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Chapter 959 The final step for Li and Luo to unite

The sun was rising, and the golden light shone into the backyard of Princess Taiping's Mansion. There were endless shouts and shouts. Luo Qianqiu, the Prince Consort, was dressed in fine clothes and had a tall figure. He was holding a horse in both hands. He was not riding a horse. , but there is the power of a dragon in the process, a horse without a sharp blade dances like an airtight horse, and there is even energy steaming from the body, lingering around the body, making people feel that the ancient King Xiang is reincarnated.

"Consort, the princess is back."

When Luo Qianqiu heard this, he threw the machete in his hand to the side and landed it firmly on the weapon rack. Generally speaking, Princess Taiping stayed in the palace and would only come back after lunch. Today was early. He hurried to the front hall and was still there. On the way, they saw Taiping coming in a hurry. When Princess Taiping saw Luo Qianqiu, her eyes lit up and she directly stepped forward and took his hand, "Husband, go to the room. I want to tell you something."

Seeing Taiping's solemn and a little anxious look, Luo Qianqiu didn't waste any time to ask more questions. He held Taiping's plump and delicate hand and walked to the room where they entered. After entering the room, Taiping immediately dismissed everyone, leaving only a dozen souls. The maid transformed into Bing was guarding the outside. Seeing Princess Taiping being so careful, Luo Qianqiu was even more curious.

An inexplicable flush appeared on Princess Taiping's face, and her eyes were bloodshot after not sleeping all night, but there was a hint of excitement in her eyes. As a descendant of the Li family, many times, she only needed a little guidance, "Husband, , the emperor’s brother wants to abdicate, and both the queen and mother want to make me the crown princess.”

Shocking!

The Crown Princess!
When this rather unfamiliar word was placed nakedly in front of Luo Qianqiu, he felt his head suddenly buzzing, and his majestic body couldn't help but sway slightly until Princess Taiping supported him. Waves of refreshing fragrance made him wake up, and he said leisurely: "That's it."

Countless pictures flashed in front of Luo Qianqiu, and countless elders' teachings flashed in front of him. At this moment, all the confusion was explained.

Princess Taiping understood Luo Qianqiu well, until he shouldn't have this shocked but enlightened expression, unless he knew something he didn't know. When she thought of this, Taiping's face suddenly became nervous, holding her hand and asked: "Husband , but what’s wrong with this?”

Luo Qianqiu had already woken up from the shock of first knowing her. Looking at the blooming peonies in the garden outside the house, they were so bright and beautiful that she sighed with emotion: "I just suddenly felt that there were traces of it. When we were married as juniors, our ancestors had Take the initiative, do you remember what the old man said? "

When Luo Qianqiu mentioned this matter, Princess Taiping's memories immediately flew back to the day of her wedding. On that day, there was a lot of red makeup, a grand ceremony, and ministers came to congratulate her. The whole city of the gods echoed with the music of her marriage. , but what was equally unforgettable about that day was that the Imperial Master came to see the newlyweds in person.

Even in the Luo family, this is special, because not every Luo family's marriage will be attended by the national master. Princess Taiping will never forget that day after her ancestors saw her, he nodded in approval and said: " The final step to unite Li and Luo should be here.”

Princess Taiping knew that Li Luo was one.

She knows that the Luo family is different from other high-ranking families. In today's world, many families are not willing to marry the royal family, but prefer to marry those high-ranking families who have been distinguished for generations. Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling during the Emperor Taizong's period, They are all representatives of this kind of poor people, not to mention those noble families.

But looking deeply into the root cause, we don’t really think that those so-called high-ranking families are nobler than the royal family, but that the princess is too noble politically. After marrying back, the entire family has difficulty in positioning themselves, neither can they override the princess. Because that is equivalent to being above the imperial power, and she is not willing to really compromise under the princess. Since the princess's father or brother is the emperor, ordinary women will just quarrel with each other after complaining to their parents' family, but the princess Complaining may directly send the entire family to the West.

Moreover, the tutors of noble girls are usually better, and they meet the standards for marrying a virtuous wife. Unlike the sudden rise of the royal family, what the princess looks like really depends on luck. In addition, high families already have political privileges and books. With advantages in various aspects such as family and family, he does not need to rely too much on the special care of the royal family in his official career, so he naturally does not want to get involved with the princess.

But Princess Taiping knew that there had always been plans within the Luo family to marry the royal family, so since the founding of the country, the Luo family had been consciously marrying princesses into the Luo family. If they wanted to avoid suspicion, the Luo family had no need to marry the royal family. of.

