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Chapter 1050: Conversation between Mother and Son (Part )

Li Yan stretched out his hand and scratched his head awkwardly. He could imagine how big a wave this incident would cause and how many people's interests would be involved.

"Do you really think that you can calm the situation by relying on Hou Junji, Chang Sheng and a few of your former East Palace tutors?"

Zhangsun Wugou complained, "Behind this, your father dragged his seriously ill body and did so much work and persuaded so many royal relatives and aristocratic families that they accepted this established fact with a pinch of their noses."

"Forget about the royal family members. You are the eldest son and the legitimate crown prince. Now that you are back, they won't say anything. You are the eldest brother. If you take the throne, Li Ke, Li Tai, Li You, Li Zhi and other princes who once competed for the throne will be safe."

"It won't happen something as extreme as your father. Even if it does happen, Prince Lu Li Yuanchang ran around and said a lot of good things for you to appease all the objections. You have to take care of him in the future."

Li Yan certainly knew that Li Yuanchang was very kind to him. Historically, when Li Chengqian rebelled, apart from Hou Junji, this Prince of Lu was the one who cared about him the most.

In the play, the extremely selfish and greedy Prince Lu was absolutely kind to Li Chengqian. As Li Yuan's illegitimate son, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he displayed an image of brotherly love and respect to the outside world. Even if he did not get involved in this mess, he would still be rich and prosperous.

Following Li Chengqian and risking his life, even if he succeeded, he would not get anything more, but he still did it without hesitation.

After the rebellion failed, Li Chengqian was exiled to Qianzhou.

Li Yuanchang was implicated in this incident and was stripped of his royal title. He was ordered to commit suicide at home, his wife's property was confiscated, his kingdom was abolished, and he was buried in Gaoyangyuan, Chang'an County with the ceremony of a duke.

After Li Yan came to the Tang Dynasty, his relationship with his seventh uncle was as good as ever. Although he was somewhat disgusted by his insatiable greed, his making money from the country's misfortune, and his disregard for the lives of the people, he was also very grateful for his loyalty.

Upon hearing this, he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, mother. Seventh Uncle and I are family members. In my heart, he holds the same position as my uncle."

"Well, the royal family problem is not that big."

Zhangsun Wugou nodded silently and continued, "But the nobles are not so easy to talk to. Your ascension to the throne really made them feel suffocated. They couldn't swallow it, but they couldn't spit it out. Due to the overall situation, they didn't make any trouble before you ascended the throne."

"After you ascended the throne, I started a fight in the court, mostly to vent my anger."

"Your actions back then led to the consequences now. Their actions did not go beyond the scope of the circle, and did not cause any actual harm to you. They just lost face. Therefore, the royal family will not take action, and you can only rely on yourself to save face!"

"This can be considered a test from the royal family and old ministers."

Li Yan shook his head imperceptibly. Although the loss of the royal family's reputation may seem insignificant, it can have a profound and long-term impact on the country's destiny and the people's hearts. After all, Zhangsun Wugou is not an emperor, and his vision is limited.

We cannot see the malicious intentions behind this invisible harm.

In comparison, Li Yan would rather lose some positions or power than weaken the people's identification with the court.

Confucius said, if there are sufficient soldiers and food and the people trust them, then the country can be established.

For a country, if it has a strong national defense, sufficient food, and the support of the people for the court, the country can be stable.

Nowadays, more than 70% of the Tang Dynasty's military is in the hands of the aristocratic families. Every year, half of the world's grain circulates in the trading companies run by the major aristocratic families. In addition, the aristocratic families have been undermining the Tang Dynasty's credit time and time again.

Especially the last one, which is even more hateful.

The nobles were attacking the root of the court, destroying the good image of the Li Tang in the hearts of the people from the very beginning. Without the support of the people and the influence of a single call, the court could only rely on the nobles to maintain its rule.

Thus, the lifeline of the Tang Dynasty was in the hands of the aristocratic families.

At the critical moment, once the court and the aristocratic families become alienated, the huge and powerful empire will collapse and disintegrate in an instant.

This was by no means a trivial matter, but a cruel struggle of a higher dimension. Changsun Wugou only saw that he had no power loss, but did not notice that the move of the aristocratic family was intended for the long term.

Li Yan looked at Changsun Wugou's disapproving expression, moved his lips, but ultimately did not argue.

Forget it. These are things that the emperor has to do. If I tell Changsun Wugou about them, Changsun Wugou won't be able to help and will only make me more worried.

As soon as Gao Yang died and his suicide note was published, the people's hearts were changed.

