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Chapter 427

The sleeping hall was burning with a thick musk, but the fragrance still couldn't hide the pungent herbal smell.

There are not many people in the room, an old eunuch is waiting on the side, and two maids are carefully dressing up the old military. This is a woman with a strong nature, and also a beautiful beauty. Even if she dies, she still needs to be beautiful. Buried.

There are also Li Xian and his wife, Shangguan Xiaowan, Li Dan and Dou Lushi, Li Gu'er, Li Longji, several grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren, but since the third generation, they have not come together.

Seeing Wang Hua's arrival, Li Guer's eyes flashed with joy.Li Chiying glanced at Wang Hua, quickly lowered her head, and pinched the corner of her clothes involuntarily with one hand.

But none of the ministers came, so Wang Hua stood here with an extremely strange identity.

He glanced at the crowd, and they all had sad looks on their faces, but the degree of sorrow was different, but Wang Hua still smelled a kind of fake compassion from everyone's faces.

I'm afraid that even Li Chiying may not have a good impression of this grandmother. For the sake of his throne, Lao Wu killed his children, and even had too many grandchildren.In fact, she will not die for a day, and these people are not at peace.This is also reasonable, Wang Hua did not despise them.

Wang Hua walked up to Lao Wu and saluted, and Wu Zetian asked him to sit down.

Seeing him coming, Lao Wu's eyes suddenly brightened, but Wang Hua knew that this was a phenomenon of returning light, and after a moment of effort, the last strand of vitality that was hanging was exhausted, and Lao Wu was about to go back.

Lao Wu said: "The Ai family heard that you have become the servant of the household department?"

"The minister has just received the decree not long ago, but because his leg injury is not healed, walking is a bit difficult, and he has not yet gone to the household department to take up his post."

"This year you have also reached the year of crowning. Although you are still young, you can barely do it with your talents."

"I don't dare, I just want to do my best to live up to the love of the two majesties."

"This is the emperor's kindness to you, and it has nothing to do with Aijia. It's just that Aijia often sighs that you were born ten years later, otherwise Aijia would have allowed you to enter the three provinces and six departments one day earlier, and perhaps there would be no such gap between the two years." Turmoil and chaos."

"Your servant is terrified," Wang Hua only said three words, and Lao Wu's words were easily misunderstood.

"You don't have words yet?"

Wang Hua nodded.

"Aijia picks up a word for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"You don't need to address the Ai family's Majesty anymore. The Ai family issued a decree just now to remove the title of Emperor and call him the Great Sage Empress of Zetian. The decree is also issued, and the relatives of Chu Suiliang, Han Ai, and Liu Xi will all be pardoned."

Wang Hua was silent, this was the last batch of people she didn't forgive.With the tolerance of this group of people, it means that she completely negates her own revolution and returns everything to the original point.

"Ai's family can help me get a character named Gao Lang, do you know the source?"

Wang Hua thought for a while and replied: "I know, from "Ji Drunk" in "Daya", it is clear that there is harmony, Gao Lang orders the end, and the end of the order has a scorpion, and the public corpse is good. It is hoped that I will be a gentleman, start well and end well. .”

That's what it meant, but Wang Hua felt a little uneasy in his heart.Anyway, at least his superficial behavior is still a gentleman.Besides, it turned out that Lao Wu told him that he wanted him to be a hypocrite.Why do you choose this word for yourself now?Or what did she perceive?But I really have no intention of rebellion, and everything I do is ultimately for self-protection.If others do not infringe, Wang Hua is absolutely harmless to humans and animals.

"The Ai family knows that your knowledge is always good. But do you know why the Ai family asked Princess Jiu to marry you?"

Why did Lao Wu bring up this question before he died?Wang Hua replied with a headache: "I don't know."

In fact, after this question was asked, everyone focused their attention.Li Bao'er looked at the two men worriedly, Li Chiying also raised his head, and there was some hope on his pale face.

"In fact, the Ai family has always appreciated your talent, but it's a pity that you are not a descendant of the Ai family. But after entering Shangyang Palace, you are very filial to the Ai family, especially this story," Wu Zetian raised his hand, He pointed to the "Dream of Red Mansions" next to it, which had just been finished.Wang Hua was guessing in his heart, did this book have a trace of Lao Wu's belief in survival?But this book is over, plus what happened on the fourth day of junior high school, Li Chongjun's life and death are unknown, Wu Sansi was beheaded by Li Chongjun, and the Li Wu alliance arranged by her later in life, the court balance, to this point, basically announced all It failed, and it also left the root of turmoil for the Tang Dynasty.So under disappointment, I lost the belief in survival, which led to the deterioration of the condition.

