Section 74 Gaozong Li Zhi

Seeing Zhu Chengbi's thoughts, he was haggard and fragmented as Yijun. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info I don't believe that I often cry, and I open the box to check the pomegranate skirt.

There has never been a brocade tent wind and cloud meeting, first bathing in the golden basin rain and dew.

- Wu Zetian

"Presumptuous, you kid be careful when you speak." Yuan Zhixin shouted.

"This is already a hopeless Datang. The general protects the lord, the male bird climbs the high branches, the foolish and loyal will only become the victims of the scheming, and there are only some people in the court who are keen on the scheming, so His Majesty the Emperor is still called the Heavenly Khan? ”

"Bastard boy, how dare you insult His Majesty the Emperor like this!" Zhixin slapped the case angrily.

"Honestly, Lord Shangshu must agree with me."

"Get out, get out of here for me." Naotin pointed to the main doorway with his finger.

"Okay, I'll get out, I not only have to leave Lord Shangshu's house, but also this hopeless capital." From Xiao Zheng's calm face, there was not the slightest fluctuation of emotions.

The imperial court at this time is no longer the imperial court when Li Shimin ascended the throne. Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, once accepted the lessons of the Sui Dynasty, worked hard to govern the country, and recuperated with the people, so that the society gradually settled down, and the country was unprecedentedly strong, creating the famous "Zhenguan Prosperous Era" in history. However, in the middle and late stages of Zhenguan, as the power of the state increased and its power was consolidated, his pride and complacency grew greatly and gradually tended to extravagance and corruption.

The three specific manifestations that lead to the corruption of luxury are as follows:

First, self-reliance is high, rigid and self-serving. According to historical records, in his later years, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty thought that Wen Tao's martial arts strategy greatly surpassed that of the ancients, often showing off his early martial arts, began to ignore the opinions of his ministers, and often intimidated those who disagreed with him.

Prime Minister Fang Xuanling said sadly when he was dying, and now no one in the imperial court dares to offend Yan Qiang. In the tenth year of Zhenguan (636), Wei Zheng was found to be "becoming evil and outspoken", Li Shimin was angry and almost killed Wei Zheng, and later it was the virtuous eldest grandson Empress who persuaded him to give up this idea with the words of "Ming Jun and Virtuous Minister".

But in the end, Lao Wei died, and Li Shimin still destroyed Wei Zheng's tombstone and gave Liu Xun to commit suicide. It was not until Wu Zetian was in power that Liu Xun's unjust case was revealed, and the official title was restored.

Second, he did not listen to the advice, so he was so happy that he conquered Goryeo twice. Although there were some victories, the gains outweighed the losses: the cost was huge, and the people were struggling to make ends meet, so much so that class contradictions were intensified, and as a result, peasant uprisings were triggered.

3. Build palaces and corrupt them in luxury. In the eleventh year of Zhenguan (637), the Feishan Palace was repaired in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and the Cuiwei Palace was repaired in the twenty-first year (647 years), and the palace was mostly decorated with gold and jade, and a large number of folk girls were selected to enter the palace. In the sixteenth year of Zhenguan (642), he issued an edict stating that the things used by the prince and other organs could not be restricted, and as a result, the waste of the prince was aggravated.

This kind of practice is indeed not the work of a Ming Jun, but there are far more absurd things than that.

In the twenty-second year of Zhenguan (648), the Taibai star appeared many times during the day. This was originally a natural phenomenon of the movement of celestial bodies in the universe, but Taishi divined that this should be "the prosperity of the heroine". At that time, it was rumored that "after the third Tang Dynasty, the heroine Wuwang has the world". This made Li Shimin even more worried, how could his Li family dynasty be replaced by the "Martial King"? So, he had to do everything he could to find this "Martial King".

At an ordinary court banquet, everyone made a drinking order and said their nicknames. There is a general named Li Junxian Zuo Wuwei said that his nickname is "Wu Niangzi", Taizong thought of that legend, what made Taizong even more suspicious is that his official title, title, place of origin and position, a series of four "Wu" characters: "General Zuo Wuwei" accounted for one, "Wulian County Gong" accounted for one, he was a native of "Wu'an County", and was the guard of the "Xuanwu Gate" at the north gate of the palace.

Taishi's divination should be on him, and it couldn't be more coincidental. So Taizong found an excuse to kill him, so that Li Junxian became a victim of Li Shimin's superstition. It wasn't until the second year of Wu Zetian's proclamation that Li Junxian's family came to redress his grievances that he was rehabilitated.

In the twenty-first year of Zhenguan (647), Li Shimin suffered a stroke and was paralyzed in bed. After the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor, the disease recovered slightly. But at this time, he was infatuated with the golden stone elixir refined by the monks, and hoped that he would live forever, so he sent people to visit foreign masters. Later Minister Wang Xuance captured an Indian monk named Na Luo Sa Po in a foreign war. In order to cater to Li Shimin's psychology of begging for immortality, Wang Xuance dedicated him to Li Shimin.

This Indian monk said that he himself specialized in the art of immortality, and swore that after eating the elixir he refined, he would definitely be able to live forever, and Li Shimin was convinced of this. A year later, the medicine pill was ready, and Li Shimin swallowed it without hesitation, but he was poisoned and died violently, and died prematurely in such a ridiculous and sad way.

Therefore, the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong Li Shimin's ninth son, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne.

After Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, there was a factional dispute in the imperial court, and the advantage of partisan politics was to balance the forces of various factions, and it also had a certain effect on limiting imperial power, but it had a very bad impact on the people. After all, every feudal dynasty did not have the ability to purify itself.

