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Chapter 663 Stormy Waves (2)

"Eunuch Gao, our family is here to deliver the decree under the order of the Empress Dowager, so there must be no delay. I would like to ask Eunuch Gao to report again."

In front of the Chunhua Gate of the Eastern Palace, Gao Miao led several young eunuchs to accompany Cheng Denggao and chatted nonsense. At first, Cheng Denggao patiently echoed a few times, but as time went by, Cheng Denggao's patience faded away. When it was over, he waved the whisk in his hand impatiently, and interrupted Gao Miao's chatting with a gloomy expression.

"It's easy to say, easy to say, let's go to a certain family for a while, Mr. Cheng, please wait a moment."

Gao Miao was ordered to delay the time, so he tried his best, and he was talking a lot of nonsense. Seeing that Cheng Denggao was about to lose his temper, he didn't want to break his face with him on the spot, so he responded with a smile and ordered his subordinates The eunuch waited on him carefully, and walked slowly into the palace by himself. He didn't see him again for a long time, which made Cheng Denggao very angry, but he didn't dare to act wild in front of the east palace gate. In desperation, he He could only stand there angrily, with a gloomy face, thinking whether he should return to the Daming Palace, and when he decided to sue Li Xian for a trick, he saw a commotion in the palace. , Li Xian had already walked out the door surrounded by a large group of eunuchs and guards.

"The old slave kowtowed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Cheng Denggao has suffered a lot from Li Xian. Don't look at his teeth itching with hatred, but once he saw Li Xian's face, he didn't dare to neglect him at all. He quickly put on a smiling face , quickly rushed to the front, and made a very respectful salute.

"Eunuch Cheng is being polite, let's just skip it."

Li Xian hated Cheng Denggao, Empress Wu's loyalist, to the extreme, but he still needed to be polite, so he smiled warmly, raised his hand in vain, and yelled.

"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty has an order to announce that you will immediately enter the Daming Palace to have an audience. Your Highness, please!"

Cheng Denggao came here under the urgent order of Empress Wu, but more than half an hour had passed, and he couldn't help feeling extremely anxious, and he didn't dare to delay any more, so he stood up straight and hurried Then he announced the oral order of Empress Wu.

"Well, okay, then Mr. Lao Cheng will lead the way, come and drive Daming Palace!"

An ugly daughter-in-law has to see her parents-in-law, this calamity cannot be avoided by hiding, Li Xian is too lazy to talk nonsense, so he gave the order straightforwardly, and a group of eunuchs rushed to the golden chrome carriage, waiting for Li Xian to enter the carriage , a group of people left the city in a mighty way, and went straight to the Daming Palace on the Longshouyuan...

As soon as Li Xian walked into the Xuanzheng Hall, he saw Gaozong and Empress Wu sitting side by side on the dragon bed, and Li Zhen, Pei Xingjian and other ministers stood under their heads. The posture was vaguely like a court trial, and he couldn't help but feel that Shocked, but he didn't dare to express anything, he strode to the front of the imperial court, hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Forget it."

After Gaozong stared at Li Xian with a complicated expression for a long time, he finally called out in a flat voice, but he did not give him a seat as usual, but let Li Xian stand in the hall, which is obviously not a big deal. Good omens are coming.

"I thank my father, Emperor Long En."

Before Li Xian came, he knew that this trip would not be easy, and he would not be affected by the change in Gaozong's attitude. After thanking him respectfully, he stood up straight calmly, his eyes were clear and calm, and there was nothing wrong with him. The panic is included.

"Xian'er seldom comes to the palace recently, presumably he is very busy, isn't he all busy, let's talk about it with mother, can it be done?"

After Li Xian saluted, Empress Wu had already opened her mouth. Although her tone was flat, there was a hint of sternness in it.

"After returning to my mother, it is the time when spring plowing and farming are busy. Last year, my son obeyed his father's order to promote overseas grains. I dare not be negligent and neglect to ask for peace. It is my son's crime. Please also The queen mother, Haihan, is alone."

Li Xian understood the intention behind Empress Wu's question, but he was not panicked, and replied humbly.

"Oh? So Xian'er is really dedicated to serving the people?"

Empress Wu didn't know that Li Xian knew about Zhuzhou's impeachment. Hearing that Li Xian had fallen into the trap he had hidden in his words, a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but it was very faint, faint almost imperceptible.

"The mother's empress has given her too much praise, and the sons and ministers are just doing their own thing, so they really don't deserve the mother's false award."

Li Xian's ability to observe facial expressions is very strong. Although Empress Wu's self-satisfied smile is very faint, Li Xian can see it at a glance, and the anger in his heart surges in an instant. Not to bring it to the face, but said quietly and humbly.

"Duty? Do you still know your duty? Hmph, come here, Xuan!"

Empress Wu was obviously waiting for Li Xian's humble words. Before Gao Zong could express anything, she suddenly changed color, snorted coldly, flicked her sleeves, and gave a loud order.

"promise!"

