My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you are wronged!" Wang Ling shouted at this time, "Your Majesty, this wooden sign really does not belong to me!"

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can go find the monk who came the other day. This wooden sign was not made by me!"

Li Longji threw the wooden sign directly to the ground and said, "You don't need to tell me. I will go find the monk myself, and I will also go find Dingkang Hou. By then, we will have the witnesses and evidence. Let's see how you can argue."

As soon as the words fell, Wang Ling's eyelids drooped and tears fell to the ground. However, Li Longji showed no mercy and turned away.

Wu Qinghui and Li Ying did not leave immediately. Wu Qinghui glanced at Wang Ling jokingly, then looked at Li Ying and said, "I would like to see what other plans you and Duke Kangguo have."

After saying that, she turned around and left.

Although Wu Qinghui said this, she still felt something was wrong in her heart - could it be that Chang An had set a trap and deliberately let Queen Wang go? Or was Chang An really unaware of it at the time, but if so, why didn't he find it last time?

So now, the most likely thing is to release Queen Wang. But what should he do after releasing Queen Wang?

Wu Qinghui couldn't see through Chang An's plan at this moment...

Li Longji did what he said. As soon as he left the harem, he asked Gao Lishi to arrange people to search for the monk who had come to see Wang Ling.

......

The next day, the news that Wang Ling had been deposed was announced to the world. Chang An came to the imperial city and looked at the notice of the deposed queen.

He stood in front of the notice, surrounded by officials, many of whom were sighing, and some even started discussing it. Chang An listened for a while, and most of them said "what a pity".

At this time, Chang An felt someone patting his shoulder. He turned around and saw that it was Li Weihao, who was once named Zuo Shiyi and was now promoted to Taichang Temple Secretary. He also often went in and out of the palace.

"Brother Yonghe."

"Brother Qingming."

The two of them greeted each other, and then Li Weihao whispered, "Queen Wang was the mother of the country, it's really a pity this time. Even I have received the Queen's favor, otherwise I probably wouldn't have a position as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites today."

“There’s nothing we can do about it.”

Chang An smiled, and at this moment another person squeezed in beside him. It was Wang Yao. He patted Chang An and said, "Found it."

"Yeah." Chang An nodded and said, "Dead or alive."

"Of course he's alive." Wang Yao said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll do the job."

At this point, Wang Yao seemed to remember something, and then he checked the place where he was slapped yesterday and asked, "How is it? It won't affect today's class, right?"

"No impact." Chang An said, "It seems to have disappeared."

Wang Yao took a closer look and said in amazement, "Hey, it's true. The marks are almost gone. Do you have any magical medicine at home?"

"No, no, don't think about it."

At this time, Wang Yao also saw Li Qingming and greeted him, "Li Sicheng."

"Prince consort."

After greeting each other, the three of them walked into the imperial city together. However, before they were halfway there, Eunuch Cheng arrived and said with a panicked look on his face, "Marquis Dingkang, you must be careful with your words later."

Chang An was slightly stunned, looked at the other two, and then asked, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you. His Majesty has asked you to go to court to discuss the matter of appointing a new queen." Eunuch Cheng said, "Something happened to Queen Wang yesterday, and His Majesty is still furious."

Chang An nodded and said, "Then I'll go. Please, Eunuch Cheng."

Eunuch Cheng nodded, then turned around and led the way.

When they arrived at Xuanzheng Hall, the ministers had not yet arrived, but Li Longji had already sat on the dragon throne. When he saw Chang An coming, he spoke directly:

"Marquis Dingkang, I want to ask you a question."

Chang An bowed slightly: "Your Majesty, please speak."

"Did you help Wang Ling hide a wooden sign in the Queen's Palace last time?" Li Longji went straight to the point.

Chang An pretended to be stunned, then asked, "I wonder what wooden sign your majesty is talking about?"

Li Longji was patient and asked the eunuch to come to Chang'an with a sign - it was indeed the wooden sign that Chang'an helped Queen Wang "destroy" at that time.

Chang An replied, "Your Majesty, I proved it at that time. If I wanted to help Queen Wang hide something, Your Majesty would not be able to produce this wooden sign today."

Li Longji nodded, and then said: "I believe you."

Li Longji did believe in Chang An and his ability. He sighed and said, "It's just that you were there at the time, so I was a little uncertain."

"I shouldn't have been there. It's my fault."

Li Longji shook his head and asked again: "I am deposing the queen today. What do you think?"

"I have no opinion." Chang An said, "This is your Majesty's private matter, I dare not have an opinion."

