第53章 微妙利害
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薛绍面露难色的摇了摇头,“圣意难测,我也不知道。但既然上旨已然下达,我只能着手去办。你也知道的,我一家人很多年前就被流放在外,加之我父母双亡已有十年。所谓人走茶凉,那几个位高权重的薛姓族老未必会把我看在眼里。就算是我那个贵为候爵的兄长,也只是一介外官刺史在京城之内并不闻达,在薛族之类的名望也不甚高。加之薛某此前名声不佳,我怕我会吃了他们的闭门羹!”
“薛兄所虑,不无道理……”李仙缘若有所思道,“薛兄是担心,此事如若办不妥当,天后那一处不好交待?”
“那是自然。”薛绍苦了苦脸,说道,“天后交待下来的这一点小事我都办不好的话,我还有何面目让她信任于我?再者,如若族老们给我吃了闭门羹,我反正寡谦鲜耻的不要紧,天后娘娘那边,颜面上过不去啊!”
“言之有理!”李仙缘恍然道,“二圣意欲择选薛兄尚配太平公主一事,虽然大多数的朝臣仍不知晓,但薛元超和薛克构这两个位高权重的中枢重臣,是肯定知道的。天后娘娘让薛兄先去拜访薛姓族老,大概就是想知道薛氏一族对于这一次联姻的态度。如若薛氏族老态度生硬或是给薛兄吃了闭门羹,那可就……”
薛绍直摇头,“那我薛氏一族就真会把天后得罪得不浅了,那将是一场莫大的灾难!”
“对啊……”李仙缘也仿佛意识到了这一层利害,表情变得严峻起来。
众所周知太平公主是二圣最后一个嫡亲的孩子、唯一的一个女儿,也是武后唯一一个亲自将她从小带大的孩子。二圣尤其是武后,一直都把太平公主视为天之娇女、掌上明珠。
在武后看来,谁娶了太平公主都该是天底下最大的荣耀。
可是薛族的人未必会这么想,近些年来名门望族的人对于娶公主一事,大多都是比较抵触甚至是敬而远之的。
尤其薛绍的父亲本就是驸马,因为公主卷进厌胜之祸而举家流放那么多年不得还朝,夫妻双双客死异乡,前车之鉴就在眼前,薛姓的族老不可能会对这一次的联姻有多大兴趣。再者武后执政,朝堂之上有许多人明着不敢说,心里却是很反感的——中书令薛元超就是其中一位。他和武后的关系一直有点僵,这几乎是众所周知的。
武后在这时候特意让薛绍去拜访薛姓族老,说不得,有那么一层“凶险”的用意在里面。如果薛元超表现得不那么合作,那就有可能激发早就潜在的矛盾,一发不可收拾了。
薛元超身为当今薛氏一族在朝堂之上的旗帜和领袖,他一但和武后撕破脸皮,后果可想而知——就如薛绍所说,将是一场莫大的灾难!
薛绍没有跟李仙缘多说情由,而是让他自己去琢磨其中的利害,到时他如果要向天后汇报情况,也会知道个轻重。这远比薛绍去吩咐他求他,要来得有效得多。
李仙缘这时反而有点紧张了,“那薛兄打算如何行事?”
“我必须要有个稳之又稳的方法见到薛元超和薛克构,而不是冒冒失失的跑到他们府上去碰运气。”薛绍说道,“这就是我要跟你说的第三件重要的事情了。”
李仙缘有些满头雾水的感觉,“第二件事情都还没有解决,怎么又来了第三件?”
“第三件事情,就是我必须找到一个足够有份量的人,把我引荐给那两位族老。”薛绍道。
李仙缘眼睛一亮,“薛兄睿智!常言道不看僧面看佛面,就算他们不念及同族血亲,也该给那个引荐之人一点颜面——可问题是,找谁引荐呢?”
“裴行俭。”
李仙缘双眼一睁,随即苦笑,“那薛兄还不如直接去那两位族老的府上,碰运气!”
“怎么说?”薛绍问道。
“薛兄初入官场,不知朝堂之上的微妙利害。小生就为薛兄稍作讲解。”李仙缘倒也耐心,说道,“裴薛柳三家并称‘河东三姓’同为当世豪门,如今尤以裴薛二族最为旺盛。朝堂之上,裴薛两族既齐头并劲也暗中较劲。现如今的中枢宰阁政事堂里,有中书令薛元超、同中书门下三品裴炎、侍中郝处俊和尚书左仆射刘仁轨,堪称当朝四大宰辅。”
“郝处俊素与天后不和日渐失威,朝野皆知。刘仁轨早年平灭百济军功著卓颇受二圣信任,但他出身寒微文治失缺而且年岁已是极高,根本不足以比肩薛元超和裴炎。如此一来,朝堂之上便呈现出薛裴‘二相相争’的局面。裴行俭乃是裴炎的族兄,文治武功非比等闲,近来飞升蹿起令人刮目相看。这次黑山大捷凯旋归来,裴行俭定获嘉奖与重用,出将入相是迟早的事情。”
“如此,朝堂之上很有可能出现‘二裴一薛’的局面。薛元超将要落到下风。”李仙缘说到这里停顿了一下,“当此之时,薛兄如果去请裴行俭代为引荐,小生估计薛元超可能会要……吐血而亡!”
“言之有理,薛某险些唐突了。”薛绍点了点头,虽然自己在史书上了解了许多关于这段历史的记载,但朝堂时局当中的一些微妙的东西,的确只有“局中人”方才能够切身体会。别说,半吊子神棍这官虽然做得不大但毕竟是一名在皇城里就职的京官,他的这一番讲解还是很到位也很有参考价值的。
但是薛绍,仍有自己的想法。
“就算不引荐,我也必须要结识裴行俭。”薛绍说道,“就算薛裴两族暗中较劲,那也与我薛绍无干。反正那些个薛氏族老没把我当族人,这些年来从来没和我有过任何往来。”
“薛兄,不可。”李仙缘苦口婆心劝道,“不管怎么说,你终究是姓薛。这等时候要去结交裴行俭,会被族人视为出格。恐怕,于你不利!”
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