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Chapter 257 Teaming up to force the palace (2)

"Seventh brother, it's been so long, do you think..."

The sign had already been handed in to the palace, but everyone had been waiting outside the Zetian Gate for more than half an hour, but they still hadn't seen Gaozong's edict coming out. Li Hong, who is known for his calmness, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Unable to hold back anymore, he turned his head to look at Li Xian with a calm face, and asked half a question in a low voice.

"It's hard to say, just wait."

It's really hard to say what's going on in the palace. Even though Li Xianzhi is a master, he doesn't dare to make an assertion easily. Of course, he can still guess a little bit. It's very likely that Empress Wu was stirring up trouble in it. That's all - nearly half of the courtiers gathered at the gate of the palace, besides the prince and Li Xian, there are also four prime ministers, Yan, Le, and Hao Chujun and Pei Xingjian who came after hearing the news. With a cowardly temperament, it is strange not to be surprised and suspicious. This gave Empress Wu a chance to speak from the sidelines. As for whether Gaozong would be moved by Empress Wu's words, Li Xian really did not have much confidence. Facing Li Hong at this time, Li Xian really didn't know how to explain his anxiety, so he could only reply flatly.

"Well, whatever, then wait a little longer."

After finally seizing such a good opportunity to wipe out Empress Wu's party, Li Hong didn't want to miss it. The urgency in his heart could be described as monstrous. Deliberately urged Li Xian to come forward to make a fuss, but seeing Li Xian's steadfast demeanor, such a small scheme was really helpless, so he had no choice but to sigh and respond casually After that, he frowned and waited.

"coming."

"Look, here we come, here we come."

It was almost noon, and all the courtiers were sweating profusely from the scorching sun. They were all in agony, and they were extremely anxious when they suddenly saw the eunuch Gao Hesheng leading two young eunuchs out of Zetianmen , the spirits of all the people were lifted, and even the unusually calm prince and Li Xian were secretly relieved by it.

"Your Majesty has an oral order. King Xuanying, Li Xian, will meet you at the Qianyuan Palace."

Contrary to his usual smiling image, Gao Hesheng quickly walked in front of the crowd with a straight face, without greeting the crowd, and declared Gaozong's will directly.

"My son obeys the order!"

Upon hearing such a decree, Li Xian already guessed the meaning behind it. It was only Empress Wu who persuaded Gaozong to fight against himself, the presiding judge, in order to suppress the impact of the case to a minimum. That's all, but it's clear and clear, Li Xian couldn't resist the order and didn't obey it when he said it, he could only respectfully accept the order, and raised his foot to walk towards the palace gate.

"Wait a minute!"

Seeing that Li Xian was about to leave, the crown prince became impatient. He stood up without hesitation, stopped in front of Li Xian with a loud shout, and glared at Gao Hesheng with eyes full of anger. Evil shape.

"His Royal Highness, you are..."

Gao Hesheng originally planned to leave as soon as the decree was announced, not to give the ministers a chance to protest, but when he saw the prince's anger, he immediately felt weak, hesitated for a while, and forced himself to smile, asked pretending to be confused.

"Eunuch Gao invited me. This palace and all the ministers came here for He Lanmin's case. It's almost noon and the sun is scorching hot. Waiting for a long time may hurt your vitality. Father is a sage. I don’t want to see this happen, so I ask Eunuch Gao to report the truth to my father, and I ask my father to be sympathetic to the hard work of all the ministers." After all, Li Hong is not an ordinary person, and his anger is just to deter Gao Hesheng. He had already opened his mouth, but Li Hong didn't think much of himself, he immediately changed his smiling face, and gave instructions in a very kind manner, although his tone was flat, but inside he was unquestionably determined.

"This, this... is fine, please wait a moment, His Royal Highness, the old servant will report back to His Majesty."

Hearing what Li Hong said, Gao Hesheng complained secretly in his heart, stammered a few times, and winked at Li Xian desperately, wishing that Li Xian could consciously enter the palace with him, but unfortunately Li Xian's eyes were downcast and he didn't respond at all. Seeing that there was nothing to be done, Gao Hesheng had no choice but to forcefully smile and left behind a sentence, and hurriedly led a few young eunuchs back to the palace.

"Seventh brother, thank you very much."

Li Hong glared at Gao Hesheng's back with hatred, let out a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Li Xian, and thanked him without end.

"It's okay."

Others didn't know the meaning of Li Hong's words, but Li Xian knew it well, but he didn't show any courtesy to Li Hong. At this time when the public sentiment was raging, Gao Zong could not punish Li Xian, but Ying Jinger might be a big fault for Li Xian in the future, and Li Xian could handle such things, so he deserved Li Hong's thanks Yes, of course, this is also because Li Xian's original intention was to take this opportunity to defeat Empress Wu's party, so he shared the same goal with Li Hong. If not, Li Xian would not be so interested in helping Li Hong.

"How? What about Xian'er, huh?"

