In the second year of Yongchun, Emperor Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne.
In the first year of Hongdao, Prince Li Hong of the Tang Dynasty succeeded to the throne.
At this moment, history finally completely deviated from the original correct track of history. Finally, at this moment, the prince Li Hong, who did not live to the present in history, was given a posthumous title in history: Li Hong, who respected the emperor, was later enthroned. Li Zhe, the emperor, took his temple title: Li Hong, Emperor Yizong, finally ascended to the throne of the Tang Dynasty.
History never has what-ifs, but it does change. Therefore, in the second year of Yongchun in history, Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, who originally died in the river of history, became the Zen Emperor of the Tang Dynasty in the second year of Yongchun, the fifth prince Li Hong, thus becoming another emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The living emperor.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, hundreds of officials congratulate him. From the localities to Kyoto, a batch of local and Kyoto official positions change hands, and they are either promoted, demoted, or dismissed.
When the new emperor ascends the throne, a general amnesty will be granted. A batch of local and central criminals and death row prisoners will be released or have their crimes reduced.
In Chang'an, the capital, and Luoyang, the eastern capital, a peaceful and festive atmosphere lasted for more than half a year. The new emperor ascended the throne and extended his blessings to the world, either by distributing money and rice to farmers, or by reducing rents and raising taxes to merchants, or by Grant official positions to scholars.
There is a peaceful atmosphere in the imperial city. There are countless auspiciousnesses in the world, countless auspiciousnesses overseas, countless envoys from foreign countries, countless congratulations and gifts... The flying feather dusters... countless!
Li Hong had imagined countless times how carefree he would be after ascending the throne, and how he would be able to explore the world, but... the reality is often cruel. Although he was once the prince, and was favored by the emperor and the empress dowager for many years, To this day.
But he never knew that after reaching the pinnacle of imperial power, he would have to suffer so many constraints and restrictions. Even the father of the dragon who changed from the emperor to the emperor, and the mother of the dragon who changed from the queen to the empress dowager, were very strict with him. Harsh, it has reached the point where others are extremely envious, but he himself feels outrageous.
Similarly, the ministers and officials who were still able to talk freely with him are no longer as relaxed as before when they see him. They are all respectful and respectful, as if they are shrimps thrown into boiling water. Who knows? He is always stooped and cautious.
Of course, among all the people in the world, probably only the father, the queen, and Bai Chun were the same as before when they were in front of him.
"I...I forgive you."
"Get up and talk!"
"I...I forgive you."
"Get up and talk."
"I...I forgive you."
"Get up and speak, who made you kneel down!"
Li Hong felt that he had worn out his words, but even when he was the prince, Zong Chuke, Shangguan Yi, Jing Hui and others who could still talk and laugh with him, now when they see him, they are like... damn... ... In short, every time I face the courtiers, I always feel like I am the ancestral tablet of his family, so I ask them to treat me with respect and caution, fearing that I will lose the etiquette of a courtier.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess has changed her title to Queen..."
"Zongzheng Temple should have the final say on this matter, right? Ask them, here I am... I'm sorry, Queen Mother, I know I was wrong." The emperor hurriedly rushed out of Penglai Hall, with the afterimage of a feather duster flying behind him.
"Give me another one! Me! Me! Me! How long has this been going on and you still can't change it for me! Are you going to make me angry to death?" Wu Mei stood at the door of Penglai Hall with a feather duster in her hand, shouting loudly. His Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, hid under the towering tree that he and the Supreme Emperor had planted, and said nothing.
"Mother, you are wrong. I... I... my son behaved much better in front of the ministers in the court than in your Penglai Palace. If you don't believe me, ask Hua Meng." The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty hid in the tree. Later, I just didn't dare to go out and face the feather duster in the hands of the Queen Mother.
The maids and eunuchs in the Penglai Palace have long been accustomed to the sight of feather dusters flying all over the palace these days. Behind the towering trees, it seems that the figure of the new emperor can be seen regardless of wind or rain, and the Penglai Palace At the door, the Empress Dowager naturally shouted angrily.
"It's been three months. You told me it's just much better. I don't care if you're used to it or not. If you dare to use other names again, I won't fight... fight... come here!" Wu Mei raised her eyebrows. Her figure is becoming more and more plump, and she has long since lost the elegance and charm of the past. In addition to being noble and elegant, Wu Mei now has more of a peaceful demeanor.
Or perhaps, the feather duster in her hand is still exactly the same as before, but the handle of the feather duster, which has been coated with starch, silently tells the story of the Empress Dowager's persistence in it over the years and its role in the Daming Palace. Huge effect.
