Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 648 Want to welcome but refuse (1)

Seeing the sky is about to go to court early, even though all the things that need to be explained have been explained, and the preparations that should be made have already been arranged, but Li Xian still feels a little unsure, because there is only a vagueness in Empress Wu's arrangements. Although the "Ming Di" has been fully activated, but still failed to get accurate information, it is obvious that for the success of this court meeting, Empress Wu must have issued a gag order, in order to Li Xian was caught off guard. With the enemy's situation still unclear, Li Xian didn't dare to be blindly optimistic. Zhi and Di Renjie, the two confidant ministers, deliberated one by one the possible variables of the court situation.

"His Royal Highness, Yue Palace has sent a letter."

Just when everyone was discussing heatedly, Gao Miao hurriedly turned around from behind the screen, rushed to Li Xian, and reported in a low voice.

"Oh?"

Hearing that Li Zhen sent a letter at such a sensitive moment, Li Xian couldn't help being taken aback, but he didn't say much. He stretched out his hand to take the sealed letter, and tore it off, tearing the seal open. He took out a piece of white paper full of words from inside, took a rough look, and immediately frowned, but he didn't say much about the letter, he just asked indifferently: "Where is the sender?"

"Returning to His Highness, the man handed in the letter and left without further words. Ding Quan even asked him if he needed a receipt, and the man didn't answer, he just went on his own."

Gao Miao didn't know what happened, but when he saw that Li Xian's expression seemed wrong, he didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly shared the information he had learned.

"Well, I see, let's go down."

Hearing Gao Miao's words, Li Xian didn't ask any further questions, but just waved his hand and ordered lightly.

"promise!"

Now that Li Xian said so, Gao Miao didn't dare to delay a bit, and after a reply, he left the study in a hurry.

"Your Highness, is this letter talking about the restoration of Persia?"

Di and Zhang are both wise men of the time. When they saw Li Xian's expression, they both guessed the content of the letter. The difference is that Di Renjie is a more mellow person. If Li Xian didn't say anything, he would never ask a question. Yes, but Zhang Jianzhi had no such scruples and asked directly.

"Well, the whole article is nonsense, just hinting that there may be troubles in the restoration of Persia, and this letter is not written by him, let alone signed. Hey, this eighth uncle in this palace is too cautious, and he wants to please both sides. , the intention will be wrong first, and the time will come when you will suffer a lot!"

Li Xian crumpled the letter into a ball, threw it into the wastebasket beside him, and commented disdainfully.

"The fault is not Princess Taiping's reminder. His Highness King Yue's gift is not light. Although the friendship is a little fake, but the news is true. There must be big turmoil in the future. Your Highness must be cautious."

Zhang Jianzhi also looked down on Li Zhen's cleverness, so he made a sarcasm, but he didn't forget to remind Li Xian to be cautious in his words.

"Well, I know it well, let's move on to the next discussion."

The matter had come to a critical moment, Li Xian didn't want to delve into the "good intentions" of the King of Yue any more, and with a wave of his hands, he put aside the matter of the letter from the King of Yue, and followed up with Zhang and Di on the previous topic Let's move on... On September 22, the second year of Yifeng, Mao time was approaching, the sky was still dark, there was no star and no moon, and it was difficult to see five fingers. Even though the few lanterns around me were bright, they couldn't illuminate Three feet away, not only can't give people light, but it makes the night darker, the wind is not small, and the autumn wind is chilling to the bone, but Li Xian doesn't care, even though the court clothes on his body are not thick, but It didn't affect Li Xian's tall and straight figure in the slightest.

It's almost time to go to court, but the Qianyuan Hall is still dead. This makes Li Xian, who has been waiting in front of the hall for a long time, a little annoyed, because today's morning court is very important. There is absolutely no room for loss, even if he has done enough homework, Li Xian dare not take it lightly until the moment the dust settles, because the pressure is not only from Empress Wu, Gaozong's mentality is also the key to this court struggle However, in the past two days, Li Xian's repeated requests to see Gaozong were blocked, and he failed to find an opportunity to reach a consensus with Gaozong in advance. As a result, the variables in this court meeting will undoubtedly increase a lot Whether he can have the last laugh or not is still in doubt. Under such circumstances, it is inevitable for Li Xian to have ups and downs in his heart.

"The Queen of Heaven is here!"

Just when Li Xian was waiting impatiently, there was a burst of footsteps, Cheng Denggao's shrill voice came out from the hall first, and the crowd who had already been waiting outside the hall rushed to fold Get up and get ready to drive.

"My son kowtowed to see his mother."

As soon as he heard Cheng Denggao yelling at Taoism, Li Xian knew that this meeting was presided over by Empress Wu alone. Empress Wu at the gate of the palace is a big gift and can't pay enough visits.

"Forget it, the time is coming, let's go to court."

