The old east wind comes to dream

When Gu Zizhan was 48 years old, an abdication ceremony was held. The 26-year-old crown princess Gu Lang succeeded to the throne as emperor, and changed to Yuan Fenghe the following year, becoming the first female emperor in the history of Jokhang and also in the history of the Central Plains Dynasty.

As early as when Gu Hong was 16 years old, after Gu Zizhan and Chu Lan asked for her opinion, they announced her daughter's identity to the world.

At that time, it was the 16th year of Zhaoxi, and Gu Zizhan had been the emperor for 16 years, and a group of people had already changed in the court.The stubborn old thinking was broken, and the whole Dazhao showed unprecedented vitality.

But even so, the person who has been the crown prince for 16 years suddenly became the crown princess, and many people's jaws were shocked.

The officials at the center of the imperial court were still watching, and some local officials with lower ranks were thrown out, either actively or passively, to be the vanguards to test the emperor's bottom line.

Baiyi Prefecture and Nanzi Prefecture are located in the southwest, with a mixed population, and their customs have always been somewhat different from those in the Central Plains.When Gu Quan rebelled, many officials from these two places were involved, but if there are too many people, it is inevitable that some people will slip through the net.Later, Li Xiangjun went to Nanzi Mansion to basically clean up the moths in Nanzi Mansion. The officials of Baiyi Mansion were terrified when they saw this.

It's just that in the end it was inevitable that he felt unhappy, so he took the matter of Gu Hong's identity as an opportunity to fight for power and profit again.

If you want to achieve great things, you cannot do without internal and external collusion.The governor of Baiyi Mansion, He Changfu, sent a manpower and invited one person.

King Zheng Gu Mu.

Gu Mu is the second younger brother of Taizong Tianshun Emperor Gu Zhen and the posthumous son of Gu Ji.Back then, Gu Ji was killed by Chen Chao's army in order to save Gu Zhen on the battlefield.Gu Zhen was grateful for the brotherhood and the grace of saving lives. After ascending the throne, he named Gu Ji's only son Gu Mu as Prince Zheng, and loved him a lot.Therefore, before he abdicated, in order to clear the obstacles for Gu Zizhan, he was allowed to enter the palace to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. Gu Mu was getting older, and more importantly, Gu Zhen was unwilling to take Gu Zizhan into the palace. Mu got involved, so he deliberately missed him.

When Emperor Taizong Gu Zhen was alive, Gu Mu was indeed very obedient, neither fighting nor grabbing, acting like a leisurely rich prince.But in his heart, he is also greedy and ambitious.Gu Zhen turned a blind eye to this, and never had the heart to do anything to him.

Therefore, when Gu Zizhan reformed the tax system and re-established the population and household registration system, Gu Mu became more and more dissatisfied.Relying on Gu Zhen's love and protection in his early years, he quietly occupied a lot of mines and fertile land.Now that the land has been re-measured, the newly appointed young officials are all devoted to Gu Zizhan, vying to show their loyalty to the young and powerful new emperor, so no one buys his account.Gu Mu gritted his teeth and lost a lot of properties. Finally, he discovered Baiyi Mansion.

After coming and going, they colluded with He Changfu.

Gu Mu is six years older than the former prince Gu Yuan, and now he is sixty.At the age when he should be fond of his grandchildren, but he is not old-hearted, and he still wants to fight for his children and grandchildren at the end of the day.If he is an emperor from this lineage, he will also be able to get the title of emperor in the future.Thinking about the illusory posthumous honor before death is enough to show that greed is not small.

But greed is greedy, but it is also a brainless person.Otherwise, looking at the entire clan, he is the only one who still thinks that Gu Zizhan became the emperor purely because of his good fortune, and he is the only one who jumped out after a little instigation and became that early bird.

Soon, in the name of the clan, King Zheng asked the emperor to set up a new heir Zhezi, and was thrown to the ground by Emperor Zhaoxi in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

It was rare for an emperor who was gentle and gentle to show such anger in front of his courtiers, but no one was surprised.Just because at the moment before this memorial was presented, Zheng Gan, the censor, wrote a letter to Emperor Zhaoxi, and He Changfu, the governor of Baiyi Mansion, corrupted the law by corrupting the law, colluding with the remnants of the previous dynasty, and cooperating with King Zheng to plot rebellion.Li Yunsi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, followed closely behind, accusing King Zheng of seizing mines, evading taxes, and concealing population in Baiyi Mansion and other places.

So, when Zheng Wang's excerpt was published, his ambition was clearly revealed in front of all civil and military officials, and it became a joke.

The emperor was furious, and blood was bound to be seen.

Gu Zizhan immediately issued an order to order Dali Temple, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, Yushitai, and the three divisions to work together to thoroughly investigate He Changfu's collusion with King Zheng to violate the law and discipline.

