Chapter 681: We must prevent Li Zhi from becoming a disaster.
Su Mingzhe had to admit that he had made a mistake just now.
Before, I only thought that Xu Hui had thin shoulders, a slim waist, long legs, and a pretty face. However, I didn't notice that her slender body under her white dress was so plump.
At this time, Su Mingzhe suddenly remembered the words of a certain philosopher:
The ultimate temptation that a woman can show is to simplify the complex, return to nature, remove all unnecessary external conditions, and use the most primitive curves to evoke the most primitive impulse in a man's heart.
Just like that, poor Wu Meiniang was left beside the royal eucalyptus, alone and at a loss.
She could only watch helplessly as the man hugged Xu Hui and strode toward the bed.
Fortunately, Su Mingzhe didn't leave her alone for too long.
Xu Hui has been weak since she was a child and has little endurance.
Until midnight.
The melodious bell rang in the quiet night, and the Manna Hall slowly returned to calm.
On the second day, the scorching sun rose in the east.
Su Mingzhe quietly got up and prepared to go to Hanyuan Hall of Taiji Palace. When he saw Wang De outside the hall, he called him to his side and said:
"Wang De, don't send these two beauties back, just let them rest in the palace. Don't let the pheasant slaves come in and disturb them, do you understand?"
"Here."
When Wang De heard the emperor's order, he was even more surprised.
He has been the chief eunuch in the Manlu Palace since the first year of Zhenguan. For twelve years, he has never encountered a situation where the emperor refused to let the beauty leave.
On the contrary, Zhang Jieyu and Concubine Yin De, who were the favorites of Emperor Gaozu at that time, often received such orders.
Could it be possible that this Xu Cairen and Wu Cairen could become Zhang Jieyu and Yin Defei?
Wang De thought about it and didn't dare to neglect. He ordered his servants to guard the door and not let anyone in and disturb the two talented people's rest. He went in quietly and saw that the two talented people were already awake and dressing up each other.
, quickly expressed his greetings, and conveyed the emperor’s decree:
"You two talented people, His Majesty allows you to rest in the Manna Palace. This is a great favor. If you need anything, just tell me and I will help you."
Xu Hui has a pure temperament and can't think of anything to cause trouble. She just feels a little hungry.
Wu Meiniang was not polite on her side and said with a smile: "Eunuch Wang, please find someone to get some water. My sister and I need to wash ourselves. In addition, I have to trouble you to go to my and my sister's residence to get two sets of clothes."
Come here, my sister's and my skirts were torn by His Majesty. Your Majesty didn't even say you would compensate us..."
"Ahem!"
Seeing that Wu Meiniang was speaking without restraint, Wang De quickly coughed and reminded her not to speak so carelessly, or at least not to speak ill of the emperor.
However, when Wang De saw her innocent look again, he felt that even though he was an castrated yin person, he felt pity for her, so he gave up his thoughts of warning her.
Later, Wang De sent someone to prepare hot water for the two talents to bathe. He also sent people to Wu Cairen's and Xu Cairen's residences and brought back two sets of clothes each.
After about half an hour, Wu Meiniang and Xu Hui, with the help of each other, changed their clothes and called Wang De to start ordering food.
"Eunuch Wang, I want to eat wontons, remember they are stuffed with meat, lean meat porridge, deer breast, goat cheese..."
With a poor brain, Wu Meiniang could only name about ten kinds of delicacies that she had heard of but had never eaten.
Wang De was not surprised after hearing this. Although Li Shimin and Empress Changsun both advocated frugality, Emperor Gaozu, who had only died two years ago, was very fond of extravagant life.
In addition, there are four concubines and more than a dozen princes and princesses in the palace. Therefore, the royal kitchen of the palace always has some high-end ingredients available to serve the nobles' orders anytime and anywhere.
After Wu Meiniang finished ordering, Wang De asked Xu Hui what she wanted to eat.
Xu Hui was simple, she just ordered a staple food.
Wang De went down to make arrangements.
Half an hour later, portions of delicious food were delivered.
Just as Wu Meiniang and Xu Hui were about to enjoy their meal, they heard another noise coming from outside the door.
Xu Hui had the same indifferent attitude towards foreign affairs as yesterday.
Wu Meiniang became curious, stood up, walked to the door, and asked:
"Eunuch Wang, is there the Ninth Prince and the little princess outside?"
Wang De did not expect that Wu Meiniang would be so courageous and dare to meddle so much when she came to the palace, so he quickly reminded her:
"Replying to Cai Ren, it is indeed the Ninth Prince and Princess. His Majesty has decreed that they are not allowed to disturb the two Cai Ren. Wu Cai Ren is asked to eat and rest in peace."
"How can we eat and rest in peace when there is so much noise?"
Wu Meiniang sighed, and then said again:
"Since the Ninth Prince and Princess want to come in and play, just let them in. They won't disturb Sister Xu and I's rest."
"Ahem—ahem!"
When Wang De heard Wu Meiniang's words, he was almost frightened to death, and he quickly coughed to remind her.
He was also impressed by Wu Meiniang's innocence and simplicity.
If the emperor says it is not allowed, then it is not allowed.
How could Wu Meiniang dare to bargain with the emperor's will?
