Song Jing went to the palace to ask to see the Empress Dowager Wu, and the Empress Dowager Wu really summoned him, a little servant of the imperial history, and let him see the big golden Buddha with his own eyes. Even if Song Jing knew that there was something wrong with this, facts speak louder than words, and he couldn't question the authenticity of the Golden Buddha in front of the Empress Dowager Wu.

True is also false, false is also true, and sometimes it is like that.

As a result, the impeachment case of Xue Shao, who had caused a lot of uproar, ended with Xue Shao's acquittal and official reinstatement. Originally, this case attracted the attention of the government and the opposition, but because the emperor was deposed, the attention of the case decreased a lot. In the end, this matter ended quietly with a lot of thunder and a little rain

On the third day of Li Xian's resignation, the imperial court announced that Li Xian's younger brother, Li Dan, the fourth son of Wu Zetian and Gaozong Li Zhi, would succeed him as emperor.

And, the enthronement ceremony will be held immediately.

The day before, he was still a criminal suspect with restricted freedom, and the day after, Xue Shao walked into the court like the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, and stood on the first train of the military generals to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne.

Xue Shao had also been to the court before, but his position in the court class was quite backward, let alone inconspicuous. Now that Pei Xingjian has died, Li Jinxing and Xue Rengui are gone, and even Cheng Wuting has gone to the north to lead the troops. The old-timers in the Tang army and the Mesozoic died and walked, and before they knew it, Xue Shao became the military's leading heavyweight leader.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, he naturally had to promulgate a series of new policies. The first is to depose the old monarch Li Xian as the "King of Luling", and move to Fangzhou on the same day, and he must not be summoned by the imperial court and cannot return to Beijing.

Xue Shao secretly sighed in his heart, this period of history in front of him was almost the same as what he was familiar with. Even Li Xian's new title "King of Luling" is the same...... The big wheel of history seems to be not so easy to completely change the trajectory!

The one who made the greatest contribution to the establishment of the new monarch is, of course, Pei Yan. He is already the first and auxiliary prime minister of the dynasty, and his official position cannot be promoted again. However, Pei Yan's title was not high, so the new monarch Li Dan named him "Marquis of Hedong County" and added food.

Another important minister who won the merit of supporting the establishment was Liu Yuanzhi, a Chinese scholar. This person was not very eye-catching in the court before, but he had two special identities, one of which was one of the members of Wu Zetian's private think tank "Beimen Bachelor"; Second, he was also sent by the former emperor Li Zhi to be the Sima of the Xiangwang Mansion for the Prime Minister Li Dan (that is, the current new monarch) and teach Li Dan the knowledge of virtue and talent, which is equivalent to Li Dan's teacher. In this coup d'état to depose the emperor, Liu Yuanzhi also participated quite actively. He was very good at writing official documents, and almost all the edicts issued in the court during this period came from his own hands.

is not only one of the bachelors of the North Gate and the teacher of the new monarch, coupled with the coup d'état, Liu Yuanzhi rose instantly, and he immediately entered the cabinet department and became the prime minister of the three products under the Tongzhong Shumen, and was also knighted.

The so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, many important institutions and departments of the imperial court have changed their heads. For example, Wei Siqian, the imperial historian who presided over Xue Shao's case the day before, was adjusted to Shangshu Zuocheng and Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, and entered the cabinet and became the deputy prime minister, but he was no longer in charge of the imperial history platform. The one who took over his job was a person Xue Shao was not very familiar with, Qian Wei.

There are a lot of personnel adjustments like this. However, the selection of generals in the army has not made any adjustments. Only Zhang Qianqiao and Fan Yunxian, two generals of Yulinwei, who were directly involved in the coup, were knighted.

From this point of view, the new monarch ascended the throne as if there was nothing to do with Xue Shao. He is still the general of the right guard and the governor of Xiazhou and the general manager of the march of Shuo Fangdao, and there is no change in the slightest. Even at the time of the court meeting, Xue Shao's name was rarely mentioned. More often than not, he's like an inconsequential outsider.

Once a coup d'état, so many people were in the limelight and even on the rise, Xue Shao saw it in his eyes, instead of envy and jealousy, he was glad that he was not involved in this heavy political turmoil. He is even more convinced that it is very likely that these coup d'étatists, who are in the limelight today, will be in a different place tomorrow - the coup d'état is like a big gamble, and it is too normal to have big ups and downs!

At the end of the court meeting, the new monarch Li Dan declared in public that he had been in poor health recently and needed to recuperate, and asked the Empress Dowager Wu to come forward to supervise the government and follow the example of the previous dynasty when the curtain was lowered to listen to the government and weigh the system!

Although all the ministers could see that Li Dan, who was only twenty years old, was not in the slightest discomfort, his decision was not at all unexpected by everyone.

For this new monarch Li Dan, because he has been living in the harem since he was a child, and rarely shows up by the side of the Empress Dowager Wu, most of the courtiers don't know him too well. But in Xue Shao's heart, there is a little bit of it. First, I know something about history, and secondly, Princess Taiping grew up with this brother since she was a child, and the relationship between the two brothers and sisters is still relatively deep, better than the relationship with other brothers.

Xue Shao believes that if you want to make a comparison between the old and new emperors, the biggest similarity between the two of them is that they both have a cowardly side in their personalities, but it is undeniable that they are both good people and their hearts are not bad. In contrast, Li Xian is ambitious, talented, rough and impatient, like a good person with a lack of tendons in his head; Li Dan's personality is a little more docile, he has no interest in fighting for power and profit, his biggest hobby is calligraphy and painting, and he is a typical Tang version of the literary youth.

