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Chapter 84 Wu Zetian’s legendary life!
Speaking of which, Xiao Ran also shook his head: "Speaking of which, Wu Zetian's final reputation was ruined by her beauty. The two young and beautiful brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong served Wu Zetian. She was dressed luxuriously and spoke nicely. She was so favored that even Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were vying to pursue them. As Wu Zetian's nephew, he held the whip and led the horse for her male favorite. Speaking of which, , we can also see Wu Zetian’s attitude towards the Wu family.”

Xiao Ran said this just to reassure Li Longji. With the Wu family's status in Wu Zetian's heart, Wu Zetian would not do anything to him now, but Li Shimin was paying attention to other places.

He had an angry look on his face: "Okay, okay, not to mention taking advantage of the Li family, you cuckolded me and also cuckolded my son!"

As an emperor, he would never allow a cuckold to wear on his head, even if he was not fond of a woman.

I thought before that Li Zhi was his own son, and Wu Zetian had made a lot of contributions to the Tang Dynasty, so I tolerated it in my heart. But now, it seems that there are two brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong behind this. There were even less famous male favorites, and Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore.

"Let's go, take me to find Wu Zetian, and I will make the decision for you. It's time to let Wu's Zen position be with you."

Hearing this, Li Longji's heart warmed up. He was not completely bloody, at least he was more courageous and ambitious than his biological father, Li Dan.

When he was young, he still admired Wu Zetian very much. Even when the minister said in front of him that Wu Zetian was listening to politics behind the curtain, Li Longji said, "This is a family matter of our Li family, why do you interfere?" ?".

But now, Wu Zetian, who is in her later years, has lost her wisdom and indulges in pleasure. She favors the two brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi, and her control over the government has also declined. With Wu Zetian as her backer, the two brothers have become more courageous. got up.

The young man Li Longji took Li Shimin and Xiao Ran to find Wu Zetian, and said angrily: "Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi have done a lot of bad things. They framed Zhongliang, abused power for personal gain, took bribes and perverted the law, and disrupted the government. They are what all traitors and traitors will do." They have done all the things, but now, their ambitions have become even greater. Relying on His Majesty’s tyranny, even the officials in the imperial court will look at their faces!”

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Shangyang Palace.

As soon as Li Longji arrived outside Wu Zetian's palace, he was stopped by the guards at the door.

"Your Majesty has said that no one is allowed in without a summons. Your Highness, please come back."

Li Longji subconsciously shrank his neck, but looking at Li Shimin beside him, he suddenly felt confident. He now has the support of his ancestors!
When Taizong came, my grandmother could not do anything to her no matter what.

But Li Shimin's dragon robe was really eye-catching. Seeing this, the guards on the side quickly stepped forward and surrounded him and Xiao Ran, with alert eyes.

"Who are you! How dare you wear dragon robes and intend to rebel!"

Even Li Longji had a sword pointed at his neck.

If he attempts to seize the throne, even the prince and grandson will die.

Li Shimin sneered: "Rebellion? I want to see who the rebel is!"

"Quickly retreat, this is Emperor Taizong."

Young man Li Longji said quickly.

Several guards were stunned and looked at each other. After a closer look, this man actually looked exactly like Emperor Taizong in the portrait.

With a pop, everyone immediately fell to their knees.

Li Shimin's status in the hearts of the people of the Tang Dynasty was extraordinary.

The three of them swaggered in. Seeing the scene in front of them, Li Shimin felt that his blood pressure began to rise sharply.

Inside the palace, there is a warm fragrance.

A woman with gray hair and wrinkles on her face, but her youthful eyebrows can already be seen from the outline, is lying behind the desk. Surrounded by two beautiful men, they were all dressed in fine clothes.

One of them pinched the grapes and fed them into her mouth, while the other knelt beside her knees and pinched her legs.

"It's such a comfortable life." Looking at Wu Zetian, Xiao Ran clearly saw the charm of power. Even in a dynasty where men were superior to women, Wu Zetian, as a woman, had power, and people could surround her in order to please her. around.

"Absurd!" Li Shimin shouted angrily.

It's not his fault. Seeing his concubine and daughter-in-law living happily with a male favorite, it's strange that he feels at ease.

Wu Zetian heard the noise and was about to reprimand when she raised her eyes and saw Li Shimin's face, as if he had seen a ghost. His face instantly turned pale: "Taizong Emperor?"

