Chapter 85: Li Shizhi's counterattack
In the early morning of the 16th, Yang Yuhuan got up and finished washing, and said to Li Longji: "San Lang, the concubine has also done thrush by herself several times, but what is the lack of charm?"
Li Longji smiled slightly and said: "The reason why it is difficult for you to draw Yuhuan is because you can't understand the essentials of willow eyebrows. And you have to remember that you have to dot it with green daisy and then draw it in the shape of a crescent moon in order to show its subtlety. ”
"Okay, since there is such a thrush master by the concubine's side, there is no need to memorize these essentials in detail. Yang Yuhuan said coquettishly.
"Hehe, it seems that no matter what, you can't take your hands lightly! For example, this thrush matter, can't I have to paint thrushes for you in this life?" Li Longji said with a smile.
Yang Yuhuan said coquettishly: "If Your Majesty is annoyed by the concubine's thrush, you can turn into a newcomer thrush, the concubine doesn't dare to stop it, isn't that Tang girl yesterday a very good newcomer!"
Although the tone is still coquettish, but the thick sour smell wafts out far away.
Li Longji had no choice but to pick up the paintbrush, walked in front of Yang Yuhuan, shook his head and sighed: "Yes, I also had this intention. But Yuhuan, your beautiful eyes are really provocative, alas, I'm afraid that in the future, I will really have to thrush more than once, and I will never be able to let go of my hand!"
Yang Yuhuan was moved in his heart when he heard this, and the tenderness and sweetness revealed by his beautiful eyes made Li Longji even more intoxicated.
"San Lang, do you know what outsiders call concubines?" Yang Yuhuan saw that Li Longji was looking at him in confusion at the moment, and hurriedly seized this rare opportunity and began to probe.
"Oh, how do you call it?" said Li Longji with a smile.
"They! They call the concubine 'Concubine Taizhen'!" Yang Yuhuan said softly.
"Concubine Taizhen, hehe, aren't they laughing at the fact that there is no one in the harem of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Longji said with a smile.
"I don't dare to joke! It's just that I inevitably thought that there was no one in the emperor's harem, so I had to find a female Taoist priest to fill up the numbers. After Yang Yuhuan finished speaking, he glanced at Li Longji with a pair of beautiful eyes.
"Hehe, indiscriminate recharge, what a miscleverness!" Li Longji said with a smile.
"Yes, the concubine is so promiscuous, and she is silent by His Majesty's side, she should have been abolished a long time ago. Yang Yuhuan immediately looked at Li Longji with resentful eyes, and showed a heartbroken expression at the right time.
"yes, it's time to do it. Li Longji muttered in his mouth, and then saw that Yang Yuhuan's face was a little pale, Li Longji knew that she would be wrong about what she meant, and hurriedly added, "There is no need to change people, but the name of 'too true' should indeed be removed." ”
Yang Yuhuan immediately replied with disgust: "What name does Your Majesty want to give to your concubine?"
This is to canonize yourself, and the thing behind a name is more than just a name.
"Hehe, this is not in a hurry in advance, it needs to be discussed in the long run. Li Longji smiled and said, as the king of a country, these reserves are still necessary.
Li Longji's long-term plan is, of course, to determine Yang Yuhuan's name, and it is necessary to handle the affairs of Princess Shou first. After all, Yang Yuhuan used to be the concubine of Shouwang Li Mao, and since Yang Yuhuan was shaved as a female Taoist, the position of Princess Shou has been vacant. For such a thing, if it were not for Li Longji's words, Li Mao would never dare to be self-dictated.
It just so happened that yesterday Li Shizhi, the left minister, deliberately entered the palace to give Li Longji an excerpt, which was presented by Zongzheng Temple, saying that it was Shouwang Li Maozhong who had been lacking people for many years, and now there are rumors in the market, and Yan zhòng has affected the reputation of the royal family, so he specially came to ask the saint for an order to determine the candidate for Princess Shou as soon as possible.
Of course, this great sect is also particularly aware of the holy will, saying that the holy lord does not remember his son's lifelong events, but only because he is busy with state affairs, so he is negligent. It is said that such a small thing really should not be concerned about the saint, and now there is a suitable candidate here in Weichen, and the saint only needs to read it and decide whether it is feasible.
The candidate selected by Dazong is the famous Wei, and Dazong is not only praising Wei's birth in a famous family, but also praising its softness and gentleness, and the virtue of assistance, which simply praises Wei's as heaven and earth.
If you want to say that this sycophant is to find the right time, Da Zongzheng's part of the fold, Li Longji not only blames him for the crime of trespassing, but also can only be happy about his praise of Wei's praise to the sky.
The most important thing is that this recital was handed over by Li Shizhi, the left minister, which means that the prime minister, who is the head of the hundred officials, has agreed to the emperor's canonization of concubines. You must know that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was far from being like the Ming and Qing dynasties, completely ignoring the thoughts of the officials, for example, when Tang Gaozong wanted to canonize Wu Meiniang, he even had to design to get rid of the prime minister at that time, Changsun Wuji, in order to succeed.
