Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 3 Life and Death Two Heavens (2)

Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, was a romantic man all his life, and he sought a lot from female sex, but he didn't have too many children. There were only eight sons and four daughters born in the world. Among them, Princess Anding had the most tragic fate. Empress Wu was strangled to death in order to frame the queen, and the eldest son Li Zhong was deposed as the crown prince in the sixth year of Yonghui, and he was given to death just a few months ago. Daughters, most of them were born by Empress Wu—the 14-year-old fifth son Li Hong, the 12-year-old sixth son Li Xian, the [-]-year-old seventh son Li Xian, and the eighth son Li Xulun who was only three years old. The smartest among them is Li Xian ——Li Xian, courtesy name Mingyun, the sixth son of Emperor Gaozong, young and intelligent, capable of writing at the age of five, and poetry at the age of seven, with the ability of photographic memory. Slightly small, whenever there is injustice, it must be called out.

Although Li Xian is a talented young man, but Li Xian has never liked Li Xian as an elder brother, no matter in his previous life or in this life, every time the two brothers meet, there will always be some unhappiness. It was the domineering Li Xian who started the conflict, but in the end, it was the weak Li Xian who suffered the most. If in the past, Li Xian would not be outdone when Li Xian reprimanded him like this, he would have to sneer back. After quarreling, Li Xian, who was not good at eloquence, mostly ended up crying, but today Li Xian was in a state of confusion, and he really didn't want to quarrel with Li Xian, and he didn't want to provoke any trouble at this time, so he nodded lightly, without saying a word Then he walked to the side of Li Hong's soft couch, and stood with his hands down, as if he had never heard Li Xian's accusation.

"Hmph, even Zi was caught in the cold, that's laziness. Since he knows his body is weak, why don't he practice, mediocre!"

Seeing that Li Xian was silent, Li Xian immediately felt a sense of loss that he had punched the empty space, and his face darkened involuntarily. He glared at Li Xian, and reprimanded him relentlessly.

boring!Today's Li Xian is no longer the original Li Xian, with the memory of the third generation, how could he be irritated by the tricks played by children like Li Xian, and he didn't even bother to look at Li Xian, calmly stood in place.

"Sixth brother, how can you say such a thing? Seventh brother is ill. As elder brothers, I should be more considerate."

Li Xian didn't speak, but Li Hong, who was leaning on the soft couch, couldn't stand it—Li Hong had always been weak, and was often bedridden. The statement made it clear that there was an intention to sweep it all in, no matter how soft-tempered Li Hong was, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he frowned and spoke in a somewhat displeased manner.

"Brother Prince is right, but the seventh brother has always been lazy. As a brother, I should mention one or two points. If not, it will not be appropriate for my Tian family to be decent." Li Hong said so, Li Xian said Only then did I realize that what I said earlier was quite inappropriate, but Li Xian has a strong nature, so he didn't intend to apologize for it. Besides, Li Xian didn't think much of Li Hong, the sick brother of the prince, and he refused to let it go. Bowing his head, he replied forcefully.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Li Hong was not good at arguing with others. Hearing Li Xian's words became more and more muddled, he felt even more unhappy. His anger surged up, his face turned red, and he coughed and panted involuntarily.

Fight, fight, fight!What is there to argue about, alas, what can you two fight for? Fighting and fighting, not all of them were killed by the mother's mother with a glass of poisoned wine. !Li Xian is completely unwilling to participate in the dispute between the two brothers. Besides, so far, he has not yet figured out how to take his next path, so how can he care about such quarrels? The tragic deaths of these two elder brothers in the future are almost exactly the same, and the feeling of unbearable feeling suddenly arose in his heart, so he shook his head with a wry smile, stood up and said, "Brother Prince, Sixth Brother is also for the sake of my younger brother. , if there is nothing, we will encourage you."

