Marry Changle in Datang

Chapter 974: Harmony!guilty!

At the wine table, the three daughters-in-law, no matter how big or small, chatted and drank happily. It was the deep love between sisters and the harmonious atmosphere that made Princess Changle see it and be happy in her heart.

The Qin family attaches great importance to the unity of the family. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, and sister-in-law is harmonious, so that the men in the family will not be troubled by the fire in the backyard.

After a happy meal, Princess Xiangcheng took her grandson to have a rest early. Qin Xiaole and the three ladies were left in the hall. After the banquet was removed, the maid served fragrant tea. The three ladies joked and had fun with their husbands, talking happily. When the moon rose in the night sky, Wang Feng'er and Fan Lihua resigned and went to rest, leaving their alone space to the couple who had not seen each other for several years.

One night passed, Princess Taiping got up in the morning, her face flushed with embarrassment, and her face was radiant. The maids who were as close to her as sisters also made fun of Madam. Let her husband accept her.

When the beautiful maid heard this, her face turned red with embarrassment, but her heart beat happily. She really wished to be Xu Xiaole's concubine one day. She thought that women age easily when they are young. How pitiful it would be if she could win the Lord's favor. Giving birth to a boy and a half girl to the Xu family, wouldn't it mean that they would have a lifelong dependence on them.

Seeing that the maid was shy, Princess Taiping didn't know what was going on in this chick's heart, and she didn't tell her, she thought that her husband would be the one who would be cheaper that day.

A few months after Qin Xiaole returned to Luoyang Mansion, Princess Xiangcheng missed her husband Qin Wenyuan and took her grandson to the palace to say goodbye to Emperor Li Zhi. She mentioned that she wanted to go to Chang'an to reunite with her husband Qin Wenyuan. Emperor Li Zhi was very reluctant to leave his sister and stayed in the palace. After talking for a long time, Fang was in a gloomy mood and agreed to allow Xiangcheng to leave Luoyang.

Princess Xiangcheng took her grandson and left Luoyang under the protection of many Qin family guards. She did not expect that she would never see her emperor brother Li Zhi again, and they would be separated from each other...

Due to natural disasters such as floods, droughts, and locusts in Guanzhong, Emperor Li Zhi exhausted himself and made his body very weak.

In the second year of Yongchun of the Tang Dynasty (683), Li Zhi led the civil and military forces to Fengtian Palace to pray for good weather in the world. At that time, after Wu Zetian consecrated Zen in Mount Tai, she asked the emperor to enshrine Mount Song in the middle of the mountain. Li Zhi terminated due to physical discomfort, and soon At that time, the crown prince Li Xian was ordered to act as the agent of state affairs, and the ministers Pei Yan, Liu Qixian, and Guo Zheng were appointed to the East Palace.

After returning to Luoyang, the eastern capital, from Fengtian Palace, Li Zhi's condition suddenly worsened, and officials below the prime minister were banned from seeing him.

According to the emperor's will, Qin Kai rushed from Chang'an City to Luoyang, the eastern capital, with his wife, Princess Changxiangcheng, and grandson Qin Dezhi. He went to the palace to check on Li Zhi's condition. After arranging the affairs behind him, it was convenient for him to live in the mansion of "Lord Zhongguo" in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and he often went in and out of the palace to have secret talks with the emperor Li Zhi.

In December of the second year of "Yongchun", Li Zhi felt that his life was not long, so he changed the year name of Datang to "Hongdao" (683).

After the Yuan Dynasty was changed, Li Zhi wanted to go up to the Zetianmen Tower to overlook the imperial city, but he couldn't do it because of bad luck. He probably had a bad omen, so he summoned the ministers to announce the decree of amnesty for the world. That evening, Li Zhi passed away in the Zhenguan Hall of Ziwei Palace in Luoyang at the age of 56.

Li Zhi reigned for more than 30 years and created the "Yonghui Rule" in the Tang Dynasty, which made the people live in peace and harmony, and had the legacy of the late emperor Li Shimin's Zhenguan.

