"Ah? No?" Xiao Ran said immediately.
"Ms. Wu? Over sixty?" Li Shimin confirmed again.
"Yes!" Xiao Ran nodded.
"He's deposed, and his own son... is still the emperor? The emperor?"
"Uncle, this may sound a little unbelievable, but it is the truth."
"Wu Cairen, a woman with no political resources and no family behind her, how could she become the emperor?"
Li Lizhi already knew about it, but Empress Changsun and Li Shimin did not.
This impact is extremely strong.
"Yes, that's right. There are no numbers, it's all operations!"
Wu Zetian's success was definitely due to her own ability.
Li Shimin frowned, "Woman... She is a woman!"
"How is that possible?"
"ah?"
"How could a woman like her possibly ascend to the throne?"
Li Shimin couldn't understand it, and neither could Empress Changsun.
"Where are the others?"
"There's no one left in my Tang Dynasty?"
"Where are the other descendants of the Li family?"
"Uncle, I mentioned before that the hidden danger of the uncle suppressing the royal family is to clear the royal family's obstacles for Wu Cairen. When Zhinu is gone, the royal family will have no way to resist Wu Cairen."
Li Shimin rubbed his brows and said, "Ah, fate is playing tricks on me... fate is playing tricks on me!"
"The royal family was massacred during the reign of Wu Cairen."
Li Shimin slowly raised his head. "A bloodbath? That means a lot of people were killed."
Li Shimin was heartbroken.
"Let me put it this way! The old man's son, and your eldest uncle's son, anyone who could inherit the throne and posed a threat, except for Wu Cairen and Li Zhi's sons, the others have been basically purged by her. Even their sons have suffered misfortune."
This made Li Shimin a little overwhelmed, and he even wanted to strangle Wu Zetian to death.
"This vicious woman!"
From this perspective, the people of the Li family must have hated Wu Zetian.
However, Wu Zetian was not liquidated after her death, mainly because the throne was passed down to her son.
They all emphasized governing the world with filial piety, so people like Li Dan and Li Longji certainly could not settle accounts with Wu Zetian.
At most, we can settle accounts with the Wu family.
Li Shimin untied his belt and was about to walk out.
"Uncle, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to beat that bastard Zhinu to death! I'm going to beat him to death today!"
"Losing our ancestors' country and people is unforgivable!"
"Uncle, calm down!" Xiao Ran pulled Li Shimin.
"I can't stay calm at all!"
Li Shimin really couldn't bear it anymore.
"Be reasonable!"
"Li Zhi! What do you want me to do with Li Zhi? I handed over this great country to him, and he has ruined the legacy our ancestors laid."
"Wu Cairen is also the daughter-in-law of the Li family. Her throne was given to the Li family again."
After hearing this, Li Shimin felt a little relieved.
"Uncle, the Wu Cairen's coming to power was a helpless move during Zhinu's later years in power. It was also the inevitable result of the historical process of court struggles. Zhinu's health was indeed not good in the later years."
"He considered the worst-case scenario that Wu Cairen would become the second Empress Lü, or at worst, rule the country from behind the scenes. Compared to being sidelined and having his power seized by powerful officials, Zhinu clearly trusted Wu Cairen more."
"With powerful ministers ruling the country, the Tang Dynasty might just perish within three or four generations."
"No matter what, Wu Cairen is the prince's biological mother. She can't give the throne to anyone else."
"Zhi Nu's last portrait specifically instructed that if you are undecided, you should seek out Wu Cairen. He knows Wu Cairen's abilities."
"He expected Wu Cairen to be so powerful that he could cover the sky with one hand. The only thing he didn't expect was that Wu Cairen lived so long that he could become emperor at such an old age."
Li Shimin sighed, "That's true, but what if this woman suddenly decides to give the throne to the Wu family?"
"Uncle, you're so angry you're confused. She does have this idea, but on the one hand, the Wu family is hopeless, and on the other hand, the Wu family has no political resources! The Wu family can't sit on the throne, it's not the Wu family's turn!"
Both the Li family and the Yang family are military aristocrats with huge networks of relationships, which the Wu family does not have.
"Besides, a nephew is not as close as a son! If Wu Cairen is not confused, there is no way he would give the throne to the Wu family."
Li Shimin nodded, "That's true..."
"Wu Cairen has both merits and demerits, but he has made contributions. He is certainly not as good as you, my uncle, but he is not mediocre either. He is definitely much better than Li Xian and Li Dan."
"I believe this. If a woman wants to become an emperor in this era, you can imagine the resistance she will face." Li Shimin also knew this.
Whether it is ruling from behind the curtain or with two emperors in power, there is still a long way to go before becoming the supreme ruler.
This is an insurmountable gap.
This is a deeply ingrained idea, and there is no such precedent.
"She was the first and only empress in feudal history. She truly achieved something unprecedented and unparalleled."
"How will future generations evaluate her?" Li Shimin slowly calmed down and decided to leave Li Zhi's account until after the new year.
"Governance was grand in the Zhenguan era, and politics was initiated in the Kaiyuan era."
"The Kaiyuan Era was the heyday of the Tang Dynasty."
After hearing this evaluation, Li Shimin felt better, which meant that his daughter-in-law was doing a good job as a part-time wife.
In terms of historical development, the merits outweigh the faults.
"Who made this comment?" Li Shimin wanted to know if there was any value in it.
"Modern historians, this sentence is in the textbooks used by students, which are equivalent to the Four Books and Five Classics of the Tang Dynasty. They are considered to be relatively rigorous and recognized by authoritative personnel and the state."
Li Shimin breathed a long sigh of relief. The throne still belonged to the Li family.
"Little Nangjun~" The little princess frowned and entered the study.
"Brother, Sizi has been looking for you and is about to cry." Princess Yuzhang also followed.
"Mingda, I'm here!"
The little princess opened her hands and walked towards Xiao Ran with a wronged look on her face, "Give me a hug, little sachet~"
Xiao Ran picked up the little princess, "Okay, okay, what's wrong?"
The little princess hugged Xiao Ran and didn't say anything.
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" Princess Yuzhang felt that something was wrong with Li Shimin.
"fine!"
"Sizi, let's play together?" Li Zhi also came over holding Princess Chengyang's hand.
When he saw Li Zhi, Li Shimin's eyes changed suddenly.
Li Shimin felt very uncomfortable about the affair between Wu Zetian and Li Zhi!
Even though I don't admit it, I feel uncomfortable inside.
"I want to play with little Nangjun~" The little princess was not ready to get off Xiao Ran's arms.
"Grandpa, my grandfather was looking for you just now!" Princess Yuzhang remembered.
"Let me go and take a look later." Li Shimin tried his best to look normal.
When they left the study, they saw Princess Gaoyang walking and singing with headphones on:
"Night Shanghai, Night Shanghai!"
“You’re a city that never sleeps!
"The lights are on, the music is playing..."
Xiao Ran has also gotten used to it. This is the holy body of the nightclub queen!
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