Literary men always use exaggeration first, and this is what is called shocking words.
Li Po's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words that the great cause was about to be accomplished. When he heard the more serious words that followed, it felt like the world of ice and fire.
"Now our troops are strong and our horses are strong, and everyone has returned to their hearts. We have cut to the east of the river, connected with the Turks in the north, and suppressed the Li and Tang Dynasties in the south. The foundation has been completed... What the general manager lacks is the only one with a great righteousness. Now we welcome Empress Xiao to return to the south, and we can inherit the orthodoxy.
In order to punish the rebellion of the world, the day when the world will look up and the princes will bow their heads is not far away..."
After hearing this, Li Po curled his lips inwardly. How could a woman on his head really have such an effect if he was not an emperor? It's hard to say. Although Yang Guangcai died for more than a year, people nowadays are proclaiming themselves emperors and kings.
They are all rare animals, so who else cares about what happened to the previous dynasty?
Wen Yanbo over there clapped his hands and echoed: "What Mr. Pei said is absolutely true..."
Having said this, he glanced at Li Po hesitantly, and then continued: "Nowadays, many of the princes in the world are delusional people, claiming to be the emperor, and receiving inhuman blessings will definitely be punished by heaven."
"Only Li Yuan and Wang Shichong obtained the throne through abdication, which is slightly different. If I welcome Empress Xiao back to the south... the day when the general manager will become king is not far away."
The two are not far away, and their words look different, but their meanings are not much different. What they see is the righteousness and honor.
As the world has completely entered the era of feudal feudal rule, the people who still support the Sui Dynasty have completely disappeared, but the question of whether the throne is legitimate or not still exists in the hearts of some people.
And what these people are referring to are almost all wealthy families in various places.
They value orthodoxy not because of Confucianism, but because only people with proven inheritance rights will not kill members of a powerful family.
This truth is obvious. People who value the inheritance of orthodoxy will almost certainly value wealthy families like them. On the other hand, with their support, this so-called orthodoxy will be stable.
This is a mutually reinforcing thing, and most of the reckless heroes will not care about it, so whether the trajectory of your rise to the throne is legitimate or not becomes very important in the eyes of the powerful family.
Of course, this so-called legitimacy has a lot of room for manipulation, and even if it is a covert concession, many people will accept it as orthodox.
This is why many people who are more powerful than the emperor still need to let the emperor abdicate.
This is almost an old tradition left over from the Spring and Autumn Period when all the princes respected the Zhou Dynasty, but it has always affected every dynasty and every coup.
Its only benefit may be that it makes the powerful heroes less unscrupulous and controls the killing and bloodshed within a certain range.
At this time, the difference between the old people and the newcomers was finally revealed.
Wen Yanbo then persuaded: "The general manager said that day that it is still early to become king, and one day others will crown him with honor. Now if the Turks really send Empress Xiao back to the south, our territory will be twice as big as that day...
It can be said that the time has come, and I will support the General Manager on the throne. The General Manager must not refuse anymore."
When Pei Shiqing heard this, he turned his head slightly in surprise, thinking, had there been any discussion about becoming king before? But he still held back?
Immediately, my evaluation of this person was even higher.
People who know how to be patient in such matters must be extraordinary, and now they have indeed gained something...
Thinking of this, Pei Shiqing couldn't help but said in his heart, "Could God really help him?"
At this point, that's pretty much it. Li Po didn't care whether God would help him or not. He just felt that what the two people said was not unreasonable.
The timing is indeed perfect, and it seems that the day of becoming king is not far away.
Li Po blinked his eyes and fell into deep thought. Empress Xiao's return to the country was actually a benefit to him? If this is true, then this benefit is a bit inexplicable.
Of course, he also knew the habit of literati, who always said half of what they said and had to figure out the other half by themselves.
For him, the matter of coercing the emperor to control the princes became the matter of coercing the queen to control the world. However, Empress Xiao was only a wandering woman, and there was no hidden worry of colluding with internal and external officials to control the powerful ministers. It seemed really good.
As for the effect, Li Po rolled his eyes and said to himself, I heard that Dou Jiande likes to get close to some orthodox things. Can you try it on him then?
At this time, Li Po felt relieved and began to think about plotting against others.
Wen Yanbo was relatively familiar with Li Po's temperament. He took a quick look and knew that this woman was in a better mood. He immediately asked softly: "Manager, when will the Queen return south? Is there a schedule?"
Pei Shiqing also said: "Yes, the weather is already cold now, it should be next spring, right? If it has been so long, it might as well be done. We can also be more careful about cleaning up Jinyang Palace."
Li Po nodded, but sighed pretentiously: "Well, it's hard for people in the world to have a full stomach now, so what palaces need to be repaired... I don't think there's any need to make too much of a show of it... Well, which one of you has any history with the Queen?
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After hearing this, Pei Shiqing and Wen Yanbo looked at each other, and Pei Shiqing immediately smiled bitterly and said: "The queen is a descendant of Nanliang, how can we be related to this noble person?"
Li Po then asked, "Are you related to Xiao Xian?"
Well, I obviously don’t know how to memorize this hero’s score, so the two young men from a wealthy family are really helpless because they have only a half-knowledge of it.
Wen Yanbo nodded, "The Xiao family is a large family in the south of the Yangtze River. There are countless relatives and friends. The lower officials live in Jin. I have seen some Xiao family children in the court, but I have no chance to interact with them..."
When Li Po heard this, he understood and sneered in his heart. To put it nicely, isn't it because the door is too short and he can't reach the threshold?
In fact, what he thought was a bit biased. It was not that the Wen family of Jinyang and the Pei family of Hedong were not high enough, but that the Xiao family of Jiangnan was not only a relative of the Sui Dynasty, but was also known as a lonely Taoist and an important figure in the Sui family.
Even if you try to win over someone, you should also be wary of a group of people.
A wealthy family from Jin came to Beijing to serve as an official, so how could they dare to get too close to the Xiao family while being cautious in their words and deeds?
Li Po thought for a while and said, "Isn't it possible that Yuwen County Sheriff has some relationship with the Xiao family?"
At this point, if Pei Shiqing and Wen Yanbo don't know what Li Po means, their lives will be in vain. They are discussing with them the candidates to welcome Empress Xiao back to the south. This is a necessary etiquette. The return date will be sooner or later.
It depends on whether you welcome it early or late.
As soon as he heard Yu Wenxin's name, Wen Yanbo waved his hands and said: "Yu Wenhua killed the king and poisoned the emperor's grandson. The manager must not let Yuwen County Governor go north."
Li Po patted his head, why did he forget about this? Now Empress Xiao must hate Yuwen to the core. Well, Yu Wenxin, the unlucky guy, was lucky this time and didn't have to suffer from the fatigue of the journey.
Li Po turned around and asked, "Where is Yang Yichen?"