I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 428 Isn't it necessary?

"Specially go to the Marquis of Tangyi to propose marriage?"

"It's not necessary..."

After going through the entire process of the coronation ceremony, no matter how much Liu Sheng beat himself up, no matter how much he encouraged himself to "survive through and be in control of power", he was still paralyzed from exhaustion.

I never imagined that just after returning to the Xuanshi Hall, the buttocks were not yet hot on the imperial couch, and the caller Pu Shejian sounded suspiciously in his ears, which made Liu Sheng feel that he was not tired of it for a while.

——Too tired~
Political activities in this era are not testing the positions of the participants, but testing the physical fitness of the participants!

From early in the morning before dawn, Liu Sheng was running back and forth in various political activity venues around Chang'an. After dawn, there was a crowning ceremony, a sacrifice to the heavens at the shrine, presiding over the Jitian, and then ran to the Taimiao separately. , Gaomiao, and Taizong Temple to worship ancestors.

Taimiao and Gaomiao are better, both located in Chang'an City, and not far from each other - one is next to Changle Palace on the east side of Zhangtai Street, the other is next to Weiyang Palace on the west side of Zhangtai Street, across Zhangtai Street from east to west Look at each other, and you will be there in two steps.

But when he arrived at the Taizong Temple, Liu Sheng began to feel tortured in every possible way.

——Taizong Temple, outside the city.

And unlike Sheji Altar, which is located in the outskirts of Chang'an - the Taizong Temple of Hanwen Emperor Liu Heng, it is located in Baling Town, tens of miles away from Chang'an.

After paying homage to Taimiao and Gaomiao successively, Liu Sheng took all the officials, ministers, nobles and relatives of the court to Baling Town without stopping;
After that, I was so angry that I didn't care about uploading, so I went to the Yangling of my late father Liu Qi again, and paid homage to Emperor Xiaojing's god amulet.

Needless to say how tortured the process of worshiping the ancestors was, just going back and forth to the headquarters for hundreds of miles for a day alone made Liu Sheng feel that his body was about to fall apart.

——You must know that in this era, there are no highways!

Even if there were Qin Zhidao and Liu Sheng who were relatively gentle, or even anyone who was not made of iron and had a mortal body, it would be difficult for them to endure such a degree of exhaustion.

In the eyes of later generations, the fatigue of chariots and horses is a polite word;
But only those who have experienced it know: the fatigue of the horses and horses, that is the fatigue of the real Timo...
"call······"

"Tell me your reason..."

A question full of suspicion did not change the expression on Ji An's face in the slightest, but instead made Liu Sheng, who was already tired, frown tightly.

Feeling the slight beating of the temples on both sides, Liu Sheng finally had no choice but to raise his hands exhaustedly, and while kneading his forehead, he said so weakly.

But Liu Sheng's weakness fell in Ji An's eyes, and it turned into "Your Majesty is really struggling with this", so when he spoke, Ji An had no worries at all.

"I suggest His Majesty do this for three reasons."

"One: Although the Empress Dowager had already issued an imperial edict to appoint Princess Guantao and the daughter of Marquis Tangyi as queens, this imperial edict has not been implemented in the world."

"Even in the imperial court, most ministers and ministers only know roughly that there seems to be a girl living in Jiaofang Palace today."

"As for who this girl is and why she lives in Jiaofang Hall, there are even more opinions."

"That's why I suggested His Majesty to do this to remind His Majesty: if the name is not right, the words will not be right."

"—Although it is natural for the empress to live in the Jiaofang Palace, the imperial edict to enshrine the empress has not been promulgated in the world so far. This must not have been forgotten by the empress dowager."

"Perhaps at this very moment, the Empress Dowager is sitting in the Changxin Hall, waiting for His Majesty to come and bring up the matter before issuing an imperial edict to establish a queen..."

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"Second: His Majesty is crowned today, and then he will naturally be in charge."

"However, according to the rules of the past and present, the word 'big marriage' needs to be sandwiched between crowning and pro-government."

"—As the saying goes, when a man reaches the age of [-], he will be crowned, and if he is a king, he will be crowned and married, and then he will be in charge of the government."

"So from my point of view, whether to propose marriage to Marquis Tangyi and Princess Guantao, or even hold a formal wedding ceremony, is related to whether His Majesty can govern smoothly."

"After all, according to the ancient etiquette, just adding a crown is not enough to be in charge of the government."

"If someone uses this as proof in the future, even if His Majesty is in power, I'm afraid he will be speechless and silent."

