A few days later, the second call for persuasion began.
Li Dan once again summoned the civil and military ministers and asked the people to stop and watch.
This time Li Dan was not standing. Shangguan Wan'er was dragging his body next to him. It looked like he was about to die.
This time it was Wu Chengsi who came out to make a speech. Anyway, there were only a few people in the Li Tang clan now, so all these offending tasks fell on the Wu family.
Unlike Wu Sansi who bowed and said everything, Wu Chengsi prostrated himself on the ground and cried in a way that moved the heavens and the earth.
"I am waiting for the Empress Dowager Fu Wei to receive the talisman of heaven and become a Holy Mother. Your Majesty is benevolent and filial, and she respects the gods. Your Majesty has this intention, and the people have this intention. I hope the Queen Mother will be the emperor and succeed to the throne!"
"This matter will not be easy for the sun, the moon, and the communication between heaven and man, but it will benefit all generations!"
"The words of my ministers are despicable and unethical, but I risk my life to speak out. I hope Your Majesty and the Queen Mother will forgive me!"
Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows.
What Wu Chengsi said was in good taste. He definitely did not come up with it himself. It must have been taught by Wu Sansi and the others.
Regarding these words, Wu Meiniang still responded rudely.
She claimed that as the wife of the Li family, everything she did for the country and the people was due to the kindness of the late emperor, and she could never fail Li Tang Sheji just because of a so-called destiny.
By this time, many ministers had already understood the meaning of these words and saw the secret behind them.
"Oh..." Li Dan said something behind Wu Meiniang, and refused the second time. Why does it have to be so troublesome for such a simple thing.
He will still be the emperor anyway, and he doesn't care about reputation. Why does his mother care so much?
Not long after this incident passed, the two teams of Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi gathered together to launch a third round of persuasion.
But this time, the team was even bigger.
Now there are twenty thousand people gathered outside the Zetian Gate of the Imperial Palace!
This time, not only officials and people, but also some of the Li Tang clan who had been driven away before were forcibly summoned back by Li Dan.
For example, those who had no hostility towards Wu Meiniang all joined the team.
The person who persuaded him for the third time was Wu Chengsi. Without him, he, the prime minister, had the highest position in the Wu family except Wu Meiniang.
Wu Chengsi looked at Li Dan being carried out, and the corners of his eyes twitched fiercely. He thought to himself that the performance was good. The first time he stood, the second time he was paralyzed, and the third time he just lay down... .
After adjusting his clothes, Wu Chengsi shouted:
"I heard that the sage was regarded as a king by heaven and prospered by being obedient to people. Now that the sage is suffering from illness, the queen mother is appointed by heaven to be the master, and people regard the queen mother as their mother!"
"The laws of Heaven are destiny! If the Queen Mother does not obey Heaven, she will be disobedient to the people; if she does not listen to the words of the Queen Mother, she will be disobedient to the people!"
"If you find your own way of humility and avoid it, how can you let your ministers look up to you, and how can the people of the world feel at ease?"
"Therefore! I, I, implore the Queen Mother to comply with your Majesty's will and the will of all the people! If not, I will not leave today!"
"I implore the Queen Mother to take over the throne!"
"Please take over the throne!"
The momentum was so great that many officials and people joined in and dared to shout.
Li Dan was lying on the dragon bed carried by four eunuchs, looking at his mother, and whispered: "Is this enough? It's almost done."
Wu Meiniang took a deep breath and held it in her chest, then slowly exhaled it and murmured: "What are you urging me to do? Mom knows what to do."
Li Dan chuckled and lay down pretending to be dead.
At this time, the momentum had been built. Faced with such a huge momentum of persuasion, Wu Meiniang personally climbed onto the Zetian Tower.
First, I thanked the people and ministers for their love and Li Dan's trust.
Just when Wu Meiniang was about to agree, Yuan Tiangang's voice without any emotion came from under the city wall.
"Since the Queen Mother has done enough to show humility twice, why not decline this time too."
Wu Meiniang's face froze and she asked in confusion: "Why?"
Yuan Tiangang took a deep breath and said calmly: "I have to be honest, even if the Queen Mother wants to ascend the throne, she will have to wait until half a month later, because half a month later, it will be the Double Ninth Festival!"
On the day of the Double Ninth Festival, according to the Book of Changes, six was designated as the yin number and nine was designated as the yang number. On September 9th, the sun and the moon merged with the yang, and the two nines overlapped, so it was called the Double Ninth Festival, also called the Double Ninth Festival.
If she ascends the throne on this day, her yin will be weakened and Wu Meiniang will be defeated by yang.
The Double Ninth Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, means longevity, and its meaning is far-reaching. It can be regarded as Yuan Tiangang's kindness to Wu Meiniang.
Regarding Yuan Tiangang's attitude of clearly putting pressure on her, Wu Meiniang just thought for a moment and nodded: "It's feasible, then it's up to you."
Yuan Tiangang put his hands behind his back and walked away, murmuring: "It's not based on me, but based on Your Majesty. Your Majesty doesn't want you, the Queen Mother, to be known as a usurper."
Wu Meiniang chuckled lightly, shook her head, and ignored Yuan Tiangang. Instead, she declined politely, claiming that she would give everyone an accurate answer on the Double Ninth Festival.
....
Half a month later.
Taichu Palace is the Tianmen.
At the moment when the red sun shines, the bright sunshine shines on the earth through thin clouds. Standing at Zetian Gate, as far as you can see, there is already a sea of people!
The only flaw is that more than half of the people look a little depressed.
Wu Chengsi had no choice but to praise Haikou and said he would not leave unless they agreed. Then he stayed here for more than ten days, sleeping in the open air...
Now many ministers and people want to stab Wu Chengsi...
If looks could kill, Wu Chengsi would have been riddled with holes.
From the initial number of about 20,000 people, the number did not decrease in more than ten days, but increased to more than 60,000 people!
Everyone was shoulder to shoulder, with their feet touching each other. Half of the city of Luoyang was blocked, and it was overcrowded!
It can be seen that Wu Meiniang is still relatively popular among the people. At least among these people, some people really support her succession.
Among the crowd, Jiangchen, Li Yunxiao, Yuan Tiangang, and Li Dan wearing a mask sat down on a city wall.
"Double Ninth Festival, Brother Yuan chose a good time."
When Li Yunxiao made inexplicable teasing, Yuan Tiangang didn't say anything. Instead, Li Dan and Jiang Chen stared at him curiously.
Li Dan said: "Ninety-nine double yangs are intended to weaken my mother's fortune. Is this considered a good thing?"
Li Yunxiao tilted his head slightly: "What do you know? The cathode is yang, the anode is yin. You have all misunderstood my brother Yuan."
"Brother Yuan's move, although he intends to suppress it, is also for the sake of your mother and you."
"Oh~~I see..." Li Dan nodded, pretending to understand, but in fact he didn't understand anything.
"Then Imperial Master, National Master, if the Double Ninth Festival causes Yang and Yin, nothing will happen to me, right?"
Li Yunxiao said lightly: "Maybe, but the problem is not between you, but between me and Brother Yuan. You can safely be a good emperor. What you should do before will remain the same after your mother becomes emperor."
