Crown Tang emperor

After the maidservant left, she took a look at Wu Chengsi, the new right minister of Wenchang who had just arrived in the palace: "Do you understand?"

Wu Chengsi was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but he opened his mouth but didn't know how to answer. After a moment of silence, he bite the bullet and said: "Don't wipe out the evil, don't leave any trouble. The minister, the minister is just sentimental. In the old year, I also helped the humerus..."

When Wu Zetian heard this, his eyes flickered, and his expression was slightly displeased: "This is not what you should say. Meat eaters hurt their feelings, fish and meat, so what should they eat? If this is all you know, you are just in vain. Compared with the young king, it still lacks a bit of decisiveness."

"The minister, the minister is only afraid that the lingering rhyme of the old love will last, and it may not stop here."

Wu Chengsi knelt down and said with a solemn expression: "Young King's tyranny has been fully exposed after this, and his nature is cruel. He is not a harmless calf that can be raised for a long time..."

He was also very courageous, and he said such words to His Majesty the Emperor, it was really because of the sudden emergence of King Hedong that caught him off guard, and at the same time, he felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

Before and after the turmoil in the first year of Yongchang, even His Majesty the God Emperor showed a bit of powerlessness and weakness. During this process, the children of the Wu family had an unprecedented relationship with the God Emperor. Jishu also made Wu Chengsi feel very excited.

But no matter what their brothers did, His Majesty's reaction was far less intense than the young king's dedication this time.It's just tampering with the Buddhist scriptures. If His Majesty the Divine Emperor could give a reminder earlier, Wu Chengsi thinks he can do better than the young king.

After Wu Zetian heard this, he laughed, pointed at Wu Chengsi and sighed: "You, you really can't transcend the vulgarity. This time, the response is tight, and the next year will be even heavier. I don't know how to do it!"

After Wu Chengsi heard the words, his complexion suddenly changed, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated several times.He is already a prime minister now, and he needs to take on more important duties, so it can only be...

"Your thoughts are superficial, but fortunately your aunt never gave up. She pulled me out of the ordinary world and taught extraordinary affairs face-to-face. I only dared to give up my favor and did not dare to resign. Whatever was ordered, I did my best!"

Wu Chengsi kowtowed again and again, with a generous expression.

There is no harm if there is no comparison. Seeing Wu Chengsi's statement like this, even if Wu Zetian can't rely on his resourcefulness, he is also pleased with this loyalty.

But today I feel a little dull. What she is going to do is a great cause that has never been achieved in history, and what needs to be relied on is not a few beautiful words, but a real help to deal with difficult problems.

She may feel a little regretful in her heart, but Wu Zetian has to admit that when it comes to political sensitivity and the use of timing, Wu Chengsi, a nephew, is really inferior to her little grandson.

The lord of the world, who controls all phenomena, no matter what kind of temperament and material, can only be under her control.

Cattle and horses are tame and can be used for plowing.Tigers and wolves are ferocious and are used in camp hunting.As long as she is willing to try her best to be driven by her, if she cannot use it in a suitable position, it is her responsibility as the monarch.If someone can't handle it because of her outstanding material, it's just because she doesn't have enough size to accommodate her.

What Wu Chengsi was worried about, Wu Zetian knew very well.But in the final analysis, it is still the same sentence, if you want to seek something from me, you must at least come up with something that matches.

The truly first-class smart people can do things with ease within the scale.But if someone goes beyond the standard, Wu Zetian will never condone it for a long time, such as Qiu Shenji.

"Qiu has been in the department for a long time, and he should be settled. You can go now."

Wu Zetian waved his hand again and said to Wu Chengsi that she had some regrets about Qiu Shenji.

But what she employs is still a tool of talent, and she can enjoy as much respected power as she can make a great contribution. If Qiu is a smart person, she won't be reduced to this point.

At the very least, she could say to Qiu Shenji that she would never delay or owe anything, half of her life's glory was enough to enjoy, and she would be rewarded for her achievements and punished for her mistakes.The monarch and his ministers get along well and stay together for a long time. If you want to maintain such a long-term relationship, it should not only depend on her tolerance.

