Great Tang princess

Chapter 387 Acting
Hearing his answer, Wu Zetian had a slight expression and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Since you have disregarded the prohibition that the vassal king is not allowed to leave the fief and come to Dongdu, why do you say that you are not sure?" Wu Zetian asked curiously, "Could it be pure conjecture?"

But Li Shen replied: "The Emperor's lesson! A few days ago, I received a letter from the King of Yue, which said that the late emperor had a secret edict on him... But the handwriting in the letter did not match my elder brother's... Therefore, , not sure!"

Generally speaking, as long as such things as secret edicts exist, it is definitely a big deal, and if it is not done well, it may be a coup d'état.

For example, Li Yuechen has a secret edict from Li Zhi. Once this thing is exposed, it will definitely cause an earthquake in the court.

"So, do you suspect that the letter was not written by King Yue himself?" Wu Zetian asked back.

It stands to reason that the fewer people who know about this kind of rebellion, the better. There will never be any mentally retarded person who would do such an operation by asking someone to write for him.

"Yes!" Li Shen lowered his head and replied, "Therefore, I also want to ask the Emperor to investigate!"

"Humph!"

Wu Zetian suddenly sneered, and then waved his hands: "Okay, you go back!"

Li Shen stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, I'm old and I've had a long journey. I wonder if Shen can be allowed to live in Dongdu for a while?"

"There is nothing wrong with it! I will also investigate the matter of the King of Yue!" Wu Zetian nodded.

"Thank you Divine Emperor, then I will take my leave first!" Li Shen saluted and slowly exited the Hall of Renshou.

……

After confirming that he had left, Li Yuechen came out from behind the screen, sat next to his mother and poured himself a cup of tea.

"What's Chen'er's opinion?" Wu Zetian asked.

"It's probably a smoke bomb, right?" Li Yuechen said while drinking tea, "Basically, it's definitely going to be reversed, but I don't know how many people will participate..."

From Li Yuechen's point of view, Li Shen's intention to forcefully come to the Eastern Capital in spite of the ban was probably to delay for a while.

After all, if the kings want to rebel, there must be not enough people in the fief, so they must find a way to recruit troops and contact allies.

And there must be someone in the court to help pass the news and so on.

Rebellion has never been an easy task, and it cannot be done without the appointment of allies.

Although this is something that can only be done with your head on your belt, it is definitely not too difficult to find allies, and no one can refuse to support them!
Since ancient times, there are tens of thousands of paths to the peak of power for a subject, but the most special one is the merit of support.

Once successful, you can save the trouble of rising step by step, and reach the sky in one step!
But then again, it seems impossible to keep such a thing completely secret, let alone the existence of hidden guards.

Originally, before this, the secret guard and the newspaper office were one. If they wanted to keep it secret, they just had to keep an eye on the branch of the local newspaper office.

But now that the newspaper office and the secret guard are divided into two, it doesn't make much sense to keep staring at the newspaper office, and the secret guard is completely hidden.

Considering that many clues might be discovered, King Ji was sent over to set off smoke bombs.

Ming told you that someone might want to rebel, but there is no evidence, so you just send someone to investigate.

Finding evidence in this era is a very troublesome thing. After all, the prince is a prince, and you cannot be arrested and imprisoned just because of your words.

However, they didn't expect that Wu Zetian didn't plan to do anything.

Hearing her daughter's answer, she just smiled slightly: "That's fine, if you want to act, then I will act with them!"

Wu Zetian's original purpose was to make them rebel, so he didn't plan to investigate at all, but gave them time to prepare, and when they really rebelled, everyone in the world can testify.

In a sense, the goals of the two parties are now the same!
Li Yuechen was a little worried: "It's just that when they find out that they have been tricked, they will definitely understand that it was Aunt who forced them to rebel..."

"It doesn't matter anymore!" Wu Zetian shook his head gently, "At that time, the whole world can see the fact that they rebelled. The reason is not important anymore. They can only be executed as rebels!"

Well, this trick is indeed cruel enough, Li Yuechen couldn't help feeling admiration while his scalp was numb.

It can only be said that she is indeed the only female emperor in history, and she has almost figured out the human heart and human nature!

"Speaking of which, if Wei Niang's guess is right, he will find a way to contact you in a few days!" Wu Zetian turned his head and said.

