Great Tang princess

Chapter 325 Mother's Advice

The biggest difference between this year and previous years is that because no entertainment activities are allowed during the national mourning period, the ministers and princes and nobles are not very happy.

The common people have no restrictions, they should eat and drink, and it doesn't matter if they drink and have fun, as long as they don't promote it, they'll be fine.

Even if you go to the brothel, as long as you don't make a fuss, you can hear it everywhere, and the officials will turn a blind eye.

Normally, the holidays during the Chinese New Year are usually relatively quiet, which is also a rare time for the royal family to rest, but this year it is extremely busy.

Basically, the vassal kings and other old officials from all over the country rushed to the capital for the funeral. As the heir, Li Xian has been very busy recently.

Li Yuechen also accompanied him every day to arrange interviews with those who came to attend the funeral. Some of them were of higher status, and Wu Zetian needed to meet them in person.

There was basically no rest during the seven-day holiday, and the eighth day of the lunar new year came to the court, and Li Xian appeared in the court with a Sima face.

The officials who came to the court on the eighth day of the lunar new year were a little surprised.

I don't know why, but the Queen of Heaven didn't come!The seat behind the bead curtain was actually empty!
Seeing this scene, many ministers immediately looked at each other. Could it be possible that the Empress returned to His Majesty?
Wu Zetian didn't come to court. Firstly, he was a little tired recently and wanted to rest; secondly, he really wanted to return to power.

After all, they are almost sixty years old, and the age of struggle has long passed, and now it is time to rest.

It's just that her mind is on her mind, and now she is still thinking about Li Zhi's plan, and it is not yet time.

And Li Xian was sitting on the dragon chair with a Sima face, feeling very uncomfortable no matter what!
The dragon chair is said to be a dragon chair, but it is actually about the size of a single bed. Although there is a backrest, it is not used at all. On both sides are pillows wrapped in silk mixed with gold threads, which seem to be used to cushion the arms. Can't use it either.

The emperor also kneeled on the dragon chair, with his hands on his knees.

Today's Li Xian is no longer used to kneeling. After all, he is used to sitting on the chair or even the rocking chair invented by his sister. If he continues to kneel, he will feel uncomfortable in his shins.

Speaking of which, now that I am the emperor, can I order someone to build a chair that does not require kneeling?Li Xian was thinking in his heart while listening to the ministers' reports.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Li Xian, who was in a trance, suddenly heard someone calling His Majesty, and then remembered that he was already the emperor, and quickly recovered: "Huh?"

Shi Di Renjie frowned suddenly: "Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven, how can you be in a daze in the court?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't!"

Li Xian retorted subconsciously, and then stammered a bit to explain: "That... um... I am thinking about the time when the late Emperor was in power!"

Hearing what he said, Di Renjie's slightly frowning brows relaxed, "Your Majesty has filial piety, which is also a good thing to set an example for the world, but as the emperor, you should focus most of your energy on government affairs!"

"Well, it's a reminder! I will remember it!" Li Xian nodded perfunctorily, and adjusted his already uncomfortable calf by the way.

Zhongshu ordered Pei Yan to stand up at this time: "Your Majesty, should the tomb of the late emperor be buried in the Eastern Capital?"

"This one……"

Li Xian didn't know how to answer for a moment, and then suddenly what his sister said yesterday: "If there is something in the court that cannot be decided on the spot, let them write a note, and then give it to A Niang to decide." it is good."

"Well, this matter still needs careful consideration, go back and write a memorial and submit it!" Li Xian replied.

"Here!" Pei Yan agreed and returned to his seat.

Seeing that the court hall became quiet for a while, Li Xian waited for a few seconds, and then said: "If there is nothing wrong, let's go back to the court first, I want to see more before the late emperor is buried."

Of course, this is actually just an excuse. The real situation is that the legs are already feeling a little numb.

……

During the recent period, Li Yuechen did not leave the palace either, and spent almost every day with his mother in the Hall of Renshou.

Wu Zetian stayed in the mourning hall every day, and spent most of the day staring at the coffin in a daze. Only when Li Yuechen came over would he talk to her.

Seven days passed in a blink of an eye, and Li Yuechen came to the Hall of Renshou after eating in the morning.

"Aniang, tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, why don't you take this opportunity to go out for a stroll and relax." Li Yuechen advised her while pouring her a cup of tea.

