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Chapter 733 Liu Rengui Visits

On July 21st of the third year of Yifeng, Emperor Gaozong issued an imperial edict to transfer Minister Liu Rengui to leave the mountain again and join the political affairs hall as Zaifu to preside over the trial of the Caizhou case, with Liu Yi as his deputy for a limited period of one month.As soon as this edict came out, the rumors not only did not subside, but intensified. Various versions spread everywhere, disturbing the peace of the government and the public. By the time Liu Rengui rushed to Beijing on July 25, people were already in chaos. No one knows what the direction of this court will be.

how?In fact, no matter how many rumors there are, Li Xian will always sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, because he knows exactly what Gaozong wants, and it is definitely not to make a shocking noise to disrupt the stability of the court. It's all just an explanation to the people of the world. If this is the case, the matter will never become too big. There is no doubt that Liu Rengui will get Gaozong's advice, and there will be nothing too outrageous when he acts. Actions, of course, if Liu Rengui wants to successfully complete such a difficult task, the key lies not in himself, nor in Empress Wu, but in Li Xian. Not to mention the ones who came down, the matter of the Dajiao Palace alone is enough for Liu Rengui to be busy.

Although Li Xian never cared about the rumors outside, he was not idle. In fact, in the past few days before Liu Rengui's arrival, Li Xian had been deducing the matter of the Dajiao Palace with Zhang Jianzhi——Cai Although the Zhou case was a sensation, it was not the main point, because all the clues had already been wiped out, not only Li Xian handled his hands extremely cleanly, but also Liu Daming and Li Chun, the two big bosses, also moved a lot of hands and feet. Well, no matter who investigates the case, it is impossible to get valuable clues. As for solving the case, it is just a cloud, and it is completely impossible.

From the bottom of his heart, Li Xian really wanted to get rid of those bastards in the Dajiao Palace in one fell swoop. It is rare to have an opportunity to operate. , but it’s hard to say, even though Li Xian and Zhang Jianzhi repeated the deduction more than a dozen times, they still dare not say that they will win. That’s right, Li Xian has some evidence in his hands, and there is no shortage of personal and material evidence. It is indeed useful to testify against the identities of the people in the Dajiao Palace. The problem is that Empress Wu can also concoct a lot of perjury. In this way, it is equivalent to going around in a big circle, but doing useless work for nothing. The reason is very simple. Gaozong demanded stability, so he would not intentionally cause trouble. People are driven out of the palace, but it is unlikely to be cruel to the people in the Dajiao Palace, and this is obviously not in line with Li Xian's strategic intentions.

All in all, in a word, the time to deal with Qingxu and the others is still immature. Instead of letting these gangsters with high martial arts skills sneak into the dark, it is better to let them stay in the bright place of the palace, so that it is convenient to go to them when they really want to do something in the future. Quite a lot, of course, standing still doesn't mean not putting pressure on this matter, it's not just to give Empress Wu a little color, but more importantly, Li Xian intends to use this matter to hold Liu Rengui who is neutral in most cases Veteran Zaifu, it is obvious that this is not an easy task. It is probably because Liu Rengui is outstanding in humanities, talents and martial arts, and he is upright and strict. Although he is for Li Xian in his heart, he has helped Li Xian secretly. In the previous episode, he deeply offended Empress Wu because of his support for Li Xian, which led to his dismissal. However, this was not enough for Li Xian, because what Li Xian wanted was to act as his mouthpiece in the political affairs hall. Back then Le Yanwei was average.

Ordinarily speaking, most of the seven prime ministers in the Zhengshitang now, except Jia Chaoyin and Li Zhen, are mostly loyal to Li Xian, but the problem is that Pei Xingjian and others are all loyal ministers, and the person they are really loyal to is Gaozong, not Li Xian , which led to Li Xian's inability to gain a real advantage in the political affairs hall, and it was difficult to use his hands and feet, especially when Empress Wu and Li Zhen were likely to merge completely. Is there a real supporter in the political affairs hall? This is particularly crucial, and after comparing the personalities of other people, Li Xian finally set his target on Liu Rengui, just because he has a better reputation than the other prime ministers. It is the name of the posthumous order, which can be seen from the fact that in his previous life, even though he extremely disliked the dictatorship of Empress Wu, he still did his best to do things for it.

Winning people over, especially recruiting important ministers like Liu Rengui who have a great reputation in the court and the opposition, is definitely a technical job. It requires not only bargaining chips and skills, but also patience. Li Xian has all three of them. Wouldn't act rashly and randomly, but just sit in the East Palace and wait for Liu Rengui to come to him by himself - more than half of the rumors about the identity of Dajiao Guanren between the government and the public were released by people sent by Li Xian, the case of Caizhou Nearly half of the so-called "truth" was written by "Ming Di". What they want is to create enough pressure on Liu Rengui. The effect is obviously good. No, Liu Rengui has only been in Beijing for two days, and he can't sit still He rushed to the gate of the East Palace early in the morning and asked to see Li Xian.

