Waiting is undoubtedly a very torturous thing, whether it is for the waiting party or the waiting party, if possible, no one will be willing to endure such unbearable suffering, but in the face of the strange situation in the capital, although all parties are waiting very hard, but no one dares to take the lead, after all, once the move will be up, it will never be able to stop, if it is defeated, it is a complete loss, the end of the catastrophe, therefore, although all the forces are waiting for anxiety, but can only wait for the opportunity to appear.

Maybe it's fate, or maybe it's because God can't bear to let everyone wait, the opportunity appeared, and it was very fast, so fast that people were a little unexpected - on April 13, the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, Wei Zheng, the provincial servant of the door, took the "eunuch lowly, neither yin nor yang, and could not be granted the exclusive power" and "the eunuch was in charge of the harem and the etiquette was not in line with the etiquette, and there was no basis for the law", and the edict of Li Shimin "by the inner chamberlain in charge of the harem affairs" was sealed.

The official system of the Tang Dynasty inherited the Sui system, especially before Zhenguan, the official system of the Tang Dynasty was no different from that of the Sui Dynasty, and the system of three provinces and six ministries was adopted. The subordinates are responsible for reviewing the filing and draft of the Chinese book to decide whether to implement it or not; Shangshu Province is the administrative office, which is still divided into officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and six departments, each of which is placed in Shangshu (Zheng Sanpin) and Shilang (Zheng Sipin), which is the system of three provinces and six ministries.

According to the system, the Son of Heaven only consults with Zhongshuling to discuss government affairs and exercise the right to file cases. The original draft of the edict set by the case can only be delivered to Shangshu Province for implementation after the consent of the Menxia Province, but it is different from the Sui Dynasty that the Menxia Province of the Tang Dynasty has real power, and can and often seals back the edicts issued by the emperor, rather than just a decoration like the Sui Dynasty, especially after Wei Zheng took up the post of the provincial servant in the seventh year of Zhenguan, even more so, with Wei Zheng's upright personality, but all the edicts that he determined were inconsistent with the law were basically resolutely replied, and did not save face for Li Shimin at all, and this time was the same.

Speaking from the heart, Li Shimin is a very acceptable, good and enlightened monarch, as long as he thinks that the advice of his subordinates is reasonable, even if it is not in harmony with his heart, he can accept it, and never retaliate against the courtiers who admonish him because of his personal likes and dislikes, which is extremely rare among the monarchs of all dynasties, and it is precisely because of this that Li Shimin can become the "emperor of the ages" and achieve a generation of hegemony, but this time this is obviously contrary to the Tang Dynasty system, "the harem authority is controlled by the Ministry of Internal Service". Li Shimin did not adopt the suggestion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and insisted on forcing the province to admit the account, if it was a different person to serve in the middle, things had come to such a point, and the edict could only be passed, unfortunately this time he met Wei Zheng, the lord who admitted death, and refused to say anything to put a big seal of consent on his head after the edict, Li Shimin made three decrees, and the old man Wei connected three books, and did not agree to this edict, so that things could be a big problem.

Others may not know the purpose of Li Shimin's move, but Li Zhen knows it in his heart - the old man doesn't want to wait! The intention is not necessarily to pass this edict, but to force all parties to make a move, but to understand it, Li Zhen is helpless, the reason is very simple - the Ministry of Internal Service is now in the hands of Hu Youde's uncle and nephew, and these two people are all the fourth people, once this edict is passed, the inner court can be in the hands of Li Tai from now on, even if Li Zhen can bear it, the concubines of the harem can't bear it, especially Yang Shufei's side will definitely not be able to help but make a move**, if it is really such an undisciplined chaos, I am afraid that things will be completely out of control, and once this happens, it is really possible for Li Tai to get his hands on it, and the ending is definitely unbearable for Li Zhen.

Chaos can be, but it must be purposeful chaos, otherwise everything has to be finished, this is a clear thing, it is absolutely a lie to say that there is no urgency, but the problem is that there is no urgency, and the current state of affairs is not something that Li Zhen can fully grasp, if you want to remain undefeated in this chaos, only by cooperating with Li Ke, the king of Wu, can you have the possibility of reversing, which involves a question of who will lead it, therefore, Li Zhen can only endure it even if she is anxious, of course, Li Zhen also has the capital to endure - Li Zhen's prestige in the army is increasing, Supported by a large number of young generals, although there is not much power in the civilian system at present, and this group of young generals is not yet on the big scene, but over time, the army is definitely Li Zhen's world, even if Li Taizhen enters the East Palace one by one, the big deal is that Li Zhen first shrank his head and waited for the opportunity, and then there was a "Xuanwumen Change", although the difficulty is a little higher, but there is not necessarily no chance, this article is definitely not a little stronger than Li Ke who only has civilian power, Li Zhen didn't believe that Li Ke couldn't see this, so although Li Zhen was anxious, she could still hold on, she went to work as usual, and she was still busy with things that should be busy, and on the surface, she looked like someone who had nothing to do.

