Chapter 815: The Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty (67)
The glory of Tang Dynasty(67)
Sure enough, Li Zhi pretended to call Empress Wu regent, which was like throwing a huge boulder on a lake with surging undercurrents, causing a thousand waves in an instant!
Empress Wu knew that Li Zhi was fake, and Tongtong and Fourth Master also knew that Li Zhi was fake. However, Li Zhi's behavior was so shocking that the courtiers did not believe that he was fake anyway.
So what's the point? A saint actually wants to entrust the world to such a woman?
This will never happen!
Not to mention running around privately to communicate with each other, Lin Yutong's mansion was alone, and the third-grade and above officials waiting at the door had already blocked the entrance. They remembered that the princess was in the imperial palace before she was pregnant, although there were also
She mentioned some things, but in general, as far as major matters are concerned, her words are valid. She only talked about government affairs and did not involve them, which is a special fulcrum. What she mentioned about the internal examination
Although things are progressing very slowly, the officials are really making preparations. This is a man who can speak well in front of a saint!
Talking to this princess about court affairs - no problem!
Firstly, the princess is not greedy for power; secondly, the prince-in-law is curious about promiscuous skills and has no interest in court. Thirdly, the British government is very thin.
With these three things in mind, you can be sure that this person is someone who can hold power but does not love power.
Look, the gate of the Duke's Mansion is closed all year round. If you have anything to do, just go to the Princess Mansion! Brother Li Jingye went to the horse farm outside the city and lived in the manor outside the city most of the time. The consort usually had no errands, and occasionally
Dachao returned early. He never went to places like Pingkangfang with his colleagues. He went home early and didn't go out for leisure. But if anyone has poems to send in, the prince-in-law thinks it's good, and he will call him into the house to see him.
. Nowadays in Chang'an City, who doesn't know the consort's preferences and can make their own furniture? The weird desks used by the emperor and empress are made by the consort himself and are extremely polished. It is said that the consort also makes his own musical instruments at home.
Once you know what kind of person he is, you don't have to worry anymore.
No, I am sending posts one by one, just asking the princess to see me.
When Wang Bo returned to Chang'an, he thought he would come and see his old friend, but he saw such a grand scene. He was walking around in circles, wishing he could shout three times, "I know the princess well, please let me in!"
But as soon as I pushed forward, I saw several people in purple robes heading towards the door of the mansion!
Hey! In today's world, there is really no way to speak of it! People who flatter and fawn over can wear purple robes.
The post was delivered, and everyone was waiting outside the door. Everyone selected by Linzhou can be called the prime minister.
Nowadays, there is a system of three provinces and six ministries. These three provinces actually divide the power of the prime minister into three. Shangshu Province, Menxia Province, and Zhongshu Province. The relationship between these three provinces is to cooperate, supervise, and restrain each other.
Because of this system, Empress Wu has been said to be behind the curtain, but in fact she has not been able to fully control the power. The work process of the three provinces and six ministries is as follows: all national affairs are first discussed by the political affairs hall, and then decided.
It must be reported to the emperor. If the emperor agrees, he will ask the Zhongshu Province to draft the decree and issue it to the Shangshu Province, who will pass it to the six ministries for execution. If the emperor does not agree, then continue to discuss the plan. Of course, the Menxia Province will also refute it.
If the rights of Zhezi were rejected, they would be handed over to the emperor by Zhongshu Sheng. They would be discussed, decided, and tried again until a consensus was reached. If the prime ministers did not cooperate, it would really not work.
As for these three provinces, the Menxia Province is the deliberation department, the Zhongshu Province is the coordination and communication department for uploading and issuing orders, and the Shangshu Province has jurisdiction over six ministries and is the execution department.
Without any pass, the government decree cannot be passed through.
Therefore, many people who are called Prime Minister or Prime Minister do not have as much power as an independent prime minister, but they actually do things that the prime minister does.
Why do you always pull Xu Jingzong out when it comes to Empress Wu? Because Xu Jingzong was once one of the prime ministers. If Empress Wu's intentions are to be realized, there must be people from her within the group of prime ministers, and everyone cannot oppose her.
