Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 477 On Authority

Walk across the Zhuque Bridge and enter the Tai Chi Palace.

In front of the Zhuque Bridge, the scene of love between father and son was staged again. Li Heng helped the emperor across the Zhuque Bridge and waved to the joyful Chang'an people behind.

At this point, the emperor and all the officials entered the imperial city.

To the south of the imperial city is the place where the six ministries of the three provinces of the imperial court and other important yamen work. This place is also called Nanya.

The task of guarding Nanya was entrusted to the Nanya Forbidden Army. The emperor inspected the troops of the [-] Nanya Guards here, and ordered them to reward gold and silver. These soldiers knelt down to express their loyalty to the Tang Dynasty.

All the officials followed the emperor to the Tai Chi Palace, and another group of brave soldiers came out of the Tai Chi Palace.

Originally, it was the Beiya imperial guards who were in charge of guarding the Taiji Palace and Daming Palace in the Tang Dynasty.

The Beiya Forbidden Army was a private soldier of Gaozu when he raised his troops, and it was also the decisive force in every court coup.

After Li Longji's "Tang Long Coup", the Beiya Forbidden Army made a decisive contribution and became increasingly arrogant.

Li Longji quickly dealt with several leaders of the Beiya Forbidden Army, and disbanded this Beiya Forbidden Army with a long tradition of coups.

But after the Beiya Imperial Army was disbanded, the emperor still needed someone to guard the palace.

Li Longji organized the Shenwu Army to be responsible for the safety of Taiji Palace and Daming Palace.

And Chen Xuanli, who launched the mutiny in Maweipo, was the envoy of the Shenwu Army.

Chen Xuanli's coup gave Li Heng a chance to rise to power, but Li Heng did not dare to use the Shenwu Army to guard his own safety.

The emperor could only train the imperial army again. This time Li Heng learned his lesson and appointed the eunuch Li Fuguo as the envoy of the Shence Army to control the imperial army.

Now those who came to greet the emperor and the emperor were the soldiers of the Shence Army.

Seeing the soldiers of the Shence Army, Li Heng finally felt relieved.

But Li Longji was poured cold water on Li Longji's fiery heart, which was just made by the people of Chang'an.

The Shenwu Army who escorted him back to Chang'an had been disarmed outside the city, and the emperor was also preparing to split the Shenwu Army.

Now that there is no guard force of his own, Li Longji is just a knife and a fish.

After entering the Tai Chi Palace, accompanied by hundreds of officials, Li Heng, Li Longji and his son walked into the Tai Chi Hall of the Tai Chi Palace.

The Tang Dynasty had three palace complexes in Chang'an City.

They are Daming Palace, Taiji Palace and Xingqing Palace.

Daming Palace was built in the Taizong era, and most Tang emperors liked to live in Daming Palace.

The Taiji Palace was originally a palace of the previous dynasty. After it was repaired during the reign of Emperor Gaozong, because the main hall of the Taiji Palace, the Taiji Hall, was larger and more magnificent than the main hall of the Daming Palace, the Hanyuan Hall, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty held large-scale ceremonies. , will choose Tai Chi Hall.

Li Heng said to his father: "Father, with the blessing of our ancestors, the two capitals are finally restored, and Father can also enjoy his old age in Tai Chi Palace."

Li Heng said that, he planned to let the emperor live in Taiji Palace and live in Daming Palace himself.

This is not to treat the emperor too slowly. Taiji Palace is connected to Daming Palace. Although Taiji Palace is not as large as Daming Palace, it is also the second largest palace in the Tang Dynasty.

But Li Longji said: "I already know what my son wants, but I am more used to living in Xingqing Palace."

Now Li Heng hesitated.

Among the three major palaces in Chang'an, Xingqing Palace is the smallest, and it is not adjacent to Taiji Palace and Daming Palace, but next to the West Chunming Gate in Chang'an City.

Ever since Li Longji favored Concubine Yang Gui, he almost lived in the Xingqing Palace for the second half of his political career.

The famous Huae Xianghui Building is just beside the palace wall of Xingqing Palace. Every year during the Lantern Festival, Li Longji will take Yang Guifei to the Huae Xianghui Building to have fun with the people.

It was not that Li Heng was reluctant to part with a palace. The Xingqing Palace was near the west gate of Chang'an City, which was not conducive to control, and it was not convenient for Li Heng to control the emperor.

Xingqing Palace is close to the west gate, what if the emperor contacts the army outside the city, what if the emperor escapes from Chang'an through the west gate?

These thoughts flashed through Li Heng's mind, but seeing the emperor's aging appearance, Li Heng couldn't bear it again.

The family relationship between father and son over the years has been wiped out in the struggle for imperial power.

But the old man in front of Li Heng was once a saint who held the authority of the entire Tang Dynasty. Once he coughed, he could make all the ministers kneel down and plead guilty.

Now the emperor asked himself to live in Xingqing Palace in a begging tone, so could he refuse this request?
After all, Li Heng's heart softened. He looked at the ministers in the court, but no one came out to speak for the emperor.

While the emperor raised his beard, he just looked at Li Heng with pleading eyes, with tears in the corners of his eyes.

Now Li Heng finally softened his heart, that's all, this is also his father after all.

Li Heng finally said: "Father, since this is the case, please live in Xingqing Palace."