What Li Xian was waiting for was Liu Rengui's visit. Naturally, he would not miss him, but he never showed too much enthusiasm. He neither went out of the palace to greet him, nor stepped down to wait, but sat alone in the spacious study , looking solemnly waiting for Liu Rengui's arrival.

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

Seeing Li Xian posing for a solo performance, Liu Rengui, who was coming in accompanied by Gao Miao, was taken aback for a moment, but soon came back to his senses, rushed to the front of the copywriter, and respectfully saluted I pay homage endlessly.

"No, Mr. Liu, please take a seat."

Li Xian yelled expressionlessly, pointed to the other side of the table, and signaled Liu Rengui to sit down by himself, then picked up the teapot that had just boiled for a long time, filled a bowl with his own hands, and handed it to Liu Rengui.

"Thank you for the generous gift from His Royal Highness, the old minister is ashamed to accept it."

Li Xian is a half-lord, and it is a very high treatment for him to pour tea with his own hands, Liu Rengui dared not resign, so he hastily bowed and thanked him.

"Liu Xiang, you are welcome, please have some tea."

Li Xian knew why Liu Rengui came here, but he didn't ask. He just smiled slightly, picked up the tea bowl, and gestured towards Liu Rengui. Then, regardless of Liu Rengui's expression, he closed his eyes slightly and tasted it slowly. Tea is served.

Liu Rengui was able to go out of the general and enter the prime minister, since he is an extraordinary person, although he has some worries in his heart, Zaifu's demeanor is very calm and calm, and he is not in a hurry to speak. He also smiled slightly, picked up the tea bowl, and savored it carefully. Sipping tea, it was as if he came here specially to enjoy tea with Li Xian.

"Liu Xiang, how about this tea?"

I don't know how much time has passed, and the cup of tea was finally finished. Li Xian opened his eyes, looked at Liu Rengui with a half-smile, and asked casually.

"Good tea, sweet but not astringent, leaves a fragrance in the throat, it is really good tea, it should be Longjing before the rain, boiled with rootless water, good tea!"

Liu Rengui is also a tea lover, he doesn't have many hobbies in his life, but tea is his favorite, and his comments are very good.

"Liu Xiang is really a man of knowledge. A tea maker was born in the mountains and forests. It doesn't matter whether it is good or bad. Only the drinker keeps his name. If he meets a tea master, it is a peerless tea. If you meet a layman, but Does Liu Xiang think that the thirst-quenching cow drinks?"

Commenting on tea was just an appearance, what Li Xian really wanted to express was solicitation, but his speaking skills were perfect. Starting from the tea itself, it only took one turn to turn to the encounter between the monarch and his ministers.

"Your Highness has studied the tea ceremony deeply, and the old minister is extremely inferior. I am ashamed, ashamed."

The meaning of Li Xian's words was already expressed very clearly. With Liu Rengui's IQ, how could he fail to hear the implication? But he was not slow, and replied with a nonsense nonsense with a smile, and refused to fall into Li Xian's trap easily.

"Finishing? It's not true, it's just a forced and helpless move."

Since Li Xian raised the topic, how could he be prevaricated by Liu Rengui's words about Tai Chi, so he laughed at himself, and said with a bit of helplessness and sadness.

"His Royal Highness is a man of heaven and glory, and his words are profound. The old minister is dull and ignorant. I am ashamed, ashamed."

Hearing what Li Xian said, Liu Rengui's heart was already in a frenzy. He knew exactly what Li Xian was referring to, but he was unwilling to accept this fault in every possible way, so he pretended to be confused and evaded it.

"Tianhuang nobleman? Hehe, this word is used well. My elder brother is Tianhuang nobleman, fifth brother is also Tianhuang nobleman, sixth brother is also Tianhuang nobleman, what happened? Liu Xiang doesn't know? Gong is also a nobleman of Tianhuang, so what will happen?"

Li Xian was unparalleled in eloquence, no matter how much Liu Rengui tried to evade, Li Xian would always find a reason for what he wanted to say, and a word of "heavenly nobles" drew a series of sharp questions from Li Xian.

"This……"

Liu Rengui had come here to let Li Xian take a break, and he had no intention of being under Li Xian's command. It wasn't that he didn't appreciate Li Xianzhi's talent, nor did he want to help Li Xian, but he didn't want to get too involved in Li Xian's relationship with him. It's all about the Empress Dowager's dispute, but now he was aroused by Li Xian's string of questions, and immediately became speechless, sweating profusely and unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Liu Xiang is a man who has read the history books, and he is a veteran of the three dynasties. No matter his knowledge or prestige, he can be called a model for all the officials. Has he ever seen the change of princes like those of this dynasty? Tiger poison does not eat children, let alone people Huh? Although Empress Lu is ruthless, especially if she doesn’t kill her relatives, what will happen in the future? Loyalty, give white silk! Hong, feed poison! Virtuous, strangulation! What should I do to die?”

The more Li Xian spoke, the more furious he became, and at the end, he burst into tears and couldn't speak in tune. Such bold words made Liu Rengui's whole body tremble as if he was shaking.

(End of this chapter)