After staying in Xiantian Mansion for less than half a day, Li Zhi set aside enough necessities for the Yang family before continuing his journey.

In the afternoon of the next day, he rushed to the outside of Luoyang City, led out several ladies and related people, and took several well-made baggage cars into the East City Gate.

The inside and outside of the Zhengqing Wenqitang branch was still crowded, and the carriage and horses were stopped at the nearby liquor shop before everyone entered the store.

Not surprisingly, Princess Taiping was in the store, and soon under the guidance of Duan Qingwen, she met everyone in the underground warehouse.

A separate reception area has been set up there, and there are officers and men guarding the inside and outside, but there is not a bit of noise outside.

After the necessary greetings, Duan Qingwen reported the accounts of the recent period, and Princess Taiping explained on the side, and it was very smooth to straighten out.

Not long after, led by several officers and soldiers, everyone rushed to the Zhongyi Palace, and Li Zhi and Taiping rushed to the palace to meet the emperor.

Gaozong, who had inspected his body and knew that his fate would not be long before he knew the purpose of their coming, fortunately, after decades of suffering from illness and enough psychological preparation, he had already seen life and death.

During this time, he was also deliberately putting on an appearance of declining spirits, so Ouchi had been extremely protective recently, and the atmosphere had already become tense.

So when you enter that courtyard, you can smell the strong smell of herbs inside and outside, of course, this is the masterpiece of two informed imperial hospital doctors, and the formula comes from Li Zhi, if you want to distinguish what kind of medicine by the aroma of medicine, it is impossible.

The prince Li Xian will come here every day to sit for a long time, maybe Gaozong will not communicate with him, but the blood connection between father and son can still be clearly felt.

Today, Li Zhi was in the room, and he was reading to his father in a very low voice the "Qun Shu Zhi Yao" on the desk.

This is the essence of the early Tang Dynasty, when Tang King Li Shimin appointed Wei Zheng, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang and others to collect the Six Classics, the Four History, philosophers and the major power schemes.

This book is "the beginning of the five emperors, down to the Jin years", can "Yanwu Xiuwen", "governing the country and the country".

To put it simply, this book is the essence of all wisdom and scheming from Yao Shunyu to the early Tang Dynasty.

Among them, there are the selection of ideas such as "Zhou Yi", "Shangshu", etc., as well as the selection of "History", "Hanshu" and other histories, as well as the doctrines of "Laozi", "Sun Tzu" and other major sects.

Because the descendants of Tang King Li Shimin and the emperor had to learn, it had to play the role of "Yanwu Xiuwen" and "governing the country and securing the country".

Therefore, no matter which book you choose to draw on, this book is full of intrigue and intrigues, and the method of using people to govern people.

After reading this book, I have almost understood the essence of all the ideas and doctrines before the Tang Dynasty, and I can understand different truths and wisdom from it.

After all, this book is the culmination of the kings of ancient China, the rule of the state, the wisdom, ideas, methods, experiences and achievements of the country, which have been accumulated through thousands of years of testing and are the crystallization of treasures.

"Your trade city is good!" This was Gaozong's first opening after Li Zhi and Taiping arrived.

"The biggest drawback of grain transportation is that it is easy to come out of the county government and township officials!" This is the second sentence more than half an hour later, and the target is obviously Li Xian.

"Before the winter, the mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor of Xuanyuan in Fangzhou is placed in the temple, and the sacrifice is enjoyed at four o'clock, listed in the ceremony, and the imperial blessing tablet! The local officials of Fangzhou were instructed to mobilize the people of Li to plant cypress trees, and at the same time to transfer three families to exempt all taxes on the swaying of cypresses, and to take care of and plant cypress trees in Qiaoshan. In the next three years, a big festival was held, and a commissioner was sent to sacrifice, and the ceremony should be long, and the scale was highlighted. In addition to the regular rituals, special sacrifices were added on the occasion of the new emperor's accession to the throne, the queen mother's birthday, floods and droughts, the abundant harvest of grains, and the elimination of border troubles

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When Li Zhizheng was bored, Gaozong said the third sentence, which was still aimed at Li Xian.

