Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 7

"Seventh brother, it's so early in the morning, it's not easy to study at home, so what are you doing here for brother?"

Zhou Wang's Mansion and Lu Wang's Mansion are not far apart, only one street away, but the two brothers have very little contact with each other. Generally speaking, during the holidays, Li Xian, the younger brother, mostly visits to say hello. As for What about Li Xian, but he never went to Zhou Palace. Today coincided with Xunjia, Li Xian planned to invite a group of young talents to his mansion for a gathering, but he did not expect that Li Xian would arrive when the gate of the mansion opened. Li Xian I had no choice but to greet him, but my heart was a little angry, and without waiting for Li Xian to come forward to salute, I asked him angrily.

This guy is so rude!Li Xianben was about to go forward with a smile all over his face, but unexpectedly, he was greeted by Li Xian in such a way. Even though he knew that Li Xian's nature was like this, he was still unhappy with the boss, but Li Xian came here today I had ulterior motives at first, but I didn't intend to pay attention to such trivial matters, so I walked forward with my smile unchanged, bowed and cupped my hands and said: "Sixth brother taught you well, and younger brother is presumptuous, please invite sixth brother No wonder."

"Well, since we're here, let's talk in the room."

In the past, when Li Xian reprimanded, Li Xian would always refute. After a few sentences of debate, it always ended with Li Xian crying. Li Xian glanced at him, but he didn't rush to give the order to evict the guest. He waved his hands ponderously, took half a step back to the side, and casually made a "please" gesture.

"Sixth brother, please go first."

Li Xian didn't care about Li Xian's casual attitude at all, he cupped his hands with a smile, walked up the steps in front of the palace gate, walked to Li Xian's side, walked shoulder to shoulder with him through the gate , All the way into the two halls without a word, the guests and the host sat down respectively, and a group of servants rushed to offer freshly brewed tea and various snacks.

"Seventh brother, why are you here, please tell me directly, as a brother, I really can't bear to go around in circles."

Although Li Xian was a little surprised by Li Xian's performance today, his disdain for Li Xian did not change much. After the servants serving tea and water left, he did not invite Li Xian first. After drinking tea, he tilted his head to look at Li Xian, and asked Li Xian directly why he came.

"Sixth Brother is a good question. I just heard that Sixth Brother will leave for Fanqi Prefecture after the beginning of spring. I am afraid that I will be in a hurry and see you off in time, so I came here early to talk to my brother." Impressed by Xian's impatience and rudeness, this answered with a look of reluctance.

"Humph!"

As soon as Li Xian mentioned the matter of Jiufan, Li Xian was very angry, snorted coldly, stared at Li Xian with fiery eyes, his face changed for a long time, but he always Don't say a word—I can't blame Li Xian for getting angry. Although the kings' vassal is the custom of the Tang Dynasty, it is not the case in reality. I got the feudal land to live, but for the sons-in-law, it is not so strict. Counting from the time of Gaozu, Li Shimin himself never lived in the feudal clan when he was the prince, and Gaozong Li Zhi also never lived in the feudal clan when he was the king of Jin. His elder brother, Wei Wang Li Tai, was also forced to become a feudal vassal after he failed to win the heir. Concubine Xiao Shu) was expelled to the feudal clan when she was less than ten years old. As for Li Xian and other sons-in-law, although they have been crowned kings, they have never been to the feudal clan. They just lead the governor from afar. This time, Li Xian's retirement is a bit more glaring.

According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, the princes and feudal vassals were all given by the governor of the state, governing the land of a state, and managing [-] households. For those who have no ambition for great power, it may be regarded as a comfortable nest, but for those who are interested in great treasures, the vassal is the only one. It's the same concept as Li Xian, or Qizhou, where Li Xian will take office. The state is Shangzhou, and it's not too far from the capital. If you ride a fast horse, you can get there in a day and a half. However, it is far from the political center But it's far away. Once you are in the feudal clan, you can't participate in the government affairs as a rule, and this is really a terrible thing for Li Xian, who is determined to wrestle with the prince Li Hong. Xian, however, had learned about the rumors early on, and was even more aware that the matter was handled by Empress Wu alone, and it was almost impossible to change it. For the past few days, Li Xianzheng was extremely annoyed by this matter, and now Li Xian tore it apart in front of his face. Scars, the anger in my heart can be imagined.

"Did the seventh brother come to humiliate his elder brother, huh?"

The children of the Tian family are all precocious, and Li Xian is the best among them. Although he was so angry at Li Xian's words, Li Xian did not explode into a rage, but after a long time of silence, he grew up. With a dark tone and a dark face, he asked in a cold voice.

"Sixth brother misunderstood, little brother An dare to do this, little brother is here, but I have a few words, maybe I can help sixth brother a little."

Facing Li Xian's cold eyes, Li Xian shook his head calmly, and slowly explained, his childish face was full of awe.