"Even if it is to be safe—to ensure that there will be no leaks in the matter of pro-government, this wedding ceremony, His Majesty should not ignore it..."

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"The last point is also a very important link - behind the queen, it looks like Tangyihou and Guantao Taichang Princess, but in fact, it is the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace."

"Everyone in the world knows that the affairs of the Tangyihou's mansion are not decided by the Tangyihou, but by Mrs. Tangyihou: Princess Guantao Taichang."

"Who is behind Princess Guantao is also known to everyone in the world: everything that Princess Guantao owes to the Empress Dowager of the East Palace."

"So in the eyes of outsiders, the queen may be the 'daughter of Tangyi' or 'daughter of the Chen family', but in fact, the queen is undoubtedly the daughter of the Dou family."

"It's just because of the story of the Empress Dowager Lu that the Empress Dowager dared not really canonize a woman from the Dou family as a queen, so she made a granddaughter who is not from the Dou family but is better than the Dou family as a queen."

"If everything is as stable as before, Empress Dowager Dou may not care about this granddaughter who was born in Tangyihou's Mansion."

"But once something happens, how will the Empress Dowager react..."

"I dare to speak bluntly: Your Majesty, I am afraid that the empress's weight in the eyes of the Empress Dowager cannot be more clear..."

After some well-founded and simple-to-understand analysis, Ji An’s face did not show the slightest complacency, but he was still full of doubts and worries. I don’t know if he was worried that Liu Sheng would not adopt his suggestion, or that he had already adopted it now. late.

Regarding the analysis from Ji An's perspective, even though Liu Sheng was unwilling to lift his tired eyelids, he had to admit: Ji An's words made sense.

And it makes perfect sense.

Ji An gave three reasons why Xiang Liu Sheng's wife, Chen Ajiao, who had already married into the family, or was brought in in a low-key manner, proposed marriage again.

To sum it up in a nutshell: First, if Gillian doesn't formally propose marriage, then it's not appropriate for Gillian to live in the Queen's Palace;
Second, according to the system of etiquette and law, the emperor's wedding ceremony is also an important part of the pre-government. In order to ensure the smooth governance of the pro-government, Liu Sheng had better make up for this procedure.

And the third, and the most important point in Ji An's mouth: Behind Chen Ajiao, standing is not Tangyi Hou Chenwu, or Guantao Taichang Princess Liu Xun, but the entire Dou family headed by the Empress Dowager Dou. Relatives.

It is exactly as Ji An said: The reason why Empress Dowager Dou did this was only because Empress Dowager Lu's pearls and jades are in front of her. Empress Dowager Dou did not dare to marry Liu Sheng a daughter of the Dou family directly, so she had to make a detour. Wanzi, using his granddaughter to strengthen the bond between the Dou clan and Emperor Liu Han.

Some people may say: Is it necessary to do this?
Liu Sheng has been loved by Empress Dowager Dou since he was a child, and he is a person who attaches great importance to affection and commitment. Empress Dowager Dou really needs to use a low-level method of political marriage to put another safety lock on her family ?
The answer is: it is necessary.

And it is necessary, very necessary.

Take a very simple example.

——During Emperor Taizong's reign, Dou's relatives did not need any form of political marriage to guarantee the status of the family.

Because Queen Dou at that time was the wife of the emperor Liu Heng, the owner of the East Palace Pepper House who was the mother of the world, and the common mother of all people in the world.

In the reign of Emperor Xiaojing, the Dou family also should not use such a low-level method to ensure that the emperor will not put himself together.

Not only does this not need to be the case, Dou's relatives even need to avoid a few troubles to gain the trust and trust of Tian Ziqi;
Whenever there is something in the court that requires a reliable and trustworthy person to do it, the emperor Qidu will definitely find his mother's relative named Dou in this family.

Because the Empress Dowager Dou at that time was the biological mother of Emperor Xiaojing Liu Qi, and she was the one who even the emperor had to hand over to "Master Mother".

Such a person, as long as he is alive, is enough for the family to not have to suffer a major blow for any crime other than treason.

But now, everything is a little different.

——The mother of today's son Sheng, surnamed Jia.

Although it is said that they are relatives every other generation, no matter how close they are, it is still inferior to being pregnant for nine months and trying their best to walk through the gate of hell before giving birth to their own mother.

Liu Sheng's mother doesn't believe in Dou, which is already a serious issue for Dou's relatives;
If the queen doesn't believe in Dou and has nothing to do with Dou's relatives, then the decline of Dou's relatives will be in the future visible to the naked eye.

