The scrutinizing eyes slowly withdrew, and Wu Zetian's voice sounded again: "A few days ago, Princess Peng wrote to me, saying that she would find a good marriage for you. You are almost the same age, and you should be there in a year or two. You are married. When this period is over, I will personally make the decision for you and arrange a good marriage for you."
"I thank the Queen of Heaven." Li Xuan bowed slightly again, which was expected.
Wu Zetian seemed to have breathed out a little, and her words calmed down, as if chatting: "King of Nanchang, what scripture are you reciting recently?"
"The Supreme Sensation Heart Sutra." Li Xuan raised her head slightly, glanced at the bead curtain above, and then lowered her head and said, "My brother is still young and has little experience. Maybe I can get some guidance on the Tao Sutra."
"Confucian classics are also good. You can learn Confucian classics when it comes to managing a country, governing the world, and conducting yourself as a person. If I remember it well, Princess Peng should have invited the son of her brother Ouyang Tong, a great scholar of Confucian classics, to teach you Confucian classics, right? "Wu Zetian's eyes were a little surprised.
"My brother is not talented enough in Confucian classics. This is what my cousin Youming said. Moreover, when I was reading Zuozhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period, I was always full of confusion. When I checked the books, I always had different views, even diametrically opposed views. There are so many worlds apart. No, cousin Youming’s views are always very different from those of my brother Chen.”
Li Xuan's mother-in-law, Ouyang, was the daughter of the great scholar Ouyang Tong, and her cousin Ouyang Ouming was equally knowledgeable.
In the early Tang Dynasty, in addition to the emperors who liked to intermarry with the families of Gong Qi, it was not uncommon for emperors to intermarry with the great Confucian scholars.
Ouyang Tong, Wang Gui, Su Xu, Gao Shilian, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, etc., among the eighteen bachelors of the Qin Palace at that time, many of them intermarried with the Li family.
"Oh, what is it..." Wu Zetian was about to continue asking. At this moment, a female officer behind her stepped forward carefully and whispered something, and Wu Zetian stopped asking.
"There is no door to misfortune and blessing, but people call it upon themselves, and the rewards of good and evil follow them like a shadow; people will sense good and evil thoughts and deeds, and they will respond to good blessings and evil to disasters."
Wu Zetian recited a passage from the Taishang Induction Chapter in a low voice, which seemed to have something else in mind.
Li Xuan's eyes flashed, and finally he breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Empress Wu's voice continued to sound: "Well, please go to the Chongxuan Department and express my condolences to all the real masters who participated in the Waterway Dajiao Ceremony. By the way, see if there are any shortcomings that need to be made up. Communicate with Zongzhengji at any time.”
"I obey the order, I retire." Li Xuan stood up, saluted again, and then slowly turned around and left the Qianyuan Hall.
After Li Xuanheng completely left Qianyuan Hall, a figure came out from behind.
Wearing a white silk Taoist robe with a large Tai Chi image embroidered in the center, this person is fresh and elegant. This person is clearly the most trusted Taoist priest around the Queen, Ming Chongyan.
"This King of Nanchang is very interesting." Ming Chongyan stared at Li Xuan's back with a hint of interest.
"Oh!" Wu Zetian had already turned her attention to other places. After hearing what Ming Chongyan said, she raised her head slightly, looked at Li Xuan's back, and said in confusion: "I'm here to see you. Although the King of Nanchang is excellent, he is not outstanding among the princes and disciples, but his thoughts are quite remarkable."
Li Xuan rushed from Nanchang to Luoyang in a hurry. Wu Zetian certainly knew why, which made him very conspicuous among the kings.
Wu Zetian would naturally use this to the extreme, and of course she would give appropriate rewards.
Wu Zetian met too many talented and talented people. Although Li Xuan had some talent, it was nothing.
"He is not outstanding, but he has a good vision, knows where the bad government is in the world, and his acting style is very stable. He does not show any anxiety when he replies. If he is well cultivated, he may have talents as a prime minister and assistant." Ming Chongyan's opinion He is always different, and his evaluation of Li Xuan is the talent of Zaifu.
Even Li Xuan didn't know that Ming Chongyan saw something outstanding about him and came to such a conclusion.
However, Wu Zetian didn't think Ming Chongyan was joking. She frowned: "The King of Nanchang is a close branch of the Wang family. You don't understand the rules here, do you?"
Wu Zetian knew Ming Chongyan too well. If it were someone else, she might think that he was deliberately flattering him.
But Wu Zetian understood that Ming Chongyan was telling the truth and truly believed that Li Xuan could be used by her.
Li Xuan's father, the late Peng Wang Li Yuanze, and Emperor Taizong were brothers, and Li Xuan and Emperor Li Zhi were naturally cousins.
However, although they are also descendants of the great ancestor, there are a lot of royal family members like him.
Being able to be sent to govern a state locally is considered quite tolerant, and it can only govern border states.
The prime minister, even the Huo King Li Yuangui, who was known as the wise king, would never be transferred back to the court to hold important positions, even if the emperor often wrote to ask when he was indecisive.
There are deep political rules here.
No matter whether Li Xuan was capable or not, he would not be transferred to serve in the court. In addition, his surname was Li, and Empress Wu never thought of trusting him too much.
"Queen of Heaven, it has been more than ten years since Prince Peng passed away." Ming Chongyan said with a chuckle.
After King Peng Li Yuanze passed away more than ten years ago, Prince Peng's Mansion lost contact with other kings, and Prince Peng's Mansion had long since declined.
The person who calls the shots inside and outside is Princess Peng Ouyang. She has close contact with the matrons of various noble families.
Even Wu Zetian often communicated with her. This time, in addition to Li Xuan's actions that were pleasing to the eye, Princess Peng Ouyang played the role behind her.
"I heard that after leaving Zongzheng Temple last night, King Nanchang went to Cheng Yilang's mansion and is living there now." Ming Chongyan added.
Chengyilang Zhaogong's mother was born in the Wu family of Taiyuan, and Wu Zetian's father was a brother and sister of the same clan.
The Queen of Heaven looked at Ming Chongyan calmly and said seriously: "Not enough, not enough!"
Even if Li Xuan is a little special, it's not worthy of her using him. These reasons are not enough.
"New Confucianism and Confucianism!" Ming Chongyan stood up straight, looked at the back of Li Xuan who had disappeared, and said faintly: "He has an outstanding vision, acts prudently, and is deeply influenced by Confucianism. If he can use all available resources If you use them all, one prime minister will still be worth it."
New Confucianism and Classics, Wu Zetian raised her eyebrows slightly, but still shook her head slightly.
Although Ming Chongyan's words made sense, there was still a long way to go before Wu Zetian could completely trust Li Xuan.
"Let's do this for now, let's take a look and then talk." At this point, Wu Zetian frowned: "Let's talk about that matter, how the investigation went, who was doing it secretly, and that thing, We must get it back as soon as possible.”
"Inner Guards, Secret Guards, Qianniu Guards, and Baiqisi have searched the ground in Luoyang inside and outside, but still found nothing. Queen of Heaven, my previous judgment has come true. Tianyin Sect, and the kings of the clan, I'm afraid You have to become a knife in the hands of others..."
Wu Zetian looked at Ming Chongyan indifferently, and Ming Chongyan stopped at his last words: "Three days, three days later, I will definitely give the Queen an answer."
"Yes!" Wu Zetian nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand, and Ming Chongyan slowly retreated.
He lowered his head and focused on the memorial in his hand again.
For Wu Zetian, anyone who dares to jump out, no matter what kind of evil hand or knife, can be cut off!
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