Regardless of the previous suspicions, the Empress Wu finally arranged for the disciples of the Wu clan to enter the dynasty in the first year of the Guangzhai after the Empress Wu called the system.

The prelude to the Wuzhou Revolution has begun, and the Empress Wu needs not only a group of talents who can help her in the same boat, but also cronies who are loyal to her. She can manipulate her son,

However, it is difficult to make the Li clan bow down to the ministers, and there are not many ministers in the imperial court who can be trusted, even if they are the ministers they have cultivated, it is still uncertain whether they can play a role at a critical time.

On the road of weighing, there is more strength, there is more certainty, more preparation, more victory, to achieve a great cause, she has never done anything unprepared and uncertain. The children of the Wu family have an irreplaceable blood relationship with others with the Empress Wu.

Although relying on this blood relationship to re-establish trust is worthy of the suspicion of the Empress Wu, when there is an urgent need to employ people, the Empress Wu can only temper and use them through the test of the children of the Wu clan.

Wu Chengsi was demoted twice in a short period of time and finally activated, although it had the intention of testing the reaction of the courtiers, but the Empress Wu's expectations for the Wu family are self-evident.

The children of the Wu clan recognized the future and withstood the test of the martial queen, no matter how aggrieved and reluctant they were in their hearts, but in the end they did not express any complaints and dissatisfaction.

In fact, Empress Wu has long seen that in the existing pattern, the children of the Wu clan will never have a day to come out without their own support, and being able to reuse them regardless of their previous suspicions is the greatest favor for them, and the test for them is to use both grace and power, and show the undoubted authority of Empress Wu on a larger scale.

This kind of conscious test has played a very good role in both warning and spurring the disciples of the Wu family, especially Wu Chenghe. Wu Chengsi is the elder brother of the Wu family. He knew his place and role in the family, and he also understood the responsibility he shouldered. He needs to endure humiliation,

Absolute obedience to the Empress Wu is required. It is more necessary to have a prominent table xiàn and as. Wu Chenghe's cleverness lies in making effective use of the special relationship of his aunt Empress Wu, and skillfully transforming it into a sincere service to Empress Wu, playing a role that is difficult for other ministers to play, and this is precisely what Empress Wu is optimistic about.

After analyzing and observing the general trend of the imperial court, Wu Chengsi keenly realized that "the Wu family should have the world", and once persuaded the Empress Wu to revolution, punish the kings and ministers of the imperial family who did not attach themselves, and actively created momentum for the Empress Wu.

In the first month of the first year of the Emperor, Zhongzong was abolished as the king of Luling. Ruizong Li Dan succeeded to the throne. In September of this year, Wu Chenghei built yì Wu Hou to "chase the king and his ancestors and establish the seven temples of the Wu family".

Despite the resolute opposition of Prime Minister Pei Yan and other ministers, Empress Wu, who understood the gods, still decisively adopted Wu Cheng's heir to build yì, crowned his five generations of ancestors as kings, and established five generations of shrines in Wenshui, thus determining the status of the Wu family in the royal family and opening the prelude to the Wu Zhou Revolution. Vertical arch in May of the fourth year.

Wu Chengsi asked people to chisel out the eight characters "Our Lady is in the people, Yongchang Emperor" on a white stone, and decorated it with "purple stone miscellaneous medicine", and then Tang Tongtai, a native of Yongzhou, was dedicated to the Queen Mother.

I saw this strange stone that is said to be out of the Luo River. Empress Wu quickly thought of the beautiful myth of Dayu's victory in water control because of Deluoshu, so she accepted it without thinking. In an era of reverence for the Mandate of Heaven.

Empress Wu needs to cater to the good wishes of the people of the world to "unite heaven and man" and "receive the power of the monarch", and has a special hobby for auspicious things. Therefore, this strange stone was regarded as a "treasure map" by Emperor Wu.

And then it is called "the holy map of heaven", the god of water is the manifestation of the Luoshui god, the special entry is added, and the temple is established, and the water is placed on the side of Yongchang County.

