Tang Dynasty Never Night

When Li Zhi said that all political affairs depend on the Empress Dowager, Li Xian subconsciously glanced at Li Hong. Li Hong's expression did not change, but his hands clenched tightly into fists.

The scene was extremely quiet, and everyone was stunned by Li Zhi's words. To be honest, Li Zhi had never been sick before, and everyone was used to whether a saint needed to take care of his body. The power in the court has never been left behind, which can be regarded as highlighting Li Zhi's methods from the side.

Only this time... Everyone's first reaction was: Is the Emperor sick and confused?

Didn't the prince always supervise the country in the past?Even if the prince's health is not good, won't King Yong assist the prince to supervise the country?Even after the killing of Shangguanyi, Empress Wu began to "listen to politics behind the curtain", but in the impression of everyone, Empress Wu was also attached to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi wants her to come to the front of the stage now, is he going crazy?

The old foxes in the room were thinking about it, and they didn't speak for a while. Liu Rengui wanted to speak, but before he could open his mouth, he saw the emperor closed his eyes. Need to rest."

Empress Wu resolutely said: "My dear friends, you have also heard the emperor's dictation. Please take care of the edict. The government is busy, and the saint can't manage it. Please return to your own."

So everyone withdrew, the crown prince and King Yong wanted to stay, but Empress Wu said: "You two have important positions, and you should put the state affairs first. I'm here, so go."

My mother said so, what can they do?I had to go to work first, and Li Xian wanted to follow along, but Empress Wu opened her mouth and said, "Qilang, stay here, you are fine."

Li Xian: ...Is this saying that I am passive and sabotage?But it's true that he hasn't worked for a long time, and Dai Zhide's face was full of sadness when he saw him before.

Both Li Hong and Li De looked at Li Xian, and Li Xian said with a straight face: "Auntie and the elder brothers have things to do, so I will stay here to fulfill my filial piety. Don't worry, the two elder brothers. It'll be fine."

After Li Xian finished speaking, Li De was slightly relieved. He didn't know why, although he always felt that his younger brother was average, but it was undeniable that Li Xian's words were particularly convincing.

Li Hongwen smiled and said: "Qilang is not in good health yet, please don't work too hard, Aniang and Qilang, we... go to the front first."

Empress Wu nodded, and Li Hong and Li De left as good brothers. Li Xian turned his head and found that Empress Wu was still sitting there with a very stable look, and asked curiously: "Ah, don't you want to go there? Father let Auntie govern."

Empress Wu smiled slightly: "You don't understand."

Li Xian put on a look of listening with his ears down, and then he realized... Empress Wu stopped talking.

Fall, is this my mother?Stop talking after you don’t understand, shouldn’t you explain it to me?What am I missing?Dad has said a few words since he woke up until now, and his broken thoughts are just like that.

Sitting there, Li Xian wondered, did he forget any details?Empress Wu didn't speak, Li Xian was deep in thought, and the bedroom finally became quiet for a while.

At the same time, Zhongshu Province is about to fry the pot.

As mentioned earlier, the imperial edict of the Tang Dynasty wanted to be released, not that the emperor had someone write it and stamp it, but it had to be signed and stamped by the main officials of the three provinces to prove that it was issued by the state authority. Otherwise... Even if the emperor finished writing and stamped the big seal, because this edict does not have the signatures of the three provinces, it is not a formal edict in terms of regulations, so it is not much better than waste paper, and others will not obey it at all.

Strictly speaking, the three provinces are probably a kind of existence that restricts the imperial power, and this existence is sometimes very useful, and sometimes it is also a headache.

Now more than half of the people in the three provinces are arguing, and they are almost on the verge of fighting.

In the final analysis, it is Li Zhi's sentence: All political affairs are determined by the Queen of Heaven.

Empress Wu's family naturally wanted to win this right, but the prince's family was not reconciled. Under Li De's hint, the Yongwang family stood on the side of Empress Wu, but the prince's side... had the help of Chunchen In fact, this group of people loyal to the emperor has a characteristic that they are loyal to orthodoxy. In the past, Empress Wu followed the emperor when he governed, so even if some people didn't like it, there were not many people who opposed it.

One is that Empress Wu is indeed capable, and the second is that there have been many such things throughout the ages, and women in this era are all tough.Pushing forward a dynasty, Queen Dugu Jialuo Dugu in the Sui Dynasty directly helped her husband conquer the world, not to mention that there is also a Princess Pingyang in this dynasty.

In an era when thinking was not yet rigid, ministers had a high tolerance for women's participation in politics, but when women participated in politics, their political image represented their father or husband. If women want to stand up and represent themselves, I'm sorry. Go back wherever you came from.

