"What kind of princess is she? Like me?"
Not only Lu Yuan became curious, but Bo Ji also sat half-leaning on the edge of the couch, leaning forward slightly, wanting to hear the story.
"Speaking of which, this princess is a little different from you.
When she was born, her father had already been the emperor of that prosperous dynasty for more than ten years, and her mother was firmly in the back position. No one in the world could shake her.
She is the couple's only surviving daughter and their youngest child.
Since his birth, he has been like a jewel and has been extremely favored. "
"Come to think of it, isn't it true that this little princess wants the wind to get the wind and the rain to get the rain?"
Bo Ji understands the essence of being a good listener, which is to keep asking questions at the appropriate time.
"Yes, a little princess like that is destined to be spoiled rotten when she is born like that."
Lu Pheasant's mind wandered and he said quietly,
"When she was twelve years old, the Qiang people from the west came to propose marriage. The queen loved her daughter and did not want her to suffer the pain of marrying far away. She quarreled with the emperor for three days and finally rejected the marriage.
Later, when she grew up to be carefree and carefree, all the men in the city wanted to marry her, and all the women in the city wanted to be like her.
And she finally got her wish and married the consort who also came from a noble family. "
The wedding was so grand that it was rarely seen in the world.
On the night of the wedding, the city of Chang'an looked like a fairyland on earth, with purple ribbons and gold minks, candles lighting up the fragrant carriages, fifty miles of brocade tents, and silver candles burning in the glazed shadows. It was really more lively than the Lantern Festival.
Lu Pheasant remembered that the torches lighting up the road from the palace city to the Prince Consort's Mansion had almost scorched the trees in half of the capital.
"Then, what happened next?"
"Later, she and her consort gave birth to several children, and the family seemed harmonious."
"Oh, it turns out this is a happy story. It's just right to tell it today."
Bo Ji smiled and pushed Lu Yuan gently, and Lu Yuan couldn't help but feel shy.
Lu Pheasant didn't smile, his eyes were blank and unfocused, and then he murmured,
"Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Two years later, the emperor passed away, and the queen...
The queen was very ambitious, and after taking over the power, she had no food and clothing every day. She was confident that she could govern the world in an orderly manner, and she would not lose to the men.
It was just helpless that the royal family could not accommodate Si Chen. They were dissatisfied with the loss of power and launched several coups, large and small, in an attempt to drive away the poisonous queen.
The Prince Consort's entire family participated in these coups. "
"Ah, was the coup successful?"
"How can a group of pampered clan members defeat the queen who is sure to win?
The rebels were quickly wiped out, and even the consort died.
The queen simply refused to do anything and simply ascended the throne, changed dynasties, and became the female emperor——"
Speaking of this, Lu Zhi paused unconsciously, waiting for Bo Ji and Lu Yuan's reactions.
After a while, the exclamations and questions they imagined did not happen. The two of them looked as usual, with only a little surprise on their faces, just waiting for the queen to continue talking.
***
Now, it was Lu Pheasant's turn to be confused.
"Why, aren't you two surprised when you heard that a woman became emperor?"
Bo Ji covered her mouth and chuckled, then Fang said slowly,
"King Chen Sheng once said that princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have their own kind.
I would like to say something disrespectful, no matter whether it is the old princes, farmers in Guizhou, butchers, merchants, or your majesty, the chief of the pavilion, whoever has the ability to conquer the world will be the emperor.
If the queen is really powerful and becomes the emperor, why not?
As long as the people of this world have enough to eat, warm clothes and less taxes, who really cares whether the person on the dragon throne is a man or a woman, a human or a ghost? "
Lu Yuan also interjected,
"I heard that many barbarians on the grassland respect their mothers very much. The queen mothers and empresses of those barbarians seem to stick to their word and are almost as good as the empress."
Listening to these casual remarks, even though Lu Zhi was well-informed, his eyes widened in shock.
She reluctantly forced a smile, silently thanking them for their tolerance and understanding of a woman becoming emperor, and thinking to herself, is this really the people's mentality and atmosphere at the beginning of the founding of the country?
No wonder the emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and Empress Lu in history have repeatedly promoted the legend of Liu Ji killing the white snake and the king's energy flowing across Mangdang Mountain.
If everyone in the world follows the mentality of "the emperor takes turns" and is eager to try, the new dynasty may not be able to last even one lifetime.
Therefore, in every dynasty, the founding king must be constantly deified, stacked with destiny and energy, and stripped of his body to become a different human god, in order to block other mortals from coveting the throne.
"What happened next? What happened to the empress and the princess?"
***
Lu Pheasant came back to his senses and collected his thoughts.
"Oh, after the prince-in-law's death, the empress' love for the princess increased instead of decreasing. She gradually allowed her to participate in machine maintenance and learn political management. She also found a second prince-in-law for her, who was the nephew of the empress' mother's family.
She and her husband gave birth to two sons and two daughters, and they were also happy. "
"It seems that the female emperor wants to pass the throne to the princess?"
"How can you see it?"
"This princess has the bloodline of the previous emperor and the inheritance of the empress's mother's family. Why do I think she is the one who combines the orthodoxy of both parties?
If she is serious about it, no one can compete with her for this big position. "
Bo Ji replied confidently, as if this was the most obvious truth in the world.
When Lu Zhi heard this, his heart shrank suddenly, and he seemed to be unable to reach the ground.
Yes, the story she told in name was exactly the story of her previous life.
The empress is herself, and the princess who is loved by thousands of people is her youngest daughter Princess Taiping.
"Yes... Later, the empress passed the throne to the princess. She will be prosperous forever for thousands of years."
Her mind was in chaos and she had no intention of continuing the story, so she had to make up an ending at random and end it hastily.
Bo Ji looked at the queen in confusion, puzzled by the abrupt ending, but could only pick up what she had just said and said to Lu Yuan,
"So, you see in this story, although the princess and the prince-in-law are husband and wife, they are not always of the same mind.
The truth behind this is profound. It is a waste of effort for others to say it. You need to slowly understand it yourself.
When the Queen and I were teenagers, we both thought that we needed someone to rely on in our lives to be safe.
But later, after a few falls, you will find that the most reliable person in the world is yourself. "
"What Mrs. Bo said is absolutely true. You must keep her words in mind."
Lu Pheasant collected her thoughts and couldn't help but lament that Bo Ji didn't have the ability to predict the future, but with the keen sense of smell she had honed over many years, she could probably predict the future fate of kings with different surnames.
"Also, you will meet many of Zhang Ao's old ministers, such as Zhao Guo's old prime ministers Xiang Guangao and Zhao Wu.
They all followed the old King Zhao and fought their way through water and fire. They can be regarded as King Zhao's disciples. They followed the old rule that disciples live for the Lord and die for the Lord.
These people must be of the same mind as Zhang Ao, but they may not listen to you in everything. "
"Why?"
Because you are the emperor's daughter, and King Zhao may not be willing to be the emperor's minister.
