Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 784 Like a Tide (1)

Li Xian has always been used to getting up early, even though he has been sleeping poorly recently and his energy is quite low, he still got up before dawn. After practicing a few fists and kicks, he hurriedly used some gruel, and then walked to the study room in the front hall After walking, although his face was calm, his footsteps were obviously a little heavier than usual, obviously he had a lot of things on his mind.

Gaozong's body really collapsed. Under this stroke, he was completely paralyzed in bed, and there was no possibility of standing up. When will it be popular, but it is still very difficult to say, there is no accurate conclusion at the Tai Hospital, maybe half a year, or maybe three years, this presents a big problem for Li Xian - if the time is within a day Within a year, Li Xian had no fear at all. Even if Empress Wu and the King of Yue joined forces completely, Li Xian was absolutely sure to crush the two, but if it took more than two years, things would be much more complicated. It was completely controlled by Empress Wu. With Empress Wu's vicious temperament, there was nothing she dared to do. It was enough for Li Xian to get busy if he came out with some imperial edicts, let alone another The ambitious King Yue was watching from the sidelines.

It's not that Li Xian doesn't want to preemptive strikes, it's because of the situation - it's not impossible to learn from Emperor Taizong to play "Xuanwu Gate Incident", Li Xian has the absolute strength to realize this move, but the problem is The following chaos in the world is not what Li Xian likes to see, not because of anything else, but because the current situation is very different from the situation in the early years of the Tang Dynasty. When Taizong rebelled, there were not so many vassal kings who acted as governors , Today, out of the 360 ​​prefectures in the world, there are as many as 97 prefectures whose clans serve as governors, and most of them are concentrated in Henan, Hebei and other hopeless places. Once Li Xian is rebellious, how can these people sit and watch? King Yue is not the only descendant of vigorous clan.

Although the righteousness and title are very false, they are absolutely indispensable to the ruler. As far as Taizong's prestige was concerned, after playing with the "Xuanwu Gate Incident", he encountered it more than [-] times. A rebellion under the banner of "protecting justice", not to mention that Li Xian's prestige today is far from the level of Emperor Taizong's back then. Moreover, the governors of various states are becoming more and more powerful, and they have soldiers and money in their hands. Banner, there must be many imitators. Even if Li Xian can easily quell the rebellion, the situation of dying is absolutely unavoidable, and the national power of the Tang Dynasty is bound to be weakened a lot. Chaos is not impossible. Li Xian does not want to take this risk, nor is he willing to take it.

Just because of the consideration of righteousness and status, no matter how difficult the situation is, Li Xian can only grit his teeth and make proper arrangements as much as possible to deal with the complicated situation. It's just that there are too many variables, and there are many aspects to consider. Even with the help of two wise men, Di and Zhang, after several days of discussions, there were still many omissions, and Li Xian couldn't help but feel a little anxious and irritable.

"Veteran sees Your Highness!"

Among the many officials in the East Palace, Zhang Jianzhi was always the first one to arrive, and today was no exception. Li Xian just turned around from behind the screen, and Zhang Jianzhi, who was buried in the official documents, had already stood up. A big gift was respectfully made.

"Sir, please sit down."

Li Xian has long been used to Zhang Jianzhi's formality, so he didn't say much, just nodded, and after giving a calm order, he walked slowly to the back of the first copy and sat down, picked up a booklet, Looking at it one by one, it is obvious that Li Xian's mind is not on this book, but not to wait.

Waiting and waiting, the feeling of waiting is naturally not so pleasant, but, both Li Xian and Zhang Jianzhi are people with a relatively calm mind, and they will not show any impatience because of this, and they all sit comfortably for a few minutes. In the back, he was reviewing the papers silently. The only incongruity was that the atmosphere in the study was obviously too depressing.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

I don't know how long it took, when there was a sudden sound of dull footsteps, Zhang Mingyuan, who was in armor, hurried in from the outside, rushed to Li Xian with a few strides, and reported slightly panting: "Your Highness, Nan Qiao Something went wrong, the last general was incompetent, and the Habayashi Army insulted him..."

"Well, this palace will handle it on its own, and you will go to the various ministries, and you are not allowed to leave the palace without permission."

Li Xian listened to Zhang Mingyuan's report quietly, but did not comment, but gave orders in a calm tone.

"No, the general will obey!"

The Yulin Army is the Son of Heaven's army, no matter right or wrong, any conflict with it would be a big crime, even if Zhang Mingyuan led the General of the Eastern Palace Huben, he would still be a bit guilty, the worry was not that Li Xian would punish him I am worried that Li Xian will be implicated by this incident, there is nothing else, if Li Xian, the backbone, makes a mistake, many officials attached to Li Xian may not end well, now that the incident has happened, how can Zhang Mingyuan It's possible not to be uneasy about it, but seeing Li Xian was so calm, he didn't dare to say anything, so he hurriedly responded, and hurriedly left the study, and went to arrange the defense without mentioning it.

