Wu Zetian was superstitious about auspiciousness. Someone presented a white stone with red patterns. The official asked the person who presented what was special about the stone. The man replied, "Because it represents loyalty." Li Zhaode was also present at that time. When he heard this, he was furious, and the blue veins on his forehead swelled up and asked loudly, "This stone is loyal. Do you mean that other stones rebelled?" The ministers next to him all laughed. Wu Zetian couldn't help laughing. The contribution was left unresolved.
Li Zhaode, one of Wu Zetian's four famous ministers, is characterized by being strong, has clear right and wrong and is daring to speak and do. Of course, this personality also brought disaster to him and was eventually beheaded.
Unjust cases during the Wu Zetian period are endless. Once, Wei Yuanzhong was also involved in an unjust case and sentenced to beheading.
The person involved in the case was taken to the execution ground and waited for the execution at three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, Wu Zetian repented and she told the people around her. The ministers of the court also knew that it was an unjust case. Some people sympathized with Wei Yuanzhong and quickly sent someone to report the good news to him.
Wei Wenzhong is kneeling on the execution ground. He heard the good news and said, "I don't know if it's true or not."
After a while, someone came over again and shouted loudly, "Stay someone under the knife." The person who came to report the good news said to Wei Yuanzhong, "Sir, get up quickly, you should believe it now, right?"
Wei Yuanzhong looked at the direction where the horse was running and said lightly, "The imperial edict has not been issued yet." Some of the people waiting for the execution were crying loudly, while some kowtowed to thank him.
After a while, someone finally arrived at the execution ground with the imperial edict and greeted Wei Yuanzhong quickly. Wei Yuanzhong took the imperial edict, looked at it from beginning to end, then kowtowed to the direction where the palace was, and stood up and went home.
During the whole process, Wei Yuanzhong didn't care about his life and death, as if he was dealing with other people's affairs.
Lao Yan called Wei Yuanzhong, Li Zhaode, Di Renjie and and Lou Shide the four famous ministers of Wu Zetian. The four famous ministers each have their own characteristics. Wei Yuanzhong's characteristic is that he is dedicated to the country and does not care about his own experience. He was demoted to the official position when he was old. When he said goodbye to Wu Zetian, he also said, "The old minister may never see the emperor again, but he is worried about something and is afraid that someone will cause trouble in the future."
Wu Zetian asked him what was going on. Wei Yuanzhong pointed to her and said, "I'm not worried about this kid, he will be a disaster in the end."
Wu Zetian is surrounded by Zhang Yizhi , one of her harems. Zhang Yizhi was scared and quickly argued that he would not have any unfair intentions.
If someone changes, he will definitely be wary of Zhang Yizhi sending someone to chase him and will not expose him in person. However, Wei Yuanzhong didn't care about his own safety at all.
Wu Zetian and the male favorite Zhang Changzong play double-land game. Di Renjie came in to play the matter. After the play, Wu Zetian asked Di Renjie and Zhang Changzong to play together. After Di Renjie took his seat, Wu Zetian asked, "What are you betting on?"
Di Renjie replied, "I will bet on the leather robe on Zhang Changzong's body."
Wu Zetian asked again, "What are you using to offset it?" Di Renjie pointed to the purple robe he wore and said, "I use this."
Wu Zetian smiled and said, "You don't know yet, he This is the Jiqing fur presented by Nanhai County . It is worth a thousand gold. Your piece cannot be equal to it."
Di Renjie said: "My robe was worn by ministers when they visited the emperor. It was a heaven-given thing. It is a symbol of the country and court officials. It is extremely noble. And this piece by Zhang Changzong is just a privately favored clothing. Compared with the two, I still suffer a loss!"
Wu Ze had to agree. Zhang Changzong was ridiculed by Di Renjie and felt very depressed. He lost two consecutive games in silence. In the end, he had to take off Ji Cuiqiu and hand it over to Di Renjie. Di Renjie put Ji Cuiqiu on a slave and rode away.
Wu Zetian and Zhang Changzong looked at him, no one spoke.
Di Renjie, one of the four famous ministers of the Wu Zetian court, is characterized by righteousness. He does not hide his disgust for the male favorites of Wu Zetian, nor does he hide his loyalty to the Li family. If Wu Zetian makes any mistakes, he dares to point it out directly, with the right reasons and one set of principles. I killed so many people yesterday, one of the important purposes was to eliminate the influence of the Zhenguan rule. However, the Zhenguan legacy of Di Renjie had unique charm and completely conquered Wu Zetian in personality. Not only did she not eliminate it, she was also willing to accept it.
Lou Shide, an official of the court during the Wu Zetian period, once came to an inn. While eating, he suddenly noticed that the entourage ate differently from his own. He ate rice, and the entourage ate brown rice .
Lou Shide put the bowl and asked someone to call the postmaster over and asked him, "Why are our meals different?"
Postmaster looked at Lou Shide. He must have thought in his heart that as a senior official of the court, the food Lou Shide had different from the entourage, wasn’t that natural? But he couldn't say it directly. He thought about it and said: Because there was not enough rice, he made brown rice for his followers.
Lou Shide pushed the rice bowl in front of the postmaster and said, "What a fool! The rice is not enough, can you just serve the same rice as them?"
The postmaster quickly brought the rice back and brought back a bowl of brown rice.
In the feudal era with a very strong sense of hierarchy, Lou Shide was able to let himself eat the same meal as his followers. Although it was a trivial matter and a detail, this was something he specifically asked for. This shows that he is willing to lower his identity and treat him equally with his entourage.
This is also a kind of mind. Lou Shide is a very thoughtful person. Wei Yuanzhong was demoted before Wu Zetian's death, Li Zhaode was beheaded, Di Renjie was ups and downs, and was finally mentioned to the center of the court. Lou Shide was able to become a general and a prime minister, and he had a good ending under such bloody politics, which was inseparable from his heart.
Lou Shide's personality can be summarized in one word: han. It means that no matter how big the matter is, it can be calm in front of him. There is a short story that is difficult to explain this issue. His younger brother is going to be an official in another place. He asked his younger brother, "What would you do if someone spits on your face?"
younger brother said, "I just need to erase it."
Lou Shide said, "You fool! If you erase it, it will go against other people's wishes. You must let it slowly fuck it on your face."
Prime Minister can hold a boat in his stomach . In fact, looking at history, how many people can really do it?
Although the four famous ministers have different endings, they are undoubtedly famous men and heroes.
