Chapter 442: The King of Shu forced a marriage

On the tenth day of the sixth month of the second year of Dali, Li Shi, the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne in a simple and grand ceremony. Since he was less than thirteen years old and could not control the national affairs, his grandfather, former crown prince Li Heng, was appointed as the regent of the state, and was granted the governor of Anxi Li Qing'an as the right prime minister of the Central Secretariat and respected as Shangfu. Then, the right prime minister Li Qing'an, the left prime minister Wang Gong, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel Pei Min, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue Zhang Yun, the minister of the Ministry of Justice Li Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites Yang Guozhong, and the minister of the Ministry of War Chen Xilie formed the Zichen Pavilion Political Affairs Hall. All major military and national affairs were discussed and decided by the seven people, and the governor signed and issued an edict.

At the end of the ceremony, the late emperor Li Yu, who died, gave the temple name Jingzong, and would be officially buried five days later. Empress Chen was conferred the title of Empress Dowager Wenhui. From the date of ascending the throne, Li Shi used the New Year name to Zhenzhi.

The ceremony of the throne took place for two hours. As the ceremony ended, it was already bright, and all the court officials gradually dispersed and began a day's court service.

Located on the right side of Xuanzheng Hall, the Secretariat is a huge building covering an area of ​​vast land. Most of the ancient buildings we see today are buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties, with carved beams and painted roads, exquisite and unique, but the buildings in the Tang Dynasty were different. Generally, large brackets and beams and pillars were used to support the entire building, which was magnificent and gave people a sense of magnanimity.

After the ceremony, Li Qing'an came to the Secretariat. Although Wei Qingping advised him not to be the right prime minister and to control the court behind the scenes, Li Qing'an also agreed. Everything has a process. Before the power structure has stabilized, Li Qing'an should not resign from the right prime minister.

Stepping up the high white jade steps, Li Qing'an walked into the gate of the Secretariat. Like the Suiye Zhengshi Hall, the Secretariat also centered on a central axis, with major maintenance rooms distributed on both sides, such as the Secretariat's House, the Secretariat's House, the Secretariat's House, the Secretariat's House, the Secretariat's House, the Secretariat's House, etc. The innermost is the Secretariat's House. Entering through a small door next to it is the Supreme Power Decision-making Organ of the Tang Dynasty. The Secretariat is also called the "Shumen of the Secretariat". It is not a place for meetings. Like the board of directors in later generations, it has a confidential secretary, and five rooms are arranged side by side, including the official room, the Secretariat, the military room, the household room, the criminal room, the criminal room, the judicial room, and the judicial room to draft military and national government affairs issues.

When Li Qingan was in power in Li Linfu, he came to the Political Affairs Hall many times and was very familiar with it, but today he came here as the master.

The lobby of the Secretariat was very quiet. Today was the first day of the new emperor's ascension to the throne, and the entire Secretariat was very busy.

"Li Xiangguo, please follow me."

Fang Guan, the Minister of the Secretariat, respectfully led Li Qing'an forward, while explaining to him the situation of the Secretariat Province. "There are six people in the Secretariat, corresponding to six ministries. They can express their preliminary opinions on the major military and national policies discussed in the province and the memorials in the newspapers, and sign their own names. They are called "Five Flowers of Judgment" and handed them over to the Secretariat for consideration. Finally, the emperor gave the imperial approval to the Secretariat and then handed them over to the Secretariat and then drafted the imperial edict according to the emperor's will. This entrustment specialized in holding the imperial edicts is called "Zhi Zhizhi'."

Seeing that Li Qingan heard it carefully, Fang Guan smiled and said, "Do you want to call everyone out and meet the prime minister?"

Li Qingan waved his hand and smiled, "Everyone is very busy, so there is no need to meet, and the future will be long."

As they said that, the two walked into the prefecture room of the Zhongshuling. The prefecture room was not a room, but a general term for dozens of rooms. There were five or six conference rooms alone, as well as a library, a bedroom, a office room for the principal and the principal, etc.

There are five main books and five main officials in the North Korea. The main officials are responsible for organizing document files, and the main officials are responsible for contacting and sending messages. There are small doors around the hall of the Chaofang, leading to various parts of the Secretariat Province. For example, a red door on the right leads to the Political Affairs Hall. The Prime Minister goes to the meeting directly from now on. For example, a small door on the lower left corner leads to the office hall of the Secretariat. If the Prime Minister has any questions, you can consult the Secretariat.

