Just five days later, Princess Taiping received this edict.

After the eunuch who pronounced the edict left, she almost didn't throw the edict out. Loved by her parents since she was a child, she grew up as the most noble princess of Datang, and her pride was almost innate. She is the daughter of the emperor, the daughter of the female emperor, the sister of the emperor, and the first princess of Zhenguo throughout the ages.

But now, something seems different. degraded out of Chang'an, and the place where she was placed was not even the Eastern Capital, which was really unprecedented for her.

She never thought that such a reasonable calculation against Li Dan would get such a result! Did he Li Dan change his sex or enlighten himself, or did Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing tell him something?

The edict was issued, and no matter how much she thought about it, it was useless, and since she couldn't change the result, she had to accept it gladly.

She can accept it, of course, the person who forced her to accept all this is not good.

On the second day, Princess Taiping entered the palace to meet Li Dan in the name of thanksgiving.

Li Dan didn't want to see him, but if he didn't see him again, his sister would really leave Chang'an, and it wasn't certain when he would come back in the future, and I don't know if this side would be the last one. After hesitating again and again, he finally relented and set up an extremely sumptuous family banquet to welcome the arrival of Princess Taiping.

As long as his sister doesn't mess around and doesn't say anything sensational or purposeful, he is still very willing to love her and spoil her.

said that it was a family banquet, but in fact, there were only two brothers and sisters, Li Dan and Princess Taiping, which was exactly what Princess Taiping meant.

Not long after eating, Princess Taiping asked, "Brother, do you remember the oblique sealing of the official?" ”

Li Dan's heartstrings tightened immediately, and the movement of chopsticks slowed down involuntarily: "This incident has just passed, of course I still remember." What's wrong, my mother? ”

Princess Taiping glanced at Li Dan's right hand holding chopsticks with some amusement, and continued: "If my mother remembers correctly, this matter was suggested by Yao Xianggong and Princess Song Xiang, and then handled by Princess Song Xiang. ”

Li Dan nodded: "You remember correctly, that's exactly the case." ”

"That's right." Princess Taiping chuckled lightly and pleased, "Please also ask Brother Ah to treat the two of them for the crime of disrespect, and they must not be spared!" ”

Li Dan was surprised: "The two ministers have done a good job and have not made any mistakes, why should they be punished?" After thinking about it, his face was slightly gloomy, "Didn't you think that going to Puzhou this time was the idea of the two prime ministers of Yao and Song, so she wanted to take revenge?" ”

Princess Taiping smiled calmly: "I knew that Brother Ah would think like this, so I asked about the oblique seal official first, but I didn't expect Brother Ah to be so ignorant of good people." ”

After experiencing Xiao Jiangyuan's incident, Li Dan no longer trusts this sister as fully as before. Yesterday, two courtiers just told him about the oblique sealing of officials, and today his sister spoke, which made him have to think more, not to mention that what his sister said also involved Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing, so he had to ask more. Hearing his sister say this at this time, Li Dan was a little curious: "Oh? ”

Princess Taiping said: "Brother think about it, this oblique official was appointed by Emperor Zhongzong when he was alive, and this is already in the history books and cannot be changed." Before the bones of the first emperor were cold, Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing couldn't wait to drive all the oblique officials out of the court at once, what does this mean? ”

"You mean to ...... Are they jealous? Li Dan couldn't believe it, what level were those oblique officials, how could they be compared to Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing, could they be jealous?

Princess Taiping shook her head: "The ability of the oblique officials is indeed uneven, and the quality is generally low, Emperor Zhongzong appointed them, it is indeed wrong, but even if it is not right, Emperor Zhongzong has already gone, his merits, is it still something that the courtiers can insinuate and discuss?" Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing did this, didn't they let the people know at once, was this the fault of Emperor Zhongzong? ”

And Emperor Zhongzong is Li Dan's brother after all, and Li Dan's throne was "taken" from the hands of Emperor Zhongzong's son, even if Emperor Zhongzong himself does have a problem, Li Dan really can't find anything to praise his merits, but at least don't use other people's mistakes to show his virtue, right? That's unkind.

Li Dan himself is not such an unkind person, not to mention that everyone in the world has a little bit of a problem with protecting his shortcomings, and Li Dan doesn't want future generations to evaluate him and say: "He is the younger brother of the faint king......"

Princess Taiping said again: "Besides, Yao and Song have not done it thoroughly. There are thousands of oblique officials who have been dismissed, they also spent a lot of money at the beginning, for the sake of an official body, there are all bankrupt families, and now you say that the recall will be dismissed, this is to make their family ruined, how can they be willing? Naturally, the people's grievances are boiling everywhere, but the elder brother has lived in the palace for a long time and can't hear it anymore. ”

Li Dan was curious very early on, why didn't those oblique officials make a sound after they were dismissed, it turned out that it wasn't that they didn't make it, but someone didn't let him hear it......

