Established a millennium family since King Wu defeated Zhou

Chapter 969 Twins

The emperor sits high in the Mingtang.

The dukes and ministers lined up in the court.

The Tang Dynasty smoothly transitioned to the Kaiyuan period, and everything was as stable as a rock and ran in an orderly manner.

Phoenix Pavilion.

During the Kaiyuan period, the palace was moved from Luantai to Fengge in the Forbidden City, and Fengge and Luantai were basically merged into one.

Daily meetings and important discussions among the prime ministers are held in Fengge, and the Fengge Ling is automatically promoted to prime minister, responsible for presiding over the meetings.

Among all the prime ministers, the one who presides over the affairs of Fengge together with Fengge Luantai Pingzhangshi is the real first prime minister.

"Do you have anything else to add?"

There were nine people sitting in the hall, Luo Qianqiu sat at the top, and the remaining eight people sat on the left and right. Luo Qianqiu was Fengge Ling, the only official prime minister of the second rank in the Tang Dynasty. This position was no longer established, but he was the husband of the emperor, so these regulations naturally did not apply to him.

Among the remaining eight people, two were co-directors of Fengge Luantai, known as the Left Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister at the time, and were prime ministers. The other six were assistant ministers of Fengge Luantai, known as the Executive Prime Ministers at the time, and were deputy prime ministers.

The simplified names used by the people are "Tong Ping Zhang Shi" and "San Zhi Zheng Shi".

The prime minister and the ruling official were collectively called the prime minister, which was still the classic group prime minister system of the Tang Dynasty, but the system and official positions were completely clarified.

There is another point that must be explained, that is, these eight people were all selected through the imperial examination, especially six of them were Jinshi, and only two were Mingjing, which made the world flock to the imperial examination.

This trend began during the Tianfeng period. Among the 23 prime ministers used by Wu Zetian during the Tianfeng period, 14 were Jinshi graduates. Even the prime ministers from prominent families had passed the imperial examination.

This was naturally what Wu Zetian did on purpose. She deliberately used scholars who came from the imperial examination system and rejected those who did not. This might have resulted in the loss of some talents, but in order to promote the great cause of the imperial examination system, everything was worth it.

Di Renjie was actually old enough to retire, but the court could not do without an experienced prime minister like him, so Taiping never let him retire.

At this moment, Di Renjie hesitated for a moment, and then whispered, "Grand Duke, His Majesty and you have been married for many years, but there has been no heir to the royal family. There is a lot of discussion inside and outside the court. I wonder what you think."

Swish.

Almost instantly, everyone's attention turned to this matter. This matter was indeed a hot topic both inside and outside the government.

The Li family are all good at giving birth to children, not just the emperor's lineage, but also the branches. So far, there has never been any difficulty in having children.

Only the current emperor knows that it is already the third year of Kaiyuan, and the two of them were married during the Tianfeng period, but now they have no children, which is worrying.

Luo Qianqiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled, looked around, and said loudly: "Master Di, don't worry about this.

It is true that our Luo family has always had difficulty in having offspring, but I am a legitimate descendant of the family head. With the blessing of King Su, the inheritance will never be broken.

When the time is right, offspring will naturally be born."

The Luo family has many magical powers.

People are used to it.

But when it comes to the heirs of the dynasty, Di Renjie is still a little worried. After hearing this, he cupped his hands and said, "Since the Duke says so, I am relieved."

I say I feel relieved, but in reality I am still not at ease.

Seeing that no one else had anything to say, Luo Qianqiu packed up his things and said, "Then I will go and inform His Majesty about today's meeting. Please go ahead, gentlemen."

Fengge is located in the Forbidden City. Luo Qianqiu only needs to pass through a few doors to return to the harem, while the other prime ministers can leave the Forbidden City through the nearest door.

After everyone said goodbye, Luo Qianqiu did not delay and returned to the harem with the files.

Taiping was supposed to attend today's prime minister's meeting, but he suddenly felt unwell when he woke up in the morning, so he asked Luo Qianqiu to come alone.

Luo Qianqiu walked into the outer hall. The dozen or so palace maids guarding here were all spiritual soldiers of the Luo family. With these people around, no one could assassinate Taiping.

Shangguan Wan'er happened to walk out of the inner hall, graceful and elegant. When she saw Luo Qianqiu, she immediately bowed and saluted, which was very pleasing to the eye. "Senior Brother, how are you?"

Shangguan Wan'er is a representative figure of women in the imperial examinations and is now also one of the role models for women all over the world.