In the bedroom of Qianyuan Hall, Empress Wu in full dress was sitting on the couch, while Gaozong was pacing back and forth in front of the couch with a heavy heart. When he heard the sound of footsteps, Gaozong immediately looked at him reflexively. In the past, seeing only Gao Hesheng came, Gao Zong's expression drooped a little, and he snorted coldly.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the old slave has already announced the oral order, but, just..."

Seeing Gao Zong's complexion was unkind, Gao Hesheng not only didn't panic, but had a hint of joy in his heart, but he didn't dare to bring it to his face, he quickly exchanged a look with Empress Wu, and rushed to the front quickly, making a look of embarrassment , stammering out half of the words.

"It's just a joke, tell me, you've made it clear to me, hurry up and say it!"

Gao Zong had a lazy sleep today, he was in a good mood, after "breakfast", he planned to go to the imperial garden to cool off, but he didn't expect that before he left, he heard that the crown prince and Li Xian had brought a big He helped the courtiers to block the door, and he didn't pay much attention at first, but unexpectedly, Empress Wu followed, and when he said that the prince led all the ministers and workers to force the palace, his mood immediately became extremely bad. After listening to Empress Wu's explanation, this Only then did he realize that the factional struggle in the court had become so fierce, and he was so angry and annoyed that he almost jumped into a rage. It was only after a long time of gentle persuasion by Empress Wu that the anger dissipated, and he did not want to see the court split in every possible way. Emperor Gaozong accepted Empress Wu's proposal and planned to call Li Xian here alone in order to reduce the impact of this matter to an acceptable level, but he never expected that Li Xian would dare to obey the order and disobeyed, and his anger exploded , almost shouted and asked.

"Your Majesty calm down, Your Majesty calm down, it's not that the old servant is careless, it's really His Royal Highness, ah, His Royal Highness said that all the ministers and workers came here for Wu Min's case, and they should meet together to distinguish right from wrong. This old servant dare not force Persuasion, please make a clear decision, Your Majesty." Gao Hesheng is the confidant of Empress Wu, so naturally he would not cover up for Li Hong, so he replied in a pretended panic, although there was no embellishment, but it was obvious. It is taken out of context.

"Huh? Hmph! Waste, all waste!"

Although Li Hong's words are extremely unpleasant, they are true words. Gaozong is not a fool, so he knows this truth, and he has nowhere to vent his anger. He can only flick his big sleeves in extreme annoyance , cursed bitterly, and paced back and forth in front of the couch anxiously.

"Your Majesty, it's almost noon and the sun is very strong. I'm afraid it's not right to keep the courtiers waiting. According to my concubine, please invite the crown prince and Xian'er to come together. As for the rest of the ministers, you might as well go first." Dispersed, the next day will be the morning court, if there is something to discuss at the morning court." Seeing that Gao Zong was obviously out of control, Empress Wu frowned slightly, but soon stretched it out, and got up gracefully , walked to Gaozong's side, and persuaded in a gentle voice.

"Well, it's fine, that's all." Gao Zong was a person who didn't have much opinion. Hearing what Empress Wu said seemed reasonable, he immediately agreed, looked sideways at Gao Hesheng, and waved his big sleeve. He shouted angrily: "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and announce the decree, you really have no eyesight!"

"The servant obeys the order, and the servant will do it now."

Hearing what Gao Zong said, Gao Hesheng didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly answered, turned around and rushed out of the palace gate.

"Your Majesty has an order: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xuan and His Royal Highness the King of England will meet at the Qianyuan Hall, and the rest of the ministers and workers will return to their respective duties first, and we will discuss it at the court in the morning after the incident, hereby!" Gao Hesheng trotted out of Zetianmen all the way, He didn't even have time to catch his breath, so he hurriedly announced Gaozong's oral order.

"The ministers and others take the decree to thank you."

Seeing Gao Hesheng's formal edict delivery, all the ministers felt 12 points of dissatisfaction in their hearts, but they could only take the edict first and fail to keep up.

"Eunuch Gao, I have something important to report to His Majesty, please report it on your behalf."

After everyone thanked Fang Bi, Yan Liben had already stepped forward first, took out the air of the right minister, and opened his mouth in an unquestionable tone.

"Eunuch Gao, I have important matters to attend to, so there is no delay!"

"I have something important to play, and I will ask Eunuch Gao to report it on my behalf!"

Yan Liben's words were the signal, Le Yanwei and other courtiers all followed suit, the scene was chaotic for a while, under the excitement of the crowd, Gao Hesheng's face turned green with fright.

"Seventh brother, what do you think about this matter?"

Li Hong didn't follow suit, but looked sideways at Li Xian, and asked in a low voice.

How should it be?Li Xian also kept asking himself this question in his heart. To be honest, before Gao Hesheng announced the decree, Li Xian had already calculated that such a scene might happen, and repeatedly deduced various possibilities in his heart. As a result, however, he never dared to make a conclusion—grouping and forcing the palace can undoubtedly maximize the benefits, but in this way, it will inevitably arouse Gaozong's suspicion. Why, it's very difficult to finish the battle in one battle. If you don't die from a tiger, you are afraid of being injured by a tiger. There are also endless troubles. It is obviously not easy to strike a balance. It will be difficult for Li Xian to make a firm decision in a short while... …

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