Great Tang princess

Chapter 95 The Power of the Emperor
In the Hall of Renshou, Li Hong knelt down in front of his parents very respectfully, with his back straight and looking energetic.

On the opposite side, Li Zhi held a health ball in his hand, took a sip from his teacup, and looked relaxed: "Hong'er, do you have any objections to my arrangement?"

Li Hong shook his head lightly: "I have no opinion, but... I have some doubts."

"Let's listen to it." Li Zhi slightly raised his head.

"My mother wants Chen'er to become an official in the court, which will definitely cause a huge shock. Don't the two adults worry about shaking the country's foundation?"

Not only was Li Zhi not displeased with his son's question, but he nodded appreciatively: "Hong'er is not unreasonable to be worried...but this matter is far from enough."

"Grandpa, please clarify!"

"If you talk about this matter in a big way, I want to change the way. But in the novel, it's just a daughter's problem." Li Zhi put down his teacup with a light smile, "If it's an ordinary woman, it might be a little more troublesome, but as my daughter, it's also a problem. It's not unacceptable."

Hearing his father's answer, Li Hong thought about it carefully, and nodded to show that he understood.

After all, Li Yuechen is not an ordinary woman, but a royal princess.

A father likes his daughter, and seeing her talent is not willing to waste it, it seems understandable to give her a stage to display it.

From this point of view, this is the Emperor himself...

"Hong'er, remember!" Li Zhi reminded, "As an emperor, sometimes you still need to be willful occasionally!"

Li Hong was taken aback for a moment, and then understood Li Zhi's intentions.

Humans are habitual. If someone uses good behavior to demand himself, as long as there is one thing he does that does not meet the wishes of others, he will be severely scolded.

On the contrary, if this person looks like a hooligan on weekdays, but occasionally does a good thing, it will make people feel that "this person is not that bad".

So it's the same when being an emperor. If you use Mingjun to flaunt yourself, you will naturally make the officials treat you with extremely high requirements.

If something goes wrong a little bit, you can only endure it.

The simplest example is Emperor Taizong, who often blushed when Wei Zheng pointed at his nose and scolded him.

But in order to maintain Mingjun's personality, even if he cursed him with the most vicious language in his mind, he could only obey obediently on the surface, even to the point of covering his beloved pet bird to death with his own hands.

Thinking about it from another angle, after Wei Zheng's death, the late emperor pushed Wei Zheng's tombstone. Could there be some intention of venting his anger in it?
Father Li Zhi did a better job at this point, no matter whether he was the empress of Liwu at the beginning or now he plans to make Chen'er an official in the court, he is ready to put on an autocratic appearance to make himself faint.

It not only consolidates the imperial power, but also makes one's own character design less tiring, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

And as an emperor, occasionally being willful and stupid can also let these ministers know that the emperor has a bottom line and cannot push his nose on his face.

Thinking of this, Li Hong respectfully put his hands on his forehead and saluted: "My child understands, remember Grandpa's teachings!"

Li Zhi rolled the health ball in his hand, nodded with a gratified smile on his face.

After Li Hong left, Wu Zetian put down the brush in his hand, and sighed slightly: "Your Majesty is not unreasonable to worry, after all, Hong'er is not as good as Chen'er."

"The vision is different." Li Zhi nodded in agreement, "Although Hong'er is not ashamed to ask others about things, he is used to asking others for advice. Chen'er is more inclined to find ways to solve problems, dare to think and do!"

Wu Zetian had a smile on his face: "This is quite similar to a childish slave!"

"It's a pity, as an emperor with such a temper, it's easy to suffer." Li Zhi had a little worry on his face, "Thanks to Chen'er, otherwise, I really don't feel at ease!"

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Two days passed in a blink of an eye. This morning, after Li Yuechen took his two sisters and Shangguan Wan'er to practice yoga, he dressed up and ran to the court hall.

Not only to listen to the news, but today is Li Zhi's announcement of her entry into the court as an official, so I have to check it out anyway.

After entering the court hall and coming behind the screen, the officials just finished saluting, Li Yuechen leaned against the wall and listened.

After talking about a lot of useless news, Li Zhi cleared his throat: "Ai Qing, do you have anything else to say?"

After a few seconds of silence, Li Hong, who was kneeling at the front, suddenly stood up and walked out, saluting respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have something to say! In recent years, droughts have occurred frequently, leading to constant famine. As the crown prince, But there is no solution. Fortunately, Princess Taiping has researched a way to increase food production in time, which is really a great merit..."

Seeing the prince's babbling, the officials below looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what he was going to say.

Li Hong, who chanted a lot of rhetoric, continued: "As a prince, my son is not worthy of virtue! Therefore, I request to avoid the throne! Changing Taiping to be the prince! Please allow your majesty!"

"what?"

The officials below didn't react for a while, and they all froze in place.

Not to mention them, even Liu Rengui, who had guessed a lot of things, suddenly widened his eyes and looked up at Li Hong in front of him.

Some time ago, the emperor asked me to test the princess, which was already out of line. Now that even the crown prince is about to resign, why is this family crazy?
None of the officials could react, but Li Zhi nodded with a serious face: "Well, it makes sense! The increase in grain production is really a blessing for my Tang Dynasty! With this merit, being the crown prince is also..."

"Your Majesty, no!"

It wasn't until this time that the officials below realized that there was a "boom" and they all shouted "no way". For a while, the whole court was as chaotic as a vegetable market.

Le Yanwei, the censor, got up and ran out in a hurry, and threw himself on the ground.

Then, ignoring the pain in his body, he straightened his upper body, his voice and the wat board in his hand were trembling violently at the same time: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! No! This matter... absolutely impossible!"

This flustered look happened to be seen by Li Yuechen who poked out half of his head from behind the screen, and then he leaned against the wall and laughed silently.

It's not to mock him, it's just that these ministers usually look so unpredictable, but now they are so panicked. This kind of contrast is quite interesting.

"Second ministers!" The rest of the ministers also spoke in unison, their voices were extremely loud and orderly, as if they wanted to overthrow the Zhenguan Hall.

Li Zhi on the dragon chair asked lightly, "Oh? Why not?"

"This... of course it is..." Le Yanwei stammered to explain, but couldn't think of how to refute for a while.

After all, the current princess is only seven years old, so even if she is trained as a crown prince from this time, it is still in time.

What's more, people are smart, invented the princess plow, canned food, and increased food production.Naturally, there is no need to say more about talent, a poem of a hundred family names and a poem of pity for farmers can already explain the problem.

It seems that the only thing that can be refuted now is gender!

Le Yanwei raised the wat board in his hand and collected himself: "Your Majesty, the princess is a woman, and she must marry someone in the future..."

Li Zhi waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, Taiping has entered the Taoist sect and is a monk. It doesn't have to be married."

"But... but in this way, wouldn't there be no descendants? Then... then in the future..."

"It's okay." Li Zhi smiled, "Hong'er and the others will have children in the future, just adopt one!"

Le Yanwei was in a daze for a moment, he really couldn't figure out why the emperor went crazy today and wanted to appoint a woman as the heir apparent!

Hearing these remarks, it seems that he has already made up his mind!
But if this is true, it will cause a huge shock in the whole world, and these people will also have problems.

Zhang Wenguan seemed to be unable to stand it any longer, so he got up and stood up: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the ruler has been the guide for the ministers, the father has been the guide for the son, and the husband has been the guide for the wife. If a woman becomes the crown prince, wouldn't it be the hen who guides the morning?" ..."

Seeing him standing up to speak, Le Yanwei turned his head and took a look.

In fact, the two of them usually don't deal with it very much, but now that such a big event has happened, they don't care about other things. All the ministers must stand together as one.

He glanced back at the ministers, and almost all of them responded with their eyes, expressing their understanding of what he meant.

At times like this, everyone must stand together.

However, when he turned his head to look at Liu Rengui, he was slightly startled.

Because Liu Rengui didn't give him any feedback, he just knelt on the spot, looking at the tip of his nose expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.

But considering that Princess Taiping is his apprentice, such reactions are quite normal.

If this is true, Princess Taiping will ascend the throne in the future, and he will be the emperor teacher!The real top of ten thousand people!

"Well, why don't I know these truths?" Li Zhi showed a thoughtful expression, "But if everything is right since ancient times, why did Qin Han, Wei Jin and the former Sui Dynasty perish?"

Zhang Wenguan opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a while.

At this time Pei Xingjian also came out, his tone was not as excited as Le Yanwei, but calm: "Your Majesty, think about it, if a woman becomes the crown prince, what will people in the world think? Your Majesty is a sage of the Tang Dynasty. It concerns the world. If a woman is easily appointed as the crown prince, what impact will it have on the world, can your majesty think about it?"

