Li Zhi wrapped himself in a blanket and looked at the stunned look on Li Xuan's face. Suddenly, he couldn't help but laugh: "Haha..."
Li Zhi smiled heartlessly, but Li Xuan looked confused.
After a while, Li Zhi finally calmed down his smile. He reached out and patted the table in front of him, looked up at Li Xuan and said, "I don't allow it because the government has its own regulations. How can I do it just because of you?" He arbitrarily changed his duty time. It was announced that he should be dismissed from the post of General Jin Wu of the Guards of the King of Nanchang and conferred on him the post of Prince You Zanshan of the King of Nanchang."
Li Xuan immediately knelt down and thanked him: "I, Wang Xuan of Nanchang, thank you for your kindness."
Li Xuan's inspector Zuo Jinwu Wei Zhonglang Jiang was himself sealed by Wu Sheng Dao.
Now that the King of East China Sea has been killed by him, there is no need for this official position to exist.
Although Li Zhi said that King Donghai had nothing to do with the clan, he was talking about it to people who didn't know anything about it.
For those who know about it, even if the court has begun to pass on the head of King Donghai, they may not be willing to believe that the dead person is King Donghai.
However, the King of Nanchang, who was originally responsible for investigating the case, was relieved of the responsibility of inspecting the Zuo Jinwu Guards at this time. In other words, the King of Donghai was really dead.
…
The Crown Prince You Zanshan is a good doctor, and he is responsible for assisting the Crown Prince You Shuzi in the Crown Prince's palace. He is responsible for the attendants and lectures. Although the official is only of the fifth rank, he has a very close relationship with the Crown Prince.
Now in the palace of the Crown Prince, there are three officials, the Crown Prince You Zanshan, five officials, and Li Xuan is the fourth.
The right concubine of the crown prince, the fourth rank, is concurrently appointed by Li Jingxuan, the official minister, who is the third rank.
"On weekdays, after completing your duties at Honglu Temple, go to the palace for a walk... The luminous cup of grape wine will remind you immediately if you want to drink the pipa. Jun Moxiao is lying drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times."
Li Zhi turned to look at Li Xuan and said in a deep voice: "Xian'er is kind, but lacks the spirit of killing. Twenty-seventh Lang, please teach him well."
"I obey the decree." Li Xuan had no room for hesitation and immediately agreed.
"Go." Li Zhi waved his hand, and Li Xuan immediately stood up, bowed and said, "I leave."
Li Xuan slowly exited Penglai Hall. The cold wind blew outside the hall, and Li Xuan suddenly woke up.
The emperor was still dissatisfied with the prince.
Although Li Xuan didn't know the reason or what happened, he knew that this was not a good thing for him.
This job, which was extremely jealous in the eyes of others, was like a hot potato in Li Xuan's eyes.
Because he never thought of investing in Li Xian.
There were already too many people around Li Xian, and there was not much room for him to intervene.
If he really gets too close to Li Xian, he might also be implicated when Li Xian is unlucky in the future.
Again, there are too many people around Li Xian. Even if Li Xuan seriously tries to teach him how to be a prince, in fact, Li Xian will not listen to him at all, and it is of no use at all. .
However, this position is not without its benefits. At least, if he goes up the ladder, some princes will have the resume of a good official, and there will be no one from Honglu Temple, or even the Minister of Rites, who can qualify him.
If so, then just be a good critic and leave the East Palace before Li Xian rebels.
After walking out of Penglai Hall, Li Xuan walked all the way to the palace gate. However, at this time, he discovered that his father-in-law Liu Rengui, right minister Dai Zhide and others were waiting under the palace gate.
Qian Niuwei was blocking him and had no intention of letting him go.
As soon as Li Xuan walked out of the palace gate, everyone immediately looked over with surprised expressions.
Li Xuan also had a look of astonishment on her face and turned back to look north.
Waves of morning light were already emitting from the roof of Zichen Hall, but Empress Wu had no intention of summoning Chang Chao.
…
In the Penglai Hall, Li Zhi wrapped the blanket around him tighter, then looked at the curtains behind him and said softly: "What, is there anything fishy in this?"
The curtain opened, and Empress Wu, wearing a green skirt, walked out.
Although she is over fifty years old, Empress Wu is still handsome, not much worse than a young woman in her thirties.
"People are quite loyal." Empress Wu gave a rare compliment, and then said with emotion: "I heard that after Twenty-seventh Lang left the excavated passage, the passage collapsed on its own."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "After all, he is a descendant of the royal family. He has a good sense of maintenance. He is cautious and capable of doing things."
"So Your Majesty asked someone to take care of Xian'er?" Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi with some humor. She was the clearest about the entanglements in this process.
Li Zhi shook his head helplessly and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, Mei Niang. Although Xian'er and Mei Niang have political differences, his problem is that he is too easily influenced by others, and he behaves like a twenty-seven man. Always behave yourself and let Xian'er learn from him, he has been spoiled too much by you and me since he was a child."
Although Li Xian was a magnanimous prince in the eyes of outsiders, in Li Zhi's eyes, he lacked the desire to kill.
As an emperor, such a person can barely be a city defender, let alone a wise king.
The wise king in the eyes of the royal family is different from the wise king in the eyes of the people.
This does not mean that blind tolerance and kindness are the way to govern the country. In fact, it is quite the opposite. Be lenient when necessary and strict when necessary. Being lenient to the people and harsh to the officials is the long-term way to govern.
But Li Xian was too tolerant. He tried his best to learn from Li Hong, who was filial to the emperor, but he couldn't see the unknown methods of filial piety to the emperor Li Hong.
You can’t even see your own problem.
This is what Li Zhi is most dissatisfied with.
