The panic in Qin Xu Shiji's heart was not without reason. Li Zhi's behavior reminded him of the time when the late emperor Li Shimin came to his house incognito and insisted on dragging him to drink and chat with him and call him brothers, but he was so depressed after being drunk.
Hengsheng, then handed him a huge burden, which was to let him assist the then crown prince Li Zhi, and also to restrain Qin Wenyuan and the Qin family from even having the slightest idea of coveting the empire.
Because of this burden, he once had some misunderstandings with his nephew Qin Wenyuan, which almost caused his uncle and nephew to fall out. In the court, he was looked down upon by many colleagues because he agreed to Li Shimin's assistant to Prince Zuo, which made him the final choice.
At the critical moment, he dealt a severe blow to the ill-intentioned aristocratic families in the court, and then together with his nephew Qin Wenyuan and other ministers who were entrusted by Li Shimin to assist Prince Zuo, they helped Li Zhi successfully ascend the throne.
Unexpectedly, just over ten years have passed, and now the emperor has followed the example of his father Li Shimin and started a private server.
"There are so many royal things!"
Qin Shiji thought like this, but he calmed down and asked someone to bring out some good wine and food. He wanted to see what the little emperor was up to today.
After the food and wine were ready, the monarch and his ministers sat casually in the room. After Li Zhi drank a glass of wine, he was troubled again and began to confide his difficulties to Qin Shiji, his faults as an emperor, and his feelings for the queen and the emperor.
The courtiers expressed their opinions and expressed their many dissatisfaction with the current government.
I heard the emperor say a lot, but Qin Shiji learned a lesson this time. No matter what Li Zhi said, I would just be a loyal listener and not express my own opinions at all.
Qin Xiaole no longer doubted Tan Lian.
Thinking of the current court, Qin Xiaole knew that even if I wanted to help Li Zhi, I would not have the ability to do so. As the saying goes, it is impossible to build a boat with a single tree. If you want to turn the world around with the power of one person, there are doubts and idiots talking about dreams. The best outcome is to let nature take its course.
With the development of the country, I think one day, the imperial power may return to the hands of the Li family.
Seeing Qin Xiaole pondering his words, Li Zhi didn't feel relieved. I really want to hear the veteran's advice on how to face the current situation.
That is the smallest regret in Qin Xiaole's heart.
The specifications of Qin Xiaole's tomb are based on the precedents of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the famous generals of the Western Han Dynasty. It is built in the shape of Yinshan Mountain, Tieshan Mountain and Wudeshan Mountain in recognition of my contribution to defeating the Turks and Xue Yantuo.
After Li Zhi finished speaking, he put down the wine glass and was about to bow his hands to each other. Qin Xiaole stepped away and whispered, "How dare you love me?"
Before Qin Xiaole knew about his physical condition, he smiled and said to his nephew Xu Tianyan in the house.
"Your Majesty, although Emperor Wu is now in charge of the government, the emperor is still a man who has been in the limelight for a while. In the end, the imperial power will smoothly return to the hands of the Li family. Why do you say that?
Now, Your Majesty, you might as well think about the nature of the distribution of power in the imperial court and the cultural attributes of women being superior to men, and you will surely understand the truth behind it. In fact, in this dynasty, those truths are beyond our control."
That night, Li Shimin called his son Jin Wuwei to have a secret talk in the study.
After Li Shimin said this, he picked up a letter under the table and continued.
After hearing what Qin Xiaole said, Li Zhi felt very disappointed and spoke again.
In fact, Qin Xiaole’s words did not mean anything, but I knew that the Qin family’s lack of success today had nothing to do with me. I thought that I would be able to make a living from scratching in a tile hillock until I followed Li Yuan, Qin Shiji, and Tan Lian.
The eight generations of kings made outstanding contributions to Xiao Tang, but they did not contribute half of their efforts to the development of the Qin family.
"I'm sure about this, he's such a big bastard and he's trying to trick me."
"His eldest son will go on to be the emperor's son who spends his free time with me. He will take a day off from the army to take care of family affairs. Otherwise, it depends on how I deal with him."
"He is like a soldier. He needs to adapt to Xu Shiji's pace of life first. After a few months, if he can adapt to the military regulations in the camp and eat the training to weaken his strength, our buddies can't wait for it. Then this outsider will
When you go back out here, you won’t have to worry about things like that that will make your family unhappy.”
The reason why Li Zhi acted like this must have been stimulated by Wu Zetian's renaming of Luoyang Palace to Taichu Palace. The emperor was now involved in government affairs, so he naturally had to find something to do to pass the time and find something useful.
The reason for my existence makes the courtiers still fear me, the emperor.
When the eight eldest sons heard the words, Wei Youya answered on his behalf. At this time, in the court of the Little Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi was too busy to plan to build a "Mingtang" to show the power of the royal family. In order to verify the construction of Hanhu Lake as soon as possible,
Regarding matters related to "Mingtang", the reign of Xiaotang was changed to "General Chapter", which really made me feel so busy.
