Under night, more than a hundred large trucks loaded with goods entered Chang'an from Chunming Gate and drove along the road to Daming Palace. This convoy came from Fengxian County and was secretly escorted by internal guards. Under a thick black oilcloth,
, it is the seven hundred large boxes of funerary objects that were transported from Qiaoling Mausoleum.
Qiaoling Tomb is a clothing tomb. There is not a corpse in the tomb, nor are there any cats or dogs. Therefore, it is impossible to bury high-value artworks such as calligraphy and paintings. They are mainly gold, silver, copper coins and utensils, as well as some silk cloth and the like.
There are no silks or cloths in the seven hundred boxes. They have been decayed for decades. There are not many copper coins. They are too heavy and of low value. They are not economical. They mainly contain gold, silver and utensils. The gold and silver are no longer needed. The gold alone is half a million.
Liang, two and a half million taels of silver.
Then there are porcelain, bronze, jade and jewelry, mainly these four categories, and there are also some lacquerware, glassware and so on.
According to the agreement between Li Ye and Li Linda, Li Yu's death had nothing to do with the Qiaoling tomb robbing incident. Even the Qiaoling tomb robbing incident was completely concealed, and all those who participated in the tomb robbing were secretly executed. The three tomb-keepers who colluded with Li Yu were also
His execution was so secret that even the imperial court didn't know about it, and it became a secret file of the internal guards.
The interior of the Qiaoling Tomb was sealed again with a stone by the inner guards. Without insider knowledge, even the tomb passage could not be found.
The convoy arrived at the inner warehouse, and all the seven hundred large boxes of treasure were sent into the inner warehouse. They found an empty warehouse and sealed them all. Even Li Ye thought it was unlucky and did not want to open the boxes and count them at all.
It was not until a hundred years later that this wealth was rediscovered.
At noon that day, Li Ye finally saw Empress Dowager Zhang, who looked resentful.
"The Ai family disgusts you so much, why are you still willing to come see the Ai family now?"
Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "I was too busy when I came back. Someone conspired to rebel. I have been busy until now."
Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand, "Aijia's heart is burning right now, and I don't want to hear your explanation!"
She looked at Li Ye with a half-smile but not a smile, just like looking at Tang Monk who had entered the Pansi Cave.
She clapped her hands gently, and several palace maids ran with the long curtains. Soon, a closed curtain space formed around them.
Empress Dowager Zhang untied the ribbon around her waist and opened her robe, and a big white sheep appeared in front of Li Ye.
Li Ye sighed, "Thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger." This sentence couldn't be more suitable for Empress Dowager Zhang.
Half an hour later, the curtain returned to its original state. Queen Mother Zhang's pretty face was full of spring, her eyes were blurred, and she was still recalling the ecstasy that left her unforgettable.
Li Ye looked at the four little palace ladies running around. Queen Mother Zhang came over again, sat in Li Ye's arms, put her arms around Li Ye's neck and said coquettishly: "You are willing to accept Shen Zhenzhu as your concubine, why are you not willing to accept the Nu family? The Nu family is a few years younger than her.
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Li Ye sighed, "I didn't accept her, I just sowed a seed for her. She wants to have another child. After giving birth to the child, she will move out to live."
"Treat me like a three-year-old child!"
Queen Mother Zhang snorted, "You will let your son bear the reputation of being an illegitimate child?"
Li Ye was speechless for a moment, this woman is so shrewd.
Empress Dowager Zhang twisted her body and said coquettishly: "I don't care, the slave family is going to have another child, a boy or a girl. Facing that stupid son all day long is so tiring!"
"You can find"
Before Li Ye could speak, Empress Dowager Zhang immediately blocked his words and stared at him with resentful eyes.
Li Ye turned aside and smiled bitterly, "Okay, I won't say anything anymore. When you are gradually forgotten by the ministers, I will sow the seeds for you!"
Empress Zhang smiled happily, "That's pretty much it, but the slave family can't wait any longer. Why don't they announce the abdication of the little emperor tomorrow?"
Li Ye slapped her in the face, "No nonsense!"
Queen Mother Zhang twisted her body, her eyes almost watering, "You have no conscience, you are teasing me again,"
Seeing that he didn't respond, Queen Mother Zhang bit her lip in anger and whispered in his ear: "I still want it, what do you think I should do?"
Li Ye spread his hands and said with a smile: "You opened the curtain yourself, don't blame me!"
Queen Mother Zhang's pretty eyes lit up, and she quickly waved to the little palace maid, and the curtains were closed again.
