Unexpectedly, Guangzong did not come to the court. When Guangzong recovered a little, Li Fengniang used some flattering tactics. She secretly asked the eunuchs to prepare delicious meals, moved them into the palace, invited Guangzong to sit on him, and she drank with him.

After drinking for three rounds, she said to Guangzong: "Ku'er has grown up and your Majesty has made him the King of Jia. Why not make him the prince so that he can help your Majesty?" Guangzong said happily: "I

I am also interested, but I must report it to the Supreme Emperor first." Li Fengniang said: "Does this also need to be reported to the Supreme Emperor?" Guangzong said: "The father is in charge of the son, and he cannot be independent, so how can he not report it first?" Li Fengniang remained silent.

Coincidentally, two or three days later, Xiaozong heard that Guangzong had recovered from his illness, and invited him in for a banquet. Empress Li didn't let Guangzong know, and took a chariot to Chonghua Palace. When she arrived at the palace gate, she got off the chariot and entered the palace to see Xiaozong.

Reluctantly bowing, Xiaozong asked about Guangzong's condition, and Empress Li said: "Yesterday, she got slightly better, but today she feels a little unwell, so she specially asked my concubine to come to the banquet." Xiaozong frowned and said, "What should we do?"

Empress Li immediately said: "The emperor is sick. In my humble opinion, it is better to make Prince Zhao Kuo the crown prince." Xiaozong shook his head and said, "Isn't it too early to appoint a crown prince just one year after receiving Zen?

Moreover, to appoint a heir, you must choose a wise person, and it is not too late to wait a few years." Empress Li couldn't help but change her expression and said: "The ancients said that establishing a direct descendant will lead to a long life. I was hired by Liuli, and King Jia was my biological son.

It's already grown, why can't it be established?" After Xiaozong heard this, he couldn't help but get angry and scolded: "Do you dare to tease me? It's really rude!" Empress Li turned around and left, no longer willing to stay as a servant.

After the banquet, get on the chariot and return to the palace.

After Empress Li returned to the palace, she ordered her chamberlain to summon King Zhao Kuo. She ordered Tian to kneel in front of Guangzong, and she also knelt down and said: "If the Supreme Emperor wants to depose Li, I don't know what will happen to me and Kuo'er in the future."

"Don't you know, Your Majesty?" After hearing this, Guangzong was trembling with fright and asked again and again. Empress Li then recounted what Xiaozong had said and naturally added a few unpleasant words.

When Guangzong arrived at this time, he was naturally fascinated by her and said: "I will not go to Chonghua Palace anymore. You guys get up, I have my own plans!" Queen Li then got up and talked with the king in secret for a long time, discussing how to boycott the Supreme Emperor.

Empress Li wanted to build a family temple again, and Guangzong agreed. However, Wang Lin, the privy envoy, believed that the empress' family temple should not be built at public expense. He immediately violated the queen's wishes and asked Guangzong to dismiss him and promote him to Ge.

Bi was the Privy Envoy.

In November of the second year of Shaoxi, a sacrifice was supposed to be held in the Tiandi Ancestral Temple. The emperor had always made sacrifices in person, so Guangzong had no choice but to leave the Zhai Palace. After the sacrifice, Guangzong fell seriously ill. Empress Li took the opportunity to intervene in politics, and the foreign dynasty reported events.

Most of the time, she alone made the decision. When Xiaozong learned about this, he went to visit Guangzong. By chance, Empress Li was out of town, so Xiaozong ordered her surroundings not to announce anything and quietly entered Guangzong's palace. When he opened the curtain, he saw that Guangzong was sleeping soundly.

, not wanting to be alarmed, so he put down the mosquito net and retreated to sit down.

Soon after, Guangzong woke up and asked his attendants to bring him tea. The attendants reported that the Emperor was here. Guangzong stood up in surprise and went to see him. Xiaozong saw that his face was not good, so he took pity on him and asked him to go to bed. While asking about his condition, he said:

After a few words, a person rushed in from outside, looking very panicked. When Xiaozong saw it, it was none other than Li Fengniang, who usually harbored hatred. It turned out that Queen Li heard that the Supreme Emperor was coming to visit.

