Crown Tang emperor

Wu Zetian looked down at his grandson who was kneeling in front of the seat, and Li Tong felt his gaze, so he also raised his head, trying to be calm while his eyes wandered slightly.

After a moment of silence, Wu Zetian laughed: "It's very good. My grandson can pick up the omissions and make up for the omissions. He is not inferior to Chaoying Liu. Fortunately, he can pick up the truth. It can be seen that the fortune is deep. There are one or two in the court, and no one can say it." Happiness? The name of Shouyi is not enough, so I will give you your real name today, so that you can be known in the world."

Li Tong openly bargained with his grandma, and felt uneasy in his heart, but when he heard that grandma wanted to change his name, he was relieved at first, and then picked up again, so his new name is Li Menyi or Li Ermei?

Fortunately, Wu Zetian didn't make his grandson uneasy for too long, and wrote the word "Baoyu" with a brush, and then wrote a warrant to Li Tong: "Hurry up and enter Luantai with this order, and use the order immediately!"

Li Tong, who had just been renamed Li Baoyu, didn't have time to complain about his new name. He looked down at the content of the imperial edict, and his face changed suddenly. I, Chen, Brother Chen, have cut our hearts out, it's difficult, difficult..."

"Ha, it's been a long time since I entered the memorial, and Ken is called my grandfather? My grandson should have such a style. The story is long and hard to say. The emperor's grandson is dear to his ancestors. How can grandma not love me, Baoyu's grandson? ? Go ahead and leave no regrets for your favor."

Wu Zetian waved his hand, with an amiable face, Rao Li Tong knew what kind of character this grandma was, so he couldn't help feeling a little grateful at this moment.

The content of the imperial edict is very simple, it is to order the crown prince to lead Fu Zuo Lang to arrest Li Guangshun immediately and arrest the criminal Qiu Sicheng who hides Buddhist scriptures, if he dares to resist arrest, he will be killed on the spot!

The most difficult thing for people to face is their own embarrassment.Li Tong had a lot of ideas, but he still didn't expect his grandma to be able to do this, so that their brothers could have the opportunity to settle this grievance with their own hands.

Of course, this was also exchanged by Li Tong himself.He entered the Precious Rain Sutra, and no matter what he did with his grandmother, he couldn't get away from the revolution. It can be said that he was betting his life. If Wu Zetian didn't succeed, he would become a benevolent.

Such an edict should also be Wu Zetian giving himself a step up.If their brothers accept it, then they will get rid of the long-standing haze in their hearts, if they don't accept it... a fool would not answer it!

Chapter 0160

When Li Tong walked out of the back bedroom of the Ming Hall, it was already late.

At this time, among the palaces and platforms around the Ming Hall, the imperial guards have already been deployed, and there are many soldiers standing between the steps of the palace. Under the light of the raging fire in the hazy night, they look more heroic and fearsome than in the daytime.

Luan Terrace is located on the east side of Rihua Gate in the imperial city. To get there, you need to pass through Vientiane Gate to Qianyuanmen Cross Street, and then turn southeast along the cross street. Guard posts are also heavily deployed along the way.

Therefore, in addition to the guidance of the palace officials and eunuchs, there is another general of the forbidden army who personally escorts him.This general of the forbidden army is also a son of the Wu family, but Wu Zaide, who served as the left guard Zhonglang general.

Wu Zaide is of medium build, there is nothing special about his face, and he doesn't have the domineering impetuousness that Wu Jiazi usually sees.Li Tong looked at Shuo Chaoshen before, and his impression of him was only ordinary, not good or bad.

At this moment, he was walking in front of him, and he didn't intend to turn around and talk to Li Tong.On the contrary, Li Tong was a little curious. He had stayed in the back bedroom of Mingtang for so long, so Wu Zaide wasn't vigilant and curious?

But since Wu Zaide didn't ask, Li Tong wouldn't pretend that his grandson is a nephew, but seeing Wu Zaide yawning uncontrollably while trying to cheer himself up, he said with a smile : "The military general is diligent and diligent, which is really admirable."

