AD 638,
This year is also the twelfth year of Zhenguan.
Leap February has just passed, spring has returned to the earth, the grass is growing and orioles are flying.
When he made a pilgrimage to the Emperor, Li Shimin visited Hebei to return to the court and began to deal with the backlog of memorials.
Prior to this, Li Shimin had ordered minister Gao Shilian to lead people to compile the "Chronicles of the Clan".
As a result, Gao Shilian simply repaired the previous "Clan Chronicle" and handed it over to Li Shimin's imperial edict.
Seeing the order of the seven sects with the five surnames Cui, Lu, Zheng, Li, and Wang, Li Shimin was furious.
at this time.
Su Mingzhe traveled through time.
In this time travel, Su Mingzhe chose to wear the body of an emperor, hoping to use his status as an emperor to help him do some research work.
Therefore, he chose to travel through the Tang Dynasty during its prosperous period.
After looking at the dragon robe on his body, he absorbed the memory of Li Shimin in his mind.
Regarding Li Shimin's annoyance, he just curled his mouth slightly, smiled at the corners of his eyes, and smiled at the eunuch beside him:
"Ananda, give this memorial to Wuji so that Wuji can repair it again."
"Here."
Zhang Anan was the chief eunuch of the royal palace when Li Shimin was the king of Qin. He had followed Li Shimin for more than 20 years. He not only managed the eunuch team in an orderly manner, but also had military merits.
At this moment, after listening to Su Mingzhe's words, Zhang Anan took the memorial, backed out of the imperial study, and walked outside.
Wuji, also known as Changsun Wuji.
He was not only the brother-in-law of Li Shimin, the uncle of the current prince, but also the nephew of Gao Shilian. His official position was Sikong (one of the three princes), and his title was Zhao Guogong. He could be said to be the first royal family member of the current dynasty.
Su Mingzhe was dissatisfied with Gao Shilian's memorial, and leaving it to any other minister might cause Gao Shilian to speculate and panic.
Gao Shilian would not have any idea if it was given to his eldest grandson Wuji.
Su Mingzhe dealt with several more memorials, and his mood gradually became irritable.
More than 90% of these memorials involve the interests of prominent families in various places.
Even the emperor cannot easily deal with high-ranking families.
So, Su Mingzhe read a few more copies, put the memorial on the table, and walked out of the hall.
Starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty, clans began to rise.
By the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the power of clans had begun to influence and control the situation of a country.
The Sui and Tang dynasties were able to replace the previous dynasties because they relied on the power of the clan.
Later on the Internet, some people once compared Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang, asking who of the two was more powerful in martial arts and martial arts.
In fact, we can easily draw conclusions just by looking at their backgrounds and their methods of solving problems.
Although Li Shimin is also qualified to be called a saint king, but if you want to compare him with Zhu Yuanzhang, he is really not on the same level.
After all, when Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with memorials, he would not let courtiers influence his opinions.
"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"
As soon as he walked out of the hall, a young man wearing a dragon robe greeted Su Mingzhe, which made Su Mingzhe's expression dim for a moment:
"Chengqian, I'm going to see my great-grandson, please come with me."
"Here."
The name of Prince Li Chengqian is a bit unlucky.
In the official history, Li Chengqian was lame in one leg at first, and later he was frightened into rebellion by Li Shimin using the method of raising poisonous insects, and finally committed suicide.
The same is true for Li Chengqian in "Celebrating More Than Years".
When Su Mingzhe traveled through the world of "Celebrating More Than Years", he felt that Li Chengqian's life was too hard and helped him resolve the pain in advance.
Now, I have traveled to the "Wu Zetian" plane and saw another Li Chengqian, who is still my son.
Su Mingzhe felt guilty and wanted to make it up to him.
The father and son left the Tai Chi Hall and sat on the Buhu together.
The emperor sat and walked to greet him, and there were about thirty to sixty people accompanying him, depending on what the emperor wanted.
The number of followers including the prince, queen, concubine, etc. dropped to sixteen to more than thirty people.
If they are princes, ministers, princes or princes in the palace, they are given seats and escorts, and their entourage can never exceed sixteen people.
These are all rules.
Su Mingzhe took Li Chengqian to sit on the bench and chatted casually for a while, then asked him if he had any questions recently.
Li Chengqian faced his own father's concern and answered them one by one.
Li Chengqian is only nineteen years old now. He got married very early. Three years ago, he married Su, the eldest daughter of Secretary Cheng Su Dan, as the crown prince.
Now, after three years of marriage, the Su family finally gave birth to their grandson.
Li Shimin hurriedly returned to the court last month. He also heard the news that Su was about to give birth and was worried about the safety of his grandson, so he ran back.
Fortunately, mother and son are safe.
Su Mingzhe took Li Chengqian to the East Palace, and saw his 'eldest grandson' in the Yin'an Palace.
The main reason why Su Mingzhe came to see his grandson this time was that in this era, the death rate of children is too high.
As a precaution, Su Mingzhe planned to add several layers of protection to his grandson.
After the protection was improved, Su Mingzhe stayed for a while longer, gave the princess some gifts, and left this time.
Before leaving, Su Mingzhe warned Li Chengqian again:
"Gan'er, my sweet grandson has just been born. You are also a father. As a first-time father, you must not be careless. When my sweet grandson is one month old, I will designate him as the emperor's grandson..."
Li Chengqian was surprised and delighted by his father's words. He bowed his hands repeatedly to show that he accepted the order:
"My son, I obey your orders."
"Well, you can stay and take care of my good grandson."
