Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 400 Summoning Shangguan Xianggong

The coup in Goguryeo soon reached the ears of Li Zhi, who had been paying attention to the situation in Goguryeo.

Even now, Li Zhi has not completely given up on recapturing Goguryeo before Feng Chan.

Of course, he was not prepared to interfere with Chen Qingsi's strategy, but was waiting for changes.

What if there is an opportunity to attack?
Fighter planes are always rare and fleeting, and no one is sure whether they will appear again.

Li Zhi has also been keeping an eye on Goguryeo...

After all, this is related to whether his Feng Chan is really perfect.

In the end, what awaited was Yeon Gaesoo-moon’s last dance in the political arena.

What kind of person is Li Zhi?
I immediately understood that the end of heroes like Yeon Gaesumun was not just for Goguryeo's future troubles, but must have been prepared for them. It was only because of Chen Qingsi's relationship that the Tang army did not attack rashly, which led to the opponent's choice of An Inside.

If you had not listened to Chen Qingsi and chosen to attack Goguryeo, you would have faced a dying beast.

Even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory, not to mention the risk of being bitten to death by a ferocious beast.

Although he was panicking, Li Zhi had to admit that facts once again proved that Chen Qingsi was right.

Li Zhi sighed resignedly. This time, he really no longer cared about Goguryeo's affairs, and focused his attention on the Zen Ceremony. Of course, he still had to take some time off from his busy schedule and spend time with the Korean lady.

Li Zhi's move undoubtedly stabbed Empress Wu in the heart again and again.

"Her Royal Highness the Queen, Mrs. Korea has entered the palace again!"

"Her Royal Highness the Queen, Mrs. Korea has entered the palace again!"

"Her Royal Highness the Queen, Mrs. Korea has entered the palace again!"

……

Empress Wu listened to the news again and again. At first she felt aggrieved and sad, and wanted to cry to Li Zhi. There were so many women in the world, why did she have to live with her widowed sister. Want to question a Korean lady, why she wants to hook up with her husband, is she not good enough to them?

It’s just that Empress Wu didn’t dare and couldn’t.

She didn't dare question her husband, nor could she question her sister.

Because her husband is the master of the world, and one word can determine her life and death, and her sister has always been unruly and domineering. If she really wants to break up, no one can be sure what the other party will do.

Empress Wu is not afraid of her stupid sister, but now is the critical moment.

Qilin Xiangrui has appeared in this world, and then comes the time to set the time for the Zen ceremony and decide on the regulations for the Zen ceremony.

There is no doubt that the emperor will offer sacrifices to heaven, but who will offer sacrifices to earth is very important.

According to the previous rules, it was the place where ministers and officials offered sacrifices.

But it can be changed. After all, there were only three conferrals on Mount Tai, once by Emperor Qin, once by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and once by Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty. The three conferrals had different scales and specifications, and the processes were also different.

After all, it is a grand event that occurs only once every few hundred years. The etiquette procedures of five hundred years ago cannot be completely copied today.

In addition to what the emperor should do, what the subordinates should do can be changed according to the situation.

Youdao means that the emperor is heaven and the queen is earth.

The emperor offered sacrifices to heaven, why should he ask ministers to offer sacrifices to earth?

Why can't her queen be sacrificed?
Under such circumstances, Empress Wu was unwilling to cause more trouble. She didn't want to fall short of her achievements and let the world know about the scandal in her family, giving people the impression that she, Empress Wu, couldn't even handle family affairs well. How could she be qualified to overstep her authority and replace Gong Qingya at the sacrifice site?
Therefore, in the face of her husband's cheating and her sister's betrayal, Empress Wu relied on her strong willpower to endure it, as if nothing happened, sharing the pressure for her husband as always, and sharing the pressure with her sister as always. Talking and laughing.

After enduring it, after hearing the news, Empress Wu gradually became numb and could no longer feel any pain.

Just that kind of uneasy fear came to my heart.

Due to her childhood experiences, Empress Wu felt insecure. After getting Li Zhi's blessing, I felt a little relieved.

She always thought that her husband was her god and her biggest supporter. But he didn't expect that this backer was weak and he didn't know when he would fall. Thinking about her young son, thinking about how she, a weak woman, with no backer will be bullied by those ministers in the future.
It was still fear that kept her from missing any opportunity to strengthen herself.

Now even her closest relatives could not be trusted, and the fear in Empress Wu's heart was even worse.

This can't go on like this!

I have to find a reliable person again...

Empress Wu found that since Fang Renyu was demoted from the court, she was almost blind, and all external matters had to be passed on orally by her mother and sister.

It's okay for these two people to listen to gossip, but there is no political sensitivity at all.

