After the matter of the reward was settled, Gaozong spoke, "Let's talk about the next thing. Top; Dot; Fiction"

This time, Li Ji didn't speak again, and the person who spoke was Xu Jingzong, "Your Majesty, in October, I don't know how to arrange the matter of going to Mount Tai with your mother to seal Zen?" ”

Mount Tai has been sealed since ancient times.

In fact, every emperor of every dynasty wants to have such a time, but unfortunately not everyone can have the qualifications to seal Zen. The reason why Gaozong dared to go to Mount Tai to seal Zen was because he thought that there was a strong national strength left by Taizong, coupled with the expansion of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions and the successive victories in the Northeast Battlefield, which gave him the confidence to seal Zen. And the matter of sealing Zen in Xu Jingzong's mouth has long been decided, and now the discussion is who stays in Chang'an City and who goes with him. Of course, this is not the most important thing, according to historical records, the most important thing for this sealing ceremony is that the Empress Wu will accompany Gaozong to carry out the sealing ceremony, and also participate in the sacrificial ceremony, which needs to be discussed.

Historically, Gaozong and Empress Wu first returned from Chang'an to Luoyang, the eastern capital, leaving Li Hong to stay in prison, and they stayed in Luoyang for three months before setting off from Luoyang to Mount Tai.

This time Empress Wu wants to participate in the sacrificial activities of Feng Chan, this is a sure thing, with the current strength of Empress Wu, it is impossible to change, so Li Hong did not express his opinion on this matter, even if he knows very well that the power of Empress Wu is expanding because of the beginning of Feng Chan this time, and he has no way now. However, one thing Li Hong knows very well is that this time to seal Zen, Empress Wu will use the hands of Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Weiliang to poison Wei State's wife Helan Minyue, and secondly, he will kill Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Weiliang with the death of Helan Minyue.

Li Hong doesn't have a good impression of Wu Yuanshuang and Wu Weiliang, the two cheap uncles, not to mention that he doesn't have a good impression, he still hates them very much. But for Helan Minyue, who was poisoned like this and became a victim of the political and political struggle of the Empress Wu, Li Hong was a little unbearable.

To put it bluntly, Helan Minyue entered the palace to serve Gaozong, but it was not out of her original intention, but later her mother, Mrs. Han, died, and she and Helan Minzhi needed to rely on it, so they chose to serve Gaozong willingly, and slowly developed her current domineering character.

Therefore, when discussing the matter of Mount Tai sealing Zen, Li Hong basically thought about whether he should save Helan Minyue in his heart.

After everyone finished discussing, Gaozong asked Li Hong, "Hong'er, my father meant to let you stay in Chang'an and continue to cultivate your body, and your mother meant to let you follow us to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and go to Mount Tai to seal Zen together, what do you think?" ”

Can it be like this?

Li Hong didn't expect that Empress Wu would let him follow them to Mount Tai to seal Zen, but after thinking about it carefully, Li Hong also understood Empress Wu's thoughts, now he is no longer the one in history, and now he is a great threat to Empress Wu, and Empress Wu will only feel at ease if he takes himself by his side.

Li Hong really wanted to feel the feeling of Mount Tai Feng Zen, after all, this was a rare opportunity in a hundred years. But he knew very well that if he left Chang'an City with Gaozong and Empress Wu, the people in charge of the country would become Li Xian, which made Li Hong, who already knew that Li Xian had a lot of thoughts about his position as the crown prince, very uneasy, so Gaozong's question made him entangled.

In fact, Li Hong himself knew very well that if he would accompany Gaozong and Empress Wu to seal Zen, Empress Wu would not agree. That is to say, Li Hong has to agree to this matter if he doesn't agree, and he has to agree to it, he has no choice, who said that his current strength has made the Empress Wu very jealous?

However, Li Hong still refused, "Father, Erchen is willing to go to Mount Tai with you and the Queen Mother to seal Zen, but Erchen doesn't want to leave Chang'an City so early." ”

"Oh, why?" Gaozong asked puzzled. When Empress Wu heard Li Hong say this, her calm face did not change, but a cold light flashed in her eyes.

"This time, the Tibetan delegation went to Chang'an City to meet his father, although he did not take advantage of the sons, it does not mean that Tubo has no idea about the Western Regions, and it does not mean that Tubo has no idea about the northwest of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the son's desire to stay in Chang'an City to guard against the misdeeds of Tubo can make his father go to the eastern capital to recuperate with peace of mind, and then go to Mount Tai to seal Zen with peace of mind. ”

You can't have both fish and bear's paws, Li Hong can only make his own choice!

