The winter afternoon is extremely warm, especially since quality technology was used during the renovation of Luoyang Palace. Behind the glass, which is better than before, the sunlight shines into the palace through the glass, and the thick carpet looks extremely comfortable under the sunlight. , sitting lazily on the sofa by the window, making people feel lazy involuntarily, wishing they could just keep looking at the scenery outside the window forever.
In the Tongxin Pavilion of the Zhenguan Hall of Luoyang Palace, only Li Hong and Wu Mei were sitting on opposite ends of the sofa in the large hall. Li Hong raised his face, allowing the sunlight to shine directly on his body, while Wu Mei was telling him about the past in his ears. story.
There was not a single maid or eunuch in the entire Tongxin Pavilion. Apart from the mother and son, the well-behaved and beautiful Bai Chun sat opposite them, pouring tea and water for their afternoon chat. The three of them were just so quiet. Enjoying the afternoon sunshine and tranquility.
"Oh... According to what you said, Uncle Ji Wang is as old as my father? They have a pretty good relationship? Uncle Li Zhen, the King of Yue, is also very valued by his father. No wonder they were more popular than his successor when his father succeeded to the throne. I'm still happy." Li Hong lazily felt the warmth of the sun and said lazily.
Li Hong, who had his eyes closed, finished answering when Wu Mei paused. As soon as he put his feet comfortably on the coffee table, he felt a pain in his legs. The feather duster came over without knowing when, so he hurriedly opened his eyes and put down his feet. Legs, hehe looked at Mother Long with an angry look on her face.
"As a prince of the Tang Dynasty, can I have some etiquette? If I continue like this, when I greet you on the first day of the great dynasty, won't I make others laugh?" Wu Mei was too lazy to say more. Her words were almost worn out over the years, and she herself had no idea. He can discipline the prince well.
Every time they quarreled with His Majesty, when the point of conflict between the two turned to Li Hong, the couple looked like they hated each other, but it was obvious that Li Zhi was more qualified to accuse Wu Mei of failing to discipline Li Hong. Okay, and Wu Mei is also very confused. How has she disciplined Li Hong in the past ten years? Why doesn't it work at all? Are they really biological
"I will pay attention to it in the future. When congratulating the emperor, I will naturally not embarrass you and my father. Of course, I will not embarrass the Tang Dynasty." Li Hong coaxed Wu Mei with a smile. As he said this, he was about to sit next to Wu Mei, but the feather duster in his mother's hand was pressed against his chest, preventing him from coming over to please her.
"Bai Chun, please sit down too. I have never treated you as a palace maid or slave, so there is no need to be too restrictive in private." Wu Mei looked at the enchanting Bai Chun, how could she not know what Li Hong was thinking.
This was a disguised form of admitting Bai Chun's status in the East Palace. Otherwise, why would he have sent away all the palace maids and eunuchs since arriving in Luoyang, especially today, leaving Bai Chun alone to serve the two of them? Not just to let himself know the existence of Bai Chun.
"Mother, was I born in the palace?" Li Hong held the tea cup and thought about the brotherly relationship between Prince Ji and his father, but his thoughts involuntarily followed the old memories in Wu Mei's mouth and drifted to his own. period of birth.
"Why wasn't she born in the palace? If I had known that giving birth would be so troublesome, I might as well..." Wu Mei shook her head helplessly.
Li Hong continued to peel off a cocoon and asked thoughtfully: "You just said that your father brought you back to the palace from Ganye Temple in the second year of Yonghui, and then gave birth to me in the third year of Yonghui. "
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong? Do you think you picked it up?" Wu Mei asked sideways, but there were faint black lines on her forehead.
"That's not true. How could I have picked him up?" Someone was still unaware of the black lines gradually appearing on his mother's forehead. He was immersed in the gossip about the relationship between father and mother, and clasped his fingers. Thoughtfully, he said: "My father was the emperor's filial piety in May of the second year of Yonghui. Even if you want to enter the palace, it will have to be June or July, right?"
"Well, go on." Wu Mei held her chin with one hand and fiddled with the feather duster unconsciously, but her tone and expression were obviously impatient. Her eyes were full of coldness, and she was still staring without feeling anything. of someone.
"I was born in February of the third year of Yonghui. According to ten months of pregnancy, this time... oh... ah... I'm sorry, mother, I didn't mean it... it hurts... ah, empress, please stop hitting me. I really didn't What do you mean, you didn’t just... really beat me, Queen Mother..."
"Little bastard, I have tolerated you for a long time. I just want to see what kind of monster you, Li Hong, are going to be. You are quite capable. What do you mean? Do you want to say that your father is unfilial? Or that I, your mother, are unfilial? Are you pregnant? October? What does it have to do with you?” At the end, Wu Mei hit and asked Li Hong, who was stuck on the sofa. .
The panting Wu Mei stood upright with violent ups and downs. Bai Chun picked up the feather duster that was knocked out and hurriedly handed it back to his hand. His sharp eyes looked at Li Hong who kept crying out in pain.
"That's not what I meant. Queen Mother, you have misunderstood me. What I want to say is whether I am pregnant longer or shorter than others. Didn't you just say that I am too smart? Wenquxing has descended to earth or something. So I wonder if I was so smart because I was in my mother's womb for too long." Li Hong quickly begged for mercy while rubbing his arm that was sore from Wu Mei's beating.