The nobles naturally knew that they were too careless this time, so they would temporarily stop and carefully judge whether they had intentionally or unintentionally disrupted their actions. If it was unintentional, they would look for another opportunity.

If they are intentional, their understanding of themselves will be refreshed, and the means they come up with next time will be more difficult to deal with.

Changsun Wugou did not notice that Li Yan was lost in thought. Instead, he looked proud and said, "However, my son is very good. He controlled his temper in the court. He did not make trouble in court, nor did he explode in anger afterwards." "He also did not act recklessly and make things out of control!"

"Instead, he acted according to circumstances and took every step carefully, and perfectly resolved this incident, keeping the situation under control to the smallest extent possible."

"Mother, I believe that it won't be long before the heads of the families and elders behind the scenes will know my son's wisdom and broad-mindedness."

"The rest are just errands, so let your uncle do it. You are the emperor, and you have already demonstrated your ability. If you show up again, it will be difficult for everyone. Your uncle is the best at mediating."

Zhangsun Wugou smiled cunningly and said meaningfully: "When you go to court tomorrow, you will find that you are not as powerless as before. Whether it is the royal family or the old ministers of the Zhenguan period, they will stand up and give you strong support."

"But you've earned it yourself."

Li Yan sighed again, high-level politics is indeed unfathomable, all of them will slowly surface, and he will come into contact with them one by one.

"You are still young, don't be anxious, take your time, there is plenty of time to solve these problems."

Seeing that Li Yan seemed to have listened carefully, Changsun Wugou was relieved and said, "Next, my mother will call a few influential royal elders to discuss the matter. We will use the Gaoyang incident to control the atmosphere of the royal family and make those young people behave themselves."

Changsun Wugou was really scared. She deeply felt from Gao Yang's fate that unfettered freedom was not freedom, but a disaster. In the hands of those who held great power, the so-called golden branches and jade leaves were nothing more than chess pieces that could be manipulated at will.

Just give up!
Those noble families dared to use the princess to force their son, but their son was more ruthless than them. He killed without any hesitation.

This made Changsun Wugou once again feel the horror and ruthlessness of power, and he made up his mind to restrain the royal children and not get involved again.

Before, she was just a queen, and with Li Shimin, the harem was full of Li Shimin's favorite concubines and spoiled children. She also knew that these people were willful and unruly, so she compiled the female rules to restrain the royal children.

It was originally a good intention, but it was thrown into the trash, ignored, and even ridiculed from time to time.

Although she was angry about this, she could do nothing about it.

Her husband, the emperor, did not support her, and her brother also advised her not to meddle in other people's affairs and not to offend people everywhere.

Now, the emperor has become her son, and she has become the empress dowager who is superior to him, the most powerful woman in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Changsun Wugou was extremely happy. She really didn't expect that this simple step from queen to empress dowager would be like a complete rebirth, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, no longer bound by constraints.

I also went from being a mortal to a high and mighty god!
In the past, when I was the queen, people would always whisper in my ears that the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs.

But now?

Those concubines who always acted in a weird way in front of him now knelt down before him obediently; those princes and princesses who relied on their mother's favor to do whatever they wanted no longer dared to be arrogant and domineering.

Gao Yang, who had never taken me seriously before, was now clamoring for me to make the decision for her.
And this is just the harem.

In the outer court, Li's royal relatives all surrounded him, looking at him as the most respected; the old generals of the Qin Palace, the heroes of the Xuanwu Gate, and the old ministers of the Zhenguan period also followed his lead and were willing to obey his orders.

This made Changsun Wugou extremely excited, and he felt proud!
She really didn't expect that after her husband fainted and her son became emperor, she would have undergone such a huge change.

This made her sigh again that there was a huge difference between the empress and the empress dowager, just as big as the gap between the prince and the emperor.

The harem cannot interfere in politics!

But the Queen Mother is an existence beyond the harem.

Moreover, no one among the concubines in the harem, the royal family, the civil and military officials in the court, including his own son, felt that his behavior was inappropriate. They all thought that it was natural for the empress dowager to interfere in everything and be above everything else.

Zhangsun Wugou suppressed her excitement. She knew that all this was based on her ability to restrain herself and not overdo it. If she endangered the safety of the court, the Queen Mother would be in trouble!
She felt that she should learn from her son and be tougher.

I can be more cautious about the major policies of the court, but when it comes to the management of the harem, I am the absolute ruler with full right and authority.

For women, it should be implemented immediately.

All the concubines and women in the harem should keep this in mind and use it as a standard for their daily behavior. With Gao Yang's experience, no one should dare to disobey the order. After all, when the emperor takes action personally,

But I went to the Taimiao to reflect on it!
(End of this chapter)