When Gaozong heard Li Hong say this, he sighed slightly, and then stopped talking. Mount Tai Feng Zen, it means a lot to him, and it means a lot to Li Hong, because as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he can hold a sacrificial ceremony in the process of sealing Zen, which is of great help to Li Hong's prestige and future popularity, the reason why he let Li Hong stay in Chang'an City is because he is worried about Li Hong's body, if Li Hong can really go to Mount Tai to seal Zen, he is also very happy to Li Hong to accompany him, but now Li Hong himself refuses, and he has no choice...

"Hong'er, you have to think clearly, this opportunity is rare, don't miss it." Empress Wu said softly. Li Hong used the national righteousness as an excuse to stay in Chang'an City, and she had no reason to force Li Hong anymore, so she could only dissuade Li Hong like this.

"Erchen also wants to go with his father and mother, but..."Li Hong said embarrassedly.

"The minister has an idea, I don't know if I should talk about it?" Suddenly, at this time, Le Yanwei spoke.

Empress Wu didn't like Le Yanwei very much, so she said lightly, "Say it." ”

"Your Majesty and Niangniang only set off from the eastern capital in October to Mount Tai to seal Zen, now it is only the end of April, Your Majesty and Niangniang will go to Luoyang, the eastern capital in June, to stay in Luoyang for three months before leaving for Mount Tai, during this time or let His Royal Highness the Prince stay in Chang'an City to supervise the country, and wait until His Majesty and Niangniang set off to Mount Tai, and then let His Royal Highness go back to Luoyang together, wouldn't it be better?" Le Yanwei spoke his mind.

As soon as Empress Wu heard Le Yanwei's suggestion, her face suddenly became even more gloomy.

Le Yanwei's suggestion can not only let Li Hong stay in Chang'an City to supervise the country, but also participate in the Taishan Zen sealing ceremony, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Li Hong was in Chang'an City for four months, enough for him to arrange everything without Gaozong and Empress Wu, and when the time came, from Chang'an City to Mount Tai, it would only take two months to come and go, even if Li Xian was to supervise the country for him, he was not afraid of anything.

When Gaozong heard Le Yanwei say this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Yes, yes, this is a good idea, Concubine Ai, I will let Hong'er stay in Chang'an to supervise the country, and wait for us to leave for Mount Tai in October, and then let him come to Luoyang to make peace with us, right?" ”

What else can Empress Wu say, she insisted on letting Li Hong participate in the Fengzen sacrifice, and now there is a way to kill two birds with one stone, can she object? I could only nod slightly with a cold face.

"Has Your Majesty made a decision on the choice of the person who will stay with the crown prince to supervise the country?" Empress Wu asked.

"I haven't decided who to let the prince help." Gaozong shook his head and said. The current prime minister's group is dominated by the Empress Wu's family, and it is difficult for him to make a choice. Because he left his henchmen to Li Hong, he would lose the upper hand in the confrontation with Empress Wu after he arrived in Luoyang, if he left Empress Wu's henchmen, what if they hindered Li Hong's imprisonment? Didn't it leave Li Hong with hidden dangers? Because it's not a trivial matter to supervise the country!

"Why don't you let Le Yanwei, Jiang Ke, and Dou Dexuan stay to assist the prince?" Empress Wu asked.

Since she couldn't take Li Hong with her, she had to leave Jiang Ke and Dou Dexuan to monitor and restrain Li Hong, but she couldn't be too obvious, so she left Le Yanwei for Li Hong again, who told Le Yanwei not to be treated by her?

Gaozong thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed, "That's it!" ”

Because Jiang Ke is a good man, the constraints on Li Hong are not very big, and it may be difficult for Dou Dexuan to balance Li Hong alone, and besides, there is not a Le Yanwei who is closer to Li Hong than he is.

However, at this time, everyone forgot one thing, that is, there are more than seven prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, and there is also a three-grade Su Dingfang under the same Zhongshu Sect, the wishful thinking of the Empress Wu is good, but she also ignores Su Dingfang, if they leave the eastern capital Luoyang, Su Dingfang returns to Chang'an City, with Su Dingfang's prestige in the army, coupled with the power of his prince Shaobao and the governor of Beiya, how can Dou Dexuan be Su Dingfang's opponent? It is estimated that only Li Ji and Xu Jingzong in Datang can compete with Su Dingfang!

Seeing that Gaozong had no objection to his decision, Empress Wu was also very satisfied.

After the two major matters were discussed, Gaozong was also tired, so he asked everyone to step down, but Li Hong was left behind.

