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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 512: Cutting the Silver Candle Together and Distributing Powers

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    The people finally dispersed, and there was nothing left in front of the palace except a pile of garbage.  Li Qiu took a long breath, climbed down from the palace wall, and then issued an edict with a gloomy face: "Summon all the civil and military officials. Just now they used the excuse that the palace was surrounded and could not enter, but now they have no excuse." Today's matter was given to him.  A lesson Ø­ He originally considered the impact of his reputation and was unwilling to take too drastic measures. Now it has been proven that there are almost no trustworthy people around him. The officials are not trustworthy, the imperial army is not trustworthy, and Yuan Zai, who is slightly trustworthy, is also a man with great ambition and talent.  .  He must endure it for a long time, and one day, when he no longer has to endure it, he will settle all of this.  He knew very well how Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, who was established by Huo Guang when he first came to the Han Dynasty, later killed Huo Guang's entire family.  He also wanted to learn from Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty. Even if he had to endure it for ten or twenty years, he would still endure it. When the time came, he would kill Ye Chang's whole family, no, the whole clan, in order to wash away today's shame and relieve the hatred in his heart. Not long after his edict was issued, the court  The important ministers arrived, headed by Prime Minister Wei Jiansu. Except for Wang Zhongsi, who had been recovering from illness for a long time, and Ye Chang, who was responsible for supervising the construction of the mountain mausoleum, all arrived.  Everyone¡¯s expressions were very serious. Seeing their faces, Li Qiu suppressed his nausea and smiled on his own face.  "I was wrong. I was too eager and listened to the evil words. I wanted to implement the patented method to bring about today's changes. I have dismissed Yuan Zai, removed him from all posts, and will personally go to Tailing to ask for the guard.  The king is back to the prime minister." Seeing that the ministers were silent, Li Qiu spoke himself.  As soon as he said the words, he found that the expressions of the ministers were very strange. They were not surprised, not happy, or even contemptuous, but a complex expression of multiple thoughts mixed together.  His heart skipped a beat.  Wei Jiansu coughed and glanced at Dugu Ming. Dugu Ming urged impatiently: "Wei Xiangzhu, minister of stone, if you don't speak, how long will it take?" Wei Jiansu sighed, this matter is ultimately up to him.  To do it, he also knows that he can't shirk it. Even if he resigns now and doesn't do it, it's too late.  Thinking of this, he looked at Li Qiu and said slowly: "I owe you the great kindness of the late emperor, and I place it on you. However, my talent is short-lived, and it embarrasses the country. As a result, your majesty is surrounded by evil spirits. I can't advise you. So,  One day, when Li Qiu heard him blaming himself for being surrounded by evil spirits, he felt relieved for a little while, and then he blamed him again: "It's not your fault, it's my fault in employing people.  " "In the past, when the king of Changyi was the emperor, he committed too many crimes within one month, which was still worse than what he has done now. Huo Guang thought that he could not be the emperor, so he deposed him as the Marquis of Haihun.  " "What do you want to do what do you want to do?  "Hearing this, Li Qiu shouted in panic: "Shut up, shut up, don't say anything." "The matter has come to this. Although I am sorry for the late emperor's entrustment, I have to do it.  "Wei Jiansu continued, "Come, come, guards, arrest this treasonous person An Yuanguang, arrest him, I will make you king, quickly" "The imperial army naturally did not move at all. "Bring in King Qing."  In the side hall, all the clothes and crowns have been taken off. Where is Mr. Fu Xi?  "Wei Jiansu said. "King Qing was Li Qiu's title before he was made grandson. Wei Jiansu had deprived Li Qiu of his throne with just one word. Li Qiu was still roaring and angry, but there were already guards and eunuchs.  He came up and pinched him quickly. Several of his confidants were cowering at this time, hiding aside and trembling. At this time, Li Qiu realized that he had been separated from his relatives, and Yuan Zai, who could have been relied on, did not know at this time.  Where are you? He said sternly: "Where is Ye Chang, let Ye Chang come to see me, he dares to do such a treason, why doesn't he dare to come to see me?  " Hearing him roaring like this, Dugu Ming stepped forward and gave him a slap in the face. His heart was full of joy: "You dare to slander King Wei. If it weren't for King Wei, how could you, a waste like you, be able to achieve great wealth?  If it weren't for your suspicion of King Wei, which caused King Wei to fail to return to the capital when the late emperor was seriously ill, how could the national policy not be continued?  If King Wei could entrust Gu Gu to assist in government, why would the state affairs be like this?  You don¡¯t know, but I know that the late emperor not only told me that you, a mediocre person, could become the most outstanding emperor of the Tang Dynasty if you could follow the rules and let the king of Wei do what he did. But you have no self-awareness, otherwise you will be the most outstanding emperor.  Why has it come to this?  