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Chapter 131 Brothers are united (2)

Li Xian walked unhurriedly, extremely steadily, with a very calm expression on his face, as if he was confident, but in fact, he was not at all calm in his heart - that's right, the lawsuit in front of him You can't lose, once you lose, the prince will lose all face, and he will no longer be shameless to stand on the court. Even if Empress Wu is not in a hurry to kill him, the prince basically has no capital to toss, but even if he wins, he can how?Relying on Empress Wu's courage to listen to politics behind the curtain, there are still things she dare not do, even if she can suppress her once this time, it will be difficult to stop her ambition of coercing the emperor to run amok in the court, at most she can only delay it In other words, as soon as Empress Wu acted behind the curtain to listen to the government, the value of the court struggle in front of him has been greatly reduced, but even so, Li Xian cannot accept the result of failure. Even if the income is limited, he will always Better than losing everything.

"Does Xian'er have anything to play?"

Looking at Li Xian who was slowly walking out of the queue, Gao Zong felt a burst of panic and palpitations for no reason, and asked Li Xian before he could open his mouth to report.

"Reporting to the emperor father and the empress mother, the ministers thought that Xu Xiang was the elder of the three dynasties, and it was natural for him to be in charge of the Dali Temple case. However, this case involved too much, and the case was complicated and difficult to understand. There were thousands of cases involved. No matter what, it is not easy to verify one by one, and it takes a lot of effort. Xu Xiangnian Gao Dezhao is the mainstay of the court. If we work too hard on this case, it will be an unbearable loss for our court. It's not right, please ask your father to look into it." Seeing Gao Zong in a panic, Li Xian felt sad for a while, but it didn't bring it to his face, he just bowed respectfully and saluted, Euphemistically expressed his opposition to Xu Jingzong's proposal to take charge of the case.

"Well, what Xian'er said is quite reasonable, Mr. Xu, look..."

In his heart, Gaozong really wanted to find out what happened to Dali Temple, but because of Empress Wu's face, he didn't dare to oppose it. Seeing that Li Xian gave a reasonable reason, he decided to When he regained his energy, he stared at Xu Jingzong ponderously, and asked some questions tentatively.

"Your Majesty, the old minister likes to eat meat. He eats three meals a day. Each meal requires half a catty of meat. He can still eat three bowls of rice. His ears are deaf but his eyes are not dim. Is this the same as Gu Zhilian?" Xu Jingzong's old face was dull. In the extreme, he bowed to Gaozong calmly and talked about irrelevant questions, but the meaning in the words was expressed very clearly, that is to say that Xu Jingzong did not have any physical and mental limitations. The problem is enough to bear the burden of adjudicating a case.

"Report to my father, Xu Xiang will grow stronger and stronger when he is old, and it is also a treasure of our dynasty. It is said that there is an old man in a family. If there is a treasure, it is a blessing for the whole country to have Xu Xiang in the court. It should be cherished and cherished. How can it be because of some trivial things?" Work hard, my son is not talented, I would like to ask for orders to thoroughly investigate Dali Temple, and restore the sanctuary of my court, I implore father and emperor for permission!" As soon as Xu Jingzong finished speaking, Lu Wang Li Xian had already strode into the hall, pleading for orders loudly.

"Father, what the sixth brother said is true. Now the battle in the north is raging, and the military and state affairs of the court are heavy. It is urgent to have Prime Minister Xu sit in charge, so as to ensure safety. As for investigations, such tedious matters that only require patience, it is really inappropriate The work is great, the sixth brother has always been meticulous, he is the best person to investigate the case, I beseech my father's permission." Li Xian originally intended to let Li Xian use this matter to strengthen his strength, so naturally he would not object to Li Xian's plea , without waiting for Gaozong to say anything, he immediately followed up with his words and echoed him.

"Your Majesty, I think what His Majesty King Lu said is true, I implore Your Majesty to make a clear decision!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that His Royal Highness Lu Wang is very wise, and he is the best candidate to investigate the case."

"Your Majesty, I'm waiting for your second opinion!"

The Li Xian brothers made such a statement, and the courtiers attached to the second king did not dare to neglect, Yang Wu, Lin Qi, He Long and a large group of officials immediately stood up and waved their flags and shouted to leave.

"Reporting to my father, my son thinks that the sixth younger brother is a great talent, and he is indeed the best choice for a thorough investigation of Dali Temple. My son begs my father to make a clear decision."

Seeing that Li Xian and his brothers took advantage of the fire to rob, Li Hong's face inevitably turned a little ugly, but the problem was that Li Hong couldn't lose this time, no matter what, he couldn't just sit and watch the trial Power fell into the hands of Empress Wu's party. Comparing two evils, one can only choose the lesser one. In view of this, although Li Hong was not very happy, he stood up without hesitation and loudly supported Li Xian's plea.

"I implore Your Majesty's holy order!"

Now that Li Xian had spoken, Yan Liben and other officials of the prince's line understood, and came out again, echoing in unison. With so many people, the momentum was enormous. The situation turned again.

