Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 524: Sun in the left hand, moon in the right hand, sun and moon together, the country is firmly grasped (Part )
The crescent moon is like a hook, refreshing.

Under the bright moon, a flash of fire suddenly appeared, then spread in a very short time and soon burned fiercely.

Under the vast night, the originally quiet Xuanwu Gate was suddenly plunged into the shouting of blood, fire and fighting.

Xuanwumen, Xuanwumen.

A raging fire suddenly broke out inside and outside the Xuanwu Gate.

The sounds of endless fighting rang out one after another.

Swords and spears collided, and bows and crossbows split the air.

The sound of fighting spread from the entire Xuanwu Gate, spread eastward to the Xuande Gate, spread to the entire East Palace, and even continued to spread eastward from the East Palace.

Yanxi Gate, Yongchangfang.

Prince Qi's Mansion.

In a very short time, Prince Qi's Mansion was also caught up in a battle of thick bloody flames.

No, it was a massacre.

The massacre lasted all night.

The east was getting brighter, the sun was rising, but the slanting moon was still there.

The sun and the moon shine together.

The next moment, the sky began to shake violently.

The sun and the moon fell from the sky at the same time, heading straight for the Taiji Palace and the Xuanwu Gate.

It fell straight into Chengxiang Hall not far from Xuanwu Gate.

Finally, they fell into the hands of a ten-year-old boy wearing a dragon robe standing in the hall.

The sun on the left hand, the month on the right hand.

The sun and the moon are together, and the country is firmly in our grasp.

……

With a "Huh...", Li Yuanjing let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.

The hall was quiet, and outside it was dark.

Li Yuanjing clenched his fists tightly, raised his eyes and stared upwards.

That night, that night, he was in the palace.

Chengxiang Hall is not far from Xuanwu Gate.

When the sounds of fighting came from Xuanwu Gate that night, Li Yuanjing was hiding alone in the palace, trembling in fear.

After that night, the Eastern Palace and Prince Qi's Mansion were massacred, and not many people survived.

As for how many people died, who knows.

Li Yuanjing gritted his teeth.

Chengxiang Hall is close to Xuanwu Gate, but not far from Linhu Hall either.

Many people only knew that the King of Qin killed Prince Yin and King Chao Ci at Xuanwu Gate, but they were wrong.

Prince Yin and King Chao Ci were killed after they entered the harem from Xuanwu Gate and then arrived at Linhu Palace.

Afterwards, the old subordinates of the Crown Prince and the King of Qi heard that they were in trouble, so they led their troops to rescue them, and then attacked Xuanwu Gate until nightfall.

It was not until later that Yuchi Jingde showed the heads of Prince Yin and King Chaoci to the former subordinates of the Eastern Palace and Prince Qi's Mansion that they lost their will to fight and fled in all directions.

Carrying the heads of Prince Yin and King Chao Ci.

This means that the King of Qin not only killed Prince Yin and King Chao Ci, but also chopped off their heads.

However, the prosperous Zhenguan era made everyone forget this scene.

Including him, Li Yuanjing.

However, yesterday, when Emperor Taizong was buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum, and the underground palace of Zhaoling Mausoleum was suddenly closed, the events of the past seemed to surge out uncontrollably from the depths of Li Yuanjing's heart.

Now, it appeared in his dream again.

Li Yuanjing closed his eyes gently.

The sound of fighting that night rang in his ears again.

In order to seize the throne, brothers killed each other and blood flowed like a river.

Li Yuanjing sighed softly.

There are countless historical books, but in the end, it all comes down to four words.

Compete to become emperor.

They all did it, so why couldn't Li Yuanjing do it too?

It's nothing more than killing people.

He admitted that Emperor Taizong was indeed a wise ruler. In the end, countless people even tried to justify his killing of his brothers and forcing his father to abdicate, but he died in the end.

When he was alive, the whole world admired and respected him.

But he died in the end.

……

Li Yuanjing turned over and sat up from the bed, looking inside and outside with cold eyes.

The hall was cold and quiet, and it was still dark outside.

Li Yuanjing breathed a sigh of relief.

He is really worried now that someone may have heard his dream talking last night.

But it's okay.

The late emperor was buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum yesterday. When they returned from Zhaoling Mausoleum, it was still dark.

Many people returned home to rest, but some chose to stay in the palace.

For example, the King of Wu and the King of Shu.