For example, Li Yifu in the early years, and Xu Jingzong who later caused a dispute over his posthumous title, they all served as prime ministers! During the period when Empress Wu had a close relationship with Li Zhi, she promoted them, and they were Empress Wu's
Later, Empress Wu and Li Zhi didn't get along so well, and they became Empress Wu's thorn in the group of prime ministers.
First, Li Yi's mansion fell, and then he persuaded Empress Wu to give up Xu Jingzong. Now, there is no one from Empress Wu in the prime minister group. The reason why Empress Wu has not released anyone is because she has no one who can be placed in the position of prime minister.
She is a person with such qualifications and ability, and the second reason is that during this period, many things were solved with the help of the prince, and she did not feel that anything was not smooth for the time being.
But since Li Hong became ill, she must still feel that she is not doing well without such a person.
That's why she said that the Emperor and the Queen are the same. As a result, her goal of shocking the Prime Minister's group was not achieved, and instead she touched the sensitive nerves of so many people.
Now these prime ministers are very nervous. They hope that they can convince Li Zhi that they must not ask the queen to be regent.
You said, can such a group of people not be seen?
These prime ministers are in trouble. Even Empress Wu is paralyzed now. It will be a problem if she doesn't comfort them.
Lin Yutong was pregnant and didn't go to greet her. The fourth master hid in the Duke's Mansion. She was sitting in the garden of the Princess Mansion, surrounded by a circle of couches. The sun was just right, so Lin Yutong asked someone to invite her.
, then looked at these gentlemen with a smile and said, "Sit down, there is no need to be formal."
But even after saying this, people still sit with their legs crossed and look very serious.
Lin Yutong laughed and said, "You are making things difficult for me!" As she said this, she moved and told herself to sit as etiquette as possible.
Dai Zhide said in his heart, this princess is really good at puns. This means that such a strict and polite attitude is difficult for the princess who is pregnant. It also means that what I am going to talk about today is difficult for the princess.
The words are so clear, so what should I do? Dai Zhide relaxed himself first, sat down a little calmly, and then said: "I am rude, your highness, please forgive me."
As soon as he changed his posture, everyone else followed suit.
Lin Yutong also leaned in, "That's right! Just do whatever makes you feel comfortable. I'm at home, not in the main hall of the Princess Mansion, so there's no need to be like that."
After saying that, he asked people to serve tea, "Everyone has a try. This is the autumn tea sent by Hanzhong County last year. I made it myself! Brew it with boiling water and the aroma of the tea will come out." Then he called Xiangju again.
"I'll give you another cup of milk tea. Let's see how you like it!"
Nowadays, there are actually a lot of dairy products! Dairy products are not something only wealthy families can afford. Dairy products are very common in almost the entire north. Milk from cows, sheep, and horses is processed into cakes, cheese, and glutinous rice.
Winter has its own way of eating in winter, and summer has its own way of eating in summer. When people entertain guests, they are more willing to use this kind of physalis, something similar to yogurt, because it is cheaper.
Therefore, almost everyone in the north eats dairy products. Officials must have this taste in their daily snacks.
But tea is very expensive. Now when you combine these two, the aroma of milk, tea, jasmine, plus the sweetness of sugar frosting, the taste is very different from the taste of green onion, garlic and tea.
So, the topic went off the rails from the beginning and started to concern about tea.
Lin Yutong said, "Tea should be transported north and west. Meat is indispensable in the daily food in these two places, and meat accounts for the largest proportion. But if you eat too much meat, it will be difficult to digest. If it is paired with tea, it will
It’s different.”
As he said this, Lin Yutong cared about their family again. He asked this, "How old is the old lady? She must give her a birthday gift when she celebrates her birthday." He turned around and asked, "Are you married to the Pei family?" I have heard of it.
She asked enthusiastically, but the seat she was sitting in was not very comfortable! She had never been like this before. Even if she had nothing to do, she would never chat like this! What’s more, the person sitting here is the prime minister of the court.
After putting things aside, I went to the princess's house and sat here just to chat with you. Did I never know that this princess loves to chatter her teeth so much!
