Chapter Forty-Seven: Uncle Takes Me
The first year of Shaosheng, Chang'an.
The first thing Li Xian did after succeeding to the throne was to move the political center from Luoyang back to Chang'an.
The capital of the Tang Dynasty is Chang'an, what is the matter of staying in Luoyang all the time?
Li Xian, who had been brutally injured, was determined to cut off with the Empress Wu, knowing that he would kill the Wu clan and not give them any chance to turn the tables.
But for those officials who were attached to the Wu clan, Li Xian only liquidated officials above the fifth rank. For those below the fifth grade, the past is not to blame.
It is impossible to resist, and before Li Shimin and Li Zhi left, they had already firmly controlled the Twelve Guards Gang in their hands. Besides, who knows if Emperor Taizongwen will appear again? It's because Li Xian doesn't have any pressure.
After more than a month of consolidation, with the assistance of loyal ministers such as Di Renjie and Zhang Cambodia, Li Xian has completely controlled the court.
The former crown princess Fang, who was displaced with him, was named queen after Li Xian ascended the throne; Li Guangshun, the eldest son who was originally cut down by Wu Zetian in history, was also made the crown prince.
Wu Zetian is ruthless in this area, which is almost unparalleled in history, as can be seen from what happened to Li Xian's second son Li Shouli.
In the original history, after Li Xian's death, Li Shouli and Tang Ruizong's sons Li Dan were claustrophobic in the palace together. Because his father was "guilty", he was reprimanded for no reason all the year round.
Fortunately, it came in time, which changed the fate of Li Xian's family.
When Li Qing took Li Shimin and his son from Yonghui in the sixth year, Li Xian was receiving Li Zhen, the king of Yue.
The first moment she saw Li Shimin, Li Zhen's lips trembled slightly, she was stunned for a long time, and she didn't say a word.
"Uncle Yue."
It was Li Xian who reminded him on the side, and Li Zhen relieved himself and knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Unfilial son Li Zhen, welcome your father!"
Looking at the son who was older than himself who knelt on the ground in front of him, Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh when he remembered the fate of the son he described.
"Get up."
Hearing this, Li Zhen got up and stood aside respectfully.
"Sit down, you're not too young."
Li Shimin motioned for him to sit aside, looked at Li Zhen's gray hair, and said with emotion: "When I came over, you were only so tall, not much like a childish slave. ”
He reached out to the position of his chest.
"Even if fifty years have passed, Erchen still remembers and ...... with the ancestors"
Speaking of which, Li Zhen felt that it was inappropriate. Li Shimin and Li Zhi are both next to him, and it is really inappropriate to call that dead ghost Li Zhi the first emperor.
"It's all a family, just like before, let's call it a child."
Li Shimin relieved Li Zhen of the dilemma in time.
"Yes, starling, I still think you call me a childish slave."
Li Zhi also beat the snake with the stick, how dare he disobey if his living father made him?
Besides, the starlings of this era are so old, and they do their best for the Li family, and it is nothing to call him a childish slave.
It's better than calling the first emperor, right? I'm not dead yet.
couldn't resist Li Shimin and Li Zhi, and Li Zhen had to accept their request.
For Li Zhen, Li Shimin is still relatively satisfied, although this son is not very capable, but his loyalty to the Li Tang royal family is enough.
Come to think of it, a vassal king doesn't need to be very capable, and being loyal enough is the most important thing.
Li Shimin's kind words comforted Li Zhen, Li Xian struck while the iron was hot, and asked Li Shimin to crown his uncle Li Zhen as the king of Anguoyue, the head of the kings.
Lao Li naturally did not allow anything, and highly praised Li Xian's filial piety.
After Li Zhen left, Li Qing took out a pair of mahjong and put it on the table.
"Touch two, talk while touching."
In the past few months, getting along with Li Qing, how to play mahjong, the three ancestors and grandchildren of the Li family can be said to be familiar with it, and the proficiency of cutting cards is not much better than that of Li Qing, a modern person.
"Let's talk to you first, and Brother Li and I are going to go to the Jinglong period when Li Xian was the emperor...... Thirty thousand. ”
Li Zhi immediately snatched the card: "Eat...... Uncle, wasn't Li Xian deposed as the king of Luling by that poisonous woman and renamed Li Dan as the emperor? Why are you emperor again? ”
During the reign of Empress Wu, she hesitated whether to pass on the throne to her nephew or to her son. When he was hesitant, he asked Di Renjie...... Ninety thousand. ”
"Di Renjie said that since ancient times, he had only heard of his son sacrificing his mother, and he had never heard of his nephew sacrificing his aunt, which made Empress Wu change her mind, so she secretly welcomed back Li Xian and re-established him as the crown prince."
Li Zhi secretly remembered the name Di Renjie in his heart, he had heard that this person was a virtuous minister before, but he didn't expect that he was still a great loyal minister.
"In the last years of her reign, Zhang Cambodia and other five ministers jointly forced the palace, so that she passed on the crown prince and returned to the Li family, which is known as the 'Shenlong Coup'."
"It was in this context that Li Xian became the emperor again." Li Qing finally concluded.
"Shit luck!" Li Zhi scolded, not feeling that he could get this throne by shit luck.
The eldest brother Li Chengqian and the fourth brother Li Tai fought to the death, and took risks to rebel; The fourth brother Li Taili made Zhiyi say a foolish thing and was grabbed by the eldest grandson Wuji, but he didn't do anything, so he picked up a throne for nothing.
In terms of luck, he is much stronger than Li Xian, at least he has not experienced the kind of days when he was frightened and didn't know when he was killed by his own mother.
"Ouch, don't say that." Li Qing touched a card, and said in a weird manner: "If you want to say that this Li Xian, it is worthy of being your biological son, this kid is better than you in the strict management of his wife." ”
"Why did my uncle say that?" The monk of Li Zhizhang couldn't figure it out, and he didn't understand what Li Qing meant.
"If you want me to say, your Li family is considered to burn high incense," Li Qing punched out a chicken, "In just two generations, you can get together the two sleeping dragons and phoenixes, one was usurped by his wife after his death, and the other was better than the blue, and was poisoned by his wife and daughter. ”
Li Zhi: ......
For Li Qing's ridicule, Rao is thick-skinned enough, and he couldn't help blushing for a while.
Li Shimin slapped a west wind on the table fiercely, as if it was Li Zhi.
"Hey, thank you, Brother Li, it's okay." Li Qing smiled and pushed away the cards, "The word is one color, 64 times, hey." ”
He took out a bunch of small notes and pasted them on Li Shimin's face.
"Willing to gamble and lose......"
Looking at Li Zhi and Li Xian, who looked admiring, Li Qing said, "...... That's the basics, would you two be interested in going on a trip together? ”
"Uncle, I have a question." Li Zhi put the cards neatly.
"Say."
"Xian'er and I went to see that evil animal, can we beat him?"
"Otherwise, what do you think I'm calling you two for? Watching a play on the sidelines? Li Qing asked rhetorically with a toothpick in his mouth.
Li Zhi and Li Xian glanced at each other and said in unison: "Uncle (uncle), take me!" ”
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