——As long as the old lady closes her eyes, Tian Zisheng, who no longer needs to worry about "this is the elder", will completely abandon the relatives of the Dou family who have nothing to do with him, and turn to his mother's relatives: the Jia family to replace.

At this time, for the Dou family, it is undoubtedly a big deal for the Dou family to maintain the emotional and relationship bond between the family and the emperor through a Queen Gillian who is more trustworthy than a girl surnamed Dou. An extremely good deal.

Apart from all the things here, there is one more thing, Rao Ji An, who dares to say anything, doesn't dare to talk too much.

Mrs. Bo.

To be precise, it was the former Empress Bo, who was also an extremely clear 'lesson from the past'.

During the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, the Empress Dowager Bo personally decided to marry a niece of a certain clan of hers to the then crown prince Liu Qi.

Perhaps in the eyes of Empress Bo at that time, ensuring that the next emperor's empress was her own family was enough to ensure the longevity of the Bo clan.

It's just that everything that happened later, told the people all over the world straightforwardly: I really don't want to force the woman that the king of heaven and I don't want to marry~
It's really hard to stuff it in, it's a trivial matter not to be favored, just in case something goes wrong...

"Must go?"

After thinking for a long time, Liu Sheng finally asked the question, but saw Ji An nodded with a heavy face, and then shook his head inexplicably.

"I believe that His Majesty's wedding ceremony must be held."

"But that's just what I think."

"What should be done should be considered by His Majesty himself, and the final decision should be made."

"It's just that as a subject, it's really hard for me to resist the urge to remind Your Majesty."

"—Ms. Bo back then was gradually neglected by the late Emperor after Empress Dowager Bo closed her eyes."

"Before that—before the Empress Dowager Bo passed away, the late Emperor never neglected Mrs. Bo in any other way except not staying overnight in the Jiaofang."

"Now, His Majesty may also have to think about whether he should be like the late emperor, at least for the time being."

"After all, His Majesty has just been crowned today, and I don't know when the pro-government will take place."

"Empress Dowager Dou is a very wise person, but she is also a person who is easy to listen to."

"Especially Princess Guantao's persuasion is almost invincible to Empress Dowager Dou..."

As Ji An's narration became more and more explicit, Liu Sheng gradually began to make up his mind.

Ji An was right;

Empress Dowager Dou is indeed a very reliable empress dowager, but at the same time, she is also an old woman who is extremely emotionally unstable and easily bewitched by Guantao Taichang Princess Liu whoring.

And now Empress Chen is the only daughter of His Royal Highness the Taichang Princess. Although I can't talk about how much I love this daughter, how much I have a deep relationship with this daughter, but relying on her daughter to save the treasury of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the internal funds of the Shaofu In the corner, it is definitely not difficult to prostitute Liu.

——Liu Xing does not have the ability to love her daughter;
However, Liu Xing still has the courage to set up a name in the name of his daughter and take advantage of it.

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"Ugh······"

"A-Jiao, you are really too young..."

"If this gets out, won't people all over the world say that I have an obsession with other people, even girls of this age?"

Talking a little irritably, Liu Sheng had already slumped exhaustedly against the handrail on the side of the imperial couch, his hands and palms folded under the back of his head, and his brows were quickly filled with depression.

But in front of Liu Sheng's question, Ji An, a stalwart gentleman, couldn't say anything more.

——Nowadays, Gillian is only in her early ten years.

Although in the folk, things like "make an appointment at the age of eight or nine, and get married at the age of eleven or twelve" are not so unusual, but the royal family is still different after all.

Early marriage and early childbearing among the people mean that ordinary people have a lot of pressure to survive, have low ability to resist risks, and their average life expectancy is so small. If you don’t hurry up to marry a wife and have children, you might catch a cold one day and die forever.

But as a member of the royal family, especially as an alien who is the co-lord of the world, it is really difficult for Liu Sheng to convince himself...

"How is Gillian?"

This sentence is obviously not for Ji An, but for the eunuch Ling Xiaque, who has always been silent at the side.

"Report to His Majesty."

"The queen is all right, she is only trapped in the pepper room all day, she seems to have lost her parents..."

Hearing this, Liu Sheng nodded instinctively;

A moment later, as if thinking of something again, he smiled strangely and lay down completely flat on the imperial couch.

"Go and pass on~"

"Let's say that after I wake up, I will take Gillian to visit Marquis Tangyi and Princess Guantao..."

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"Remember clearly, it was after I woke up."

"I didn't wake up, so I waited quietly, don't go around me to clear my dream."

"Whoo~"

"I'm exhausted..."

(End of this chapter)