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"At that time, his father left a group of loyal and good officials for him. He couldn't see his behavior and repeatedly advised him. The emperor simply didn't go to court, and he didn't see all the officials. He reused eunuchs, and let the eunuchs deal with all the officials " Gu Qinghuan told Lu Bai that it was almost at that time that the officials united to resist the imperial power, showing signs of factional struggle.
The Great Wu Emperor hadn't been in power for a long time, and he killed himself when he went into the water to cut a dragon.
"He will die when he dies, but the problem is that he left no heirs, and because Emperor Dade was too diligent, he only had this one son. The result is that Emperor Dade has no successors." Gu Qinghuan said.
In the end, under the joint discussion of all officials and Neishutang, they settled on the grandson of Emperor Dade's younger brother, who is also the last cousin of Emperor Dawu and his successor to the throne. "This emperor is the current Supreme Emperor." Gu Qinghuan said.
In the eyes of all the officials, this cousin of Emperor Dawu was young, promising, not inferior, talented in cultivation, and extremely intelligent, so he was a good material for becoming an emperor.
However, as soon as the emperor came to the throne, he gave all officials a blow.
Chapter 295 Knock on the Immortal Gate
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Bai asked.
They were walking on the street when they were talking, when they passed by a jewelry stall, Gu Qinghuan stopped, chose a pair of hairpins, and turned around to ask Lu Bai: "Wanger wears it, does it look good?"
Lu Bai nodded, this hairpin is Wanger's style.
Wang'er's style is full of wind and fire, calm like a rabbit, moving like a mad rabbit, the whole person is like a fire.
Gu Qinghuan wanted to push her down, let her practice calligraphy for a while, even reading books was difficult, but Lu Bai asked her to practice martial arts, she was full of enthusiasm, devoted herself wholeheartedly, and even exhausted herself would never tire of it.
Although she and Gu Qinghuan were carved out of the same mold in terms of appearance, they were completely different in character.
Gu Qinghuan paid the money and handed it to Yunniang behind her, "You also remember to buy her a gift, don't let her be stubborn."
Lu Bai nodded, expressing that he remembered.
Gu Qinghuan continued: "As the so-called brothers end up with younger brothers, the Emperor Taishang inherited the throne from Emperor Dawu. According to the minister's intention, Emperor Dawu's father, Emperor Dade, should be respected as his father. According to folklore, the Supreme Emperor adopted him to Dade. Therefore, the emperor was able to inherit the throne, so he should call Emperor Daedong his father and his biological father his uncle."
If you change the emperor who is left to the discretion of the ministers, it is estimated that the title will be changed according to the wishes of the ministers.
However, to be young means to be vigorous, to be wise means to be proud, and to be strong-willed means to be assertive.
"The Supreme Emperor is determined not to change, and the officials headed by the aristocratic family are determined to make him change. Therefore, around the question of who the Supreme Emperor should be called father, a great debate of etiquette has been launched for several years." Gu Qinghuan said.
The relationship between the Great Ceremony does not harm the interests of the Eight Great Factions, it is purely for the aristocratic families to fight for their own interests, so the Eight Great Clans simply ignore these noises in the world, and will not protect the family they support, so in the Great Ceremony Among the dead, there is no shortage of people from aristocratic families.
Gu Qinghuan said: "At that time, the head of the Lu family, Lu Yiqiu's father died in the middle of the ceremony."
When they were on the lake, Gu Qinghuan said that the Lu family would hate the Supreme Emperor because of their father's revenge, and this was what they were referring to.
"Uh--"
Erha and Hong Tailang think this question is so boring.
But they thought about it, if they had no sons, after death, it would make a big difference whether the monster passed on to the title of demon king called them father or uncle.
They feel that this is a big problem again.
However, from the point of view of the courtiers, they felt that this question was so boring. Whatever it was called was not a matter of the royal family. Regardless of what they did, they were all officials anyway, and being an official of someone's son was not an official.
Gu Qinghuan ignored them, but looked at the pensive Lu Bai, waiting for him to speak.
Lu Bai meditated not because of anything else, but because the plot seemed a little familiar.
However, there is still a little difference.
The most important point is, "The emperor is not only the emperor, but also the son of heaven. If the Supreme Emperor does this, he will not be afraid that the ascended emperor will not recognize him? When he wants to ascend, what if the emperors in the sky don't open the back door for him?" .”
"By the way." Lu Bai asked Gu Qinghuan, "Have Grandpa and Father of the Supreme Emperor ascended?"
Gu Qinghuan shook his head.
Lu Bai clapped his hands, "Hey, I said that the Supreme Emperor is talented, and he still owns half of the country. Why hasn't he ascended yet? I dare to offend him."
Erha and Hong Tailang were dumbfounded.
They couldn't help looking up at the sky, "Don't say it, uncle, what you said is quite reasonable."
