People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1765: Let Queen Wang's clan members make the final judgment on Empress Wu
Red lights and brocades, endless joy.

On the sixth day of the New Year, the emperor took a concubine.

All the officials and people in Chang'an shared the joy.

Li Xuan, who was a disciple of Ganlu Sect and had a drink with his ministers, shook his head slightly to dispel the smell of alcohol.

Although as the emperor he could only take a sip while others had to drink it all in one gulp, Li Xuan always had a few people who wanted to drink a few more glasses.

For example, the prime ministers, the ministers, Di Renjie...

After a few drinks, I felt tipsy without realizing it.

Shangguan Wan'er handed over a bowl of hangover soup and said, "Your Majesty, the news from the Wang family has come in. Changsun Yuanyi has agreed to the marriage on behalf of his younger brother."

"The Changsun family!" Li Xuan sighed and said, "Even if Empress Wende were still alive, she probably wouldn't have thought that the Changsun family would end up like this."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded slightly. Not to mention the Changsun family, even their Shangguan family never thought that they would end up like this.

Fortunately, everything is over. Wu Ni died, the world was in the hands of Li Xuan, and the world was stable.

"Wan'er, remember, on March 15th, I, the Queen, and the Crown Prince will go to the Da Ci'en Temple to worship Empress Wende." Li Xuan raised his hand slightly.

"Yes!" Shangguan Wan'er bowed immediately.

"In addition." Li Xuan paused for a moment and said solemnly, "Let Master Kuiji choose a suitable disciple to accompany me to Luoyang this year. I'm afraid the Buddhist sect will not let go of the matter of the Luoyang White Horse Temple so easily."

"Yes!" Shangguan Wan'er accepted the order solemnly.

Li Xuan looked at the Ganlu Palace in front of him, and a trace of joy came from the palace. Li Xuan turned around and asked, "Wan'er, do you think Changsun Yuanyi can contain the Wang family?"

Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a moment, then said, "Although the Changsun family has suffered many disasters and lost many descendants, the influence is still there. Especially in the Changsun family, only Changsun Wuji's lineage was severely punished. Another Changsun Wuao even retired as the governor of Xingzhou in the second year of Xianheng. The family still has contacts and contacts. This is also the case for most aristocratic families."

Li Xuan nodded: "Indeed, although the incident of Changsun Wuji implicated many members of the Changsun family, the distant branches all survived, and it was also because of this that Changsun Wuji was able to be rehabilitated during the Shangyuan period."

"Yes, but even so, Changsun Yuanyi may not have an easy life in the Changsun family. If he cannot go further, the family will no longer support him. So the Grand Princess Huainan only said 'the future of descendants and the glory of ancestors', and he had no choice." Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but sigh.

"Pass the order down. Keep an eye on those who have had contact with Changsun Yuanyi in the past few days, especially those who have had in-depth conversations with him. Keep a close eye on them." Li Xuan's eyes suddenly became cold and stern.

"I obey your command." Shangguan Wan'er bowed immediately. Even if she was going to use someone, she could not let down her guard against him. Who knows what people's hearts are like.

……

In the Ganlu Palace, the sound of light footsteps was heard.

Wang Jianniang, who was sitting on the bed, subconsciously turned around and looked at the door, and subconsciously put down the dragon and phoenix fan in her hand.

She was wearing a red peacock wedding dress with gold threads, and her face, so delicate that people could not help but feel pity for her, immediately filled Li Xuan's sight.

"Your Majesty!" Seeing Li Xuan, Wang Jian's mother subconsciously stood up and saluted.

"Yeah!" Li Xuan calmly walked to Wang Jianniang's side and sat down, then raised his head and looked at her: "Are you tired of waiting?"

"No." Wang Jianniang bowed slightly and said, "The Queen sent a lot of food over."

Li Xuan patted the bed lightly and said, "Come, sit down. I need to tell you everything in the palace."

"Yes!" Wang Jianniang's breathing suddenly became tight, but she could only carefully sit down beside Li Xuan gracefully and skillfully. However, there was always a hint of caution in her eyes when she lowered them.

"In terms of seniority, you are my cousin, so don't be so nervous. Just call me cousin in private." Li Xuan patted Wang Jianniang's arm gently and said, "My family actually came from outside the palace, so the etiquette in the palace is not as strict as during the reign of Emperor Gaozong."

"Yes!" Wang Jian's mother breathed a sigh of relief and continued to listen to Li Xuan.

"Every day, after getting up, you should go to pay respects to the Queen first. After that, you should go to Baifu Hall to pay respects to your mother. After that, you can do whatever you want, read books or play around." Li Xuan paused for a moment and said, "I heard that my mother-in-law is from the Cui family. Cousin, you can go and spend more time with Huan'er. My aunt is also from the Cui family."

