Chapter 43 Chapter 43: Di Renjie builds a bright hall in Wu Zetian's court while ruling Ningzhou

In September of the second year of Chuigong (686 A.D.), a mountain emerged from the plain in the southeast of Xinfeng County, Yongzhou because of the itching of the earth.Countless congratulatory letters came from all directions, and Wu Zetian was so happy that she announced to change the name of Xinfeng County to Qingshan County.Before and after the listing of Qingshan County, congratulatory letters poured in from all over the country. Everyone said that it was mainly because the Queen Mother was in power, and the earth was full of mountains because of the surging Kunxiang. A Jiangling native named Yu Wenjun wrote such a letter inappropriately: "People get lumps and sores when their breath is out of tune, and the ground is the same. Your Majesty calls this mountain 'Qingshan', and I think this is not at all. It's not a happy event. I'm stupid, but I still understand the importance of cultivating virtue to the country. Your Majesty must act cautiously and be careful of God's punishment. Otherwise, disaster will befall!"

This person was exiled outside the mountains, and Wu Zetian ordered the envoy of the Six Paths to kill him in the place of exile. Many people wondered, how tolerant is Wu Zetian, she is not in a hurry when you point her nose and scold her; where is she sensitive, she will kill you if you mention her at the slightest? Everyone can't figure it out, only one person will tell everyone in the future.Wu Zetian is actually not difficult to figure out.There are three situations in which she kills. The first type is people who threaten her status, such as Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu who are competing with her, Chu Suiliang and Pei Yan who support the Li family, including the Li Tang clan, Li Xian and others who have made great achievements;

The second type is people who influence her to establish a glorious image for herself, such as Yu Wenjun who admonishes and attacks Wu Zetian when she appeared in Shenshan, or Wu Yuanqing who is not grateful for her kindness, but after the god-making movement is over, this kind will It was no longer her worry; The third type is people related to the first two types, especially their relatives and friends. The person who appeared below made the first mistake, but it was not serious, so Wu Zetian only demoted him to Ningzhou as the governor. Comrade Guo Han, the supervisory censor of Youtai, went on a tour of Longyou. At this time, the imperial court would send reliable people to inspect the work in the area. Because Guo Han was very serious about his work, Wu Zetian trusted him very much.Guo Han has a headache these days, because it's okay if he doesn't go to several counties in Longyou, but after he goes, a lot of tattered things are waiting for him to check.He, the unlucky censor, witnessed many officials in the county forge meritorious deeds, and forced the common people to put on a peaceful and harmonious appearance.Guo Han saw through this trick of low acting skills. When he came to Ningzhou (Ningxian County, Gansu Province), he did not go to the government first, but started by visiting the people.

This place is very special. On the street, people with yellow hair hanging down are happy and happy. Many people's doors are open, and the streets are clean and lively. "My fellow, let me ask you, how is the governor of Ningzhou?" The fellow's expression suddenly changed, and he said excitedly: "Okay, okay!" "Excuse me, are you acting?" "Hey, if you don't believe me, go aside!" "Hey, this big-eyed girl, is Honshu Governor really that nice?" "First of all, I refuse to answer such mentally handicapped questions. Secondly, listen carefully, I absolutely absolutely, absolutely absolutely will not allow anyone, in any tone, in any attitude, to doubt my idol!"

"Forehead……" "Auntie, how is the security in Ningzhou?" "It's obvious that you are from another place. You sleep on the street in the middle of the night, and no one cares about your money when you put it aside." Guo Han suddenly went crazy, and he shouted: "Folks, if you have any grievances, tell them quickly, and I will make the decision for you. Who forced you to say these things, I will ask for the last time, is it the governor of Ningzhou, the governor of Ningzhou?" What is this man like?" The people gathered on the street raised their thumbs one after another, and burst out one word, "Good!"

He heard children and old people singing happily in the street, praising his assassin.He saw that in Ningzhou, where various ethnic groups lived, the governor's ancestral hall was full of incense. Everyone came to offer incense devoutly, thanked and worshiped in the ancestral hall.Guo Han was deeply moved, and returned to the court to report the truth. Wu Zetian was also amazed when he heard the play.Soon, there was an additional imprint on the roster: "Di Renjie, excellent work in Ningzhou, promoted to Dongguan Shilang (Ministry Minister)." Brother Guo Han was not easy. In the first month of the third year of Chuigong (687 AD), the court changed frequently, and there were changes after that. Guo Han, who returned to the court, was also involved in it.The story also starts with the changes of the kings in the first month of the leap. Wu Zetian made the following changes: Li Chengmei was named Hengwang, Li Longji was named Chuwang, Li Longfan was named Weiwang, and Li Longye was named Zhaowang.