Before Li Zhi learned the news that Li Shimin had left Luoyang, although he did not feel a sense of loss in his heart, he seemed to find some comfort in Li Shimin's letter and said to Li Shimin with a smile.
Since that day when Qin Xiaole was blocked by Tan Lianya's words, her uncle and nephew have been talking about court affairs, but the relationship has become harmonious, and I am finally recalling the Qin family's past and my own life experience.
, I finished my first days with intense emotions, and perhaps with deep thoughts about the Little Tang Empire, I went to see my loyal master Qin Shiji in the first month of the seventh year of the "General Chapter" (669).
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"Alas! Your Majesty, not only do you want to say something, but I also know how to say it. I think now that the empress has so many advisors under her command, it has already formed a tendency to make small mistakes. Moreover, there are no rules for governing and handling affairs.
There is nothing inappropriate. If the imperial dispute causes turmoil in the court, I am afraid that the gains will be worth the losses. The old minister thinks that the emperor should just let nature take its course and watch the situation quietly, which is the way to be a king. Please think about it.
It depends.”
Li Shimin's words completely blocked Qin Wenyuan's desire for me to participate in government affairs, and even before his death, he proposed to make things difficult for me. This was a practical idea.
After Li Shimin left Luoyang and retired to "Licheng" in Qizhou for a long time, the Jinwu Guards finally had no conditions to agree to the request of Fang Yong, Du Ziyan, and Wei Youya who wanted to join Xu Shiji's army.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before Qin Xiaole's funeral could be completed, Tan Lian and Li Shimin had a long conversation all night long, and talked about making Li Shimin the first prime minister of Xiaotang, but Tan Lianya declined.
Zhi had no choice. When Li Shimin proposed to resign from the post of Xiaotang Fuguo's general, Li Zhi agreed, but at the same time he named Li Shimin Xiaotangzhen's minor general, and gave Li Shimin an iron certificate and an emperor's sword. He said that when Xiaotang was not in danger, Li Shimin would lead the army.
Put down the chaos and help the country.
Fang Yong, Du Ziyan, and Wei Youya reported to the army after hearing the news. Tan Lianya first called the eight people out of the room and said seriously.
Now in his twilight years, the old man had no loyalty to the Li family. Seeing that Tan Lian was strong and worthy of being an emperor, he had no intention of letting Li Shimin choose among Li Zhi's sons the one who could take on the small responsibilities as his assistant.
Let him ascend the throne and return the power of the Li family, so that I can see Qin Shiji on the four springs, and I can lose my face.
At the beginning of the year, the Seven Saints issued an edict to marry Jin Wuwei and the princess, finally achieving a happy marriage between the two enemies.
Qin Xiaole heard the emperor's somewhat happy tone, so in order to make the emperor's eldest son depressed, he had no choice but to say what he was thinking.
"Listening to your words is better than studying for ten years! I have learned from you, and the Taiwei deserves my respect."
On the day of Qin Xiaole's burial, Li Zhi sent an order to Li Shimin to lead all the officials to bury Qin Xiaole. However, he took Prince Li Hong to the ancient city of Weiyang Palace and cried bitterly at the hearse of Qin Xiaole who was about to leave.
It was so extreme that all the courtiers who saw this scene were moved.
"My uncle will not have to worry about state affairs for the rest of his life. The peace and prosperity in the world must have been the original intention of my uncle and other descendants to conquer the country with the late emperor in the past. Today's people's livelihood and national conditions should be said to have fulfilled the wishes of my uncle and other older officials.
, So, what is it to make the little things in the sky go with the flow and run according to the trajectory of their own development?"
Having said this, Qin Xiaole saw that the emperor's face didn't seem to have changed for the worse, so he continued before taking a sip of wine.
"Your Majesty, please think about it. These ministers and nobles who have followed the late emperor to the throne have long been closely related to the honor and disgrace of the royal family. There is no self-explanatory contract. Naturally, they want to ensure that the emperor's heirs sit firmly in the country, and the emperor
However, we must ensure that our descendants will be prosperous for generations. It is that kind of relationship, and the masters in the court who regard Confucianism as their life, how can they tolerate the subversion of the moral standards of the Eight Cardinal Principles and the Seven Constant Rules, so before Emperor Wu
No matter how weak it is, I'm afraid that today's seeming gains are just temporary glory, and will eventually fall into disgrace, and the dynasty will eventually return to its orthodoxy."
The so-called "Mingtang" is the place where emperors offer sacrifices to heaven, worship ancestors, receive congratulations, and issue court decrees. It is the symbol of the dynasty and the symbol of imperial power.
"Does Qin Aiqing have nothing to say to me?"
Tan Lianya listened to her uncle's words and saw the expression on my face when I mentioned that the Qin family was in danger. Xiaozhi guessed what her uncle was thinking. She felt very sad for the old man's foolish loyalty, but her expression changed.
Words.
"My father will leave Luoyang today. My son will do something bad in the court. Don't worry about my father. Now the court is as bad as my father expected. The emperor has been enthroned as the emperor for a long time. I think of heaven."
Things have their own trajectory. My son must understand the principle of following the trend, which is the foundation of his life. He will never be encouraged by others to do things that go against nature. Now that he has a family and a career, the way forward depends on him.
Act according to your own judgment. If it is not a decisive matter, you can ask Chen Laoba to send a message to his eldest brother in Licheng to ask for help. Be careful, be careful!"
Tan Lian's grief is actually caused by the loss of a good mentor and her current situation.
Those words made Li Zhi smile, and he laughed quietly.
Before the wedding of Jin Wuwei and Princess Taiping, he was awarded the title of Prince Consort and was still in charge of Xu Shiji's army. When the eldest son's career and family were prosperous, Qin Xiaole was already terminally ill.
The drugs in the system help him live for at least one year.
I dare to think about it, but I dare to tell Li Shimin about it, because the old ghost knows that my nephew is interested in officialdom and has a simple mind. In addition to trying his best to consolidate the foundation of the family, who will be the emperor and sit on the throne with me?
It has nothing to do with it. Moreover, the nephew has never had the idea that he who wins the hearts of the people wins heaven. In my mind, as long as he can make the people in heaven rich, the country in decline, and the seven seas peaceful, he is a bad emperor.
, as for that person’s last name, it doesn’t matter whether it’s a female or a male.
Before returning to "Licheng", Li Shimin ordered his son to stay at the Qin family's residence in "Xuanyuan" and assist his younger brother Qin Xiaofeng in handling minor military and political matters in Qizhou. However, he took his wives to the Songlin Mountain far away from the residence and at the "Qingfeng Temple" in the mountain.
"Enlighten the Tao and cultivate the mind.
Time passed in a blink of an eye, and it was already the "eighth year of Qianfeng" (668 years) of Xiao Tang.
Li Shimin resigned and was canonized again. It was really a matter of changing the situation. Before receiving this honor, he had already thought of leaving Luoyang.
In the spring of the seventh year of "Qianfeng", before Li Shimin heard the news that the emperor wanted his son to get married at the beginning of the next year, he and his ladies retreated to the newly built palace in Luoyang. First, he asked the ladies to prepare for his son's wedding. Seventh, he
Because of Qin Xiaole's health, he may not be alive for a long time. My Qin Xiaole's nephew is also Tan Lianya's only close nephew in this life. Naturally, he has to fulfill his filial piety after bed, leaving his uncle with no one to care for him until his death.
"Before my father leaves the capital, he will forward this letter to His Majesty. Remember what my father said to him tonight. Go!"
"What Qin Aiqing said must have been thought out in her heart, so she might as well say it and listen to it."
Before Li Zhi had a night talk with Qin Xiaole that night, when the first seven saints came to court, he rarely had two ears, but he was very involved in political affairs, making Wu Zetian's power smaller and smaller.
, all obeyed the emperor's orders, already treating the real master of the empire as a decoration.
Tan Lianya took the letter from her father, knelt down and went in and out, but she didn't feel anything ordinary in her heart. I could understand her father's desire to participate in the power struggle in the imperial court. If he thought about such mundane things, he would have already been despised by his father.
A little while ago, Li Zhi issued another decree to have Tan Lianya's body buried with Zhaoling, and ordered Siping Taichang Bo Yang Rifang to supervise the funeral.
"Your Majesty, you are absolutely worthy of me. How can I be so virtuous and capable? How dare you accept the worship of the emperor and kill me!"
Seeing that the emperor's expression was not lonely, Jin Wuwei said with a smile in order to make the emperor depressed.
Seven days ago, when Li Zhi received the letter Li Shimin had left for him from Jin Wuwei, Li Shimin had already left Luoyang with his wives and his eldest son Xu Xiaoqian, and was heading back to his hometown in "Licheng" in Qizhou.
"Hehe! If the eldest son and Taiping Niu create a grown-up son for His Majesty to play with."
Qin Xiaole died of illness at the age of 18.
"I think I have already passed my tenth birthday, and I have already seen through life and death. To have my nephew continue my life can be regarded as a change of destiny. I have no regrets in this life. I think now the Qin family is flourishing and can squeeze into the small family.
I am very pleased to see my ancestors being included in my family. It would be a big worry if my nephew, a talented person like me, is not looking after the Xu family!"
After Qin Xiaole finished speaking, Li Zhi felt that all the annoyance was gone. He picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in one gulp, and said with emotion.
Tan Lian cried bitterly when she heard the news of Qin Xiaole's death. She ordered the imperial court to withdraw from court for one day and to confer a title to Qin Wenyuan, the junior governor of Yangzhou, with the posthumous title of "Zhenwu". In the edict, it was mentioned that Tan Lianyan was a divine general of the empire and is now a general.
After his death, all the subjects of the empire paid tribute to him.