Just tell me whether it is annoying to hear this trivial thing.
Zhang Wenguan turned around at a right angle and got down to business, "What does Your Highness think of the Queen's Twelve Admonitions?"
Lin Yutong sighed, "My dear gentlemen, I know you are here to ask about mourning for your mother!" She said, stroking her bulging belly, "You are all people with children, and I also know that you are busy.
Before the child is born, you may not pay much attention. When the wife or concubine of the family gives birth, she and her husband share a room. Therefore, you never know what a woman goes through when her belly bulges day by day. This
This is the difference between men and women! Only women know the difficulty of childbirth. Everyone is brought into this world by a woman. Buddhist scriptures say that when a person comes into the world, he needs a sperm from his father and an egg from his mother.
Hidden, male sperm and mother's blood must be matched with the harmony of the three conditions to give birth to a life."
Yes! This understanding has long been known in Buddhist scriptures. Buddhists believe that human birth is the integration of three things: first, the man's sperm; second, the woman's egg; third, a soul.
After the sperm and egg are combined and merged into a compatible soul, they become a brand new person.
The Buddhist scriptures even say that a person changes every seven days in the womb.
This is actually consistent with what later generations said! Either the prenatal check-up will not discuss the week.
Nowadays, many people read Buddhist scriptures, and this is a tenable argument.
"It can be seen from here that when a person comes into this world, his father and mother give him the same amount. The mother worked hard to get the child to be born, and the father worked hard so that the child can grow up. And in the "Book of Songs"
He also said that my father gave birth to me, my mother bowed to me, caressed me and nurtured me, raised me and nurtured me... You are all people who have read poetry and books, and there are ethics outside of "Li". I just want to ask,
Do you think your mother has given less than your father? If not, then shouldn’t the children have to stay filial piety for their mother for two more years no matter what the circumstances are? I am pregnant with this child and am very tired every day. I am also very scared.
, I believe you must have heard of a woman who lost her life in childbirth. Giving birth to a child is a process for a woman to go through the Hall of Hell. She sacrificed her heart to die in exchange for the birth of a child. Shouldn’t she have children?
Do you show your filial piety? You all know the situation in the East Palace, and the saint has never hid it from you. The Queen Mother is the biological mother of the Crown Prince's situation, and she feels something in her heart! I just mentioned this matter! You don't need to think too much. The Queen Mother is also a human being, a woman.
, she is a mother. If someone’s family encounters what happened to my family, wouldn’t you feel distressed and angry as a parent? You gave birth to him, raised him, and had high hopes, but in the end your body was damaged... If it were you, would you
I will also get angry and say something unfilial. So, please understand my mother's feelings as a mother."
I don't know where to refute what I said. Several people looked at each other secretly, but they couldn't tell that the princess was avoiding the important and taking the easy.
She made it difficult for people to talk to her if she blamed it on ethics.
Hao Chu was the newly promoted prime minister, and Lin Yutong was actually not familiar with him. At this time, the man suddenly asked: "What does the princess mean by thinking that the Queen has included "Laozi" in the imperial examination?"
Lin Yutong's heart skipped a beat! This seemed to be because of Li Tangzun, but in fact, there was something else hidden in it.
That is - I advocate handing over the rule!
Hao Chu said, "All the power in the world belongs to the middle palace, and the emperor just handed it over. What the Queen did was to make the people of the world get used to it and recognize the emperor's handing over. What was her purpose in doing this? Li Tang respected Laozi, but he didn't care about "Laozi"
It still needs to be used carefully! If it is copied, then Emperor Gaozu cannot hand it over, and Emperor Taizong did it himself. Isn't he an unwise king?"
This is a powerful statement! It barely made it clear that Empress Wu wanted to monopolize power.
In fact, this is where these ministers are nervous! This king is weak, and after he comes out of power, he has caught up. But if he keeps advocating that the emperor surrenders his hand, what about the subsequent kings? When the next emperor comes, will the queen also do the same?
Why not let go of your power on the grounds that the emperor surrendered it?
Lin Yutong sighed inwardly. Therefore, Empress Wu is not yet rich in fighting experience. She was too hasty and exposed her ambition too early. The consequences were like this. Everyone was more alert than before!
People asked, what did Lin Yutong say?
She smiled bitterly, determined not to admit it, "This is the suspicion of a neighbor stealing an axe! I doubted it in my heart, and the more I thought about it, the more I thought about it. But there is a saint in the middle!" She no longer gave anyone time to speak, but said,
"I know why you are here! So, today I will go into the palace to meet the Holy Spirit. You see... is this okay?"
Zhang Wenguan immediately stood up and left, "I'll leave everything to the princess."
Lin Yutong nodded and watched these people leave.
She didn't know that Zhang Wenguan left the Princess's Mansion, went directly to the British Duke's Mansion, and entered through the gate of the Duke's Mansion.
Zhang Wenguan said this when he separated from the others, "Because the old Duke is my mentor, and I have some friendship with my consort, this matter still needs my consort's mediation."
That makes sense! Brother Zhang, please go first.
So, Zhang Wenguan came to the Duke's Mansion without any hesitation.
When he arrived, the fourth master was in the martial arts field. When he saw him coming, the fourth master put down the bow and arrow in his hand, took a towel and wiped the sweat from his head, and greeted each other.
Before the fourth master could speak, Zhang Wenguan said first: "It is the consort who understands the princess after all! Sure enough, the princess agreed!"
The fourth master pointed to the couch next to him and asked Zhang Wenguan to sit down. "It's not that I know the princess, but it's just that the princess has such a temperament. Although she kills decisively on the battlefield, she is educated by Buddhism and Taoism, and nothing else. She just has no
Few people can fight for this."
Yes! There are not many people who have no disputes like the princess and the prince-in-law.
Zhang Wenguan sighed and said, "If a woman is really the regent, what will the court look like? Think of Li Yifu or Xu Jingzong, who is a good minister and an official? Good officials are unwilling to submit to weakness and are willing to give in, except for flatterers.
Who else could it be? The queen just doesn’t want to use those officials, so I’m afraid she won’t be able to do it! If so, then it’s not an exaggeration to say that the situation in the court is obscure. Think about how many officials were involved when Li Yifu was in power.
?If you die, you are really dead!"
For example, what happened to Shangguan Yi, who held the position of prime minister, in the end? Conspiracy! Except for women and children, all the men in the clan were killed! If there was no frame-up by the queen, why would this happen?!
Thinking of these, Zhang Wenguan's eyes turned red, "Judging from the consort, is it possible for the Queen to become regent?"
The fourth master poured him tea and said, "Whether it can succeed or not does not depend on the saints or the Queen of Heaven, but on you."
Oh? How do you say this? I hope your consort will give you some advice.
The fourth master motioned to the other party to drink tea, and then said with a bit of nonchalance, "The prince wants to retire, so the matter should be settled as soon as possible. The saint has persisted in this matter for a long time, not necessarily because he is afraid that the courtiers will object because of the Queen.
The other princes born by the Queen of Heaven were appointed as princes. Zhang Xiangsi thought about it, if there is a healthy prince in the court, how can the Queen of Heaven be regent?"
Zhang Wenguan stood up immediately, "Is that so? The saint wants to force us to agree to appoint King Lu as the crown prince!"
The fourth master smiled and said nothing. Li Zhi, who retreated in order to advance, was able to kill two birds with one stone! To Empress Wu, this was a lesson and a shock, letting her know that her ambition to monopolize power would not work. To the courtiers, he was like this
Isn't it just a persecution? Compared with Empress Wu's regency, is it important who is appointed as the prince? Not important! As long as they are willing to establish the prince, anyone can do it! The courtiers will not be happy to have another dispute over the appointment of the prince.
Even if Li Zhi didn't mention this matter, he would still tell others to reveal it to the courtiers.
At this time, I'm afraid no one is more anxious than these courtiers. As long as Li Sujie and Li go to Jin, Bian'er will go, as long as Li Xian canonized without any accident, they will all recite the Buddha's name!
Li Zhi first forced him, which achieved the two goals of teaching Empress Wu a lesson and successfully appointing Li Xian as the crown prince.
