"Yesterday I dreamed of a huge parrot flying in the air, but then for some reason, its wings were folded and I could no longer fly.
Emperor Wu Zetian looked at Di Renjie, the prime minister beside him, with an extremely confused look, and she had always been superstitious about this sudden strange dream. However, Di Renjie was overjoyed in his heart, and after a moment he thought of a good idea, and pretended to be serious:
"The parrot is Your Majesty's surname, and the two wings of the parrot are your two sons, and now Li Xian, the King of Luling, and Li Dan, the King of Xiang, are in unprecedented trouble, and if Your Majesty uses both of them, the two wings will vibrate!"
Although Wu Zetian did not fully believe Di Renjie's explanation, she could no longer find a suitable reason to reject Li's relatives.
Di Renjie
Wu Chengsi plotted to seize the throne of the crown prince
In 697, on the secret recommendation of Lou Shide, the 68-year-old Di Renjie was transferred from the post of governor of Youzhou to Chang'an and paid homage to him again. The reason why Wu Zetian used Di Renjie for the second time was that he hoped to use his ability to sweep away the political chaos left by Lai Junchen and other cool officials, but his sideburns were already white, and Di Renjie, who had hidden KuangFu Sheji in his chest, still had a hidden task: to restore Li Tang's world.
Since Emperor Taizong of Tang, the ability of Li Tangzong's sons has declined sharply, and the ill Emperor Gaozong of Tang struggled to maintain a superficially peaceful situation, but he also lost three capable princes. And the remaining princes who are entitled to inherit the unification are cowardly and incompetent, and one is deaf to the outside world.
Lee was weak and cowardly
Li Xian's cowardice and Li Dan's indulgence gradually expanded the ambitions of Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Chengsi, and since Wu Zetian ascended the throne, Wu Chengsi has been thinking day and night about how to seize the position of crown prince.
In the second year of his longevity, Wu Chengsi mobilized 5,000 people to petition for Wu Zetianjin, who was a good and happy worker, to dedicate his honorific title to the "Golden Wheel Holy Spirit Emperor", and a year later, Wu Chengsi once again organized 26,000 people to continue to be on the table, and the process of "Yuegu Golden Wheel Holy Spirit Emperor" was completed. Wu Chengsi used the public opinion he controlled to continuously elevate Wu Zetian, but his fantasy of being the crown prince never received the emperor's nod. As Wu Zetian grew older and older, Wu Chengsi, who was not willing to give up, bribed Wu Zetian's close courtiers, and through them constantly conveyed to Wu Zetian the idea that "since ancient times, no Tianzi has established a person with a different surname as a prince", but Wu Zetianyi was not moved.
Wu Chengsi coveted the throne of the Crown Prince
Di Renjie urged Wu Zetian
The 74-year-old Wu Zetian may not be able to break through the "Li Chu Paradox", or perhaps out of the need to control power, he is unwilling to establish a prince who shares power with himself, but after all, she is already old, and sooner or later she needs to break this dilemma, and Di Renjie, who returned to worship again, just saw the other side of Wu Zetian's uneasiness.
"Emperor Wen personally took the risk of attacking the world, in order to determine the world and pass it on to his descendants." The Emperor entrusted his second son to His Majesty, and now His Majesty wants to leave the country to the foreign tribes, is this not against the will of Heaven? Moreover, which one is closer between the aunt and nephew and the mother and son, after His Majesty has lived for a thousand years, Lizi will surely eat the Taimiao Temple, inheriting infinity, if His Majesty makes a nephew, the subject has not yet heard which nephew will be enshrined in the Taimiao Temple after becoming emperor. ”
As early as when Wu Zetian had just usurped Li Tang's artifact, the chancellor Li Zhaode had told Wu Zetian in person, but Wu Zetian, who had once regarded Li Tangzong as a devil, only wanted to completely eradicate them, so as to avoid future troubles and never carefully taste the deep meaning of Li Zhaode's words. Now that Di Renjie, whose personality charm is far superior to Li Zhaode's, has reiterated again, Wu Zetian can't help but pay attention to it, but she has always been stubborn and unforgiving:
"This is a family affair, and Ai Qing should not worry too much about it."