Yes, this era is also so unreasonable, no matter how powerful a woman is, she is still attached to a man.

Li Xian didn't go directly to the scene, and when he returned to the palace, he found out that the edict had not been sent out, and no one signed it after writing it. In the end, Li Zhi had to make up his mind on this matter.

So the next day Li Xian saw this group of mighty civil servants coming to file a lawsuit. At this time, Li Zhi was in better health and had the energy to discuss with the prime ministers about the candidate for the regent.

Li Xian was the only prince present. Yes, Prince Li Hong and King Yong Li De were both trapped in political affairs, and their positions on this matter were too difficult to grasp, and Li Hong... Needless to say, Li Zhi, Li Obviously, he could guess that this guy would dare to refute his father's idea face to face. Anyway, Li Hong stepped on his own mother not once or twice, and now it involves the more important regency dispute, so what if it is the mother and son?

And Li De, of course, will stand on the opposite side of Li Hong. It is estimated that the two brothers will be able to sing a play by then, only Li Xian... no one will object to whether he will attend or not-this guy has already put himself His heir qualifications have been removed, so what's the point of objecting?

Moreover, Li Hong felt that Li Xian was very close to him recently, so he should be able to speak for him. Li De felt that Li Xian would definitely speak for A Niang because he was one of his own, so the two brothers were very relieved that he was there.

So Li Xian once again witnessed the ability of civil servants to fight, especially the crown prince and some pure officials. Hearing what they said, Li Xian sweated for them. If there is one, he just pointed to Empress Wu's nose and said that she is the rooster who leads the morning. Is this mother looking for death?He must have reason to believe that these people must be on Empress Wu's blacklist to be checked.

Of course, the most outstanding one is probably Hao Chujun. Last time, Hao Chujun successfully prevented Li Zhi from wanting Li De and Li Xian to arrange the music. Li Xian had a good impression of him, but this time Hao Chujun did not Jun also sided with the prince.

However, Li Xian could tell that Hao Chujun was actually a very upright person, he was upright but not rigid, and he was able to persuade others very well. Even if he felt that he had a bright future in the future, Li Xian had to admit that Hao Chujun was really capable. The goods are exported directly.

Look at what people say: "Try to hear the scriptures of rites: 'The Son of Heaven manages the Yang way, and the latter governs the Yin virtues.' The emperor and the queen are like the sun and the moon, and the yang and yin. Each has its own master. Your Majesty today If you want to violate this way, if you are afraid, you will be relegated to heaven, and you will be blamed by others. In the past, Emperor Wen of Wei issued an order that the queen was not allowed to come to the court after his death. Now, why does your majesty want to proclaim himself as the queen of heaven? [-]. The world of the two sages of Emperor Taizong is not the world of your Majesty. Your Majesty is strictly guarding the ancestral temple and passing it on to his descendants. He sincerely cannot keep the country between people and have personal interests for the descendants. Fu Qite will accept it in detail."

Li Jufu!Looking at her level, she didn't attack Empress Wu's political ability at all, and she didn't say that women can't participate in politics. She just made one point—her name is not Li.

To be honest, if Li Xian hadn't come through and knew who the final winner was, he might have stood by Hao Chujun's side. What he said was really reasonable, and Hao Chujun's tone was very gentle when he spoke. He was not sharp, and put on a matter-of-fact style. Even the unhappy Empress Wu had to admire Hao Chujun's demeanor.

Of course, admiration is admiration, and the blacklist is inevitable.

After hearing this, Li Zhi really hesitated, what Hao Chujun said was indeed reasonable, wasn't it because of this reason that he suppressed Empress Wu before?

Seeing this, Li Yiyan, the servant of Zhongshu, hurriedly followed up with his sword: "The scriptures quoted by Chu Jun are reliable, but if there is no doubt about the holy concerns, the common people will be very fortunate."

So the matter of Tianhou being in power was put aside, but there must be someone who handles state affairs, right?

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and said, "The crown prince is sick and unbearably tired. He is the king of Yong, Li De, the king of longevity, Li Xian, and the officials of the East Palace will handle government affairs on his behalf."

After hearing this, Li Xian trembled and looked up to see that Li Zhi wanted to refuse, damn it, he is just a soy sauce onlooker, please let me go!

The East Palace department was a little bit unwilling, but this time they had no way to refute it. Prince Li Hong also reported that he was not in good health after Li Zhi fell ill, and Li Zhi asked Li De to deal with it with the officials of the East Palace before. Government affairs, this time with the addition of a birthday king Li Xian, they really have no reason to object.

The most important thing is that this time, Empress Wu's family didn't speak, neither did King Yong's family, and on Chunchen's side, the two prince directors were more acceptable than Tianhou director.

