Wu Mei was very calm along the way, and Li Hong didn't even feel any mood swings. The situation that had been so normal for most of the day made Li Hong feel that everything was abnormal.
Using the excuse that Li Lingyue was sleepy, Li Hong carried Li Lingyue to the Queen Mother's sedan. Before he could speak, the sedan door was opened by the palace maid. Long Ma took Li Lingyue into the sedan, and he followed on horseback. Beside.
"Your father plans to go to Liaodong after finishing the wedding arrangements in Gao'an. What are your plans, Li Hong?" Wu Mei's voice in the sedan chair was very calm, even revealing a hint of exhaustion.
"I don't have any plans. After my father goes to war, I have to lead all the officials back to Chang'an. Do you want to go back with me? You live alone in Luoyang, and I don't worry about it." Li Hong leaned on his horse. On his back, he opened the sedan curtain with one hand to see Long Ma's expression clearly. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned his head to the side, he saw a feather duster stabbing his eyes. He was so frightened that someone sat up straight in a hurry and no longer dared to act casually. Lift the sedan curtain.
"Have you finished handling all matters in Luoyang?" Wu Mei asked instead without answering Li Hong's words.
"My son, I have nothing to do in Luoyang." Li Hong replied confused.
Originally, his original intention of coming to Luoyang was because of Li Yangcang, but now with the instructions of Di Renjie and his father, the matter has been reduced to a minor matter. Except for Xiao Shouye, the governor of Weizhou, who was dismissed from office and imprisoned, no one else was involved. No punishment was given.
As for Lu Lisu and Lu Shuang, not only is their father unwilling to offend them because of Uncle Ji, but he himself is also unwilling to pay attention to these matters.
Intricate interpersonal relationships often play an important role at critical moments, which makes Li Hong, who is full of enthusiasm, become powerless and even bored in the end.
Political struggles are often intertwined with cruelty and helplessness. The cliques of interest groups are particularly special and important in this era. As the ruler of the empire, Li Hong believes that in addition to governing the country, the royal family is more important. That is, how to rely on one's own political wisdom to balance and appease the overt and covert struggles between various class forces.
If you want to balance a bowl of water and control the class forces of the entire empire with ease, you often need extraordinary wisdom and patience to weigh the pros and cons of each class for the dynasty, weigh the role of each force for the royal family, and appease and win over each class. When power is used for one's own purposes and one is loyal, one needs to choose a harmonious approach on some issues of right and wrong. Only in this way can the powerful people of an empire truly hold power in their hands and let more people work for themselves. Used.
He is no longer the Li Hong who could do whatever he wanted with his young age, recklessness, and passion. The more it seems that his position is stable, the more he should do it. Be careful. Being in an overly comfortable situation often makes people numb and their keen sense of touch often decreases.
No matter how many lives he has lived and how many memories he has carried with him, at this level and height that he has never been exposed to before, he wants to be above the court, dealing with these famous figures in history and passed down through the ages, and follow him As his position became more stable, the advantages he held became less and less.
The trajectory of history has changed because of his appearance. Some people and things in the court can no longer refer to history books. Therefore, Li Hong understands very well that in the following days when his father is personally on the expedition, I am afraid that only It is the most severe test I have ever faced.
Therefore, strategically choosing to return to Chang'an, where he is most familiar, and to supervise the country step by step, and then spend the remaining time to manage the things at hand, is the best policy among the worst.
After the marriage in Yiyang ended, it was Gao'an's wedding. The royal family married two princesses one after another in less than a month. This made the people of Luoyang fall into the joy of a festival, because the two princesses Li Hong estimates that the tax revenue of the northern and southern cities in Luoyang City will increase significantly this month compared to this month in previous years.
During this period, except for the Ministry of War, which was preparing everything step by step for His Majesty's personal expedition, other court officials seemed to have become fat and white during this period. Yiyang's marriage and the nine-day banquet left them with nothing to eat. Burp every day.
Gao An's wedding was followed by nine consecutive days of royal banquets. All civil and military officials were drunk and dreaming every day. In the court hall, the usual court gatherings began to be held every three days, and later became every five days.
But Li Qiao, the censor, quit, saying frankly that your majesty has neglected state affairs and should follow the example of the late emperor and hold court meetings every day. What's more, when your majesty first ascended the throne, you personally promised that you would never neglect the court hall every day. They will participate in the court meeting every day.
Li Zhi blew his beard and glared angrily, but he had no choice but to do it. He had no choice. When he came to the throne, he did make such bold words, but during this time, when I marry the princess, can't I be given two days of leisure? What's more, I still want to go to Liaodong with my chariot!
After this matter was known by someone who came to the East Palace to have a meal, he thoughtfully gave his father Long an idea: "How about you take Li Qiao with you when you go on the expedition? Give him 800 people and limit him to If the war in Liaodong is not settled within three days, if we don't come forward to see you... "Oh."