If he had been replaced by a courtier like Li Shixun, the emperor would have spoken to such an extent that he would certainly not speak again, but Di Renjie's weight in Wu Zetian's heart was extremely heavy, and he was an upright minister who dared to speak directly, and simply showed the bottom line:
"The king takes the four seas as his home, and all the seas are His Majesty's family affairs, and His Majesty, as the head of the state and the minister of the country, how can he not worry about the matter of establishing a prince, if the people's hearts are uneasy today, His Majesty should immediately recall Li Xian, the king of Luling, who was exiled to Fangzhou, in order to stabilize people's hearts."
Di Renjie's advice had a great influence on Wu Zetian, and she had to touch this long-closed problem under the constant talk of Di Renjie and Wang Jishan.
It was Di Renjie's efforts that made Wu Zetian dream of parrots folding their wings, and the resourceful Di Renjie also took advantage of Wu Zetian's superstitious belief in gods and ghosts to skillfully win the opportunity for Li Xian to return to Chang'an, and even made the ministers who supported the Li clan secretly rejoice.
Wu Zetian was superstitious about gods and ghosts
Ku Ji Ji helps Di Renjie
Di Renjie's idea of "welcoming back the King of Luling" not only disturbed Wu Zetian's thoughts, but also caused the cool official Ji Yan to break out in a cold sweat. Ji Yan, who had already transformed into Wu Zetian's favorite vassal, knew that Wu Zetian was not an opponent of Di Renjie at all, and sooner or later he would welcome back the King of Luling according to Di Renjie's ideas and re-pass the throne to Li Tangzong.
Therefore, in order to preserve his future glory and wealth, he must rush ahead of Di Renjie and let Li Xian, the king of Luling, see his efforts. As a result, Ji Yan began to lobby zhang changzong and Zhang Yizhi's brothers, who had a very good relationship with him. As Wu Zetian's male favorite, seeing that Wu Zetian was old, the Zhang Changzong brothers were very worried about the future trend of Wu Zhou's political situation.
Zhang Changzong
After belittling the brothers of Zhang Changzong, who had no merit and virtue, Ji Yan put forward the idea of restoring the king of Luling, and for Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi, who were struggling to find a way out in the darkness, they knew that only Li Xian could save their lives after Wu Zetian's death.
As a result, a public-minded Di Renjie put pressure on Wu Zetian from the outside, and a selfish Ji Yan used the Zhang Changzong brothers to blow the wind in Wu Zetian's ears, the two had different ideas, but together they sent Li Xian, who had been away from Luoyang for 14 years, back to the core of power again.
Li Xian's return directly brought Wu Chengsi, who was full of despair, to the end of his life. After completing the task of li xian's restoration, Di Renjie, who was pregnant with social welfare, arranged a group of loyal Li Tang soldiers to an important position in the Wuzhou Dynasty Hall, and then died in the autumn wind of Xiao Ser.
Di Renjie's death brought a huge sense of loss to the elderly Empress Wu Zetian.
Di Renjie worshipped each other twice in his life, adding up to just over three years, but he respected and trusted Wu Zetian more than any prime minister in the Wu Zhou period, and throughout Di Renjie's life, he was fully worthy of the perfect personality in Confucianism. Out of respect for Di Renjie, Wu Zetian often replaced his name with guo lao, and even when Di Renjie fought with her in person, he would submit to Di Renjie's will. ”
Five years later, Di Renjie's protégé Zhang Kamzhi and others launched the Shenlong coup d'état, overthrew the Wuzhou regime, put Wu Zetian under house arrest, and restored Li Tang's world, all of which were inseparable from Di Renjie's layout.