Li Qing'an walked into his room. It was a spacious and bright office. The walls around him were snow-white. Several famous paintings were hung. There was a low and wide table in the middle of the window. The table was cushioned behind it, and the desk and the bookshelf next to it were filled with various memorials, which were as many as two or three hundred.

The power of the prime minister in the Tang Dynasty was extremely powerful, and many military and national affairs were decided by the right prime minister. Therefore, the affairs of the right prime minister were very busy. After Yang Guozhong was dismissed from the right prime minister, many things were temporarily handled by the Minister Fang Guan, but some important matters had to be handled by the new prime minister, and the accumulated number was considerable.

Seeing Li Qing'an looking at the memorial, Fang Guan smiled bitterly and said, "Although the right prime minister has a high position and a powerful position, he is really hardworking. In the past, Li Linfu came to handle government affairs before dawn and could not return home until dark. Although Yang Guozhong had a slightly poor ability, he did not dare to slack off and was busy all day long. It was because they didn't want to rest. It was because the court affairs were too heavy, and everything was too detailed, and the prime minister had to review them one by one."

Fang Guan finally couldn't help but show a hint of disdain in his tone. He knew that Li Qing'an had won the position of prime minister by relying on his military strength. Li Qing'an was just a martial artist. He could really be in charge of government affairs? Maybe he could fight, but can those who know how to fight become prime minister?"

Li Qingan slowly sat down. He flipped the memorial and said, ""The first meeting of the Political Affairs Hall is going to be held later. You can prepare first!"

"Yes! The official is going to prepare now."

Li Qing'an sent Fang Guan away. He looked at these memorials piled up like hills and felt a burst of pain in his mind. He always threw Anxi government affairs to Wang Changling to take care of. He only made decisions on some major matters, and he never ignored trivial matters. Only then did he deeply understand the advice Wei Qingping gave him. When the Right Prime Minister and the Congress took up too much time and energy, he would have no time to inquire about Anxi's military and political affairs, and in the end he would gradually lose Anxi.

Li Qing'an roughly calculated that he calculated based on the 100 memorials reviewed every day. On average, each memorial was written with 100 words, so he had to write 10,000 words a day, and there was also time to read and think. No wonder Li Linfu had to be busy from dawn to late at night.

Li Qingan sighed helplessly. He had no idea how to do anything in the past two days. At this time, Dou Hua, a clerk of the Secretariat, said at the door: "Prime Minister Li, the other six prime ministers have arrived. Please come over."

"I see."

Li Qing'an picked up three memorials from the table. These are the three major events to be discussed in the Political Affairs Hall today. First, the funeral time and specific arrangements of the late emperor Li Yu; second, the severe drought on Henan Road, which required the court to provide disaster relief; third, the memorial of Geshuhan, requesting the court to allocate money, grain and military funds to Longyou, and allow Longyou to expand its army to strengthen its defense against Tubo.

The first two things are easy to solve, the key is the third item. If you agree, will Li Hengyi's party agree?

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In Hanzhong, it started to rain lightly in the sky. It was the third light rain in five days. The road became very muddy. A sound of horse hooves came from a distance from an official road outside Nanzheng County. Soon, a team of cavalry rushed over. The team of cavalry was about 300, all of which were very distinctive. They were all petite and wearing small armor. Although the Shu people were not as tall as those of the northern and western regions, they were not so petite. But if you look closely, you will understand that this was actually a team of female soldiers.

Female soldiers were not strange to the outward-looking and open Tang Dynasty. As early as the early Tang Dynasty, there was a female soldier under the tent of Princess Pingyang's army. However, since Li Qing'an took the lead in establishing the female guard in Anxi, Gao Xianzhi, who was also from Anxi, also established a female guard. This female guard was about 1,000 led by Gao Xianzhi's daughter Gao Wu. At the same time, Gao Wu also had a thousand male soldiers who transported military supplies and equipment under him. Gao Wu himself was also named General of the Central Army for making contributions in fighting against Nanzhao and Tubo.

This female soldier with 300 people was the female guards led by Gao Wu. They came from Chengdu to meet with the main force of the Jiannan Army.