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, what can I do, what can I do!"

After Zhang Mingyuan withdrew, Li Xian did not rush to give an order, but shook his head with a wry smile, and said with emotion.

"Your Highness."

Seeing Li Xian feeling so emotional, Zhang Jianzhi couldn't help but feel worried. You must know that in order to persuade Li Xian to act safely, he and Di Renjie have spent a lot of time in the past few days. If Li Xian draws his sword in anger, I'm afraid that the situation will be completely corrupted, but it's not easy to force a word at this time, so Zhang Jianzhi can only suppress the worry in his heart, and whispered.

"It's okay, I'm just sighing, and this matter will be handled according to the predetermined plan."

Although Zhang Jianzhi only called softly, Li Xian knew what he had left to say, but because he was in a bad mood, he didn't bother to explain, but made his decision calmly.

"No, Weichen will do it now."

Zhang Jianzhi was only worried about Li Xian losing control of his emotions, but he was not worried about the consequences of the conflict with the Yulin Army. Seeing that Li Xian had no abnormal reaction, he felt relieved and responded respectfully. Going by a pre-deployed plan doesn't mention it.

It was already past noon, but Yue Wang Li Zhen, who had always had the habit of taking a nap, did not go to rest, but paced back and forth in the study, the expression on his face changed from time to time, and he was so preoccupied that it stunned everyone. Li Chong and the others sitting in the lower seats did not dare to move a little, and all of them sat up straight with solemn faces, only Chen Wushuang was still calm, and the white feather fan in his hand was shaking lightly from time to time.

"My lord."

In the silence, there was a sudden sound of footsteps, and when everyone's eyes turned to the past, they saw Pei Shoude, who was dripping with sweat, come out from behind the screen in a hurry, and rushed to the side of Yue Wang Li Zhen in a few strides. There are too many worshippers.

"Well, Shoude is back, how is the situation?"

Seeing that it was Pei Shoude who came, Li Zhen's eyes lit up instantly, and she hurriedly asked questions.

"Returning to the prince, the other party agreed to award the position of governor of Tangzhou to the third son, but he just wanted me to take the lead in impeaching His Royal Highness the crime of conniving with the guards in the morning. My son-in-law negotiated with him for a long time, but he refused to let go , this matter..."

Li Zhen asked, Pei Shoude didn't dare not answer, but when he thought of Li Xian's ruthlessness, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy, so he stopped in the middle of the sentence.

"uh-huh!"

Li Zhen is an old, treacherous and cunning person, how could he fail to see what the intention of Empress Wu's move is, left and right are just a strategy to drive tigers and wolves away, this is using Li Zhen as a swordsman, and it is inevitable that he will be angry , just wanted him to give up the position of governor of Tangzhou, but he was 12 points reluctant. It was under such complicated mood that Li Zhen did not rush to make a decision, but snorted coldly with a dark face. After walking back and forth in the room several times quickly, he walked back to the big person above him, lifted the hem of his robe, and sat down with a tigerish face.

"Father, my son thinks that the position of governor of Tangzhou should be the most important thing. We and the prince are sworn enemies, so why worry too much? Besides, the conflict between the Habayashi Army and the Donggong guard rate this time is a matter for anyone with a discerning eye. One look and you can tell it was arranged by that old hag, if the prince wants to hate, he will go for that old hag, so why not let me take advantage of this."

Li Chong had always hated Li Xian, and this time he was on a mission for Li Wenmou, who was close to him, so he didn't want to see his father retreat before the battle, so he was the first to stand up and remonstrate loudly.

"Father, what elder brother said is very true. With the land of Tangzhou, I will be able to connect with the first line of the palace. No matter how tyrannical the crown prince is, he will not dare to wait for me."

Li Wen is not a person who follows the rules. He has been suffocated in the court for these years. This time he went out with the army and did not win a battle. He just marched with the Chinese army. Although Pei Xingjian looked at the Yue King , and added some credit to Li Wen, but such a small amount of credit is not enough for him to be released as a governor. Now that Li Qian and Li Chun each hold a state in their hands, they covet the position of governor of Tangzhou even more in their hearts. Lier on board.

"Um……"

Even though what Li Chong and his brothers said were quite reasonable, Li Zhen was not moved. After all, it is not fun to directly confront Li Xian. Put it on the stove and roast it. In fact, this time to seek an official for Li Wen was just a test. Li Zhen just wanted to test the reaction of Empress Wu and Li Xian. She didn't really hope that she would succeed. The situation seems to have the possibility of realizing this unexpected joy, so Li Zhen has to take stock of the stakes involved.

(End of this chapter)