Chapter 817 The Prosperity of the Tang Dynasty (69) Two in One
The glory of Tang Dynasty(69)
Lin Yutong frowned. Before, she always thought that if she could save the Zhao family, Wei Xiang'er would not have to worry about it. But if this Zhao family could save this time, she thought she was capable and there would be a next time. Even the next time she wouldn't be outside.
Let’s talk about these few words. If Li Xian had something to do with the Zhao family, she would not criticize her mother-in-law like this. Let alone a rich family, she is a poor family, and filial piety must be upheld. Who says this outside?
Mother-in-law? If you tell your mother at home, that's your business. But talking nonsense outside is very inappropriate.
What did she rely on? What she relied on was that her mother was Princess Chang Le. Her mother had always looked down on Empress Wu, but what happened in the end? Empress Wu still chose her as her daughter-in-law. But she didn't think about it, Empress Wu was looking down on her.
Dad chose it because of his knowledge and interests.
To be honest, Mrs. Zhao like this is really not worth saving. However, if she really dies as usual in history, Empress Wu's reputation will be even worse! Does the reputation of killing your daughter-in-law sound good?
No matter how bad it is, there is still a Buddhist hall. If it can't be done, just shut it up in the Buddhist hall. Then call Zhao Gui, Zhao's father, into the palace and talk things over! Ask him: Your daughter said this, and it was you.
What do you mean?
Sometimes the prince-in-law and the princess are not the same thing! Princess Chang Le is arrogant, so go ahead and be arrogant to her, but the prince-in-law has a family! The prince-in-law has much greater scruples than the princess. If you tell Zhao Gui like this, Zhao Gui would rather follow her
Princess Chang Le would not fall out with Empress Wu even if she lived apart.
As for the punishment of Zhao, if Zhao Gui is not willing to stay in the Buddhist hall, it is easy to deal with it. Ask her to take her back and rearrange it. To the outside world, just say that she died of illness. So what if Zhao Gui is sold as a favor?!
I was thinking about it in my heart, but I couldn't do it in a hurry. Let's wait a few days! We won't starve to death in three days. We can talk about this after making Zhao suffer a lot.
But she didn't know how stubborn Zhao was. Empress Wu imprisoned people, and after imprisoning them, Empress Wu was too lazy to take care of them. She didn't care, there were so many people below who wanted to curry favor with Empress Wu, so why not sell them to the master?
At that time, Empress Wu scolded the British king and his wife: slandering relatives is the behavior of animals.
Li Xian felt aggrieved, tears streaming down his face, "It's not just now that I don't like Mrs. Zhao. A few years ago, when she caused Taiping, I became angry. I haven't gone to her room since then."
Already."
The implication is that you chose Zhao’s daughter-in-law, and what happened now was not your son’s fault! Why are you scolding your son?
What did Empress Wu say? You are too lazy to talk nonsense to him! As a husband, if you have a good discipline, how can you appear in this matter? She told Li Xian to go aside and reflect, but she ordered someone to lock up Zhao. Empress Wu did not expect that
How to deal with it, let’s talk about it first.
But because of the phrase "animal behavior", the people below said that this animal is an animal and is it worthy of eating human food?
Although meals are delivered on time, the meat, vegetables, and even rice are all raw.
She is locked up in the palace. The only place in the palace that can keep people locked up is the internal affairs department. This place usually locks up palace people who have made mistakes! She is a princess, and she is given a small courtyard by herself, so she can stay there! As long as she is
If you have a small yard, there is a basic stove and charcoal fire. But the noble princess has to do it herself! We will not wait for you.
The people below reported these to Ruixiang, mainly to show off their merits and let others know their loyalty!
As soon as he heard that these eggless things came up with such a way to deal with people, Ruixiang said, "That's the princess. If something happens to you, how many of you have the heads to pay for it?"
The man smiled apologetically and said, "You saw it! There is everything in the yard! There is a well, a bucket, a stove, and firewood. I even saw the sickle and the dry firewood for starting the fire. Let her know that the royal princess is easy to do."
, that is the grace of the Queen of Heaven.”
Once he heard what was going on, Ruixiang didn't care.
But Mrs. Zhao is so stubborn that she won't let her cook, right? Then I'll be hungry. Let me see how many days you can starve me! I'm a princess, and I don't believe you can starve me to death.
I really didn't eat or drink for three days.
