346, Li Longji returns to the dynasty, and sets up the empress dowager (please complete the order)
After the longevity king Li Hao sat on the dragon throne, he felt that his heart was not very stable.
Despite all the guarantees from Bai Gui and all the benefits in the future, he is not stupid. He knows that if his father and brother come back, as the prince, he will not die, but as the "deposed emperor", he will definitely not end up well.
In addition, compared with other princes in the palace, he is only the eighteenth prince. If his age is considered to be the emperor, he is not qualified in any way.
But Bai Gui only said that he was "rarely intelligent, but has the appearance of Ziwei", so he was designated as the prince and entered the court as the emperor.
Therefore, if he now wants to maintain his position as emperor and not be abolished, he must hold on to Bai Gui's thigh and delegate power to Bai Gui.
Delegating power to Bai Gui may seem like a loss of power, but it is actually a clever move.
Because as long as Bai Gui has the power, he... is the emperor!
His legitimacy as emperor comes from Bai Gui and his party members!
Furthermore, as a young emperor, he still thought that he could not compete with Bai Gui. Instead of clinging to power and having little power, he might as well use his words to reassure Bai Gui, the "sub-father".
Finally, among the many princes, he has always been closer to Bai Gui, and he also trusts Bai Gui more.
Of course, this move was not without the intention of putting Bai Gui on the fire.
It's just that Bai Gui is now the Duke of Dai and the Prime Minister. Now that he has supported Conglong, it will be even more difficult to reward him further. He can't really be crowned king.
Although the three-piece suit of going to the palace with swords and shoes, entering the court without following, and praising and worshiping without fame are a little taboo, in fact, this is just a story about Xiao He.
"The emperor ordered the public to pay homage without being named, to enter the court without rushing, and to go to the palace with swords and shoes, just like the story of Xiao He." - "Three Kingdoms·Wei Zhi·Wudi Ji"
"Now the new emperor has been established!"
"You still haven't visited the shrine. Could it be that you have other motives and want to disrupt national affairs?"
Bai Gui turned around, stood on the left side of the dragon chair, looked down at the court officials, and asked in a deep voice.
He has been the real prime minister for six years and has accumulated prestige among the officials for many years. He has many old friends in the court, and many of them are still his former subordinates and officials, so when they see him asking questions, they immediately bow and salute.
Some officials with "different intentions" hesitated for a while and were not allowed to start saluting.
"No gifts for all the ministers."
The longevity king Li Hao's face was flushed and his face was filled with joy.
Seeing this scene, he felt that everything was worth it!
The ceremony is over.
Bai Gui glanced at everyone and said: "The four armies of the North Government and the Sixteenth Guards of the South Government Army are the elite soldiers of the imperial court, guarding Chang'an. Now that the Turks are invading southward, the country is in need of soldiers. It is my intention to mobilize the two armies.
I wonder what Li Shangshu thinks of the elite men marching to the northern frontier to resist the Turks?"
Since the young emperor was supported to seize Li Longji's position, the most urgent task now is to seize the military power in Chang'an. To seize the military power in Chang'an, the most appropriate reason is the Turkic invasion of the south.
Since ancient times, the troops guarding the capital have been elite divisions.
At least on the surface it is.
"When it comes to military matters, Prime Minister Bai is the master of our ministers..."
"Now Prime Minister Bai has decided this, and I will second my opinion!"
The Minister of War did not hesitate at all and said immediately.
This is the accumulated power of the Prime Minister!
Now that the little emperor is backing him, even if he opposes it, it will not help. Similarly, since it is for the country, he also feels that if chaos breaks out in Chang'an and the Turks invade urgently, the rebellion in Yongjia may happen again.
The troops currently available to the imperial court are the North and South armies guarding the capital.
"The Minister of War agrees, but what about the others?"
Bai Gui asked again.
"The lower official seconded the proposal..."
"The lower official seconded the proposal..."