"Correct if there is something, and encourage if there is nothing? Well, well said, Zeng Ziyun: I examine myself three times a day, that's exactly what I mean. Seventh brother has improved in his homework recently, well, very good." Li Hongsu was always eager to learn, and this Hearing that Li Xian's eloquence was extraordinary, he was taken aback for a moment, then clapped his palms and called out, completely forgetting that the previous dispute with Li Xian "If there is something, change it, if there is nothing, encourage it" is from the "Ji Zhu" of Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty. Not to mention Zhu Xi, even Zhu Xi's grandfather's grandfather has not yet been born. At this time, Li Xian, a person with ordinary homework in the past, will speak out, which is really refreshing.

Damn it, you slipped your tongue!Hearing Li Hong's praise of this statement, Li Xian was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized that he had plagiarized a piece from later generations. , ashamed."

Li Xian obviously didn't expect that his younger brother, who has always been mediocre, could say such philosophical words. He raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth, as if about to sarcastically, but when the words came to his lips, he realized that there was no way to refute. When he got up, he had to stop talking, flicked his big sleeves, looked sullen, and ignored the happy conversation between Li Hong and his brother.

"Change it, change it, encourage, encourage..." Li Xian calmed down, but Li Xulun, who was hugged by the nurse, became excited, waving his hands and feet and yelling wildly, with a proud expression on his face. Immediately, the small appearance made the brothers all burst into laughter, and the dull atmosphere in the hall that had been tense with swords dissipated.

"Wait..." The laughter of the princes was really loud. Li Zhi, who was circling around the entrance of the back hall, was startled immediately. Looking back, he saw that the princes were smiling very happily. Suspicion arose in his heart. Asked what happened, but before he finished speaking, he saw a court lady rushing out from the apse, shouting loudly: "Birth, birth, congratulations to your majesty for having a princess, mother and daughter are safe .”

"Ah..." Li Zhi suddenly turned around, looked at the panting little maid with surprise and joy, her mouth was wide open, and after a long time of being stunned, she burst out laughing and said, "Okay, Ping An is good, since the mother and daughter are safe, I will seal the little princess as Princess Taiping, and I will amnesty the world, come and draw up a decree, quickly, draw up a decree!"

"Congratulations, father."

"Congratulations, father."

When the three princes heard that they had a younger sister, they all cheered up. Seeing that their father was so happy, they didn't dare to neglect them. They all came forward and congratulated each other in unison.

Proposed purpose?Why is it so urgent to amnesty the world?Oh, yes, that's it!Although Li Xian also went up to congratulate with several elder brothers, but in his heart he turned more than the two elder brothers. After thinking about it for a while, he already guessed the intention of his father's move - all this was for a This person is Shangguanyi, the Minister of Zhongshu.

Shangguanyi, a native of Shan County, was born in Jiangdu. His father, Shangguanhong, was the deputy supervisor of Jiangdu Palace, and later died in the Yuwenhuaji Rebellion. Shangguanyi was young and was exempted from hiding. The "Three Treatises" is refined, and he also dabbles in classics and history, and is good at writing.In the first year of Emperor Taizong Zhenguan (1960 A.D.), Shangguanyi was valued by Yang Rengong, who was the governor of Yangzhou at that time, and was recommended to go to Chang'an, the capital, to participate in the scientific examination.Shangguanyi used the two strategies of "seeking talents" and "leniency and severe punishment" to be a Jinshi, conferred the direct bachelor of Hongwenguan, and moved to Secretary Lang; ) was appointed as Prince Zhongsheren, in the fourth year of Xianqing (AD [-], [-]), he was appointed as the minister of the capital, and in the first year of Longshuo (AD [-]), he was appointed as the minister of Zhongshu. In [-]), he was appointed as the Minister of Huangmen and the third rank (prime minister) of Tongzhong Shumen.

Shangguanyi is talented, outspoken and dare to advise. In August of the first year of Linde, when Empress Wu was pregnant and recuperating in the palace, Shangguanyi secretly wrote a letter to Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi, saying that Empress Wu's monopoly would be detrimental to the country and should be abolished. Therefore, Emperor Gaozong took it very seriously, and secretly ordered Shangguanyi to plan a move. He planned to abolish the empress, but the secret was not kept secret, so he informed the eunuchs in the palace. Returning to the case, the third trial has passed, and the whole family will be executed after the beginning of spring.

