Tang riddles

In the 25th year of Kaiyuan, on the ninth day of November, the emperor, who had been ill for many years, died of a serious illness and was dying.

On the tenth day of November, Zhang Jiuling, the right minister, and Yang Bi, the servant of Huangmen, entered the palace by secret order to wait for the emperor's will.

The emperor's daughter Li Jinyue was ordered to succeed to the throne, and she was told to put the society and common people as the most important thing, to respect the heaven and the ancestors, to work hard, and not to neglect the government and ruin the foundation.Select the able and talented sons of the clan, and then pass on the throne.

On November [-]th, at the third quarter of the day, the Dragon Emperor made a grand parade, and the whole country mourned.

A country cannot be without a king for a day. On that day, the imperial edict was announced to the world, and the empress dowager supported the spirit of the Daxing emperor for three days.On November [-]th, preparations were made for the grand enthronement ceremony of the new monarch. Li Jinyue, as the first empress dowager in history, ascended to the top of the Great Treasure.For Emperor Ji Daxing, the reign name was temporarily extended.

When the empress ascended the throne, the world was full of noise and the world was shaken.In the 20 and [-] years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, two empresses have appeared.A queen ascended to the throne as the empress dowager. Although she returned to Li Tang, it was actually a usurpation of the dynasty.Now this is a formally recorded royal daughter, ascending to the throne as the empress dowager, which is justifiable and unprecedented.Setting this precedent indicates that future generations can follow suit, and it is a huge change that is earth-shattering.This matter not only affected the whole Tang Dynasty, but also affected many surrounding countries.Countless pairs of eyes are staring at the new empress of Datang, wanting to see what ability she has to govern such a large country well.

Ten days after Emperor Daxing left, his posthumous title was fixed—Emperor Da Ming Xiao, the great sage of Taoism, and he was named Xuanzong in the temple.Reigned for 26 years, died at the age of 53, and was buried in Tailing.

The new king ascended the throne and amnesty the world, all those who received light sentences will be released, and those who received severe sentences will be commuted.

The following year, at the Great Court Meeting on the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, it was announced that the year name would be changed to Shenhuang.

On February [-]th of the first year of the Divine Phoenix, after the court meeting, Li Jinyue changed her clothes and summoned Zhang Jiuling to the West Nuan Pavilion of Yanying Hall in Daming Palace.

"Zi Shougong, I heard that you are not in good health recently, do you need to send the imperial physician to see?" Li Jinyue, who was dressed in a red gold silk dragon embroidered brocade robe and regular attire, sat on the dragon mat in the Yanying Hall.It is tied in a half bun, and the small golden dragon crown on the top of the head is dazzling.Xinjun's costumes are all newly designed and produced, which not only reflects the emperor's supreme majesty, but also conforms to her feminine characteristics, and at the same time conforms to Xinjun's preferences.A new set of standards was finalized, and the Ministry of Etiquette and the Bureau of Fashion did not know how many times they discussed.Li Jinyue has always loved men's clothing, especially when he was marching and fighting, but now that he is the emperor, Yanju clothing is more women's clothing.But when she was in power, she still wore men's clothes, which made her more solemn and majestic.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. The old minister is all well, but the old disease is broken, and he suffers from rheumatism."

"I'd better ask the imperial doctor to take a look at you. Don't refuse. When Chishi and Lianmai left Chang'an, they specifically told me to take care of you. If you are not healthy, how can I explain to them?" Li Jinyue laughed.

Zhang Jiuling hurriedly cupped his hands to thank him: "The old minister is terrified, thank you Your Majesty."

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Jinyue cut to the chase.

"I don't know how the new policy of opening a government-run private school for women is going. How is the discussion with the Ministry of Education? Can the prime ministers give me a specific plan?"

Zhang Jiuling's heart trembled. He knew that the emperor attached great importance to this matter, but he didn't expect to be in such a hurry. He had only been on the throne for more than three months, and he couldn't wait to start promoting the new policy.

