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Chapter 104 The trouble finally came
The court discussion is over, and a multi-party game has come to an end, but the aftermath is still unresolved. First, the poem "Chao Tian Yan" written by King Luo Bin in court spread to Shenzhou with lightning speed, and then countless Scholars from poor families echoed, and the calls for imperial examination reform filled the government and the public. Not to mention how the students from other places reacted, just the appeal letters and Zhuangxing poems sent to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites by thousands of scholars who studied in Chang'an almost gave life to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites. It was submerged, and there was almost a grand occasion of a letter written by a bus in the late Han Dynasty. Gaozong heard about this situation and felt that the matter could not be delayed, so he officially issued an edict on the first day of May to announce the reform of the imperial examination. Wang Lixian served as his deputy, and the humble scholars all over the world were very excited about him. King Luo Bin, who pleaded for the humble scholars, thus established his reputation as a clear leader in the literary world, and the famous names of Lu and Zhou Zhou were spread all over the world.

Li Xian naturally doesn't care about those who are famous or not. To him, these false names are useless, and the final battle in the court depends on the comparison of strength. In this sense, being able to Getting Song Xian and He Long, two officials from the royal palace of Zhou, to serve in the court is the biggest benefit obtained in this game. Of course, secretly arranging pushers to help King Luo Bin win the reputation of a clear leader in the literary world is also considered a It's a good harvest, but it's a pity that Comrade Luo doesn't seem to appreciate Li Xian's affection very much, he didn't show his loyalty in "repaying his kindness by selling himself", but he didn't refuse to make peace with Li Xian. However, Li Xian didn't care about it either. Li Xian didn't intend to use King Luo Bin as a counselor. As long as he was willing to do a little favor under the inspiration of "great righteousness", Li Xian would be satisfied. As for what is Righteousness, it depends on how Li Xian can fool Comrade Luo when he needs to use it.

With the imperial decree in hand, the title of errand is considered, Li Xian is busy non-stop, but Li Xian just hides, never showing his face, let alone performing the duties of a deputy. Except for the daily indispensable martial arts practice, other things are ignored, and even the gate of the palace is rarely seen. It is completely a gesture of throwing away the big shopkeeper, making people really unable to see Li Xian's gourd. What kind of medicine is sold here?

can not read it?That's right, the reason why Li Xian is so honest is not without reason, but because he is very clear that the current situation in the court seems to be calm, but in fact the undercurrent has begun to surge, and if he is not careful, he will be in danger of being overwhelmed. All of this can only come from one person, and that is Empress Wu. It can be regarded as having the name of intervening in the court affairs upright, and the outsider can also borrow it in the name of studying politics, and take the opportunity to infiltrate the power into the various ministries of the court and even the local states and counties. As for Li Xian himself, he also gained some sweetness by the way. Gaozong was obviously satisfied with being able to check and balance the court situation. The only one who lost was Empress Wu. , the Beimen scholars arranged by him failed to instigate, and instead became the laughing stock of the court. Under such circumstances, how could the always ambitious Empress Wu give up? Her counterattack methods were absolutely astonishingly fierce. Li Xian didn't want to be As the first choice target to be attacked, hiding to watch the limelight has become Li Xian's only choice.

Counting it, Li Xian has destroyed Empress Wu's plan several times, and forced the second sage Linchao, who was supposed to appear a long time ago, to have disappeared. There is no doubt that Li Xian is enough. The problem is that Li Xian didn't have that kind of thought, because he knew very well how ambitious Empress Wu was and how ruthless his wrists were. Seeing that he was sure to win the battle, how could he be careless and cautious, so Li Xian became an idler in court, not participating in anything or doing any work except occasional court visits. Taking over, on the surface, it looks very carefree.

The days of being happy are always short, even if they are pretending to be happy, no, the trouble that Li Xian was worried about finally came, and it came so fast that even Li Xian felt a little unexpected—— On the [-]th of the month, Xu Jingzong, the servant, impeached Liu Xiangdao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, for making false comments on the virtuousness and foolishness of the princes, which is a crime of disrespect.As soon as this book was published, Empress Wu and his party responded, and there were witnesses and witnesses. Liu Xiangdao couldn't argue with it, and the court situation suddenly became chaotic. The head-to-head contest between the various forces began. He was summoned to the mansion by Li Xian to discuss how to deal with this matter.

"Seventh brother, I've heard it all. Liu Xiang said that this old man might be finished this time. Does the seventh brother care about this?"