Wu Zaide didn't hear clearly at first, but he realized it after a while, turned his head and squeezed out a smile: "Since I'm in the job, I should be loyal and diligent, and I won't be a king for wrong praise."

After he finished speaking, he walked with his head dull again, showing no intention of continuing the conversation.

Seeing this, Li Tong also felt a little speechless.Through Wu Zaide's state, he could see that the task of the imperial guards during the first period was really heavy, especially for a cronies like Wu Zaide who must be on duty all night and day, that's why he was so exhausted.Second, not all Wu family sons are so obsessed with power. Like this Wu Zaide, he even has the intention of doing hard labor, and he doesn't care about personnel outside his duties at all.

Only when people have great desires can they have great courage.Only when a fire is burning in the heart, the whole person will look different.Similar to Wu Zaide, it tastes like eating and waiting to die.

Letting others push himself, Li Tong didn't think at all how he could hide his true intentions from his grandma.For example, the previous answer of "Only Love Lives Me", if it is just for living, according to the thinking of a normal person, he doesn't need to make any extra drama at all, and just live his own life behind closed doors.

But now he is presenting the Precious Rain Scripture, pointing directly at such a sensitive matter as the Wu Zhou Revolution, no matter how you say it, this is a political speculation. In other words, he is no longer satisfied with the protection brought by pure family affection, and wants to seek more.

Wu Zetian's response was also very interesting, directly using Baoyu Jing as his new name, and treating him as a humanoid Fu Rui.

In this way, Li Tong is not only a card for his grandma to supplement the shortcomings of human relations, but also represents the Buddhist rationality of the heroine as the emperor. It can be said to have multiple purposes, and it is no longer optional.

For this result, Li Tong was quite satisfied, except that the new name Li Baoyu was a bit ugly.

He is also not worried about whether this will restrict his future path, whether it will make those ministers who cherish Li Tang Sheji look down on him.The current batch is just like that, with limited potential.

As for the future batch, such as Yao Chong, Zhang Shuo and other Kaiyuan names, including literary giants such as Chen Ziang, their backgrounds are already very trendy. If everyone licks the dog together to rise to the top, maybe they can cultivate a little class feeling.

At least in the future, when this group of people faces Li Tong, they don't need to feel morally guilty. Back then, I licked more vigorously than you!It's all over, let us work together to build a prosperous Tang Dynasty!

Wei Fangzhi, who was on duty at Luantai, looked slightly astonished when he saw Wu Zaide leading the King of Hedong here, and couldn't hide the shock on his face when he saw the imperial edict written by the emperor himself.

Wu Zaide was already about to leave, but when he learned the content of the imperial edict, he stood still in shock for a while, looking at the young king with an incredulous expression on his face.

Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Li Tong felt secretly happy. The Emperor belonged to everyone, and his nephew licked it, and of course his grandson also licked it. If I got serious, I would be startled, let alone you.

The movement of troops in the South Yamen required the approval of the prime minister, which is why Wu Zetian tried his best to expand the army in the Beiya.Wei Fangzhi was surprised, but he had no reason to stop the incident. He immediately sent an order to record the affairs, copy the edict and issue it for execution.

Li Tong waited in Luantai for more than a quarter of an hour. Eldest brother Li Guang hurried over to Luantai to take orders. When he saw his younger brother was here, he also looked very surprised: "Sanlang, why are you..."

"Let's gossip less, brother, please accept His Majesty's order first."

On the other side, Wei Fang handed over the edict to Li Guangshun, and said kindly, "Your Majesty should be in charge of other affairs? There are senior generals in the army who will give clear instructions, so don't worry about doubts."

After Li Guangshun saw the content of the edict, his expression was also extremely excited. Li Tong stepped forward to hold his elder brother's wrist bravely, and whispered in his mouth: "Shoot and kill!"

Li Guangshun nodded heavily, then strode out of Luantai, guided by officials, sent him to Huichang Gate on the south side of Luantai, where hundreds of soldiers had been ordered to assemble, after checking the order, they followed Li Guangshun straight out door, heading aggressively towards Jishanfang in the south of Tianjin Bridge.

Jishanfang is adjacent to the imperial palace, and there are many dignitaries gathered here, not only Qiu Shenji's family.

