Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 283 The rain is coming and the wind is full (1)

If you have never experienced the pain of life and death, you will not know how difficult it is to be together. No matter what others think, Li Xianyu will not relax at all in the matter of engagement. Once you get the imperial decree, go to thank you first. Gaozong and Empress Wu immediately rushed to the Ministry of Rites without stopping for a moment, almost forcing a group of officials, big and small, to turn around. The impatient look really made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty dumbfounded. , but Li Xian didn't care about it at all. Apart from his due business, he spent almost all his time in the ritual department. Fortunately, the person who presided over the engagement ceremony was Lin Mingdu, a dedicated confidant. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'm going to be annoyed to death by Li Xian.

Even though it was just an engagement, there were so many things going on, even though Li Xian was strong and strong, he couldn't escape being exhausted and stinking to death. I haven't seen ordinary people getting married with cumbersome procedures. It's tight, it's not easy to do such things as giving gifts, worshiping the mother-in-law of Mount Tai, let alone Li Xian, who is a prince like Li Xian, the etiquette is so frightening. It's just the door, but this time Li Xian is going to the two marriages together. After running to the Zhao family, he has to go to the Lifan Hall. Just be happy.

Although the engagement matter was cumbersome, at least it was dealt with, and everything went smoothly, which was in line with Li Xian's wishes. The only regret was that the wedding date had to be scheduled until the ninth day of February next year. It wasn't that Li Xian didn't want to It's not that the Ministry of Etiquette intentionally made things difficult for getting married earlier, it's just that there are no good days suitable for the prince to get married this year, even if Qin Tianjian and his gang have searched the almanac, there is nothing they can do about it, Li Xianjin feels a little unhappy , but it can only be done as you go.

Since the marriage will not be concluded for a while, Li Xian had no choice but to turn his mind back to his official duties, and hurriedly prepared for the martial arts. Busy is very busy, but fortunately Li Xian has filled a lot of manpower in various departments in the past few years, and things are done smoothly, and there are almost no obstacles that cannot be overcome, so Li Xian has some leisure time to wait and see The undercurrent in the court——After the court turmoil at the end of August, Gaozong did not embarrass the prince too much. He only demoted Xiao Ming, the scapegoat censor, to Caizhou as a county captain, but he did not adjust the prince's lineage. The rest of the officials immediately issued an edict to recall Liu Rengui, an old official who had returned home, to the court, and let him be the prince's concubine son, as the prince's teacher; in early October, Gaozong moved to Jiucheng Palace in the suburbs of Luoyang, and sent him The Zhaozhengshitang accompanied him, leaving the prince alone in the Luoyang Palace; at the end of October, Emperor Gaozong issued a decree, saying that there were many omissions and delays in the memorabilia annotated by the Zhengshitang, so he decided to read and approve it in person.Of course, the many omissions in the so-called political affairs hall are actually just excuses. In fact, the person who has always corrected the scriptures is the crown prince. Although there are many officials, the authority in their hands has been greatly reduced.

Gaozong's combination of punches came down really smoothly, even Li Xian, a seasoned expert like this, could only give a thumbs up, and the sound was wonderful, but it's all good. However, Li Xian did not intend to play a hand in this change. Not only did he stand on the sidelines, but he also suppressed Li Xiansheng who was eager to try. The reason is very simple. Although she is beautiful, her body may not be able to bear the trouble of critiquing papers every day. A big change may be just around the corner, and Li Xian needs to stabilize his position to meet the needs of the contingency.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the ninth day of the first lunar month in the third year of Xianheng, and it is the time of the morning court. The ministers gathered early in the small square outside Zetianmen, waiting for the start of the morning court. It was the first heavy snowfall. The wind was strong and the weather was extremely cold. The sound of officials stomping their feet to keep warm filled the square. The noise was extremely ear-piercing, but for some reason, the morning hours had already passed, but they had never heard of the sound of the morning court in the palace gate. The shouts that should have been heard, and the surprised and suspicious discussions in the small square gradually sounded.

"Seventh brother, the time has already passed. Whether or not the dynasty will come up, why does the emperor not even give a verbal order, and let the big guy do this and wait, it's nothing."

Waiting and waiting, in the blink of an eye, it was already the hour of the morning, and it was already past the time of the morning court. Li Xian, who has always been impatient, was really impatient. He looked up at the sky, and then at Li Xian, who was immobile. Obviously, he couldn't help complaining.

"Sixth Brother, just wait, Father might be delayed by something."

The doubts in Li Xian's heart were stronger than Li Xian's, and there was a faint sense of uneasiness surging in his heart. However, in such a large audience, Li Xian was exceptionally calm, with Facing Li Xian's complaints, Li Xian just replied indifferently, with a calm and calm demeanor.