Lao Wu also said: "It's just that the ending is not very good. There are many places in the back that are out of touch with the front."

"I feel deeply guilty."

"No, it's just a story. Like the things you made, it's always a small way. If it's someone else, maybe they can only make a living from it. But on you, it's a small talent. Helping the emperor govern the country is the only way to make a living." It's your job."

"The minister will remember."

"Here is an iron coupon to avoid death. Ai Jia remembers that the emperor also gave you an iron coupon, but the emperor seems to have forgotten about it."

Li Xian blushed, because although Zhang Jianzhi and others were not executed, they had already been exiled to Lingnan.Later, when he heard Wang Hua say that Zhou Yong would hunt down Wang Hua, he immediately sent an imperial envoy to issue an edict to let Zhou Yong come back.However, the south of the Five Ridges is far away, and there are countless mountains and dangerous waters along the way, so far no news has come.It is only rumored that Zhang Jianzhi died of illness on the way before reaching Lingnan because of his old age and infirmity.Although it wasn't because of Li Xian's decree to kill, it was also caused by Li Xian's decree of exile.

The most important copywriting has been overturned by Wang Hua, and the five kings were wronged.

So when Li Xian heard about this, he ordered the other four kings to return to the interior to serve as governors of various states, and the family members were also lenient.

"The Ai family knows that you act differently from ordinary people. It's okay. The Ai family hoped that you would become like this. But the premise is that you must be loyal to the royal family and this country."

"Your Majesty," Wang Hua still didn't change to the queen mother: "I will be loyal to the Tang Dynasty."

But he changed the royal family and the country to Datang.

Lao Wu didn't realize that, in the eyes of ordinary people, Datang represented Li Shi's country, so she immediately changed her country name to Zhou after she ascended the throne.But in Wang Hua's mind, whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the Sui Dynasty, it does not refer to that country, but refers to China.

"That's good. Because you act very well, sometimes you will inevitably make mistakes. These two iron coupons are combined. I believe that no matter who, no one will hurt you and your family."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Although Wang Hua was a little grateful, he was very disgusted with the matter of the iron coupon.Don't think that the iron coupon is a sign of the emperor's favor, but looking through the history books, the person who got the iron coupon and his family members may have ten times the chance of dying unexpectedly than the minister who did not get the iron coupon.The more you get this thing, the more dangerous it is.Especially the combination of the two iron coupons made Wang Hua feel very uneasy.If the ruler feels disgusted, well, let’s avoid death, but there are many ways to live, and there are also many ways to live that make life worse than death.Just like the five kings traveling southward, I am afraid that they have suffered countless insults from escort officials, and even the female family members may be bullied by wolf-like soldiers.This kind of life is worse than death.

Wu Zetian pouted, and the old eunuch took out an iron coupon.

Wang Hua lay down again, no matter what, he had to express his gratitude.

"Then let me tell you about your marriage with the little princess."

Wang Hua and Li Gu'er's faces paled again, they thought that Wu Zetian had rewarded the iron coupon, it was Long En, and Wang Hua and Li Chiying were married by this Long En.

But Wu Zetian didn't mean that. She continued: "Because the little princess is the granddaughter of the Ai family, letting her marry you can also be said to make you a half-grandson of the Ai family. It's a pity."

There is no one below her, but they all understand what she is sorry for.It was originally a good marriage, but Wang Hua chose a difficult one and fell in love with Li Bao'er.

"Now the Ai family still treats you as half of their grandson, would you like it?"

Wang Hua was stunned for a moment, because he didn't know whether this half-grandson was a false name, or whether he should continue to marry Li Chiying and be a half-grandson.He glanced at Li Gu'er, saw her puffed up stomach, hesitated and said, "I am willing."

Based on his relationship with Li Gu'er, half a grandson is not an exaggeration.

But Wu Zetian changed the subject and said: "The Ai family has often recalled what they have done in this life. Some things were done right, and some things were wrong, so I ordered the emperor to set up a wordless stone tablet for the Ai family. But Aijia still wants to hear your evaluation of Aijia."