There is a limit to how old love can be covered up, and even her grandson understands this truth, Qiu Shenxu is more than a year old, if he still can't figure it out, he can only die in resentment, no matter what others do.

Wu Chengsi was still immersed in the joy hinted by the emperor, and he was stunned for a moment after hearing this, with a little reluctance in his heart.It's hard to tell whether it's the growing wariness of the young king's favor, or the grief over the death of the rabbit and the fox.

But seeing that the Divine Emperor had shown a little bit of impatience, he still didn't have the courage to continue to argue, so he could only bow his head in agreement, and then slowly exited the bedroom.

When Wu Chengsi left, Wu Zetian picked up the Luantai Wei Fangzhi to play the book, raised his pen and slowed down the letter to demote the Guanghan King Li Guangshun to one rank, but he was just a guerrilla general who took away his Wen Sanguan and transferred him to the fifth rank of Wu Sanguan .

Located in the southwest corner of the Forbidden Center, near the Lijing Gate, is the Yeting Palace.In addition to the residences of maidservants and eunuchs, there is another empty palace room, which looks cold and desolate because of years of disrepair and few strangers.

Qiu Shenji has been imprisoned here ever since His Majesty the Divine Emperor defended himself in front of the Zetian Gate and celebrated the victory of the army in the Northern Expedition against the Turks.

More than half a month has passed, and Qiu Shenji has gradually shaken off from the initial panic and panic. Apart from accepting his current situation, his mood is also somewhat determined.

This steadfastness does not lie in the self-consolation of self-deception. As the God Emperor's confidant for many years, Qiu Shenji naturally knows how decisive the God Emperor is. Nothing else.

After thinking about it for a long time, Qiu Shenji also thought clearly that he was really involved in a lot of trouble this time. If an ordinary person got involved in this kind of thing, he would definitely die.

But Qiu Shenji is of course not ordinary, he is His Majesty's hard-core confidant, whether he is guilty or not does not depend on what mistakes he made, but on whether the God Emperor is willing to protect him.

Now the Emperor of God just put him under house arrest, neither entered the case for interrogation, nor announced punishment.It can be seen that the Emperor himself did not have a decision in his heart, and he still hesitated.

Although he was almost cut off from the outside world, Qiu Shenji, as a general of Nanya, did not completely lose his own judgment on the evolution of the situation.The Shenhuang wanted to eradicate the Gong family. Qiu Shenji was indeed unaware of this, but he also knew very well that the Jinwu Guards had to control the situation in order to maintain the stability of the city while killing and liquidating.

Qiu Shenji served as the general of the Jinwu Guard for many years, and most of the Nanya imperial guards had old acquaintances.Although the Emperor of God wants to use his relatives to take over the power of the Jinwu Guard, Qiu Shenji does not look down on the Wu family. The fact is that there are people from the Wu family who count as one. Basically, no one can completely take over the Jinwu Guard in a short period of time. And completely replace him.

After realizing this, Qiu Shenji no longer feared the predicament in front of him, and just regarded this house arrest as a rare vacation.

Putting aside those worries about the future, the palace area where he was placed under house arrest was not only slightly dilapidated, but the environment was quiet and suitable for living, and the supply of food was in good condition. Occasionally, the music of silk and bamboo from the inner teaching workshop could even be heard.

When Wu Chengsi led the order to come to Qiu Shenji's secluded residence, Qiu Shenji was drinking by himself in the gazebo facing the waning moon in the sky. Seeing Wu Chengsi coming, he raised his wine glass and signaled to Wu Chengsi , said calmly: "Since I was imprisoned, it's hard to see old friendship. Wu Nayan is in high spirits today, and he actually gave up his face to meet the downcast."

"Mr. Wu has already been transferred to the right minister of Wenchang!"

The palace man in charge of guiding reminded him in a low voice, Qiu Shenji was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and then smiled again after a while: "No matter what position you are in, you are always respected in the political affairs hall. If the right minister is here, if it's just a casual thought, Qiu Shenji I have a bouquet of wine to pay for each other. But if there is a mischievous love to teach, the prisoners under the fence may not be able to respond well."

