[Wu Zetian] Queen's Road

Chapter 24 Queen 03

At the same time, in Chang'an Liangyi Hall thousands of miles away, Prince Li Xian was also "surprised" by his East Palace team.

"What do you mean, Zhu Qing?" The facial features of the young man resembled His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, but everyone present felt that His Highness the Crown Prince was more like the young version of His Majesty Li Er. Tremble.

"You guys want to go up to the table and vote on Shangguanyi's Zezi?!" Li Xian's face was so gloomy that he almost dripped water. He really wanted to cut off the heads of these ministers to see if the contents were tofu dregs!

"Based on these pretentious rumors, you dare to ask the emperor to abolish the empress, what do you think of the emperor, and what do you think of the orphan?!"

Li Xian roared and threw a stack of Zezi in front of everyone.

He never imagined that in the previous life, Shangguanyi, who was executed for confiscating his father's wife, would jump out of this life.

Still a waste queen!

The Seal of the Empress Dowager!

What's wrong with Auntie? !

Just because Dad favors her?

Just because she holds the general authority of the empire?

Or because she is a woman...

Li Xian couldn't help staring at Hao Chujun who was sitting in front of everyone, and said in an unprecedentedly gloomy tone: "Where did Mr. Hao hear such nonsense?!"

Hao Chujun got up and knelt down in front of Li Xian, he was not too young, it was a bit difficult when he knelt down, but Li Xian didn't mean to let him get down at all.

"Prince, this matter is not a rumor at all. The old minister and his peers have received definite information. The Emperor has ordered the Minister of the West Terrace to draft an imperial edict, and he will be inferior to the Queen of Heaven soon..."

Hao Chujun said with righteous indignation on his face, and all the old officials showed resentment on their faces, but Prince Li Xian was indifferent, after listening to Hao Chujun's words, he just uttered four words coldly: "So what?!"

Hao Chujun: "..."

"Prince... Do you want to obey the emperor's edict?" Seeing that Hao Xiang was choked by the prince, Liu Nayan asked cautiously.

Hearing this, Li Xian glanced at Liu Neyan, the latter shrank in fright from the coldness in his eyes, and the officials of the East Palace sitting beside him were also silent.

The meaning of the crown prince could not be more obvious, he will not disobey the emperor's will, nor object to the reign of the queen...

How can this work!

Hao Chujun was about to explode. He came from a famous family. When he was young, he was favored by Gao Jifu, the Minister of Political Affairs at the time. He claimed that he wanted to become a loyal minister like Liang Guogong (Fang Xuanling) and Zheng Guogong (Wei Zheng). What if the emperor casually handed over the country and the country to someone who was not the Li family?

Even if that person is the Queen of Heaven standing side by side with the Emperor!

"Prince, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two lords in the country. First, it is not appropriate for the emperor to set up the queen, but now he is entrusting the country with each other. Where is the East Palace?" Hao Chujun said righteously: "Kuang Litang The world of the emperor is the world of Gaozu and Taizong, not the world of the emperor alone, how can he be private to the descendants and not favor his descendants?!"

Hearing this, Li Xian was really laughed at by him.

He said that he, the prince of the Eastern Palace, had only presided over the compilation of a book so far, and had not made any achievements in politics or military affairs. Why did some veteran ministers show their support for him? This turned out to be the crux of the matter!

Last year, because of Mrs. Rong Guo's death, all descendants of the Wu family were recalled to Chang'an. Wu Yuanqing, Wu Yuanshuang and others died long ago, and the grievances of the previous generation were almost settled.However, the sons of Wu Yuanshuang and others dare not be rude to their queen aunt, and with such a bright and positive example as Wu Minzhi, these Wu's children treat Wu Xu like a savior.

Therefore, His Majesty Li Xiaojiu gave Wu Xu and Mrs. Rong Guo a modest official position for the sake of Wu Xu and Mrs. Rong Guo.

This move greatly stimulated the hearts of old men from aristocratic families.

Since the imperial examinations, the officials in the court are all from Jinshi background. Even if they are not obtained through scientific examinations, they are still officials who have worked in the local grassroots for many years. Officials who became officials under the emperor's edict have almost disappeared.

Now, the emperor actually promoted the Wu family for the sake of the Empress Dowager's face, so how can other aristocratic families be able to sit still? !

The Wu family has become the first-class family because of Tianhou. Before that, Tianhou had been oppressing her own family and not allowing people from the Wu family to be in the court. The only nephew who inherited the Duke's mansion was adopted, and he took the military position , and has nothing to do with North Korean Chinese Wu.This made some people in the court who were dissatisfied with Tianhou's power a little more balanced.

But not now!

People from the Wu family actually came back, and they stayed in Chang'an right after they came!

What surprised them even more was that the emperor was going to abdicate to the queen! !

I can't agree, I can't agree!

Although all the senior ministers were resisting, not everyone was as excited as Hao Chujun and others.

At least, there was no movement from Mr. Li Ji, who had been complaining about his illness and closing the door to thank guests, and Xu Jingzong, who had recently sent a letter to beg for bones.

Speaking of being loyal to Li Tang, these two can be regarded as hard-core imperialists, but even they didn't speak up, and a small Xitai servant dared to jump up and down to contact important ministers. What is the honor? !

A rare smile appeared on Li Xian's face, but this smile made everyone tremble.

Even Li Yiyan, who had always been Gengjun, had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his mouth when he saw the prince's expression.

This prince is not as friendly as his elder brother, if he fights hard, he will only bring shame on himself!

"I already know what Zhuqing means..." Li Xian didn't bother to talk to these old stubborn people with their own thoughts, but said coldly: "Whether you are sincerely loyal to my Tang Sheji or not, I only have one sentence, don't Treat Gu as an innocent child, let alone a fool!"

"The Queen of Heaven will not be Empress Lu, and Gu will not be Emperor Hui!"

After saying that, the boy walked away with a cold face.

The rest of the ministers couldn't help but looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a long while.

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The rainstorm came very suddenly.

Shangguanyi knelt on the damp hall, feeling as gloomy as the sky outside the hall.

After His Majesty the Emperor read the paper he presented, he remained silent.

It was a hot summer, and even the Zhaoming Palace, known as the Cool Palace, was suffocatingly hot, not to mention how oppressive the atmosphere in this palace was...

The main hall was full of people kneeling, but it was as quiet as if no one existed, only the deafening thunder and the sound of the rainstorm hitting the ground outside the hall could be heard...

Li Zhi leaned on the Hu bed, at this moment he only felt a severe headache.

After reading Shangguanyi's Zezi, he didn't jump up violently, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't...

What Ming Chongyan said is right, his condition can no longer be alleviated by acupuncture, if he continues to sit in this seat, it will only accelerate the consumption of his lifespan...

But what can he do?

The prince is not yet 16 years old, how can he safely leave him to those old foxes with treacherous thoughts!

He and Wu did not know how much painstaking efforts they had spent to get to the situation they are in today. Once he delegates power, those aristocratic families may be revived...

The family is deeply rooted, and it cannot be sorted out in one generation or two.

Like his father, Li Zhi once thought that he could completely eradicate the influence of the family on the imperial power, but after so many years, he has realized that this is an impossible task—just as Ah Wu said, the system determines the class Well, things like aristocratic families cannot be eliminated simply, they can only be slowly divided...

This is the first step to replace the recommendation system with the imperial examination system.

Universal education is the second step.

Vigorously develop military and technology, this is the third step...

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Everyone has seen the changes in Datang, but who knows how many people and efforts have been spent behind this prosperity.

Without Ah Wu, Li Zhi really doesn't know if he can make it this far...

However, now someone jumped out and uttered nonsense, asking him to take back A Wu's seal and abolish A Wu's title of Empress Dowager!

what is this called?

How about humiliating yourself?

Still fearless?

Li Zhi half-closed his eyes, and slowly scanned the few people kneeling in the center of the hall, but he didn't see any of his and Wu Xu's confidantes.

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief...

No one wants to be betrayed, even if Li Zhi doesn't like some people very much, he doesn't want to see Li Sanlang or Wei Shuyu kneeling below at this time.

The torrential rain was still falling endlessly, and the occasional lightning that streaked across the sky was so bright that it made people's hearts tremble.

Another series of thunder rolled by, and His Majesty Li Xiaojiu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

"Retire, Qing, etc...." He didn't want to scold these people—it might not be their fault that they were used as emissaries, but they took advantage of the other party so easily, which shows that these people are no longer suitable for the current Zhengshitang. Xianggong's successor, Li Zhi felt that there was no need to waste his feelings for a few courtiers who were no longer useful...

He didn't want to see them anymore.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu's indifferent tone stunned the few people kneeling in the hall.

Especially Shangguanyi, the assistant minister of Xitai who took the lead.

He came to see His Majesty Li Xiaojiu today, and wrote such a rebellious letter, almost with the determination to die. He never thought that His Majesty Li Xiaojiu would let them leave so casually...

"Emperor, I will die..." Shangguanyi straightened up, took a few steps forward, and almost fell on the couch, "Please depose the empress!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an explosion of thunder in the sky, the curtains on the main hall were blown up indiscriminately by a gust of wind, and several palace lanterns on the hall were blown out by the gust of wind...

The hall was suddenly pitch black, making one feel a chilling chill...

The serving servants hurried to fetch candles to relight the palace lanterns...

The hall was bright as day again, but everyone in the hall seemed to be immersed in the darkness just now, and their bodies and minds were completely chilled...

Shangguanyi actually said it.

They have no way out!

"Please ask the emperor to depose the queen." Several ministers following Shangguanyi said in unison.

His Majesty Li Xiaojiu looked at these people and actually smiled.

"The Queen of Heaven has served me for many years, and she has never made a mistake. I love and respect her, but Qing and others are talking about deposing the queen. What's the reason?"

When Shangguanyi heard His Majesty Li Xiaojiu's words, he immediately lifted his spirits - he was not afraid that His Majesty would ask them why they strongly demanded to abolish the Empress, but he was afraid that His Majesty would reject their advice without asking anything.

"The reason why the emperor and ministers boldly presume to abolish the empress is not because of any fault of the empress..." Shangguanyi had a serious face. He was a handsome man, even when he was kneeling and sweating, he still looked the same. It is still refreshing and pleasant to hear.

However, Li Xiaojiu hated such a man whose demeanor and temperament were even better than Li Sanlang's.

"The reason why the ministers and others asked the emperor to abolish the empress is only because the empress has too much power, which may not be beneficial to the prince. In the past, after the emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, there was the disaster of empress Lu, and Emperor Hui died young..." Shangguanyi's classics and history are regarded as the most recently promoted One of the best among the young and strong officials, when it comes to the tragedies of the royal family in history, it is impossible to talk about it for three days and three nights.

"Emperor Wei Wen passed away in the past, and the empress was not yet regent. You are still the emperor, so why do you want to abdicate? If so, how will you face Gaozu and Taizong a hundred years later?!"

Shangguanyi was so excited that she forgot to observe the expression of His Majesty the Emperor, and it was too late when she realized something was wrong.

Before Shangguanyi could apologize, a woman's icy voice sounded behind him: "I don't know that this palace is so real in the eyes of Mr. Shangguan!"

The author has something to say: Shangguan, rest in peace =. =