Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 64 Clearing Obstacles 1
It has only been two months since Li Lun ascended the throne, and Empress Wu's tough behavior has aroused many people's worries.It is about letting the emperor deal with government affairs more and understand the country's major affairs, but the emperor is unwilling to take care of affairs. Empress Wu doesn't say a word, and never actively urges him to make progress.The memorials were always carried into the study where the empress dowager was, and then went straight to the three provinces. Except for the court discussion, the emperor had no role at all, he was just the emperor on the bright side.

Shen Sanwen began to study political affairs. Although he knew the general powers of the three provinces and six ministries, he knew nothing about the specific operations and the official system.Fortunately, under the influence of Empress Wu, the princess has been exposed to these things since she was a child.

The three provinces of the Tang Dynasty were divided into decision-making, deliberation, and execution powers. The general process is that Zhongshu Province is responsible for drafting edicts according to the emperor's will, and then the sub-provinces will review whether it is possible. If it is not feasible, it will be rejected. implement.Now Shen Sanwen needs to write down which positions of real power these departments have, what functions each important position has, who holds them, which side they belong to, and what prominent background they have.

The DPRK and China are generally divided into two factions.Although the emperor intends to back down, there are still many courtiers who wholeheartedly support the emperor to take power with the idea that one day the emperor will be in charge.There are also some forces promoted by Empress Wu in favor of the Empress Dowager to take power. Once the emperor and courtiers, their honor and disgrace are closely related to the Empress Dowager.As Empress Wu was in power for a long time, the division of these courtiers also deepened.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yan, Empress Wu's confidant, gradually wanted to get close to the emperor.As an auxiliary minister, it is a blessing to have an emperor who is easy to control, but there is a queen dowager controlling the government, and he is really uncomfortable as a powerful minister.As for Cui Cha, the boss of the subordinate province, he has not been close to the family for many years, and when he got involved with the son-in-law, he was in harmony with the Cui family, and instead voted for the camp that supported Empress Wu.

At this stormy moment, Wu Sansi was transferred back to the capital to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War.With the help of Shangguan Wan'er's ears, coupled with the reality that Empress Wu's nephews really don't have many talents, Wu Sansi, who is daring to do something, is favored by Empress Wu as expected.

After Wu Sansi returned to Beijing, he immediately hooked up with Shangguan Wan'er, and he was very clear about the queen mother's desire to consolidate her power.In order to be able to understand Empress Wu's mind all the time, Wu Sansi did not ask Empress Wu for marriage.Shangguan Wan'er didn't mention this even more, she was familiar with poetry and books, learned to handle government affairs, and wrote edicts, not for the purpose of going to Wu Sansi's mansion to be a woman.

In the early court of this day, Wu Sansi played, the empress Wu's mother honored the world, she was blessed by the common people, she worked hard and made great achievements, the ancestors of the Wu family made great contributions to the community, and asked to make the ancestors of the Wu family kings.

At present, the imperial court is divided into two factions, which is clear at a glance.

Pei Yan took the lead in admonishing, "Empress Lu of the Han Dynasty connived at Lu's being crowned king. Although she was prominent for a while, the disputes between Li and Lu continued. There is no reason for the opposite sex to be crowned king without merit, and such crowning will damage the empress dowager's prestige."

After Pei Yan uttered his voice, many officials from the old departments of the subordinate provinces stood up to support the proposal, and people from the six departments of Shangshu Province stood up to support, either Shangshu, or the subordinate officials of Shangshu.

Empress Wu cast a glance at these people, keeping it in mind, and turned to ask those who did not express their views. "Cui Shizhong, what do you think?"

Cui Cha knew Empress Wu's intentions, "I think what the minister of the Ministry of War said is not unreasonable. The empress dowager is powerful in the world, and she has worked hard and made great achievements. It is all right to be crowned king."

