Great Tang princess

Chapter 766 Succession Method
Trade cooperation has been opened since a few years ago, but recently it has become more and more frequent.

The simplest example, take the current glass as an example. At the beginning, the main trading partners were foreign businessmen.

But recently, almost all surrounding countries have also started doing business in this area.

After all, the royal family also needs money. Shipping these things back and then finding a way to sell them to the nobles of their own country can also make the royal family a lot of money, right?

You must know that only Dazhou can produce this transparent glass without air bubbles, and its formula is strictly kept secret. For foreigners, it is definitely a top man-made luxury.

Usually, if the surrounding countries return the gift after paying tribute every year, if they can bring a transparent glass bottle, it will definitely be a matter of face.

Li Yuechen can already earn a lot of money just from the item of glass, not to mention secondary processing products such as magnifying glasses.

Magnifying glasses and glasses are not too rare in the upper class of Da Zhou.

There are also such products in the trade with other countries, so it is not too profitable.

Recently, Li Yuechen felt that it was almost time to start a new round of trade negotiations with other countries.

The main reason is that a letter was sent from Qingdao, saying that the first ship pretending to be a steam engine is ready to start the experiment, and I hope she can go and have a look.

So Li Yuechen asked Xiaodong to pack his luggage, while he went into the palace to talk to his mother.

"Huh? Are you going to Qingdao?"

As soon as he heard that he was going out to play, Li Xian immediately became interested and looked forward to it.

However, Li Yuechen waved his hand slightly: "Brother, don't even think about it. As the future emperor, you should obediently supervise the country."

Li Xian immediately lowered his face: "Speaking of which, if my brother remembers correctly, Yuechen's title is Princess Taiping of Zhenguo, right? You also have the responsibility of supervising the country!"

"I only need it when the emperor and the crown prince are not around. Isn't brother here now?" Li Yuechen replied with a smile.

To be honest, as a Minister of the Ministry of War, she didn't even bother to check in every day, so of course such troublesome things as supervising the country could be avoided whenever she could.

"you……"

"Chen'er is right! Now, as the prince, you need political achievements to consolidate your position. How can you only think about having fun?" Wu Zetian narrowed his eyes and taught him a lesson.

Li Xian propped his chin with one hand: "Achievements? I am the heir designated by Auntie, why should I care about those?"

Wu Zetian on the rocking chair couldn't help but opened his eyes: "Sometimes I really think, how can I have an heir like you in my lifetime of fame."

"Uh... Mom, this is too much..." Li Xian drooped his eyelids, feeling that he had been ridiculed by his mother since he was a child.

People who are almost 40 years old now are still being ridiculed.

"What do you want to say?" Wu Zetian asked.

Li Xian blew on the steaming tea in front of him: "Could it be that Aunt wants me to launch a coup when I succeed?"

"What I said to Chen'er back then, I will tell you again. If you have a better way, then I will listen to you!" Wu Zetian replied blankly.

Li Yuechen next to him frowned: "Aniang, my child has already said that back then, I spent so much effort just to prevent the younger generation from fighting for power and profit, so..."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Zetian interrupted: "But the question is, if he succeeds to the throne smoothly, will the country's name be changed or not? After all these years, I have killed so many people, should he still Rehabilitation?"

Hearing this question, Li Yuechen also frowned, this is indeed a difficult solution.

What my mother said was right, if she succeeds to the throne smoothly at that time, it means that Li Xian acquiesces to my mother's massacre of the royal family for so many years, and may even involve my father in it.

As Emperor Gaozong, Dad must not have stains on his body, otherwise it will be bad for the future.

The same is not true for Li Xian, because his surname is Li, so he will inevitably rehabilitate many people after he takes office.

He also cannot be suspected to have something to do with the massacre of the clan, otherwise he would be uncoordinated!
The clan concept in this era is still very serious. As the Li family, it is unacceptable to help outsiders massacre the Li family, no matter what the reasons behind it are.

"But in any case, using a coup to succeed to the throne is not good for the education of the future royal family!" Li Yuechen frowned and said, "Besides, a coup will kill people! Now the inner guard and Qianniuwei have spent a lot of money to train If one of them dies, I will feel distressed for a long time, if a large number of people are killed or injured because of a coup, I will probably be pissed off to death!"

