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Chapter 295 Decisive Battle at Grace Temple (Princess Arrives)

Wu Zetian waved his hand and said, "I understand, you can go back and continue making 氍毹 first."

Wang Hua anxiously went back to make 氍毹, but at noon, the news finally came out.Wei Yuanzhong was relegated to Gaoyao county captain, and this execution was severe enough. A dignified prime minister actually only became a county captain, and he was still in Lingnan.Gao Jian and Zhang Shuo also lived in Lingnan.

But this shocking case has come to this point, it can be regarded as a serious life.

In the afternoon, an eunuch called Wang Hua over again, saying that Wu Zetian had summoned him.

Wang Hua had no choice but to put down his work and followed the eunuch. He didn't arrive at the Xuanzheng Hall, and probably left the court, but he came to Taiye Lake.This is an artificial lake dug by Yin Yong'an Canal. Tang Gaozong did not do it like Yang Guang. Although the imperial pool is not large in area, it is only about 500 meters wide from east to west, and only 400 meters from north to south. It is said to be a lake. It was just a large oval pond, and the mud dug out built an artificial mountain five meters high in the middle of the lake, namely Mount Penglai.This is also the scenic area of ​​Daming Palace. In addition to the lake and mountains, there are more than [-] verandahs and pavilions. middle.

I followed the eunuch on the verandah for a while, and came to a pavilion near Penglai Mountain.Several court ladies were holding on to the umbrella cover, and Wu Zetian was sitting under the umbrella cover drinking tea.

After Wang Hua met, Wu Zetian sat down and said, "I am very satisfied with your performance today."

Wang Hua also said frankly: "Wei Xianggong is loyal and upright. I know there are other secrets in it. Although I don't know, Wei Xianggong is not worthy of death."

"That's right. Being able to see the truth of certain things is wisdom, but not shrinking back because of it. This is honesty. After returning to the capital, I didn't appeal to me for Yuan Zhong's grievances, but went to Wulang's house. This is because of my feelings. It's called loyalty." At this point, Wu Zetian paused and said, "Are you disappointed in court this morning?"

Wang Hua replied honestly: "Yes, Your Majesty, apart from most of the courtiers who want to defend Wei Xianggong, there are also some ministers who want to take the opportunity to push me to the opposite side of Supervisor Zhang Chen."

Wu Zetian thought of Wang Hua's stunned look standing in the hall in the morning, he laughed and said, "No one is perfect, and your mentor often does wrong things, and you are still young. Eat a while and gain wisdom. But do you know, because you ministers asked me to release Yuan Zhong, what will happen in the future?"

As he spoke, he handed over a memorial: "Let's have a look, I will return to Luoyang after I have a result in this duel with the Turks."

Wang Hua opened the memorial and saw that there were three cases of missing persons on it. A total of five people were missing, but these five people were all generals in the Three Guards.Seeing this, Wang Hua already faintly smelled a conspiracy.

Wu Zetian already knew what he had guessed by his expression, she sighed with emotion: "The scenery here is very good. In the past, I and the late emperor often enjoyed it here, but this time I went to Luoyang, I may not come back to see it again." Too many opportunities."

Wang Hua understood the meaning of her words.No matter how strong a person's wrists are, he can't control the country. He must have countless cronies, and then weave a big net, from the administration to the army, who are loyal to him, so that he can control the country in the palm of his hand.The prime minister is a crucial link in this process. Therefore, when Wu Zetian was in power, he killed fourteen prime ministers. He would rather kill the wrong one than let go of a prime minister who had misbehavior against him, so as not to cause greater trouble. .

Wei Yuanzhong also had the same reasoning.Not only did he sometimes share opinions with Wu Zetian, but he also cheered for the Li clan. Wu Zetian could no longer control such a prime minister.The most important thing is Wei Yuan's loyalty, high prestige, deep qualifications, great contributions, and stronger appeal.If Wei Wuzhong was beheaded at this time, it would be a powerful shock to Li Dan and Li Xian's party members.

But now this result will only make more ministers ready to move.Wang Hua knew that the coup d'état more than a year later was not due to Wang Hua's ability. Old Wu had faintly noticed it, and that was the real keen political sense.

But Wang Hua didn't dare to say anything. Once Wei Yuanzhong was killed, he would be punished by the law, and he would be involved in more funeral affairs. It might become Wu Zetian's early revolution again, with cruel officials rampant.Wang Hua disliked such a political situation even more.