"Maybe my lifespan has expired." Seeing the young man Li Longji next to her, she murmured to herself, "No, if that's the case, how could there be anyone else?"

"I am Li Shimin, of the Wu family. Now that I am no longer worthy of sitting in this position, I will bow to Li Longji and abdicate myself."

How can brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong agree? If Wu Zetian no longer sits in this position, their prosperity and wealth will be over. Previously, the ministers in the court tried to use legal means to get rid of the Zhang brothers, who were a cancer for Wu Zhou, and wanted to punish and convict the Zhang brothers according to the law. However, Wu Zetian tried his best to protect these two people. Then The favoritism was so obvious that in the end, no matter how angry the ministers were, they could not touch these two people. The ministers watched as Wu Zetian's health deteriorated day by day.

Wu Zetian suddenly woke up, propped herself up and knelt in front of Li Shimin with a plop. She would never forget this face she had seen for twelve years, even though she was now seventy-six years old. She often dreamed about it at midnight, and things from her youth flashed in her mind.

Brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong trembled when they saw Wu Zetian kneeling down, and then knelt down, not forgetting to come to Wu Zetian's side to support her.

"Wu family, I order you to meditate on Li Longji, are you convinced?"

"I don't accept it!" Wu Zetian shouted loudly.

Xiao Ran sighed softly. This was an expected answer. Since her ambition was never just to listen to politics from behind the curtain, but to become the first female emperor in history, it can be expected that she would not give up so easily. this location.

"You have made many achievements, but now, you have also made many mistakes. You are no longer suitable to be an emperor. Let me tell you one by one." Xiao Ran said.

"This is Xiao Ran, the boss of the Time and Space Company. He came from a thousand years later and can travel through time and space. He is also my boss. Wu, what have you done in your life, including who was the later emperor of the Tang Dynasty and what did you do? , future generations will know it clearly." Li Shimin introduced Xiao Ran's identity to several people.

Xiao Ran also nodded: "Of course, I don't rule out that there are things that are wrong in the history books. If you think something is wrong later, just say it."

"Wu Zetian was born in 625. She was not from a royal family or aristocratic family, but it was quite difficult to be able to sit in this position. In March of Renxu, the sixth year of Yonghui, Wu Zetian compiled the "Internal Training". It was in this year that Li Yifu He first supported "deposing the king and establishing Wu" and received heavy rewards from Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. Ministers such as Xu Jingzong, Cui Yixuan, Yuan Gongyu, etc. acted according to the opportunity and also supported the establishment of Wu Zetian as queen."

"Elder Li Ji also expressed his position: Why do you need to ask outsiders about your Majesty's family affairs? Now, Li Zhi no longer had so many scruples. On October 13, Li Zhi issued an edict, charging the Queen with conspiracy to poison. and Xiao Shufei were deposed as common people and imprisoned in other courtyards. Their families were also demoted and removed from official positions, and were exiled to Lingnan. Prime Minister Chu Suiliang, who opposed this matter, was demoted. After all the things were done, on the first day of November, You Wu Zetian officially became the queen. This incident severely impacted the Guanlong Group. Starting from the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the phenomenon of sluggish imperial power was changed, and Chinese history was also affected."

"In April of the fourth year of Xianqing, Wu Zetian and Li Zhi agreed that they should remove Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining, Han Yuan, Lai Ji and others from their official positions and demote them from the capital. This was actually done. Well, it also strengthened the power in the hands of the emperor Li Zhi, basically realizing the centralization of monarchy."

Wu Zetian nodded as he listened: "Most of the people in the world only see that I became the queen for my own selfish desires, but the one who will benefit from this is the Li family's imperial power. Changsun Wuji and others are really hateful, and they are so hostile to the DPRK." There are many party members involved in everything, and I really don’t know whether this country belongs to the Li family or his eldest grandson’s family."

Li Shimin's expression turned ugly when he mentioned this matter. When Guanyin was still there, she had her balance and suppression. Although the eldest son's family had a certain amount of honor and power, in the end, they were still loyal to him as the emperor.

As for the Longxi Group, this was also a problem that Li Shimin had already seen when he was still in office, but they could not be shaken easily.