You still dare to scold King Wei, but you know that the one who wants to depose you today is not King Wei, but the royal family members, the ministers in the court, and the 90 million people in the world. If King Wei were not kind and kind, they would definitely spare your life.  Can you still do this now?  " Dugu Ming spoke in succession, shouting back all Li Qiu's curses. Li Qiu was restrained, and all the seals and seals were collected. Wei Jiansu looked at Dugu Ming again: "Duke Gong  ,What to do next?  " "Of course it is persuasive.  "Dugu Ming said. Tailing is not far from Chang'an. When the news of the riots among the people in Chang'an reached Tailing, Ye Chang was practicing calligraphy. When the person who brought the news said that everyone had surrounded the palace, he couldn't help but  He commented: "Nonsense." When the news came that Wei Jiansu led hundreds of officials to welcome Shouan, he was stunned. This was definitely not his instruction.p; Others may make various speculations, but he himself knows very well that he definitely did not instruct Dugu Ming to make Shou'an the emperor.  Regarding the political situation of the Tang Dynasty after Li Qiu, his original plan was to establish a cabinet-responsibility system with an imaginary monarch, but Dugu Ming's magical stroke made him feel like he was being pushed out of the way.  He was just thinking about what to do next, when he heard the door being pushed open suddenly.  Shou'an, who was dressed in plain clothes, strode in with a gloomy face.  She was full of murderous intent, and the maids and servants around her retreated one after another. Soon, they were the only two left in the study. "When do you want to kill me?" Shou An asked Ye Chang, glaring at Ye Chang.  "Why did you say that?" "I received news that Wei Jiansu, Dugu Ming and others want to welcome me as emperor and you as regent." Shou'an said sarcastically: "So that's what you had in mind. You really  He is good at scheming, and he is really good at scheming." Ye Chang's face also darkened, and he felt extremely angry.  It's not Shou'an's accusation, but the distrust Shou'an shows at this moment.  "If I want to be the emperor, who do you think can stop me now?" Ye Chang stood up. He was taller than Shou'an. His eyes were filled with disappointment and anger: "Everyone in the world can doubt me.  You are the only one who should not doubt me." Shou'an was frightened by his momentum and couldn't help but remain silent for a moment.  Ye Chang is right. Others don't understand Ye Chang's strength, but she should know it.  With regard to economic strength, Ye Chang's personal income is equivalent to the disposable financial income of the Tang Dynasty. For Ye Chang, tens of millions of dollars a year does not require any effort at all.  The steel production capacity he controlled was a thousand times that of the rest of Datang's steel production, which greatly increased the popularity of ironware in Datang.  The grain output in Liaodong alone can support tens of millions of people for a year, and the cotton produced is enough to clothe and quilt the world.  " When it comes to military strength, although the number of King Wei's guards is not large, there are only 3,600 people after Li Longjigaen, but one-third of these 3,600 people are equipped with firearms.  From the grenadiers who shined when the chaos was quelled, to the musketeers who lined up in three rows to carry out three-stage attacks during training, and then to the artillery soldiers who, although small in number, are highly valued by Ye Chang, combine long and near distances and are powerful.  , both offensive and defensive, as long as there is enough ammunition, these 3,600 people are enough to defeat 30,000 or more people.  Among the 480,000 standing troops of the Tang Dynasty, the number of troops that Ye Chang directly and indirectly influenced reached nearly 300,000. If Ye Chang really rebelled, even if these people did not follow, they would still wait and see. As for talents, Lushun Academy cultivated them.  The ability of talents has shown amazing results. Ye Chang calls it a "snowball". The number of graduates every year is still growing. In ten years, Ye Chang can train officials all over the Tang Dynasty.  system, coupled with the old literati who wanted to display their talents in front of Ye Chang to gain wealth, Ye Chang now had no worries about having no one available. To a certain extent, it was precisely because of this realization that the courtiers abandoned Li Qiu and embraced Ye  Chang is so decisive because they understand that if they hesitate too much, Ye Chang has people who can replace them.  "II" "I originally thought about the reality of Xujun. Although Li Qiu is mediocre, as long as he can learn from this change, he will live in the palace in front of his emperor and give the royal family the privileges every year.  I will never miss him, and the conveniences provided to the royal family will not stop All of these decisions were made based on your love. If it weren't for you, I would have let An Lu go.  Shan occupied Chang'an and ruined the Li family's empire. Once again, I justly obeyed and took it from An Lushan. This throne is something I don't want to sit on." When Ye Chang said this, he sighed: "Mother Chong, you are like this  Tell me, I am really sad." Shou'an couldn't bear it any longer and burst into tears.  Ye Chang¡¯s words hit her heart every word, and she knew very well that what Ye Chang said was true.  Even when she married Ye Chang after the Anlu Mountain Rebellion was settled, Li Longji once told her: "Don't use your identity as an emperor's daughter to despise your husband-in-law. You must know that this position of emperor is something that your son-in-law disdains."  