Chastity Layman

The emperor is going to attack the Qin family?

This was Laiji's first thought, but he felt that it was impossible. Qin Lang had retired from office for many years. Although he now bears the title of King Qi with a different surname, staying on the overseas island of Luzon is simply not enough. Ask the government.

Although the emperor always retained the titles of Qin Lang Taishi, Hongwenguan University Bachelor and majoring in national history, Qin Lang didn't care about the government at all, and rarely made any memorials to advise.

The last time Qin Lang made a memorial, he still supported the imperial court's use of troops to the Pyu Kingdom, expressing his willingness to provide the four commercial bases in the south of the Pyu Kingdom to the imperial navy.

This kind of Qin Lang is simply indifferent to the world, and will not threaten the imperial court at all. Moreover, the annual tax payment provided by Lu Song to the imperial court has far exceeded that of Guangnan Road. After one of the taxes is paid, an additional large sum of money, as well as many spices and other tributes will be donated to the emperor. This amount of money alone exceeds one million guan every year.

The imperial court used troops to fight on the peninsula for ten years, and then used troops to fight for another three years. Luzon has always sent troops to fight according to orders. Although it has always been only two to three thousand people, they have always followed the instructions and listened to the announcement.

Now the emperor made Wei Shi, who was not on the stage, as a concubine. This behavior was too weird. Didn't he make it clear that he didn't want to make Qin Shi his queen, and didn't want Yi Li Xian as his concubine?

Lai Ji then thought of some new regulations that the emperor had recently imposed on Luzon, such as withdrawing the right to mint coins, such as no longer giving the Qin family the privilege of mining and metallurgy for their own use.

These seem to be signs.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you what Wei Zhaoyi's background is, and why did you not know anything about this person before?" Laiji finally couldn't sit still, he got up and deliberately asked in public.

"Wei Zhaoyi is Jingzhao Wei Shiye, the granddaughter of Wei Ting, whose father is Wei Xuanzhen, who is currently the governor of Puzhou, and whose ancestor is Cao Wang Dianjun Wei Hongbiao."

Wei Ting and Li Shimin's Concubine Wei are cousins, with the same great-grandfather Wei Xu.

Wei Zhaoyi's grandfather, Wei Hongbiao, was of the same generation as Wei Ting, but the relationship was a little more distant. Wei Ting and Wei Hongbiao were the same ancestor Wei Zhenxi.

Concubine Wei's great-grandfather was Wei Xiaokuan, a famous general. Wei Ting's father was Wei Chong, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Sui Dynasty. Wei Ting had a younger sister who married Yang Wei, king of Qi in Sui Dynasty, and his own daughter married Li You, king of Qi in Tang Dynasty.

Jingzhao Weidu is known all over the world.

But Laiji still said, "Your Majesty is talking about Wei Xuanzhen who joined the army in Puzhou. I heard that although he has several daughters, only one is suitable for marriage. Not long ago, he was accepted by the second prince Zhao Wang as his concubine. Your Majesty does not want to marry him." Will it be this woman?"

Li Yin narrowed his eyes slightly.

Isn't this asking knowingly?

Seeing that the emperor didn't answer, Lai Ji didn't stop, and asked again, "I heard Wei Zhaoyi suddenly appearing earlier, and thought the sage was talking about the original Qi princess Wei Wei."

As soon as these words came out, the emperor's face was already very ugly.

Qi Wang Li You was the emperor's half-brother. During the Zhenguan period, he was killed for treason, deposed as a common man, and buried with the rites of a prince. After Li You's death, his wife Wei Shi returned to the Wei family because she had no children.

Widowed at home for several years, after Li Yin succeeded to the throne, he brought his sister-in-law into the palace. These years, he lived in the palace without a name, but he gave birth to a son and two princesses for the emperor. , It is said that it is very popular.

This matter can be regarded as an open secret, but because there is a precedent for the ancestor Li Shimin's sister-in-law, Princess Qi Yang, to enter the palace, this matter is not such a big sensation, after all, Li You was not killed by Li Yin.

The emperor didn't give Webster his name, so everyone just pretend they don't know.

Lai Ji said this at this time, no doubt he was very dissatisfied with the emperor.

