When the emperor comes to modern times, history collapses!

Seeing Wu Meiniang's calm expression, Zhu Ming nodded and said, "In my opinion, you are a good emperor. You are better than many emperors in the Tang Dynasty. I don't think the three emperors before you are necessarily better than you. It's just that you are a woman. If you are too strong, the emperors after you will lose face. If they say that you are not as good as a woman, they will lose face and will smear you in various ways. Anyway, your reputation is not very good."

Wu Meiniang was relieved to hear that she was a competent emperor. At least she could do justice to the Chinese people. "Thank you. This is the best news I have ever heard."

Li Yuan snorted coldly. He was an unknown person in the history of the Ming Dynasty. The only reason he could become emperor was because he gave birth to a good son, Li Shimin.

Li Shimin had heard of Wu Zetian before.

Have a complicated relationship with yourself.

Li Zhi looked at Wu Meiniang in amazement. Even now, he still found it a little hard to believe that such a pitiful-looking woman could become the empress and be so competent at that.

"I still can't believe that a woman can become an emperor. I think I will never pass the throne to a woman."

Li Yuan and Li Shimin whipped Li Zhi with their whips: "If it's not you, how could it be anyone else?"

"It's all because of you that Wu Zetian was able to gain power step by step. Don't you think this is your fault?"

Li Shimin snorted coldly: "You are the ninth son, right? My ninth son has been born, and it should be you. I will give up the Tang Dynasty to a woman. When I return, I will castrate you first, so that you will not bring disaster to the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Zhi frowned, "It seems that I have to rewrite the history book when I go back, and change all the previously polished parts. Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo three times, which was sneered at by father. But father certainly could not have thought that father also conquered Goguryeo three times, but the results were not as good as Emperor Yang of Sui. Moreover, if father had lived a few more years, the things you did in your later years would probably have ended in the second generation."

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Li Shimin.

I heard from Zhu Ming before that Li Shimin was a pretty good emperor.

Moreover, he enjoyed great fame in later generations, and people thought that Li Shimin was really good.

Now I realize that I might have taken it for granted.

"Xiao Zhu, Li Shimin also conquered Goguryeo three times and was incompetent and unjust in his later years?"

Zhu Ming nodded and said, "Indeed, he led several expeditions to Goguryeo. As for his later years, he was a completely different person. He was incompetent and lawless, and wasted people's money and resources.

But to say that it died in the second generation is a bit of an exaggeration.

In fact, Li Shimin himself knew his situation.

"Looking at my extensive assistance to the common people, the benefits are great; creating the world, the merits are great. The benefits are great and the losses are small, so people do not complain; the merits are great and the achievements are small, so the cause does not fall. However, compared with the perfect and perfect, I feel ashamed."

This means that Li Shimin believed that his merits outweighed his faults, but he still felt a little ashamed to say that he was perfect.

Even he himself knew that he had many faults, and he felt ashamed to be called a perfect emperor. "

Li Yuan snorted coldly: "Asshole, I thought you killed your eldest brother and you could do something great, but I didn't expect that you were also a tyrant. Fortunately, you died early, otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would probably have perished in the second generation!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he was stunned. He looked at Li Zhi in disbelief and muttered to himself, "Impossible, I am definitely not such a person. Someone must be deliberately slandering me! Lao Jiu, are you behind this?"

He stared at Li Zhi with sharp eyes, hoping to find some clues from his son's face.

However, Li Zhi just shook his head lightly and said helplessly: "Father, why do you want to shirk responsibility for what you did? I dare not bear this crime."

Li Zhi sighed and continued, "In order to maintain your glorious image, our Tang historians have put a lot of thought into polishing the history books.

Speaking of which, I am still a filial child. Even though you left behind a mess, and there are powerful ministers like Zhangsun Wuji, who are extremely powerful and still firmly hold the power of the court, I have no complaints.

I think that the reason why Wu Zetian was able to ascend to the throne was probably related to Zhangsun Wuji. "

Li Shimin's face turned ugly when he heard this. He gritted his teeth and retorted, "Impossible! Fu Ji is devoted to the country and the people, how could he do such a thing? Moreover, how could he support a woman like Wu Meiniang?"

The scene of him and Changsun Wuji getting along harmoniously and the unity of the monarch and his subject emerged in his mind. He could not believe that he would behave like this.

