diskusbooks Chapter 120 Depose Wang Liwu
Chapter 120 Depose Wang Liwu
"Hehe, this is not our association. In fact, it was made up by the people behind the scenes to discredit us," Li Wu scratched his head in embarrassment.
Barrage
Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che: This is quite strange in the later generations. Wu Zetian strangled her own daughter to death and framed Queen Wang? At least it had to be a prince, right?
Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi: ...Do you really think I am stupid? Mei Niang would never do such a thing. People in the future will really talk nonsense.
Emperor Taizong of Tang Li Shimin: @Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, are you worthy of me? Zhier, you cheated on me. Now everyone knows that I was cuckolded. How can you let me have face?
Emperor Gaozong of Tang Li Zhi: Father, I did not do this on purpose. I and Mei Niang could not help but fall in love. This is true love!!!
Empress Changsun: Zhier, this matter is indeed your fault.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi: Mother, I miss you so much!
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his eyes became red when he saw the comments about Empress Zhangsun. His mother left him when he was still young, and he was raised by his father. He missed his mother very much.
Wu Meiniang silently patted Tang Gaozong's hand, and Tang Gaozong smiled and said, "Meiniang, I am not sad. With this skylight, I can at least talk to my father and mother, as if they had never left!"
As he spoke, his eyes became redder and his voice became choked.
On the other hand, Empress Chang Sun also had tears in her eyes. She still remembered that it was because she died too early that her children became like this.
Naturally, no one in the barrage believed that Wu Zetian killed her own daughter. Not to mention that she was very favored by Emperor Gaozong of Tang at that time, there was no need for her to do so.
However, there are still people who believe in this matter. Only the parties involved know the truth.
"Later, Emperor Gaozong of Tang wanted to confer upon Your Majesty the title of First-Rank Consort Chen. The word Chen was naturally very special, but the prime minister at the time refused, so the title was not conferred!
At that time, the court was dominated by powerful ministers such as Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang.
The power of Emperor Gaozong of Tang was subject to many restrictions, and he also wanted to get rid of these old ministers.
When Emperor Gaozong of Tang wanted to depose Wang Liwu, many ministers, led by Zhangsun Wuji, refused.
Therefore, Your Majesty, the road ahead is also very difficult."
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Zhangsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others hurriedly knelt down with pale faces.
Emperor Taizong of Tang stared at them intently without saying anything, but just a look from him was enough to scare them to death.
Empress Changsun also looked at her brother Changsun Wuji and sighed.
Li Wu's voice continued, "Tang Gaozong attempted to use the matter of deposing Wang Liwu to regain control of the imperial power and strike at the power of these old ministers in the court. This can also be regarded as a struggle with the old ministers.
And Your Majesty Zetian began to become the political ally of Emperor Gaozong of Tang.
In the sixth year of Yonghui, Li Yifu was the first to support the dethronement of Wang Liwu and was heavily rewarded by Emperor Gaozong of Tang.
The ministers in the court were naturally not fools, and they all saw the attitude of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. As a result, many ministers changed their previous attitudes and turned to support Your Majesty Zetian as the queen!
Seeing that many people supported him, Emperor Gaozong of Tang regained the confidence to confront the old ministers and began to think about deposing the empress again.
Anyway, this matter of deposing Wang Liwu can be regarded as a confrontation between Emperor Gaozong of Tang and his old ministers. We have to see who wins. "
"This dish is good," Wu Zetian simply said.
"If Your Majesty likes it, please eat more," Li Wu smiled.
Many people in the barrage are also discussing the issue of deposing Wang Liwu. How should I put it? This is not just a matter of deposing the queen.
It is more about the struggle between Emperor Gaozong of Tang and his old ministers.
Many emperors also complained about the old ministers during their own periods, so they were very understanding of Emperor Gaozong of Tang's situation.
The new emperor naturally did not want to use the old ministers of the previous one, and those old ministers always took advantage of their seniority and suppressed the new emperor everywhere. The new emperor really wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.
But we can't eliminate all of them at once, which is unlikely. We can only disintegrate them slowly and bit by bit.
There were even emperors who did not get rid of their old ministers for many years.
A new emperor has new ministers. Which emperor would want to use old ministers?
Everyone wants to train new ministers who only listen to them.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, the atmosphere became noticeably depressing, and Zhangsun Wuji was the first to become restless. Here, his identity was the most different.
He was the elder brother of Empress Changsun and the uncle of the future emperor.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" Changsun Wuji kowtowed, and everyone else followed suit.
"Oh, what crime have you committed? You rely on being old ministers and don't take the new emperor seriously. You control the government and restrict the new emperor everywhere." Every time Emperor Taizong of Tang spoke, it was as if a hammer hit the hearts of Zhangsun Wuji and others hard. For a moment, it was so quiet that only Emperor Taizong's voice could be heard. It was depressing and no one spoke.
"And this confrontation has not yet come to a conclusion. Later, the elder Li Ji expressed his opinion that whether to establish or dethrone the queen is a family matter, so why should outsiders interfere?
Now the unfavorable situation for Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Empress Wu Zetian was reversed in an instant.
Finally, Emperor Gaozong of Tang issued an edict to depose Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao as commoners through conspiracy and poisoning.
Naturally, the families of Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao did not fare much better. They were demoted and exiled to Lingnan.
If Queen Wang knew that this was the outcome, she would regret supporting Her Majesty Zetian to enter the palace. She did bring down Concubine Xiao Shu, but she also brought down herself."
Wu Zetian laughed, "Of course she regrets it. How could she not regret it?"
It's not like she hadn't visited Queen Wang. She said that the thing she regretted most was suggesting that she enter the palace. If she hadn't entered the palace, she would still be the queen. The person she should have been most wary of was not Concubine Xiao Shufei, but Wu Meiniang.
Some comments said that Emperor Gaozong of Tang was too cruel, while others said that Wu Zetian was also cruel. It was obvious that Queen Wang helped her, but in the end, her family was broken up and she died.
However, there are also many people who support what they did.
Everyone has different ideas.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, he and Wu Meiniang smiled at each other. The act of deposing Wang and enthroning Wu was the first time that she and Emperor Gaozong taught those old ministers a lesson, which could be considered a successful collaboration.
"On the seventh day after deposing Queen Wang, Emperor Gaozong of Tang made Your Majesty the Queen, and at the same time demoted Prime Minister Chu Suiliang, who was the most opposed.
So, it’s not as simple as deposing the queen and enthroning another one.
In the fourth year of Xianqing, Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Your Majesty Wu Zetian reached a consensus to demote Zhangsun Wuji, Han Yuan and others from their posts and expel them from the capital.
Emperor Gaozong of Tang also basically achieved monarchical centralization.
The dethronement of Wang Liwu also dealt a heavy blow to the Guanlong Group.
How should I put it? The Guanlong Group was very large at the time. It had existed from the Jin, Wei, Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty. There is also a saying that goes, "Dynasties come and go, but families remain forever."