Tibet

Under the cover of night, more than a hundred carts loaded with goods entered Chang'an from Chunming Gate, and drove along the alleys all the way to Daming Palace. This convoy came from Fengxian County and was secretly escorted by the inner guards. Under the thick black oilcloth, there were 700 large boxes of burial objects transported from Qiaoling.

Qiaoling is a tomb of clothing and hats. There is no corpse in the tomb, nor cats and dogs, so it is impossible to bury high-value artworks such as calligraphy and paintings. It is mainly gold, silver, copper coins and utensils, and some silk cloth.

There is no silk cloth in the 700 large boxes. After decades, it has long been decayed. There are not many copper coins. They are too heavy and of low value. It is not cost-effective. It is mainly gold, silver and utensils. Gold and silver are not used. There are 500,000 taels of gold and 2.5 million taels of silver.

Then there are porcelain, bronze, jade and jewelry, mainly these four categories, and there are also some lacquerware, glass pieces and so on.

According to the agreement reached between Li Ye and Li Lin, Li Yu's death had nothing to do with the tomb robbery at Qiaoling. In fact, the tomb robbery at Qiaoling was completely concealed. All those who participated in the tomb robbery were secretly executed. Three tomb guards who colluded with Li Yu were also executed. This matter was extremely secretive, and even the court did not know about it. It became a secret file of the inner guards.

The interior of Qiaoling was sealed again by the inner guards with stone slabs. If you were not an insider, you could not even find the tomb passage.

The convoy arrived at the inner warehouse, and all 700 large boxes of treasures were sent to the inner warehouse. They were all sealed up in an empty warehouse. Even Li Ye thought it was unlucky and did not want to open the boxes to count.

It was not until a hundred years later that this wealth was able to see the light of day again.

At noon that day, Li Ye finally met Queen Mother Zhang, who looked resentful.

"I hate you so much that you are willing to come to see me now?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "I have been too busy since I came back. Someone is plotting a rebellion, and I have been busy until now."

Empress Dowager Zhang waved her hand, "My heart is burning like fire now, and I don't want to hear your explanation!"

She looked at Li Ye with a smile, just like looking at Tang Monk who entered the Pansi Cave.

She clapped her hands lightly, and several palace maids ran with a long curtain. Soon, a closed curtain space was formed around them.

Empress Dowager Zhang untied the ribbon around her waist, opened her robe, and a big white sheep appeared in front of Li Ye.

Li Ye sighed, thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger, this sentence is used on Empress Dowager Zhang, it is more appropriate.

Half an hour later, the curtain returned to its original state. Empress Dowager Zhang's pretty face was full of spring, her eyes were blurred, and she was still savoring the ecstasy that made her unforgettable.

Li Ye looked at the four running little palace maids. Queen Mother Zhang came over again, sat in Li Ye's arms, and hugged Li Ye's neck and said coquettishly: "You are willing to take Shen Zhenzhu as a concubine, why not me? I am a few years younger than her."

Li Ye sighed, "I didn't take her, I just planted a seed for her. She wants to have another child. After giving birth to the child, she will move out to live."

"You treat me as a three-year-old child!"

Queen Mother Zhang snorted, "Will you let your son bear the reputation of an illegitimate child?"

Li Ye was speechless for a moment. This woman was too smart.

Queen Mother Zhang twisted her body and said coquettishly: "I don't care. I also want to have another child, a boy or a girl. I am tired of facing that stupid son all day long!"

"You can find one."

Before Li Ye could speak, Queen Mother Zhang immediately blocked his mouth and stared at him with resentment.

Li Ye turned his face away and smiled bitterly, "Okay, I won't say anything. When you are gradually forgotten by the ministers, I will sow seeds for you!"

Empress Zhang smiled, "That's more or less, but I can't wait any longer. I might as well announce the abdication of the little emperor tomorrow!"

Li Ye slapped her with a 'Pa! ', "Don't talk nonsense!"

Empress Dowager Zhang twisted her body, her eyes almost dripping with tears, "You are so heartless, you come to tease me again,"

Empress Dowager Zhang saw that he didn't respond, and bit her lip in hatred, whispering in his ear: "I still want it, what do you say?"

Li Ye spread his hands and smiled, "You opened the curtain yourself, don't blame me!"

