I became emperor in the Tang Dynasty by relying on the palace fighting system

As a local emperor, the envoy sent by Xuanzun to announce the decree was scolded by Aye, but Xuanzun was just annoyed and said some angry words instead of sending his own father to the eighteenth level of hell. This shows that he cherishes his talent.

If it were Li Zhi himself, if anyone dared to disobey his edict and scold his envoy, he would have cut that person into pieces, which would have been considered as being merciful.

No one knew his father's temper better than Li Zhi.

Yu Dou Xuan Zun tested him by asking him to guard the city gate. Wasn't this an insult in the eyes of Emperor Taizong who was unaware of the truth?

If Taizong were asked to join the army as a young general, he would not feel insulted but would be eager to try.

After all, he hasn't been to the battlefield in person for many years, so he would naturally be itching to do something if he had the chance.

But Xuanzun asked Emperor Taizong to be a soldier guarding the city gate?

To be honest, Emperor Taizong of Tang was very well-mannered for not picking up a knife to chop people on the spot.

However, Yudou Xuanzun's original intention was not to humiliate Taizong. Guarding the city gate was just a test before becoming the King of Heaven.

After all, Xuanzun tested Qin Shihuang in the same way. If Qin Shihuang could accept the test of going to see the city gate, why couldn't others?

Li Zhi finally understood the crux of the matter and sighed, "Please don't blame me, Xuanzun. My father didn't mean it. This is just a misunderstanding."

Li Zhao snorted and laughed, his tone cold: "It's just a misunderstanding! I originally planned to transcend him and leave Fengdu to become a priest."

"But since he scolded my messenger back, I will follow the Heavenly Law and follow the formal procedures. I will receive the Three Officials' Book and spend a few hundred years in the underground before anything else!"

The law of heaven, the law of heaven again.

What exactly is this heavenly law?

Could it make such an arrogant and cruel Yu Dou Xuan Zun so fearful that he even had to restrain his behavior most of the time and act according to it?

While Li Zhi sighed, he couldn't help but have such doubts in his mind.

This doubt was deeply rooted in his heart, and in the future power game between him and Li Zhao, it actually increased Li Zhao's chances of winning.

Li Zhao raised the corner of his mouth, smiled lightly, and then complained: "I saw that he and Princess Pingyang Zhao were both miserable when they were generals, so I felt sympathy and wanted to promote them."

"Who would have thought that I would not be promoted, but instead be scolded by this arrogant phoenix! Haha!"

Li Xian raised his head in dissatisfaction: "Why do you say that, Xuanzun? When Emperor Taizong was a general, how miserable was he?"

He was the one who admired Emperor Taizong the most. To put it bluntly, he was a fan of Emperor Erfeng and would never allow anyone to say anything bad about Emperor Taizong.

Li Zhao glanced at him and retorted, "General Tiance and Princess Pingyang Zhao were both robbed of their war gains by their own father and were also suppressed by their own father. Isn't this miserable?"

When Li Shimin was the General of Tian Ce, he had a glorious time, but he was also very miserable!

As miserable as his sister Princess Pingyang Zhao.

In the final analysis, it’s all because Li Yuan is such a bastard and he doesn’t behave like a human being.

Because Li Erfeng is the second among the legitimate sons, and she and Princess Pingyang Zhao are siblings, they have a good relationship, and they are both military geniuses. As the dragon and phoenix sons of the Li family, we will nickname them the Dalong Princess and the Erfeng Emperor!

Li Zhao said this not to complain to Emperor Erfeng and Princess Dalong, but to take advantage of the issue to criticize the Tang Dynasty's system of rewards and punishments for military merit.

Relying on his extremely noble status as Yudou Xuanzun, Li Zhao severely denounced Li Yuan, the bastard, in front of all the princes and nobles.

"Speaking of Li Yuan, the founding emperor of your Tang Dynasty, he is truly the greatest eccentric of all time."

Li Zhao said in a mocking tone: "Not to mention that he once paid tribute to the Turks, when Li Shimin was fighting against Liu Heita, the battle was over, and he sent Li Jiancheng to pick peaches?"

Li Zhao said coldly: "Humph! If General Tiance was under my command, there would be no such trouble!"

Not only did he fight for heads after the war, but he also sent one son to steal the credit of another son. Li Yuan's character is really... Tsk!

Li Zhi: “…………”

Li Hong: “…………”

Li Xian: “…………”

Wu Meiniang: “…………”

The ministers: “…………”

Gaozu was indeed not a human being.

With just one sentence, Yu Dou Xuan Zun exposed Li Yuan's true colors.

