Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

“It’s not easy for the empress to have a son like this.

Liu Bei was full of sighs.

Thinking about the environment at that time, the Queen Mother was still proclaiming herself in court, but as a son, she dared to shout out that she wanted to give the world to her father-in-law.

Although it is unreasonable from a theoretical point of view, Liu Bei feels that it is not incomprehensible.

However, after sighing, there was full of peace of mind. Zhang Fei saw this peace of mind clearly:

Hey, another emperor who is not as good as Adou.

Although the words are a bit subtle and unpleasant to listen to, it is indeed the truth.

Although Lu Su was puzzled, he knew to bury these doubts for the time being and ask Kong Ming in detail tonight.

Through Pang Tong's brief description and what Guang Mu saw with his own eyes, Lu Su had a vague feeling that perhaps what happened after his death was far from what he thought, and the direction of China was particularly unpredictable.

At the moment, I gave a fair evaluation based on what I saw:

Because the emperor has caused the world to resent him, righteous soldiers rise up with swords to attack the hearts of the people.

only……

Lu Su also felt that the Tang Dynasty's management of the imperial army was too lax:

From the Shenlong coup to Li Longji's ascension, it only lasted five years. Success or failure all depended on the soldiers of the Forbidden Army.

If we don't take precautions, we may be in trouble.

In fact, this is where Lu Su felt that Tang Zhongzong had neglected his duties.

The imperial army guards the palace. It can be said that what they protect is the lifeblood of the country.

And if the unclear rewards and punishments make them resentful, then just one counterattack can end the country and change its authority.

Lu Su was sensitive enough to smell something disturbing.

Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, and at the same time they felt that Lu Zijing's eyesight was a matter of course.

At the same time, I am even more grateful to Brother Shiwan and Gan Ning. If the former had not been cunning and lost his ambition, he would not have left Lu Su in the cold. If the latter had not acted decisively, he would not have seen Lu Su here.

As a result, the two people's attitude towards Lu Su became more and more easy-going, and they simply followed Lu Su's topic and talked about the military disaster in the feudal town that they had vaguely seen in the light screen.

Jian Yong listened attentively for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he saw his lord chasing the three generals around the table.

Ma Chao, who was watching with interest, gave Jian Yong a simple answer to his doubts:

General Yide just said that he, my lord, and General Yun Chang are brothers and sisters.

This... Jian Yong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He could only say that future generations would mistakenly harm the meaning of beautiful words.

[The Shenlong coup brought down Wu Zetian. Because of Li Xian’s indulgence, women soon tried to follow the old ways of Emperor Zetian.

Empress Wei and Princess Anle relied on Li Xian's influence to achieve great success and have reached the stage of becoming emperor.

Princess Taiping did not respect martial ethics, and joined forces with Li Longji to directly attack and behead the emperor, physically wiping out Empress Wei's party.

In fact, although Tang Long's coup continued to cost Li Tang his life, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Princess Taiping had been winning.

From the Shenlong coup to the Jinglong coup to the Tanglong coup, Princess Taiping either won a small victory or a big win, and never lost.

Although Li Longji became the crown prince, it was Princess Taiping who really took the limelight:

Li Xian died suddenly, Queen Wei was beheaded, Princess Anle and Shangguan Wan'er both died, and the Wu family had been completely eradicated.

Li Dan, who is apparently on the throne, is her biological brother, and she has her guidance and help in taking the throne. Who else can control her?

In fact, Princess Taiping intervened even in the abdication ceremony of the Young Emperor to Li Dan.

After the process was completed, Princess Taiping walked straight to the throne without any courtesy, and took Emperor Tang Shao down from the throne with one hand, saying that this was not a place for children to sit.

Princess Taiping came in and said: 'This is not a child's seat!' So she took it down.

It's a bit like Napoleon crowning himself.

After Li Dan came to the throne, the court became a battleground between Princess Taiping and Li Dan.

Li Dan, the apparent emperor, would always ask two questions after the prime minister finished his speech:

Would you like to discuss it with Taiping?

Should we discuss it with Saburo?

The emperor must confirm that the memorial is confirmed by Princess Taiping and Li Longji before he will formally agree.

But in fact, I also know that it is difficult for Li Longji to be Princess Taiping's opponent at this time.

Li Longji's coup relied on mobilizing middle- and lower-level military officers, pulling out his father's banner and making promises to the officers, and then united people's hearts.

After the successful coup, Princess Taiping did not need to report to the court. Officials such as the leader of the imperial army and the prime minister of Tongzhi could be appointed and removed at will. It can be said that her authority was even greater than that of the emperor Li Dan.

