Chapter 721
As time goes by, the disturbance caused by the little kid in the backyard is just a small episode in ordinary daily life; it will never happen again in the future. On the contrary, Mrs. Zheng's exceptional dropout caused some kind of qualitative change. The original isolation and cold treatment seemed to disappear for a while.
Not only her colleagues who were female historians in the Secretariat, or the low-ranking female officials in the Bureau of Boudoir Affairs, but also the middle-ranking officials and eunuchs in the Prince's Inner Palace, all showed varying degrees of politeness and overtures to her. manner. There was even another rumor that Princess Pei was interested in her daughter.
I intend to secretly cultivate and support him since he was a child, and even take him with him to teach him personally in the future when he grows up. In contrast, another undercurrent that had been brewing inside and outside the East Palace finally broke out; Xiao Dezhao, Dai Zhide, and Zhang Wenguan, the prime ministers who assisted in supervising the country, unanimously submitted a letter.
It was said that when the prince was recuperating in the palace, he secretly spied on the East Palace; asked for permission to clean up and rectify the bad habits in the East Palace, and at the same time fill the original vacancies of subordinate officials, internal officials and courtiers in the East Palace; immediately detonated the conflict in the court. A new round of public opinion and subsequent wave of political controversy.
In particular, Zhang Wenguan, who was the concubine of the crown prince Zuo and also the minister of Dali Temple, was known to be strict by nature and fair in enforcing the law. He settled 400 cases in ten days after taking office. He requested that the three departments of Dali, Yushi, and the Ministry of Punishment use a joint trial model to trace the possible instigators behind the case. existence, even Emperor Gaozong was moved by it.
Although the petition for the joint interrogation of the three divisions was left unpublished, Hao Chujun, the minister of Huangmen, was sent from Dongdu to come to interrogate the matter full-time. This Huangmen minister, Hao Chujun, was no ordinary figure. When the two saints from Guanzhong moved to the eastern capital due to the famine, all the ministers stayed in Beijing to assist in supervising the country. Only Hao Chujun was there to prepare for inquiries.
Therefore, he was one of Gaozong's close confidants and was recognized as a very upright person; he represented the emperor's attitude. The Queen of Heaven was also very active during the inner court, and ordered the dismissal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Palace Supervisor, and the Shang Palace Bureau on the grounds of dereliction of duty. She left several people in Xijing and jailed for interrogation;
At the same time, Prince Li Hong also received another news from Dongdu through some private channels. Wu Chengsi, who had just assumed the position of Zong Zhengqing, failed to enshrine him after the Chongjiu Festival, so he was punished with a salary and was appointed secretary supervisor; however, his clan brother Wu Sansi was appointed as the right guard general.
Immediately after Emperor Gaozong issued the call, the current right minister Pei Xingjian and left minister Li Jingxuan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs improved the existing quanzhu method for the appointment and dismissal of officials and established the Chang Mingxuan; the promotion and demotion of prefectural magistrates and the measurement of seniority were regarded as the national dynasty system. part. Then he ordered to recall Wang Fangyi, the governor of Suzhou.
And this Wang Fangyi is not simple either. He is from Bingzhou Qi (now Qi County, Shanxi Province) and the grandson of Tang Emperor Li Yuan and his sister, Princess An. He is also the cousin of the deposed king and empress. During the Taizong period, he served as a guard for thousands of people. During the Gaozong period, he served as the magistrate of Anding County and the captain of Guoyi of Shangde Prefecture in Shuozhou...
Therefore, his recall also represents a signal. Following the former prime ministers Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu who once supported the Queen of Heaven, ministers Yuan Gongyu, Cui Yixuan and others were exiled and reviled one after another. This emperor with severe wind paralysis imposed a new round of restrictions and suppression on his relatives;
But as a diva, her reactions and countermeasures are also very interesting. She ordered the publication of the "Internal Instructions" and "Foreign Relatives Commandments" written by herself in the early years, and distributed them one by one to her neighbors and relatives during her internal visits. Then, he presented "Twelve Matters on the Reform and New Statement of Shangyuan" at the court gathering.