"My dear friends, I, I also think that Xian'er is indeed a good choice for a thorough investigation, um..." Seeing that the three sons were united in one mind, and the civil and military groups of the whole dynasty agreed, Gaozong couldn't help being moved, and he also had a heart. Cultivate Li Xian, after all, this was Gaozong's intention to drag Li Xian brothers into the court, but he was worried about Empress Wu, Gaozong didn't dare to make a decision on this, and after hesitating , turned to look at the bead curtain, and said hesitantly: "Queen, Xian'er is very loyal, I think it might be possible, what does the queen think about this?"

"Your Majesty is wise, my concubine thinks that the sage is smart and capable, and he will definitely live up to your majesty's love. The concubine has no objection, but the sage is young after all, and this matter still needs the assistance of a seasoned and prudent minister to ensure that he is not in vain. Yizhi is a mature and down-to-earth person, let him assist the virtuous son, or if it is suitable, the concubine implores Your Majesty to order." Empress Wu behind the bead curtain did not hesitate at all this time, and as soon as Gaozong finished speaking, Empress Wu responded graciously After a while, unexpectedly, he did not object to Li Xian being in charge of investigating the case, but only added Liu Yizhi, a hardcore queen party.

"That's very good. I've made up my mind. Lu Wang and Li Xian will take the lead, and Liu Yi will be the assistant in the matter. Each department will cooperate with each other. It is necessary to find out whether the evils of the accumulated cases in Dali Temple are true. What do you love about this?" Do you have any objections?" After hearing Empress Wu's silent objection, Gaozong was secretly relieved, and almost impatiently issued the edict.

"Father is wise, but my son thinks that the investigation of the case is unusual and must be assisted by a minister who understands criminal names. My son suggested Liu Boying, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, to be the assistant of the sixth brother."

The three brothers are consistent in dealing with Empress Wu's political affairs, but they are not monolithic with each other, and they can even be said to compete with each other. Seeing that Li Xian has won such a big pie, Li Hong is not very happy in his heart , so he stood up and thought about getting a share of it.

"Well, Hong'er's words are justified, I'm sure!"

Although Gao Zong was cowardly, he was not stupid, so he could understand Li Hong's intentions in what he said. However, this was also something Gao Zong liked to see, so he would not object, so he fully agreed, and after that, he did not wait for the courtiers. They said something, got up, and went to the apse.

"Retreat!"

Gao Hesheng, who was waiting at the side, saw that Gaozong had left, so he didn't dare to be negligent, shouted at the top of his voice, and hurriedly led a group of court ladies and eunuchs to follow behind Gaozong. Empress Wu had quietly left the hall before Emperor Gaozong got up, and a court meeting that might have been a desperate fight ended so blandly.

"Sixth brother, congratulations."

Gaozong and Empress Wu had already left, but the prince did not follow up as usual, but stood up from his seat, walked slowly to the Li Xian brothers who were surrounded by a group of confidants, and bowed to each other with a smile on their faces. He cupped his hands, and congratulated sincerely, but there was a deep meaning in the eyes that glanced at Li Xian.

"Don't dare, I will try my best to thoroughly investigate this case and live up to the kindness of my father."

Li Xian has always been at odds with the prince, even though they have joined hands several times to stop Empress Wu, they still have no friendship at all. Seeing the prince come to congratulate him, Li Xian still doesn't appreciate it. It's all official language without emotion.

"Well, if this is the case, it will be a great fortune for the court, and I will be waiting for the success of the sixth brother." Li Hong was not offended by Li Xian's indifference, and he put on the posture of a prince, and encouraged him with a smile, Then, regardless of Li Xian's expression, he looked sideways at the silent Li Xian and said, "Seventh brother, there is still a lot of wine in the lonely palace. When you have free time, feel free to come and look for the lonely, the wine is enough."

Damn it, this guy actually played tricks without any concealment, isn't he too tired?Li Xian is such a shrewd person, how could he not see through such a trick played by Li Hong, but he didn't bother to tell the truth, he just laughed and said: "Thank you, Brother Prince, I will definitely be nagging you."

"Well, I'm very welcome."

Li Hong smiled, glanced meaningfully at Li Xian, who was pale-faced, then flicked his sleeves, and led a group of young eunuchs away.

"Humph!"

Li Xian was obviously extremely dissatisfied with Li Hong's attitude. Although it was not good to scold his mother on such occasions, he couldn't help but snorted angrily.

"Sixth brother, let's go, the case of Dali Temple is not easy to try, we have to discuss it in the long run."

Seeing that Li Xian's expression was not right, Li Xiansheng feared that he could not hold back his anger for a while, and said something that should not be said, so he hurriedly interrupted.

"Well, let's go!"

Although Li Xian has an upright personality, he is not a person who does not know what is good and what is bad. He also knows that in such an occasion, it is really inappropriate to act aggressively, so he stomped his feet resentfully, ignoring all the confidantes and subordinates around him. Seeing this, Li Xian shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile, didn't say any more nonsense, and strode up, half a body behind Li Xian, walking shoulder to shoulder towards the palace gate. Just after leaving the Chengtian Gate, when he saw Zhang Che and Gao Miao, two young eunuchs, walking around anxiously not far away, Li Xian's heart couldn't help but "thump", with a strong sense of foreboding This came to my mind...

(End of this chapter)