Chapter 435: A Ridiculous Dream
【Di Renjie's words were impeccable in the context of Wu Zhou at that time, but Wu Zetian didn't listen.
For the old lady, the Western Regions were the glory of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan period that she had witnessed with her own eyes, and Liaodong was the place where Emperor Gaozong was most proud of his achievements in his life, and she was unwilling to give up either one.
In the end, the Anxi Protectorate remained unmoved, and the Andong Protectorate was downgraded to the Andong Governor's Office, but at least it still retained its military functions, which made the future Emperor Xuanzong feel relieved.
In fact, the old lady was not very happy to hear what Di Renjie said, but at least Old Di didn't keep talking about her extravagance like others.
And her purpose of recalling Di Renjie was also very simple.
The emperor had had enough of his addiction, and it was time to consider how to end it. 】
How to end it? Wei Zheng shook his beard and closed his eyes and said:
"Li Si will be established in the end."
At this moment, Wei Zheng was also a little glad that he was not born at that time.
Li Shimin also sighed, thinking that Wu Zhou was just a joke.
The succession was undecided, and the peace talks were carried out on their own.
Looking at those "wonders" that could not destroy an enemy and the Fengshan ceremony at Songshan, they seemed to be a mess.
Finally, Li Shimin shook his head and said:
"It was not easy for Longji to be young."
After the An-Shi Rebellion, Fang Xuanling, when sorting out the records, deduced that Li Longji's accession to the throne was 712 according to the calendar of later generations based on his reign and age.
The Shenlong coup in 705 was only seven years apart, and he had not forgotten what the later generations said about the failed seizure of the throne by Princess Taiping when they talked about the Tang princesses.
And there was also the Tanglong coup in which Li Longji and Princess Taiping joined forces, and these seven years were even more confusing.
It seems that the return of power to Li Tang after the Shenlong coup was not smooth sailing, and Li Longji's ability to fight his way out of it has shown his ability.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin sighed immediately:
"What a pity..."
One can sigh helplessly when one tries one's best but fails, and this kind of foolish behavior that is like losing one's mind is really unacceptable.
Empress Changsun thought that Li Shimin was sighing for Di Renjie, so she comforted him:
"Now you have both middle-class ministers and pillars of talent under your command."
"When Di Renjie enters the government, the government will be better than that time, and he will live up to his talent."
Li Shimin smiled and nodded without explaining in detail:
"Of course!"
While there was tenderness and sweetness on this side, Du Ruhui praised Lai Junchen's boldness on the other side:
"Is he fabricating charges against Wu, Li Ershi and Princess Taiping?"
"Is he a cruel official who has been tyrannical for a long time and has lost his mind?"
If these three parties work together, I'm afraid the old lady will have to think twice. If a hawk acts like this, the palace gate will be stained with blood if he doesn't do it right.
This is a way to kill yourself.
But after all, he was just a cruel official, Du Ruhui soon lost interest and was a little curious:
"Why did the Wu family welcome the daughter of the Wu family, but also kill all the ministers who favored the daughter of the Wu family?"
The light curtain said briefly, but Fang Xuanling had been thinking about it for a while, so he said:
"Perhaps this Di Renjie is loyal to the Li family, and does not oppose the daughter of the Wu family to take the throne, so the Wu family is the only one who secretly hates him."
Du Ruhui pondered for a while and commented:
"He is a capable person who can do things."
This evaluation is enough.
On the other side, Yuchi Jingde rarely had a brain online, and whispered to Qin Qiong:
"If your majesty's naval division is formed, wouldn't Liaodong be indestructible, and the Liao Hu will be resolved?"
During this period, the two of them were doing war situation deductions based on the front-line news on the sand table made by the Ministry of War every day, and they almost didn't want to come when your majesty summoned them.
Although they finally came, Yuchi Jingde had no interest in the content, but suddenly became interested when talking about the loss of Liaodong Corridor.
During the leisure time of the military deduction, the two also tried to deduce the attack and defense of the sea army based on the sea chart, and the final conclusion was that the advantages of the ocean far outweighed the land.
