Daqin arrests alchemists, what does it matter to me as a qi refiner?

Chapter 255 Encounter with King Luo Bin

As Li Zhi's physical condition worsened, Prince Li Xian was gradually marginalized, retreating from the core of actual power and becoming a symbolic presence of imperial power.

Because Wu Zhao could not let go of her power, she would never allow Li Zhi to become the mascot-like empress dowager after her death!
Long before Li Zhi fell ill, major decisions and government affairs in the palace were quietly transferred to Wu Zhao.

But now, the power Wu Zhao controls is only more obvious.

Her influence is at its peak, not only dominating power in the court, but also winning more and more support and respect among the people.

Because she is the unique queen in the world!
In December of the second year of Yongchun's reign, the cold wind was biting, everything was withered, and there was a sad atmosphere filling the Zhenguan Hall in Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, was dying on the sickbed, and the candle of life was flickering in the cold winter.

Finally, on this cold winter night, Li Zhi's bell of life sounded the last tone heavily in Zhenguan Hall.

On his deathbed, Li Zhi used his last strength to leave a testament, clearly instructing Prince Li Xian to ascend the throne in front of his coffin and continue the blood inheritance of the Tang Dynasty.

However, he was well aware of the many challenges facing the court after his death.

Maybe it was a love brain attack, maybe he was bewitched by Wu Zhao, or maybe it was for some other reason. In short, Li Zhi left a will before his death.

The edict specifically emphasized that when the new emperor Li Xian handles major military and state affairs, if there is anything he cannot decide, the decision must be left to the Queen of Heaven Wu Zhao.

This arrangement undoubtedly pushed Wu Zhao to the pinnacle of power, paving the way for her to further grasp real power and even ascend the throne and proclaim herself emperor.

Although Li Xian has the crown of the Emperor on his head and wears a dragon robe and sits on the throne of the Nine-Fiveth Emperor, the scepter in his hand is actually as light as a feather and is nothing more than a symbolic ornament.

Both inside and outside the imperial court, whether it was the issuance of government orders or civil education, all decision-making and execution powers were firmly in the hands of Wu Zhao, the iron-fisted queen.

In the first year of Sisheng, when Li Xian came to the throne, it was the time when the new emperor ascended the throne and everything was renewed.

However, for Li Xian, this glorious throne was more like an invisible cage, restraining his hands and feet that should be used to express his ambitions.

Just one month after he ascended the throne, Li Xian had a fondness for the Queen Wei family and wanted to appoint his father Wei Xuanzhen as the minister. This position was equivalent to the imperial minister and assistant at the time, and had a prominent status.

In fact, this was just a test by Li Xian against Wu Zhao.

The new emperor ascended the throne, and he couldn't wait to take back the power in his hands.

And the appointment of this small official position was his first counterattack against Wu Zhao!
Only this time, Li Xian miscalculated.

Everyone in the court is an interest group of Wu Zhao. Without her order, who would dare to comply?
Faced with doubts from the civil and military officials of the dynasty, Li Xian took an uncharacteristically tough stance: "I regard the world as my own and Wei Xuanzhen, so why not! I would rather serve evildoers!"

Then there is no more.

Under Wu Zetian's absolute authority, his decision was not realized, but instead further intensified the power struggle and changes in the palace.

Li Xian was deposed as King of Luling by Wu Zhao and moved to Fangzhou.

The fourth son, King Yu Li Dan, ascended to the throne as Ruizong of Tang Dynasty.

This move undoubtedly caused an uproar in both the government and the public, and invisibly strengthened Wu Zhao's position of power.

This incident is like a mirror, reflecting Wu Zhao's ambition and unfathomable political skills hidden under his kind appearance.

This made many courtiers have a clearer understanding of her intentions.

But at this time, no one felt that Wu Zhao could really take that step.

After all, she is just a woman, and no one thinks she can really ascend to the throne.

At least the world is still nominally owned by the Li family, and that's enough.

The transformation happened just half a year later.

In September of the first year of Sisheng, Wu Zetian, with her foresight and resolute approach, officially announced the change of Yuan Dynasty to Guangzhai, and renamed Luoyang, the eastern capital, Shendu.

This move was undoubtedly a complete subversion of the old order in the eyes of the people at the time, and seemed to herald the coming of a new era.

An empress dowager can actually change her origin. What does this mean?
If that's not shocking enough, what happens next is enough to make you give up all illusions.

