Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 723
"Your Highness."

Although it was almost dusk, Zhang Jianzhi was still busy in the East Palace study, but he was buried in the official documents, writing quickly from time to time, until he heard the sound of dull footsteps. He raised his head, saw that it was Li Xian, stood up hastily, and greeted Li respectfully.

"Ah."

Li Xian's mood is obviously not high. Although his face is as calm as before, the tiredness in his eyes is extremely strong. He didn't express anything special about Zhang Jianzhi's greetings, and he just replied with a soft groan. Li, shuffled to the back of the first copy, and sat down heavily.

"Your Highness, did something unexpected happen in the Political Affairs Hall?"

Seeing that there was something wrong with Li Xian's expression, Zhang Jianzhi didn't dare to be careless, frowned slightly, and hurriedly asked a question.

"That's not true, it's just that I feel a little unhappy in my heart."

With the full cooperation of Gaozong and his wife, there will be no twists and turns in the performance of a play in the Zhengshitang. All the ministers are shrewd people, so how could they not know that the emperor's family is dead? If a consensus has been reached to maintain the status quo, it is natural to be happy to push the boat forward. After some discussions, it didn't take much effort at all, and a consensus was reached, or Empress Wu will manage the government, with the prince assisting , As for how to explain to the ministers who persuaded the ministers to enter the booklet, then the ministers and assistants will separately do the persuasion work. I had expected it a long time ago, so I wouldn't be dissatisfied, but I still felt a little entangled in my heart. There are two reasons, one is Gaozong's subtle psychology, and the other is that I am quite distorted about the current situation in the Zhengshitang. greasy.

Li Xian could understand Gaozong's psychology. His various actions were not entirely for the balance of the court, but more to guard against Li Xian. The reason is simple to say. It will not threaten his throne, but Li Xian is not. From this point of view, it is impossible for Gaozong to let Li Xian take charge of the overall situation while he is alive. This is the normal state of father and son jealousy in the emperor's family , Of course, understanding is understanding, Li Xian still has some troubles in his heart, but not much, what really worries Li Xian is that the current situation in Zhengshitang is not very good.

During the battle of phases, the reason why Li Xian agreed to Gao Zhizhou as the prime minister was that although he considered the lesser of two evils, it was more because he believed that Gao Zhizhou was old and weak, and he would not be able to jump for a long time. , the reason is the memory of his previous life, but he never expected Gao Zhizhou to be more active and more energetic after he took office, jumping up and down, without any signs of oldness, if he was tossing around in the political affairs hall for a few more times In [-], the situation was not so good.

"Your Highness, are you worried that King Yue's tail will be too big?"

Zhang Jianzhi is worthy of being one of the few wise men in the world, even though Li Xian never said where the unhappiness was, he could see through the strangeness at a glance.

"Well, do you have any suggestions for this, sir?"

Li Xian knew Zhang Jianzhi's ability very well, and he would not be surprised that he saw through his own thoughts, so he asked casually.

"The king of Yue is ambitious, with both sides of the snake and mouse, intending to profit from the chaos. Not only His Highness knows this, but the Empress is also aware of it in her heart. Therefore, his power is too big, not only His Royal Highness is worried, but the Empress is also the same. Moreover, the empress wants to use him, but she absolutely doesn't want to see him have the ability to counteract, the reason why she doesn't do it is nothing more than waiting for His Highness to exert strength, so, does His Highness still want to do it?"

Zhang Jianzhi is a scheming and scheming person, and he explained the mystery of the court situation in a few words. Although he did not say it clearly, the meaning in his words was to imply that Li Xian did not need to act in a hurry, lest he be taken advantage of by Empress Wu. go.

"call……"

Li Xian is also good at scheming. He knows that what Zhang Jianzhi said is true. If he really beat Li Zhen brazenly, it will only be easy for Empress Wu who is watching from the sidelines. In the danger of overthrow, the reason why Li Xian was defeated by Empress Wu at the beginning was due to his own lack of ability, but he might as well press Li Zhen too hard, so that Li Zhen fully cooperated with Empress Wu, so that Li Xian later had the power to supervise the country The incident of being accepted caused Li Xian, who had been in full swing, to plummet, and finally went to ruin. With such a lesson learned from the past, Li Xian was always confident, but he also did not dare to be careless. He did not rush to answer Zhang Jian's question. Instead, he let out a sigh of relief, and his brows furrowed into a capitalized "Chuan".

"Can you try to move Gao Zhizhou first? Well, it's best to let the rear party do it."

After thinking about it silently, Li Xian still felt that he couldn't just sit back and watch Li Zhen sit in the political affairs hall, so he asked cautiously.

"If that's the case, then we have to think about it in the long run, um..."

The questions given by Li Xian are obviously not easy to solve. Even if Zhang Jianzhi is as wise as Zhang Jianzhi, he can't give a safe solution immediately. He can only frown and think hard. Frowning slightly, he fell into deep thought, and the atmosphere in the study became solemn for a while.

