Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

In the main hall of the palace.

It was almost noon at this time, and all the dignified figures of Donghua Kingdom had arrived at the scene, standing neatly, ready to celebrate Guo Ye's birthday.

"The King of Donghua is here!"

During the female official's roll call, Guo Ye appeared in front of everyone in high spirits.

Strange to say, even though he was a hundred years old at this time, he was not deaf, his eyes were not blurry, and his spirit was hale and hearty.Her hair was still black and she had not lost a single tooth.Judging from his appearance, he was said to be about forty at most.

"The ministers see the king of Donghua for a thousand years and thousands of years. I wish the king of Donghua is as blessed as the East China Sea, and his life is not as old as Nanshan."

"Everyone is flat, and I will give you a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After everyone was seated, Guo Ye glanced around first, then coughed lightly and said: "Everyone, today is the [-]th birthday of the lonely king. Everyone came to celebrate his birthday, and the lonely king is very happy. In addition , while everyone is present, there is one thing I want to announce to everyone.”

Donghua Shangshu ordered Zhang Jiuling to stand up, and said solemnly: "May I ask what you want to announce? Why didn't you discuss it with the prime ministers in advance? This is not in compliance with the rules."

Guo Ye said: "Because only I can say this. I won't mention it. Even if some of you think about it, you dare not say it."

"I understand." Donghua General Feng Changqing said: "My Donghua is [-] miles away from the Tang Dynasty, Wufu, Minfeng, and national power are not inferior to the Tang Dynasty. Why should the Tang Dynasty be respected? Your Majesty proclaim oneself emperor."

As he spoke, he knelt down on the ground and said, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

At that time, the Tang people had immigrated to Donghua for three generations. People like Zhang Jiuling and Feng Changqing were all born in Donghua, and they had no loyalty to the Tang court at all.

In addition, the risk of persuading this kind of thing is infinitely small, and the expected return is quite generous, so it's not for nothing.

Ever since, with Feng Changqing taking the lead, people fell to the ground one after another, saying: "Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor! May my emperor live forever."

Guo Ye waved his hands again and again, and said: "My dear friends, please hurry up, the lonely king has no such intentions. What is the difference between me being the king of Donghua and proclaiming the emperor? The difference is nothing more than a false name. For this false name and the great It's really not worth it for Tang to commit evil."

How can such a thing be successful once?That's too careless.People thought that Guo Ye was going to play a trick of three pushes and three concessions, so they continued to work hard.

All the ministers quoted scriptures, made generous speeches, and some generals even wanted to write blood letters. It seemed that if Guo Ye did not agree to this request, Donghua would perish.

In the end, King Donghua became furious and said, "Everyone, don't forget that Li Longji, the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is my own grandson. If you want me, a grandfather, to rob my grandson of the country, you are shameless. I want it!"

Zhang Jiuling said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. We don't want to start a war with the Tang Dynasty, let alone gain the land and land of the Tang Dynasty. It's just that we want the Donghua Kingdom to be on an equal footing with the Tang Dynasty."

Guo Ye shook his head and said, "That's not going to work. Donghua is alone overseas, and he is already a little alienated from the mainland. If I become emperor, I'm afraid it will become two countries that I don't want to do at all. If I agree to your request, I will Become the eternal sinner of the Han people."

Seeing Guo Ye's resolute attitude, Zhang Jiuling realized that these people really misunderstood King Donghua, and said: "Since you don't want to, let's let this matter go."

"Uh..." He thought for a while, and continued: "Although you don't want to be called emperor, I still have an idea to show your noble status."

"What identity?"

"Establish a shrine! I ask the imperial court to build a shrine of hundreds of saints!"

"Hundred Saints Temple?"

"Confucius the sage of literature, Guan Yu the sage of martial arts, Sun Wu the sage of soldiers, Luban the sage of craftsman... etc. As for you, you can be called the most holy. Command all the saints and accept sacrifices from Donghua Kingdom."

"Then the day I was born is called Christmas?"

"Uh... it seems that you can say that..."

The image of Jesus Christ appeared in Guo Ye's mind, which seemed to be quite emotional, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

However, he soon sobered up.It's fine to use the knowledge of later generations to build meritorious deeds, and it would be too much to bully the sages.

