In fact, Empress Wu has been very proud during this period. He Lanmin died, Wu Shun died, Li Xian was suppressed, Li Xian also suffered a blow, and Li Hong lost the backbone of Ma Huaiyu, the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and his power.
Suffering a heavy blow, seeing her taking control of the direction of the court step by step, I was naturally filled with joy.＠＠,
Empress Wu's pride continued to this day. Seeing that the morning court was about to end, that damn Li Hong suddenly read a book and actually mentioned the bitch daughter of Concubine Xiao Shu, and even reported to the emperor that he wanted to kill them.
The two get married.
"Humph, you ungrateful little beast, if I hadn't defeated that bitch Xiao Shufei and the king's concubine, would you have been able to sit on the throne of the prince? Now you are doing this to sell favors, don't you know that this is me?
The bottom line? Don't you know that the reason why those two wild girls can't get married is not me at all, but their charming mother? Today, you little beast, you are bringing up old things in front of so many people. You are obviously trying to beat me.
Face, okay, you little beast, wait for me to see who is going to deal with who. Hey, when the emperor and I went to Luoyang, you didn't report anything and handled it yourself. In addition, you were generous to others and used the national treasury.
I haven't punished you for a series of things like saving grain to win over people's hearts, but you're actually trying to get into trouble with me first?"
Empress Wu's face was as frosty as she stared hard at Prince Li Hong, who was about to give an answer. Then he pointed at the two guards around him and said coldly: "I will deal with this matter now. Today, I will give the two guards."
A princess is betrothed to them."
Then he turned back and said: "Quan Yi, I will betroth Princess Yiyang to you. Wang Xu, I will betroth Princess Xuancheng to you. You two should prepare to marry the princess when you return."
"Ah? Well, the Holy Father clearly said that the queen should find a good family for the two princesses..."
"Huh, do you look down on my two guards? Quan Yi is from a prominent family in Tianshui. He is wise and brave, and he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty. How is he unworthy of your Princess Yiyang? Wang Xu is from the Wang family in Taiyuan.
She also comes from a famous family, isn't she worthy of your Princess Xuancheng?" Seeing that Li Hong actually disliked these two guards, Empress Wu couldn't help but secretly rejoiced in her heart. This Li Hong originally wanted to use this matter to establish a good reputation for himself, and at the same time let him
The two princesses were grateful to them, but by doing this, wouldn't he have offended Quan Yi and Wang Xu? If Li Hong had been busy for a long time, what benefits would he get except for gaining a false reputation for benevolence and righteousness?
Li Hong was indeed not as intelligent as Empress Wu in this area. It was not until Empress Wu finished speaking that he realized that he had said the wrong thing. He couldn't help but argue: "That's not what I meant. Quan Yi, Wang Xu and Wang Xu are both of good origin and good character."
Duan Fang is indeed a good match for the princess, but things happened in a hurry, how could he be so hasty? What's more, we don't know whether the two warriors have families and whether they are willing?"
Empress Wu sneered and said: "My Tian family princess is getting married. They have found a huge advantage. How dare they be unwilling? As for whether they have a family, I don't need to ask. They have a family."
I have to drive out my original family and marry my Tian family princess. Do we still need to discuss this matter? Hong'er, handle this matter as soon as possible. I am here according to your request. If you
If you dare to mess around again, do you think I dare not ask you for the crime of disrespect?"
"Ah? This, this person is so cruel." Li Hong couldn't help but gasped when he heard this, and thought silently: "My mother seems to be afraid that my two brothers-in-law will not hate the princess, so she actually let them first
Divorce your wife and then marry a princess. Alas, even if you are not their biological mother, you are still your stepmother. How can you ignore the life and death of your two sisters? If it is your own daughter who is married in the future, will you do the same?
"
Li Hong didn't know that a few years later, when he had already died, his mother actually did the same thing when she married off her biological daughter, and it was even more excessive, but her mood at that time was different.
, not to let Huan'er take care of her daughter, but out of a heart of loving and protecting her daughter.
At the end of the matter, Li Hong did not get exactly what he wanted. Instead, he and Empress Wu became even more hostile. Many ministers also secretly laughed at him behind his back because he actually let two princesses marry him with just one plea.
The two guards caused a big joke in the Tian family.
Fortunately, the two bodyguards, Quan Yi and Wang Xu, had no families and treated the princess well. At the same time, their husband and wife's gratitude to him could be seen from their ordinary conversations, so Li Hong finally felt relieved.
But after all, these two men are his brothers-in-law, how can they continue to be guards? So Li Hong decided to seek official positions for these two guards, but to his surprise, he did not go to plead for mercy.
The decree for promotion came down, and he worshiped Quan Yi as the Prince Consort Captain, and appointed him as the Commander Zuo Guoyi (from the fifth rank) of Qichuan Prefecture in Qizhou (in the Jiangbei area of Hubei Province); he worshiped Wang Xu as the Prince Consort Prince.
Wei, and appointed him as the chief historian (from the fifth rank) of Yingzhou (near Fuyang, Anhui today).
Li Hong was very surprised when he heard the news at first, but then he understood the meaning after thinking about it for a moment. In any case, Quan Yi and Wang Xu were already the husbands of Princess Yiyang and Princess Xuancheng, and these two princesses
They were very unfriendly to Empress Wu. If they continued to stay around as bodyguards, it would be detrimental to Empress Wu's safety, so they naturally had to be sent to other places. Both of them seemed to have been promoted to official positions, but in fact, compared to their original
The Senniu Preparation Right under the sixth rank is actually only a little higher, and the fifth rank is only the lowest rank of the powerful class, so it is really not a special favor.
