Yao Yuanchong has always buried this idea deep in his heart, for fear that if he says it, it will affect the overall situation, and finally the overall situation is finally decided, and the East Palace is finally stable, so he looks at the sake of the Great Sage and the Queen of Heaven, and reluctantly loosens his mouth to Xiao Jiangyuan, but he doesn't want people not only to have no surprises, as if he already knew, but also lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, and his smile became warm.

"It's all right." Xiao Jiangyuan said, "Thank you Yao Gong for your concern." ”

"Are you alright?" Yao Yuanchong laughed a little unwillingly, "Is it difficult...... Is Your Highness willing? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan smiled silently, saluted, and sent Yao Yuanchong away.

- It turned out that Yao Gong also thought that the rumors of the love version that the people liked the most were all spread by Li Longji. She also knew that there were Wang Maozhong and Wang Chongye, who was known as the first hero of Chang'an, one of these two was a retainer he grew up with and was determined to change, and the other was a brother who had fought together in Chang'an, who was trustworthy and could do things very well.

In fact, she didn't think of so much at first, but later found clues from the rumors, and then bumped into a conversation, which just confirmed her conjecture.

Li Longji: "Your rumors are inevitably too detailed, and what you say is still half-true, and you are not afraid of revealing traces." If she finds out that I let you release this rumor, it won't be easy to do—and how do you know about the fact that I personally tied her longevity during the Dragon Boat Festival? ”

Wang Maozhong: "The Dragon Boat Festival is accompanied by joy, and everyone is tied to the longevity, so I naturally thought of it...... Turns out to be true? ”

Li Longji: "......"

He was still angry with her, and he was only trying to calculate it for his status as a eunuch, but why wasn't he like this? When she didn't know, he wanted to turn things around through the hearts of the people, turning scandals into good stories, and never for his stable status as a prince, not even just to protect her, but more to make her become a real "her", and then he came to get her.

Both of them have their own ghosts, and they both have accidents.

She often remembered the night of the fire, when she was alone, and he rushed in and came to her like that, drenched in - that even he didn't expect it, right? That's why in the days after he heard the results of the medical examination, he would be so awkward about her.

She had been leisurely enduring all his tempers, after all, her purpose had been achieved, and he ...... It seems that a compromise has been chosen.

Take your time, he will understand himself, understand himself, compromise is only temporary, he will support himself one day.

Raising her head, she had already returned to the East Palace.

Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing were both released, and the positions of Zhongshu Ling and Shizhong were vacant. Li Dan chose Wei Anshi and Li Rizhi to replace Yao Yuanchong and Song Jing, I thought that they had also stayed in the political hall for a long time, and they had never done anything, and they had also said something to the point - especially Wei Anshi, he didn't even buy Taiping's account, if it wasn't for the help of Guo Yuanzhen, who he trusted the most, he was afraid that he would be killed by Taiping - such a character, his ability is extraordinary, but with Yao Yuanchong, who has always been arbitrary, and Song Jing Zhuyu, who has always been overkill, he has never had a chance to come out.

This time, he came to be their Bole, giving them the opportunity to unleash their talents.

When the edict was issued, Li Dan felt that he finally had the appearance of an emperor, and even a bit like the appearance of A-Niang when she was elected as an official. Although he has always been really reluctant to be an emperor, since he has done everything, he still hopes that he can do a little better, at least...... A little better than Emperor Zhongzong, right?

Listening to Wei Anshi and Li Rizhi's words of gratitude, Li Dan was in a very happy mood, such a gentleman and a virtuous man, maybe the prosperous era is just around the corner.

But he didn't expect that there was no inevitable connection between character and ability, they were like fish and bear's paws, and they often went off and off. Song Jing? That's an exception.

Since Wei Anshi and Li Rizhi led the political affairs hall, the Tang Dynasty has returned to the chaotic appearance of Emperor Zhongzong in the past, especially the fact that there are too many oblique officials who have been reinstated, and the entire court is bustling, and the last dynasty seems to have arrived in the West Market, which makes Li Dan quite a headache.

He was also puzzled - how could this have happened?

It's just a day or two, maybe the two ministers couldn't get started, but after a long time, the situation not only did not improve, but worsened a lot, which made Li Dan, who has always had a good temper, have to be angry.

However, despite his reprimand, he tried, but when the countermeasures that were finally negotiated were actually implemented, they were like mud cows entering the sea, and there was no effect at all, and gradually, Li Dan despaired.

