As for the reason why Li Hong could be posthumously honored as the Filial Emperor, people from various factions had different ideas. First of all, for the former Donggong Party members, this was a manifestation of great sorrow and loyalty. Although the prince pursued a false reputation of benevolence and righteousness during his lifetime,
It's a bit hypocritical, but overall he is still a qualified prince, and he is very good to his people, so they are naturally willing to fight for the prince's highest honor posthumous title. Although this is only an honor, it is actually not worth mentioning to a dead person.
What does it mean, but it is a kind of recognition after all. How many people in this world are willing to pay the price of their lives for this kind of recognition?
For Empress Wu, in addition to winning people's hearts, the main thing is to make up for her inner uneasiness and guilt. Although she made a decisive decision when she decided to poison Li Hong without any hesitation, she knew that after all, she was
My conscience is uneasy. After all, this is my biological son. Tiger poison does not eat its seeds. I am even more poisonous than a tiger!
Therefore, Emperor Wu agreed to give Li Hong the highest honor.
As for Emperor Gaozong and Li Zhi, this was definitely an expression of his true emotions. Although Emperor Gaozong would get angry sometimes and was ruthless when killing people and when dealing with rebellious ministers and traitors to gain power, in his heart he was
He is a cowardly, indecisive and passionate person, and he is also a very obvious literary person.
In his young consciousness, what he longed for most was the kind of love at first sight. It was precisely because of this that Li Zhi, who was the crown prince at the time, risked the disapproval of the world and fell in love with Wu Mei, who was a talented person in the late emperor's palace.
He fell in love, and this love was so unforgettable that he, as the king of a country, rushed to Ganye Temple to secretly meet Empress Wu who had been forced to become a nun at that time, and finally had the courage to convert people from Ganye Temple.
Ye Temple received it in the palace.
Gaozong was extremely affectionate, especially when it came to his concubines. Not long after he deposed Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu, he visited the place where they were imprisoned and secretly communicated with them.
Yes, he burst into tears and changed the place where they were imprisoned to return to the Heart Hospital.
Later, Empress Wu executed Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu with "bone drunkenness". Gaozong even shed tears all day long. In order to avoid being discovered by Empress Wu, he always hid in the palace and cried secretly.
It is precisely because of this that Gaozong complained about Empress Wu, so he met Wu Shun, who was considerate, gentle and considerate, and thus transferred his longing for Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu to the mother and daughter.
As for his children, Gaozong had deep feelings, just like any father in the world, he devoted all his efforts to pampering them.
However, there are some things that he cannot decide, because Concubine Xiao Shu was deposed and her two daughters were imprisoned in the palace. They were not married until recently at the begging of Crown Prince Li Hong. Although Concubine Shu's son Li Sujie is the prince,
However, they were under surveillance for a long time and were like prisoners. Gaozong also often cared about them. However, due to the power of Empress Wu, he could only hide this concern in his heart, because he knew that his missing words might make his poor
The children's heads are missing.
In addition, the eldest son Li Zhong was deposed as the prince because Empress Wu made her queen. Later, he was accused of treason and was directly executed. How could he not know this?
Since his poor son was under house arrest, he was often awakened in the middle of the night. Sometimes he would wear women's clothes to protect himself from assassins. How could he have the guts to commit rebellion? Moreover, he was fully aware of the so-called crime of rebellion, and it was clearly for his own sake.
In retaliation for Wang Fusheng's complaint and Shangguan Yi's plan to dethrone the throne and take advantage of the victims.
But he could not argue for his son, and could only watch his son being executed, and then shed tears all day long.
Now his most beloved and proud son Li Hong also died at a young age. This made him extremely sad, so when he heard the suggestion made by his seventh son Li Xian when he visited him, he immediately decided to agree to the suggestion.
He ordered his son to be posthumously named emperor to express his deep nostalgia for his son.
Since Li Xian proposed this matter immediately, it was naturally a far-sighted choice made by Li Xian after reviewing the surrounding situation. The reason why it is called far-sighted is mainly because he wanted to use this to win people's hearts.
, recruited the remnants of Prince Li Hong and ordered them to serve him.
However, there was one person who objected. Of course, he did not object to the posthumous title of Li Hong as emperor, but to the construction of a large-scale mausoleum for Li Hong, and the construction period was very tight.
The person who objected was Li Hong's biological brother and Li Xian's biological brother, King Yong Li Xian.
In fact, even Li Xian did not expect that the crown prince Li Hong would die like this. When he suddenly heard the news, he couldn't help but wonder if it was a dream. Later, he really confirmed this. Although he was very sad on the surface,
But my heart has already blossomed with joy.
"Li Hong used all kinds of methods to suppress me. As a result, the only power I had in the court was purged, and I had to go to Yongzhou to fight. But I didn't expect that when the sun came out, he would actually do it first.
