Princess Dalai was captured by Li Hong and brought to the Tang Dynasty. In the past few years, you have been the highest emissary sent by the Japanese country to the Tang Dynasty. After traveling to and from the Japanese country in the Tang Dynasty several times, her influence in the Japanese country has become comparable to that of the Japanese emperor Dahairen. A few princes are even more influential than those princes.
In the eyes of the major forces that could compete for the Japanese Emperor, Princess Dairai was undoubtedly the greatest threat to them, and the one they feared the most.
Among them, Princess Dai Lai naturally boasted about her relationship with Tang Dynasty officials every time she helped her father consolidate his position as emperor after returning to Japan.
Especially her cordial relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, which forced the other major forces to carefully look for opportunities in secret and not dare to rebel too blatantly. This also made the people of Dahai rely more and more on the Grand Princess.
But if Li Hong repatriates Princess Dalai back to Japan, then the so-called close relationship between the prince of Tang Dynasty and Princess Dalai will be destroyed among the major forces in Japan. In this way, several major forces will be destroyed. Now that they have less to worry about, will the forces still carefully and secretly look for opportunities to rebel
Of course, they will not rebel in secret, but will rise up and openly oppose the people of the sea.
But Li Hong needed an appropriate opportunity to balance the strength and timing between the several major forces. In this way, it would be best to keep the Japanese country in chaos and unable to unify. This would be in the best interests of the Tang Dynasty.
Just like the three families of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, each family now bows to the Tang Dynasty, but each family has the hostility of the other two families, so that they have no chance to consider how to get rid of the Tang Dynasty. Go to the country and put the shackles on them.
All they can consider is to take strict precautions to see whether the other two families will suddenly send troops to invade their interests while the tiger of Tang Dynasty is taking a nap.
The unhappy and grounded Princess Dalai had no idea at this moment that although she seemed not to have been punished by the Tang Prince, she had been exploited to the extreme.
Li Zhi now had a headache when he heard about state affairs, so he only asked but did not tell him. After hearing a few words about Li Hong's general policy for the eastern countries, he waved to him to visit his mother. He wanted to go to the fields to see the seedlings. It is growing. This is a century-old plan that is related to the prosperity and well-being of the people of the Tang Dynasty. If it is completed, the historian may write a few more words for himself in the history books, so that he can keep pace with the late emperor in the history books.
"Can't you talk to your mother about this?" Li Hong looked at the old man pitifully and said.
The old man didn't even pay attention to him. That's my queen. Because of you, the queen and I have been quarreling since we were young. Now that we have managed to live a long life, do you still want us to quarrel because of you? There are no doors!
Seeing the old man in coarse clothes with his hands behind his back, Huaji holding a huge parasol behind him, followed by many palace officials and officials, carefully walking into the field to check the growth of the seedlings, Li Hong could only sigh helplessly. With a tone of voice, you are waiting to be scolded by Dragon Mother.
I heard Li Zhi's reminders coming from behind my head from time to time: "Be careful, watch your steps when walking, don't step on the seedlings I planted myself!" Li Hong's head was as big as a bucket, it really hurt!
Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were punished by Zongzheng Temple. If they went to the Queen Mother and were not allowed to absolve them of their crimes, the Queen Mother would not need to use her arrogance as a queen, she would just say lightly: "Oh, this is okay. If you don't become the emperor, you plan to control the royal family? Why do you care about your father's face? Prince, you have to do your job of supervising the prince. Royal family affairs are free for your father. Take care of it with me, you don’t have to worry about it, the prince of the country.”
So when Li Hong finished his request to Wu Mei, he was met with Wu Mei's light and slightly sarcastic words.
"If you continue to act your own way like this, how can your children and ministers have dignity in front of other ministers in the future? How should you manage your ministers? Managing a country is like managing a family. If you can't manage the family, how can you govern the country and bring peace to the world, right? These new crops , it’s not like you don’t know how precious it is. Look at Li Chunfeng’s miserable appearance when he came back. He put a rope around his neck and took him to the street to perform as a monkey. No one would be able to recognize it as a human being. At most, he could say In other words, this monkey really looks like a human when he puts on clothes.”
Listening to Li Hong's description of Li Chunfeng, who was as thin as a withered body and as tall as a clothes rack, Wu Mei's mind couldn't help but recall the scene when she first met Li Chunfeng this year. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that Li Hong's description was very appropriate.
Wu Mei, who couldn't help laughing, stopped her laughter and said, "You are burying your ministers like this, aren't you afraid of how uncomfortable Li Chunfeng will be when he finds out?"