"My mother is really shrewd. It seems that I really need to learn from him in the future." Li Hong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said secretly.
But Li Hong did not give up. Although Empress Wu tried his best to stop him, he also gained a lot. At least he had a reputation of righteousness in the world. The two princesses and the consort were also very grateful to him.
Especially since I have left a good impression of benevolence in front of the emperor. As long as I can continue to win the emperor's favor, my status will be as secure as Mount Tai.
And sometimes luck comes, and it is really unstoppable. In February of the third year of Xianheng, Empress Wu's confidant Jiang Ke, the Duke of Yong'an County, died in office; in August, Empress Wu's most trusted confidant for many years,
In the special period, Gaoyang County Duke Xu Jingzong finally breathed his last and died in Chang'an at the age of eighty-one.
Although Xu Jingzong has been in office for several years, his influence in the court is unmatched by anyone, not even the deceased attendant Jiang Ke. In addition, this man also has a profound influence with superhuman wisdom.
His gaze helped Empress Wu come up with many ideas, which made Empress Wu's strength continue to grow, and also caused him to be suppressed a lot. Now that this person is finally dead, his cronies, Dai Zhide and others, can finally stand out.
Except for Xu Jingzong, Empress Wu's remaining confidants were all soldiers and generals, not even a prime minister. This situation was really very beneficial to her.
So Li Hong decided to take this opportunity to fight back against Empress Wu. This time, in order to ensure victory, Li Hong contacted the important ministers around the emperor, Zhongshu Ling Yan Liben, and Huangmen Minister Hao Chujun. He first attacked Empress Wu, and the specific manifestation was his attack on Xu Jingzong.
Discussion on posthumous titles.
When the emperor just raised this question, Taichang doctor Yuan Sigu first said: "Jingzong was quite talented and had been in the Qing Dynasty for many years. However, he abandoned his eldest son in Huanggong and married a young girl in Yiluo. He listened to "Poetry" and learned "Li"
, the matter never ends in court; people ask for names, but only heard about fake goods. Bai Guisi is dirty, tired of dust, and the code of changing names must be implemented. According to the posthumous law, "the name and the actual Shuang Yue Miao", please
The posthumous title is 'Miao'."
The meaning is very clear. Although Xu Jingzong was talented and academically qualified, his character was not very good. He exiled his son to a distant place and married his daughter to a barbarian leader (Feng An, later the grandfather of Gao Lishi). His knowledge was considered to be in vain.
It's embarrassing, because what he did was contrary to the name of Cai Xue Ling, so he was given the posthumous title of "False".
This is an evil posthumous title, which means that the court's overall evaluation of Xu Jingzong is that his faults outweigh his merits. Naturally, people from the rear party disagreed with this point. Then they met with important people from the rear party, and Yuan Gongyu, a member of Zhongshushe, refuted this.
, after counting Xu Jingzong’s contributions, he believed that he should be given a posthumous title of “文”.
"Wen" is the highest praise for a scholar and a scholar. How could it be given to a treacherous official? So Dr. Taichang Wang Fuji immediately said: "The posthumous person is also called the end of the year. Gains and losses will last for a thousand years. If the suspicion is true,
That is to say, push the rope according to the law; if it does not violate the straight way, righteousness cannot be taken away, and the official cannot invade. Two or three of the virtues, how can we talk about etiquette? The blessings and disobedience are the official guards, and the bandit bows. If the wind goes with the will, the back is straight and the song is followed.
, What’s more, the Jia order is in vain, and it will be said that there is no one in the ceremonial court. How can it inspire elegance and respect others! Please follow the ancient posthumous discussion and decide."
It means that a posthumous title is a summary of a person's coffin. It must be strictly based on the comprehensive actions of a person's life, seek truth from facts, and cannot be changed in any way. You Yuan Gongyu is telling lies with your eyes closed, and you want to give a person like Xu Jingzong a title.
With the beautiful posthumous title of "文", doesn't it mean that there is no one in the Ministry of Rites?
Dai Zhi was even more amused and stepped forward and asked, "Why did Gao Yanggong decide that his posthumous title was 'Miao' when he was in such a situation?"
But I heard Wang Fujue say: "In the past Jin Dynasty, Sikong He had passed away. Dr. Taichang Qin Xiu gave him the posthumous title of Miao Chou Gong. He was both a loyal minister and a filial son, but he was demoted to Miao Chou just because the sun eclipsed ten thousand coins.
What's more, Xu Jingzong's loyalty and filial piety is not much better than that of He Zeng, and the burden of eating and drinking is much greater than that of He Zeng. Now he is given the posthumous title of 'Miao', which is already the same as the rest of the army."
"What Dr. Wang said is very reasonable. I think it should be true, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an edict." Upon hearing this, Dai Zhide immediately stepped forward, bowed to Gaozong and said.
After Dai Zhide, Yan Liben, Hao Chujun and others also agreed to give Xu Jingzong the posthumous title of "Mi".
At this time, I suddenly heard Empress Wu shouting sternly: "You are getting a salary from the state, but you are all the same party and against different people. You can't see Jingzong's achievements during his lifetime, but you can only see the little shortcomings. Hey, what is your character? I know it all in my heart."
, Aren’t you afraid of repeating the same mistakes when you die in the future? The posthumous title of Jingzong will definitely not work."
Immediately afterwards, Empress Wu glanced at Gaozong and said softly: "Your Majesty, I think it is better to order officials above the fifth rank of Shangshu Province to reconsider it. I wonder what your Majesty's holy will is?" (To be continued.) u This chapter has been completed!
