People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1676: I, the Holy Emperor Zetian
In the Qianyang Palace, Empress Wu looked at Fu Youyi calmly, threw the memorial to the ground, and said coldly, "I don't know where you got such a random interpretation from. I won't allow such a mess. Please leave."

"We are guilty!" Fu Youyi, as well as the nine officials, elders, scholars and representatives of the people behind him kowtowed at the same time, and then slowly retreated with a look of shame on their faces.

Empress Wu looked at Fan Lubing, Dou Lu Qinwang, Wang Dezhen, Guo Daiju, Wu Sansi and others on the side and said unhappily, "How dare you do such a mess? You really have nothing to do. All of you should withdraw. And Fu Youyi, let him go to the Ministry of Personnel to be a secretary. The Censorate is really idle."

"Yes!" Fan Lubing, Dou Lu Qinwang, Wang Dezhen, Guo Daiju, Wu Sansi and more than a dozen other important ministers bowed solemnly and then slowly left the Qianyang Palace.

Outside the Qianyang Palace, the ministers looked at each other, with an expression of disbelief and absurdity in their eyes.

What happened to the Queen?
On the surface, Fu Youyi's request was not granted, but he was promoted from the sixth rank Imperial Censor to the fifth rank Imperial Censor.

This is not forbidden at all, it is clearly someone has directly touched the itch in his heart and then rewarded him greatly.

Or, to put it more directly, all of this... was arranged by the Queen.

"Everyone, Sansi will take his leave first." Wu Sansi stood up, bowed to everyone, then walked outside with a serious expression and quick steps.

He ignored the looks that others gave him.

Although he was the one who arranged the miraculous events in Luo River today, the affairs of Tang Tongtai and Fu Youyi had nothing to do with him at all.

Wu Sansi had a feeling that everything he said last night was part of Empress Wu's plan.

And what happened with Fu Youyi today might even be just the beginning.

He still has a lot to do today.

……

Seeing Wu Sansi leaving, Wang Dezhen bowed slightly to Fan Lubing, then turned around and was about to leave.

Fan Lubing called out to Wang Dezhen, "Prime Minister Wang, what are you doing?"

"Go and pick up Ouyang Tong, Cen Changqian, Yao Lingzhang, Yang Jiong, Du Shenyan, Di Renjie, Yao Chong, Song Jing and others. The Queen Mother has issued a pardon. Wang should go and pick them up now. If it's too late, something might happen." A trace of vigilance flashed across Wang Dezheng's eyes.

"What happened today..." Fan Lubing bowed solemnly and asked worriedly, "What does the Prime Minister think about what happened today?"

"No matter how you look at it, it's just a matter of three refusal and three declines. What else is there?" Wang Dezheng flicked his sleeves and turned away.

The corner of Fan Lubing's mouth twitched, and he raised his eyes and looked at the others. The others sighed and turned away.

Fan Lubing turned around and looked towards the Qianyang Palace. He walked over the steps and saw the plaque in the center of the Qianyang Palace at a glance.

For a moment, he felt that the world was extremely strange.

He didn't know what was going on and why the queen suddenly made such an arrangement?

King Peng is clearly still outside the city and is still attacking it, but why is the Queen Mother so eager to replace the emperor and ascend the throne herself?

The people in Luoyang City now do not support her in doing so, so why is she still so stubborn?

Fan Lubing's face looked extremely ugly.

Those close to her were all aware of what Empress Wu was vaguely thinking. Chen Shuozhen's enthronement had already had a great impact on her. Later, when Wuzhou was in turmoil again, Empress Wu sent people to keep a close eye on it.

Now, nearly ten years later, after the death of Emperor Gaozong, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.

But it shouldn't be today. Emperor Ruizong just passed away yesterday, and the new emperor ascended the throne today. How could he suddenly become so radical?

what happened?
Something must have happened that made the queen decide to take this step, but what was it?
Fan Lubing's face calmed down and he slowly walked towards Chengtian Gate.

Based on her understanding of the Queen Mother, if there were other options, she would definitely wait until King Peng was dealt with before ascending the throne, not now.

Today, today...

Fan Lubing's eyes couldn't help but raise, and an idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

King Peng, King Peng, now only King Peng can force the Queen Mother to take this step.