But in fact, when faced with the royal family's marriage, the Luo family has never refused, starting from the first generation Princess Pingyang, to the second generation empress eldest grandson's daughter marrying into the Luo family, until now she is married to Luo Qianqiu.

Her elder sister Princess An Ding, after her physical training was almost complete, went to the Western Regions to worship the master of Xuanmen and became a Xuanmen saint. In fact, she got married. Let me talk about it here. In the last years of Zhenguan, Xuanmen The saint Zhao Daier came to the Central Plains to congratulate her, and finally brought back the direct line of the Luo family of the Jun generation to the Western Regions. Zhao Daier took this opportunity to become the master of Xuanmen after Luo Xuanzang. Two years later, she gave birth to her current son, who was born with a stigma. The lineage of the Western Region's Stigmata begins to be passed down from here.

As for accepting Princess Anding as a student, the reason is that in Taoism, the religious teacher-student relationship is no less than a kinship relationship, and even has the right of inheritance. Therefore, choosing a teacher is very important for Taoism people. During a certain period of time, There are also those who accept their own children as students. Now the higher-ups of Xuanmen, if they have an illegal but particularly beloved child, they will choose a teacher for their illegal child.

Legal children here are legitimate children in the Central Plains, and illegal children are concubines. After all, Xuanmen is a religion. Although marriage is not prohibited, there are groups of wives and concubines, which is not in line with the style of Qing monks, so in Xuanmen, there are no In the concubine system, concubines have no inheritance rights at all. They should be called illegitimate children and belong to evil.

Princess Anding was born in the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, was taken in by the master of Xuanmen, and married to the son of the commander of the temple army. In terms of her future, she was very ambitious, although everyone knew that she was used by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty to maintain relations with the Western Regions. She is a pawn in the relationship, but no one will disrespect her.

After all, the commander of the temple army can be considered a relative to her. Although there is no blood relationship, Luo Junwei is Princess Anding's cousin after all, and the commander of the temple army, her father-in-law, is Luo Junwei's younger brother. , it’s not too much to call Princess Anding cousin from here.

In this way, all the legitimate daughters since the founding of the Tang Dynasty have been married to the Luo family. After three generations, the relationship between the Li family and the Luo family has become extremely close. When talking about the Luo family, the world has automatically attributed them to relatives of the emperor.

But does this count as a combination of Li and Luo?

What the Luo family is pursuing is a relationship like the one they had with Ji Jiang back then. Ji Jiang supported them through generations and they walked side by side for countless years. But now, it is obviously far worse than the Ji Jiang back then.

You must know that the reason why Ji Jiang was so stable in the past is inseparable from blood ties. Each generation of Zhou emperors has countless blood of Jiang surname flowing in their bodies, and countless blood of Ji surname also flows in the bodies of princes surnamed Jiang. Just like the original Qi State When the last king went to die, he was proud of the blood of King Su in his body. At that time, King Su was not only the ancestral god of the Luo family.

This is not the case with the current Luo family and the Li family. They are indeed very close now, but in fact, the blood of the Luo family does not flow in each generation of emperors, because the Luo family did not marry outside, but only married princesses. After all, they are collateral lines. , it cannot affect the true blood relationship of the emperor. What is even more difficult is that it is not that the Luo family is unwilling to marry, but the men of the Li family are a bit inconsistent with the mate selection of the Luo family women. Even if they don't care about others, the passionate nature of the Li family is all. It's a bit overwhelming.

When this reality was placed in front of Luo Su, even he, who thought he was very familiar with the principles of heaven and earth, felt that there must be God's will in the dark. It was he who proposed the unity of Li and Luo, and the fastest way for Luo Su to The Luo family has returned to its peak and even surpassed its previous peak. Facts have proved that his method is very effective. Now the Luo family has been at the center for three consecutive generations, profoundly influencing the world, completely surpassing the Han Dynasty, and is about to touch Bangzhou.

When he proposed this plan, Luo Su was thinking about what to do if there was a generation of Li princesses who were not blameless. Now that the plan is going smoothly, it actually has something to do with the high quality of these three generations of princesses. Pingyang Let’s not mention the princess, which is considered to be a rare woman in any period of history. Each of the three legitimate daughters of Empress Changsun is very outstanding. Not only is she beautiful, but she also has a good personality. Princess Taiping is equally excellent and terrifying. No less than Princess Pingyang, she could even be chosen as the crown princess by Wu Zhao and Luo Junwei, two experienced politicians, to inherit this huge empire.

