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Chapter 111 Empress Wu is in court (1)

On May 22, the first year of Qianfeng, the Penglai Palace issued a decree, saying that Xu Jingzong's impeachment of Liu Xiangdao was a serious case, and it was really difficult to make a judgment without court discussion. Because Gaozong was ill, the empress was specially on behalf of the court. , it is planned to gather a group of officials in the Tai Chi Hall on May 24 to discuss the state affairs.As soon as this edict came out, the government and the public in the capital were shaken. Empress Wu's party was definitely rejoiced, but the rest of the ministers were shocked and worried. After the crown prince entered the Penglai Palace to seek an audience with Emperor Gaozong and was rejected, all the officials and workers fell silent. The atmosphere in the capital was strange and difficult to understand. A storm in the court was inevitable amidst the turbulent dark tide.

On May 24th of the first year of Qianfeng, at three quarters of the hour, it was cloudy, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the clouds were extremely low. People feel like they can't breathe. Even though the car curtains have been rolled up halfway, Li Xian still feels that his breath is tight. The folding fan in his hand unknowingly shakes very fast, and the wind blowing out is quite It's not small, but the hotness in my heart has not been reduced in the slightest, on the contrary, it has become a little more dry.

There are too many uncontrollable factors. Even though Li Xian has done his homework as much as possible, he still feels a little unsure about the direction of the court this time. Besides, even if everything goes according to Li Xian's plan The best script planned, the result is not much better, just because the precedent of Empress Wu's coming to court is set, this future trouble may no longer be avoided, at least Li Xian himself can't see who else can do it. Can stop Empress Wu's ambition to openly intervene in politics - the cowardly Gaozong can't, the resentful prince can't, the fledgling Li Xian can't, and the officials are also powerless. As a result, Li Xian's mood inevitably became heavier.

Strength, everything boils down to strength!Li Xian is very clear that if he wants to make a difference, he can only rely on his strength. Unfortunately, strength is not something that can be obtained overnight, especially now that Li Xian is in a dormant period, it is almost impossible to have huge strength Tan's matter, among other things, just after the reputation of abandoning literature and martial arts has spread all over the world, it is difficult to win over talents, let alone win over important officials. From Ji Ji and King Luo Bin, it can be clearly seen that these capable ministers who are interested in the court obviously don't want to have too many entanglements with Li Xian who has made it clear that he has no intention of being a big position. He had been mentally prepared for a long time, but there was nothing he could do, because he was very aware of the viciousness of Empress Wu. The mother-in-law killed her son as quickly as a chicken, especially the son who was more interested in the position, the faster he died. Obviously, only by showing the attitude that he does not want to fight for the big position can he not be in danger of his life. Even if it is for some sake in the court, with the hat of "not wanting to be high", it can serve as a shield to some extent, maybe it can not be killed. Immediately arouse murderous intent, but this is only a solution to the symptoms, not the root cause. Obviously, it cannot achieve the big plans in Li Xian's mind. If you want to make a difference, it may be time to implement some plans!

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

Just when Li Xian's heart was ups and downs, Gao Miao's cautious call suddenly sounded in his ears, instantly awakening Li Xian from his contemplation, turned his head abruptly, and looked out from the rolled up car curtain. Only then did I realize that the carriage had stopped at the small square in front of Chengtian Gate.

"Yeah." Li Xian didn't talk nonsense, just groaned softly and waved his hand for a while. The attendants rushed to roll up the curtain of the car. Li Xian bowed, and under Gao Miao's service, After getting off the carriage, the square was already full of courtiers, but the usual relaxed laughter before the court meeting was gone, and there was only a strange feeling of depression hovering around the square.

"Good morning, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, you are here."

From afar, Li Xian saw Li Xianzheng, who had arrived earlier, exchanging opinions with Dai Zhide and other old prime ministers in a serious manner, and couldn't help but secretly chuckled, but without much hesitation, he walked towards Li Xian slowly, all the way At the place, all the ministers greeted each other one after another, and Li Xianzi also smiled and bowed to return the salute.

"Seventh brother, good morning."

Hearing the sound, Li Xian turned his head and saw that Li Xian had arrived, so he smiled and waved, motioning for Li Xian to stand beside him.

"Sixth brother, gentlemen, Xiao Wang is late, Haihan, Haihan."

Li Xian bowed to Li Xian, Dai Zhide and other old prime ministers with a pleasant smile, greeted him modestly, and then stood beside Li Xian, shutting his mouth and not speaking, just listening with a smile. Li Xian was exchanging opinions with a group of prime ministers on the imperial examination matters. Of course, in Li Xian's view, those so-called opinions were all insignificant nonsense. Listening, the eyeballs rolled, looked around the surrounding situation, and suddenly met Yan Liben's eyes.

