That is a stone salvaged from the Luoshui River. Eight words were carved on the stone: The Holy Mother is here, and the Emperor Yongchang is established.
As recorded in all emperor biographies, he began his journey to deification.
There's nothing special about this stone, it's just an ordinary white stone. But the font is purple! Is this... complicated craftsmanship?
After Ansheng and Taisheng followed their grandfather to see the auspiciousness, the two children ran to the garden of their house. There were stones with inscriptions like that everywhere in the garden, right?
Look, the standing stone at the entrance of the vegetable garden is the largest, and the characters on it are also the brightest. It is a gray stone with black characters, and the two characters on it are - Baicao.
In the pavilion over there, there is a strange stone standing beside the pavilion. The stone has a strange shape. Aye carved the word "Yiran" on it and filled it with purple fluorescent stone powder.
The two children walked around the garden: Yes! That sacred stone is everywhere in my house.
Taisheng asked his grandfather, "Do you see anything different?"
No!
An Sheng picked up the various filling powders with his hands, and then whispered: "Did all the sacred stones come to our house? Or is the sacred stone a fake?"
Li Jingye's expression kept changing, what should he say? He now doubted whether his son's handiwork was involved in this. There were few ministers from the imperial court who had never been to this garden. Look at the wheat that increased the yield, and the rice that grew taller.
There are not enough vegetables. Why don’t you come here? What about the vegetable garden door?
A stone as big as a mouth can be seen by anyone who is not blind. There is also the pavilion, which is the most commonly used place for guests to sit in the courtyard. Who doesn't know that there is a 'Yiran Pavilion' in the Princess Mansion, and there is also a pavilion in the pavilion.
'Nine curves of flowing wine' is an extremely elegant place.
Everyone knows that there are such stone carvings here. After all, you have persuaded Wu Chengsi or whose it is. These people have never been here, so they think it is very smart. Look! We can all perform miracles!
What do you say? It’s a miracle that just fools the common people. No one believes it. No one in the government or government believes it either! Anyone who says they believe it either feels they must believe it or they choose to believe it.
But this kind of thing, you can save face at least! Now, the miracle has been offered. What were the expressions of the ministers in the DPRK at that time?
Yes! The expressions were so weird, especially the expression of the consort, which was shocked, confused, and indescribable. Empress Wu could see it very clearly in the main hall at that time.
She actually felt that she had done a good job in this matter. "The river produces the picture, the Luo produces the book". This is the sign of a saint descended from heaven!
This is auspiciousness - great auspiciousness.
Moreover, Wu Chengsi arranged very carefully. He arranged for a man named Tang Tongtai from Yong'an County, Yongzhou, to present this stone. This man's surname is Tang, and his name is Yongtai. What does this mean? It means that we and Li Tang are one.
, one will suffer both losses, one will be prosperous and both will be prosperous. If you want peace and harmony, let's live together, right? Also, this person is from Yong'an County, which means the same meaning as Yongtai and Yongchang.
It couldn't be more appropriate!
And the font is purple, why must it be purple? Because she often stays in the Zichen Palace, and when she looks at the court, there is a purple curtain hanging up. Look! Even such small details have been thought of.
But everyone's reaction was not what she expected.
What's going on? She looked at Shangguan Wan'er, Ruixiang Gao Yanfu and others who were waiting on her. "Be honest!" She saw the expressions of these people out of the corner of her eye. They wanted to shrink their necks into their stomachs.
When asked this question, everyone fell to their knees.
Empress Wu frowned and said, "Say!"
Shangguan Wan'er could only say, "...there are many stones like this in the garden of the princess's palace in Zhenguo. The prince-in-law is an elegant man who likes to play with gardens. In the princess's palace in Chang'an, I noticed that there are stones with inscriptions filled with fluorite.
the plaque
, arrived in Luoyang... The garden here is bigger, and the prince consort made an excellent shape for the garden. The garden of the Princess Mansion is ranked second among gods, and no one dares to call it first. It is really a scene at every step.
, the slaves and others went to the princess’s mansion to declare
You can always see the orders coming in and out! The ministers in the court are also often in and out. In the past two years, the princess has not left the mansion, and she has cultivated huge wild cabbages in the mansion, which are all over the garden! The ministers even go there specially
After seeing it, I went to taste the dishes. It is said that today
Another eggplant tree was cultivated in 2001, and the tree was covered with eggplants and melons. Seven days ago, the prince-in-law invited all the ministers in the court and the officials of the six departments to come and have a look. They had a feast of eggplants and melons, and also gave him a basket.