Moreover, she was Luo Junwei's only disciple and had to call Luo Qianqiu "senior brother". This relationship made her very valued. Of course, the fact that she was really beautiful and good at writing poetry, which made Taiping like her very much, was also a big reason. Her identity as a woman allowed her to easily enter and exit the inner and outer courts.

In this special era of the empress, her identity can be said to have given her an advantage. Even Luo Qianqiu had to sigh that she was lucky to be alive today. You have to know how many talented women the Luo family had in the past, but none of them could display their talents.

"Wan'er, how is Taiping's health?"

Shangguan Wan'er was already used to Luo Qianqiu calling His Majesty by his name in private. When she heard Luo Qianqiu's question, she chuckled and said, "Ms. Qianxue is inside. Senior Brother, you should go ask Miss Qianxue. Wan'er has some important matters to attend to, so I will leave the palace first."

Qianxue.

The Imperial Hospital in the Tang Dynasty Palace is now basically run by the descendants of the Luo family. Qianxue is Luo Qianqiu's cousin in terms of clan law, and her biological sister in terms of blood relationship.

However, among the direct descendants of the Luo family, this is not particularly important. In short, as the current Imperial Physician, Luo Qianxue, who has received the Heart of the Medical Sage, is a well-deserved Medical Sage-level figure in this era.

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er's expression, Luo Qianqiu knew that Taiping was not seriously injured. Shangguan Wan'er left with a smile, and Luo Qianqiu walked straight into the inner hall.

As soon as I entered the hall, I saw Luo Qianxue chatting and laughing with Taiping. Both of them were the most beautiful beauties of the time. It was truly a beautiful picture.

"Husband."

"Brother."

Luo Qianqiu came over and asked with a smile: "Qianxue, how is your sister-in-law's health?"

"It's a good thing, brother, guess?"

A smile appeared on Luo Qianxue's face, leaving Luo Qianqiu to guess.

Taiping's eyebrows were also curved, and she couldn't hide her smile. Luo Qianqiu frowned, and suddenly a light bulb went off in his head. "Could it be that she is pregnant?"

Unwell, but in a good way, this may be the only explanation.

"Brother is really smart. My sister-in-law is pregnant."

Luo Qianxue said with a smile.

It really does happen!

Luo Qianqiu was suddenly excited, "It's true!"

I didn't expect that we were still talking about this today, but it happened after I came back. The Luo family has always had difficulty in having offspring, but it is rare to have such difficulty as Luo Qianqiu.

Sometimes he wondered if it was because he was Luo's son and Taiping was the emperor that the gods envied him and prevented him from having any offspring.

But then I thought that although this marriage was arranged by the Queen Mother and my mother, it was actually approved by our ancestors.

The family's established plan is to let the future Tang Dynasty royal family possess Luo's blood and completely complete the unification of Li and Luo. There will be no problem with the most critical step.

Now it seems that there is no problem at all, it was just a simple accident.

Seeing the couple hugging each other, Luo Qianxue quietly left the hall. Taiping stroked her still flat belly and slender waist, her face full of joy. She had been looking forward to this child for a long time.

"My dear husband, we will have our own child in the future. He must grow up healthy and inherit this huge empire."

Luo Qianqiu and Taiping are typical of a couple who married and had children late, so the children they had at this time were a gift from God.

"Don't worry, Luo's family has the best doctors. Even if our child doesn't have the stigmata in the future, our ancestors said that he will grow up healthy. There is no need to worry about his death."

Taiping touched her belly happily, as if she could feel the beating of life.

This news was quickly spread by Taiping. The fact that the emperor had an heir was a powerful tool to stabilize people's hearts. The news that the empress was pregnant made many people feel relieved.

All we have to do now is to wait quietly. No pregnant woman under Luo's care has ever had an accident.

After the court's rewards came down, the officials could clearly feel that Duke Luo appeared in front of everyone more and more often.

Of course, the emperor would also appear. During the early stages of pregnancy, it would not affect most affairs, but all the ministers knew that most of the affairs submitted by the outer court would ultimately be handled by the Duke of Luo.

When the Emperor was appointed as the Crown Princess, this situation was already expected by everyone, and now it is just a realization.

When the Queen Mother was choosing a husband for the current emperor, among all the candidates, there was no one else except Luo's son. This clearly shows that only Luo's son can take on this important task.

……

As the baby in Taiping's belly grew bigger, most of the government affairs fell on Luo Qianqiu. Although he was a military general, he now had to take on more and more government affairs.

He discussed the final decisions on most government affairs with Taiping, and most of the suggestions had already been given by the prime ministers. There was no need for the two of them to think about countermeasures, they only needed to agree or disagree.