This matter seems to be settled like this, Li Xian said dryly: "Father, my son's lack of experience may not be of much help to King Yong, so I ask Father to consider it."

Li Zhi was very kind to Li Xian. He even reached out and patted his son's head and said, "If you don't know how to learn, don't you want to learn it all your life? Go, listen and learn more."

Li Xian returned to the palace aggrieved, and just happened to meet the white fat man chasing butterflies in the garden. Silly looking for butterflies.

Li Xian: ...he really looks like a tiger, not a dog?

Zheng Qi came back earlier than him, and when he saw Li Xian, he said: "The things have been moved almost, but my parents don't want to live here, they insist on living in the original house."

Well, Zheng Linjiang and Yang's always felt a little awkward when they faced Li Xian, and they always had a bad attitude. Although Li Xian's attitude was quite peaceful, but...that was Shou Wang.

"You live here alone?" Li Xian tilted his head and looked at Zheng Qi.

Zheng Qi took his hand and walked in: "Well, it's convenient to go to court here."

In an instant, Li Xian turned into a virtuous white tiger of his family, and smiled silly. To be honest, if Father Zheng and Mother Zheng didn't come, he would be relieved, and he was a little psychologically stressed when facing these two.

It’s fine for Zheng Qi to come here alone. In the future, Zheng Qi won’t have to make excuses for staying overnight every day, or he can’t stay here for several days. Anyway, the Wang’s Mansion and the Earl’s Mansion are next door, and no one has the time to spare every day. Squat at the gate of the Wang Mansion and Earl's Mansion to see if Zheng Qi has returned home, not to mention...even if he returns, he can climb over the wall.

Li Xian's mood improved a little, and then Zheng Qi asked him what happened today. Li Xian was smiling like a Fuwa one second, and wrinkled into a bun in the next second. The way it came out.

"Father asked me to supervise the country with Liu Lang."

Zheng Qi paused after hearing this, and just as he was about to say something, he smiled when he saw Li Xian's expression: "Ah, what are you worried about? Oh, you should be worried, the prince is going to jump, right? If the leader is transferred, if he is relegated, if he is relegated, I will basically be in charge of the palace guards, nothing will happen, don't worry."

Li Xian scratched his head: "Forget it, those who are capable will work harder, let King Yong do the work, and I will just eat and wait until I die."

After he finished speaking, he was slapped by Zheng Wangfu. Regarding the attribute of his students' reluctance to make progress, Zheng Wangfu felt that he was about to despair.

Although it was said that Li De and Li Xian were to supervise the country, in fact, more matters were discussed with the prime ministers. At this time, it showed the benefits of having more prime ministers. Even if Liu Rengui was on the side of the prince, it could not stop Li Xian from being happy.

Oh mom, I thought I was going to be overwhelmed by all kinds of government affairs papers, but it turned out that there are many people who can share the burden, so I am very happy!

But on the first day, Li Xian was still a little depressed. The emperor was sick and could not go to court, so their fixed office locations became the East Palace and Zhongshu Province. Well, in order to make things less ugly, Li Zhi still Let the officials of the East Palace participate in supervising the country.

However, the prince has not appeared in the past two days, and it is said that he is ill. As for whether it is a real illness or a fake illness, I don't know.

To be honest, it was only after Li Xian came here that he realized that he really came to study, because he knew a little about the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, and he didn't know much about other departments. He knew what the division of labor was for, but let He tried to approve the memorial... Forget it.

In the end, Li De saw that Li Xian was really in pain, so he had no choice but to throw him to Dai Zhide, Minister of the Household Department. Li Xian was relieved when he arrived at Dai Zhide's place, but he had to be dragged over by Li De from time to time to learn a little thing.

I have to say that this is still useful. Li Xian has always been very one-sided in his consideration of issues, and his behavior is generally simple and rude. Basically, whoever offends me will be withdrawn on the spot. But at the level of the country, In many cases, it is not possible to take it back on the spot, so a roundabout policy must be adopted. How can cleaning up not cleaning up?

Fortunately, the Chinese New Year in the second year of Shangyuan was quite quiet. Tubo was honest, Silla was beaten to the ground, and the most important thing in Datang now is to engage in lively production.

Empress Wu was still as calm as before after the turmoil of the last time she was in power, as if this matter had nothing to do with her from the beginning to the end, but Li Xian knew that Empress Wu hadn't done nothing.

Empress Wu directly found a group of young talents, and the literati began to revise books, and secretly ordered them to participate in the court memorial. This was told by Zheng Qi. Since it is a secret order, of course no one except those literati knows about it now. , Zheng Qi's special situation is naturally known.

