Great Tang princess

Chapter 289 Good News and Bad News

The royal family of the Tang Dynasty has been trying to control the power of the prime minister since the time of Gaozu. From the beginning of "Shenzhizhengshi" to "Tongzhong Shumenxia Sanpin" to the current "Tongping Zhangshi", the purpose is to disperse the prime minister. Power, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the emperor's control over the court.

When Tianhou first announced the matter in the court, the ministers were actually reluctant, but in the end the matter was passed.

Not for anything else, because they don't have the confidence to challenge the royal family now, and if they really want to tear their skins apart, the Zhen Guo princess will lead the army to kill them as soon as possible!

After this policy was passed, it was published in the newspaper the next day and distributed to the whole country as quickly as possible.

Now the newspaper has completely become a tool for the royal family to control the direction of public opinion, and at the same time it also takes into account the role of an intelligence agency. The name Shangguan Wan'er has gradually entered the field of vision of everyone in the court.

Many ministers even thought about whether they should win over Shangguan Wan'er?
As long as she is willing to stand on their side, many things will be much easier in the future.

But no one has acted yet.

The main reason is that she is not sure what Shangguan Wan'er's thoughts are.

Theoretically speaking, she should be willing to do so now that the situation is strong and she has a grudge against Shangguan Wan'er.

But she grew up in the palace and was the closest to the princess. No one can say for sure what she thinks of the queen.

Besides, it is said that she has hatred, but in fact she has no memory of her father and grandfather, so it is really hard to say whether she will really feel hatred towards the queen.

Now that her position is too special, if she contacts her rashly, if she reports it to the emperor instead, the consequences will be quite serious!
Everyone can see that the royal family now attaches great importance to the newspaper, and it is completely in their own hands. There is no way for outsiders to intervene.

Shangguan Wan'er is still a court lady after all, and is the emperor's private property. The rest of the people in the newspaper except Princess Yiyang are all eunuchs, which is enough to show that the royal family values ​​her.

It is not an easy task to reach out into the newspaper office!

Maybe they can try to get in touch with Princess Yiyang, but they dare not move casually until they are sure.

In the same way, Princess Yiyang also has enmity with Tianhou, but if she has enmity, she may not necessarily choose to side with the aristocratic family.

……

After returning, Li Yuechen still maintained the rule of going back to the palace every two days to eat with his parents.

At the beginning of February, Li Yuechen, who had been busy for two days, returned to the palace. Before he could go to the Hall of Renshou, he was stopped by Shangguan Wan'er.

"Wan'er, why did you come to Xuanwu Gate on purpose today?" Li Yuechen jumped off the horse very curiously.

Shangguan Wan'er lowered her head and thought for a while: "Recently, I received information that some dandies seem to be discussing the idea of ​​the princess Shang at home when they are drinking in the romantic place..."

"Me?" Li Yuechen asked, pointing at his nose.

At the same time, she also felt a little curious. Now the emperor's attitude should be very obvious. It is impossible to allow herself to marry. Are these people really brave enough to touch the dragon's beard?

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head: "It's His Highness Yiyang. Originally, I shouldn't have asked more about this matter, but I think it's a bit strange..."

"Sister?"

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen's first reaction was that there was a problem!
Now the two older sisters are over [-] years old. In this era, there are a large number of leftover women. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible to marry out.

Unless it's a second marriage, but I haven't heard of any children getting divorced recently.

Under normal circumstances, if any dude got divorced, the gossip would have spread all over the city.

In this era, the dissemination of gossip is not too important. In addition, in the absence of literary inquisition, the secrets of the homes of dignitaries and dignitaries often become word of mouth among the common people, and they talk about it after dinner.

But I haven't heard of anyone getting divorced recently, so there must be something wrong with this matter.

To say that the most likely one, it should be the newspaper office!

Although Princess Xuancheng is teaching students now, it is not a serious position after all. To put it bluntly, she is working for Li Yuechen for nothing.

But Princess Yiyang is a real newspaper editor, and all articles published in the newspaper must go through her hands!

"Have you reported it to the saint?" Li Yuechen asked.

Shangguan Wan'er nodded: "I said, Tianhou told me not to worry about it, just continue to report if there are any problems."

"Then it's fine!"

