Tang Dynasty Never Night

"Ma'am, I think we can talk."

The moment Li Xian appeared, Empress Wu calmed down instantly. In fact, Empress Wu had already felt this situation, because Li Xian's behavior was too harmless. Since he ascended the throne, Empress Wu has done a series of means, The backlash received was not much.

In this situation, either Li Xian's strength is not strong enough to resist her, or Li Xian is retreating on purpose.Empress Wu judged that Li Xian's situation should be the latter almost immediately.

From the very beginning, Li Xian gave everyone the illusion that his power was not enough to compete with Empress Wu, but in reality?How could it be possible that Li Zhi did not leave a political legacy for his heirs?What's more, even if there is no inheritance from Li Zhi, even if Li Xian is really cowardly and incompetent, just because Li Xian is the prince, his accession to the throne is justified, and orthodoxy is his greatest reliance.

As for Empress Wu, it is impossible to compete with Li Xian from the front. The orthodox Empress Wu is attached to Li Xian. Li Xian is the emperor, so she can be the empress dowager. If the person sitting on the throne is not her son, then she is naturally not Queen Mother.

So if she wants to abolish Li Xian, she can't stand on the stage by herself, she can only support Li Dan, but... Li Dan doesn't cooperate, he seems to start to learn from Li Xian, and just stay behind closed doors, making some excuse for being too sad.

But now that Empress Wu has no way to retreat, even if she and Li Xian are not in the same situation, they will not be able to return to the filial piety of mothers and sons in the past, or she and Li Xian have never had such filial pieties.What's more, if she wanted to retire, those pillars of the court under her would not allow it. It can be said that in the current situation, both she and Li Xian could only bite the bullet and go on.

Of course, Empress Wu never thought of retiring, so she was able to negotiate calmly with Li Xian.The only reason she was able to depose Li Xian was that Zheng Qi had Li Xian's blank letter in his hand, which could be handed over to his courtiers casually.

Was Empress Wu really putting Li Xian under house arrest just to force Li Xian to admit it?No, she was forcing Zheng Qi to come out. Empress Wu has not forgotten Zheng Qi's ability to imitate other people's handwriting, not to mention that he has been with Li Xianxi for so many years, Li Xian's own Zheng Qi can definitely imitate, but as long as Zheng Qi Qi dared to appear rashly, and Empress Wu dared to bite to death. What he had in his hand was a coercive edict. After all, just holding a handbook and leading someone to trespass into the palace is simply an act of courting death.

What's more, Zheng Qi can imitate other people's handwriting. Isn't there such a talent here in Empress Wu?If not, how could she imitate Li Zhi's will?It's just that the sudden disappearance of the original edict made Empress Wu very uneasy. There was no reason to act first, so she could only wait.

Zheng Qi was also anxious after she hadn't used force. She originally wanted to use a period of time to master the palace guards. She knew better than anyone that armed forces are the foundation of a country, so she wanted to torture Li Xian to force Zheng Qi to come out. She always felt that Li Xian and Zheng Qi should have contact information that she doesn't know.

Naturally, Li Xian and Zheng Qi didn't have any contact information, but they were both patiently waiting for the turning point. Of course, when the turning point came, Empress Wu might already be in power, but so what?The military power is in Li Xian's hands from beginning to end.

None of them thought that the turnaround would come so quickly, even Li Xian never thought that the turnaround would cost a human life.If he had known earlier that he would rather wait for a while, but now that he has sacrificed, he must seize this opportunity, at least not to let the other party's sacrifice go to waste.

Li Xian and Empress Wu sat peacefully facing each other, only the two of them were left in the huge Qianyuan Hall, not even the eunuchs and maids.

Empress Wu looked at Li Xian and asked, "I didn't resist before, did you do it on purpose?"

Li Xianwei smiled and said nothing, how could he be put under house arrest so easily?This is also the result of Empress Wu saying that he was too sad, and everyone didn't doubt it too much, because Li Xian was not a child, and it was not so easy for Empress Wu to suppress him.

