Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 236 The Prologue of Chaos (1)

Rare things like white geese can be hunted, so the prince's marriage cannot be delayed, so the whole June has become a day of universal celebration. For the purpose of marriage, the governors of various states presented gifts one after another, and many vassal states came to congratulate one by one, and the court and the public were in a scene of joy. As for how many of them took advantage of this to win the favor of the people, only God knows.

Li Xian has never liked to join in the fun. In the past, whenever there was a lively event, Li Xian usually respected and thanked him indifferently. It was extremely difficult to see Li Xian in arty events such as poetry and flower viewing parties, but this time the crown prince Li Xian couldn't hide from the bustle of the wedding, not only couldn't hide, but he had to actively participate in it, busying himself with chores for young and old, his hard work won Gaozong's full praise, and because of this, He has won a lot of prizes. Of course, these rewards are just dispensable things to Li Xian. He doesn't take it very seriously. What Li Xian really cares about is what extraordinary things will happen after the prince's wedding. reaction.

The festive days always go by so quickly, almost in the blink of an eye, let alone June, and almost half of July, but the omen that Li Xian has been looking forward to for a long time has disappeared, not only the Empress Wu in the palace is fine The special move is that the prince's side is also in a calm state. The court meeting has passed several times, and nothing has happened. This kind of abnormal tranquility made Li Xian very puzzled, secretly He wondered if it was time to provoke the nerves of both parties, but after careful consideration, he gave up such a plan, because Li Xian did not believe that Empress Wu and the crown prince could coexist from the bottom of his heart, so instead of taking the risk of being exposed blindly, It's better to just sit and watch the wind and clouds come, and calm down, and the impatient waiting will no longer be so difficult. When it's time to go to court, when you have nothing to do, you can either rest in the palace, or ask Zhao Qiong to go out for a picnic. Occasionally, I would visit Princess Mingyue in the Lifan Courtyard, and I lived a very comfortable life.

Things in this world tend to be that some people are happy and others are sad. Li Xian is living comfortably, but the crown prince is living a tighter life. Of course, he doesn't want to see Li Xian, the instigator, continue to be so carefree. I didn't even bother to find any reason, it was just a word of "please", and Li Xian was called into the East Palace.

"The younger brother sees the elder brother of the prince."

The prince had a summons, so Li Xian had to go. He was able to enter the palace. Only then did he learn that the prince had gone to the garden, so he had to hurry to the harem. In a small pavilion by the pond, he played the qin leisurely to entertain himself. The sound of the qin is elegant and calm. With Li Xian's musical attainments, he knew that this song was the eternal masterpiece "High Mountain and Flowing Water". The corner of his mouth slightly twitched, Showing a knowing smile, he walked forward slowly, stood aside with his hands down, listened to the piano music quietly, then took a step forward, and bowed to the end.

"Hey, the seventh brother is here. I indulged my brother for a while, but I didn't greet him far away. I'm rude, I'm rude."

Hearing the resounding sound, the prince seemed to have just discovered Li Xian's arrival, raised his head slightly in surprise, and apologized with a smile.

"Don't dare, brother prince is too polite."

Although Li Xian didn't know the reason why the prince asked him to come here urgently, but he had already guessed something from the previous zither sound, and he couldn't help but feel a little troubled in his heart. When he came to his face, he just smiled and said politely, then he stood up straight, pretending to listen to the instructions respectfully, and never asked what the prince's purpose was for summoning him.

"Ah."

Li Hong looked at Li Xian with great interest, and didn't say much nonsense. He just raised his hand and said softly. Wang Dequan, who was accompanying him, immediately bowed and retreated to the side, leading a group of eunuchs and maids. After exiting the back garden, only the two brothers were left alone in the huge garden.

"Brother, I heard that my seventh brother performed a song "March in the Army" in Khotan's palace last year. It was famous all over the world, and the qu art shocked the world. Now it has become a masterpiece sung all over the world. I am very envious of my brother. I don't know if my seventh brother would like it. Do you want to play it for my brother?" After all the attendants retreated, Li Hong didn't say anything directly, but glanced at Li Xian with a half-smile, and made a somewhat inconspicuous request.

"The elder brother of the prince has an order, and the younger brother should obey the order and show his shame."

Li Xian had never been a hypocritical person. Although Li Hong's request seemed a bit domineering, Li Xian didn't care, and agreed with a smile.

"There is the seventh brother Lao."

Seeing Li Xian's statement, the smile on Li Hong's face suddenly became brighter. He stood up, gave up his seat, waved his hand, and signaled Li Xian to sit up.

"If you don't see the army at the end of the Han Dynasty, the weak crowned captive invites long tassels. If you don't see Ban Dingyuan, the Jueyu Qingqi urges Zhanyun..."

Li Xian didn't say any more. After saluting, he walked slowly a few steps back, sat down on his knees, straightened his clothes, and plucked the strings of the qin. Amidst the stirring music, the singing sounded suddenly. A heroic spirit of gold and iron horses reverberated in the empty back garden.

