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Volume One: First Visit to the Tang Dynasty Chapter 43: The Troubles Rise Again

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    (Please give me a guaranteed monthly ticket!) One month after Li Zhi was officially buried, although the palace had not yet removed the heavy filial piety, the basic affairs had returned to normal.  The court meetings also slowly resumed.  What is different from the past is that during the years when Li Zhi was seriously ill and bedridden, the throne for the emperor to sit in court was empty. However, after Li Zhi's death, the court resumed, and someone finally took the throne that had been vacant for several years.  The person who can sit in this chair is naturally the newly ascended emperor Li Xian, but Li Xian's sitting in court is just a formality. After several court meetings, he never discusses important matters in the court hall, but only listens to the courtiers' performance, regardless of the performance.  All matters were handed over to the six auxiliary ministers for discussion and settlement after the court meeting, and then handed over to Wu Zetian for review, or they directly asked Wu Zetian for her ideas.  Wu Zetian was very satisfied with Li Xian's performance, but many ministers were dissatisfied. They felt that when the emperor ascended the throne, he needed to personally handle court affairs, instead of being like Li Xian who ignored everything and was just a decoration.  After several court meetings, ministers immediately came to the palace to ask the newly enthroned emperor to assume the emperor's responsibilities.  Officials reported to the court every day, which frightened Li Xian, and he could only excuse himself by saying that he wanted to serve the late emperor.  However, the ministers were not so easy to fool. At every court meeting, ministers still stood up to ask for the emperor's approval.  There were also constant petitions asking the emperor to take charge of the government, which made Li Xian very upset! However, there were people who were dissatisfied. When many ministers successively asked Li Xian to take charge of the government and handle the affairs of the court personally, and could not ignore everything, the officials  However, Shangshu He Lan Minzhi went to the table to report: The newly enthroned emperor has not actually taken up his post. He thinks that the previous emperor was filial and did not participate in the handling of court affairs. The emperor is in name only. He asked Wu Zetian to declare the empress' order to be implemented by Zhongshu and her disciples He Lan Minzhi  This proposal shocked the courtiers. They all knew that Helan Minzhi's move was not unintentional and must have a deep-seated vision. Li Xian was even more deeply shocked. He understood that Helan Minzhi was starting to attack him again.  But this time he was also angry.  Now that he is the emperor, He Lan Minzhi still dares to treat him like this Of course he also knows that his mother must be behind this matter!  , School Inspector Pei Yan and Huangmen Minister Wang Dezhen strongly supported it. These people followed He Lanmin to the table and asked Wu Zetian to continue to host court meetings and handle court affairs on behalf of the emperor! Their reasons were very good: now the late emperor was newly mourned.  The newly ascended emperor did not manage the affairs of state, and left all matters to a few ministers who took care of the affairs. In these years, the Queen of Heaven had handled the affairs of the emperor on behalf of the emperor for many years. The previous emperor passed away, and when the new emperor ascended the throne, state affairs could not be neglected.  For the sake of the stability of the world, the Queen of Heaven should continue to perform this duty, instead of having several auxiliary ministers handle state affairs on behalf of the indifferent emperor.  Helan Minzhi's proposal caused an uproar in the court, and the weight of the words of the ministers who followed him were even more surprised. These were all prime ministers of the political hall, and their meaning was certainly not something that other ordinary ministers could agree with.  Than.  A few days ago, the ministers who invited the emperor to report to the palace were mainly officials of the fourth and fifth grades.  There is no prime minister from the Zhengshitang; now, many prime ministers from the Zhengshitang have come forward and want Wu Zetian, who has been promoted to the Empress Dowager, to continue to be in charge of the affairs of the country on the grounds that the emperor has neglected the government and has left the country in ruins. Which of these two views is more important?  It will cause shock, and anyone can understand it.  He Lan Minzhi's intention was actually not complicated. Chen Yi basically guessed He Lan Minzhi's true intention without thinking too much.  Helan Minzhi may have received Wu Zetian's instruction, or figured out Wu Zetian's intention, so he dared to propose this! However, it is also possible that Helan Minzhi just wanted to further gain Wu Zetian's favor and did this, hoping to get Wu Zetian to come out to handle the matter.  opportunity to weaken the power in the hands of several auxiliary ministers and further enhance his status.  And in the process of doing this, you can establish your own authority.  As long as Wu Zetian agrees with their proposal, this can be achieved, and it can be said that it can be said that it kills several birds with one stone! Because he knew some of He Lan Minzhi's ambitions, Chen Yi was fully aware of He Lan Minzhi's ultimate intention.  According to the information obtained by Chen Yi.  Helan Minzhi had been bewitching Wu Zetian several times, asking Wu Zetian to continue to find ways to hold power, and to imitate Empress Lu, or even go one step further.  He Lan Minzhi also bluntly said that not only men can be emperor, but women can also be emperor.  Chen Yi was of course shocked by these remarks. He did not expect that He Lan Minzhi's ideas were so radical, even more radical than his time-travelling self, and even tempted Wu Zetian to become the emperor herself. Chen Yi couldn't figure out what He Lan Minzhi was thinking.  