Chapter 144: The Empress

A big event happened in Chang'an.

A big event that grabs everyone's attention.

Whether it is the dignitaries and dignitaries in the big families of Zhumen, or the peddlers and pawns in the streets and alleys, they are all talking about this important event with great interest.

The emperor who has been on the throne for five years finally has an empress.

The people of Chang'an talked about this matter with the same degree of enthusiasm as they supported His Majesty the Emperor. In everyone's minds, His Majesty the Emperor is a rare Ming monarch and benevolent monarch, not to mention anything else, merit alone is enough to shock the ages.

In the early years, the eunuchs were punished and the ministers were removed, and then the rebellion of the Huangchao was pacified, and the princes from all walks of life who were in turmoil were pacified, and they kept recovering the ancestral territory occupied by foreign races.......

All kinds of legendary stories can't be told for three days and three nights.

Such an emperor has 3,000 beauties in the harem, and everyone will only take it for granted, like to hear it, and maybe write some legends and sing praises around the corners. But His Majesty has never accepted a concubine, which makes people very confused, after all, His Majesty is still so young, and this matter is completely unreasonable.

There are good people in the neighborhood, who once swore that His Majesty was not good for women and men, and in order to confirm his inference, he also said conclusively that His Majesty had a lot of contacts with King Qi, and behaved intimately when he traveled, and there was definitely a secret that was not enough for outsiders.

At first, everyone didn't believe this kind of thing, thinking that it would hinder His Majesty's glorious image in their minds, but later the three of them became tigers, and more and more people gradually believed it.

Anyway, a good male style is not a too strange thing, there are only two kinds of people in this world, except that women are men, Your Majesty doesn't like women and likes men, it seems that there is nothing that can't be said, people from high-ranking officials and noble families, aren't there many people who are good at this?

For this reason, I don't know how many women from prominent families who are to be married have cried and scrapped their handkerchiefs, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites are even more distressed, and have repeatedly changed their methods to imply that it is time to choose a palace maid and a beauty pageant, but Your Majesty always pretends not to see it.

The imperial historians who have always advised the emperor to choose fewer beauties and let fewer women enter the palace are now looking at His Majesty with blank eyes, hoping that he will "work the people and hurt the money" once, and "work the people and hurt the money" once.

Some old women who are kind and have nothing to do have to pray to the heavens every morning and dusk to let a few fairies in the heavens and earth make His Majesty look at them...... This is a major event related to the Tang Dynasty for thousands of generations.

All in all, after the news that the emperor wanted to have an empress, Chang'an City boiled.

Everyone is very excited, and they can change the way to ask who the queen is, and she can change Your Majesty's heart that only likes men, which is a great achievement for Datang, and it must be admired, worshipped, and grateful.

There were many well-informed people in Chang'an City, and some people soon learned from the officials of the Ministry of Rites that the queen was the Lord of Li! Who was the Lord of Li? Why hadn't I seen him all these years? So the deeds of the Lord of Li County soon spread in Chang'an City.

What is with His Majesty's childhood sweetheart, when His Majesty was judged to be unable to practice, he still accompanied him every day, and did not hesitate to block the Daomen Immortal Sword for His Majesty, and was reshaped to have the body of an immortal, helping His Majesty win over the demon clan, and has been fighting for His Majesty in the fairy domain for all these years, etc.

One story after another, it was passed on to the gods, which aroused the admiration of countless people, and finally everyone gave a thumbs up, and agreed that the county lord is definitely a good match for His Majesty, and who is the queen of the county lord?

Later, the reopening of Kunlun and the county lord's descent from the monks reached everyone's ears, and the people of Chang'an learned that His Majesty did not accept concubines, and had been waiting for the county lord to descend to earth!

This affection immediately made countless sentimental women who yearned for a good husband automatically imagined countless touching pictures, and they all cried into tears, so the popularity of Lord Li reached its peak.

On the day when the emperor married the lord of Lijun and canonized him as the queen, Chang'an City was empty of thousands of people, and the liveliness even exceeded that of the Shangyuan Festival.

During the Shangyuan Festival, although everyone also likes to come out to see the lantern market, the older people will not go out easily, they can't walk, and they don't like the lively people, and they can enjoy their own lanterns at most.

But this time it's different.

The marriage between His Majesty the Emperor and the Lord of Lijun has both social significance and market attractiveness, and the people of Chang'an are dragging their families to the streets, wanting to see the true face of the queen and see what kind of stunning woman it is, so that His Majesty can wait for five years.

Of course, those who finally saw the face of the county lord of Li were all real dignitaries, and most of them knew the county lord before. Ordinary people are in the sea of people, even moving is a problem, stretching their necks, and seeing the figure of the emperor and empress is a great luck.

Although they were very disappointed not to see the true face of the queen, the grandeur of the scene still made up for the regrets in everyone's hearts. In fact, everyone is here to join in the fun, participate first, and have something to talk about when you go back.

But this time, the six departments of the three provinces were obviously riveting, making the etiquette impeccable, and arranging the scene as big as they could, not to mention anything else, just by issuing various rewards, many people reaped wealth equivalent to half a year's income.

This kind of largesse is unprecedented, and it also confirms that Datang is now incomparably powerful, so that the people of Chang'an are extremely satisfied, and all kinds of voices of praise and virtue continue until dusk.

The ministers finally fulfilled their wish of "working for the people and wasting money", and they all twisted their beards, smiled happily, and congratulated each other when they came, looking like they were "celebrating with a crown".

