Chapter 148: Asking for the King

After the early dynasty dispersed, the royal driver returned to the Changsheng Academy, and Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong ordered people to put away the 1,300 volumes of the "Three Teachings Zhuying", and led a hundred attendants to send the books back to Fengchen Prison, locked them in the warehouse, and then went to the Changsheng Academy to see the driver. The emperor did not immediately agree to make the two of them kings, and the two Zhang were very unhappy in their hearts, and wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and instigated the empress to approve the proposal.

Regarding Wu Sansi, the crown prince Li Xian, and the prime minister Li Dan's true intention of recommending Erzhang as king, in fact, Wu Zetian saw through it at a glance, but this is clearly her own son and nephew are hostile to Erzhang, and it is inconvenient for Wu Zetian to reveal this meaning to Erzhang.

As soon as Erzhang arrived, Wu Zetian understood their intentions, and said with a smile: "Wulang, Liulang, you want to be crowned king just because you write a book, aren't you afraid of criticism from the world?" I have my own opinions in my heart about this matter, you don't need to say much, now that you are by my side, although you do not have the name of the prince of the county, but you have the fact of the prince, is this not enough? ”

The two were gagged by Wu Zetian before they could speak, so they had to stop talking about it, the two sat with Wu Zetian for a while, Wu Zetian was sleepy, and the two returned in a daze, as soon as they came out of the Eternal Life Hospital, Zhang Yizhi discussed with his brother on the road, and sent someone out of the palace to find Zhang Tongxiu.

The two ordered people to leave the palace, and were about to turn back to Fengchen Prison, when they saw Yang Fan leading two forbidden army guards to meet them, and when they saw the two, Yang Fan gave up his hand from afar: "Wulang, Liulang, congratulations, congratulations!" I heard that the crown prince and the two royal highnesses King Xiang and King Liang jointly elected Xian Kunzhong as the king, which is really envious! ”

Zhang Changzong said stupidly: "The eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, what's there to be happy about." ”

Yang Fanqi said: "How do you say this, Wulang and Liulang have always been favored by saints, and they have made great contributions this time, and they have been recommended by the crown prince, King Xiang and King Liang, are there any people who don't know each other who dare to come out and oppose it?" ”

Zhang Changzong smiled bitterly: "The person who opposes it is the saint of today. So it can't be. ”

Zhang Yizhi glared at his brother with disgust, not wanting him to talk more, and instead smiled at Yang Fan: "It is not a trivial matter to be crowned a king, and the sage is worried that there will be a suspicion of indiscriminate reward, so he hesitates. Yi Zhi thinks that Bixia is wise, and his thoughts and worries are far beyond my brother's reach, and he should follow the wishes of the saints. Hehe, in fact, Yi Zhi compiled "Three Teachings Zhuying", and he just wanted to make a career. Now that he has written a book, he can leave a name in history, and his wish is enough, but it doesn't matter whether he is crowned king or not. ”

Yang Fan said: "Wulang is open-minded and admirable. In Yang's opinion. If Xian Kunzhong can be crowned king this time, he will deserve his name. However, what the Son of Heaven said also makes a lot of sense. If you can't be crowned king this time. foolishly thought that Xian Kunzhong might as well retreat to the second, if he could get the title of the prince of the country, he was only one step away from the prince, and it would be easy to want to be crowned king in the future. ”

When Zhang Changzong heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up. The two laughed and talked. Yang Fan gave his hand to leave, and as soon as Yang Fan left, Zhang Changzong immediately said to Zhang Yizhi: "Wulang, Yang Fan is right!" If you and I can't be crowned kings this time. Let's retreat and ask the saint to crown us as the prince of the country, as long as there is another chance in the future, I am not afraid that the saint will not agree to crown you and me as kings. ”

Zhang Changzong was also greatly moved when he heard this, and said with his head bowed: "It is reasonable, and we will discuss it when the eldest brother arrives." ”

Zhang Tongxiu is now an official to worship Si Li Shaoqing, and he usually has nothing serious to do, but suddenly heard a message from someone asking him to see Erzhang. Zhang Tongxiu immediately entered the palace with the people who came, and went to Fengchen Prison to see Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong.

Erzhang came to him with the intention of asking him to mobilize the Zhang family to make a statement to the Son of Heaven and elect their brother as king. Zhang Tongxiu has any ideas, his wealth and fame all come from Erzhang, and the two have requirements, and Zhang Tongxiu naturally has nothing to do.

Zhang Tongxiu agreed again and again, and said: "Zhang Shuo and Li Qiao are both people who participated in the compilation of "Three Teachings Zhuying", if they come forward to ask for the seal for you, it is tantamount to showing merit for themselves, which is not appropriate. Go to Su Wei and Ji Wei for my brother, and ask them to go to the table to persuade them. ”

Zhang Yizhi: "Okay! The two of them weakened a little, so Wei Chengqing and Wei Sili also came to the table, this matter should be struck while the iron is hot, sooner rather than later. The eldest brother will go back, by the way, you let them loosen up their words, if it is really impossible to be crowned a king, please make a duke. ”

In fact, at the beginning, Zhang Yizhi also thought about asking for a court official who was really lacking, but he didn't expect Wu Sansi to push him to the status of a supreme minister in one step, Lord Wang! This title couldn't help but make him unmoved, because the mind of grasping the lack of officials had long disappeared without a trace, and he was now thinking about becoming the king.