But when the crown prince is established, this will not be a comfort to the courtiers and Empress Wu.
After a dozen strokes, all the goals were achieved, and the current dilemma was solved. This is Li Zhi as an emperor!
Zhang Wenguan was reminded like this and stood up to leave. He must hurry up on this matter.
The fourth master wanted to give it away, but the other party insisted on not giving in, so forget it. The fourth master watched the other party leave and chuckled. Then he took the bow and arrow again, aimed at the bull's eye, then let go, and the arrow cluster went towards the bull's eye!
Zhang Wenquan looked back and saw that the arrow cluster had penetrated the bullseye, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling back and forth on the target. This scene made him couldn't help but shout "good" in his heart! It turned out that not only the princess was good at kung fu, but also the consort.
It’s even deeper and unfathomable! However, this is where the Prince Consort is so smart. Why would the British government want any greater achievements? This achievement would be the icing on the cake for the princess. But if it were for the Prince Consort, I’m afraid it would not be the case.
When I think about it this way, I feel more and more that this prince-in-law is very scheming.
But on second thought, I am happy for my mentor! If he knew that his great-grandson could be like this, the old prince would be smiling! The descendants will be both civil and military, and they must be smart and alert, and they must be decisive and decisive... If any family has such a son,
The family can survive for five generations!
Thinking of this, his eyes even turned red. But he didn't know that at this moment, the Fourth Master put away his bow and arrows, rubbed his arms, and said Qiushi, "Take the people and pack all the paulownia bull's-eyes into the warehouse!"
yes!
Qiushi took three people, each with two targets, and trotted out of the martial arts arena with one hand in hand. Then he had to call a few more people to carry the elm bullseye from the warehouse and re-erect it on the martial arts arena.
A young boy also asked Qiushi, "The marks on this target...are a bit old." It doesn't look like it's new anyway.
Qiushi took one look at it and said, "Oh," "Prick it in with a knife and scratch it, so that it looks new. When the princess is born, come to the martial arts arena, and there will be new marks immediately."
Oh well.
Arrangements were made, Qiushi chased the consort. He went out through the back door of the Duke's Mansion and entered through the back door of the Princess Mansion. He was home.
Tongtong was changing clothes and about to go out, but the fourth master came back. She didn’t know what the fourth master was doing in the Duke’s Mansion, she just thought he didn’t want to see anyone and went to hide away! She thought she could see the plants in the garden when entering and leaving through the back door.
cotton, so he asked: "Has the cotton sprouted over there?"
"Not yet." In fact, I didn't pay attention! Just wait until she leaves and ask someone to take a look! But you must answer her without hesitation!
Sure enough, Tongtong didn't ask any more questions and just muttered, "It should sprout in the next two days."
"Maybe I didn't look carefully. I'll go take a look later."
Then there’s no need to go to such trouble, let’s do it tomorrow!
Okay! The fourth master took the wet handkerchief and wiped his hands with a calm expression, and changed Tongtong into a cloak. "It's windy. I guess I won't be able to come back until tonight, so wear thicker clothes." As he said that, his voice dropped.
, "The next thing is the prince's business... You have to know what's going on, but you can't do it smartly."
Tongtong was stunned, looked at the fourth master up and down, stood on tiptoes and bit the fourth master's earlobe and said, "You black-hearted man, what do you want to do?"
The fourth master had no choice but to hold her waist and pat her butt gently, "Don't mess around, go quickly."
Refuse to say?
Well! Don’t say it!
Tongtong bared her teeth at him, snorted, raised her chin and left! Okay! If you don’t want to say anything, don’t say it. Can you still push me out to feed the wolves?
She went directly to the palace, naturally meeting Li Zhi first.
As soon as he left, Liu Ren put down the book and came over to help Lin Yutong first.
As soon as Lin Yutong spoke, Li Zhi turned to look this way and said, "Tong'er, come here and tell Father to take a look."
Okay! Lin Yutong sat over with a smile on his face, next to Li Zhi, and then touched his wrist again, "Have you not slept well these days?"
Yes! I couldn't sleep well.
