Things like the Hezong Temple are not a trivial matter, let alone for the emperor's family, even for local wealthy families.
Although later generations always joked that the Shatuo Tang Dynasty was also the Tang Dynasty, people at this time also regarded the Shatuo Li family as the real Tang Dynasty clan.
But there is a problem here, that is, when Li Keyong and his son obtained the status of the Tang Dynasty clan, the Tang court's handling was a bit immodest.
When Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty gave him the surname Li Guochang, he was indeed incorporated into the clan, and he was also included in the genealogy of King Zheng to continue King Zheng's legacy.
However, it was only entered into the clan roster, but no ceremony was held, and it was entered into the ultimatum of the descendants of Prince Zheng Li Yuanyi, the thirteenth son of Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty.
However, Li Yuanyi's descendants had long since lost their title to Prince Zheng, and they were no longer a marginal clan.
Later, when Tang Zhaozong had a conflict with Li Keyong, he also deprived Li Keyong of his clan status.
Taken together, Tang Ting is purely a PUA. If he hadn't met a senior Tang fan like Li Keyong, he would have quit long ago.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao is now planning to put Emperors Zhuangzong, Mingzong, and Min of the Later Tang Dynasty into family temples dedicated to the emperors of the Tang Dynasty. This cannot be done with just one sentence, and it has profound political implications.
For Li Congyi, he was certainly willing to do this.
But does anyone in the real Li Tang clan agree?
There really is!
Just when Zhang Zhao was about to search for Li Tang's direct bloodline, Li Shouling stepped forward and took out the family tree.
Zhang Zhao did not expect that Li Shouling, whom he thought was a fringe clan member, turned out to be the second son of Tang Xianzong Li Chun, the brother of Tang Xuanzong Li Chen, and the fifth generation grandson of Li Yun, the king of Li.
Li Yun had competed for the position of crown prince back then. When the kings of the Li Tang clan were successively slaughtered by Li Maozhen and Zhu Wen, anyone who could produce a genealogy that could be traced back to the emperor within five generations must indeed be considered a very direct line to Li Tang.
A bloodline heir.
With Li Shouling's endorsement, it seemed justifiable that the thrones of Emperors Zhuangzong, Mingzong, and Min of the Later Tang Dynasty would enter the family temple.
At the same time, Zhang Zhao also knew that Li Shouling was actually taking a big risk when he was able to produce this genealogy.
What should not be said is that if Zhang Zhao fails, Li Shouling and his descendants will definitely be held in the hands of a large number of careerists as a banner, and the end can be imagined.
More importantly, as a member of the Li Tang clan, Li Shouling was able to allow and even assist Zhang Zhao in bringing the portrait of Emperor Taizong closer to Zhang Zhao, and the sacrifice was not a small one.
Therefore, although Li Shouling's family did not have any outstanding talents, Zhang Zhao still held Li Shouling's hand and said.
"Shou Weng's protection means that I am inexplicably grateful. The next day, I will rule the world and make the descendants of Shou Weng rich and noble for generations to come."
Li Shouling also looked at Zhang Zhao and said: "The royal energy of my Li family has dissipated and the world has become unstable. This virtue can be inherited by the loyal and righteous people. It will be a great blessing for me to be able to have enough food and clothing after the country is overthrown.
How dare you seek wealth and wealth for generations!"
I, Zhang Tianwang, like people who know how to advance and retreat. He didn't say anything at the moment. He just patted the back of Li Shouling's withered hand, saying nothing.
The Hezong Temple event was very grand, and preparations did not begin until Zhang Zhao completely took control of Chang'an City. At the same time, rumors continued to spread.
Almost half of the people in Chang'an City are spreading rumors that King Zhang Tian looks exactly the same as Emperor Taizong Wen and Erlang Zhenjun.
It just so happens that these two are both Erlang, and both are fierce men who dare to charge personally among thousands of armies.
Emperor Taizongwen started his career as a black armor cavalry, and King Zhang Tian was also famous for his Daliang cavalry.
Emperor Taizongwen had such majestic figures as Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde beside him.
King Zhang Tian also has two men, Barbarian Bear and Dunzhu, who can be called the second generals of Humph and Tiger.
Emperor Taizongwen's first title was the Duke of Dunhuang, and King Zhang Tian was even a native of Dunhuang.
All this made the Chang'an people who suddenly came into close contact with Zhang Zhao have to make associations.
There are too many coincidences. One or two can be said to be coincidences, but with so many, how can they be pure coincidences?
Many people began to wonder whether it was Erlang, the Xianshengzhenjun, who descended to earth for the first time to be reborn in the Li family as Erlang and Emperor Taizong Wen in order to end the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
Now, in order to end the war in the late Tang Dynasty, he was entrusted to the Zhang family as Erlang, the king of Zhang Tian.
