In the fourteenth year of Jingyun, Li Tai, the king of Pu, died of illness. [Full text reading. 】

When the sage heard the news, he immediately drove to the palace of King Pu, respectfully incense as a junior, and personally named him "Jing". King Guanpu's life is also worthy of this beautiful gift. After all, Rou De'an is said to be Jing, Gong Ji is rarely said to be Jing, and Kuanle Ling is finally said to be Jing - although the first two have nothing to do with him, the words "Kuanle Ling" are very suitable.

Seeing that the two elder sisters were comforting Princess Pu Yan and Princess Pu Zhou, the sage came to his cousin Li Hui, King of Wei, and said in a low voice: "Brother, mourn." It seemed that the cousin was not in tears, but the reddish eyes and slightly blank gaze were enough to prove that he was immersed in grief.

"Your Majesty." Xu was crying just now, Li Hui's voice was a little hoarse, "The minister's father died, and the minister must be filial piety to his father for three years, and Your Majesty should make plans as soon as possible." ”

"I want my brother to win his love." The saint looked at his brother's haggard expression, and his voice became smaller and smaller, "But I also know that my brother must not be willing. Shangshu Province still has Uncle Qin, so Brother can rest assured. After the filial piety period, I will come back and continue to be my prime minister. ”

"Your Majesty, what the minister wants to say is-" Li Hui looked at the young king in front of him, "Your Majesty should be in charge of the government." "Although His Majesty the Emperor is only seventeen years old, in terms of knowledge and means, he is enough to handle government affairs independently. In fact, he also had the intention of returning to politics in his heart. Some time ago, while Li Tai was still in good health, he arranged for his father to hold a crown ceremony for His Majesty the Emperor in advance with Li Heng, the king of Yue. At this point, the attitude of the clan has become very obvious: the saint who has married and crowned his wife is enough to pro-government.

The sage lowered his eyes: "Even if I am in power, I need my brother and sister to help me." ”

"No, this world belongs to His Majesty, and we should have stepped down a long time ago." Li Hui said softly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty." Even without us, Your Majesty will still be able to deal with it. "After all, this kid has been studying with the third teacher and them every day for fourteen years, and he has never slackened in any way. He knows everything about what should be learned and what should not be learned. And besides them, I don't know who else taught him, and they don't care.

The sage suddenly felt a little sour in his eyes, and couldn't help but ask again: "Does Mr. Wang also want to retire?" ”

"He goes in and out with me." Li Hui said, "However, it doesn't hurt to wait a little longer. ”

As the royal driver left, the sage could not help but look back again, and saw that his Chinese letter had made the prince bow down at his cousin's side. It seems that they are like a real couple, wearing linen and filial piety for their elders together. In fact, he had long known the relationship between the two of them, although no one had said it explicitly, and they had never behaved close to him, but he was keenly aware of the hidden strangeness, and his heart gradually returned to calm from shock and disappointment.

His Majesty the Young Emperor did not fail to think that his court seemed to have become that of Brother Ah and Mr. Wang. Shangshu Province and Zhongshu Province are self-contained—even the Menxia Province controlled by my sister, and they will never reject the various decrees they have drafted. Over the years, the administration of the imperial court has been unprecedentedly smooth, with no partisan contention, let alone deliberate embarrassment. The treasury is abundant, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and even he lives very comfortably, and the private treasury is full of rare treasures from all over the world.

He always admitted that the court of his brothers and sisters was better than that of his grandfather and even his grandfather in the later period. However, occasionally I can't help but think - what about the best court? Not his after all.

His mind was full of complexities and contradictions. Because he knew the temperament of his brothers and sisters, and knew that they were by no means arbitrary, he waited for their arrangement with peace of mind; At the same time, because of the emperor's nature, he always expects the day of pro-government to come earlier, earlier, and expects the moment of his words to come earlier, earlier.

But now, seeing that they retreated so neatly, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Based on his understanding of his brother and Mr. Wang, if they retreated, they would never just stay in Chang'an. Probably it will be difficult to even meet them in the future.

After the burial of King Pujing in Zhaoling, Li Xin, the heir of King Pu, inherited the title of King Pu and began to keep filial piety and close the door to thank guests. Li Hui did the same, and simply moved to Puwangfu West Road with Wang Zixian to live, just like many years ago. The family lives in the same mansion, and the already strong feelings add a bit of warmth. The sorrow and pain gradually faded in the company of each other, and everyone finally returned to their proper life.