The make-up on Empress Wu's face that is no longer young is exquisite. After so many years, the gentleness that Li Xianchu saw when he first came has been covered by a strong aura. Now Empress Wu's eyes are full of fighting spirit. This is a strong and unyielding A woman who is willing to admit defeat, the facts also prove that only those with such a mind can succeed if they want to achieve great things. It has nothing to do with men and women. Empress Wu's strength has surpassed gender.

In this regard, Li Xian was willing to bow down, he had never had such fighting spirit as Empress Wu.

"Forget it, it's useless to say these things. Now you can talk about what you want to talk about." Although the current situation seems to be unfavorable to Empress Wu, Empress Wu is still calm, as if she is not afraid at all.

She is confident in her own wisdom, even in the most difficult moment she can still flop, not to mention that it is not so difficult now.

Li Xian put the will with the watermark of Fatty Bai on the table and said, "I found Father's real will."

When Empress Wu saw the will, she suddenly felt relieved. Speaking of it, she was always worried about possible dangers, but talking openly and honestly made her feel a little more relaxed.

What's more, although Empress Wu is tough, she doesn't know how to retreat. It doesn't matter if she compromises when she needs it. Anyway, the future will be long.

Empress Wu calmed down her momentum and asked, "Tell me what you think."

Li Xian smiled: "I know what A Niang wants, I can give it to you, but I have conditions."

"Oh? You know what I want? Do you know what the consequences are for you?"

She wanted the throne, but there was only one seat. If it was given to her, Li Xian would definitely become the abolished emperor. With the opponent having a great advantage, Empress Wu didn't believe what Li Xian said at all.

"Of course I know." Li Xian said word by word: "I can write the Zen Edict."

Although the expression on Empress Wu's face did not change after hearing this, her heart was extremely shocked. No emperor was willing to easily write an edict for the throne of Zen, and who would give up the right he had obtained?In terms of absolute strength, Li Xian had the upper hand. Being able to put him under house arrest for half a month was the best of Empress Wu. Now he said he would abdicate.

"I have the conditions." Seeing that Empress Wu was still unmoved, Li Xian couldn't help giving her a thumbs up. Facing such a big temptation, he would not be easily carried away. injustice.

"What condition?" Li Xian said it so plainly that Empress Wu believed his sincerity. If Li Xian didn't have any conditions, Empress Wu would definitely not accept it, even if the other party really knew how to write.

"First of all, the lives of Liu Lang and his wife must be guaranteed. A Niang, the sixth brother has no cards to turn around. This is what Dad hopes. I hope you can let him live."

"can."

"Secondly, Li Chongyi adopted him to honor the emperor."

Empress Wu looked at Li Xian in surprise. She always thought that Li Xian raised Li Chongyi by her side to be her own son, but he wanted to adopt Li Chongyi to Li Hong?why is that?Empress Wu thought about this seemingly simple matter for a long time. After thinking for a long time, she finally thought of the possibility that Li Xian was afraid that she would not be able to protect the child. If it was Li Hong's heir, the child would at least be a county king.

Moreover, Li Xian's actions to protect Li Xian made Empress Wu feel that maybe this body is not the soul of her own son, but even if it is her own son, it may not be able to treat her brother better. ?

It has to be said that Li Xian's reputation with Empress Wu is very good, and she has always been upright. Empress Wu is not the kind of person who has to use dark thoughts to figure out others. She is very accurate in seeing people and has a good grasp of human nature. allow.

Thinking of this, Empress Wu readily agreed: "Okay!"

Li Xian heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Empress Wu agreed. In fact, he made Li Chongyi Li Hong's heir not because he was afraid that he would not be able to protect Li Chongyi, but because he had tacitly agreed that Li Chongyi would become the next emperor.

But Li Chongyi can't say that Li Xian's son, nor can he be his son, Li Xian's situation is too special, witchcraft is an unforgivable sin, unless his son rebels, he can't be the emperor.