Later, he led hundreds of civil and military officials to Linluo Water to receive a map. What the Empress Wu wants is to do real work, and interpret some ethereal symbols into variations of the Tang Dynasty. With this move, there was the later Phoenix Chengxiang,

When the Vermilion Bird was in the dynasty, there were 10,000 people who wrote a petition to the Emperor Wu to be called the emperor. Wu Chenghei won the reputation of Empress Wu as emperor, and also won a place for himself and the children of the Wu family in the imperial court, which was boiling and full of limelight. Later, in the process of quelling the rebellion of the Li kings and tracking down and eliminating the rebellious remnants,

Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, but also without hesitation, spared no effort, he and Lai Junchen and other cool officials became the same party, committed to clearing the way to the Wuhou Dynasty to change the system of various obstacles, for which he made great contributions.

In September of the first year of Tianzhu, Empress Wu changed Tang to Zhou and officially proclaimed emperor. In order to determine the lineage of the Wu family, Emperor Wu established the seven temples of the Wu family in the divine capital, and posthumously honored his ancestors as emperors. In order to reward the children of the Wu family, Emperor Wu named Wu Chenghei as the king of Wei and Wu Sansi as the king of Liang.

This is the glory of the Wu family, which can be almost equal to the Li clan, and has determined the core position of the Wu family's children in the royal family in a great way

, the name of the relative disappeared with this. At this time, Wu Chengsi was no longer the humble and humble Wu Chengsi of his early years, he was full of ambition and sharp, aiming his greedy eyes directly at the crown prince's throne, trying to evolve the role of the minister into the imperial heir, and organize forces to launch waves of attacks. however

He was overconfident but underestimated the power of the courtiers, how did he know that the territory that the courtiers wanted to maintain and finally hold on to was a fortress built by the ethics of Gangchang, and it was not easy to destroy, even if it was the Martial Emperor,

In certain circumstances, a compromise must be made, or a compromise is sought to achieve some kind of balance, and there will be no direct confrontation with the minister unless it is absolutely necessary;

The strategy of compromise is to avoid the edge and wait for the moment. Wu Chengsi didn't understand this qiē, and was still blindly exerting influence and pressure on Emperor Wu.

As everyone knows, the Qiē that Wu Chenghei and they get today are all at the expense of the interests of the Li royal family, and while obtaining the greatest rights and interests through various means, they are also hurting the Li royal family and a group of ministers, and behind the rights and interests are the long-standing resentment from the government and the opposition towards him.

Emperor Wu could only compromise again, and this kind of compromise, although forced by pressure from the government and the opposition, also contained Emperor Wu's mother-son feelings for the Li family's son, and it also meant that Emperor Wu had all kinds of doubts about the Wu family's children's trust.

The heir turmoil subsided with the resignation of Wu Chenghei, and the era of cool officials gradually drifted away due to the passage of time, and the ministers also had more recognition of the Wu dynasty.

There was a rare calm in the imperial court, and a group of capable ministers such as Di Renjie and Ji Ji stood out and emerged, becoming the left shoulder and right arm of Emperor Wu. Correspondingly, the court was more enlightened. The relationship between the monarch and the minister has become more rational.

In front of the ministers, Emperor Wu showed rare tolerance and open-mindedness. This gives ministers more opportunities to make their voices heard.

And it was the children of the Wu clan who remained silent, and they could helplessly see that in this relaxed environment and seemingly peaceful atmosphere, a greater change was brewing in the imperial court:

Many ministers turned their attention back to the Li Prince, and showed more indifference to them, the children of the Wu Clan, and the ministers looked at the face of the Wu Emperor, although they did not express their public opposition to them, but their intentions were already clear. For a long time, Emperor Wu just watched from the sidelines. Without delvegment;

She didn't want to abandon the existing order, and she couldn't break the existing pattern again, although she was still confused and even lost about the existing pattern, but the words and deeds of the ministers still won her approval to a large extent, but she didn't openly express her attitude.