Today, their mother is about to come out of the palace, and they have to wait.

As for Li Yuanjing, although he didn't want to go home because he found an excuse to help take care of the emperor, he actually knew in his heart that he just didn't want to leave the palace.

Who doesn’t want to be the emperor?

Li Yuanjing saw it clearly yesterday. The moment the palace was closed, the emperor's expression changed completely.

From now on, the whole world is in his hands.

The previous emperor is gone, and he alone has to shoulder the heavy burden of the world.

Can he bear it?
Li Yuanjing sneered lightly.

How important are the affairs of the world? Even though the emperor has been on the throne for more than a year, Li Yuanjing is sure that he doesn't even know to what extent his power in the world can extend.

Not to mention that the imperial power did not extend to the countryside and could not be controlled at all, there were also countless conflicts of interest between county and state capitals.

The household department tampered with taxes when collecting, the law department ate up the plaintiffs and the defendants, the warehouse department resold the grain in the warehouse, the military department ate up the empty salaries, the military department was in charge of engineering projects and bridges, and the meritorious department was in charge of supervision.

Chief Secretary and Sima, which one of them is not greedy?

Not to mention the governor who holds all the power.

There are countless local prefectures and counties trying to steal the imperial court's power.

There are 360 ​​states in the world, and each state has three to ten counties. Even if the emperor has all the resources, how many places can he control?

Li Yuanjing turned and looked in the direction of Lizheng Hall.

He had to admit that the emperor was a very ambitious and capable man, but he had one biggest problem: he regarded himself as the previous emperor.

Emperor Taizong naturally had countless means to control his ministers, but did he himself have any?

The late emperor had died, and the people were disunited. Especially after seeing the late emperor buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum, the unrest in people's hearts was visible to the naked eye.

If Li Yuanjing was like this, what about others?

Now that the late emperor is dead, the huge weight that was weighing on their hearts is gone.

Everyone felt relieved all of a sudden. It was still a long time for the emperor to win back the hearts of the people.

If he ever took a big step, he would immediately end up like Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty.

War broke out all over the country, and finally each prince took power.

Wasn’t it the same at the end of the Han Dynasty and the end of the Sui Dynasty?

Li Yuanjing believed that this day would definitely come.

Especially since there are people like Zhangsun Wuji in the court.

Changsun Wuji.

During the early Sui Dynasty, there was a man who looked very similar to Zhangsun Wuji, Yang Su.

Yang Su, a powerful official of the former Sui Dynasty, assisted Yang Guang in ascending the throne and put down the rebellion of Yang Liang. He was promoted to Shangshu Ling and was appointed as the Prince's Grand Tutor and Situ.

But from that moment on, Yang Guang became extremely suspicious of him.

He even used his fiefdom to ward off bad luck, but Yang Su died because of it.

After Yang Su's death, Yang Xuangan inherited his title. However, only seven years later, Yang Xuangan rebelled and Yang Su's family was almost wiped out.

It is easy to imagine how deep the contradiction is.

All Li Yuanjing could do was add fuel to the fire and make the conflict break out faster and more intensely.

By then, both sides will be defeated and killed, and then he will ascend the throne and become emperor...

No, no, no.

Li Yuanjing realized a problem. He was the emperor's uncle, and since the emperor had sons and brothers, it was not his turn to ascend the throne.

Even if he ascended the throne by force, the world would be dissatisfied.

Li Ke.

Li Ke's figure suddenly jumped out of Li Yuanjing's mind.

After the emperor died and the prince ascended the throne, he urged Li Ke to kill all the emperor's descendants and then let Li Ke ascend the throne.

Li Ke seized the throne from his nephew.

He was restoring order, killing Li Ke and seizing his throne.

To seize the nephew with the uncle.

This makes it legitimate.

Moreover, Li Ke has the entire Hongnong Yang family behind him. With the support of the Hongnong Yang family and the help of the Hongnong Yang family's power, things will become much easier.

Li Yuanjing suddenly laughed.

This dream lasted during the day.

But with the sun in the left hand and the moon in the right hand, the country is in my hand.

Isn’t this God telling him that it is his, Li Yuanjing’s, right to rule the world?

They are both sons of Emperor Gaozu, so why can Li Shimin sit on the throne but Li Yuanjing can't?

……

Li Yuanjing stood at the gate of Ganlu with a calm expression.