But there is no way, because from the very beginning, Li Xian was not cultivated as a prince.
And Li Hong, the filial emperor, did not leave any heirs.
"I really hope that Xian'er can really learn something from Twenty-Seventh Lang. Even if I only learn two words about rules, I will be satisfied." Empress Wu sighed softly. Although she is now with Li Xian, There were some political conflicts, but it was not a big deal, but Li Zhi was right, Li Xian was too straightforward in his approach.
In other words, it was deliberately too straight.
If the approach could be gentler, the conflict between mother and son would not be so straightforward.
When Li Hong was the crown prince, although he also had a lot of conflicts with Empress Wu, and even had conflicts over the Zen position, the concubine, and Princess Yiyang and Xuancheng, the mother-son relationship between them was maintained quite well. good.
At least, Li Hong knew how to be soft and knew that she was his mother, but Li Xian was too straightforward.
After Li Hong died of illness later, although there were rumors that he was killed by Empress Wu, they were actually just rumors.
If Empress Wu really killed Li Hong with poison, the first person who would be unable to hide it would be Li Zhi.
Looking at Li Zhi's current mental state, we know that it is just a rumor after all.
Even the Zen position thing is just a joke.
From ancient times to the present, how many people have been able to achieve such a thing as voluntarily taking the Zen position.
Almost all of them were dying, but they still clung to power.
That incident was, in the final analysis, nothing more than a temptation.
It’s just that the emperor tested too many people.
Li Zhi nodded, and then said: "The matter of King Donghai is over, let Ming Chongyan deal with the rest, especially the guy who escaped, damn it, don't live anymore."
"I accept the order."
"The other thing about Li Jingye is that the caravan at his home should be taken over by the inner guards and the Shaofu." At this point, Li Zhi paused for a moment, and then said: "There is also the caravan that the Tubo envoy is going to send to Tubo. Seal the letter, the Ministry of War's Staff Division has already corrected it, and ask the inner guards to send it over, so that Tubo doesn't know there is a problem with this road."
All the Tubo people's informants in Chang'an have been eliminated, but as long as Li Jingye's line can still be used, they will not be too anxious.
"I accept the order, but I heard that there is something about Twenty-Seventh Lang?" Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi curiously.
Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "I've asked people to perfect it a little. There won't be anything. Even if there is something, Twenty-seven Lang can handle it enough."
Is it really that easy to deal with?
Empress Wu couldn't help but shake her head. Being targeted by Lun Qinling was not a good thing.
"By the way, there is also the matter of inheritance." Li Zhi waved his hands impatiently and said: "Let him act more cautiously on weekdays. He doesn't even know that the person in the palace who goes out with him to convey orders has been betrayed. If Twenty-seven Lang hadn't been careful, the things would have been taken away when he was the head of Guide County."
"Well." Empress Wu nodded gently, and then said: "It's still early, Your Majesty, you'd better go back and get some sleep first."
Li Zhi started to laugh a little, then sighed softly, patted Empress Wu's catkin and said, "Mei Niang, you have to worry about things outside."
"What did your Majesty say? This is what I should do." Empress Wu looked back at the morning light that had penetrated through the windows of Penglai Palace, and said softly: "In this case, I will go to court first, and the veterans will wait. It’s been a while.”
"Yeah!" Li Zhi nodded, and then watched Empress Wu leave.
Empress Wu walked to the entrance of the palace, and when she looked back, the emperor had closed his eyes and fell asleep.
But is he really asleep?
…
Empress Wu strode towards the Zichen Palace and said sideways: "Pass the decree and go to court."
"Go to court!"
"Go to court!"
"Go to court!"
The calls came directly to Lai Danfeng's sect, and the ministers went to court.
In the Chang Dynasty, only the prime ministers of the three provinces and six ministries were eligible to participate in Tongping Zhangshi, and in the Manchu Dynasty, there were only six or seven people.
Just as Empress Wu reached the back of Zichen Hall, Ming Chongyan suddenly flashed out from one side.
Empress Wu stopped, looked at Ming Chongyan and asked, "How is the matter handled? Have you found the person you were chasing?"
"Not yet, he was too fast." Ming Chongyan couldn't help but shake his head. The situation was not as smooth as he imagined.
After all, Li Miao was half a Yangshen. He sacrificed his body to become a Yangshen. Although he did not have the ability to extend his life, the Yangshen finally achieved success.
If this was not the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty, if it were any other city, he would have disappeared without a trace.
Empress Wu's cold eyes fell on Ming Chongyan, and then she said coldly: "Find him and kill him."
"Here!" Ming Chongyan immediately handed over his hand.
Just as Empress Wu was about to pass by Ming Chongyan, she suddenly stopped, looked at Ming Chongyan and asked, "Ming Qing, do you think King Donghai is really dead?"
Ming Chongyan was stunned for a moment, then said after a moment of thought: "This matter is hard to say."
"Why is it hard to say?"
"The person is indeed of the bloodline of Prince Yin. When the King of Nanchang moved his sword, the person was indeed still alive, but some things didn't add up." Ming Chongyan expressed his point of view.
"What doesn't go right?"
"Identity, I and the King of Nanchang have both deduced before that the King of Donghai must have some identity in the court, so that he can quickly receive information from the court, but I don't know the person who was killed." After a slight pause, Ming Chong Yan then said: "I don't know whether I know the King of Nanchang, but this alone is enough to make people suspicious."
"The King of Nanchang must not know him either." Empress Wu recalled Li Xuan's cautious attitude when she went to the audience. Now that she thought about it, Li Xuan might also have doubts.
"That person is dead. It's best. If he's not dead, there may be some movement. Leave one or two baits. I want to see what's going on."
"Here!"
(End of chapter)