Li Yuechen nodded, "I can see the problem, it's impossible for the two of them not to see it!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand and gently pinched her cheek: "Okay, I'll go to greet the two adults first, and we'll talk after we're done."

……

After coming to Renshou Hall, Li Yuechen didn't talk about what Shangguan Wan'er said just now, neither did the couple, as if they didn't care.

After eating, I chatted with my parents all afternoon. After dinner, Li Yuechen returned to Anfu Hall.

"Sister, do you already know everything?"

"Understood, don't worry, Chen'er, I won't agree!" Princess Yiyang smiled.

Li Yuechen shook his head: "Sister is already at this age, it is natural to want to get married, but I hope that sister can distinguish the situation clearly. If one day my sister really meets someone you like, tell me. I will tie him back Be a strong man for my sister!"

"Go!" Princess Yiyang waved her hand, and said with a smile, "What kind of man is suppressing the village, he is talking like a gangster."

"Hey, that's wrong, our Li family is the biggest..."

"Speak carefully!" Princess Yiyang immediately covered her mouth with her hand, "Chen'er, you have been like this since you were a child, you dare to say anything! You can't be like this in the future!"

Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, it's just a joke, mom and dad won't blame it!"

Princess Xuancheng turned her head and smiled at Pei Qingwan: "Don't worry, Chen'er has been so outspoken since she was a child. It's just that she lived in a military camp in recent years, so you don't know much about it."

"..." Pei Qingwan nodded blankly, as if she had gained a new understanding of the princess.

After making a joke, the originally heavy atmosphere instantly became cheerful, and Li Yuechen also heaved a sigh of relief, as long as the two sisters don't feel sad about this matter.

After all, the two elder sisters are not young and have special identities. As long as Tianhou is still there, it may be difficult for the two elder sisters to find someone they like in their life.

Li Yuechen is also unwilling to directly call the shots and ask her father to marry her two sisters. She only hopes that the two of them can be as free as possible, not because the emperor has to marry someone he doesn't know because of a marriage contract. Half his life betting on what kind of person the other party is.

Princess Yiyang also knew that Li Yuechen was deliberately joking, and didn't want to make the atmosphere too heavy. She smiled and stretched her arms, and hugged her in her arms: "Chen'er, don't worry, even if you die alone, with Chen'er by your side, sister will not will be alone!"

"That's right." Princess Xuancheng next to her came over with a smile and hugged the two of them: "Man is not so interesting in arithmetic!"

Pei Qingwan who was watching this scene was a little silent, thinking of some things her husband said to her before he was alive, she didn't understand at first, but now...she seems to understand a little bit.

……

March, Shangsi Festival.

The barracks is also on holiday today. After the morning exercises, the soldiers will organize some activities such as Cuju to relax.

While Li Yuechen was talking to his second brother in the barracks about the structure of the joint logistics support battalion in the future, he suddenly heard a "report" from the door.

"Come in!" Li Yuechen turned his head.

A soldier opened the door and came in. After saluting, he replied, "Your Highness! Eunuch Fu is here!"

Li Yuechen waved his hand, and the soldiers stepped aside to allow Fulai to enter the room.

As soon as Fulai entered the door, he shouted with joy on his face: "Your Highness, good news! The Crown Princess is happy!"

Hearing the news, Li Yuechen and his second brother looked at each other, both of them were happy.

Li Xian nodded: "Okay, my Li family has a queen!"

"Brother, it's as if you don't have a son..." Li Yuechen drooped his eyelids helplessly.

"Uh, after all, he is a bastard..."

"Isn't the concubine your son?" Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows helplessly, then got up and said, "Go, go back to the palace to have a look, and congratulate brother by the way!"

Li Xian shook his head: "Yuechen can go by himself, I won't go back if it's not a festival."

After all, the second elder brother has been relegated to the status of a commoner now, and it seems that it is very inconvenient to always go in and out of the palace.

"Okay! I'll go back and have a look, and I will say hello to the third brother instead of brother!"

"The third child is also what you can call?" Li Xian lowered his eyelids and taught with a smile.

Li Yuechen waved his hand with a smile, and blinked his right eye at the second brother: "It's okay, he can't hear it!"

……

Riding back to the palace, after arriving at the Hall of Renshou, the family is sitting together drinking tea and chatting.

The Crown Princess is happy, so there is no need to be too humble in Renshou Palace, there are eunuchs and maids waiting by her side at all times, for fear of problems.