Now Li Longji wants to canonize a wife of his own son as a concubine, and it is naturally difficult without the support of the prime minister, and it is precisely Li Shizhi who has been indifferent to his several hints in the past few years. This time, using Tang Yuan's case to give Li Linfu a chance to hit Li Shizhi, in addition to warning him not to get too close to the prince, why didn't Li Longji want to knock Li Shizhi and let him give himself a satisfactory attitude in the matter of canonizing Yang Yuhuan.
Now, Li Shizhi is really on the road, and he expressed his position within a few days, and Li Longji is naturally very happy.
On the morning of the same day, Li Longji asked the deacon's Hanlin to draft an edict to canonize Wei as the princess of Shou, and hurriedly asked the inner servant to send it to Menxia Province.
Yesterday's holiday happened to be Li Linfu on duty, and today it is naturally Li Shizhi's turn, so Li Shizhi is still very able to grasp the opportunity!
Li Shizhi, who got the edict, hurriedly gave instructions to agree, and at the same time stamped the seal under the Zhongshu door, and the inner servant naturally came prepared, and changed back the palindrome under the Zhongshu door on the spot, and drafted an edict again in the office of the province under this door, and asked the internal official with the palm seal to stamp the jade seal brought.
In this way, a legal edict was issued in the absence of the Zhongshu Order, not because he was afraid that Li Linfu would oppose it, but precisely because he wanted to avoid Li Linfu's consent, who would want to have one more person to divide such a big credit?
As a result, Li Shizhi, the left minister and the secretary of the military department, the secretary of the criminal department, and the bachelor of the Hongwen Pavilion, was the chief envoy, and Chen Xilie, the servant of the men, the bachelor of Jixian Academy and the scholar of Chongwen Hall, was the deputy envoy, and he went to Wei's house to be canonized. When Concubine Wei was canonized, her pomp was no less than the scene of Yang Yuhuan as Princess Shou. It is considered a compensation given by Li Longji to his son, but it really has a smell of covering his ears and stealing the bell.
And Li Mao has a new concubine, and a heart that has been hanging for several years has been put down steadily. The father snatched the son and the concubine, if Li Mao complained a little over the years, or died or abolished, it was really in Li Longji's thoughts. Li Mao has been cautious all these years, paying great attention to his words and deeds, and took the initiative to keep filial piety for King Ning, such a filial and respectful attitude has finally been rewarded today.
On the second day, that is, on August 17 of the fourth year of Tianbao, Xuanzong Li Longji officially canonized Yang Yuhuan as a concubine.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty followed the Sui system, and the title of the concubine was quite respected, and her status in the harem was second only to the queen. After arriving at Emperor Gaozong, because of the repeated strong queens, the title of the concubine was never lightly awarded. After Li Longji ascended the throne, he canceled the title of "Guifei" and ingeniously set up the title of "Concubine Hui, Concubine Li, and Concubine Hua". Since Queen Wang, Li Longji no longer talks about being crowned queen, so there is Concubine Wu Hui in front and Yang Guifei in the back, who is actually the master of the harem.
The emperor or concubine has a complicated and grand set of etiquette. Yang Yuhuan was now appointed as a concubine, not as a daughter of her father's family, and her ceremony was simple, and Li Longji only held a small celebration and banquet in the inner palace. After receiving the book, Yang Yuhuan felt that he would be famous and prestigious in the future, and his heart was already overjoyed, so he didn't care about the size of the ceremony.
The so-called one person attains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven, Yang Yuhuan did not have the status of a concubine before, and his family was not a relative, so there was no way to bargain. Now that the name of the concubine is established, then the emperor's grace is vast and the benefits are circulating, and Li Longji will definitely favor the Yang family.
Yang Yuhuan's adoptive father, Yang Xuanjian, in his early years, due to his adopted daughter, had risen from the position of Henan Shicao to join the army to the same industry of the national prison, and suddenly rose from a seventh-grade official to a fourth-grade official, which can be described as a bargain. However, this time has passed, and there is no need for further promotion.
Yang Yuhuan's biological parents died early, and now their daughter has become a concubine, although they have to posthumously give it in the tomb to show their glory. Li Longji posthumously named his father as the secretary of the military department, and his mother as Mrs. Liangguo. Yang Yuhuan's father was only an official to Shuzhou Sihu before his death, at most he was a seven-grade official, and now the couple is enjoying the treatment of the third grade underground, but unfortunately people and ghosts have different paths, but they have become the vanity of the family living in the world.
Yang Yuhuan also has an uncle Yang Xuanqi alive, who was the official order of Guanglu Temple at this time, and Li Longji promoted him to Guangluqing.
Yang Yuhuan's own brother Yang Quan, was appointed as a young eunuch in the palace, for the fourth rank, and his cousin Yang Qi, that is, the son of his uncle Yang Xuanqi, is now serving the imperial history, when Yang Yuhuan was canonized as a concubine on the second day, Li Longji ordered Yang Qi to marry Princess Taihua, the youngest daughter of Concubine Wu Hui, and Yang Qi became the commander of the concubine.