Waiting and waiting, waiting hard, but no matter how difficult it is, you have to hold on, Li Zhen doesn't believe that Li Ke can calm down, after all, once the chaos starts, the pressure Li Ke will face is much greater than himself, isn't it? Sure enough, Li Zhen had just returned to the mansion from the military department, and only entered the study, and before he had time to catch his breath, the housekeeper Liu Dequan walked in with an invitation, bowed his waist, presented the invitation with both hands, and said very respectfully: "Your Highness, Wu Wangfu sent an invitation, please take a look." ”

Ha, the third guy finally can't help it, Wangfei Pavilion is spring? Hehe, this kid can really pick a place, a bit of a literati. Li Zhen opened the invitation card and looked at it, and immediately became happy, smiled, and waved his hand: "Send someone to say it, and say that this king will go as soon as he is allowed to go, and retreat." ”

"Yes, Your Highness, my subordinates retire." Li Zhen spoke, Liu Dequan didn't dare to slack off, replied respectfully, and sent someone to send a message without mentioning it.

"The third child can't hold it back, so let's discuss it." After receiving Li Ke's invitation, Li Zhen was in a good mood, sat down with a smile, and said something very casually.

Li Zhen was happy, but the two strategists were not overjoyed, they were very calm, seeing Li Zhen open his mouth, Na Long took the lead in speaking: "Your Royal Highness should have a harvest on this trip, but I think that things may not go well, you have to be careful, don't lose a big one because of a small loss, you should cut off the wings in the palace of King Wei first, as for the eldest grandson Wuji, you can let it go first, and then decide according to the situation." ”

"Well, this king knows this in his heart, hehe, the third end may not be this kind of thought, let's see." Li Zhen shook her hand disapprovingly and said with a smile.

Mo Li didn't agree with Na Long's opinion very much, and shook his feather fan and said: "What Brother Na said is wrong, I think that the reason why the Holy Lord will issue three edicts is that his intention is to sacrifice Hu Youde's uncle and nephew in exchange for chaos, and this article does not need to worry too much, I think that since this is the case, why not take a step more and try it." ”

"Oh? Mr. means ......" As soon as he heard Mo Li's words, Li Zhen immediately became interested.

Mo Li smiled faintly and said, "Your Highness Mingjian, does the Holy Lord intend to establish the King of Wei?" ”

"Of course not, but ......" Li Zhen replied casually, but suddenly paused as if she remembered something, and thought for a while: "Sir, but if the king is not in a hurry, the father will be in a hurry?" ”

"Not bad!" Mo Li laughed and said: "It's good that Your Highness knows, Your Majesty has no intention of making King Wei the crown prince, the reason why you are so gracious three times is not to let Your Highness and King Wu move, if Your Highness doesn't move, wouldn't the fake show come true and sing, hehe, with Your Majesty's shrewdness, will you tolerate this?" I'm afraid it won't, so wouldn't there be a lot to do? ”

"Oh, that's the same, cuddling grass and beating rabbits, it's a convenient thing, this king knows it in his heart." Li Zhen smiled knowingly and said, "Okay, this king will go to the third child." ”

Fengshan, a hill ten miles away in the southern suburbs of Beijing, the mountain is not high, that is, up and down 100 meters, the vegetation is not luxuriant, but there are quite a lot of craggy strange stones, and there is the name of the rocky ridge, at the foot of the mountain is the Bashui River that meanders and flows, a huge rock stands abruptly on the top of the mountain, like a high-rise building that rises from the ground, the side of the river is as steep as a knife, there is a pavilion on the stone, small and chic, if you want to fly in the air, so the famous flying pavilion can be regarded as a scene of the Beijing Division, but because it is located in a remote place, there is no one around, the visitors are not many, If it is close to dusk, then it is even more extinct pedestrians, except for the occasional birdsong, only the rustle of the wind blowing through the treetops, it seems extraordinarily cold, or even with some cold, but Li Ke, the king of Wu who is standing in the water, does not care about these slight colds at all, with his hands behind his back, let the mountain wind blow a white coat to grin, looking at the sun that is gradually sinking in the west, a pair of sword eyebrows are tightly locked together, and his face is full of lonely melancholy, until a sound of footsteps comes from behind, which wakes Li Ke up from reverie, As soon as he turned sideways, as soon as he saw the person coming, Li Ke's face instantly bloomed with an amiable smile, he hurriedly walked a few steps forward to meet him, stopped reservedly, and greeted with a smile: "Eighth brother, here." ”

"Hehe, the younger brother is entangled in official business, it's too late, Brother Lao has been waiting for a long time, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, haha, the third brother is so Yaxing." Li Zhen, who was dressed in green clothes and civilian clothes, walked up to the pavilion alone along the steps behind the rock, arched her hand at Li Ke, and greeted her with a smile, but there was a hint of banter in her words.