"The lower official seconded the proposal..."
All the officials of the imperial court came together.
…
The Turkic invasion, the failure of the post station, and the emperor's southern tour were just a cover created by Bai Gui.
There are countless small tribes in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty. As long as he gives a little signal, the border information can be changed from small tribe invasion to Turkic invasion. Anyway, they are all grassland tribes. If they admit their mistakes, it will not be a big deal. And this kind of small tribes
I don’t know how many invasions there are during the autumn and winter of the year.
If the inn fails, this matter will be even simpler.
The power of Li Longji, the emperor, was unknowingly taken away by Bai Gui using simple tricks.
It seems a bit dramatic.
But actually it's not dramatic.
The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to become Dong Xiangguo from a border general was because the Eastern Han Dynasty court had a small failure and allowed Dong Zhuo's troops to enter Luoyi, thus taking over the country of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
And Bai Gui is now the prime minister of a country and implements small strategies. It is not difficult to achieve this when the emperor is not in Chang'an.
But... just as Dong Zhuo will be counterattacked, Bai Gui will also be counterattacked if he acts like this.
However, compared to the backlash caused by Dong Zhuo, a side general who was excluded from the imperial court, the backlash caused by Bai Gui, as the leader of the court, was much smaller.
Under the premise of the Turkic invasion, under the righteousness of the family and the country, the North and South Yamen Imperial Guards guarding Chang'an had to be dismantled under the pressure of the court. A part of the "elite" went to the north under the leadership of the old general and school captain.
Defend the Huns.
Chang'an's military power fell into the hands of Bai Gui easily.
About half a month later, Li Longji returned to Beijing. Seeing that his military power had been lost, he had no choice but to temporarily admit the fact that he had been eliminated. He was honored as the Supreme Emperor and lived in Taiji Hall.
The second day after returning.
Li Longji sent someone to invite Bai Gui into the palace for a banquet, with a faint look in his eyes.
"Bai Qing, I have always been kind to you..."
"Is this how you treat me?"
he asked coldly.
He was very disappointed in his heart. He always thought that Bai Gui was loyal to him. But he didn't expect that just ten days after he lost his trust, Bai Gui established a new king. Although there was a reason for everything, everyone could see that Bai Gui was among them.
Gui's ambition. Not to mention that Bai Gui is now the powerful prime minister of the imperial court. He is very different from the previous real prime minister, and his power has reached a higher level.
"His Majesty was idle in government affairs and made three tours to the south, which consumed countless people's fat and money..."
"This Turkic invasion is urgent and I am not allowed to..."
Bai Gui looked indifferent and replied.
If he is only willing to be prime minister for one term, then Li Longji can just quit. But his current reform has just begun. He can't accomplish anything in six years. He needs more time.
And this time, Li Longji cannot give it.
In addition, if it weren't for the fact that Li Longji was now addicted to pleasure, the Southern Tour strategy would not have succeeded. He now respects Li Longji as the Supreme Emperor, which is better than having another "Anshi Rebellion" in the future.
"Mao'er is too young now to manage politics..."
"Bai Qing, please help me, depose Mao'er, let me take charge of the government again, and I will make you the king! Yes, I will make you the king, Bai Qing. With Bai Qing's contribution, it is enough to make you the king!"
"What do you think, Dai Wang Bai Qing? If it doesn't work, King Zhao..."
Li Longji panicked when he saw Bai Gui's expression. He immediately understood that Bai Gui was not loyal to him, so he knew that questioning Bai Gui would not be effective, so he changed his strategy and wanted to let Bai Gui handle matters as king.
He was tempted and supported him to take charge of the government again.
"I cannot be crowned king. I am loyal to Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty."
"Your Majesty may be drunk..."
"I will resign now..."
Bai Gui stood up, bowed slightly and saluted, then waved his sleeves and left without even looking back.
He is still so stupid to support Li Longji in governing the government again. If Li Longji regains power, he will probably be the first person to deal with him.