Everyone was waiting for the emperor to give birth to a prince, because in many people's hearts, there was an idea that had arisen countless times.

That is, will the prince or princess born by the emperor have holy marks?
As we all know, the direct descendants of the Luo family have holy marks.

I don't know why this thing exists, but it exists.

Moreover, this kind of holy mark has a regular pattern and only appears in the direct lineage.

Although there was no such thing as illegitimate sons in the Luo family later on, the rule still existed.

Although since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, this rule seems to have changed and is no longer the same as before.

But Duke Luo is the head of the Luo family, and his children will definitely exist no matter how the inheritance rules of the stigmata change.

but.

The child born must be named Li.

Will this child have stigmata?

Of course, he is the legitimate son of Duke Luo, but he is not the legitimate son of the Luo family. In this case, would there be a holy mark?
In fact, the answer to this question had been known hundreds of years ago. This was not the first time that Luo married a queen. This had happened in the Western Regions a long time ago.

The child of Zhao Yingluo and Luo Jialan did not have the stigmata, but this incident was only recorded in the history of the Luo family.

Regarding the history of the State of Zhao in the Western Regions, many details have been lost to later generations due to the wind and sand and the deliberate neglect of all parties.

So much so that this matter does not even exist in people's minds.

Luo Qianqiu didn't really care whether his children had holy marks or not. Just like the family heads in the Bang Zhou period, they would not treat their illegitimate sons as outsiders just because they did not have holy marks.

Princess Taiping felt a little regretful. She was naturally curious about this matter, but Luo Qianqiu had already told her the answer.

She often stared at Luo Qianqiu's stigmata, and then said with regret: "It's a pity that I can't inherit the stigmata. If I could, it would be a blessing.

Such a beautiful stigma, I wonder if the future emperor will regret it."

Luo Qianqiu comforted him in a gentle voice: "Leaving the vast country for him to inherit, what is there to regret?

Those with holy marks cannot become emperors."

Faced with Luo Qianqiu's rather straightforward consolation, Taiping didn't know whether to continue to feel sorry or to laugh.

……

The day of Taiping's birth has arrived.

Most of the Luo family women gathered in the palace. Luo Qianxue walked into the hall with a serious expression. She was the doctor who delivered Taiping this time.

After so many years of development and with the blessing of the Medical Saint's Heart, Luo's company has achieved considerable results in the field of gynecology and is no longer solely relying on experience.

Taiping inherited Wu Zhao's physical condition, which is a very excellent body shape suitable for giving birth to children.

Luo Qianxue believed that basically no accidents would occur, but it was still better to be cautious.

Luo Qianqiu stayed outside and calmed himself down. This child was too important, and Taiping was too important too.

Time passed by minute by minute.

The noise in the inner hall gradually subsided.

The palace maid ran out in joy, shouting, "Grand Duke, His Majesty has given birth, and both mother and child are safe."

Born. Luo Qianqiu closed his eyes slightly, then suddenly opened them again. Both mother and child were safe, it was a son.

Inside the palace.

Taiping was a little tired, but the delivery was quite smooth. The baby was in the right position and she gave birth to it without much pain.

And there are still two of them!

When the first child was born smoothly, Taiping thought it was over, but unexpectedly Luo Qianxue told her that there was another one.

Taiping was really surprised and happy. She endured the pain and gave birth to a baby. Only then did she calm down and recover quietly.

At this moment, Luo Qianxue was looking at the two children in her arms in surprise.

The reason for the surprise is that both of these children have stigmata!
This isn't right, how come they all have stigmata?

When Tai Ping recovered, he saw Luo Qianxue's expression and was immediately startled. He thought something had happened and said anxiously, "Qianxue, what happened? Let me see."

Luo Qianxue knew that Taiping had misunderstood, so she and her cousin Luo Qianling quickly handed the child over, saying, "The child is fine, but I didn't expect the child to have a stigma."

Stigma!

Although the children's faces were wrinkled, Taiping still saw the stigmata between the two children's eyebrows at a glance. She was also a little surprised and doubtful, because Luo Qianqiu had clearly said at the beginning that it was impossible for children to have stigmata.

"Quickly call in Duke Luo."

Now we can’t care about the rules that men can’t enter the delivery room. Nothing is more important than this matter now.

Having stigmata is certainly a good thing, as it proves that the child's bloodline is noble and orthodox. However, having stigmata does not allow one to become an emperor, and this is extremely clear.

The natural purpose of having a child is to inherit the throne, and in this case, the stigmata cannot exist.