As soon as Li Xian came, Li Xian didn't say any polite words, even before Li Xian was seated, he asked directly, in a hurry, which is not surprising. Every time Li Xian went to the Ministry of Officials to do errands, he often suffered from Liu Xiangdao. He had long seen that Liu Xiangdao was not pleasing to the eye, and he wished for his downfall. Such a prominent position comes with undisguised ambitions.

I heard that I have heard it a long time ago. Don't look at Li Xian who is always at home during this time and seems to be indifferent to everything. In fact, Li Xian has never let down his vigilance. He has long ordered Lin who is in charge of intelligence collection Hu paid close attention to the changes in the court situation. Xu Jingzong on the other side had just entered this chapter, and Li Xian had received a detailed report on this side. He even got a copy of Xu Jingzong's bullets. I have a lot of ideas in my heart, but when it comes to the method of contingency, I really haven't thought about it. Seeing Li Xian's agitation now, Li Xian's heart sank for no reason, but he didn't bring it to his face. , just nodded calmly and said: "Little brother has heard some rumors and doesn't know the details. If Brother Six has any inside information, you may as well tell me a little bit."

"So that the seventh brother can know that this matter is related to the seventh brother. Hey, I don't know what wrong medicine the old man Liu has taken. When he was with a bunch of sour literati, he made unreasonable comments on the seventh brother." Brother, it is said that the seventh brother always messes around in the government affairs, and he hides and does not reveal it on weekdays. Department, ha, this time it’s okay, it’s his bad luck, there is really no one who Xu Laoer wants to join, there is really no one who can’t fail, that guy has no such arm as the official, he should be guilty, hahaha..." Li Xian was obviously in a good mood, and briefly described what had happened in a teasing tone. At the end, when he thought of the prince losing his arm, he was so excited that he laughed loudly, with no concealment of pride.

Happy fart, this matter is not as simple as your kid imagined, this is a strategy to kill three birds with one stone, even if you can't see this, it's terrible!Li Xian was very proud, but Li Xian's heart sank, because he knew more than Li Xian. As soon as he learned of Xu Jingzong's first book, Li Xian had already ordered Lin Hu to investigate the matter with all his strength, and soon I found a celebrity who had participated in that literary gathering, and according to what he said, Li Xian was able to conclude that this matter was actually a conspiracy—at that time, a group of literati were composing poems and composing Fu, talking freely about the affairs of the world, and they were in high spirits At that time, Jiang Mingyao, who had reported on Liu Xiangdao, first changed the topic to the imperial examinations at that time, deliberately pretending to admire Li Xian in his words, which triggered Liu Xiangdao's drunken remarks, and this is how Xu Jingzong wrote his first book. The matter of impeachment, together with this matter, can be said to affect the whole body. All forces in the court may be involved in it involuntarily. For such an important position as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, a big scuffle may not be avoided Yes, and this obviously gave Empress Wu a chance to take advantage of the chaos, especially when Gaozong's old illness relapsed and he was almost unable to manage affairs, it was a good opportunity for Empress Wu to attack the prince. The second is to take the government personally, and the third is to further provoke the princes to fight among themselves. With these three, the court situation is likely to be in chaos.

"So that's the case. The little brother suffered this innocent disaster for nothing. I don't know what the sixth brother cares about it?" It is one thing to understand Empress Wu's intentions, but another to deal with it. , actually didn't come up with a proper strategy, but really wanted to hear Li Xian's views on this matter.

"The ancients have said: heaven and it, abandoning it is inauspicious, what does the seventh brother think?" Competing for a position, when Li Xian asked about it, he said it without any concealment.

Needless to say, the importance of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials is self-evident. Whoever can control the Ministry of Officials has the possibility of controlling the court. Generally speaking, the person who can hold this position must be the emperor's favorite minister. Liu Xiangdao It is a strange number to be able to take the position of the crown prince's confidant. The root cause is that Gaozong wanted to support the crown prince to counter Empress Wu's ambition. In this sense, even if Liu Xiangdao fell, the superior would not It is very likely that he is still an important minister of the prince's line. However, there must be a prerequisite for this, that is, Gaozong can still govern in person, but Gaozong is seriously ill at the moment, and has already hid in Penglai Palace (Daming Palace) to recuperate , there is almost no possibility of governing in person. It is quite difficult for the prince to keep his position as Minister of the Ministry of Officials under the pressure of Empress Wu. In other words, Li Xian has no possibility of a fight. Even as calm as Li Xian, he was also moved by it, but Li Xian hesitated whether he should make this move, and fell into deep thought with his brows furrowed...

(End of this chapter)