Great Tang princess

Chapter 736 Future Arrangements

While the soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, Li Yuechen also sat next to his mother.

Before she had time to speak, Wu Zetian spoke first instead: "Chen'er wants to ask me why I talked about abdicating?"

Li Yuechen nodded slightly: "A Niang has always been uneasy about my brother, why did you say the words of abdicating today?"

"I'm really worried, but this matter is already imminent." Wu Zetian raised his head slightly, looking at the blue sky, "I am nearly eighty years old, and the issue of the heir should really be considered carefully."

Having said that, she gently picked up the teacup: "This time is also an opportunity to see what happened to Chongrun's child in the end."

Li Yuechen thought for a while and replied: "Although this child is my chosen heir to the throne, he still needs a few more years of training."

After all, Li Chongrun may be a qualified soldier now, but he will definitely not be a qualified emperor.He is still too young, and being young means that his son will be somewhat impulsive.

As the leader of a country, the emperor is a taboo to be too emotional.

The first thing to learn as an emperor is to keep yourself calm all the time, no matter what the situation is.

"No problem." Wu Zetian smiled lightly, "After this war is over, he should be promoted, right?"

Li Yuechen nodded and said that he was right. As the future emperor, as long as there were no mistakes in principle, the rate of ascension would inevitably be very fast.

Now his rank is Lieutenant, and his position is platoon leader.At the end of this war, you can go straight to major.

It took ten years to become Minister of the Ministry of War, and then he could be considered as a prince.

"Since he is capable, why not make him the prince directly?" Wu Zetian asked his own question.

Li Yuechen leaned on the back of the chair and sighed: "The royal family's competition should be brought to the fore. If there is a more suitable candidate than him in the future, then a more suitable person should be in charge."

"Establishing the virtuous and not establishing the superior?" Wu Zetian asked.

"It should be like this. Only by adding good education in this way can we fundamentally eliminate the curse of blood fratricide in the royal family." Li Yuechen replied with a serious face.

"Since ancient times, which time has the blood flowed like a river when the throne cannot be killed? Not to mention the waste of time and resources, how many capable ministers who ruled the world died because of standing in line? Since this is the case, it is better to put the competition on the bright side, and at the same time, competition and family affection should be separated. Come and see."

Hearing her daughter's words, Wu Zetian nodded slightly, expressing her agreement in her heart.

At least now, it seems that there is no conflict among these children.

Since Li Xian was established as the crown prince, there was no conflict among his children.

At least as far as the current situation is concerned, a good education can indeed avoid the situation of fighting in the same room to a certain extent.

As long as this situation can be maintained for more than three generations, there is basically no need to worry about the follow-up.

"Since Chen'er is sure about this, I will not participate in this matter." Wu Zetian stood up, looked at the soldiers cleaning the battlefield in the distance and said softly, "After all, I am old and don't have the energy..."

"Aniang is not old at all." Li Yuechen said with a smile, "Aniang has been exercising every day these years, she looks very young."

"Looking young is not really young after all, and the decline in energy is inevitable." Wu Zetian smiled.

……

While the mother and daughter were chatting, the soldiers also finished cleaning the battlefield and ended today's battle.

The foreign envoys on the stage were all discussing today's victory, and at the same time came to congratulate the emperor one after another.

Wu Zetian also smiled back at them, and then arranged follow-up matters.

The crown prince should go back to supervise the country, and Di Renjie, the chief minister of the cabinet, should also go back to work.

At the same time, since these foreign envoys have seen the fighting power of Da Zhou, there is no need to stay here any longer.

After all, the army is an army, and protecting the emperor's safety is already very troublesome. If these foreign envoys are added, it will indeed slow down the follow-up progress.

So the next arrangement is to send them all back first, and the emperor will continue to stay here.

Of course, Li Yuechen would also stay to act as the emperor's bodyguard, and she was worried about leaving her mother here alone.

The army's work efficiency is very high, and the airship to send them back that night has already been arranged.

After dinner, the foreign envoys entered the hatch of the airship with complex expressions.

Leaving aside the army, it is not their country that can carry people to the sky. They can make it now.

On the other side, Li Yuechen chatted with his elder brother: "Brother, when you go back to the prison country this time, there may be someone who will deceive you while Auntie is away. Don't listen to them..."

"Oh, okay!" Li Xian waved his hands impatiently, "Brother is just lazy, but not stupid."

Li Yuechen let out a "puchi" laugh, "That's true, but I underestimated brother."