Walking out of the side hall, I saw Concubine Wu Hui at the corner of the corridor.
Concubine Wu Hui is as beautiful as ever, wearing pink and white.
"Is Your Majesty discussing with Prime Minister Bai the abolition of Mao'er?"
she asked.
Li Longji shielded the left and right people and only allowed Bai Gui to attend the banquet. It must be a secret matter to discuss. And the secret matter that Li Longji could discuss must be about power without asking.
"Although King Shou is young, he already has the appearance of a wise king."
Bai Gui didn't say it clearly, but he said everything.
There are many reasons why he chose to appoint the longevity king Li Hao. One is because of the relationship with Concubine Wu Hui, and the other is that the longevity king Li Hao is young and easier to control. Finally, in this strategy, if there is no concubine Wu Hui,
Accompanying the king made it difficult for Li Longji to react, so this matter was not so easy to accomplish.
"The prince's position is stable. There has been a rift between me and the queen. If the prince ascends to the throne, our mother and son will definitely not end well in the future. Thanks to Prime Minister Bai's perfect strategy this time..."
Concubine Wu Hui blinked her beautiful eyes, leaned close to Bai Gui, exhaled and said.
(In the eleventh year of Kaiyuan, when the prince Li Ying was older, Li Longji was afraid of the prince, so he deposed the prince Li Ying on some pretext, sent him to the land of Wu to be granted the title, and made the son of Queen Wang the prince instead.)
Although she knew that Bai Gui's behavior would bring endless disasters, but the prince's position was too strong to be easily shaken.
A dead Taoist friend will not die as a poor Taoist!
Rather than being unable to break the situation, it would be better to break the situation to the death.
The puppet emperor was better than the situation that mother and son would be in after Li Longji passed away in the future. Furthermore, Bai Gui had no heirs. She knew this well and could not usurp the throne. The throne still belonged to the longevity king Li Hao.
"This is still a royal palace. It's not appropriate for you and me to get too close to each other."
Bai Gui frowned and reminded.
Although he had an alliance with Concubine Wu Hui and exchanged information with each other, this was a private relationship. On the surface, foreign ministers could not collude with concubines in the harem.
"What are you afraid of? Now in the harem..."
"But aren't we still yours and mine?"
Concubine Wu Hui smiled, but still listened to Bai Gui's words and took three or four steps back.
This is why she trusts Bai Gui so much.
Bai Gui gave her the opportunity to take charge of the harem.
Although the original Queen Wang still had power, her power could not leave the Qingning Palace and was incomparable to her now.
"If you want to consolidate His Royal Highness the Shou King's position as emperor, the next step is to make you the Queen Mother."
"In this way, all legal principles are in place."
"This is also a warning to the courtiers that His Majesty will never be able to return to power..."
Bai Gui glanced at Concubine Wu Hui and said.
Now that he has made Shou Wang Li Hao the emperor, it is a top priority to stabilize Shou Wang Li Hao's position as emperor. At the same time, some courtiers still have a little bit of luck when Li Longji returns to Chang'an.
The establishment of Concubine Wu Hui as the Queen Mother was also equivalent to a great ceremonial dispute in the Ming Dynasty.
Agreeing to it would be equivalent to betraying Li Longji!
If he disagrees, it will be convenient for Bai Gui to remove these courtiers from the court and strengthen his power again.
After all, the last time the longevity king Li Mao was appointed as emperor, Li Longji could still have reasons to shirk his absence. But now that Li Longji has returned to Chang'an and appointed Wu Hui as the queen mother, his political intentions are obvious.
We must take sides!
"Queen Mother..."
"I am Mao'er's biological mother, so it is only natural that I should become the Queen Mother!"
Concubine Wu Hui's beautiful eyes lit up.
She didn't think as much as Bai Gui thought. The first thing she thought about was that she could finally outdo the concubines in the harem, including the queen.