Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 756 Controversy in front of the imperial court (1)

Just after the Lantern Festival, although the snow stopped and the weather showed signs of getting warmer, it was still very cold. For Gaozong who was afraid of the cold and heat, it was really hard to endure. He had been sick since the beginning of winter. Up to now, not only has it not improved, but it has worsened a bit. Under the constant coughing and wheezing, I can't get out of bed at all. I can only lie sick on the hot couch every day, with all kinds of soups and medicines as a treat. Companion, the energy and spirit are quite poor, his face is thin, his face is as white as paper, even the coughing sound that sounds from time to time seems extremely weak, that haggard appearance is really unbearable to see.

"Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven is here."

Just when Gaozong's severe cough had just subsided, Liu Ruming, the deputy chief eunuch of the Zichen Palace, hurried out from behind the screen, rushed to the front of the couch, looked at Gaozong full of worry, and carefully reported .

"Ah."

Gaozong weakly raised his hand, waved it casually, and muttered vaguely, as if he was not very willing to meet Empress Wu at this time.

"My lady is here!"

No matter whether Gao Zong likes it or not, there is really no place in the harem that Empress Wu can't reach. No, before Liu Ruming went out to make a call, Empress Wu, whose face was sinking like water, led a large group of eunuchs and court ladies Flooded into the bedroom.

"The concubine kowtows to His Majesty."

Although Empress Wu was in a rage, she did not lose in etiquette. She walked slowly to the couch and saluted politely, but her tone was obviously not as peaceful as in the past, and there was a strong sense of resentment.

"Meiniang is here, sit down, sit down."

Gaozong was seriously ill at this time, and had a severe headache, so he didn't notice that there was something wrong with Empress Wu's tone, so he raised his hand weakly and greeted him dryly.

"Your Majesty, a major event has occurred in Shanyu's Duhu Mansion. The Turks have rebelled. The soldiers have joined forces in 24 states. Xiao Siye has lost his teacher and humiliated the country. The situation is close to corruption."

After Empress Wu got up, she didn't sit down, but said the news from the general with a gloomy expression.

"Ah, what? When did it happen? I, cough, cough..."

Hearing the Turkic rebellion, Gao Zong was taken aback immediately, sat up straight up suddenly, shouted and asked, and was stimulated by the disordered breath to cough wildly.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this morning, I wanted to discuss the countermeasures with the ministers of the Political Affairs Hall first, and then report to Your Majesty, but... oh..."

Empress Wu stretched out her hand to pat Gao Zong on the back, while speaking in a sad tone, and finally let out a long sigh full of humiliation, as if she had really been wronged by the world.

"Ok?"

Seeing Empress Wu's expression like this, Gaozong, who had just stopped coughing, couldn't help becoming suspicious, so he let out a puzzled voice.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that the concubine was only thinking of sharing his worries, but he unexpectedly showed him, alas, he came here in arrogance, and criticized the concubine in front of the ministers, the concubine, the concubine... "

Empress Wu was a master of the acting school, before she could say a word, tears flowed out first, and she choked up speechless as she spoke.

"This this……"

Gao Zong was always afraid of guilt, but when he saw Empress Wu so sad, he immediately lost his hands and feet, at a loss as to what to say.

"Report to the Holy Majesty, the prince and the ministers of the political affairs hall are seeking an audience outside the hall."

Just when Gao Zong was in a hurry and didn't know what to do, he saw Liu Ruming turned back from the outside again, and reported loudly, which was regarded as a relief for Gao Zong.

"Xuan, ahem, Xuan!"

In the final analysis, the conflict between Empress Wu and the crown prince was deliberately brought about by Gaozong himself, in order to seek a balance. This kind of original intention is undoubtedly good, but it is a pity that there is no mutual compromise between the two strong men. Perhaps, this struggle naturally became more and more fierce. Now, even if Gaozong wanted to suppress it, there was no possibility. This time, after seeing Empress Wu, this end didn't stop, and Li Xian was on the other end. As the footsteps followed and killed, Gaozong was unavoidably more anxious, but he couldn't say he didn't see it. After all, military and state affairs must not be ignored, no matter how troubled he was, Gaozong could only say it helplessly.

"promise!"

Now that Emperor Gaozong had given the oral order, Liu Ruming dared not neglect it, he hurriedly responded, and hurriedly left the bedroom, and after a short while, he accompanied Li Xian and others and turned back.

"The ministers (subjects, etc.) kowtow to His Majesty."

A group of people turned around the screen just now, and they all saw Empress Wu who was sitting on the side of the couch and weeping silently, but no one dared to look more, each rushed to the front, bowed and bowed their heads to pay respects incessantly.

"No, ahem..."

Gaozong's complexion was extremely bad, just when he yelled, he burst into a series of severe coughs, causing an unhealthy blush on his pale face, so busy that all the little eunuchs who were waiting on the side surrounded him , very busy for Gaozong.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Although the officials were all amazed by Gaozong's illness, they did not dare to be less polite. After thanking them in unison, they each retreated to the side, and all looked worriedly at the eunuchs, big and small. Gaozong surrounded by a group.

