Chapter 14
After three rounds of wine.
It was almost time.
Li Xuan raised his wine glass and took a sip. Then, he put down the chopsticks in his hand.
Pa da.
The sound of wine glasses and chopsticks being placed on the table could be heard.
It was like a signal that directly made everyone in the hall turn their heads to look at Li Xuan. They stopped communicating at the same time, and pairs of eyes looked at Li Xuan with seriousness.
Although everyone present was young, none of them were fools.
This was because it was impossible for a fool to appear in Li Xuan's seat.
Everyone knew very well that this was the first time the Seventh Prince had hosted a banquet. There must be something important.
Therefore, they listened very cleverly.
"Have you noticed the changes in Chang 'an recently?”
Li Xuan glanced at everyone indifferently and asked with a smile.
Although he did not know why Li Xuan asked this question.
However, someone still gave him face and answered,"
"I wonder if the Seventh Prince is talking about the many Jianghu people who have appeared in Chang 'an recently?”
He nodded casually.
Li Xuan did not waste any time and went straight to the point,
" The ten-year deadline is up, and the Sword Garret is about to open again. There are many young masters in the martial arts world of the Tang Empire and even the neighboring countries. They have entered Chang 'an one after another, all for the Sword Garret!”
Hearing Li Xuan's words.
Everyone understood what Li Xuan meant. They naturally knew about the Sword Pavilion.
However, the people who cared about it were only a minority!
"Some time ago, because of the dispute between me and my 11th brother, my father punished me. However, yesterday, my father promised me that as long as the Sword Pavilion Tournament is held well, I will be exempted from all punishment.”
Li Xuan's smile remained, but his gaze paused for a moment on a few young princes.
"It's just that I didn't do my job properly in the past, so I didn't have many friends to help me. Therefore, I invited everyone today to help me come up with an idea. If you can help me avoid my father's punishment, then you will be my close friends and relatives!”
Li Xuan's words were very direct.
Everyone below looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Because there had never been anyone like Li Xuan...
He went straight to the point and made some secret matters so clear!
For a moment.
Everyone present could not help but fall silent.
Li Xuan was not in a hurry to urge him.
This was a matter of recruiting supporters, so they could not be anxious. They needed to give enough time for these noble princes to consider.
Li Xuan did not have to wait long.
A young master stood up and cupped his hands towards Li Xuan.
"Your Highness! I'm quite curious about the Sword Pavilion Competition. If Your Highness doesn't mind, I'm willing to help Your Highness!”
His gaze fell on this young master.
Li Xuan smiled and asked,
"Sure! What is your name? Which family is he from?"
Not daring to be negligent, the young master directly said,
"Your Highness! My name is Xu Ji, and my father is Duke Wei!"
His eyes lit up.
Li Xuan smiled and nodded at Xu Ji. He pressed his hand against his.
"Prince Xu, please take a seat. Is there any friend who is willing to help me?”
There was the first one.
Then there was a second one.
After Xu Ji, people stood up one after another and expressed their willingness to do their best for Li Xuan.
"They're basically all Li Chu's men!”
As he smiled and responded to these people who expressed their stance, Li Xuan muttered to himself,
"Other than Consort De's family, the rest of the people who originally supported Li Chu have turned to support me! The officialdom is really realistic!"
Naturally, it was reality.
Li Chu had been imprisoned for ten years, so he would definitely be an idle prince when he came out. His status had plummeted.
Who was still willing to support him?
Only by finding a better master was the right choice.
And Li Xuan, who had used a few tricks to see Li Chu hit him to the end, was obviously the best choice!
As for Consort De's family…
Naturally, it was impossible for them to express their loyalty to Li Xuan. They did not even come.
After the person who wanted to express his stance expressed his stance, Li Xuan once again heated up the atmosphere.
The banquet continued.
The banquet only came to an end when it was almost time.
After the banquet ended.
In the side hall of the royal family's villa.
Li Xuan met Xu Ji and the others.
"Greetings, Seventh Highness!"
Standing in front of Li Xuan, there were a total of more than ten noble heirs. With Xu Ji as the leader, they stood in front of Li Xuan.
He sat in his seat.
Li Xuan looked at Xu Ji and the others and said bluntly,
"I don't like to beat around the bush, so I'll be frank! I don't care how you do things with Li Chu. From now on, you will follow me and do things. As long as you do well, you will naturally have the glory and wealth of your families!”
Hearing this.
Xu Ji and the others looked at each other. It was the first time they had heard such straightforward words.
But no one dared to say anything.