The courtiers also saw Emperor Wu's mentality, and around the re-establishment of the royal family, they had been observing and waiting for Emperor Wu's attitude towards the princes while resisting the children of the Wu family;

They tried their best to avoid direct conflict with the children of the Wu clan, and directed their energy and eyes directly on the Martial Emperor. Actively strive for Emperor Wu to correct the prince of the Li family.

Emperor Wu always responded to the courtiers with an uncommittal attitude, and the courtiers lost no time in persuading Emperor Wu with greater patience.

And the prime minister Di Renjie, who was deeply trusted by Emperor Wu, used his foresight and extraordinary wisdom to influence Emperor Wu from time to time with the affection of mother and son. Let Emperor Wu understand, "Lizi, then after a thousand years of life, it will be served with Taimiao." The inheritance is endless; set up a nephew, but did not hear that the nephew was the son of heaven and attached to the temple. ”

Although these words have been said many times by ministers such as Li Zhaode and Ji Xuan. Di Renjie knows that the righteousness of the world is not afraid of repetition. Talking too much will only deepen their mother-son relationship.

In order to dispel Emperor Wu's doubts, Di Renjie used "The king takes the four seas as his home." Within the four seas, who is not a concubine? What is not a family affair for His Majesty!

The monarch is the head of state, the minister is the humerus, and the righteousness is the same" to comfort the martial emperor, so that the martial emperor does not have to worry about the courtiers and the things after his death.

At this time, Di Renjie had already predicted the final fate of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, and he also had insight into all the thoughts of the Wu Emperor.

The Wu Zhou Dynasty and the Li Dynasty are in the same line, breaking the way of inheritance, and replacing only the main body of inheritance; Because the main body of inheritance has an inseparable special relationship with the Tang royal family, it is determined that the basic pattern formed by the Tang Dynasty has not changed;

Although the princes of the Li family were temporarily deprived of the right of inheritance by Emperor Wu, in the minds of ministers and even the people of the world, their orthodoxy as a royal family has never changed.

Although the world finally recognized Emperor Wu, it was only regarded as the successor of the Tang Dynasty, and changing the Zhou title system could not change the Tang Dynasty's domination of the country in the slightest.

Therefore, no matter how brilliant the Wu Dynasty is, and how resolute and confident the Wu Emperor is, behind him, the return of the Li Tang Dynasty is the desire of the people and the trend of the times.

Although Emperor Wu also had the intention of letting his Wu children pass it on, so that "the world will not be the heir of the surname", however, the Wu family children did not have the ability to show their ability to serve the public, and the son and nephew were more important, and Emperor Wu still divided it very clearly, in the case of the courtiers' one-sided intentions,

She can only obey the world, at the right time, in the right way, and choose her son as the ultimate heir to the royal family.

The fact was just as Di Renjie expected, just when Di Renjie and some other ministers were actively persuading and patiently waiting for Emperor Wu to change his mind, Li Xian, the king of Luling, was secretly recalled to Shendu by Emperor Wu.

At that time, the prime minister Ji Tong guò Emperor Wu's chamberlain Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong brothers persuaded Emperor Wu to summon Li Xian, the king of Luling, to return to the dynasty.

Prior to this, like many ministers, Ji Ji had also repeatedly suggested to Emperor Wu with "the son and stepmother are the right way, and the nephew and stepaunt have nothing in the world", and in the case of no result, he used the cronies around Emperor Wu.

At this time, Emperor Wu had already understood that the recall of the prince Li Xian from Fangzhou was already expected, and she had to face this unchangeable reality directly.

So, on the grounds that Li Xian was in poor health, Emperor Wu asked others to secretly take Li Xian's family back to Shendu.

At this time, Prime Minister Di Renjie was kept in the dark. When he was ordered to face the king, he continued to state various reasons to Emperor Wu for recalling King Luling, and persuaded Emperor Wu to lose no time and make a decisive decision.

Emperor Wu was once again moved by his true feelings and reasonable words, and he was also glad that he had made the wisest choice at a critical time, and his aging heart was somewhat comforted.

didn't wait for Di Renjie to wake up from the excitement of persuasion. Li Xian was beckoned out of the tent by the mother emperor and appeared in front of Di Renjie like a trick.