When the prime ministers withdrew from the Zichen Palace, Empress Wu asked openly, "Prince, you opened the Egret Bookstore in Chang'an City, right?" ”

"After returning to my mother, it was the bookstore that my son asked Yan Zhuang to open." Li Hong replied sincerely.

"You also invented movable type printing?" Empress Wu continued to ask. Li Hong didn't dare to conceal the martial queen's truthful reply, "It's not, Erchen just has an idea, and he arranged for Shaofu Supervisor An Liangchen to do it." ”

"Then the "Tao Te Ching" that everyone in Chang'an City now has is also ordered by you to print and sell?" Empress Wu's face was a little gloomy, and her voice was a little louder.

"Yes." Li Hong replied, "Because the Tao Te Ching is only 5,000 words, the number of words is small, it is easy to print, and the price is cheap, everyone can afford it, so Erchen will do this." ”

"Hong'er, as the prince of the Tang Dynasty, you opened your own bookstore to do business, this is not in line with your prince's identity, right?" Empress Wu asked as she shifted her gaze to Gaozong. In fact, he warned Gaozong that the prince had done something that had tarnished his identity, and now you need to punish him.

"After returning to his father and mother, Erchen opened a bookstore, not to make money, but for the Tang Dynasty readers, because the bookstore in Chang'an City has to sell a book for a consistent amount of money, and some books have to be sold for more than a dozen yuan, and many children of the poor family can't afford to buy books to read, and the imperial examination has become the imperial examination for the children of the scholars, and the bookshop of Erchen only sells 200 texts for a book, and Erchen opened a bookstore just to sell books cheaply, so that readers in the Tang Dynasty can buy books and read books, all of which are patriotic!" Li Hongcheng said with trepidation.

It is said that he opened a bookstore, not only to make money, but also to buy the hearts of readers all over the world. Therefore, he can't give up the bookstore anymore.

"Aifei, I don't think the prince is at fault for doing this, so forget about this matter, right?" Gojong said. He didn't want Li Hong to open a bookstore to sell books, but as soon as he heard Li Hong say that he could let the children of the poor family have books to read, and the imperial examination in the future would no longer be the imperial examination for the children of the scholar clan, he was moved, because Gaozong was also very disgusted with the Shi clan gate lords controlling the Tang Dynasty's government and politics, and he was very disgusted that the imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty had become the imperial examination of the children of the scholar clan.

Empress Wu also knew very well in her heart that Li Hong's doing this would be beneficial to the rule of the Tang Dynasty, and she knew that the reason why Gaozong supported Li Hong was because of this reason, so she didn't want to harm Gaozong in this matter, so she said lightly, "What Your Majesty said is, but the prince printed so many "Tao Te Ching" for sale, so that the people of Chang'an could have a copy of the Taoist classics, will this cause dissatisfaction in Buddhism?" Thinking that the imperial court is biased in favor of Taoism, will this provoke contradictions between Buddhism and Taoism? ”

Gaozong was completely speechless, and where the Tang Dynasty left the country, he respected Li Er, the ancestor of Taoism, as the ancestor. So Taoism is the state religion of the Tang Dynasty, what happened to Li Hong's publication of the Tao Te Ching? It's just that he also knew that he couldn't have a bad relationship with Empress Wu because of this matter, so he said to Empress Wu, "What does Concubine Ai mean?" ”

"Buddhism and Taoism are both Tang religions, we should all treat them equally, and we should not be partial, since the prince has printed so many "Tao Te Ching" classics, why don't you also print the same number of Buddhist classics and sell them in the Egret Bookstore? What does Your Majesty think? Empress Wu finally said what she was thinking. Li Hong's Taoist luck, she is Buddhist luck, she and Li Hong are fighting for power and profit, to put it bluntly, it is a battle of luck, and now Li Hong's Taoist luck has been enhanced a lot because of the "Tao Te Ching", she wants to turn back the situation, she has to do the same thing, so let Li Hong print Buddhist classics, and then put them in the Egret Bookstore to sell is the right way.

"Prince, what do you say?" Gaozong moved his gaze to Li Hong.

"Since it is the intention of the queen mother, the sons will do it, and within half a year, 200,000 copies of Buddhist classics will be printed and sold in the Egret Bookstore, what does the queen mother think?" Li Hong said.

Empress Wu was very satisfied with Li Hong's attitude, so she nodded slightly and said, "Hong'er can take care of the overall situation, and the queen mother is naturally very happy." ”

Subsequently, Empress Wu asked some specific things about ** printing, and found that Li Hong had completely controlled this technology, and her plan to meddle in it had failed, so she simply said a few words to Li Hong and let Li Hong leave.