"I'll remember it." Wang Jianniang finally relaxed completely. She was not completely without support in the palace.

"Okay, now that we have said what we need to say, it is time for us to rest." Li Xuan raised his head, looked ahead, and said, "Someone, help Concubine Jian undress."

"Yes!" Four beautiful maids immediately stepped forward and began to help Wang Jianniang take off her head ornaments and the peacock wedding dress she was wearing...

Li Xuan leaned back a little, and looked at Wang Jianniang with admiration as her face became increasingly flushed, revealing more and more of her fair skin...

……

In the Ganlu Hall, the lights and candles finally went out completely.

Wang Jianniang lay in Li Xuan's arms. The blush on her face did not fade away at all, but became even more intense.

Li Xuan gently stroked her beautiful back and asked softly, "How has Jian'er been doing in the past few years?"

"Not bad." Wang Jianniang grabbed the wedding quilt and whispered, "When my father was a county magistrate in his early years, he often had ups and downs. Later, when he became a soldier in the state government, he had a much more stable life."

Li Xuan nodded slightly. Compared with local military officers, county magistrates, the chief officials of a county, were actually more important in the eyes of the emperor.

Because from the county magistrate upwards, the selection process is layer by layer.

If a county magistrate does a good job, he will be promoted from the magistrate of a lower county to the magistrate of a middle county, and even to the magistrate of an upper county, the magistrate of a capital county, the magistrate of a capital county, and even to an official in the Secretariat. The worst position he can be transferred to is a local chief historian. Those who have served as local military officers can actually be promoted to Sima at most in their lifetime, and even less likely to be chief historian.

There are 300 provincial governors and more than 1,500 county magistrates in the country, but not even one out of five can rise from a county magistrate to become a provincial governor.

Most of them wasted their time on the position of Military Assistant Secretary, and a few capable ones were transferred to become county magistrates in the capital, or even officials in the nine temples.

For example, Di Renjie served as a soldier in the local area for many years before he was transferred to the Dali Temple because of his good criminal law. Also because of his good criminal law, he was valued by the emperor and promoted to Palace Censor. After that, his various talents were revealed and he was transferred to the Ministry of Revenue as a Langzhong. Then, he was promoted step by step to the Dali Temple as a Shaoqing, and even the Yingzhou Governor and Yingzhou Commander-in-Chief. However, this is an extremely difficult thing to do and it is rare in the world.

More county magistrates, after many twists and turns, retired at the age of sixty.

"My father-in-law has now been conferred the title of Zhongsan Daifu. When you return home tomorrow, please tell him to wait patiently. After the imperial examination, I will appoint him as Zuo Zuo Lang. After the imperial examination, the Eastern Palace will begin compiling the "Book of Han". Let him participate in the compilation of history then." Li Xuan gently hugged Wang Jian's mother, with a cold light in his eyes.

Editing the "Book of Han" is a prerequisite for writing history.

As soon as those people in the Eastern Palace finish compiling the "Book of Han", Li Xuan will select personnel to start compiling the national history.

He wanted to make a comprehensive summary of the last years of Emperor Taizong and the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

Especially during the time when Empress Wu participated in politics, the Wang family and the families related to them would probably be happy to do this.

Especially regarding the dethronement of Queen Wang during the Yonghui period, it must have been very satisfying for them to make the final judgment on Empress Wu.

There is also Changsun Yuanyi, and Li Xuan will also let him participate.

By then, the Wang family, the Changsun family, and perhaps the Xiao family and the Chu family, everyone will get involved, taking revenge when there are grievances to be had, and it will be so satisfying.

Perhaps Li Xiang and Li Jue can also be involved.

As long as they write a bad word about Li Zhi in the history books, they will never be recognized by the majority of court officials in their lifetime.

In this case, they should forget about taking back the throne and just do their job as clerks and join the army.

The two brothers recorded military affairs, recorded local affairs, and impeached local military affairs. There was no telling how many people they had offended.

……

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Even Li Xuan had to admit that Wang Jianniang was the daughter of a real wealthy family. Compared with Li Xuan's other concubines, she had a completely different flavor. Even he was somewhat deeply trapped in her gentle embrace and could not extricate himself.

If Chujiu had not already decided to go to the Eastern Palace, Li Xuan would probably have to stay in the harem for a while longer.

Walking out of Taiji Gate, followed by a not-very-grand procession, Li Xuan sat on the imperial sedan chair and headed towards the East Palace.

The Jinwu Guards on both sides lined up from the Taiji Gate directly to the gate of the East Palace, and all the officials walking around knelt down.

