"Di Renjie originally wanted Fan Huaiyi to stay in Chengdu Mansion and help him deal with matters in Jiannan Road, but Li Hong refused. As for Faang Ling... he committed suicide at his residence Yinjiu, but he left this letter, which is Presented to you." Wu Mei pushed the letter in front of Li Zhi, and then picked up the latest edition of "Fangjian Tianxia", which also contained information about the rebellion in Chengdu.
Just looking at the text above, you can see that whether it is the author's wording, intention, or the entire article's conception, it seems to be an extremely fair and non-emotional account of the rebellion in Chengdu Prefecture.
But if you think about it carefully, you can see that Prince Li Hong has no direct relationship with the rebellion in Chengdu Prefecture through Jiannan Road.
The article uses the story of a fire in the granary and the return of His Royal Highness to Chengdu from Changdao Temple as a clue. Although the entire article does not specify the relationship between the Nanzhao people and Fangling, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that whether the granary was burned or what happened to the Nanzhao people, Entering Chengdu Mansion, there is an inseparable relationship with Princess Fangling, King Yue, and Prince Cao.
What's more, although there is no outline, the status and importance of Chengdu Prefecture are also deliberately stated in the narrative, and Prince Li Hong is placed in the position of the victim.
In the end, with your strong sense of justice and the loyalty of Zhechong Mansion, you finally convinced Princess Fangling who had rebelled against the country and surrendered to the enemy. But even so, the King of Yue and Prince Cao still launched the Zhechong Mansion under their control to surround His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. , His Royal Highness finally had to reluctantly launch a crusade against them.
In short, the entire page revolves around the affairs of the Chengdu Mansion. It places Li Hong as a victim and has no choice but to exterminate his relatives. It focuses on describing the inner entanglements and contradictions of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when dealing with the royal family members, which is completely consistent with what happened before leaving Chang'an. The image of the prince is completely different.
"Have Li Lingyue and Guan Wan'er been brainwashed by Li Hong? Are you embarrassed to write such an article? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?" Wu Mei knew who wrote the articles on the front page after reading them.
Two of them were written by Li Lingyue himself, and the other three were clearly written by Shangguan Wan'er. Together with the concluding article in the last edition, in short, this latest "Fang Jian Tian Xia" is completely the grievance and pain of His Royal Highness. , helpless, entangled, and passive image of annihilating relatives for the sake of justice.
"Brainwashing? I think there are quite a few people in the court who have been brainwashed by Li Hong. After reading this "Fang Jian Tian Xia", you think Li Lingyue has been brainwashed, but in the hearts of the court officials, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has fulfilled his duties for the Tang Dynasty. I have tried my best to put the country, the country and the country as the top priority when exterminating relatives for righteousness, instead of opening the door because of the royal family. This is a high degree of praise. Today's morning meeting is entirely dedicated to him, Li Honglai, to praise his virtues. I have ascended the throne to take charge of the country. For many years, the prince has never been as unanimously praised by many ministers as Li Hong." Li Zhi put down Princess Fangling's letter. She is already dead, and it no longer matters who wrote the letter.
"Wang Lou, how do the literati and literary nobles in Chang'an City evaluate it? Are they all on the side of the prince, just like in "Fang Jian Tian Xia"?" Wu Mei opened "Fang Jian Tian Xia" and read asked a mock interview with some literati on the second page.
"Back to the queen, it is indeed as published in "Fang Jian Tian Xia". Nowadays, everyone is happy that His Highness the Crown Prince attaches great importance to the country and neglects the clan. Some noble families who originally did not think highly of His Highness have behaved abnormally this time... "
"Sigh... Your Majesty, do you realize the power of this "Fang Jian Tian Xia" now?" Wu Mei interrupted Wang Lou's words while holding her forehead, looked at Li Zhi and said: "It is impossible for different voices to be heard on this one. , only records that are favorable to Li Hong. Not everyone in the royal family has objections to Li Hong's private disposal of Faang Ling and others in Jiannan Road without going through Zongzheng Temple and your Majesty. But look at this, There are all voices of approval, and there are still some voices and shadows of opposition.”
"This is no different from what he did in the East Palace. He ignored the facts, confused the public, and suppressed opposition voices. If this continues, Li Lingyue will be... sooner or later."
"Erchen was approved by the school, but... later Xu Yanbo refused to let him go, so Erchen had no choice. Besides, Wan'er also didn't agree with "Fangjian Tianxia" to publish a voice different from that of the emperor's brother. This damn girl is now focused on replacing the emperor. For my brother's sake." Li Lingyue walked in with a bright smile and a few wisps of spring breeze on her face.
Wu Mei glanced at the "big girl" Li Lingyue who came in, closed "Fang Jian Tian Xia" and put it on the desk, and said calmly: "Now do you know how treacherous your brother is? At first you really thought that he was really thinking about making money for you. Ah, it’s good now. I’ve been caught by Li Hong, and it’s too late to regret it.”
