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Chapter 675 Killing Ming (1)

"Your Highness, you are..."

In the study room of the East Palace, Zhang Jianzhi was sweating profusely while burying his head in the official documents, when he suddenly heard footsteps, he raised his head subconsciously, seeing Li Xian's face turned livid, his heart sank involuntarily , hurriedly asked.

"Ah."

With a gloomy face, Li Xian made a noncommittal speech, strode up to the front and sat down, then waved his hand, and pushed Gao Miao and others who were accompanying him away.

"Could it be that something went wrong with the impeachment case in five states?"

As Li Xian's absolute confidant, Zhang Jianzhi naturally knew the reason for Li Xian's entry into the palace this time. Seeing Li Xian's unhappiness, he immediately guessed what the accident was, but he was not completely sure. So he asked tentatively.

"Well, it was an accident. I didn't expect that Ming Chongyan was also in the palace, and he ruined a pot of good porridge...I really don't know how the father thought it. There is still something wrong with such an obvious case. It's negotiable!"

Li Xian let out a sigh of relief, and described what happened in detail. At the end, he slapped a few times unwillingly, and sighed with hatred.

"The emperor's scheming, this is the emperor's scheming!"

Zhang Jianzhi listened to Li Xian's statement silently, but he did not rush to explain, but sat still for a moment in thought, and then shook his head and sighed with emotion.

"Ok?"

Hearing Zhang Jianzhi's strange words, Li Xian couldn't help being taken aback, and frowned in great doubt.

"For an emperor, balance is the kingly way. His Highness has become too popular these days. Even if His Majesty has no suspicion, he dares not to guard against it."

Zhang Jianzhi glanced at Li Xian, seeing that Li Xian still didn't quite understand what was going on, so he said something to wake him up.

"Well...forget it, let him guard against it if you want to. I am upright, but I am not afraid of the shadow being crooked. There is one thing that maybe it is time to do it. Ming Chongyan is arrogant and domineering. Gong looks annoyed, so it doesn't matter if you remove it, it will save you from dangling in front of me all day long!"

Li Xian frowned and thought for a while, but he couldn't find a reason to refute Zhang Jianzhi. He could only accept Zhang Jianzhi's explanation helplessly, but he couldn't swallow the bad breath in his heart. He raised his eyebrows and said something in a hateful voice, actually planning to use Ming Chongyan for surgery.

"Your Highness, it is clear that Ming Chongyan is just a clown, even if he is allowed to jump, there will be no big waves. Why do you have to make such a bad plan? If you make a mistake, it may be difficult to deal with the aftermath."

After all, Zhang Jianzhi belonged to the great Confucianism, and he was really unwilling to accept such activities as assassination. Seeing that Li Xian was full of murderous aura, he was quite disapproving, so he politely remonstrated.

"Otherwise, this thief has always acted despicably, and it is also the hub that connects all the thieves in the Queen's party. If he is eradicated, one can cut off the arm of the queen mother, and two, it can also save him from using the name of ghosts and gods to make noise in the ears of the emperor all day long. But when the plan is in order, there is no need to worry about the aftermath, my intention has been decided, do you have any good plans, sir?"

Li Xian's patience with Ming Chongyan had reached its limit, and he refused to listen to Zhang Jianzhi's advice, so he waved his hand and made a decision in an unquestionable tone.

"Since that is the case, it is necessary to have a good plan before it can be done. Well... it will be Qingming in a few days, and it will be time for the sacrificial ceremony. According to the usual practice, His Majesty should personally preside over the ceremony and entertain all the officials in Beijing. It's just that His Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition now, so perhaps this matter should fall on His Highness, and an opportunity may arise in this matter!"

Seeing that Li Xian had made up his mind, although Zhang Jianzhi still didn't think so, he didn't try to persuade him any more. Instead, he frowned slightly and calculated quickly. Of the policy.

"Is the sacrificial ceremony? Well..."

Li Xian himself is also a person who is good at calculating. Although Zhang Jianzhi didn't speak clearly, Li Xian knew everything. He raised his eyebrows, nodded thoughtfully, and his mind was already running at a high speed... ... Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the Ching Ming Festival. Gao Zhizhou, who was ordered to investigate the case, has already returned. What he brought back was an investigation report with ambiguous wording. It was full of nonsense such as maybe and possible, and tried its best to catch wind and shadows. After the memorial was published, neither Emperor Gaozong nor Empress Wu said a word about it, and they never even gave the most basic explanation. There were quite a few criticisms, but no one spoke out about it. A five-state impeachment case that had been raging like a turmoil just ended like this. However, maybe it was to appease Li Xian. Even the glory of the officials at the banquet later fell on Li Xian.

Presiding over the sacrificial ceremony is the gift of the Son of Heaven. It goes without saying about the glory and grandeur. The whole ceremony was tossed from the hour of the hour to the last card of the last hour. There were countless red tapes, not to mention the old courtiers. Even Li Xian himself was tortured enough. Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and he finally dealt with the past without any mistakes. After a short rest, everyone came to the happiest part, which was the acceptance Tianmen banquet.

