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Chapter 588: Chaos in the Eastern Capital (1)

Seeing that it is almost November, it is extremely cold, especially in the early morning, when the sun has not yet risen and the frost is still there, the cold can be frozen to the bone, even though Li Xian has already put on thick skin robe, and added a white fox scarf, but as soon as he came out of the warm spring bedroom, he was still sneezed several times by the cold air blowing on his face, and his already unhappy mood got worse. , couldn't help cursing, and was so startled that all the court ladies and eunuchs who were waiting on the side hurriedly surrounded him.

"Get out!"

The crowd was very attentive, but Li Xian didn't appreciate it at all. He flicked his sleeves angrily, yelled at him, and then he didn't care how the servants reacted, and put him under the steps with a sullen face. The soft chariot passed by, lifted the door curtain, bent over and turned in, and snorted coldly: "Enter the palace!"

"Get up the chariot and set out to drive the Qianyuan Hall!"

Zhang Che looked at the soft chariot very worriedly, but he didn't dare to delay any longer. He yelled at the top of his voice, and saw the four eunuchs who were staying beside the soft chariot work together to lift the soft chariot. He got up and walked towards Chunhua Gate without haste.

"Damn!"

Even though the soft chariot was surrounded by thick furs, Li Xian still felt panicked from the cold. He rubbed his hands a few times and cursed angrily. Although the voice was not loud, it was full of frustration inside, which was not unreasonable. It's strange, because the irritability in Li Xian's heart is no longer a day or two. Since the battle of Tuyuhun, his heart has never been stable. Of course, it's not because he is worried that the war will not go well. The worry is just the opposite, the fear is that the battle will go too smoothly!
The prince really disdains, the king of England is capable!
Thinking of this nursery rhyme that has been popular in the Eastern Capital recently, Li Xian's heart twitched violently, and an uncontrollable hostility surged into his heart. It was pure rebellion that he was both virtuous and capable. , A hundred deaths will never be forgiven, no, I will punish the Nine Clans!hatred!Big hate!Li Xian can't wait to kill all those who dare to spread rumors all over the house. Unfortunately, he can only think about it. Let's not say that Empress Wu can't pass, even if he can pass, Li Xian doesn't dare Blindly moving around, because there are too many people spreading rumors, too many to control, not only the folks are spreading the rumors, but the courtiers are also spreading the rumors, even in the East Palace, there are many people who are rumored to be spreading rumors. Discussing this matter secretly, under such circumstances, even if Li Xian gets angry again, what can he do?Unless he can immediately ascend to the ninth fifth position, otherwise, this kind of nonsense will only increase, and there will be no time to stop, and this is obviously very difficult, unless... "Your Highness, Your Highness."

Just when Li Xian was in a daze, Zhang Che's call suddenly sounded from outside the door curtain.

"Ok?"

Li Xian has never been a good-natured person, his train of thought was interrupted halfway, and his face immediately turned ugly, but he didn't get angry immediately, but snorted coldly.

"His Royal Highness, the Qianyuan Palace has arrived, please express your instructions."

As the most obedient person around Li Xian, Zhang Che knows how much pressure Li Xian has been under these days. Hearing that Li Xian's voice is not right, Zhang Che can't help shrinking his neck, but the words that should be confessed I dare not say it, after all, the soft chariot has been in front of the Qianyuan Hall for a long time, and if it is delayed so silently, I am afraid that it will be bulleted by Empress Wu's party again.

"Oh."

Hearing that this was the case, Li Xian didn't want to get angry again, he just let out a noncommittal speech, stretched out his hand and lowered the curtain, and a group of eunuchs with their attendants were busy rolling up the curtain and setting up small wooden stools, Waiting for Li Xian to get off the chariot.

"Hahaha...Okay, okay, Xian'er is really my family's Qianliju, okay, very good..."

After Li Xian got off the soft chariot, he didn't pay attention to the group of entourage and so on. He just waved his hand casually, signaling that everyone waited outside the hall, but he stretched out his hand to adjust his clothes a little, and walked up to the front of the hall. I personally handed the invitation sign to the little eunuch waiting outside the hall, and after a while, I got the oral order from Gaozong Xuanzhao, and without much delay, I strode into the hall with big strides. Immediately, Gao Zong was sitting on the Hu bed, laughing happily, and what he said made Li Xian's heart sink immediately, but he didn't dare to express anything inappropriate. He lowered his head and walked quickly towards Yujia.

"The son and minister kowtow to the father and mother!"

No matter how bored you are, the etiquette that should be done is indispensable.If not, it would not be for fun to be accused of being impolite, and Li Xianzi could only suppress his unhappiness, grab the front seat, and respectfully pay homage.

"No, no, Xian'er came just in time, I was planning to send someone to call you, the military report has arrived this morning, the Northwest has won a great victory, Tubo is gone, I have nothing to worry about! Hehe, Xian'er is really good, However, more than 60 men and horses, after several conquests, wiped out nearly [-] troops of the Tubo people. After two consecutive victories, Tubo was wiped out in one fell swoop. It is an unprecedented victory, and I can sleep well. Got it, okay, okay!"

