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Chapter 232 The Covenant of the White Goose (2)

"Seventh brother, what is the reason for that guy's big marriage, I always feel that there is something weird about it."

Li Xian has a quick temper and has always been unable to hold his thoughts. He just got into the carriage, and his buttocks have not yet been seated. He has already asked a question impatiently.

"Hehe, Sixth Brother is wise, you can tell the difference at a glance."

Li Xian was not in a hurry to answer Li Xian's question, but gave a high hat with a smile.

"Forget it, the seventh brother is going to be joking, what's the weirdness here?"

Li Xian was in a bad mood, so he had no intention of joking, rolled his eyes angrily, and asked again.

"Sixth Brother is right as expected. There is indeed a lot of weirdness here. It's a long story, and there is still a lot of time before the palace, so I will start from the beginning..."

Li Xian needs Li Xian's cooperation to set up a big chess game this time, so he will not hide too much, so he described the incident in detail. Of course, the absolute secret that Li Xian should hide is I definitely won't tell Li Xianming.

"So that's it, let me just say that Pei Judao was originally a dog by the mother's side, and he wanted to get married to that guy in a good manner. It doesn't seem like a thing. I dare say that the seventh brother is going through the needles inside. Hehe, it's also interesting." It's very good, but I heard that the prince sent someone to this chapter on the way, saying that he wanted to congratulate the white goose to show his auspiciousness. This white goose is a rare thing, not to mention that it is rare to see in a hundred years. Even if there is, it should be Where did you find it?" Li Xian is not stupid, just hearing it, he understood that Li Xian was playing a strategy of driving tigers and wolfs away, and he was overjoyed at once, but then he remembered the rarity of white geese, and raised his eyebrows Involuntarily he wrinkled up.

"Bai Yan? Hey, the prince brother thinks he can delay the marriage with this thing, and what he did was just a strategy of delaying the change. It's a pity that the younger brother is born to prevent him from doing so." Li Xian smiled wickedly, no He said something thoughtfully.

"Oh? The plan will be released?"

Hearing that Li Xian spoke so confidently, Li Xian raised his brows involuntarily, looked at Li Xian suspiciously, saw that his relaxed appearance didn't look like he was joking, he immediately became interested, and hurried to Asked again.

"The Buddha said: Don't say it! Hehe, Shanren has his own tricks. Brother Six can just watch the fun."

Li Xian replied with a smile, showing off enough.

"You, you just like to deal with these mysteries. You use such a good Buddhist gatha. It's really nondescript. That's all. The seventh brother doesn't want to say it, and he doesn't bother to ask for it. After all, I want to do something for my brother. ?”

Li Xian's whole mind is to enter the Qing Palace, but there is nothing he is not willing to do that can embarrass the prince. At this time, seeing Li Xian's refusal to disclose the details inside, although he is a little dissatisfied, he is not good at forcing it. Maybe it was a laugh and a curse.

"Ha, Sixth Brother is really right, my little brother has something to do with Sixth Brother."

Li Xian laughed, slapped his palms together, and joked with winks.

"Oh? Please enlighten me!"

Li Xian obviously didn't have Li Xian's mood of waiting for a joke, his face turned serious, he looked at Li Xian with a very serious expression, and asked seriously.

"So that the sixth brother can know that this layout is actually on the bright side. Most of the things are hard to hide from the queen mother's scheming. Well, even the prince's elder brother will think clearly sooner or later. It's a pity. Even if they all figured it out, it would be of no avail, probably because there is no possibility of any compromise between the two sides, what my younger brother did was just to provide an opportunity for both sides to fight head-on, and the most important thing has to fall on Sixth Brother." Facing Li Xian's awe-inspiring expression, Li Xian shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly, and explained in a flat tone, with a calm demeanor of grasping the overall situation in his words.

"Ok?"

When he heard that the key actually fell on him, Li Xian was taken aback for a moment, stared at Li Xian with great doubts, and made a soft sound, assuming a posture of listening carefully to the following.

"Sixth brother, don't be alarmed. This mess is bound to be serious. Needless to say, the younger brother, the instigator, may not escape the fate of being involved. If there is trouble, he will have to take off his skin. As for the sixth brother, sit back and watch the tiger." Just fight, but there is one thing that needs to be prepared in advance, and that is to write the memorial book for the next spring master's examination, and when the time comes, you will immediately enter this chapter and take this important position!" Li Xian this time He didn't keep it up anymore, but replied with a cautious expression.

"Seventh brother, for brother..."

Hearing that Li Xian had planned such a big game, even at the expense of being caught in it, the end result was actually seeking benefits for Li Xian, Li Xian's heart couldn't help but feel hot, and he opened his mouth, as if I wanted to say thank you, but when the words came to my lips, I didn't know what to say.

"Sixth brother, you and I are one body, so I won't say too much about it. I'll ask Sixth brother to deal with it as soon as possible. I will deal with the rest of the matter." Li Xian waved his hand, Said in a big way.

"Okay, if the seventh brother has this heart, I will remember it in my heart. If in the future... the brother will never forget the goodness of the seventh brother!"

Li Xian was obviously really moved by Li Xian, and he swore with moist corners of his eyes.

"Brothers unite!"

"Its profit breaks gold!"