"There is a strategy, it may be feasible, but the risk is not small."

I don't know how much time passed, and the sky was already dark. Zhang Jianzhi, who was in deep thought, suddenly opened his slightly closed eyes, and said with a flash of light.

"Oh? Sir, what good strategy do you have? Please tell me and listen to me."

Li Xian thought hard for a long time, but came to no avail. Hearing that Zhang Jianzhi had a plan to use, he became energetic, and hurriedly asked questions.

"His Royal Highness, the summer harvest is coming soon. According to the old rule of the imperial court, it is necessary to send high-ranking officials to patrol the four directions to supervise the states. Why don't His Highness invite Gao Zhizhou to participate in it, and let him supervise the Henan Road, and wait for him to Caizhou. Sometimes... like this, it may induce something!"

Zhang Jianzhi pondered for a while, and explained the strategy he was thinking in detail, but he still had some reservations in his words, and he didn't dare to make a full guarantee.

"Well, from a rational point of view, this strategy should be fine, so it's okay to decide, but when Gao Zhi goes on Monday, there will be a vacant position for the prime minister. Sir, can you take advantage of the situation and push Duke Di to the position?"

Li Xian carefully chewed what Zhang Jianzhi said, and thought that the risk involved was indeed not small, but it would be difficult to find a better way. If things don't work out, the status quo will be maintained at most, but it won't be too bad. Instead, they will pay more attention to the situation after Gao Zhizhou's fall, wondering if Di Renjie, a confidant minister, can be supported this morning.

"This is absolutely impossible!"

As soon as Li Xiangang expressed his intention to push Di Renjie to the top, Zhang Jianzhi immediately pushed back.

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Li Xian was just thinking about it, but he didn't expect to attract such firm opposition from Zhang Jianzhi. He couldn't help being stunned, looked at Zhang Jianzhi suspiciously, and asked a question in puzzlement. .

"Your Majesty clearly learned that from today's events, His Majesty is already jealous of His Majesty's power. Even though His Majesty tolerated it in every possible way, his doubts and fears disappeared, but his suspicion still remained. That's all, His Majesty will not react too much, but the position of Prime Minister is unusual, once His Highness intervenes, it will definitely arouse His Majesty's vigilance. Or, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insists on doing it, it is difficult to ensure that he can break through the alliance between the Empress and the King of Yue, so it must not be done!"

Zhang Jianzhi shook his head, obviously very dissatisfied with Li Xian's short-sighted behavior, the meaning of preaching in his words was much stronger, and he seemed to hate iron for not being steel.

"Well, sir, I have taught you the lesson. It's Menglang from my palace. If Mr. Di doesn't come up, who should we recommend? You can't just sit back and watch the position of prime minister fall into the hands of the queen mother?"

After being told by Zhang Jianzhi, Li Xian also realized his negligence, so he smiled self-deprecatingly, and admitted his mistake humbly, but he was still very worried about the affiliation of the phase, he didn't want to drive the wolf out of the front door However, a tiger entered the back door. If Gao Zhizhou was brought down with all his strength, but replaced by a queen party, it would be like shooting himself in the foot. Wouldn't it be a joke? Grow up.

"Your Highness is very worried. Once the prime minister is vacant, there will be a fight to the death at the empress's place. If there is no check and balance, I'm afraid it will be true. But it's not unsolvable. Your highness can start with your majesty. It's hard to tell the empress. There are too many wrong candidates, with His Majesty's support, big things will not be hard to decide!"

Since Zhang Jianzhi agreed to bring down Gao Zhizhou, he naturally considered the overall situation. For Li Xian's worries, he certainly had a way to deal with it, so he stretched out his hand and stroked his long beard on his chest. replied confidently.

"Ok?"

Hearing Zhang Jianzhi's words, Li Xian's mind immediately sped up, and he quickly went through many candidates in the court who were qualified to be ministers, but suddenly found that he couldn't find such a person, not all kinds of people There is a lack of moral character, but these people are either ministers who are close to Li Xian, or the cadres of Empress Wu's party. As for the more than ten people who are neutral, most of them have shortcomings of one kind or another. I really want to find fault If it is, it is really hard to go. After thinking about it for a long time, I didn't think of a suitable candidate, so I had to cast my doubtful eyes on Zhang Jianzhi.

"How about him?"

Zhang Jianzhi didn't directly name the candidate, but dipped his hand in the tea, walked to Li Xian's copywriting, and wrote a name on the table.

"Okay, that's him! Come!"

Li Xian glanced at the name, and after thinking about it for a while, he also felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he happily nodded, raised his voice and stopped drinking.

"The servant is here!"

Hearing the sound, Gao Miao, who had been waiting outside the study for a long time, didn't dare to neglect, rushed into the study, and answered in a hurry.

"Pass the order of the palace, Xuan Zhuang Yong will come to see you immediately!"

Li Xian glanced at Gao Miao, and gave the order in a resolute tone. Although the voice was not very loud, it was full of excitement that could not be concealed.

(End of this chapter)