Wu Zhao ordered all the flags to be changed from gold, the colors of official uniforms, and the names of provinces. She even gave the palace the name Taichu Palace!

At this point, the world was in an uproar, and everyone knew that the surname was no longer Li.

Wu Zhao's series of actions were like thunder on the ground, completely breaking people's illusions. It has only been eighty years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and a woman took control of Jiangshan Sheji!
This shocked everyone in the world.

At the same time, those ambitious and ambitious people are ready to take a piece of the pie in this change of power.

The Liu family has been around for too long. After the Qin Dynasty, although it has experienced a series of changes such as the New Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, the world still has the surname Liu.

Therefore, since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, countless rumors have been circulated among the people.

Similarly, there are also people who use these rumors to cause trouble.

Although it is just a small fight, it is very annoying!

The so-called Mao Jin Dao is the character Liu. In order to prevent this situation, so far, most people with the surname Liu in the world have had no choice but to change their surname.

Although the character is still Liu, he is no longer the Liu of Mao Jin Dao.

Without the Mao Jin Dao, the appeal of these people will naturally be much smaller.

Wu Zhao's rebellious behavior aroused countless indignation, so in the same month when Wu Zhao announced the change of flag, Xu Jingye and others used the call to support King Luling and raised troops in Yangzhou to rebel against Wu!
The turmoil was far more than that. At the same time, various Liu surnamed cavalrymen were rebelling across the country in an attempt to restore the Han Dynasty.

These people coordinated with each other and started rebellions all over the world.

Some of them tried to contact Xu Jingye, but no one expected that Xu Jingye actually turned around and killed these people first!
What Xu Jingye maintained was Li Tang's rule. Even if Wu Zhao usurped the throne, fundamentally speaking, she was still Li Tang's person.

This is a family matter of the emperor and an internal fight.

You, a person with a foreign surname, want to overthrow Li Tang's rule and want to come over and get a share of the pie?

dream!

So before the imperial army arrived, these people had their wits about them!

After the arrival of the imperial army, all the turmoil quickly subsided.

Don't look at Xu Jingye's army of more than 100,000 people, but these are just a mob!
The real military power was in the hands of Wu Zhao. The imperial court was run by Wu Zhao from top to bottom, not to say they were monolithic, but at least they shared the same interests!
Wu Zhao stands in his current position and has sacrificed much more than what outsiders see.

Those princes and nobles and Wu Zhao are a closely linked group of interests. As long as Wu Zhao is still there, it is only a matter of time before she ascends the throne!

But similarly, once Wu Zhao reaches his end or even starts to grow old, the close-knit interests built around Wu Zhao will fall apart in an instant.

The reason is also very simple, Wu Zhao is a woman.

For such a simple and sad reason, everything Wu Zhao built was destined to disappear with her death!
Wu Zhao's children don't have the surname Wu, and the Wu family... they and Wu Zhao are actually not the same.

And if Wu Zhao wanted his son to take the throne, it would be even simpler. After all, Wu Zhao's son would still be surnamed Li.

No matter whether her son belongs to the clan or a branch, Wu Zhao is still the queen appointed by the previous emperor himself. She has no problem letting her son ascend the throne!

This is one of the reasons why some people can allow Wu Zhao to gain power and even follow her. Their interests are tied to Wu Zhao, so what if Wu Zhao controls the power? After all, the world still belongs to the Li family.

At this time, no one realized that Wu Zhao actually had the ambition and determination to take that step.

In the final analysis, what Wu Zhao is doing now is actually no different from when Li Zhi was in power. He is just listening to politics behind the curtain.

The emperor's surname is still Li, right?

Therefore, neither Xu Jingye nor anyone else can shake Wu Zhao's dominance and status.

Less than half a year after Xu Jingye launched his army, he was defeated and died.

After all, he was just a prince, not an emperor.

The serious emperor is still sitting in the Eastern Capital, and he has no reputation for righteousness!
Therefore, neither Xu Jingye nor other rebel forces could shake the foundation of Wu Zhao's rule.

Without the support of justifiable justice, they can only be short-lived in the end.

In particular, King Luo Bin, who wrote "Telling Wu Zhaoxi", although talented, could not change the fate of the rebellion's ultimate failure.

Less than half a year later, Xu Jingye was defeated and died, but Wu Zhao still sat firmly on the throne and controlled the affairs of the court.

The world began to understand that, at least for now, Wu Zhao's rule was unshakable because the emperor in her hands was still surnamed Li.

