Great Tang princess

Chapter 370 The meaning behind the edict

During the period from the end of the first month to February, Li Yuechen basically stayed in the princess mansion every day to compile textbooks, and he never left the gate all day long.

On the first day of March, when the spring of the new year began, the recruits of Qianniuwei officially ushered in the awarding ceremony.

Each company started awarding titles in the downstairs of their dormitory with full anticipation.

After several months of training, the recruits have changed from their previous lazy appearance, standing on the training ground in straddle postures one by one, looking very imposing.

The company commander stood on the high platform in front of him and shouted loudly: "Say it one last time! If you want to quit at this time, there is still time! Once you are awarded the title, you will no longer be an ordinary person, but a Qianniuwei with a glorious mission! When the time comes , but there is no chance of repenting!"

The soldiers shouted in unison: "I am waiting! Datang is here!"

It's already reached this point, after such a long period of training, how can it be possible to quit?
Yes!Qianniuwei has many rules and is extremely troublesome, even the placement of washbasins and shoes has strict rules.

But at the same time, this kind of treatment is something I didn't even dare to think about before. Three meals a day, including meat in the morning and noon, the taste is very good!
In addition to various other benefits such as holidays... as many rules as possible, it is simply a pleasure to be a soldier in this kind of place!
During the time when the recruits held the awarding ceremony, the number of artillery increased a lot.

Some of these cannons will be selected and placed on the walls of the imperial city to defend against foreign enemies. Of course, they will not be kept still, but will be replaced regularly with the cannons in the inventory for training to prevent problems such as metal fatigue.

After the recruits were awarded the ranks, they were faced with the problem of dividing the arms. Fortunately, Li Yuechen had already prepared for this.

The [-]st Brigade was transformed from a reconnaissance force to a special operations brigade, responsible for full-time enemy reconnaissance, as well as special missions such as deep enemy lines and beheading operations.

The second brigade is responsible for frontal combat. With the cooperation of grenadiers and artillery, it must be able to form a battle formation skillfully and can be transformed into heavy cavalry at any time as needed!

The third brigade will be separated, and the first and second battalions will be trained as royal secret guards to become a full-time intelligence force; the third battalion will be mixed with men and women in the future and will become internal guards, responsible for the personal security of royal family members.

In this way, there will be two types of personnel in the Royal Dark Guard. The first type is selected or recruited from the society.For example, a servant of a noble family, a waiter in a tea house, or a prostitute in a brothel, etc...

The advantage of these people is that there is no trace of training on their bodies, and they can easily blend into the market to inquire about news.

However, the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the loyalty may not be enough, and when faced with coercion and temptation, it is very likely that one will confess everything one knows.

So these people are destined not to know too many core secrets, as long as they are responsible for inquiring information within their own capabilities.

There are also some people who are currently preparing to train. Now there are only men, and women soldiers will be added in the future. They are the real intelligence personnel.

It is also necessary to cultivate their individual combat capabilities, so that everyone can become the 007 of this era!

Qianniuwei's changes were visible to the naked eye, and coupled with the increasing number of cannons on the walls of the imperial city every day, many people in the court knew that Tianhou would definitely make a big move next.

At the end of April, Tianhou suddenly issued an edict that all royal families must send their children to the capital to receive unified education before September.

As soon as this policy came out, all the ministers of the court were taken aback, because it seemed like they were going to ask for hostages blatantly.

And it's not just the eldest son, but all the heirs... What does the Empress want?
Today's living royal children are not too many if they are said to be too many, and they are definitely not too many if they are said to be few. What are they planning to call back all of a sudden?
But they soon found out, because it was clearly stated at the back of the edict that in the future all the children of the royal family will receive a unified education in the school, and everyone will enter the army!

As soon as this news came out, the ministers were frightened.

What does it mean?Planning to divide the power of Princess Taiping?

Speaking of which, because of the principle of military secrecy and various things in the past few years, the ministers actually don't have a thorough understanding of Qianniuwei.

They only knew that this was an army trained by the princess herself, but they didn't know exactly how it worked.

I only know that this army eats well, sleeps well, and uses the best weapons and equipment... I don't know anything else.

In their view, Tianhou's policy was probably aimed at Princess Taiping.

After all, the princess also has the late emperor's death, and holds the military power in her hand, controlling the army with the highest combat effectiveness in the Tang Dynasty.

For her, it is really a huge threat.

