After Li Zhi fainted, in order to establish a regime centered on Wu Meiniang, everyone unanimously transferred Zhang Wenguan and those who supported Li Hong to the surrounding states and counties to pacify the people.

But it doesn't mean that they have lost power, because they still support the prince in the end, it's not that they're on the wrong side, it's just that they're too pedantic and don't take into account the national situation, and Li Zhidu is still alive.

They also did not say that they were disheartened.

But they didn't expect that the war was not over yet, and Wu Meiniang suddenly summoned them back to Chang'an.

Liangyi Palace.

"See the queen!"

"Excuse me, please take a seat."

Zhang Wenguan sat down with them, everyone's eyes were full of confusion, they really didn't understand why Wu Meiniang was in a hurry to see them.

Wu Meiniang was tired, and sighed softly: "I know that you must be complaining about me in your hearts. ”

Liu Xiangdao hurriedly said: "Queen, the minister will never dare to think like this...... ”

"Liu Zhongshu, listen to me."

Wu Meiniang raised her hand and interrupted his words, saying: "Actually, you complain about me, I can understand, you didn't do anything wrong at the time, but at that time, I had to do it, but I have been working with you for some time, I know your talents better than anyone else, I was thinking, when the war is over, I will immediately transfer you back to Chang'an, this governance still depends on you." ”

When Zhang Wen said this, Zhang Wenpu made them excited and guilty.

At this point, they also realized their mistakes, if it weren't for Wu Meiniang's toughness, the Central Plains might really fall apart, it is precisely because Wu Meiniang is very strong and firm that everyone is united around her, if it is the prince, the situation is really not certain.

But Wu Meiniang also took the initiative to say this, which made them very embarrassed.

Zhang Wenpu stood up and said: "The minister offended the queen a lot, and I ask the queen to forgive me." ”

"Please forgive me, Queen."

Hao Chujun and the others also stood up and saluted.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Wu Meiniang hurriedly waved her hand, and said: "Actually, you are already important ministers, what else is there to gain, everything you do is for Your Majesty, for the Tang Dynasty, for the prince, but the situation at that time, I had to do that!" I have no thoughts of blaming you in my heart, and I hope that you will be considerate of me and not blame me. ”

When it comes to this, what else can Zhang Wenguan say to them, they are really embarrassed, they can't raise their heads, they feel that they are narrow-minded, and they are not even as good as a woman.

Wu Meiniang's eyes suddenly turned red, and she choked up: "Actually, I originally planned to wait for the war to end before calling you back, but... But... I now have to summon you right now. ”

When Zhang Wenpu heard this, he couldn't help but raise his head suddenly, looking at Wu Meiniang, and there was a faint feeling of bad feeling in his heart.

Wu Meiniang's beautiful eyes closed slightly, and two lines of tears fell, "Actually... In fact, His Majesty had died a few months ago, and the prince was also too sad because of this, so he returned to the East Palace to recuperate, but at that time, the war was urgent, and I could only block this news, so as not to disturb the morale of the army. ”

In fact, Li Zhi was so anxious that he had a direct stroke, so that his whole body was paralyzed, because his disease had a lot to do with high blood pressure, and he couldn't be too tired, especially not stimulated. There is no way to do this disease in later generations, let alone now, in fact, Wu Meiniang and Han Yi both knew at that time that Li Zhi must be dying soon, including the imperial doctor, but the imperial doctor said it very tactfully, in fact, Li Zhi himself wanted to persevere, otherwise he might have hung up at that time, but this disease could not be solved by will, and he still died.

Li Zhi, a generation of Ming monarchs, was only in his forties and died young.

But this is by no means a bad thing, because since ancient times, many Ming monarchs are not guaranteed in their later years, starting from Qin Shi Huang, to the later Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Tang Taizong, Wu Zetian, Tang Xuanzong, and then Qianlong, all have a special virtue, as soon as they reach their old age, they will begin to mess up, if Tang Taizong lives to be more than eighty years old, it is estimated that he is also a Tang Xuanzong, and Tang Taizong's later years have actually become more extravagant.

People are like this, when they are young, they are ambitious and energetic, and they govern the country in an orderly manner, but when they are old, they will definitely be greedy for pleasure, and pleasure does not require energy.