The sea army set out from Laizhou, and the Bohai Sea to the north, and the entire Liaodong Corridor could be reached overnight. To the east was the Silla Road to Baekje, which could not only launch a surprise attack on Goguryeo, but also greatly save the cost of transporting troops and supplies.
After all, the record of the Sui attack on Goguryeo is not difficult to obtain, and everyone knows how difficult the mountain roads and swamps in the Liaodong Corridor are.
Qin Qiong whispered: "The sea army can certainly sweep Liaodong and incorporate it into our Tang territory, but if the people living there are all Hu Yi, it still does not belong to China."
"Advancing both land and sea is a good strategy for opening up the border."
Li Shimin heard it and raised his head to take a look and was also very pleased.
The old subordinates don't want to be old, and the old generals don't want to be old, all of which are fortunate.
[What Wu Zetian faced was actually what we said before, her congenital deficiency as a female emperor.
When the old lady killed Lai Junchen, she also killed Li Zhaode, the internal historian. This man was a staunch supporter of Li, and was pulled out to play checks and balances with the cruel officials.
In addition to relying on favor and power, some people speculate that his killing was related to his touching the old lady's sore spot.
Before Wu Fengxian was deposed as the King of Wei, he had encouraged others to ask for the throne of the emperor for him several times. After Wu Zetian refused one of them, Li Zhaode, as a staunch supporter of Li, jumped out to advise:
I have never heard of an emperor building a temple for his aunt, your majesty, do you agree?
Di Renjie also said this later, but even Old Di did not dare to repeat Li Zhaode's next sentence:
"Your Majesty is entrusted by the Emperor to rule the world. If you establish Fengxian, I'm afraid the Emperor will not be able to eat blood."
This sentence made the old lady completely embarrassed and she didn't know how to respond. She could only pretend to sleep and get away with it.
In fact, it is easy to imagine that at this time, the Tianshu Pillar had not been completed, the Mingtang Heaven had not been perfected, and the old lady was still in high spirits. Don’t you think these are not making her unhappy?
Until four years later, she had played everything she should have played, and the internal and external difficulties made this old lady, who was almost 80 years old, feel tired. She even issued an edict to amnesty the world when the first month of the year and the winter solstice were on the same day. She had already run out of tricks.
At this time, Di Renjie repeated what Li Zhaode had said, and the old lady finally began to consider it.
However, it was too embarrassing to ask directly, so she had to find a reason to interpret the dream, saying that she dreamed of a big parrot with both wings broken. How to interpret it?
At this juncture, Di Renjie was quite straightforward: the parrot was Wu, and the two wings were Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi. If the heir was established, both wings of the Wu family would be vigorous. This plot has been arranged in film and television dramas several times, so I won’t repeat it.
In short, under the persuasion of Di Renjie, the old lady secretly took back Li Xian and his son, and announced that she would pass the throne to her own son after making proper arrangements. The Wu family was desperate, and Wu Chengsi died of grief in September.
After establishing the new emperor, the old lady also officially began this absurd ending. Since the Li Tang Dynasty was bound to be restored, in order to ensure stability and the prosperity of all parties, she simply added another layer of insurance.
In April 699, Wu Zetian summoned the crown prince, the prince of Xiang, the Princess Taiping, and Wu Youji to the Mingtang, swore an oath in the Mingtang, and inscribed it in the iron certificate in the History Museum.
This thing has naturally been lost long ago, and the content is untraceable, but judging from the identities of the four people, it is nothing more than to reconcile the Wu and Li families and ensure the old lady's peace in her later years.
Then the Li family and the Wu family also began large-scale intermarriage. In fact, the old lady mostly hoped to rely on the relationship of blood and marriage to make the two families settle down.
In addition, the old lady dragged her 80-year-old body to Songshan, the former Fengshan site, again.
But this time, he definitely didn't have the strength to climb up, so he could only entrust the Taoist Hu Chao to bring a golden tablet to the gate of Songshan Mountain.
The content written on the golden tablet was also very simple: The queen Wu Zhao yearned for immortality, and now she threw the golden tablet to ask the three officials and nine prefectures to remove Wu Zhao's crime. It was really a thorough homework.
This golden tablet is now kept in the Henan Museum as a treasure of the museum. Friends who have the opportunity can go and see it with their own eyes. 】