If a person has no long-term worries, he will have immediate worries. If he does not consider the situations he may encounter in the future, he will be abandoned. At this time, the prophecy of the heroine in the world came into Luosu's sight, and it became increasingly clear that he He couldn't help but sigh, this was the key that fate threw to him, allowing him to solve the final problem. What should he do to solve the final step of Li Luo's union?

That would naturally mean giving birth to an emperor with Luo's bloodline. From this point of view, isn't Princess Taiping a must-have for this candidate?
She is so similar to her mother and has great energy. Wu Zhao gave birth to children one after another, but he was still able to manage the palace with one hand and help Li Zhi govern the country with one hand. She also gave birth to four sons and two daughters, but she never encountered a fertility crisis. , even if it is placed in an ordinary family, it will still be praised as a prosperous person.

She also has excellent political talent, far better than her brother. She can take on big responsibilities and is the material to become a leader.

When the heroine Tianxia and Li Luo converged on Princess Taiping, it was so clever that even Luo Su couldn't help but marvel at it. What is this?

Based on reality, Wu Zhao placed what she should have achieved on Princess Taiping, but Wu Zhao was still different. While Wu Zhao acted, Luo Su also placed Luo's fate on Princess Taiping and Luo Qianqiu. , the Luo family will accompany Princess Taiping and her son to reach a new peak, even surpassing the previous Bangzhou period.

Princess Taiping and Luo Qianqiu hugged each other in the room, and the quiet atmosphere enveloped everything. After countless thoughts were scattered, the things taken back were like a net, covering both of them. This net It won't hurt them, but it will drag them forward without stopping.

Luo Qianqiu said in a low voice after a long time: "Madam, if His Majesty really makes you the Crown Princess, I will wear a uniform for you, just like I said to you before the marriage."

Princess Taiping knew what Luo Qianqiu was talking about and nuzzled into his arms.

When a woman becomes emperor, there will definitely be people who oppose her. Even if the procedure is legal, there will be people who take the opportunity to stir up trouble. There is no shortage of careerists and fools in this world. Speaking of which, I have to mention that King Yan Li Ke is indeed talented. , he can really stay in Mobei for so many years without entering the Central Plains. If he really goes south, I'm afraid Li Zhi will only laugh and finally have a chance to deal with him, but he really will stay in Mobei and go to the Central Plains. The need for population puts the Central Plains in a dilemma.

In the past, the grasslands were driven south to clear grass valleys and plunder the population. Now the grasslands are directly asked for, and the court has to give them. Once the grasslands are not given, it will be slapped with a big hat that hinders the sinicization of the grasslands, and some uncivilized tribes on the border will be left alone. The invasion from the south is extremely uncomfortable.

Luo Qianqiu heard that King Yan Li Ke had been in poor health in recent years, and he might have passed away in the past few years. Will his son still have such strategic determination by then?

Not sure.

At that time, if Taiping really becomes the emperor, he will definitely go out to fight for her, especially when it comes to these clans, which will be very difficult.

But now Princess Taiping doesn't want to think about these things, "Husband, if you can really become the crown princess, or even the emperor or the emperor, it is absolutely impossible to have no heir. We must give birth to a child as soon as possible."

After saying that, he pressed Luo Qianqiu on the bed, pretending to be domineering. However, although she is considered tall among women, she is really not good enough in front of someone like Luo Qianqiu who can carry a cauldron. Luo Qianqiu With one hand, she turned Princess Taiping around and pinned her down.

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In Lingtian Pavilion, Luo Junwei reported to Luo Su about her showdown with Wu Zhao and Princess Taiping last night. Luo Su nodded slightly and said, "Just follow the Queen's plan. She has been planning for many years." , there shouldn’t be any omissions.”

Luo Junwei asked excitedly: "Ancestor, this matter is bound to be successful. If this matter is completed, will it be of great benefit to the family? You said that when you woke up, the family was already exhausted. "Deng Ku, will you be completely recovered after this is done?"

In the Luo family, the original Luo Xuanjing and the current Luo Junwei are among the disciples who know the Luo family best. Because they have been with Luo Su for a long time, they know very well what the Luo family faced back then. Circumstances, Luo Junwei's active participation in officialdom over the years is not unrelated to this matter. Luo Su chuckled upon hearing this and touched Luo Junwei's head.

The two sat across from each other. Luo Junwei was getting older gradually, but Luo Su was still the same, but the harmony between the two was still so harmonious. Luo Su was like this. Anyone in front of him would give people a childish feeling. He was really Too old, not in appearance, but in the aura of time.