In the palace, I have reported this to you, have you forgotten?"
Empress Wu was stunned, "Are there such stones and words like that everywhere?"
Yes! Shangguan Wan'er said: "I'm afraid Duke Zhou has never been to the gate of the princess's mansion, so he doesn't know about it!" Then it was a coincidence! It turned out like this!
Empress Wu suddenly felt that Li Chunfeng had misjudged her back then. This child was not helping her, but was clearly here to defeat her. To say that she was deliberately targeting him? That's not true! When she was in Chang'an, it was like this in her mansion.
When we arrived in Luoyang, the garden was huge, and a few worthless stones were placed to decorate the scenery. So what happened? It was really not intentional, but it was just that small!
Where is the logic in this!
Call Wu Chengsi over and ask her if there is any conspiracy. Who had the idea to lead Wu Chengsi down this road?
No! Wu Chengsi swore: This is what I thought! The carving stonemason can imitate cats and tigers, but he is actually illiterate. Moreover, he has never been out of the mountains in his life, and he is a mountain man who does stone work. After the work is done, the person has already taken care of it.
I will never speak again. It is definitely not because I have been deceived and used by others.
Empress Wu was silent.
Wu Chengsi was also scared, and it took him a while before he asked: "What should we do now...?"
Empress Wu raised her head and said, "Auspiciousness... it's just auspiciousness, what needs to be done? Whatever the original plan is, just do it!"
Shangguan Wan'er sighed inwardly, Prince Consort Shitou was really good at joining in the fun. He couldn't have turned a particularly delicate game into a false one!
Yes! It means referring to a deer as a horse. Now the Queen is holding her nose and telling lies with her eyes open. How is it different from referring to a deer as a horse?
Tongtong only knew that Empress Wu had played Luohe Tu's trick, but she couldn't remember the details.
The incident happened and became a joke, and Tongtong didn't react until she realized it. She turned her face and looked at Fourth Master: "This is a bit bullying!"
The fourth master sighed: "You can't fool the people, let alone a mythical emperor." If not for this, who would bother to break her game.
That’s right!
But Empress Wu has come to this point, and there is no way back for her. No matter how embarrassing it is, since 'I'm not embarrassed, then it's not embarrassing', she still has to go down.
How did it go? She said that the stone was a treasure map, and named it 'Treasure Map given by Heaven'. Then she gave herself the title of 'Holy Mother God Emperor'.
Lin Yutong really feels that Empress Wu's attitude of not being embarrassed when faced with embarrassing things is particularly admirable. This stone is already embarrassing enough! Isn't this title embarrassing? The title can only be given to the new emperor by the new king.
Ancestors are given honorary titles. Where have you ever seen someone give themselves honorific titles!?
People are on it, so what do you do?
This title was first the Holy Mother and later the God-Emperor.
Emperor, this word that no one dares to touch has just appeared. So much preparation has been made for this word.
Then, the excitement became even greater! All the ministers in the dynasty felt as if their throats were being strangled. They could no longer breathe, let alone speak.
Lawless! Whimsical!
All the words were thrown out, and some people even thought that the queen was old and crazy!
People who are over 60 years old should not live long! At such an old age, fighting with her for a few years will cause a lot of trouble. Is it better to end this quarrel when she dies? Or wait silently, waiting for her to live.
Not long, how about dying of old age naturally?
Ministers who are not very determined have this in mind.
When it comes to the average lifespan of a dynasty, it depends on how you calculate it. For ordinary people, the average lifespan is really not long. But for nobles from aristocratic families, the average lifespan is between fifty-five and sixty years old.
But there are still only a few people who live extremely long. It is still the same saying: life is rare in seventy years!
There are very few people who can pass the age of seventy, right? How long can an old lady in her sixties live?
Lin Yutong estimated that many people were restricted by the logic of 'common sense'! Li Zhi did not expect Empress Wu to want to be emperor, and so many people did not expect Empress Wu to live a long life.
Empress Wu didn't know that she could live a long life, so she knew that if she didn't step up her pace, she might never have the chance to ascend the throne again.
If you want to ascend the throne, no one will be able to allow you to move forward unless you deal with the young men in the Li family clan.
So, she said, since the Mingtang has been built, let's invite the governors, governors, Li Tang's clan, relatives, etc. from each state to come to Shendu, and we will hold a grand ceremony in the Mingtang to celebrate.
