Chapter 18: Asking the Qin (Part 2)
.Li Wei suddenly returned to Qinghai, causing Wu Zetian to encounter great trouble.
Not only this incident, but before Wu Zetian received Li Shoucheng's report, something had already caused Wu Zetian's headache.
The weather is abnormal, and the heavy rain returns. The moon is coming back in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sky is falling in the south of Henan. In July, the sun is shining brightly in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sun is still falling in Henan. However, it is sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy, and the disaster is not as good as last year. However, the heavy rain has been falling, causing the Yellow River to soar.
On July 20th, the Mengzhou River Embankment broke.
The Yellow River during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was not like the later Yellow River, and it was common to burst the dam. In the Han Dynasty, the Yellow River was often broken, and it was possible to go through many major water conservancy projects. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Yellow River was very smooth. Sometimes there were floods in the Luo River, but the Yellow River did not have large-scale floods. This also caused prosperity on both sides of the Yellow River, especially in the lower reaches, such as Hebei and Shandong prefectures and counties, with sharp population growth.
In the Tang Dynasty, including this time, there were only three dam breakings. In the 11th year of Zhenguan, Mengzhou and Shanzhou broke the dikes. In the 6th year of Yonghui, Qizhou broke the dikes. The scale was not large. Then this year, the dikes were broken in Mengzhou again. The water rolled down and instantly submerged Mengzhou City. The water depth was five feet, and all the houses and huts were washed away.
Fortunately, although Li Zhi became more and more foolish in his later years, he was not evil to the people. Wu Zetian had no good intentions to the people, otherwise she would not have squandered and wasted after she ascended the throne. However, she could not be considered bad to the people.
Against this background, Mengzhou officials rescued them in time and did not drown many people.
It’s nothing to look at it alone. It’s very troublesome to link what happened before and after.
What happened after the Fengshan period? The defeat of Dafeichuan has been causing disasters for many years. What happened after the Fengshan period this time? The north is in a tight situation and the Guanzhong drought is a little better. It is a little better. This year, Mengzhou has broken the dike. It doesn’t matter if it breaks the dike in Mengzhou. It is important to be broken. It is near Luoyang, which is particularly eye-catching.
After seeing the report from Mengzhou, Wu Zetian called Su Weidao to Yang Palace.
For example, when it comes to betrayal, this is another minister who has been betrayal. He is very talented. Pei Xingjian loved his talent and was recommended to Guan Ji. When Pei Yuhe's father Pei Judao made a thank-you note, he specially asked him to write a thank-you note. Su Weidao wrote a handwriting on the spot and spread it to the world. After all, he was all the ministers who overthrew Wu. However, Wu Zetian only gave the position of a minister and brought Su Weidao over.
He handed the Mengzhou memorial to Su Weidao.
Su Weidao saw it and was in trouble. But he quickly came up with an idea. Didn’t the Empress Dowager say that he should stop the army and support the people? He wrote it again and rewritten it! His handwriting was beautiful and his article was very well written. Wu Zetian nodded when he read it.
After a while, the article was finished. The general idea was that since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there were too many wars. Taizong said that horses could seize the world, but they could not rule the world with horses. Therefore, in his later years, he regretted going to the expedition to Goryeo. In recent years, the Tang Dynasty and Tubo fought bloody battles in Qinghai, and countless soldiers died. He also used hundreds of thousands of people to conquer the Turks. Therefore, God warned that the great disaster in Guanzhong was a big disaster and Mengzhou broke the verge. We must be careful, and we should rest and rest, and we should be the main focus of loving the people, and we should not add borders.
It has nothing to do with Fengshan, but the emperor made mistakes on the battlefield.
Guan Wan'er stood by and looked, her eyes were sharp. After seeing it, her pretty face turned pale. She wanted to lift her little foot and kick this little face hard for a few times.
Wu Zetian was very happy and took it out and presented it to the world.
If we don’t want to fight, most of the people are unwilling to fight. Once they fight, they will have a heavy burden. Maybe their son will be among the soldiers in the palace and will die in the battlefield. As for the people of the states on the border, they will care. Most of the people support it, which is what Wu Zetian values.
At this time, the story of Qinghai also spread to Luoyang.
Li Shoucheng rushed out of the territory under Qinghai and breathed a sigh of relief. But he was old and ran around and couldn't run. So he used his power to mobilize the fast horse in the Weizhou and notify Wu Zetian of the situation first.