Wang Hua hesitated again and said: "Your Majesty, there are merits and demerits in your life. The first contribution is to attack the conservative family. The Western Han Dynasty cut down the vassals because the imperial family and vassals were stronger than the imperial power. It was caused by the eunuch’s chaos, but it was also dominated by the powerful and exploited the people. In fact, the royal family and the country did not get any benefits, so there was the Zhang Jiao uprising, which caused the collapse of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, this move by your majesty has good significance for social progress.”

Having said that, he sighed, and now Lao Wu has completely overthrown all of this.

"The second contribution is persuading farmers to mulberry trees and reducing taxes and labor, so the country increased from more than 300 million households in the early years of Gaozong to more than 600 million households. The third contribution is to stabilize the frontier, especially the policy of farming. The fourth is to promote the development of culture. The fifth is to employ people with the wrong background, just like ministers, if it is not for His Majesty, the ministers will not stand out. Therefore, during His Majesty's reign, there was a faint legacy of chastity. However, His Majesty also made many mistakes. During His Majesty's reign, he hit the conservative family. , also produced many new common people, which increased their competitiveness and vitality, but most of the poor people did not get any benefits. Therefore, the land annexation began to be serious, and the number of fleeing households increased. Because many famous generals were killed by mistake and their combat effectiveness was weakened, they appeared several times. Defeat. Leading to a large number of casualties of soldiers, the shortage of troops, the extended time of frontier soldiers stationed on the frontier, and the system of government soldiers began to be destroyed. There are also believe in prophecy, worship Buddhism, build temples, build Mingtang, and build Tianshu, wasting a lot of money for the country. For Zhang Brothers, the owner is rich all over the world, and has thousands of concubines. Since your majesty is the queen, it is not surprising that only a few people are favored, but the Zhang brothers should not be allowed to participate in political affairs. There is also a snake that works at one end, but two ends are strange. The establishment of the prince and the support of the Wu clan, so it also left the root of the mutiny on the fourth day. In the end, the credible officials killed many innocent disciples of the clan and civil and military officials. Although many people should be killed, some people deserved to die. These people are the pillars of the country. Therefore, there are few brave generals at the border and few capable ministers in the court. Fortunately, His Majesty spared no effort to use talents and allocated many talents to make up for this mistake without causing much harm."

"Your evaluation is quite pertinent, but Aijia doesn't understand what the old man means to Aijia. Why did he recommend Zhang Jianzhi before he left?"

If Di Renjie hadn't recommended Zhang Jianzhi, it would have been impossible for Zhang Jianzhi to serve as prime minister, or to avoid the disaster of the Shenlong coup.But this is only one reason, Li Dan and Princess Taiping are mainly behind the scenes to promote, Zhang Jianzhi is just a figure on the table.Of course, it was difficult for Wang Hua to speak out in front of Li Dan. He calmly replied, "Your Majesty, back then Taizong almost exhumed Wei Zheng's tomb because of Wei Zheng's recommendation of Hou Junji and Du Zhenglun. But what did you say after returning from the Eastern Expedition to Korea?"

Wu Zetian was silent after hearing this, and said after a while: "Right and wrong, only posterity can judge. But since you promised to be the half-grandson of the Ai family, the Ai family has something to ask for."

"I don't dare, please ask your Majesty to order." When Wang Hua said these words, he felt very empty.

"When the Ai family is gone, the emperor and the others should have something to do. I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to be filial to the Ai family. This is a great pity for the Ai family."

Li Xian and Li Dan kept silent, not because they thought they had something to do, but because they would not be willing to keep filial piety for Wu Zetian, maybe they would, but at most they kept a small filial piety, that would be too much filial piety.Daxiao, is it possible?That's three full years.

Wu Zetian continued to say to Wang Hua: "So the Ai family wants you to keep a filial piety for the Ai family."

Wang Hua's face was sweating when he heard this. This is really a weird request. Although you killed many children, there are still many children living in this world. Why did you let me, an outsider, keep your filial piety for you for three years.Of course, if it’s something else, it’s easier to handle, such as banning meat on festival days, and sweeping tombs during the Qingming and Winter Solstice.With Lao Wu's kindness towards him, it is not too much to ask.The main reason is that during these three years, Wang Hua could not get married.Seeing Wu Chongxun's death, Li Chiying and Li Bao'er were still obstacles, but the operation became not so difficult.But after this promise, after three years, what changes?
Wang Hua remained silent.

Wu Zetian suddenly said angrily: "Don't you want to?"