Fortunately, Zhang Jiuling came prepared, and immediately expressed his thoughts to Li Jinyue slowly.The emperor and his ministers met at the table, one person talked and the other listened. Next to Li Jinyue, Wang Qi, a newly promoted high-ranking official, has been renamed Wang Zhiqi, serving respectfully by his side, pouring tea and water for the emperor and the right minister.

In fact, Li Jinyue really wanted to find a female official who would serve her personally. Although Wang Zhiqi was a servant, she was half a man after all. Li Jinyue always felt awkward helping her change clothes, and she felt annoyed when she was always surrounded by a group of maids.In recent days, she was thinking about whether to bring Yuhuan to the previous court, and make her a female official first, just like Shangguan Wan'er back then, to help herself with some complicated things.But after much deliberation, I still gave up.Yuhuan was already on the cusp of the storm, if she wanted to do this, wouldn't it add fuel to the fire.

Every time she thought about it, she felt upset.She had thought about marrying Yuhuan when she was the queen dowager, but was dissuaded by Zhang Jiuling.Because at that time, although she had already controlled the court, her foundation was not stable after all, and it was not appropriate to make enemies.Forcibly marrying Yuhuan to start the door is too rebellious and shocking, and it may not be conducive to her gaining a firm foothold in the court.Coupled with the fact that the late emperor was still there at that time, it is uncertain whether the late emperor will make a fuss about this matter again, resulting in a change in the originally good situation.After thinking about it, Li Jinyue gave up.

Now that she was enthroned, she mentioned to Zhang Jiuling about marrying Yuhuan again. Zhang Jiuling suggested to discuss this matter after the women's department was fully implemented.Li Jinyue knew that Zhang Jiuling's judgment was correct, but she felt more and more tormented inside.Yuhuan is now unknown in the palace, everyone knows her relationship with the new monarch, and there are a lot of people who serve her, but on the surface, she can only use the nondescript title of "Yuhuan Lady".Li Jinyue wanted her to enter the central palace and become a queen.This incident almost became her heart disease.

Zhang Jiuling's exposition came to an end, but he found that Li Jinyue seemed to be distracted.He coughed lightly as a reminder.Li Jinyue recovered and apologized:

"Zi Shougong, I'm really sorry, I was distracted."

"Your Majesty has a lot of things to deal with every day, and you have to pay attention to your body and take care of your mind."

"Alas..." Li Jinyue let out a long sigh, but did not answer.

Zhang Jiuling couldn't help but feel a little sad when he saw that Li Jinyue was out of his mind and looked depressed.After pondering for a moment, he cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry. The promotion of women's department is inevitable. It will be effective within five years."

"Five years... I have to wait at least five years." She also has to wait at least another five years.

"But Your Majesty, what could be happier than being with your loved one by your side?" Zhang Jiuling said.

Li Jinyue smiled: "Thank you, Mr. Zishou, for your comfort. I understand that there is no need to rush, let's take it one step at a time. But, teacher..." She looked at Jiu Ling with a puzzled look on her face, and her title had changed to teacher, which meant she had let go of the emperor The identity of Zhang Jiuling is purely speaking as a student of Zhang Jiuling:

"I didn't expect that the teacher would not hold any prejudice against me falling in love with a woman."

Zhang Jiuling chuckled twice, twirled his long beard, and said: "The old minister just thinks that as long as your majesty is diligent in government, loves the people, and has the world in mind, then it doesn't matter whether your majesty marries a man or a woman. If your majesty really accepts her husband, On the contrary, the old minister has to worry about the post-lord intervening in politics. After all, men in this world are always unwilling to be inferior to women, aren't they?" He seemed to be implying something.

A sharp light flashed in Li Jinyue's eyes, and then she smiled and said, "The teacher said so."