"You deserve it, but if you don't want to be restrained by your imperial brother, that's fine. While your imperial brother is not in Chang'an, your emperor will make the decision for you. From now on, how about leaving "Fang Jian Tian Xia" to you alone?" Li Zhi He looked at Li Lingyue flatteringly. This was the only joy left in his lap now. Even though she was already considered as his daughter-in-law, she was still his princess after all. She could just stay in the palace for one more day.
"I thank my father for your kindness. I have decided to follow up with Guan Wan'er to produce another publication next year, forming a competitor relationship with "Fang Jian Tian Xia"..."
"Is this another idea given to you by your imperial brother?" Wu Mei asked calmly.
"Eh? How do you know? Did you instruct the emperor to do this?" Li Lingyue opened her beautiful big eyes and asked, rubbing Wu Mei's shoulders in disbelief.
"You don't have to guess. It took a year for "Fang Jian Tian Xia" to form the authority of the imperial court in the Tang Dynasty, making it a communication channel for the imperial court to the people of the world. Then we will make another copy at this time, which can be mixed with some Different from the voice of "Fang Jian Tian Xia", it seems to be competing with "Fang Jian Tian Xia". In fact... it is completely one black and one white, putting everyone in the world into two publications, monopolizing all the right to speak, completely Make the world's noble families and scholars use it." Wu Mei patted Li Lingyue's left hand, indicating that she could use more force here.
"But Erchen can completely make the decision. He doesn't have to be controlled by Xu Yanbo like in "Fang Jian Tian Xia". And every time there is a dispute, Erchen goes to Xu Yanbo to argue, and Li Chuyuan always comes over to play tricks on me, which makes me miserable. I feel uncomfortable everywhere." Li Lingyue simply gave up massaging her mother and sat aside frustrated, leaning on her delicate chin and starting to sulk.
"Change, change, change again! How many times have I told you not to be influenced by your father, otherwise, what you learned in Chongwen Hall will be in vain, even if you get another copy that is different from "Fang Jian Jian" "The World" publication, it seems that you are the one who makes the decision, but when the time comes, Li Hong will also have other ways to restrict you. With Li Hong... nothing is set in stone. The laws of the Tang Dynasty regarding merchants, and even scholars. Among these strata of farmers and workers, which one is not changing the system now? If there is a mistake, the system will be restructured, and if there is no mistake, there will be rewards. When it comes to the legal system, Li Hong has never cared about the rhetoric and the face of the law. He does not care about any legal system. It is impossible for them to remain unchanged forever. As long as he discovers loopholes, even if they were originally designated by him, he can veto them and then change them. If you forget this, you still remember what your ancestors did. If so, Li Hong will continue to use him sooner or later." Wu Mei began to analyze Li Hong and helped Li Lingyue think of countermeasures.
But what he said just now made someone next to him groan, as if he had not made any achievements as the emperor in governing the country for all these years, and he did not look at who is the emperor now. When he, Li Hong, has done everything Well, not all the things recorded in the history books belong to him as the emperor!
Wu Mei looked at someone curling her lips with disdain and said coldly: "Don't be disdainful. In my opinion, the rules that have not changed for thousands of years should have been changed long ago. Li Hong broke through the resistance and started reforming from the Ministry of Household Affairs. In the past few years, the other five departments have always followed the example of the Ministry of Finance in terms of self-correction. Why? Because the Ministry of Finance was taken over by Li Hong first, and the gap of several years has made it difficult for the other five departments in the past few years. To catch up, you can go to the Ministry of Household Affairs and take a look now. It is a completely different world than before Li Hong took over. They can proactively discover problems, admit loopholes, realize their mistakes and then reform, unlike Kong Zhi Yue has been in charge of the Imperial College for many years. He knew that there were problems, but instead of solving them, he used the teachings of the sages to find explanations for himself in an attempt to preserve his status as a literary giant. You wait, wait. After Li Hong comes back, it will be time for another round of reforms. At that time, the Imperial College and Hongwen Hall will have to become colleges like Chongwen Hall. "
"The changes are endless, and everything left by the ancestors has been abolished by him. This is disrespectful!" Li Zhi knew that Wu Mei was right, but he just didn't believe that now that the Jiannan Road incident was resolved, the Tang Dynasty still had Why bother!
In short, he just didn't like and couldn't stand Li Hong's tossing around and preventing the courtiers from enjoying peace and prosperity.
"Remove the dross and take the essence. I think the emperor is right. Not everything left by the sages is right. After all, the sages have never seen how wealthy the Tang Dynasty is today. Show the perfume to the sages. The sages might even treat it as poison and ban it." Li Lingyue stuck out her tongue and immediately hid behind Wu Mei, not daring to look at Li Zhi who looked even more ugly.
The three of them discussed back and forth, and the topic once again returned to the original point, which was the "Zhenguan Code" compiled by the late emperor himself, and the "Tang Code Review" revised by Li Zhi during the Yonghui period based on the "Zhenguan Code" ", were all facing the risk of being abolished by Li Hong at this time, so Li Zhi's attitude on this issue has always been quite negative.
I think Li Hong's idea is absolutely treasonous!
(End of chapter)