Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 158
Zetianmen is the main entrance of Luoyang Palace, and it is quite a distance from Qianyuan Hall in the harem, a full mile and a half. Of course, such a small distance is really not a big obstacle for Li Xian, who has been practicing martial arts all year round. Things, if it was the past, you would be there just by walking casually, not to mention being tired, even if you were sweating, you wouldn't sweat at all, but today, Li Xian's footsteps seemed extraordinarily heavy, and the sweat had already soaked in unconsciously. His forehead was full, but it was not because of the heat, but because of psychological tension, because there would be a tough battle ahead.

Since his rebirth, Li Xian has fought with Empress Wu openly and secretly. Counting from the rescue of Shangguanyi, the number of confrontations has been at least a dozen times, but in those confrontations, Li Xian mostly just acted as the behind-the-scenes Pushing hands, the crown prince and Li Xian are really at the forefront, but this time Li Xian can no longer use those two elder brothers to make maneuvers, he can only face the crisis alone, the pressure can be imagined.

It's not that there is no certainty, but it is very strong, at least in Li Xian's opinion. To be honest, the reason why Li Xian dared to take this risky strategy is that he has a trump card to win. This trump card is that Empress Wu has to keep He Lanminzhi, even if Empress Wu Now I am already extremely dissatisfied with He Lanminzhi, but I can't just sit back and watch He Lanminzhi be imprisoned. This is not because Empress Wu cares about family affection, nor is it because Empress Wu is merciful, but because she is involved in a huge scandal——He Lan Minzhi is in charge of Mrs. Rongguo - there is only one Mrs. Rongguo today, and that is Empress Wu's biological mother, Yang Shi, who is already eighty-seven years old. Because of this, before Mrs. Rong Guo died, Empress Wu would never touch He Lanminzhi, nor would she allow others to touch He Lanminzhi, for fear that He Lanmin would make this scandal public in a hurry , and this is the most fundamental core of Li Xian's trick to get He Lanmin to go out, but then again, it is good to have a hole card, but it is another matter to be unable to make good use of this hole card. Li Xian clearly knows that it is extremely difficult to gain the upper hand of Empress Wu, not to mention that he has to beware of Empress Wu's revenge afterwards. If he is not careful, he is in danger of losing everything. How can it be so easy.

"Your Highness, the Holy Majesty and the Empress are both in the apse, please come with this old slave, Your Highness."

No matter how long the road was, Li Xian finally turned around the two connected courtyard gates all the way, and came to the small square outside Qianyuan Hall. He was about to go straight in, but he saw Yan Desheng coming from behind. He ran up and bowed respectfully to report.

Apse?Oh, what an apse!Li Xian's mind was very sensitive, and he understood what Empress Wu was thinking just by listening to it. The left and right were just planning to turn this rivalry between the monarch and his subjects into a family dispute, but anyway, this was exactly what Li Xian wanted. Naturally, he would not have any objections to this, he just nodded and said softly, and then led the way into the Qianyuan Palace led by Yan Desheng.

"The son and minister kowtowed to the father and mother."

As soon as Li Xian turned around a screen, he saw Gaozong and Empress Wu sitting side by side on the couch, hurriedly rushing forward, the ceremony was not in time, the etiquette was very considerate, but his face was extremely ugly, as if extremely wronged In the chest in general.

"Xian'er is here, I, I... ah, come on, get flattened, get flattened quickly."

Seeing Li Xian's ugly face, Gao Zong couldn't help feeling embarrassed, a blush flashed across his face, and he yelled indiscriminately.

"I thank my father, Emperor Long En."

Li Xian saluted meticulously, then stood up, stood with his hands down, bowed his head and said nothing, but his face was still dark and dead.

"Xian'er doesn't need to be so formal, I, I..."

Gao Zong knew why Li Xian came here, but the words of consolation were really hard to utter. After "Zhen" for a long time, he couldn't "Zhen" why he came, and he rubbed his hands in embarrassment.

"Did Xian'er come here for the White Horse Temple?"

Gaozong had some scruples, but Empress Wu was unambiguous at all, took up the conversation with a smile, and asked directly.

"When I returned to my mother, my son-in-law was relaxing in the mansion. He was surprised to hear that something strange happened in the White Horse Temple. .” Li Xian saluted without being humble or overbearing, and said directly.

"This, this, I... ah, Mei Niang, look..."

Gaozong really wanted to make the decision for Li Xian, but when the words came to his lips, he was worried that Empress Wu would be by his side. After stuttering for a while, he still handed over the decision to Empress Wu.

"Your Majesty, the concubine thought that there might be a misunderstanding on this matter. Wang Ping'er is a well-behaved person, and she and Min'er have never met each other. How could they get together? There may be other strange things." Empress Wu glanced at Li Xian coldly, and immediately said something.

Old villain, scare me, cut, who is afraid of whom!Li Xian came prepared, he didn't take the threatening meaning in Empress Wu's words to heart, and followed closely without showing any weakness: "Father and emperor have learned from you, and my son thinks what your mother said is justified. This matter should be thoroughly understood." If there is any misunderstanding, I should make it clear to everyone in the world, if it is not true, I will not be able to suffer such a big humiliation, I will ask my father to be the master of my son!"