Gao Zong's mood was obviously extremely good, and when his spirits were uplifted, he talked more. He was too busy talking about it, but he didn't notice that the prince's face had turned blue with embarrassment.

"Congratulations to my father, congratulations to my father, the seventh brother can have such a great victory, all thanks to the great kindness of my father, the child thinks that this is the result of my father's winning the heart and the heart of heaven."

The last thing Li Xian wants to hear now is Li Xian's outstanding achievements again. However, Gaozong is in high spirits, so he dare not say anything that is not pleasant. The strong pull on the body means that Li Xian's victory is all due to Gaozong's good luck, and has nothing to do with Li Xian's talent. As soon as the words came out, Pei Xingjian, Liu Rengui and other old people standing beside him frowned.

"Xian'er has said this, I don't dare to think about it like this, let's not talk about it, um, there is another thing mentioned in the report sent by your seventh brother, um, let's put it this way, Xian'er thinks that Tubo is barren It's useless to come here, but it's better to dismember it and divide it into five countries, and use our Tang Dynasty garrison to mediate everything. In this way, we can maintain the great authority of our Tang Dynasty, and we don't have to take care of the local people's livelihood, and there will be no border troubles. The disaster, I see it may be feasible, I don't know if Xian'er has any opinion on this?"

Everyone likes to hear flattery, and Gaozong is no exception, but he didn't dare to claim the great credit for destroying Tubo in front of all the elders. Putting this matter aside, he brought up the aftermath of Li Xianzuoming.

"Well, I'm afraid it's inappropriate. The annihilation of Tubo was the result of father Hong's kindness. The soldiers sacrificed their lives in exchange for it. How can they be divided out like this for nothing. After all, we should be cautious about such important military affairs."

Hearing that Li Xian was arbitrarily advocating on such important military affairs, Li Xian couldn't bear the jealousy in his heart anymore, regardless of what Gaozong said earlier, he actually agreed with Li Xian's suggestion, he gritted his teeth, He did not hesitate to express his firm opposition.

"Well... so, what does Mei Niang think about this matter?"

Gao Zong obviously didn't expect Li Xian's reaction to be so intense, he couldn't help being taken aback, but he didn't express his opinion on it, but threw the question to Empress Wu who was silently sitting beside him.

"The concubine has no objection, and everything is at the mercy of His Majesty."

Empress Wu is very self-aware, knowing that military affairs are her own shortcoming, so she didn't intend to express her opinion on this matter, even though she was actually reluctant to let Li Xian's paper pass the court council, of course, she also didn't want to see Li Xian's admonition succeeded, and it was precisely because of such considerations that Empress Wu naturally kicked the ball back to Gaozong's feet.

"Well, what's your opinion on this matter, you may as well tell me, I'm listening."

Gaozong wanted to agree with Li Xian's memorial, not only because Li Xian's meritorious service was not small, but also because Gaozong felt ashamed of Li Xian - the imperial court had never allocated funds to Hexi over the years. Although Gaozong didn't manage politics very much, he knew this very well. It can be said that Li Xian was responsible for the extermination of Tubo this time. Moreover, Li Xian failed to give an explanation for his assassination several times. The case was not settled, and Sun Quanfu appeared later. Although Gaozong never mentioned all kinds of things in his mouth, he was faintly aware of them in his heart. He naturally had the mentality of making up for Li Xian. Of course, Gaozong himself also I agree with Li Xian's point of view. I really don't have much interest in the barren snow-covered plateau. Even if Li Xian is allowed to toss around, there will definitely be no troubles. However, this matter is a matter of military affairs after all. However, Gaozong could not directly refute the prince's face. Seeing Empress Wu refused to express his opinion, Gaozong had no choice but to push the question to the ministers.

"I respectfully request Your Majesty's Holy Judgment."

All the prime ministers have been in office for a long time, but they are all veterans, so they can't fail to see that this is actually a sign that the crown prince is blatantly avoiding the king of England, so they don't want to participate in it, it is inevitable to be wise and protect their lives The choice, so the ball turned around and returned to Gaozong's feet.

"Forget it, both Tuyuhun and Tuyuhun can restore the country, and it's all right for Tubo to divide the five kingdoms. It's fine if this matter is settled like this."

Seeing that the officials did not accept the move, Gaozong looked a little uncomfortable, but there was nothing he could do, he frowned, left a sentence to explain, and immediately got up, not to give any more Ordinary people waited for the opportunity to speak out, wandered around and turned into the apse by themselves. Seeing this, Empress Wu cast a meaningful glance at Li Xian who was extremely embarrassed, did not speak again, and then walked into the apse .

After Gaozong and Empress Wu left like this, all the officials stopped staying and dispersed one after another. Only Li Xian stood in the hall with a pale face, his eyes flickering indefinitely.

(End of this chapter)