Empress Wu needed to know the direction of the wind in advance, and she didn't want to let others add fuel to the fire and change countless versions of the gossip.

Fang Renyu did a good job in this regard and provided him with a lot of useful information.

When she thought of this, Queen Wu's back molars almost broke.

Damn Shangguan Yi, I will never spare you.

The more Empress Wu thought about it, the angrier she became, especially Xu Jingzong. This old bastard began to be courteous to her, but retreated as soon as she noticed some problems.

Thinking of Xu Jingzong, a person came to Queen Wu's mind.

Li Yifu!
This person is the only one who is still willing to serve her when she is at her most inconspicuous...

If Li Yifu can be restored, it will be better than Fang Renyu.

Li Yifu's political sense is not comparable to Fang Renyu's.

There was a glint in Queen Wu's eyes...

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Baekje, the governor's palace.

It's March, late spring and early summer.

Chen Qingsi once again received news from Goguryeo: Yeon Gaesumun, a great hero of a generation, was confirmed to have died of illness.

Regarding this news, Chen Qingsi did not have any doubts.

Yeon Gaesumun has solved the internal hidden dangers, but it is also a question whether Yeosak, who has heavy troops in all directions, will be convinced by Yeon boys.

Even if Yeon Gaesomun is not dead, these generals promoted by Yeongaesomun will still think of their old boss and work hard. This breath is broken, and the connection between each other is also broken.

As far as the situation in Goguryeo was concerned, it would be better for Yeon Gaesomun to breathe a sigh of relief than to die.

Now that the news of his death has come out, I think he is really dead.

"Then let's act according to the original plan!"

Chen Qingsi issued an order to Liu Rengui.

Liu Rengui nodded and went down. Chen Qingsi's first step is very simple, which is to brag about Boy Yuan. The simplest step is the most effective.

Because of Yeon Gae So-moon's last dance, Yeon-boy didn't have any objections in succeeding Da Moliji, and he ascended the throne of Goguryeo's crown prince without any suspense or danger.

As for the king of Goguryeo, Yeon-san chose a six-year-old royal baby.

A six-year-old child naturally can't do anything. All power lies in the hands of Boy Yuan.

Various ministries in Goguryeo also sent messages to express their congratulations. No matter what their intentions were, the superficial work was still in place.

Goguryeo is also peaceful...

Pyongyang has also emerged from the haze of the coup, and ordinary people and ministers have begun to live their own lives.

Compared to the violent Yeon Gaesumun, Yeon boy is obviously more kind and not so tough in his methods, and has received a lot of praise.

In this case, bragging about boys is natural and will not arouse suspicion.

But it can be annoying.

On this day, two brothers, Yuan Nanjian and Yuan Nanchan, returned from a hunting trip. The sun was too bright, so they rented a street inn to rest.

The attendants were on the first floor, and the two brothers and their attendants were on the second floor.

The two brothers chatted against each other by the window on the street.

But I heard the words of a scholar from the teahouse across the street: "A boy from the Yuan family is an ancestor at the age of nine. He is appointed as the youngest brother in Zhongli at the age of fifteen. He is appointed as the eldest brother in Zhongli at the age of eighteen. At the age of twenty-three, he becomes the eldest brother. The eldest brother in Zhongli. At the age of twenty, he was awarded the title of general. At the age of twenty-eight, he was appointed as the general of the three armies. At the age of twenty-nine, he was enlarged as the general of the Moli branch and was in charge of all the civil and military affairs of our country. With his paternal demeanor and his kindness and love for the people, he will definitely become the third great hero of Goguryeo like his father..."

The first is Ulji Mundeok, the hero who defeated the Sui Dynasty.

The second place was naturally Yeon Gaesumun, who forced Emperor Zhenguan back.

The third place is boy Yuan's turn...

"asshole!"

Yuan Nansan immediately became angry, grabbed the wine bottle in front of him, and threw it towards the teahouse opposite.

Yuan Nanjian also had a bit of warmth and anger in his eyes, but since he was taller, he immediately closed the curtain and held his brother down.

Yuan Nansan was so angry that he growled: "Yuan Boy, Yuan Boy, is there only one boy in the Yuan family?"

Yeon Gaesumun obtained the power of Goguryeo through regicide in a coup. A tyrant like him knew that if he did not have a good successor, if something happened to him, his entire family would be destroyed.

Therefore, Yeon Gaesumun attaches great importance to the next successor. Since he selected his eldest son, Yeon Boy, he has poured all his resources and efforts into him, so that he can replace him and replace him at critical moments.

There is nothing wrong with this approach, but Yuonnanjian and Yuonnansan are incomprehensible.

You are also the son of Yeon Gae Suwen. All good things belong to the eldest brother, and good things also belong to the eldest brother.

Ever since I was little, my eldest brother Yuan has always taken priority in everything.

When it comes to Mr. Yuan, he is full of praises, saying that he is a good person. When it comes to the two of them, they are like dogs and cannot be used for much.

People are most afraid of comparison.

Yuon Nanjian and Yuonnansan, who grew up in this environment, are naturally somewhat hostile towards their elder brothers.

This is not the place to talk. Yuan Nanjian took Yuan Nanchan to his house.

Goguryeo banned alcohol, but Yuon Nam-geon was obviously not included in this.

The two brothers dismissed all their subordinates and drank and ate meat in the courtyard.

When the drunkenness sets in, I can no longer hide my words.

"If that old fool hadn't always thought about the boss, and given all the good things to him. Let him be the ancestor at the age of nine, and the general at the age of twenty. Give him a chance and show him, how could he be where he is now?"

Yuan Nanchen felt aggrieved for himself: "Second brother, where are you and my brother? What were you doing at the age of six? They were arranged to study in a school, and you didn't get your first official position until you were fifteen... It's fine now. Yuan Nanchen is a great hero." The savior, my brother, was born from the same father and mother. How can he be considered a waste? Is this fair?"

Yuan Nanjian also let his brother express his anger.

Ever since he was a child, he had never known how to write the word "fair" in front of boy Yuan.

"Okay! That's enough! I am now the big boss, so who are you and me? How can we compare with the boss?"

When Yuan Nanjian said this, he couldn't help but bang his hands on the desk to vent his anger.

Yuan Nanchan has heard too many compliments about Yuan Nan recently, and his heart has long been on fire. Now that the words have come out of his mouth, he feels a little cathartic, and he can't control it even more. He whispered: "If it is the second brother who is in charge today, I will Yuan Nanchan didn't say a word, but the second brother's hard work was seen in his eyes. We all worked hard to gain his father's favor, but the eldest brother did nothing and got his father's favor without any effort. No, why can he get everything by just sitting and lying down? Even if he made a big mistake and fell into the thieves' trick, and his father was seriously ill..."

"Second brother, I really don't accept it!"

When Yuan Nanjian learned that his father had suffered a stroke, he personally served him, while Yuan Nanjian only visited him every day.

He was obviously pretending, but he let himself suffer.

Boy Yuan just came to see him every day and did nothing, but he got praise and knew the authenticity of everything in advance. He said with gritted teeth: "How can I be convinced! It's just that my father is partial to the boss and always goes to the boss, so what can he do? You know, you and I owe our present existence to the boss.”

As the sons of Yuon Gaesumun, Yuon Nanjian and Yuonnansan's status is not low, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yuon Gaesomun did not give them the core status that could threaten Yuon Nannan.

On the contrary, after Yuon Nam-san came to power, he dragged Yuon Nam-jeon and Yuon Nam-san into the administrative core of Goguryeo. He paid great attention to the two of them and told them specifically that brothers who work together can be more powerful than gold.

"Bah!" Yuan Nanchan said disdainfully: "I'm not curious about it. He gets all the benefits of saying that brothers are united as one. It's hypocritical to say that brothers are one and brothers are united. It's appetizing."

Yuan Nanjian held up his wine glass and said, "Don't talk anymore. Talking too much is bad luck. You and I are true brothers."

Yuan Nan said: "True brothers, one heart!"

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Luoyang, Zhenguan Hall.

Li Zhi was playing with several memorials in front of him. These memorials were somewhat unrelated, but they all had one characteristic. A name appeared in the memorials, and the name of a person who had disappeared for three years was "Li Yifu".

This memorial said that Li Yifu opened a calligraphy school in Xizhou to educate the people of Xizhou.

The memorial revealed that there was a student in Li Yifu who was a talented scholar from Bashu, a favorite in the imperial examination, and had become a man of the hour in Luoyang...

Li Zhi has not forgotten Li Yifu. After all, as a knife and a biting dog, Li Yifu is more qualified than Xu Jingzong.

Xu Jingzong would also worry about his posthumous reputation and the descendants of the Xu family after his death.

Li Yifu is different.

Li Yifu went crazy. He dared to bite anyone and was desperate.

Li Zhi has not used it yet, so he has been letting it dry. After all, he has gone too far by asking the alchemist to look at the Qi.

Now there are people mentioning Li Yifu again and again. What are they trying to do?
There was a bit of sarcasm in Li Zhi's eyes, but then he turned cold and said: "Come here, summon your superior, sir."

(End of this chapter)