In April, Su Liangsi was ordered to stay in Chang'an, and Pei Judao was accepted. In May, Xia Guan's servant Zhang Guangfu (this person should pay attention) was appointed as Fengge's servant and Tongping Zhangshi. In summer, the weather was sweltering, Fengge servant (third grade) Liu Yizhi went to chat with Fenggeshe's Jia Dayin.After he talked too much, he began to mutter, "In the beginning, since the queen mother wanted to abolish the faint and stand up (Li Xianhun, Li Danming), now she still needs the system of pronouns? You and I, why don't you persuade her to return?" Only in this way can the people of the world feel at ease." Jia Dayin laughed, and then wrote a secret letter, betraying Liu Yizhi.

After reading it, Wu Zetian said angrily, "Liu Yizhi, this guy was promoted by me, and now he has turned around to betray me! What good is he doing besides being a display?" As soon as Empress Wu got angry, someone sued Liu Yizhi for accepting him Bribery, and having an affair with Xu Jingzong's concubine. Wu Zetian was almost so angry that she asked Wang Benli, the governor of Suzhou, to go to trial.Wang Benli found Liu Yizhi directly with the edict given by Wu Zetian.Just as the imperial edict was being announced, Liu Yizhi suddenly pointed to the imperial edict and asked, "Can this thing be called an imperial edict without the approval of Fengge Luantai?"

After returning, he relayed what Liu Yizhi said to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was furious and ordered Liu Yizhi to commit suicide at home. Liu Yizhi was honest and honest. He was executed, and even Li Dan couldn't stand it anymore. Li Dan wrote a letter to plead for mercy.Liu Yizhi's relatives and friends heard that the emperor had spoken, so they arranged a banquet at home to celebrate.But Liu Yizhi asked people to withdraw the banquet. He said: "After the sage wrote the letter, I can only die faster." On this day, after Liu Yizhi took a bath, he wrote the essay with a calm expression and completed it. Last words on several sheets of paper.

Liu Yi's literary talent is outstanding, he is hated by villains and respected by gentlemen.His posthumous letter was taken outside and spread wildly among officials.At this time, Guo Han came. He and Zhou Sijun both praised Liu Yizhi for his good writing. When Wu Zetian heard about this, he was furious and lost his temper.Wu Zetian skillfully defeated many people, and also killed many people. Now, the time for debt collection has come. As early as the spring of this year, Turkic Ashina Gu Dulu led the Turkic army to invade Changping. Changping is the northern gate of Beijing. If Changping falls, Hebei, Shandong and other places will follow.These two places have not encountered war in recent decades. At that time, there will be Tubo in the west and Turks in the east, and the consequences will be disastrous.Because Wang Fangyi and Cheng Wuting had been killed a long time ago, Wu Zetian asked all the troops to follow General Zuo Yingyang Hei Chi Changzhi, led by this tall and mighty general, to the Changping battlefield.