But she can't directly deprive the princess of the military power, or the same sentence, the first emperor died again, she has no qualifications!
Therefore, in the eyes of the ministers, the purpose of allowing other royal children to receive a unified education and join the army is to divide the princess's military power in the future and let the Qianniuwei collapse from within...

The key point is that the original content of this edict is that the royal heirs under the age of 15 years old, regardless of men and women, are the same!
In other words, including the current Crown Prince Li Chongzhao must be counted!
This is to divide Qianniuwei in the form of clearly wanting to let these royal children into a small group!

Besides, so many heirs of the royal family are in the capital, which can be regarded as hostages, which can greatly reduce the chances of sudden rebellion by vassal kings everywhere...

The most important thing is that Princess Taiping can't refuse this matter!This is a blatant conspiracy, she can only accept it!

Thinking of this, the ministers felt both horror and admiration in their hearts!

The frightening thing is that this method is too poisonous, and it almost cuts off the possibility of the court gentry doing things at the same time.

After all, if the gentry wanted to make trouble, there were only two ways.

Either support another surnamed Li to replace the emperor; or directly rebel and completely change the dynasty!
But the first road has been blocked. After all, the heirs of the vassal kings are all hostages in the capital. Who dares to rebel easily regardless of the life and death of their children?

It seems that we can only choose the second way, completely rebel and change the dynasty!

But this is not so easy, in today's etiquette, it is impossible to do so.

If a powerful minister wants to abolish the emperor, he can only find a way to force him to abdicate himself. He cannot just pull the emperor off the dragon chair and say "Get out!"

Because he is not qualified, doing so is tantamount to treason.

That's what Dong Zhuo did at the beginning, what happened?Not only has he gained a reputation that will last forever, but it also gave heroes from all walks of life a reason to send troops to fight him!
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in turmoil. In such a chaotic world, it is reasonable to say that the country was righteous enough, but Gaozu Li Yuan did not proclaim himself emperor immediately when he invaded Chang'an, but supported Yang Guang's son as emperor.Why?
It is because he has no qualifications, no trend, and no reason!
So having said that, now the Tang Dynasty is prosperous and the people are peaceful, and the products are abundant.At this time, rebelling and becoming the emperor, let alone the question of whether it can be achieved, even if it succeeds in the end, the throne will not be stable!

Because the teacher came out of no name, he will be attacked by heroes from all walks of life in the world at that time!

What makes them admire is that Tianhou's strategy can be said to kill three birds with one stone. It not only divided the princess's military power, but also controlled the vassal kings everywhere, and at the same time almost blocked the possibility of the gentry's rebellion!
All of a sudden, many ministers trembled in their hearts, Tianhou's move is really too powerful!
This woman is truly terrifying!You can crush them to death with your own strength!

Even many ministers who are usually not used to the Empress Dowager can't help admiring her in their hearts at this moment, amazing!so amazing!

……

I don't know if Tianhou also thinks that she is very powerful. At the court meeting a few days later, she suddenly announced that she would change her name!
I haven't thought about what to change yet, but before changing the name, I decided to change the year name first-Chui Gong!
In the side passage, Li Yuechen leaned against the wall with his arms folded on his chest, and couldn't help curling his lips.

To be honest, my parents have been very keen on changing the name since I was a child.

And my mother is even worse, she also likes to change the names of her enemies, and she prefers reptiles!
As for returning the official name, it's all basic practice.

Originally, Li Yuechen thought that he should get used to it, but now it turned out to be better, and he started to change his name again...

Li Yuechen couldn't help but wonder, could this be a kind of mental illness?If you have time, let's talk to my mother.

……

Just do what you say, and the next day Li Yuechen reported something to the palace under the pretext of having something to do.

As soon as I entered the Hall of Renshou, I saw my mother sitting at the table practicing calligraphy.

And Pei Huaiyi seemed to be reporting something, kneeling beside him with a respectful look.

Seeing Li Yuechen coming in, Pei Huaiyi hurriedly saluted: "I have seen the eldest princess!"

Li Yuechen said without courtesy, then entered the hall, and sat down at the table by himself.

Because of the presence of outsiders, Wu Zetian's tone revealed a taste that was neither salty nor dull: "I heard that in Shangyuan night, Chen'er traveled in disguise and cut off the hand of a monk from the White Horse Temple?"

Seeing his mother's sneering, questioning, and mysterious expressions and tone, Li Yuechen almost couldn't help laughing.

Not to mention, mom's acting skills are really tough!Dissatisfaction, anger and unfathomable majesty are vividly expressed in almost one sentence.