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After the morning discussion in the Yanying Hall ended, Li Jinyue returned to the Harem and moved to the Penglai Hall for lunch.Penglai Hall is the current residence of Yang Yuhuan.All the concubines left by the late emperor have been sent out of the palace by Li Jinyue. Those who have families who are willing to go back will be sent home; those who have no homes or are unwilling to go home, Li Jinyue will specially arrange a place to live and allocate funds to support them.At the same time, Li Jinyue dismissed a large number of palace maids, some of whom were of age, and some of whom were under age but had difficulties at home and needed to be taken care of. Most of them were rewarded heavily.Now the harem is empty, and the Penglai Hall, which once belonged to the concubine in the past, is now occupied by Yang Yuhuan.The environmental location here is the best, the Taiye Pond is just north, and it is close to the Qian Dynasty, so it is convenient for Li Jinyue to go there.Originally, Li Jinyue wanted to directly arrange Yang Yuhuan into Qingning Palace, which was the residence of the Empress of the Central Palace.However, Yang Yuhuan was unwilling, so Li Jinyue could only give up.

"Your Majesty is here! Penglai Hall welcomes you!" Wang Zhiqi sang loudly when he was still some distance away from the main entrance of Penglai Hall.Li Jinyue was very helpless, she had already reminded Wang Zhiqi many times, don't shout so loudly to pick him up.However, the newly appointed senior official was not sloppy at all, and even said that Li Jinyue must have the majesty of being an emperor.

"Ah Qi, don't shout in the future, this is an order." Li Jinyue said, "Especially when I come to Penglai Palace, do you understand? It's only three things, don't let me hear it a fourth time."

Seeing Li Jinyue admonishing himself very seriously today, Wang Zhiqi bowed down, knowing that Li Jinyue's love for Yang Yuhuan was indeed extraordinary.Of course Li Jinyue was building up his prestige, and this prestige was not for Yang Yuhuan, but for him.Thinking of this, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Li Jinyue got off the imperial chariot and walked into the Penglai Hall.After crossing the threshold, one can already see the masters and servants of the Penglai Hall waiting not far from the door.Li Jinyue's eyes fell on the leading woman, and she couldn't look away.

Gold emerald flowers, skirts with large sleeves, singles in plain gauze, zixia silk skirts, and the luxury of Tin Chai gowns set off her natural beauty and delicacy with a thrilling beauty.She nodded her head and lowered her eyebrows, her back was slightly arched, and her hands were folded between her abdomen. The simple cross-hand salute was so elegant and natural.The golden hairpin followed her as she bent down, swaying gently between the black hair, the wide open neckline revealing her snow-white skin, and the scenery below was even more charming.

Li Jinyue was in a hurry, so she took off the white fox fur cloak on her body, and with a flick of her hands, she wrapped her body tightly and embraced her in her arms.

"Yuhuan, it's so cold today, why did you come out with so little clothes on?" she said distressedly.

The warmth spread into the heart through the fox fur, and the 20-year-old girl showed a sweet smile on her beautiful face, and said softly:

"I'm in a hurry, why are you late today?"

"Talked with the teacher for a while. Go in quickly, you are cold, don't catch the cold." Li Jinyue didn't blame the servants who served Yang Yuhuan, but just carried her into the hall.And the servants have long been accustomed to the relationship between the new king and the lady Yuhuan. It is strange to say that they not only don't feel weird, but they are looking forward to His Majesty's coming to meet the lady Yuhuan quickly, and they have relieved the lady's lovesickness. suffering.Whenever seeing them together, even the servants feel sweet in their hearts.This pair of jade-like people is so beautiful.

Lunch was quickly served, and Li Jinyue and Yang Yuhuan ate together.Yang Yuhuan was busy preparing vegetables for her, so she seldom ate two bites.Li Jinyue persuaded her to eat many times, but she never tired of it.This is about one of the happiest times of her day.

"I'm going to visit Jixian Academy in the afternoon. I'll monitor the progress of the academicians in writing the textbooks for girls' private schools and review the content. Then I'll go to the Flying Camp for a routine inspection. In the evening, I should be able to come back earlier and have dinner together." After lunch, Li Jinyue was drinking a bowl of clear soup while reporting her itinerary for the afternoon, even though Yang Yuhuan didn't ask.