Speaking of this, Wu Zetian's expression was a little nostalgic: "Speaking of which, in the past, during the Shangyuan Festival, I always left the palace in low clothes, but now..."

Li Yuechen held her hand: "Grandpa is always here, we can miss it anytime."

The daughter is very sensible, which made Wu Zetian, a mother, feel gratified. Just as she was about to speak, Zhang Chengxin walked in suddenly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here!"

"Call him in!"

After a while, Li Xian entered the hall, but he didn't come by himself. Behind him, Sun Jingbang was still holding a stack of thick memorials.

"This is..." Li Yuechen looked over with a puzzled expression.

Li Xian smiled and sat next to Wu Zetian: "I don't know what to do with these things, so please help me!"

Looking at the nearly one-foot-thick stack of memorials, Li Yuechen frowned: "Brother, don't you know how to deal with these things?"

"..." Li Xian didn't speak, but nodded embarrassingly.

Wu Zetian didn't speak, and waved his hand to let the other servants around him withdraw. He casually picked up a memorial and looked at it: "Well... the mausoleum of the first emperor is still in Chang'an... Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor's mausoleums are all in Chang'an. Bury the late emperor in the eastern capital?"

Li Yuechen nodded, it's normal that this kind of thing can't be decided, but it's impossible that he can't handle so many things, right?

Thinking of this, she also picked up a memorial and opened it to read.

Minister Zongzhengsi gave a memorial, about the process of the late emperor's burial and the items needed...

Zongzheng Temple is a department that specializes in managing the royal family tree. It is not only responsible for recording the birth and death of royal family members, but also includes marriages within marriages, etc., compiling genealogy, and taking care of various things such as birthdays and funerals.

To put it bluntly, the burial process of the first emperor and the list of objects to be buried with him require money.

The construction of the imperial mausoleum is a large project, which requires a lot of money, and Zongzheng Temple is responsible for how much it costs.

Okay, this thing is a bit troublesome to calculate, next one.

Li Yuechen dropped the memorial and picked up another one.

Huangmen servant Liu Jingxian impeached Pei Yan...

Is this guy desperate?Li Yuechen couldn't help frowning.

Everyone in the civil and military courts knew that Zhongshu Ling Pei Yan was a supporter of the Queen of Heaven, so the new emperor was so eager to show his performance just after he took office?

However, Li Yuechen couldn't figure out the aspect of tactics, let alone Li Xian, who was ignorant and inexperienced.

Seeing his younger sister drop the memorial with a helpless expression, he shrugged beside him: "Look, I just said that these things are very troublesome, so A Niang, please help the child!"

Wu Zetian sighed: "Although your grandfather did let me be the regent queen mother before you left, but now that you are the emperor, you should learn to govern yourself!"

"To tell you the truth, Auntie, I feel dizzy just looking at these." Li Xian also poured himself a cup of tea, then suddenly thought of something, and suddenly raised his head, "By the way, why don't I be like Grandpa, You don’t need to go to court, it’s better to let Aniang come to court!”

"Brother!"

Li Yuechen frowned, "How can you be so selfish? Auntie is not young now, and it's time for the children and grandchildren to enjoy peace of mind. How could you leave such a big matter to Auntie for your own selfish desires?"

"But I really don't know how..." Li Xian looked aggrieved, "I didn't want to be a prince at first, but I did it because I felt sorry for you, Yuechen..."

"Bastard!"

Wu Zetian suddenly cursed.

Li Xian was taken aback, and immediately turned into a respectful expression, but the expression on his face was still somewhat aggrieved: "I can't bear my mother's suffering, but I..."

Seeing his son's expression, Wu Zetian also sighed helplessly.

It was indeed the case. Li Xian didn't want to be an emperor at first. His biggest hobbies were music and calligraphy, and then all kinds of fun. He was not the material for managing a country at all.

Thinking of this, her tone softened a lot: "Sanlang, you know, I'm going to die sooner or later! If I can help you for a while, how can I help you forever? Or... are you going to die before me?"

At the end, her tone suddenly became serious again.

"I..." Li Xian looked up, but didn't dare to say anything.

Li Yuechen next to him was about to speak a few words of persuasion, but Wu Zetian waved his hand suddenly: "Forget it, I will help you deal with these matters. You should study hard during this time... It just so happens that there are still many things to do, I It will take some time for the court to proclaim the system."

"what?"