He had already said that he was unwilling and unfit to be this emperor, so why did he have to let him sit in this position? He also wants to govern the country well, but ...... There's really nothing he can do.

Or...... Just pass the throne to Saburo.

He immediately summoned all the officials above the third grade: "I have always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and I naturally like quiet days, and I never regard the respect of ten thousand times as the most noble in my heart. I was an emperor in my early years, and I was also the emperor's heir, and I almost became the imperial brother of Emperor Zhongzong, but didn't I reject them later? I really can't do it, and I don't want to do it. Now I want to pass the throne to the crown prince, what do you think? ”

The ministers didn't answer—they were all stunned.

What's going on? There was no clue before! What happened to the saints? On a whim or for another purpose?

The abdication of the Son of Heaven is not a trivial matter, and it cannot be finalized in a few words, but it must be discussed for a few days. In the past few days, this news has sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and it has spread to Puzhou, thousands of miles away, in just one day.

Princess Taiping was furious: "He hasn't taken me back yet, but he even thought about abdicating first?" Did he eat the wrong thing, or did he dream of Zhongzong? ”

Cui Xiang persuaded: "Don't worry, princess. After all, in the past two months, the court has been chaotic, the decrees have been mixed, and the saint has more than enough strength to do so, and he has not had much interest in political affairs, and there are also disappointments and even despair. ”

Princess Taiping chuckled: "You know him better than me." ”

Cui Xiang said: "The minister doesn't dare, it's just a reasonable inference." In fact, when this happened, it shouldn't be the princess who is in a hurry. ”

"You mean...... Prince? ”

"The princess is uneasy, and the prince is not happy, who knows if the saint has the whim to try the prince's loyalty? The prince has never forgotten that the sage's preferred candidate for the crown prince has always been his eldest brother, King Song. ”

Princess Taiping bowed her head with satisfaction: "This is the genius of the Boling Cui clan - have you ever known the people in Beijing?" ”

Cui Xiang said respectfully: "Don't worry, the princess has a stern refusal, and the princess's people will definitely take advantage of the situation and try their best to keep the saint, as long as they are there, even if the other ministers have the idea of letting the prince succeed to the throne, they will definitely not be able to open this mouth." The saint has always had soft ears, and after a long time, he will definitely take back his fate. ”

Princess Taiping's fingers gently brushed Cui Xiang's fair cheeks: "If we don't succeed this time, you and I are afraid that we will die without a place to be buried, you know?" ”

Cui Xiang said firmly: "No." Huiwen Zhaorong's tomb has not yet been completed, and everything is still waiting for the princess to return to Beijing. ”

When Shangguan Wan'er was posthumously called "Huiwen Zhaorong", Li Dan listened to Princess Taiping, and ordered the Ministry of Industry to send people to select a feng shui treasure land not far from the mausoleum of Emperor Zhongzong to build the tomb of Shangguan Zhaorong. The project was supervised by Princess Taiping, but unfortunately the tomb was not yet completed, and she was sent out of Chang'an.

Princess Taiping raised her eyes and looked in the direction of Chang'an: "Yes, I haven't let Wan'er settle for peace yet." ”

Hearing the news that Aya was going to pass on the throne to him, Li Longji was indeed not happy at all.

The court was in a mess, and Aya remembered to pass on the throne to him? Such a big mess, unless he can solve it in a short time, can he win a reputation for being ordered to save the Son of Heaven, if not, if he is really young and mediocre, it will be spread out, he doesn't want to be looked down upon by the courtiers like this, and he is not willing to take over the hot potato of the country at this time.

- Compared with the abolished emperor and the abolished prince, the end will only be worse, and there will be no more suspense.

Furthermore, refusal is his duty and right, and it is something he must do. It's just that he might have been able to ascend to the throne of the emperor by symbolically refusing three times, but now he has to do his best to truly refuse.

Even if Aya wasn't acting rashly, he had to let him quickly take back his golden words like he was willful.

What Li Longji and Princess Taiping didn't expect was that although Li Dan withdrew his fate, within a few days, he issued a letter: All political affairs will be punished by the prince. The death penalty and the five grades of his military have been dismissed, and they are all discussed with the prince first, and then heard.

All political affairs are handled by the prince, and military affairs and the appointment and dismissal of officials above the fifth rank must all be discussed with the prince first, and then the son of heaven will be played.

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty