Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 175

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the emperors basically no longer used living burials after their death, but instead used pottery figurines for burials. For most emperors, this move was very humane.

Li Shimin in history did this, perhaps for the sake of his reputation. He didn't ask anyone to be buried for him after his death. He just let his concubines guard the cemetery or forced them to become monks.

Therefore, when Gao Ming said that he dreamed that his concubine became a monk after Li Shimin's death, Li Shimin was not too surprised, but when he heard Gao Ming said that after Li Zhi ascended the throne, he selected one of the women who became a monk, he was surprised .

"Is that person..."

Recalling what Gao Ming said before, Li Shimin's eyes widened.

"It's Wu Mei!"

When he said this, Li Shimin's tone was not a question, but an affirmation!

The reason why Li Shimin was so sure was that once he found that when Li Zhi saw Wu Mei, his eyes were gazing at Wu Mei, looking very obsessed.

But Li Shimin didn't blame Li Zhi at that time, because Li Zhi was his son, and Wu Mei was just one of his concubines.

The Tang Dynasty was a semi-feudal and semi-slavery society. In the Tang Dynasty, the status of concubines was very low, especially for those concubines whose status was not much better than that of slaves.

The Tang Dynasty forbids the slaughter of cattle. Anyone who kills cattle to eat without permission will probably face a prison sentence. However, those concubines who signed the contract of prostitution were beaten to death by their husbands. Her husband only needs to pay a few hundred Wen to the local government. The money fine is over.

The low status of concubines can be seen from this.

To put it bluntly, mistresses in feudal society had no human rights.

The same is true of the royal family. In Li Shimin's eyes, the empress is his wife, while the four concubines are concubines. As for the 27 wives and the 81 imperial wives, they can't even compare to concubines. They are just his toys at best. If you are in a good mood, play with it, and if you are in a bad mood, throw it away.

With such an idea, of course Li Shimin would not blame Li Zhi, he would only think that there was something wrong with Wu Mei's behavior that caused the young Li Zhi to be tempted, so it was Wu Mei and not Li Zhi who was at fault.

Li Shimin didn't take this matter to heart, if Gao Ming hadn't mentioned it today, he would never have remembered it.

But now Li Shimin can be sure that if Li Zhi wants to choose someone from his concubines, then this one must be Wu Mei, absolutely unmistakable!

As the saying goes, "There is no one who knows a son like a father", Li Shimin's guess is undoubtedly correct. After his words fell, Gao Ming immediately gave him a thumbs up.

"You are right. In my dream, the pheasant slave did take Wu Mei back, and Wu Mei took the position of queen step by step by virtue of her own wisdom. After trusting him, he gradually grasped the power of Datang."

When Gao Ming said this, Li Shimin immediately "slapped" the table.

"How dare she mess with my Tang Dynasty?"

Looking at the angry Li Shimin, Gao Ming immediately shrugged his shoulders.

"Congratulations, you guessed it right again. After she gained power, she gradually emptied the pheasant slaves, then raised the butcher knife, and killed those ministers who were unwilling to submit to her until blood flowed. The one I remember most is Shangguan." Yi, this guy is the worst, except for his granddaughter Shangguan Wan'er, the whole family was killed."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin gasped.

"Hiss...I didn't expect this Shangguanyi to be so loyal. I understand. This is the reason why you recommended Shangguanyi to me as Minister of Punishments last time. But I remember that Shangguanyi doesn't seem to have a granddaughter!"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin suddenly found that Gao Ming was looking at him helplessly, and he immediately patted his forehead again.

"Oh, I almost forgot, what you said was dreaming, okay, let's continue, what happened afterwards?"

Seeing Li Shimin's reaction, Gao Ming helplessly spread his hand.

"Does it need to be said later? Shangguanyi's family was killed, who else in the court would dare to jump out? After the death of the pheasant slave, Wu Mei ascended the throne and proclaimed herself emperor, and changed the name of the country to Zhou, becoming a legitimate woman." emperor."

"presumptuous!"

As soon as Gao Ming's words fell, Li Shimin immediately kicked over the copybook in front of him. Hearing the noise inside, even the Qianniuwei warriors guarding the door thought something was wrong, and hurriedly pushed away the imperial study room. The door ran in.

"His Majesty!"

At this time, Li Shimin was in a state of being angry and having nowhere to vent his anger. After the two came in, Li Shimin immediately looked at them with eyes that wanted to eat people.

"Who let you in? Get lost!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Li Shimin's furious look, the two Qianniuwei warriors agreed and quickly retreated.

After both of them went out, Gao Ming waved helplessly towards Li Shimin.

"Don't get excited, old man, it's just a dream, and I'm not dead yet? If I don't die, how can I get that kid from the pheasant slave to be the emperor? It's just a dream."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Shimin's mood eased a little, and after a while, he sighed a long way.

"Oh, I was too excited, I don't know why, I always feel that what you said is the truth, and based on my understanding of Wu Mei, she is indeed the kind of ruthless person. I knew it."