Not feeling surprised, she hurried back in two steps. Seeing the Supreme Emperor sitting there, she had to lower her head and salute.

Xiaozong asked: "Where are you? Why don't you serve the emperor?" Empress Li said: "Because the emperor is not well and cannot handle government affairs, I collect all the documents from the outer court and convey them to the emperor." Xiaozong asked.

Unconsciously, he snorted and said: "It is my family law that the queen is not allowed to interfere in politics. Even if the queen mother hangs the curtain, she must consult with the ministers. She is not arbitrary. I heard that you rely on your talents and make all state affairs without authorization. This is my family.

It’s not allowed by family law.”

Empress Li was speechless and had to argue: "I dare not violate the ancestral system. All matters of judgment are still decided by the emperor." Xiaozong said seriously: "You don't have to hide it from me. Think about the emperor's illness.

Why did it arise? What made it aggravated?" Empress Li sobbed: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have misfortunes and blessings. Why should I blame it on my concubine?" Xiaozong said: "The anger of God is a warning.

"

When Xiaozong said this, he heard Guangzong sigh on the couch and immediately stopped talking. Xiaozong comforted Guangzong for a few words and got up to go out. Guangzong wanted to get out of bed to see him off, but Empress Li raised her eyebrows.

She glared with anger and immediately withdrew her feet. Empress Li waited for Xiaozong to go away, so she cried and cursed and disturbed her for a long time. Guangzong had no choice but to close his eyes and say nothing, listening to her curses.

After Guangzong fell ill, he received many treatments from the imperial doctors. It was not until March of the following year that he recovered and went to Yanhe Hall to listen to the government. The ministers invited Guangzong to go to Chonghua Palace to see Xiaozong, but Guangzong did not agree. In the past, it was customary to go to the birthday of the Supreme Emperor.

Emperor Xiaozong ordered to dismiss him because of his illness. The ministers did not get a response to their request for an audience with Guangzong, so they contacted the prime ministers and officials, and Fukuo advised him, and Guangzong reluctantly agreed.

Who knows, after a few days, he still didn't go. The prime minister and others made another request. Guangzong only went to court once in April in the summer, and never went again. In May, Guangzong's old illness relapsed, and the government remained the same.

I couldn't manage it, so I didn't bother to go to the Chonghua Palace to see the Emperor. When the festival was approaching and Guangzong had recovered from his illness, he went to court every day. The day before the festival, Prime Minister Liu Zheng and others reported to Guangzong and asked him to go to court the next day.

The Supreme Emperor, Guangzong, did not answer. Liuzheng had no choice but to make an appointment with all the officials to gather in Chonghua Palace early the next morning. They came to pay homage and celebrate, and then left after the ceremony.

Luo Dian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, gave the matter to You Mao. Huang Shang, the secretary of the Zhongshu, Huang Du, the imperial censor, Ye Shi, the minister Zuo selected the official, and other ministers invited Guangzong to visit the Chonghua Palace, but they still could not report. Secretary Lang Peng Guinian

, also wrote a letter to remonstrate. Zhao Ruyu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, did not submit a memorial. Peng Guinian accused him of being a member of the Zongqing, why did he sit idly by? Zhao Ruyu was provoked by him, so he went to the inner court and repeatedly remonstrated.

Guangzong then told Empress Li to go to Chonghua Palace with her. Empress Li wanted to dissuade her at first, but then she thought that her family temple had been built, so it would be better to let Guangzong go to see Xiaozong, and then she could go back to visit the family temple to avoid unnecessary trouble.

This aroused objections from the outer court, so he agreed. On the sixth day after the festival, Guangzong went to Chonghua Palace first, and Queen Li also came next.

During this court meeting, the relationship between father and son was cordial. Even Li Fengniang was extremely humble and confessed her mistake to Xiaozong and his wife. Xiaozong had always been a good-natured man, so he thought she had acknowledged her mistakes and corrected them, and looked at her differently. Therefore, after a day of feasting, she met Guangzong.