The most important thing about the new emperor's ascension to the throne today is to use the name of the new emperor to win over the generals under King Peng.

According to their original prediction, there should be at least one or two people who would be interested.

For example, Tang Zhenxing and Li Duozuo.

Even especially Tang Zhenxing.

Li Duozuo was dissatisfied with Empress Wu because of Cheng Wuting's incident. After all, after Li Jinxing retired, the real successor to the title of General of the Right Guard should be Heichi Changzhi.

Li Xuan recommended him to Emperor Gaozong more than once, and Duke Yan had the same idea.

There's not even much selfishness involved.

If they did it well, they could even use Black Tooth Changzhi to guard Changzhou and stop King Peng. If they did it well, these things would not happen at all.

But the Queen Mother still chose Cheng Wuting. Compared with Heichi Changzhi, she trusted Cheng Wuting more.

Therefore, Li Duozuo, Heichi Changzhi and their ilk would no longer believe in Empress Wu.

But Tang Zhenxing is different. Tang Zhenxing is the General of the Left Guard. Apart from the Right Guard, the strongest one under Li Xuan is the Left Guard.

General of the Left Guard, Empress Wu could give Tang Zhenxing the title of General of the Left Guard, or even the title of duke, or even king.

However, Tang Zhenxing did not give any face to the hint in Empress Wu's edict. Instead, he threw fireballs at Chang'an City even more fiercely.

Therefore, the emperor's prestige is no longer useful to King Peng and his subordinates.

Li Chongjun is useless.

Standing on the Tianjin Bridge, Fan Lubing finally figured it all out.

Li Chongjun is useless, the Tang Dynasty is useless, and the Queen Mother is thinking of another way to defeat King Peng.

The emperor is the one who rules the country. If he cannot go, then the empress will go in person.

The Queen Mother becomes the Emperor, and she goes by herself.

With the change of dynasties, the entire system must be changed. Empress Wu will use the power to change the system to defeat King Peng in one fell swoop.

This is what she is really thinking in her heart.

All she had been thinking about was defeating King Peng, defeating King Peng, and defeating King Peng. Suddenly, a noise came from the opposite side.

Fan Lubing looked up and saw one waterwheel after another coming out of Jishanfang on the south bank of Luo River and moving quickly in all directions.

water?
Fan Lubing suddenly lowered his head and found that the water on the Luo River had mysteriously disappeared today.

Could it be that there is some other mystery here?

……

At noon, Fan Lubing was standing at Tianjin Bridge.

Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the opposite side. Fan Lubing looked up and saw Luoyang County Magistrate Yang Jin and a large group of people running quickly onto Tianjin Bridge.

Without paying any attention to Fan Lubing, a group of people were seen holding a huge sandalwood box, entering Duanmen from Tianjin Bridge, then heading straight for Chengtian Gate, and finally even entering Qianyang Palace.

Just as Fan Lubing was about to send someone to investigate, a Jinwu Guard rode out from Chengtian Gate, ran all the way from Duanmen to Tianjin Bridge, and then ran into Luoyang City, shouting: "Luoyang County Magistrate Yang Jin reported that a strange stone was found on the east terrace of Luoyang County. There are shapes of dragons and phoenixes, and wheat and wheat on the stone. The Queen Mother decided to stop the war and named it Qingshan.

In addition, the great monk Lingxing from the White Horse Temple was summoned to the palace to give a lecture. "

Fan Lubing's face suddenly became extremely ugly.

White Horse Temple, Monk Lengxing, "Dayun Sutra Commentary".

Maitreya Buddha is reincarnated as a female.

Fan Lubing had always known about these things, but he never expected that this day would come so soon.

Monk Lengxing arrived much faster than Fan Lubing had expected. Soon, not long after Monk Lengxing entered the Qianyang Palace, a Jinwu Guard quickly ran past Fan Lubing into Luoyang City, shouting, "White Horse Temple, Master Lengxing explained the Great Cloud Sutra Commentary. The Buddha said that the female body is the king of the southern continent.

The Queen of Heaven is the female reincarnation of Maitreya Buddha.

When you rule the world.

The Queen will not allow it."

Countless Jinwu Guards were running non-stop on the streets of Luoyang, and these words quickly spread throughout the city of Luoyang.

