Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 353 Murderous Intent Hidden (1)

It has been more than half a year since the king of Yue, Li Zhen, has been in the court. Speaking of which, the holy family has always been good. They go in and out of the palace as smoothly as their own back garden. They are definitely regulars in the palace. He is not only a prince, but also a prime minister. It seems so on the surface, but most of the prime ministers in this hall don't take King Yue seriously, not to mention, just because of his shallow foundation in the court, it makes everyone Colleagues are not very interested in it, but whenever there is a discussion in the political affairs hall, all the ministers will treat it as nothing. This sudden hearing of Empress Wu's praise of Li Zhen, all the ministers can't help feeling in their hearts. With different thoughts, they all looked at Li Zhen with different expressions. Everyone's eyes were extremely complicated, but Li Zhen turned a blind eye to the eyes of the ministers, and did not go to pick up Empress Wu. After talking, the old god stood on the ground and became a wooden sculpture of clay.

"Brother, do you have any advice on Hexi?"

Gaozong waited for a while, seeing that Li Zhen still had no response, he had to ask a question in a deep voice.

"Ah, Your Majesty Haihan, I'm distracted, ashamed, ashamed."

As soon as Gaozong's words came out, Li Zhen was astonished as if waking up from a dream, bowed down in panic, and repeatedly confessed.

"Oh? What is it that makes myna think about it so preoccupied, why don't you tell me and let me hear it."

Gaozong looked at Li Zhen suspiciously, obviously he didn't believe that Li Zhen would lose his mind on such an important matter, but he didn't want to make it happen in public, so he raised his brows and asked in a neutral manner.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I'm just thinking that when I was an official in Yuzhou, everything was complicated. I was struggling to maintain myself, and it was really hard to say that I was competent. After more than ten years of experience, I was appointed as Xiangzhou again. At that time, although he was familiar with everything, he still did not dare to speak lightly of his competence, and the ministers were really terrified and terrified."

Li Zhen smashed her eyelids a few times, made a look of panic, and babbled a lot of seemingly irrelevant words, but in fact they meant something. They were just saying that Li Xian had nothing to do with it. It's nothing more than the ability to manage the important affairs of the Hexi Army. Although this point is obscure, everyone in the hall is of an extraordinary generation. Who would not be able to recognize the strangeness, but Li Zhen didn't say it clearly, even if someone wants to be Li Zhen There is no way to express grievances, and for a while, the whole hall is filled with dead silence.

"Mynah is too modest. In my opinion, in terms of government affairs, there are very few people in the world who can surpass mynah. Let's not talk about this. Let's talk about how mynah should deal with the Hexi incident."

Although Gaozong was cowardly, he was not stupid. He could hear the subtext in Li Zhen's words, but he didn't take it seriously. After all, Gaozong knew Li Xian's ability a lot. Zhen had some doubts about what she said. Of course, Gaozong didn't really want Li Xian to go to Hexi to suffer. At this time, when Li Zhen said this, it was obvious that he had other considerations about Hexi, which was a bit perfunctory. This sentence directly bypassed the question of Li Xian's ability, and directly asked about Li Zhen's cares.

"Your Majesty, the veteran thought that the matter in Hexi is actually simple, but there are only two words, one is war, and the other is governance. As far as war is concerned, with the strength of our Tang Dynasty, why worry about the rampant Tubo bandits? Due to the lack of food and fodder, it is impossible to mobilize a large army to flatten the border, but we can still defend it. If we ignore the loss of one or two prefectures and carry out the act of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, the enemy will undoubtedly go to the border in a few months. With this strategy, there is no need for it. It is possible to send a general to fight a large-scale war, but as for governance, it is a huge article, and it is indeed not achieved overnight. With the great talent of His Royal Highness, if you can go to Hexi with a little experience, then go to Hexi. But Dazhi, this old minister is so shallow, I hope His Majesty will make a clear decision." Li Zhen is worthy of the title of a virtuous king, and what he said is well-founded, and he is clearly trying to demolish Li Xian's platform, but it sounds like I'm just thinking about Li Xian.

"Your Majesty, Eighth Uncle's words are very kind, and this concubine thinks it is a feasible strategy!"

Empress Wu reacted extremely quickly, and without waiting for other people to express their opinions, she spoke first to set the tone.

Damn old dog, such a vicious strategy of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot, I will remember this account, and I will forget it together later!Li Xian's reaction was also very fast, he didn't need to chew at all, he could see through Li Zhen's intentions at a glance, his heart was filled with anger, but it didn't bring it to his face, and he never rushed to refute , but stood calmly in the hall, looking calm and calm.

"Well, that's true. From Myna's point of view, where should Xian'er go to practice?"

Gaozong didn't want Li Xian to take the risk of going to war, so he would not object to Li Zhen's proposal, but seeing Li Xian's expression was extremely indifferent, as if he seemed to dismiss Li Zhen's proposal, he couldn't help but feel It was a movement, vaguely feeling that the matter might not be that simple, so he hesitated for a moment, and instead of rushing to make a decision, he asked cautiously.

"I think Xiangzhou is good. I have lived here for ten years. I am familiar with the customs and accidents here. I dare not say that the house is closed at night, but there are still some leftovers on the road. It is suitable for His Royal Highness to practice. This minister is stupid. See you, Your Majesty also asks for an order!" Li Zhen replied very quickly, and as soon as Gao Zong finished speaking, he immediately revealed the basis of Xiangzhou.