On this day, the eldest princess of Qin and the eldest princess of Wu came to visit. Along with them, there was also Princess Du of Wei, who had become a female crown.

About the King of Wei and the Princess of Wei, there are various stories circulating in Chang'an City. Some say that the King of Wei and Princess Wei have been married for many years and have not come out, and Princess Wei feels guilty, so she decisively became a monk; Some say that the King of Wei and Princess Wei are a rare virtuous couple, but it is a pity that they have no children, so Princess Wei wants to become a monk for a few years to accumulate some blessings; It is also said that the King of Wei and Princess Wei have no feelings, and that Princess Wei became a monk because of her divine injury, etc.

However, no matter how many people guessed, Princess Wei lived peacefully in the Taoist temple that King Wei cultivated for her. Occasionally, I made a dojo for the eldest princess and the eldest princess, or gave alms of medicinal herbs, food and clothing, etc., and lived a much more relaxed life than many ordinary house ladies. King Wei would also visit her from time to time, sit for a while and leave.

It is true that there is no love between men and women, but it is not without feelings. After all, they have been married for nearly ten years, and they have already become family members, and they will miss each other. And this emotion has also been tacitly approved and relieved by the prince - Princess Wei is really a very smart woman, and it is difficult for anyone to have a bad feeling for her.

"Brother, have you made up your mind?" The eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom asked.

Li Hui bowed his head: "If it is said that the power tilt towards the government and the opposition is the desire of all men, we have already done it, and we have no regrets in this life." Now, it is time for the rapids to retreat, otherwise, there will inevitably be contradictions with the saints. Yue Niang, this world, after all, belongs to the saints. Even if you are his sister, you should be careful. ”

The eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom stretched out her slender jade hand: "Brother, I'm not reluctant, I'm just unwilling." "It was not easy for her to walk out from behind these men openly and honestly, and really make her voice heard in the court, but now she can only retreat back to the inner house? She's obviously no worse than any man.

"If you are unwilling, you are already reluctant." Princess Wei Du Shi shook her head, "Yue Niang, this place does not belong to you, and it makes no sense to be willing or unwilling." Unless, you want to sacrifice your brotherhood because of this. You might as well look farther, this territory does not belong to you, there is naturally a land that belongs to you. ”

The eldest princess of the Qin State was slightly stunned and thoughtful.

Li Hui raised his eyebrows and smiled, and glanced at Wang Zixian: "Yue Niang, Wan Niang, Adu, Zixian will resign after a while." We're going to take a walk while we're still young. The territory of Datang is vast, but outside of Datang, there are Tianzhu, Persia, and Dashi, and I also want to see one or two of the customs and customs of those places. ”

Perhaps it was the obsession left by house arrest in the fiefdom in his previous life that made him yearn for the days of travel. Since I couldn't make the trip in the past due to various reasons, why not leave Chang'an in the future and walk all over this vast land of thousands of miles and thousands of miles under my feet? Or maybe they could discover more kingdoms that no one else could discover?

Hearing this, the eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom curled the corners of her lips: "In this case, if my brother can capture a piece of land, how about making me the eldest princess regent?" ”

"Just the princess regent?" The prince smiled and continued, "Didn't your lord think of going further?" ”

The eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom looked at him deeply, smiling without saying a word.

The eldest princess of the Wu Kingdom, who had always been silent, lowered her eyes and sighed softly without a trace.

In the fifteenth year of Jingyun, Li Hui and the prince bid farewell to the elders such as the princess of Pu and the princess Yan, and the king of Yue, Li Heng, and left the capital.

Looking at them riding their horses far away with two or three thousand parts, Yang Shen, the eldest princess of Wu, suddenly sighed: "I always feel that the two gentlemen are not going out to play, but to fight on the battlefield. I really want them to take a slow step and take me with me. "The troops they raise are all one against ten, even on the battlefield, and they can become the elite division that determines the victory or defeat. With such a tiger and wolf army to fight, his heart will involuntarily rush out of the heroic momentum.

The eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom, Prince Pony, smiled and said, "Not necessarily. Cultivate a credible successor earlier, and you can leave Chang'an with Wanniang and go anywhere. I also have the same plan, Yue Niang has seen a little less, and it is inevitable that there will be some shortcomings in this life. ”

"Then we'll meet up then?"

"Okay, gentleman."