His tone was calm, but his words were firm and forceful, which calmed down the flustered ministers.

Only then did they realize that they were led into a ditch by the emperor just now.

Originally, this is not something that needs to be debated with the emperor. It is impossible for a woman to be the heir apparent!

"Yes, Your Majesty," Zhang Wenguan's tone became much calmer at this time, "If a woman is easily established as the crown prince, the world will be shaken. It will be harmful to all walks of life, and it will not be beneficial, and it may even shake the foundation of the country! "

"In this world, since ancient times, there has been no history of women being emperors. How can Aiqing be sure to shake the foundation of the country?" Li Zhi asked.

Le Yanwei took a deep breath: "Think about it, Your Majesty, the Empress Lu of the Han Dynasty, the Zhao sisters... just being concubines can shake the foundation of the country, let alone the crown prince?"

Hearing these words, Wu Zetian behind the bead curtain suddenly opened his eyes, and a layer of murderous aura instantly appeared in his beautiful eyes.

Her clear and sonorous voice suddenly sounded: "Le Yanwei, are you mocking Ben Gong?"

"I don't dare!" Le Yanwei saluted respectfully, but his tone was obviously stiff, "Your Majesty is the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, please don't substitute..."

Li Zhi raised his hand to stop the quarrel that did not break out, and changed the subject: "After all, the concubine is a concubine, but Taiping is my daughter, it seems..."

"Your Majesty! Taking history as a guide, we can know the ups and downs! Whether it's a concubine or a princess, if a woman is in power, the world will be in chaos!!!"

Le Yanwei's voice was trembling, and the arm holding the wat board was trembling slightly.

His lips were trembling, his eye circles were red, and his voice even contained tears: "Chen! Your Majesty, dare to think twice!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his trembling fingers and pointed at the pillars on the main hall, and said in a trembling voice: "If your majesty persists in his obsession! The old minister will smash his head on this hall! Take death as an admonition!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!!!" All the ministers said in unison.

This seemingly earth-shattering scene did not cause the slightest turmoil in Li Zhi's emperor's heart. Even when the officials bowed their heads, there was a smile on their faces, but it disappeared soon.

"OK OK……"

Li Zhi waved his hand: "I already understand the request from all my lovers, so please forgive me quickly! Le Aiqing speaks out to admonish you, how can I let you die here? Wouldn't you be a foolish king?"

Hearing the emperor let go, a kind of minister stood up and said in unison: "Your Majesty is holy!"

"But Taiping has done such a great merit, if it is not rewarded, it seems unjustifiable." Li Zhi suddenly changed the subject, his expression seemed a little tangled, "Agriculture is related to the foundation of our Tang Dynasty, if such talents are wasted , I really feel sorry..."

"The household department is in charge of agriculture. I think it's better to let the Taiping household department be an official. In this way, it's not like burying such a great talent. Maybe in the future, we can go one step closer and let the production continue to increase..."

Listening to Li Zhi's words, after the impact just now, the officials were no longer surprised. It seems that today the emperor is determined to let the princess enter the court.

But after what happened just now, the momentum has dissipated.And if you continue to remonstrate, maybe it will really arouse the emperor's disgust.

For a moment, the officials looked left and right, and looked at each other, and no one knew how to refute.

At this time, Lu Hao stood up again: "But Your Majesty, there has been no woman here since ancient times..."

"Don't talk to me since ancient times. If everything is right since ancient times, there will be no Tang Dynasty today!" Li Zhi waved his hand violently, his voice raised a lot, "Take history as a mirror, and you can know the rise and fall! Keep going!"

Hearing his words, Le Yanwei was stunned for a moment, and continued to persuade, but his voice was so low that he could hardly hear him: "But after all, there has never been a woman..."

Li Zhi suddenly stood up and took two steps forward. At this moment, Li Yuechen behind the screen could feel that there really seemed to be an imperial aura surrounding and rising around him!
With his back straight, his head held high, he stood in front of the dragon chair, looking down at the officials.

The obvious imperial aura on his body made the officials below couldn't help but lower their heads, not daring to look at him.

With a "crash", the sleeves flicked, accompanied by a loud and confident voice resounding in the hall, the sound waves penetrated the hall like a golden dragon, and spread throughout the world.

"Then I! This is the first of its kind!!!"

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