Then Lin Yutong's letter came to the palace, and it was written to Empress Wu! She didn't say anything about pleading, just saying that the royal family disciplined their daughter-in-law, and it should be an example to the world. Women are already under the control of the harem, if all mothers-in-law take this incident
For example, I'm afraid something bad will happen!
Empress Wu would not know what kind of harm a troublesome mother-in-law would bring to a woman, Lin Yutong said in her letter. She said: Although the family has family rules, there are also national laws. If the crime committed is not within the jurisdiction of national laws
, family rules have the function of exhorting and restricting, but the scale of family rules must be limited.
Empress Wu frowned, feeling that this daughter's thoughts were too trivial! She put down the letter and asked Gao Yanfu, "How is Princess Ying?"
It's still closed.
"Where is the King of England?"
I have been reflecting in the side hall! I eat when I need to eat and sleep when I need to sleep.
Empress Wu asked again, "Where is the saint? Has King Lu returned to his palace?"
Not yet! The saint only said that he had a headache and left King Lu to attend to his illness.
Empress Wu sighed, "Then I will keep the King of England for a few more days. When King Lu comes out of the palace, I will let the King of England go." She smelled the smell and jumped around blindly.
Yes! What about the Princess of England?
Empress Wu said, "Go and ask her if she has any regrets?"
"Repent?" Mrs. Zhao stood up and looked at Gao Yanfu standing outside. The fear of waiting hungry disappeared instantly! She made the right bet, and the royal family really didn't dare to do anything to her. Besides, was she wrong?
"If I have repented, doesn't that mean that Queen Wende is wrong? The Queen can say that Queen Wende is wrong, so why not if I say that the Queen is wrong?"
Empress Wu is the daughter-in-law of Empress Wende, and she can say that her mother-in-law is wrong. So, as a daughter-in-law, I can say that my own mother-in-law is wrong, why shouldn't I? I can't just allow the state officials to set fires and not allow the people to light lamps!
Gao Yanfu frowned, glanced at Mrs. Zhao coldly, grinned with a smile on his face, said nothing, turned around and left.
The eunuch in charge of the dungeon chased after him and asked, "Father, what regulations do you have to give me?"
Zhang Zheng? She committed suicide and no one could save her, "Just lock her up!"
There is no way to hide something like this. Who can’t hear Princess Ying’s shouting so loudly? So when Gao Yanfu came back, he told everything about the situation at that time. Anyway, Princess Ying was a little confused, so what was the taboo for her to say?
What, you really got into the Royal Gate by virtue of it, there is nothing she dare not praise or criticize.
In fact, everyone in the palace knew that Empress Wu disliked Empress Wende. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Empress Wang was not worth mentioning. The most capable queens were Empress Wu and Empress Wende.
As good as Queen Wende's reputation is, so bad is Empress Wu's reputation.
Sure enough, when Empress Wu heard what was conveyed, her face turned cold, "It can be seen that I am too kind!" Even her daughter-in-law clamored like this, which shows what outsiders say about her.
What should I do about this kind of thing? I can’t stop leaving messages like this if I’m not afraid of being killed.
Ruixiang secretly asked Gao Yanfu, "He hasn't been eating or drinking, and he's just standing there."
Gao Yanfu snorted lightly but did not answer.
Ruixiang knew that if the Princess of England wanted to live, she would be able to survive no matter what with the raw food delivered every day. Meat can be eaten after being cooked, and vegetables such as cabbage and cabbage can be eaten raw.
She was still thinking that in a few days, the queen's anger would subside and everything would be fine.
But Mr. Zhao is really stubborn! He won’t eat it! He won’t eat it even if it’s left there and smells bad. If you have the guts, you’d really starve me to death!
Then when others found out, I was really starving to death.
On this day, Li Zhi finally issued the decree. First, he praised Li Hong, saying that Li Hong was a good and benevolent prince, but he was in very poor health and could not bear the fatigue of state affairs, so he took the initiative to resign as prince. He did not want to agree to this, but
In the past two years, the prince has repeatedly asked for a memorial, so much so that he knelt outside the main hall over this matter and refused to get up unless he was asked to do so. As a father, he really had no choice. Now, he could only erase the prince.
His identity was changed and he was enthroned as acting king.
Then many rewards were given to the king. In addition to countless treasures, the Hot Spring Palace and Jiucheng Palace were given to the king to recuperate. In addition, many things that showed his identity were given to each of them.