After deposing Li Xian, Wu Zhao's desire for power increased day by day, and every move she made was accurately and powerfully directed towards the supreme throne.

Six years later, Wu Zhao successfully ascended to the throne.

During these six years, she was like a shrewd and patient Weaver Girl, meticulously weaving her own power network, gradually eroding and reshaping Li Tang's country.

She first changed the imperial court system, used thunderous means to eliminate dissidents, promoted cronies, and consolidated her absolute leadership position in the imperial court.

At the same time, she continued to strengthen her control over local forces, and through a series of political marriages and strategies of both favor and power, she made local officials who were originally loyal to Li Tang turn to her.

Wu Zhao also understood the way of people's hearts and implemented a series of policies that were beneficial to the development of people's livelihood and won widespread support and support from the people, thus further solidifying the foundation of his rule.

Of course she knows that the foundation of rule comes from the hearts of the people. As long as everyone in the world can stop talking, she will be the well-deserved emperor!

At the same time, she did not forget to pave the way for her ascension to the throne. Various auspicious omens heralding the coming of a new dynasty began to spread among the people, and the theory of destiny gradually became popular among the people.

All kinds of auspiciousness are emerging in an endless stream, and what is good from above will be replicated below, so all kinds of auspiciousness begin to appear all over the country!

Finally, with careful planning and step-by-step preparation, Wu Zhao ushered in the historical moment of ascending to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.

Four years after Chui Gong, with the establishment of the country's title "Zhou", the inauguration of the reign title "Tianshi" and the formal coronation ceremony, Wu Zhao successfully ascended the throne of emperor.

At this point, Wu Zhao became the only generally recognized orthodox queen in Chinese history, creating the unprecedented Wu Zhou Dynasty.

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"Do you regret it?" Qin Tian looked at King Luo Bin and asked.

"When you started the rebellion, your family fortune was wiped out, but you still couldn't stop Wu Zhao. Do you regret it?"

"I don't regret it!" King Luo Bin looked very determined.

The meeting between Qin Tian and King Luo Bin was an accident.

Previously, Qin Tian, ​​Muchun and Lingxia lived in seclusion in Suhang and did not care about worldly affairs. The only people who accompanied him were Sun Simiao and his disciples.

But soon, as Wu Zhao's actions became larger and larger, the world gradually became chaotic.

After Xu Jingye rebelled, Qin Tian left Suhang.

He didn't know where he was going, he was just traveling, but he didn't expect to accidentally save King Luo Bin who was being hunted!

Xu Jingye was defeated and died, but King Luo Bin escaped by chance.

When Qin Tian found him, King Luo Bin had several stab wounds on his body and was lying on the roadside not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

Qin Tian rescued him, and King Luo Bin remained silent after he woke up.

Obviously, he did not recognize this person who he had met once before.

He only thought Qin Tian was a kind-hearted person passing by to save others.

King Luo Bin did not want to involve Qin Tian, ​​so he tried to leave after waking up.

Then he was stopped by Qin Tian.

"I know who you are and what you have done. If you don't want to die, just stay here with me for now."

"How is the situation outside?"

King Luo Bin has been silent since being rescued. This is the first time he has spoken.

"The situation outside..." Qin Tian chuckled: "I think you should have guessed it."

"Wu Zhao has changed his banner and changed the Eastern Capital into the Divine Capital!"

"How dare she!" King Luo Bin's eyes widened instantly.

He couldn't imagine that Wu Zhao actually dared to take that step!
"Is everyone in the world just watching her do this?" King Luo Bin said with disbelief on his face!

"It's just that some people still have illusions. In the final analysis, people with the surname Li are still the ones in this world, right?"

Qin Tian said lightly.

"No, I..."

"What else do you want to do?" Qin Tian smiled: "You are a wanted criminal now. If you come forward, you will only be arrested and sent to the capital of God to receive the reward."

"I..." King Luo Bin looked a little sad.

"I guess you don't know where you will go in the future." Qin Tian looked at King Luo Bin thoughtfully.

"But I do have a recommended place. Why don't you come with me and take a look?"

King Luo Bin smiled bitterly, with a slight curve in the corner of his mouth.

"Do I have any other options now?"

Xu Jingye was defeated and died. He luckily escaped with his life, but what was the result?
This world is still the same world, nothing has changed.

Although his statement triggered countless responses, how many people dared to truly stand up against Wu Zhao?

This is just a struggle that will never come to an end.

After understanding this, King Luo Bin gave up completely and followed Qin Tian to Suhang.

(End of this chapter)