Wentang

Chapter 824
With the permission of the eldest grandson Wugou, Liu Ji came to Li Shimin's bed.

"Saint, please forgive me for the crime of disrespect. If your consciousness is clear and you can understand what I am saying, please blink your eyes three times."

Li Shimin blinked three times cooperatively.

"Chen is the eldest grandson Wuji, do you know him? If you do, please blink twice."

When this question came out, many people were surprised and couldn't understand why he asked such a question.

Yue Shan was also puzzled at first, but soon understood his plan, and at the same time gave the old man a thumbs up, thinking thoughtfully.

Sometimes dementia patients will have a state similar to a stress response. They may not understand what you are saying, but they will habitually cooperate with blinking.

Just like just now, Li Shimin may not have understood what was said earlier, but he blinked his eyes when he understood, so he blinked in cooperation.

Liu Ji obviously knew this too, so he pretended to be the eldest grandson Wuji.If Li Shimin blinked in cooperation, it means that his consciousness is not clear.

This also means that the legality of all Changsun Wugou's previous orders is still open to question.

Don't think that the emperor's handwriting has the seal of the jade seal, and the imperial decree is effective. The imperial decree that has not been recorded in the Zhengshitang is not legal from a legal point of view.

Don't think that there are no false decrees.

None of the imperial decrees presented by the eldest grandson Wugou had been recorded in the Zhengshitang, so it was normal for them to be questioned.

Therefore, it is pure nonsense for the emperor to abolish the prince and establish a new emperor by leaving an imperial decree before his death. That imperial decree will be considered false 100%, and everyone will continue to support the prince's ascension to the throne.

Of course, the situation they are facing now is somewhat special.

Regardless of whether Li Shimin's consciousness is clear or not, there is no doubt that the prince's supervision of the country is reasonable and legal, but the appointment of the auxiliary minister is absolutely impossible.

Liu Jie personally asked Li Shimin's opinion in front of so many people, and on the other hand, he was also helping Changsun Wugou to prove the legitimacy of these edicts.

It proves that this is indeed what Li Shimin meant, not written by herself.

That's why Changsun Wugou asked him to come over to ask. Changsun Wuji's obstruction just now was just to express his attitude, and he would not really stop him from doing so.

And these seemingly absurd questions by Liu Jie are actually necessary processes.

Li Shimin's eyeballs moved without blinking after hearing his question, and Liu Jie could already confirm that he was awake.

But he continued to ask: "You mean that I am not the eldest grandson Wuji, right?"

Li Shimin blinked twice.

Liu Ji arched his hands and turned his head to the others and said, "Liu has just verified that the saint's consciousness is clear, do you have any objections?"

The officials shook their heads one after another. They all saw how they could raise objections just now. Isn't that courting death?

Liu Jiyou turned his head and continued to ask: "Sage, did you hear what the empress said just now? If you did, please blink twice."

Li Shimin blinked twice again.

"Is that what you mean?"

Li Shimin blinked twice again.

"Duke Xia took over the guards of the imperial city and the imperial palace guards. Is this what you mean?"

Another two blinks.

Liu Jie bowed deeply and said: "I understand, I will live up to the emperor's grace and assist His Highness the Crown Prince in handling the affairs of state."

After speaking, he bowed to his eldest grandson Wugou and said, "I have overstepped the limit, please forgive me."

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "Liu Xiang is devoted to the sage, I understand that in the future he will need your support."

Liu Ji said: "This is a matter of my duty."

His questioning confirmed that what Changsun Wugou said was the emperor's intention, proved the legitimacy of these imperial decrees, and dispelled some people's doubts.

And the consensus of these people means that the court will be stable and Li Chengqian will take over the power of the country more smoothly.

At this moment, Yue Shan came in to return to his command, and he had already completed the change of defense in the imperial city.

Just when everyone thought that the matter had come to an end, Changsun Wugou said again: "Masters, there is one more thing that needs to be witnessed by everyone."

Changsun Wuji said: "My lady, please tell me."

The eldest grandson Wugou took a look at Yue Shan, took out one of the only two imperial decrees left in the box, and said, "The sage has a decree to make Xia Guogong Yueshan the king of Yunzhong County."

"Huh?" Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed.

Yue Shan felt his scalp go numb for a while, he really didn't know what Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou were going to do.

Changsun Wuji hurried forward a few steps to receive the imperial decree and unfold it, as expected...