Fifteen days later, He Changfu and Zheng Wang were escorted back to Beijing, and all their family members were captured.

After another half month, the crimes of King Zheng and He Changfu were found out.He Changfu was sentenced to execution, several sons of the He family participated in this matter, and were sentenced to execution after autumn, and the rest of the family were exiled.

King Zheng was given poisonous wine, and his descendants were expelled from the throne.

A catastrophe has been eliminated without waiting for the incident to happen.Courtiers are not fools, such a coincidence, it is impossible that the emperor did not mean it.But the evidence of the two people's crimes is clear, and they originally brought the blame on themselves, and no one else can tolerate it.

At this point, all the officials knew the emperor's intentions, and no one in the clan dared to come forward.

The 16-year-old Gu Lang officially participated in the government affairs as the crown princess.

After this incident, everyone also saw that those important ministers who had always followed the emperor stood behind the empress dowager in this matter, paving the way for her and driving her.It can be seen that there is no gap between the father and daughter of the emperor and the empress dowager, and there is nothing that can be provoked by others.

So ten years later, the empress dowager, who had practiced in the imperial court for many years, inherited the Datong as a matter of course, and took over the emperor's jade seal of Dazhao from the almost uncontrollable joyful Emperor Zhaoxi.

The abdication ceremony of the Supreme Emperor was held on the same day as the succession ceremony of the new emperor.At that time, it was early summer, the sky was bright and the air was clear, the scenery was beautiful, and the ceremonies were solemn and solemn. All the courtiers were dressed in court clothes and knelt down in the open square under the steps of the Taimiao.As the decree eunuchs in the five-fold gate announced the decrees of the officials and Zong Zhengqing successively, the ministers kowtowed three times to bid farewell to the emperor's ascension to the throne, and kowtowed three more times to welcome the new emperor's ascension to the throne.

No one dared to raise their heads, so, except for Gu Lang, who was standing upright beside Gu Zizhan, no one else noticed that the Supreme Emperor, who was about to know his fate but still had a face like a jade crown, was impatient to wait. Eyes are full of joy about retirement.

Gu Lang couldn't help curling his lips, his "father" finally threw out this hot potato.

Before Gu Lang could warm up the dragon chair, Gu Zizhan pulled Chu Lan and quietly left the palace.

This year, Chu Lan was exactly 50 years old.

Half a life is in a hurry, at the flick of a finger, 30 years have passed since the day they met.

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In the following time, Gu Zizhan accompanied Chu Lan to every inch of Dazhao.They are in the south of the Yangtze River in winter, watching the tall and straight green bamboos in the rare snow scene, watching the clear springs under the white snow, warming a pot of flower carvings, and drinking together.

At the southernmost tip of Jokhang, on the endless seashore, you can watch the waves crashing against the rocks, and watch the rising sun poke out bit by bit from the sea.Leaping and leaping, in the dim sky, inch by inch, the earth is dyed with warm brilliance.

I have also been to the northern border where the sky was filled with yellow sand and the Gobi was everywhere.After two generations of continuous land reclamation and forest planting, today's Anyuan Duhufu has stretches of forests, and countless families have taken root here, and towns and cities have gradually formed in many places.

Gu Zizhan and Chu Lan are no longer young.The traces of the years slowly climbed up the face, slowly aging in the peaceful time.

In the ten years of Fenghe, Gu Zizhan and Chu Lan finally returned to the capital under the harassment of Gu Lang's persistent Feishu.

Another new year is coming, and Fenghe 12 is a little different from previous years.The beginning of spring this year is before Zhengdan, and the first month is much hotter than in previous years.Then some old Confucianists recited "there is no spring in the whole year" and called this year "the year of the widow".

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, Li Yunsi, Duke of Feng, who had taken over from Tan Sixian the post of Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs shortly after Gu Zizhan abdicated, went down to go home just after you.At the beginning of the new year, there were no major affairs in the yamen, and Gu Lang didn't summon her, so it was rare for her to steal some free time.

Li Yunsi rode a carriage, walked from Xuanque Street, and was about to turn to the path in front of Feng Guogong's mansion, when the carriage stopped slowly.Li Yunsi lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, and saw a group of about [-] or [-] people in Confucian shirts coming towards them.The first few people look quite old, with gray beards and hair, and their clothes, they should have the fame of scholars?It stands to reason that with the fame of a scholar, even if you fail the examination, you should enter the government office and become a clerk, and you can get an official status if you pass the evaluation for selecting officials in the future.But these people, gathered together at this hour, obviously shouldn't be scribes.

——After all, from the beginning of Gu Zizhan's reform of the bureaucracy, the officials of Dazhao, from top to bottom, could not be so leisurely.