He shook his head and said: "This is not a good idea. Those knowledge came from immortals, not from me. Why do I want to stand shoulder to shoulder with all the sages? I even want to overwhelm them?"

"But……"

"It's nothing to worry about, don't mention this matter again." Guo Ye said: "Don't guess. The lonely king will solve the mystery by himself. What I want to announce today is... to pass the throne to the king's grandson Guo Zhu. From now on, I will be The Supreme King of Donghua lives a happy life and no longer cares about state affairs."

Guo Zhu was born to Guo Ye's eldest son, Guo Shoujing, who is over 50 this year.Hearing this, although he was ecstatic in his heart, he quickly fell to his knees and said, "Grandpa, no, no, I'm still young..."

Guo Ye stared, and said: "Nonsense! Why is it so young? How young is 56 years old? Do you have to be in your [-]s and [-]s to be old enough? Do you still have the energy to deal with state affairs at that time? It's really unreasonable!"

Zhang Jiuling said: "Your Majesty calm down, grandson didn't mean that. It's just that you are now at the peak of your age..."

"Huh? Aren't you talking nonsense with your eyes open? Who can be regarded as the prime of life at the age of [-]? The old coffin is about the same."

"Well, although you can't be regarded as the best of spring and autumn...but your body is still very healthy! Even though I'm under 40 years old, I may not be as good as you in terms of body. Therefore, both the grandson and the minister think that , there is really no need for you to abdicate."

As soon as Zhang Jiuling's words fell, the people fell to their knees and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please take it back!"

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Everyone, get up. The lonely king has made up his mind, so there is no need to persuade him."

"If the king does not agree to the request of the ministers, we will not be able to kneel."

"You...you are playing rogue with the lonely king."

Guo Ye stood up, paced back and forth, finally heaved a long sigh, and said: "There is a reason for the lonely king to abdicate. You stand up first and listen to me slowly. After I have finished speaking, if you feel that it is unreasonable, then kneel down and remonstrate Not too late."

Everyone was just showing a gesture, not really playing a scoundrel regardless of the dignity of the minister of state, so they stood up one after another.

Guo Ye said: "What is the meaning of life? Some people say that it is to keep a wife and son, some say it is to make contributions, some say it is to enjoy life, and some say it is to leave a name through the ages! Anyway, think about it, what do I still lack? "

"I, Guo Ye, is the king of Donghua, extremely wealthy. There are many beautiful wives and beautiful concubines, and many filial sons and grandchildren. All achievements have been achieved, and the food and drink expenses are not a problem. What is lacking is nothing more than a good beginning and a good end. "

"In other words, I pass the throne to the Crown Prince on the day of my [-]th birthday, and this life will be considered complete." As he spoke, he bowed to the officials and said, "I hope everyone will fulfill my little selfishness of Guo Ye." !"

What he said was very reasonable, and in addition to the fact that the centenarian made a sincere request, the officials looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally they could only agree.

The people fell to their knees again and said in unison: "Your servant will obey the order!"

"Okay, okay!" Guo Ye laughed loudly, and said proudly, "The lonely king has fulfilled his life! There is nothing in the world that I should continue to pursue!"

"Not necessarily!" As soon as he finished speaking, someone outside the hall snorted coldly and broke into the door!

Everyone looked up, but saw this person was wearing a blue Taoist robe, with a thin face, white beard and hair, piercing eyes, a sword on his back, and a fairy-like air!

The Donghua Palace is heavily guarded, how could there be such an old Taoist of unknown origin?

Everyone shouted sharply: "Who are you?"

The Taoist beat him to the head, and said with a slight smile, "Qingyunzi, the poor Taoist! King Donghua, are you all right?"

Chapter 2150 Yu Yun·Mawei Po (The Finale)

In the 52nd year of Yonghui in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi passed away.The crown prince Li Dan ascended the throne as Emperor Ruizong of Tang Dynasty, and his reign name was Jingyun.

Li Dan took Guo Lingyue, the daughter of King Donghua, as his queen and gave birth to Li Longji.