Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 44 A Romance in the Early Tang Dynasty: The Eternal Empress (2) ([-])
Because Zhang Yizhi lived in the palace, he was very restrained, so he built a mansion outside the gate of the palace. There is a large hall in it, which is very magnificent. The labor cost is more than 600 million.I don’t want the new house to be completed, there are six big characters mysteriously inscribed on the wall: "How long will it be glorious?" Zhang Yizhi was cut off, but it still appeared on it the next day. Reappeared overnight.In this way, even though it was cut six or seven times in a row, it would still reappear. Er Zhang couldn't help but think of his not-so-bleak future.

Emperor Zetian lived in the court for a long time and felt deeply depressed. Er Zhang took the opportunity to suggest building Xingtai Palace on Wan'an Mountain in Shou'an County, and the two of them supervised the project.So from Chang'an to Wan'an Mountain, along the [-]-mile journey, a Kangzhuang Avenue was opened up. Flowers and trees were planted all the year round along the roadside, and the road was filled with yellow bricks, paved with dragon and phoenix patterns.There is a pavilion for five miles and a pavilion for ten miles beside the road. The painted pillars and carved beams are very gorgeous.That Xingtai Palace was built more and more, Jie Pavilion, soaring into the sky, spent millions of gold, recruited more than [-] husbands, and it took three spring and autumn to build it.

After it was completed, Emperor Zetian decreed that the Zhang brothers had made great contributions in supervising the construction, and he was awarded the title of official and worshiped nobles.At that time, the road was covered with horses and banners, and the sky was full of drums and music along the way; the emperor of Zetian sat with five phoenixes and Huang Yu, and Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong rode guards on the left and right.In the pavilions and pavilions, there are dressing tables and brocade couches; every time the emperor passes through a pavilion and a pavilion, he has to go down and change clothes to rest.The two Zhang brothers were by her side at all times, joking with her to relieve her boredom. The long journey of hundreds of miles, stopped and stopped, took five days.

As soon as I arrived at Wan'an Mountain, outside the gate of the palace, on the road, there were already a lot of people, civil and military officials and palace concubines and colorful girls, waiting to receive the holy driver.When Emperor Zetian got out of the car, he only heard a cry of long live, like a landslide and tsunami.Emperor Zetian raised his eyes and saw a magnificent palace rising high in the middle of the mountain surrounded by emerald greens. He felt quite satisfied.After entering the palace, the imperial bed was very fragrant and soft, so the Emperor Zetian took off his make-up and lay down on the imperial bed. Two brothers, Yizhi and Changzong, went up to serve them comfortably.

Emperor Zetian lived very comfortably in Xingtai Palace, and he didn't want to return to Luan after living there for three years.The three princesses Taiping, Anle, and Changning were assigned to handle all important affairs of the imperial court.And the Zhang brothers were also imprisoned here, and they didn't leave a step for three years, feeling extremely depressed.After all, when he was old and not as young and powerful as the two Zhang brothers, Zetian's body gradually couldn't support him, so he issued an edict to return to Luan.When he arrived in the capital, his illness became serious day by day.So she thought about the issue of successors, but when Zhang Yizhi heard that Wu Zetian planned to welcome King Luling back, he knew that King Luling would not take advantage of him, so he tried his best to object: "Your Majesty has offended Li Tang's family, and Li Tang's family cannot be established again." Otherwise, wouldn’t it be inconvenient for oneself?” Emperor Zetian then dismissed his intention to call Luling King.

Minister Ji Xu, Zhang Yizhi, and Zhang Changzong were all worshiping at the Crane Supervisor. On that day, he said to Zhang's brothers: "My brother is a favorite, and the world is looking at me; your majesty is tall now, so you can't rely on it for a long time. If you don't make great achievements, how can you be self-sufficient?" Zhang Changzong The pain that had been hidden in his heart for a long time was answered by him, so he hurriedly asked how to preserve it. Ji Xu said: "People in the world have not forgotten Tang De, why don't you take the opportunity to persuade your majesty to welcome back the King of Luling? In the future, the emperor Nian Gong and others If you make meritorious deeds, you will not only be able to avoid disasters, but you will also be able to preserve your wealth for a long time."

The next day the two Zhang brothers went into the palace, planning to persuade Emperor Zetian to welcome King Luling back, but they reached the gate of the palace, but were stopped by Wu Sansi and a group of school captains on the grounds that the emperor did not want to go to the palace. Yu, they were ordered to inspect the palace gate, and no one was allowed to enter.

Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, who were used to going in and out of the palace, were very surprised.Moreover, Wu Sansi usually saw Zhang's brothers always groveling, but today he became arrogant, so Er Zhang knew that there must be a change, so he hurried back to the mansion and called a group of his usual confidants to discuss the countermeasures.

Yu Ritong, the servant of the Huangmen Gate, had the best news about being in the palace. At this moment, he revealed the answer. It turned out that someone also offered advice to Wu Sansi, persuading him to come forward to welcome King Luling back. At the same time, Princess Taiping also wanted to welcome King Luling back. Fearing that Princess Taiping would steal his crown, Wu Sansi occupied the gate of the palace first, with the purpose of isolating Princess Taiping and the Holy Majesty, and the Emperor Zetian had issued an imperial edict to call back the King of Luling.