After Wu Zetian finished reading it, fine beads of sweat spread out on his forehead.
Li Wei was wrong about Wu Zetian's heart. She had no idea of deposing Li Wei. It was difficult for the crown prince to depose it, and it was already the emperor. She never wanted to kill Li Wei. After all, she was her eldest son. She showed kindness to her many times before, but she was not as hateful as her second son and her third son was bastard.
What she wanted to be a powerful empress dowager. Otherwise, she would be worried and would hate her many ministers, and most of them were their sons' confidants, such as Liu Rengui and Pei Xingjian. The key is to really get to that point. Will she keep this idea?
What do ordinary people think about this happening in Qinghai? Believe in yourself, is your own son? Needless to say, you must believe in your own son. I just issued an edict to use the Yellow River to break the dam to make this dam particularly eye-catching. Maybe, in turn, I shot myself in the foot, and some people used the dam to make their own articles.
Not only that.
His son killed Wang Guo and sent two hundred guards, including some middle and low-level Yulin Army generals, to Nishapur City. When did the Tang Dynasty impose prisoners in the south of Khorasan, Persia? Not only did he demonstrate his martial arts, but he was also warning the ministers, proclaiming his power to himself and showing his sword!
When you think of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Qinghai who can fight, as well as the Western Regions, the millions and millions of people who are likely to be subdued by their sons, and nearly ten million people, you will think of the overwhelming army, like locust plagues, coming from the West in densely.
My son is not a minister, and no matter how many soldiers there are, he can deal with it. He is the emperor, even if he leads a million troops, who dares to stop him wherever he passes? His husband lives in the world and dares not stop him!
I've done it myself.
what to do?
She seemed to be able to see countless flags flying towards the east in the western sky.
Pacing back and forth.
Guan Wan'er walked in and happened to see this scene. She asked flatteringly: "Empress Dowager, what's wrong?"
What should I do? I will live like walking on thin ice every day, and I can only greet me with a smile to avoid disaster.
Seeing Guan Wan'er, Wu Zetian thought of something. His son valued his wives and concubines very much. Aren't he afraid of attacking a few girls? But when he shook his head, it was impossible. He dared not act. As long as he did, the last fig leaf would be torn apart. He did not dare to do anything to him, but he dared to keep himself in a secluded position. I believe many ministers would see him do this. He killed Pei Yan and several others, and stayed in the cold palace as soon as his husband died.
I was worried and said, "Wan'er, play a song for me, be quiet."
Guan Wan'er took the guqin and played a song "Qianxi". She learned from Di Hui, and was a song from "Qing Shangle Le" and composed by Shen Chong of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Unlike "Flowing Water", she also uses the sound of the piano to explain water. "Flowing Water" is lively and changeable and has a bright rhythm. "Qingxi" is very quiet.
However, the songs in the Shangleries of the Qing Dynasty are all the songs of the Southern Dynasty, mostly quiet and elegant, and many songs are light and miserable. Except for a few people with calm personalities who like it, most people in the Tang Dynasty did not like Shangleries of the Qingle.
But Wu Zetian had to listen to quiet songs, and at this time, "Spring Flower River Moonlight Night" did not appear, and she would not use a bagpipe to play "The Wind from the South", so she had to play "The Fore River".
When Wu Zetian was a child, she had a difficult life and only knew a few numbers. Most of the knowledge was learned after entering the palace. However, her super IQ was learned late and she made rapid progress. A few years later, she not only had a good academic knowledge, but also could write good handwriting. However, a person's energy was limited. After being favored, she was intrigued all day and had no time to study. Therefore, she could only say that she was writing poems in sloppy, not as good as Guan Wan'er. She didn't play the piano well, but it didn't prevent her from listening.
After listening for a while, he said coldly: "Why do you play such a melodious sound?"
Ancestor, this is what you ask for, and "Qianxi" cannot be considered a mediocre sound. But Guan Wan'er is very smart and cannot argue. Wu Zetian said that the sun is square, and that is square. She replied calmly: "Qi Gong, the sound of the piano must be played like this. This is an ancient example."
"Ancient examples? Tell me about it."
"The zither is the first of all music. It is given to the world by God. The essence of the five stars is given to the world. The phoenix emperor will fly down the sycamore tree, and then the phoenix emperor comes to show it to Fuxi. So Fuxi knew that the sycamore tree is a good material in the tree and asked to cut it. He also saw that the tree was three feet high, and according to the number of thirty-three days, it was divided into three sections, divided into three talents, heaven, earth, and man. If the section is light, the section is too heavy, so he took the middle section and sent it to the long flowing water for 72 days. According to the number of 72 signs, the Yin stem will be raised, and the Yaoqin will be completed."