Li Yuechen was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that his mother would say the four words of Linchao's system so bluntly!
In fact, in this era, there is no clearly stipulated saying that "the harem must not interfere in politics", and the system of pronouncing the court is not as sensitive as in TV dramas.

It means that under certain special circumstances, the harem will go to court instead of exercising the rights of the emperor.

But now that the emperor is fine, this is a clear act of seizing power. Even if the family atmosphere is good now, you can't say it so bluntly, right?

And she said that there are still many things to come, what is she referring to?Li Yuechen was puzzled.

Wu Zetian picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said slowly: "There are only three people waiting for me here, so I have to remember what I'm going to do next! What I'm going to do next is very important, and it's related to several years or even ten years or even several years." Ten or hundreds of years later! Outside, the two of you must not get too close to me! Saburo, especially you!"

"This...why is this?" Li Xian looked puzzled, and Li Yuechen next to him didn't understand why.

"Don't ask so much, the less you know, the better." Wu Zetian shook his head, "In short, don't let outsiders know that you are close to me. In front of outsiders, you must fight against me and lose to me temporarily!"

Hearing this sentence, Li Xian didn't understand why, but Li Yuechen looked at his mother worriedly.

Saying this kind of thing is likely to be thinking about some big plan.

She couldn't help asking: "Mother, this..."

"It's the same for you, Chen'er, this matter is very important!" Wu Zetian interrupted her, "Okay, San Lang don't stay here for too long, go back and rest first. I can't tell the fourth person what I said today! Neither can Shiro!"

"Why is this?" Li Xian was puzzled, "Is there any reason why a child can't get close to A Niang?"

"You will know in the future!" Wu Zetian obviously didn't want to explain too much, "Okay, let's go back first!"

Seeing her obvious attitude, Li Xian didn't dare to ask more questions, he nodded obediently and went back first.

But before leaving, he gave Li Yuechen a wink, obviously asking her to ask, and then quietly told him.

After Li Xian left, Li Yuechen couldn't help but ask, "What's the meaning of this, A Niang?"

"To fulfill your grandpa's long-cherished wish." Wu Zetian picked up the teacup and said softly, "At the same time, to teach him a lesson, to teach him how to be an emperor and the responsibilities of an emperor!"

"How?" Li Yuechen asked.

Wu Zetian smiled slightly: "You don't need to ask, anyway, just help him more in the future. In addition, you should not get too close to him in front of outsiders."

Hearing her words, Li Yuechen frowned.

She knew her mother's character very well, and it was impossible to ask what she didn't want to say, but what was there that she couldn't even tell herself?
And not letting her children get close to her, it is clear that she intends to appear as a villain in front of outsiders. What exactly does she want to do?
……

This year's Shangyuan Festival is during the national mourning period, so there are no lanterns, and there are not many people on the street. Most of the people just put Kongming lanterns in their homes.

In this case, it is definitely not necessary to think about going out of the palace in micro-services. The family just stood on the city wall and looked at the Kongming lanterns floating in the sky.

On the city wall, Li Dan looked at the Kongming lantern above his head, and said with some regret: "Actually, I should go to the Yuechen Army and take the hot air balloon to see it."

"Flying at night is a very dangerous thing, bro, don't even think about it." Li Yuechen replied, "Besides, it's winter, and the temperature in the sky is lower, so it's not good to be infected with wind and cold."

Li Xian was a little puzzled: "Can't the hanging basket under the hot air balloon be closed like a house? As long as the hot air balloon is enlarged..."

"It's a pity that I don't know how to refine hydrogen, otherwise, the airship is still possible." Li Yuechen shook his head regretfully.

"What is hydrogen gas?"

"Don't ask, I can't explain it clearly..." Li Yuechen replied with one hand on the city wall.

Li Xian looked at the Dongdu City, which was no different from usual, and sighed helplessly.

He wanted to ask Li Yuechen if his mother had explained some other things after Li Yuechen left yesterday, but seeing that Li Dan was still by his side, he didn't say much.

……

At the first court meeting after the Shangyuan Festival, the shadow of the Queen of Heaven reappeared behind the bead curtain. Some people were surprised by this, while others thought it was expected.

It's just that the Queen of Heaven didn't speak the whole time this time, she just watched from behind, as if she was testing the emperor's ability, watching him handle the court meeting.

After the court meeting ended, he didn't say anything, and left without saying a word, and the mother and son didn't say a word.

Such a scene made the ministers feel something was wrong.

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