Li Ye's official business was not settled, so he had to ask Zhang Li to speak tomorrow. After some nonsense behind the curtain, he left in a hurry.
In the afternoon, Zhang Li quickly came to Li Ye's official room, bowed and saluted, "I'm sorry to see you, Your Highness!"
Li Ye nodded, "Without courtesy, please sit down!"
Sitting down opposite, Li Ye took out a memorial, which was the "Proposal on Abolition of the Current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty" drafted by Zhengshitang.
"I already know about the little emperor. Does Zhang Xiangguo think this is an urgent matter?"
Zhang Li nodded, "He is getting older and is indeed not suitable to be emperor anymore. Although he is the grandson of a minor minister, family affection cannot replace state affairs. Your Highness, the Tang Dynasty needs a real emperor. Your Highness is always in the name of regent.
Many things are difficult to handle.”
Li Ye walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "I understand your thoughts and everyone's expectations, but when it comes to ascending the throne, we have to abide by the regulations. There is no regent who can directly ascend the throne. There needs to be someone in between.
Steps, so that things can come naturally, otherwise it will look very abrupt, does Zhang Xiangguo understand what I mean?"
"Wei Chen understands. Wei Chen will discuss it with Wei Xiangguo and then go to meet the Queen Mother."
Zhang Li turned around and found Wei Jiansu, and told him about the idea of the regent. Wei Jiansu nodded, "Actually, I also thought about it. It is indeed a bit inappropriate for the regent to take the throne directly. In terms of title, he is not the heir to the throne."
If you ascend the throne with your identity, then it is justifiable."
"But it seems inappropriate to call him Prince!"
Wei Jiansu smiled slightly and said, "He can be crowned as the heir of the emperor, and at the same time he can be appointed as the regent of the country!"
Wei Jiansu was still shrewd. Li Ye and the young emperor were not directly related by blood, so it would not be appropriate to call them the emperor's elder brother or the emperor's uncle.
The meaning of "emperor's heir" is the heir to the throne. The scope is relatively broad and does not necessarily mean direct blood relatives. Anyone who is the heir to the royal family's throne can be called an "emperor's heir". It can be said that this name is tailor-made for Li Ye.
"Okay! I'll go find the Queen Mother later."
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Zhang Li thought he would waste a lot of words, but he didn't expect the Queen Mother to agree immediately.
"Tomorrow the Ai family will issue an edict to crown the regent as the emperor's heir."
Zhang Li said happily: "It's gratifying that you can understand the general situation like this!"
Queen Mother Zhang sneered, "I don't understand the general situation, I just have no choice. I want to ask my father, once the regent ascends the throne, will I still be the queen mother?"
Zhang Li said after a while: "I'm afraid the Queen Mother is his mother. You left with the Emperor. If the Emperor changed the title of King, then you should be changed to the title of Lady of the State."
"Then can I remarry?"
Zhang Li smiled bitterly and said: "Your sister remarried King Chen. Once you no longer have the title of Queen Mother, you can remarry. Generally, you can only remarry to the royal family. But now that the clan has been reduced, you have no status. Remarrying
It would be better not to marry if you give it to them."
Empress Dowager Zhang hesitated and said: "What about the new emperor? Can I become his concubine?"
Zhang Li glanced at his daughter. He had heard some rumors for a long time. The Queen Mother always summoned the regent alone and kicked out the personal maids. This made people have wild imaginations. Everyone consciously did not think in that direction.
Now that the Queen Mother asked this question, Zhang Li understood in his heart.
He pondered for a while and said: "Do you know Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty? After she was brought back from the grassland by Emperor Taizong, she has been living in the palace. In fact, she became Emperor Taizong's woman, but she has no name. As long as she has no name,
I think a lot of things can be discussed easily, and no one will interfere with the emperor's private affairs."
Queen Mother Zhang nodded, "I understand, thank you father for clarifying my confusion!"
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In the carriage, Zhang Li was worried. He didn't expect that his daughter would actually have an affair with the regent. This would be a big trouble. Once word got out, the impact would be very bad.
The best way is to let the regent ascend the throne as soon as possible, abolish the title of the daughter's queen mother, and change her title to the lady of the country. Then no one will pay attention to her anymore.
Zhang Li sometimes feels that his daughter is pitiful because she is not yet thirty years old and her son is a fool. If she can be like Shen Zhenzhu and conceive another child, even if she has no status, she will have something to rely on for the rest of her life.