When Li Zhi passed away, Xu Tian, ​​as the general who ruled the country, immediately took over the Sixteenth Guards of the capital with the Emperor's Sword given by Li Zhi in accordance with Li Zhi's request when he last talked to him.

Qin Xiaole followed his father's orders and led the Jinwu Guards to quickly take over all the gates of Luoyang City.

In the city of Luoyang, the common people, officials and gentry suddenly discovered that there were more troops on the streets. They didn't know what was going on at this time. Those who were timid and afraid of causing trouble kept their families at home, but those who were interested and curious wanted to watch the excitement and see what happened, and were not afraid of bringing trouble to themselves. Come to kill yourself.

In the Taiji Hall of the Daming Palace, the then 28-year-old Crown Prince Li Xian was sitting in the Dragon Court, and Queen Wu Zetian was sitting behind the Crown Prince. The royal family members, civil and military officials, court nobles, aristocratic families and other dignitaries crowded the large palace. A dark patch.

Qin Wenyuan sat beside the prince with his head lowered, his eyes slightly closed, and his face without any expression. His indifferent and indifferent expression was filled with cold evil aura. The depressing and solemn atmosphere in the palace made all the officials dare not come here. Talking nonsense.

The servants of the imperial court, several prime ministers, please issue the imperial edict of the emperor Li Zhi, which will be read out by the prime minister and Donggong Pingzhang Shi Pei Yan in court.

Emperor Li Zhi's posthumous edict evaluated his merits and demerits during his lifetime, and ordered the prince Li Xian to take over the throne in front of his coffin. Pei Yan and other ministers assisted the new emperor as ministers of Gu Ming. In case of matters that the court was unwilling to decide, the decision was made by Queen Wu Zetian. .

Li Zhi's edict was nothing more than fearing that Wu Zetian would take the opportunity to seize power after his death.

Because he was seriously ill and the queen was in charge, Wu Zetian already had a certain amount of royal and military power. I am afraid that Li Tang changed his tune and asked Xu Tian to sit in Luoyang to deter the royal family members who coveted the throne and wanted to do evil, so that the prince could go smoothly. succession.

Prince Li Xian succeeded to the throne, and respected his mother Wu Zetian as the empress dowager. According to his father's imperial edict, he appointed Minister Gu Ming Pei Yan to assist the government, and all political affairs depended on his mother Wu Zetian.

According to the arrangement for his funeral in Li Zhi's last edict, he was buried in Qianling seven days later, and the subjects mourned for three days.

After the funeral of Emperor Li Zhi, everything in the capital returned to normal. Xu Tian fulfilled the emperor's instructions and made the prince ascend to the throne smoothly. However, it was because he knew the direction of history and knew that the prince was not a hero and his ability to govern the country was even weaker. Li Tang The country will soon fall into the hands of Wu Zetian. In order to prevent the direction of history from changing due to his time travel, he suddenly decided to stay away from the court and made up his mind to be an out-of-sight and out-of-mind carefree prince from now on.

A few days later, Qin Wenyuan went to court to see the emperor and the queen mother. He proposed to resign as the general of the country on the pretext that his spiritual practice had reached a critical juncture and he needed to return to the Taoist temple in "Licheng" in Qizhou, his ancestral home, for retreat and enlightenment.

Wu Zetian knew that Qin Wenyuan, Prince of Qi, had far-sighted vision and did not want to be involved in the whirlpool of the imperial power struggle in the imperial court. The resignation was just an idea to protect oneself and retreat bravely. She greatly admired Qin Wenyuan's ability to see the world's affairs. The emperor agreed to Xu Tian's request, and the emperor agreed to the request. It is decreed that the prince of Qi will be as glorious as the country and enjoy the honor of the world, and all officials will not be disobedient.

When Emperor Li Xian succeeded to the throne, he was dissatisfied with Prince Qi's refusal to assist him. He wanted Xu Tian to resign his official position voluntarily, but he showed no intention of holding back. This made many sober-minded and wise ministers in the court very disappointed with the emperor.

