Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 179 Conspiring to Capture the Commander’s Seal (4)

"The humble minister Ming Chongyan kowtowed to the empress."

Under the leadership of the little eunuch, Ming Chongyan, who was dressed in a bright red official robe, walked into the palace of Suzaku in the north palace of Luoyang Palace. When he saw Empress Wu in bright yellow court clothes, she was sitting behind the dragon table. She dared not neglect her. Hurry up and rush forward, saluting loudly.

"Aiqing, please get up."

Empress Wu raised her hand and cried out very gently.

"Thank you ma'am Ron."

Ming Chongyan had just entered the imperial court as an official, and even though he was specially taught by the officials of the Ministry of Rites and practiced many times in private during the audience ceremony, when it came time to meet him, he still felt a little unfamiliar. The calculation is in place, but the body is obviously stiff.

"Farewell to the capital, I haven't seen you for more than five years. Is Aiqing getting used to it?"

Empress Wu didn't care about Ming Chongyan's lack of etiquette, but smiled and asked for warmth.

"If you go back to your mother, the humble minister can still adapt."

Ming Chongyan just went through the entry procedures yesterday, and today he will be called by Empress Wu, he is unavoidably a little apprehensive, when answering questions, he strives to be well-behaved, and dare not make any mistakes.

"It's good if you can get used to it. Does Ai Qing know the intention of Bengong Xuan'er coming here?"

Looking at Ming Chongyan's handsome face that could be called a monstrosity, Empress Wu felt an inexplicable emotion in her heart for no reason, but it was well concealed, and there was no abnormal appearance, only there was a hint of ambiguity in her eyes After a pause, he continued to ask.

"Weichen understands that I will definitely live up to my mother's orders."

When Ming Chongyan went to Chang'an for a study tour five years ago, someone introduced Yan Desheng who had died under Li Xian. Arranged to enter the Chongwen Museum, but Ming Chongyan wanted to travel around the rivers and lakes, and declined the kindness of Empress Wu, but Empress Wu generously agreed to Ming Chongyan's invitation, and made it clear that he would definitely arrange for Ming Chongyan to become an official in the future. When Chongyan came back from traveling around the world, it was Empress Wu who sent someone to arrange for him to be a county captain in Yixian County. After only one year, he was transferred to the imperial court as an admonishing doctor. The reason given was Ming Chongyan. Perhaps Gaozong's wind disease could be cured, and this was exactly what Empress Wu asked about at this time. Ming Chongyan was prepared for this, so he replied quite confidently.

"Ah That's good……"

Empress Wu was obviously very satisfied with Ming Chongyan's answer, so she gave a word of praise, but before she finished speaking, she saw the eunuch Gao Hesheng hurried in from outside the palace, so Empress Wu stopped talking and smiled slightly. Frowning, he glanced at Gao Hesheng with displeasure.

"I want to report to your majesty that Jiang Xiang has entered the palace and is giving a secret report to His Majesty."

Gao Hesheng's ability to become Empress Wu's most confidant is naturally not an idle person, and his ability to observe words and demeanor is obviously superior to others. Just by looking at Empress Wu's expression, he knew that he was afraid that he had come at the wrong time, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty. However, the matter was of great importance, Gao Hesheng didn't dare not to come, so he rushed forward and reported in a hurried tone.

"Ok?"

Hearing Gao Hesheng's nonsensical words, Empress Wu's displeasure suddenly became a little more serious, and Gao Hesheng's legs and feet trembled a little with such a murderous aura.

"My lord, according to reports, before Xiang Jiang entered the palace, His Royal Highness Zhou Wang had been to Jiang's mansion." Seeing Empress Wu's face changed, Gao Hesheng hurriedly explained.

"Oh? There is such a thing? Uh..."

Upon hearing this, Empress Wu's complexion immediately became solemn, and after a soft sigh, she began to think silently, and her eyes kept changing because of it.

"My lady, I think that Jiang Xiang's purpose of coming here may be to speak for His Highness King Zhou."

Gao Hesheng followed Empress Wu for a long time, knowing that Empress Wu couldn't allow others to interfere when she was meditating, so she obediently shut up and stood aside, while Ming Chongyan obviously didn't have this concern, of course, Ming Chongyan was here Shi Shi opened his mouth not entirely because he wanted to ask for credit, but because Zhao Qiong's beautiful image suddenly flashed in his mind, and he blurted out the words in a turbulent mood.

"Ah."

If someone else spoke at this time, Empress Wu would definitely not forgive him, but the person who spoke was Ming Chongyan, but Empress Wu would not blame him, but nodded gently, signaling him to continue talking.

"Your Majesty, I know that I am not proficient in military strategy, but I know that the enemy will be proud when he wins a new victory. If he can take advantage of it, he may gain something. It's just that the enemy's army is strong, and a small victory may be possible. His Royal Highness the King of Zhou is eager to go on an expedition today, and his heart must be big, and there may be difficulties." Ming Chongyan regretted the words before, but unfortunately, what he said could not be taken back. Interested in asking about the following, it is inevitable that I feel a little uneasy in my heart, I have no choice but to bite the bullet and analyze it further.

"Ai Qing can explain the truth, I am very happy, um, according to Qing, should I agree or not?"