Seven years have passed inadvertently, and the first war between China and Japan, which has the greatest impact on North Korea and has a certain influence on the Tang Dynasty, will be fought on the Korean battlefield six years later.

Li Zhi was cowardly by nature, and his greatest influence on history was marrying Wu Zetian, who later became the only female emperor of China to date.

Li Zhi is a literary young man who usually likes to write calligraphy and cultivate his temperament. He is the ninth son of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, the third son of Empress Changsun and Li Shimin. Because of his cowardly nature, Li Shimin is not optimistic about him. But pie fell from the sky, the crown prince and the king of Wei competed for power, Li Zhi was not in his position, did not participate in it, and stayed out of the matter, but aroused the favor of the ministers, so Tang Taizong and the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Li Tao and others discussed and made Li Zhi the crown prince. Every time Tang Taizong went to the court, he often ordered Li Zhi to be beside him, let him watch him decide various government affairs, and sometimes let him participate in deliberations, Tang Taizong praised him many times. At this time, Li Zhi was also a literary youth, in the later years of Tang Taizong, because of the frail and sick Emperor Taizong and Wu Zetian had an intersection, Li Zhi was very filial at that time, Tang Taizong had a big poisonous sore, Li Zhi personally sucked the drug pus with his mouth, and followed him on foot with the chariot for a few days. Serving the emperor itself is the work of the concubine, and Wu Zetian also frequently appears at the sickbed. At that time, Wu Zetian was still very docile on the surface, especially for Li Zhi, she knew that the prince of the Tang Dynasty at this time would not give up this excellent opportunity, and was determined to please Li Zhi wholeheartedly.

Why Wu Zetian can make Li Zhi obsessed: First, he is as beautiful as a flower. There is no doubt that Wu Zetian is beautiful, Wu Zetian once said that his daughter Princess Taiping is "like herself", which first refers to looking like herself. So what does Princess Taiping look like? The history books say that it is "fruitful, square and broad". The body is plump and the face is large. This appearance is the standard beauty embryo of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, Cui Rong, a scholar and poet when Tang Zhongzong was the crown prince, once said that Wu Zetian was "a strange glaive". Also, it is the "dragon eyes and phoenix neck" mentioned in Yuan Tiangang's story. These statements are all from Wu Zetian's contemporaries, and I am afraid that they will not be too outrageous. In short, her appearance can at least make people shine.

Second, Wu Zetian is a hot girl, she is not a well-behaved woman, such a woman has taste. It is said that during the period of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the Western Regions once paid tribute to a fierce horse and lion, but no one could tame it. Wu Meiniang, who was still talented at the time, claimed that she could tame this fierce horse, and she asked for a chain and a dagger. If the horse is disobedient, he will be whipped with an iron chain, and if he is still disobedient, he will stab the horse with a dagger. Tang Taizong may not like such a woman, but Li Zhi is different, of course, he has to try his best for such a spicy woman.

Third, Wu Zetian was also a literary young woman. Tang Taizong likes poetry and calligraphy, and is a figure who is both civil and military. At that time, Wu Zetian was self-taught in order to be appreciated by Tang Taizong, and her calligraphy and poetry were very high. These Dongdong Tang Taizong don't like it very much, after all, the little girl is just blindly catering to herself. But Li Zhi is very envious, you must know that it is not too easy to find a talented, good-looking and connotative woman. Later, as a nun, Wu Zetian once wrote a poem to Li Zhi: "Seeing Zhu Chengbi's thoughts, he was haggard and fragmented as Yijun." I don't believe that I often cry, and I open the box to check the pomegranate skirt. The gist of the poem is to say: I am in a trance, I see all the red as green, and I am about to run the red light. Why am I so emaciated? It's because I think about you all day long. If you don't believe that I cry silently every day because I miss you, you can open the box and look at my pomegranate red dress, which is sprinkled with my mottled tears. This poem is written with sincerity, and it is said that after the later great poet Li Bai saw it, he couldn't help but feel relieved, feeling that he was not as good as Wu Zetian.

Fourth, Wu Zetian tried to get Li Zhi close to him and had a bit of an affair with himself. When Li Shimin was not dead, Wu Zetian's entry and exit made the young Li Zhi's heart beat faster when he often played, and it is said that once, in the gap between serving Tang Taizong, Li Zhi was anxious, his rectum was swollen, and he went to the toilet. The large inner toilet is not trivial, and all kinds of functional facilities are readily available. Not only is there food and wine to replenish the nutrient anorectal system, but there are also benches and beds for those who are constipated and struggling to take a rest. After Li Zhi finished excreting, Wu Zetian held a golden basin and filled water for Li Zhi to wash his hands, making a delicate and charming look that I still see pity, and teasing. Li Zhi's heart fluttered, he couldn't help but sprinkle the water of the golden basin to Wu Zetian's face of the moon and the sunken fish and geese, and at the same time chanted two poems and stones to ask for directions: "At first glance, I remember the soul of Wushan in my dream, and there is no way to separate the balcony road." Wu Zetian was quick to think, comprehended the pun, and immediately replied: "Before the Jinhui Fengyun Meeting, first Mu Jinpan rain Luen." As the saying goes, a slap doesn't make a sound, two slaps snap together, and it's hard to separate when they close, the two of them suddenly hugged each other, fell on the bed, went to Wushan Yunyu together, and did things for men and women. It is said that Wu Zetian secretly knotted the bead this time and was pregnant with Li Zhi's child. Of course, from then on, there was a second time with the first time, and from then on, Li Zhi couldn't let go of this dream-like woman in his heart.