Li Longji nodded, which was consistent with what Chang An would say, and asked again: "What did you go to do when you arrived at the Queen's Palace?"

"The Queen wants to give birth to a child for Your Majesty, but she is unable to do so, so she wants to ask me for advice," Chang An replied.

"Then how did you answer?"

"I will tell my wife what I did before. Regulating the body every day, paying attention to diet, eating less greasy food and drinking less alcohol are all ways to maintain health and prepare for pregnancy." Chang An replied.

Seeing this, Li Longji stopped asking questions and said, "You can take a rest for a while. There are still some things to discuss in the court later."

Chang An nodded and stood there to rest. He waited until all the officials were present, but at this time, all the ministers were talking about Queen Wang being deposed.

At this time, there was another person standing next to him: Li Ying.

As soon as Li Ying arrived, it meant that the court was about to begin: "Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

"My dear ministers, please stand up," Li Longji said, "Today, you should have seen the matter of the deposed queen. Please tell us your opinions."

Once these words were spoken, it meant that Li Longji allowed them to discuss the matter of the deposed queen. So, one by one, they started talking about how Queen Wang was the mother of the country; how well she treated ministers and subordinates; some even brought up the matter of Wang Renjiao.

But it seems that Li Longji did not care about these things, maybe because he had heard these excuses too many times.

Then, he looked at Chang An and asked, "Marquis Dingkang, what is your attitude towards my deposing the empress?"

"Your Majesty, I neither support nor oppose it." Chang An said, "The previous queen was your Majesty's first wife, and we have a deep relationship, so I do not support deposing her. However, this is your Majesty's private matter, and I am only your Majesty's subject, so I have no right to oppose it."

Chang An could feel that all the ministers' eyes were on him at this moment. They all knew that their importance in Li Longji's heart was no less than that of Wu Qinghui.

Moreover, Chang An never takes sides and always does his own thing. Whenever it comes to dividing factions, Chang An just expresses his own opinions.

These officials hoped that Chang An would stand on their side this time and persuade His Majesty to take back his order out of consideration for their old friendship. But unfortunately, Chang An failed to live up to their expectations.

After hearing Chang'an's answer, Li Longji looked at all the ministers again and asked, "However, the old queen has been deposed today, and it is time to appoint a new queen."

"Today I want to make Concubine Wu the empress. What do you think, my dear ministers?"

Many people actually knew that Li Longji wanted to depose the queen, but because almost all the ministers were against it before, Li Longji did not do so.

However, this time, because Li Longji personally caught Queen Wang doing what she did, the ministers could not protect her either.

Although they couldn't stop the dethronement of the empress, they should at least dissuade Wu Qinghui from ascending to the position of empress. So, these ministers started again:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Wu is a descendant of the Wu family, the granddaughter of Wu Zhao. If she is made queen, I'm afraid it will be..."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Wu now has her own prince. If you make Concubine Wu the queen, I'm afraid it will affect the crown prince's position as heir!"

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Everyone was talking one after another, which was a bit annoying. Li Longji raised his hand and interrupted their noise. Then he looked at Chang An again and asked:

"Marquis Dingkang, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, my opinion is the same as that of other adults. I also oppose making Concubine Wu the empress." This was the first time that Chang An took a stand in this regard. The ministers around him all looked at him with gratitude.

Li Longji frowned slightly. He thought Chang An would still maintain a neutral attitude of neither supporting nor opposing, but he did not expect that the other party would directly oppose it.

"Why?"

Chang An took a step forward and said, "First of all, Wu Jieyu is well-behaved and good at flattering people. It is naturally best for her to be a favorite concubine, but if she becomes the queen with this personality, I am afraid she will not be able to convince all the officials."

"Secondly, Concubine Wu also has her own prince, and everyone has their own selfish desires. I am afraid that she will affect the crown prince's position because of her own selfish desires. Everyone has their own face, and I am not sure that Concubine Wu's son can be as good as the crown prince."

Li Longji sighed and said, "Then I will let her be the queen in the palace, but only give her the title of consort. How about this?"

"Your Majesty, I still object."

Li Longji wanted to try harder and asked, "Why?"

"Earlier, your majesty favored Concubine Wu alone, and many concubines fell out of favor one after another. The palace must have had complaints about her. If your majesty allows her to have the power of the queen in the harem, then those concubines will certainly be excluded by her. In this way, your majesty will lose a lot of concubines."

"Although there is one less queen in the harem, all concubines are equal and the palace can be peaceful." Chang An took advantage of Li Longji's preference for beauty and put forward this opinion.

See whether His Majesty wants to keep just one beauty or a group of beauties.