And if it is Li Xian's heir, then it is impossible for Li Chongyi to pass him to the throne, he must be the first to ascend to the throne. However, after being the emperor for a month, Li Xian can see that this is also a thankless job. It's easy to be a foolish king, but too difficult to be a wise king. Li Xian can't guarantee that he can be so cautious all the time. After all, there is a big difference between being a prince and a crown prince and being an emperor.

It would be much easier if Li Chongyi was Li Hong's heir. The former prince respected the emperor. Li Hong's status is precious enough. It is not difficult for people to accept the son of filial piety, isn't it?But now he can't express it clearly, because he knows that Empress Wu definitely wants to reuse the Wu family after she takes power, and throwing Li Chongyi out early is to set up a bright goal for others.

"Then... the last one, I want to be the regent." Li Xian looked at Empress Wu very seriously and said the last request. In fact, this request was the real point.

He originally thought that Empress Wu would definitely not agree to it. When there is an emperor who is capable of handling political affairs, the regent does not exist, because the regent itself is another form of power. , In order to justify themselves, many of them have served as regents.

And if Empress Wu is in power, she will also set up a regent. This is distrust of Empress Wu's handling of political affairs, and it is also a constraint on Empress Wu.

After hearing this, Empress Wu was indeed silent for a moment. The regent is not an ordinary prince. It is too difficult to set up a regent, but it is too difficult to get rid of it. The establishment of a regent means that Empress Wu put a magic spell on herself, but after thinking about it, Empress Wu knew that Li Xian was in securing their position.

"The regent... is not impossible." Empress Wu needs people, and she needs capable people, otherwise even if she ascends to the throne, she will not be able to sit firmly. After all, she has a young son, Li Dan.

Li Xian was a little surprised, and he made sure to get Empress Wu to agree. He even thought of the corresponding bargaining chip in order to negotiate conditions, but he didn't expect Empress Wu to agree so readily.

"Your conditions are finished, then let me talk about mine too." Empress Wu looked at Li Xian with a smile.

Li Xian was about to vomit blood when he heard that. I gave you what you wanted most, and I didn’t even sell it for any price. Well, the latter sentence is watery, but compared to the throne, a regent What kind of?In the end, I didn't expect Empress Wu to have her price adjustment for you!

But he was also very curious about Empress Wu's conditions, but he never expected that Empress Wu just wanted to borrow his reputation.

Well, that incomparably miraculous...Little Dragon King's reputation made Li Xian write in the edict of the Zen position that Li Xian's Zen position is "the meaning of a real dragon".

Li Xian: ...

In fact, he also knows why Empress Wu did this. This is similar to how Empress Wu continued to add titles to herself after she ascended the throne. He just tried to make the world recognize her status. Of course, Empress Wu didn't care about being orthodox at all. After all, she is going to change her country name.

Li Xian has no choice but to cooperate. Of course, this matter is also beneficial to him. Empress Wu is acknowledging his status as the number one magic stick in the country. If she wants to kill him in the future, unless Empress Wu strikes from behind, otherwise On the positive side... Even if he rebelled, there are enough reasons-the Zen position was forced to helpless, after all, he is the orthodox heir.

The deal was concluded twice, and Li Xian heaved a sigh of relief. When he was about to write the imperial edict, Empress Wu suddenly asked, "Why?" Why should she care what other people think?But now she is really curious, if she is in the position of Li Xian, she will definitely refuse to give in to death.

Li Xian sighed suddenly: "I can't help it, I just don't want to see that so many people's lives were killed because of internal strife, and they are all pillars of the court." This is true, Li Xian always feels that the reason why Tang Dynasty left The downhill road is probably related to the long-term infighting. In history, when Li Longji was in the Tang Dynasty, although the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, it was a legacy of his predecessors to get more. Li Longji had merits, but in Li Xian's eyes, he did not. So exaggerated, at least not as good as Li Zhi.

