Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 309 Tempting Each Other (4)

As the saying goes: No wine can’t make a banquet, no matter how delicious the food in the Prince’s Mansion is, without wine, which is the best way to adjust the atmosphere, it is difficult for the banquet to live up to its name. The people with their own ulterior motives all got together to plot against each other endlessly. Naturally, this banquet would not be able to grow a rabbit's tail. No, a few tricks struck, and the true and false news were flickered for half an hour. It doesn't even come, such a boring banquet has come to an end, the guests and the host parted happily, at least on the surface, as for the fact that each of them is scheming in their hearts, only God knows .

"Seventh Brother, I'm afraid the purpose of these boys is not simple. Hey, what is Eighth Uncle trying to do?"

Li Xian has never been able to hide his words in front of Li Xian, and he really disliked Li Chong and others, so Li Xian sneered at sending people out of the gate without waiting for Li Chong and others' carriage to start. One Road.

"Ah."

There is no reason for Li Xian not to be able to see things that Li Xian can see. The carriage of the prince's mansion got out of the screen wall, and then he turned back to the study calmly, sat behind the guqin, and plucked the strings a few times, and the strings of elegant qin sounds were already rippling in the study.

"Seventh brother, you are so leisurely, you can still play the piano, hey, my father brought the eighth uncle here, I'm afraid it has ulterior motives, what should happen now, I'm going to be so annoying to my brother! Li Xian was annoyed. Seeing Li Xian started playing the piano again, how could he care to appreciate it? He rolled his eyes anxiously, and snorted coldly.

Li Xian was playing the piano on the surface, but in fact he was not at peace in his heart - Li Xian didn't know much about Li Zhen, King of Yue. It is clear, however, that Li Zhen is not the kind of incompetent person who is submissive. On the contrary, this person has both courage and courage. What really puzzled Li Xian was the political orientation of Li Zhen's coming to court this time.

That's right, Li Zhen died in the anti-Wu Zetian uprising in the previous life, but this does not mean that there is an irreconcilable relationship between Li Zhen and Empress Wu. Before proclaiming emperor, the relationship between Li Zhen and Empress Wu was actually very close. There is an important reason for this—Li Zhen’s mother, Princess Yan, was the cousin of Empress Wu. The result of recommending to Taizong Li Shimin, and later, after Taizong died, when Empress Wu was driven to Ganye Temple to become a nun, Princess Yan secretly sent people to protect and support her. Therefore, after Wu Meiniang was established as the queen, she There are quite a lot of contacts with the Yue Palace. Over the years, the rewards have been constant. When Princess Yan died of illness the year before last, Empress Wu even sent a special person to pay homage to her, and personally wrote a eulogy for Princess Yan. Xian remembers very clearly that when he was established as the crown prince in his previous life, the person who was appointed such a lofty title as crown prince and Taifu was none other than King Li Zhen of Yue, and this decree came from Empress Wu. The reason for this is that Empress Wu wanted to stabilize Li's clan, but it also shows that there must be a lot of private connections between Li Zhen and Empress Wu, but it's hard to say to what extent this connection has reached.

As for Gaozong's intention to support the King of Yue, it is easy to understand, probably because the King of Yue and Gaozong are only half a year apart, the two grew up together since childhood, and have always had a good relationship. , only Li Zhen is quite talented. As for the rest, they are just vegetarians. Even Li Shen, the king of Ji who is as famous as Li Zhen, is nothing more than a courageous literati with a false name. It is really embarrassing. If it is untrustworthy and the sons can't trust it, in Gaozong's view, naturally only the brothers can be a little more reliable. Under such circumstances, Li Zhen's political orientation undoubtedly became a huge variable in the court situation.

"Well, those who come are not kind, and those who are kind don't come. I'm afraid Eighth Uncle will be very quiet this time."

Li Xian ignored Li Xian's complaints, but went through all the known situations in his mind. In the end, he had made some general judgments, so he said affirmatively.

"Ah, this... Seventh Brother, does it mean that Eighth Uncle wants to take advantage of the situation to seize power? This is unlikely."

Li Xian was slightly taken aback for a moment, and then quickly realized, but he was not sure of Li Xian's judgment. After all, according to the court system, it seems that the princes of the previous generation, such as the King of Yue, who have already passed away, are It is absolutely not allowed to return to the court to serve.

"Let's not say it's impossible, but Uncle Ba has such a heart. If not, he wouldn't let those four bastards come up to my little brother's house to test him." Li Xian glanced at Li Xian with a hint of disdain. With a glance, he calmly pointed out the facts.

"Well, what Seventh Brother said is reasonable, but, well, it's just how to deal with each other, the plan is..."

Although Li Xian's political IQ is a bit low, he is not stupid. Hearing what Li Xian said, he didn't ask any more questions, but he became a little uncertain about the overall plan originally planned, so he rushed to speak Asked a half-word.