After drinking, red clouds flew up on the face. This is a bad sign, and it is really about to die.

Even Li Xian said: "Wang Shilang, just promise my queen mother, and I will compensate you in the future."

Regardless of Li Xian's words, Wu Zetian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Wang Hua, this is not your happiness alone, but the future of the Tang Dynasty. Do you want to hide the order?"

Wang Hua almost fainted, if I keep my filial piety for you, what does it have to do with the future of the Tang Dynasty?But Lao Wu even brought out the taboo decree, so he had no choice but to kneel down and say: "The minister grants the decree."

"Then Aijia is relieved." Wang Hua didn't know what she was relieved about, but she seemed to be relieved. After saying this, a smile filled her face and her eyes closed.

Lao Wu finally left, Li Xian and others lay down on the tuba, but Wang Hua saw that they were all thundering, raining lightly, and crying terribly, but he didn't see many tears.Originally, when Lao Wu left, Wang Hua would also feel sad, but now his mind was full of chaos.

The old military commander called him here, certainly not to let him talk about her past, nor about Di Renjie's right or wrong for recommending Zhang Jianzhi, let alone give him a word just for himself.If that's the case, how dare you not accept it if you just send someone to convey the message?Besides, this word is also very good, Gao Lang, Gao Lang Ling end, very auspicious.Therefore, the main purpose of coming here is to allow myself to observe this great filial piety.And keeping the great filial piety is also related to the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty?

This puzzled him a lot.

And what made him depressed was that Lao Wu let go of Xichen after he finished speaking, and he couldn't ask even if he wanted to.

At this moment, Li Dan whispered in his ear: "The queen mother asked you to observe the filial piety. Don't you cry when she passes away?"

This is business, so Wang Hua had to cry like Li Xian and the others, but with them, there was loud thunder and little rain, and Wang Hua's rain was very light, so after squeezing for a long time, he didn't shed a single tear .At this time, the one thing he wanted most was to know about this day, why not let his men go to South America to find chili peppers, and now use chili water to rub on his eyelids.

After calling for a long time, Li Xian remembered the business, and immediately sent all officials to Shangyang Palace to discuss Wu Zetian's funeral, especially officials from Taichang Temple and the Ministry of Rites, to come together.

After a while, various officials came over one after another. Originally, according to Wu Zetian's will, they wanted to join Li Zhi in the Qianling Mausoleum.

But at this time, Yan Shansi said: "The Qianling Mausoleum uses stone as the gate, and the cracks are locked with iron. Now the gate has to be opened again. The way of the gods, the size is mysterious, and now it is buried together, mobilizing the crowd to add merit. I'm afraid it will disturb the spirits of the successive generations. Besides, joint burial is not an ancient ceremony, and the queen was not buried with the emperor in the Han Dynasty. It was only in the Wei and Jin Dynasties that the ancient rituals were abandoned, and there was a joint burial. I hope that your majesty will choose next to the Qianling Mausoleum. An auspicious place is a mausoleum. If the gods have knowledge, the secluded way will be a meeting. If they are ignorant, what is the benefit of joining?"

In fact, he just didn't want Wu Zetian and Li Zhi to be buried together, thinking that Wu Zetian's actions were unworthy.

But Li Xian still refused.

In the chaos, Wang Hua walked out of the dormitory, and Li Bao'er followed, asking angrily, "Erlang, why did you agree?"

Wang Hua spread her hands and said, "Think about the kindness the emperor has shown me. She has used edicts to force me. I don't agree, can I do it? But Zou'er, what does it matter? At worst, wait another three years, besides Now you and I are only missing one great righteousness, which is different from a husband and wife."

Li Gu'er was still not happy.

This needs to be enlightened slowly, so Wang Hua said again: "Wu'er, it's hard to talk about it here. When you go home tomorrow, I will tell you slowly."

He deliberately used the word home.

Li Bao'er was just a little bit pissed off, but Wang Hua was still chasing Lao Wu's thoughts.At this time, the cold wind outside the hall blew, and his mind began to clear up. Thinking back carefully, ignoring the sweat on his body, he thought to himself, fortunately, he wrote a book "Dream of Red Mansions" for the sake of Lao Wu's happiness, so that Lao Wu was dying. Before, let yourself go.

He sighed silently in his heart: Lao Wu, Lao Wu, is worthy of being the only female emperor in ancient and modern times. This kind of wisdom is beyond the reach of even himself or Zhu Dian.

(End of this chapter)