The gifts must be in accordance with the emperor's specifications. Even when traveling, there are also ceremonial guards given by Li Zhi. The ceremonial guard is the ceremonial guard used by the emperor when traveling. Although it is almost impossible to use it, it represents the transcendent and extraordinary status of the king.
In addition, Li Zhi also gave Li Hong an emperor's sword, which can kill people without guilt!
This is to support Li Hong! Don't underestimate him because he is no longer a prince! Even the emperor who succeeded him cannot show off in front of Li Hong. This sword can kill common people and also make fools of emperors.
Li Hong thought of everything he could think of, and then said that in accordance with the rules of respecting the elder and the younger, he would appoint Li Xian as the prince.
As a result, Li Xian became the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.
As for what father and son Li Zhi and Li Xian said during these seven days, no one knows. Not even Empress Wu could find out!
In the past few days, Li Xian had been locked up by Empress Wu for reflection. On this day, he was finally told that he could go out, and then he realized that things had changed!
It’s really a prince change!
He was completely in a trance!
Is there a new prince? It’s Li Xian.
It’s the prince! It’s Li Xian!
When I returned to my house, I lay there and didn't even come back to my senses.
Cheer up! Who said we can't cheer up?! Who said we can't cheer up? He turned to look at Wei Xiang'er, whose eyes were bright, "Your Highness, don't be like this, think about the past."
Old things? What old things?!
Wei Xiang'er lay next to Li Xian's ear and whispered, "Think about when Emperor Taizong was in power, there were three direct princes born to Empress Changsun..."
Yes! The imperial grandmother had three sons. Li Chengqian was the prince, the most favored one was Li Tai, and the youngest son, the emperor.
What happened in the end? Li Chengqian was deposed, and the most favored Li Tai was suspected of plotting to have a legitimate son, and was demoted and demoted. He died in office only after his father ascended the throne. The throne finally fell to the most inconspicuous and unlikely person.
On the father's body.
In terms of naming, of course, the successor to the throne must be Li Chengqian.
When it comes to talent and ability, none of the princes can compare with Li Tai. When it comes to favor, Li Tai is the best.
But what about the result? It was just a passing cloud.
Wei Xiang'er looked into Li Xian's eyes, "Your Majesty can do it! Your Majesty must be able to do it! Prince Lu has a stubborn temper and has always been disliked by the Queen of Heaven! I even heard that Prince Lu was born to a Korean lady. Please take care of me." The birthday of the princess, and then the birthday of King Lu. If King Lu is frail, it can be said that he was born prematurely. But King Lu is not a frail person, I am afraid there is something hidden in this..."
Impossible! Li Xian shook his head, "If he had been born to a Korean lady, the queen would have been killed long ago and would not be alive today. She would not have made him the crown prince."
Wei Xiang'er choked, and the person who said this almost couldn't answer. She paused, and then said, "As long as Prince Lu has the slightest suspicion...the root of the disaster will be laid. The former prince had many conflicts with the Queen a few years ago. , not to mention Prince Lu! Prince, as long as you have the will, there is nothing you can't do! What you have to do now is... make friends with anyone you can make friends with! As long as the mother likes it, you have to take it to heart. The mother wants to use it The Wu family, from now on, the Wu family will be the guests of the royal palace. The queen mother thinks that Princess Huguo loves Princess Taiping, so the prince will respect Princess Huguo more and love Princess Taiping even more. So many people are against the queen mother, the prince has to support the queen... ..." After saying that, she seemed to have just come to her senses, "Your Majesty, where is the Princess?"
Yes! I just want to come back. Where is the princess?
Wei Xiang'er pulled Li Xian up, saying that this idiot Zhao must be kept. She sent Li Xian out, "When the prince went there, he admitted his mistake and said he would discipline him well in the future. He can be locked up in any empty courtyard, so he should be brought back first. "
OK! OK! Go pick it up.
Empress Wu asked him to pick her up, and Li Xian would never forget this day. The moment the courtyard opened, all kinds of rotten smells hit his nostrils. His princess was lying on the ground, her whole body stiff, and she didn't know if she was dead after death. When people noticed her, they saw that her eye sockets were sunken and her cheekbones were high. Beside her, there were plates of raw meat that had already stinked up.
The guards didn't notice that the most important reason was that the raw meat was rotten, and they thought it was the cause of the peculiar smell.
Li Xian, who had always been timid, rolled his eyes and fell down.
He would not have imagined that this scene would become a nightmare in his life.
I don’t know how I got back, I just know that when I woke up, everything was white.
