On the first seven days of the first emperor Li Zhi, the imperial court held a grand ceremony to officially mourn the emperor and announce it to the world. At the same time, the new monarch Li Xian inherited the throne in front of Li Zhi's coffin, and called Li Zhi the "Emperor of Heaven", and the temple name was Gaozong.

At this new monarch's succession ceremony, Pei Yan read out the will left by the first emperor in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces and the imperial family.

Xue Shao, like the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, knelt in front of the coffin of the first emperor and listened to Pei Yan read out this last decree of the first emperor.

In fact, the meaning of the will and those last words is not much different. However, compared with Li Zhi's "oral" instructions on his deathbed, the will of the first emperor is of course more formal, strict and important, which is the most sacred, unchangeable and blasphemous order in the whole world, higher than a qiē law and rule. It justified the succession of the new monarch Li Xian, and also made the power and status of Pei Yan, the minister who took care of his life, and Xue Shao, the new commander of the Tang Dynasty, have the most authoritative guarantee.

Of course, Wu Zetian was rarely mentioned in the will, and on the surface, it sounded like it basically clarified the scope of Wu Zetian's authority - if the emperor had a heavy military affairs commission, he could ask the queen of heaven to make suggestions or come forward to make a decision.

Xue Shao pondered carefully, the content of this edict was still similar to Li Zhi's last words, but the edict was a mandatory stipulation that Wu Zetian was not allowed to govern directly, and only for the "major affairs" of the military state that the emperor "could not decide" can intervene in.

In other words, if the emperor can make his own decisions on everything and govern the country quite beautifully, then Wu Zetian can completely withdraw from the court of the Tang Dynasty.

This time, not only Xue Shao, but also the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty felt it, and the edict of the first emperor still revealed both trust and distrust in the queen of heaven.

If you don't trust the queen of heaven, the first emperor Li Zhida does not have to stipulate in the edict that the queen of heaven has the "supreme staff power" for military affairs. What kind of character is the new monarch Li Xian, the first emperor Li Zhi knew in his own heart about his son, he was afraid that Li Xian would not be able to take over the country, so he still let her mother be ready to "wipe her ass" at any time behind her. has been a husband and wife for nearly 30 years, and Li Zhi still recognizes Wu Zetian's ability.

But if the first emperor Li Zhi really completely trusted the queen of heaven, he would directly give her the right to "participate in politics", instead of imposing a stipulation, and only let her come forward to clean up the mess when the new monarch Li Xian "couldn't figure it out".

Xue Shao thought to himself, in the face of this edict, Wu Zetian's heart must be both happy and depressed. Happily, Li Zhi finally took care of a little husband and wife affection, and kicked her off without using it up; Depressed is...... Li Zhi only allows her to wipe her butt professionally, and she usually has nothing to do, don't mix blindly!

In other words, anyone has to have mixed feelings in their hearts.

The first thing the new monarch Li Xian did after ascending the throne was to respect his mother as the "Queen Mother", and since then, the Manchu Dynasty has to change its words and no longer call it the "Queen of Heaven" but the Queen Mother. The second thing is that Li Hance made the former crown princess Wei Xiang'er the queen.

These are all normal procedures, and none of the Manchu civil and military forces feel strange.

However, the third thing Li Xian did after he ascended the throne surprised many people - he announced in front of the coffin of the former emperor Li Zhi that due to the great grief in his heart due to the death of his father, he could not personally manage the government for the time being. Coupled with the custom of the old man, after the death of his father, the son has to keep filial piety for his father for three years (the emperor counts one day as one month), so the new monarch Li Xian still has to serve the first emperor for the next 20 days, regardless of other things.

Therefore, during this period of time, the state affairs are still handled by Pei Yan and the Queen Mother!

As soon as Li Xian announced this, many ministers on the spot were stunned and couldn't speak!

On the surface, Li Xian put "filial piety" first, and the Tang Dynasty originally ruled the country with filial piety, and it was not wrong for him, the new emperor, to take responsibility by example. But now facing the critical period of the change of monarchy, he, the new monarch, has no foundation in the court, how can he still vacate his power and let the queen of heaven and Pei Yan continue to toss this new court?

However, although many people opposed Li Xian's decision, no one was able to stand up and say against it.

Otherwise, it is to prevent the emperor from doing his filial piety for the first emperor, and it is a great rebellion!

There are shrewd people who ponder it carefully, as if they have come up with some clues -- although the new monarch certainly hopes that he can take power in person as soon as possible, he must have been under a lot of pressure in private, so he had to make a compromise of "surrendering the right to mourn".

This pressure, of course, can only come from the queen and Pei Yan. These days, both of them have been desperately trying to seize power, but where is the short seven days enough? So "the new monarch mourned for the first emperor" became their best excuse. Faced with such an important topic as "filial piety", Li Xian, an emperor who had little confidence and assertiveness, had to make concessions.

Xue Shao was expecting these things, and there was nothing surprising about it. Because he watched Li Xian do nothing every day in the Zhenguan Hall (or he couldn't do it if he wanted to), he knew that he was crying and burning paper money in front of Li Zhi's coffin. At the same time, Wu Zetian and Pei Yan were too busy to breathe, they needed time too much.