Although Gaozong Li Zhi was cowardly by nature, he was not unreasonable. Li Zhi did not agree with the plagiarism and beheading of Shangguanyi's family, but he was afraid of guilt and did not dare to openly acquit Shangguanyi. Taking advantage of the occasion when Empress Wu gave birth to a daughter, he issued an edict of amnesty to the world, precisely intending to take this opportunity to find a way out for Shangguanyi's family.

Because of their age, Li Xian and Shangguanyi didn't have much contact with each other at this time. They just met a few times at the end of each year when Emperor Gaozong held a banquet for his officials, but there was no shortage of Shangguanyi's poems. Baidu, I also admire his demeanor, and he has a lot of sympathy for his unjust death. In his previous life, the first case of redress issued by Li Xian after he ascended the throne for the second time was for Shangguanyi. The case was overturned, and it was posthumously named Zhongshu Ling. The "past events" are still vivid in his mind. Now that he has such an opportunity to personally rescue Shangguanyi, Li Xian naturally does not want to miss it.

What to do, to do or not to do?Li Xian really wanted to save Shangguanyi's life from the bottom of his heart, but he was also worried that this move would arouse the endless anger of Empress Wu. Empress Wu is powerful. In his previous life, Li Xian had learned a lot. Even if he had a career as an official like Li Sheng in his later life, Li Xian was not at all sure that he could wrestle with the ruthless Empress Wu, at least in the current situation. Now, Li Xian really doesn't have such ability.

A man should do something and not do something, since God gave him a chance to start over, if he didn’t try the last time, wouldn’t it be a disappointment to this rebirth!At the moment when the internal servant was planning to recruit, Li Xian was fighting fiercely with various thoughts in his mind. In the end, Li Sheng's way of thinking in later generations gained the upper hand. Li Xian planned to take a gamble and try to see if he could change himself based on this. The most miserable fate in the future!
"Reporting to my father, my son thinks that the amnesty of the world is a kind act of my father's compassion for his subjects. My father is kind, and my son dare not fall behind. Now there are many prisoners in the prison. My son would like to ask for orders to carry forward my father I benevolently, I implore the emperor's permission." Seeing that the edict had been drawn up by the eunuch and the jade seal had been used, Li Xian could no longer remain silent, he stepped out from the side, and begged for his life loudly.

"This……"

Gaozong Li Zhi originally wanted to take the opportunity to release Shangguanyi, otherwise, he would not have ordered the drafting of the move in such a hurry, but after the edict was prepared, Li Zhi was worried about gain and loss, hesitating and unable to do so. Decide whether to promulgate this edict immediately. Besides, according to the system of the Tang Dynasty, the edict has no legal effect if it is not attached by the subordinate province. The current servant is Xu Jingzong, a hard-core queen. Zhi didn't have the slightest confidence in getting Xu Jingzong to sign the edict, and he was worried when he saw Li Xian appearing to remonstrate, he couldn't help but froze, not knowing what to say for a while.

"Seventh brother, stop messing around!"

Li Zhi didn't say anything, but Li Xian stood up from the side, pointed at Li Xian unceremoniously, and reprimanded him head and face.

"Seventh brother, the emperor has his own opinion, and you can't talk nonsense about the affairs of the court."

Li Hong obviously didn't agree with Li Xian's proposal, and it was rare to hold the same position as Li Xian, but he left some leeway for Li Xian in his words.

"Father, my son is willing to go, please give permission."

No matter what the two elder brothers said, Li Xian was unmoved, and continued to speak with his neck stuck.

"Well……"

Li Zhi has never been a person with his own opinions. Seeing that the three sons disagreed, he couldn't help but lose his opinion. He looked at this and that, his mouth was wide open, but he didn't take any chances for a long time. Say something.

(End of this chapter)