"Of course, of course, my son is right. This matter should be investigated. Well, what does Mei Niang mean?"

Before Li Xian arrived, Gaozong had a heated dispute with Empress Wu about this matter. According to Gaozong's original intention, he never wanted to see what happened to Prince Li Hong happen again. Empress Wu tried her best to protect He Lan Minzhi, and refused to agree to a thorough investigation of the matter. Gaozong couldn't resist Empress Wu's insistence. Xian appeared in time, but things changed. In terms of emotion and reason, Gaozong couldn't see Li Xian as the sufferer. At this moment, when he heard Li Xian's words of grief and indignation, Gaozong's heart softened immediately, and he agreed with him. After a while, but at the end, he still didn't dare to really issue an edict on this, but asked Empress Wu for her opinion.

Under the agreement of the father and son, Empress Wu obviously felt that the matter was a bit tricky, so she frowned, hesitating and not daring to express her attitude immediately—how about He Lanminzhi's character, Empress Wu knew it well, and she also knew how many times she was messing around What is the root cause? From Empress Wu's point of view, as far as He Lanminzhi's personality is concerned, there are people who are greedy for flowers and lust, and there are also those who want to do evil things to avenge their mother and sister. It is no exaggeration to say that he is insane, but Empress Wu But he didn't think that He Lanminzhi would really go after Wang Ping'er, because Empress Wu knew that He Lanmin's patience was extremely poor, and even if she wanted to use Wang Pinger to make trouble, at most she would be raped by the overlord The last time I wrote it, it was impossible to spend so much effort to coax it. Obviously, there must be another article on this matter, and this article is probably written by Li Xian. If you really make up your mind to investigate Empress Wu thought to herself that it might be possible to find out what was wrong. The problem is that Empress Wu dared not. The reason is very simple. First, if Li Xian dared to do this, he must have cleaned up his hands already, and he might even make arrangements for a thorough investigation. After completing the relevant traps, secondly, he was worried that He Lanminzhi would talk nonsense during the thorough investigation and involve countless unbearable secrets. With these two, Empress Wu did not dare to easily initiate the idea of ​​​​thorough investigation. It was not easy for Li Xian, who was filled with righteous indignation, to put forward a grandiose reason for his opposition. Empress Wu's hesitation was inevitable.

"How does Xian'er plan to find out?"

After all, Empress Wu was not someone who would wait for nothing. After a moment of pondering, she had a point of view. With a slight smile, she kicked the ball to Li Xian's feet.

"This matter involves the son-in-law, the son-in-law should avoid suspicion, and let the father and mother decide everything."

Empress Wu was shrewd, and Li Xian was not stupid. He saw through Empress Wu's scheme of using strength to hit at a glance, and didn't take the move at all. With a light kick, the ball rolled back to Empress Wu's side again.

"Otherwise, after all, Wang Ping'er's decision has not been made yet. If it's nothing more than that, Xian'er has nothing to do with it, and you can investigate it yourself." Seeing that Li Xianhua did not hold back, Empress Wu had no choice but to clarify the matter.

Hey, I'm just waiting for you to say that, come on, stop playing!What Li Xianyao wanted was such a result. Hearing the obvious signal of compromise from Empress Wu's words, he was very happy in his heart, but he pretended to be astonished on his face. Hesitatingly said: "Mother's mother clearly learned, if this is the case, since the reason for this matter is gone, why bother to investigate, my son and minister are stupid, please ask mother to make it clear."

"Your Majesty, although Min'er is disdainful, she is an in-law after all. It will be inappropriate for the Tian family to investigate this matter with great fanfare. If it is not investigated, it will be difficult for the officials to explain. This matter can be calm, wait for the time to pass, find a day, and then call Min'er, so that I can teach you a lesson last time, this concubine is so shallow, I hope the Holy One will make a clear decision." Empress Wu did not answer Li Xian's question Instead, he looked sideways at Gaozong and explained it carefully.

"This... I think it's feasible, but I can't help wronging Xian'er, and I really can't bear it." When Gao Zong heard that Empress Wu proposed such a solution, he was willing to implement it in his heart, but worried that Li Xian would be dissatisfied with it , naturally hesitated.

Don't mind, you'd better wrong us a little bit for such a good thing, we don't mind!Li Xian has worked so hard to design so many things, the purpose is to cancel this damned engagement, how can there be any dissatisfaction, but, even if he is willing, Li Xian will not be so stupid as to reveal it on the spot Instead, he put on a look of complacency and said: "Father and Emperor have learned from you that my son's grievances are a minor matter, but the court's peace is a major matter. If this matter can be settled in this way, my son has no objection."

"Forget it, let's do it this way, pass on my will, and tell all the ministers that I never cared about the daughter of Wang Cheng's family, and this matter must not be mentioned in the future!" He breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly issued an order.

"Father is wise!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

With Gaozong's will, this matter has become a conclusion. Empress Wu and Li Xian have their own gains and scruples. Naturally, there will be no further disturbances in this matter. laughed out loud...

(End of this chapter)