The female general in charge was Gao Wu. She had originally gone to Guanzhong with her father, but because the King of Shu also came to Guanzhong, Gao Xianzhi ordered her daughter to return to Chengdu to avoid Shu Li Yu. However, not long ago, she took her father's military order and said that the Jiannan Army was about to fight with the Guanzhong army. She ordered her to lead a battalion of female guards to support her. Gao Wu did not dare to neglect the military order and immediately led 300 female guards to come.

It was less than twenty miles away from Nanzheng County. There was a dense forest ahead. The official road passed through the woods and the road became narrower. Gao Wu ordered the female soldiers slowed down their horses.

The female soldiers entered the woods. The shade above the trees blocked the light rain. The female soldiers were wet. They took off their helmets and took out the dry veils from the horse bag to wipe the water droplets on their faces and hair. Gao Wu also took a veil to wipe his face, but looked around with some vigilance. The light in the woods was dark and a little gloomy. With her many years of military career, she instinctively felt that there seemed to be a murderous aura hidden in the woods.

"Sisters, go quickly! Get out of here."

As soon as Gao Wu finished speaking, a gong sounded, and black soldiers appeared around the woods. They surrounded them from all directions, with thousands of people.

The female soldiers were shocked. They turned their horses one after another, but there was no way out. They were surrounded. Gao Wu was extremely surprised. It was less than twenty miles away from Nanzheng. It was the core area of ​​Hanzhong. There were 100,000 Jiannan Army here. How could there be an enemy ambushing here?

Gao Wu pulled out his battle knife and shouted, "Who are you?"

The ambushed soldiers did not answer. They got closer and closer, gradually shrinking into a large circle, surrounding the three hundred female guards in the middle. They held spears and crossbows in their hands, and each was eyeing them. The female guards only had light weapons such as knives and bows. In front of thousands of murderous armies, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

At this time, the besieged black circle dodged a hole and several cavalrymen came in from outside. First, a young man in a brocade robe. He held a sword in his hand and smiled. He nodded slightly to Gao Wu and said, "Mum Wu, I have been waiting for you for almost an hour."

"It's you!"

Gao Wu recognized the young man in front of him. It turned out to be King Li Yu of Shu. He smiled very proudly, as if he was a fish on the hook.

Gao Wu's face sank and said, "Prince, what are you doing here? Where are my father?"

Li Yu smiled and said, "I am naturally here to welcome Wu Niang. As for your father Gao Dashang, I'm sorry, he is not in Nanzheng, he is in Fengzhou, we will divide our troops to station."

Gao Wu was stunned. His father was not in Nanzheng, so why did he send him an order? She thought about it and suddenly understood. She was furious and pointed at him with a knife and said, "It was you who pretended to be my father and ordered me to be summoned. Is that right?"

Li Yu was not angry at all. He nodded with a smile and admitted Gao Wu's accusation.

Gao Wu restrained his anger and asked him: "Why did you do this? You impersonate the commander and ordered it. This is a serious violation of military law. Even if you are the prince, your behavior will not be tolerated to the army."

"snort!"

Li Yu snorted disdainfully, the smile on his face had weakened a little, and said to Gao Wu: "Mum Wu, you actually understand better than anyone else, why do I do this? Because I want to marry you as my concubine, but your father is pushing me and saying that you are in Chengdu and I will talk about it later when I return to Chengdu. I don't think he has sincerity, so I invited you to Nanzheng. Now your father has nothing to say."

"You are shameless and despicable!" Gao Wu cursed with gritted teeth.

Li Yu's face darkened and said coldly: "Monkey King Wu, there is a saying I want to explain to you first. Don't think I like you. To be honest, I have no interest in you, an old girl who can't get married, but there is no way. Who told your father to be Gao Xianzhi, I have to feel wronged myself. Wu Niang, being my concubine is your honor."

"You dream!"

Gao Wu sneered and said, "I would rather die than be your concubine. Do you think you can succeed by sending troops to surround me?"

Li Yu winked at the people next to him, and only heard the sound of breaking through the air, dozens of crossbow arrows shot out, and more than a dozen female soldiers next to him screamed, and they fell from the carriage and saw that they could not survive.

"Li Mai, you..."

