Yan Liben is not an ordinary minister. Not to mention his identity as the leader of the princeling party, he was just the title of right prime minister and servant chief. Among the civil and military officials of the court, except for the left prime minister and the Secretary of the Central Committee, Pei Xingjian could slightly suppress him.
One person can compete with him. Even the other four prime ministers, both reputation and authority are inferior to Yan Liben's boss. When he was taken down, all the ministers were shocked to be in danger, but they were not
He would rather surrender to the power of Empress Wu, so silence to protest became the unanimous choice of all the ministers and workers, and for a moment, the hall was filled with a suffocating silence.
"My dear friends, Hong'er has always been kind-hearted and filial. Now that I am unfortunate, I am very sad. Your Majesty is ill in bed again. I have no master. However, the aftermath is complicated and I cannot delay it.
, I also ask you all to help me with your help. Don’t let Honger down. I will thank you here.”
Empress Wu deserves to be a political animal like a chameleon. When she dealt with Yan Liben before, she was still as fierce as a storm. In a blink of an eye, she was already in a pitiful state of tears. She begged in a sad way, and she really seemed like a mother with endless grievances.
"Don't worry, I'll be in trouble. I'll never dare to let His Highness be in the spirit of heaven."
"Empress, but I have the order, and I will follow you."
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All the important officials are not fools, so they will not be fooled by Empress Wu like this easily. However, Liu Yizhi, Ming Chongyan and other guys from the Empress Wu party jumped up and down to waving flags and shouting for Empress Wu. It’s a pity that the number of people is real.
There are too few things. No matter how loud it is, it is just that. Compared with the silence of the ministers, even a wave is not considered a wave.
"Pei Aiqing, Hong'er is in the sun. He always said that he is the mainstay of the court. Your Majesty often praises you for his ability. Now Hong'er has passed away suddenly. Not only will His Majesty be heartbroken, but our palace is also in a mess. Love
As the chief minister, please support the court discussion on behalf of our palace. Can you handle all kinds of matters?”
The martial arts queen is so good that she is really hard to match. After her sad trick, she is immediately sincere and unparalleled. She really acts like whatever she plays. In Li Xian's opinion, she can be put into future generations and get ten or eight "little gold"
"It's like playing with it.
"The old minister is very careful to obey the imperial edict and ask the empress to explain the next constitution first, so that the old minister can handle it accordingly."
As early as when Emperor Gaozong had just ascended the throne, Pei Xingjian was already a high-ranking official of the Minister of Personnel. The reason why he was later sent to the Western Regions was entirely because of Empress Wu. He had never liked Empress Wu in his heart. After hearing Empress Wu at this moment, he heard Empress Wu.
Pei Xingjian was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that he had to stuff such a hot potato into his arms. However, as the head of the ministers, it was his duty to arrange the matters behind the prince, but he was really nowhere to go.
I shirked away, and I had no choice but to stand up and ask for instructions respectfully.
"I am confused, so I ask Pei Aiqing to take care of it. I believe Pei Aiqing will never give up Honger."
The Wuhou clan wiped his tears in a lonely and thoughtless manner, and pushed all the blame to Pei Xingjian as if he had no idea.
"Yes, the old minister obeys the order."
When Empress Wu said this, Pei Xingjian couldn't help but feel a big deal. With Pei Xingjian's wisdom, he would never see that the prince's death was strange. However, since Empress Wu dared to hand over the prince's funeral, it would be early.
All arrangements have been made. Even if you investigate, you may not be able to find out the bottom line. Besides, unless Gaozong agrees, no one is qualified to investigate the case. Now Gaozong is ill again
This imperial edict is obviously not available. In this way, the only person who presided over the prince's funeral was left to help Empress Wu clean up the mess. Pei Xingjian was reluctant to do this. Unfortunately, the matter has come to this point.
He really couldn't refuse, so he could only pinch his nose and agree.
"All the dukes, the main purpose of mourning is to have posthumous titles. Now all the dukes are here. Let's talk about what they have to do about this."
Whether he was willing or not, Pei Xingjian did not dare to be vague at all. After receiving the imperial edict, Pei Xingjian immediately entered the state, stood in the hall, facing the court officials, and spoke in a serious tone.
"What Pei Xiang said is very much. His Royal Highness is generous when he is in the sun, and he is very filial to His Majesty. He can be said to be a person with the most affectionate and nature. He should post it with the word "pure"."
The face of the Empress Wu can be ignored, but Pei Xingjian's face cannot be ignored. The court officials did not care whether they wanted it or not. Pei Xingjian had already spoken, and the discussion immediately started to make a big fuss. But this is a big deal, and the court officials
I didn't dare to make a statement rashly. Generally speaking, I mainly talked privately. No one really stood up and made suggestions for a while. At the end, Le Yanwei couldn't stand it anymore. He was the first to stand up and suggested.
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"Yes, the prince is benevolent and filial, but he actually deserves the word "pure"."
"It makes sense. Your Highness is pure. The posthumous title of "pure" should be absolutely fine!"
"What Le Xiang said is very true, the lower officials and others will discuss it!"
