Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 109 All parties plan (1)

"Your Highness."

Not long after Li Xian had left, Yan and Liu came out of the small cubicle, and Li Hong, who was sitting behind a few children, saw his complexion changing from blue to red, obviously his inner thoughts and The struggle was intense, and the two of them didn't dare to interrupt at will, they could only wait silently, until Li Hong raised his head and looked over, Yan and Liu hurriedly bowed and called out.

"Well, you've heard it all, and you can tell me what you think." Li Hong nodded indifferently, and said in a flat tone.

"Your Highness, it is clear that this matter will not be as dangerous as what His Royal Highness Zhou Wang said. Your Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition. It seems reasonable for the Empress to reconcile the government affairs on her behalf. Your Majesty is only a little itchy ear, and it can be cured in a few days. There will be no danger of turning the world upside down, according to the old minister, His Royal Highness Zhou Wang’s move has a strong intention to take advantage of the fire, and His Highness should be cautious.” Yan Liben was also extremely disgusted with Empress Wu’s frequent meddling in court affairs, but he didn’t think that Empress Wu could make a big deal in his heart In his opinion, Empress Wu is just relying on the power of favoring the inner palace. Although she can be proud for a while, she can't make a big difference in the end. On the contrary, Li Xian, the unpredictable prince, is even more worrying. After hearing Li Hong's experience, Yan Liben did not hide his opinion, and opened his mouth to explain a lot.

"En." Li Hong was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but just said noncommittal, frowned slightly, looked at Liu Xiang who was silent and said, and asked in an indifferent voice: "What does Mr. Liu know about this?" Is it?"

"Your Highness, all old ministers should be damned, you have caused trouble for Your Highness..." Liu Xiangdao shuddered, his waist instantly bent a little lower, and his mouth was full of useless nonsense, which made Li Hong's eyebrows immediately frowned. It wrinkled a little deeper.

"Forget it, the matter has already happened, let's talk about what those troublemakers are doing, and let's talk about how I should deal with this situation." Li Hong was in a bad mood, and was really impatient to listen to Liu Xiangdao's nonsense, not waiting for him to finish his sentence , raised his hand unceremoniously, interrupted Liu Xiangdao, and asked in a cold voice.

"His Royal Highness, you should take responsibility for the mistakes made by the old minister. The old minister will submit his resignation and ask His Highness to fulfill it." Although Liu Xiangdao and Yan Liben are both important officials of the prince's lineage, they are not the same thing. Firstly, he had not been with the prince for a long time, and he was not sure that Li Hong would go all out to protect himself; secondly, when Li Yifu was interrogated, he, Liu Xiangdao, was one of the chief interrogators, and he had already offended Empress Wu severely , this time it fell into the hands of Empress Wu, he thought to himself that he could not escape the fate of being dismissed from office, and he really didn't want to go to the court to suffer another humiliation, so he bowed his head and replied.

"Brother Tongshou (Liu Xiangdao's word) can't give up on himself. According to Yan, there is still a lot to do. Moreover, even if Brother Tongshou originally resigned at this time, the empress can still get together under the guise of agreeing on a successor. All the ministers, in this way, not only Brother Tong Shou will be wronged for nothing, but His Highness will also fight fiercely with the villains in the court, what is the benefit?" Before Li Hong could express his position, Yan Liben had already interjected the words, although He didn't say it clearly, but in fact he made it clear that he didn't want to cooperate with Li Xian.

"Well, what Yan Gong said is reasonable, and there is still a fight. How can I just sit back and watch the villain go rampant like this? If things are not harmonious, I will ask my father to uphold justice. I must not let Liu Gong be wronged." Li Hong After thinking about it, I also felt that it would be extremely inappropriate to give up Liu Xiangdao without a fight. Not to mention that it would chill the hearts of his ministers, but it would not be easy to control the Minister of the Ministry of Officials again. Hong could not believe that Li Xian would cooperate so honestly.

"Your Highness is holy!" Yan Liben has always been fed up with the anger of Empress Wu's party, and has long wanted to compete with those shameless villains. Hearing Li Hong's words now, he was very excited and hurried He said a word of praise.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your great kindness, old minister. It's just that the situation in the court is strange and unclear. Your Highness needs to take precautions early. If the old minister's resignation is inevitable, I hope His Highness will make a decision early." Liu Xiangdao is not as confident as Yan Liben, and he is afraid that Li Hong will act out of his emotions But he missed the overall situation, so he had to speak out to remind him.

"Well, is Zhao Renben likely to be competent?" Li Hong's original intention was to take the middle strategy offered by Li Xian, but it's not easy to say it in front of Liu Xiangdao. Now that Liu Xiangdao mentioned it himself, Li Hong asked smoothly. One sound.

"Zhao Shilang is mature and prudent, so he should be the best candidate."

Zhao Renben was currently the Minister of Rites, and he was originally Liu Xiangdao's deputy. The relationship between the two had always been good. Liu Xiangdao originally intended to recommend him, but now that Li Hong himself brought it up, there is no reason why he shouldn't.

"feasible."

Although all ministers are equal in rank, but in terms of importance, the Ministry of Officials is the leader. Yan Liben originally planned to recommend himself, but unfortunately before he could say this, Li Hong on the other side had already spoken, and Yan Liben himself It's not good to say more, and I can only echo along.

"Okay, this matter is settled like this. When it comes time for the court to discuss it, you still need to work together. Let's inform you first. I don't want anything to go wrong in this battle!" Looking at the two confidant ministers There was no objection, Li Hong secretly heaved a sigh of relief, waved his hand, and said firmly.