After listening to Li Xian's explanation, Empress Wu was a little noncommittal. In her opinion, there was no difference between whether there were officials who could not judge the situation and maintain a correct political policy. However, Li Xian would always soften his heart in strange places, and Empress Wu was used to it.

Li Xian also needs people to witness the edict of the Zen position, and he cannot write it secretly, not to mention... this kind of edict has to be confirmed by the officials of the three provinces.Li Xian didn't know how far Empress Wu had control over the three provinces, but whether the edict could be implemented by people was something that Empress Wu had to consider.

When Empress Wu was negotiating with Li Xian, there was already a group of people standing outside. Ministers such as Liu Rengui, Cen Changqian, Wei Xuantong, Liu Qixian, Pei Yan, etc. were all waiting outside. No one knew what the emperor's mother and son were doing inside. Li Xian's voice let everyone in.

Everyone went in with trepidation, but they found that the atmosphere between Li Xian and Empress Wu seemed peaceful, not as tense as everyone imagined.

It's just that what Li Xian said next caught everyone by surprise - the emperor who had just ascended the throne for a month actually wanted to give the throne to the empress dowager!

Li Dan looked at Li Xian in surprise after hearing Li Xian's decision. In fact, at this time, everyone except Zheng Qi was also looking at Li Xian in surprise. Suddenly, he felt that the Queen Mother said that the saint was too sad and delirious. There is also a basis, this is obviously confused!

Liu Rengui asked at that time: "Why did the saint say that?"

What kind of Zen method is this?Even if you want a Zen position, you should give it to your younger brother, right? Father dies, son stepbrother ends up with younger brother, this is the norm of ethics. Who has ever heard of giving the position Zen to the Queen Mother?

Li Xian said with a serious face: "Since the former emperor left, I have always been depressed. I occasionally dreamed of the Yellow Emperor. I said that the Queen Mother is unparalleled in the world, and her broad-mindedness is hard to match. Today, the Tang Dynasty has very good luck in the world. Only the Queen Mother can't hold this throne. Should be Zen in the Queen Mother."

After Li Xian made some nonsense, the Qianyuan Palace fell into a strange silence for a while, everyone couldn't digest this matter, the Tang's luck can only be mastered by a woman?Who can recognize this? These ministers may not be rebellious, but they absolutely cannot accept the throne being handed over to a woman.

Wei Xuantong asked resolutely: "A sage easily abdicates the throne just because of a dream, how is it different from a faint king?"

Li Xian had already made preparations. Someone would definitely object to the Zen position. He was also a bachelor and asked, "This dream is coming day by day, and it has been more than half a month. If it wasn't for the importance of the matter, how could I?" Take it easy?"

Half a month happened to be the time when Empress Wu put Li Xian under house arrest. Empress Wu only asked Li Xian to help her prove that her position was justified. However, in order to eliminate some bad influences, Li Xian bought one and got one free by the way.

After Li Xian finished speaking, he glanced at Empress Wu: Dear, the gift is not refundable or exchangeable, please give me a good review.

Wu Hou looked at his son nonsense expressionlessly, and suddenly felt... this kid does have some strengths in some areas.

Cen Changqian, Minister of the Ministry of War, was considered a violent person, and immediately said after hearing this: "That's too child's play, it's just a dream!"

"Shangshu Cen, the snow outside hasn't melted yet." Li Xian felt that he had worked so hard to make Empress Wu the emperor. I'm afraid he himself was not so serious about being the emperor, but he had no choice but to continue to be the emperor. Fighting head-on with Empress Wu, he is definitely not as capable as Empress Wu, so let's forget it, retreat when you have to, don't make yourself uncomfortable, not to mention that it would be nice to have a new regent come back.

The faces of the people in the hall changed slightly after hearing this. Snow at the turn of spring and summer is a very strange thing, not to mention that the snow is so heavy?