There are now more than 100,000 people in Chang'an City. With so many people, everyone's imaginations take off when their minds collide with each other!
There are even some Taoist temples that, in order to 'increase traffic', have taken advantage of this opportunity to compile Erlang Shen into the true god above the Nine Heavens who specializes in ending the troubled times in the world.
Whenever the world is in chaos, he will transform into Erlang and come down to earth to end the troubled times.
At this time, the Guanzhong Buddhism sect, which was reluctant to pay attention to Zhang Zhao and unwilling to acknowledge Zhang Zhao's identity as the Supreme and Merciful Dharma King, could not sit still.
If this continues, the great Taoists will use the line of Erlang Zhenjun to bind all the emperors throughout the ages to Taoism.
Therefore, Guanzhong Buddhism also held its nose and publicized to the believers that it was Erlang Zhenjun who was reincarnated in Tianzhu and was built for the second son of Duowen Tianwang Pimenshatian.
The city was built alone to protect Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty during the Anshi Rebellion, so it is said that Erlang Zhenjun was actually a Buddhist Bodhisattva.
The final climax was the continued spread of news from the outside world. Merchants from the east and west brought frightening news.
The Khitans in the east actually began to plow grass and valleys in the Central Plains.
To the west, Meng Shu heard about the changes in the Central Plains and was training his army, ready to enter Guanzhong at any time.
Suddenly, the people from Chang'an who came from Guanzhong were in panic. They had not experienced any disaster with weapons for six or seven years, and they recalled the horrific scene again.
At this time, people's desire for shelter has been maximized.
With the spontaneous encouragement of everyone, it seemed as if Zhang Zhao, who had just entered the city, had truly become the reincarnation of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and a savior-like existence who could protect them.
So, when Zhang Zhao made all arrangements to carry the three emperors of the Later Tang Dynasty into the Tang emperor's family temple, the residents of Chang'an who heard about it surrounded the Zhuque Gate with water.
Many of these people were holding incense in their hands, and some were holding up portraits. They looked quite fanatical, and Zhang Zhao could not force them away.
There were at least tens of thousands of people, but he couldn't drive them away. He didn't think too much about it. Completing the Hezong Temple was a big deal now.
After all the ceremonies were completed, Li Shouling, who represented the blood of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Congyi, who represented the blood of the Later Tang Dynasty, placed the thrones of Zhuang Zong, Ming Zong, and Min Emperor behind the ancestral temple.
Zhang Huaiqing, the most senior member of the Guiyi Army, came forward and reported a memorial written by Zhang Zhao to the twenty-four emperors of the Tang Dynasty.
Zhang Zhao was wearing the imperial robes of a Duke of Tang Dynasty, with Li Shouling kneeling on his left and Li Congyi kneeling on his right.
This set of court robes is modeled after the robes given by Li Chen, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, to Zhang Yichao when he was granted the title of Duke of Nanyang.
After Zhang Huaiqing finished his memorial, Zhang Zhao took it over, while Li Shouling and Li Congyi lit the brazier.
According to Chinese custom, this must be burned and let all the twenty-four emperors of the Tang Dynasty know about it.
“For two hundred years since the Yan thief brought disaster to the world, the officers, soldiers, and people in Hexi, Longyou, Anxi, and Beiting have been thinking about returning to their homeland all the time.
First, Emperor Shengwu Xianwenxiao conquered the three prefectures of Qin, Cheng, and Qi to inspire everyone. Later, my great-grandfather Zhang Yichao Gong regained eleven prefectures in Hexi, and then my ancestor Wang Yuchi Nanta regained the town of Khotan.
Afterwards, there were difficulties and dangers, and the Hulu rebelled wildly.
Fortunately, thanks to the blessings of the spirits of the late emperors in heaven, I returned to the rebel army and envoys. Nanyang County Duke Zhang Yichao's great-grandson Zhao led millions of strong men. It took ten years to finally regain the sixteen prefectures of Longyou in Hexi and the four towns and three prefectures of Beiting in Anxi.
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Today, I will burn incense and pray, feed three animals with blood, and report to the twenty-four emperors of my dynasty that these three million healthy children have returned from the vast sea!"
"Go home! Go home!"
As soon as the ceremony was over, I don't know who took the lead in shouting.
The surrounding Liang soldiers and generals, whether they were veteran rebels like Luo Tongda.
Or Guo Tiance, a descendant of the Four Towns of Anxi, or Liu Zaisheng, a son of the Tang Dynasty in Khotan.
Everyone was so excited that they couldn't contain themselves, such as Shen Nian from the Liugu tribe, Zhe Bu Jia Shi, Du Lun Chi Xin, or Zhang Xibao from Tuyuhun in the high mountains of Shanzhou.
Although they each have their own race and destiny, under the leadership of Zhang Zhao, they finally achieved success after ten years of hard work.