Recently, the atmosphere in the city has been tense. When the guards opened the gate and rushed into the workshop, the servants who were arranged to watch the situation on the street also rushed back home to inform them, which inevitably made people panic. , I don't know which family in the square will suffer again.

The Qiu family's gate is tall, directly facing the street, and it can be seen at a glance without the guidance of the housekeeper.When Qiu's servants had just rushed back to the mansion, the guards behind had already rushed to the door.

Li Guangshun took the lead, galloping his horse up the doorstep, and inside the house were the members of the Qiu family standing in the door holding sticks, and they roared rather sternly: "This is the residence of General Nan Yaqiu, you soldiers, don't be presumptuous... ..."

"Hao Nu arrested with a staff, kill me!"

Li Guangshun's horse was frightened, and he stood up. Fortunately, the guards on the left and right stepped forward to help stabilize the horse. The young man who was always respectful and show off his expression was a bit twisted and hideous at this moment, and his years of depression were vented with this loud shout. Afterwards he was already teary-eyed.

Hearing the lord's order, the imperial guards rushed into the gate one by one like wolves and tigers, brandishing knives, guns and weapons, ran around the gate, and drove all the servants of the Qiu family to the corner. It became a mess.

People in the Qiu family's house were panicked near Japan, and the head of the family, Qiu Shenji, was under house arrest, making it difficult to communicate with the outside world.The children of the family were also dismissed from their duties and trapped in the house. When they heard the commotion outside, all of them changed their expressions in shock.

Usually, such a scene is imposed on others. Whenever they see the terrified gestures of the victims, they are less than sympathetic, and they often show it off as talk.But when the same fate befell them, they realized that such an encounter was really frightening.

The eldest son of the Qiu family, Qiu Sizhong, was originally a general of the right guard Zhonglang. Today, there are many acquaintances in the imperial guards, and now he was elected by his family to stand in front of the middle hall of the house, pointing at the guards who had rushed here and said loudly "Please tell me, my colleagues, what crime has my family committed to be so terrified and made things difficult for me?"

"According to His Majesty's imperial edict, arrest the criminal Qiu Sicheng and bring him to justice. Anyone who dares to obstruct things will be punished with the same punishment!"

Surrounded by the soldiers, Li Guangshun stepped forward, holding the saber on his waist, looking at the gloomy Qiu family members and shouted: "Qiu Sicheng, go quickly, and the family will be even worse!"

"I, I'm not guilty! I don't... brother, brother, save me! These soldiers are just deceiving my father that he is not at home, and deliberately framed..."

Hearing this, Qiu Sicheng became even more terrified, pulled his elder brother's robe and said in a trembling voice: "Brother testifies for me, I have always been respectful at home, there is no crime that needs to be brought into the case..."

Qiu Sizhong was still quite calm at the moment, he didn't recognize Li Guangshun immediately, raised his hand and patted his brother on the shoulder, and said in a concentrated voice: "Calm down, don't hurt my family's dignity! The family of the King, how can you tolerate slight insults? You go first, I will immediately enter the petition, false crimes are hard to prove, if these people really dare to be rude, remember their appearance and name!"

While speaking, he pointed to the servant on one side and said: "Qiu San, you go with Erlang, he has little experience and cannot deal with it calmly."

The reason why he handed over his brother so simply was that Qiu Sizhong deliberately bought time. The incident happened so fast that his family had no time to react, and it was too late to even send someone to notify the family who had been placed elsewhere to quickly escape from the capital.

Qiu Sicheng lost his mind at this moment, and was forced to come forward by his slaves. When he got closer to see Li Guangshun's face, his face suddenly changed, and he withdrew to the middle hall, shouting in panic, "It's the King of Guanghan! I can't ...you will die if you go there!"

"The criminal fled and resisted arrest, kill!"

With a wave of Li Guangshun's hand, the soldiers behind him rushed towards the Qiu family hall, and he himself drew out his saber and stepped up.

"Stop! You all... Erlang, don't..."