In other words, although today's ceremony to mourn the former emperor and invite the new monarch to ascend the throne was very grand, it did not fundamentally change the current court pattern. The new monarch Li Xian still had to kneel in front of Li Zhi's spirit every day to cry and burn paper money like he had done for the previous seven days, and the queen of heaven and Pei Yan still controlled the government and had more time to do what they wanted. The 200,000-strong army in the Luoshui camp still suppressed the eastern capital of Gyeonggi and took strict precautions; What Cheng Wuting and Wu Yougui did was no different from the other day.

The only difference is that Xue Shao moved out of the Zhenguan Palace, and took Princess Taiping and her brother and sister-in-law, brother-in-law and Kudi family to live in the temporary Princess Taiping Mansion.

Because the new monarch has ascended the throne, it is no longer convenient for any man to live in the harem of the Tang Dynasty. Li Xian and Wei Xiang'er insisted on staying with each other, but Xue Shao insisted on moving out of the palace.

For this reason, Li Xian was still a little angry, and said to his face that Xue Shao was only favored by the queen of heaven and ignored my kindness. Xue Shao explained to him that at this time and then, when the minister had just been assassinated, he had fainted for a while, and there was some danger outside the palace, so the queen of heaven temporarily accepted my family into the palace to stay for a few days. Now the minister's health has improved a lot, and there are people around him to protect him, and more importantly, there has never been a precedent for the emperor to ask any of his ministers to stay in the harem overnight, which is a "big taboo".

Li Xian was helpless, so he had to watch Xue Shao's family move out of the palace in a mighty way.

As soon as he left the palace, Xue Shao took a few deep breaths, feeling as if a shackle had been removed from his body, and his whole body was much more relaxed. Although he enjoyed a period of "emperor-level" treatment in these seven days, Xue Shao felt not happy at all, and he was not free at all, as if he had been in prison for seven days.

The first thing after returning home, Xue Shao ignored the dissuasion of the imperial doctor Zhao Bingcheng, accompanied Princess Taiping with the support of Linlang's left and right, walked around and looked at this new home in Luoyang.

His mood suddenly relaxed and relaxed! ――Sure enough, it's a golden nest and a silver nest is not as good as your own kennel!

"Xue Lang, you are injured, don't move too much." Although Princess Taiping took Xue Shao to accompany him for a walk, she still persuaded, "In the future, we still have time, and we can take a walk in our own home!" ”

"Of course I do." Xue Shao smiled, "But I've been locked up in the cage for seven days, and I'm not allowed to come out and walk around?" ”

"What did you say!" Princess Taiping pretended to be stunned and said angrily, "The Queen Mother took care of you for seven days, and you are so unappreciative?" ”

"Of course not. It's just that the palace is a place that is restrained left and right, which can't be complained about by the Queen Mother. Xue Shao smiled, "It's only strange that I'm used to being wild in the army, and I can't afford to live a good life in the palace!" ”

"Wild, you continue to be wild!" Princess Taiping was a little angry, "It's only been a few days since I became a general, and I was almost murdered!" In the future, will there be a safe birthday? ”

Xue Shao smiled, gestured to Linlang left and right, and said, "Don't worry, I will train Linlang's twenty classes of swords to become a first-class guard in the world to ensure that the family is safe." ”

"Hey......" Princess Taiping sighed and said faintly, "Xue Lang, I have never worried about the safety of my net worth. But as long as you're not by my side, my heart will never be at peace. Not to mention the 20-class sword, even the 200,000-strong army firmly protects me at the core, and it can't be exchanged for my inner stability. ”

"......" Xue Shao was speechless, so he had to gently take her into his arms with shame.

"I'm not demanding. Can you stay with me until the birth of my child this time and never leave? Princess Taiping asked in a low voice.

“…… Yes! Xue Shao replied a little bit, lacking confidence.

"How, exactly?"

"Yes! Absolutely! ”

Princess Taiping finally smiled, "If you can really do it, I will give you a son!" If not, it's just a daughter! ”

"My daughter is also very good!" Xue Shao smiled, "As smart and beautiful as you, I don't know how much I like it when I am a father!" ”

"What do you mean by that you're ready to break your promise?" Princess Taiping's willow eyebrows raised her apricot eyes, and she seemed to be about to get angry.

"No, no, of course not!" Xue Shao hurriedly made amends with haha, "I just want to say that whether it's a son or a daughter, I like it very much!" -- As for that promise, I will never break my promise. This time it's true! It couldn't be more true! ”

“…… Why is it that the more you swear, the more frightened I become? Princess Taiping frowned, and said faintly, "When you discussed things with the Queen Mother that day, I heard a few words. Maybe the north is not calm again, right? If something happens to the Turks, will you ask for your life again? ”

Xue Shao frowned slightly and pondered for a moment, and said, "No matter what, I will never leave Luoyang before the new monarch is in power. Even if I wanted to leave, the court wouldn't let me go. Because the new imperial court was very unstable during this time, it needed the protection of the army too much. So I'm sure I'm not going anywhere for a month, and I'll be with you day and night. Ahem...... Preferably, how about you give birth to a child during this time? ”

"How can it be!" Princess Taiping was really angry, "How can I decide this kind of thing?" I'm only half a year pregnant, and you're going to let me have a baby? -- What are your intentions? ”

"I lost my words for a while, I was wrong, I was wrong!" Xue Shao hurriedly made amends.

"How can you do this! It's really annoying to me! "Princess Taiping bared her teeth and claws.

"Your Highness is angry, angry!"

"Look, watch!"