The filial Li Hong felt that he needed to restore the dignity of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan.

"The Emperor Gaozu still doted on Taizong's grandfather. He established the Tiance Palace for Taizong, allowed him to appoint his own officials, and opened a literary academy to welcome scholars from all over the country."

Li Zhao sneered, his eyes contemptuous: "Pet?"

Li Yuan favors Li Shimin?

What a hell joke!

"Li Yuan favored General Tian Ce to the point that Li Jiancheng almost poisoned him to death, and yet he still wanted to protect Li Jiancheng?"

Li Hong's face turned red after knowing this past event. He lowered his head and said, "Uh..."

He was speechless.

Li Zhao took a sip of the sweet and sour wine, smacked his lips, and continued, "The reason why Li Yuan let Li Shimin take on multiple positions and promised him all kinds of benefits was because the Tang Dynasty at that time could not do without a brave general like Li Shimin."

"Of course, I have to pretend to be a good father who loves my son and give him lots of favors to win him over."

"When life settles down, General Tiance will be of no use. Once suspicion arises, he will be abandoned."

She was well-versed in classics and history, and knew very well how frustrated Emperor Taizong of Tang felt during this period.

His father is partial, his elder brother is cold-hearted, and his younger brother is vicious, but the Tang Dynasty is gradually getting back on track. The superiors can no longer tolerate him, a general of Tiance with great military achievements, and they are ready to get rid of him.

After talking about Li Yuan's poor treatment of Li Shimin, Li Zhao talked about the key point of this conversation.

"This is not the first time that Li Yuan has been so cold to his offspring and taken away other people's achievements. Wasn't Pingyang's achievements also wiped out by him in this way?"

A trace of sadness flashed through Li Zhao's heart, and he felt sad for all the heroic women whose power had been taken away by patriarchy, whose contributions had been erased, and whose fruits of victory had been snatched away.

"Princess Pingyang Li Yao, a heroine of the founding of the country, commanded 70,000 soldiers, terrorized Guanzhong, set up a shogunate, conquered six counties in a row, and together with her brother, the Prince of Qin, besieged Chang'an. When she died, the Tiger Guards were used to bury her."

The biography of Princess Pingyang Zhao in the Old Book of Tang records that in the sixth year of Wude, Princess Pingyang Zhao passed away and was buried with feathered banners and drums, a large carriage, flags, forty people with swords, and tiger-armored soldiers.

When Li Shimin came to power, he followed Li Yuan's old example and arranged funeral ceremonies for meritorious officials according to their contributions. But how many people could receive such treatment as the princess?

not a single one.

Throughout the Zhenguan period, only a few people, such as Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, and Gao Shilian, played drums at their funerals. However, there was only one group of people playing drums, and their funeral processions were far less grand than that of Princess Pingyang Zhao.

It goes without saying what kind of person Fang Xuanling is. All of the above people are listed in the Lingyan Pavilion. Despite this, their status and achievements in Li Shimin's heart are still not as good as those of Princess Pingyang Zhao.

The golden cup circulated in Li Zhao's hands, and her brows were cold and stern: "She has made outstanding achievements, but after Li Yuan became emperor, even Chai Shao, who had far less achievements than her, was promoted to the general of the left guard, commanding tens of thousands of troops and fighting in all directions."

"She was born with the talent of a general, but was forced to take off her armor and lose everything. From then on, the bird was gone and the bow was put away, and the dragon was trapped in the shallows..."

Li Hong said awkwardly: "Xuan Zun, Grandma is a first-rank princess, and Mr. Chai is a third-rank general..."

He wanted to say that the status of a princess was higher than that of a third-rank general, but——

Li Zhao gave him a cold look and said, "Which of Li Yuan's daughters is not a first-rank princess? Pingyang deserves to be named a princess."

"If I remember correctly, a third-rank general in your mortal world is probably more important than ten first-rank princesses!"

What this means is that how can a princess title that can be seen everywhere be more beneficial than a third-rank general who holds great power?

Li Hong's face turned red again: "The great grandfather opened a palace for my great-aunt..."

Li Zhao snorted coldly: "Which son or grandson of Li Yuan can't open a government office?"

"Even Li Yuanji, the beast who abandoned the city and fled, was able to open a palace. What kind of honor is it to let the founding princess be treated the same as this beast?"

Her face suddenly darkened, and the ministers and noble ladies who could see her expression had their hearts beating so fast that they almost jumped out of their throats.

What’s the matter? It seems that Yu Dou Xuan Zun is getting angrier and angrier the more he talks about this topic!