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Gao Ming frowned.

"Horse training?"

Seeing Gao Ming's puzzled look, Li Shimin nodded immediately.

"Yes, it is to train a horse. I have a good horse called Lion Cong. This horse has a violent temperament and no one can tame it. However, Wu Mei said at the time that she could tame it, but she needed three things, namely an iron whip and an iron whip. Hammer and dagger."

Hearing this, Gao Ming was even more puzzled.

"An iron whip, a hammer, and a dagger are needed to train a horse? This is the first time I've heard of such a thing."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin also nodded.

"This is the first time I've heard of this, so I asked her what she wanted to do. At the beginning, Wu Mei said that to deal with a horse like a lion, you must first beat it with an iron whip. If it can't be tamed, then Just use hammer after hammer, and if you can't tame it, kill it with a dagger!"

After listening to Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming couldn't help but gasped.

"Hiss... This woman looks soft and weak on the outside, but I didn't expect her to be quite ruthless."

Seeing Gao Ming's surprised look, Li Shimin sighed again.

"Oh, yes, in fact, I didn't expect it, so I gradually alienated her later, but now it seems that my decision is right!"

Having said that, Li Shimin took a deep breath, walked to Gao Ming's side and patted him on the shoulder.

"Gao Ming, I think this dream of yours is not an ordinary dream. It must have been blessed by my ancestors of the Tang Dynasty to tell us the fate of my Tang Dynasty through your dream, so that our Li family's country will not be misunderstood by outsiders. Duo, this is God's will!"

Seeing Li Shimin's excited face, Gao Ming also smiled.

"You are the emperor. Since you said it was God's will, then it must be God's will. How do you plan to deal with that Wu Mei? Kill her?"

Gao Ming originally thought that Li Shimin would nod in the future, but what he didn't expect was that Li Shimin smiled and shook his head at this time.

"Didn't you just say that? It's just a dream. Since it's just a dream, how can I kill people because of it? How will people in the world think of me after it gets out?"

Having said that, Li Shimin patted Gao Ming on the shoulder again.

"Gao Ming, you have the blessing of my ancestors of the Li family, you have solved the matters of Jin Dan, Hou Junji, and Li You, so I believe that you can also solve the matter of Wu Mei!"

Seeing Li Shimin's expression of "I like you", Gao Ming was stunned.

"Uh... What do you mean, old man? How do you want me to solve it?"

Li Shimin didn't answer Gao Ming's words, but shouted outside.

"Come on!"

Hearing his voice, Liu Bing immediately opened the door and walked in, then saluted Li Shimin.

"What's your majesty's order?"

Seeing the respectful Liu Bing, Li Shimin suddenly smiled.

"I passed on my word of mouth that Wu Mei's demeanor is improper, and she is not virtuous. Now she will be stripped of her position as a talented person and demoted to a commoner. Immediately drive her out of the palace!"

"Yes!"

Liu Bing agreed and ran to pass the decree. Before leaving, he glanced at Gao Ming with an indescribable meaning in his eyes. Seeing Liu Bing's eyes, Gao Ming was dumbfounded.

"What's going on? How did things become like this?"

Seeing Gao Ming's surprised face, Li Shimin immediately patted Gao Ming on the shoulder again.

"Okay, Wu Mei has already been kicked out of the palace by me. How to solve it in the future is up to you. I won't interfere. At that time, you don't matter if you want to kill her or let her go. Follow you!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming immediately raised his eyebrows at him.

"Then what if I want to sleep with her?"

"..."

As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, Li Shimin's face darkened immediately. He silently raised his hand, then stretched out a finger to point out the door, and then spit out a word towards Gao Ming.

"roll!"

"..."

Gao Ming was never used to Li Shimin's habit of making people get out of here at every turn, so he got out of here immediately.

But Gao Ming didn't know that he had just left the courtyard where the imperial study room was located, when Li Shimin, who was in the imperial study room with a straight face, suddenly laughed.

"This bastard really dares to say anything. The ancestors have spirits, so I don't know what he likes in him."

In the past, Fang Xuanling explained that Gao Ming was bewitched by demons, Li Shimin also felt that explanation was a little far-fetched, but now it is different, Li Shimin feels that he has finally found the real reason, that is the blessing of the ancestors of the Li family!
"It wasn't the blessing of the ancestors, how could he know so many things? How could there be such a big change?"

In Li Shimin's view, Gao Ming at this time is a lucky man who was blessed by the ancestors of the Li family. After experiencing life and death, he must have realized his enlightenment, and it is only natural that he is not keen on the throne.

When Li Shimin came up with various explanations, Liu Bing, who had delivered the oral order, also came back. After he entered the imperial study, he saluted Li Shimin.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the oral order has arrived, and now Mrs. Wu has been escorted out of the palace by Qian Niuwei."

Hearing Liu Bing's words, Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction.

"That's good. Wu Mei's affairs have been handed over to the crown prince. You don't have to worry about her affairs in the future. You go out of the palace now and call Shangguanyi for me."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)