Chapter 22 Who?
After a decade of debate on the establishment of the crown prince, it finally came to an end. Not only did the ministers be happy, but Wu Zetian also breathed a sigh of relief. This problem was finally solved.
However, Wu Zetian was a little happy earlier and the problem came again soon.
"I dare to ask Your Majesty, should you make King Luling or the prince the crown prince?" Some ministers were anxious and asked immediately.
"This..." Wu Zetian opened his mouth wide and looked at Li Dan and Li Xian, unable to speak for a long time.
Li Dan and Li Xian have both been emperors. If they were appointed as crown prince, they would be qualified, and Wu Zetian would find it difficult to make a decision for a while.
"Your Majesty, I think the elders and young people are in order, and the prince should establish the King of Luling." Di Renjie stepped forward and made a loud comment.
"Good and young are orderly?" Wu Zetian nodded and said, "It's reasonable."
Li Xian was the seventh son of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and the third son of Wu Zetian. If the elders are ordered, Li Xian should be appointed.
"The king's words are wrong." A minister took a step forward and loudly refuted Di Renjie.
When the ministers saw that the person who refuted was not an important official in the court, but a local official. The ministers were very unfamiliar and curious, and asked: "Who is this person? He is so brave that he dares to refute the elder of the country."
Di Renjie was extremely talented and had great achievements. He had a high prestige in the court. Few people dared to refute his words. This great court refutation was unexpected and the ministers were amazed.
"He is Yao Chong, a very capable local official." Some ministers recognized Yao Chong.
"Yao Chong?" Li Longji was surprised when he heard this, and opened his eyes wide and looked Yao Chong through.
I saw Yao Chong's body was eight feet long. He was very tall and mighty, but also elegant. He looked like a scholar and a military general. Moreover, he was also full of righteousness.
"What a good Yao Chong. Not to mention talent, but his appearance makes people feel awe-inspiring." Li Longji praised in his heart.
Yao Chong was the number one minister of the Li Longji Dynasty and the most famous minister in the "Kaiyuan Prosperity". He was as famous as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. Later generations believed that although the entire Tang Dynasty was full of talents, if we talk about the prime minister, only Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Yao Chong and Song Jing were the most successful.
This shows how amazing Yao Chong is.
Li Longji looked at Zhang Shuo again, frowned, and thought to himself: "Will these two guys hit another chance to make a fuss?"
Yao Chong was known as one of the most talented prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, but he was a mortal enemy of Zhang Shuo. The two of them were plotting against each other until they died, so there was the allusion that "Yao Chong was worse than having Zhang Shuo to die."
After all, the hatred between the two was just a trivial matter, and it was still when the two were not in power. Zhang said that he had studied Yao Chong's book. Since then, the two have become powerful and have become hostile to each other.
Will there be fewer people who have participated in the whole life? I remember that there are not many revenges on Zhang. Will there be fewer Yao Chong be impeached in his life? Yao Chong does not remember other people’s grudges, but remembers Zhang’s grudges, and the two of them have been a lifelong grudge.
Li Longji once called the two together personally to resolve the two of them and asked them to let go of this grudge, but it was useless. The two agreed not to hold grudges in front of Li Longji, and they still fought whatever they wanted to do.
"Mr. Yao, you have said this." Di Renjie was also stunned. There were not many people who dared to say that Di Renjie was wrong, and immediately asked: "Since ancient times, the elders and young people have been orderly, and Han Gao did not abolish Emperor Hui because of this. Lord Yao wouldn't know, right?"
"Governor, your words are even more wrong." Yao Chong's tone was a little high, and his rebuttal was even more powerful, saying: "Han Gao wanted to abolish Emperor Hui long ago, but he had to give up because of the plan of Liu Hou. Emperor Hui ascended the throne, and the Lü family was in power, and the Lü family was in chaos. Lai Zhou Bo and Chen Ping revived the Liu family, and Emperor Wen ascended the throne, and the Han Dynasty was safe. Guo Lao, what is Yao right?"
Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, was very dissatisfied with Emperor Hui of Han, Liu Ying, and believed that he was a soft baby and could not support the Han family. Facts also proved that Liu Bang was right. Liu Bang wanted to depose Liu Ying and make Liu Ruyi the crown prince. However, because of Zhang Liang's plan, Empress Dowager Lu invited the "Four Elders of Shangshan" to cheer for Liu Ying, and Liu Bang finally had to give up the idea of deposing Liu Ying.
Liu Ying was too weak, so he was just a puppet emperor, and the power fell into the hands of Empress Dowager Lu. Empress Dowager Lu was granted the Lu family, and the Lu family caused chaos and almost usurped the Han family. It was not until Empress Dowager Lu died, Zhou Bo and Chen Ping launched a coup, which eliminated the Lu family's power and established Emperor Wen of Han, and the Han Dynasty was at peace.
"This..." Yao Chong was talking about the facts, and Di Renjie could not refute it.
There were not many people who could speak Di Renjie could not refute. The ministers were surprised and looked at Yao Chong for a while.
"Yao Chong is worthy of being a famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and his eloquence is very good." Li Longji highly praised.
"Mr. Yao, what you said is wrong. The previous dynasty did not establish a eldest son and a young man, so he was defeated." Zhang Jianzhi hurriedly asked.
"Mr. Zhang, you are not saying this." Song Jing immediately took over the conversation and retorted: "Although Yang Yong was the eldest son, he was not talented or virtuous and extravagant. Emperor Wen had to establish Yang Guang. Yang Guang was extremely talented and intelligent, and he was weak and pacified in the south. He led his army to fight north, defeated the Turks, and became famous all over the world. After ascending the throne, Yang Guang conquered the Western Regions and established counties; opened the Grand Canal, attacked the Turks in the north, and attacked Goryeo in the east, and the strongest dynasty in the previous dynasty was rare in the ages. Even Emperor Taizong praised Yang Guang a lot."
Emperor Yang of Sui was a luxurious tyrant in the minds of later generations. However, to be fair, Emperor Yang of Sui made great contributions to Chinese history, and even Emperor Taizong of Tang admired him.
When Emperor Yang of Sui was still young, he led hundreds of thousands of troops to pacify the Southern Chen and unify the country. At that time, the Sui army under his leadership ordered the strict orders without any offense and praised the people. Moreover, after he pacified the Southern Chen, he collected the books of the Southern Chen and sent people to organize them, which played a very important role in the restoration of Han culture after the chaos of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
In order to win over the hearts of scholars in Nanchen, he talked about poetry and fu with scholars in Nanchen. These scholars were impressed and returned home, which played a crucial role in the stability of the Jiangnan area.
When Emperor Yang of Sui succeeded to the throne, he made many achievements. The most famous of them was the reclaiming of the Western Regions, which was something that Emperor Wen of Sui wanted to do but did not do. Moreover, Emperor Yang of Sui also established counties and counties in the Western Regions, which was a pioneering move in Chinese history. Since then, the county system has been implemented in the Western Regions.
As for building the Grand Canal, attacking the Turks in the north, and expeditions to Goryeo in the east, they were all major events that benefited the country and the people. Although Emperor Yang of Sui failed because of his expedition to Goryeo in the east, his historical achievements could not be erased.
"Dare you ask Lord Zhang. If Yang Yong succeeded to the throne, would the previous dynasty have achieved so many achievements?" Song Jing asked loudly.
"This..." Zhang Jianzhi was speechless.
Yang Yong is far inferior to Yang Guang's talent, which is recognized. If Yang Yong succeeds to the throne, he is likely not to have made so many achievements.
"Who should I establish in the opinion of Lord Song?" asked a minister.
"In the opinion of Song, you should establish a royal heir." Song Jing shouted: "The emperor heir is humble, respectful, filial and friendly, and never loses morality. Your Majesty gave the emperor heir to be a prince and lived in the Eastern Palace. If the prince is not actually a prince, why should you discuss the matter of the prince again?"