He died in one step, and the throne seemed within reach, but in the end he was unlucky. Haha, now that Li Hong is dead, as the new eldest son, I naturally have to be the crown prince.
who?"
Therefore, as soon as he learned about Li Hong's death, Li Xian regarded himself as the prince, put himself in the prince's position, put himself in the shoes of the prince, and considered what he should do to earn enough fame for himself.
The crown prince position truly fell on his head.
After some discussions with his close aides, Li Xian decided to use the excuse of opposing Keqi's construction of a mausoleum to honor the emperor in order to gain a reputation for benevolence and righteousness, so as to make the first gorgeous move for ascending to the throne of the prince.
bedding.
When he handed over the memorial, Emperor Gaozong was indeed very angry. Even though he rejected the suggestion, he thought about it calmly and felt that his son was indeed very benevolent and righteous for the sake of the people, especially Li Xian's words in the memorial.
He also said that he was very sad about the sudden death of Emperor Xiaojing. If possible, he was willing to transfer his life to his brother. Such strong emotions comforted Gaozong.
Therefore, although Gaozong later rejected Li Xian's application, he did not give much reply. He just left the memorial unpublished and shelved it, and then secretly decided in his heart that when he established the crown prince next, this child must be considered first.
object.
Gaozong's attitude happened to fall into Li Xian's calculation, so Li Xian couldn't help but feel excited after hearing the news, because the crown prince's throne was already waving to him, and he only had to take a few steps to get it.
Can sit in that position.
The most important part of this "walking a few steps" is to first go to Li Xian's house, because Li Xian is not terrible. What is terrible is that Empress Wu will use Li Xian to control him and achieve great things.
As someone who grew up with his aunt, he naturally knew that he had never been liked by his mother. Although it seemed that everything was about to become a foregone conclusion, if he could not get the mother's side, his crown prince position would never be guaranteed.
It became a foregone conclusion, because almost everyone knew the position of Empress Wu in Gaozong's heart.
But Li Xian didn't dare to go to her directly to plead for mercy.
This woman who dared to hide behind the scenes and eavesdrop on the conversation between the emperor and ministers when she was Zhaoyi, and when she was angry, walked out from behind the screen and said "Why not kill this official" against the important minister Chu Suiliang?
, if it really started to rage, even Gaozong would not dare to use his edge at all, let alone Li Xianhu? If he became the prince, he might still have a little resistance, but now, it is simply like
The meat on the chopping board is average and is left to be slaughtered.
Therefore, in this case, Li Xian had only one way left, and that was to go to Li Xian and ask Li Xian to voluntarily give up his position as prince. In this case, even if Empress Wu proposed, it would be in vain.
"But how could Li Xian take the initiative to give up the position of prince he was about to get?" After much thought, Li Xian could only use brotherly morality and patriarchal concepts to persuade the other party. This is "to be enlightened by emotion, and to be moved by reason."
"Of course, if this method is purely used, it is simply a joke. He must also show sincerity, that is, promise some benefits to the other party. This is called "inducing benefits."
"As long as we take a three-pronged approach, I believe Li Xian will have no choice but to take my move." Li Xian thought about it silently, feeling that there should be no omissions this time, and then Shi Shiran went to Li Xian
Visiting at the house.
At this time, Li Xian did nothing but teased his son Li Chongjun at home.
This little guy is now three years old. He is very pink and cute. For some unknown reason, he likes to be with Dou Xiantong the most. This makes him follow him closely since he was born.
Lan'er's heart was full of jealousy, but no matter what, it might not be a bad thing for this little guy to have one more person to truly love her, so she had no choice but to endure it.
"Da Lang, throw away the stone in your hand, you're dirty!" Lan'er was stricter than her mother in managing Xiao Chongjun. When she saw Xiao Chongjun picking up a stone, she immediately yelled at him to throw it away.
Xiao Chongjun had already been frightened by Lan'er's training. He immediately tilted his mouth and wanted to cry, but after seeing the look in Lan'er's eyes, he still didn't dare and threw away the stone in his hand.
"Da Lang, be good, come to Aunt Xiantong. There are candies here." Seeing Xiao Chongjun's appearance, Dou Xiantong felt very unbearable and quickly waved his hand to ask him to come over.
Just as Xiao Chongjun waddled over, Dou Xiantong rolled his eyes at Li Xian and whispered, "Didn't you say you had a chance to make a fortune? Why haven't I seen you act until now?"
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At this moment, I suddenly heard a report from the chamberlain that King Yong was visiting.
Li Xian patted the dirt on his hands, then smiled and said to Dou Xiantong: "Isn't this opportunity coming?" (To be continued.) This chapter has been completed!