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Chapter 714 Persuading the disturbance (1)

On May 22, the third year of Yifeng, the Western Expeditionary Army dispatched an urgent report to Beijing, saying that on April 27th, the Western Expeditionary Army smashed more than 15 soldiers in the Suerhan River Valley and beheaded 11 soldiers. They have captured more than [-] enemies, and it is useless to capture them. They have recently marched into the old Persian land, and they have conquered dozens of cities. The recovery of the country is already in sight.The emperor heard it, and was delighted, and issued an edict to reward the three armies. Lin Chengbin, the commander of the Western Expedition Army, was granted the title of Marquis of Zhengyuan, Li He, the deputy commander, was the Marquis of Polu, and Xiao Sanlang, the deputy commander, was the Marquis of Chengyuan. , Ordered the Ministry of War to award titles according to merit, and called the prince Li Xian into the palace, praised him warmly, rewarded jade and wishful things, in order to reward the prince for his achievements in planning, and ordered the amnesty of the world. The reputation rose again, and the call for the prince to supervise the country gradually rose in the court.

Are you excited?There are some, but not many. It's not that he is dissatisfied with the big victory ahead, but that Li Xian has received a detailed battle report ten days ago and knows the whole process of the battle. Those who are excited have already been excited. As for now, Li Xian is out of his mind. The victory of the Western Expeditionary Army has been decided. It will take more than half a year. By then, the Western Expeditionary Army will have already controlled the entire Persia. Considering the powerful firepower of the Western Expeditionary Army, even if Dashi goes to the whole country, there is no chance of winning. There is no need to worry too much, now his mind has already turned to the court situation.

"You two gentlemen, there are many motions in the DPRK right now, all saying that this palace should supervise the country, but this palace is a little hesitant, I don't know what the two gentlemen think, let's talk about it, can this shareholder wind be borrowed?"

In the study room of the East Palace, Li Xian, who had just returned from an audience in the palace, rushed to the study room without even changing his court clothes, summoned the two great counselors, Zhang and Di, and made no secret of his intention to seek to supervise the country Come out, the words are full of self-confidence - the motion of the ministers this time is not from Li Xian's instigation, but the spontaneous actions of the ministers, and the promotion of overseas fine breeds led by Li Xian is now a great success. The plants are growing gratifyingly, the harvest is already in sight, the people all over the world are grateful, the hearts of the people have returned, and now the Western Expedition is another great victory, Li Xian's reputation has risen to the peak, and he is naturally qualified to compete with Empress Wu for the dominance of the court. Under the current situation, it is impossible for Li Xian not to be indifferent, but he still hesitated a little in his heart, and did not take action immediately, but prudently asked Zhang and Di, two counselors, to get a pulse on this move.

"If Your Highness wants to learn from Emperor Taizong, then you might as well add fuel to the flames. Otherwise, you must be more cautious about this matter. According to the old minister, this matter is definitely not simple, and we must prevent villains from causing trouble!"

Li Xian was very pleased with himself, but Zhang Jianzhi obviously didn't intend to follow Li Xian's wishes, and poured a large basin of cold water on his face without any politeness.

"Huh? Sir, what you mean is..."

After all, Li Xian was not an ordinary person. After being told by Zhang Jianzhi, he immediately became vigilant, his mind froze, and he had already thought of the consequences of acting rashly.

"When the water is full, it will overflow. Although this incident started at the end of Qingping, I am afraid that someone with a heart will take the opportunity to make trouble. Your Highness must be cautious."

Di Renjie is also aware of the strangeness that Zhang Jianzhi can see, but he has a smooth temper and is unwilling to be a "villain" who pours cold water on him. However, when it is time to speak, he will not hesitate, which is why A sentence came in from the side.

"Well, the two gentlemen have taught you the lesson. It's my negligence."

Li Xian realized that he seemed to be a little too impatient. After calming down and thinking about it, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Zong's attitude was a bit underestimated—yes, Gaozong doesn't manage politics very much now, but he is still the emperor after all. If he acts too aggressively, Gaozong will become suspicious, and then Empress Wu and Li Zhenyi come If Li Xian was able to avoid a catastrophe, he would definitely plant a thorn in Gaozong's heart. Needless to say, the consequences would be serious. Once the enmity between father and son appeared, it would be extremely difficult. When making up for it, as the cracks are getting bigger and bigger, apart from imitating Emperor Taizong's "Xuanwu Gate Change", Li Xian is afraid that there is no other way to go, and this is not the way that Li Xian is trying to avoid. what?

"Your Highness is wise, but anyone who can reflect on himself three times is a great sage, and the court is lucky!"

Seeing that Li Xian was not completely dazzled by the series of victories, and he was still able to listen to advice, Zhang Jianzhi felt relieved immediately, and praised him very much.

"Hehe, sir, I was joking. I was so proud of myself that I almost forgot about myself. That's all, let's not talk about it. Now that there is a motion in the court, the queen mother and the king of Yue will not sit idly by. You have to be careful to deal with it, I wonder if the two gentlemen have any advice on this?"