Wu Mei smiled disdainfully, pointed at Li Hong with a feather duster, and said calmly: "Tell me, what do you want to do when you come to my palace today? One moment, you asked me about the relationship between your father and Prince Ji, and the next moment, you asked me about the relationship between your father and Prince Ji. The relationship between the King of Yue and your own birth is now starting to change. What do you want to do if you don’t give me a clear answer today? Let’s see how I deal with you!”
Li Hong looked at the expression on his mother's face. It was obvious that he was not really angry at himself for gossiping about the affairs between her and his father. I'm afraid what really made her angry was that he planned to carry out the pregnancy for ten months!
Because everyone turned a blind eye to this matter. After all, the story between the father and the queen happened when the father was still observing filial piety for the emperor, so even if it is not a secret now, it is still for the mother to tell the father. Things I don’t want to mention.
But as for the love affair between her and her father, and about serving the late emperor and then the current emperor, Wu Mei always had a scornful attitude. The relationship between herself and the late emperor was pure and innocent, and she had never failed his majesty.
Moreover, at that time, after the death of the emperor's grandma Changsun, no one around him except Zhaorong Xu Hui could come into the late emperor's eyes at all. From this, we can know how true the emperor's deep love for the emperor's grandma was.
At that time, even Xu Hui, who was favored by the emperor, was granted the title of Zhaorong during his lifetime. Even under the persuasion of ministers, Emperor Taizong had no plans to marry Xu Hui.
In addition, the royal family of Li and Tang Dynasties were of Hu origin and followed Hu customs. After the death of his father, it was normal for him to marry his father's daughter. Therefore, the matter between Li Zhi and Wu Mei could be justified between the government and the public. The key.
When Wang Zhaojun of the Han Dynasty went to the Xiongnu as an envoy, he also married Huhanxie, the Xiongnu chanyu, first. After Huhanxie's death, he married Huhanxie's two sons twice, and both of them were married. A child was born.
What's more, during this period of the Tang Dynasty, the influence of Hu people's customs on the Tang Dynasty was simply deep-rooted. Whether it was daily utensils, music, food, etc., the Tang Dynasty was deeply influenced by Hu Feng.
Daily items such as Hu tables and Hu chairs were naturally influenced by Hu Feng and have now become indispensable items in people's daily lives.
That's why Li Hong dared to speculate so boldly about Father Long and Mother Long, but while he was pondering, he forgot that Wu Mei was still in Ganye Temple when she was pregnant with him, so he violated Wu Mei's taboo and was severely beaten. A meal.
As for Wu Mei being able to enter the palace, this was because Xiao Shufei fought with the Queen and Xiao Shufei deliberately asked Li Zhi to win Wu Mei into the palace. There was also the reason why Wu Mei had the beaten Li Hong in her belly, so this was the reason. Li Zhi's determination to summon Wu Mei into the palace.
Rubbing the sore parts of his body where Long Ma had beaten him, Bai Chun didn't even look at him. Li Hong suddenly felt as cold as if he had gone deep into a cold kiln. He was so sad that he didn't even look at him after being beaten. Individuals care about themselves.
"It's nothing, I just remembered and asked." Li Hong grimaced in pain, but he still had to reply to Long Ma's words.
"You, Li Hong, don't have any purpose in asking about the cause of the matter? Could it be that King Ji and King Yue also provoked you, Li Hong?" Wu Mei's face was cold. The little bastard was becoming more and more mysterious. Today, he suddenly pulled her into Tongxin Pavilion. She must have It is full of unknown intentions.
"Oh, I don't have any clues yet, so I can't make any judgments. Now that I am a minister, I naturally have to take the suffering of the people in the world into my heart. I haven't said a word about this matter yet." Li Hong looked at it. Looking outside the glass window, Li Zhi held Li Lingyue's little hand. The two of them looked outside the window and looked inside. The sound of Li Lingyue's yelling came faintly from outside.
"Even if you don't hold the title of Minister, can you, Li Hong, not care about the suffering of the people? How did you do what I asked you to do?" Wu Mei asked lightly.
Speaking of this matter, Li Hong would feel that he, the prince, would not run away when he inherited the throne in the future.
Because in history, the queen mother asked her father for these things, but now she has turned to seek herself. Does that mean that the queen no longer has the ambition to participate in political affairs or even control the court
"It's almost done. Most of them can be implemented after the Yuan Dynasty. For example: encouraging farmers and mulberry trees to pay corvee taxes, exempting the Guanzhong area of Chang'an from corvee taxes, Guangyan Road, Du Gaokou, and increasing the salaries of officials above the eighth rank of the Tang Dynasty. These will be implemented after the Yuan Dynasty. It can be implemented immediately. As for the other things, I think it still needs to be considered, but I think it is feasible. I would like to thank my mother for my mother-in-law for all the people in the world!" When it came to business, Li Hong also became serious. stand up.
Li Zhi and Li Lingyue walked in slowly, and happened to hear all this clearly. Li Zhi also smiled at the corner of his mouth and called the queen benevolent and willing to think about the people of the world.
(End of chapter)