Yang Yuhuan also has three beautiful sisters, these three daughters have married the Cui family, the Pei family, and the Liu family, and they also live in Beijing at this time. In addition to gifting the mansion of the three daughters, Li Longji also canonized Yang Guifei, whose eldest sister was Mrs. Korea, the third sister was Mrs. Qiuguo, and the eighth sister was Mrs. Qin. Each monthly gift of fat powder costs 100,000 yuan. Mrs. Yu Guo is ranked third, and she is famous for her natural beauty and beauty, and she is famous for her non-fake fat powder. Du Fu's poem "Mrs. Qiuguo": "Mrs. Qiuguo inherited the main thoughts, and Pingming got on the horse and entered the Golden Gate. But the fat powder is like a color, and the moth eyebrows are swept towards the supreme. That's it.
As for the third elder of the Yang family, Yang Yuhuan's distant brother Yang Zhao, he was originally a scoundrel in the market, because of his good planning, when Xuanzong and the Yang sisters were gambling, Yang Zhao was asked to calculate the gambling account, and later gave him the name Guozhong, who held more than ten positions in the branch and manipulated the government. Xuanzong traveled to Xinghua Qingchi, with the five families of the Yang family as his subordinates, each family had a team, wearing a color dress, and the five families were in a team, colorful. Along the way, jewelry is everywhere, sparkling and shining, and its luxury cannot be overstated. The Yang family married two princesses and two county lords, and Xuanzong also personally wrote the temple monument for the Yang family and the Shujia family.
The Yang Sect was favored by all the people, which attracted the extreme envy of the people in the capital, and even the poet also had a poem: "Faith knows that giving birth to a man is evil, but it is good to give birth to a girl." This statement can be said to express the voice of the people in Chang'an and other places.
On the day of August 17, in addition to the major event of canonizing the concubine, there is another small matter, which is not so eye-catching.
Li Longji issued a handwritten order this afternoon, ignoring the fact that the trial of the three divisions had not yet reached a result, and directly closed Tang Yuan's case. Yuzhang Changshi Duan Zhang was demoted to Youzhou and became a county magistrate of Xia County, the reason was that "virtue is at a loss", poor Duan Changshi obviously didn't do anything and saved Tang Yuan and his wife, but only because of a moment of speculative greed, more than ten years of hard work were wasted, and he started from scratch again.
The case at home is over, but the girl Tang Xueying doesn't know where to go, and her parents don't know where they are.
At this time, in Yonghefang, near Yanping Gate in the southwest of Chang'an, there was an inconspicuous small courtyard in the corner, surrounded by spies of internal guards, either bright or dark.
The owner of the small courtyard is a small official in charge of copywriting under the Ministry of Rites Wailang, and the official rank from the eighth rank is really nothing at the feet of the Son of Heaven. But in the past few days, the surroundings of this small courtyard are indeed like iron walls, not only the internal guards came, but even the worshippers in the palace also came, for the sake of naturally not such a small official, but the two grandmaster-level masters who settled in the small courtyard two days ago.
The name of the owner of the small courtyard is Wan Shiqing, the son of Yuzhang Wan's long house, but this Wan Da Gongzi is really not very good.
"Grandpa Ping, Amber. Wan Shiqing respectfully saluted the two in front of him.
"Shiqing, the matter at home is over, and we should also go. "It was Wanping who spoke.
"Oh, Grandpa Lao Fuping went back to ask Grandpa and Father how they were doing. Wan Shiqing seemed to have expected it, and said flatly.
"Alas...... You also know the rules of the family, and it has been passed down for thousands of years, and there is always a reason for it, and when your grandfather was as old as you, he always wanted to go out and break through, and see and learn, but when he was old, he found that nothing mattered, and the family and the people in the family were the most important. If you want to break outside, grandpa will not stop you, and when you are tired one day, remember, there will always be a seat in the house, and everyone in the family is waiting for you. Wan Ping has lived for so many years, how can he not see Wan Shiqing's thoughts, so he said such a thing.
"Grandpa Ping, Shiqing knows!" After Wan Shiqing listened, the corners of his eyes were also a little moist.
"Alright, we should go too! Wan Ping turned his head to Wan An and said.
Wan An nodded.
So, Wan Shiqing said goodbye to the two in the courtyard, and Wan Ping then took the thin horse and Wan An and left the courtyard.
The two walked to the Yanping Gate, and saw that the old Wang who was taken away by the internal guards was already waiting there, Wanping nodded, and the old Wang got into the carriage, and then the three of them went out of the Yanping Gate together, leaving Chang'an and heading south.
"Finally gone!" said one of the two palace worshippers who followed behind him with a sigh of relief when he saw Wan Ping and them walking away.
"Yes, it's finally gone!" The other also relaxed the nerves that had been tense for a few days, there was no way, the pressure brought by the two grandmasters was too much.
Then he said: "Inform the little ones, in the future, if you can not provoke Wan Shiqing, you will not provoke." ”
"Didn't you hear that this Wan Shiqing was expelled by the Wan family?" said the worshipper just now.
"I still have tendons attached to broken bones, I don't want to be targeted by these two old madmen one day. Another Imperial City Worshipper said with a look on his face.