It has to be said that all kinds of public opinion trends in this era are in the hands of literati, and there is no literary prison these days, so literati have the right to discuss government affairs. Of course, this discussion is naturally within a certain range. Certainly not as magnanimous as later generations.

Empress Wu seems to be unable to do this, but Li Xian knows that literati... especially if there are many literati, their opinions cannot be ignored even by the court, and many of these literati and bachelors are from small and medium families. Aristocratic families have more power to speak, but small and medium-sized aristocratic families cannot be ignored.

Empress Wu's choice probably started to follow the grassroots route just like Zheng Qi.At the beginning, no one took this matter at ease, or...in fact, some people guessed what Empress Wu was thinking, but they were smart enough not to say it.

Smart people don't tell if they guess it, but stupid people can't guess it, and the insider won't say it. After a long time, when everyone finds out, Empress Wu's power in the court has once again formed.

And at this time, rumors came from somewhere that the emperor wanted to be inferior to the crown prince.

Li Xian was very surprised when he found out, and what surprised him even more was that the rumor had already been spread in the middle and lower classes when he found out, but this time the upper class was the last to know about it.

"I'm just saying who is so stupid and dares to spread such words." Li Xian sneered: "If father really intends to abdicate to the crown prince, King Yong and I are not the ones in charge of the country, okay?"

So no one in the upper echelons said this, and they all said that the prince was sick, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was probably an excuse. Recently, there were a lot of people coming and going in and out of the East Palace, and it was more lively than the freshly released Prince Jianguo. Li Xian's Shouwang Mansion is much stronger, how can it look like it is recuperating?

Zheng Qi took a sip of tea calmly: "They are trying to kill the prince."

The emperor is still alive, do you dare to spread this sentence casually?Doesn't this obviously make the emperor fear the prince?To be honest, it's a pity for Zheng Qi, his network of heaven and earth is almost ready, but now he wants to stop, because Li Zhi and Empress Wu are about to make a move.

It's such a pity, Zheng Qi didn't think of making trouble when Li Zhi and Empress Wu took action. Although the emperor's eyes are not good, his heart is not blind. If he dares to punish the prince now, he will die miserably later.

If there is a problem with the prince, the emperor can take action, but it does not mean that the ministers can take action. After all, the prince represents orthodoxy, and Zheng Qi's behavior is actually not much worse than treason.

What a pity.

"Now everyone will fight the public opinion war." Li Xian thought it was a little funny: "By the way, do you think...is it really the prince's father's medicine?"

To be honest, Li Xian didn't believe it, Li Zhi was so kind to Li Hong, Li Zhi was the most gentle emperor's father throughout the ages, right?Although Li Xian remembered that Kangxi seemed to be good to his crown prince in the Qing Dynasty, but combined with the later one waste and two wastes, he felt a little unbelievable.

How did Li Hong want to kill his own father like this?

Zheng Qi paused before saying: "There is no father and son in the Tian family. Maybe the emperor's body is getting better and he is worried?"

The prince's actions hadn't been particularly big before, and he also tasted the sweetness in the confrontation with Empress Wu. Sometimes, he would make some irrelevant retreats to Empress Wu's lineage. Anyway, his father helped to find the place afterwards.

But the basis of all this is that Li Hong is sure that he is about to take over. After all, Li Zhi's health is getting worse and worse. He was ill once before, and it was very serious at that time. Everyone has a concept that the dragon chair is estimated to be replaced by another person soon.

Li Hong thinks so, but what if Li Zhi recovers?Li Hong's own health is not good, can he afford to wait?What's more, he still doesn't have a son now, let alone a son, he doesn't even have a child, but Li Xian has a son and a daughter, and even one is the eldest son.

If Li Zhi's health recovers and his spirit recovers, then...would he want to change the crown prince?Don't say that the eldest son cannot be abolished, if it is true that he cannot be abolished, then his uncle Li Chengqian will not end up like that.

From the motive point of view, Li Hong has the biggest suspicion. After all, neither Empress Wu nor Li De would want Li Zhi to die prematurely.

There was an undercurrent in the court, and Li Xian didn't know it at all. Anyway, as long as this kind of political struggle doesn't affect him, it's better for him not to get involved. If he's dead, Li Xian can just watch the fun.

As a result, soon he couldn't relax anymore, and the border war in Tang Dynasty broke out again.

After the Arab army conquered the Khorasan region of the Persian Empire, they crossed the Wuhu River and invaded Bukhara, which happened to be under the jurisdiction of the Anxi Protectorate.

Li Xian, the longevity king of Anxi Dufu Mansion: Damn, these bastards deserve a beating!