Gao Wu was extremely angry. These female soldiers were recruited by her. Everyone was together day and night. Almost every female soldier could name her and had a deep relationship. But they did not die under the enemy's sword, but under the Shu King's sword she was loyal to. Gao Wu was so angry that he bit his lips and bleeding.

Li Yu didn't blink at the death of the female soldiers. He said lightly: "It's a pity that these female soldiers died. They should be sent to the military camp to reward the soldiers. Wu Niang, I will give you another chance to be my concubine. I will let them go, otherwise I will let the soldiers capture these Aries back to the military camp."

Gao Wu held the hilt tightly, and she forced herself to calm down, and said to Li Mao: "You let them go first, and I will promise you."

Li Yu blinked and looked at her, and suddenly burst into laughter. After a long time, he pointed at Gao Wu and smiled: "Mum Wu Niang! Wu Niang, do you think I am a three-year-old child? If you let them go, you don't agree to me, what should I do?"

He suddenly stopped laughing and said coldly: "I'll count three times, you won't agree. I will immediately ask the soldiers to capture them back to the wheel camp. I will do what I say, one!"

Gao Wu was forced to have no way out. She flashed her sword and put the knife on her neck, and said loudly: "I'll count three times too. If you don't let them go, I will commit suicide in front of you. Go and explain to my father! One!"

"Two!" Li Yu was unmoved.

Gao Wu gritted his teeth and shouted: "Two!"

With the force of her hand, blood beads appeared on her neck, dyeing the snow-clear horizontal knife red.

Li Yu's word "Three!" was finally not called out, and he was a little embarrassed. In fact, Li Yu forced Gao Wu to be his concubine, and was forced by the situation. The first thing his father Li Longji did when he came to Nanzheng was to summon senior generals to speak. Li Yu realized a serious problem. Who is the lord of Shu, is he or his father? Although the father promised to give him the crown prince, once his military power was taken away, he was not qualified to be the crown prince again. The father would definitely promise Li Mao from the Jingzhou army or Li Lin from the Yangzhou army to be the crown prince, and he would be worthless.

There are no two tigers in a mountain. In order not to let his father take away his military power, he must let Gao Xianzhi be loyal to him. The best way to let Gao Xianzhi be loyal to him is to marry his precious daughter and make him his father-in-law. In this way, the matter of marrying Gao Wu as a wife has never been as urgent as it is today. He even used Gao Xianzhi's name to trick Gao Wu into Nanzheng.

But he didn't dare to force Gao Wu to death, so that Gao Xianzhi would immediately rebel. Gao Xianzhi still had a 70,000 army in his hands, but he only had 30,000 troops, so he couldn't afford to bet.

Li Mai also knew that Gao Wu was a strong woman. If he was too impatient, he might really commit suicide. His 'three' could not continue calling him, so he said softly: "Mum Wu, let's do this! I will give in and I promise to make you the Prince of Shu. What do you think?"

Gao Wu knew that it was her death response that took effect. Suicide was just a bad decision and could not save the sisters. As long as Li Yu didn't force him, she would have a way to deal with him.

She pretended to be a little moved and pondered for a moment: "What should Concubine Wei do?"

Li Yu suddenly realized that Gao Wu wanted the title of the official concubine. No wonder. I heard that she wanted to marry Li Qing'an at the beginning, but Li Qing'an married Dugu Mingyue, which made her wish fail. She was the legitimate daughter of Jiannan Jiedushi, so she was unwilling to be someone else's concubine, so she refused to agree to herself. If she was willing to agree, then she would have married Li Qing'an as the concubine of King Zhao long ago. Is it still her turn?

After figuring this out, his concubine Wei no longer mattered. What is important now is Gao Xianzhi. As long as Gao Wu is willing to marry him, he can kick Wei away. He immediately said: "Concubine Wei has been married to me for many years and has not yet been given up. I can completely settle her."

Gao Wu sighed softly and said, "This is how you go and invite my father. I hope you will make a promise in person to my father and then talk about marriage. I can't believe what you promised me."

Li Yu was extremely happy, and he immediately bowed and said, "Okay! Please follow me to Nanzheng for a while, and I will send someone to invite the Grand Marshal."

Gao Wu nodded. She looked at the sisters who were shot to death, feeling sad, and said to the other female soldiers: "Take them all with you, and let's go to Nanzheng to bury them again."
Chapter completed!