The time is set for the twelfth lunar month!
After this edict, the officials just responded! It depends on how everyone reacts, right? The officials can refer to each other, but what about the clan? The clan knew that Empress Wu could not tolerate them.
So they contacted each other and prepared to rebel.
The twelfth lunar month arrived in the blink of an eye. Officials from all over the city gathered in the city, and not a single clan member from other places was seen. This made the atmosphere in the city become particularly subtle.
At this time, Empress Wu suddenly conferred the title of Duke of Liang on Xue Huaiyi, saying that he had contributed to the construction of White Horse Temple and Mingtang.
When the decree came down, Li Jingye fell to the ground in front of Li Ji's memorial tablet and cried loudly: Old man, look at it! Open your eyes and look at it! This is the country of the Tang Dynasty that you conquered. You have been through life and death, and you are still fighting on the battlefield with your old age.
But your achievements in this life have only earned you the position of Duke of the country.
And what about some people? A gangster in the market built a temple, built a bright hall, and compiled a random scripture to fool the world, and he also got the position of a prince!
Why?! Why?
The ancestors of the Tang Dynasty, you can see it! You think this is fair!
Ansheng and Taisheng stood behind their grandfather, looking up at the ancestor's tablet. The two children were also thinking: Yes! Is this fair?
It was in this atmosphere that Tongtong finally stepped out of the house after being imprisoned for two years. Dressed in the court uniform of a princess of the country, holding the Emperor's Sword in his hand, everyone bowed his head wherever he passed.
She has not been out of the palace for the past two years, but her prestige has not diminished because she is in the palace. On the contrary, when many ministers saw her coming with the fourth master, they first smiled and then bowed.
Lin Yutong finally saw this tall Mingtang built. How high is it? She could estimate it at a glance. In the Tang Dynasty's measurement unit, it must be more than 290 feet, which is equivalent to
In terms of meters, it's more than ninety meters.
The buildings of the Tang Dynasty are more than ninety meters high!
How high is the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City? More than forty meters! In other words, it is as high as two Halls of Supreme Harmony.
You know, the Hall of Supreme Harmony built in the Qing Dynasty was a smaller version of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Ming Dynasty. Why? Because the cost was too high and we couldn’t afford to build it, we made it smaller.
This Mingtang does not occupy twice the space, but is twice as high as others. At this level, increasing the height will increase the difficulty and money consumption.
Lin Yutong looked at the tall buildings in front of him, and for no reason he thought of Li Bai's poem. What does the poem say? The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and you can pick the stars with your hands.
Empress Wu didn't want to reach for the stars, she just poked a big hole in the sky!
Looking at the decoration of the Mingtang, Tongtong suddenly wanted to laugh. Where did the inspiration for Cixi's phoenix above and dragon below come from? I'm afraid it came from here. There are nine golden dragons on the top, and the nine dragon heads are facing the center.
, there is a large disk in the center, and a huge phoenix stands on the disk. The phoenix is more than one foot tall, with its teeth and claws spread out, its head held high and its wings fluttering. It is shining with golden light and is very eye-catching.
This composition makes the nine dragons look like insects at the mouth of a phoenix, which can be swallowed by opening its mouth.
Lin Yutong was looking at it when he heard the quiet atmosphere was interrupted instantly. He heard noises in the distance and heard people fawning over him.
"My lord, you are here."
"Master Xue, I'm waiting for you when you arrive."...
There are people like this everywhere.
Xue Huaiyi was tall and mighty, with very good facial features. He was only in his twenties, and he was in the prime of his life. Lin Yutong looked back, not wanting to do anything.
It turned out that this man was quite unruly when he passed Brother Xue Shao.
Who are the Xue Shao brothers? They are the nephews of Li Zhi and the grandsons of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.
The situation that the Xue brothers are in today will be the same situation that my son will be in tomorrow! My son is also Li Zhi’s grandson! What’s going on? In the future, will a cat or a dog be so rude?
She turned around and asked, "Who is making the noise?"
If you stand in this place and speak, there will be echoes. Therefore, as soon as the words are spoken, the whole place hears them!
Upon hearing this, the whole place fell silent!
Even those surrounding Xue Huaiyi dispersed like birds and beasts, each returning to his own place.
Xue Huaiyi was stunned and looked up. This was Princess Zhenguo! She looked quite similar to the Queen of Heaven. I imagine that the Queen of Heaven was as beautiful as she was when she was young.