Amidst the roar of the mountains and the tsunami coming home, Zhang Zhao suddenly stood on the high platform. He waved his hand and the soldiers immediately fell silent.
Zhang Zhao looked at the crowd and said loudly: "The Khitans were also subjects of the great dynasty in the past, but now they have arrogantly called themselves emperors. They even canonized the emperor of the Central Plains, and even went to the Central Plains to burn, kill and loot. As loyal ministers and righteous men of the great dynasty, we can
Are you turning a blind eye?"
"No! No!" the soldiers and generals shouted again.
At this time, Li Congyi stood a little side of Zhang Zhao. He had never experienced this scene, so he was a little stuttered.
"The Shi clan betrayed the country and sought glory, and the Khitan enthroned the puppet dynasty and occupied our country in the Tang Dynasty. These are the two thieves!
My brother, Emperor Qingtai, once said that whoever can drive out the northern barbarians and conquer the Central Plains should inherit the virtues of my family and become the emperor of the Central Plains."
After Li Congyi said these words, his historical mission was basically completed. With these words, Zhang Zhao had the legal basis for establishing a new dynasty.
After solving the key issue of how to establish a new dynasty without compromising the name of loyalty, Zhang Zhao's last task was.
It is to enter the ruins of the ruins of the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace in the ruins of the palace, and to complete a major event of special significance.
That is to say, the issue of re-establishing the political system of the Liang Kingdom, because the Jinshan sign of the Western Han Dynasty can no longer be used, so how to raise troops to march eastward must be carefully planned.
However, Zhang Zhao had just mounted his horse and before he could arrange for soldiers to clear the way, several scholars in robes rushed to the front not far from Zhang Zhao.
They were quickly pushed away by the generals with 丩-shaped halberds, but their eyes still glowed with fanaticism.
One of the scholars dared to look directly into Zhang Zhao's eyes and suddenly shouted.
"Please take a look at the portrait of Emperor Taizong Wen."
In Chang'an City, except for Li Shouling's family temple, there were not many portraits of emperors preserved elsewhere.
However, in recent years, people in Chang'an have longed for peace and tranquility during the Zhenguan period, which led to a trend of worshiping Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty as a god.
However, the portraits are slightly different in various places, and of course the portrait in Li Shouling's family temple must prevail.
When Li Shouling took out the portrait, the whole place was in a state of shock. Countless people rushed to tell each other, "What a resemblance this is!"
It's almost exactly the same.
"It looks like, it really looks like! It turns out that the King of Heaven is really the reincarnation of Erlang Zhenjun, and he is Emperor Taizongwen! Emperor Taizongwen is back!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" A scholar in robes sat on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
"Emperor Taizongwen is back, and two hundred years of troubled times are finally coming to an end."
As these scholars shouted, the crowd became even more turbulent, and countless people rushed over. The soldiers of Hanshan City who were hit by the crowd began to retreat continuously.
Guo Tiance, Zhang Liecheng, and Guo Zhao suddenly broke out in cold sweat, "Fuck! You want to do something bad."
With so many people calling for friends, I don’t know how many people will come in a while. If everyone rushes to Zhang Zhao, it will be terrible.
Regarding this situation, Zhang Zhaona has much more experience than them. Isn't this what later generations of fanatical star-chasing fans will look like?
In order to prevent himself from being overwhelmed by the crowd, Zhang Zhao quickly thought about it a few times, then he immediately stretched out his hand and called one of the soldiers to come forward.
The scholar stumbled forward, touched the mane of Zhang Zhao's horse with his hand, and cried loudly.
"His Majesty Emperor Taizong Wen, please raise righteous soldiers to put an end to the troubled times. I never want to be killed like a pig or a dog again."
Several of the surrounding scholars also gathered around and enthusiastically put their hands on Zhang Zhao's horse.
"Initiate the righteous army, eliminate the riots, and ensure that the honorable officers and soldiers are in their proper place. Do you sincerely serve as Emperor Taizong Wen?"
People from behind also rushed over. They couldn't touch Zhang Zhao's horse, so they put their hands on the shoulders of those in front.
For a time, Zhuque Avenue was surrounded by water, and people kept running around to tell people. The streets were full of shouts that 'Emperor Taizong Wen' was back.
Zhang Zhao looked around on his horse and saw that there were fanatical worshipers, people burning incense and praying, people running around telling each other, and people kowtowing and praying.
However, no matter how they acted, the longing eyes revealed infinite hope.
They hope to end the war, hope to gain peace, and hope to be human beings who will not be slaughtered like cattle and sheep.
"We won't go to Hanyuan Hall! Guo Tiance, you summon the officials of Jingzhao Mansion to appease the people.
Please ask the elders of Chang'an City, the generals, officials, heads of various guilds, and scholars who are knowledgeable in scriptures to select representatives, and we will work under the Suzaku Gate to plan for peace in the world!"