Chapter 25: The Way Out
The gorgeous palace room was on the ground, and the light as bright as gold and silver jewelry glowed with gentle brilliance on the expensive gold-inlaid lampstand, what a good atmosphere, Xue Chongxun didn't expect that an ambiguous and glamorous private affair would become like this.
Life is a loner after all, and over-reliance or pious devotion with a tragic psychology is an immature and unhealthy manifestation...... In this way, he patiently enlightened the Gao clan with a state of remorse and guilt, because he had just said something excessive, and he actually said the wrong thing to replace the Gao clan and destroy this most suitable alliance, so he hoped to mend the rift in it. Whether Gao wants to be carnal or wants to experience the joy of falling in love, he can be accompanied, what does it matter?
Sometimes Xue Chongxun feels that he lives so hard and is so motivated, he is always trying to do things the best, this is a manifestation of his love for life, he simply feels that he is a sunny person, why does Gao have to say that he is dark? Although he had done so many unavoidable things before, what was wrong, Xue Chongxun didn't feel that he had done anything particularly wrong.
Gao Shi regained his usual expression, and listened carefully to Xue Chongxun's blowing of various Xuanxu Dao in a very peaceful and dignified manner.
When he said that he was tired, Gao said lightly: "Why bother so much if you want to transfer the gods, tell me that I can do it with the emperor's jade seal." Next time, if you want anything, come and sue me, okay? ”
Xue Chongxun: "......" He opened his mouth and finally said: "Military power is not used like that, we are willing, but there are always people who have opinions, and we must do it naturally." And the danger of the community is not only from the voyeurs, if it is not well governed, it will also play itself to death, didn't Taizong say that the water can carry the boat or overturn the boat...... Forget it, there is no need to say much, the Queen Mother should understand. ”
"It's okay, I like to hear it." Gao sat on a stool, holding his chin with his hands, and stared at him intently.
Xue Chongxun didn't know what to say, so the two sat together silently.
Gao is indeed a dull person, she is not like Yuwen Ji who always has some light-hearted topics, like the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor are two people, Rulai and the Queen Mother communicate with each other and the like; Nor does he have a lot of understanding of life like Sun; Nor is it like the golden city that always shines with the brilliance of wisdom...... Xue Chongxun used to think that she was just dressed up dullly, and only because of her identity did she say little and think twice, but now she found out that she was originally a very boring person.
He stood up and said, "We have done nothing, but we have retired from all the slaves and maids and left them alone in a room, and we have been suspicious of us. I'll take my leave, and I'll talk to the main hall tomorrow. ”
"Are you going to find Kaneshiro?" Gao asked quietly.
Xue Chongxun paused and said, "It's okay." ”
Gao said: "Princess Jincheng is really beautiful. ”
"Then I'm leaving." Xue Chongxun thought for a while and said, "...... I'm not as unscrupulous as you think, and there are still a lot of things I care about, so the Queen Mother doesn't have to think too much, I'm not the one who will take revenge. ”
Gao smiled.
"It's not a lie, you believe me." Xue Chongxun said seriously.
Gao nodded earnestly.
Xue Chongxun took the opportunity to take a look at her waist and breasts, but unfortunately the robe was too wide to see anything, so he moved his eyes up again and finally saw the soft young skin on her slender neck...... It's a pity that after a while, she didn't stay. He didn't want to make a mistake, so he had to quit.
Just as Gao asked, he went directly to Jincheng. It is rare to have leisure to stay in the Chengxiang Palace, and he will naturally not let go of such an opportunity. Princess Jincheng is the most beautiful woman Xue Chongxun has ever seen, and any princess and concubine in the entire Daming Palace will be overshadowed as long as they stand in front of her. Xue Chongxun admitted that most of the reason for her infatuation with Jincheng was because of her appearance, and she even did not hesitate to steal it from the Tubo people, which caused a regional conflict, and the long-term deterioration of Tang-Tu relations was also due to that incident. But for some reason, when he walked towards the apse, what he thought about most was not the beauty of the country, and the shadow that appeared the most was still the dull and boring Gao.
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The little twists and turns in the process of changing the law were just thrilling, and the foreign court didn't know that it was because of the Empress Dowager Gao's nonsense, Xue Chongxun found some excuses to fool the past, and changed some details on the article. The chapter was approved, and the province of Zhongshu Province was sent down to the executive agency of Shangshu Province, and each yamen was specifically implemented. The central power structure of the Tang Dynasty was still three provinces and six ministries, although there were some changes compared with the Sui Dynasty, but the essence remained the same, "the Zhongshu takes the purpose, the door seals and refutes, and the Shangshu follows it", the Zhongshu is the place of decision-making, and other official offices can only pursue the right to participate in decision-making, regardless of whether the court is right or wrong, and resisting is a violation of the law.
Therefore, when the will reaches Shangshu Province, the idea can be completed according to inertia. This change did not touch the core interests of the gate lord clan, and no opponents were found to form factional forces below.
Xue Chongxun was not in a hurry, and slowly waited for things to develop step by step. In his vision, he controlled the garrison troops of the three provinces and the north and south of Chang'an, and Chang'an was in the palm of his hand, and then monitored the place, and once he found a rebel, he would deploy troops to destroy it. The world has the final say on its own, and its strength will be safe...... However, from the legal point of view of this era, his power is illegal, that is, "dictatorship", and everyone has to obey it, but they do not agree with it in their hearts.
To make this power legitimate, legitimate, and reasonable, under the system at this time, of course, there is only the emperor; The emperor who is ordained by heaven has the highest power and is above board. However, if you have the right to be called the emperor, it is naturally easy to end in tragedy, which is also the strength of the imperial power of the dynasty, even if it is dictated by the powerful ministers when it is weak, it is not so easy to lose the throne. At that time, the emperor Li Chengning had no strength at all, but he still had to let him sit on the dragon chair, and even if he could get him down, he could only change the surname Li to continue to sit in that position.
The power of the courtiers has reached its peak, but Xue Chongxun doesn't think that this is necessarily a good thing, and if he has been a powerful minister, he will die sooner or later, and he will have to go to hell with his relatives; And the smart people who are at ease are trying to establish a reputation for merit in order to start and finish well.
Realizing that the path he had taken was a dead end, he gradually found the only way out: usurping the throne and managing to consolidate and legitimize the new dynasty.
In the past few years, he has tried every means to get rid of the nemesis in fate, and he has done so many things in a daze until now, and finally found a way out and a goal...... G