This time, it took a little long to watch.
Seeing Lin Yutong's face getting darker and darker, he smiled and walked forward with a hint of amusement: "Is this the Princess of Zhenguo? I often hear the Queen mention it!"
When they were five steps away, this guy was still moving forward.
She is so pampered and lawless! I really think that this princess has not left the palace for two years because she is afraid of Empress Wu.
He was three steps away, and he still had no intention of stopping! Lin Yutong held the Emperor's Sword in his right hand and did not move. He stretched out his left hand and pulled out the sword hanging on Xue Huaiyi's waist. Without saying a word, he stabbed the opponent in the heart.
go!
This is a blunt sword without an edge, so even if you want to chop off your head, it won't work!
This time, with all his strength, the opponent flew backwards and landed heavily on the steps. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and he continued to vomit blood.
Shangguan Wan'er came to see the officials, who would have seen this scene. She hurried over and asked in a low voice: "Princess has the Emperor's Sword... You can't kill this person like this!"
Lin Yutong snorted, without suppressing his voice, and said directly: "Is this kind of thing worthy of being killed with the Emperor's Sword? Kill someone? So what if you kill me? Carrying a weapon is not more than five steps away from this princess, what do you want to do?
If you are planning something evil, death is not a pity!"
As he said that, he wiped the hand that had held the hilt of the opponent's sword with the handkerchief, and threw away the handkerchief.
Shangguan Wan'er looked down, Gao Yanfu shook his head gently: Dead! Completely dead.
She had no choice but to wave her hand and ask someone to take the body down. Then she handed over her hand and said, "Your Highness is right, it is not a pity to die for such an ignorant person!"
Lin Yutong hummed, and Shangguan Wan'er retreated silently and politely. After exiting, she looked back at the courtiers standing outside.
There are so many ministers, civil and military, all occupying their respective positions. They are all respectful and respectful, but there is no hint of unruliness.
Wu Chengsi even knelt on the ground, not even daring to move.
This shocked her heart: Such is the prestige of the princess of Zhenguo!
She did not dare to delay and hurried back to report to Empress Wu: "...The man is dead!"
Empress Wu only frowned: "Damn you, you don't know how to restrain yourself! There are many tricks for impeachment. If it weren't for his past achievements, he would not be tolerated! He is a good guy, and he dares to provoke the country. You
You’re right, it’s not a pity to die for something like this.”
Gao Yanfu reported, "The body has been carried out... Do you think how to bury it..."
What to bury? "Throw it in a mass grave!"
Gao Yanfu looked at Shangguan Wan'er, and he couldn't decide whether the Queen's words were made out of anger or whether she really meant it.
Shangguan Wan'er nodded lightly, and Gao Yan went to do it easily.
He went out and looked at Xue Huaiyi, who was already hard-on, and snorted: He is usually arrogant and domineering, but he really thinks that he is a person. He yells at the people in the palace, and he really treats himself as his master. Those in this palace, and then the queen.
Man, but the person I once served was also the late emperor! In order to protect myself, I kept silent, but in my heart, no one could think of such a thing.
Not to mention in the palace, even in the city of God, I don’t know how many people despised him!
As expected, he is an ignorant idiot, just a plaything of the Queen of Heaven, "Throw the mass graves and feed the dogs to do it." After saying that, he whispered to several young eunuchs: "Swaggering through the market, do you understand! If anyone asks,
You just follow the example of others! Let everyone know it, except that it is the princess who is causing this disaster, do you understand?"
Got it! The princess vented her bad breath for us! Of course we must spread the reputation for the princess.
Gao Yanfu said "hmm" and then looked towards the palace: Madam, I have been with you for half my life, but I can't swallow this breath!
Empress Wu didn't know these things.
At this moment, she acted as if nothing had happened, and said to Shangguan Wan'er, "Ask Taiping to come, and ask Taiping to come with me."
Princess Taiping already knew what happened before, and her heart felt like a fire. If it weren't for Sister A, it would be Xue Shao who was humiliated in front of so many people today! With Xue Shao's arrogance, she couldn't imagine what would happen next.
Sample.
At this moment, she breathed out, but there was a fire in her heart!
She looked at the empress who was waiting for her through the curtain. She said nothing and gave no support. She just silently followed Empress Wu towards the Mingtang.
Along the long path, Tongtong was at one end and Empress Wu was at the other end. The mother and daughter looked at each other from afar - for a long time!