Qiu Sizhong was still waving his arms trying to maintain the situation, when he was running and shouting, suddenly a gust of wind rose behind him, and the blade full of strength slashed heavily on his back, he turned his head in astonishment and saw Li Guangshun's eyes were full of hatred, almost cracked with anger.

After all, Li Guangshun was not a butcher who was used to killing people after beheading the eldest son of the Qiu family with a single knife. His blood gushed in front of him, and he subconsciously turned sideways to avoid it. Qiu Sizhong had already fallen to the ground and wailed with the blade deeply embedded in his flesh and blood.

"Aye, Aye, you have a spirit in the sky, you can see Erlang today..."

Li Guangshun raised his hand to wipe the blood from his face, and murmured that tears were already in his eyes. Unlike the two younger brothers who were young and had vague memories, he saw with his own eyes that Qiu Shenji ordered his father to be detained by the violent soldiers. The secret room, when we meet again, it is already a cold corpse!

"Anyone who resists arrest, kill!"

The young man yelled again, raised his hand and grabbed a soldier's saber, stepped forward, stepped hard on Qiu Sizhong who was still wailing, the blade sank with force, and cut off a bloody head!

Chapter 0161

When Li Guangshun led the imperial army to bloodbath Qiu Shenji's house, Li Tong still stayed in Luantai.

His grandma sent him to convey the imperial order, but he didn't give any further instructions, and he didn't dare to leave the imperial city privately, so he simply stayed here to observe the office environment in Menxia Province.

After leaving the cabinet, although the three Li Tong brothers also hoped to participate in the court, they basically left in a hurry after attending the court meeting, and had no chance to stroll around these central government offices.

Luantai is one of the three provinces in the central government. The official residence is magnificent and occupies a vast area. Although it is already night, there are still many officials staying on duty at night.

Wei Fangzhi, the servant of Luantai who was on duty at night, issued the edict and returned to Zhitang to deal with the case with a plea, leaving only a few subordinates to accompany the young king.Li Tong was alone, and it was not easy to find people to talk to and disturb others' normal work. After wandering among the corridors, he asked people to find an empty one to sit down and take a rest for a while.

Not long after he lay down here, he heard someone outside asking: "Is the king in the house?"

Without waiting for the official to answer, Li Tong got up and straightened his robes, and asked someone to open the door. He saw a middle-aged official in his 50s and [-]s wearing a green robe standing in front of the door.

The middle-aged man's face was clear and upright, with a kind of refined temperament. When he saw the young king standing up to greet him, he quickly raised his hands and smiled, "The humble position Zuobu Que Qiao knows that the king is coming to Luantai, and I am here to pay respects. Please don't offend me if you bother me."

Hearing the other party's self-introduction, Li Tong looked at him with a little surprise, and then said with a smile: "Qiao Buque is famous, and Xiao Wang has been famous for a long time, so it is a pity that I can't ask for advice at the same time. , please come in quickly."

Although Qiao Zhizhi's official position is not high, his talent and reputation are not weak.It is best known to later generations as a peachy incident. A beautiful maidservant in the family was taken away by Wu Chengsi. Qiao Zhizhi sent a poem of love to the maidservant, and the maidservant committed suicide in anger. Qiao Zhizhi was framed and killed.

Of course, that's all for the funeral, and now Li Tong said that he had heard his name for a long time, but it was not a lie.Qiao Zhizhi was famous for his literary works. Apart from being close friends with Chen Ziang, he also had a good relationship with Shen Quanqi, Li Qiao and others.Li Tong didn't have many friends, and occasionally heard Qiao Zhizhi's name from Li Qiao and others.

"Your Majesty expands new laws, and you often enjoy hearing about them in humble positions. They are unique and witty, and have a great talent for entertaining and entertaining. Everyday, I regret that I can't see the style up close, and when I hear that the King is nearby, I can't suppress my feelings..."

After Qiao Zhizhi walked into the room and took a seat, his expression was a little excited, and he opened his mouth to talk non-stop: "The king's new song "Tianxianzi", the water tone is played several times and he listens to it while drinking, and he wakes up in the afternoon and is worried... Extremely emotional, the song enters From the bottom of my heart, I have a deep love for my humble job, and I often enjoy music with fashionable and elegant guests for days, and I only sigh that the new words of the king have been drafted, and the music and words are so free from vulgarity and neat, with elegant rules..."

