It is difficult for an individual's power to compete with the current situation, and Queen Quan Zhi is no exception.
Who Li Qinzai likes and how many wives he wants to marry have nothing to do with Empress Wu. When Li Qinzai encounters obstacles and cannot achieve his dreams, Empress Wu will only be happy to hear about it. It is her greatest kindness not to add insult to injury.
But why did Empress Wu suddenly propose to help Li Qinzai and Jin Xiang?
Because of the times.
The queen, like the emperor, must look at everything from a strategic height and have a holistic view.
Even if it is a small love between a man and a woman, the queen must see through the essence of the thing at a glance and elevate it to a political level.
Big people usually complicate simple problems, and it's hard to tell whether it's an advantage or a shortcoming.
Empress Wu had to fulfill Li Qinzai's wishes, which was actually similar in nature to Feng Chan Taishan.
The main reason why Empress Wu so eagerly hoped that Li Zhi would be granted the title of Zen was to rectify her status as a queen and to silence the world's criticism of her by accompanying the emperor to the title of Zen.
Because of the position of Empress Wu, the name is not justified. To be precise, it is the result of the fierce struggle between the imperial power and the aristocratic families.
The original Queen Wang was the main palace of the marriage between the Taiyuan Wang family and the royal family. The marriage was decided by Li Shimin himself. The position of Queen was witnessed by the courtiers and the people of the world. Regardless of status or title, Queen Wang took it for granted.
The perfect choice.
Later, the struggle between the imperial power and the aristocratic families gradually became fierce, and the harem was also involved. The queen and the king were the losers and the sacrificed pawns.
However, even if she is a loser, in terms of status, people all over the world still think that Empress Wu is inferior to her.
What is most criticized by people all over the world is Empress Wu's former identity.
She was once a talented person beside Li Shimin.
Ethically speaking, she can be regarded as Li Zhi's elder, and she can also be regarded as his stepmother.
Exciting?
Maybe Li Zhi found it exciting, but people all over the world criticized her with words and deeds. A woman served her father and then turned around and served her son. What does this mean? Rituals and music have collapsed.
Empress Wu had heard countless vicious rumors over the years, so she urgently needed to clear her name and consolidate her position as queen.
Feng Chan Taishan was disturbed by Li Qinzai, but the relationship between Li Qinzai and the head of Jinxiang County was beneficial to her.
What does the Tang Dynasty need? It is tolerant of everything, it is tolerant of everything, from the Tian family to the clan to the powerful, everyone should be more relaxed, not so restrained, and let everyone be free.
A married man can take a daughter of a clan as a concubine, why can't the emperor take a stepmother? We are all in true love, and if we were separated, we would be struck by thunder from heaven.
In Empress Wu's mind, the two were already equated.
The present that Li Qinzai is facing is the same as she was back then.
Of course Empress Wu was happy to see others messing up the etiquette and breaking the rules, which made the chaos between her and Li Zhi less prominent.
If there are a few more things that violate etiquette and the people of the world become more and more numb, who will care who the emperor marries?
People in the world don’t need to point at heaven’s family affairs and clan affairs, they have nothing to do with you.
Therefore, although Empress Wu now regards Li Qinzai as her enemy, in this matter, Empress Wu's interests are consistent with Li Qinzai's, and she must support him.
One code belongs to another code, and enemies to enemies, but when the interests are consistent, it is not impossible to cooperate temporarily.
We are all adults, and we can clearly distinguish between personal grudges and interests. Interests come first, and personal grudges can be put aside for now, and we can deal with them later.
Li Zhi didn't know Empress Wu's exquisite thoughts and thought that she had reconciled with Li Qinzai. For Li Zhi, it was certainly not a bad thing.
"Jingchu even tore up the marriage certificate, how can I help him?" Li Zhi smiled helplessly.
Empress Wu blinked: "Your Majesty is the emperor. What difficulties does the emperor have if he wants to consummate the marriage of his ministers?"
"I can't give you a marriage directly, right? This matter is illegal after all. If you give me a marriage directly, the court and the world will be scolded. It will not be a good thing for me or Jingchu."
Empress Wu thought for a while and said: "Li Jingchu is unwilling to use force, and Prince Teng refuses to agree. There are only two people who can change the outcome of this matter..."
"who?"
"One is the Lord of Jinxiang County himself, and the other is the Yu family who is planning to marry Prince Teng..."
Li Zhi was startled: "Yu family?"
Empress Wu chuckled and said: "Li Jingchu's sweetheart cannot really let the Yu family take advantage of her. Your Majesty gave the Yu family a wink. I believe the Yu family will understand."
Li Zhi murmured: "With a wink..."
Then Li Zhi seemed to understand something and asked: "Which of Yu Su's sons is the one who married the Lord of Jinxiang County?"
Empress Wu seemed to have already inquired clearly, and immediately replied: "My name is Yu Yin. He is the only son of Yu Su. He was granted the title of Sicang of Jiazhou and joined the army."
Li Zhi thought thoughtfully: "Sicang joins the army..."
Empress Wu chuckled again and said: "I heard that the Yu family has come to Chang'an to propose marriage. They are waiting at the post to ask for names and then go back to prepare the betrothal gift. Your Majesty must make a decision quickly."
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After the fire in the palace, there was a lot of discussion in Chang'an City.
What is being discussed is not only the fire in Prince Teng's Mansion, but also the inside story behind the fire.
There is no secret that can be kept hidden from anyone. Why did Prince Teng's Mansion suddenly disappear? The so-called inside information spread quickly, and then everyone in the city knew about it.
The strange thing is that the inside information is actually quite accurate.
Is it exciting that the grandson of an English duke wants to marry the daughter of Prince Teng?
Not exciting enough.
So, is it exciting that the grandson of an English duke wants to marry the daughter of Prince Teng despite being a married man?
It's a bit exciting.
So, in order to force Prince Teng to agree to marry his daughter as a concubine, the grandson of the British Duke did not hesitate to set fire to Prince Teng's palace, and the matter even escalated into the Tai Chi Palace. Isn't it exciting enough?
It's really exciting.
In a calm city, it often only takes a few hours for public opinion to be ignited.
Those who discuss these gossips are usually ordinary people in the city, referred to as "meddlers".
But in this era of limited information, the fastest way to spread news is through these good people.
Moreover, people in the world are particularly fond of powerful and romantic affairs, and things in this area tend to spread faster.
Unfortunately, Li Qinzai had them all.
The news spread faster than the fire in Prince Teng's mansion, which was abnormally fast.
In wine shops, restaurants, and various places, people vividly recounted the spectacular sight of the flood in Prince Teng's mansion, and the love affairs of Weinan County Marquis Li Qinzai.
There were not only ordinary people in the crowd, but also supervisory censors who always hid among the people to understand the people's sentiments.
Censors are more gossipy than ordinary people, because this is their job. Their ears are very sharp, and every gossip and rumor in the market about Li Qinzai and the head of Jinxiang County is silently recorded by them.
Also listening to the gossip and rumors in Chang'an City was an important figure.
Yu Yin joined the army in Sicang, Jiazhou. It has been half a month since he came to Chang'an City from Jiazhou in order to propose marriage to Prince Teng's palace. Everything went smoothly and he planned to return to Jiazhou in a few days.
There was a thunder on the ground, and the story of Weinan County Marquis Li Qinzai and Jinxiang County Lord reached Yu Yin's ears today.
Yu Yin's face became increasingly ugly, and his eyes were filled with blazing anger.