The Emperor ordered Zhao Tang

Chapter 184: Lucky Meal

On the tenth day of April in the first year of Qianning, the imperial court, as the eldest of the kings, requested the emperor to make a decree to list all the un-canonized children of the sage in one go.

The third son, Yu, was born in Shoudi by Li Zhaoyi. At the age of eight, he was named King of Guo.

The fourth son, Qi, was born in the residence of Lady Hedong Pei Zhen. At the age of eight, he was named King of Feng.

Wu Ziyin, Li Zhaoyi was born in Chengxiang Hall in the East Palace in the first year of Wende. At the age of five, he was named Prince Qing.

The sixth son, Fei, whose mother was Chen Chen of Fengyi County, was born in Xianyu Palace on the tenth day of the seventh month in the first year of Jingfu, and was given the title of King of Lu.

The seventh son, Zhengyang, whose mother was Zhao Ruxin of Tianshui County, was born in Penglai Palace on April 28th of the second year of Jingfu and was given the title of King of Liang.

The eighth son, Zai Ji, was born in the Hall of Supreme Harmony on the ninth day of the fifth month of the second year to the virtuous concubine Zhu Xie Wu Si. He was given the title of King of Dai.

The ninth son, Qu Shuo, was born on the same day as Zhu Xiezi in Zhaoqing Palace in the Western Palace, and was given the title of King of Song.

The tenth son, Fei Zhuan, was born in Ye Ting in August of the second year of the reign of Aqian, a maid in the Imperial Clothing Bureau, and was given the title of King of Bo.

The eleventh son, Jianwu, was born in Changshengyuan in September of the second year of Luofu in Donghai County and was given the title King Xiao.

The twelfth son, Jinglai, was born in Fuguangyuan in the winter of the second year of Wei Yi in Fufeng County, and was given the title King of Shen.

The thirteenth son, Wushi, was born in the Xuanwu Hall in the East Inner Palace on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month in the second year of Jingfu by Lady Yang Kezheng of Xin Qin, and was given the title King of Qi.

The fourteenth daughter, Qingying, was born on the fifth day of the first lunar month in the first year of Qianning by the talented Yang Kexi in Chenxiang Tower in the East Palace and was given the title Princess Yincheng.

The fifteenth son met Bao, the talented Wu Lingxian, who was born on the seventeenth day of the first month of the first year of Qianning in Lingqi Palace and was given the title of Prince of Xu. The sixteenth daughter Caizhi and the seventeenth daughter Qihua, Wu Liuxian and Wu Rongxian, who were born a few days after Wu Lingxian, were given the titles of Princess Pingyang and Princess Kuaiji.

Wow, more than a dozen babies were born in three years, so exaggerated. Add to that the pregnant women Xiao Yueguang, Xiao Yuehua, Zhang Lian, Yu Daolian, Nangong Chongyan of Handan County, Wenren Chuchu of Xingyang County, the imperial concubines Ashina Laimei, Ranxiang, Aqiu, Adie, the concubine Shu who had her third child, and Chen Chen, Luo Fu, Wu Lingxian, the concubine Xian, and the privy envoy who had their second child... If Li Sheng lived to be fifty, he could probably form a command-level infantry.

In addition, as in later generations, under the threat of Zhu Wen, Weizhou and Hedong reached a temporary reconciliation, and Li Keyong was able to send cavalry generals An Fushun, An Fuqing, and An Fuqian to rescue Yun. In Cangzhou, under the mediation of Weizhou and Ziqing, the newly appointed Jiedushi Zuo Jie also sent Gao Shao, the cavalry commander, to lead 3,000 troops to support the Zhu brothers. Not much, but of great significance. Only Chengde and Youzhou, which had no geographical relationship with Zhu Wen, remained unmoved. But don't worry, Liu Chongwang has sent many envoys with ink edicts to rush to Yanzhao one after another, intending to sell them official positions and titles, and he might be able to persuade them.

On the 11th day, the sage received outsiders in Yancen City for a whole day, including the elders of Jingzhou, some of the civil and military officials of Xiangyang, the envoy of Lei Man, the governor of Wuzhen, and the newly appointed officials.

Wu Tao from next door presented a thousand sets of armor, honey, snake gall, fish, medicinal herbs and the like. It's better than nothing. This person has been in power for a short time, and his control over Eyue is questionable. If he gives too much, it will cause dissatisfaction among the soldiers and his whole family may be killed. Seeing that the saint refused to leave,

Ma Yin also stuffed money: seventeen carts of new tea and three thousand sets of warrior spring clothes.

What does it mean to just go along with the story? This is it. But think about it, we can't be too harsh on Xiao Ma. This group of beggars fought from Caizhou to Luoyang, from Henan to Jiangbiao, and from Guangling to Changsha. They have only settled down not long ago, and Hunan has been in chaos for several years. They probably don't have a lot of money.

"Let's eat." When Zhao Ruozhao reminded him, the saint silently put down the official documents. Zhao Ruozhao held the silver knife, cut the cooked mutton into even small pieces, sprinkled pepper and salt, then placed the knife vertically on the table, gently covered the cage with his hand, and slowly drove in the blue, green, camel and white four-color flower round plate.

After serving, they were placed in order on the lacquer table in front of the saint, along with millet porridge, soup cakes, a jade pot with a curved handle, a milk jug, and a gilded cup.

She was familiar with the emperor's temperament. He was gentle, stable, gentle and caring... He was not like the "dictator" who was said to kill people. But she was extremely insecure. She heard strange noises outside in the middle of the night. She was snoring one breath and sat up quietly behind him with disheveled hair the next. She woke up nine times a night. Such a lonely person was actually the easiest to get close to. If you treat him well beyond lust and spend more time on him, like another concubine Zhao, you can finally get along with him.