Hehe, Comrade Yan seems to be unable to stand it any longer!As soon as Li Xian met Yan Liben's eyes, he immediately understood the intention of pleading in it, and secretly smiled in his heart, but there was no other expression on his face, he just nodded slightly to show that he knew When Yan Liben saw this, he seemed to be greatly relieved. He smiled, nodded slightly, and then turned his eyes away calmly.

"Go up, go up..."

Li Xian arrived late, and just after exchanging glances with Yan Liben, the eunuchs shouted at the palace gate, and all the courtiers did not dare to neglect, and lined up according to their ranks. Led by the two Li Xian brothers, they walked quickly into the Chengtian Gate that was slowly opened, and went straight to the Taiji Hall along the palace avenue. After a short time, they entered the main hall. There was a carved phoenix couch that was only slightly smaller in size, and the courtiers were astonished, and they all became agitated. When the courtiers received the order, they thought that Empress Wu's so-called presiding over the court meeting should be just listening to the government behind a curtain, but It never occurred to me that Empress Wu actually listened to the government in public, and this is not counted, she actually placed the seat in a position next to the dragon bed.

"Hmph, seventh brother, look at this..."

Li Xian obviously didn't expect Empress Wu to act so boldly. After being shocked, the fire in his heart immediately arose, and he snorted coldly, showing signs of going mad in court.

What's so strange, that thieves woman is an ambitious bastard, there is nothing she dare not do!Li Xian has experienced such hardships in his previous life, and he is no stranger to it. In Li Xian's view, even though the ministers seem to be boiling over at the moment, when the Empress Wu arrives, they will be sure. All of them have become shrinking turtles, and those who should be worshiped still have to worship, and there will not be a word of nonsense. In this reality, can they succeed without bowing their heads?Obviously it won't work, after all Empress Wu is holding Gao Zhizhi at this moment, if anyone dares to stand out, it will definitely end badly.

"Sixth brother, it's okay, just wait, brother Prince is coming soon."

Li Xian didn't want Li Xian to stay here, seeing that Li Xian was about to complain again, he hurriedly interrupted with a smile, which meant that the crown prince is not in a hurry, but you are always in a hurry.

"Humph!"

Although Li Xian has a great personality, he is not a fool after all, and he can understand the subtext in Li Xian's words, but he is still very unwilling, so he snorted coldly, and kept silent with a dark face.

"The Empress is here!"

Just as the courtiers were chattering non-stop, Gao Hesheng, the eunuch who was in charge of the ceremony, suddenly heard the sharp and high-pitched shouts in the apse. Surrounded by the maids, he turned out from the apse with his head raised, and the unlucky prince lowered his head and followed behind. The courtiers who were discussing disorderly stopped immediately, and some of them stared dumbfoundedly at Empress Wu. After walking up to the front wall, he sat gracefully on the couch next to the dragon bed.

"The minister waits to see the empress!"

Before the ministers could react, the rear party members headed by Xu Jingzong had already knelt down on the ground, paying respects to the ceremony, and the rest of the ministers did not dare to be negligent when they saw this. The sound was extremely chaotic, the people in front had already finished their salutes, and the officials in the back just exhaled, their voices were extremely noisy, and the solemn scene that should have been in the early court was completely lost, but it was comparable to the vegetable market.

Silence, still silence, all the courtiers finished their salutes one after another, but they never heard the voice of Empress Wu calling, which made the hearts of the courtiers beat unavoidably, no one dared to look directly at Empress Wu on the front wall, All bowed their heads and knelt, not even daring to move a little bit, and the atmosphere in the hall froze as if it was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

Great, what a psychological battle, once such a disarming power comes out, no one will dare to question the authority of this woman, hey, the next court meeting may be over!Li Xian knew the intention of Empress Wu's move, but he knew what he knew. Under such a situation, Li Xian was unable to crack it. He could only kneel silently, but his mind was running at high speed, thinking about what to do next. The way to deal with the court meeting.

Empress Wu just sat there quietly, with a solemn expression on her face, without a trace of expression, her pair of phoenix eyes were as sharp as knives scanning the courtiers below, a huge aura emerged spontaneously, oppressive The heartbeats of all the ministers accelerated.

"Be flat!"

I don't know how long it took, the legs and feet of all the courtiers knelt down, and finally the empress Wu's emotionless voice came from above.

"I am waiting to thank the Empress Empress Long En."

As soon as they heard the shouting voice, all the courtiers couldn't help but feel relieved, and thanked each other endlessly. In this quiet contest, the momentum of the court has been basically defeated, and the initiative of the court council has also been silently transferred to the hands of Empress Wu...

(End of this chapter)