Then the fourth sentence confided: "Yue'er, go to your mother's place, report the details, and ask that the decree be announced immediately, and the edict will be widely known to the people all over the world." ”

Taiping said that he obeyed the order, looked at Li Zhi, saw him nodding slightly in approval, and then retreated and turned away.

After a while, Gaozong sat up suddenly: "Hey, I've been half-leaning up for a long time, my shoulders and neck are a little sour, text, give me conditioning!" ”

said in his mouth, and there was a smile on his face: "It's good to know less about some things!" ”

Because of the respect and feelings in his heart, Li Zhi never used his exploration power against Gaozong, and at this time he knew that all this was a play in front of Princess Taiping.

When he stepped forward, his hands were on his own, and his heart immediately came to him.

Gao Zong's heart has been thinking about a series of embarrassments of women in power for at least ten years in the next ten years, even if his own daughter is also within his key awareness of protection.

After closing his eyes and enjoying Li Zhi's true conditioning for a while, Gaozong still lowered his eyes, but asked Li Xian in his mouth: "Does the prince know the deep meaning of the sacrifice of the Yellow Emperor's mausoleum?" ”

The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor is the mausoleum of the ancestor of the Han nation in the East, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor, and also the place where the emperors and celebrities of the past dynasties worship the Yellow Emperor.

The ancient cypress group of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, is the oldest in the east, covers the largest area, the most complete ancient cypress group, a total of more than tens of thousands, nearly half of the millennium, among which the Yellow Emperor planted cypress from the Tang Dynasty for more than 4,000 years, according to legend, it was planted by the Yellow Emperor himself, it is the oldest cypress tree in the world.

The so-called imperial blessing is a sacrificial text issued by the emperor himself, representing a national sacrifice.

Li Xian had been reading and reciting the "Qun Shu Zhi Yao", and only then did he dare to put down the book, get up and lower his hand and reply: "Aya wants to pass on the concept of sacrifice and sacrificial etiquette from generation to generation, embody the spirit of the Chinese nation of national identity, national unity, and harmonious rejuvenation, and pass on the theme of this spirit to this day, endlessly." ”

With a light "um" in his mouth, he was obviously extremely satisfied with Li Xian's reply, "Remember that in the future, as the king of a country, you must not be a little tolerant, arrogant, and have no ancestors, and the sacrificial platform of any nature built during your tenure must not be higher than the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum." It is also necessary to remember that no matter what you do, you must not overdo it, whether you are a son of heaven or an ordinary person, you will not be forgiven if you go too far. ”

Li Xian still listened respectfully, but tears were already in the corners of his eyes, obviously he had sensed that there was already a meaning of his father's dying instructions in his tone.

Although he knew that his life was not much, and he was very eager for the day when he succeeded to the throne, the grief in his heart was also deep in his heart.

It didn't seem to notice the change in Li Xian's expression, and Gaozong was already saying to Li Zhi:

"Text, I have had a deep discussion with the prince about the disadvantages of women in power, and I know that you are unwilling to interfere in government affairs, but I have relevant decrees other than the edict, one of which is to elevate your Shang Fangjian authority to the power of life and death decision-making in addition to the emperor and the queen of heaven, especially for the matter of women in power!"

Li Zhixin nodded secretly, this is the first form of Gaozong began to disclose his open moves, and when it was officially promulgated, it was when civil strife was rampant.

Historically, on December 4 of the second year of Yongchun, the fifty-six-year-old Tang Gaozong died of illness in the Zhenguan Hall in Luoyang.

Tang Gaozong died, and the crown prince Li Xian smiled, because according to the custom, the day of the emperor's departure is the time when he reigns in the world.

In fact, he does have this qualification, and he is currently exercising the power of the prince, and the "Edict of the Great Emperor" left by Tang Gaozong on his deathbed is to him

It is the "Shang Fang Sword".