Li Yuechen nodded: "This kid has thought of it too. After all, they want to rebel, and I am the biggest obstacle!"

How famous is Princess Taiping?

It is no exaggeration to say that it can be called a good name and a story told by thousands of people!

Everyone in the world knows that the princess is the number one expert in the world, and she is invincible on the battlefield. Naturally, they also know that if they want to lead the army to the Eastern Capital, they must find a way to contain Princess Taiping.

So now there are two options, either win her over, or find a way to get her to go somewhere else.

For example, we can use this time to unite with foreign forces such as the Turks and let them invade the border of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Princess Taiping will definitely leave the Eastern Capital, and they can take the opportunity to raise troops.

By the time the princess receives the news and rushes back non-stop, the palace is probably already on fire.

"What should that child do?" Li Yuechen thought for a while, "Pretend to agree to them?"

Wu Zetian shook his head: "The promise is too obvious, and it will arouse suspicion instead, just leave it alone!"

"How is it possible?" Li Yuechen asked back, "Everyone in the court knows that I have strong feelings, how can I allow them to harm my brother and mother?"

"Don't worry, they won't tell you to rebel, they will only say to help your elder brother seize power." Wu Zetian said with a confident expression, "The purpose is to stabilize you and keep you from participating in this matter."

Like a teacher in class, Wu Zetian explained the relationship to her daughter: "Actually, they don't want you to participate in it. At that time, Saburo's position will be more stable. You will use the merits of supporting him and the death of the late emperor." , can completely empty Saburo and become the emperor in the actual sense! They will not let this happen!"

Li Yuechen lowered his head and thought about it, it seems that this is indeed the case.

With the late emperor's will and his meritorious support, coupled with my elder brother's indifferent character, if things really develop like this, it will make no difference whether he sits in the dragon chair or not.

Therefore, for the kings, the best result is to stabilize Princess Taiping, so that she will not interfere with it when the time comes, it is best to just watch from the side and don't care about anything.

As for the follow-up matters, we will talk about it later. First of all, we must first ensure that Princess Taiping can sit obediently in a chair as an audience, rather than participating, no matter for the purpose of helping whichever party.

"That kid, let's act according to this!" Li Yuechen raised his hand to support his chin, "Before they really start fighting!"

Wu Zetian nodded: "You'd better not show up in person, or you'll look too fake! People, it's easy to lie when you're stupid, but when you're smart, you can see everything!"

"Yes!" Li Yuechen nodded in agreement, "Don't worry, Auntie, the child is not alone!"

"It's true, Yiyang and Xuancheng can help you at critical moments!" Wu Zetian nodded slightly.

……

The mother and daughter chatted for more than an hour, did not eat in Renshou Hall, and got up to leave after chatting.

When leaving the palace, he happened to run into Princess Yiyang who was off work, so Li Yuechen asked a bodyguard to ride his horse back and boarded his sister's carriage.

Today's Academy of Engineering did not stop there after researching the four-wheeled carriage, but continued research on this basis and continued to try to develop new products.

Now the four-wheeled carriage that Princess Yiyang is riding in is no longer what it was when it was just made.

On the contrary, it is a bit like the carriage in Victorian England. The carriage is basically completely wrapped, with windows on all sides and transparent glass windows installed.

The position of the driver is placed on the turntable, and at the same time, there is an extra awning on the carriage, which can protect the driver from getting wet when it rains.

In this way, although the interior space of the carriage has been reduced a lot, it has increased the sense of privacy and luxury. The seat inside the carriage is made of animal skin wrapped in cotton, which is very elastic and comfortable to sit on.

It's just that it can only accommodate six people at most. If you want to be more comfortable, four people are almost enough. There is also a small table between the two rows of opposite seats for playing cards or something.

Li Yuechen opened the door and got into the carriage: "Sister, why did you go back alone today?"

"Wan'er still has something to deal with. Xuancheng is in school recently, so naturally I'm the only one!" Princess Yiyang smiled, and then picked up the teapot and poured tea.

The road in the Eastern Capital City is smooth, and the carriage hardly shakes. Drinking tea in the carriage is no longer a luxury.

Li Yuechen picked up the teacup with a smile: "Speaking of which, these craftsmen's ideas are not bad, they can actually turn the carriage into this..."