The couple left the palace. People in the capital were overjoyed.

Two days later, there was an internal request for the queen to pay her respects to the family temple. At this time, no one could stop her. All the officials from the Ministry of Rites and below had to prepare the phoenix chariot and wait for her to leave the palace.

Li Fengniang then went out in a phoenix crown and robe, resplendent with jewels and jade, and dressed like a fairy. She was surrounded by palace maids and other servants, and slowly boarded the phoenix carriage. After passing by the guards, she walked forward. When she arrived in front of the family temple,

Li Fengniang calmly got off the chariot. Looking around, she felt that the ancestral temple was majestic and spacious, almost as big as the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and she felt very happy. This was because all her ancestors had been crowned kings, and the gods enshrined in the temple were also extremely gorgeous.

.At that time, she was overjoyed and unspeakably happy.

After the visit, some relatives of the Li family went into the temple to pay homage to the queen, and Li Fengniang received them one by one. In addition to the estranged relatives, there were twenty-six close relatives, who immediately expressed their gratitude and presented rewards. Naturally, the relatives were very happy. That night,

A decree came out from the palace, granting official ranks to twenty-six of Li Fengniang's relatives and one hundred and seventy-two attendants, and their salaries were increased. Even Li's retainers, five people were able to fill their posts.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fourth year of Shaoxi's reign. On New Year's Day, Guangzong finally went to Chonghua Palace to meet Xiaozong. In late spring, he and Empress Li followed Xiaozong and his wife to visit Yujin Garden. After that, from summer to autumn, Guangzong was exhausted again.

Go. On the Chongming Festival in September, it was Guangzong’s birthday. The ministers sent memorials one after another, asking Guangzong to go to the Chonghua Palace. Guangzong ignored them at all, and even summoned Chen Yuan, his chamberlain, as his escort. Chen Fuliang, the secretary of the Central Committee, refused to write the edict.

, and impeached Chen Yuan for alienating the two palaces, and should be demoted and punished. Xie Shenfu also wrote a memorial: "Father and son are close relatives, and it is clear that the emperor loves your majesty, just like your majesty loves King Jia. The emperor is now very old, and once Qianqiu lives forever

After that, how can Your Majesty see everyone in the world?"

After hearing this, Guangzong was moved, and then sent an order to go to the court. The officials lined up and stood outside, waiting for a long time. When they saw that Guangzong had left the imperial screen, everyone was about to step forward to greet him. Unexpectedly, behind the screen,

Li Fengniang suddenly walked out, she actually took Guangzong's hand and said in a pretentious manner: "The weather is too cold, the emperor will come to drink again!" Guangzong turned around and wanted to go back, but Chen Fuliang ran up a few steps and held the train of Guangzong's clothes.

, said loudly: "Your Majesty can't go back again!"

Queen Li was afraid that Guangzong would come out again, so she pulled hard and pulled Guangzong behind the screen. Fu Liang also had the courage to follow him in. Queen Li was furious and scolded Fu Liang: "What kind of place is this? You, a scholar, are not afraid of beheading."

"?" Fu Liang had no choice but to let go and retreat with a loud cry. When Empress Li heard this, she sent her servant out and asked: "You are crying for no reason. What is the reason?" Fu Liang replied: "The son did not listen to his father's advice.

I can only weep and follow him. This saying has been recorded in the Book of Rites. A minister is like a son, and a king is like a father. If a minister refuses to obey his advice, how can he not cry?"

After hearing this, the chamberlain went in to report to Empress Li. Empress Li was so furious that she announced that she would not go to the palace again. The ministers had no choice but to continue to submit the memorial. However, when the memorial was presented, it was like mud sinking into the sea, and there was no news. Wait.

More than two months later, there was still no response. So from the prime minister down, everyone impeached themselves and begged to be dismissed. Prince Jia's Yishan Huang Shang also asked for the death of the eunuch Yang Shunqing and the secretary Lang Peng Guinian. He also asked for expulsion.

Chen Yuan didn’t even respond.
Chapter completed!