As I said before, the Turkic wars do not pay attention to strategy. They did not wait for the black-toothed Changzhi to kill Changping, so they retreated to the west and arrived in Shuozhou (Shuozhou, Shanxi).Heizhi Changzhi and his deputy, You Yingyang, General Li Duozuo led the army to surround them. The sound of killing was loud and bloody. After the sky was full of blood, we only heard the loud cry of Turks. Hei Chi Chang Zhi chased for more than forty li, he stopped the war cavalry. "Stop chasing!" Hei Chi Chang Zhi said. "why?" "Didn't you see that the Turkic army has already dispersed like headless chickens. How do you chase after them? What's the use of catching up?" What Heizhi Changzhi said was right, the Turkic people did disperse, they fled all the way north, and then gathered in the Gobi Desert.Cuan Baobi, the gatekeeper of the right prison, was a very happy person. In October of this year, he took the initiative to ask Ying to lead the expedition, and wiped out the poor gangsters of Ashina Gudulu and Ashina Yuanzhen.Cuan Baobi expressed his confidence. Wu Zetian believed that Cuan Baobi could take on this important task, so he allocated 30,000 elites to him, and told him to wait for Hei Chi Chang Zhi's response. Cuan Baobi originally didn't want Hei Chi Chang Zhi to gain his glory, so he led an army of 30,000 to chase for 2,000 li to sneak attack the Turkic tribe.Because the 30,000 people were so powerful, the sneak attack was quite unsuccessful, Cuan Baobi was discovered by the Turks, and the whole army was almost wiped out. Wu Zetian was furious, killed Cuan Baobi, and changed Ashina Gudulu to Ashina Buzulu. The Turks retreated to the desert, and the border troubles were temporarily relieved.The time soon came to the first month of the fourth year of Chuigong (688 A.D.), and there happened to be a Jiazi day in this month. Wu Zetian decided to go to Luoyang, the capital of gods, to build temples for Gaozu Li Yuan, Taizong Li Shimin, and Gaozong Li Zhi on this day. Building a temple is a good thing, but many people are not happy. Sure enough, after building temples for the three former emperors, Wu Zetian couldn't wait to set up a "Chongxian Temple", enshrining the warrior Xun and his predecessors as gods.This is not a big deal, the problem arises in the number of temples.Some experts in the ceremonial department (do not name and criticize Dr. Zhou Wei) understood the meaning of the queen mother, and he played, strongly demanding that the Wu family's ancestral temple be designated as seven, and the Li Tang's ancestral temple as five. ... Why do you say that? Expert Zhou pointed out, hehe, this ancestral temple, hehe, I have studied it...Actually, haha, this is not true, in fact, that... I did a survey, so the ancestral temple of the Wu family is set to seven, Li Tangzu It is completely in line with etiquette and morality that the temple is designated as five! After Zhou Yu introduced Wu Zetian enthusiastically, Wu Zetian asked him to step down.Only people with thick skins to a certain extent can do this matter, Wu Zetian thought about it, and gave up, leaving Zhou Tai feeling very disappointed.Wu Zetian felt that the time was not yet ripe, and she needed other things to establish her authority. Question: What is the Son of Heaven like? Return to see the emperor, the emperor sits in the hall. Wu Zetian laughed, and she began to think about using "Mingtang" to create her own image.According to an ancient book, the upper part of the hall is round and the lower part is covered with thatch, and the outer ring is surrounded by water.In other words, the top of this thing is round, the bottom is square, and surrounded by water.I analyzed it and thought it was actually a thatched cottage beside a river with a hat on it.This kind of thatched cottage was later described as a magnificent lobby. In the emperor's imagination, the Mingtang should be a sky-reaching building, with a glazed brocade belt, five spines and six beasts, colorful ladders, and a rainbow drinking stream.So the posterity said, Mingtang, this thing, "wear nine shoes, one on the left, three on the right, seven on the right, two and four on the shoulders, six and eight on the feet, five in the middle palace, and always guard against gains and losses." Mathematical methods can be expressed as follows: 4, 9, 2; 3, 5, 7; 8, 1, 6; Listed above is the "Nine Palaces". These numbers within ten, when added horizontally, vertically and obliquely, equal to fifteen, it can also construct an infinite magic square, which is very interesting.During the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin asked a group of Confucians to discuss the model of building halls, but the result was very tangled.There are too many pedants in the group of Confucians. They don't discuss the general direction, but get entangled in the details.For a while, it will explain the upper circle and the lower part of the hall, and the brackets are blue; for a while, it will explain the meaning of the nine floors and fifteen pavilions of the hall.In the end, their own conclusions were overturned one by one by themselves, and they discussed it again, but they couldn't come up with a result. Naturally, Wu Zetian had also heard about the big discussion about the Mingtang, and she thought the academics were annoying, so she asked the Beimen scholars to come up with their opinions alone, and let the group of Confucians cool off.However, in line with the principle of listening to the light and believing in the dark, Wu Zetian still intends to listen to the opinions of the Confucian scholars on the location of the Mingtang. The group of Confucians rarely had the opportunity to speak, and they studied one after another, arguing that the Mingtang should be in the land of Guoyang and Bingji. That is to say, the construction site should be located in Bingji, south of the imperial palace. So, first of all, what is the land of Bingji? Answer: Three miles away from the center and within seven miles.