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Chapter 755 The Battle for Military Power (3)

"The Queen of Heaven is here!"

Although it was during Xun's vacation, when they heard the news of the Turkic rebellion, the ministers did not dare to neglect the slightest, and they all hurried to the Xuanzheng Palace. While they were discussing with each other, they suddenly heard There was a sound of shouting, and all the ministers hurriedly adjusted their official robes, and got ready to welcome them.

"The minister waits to see the Empress Dowager."

There was a loud rubbing sound of clothes sleeves, Empress Wu, who was in neat court clothes, led a large group of eunuchs and court ladies to turn out from the apse. Seeing this, the ministers rushed to pay their respects.

"Everyone is exempt from courtesy, and you will be flat."

Although she already had a plan to calm the chaos in her heart, Empress Wu was not overjoyed by it. With a solemn face, she walked to the big seat and sat down. Then she raised her hand calmly and cried out with a serious expression. .

"I am waiting to thank you, Madam Long En."

After Empress Wu shouted, all the ministers hurriedly thanked each other according to the court regulations, and stood on both sides.

"Dear dear ones, I already know about the military report, so I won't say any more. Now that the border troubles suddenly arise, what should I do?"

Empress Wu looked around at Zhu Zaifu, didn't exchange too many greetings, and went straight to the topic.

"Qi Niang Niang, His Royal Highness is waiting outside the hall."

Military and state affairs are no joke, especially when the prelude to the palace is right, it is even more careless. Most of the ministers rushed here as soon as they heard the news. As a young bird, the hall became quiet for a while, but at this moment, a young eunuch who was on duty outside the hall hurried in, grabbed the front door, and hurriedly made a report.

"Xuan."

As soon as Li Xian arrived, Empress Wu's face remained unchanged, but her brows were unconsciously frowned——Empress Wu deliberately did not call Li Xian to come to discuss the military situation, because she did not want Li Xian to come. Xian intervened, one was to weaken Li Xian's position in the court, and the other was because he was afraid that Li Xian would make trouble in this matter, but he did not expect that Li Xian would come here uninvited, which made Empress Wu feel uneasy Tired enough, but helpless, he could only spit out a word from his mouth extremely coldly.

"The son and minister kowtow to see the mother!"

Not long after the little eunuch left, he saw Li Xian coming in from outside the hall with sweat on his face, hurried to the front of the chapel, paying respects meticulously.

"no."

After Empress Wu looked at Li Xian coldly for a while, she finally said indifferently. Although she called out, she never asked Li Xian's reason for coming.

"Thank you mother, Empress Long En. My son heard that the Turks had changed, and he was anxious. He galloped here on horseback. He was disgraceful. Please also ask mother Empress Haihan."

Li Xian didn't care how cold Empress Wu's face was. After thanking him, he didn't stand aside, but went on to the following.

"Well, I'm afraid it's not good for Xian'er to have such a heart, let's just listen to what the ministers have to say about it."

No matter how crooked Li Xian was in her heart, Empress Wu couldn't do too much on such occasions, she could only deal with it as a matter of necessity, and wanted to send Li Xian aside first.

"Mother and Empress have learned that this important military and state matter must be settled by the emperor's sage. As subjects, how can we discuss it in private. Please forgive me for not agreeing."

Empress Wu wanted to calm things down, but Li Xian obviously didn't want to let it go, pointing out without any scruples that Empress Wu's act of presiding over the military meeting lacked legitimacy and was clearly suspected of usurping power.

Li Xian's words were too poisonous, and he still said the truth, because he was afraid that although Gaozong had ignored the government for a long time, and now he was ill in bed, he was still the emperor after all. She never cheated on others. Even though Empress Wu had been in court for a long time, Gaozong did not give her the power to deal with major affairs of the general. Obviously, once Li Xian said this, Empress Wu was in an extremely unfavorable position. Even though his face was livid with anger, he couldn't find words to refute.

"Your Highness's words are wrong. Your Majesty is sick in bed now. Your Majesty has been managing the government for a long time. Why can't you say it when you preside over the big discussion?"

Jia Chaoyin is a hard-core queen, seeing Li Xian's aggressiveness, he couldn't stand it any longer, so he stepped out from the side, and refuted Li Xian self-righteously.

"Absurd! The emperor must not let the emperor do anything important in the military affairs. If there is no edict from the sage, anyone who dares to gather a group of ministers to discuss it will be treasonous. Is Jia Xiang trying to slander the mother and usurp power? It's a big deal." courage!"

Li Xian came here to find trouble, not for any other reason, he just didn't want Empress Wu to have the opportunity to take charge of military affairs on her own. One move has become a routine, otherwise, Empress Wu's control of the government will become more and more legitimate, which is not in line with Li Xian's position. Besides, Li Xian is also worried that Empress Wu will pass some resolutions indiscriminately, which will delay the military situation on the front line. Come here to disrupt the situation. Originally, if Jia Chaoyin didn't take the risk to come out, Li Xian really wouldn't be able to get mad, but Jia Chaoyin really jumped out and said something stupid without thinking. With a clue, Li Xian But it was not so easy to talk, with a serious face, he reprimanded Jia Chaoyin without any explanation.