"Your Majesty, Tai Shiling sent me a celestial statement today, have you received it?" Yang Yuhuan asked her with a smile, and took a date and fed it to her mouth.

Li Jinyue nodded with her jujube in her mouth.This notice has been announced at the court meeting today, saying that the sky is different tonight, and you can see the dog eclipsing the moon.

"Will you watch with me?" She put her chin on Li Jinyue's shoulder and asked coquettishly.

"That's not a good omen." Li Jinyue spat out the date pit and said intentionally.

"But... I want to watch it, but I haven't." Yang Yuhuan said.

"Okay, if you want to see it, I'll watch it with you. I'll ask Ah Qi to prepare it at the Taiye Lake Pavilion, where the terrain is high and the view is good." Li Jinyue couldn't stand any of her requests, so she agreed immediately.

"Hey, thank you, Your Majesty."

"You little girl... what should I do with you..." The fragrant wind gusts from beside him, and Xinjun's mind is distracted.Li Jinyue stretched out his hand to embrace her, and kissed her on the lips.Ever since she stepped into the gate of the Penglai Palace, she wanted to kiss her, and she endured it until now.

Yang Yuhuan knew that she had aroused Li Jinyue's desire, of course she did it on purpose.Asking her to wait a moment longer today is her small revenge.The relationship between the two had already broken through the last hurdle a year ago. Originally, Li Jinyue had a lot of worries and had been enduring it all the time, but since the first emperor was seriously ill and unable to stay in the bed, she no longer had any scruples.Since then, fish and water have been happily ever after, love each other.In their hearts, they have already recognized each other as lifelong partners. Even if they haven't completed their marriage, how can they be dragged down by the custom.They have already worshiped the world and made an oath on their own, and that is enough.

The lingering at noon dispelled Li Jinyue's original fatigue and drowsiness, and she looked more energetic in the afternoon.But after Li Jinyue left, Yang Yuhuan snoozes off for a whole afternoon.It wasn't until Li Jinyue was about to return that she got up to take a shower and make up.

The dinner was directly served at the Taiye Lake Pavilion, and Li Jinyue and Yang Yuhuan went by boat to enter the Lake Pavilion for a banquet.

The two of you and I, eat slowly.Until the climax of the moon, the picture of Yue'er being eaten away can already be seen.Yang Yuhuan suddenly calmed down, looking at the little bit of Bai Yue who was engulfed by the darkness, she suddenly asked:

"Your Majesty, if... Yuhuan can't accompany you to the end, what should I do?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? No way." Li Jinyue said immediately, and grabbed her hand tightly.

"But why is there a celestial phenomenon where the dog eats the moon? Your Majesty, you are the bright moon..." Yang Yuhuan burst into tears in panic, "Is it true that Yuhuan is really wrong, Yuhuan shouldn't expect to accompany you, will God not punish you..."

"Silly girl... don't think about it!" Li Jinyue's heart twitched. If she had known this, she shouldn't have brought Yuhuan to see the dog eating the moon.When Yuhuan mentioned this matter to her at noon, she didn't show any panic at all, just pure interest.But how could...

She hugged the sobbing and trembling girl tightly in her arms, and said firmly:

"You just need to remember that no matter what happens, I will protect you. Even if the whole world opposes it, I will make you my queen. I want both the world and my queen. If anyone dares to stop her, don't blame her." I am ruthless."

Word by word, she spit out calmly, but her murderous intent and aura increased steadily, until at the end, even Yang Yuhuan in her arms couldn't help shivering.

Five years later, when Yang Yuhuan, who had already reached the top, recalled the lunar eclipse five years ago, she realized that her Majesty was a person who dared to compete with the heavens.

Perhaps, she is a born emperor.

The author has something to say: the bug has been caught.

I was abused recently, and I plan to make this pair of emperors and queens reunite and have a happy life, so as to make up for my hurt heart, huh huh.