Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Empress Wu seemed very satisfied with Li Qinzai's suggestion.

The next day, the Taiji Palace issued a decree. After the beginning of spring, the queen will go out to Luoyang to worship the agricultural altar on behalf of the emperor, and the wife of the fourth rank or above in Chang'an city can accompany her.

This decree is undoubtedly the implementation of Li Qinzai's suggestion.

On the same day, another decree came out from the Tai Chi Palace. The emperor, at the request of the ministers, entrusted the selection, and the daughters of state and county officials from all over the Tang Dynasty were selected to enter Beijing for selection.

One is the Queen's will to visit Luoyang, and the other is the will of the draft.

The two decrees were promulgated on the same day, and Li Qinzai had to wonder if there was some kind of deal between Li Zhi and Empress Wu in private.

It probably means that if you let me spoil a few young women, I will let you go to Luoyang to show off all the way.

In this transaction, both husband and wife are winners.

Not to mention Li Zhi, after the imperial edict of the draft was officially issued, he probably secretly practiced squats and ate tiger whips in the palace every day.

Empress Wu was also satisfied, and the charity plan proposed by Li Qinzai was just to her liking.

Although it is a bit embarrassing to say it, Empress Wu has always respected the late Empress Changsun. After she became a queen, her behavior was imitated by Empress Changsun.

She also hopes that she can become the second eldest grandson empress and be admired and adored by the subjects all over the world.

But the height of Empress Changsun was beyond her reach in her whole life. First of all, in terms of birth, Empress Wu was at a disadvantage.

Empress Changsun is virtuous and virtuous, but she is from the Guanlong Group, and has the support of many aristocratic families in the ruling and opposition parties. At the same time, because of her virtuousness, she is loved by courtiers, poor families and the common people. It can be said that her background and His character is impeccable, so he has achieved the reputation of a virtuous queen.

But Empress Wu is different. From the day she was proclaimed as a queen, she was doomed to be an enemy of the aristocratic family. The eldest grandson Wuji was overthrown by the couple, and later the imperial examination system was advocated. resolved.

However, it is a pity that due to the relationship of power, there was a rift between the couple of the Tian family. After being beaten by Li Zhi, she lost all her wings and had no one to rely on.

At this time, Li Qinzai's suggestion of the Charity Hall was undoubtedly a wonderful move to turn the situation around for Empress Wu who is now in a difficult situation.

Judging from the will of the Tai Chi Palace, Empress Wu did follow Li Qinzai's suggestion. She must seize this opportunity tightly. If all goes well, her reputation in the history books in the future will not be worse than that of Empress Changsun.

Yes, what Empress Wu cares about is prestige in life and reputation after death, the same goal as all emperors.

As for acquiescing to Li Zhi's selection of concubines, Empress Wu actually didn't care at all.

She and Li Zhi have come to this day, in fact, the relationship between husband and wife is already very weak, and it is more about mutual calculations and alliances in political interests.

Dog men are always sneaky anyway, even if she doesn't agree, Li Zhi will find a way to pamper any woman who makes him fall in love.

Since you can't stop the dog man from stealing, why not use it as your own bargaining chip in exchange for what you want. As long as the queen's position is strengthened, no matter how many concubines are added to the harem, no one can shake her.

When the reputation of the court and the people reached a certain level, even Li Zhi couldn't shake her.

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The imperial decree is out of the palace, the draft has been decided, even if Pei Yan and his like oppose it, it will be of no avail.

The turmoil about the draft draft suddenly disappeared, and the court suddenly became quiet.

It is still a daily court meeting, chattering and arguing about state affairs, and more eyes of the monarchs and ministers are still focused on the battle of the Eastern Expedition.

Before you know it, the new year arrives.

Before New Year's Eve, Li Qinzai ordered Buqu to bring his wife and children back to the Duke's Mansion from Ganjingzhuang.

Even though Li Jiyuan was in Goguryeo and the old man in charge was not there, the Li family still wanted to reunite during the Chinese New Year.

After this boring New Year, Datang came to Linde for three years.

What is different from the history is that Li Zhi, an emperor who likes to change his year name frequently, according to the original historical track, should change his name to "Qianfeng" this year.

However, the original meaning of the title of "Qianfeng" was that Li Zhi should lead a group of officials to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen in this year, taking the meaning of enshrining Zen, so it was changed to "Qianfeng".

However, since Feng Chan had long been advised against by Li Qinzai, Taishan Feng Chan could not be done. If there is no special event, there is naturally no need to change the year name.

Li Qinzai was even busier in the first month.

Before the new year, a group of special people came to Chang'an City. Quan Nanjian, the ruler of Goguryeo, and his relatives were escorted to Chang'an.

This group of prisoners of war traveled day and night, because Li Zhi made an order that Quan Nanjian and others must be escorted to Chang'an before the first day of the first lunar month.

why?

Because Li Zhixian couldn't be delayed.

On the first day of the first lunar month, the Son of Heaven led his ministers to sacrifice to the Taimiao. Last year, Goguryeo was conquered and the king and his family were captured. Want to show it off?

Therefore, on the first day of the first lunar month of this year, Li Zhi will not only offer sacrifices to the Taimiao, but also hold a prisoner offering ceremony in front of the Taimiao.

After the Minister of the Ministry of Rites passed the long and obscure official parallel prose, Li Zhi knelt down to worship the ancestors, and the final highlight came.

Quan Nanjian, the lord of Goguryeo, and his relatives knelt in a row at the steps of the Taimiao, kowtowed to the ancestral tablets of the Li family in the Taimiao, and piously recited how ignorant they were before. , I wish to be loyal to Datang for life and life, and never betray Tang.

Li Zhi kneeled in front of the Ancestral Temple with a solemn expression. Only Li Qinzai could clearly see the unconcealable satisfaction in Li Zhi's eyes, and his head was raised fifteen degrees more than usual.

If it weren't for the prohibition of etiquette, this guy would definitely dance happily in front of the Taimiao.

The prisoner presenting ceremony was grand and solemn. Izumi Nanjian knew his role very well and played the role of a prop very sensibly. The meaning of his existence was to tell the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty that the old enemy of two dynasties and three generations had been completely defeated.

Of course, the prisoner offering ceremony is not to capture the prisoners in front of the Taimiao and chop them up with a knife. That is not called offering prisoners, it is called offering sacrifices to heaven.

After the ceremony, Quan Nanjian and his relatives were to be treated kindly by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The captives were treated like captives, whether they were imprisoned or exiled, in short, they could not die.

They are signs to prove Li Zhi's greatest achievement in this life. Of course he can't die. Who will testify to Li Zhi that he destroyed Goguryeo?
After sacrificing to the Taimiao, the guards and soldiers standing in the Taiji Palace suddenly raised their halberds and cheered loudly.

The huge commotion was not limited to the Taiji Palace, this glory quickly spread to Chang'an City like a plague, and the people outside the palace also cheered, the sound shook the heavens, and the gods could hear it.

The century-old feud has been settled today, and he raised his head to the sky and screamed to comfort the ancestors.

The magnanimity of the Chinese people must be followed by the revenge of hatred.

If the great hatred is not avenged, the imprint of shame will be imprinted on the hearts of generations after generations. If the feud is still alive, what tolerance is there?ridiculous!