Wu Zetian stood up and leaned on the railing, looking at the lotus leaves in the sky, the cool autumn wind blew, making her silver hair a little messy, and she said: "I am old too, just as you and Jiazhen said, I am old." How many years are there left to live?"

Wang Hua was taken aback again, this Comrade Xiao Zhang is really not loyal enough, and he also reported this kind of words to Lao Wu.Fortunately, Lao Wu even tolerated her sons messing around and trying to force her to abdicate now.If it had been a few years ago, if my words had reached her ears, she would definitely have taken the opportunity to send herself to prison this morning.

Lao Wu turned his head again and said to Wang Hua: "I called you here this time to tell you that there is no need for Wulang. I will explain it clearly for you. Go get busy."

Wang Hua said: "Yes."

However, when he saw Lao Wu standing in the rustling autumn wind, feeling bleak for a while, he also felt a little sad.

Wang Hua returned home very late. He still underestimated the difficulty of making 氍毹, mainly because of the difficulty of coordination. There were enough people and the speed was not a problem, but because of the coordination problem, he kept making mistakes.Wang Hua had no choice but to stand by and watch them, constantly correcting them.

When they got home, they saw Wei Yuanzhong and Zhang Shuo sitting in the living room waiting for him.

Wei Yuanzhong stood up, cupped his hands at him, and said, "Thank you, Wang Zhongying, for your rescue."

He also heard about the incident in court this morning, so he came here specially to thank Wang Hua.Although Old Wei is upright, he doesn't want to die.

Wang Hua shook his head and said, "Wei Xianggong, it's my fault. It's not that I rescued him. It's because His Majesty didn't want to kill him. Otherwise, my soft-spoken words won't work at all. It's just that I gave His Majesty a little under the stairs, that’s all.”

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and said, "Have you two had dinner?"

He was hungry and wanted to eat, so he asked by the way.Unexpectedly, Old Wei replied along the way: "We haven't, if Wang Zhongying doesn't mind, we will have dinner at your house."

Wang Hua looked at him, knowing that he had something to say, and it was impossible to avoid it.So he replied: "Wei Xianggong came to eat, and the cold mansion was full of splendor, unfortunately and honored."

After finishing speaking, let the servants serve the food and wine, without saying a word.After finishing his meal, Wei Yuanzhong said: "I'm going to the south this time, and I might never come back."

The weather in the south is hot and humid, and it is difficult for northerners to adapt.Therefore, it is rumored that in the end, a great place in Lingnan, so many people in later generations went to Hainan and Shenzhen to find life, but now it has become a daunting path in people's hearts.So Old Wei thought that he was gone forever.

Wang Hua interrupted him and said, "Wei Xianggong, since Wei Xianggong is leaving, I also have something to say to Wei Xianggong."

"Please say."

"Mencius said that the people are the most important, the society is second, and the emperor is the least. Is this correct?"

"correct."

"Then I would like to say that Wei Xianggong has been entangled in the issue of the king for too long. With the current reputation of the king, how many people will benefit from the benefits. Of course, it is too late to say all this now. I just want to say something else One question, I said when I came back from studying abroad, because of the stability of the country, the population of the people is increasing, but the fields are getting less and less. This is the real root of the country, but Wei Xianggong has been in the court for a long time, and he has done it several times. Prime Minister, but I have never heard any good advice from Mr. Wei. Could it be that Mr. Wei only cares about who becomes the emperor?"

Wang Hua's question was very harsh, and Wei Yuanzhong was speechless.After a while, he said: "But the court is not stable, what are the people talking about?"

"Is the court unstable now? Or some favored people are really leading the country to decline, and the Holy One doesn't notice anything?"

Wei Yuanzhong said: "But villains are villains after all. If these people are not eliminated, the country will never be peaceful."

Wang Hua stood up and had to remind that Ganqing old Wei had been shot, and he still hasn't woken up yet.He leaned into Wei Yuanzhong's ear and said, "Once the sage returns to heaven, I would like to ask Minister Wei, is there really no dispute in the court? Or do you have the ability to make the king, the crown prince, the princess and Princess Taiping live in peace?" ? Then when the time comes to fight, who is loyal and who is traitor?"

Wei Yuanzhong was stunned.