Empress Wu seemed to see Ming Chongyan's careful thoughts, so she smiled and asked a sharp question.

"This..." Ming Chongyan really wanted to say it right, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was inappropriate. He hesitated for a long time, but he didn't dare to say it.

"I love you, but it's okay to say, I will definitely not commit any crimes."

Empress Wu smiled and lowered her hand, encouraging Ming Chongyan with a word.

"It's okay to ignore it."

As soon as he heard Empress Wu's words, Ming Chongyan immediately became cautious, and after pondering for a long time, he gritted his teeth and replied resolutely.

"Oh?"

When Empress Wu heard this, she immediately laughed, and looked at Ming Chongyan with a little more appreciation... "Your Majesty ordered that Li Xian, the King of Xuanzhou, and Jiang Ye, the captain of Qi, will meet you at the Deyang Palace!"

Gaozong's decree came faster than Li Xian imagined, before Li Xian left Jiang's residence, Sun Quanfu, the head eunuch of Liangyi Hall, brought several young eunuchs to summon him.

"The minister leads the decree to thank you."

Faced with such an urgent call, Li Xian was really puzzled in his heart. He couldn't figure out what the situation was. Originally, in Li Xian's opinion, if he wanted to get permission to send troops, he had to pass the hurdle of Empress Wu. , and this is obviously not an easy task. Li Xian also prepared a lot of back-ups for this, but he did not expect that the decree would come like this. When they were summoned, it became clear that Jiang Ke's remonstrance had had an effect. Things went too smoothly, and Li Xian inevitably started to mutter, but this was not the time to ask the bottom line. He could only forcefully suppress the doubts in his heart, and hurry to Xie En to finish the matter.

"Your Highness, please, Your Majesty is waiting."

Li Xian just thanked En and got up, but Sun Quanfu hastily urged him to get up.

"I'm sorry, Eunuch Sun, and let Xiao Wang go back to the mansion to change his clothes and go."

Li Xian had just played a few times with Jiang Ye in the martial arts arena, he was sweating profusely, and his whole body was dusty, it was really inappropriate to meet him, so he thought about it and explained.

"Your Majesty has explained, His Highness just go in casual clothes."

Sun Quanfu shook his head, brought out the holy will, and urged him blindly.

so urgent?What the hell is the old man doing?Li Xian was very suspicious in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. He could only smile and nodded and said, "Well, let's go here. Eunuch Sun, please go first, and I will be there soon!"

"The old slave complies."

Hearing what Li Xian said, Sun Quanfu didn't dare to urge him any more, so he bowed down and agreed, and led a group of eunuchs to go ahead.

"Your Highness, it seems that the last general will attack you this time."

Jiang Ye seemed rough and bold, but in fact he was as careful as a hair. Seeing that Li Xian seemed a little unhappy, he interrupted with a smile.

"Let's go, what are you still doing!"

Naturally, Li Xian knew that Jiang Ye said this to comfort himself, so he couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, but he didn't bring it to his face. Instead, he made a serious face on purpose, gave Jiang Ye a sideways look, and let out an annoyed voice, Then, regardless of whether Jiang Ye followed him, he strode out of the mansion gate. Seeing this, Jiang Ye smiled and followed Li Xian step by step... "The minister (the last general) kowtows to His Majesty."

As soon as Li Xian led Jiang Ye into the Deyang Hall, he saw that there were only two people in the spacious hall. Apart from Gaozong who was sitting at the head, there was only Jiang Ke who was standing beside the hall. He didn't even have an accompanying eunuch, so his heart couldn't help but he had some thoughts, but he couldn't be sure, but this time was not a place for deep thinking, Li Xian could only suppress the thoughts in his heart Doubtful, he rushed forward quickly, and bowed respectfully before seeing him, and Jiang Ye, who followed closely behind, kowtowed to the ground in a similar manner.

"Let's all be flat." Gao Zong raised his hand with a smile, signaling Li and Jiang to get up, and then looked at Jiang Ye for a long time, then turned to look at Jiang Ke and said: "Jiang Aiqing raised a good grandson, yes, he is a good grandson." Man, I like it very much, good, very good."

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, Lizi is still incomplete."

Jiang Ke humbly thanked, then shut up and said nothing more.

"Aiqing is too harsh. Such a strong man will definitely be a hero in the army in the future. Yes, yes, Aiqing has a successor!" Gaozong obviously had a good impression of the handsome Jiang Ye, and after a few words of praise, Then he looked at Li Xian with a calm face, stroked his long beard on his chest, and said in a deep voice, "Xian'er, Prime Minister Jiang recommends you to lead the battle, do you dare?"

"My son is willing to serve his father on the battlefield, never to return!"

Although he had some doubts in his heart, Li Xian would not hesitate to answer this question with a long bow.

"Well, good, this is my good son. If he can come back victorious this time, I will reward him generously!"

Gaozong was extremely satisfied with Li Xian's answer, he clapped his hands with a smile on his face, and made a big promise.

"Father, this is what the sons and ministers should do. If the father really wants to reward the sons and ministers, there is a request, and I will ask the father to grant it."

As soon as Gao Zong said that he wanted to reward, Li Xian immediately climbed up the pole. This kind of answer was obviously not very proper, and Gao Zong was stunned immediately, his face was full of astonishment...

(End of this chapter)