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Although the prince is half a king, he was unable to ascend the throne to the emperor at the end, so he could only buried him with a half-level ritual higher than the prince. Speaking of which, he was still a minister, and the word "pure" is the highest praise for those who are ministers.
Naturally, the princelings would not object, and they all stood up and agreed.
"Although what Le Xiang said is reasonable, the lower officials think that the word "pure" is good, but it is a posthumous posthumous for the minister, which is not enough to show the honor of His Highness the Prince. The lower officials think that the word "benevolence and filial piety" may be better."
Amid the praise of a group, Ming Chongyan suddenly stood up from the side and put forward an objection. On the surface, it seemed that he highly praised the prince, but in fact, the posthumous title is always worth one word, while the two words are a little worse.
Although the word "benevolence and filial piety" is good, it is not too old or young compared to the word "pure". Moreover, this "benevolence and filial piety" is just to cover up the sharp contradiction between the prince and the Queen of Martial piety, and to serve as the Queen of Martial piety.
Just apply makeup,
"The Ming Dynasty doctor's words are very wrong. 'benevolence and filial piety' is just the duty of being a human being. How can you compare with the benevolence of His Highness the Crown Prince? Please forgive me for not agreeing!"
This view was when Ming Chongyan, the backbone of the rear party, jumped out. Le Yanwei's face immediately drooped, took out the airs of the prime minister of the dynasty, and scolded Ming Chongyan without hesitation.
"Otherwise, the joy will be wrong, but only the duty is rare. I think the word "benevolence and filial piety" is great, so what's wrong with it?" As soon as Le Yanwei finished speaking, Liu Yizhi stood up and refuted it.
He refused to give in at all.
"Absurd, ridiculous, etc..."
Le Yanwei has been in the center for a long time, and his qualifications and official ranks are far above Liu and Ming. At this time, he was full of grief and anger because of the death of the prince. When he heard that the two of them dared to face him in court, he immediately
He was furious, and his eyes glared, and he was about to scold him.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Before Le Yanwei could finish his words, a sharp voice suddenly rang in the back hall. The ministers and workers did not care about controversy anymore and rushed to stand up for plastic surgery, waiting for the arrival of Emperor Gaozong.
"Your Majesty, your dragon body is important. You must not make any mistakes. I am incompetent and let Your Majesty discuss matters while you are sick. I..."
Emperor Gaozong arrived, but he did not come in by himself, but he turned out from the back hall in a soft chariot carried by four people. His face was pale as paper, and he trembled from time to time. Obviously, his condition was not mild.
When the court officials saw it, they were all sad and dared not look at it. They worshiped each other. The Empress Wu, who was sitting on the dragon bed, frowned casually, and then covered up and hurriedly stood up.
He met the front wall and grabbed the side of Emperor Gaozong. He was blessed with blessings. He said in a scattered manner. At the end, his eyes turned red and he was sobbing that he couldn't speak.
"I'm fine, I can't die!"
Emperor Gaozong had a bad complexion and obviously had a big temper. He didn't care how Empress Wu cried. He waved his hand impatiently. After a few little eunuchs helped him get off the soft chariot.
He walked up the front wall, fell heavily, and raised his hand slightly panting, raised his hand to the ministers, and spoke in a hurry and hoarse tone: "All my beloved ministers are calm,
Then I will just listen.”
"I am obeying the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Although the court officials were not sure what Emperor Gaozong was thinking, they all saw that Emperor Gaozong was obviously dissatisfied with the Empress of Wu, and his thankful voice was so high that it was not young and old.
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the prince's prince is even a person with a pure and filial nature, and his death is actually the sorrow of the country in the Tang Dynasty. He should use the word "pure" as a posthumous to demonstrate the benevolence of the prince. I beg your Majesty to make it clear.
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Seeing that since Emperor Gaozong entered the hall, he didn't even look at Queen Wu, he was obviously dissatisfied with Queen Wu. Encouraged by the fact that Le Yanwei immediately stood up and whispered loudly.
Report.
"Your Majesty, I also think so. Please make sure you make a clear decision!"
Le Yanwei's words represented the hearts of many court officials. They stood up one after another and responded in unison, and the situation in the court was one-sided.
"I have always had great expectations for Hong'er, but thanks to Hong'er's wiseness, I can have some free days. Now that Hong'er has gone, how can I give up? How can the word "pure" be worthy of my Hong'er
, My original intention was to pass on Honger, but Honger went there no matter how long it was, I felt sorry for him. If I could pass on Honger early, maybe Honger wouldn't have left so early. I have
I feel ashamed, I feel ashamed, wuwu..."
The more Emperor Gaozong said, he became more and more excited. At the end, he was crying in tears, and the officials were so panicked that they were all at a loss that they didn't know what to say.
"I know that Honger has been in charge of state affairs over the years. Compared to me, he is more like an emperor. I cannot give up Honger. I have decided that Honger's posthumous title is "Faithful Emperor"!
"After Gaozong cried for a long time, he suddenly slapped the dragon case and made a decision in an unquestionable tone. As soon as such a ridiculous posthumous title that had never been seen in ancient times was released, all the civil and military officials in the court were petrified...