"In October of the fifth year of Xianqing, that is, AD 660, Li Zhi suffered from a stroke. He could no longer handle government affairs, and he could not let Wu Zetian handle national affairs. From then on, the power was in your hands, Wu Zetian , even Li Zhi’s own words are not that effective. Before taking power, Wu Zetian was submissive and submissive, "bending to endure humiliation and obeying the will of the superior". After taking power, she began to be arrogant and wanton, "specializing in power and fortune, and doing what the superior wanted." , the movement is controlled by the latter. All I can say is that it is really capable of bending and stretching, which is awesome!"

"Ahem..." Wu Zetian also coughed twice in embarrassment.

"From then on, whenever Li was in charge of government, Wu Zetian would hang the curtain behind her, and everyone, big or small, would hear about it. All the power in the world would be returned to the central palace, and depose, life and death would be decided by his mouth." This is not what I say alone. , this paragraph is history’s evaluation of you Wu Zetian, hehe.”

Li Shimin's expression, which had softened a bit just now, suddenly turned ugly again: "It's unbearable. You have to suppress even the emperor's power. I'm afraid you've already had the idea of ​​​​independent Li Tang. !”

Xiao Ran spread his hands, shrugged and said: "Actually, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. Who is Li Zhi? He is also willing. But at that time, Wu Zetian was still reliable and was doing practical things seriously."

"In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, that is, in December 674 AD, Wu Zetian made twelve suggestions, and Li Zhi adopted them all and issued an edict to implement them. The twelve suggestions won benefits for ordinary people and middle- and lower-level officials, and won The support of the vast majority of people and officials has also established the initial foundation for a prosperous country and a strong people. The content of the Twelve Suggestions is probably to encourage farmers to make mulberry trees, reduce the tax burden, and exempt Chang'an and its surrounding areas from corvee. Stop the troops and use morality. Change the world. The government's handicraft workshops prohibit ingenuity. Work and labor are saved, the road is widely spread, and slander is eliminated. Everyone from the prince to the princes will study the book "Laozi". The time for the father to mourn for the mother is changed from one year to three years. Eighteen years are returned. Increase the salary of Beijing officials above the rank. Promote officials who have served for a long time and are talented but of low rank."

Speaking of it, Xiao Ran wanted to say that it was well done.

As a former social worker, I have a particularly favorable impression of bosses like Wu Zetian who know how to give workers promotions and raises based on their seniority.

Otherwise, if I have worked hard for you for so many years, there will be no credit but hard work, right? Who is happy if he never gets promoted?
As for the people, what they think is even simpler. As long as they can survive with enough food, it is a good thing not to fight!

"Furthermore, Wu Zetian saw that the development of the people was based on food, and attached great importance to agricultural production. He stipulated that if the fields in various states and counties are cultivated and the family has surplus food, officials can be promoted and receive rewards. If there is 'harshness in government and the transfer of household registration', Officials will be punished. Wu Zetian also compiled the agricultural book "Zhao Renbenye" ​​and promulgated it to the world."

"These twelve articles, in summary, have the effect of enriching the country and strengthening the people, making good use of talents, winning over officials, and improving the status of women. The effect is also good. Three years after the death of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, which was the third year of Emperor Gaozong's reign in the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty The country's population was 705 million households. But by the first year of Shenlong, AD, after more than fifty years, the country's population had increased to million households, nearly doubling the population."

Even though he had known for a long time that he was destined to die, Li Shimin still twitched the corner of his mouth slightly when he heard Xiao Ran say that he was dead.

"I have made contributions to the people and the country. If I can have enough to eat and have enough food at home, the people will be able to live and work in peace and contentment. If I don't rebel, the country will be more stable." After all, Wu Zetian was old, and she couldn't kneel on the ground for a while. After he stopped, he simply sat on the ground and spoke.

"It's just that after Li Zhi left, my son Li Xian really failed to live up to his expectations. In February of the first year of Sisheng, he actually planned to appoint Wei Xuanzhen as his minister. Pei Yan stopped him. He actually said, 'I will give the world to Wei Xuanzhen. , Why not? Do you still care about a servant? ', If not, I would not depose him as King of Luling and make King Li Dan of Yu the emperor."

Thinking of this, Wu Zetian still had some heartache. The silly son wanted to give up the whole world to his father-in-law. He was a perfect lover.

Li Shimin was also speechless.

Wu Zetian at least knew how to give the throne to the descendants of the Li family, and she always supported and suppressed the Wu family. It was only in her later years that she had the idea of ​​establishing Wu as the crown prince.

(End of this chapter)