Less than two months after Li Hong ascended the throne, Princess Dalai and the heirs of the Tang royal family were finally welcomed back to the East Palace of Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty as the concubines of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
It doesn't even need to be verified by official offices such as Zongzheng Temple. Looking at the features of the prince living overseas, one can tell at a glance that this is definitely "produced" by His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Hong, and it will definitely not be a fake prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Wu Mei and Li Zhi didn't have a good impression of Princess Dalai. After all, after becoming pregnant with Li Hong's dragon seed, they dared to leave without saying goodbye and secretly ran back to Japan to give birth to the child, thus disregarding the face of the Tang royal family. Logically speaking, he should have been sent to Zongzheng Temple to be dealt with as soon as possible after returning.
However, due to the affection of the new emperor Li Hong, the two of them could only angrily leave Princess Dalai in the East Palace and never summon her. Even when Pei Wanying and others came into the palace to visit the couple, she was still not on the roster. The name of Princess Dalai is allowed to appear.
However, Li Zhi and Wu Mei don't have long memories. Since they are so indifferent to their biological mother, they are very kind to their biological children, making Li Ye, Li Ye and other princes and princesses jealous of Li Nan. treatment.
Li Nan, who is half a year younger than Li Ye and Li Ye, understood the rules of their own small circle in the East Palace within a few days, and began to get along with each other like a fish in water.
There are not many rules and etiquette on weekdays, but when it comes to Li Ye and Li Ye, they are extremely flattering. They even don't care about some of the new things that Grandpa Huang and Grandma Huang gave him on the first day after returning to Chang'an. He stingily took it out and shared it with Li Ye and others.
Wu Mei and Li Zhi did not love Li Nan in vain. When they were bullied by Li Ye, they would reconcile it from time to time. Their respect for Li Nan was much better than that of his biological mother Da Lai. times.
In the imperial city of Chang'an City, the most famous ones are Taiji Palace, Daming Palace and Xingqing Palace, which are known as the three major palaces.
So even though Li Hong never mentioned it, and even hoped that his father and mother would always live in the Daming Palace, and that he, the emperor, would still live in the East Palace, no matter what he said, nothing would change. Due to the persistence of Li Zhi and Wu Mei, the couple finally moved from Daming Palace to Xingqing Palace in two months, leaving Daming Palace to Li Hong.
With Li Hong entering the Daming Palace, the succession of the throne of the Tang Empire was finally completed smoothly.
Although Xingqing Palace, which is next to Daming Palace, is smaller in scale than Daming Palace, its luxury and elegance are more suitable for Li Zhi and Wu Mei to cultivate themselves.
In addition, the couple had made preparations over the years. Although it had not expanded in size, the architectural style and decoration inside represented the most exquisite and advanced artistic peak of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, for Li Zhi and Wu Mei, they were happy to move into the Xingqing Palace, not at all like how much injustice they had suffered as Emperor Li Hong thought.
The court meeting held once every seven days is now completely gone. The old people who still existed when Li Zhi helped Li Hong were in power have become new faces. With Li Hong taking over the Daming Palace, some veterans of the Fifth Supervisor of the Nine Temples or were replaced by Li Hong. Hong was driven away, or was wanted by Li Zhi or Wu Mei, and they all changed hands one after another, becoming new ministers promoted and cultivated by Li Hong.
Only at this time did Li Zhi and Wu Mei, who were in Xingqing Palace, clearly and truly understand that the new emperor, who seemed out of place and made them worry and troubled, had actually done this long before he ascended the throne. The preparations for taking the throne are complete.
I originally thought that after Li Zhi ascended the throne and Li Hong ascended the throne, at least most of the old ministers would remain in the court. However, I did not expect that after Li Hong ascended the throne, some of them had been in the Chongwen Hall of the East Palace, or The ministers who held insignificant positions in the prince's palace became important ministers in the court overnight.
After just a few months of testing, both Li Zhi and Wu Mei discovered that these ministers who originally seemed to have little ability turned out to be just like Li Hong, dormant in the wild, waiting for Li Hong to ascend the throne. Show off your skills.
The people in the court did not appear to be very happy about the overwhelming war situation between the Tang Navy and the Japanese, or they thought that the Tang Dynasty could finally rest easy and enjoy peace and prosperity.
Whether it is Zhongshu, Menxia, Shangshu, or Liubu, they have already anticipated the devastating war situation between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese Empire. Now, before the war is over, they have already begun to plan what to do next. .
Among all the ministers, most of the voices tended to be that since the Japanese country regards the Tang Dynasty as its superior country and considers itself a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, then the emperor of the Japanese country should not be called the emperor. Wouldn't this be illegal? The name of the Supreme Emperor? Isn't it higher than the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Isn't it equal to the Supreme Emperor? Isn't it suppressing my Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Therefore, in the face of the letter of peace request from the Japanese royal family, most people in the court hoped that Li Hong could re-confer the title of Japanese royal family, confer the title of Emperor Tianmu as the King of Donghai, and personally issue an imperial edict, ordering him to change the emperor to the king, as a sign of Respect for the Tang Dynasty and Your Majesty.
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