"Is there anything to delay? Isn't it just a matter of verbal instructions? For nothing..." Li Xian was not as good-tempered as Li Xian, so he reluctantly curled his lips and muttered with displeasure on his face , Before he finished speaking, he saw that Zetian Gate was suddenly pushed open from the inside, Li Xian couldn't help but stopped talking, and looked over with a puzzled face.

"Your Majesty ordered that Ming Chongyan, the doctor of advice, come to see you immediately!"

As soon as the gate of Zetian was opened, Gao Hesheng rushed out of the gate impatiently, strode up to the bewildered courtiers, and preached loudly.

"The minister obeys the order."

As soon as Gao Hesheng finished speaking, all the courtiers in the square were a little dumbfounded, and the place was silent for a while, but Ming Chongyan hurried out and promised loudly.

"Doctor Ming, please come with a certain family, His Majesty is waiting."

Gao Hesheng ignored the surprised gazes of all the courtiers, waved at Ming Chongyan, turned around and was about to go to the palace.

"Eunuch Gao, wait a minute."

Before Gao Hesheng could finish turning around, Yan Liben had already stood up and stopped the conversation loudly.

"Does Prime Minister Yan have any advice? Your Majesty is still waiting for someone to reply."

Although Gao Hesheng didn't dare to put on airs in front of Yan Liben, he obviously didn't want to talk to Yan Liben, so he unceremoniously lifted Gaozong out.

"Gao Gonggong, the time has already passed, why hasn't His Majesty been summoned yet, will the morning court still be up or not?"

Yan Liben didn't accept Gao Hesheng's tricks at all. He put on a straight face, showed the aura of a prime minister, and asked in a dignified tone.

"Forgive me, Prime Minister Yan. A certain family is not clear. Please wait a moment for Prime Minister Yan and the gentlemen. Your Majesty will have an order."

Although Gao Hesheng didn't dare to answer Yan Liben's question, he obviously didn't want to explain the truth, he just sneered perfunctorily, and then, without giving Yan Liben a chance to speak, he turned around and rushed back to the gate of the palace. Inside, seeing this, Ming Chongyan dared not neglect, and hurriedly followed into the palace.

"How could this be, what is His Majesty's intention?"

"Yeah, is it not possible to go up this morning?"

"Strange thing, what is Zhao Ming Chongyan doing with that fake nose?"

The ministers didn't expect Gao Hesheng to run away in such a hurry, and they were all stunned for a moment. Immediately, the voice of discussion became louder, and voices of doubt filled the sky.

"Seventh brother, do you think it is the body of the father..."

Ming Chongyan's medical treatment for Emperor Gaozong is a secret in the palace. It is rare for the ministers to know clearly, but Li Xian knows it. Zhang, the words blurted out.

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

What Li Xianneng guessed, Li Xian naturally thought of it a step earlier, but he just didn't want to say it out loud. Seeing that Li Xian's words were about to reveal the emperor's secret in public, he was startled and hurriedly stopped The mouth interrupted Li Xian's words.

"Oh, well, let's just wait."

Li Xian's words were cut off by Li Xiansheng, so he was a little unhappy, but he came to his senses in an instant, his cheeks twitched in embarrassment, he let out an embarrassing sound, and then stopped talking.

The old man's health should be out of order, otherwise Ming Chongyan would have been recruited in such a hurry instead of going to court, but I don't know what the condition is, if... well, it's unlikely, logically speaking, the old man There are still a good ten years to live, so it should not be over like this, the possibility of overwork is the greatest, if so, where will this court situation go?What kind of tricks will the old villain play?Although Li Xian stopped Li Xian's nonsense, he turned his brain quickly, and made assumptions and deduced the possible situations one by one. The uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger. Something big is about to happen.

Time passed by minute by minute, the hour was over, and half hour was over, the courtiers who had stood in the biting cold wind for nearly two hours were already exhausted, their faces were all blue, their lips Turning purple, if you wait a little longer, you will have to suffer from a serious illness when you turn around, but the palace is still lifeless and quiet. At this moment, not to mention the impatience of the courtiers, even Li Xian, who has always been calm Some people could not hold their breath anymore, looking at the slightly closed palace gate, Li Xian had the urge to rush into the palace to find out what happened, but after thinking about it, it was obviously impossible to do so. Xian could only secretly pray that the worst would never happen.

"Look, Eunuch Gao is out again!"

While the courtiers were waiting anxiously, they saw Gao Hesheng leading several young eunuchs out of the half-closed Zetian Gate, and the sharp-eyed courtiers immediately shouted, as if Like stabbing a hornet's nest, a large group of courtiers rushed over, surrounded Gao Hesheng and his party in the center.

(End of this chapter)