After being under house arrest for many days, Qiu Shenji inevitably felt resentment.He doesn't have any deep friendship with Wu Chengsi either. According to Qiu Shenji's guess, his willingness to come to see him is nothing more than the fact that the Jinwu Guards have lost their command, and the city is in chaos due to exhaustion. In desperation, he came to ask him for a few minutes Yu Wei of the Jiuzhiwei Mansion.

Wu Chengsi walked into the pavilion with a stern expression, looking at Qiu Shenji who was unaware of the imminent disaster, he didn't know what to say for a while.

After a moment of silence, he lowered his eyes and saw that the food table in the pavilion was poorly furnished, his face suddenly sank, and he looked around and said angrily: "General Qiu has a noble physique, how can you and other palace slaves be so negligent!"

Qiu Shenji was open-minded, and after hearing the words, he just waved his hands and said: "It's a worldly thing to hold the high and step down. Qiu has spent half his life wasted, and he has seen a lot. But there is one or two small strengths, which can still be used by the king, and the rest of his life will still be used." There is a sloppy life. Some people make things difficult, so don't always think about it. Why the right minister came, you might as well say it clearly."

Speaking of this, he was a little speechless, and then sighed: "Xianggong transferred to this position, I am afraid that the Western Expedition is not good? His Majesty the Emperor has high hopes for this, and the ministers naturally hope for success. But Things in the world may not always be what people want, Qiu is entangled in thorns, and suffers from being unable to understand himself. But the only point of loyalty can be shown, and it will never be dimmed due to the change of the situation! A loyal and loyal minister, although he does not complain about grievances, he is only waiting to be called !"

Seeing Qiu Shenji talking eloquently, babbling like a complaining woman, Wu Chengsi was speechless, and he sighed after a while: "The general is open-minded, since that's the case, I might as well tell you the truth, God Emperor!" Your Majesty, please give me a ride. You can enjoy the power for half your life, you can't call it sloppy, please go on your way safely, don't..."

"what?"

Hearing this, Qiu Shenji's eyes suddenly opened wide, the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground, he stepped forward and clasped Wu Chengsi's shoulders forcefully, and shouted angrily: "The thief lied to me! I am His Majesty the God Emperor... How could Ah Wu do this?" Wait for me!"

"Come on, come on!"

Wu Chengsi was caught off guard, he twisted his body and broke free from Qiu Shenji's control, and waved his hand to summon the guards: "Kill me! The dog thief doesn't know himself, so he blames no one for making things difficult for him!"

The imperial guard rushed into the pavilion, raised his hand and chopped Qiu Shenji to the ground.Poor Nanya General, died without a fuss.

Wu Chengsi was so angry that he snatched the long saber of the imperial guard, chopped several knives on the body of Qiu Shenji, who had already fallen in a pool of blood, and kicked Qiu Shenji's unrepentant face over, before he became angry. Said: "Speed ​​the prisoner here to collect the corpse!"

Chapter 0163

At dawn, all the ministers gathered outside Duanmen, waiting to go to court.

Li Tong stayed in the Luantai official residence for one night, and now he entered the class with all the officials in Luantai.

Someone soon noticed this, and they couldn't help whispering that they didn't socialize too much with the young king because of their daily concerns, but the young king's identity was here after all, so they would pay more or less attention to it.Today is only a regular court, and it is not a hope, but why does the young king appear here, and join the ranks with the Luantai officials?

Li Tong was actually a little helpless. He had been behind the scenes for a long time, and he was not used to being so concerned.But after today, it would be difficult for him not to attract attention. Seeing the officials evasively eyeing him, he felt a little complicated.

He didn't know how many people present really had Li Tang's hearts, and the way he stepped into the current situation would definitely make some people find it difficult to accept.But if you want to make a living in such a world, it is not so simple to not get dirty.

Only by living can we have a future. No matter how innocent the fish on the chopping board is, it is just a meal on a human plate.He is not reconciled to the situation of being slaughtered by others, and if he makes such a choice, he will inevitably be criticized by others. Li Tong still has this awareness.

When he entered the Qianlie Juesan Banban, these bigwigs had already heard more or less what happened last night, and they no longer treated him like they did before, either smiling or nodding their heads, or watching him coldly. , and so on.

However, the attention Li Tong attracted did not last long, because the arrival of another minister soon surprised the officials present, that is, Yang Zhirou, who served as the commander-in-chief of Xinpingdao.