Wei Xiang'er stayed by Li Xian's side. Seeing that he was awake, she hurriedly said: "Prince...Princess, what happened...what..."
Li Xian covered Wei Xiang'er's mouth and said, "Control it, don't cause trouble, otherwise you don't know how you died."
Tears welled up in Wei Xiang'er's eyes. She kept nodding her head and begging again and again. After Li Xiancai took her hand away, she spat it out with a sound.
The princess's body was just returned without any explanation. Anyway, she was dead and the funeral should be held.
The palace did not give any favors. When the new crown prince was appointed, except for the princess's natal family and the Wu family, most of the others were official family members of the palace. Many people may have forgotten that there is no princess here.
Lin Yutong didn't know what expression to make when he found out. I have to say that this Zhao is really a cruel person! There is nothing to eat at hand. If a person is cruel, what can he not eat? Not to mention cabbage and radish that can be chewed raw. Even if you fetch a bucket of water, you can survive seven days with just this bucket of water! But she was fine, she didn’t eat or drink! She died after she didn’t survive seven days.
However, this person's willpower is also extraordinary. She was able to control her nature, but the food was rotting on the floor, but she chose to starve! Speaking of this person's character, what do you think she would do with such stubbornness?
You can't do it?! You're so stubborn that you're so stubborn to death.
A stubborn daughter-in-law versus a cruel mother-in-law?
The cruel mother-in-law discovered for the first time that her daughter-in-law was so stupid: threatening others with her own life. Is this something that a sane person would do?
It was her own choice to die. Did I want her to die?
Empress Wu didn't take it seriously, so she appointed the crown prince. She had to ask the king to move the palace, discuss the canonization ceremony, and move the new crown prince. In political affairs, she and Xian'er had to run into each other again. There were so many big things to do, and he was damned if he died.
, how big a deal is it?
For her, it was not a big deal, but for Princess Chang Le, it was the sky falling! The couple only had one daughter, but what was the result? The result was just like that.
Li Xian cried so much that he just said to Zhao Gui, "If you can, go far away! Don't stay in the capital."
The princess has a fief, so go to the princess' fief and live in the princess' mansion.
Zhao Gui was full of resentment, but didn't know who to complain to. After the funeral was simply completed, he took Princess Chang Le and left Chang'an in a low-key manner.
On the day he left Chang'an, Lin Yutong sat in a carriage and personally sent Li Hong to the Hot Spring Palace.
The carriage and horses were bumpy, but Li Hong was in high spirits and said to Lin Yutong, "I told you not to send it off, but you came to see it off. You will have no time in the future. You go up the mountain. There is so much we brothers and sisters can't say."
Ms. Pei was standing by, dressed in plain clothes, and handed Lin Yutong a soft pillow to lean on.
Lin Yutong laughed and said, "I won't worry if I don't watch you settle in."
Li Hong stopped talking.
When leaving the city, I saw Princess Chang Le's carriage waiting aside.
Mrs. Pei then said: "I didn't expect that something like this would happen in just a few days! I have a lot of things to do here, so I just asked people to go and pay homage."
Lin Yutong glanced outside and met a pair of cold eyes. Who could be the owner of these eyes if not Princess Chang Le? Seeing Lin Yutong looking at her, she lowered the curtain to block the coldness!
You don’t need to think about it to know how much resentment Princess Chang Le has in her heart!
It is true that she did not go to Zhao's funeral in person, because a pregnant woman was not suitable to go to the mourning hall. But the fourth master went, and all the female relatives of the British government went, and they had already given enough respect.
If people want to hate her, then hate her! If her own daughter is lost in the palace, can she still be hated?
She came back only after Li Hong sent her to the mountain.
Mrs. Pei supported Li Hong and stood in the pavilion on the mountain, watching the princess's carriage going down the mountain, and then said: "Everyone has gone to the East Palace, even the Pei family is no exception, but the princess... is no different from before.
Even closer than before."
Li Hong looked at her and said, "There are so many good things. It would be nice if there are a few close people who move around frequently. It is very unnecessary to welcome and send her off in a lively manner without having anyone to talk to."
Yes! Compared to all those noises, it’s better to stay like this!
"Yes! It's good to do it like this, it's pure!"
Lin Yutong stroked his belly, again and again! Li Hong's place was purified, and so was his own place. Empress Wu had been sending people to give various rewards for three days in a row.