Luo Qianqiu, who was outside, heard Taiping calling him in hurriedly. He was confused, but still hurried in. Luo Qianxue stepped forward and quickly told Luo Qianqiu what happened.

The reason why Luo Qianqiu was called in was naturally because Luo Qianqiu was the head of the family. In the Luo family, the status of the head of the family and the high priest were different. He was closer to the Su King and knew more than ordinary Luo family members.

As soon as Luo Qianqiu saw the two children, he knew why.

"Which child came out first?"

Luo Qianxue pointed at one of them and said, "Brother, this prince came out first."

Luo Qianqiu reached out and picked the baby up, rocking him gently. The baby started to laugh. Luo Qianqiu said softly, "Son, from today on, your name is Li Shengyi."

This is the name Luo Qianqiu and Taiping gave to their son.

No one knew why Luo Qianqiu was saying this to the baby who couldn't understand anything at all.

But Luo Qianxue, who was standing next to Luo Qianqiu, suddenly opened her eyes wide. What did she see?
The holy marks are disappearing!
"The stigmata, the stigmata are gone!"

Can the stigmata disappear?

The last time the family was able to hide the holy marks was when the ancestor was able to cover up the traces of the holy marks, but in that case, the direct descendants could still sense it. But now, even Luo Qianxue couldn't sense Li Shengyi's holy marks.

This just means that Li Shengyi's holy marks have really disappeared, not been covered up.

The holy marks have a kind of consciousness that allows people to distinguish the real from the fake, but now that feeling has disappeared from Li Shengyi.

Taiping stays with Luo Qianqiu every day, so of course he knows that feeling better than anyone.

She hugged Li Shengyi again and said, "It's really gone. It turns out it's that simple."

"The stigmata only appear in the direct lineage of the Luo family. Since Shengyi is not included in the genealogy of the Luo family, he naturally does not have the stigmata. If he returns to the Luo family, the stigmata will appear again."

The magic of the stigmata was displayed vividly.

One can only sigh.

Taiping looked at the younger twin brother again, thought for a moment and said, "I didn't expect to have twins before.

Since twins were born, this is fate. Shengyi is the eldest son, so he will inherit the throne of the Tang Dynasty. The second son will be included in the Luo family's genealogy and become a son of the Luo family."

This was Taiping's idea after giving birth to the twins. If there was only one child, it would naturally belong to the Li family, but now there are two, and they have just experienced the disappearance of the holy marks.

The stigmata cannot be covered up.

The twins look the same, one has stigmata and the other doesn't, so there will definitely be questions about this in the future.

It's fine that the eldest son inherited the throne, but the second son didn't have these things, and ended up losing his stigmata as well. That was a real loss.

Now, if the second son is allowed to marry into the Luo family and inherit the position of the head of the Luo family, whether from the perspective of influence in the present world or from the future companionship of the soul after death, it is much better than being a prince of the Li family.

Parents who love their children will plan for the long term.

The moment Taiping learned about the twins, he had already thought of so many things.

Everyone present knew the hidden meaning behind Taiping's words, but this matter would benefit both the Luo and Li families without any harm.

The unity of Li and Luo promoted by Luo.

Now they basically no longer conceal it, especially from the matter of Taiping, the Luo family is almost saying it directly, we, the Luo family, are here to protect the Tang Dynasty, just like we did in Bang Zhou.

No one knows why the Luo family did this, but it is a fact that the relationship between the Luo family and the Li family is getting closer and closer.

In today's generation, it couldn't be closer.

Luo Qianqiu held the other child in his arms and said with a smile: "Child, your name will be Luo Shengxi from now on. You will be the next head of the Luo family. You must assist your brother well in the future."

The baby in Luo Qianqiu's arms smiled and blew out two bubbles.

After explaining the whereabouts of the two children, Luo Qianqiu and Taiping smiled at each other, "Madam, thank you for your hard work."

Taiping looked at the two children and said softly, “It’s worth it.

Now we can pass the news to the outer court. I'm afraid those ministers can't wait any longer."

Luo Qianqiu nodded, then called Shangguan Wan'er in and asked her to draft an edict. The birth of the prince was naturally a cause for celebration throughout the country. Basically, all the old people and children in Luoyang would be rewarded, and even some amnesties would be issued at this time.

After Shangguan Wan'er left the hall with the imperial edict, there was a smell of blood in the hall. The spiritual soldiers carried Taiping to another bedroom.

"Husband, have you thought about Sheng Xi's future?"

Taiping asked suddenly.

The appearance of Luo Shengxi was a surprise to both of them. Since it was an accident, they naturally did not think much about it.

