Let's go back to Princess Gaoyang. She is two years older than Li Zhi, the seventeenth daughter of Taizong, and married Fang Xuanling's second son Fang Yiai in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan. Princess Gaoyang was favored by Taizong, but she was pampered and proud.

Fang Zhizhi, as the eldest son of Fang Xuanling, should worship the official Yin Qingguanglu doctor, and he is a third-grade official and has no specific position, but he can enjoy the treatment of the third-grade rank.

Princess Gaoyang asked Fang Zhizhi to give up this honorary position to her Langjun Fang Zhiai.

Fang Yi refused to let it, and Princess Gaoyang made a noise at home, making the Fang family chickens and dogs jump, and there was no peace for a moment. Fang Zhizhi was forced to write to the emperor, asking for the official position to be given to Fang Yiai.

Taizong saw that Gao Yang was making trouble, so he did not allow Fang Zhi to resign, and blamed Princess Gao Yang. This matter is over for the time being.

Princess Gaoyang's thinking is more avant-garde, she is a woman with a lot of personality, and she is full of rebellious spirit. She was dissatisfied with the status quo of the etiquette system in which the emperor sat in three palaces and six courts, and the ministers had a group of wives and concubines, while women could only follow the same ceremony, and often questioned it.

Under her teaching, Fang Yiai accepted her avant-garde ideas and agreed with the idea that rich male ** concubines are in groups, and rich women can also have boyfriends.

In the spring of the twenty-first year of Zhenguan, Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai rode horses and took their servants to hunt near Chanshui, where it was the princess's fiefdom, with beautiful mountains and rivers, dense forests, and a yellow canal leading to Qujiang Pond in the west.

Princess Gaoyang chased a hare, rode around a small hill, and saw a grass hut under the hill, which she had never seen before, and should have been built not long ago.

Princess Gaoyang was very curious, got off the horse and went in to look, and saw a monk wearing a seven-robed robe sitting on a shallot mat and writing scriptures.

When the monk saw someone coming in, he hurriedly put down the brush, stood up and put his palms together and said, "Amitabha, female Bodhisattva, poor monk is polite!" ”

Princess Gaoyang looked at the debate machine carefully, and saw that he looked like Tang Seng in "Journey to the West", white, handsome, and gentle, she couldn't help but feel spring, and secretly praised: What a stunner, it is the prototype of my dream boyfriend, is he a gift from God?

Princess Gao Yang laughed loudly: "May I ask what is the origin of the great monk?" Why do you write scriptures in the wilderness and live in isolation? ”

The defense machine replied: "It's a long story, the poor monk originally became a monk in the Dazong Temple, studied under Master Daoyue, and later came to Huichang Temple to study Buddhism. Master Xuanzang returned to China after learning scriptures from the west, and translated Buddhist scriptures in Hongfu Temple, and the poor monk was fortunate to be selected as a great virtue to help Master Xuanzang translate Buddhist scriptures. Under the guidance of Master Xuanzang, he wrote the book "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", and translated classics such as "The Theory of the Land of Yogis". Because of the diligent translation of the scriptures, sedentary for a long time, suffering from cervical spondylosis and insomnia, and unable to sleep at night, so he applied to the monastery Vena to go out of the temple to recuperate, set up a grass house here, lived alone and cultivated, and the efficiency of translating the scriptures was much higher! ”

Princess Gaoyang let out a silver bell-like laugh and said: "Coincidentally, this place happens to be my fiefdom, and I have a fate to meet thousands of miles away, but I don't know each other because I don't know each other. ”

I also looked at the scripture book "Six Doors Dharani Sutra" written by the debate machine, and the words were scattered, like a shock, graceful like a dragon, and I was surprised: "Ah, the words of the great virtue are really beautifully written!" Much better than the handwriting of some calligraphers. ”

The debater replied with a smile: "A deep foundation in regular script is the basic requirement for writing and handling!" ”

Princess Gaoyang was in love, turned to the back of the debate machine, and helped the debate machine massage the cervical spine, and the fragrance of the sachet suddenly came to her nose, filling the entire grass house.

When did the debate machine come into contact with women, smell the fragrance of the house, and look at the amorous Gao Yang, how can you hold it? Forgot the rules and precepts of longevity and no lust to Tocharo, hugged Gao Yang and kissed him frantically.

Seeing this, all the maids withdrew from the grass house and used colorful curtains to surround the grass house and build a wild camping tent.

Fang Yiai peeked outside the door and was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and understood that Princess Gaoyang had finally found the person she liked, and her restless heart finally calmed down, and the Fang family was quiet and happy from then on.

Fang Yiai took the initiative to take on the guard task, standing guard for Princess Gaoyang and the debate machine outside the tent of the grass house, to prevent anyone from disturbing the good things of the two or causing any misunderstandings, and told the maids not to show the news.