Empress Dowager Zhang's pretty eyes lit up, and she waved to the little palace maid, and the curtain was drawn again.

Li Ye didn't finish the business, so he had to let Zhang Li talk tomorrow. After having some fun behind the curtain, he left in a hurry.

In the afternoon, Zhang Li hurried to Li Ye's official room and bowed, "Your Highness, I am here to see you!"

Li Ye nodded, "No need to be polite, please sit down!"

Sitting down opposite, Li Ye took out a memorial, which was the "Proposal on the Abolition of the Current Emperor of the Tang Dynasty" drafted by the Political Affairs Hall.

"I already know about the little emperor. Does Prime Minister Zhang think this is an urgent matter?"

Zhang Li nodded, "He is getting older and is indeed not suitable to be the emperor anymore. Although he is the grandson of a humble minister, family affection cannot replace state affairs. Your Highness, the Tang Dynasty needs a real emperor. Your Highness is always the regent in name, and many things are difficult to handle."

Li Ye walked a few steps with his hands behind his back and said, "I understand your intentions and everyone's expectations, but when it comes to ascending the throne, we must abide by the rules. There is no regent who can ascend directly to the throne. There needs to be a step in the middle so that it can be done naturally, otherwise it will seem very abrupt. Does Prime Minister Zhang understand what I mean? "

"I understand. I will discuss it with Prime Minister Wei, and then go to see the Queen Mother."

Zhang Li turned around and found Wei Jiansu, and told him about the idea of ​​the regent. Wei Jiansu nodded, "In fact, I have also thought about it. It is indeed a bit inappropriate for the regent to take the throne directly. The title is a little worse. It is legitimate to ascend the throne as the heir to the throne."

"But calling him the prince seems inappropriate!"

Wei Jiansu smiled slightly, "He will be named the heir to the throne, and he will also serve as the regent!"

Wei Jiansu was smart. Li Ye had no direct blood relationship with the young emperor, so it would be inappropriate to name him the eldest brother or the eldest uncle.

The meaning of the heir to the throne is relatively broad, not necessarily a direct blood relative. As long as he is a royal heir, he can be called the heir to the throne. It can be said that this name was tailor-made for Li Ye.

"Okay! I'll go find the queen mother later."

………

Zhang Li thought he would have to waste a lot of time talking, but he didn't expect the queen mother to agree immediately.

"Tomorrow I will issue an edict to enthrone the Regent as the heir to the throne."

Zhang Li said happily: "I am glad that you can be so sensible!"

Empress Dowager Zhang sneered, "I am not sensible, I just have no choice. I want to ask my father, once the Regent ascends the throne, will I still be the Queen Mother?"

Zhang Li said after a while: "The Queen Mother is probably his mother. You followed the emperor and the emperor changed the title of king, so you should be changed to the title of the Queen Mother."

"Then can I remarry?"

Zhang Li smiled bitterly and said: "Your sister remarried the King of Chen. Once you are no longer a queen, As a queen, she can remarry, but generally she can only remarry into the royal family. But now the royal family has been demoted and has no status. It is better not to marry them. "

Empress Dowager Zhang hesitated and said: "What about the new emperor? Can I become his concubine?"

Zhang Li glanced at his daughter. He had heard some rumors that the queen dowager always summoned the regent alone and drove out the personal maids, which made people think about it. Everyone consciously did not think in that direction.

Now that the queen dowager asked this question, Zhang Li understood it in his heart.

He pondered for a while and said, "Do you know Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty? After she was brought back from the grassland by Emperor Taizong, she has been living in the palace. In fact, she became Emperor Taizong's woman, but she has no status. As long as she has no status, I think many things will be easy to say, and no one will care about the emperor's private affairs."

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded, "I understand, thank you father for clearing up my doubts!"

………..

In the carriage, Zhang Li was worried. He didn't expect that his daughter would have an ambiguous relationship with the regent. This is a big trouble. Once it gets out, the impact will be very bad.

The best way is to let the regent ascend the throne as soon as possible, abolish the title of the daughter's queen mother, and change her title to the lady of the country, so that no one will pay attention to her anymore.

Zhang Li sometimes feels sorry for his daughter. She is not even 30 years old, and his son is a fool. If she can have another child like Shen Zhenzhu, even if she has no status, she will have someone to rely on for the rest of her life.