After everything was arranged neatly and he washed his face, Zhao Ruozhao sat down opposite him and said, "Have a good meal, my Lord."

He nodded and just picked up the cutlery. When their eyes met, the saint suddenly thought of something: "Have you ever eaten human beings?" Don't scream!

"Eat when you should." Zhao Ruozhao said calmly.

So have you eaten it or not?

"Good morning, my Lord." When asked again, Zhao Ruozhao looked down and returned to his previous serious expression, without saying a word.

The sage wanted to chat while eating and inquire about the news about the generals in Shandong, but Zhao Ruozhao raised his hand as soon as he opened his mouth: "The superior's teaching is to make the people follow; the king values the majesty."

saint:……

So he ate his meal in a very formal manner, with only the occasional clattering of chopsticks, spoons, cups and plates. In the middle, Zhao Ruozhao called in the musicians and ordered them to play the "Xiuhe Lv" for "Emperor's Meal", requiring the emperor to eat according to the rules and the corresponding tunes. This made the sage feel very uncomfortable, as if ants were crawling on his body.

It’s over, we’re caught.

It is no wonder that there are few wise rulers. The rituals and music have been corrupted in every dynasty. There are too many rituals and they are too heavy. Human nature is completely ignored. Even the core object to be protected and maintained - the emperor himself - cannot stand it. How can these rituals not be corrupted?
He understood the sober and desperate sigh of the Han emperor: "The Xia people taught loyalty, but they lost their wildness... The Zhou people taught culture, but their loss was nothing more than loyalty. The Zhou people valued black and adopted the same system as the Xia. The three are like a chain, going round and round, and when they reach the end, they return to their roots."

Is it time to convene all the ministers and great scholars and scholars from all over the country to hold a conference to correct ideology?
By the way, we will also put some long-debated issues to the test and examine compliance.

For example, the most heated debate nowadays: Is the emperor a person with strong military power or a person appointed by heaven? Is he appointed by people? Do the emperor, princes, generals and ministers have any kind of character? Another example is the signature rhetoric of usurping the throne and rebelling - the five elements change, and it is attributed to virtue. Are the five elements more changeable? What does it mean to be virtuous?
There is also the issue of legitimacy of his accession to the throne, which is hotly debated both at home and abroad and is often used by Zhu Wen and his lackeys as well as ambitious people from all over the country as an excuse to attack him. Is it legitimate for a saint like himself who is not the eldest son, the eldest son, or the most virtuous, but is supported by the eunuchs to ascend the throne?

In the case that the imperial court did not establish a queen unless necessary, who among the three concubines, Shu, Xian, and De, was the legal wife? Was it in accordance with Tang etiquette for a person without an official position, rank, honor, or title to take important military and political positions? Wouldn't it be better to completely ban things like theories of disasters and anomalies and the opinions of the princes?
The theory of the former Han Dynasty that "a minister of the king cannot serve as a minister of a vassal state" needs to be strictly enforced again. How can such reactionary remarks as Han Yu's "In ancient times, those who valued self-improvement, if Zhou was not suitable, they would go to Lu; if Lu was not suitable, they would go to Qi; if Qi was not suitable, they would go to Song, Zheng, Qin, and Chu. Today, there is one ruler under the heavens and one country under the four seas. If you abandon this, you will become a barbarian and leave your parents' country." appear in the imperial examination questions again?
There are three reasons why the king is not loyal. At this point, how many are the kings not loyal? Who? It also needs to be updated and explained. This directly determines how to get along with Li Keyong, Chen Xiong, He Chuyu, Zhao Fu, Zhao Kuangning, Yang Kexuan, and Li Luoluo's wives in the future.

There are too many, and it seems that something must be done.

"Sir, change your clothes quickly, we are about to set off." Wenren Chuchu walked into the courtyard, holding clothes and shouting with a smile from afar.

"Here I come." The saint seemed to have been pardoned. He wiped his mouth, pinched Zhao Ruozhao's cheek, and then ran away.

Zhao Ruozhao felt dizzy.

The emperor was not as polite as a woman from Cai. The servants, concubines, and ministers turned a blind eye to this. The imperial concubines would address the emperor as a vulgar title, "Guan Jia," regardless of the occasion. This may be one of the reasons why the common people gradually despised the court and people's hearts became increasingly chaotic.

Fortunately, from now on, she, the Lady of Yingchuan County, will be in the Tang Palace.

On April 11, the first year of Qianning, after finishing many trivial matters, the emperor returned to the capital. From the beginning of the aid to Feng, to the killing of Wang Yanzhang, the defense envoy of Ruzhou of the pseudo-Liang, to the defeat of the Feng bandits and the forced surrender of Cheng Li, it took only two months.

On the 13th, Li Sizhou, the Prince of Tan, and Yuwenqi, the Junior Yin of Jingzhao, took office as the Jiedushi of Yu, Fu, Kui, Zhong, Wan, and Shi. The former was a successor prince who had proven his position, martial arts, and ability, except that he was too close to Zhao Jia. The latter was a child of the Jie family, a descendant of the Northern Zhou royal family, and had fled from the sage twice. The two of them worked together, and there would be no worries on the road to Kui. In Dengzhou, Li Cunxiao, the foreign military coach, had taken up the post of defense envoy.

What will happen next will depend on whether the four routes of Kui, Deng, Xiang and Jing can crush Zhu Wen's old chrysanthemum in the south.

　Starting today, I will update with all my strength! I have fully recovered, and my keyboard is thirsty. God, I haven't seen you for a long time, but have you hurt God's heart?

　　
　
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