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Chapter 593 Emperor Gaozong's Thoughts

The first year of Yifeng is destined to be an eventful year. The war in the west has just subsided, but the east is full of turmoil.Gaozong was furious, and issued an edict to depose Prince Li Xian, and ordered the three divisions to convict him, and urgently summoned the British king Li Xian, and Li Xulun, who had just been renamed King Yi, to return to Beijing. As soon as the shocking news came out , the court trembled, and the whole world trembled, but Li Xian was the only one who remained calm and didn't care at all, because Li Xian had foreseen such an ending long ago, so he wouldn't be surprised at all, of course, but sad It was unavoidable, but Li Xian really didn't have much time to express his emotions under the entanglement of various matters. Even though the imperial decree had not yet arrived, Li Xian had already begun to arrange for the aftermath.

On the seventh day of November in the first year of Yifeng, more than half a month has passed since the fall of Luoxie City. Asuku Tsering and other former Tubo generals are still arguing about the border issue, and they are arguing endlessly every day. If it weren't for the Tang army's suppression, these militant masters would have already fought each other with their own armies. Even so, the five "lords" fought a few times in the Red Mountain Palace, causing a lot of trouble. In the end, it was Li Xian who came forward and used high-handed means to forcibly demarcate the borders for the five countries. However, Li Xian did not clarify the ownership of the ranch that was more disputed, but just put it aside and talked about it. In the future, a resolution will be made, and a blood alliance will be made with the leaders of the five countries, agreeing that the military and government of the five countries will be independent, but they must be the vassal of the Tang Dynasty forever.

On the ninth day of November in the first year of Yifeng, when the heavy snow stopped, Li Xianliu Wang Bing was the governor of Luoxie. He led [-] soldiers to garrison Hongshan Palace to control the Five Kingdoms and Qinghai. Passed through Nagqu before completely closing the mountain, and returned to Qinghai on November [-], leaving [-] soldiers to garrison Wuhai City and [-] soldiers and horses to garrison Fucheng City; on the first day of December, the army withdrew to Shanzhou , each of the ministries returned to its own state, and the Northwest War ended.

On the third day of December in the first year of Yifeng, when Li Xian was on his way back to Lanzhou with his troops, the imperial decree arrived, ordering Li Xian to hand over the military and political affairs of Hexi to the new governor of Hexi, Hei Chi Changzhi, and hurried back to the Eastern Capital without any mistakes.Li Xian didn't dare to procrastinate, so after handing over the general's power, he led his personal guards back to Lanzhou City with 2000 people, reunited with his family who had already packed their bags, and set foot on the way home despite the heavy snow. On December [-]th, After trekking hard, Li Xian and his party had already passed Longshan, but before arriving in Qizhou, the imperial decree arrived again, urging Li Xian to rush back to the Eastern Capital again. As a last resort, Li Xian could only leave the personal guards to guard his family and slow down. Baiqi rushed all the way to Luoyang through the snow.

On December 23, the first year of Yifeng, it was snowing heavily, and Li Xian, who had been traveling day and night, finally returned to Luoyang City, where he had been away for many years. The little eunuch at the gate of the city didn't say much politely when he saw Li Xian coming, but he respectfully conveyed Gaozong's oral order, announcing that Li Xian would immediately enter the palace to face the saint.

After a long absence, he finally came back!Since Emperor Gaozong had a decree, Li Xian dared not disobey it, so he hurried all the way to the imperial city. When he saw the towering and majestic Zetian Gate, the corners of Li Xian's eyes became slightly moist, and he felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Everything surged up, and the speed of the galloping horse slowed down a little because of this, but it didn't stop, and rushed all the way to Zetian Gate.

"The old slave sees His Royal Highness."

Just as Li Xian dismounted from his horse, the eunuch Cheng Denggao led several young eunuchs to meet him, and greeted him with smiles all over his face.

"Forget it, the lonely sign is here, I will trouble Eunuch Cheng to report it on his behalf."

For Cheng Denggao, Empress Wu's confidant, Li Xian had never had a good impression of him, and he was too lazy to make excuses. He calmly took out the number plate from his sleeve, handed it to Cheng Denggao, and said casually.

"The old slave is here to wait for His Highness according to His Majesty's instructions. Please come inside."

Cheng Denggao didn't reach out to pick up Li Xian's sign, but took a half step back, waved his hand, and responded respectfully.

"It's work."

Hearing what Cheng Denggao said, the veins on Li Xian's forehead twitched immediately, but he didn't say much, he just let out an indifferent voice, raised his feet and walked towards the palace.

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

All the way to the Qianyuan Hall without a word, just entered the hall, and saw Gaozong and Empress Wu sitting side by side on the big seat, Li Xian didn't dare to neglect the slightest, rushed forward, respect Pay homage to the ground.

"Xian'er, come on, get up, get up, let me take a look."

It had been many years since we parted, and when he saw Li Xian bowing to him, Gaozong's haggard face was blushed with excitement. He raised his trembling hands a few times, and cried out with a choked voice.