"Let's not talk about this for now..." Li Xian shook his head slightly, and said with a serious face, "Run'er, please take good care of me."

"Hey...he's much better than brother." Li Yuechen laughed loudly.

Wei Lian'er, who was standing by the side, nodded repeatedly after hearing this, expressing her agreement.

After being ridiculed by his wife and sister, Li Xian immediately drooped his eyelids with an unhappy look on his face.

On the other side, Wu Zetian was also chatting with Di Renjie about what happened after returning.

"Huaiying, this is Saburo's first time in charge of the country, you need a lot of assistance."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty! The old minister will definitely do his best to assist His Highness the Crown Prince." Di Renjie saluted respectfully.

At the same time, he was really relieved in his heart. For so many years, he had been worried that the emperor would pass the throne to the Wu clan.

Although Li Xian was made the crown prince, he was somewhat uneasy.

Now that the prince is going back to supervise the country, it is obvious that he intends to train him.

This decision also made Di Renjie, who had worked hard for many years, truly relieved. The future emperor's surname would still be Li, and that was enough.

As for the ability, I believe that with the help of Princess Taiping, it will definitely not be too bad.

Wu Zetian is a fine person, you can probably guess what he thinks by seeing his expression.

So he smiled slightly: "You old fellow, can you rest assured now?"

Di Renjie was slightly taken aback, then smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty was joking."

"Hmph, do you really think you can hide those thoughts from me?" Wu Zetian's smile was somewhat smug.

"Your Majesty, my minister..."

"Okay, okay, you and I are people who are about to enter the earth, what's the point of talking about this?" Wu Zetian had an old friend's smile on his face, "If it was 20 years ago, it would be impossible to keep you alive .”

Hearing this sentence, Di Renjie broke out in a cold sweat.

Part of the emperor's sentence was really relieved because he was old; but the other part may not be a warning.

Warn him to assist the emperor well in the future, and don't give birth to thoughts that he shouldn't have!
For so many years, although he and the emperor have had a relationship similar to an old friend in private, the emperor is the emperor after all, and he will never be able to truly become friends with his courtiers.

Thinking of this, Di Renjie saluted respectfully: "Thanks to His Majesty's wrong love all these years, I can be an excellent official. From now on, I will definitely assist the crown prince with all my strength and not let Your Majesty down!"

"Well, I feel relieved with your words." Wu Zetian waved his hand lightly, "Okay, it's getting late, let's go back quickly. We're getting old, so we should take a good rest."

Today's Di Renjie is indeed much older, his hair and beard are gray, and his energy is not as good as before.

"Yes! I thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!" After saluting, Di Renjie turned and boarded the airship.

On the other side, Li Yuechen and his elder brother also finished chatting, and watched the couple get on the airship.

As the airship slowly took off, the mother and daughter stood side by side, looking up at the airship slowly disappearing into the night.

"Speaking of which, Chen'er said that he wanted to suggest the University of Political Science and Law, right?" Wu Zetian said suddenly.

"Yes." Li Yuechen nodded slightly, "Otherwise, when the time comes, the officials who have transferred from the army will rely on the army. Once they unite to do things, the consequences will be very troublesome. In terms of checks and balances, we still need to be able to compete with them exist."

In Li Yuechen's view, it doesn't matter if there are many local bureaucracies, but a balanced state must be reached, and the most taboo is that one family dominates.

In Emperor's Heart Technique, the solution is checks and balances.This is the most basic, but also the most difficult knowledge to master.

Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "At that time, why not let Di Renjie be the principal of the University of Political Science and Law?"

"Can't he continue to assist brother?" Li Yuechen asked a little puzzled.

However, Wu Zetian shook his head slightly: "One day the emperor and one courtier, he may not be suitable to be Saburo's chief assistant. Besides, he is not young, and things are busy in the cabinet..."

Hearing what his mother said, Li Yuechen nodded slightly after thinking about it to express his agreement.

There is always some generation gap between the old man and the young man, and the young emperor may not be able to chat with the old man and the minister.

And when you think about it, some positions can only be filled by people close to you.

Thinking of this, she turned her head and asked: "Speaking of which, why don't you let the princess go to the hidden guards for a period of internship?"

"Huh?" Wu Zetian turned his head, "In the future, do you plan to let the Crown Princess take over the hidden guard?"

Li Yuechen nodded slightly: "The secret guards are the eyes and ears of the emperor, and they must be served by people who are trusted enough."