Xiangzhou?Ha, what a cunning old fox!When Li Xian heard Li Zhenzhi's suggestion, he was taken aback for a moment, and then he soon understood what Li Zhen's intentions were - this was just a trick to conceal the truth from others, to put it bluntly, it was just Li Zhen's pretending It's all about generosity, one faction gave up their base area to show their selflessness, but in fact they were waiting for Li Xian's objection, so as to eliminate Gao Zong's vigilance, and at the same time keep the base area intact, and even take advantage of the opportunity Blocking the possibility of Li Xian ruling Hexi is absolutely killing three birds with one stone.

"Xiangzhou? Well, I have been there, and it is indeed a good place, Xian'er, what do you think?"

Although Gao Zong was not a stupid person, but to be honest, he was really not very smart. He didn't see the real intention of King Yue's move. After thinking about it, he asked Li Xian happily.

"Father Huang Mingjian, when my son was in the army, he once wrote a poem about Qijue, singing about his ambition, but he didn't know whether it was good or bad, so he asked Father to judge him." Li Xian didn't answer Gaozong directly. Instead, a group of Wang Gu left and right talked about poetry.

"Oh? Is Xian'er also good at poetry? I only know that Xian'er can sing, but I don't know that he has poetic talent, so let me tell you about it." Gaozong himself had limited poetic talent, but he was appreciating poetry He is quite skillful, and when he heard that Li Xian, a military prince, actually wrote a poem, he really got a little excited, and he didn't ask about Li Xianzhi's affairs any more, he flicked his sleeves happily, and turned Ask about poetry.

"Yes, my son complies with the order!" Li Xian's face was serious, and he slowly opened his mouth and said: "Qinghai Changyun dark snow mountain, the lonely city looks at Yumen Pass in the distance. The yellow sand wears gold armor in every battle. If you don't break Loulan, you will never return it."

"Nice poem!"

"wonderful!"

"Your Highness is proud!"

The poem is naturally a good poem, plagiarized from Wang Changling's "March in the Army". What's even more rare is that the whole poem is full of realism, without the glitz and glamour, which immediately attracted the unanimous praise of the ministers in the hall.

"If you don't break Loulan, you won't pay it back. Well, since Xian'er is so passionate, if I stop him, I will be a bit petty. If this is the case, I will allow you to destroy Loulan and wipe out the Tubo bandits for me. Do you dare to do it? "

Gaozong was a very contradictory person. On the one hand, he was very cowardly and incompetent internally, and his reputation for fear of internal affairs was notorious for thousands of years. However, he was always tough externally, but he never compromised, whether it was against Goguryeo or Silla. , or Turkic, Tubo and other surrounding countries have always focused on fighting, and their toughness is a bit better than that of the great emperor Li Shimin. Immediately, he got angry and didn't discuss with the ministers any more, and directly agreed to Li Xianzhi's request with high fives.

"I am willing to serve my father on the battlefield, and I will do my best before I die!"

Seeing that Gaozong had made a decision, Li Xian was overjoyed, knelt down on the ground, and promised loudly.

"Your Majesty is wise, but Xian'er is the first official after all, and in such a complicated place in Hexi, he must be accompanied by a few seasoned and prudent talents to ensure safety."

Seeing that it was a foregone conclusion for Li Xian to take over the military and political power in Hexi, although Empress Wu was reluctant, it was not easy to contradict Gaozong on the spot, so she raised her eyebrows and interjected a sentence from the sidelines.

"Well, that's true. I think so too. The military situation is urgent. This matter must be done sooner. Does Mei Niang have anyone to recommend?" Opposing opinions, this hurriedly asked a question.

"Your Majesty, Xian'er is very brave, so you don't need to worry too much about military strategy. You only need to have a few assistants. I think Qiu Shenji is quite capable as the general of the Jinwu Guard, and maybe he can be Xian'er's deputy. In addition, Li Wen, the third son of the eighth uncle, is also quite talented, and he was sent to the army to practice, and he will be of great use in the future. The person who is in charge, let Liu Yizhi go and try it." Gaozong just asked casually, but Empress Wu immediately climbed up the pole, stuffed three people into Hexi in one breath, and all of them died. Being in an important position, it is very likely that he would take this opportunity to completely overshadow Li Xianzhi.

"This...well, what does Xian'er think?"

Gaozong was not stupid, how could he fail to understand the ambiguity in Empress Wu's words, he was a little dumbfounded immediately, did he intend to disagree, but he didn't have the guts to oppose Empress Wu on the spot, after a while, he simply threw the ball Kicked to Li Xian.

Well, you old bastard, are you going to play tricks of mixing sand with us?Then come, let me kill as many as you want in Lao Tzu's hands!Hearing that Empress Wu played such a blatant game, Li Xian's heart became angry, and his murderous intentions were already activated. However, his face was full of gratitude and he said: "Father Huang Shengming, my son!" It's really a blessing to have the empress mother send someone to help me, my son has no objection!"

"Okay, then it's settled like this, I will give you a decree later, in case of sending troops!"

Hearing what Li Xian said, Gao Zong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that there would be more complications, as soon as the clap was finished, he got up and hurried back to the apse.

(End of this chapter)