"Who do they think they will complain about?" Princess Taiping asked, "Yao Yuanzhi, Song Guangping?" No, these two are nothing. In my Datang, of course, it is you who are in charge, brother, and they want to blame, and they can only blame you. On the other hand, Yao and Song, since the oblique sealing of the official, not only won the respect of the elder brother, but also the prestige of the court and the central government is even more unparalleled, hundreds of officials bow their heads, and the name of the virtuous minister has also been introduced to the people, no matter how you listen to it, it is better than the reputation of the elder brother. ”

Li Dan frowned.

Princess Taiping struck while the iron was hot: "As a courtier, for the sake of his own power and reputation, he does not hesitate to sacrifice the prestige of the monarch, no matter how capable he is, he is also disloyal - at least, he is disloyal to his brother." "Not necessarily for others, such as the prince of the East Palace.

Li Dan's chopsticks had already been put down, and the delicious food was close in front of him, and he couldn't raise any appetite anymore. Princess Taiping knew that the heat was almost over, so she got up and walked to Li Dan and sat down, poured a glass of wine for Li Dan, and sighed: "My mother knows, my brother blames my mother, and I also start to distrust my mother, isn't it because of a Xiao Jiangyuan?" Whether the brother believes it or not, the mother has to say that the fire was not set by the mother. My mother never felt that the results of the test were true.

"Brother, you are my only remaining brother, my only compatriot in this world, and my son of heaven, if I don't help you, who can I help? I've done so much, isn't it because you want to abolish Saburo and set up Dalang? What does that have to do with me, as long as I keep to myself, I will always be the princess of Zhenguo, as long as I am the emperor of the Li family, everyone has to be polite to me, but in the end, I not only have to bear all these charges for you, but also bear your distrust, and now I have to be demoted to Puzhou? ”

Princess Taiping's grievances are all true, she has no forbearance, let the tears roll in her eyes unbridledly, and Li Dan must see it clearly: "Brother, to me, your only sister in this world, do you want to hide all your bows?" ”

"I didn't!" Li Dan said immediately.

"Then why did Brother treat me like this? When you were a child, you weren't like that......"

"I ......" Li Dan's face was red and white for a while, and the color of guilt was deep and shallow, and it took a while before he finally became firm, "Don't worry, I just have to deal with you like this now, you go to Puzhou to relax first, and after a while, I will find a way to take you back!" ”

Princess Taiping was waiting for this sentence.

Of course she has to come back, she has to come back. When she came back, she wasn't what she is now.

Recall it, what's the point of only fighting with the prince? After the fight, do you still have to fight with the next disobedient prince? Fighting back and forth, everything doesn't depend on the emperor to make the decision, what he has finalized is what it is, and she has no room for maneuver, so she can only obey and accept her fate? Even his own life is not tightly held in the hands of the emperor, let alone those things outside his body.

It's just that, but it's really boring.

After planting the seeds of jealousy in Li Dan and getting the answer he wanted, Princess Taiping calmed and strengthened Li Dan's thoughts, and then left without hesitation - this can also give Li Dan a sense of trust and openness.

Li Dan did not disappoint Princess Taiping this time, and after she left, he directly issued an edict to restore all the oblique official positions that had been removed before. He didn't give the prime ministers a chance to discuss at all, so he casually grabbed a Zhongshu Sheren to draft the edict, skipped all the cumbersome audits, and issued it directly through the Ministry of Menxia.

In just half an hour, this edict shocked Chang'an.

Only then did Princess Taiping turn around and go to the East Palace. After saying goodbye to the emperor, it was time for her to go see the crown prince.

For the emperor's brother, Princess Taiping can still endure gentleness, but for this junior nephew, she doesn't have so much patience and such a good attitude.

Li Longji was meeting with Wang Maozhong alone, and after chatting for a while, he heard Xiao Jiangyuan report the content of Li Dan's latest edict, and as soon as the content was finished, Princess Taiping came.

His aunt came too suddenly, and he was in a hurry to find him, and he didn't have time to prepare, so he had to wear an ordinary dress and go to the meeting for a while. Sure enough, he had just arrived at the Lizheng Palace, and before he had time to salute his juniors, he was scolded by Princess Taiping from this outfit to his whole person.

Li Longji had never seen his aunt so angry, and he didn't even care about her image, and he intuitively felt that there was fraud in it. And although he is the prince, he is also a junior, as long as he is a junior, he has to tolerate elders like his aunt a little more, so he pretended to be submissive, whatever Princess Taiping said, he said yes, until Princess Taiping said:

"You colluded with the prime minister and let them get rid of my own aunt, and you even want to drive King Song and King Feng out of Chang'an?! What a Li Saburo! Can't you tolerate your brothers like that?! is so ruthless and unjust, how can he be worthy of the position of the East Palace?! ”

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty