Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 9

The decision is obviously not so easy to make, even if Li Xian's words are hype, it seems that the general situation has been settled, but Li Xian has always hesitated and dare not express his position easily, even though he himself wants to kill the treacherous villain of the Empress Wu's party in one fell swoop. This will be completely cleared up, but after all, the relationship between this move is really serious. Once you start to act, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are walking on thin ice. If you are not careful, you may be bitten by a snake instead of hitting it. It's just that he can't bear the end of walking around, so how dare Li Xian act rashly.

give up?It seems to be possible, as long as you say "no", all these uncertain factors seem to be put behind you, but Li Xian is unwilling, just because he wants to look forward to the situation like today. I really don't know if I have to wait until the year of the monkey is gone. During this period, Li Xian really can't guarantee that he can rise above the court in a stable way. Besides, he had already quarreled with Xu Jingzong about the amnesty decree yesterday. Come on, God knows what it will be like when this matter reaches the ears of Empress Wu. Thinking of Empress Wu's iron blood and ruthlessness, Li Xian couldn't help shivering, and his slightly dilated pupils constricted.

"Seventh brother, is it true that Shangguan Fu, who came from the head of the Shangguan Xiangye, you said was fabricated to frame the old Xiangye? Is there any evidence?" After Li Xian was silent for a long time, he clenched his fists suddenly. , asked in a difficult tone.

Huh, this kid is finally tempted!As soon as Li Xian asked such a question, Li Xian immediately let go of most of his heart, but he did not rush to answer, but poured himself a cup of ice-cold tea, and took a shallow drink. Xiaokou, then nodded, and said with great certainty: "Sixth brother, for such a big matter, how dare the younger brother lie to each other, if the sixth brother doesn't believe it, he can take down the evil slave, and after careful examination, he will know Details."

"Seventh brother, don't be joking. It's easy to arrest people, but if you get nothing, what should you do?" Hearing that Li Xian said it so easily, Li Xian frowned displeasedly, and gave Li Xian a dissatisfied look. , asked a little anxiously.

Nothing?There is this possibility, but the chances are very small, at least in Li Xian's opinion - in his previous life, after Li Xian ascended the throne for the second time, in order to liquidate Empress Wu's party, he deliberately brought the case of Shangguanyi out for retrial. Li Xian personally supervised the first and only case. Although Li Xian couldn't remember most of the details, there was one thing that impressed Li Xian quite deeply——Shangguanyi's villainous case The slave Shangguan Fuben is a collateral branch of the Shangguan family. He worked in the Shangguan mansion since he was a child. He was the head of the account house. This added a bit of trouble—according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the government was not allowed to punish the ancients, so this evil slave pretended to be confused in the courtroom, making it difficult to proceed with the trial of the case. It is a habit of writing down things in the ledger, and the ledger is hidden in a dark compartment under the wooden couch in his bedroom. At that time, the presiding judge was surprised and sent someone to search his home again, and found dozens of thick books. The thick account books contain key descriptions of the Shangguanyi case. With this evidence, the unjust case 40 years ago was revealed to the world.

"Sixth brother, younger brother, how dare you joke about such a big matter, but it's really like a show. Originally, if you didn't have doubts about the case of Mr. Shangguan's treason, younger brother would not have bothered to pay attention to it." A mere evil slave who betrayed his master, just because he didn't believe that the Lord Shangguan would be a traitor, the younger brother spent some time trying to find out the truth of the case. It happened that there was a guard in the younger brother's house who was the neighbor of the evil slave. On weekdays, there are some mistakes. The thing about this account book is that the evil slave blew his mouth once drunk, and was found out by the guards under the younger brother. Don't worry, the younger brother has already ordered people to closely monitor him. As long as the sixth brother Make an order, and everyone will get all the stolen goods!" Naturally, the things in the previous life are not humane, but it is okay to make up a reasonable story to deceive people. Facing Li Xian's confusion, Li Xian casually told the things he had already prepared. A good explanation came out.

"Oh? It's strange that this happened. Maybe there's a real meaning in the dark. It's just, um, it's just a big deal. It's hard to decide for a while, so let's think about it for a while." Li Xian looked at Li Xian with piercing eyes for a long time, and seeing that his face remained unchanged, he didn't look like he was lying, so his heart moved involuntarily, but he still didn't dare to make up his mind easily, considering the possible consequences. Then he nodded his head thoughtfully, and said a few casual words, and the person was already pacing back and forth in the hall.

"Sixth brother, please do your own thing, little brother just wait."

Li Xian could see Li Xian's heartbeat, but he didn't go any further to persuade him, because Li Xian knew that the current situation was not enough, and any more persuasion would only be counterproductive. It's good to let nature take its course. Besides, Li Xian still has other arrangements, but he doesn't worry about Li Xian not being hooked, so he is happy to relax a little bit, so that he can get enough energy to deal with the complicated situation that he will face next.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

"Stop, don't rush!"

"Go away, don't miss my Highness's important event!"

The time for contemplation always flies by quickly, and before you know it, it's almost noon, but Li Xian still can't come up with an accurate idea, and he is still wandering back and forth in the hall, despite the cold weather, on his forehead But it was already covered with beads of sweat, which showed that the battle between heaven and man was fierce in his heart, and he was indecisive, when there was a sudden loud noise outside the hall, which immediately disturbed Li Xian's thoughts, which had finally come to light Became a piece of debris.