Shen Sanwen, who had only come to listen to the government for a few days, looked at all those who opposed him, and felt pity in his heart. Three-fifths of the people in the court voted for Pei Yan.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and are not afraid of offending these officials who are about to suffer. Shen San asked to come out immediately, "My ministers seconded the proposal. Empress Lu made the living king, so it was a disaster. Chasing the dead, why should I be afraid? The queen mother dedicated herself to the world, If the late emperor has knowledge, he should support it."

After Shen Sanwen's pointing, many fourth-rank and some pro-martial officials also came out to second the proposal.

There are still some people in the court who remain neutral and dare not oppose Empress Wu or Pei Yan.Standing on top of this court, one should abandon indecision and bravely speak out one's heart. Neutrality is neither valued by Empress Wu, nor looked down upon by Pei Yan, and will never be associated with wealth.

Empress Wu immediately made a decision, "What Cui Shizhong and the son-in-law said is very true, there is nothing wrong with respecting the dead, so Wu Sansi will carry it out."

After all, he didn't pay any attention to Pei Yan.

At the end of the morning court, Shen Sanwen stepped out of the palace gate slowly, and met the angry Pei Yan.

Pei Yan stared at him with eyes that were not eyes and nose that was not nose, Shen Sanwen naturally wouldn't touch him, and his steps were much brisker.

Pei Yan frowned at Lao Gao, and called out to him, "Shen Consort, please stay."

Shen Sanwen turned around and bowed to him respectfully, "What's your order, my lord?"

Pei Yan questioned righteously, "The son-in-law is the son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty, an in-law of the Li family. Now the queen mother is obsessed with her obsession. You don't try to dissuade her. Instead, you have ulterior motives and justify her words. Now that the dead are crowned king, it is not far from the living being crowned king.

Princess Taiping eats thousands of households in the city, and my crown prince only has two thousand households in the city. The son-in-law is already respected and rich, so what is the intention of flattering the king, so that he is not afraid of leaving a name in history and leaving a bad reputation for thousands of years?In the past, Master Di once said that the son-in-law was concerned about the country and the people, so how could he bear to see his relatives monopolize the power, the power falls to the side, and the king is humiliated?The king has come of age, and women's monopoly violates the three cardinal principles and five constant principles, so why don't the son-in-law return to persuade the queen mother to return to power as soon as possible? "

Shen Sanwen knew exactly what he wanted to say, and he had nothing to say to the old stubborn. "Lord Pei, the emperor is not familiar with political affairs, should the Empress Dowager return the power to His Majesty, or to Lord Pei?
It's just that it is not in accordance with the law to make the dead a king. The former emperor once made the crown prince the emperor and made the great grandson the emperor's grandson. I have never heard Mr. Pei make such alarmist remarks?

As for women's dictatorship, it has existed since ancient times. The Empress Dowager Dou of the Han Dynasty assisted Emperor Wenjing to create the rule of Wenjing. , contributed a lot.Today's empress dowager has a talent that covers the past and the present, and has been approved by the late emperor. Why not monopolize power?
You first abolished the King of Luling, and then persecuted the Empress Dowager with the clichés of the three cardinal guides and five constant principles. Is Mr. Pei wanting power to dominate the world and doing Cao Mengde's work? "

Pei Yan didn't bother to argue with him in this verbal dispute, so he said, "Shameless boy," before throwing up his sleeves and leaving.

Shen Sanwen went back to the mansion to discuss the matter with the princess.I think Empress Wu should just test the attitude of the forces in the court. After all, only the founding emperor would chase after the ancestors.Three of the five prime ministers in the previous dynasty remained silent, and Pei Yan and Cui Cha were in opposition, so they were evenly matched.However, Empress Wu held the forbidden army and soldier talisman in her hand, Pei Yan could not shake him, if Empress Wu wanted to support Cui Cha, she could also stand against Pei Yan in court.Cui Cha's move broke with the Cui family forces who supported Pei Yan's Ministry of War, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of Households, which shows that there are also some divisions within the Cui family.

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