Li Zhi sighed, "You are entering the palace at this time, but you are forced to do nothing?"
Lin Yutong said 'hmm' and said, "Several husbands are blocking the door of the house. I can't help but see them."
What was said?
Lin Yutong really said everything, "...If you ask your daughter these words, how can your daughter answer? My father is right about the mother's advice! Is it okay to ask my daughter to go against something that both parents agree with?"
My daughter doesn’t understand what they say, but she is about to become a mother now and knows how difficult it is to give birth to a child..."
Li Zhi nodded, "Well done! How can I ask you to go against what your parents have already decided?" Then he asked, "Then you enter the palace this time to give an explanation to those husbands?"
"I also want to see the emperor's brother!" Lin Yutong said, "As soon as the incident happened, the emperor's temperament made me even more anxious! I only thought it was his fault that the government was like this."
Yes! Hong'er must be very anxious!
Li Zhi said, "Then you first...go to see your mother, and then your imperial brother, and say, I don't want to send people with white hair to people with black hair anymore..."
Will the white-haired person give the black-haired person a gift?
This reminds me of Li Zhong again! Yes! That prince was deposed, and this prince...
Li Zhi was probably thinking about the cycle of cause and effect, bad retribution, or... the unforgiveness of his ancestors!
Lin Yutong responded and went to see Empress Wu first. Ming Chongyan was still by Empress Wu's side. He could do all the work in this room by himself. He was the one who helped arrange the folders and served tea and water.
It's him, now even greeting people and sending them off has become him.
When Lin Yutong went there, he happened to meet Princess Qianjin coming out. As soon as they met, Princess Qianjin flattered her, "You can tell at a glance that the person in your belly is a young man! He is such a noble person..."
So many words! So secret! No matter the occasion! She didn't even look at Empress Wu's mood now, and she came here to say this?! She probably thought that Li Zhi really trusted Empress Wu, and was even willing to give her the power of regent. So she rushed to flatter her.
Here we are. But how is Empress Wu feeling now? She stopped taking pictures of horse hooves every morning and night.
Pretending to be pretentious, she didn't want to socialize with this woman.
So he just smiled and said, "You are leaving the palace. Ask someone to see you off."
Lin Yutong didn't look at her again and left her behind unceremoniously. When she entered, the anger on Empress Wu's face was still there. She could only ask first: "What's going on? Is there anyone else in front of you?"
Are you just messing around? You are really busy with endless things every day. There are some people who you can’t see without seeing them, but there are some people who you can see with or without! Why bother?!”
Empress Wu took a deep breath and waved her hands, "It's just a small matter! You talk about your business."
Seeing that she was really in a bad mood, Lin Yutong conveyed Li Zhi's words without any nonsense, "Father, the emperor asked his daughter to go to the East Palace and tell the emperor a word for him, saying that he doesn't want a white-haired person to give away a black-haired person."
Empress Wu was stunned for a moment, as if she had some realization, and then she sat silently, thinking about something.
Lin Yutong didn't bother, came out and went straight to the East Palace.
Li Hong leaned on the couch and coughed from time to time. When Lin Yutong said this, he seemed to have put down a heavy burden. He turned his face and said to the princess standing aside with the medicine bowl, "Put the medicine aside for now, go grind it.
If you want to write a letter, you have to ask the imperial sister to present it to the emperor on your behalf."
The Crown Princess's heart skipped a beat, and the bowl in her hand fell straight down. Lin Yutong raised his hand to catch it, put it aside, and asked the Crown Prince, "How about we wait a little longer?"
The Crown Princess immediately shook her head, "No... no need..." Although she had been mentally prepared, she was still shocked when this day came!
She arranged the pen, ink, paper and inkstone with trembling hands, and Li Hong wrote it in one go. This resignation letter must have been brewing in his heart for a long, long time!
After putting down the last stroke, Li Hong took a long breath, checked it again, and then stamped it. When the ink was dry, he folded it and handed it to Tongtong with both hands, "Thank you!"
Lin Yutong left the East Palace with his resignation in hand.
From this day on, the East Palace changed hands, and the court opened a new chapter...