The above mentioned all the credits of Yue Shan from the very beginning of presenting the horseshoe to the present, and then it was a matter of course that he was promoted to be the king of Yunzhong
But to everyone's relief, the king of the county did not add the word "founding the country", and when the descendants inherited it, they were downgraded to become the Duke of the country according to the rule.

But the imperial decree also emphasized that after being reduced to the Duke of the State, he will become the Duke of the Founding State, and the title of Duke Xia will also be retained.

In other words, a double title is still a duke.

Several ministers looked at each other in blank dismay after reading the imperial decree in turn, not knowing what to say.be opposed to?It is clearly written in the imperial decree, and the merits are indeed sufficient.

And it also emphasized that this is the county king without the word "founding the country". To put it bluntly, this is the honor of Yue Shan alone.

Besides, it is not that the Tang Dynasty did not confer kings with different surnames, on the contrary, there were many, at least dozens of them from the founding of the country to the present.

And most of them are alive and well, only a few such as Yan Wang Luo Yi are killed.Therefore, there is no rule in the Tang Dynasty that people with different surnames cannot be crowned kings.

But to say yes, it always feels weird.

They were not easy to talk to, Yue Shan knew exactly what he should do, and quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, Empress Saint, for your kindness, but the king..."

Unexpectedly, before the words of his subsequent refusal came out, Changsun Wugou reprimanded: "Shut up and stand aside."

"Uh..." Yue Shan was at a loss for a while.

The eldest grandson Wugou asked the officials with a pleasant face, "Do you have any objections?"

objection?Of course we have, but your attitude just now made it clear that it is useless to tell us that we have objections, and you asked us what to do.

Changsun Wuji gave Yue Shan a look of helplessness, and immediately said: "I have no objection, Duke Xia's achievements deserve the title of Shangjun King."

Li Ji also said: "I have no objection."

No. 1 in terms of civil and military affairs has spoken, and most of the people present agree with it, and only a few people have reserved their opinions.

Yue Shan looked at Liu Ji expectantly, hoping that he would stand up and object.However, for some reason, the old man didn't make a sound this time.

The eldest grandson Wugou said happily: "Okay, since all the Qing's families have no objections, then... Yue Shan has not accepted the order to thank you."

Yue Shan said helplessly: "I really don't dare to accept this reward, please take back your order, the sage empress."

Hearing his refusal, Changsun Wugou directly passed him, and said to Changsun Wuji: "Master Changsun, later on, you will have someone prepare the seals, clothes, canonization documents and send them to him."

Changsun Wuji said, "Here."

Changsun Wugou continued: "There is one more thing, please be a witness."

As she said that, she picked up the last imperial decree in the box and said: "The sage has a decree to marry Princess Jinyang Li Shu to Wang Yueshan of Yunzhong County as a side concubine."

At this time, if everyone still doesn't understand why Yueshan should be crowned as the county king, then they are fools. All achievements and the like are fake, and the real purpose is for this marriage.

'Three wives and four concubines' does not exist, it is just a private statement.There is only one husband and one wife in the ritual, and concubines have the same status as maidservants in the ritual.

As for flat wives...it was a concept that only appeared during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, and it originated from businessmen.

Merchants often go out to do business, and when they meet a beautiful woman, they spend money to buy it back as a concubine.Not all beautiful women are willing to be concubines, so they came up with the concept of equal wives.

However, they are still concubines in terms of rituals, and it was not until the Daoguang period that the first wife and the second wife appeared.And this concept was not popularized until the rise of online novels in the 21st century.

It is the Tang Dynasty now, and there is no concept of equal wives.

Whether it is a commoner or a minister of Zaifu, they are all monogamous.

Only nobles above the king can have legal wives and concubines, and the king's concubines are all recognized by the legal ceremony as having a rank.

Princess Jinyang is the first princess, so naturally there is no reason to marry someone as a concubine, but she can marry the king as a side concubine, so there is no shame in that.

The elder sister is the main concubine, and the younger sister is the side concubine... Well, although it is still very weird, it is really no problem in terms of legal etiquette.

And they also knew why the title of Xia Guogong was still retained.

One is reserved for Li Lizhi's children, and the other is reserved for Li Shu's children. It can be said that all aspects have been taken into consideration.

At first, some people wanted to stand up and object, but thinking about the situation of Princess Jinyang, and then looking at Li Shimin lying on the hospital bed, they gave up this idea.