Su Mingzhe also felt some pity for Li Chengqian's son, which is why he said so many words.
According to historical records, the next year, while Li Chengqian was learning Turkic horseback riding and archery, he broke his leg and became lame.
From then on, his temperament changed drastically. He changed his gentle temper in the past and began to play and enjoy himself. He even began to favor handsome eunuchs.
As of now, these messy things have not happened.
At least Su Mingzhe didn't find anything wrong with Li Chengqian.
Therefore, Su Mingzhe warned Li Chengqian in advance not to think wildly and never imitate his own Xuanwumen Incident or rebellion.
How did Li Chengqian know that his own father had such thoughts when he said these words to him?
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That is an intergenerational relationship.
As a father, he loves his son more than he loves himself.
However, this can be considered a good thing.
If Su Mingzhe really issues an edict to confer Li Chengqian's son as the emperor's grandson, it means that Wei Wang Li Tai, who is competing with the prince in the court, will definitely have no chance of the throne.
After thinking about this clearly, Li Chengqian felt a little more happy about his son. He went to see the princess again and told her the good news.
Su Mingzhe comforted his son Li Chengqian, and then came to the Ganlu Hall on foot.
By this time, it was already getting late.
Wang De, the eunuch who was serving, came to ask if he would pass on the meal.
Su Mingzhe ordered him to pass the meal, thought for a while, and asked:
"Who is in charge in the harem now?"
Li Shimin's eldest queen, Sun Shi, has passed away for two years, and there are only four concubines in charge of the harem.
However, these four concubines are not in charge of the affairs together, but take turns.
The most favored among them was Concubine Yang, who was the daughter of Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty.
Because she was a princess of the previous dynasty, Concubine Yang was usually cautious and cautious in doing things, and was not arrogant or domineering.
The most beautiful concubine is Concubine Yin, the daughter of the former minister Yin Shishi.
After Li Yuan rebelled, Master Yin Shi dug up the Li family's ancestral graves and killed Li Yuan's fifth son.
With such a family background, Concubine Yin was able to be kept in the harem by Li Shimin and canonized as a concubine. This shows how beautiful and charming Concubine Yin is.
The third favored concubine was called Concubine Wei, the daughter of Jingzhao Wei.
This Wei Guier had married once before marrying Li Shimin.
After marrying Li Shimin, they gave birth to a son and a daughter.
Being able to marry a man once and even let Li Shimin take her into the palace shows that Concubine Wei's ability to serve men is not weak at all.
The last favored concubine was Concubine Yan, after the noble Yan family in Longxi.
This Concubine Yan is naturally good-looking, but the main reason why she was favored by Li Shimin, apart from her family background, is that she is a 'lady from a high family with both political integrity and talent'.
Although Li Shimin himself was not very good at literature, he liked women with literature.
In Li Shimin's harem, there was Concubine Yan first, and then Concubine Xu. They were both favored because of their talents.
Now, Su Mingzhe suddenly asked which concubine was in charge.
Wang De didn't know what was going on, so he could only tell the truth: "Back to the saint, Concubine Wei is now in charge of the harem."
"Yeah?"
Su Mingzhe recalled Concubine Wei and frowned slightly, but still said:
"Call Concubine Wei to come and sleep with you."
Due to the rapid replacement of emperors in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, especially the too many assassinations, after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, concubines who wanted to sleep with them had to go through layers of inspections, bathe and change before they could come to the emperor.
When the dinner was delivered from the imperial dining room, Su Mingzhe had already eaten half of it, and Concubine Wei arrived late.
As soon as she entered the main hall, Concubine Wei crossed her hands, placed them on the right side, and saluted:
"My concubine, Wei Guier, would like to pay my respects to Your Majesty."
This Wei Guier is now forty years old, but she has taken good care of herself in the deep palace. She looks like a young woman in her thirties, and her grace and manners are still there.
"My beloved, there is no need to be polite. Come and sit next to me."
Su Mingzhe didn't show any expression on his face. He just smiled and asked her to sit next to him and eat some more food with him.
Wait until after dinner.
Only then did Su Mingzhe ask about some things in the harem.
Two years ago, Queen Changsun died of illness.
Li Shimin was sad and no longer prepared to establish a queen, so he asked his four concubines to take turns taking charge.
Because Concubine Wei had the most powerful family background, she believed that she was expected to be in charge of the Sixth Palace, so when it was her turn to be in charge of the rear palace, she was particularly strict.
At this moment, when Su Mingzhe asked, Concubine Wei added some details and explained some things.
Su Mingzhe didn't listen to her one-sided words. After chatting for a few words, he hugged her and went to bed to rest.
Concubine Wei enjoyed all kinds of pampering that night. When she left the next day, her face was full of spring breeze, her eyes were filled with water, and she felt that she was one step closer to being in charge of the Sixth Palace.
this day.
Su Mingzhe first worked in the Tai Chi Hall for a long time, and in the afternoon, he returned to the Ganlu Hall and called Concubine Yang over to pamper her all night long.
Three days passed like this.
Concubine Yin and Concubine Yan were pampered one after another.
Only then did Su Mingzhe find out which of the four concubines was the best at management.
That is Concubine Yan.
Concubine Yan gave birth to two sons for Li Shimin, namely Li Zhen and Li Xiao.
These two princes behaved in a disciplined manner and never bullied others.
Among them, Li Zhen was later called a wise king.
This Concubine Yan can manage her two sons well. Su Mingzhe believes that she can also manage the harem well.
This chapter has been completed!