"Okay, the song is good, the lyrics are good, really good!"

After the song was sung, the lingering sound was still lingering, Li Hong had already called out loudly, the smile on his face was extraordinarily sincere.

"Brother Prince is overrated."

Li Xian was not complacent with Li Hong's praise, but bowed and thanked him calmly.

"Seventh brother, don't be overly modest. The ancients said: The song is the voice of the heart. The seventh brother has the ambition to go all directions. He has the spirit of swallowing the eight wastes and sweeping the world. I am ashamed of my brother. If it is convenient for the brother, I will support the seventh brother to sweep the eight. The ambition of the wilderness, it's just..." Li Hong waved his hands with a smile, and stopped in the middle of the sentence, but the smile on his face turned from bright to bitter in an instant.

Good boy, is this about to start? Interesting, interesting!Li Xian is a shrewd person, just looking at Li Hong's appearance, he already knew the intentions behind this series of seemingly meaningless actions. The left and right are just to grasp the initiative of the matter, but what, But Li Xian didn't care too much. In his opinion, no matter how narrow-minded Li Hong is, he still has to return to reality. Everything needs to be done by strength, and there is no way to deceive people by false words. Son.

"Brother Prince, please tell me if you have something to do, and I will just listen to you."

Li Xian raised his brows lightly, and gave a vague answer. What does it mean? It's nothing more than saying that if you don't see a rabbit, you won't scatter eagles. It's okay to listen, and it's okay to participate. If you get the benefits, you won't talk about it with empty words.

"Chao Cuo, a great sage of the former Han Dynasty, had a famous saying: To get rid of barbarians, you must first settle down. Does the seventh brother think so?"

Li Hongnai is a smart person, so he could hear the subtext behind Li Xian's plain words, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes, but his face remained unchanged, he still smiled wryly, and asked in a bleak tone said a word.

"Brother Prince taught me a lesson."

Li Xian bowed his hands solemnly, but what he answered was nonsense, and he refused to directly express his attitude at all.

"Well, I have a copy here for my brother, please have a look at my seventh brother."

Li Xian's ingenuity and smoothness have been taught to Li Hong many times, and he knows it very well. He didn't have much hope for using words to trap Li Xian, so he just tried it for the time being. Under the temptation, Li Xian refused to express his opinion. Although Li Hong was a little depressed, he was helpless. After a moment of hesitation, he had to lift a corner of his hole card. Then he shook his hand and took out a bag from his wide sleeve The thick memorial was handed over to Li Xian.

"Oh?"

Li Xian had the intention to check Li Hong's hole cards, and he would not refuse his "good intentions", so he let out a soft sigh, reached out and took the playbook, opened it, looked at it with a glance, the expression on his face remained the same. It remains the same, but there are ups and downs in my heart, not because the content of this memorial is so shocking, but because the person who read this memorial is really beyond Li Xian's expectations—this memorial is impeachment. This person is He Lanminzhi, Li Xian is not surprised at all, because in Li Xian's budget, the target of Li Hong's shot will fall on this person in all likelihood, the reason is very simple, He Lanminzhi He is a slut who does a lot of evil and is purely innocent. The reason why he can steal the high position is only because of the protection of Empress Wu. Because of Empress Wu, this person has many people in Empress Wu's party, and many middle and lower-level members of the Queen's party have unclear ties with him. If he is taken down, it is possible to take down a large group of queens Party, of course, the prerequisite is to be able to take down the thief, otherwise everything is empty talk. As for the hope of success, in Li Xian's calculations, it is only half to half, but it is worth fighting for What really surprised Li Xian was that this memorial was written by Yan Chaoyin, a scholar of the North Gate!
Yan Chaoyin is nothing more than a mere official now, with a low official position and no extraordinary talents, but he is quite favored by Empress Wu, and he is called the North along with Liu Yizhi, Yuan Wanqing, Fan Lubing, Jia Dayin, and Zhou Simao. The six masters of the family are out-and-out backbone figures in the Queen's Party, and they were quite friendly with He Lanmin in the past. This sudden impeachment of He Lanmin may not be his original intention, and it is very likely that it was ordered by Empress Wu. Its purpose is a little suspicious, is it to kill people to silence the mouth, or to throw away the car to protect the handsome man, or to lure the snake out of the hole?Then there is something to worry about. Besides, the purpose of Li Hong taking out this memorial at this time is probably not that simple. The article here must not be too small, and Li Xian is not free to be careful. Understand.

What does the prince want to do?This memorial is not covered with yellow silk, obviously it is not the previous chapter, how did the prince get it, is it possible that he has a secret connection with Yan Chaoyin?Impossible!That old boy is the most loyal dog around Empress Wu, so there should be no possibility of betrayal, if so, the origin of this memorial may not be that simple!Suspicions abounded in Li Xian's heart, and his brows were furrowed involuntarily. His thoughts were spinning endlessly, but it was still difficult to see the truth behind the mist. He pondered for a while, but he didn't express anything...

(End of this chapter)