"Don't worry Weiwei, the family's shortfall has been made up, and the income over the years has been enough to consume."

Luo Su smiled and said that it had been so many years since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. It would be ridiculous if it could not make up for the losses. The Luo family's status has grown, the status of the divine capital Luoyang has been established, and there are other matters. Jean Luo's current situation is very good, "I am a little worried, will the family be too supportive this time? When Princess Taiping ascends the throne, should some of the family's power shrink?

I'm thinking about when King Su will call me again, and whether I still have the chance to point the way forward for my family in the next critical decision of fate. "

What Luo Su said was something Luo Junwei couldn't understand. What does it mean to support the family too much? But in the last sentence, she understood that summoning King Su meant death. Of course, for the ancestors, then It is not a sad thing, but it can be said to be a good thing. After all, the ancestors are clearly people who can ascend to heaven to see King Su, which is different from their descendants.

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In the side hall next to the Tianshou Hall, the ministers who were waiting to go to court were chatting in twos and threes. Then they received news from the etiquette officer. The ministers were shocked to learn that the emperor would go to court today!
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. In just a moment, these old foxes knew that something terrible had happened. Almost everyone couldn't help but whisper to each other in the hall, asking others if they knew what happened.

The answer is yes, no one knows.

If there is no answer to a question in the court, then ask Tianguan Luo Junwei. As the executive deputy of the Tang Dynasty, the chief prime minister lived in the Queen's palace for more than two hundred days a year. There is nothing she doesn't know.

Senior officials of rank four or above gathered around Luo Junwei and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Luo, do you know what happened? Why is His Majesty the Emperor here at court?"

As soon as this question came out, Luo Junwei couldn't hold back and pretended to scold harshly: "Isn't it normal for the emperor to go to court? Isn't this government affairs just what the ministers say to your majesty?"

These words were indeed true, and they made everyone feel very uncomfortable. Luo Xiang was really a master at pretending to be confused, and what he said was so watertight, as if it was us who caused the emperor's failure to go to court.

But Luo Junwei was unwilling to speak, and everyone knew that this matter was really not trivial. Even Luo Junwei was unwilling to talk about it. As for whether there is a possibility for Luo Junwei, it is really impossible for anything to happen. If A few years ago, they would still believe it, but after these years of lessons, whoever believed it was a fool.

In the Tang Dynasty, in this city of Chang'an, and in this court, there was nothing that Luo Junwei didn't know about.

Just as I was thinking about these years, the eunuch came to inform, "My lords, it's time to go to court!"

The courtiers lined up in a row and went to the main hall of Tianshou Hall. After sitting down in groups according to their seats, not long after, the courtiers saw the emperor helping Tianhou out from behind, and then helped Tianhou sit down on the throne. Emperor Li Dan Sitting on the throne next to the throne.

This kind of sitting posture is also the current layout of the Tang Dynasty. Without the title of Emperor, Li Dan's status is really inferior to that of Queen Wu Zhao. For example, Xuanmen sent envoys to congratulate Li Dan on his succession. At that time, Wu Zhao was treated as a vassal minister, but Li Dan was treated as a friendly monarch.

With the ringing of bells.

The government officially began. There had been no major events in the court recently, otherwise Wu Zhao would not have chosen to do this at this time. All the prime ministers were silent. The government was declared over after a few low-level officials spoke out. In fact, There were still some things going on, but most people realized that something was wrong, so they stopped talking.

After the bell rang again, when no one spoke, Li Dan showed a bit of nervousness on his chubby face, took a deep breath, and then said: "Your Majesty.

Because I was born as the legitimate son of the late emperor, and was favored by the empress, I was able to flatter the ancestral temple with my body. However, since I succeeded to the throne, I have no merit and my virtue is not enough to impress the emperor. So to this day, the destiny of the late emperor still rests on the crown of my mother. The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty never had his destiny fall from his crown. This is my fault. "

The emperor admitted his mistake when he opened his mouth, but it was not an edict of guilt. It was so shocking. There are different ways of admitting mistakes. The essence of admitting mistakes is to hope for forgiveness. For example, admitting mistakes to the emperor is hoping that God can give him another chance. But the emperor is like this The way to admit your mistake is to stab yourself with a knife, directly saying that you have not been recognized by the emperor. What is the difference between this and an official saying that you are unfilial?
The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty did not fully fulfill the position of emperor, and indeed he has been privately criticized by his ministers. However, since the Queen is there, there is no problem in upholding the mandate of heaven. As the political leader of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor is enough. He does not have the position of emperor, so he is guilty. Even if this is Fact, but can this be said?