"My humble minister, my humble minister..."

Jia Chaoyin was not a very wise person at all, and Li Xian caught the flaw in his previous words to death. Although he was eager to defend himself now, he didn't know where to start.

Now the crown prince and Empress Wu are almost torn apart. Since Empress Wu wanted to move Hexi last year, the awkwardness between the two sides has become public. Willing to be involved in the fierce fight between the mother and son, especially seeing that Li Xian did not show any kindness to Jia Chaoyin, and no one was willing to stand up to make fun of him. The atmosphere in the hall for a while It suddenly became weird.

"Your Highness misunderstood. Jia Xiang never intended to do so. Your Majesty's body is a little sick now, so it's not easy to worry about it. Your Majesty summoned me to come here because she wanted to have a charter first, so that I could report it to Your Majesty. To be honest, it's not true. Go to a private gathering for a big discussion."

Li Zhen, king of Yue, can be regarded as an ally of Empress Wu. Although each other has their own secrets, they have common interests when dealing with Li Xianshang. He interrupted with a smile.

"Why does this palace sound strange to my eighth uncle? It is good intentions to gather a group of ministers to discuss military and state affairs without first reporting to the emperor. I am afraid that this kind of kindness is not so easy to reconcile. Could it be that this discussion came from the eighth uncle? Proposal, eh?"

Since Li Xian wanted to disrupt the situation, he naturally wouldn't show Li Zhen any favors, so he sneered solemnly, criticizing the flaws in Li Zhen's words.

"This...hehe, Your Highness misunderstood, and the old minister arrived just after hearing the news, so I dare not act recklessly."

Seeing that Li Xian was angry, Li Zhen really didn't dare to be serious with Li Xian. If she became the scapegoat of Empress Wu, the fun would be so small, so she laughed and said a few perfunctory words , and then returned to its original position, making it clear that it would withdraw from this dispute.

"Empress Mother, the son thinks that this important matter of the military and state must be reported to the Emperor Father as soon as possible, and I also ask the Empress Mother to learn from it!"

As soon as Li Zhen withdrew, Li Xianzi didn't intend to hold on to her, turned around, and faced the throne, no matter how ugly Empress Wu's face was, he suggested sternly.

"Humph!"

After being persecuted by Li Xian so repeatedly, Empress Wu couldn't bear it any longer. However, justice was on Li Xian's side. If it continued, Empress Wu could only snort angrily, get up suddenly, and turned into the apse without saying a word.

"My lords, the Turks have always been a problem on the border of our Tang Dynasty. Now that there is chaos, we must not ignore it. I also invite you to come with me to face the saint. Your majesty, please make a decision early so as not to delay the military plan."

Since they were already at the same level, how could Li Xian care whether Empress Wu was angry or not? He didn't care how angry he was and left. He turned around, faced the ministers, and bowed respectfully, Words speak sincerely.

"What Your Highness said is true, at this critical juncture, only His Majesty can decide the world!"

Liu Rengui is now a direct descendant of the Eastern Palace, so he naturally wanted to show Li Xian's eyes, and before everyone could react, he was the first to snatch it out and made a loud suggestion.

With Liu Rengui's appeal, the other prime ministers had no choice but to say nothing. It was just a matter of the dispute between the crown prince and the empress Wu. This attitude was not so good. Everyone looked at Pei Xingjian, who was the chief assistant, and waited. It's time to make this early bird.

"Alright, let's face the Holy Spirit first."

Knowing that everyone's attention was not a good thing, but Pei Xingjian couldn't escape it. Seeing that the matter had come to this point, he had no choice but to agree to Li Xian's suggestion.

"Okay, gentlemen, please."

When Pei Xingjian opened his mouth like this, Pei Yan, Dai Zhide and others would not object. Although they said nothing, they all nodded their heads. Seeing this, Li Xian immediately waved his hand while the iron was hot, and extended an invitation.

"Your Highness, please."

Li Xian was the current crown prince, so the ministers naturally didn't dare to go first, they all let Li Xian walk in the front and back, and then followed in a swarm, only Jia Chaoyin and Li Zhen stood still and did not move.

"My lord, look, this, this... this is really inappropriate!"

Jia Chaoyin was not very capable at all, and he didn't dare to play tricks on Li Xian. Seeing that everyone ignored him and left, he felt resentful, angrily shook off his wide sleeves, pointed at the backs of everyone, and turned towards Li Zhen. It's just a bunch of meaningless words to vent.

"Oh, Jia Xiang, please."

Li Zhen also looked down on Jia Chaoyin's incompetence, and didn't bother to talk to him, just smiled noncommittally, shook his sleeves, and chased after everyone.

"Oh, this, this..."

Seeing that Li Zhen also followed, Jia Chaoyin was dumbfounded for a moment, then sighed, stamped his feet, and hurriedly chased after the people who had gone a little far away.

(End of this chapter)