"Chen'er often said that he should draw inferences from one instance, isn't that a good thing?" Princess Yiyang smiled, "Look, those dudes are so envious!"

After glancing out of the window, Li Yuechen smiled: "Indeed, it looks like I can make a lot of money again!"

"Chen'er has never changed this point, she is very pragmatic!" Princess Yiyang smiled, "If Minister Di knows this, I wonder if he will regret keeping Chen'er's birth shrine."

Li Yuechen looked puzzled: "Di Renjie? What does it have to do with him? What kind of shrine?"

"Oh, Chen'er doesn't know about it, right?" Princess Yiyang took a sip of tea and explained, "Di Shilang visited the south of the Yangtze River and found that there are many prostitute temples there, so he asked the court to demolish them..."

The so-called obscene temples are not some colorful things, but the temples built by the people indiscriminately, dedicated to various "hair gods" that are not well-known, or treacherous heroes and ministers, collectively referred to as "obscene temples".

It is actually not allowed by the state to build temples for people who have no meritorious integrity, or to worship some demon gods and other unethical sacrifices.

Listening to Princess Yiyang's explanation, Li Yuechen probably nodded. This matter actually has to look at the background.

The Tang Dynasty itself is an open country. In addition to Taoism and Buddhism, there are also various religions such as Zoroastrianism, Nestorianism, Manichaeism, and Islam. It can almost be said that all religions go hand in hand. Generally too lazy to take care of.

After all, in this era, it is also a good thing for ordinary people to have a spiritual support, at least they don't have to think about rebellion when they have nothing to do.

In addition to these, there are also some local folk beliefs. For example, many people on the seaside believe in Mazu, but many people born in the inland don't even believe it, and they haven't even heard of it!

Different places have different local beliefs, which is more common in Jiangnan.

During this period, there was a lot of miasma in the south of the Yangtze River. When people were sick, they didn't go to the doctor to buy medicine.

"So, under the order of A Niang, Di Shilang burned a lot of prostitute temples! Only the temples of Xia Yu, Wu Taibo and others are left, oh yes, there is also Chen'er's birth temple!" Princess Yiyang He explained with a smile.

Hearing Princess Yiyang's explanation, Li Yuechen couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, raised his eyebrows, and subconsciously wondered if this was a plot against him.

It's no wonder she thought so, after all, she was put in the same position as Xia Yu, Wu Taibo and others. Isn't this flattering or killing?
But it's not right when you think about it. The thing of setting up a shrine for oneself has existed for many years, and even many people in Dongdu have their own longevity tablets in their homes. This thing can't be done by Di Renjie of.

He probably didn't think too much about it, maybe there was a hint of goodwill, after all, the princess saved him once before, and he still owes the princess a favor!

"Forget it, whatever you want!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Generally speaking, this is a good thing. At least we should prevent people from using the guise of offering sacrifices to deceive the people!"

"That's right, Auntie also asked me to write an article explaining the dangers of prostitution, and then publish it to the world!" Princess Yiyang said, "I'll think about it when I go back tonight, and at the same time I should talk to Wan Let me learn from you!"

Li Yuechen nodded: "Not to mention, Wan'er is really good at writing poems and essays!"

In the past few years, Shangguan Wan'er has been able to write poems and publish them in newspapers when she is free. The fame of her talent has basically spread, and many women in teahouses and restaurants will also talk about her poems.

Nowadays, newspapers have already become a shortcut for many scholars to become famous. As long as a good poem or article is published in a newspaper, it will spread all over the world in a short time.

Literati in this era cherish newspapers very much, collecting almost every issue, and if there are poems or articles they like, they will extract them and treasure them carefully.

"Speaking of which, we just met today." Li Yuechen took a sip of tea and put down the teacup. "Someone may contact my sister in the near future. At that time, my sister will play a play with me!"

"Acting?" Princess Yiyang raised her head, "What do you mean?"

Li Yuechen raised his head: "Someone will use sister to deal with mother, and then deal with me!"

"To deal with Chen'er?" Princess Yiyang suddenly became surprised, "Who is so bold?"

"This matter is more or less complicated, I'd better go back first, and wait for Sister Xuancheng to come back and talk slowly!" Li Yuechen replied.

(End of this chapter)