Probably because he had been accumulating his feelings for too long, and finally had a chance to confide in them. After Qiao Zhizhi took his seat, he made a series of compliments, so that Li Tong couldn't find a chance to intervene.

Li Tong also felt that he couldn't bear his enthusiasm.Although he has always been obsessed with the great cause of literary copying, he has never had the energy to do it with heart, especially tonight he is full of conspiracy and schemes, and he is really not in the mood to deal with Qiao Zhizhi, an old Wenqing.

However, Li Tong also knew in his heart that after the hidden crisis of Qiu Shenji was resolved tonight, their brothers would definitely enter the current situation more deeply in the future, and they would have the opportunity to come into contact with all kinds of people, such as Qiao Zhizhi Characters may not be able to provide direct political help, but they can greatly help Li Tong in terms of network development.

So Li Tong stopped thinking about Qiu Shenji for the time being, and patiently discussed with Qiao Zhizhi the skills of writing poems.

Of course, when it comes to true proficiency in poetry, Li Tong is far less profound than Qiao Zhizhi, an old talent. After all, the other party can share the same sentiments with such a powerful Chen Ziang.However, Li Tong's advantage lies in his broad thinking. He can keep in mind the development of Tang Dynasty's poems and essays. When discussing with Qiao Zhizhi, not only will he not fall behind, but he can even lead the rhythm of the conversation in reverse.

While talking, Li Tong raised his head and found Wei Fangzhi, the servant of Luantai, appeared outside the door at some time, listening to the two people talking in the room.

Seeing the young king looking at him, Wei Fangzhi walked into the room with a smile on his lips, and looked at the young king with a bit of admiration in his eyes: "The king is full of fun, he speaks Lanzhi, and many witty words are thought-provoking. , the old man passed by and heard it by accident, and even forgot to go, stealing elegant tastes in front of the door, it is really rude."

When the prime minister entered, the two people in the room did not dare to neglect, they stood up to greet each other.Qiao Zhizhi was paddling during working hours, and came to discuss poetry with the young king. He was always a little embarrassed in front of his boss, and after sitting with him for a while, he got up and said goodbye. Before leaving, he agreed to invite Li Qiao and other literary friends to visit the king's residence .

After Qiao Zhizhi left, Wei Fangzhi said again: "Earlier, Ouyang Tong yelled at Fengge, which made people puzzled and the king lost his education. I was fortunate to hear the form of "Vientiane" at the beginning of the year, and people already knew that what they saw was biased. .Today I have to take a close look at it, and know that the king is beautiful and talented..."

"Wei Xianggong's false praise, Xiao Wang accepts it, although he can't match one or two of his words, but based on this self-warning, I hope he can catch up with his praise."

Li Tong was perfunctory, but he was a little curious about why Wei Fangzhi had such an attitude.Although it is inevitable to see each other at the Wangshuo court, they still seldom talk to each other.

Wei Fangzhi was so amiable, which made him a little flattered.Even with that edict, it shouldn't be possible for a prime minister to hand it over immediately.We must know that this Wei Fangzhi's future is unlucky because the plot is too big, and he doesn't pretend to talk about the Wu family son who is in power.

"Your Majesty's talents are deeply cultivated, but it's a pity that he is not well regarded by the world. This old man is just trying to trick me. In the future, there will be a member of the same ancestry who will enter the gods. I want to recommend my disciples to listen to teaching. I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to accept it?"

Wei Fangzhi said with a smile again.

After Li Tong heard the words, he was really flattered. He stood up directly from the table, saluted Wei Fangzhi, and then said: "Xiao Wang Caoye idler, thanks to Mr. Wei's graciousness, he recommended you to be a talented person." I am a guest, thank you for your kindness."

There was a reason why he was so surprised.Leaving aside Wei Fangzhi's position as prime minister, it is not an exaggeration to say that Wei Fangzhi was from Jingzhao Webster's family.

