Chapter 9 finally on the queen throne

Gaozong is now resolute and decisive, resolute and calm, quite like an emperor - this is only because of the Wu family behind the scenes.Ignore all the advice and admonitions of the ministers, and act arbitrarily and without scruples.Isn't he the lord of the country?Who said no? From now on, the personalities of the emperor's close officials gradually changed.With the dignity of the emperor, he will not find people who echo him.Loyal and upright ministers like Han Yuan and Chu Suiliang were gradually replaced by treacherous and greedy people like Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu.As a historian, Xu Jingzong defended the emperor.He said:

"A farmer can still marry a bride when he has a good harvest, let alone the emperor?" Gaozong and the Wu family had already seen that Sikong Li hadn't arrived at the last court meeting, so he probably had a relaxed attitude.Of course Gaozong needed an important minister to crown the queen.Gaozong asked Li about abolishing the empress.Li said: "This is His Majesty's family business, why ask outsiders?" So Gaozong finally decided to issue an imperial decree to the world, to the effect that the king, queen, and emperor of nightmares are innocent, and should be abolished and imprisoned in the inner palace.Concubine Chen Wu immediately became the queen.As soon as this imperial decree was promulgated, this scandal of corrupting ethics spread all over the world and caused a sensation in all directions. Scholars, farmers, and businessmen discussed it endlessly, and they all regarded it as a joke. She was a nun.To make matters worse, she had committed adultery with the emperor and conceived a child while she was a nun.This is clearly a whore and a rotten bitch.The shame of the Chinese people was stimulated.Why didn't the elders and ministers of the imperial court stop it?

In fact, they did everything they could.After Chu Suiliang strongly remonstrated, he returned the wat and begged to go, but was banished far away.The emperor made a big mistake, and the common people felt it, but this kind of thing has happened in history.If the emperor made a mistake and was controlled by an insidious woman, he was indeed hopeless.The feeling of the courtiers is no less than that of the common people. They all feel that the court has suffered a disaster, which is ominous and dangerous, but it is inevitable.There are rumors in teahouses and restaurants.Sun Wuji, Taiwei's eldest son, was bored at home, sullen and hard to express.

The queen's coronation ceremony is scheduled for November, only one month before the deposed king and queen.Wu Shi did not want to appear ashamed during the ceremony, and he did not want to hold it secretly, he wanted to be upright and dignified.This is Wu Zetian!The coronation of the empress needs to be grand and extravagant, to be spectacular, to be glorious, to surpass the emperor's ascension to the throne, and to let the world know that the Wu family has become the empress of the world, and it is logical and dignified.That excessive splendor is very suitable for Wu Shi, because she thinks that is her life, her day.She wants to boast of her splendor and wealth to the common people, and she knows that the common people want to see her splendor and wealth, a rare coronation ceremony in life.Xu Jingzong is of course the key player in all the preparations.There are thousands of things to do, and the days are so short—dragon robes to wear at the coronation, phoenix chariots to ride on, new seals, and songs, music, dancers, entertainers, banquets, and gifts for the prince, Everything prepared by the prince, princess, and lady to participate in the grand ceremony.

The date of the Queen's Canonization Ceremony arrived in a blink of an eye.Music, bells, and drums sounded in unison.The hall is full of civil and military officials.Surrounded by maids, Empress Wu walked into the palace, wearing a phoenix crown on her head, glittering golden beads, wearing a satin robe worn during the heaven and earth ceremonies, with a neon phoenix dance painted on it, and a red wide band hanging down from the center to her skirt. Along the shoe, the belt and the hanging color are all the same as those worn by the emperor.Wu's family is quiet and dignified, with a moderate chin, big and sharp eyes, decent and majestic everywhere, really a first-class queen.At the time of the coronation, the most calm and composed of all civil and military officials was probably Empress Wu herself.The queen's seal was placed in a jade box, and was officially handed over to her by the British Duke Li—and Li was the one who was killed by Empress Wu a few years later.After Wu ascended the throne of the queen, he read the imperial decree, recited the magnificent and solemn four-character congratulatory poems, and played classical music, so the ceremony was completed.

Then, at the Suyi Gate to the west of the imperial palace, the new queen received congratulations from civil and military officials and Fanyi guests. This is a special arrangement and unprecedented.The long and large phoenix chariot used by the queen is ready.The body of the chariot is blue, inlaid with gold flowers, eight windows, hung with purple silk and gauze curtains, and the roof and rear wheels of the chariot are painted vermilion.Both sides of the chariot are decorated with pheasant feathers, which are used to represent the queen, and the saddle, bridle, rein and bell of the horse are all golden.In front of the phoenix chariot, there are knight guides in uniform, and deacons with honor badges, lined up.

When he arrived at Suyimen, Empress Wu stepped down from the chariot to the tower and stood on the tower.On the square below the building, there are princes, civil and military officials, and envoys from various tribes kneeling, all neatly dressed.Those in the front row all wear purple robes, wear jade belts, and wear gold ornaments, or they are kings, or the officials are above the third rank; the second row wears light purple robes, wears gold belts, and the officials are fourth rank; the third row , all wearing lotus-colored robes, gold belts, and rank five in the official residence; the fourth row, all wearing green robes of two shades of light and light, wearing silver belts, rank six and seven in the official residence.Arranged in descending order.

Empress Wu smiled kindly at her ministers and thanked them for their salute.Then he returned to the imperial palace by chariot and entertained the wives of officials and envoys from Fanyi in the inner palace. This was also a new trick, unprecedented.Everyone admired the majesty of Empress Wu, but tried their best not to think about her origin.Some wives noticed that Empress Wu's mouth was too big, showing a greedy personality; some saw the lines on her lips and her sharp and fierce eyes, which showed that she was a resolute and strong woman, and felt that it was scary.But Empress Wu has never been shy. She likes to meet people, likes to know people, and is willing to be flattered.On that very day, she broke quite a few customs and conventions.

After the reception, another banquet will be held to entertain the specially invited guests. There will be singing, dancing, and performances by royal artists to entertain the guests.Entertain until late at night.