Chapter 8 Chapter Eight: Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu are connected to the Mansion of Xu Jingzong and Li Yi

Xu Jingzong did not learn the essence of Li Ji, but he has a unique advantage in embarrassment.Changsun Wuji didn't dare to speak anymore, Xu Jingzong was very proud, he told the courtiers, "The old man in the country charged ten hu wheat too much and thought he could change his wife, now the emperor wants to make a queen, and do you bastards (Tian Sheweng received ten more dendrobium wheat, but still wanted to change his wife; what's more, the emperor wanted to establish a queen, so why would he raise any objections due to various human affairs!)" Everyone gritted their teeth.

Chu Suiliang was demoted to be the governor of Tanzhou (Changsha, Hunan), while Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu would only end up worse. In October of the sixth year of Yonghui, Li Zhi issued an edict: "Empress Wang and concubine Xiao Shu conspired to commit poisonous poison, depose them as ordinary people, mother and brother, and remove their names, and go to Lingnan." If you want to add a crime, why do you have no excuses? When the imperial edict was issued, the court was in an uproar, except Comrade Xu Jingzong. He seized the opportunity and wrote a letter, "Therefore, I made a special gift to Sikong Wang Renyou (Father of the Empress Wang) to sue and survive, so that the remnants of the rebellion will still be a shade, and please get rid of it." This is really disgusting. Pimple, Xu Jingzong's high-pitched voice echoed in the air.A special gift to Sikong Wang Renyou, some of the descendants under Feng Yin are still officials, I beg you to dismiss them all and investigate them!

It takes patience to be thick-skinned to a certain extent. Li Zhi appreciated Xu Jingzong's ability very much. He approved of Xu Jingzong's point of view, first cut off the official title of King Sikong Renyou Manchu, and then accepted the appointment of Baiguan.On the first day of November in the sixth year of Yonghui (AD 655), Li Ji, Sikong, held a seal (jade seal and ribbon) and conferred the title of Empress Wu Zetian at the ceremony. Thirty-two-year-old Wu Zetian finally became a queen. Li Zhi liked her more and more. She didn't hold any grudges against people like Han Yuan and Lai Ji, and even took their objections to tell Li Zhi that such a good official who dared to speak should be reused by His Majesty.Li Zhi held Empress Wu's hand tightly and smiled knowingly.But Han Yuan didn't seem to appreciate it, he thought there was a reason why Empress Wu did this.He resigned repeatedly, but Li Zhi would not let him go.

Wouldn't it be nice for opponents to watch the very person they're opposing prosper? Han Yuan is right. The reason why the empress cannot be abolished casually is because there are countless in-laws behind her. Once the empress is abolished, not one or two people are involved.What's even more troublesome is that after the Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu are deposed, they can't return to ordinary people. They will be thrown into the cold palace and die alone.Although Queen Wang failed to give birth to a son and a half for Li Zhi, they all slept on the same kang after all, and it would be a lie to say that they have no feelings.

The Lenggong is not necessarily cold. The Lenggong is hot and dry in summer, and mosquitoes are everywhere. It is very cold in winter, and there is no small red stove for heating.After Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu were abolished, they were arranged in such a separate courtyard. A few days after Empress Wu's new book was established, Li Zhi couldn't help but miss his ex-wife, so he went to visit them in a remote courtyard. When he walked into the courtyard, he was immediately overwhelmed by the scene inside. In the yard, the leaves of the dead trees had already fallen, and the weather was so cold that the air could be frozen.At the end of the yard was a hut, the door of which had been boarded up tightly.The hut was tightly sealed, like a mummy wrapped in khaki bandages.There are only two holes on the wall that can just be put into the bowls and chopsticks, so that people can look inside (the only hole wall is a food utensil).What surprised Li Zhi even more was that there was no door at all in this hut, and the two women's eating, drinking and messing were all settled on the spot, and there was a dirty smell coming from inside.