Compared with before dispatching troops, Yang Zhirou looked thinner and haggard, his face was full of travel and dust, and there was a hint of tiredness between his brows and eyes.But his mental state is obviously not in the scope of everyone's concern. The reason why everyone's expressions changed is that Yang Zhirou, the marching commander, Shi Du, has arrived in the capital of God and publicly participated in the court meeting. Is it far?

Seeing Yang Zhirou's arrival, Li Tong was also slightly taken aback, and then realized that if he hadn't been summoned yesterday, his grandma might not be able to help breaking the situation with all her might and start killing.

Yang Zhirou's return meant that Xue Huaiyi's army was close by, and Wu Zetian was always good at bluffing.

The soldiers of those long-distance expeditions themselves could not directly join in pacifying the situation in Shendu, and Wu Zetian might choose to show his confidence through bloody killings. What kind of armed riot was launched.

As for now, with such an excellent publicity method as "Buddha Says the Precious Rain Sutra", the next evolution of the situation may continue in a relatively stable manner.After all, every time Wu Zetian kills, he has to bear a lot of political risks.

Of course, Yang Zhirou's early return cannot be said to be completely meaningless.If there was no expeditionary army waiting for a moment to rely on, Wu Zetian would not have given up on Qiu Shenji so easily.

In other words, Wu Zetian urgently needs a statement to stabilize the morale of the army that is about to return to the capital, so that these expeditionary troops will not be affected by the current situation in the capital.

What Li Tong provided was an incremental change, and there were too many hidden dangers in reactivating Qiu Shenji, so when Li Tong said so bluntly that he wanted to get rid of Qiu Shenji's heart, his grandma was so decisive. .

Thinking of this, Li Tong couldn't help sighing again, people's thinking is still not so clear sometimes.He was a little moved by his grandma's actions last night, and thought that it might really be due to the emotional factors of being a relative from another generation, but when he turned around and saw Yang Zhirou, he realized that it was another shrewd calculation.

The music of the halogen book sounded, and the officials went to the hall.Compared with the Wangshuo Chaoshen, the scale of the daily court meeting is not so large, and the only people participating in the court meeting are officials of the fifth rank and above in various departments in Beijing and enshrined officials in Taiwan Province.The so-called enshrining officials are Lang Guan, Sheren and Zhuyan officials, and more extensive enshrining officials also include officials waiting for edicts in Dianzhong, Lintai and Xueguan.

Today's court meeting was arranged at the Hall of Renshou, which is closer to the Jinzhong. When the officials arrived here, it was already bright.

When the ceremonial officials were calling names, another small episode happened. The ceremonial officials announced directly in the hall that Li Shouyi, the King of Hedong, had changed his name to Li Baoyu, which inevitably attracted the attention of all the officials present at Li Tong.

Li Tong was ordered to thank him when he came out of work. He saw the eyes of the officials shooting at him like searchlights, especially when Wu Sansi looked at him with a look of jealousy and hatred, which made him feel a little sweet in his heart. It feels like, it's really good if no moral judgment is imposed.

After returning to work with the imperial edict in hand, Li Tong took a provocative look at Wu Sansi: See if you can, why don't you ask your aunt to change your name?Think twice, think twice, why don't you call Wu Chengzu, Wu Chengzong?

However, when he saw that Wu Sansi's official robe was replaced by a third-rank minister, he suddenly became less happy again.He wants to overtake on a curve, surpass the Wu family and become his grandma's real caring little padded jacket. There is still a long way to go.

But he is not in a hurry, this is where it is.After changing this name, as long as he doesn't make a big death in recent years, basically no one can touch him.These rare few years are also an excellent time for him to be patient to lay the foundation and start a career. In the future, Wu Sansi, the hanged ghost, will just stare at him casually, and directly pull out the old boy's eyeballs!

The Hall of Renshou is not as large as the halls of the Ming Hall. After Li Tong followed Ban to the hall, it was not too far from the imperial bed above. When he looked up, he could see Wu Zetian sitting on the imperial bed.

This scrutiny is unavoidable, and power is indeed a good thing that can make people youthful. Today's Wu Zetian has a very different appearance than when he met yesterday. Aggressive demeanor.