In ancient times, the Ming monarch should have died young, and it was not good for everyone and the country to live too long, because the emperor had no retirement system, but he had to hold the power in his hands, and when his energy was not enough to control this supreme power, he would either kill those ministers who could threaten him, I was weak, I made you weaker, or put the power in the hands of the eunuchs.

"Ahh

This sound came from Zhang Wen's throat.

"Your Majesty!"

Halfway through, Shangguan Yi suddenly let out a cry of grief and knelt on the ground, tears raining down.

Liu Xiangdao, Zhang Wenguan, and Hao Chujun also cried one after another.

The belief of these old Confucians all their lives is to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and they are really sad from the bottom of their hearts.

Wu Meiniang also hid her face and sobbed softly, there is actually an element of acting in this.

Her feelings for Li Zhi now are actually quite complicated, of course she used to love Li Zhi, there is no doubt about this, but because of the Hongchen incident and the crisis, the political interests between their husband and wife began to become far greater than the love between each other, Li Zhi reactivated Wu Meiniang, not out of love, but out of political interests, and one thing can be seen very intuitively, that Princess Taiping and Li Zheke were not born.

Wu Meiniang is very rational and sad.

After a while, Wu Meiniang choked up and said: "Everyone, now is not the time to be sad, this country cannot be without a king for a day!" ”

Zhang Wenpu and them were stunned, and at the same time thought in their hearts, could it be that she wanted to .......

You old Confucians, no wonder you are being played by Han Yi! Wu Meiniang could see at a glance what they were thinking, they were just thinking, you just said so many good things, most of them wanted us to support you. said: "Before His Majesty died, he had already made an edict and decided to pass on the throne to the crown prince. Now that the war is almost over, and my mission has been completed, it is time to hand over this power to the crown prince. I am in a hurry to summon a few of you today, in the hope that you will assist the prince in the future, so as to repay your majesty for your kindness to you. ”

When Shangguan Yi heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly arched his hand: "The queen, please rest assured, we will definitely do our best to assist the prince." ”

Zhang Wenguan and they also immediately made an oath.

Wu Meiniang nodded lightly and said, "With you here, I can rest assured." ”

As she spoke, her body suddenly trembled.

"Queen!"

Gong E on the side hurriedly stepped forward, supported Wu Meiniang, and looked at Zhang Wenguan and them very excitedly, "You ministers are really useless, you have to let the queen deal with everything, do you know that the queen has long been ill." ”

"Shut up!"

Wu Meiniang glared at the palace and said, "You slave dare to be presumptuous here." ”

"Slaves don't dare." That Gong'e said in fear.

Zhang Wenguan didn't blame that Gong'e at all, and felt that she was right, her husband died, her son was sick again, and she still had such a heavy burden on her shoulders, men might not be able to bear it, not to mention that she was still a woman, how difficult it was.

Liu Xiangdao said with a guilty face: "The queen also takes care of her body." ”

They are really full of guilt for Wu Meiniang now, this queen really has nothing to say, she can definitely be compared to Queen Dugu and Queen Changsun, those two queens can only be said to be virtuous helpers, but Wu Meiniang is not only a virtuous helper, but also an excellent ruler, she still leads the Tang Dynasty, won this war, and then immediately retired and handed over the power to the prince, which is awe-inspiring!

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Wu Meiniang waved her hand, and said with a tired face: "I will restore your authority now, and the next thing will depend on you." ”

Zhang Wenguan swept them to the ground and swore that they would complete the task.

Wu Meiniang leaned on the couch tiredly and said, "You guys stand down." ”

"The minister retired."

Wait until Zhang Wenguan and they retreat.

Wu Meiniang's eyes flashed with a gleam, and she sat up again, looking a little dejected, "Now all the initiative is in his hands." ”

Of course, Han Yi asked her to do this, which also caught her off guard, she never expected that Han Yi would let her do this, transfer Zhang Wenguan and them all back, and let her retreat as advance.

If she had to ask for something else, she would still be able to ignore it, but this request, whether she wanted it or not, she would definitely have to obey Han Yi, now Han Yi is the commander of the three armies, holding military power, and the prince is destined to be, if she doesn't do this and confront Han Yi, then Han Yi is very likely to defect to the prince, and she can fight back, then she doesn't have to play at all.