Speaking of which, this is still the first and third generation of the royal family. Li Zhi and his wife are also very happy, and they will be able to hold their grandson soon.

Li Yuechen really wanted to remind them that it didn't have to be a grandson, maybe it was a granddaughter.

However, considering the patriarchal characteristics of this era, I still didn't say it in the end, so as not to spoil the atmosphere.

But speaking of it, before the third brother Li Xian got married, he still thought that women had no fun in games, but now he is obedient to this wife without any impatience.

According to his own statement, Wei Lian'er is better at playing than him, so he can play with her.

But from Li Yuechen's point of view, to put it bluntly, Wei Lian'er had the ability to control people.

First of all, her face alone can make countless men bow down, those in the third brother's harem are not at the same level as hers at all.

And she also knows how to use her charm very well. Simply put, she is a character similar to Daji.

But to be honest, at least for now, Li Yuechen doesn't hate this sister-in-law.

Maybe she is a scheming person, but you can hardly feel it in the process of communicating with her, but you will feel that she is quite sincere.

In the end, she can't be said to be a bad person, but she can only be said to be a person who knows how to use her own advantages!
……

Li Yuechen congratulated, and the third brother was also very happy, and even asked in a hurry: "Yuechen, tell me, if you have a child, what is the best name?"

"Shouldn't I ask Grandpa about this?" Li Yuechen asked back, "Besides, I hate naming names the most!"

Speaking of this, Li Yuechen became angry. When he used to play games, he always thought of a name and was taken, and thought of a name was taken.

Once I even named the game ID "It's so hard to think of a broken name", but it was still taken!
So Li Yuechen still doesn't participate in the matter of naming, and at the same time, he should tell all of them that no matter whose child speaks out in the future, don't ask his mother to help him think of a name!
By the way, you can ask your mother for the name, she has the most say in this matter!
At the beginning, one of the family members of Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu was changed to the surname "Python", and the other was changed to the surname "Xiao". Then think about the year names that have been changed every so often for so many years... I think she must have a hobby in this area, right?Li Yuechen complained silently in his heart.

Of course I wanted to think about it, I dared not say these words outright, I just gave my third brother a vague look with my eyes, and then waved to my mother twice.

Li Xian and his younger sister still have a tacit understanding. After seeing the sign in her eyes, he immediately turned his head and said, "Then please two adults to choose a name..."

"I've just been pregnant for more than a month now, so don't worry." Wu Zetian waved his hand slightly.

Li Zhi nodded in agreement. After all, it is better to look at things like names based on their birthdays.

Anyway, the concubine's pregnancy is also a happy event worth celebrating. The whole family put down their work and had a good meal in Renshou Hall.

During the meal, the couple was still thinking about whether to change the year name to celebrate, but was stopped by Li Yuechen, so they should wait until after the birth to change it.

At the same time, Li Yuechen also made a decision in his heart. In the future, he must teach the future emperor well that he can only use one year name in his life!
……

The news that the princess was happy soon spread throughout the official circles, and then gradually spread to the entire Eastern Capital.

Many officials in the imperial court took the opportunity to send a lot of gifts to the East Palace to express their congratulations. Many of them were also thinking about the issue of standing in line.

Although there are already two princes who failed to become emperor due to various reasons, this one should be relatively stable. In addition, the emperor's body is getting old day by day, and his gray hair is getting more and more day by day. It's time to figure out where to stand.

It's just that most of the gift givers are family officials, others, some are still waiting and watching, and some are thinking about whether to stand with the queen or the princess?
Today, the forces in the DPRK and China are roughly divided into several factions.

Most of the aristocratic families supported the prince, and many officials from poor families rose up because of Wu Zetian's policies, so they were only queens.

Most of the generals choose to stand as the princess, after all, her reputation in the army is too loud...

There are also some who intend to wait and see, not seeking merit, but seeking no faults, and whoever is powerful in the future will mess with whoever.

However, those who are trying to figure out who is standing in line, few people really know what is going on in the royal family today, and they can't imagine that no matter whether it is the princess or the prince, they don't care about their standing in line, because the relationship between the two of them is very good. Did not intend to confront.

……

In the process of many people giving gifts, the time quietly came to April.

But there is a bad news - Pei Xingjian passed away.

(End of this chapter)