As if sensing Li Tong's scrutiny, Wu Zetian looked down slightly in the hall, and nodded to the grandson.

This small interaction naturally fell into the eyes of the people in the hall, and when they looked at the young king, their faces were very different. It seems that the young king's visit to the palace today seems to have a lot of mystery behind it!

The rituals of the Chang Dynasty are simpler. After the lineup of officials has been established, the Prime Minister Wu Chengsi, who was on duty in the Zhengshitang yesterday, stepped out first, and read some chapters with a blank face.

Naturally, Wu Chengsi couldn't be happier. Originally, today's process should be his first big proposal since he was the right minister of Wenchang and presided over the six government affairs of Shangshu Province.

However, this proposal was temporarily withdrawn by His Majesty the Divine Emperor, and instead, the General of the Zuo Jinwu Guard, Qiu Shenji, was imprisoned for conspiracy and committed suicide in prison last night in fear of crime.

Although Wu Chengsi was lacking in interest, after hearing the news, the courtiers in the hall were already full of discussions.Including several prime ministers who had known about this in advance, they were still a little bit surprised at the moment.

Qiu Shenji's popularity was not very good, and the reason why his life and death caused such great confusion was naturally due to his status as the God Emperor's confidant.Although there have been many rumors about Qiu Shenji recently, especially after he was imprisoned, there were a lot of shouts and killings, but no conclusive news has come out for a long time.

But unexpectedly, when he heard the really accurate news, Qiu Shenji, the person who embodies the greatest will of the emperor in the Nanya Forbidden Army, has become a dead body!

Wu Zetian raised her hand to hold back, the discussion in the hall paused for a while, and then she said: "Since I came to the court, the courteous and virtuous corporals have never dared to slack off. Qing and other talents have contributed, but I am afraid that there will be insufficient salary. If they can bring out the best in each other, don’t let the people of our society suffer. Qiu Mou came out of the family of a nobleman, or his family style is not beautiful, and he was criticized by the refined scholars. I value his loyalty and bravery, and ignore his simplicity. Thieves don't think about the country's grace, and lightly test my law. I rule this world only with affection and rules. Famous titles and magic swords are what people take for themselves, and you should check yourself!"

Hearing this unemotional declaration, all the people in the hall fell silent for a moment.After a while, Wu Chengsi continued to read the following items. Yang Zhirou, who had just returned to the capital, presented a map to the emperor on behalf of the Xinpingdao army, with flags and drums and all kinds of meritorious deeds.

Li Tong stood in the class, and when he heard his grandma's declaration that was not lacking in the second-year atmosphere, he felt a lot of emotion in his heart. It's not like I wanted to talk about such a mess of thoughts, so that even Qiu Shenji, who was a confidant, was deeply troubled. I don't feel much about death.After all, people still have to look forward. If it is over, it will be over, and it is not worth remembering.

There are many people participating in the court meeting, and there is a time limit. Many things cannot be described in detail. It is probably similar to the briefings of later generations of large organizations, so that these officials can keep abreast of the general policy and route issues.

If you really want to discuss everything in the court, then these officials don't have to do anything else, just stand here and hold a meeting from white to black.

The court meeting lasted for nearly two hours, and this was due to the recent troubled times, and the inside and outside were not peaceful.

After really participating in this kind of court meeting of a business nature, listening to the brief description of each major event, Li Tong inevitably felt a bit of indifference of "taking everything as a dog", not because of how arrogant people have become, It's because there are too many big facts, and many things are listed here, which is really nothing more than that.

For example, the death of Qiu Shenji, the death of a Nanya general, should be no small matter no matter what.But it only aroused the brief surprise of the officials, and then the energy was diverted by other events.

The most important events right now are the triumphant return of Xue Huaiyi's army, the handling of the defeat in the Western Expedition, and the relief of the Taizhou earthquake.The first thing is nothing to say, even Wu Zetian himself is too embarrassed to brag about this kind of water skills.

The second thing is another unexpected arrangement, that is, Zhou Xing, the assistant minister of the autumn official, went to Hexi immediately to escort the commoner Wei to return to Luo in order to supervise the censor.

