346. Li Longji Returns to the Court and Enthrones the Queen Mother (Seeking Full Order)

After Prince Shou Li Mao sat on the throne, he felt uneasy.

Despite Bai Gui's assurances and future benefits. But he was not stupid. He knew that if his father and brother came back, he would not die as a prince, but his fate as an "abolitionist" would not be very good.

In addition, compared with other princes in the palace, he was only the eighteenth son. If he was considered to be the emperor by age, he was not qualified.

But Bai Gui only said that he was "smart and had a purple face", and he was designated as the crown prince and became the emperor.

So now if he wants to maintain his position as emperor and not be abolished, he must hold on to Bai Gui's thigh and give him power.

Giving power to Bai Gui seems to be a loss of power, but it is actually a good trick.

Because as long as Bai Gui has power, he... is the emperor!

His legitimacy as an emperor comes from Bai Gui and his followers!

Besides, as a young emperor, he still thought that he could not fight against Bai Gui. Instead of clinging to power, which he had no power, he might as well talk to make Bai Gui, the "father", feel at ease.

The last point is that among the many princes, he has always been close to Bai Gui and trusts him more.

Of course, this move is also intended to put Bai Gui on the fire.

It's just that Bai Gui is now the Duke of Dai and the prime minister. Now that he has the merit of supporting the dragon, it is even more difficult to reward him further. He can't really be crowned king.

Although the three sets of swords and shoes in the palace, not bowing when entering the court, and not naming when praising and worshiping are a little taboo, in fact, this is just Xiao He's story.

"The emperor ordered you to bow without naming your name, enter the court without kneeling, and enter the palace with sword and shoes, just like Xiao He." - "Records of the Three Kingdoms·Wei Zhi·Wu Di Ji"

"Now the new emperor has been established!"

"You still don't bow, do you have other intentions, and want to cause chaos in state affairs?"

Bai Gui turned around, stood on the left side of the dragon throne, looked down at the officials in the court, and asked in a deep voice.

He had been the prime minister with real power for six years, and had accumulated prestige among the officials for many years. He had many old friends in the court, and many of them were his former generals and subordinates, so when they saw him shouting, they immediately bowed and saluted.

And some officials who "had other intentions" hesitated for a while, and had to start saluting.

"No need to salute, all the nobles."

Shou Wang Li Mao's face flushed, and his face was full of joy.

Seeing this scene, he felt that everything was worth it!

The ceremony was over.

Bai Gui glanced at everyone and said, "The four armies of the Northern Court and the sixteen guards of the Southern Court are the elite soldiers of the court, guarding Chang'an. Now that the Turks are invading from the south, we need national talents. I want to transfer the elite soldiers of the two armies to the northern border to resist the Turks. What do you think, Minister Li?"

Since the young emperor was supported to seize Li Longji's position, the most urgent thing now is to seize the military power of Chang'an. And the most appropriate reason to seize the military power of Chang'an is the Turks' invasion from the south.

Since ancient times, the army guarding the capital has been an elite division. ,

At least on the surface.

"When it comes to military affairs, my ministers are the most proficient among us..."

"Now that Prime Minister Bai has decided, I second it!"

The Minister of War said immediately without any hesitation.

This is the accumulated power of the prime minister!

Now that the young emperor is backing him up, even if he opposes, it will be useless. Similarly, since he was doing it for the country, he also felt that if Chang'an was allowed to get into chaos, the Turkic invasion was imminent, and the Yongjia Rebellion might happen again.

The troops that the court could mobilize now were the northern and southern armies guarding the capital.

"The Minister of War agreed, so what about the others?"

Bai Gui asked again.

"I second the motion..."

"I second the motion..."

"I second the motion..."

All the officials in the court said in unison.

...

The Turkic invasion, the failure of the post station, and the emperor's southern tour were just a cover created by Bai Gui.

There were countless small tribes in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty. As long as he gave a little hint, the border intelligence could be changed from a small tribal invasion to a Turkic invasion. Anyway, they were all grassland tribes, and it was no big deal if they were mistaken. And there were countless small tribal invasions in the autumn and winter of a year.

The failure of the post station made this matter even simpler.

The power of Emperor Li Longji was cleverly taken away by Bai Gui with a simple trick without him knowing it.

It seemed a bit dramatic.

But in fact, this is not dramatic.

The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to become Prime Minister Dong from a border general was because the Eastern Han court had a small failure and let Dong Zhuo's troops enter Luoyi, so Dong Zhuo easily ruled the country of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Bai Gui is now the prime minister of a country. It is not difficult to achieve this point with a small strategy when the emperor is not in Chang'an.

But... just as Dong Zhuo will be backfired, Bai Gui's actions will also be backfired.

However, compared with the backlash caused by Dong Zhuo, a border general who was excluded from the court, Bai Gui, as the leader of the court, has a much smaller backlash.

Under the premise of the Turkic invasion, under the righteousness of the family and the country, the North and South Yamen guarding Chang'an had to be dismantled under the pressure of the court, and some of the "elite" led by the old generals and school lieutenants went to the north to resist the Huns.

The military power of Chang'an easily fell into the hands of Bai Gui, the powerful prime minister.

About half a month later, Li Longji returned to Beijing. Seeing that he had lost his military power, he had no choice but to temporarily accept the fact that he had been sidelined. He was honored as the emperor and lived in Taiji Hall.

The second day after returning.

Li Longji sent someone to invite Bai Gui to the palace for a banquet, his eyes dim.

"Bai Qing, I have always favored you..."

"Is this how you treat me?"

he asked coldly.