"Even so, it does not mean that you have to play this cold sound. I heard that the Wu envoy Ji Zha was hired by Lu to sing "Zhou Nan" and "Zhao Nan". Ji Zha said it was beautiful, and it was the beginning. He sing "Ye" and "Fu" was beautiful, and it was profound. He sing "King" and it was beautiful, thinking without fear. He sing "Qi" and it was beautiful, and it was a great wind. It can be seen that in ancient times, the zither style had been excited and vigorous. "
Guan Wan'er was even more dizzy. You didn't let me play the exciting and exciting song just now. You had to say, "Empress Dowager, I'll finish my words. When Fuxi made the piano, there were very strict standards, which had to be three feet, six inches and one minute long, which was very impressive. At that time, people knew that there were three hundred and six days a year, and ten days a year. According to eight sections, the front was eight inches wide. According to four seasons, the back was four inches wide. According to two qualities, two inches thick. According to human ethics, the rewards and four nobles are given by heaven, including the head of the golden boy, the waist of the jade girl, the back of the immortal, and the dragon pond. Fengzhu, jade pegs, and gold emblem. According to the twelve month, there are twelve emblems. According to the leap month, there is another middle emblem. Five strings are in it, which means to press the five elements outside and the five notes inside. Yao and Shun sing the south wind, and the world is in great control. Later, because King Wen was imprisoned in Xianli, he added a string of Bo Yikao, which was clear and sad, which was called Wenxian. Later, King Wu defeated Zhou, sang and danced in the front and danced in the back, and added a string of a string, which was vigorously promoted. It was called Wuxian, which combined the five elements and five single strings, so it was called the seven-string qin. Although our court was large and tolerated all countries, there were many Hu music, but the qin was the foundation of the music."
When Guan Wan'er fooled him, Wu Zetian took it seriously. Unexpectedly, this small piano contained so many symbols. Another day, the musicians had to check whether this size was very standard and could not be laughed at by experts.
"Therefore, you must be very careful when playing the Yaoqin. There are six taboos, seven taboos, one taboos, two taboos, big heat, three taboos, big wind, four taboos, thunder, six taboos, heavy snow. Those who hear the depressed do not play, music, no play, no play in purity, no play incense, no play, and no meeting a soulmate. There are eight kinds of exclus, clear, strange, quiet, elegant, sad, strong, leisurely, long. If the piano skills are wonderful, the tiger will roar but not roar, and the ape will not cry when listening to it. Clear, quiet, elegant, and sad, are also the four excerpts of the piano. Just now, the empress dowager asked me to play a quiet song, and I played this song "The Qianxi", which is known for its quietness.
It conforms to the purpose of Wang Yue. It is just that I played it badly. Some people also said that the music of the Southern Dynasty was the sound of destitute and destruction of the country, so they often did not like the clear sound, which was a wrong idea. The music of the Southern Dynasty was neither clear nor cold, nor strange but unrestrained, neither quiet but lonely, neither elegant but unrestrained, neither sadness but resentment, neither strong but painful, neither long but intimate. Therefore, it was the sound of the destruction of the country. However, some songs, because the Jin Dynasty moved south, brought a lot of ancient songs. These ancient songs were still good, and they also gained the authentic taste of the ancients. The Queen Mother, I would like to say, "Most people today like Huqu. Are these Huqu rewards from God? Can these Huqu praise the sound of China's elegant appearance?"
"I heard what you said, there is a third reason. Wherever you come, the imperial edict was to promote the prose and let them collect the "Qing Shangle" and record it in the book." We are a dignified Chinese and noble Han people, so we can't make people laugh at it.
Only then did Guan Wan'er let go.
After the time came, Guan Wan'er left Yang Palace with cold sweat. At the moment the empress dowager was angry, she obviously saw murderous aura in Wu Zetian's eyes.
When I arrived at the Eastern Palace, I saw the girls waiting for her, and hid on the table and started crying.
"What's wrong?" Pei Yuhe asked with concern.
"Empress Pei, I don't want to go to Yang Palace." I was frightened.
"What happened?" Several women immediately became worried, especially Di Hui. Before leaving, they repeatedly instructed the East Palace to hand it over to her.
Chapter completed!