Su Wei and Ji Ji were able to return to the capital after taking Erzhang's door, and of course they were regarded by Erzhang as their own doormen. But that's just wishful thinking. Su Wei is known as the "ambiguous hand", and there must be room for doing things, so he is willing to stand on the boat of Erzhang with all his heart.

Ji Ji was just proud of the spring breeze, but he was demoted and exiled because of the collision with Wu Yizong in the current dynasty, and this time he came back, and his temperament was much more cautious. They are attached to Erzhang, but they are not staunch allies of Erzhang. Erzhang could have established some shared interests with them through some things, so as to make them follow him with all their hearts, but Erzhang did not have this kind of means to control people.

At that time in the court, Su Wei and Ji Wei had already guessed the true intentions of Liang Wang Wu Sansi and the crown prince Li Xian and Xiangwang Li Dan, and they did not echo it in the Golden Palace, just hoping that Erzhang could understand the stakes and disadvantages.

Su Wei and Ji Wei smiled bitterly in their hearts, but they didn't want to offend the Wu family and the Li family, so they were tied to Erzhang, and of course they wouldn't break the matter. Zhang Tongxiu had an order, and they agreed to come down as soon as possible, promising to write a recital tonight and present it to the Son of Heaven tomorrow.

Wei Chengqing and Wei Sili are brothers of the same mother, Wei Chengqing is now a heavenly official servant, where the three are elected, Quan is a member of the ministry. And Wei Sili is an official to Fengge, and he is also a high-ranking and powerful man in the court, young and promising.

The father of the Wei brothers is the former prime minister Wei Siqian, who is also the descendant of the prime minister and the official family. However, their Wei family is not the Jingzhao Wei family in Guanzhong, but the Wei family in Hanoi, and their county is in Yangwu, Hanoi.

The current crown prince Li Xian's princess Wei was born in Jingzhao Wei, so Jingzhao Weishi is close to the crown prince and it is impossible to attach to Erzhang. Although the two brothers who were born in Hanoi Wei's are attached to Erzhang, they are also not wholeheartedly attached to Erzhang, and they are attached to Erzhang because Erzhang has attracted them in many ways, and they dare not offend, so they are vain and wronged.

In this case, although they have a clear understanding of the intentions of Wu Sansi and King Xiang, the prince and others, they will not break the inside story of Zhang Tongxiu.

These people got the indication of the two sheets, and naturally they wrote to recommend them, and the princelings, the Xiangwang Party and the Liang Wang Party also continued to play the chapters, and they all recommended the two Zhang kings to the empress, and the two Zhang inquired about Wan'er on the side, and learned that the two of them were elected to the palace like snowflakes, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed.

The two of them immediately went to meet Wu Zetian again, and presented her with a dance that had just been rehearsed, and the two Zhang brothers came down in person, pretending to be Hu Er and dancing hard, although it was now golden autumn and October, the two were tired and sweaty. Wu Zetian understood what the two of them were so pleasing to him, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The dance was over, and the two were dressed in Hu clothes, and they didn't change their clothes, so they ran to Wu Zetian's side, one beat her legs, and the other pinched her shoulders, and was diligent.

Wu Zetian is too old, when he moved the capital from Luoyang to Chang'an, he was tired all the way, and his body was even more tired.

Erzhang's service made Wu Zetian very satisfied, she squinted her eyes slightly, and said, "Wulang, Liulang, do you really want to be crowned king so much?" ”

Zhang Yizhi said obediently: "Whether to be crowned king or not, Yizhi is based on the orders of the saint." Yi Zhi understands that in this world, whoever is not good to our brothers will not be saints. The saint took great care of my brother and cared for him, and any decision made by the saint must be for our good. ”

Wu Zetian laughed, nodded his forehead and said, "You, you, your little mouth, it's always so sweet." ”

Zhang Changzong was straightforward, and said: "Sage, people just think that if they can be crowned king, how majestic it should be." Besides, there are so many sons and nephews of the martial family, a total of more than 20 people have all been crowned kings, what credit do they have, it is not because they are close to the saint. I have made great contributions, so Weishenme can't be crowned king? In fact, whether to be crowned or not to be crowned is still secondary, I just feel wronged, if you say close, people and saints are not as close as them. ”

Wu Zetian shook his head and said, "Aren't you afraid of being roasted on the fire?" ”

Zhang Changzong said: "With the grace of the saint rain and dew, who dares to put us on the fire to roast?" ”

Even if it is a character like Wu Zetian, after hearing this metaphorical sentence, he can't help but feel slightly hot on his old face, and he sneered: "Begging for a beating!" You, you really can't compare to your brother's intelligence, haven't you heard the sentence Mu Xiu Yu Lin Feng will destroy it? ”

Zhang Changzong listened to her tone loosen, quickly took her hand, and said coquettishly: "Sage, Changzong is leaning on your towering tree, what wind can blow on Changzong's body." Seeing that Wu Zetian was in a good mood, Zhang Changzong was about to strike while the iron was hot, and Xiao Hai, the chief attendant, suddenly reported to Princess Taiping, and Princess Taiping asked to see him.

Since arriving in Chang'an, Wu Zetian has not seen his daughter for a few days, and when he heard that she was coming, he happily said: "Xuan her in." "In the first few years, when Wu Zetian saw the minister seeing his son and nephew, he would let Erzhang avoid it, but now he is used to it, and he has no intention of letting them avoid it at all.

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(To be continued......)