In Chang'an, the festive atmosphere for the elimination of the vassal town has not passed yet. From time to time, the sound of gongs and drums can be heard. A few days ago, Chang'an held a grand parade to celebrate Hebei's return to the imperial court.
For several days, Chang'an was like celebrating the New Year. The whole city was decorated with lights and colorful lights, and the people were singing and dancing with joy from the bottom of their hearts.
Everyone knows that once the war is over, military expenditures will inevitably be greatly reduced, the war tax burden on everyone will also be greatly reduced, and improvements in life will be seen soon.
The imperial court even announced a two-day holiday to celebrate, and at the same time announced to the world that all the victories were achieved under the leadership of His Highness the Regent, and His Highness the Regent even personally led the army to fight in Hebei.
The court's push was met with a response, as hundreds of thousands of people marched in the parade shouting, 'Long live the Prince Regent! Long live the Prince Regent!'
Such is the strong public opinion that His Royal Highness the Regent has ascended the throne as everyone expected.
This afternoon, Dugu Lie came to his brother Dugu Ming's house. Dugu Ming was in a very good mood. His daughter Dugu Taiwei gave birth to a son at full term a few days ago. He was very strong and cute.
The wife also threw away all her prejudices and ran to the Regent's Palace to take care of her daughter and visit her grandson.
"Brother, you've come just in time. What do you think of the name Li Ju? It means climbing up a tree!"
Dugulie burst into laughter, his brother was naming his grandson!
"It's okay! The key is whether the child's grandfather agrees or not."
Dugu Ming chuckled, "I've already made a promise to him, and he said he must give me this face."
"That's good. Li Ju is a good name."
"I will tell the child's father later, and the naming rights will be given to me."
"I have something to ask you for!" Dugu Lie reminded.
Dugu Ming nodded, "Let's go to the study and talk!"
The two came to the study and sat down. Dugu Lie said: "There has been a lot of clamor for the regent to ascend the throne recently, but there has been no movement from the court. Everyone is just talking about it. I want to give a boost and let the Guanlong noble family collectively sign the call.
Submit a letter, what do you think?"
The Guanlong noble family, together with Lianzhiguaman, accounted for nearly 30% of the officials in the imperial court, and their power was indeed considerable.
Dugu Ming pondered for a moment and said: "I considered this issue last year. After all, the emperor is still here and has not made any mistakes. If he is forced to abdicate, it will be inappropriate both rationally and legally. I think it is better for the emperor to retreat first than for the regent to advance."
, find an excuse for the young emperor to abdicate."
Dugu Lie nodded, "You are right. Everyone knows that the emperor is a fool and lives in his own world. How can such a person become the emperor?"
"So we need to publicize this, but it has something to do with the Zhang family. I suggest that the eldest brother talk to Zhang Li first."
Dugu Lie frowned, "Why should we talk to Zhang Li? Shouldn't he be the one who initiated it?"
Dugu Ming sighed, "I'm afraid Zhang Li will want to use this last opportunity to bargain."
Dugu Lie sneered: "If he was smart, he wouldn't do this. If he dares to do this, he will collapse in at most six months. If he takes the initiative and works harder, maybe the regent will really give him a face. I
It won’t be too much trouble!”
Dugu Ming nodded, "In that case, let Wei Jiansu go talk to him! My brother wants to make a joint petition, and I fully support it."
“Not only is it a joint letter, but it’s also a sign of auspiciousness!”
Dugu Lie whispered: "I want to take out the Yong Ding collected by the family, what do you think?"
Dugu Ming hesitated and said: "Although it is the Qin Tripod, it is not the real Jiuding. It is just an imitation of the Qin Dynasty. I'm afraid it will be discovered."
Dugu Lie smiled faintly, "No one knows what the real Jiuding looks like. So what if I say it is Yong Ding, one of the Jiuding? Besides, it is the tripod of the Qin Dynasty and a symbol of the dynasty. Our ancestors received this during the Sui Dynasty.
The tripod has been hidden in a secret vault and has been unknown to the world for hundreds of years. If we bring it to light again, isn't that a good omen?"
