The position of the prince has always been a high-risk profession, lucky, until the old emperor died, Shunshun ascended the throne, then it is considered a high return, of course, the opposite of high return is high risk, since ancient times, the throne is not a death of the prince does not know how many, especially since the opening of the Tang Dynasty, the three dynasties have established a total of five princes, but it can be calculated, only Gaozong ascended the throne, and the rest have all become victims of the power struggle, it can not be said that it is not bloody and cruel, in this regard, although the officials of the Tang Dynasty do not say, I have long been accustomed to it, don't look at today's courtiers seem to care about the death of the prince, in fact, it's just doing superficial work, that is, co-authoring to perform loyalty and filial piety, as for what the prince's nickname should be, there are very few people who really care, most of the courtiers are waiting for Gaozong to make a decision, and they are perfunctory and praised, and it is over, but they didn't expect Gaozong to come up with such an absurd name, and everyone was dumbfounded. No one knows whether this should be praised or opposed.

The so-called nickname has two meanings - the one who speaks, and the deeds are also; The number is also the work of the table. Only the people of the respected status can have a nickname, that is, the meaning of a coffin conclusion, for relatives and friends, of course, it is extremely important, but for others, it is not very important, originally, how to determine the prince's name, the courtiers are fighting, but it is just to show their loyalty, but Gaozong set Li Hong's name as "filial piety to the emperor" As soon as the words came out, trouble can come - first of all, there has been no such precedent since ancient times, even if you have searched through the ancient rites and the "Tang Law", you can't find the slightest basis, there is no doubt about it, Gaozong's will has a strong suspicion of disorderly life, secondly, since Li Hong's nickname is "filial piety to the emperor", then the funeral must be done in accordance with the emperor's gift, the cost is not a small amount, the most important thing is that it is now a busy time for farming, to build the emperor's tomb, the number of people to be used is not three or five counties can cope, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a waste of money and labor, but these two are not the key to the silence of the ministers, what really worries the courtiers is the intention of Gaozong's move, Obviously, no one in the Manchu Dynasty wanted to be the second official of the court.

"Your Majesty, the concubine thinks that Hong'er has worked hard all her life, and everything she does is beneficial to the country and the people, and she really deserves this nickname."

The courtiers all saw that something was wrong, and Empress Wu, who had a seven-trick exquisite heart, naturally knew that Gaozong's move was expressing dissatisfaction to herself, but Empress Wu wiped her tears as if she didn't realize it, and took the lead in breaking the suffocating dullness in the hall, and was extremely considerate and echoed a sentence.

"Father, Emperor Shengming, sons, etc., have no objections."

As soon as Empress Wu's words fell, Li Xian, who had the intention to show it, flashed out from the side and praised loudly.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are impressed."

Li Xian has already come out, and more than a dozen courtiers from the Lu Wang line, such as Lin Qi, who has just been transferred back to the court to serve as the imperial historian, do not dare to slack off, and they all come out to second, but the vast majority of the courtiers still stand on the spot with their faces looking at each other, neither agreeing nor opposing it, but just blindly remain silent.

"Where is Li Jingxuan?"

Gaozong was obviously determined, so he didn't pay attention to the silence of the ministers, nor did he pay attention to the praise of Empress Wu and Li Xian and others, and with a blushing face, he named Li Jingxuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

"The minister is here."

Li Jingxuan is also an old minister in the court, as early as when Gaozong was still the prince, he had served in the East Palace, but the official fortune can only be described in general, and it took more than 20 years to take over the Ministry of Rites last year because of the illness of the former Ministry of Rites Lu Chengqing.

"Aiqing is known for her good five rites, and now she is in charge of the Ministry of Rites, so I will order Er to preside over Hong'er's funeral. Gojong sat back on the dragon bed heavily, and after taking a big breath, he made his will.

"Obey."

As soon as he heard Gaozong say this, Li Jingxuan's head was big for a while, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only take the order.

"Your Majesty, Hong'er is in Japan, every time he loves the people, he is benevolent and merciful, now the farming is waiting, the field affairs are Yin, and he will return to Guanfu, I am afraid that there will be waste, and the concubine thinks that the camp is in Jingshan, or it is appropriate, and please make a clear decision." Li Jingxuan just retreated, and the Empress Wu immediately stood up, facing Gaozong Yingying Yifu, and the faction asked for the people's fate.

"Accurate!"

Faced with Empress Wu's request, Gaozong's face changed for a while, as if he had different meanings, but at the bottom, he still didn't have the courage to refute Empress Wu in person, so he could only reluctantly spit out two words.

"Your Majesty Shengming, the concubine thinks that it is a big matter, and it is good to have a noble person in charge, Xian'er has always been shrewd and capable, and he has his central scheduling, so he can ensure that he is safe, and I implore Your Majesty to judge it." Empress Wu was not dissatisfied at all because of Gaozong's impatience, and still blessed her body, and spoke again.

"This ......"