Li Zhi seemed to have heard something very funny: "Is Changsun Wuji serving the country and the people? When my father was in power, Changsun Wuji could be more restrained. At most, he would use my father's trust to develop the Changsun family and would not go too far. But after my father passed away, Changsun Wuji was no longer the amiable uncle he once was. Coupled with his status as a regent, I wanted to just lie down. Until now, the court is not ruled by me, but by Changsun Wuji. Changsun Wuji slapped me, and I can only say that my uncle educated me well. I will definitely not say that I slapped the royal family in the face, otherwise I would slap him a few more times!"

"How could this happen?" Li Shimin found it hard to believe.

Zhu Ming nodded, "Indeed, Li Zhi found that he couldn't command the group of ministers you left for him. For example, Zhangsun Wuji, after tasting the power, would never let go. In the early days of Li Zhi, he basically did nothing else, and was always working hard to regain power. If Jiajing had met such a minister, he would probably be able to justify not attending court for forty years. In fact, it is a bit unreasonable for you to completely blame Li Zhi for Wu Zetian's becoming the emperor. Wu Zetian became the emperor a few years after Li Zhi's death, and there were still two emperors in between."

Although Li Zhi didn't know what happened next, he absolutely couldn't admit that he had given up his throne to a woman: "Yes, yes, Wu Meiniang becoming the emperor has nothing to do with me. It's definitely not my fault. I've been dead for several years, and there have been several emperors before Wu Meiniang became the emperor. You can't put the blame on me!"

It was not convenient for Li Yuan to be separated by a generation.

Li Shimin cursed angrily: "How is it none of your business? It was you who brought Wu Meiniang back from Ganye Temple, and later made her the queen. Later, you asked her to help with government affairs, and gradually extended your power to the court. If it weren't for you, she would have basically died of old age in Ganye Temple. How could she have abolished her two sons and ascended the throne!"

Li Zhi stretched out his finger and shook it, and said in a firm tone: "Father, this brother Zhu has made it very clear just now. When Wu Meiniang became emperor, I had already died for several years. There are many empress dowagers in history who have monopolized power, but they did not become emperors. The reason for this is that the emperor at that time was not strong enough. If the emperor at that time could do something, not to mention deposing the empress dowager, at least he could keep his throne. Just like when I faced Zhangsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang, didn’t I also work hard step by step and finally regain power? Look at the first emperor of Qin. When he became the King of Qin, wasn’t he also in a situation where he was controlled by others? But with his own wisdom and courage, he gradually mastered power, and finally unified the six kingdoms and became an emperor of the ages! And the Empress Lü of the Han Dynasty, although she was extremely powerful, why didn’t she ascend the throne of emperor in the end? This cannot be blamed on others, we can only look for the reason from the emperor at that time." Li Shimin was stunned and felt that what Li Zhi said made some sense.

If the emperor at that time had the ability, he would not have deposed the empress dowager, but at least he would not have watched himself being deposed.

However, why did Wu Zetian have such great power? It was obtained during the reign of Li Zhi.
"If it weren't for you, how could Wu Meiniang hold such great power and have the ability to change the dynasty?"

Li Zhi shook his head: "Father, having the ability is one thing, but being able to do it is the truth. At that time, Yu Wenzhi had the ability to kill Emperor Yang of Sui, commanded a hundred thousand brave soldiers, and had the ability to unify the world, but how come it was over not long after that?

Wagang Li Mi was more powerful than his grandfather at that time. He was recognized as the eldest brother by rebel kings all over the world. He had the ability to change the dynasty, but why didn't he do it?

You can't put the blame on me.

Wu Meiniang was just capable. If the emperor did not issue an imperial decree to pass the throne to Wu Meiniang directly, or leave an edict, Wu Meiniang could depose and enthrone the emperor at any time!
If it were me, I would have the confidence to at least keep the throne, let alone the powerful empress dowager, even if it was the grand empress dowager. It would not be impossible to depose the grand empress dowager or even the empress dowager. Therefore, Wu Meiniang's becoming the emperor has little to do with me. It can only be said that my son is not doing well!"

Li Zhi went on to say, "In fact, the biggest reason is father. If father hadn't come to select concubines at such an old age, Wu Meiniang wouldn't have been able to enter the palace. I don't think we would have met, and there wouldn't have been any subsequent events. Speaking of the source, it's actually father's fault!"