Erzhang was furious immediately: "Wu Sansi, this little dog! He usually begs me to be my grandpa, and serves me with a spit pot and a drowning utensil. I thought he was pitiful, so I recommended him before the Holy Majesty, so that he can have a good life." I don’t want to bite my master now after I’m rich and honored. If I don’t kill this puppy, I swear I won’t be a human being! He still doesn’t know that I am the real emperor today! We simply turned against each other today, and now we just don’t welcome Mausoleum King!"

Everyone also echoed in unison, so Er Zhang sent two rebel soldiers, one went straight to the palace gate, and the other guarded the outer city.

21. If you are pitiful at the end of the day, the language of heaven is also good
As soon as I heard that Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong were conspiring to start an incident, Wu Sansi and Di Renjie agreed that Di Renjie would try to rescue him, and Wu Sansi would go to Fangzhou to meet the King of Luling in person.

The King of Luling has been imprisoned by his biological mother, Empress Zetian, for 12 years. The husband and wife in need are very kind, and the King of Luling and Concubine Wei face each other in the same room.When Emperor Zetian killed Li Tang's clan in a major event, King Luling saw that his brothers and uncles had all been killed, and was terrified.Every time an imperial emissary came from the capital, he would treat it as a gift for death, and would immediately hold Wei Fei and cry loudly, and sometimes even commit suicide first; , to save the lives of the couple.The King of Luling often made an oath to Concubine Wei privately: "If you can see the sun at another time, I will do what you want, and I will not prohibit you."

Now that I heard that Wu Sansi came to preach the imperial decree again, the King of Luling thought that Wu Sansi had tried his best to become the prince recently, and he was his deadly enemy. hands, stamped his feet, beat his chest, and kept crying.

Concubine Wei, who has always had her own ideas, was also crying out of her mind by the King of Luling. At this moment, she saw Wu Sansi walking into the house, saying that the prince and concubine accepted the order.Concubine Wei hurried forward, knelt down straight on the ground, stretched out her two jade arms to grab Wu Sansi's hand, and refused to teach him to read the imperial decree, at the same time her jade arms gently rubbed him back and forth.The lustful Wu Sansi couldn't resist the gentle rubbing of Concubine Wei's smooth, fragrant and soft jade arm, so he looked down at the white, tender and clean skin texture, and couldn't help but hold Wei Concubine's jade arm for a long time before remembering to help her stand up , At the same time, he said that the princess was overjoyed, and repeatedly emphasized that it was I who tried my best to persuade Tianxin in front of Long Live, and finally saved Tianxin.

The king of Luling couldn't believe it, he didn't smile until he read the imperial decree.Don't dare to neglect at the moment, let's get started immediately.On the way, Wu Sansi told him that he wanted to get rid of Zhang Yizhi's brother.The king of Luling thought to himself, now that his mother and queen are old and sick, he is going to Beijing this time, and he is going to do something tricky to guard against traitors and establish prestige.So on the road, he issued an order to Yulin General Li Duozuo, ordering him to be sidelined by the Qing emperor, and he would be killed without hesitation.

Wu Sansi rushed to return to the army first, and Li Duozuo was leading 3 horses to attack Xuanwu Gate.Zhang Yizhi also commanded the imperial army in the city to resist the enemy behind closed doors.Wu Sansi ordered the king of Luling to read aloud to the soldiers in the city.Those soldiers originally had their hearts towards the Tang Dynasty, but when they heard that the king of Luling was returning to the capital, they shouted long live and coaxed them away.Li Duozuo marched straight in, and both Zhang's brothers were captured.

At this time, the king of Luling and his concubine Wei had arrived at the city, and all civil and military officials went to the suburbs to meet them. They also tied Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong to the front of the army. , and then King Luling drove into the palace.

When Zetian Wu heard that the king of Luling had killed her beloved eldest son Lang Zhang Yizhi and younger son Lang Zhang Changzong, she trembled with anger and struggled with her old body. The arms supported her, and she wanted to get up from the hospital bed, and the left and right went up to support her, but the condition was so heavy that she couldn't even sit up, so how could she get up.The Emperor Zetian had to lie down as usual, and his trusted minister Yan Yan Fan Jingong advised: "Your Majesty is old and sick, and you should abdicate as soon as possible to recuperate. Please issue a decree to pass on the throne to the King of Luling." Wu Zetian listened. , Silent for a long time, Yan Yanfan then went to write the imperial decree, and stamped the jade seal in front of Wu Zetian's couch.At this time, King Luling and Concubine Wei entered the palace to meet, and the old lady of the Wu family handed over the edict of succession to King Luling with her own hands.In this way, Wu Zetian devoted her whole life to the throne of the Great Zhou Emperor, which she had won with all her efforts, wisdom and blood and tears. In 705 A.D., at the age of 82, she handed it back to the Li Tang Dynasty.

At that time, she watched helplessly, Wu Sansi, Yan Yanfan, Li Duozuo and a group of ministers surrounded Luling King Dengtongtian Palace to ascend the throne, to be precise, because he was still called Emperor Zhongzong, and he was still called the Tang Dynasty. , Seal Webster as the queen.For a time, all the officials congratulated and pardoned the whole world. Anyone who was framed by the cruel officials Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen will be punished; only Xue Huaiyi, Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong and other party members are guilty of unforgivable crimes.

Emperor Wu's Zetian moved to Shangyang Palace, and his honorary title was Zetian Dasheng Emperor.Every ten days, Emperor Zhongzong led his concubines and ministers of civil and military affairs to the Guanfeng Hall to meet with his mother, Emperor Wu.Zetian Emperor Wu's Mei Niang died at the age of 82, and she was still renamed Zetian Empress Dowager after her death.

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