They had come with the intention of their elders. Otherwise, they would not have been able to express their stance so easily at the banquet.
Li Chu was slapped to the bottom.
Xu Ji and the other elders who had originally supported him to seize the crown prince's position did not have a good time.
As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone will push it.
During this period of time, Li Gang, Li Yu, and the other princes 'men had trampled on them.
Compared to accepting these people.
Li Gang and the others, as well as their supporters, were more willing to wipe out all their forces in the imperial court and support their own people.
After all, there were only so many official positions in the imperial court!
Wasn't it good to let the trusted aide he had nurtured from the beginning take the position? Must she accept new people?
There was no need for that!
"Don't worry, Your Highness. We will do our best!”
Xu Ji and the others respectfully cupped their hands and bowed to Li Xuan.
He nodded in satisfaction.
Li Xuan's gaze fell on Xu Ji and he said,
"Xu Ji, I'll leave the arrangements for the Sword Pavilion Competition to you. In addition, among the 15 slots to enter the Sword Pavilion, the Imperial Family has three. The distribution of these three slots is with me.”
Swoosh--
Xu Ji also had martial arts cultivation, so he naturally knew the significance of the Sword Pavilion.
His eyes lit up and he bowed,"
"Thank you, Your Highness! I will definitely do my best to do this matter well. Your Highness, please rest assured!”
Anyone would know how to use this trick.
As for the big stick?
There was no need for that.
Because of Li Xuan's small tricks, Li Chu was beaten to the end, causing Xu Ji and the other fathers to be suppressed in the imperial court. It was already a rather heavy stick.
He shifted his gaze from Xu Ji to the others.
Li Xuan instructed,
"Help Xu Ji more…Let me see your value! Otherwise, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to change the difficult days your elders have been having in the Imperial Court. I don't need to remind you of the worst outcome!”
Everyone looked at each other.
They replied in unison,
"Here!"
After giving a few more instructions.
This small meeting was over.
The banquet officially ended.
……
In the carriage.
Xu Ji's expression was solemn and serious as he thought about something.
Sitting opposite Xu Ji was a young girl in her late twenties with thin eyebrows and a slim waist.
Xu Qing-
Xu Ji's younger sister was also Duke Wei's legitimate daughter.
She was known as the number one talented woman in the Tang Empire. She had once written a poem, Drunken Spring Wind, which had been copied all over the world. There was once a good story about the expensive paper in Chang 'an. She was proficient in everything except martial arts cultivation.
"Elder brother, then what problem did the Seventh Prince solve?”
Looking at Xu Ji who was deep in thought, Xu Qing asked with a pleasant voice,
"I heard that the Seventh Prince has a strange personality. I wonder what will happen if he supports the Seventh Prince this time!”
He shook his head.
Xu Ji returned to his senses and said,"
"The Seventh Prince is easy to get along with. Supporting the Seventh Prince should be rewarding…The Eleventh Prince has always been too arrogant.”
"But the Seventh Prince is different. Since he was able to sink for so many years and then rise up in a short period of time, his future achievements will definitely not be ordinary! Younger sister, you underestimate the Seventh Prince."
Hearing this.
Xu Qing nodded and said,"
"Brother is right!"
Inevitably, Xu Ji's words made Xu Qing very interested in Li Xuan.
……
After the banquet.
It turned out that the people under Li Chu had all turned to support Li Xuan.
In other words, the Seventh Prince, who was originally unknown, dispensable, and even did not do his proper work, suddenly became one of the hot spots for the Crown Prince's position.
Such a huge change would naturally attract the attention of many people, as well as various speculations.
Li Gang and the other princes didn't need to be mentioned.
Even the officials of the imperial court had strange expressions on their faces.
After all, this was no small matter!
It was bound to cause some changes in the imperial court. When the parents of Xu Ji and the others had Li Xuan's position, even if some people had Li Gang and the others 'positions behind them, they still did not dare to make a move on the parents of Xu Ji and the others.
The difference between having someone behind him and not having someone behind him was vividly displayed!
The imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was beyond imagination!
It was impossible for a powerful minister to appear.
Of course, the prince of a battle team was the prince of a battle team. All the officials knew one thing-
The Tang Emperor was above everything. The Tang Emperor was the heavens!
They would never support the prince more than the Tang Emperor.
Back to the main topic.
The change in the situation did not affect Li Xuan.
The undercurrent was stirred up by Li Chu's push to the end, but it was calmed down by Li Xuan's strong rise.
Under such circumstances.
The day of the Sword Pavilion Competition had finally arrived.
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