Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 369 The New King Liwei (The Finale 1)

After Shen Yi's death, Li He paid a lot of attention to the Turkic affairs. The multi-ethnic concept transmitted to him by Shen Sanwen since childhood took root in Li He's heart, and now it's time to bear fruit.

Li Longji took most of the Turkic people away, and some old and weak women and children left in the northern border intermarried with traditional Tang people, but within seven years, they were slowly assimilated.

Li Longji kept his promise with Li He, and always acted in the name of Shen Yi.

The newly established Great Zhou Kingdom gradually expanded in North America, the method of commercial road manufacturing was widely used, and a road across North America was built.

People live along the commercial road and start to develop a new life.

The pace of the people gradually went to South America.

Li Longji had the failure of the last time, be careful when things happen, be careful with others, and the new state of Zhou is an iron bucket.

The Empress encourages people who know Datang characters to go to Xindazhou to open up wasteland and emigrate. In the future, it doesn't matter whether Datang is in charge of Xinzhou or the two states take care of each other.

In seven years, Li He gradually matured.

The political vision is getting stronger and stronger, and he is determined not to stick to the king's orders, so the empress can't help but feel suspicious of him.

Apart from Cui Xuan, Wu Shengyu became a rookie in the political group by virtue of his outstanding contribution to education, and was strongly supported by the Empress.

In addition, there are three civilian students who have been studying and writing with superhuman perseverance for seven years. They stand out from the imperial examination and become a force that can compete with Wu Shengyu.

Manipulate the five surnames of Cui, Li, Wu, Wang, and Zhang to become dignitaries of the dynasty.

In particular, the children of the Cui family have outstanding literary talents, and they have repeatedly been listed in the imperial examinations.

Thanks to the good health environment and being accompanied from time to time, Wu Zetian lived for another seven years after abdicating.

Wu Zetian advised the empress many times that power must not be restrained, nor should it be restrained too harshly, otherwise it would be counterproductive.He also said that Shen Sanwen is a person with a clear mind, and she doesn't love power, so she doesn't worry about the princess after she leaves.

When she was dying, Wu Zetian only ordered the tombstone not to have inscriptions, and to bury him with Gaozong.

The Supreme Emperor died recently, and he was named the Holy Emperor of Zetian. The empress mourned for three days, and the whole country mourned with grain.

After Wu Zetian passed away, the empress lamented how difficult the world was, and accelerated her exploration in other states, and the Datang fleet arrived in Australia.

There were large wild animals in Australia at this time, and the soldiers suffered heavy losses after landing and had to turn back.

There are many special species in Australia. Compared with other big states, it is also the state with the most complete vegetation preservation. Shen Sanwen is very interested in this.

The first month of the eighth year of the Empress.

After the new year, Cui Xuan and Li He once again had conflicts in court over commercial disputes.

Cui Xuan, who speaks for the interests of emerging business families, and Li He, who represents the interests of the ruling family, are arguing endlessly over the issue of the share of commercial tax collection.

Cui Xuan rejected Li He's proposal on the grounds that it would take time to implement it, and the tough rules might cause dissatisfaction.

Li He, on the grounds that there is no king in the world, believes that businessmen should accept the state's policies unconditionally, and all income from doing business in the country should be taxed.

The two were arguing endlessly on this issue. The big states where Datang implemented the two policies were more prosperous than other states, but it was difficult for the two to reconcile because of their disagreements, and it was impossible to form a unified policy across the country.

Most people wait and see eager to get things established as early as possible.

The empress was very worried about this matter, Shen Sanwen knew the seriousness of the situation, invited the two to mediate, but returned without success.

After the banquet, Li He was worried that Cui Xuan would have other thoughts and hinder his plan to re-enter the palace to meet the empress, and asked her to determine the policy as soon as possible.

Li He spoke confidently and completely denied Cui Xuan's identity. The Empress felt that the conflict between the two was too serious to be reconciled.

She bluntly told Li He that she intended to have different policies implemented in the south with developed shipping and the north with developed planting industry.

Li He was very dissatisfied with this, but the empress's attitude was even stronger and her mind was determined, which made him helpless.

After Li He returned home, he was full of worries about his family and country, and he always believed that only his own policies could make Datang truly prosperous.

Wang Bin was in the field to carry out more investigation work. The Wang family was worried that things would change, and encouraged Li He to seize power by force.

This coincides with Li He's previous inner thoughts.

The empress couldn't make a decision on this matter, and Li He had long worn out his patience.

Because Wang Bin has spent a lot of money in favor of the new students in the name of the prince for several years, coupled with the temptation of power protection provided by the future prince, many new and old ministers are attached to Li He.

Cui Xuan's control over the court situation is not as good as before.

Li He believes that he has already won the hearts of the people in the ruling and opposition parties, and he is very confident in taking power.

In February, as early as the night before, it was a rainy day.

Under the banner of the emperor of Qing Dynasty, Li He led his people straight to the west gate of the imperial city, using the sound of rainy weather to cover up the sound of soldiers walking.

Another team rushed straight to Cui's mansion.

Cui Xuan was awakened from his sleep, and was taken into the palace and brought before Li He.

The forbidden army had already protected the empress and retreated at the moment they took down the city gate, and was in front of the main palace gate, during the confrontation between the army in Li He's hands and the forbidden army.

The empress got the news that Cui Xuan had been controlled by Li He.

Li He begged his mother for forgiveness, but he did not regret his choice. A country cannot accommodate so many people with ideas, and he left the decision to the empress.

Li He has grown too rapidly over the years.

The empress only said hard work, but did not pursue it.

Cui Xuanyu was shocked at night and was still sent home.

In the seemingly peaceful city of Luoyang, extraordinary things have happened time and time again.

Now Li He and Cui Xuan have really reached the point where you can live and die.

Cui Xuan knew that he had lost power, so he went to Li He again to advise him. Sometimes what he insisted on was not necessarily right. The two of them might be wrong or right, and maybe both of them could succeed in their ideas.

Li He agreed with a smile, but he must follow his own ideas.He also said that he used to think that Li Longji was stupid, but now he thinks that being stupid may not be a good thing, so he doesn't need to care too much.

Li He hopes to persuade Cui Xuan to give up, because he is bound to lose, and even said that if he fails, he can keep his opinion as a reference, and he guarantees that Cui Xuan can still have a place in Luoyang.

But Cui Xuan refused.

Cui Xuan said that the moment he chose to confront Li He, the outcome was doomed. He has been fulfilling his wish for so many years and has seen some results, so he is content.He recognizes Li He's ability, and he is very assured of Datang's next 20 years.

He also advised Li He that if he did not die, the prestige of the new monarch would not be established, and the government would be prone to instability.

Li He paid homage to Cui Xuan as his teacher, and thanked him for his fulfillment.

Cui Xuanliao Ding Empress Huichan was in his place, warned the court of many matters, and made a judgment on the power of his subordinates, and gave him a booklet compiled from years of government observation and opinions on officials.

(End of this chapter)