Previously, the widow of the deceased brother entered the palace and gave birth to children, and now he is robbing his son Xin Namei to enter the palace, and even wants to be concubine Chen. In addition, before Li Yin succeeded to the throne, he had already met the martial talents of the holy ancestor. A person has an affair, and later accommodated Xu Chong, the holy ancestor, into the palace. How bad is this selfish virtue?

"Your Majesty, in the harem of the Tang Dynasty, one empress and four concubines all have a fixed number of titles. Now how can I choose another title as I please?"

"Besides, the word Chen surpasses."

"Furthermore, Wei Xuanzhen's daughter was originally the concubine of the prince Zhao Wangxin, and the other Wei was the surviving emperor's brother Li You. The saint brought her into the palace, which violated the principles of ethics."

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Li Yin's eyes were very unfriendly, and Lai Ji said these words in public because he was disrespectful to him.

"I summoned you today, just to inform you about this matter, not to argue with you." After the emperor finished speaking, he asked Shangguan Yi, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, to draft the internal system of canonization.

Laiji didn't expect the emperor to be like this. This is an act of extreme disrespect to the prime minister.

Angrily, Laiji remonstrated loudly, but Li Yin was unmoved.

Even that disdainful look made Lai Ji feel extremely humiliated.

"Since a sage can't trust his ministers, and can't listen to his advice, how can he stay in the court and serve as the minister of government affairs?"

Come to Jidang hall to resign.

Li Yifu, the servant, stood up and persuaded, "Lai Gong, the sage canonize the harem concubines. This is the emperor's family business. Why should Lai Gong be so angry?"

Yushi Zhongcheng Cui Yixuan even asked directly, "Lai Pushe is so fiercely opposed, but because Lai Gong is Qin Guifei's righteous brother?"

Lai Ji was angry and won the crown.

Li Yin looked at all this indifferently, and didn't even try to persuade him to stay.

"Wars in the Western Regions are about to start, and a highly respected prime minister is needed to sit in charge. I have appointed Guo Xiaoke as the general manager of the Khorasan march, and now I have appointed Lai Gong as the envoy of the four prefectures of Persia, Tocharo, Zhaowu, and Khazar. Luo Shan is going to take the post of Sima in the army, and he will leave Beijing to take up the post immediately."

Laiji Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, Shangshusheng Youpushe, and Prince Zhanshi were removed.

"The Shangguan is waiting for an edict, let's make it."

Shangguan Yi looked at Yi, who was of the same age. Back when they took the same exam, Lai's brother was the No. 1 scholar, and he was Tanhua, both of whom were Qin Lang's chief examiners. They belonged to the same faction in their official careers, and it can be said that they went very smoothly. .

Laiji did right servant shooting all the way, and he became a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.

Seeing that Laiji was dismissed like this, Shangguanyi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, but under the urging of the emperor, he could only reluctantly remonstrate. .

Once relegated to Persia in the Western Regions, thousands of miles away, Lai Ji, who was in his fifties, didn't know if he would have a chance to come back.

Shangguanyi's writing style and calligraphy are very good, and he also created a beautiful and charming Shangguan poetry style. One book was made to confer Wei Wei as concubine Chen, and the other one was made to stop Laiji as a chancellor.

Li Yin saw it and was very satisfied.

But looking at the crown left by Lai Ji in the palace, Li Yin was still a little unhappy.

He called Shangguanyi and asked him to add a word to Webster's canonization book.

Concubine Chen added the word "Huang".

Imperial concubine Webster.

Then, Shangguanyi was asked to draft another seal book, titled the concubine Wei, the sister-in-law who had never been named.

Shangguanyi was stunned there.

One empress and four concubines, there is a new imperial concubine, why is there another imperial concubine?

What about the original Qin Guifei?

However, Li Yin said, "The original number of the four concubines of Guishu Dexian remained unchanged, but two concubines were added before, namely Huangchen Concubine and Huanggui Concubine. The first class is the second imperial concubine, the second class is the fourth wife, and the third class is the nine concubines."

One of the two Weis was crowned as the imperial concubine and the other as the imperial concubine.