The day before yesterday, I gave him more than ten pots of peonies, saying they were blooming well, so keep them to enjoy! So the day before yesterday, I went to enjoy the flowers with my fourth master! She leaned on the couch, surrounded by a circle of blooming peonies, and then she stretched out her hand
I grabbed the dried apricots and stuffed them into my mouth. The fourth master was opposite and said he was painting peonies. Sure enough, he spent most of the day painting a picture of a beauty that was more beautiful than peonies. The woman in the picture was plump and graceful,
There was a bit of laziness between her eyebrows. Tongtong looked at the painting and ate an extra bowl of rice in the evening.
The day before yesterday, I sent some pieces of brocade, saying they were for me to make spring clothes. Then I watched Fourth Master design the clothing styles for the whole day.
Yesterday, I asked people to send a lot of gems, saying that it was time to add jewelry, so I have been busy designing jewelry from yesterday to today.
All these movements of Empress Wu are connected together, which means that she is very leisurely now.
It is estimated that Li Xian handled a lot of government affairs smoothly. When assisting the prince in managing politics, these officials would not have the possibility of hiding their personal interests. They hoped that Li Xian would be a prince who would satisfy the saint, so as to prevent the saint from asking Empress Wu to interfere in politics.
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And Li Xian was always smart. As long as the courtiers cooperated and Li Zhi gave him guidance, he could really get started quickly.
This, of course, caused the power in Empress Wu's hands to be severely reduced, and she became free.
No, just after breakfast, Empress Wu sent another auspicious message. They came to deliver calligraphy and paintings. They were painted by Empress Wu herself. The paintings were of a cow and a calf. The calf was trying to go into the river, and the mother was
The cow eagerly stood by the side, looking at the calf with concern.
Lin Yutong knew what this painting was about, and Empress Wu's eagerness at this time could only make Li Xian more alert.
She smiled and said, "Are you going to plow silkworms yourself? Plowing... is your father's body ready? The prince wants to follow his father to plow silkworms, so don't you have to hurry up to plow silkworms? This is
Let’s work on the cattle! The effect of this year’s cattle breeding intervention will only be known in Qiu Li. By then I will be able to leave the house so that I can go to the palace and tell my father and mother..."
Xiangrui was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "I just asked my maid to ask if the princess is okay? Can I come with you?"
I'm afraid it won't work, "Qian'er sent the emperor off to see him, and when he came back he felt like his stomach was heavy. Taoist priest Sun took a look at it and said he wouldn't feel any more bumps."
You need to have a good rest.
After talking for a while, Xiangrui returned to the palace.
When he returned to the palace, he learned word for word for Empress Wu. Empress Wu was stunned for a moment and then understood what Tong'er meant. Yes! Do your duty first and avoid others' criticism before you can say anything else!
But just doing your duty is not enough! What the courtiers fear is nothing more than being harsh to them!
How can we dispel their doubts?
Empress Wu asked Xiangrui, "I remember that the female relatives of Shangguan Yi's family are still in Yeting?"
yes!
Empress Wu pondered for a moment, "Go check and see how these women are doing? Then find out all the women who were involved in the case..."
yes!
Taiping poked his head out from inside and asked Empress Wu, "Why does the empress want to find the family of the guilty minister?"
Of course it is useful!
"What are you using them for? How much skill can you learn by being locked up in Yeting without seeing anyone? I have never seen anyone who can be of great use learn it behind closed doors!"
Empress Wu smiled and said to her little daughter, "As long as you are not stupid and you are not old, you can learn it. No one is born with it! What are you afraid of? You are just using this identity!"
Taiping was thoughtful, and after a long time he said: "I think I understand what the Queen Mother means!"
As long as you understand it! As she spoke, she went to the back of the desk, polished and picked up her pen: "I understand, I will go and send two brochures to your father on behalf of my mother."
What's the deal?
Li Xian took the zhezi from the saint's hand. The zhezi was given by his mother, one was from the palace asking for silkworm sacrifices, and the other was to plead for the eldest grandson Wuji. Please seal the eldest grandson Wuji!
It's understandable to sacrifice silkworms, but what's the point of conferring a title on the dead Changsun Wuji?
Li Zhi didn't explain, just told him to go back and think about it slowly. Then the next day, he heard another news: the queen mother chose Shangguan Yi's granddaughter Shangguan Wan'er, and first named her a talented person, freeing her from the sinner's trap.
Identity, and canonized her as a female official, keeping her around...