"Damn things!"

Under Li Xian's rule, he was always strict, and he would not allow people to act recklessly in front of his subordinates, but if he committed a crime, he would be severely punished. At this time, his thoughts were disturbed, and he was extremely angry. kicked heavily on the screen, but after hearing a muffled "bang", the carved landscape screen fell down with a bang, and the movement was so loud that all the servants crowded under the hall were frightened immediately With a big jump, they didn't care about any more disputes, and fell to their knees in disorder.

"Your Highness, it's not good, something happened, something big happened!"

When the servants of Prince Lu's mansion knelt down like this, Gao Miao, who had been entangled with everyone, got away. No matter how ugly King Lu Li Xian's face was, he rushed to Li Xian who was sitting upright behind him. They called out repeatedly.

"Well, why are you so panicked? Tell me, tell me!" Hearing Gao Miao's words, Li Xian immediately jumped up very cooperatively, and asked anxiously.

"Your Highness, this, this..." According to Li Xian's confession last night, Gao Miao deliberately turned his head to look at the kneeling servants in the hall, and then at Li Xian with a dark face, hesitatingly refusing to move Tell the truth.

"You idiot, Brother Six is ​​from my own family. If you have anything to say, say it, say it!" Seeing Gao Miao's outstanding performance, Li Xian secretly praised Gao Miao, but he scolded Gao Miao impatiently. up.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes." Gao Miao said yes, but he just refused to tell the reason. Li Xian's small appearance made Li Xian angry, and when he was about to explode, he was scrupulous. With the face of the master, Li Xian, in desperation, could only snort heavily, flicked his big sleeves at the servants kneeling in the hall, and shouted: "You all stand down! "

"I would like to report to your two highnesses that the servants have found out that Cui Xuanzhe, the supervisory censor, entered the prison without the order, and colluded with Zhenghou Shanye of Dali, intending to secretly behead Shangguan's family in prison, and to get the servants back. All the criminals in this case are dead. The criminal prison is proposed, and it will be executed as soon as noon. It is an urgent matter, and please give instructions to the two highnesses." Gao Miao is a shrewd person, and as soon as the servants of Prince Lu's mansion retreated, he hurried forward without waiting for the two highnesses to speak. Then he poured out all the news he got.

"what?"

"Ok?"

As soon as Gao Miao's voice fell, the two brothers exclaimed almost at the same time, both of them were full of surprise, the difference was that Li Xian's exclamation was false, while Li Xian was really surprised, not only because of The news itself was more about the surprise and fear of Li Xian's foresight.

For a long time, Li Xian has been groping for an opportunity to intervene in the court in an open and honest manner, but the price is not small, but the effect is really not good, and even because of this, he will be forced to go to Qizhou to become a vassal. Not to be reconciled, now, an opportunity to intervene in the government has appeared, and Li Xian cannot be unmoved - Xu Jingzong and others belong to the party of Empress Wu, and they have always been at odds with the mainstream of the court, Guan Long, and they often attack each other , but because of Empress Wu's iron fist, although the Queen's Party has few members, they always have the upper hand in every fight. Therefore, in a sense, attacking the Queen's Party is the best opportunity to win over the mainstream of the court. According to what Li Xian said, there is no doubt that this battle has a great chance of winning. Once everything goes well, he, Li Xian, can take advantage of this east wind to skyrocket. Given time, it may not be unfeasible to replace Li Hong. If you fail, the consequences may not be so wonderful.

From Li Xian's point of view, Li Hong's crown prince is nothing to worry about at all. Gaozong doesn't care much about Li Xian, but the always hot-handed Empress Wu makes Li Xian deeply jealous. Planning and doing things will undoubtedly have a head-on collision with Empress Wu. The victory is fine, but if there is a slight mistake, the price will not be much less. What makes Li Xian even more suspicious is Li Xian, his younger brother who used to be timid. Now that he has grown to such a great level, Li Xian has to worry about what he did and make wedding clothes for him in vain, and he can't help but think a little crazy for a while.

It's time to add some fire!Li Xian watched coldly for a while, seeing Li Xian's expression constantly changing, he guessed the reluctance and hesitation in Li Xian's heart, so he pondered for a while, suddenly got up, bowed to Li Xian and said: "Sixth brother, It's almost noon, I can't just sit back and watch Shangguan die unjustly, if the sixth brother is in trouble, I should go to him, and I will die without regret!" As soon as the words fell, he lifted his foot and wanted to go out of the hall.

"Wait a minute, seventh brother!" Li Xianzheng was upset. Seeing that Li Xian said he was going to leave, he couldn't help but get a little anxious. He dodged and blocked Li Xian's way. He gritted his teeth and walked out fiercely A sentence was squeezed between the teeth: "Since the seventh brother is determined to go, there is no reason for the brother to let the seventh brother take risks alone, I will take care of this matter!"

"Sixth brother, little brother is at your disposal, even if you die!" Hearing that Li Xian had finally made up his mind, Li Xian was ecstatic in his heart, but his face was full of awe, and he bowed to the end, impassioned showed an attitude.

(End of this chapter)