Since Li Dan was deposed, he has lived in the Eastern Palace for more than ten years. Yibi's prince was respected as the "throne heir". As for what kind of official the prince was, he was neither the prince nor the prince, but he was above the ministers, and there was no big difference between him and the prince.
This is Li Dan's advantage.
"That's right." Yao Chong and Zhang said that they agreed in unison.
"Mr. Song is such a bad word." An official named Dou Huaizhen stepped forward and said, "According to Master Song's intention, regardless of the order of seniority and youth, he uses talent and virtue to judge it. Is it right?"
This Dou Huaizhen is from Princess Taiping. He will probably have nothing to do with him when he jumps out at this moment.
"That's right." Song Jing said.
"Who can compare with the princess when it comes to talent and virtue?" Dou Huaizhen's tone was a little higher, and she said, "The princess is extremely intelligent, wise and decisive, with the heroic spirit of Your Majesty. You should make the princess the princess!"
"That's right!" A concise voice sounded, with a big momentum.
Princess Taiping has long been determined to make arrangements in secret, attracting many people, and there are many people who support her.
"From ancient times to the present, there has been no matter how to establish a princess." Di Renjie quit. If Princess Taiping could not be conquered, the order of the elders would be difficult to guarantee.
"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong." Another loyal official named Xiao Zhizhong immediately retorted, saying: "Your Majesty became the queen with a woman. This is something that has never happened before. Your Majesty can set a precedent for a generation, so why can't he make the princess the princess?"
Before Wu Zetian, there was no queen in Chinese history, which was indeed a generation of rivers. If we set a precedent and set Princess Taiping as the princess.
"..." Di Renjie was speechless for a moment.
"If you want to be wise, the princess is great, can it be comparable to the King of Chu?" Zhang Shuo took the conversation and said, "The King of Chu led his army to the north at the age of thirteen, broke the siege of Fengzhou, captured Heisha City, and blocked the Turks, and then there was a battle for the great victory of the Likou. Emperor Taizong was so old that he did not achieve such achievements. This prince was the emperor's heir. After the emperor's heir, there was the king of Chu, who passed on two emperors one by one, and was wise for generations. Please think twice."
"This..." A sound of speech was heard, Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, and Princess Taiping were speechless.
Li Longji was so great that he had already answered with his military achievements. If Li Dan was appointed as the crown prince, he would be passed on to two kings in one place. With Li Longji's talent, he would definitely rule the Tang Dynasty in a rich and colorful way.
Wu Zetian frowned very tightly, looked at Li Xian, then Li Dan, then Princess Taiping, and finally glanced at Li Longji, with annoyed look on his forehead and said, "It's gone! It's gone! I'll discuss this later."
I originally thought that I could breathe a sigh of relief when I decided to make Li a son, but I was quiet for a while, but I didn't expect that the trouble was still behind, and the matter of who would be the crown prince was coming again.
Everyone knows that there is no result in this matter now, so I will talk about it later and the ministers bow to the courtesy.
"I've seen the King of Chu." Yao Chong rushed over and greeted Li Longji.
"Forgive." Li Longji waved his hand and was about to encourage Yao Chong a few words, but saw Yao Zong and Zhang Shuo staring at each other like a cockfight.
"No way? This is the right way?" Li Longji saw it and felt it was not very good.
"Hmph!" Zhang Shuo and Yao Chong turned their heads at the same time, shook their sleeves, and left as if they met a big enemy.
"Zhang said, why did you treat Lord Yao like this?" Li Longji asked.
"And the eyes." Zhang said angrily.
"Mr. Yao, Zhang said that you have no grudges and grudges with you, why bother to be angry?" Li Longji said to Yao Chong.
"I get angry when I see him." Yao Chong's eyes turned upwards and ignored Zhang Shuo directly.
Chapter completed!