Chapter 3671 Princess’ Heart
The two of them returned to the prince's residence one after another. There were two maids standing at the door. When Fang Jun looked at them and felt that they looked familiar, the two maids had already stepped forward and gathered their skirts to salute: "I have met His Highness the Prince and met Duke Yue. .”
Only then did Fang Jun recognize that she should be the maid beside Princess Jinyang.
Sure enough, as soon as the two entered the house, they saw a girl coming forward to greet them, with a clear and sweet voice: "Brother, the prince, brother-in-law!"
Somehow, every time Fang Jun hears this beautiful voice, he feels extremely comfortable in his heart, and he can't help but smile like an old father...
Today's Princess Jinyang is dressed in a rare attire. She wears a complicated and gorgeous crimson palace skirt. The train of the skirt touches the floor, revealing the toes of her delicate embroidered shoes as she walks. A black silk hair is twisted into a dignified bun, decorated with pearls and jade. A delicate and luxurious Huasheng is inserted in the bun, which makes her dimples as delicate as flowers and her eyebrows as picturesque as flowers.
When Li Chengqian saw his younger sister, he also smiled and said with a smile: "Why is Si Zi so free today to come to my brother's place?"
After saying that, he walked behind the desk, knelt down on the thick carpet, and served fragrant tea in his own room.
Princess Jinyang stepped forward and grabbed Fang Jun's sleeves. She stared at Fang Jun's face with a pair of shining eyes. Then she looked up and down and said with concern: "I heard that my brother-in-law is heading to Luoyang this time and encounters rebels along the way. Intercepted a sneak attack, were you ever injured?"
Seeing the undisguised concern on the little princess's face, Fang Jun felt warm in his heart. He raised his hand to touch her hair, but stopped. The prince was still watching. There was something wrong with such an intimate behavior...
He smiled and said: "How can a mere rabble be put in the eyes of a minor minister? A minor minister has Her Royal Highness the Princess's good fortune to protect him, so he will naturally turn danger into good luck and be invulnerable to all poisons."
Princess Jinyang's beautiful eyes were as bright as a crescent moon when she smiled. Although she knew that Fang Jun was coaxing her, she couldn't help but feel happy in her heart. She pulled Fang Jun's sleeves and sat with him under Li Chengqian, her snow-white and slender soft face Yi poured tea for Fang Jun with his own hands and said happily: "Brother-in-law is going During these days in Luoyang, I went to my sister in Changle every day, ate meals and meditated with her, prayed to the Sanqing for my brother-in-law, and prayed that my brother-in-law would be unscathed and return safely. Now that the Sanqing has appeared, my wish has been fulfilled, and I will be grateful when I look back. Fan.”
In the prosperous times of Buddhism, when the world was in chaos and the dynasty was first established, Buddhism guarded the gold and silver treasures, closed the mountain gates, and concentrated on practicing Buddhism without caring about worldly affairs, while Taoists traveled around the world looking for opportunities; when the dynasty was stable and the world prospered, Buddhism opened the mountain gates to welcome people. Believers took out mortgages, acquired land, bought properties, and saved up financial resources to expand temples, while Taoists were driven out of the mainstream.
At present, more than 20 years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the world was settled. At the same time, the Li and Tang royal families regarded Laozi as their ancestor and established Taoism as the state religion. Therefore, Taoism is in the ascendant. From emperors to dignitaries to traffickers and pawns, everyone believes in Taoism.
But this is just the trend of the times. Some people believe it and act sincerely, while others are pretentious and perfunctory.
It seems that Princess Jinyang is probably the latter. She usually abandons the Sanqing Dao Zun like a worn-out shoe, but when she remembers that it is useful, she puts it on the high platform to pay her respects...
Buddhism is quietly gathering power and planning a series of propaganda methods, such as going to Tianzhu to obtain Buddhist scriptures, and convening Buddhist elites from all over the world to gather in Chang'an to translate Buddhist scriptures, making Buddhist events known to the world, brewing to suppress Taoism and make a comeback...
Fang Jun picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The aroma lingered in his nose. The little princess was smiling like a flower beside him. For a while, he couldn't tell which was the tea fragrance and which was the body fragrance...
His heart skipped a beat, and he looked into those bright spring-like eyes and smiled happily: "No wonder Wei Chen turned disaster into good fortune this time. It turns out that he really got the great blessing from Taoist Sanqing. Your Highness has such great love." , Wei Chen burst into tears of gratitude.”
Princess Jinyang was immediately in high spirits, pursed her pink lips, and said softly on her delicate nose: "It's good that you know."
"Ahem!"
Li Chengqian on the side had a gloomy face. Seeing his sister getting close to others and turning a blind eye to his brother, he felt very sad. He pointed to the teapot on the table in front of him: "Sizi, come and pour tea for me."
"Oh."
Princess Jinyang smiled sweetly at Fang Junzhan, stood up Yingying, knelt down on the side of the table in front of Li Chengqian, raised her hands lightly, and poured him tea.
