Princess Taiping's little hand drew circles on Cui Geng's chest, and said, "Erlang is really smart, and the concubine does have a small plan." ”

"What's the plan?"

"I'll take you to someone tomorrow."

"Who?"

"Xue Ji."

"Is that him?"

For Xue Ji, Cui Geng certainly knows something. He had a very good personal relationship with Li Dan, and his son Xue Boyang married Li Dan's daughter.

The reason why it is not clear who Xue Boyang married is because Xue Boyang married not one, but two. He first married Li Dan's daughter Princess Jingshan, and the relationship between the husband and wife was not very good, so they separated. Then, he married Princess Xianyuan, another daughter of Li Dan.

If one daughter can't do it, he will send the other daughter over for nothing, of course, not because of how much use value Xue Boyang or his father Xue Ji has, the key is that the relationship between Li Dan and Xue Ji is really good.

In addition, Xue Ji is also a great calligrapher and a great painter. In terms of calligraphy, he was one of the four masters of the early Tang Dynasty (Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, and Xue Ji). On painting, according to the "Records of Famous Paintings of the Past Dynasties": "The screen has six crane-like fans, and it is also from the beginning. Xue Ji's achievements in painting can be seen as the "sample", that is, the model of drawing, and Xue Ji's ability to create "samples" and be accepted by the society.

How will such a person cooperate with himself and pit Li Longji? Cui Geng was thoughtful.

However, Princess Taiping soon made him unable to think, and said in a greasy voice: "What is Erlang thinking?" ”

"I mean Xue Ji ......"

"He's a bad old man, what's there to think? When I see him tomorrow, I will see for myself. ”

"And today?"

The beauty has charming eyes like silk, and exhales like a land: "Didn't Erlang say that he wanted to celebrate today?" How exactly should we celebrate...... The concubine can't wait. ”

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Of course, the negotiation between Cui Geng and Princess Taiping was only a general intention, and the specific details had to be negotiated slowly by the envoys sent by Wu Zhi and Li Dan.

For example, about the Yulin Army. It can't be Li Dan's next will, Princess Taiping is the general of Yulin, Cui Geng agreed, and this matter is considered alive. At that time, Cui Geng can still command the Yulin Army like an arm, and suddenly launch a mutiny, where can Li Dan cry?

In the end, the two sides agreed that the ordinary officers and junior officers of the Yulin Army would remain unchanged. However, officials at the rank of Guoyi Lieutenant and above had to serve in Cui Geng's Weizhou Ji Palace. As for the officials who replaced them, it was up to Shangguan Wan'er to draw them up.

This is good for several parties, and for Li Dan, he can sleep peacefully. Now Chang'an's troops are equivalent to Princess Taiping and Li Longji maintaining a balance.

For Princess Taiping, she mastered an army of 60,000 out of thin air, and her strength increased greatly.

What about Cui Geng? It's also a big plus. His original control of Hebei Province, Shandong Province, and even Andong Dadu Protectorate relied on Li Xian's will. Now that the new emperor Li Dan has ascended the throne, the civil and military officials in these places really support Li Chongfu or he Cui Geng? Just relying on Feng Changqing and others, can you master such a large territory? Completely unrealistic.

Now, these high-ranking officers of the Yulin Army are the opposite of Cui Geng's Li Dan, and it is impossible to compromise with Li Dan. With them enriching the institutions at all levels of the Ji Palace, these places can firmly become Cui Geng's base areas.

For the generals of the Yulin Army, it is also quite good. It turned out that they were only promoted in the 60,000 Yulin army, but now they are placed in a system with a population of nearly 20 million and an army of hundreds of thousands, and the future is immeasurable.

For another example, Cui Geng's security issue also has to be negotiated. Although it is a de facto house arrest, the dignified King Ji cannot be treated as a prisoner, at least there is freedom of movement in Chang'an City.

In addition, Cui Geng had to accept this condition himself, but his family may not.

In the end, Lu Ruolan, Radamizhu, and other concubines and children, along with those senior officers of the Yulin Army, set off for Weizhou together.

Those who remained in Chang'an were only Princess Anle Li Bao'er and Cui Geng's youngest son Lu Qi.

The two sides even agreed that Cui Geng was completely free to move in Chang'an City, and the imperial court was not allowed to monitor him. It's just that other people who enter and leave his mansion must be strictly checked, and Empress Wei is not allowed to leave the mansion. Every morning and dusk, the government wants to check whether Empress Wei is there.

……

After the details were discussed, it was already three days later. Nearly 2,000 officers of the Yulin Army and their families left Chang'an City.

Empress Wei also sat in a small pet, very low-key, and came to the Ji Wangfu, which had just changed the plaque.

The mother was lost and recovered, and Li Bao'er hugged Empress Wei and cried bitterly.

Wei was ruddy and well-dressed, not like he had been wronged. After comforting Li Bao'er a little, he said very calmly: "Bao'er, don't cry, isn't it good for me?" Belch...... You take Qi'er to play outside for a while, and your mother has a few words to talk to Erlang. ”

"Talk to me?" Cui Geng was deeply puzzled.

When only Empress Wei and Cui Geng were left in the room, he swallowed and spitted at the mouth, and said, "That...... Queen Mother, should you still want to be the queen now? ”

Empress Wei's face had a bit of a decadent color, and she sighed lightly: "I don't want to." After this incident, I realized that without the support of Erlang, it would be difficult to achieve it with those wastes alone. If you don't help me, what else can I think? ”

"What does this have to do with me?" Cui Geng said with a smile: "The point is that people in the world don't accept women as emperors at all, and it's useless for anyone to support them." ”

"Nonsense, didn't that Heavenly Great Sage Empress be the emperor for more than ten years?"

"That's because she has a son, and the world knows that sooner or later she will pass it on to her son." Cui Geng said: "But you are different, you only have such a daughter." ”

"So what?"

"You think, this man is different from a woman. A man can have three palaces and six courtyards and have dozens of children. But what about women? Giving birth to five or six is considered to be the top of the sky, right? There are many children who die young, and the possibility of the empress having no queen is too high. Moreover, every time you give birth, it is a ghost gate for women. After the death of the Empress and her children, to whom should the throne be passed? You can't always rise up every time, and the world will fight for the dragon, right? Can the common people stand it? Therefore, from the perspective of the stable inheritance of the throne, a woman is not suitable to be an emperor. ”

"That's right...... It really makes sense. Why didn't you say it earlier? ”

Cui Geng thought to himself, I said it earlier, and you wouldn't listen to it. Moreover, you can't be the emperor, because your ability in all aspects is far from enough, but not just because of the woman's body. I say this reason now, but it is just to make it easier for you to accept it.

But he said: "Fortunately, it didn't make a big mistake, and it's not too late to say it now." From now on, you can live well. ”

"Retirement?" Empress Wei raised her eyebrows and said, "The reason why I endured humiliation and secretly lived was not to live for the rest of my life." ”

"Then you are ......"

Empress Wei said: "Although I have lost the throne in my life, I am really unwilling to give the throne to Li Dan and his son like this." So...... It's not as good as ......."

"How?"

"How are you emperor?"