But for Princess Taiping, she is not a arrogant person like Empress Wei. Li Longji has fully demonstrated his methods during Tang Long's coup. Such a young man is enough for her to suppress with all her strength.

From 710 to 712, Princess Taiping provoked conflicts between Li Dan and his son, while making a fuss about the fact that Li Longji was not the eldest son.

During this period, all the heroes who supported Li Longji during Tang Long's coup were deposed one by one by Princess Taiping and arranged to leave the capital. Princess Taiping's close followers were gradually installed as central prime ministers, and Li Longji's life was difficult.

What makes Li Longji even more powerless is that none of the confidants placed by Princess Taiping are mediocre. Instead, most of them are capable people. A typical example is a man named Xiao Zhizhong. Li Longji later talked about him with great regret, calling him a national weapon. Calling him virtuous.

After all, Taiping was given the power to open the palace after the Shenlong Coup. When Li Xian indulged his wife and daughter in their spring and autumn dreams of selling their official positions to fight for wealth, Princess Taiping quietly recruited talents and devoted herself to developing her wings. Li Longji was certainly not able to compare with her. of.

But what no one expected was that the final change came from the sky.

When a comet appeared in early August 712, Princess Taiping happily sent a magician to tell Li Dan:

The appearance of the comet is to remove the old and bring in the new. The prince is about to become the emperor.

In fact, this is of course nonsense. Not to mention modern research achievements on comets, the Tang Dynasty has quite a few records on comets, including 641, 663, 668, 675, 681, 683, etc. It can be said that it is commonplace, and changing the year name is Li Zhi's greatest respect for Comet.

Of course Princess Taiping's words were also intended to arouse the conflict between Li Dan and his son, but what Princess Taiping didn't expect this time was that Li Dan clapped his hands after hearing this:

I am determined to spread virtue and avoid disasters.

Sanlang, my father has decided that you will be the emperor! 】

This Princess Taiping is just like her mother, especially skilled in power.

Although the light screen said that Li Longji was having a hard time being suppressed by the princess, Li Shimin was relieved.

At least, he no longer has to watch the eye-catching operations of people like Li Xian.

Li Shimin felt uncomfortable when he heard that future generations would cherish the details of the bad things his children and grandchildren had done.

Although this is particularly serious at this time, fortunately, none of them are trying to gain power and harm the country. It is already good if they can improve their talents and serve as the center.

Li Shimin didn't realize it, and unknowingly the standards for his descendants had been lowered again and again.

Even at this time, it seems that Pheasant Nu has done a pretty good job - at least he is still taking over his career, and he is the leader of Xidian Ye Dongping Goguryeo.

In fact, Li Shimin agreed with what later generations said, Most emperors are at the lower end of their performance, because looking at the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the differences between the same emperors were as different as the brightness of a firefly and the brightness of the bright moon.

But now that he clearly saw what his descendants had done, Li Shimin truly felt worried.

Xuanzong was fashionable and could still evade it, but Li Xian was so comatose before he was even three generations old according to his seniority. How could it be so difficult to cultivate a crown prince? I don’t know how future generations will solve such problems.

Queen Changsun sighed quietly and said:

This Princess Taiping is also an idiot.

Li Shimin was startled for a moment, and then he remembered that when he mentioned Xuanwu before... During the Tang Long coup, the heir that Princess Taiping sent to assist was named Xue, not Wu who later remarried on the order of her honorable mother.

If you think about it carefully, there is a lot to say, but in the end Li Shimin could only sigh:

If it can be used effectively, Li Chengqi may be able to live a happy life. As a daughter, Wu Zhou's disaster is ahead, so why bother to argue.

It seems that Princess Taiping has great advantages, but if you think about the disadvantages of Wu Zetian mentioned by the younger generation before, you will understand that Princess Taiping will never succeed in the end.

Even if Taiping becomes Wu Zetian, the Xue family will just go through the old path of the Wu family again. In the end, they will still have to face the same trade-off as Wu Zetian: What should the surname of the emperor who succeeds to the throne be?

Fang Xuanling seriously wrote down the appearance times of the comets listed by later generations, and marked them according to the Zhenguan year number, and then said a little disappointed:

It would be great if this comet could come seven or eight years earlier.

Du Ruhui thought about it and understood why his old friend sighed so much, and asked:

Have you found the telescope yet?

The production of glass in the production hall can be regarded as step by step. First, make the glass clear and flawless, then find a glass craftsman to polish each appearance, and then exhaust them one by one.

Fang Xuanling whispered: Last month, the supervisor made a thousand-step mirror.

The craftsman has said that this year we may be able to make a mirror that can see the sun, moon and stars.