Although Li Xian is conceited, he still has the reputation of self-knowledge. He knows that the reason why he can achieve this achievement is not only knowing people and doing well, but also relying on the memory of the three generations. As for the great sage, Li Xian I really didn't dare to take responsibility for myself, so I didn't want to get entangled in this. Once the topic changed, it turned to the main topic.

"Well, praise and kill, this word is used well, the purpose of holding it high is to throw His Highness down heavily, if His Highness refuses to hold it, the word 'kill' will be useless, and let them make a fuss, As long as His Highness does not change his mind, what can others do to His Highness? As for Your Majesty, as long as this is the case... It will certainly relieve His Majesty's worries!"

Zhang Jianzhi smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to stroke the long beard on his chest, and unhurriedly explained what was in his mind.

"Well, that's good, it's settled like this, and please explain to the two gentlemen, so that all the people below must not participate in it, so as not to be gossiped by others."

Li Xian silently went over Zhang Jianzhi's suggestion several times, and seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, he nodded and made a decision.

"promise!"

Now that Li Xian has made a decision, Zhang and Di will not have any different opinions, they both bowed and agreed, and each left without mentioning the arrangements.

"Miss."

In the study room of the Xuanzheng Hall of the Daming Palace, Empress Wu in a long purple dress was burying her head between the official documents, scribbling and writing quickly, but when she heard the sound of small footsteps, the cautious Cheng Denggao was already out of sight. Turning out from behind the screen, holding a stack of memorials in his hands, he cautiously approached the copywriter and called out in a low voice.

"Ah."

Hearing the sound, Empress Wu raised her head slightly, seeing that Cheng Denggao had sent so many memorials, a trace of boredom flashed unconsciously between her brows, but she didn't say much, she just whispered calmly With a sound, he lowered his head and began to correct the memorial.

"Miss."

Seeing Empress Wu ignoring him, Cheng Denggao's face froze involuntarily, but he swallowed vigorously, and hurriedly called out again.

"Huh? What's the matter? Tell me!"

Empress Wu has been in a bad mood these days. First, Ming Chongyan was murdered for no apparent reason, and then the King of Yue, Li Zhen, showed his power and solved the strange case of No Head in three days. He won the land of two prefectures, so that it has become an unstoppable trend, and now he has won a great victory in the Western Expedition, and the crown prince's reputation has risen, and all things are not going well, but the situation is stronger than others, even though Empress Wu is full of resentment, It's not easy to get angry, so I can only put all my thoughts on correcting the playbook, trying to suppress the boredom in my heart. Obviously, such methods of diverting attention have not worked. Distraught, and then being disturbed by Cheng Denggao's eyes like this, he was even more annoyed, and the cold snort was full of impatience.

"Your Majesty, I learned that these memorials were all transferred from the Government Affairs Hall. The other side said that the matter is too big, so I dare not make a judgment, and I want His Majesty to order it. Seeing that most of them are proposals for the prince to supervise the country, I don't think so." If you dare to be negligent, I have come here to ask the empress to make a clear decision."

Cheng Denggao is a die-hard loyalist of Empress Wu, even though he saw that Empress Wu's expression was not right, he was afraid of making a mistake, so he braved up and reported the matter with trembling voices.

"Hmph! Pass it up!"

Upon hearing that this was the case, Empress Wu's originally gloomy complexion suddenly turned darker, but she didn't break out, instead she snorted coldly.

"No, the old slave obeys."

Cheng Denggao hurriedly handed the memorial in his hand to the copy, and then retreated to the side in fear, lowering his head, not daring to look at Empress Wu's face.

"Go, call Ge Gong to me!"

Empress Wu flipped through the memorials one by one, her face became more gloomy the more she looked at it, but in the end she still didn't express much, she just pushed the stack of memorials to the corner of the copywriting, and glanced at Cheng Denggao who was anxious With a glance, he ordered in a cold tone.

"No, the old slave will go now."

Empress Wu had an order, Cheng Denggao dared not neglect to go, he hurriedly responded, and ran out of the imperial study room as if fleeing, and after a while, he was already walking outside with Gar Yingong in military uniform came in.

"At the end of the day, I will see the Queen of Heaven!"

Although Gar Yingong was not very old, he was very skilled. Before he came to see him, he had cleverly drawn out the reason for his summoning from Cheng Denggao, but he was not in a hurry to speak indiscriminately. Instead, he walked unhurriedly to the copywriting, and gave a military salute in a proper manner.

"Well, Aiqing, please excuse me."

Empress Wu waved her hand, signaling all the eunuchs and maids who were accompanying her to retreat, and then stared at Gar Yingong for a long time calmly, and then she cried out peacefully.

"Thank you for your grace."

Gar Yingong thanked him respectfully, and didn't ask about the purpose of Empress Wu's summoning, but just stood aside with his hands down, assuming that he was at the mercy of Empress Wu.

"I already know that Xuan'er came here with the intention of loving Qing, so if you have any ideas, just talk about it."

Empress Wu was obviously very satisfied with Gar Yingong's respectful and modest attitude, and nodded her head approvingly, but the moment Fang spoke, Gal Yingong's heart was suddenly lifted.

(End of this chapter)