The banquet given by the royal family is meant to reward all the ministers and workers in Beijing. Because it was the first time to host such a big banquet, Li Xian's spirit was extremely excited, he kept holding up bottles to invite drinks, and had fun with the crowd. , was already very drunk, and after the show was over, he couldn't even walk. Fortunately, Gao Miao and other eunuchs who were close to him supported him, so he didn't make a fool of himself. It was completely exposed. When the officials saw it, they couldn't help having their own private opinions. Some said Li Xian was heroic, and some said Li Xian was unrestrained. Of course, most people just laughed it off. After all, this It's a small section, it's really harmless, but there's not much to criticize.

"Brother Ge, it's still early, the left and right will be Xunjia tomorrow, and my brother is not on duty, why don't you go and kill your brother for a few games?"

Although Ming Chongyan hated Li Xian extremely, but he would not make things difficult for his own belly, this big banquet was something to eat and drink, and when he was full of wine and food, his addiction to chess surged up , As soon as the field was over, I went to find Gar Yingong among the generals, and sent out an invitation to fight.

"If brother Ming is not afraid of losing, younger brother will be willing to accompany you."

Gar Yingong used to get close to Ming Chongyan in order to gain the appreciation of Empress Wu, not because he really wanted to befriend Ming Chongyan, but after he really got the appreciation of Empress Wu, he found that Ming Chongyan's position in Empress Wu's heart was really very important. As far as the subordinates are concerned, although they don't know the reason, they are determined to try their best to make friends with Ming Chongyan. He will not have the slightest objection to Ming Chongyan's invitation, haha He laughed and teased Ming Chongyan.

"Ha, you kid, you're crazy, I'll see how my brother will deal with you later, let's go!"

Ming Chongyan was used to fighting with Gar Yingong, so he didn't mind Gar Yingong's teasing, he laughed and hugged his shoulders, talking and laughing all the way to the carriage stop.

"General Ge, please stay."

Just when the two were about to get into the carriage, they saw a captain of the Habayashi Military Academy rushing up to him, shouting loudly.

"It turned out to be Lieutenant Wang. Is there anything wrong with looking for this?"

Hearing the sound of the bow, Gar Yingong stopped his feet, looked back, and recognized the person who came, unexpectedly it was Wang Yaotian, the commander of the bodyguard of Zuo Yulin General Wu Yining, he dared not neglect him, so he laughed He bowed his hands and said hello.

"General Ge invited me. My general was supposed to be on night duty today, but he was too drunk. I'm afraid it will be difficult to persist. I hope the general will be on duty for you. If you are rude, please take care of him."

Gar Yingong is now an upstart in the Habayashi Army. Although he is only a general, he is highly valued by Empress Wu. Wang Yaotian dare not be disrespectful in front of him, but Wu Yining wants to be lazy. His subordinate, Wang Yaotian, could only smile wryly and put the task of night watch on Gar Yingong.

"No problem, please ask Captain Wang to report back to General Wu, I'm just going to answer my errand."

Knowing that Wu Yining was wearing small shoes for himself, Gar Yingong inevitably had some resentment in his heart, but he didn't bring it to his face, but agreed very readily.

"It's work."

After Wang Yaotian finished the matter, he didn't want to stay any longer, after bowing and saluting, he turned around and left.

"Brother Ming, my younger brother has an errand, so I won't accompany you any more. Let's talk about it some other day."

Watching the night is not hard work, but there are strict regulations on the time. Seeing that the time is approaching, Gar Yingong has no intention of delaying any more, and after confessing with a smile, he will not wait for Ming Chongyan In return, he hurriedly rode his horse towards Daming Palace.

Chess addiction is like a bug. Once it gets into people’s hearts, it’s not so easy to get rid of it. Ming Chongyan’s body is hot and dry, even if he took a cold shower after returning home. After taking a bath, I still couldn’t suppress the irritability in my heart. I didn’t feel sleepy at all, so I simply put on an unlined garment and went to the back garden. I found a pavilion and sat down, looking at the dark night sky boredly. in a daze.

Ten years have passed since he became an official in the court, but the vow he made at the beginning has not been fulfilled until now. Not only did he have nothing to do to win Li Xian, but he was injured a lot, so he could only sit and watch him rise up step by step. This kind of bitterness was really unbearable. When he thought of the beautiful figure he met at the White Horse Temple back then , Ming Chongyan's heart was bleeding, and he wished he could rush into the East Palace with his sword and kill Li Xian to death. It's a pity, resentment is resentment after all, and God knows when this kind of enmity will be resolved.

"Ok?"

When Ming Chongyan was engrossed in his thoughts, his heart suddenly throbbed, his body froze suddenly, he snorted involuntarily, and his eyes instantly became sharp.

(End of this chapter)