Wu Zetian frowned and said: "That Wei Lian'er has always been so bold, she dared to take the emperor's imperial seal back then, if she controls the hidden guard, I'm afraid..."

The dark guard is an extremely special institution. Once something goes wrong, the emperor will become blind and deaf.

"But at least for now, she won't betray brother brother, will she?" Li Yuechen asked back.

She didn't know what Wei Lian'er was like in history, but looking at it now, she was indeed a good wife.

She can feel the kindness Li Xian has treated her all these years.Even if the two quarreled and had conflicts, Li Xian never said a single harsh word to her.

Apart from the crown princess, Li Xian only had three concubine rooms.But at least 20 days a month are living with her.

Wei Lian'er also often advised him to enjoy the rain and dew evenly, but Li Xian has always been like this all these years.

Coupled with the various deeds the two of them have experienced over the years, Wei Lian'er has always felt that she is lucky to be able to marry Li Xian.

"Even so, then..." Wu Zetian was still a little worried.

"It doesn't matter, Chongfu's child is also a good material for intelligence, and he can be arranged to go to the dark guard together in the future." Li Yuechen said.

Li Chongfu was Li Xian's eldest son, not Wei Lianer's.From the perspective of the emperor's mind, it can be regarded as a kind of check and balance to arrange the dark guards together.

Hearing her daughter's words, Wu Zetian nodded slightly after thinking for a while, expressing her agreement.

They can fight however they like, as long as they are loyal to the emperor.

"However, in the future when the Crown Princess takes over the secret guard, what are you going to do with that girl Wan'er?" While asking, Wu Zetian turned to look at Shangguan Wan'er who was not far behind.

Li Yuechen smiled slightly: "In terms of Wan'er's talents, don't you think it's too condescending to be only a secret guard commander?"

"What does Chen'er mean?"

"Wan'er is not much different in age from my elder brother, and she is capable enough. The most important thing is that she grew up with me and can understand my thoughts, so she can be the chief minister of the cabinet in the future!" Li Yuechen said firmly.

Wu Zetian raised her eyebrows: "Chen'er thinks she is a prime minister?"

Li Yuechen raised a finger and shook it lightly: "She is a steelyard, and she can measure the talents of the world!"

"It's the first time I heard Chen'er comment on other people like this." Wu Zetian felt a little surprised.

"Aniang think about it carefully. She has been able to manage the hidden guards in an orderly manner these years. Isn't it because her own ability is outstanding enough?"

Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "I have never doubted her ability, but is Chen'er's evaluation a little too high?"

"If you don't believe me, Mommy, just take your time." Li Yuechen replied with a smile.

Wu Zetian also smiled and did not continue to say anything.

……

After breakfast early the next morning, Wu Zetian entered the office of the frontline headquarters again.

As soon as the emperor came in, all the officers raised their hands in salute: "I have seen Your Majesty."

"All officers and men are welcome, I'm just here to listen, feel free." After Wu Zetian waved his hand, he sat down on the chair next to him.

After the ceremony, Li Shouli clapped his hands, "Okay, let's start the meeting! The main force of Tubo in World War I was completely dispersed by our army yesterday. How to arrange the follow-up questions?"

Li Shouyi crossed his arms in front of his chest, and said softly, "I suggest resting here for a few days first, and wait for the airship to return in a few days to send these prisoners away before making any follow-up plans."

After all, nearly 10 people were captured this time, and all of these people were placed in the barracks. It would be very troublesome if something happened during the war.

"How should these prisoners be disposed of?" A staff officer asked aloud.

As soon as this question came out, everyone present turned their heads to look at Li Yuechen.

"Hmm..." Li Yuechen thought for a while, "Why don't we send it to the northern border, where we need to build roads and open up wasteland, and there is a shortage of people there."

"However, transporting so many people is a hassle. Why don't the airship send a batch away first, and then send the rest by land. When they arrive at the seaside, the Qingdao Military Region will provide ships to send them to the northern border," Li Shouyi said.

Li Shouli nodded slightly: "It's okay, the main force of the enemy army has been dispersed, so we don't need so many people in the follow-up, but we can assign a group of people to escort them."

Anyway, the air assault troops of all military regions are here, and the follow-up war will be relatively simple.

　Thank you [Ming Chu] for the rewarding rudder master.

　　Thank you [Huajiang Saigao] for rewarding 1500 starting coins!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)