Many officials, their families and common people in the city who were Buddhists all knelt down by the roadside in front of their homes, bowed their heads and sincerely chanted scriptures and made wishes.

"That's the second time." Fan Lubing's expression was still extremely bitter.

……

In the Qianyang Palace, Empress Wu calmly handled the memorial.

Qiu Huan walked quickly into the palace, and said excitedly, "Empress of Heaven, there are more than 60,000 officials, relatives of the emperor, common people from far and near, chieftains of the four barbarians, monks, and Taoists, who are waiting behind the palace gate. They have submitted a petition saying that the Tang Dynasty is in decline and the emperor's power is no longer effective. The heaven has sent down a good omen, and the Holy Mother has come to the emperor. Therefore, we ask the Empress of Heaven to take care of the world, ascend the throne, change the country's name to Zhou, and stabilize the world."

Empress Wu raised her eyes and looked at Qiu Huan, calmly waved her hand and said: "Now it is the Tang Dynasty, this is a fact that no one can change. Go and tell them that I will not allow it."

"Yes!" Qiu Huan immediately turned around and left Qianyang Palace.

However, soon, Empress Wu heard hurried footsteps going around the side of Qianyang Palace and heading towards the harem.

A slight smile appeared on Empress Wu's lips.

A moment later, Wu Sansi, Fan Lubing and Guo Daiju calmly walked into the hall.

The Minister of Rites Wu Sansi knelt in the middle, holding up the memorial in his hand, and kowtowed solemnly, saying, "Your Majesty, the Emperor sees the current chaos in the country and the rampant evildoers. In order to stabilize the country, he asks the Grand Empress Dowager to ascend the throne and quell the rebellion. At the same time, he petitions to grant me the surname Wu."

Empress Wu's expression became solemn. Qiu Huan immediately stepped forward, took Li Chongjun's memorial, and then handed it to Empress Wu.

Empress Wu opened the book and read it gently, as if she was reading every word carefully.

After a long time, she sighed and said, "The emperor has voluntarily abdicated to me for the sake of the country. Although I am unwilling, I have no choice. Okay."

As she spoke, Empress Wu picked up the red pen on the table and lightly sketched on it.

Can!
……

In the Qianyang Palace, Empress Wu was wearing a bright yellow robe with nine dragons and nine chapters, and a twelve-tassel white jade crown on her head. She walked step by step among the ministers.

On both sides, behind him, and in the entire Ziwei Palace, Tianjin Bridge, and Dingdingmen Street, countless people stood in solemn silence.

Empress Wu walked up the golden steps step by step. Li Chongjun stood beside her, held by Zheng's hand, and bowed respectfully.

Empress Wu walked past Li Chongjun and finally, finally, sat directly on the imperial couch.

All the officials in the palace knelt down at the same time and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you. May your Majesty live forever."

Empress Wu nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "I, in accordance with the wishes of the world and the chaos, agree to the request of the emperor and his ministers, and ascend the throne, named the Holy and Divine Emperor Zetian.

Therefore, a general amnesty was declared throughout the country, Tang was renamed Zhou, the era name was changed to Tianshou, and the people of Chang'an and Luoyang were all exempted from taxes for three years.

Celebrate it.”

"We, the ministers, extend our congratulations to the Holy and Divine Empress Wu Zetian. May she live a long life." The ministers kowtowed again.

"Stand up." Empress Wu raised her hand and smiled.

The officials stood up, and Empress Wu continued, "Appoint Emperor Li Chongjun as the Crown Prince and grant him the surname Wu.

In addition, a day will be chosen to establish the Seven Temples of the Wu Family in the Divine Capital.”

"We obey your orders." The ministers bowed again.

Empress Wu's face turned slightly cold, and then she said, "Then there is the matter of the traitor Li Xuan. I have issued an order that all military officials above the ninth rank be promoted one rank.

In addition, I have recruited 100,000 soldiers from Luoyang City, equipped them with military equipment, and trained them wholeheartedly. One day, they will follow me to fight and put down the rebellion of King Peng in one fell swoop."

"We obey your order. Your Majesty is full of martial virtue and may you live long." The ministers bowed solemnly.

Now, they finally understood Empress Wu's plan.

Taking advantage of his accession to the throne, he expanded the army by 100,000.

(End of this chapter)