A good night is worth a thousand gold, and Princess Gaoyang and the debate machine hugged and slept in the song of their daughter's love.

Under the careful care of Fang Yiai, Princess Gao Yang and the debate machine have been dating for many days without being discovered. Princess Gaoyang was grateful, so she carefully selected two beauties to give to Fang Yiai as a reward.

The husband and wife sink among the beings in the realm of desire, each enjoying their own joys, and they know each other tacitly.

Princess Gaoyang felt distressed that she couldn't sleep at night, so she gave the Jinbao Divine Pillow with the effect of calming the nerves and helping her sleep, and gave fragrant tea, fruits and vegetables, cakes and high-grade medicinal materials to the debate machine to enjoy.

Since the debate machine has used the Jinbao God Pillow, the waist is not sore, the legs are not painful, and the insomnia is also cured.

The secrecy of the bereaved husband and wife has been done so well, Princess Gaoyang really hopes that this sweet life can last forever, and she is really old! But people are not as good as heaven, and this matter is finally exposed.

At the beginning of the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, the superintendent of the imperial history examined a thief who had just been arrested, and according to the thief's confession, he searched the golden treasure pillow from his home.

Supervise the imperial history and take a look, ah, this is a royal treasure of the palace! How is it possible for a thief to enter the palace? He asked where the thief had stolen it, and the thief said that it had been stolen from the monk's cottage.

The supervising imperial history reported to the superiors, and the superiors said that this was a gift from the emperor and asked to get to the bottom of it, so he summoned the debate machine, and the debate machine explained that the Jinbao Divine Pillow was rewarded by Princess Gaoyang!

The superintendent Yushi was shocked, put the defense machine into the prison, interrogated slowly, and waited for the torture equipment, but the defense machine couldn't stand it, so he confessed his affair with the princess.

After the case was reported, Taizong remembered that his son Li Chengqian and Chengxin were engaged in the past, and now his daughter was a monk again, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart, and ordered to cut off the debate machine.

This still doesn't solve the hatred, and blames the maids around the princess for not reporting it, and executing all a dozen maids.

When the matter was dealt with, Taizong looked back at Li Zhi, he was really self-denying, cautious and cautious as always, and had the most upright conduct among a group of children, so he loved Li Zhi even more.

Princess Gaoyang hated Taizong for being ruthless and beating mandarin ducks and ruining her daughter's happy life! A few months later, Taizong died, and Princess Gaoyang did not look sad when she went to the palace to mourn.

What is the saddest thing in life for Princess Gaoyang? People are alive, but lovers are gone! After the death of his lover, the sadness in Gao Yang's heart flowed backwards, and his calm heart kept stirring.

After Li Zhi ascended the throne, Princess Gaoyang, who had been restrained for a while, began to indulge again, instigating Fang Yiai and her brother Fang Zhizhi to dispute each other, which caused Li Zhi a headache. In the end, they simply played 50 boards, depreciating the love of the house for the history of the Fangzhou thorn, and the house for the history of the Xizhou thorn.

Princess Gaoyang also continued to associate with monks and Taoist priests, hoping to find a second opportunity for debate.

The monk Zhiqiao is good at divination, Hui Hong is good at observing feng shui yin and yang, and Taoist Li Huang is good at medical technology, all of them are relatively young and handsome people, and Princess Gaoyang invites them to play in her house on the grounds of divination, feng shui, and healing, and spend the spring night together.

Not only that, Princess Gaoyang also bribed Chen Xuanyun, the provincial court commander of the Inner Chamberlain, and ordered him to scout the secret auspiciousness of the harem and calculate the astrological fortunes.

Although the court order is a petty official from the seventh grade, he is in charge of the palace ban on female workers, registering the names and personnel of the palace, assessing the cause of planting mulberry and silkworms, and is also in charge of the palace doctor and supervisor.

In the autumn of the third year of Yonghui, rumors about Princess Gaoyang's outrageous behavior spread everywhere, and they also reached Li Zhi's ears. On 14 October, Li Zhi decided to spend one day at the mansions of the eldest princess of Tong'an and the eldest princess of Gaoyang.

The eldest princess of Tong'an is Li Yuan's sister, the wife of Wang Yu, the patriarch of the Taiyuan family, and the matchmaker of Li Zhi and Queen Wang, who is her grandnephew. When Taizong was alive, he visited his mansion many times in person, and the reward was rich, and Li Zhi also abided by this tradition, and soon after ascending the throne, he gave the eldest princess Tongan 300 households.