Li Yuan took a deep breath and thought it made sense: "I never thought that what my grandson said was right. The source of it is still you, Li Shimin. You said that you are old, but you still want to eat young grass. As a result, you recruited Wu Meiniang into the palace. Otherwise, with Wu Meiniang's original identity, she would have married some merchant long ago."

Li Shimin hurriedly shook his head, wondering how he could be blamed. He pointed at Li Zhi and angrily scolded him, "Rebellious son, if you were not obsessed with sex, how could you have caused such a thing? Who would seduce the woman of his father for no reason?"

Then he looked at Li Yuan and said, "Father, you wanted to pass the throne to my elder brother, but why did you seduce me with the throne every day? If you hadn't done that, I wouldn't have become the emperor, and the things that happened later wouldn't have happened."

Li Yuan was shocked. He really didn't expect that the blame could be put on him: "Rebellious son, if you hadn't reported your elder brother Yuanji for having an affair with our father's concubine and took the opportunity to cause the Xuanwu Gate Incident, would you have become the emperor? In the end, it was you who wanted to be the emperor. What does it have to do with me?"

Zhu Ming stared at the three people in amazement.

"I say, the three of you, stop fighting each other. Sit down, have a meal together, drink some wine, and forget your grudges. By then, the emperors of other dynasties will live in harmony. If you, the Tang Dynasty, fight each other, you will probably be laughed at."

In the restaurant, five people sat around a round table, and the atmosphere seemed a little weird.

Li Yuan, Li Shimin and Li Zhi disliked each other and could only drink in silence.

At this moment, Wu Meiniang completely relaxed, enjoying the food and wine to her heart's content, no longer bound by any etiquette.

She knew very well that in the history of this world, she had become the emperor, but if she returned to her original time and space, everything would change.

Li Zhi would never allow a similar situation to happen again, even if he eventually returned the throne to the Tang Dynasty.

I was afraid that there were only two fates waiting for me - either being imprisoned in Ganye Temple and under strict surveillance for life, or being sentenced to death. In short, it was almost impossible to regain my freedom.

Wu Meiniang suddenly asked, "Brother Zhu, am I really the only female emperor in history?"

Zhu Ming shook his head and replied, "Although you are the only female emperor in my history, in another world, there is already a woman who has ascended the throne, and Lao Li and Li Er also know that empress."

Wu Meiniang asked curiously: "Then who became the emperor?"

Zhu Ming said: "Qin III, Qin III Ying Yinman, in their history, she was the first female emperor. As for whether there will be female emperors in the future, it is not clear. I don't know how the history will change in the future."

Wu Meiniang frowned slightly, "The Third Qin Emperor? According to my understanding, the Second Qin Emperor died, so the third Qin Emperor's son Ziying was a man. This change must be because of you. Brother Zhu can travel through time at will, so he must be able to do it as well."

Zhu Ming nodded, "Yes, the First Emperor met Qin II Hu Hai. You probably know about Hu Hai's deeds. After being beaten to death by the First Emperor, he asked us who was suitable to be the emperor. In the end, he chose Ying Yinman. After all, Ying Yinman had studied here for a long time. Regardless of her ability, she still had vision."

Wu Meiniang's eyes flashed with envy: "Brother Zhu, can I stay here too?"

Zhu Ming was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Wu Meiniang to make this request.

"It's not convenient to stay here. You are an illegal resident here. We often need ID cards. It's difficult to live here without ID cards."

If Wu Zetian was still very young, she could have established a different world view and values.

The Wu Zetian in front of us has experienced almost everything she should have experienced, and her values ​​are difficult to change. She knows that her becoming an emperor in history is in sharp contrast to her current inability to control her own destiny. She is probably full of desire for power in her heart.

In the drama, it is either awakening or turning evil.

If you awaken, that's fine.

If he turns evil, Zhu Ming thinks it would be better to avoid any intersection with him.

"Don't worry, Brother Zhu. I just want to live freely and will never have any inappropriate thoughts. I heard that there are several children living in the villa. I can help take care of them." Wu Meiniang said with a smile.

Li Yuan was shocked. His eldest grandson was studying here and usually lived here. (End of this chapter)