This is the King of Luling who was recalled by Emperor Wu. That Emperor Zhongzong, who was full of arrogance and conceit! More than 20 years of separation, more than 20 years of changes. The former young son of heaven has also entered the age of no confusion.

In front of his strong mother, he has already smoothed out all the edges and corners of his body, and also smoothed out all the grievances and grievances between mother and son.

The face that has lost its youth and is no longer handsome, shows a kind of indifference and calmness that has released its previous suspicions, and it is as calm as a pool of autumn water. It was Di Renjie who was not calm.

Although the recall of King Luling was expected by himself, once Li Xian really appeared in front of him in this way, he felt too sudden. It was so sudden that it was like a dream, so that he had mixed feelings and tears.

So, in the twilight of that spring day, the love of mother and son, the love of the monarch and the minister, all blended together in an unusual way, like the first warm current ushered in after the harsh winter.

This warm current warmed the court with Li Xian, the king of Luling, who went out of Longmen to accept the welcome of hundreds of officials. Blowing the world to boil.

A qiē is a matter of course, and it comes naturally. However, after the excitement, the Martial Emperor was unusually calm. It's as if nothing has happened.

Emperor Wu needs to be calm, and there are more reasons to remain calm; Her current behavior is to make the ministers understand. She was the ruler of the Wu Zhou dynasty, not the responder to the call of the courtiers. It was so in the past, and it is still that way.

She knows. At all times, she must firmly grasp the initiative, and cannot be manipulated by the minister, let alone led by the minister.

What's more, on the eve of King Luling's restoration of the crown prince, what she needs is the expectations and expectations of the ministers, and the patience of the ministers also needs to be observed and tested, as well as the attitudes and behaviors of the children of the Wu family, especially the members of the royal family.

On the issue of establishing an heir, she has learned too many lessons, and if she is not careful, it may cause a storm; And now, she has little room for maneuver and choice.

Half a year has passed, and the ministers are looking forward to Emperor Wu's final choice, but there is no movement from Emperor Wu, so the monarchs and ministers are tacitly silent.

They knew that at this critical time, if they wanted to hurry, they needed to leave more time and more spare power to Emperor Wu, and they also needed to leave the final decision to establish the emperor's heir to Emperor Wu.

The imperial heir, Li Dan, was also waiting carefully. Since his brother Li Xian returned to the palace, he has understood the intentions of the queen mother and the ministers, and he is ready to withdraw at any time with an indifferent attitude.

But he can't do anything, he is a pawn of the mother, he has to obey the layout of the mother, and he must remain silent until the mother emperor is not ready to use his pawn.

The real use of his pawn was after the Turkic leader Mesi Khan proposed to Emperor Wu for his daughter.

Based on the status of the overlord of the steppe of the Mosi Khan, in order to maintain the stability of the border, in order to maintain the stability of the border, Emperor Wu chose Wu Yanxiu, the son of Wu Chenghei, the king of Huaiyang, to marry the Turks.

However, Mosi Khan didn't buy it, he wanted the son of the Son of Heaven, not the son of the martial arts. Immediately repaired the book, blamed the court for the fact that the son of the Wu family was not the son of the Son of Heaven, and sent troops to invade Hebei.

In the face of the brutal coercion of the Mosi Khan and the drastic change in shape, and also considering the mentality of the ministers at this time, Emperor Wu felt that the time was ripe to reinstate Li Xian as the crown prince.

Perhaps because of his heart, the imperial heir Li Dan finally had the opportunity to show his attitude to his mother and ministers. As a result, several times he wrote to implore the king of Luling.

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coincides with Emperor Wu's decision. In order to adapt to the times, inspire the world, and demonstrate the prestige of the country, in September of the first year of the holy calendar, Li Xian, the king of Luling, was re-established as the crown prince. is waiting for the final choice of Emperor Wu's heir,

When all his hopes were dashed, he could no longer withstand this fatal blow and died in depression.