Empress Wu didn't cry out in a hurry, but looked at Li Xian with deep meaning, letting Li Xian carry out the gift to the end, and then gave orders lightly.

"No, my son respectfully invites the queen mother to drive."

Although he had already noticed the malicious intent in Empress Wu's eyes, Li Xian didn't react much. He just bowed his body obediently and asked Empress Wu to go up the chariot first.

"Ah."

Empress Wu deliberately made a look of negligence, just to see how Li Xian would react, generally to test whether Li Xian knew about the surprise attack that was going to be launched today, but it was a pity that Li Xian's face was as usual, and he couldn't see it at all. Something was wrong, and a sense of loss for no reason came to my heart, and I didn't bother to waste any more words, so I nodded gracefully, said softly, and walked down the steps in front of the hall slowly, moving lightly. With lotus steps, he walked towards the soft chariot parked at the side, and a group of accompanying eunuchs and court ladies rushed forward, and they got on the soft chariot after waiting for Empress Wu.

"Let's drive to Deyang Palace!"

Empress Wu just got off the chariot, Cheng Denggao didn't wait for Li Xian to get on the chariot, he drank his own throat, and the brigade waiting for Empress Wu immediately moved after hearing the order, and walked in the direction of Deyang Hall. Go, it doesn't matter whether the prince Li Xian keeps up or not.

"Let's get up."

It was really rude for Cheng Denggao to hold this meeting, and all the Donggong people who followed Li Xian into the palace couldn't help but change their expressions, but Li Xian himself didn't take it seriously, only he knew that Cheng Denggao's move was nothing but It was just to irritate himself on purpose, but he didn't bother to share his knowledge with him. In a flash, the man got on the soft chariot and gave an order indifferently.The Donggong people didn't dare to delay a little bit, they took action separately, surrounded the soft chariot Li Xian was riding on, quickened their pace, followed the honor guard of Empress Wu, and rushed to Deyang Hall... "The Empress of Heaven has arrived !"

In the Deyang Palace, the officials had been waiting for a long time, but no one dared to whisper. They all stood quietly in the hall until Cheng Deng shouted loudly, and the officials and workers started to move one after another. He straightened his official robes.

"Your servant will kowtow to the Empress Dowager!"

As soon as they saw Empress Wu coming out from the apse, all the ministers and workers dared not neglect to go, and they paid homage to each other incessantly.

"Everyone loves to be flat!"

As Gaozong's illness became more and more frequent, Empress Wu went to the court alone many times. She was already familiar with the affairs of the court meeting, and she didn't feel nervous at all, but she walked up the front with her head held high. , sitting majestically on the dragon bed, raised his hand in vain, and cried out in a peaceful voice, his every move was astonishingly like an emperor.

"Thank you, Madam Long En!"

Just as Empress Wu has long been accustomed to the tsunami-like ceremony of the courtiers, the courtiers have long been accustomed to Empress Wu's presence at the court alone. No one objected to Empress Wu's imperial posture, and all respectfully thanked her. Afterwards, they each took their positions, and today's morning court has officially begun.

"Do you have any chapters to play, dear friends?"

After all the courtiers stood still, Empress Wu looked around the courtiers majestically, and then spoke solemnly.

"I'm telling you, my lord, I have a book to play!"

As soon as Empress Wu finished speaking, Yuan Wanqing, the new minister of Honglu Temple, flashed out from the side, holding a yellow silk mask mask in his hand, and reported aloud.

When Yuan Wanqing stood up like this, the officials couldn't help being stunned, probably because Honglu Temple is an institution in charge of foreign affairs reception, ethnic affairs and funeral ceremonies, and its functions are equivalent to the current state's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ethnic affairs The committee, and a part of the general office, according to the system of the Tang Dynasty, all affairs of the Honglu Temple are under the jurisdiction of the Zhengshitang. Unless it involves state funerals, there are no important matters worthy of discussion in the dynasty. Those who have always served as officials are dignified It is a dignitary, but he is just an idle official. Although his rank is quite high, most of them are just observers of the court meeting, and rarely express their opinions, let alone lead the direction of the court meeting from the beginning. Obviously, Yuan Wanqing's act of waiting for Shangben was really abrupt, and the courtiers who didn't know the background really couldn't react for a while.

Hey, it really came, and I really plan to make a surprise attack on us, just wait and see!Seeing Yuan Wanqing jumping out so impatiently, Li Xian's face remained calm, but there was a flash of light in his eyes, but he didn't react too much, he just sat quietly On Jindunzi, waiting to see how Empress Wu's party will stage such a big drama of forcing the palace.

"Aiqing, just play this chapter, Ben Gong listens."

Empress Wu quickly glanced at the group of courtiers, and saw that most of the courtiers looked shocked and bewildered. They obviously didn't know what Yuan Wanqing was going to say. The leak that she was worried about didn't seem to happen. Very much, the voice of the quasi-playing can't help but feel a little more complacent.

(End of this chapter)