Although the edict is short, "the world is the greatest, the sect is the most important, and the contract is inherited, and it cannot be left for a while." The crown prince can be the throne in front of the coffin, and his service should be in accordance with the Han system. These few words have clearly and clearly given the crown prince Li Zhe the right to legitimately inherit the throne.

With such a Shang Fang sword in his hand, Li Xianneng couldn't show a smile of relief. However, as it turned out, he laughed too soon, and he finished forgetting that there were stumbling blocks under his feet.

This stumbling block is none other than his mother, Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian already has the power in her hands, and she has had the power of this "regent" for more than 20 years. Now he is suddenly going to be taken away by Li Xian, although he is his own son, Wu Zetian is obviously unwilling.

Next, it was time for a brutal struggle for imperial power between mother and son, and unlike the long battle and long suppression between the ministers, the battle between Wu Zetian and Li Zhe only lasted for a month.

It turned out that in the Tang Dynasty, there was such an unwritten rule that when the father died, the son should serve the mourning and filial piety for three years, but these three years were not the whole three years, but 27 months.

However, this article is impossible for the emperor to mislead the country and the people because of filial piety, so Tang Gaozong made such a special explanation in the edict: the crown prince can be the emperor in front of the coffin, and his discipline should be in accordance with the Han system; The day changes to the month, and it is appropriate to do things.

This passage makes a clear explanation of the new emperor's mourning, the new emperor can follow the system of the Han Dynasty, the mourning can be replaced by one day instead of a month, the main thing is to focus on national affairs, not because of "filial piety" to lose a lot.

According to this "day and month" calculation, Li Xian's mourning time for Tang Gaozong has become 27 days, and these 27 days are exactly the perfect time for Wu Zetian to counterattack power.

For this reason, Wu Zetian did not hesitate, she chose to take the initiative, and the strategy she chose was the fox and the tiger.

The old fox Wu Zetian quickly found a "tiger" for himself as a backer and backing, and this "tiger" was Pei Yan, the minister of Tang Gaozong.

As the minister of Tuogu, the weight of Pei Yan's big "tiger" in the court can be imagined, and it is precisely because of this that Wu Zetian decided to stage a good show of fox and fake tiger power and take the road of strong alliance.

Pei Yan is a kind person, a smart person, and a person who understands current affairs, in the face of Wu Zetian's initiative to "show love", it is reasonable for him to choose to throw himself into his arms like a boat pushing down the river.

Next, it was time for Pei Yan, the minister of Tuogu, to show his talents, and he soon presented a big gift to his "new master" Wu Zetian - a heavy recital.

The central content of the recital is: asking the queen of heaven to listen to the government and deal with major affairs in the court. The reason is that the new emperor is still serving the period of filial piety and has not yet been officially enthroned, and it is natural and natural for the descendants of heaven to take charge of the government during this period.

Pei Yan was the only minister designated by the emperor to take care of his life, and as soon as his golden and jade words came out, the ministers could only acquiesce.

It is precisely because of this that the fox and tiger joined forces, and Wu Zetian got the power list of "acting in charge of the government". But she is not a person who is a little rich, she quickly struck while the iron was hot and came to a "four-step walk".

The first step is to give grace to the Tang family through the strategy of "turning the way". Wu Zetian soon issued an edict on the grounds of "regent" and crowned the descendants of the Li family of the imperial family. As a result, the effect of Wu Zetian's benevolence was visible, successfully stabilizing the royal family and buying valuable time for him to achieve his ulterior political ambitions.

The second step, Huairou, adjusts the Prime Minister's Group through the initiative of "adjusting the structure". Her Huairou is divided into three prongs, one is to transfer Liu Renliang, a veteran figure in the prime minister's group, out of the capital, and empty him, so that he has an empty title and no real power; The second is to reuse Pei Yan, who is fighting with her, and do everything possible to make him the "No. 1 Prime Minister" in the Prime Minister's Group.

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