In order to combat the arrogance of the Turks, Emperor Wu ordered the crown prince to become the marshal of Hebei Province, and recruited soldiers in his name to conquer the Turks. This is undoubtedly Emperor Wu in order to establish the authority of the new crown prince,

And to show the world that the prince of the Li family is the legitimate successor of the Wu Zhou Dynasty, which contains the good intentions of the Wu Emperor.

Emperor Wu's decision was echoed by the whole world, and within a few days, more than 50,000 people gathered under the banner of Prince Xian.

This shocking scene, while affirming Emperor Wu's decision, once again highlights the general will of the world looking forward to the return of imperial power in a way that does not depend on Emperor Wu's will at all.

In the face of the fait accompli, Emperor Wu sighed with emotion how difficult it is to reverse the world with the power of one person.

This was not a successful campaign, although Emperor Wu enabled Di Renjie to know the marshal, led 100,000 troops, and took the initiative to attack, but the Mosi Khan saw that the situation had retreated to Mobei, leaving behind the tragic scene after being killed and plundered by the Mosi Khan.

Emperor Wu was very unwilling, but he was helpless. At this time, Emperor Wu had clearly seen an indisputable fact, the conflict on the border could not be resolved overnight, and he must not act rashly and desperately.

However, to Emperor Wu's relief, with this move, the status of the crown prince was determined, and the hearts of the people in the world were submissive.

Emperor Wu is getting older day by day. In fact, no matter how strong a person is, he can't withstand the tempering of the years, and his majestic appearance can't hide his tired and brittle heart at all.

After Wu Chengji was deposed as prime minister, the decline of the Wu family in the imperial court began to appear. Although Emperor Wu later promoted Wu Sansi, the pattern of the Wu family in the imperial court did not change much, but the decline of the Wu family did not change; And Wu Chenghe's death indicates that the Wu family can no longer prosper.

With the passage of time, the courtiers can forget the rights and wrongs of the children of the Wu family, but they cannot tolerate the children of the Wu family in a high position without any achievements and deeds.

They naturally do not receive the respect and support of the courtiers, on the contrary, they are only despised and despised by the courtiers.

In fact, since the moment Emperor Wu took the initiative to abolish the prime minister of Wu Chenghei, she no longer placed greater hopes on the children of the Wu family, and the reason why she wanted to use her nephew Wu Sansi was not only to balance the forces of the various factions of the courtiers, but also to make the children of the Wu family have a place in the imperial court.

She didn't want to see the children of the Wu clan being slaughtered arbitrarily, after all, they were her own blood relatives, and they had made special contributions in the process of changing the dynasty system, not to mention that she had already put a lot of effort into cultivating and cultivating them.

Now, the imperial heir has been re-established, and all that remains is how to deal with the relationship within the imperial court.

In the case of the prince of the Li family as the legitimate heir of Wu Zhou, she did not have to worry about the safety of the imperial heir, where there were many courtiers to back her up;

What she is worried about is precisely that when the legal status of the Wu family is gradually dissipated, there is a possibility that they will be excluded and devoured at any time. A strong dynasty, if it wants to gain a foothold in the imperial court, it has to rely on power to speak in the end.

Therefore, the most effective way is to improve the status of the Wu family in the imperial court and strengthen their power.

So, just after Wu Sansi became the prime minister, Emperor Wu immediately made a series of heavy personnel layouts.

A descendant of the Wu family, Wu Chonggui served as the chief of the Heavenly Soldier Middle Road; Wu Youning entered the prime minister, and Wu Yizong, the king of Hanoi, led the garrison outside the city of Luoyang, the divine capital; In July of the second year of the holy calendar, King Wu Youyi of Jian'an stayed in Chang'an, Xijing, to replace Wu Youwang, the king of Huiji.

Prior to this, Emperor Wu had married his beloved daughter Princess Taiping to the right guard Zhonglang general Wu Youji as his wife, in an attempt to combine the Wu family and the Li family closely together through the guò marriage relationship, so as to achieve the Li Wu family in the true sense.

In this way, although the heirs of the royal family are the descendants of the Li family, and there are many ministers behind the crown prince as their backing, the strength controlled and formed by the Wu family can also be matched in a certain way. (To be continued......)