As for the two most favored sisters, Concubine Qin and Concubine Qin, their titles have not changed, but their status has been lowered.

At first, everyone thought that after eldest grandson Wuji was purged, Concubine Qin Guifei would become queen, but who would have thought that a pair of aunt and niece like Wei Shi would come out now.

It can be described as unexpected.

But considering that Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyun was able to register five queens at the same time, it is not earth-shattering for Li Yin to add two concubines before the fourth wife.

The most critical thing is the attitude of the prime ministers.

Laiji resolutely opposed it, and was kicked away to Persia in the Western Regions.

As for Li Yifu, the servant, just now persuading Lai Ji that this is the emperor's family matter, his attitude is very obvious, and he is completely on the emperor's side.

Zhongshu ordered Xu Jingzong to remain silent, obviously not wanting to disobey the emperor.

As for the uncle of Concubine Qin's sister Cui Dunli, since Laiji was demoted, his face had been pale and he was in panic.

How dare this Zuo servant shoot at this time.

On the side of the Privy Council, Li Jicheng, Su Ding, Fang Niu Jinda and the other generals were not in Beijing. Although Duan Zhixuan and Zhang Shigui had a good relationship with the Qin family, they both made a noise in the hall.

A court meeting ended within a short period of time.

The emperor Li Yin, who has been on the throne for almost fifteen years, has now completely controlled the power of the court, especially after the thorough cleansing of Changsun Wuji's party, there are not many people in the court who dare to disobey the emperor.

After all, the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Han Yuan and other senior officials were all executed by the emperor mercilessly, and even the families were implicated.

If the first emperor Li Shimin was in power, everyone would still be able to give advice. After all, Li Shimin is magnanimous, so there are Wei Zheng, Wang Gui and other admonishers, as well as Xiao Yu. Punishment.

But Li Yin is different.

The next day, the white hemp of the Hanlin Academy was announced.

Li Yifu paid homage to the order of Zhongshu, and Xu Jingzong shot for Zuo Pu.

Cui Yixuan confers a three-rank chancellor to the assistant minister of the Huangmen family, Tong Zhongshumen.

Yuan Gongyu was awarded the title of Yushi Zhongcheng.

Xue Yuanchao is the servant of Zhongshu, and he is the third rank of Zhongshu.

The right servant shot Cui Dunli as Prince Zhan, and he was dismissed.

This is no less than the Great Chaotang Earthquake.

Lai Ji and Cui Dunli were dismissed as Prime Minister, and the two servants on the left and right were dismissed at the same time, one was demoted to the Western Regions, and the other was transferred to the Eastern Palace Prince Zhan Shi, but everyone knew that the Crown Prince Li Xiang was not welcomed by the emperor, and this position could be endangered at any time What's more, Cui Dunli is the uncle of Jin Wang Li Xian.

The official position adjustment between Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong was obviously because Li Yifu was more active in establishing Erwei, so he was awarded the order of Zhongshu by the emperor.

Cui Yixuan questioned Laiji in the hall, and was immediately promoted from Yushi Zhongcheng to Huangmen servant and paid homage to the prime minister. Yuan Gongyu, another Zhongshushe who had personally gone to Qianzhou to kill his grandson Wuji, was also promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng.

Xue Yuanchao was promoted to be the minister of the book and paid homage to the prime minister. He was also a member of Zhongshushe before. His father, Xue Shou, was one of the eighteen scholars of Li Shimin's Qin Palace. Famous, the minister of internal history in the Sui Dynasty, and also a great poet who was famous all over the world at that time.

Of course, the most important reason for Xue Yuanchao to become prime minister was because Xue Yuanchao had a good relationship with Li Yifu, and he was also the leader of the literary world in the Kaiyuan Dynasty. Because of his literary talents, he was also the main character in the palace and had a good relationship with the emperor.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that although this time is not as severe as the one where Changsun Wuji was purged, the matter is not simple.

Xu Jingzong sat in the study, sighed helplessly for a long time, and finally wrote a long letter to Qin Lang who was far away in Luzon.

After writing the letter, Xu Jingzong hesitated for a long time, but he still asked someone to send it out.

Worry about what will come, the wind is going to blow again!