When Qin Wenyuan resigned from his official position and left Luoyang, he called his son to the study room of the "Lord Duke Zhongguo" to give him an opportunity to talk about the matter of being an official in the court with a serious expression.

"It won't be long before Li Xian takes the throne as emperor. As an official in the imperial court, my son should act according to the opportunity and act according to his own heart. He will not participate in the struggle for imperial power. The power of the world has its own trajectory and cannot be controlled by human power. What the Xu family has to do is to make the family stronger so that the officials and people who follow the Xu family have a place to live. Everything else is vain. Remember what your father said!"

After hearing what his father said, Qin Xiaole's expression changed drastically. He thought that Li Xian had just ascended the throne and his father predicted that he would not sit for too long. Could it be that the prince could not convince the public, or that some courtiers wanted to rebel?

Qin Xiaole said, "Can my father tell the lieutenant general clearly what happened, so that my son can take precautions early?" Qin Wenyuan sighed after hearing this and said, "This is the reason planted by the father and son of the late emperors Li Shimin and Li Zhi, and finally women participated in politics. The result of the decline of imperial power. As far as the empire is concerned, although the country and the country are populated by virtuous people, the inherent traditions and Confucian concepts make many ministers in the court not know that the country is the people and the people are the country. They forget that officials should treat The fundamental principle of putting the people first is to be foolishly loyal to the orthodoxy they recognize in their hearts. This will cause most officials in the court to be involved in the struggle between the emperor and the queen for imperial power. Under such circumstances, what my son has to do is to be wise and protect himself. "

Speaking of this, Qin Wenyuan sighed and continued.

"Power is a double-edged sword. If used well, it can benefit the people. If it is used improperly, it will bring chaos to the world and bring disaster to the ancestors and families. I hope the emperor and queen can care about the common people and never only care about themselves. Desire. Alas...!"

With a sigh, Qin Wenyuan said nothing more.

Hearing his father's prudent words, Qin Xiaole felt turbulent waves in his heart. Knowing such a shocking event, I am afraid that only his father in the world can predict it. It is the greatest blessing for their children to feel that the Xu family has their father in control. .

"Son, remember your father's teachings!"

The father and son were talking in the study, but in the hall, Princess Changle was talking to several daughters-in-law.

"My mother and your father-in-law are going back to their ancestral home in Qizhou. You and the capital should live in harmony, support your husband and educate your children, and never cause trouble. In a prosperous age, you should go home to worship your ancestors every year to fulfill your filial piety to your children and grandchildren!"

Princess Taiping, Wang Feng'er, and Fan Lihua heard their mother-in-law's teachings and all said "Yes!"

In the study, after Qin Wenyuan finished talking with his son, he took out a bunch of equipment for sending reports, and asked someone to call for Xu Nianjiang, the commander of the personal guard.

Qin Nian Jiang was summoned by the prince, and when he came to the study, he listened to the prince.

"You should also assign a personal guard who knows how to send a report to stay in the capital to follow the young master. If there is something unreasonable, so that the king can get it in time."

Qin Nian and Jiang received the order and went to make arrangements themselves, leaving a total of a hundred people, including the personal guards who knew how to send reports, at the "Zhongguo Gong" Mansion in Luoyang. In addition to being responsible for sending reports, they were the young master Xu Dezhi who guarded the Xu family.

Everything in the capital was handled properly, Qin Wenyuan and his wife led the crowd to leave Luoyang, Qin Nianjiang led thousands of personal guards to protect the prince, and made hundreds of people unfurl the banner representing the noble status of the prince and princess in front of the horse team, followed by a well-equipped brigade guarding The carriage of the prince and his wife.

All the officials of the imperial court were ordered to send the prince and princess off to the capital early at the city gate.

Qin Xiaole, his wife, and son sent his parents out of Luoyang City, knelt down and worshiped their parents before leaving.