As if he didn't understand Li Zhen's words, Li Ke turned sideways, made a gesture of please, and said with a smile: "Eighth brother, look, this place of beautiful mountains and rivers is the splendid rivers and mountains of my Tang Dynasty, my brother can't see enough, the sage has clouds: will be the top of the Ling, a glance at the mountains, hehe, according to my brother's opinion, although this is not Taiyue, the surroundings are also unobstructed, and can overlook the Jingshi, but there is also something new, what does the eighth brother think?" ”

Come on, you kid will have a big dream in the spring and autumn period, and you will be at the top of the mountain, and you are not afraid of falling from the top of the mountain? Beware of falling and leaving no bones left. How could Li Zhen not know that Li Ke was borrowing the ancient words and the present, and the scenery was expressed, openly talking about the scenery, and secretly talking about the matter of winning the heir, showing his determination to participate in the succession, of course, Li Zhen knew more clearly that Li Ke put on such a posture just to lead himself to take the initiative to talk about things, and also take the opportunity to touch his own bottom and set a tone for cooperation, this little trick Li Zhen would take to heart, smiled and walked to the position side by side with Li Ke, pretended to look at the scenery, and said with a smile on his face: "Hehe, The third brother has good eyesight, how can the younger brother only see the stones all over the mountain and the river at the foot of the mountain, hey, the younger brother is short-sighted, which makes the third brother smile. ”

Li Zhen also has something to say in his words, which means that it is not interesting to say that it is far away, it is better for us two brothers to talk about things, we don't do things that are so ambitious, what do you want to play by yourself, if you want to cooperate, let's talk about the current things, don't talk about those who have and don't.

Li Ke is a smart person, how could he not understand what Li Zhen is saying, and he also knows that Li Zhen has always been a master who can be pushed, it is really too difficult to get Li Zhen, besides, what is the situation at this time Li Ke can not count in his heart, as soon as he saw Li Zhen expressed his attitude, he stopped going around the corner, shrugged his shoulders, and pretended to be relaxed and said: "Eighth brother said that he laughed, hehe, my brother invited the eighth brother here today, but it was not all for the sake of seeing the scenery, there is still one thing to ask the eighth brother to advise one or two." ”

Uh-huh, direct enough, hey, interesting! Li Zhen saw that Li Ke was so straightforward and planned to poke the matter away, and immediately understood that Li Ke had seen through the situation, and secretly alerted himself in his heart, but he didn't care very much, and smiled and said: "If the third brother has something to say, just listen." ”

"Okay, the eighth brother is refreshing enough, then the brother can just say it." Li Ke slapped his palm, put away the smile on his face, and looked at Li Zhen with a serious face: "What does the eighth brother think about the matter of my father's edict to serve the province?" ”

Heh, this is going to set Lao Tzu's words? There are no doors! Li Zhen smiled secretly in her heart, but her face was full of sincerity: "Third brother Mingjian, since my father has done this, I have my father's considerations, and I don't dare to speculate as a son." ”

Li Ke didn't expect Li Zhen to promise very happily before, but when it came to the end, he ran the train with his mouth full, and he was choked when he boarded, and his face changed quickly, and then he smiled and said: "The eighth brother is pure filial piety, and the elder brother is ashamed of himself, but this matter is very important, and it is really not negligent, you and my brother should be open and honest, and work together for the tranquility of the court, what does the eighth brother think?" ”

"The third brother has learned a lesson, the younger brother is ashamed, if the third brother shows it, the younger brother will obey his fate as one." Li Zhen agreed happily, but still did not express his opinion, but probed Li Ke's bottom, the sincerity on his face was really touching, but it is a pity that Li Ke is now an ant on a hot pot, how can he still have the leisure to appreciate Li Zhen's acting skills, seeing that Li Zhen refused to express his opinion first, he was angry in his heart, but he had no choice but to take Li Zhen and smiled: "Eighth brother, and listen to my brother's words, what Wei Shizhong said is not bad, eunuchs are not yin or yang, how can you be in charge of the harem, This is a big loss of dignity, and it must not be done, if this is the case, how can I have the face of the Tang Dynasty, isn't it a laughing stock for future generations? ”