Due to the current political considerations, combined with Li Dan's character, it seems logical that he will not be able to give up his strong mother immediately after he ascends the throne.

So, the Empress Dowager Wu was ceremoniously invited out of the inner court by the emperor and the prime ministers, and sat behind the bead curtain on the side of the dragon chair in a gorgeous court dress, and began her new round - the curtain listens to the government, and the dynasty weighs the system!

According to the rules, people like the queen and the queen mother call themselves "Yu" on formal occasions, and they often call themselves "I" or "Bengong" verbally. But the new monarch Li Dan offered to ask her mother to call herself "I". Wu Zetian repeatedly refused, Li Dan repeatedly requested, and Wu Zetian "reluctantly" agreed.

Although it was only a small change in title, this small matter seemed to touch the hearts of the courtiers more than the major event of "abolishing the emperor".

What is the concept of a woman who calls herself "I"?

- This is worth it!!

So Wu Zetian just agreed, and immediately attracted the opposition of a group of people - Pei Yan took the lead!

This can make the new monarch Li Dan anxious, and he repeatedly used historical precedents to persuade Pei Yan and others not to object. Pei Yan and others just didn't follow, insisting that Empress Dowager Wu couldn't call herself "I".

It seems that Pei Yan doesn't have much disgust with Wu Zetian's reign in the dynasty - or can't stop it, but he is quite disgusted with Wu Zetian's "self-proclaimed me".

Above the court, there was a quarrel.

Xue Shao has been watching coldly and without saying a word. He saw that Wu Zetian was just sitting quietly behind the bead curtain, looking coldly at the group of ministers of the new monarch Li Dan and Pei Yan, arguing endlessly because of the word "I".

Everyone argued for a while, and Li Dan had no choice but to compromise and no longer force it. Wu Zetian came forward very indifferently and said, this palace does not need to call itself me.

Is it really not needed, or can't, or not rare, or not in a hurry?

The three words "no" have aroused many people's speculations in their hearts, including Xue Shao, of course. He felt that Wu Zetian and I were really similar in some ways. We are not confined to small sections, we are not superficial, and we don't care about the false name of "calling ourselves me" at all. What really deserves our attention is what is behind the word "I"!

The new monarch's enthronement ceremony, after a controversy over the word "I", was announced. From beginning to end, Xue Shao didn't say a word, and after the dispersal of the dynasty, he ignored anyone, left the palace alone, got on the horse and went home. Then shut the door and thank the guests, and no one will be seen!

But there was a person who was very "ignorant of current affairs" and came to see Xue Shao, so he naturally ate a closed door.

- Song Jing!

He also participated in the enthronement ceremony of the new monarch, and after the ceremony, he chased Xue Shao almost all the way. Now Song Jing seems to know why the "people above" are so anxious to close Xue Shao's case. Because the new emperor is going to ascend the throne, how can he not be without the presence of Xue Shao, the general of the right guard, and the minister of Tuogu?

After participating in today's ceremony, Song Jing suddenly thought about a lot of questions. Above the court, every qiē must be subordinated to the overall situation. Sometimes "sticking to principles" is a very important thing; But at certain special times, it becomes something of minutiae. If we still adhere to our principles in a pedantic manner, we will not only not have a positive effect, but will have a negative impact.

Take the current situation as an example, if Xue Shao's case is not settled and he is allowed to come back quickly, then the new emperor's accession to the throne will be full of hidden dangers.

As soon as Pei Yan relied on his strength, he promoted more confidants to important positions, and seeing that no one would be able to compete with him. If Xue Shao, the only one who can argue with him, is abandoned outside the new dynasty, then wouldn't Pei Yan be going to dominate the court or even set up the emperor? At that time, will Datang be surnamed Li or Pei?

Second, Xue Shao's influence in the army is quite large. According to the principle of "a son of heaven and a courtier", if there is no Xue Shao's face above the court of the new dynasty, then many of Xue Shao's robes and subordinates will be worried and even angry. If this causes turmoil in the army or even a military rebellion, it will be a great chaos in the world!

Song Jing was convinced that the second point was more important and deadly, and he was even more convinced that this kind of thing was not impossible. Because he had worked in the army, he knew how deep the relationship between soldiers was. If other people don't say it, if Xue Shao really planted a heel in the new dynasty, the 100,000 tigers and wolves of the Shuofang army would inevitably mutiny. If there is any loss of Xue Shao's life, then no one else will say it, and Xue Chuyu, the general of the jade crown, will definitely cut off Pei Yan's head without hesitation and avenge Xue Shao!

ate the closed door, but Song Jing did not leave. Standing at the gate of Princess Taiping's mansion, she looked up slightly at the sky of Chang'an, and was fascinated.

He felt that at this moment in front of him, he really stepped half of his foot into the court and officialdom of the Tang Dynasty. A lot of things in the past seem to have been figured out. Including those things that happened in Hebei, such as why Xue Shao and Xue Rengui asked him to rewrite the military intelligence report, and why they privately let him come to Chang'an to report Wu Chenghei afterwards.

And so on and so forth.

Song Jing felt that he had a lot to say to Xue Shao in person. If you can't see Xue Shao today...... Don't go!