If the emperor didn't mention it, no one would mention it.

And it’s not like we can’t find reasons. It’s not like this has never happened in history. Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty clearly recorded that he failed to inherit the throne of emperor as the emperor of the Han Dynasty for the first time, but later he still became the emperor. If Some people say that Li Dan does not have the title of emperor. Li Dan could have said, "I have never obtained the title of emperor, so I must sincerely serve the emperor in order to seek blessings from the emperor." After saying this, who can say otherwise?
But now that the emperor has self-destructed, he has to deal with this matter. As for how to deal with it, it goes without saying. Apart from abdicating, what else can be done? Is this emperor crazy?
Li Dan was still talking from above, but many people couldn't listen anymore, "I deeply feel that I cannot bear the heavy burden of the country and the country, so I abdicate here and ask the Queen of Heaven to choose a worthy person from the clan. Established as emperor to protect the country."

When Li Dan's words about voluntarily abdicating his throne came out of his mouth, there was silence in the palace, and everyone was shocked and speechless.

The next moment, the minister rushed out from his seat, knelt on the ground like pushing a mountain of gold over a jade pillar, and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, no, no, no, how can you abandon the world and go away?
I beg you to take back this ridiculous idea, I beg you to take it back! "

It would be a joke if an emperor wanted to abdicate and no one stopped him. Although Li Dan had no kindness, he also made no mistakes. What more could he want from a puppet?

But for many people, this does not mean that the world will collapse. Any emperor represents a huge power. When Li Xian and Li Dan were fighting for the throne, how many people were behind it, just for them to become The emperor's reward, but Li Dan simply gave up his job, which meant that the interests of countless people would be lost.

The Queen Mother is in charge of the world now. This is something everyone knows, but the Queen Mother is old after all. There are too many such things in history. The Queen Mother is in power, but after the Queen Mother dies, the final power will still fall to the Emperor. In his hands, Li Dan is Wu Zhao's youngest son and can definitely endure it.

Why do you want to abdicate in such a hurry? Once you abdicate, the result will be different. Now that Li Dan abdicates, will it be the King of Wei who takes over?
Thinking of this, the ministers who helped Li Dan take office felt fearful. If Li Xian was allowed to take office, it would be better to destroy them directly. If Li Xian was really allowed to take office, how could they still end up in this situation?
It’s just a dream!
They have too many reasons not to let Li Xian take over. Even if they call back the King of Wei Li Xian, they will be stronger than Li Xian.

As this minister came out, many other ministers came out. The ministers who used to belong to Li Xian's party were all full of surprises. They never expected that the emperor would give them such a big surprise.

They just wanted to ask, what does "the ministers are about to fight to the death, why does your majesty surrender first?"

The hall suddenly became noisy, and then a sharp voice came from above, "Be quiet!"

It’s the Queen’s voice!

The palace suddenly became quiet. Looking at this scene, Li Dan felt a little envious in his eyes. This was the self he imagined, the king he imagined. In one word, all the ministers bowed their heads, not like this.

I'm really not fit to be an emperor.

Li Dan thought so in his heart.

No one could see the expressions on the faces of Empress Mianqi and the Queen of Heaven. Everyone could only hear the Queen of Heaven's voice without any change. She asked lightly: "Emperor, you are not joking. If you say this in front of all the ministers today, there will be no backtracking in the future." ”

Li Dan bowed to Wu Zhao and said: "Mother, my son is serious. This important responsibility of the country should be given to a person who can inherit the destiny of the emperor and heaven, not a mediocre person like my son."

"In this case, I will grant your request."

In front of everyone, they watched helplessly as the mother and son completed such a conversation.

The emperor abdicated like this?

No one could believe what they saw!
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Once the young man is cowardly, the Queen of Heaven will pity and hate him every time he sees him. When he inherits the country and is honored as the emperor, but cannot do anything, the Queen of Heaven will say: "Since you like glory, are good at calligraphy and painting, and love to have fun, how can you be a rich man?" Is it harming the world by seizing the throne?"

Dan said: "For the past three generations, most people have attacked and killed people based on their throne. The sons and ministers are willing to abdicate the emperor's position because they think they are the first in the world."

The Queen of Heaven praised it, saying that it was the style of the Three Dynasties. Dan Nai was still granted the title of Prime Minister, and when he passed away, Emperor Shizong felt the virtue of abdication and posthumously named him "Emperor Rang" and enshrined him in the emperor's temple. ——"Book of Tang·Biographies of Emperor Gaozong and Empress Dowager"

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