"Of course it makes sense. What is this called? There are people in the court who are easy to handle, and so is the sky. His grandfather didn't ascend, and his grandfather's father probably didn't ascend either. When he went to his grandfather's grandfather, he might not bother to talk to these grandchildren." Now. Now he doesn’t recognize Emperor Dade as his father—” Lu Bai shook his head, the Supreme Emperor blocked Bai’s back door.
Gu Qinghuan nodded, "At that time, during the ceremony discussion, this was an important point that the officials insisted on besides 'rituals'."
However, the Supreme Emperor was young at the time.
Still the same sentence, young means vigorous, young and talented means unruly, young and talented means that he feels that he has unlimited possibilities, even if this door is closed, he feels that he can rely on talent and practice to reach the sky step by step.
Knock open the fairy gate.
Gu Qinghuan was afraid that Lu Bai would not know the difference between the two, so he made a special comparison: "The emperors of all dynasties ascended, most of them were in the half-fairyland. Ordinary practitioners, because they have no connections, they all rely on their own practice to elevate their realm. When the realm is reached, they will survive the heavenly fire and thunder, avoiding the destruction of body and spirit, and then they will naturally ascend, ascend to the gate of heaven, and enter by knocking on the door. .”
The Supreme Emperor is young and energetic, he thinks these practitioners can do it, so can he.
The emperors of all dynasties failed to do it, but if he wants to do it, that is a feat that is unprecedented and rarely seen in the future. It can be called an emperor through the ages!
Therefore, during the ceremony, the Supreme Emperor didn't take the minister's advice to heart at all.
Lu Bai nodded.
In this regard, he quite understands the Supreme Emperor.
In his previous life, when he was young, he also felt that he was extraordinary, and that he was destined to rise with the wind one day, soaring ninety thousand miles.
Even if his talent is overwhelmed by others, he still feels that through hard work and hard work in the future, he will surpass the other party. This kind of youth and frivolity did not realize that he is an ordinary person until he procrastinated to middle age.
Therefore, procrastination is unnecessary, and the determination to work hard should be after hard work, not before hard work.
"Actually, there are other reasons." Lu Bai said.
All the officials were so worried about the royal affairs, even at the expense of their lives, it must not be simply to recognize a son for Emperor Dade.
Gu Qinghuan didn't say anything, but instead asked, "What do you think is the reason?"
Lu Bai thought about it.
Imperial power, aristocratic families, and sects of practice.
The sects of practice could not be moved, and the imperial power was declining at that time. At this time, the aristocratic family living in the cracks was struggling. Therefore, the aristocratic family and officials stood against the emperor in the grand ceremony, killing the emperor's prestige and fighting for some rights for them. .
This right does not necessarily have to override the imperial power, but at least restrain the imperial power, so that the emperor will not beat or kill them whenever he wants because of some trumped-up charges.
Lu Qinghuan nodded in relief, "That's exactly the reason."
And this constraint is the word "Li".
Ritual comes from the sages' books, and it has always been the code of conduct for officials to cultivate themselves and govern the country and the world. The emperor used these to require his courtiers to be benevolent, righteous, polite, wise and trustworthy, loyal, filial, honest, shameful and courageous. But for the emperor, there is no one to restrain them.
The great ceremony discussion of the ministers is to let the emperor also come into this framework, and let the ceremony restrain the emperor.
"When the emperor also observes the rituals, the officials don't have to be cautious, like walking on thin ice, and speculate on the holy will all day long. They can devote themselves to earning money and treasures for the master behind them, and then they can find something for their own family. Good luck." Gu Qinghuan said.
"This--is a bit interesting." Lu Bai didn't expect it to be so deep.
This is a bit like a constitutional monarchy. The constitution is equivalent to this ritual, but these courtiers tried to use some persuasion methods to achieve it, which is a bit too naive. After all, this time succeeded, the emperor still wants to kill They just kill.
The illusory ceremony must have the tools to carry it out.
It's okay for the cultivation sect to do this job.
However, due to the lack of strong support from the cultivation sects behind it, in this grand ceremony, more than 100 officials were sent to Zhao Prison, and more than 100 were beaten. After 30 people were killed, the emperor won And ended up.
The subsequent struggles were all follow-ups of this great ceremony.
For example, in the case of the fruit seller, the emperor settled accounts after Qiu Hou beat Gu Qinghuan's grandfather to death.The palace change that Gu Qinghuan mentioned on the lake was a group of court ladies trying to drug the emperor to death. According to legend, it was secretly planned by Concubine Lu to avenge her father.
As for the truth—
Gu Qinghuan was not quite sure if this case was planned by Concubine Lu, anyway, Concubine Lu was beaten to death naked by the emperor after the palace change, without a piece of flesh on her body.
What's even more strange is that in a palace fire not long after, the then Empress Mo was burned alive.
According to legend, the eunuch in the palace wanted to save people, but was stopped by the emperor.
However, even though the fog is thick, the rumors are inconclusive, and the truth is buried in the soil forever, there is always a shadow lingering over these cases, and that is Daliyi.