However, many people knew in their hearts that the snow was not so much because the heavens were dissatisfied with Li Xian's failure to take the Zen position, it was better to say that the heavens were dissatisfied with the empress dowager who put the emperor under house arrest. After all, what You Mingquan said just before his death was heard by many people inner.

But so what?Those who play politics are not talking about people talking about people, talking about people talking nonsense?Reversing black and white means that the deer is the horse, have they done less?Moreover, there are many foolish people in the world, such an explanation is completely reliable, but... what will happen to Li Xian after he takes the throne?

As a veteran minister, Liu Rengui asked this topic very straightforwardly: "After the Zen throne, what about the saints?"

Li Xian said seriously: "The Yellow Emperor said that although I am unworthy of the throne, I can bear the weight of regent. The Empress Dowager has decided to appoint me as regent."

The empress dowager is the emperor, and the emperor is the regent. Even the pillars of the imperial court who are used to strong winds and waves feel a little dizzy at this time.

#Live for a long time#

The people present quickly compromised. As soon as the words "Regent King" came out, many people's minds became active. They felt that Li Xian's Zen position might not be voluntary, which also highlighted that Li Xian followed the will of heaven to do so.

More people think that even if Li Xian is Zen, but he is the regent, who said that it is impossible to aspire to the throne in the future?

It is still the same sentence that no one who can become a high-ranking official is a fool, even an upright person knows how to be flexible, otherwise he would have died.

Li Xian's edict to the position of Zen was written very happily, and the edict of Empress Wu, or Wu Shengren as she was called, was also very happily written: the first edict was Li Chongyi's adoption as the heir of the emperor of filial piety, and he was named the king of Anle County, and the second was named As the regent, Li Xian granted [-] households food and various preferential treatment. Li Xian was probably the most powerful prince since the founding of the Tang Dynasty except Qin Wang Li Shimin.

Even Li Xian's treatment is almost comparable to that of the crown prince.Everyone looked at the edict thoughtfully. Everyone felt that although the queen mother became the emperor, the former emperor was obviously still a reserve for the emperor.

This made many people more willing. Many people's loyalty to Li Xian has a certain limit. They are not loyal to Li Xian, but have already stood in line before. It is too late to change now. If Li Xian falls, then they Obviously, it would be even more difficult, and they had to save Li Xian for their own sake.

The handover of the throne was very calm in the court, of course, it was also turbulent in private, but Li Xian didn't want to worry about it so much, he just wanted to move quickly, his things, Li Chongyi's things, Fatty Bai Everything has to be moved back to the Regent's House.

In March of the first year of Sisheng, Emperor Wu ascended the throne, added the honorary title of Holy Mother God Emperor, changed Yuanguang House, and pardoned the world.

The enthronement of the God Emperor drew a lot of backlash, but fortunately Li Xian endorsed it and told the public in a very frank manner that the God Emperor was chosen by the heavens, and if she was not allowed to ascend the throne, there would be a whole year of snow.

Since then, although there have been backlashes, they have not been so strong. After all, for the common people, it doesn't matter who is the emperor. They pay more attention to their own food and clothing, which means that some scholars are very upset.

Li Xian originally thought that the handover of power would be considered a smooth transition, but he did not expect that there were still people who were stubbornly resisting.

In September of the first year of Guangzhai, Sikong Li Jisun Liuzhou Sima Xu Jingye pretended to be Yangzhou Sima, killed the chief history Chen Jingzhi, raised troops according to Yangzhou, claimed to be a general, and used Kuangfu as a speech.

Li Xian: Restore your sister!Lao Tzu is the Regent!Whose house are you talking about!

The author has something to say:

So who guessed Li Xian's title ←_←

There are also some people who think that Empress Wu has been playing tricks and tricks. In fact, it's not that she wants to play tricks and tricks, but that she can't use too bright methods, because she is not the emperor, and she can't order more people. Empress dowagers are all attached to the emperor. If it exists, even if she issues an imperial edict, she must issue it in the tone of an emperor, otherwise no one will listen!