Li Shengyi's future is already very clear. After he turns one year old, he will be directly named the crown prince, and then he will be trained step by step. Although his holy marks have disappeared now, he still had them when he was born. King Su blessed him at least at that moment.

He will not be too stupid in the future and will have no problem becoming a king who maintains the status quo. In this case, Luo Shengxi needs more care. This is Taiping's idea.

"Sheng Xi has the entire Luo Clan with him, so he should pay more attention to Sheng Yi's psychology in the future. I am worried that he will feel uncomfortable when he sees that he has no stigmata."

Even the supreme emperor would envy the stigmata. Although most people don't talk about it, it is a fact that everyone knows.

After all, most people in this world want others to know how awesome they are.

But most people can't show it directly, but the stigmata can, and they don't need to be shown at all.

I am standing right in front of you. Once the stigmata lights up, you will know my identity. Who wouldn't want something shiny? That's fake.

It's just that this thing is inherited through blood, so there's nothing you can do about it.

"He is our son, we can always teach him well."

Taiping was quite confident in his own child. "I was thinking about Shengxi. I want to make him a king. When I can confer the title of crown prince, how about making Shengxi a king together?"

King?

Luo Qianqiu was stunned for a moment, then slowly frowned, Taiping gently stroked him, "How can the son of the emperor not be a king?
This is unreasonable. "

If this was the Han Dynasty, then there would naturally be no room for discussion. After all, the Han Dynasty had the White Horse Oath, which stipulated that only Liu would be the king.

But there is no such oath in the Tang Dynasty. Theoretically, in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention a prince of a different surname, even a prince of a different surname can be conferred the title. However, because even Luo Xuanye, who was ranked first in the Lingyan Pavilion, was only conferred the title of a prince of a county, no one has thought of conferring the title of a prince of a different surname.

But what Taiping said just now makes a lot of sense, that is, the son of the emperor must be made king.

There has never been such a truth since ancient times.

During the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor's sons, as long as they were granted a title outside the court, were all marquises, equivalent to today's princes.

Not to mention the Han Dynasty, the emperor's sons were all princes.

Throughout the dynasties, there has never been a precedent in which the emperor's son was not made king.

From this point of view, Luo Shengxi should indeed be crowned king.

"What did our ancestors say?"

At this time, Luo Qianqiu began to recall what Luo Su had said and whether he had given any instructions regarding this matter.

And then he really found it.

Luo Su naturally did not mention this matter directly, but Luo Su said that after the Taiping incident, the Luo family would reach an unprecedented peak, reaching a new peak in terms of title and official position.

Now it seems that this is what our ancestors were talking about.

Thinking of this, Luo Qianqiu asked: "If Sheng Xi is to be crowned king, then what should I do with my title in the future? This is the title of Duke of Luo, and I would not change it even if I were a prince."

Taiping certainly knew the importance of the title "Luo" to the Luo family. This was the origin of the Luo family's surname, carrying a thousand years of glory and history. A mere throne naturally could not be compared with the title of Duke of Luo.

“As the husband of the emperor, a duke, even a grand duke, seems a bit low.

After some time, I will summon the prime ministers to the palace to confer the title of king on you, my husband. Your title will remain unchanged and you will be promoted to prince."

King Luo!

Even Luo Qianqiu felt dizzy. The title of Luo, from Marquis to Duke, and soon to King, was a testimony to the step-by-step changes of the Luo family.

He couldn't refuse Taiping's proposal.

Moreover, Taiping's statement was very reasonable. This was not Taiping's idea alone. After Taiping ascended the throne, some ministers had already written to the emperor about this matter, believing that the title of a first-rank duke was too low and could not match that of an emperor, and that he should be promoted to king.

"After you, my husband, are crowned king, when he is one year old, crown Sheng Xi king. He can inherit your throne in the future."

Taiping has thought through every aspect clearly. Luo Qianqiu thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with what Taiping said.

"Just do as you say, ma'am. This is probably the best way."

The relationship between the Luo and Li families has once again made great progress.

When Luo Shengxi is truly crowned king, how big a change will it have on the world situation and people's hearts?

Luo Qianqiu could guess it with just a little thought.

But this is exactly what Luo wanted to achieve.

The Luo family wants to dominate the country.

Moreover, there may not be such opportunities again in the future. It is necessary to seize the opportunity at every critical juncture, so Luo Qianqiu will not refuse.

This is the path pointed out by our wise ancestors. As their descendants, there is only one thing we can do.

That is to keep driving along this road towards the end.

At the end of the day, just do your best.

(End of this chapter)