Of course, after the people of Chang'an went back, they couldn't help but boast to each other about how close they were to the queen and the queen, and saw with their own eyes how majestic His Majesty was, and how the queen was alluring to the country and the city, and they were agreeing with each other.

After each other is satisfied, everyone will carry the rewards of the court, or go to the restaurant to feast, continue to praise His Majesty's wisdom and martial arts, the queen's virtuous and virtuous virtues, or buy fat chickens and sheep to go back, have a good meal with their daughters-in-law and children, and enjoy the joy of the world.

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After Wu You was named the queen, Miyagi finally gained a lot of vitality and was no longer as deserted as before. In addition to dealing with political affairs, Li Ye has all kinds of pastries brought by Wu You, and his body and mind will be relaxed. When you have nothing to do, you can talk to someone you like, and you will feel much happier.

Sometimes, even if Li Ye looks at Wu You with his hands on his waist, teaching the palace maids and eunuchs a serious lesson, and rectifying the harem with loose discipline, he can't help but show a warm and soft smile.

But I don't know what's going on, the leisure food brought by the queen is basically a bowl of white fungus lotus seed soup, and there is a lot of sugar, which makes Li Ye bitter.

Later, I asked the reason, only to know that this is what the eldest grandson of Taizong's queen likes to do, Wu You is determined to become a generation of virtuous queens, so he naturally wants to take the eldest grandson as a model, first learn to imitate, and then seek transcendence.

When Wu You said this, he waved his small fist seriously, and Li Ye felt that this matter was unlikely. However, thinking of Wu You in front of the eunuch palace maid, he didn't have half a little daughter's posture, and he was very respected, and Li Ye felt that Wu You's future was promising.

To put it simply, with Wu You, the queen, Li Ye's life has been much more comfortable.

"Zhang Changan has already left the Yumen Pass?"

Li Ye got the news of Song Jiao's report, and was a little surprised by the speed of the other party's trip. It seems that after receiving the order, Zhang Changan almost did not stop, and it can be called a day and night rush, "The manpower and materials that should be given to him have already been given to him?"

"When he passed through the Jade Gate, he had already given it all to him. ”

Song Jiao hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Since you said that Zhang Changan has the potential to be the prime minister, why did you let him spend two years in the grassland, and if you don't promote him to the center this time, why do you let him go to the dangerous place in the Western Regions?"

Li Ye put down the fold in his hand and glanced at Song Jiao strangely, "Since you are a candidate for prime minister, you naturally need to be carved well, and Kangzhuang Avenue can cultivate pillars who cannot go abroad." Suffering its mind, straining its muscles and bones, starving its body and skin, emptying its body, and doing what the Buddha does chaotically, so it is tempting to endure and gain what it cannot, which is the proper meaning of the question. ”

After punishing Qian Shilang of the Ministry of War, Li Ye did not immediately promote Zhang Changan's official position, but deliberately honed his mind. However, Li Ye did not send assassins to Gesang Prefecture, which in fact gave Zhang Changan the experience of being in charge of the party, which can be said to be without delay.

"The battle with Da Shi is a major event of the country, and Zhang Changan naturally wants to participate in it, but how to participate, how to maximize his talents, and let him learn more things, needs to be arranged by good students.

"To this day, he has led soldiers to fight, and he has also presided over a side of government affairs, and his results are very good, and now let him contact the Tsing Yi Yamen, it is also necessary, and he can also directly fight with the big cannibals, understand the big cannibals, and the benefits are needless to say. ”

Li Ye knocked on the table and said, "With these experiences, he will be in a high position in the future, and he will be able to see the problem more comprehensively." Being able to know the state of existence and the way of doing things of each yamen is also helpful for coordinating all parties. ”

Song Jiao frowned, "You're not afraid of using him too hard and using him badly?"

"Not really. Li Ye smiled, "I have a number in my heart." Moreover, to be the prime minister, the mind is naturally much tougher than others. ”

The reason why Zhang Changan was allowed to leave the grassland at this time was that Li Ye also considered it. Before that, it was not enough to suppress and temper him, but if he continued to stay in the grassland state, the other party's blood would be really consumed.

Hot blood is no better than ethics, nor is it better than character, this thing can't withstand cooling for too long, it will freeze after a long time, and it can no longer be thawed.

Most of the people who can die for the country are young people, and they have never seen anyone who has a difficult life, who has been abused by the dark side of society, and who has nothing to do after reaching middle age, and who sacrifices their blood for the country.

Song Jiao wanted to say something, but Li Ye had already waved his hand, signaling that the other party didn't need to say much.

Zhang Changan has the potential to be prime minister, but he is not the only candidate for prime minister, for Li Ye, whether the other party can finally achieve that position depends on himself. Selecting and employing people is the quality that Li Ye, the emperor, must have, and those who can't stand the tempering and testing can't lead the future officials of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Ye thought that Song Jiao should leave, but he was already ready to continue to review the folds, and picked up the jade pen, only to find that the other party had no intention of retiring, and there was something wrong with his eyes.

Li Ye's mind was so sensitive, and he suddenly realized that Song Jiao's fundamental intention in breaking with himself over Zhang Chang'an's matter was not to complain about Zhang Chang'an, or to fight for him.

She is the commander of the Tsing Yi Yamen, and she is not a member of the Zhongshu Sect, Zhang Changan is not related to her, so it is not her turn to say so much for her.

So Song Jiao didn't leave, just to hang in front of Li Ye for a while to show her sense of existence.

Realizing this, Li Ye understood why Song Jiao's eyes looked at him faintly revealed a sense of resentment. That clearly means that if you have a queen, you will no longer care about me?