Take it." She recalled that Li Longji once said that the Changan of her mother's family depends on her.  At that time, she thought it was just her father's words to win over her. Now that she thought about it, she was afraid that Li Longji had already been thinking about what would happen after his death.  Thinking of this, she felt both frightened and ashamed, so she burst into tears.  Ye Chang went over, took her into his arms, patted her shoulder, and breathed a sigh of relief.  "Dugu Ming his hatred for the Li family has never gone away, so he came up with such a trick that harms others but does not benefit himself.  But that¡¯s okay.  Holding Shou'an's hand, Ye Chang sat down with her.  "If you don't come today, I'm going to look for you. Tell me, should we accept the tricks played by the ministers this time or not?" "What?" "Do you want to be the empress of the Tang Dynasty?" Ye  Chang stared at Shou An calmly.  Shouan hesitated.  She originally wanted to say no, but for some reason, she thought that she could become the empress of the Tang Dynasty, just like Wu Zetian.Such a great existence, countless people's lives were taken away from them. Every smile and anger meant that some people were rising to great heights and others were falling into the abyss. She felt excited, and the blood in her body seemed to boil.  This feeling is very mellow and can only be felt when being intimate with Ye Chang.  Therefore, she swallowed back the rejection that came to her mouth.  "If I say no, how will things end?" Ye Chang smiled slightly: "That's what I just said, choose the youngest person in the clan to be the emperor, and we will educate him carefully. After ten or twenty years, if the young master wants to take over  Quan, then repeat what happened today. After two or three times, you will give up on joining the clan. " Speaking of this, Ye Chang said calmly: "Don't worry, I want to set a precedent for future generations, and I will do my best.  There will be less bloodshed, and the behavior of An Lushan and Niheng will not be repeated in the world." "What if I agree?" "If you agree, then be prepared now, but it is best to explain some things to you first.  "Ye Chang's eyes narrowed: "If you don't want the husband and wife to turn against each other and kill each other like Empress Wu, you need to know these things." "What, what?" Shou'an's body stiffened.  Just now, she only thought about becoming the empress and emperor like Wu Zetian, but she forgot that it was not easy for Wu Zetian to consolidate her position as emperor.  "First, it's the relationship between you and me. If you want to be an empress like Empress Wu, I won't. I can't see you raising your reputation." Ye Chang said.  Shou'an suddenly became angry and stretched out her foot to step on Ye Chang. Ye Chang retracted his foot to avoid it. She stood up and stepped in front of Ye Chang, but was caught by Ye Chang and held him in his arms.  Sitting on Ye Chang's lap.  Although she gave birth to two sons and one daughter for Ye Chang, Shou'an was only slightly plump and not fat. Sitting on Ye Chang's lap, she didn't feel heavy.  "This is a joke, but Empress Wu has too much power and does not allow others to threaten her power, so she regrets being the prince. If you are the empress, if you don't want our husband and wife to turn against each other, and if you don't want mother and son to kill each other in the future, you must restrain this desire.  , Don¡¯t create family ties for villains." Ye Chang asked her to hit her twice before grabbing her hand.  Shou'an's body trembled: "I don't want to be the empress anymore, I don't want to be the empress anymore." "I think if you can listen to me, we will make it clear about the future affairs now, and I will be the empress.  Ye Chang laughed and said, "Since ancient times, there has never been a revolution without bloodshed. If we can succeed without bloodshed today, it will be a good story." After hearing what he said, Ye Chang was still a little hesitant.  Not in a hurry, he continued: "In terms of running the country, no one in the world can be better than me, and you are not as good as me. What do you think?" Shouan nodded in approval. I'm afraid no one in the world can do this.  have opinions.  "In terms of rank, you are the daughter of the late emperor. Your father and ancestors and even your great ancestor Taizong all contributed to the country, so you are more valuable than me. I also admit this. Therefore, if you are the empress, when you come in and out, you will be  You must be the one to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth. All military affairs, national policies and personnel must be approved by you before they can be implemented. "Although what Ye Chang said was beautiful and nice, in fact, he was handing over the power of a ceremonial nature.  Shouan, the specific real power was left to himself.  What Shouan had to do, in addition to rituals such as sacrifices and court gatherings, was to stamp seals on various memorials.  In the final analysis, it was still a system that Ye Chang had long ago in which he was a virtual king but a real minister, which not only took into account the tradition of the Tang Dynasty, but also incorporated some of the characteristics of a constitutional monarchy.  This is definitely not a perfect system, and it cannot fundamentally prevent future power disputes, but it can at least control such disputes to some extent.  If he and Shou'an were not husband and wife, no talented and ambitious monarch would accept his behavior.
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