1: Encourage farmers to grow mulberry trees, and give small gifts to corvees.
2: Restore the three auxiliary lands (exempt Chang'an and its surrounding areas from corvee).
Three: Stop the troops and transform the world with morality.
Four: Fuqiao is prohibited in South and North Zhongshang (government handicraft workshops).
Five: Save time and effort.
Six: Guangyan Road.
Seven: Du slander.
8: From the prince down (Part 2), all people study Laozi.
9: The father has been in mourning for his mother for three years (previously it was one year).
10: Those who have been sued (certificate of appointment) by the honorary officers before entering the Yuan Dynasty will not be subject to follow-up verification.
11: If you are a Beijing official of the eighth rank or above, you will receive a bonus (salary increase).
Twelve: Officials who have served for a long time, and those with high talents and low positions, will be promoted (upgraded).
These twelve articles can be summarized into four major policies: one is to enrich the country and strengthen the people, the other is to make good use of talents, the third is to win over all officials, and the fourth is to reduce the burden on the people. Therefore, under the unanimous response between the government and the opposition, there was a lot of differentiation almost immediately, taking the opportunity to address the doubts about the Queen's appearance in court.
However, these inside stories in the court were provided to Jiang Tian by Prince Li Hong through private channels, such as naming Lady Zheng and copying documents. Compared with the turbulent public sentiment in the court, the recent purge in the East Palace The wind seems a bit insignificant.
Although, among the ten leaders of the East Palace, several generals and deputy leaders were replaced, and hundreds of rank, middle, halberd, and sige were replaced; in the left and right Chunfang and the three temples, there were also more than 20 A subordinate official suddenly found that he was seriously ill or could not bear the trouble, so he took the initiative to resign and make way for others.
In addition, there are also six outer guard mansions under the ten commanders (namely: the left and right guards' mansions are called Shecheng, the left and right Siyu's mansions are called Luben, and the left and right Qingdao's mansions are called Zhidang). ), supplementing some of the soldiers from the pass, who were also the tribesmen Li Hong had rescued during his patrol.
Therefore, when Jiang Tian saw Prince Li Hong again in the Xichi courtyard, he found that he had always been sick and tired, and he seemed to be invigorated again. The moment he saw Jiang Tian, he couldn't wait to smile and said: "The changes in the court situation were indeed predicted by Li Sheng again."
"The world of the Tang Dynasty is still the world of the father. After all, the people of the world still belong to the royal family. As long as the father can ask questions, the mother can only retreat. To be honest, Gu Zhen is very happy. Does this mean that In the future, those unspeakable things may no longer happen.”
"It's good for Your Highness to have confidence, but you may not be too optimistic." Jiang Tianquzhu poured cold water on him: "After all, the two saints have been in the court for many years, and under the influence of each other, various powerful relationships have been intertwined. We can't let go of each other, and His Highness can only break through a little bit."
"However, once the Queen of Heaven is suppressed too much by those people and even falls into decline, I am afraid that the Holy One will have compassion and nostalgia again. If the Queen of Heaven shows weakness and gives in, the Holy One will only become more sympathetic to the reason why we fought against the powerful ministers together in the past. In turn, try to maintain and support the diva as much as possible.”
"It doesn't matter if it's just a little bit. You have to know that Gu was at a loss at first and even more desperate." However, Li Hong chuckled casually and said: "But through this matter as a touchstone, Gu knew about his father's My heart has proven that I can do it, how can I not be happy?"