Thinking of this, Li Yunsi frowned slightly, ordered the coachman to stop, and asked his followers to listen to what these people were thinking.Also, to find out, are there any special identities among these?

But they didn't seem to need their followers to inquire about their ideas. These people gathered together and yelled as they walked.

After listening to a few words, Li Yunsi understood.It turns out that these people are about to go to the Imperial College and the Ministry of Rites. In the name of "Widow Year" because there is no beginning of spring this year, they want to invite your Majesty to go down to worship the heavens and pray for blessings, so as to protect the children of the world.The reason why the "Widow Year" appeared must be because there are too many female officials in the court, and the yin is prosperous and the yang is declining, so the Ministry of Rites must add Enke, and only men are allowed to participate.What's even more remarkable, is to ask His Majesty to re-appoint the imperial concubine and set an example.If His Majesty does not establish an imperial concubine, he will issue a special imperial order to order that the people are not allowed to marry this year, so as not to harm the man.

Simply ridiculous!

Listening to the noise outside, Li Yunsi showed a cold expression.Not to mention that the so-called "year of the widow" is nonsense. The real intention of these people is that they still want to put men above women.And in the end, he tried in vain to force the emperor to establish a husband with the marriage of all the people in the world, which is daring.

Li Yunsi frowned, and had already started to think about this? Behind the people, is there some restless family? The family and courtiers are fueling the flames.

Soon, there will be an attendant reporting.Among these gathered people, some are white bodies who have been called here to make up the number, and some are students who have been temporarily living in the capital to take the exam after a long time.And among the few scholars headed by them, there are really two eight-rank scribes, one is from Jingzhao Mansion, and the other is actually from the Ministry of Officials.

Li Yunsi sneered, and at the same time sent his entourage to Jingzhao Mansion to invite officials, and at the same time ordered the coachman to turn around.

The coachman asked aloud, "Master, where are you going?"

Li Yunsi sneered and said, "Go to the Ministry of Officials! I wonder if Zhao Qin, the Secretary of the Ministry of Officials, is too old to do anything! The annual evaluation of officials has not found that he still has such capable people under his command!"

The coachman immediately didn't dare to ask any more questions, turned his horse's head around quickly, and drove in the direction of the palace.

When passing by the crowd of spectators, the wheels ran over the noisy discussions and drifted away scatteredly.

I could vaguely hear a few young ladies chatting and laughing, their voices were as clear and melodious as silver bells.

"Unexpectedly, there are still people who believe in strange words like 'the widow's year'. It's really ridiculous!"

"That's right! Last year there was a leap month, and there were two beginnings of spring at the beginning and the end of the year, but it was a 'double spring'! According to them, you can't get married if you don't have a beginning of spring. Those who get married in the double spring, don't they all have to be married?" Married again?"

"Hey, you're wrong! That's not what they say about 'Double Spring Year'! There are two springs in one year, and when a man gets married, he is happy with happiness, and he will have a long line of children and grandchildren, and he will become an official and a noble!"

"Damn! Now women can be officials long ago, no matter what kind of good things are cheap, their men will go!"

"Yes, that's not the reason. Those old people are used to putting misfortunes and blessings on their daughters' heads. If you want me to say, a happy family, at least? You can't give from both sides. If you are upright, the relationship between husband and wife is harmonious, mutual respect and mutual respect Love, when you get married is a good time!"

When everyone heard the words, they echoed.

"Yes!"

"There is one time in two or three years in the age of no spring. There are many elders in my family. Grandparents and grandparents got married at that time. Now it has been sixty years. The adults are in good health, the children and grandchildren are full, and the family style is clean and upright! These ?Gossip, what the heck! "

Everyone laughed and talked, but there was something? The little ladies joked with each other.

"'The Year of the Widow'? What's so bad about being a widow! It saves my parents and adults from urging me to get married, and I can end up at ease. If I want to discuss marriage, I would choose this year!"

"Ah, it suddenly occurred to me that I would tell my fiancée the weird things those people said, and see what he thinks of it, which is just a good test for him! If he dares to go along with those words, I'll, bah , little lady, I will tell him to be a bachelor for the rest of his life!"

"Hahaha, is there such a good thing?"

Li Yunsi's carriage gradually went away, she was sitting in the carriage, listening to the discussions outside, especially the last few jokes, she also knew that this was a joke among young ladies and could not be taken seriously.But it can also be seen from this that in today's Dazhao, the status of men and women has become increasingly equal.Women no longer need to be confined in the backyard all day, wasting their time and relying on men to live.

All of this started from Emperor Zhaoxi, and it was also due to the contributions of Emperor Fenghe and a group of female officials.As one of them, she is honored.