Empress Wu's suggestion was obviously a big surprise to Gaozong, and he couldn't help but be stunned on the spot, looked at Empress Wu, and then glanced at Li Xian, who was standing silently next to the hall, and didn't know how to respond for a while.

Dead old thief mother-in-law, don't forget to pit Lao Tzu at any time, there is a kind! Li Xian's mind was very smart, and he only frowned, and he had already seen through the intentions of the Empress Wu - letting Li Xian bear the charge of working the people and hurting money was only one of them, as for the second, it was to temporarily exclude Li Xian from the court and prevent Li Xian from doing anything in the matter of canonizing the crown prince, the most important thing was to prevent the possibility of the ministers supporting Li Xian, and the intentions could not be described as vicious, but Li Xian did not intend to compete for the throne of the prince, but he did not mind temporarily leaving the court that was destined to be full of disputes, but he did not want to bear the fault of harming the peopleHow to avoid this matter is a matter of consideration.

"Father, the queen mother, what the queen said is very true, the prince and brother are in Japan, every time he is benevolent to the people, I remember that in the first year of the general chapter, my Tang Dynasty sent troops to conquer Goguryeo, and there will be a division to recruit Liao soldiers and those who are not the first to die, and their families have no officials. The prince's elder brother Shangben said: 'It is better to kill than to lose.' The ministers are invited to do their own thing, and there is no way to make them fall.'" The father thought it was good, and then the law of the Zhulian, the people heard it, and they did not regard the prince brother as a bodhisattva, and the sons and daughters had always admired and admired the prince's brother as a model, and the prince's brother was unfortunately early, and the sons were heartbroken, if they could do some modest efforts for the prince's brother and brother, it was the luck of the sons, however, the sons did not dare to violate the way of the prince's brother because of it, and now it was the busy time of farming, if the people were recruited to repair the prince's brother's mausoleum, I was afraid that the prince's brother was very uneasy in the spirit of the sky, and asked the father to think twice. ”

In the face of the great right and wrong, Li Xianzi was not ambiguous at all, and he didn't wait for Gaozong to speak, he stood up from the side, bowed down, and talked freely, without saying anything, and did not forget to take the spear of the Empress Wu to attack its shield, and kept saying that he was the master of the people, but he did not mention how to make the decision, and it was clear that he wanted Gaozong to make it clear.

"Hmm, Xian'er's words are very true, how can I bear to disturb the people, do you Aiqing have any good plans for this?" Gaozong was not good at government affairs, and in the face of such problems, how could there be any good strategies to speak of, so he had to throw the problem to the ministers.

This is the unsolvable problem of the road, not to mention Gaozong, that is, Zhuge Liang reincarnated, and categorically could not find a safe solution, the reason is very simple, in terms of the emperor's funeral, the people are requisitioned to think that the use of the tomb is the law, all dynasties and dynasties are like this, although it disturbs the people, it can be said from the name of righteousness, but there is no difference, even if the people have grievances, but they can also understand, the problem is that Li Hong is not the real emperor, but the name of the emperor, naturally can not enjoy the treatment of requisitioning the people to repair the tomb at will, to convince the people, obviously there is no such possibility, The ensuing public anger can be imagined, if you really want to say the solution, then only not according to the emperor's rites to bury it, but Gaozong has already made a decision, how dare the courtiers raise objections at this time, so, no matter how much Gaozong's eyes look forward to coming, the ministers can only pretend not to see, all of them are silent, no one dares to look at Gaozong.

"What? Are you all dumb? Well? ”

Gaozong has always favored Li Hong, although he knew that his death was quite strange, but because of the Empress Wu, he did not dare to force to pursue the roots, and he was extremely unhappy in his heart, the reason why he proposed to give Li Hong a decent funeral was not so much a sign of grace, but rather that Gaozong wanted to use this to soothe the guilt in his heart, and he could not tolerate the slightest objection from others in this matter, but he couldn't ignore the opinions put forward by Li Xian, after all, Gaozong himself didn't want to bear a charge of disturbing the people. At this time, seeing that none of the courtiers in the hall were willing to stand up and speak, Gaozong's face immediately became extremely difficult to see.

Gaozong's anger is not tight, but the already panicked ministers have strengthened their determination to remain silent, no one wants to touch Gaozong's mold at this time, moreover, the situation in front of him is clear that the British King Li Xian and the Empress Wu carried it in court, before the situation is clear, no one dares to easily intervene in it, in case one accidentally offends one of the parties, then the consequences are not so easy to bear, the big guys are not fools, silence is the truth of gold is still clear, as for Gaozong's anger, as long as it does not burn to his own head, That's the right to be the wind in your ears.

"Waste, all waste, I'm angry, I'm ......"

Gaozong blew his beard and stared for a long time, but no one was willing to stand up and speak, the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, he slapped the dragon case, changed his face and scolded angrily, and under the excitement of his emotions, his body trembled suddenly, and he was paralyzed when he was crooked......