Li Ke's words have revealed all the attitude and bottom line, which means that Li Zhen wants to cooperate with him, first resist the matter of the inner service province, get rid of Hu Youde's uncle and nephew, cut off Li Tai's hands and feet in the palace, and then discuss the rest, this article is consistent with Li Zhen's original preset plan, but after Mo Li's point, Li Zhen doesn't plan to stop here, he plans to play a big one, of course, this also requires Li Ke's cooperation, but well, Li Zhen doesn't plan to immediately put out all the hole cards, pretending to be pensive and bowing his head and groaning, Only then did he speak: "The third brother said well, Hu Youde's uncle and nephew have bad conduct, steal from a high position in vain, and don't think about sharing worries for his father, but instigating his father to make this decision, he should be killed!" ”

When Li Zhen said the word "should be killed", the murderous aura all over his body was so great that Li Ke was violently excited, almost losing his temper, and secretly scolded Li Zhen in his heart for "killing embryos", but he showed a gratifying smile on his face and said: "The eighth brother is right, it seems that such a traitorous villain is where he should be, and then quickly, although the eighth brother goes, the elder brother should help him!" ”

Oh, it's really a snake with a stick, damn it, this is going to trap us? You're beautiful! Li Zhen secretly despised Li Ke in her heart, but she showed a look of embarrassment on her face and said: "Third brother, it's not that the younger brother refuses to help the third brother, it's just, alas, it's just that Hu Youde's uncle and nephew are in a high position, and they are the characters on the side of the fourth brother, if it's hehe, if it's ......, wouldn't it offend the fourth brother, the little brother is really a little unsteady in his heart, how can this be good?" ”

Li Ke saw Li Zhen talking and talking, and went back again, and suddenly became angry and funny, knowing that Li Zhen was pretending to be confused, but he also took Li Zhen without it, after all, he was begging Li Zhen now, not Li Zhen begging him again, and he had no choice but to smile and say: "Eighth brother, the sage has a cloud: the biggest thing in the world is just the word 'reason', we can act but be worthy of conscience and the court, as for the rest of the miscellaneous matters, you don't need to worry too much, what do you say, eighth brother?" ”

"That's, that's, hehe, the third brother is right, that's the case, although the third brother goes, the younger brother doesn't dare to say anything else, he still has the ability to wave the flag and shout, but ......" Li Zhen deliberately stopped when she said this, but she didn't say anything.

Li Keyuan didn't expect Li Zhen to take the lead impulsively, and at this time, seeing Li Zhen agreeing to help, he could be satisfied, but when he saw the evil smile on Li Zhen's face, he suddenly chuckled in his heart, and stared at Li Zhen with a pair of eyes for a long time, and then said calmly: "Eighth brother has something to say, but it's okay to say it, as long as it is what my brother can do, it will be accepted as one." ”

Damn, this guy thinks Lao Tzu is going to rip off the bamboo again, hey, it's okay, it's not appropriate to move lightly at this juncture now, or spare this kid once. Li Zhen laughed secretly in her heart, but her face was full of worry and said: "Third brother, it's not the younger brother who grows up the ambition of others and destroys his own prestige, it's just, alas, it's just that there are big people behind the fourth brother who are supporting him, one is not careful, you and my brother are only afraid of being criticized for their dedication to the public, once this is the case, I am afraid that this big thing will not be easy to do." ”

Although Li Zhen didn't say who the big man was, Li Ke immediately guessed that the person was referring to the eldest grandson Wuji, he didn't expect Li Zhen to really dare to move the mountain of the eldest grandson Wuji, and when he ascended, he was taken aback by Li Zhen's ambition, gasped, and looked at Li Zhen in a daze for a while, and then said hesitantly: "Eighth brother, I'm afraid this is not good, you must know that the distinction between priority and priority is the key to success or failure, if it is small and big, I am afraid that it is inappropriate." ”

Facing Li Ke's shock, Li Zhen didn't say anything, just looked at Li Ke with interest, and refused to speak again, after the brothers looked at each other for a while, Li Ke gritted his teeth helplessly and said: "If the eighth brother has any regulations, you might as well say it, if it can be done, the elder brother will also let it go." ”

Hehe, it's done, I'm afraid you won't take the bait! Li Zhen thoroughly figured out Li Ke's hole cards, and already had a plan in his heart, smiled into Li Ke's ear, and said something softly, listening to Li Ke's face constantly changing, after a long time, he sighed and said: "Okay, since the eighth brother has this proposition, then the brother will act according to the plan." ”

"Cheng, then it's decided, it's getting late, and the little brother has a business trip tomorrow, so I'll take the first step and leave!" Li Zhen saw that the matter had been done, and he didn't say more, haha, bowed his hand in a chic manner, and strode down the mountain rock, Li Ke looked at Li Zhen's distant back in a daze, and was in a daze for a while, most likely, shook his head with a wry smile, let out a sigh, turned around, looked at Chang'an City that was gradually disappearing into the night, and fell into contemplation......

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