Today's Li Yuechen is also a soldier, and he deeply understands that soldiers can die, and dying on the battlefield is fate and glory.

But he shouldn't die in such a boring coup d'état, that would be too aggrieved!
Wu Zetian slowly took a sip of tea with a blank expression: "Then tell me, what can you do?"

"It's...not the time yet, think about it slowly..."

"Not yet? My mother is almost [-] years old. To put it bluntly, it is not surprising when she suddenly leaves. This matter should be put on the agenda." Wu Zetian's tone remained unchanged, still very calm.

At this time, Li Xian propped his chin with both hands and said: "If you are worried about the future education of the royal family, why don't you just tell them?"

Li Yuechen looked at him with the eyes of an idiot: "Brother, once a so-called secret is known to a third person, it will be made public!"

"So what?" Li Xian asked back: "Since the founding of the country, have there been few open secrets?"

Hearing these words suddenly made sense, but Li Yuechen still shook his head: "It's not the same, it involves the country..."

Speaking of this, he didn't continue to say the following words, but was slightly taken aback.

Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

"No, maybe what brother said really makes sense!"

Li Yuechen replied: "Nowadays, the imperial court has newspapers, and the emperor has secret guards. In the final analysis, it is quite simple to control public opinion. In this way, if all members of the royal family are asked to come and perform a play, it may not be impossible..."

After all, things like coups were originally carried out in secret.

What exactly happened, as long as the person involved knows it, as for the gossip that spreads out later, it is often true or false, and it is impossible to determine the authenticity.

At that time, it is absolutely possible to call Li Chongrun and other members of the royal family who have already started to take on important responsibilities to participate together.

At the same time, it is enough to transfer only a small number of people to the army, and afterward, all these people will be promoted to stay in the army.

Not to mention that there were not many people needed in the first place, but now there are internal guards in the palace.

In addition, the maids in charge of protecting the emperor also received strict military training.

With these people around, it is enough to put on a good show.

These people are all civilians. As long as they stay in the army in the future and sign a non-disclosure agreement, let them guess what will happen to this matter afterwards.

Anyway, it is enough to make the outside world think that this is indeed a coup d'état. As for the specific details... it is best not to inquire about social affairs!

Hearing Li Yuechen's plan, Wu Zetian frowned: "Is the risk too great?"

It does sound ideal, but if something goes wrong, it will be too late to remedy it.

"There is a mistake, it is also a mistake within the royal family, it has nothing to do with the outside world!" Li Yuechen shook his head.

To put it bluntly, even if a participant deliberately leaked out, as long as there are no clear photos, it is not considered evidence.

What's more, as long as the final result is confirmed and Li Xian ascends the throne, it doesn't really matter what the process is.

Things like coups are time-sensitive. Once the period of chaos has passed and the political situation stabilizes, many things will not be important.

This is also the reason why frontier troops rarely participated in court coups since ancient times, because it was too late, and when the frontier troops came, the palace was already on fire.

After all, what the coup d'état requires is to act fast enough, and it's best to end it before everyone reacts!
In this way, even if there is a bit of disobedience in the middle, I can't take care of it at all.

Why?

The new emperor has already sat on the dragon chair, and you are still struggling with the sense of disobedience during the coup d'état, have you lived enough?
After listening to Li Yuechen's explanation, Wu Zetian thought for a while, then turned to ask his son, "What do you think?"

"Yuechen said it's okay, so it must be okay!" Li Xian waved his hand, believing in his sister unconditionally.

"Where's Wan'er?" Wu Zetian turned her head.

Shangguan Wan'er was taken aback for a moment, and smiled awkwardly: "Your Majesty, is it inconvenient for your subordinates to interrupt this matter?"

"No problem, just say what you want." Wu Zetian waved his hand.

To her, Shangguan Wan'er was considered half a daughter, so it didn't matter what she said.

Hearing the emperor's order, Shangguan Wan'er turned to look at Li Yuechen.

Seeing her nod slightly, she then said: "This subordinate thinks that this method is good. Not only can the outside world think that a coup d'etat has happened, but it can also educate members of the royal family, and at the same time, it will not cause a large number of casualties to the soldiers trained hard by Your Highness... …It’s a multi-tasking feat.”

