Chapter 29 Section 17

On Qingchen, the third day of June, the palace summoned Princess Taiping to enter the palace. "Have you summoned the Prime Minister to enter the palace?" Princess Taiping asked the eunuch who delivered the decree. "No, only the princess is called into the palace." As soon as Princess Taiping got the news of the emperor's death, the queen's will followed.Things changed too suddenly, completely out of Princess Taiping's expectation, and she was not prepared for it at all.Webster was so impatient, and she did it so quickly, which was beyond her expectation. Fortunately, she was only called into the palace alone. It is entirely possible that Webster wanted to win her support.If the Prime Minister is summoned to enter the palace with her at the same time, things will be dangerous.

"Master Huifan is waiting outside the door." "Princess." Huifan's complexion was as usual, walking like flying, appearing very calm. "A big event has already happened. Please make sure you get through the past few days, Princess, and don't be arrogant. Everything will be easy to figure out afterwards." Princess Taiping also knew very well that this is not the time to launch a crisis. Seeing Princess Taiping knelt down to salute her in front of all the prime ministers, Empress Wei felt indescribably happy. "Unfortunately, the country is in such a catastrophe. The queen should be informal and act cheaply." Princess Taiping was worrying for Queen Wei.

"Yes! When the emperor was alive, he always talked about you, my sister, and said that you are the pillar of the country. Your talents are not comparable to those in the Taiwan Pavilion. If my sister can help stabilize the overall situation, it will be a blessing for the whole country." Said Seeing that Empress Wei also bowed to Princess Taiping, Princess Taiping hurriedly dragged her fat body to kneel down again. "Have you got the will?" After sitting down, Princess Taiping asked. "It's too bad. The late emperor was buried in the sky. What does it look like if there is no edict?" Empress Wei turned pale with shock.

"Queen, don't worry, it's not difficult. There is someone who can handle it." "Who?" "Shangguan Zhaorong." This Shangguan Zhaorong was named Shangguan Wan'er, the granddaughter of the great poet Shangguanyi.After Shangguanyi was executed, Empress Dowager Wu raised the young Shangguan Wan'er in the palace and studied political affairs with her.Shangguan Wan'er is very similar to the Empress Dowager Wu in many ways. She is extremely talented in handling political affairs and has become an indispensable right-hand man of the Empress Wu.After the first emperor ascended the throne, he brought Shangguan Wan'er into the harem and named him Jieyu, and soon he was granted the title of Zhaorong.

Empress Wei is also very aware of Shangguan Zhaorong's talent, and Princess Taiping asked her to help draft the will, which can be said to be a good candidate. Princess Taiping has her own ideas in recommending Shangguan Zhaorong.This Shangguan Zhaorong is also a woman who is easy to seize power, and the two of them can play tricks in the will to save some ground for future affairs.This is where Wei's family lacks great talents. Such an important matter was easily handed over to the opponent. How can such an opportunity be missed.Princess Taiping took a blank imperial edict with the imperial seal and Shi Shi left.

Although Shangguan Zhaorong is forty years old, her mind is still as sharp as Princess Taiping's, and she has an equally clear understanding of the current political situation. Three years ago, on the sixth day of the seventh month, Prince Li Chongjun and Zuo Yulin's General Hu General Li Duozuo entered the palace city to force the then Shangguan Jieyu, and they wanted to kill him quickly.After the prince's defeat, although she was still favored by the emperor, she was also frightened a lot.In addition, she once had a quarrel with Empress Wei. In recent years, she seldom got involved in political affairs, but only cared about enjoying herself.

When Princess Taiping arrived, Shangguan Zhaorong had already sketched out the content of the will. "You do have foresight." Princess Taiping likes this straightforward way of doing things, not to mention that the person in front of her grew up with her and was taught by Empress Dowager Wu together. "The state is in great trouble, so what should be done by this branch." Shangguan Zhaorong really couldn't decide whether it would be Empress Wei or Princess Taiping who would come to discuss the matter of the will, so she prepared two fools pretending to be the will.She knew very well in her heart that no matter who came, the emperor had already died, and they couldn't do without themselves.Empress Wei lacks political experience and is difficult to control the government; if Princess Taiping cannot enter the palace, she will need a prestigious and capable internal response like herself in the palace.

Shangguan Zhaorong's edict to Princess Taiping was concise and clear. Princess Anle was established as the empress dowager. Princess Anle has multiple purposes for being the empress dowager. First, it can please Empress Wei and Princess Anle, seeking a temporary peace; A clever trick made the mother and daughter overestimate their own abilities, which aroused public indignation; third, this matter violated the ancestral system and laid the groundwork for Princess Taiping's future actions. "It's not right for Li Anle to be the emperor's daughter." Princess Taiping knew Shangguan Zhaorong's intentions, but Princess Taiping had other ideas, she didn't want to give the court officials a bad reputation of being eager to capture, that would be too cunning. "I asked the queen what she meant, so it should be King Liwen."

Wen Wang Li Chongmao is the emperor's youngest son, only sixteen years old this year. Everything was settled so easily.