For Prince Li Hong, when he heard that of his father's eight sons, except for Chen Wang Li Zhong who died early, only two including himself and Sanlang survived; one of the five sons was demoted to the bad land of Fangzhou, and the other eight sons were Confined in the palace; in the end, he had to change his surname to Wu Gou to survive for a while;
He almost exploded on the spot. He never imagined that his mother, who usually cared about the country and the people and was strict and self-disciplined, would do such an act of killing her son and stealing the country; however, the two half-brothers who had been imprisoned in the palace before What happened to his sister made him unable to ignore this possibility.
At that moment, he almost had the idea that at any cost, even if he was burdened with the eternal infamy of rebellion and rebellion, he would look for an opportunity in his last moments to drag this biter and poisonous woman together to die together. But at the same time, there was another potential voice in his heart telling him.
Now that my father is still alive, he still has at least ten more years to live. Perhaps in such an extremely dangerous and bleak future, there is still a chance for redemption and change; even if we have to pay an extremely heavy price for it and bear the burden of A historical crime that the world will never understand.
"However, what Li Sheng said is true. What I want for the rest of my life is a future that is not so bad for everyone." Prince Li Hong said sternly: "Since my mother and queen are in trouble at the moment, I am alone as a human son, and I have always been grateful. Deep love; how could you not advocate and plead for your mother?"
"Your Highness, you have changed again." Jiang Tian couldn't help but sigh meaningfully: When he first met him, he was still a young man who was easily startled; but now he has been much devastated by the truth of the future and can now face it. He didn't change his attitude, pretending to be a good son with a loving mother and a filial piety.
"Perhaps after meeting Li Sheng and making that determination, Gu has already been working hard to change." Li Hong also replied with a meaningful smile: "As long as we can avoid the worst result in the future, even if Gu is ruined for this , I will not hesitate to die inexplicably."
"By the way, the reason for inviting Lisheng here this time is for this thing." Immediately, Prince Li Hong pulled out a folded piece of paper from under a pile of papers, spread it out in front of Jiang Tian and said, "This is the East Palace. The Hongwen Museum in Hongwen was ordered to publish the printed sample, and you still ask Li Sheng to correct me?"
Jiang Tian jumped on the desk and took a closer look, but it was a rectangular piece of paper two feet long and one foot wide. It looked very much like notices and posts posted at street intersections for the public to enter; but , the area enclosed by a patterned border is filled with large and small articles.
And at the top of the so-called tofu block text, written in extremely beautiful parallel calligraphy: "Gu Wen Jin Shi". The texture of the paper seems to be the top-grade Yuezhou Yanxi white rattan paper used as a tribute, so it looks plain white, straight, smooth and clean, and it also exudes a faint aroma of Shangdang Bisong ink.
"Thanks to Li Sheng's advice, I have collected some selections of the most popular articles at the moment, as well as the government decrees issued by the imperial court in recent years." Prince Li Hong introduced again: "To carve on the prepared pottery model carvings, only paper is needed If you have enough ink, you can print hundreds or thousands of copies in one night.”
"It's just that the movable type printing method taught by Li Sheng requires a large number of typesetting plates and lead and tin molds, and it is still time-consuming for the metalworkers in the bureau to prepare and grind it; therefore, together with the mechanism for imprinting the stone slab, Probably we will have to wait for the next few editions before it can be put to use.”
Jiang Tian finally nodded and said:
"Yes, this is a newspaper. At present, it is aimed at scholars all over the world, so quoting classics and dialectics is a major selling point; but in the future, when it has a certain scale and influence, it can be further extended to literate people all over the world, ensuring that old women and old men , traffickers and lackeys can understand it.”
“Therefore, if you want to publish a new edition for the general public in the future, you must ensure that it is large in quantity and cheap. Even if you lose money and losses, you must insist on publishing it, and even hire others to read it on the streets of various prefectures and counties. Make sure everyone in the world has the opportunity to see and hear it.”
"At that time, as the only voice channel in the world initiated by the prince himself and held in disguise, how can the huge popularity and potential impact be compared with the gain and loss of a little money?"