"Oh?" Although Li Xian is only two years older than Li Xian, his reputation in government and in the field is many times higher than Li Xian's. Li Xian often scolded Li Xian for his incompetence, and now he heard Li Xian say that he could help him, so he couldn't help but froze, he gave a soft moan, and looked at Li Xian with a face full of surprise, his eyes were complicated. Extremely surprised, puzzled, and a bit puzzled and ashamed, after pondering for a long time, he squeezed out a word between his teeth: "Speak!"

Yep, another suspicious one!For Li Xian's suspicion, Li Xian had expected it long ago, but he was not surprised. Originally, a mediocre person suddenly became eloquent, so how could it not arouse the suspicion of others, let alone Li Xian. By the time the intelligent generation reached the peak, even the maids in Li Xian's room could already see that something was wrong with Li Xian.

If it was possible, Li Xian would not want to make such a drastic change, but under the pressure of the situation, even if Li Xian didn't want to change, he would have to change his mind, because if he couldn't take advantage of Li Xian's power to stop Shangguanyi Li Xian remembered very clearly that on the ninth day of the first month of the second year of Delin, Emperor Gaozong was forced to issue an edict to allow him to attend the court, and the next day, after the New Year At the first court meeting, Wu Meiniang, regardless of her confinement, carried off the prestige of Shangguan Yiman, and governed the court. She and Gaozong were collectively called "two saints". Since then, the affairs of the court have gradually been controlled by him. This period of governance experience has laid a solid foundation for him to usurp the throne in the future. Therefore, as long as Li Xian does not want to continue his tragic fate in the future, he must make a strong counterattack on the matter of Shangguanyi. Firstly, it will disrupt Wu Meiniang's overall layout Secondly, it is also to find a support point for Gaozong to fight back. As for whether this matter can be achieved, the big key lies in Li Xian, and this is the root cause of Li Xian coming here to lobby Li Xian.

It's natural to talk about it well, but these things are confidential, how can you open them up in front of the servants, Li Xian looked left and right and hinted for a moment, but Li Xian never reacted, making a fuss Li Xian was so depressed that he had no choice but to interrupt with a smile: "Sixth brother, everyone in your house has been trained well, tsk tsk, everyone is so fierce, it makes my little brother envious. Alas, those idiots in my younger brother's house can't teach them no matter what, they are just a bunch of mud that can't support the wall, ashamed, ashamed."

"Oh? Hahaha, the seventh brother joked again, but I like this joke very much. Okay, you have heard it all. Since His Royal Highness Zhou Wang praised you, that Gu Ke was very stingy and went to the accountant Receive the reward, five hundred coins per person, half a day off, let's go down." Li Xian is intelligent by nature, and when he heard Li Xian talking about other things, he immediately reacted, laughed and clapped his hands. In the name of rewards, all the servants who were waiting in the hall were sent out.

Although the five hundred wen at this time is not comparable to the purchasing power at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it is not a small amount. The servants may not be able to save so much money after a year of hard work. It is so rewarding to hear that, how could it be unreasonable? Excited, he hurriedly thanked the two princes one by one, and hurriedly ran to the accountant's office, the huge hall became quiet in an instant, only the two younger brothers were left sitting opposite each other.

"Seventh brother, if you have anything to say, just open up and talk it out, brother, just listen." After all the servants retreated, Li Xian squinted his eyes and looked at Li Xian for a while, before speaking in a flat tone urged a word.

"It's easy to say, the sixth brother has read history books, and the younger brother has always admired him very much, but I don't know if the sixth brother knows the allusion of Lu Zhi?" Li Xian smiled slightly, but he didn't put on a gesture anymore, but asked a question calmly.

"You..." Li Xian has been studying since he was a child, and he is very proficient in history books. How could he not know the historical facts of the chaos of Empress Lv in the early Han Dynasty? He looked at Li Xian, as if he wanted to scold him, but when the words came to his lips, he held back. He just stared at Li Xian with a dark face, and was about to burst into anger. After a long time, he gritted his teeth, He said coldly: "Seventh brother is so brave, he dared to compare his mother to Lu Zhi, isn't he afraid to stand out for his brother, huh?"

"Will the sixth brother know?" Facing Li Xian's black face, Li Xian just shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, asked a question, and did not wait for Li Xian to answer, and continued on his own: "It seems that this kind of harm is harmful to others. Even if you are as stupid as a little brother, you don't bother to do your own affairs, let alone a wise person like the sixth brother."

As soon as Li Xian said this, Li Xian fell silent again, but his face became more and more ugly, changing from black to red, and there was a flash of light in his eyes from time to time, with a look of worry There is little concealment——Li Xian was favored by Emperor Gaozong for his intelligence since he was a child. At that time, Li Xian, who was not yet ten years old, ran to question Empress Wu in a fit of arrogance. Therefore, he was deeply hated by Empress Wu. In the past, he often used trivial things to reprimand Li Xian. Xian is about to be driven to the feudal clan, and the manipulator behind it is Empress Wu. With all kinds of knots in his mind, Li Xian will not have the slightest affection for Empress Wu, the mother, but before he finds out Li Xian's intention of coming However, Li Xian was unwilling to express his attitude, so silence became his best choice in desperation.

(End of this chapter)