Wu Zetian stared at Li Wei and said indifferently: "You are so scheming!"
Li Wei was very careful and brought dozens of guards with him after entering the inner palace.
I had to be on guard. After staying in the White Horse Temple for seven days, none of the concubines around me were released from the inner palace to meet. It's not what the mother wants to do to them, but a check and balance. []
It is precisely for today¡¯s negotiation to control the last trump card.
Even if the discussion is bad, the mother may not dare to kill them. Even if he kills him, he may not risk the disapproval of the world and immediately lead his army to bloodbath the inner palace. This is a delicate balance that favors today's talks. At the same time, it also shows the mother's control over the inner palace, which is what Li Wei is afraid of.
Li Wei waved his hand and ordered all the guards and eunuchs in the palace to retreat.
Looking at his mother, he said: "Mother, my son has been very worried these years. Even when Liang Jinzhu and Lu Ma were allowed to engage in navigation, it was not to expand the source of the country's economy, but to find a way to operate a territory overseas. In the event of an unexpected incident, I can flee overseas for refuge."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Wu Zetian yelled angrily and poured the tea in the teacup onto Li Wei's face.
The son¡¯s words were very vicious.
Asking myself, I never wanted to kill the son in front of me, but I could not bear the second son. As for the struggle for power, they are both queen mothers. A powerful queen mother and a powerless queen mother have different situations.
Just like now, I know I want to retreat behind the scenes, but I still have to fight about how to retreat. Have you ever thought about killing this son? No. Instead, it was because of my son¡¯s mistake.
Under the guidance of , he thought that something unexpected had happened to him, and in order to gain control of his power, he took a few big steps and made himself lose his morality.
Regarding today's meeting, Li Wei thought for a long time, without wiping the tea from his face, and continued: "Maybe the queen mother blamed Er Chen for talking too much. There are no other people here, but the queen mother please think again. Has Er Chen done anything these years? He worked hard and tried every means to repair the relationship with his mother, and even promised to handle government affairs with his mother in Qinghai after the death of his father. However, whether his mother had stopped or not, no matter what his son and ministers did, they caused obstacles in all aspects. In the end, he was forced to Heading to the Western Region, evading the many traps set by the Queen. Where is the Queen? She captured the army in the north, not mentioning the Yulin Army, and sent people to Qinghai to capture the army in Qinghai. After this step by step, the emperor died. In the end, the son-in-law has only one righteousness left, but this righteousness will also hinder the mother, so what will the mother do?"
This is impossible to assume.
Li Wei did not remember that both Pei Xingjian and Liu Rengui were alive at the time, and they could not sit back and watch the peace happen. It has happened in the north, how can it be allowed to happen in Qinghai? But if it really happened, Li Wei would be very passive. It is even possible to force him to go overseas.
"Youyou, very good, very good, how come I have raised such unfilial sons like you?".
"Mother, all the sons and ministers are unfilial. But whether it's me, the third brother, or the fourth brother, they don't want to be filial, they are all afraid."
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Wu Ze was speechless because of the weather.
Li Wei continued: "Yes, I am greedy for life and afraid of death, and I have done some unfilial things. But I also know that without the support of my parents, I would not be where I am today. Without my mother's forge ahead, it would be impossible to have a son." The throne of the minister. Therefore, the minister will have the final limit."
This is a promise made by Yihe. When talking to your mother, you don¡¯t need to say it bluntly. It¡¯s enough to say it this way.
Wu Zetian was silent again, and after a while, she said: "I am tired, you can do whatever you want. But I hope to leave a few caring people around me."
This was Wu Zetian's request. In the end, she silently sat back and watched Li Wei smoothly hand over the power. She didn't do anything to cooperate, but she also didn't interfere. It was just to step down with dignity and to have some loyal people around her to serve her, so as not to end up in the cold palace.
When I came to Luoyang, I did not go directly into the city, but walked into the White Horse Temple. After all, Luoyang is now a mixed bag. Then he took control of the Yulin Army, and then appointed many cronies to serve as prime ministers, or to important positions in the three provinces and six ministries. The others were not touched for the time being because the top priority was comfort and control.
Suddenly, Weiwei and the others kept shouting that they were lucky, and even when he entered the city today, he shouted "long live the mountain". Little did he know that he would make big moves after taking control of the political situation. Including the inner palace, there will be a bloodbath.
But her mother immediately saw through her thoughts.
He sighed in his heart and said: "Mother??, I will take care of it. ".
It didn¡¯t say that we would stay or not, but it was equivalent to promising to give a certain amount of leeway.
"You go down." Wu Zetian's face became calm. Ever since he knew that his son was still alive, he understood his son's vicious intentions. Then, unexpectedly, he suddenly appeared in Taiyuan, captured Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxun, and Shi Shi With thousands of troops under his control, Wu Zetian knew that there was no way to improve things. So many measures were taken promptly to make amends. The outcome of today's meeting made her feel very miserable. It's better than imagining the worst outcome.
Li Wei did not live in the inner palace, but came to the east palace again.
Wu Zetian also sent his daughters and children to the East Palace.
But Li Wei sent many of the eunuchs and maids in the East Palace, especially the eunuchs and maids who were later installed, to the Inner Palace or Shangyang Palace. And sent two thousand Yulin troops from Qinghai to defend.
This left a shadow still floating in the sky over Luoyang.
But the East Palace was filled with joy.
He glanced at them, then looked at Qiucong and Qiu Hao: "Does it matter whether you are injured in the spring?"
"First they were beaten half to death by several chamberlains, and were imprisoned for many days. Then they were dragged out by force and flowed to Lingnan. They all fell seriously ill and almost died of illness on the way. If Wei Zhigu and Liang Lu's family hadn't taken care of them, they would have died on the way. Those yamen officials were not in too much trouble, and they might have died of illness on the way." Ye Ci Mingyue said it quickly.
Qiu Hui smiled gently and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have recovered from all my injuries. I will be blessed if I survive the catastrophe. I am lucky to see your Majesty come back safely."
"It's Ding's fault that he should come back early" Li Wei said apologetically.
While they were talking, Liu Qun came in to report that officials from the Zhongshu Provincial Department wanted to see him.
Originally it was the eunuchs who had to do it, but almost all the eunuchs were sent away, so that the guards could guard them, but they could not rest in the palace and do some chores. Therefore, it had to fall on Liu Qun and other more reliable palace ladies.
The Zhongshu Province brought a large number of memorials.
The prime ministers have dealt with a batch of matters, but over the past few months, there has been a backlog of government orders, and some matters are relatively important, and the prime ministers cannot make decisions, so they all brought them to the East Palace.
It¡¯s time to fulfill the emperor¡¯s mission to retrieve spirits.
Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said, "Your Majesty, do you want my concubine to help you?"
"It's inappropriate to be polite. This is not the past. Your Majesty is dealing with real political affairs. If you interfere, it will create a trend of interference in the harem." Qiu Hui advised.
"Please help the Lian Li handle it, but you are not allowed to participate, do you understand?"
"Okay."
Qiu Hui still wanted to persuade, but Li Wei waved his hand and said: "Wan'er is not my mother's character. Besides, she is just sorting it out for the couplet."
After speaking, he opened the memorial.
The largest number of them were the unjust, false and wrongful cases that occurred during this period. Li Wei said: "Wan'er, please go through the couplet. All these memorials are gathered together."
"Here."
Shangguan Wan'er was reasonable and Li Wei was criticizing. Part of it was because he deserved it. Li Wei did not give any more instructions, but part of it was because he was loyal to Li Tang. After making comments, he offended his mother and was demoted and exiled. All of them, including Liu Jingxian, were recalled.
" However, Liu Jingxian was only given the post of Minister Zuosi Langzhong. This was not a recall, but a demotion. But this person is also the target of Li Wei's possible punishment this time. What happened when Li Zhi was dying? Li Wei couldn't know the inside story, but he knew some big things. This person had been reused by his father in the past few years, and he was probably an important pawn in his father's attempt to divide his mother's power. But instead he got closer to Pei Yan. Before his father died, he was the first important minister he summoned, and it was unclear what he said. Then his father summoned Pei Yan to the palace and left a legacy. I don¡¯t know the specific situation, but this person played an important role in it.
Then another person arrived, Feng Ya and Chang.
Shangguan Wan'er suddenly interrupted: "Your Majesty, this person must be reused."
"Why?"
Li Wei knew the reason why Feng Yuanchang was demoted. Feng Yuanchang came to remonstrate with people from all over the world, but his mother was displeased and demoted him. However, after arriving at the local level, he also achieved considerable political achievements. That's all we know. Wan'er said: "Your Majesty, in the past few years, all the ministers sat back and watched the government's corruption. No one dared to say anything. Only this person spoke in front of the late emperor about the power of the palace and should be controlled. The Queen Mother was very unhappy after hearing this. Later, the late emperor came Collapse, there was competition from all quarters, and he happened to be remonstrated with, so he was demoted from the court."
"Oh," Li Wei thought for a while and issued an edict, ordering this person to return to Beijing and serve as the Minister of Justice. He had to deal with a series of major cases and had to use several positions.A certain person.
But I am not very familiar with this person. Whether he can be reused depends on his talent.
It was getting dark, and dinner was served in the dining room.
More than a dozen, side dishes, and two pots of soup, Baiwei soup, shrimp and fish belly soup, and a pot of Fugui cake, which is also a combination of Hu cake. The workmanship is more complicated. It is sliced ??with Atractylodes, boiled with Pueraria, dried and ground. To make powder, use four liang each, add three kilograms of dry yam powder, three kilograms of white flour, and three kilograms of refined white honey, mix into a cake shape, dry and store in the sun. When eating, steam and cut into strips. Both Wu Zetian and the earlier Princess Taiping like to eat sweets. Therefore, this rich cake was very popular in the palace.
But when he came to the palace gate, he was stopped by the guards. Every piece of food and every dish was tasted carefully before they were allowed to take it in.
Although the East Turkic Rebellion was over, Tubo was still a major concern. After the battle of Heijichang, he returned to Qinghai, but before leaving, he repeatedly gave instructions to the soldiers who were selected to stay, especially those selected to serve as palace guards. , if the emperor has the slightest mistake, he will kill the relevant people and the whole family.
But it is not a long-term solution, but in order to make a smooth transition, we can only stay in Luoyang temporarily. When I return to Chang'an in the future, everyone in the imperial dining room will have to be redeployed.
The next day, he hosted a large court meeting in Qianyuan Hall. This was the early dynasty in the true sense since Li Zhi's death.
After the officials finished their presentation, Li Wei issued another edict to change the Yuan Dynasty.
The original reign name was Taiping, which was decided by Wu Zetian privately. The intention was good, and it was a smooth transition, but in the end so many things happened. This time, the name was changed to Qihang, and the two characters were the year name, which also showed Li Wei's ambition and aspirations.
Finally Qiu Renjie came to remonstrate, and the most important drama came. He held his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, many things happened in the Eastern Capital, and besides, he was accompanying the Capital after all. However, since the late Emperor came to the Eastern Capital, he did not return to Xijing for a long time. , this is also an ominous sign for the country.¡± (To be continued