My mother is so good at acting, Li Yuechen can't lag behind, and replied a little stiffly: "He allows his subordinates to swagger through the market and run amok. My child thinks that cutting off a hand is already considered light!"

"Chen'er is so majestic, I, as a mother, can't let you take a step back?" Wu Zetian asked.

Li Yuechen was expressionless: "My child just wants Datang to be safe and stable!"

Seeing the thorny quarrel between the mother and daughter, Pei Huaiyi was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.

In case the mother and daughter had a real quarrel and Princess Taiping suddenly killed him, it was only three or five steps away, and he would not even have a chance to run!
Pei Huaiyi knew in his heart that he was a good fighter despite his strong arms, but in front of the princess, he might not even be able to get away with a single move!

Thinking of this, he hastily said: "Queen of Heaven, Your Highness! Don't hurt your peace because of such a trivial matter of a villain! This villain can't afford it!"

As he said that, he turned his head and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the villain will definitely discipline his subordinates when he goes back, and he will never treat His Highness's people again..."

"Not from this palace!"

Li Yuechen interrupted him suddenly, and said with a serious face: "The palace made it very clear that day, and you are not allowed to bully any people of the Tang Dynasty in the future!"

"Chen'er, have you passed?" Wu Zetian asked with raised eyebrows.

Li Yuechen shook his head: "At the beginning, I made an agreement with my mother and elder brother. I will not participate in the affairs of the court, listen to the tune and not listen to the announcement! My child doesn't want to care about other things, I only want the country to be safe and peaceful, let alone allow people to be domineering..."

Wu Zetian seemed a little angry, but she held back the moment of anger, turned her head and said to Pei Huaiyi, "Did you hear that?"

"Yes! I heard it!" Pei Huaiyi hurriedly saluted, "The villain will follow His Highness's instructions!"

The queen has endured it, what can he do?If you don't admit it, I'm afraid the princess really dares to punch me!

"Let's go down first! Let's talk, mother and daughter!" Wu Zetian waved his hand.

Pei Huaiyi wanted to leave a long time ago, so he immediately stood up and bowed to leave.

Walking out of Renshou Hall, Pei Huaiyi still had lingering fears, and there was still a little panic in his eyes.

However, the expression on his face was a smile.

Even though I was scared, I was still able to laugh!
He couldn't help but think, Princess Taiping, she is really amazing, she can actually make the Queen of Heaven retreat and forbear!How much power must this hand hold?
If one day, I can have such power in my hands... Thinking of this, even though I was afraid, I couldn't help but laugh!

……

Inside the Hall of Renshou, Li Yuechen threw himself into his mother's arms: "Mother, how is the child doing?"

Wu Zetian raised his hand and touched her cheek: "Normal."

Li Yuechen, who was still a little proud at first, immediately lost his face: "What's wrong?"

"The expression is not natural enough!" Wu Zetian commented with a smile, walked to the table and admired his own words.

Li Yuechen leaned over to take a look, and saw the word "猫" written on the rice paper, and found that he didn't recognize it.

"What's this word?" She asked with some doubts.

"Zhao!" Wu Zetian chuckled, "I'm planning to give myself a one-letter name for my mother."

ah?Shouldn't you be called Wu Zetian?What the hell is Wu Zhao... Li Yuechen had a question in his heart.

And the word...

Li Yuechen raised his head in doubt: "I've never seen this word before."

"Well," Wu Zetian nodded, "I took the meaning of the sun and the moon shining in the sky, and created the characters for my mother herself!"

"Cough!" Li Yuechen coughed suddenly.

Good guy, I thought it was because I didn't know the culture!It turns out that you made it yourself... It really is enough for the second grade!

"Why did A Niang change her name all of a sudden?" Li Yuechen suddenly remembered the reason why she entered the palace today.

"Naturally, it is to prepare for proclaiming the emperor," Wu Zetian sat down slowly. "With the army alone, at most it can be suppressed by force. But if you want to block the mouths of the world, you need to start with ideology and culture."

As she said that, she slowly poured a cup of tea: "It's just like Qin Shihuang's books are written in the same language, and the cars are on the same track...So, do you understand?"

I understand, I understand, but why do you have to do such a secondary school... Li Yuechen couldn't help but want to ask.

But in the end, I still didn't say this sentence, forget it, let's go to Secondary Two.

In this day and age, that might be a good thing.

(End of this chapter)