Hearing what she said, Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "It sounds pretty good."

"In short, let's leave this matter as it is. My son absolutely cannot allow any more bloodshed to happen." Li Yuechen said, finalizing the matter.

"That's all!" Wu Zetian smiled, "I'm getting old, I'd better listen to you about these things in the future."

As he said that, he changed the subject directly: "It's really boring to stay in this palace for a long time. This time I'm going to Qingdao, why don't I go with you for my mother's sake."

"Okay, it's really good for A Niang to go out and have a look." Li Yuechen nodded: "By the way, why don't you bring Dandan with you!"

Speaking of which, Li Yuechen and his brothers should have the best relationship with Li Dan.

The main reason is that there is only a three-year age difference between the two, and they often played and played together in front of their parents since they were young, so their tacit understanding is much higher than that of other brothers.

Coupled with the fact that he usually helps Li Yuechen as Minister of the Ministry of War, the two spend more time meeting each other than other brothers.

Even now that Li Yuechen is back, Li Dan still comes to the Ministry of War every now and then to meet her for tea and chat.

Hearing that Li Yuechen had set the number of people, Li Xian felt that only the world in his hands had been achieved.

Eyelids drooping: "Yuechen, you are willing to let brother alone in this huge palace..."

"Hey, isn't there a second brother? It's good to ask the second brother to come and accompany you from time to time." Li Yuechen said, "Just when you come to power in the future, other people may think that the coup d'état started at this time."

When Li Xian thought about it, he felt that this was indeed the case.

So he nodded and agreed: "That's all, go and play by yourselves, I will stay with the prison!"

It sounded quite open-minded, but there was a little grievance in the tone.

"Okay, okay, bro, don't be sad, I'll bring you some more oysters when I come back!" Li Yuechen said with a smile.

As a person living inland, Li Xian especially likes to eat seafood. When he heard that his sister brought back oysters, he immediately said, "Bring some octopus or tuna..."

After eating that thing once, he still can't forget the delicious taste.

"Well, try your best!" Li Yuechen agreed.

……

The next night, Wu Zetian and Li Dan came to Xuanwu Gate and boarded the airship with Li Yuechen.

After take-off, since it was not very late, I didn't go to bed right away, but sat together drinking tea and chatting.

"Brother has gained a lot of weight recently." Li Yuechen said while patting his chubby belly.

"Don't shoot, it's uncomfortable!"

Li Dan pushed her arm away: "Speaking of which, is San Lang okay in the army?"

"Didn't he write you a letter?" Li Yuechen asked.

"Children will only pick good ones and say, I want to know if he made a mistake?"

Li Yuechen smiled: "Don't worry, he is very good. This kid has good quality in all aspects, and he is now the company commander."

Hearing his sister's answer, Li Dan nodded slightly to express his satisfaction: "That's okay..."

The next morning, after waking up from sleep, it was almost time to land.

Li Shu, who received the news, came to greet the emperor early, and when the emperor came out of the hatch, he immediately raised his hand to salute.

"No, no..." Wu Zetian waved his hand.

Li Yuechen, on the other hand, looked at Li Shu who was wearing a pure white military uniform, and asked with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but I have become a lot more capable."

Now Li Shu has grown up completely, with a simple ponytail and a pure white military uniform, she looks rustic.

"My aunt has not changed, she is still very young." Li Shu replied with a smile.

"Just exercise more, and you can do it too." Li Yuechen smiled.

After chatting for a few words, seeing Li Dan coming down, Li Shu hurriedly saluted and called her uncle.

"Hmm..." Li Dan agreed, and then looked behind her.

I saw a young man about 1.7 meters tall and wearing a pure white military uniform walking towards this side.

After coming to the front and saluting the emperor and Li Yuechen, he grinned and said, "My son has seen Grandpa!"

"I haven't seen you for a long time, but it looks like I've grown up a lot." Li Dan patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "It's already taller than being a father."

Li Longji smiled: "The main thing is to eat well."

Now Li Longji looks much more mature than before, with a little more calmness on his body.

(End of this chapter)