Wang Hua sat back in his original seat and said: "Actually, in my eyes, what Wei Xianggong has done is useless except to cheer up the atmosphere of the court. It is this point that has caused such a big controversy today. It is possible Everything Wei Xianggong has done is inferior to the cotton planted by the crown prince."

Zhang said dumbfounded.Wang Hua was too sharp today.

"I remember that Wei Shilang once impeached Zhang Chenjian and invited Song Bazi and other Shu merchants to attend. In fact, this is a wrong approach. No matter whether you are a scholar, farmer, businessman, or professional, it doesn't matter. As long as you can feed more people and create more wealth for the country, you are Yes. There is no poverty in the land either. The South of the Lingnan has the advantages of the South of the Five Ridges, and the North of the Great Wall has the advantages of the North of the Fortress. The geothermal heat in the South of the Five Ridges, but the climate can make the crops ripen three times. At the same time, there are many rivers, which are rich in fish and shrimp, and there are countless fruits and vegetables. As long as the people are suitable for where The climate, if you really compare it, is not inferior to Guanzhong. Also, where is the big port of Guangzhou, where sea merchants from all over the world gather, bringing in a lot of tax revenue. But why must the money be earned by the big cannibals, the masters, and the people from the South China Sea? Mr. , but I have heard of poor Persia, the name does not match. Because the country perished, a large number of Persians were exiled to the Tang Dynasty, but no Persian was poor. If so much wealth is concentrated on the Tang people, how many people in the Tang Dynasty will be supported , to free them from the land? The vacated land has once again resolved the land crisis, and can also increase taxes for the country. Don’t tell me that you don’t need money. Soldiers need money to make armor, weapons and military pay, and the court needs money to build water conservancy. Relief of disasters and poverty relief. Wei Qing and Zhang Qing are dragons and phoenixes among people. Now that we have arrived in Lingnan, why not take a walk around and take a look around to add a new vitality to our Dazhou ?”

Both of them were not easy to talk to. What Wang Hua said meant to develop the south and focus on business at the same time. It is impossible to do both of these things now. Except for the locals, no one in the south is willing to go.Business, a tradition left over from hundreds of years, despises businessmen, and the two of them would rather let Lao Wu step down than dare to say so.

Wang Hua said: "I know it's difficult. In fact, as long as the people are happy, why do you care about your own reputation. Wei Xiang, after this turmoil, didn't you see through it?"

Wei Yuanzhong answered irrelevantly, and said, "I know that the crown prince's cotton is related to you, right?"

"Is it important who is involved? The only goal is to make people's lives better. This is the ultimate truth."

"Then you can rest assured," Wei Yuanzhong said before leaving.

What are you worried about?It took a long time for Wang Hua to come to his senses. Since Wang Hua used cotton to support Li Xian, it was not Zhang's brother. Old Wei was guessing. He got this verification today, so he said something reassuring.At least he was helping Li Xian in the dark.

Poor old Wei, maybe after going to the south and suffering a lot, he realized that the truth is far from what he imagined.

But this also made him feel a little resentful towards Li Xian. Knowing who was in charge at this time, Brother Zhang Yizhi hated him, and forced himself to be in charge. What did Li Xian think of himself?
It was Wang Hua who wronged Li Xian. When Old Wei fell, all the Li clans panicked. This time, Old Wei narrowly escaped death, but the meaning behind it was very important. Lost, but definitely not a disastrous defeat.Li Xian himself is also a person who has no ideas. In a panic, Li Dan and Princess Taiping said what they said.I never thought of selling Wang Hua.At least now the cotton harvest is getting better and better. Wu Zetian has inspected it several times and brought him great glory. He still accepts Wang Hua's favor from his heart.

Lao Wei is a bachelor, not like other ministers, because he was demoted to Lingnan, and then said that I was old and sick, and I have some old feelings. Maybe Lao Wu will show kindness and really stay in the capital and give him a idle job.A few days later, he left the capital and went to Lingnan. When he parted, he said goodbye to Wu Zetian, saying: "I am old, go to Lingnan today, ten deaths and nine lives."

This sentence is not bad at all, it can make the old Wudong hide his heart.But he said another sentence: "Your Majesty, in the future there will be times when I miss my ministers."

Lao Wu was puzzled and asked why.Old Wei pointed to Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong who were serving Wu Zetian and said: "These two children will end up in chaos."

Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Yizhi went down to the hall, knelt and kowtowed to express their grievances, Lao Wu sighed.In fact, she has no murderous intentions in her heart now, and she really thinks about Old Wei's ability, but Old Wei's obsession makes her very disappointed.In particular, she also heard that Old Wei went to Painter Wang and talked for a while, and she believed that Wang Xiaoer also explained to him.Therefore, he lost all confidence in Old Wei. He waved his wide dragon robe sleeves and said, "Yuan Zhong is gone."

This case ends here.Even Cui Zhenshen and other eight people bid farewell to Wei Yuanzhong, and Zhang Yizhi lied to the informer Chai Ming again, claiming that Zhenshen and Yuanzhong conspired against each other.The old Wu asked Ma Huaisu, the supervisory censor, to arrest him, but after a while, Ma Huaisu came back and reported, "I have little knowledge and knowledge, and I really don't see any crime of treason." Wu Zetian didn't say anything, and the eight Zhenshen were exempted.

This is a signal that Lao Wu doesn't want to attack her enemies, or Li Xian and Li Dan's henchmen.

Wang Hua sighed after hearing this, but did not express his opinion.He still insisted on a neutral position, and even after interceding for Lao Wei that time, he never even went to court once.Just like an invisible person.He also has no time to care about it. With the arrival of September [-], the production of 氍毹 has entered a fever pitch.The main reason is mistakes. Many craftsmen keep making mistakes. Wang Hua still has to make up paintings on the silk.It was getting late when I got home.As for the blood camp, there was no time to ask.

On September [-], a large group of Turkic envoys arrived in Chang'an.

Although he was not happy in his heart, Lao Wu still received the Turkic envoy in Linde Hall according to the rules.This time there were as many as 600 Turkic soldiers and craftsmen, and it was impossible to let them all enter the palace, and dozens of important figures came in.

But what stunned the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty was that Mochuo actually made his daughter the official envoy of the envoys.It really is a barbaric country, the ministers said in their hearts.But it's hard to say, after all, compared to Turk's absurd move, the current emperors of the Tang Dynasty are all women, which is not too much.

But everyone also wants to see what the daughter of the grandson of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty looks like.

A young girl walked up, wearing a narrow waist skirt. The clothes of the Tang Dynasty are also deeply influenced by Hu Feng. The clothes are not very different, but they are different from the clothes of the Tang Dynasty. A small Turkic hat with ethnic customs.She looks very fit, but because of the geographical environment of the plateau, there is a little plateau red on her cheeks, but it does not affect her liveliness and health.

He didn't kneel down either, and looked at Wu Zetian and said, "Are you the emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"

Wu Zetian frowned and snorted.

"Why did that Wang Hua of your Tang Dynasty beat up our envoy?"

Song Jing said from the side: "Princess, that's a competition, not a beating."

"Oh, it's against the logic, you should also compete with these generals of the Tang Dynasty," the princess Danzhu said to a strong man beside her.

The Turkic minister beside her whispered a few words in her ear, as if trying to persuade her.

Wu Zetian frowned even more. Although she knew that the nomads had a bold personality, this girl was too rude.She frowned, and whispered to the eunuch beside her, ordering him to call Wang Hua.In fact, there is no bottom.This strong man looks like a black tower, about eight feet tall. If this strong man goes out at night, he may frighten passers-by.Even if Wang Hua is brave, he may not be the opponent of this strong man.But you can't show weakness.

After thinking about it, he asked the eunuch to go to the palace immediately and summon the brave guards to come in.

Danzhu still said below: "Are you Tang Dynasty people afraid? Or you will only bully the few with the more."

Tang Xiujing also frowned, and said: "Princess's words are wrong. How many soldiers in Wang Zhongying fought against your father and your Turkic army?"

"Where is that Wang Hua?" Danzhu asked curiously.Just wanted to see what this guy looked like.

But this time, it was all cold.Regardless of winning or losing, with the actions of this reckless princess today, Wu Zetian will not let that grandson of the emperor marry such a woman.Tang Xiujing was already thinking about how to deal with it, and the possible consequences as this marriage fell through.

In fact, in the end, it was mainly the contempt of the Turkic people towards the Tang Dynasty. If they beat the Turkic people like Li Shimin did, would this princess dare to say such a thing?

(End of this chapter)