But one thing is certain, if Wu Zetian had followed He Lanmin's instructions and established himself as emperor on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, then he, the only heir of the Wu family, would be the one who would benefit the most, and Wu Zetian would eventually make him the prince.  possible.  Chen Yi guessed that He Lan Minzhi had just thought of this. When Wu Zetian becomes emperor, he is most likely to be established as the prince.Or the emperor's heir, who would be bold enough to bewitch like this.  Although he was a time traveler and knew that Wu Zetian replaced the Tang Dynasty with the Zhou Dynasty in history and became the emperor himself, he had no such idea and encouraged Wu Zetian to become the emperor herself.  Now he does not want everything to be like in the original history, when Wu Zetian replaced the Tang Dynasty and established the Great Zhou Dynasty.  He is already plotting his plan. If he wants this plan to succeed, he must work hard and even do everything possible to prevent Wu Zetian from becoming emperor.  It¡¯s just that he didn¡¯t know how to persuade Wu Zetian to give up this idea, and he had no way to persuade her, because Wu Zetian never expressed such thoughts when discussing things with him.  Wu Zetian was certainly surprised by Helan Minzhi's private proposal, but after being persuaded several times by Helan Minzhi openly or covertly, she was a little tempted and allowed her nephew to act wantonly in the court.  This time He Lanmin suggested that she should continue to be in charge of court affairs. Of course, it was her instruction. It was just that He Lan Minzhi suggested it first, and after she agreed, she gave He Lan Minzhi some skills.  However, the subsequent turmoil caused by this incident surprised Wu Zetian. Several other political ministers who had not had much opinion, including Pei Xingjian, Liu Rengui, Xue Yuanchao, Cui Zhiwen, and Cen Changqian, all rose up to oppose Helan Minzhi's proposal. What they meant  Yes, the emperor has taken the oath of succession in front of the coffin of the late emperor and has assumed the important responsibility of handling military and state affairs. He should, like the late emperor, immediately perform his duties as an emperor and, with the assistance of several ministers who take orders, have full authority to handle all military and state matters.  For major matters, only those matters that cannot be decided should be reported to the Empress of Heaven and asked to be resolved by the Empress of Heaven who has been promoted to the Empress Dowager! Pei Xingjian and others were because the edict was drafted by Li Zhi, the emperor of Wu Zetian, so they did not  I completely agree that that is what Li Zhi meant, but I think Wu Zetian's own meaning was just imposed on Li Zhi.  Since Wu Zetian's own intention was to let Li Xian take charge of court affairs by himself, he only needed to report to Wu Zetian for important military and state affairs that could not be decided.  Wu Zetian herself had already meant this, and they could also take the opportunity to fight. After all, these people did not want Wu Zetian to continue to be in charge of the government, but hoped that the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, who had handled court affairs on behalf of the late emperor for many years, would truly return to power under the emperor.  , and restored stability to the Tang Dynasty.  If Wu Zetian returns power to Li Xian and completes a true and smooth transfer of power, then all worries can be put down, and there will no longer be any need to worry about chaos in the court.  After all, the world belongs to the Li family, and Wu Zetian is just the daughter-in-law of the Wu family! After hearing such commotion in the court, Wu Zetian summoned Chen Yi to ask about the matter.  In this matter, Chen Yi did not show any intention of supporting or opposing, which made Wu Zetian a little dissatisfied, and also surprised many ministers, who were not sure what Chen Yi's attitude was! "Ziying, Minzhi"  "What do you think of the memorial?" Because she had worked too hard during this period, Wu Zetian's energy was a little low. She seemed to be older than before Li Zhi's death, but her tone and demeanor did not change much.  Chen Yi looked at this old lover who had not been with him for a long time and felt strange. Before entering the palace, he also knew that Wu Zetian would definitely ask him about these things this time, so he also wanted to  After seeing this situation, he pretended to think deeply for a while and then said: "Mother, I feel that uncle Minzhi's suggestion is not appropriate!" "Oh?! Why?" Wu Zetian's face was full of surprise.  "Empress, when the late emperor passed away, the empress conveyed a will in front of the coffin on behalf of the late emperor, asking the prince to ascend the throne as emperor in front of the coffin and immediately assume the responsibility of handling state affairs. Only those military and state affairs that cannot be decided need to be reported to  Your Majesty¡¯s report! If only a few days have passed, your Majesty will annul the late emperor¡¯s edict and continue to take charge of court affairs on behalf of the Emperor. This will surely make many ministers doubtful and angry. This is not good for your Majesty!¡±  Chen Yi raised his head, glanced at Wu Zetian, whose expression changed a little, and said without changing his expression: "Empress, I think it is better to maintain the current status quo. Now the emperor does not just ignore most things, but will report to you about the more important matters."  Asking for advice, it can be said that the empress still has the power to handle most of the affairs of the court. If the emperor is so sensible, why should he be forced to do what his uncle Minzhi did, there will definitely be big waves in the court.  See, even if the empress wants to do this, it would be better to wait for a period of time, and then find an opportunity to take back the power after the emperor has made any mistakes!" Wu Zetian was silent after hearing this, and his eyes lowered, as if he was worried.  thinking.  "Empress, this is just my family's opinion. If I am wrong, please correct me! I am only considering your reputation. I feel that everything must be planned in the long term!" "Well, what you said makes some sense.  Let me think about it carefully later!¡± (To be continued.)
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