Although since Gaozong's period, he has been trying to get rid of the restrictions of the Guanzhong standard, the death of Changsun Wuji means that the political dominance of the Guanlong Xungui Group no longer exists.In Wu Zetian's time, the methods became more drastic, but the political potential of these aristocratic families represented by Jingzhao Webster and Hongnong Yang's was still huge.

Although the Li Wu, Wei and Yang political clique gradually took shape in the middle and late stages of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, although it was only an academic generalization, it has been actually affecting the direction of the entire empire for decades.

It was even once so strong that Wu Zetian, the founder, felt a sense of crisis in his heart, so he had to use the two brothers to restrain him, and even directly killed Li Xian's eldest son, Li Chongrun, the emperor's grandson, but in the end he still did not escape the fate of being forced into the palace by the Shenlong coup .

Although there is no shadow of this marriage group at present, the influence of Jingzhao Webster still cannot be underestimated.In the Wu Zhou dynasty alone, there were as many as four or five prime ministers from Webster.

Such a big family has an advantage that it has a large number of people and a long history of family education, which can continuously provide qualified political talents.

For example, Wei Fangzhi in front of him is a talent in criminal law and law. He has studied the format of laws and regulations since the Kingdom of China.

Li Tong's joy did not lie in Wei Fangzhi's personal attitude towards him. After all, even if Wei Fangzhi hadn't had the misfortune that followed soon after, his political prospects would no longer be great. The other party thinks highly of him, but he is afraid that he will be folded in it.

Wei Fang is willing to introduce the children of the same clan to Li Tong, which means that the existence of several young kings has finally attracted the attention of such a wealthy family, thinking that their brothers already have the potential to be a cold stove!

This meant a lot to Li Tong.Who were those fufu he recruited before?Let's put it this way, even if he stirs up trouble this time and shakes the government and the opposition, he can hardly get any decent political rewards other than his own appearance.

For example, this time Luoyang County's officials and subordinates were almost wiped out. According to normal political logic, Li Tong also wanted a piece of the pie.

He didn't dare to think of a Chixian magistrate like Luoyang Ling. It would be good to win the position of county lieutenant for his family members, but the problem is, even if he wins, none of the officials under his family is qualified enough to take the position!

If there were clansman like Jingzhao Webster serving in Li Tong's mansion, the situation would be completely different.This means that Li Tong can borrow Webster's huge political influence under certain circumstances through him, and there is a lot of room for showmanship!

Before Li Tong had time to ask in detail who Wei Fangzhi was going to recommend to him, there was a commotion outside the Luantai official office, and then some officials rushed to tell: "The king of Guanghan entered the workshop to arrest the thief, and he has returned!"

Hearing this, Li Tong's spirit was lifted immediately, and he got up and walked out with Wei Fangzhi.As soon as the two of them arrived near Zhitang, they saw Li Guangshun striding forward covered in blood. He walked to the front of Zhitang, looked at Li Tong, excited, and at the same time crossed his hands and said to Wei Fangzhi: "I am ordered to catch the thief, the thief!" But the disciples are stubborn, unwilling to enter the case willingly, stubbornly resisting, in desperation, the humble official can only order to kill, Qiu's sons and thieves are all among them, if something goes wrong, we respectfully wait for Wei Xianggong to judge!"

While speaking, he raised his hand, and a sergeant stepped forward to put out the heads of the bloody Qiu family.

Seeing this scene, Li Tong couldn't help but look at his elder brother with admiration.He was originally worried that his elder brother was always cautious and would not dare to kill him, but now it seems that this worry is unnecessary. There are really few good men and women in the Li family!

With several bloody heads in front of him, Wei Fangzhi was a little dumbfounded for a while, he opened his mouth not knowing what to say, and after a moment of silence, he said again: "Please stay in the office temporarily, and I will go to Chen Zou immediately, please sue the emperor His Majesty."

Chapter 0162

"Reporting to His Majesty the Divine Emperor, the King of Guanghan entered the Qiu family's residence in Jidefang. Qiu and General Qiu's three sons and two nephews were all killed on the spot..."

Hearing the servant girl's answer, Wu Zetian's eyes drooped slightly, and she nodded after a while, saying, "Got it."