Li Zhi first went to Tong'an Mansion to offer condolences, and then had a separate conversation with the eldest princess of Tong'an in the side room. The eldest princess of Tong'an said: "Your Majesty, when the old man introduced the Wang family to your spouse, Taizong was very satisfied, saying that he had a good relationship with you, a beautiful woman. But in recent years, I heard that His Majesty does not favor the Empress? ”

Li Zhi said: "Auntie, Queen Wang has a simple personality, does not give in to things, and does not meet anyone, and has not made any mistakes in the harem for so many years, if you want to say that there is a fault, you have not given birth." ”

Tong An said: "Not having children is indeed a big problem, but Your Majesty's harem has already given birth to four sons, and recently I heard that Wu Zhaoyi was set up again, Li Hong, the son of the dragon, and a new crown prince, this problem has actually been weakened." ”

Li Zhi said: "That's right, but the crown prince is not the queen's biological son, and women will always have some mustard psychology, and I am worried that she will hurt other harem women in order to maintain her status in the future." The Western Han Dynasty also has the story of Yan pecking at the emperor's grandson! ”

Tong'an said: "If there are too many women, there will be fights, the harem is like that, the old body is already half a person in the ground, and the young man's affairs can't be taken care of!" ”

After having lunch in Tong'an Mansion, Li Zhi took a Siwang car to Princess Gaoyang's Mansion. In Gaoyang Mansion, Li Zhi gave condolences and rewards as usual, and visited the pavilions. The two walked and talked at the same time.

Li Zhi said to Princess Gaoyang: "I heard that Sister Ah has some excessive behavior, please pay attention to restraint." ”

Princess Gaoyang sneered: "Your Majesty has three thousand beauties in the harem, why can't you allow my sister to raise a few little white faces?" ”

Li Zhi frowned and said: "In heaven and on earth, men are inferior to women, so there is a clear etiquette system of respect and inferiority. Sister is rich and powerful, of course it is okay to raise a few little white faces, but you should pay attention to cover it up and don't make it public! For women, this kind of behavior is a violation of the three obedience and four virtues and etiquette system, the second is a violation of the relevant provisions of the "Tang Law", and the third is a violation of the Fang family motto, which will be punished! ”

Princess Gao Yang said: "Your Majesty is the supreme of the Ninety-Five, and you have the power of life and death, whether the reward or punishment is up to Your Majesty, and my sister will be killed if she leads the neck." ”

Li Zhi said: "Why is this! I came to your mansion just to hope that Sister Ah would keep to herself, and the rumors would naturally subside. In addition, I heard that Fang Yiai has a close relationship with Xue Wanche and Chai Lingwu, you have to pay attention! I have already said that, Sister is so self-conscious! Then he turned around and went out and drove back to the palace.

Princess Gaoyang saw that Li Zhi did not have the majesty and murderous spirit of Taizong, not like a tiger and a wolf but like a sheep, so she didn't take Li Zhi's words seriously at all, and continued to do her own thing.

In less than two months, Princess Gaoyang began to plot to seize Fang Zhizhi's title again, and sent someone to falsely accuse Fang Zhizhi of being rude to her.

If you are rude to the princess, the circumstances are serious and can be determined as rebellion, which can make the house in a hurry.

Fang Yizhi defended himself directly, confided in Fang Yiai and Princess Gaoyang's various crimes, and also wrote what Fang Yiai said to Fang Yizhi, Li Yuanjing, Xue Wanche, and Chai Lingwu in private, and finally made a summary: "The crime is full of evil, and I am afraid that the ministers will be tired." ”

Song Shu sent it to Li Zhi, Li Zhi touched his head and said: "This Gao Yang, if you don't make some trouble, you won't give up, you have a headache!" ”

Wu Zhaoyi waited on the side and said to Li Zhi: "What's the headache, just hand over the case to the Taiwei to deal with, let the Taiwei faction and the princess faction fight to the death, and Your Majesty will reap the benefits of the fisherman." ”

Li Zhi suddenly realized and shouted: "Wonderful, wonderful, kill two birds with one stone, wonderful!" Haha, the lady is really my virtuous helper! ”

The next day, Li Zhi ordered the eldest grandson Wuji to try the lawsuit between Princess Gaoyang and Fang Zhizhi.

This order is in the hands of the eldest grandson Wuji, because the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling have always been political rivals in the Taizong Dynasty and contain each other, and Taizong has always trusted Fang Xuanling, the eldest grandson Wuji has long wanted to suppress the Fang family, and now let him investigate this case, then don't pick out the bones from the eggs.