Li Longji finally showed joy on his face, and he was able to return to the Xingqing Palace that he had been thinking about day and night!
Next, the officials of the Ministry of Rites guided Li Heng to worship the ancestral temple, and finally held a banquet in the Taiji Hall for the officials of the Tang Dynasty.

The emperor completely withdrew from these political activities and returned to Xingqing Palace to thank guests behind closed doors.

When the banquet was over, the Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Pei Mian, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The ceremony for the two saints to return to Chang'an was finally over.

It's just that Pei Mian didn't know that someone saw that a storm was brewing over Chang'an.

In the backyard of Longyou Governor's Mansion in Chang'an, Shang Bo and Zhou Shi held hands together.

"Deputy Envoy Zhou, thanks to your hard work in preparing to stay in the backyard in Chang'an!"

Zhou Shi was praised by his boss, and he was in a good mood.

Zhang Leyan unloaded his luggage, and the three players, who will be called the Chang'an Big Three by the players in the future, finally got together.

Shang Bo sat on the chief seat and said to the two assistants:

"The new expansion pack has been released. More and more players will come to Chang'an in the future. We will be busy with our work in the future."

Zhang Leyan said with a smile: "There are more players, and our strength has also increased. Chang'an must have many tasks, and we all need to cooperate to complete them."

Shang Bo nodded and said, "Chang'an is the political center of the Tang Dynasty, and turmoil is inevitable. Today's Ersheng's return to Luan indicates that Chang'an will not be peaceful."

Among the three, Zhou Shi has the least political experience. He asked, "President, please explain in detail."

They are all their own people, and of course Shangbo will not show off to Zhou Shi.

He said: "We are all a family. I will call you Ashi according to my habit. How do you view authority?"

"authority?"

Zhou Shi looked at Shangbo, wondering why he brought up such a topic.

However, Zhou Shi is also a graduate student in the history department, and political history is not divided into families. He said according to his teacher Zhang Duanyang in his class: "Authority is a voluntary obedience and support for power."

Shang Bo said: "That's right, the basis of ancient emperors' rule was not the mandate of heaven, but authority."

"According to the view of modern public relations, authority can be divided into three types according to the source."

"One is tradition. For example, emperors, such as the emperor, their fathers and ancestors were emperors. In the feudal dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, as a royal family, they can obtain traditional authority, that is, they are ordered by heaven."

Zhou Shi nodded, the imperial power penetrated deep into this land, and the power of tradition is also strong.

"The second is charisma. A charismatic monarch can make courtiers and people more willing to follow him. Charm can be a personal ability, or an advantage in character, or an advantage in appearance. For example, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, can make People from opposing camps work for him, that's what charismatic authority does."

Shang Bo said: "In terms of charisma and authority, the emperor is more charismatic and authoritative than the current emperor."

Everyone was silent, what Shang Bo said was right, he had been in charge of the Tang Dynasty for 42 years, and later generations have always been full of reverie about the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. Li Longji's charm is also at the forefront of all feudal emperors.

"The third is legal authority. This is the state system, the authority endowed by the law. The emperor is also the supreme leader of the officials. He is the monarch who is loyal to the civil service system. The emperor has this level of authority."

Shang Bo finally said with his fingers broken:

"Traditional authority, both the emperor and the emperor."

"Charming and authoritative, the emperor is even better."

"The legal authority, the emperor is stronger than the emperor."

After hearing Shang Bo finished speaking, both Zhang Leyan and Zhou Shi fell silent.

Shang Bo said: "In a feudal dynasty like the Tang Dynasty, the basis of the emperor's power was authority."

"Authority also needs to be established step by step. Today, at the ceremony of the return of the second saint, the emperor wanted to pardon Zhang Jun, but was dissuaded by the emperor face to face. What is this?"

"The emperor is either used to being domineering, or because he really hates the brothers of the Zhang family, that's why he prevented the emperor from pardoning Zhang Jun."

"But if he did so, it would damage the authority of the emperor."

"As an emperor whose authority is not stable, do you think the emperor can bear such damage to his authority?"

After Shang Bo finished speaking, the room fell into silence.

After a long time in Zhou Shi, he sighed and said: "That is to say, the conflict between the emperor and the emperor cannot be avoided."

Shang Bo said: "It is not only inevitable, but also imminent."

Shang Bo sighed and said, "It's difficult for the emperor, too. The princes below will seize the heir, and there is still the Supreme Emperor above. The local feudal towns are not peaceful, and the courtiers and eunuchs have other ideas. Do you think it is difficult?"

Zhang Leyan and Zhou Shi nodded.

However, Shang Bo quickly changed the subject and said: "The more chaotic Chang'an is, the more opportunities King Jianning has."

"If there is no chaos in Chang'an, and the royal family of Li and Tang are all loving fathers, sons, filial brothers, brothers and brothers, is there still a chance for King Jianning?"

"This is such a chaotic world, there is a chance to seize the throne, and only the turbulent court has the chance for us players!"

Shangbo is full of confidence in Chang'an's brush experience, and Zhang Leyan and Zhou Shi also have confidence in following him.

In the Zhengguan hall of the Ministry of Rites, the officials of the Ministry of Rites are conducting the final training for the new scholars including Wang Chengwei. Tomorrow is the day when they will accept the emperor's palace examination.

(End of this chapter)