There were seven princes, namely Prince of Wu Li Ke, Prince of Shu Li Yin, Prince of Jiang Li Yun, Prince of Yue Li Zhen, Prince of Ji Li Shen, Prince of Zhao Li Fu, and Prince of Cao Li Ming, as well as a number of princesses whose mothers were still alive, including Princess Xiangcheng, Princess Nanping, and Princess Suian.

The mothers of the princes followed the princes to leave Chang'an for their fiefdoms, while the mothers of the princesses took their mothers out of the palace and returned to their own princess residences.

The princesses' palaces are all in Chang'an.

When everyone saw Li Yuanjing, they all bowed and said, "Greetings, Uncle Wang."

Li Yuanjing nodded calmly and said, "Your Majesty has just gone to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The Imperial Eunuch will read the imperial edict shortly."

"Yes!" Everyone bowed again.

With a creaky sound, the Ganlu Gate opened wide, followed by the sound of hurried footsteps walking out of the palace.

The concubines in mourning walked out of the palace, their eyes falling on their children.

Basically, those who have children can have a proper tomb for their later years.

Those who had no children could basically only live outside the palace.

Among the concubines of the previous emperor, there were eleven who were above the rank of Talented Women, and thirty-seven who were below the rank of Talented Women.

Zhang Ananda walked out of Ganlu Gate with a solemn expression, bowed slightly to Li Yuanjing, and then opened the imperial edict in public.

All the kings, princesses, and concubines around knelt down.

"On the twenty-fourth day of the eighth month of the first year of Yongwei, the Emperor said:

Yu Xi!

His son inherited the family business and became a minister to the vassal state.

The mother should be respected and honored, which is the meaning of "Spring and Autumn Annals".

Before his death, the late emperor issued an edict ordering all concubines in the harem to become nuns. I dare not disobey this order. Furthermore, the princes and princesses are filial and respectful, making it difficult to refuse. After much thought, I have only one solution.

If the concubines had children, they would go to the fiefdom with their children or stay in the palace, and become monks at home to pray for the late emperor's afterlife.

Those who had no children left the palace and became monks in Ganye Temple to pray for the late emperor's afterlife.

The Concubine Wei of Ji State has a mysterious and profound spiritual origin and is a lofty figure. I have bestowed upon her a great favor and a high title, and have allowed her to travel abroad to enjoy the company of her family. If she is ever to be missed by me, she may also come to the court to congratulate me on the festival..."

Prince Ji Li Shen and Consort Wei of Ji State were immediately filled with surprise and joy. They sobbed and kowtowed, saying, "I accept your command. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

"The Concubine Dowager Yang of Zhao has been allowed to go abroad to enjoy family life. If I miss you in the future, you may also come to the court to celebrate the festival!"

Prince Li Fu of Zhao and Concubine Yang of Zhao also kowtowed with tears of joy, saying, "I accept your command. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Wei was the noble concubine of the late emperor, and Yang was the virtuous concubine of the late emperor. There is no need to question their treatment.

However, even so, everyone feels terrified when thinking about the days when the ancient Buddhas and green lamps were in Ganye Temple.

Next was the mother of King Li Zhen of Yue, Concubine Yan De, who was also allowed to leave the palace.

He became a monk at home and prayed for the late emperor's afterlife.

"The Empress Dowager of Wu, Lady Yang, sought a virtuous woman, and applied the Yin teachings to her, and established internal positions to beautify the outer court. She now remains in the palace, becoming a nun at Foguang Temple, to assist the Empress in managing the concubines and their wives."

King Li Yin of Shu and Yang were all stunned.

They had heard the news before that the emperor asked them to leave the palace, so why did they have to stay in the palace now?

"No..." Li Yan couldn't help but stand up to question, but at this moment, someone beside him immediately covered his mouth with his hands and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace!"

Concubine Yang also kowtowed: "Thank you."

Li Yin tilted his head and stared at Li Ke.

Li Ke stared at him intently, shaking his head slightly with a pleading look on his face.

After a long time, until Li Yin had no strength left to resist, he let him go.

Li Yuanjing looked at Li Yan lying on the ground, refusing to get up for a long time. He knew that Li Yan's heart was filled with hatred.

On one side, Zhang Ananda continued to read the imperial edict.

The mother of King Jiang Li Yun, the talented woman Wang, was allowed to leave the palace and become a fiefdom.

At this time, Li Yuanjing's eyes had already fallen on Cao Wang Li Ming.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

(End of this chapter)