Fang Jun glanced at Li Chengqian, curled his lips and cursed secretly: This lemon essence...
After drinking half a pot of tea and chatting for a while, Princess Jinyang said goodbye and left, leaving space for the monarch and his ministers to discuss matters.
Li Chengqian watched his young sister's slender figure disappear outside the door, withdrew his gaze, looked at Fang Jun, and pointed out something: "If this mutiny hadn't happened suddenly and lasted for a long time, the day of his father's triumphal return must have been given to Si Zi. Decide on the marriage and choose a date to get married.”
He paused again at this point, the sadness in his eyes hard to hide.
Now that the father has passed away, even if the rebellion can be put down, Si Zi, as the legitimate daughter, must observe mourning for three years...
Fang Jun understood the meaning of Li Chengqian's words, so he could only say vaguely: "His Royal Highness Jinyang has been sick and weak since childhood. Naturally, I care about you and take care of you. Therefore, it is normal for Your Highness to be close to the ministers. Now that Your Highness has grown hair, he is beautiful and smart. , a strong body should indeed be It's time to choose a good son-in-law and get married as soon as possible... Your Highness doesn't need to worry. Although you need to observe filial piety for three years, as a princess with golden branches and jade leaves in the world, and with such beauty, intelligence, and good nature, the nobles in the capital are bound to flock to her, and there is no shortage of good matchmakers. ”
Princesses are different from princes. Once the new emperor succeeds to the throne, the latter will need to consider the issue of which side to take. The slightest carelessness will cause his political status to plummet, or even his life to be in danger. But the princess is just a matter of status. No matter whether Li Chengqian ascends the throne or Li You becomes the emperor, or which prince takes the throne, all princesses will definitely be given preferential treatment.
This was the case with Li Zhi in history. All brothers who could threaten him were cut off one by one, and they either rebelled or died violently. All stumbling blocks were eradicated. Then he was extremely tolerant and doting on his sisters, giving the world an image of "kindness and kindness".
In fact, he is so cruel and ruthless behind his back that few emperors throughout the ages can match...
However, I felt a little headache when I thought that Princess Jinyang seemed to be extremely resistant to getting married, and even asked him to cooperate in putting on a good show for His Majesty Li Er, saying that she was "too weak to get married".
Vaguely, the little princess's affection seemed to linger around him, and he was not unaware of it. But he did love and dote on Princess Jinyang as a sister or even a woman, and he was really at a loss when faced with such a feeling.
You can't "not refuse" or "irresponsible"...
If this topic only needs to be further discussed, Fang Jun felt deeply embarrassed, so he changed the topic and asked: "How does Your Highness plan to deal with Li Yuanjing and Chai Zhewei?"
Li Chengqian put away his sadness, took a sip of tea, shook his head and said, "Although I hate these two people deeply and wish I could tear them into pieces, I can't just focus on my personal anger. These two people have high status, and one is a nobleman from Tianhuang." , one is that the nobles of the day must be punished clearly after being tortured by the Three Laws Division, otherwise everyone in the world will be in danger, and the situation will be unfavorable. "
Why was the imperial power constantly challenged by ministers throughout the dynasties and often suppressed? It is because under the imperial power, the emperor's words and his words can determine life and death with a single word. This makes the nobles and ministers panic all day long. They cannot all devote themselves to the emperor's death. As a result, the emperor can do whatever he wants without any hesitation. Killing?
"Etiquette cannot be extended to common people, and punishment cannot be extended to officials." This is the inherent privilege of the aristocracy. Although there are many differences in the past dynasties, in general, it makes the nobles and the common people naturally distinguish between levels.
However this is far from enough.
For the powerful class, after committing a crime, they can be exempted from the same punishment as the common people, but they cannot leave life and death to the emperor's decision.
People have likes and dislikes, as well as closeness and distance. It is too risky to leave one's life to the emperor. Therefore, the most ideal situation is that once the powerful break the law, the punishment is different from that of the common people, but there is another set of standards and laws to judge them. , rather than a single word from the emperor.
Of course, this is basically difficult to achieve. It is impossible for a country to implement two sets of laws for the common people and nobles at the same time.
In this way, once a noble commits a crime, the best result is to be able to withstand the trial of the Three Justices, and then be punished as appropriate according to the provisions of the law.
The mutiny is currently raging. Even if the rebels can be defeated and orthodoxy maintained, the world will be affected for a long time, and panic is inevitable. If Li Chengqian ascends the throne and makes his own decisions, and executes Li Yuanjing and Chai Zhewei, it will inevitably cause panic among the royal family and relatives. After all, in this mutiny, there are countless people who played both sides and even secretly infiltrated Chencang to get entangled with the Guanlong rebels. .
It is easy to kill Li Yuanjing and Chai Zhewei, but once it triggers a mass panic among the noble groups, it will easily cause endless chaos among the top officials of the empire, which is extremely detrimental to cleaning up the mess and reinvigorating the imperial court.
Therefore, even if he is the most powerful emperor in the world, it is absolutely impossible for him to follow his words and act on his own will. (End of chapter)