Princess Jinyang grew up in Yueshan's family because she was weak and sick. Although she didn't say it clearly, everyone knew what happened.

Moreover, my sister-in-law has been fostered by her brother-in-law's house for so many years, so it is inevitable that there will be some gossip.

Letting her marry Yue Shan might be the best result, not to mention the emperor is still lying on the bed, even if he objected, he should worry about his feelings.

So the scene fell into an eerie silence for a while.

Yue Shan couldn't say a word except for a wry smile.

Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou had talked about this matter several times before, but he rejected them all. I didn't expect her to bring up the old matter again at this time.

To mention it in front of the officials is to not give him an excuse to refuse.The father and mother have married their daughters in the way of becoming the king of the county. In this case, what face is there to refuse Princess Jinyang?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Changsun Wugou immediately made a decision and said, "Okay, since you all have no objection, then this matter is settled. Changsun Xianggong, you are Jinyang's uncle, and I will leave this matter to you .”

"Here." Changsun Wuji said.In fact, he was also a little numb, and he also didn't expect the emperor to marry his daughter in this way.

But he also had to say that Li Shimin's move was really clever.

These two things are inappropriate when viewed separately.

Although the Tang Dynasty conferred many kings with different surnames, the highest meritorious officials of the founding of the country were the Dukes of the country.From the point of view of merit, it is no problem to give Yueshan the title of county king, but what would other people think?
It's even worse for Princess Jinyang to be a concubine.

Now linking the two things together, coupled with the opportunity of Li Shimin's critical illness... It's really impossible to find any faults.

On the contrary, everyone would like to express their pity for the parents of the world.

I originally thought that the last two imperial decrees were left behind by the emperor, but I didn't expect it to be this matter.

It's just that this method of marrying a daughter is also unprecedented. I don't know how future generations will evaluate it.

After everyone left, Yue Shan said helplessly: "You guys are... hey, why bother. The special medicine has been researched, and Shu'er's illness can be controlled."

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "You don't have to lie to me, Shu'er's disease is much more complicated than that of the saint, Angong Niuhuang Wan may be useful, but the effect will definitely not be that good."

Yue Shan argued: "This is also a breakthrough, and one day we can research a special medicine."

The eldest grandson Wugou asked back: "How long is one day? Shu'er is also getting older, how long can she wait? And can Angong Niuhuang Wan really cure their illnesses?"

Yue Shan sighed heavily, and said: "You are right, Angong Niuhuang Pills can only be used to save lives in emergencies, if you want to cure diseases, you have to start from other aspects."

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "So letting her marry you is the best way."

Yue Shan said: "But even if she marries me, it's useless, I'm no longer the child of a fairy."

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "It doesn't matter whether you still have divine power or not, even if you don't have you, you can still take good care of Shu'er. I only have these two daughters, I hope they can live happily."

"You have proved that you are a good husband with practical actions, and I am relieved to hand over Shu'er to you. Well, the matter is a foregone conclusion, and it is useless for you to talk about it."

"If Shu'er finds out, it will only make her sad. Calm down and accept it all."

Yue Shan said quietly: "But you will hurt another daughter's heart by doing so."

The eldest grandson Wugou said guiltily: "I know this is unfair to Lizhi, I will explain this matter to her personally, I believe she will understand."

Usually, when the emperor was seriously ill, the court would hide the truth from the outside and tighten the inside, in order to stabilize the situation and avoid chaos.

But the situation is different now, the prince himself has been participating in the management of the government, and the emperor has arranged everything, so there is no need to hide it.

So soon after everyone left, they announced to the outside world that the emperor was seriously ill and needed to rest in peace, and that the crown prince would supervise the country for the time being.

The news did cause confusion on a small scale, but it did not shake the situation.

What's more, the military and political leaders have reached a consensus, and with the cooperation of each other, this small problem was quickly resolved.

Seeing that there was no turmoil in the court, the common people were relieved and resumed their normal lives.

Then another piece of news quickly became the topic of conversation after dinner. The son of the fairy, Yue Shan, was crowned king, and Princess Jinyang married him as his side concubine.

Good guy, marrying two first-in-law princesses by one person is more topical to the common people than the emperor's illness.

While everyone sighed that he was deeply trusted by the emperor, they all envied his beauty.

But for Li Lizhi, this is definitely not the news she wants to hear.

　The book is almost over, hmm... suddenly don't know what to say (ー_ー)!! So be it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)