Three months later, news came from the Andong Protectorate - King Wei and Ying Guogong took their troops to assist King Yan in destroying the remnants of the Yan Dynasty, and wiped out the Silla who secretly colluded with the Yan Dynasty. Subsequently, the trembling Baekje immediately pleaded to become a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, and the sage, overjoyed, named its king the Prince of Baekje, hereditary replacement. Of course, the Prince of Baekje and his family moved to Chang'an from then on.

The heroes of this war were naturally richly rewarded, but when the envoy of the Son of Heaven came to the Protectorate of Anton, he found that not only the King of Wei and the Duke of Ying Guo had left, but even the King of Yan and the Deputy Protector Du Chongfeng were nowhere to be seen.

At the same moment, the sage who received King Yan's resignation letter only felt that his eyes were dark, and he was immediately speechless to this wayward cousin. Of course, His Royal Highness King Yan was not unprepared, and recommended his own other deputy capital protector Cheng Qing to take over the position of Anton capital protector. The sage was approve, and several young officials were sent to assist, which stabilized the Andong Protectorate after the war.

Another five months later, the Anxi Protectorate sent people to spread the urgent military information - the Western Turks had made a comeback, and attacked the Western Regions with 200,000 cavalry. However, without waiting for the imperial court to immediately send troops and horses to help, there was an urgent military report of 800 li: King Wei, Duke Yingguo, King Yan, and Duke Du Xian led 7,000 troops, and divided into two routes with the soldiers of King Siyue, broke the Western Turks, killed 50,000 enemies, and forced the Western Turks to move west again.

Two months later, the Anxi Protectorate reported that the King of Wei and the King of Yan were deeply sympathetic when they heard that the Great Eclipse would destroy the Persian country. Just as the Persian prince came to ask for help, he planned to seek justice for Persia.

At this time, the sage was already a little numb, and simply piled up the things that should be rewarded in the Wei Wangfu and Yan Wangfu in Chang'an, as for the rest, the two cousins could do whatever they wanted. Horizontally and vertically, there is no shortage of war horses in Datang, there is no shortage of weapons such as Mo knives in Datang, and there is no shortage of military rations in Datang.

So, half a year later, the news of the big victory came again. It is said that these four murderous generals of their own family beat the Great Food to the ground, constantly cutting the land or suing for peace with the treasure, retreating again and again. In the end, not only did Persia regain the country, but the Persian prince also swore allegiance to the Tang Dynasty. The sage compared Baekje, named him the Prince of Persia, invited him to live in Chang'an, and set up the Persian Protectorate, and named the Duke of Du County as the Protector of the Great Capital-

If he is the king of Wei, he is in the period of filial piety, which is not suitable; If he is the Duke of Yingguo, he will advance and retreat with the King of Wei, and he will naturally refuse; If he was the king of Yan, he wouldn't even want to stay in the Anton Protectorate, let alone the Persian Protectorate. After all, only the Duke of Du County may accept the position of the protector of the capital.

It should have been a great joy to be a high-ranking official from the second rank, but now he actually needs to think about whether his subordinates are willing to accept it, and the saint can't help but feel a little helpless.

At this time, the eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom said that she also wanted to go out to play.

The sage was shocked and couldn't help but say, "Is even my sister going to leave me?" ”

"Gorou, you've grown up and don't need me anymore." The eldest princess of the Qin Kingdom sighed lightly, "I also want to live a more casual life like my brothers." Wan Niang's temperament is different from mine, and she will always be with you. Promise me to take good care of her, grandpa and auntie will definitely feel very gratified. ”

"......" The saint was silent for a moment, and then said, "Sister, rest assured. ”

The sage did not know that a letter from the eldest princess of the Qin State had already been sent to the Persian Protectorate. After King Wei opened the letter, he couldn't help but sigh softly: "Yue Niang never forgets her eldest princess regent, Zixian, Jing Xing, Du Shishilang, what are your plans?" ”

Ying Guogong unfolded his newly drawn map and pointed to the blank areas in the north, northwest, and southeast: "From the inquiries of Persia and the Great Cannibals, it can be seen that Tianzhu is in the southeast, and the north is just a group of nomadic Hu people, and in the northwest, in addition to the Byzantine Empire, there are some scattered Hu people's kingdoms. I don't know, which country does your lord want to be the regent princess? Or, the emperor of which country? ”

"......" King Yan expressed surprise at the word "emperor", "Female emperor? Yue Niang really dares to think!! ”

"It's all golden branches and jade leaves, they all have enough ability, and there is nothing that dares or doesn't dare." Du Dadu said with a smile, "To put it irreverently, if the Queen Mother was not a saint back then, but a noble lord, the one who has ascended the throne now may not be the eldest princess of the Qin State." As long as a few of your cousins are willing to support her, what if the rest of you are against her? "Without military power, any opposition is meaningless.

"Our Datang is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, the teacher is famous, and there is no way to cut down." King Wei continued, "Let's take a closer look at all these places." If you think it's suitable, take it down and give it to Yue Niang. With Yue Niang presiding over and educating, I think that those Hu people who slash and burn and drink blood will also become polite and courteous Tang people in the future. ”

"And then?" King Yan asked again, "Brother, where do you want to go?" ”

"Continue north or west. It's not for the sake of war, it's just to see for yourself how vast this land really is. It is said that further west there is a place where Kunlun Nu lived, and I was also very curious. ”

"Fourteen Lang has now taken over the position of the protector of the capital, I ...... I can't go too far with my brother. ”

"Don't bother with the king." Ying Guogong hooked the corners of his lips, "Xuanqi has me to accompany him." ”

A year later, the eldest princess of Qin came to the Persian Protectorate. The King of Wei, who had been traveling for a long time, weighed them and consulted with the Duke of Yingguo, and in the name of Prince Mu's love for Buddhism, he led them to Tianzhu to practice at Nalanda Monastery. During this period, the eldest princess deeply felt that the Tianzhu people were obsessed with Buddhism, and at the same time, she also felt that the people who only cared about Buddhism and forgot about the worldly life were really unhappy.

So, within three months, under the suppression of the four thousand elite tribes, all the large and small states of Tianzhu expressed their allegiance to the regent. Three years later, Empress Tianzhu officially ascended the throne, and named the queen of Wei as the imperial husband and the king of Shangzhou, the king of Wei as the emperor of □□, and the prince of Yingguo as the king of Langya.

Five years later, Datang and Tianzhu began to trade. In another five years, King Yan found that his brother had finally found a suitable place to camp in the northwest of the Persian Protectorate. So, he happily asked Du Chongfeng to resign from the post of protector of the Persian capital and hurriedly defected to his cousin. The sage who was far away in Chang'an couldn't react, so he had to order his nephew Li Qiao, the heir of Pu, to go to the Persian capital to protect the palace and continue to serve as the protector of the capital.

Ten years later, unconsciously, Datang and Tianzhu had an alliance neighbor, and the country name was "Wei". In fact, the king of Wei had no intention of founding the country, but the troops he led were too strong, and the Turks and Hu people who wanted to invade them were beaten to pieces, and they came to join them one after another. So, invisibly, a powerful new country arose.

Time has passed, more than a thousand years have passed. The Tang Dynasty has changed its country name, but the emperors of Tianzhu and Wei have never broken their blood. Historians who have studied the relationship between these three dynasties are unknown, and they have published a starry number of papers. The discussion of these emperors and empresses on the Internet has covered hundreds of floors in minutes, and it has always been the hottest historical post.

For the two founding emperors of the Great Wei who stood side by side, almost no one doubted the relationship between them. Yes, the first couple of same-sex emperors in history is simply eye-opening. In the records of the "History of Wei", they have never concealed or explicitly stated their relationship with each other, but "lying together", a grand and luxurious double enthronement ceremony like a big wedding, etc., can prove their relationship.

While alive, they were able to share the power of the emperor; After death, they were also able to share a mausoleum. The two passed away before and after, only two months apart, which is enough to show that they have a deep relationship with each other and can't bear to lose another person's life. This kind of friendship is difficult for the vast majority of emperors, queens or queens of the opposite sex to achieve.

Moreover, they did not leave any heirs, which also proved their emotional steadfastness and loyalty to each other from another aspect.

When they died, the throne was left to a child with almost the same blood as them, the youngest son of the Empress Tianzhu, who shed the blood of both the Li family and the Wang family, changed his surname to Li, and succeeded them at the knees of the two.

More than 300 years after the founding of the country, the Tang Dynasty finally declined. Although with the assistance of Wei and Tianzhu, he still completed the change of dynasty strongly because of the emperor's incompetence and the traitorous ministers of the court. But Wei and Tianzhu have continued, and the two royal families are either surnamed Li or surnamed Wang, and they are just one family after all.