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The Dugu family has a secret warehouse, which is a top-secret warehouse that stores the world's treasures. Only a few people in the family know about it. Currently, only Dugu Lie and Dugu Ming know about it, and it is controlled by Dugu Ming.
During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty, a fisherman fished out a large tripod from the Wei River. The head of the family, Duguluo, got the news. He immediately bought it for a thousand guan and hid it in the secret treasury. Even Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty did not know about it.
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At first, Duguluo thought it was the Yong Tripod among the nine tripods in the world. After several years of research, he determined that it was not the real tripod. The real tripod was in the tomb of Qin Shihuang. It was just the Yong tripod among the nine tripods that Qin Shihuang ordered to imitate.
But even so, it still has extremely high value, especially there is an inscription on it, when the Yong Ding comes out, the world will prosper, so it is very appropriate that the Yong Ding appears as an auspicious sign.
Dugu Ming also agreed, and the two brothers decided that it would be better to come out of the Weihe River.
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The reason why Zhang Li was able to become the left prime minister of the Tang Dynasty as a minor official was certainly related to his daughter, Queen Mother Zhang, but more importantly, he was able to assess the situation and be good at adapting. When the eunuch party was strong, he supported his daughter to cooperate with the eunuch party, thus
Let King Ding ascend to the throne.
At the same time, he secretly contacted the powerful Qi King Li Ye and even sent his eldest son to Chang'an to serve.
So when the eunuch party was defeated, he was the first to stand up and support Qi King Li Ye in power, and asked his daughter, Queen Mother Zhang, to declare Li Ye as the supervisor of the country as the queen mother.
In return, Li Ye also appointed Zhang Li as the left prime minister and made him the Duke of the country.
According to the agreement at the time, the transition period was two to three years, and the emperor should abdicate next year at the earliest. However, the situation changed too fast. In only about a year and a half, the time was ripe for Li Ye to take the throne, and his prestige reached its peak.
Zhang Li also knew that the time had come for him to express his stance. At this time, he pretended to be deaf and mute, which violated the regent's best interests. He and his family would definitely not end well.
While the Dugu brothers were secretly discussing the auspicious omen, Zhang Li also came to Wei Jiansu's official room.
Wei Jiansu hurriedly invited him in. The two of them took their seats respectively, and asked the tea boy to serve tea.
Zhang Li said slowly: "I came here today to discuss privately with the Prime Minister about the issue of the current emperor."
Zhang Li was very tactful. He did not mention the ascension of the regent at all, but only talked about the current problems of the emperor.
Wei Jiansu asked calmly: "Is he not doing well now?"
Zhang Li nodded, "It was his eight-year-old birthday a few days ago. I went to visit him yesterday. I know what he was like when he was a child. I thought he would get better when he grows up, but in fact..."
Zhang Li smiled bitterly and said: "His condition is getting worse and worse. I stood in front of him for nearly half an hour. He never raised his head to look at me. He still played with his little piece of wood. That piece of wood he
I started playing when I was four years old and have been playing until now.”
Zhang Li sighed and said, "I think we should stop fooling ourselves and others."
"What should we do?"
Wei Jiansu asked: "Does Zhang Xiangguo have any suggestions?"
"I suggest that the political affairs hall or even the military and political affairs council make a comprehensive assessment of the emperor. At least all officials should understand the emperor's status, and then everyone can vote to decide, so that there will be no rumors and criticism!"
Wei Jiansu secretly praised Zhang Li's careful consideration. First, the emperor abdicated, and then he considered who would succeed the throne.
Instead of talking about the regent directly, there will be unfavorable accusations that the regent wants to seize the throne.
Wait until the emperor abdicates before considering the issue of succession to the throne. This will save the regent a lot of unnecessary trouble.
Wei Jiansu smiled and said: "I agree with the assessment of military and political affairs. When does Zhang Xiangguo think it is better?"
"Without further ado, let's do it tomorrow morning!"
"Does the Queen Mother agree?" Wei Jiansu asked anxiously.
Zhang Li nodded, "She agrees, and she also thinks this is more appropriate for her son."