"Your Majesty will obey your orders, rest assured, Your Majesty is incompatible with a thief!"

"I'm waiting to retire."

Yan Liben expressed his position with confidence, while Liu Xiangdao just resigned. Obviously he was not very optimistic about the battle of the court, but he didn't say anything more, and he left the study together with Yan Liben, and went to arrange a group of people. The courtiers close to the prince were ready to fight without mentioning it.

"Hey……"

After Yan and Liu retreated, Li Hong sat alone for a long time in silence, then, with a long sigh, got up and walked out of the study room, but his footsteps were obviously much slower than before, and his back was a lot bent because of it... Penglai Palace, formerly known as Yong'an Palace, is located on the Longshou Yuan on the northeast side of Chang'an City. It was built in the eighth year of Zhenguan. It was originally a summer palace built by Li Shimin for the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, that is, a summer palace, and the palace has not yet been completed. In May of the following year, Taishang Emperor Li Yuan died of illness in Da'an Palace, and the construction of the Summer Palace stopped.So in the first month of the ninth year of Zhenguan, it was renamed Daming Palace. Later, in the second year of Longshuo, Emperor Gaozong changed the name of this palace to Penglai Palace, and expanded it to become a large palace that was more than twice the size of Taiji Palace. As soon as he felt paralyzed, he hid in this palace to recuperate, especially the Penglai Hall adjacent to Penglai Pond, which was the most frequently visited hall of Emperor Gaozong. Even so, Gaozong's body was still shivering enough, his face was as pale as paper, and he was sweating profusely while shouting cold. More than that, all the eunuchs and maids waiting on the side were in a mess, those who wiped sweat, and those who added blankets were also busy.

"Go back."

Just when all the people were busy with their work, the empress Wu in full attire turned in from the screen at the door of the room, and with only a wave of her hand, the eunuch Yan Desheng, the head of the Yide Palace who followed him, immediately yelled knowingly. The busy group of people waited without daring to be negligent, each of them bowed to their promises, put down their work, and all left the room.

"Your Majesty, Xu Xiangyou impeached Liu Xiangdao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, for speaking wild words and making unreasonable comments on the affairs of the princes. It is a crime of disrespect. I have heard about this, and I feel deeply that the matter is serious, and I dare not be self-reliant. I am here to invite you." Your Majesty presides over the overall situation." After everyone retreated, Empress Wu walked to the couch, took out a piece of white silk from her sleeve, and gently wiped Gaozong's sweaty face while reporting the report in a low voice. .

"The empress herself, herself, what she does, what she does, how she arranges it. I, I can't control so much, a lot." Gaozong is feeling uncomfortable at the moment, how can he care about other things on his mind, trembling He muttered back, his tone full of impatience.

"Your Majesty, if the concubine handles this matter lightly, it will be bad. Can the court discuss it before making a decision?" Empress Wu ignored Gaozong's impatience and wiped Gaozong's face. With the sweat on his head and face, he continued to ask without hesitation.

"The queen can do it as she sees it, that's it, that's it, I have no, no opinion." Gao Zong was afraid of guilt, coupled with a splitting headache, it was really reckless, no matter what Empress Wu said, he would agree.

"Since this is the case, I have no choice but to resign myself to it. However, if there is no order from Your Majesty, it seems difficult for me to discuss matters in court. I also ask Your Majesty to give me an edict so that I can do things cheaply." Empress Wu's voice became more gentle, He begged in a very obedient manner.

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll give it, can't I give it to you? The empress just go to find Mrs. Xu and issue the regulations." Some sons of Gaozong yelled angrily, but unexpectedly he got angry and coughed desperately When he got up, his complexion instantly turned purple.

"Come on, hurry up, send the imperial doctor!"

After receiving the imperial decree from Empress Wu, I was overjoyed at first, but when I saw that Gaozong was in a state of distress, I couldn't help but became anxious, shouting loudly, and the eunuchs and maids waiting outside were all busy, surrounded A group of old doctors with gray beards rushed into the room in a hurry, and they were busy trying to please Gao Zong. After a long time of fuss, Gao Zong finally came over, but his breath was so short After getting up, the heavy panting sounded like a bellows, and it lasted for nearly half an hour before falling into a drowsy sleep.

"Wang Yizheng, how is your majesty's dragon body?"

At last Gao Zong was served to sleep, Empress Wu was exhausted and out of breath, but she didn't care to catch her breath, hurriedly summoned Yizheng Wang Qi to her side, and asked solemnly.

"Your Majesty's dragon body is slightly ill. It will recover after a few more days of rest. The old ministers have already prescribed the prescription. Please take a look at it." Wang Qi is an old imperial doctor, so he knows that Gaozong's disease is difficult to treat, and it is an intermittent disease. , Every once in a while, there will always be an outbreak, but in front of Empress Wu, I dare not say it clearly, I can only talk lightly.

"That's good. I'm sorry that the king doctor is taking a lot of trouble. You must ensure that your majesty's dragon body is healthy, and pass on my palace's orders. Without my palace's order, no one should disturb the holy car. Have you remembered everything, huh?" Empress Wu said Hearing that Gaozong's life was not in danger, his hanging heart immediately fell to the ground, and he didn't go to take the prescription in Wang Qi's hand, but put on a straight face and issued a ban.

"Slaves and maidservants follow the Queen's order."

Empress Wu was an uncompromising figure in the harem. Once she spoke, no one dared to defy her. Although many people had doubts about this will, no one dared to stand up and say "no". Could it be that they kept promises and failed to keep up...

(End of this chapter)