Even if you feed the dog, there is no such way! Li Zhi is a wimpy person, he wanted to cry, he was so distressed that he looked inside, but he couldn't see anything. Seeing no one, he shouted towards the hole: "Queen, Concubine Shu, are you there?" A frighteningly old voice rang out, "I committed a crime and became a palace maid. Why do you still call me that?" After saying that, she burst into tears.After a pause, the queen said again: "If your Majesty remembers the old love, and let the ministers and concubines see the sun and the moon again, the ministers and concubines will not be able to repay you! If you can let the ministers wait out, please make this yard back to your heart!" Thinking about the past, let my concubine wait to see the sun and the moon again, begging to name this courtyard as Huixinyuan!)”

Li Zhi was terrified by this scene, he heyed twice, and said, "I'll do it now, I'll do it now!" Li Zhi was not slow in handling things, and he immediately organized personnel to discuss the matter. At the same time, Empress Wu's eyeliner has already told the whole story.Empress Wu was furious when she heard the news, and without waiting for Li Zhi and his elders to drive her, she ran to another courtyard by herself and asked someone to remove the wooden board nailed to the door. They didn't expect that they would see the sun again so soon. Under the high and warm sun, stood a woman with a big face.The woman's face was ashen, and before they could adapt to the sun, someone pulled Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu aside, and whipped them a hundred times with thorny thorns.The two women were beaten to pieces and bled, but Empress Wu did not soften her heart at all. She gave full play to her imagination and had their hands and feet cut off, and they were put on the ground to crawl around.

enough! Empress Wu shook her head, not enough, not enough. Even more exciting. She asked people to find two wine jars, and threw the "human pigs" that had just been made into them. Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu, who were screamed by alcohol, made Queen Wu very happy.Empress Wu didn't want them to die so happily, so she ordered them to be pulled out of the wine tank, beat and kicked, and threatened to make the bones of these two old women break into pieces (make the two women drunk) . The two lost their hands and feet and had multiple fractures. After being thrown into the wine tank again, they died soon because of the pain.But if you still have a little imagination, you must know that Empress Wu will come up with even more perverted tricks to torture other people's corpses.She believes that even if the hands and feet are cut off, it is still not insulting if the head is not beheaded.She came to the other courtyard and had their bodies pulled out of the wine tank, their heads were cut off, and they were hung at the door.

Li Zhi didn't need to worry anymore, he could cry. A few days later, at the request of Wu Zetian, Li Zhi issued an imperial edict, changing the surname of the queen to "Python" and the surname of Concubine Xiao Shu to "Xiao".Li Zhi is really obedient, he listens to whatever his wife says.But it is limited to and only limited to Empress Wu, and others are exempt from discussion. An imperial edict means that every time people in the world mention these two people, they must change their words. Do you believe in retribution? It is said that Wu Zetian has been haunted by the ghosts of the two people all her life, and often dreams of a female ghost with long hair and shawl coming to claim her life.Rumor has it that she was in the harem, because she often dreamed of these two weeping women, she would not dare to raise cats in the future, because Concubine Xiao Shu kept cursing before her death, saying that Wu Zetian would be a mouse and she would be a cat in the future, and her throat would be cut off life after life.Wu Zetian became delirious because of this, and finally moved directly to Penglai Palace.

It's a pity that Wu Zetian didn't believe in retribution. If Wu Zetian was so weak, she wouldn't have killed so many people in vain. The whole family of the queen and queen was taken down, which had a lot to do with Xu Jingzong's hard work.After the death of Queen Wang, Xu Jingzong published an inexplicable book, which was full of nonsense. It is said in the letter: "The scales are decocted and the cauldron is dyed with strict constitution. It is almost the same. The dust comes from the stars, and the bream grows bacteria. I don't know what to say!" What needs to be explained is that the above The letter is purely fictitious.However, I have seen Xu Jingzong's colleague's letter, because I can't understand it, so I put a shortened version on it to describe his unreliability.This unreliable letter really shocked Li Zhi, and Li Zhi summoned Xu Jingzong.