Hearing this news, the officials were even more excited than hearing about Qiu Shenji's death.This guy Zhou Xing has punished countless injustices, and the number of people framed by him is countless, and the degree of hatred far exceeds that of Qiu Shenji.After all, Qiu Shenji, the general of Nanya, would not face these ordinary courtiers even if he did evil.

Now that Zhou Xing, a villain with bloody hands, was actually sent out, this also made many people feel anxious, deeply hoping that Zhou Xing would never return.

Seeing the ministers like this, Li Tong was also happy.He didn't know whether Zhou Xing's release this time had any direct relationship with his previous operation. If there was, he could talk about it as comfort. Indirectly saved many lives.

Regarding the Taizhou earthquake, the Zhengshitang Memorial stated that after the Taizhou mountain surge, many scripture steles were found, and the inscriptions were suspected to be Sanskrit scriptures. Some officials asked the imperial court to send Dharma masters and Xueguan scripture teachers to verify it.

Then at the end of the memorial, it is mentioned: Li Baoyu, the king of Hedong, obtained a scripture building in Longmen, which was verified to be a classical auspicious scripture, and it is suspected that it has the same origin as the things in Taizhou.King Xianrui of Hedong made meritorious service, granted [-] households in Shiyi, and advanced to the third level of Sanyi as Zhongsan doctor.

Chapter 0164

After the meeting in the early morning, the emperor returned to the Chinese and Western Pavilions, but Li Tong felt that his grandmother probably went back to discuss with the monks of Weiguo Temple how to continue to enrich the Buddhist scriptures.

Wu Zetian actually directly linked Li Tong's Sutra with the Taizhou earthquake, which made Li Tong feel that his grandma's thinking is really open. If he didn't rely on the advantage of a little prophet, he really couldn't keep up with this idea. .

Although the "Buddha Says Precious Rain Sutra" directly refers to the female body as the emperor, it always takes a while to spread the propaganda, and it has no immediate and direct impact on the current turmoil in the hearts of the people inside and outside the city.

But if this incident is directly related to the Taizhou earthquake, then the effect will be much greater: it turns out that the so-called earthquake is not a warning from God, but God can't see the prejudice and resistance of the world's morals and customs towards the heroine's proclaiming emperor. Lower the warning and proclaim the scriptures to the world in this way!

The same opportunity, some people can't even grasp it, but some people can make the most of it, Wu Zetian is such a person.

Although at the beginning, Li Tong's black hand made the original plan leaked in advance and she seemed a little devastated, but the successive defeats and natural disasters made her even more powerless.But once she returned to the field she was good at, the operation was really exciting.

After seeing his grandma's operation, although Li Tong was not very moral, he also felt ashamed of eating human blood steamed buns.The only thing I can comfort myself is that Taizhou disaster relief has been placed in a really important position.

Since this is no longer a natural disaster warning, but can be used as a proof of his destiny, Wu Zetian naturally has no reason to avoid it.

Previously, it was because of conflicts between top and bottom and entanglement of human feelings that the normal disaster relief work could not be carried out, but now the situation is different. Wu Zetian became very active about this, and expanded the idle land for resettlement in the countryside outside Jiwai. The refugees who wandered between Heluo appointed another person as the governor of Taizhou, and immediately escorted a batch of money, food and materials to Taizhou, and cooperated with the relief ambassador Di Renjie.

Li Tong never dared to put himself on any moral high ground, but if he could bring some changes to the world for the better while seeking to improve his own situation, why not do it.

After the early court ended, he was left in the Forbidden City by the Chinese envoy to have a light meal, and then hurried to Luantai to receive his official imperial edict.

Although so far, he has not received a single food income, but he has added another [-] households, directly covering all the food income of his elder brother Li Guangshun, which is of course good.

Qiu Shenji, who had been plotting to frame their family, died, and the cruel official Zhou Xing was sent out again. The martial arts masters were still busy preparing for their aunt's revolution, and Li Tong was honored as a holy family by virtue of his meritorious deeds. In Xiang, no one will come to make things difficult for him in the short term, and it is suitable for him to enjoy his little life.

The Luantai during the day is several times more busy than at night, people come and go, so busy that they hardly touch the ground.