The prince is already eight years old, or nine years old in terms of age.

In another three or four years, you will be able to handle government affairs on your own. By then, many people will be able to rise to high positions through the prince's recommendation.

It’s a little late to start betting on Donggong now, but you can still catch up.

On the gate of the East Palace, the Prince's Right Guard Liu Dingyuan bowed slightly to Li Xuan.

Because the crown prince does not live in the Eastern Palace all the time, Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu only appointed the Crown Prince's Junior Secretary and the Crown Prince's Right Guard to be in charge here. As for the other crown prince's household stewards, they will have to be selected later.

In the Mingde Hall, Li Zhizhao stood at the front with his four younger brothers standing behind him.

The Prince's Left Assistant Wang Yinke, the Prince's Secretary Di Renjie, the Prince's Junior Secretary Xing Wenwei, the Prince's Left Yude Li Jing and the Prince's Central Sheren Li Jiao stood behind.

Other people such as the prince's attendants were not even allowed to enter the Mingde Hall.

"Your Majesty, we are here to pay our respects to you. May your Majesty live forever." Everyone bowed to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan sat on the couch with an indifferent expression, raised his head and looked at Li Zhizhao: "Prince, come forward."

"Your son is here." Li Zhizhao swallowed, took a step forward and bowed.

Li Xuan said calmly: "Have you learned the Analects of Confucius's Encouragement to Study?"

"Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice it from time to time?" Li Zhizhao breathed a sigh of relief as he bowed.

"What does the word 'time' mean?" Li Xuan's words directly hit the core of the sentence.

Wang Yinke and Di Renjie both looked up in surprise. Even adult students might not be able to answer this question correctly.

"When the time is right." Li Zhizhao bowed solemnly.

"Yes, remember, this doesn't mean often, but when it's appropriate, you should study. You are still young, so you need to do this even more." Li Xuan nodded with satisfaction, and then continued to ask: "It is a pleasure to have friends coming from afar, what does the word 'friend' mean?"

"Like-minded friends." Li Zhizhao bowed again.

Li Xuan looked up at Xing Wenwei and said, "Xing Qing is very attentive."

"This is what I should do." Xing Wenwei bowed solemnly. Wang Yinke usually couldn't take care of the East Palace, and Di Renjie was away for most of the year. The responsibility of teaching the prince often fell on Xing Wenwei.

Li Xuan turned sideways, looked at Li Zhizhao and asked, "Does Shang Yang know?"

"Shang Yang's reforms could not be established without trust." Li Zhizhao said in embarrassment, "This is all I know."

"You should have learned this by now." Li Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Shang Yang carried out reforms, which made Qin strong. However, during the reforms, the crown prince broke the law and his tutor was punished. In the 23rd year, the crown prince Ying Si succeeded to the throne. Shang Yang broke the law and was immediately executed. What I want to know is what law the crown prince broke and why he broke the law. You should not ask the teachers for advice on this matter, but find the answer yourself."

"Your son obeys your command." Li Zhizhao had no idea of ​​the seriousness of the matter and simply bowed his hands to accept the order.

However, Wang Yinke, Di Renjie, Xing Wenwei and others behind him all looked solemn.

Just at this moment, Li Xuan raised his head, looked at everyone and said, "My dears!"

"I'm here!" Everyone bowed.

Li Xuan nodded and said, "My Lords, the Crown Prince has entered the Eastern Palace. I intend to compile the "Book of Han" with the Crown Prince first, using history as a teaching material to teach the Crown Prince administration. Therefore, after the March imperial examination is over, the Eastern Palace will start compiling the "Book of Han" with the Lords as the main body, and the Councillor Ouyang will be the main body to assist. The expenses will be paid from the inner treasury. What do you think?"

"We obey your order." Wang Yinke, Di Renjie, Xing Wenwei and others all bowed with solemn expressions. They understood that compiling the "Book of Han" was just the beginning.

The Han Dynasty had Empress Lü and the Tang Dynasty had Empress Wu.

Today we are editing the "Book of Han", and tomorrow we will edit the national history.

These people understood very well that Li Xuan was going to make the final judgment on Empress Wu, but this was also the final judgment on Li Zhi.

Especially since these people all came from that period.

At this time, Li Xuan stood up from the imperial couch and said calmly: "After the imperial examination, I will select the top three scholars to enter the East Palace to participate in the editing. The prince might as well pay more attention to the imperial examination."

"Your son obeys your order." Li Zhizhao immediately bowed, and when others bowed, a figure flashed in their minds.

Lu Xiangxian was the son of Lu Yuanfang, the Minister of the Left.

(End of this chapter)