Qin Wenyuan and his wife returned to the ancestral home of Licheng in "Qizhou" and ordered his eldest son Qin Xiaofeng to telegraph his second son Qin Xiaoyong and third son Xu Xiaogang respectively in "Dragon City" and "Goguryeo" in the northeast. turmoil.

When Qin Xiaofeng heard what his father said, he was confused and wondered why the world would be in turmoil just after the new emperor succeeded to the throne.

Seeing that his son was puzzled, Qin Wenyuan discussed what he had said to Luoyang City, his fourth son Qin Xiaole, and then to his eldest son in detail. Qin Xiaofeng also felt that the situation was critical, and followed his father's order to make the Xu family army prepare in advance and act according to the opportunity.

After asking his son and others to make a complete plan, Qin Wenyuan and several wives went to the "Qingfeng Temple" on the mountain behind "Xuanyuan" to practice and cultivate their health. They spent the whole day with their nephew who had completed his mission from the Franco Kingdom and traveled all over the world and returned to the temple. Xu Mu talks about scriptures and Taoism, and talks about the mixed-race young son who has succeeded his mother on the throne of Franji Kingdom, and has already completed the body foundation construction with the help of Xu Mu. Since then, he has been practicing Taoist Kung Fu with his aunt, Mrs. Taohong. , Qin Wenyuan really wants to see what this kid looks like now.

Not long after Li Xian came to the throne, he tried to form his own power group by making use of members of Queen Wei's clan. He wanted to promote Queen Wei's father, Wei Xuanzhen, as a servant. With Wei Xuanzhen's official history as the governor of Yuzhou, he was promoted to be the prime minister in charge of the province in the Tang Dynasty. Too hasty.

Pei Yan, the Minister of Gu Ming, firmly opposed the emperor's decision, but he did not expect Li Xian to say angrily.

"I can give my kingdom to the Wei family. What does a servant mean?"

These words came from the mouth of the emperor, who regarded the country and the country of the Tang Dynasty as child's play. Such an irresponsible emperor, who had no imperial ambitions, made Pei Yan very disappointed when he heard this, so he reported the matter to the Empress Dowager Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian heard that Li Xian was so willful, and of course he would not be merciful to this weak and incompetent son. Li Xian succeeded to the throne for less than two months, so he deposed him as the King of Luling and demoted him from Chang'an City. Queen Wei was also deposed as the King of Luling. princess.

Li Xian was deposed, and Wu Zetian made her youngest son Li Dan the emperor.

Li Dan came to power. Compared with his brother Li Xian, this boy was more clear-headed. He knew that he was just a decoration in the Jinluan Palace. Behind him was Wu Zetian, who was in power as the Queen Mother. He could be deposed at any time. .

Understanding this truth, Li Dan was very shrewd and obedient. All he wanted to do was support the Queen Mother, but he did unreasonable things all day long, making the courtiers dispensable to him as the emperor.

Qin Xiaole was outside the incident, but she could see clearly and knew Li Dan's difficulties. At the same time, she also admired how much better this kid was than his brother Li Xian, and knew how to endure and protect his life and wealth.

Qin Wenyuan predicted that Li Xian's ending would come true, Xu Xiaole admired his father deeply, and often talked with the three wives in the mansion.

"The person who can see the major events in the world clearly is not my father!"

When Princess Taiping married into the Xu family, she naturally put the interests of her husband's family first. She rarely mentioned court affairs even in casual conversation. In addition, she was pregnant at this time, so she regarded herself as a good wife and mother, and she was committed to supporting her husband and raising her children. That's it, no matter how you fight in the court, as long as it doesn't involve the husband and son she protects and relies on, the affairs of this world have nothing to do with her.

Mrs. Wang Feng'er and Mrs. Fan Lihua were cultivators, and they were not interested in the struggle for power in the court. It would be great if they could share the joys and sorrows with their husbands. From time to time, they would do some human-creation activities with their inner lust, which was really a pleasure.
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