Fortunately, Wu Meiniang is not a fool. She has heard Wang De cough too much and knows that he is reminding her.
Knowing that she had said the wrong thing, Wu Meiniang had no choice but to go back and continue eating.
Brother and sister Li Zhi and Li Mingda had a quarrel for a while. Seeing that Wang De refused to let them in, they could only leave in frustration.
Wang De finally sent away the two young masters. After much thought, he sent a young eunuch to Hanyuan Hall to report the matter to the emperor.
When Su Mingzhe left in the morning, he specifically warned that Li Zhi and the princess were not allowed to disturb Wu Cairen and Xu Cairen.
As a result, not long after the emperor left, Li Zhi really brought the princess over.
There may be a coincidence here.
However, Wang De couldn't believe it was a coincidence.
Therefore, he decided to tell the emperor the truth and give the emperor the power to handle the matter.
In Wang De's view, Li Zhi is just a prince. Although he is also a favored prince, his importance is only slightly better than that of other unfavored princes. His importance may not be as important as that of Xu Cairen, who was just favored.
A martial artist.
Therefore, after considering the seriousness, Wang De chose to offend Li Zhi and did not dare to hide it from the emperor.
Soon, the little chamberlain who reported the news ran to Hanyuan Hall and reported the situation to Su Mingzhe.
Su Mingzhe was teaching Prince Li Chengqian how to handle government affairs. After receiving the news, he just stared and then calmed down.
According to the plot of the TV series "Wu Zetian", the affair between Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang happened five or six years later.
At that time, Li Chengqian's rebellion failed, Li Zhi was appointed as the prince, and then he became involved with Wu Meiniang, who was a palace maid.
Li Zhi is still a ten-year-old kid now. Even if he sees Wu Meiniang's beauty, he can't do anything treacherous.
However, Su Mingzhe must still nip the problem in the bud and deal with Li Zhi's culprit in advance.
Thinking of this, Su Mingzhe asked the prince the question:
"Qian'er, your brothers have grown up, what do you think is the best way to arrange them?"
"...?"
Li Chengqian was a little confused when he was asked. He deliberately said that he wanted his brothers to join the feudal clan, but he was afraid of offending his own father.
However, he himself was unwilling to say something against his will and leave several brothers in Chang'an City.
For a moment, he fell silent.
When Su Mingzhe saw that the prince did not answer him, he was not angry, but said slowly:
"If you don't want to say it, I'll tell you for you. From now on, the prince of the Tang Dynasty will leave the imperial court and establish a palace at the age of seven, and he will become a vassal at the age of fifteen and become a permanent ruler. Your children will do the same in the future, do you understand?"
When Li Chengqian heard that his own father was thinking about him, he was moved and knelt down quickly:
"My dear father, thank you!"
"It's all for the Tang Dynasty."
Su Mingzhe sighed, and then asked:
"Now there are more than twenty princes in the Tang Dynasty. According to my current situation, the Tang Dynasty will have more than thirty or even forty princes. With so many princes, the final result will be the Tang Dynasty. The land cannot be sealed. When the time comes, how do you think they should be arranged?"
Facing new questions, Li Chengqian frowned deeply again. This time he thought for a long time and finally raised his head and said:
"The kings of future generations should expand their territory."
"This is empty talk. How can there be so many territories?"
Su Mingzhe sighed, looked at the prince, and knew that this son was the real one, so he did not embarrass him, and directly taught him:
"Your uncle, the Prime Minister, and others are preparing to eliminate the hereditary system of governors. Did you know?"
"My son, I heard from my uncle."
As Li Chengqian spoke, he stood up from his seat, bowed his hands and bowed: "Father, the emperor, and my son and ministers also believe that the hereditary system of governorship is a disguised feudal state, which may cause cholera in future generations."
Su Mingzhe nodded silently, then smiled:
"You are right. The hereditary governorship is no different from the vassal feudalism in the Han Dynasty, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It is the cause of cholera. Then why do so many courtiers still admire the hereditary governorship so much?"
Li Chengqian's face darkened:
"They all have selfish motives."
"Yes, they all have selfish motives!"
Su Mingzhe sighed, no longer hiding it, and directly expressed his thoughts:
"The hereditary system of governorship must be abolished. Not only the governorship, but also other titles must be downgraded. This is a long-term solution."
"This is what I have considered. From now on, no titles will be awarded except for military merit. The titles are divided into nine levels and twenty-eight grades. The ninth level is Prince, County King, Duke, County Duke, County Duke, County Marquis, County Bo, and County Son.
, County men, each level is divided into first, second and third class. After the county men, the royal family members are the generals who govern the country, and those who are distinguished are the generals who support the country."
"What does the emperor mean by saying that the son of a prince can only attack the county prince? The son of a first-class county prince can only attack the first-class county prince?"
"That's right."
Li Chengqian didn't expect that his own father would be so cruel to Xungui, and his face turned pale with fright:
"Father, I'm afraid the civil and military officials won't agree, right?"
Su Mingzhe smiled coldly, exuding a domineering air:
"Who dares to object?"
As the founding king of the country, Su Mingzhe has an immortal lifespan and possesses overwhelming abilities.
If you really want to break up, just fight again by yourself.