the position, Di Renjie is no exception, but he was not dazed by the huge pie that fell from the sky, but Shi Yu explained sincerely, and politely but resolutely rejected Li Xian's proposal.

"Oh? Does Mr. Di have anyone to recommend? Let's talk about it with Ben Gong."

The reason why Li Xian promoted Di Renjie to compete for the position of Zhongshuling is of course certain. Although it is not too high, if it is done properly, there is still hope. If Di Renjie can really enter the Zhongshu Province, It goes without saying that he helped Li Xian so much, but since Di Renjie was unwilling, Li Xian couldn't force it, so he frowned slightly and asked in doubt.

"Your Highness, how is this person?"

Di Renjie didn't hide the name of the person he recommended, but dipped the tea in the tea bowl in front of him, stretched his hand straight, and wrote his name in front of Li Xian.

"Good plan! This strategy works!"

Zhang Jianzhi is worthy of being a resourceful person. He only glanced at the names and immediately guessed the meaning behind Di Renjie's proposal.

"Well, whatever, even if it's cheaper, that's fine, I'll take care of it now, and the other gentlemen will have to worry a lot about it."

As the saying goes, there is no need for a heavy hammer to beat the drum. Even though neither Di nor Zhang had uttered the overall plan, Li Xian knew it thoroughly, but he did not express his position immediately. Instead, he detailed various countermeasures in his heart After careful comparison, he nodded reluctantly, left a sentence of explanation, got up immediately, and drove out of the palace by himself... Although Empress Wu's pursuit of the post of Zhongshuling has not yet It was unfolded on the bright side, but most of the well-informed people already knew that it was related to the sudden change of the court structure, and not only the East Palace was concerned, but the Yue King Li Zhen was also very troubled by it. When Wu Chengsi re-entered the political affairs hall, Empress Wu could already hold three votes, and Li Zhen's importance would undoubtedly be completely weakened. The contention between Li Xian, and this is obviously not a situation that Li Zhen is happy to see. Therefore, as soon as he got the news, he didn't even take care of the errands of the government affairs hall on duty. He took a sick leave, and hurried back to his palace, Chen Wushuang and Pei Shoude's two confidantes hurriedly recruited them, and they hurriedly negotiated.

"The news is like this, let's talk about it, how should I deal with this matter alone?"

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Zhen will always have an image as stable as Mount Tai, but in front of Chen and Pei's confidantes, he is too lazy to pretend. After recounting the news he got, he asked sullenly said a word.

"Your Majesty, my son-in-law thinks that Wu Chengsi is not a good candidate for the Zhongshuling regardless of his ability and qualifications. There must be a backlash from the East Palace. Not impossible."

When Chen and Pei heard the news, they were secretly startled. After looking at each other, Pei Shoude spoke first.

"It would be great if it were really that simple. It's not that I haven't thought about this strategy. It's a pity that it's impossible. Now the one in Daming Palace has the power to face the court and has the power to coerce the emperor to command the princes. There is no lack of people who wave the flag and shout." Seniors, if you really want to force it, I'm afraid there will be no big achievements at the East Palace, this is not appropriate!"

Pei Shoude's strategy can only be said to be quite satisfactory, and there is really nothing surprising about it. Li Zhen had already planned for this, so he didn't think it would work.

"My lord is very worried. The key to this matter is not how the East Palace exerts its strength, but what your majesty wants. According to Chen, the current balance of the court is a situation that your majesty likes, and it will not be changed easily. Therefore, His Majesty's heart is absolutely unwilling to see Wu Chengsi ascend the throne, but now that there is no news from inside and outside, once it is done, His Majesty will have to admit it even if he does not recognize it, and this is the victory planned by the empress. The way is also, if you want to break it, you must start from two aspects. One is to prevent the passage of this Yizhi in the political affairs hall. This section is the key to Hao's serving the Chinese side. If you can get his help, the matter can be half completed. As for the other Half of it, it depends on whether His Highness the Crown Prince can pass the news to His Majesty in time, if the Crown Prince is sincere, it is not impossible for the Prince to cooperate with him."

Chen Wushuang's wisdom was clearly superior to Pei Shoude's. With this opening, he analyzed the whole matter extremely thoroughly, and more clearly put forward the idea of ​​jointly boycotting with the East Palace.

"Sincerity? Well, sir, what you mean is..."

As long as he can keep his transcendent status unshakable, Li Zhen would not mind teaming up with Li Xian again. This is exactly one of the strategies he had considered on the road before, but for Chen Wushuang's "sincerity", Time was still a little ignorant, and after a moment of surprise, the words came out involuntarily.

"This matter..."

Chen Wushuang dared to say this, because he had already made up his mind, and when he was about to explain, he saw the head of the palace chief sticking out from the screen, and immediately stopped talking.

"What's the matter?"

Li Zhen was waiting for Chen Wushuang to clarify her doubts, when she saw the head of the palace suddenly barged in, her face immediately turned ugly, and before she could speak, she yelled impatiently.

"My lord, His Royal Highness has arrived outside the gate of the mansion, please tell me clearly."

Seeing that Li Zhen's expression was not right, the head of the palace didn't dare to neglect, and rushed to report.

"Ok?"

Li Zhen never expected that Li Xian would come from his house at such a sensitive moment, she couldn't help being stunned when she heard the words, unable to react for a while, her eyes were full of suspicion.

(End of this chapter)