He was very disappointed in his heart. He always thought Bai Gui was loyal to him. But he didn't expect that just ten days after he lost Yinxin, Bai Gui established a new king. Although there was a reason, everyone could see Bai Gui's ambition in it. Not to mention that Bai Gui is now the powerful prime minister of the imperial court, which is very different from the previous powerful prime minister, and his power has reached a higher level.

"His Majesty was idle in government affairs and made three southern tours, which consumed countless people's lives and support..."

"This Turkic invasion is urgent and I am not allowed to..."

Bai Gui looked indifferent and replied.

If he is only willing to be prime minister for one term, then Li Longji will just quit. But his current reform has just begun. He can't do anything in six years. He needs more time.

And this time, Li Longji couldn't give it.

In addition, if it weren't for the fact that Li Longji was now addicted to pleasure, the strategy of the southern tour would not have succeeded. He now respects Li Longji as the Supreme Emperor, which is better than having another "Anshi Rebellion" in the future.

"Mao'er is too young now and cannot manage politics..."

"Bai Qing, please help me, depose Mao'er, let me take charge of the government again, and I will make you the king! Yes, I will make you the king, Bai Qing. With Bai Qing's contribution, it is enough to make you the king!"

"What do you think, Dai Wang Bai Qing? If it doesn't work, King Zhao..."

Li Longji panicked when he saw Bai Gui's expression. He immediately understood that Bai Gui was not loyal to him, so he knew that questioning Bai Gui would not be effective, so he changed his strategy and wanted to let Bai Gui handle matters as king. He was tempted and supported him to take charge of the government again.

"I cannot be crowned king. I am loyal to Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty may be drunk..."

"I will resign now..."

Bai Gui stood up, bowed slightly and saluted, then waved his sleeves and left without looking back.

He is still so stupid to support Li Longji in governing the government again. If Li Longji regains power, he will probably be the first person to deal with him.

Walking out of the side hall, I saw Concubine Wu Hui at the corner of the corridor.

Concubine Wu Hui is as beautiful as ever, wearing pink and white.

"Is Your Majesty discussing with Prime Minister Bai the abolition of Mao'er?"

she asked.

Li Longji shielded the people around him and only allowed Bai Gui to attend the banquet. He must be discussing secret matters. As for the secret matters that Li Longji can discuss, you know without asking, it must be about power.

"Although King Shou is young, he already has the appearance of a wise king."

Bai Gui didn't say it clearly, but he said everything.

There are many reasons why he chose to enthrone Li Hao, the longevity king. One is because of Concubine Wu Hui's relationship, and the other is that Shou Wang Li Mao is young and easier to control. Finally, in this strategy, if Concubine Wu Hui was not accompanying the king, making it difficult for Li Longji to react, it would not have been so easy.

"The Crown Prince's position is stable. There has been a rift between me and the Queen. If the Crown Prince takes over, our mother and son will definitely not end well in the future. Thanks to Prime Minister Bai's perfect strategy this time..."

Concubine Wu Hui blinked her beautiful eyes, leaned close to Bai Gui, exhaled and said.

(In the eleventh year of Kaiyuan, when the prince Li Ying was older, Li Longji was afraid of the prince, so he deposed the prince Li Ying on some pretext, sent him to Wu to join the throne, and made the son of Queen Wang the prince instead.)

Although she knew that Bai Gui's behavior would bring endless disasters. But who made the prince's position too strong to be easily shaken.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist!

Rather than being unable to break the situation, it would be better to break the situation with all odds.

The puppet emperor would be better off than the situation that mother and son would be in after Li Longji passed away. Furthermore, Bai Gui had no heirs. She knew this and could not usurp the throne. The throne still belonged to King Shou Li Mao.

"This is still a royal palace. It's not appropriate for you and me to get too close to each other."

Bai Gui frowned and reminded.

Although he had an alliance with Concubine Wu Hui and exchanged information with each other, this was a private relationship. On the surface, foreign ministers could not collude with concubines in the harem.

"What are you afraid of? Now in the harem..."

"But aren't we still yours and mine?"

Concubine Wu Hui smiled, but still listened to Bai Gui's words and took three or four steps back.

This is why she trusts Bai Gui so much.

Bai Gui gave her the opportunity to take charge of the harem.

Although the original Queen Wang still had power, her power could not leave Qingning Palace and was incomparable to her now.

"If we want to consolidate His Royal Highness Prince Shou's position as emperor, the next step is to make you the Queen Mother."

"In this way, everything is legal."

"This is also a warning to the courtiers that His Majesty will never be able to return to power..."

Bai Gui glanced at Concubine Wu Hui and said.

Now that he has established Shou Wang Li Hao as emperor, it is imperative to stabilize Shou Wang Li Hao's position as emperor. At the same time, there were some courtiers who were still a little bit lucky about Li Longji's return to Chang'an.

The establishment of Concubine Wu Hui as the Queen Mother was also equivalent to a great ceremonial dispute in the Ming Dynasty.

Agreeing to it would be equivalent to betraying Li Longji!

If he disagrees, it will be convenient for Bai Gui to remove these courtiers from the court and strengthen his power again.

After all, the last time Li Mao, the longevity king, was appointed emperor, there was still reason to shirk Li Longji's absence. But now that Li Longji has returned to Chang'an and made Concubine Wu Hui the queen mother, his political intentions are obvious.

We must take sides!

"Queen Mother..."

"I am Mao'er's biological mother, so it is natural for me to become the Queen Mother!"

Concubine Wu Hui’s beautiful eyes lit up.

She didn't think as much as Bai Gui thought. The first thing she thought about was that she could finally outdo the concubines in the harem, including the queen.