"call--"
Lu Bai sighed, he was finally figuring this out now.
"This Supreme Emperor is also big-hearted. After killing the Lu family like this, he still dares to practice in Yiqiu Villa." He said.
Gu Qinghuan pointed around, "So, why do you think Yongle City has become Lu Family's Yongle City? Why does Yancheng pay so much salt tax every year. All this is for compensation."
And the aristocratic family only cares more about benefits than gold, so naturally they let go of these hatreds.
However, it's still okay to take out these hatreds occasionally to provoke them. What Gu Qinghuan said on the lake was to provoke, and made the Lu family feel uncomfortable.
"This man's heart is full of meat and selfish. The Supreme Emperor has not yet become a fairy, so he might be thinking about it." Gu Qinghuan said with a light smile.
Lu Bai found out that his aunt had a dark belly.
However, he likes it.
Lu Bai and others stood in front of Jinyiwei and asked the guards in front of the gate to report.
These guards knew Lu Bai well.
It is estimated that they had just bowed their bows and set arrows on the shore, and they had seen how powerful Gu Qinghuan and Lu Bai were, so they didn't dare to delay, and hurried to report.
It's quick to go, I really don't delay.
They didn't even invite Lu Bai in for a cup of tea.
Even after going in to report, Li Qianhu asked the Jin Yiwei to pass on a message to Lu Bai to wait for a while, but he didn't say to invite Lu Bai in to sit for a while.
Apparently, what Gu Qinghuan said on the lake scared the rich and powerful of Yongle City enough, and he was deeply afraid that someone who accidentally angered Lu Bai would make Lu Bai go to check the accounts again under the banner of rebellion.
Lu Bai's realm is very high, this check is equivalent to giving Lu Bai an excuse to kill them.
They wouldn't be stupid to pass the knife by themselves.
Li Qianhu didn't invite him to drink tea, and Lu Bai didn't care either.
He glanced around and saw a tea shop opposite, so he led Gu Qinghuan and others to sit there, and asked Xiao Er to make a pot of good tea.
After taking a sip of tea, Lu Bai said, "This Supreme Emperor has also swallowed a bitter fruit."
Without being young and frivolous and not inferior, he was aging day by day, his heart was higher than the sky but he could only slowly descend, and finally fell to the mortal world, the Supreme Emperor finally realized that the difficulty of his ascension had increased many times due to a choice he made back then .
So, he resigned to his fate, licked his face and turned to the Sword Immortal, and to the family that he suppressed miserably, hoping that they would help him become a fairy, or that the Sword Immortal in the sky could send a message for him to the emperors of all ages in the sky A few words.
So that he can easily ascend and enter the fairy gate.
"but--"
Lu Bai wondered if there was another possibility, that is, he could ascend as well, but his realm was not yet reached.
After all, most of the emperors ascended in the half fairyland in the past, which shows that there are still many emperors who ascended to the half fairyland.
"What you said is not unreasonable." Gu Qinghuan nodded.
But the emperor is in a hurry.
He is now in a half-fairyland, as long as he does not ascend for a day, the gloating about his wrong choice in the ceremony will always exist.Not only did others gloat, but he probably also murmured in his heart, wondering if he might have made the wrong choice.
As a result, he became restless.
Regardless of whether he was cultivating in Yiqiu Villa, or trying to get the Sword Immortal to speak well for him, his heart was in a mess.
As long as the heart of this practice is disturbed, it will be difficult to improve the realm.
Lu Bai sighed, every drink and peck has a fixed number, just because of a choice made by the Supreme Emperor back then, so many troubles have been caused.
From this point of view, when the Supreme Emperor was in power, he condoned Yongle City to kill officials, refugees, and Gu Qinghuan. Most likely, it was to sell well to Yiqiu Villa so that he could buy a regret medicine.
but--
Lu Bai was thinking that one day he would tell the Supreme Emperor face to face that there is no medicine for regret in this world, if there is one, you have to buy two.
Li Qianhu's people quickly took Yang Liangting from the magistrate's cell, and there were almost no interrogations, so they handed him over to Lu Bai, and put the fox demon into Jin Yiwei's prison.
The moment they handed over, Lu Bai was reminded by the panel that he had a chance to draw a lottery.
Lu Bai was not in a hurry to smoke.
He asked Hong Tailang and Erha to take Yang Liangting back quickly, and then asked the doctor to heal his injuries, and finally Lu Bai used the turtle's breathing exercise to heal his injuries. When he recovered, he would ask the question The news of the cloth merchants in the capital is not too late.
After a few more days of delay, Yang Liangting spoke sharply, and he told Lu Bai another useful clue, "There are plum blossoms on the cloth merchant's cloth."
From the capital, there is a story of plum blossoms.
Following this clue, Lu Bai and the others found many cloth merchants in Yongle City who were selling plum blossom cloth and silk.