"Hmm!" As soon as the cough and panting were settled, Gaozong waved his hand impatiently, driving away all the eunuchs around him, glanced at Li Xian with an extremely unhappy expression, and panted heavily. Said: "Xian'er, tell me, are you making a fuss?"

Hehe, damned old villain, it really was the villain who sued first!
Li Xian had long expected that Empress Wu would come up with tricks of crying, making trouble and hanging himself, so he didn't care much about it. Facing Gaozong's anger, Li Xian bowed extremely calmly, and replied calmly: "Reporting to my father, the emperor must not let the emperor do anything important about the military affairs. If there is no imperial decree, no matter who, no matter what reason, gathers a group of ministers privately to discuss it, it is a usurpation of power. My son and minister will not agree with it! If there are no rules, how can I Into a circle!"

"Your Highness's words are wrong. When things are urgent, you should follow the authority. How can you generalize it?"

As soon as Li Xianming accused Empress Wu of usurping power, Jia Chaoyin couldn't hold back, stepped out from the side, and protested loudly.

"Jia Chaoyin, how dare you make such a false statement, how can you follow the power of the country, you are so courageous, do you want to seek rebellion!"

It was fine if Jia Chaoyin didn't jump out, but if he jumped out, he would have sent Li Xian a target, if he didn't get mad, who would get mad?Li Xian didn't want to show any face to Jia Chaoyin, so he stopped drinking, and unceremoniously put his hat on him.

"you……"

Jia Chaoyin did not expect that Li Xian would dare to be so tyrannical in front of Gaozong, and when he was scolded like this, he was immediately dumbfounded and stuttered, not knowing how to deal with him.

"Your Highness has misunderstood, misunderstood, Jia Xiang is just worried about a big problem at the sidelines, and has no other intentions. At this critical moment, I think it is better to discuss the military affairs first."

Even though Jia Chaoyin is 12 in his heart, but as an ally, Li Zhen can't just sit back and watch Jia Chaoyin being manipulated by Li Xian. If Jia Chaoyin is in a hurry, he talks nonsense again, maybe he will be swept away The consequences of leaving the political affairs hall are not for fun, so despite her reluctance, Li Zhen had to show up again to give Jia Chaoyin a slap in the face.

"Where is the military newspaper?"

Although Gaozong was not very intelligent, he was not stupid after all. At this moment, he also saw the strangeness. Although he was very dissatisfied with Empress Wu who gathered a group of ministers to discuss military affairs without asking for instructions, he was very emotional. He didn't want to embarrass him in public, and he didn't want to see Li Xian take advantage of the opportunity to gain power, so he took advantage of Li Zhen's interruption and hurriedly took a sip, which seemed to deal with the entanglement vaguely.

"Xuan!"

Hearing that Gaozong wanted the military report, Cheng Denggao rushed forward, intending to pass the military report in his hand to Gaozong, but unexpectedly Gaozong didn't accept it at all, waved his hand, and scolded impatiently.

"promise."

Seeing that Gao Zong's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, Cheng Denggao dared not be negligent, so he hurriedly responded, took out the general newspaper from the envelope, spread it out, and proclaimed at the top of his voice: "Chen, Shan Yu Duhu, Xiao Siye, hastened to tell His Majesty..."

"Trash! Tell me, tell me, how should I deal with this matter?"

After listening to the military report, Gaozong cursed angrily, looked around at the ministers, and asked in a bad tone.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, I think that the Turks are a serious disaster, and they should not be taken lightly. Now they are reversed, and their foundation is still shallow, so they must be calmed down by means of thunder. If not, it will become a disaster for us in the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty Although I am not talented, I would like to ask for the troops to go to suppress the bandits, and I implore Your Majesty for your permission."

Seeing Gaozong's distraught look, all the ministers dared not express their opinions casually, and the palace became quiet for a while, but the silence didn't last long, and they saw Yue Wang Li Zhen standing proudly from the side Come out and impassionedly ask to be in command.

"Om..."

The ministers obviously didn't expect Li Zhen to jump out and speak boldly. They were shocked and couldn't help being in an uproar. Only Li Xian and Empress Wu were very calm. Obviously, these two had long been aware of Li Zhen's actions. Expected.

"I'm afraid it's not good for the starling to have such a heart. I really hope it. Do you have any other suggestions?"

Gaozong did not doubt Li Zhen's loyalty, but worried that Li Zhen's ability was not enough. After all, although Li Zhen was known as a virtuous king with both civil and military skills, he had never seen a battle after all. It's not appropriate, but it's not easy for Gaozong to reject Li Zhen's volunteering, he can only comfort him with a few good words, and then throws the problem to the ministers.

Beside the suggestion?Look at what Gaozong said, it is really ingenious enough, it is nothing more than waiting for the ministers to come forward to oppose Li Zhen's volunteering. Meaning, the problem is that when the minds of Empress Wu and Li Xian are unclear, no one is willing to come forward to be the leader. , The consequences are not fun, so, no matter how eager Gaozong looked around, all the officials turned a blind eye, and the atmosphere in the bedroom suddenly became weird.

(End of this chapter)