Wu Mei passed by Li Hong, listened to the shameless remarks, raised her jade hands that were idle anyway, and slapped his son on the back of the head: "Nonsense, then Li Qiao, I think it's very important to speak out and remonstrate." Well, Your Majesty is indeed suspected of neglecting the court because of the princess’s marriage.”
Li Zhi looked at Queen Wu Mei without saying anything, and then looked at Prince Li Hong. After holding back for a long time, he said: "Because I have to personally conquer Liaodong, I have no way to distract myself from the court. From tomorrow onwards, the prince will supervise the country and the queen will assist. "
"Why?" Someone asked Father Long with his eyes wide open.
Long Ma was sitting on the side with a proud smile. The unfilial son finally fell into her hands. She still didn't believe that he could do everything when supervising the country. His Majesty asked him to assist. In fact, to put it bluntly, he just wanted to keep an eye on the unfilial son. , lest during His Majesty's personal expedition, the court reformed by him would become a mess again.
As a result, someone was once again put in the position of supervising the country. The dignified Protector-General of Anxi Protectorate, Governor of Jingzhao Prefecture, Shangshu Ling, and Crown Prince Li Hong tried to put forward an idea: "We must How about the last court meeting in seven days..."
Then someone was kicked out by Dragon Father and Dragon Mother, and he started his inhuman life again, working from nine to five, and having to report to the harem after going to court.
Li Hong groaned as he watched the entire expedition ceremony. This magnificence, this scene, this so solemn and shocking scene made Li Hong think that this was not an expedition, but that His Majesty the Emperor wanted to conquer the people of the world. Come and show off your literary, Taoist and military skills.
Twenty thousand Jinwu Guards surrounded His Majesty the Emperor in golden armor, with all kinds of flags waving behind him. Xue Rengui had already led his troops to Liyangcang in Weizhou and began to supervise military supplies, while the Governor of Youzhou was the last to go to the outside of the pass in the Central Plains. The barrier has also begun to be busy due to His Majesty's personal conquest.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has already appointed the new governor of Youzhou. This person is the first real personnel appointment since he became the minister of the province: Lu Zhaolin returned to Youzhou, not far from the Fanyang Lu family with five surnames and seven families. Taking up the post made everyone in the Lu family feel happy and worried at the same time.
Some people in power in the Lu family believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince appointed Lu Zhaolin as the governor of Youzhou, and before that, he even released Lu Ao, who had a misunderstanding with him at the Qujiangchi Poetry Club.
Although during the whole incident, the prince's disciple Zong Chuke, the chief official of Jingzhao Mansion, dismissed Lu Zhi, the magistrate of Chang'an County, but other than that, His Royal Highness did not take any further action against the Lu family.
Now that Lu Zhaolin is appointed as the governor of Youzhou, does it mean that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intends to repair the damaged relationship with the Fan Yang Lu family? Although the five surnames and seven families were deliberately suppressed, as a prominent family, the royal family couldn't offend everyone, right
These people began to hold the idea that the prince would show weakness and make amends, thinking that it was only a matter of time before the Lu family became the head of the five surnames and seven families.
And some people began to worry. As a minister, His Royal Highness was in charge of six ministries. The first thing to do was to appoint Lu Zhaolin from the Ministry of Personnel. Is this to support one of his own to become the head of the Lu family
The Fanyang Lu family is not a monolithic one. Because Lu Zhaolin came to Youzhou to take up a post, he was divided into two factions headed by the head of the Lu family and several direct descendants.
The kind and filial Crown Prince sent His Majesty the Emperor on his way to Luoyang City for more than forty miles, and then reluctantly waved goodbye to the Jinwu Guards with their flags fluttering.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is kind. When His Majesty the Emperor was on his own expedition, he even gave His Majesty two of his personal eunuchs, Yang Wu and Lian Tie, to protect His Majesty in Liaodong.
After bidding farewell to the Eastern Expeditionary Army with tears, he galloped along the pipeline with his horse and whip raised. Without the one who was holding him tightly, he felt as free as a bird that was let fly between heaven and earth.
But... it seems that there is another tight spell waiting for him in Luoyang City, but no matter what, he is happy at the moment and his heart is flying.
What does it mean that my father is able to go on a military expedition? It shows that the father's ambition is still there, which means that the mother's ambition will be much smaller than it was in history.
Now that he is left to supervise the country and his mother is assisting him, the rights in the mother's hands are even smaller than when the father went to court in person. Is this the father's deliberate use of the opportunity of his personal conquest to weaken the mother's excessive participation in the court? The rights of the government
If this is the case, doesn't it mean that he is now faced with every political decision and the problem of whether to ask his mother for instructions? After all, I had never encountered such a situation before when I was supervising the country.
It has always been the emperor's duty to go on patrol, but now that Father Long is on an expedition to Liaodong, Mother Long is left to supervise the country with him. What's going on
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