"Thank you, Father!"

Seeing his father so excited, Li Xianzi was also quite emotional, not only because of the long separation, but also because of the death of his brothers, his eyes turned red, and two lines of hot tears could not stop flowing down.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back, I'm getting thinner and darker, I've worked hard for you outside these years, I, I..."

Looking at Li Xian's handsome face, Gao Zong couldn't help but also shed tears, chanting tremblingly at the corners of his mouth, at the end, he couldn't speak anymore.

"Father has learned from you. It is really a blessing for the child to share his father's worries. It's just that the child has been gone for many years. I am really ashamed of not being filial in front of the father."

Li Xian was certainly excited, but there was a lot of drama in his words, he vividly played a picture of a filial son, and when the scene of father's kindness and son's filial piety appeared, all the old officials who were waiting beside him couldn't help but feel excited. Zhi burst into tears, and for a while there were faint sobs all over the hall, and even Empress Wu's eye circles turned slightly red. As for whether it was really moved or not, only God knows.

"I don't blame you, I don't blame you, Xian'er has been guarding the border for many years, and he was able to wipe out such a big trouble as Tubo with the power of a single place in Hexi.

Gaozong stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, and comforted Li Xian a few words, then his complexion darkened, and he couldn't continue speaking in the middle of the sentence.

Oh, it really came!Seeing Gao Zong's expression, Li Xian's heart skipped a beat immediately, and a sense of sourness surged wildly—although Li Xian was rushing all the way, he didn't meet Dongdu. After breaking the contact, I know the current dynamics of the court. To put it simply, there are two issues. One is the issue of establishing a reserve, and the other is how to convict the abolished prince. The former has already been discussed in the court Generally speaking, all the old ministers supported the establishment of Li Xian, but Empress Wu's party advocated the establishment of Li Xulun. The reason was Ming Chongyan's comment-the British king is like Taizong, and the king's life is the most expensive!However, Gaozong never expressed his position. Anyone who dared to ask him face to face would be kicked out, even if the person who made the admonishment was an old minister like Zhang Wenguan, no exception. No one knows who Gaozong really likes; As for the latter, Wu Chengsi, Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice who was ordered to preside over the trial, has already finished the trial of the case. Among the more than [-] people involved in the case, more than [-] were executed, and more than [-] people who confiscated the three clans, and the rest were exiled. , and the crown prince was sentenced to death for the serious crime of treason, and Gaozong was also noncommittal about this matter.

"Father's reputation is too high, and the child is just doing his job."

Although Li Xian had already guessed Gao Zong's intentions, he didn't intend to answer. He pretended that he didn't hear Gao Zong's later words, but said humbly to Gao Zong's previous compliment.

"Duty is good, duty is good, if everyone acts according to duty, why should I worry about it, oh..."

Gao Zong was not a man of change, and the people in front of him wanted to elicit Li Xian's advice, but they didn't expect that Li Xian would not take up the remonstrance. He couldn't help but feel a little bit empty-handed, and he couldn't think of what to do for a while. In response to the other party's good words, he could only follow Li Xian's words and let out a few unsatisfactory exclamations, and the look of sadness on his face immediately deepened.

"Father, my child has an unfeeling request, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Li Xian did not intend to follow Gaozong's routine, but as far as the purpose was concerned, it was not much different from what Gaozong thought in his heart. This awkward atmosphere continued endlessly, so he pondered for a moment, then bowed his hands and said.

"Xian'er has something to say, but it's okay to say it, I just listen to it."

Gaozong's purpose is actually one, that is to save Li Xian's life, not for anything else, but out of a father's psychology, he really doesn't want to see another son die unexpectedly, no matter how unworthy this son is, but after all, father and son Having been together for many years, Gao Zong really couldn't bear to let Li Xian die like this. The problem is that the crime Li Xian committed this time is too serious. Given the solid evidence, even if Gao Zong is the emperor, it is not easy to forcibly pardon him. , can only rely on Li Xian to come forward to take care of the matter, and this is the root cause of Gaozong's urging Li Xian to rush back all the way. Li Xian came back, but he pretended to be confused, which made Gaozong feel His head was extremely upset. At this moment, when Li Xian said that he had something to ask for, Gaozong's enthusiasm couldn't be much higher, that is, he replied casually without even raising his head, which was completely perfunctory. .

"My son begged my father to allow my son to visit Sixth Brother."

Li Xian had his own measure in his heart, and he would not change because of Gaozong's cold reception. After pondering for a while, he respectfully pleaded.

"Well, okay, okay, let's take a look, I'm sure."

What worries Gaozong at this moment is that no one dares to intercede for Li Xian. Hearing that Li Xian is willing to visit Li Xian, he is greatly moved, and agrees to Li Xian's request without hesitation, without paying attention. The eyes of Empress Wu, who had been sitting still upright by her side, were already flickering with brilliance.

(End of this chapter)