Li Xian raised his palms, and opened his head with a firm face. Li Xian immediately clapped his hands knowingly, and read the second half of the sentence. Then, the two brothers looked at each other and laughed. It reverberated endlessly... "Shang Shang said, Xuan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the three kings of Lu, Ying, and Yin will have an audience at the Qianyuan Hall!"

The distance from Jiaoying, five miles outside the city, to the imperial city is not that close, about fifteen miles away. Even if everyone was in a carriage, it took more than an hour to reach Zetianmen all the way. At that time, the sun had already set to the west, but fortunately the imperial decree came very quickly, everyone just handed over the plaques, but within a stick of incense, the eunuch Gao Hesheng led several young eunuchs hurried out from the door, dragging their tongues Procrastinatedly proclaimed Gaozong's oral order.

"Eunuch Lao Gao is here."

When he heard that the meeting place was in the main hall of the palace, Li Hong frowned unconsciously, but he didn't say much, just nodded and thanked him gently.

"This old slave dare not, His Royal Highness, Your Highnesses, Your Majesty and Your Majesty are all waiting, please follow this old slave."

The people present were all extremely noble people, Gao Hesheng dared not show any neglect, bowed and stepped aside with a charming smile, humbly waved his hands, and made a gesture of please.

"Well, it's work."

Although Li Hong was suspicious, he still had an extremely gentle smile on his face. He nodded, flicked his wide sleeves, and walked into the Zetian Gate first. Seeing this, Li Xian and the others did not dare to neglect, and started one after another. , followed behind Li Hong, and went straight to the Qianyuan Hall along the palace avenue all the way... "The sons and ministers are waiting to see the father and the mother."

In the Qianyuan Hall, Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu sat side by side on the dragon bed, and the little girl Princess Taiping stood aside with her hands behind her back. When she saw the four elder brothers walking in, she immediately stuck out her tongue cutely and said: He made a grimace, and the four princes couldn't help being amused immediately, but when the joy came, they didn't dare to lose in etiquette, with Li Hong leading the way, the four brothers rushed to the front of the imperial court, and paid respects to each other.

"Okay, okay, Hong'er and Xian'er are here, okay, flattened, let's all flatten."

Gao Zong was neither a good emperor nor a good father, but most of his love for his children came from his heart. Seeing his four sons coming together at the moment, Lao Huai was very relieved. Shout out loudly.

"I'm waiting to thank my father, Emperor Long."

The four brothers thanked each other as usual, got up each, and all stood with hands down.

"Hong'er, the Ministry of Rites reported the candidate this time, saying that the girl from Pei Ju's Taoist family is not bad, and I met her father, she is indeed good, she is a good match for my son, and you are not too young, so this matter will be done sooner. It's fine if it's done, what do you think of Hong'er?" Gao Zong looked around the princes with satisfaction, a smug smile appeared on his face, and his eyes finally fell on Li Hong who was in front of him, smiling happily. Chrysostom.

"Returning to the emperor's words, Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites has handled things safely, and my son has no objection."

Li Hong is naturally very dissatisfied with this bullshit marriage, but on such an occasion, no matter how much dissatisfaction he has, he can't show it, he can only reply respectfully, but the words focus on the etiquette It came out, its intention was just to imply that the Ministry of Rites had other requirements for this big wedding.

"Okay, that's good, I'll issue an edict right away, and get on with it."

Gaozong was so happy that he didn't hear the subtext in Li Hong's words. As soon as Jinkou opened his mouth, he planned to issue an imperial edict.

"Your Majesty, there may be some twists and turns in this matter, and the Ministry of Rituals has proposed that the white geese congratulate it. If it is not handled properly, it will be bad."

Before Gao Zong officially issued an order, Empress Wu, who was sitting silently by the side, suddenly interjected, instantly blocking Gao Zong's unspoken order.

"Well, this matter, this matter needs to be more cautious."

When Gao Zong heard about Bai Yan's congratulations, Gao Zong was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head in embarrassment, frowned, and muttered something, as if he was very dissatisfied with the extravagance of the Ministry of Rites.

"What Your Majesty said is very true. Although white geese are rare, they are not rare if they are ordered to hunt in various places. It's just that it may disturb the people in this way, so we must be cautious."

Wu followed Gaozong's words with worry, and his eyes flicked back and forth on Li Hong and Li Xian intentionally or unintentionally, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Ha, the old villain is really not simple, I think I can see what is wrong, hey, so what, what we have set up is a bright game, I am not afraid that you will see through it, and if you see it through, you still have to jump down, yes, It's almost time for us to come forward and sing a big show!Facing Empress Wu's ambiguous gaze, Li Xian didn't flinch at all. He smiled slightly, took a step forward, bowed, and said loudly, "I'm reporting to the emperor and the empress. I think that the prince's elder brother is getting married." It is a matter of great importance to the state, and it is not an exaggeration to congratulate the white geese. However, the act of hunting the world will disturb the people, and it is really inappropriate. Although my son is not talented, he has been practicing martial arts all year round and knows how to bow. Ma, I should hunt white geese for the prince's elder brother to congratulate, I beseech father and mother for permission!"

As soon as Li Xian's words came out, the hall was filled with silence, everyone's eyes were focused on him, and the atmosphere in the hall was strange and inexplicable...

(End of this chapter)