bastard seizes tang

Chapter 751

After Li Ke ascended the throne, he still respected his biological mother, Empress Yang, as the empress dowager, and then conferred the concubine Wu Meiniang as the empress. Both of these are undisputed and expected by all.

Since Empress Yang is the empress dowager, she can no longer live in the harem. Wu Meiniang moved from the East Palace to the Lizheng Hall, and Empress Yang moved into the Baifu Hall in the name of the empress dowager.

Li Ke ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in early March, and respected Empress Yang as empress dowager, but it was already the end of April when Empress Yang officially moved from Yanjia Hall to Baifu Hall, and it took a month before and after.

There are two main reasons why it took nearly a month for Empress Yang to move. One is because Empress Yang has been in the harem for many years. The transfer of power in the harem, handed over the power to manage the harem to Wu Meiniang, the new queen;

The second reason is that the current Baifu Hall is really shabby for the Empress Dowager to live in, or it is not suitable for it. It has also been repaired for some time, that is, it has only been completed in the past few days.

The Taiji Palace was first built in the Kaihuang period of the former Sui Dynasty. At the beginning of the construction of the Taiji Palace, the Baifu Palace was used for the residence of the Queen Mother. In the more than 60 years since the Taiji Palace was built, there has never been a Taiji Palace before Queen Yang. There has been a queen mother. From Yang Jian and Yang Guang in the Sui Dynasty to Li Yuan and Li Shimin later, there was no such thing as a queen mother during their reign, and Queen Yang was the first.

In the Tang royal family, there are two extremely weird positions, one is the prince, and the other is the empress dowager.

The prince, the crown prince of the country, is also the future emperor, but not many princes of the Tang Dynasty can truly become emperors, even far less than half of them, especially the first prince canonized after the new emperor ascended the throne, there are very few who can succeed. enthroned.

The situation that the first canonized prince of the Tang Dynasty was able to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor smoothly, we have to go back 160 years from the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and saw Tang Dezong Li Shi, who was supposed to be the ninth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, before that Never.

The prince is like this, and the queen mother is similar. If you ignore Wu Meiniang who is in power, the queen mother who was canonized in the true sense of the Tang Dynasty can be traced back more than 180 years, dating back to Tang Xianzong Li Chunsheng's mother, Queen Zhuang Xian, which can be regarded as a case Weird thing.

Tai Chi Palace, Baifu Hall, and Inner Hall.

Today is the first day that Empress Yang moved to Baifu Hall, Li Keye and Wu Meiniang also made a special trip from Ganlu Hall to greet Empress Yang, but when Li Ke came to Baifu Hall and saw the appearance of Baifu Hall, he felt a little uncomfortable. Pleased.

In the past, Li Ke had visited Baifu Hall, because there was no such thing as a queen mother in the Tang Dynasty, so Baifu Hall was used for banquets many times. Both Li Yuan and Li Shimin held banquets here, and Li Ke Knowing this, he ordered people to repair it, but as far as the current appearance of Baifu Hall is concerned, it is still far from satisfying Li Ke.

The current appearance of Baifu Hall is indeed better than before, but the furnishings in the house are still too simple and outdated. Many carvings and paintings on the walls and beams in the hall have been discolored or even peeled off. The government hall is not as good as Zhaoqing hall.

"Gao Yang, didn't I specially order someone to repair the Baifu Hall? Why is it still like this, but the craftsman who repaired it was lazy and shortened the process?" Li Ke sat in the hall of Baifu Hall and looked around carefully. , frowning slightly, asked the younger sister, Princess Gaoyang.

Most of the princesses of the Tang Dynasty lived in the Princess Hall next to the Qianqiu Hall before they got married, but Gao Yang was given special treatment because she was Li Ke's sister, and she lived with Empress Yang all the time, so she knew the situation here in Baifu Hall.

Gao Yang replied: "Auntie lives in the Baifu Hall, and brother will come here often, so the craftsmen don't dare to be lazy, but the Baifu Hall has been in disrepair for a long time, and it will be difficult to repair it in a short time. It’s been a month, but it’s just repaired some corners.”

Although the Baifu Palace is only the name of a temple, it is by no means a simple palace. The Baifu Palace covers an area of ​​more than [-] mu. It is a huge palace complex with more than [-] rooms. It will take more than a month to repair it, and Li Ke knows the difficulties.

Li Ke heard the words and said to Empress Yang: "Since that is the case, why should you move here in such a hurry? You can just live in the Yanjia Hall for now. When I order someone to repair the Baifu Hall, I will live in again."

Empress Yang patted Li Ke's hand, and said with a smile, "It's good that you have this kind of heart. When you first ascended the throne, you should put more effort into government affairs. Mother's side is fine."

Empress Yang was the daughter of Emperor Yang of the former Sui Dynasty, even after the subjugation of the country, she always acted cautiously, even if she later became a noble concubine, she was always simple and never extravagant.

What's more, the so-called beauty of the palace is only used to show the dignity of the status. Now Empress Yang is the queen mother of the dynasty, and even the emperor Li Ke is her own son. This is a way to show your dignity.

Concubine Yang doesn't pay much attention to these things, and she can accommodate everything, but Gao Yang is different, after hearing what Empress Yang said, Gao Yang immediately said to Empress Yang: "Aniang, if you have anything to do, you can just tell Brother Elder Brother. You are the Son of Heaven, so what is there to be taboo about?"

Listening to Gao Yang's words, Li Ke knew that there must be other intentions in it, so he asked Empress Yang: "What is the meaning of what the younger sister said? If A Niang has any difficulties, just talk to me. Even if A Niang wants the stars in the sky, My son can also try to pick it off for A Niang."

Li Ke said that he wanted to pick stars for Empress Yang, which was of course a joke, but Li Ke is now the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, as long as it is what Empress Yang wants, it is true that Li Ke can get it.

Listening to Li Ke's words, Empress Yang laughed amusedly by Li Ke, and said to Li Ke: "You are used to making mother happy, how can you pluck the stars in the sky."

Li Ke also said with a smile: "It's difficult for the stars, but if you have anything to say, just tell Ke'er, and Ke'er will definitely do it."

After Li Ke's words came out, Empress Yang still didn't say anything, obviously she didn't want to make things difficult for Li Ke, Li Ke looked at Gao Yang at the side when he saw this.

Gao Yang knew what Li Ke meant, and replied: "Aniang is getting older, and she is a little afraid of the cold and damp. This Baifu Hall is too low, and the humidity is very heavy. Aniang has only stayed in Baifu Hall for more than a day. , I felt chest tightness, what can I do if this goes on for a long time.”

The Taiji Palace is located in the lowest depression in Chang'an City, and the Taiji Palace itself is lower in the southwest and higher in the northeast. The Yanjia Hall in Yanjia Temple is much more humid. Empress Yang is afraid of the cold and damp, so it is really not suitable to live in Baifu Hall for a long time.

Listening to Gao Yang's words, Li Ke couldn't help but feel guilty and sad. Since Li Ke took the throne for two months, he has been busy with his own affairs, but he has rarely taken care of Empress Yang. , he even forgot about this matter.

Empress Yang's age cannot be considered too long, but she is in her forties, and the sideburns around her hair have begun to show a little frost. Over the years, Empress Yang has also worried a lot about Li Ke's crown prince. It took a lot of effort to mediate between the top and bottom. Now that Li Ke has ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, if he can't even make Queen Yang's bedroom happy, how can Li Ke be regarded as a son of man.

Li Ke thought for a while, and suddenly ordered the servant at the door: "Come here, tell me that Yan Liben, the master craftsman, and Yan Lide, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, are here to see me."

(End of this chapter)