Li Hong cried, frowned, ignored Long Ma's joke, and continued: "If you think about it, Li Chunfeng is in such a miserable state. It is conceivable that other people will only be in a worse situation than Li Chunfeng, and, For these new crops, there are many more people who have lost their lives in the vast sea, or on land as far away as the horizon. My son said this, just to clarify to you that these new crops have come It’s not easy. If Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi escape their crimes so easily, let’s not talk about whether they are worthy of the royal family. Do you think they are worthy of those who died on the voyage for these new species?”
"What do you mean? How to punish the crime?" Wu Mei asked with a serious expression after listening to Li Hong's words.
"Without saying anything, just one word: kill! Just behead him or quarter him into pieces. To serve as a warning to others... Oops."
"Why do you really want to be a tyrant? Your father ruled the country benevolently and never killed a few felons in his life. Your imperial grandfather, in order to show the royal kindness and tolerance, would even release prisoners. How come you know how to kill Kill! Even if they are guilty, the crime is really punishable by death? Why don't you just want to remove them from the position of minister and minister? Why don't you bargain with me for such a serious crime? "Wu Mei's feather duster has not been used for many years, and now the chicken feathers on it are almost bald, almost like a thin stick.
Dissatisfied, Wu Mei pulled out the chicken feathers that Li Ye was stuffing into his mouth, signaled the palace maid to give Li Ye to Pei Wanying, and then continued to lecture her son: "I didn't realize it until today, you Li Hong." Once you get involved with any woman, you can get rid of any crime. Why, you, Li Hong, still want to be an emperor? After you become the emperor, you can go to the palace from all over the Tang Dynasty. Are you searching for beauties on a large scale? No, you, Li Hong, are more capable than your father and grandfather. You are collecting from all over the world, so the beauties from Goguryeo and other places are not in your eyes, right?"
Faced with Long Ma's scolding, Li Hong touched his nose unconsciously. A feather handed to him by Li Ye was playfully inserted into Li Ye's head, like a small flagpole. Swinging on the head.
However, Li Ye was so teased by her father, but she watched her father giggle happily, and even shook her head at Wu Mei, as if she was showing off her new headdress.
Wu Mei silently pulled Li Ye and took off the feathers on his head: "Heartless, doesn't that look good?"
After seeing Li Ye being carried away by the palace maid, Li Hongcai smiled bitterly and said: "My son is not as beautiful as you think. My son is not pursuing the guilt of Princess Dalai now. It is for a purpose. It does not mean that I will never pursue it, but Since you have said so, I have reluctantly agreed to remove Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi from their official positions, and they will not be allowed to enter the official career again. "
Li Hong beat the snake with the stick and looked at Wu Mei's expression as he spoke to see if Long Ma was still dissatisfied with his handling.
"Sigh... It's up to you. I know everything about them. Forget it, just let them be idle and idle. Just don't lose out on their salary." Wu Mei said helplessly.
Wu Mei at this time has long been different from the Wu Mei in the original trajectory of history. Wu Mei, who used any means to achieve her goals, has long since disappeared. Now that she has many children and grandchildren, she naturally does not look like her to her mother-in-law's family. so valued in history.
After all, in history, Wu Mei valued the Wu family because she needed more confidants to do things for her during the battle. At that time, she also lacked people around her who knew her thoughts without saying a word, so she used them more. Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi.
And Wu Chengsi, in the original history, ordered people to find a white stone, and then carved on it: "The Holy Mother is here, Yongchang Emperor Industry", and ordered people to dedicate it to the then Queen Mother Wu Mei, which was called : The Heaven-given Holy Picture is fully prepared for his ascension to the throne two years later.
Therefore, it is not difficult for people like Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi who like to flatter themselves to gain power in front of Wu Mei, so that Wu Mei can force Li Hong to promote him to the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry.
Nowadays, Wu Mei is no longer on her original trajectory. Without the basis of royal struggle and the need for her confidants, when facing the Wu brothers, she will no longer take them as seriously as they did in history.
What's more, the two of them have indeed committed serious crimes. Even if Wu Mei wants to continue to cover up, continue to let the two of them work in the Ministry of Industry, or transfer them to other places, it is obviously impossible.
After all, in this way, the majesty of the Crown Prince and Li Hong's prestige in front of the ministers will be questioned by other ministers. Faced with such a choice, Wu Mei naturally chose to sacrifice Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi. In order to maintain the majesty of the prince Li Hongjian.
Wu Mei accepted Li Hong's result for the two of them. The mother and son sat and chatted for a few words. Wu Mei suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "I asked you to interrupt me just now and forget about what I wanted to ask you." Let me ask you, what’s going on between you and Shangguan Wan’er? I heard from Li Lingyue that Shangguan Wan’er has been transferred from Hongwen Hall to your Chongwen Hall these days.”
"What do I have to do with Guan Wan'er? Don't listen to Li Lingyue's nonsense!" Li Hong couldn't help but feel guilty when Long Ma asked him this.
(End of chapter)