Now that Han Yi is outside, she has no choice but to listen to Han Yi, and if she does this, at least she will ensure that she, the queen, will not lose her position and show her high style, and it can also prevent Han Yi from picking up the profits of the fisherman, without absolute certainty, she will not fight with the prince, she is very nervous now, because she doesn't know what Han Yi is thinking.

Han Yi is too cunning, every move he makes is virtual and real, and it is really difficult to guess which of his moves is a false move and which one is a real move.

If you look at it according to Han Yi's plan, this should be a retreat and a void, because Han Yi's ultimate goal is to help her get to the top, but the problem is that in her opinion, fighting the Khitan is also a false move, but she didn't expect that it was a solid move, and everything started from the Khitan.

Wu Meiniang, who wanted to cross the river and demolish the bridge, really didn't dare to act rashly at this time.

Not to mention winning or losing, she was very unhappy, Han Yi stuck her to death, she always wanted to break free from Han Yi's plan, but Han Yi's plan is like a tight spell, the more you struggle, the tighter it gets, she can only take one step at a time.

......

The people of Chang'an did not wait for the news of the end of the war, but first waited for the news of the emperor's death.

It was really sudden bad news.

The government and the opposition are crying in a mess, in fact, the people still love Li Zhi very much, Li Zhi is definitely a generation of Ming Jun, under his governance, the four seas are leveled, the country is developing very rapidly, the people live and work in peace and contentment, a rare good monarch, this is beyond doubt.

But ordinary people only know about grief, and as for what the impact this will have, it may affect them, but it is not big, and it is not something they can control.

But there are some people, they are not only sad in their hearts, the death of Li Zhi indicates the end of an era, so what will happen to the next era, in feudal society, the emperor is supreme, who sits on it, it is closely related to their interests, even life.

Which time the power was handed over, some people did not die, and this time the situation was even more special, when Li Zhi died, few people knew, and the current situation is also very delicate.

Yuwen family!

"Brother."

"It's He Ruo here!"

Yuwen Xiumi glanced at He Ruohan weakly.

He Ruohan saw that Yuwen Xiumi was listless and depressed, so he said, "Brother is still sad about His Majesty's death?" ”

"Hmm." Yuwen Xiumi nodded slightly, looked left and right, and instructed the maid on the side: "You guys should retreat first." ”

The two maidservants bowed and withdrew.

Yuwen Xiumi looked at He Ruohan again and said, "He Ruo, actually... In fact, my brother is not all about His Majesty's affairs. ”

He Ruohan asked, "Then what else does my brother have to worry about?" ”

Yuwen Xiu stumbled twice, and suddenly asked, "Who do you say should be on the throne next?" ”

He Ruohan said: "Of course it's the prince." ”

Yuwen Xiumi sighed: "You and I know the prince, it can be described as a corporal of Lixian, with benevolence and filial piety as the first, if he ascends the throne, he must be a benevolent monarch." ”

He Ruohan said: "This is the blessing of the people of the world. ”

Yuwen Xiumi said: "That's right, but what the prince admires is Confucianism, and Confucianism looks down on us businessmen the most, but... However, the queen's policy is very supportive of us businessmen, and when the court is exhausted, the queen does not ask us for a penny. Would it be so easy for us to change to another monarch? In addition, you don't want to think about it, the imperial court now owes 50 million yuan of national debts, and most of these national bonds are bought by our businessmen, of course I believe that the prince will not repay the debt, but the prince will definitely be important Confucian ministers, they can look down on us businessmen, but those people are greedy for enjoyment, how can they wronged themselves and come to repay our money. ”

"This can't be, and Brother Han, he supports us!"

"Hi... This is a courtier, who can guarantee that the prince will continue to reuse Brother Han, have you forgotten that the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang, and Laiji. ”

"I'm a little scared to hear you say that, too." He Ruohan frowned, and said: "Now the war is not over, and when the war is over, the surrounding area will be full of devastation, and the court is in debt, the prince's ability will definitely be able to bear it, and the best way is to repay the debt." ”

Yuwen Xiumi said: "Isn't it." ”

"Ugh......."

Both sighed at the same time.

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