The eldest grandson Wuji started by verifying what Fang Yiai said in private with Fang Yizhi, Li Yuanjing, Xue Wanche, and Chai Lingwu, tore open a hole, and then followed the vine to find out the charges of rebellion between Fang Yiai and Princess Gaoyang and others in one fell swoop. This rebellion is probably like this:

Xue Wanche, the commander of the horse, was removed from the list for something, was demoted to the history of Ningzhou Thorn, and entered the court to report on his work as usual, and during his stay in Chang'an, he and Fang Yiai invited each other to banquet, and had close contacts, and when they were staggered, they said words of complaining to Fang Yiai about the court, and they were sympathized with Fang Yiai and Princess Gaoyang.

The daughter of King Jing Li Yuanjing married Fang Yi's younger brother Fang Yize, so Li Yuanjing also often corresponded with Fang Yiai. Li Yuanjing once said at a family banquet that he had a dream, dreaming of holding the sun and the moon in his hands! Princess Gaoyang asked the monk Zhiqiao to interpret the dream, and Zhiqiao said that this dream indicated that Li Yuanjing would become the master of the people.

Xue Wanche said to Fang Yiai: "Although the servant has a disease in his legs and feet today, and it is inconvenient to walk, but with the prestige of the servant's martial arts, he sits in the Jingshi, and the rats still dare not move. If there is a change in the country, you can respect Situ and Li Yuanjing, the king of Jing, as the master. Both Fang Yiai and Princess Gaoyang agreed.

Also sitting at that time was Princess Baling's husband, Captain Chai Lingwu, who served as the assassin of Weizhou, but deliberately did not take office, under the pretext that Princess Baling was sick, stayed in Chang'an for medical treatment, and conspired with Fang Yiai to start an incident.

It is said that the investigation should be over here, but the eldest grandson Wuji finally got a chance to investigate the case, only these few people are obviously not satisfied, and there are still a few political enemies in him, and if he is not implicated, he will waste this great opportunity. How is it implicated?

sent someone to reveal the news to Fang Yiai, saying that this case has been characterized as a rebellion, you are dead, if you want to live, you must falsely accuse Wu Wang Li Ke of conspiring with himself! At that time, because of the meritorious informant, he will be like Su Gan Chengji to avoid death.

Fang Yiai really said so, and the innocent Li Ke was implicated.

So he continued to draw a scoop based on the gourd, and implicated Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, and General Zuo Xiaowei's loss of thinking into this case. Zhan Shiyu, the servant and crown prince, had a good relationship with Fang Yiai, and wanted to help Fang Yiai after he was imprisoned, and dredged the joints up and down, but was also denounced by the eldest grandson Wuji.

On the twenty-fourth day of the first month of the fourth year of Yonghui, the eldest grandson Wuji completed the investigation and submitted the case file to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi saw that the princess faction had lost a mess, and was not only characterized as a rebellion, but also affected the people of the clan faction, so he couldn't help but shake his head and said to the prime ministers: "King Jing is my uncle, King Wu, is my brother, I want to exempt them from the death penalty, is it okay?" ”

Cui Dunli, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty is generous and merciful, and the world supports it, but this is a crime of rebellion. If rebellion can be pardoned and not killed, then how to punish future generations? ”

At the beginning of February, beheading the bereaved love, Xue Wanche, Chai Lingwu in the city, Li Yuanjing, Li Ke, Princess Gaoyang and Princess Baling committed suicide. Li Daozong was exiled to Lingbiao, and he lost his thinking and strength to flow to the west, and Yuwenjie to flow to Guizhou.

Li Ke's half-brother, Li Shu, the king of Shu, was abolished as a concubine. Fang Zhi was directly demoted to the captain of Tongling in Chunzhou, and Xue Wanche's younger brother Xue Wanbei was exiled to Jiaozhou. Strike the room and the old age.

"Let Fang Xuanling starve in the spirit of the sky! Haha......" Eldest Sun Wuji thought proudly.

In order to prevent the Taiwei faction from taking sole control of the dynasty and re-establish the political balance, Li Zhi appointed Li Yuanli, the king of Xu, as Situ, and the British Duke Li Tao as Sikong.

The rebellion case caused by Princess Gaoyang has come to an end. The impact of this rebellion case was, first, a warning to Wu Zhaoyi, and second, it made Li Zhi and Wu Zhaoyi have more and more common language.

Princess Gaoyang's rebellion against the feudal etiquette system was purely stupid and brute force, lacking political wisdom, and in the end she would inevitably be burned and defeated. But her failure also had the advantage of setting up a negative teaching material for Wu Zhaoyi, so that Wu Zhaoyi would avoid detours and take the right way to break through the shackles of feudal etiquette.

Wu Zhaoyi said to Li Zhi: "Through this case, it can be seen that the eldest grandson Wuji and other ministers who care about their lives have not been selfless and impartial in enforcing the law. They reject dissidents, the party fights against dissidents, and they don't think about His Majesty in everything, so they must promote the poor scholars to fight against them! ”