"The only solution now is to wait!"

Before Li Xian could finish speaking, Li Xian had already given a clear answer.

"Wait? This..."

Now Li Xian was only thinking about entering the East Palace as soon as possible, and he really didn't want to wait for a moment. Hearing Li Xian's opinion, his face immediately wrinkled into a bitter gourd shape.

"That's right, we can only wait. After Prime Minister Yan is on the books, we can see the direction of the wind before making a decision. My younger brother vows to die to keep Sixth Brother in the East Palace. Whoever dares to stop me, my younger brother will never give up with him!"

Although Li Xian looked down on Li Xian's impatience and incompetence in every possible way, when it was time to express his opinion, Li Xian was unambiguous at all, and his words gave Li Xian a reassurance.

"Well, that's all it takes."

Although Li Xian was very anxious, he was not a person who couldn't tell the difference between the serious and the serious. Now that Li Xian had made a decision, he couldn't say any more. The meaning of being lost... Two flowers bloomed, one for each. When Li Xian and his brothers were discussing about Li Zhen, Li Chong and his brothers had just returned to their own courtyard, and they were immediately recruited by Li Zhen into the study. The topic was natural. Not far from the Li Xian brothers.

"Everyone has seen it, let's talk about it."

Li Zhen, who was sitting at the top, looked around at the four sons standing below with their hands hanging down, without any transitional words, and went straight to the topic.

"Returning to the father's words, it is true that the two kings Lu and Ying are completely hooked up, as it is said in the world, but in my child's opinion, there may be something strange about it. Well, logically speaking, it should be King Lu. In the lead, but my child feels that it seems that the King of England is making a decision, and there must be some reason that my child does not understand!" Li Qian has always regarded herself as a wise man, and she has always been unwilling to lag behind when analyzing the situation, and she was the first to stand up and report After a while.

"Father, what the second brother said is true, and the child also feels the same way. Also, the third brother tried to test the King of England once, but unfortunately he was defeated with one move. It's a joke." Li Gui had always been close to Li Qian, but didn't like Li Wen very much, so while agreeing with Li Qian, he took the opportunity to belittle Li Wen.

"you……"

Li Wen has a bad temper, when he heard Li Gui expose his shortcomings in public, he immediately became furious, his eyes widened, and he wanted to scold without hesitation.

"Huh?" Li Zhen's face turned cold, and she snorted coldly. Li Wen, who was about to get violent, immediately trembled in fright, and quickly lowered her head, not daring to move a little, but Li Zhen didn't say anything to reprimand her. Instead, he cast his eyes on Li Chong who was frowning slightly, pondered for a while and said, "Does Chong'er have any ideas?"

"Father, what the second brother said is true, but the child really can't see through the king of Ying. He always feels that there are many mysteries about this man, making it difficult to distinguish his true face. Well, everyone in the world says that the king of Ying is brave enough to win the three armies, and his eloquence is flawless." He is also good at government affairs. Judging from what he has always done in the court, his skills are quite good. People like this, how can they be willing to be inferior to others? I don’t know why they are trying to support King Lu. This is true. There are many doubts." Upon hearing Li Zhen's question, Li Chong did not dare to be negligent, and hastened to express his opinion.

"Well, Chong'er, if you were to draw with King Naying, would it be possible for you to win?"

Li Zhen didn't comment on Li Chong's statement, but nodded indifferently, and asked a seemingly irrelevant question.

"This... my child may be able to give it a try, the success or failure will only be known after the battle."

Although Li Chong has always been conceited and brave, his confidence in winning has been shaken when he thinks of the ease with which Li Xian defeated Li Wen before, but he is never willing to admit that he is not as good as Li Xian, so he can only be vague The ground responded.

"En." Li Zhen's eyes flickered for a moment, but she didn't mean to ask the bottom line. Instead, she stood up, paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, and then ordered in a deep voice, "Go out more often these days." Let’s go, Uncle Qi, Uncle Ninth and others have all arrived in Luoyang, so we still need to walk around if necessary.”

"Yes, my boy, wait for your order."

Although Li Chong and the others didn't understand the purpose of Li Zhen's order, they didn't dare to ask casually, they could only bow down and fail to keep their promises.

"Father, what happened in the palace..."

Li Wen has a straightforward temper, and he has no scruples about things that his brothers dare not ask, and he blurted out the words as soon as he opened his mouth.

"You don't need to ask about the affairs in the palace, don't back down!"

Li Zhen obviously didn't intend to confess to his sons. Seeing Li Wen speak indiscriminately, his face drooped immediately, and he scolded all of them unceremoniously, and drove them all out of the study, but he himself frowned. , pacing back and forth in the study with a heavy heart.

(End of this chapter)