"What is the meaning of Xu Aiqing's memorial? Why didn't I understand it?" Xu Jingzong was finally able to explain his article casually, "The meaning of the letter is that the crown prince is the foundation of the country, and if it has not been resolved, then the world has nothing to do with it. Moreover, those who are now in the East Palace are from humble backgrounds. Knowing that the country already has a rightful son, I will definitely not feel at ease. Being in an important position and having doubts about myself is probably not a blessing for the ancestral temple, I hope Your Majesty will think about it carefully!" Li Zhi understood, Xu Jingzong's meaning couldn't be more obvious, he wanted to abolish the crown prince Li Zhong and replace Wu Zetian's son as the crown prince. After pondering for a moment, Li Zhi gave Xu Jingzong an amazing answer. Li Zhong himself has already voluntarily abdicated! Xu Jingzong was so happy that he was going crazy, but he pretended to be calm and said: "I'm so glad that the prince can learn from Taibo!" Li Zhi also nodded there.Next, Xu Jingzong straightened his body, and said to Li Zhi in a serious and calm manner: "Then hurry up! (I wish to follow quickly!)" Li Zhi admired Xu Jingzong's sympathy for the emperor's painstaking efforts. He was determined to live up to the public opinion, so he abolished Li Zhong cleanly and made Li Hong the prince. Li Zhong is fourteen years old, and Li Hong is four years old. We should admire Xu Jingzong's observation ability. Since ancient times, the elders have not been established, but Xu Jingzong believes that Li Zhong is just a casual follower of Li Zhi, so it doesn't count.Because of infertility, Queen Wang claimed Li Zhong as her son, which was a big deal.Li Zhong was demoted to be the governor of Liangzhou, but as the governor of Liangzhou, he might as well be bestowed with death.He was in constant panic every day, for fear that Wu Zetian would send someone to kill him. There is a reason why Lai Ji and Li Yifu are collectively called "Lai Li". It's like people habitually say "South Murong, North Qiaofeng". Perhaps, someone with the same name as you will be a scumbag.Lai Ji has fully enjoyed the same treatment as the scumbags, but if it is really literary, Li Yifu seems to be no worse than Lai Ji.He wrote a poem chanting birds, which said: "The sun shines in the sun, and the qin sings at night. The forest is like a tree, and you don't need a branch to perch." Ever since he sang the bird, Li Zhi fell in love with it. Merry wit. Li Zhi is not a fool, he likes Li Yifu, and there is a reason for that. Li Yifu is not only a talented scholar, but also an excellent psychologist.The "Mind-speeding Technique" written by him is famous all over the country, and it is also the rule he relies on for survival.However, such a law can only harm him in the end. "Mind-Duting Technique" says that it is difficult to teach a fool, but deception is meritorious (a foolish person can't teach it, just lie to him); the more vulgar); upright and unyielding to the enemy, its intentions are treacherous (an upright person cannot beat a bad person because he cannot deceive); People who like people will flatter); self-deception is less worrying, and waking up is worrying about drama (self-deception is often happy, but it will be more painful than others after waking up); (You don’t get angry when someone bullies you, it’s too late to get angry after the incident). Laiji is different from Li Yifu, he doesn't have the spirit of Li Yifu to study the shortcomings of human nature assiduously, so as to serve himself. Li Zhi once asked about the way to support the people (people), and Lai Ji stood up and explained some truths that Li Yifu was not used to hearing.He told Li Zhi a story. In ancient times, when Duke Huan of Qi was traveling, he saw an old man standing by the roadside, looking hungry and cold.So he asked people to give him food, and the old man said: "It would be great if everyone in the whole country had food to eat." Duke Huan of Qi was ashamed, and seeing that the old man didn't wear much clothes, he gave him a piece of clothing.The old man said: "It would be great if all the people suffering from the cold in the whole country had clothes to wear." Duke Huan of Qi was sweating profusely. Avoid hunger and cold!" The old man said, "If your king doesn't seize the agriculture, the whole country will have enough to eat; if your king doesn't seize the silkworms, the whole country will have clothes to wear!" Duke Huan of Qi was deeply moved.Therefore, to support people, the emperor just needs to remember not to increase taxes, not to increase labor, and not to toss about. " Li Zhishen thought it was true, but Lai Ji's remarks made Li Yifu laugh out loud. Laiji paused and said his own way: "If you want to support people, you have to do it now. Now there are tens of thousands of laborers in Shandong every year. There are too many corvees and the people are exhausted, and most of the work done now is useless. The minister hopes that except for the taxes and corvees that the country must use, the rest will be exempted!" Li Zhi accepted Lai Ji's advice. Xu Jingzong: The queen is magnanimous and never holds grudges! Laiji: Yes, she avenged her revenge on the spot.