At Empress Wu's order, the eunuch Cheng Denggao, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately flashed out from the side with the little eunuch holding a stack of notebooks, answered loudly, and then reached out to take the eunuch from the hand of the accompanying eunuch. Zhezi proclaimed the scriptures in a procrastinated way: "Your Excellency, Li Yuanjia, the governor of Luzhou, Han Wang, has a book to listen to. Here is the spring plowing envoy Wang Fangming, under the guise of promoting overseas grain varieties, to disturb the people. Your minister governs Chenjia Village, Shexian County." Dozens of families were beaten and insulted wantonly because they refused to plant overseas grains and had disputes with the envoys. Several families sued the county government because they were humiliated. He was expelled by the special envoy in public, so that several people desperately voted for justice, grievances are difficult to explain, and the matter involves imperial envoys, the minister dare not be arbitrary, please Your Majesty uphold justice! In addition, Liu Wu, the governor of the same state, also has this chapter here, impeaching the spring plowing expert Make Lu Youning arrogant and overbearing..."

"Is this what Xian'er is busy with, huh?"

Cheng Denggao's voice was extremely high-pitched and unpleasant, but Empress Wu enjoyed it a lot, and the smile on the corner of her mouth grew stronger. As soon as Cheng Denggao finished announcing the five memorials, she couldn't wait to start making trouble.

"Mother Mingjian, my son has indeed sent many special envoys for spring plowing to supervise spring plowing matters. All the itineraries are recorded. I have never heard of anything like the five states. I think there must be something strange inside. What is it? You have to investigate clearly before you can tell right from wrong, the so-called partial listening will lead to darkness, but this is the case."

Before Li Xian came to Daming Palace, he had already planned a strategy to deal with it, so he would not be overwhelmed by the sudden impeachment. Facing Empress Wu's attack, Li Xian did not show the slightest excitement, but explained in a flat tone.

"It's a good thing to listen to one's side and keep dark. According to what you say, the governors of the five states are all talking nonsense?"

Empress Wu gathered together all kinds of ministers today, and dragged Gaozong out. The fundamental purpose was to take down Li Xian in one fell swoop. How could Li Xian let him pass by with a few casual explanations? His face darkened , and asked in a cold voice.

"Right and wrong have their own justice. My minister dare not falsely say that the governors of the five states are deceiving the emperor. However, there must be some absurdity in it. A thorough investigation is required to distinguish right from wrong. I implore my father to issue an edict to thoroughly investigate this matter. The responsibility of the minister, the minister dare not defend himself, if there is no evidence, what responsibility should the governor of the five states bear, then he will be ruled according to the law!"

Although he has not yet received the official investigation results from "Ming Di", Li Xian has enough confidence in the envoys sent out. In his opinion, whether it is Wang Fangming or Lu Youning, they are all cautious It may be difficult for the younger generation to act perfectly, but it is also impossible for such a big mistake to occur. At this moment, Li Xian refused to bow his head and plead guilty, and no matter how cold Empress Wu's face was, his eyes were fixed on Gaozong. Proudly ask for an order.

"This... well, it should be checked."

When Gaozong read the bullets of the governor of Wuzhou, he felt very dissatisfied with Li Xian in his heart, but now he heard Li Xian's words, but he couldn't help feeling suspicious. After hesitating for a while, he agreed with Li Xianche check request.

"Your Majesty is wise, and the old minister also thinks that there may be something wrong with it. I would like to ask for an order to do it. I implore Your Majesty and Your Majesty to order it."

As soon as Gao Zong finished speaking, Gao Zhizhou flashed out from the side and volunteered to investigate the case.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that Gao Xiang has always been fair and honest, and it should be safe for him to take charge of the investigation."

As soon as Gao Zhizhou came out, Jia Chaoyin immediately stood up and agreed, and the cooperation was extremely tacit.

"Your Majesty, Gao Xiangnian, Gao Dezhao, has always been famous. It is very good for him to take charge of the thorough investigation."

As soon as Jia Chaoyin finished speaking, Yue Wang Li Zhen also flashed out from the side, also agreeing in agreement.

"Hmm... what does Mei Niang think?"

Gaozong could ignore Gao Zhizhou's willingness to volunteer, or he could ignore Jia Chaoyin's echoing words, but for Li Zhen's elder brother's suggestion, he didn't want to go back directly, even though he felt faintly in his heart that this suggestion was inappropriate , So he pondered and asked Empress Wu for his opinion.

"Your Majesty, a high-ranking minister who has lived in the region for a long time and is familiar with government affairs is the best candidate. My concubine thinks there is nothing wrong with it."

Gaozong's original intention of asking the law was to ask Empress Wu to raise objections, and his intentions were good, but it was a pity that he was just asking Yu Blind. Empress Wu had already colluded with the King of Yue, so how could he object at this time.

"Well, that's good, I see..."

Gao Zong neglected government affairs for a long time, so he couldn't see clearly the changes in the court situation. In his mind, Li Zhen's side was the best buffer to balance the dispute between Empress Wu and Li Xian, and he should have a neutral position. Without thinking about it, I planned to set the tone of the matter with one mouthful.

"Father wait a moment, my son thinks this is inappropriate!"

Li Xian knew long ago that this matter was a conspiracy concocted by the King of Yue's family and the Empress Wu's party, so how could Gao Zhizhou, the backbone of the King's Party of Yue, take over the power of investigation? How could he dare to be negligent in the slightest, so he interrupted without hesitation.

Li Xian's interrupting behavior is really against the way that a minister should be. If it is serious, it is suspected of deceiving the emperor. As soon as the words came out, the eyes of all the courtiers immediately turned to Li Xian In the past, the meaning is complicated and difficult to understand, some are shocked, some are surprised, and some are gloating.

(End of this chapter)