Empress Reborn

In front of Xianfu Gate in Luoyang, Empress Dowager Wu led Emperor Li Dan and other civil and military officials to mourn her son who died young.Standing behind his mother, Li Dan looked at his mother's slightly melancholy back, thinking to himself that he didn't believe that his mother could be cold-blooded enough to sacrifice his parents and children, but Li Xian's death dealt him a serious blow.His sixth elder brother, Li Xian, is the prince who is most supported by the officials. He has also heard the gossip that people despise him for being weak and hope to let Li Xian come back. All the Ming masters have gone.All this should be the credit of his mother.

Frowning slightly, Li Dan suddenly thought of his recent experience. He had expressed his mentality before that he did not want to be involved in government affairs, but now, since Chang'an moved here, the Queen Mother has moved him to live in a side hall. If the courtiers want to see him, It also needs to obtain the Queen Mother's permission, and even the title of the country, which can only be assessed by the emperor, was changed to Guangzhai by the Queen Mother without authorization.His mother has become more and more strange since his father left.

Listening to Shangguan Wan'er reading the edict to restore King Li Xianyong's title, the queen mother turned her head and looked at her son, the only son who was by her side and closest to her.She saw that her son was frowning, his eyes full of sadness, he didn't seem to be mourning his deceased brother, but more like mourning himself.

This child thinks that Ming Yun was killed by her, do you think he will end up like this?The Empress Dowager Wu's heart was slightly cold, and when she saw her son notice her gaze, she hurriedly bowed her head in panic, and the coldness in her heart spread to the bottom. Sure enough, among her children, only Ah Yue understood her best.It's a pity that Ah Yue is a woman, and she also fell in love with a woman, so she might not have children in the future...

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Li Lingyue, who was missed by the Queen Mother, was currently decorating her new house in Shangshanfang.Before coming to Luoyang, she found an opportunity to leave Chang Shi from the Princess Mansion in Chang'an City, and brought back a clever girl from Chang'an Shanfang, planning to train her to be her confidant Chang Shi.

Seeing the little girl ordering to arrange it in a dignified manner, she suddenly felt that she had a good eye, and the teachings of the past few days were not in vain.

"Princess."

A man's voice came from behind, Li Lingyue frowned, turned her head, and nodded slightly, "What's the matter?"

With a blushing face, Wu Youji approached and said, "Today, I was promoted to be the Prince of Anding County, and I was promoted to be Liqing and Zuo Sanqi's regular servant."

Looking at the man in front of her who was looking for praise like a child, Li Lingyue twitched her lips helplessly, "Oh, congratulations, son-in-law." She turned to leave, but was stopped by Wu Youji, and turned to look at the reluctance of the other party, She suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Has your cousin Wu Chengsi been promoted to Minister of Rites?"

Wu Youji's eyelids were closed, the joy in his expression was covered by sorrow, he lowered his head weakly, sighing to himself what is his official position compared to his cousin?He once heard that the son-in-law in favor of the queen mother was Wu Chengsi, so seeing the princess following him was really aggrieved.

Li Lingyue was disgusted seeing his cranky look of being angry, and told him "don't get involved with the Li family in the near future", then turned and went to another courtyard.She thought that the Empress Dowager had raised the power of the Wu family, and the dark era belonging to the Li family was coming.This time, will some relatives die less?Li Lingyue sighed silently.

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The emperor's obedience and weakness fueled the arrogance of the Empress Dowager Wu to fight for power.A month later, a passer-by who reported on flying cavalry soldiers for spreading rebellious remarks was awarded a fifth-rank official position by the Empress Dowager Wu, which became popular among many officials.The people in the court are even more cautious in their words and deeds, and they dare not have the heart of rebellion.

The docile performance of everyone made the Wu family very proud, and the children of the Wu family who wanted to ascend to heaven began to encourage the queen mother to ascend the throne.One morning, Wu Chengsi proposed to his aunt that he hoped to make his ancestor king and build seven temples of the Wu family.

Since ancient times, only the emperor could establish the Seven Temples. When Wu Chengsi said this, the faces of the people in the court shone brightly, but because of the authority of the Empress Dowager, they dared not speak out.Only Pei Yan, who was favored by Empress Wu, retorted and reprimanded: "Boldly Wu Chengsi, you let the Empress Dowager build the Seven Temples of the Wu Clan, are you comparing the Empress Dowager to the poisonous Empress Lu of the Western Han Dynasty? Is my Tang Dynasty also in decline like the Western Han Dynasty?"

Empress Dowager Wu's eyes narrowed slightly. In her heart, Empress Lu was never a loser, and the Western Han Dynasty was not defeated by her, but the power of the Liu family was weak.What Pei Yan said seemed to be aimed at Wu Chengsi, but in fact he was just admonishing her not to follow Empress Lu and ruin the Li Tang dynasty.She stared and refuted Pei Yan's nephew, and said in a deep voice, "Okay. Mr. Pei is loyal to Tang Dynasty, Cheng Si, please keep silent."

Pei Yan raised his head and turned his body to the side, as if disdainful of Wu Chengsi's approach.Wu Chengsi made a bow, and also retreated with disdain.Empress Dowager Wu said again: "Pei Xianggong, the reason why Liu's royal family declined is because Empress Lu handed over the power to her relatives, and the establishment of the Seven Temples of Wu's is just to commemorate the dead. Who can lose?"

Pei Yan slightly raised his chin even higher. He looked at the queen mother and was about to refute, but the queen mother glanced at Shangguan Wan'er beside her, and then stood up, "Let's do this for today, leave the court."

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In the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Li Lingyue who brought Su Muning to find Shangguan Wan'er was waiting there.Seeing her mother coming, she hurriedly greeted her, "Hello, Aunt."

"Ah Yue is here." Empress Dowager Wu glanced at the little girl kneeling beside Li Lingyue, "The young lady of the Su family is also here."

Su Muning nodded, "I have seen the Queen Mother."

"Get up." Empress Dowager Wu looked at Li Lingyue and asked, "General Su is leaving?"

Li Lingyue nodded, "Yes. My daughter saw the child alone at home and was thinking about her studies, so she brought her here so that Wan'er can continue to teach."

Empress Dowager Wu hummed, "Alright. Wan'er, take her back first. Ah Yue, follow me in."

Li Lingyue and Shangguan Wan'er responded one after another, and when they crossed each other, they also tacitly gathered their hands together, smiled at each other, and then went their separate ways.

As the Empress Dowager Wu walked into the inner hall, Li Lingyue sat down beside her mother, and heard her ask: "Today, your cousin proposed to build the Seven Temples of the Wu Clan, what is your intention?"

Without thinking about it, Li Lingyue replied with a smile: "My daughter thinks it is very good."

"Oh?" Empress Dowager Wu felt happy, and asked her daughter why, "Why?"

"A Niang is honored as the Empress of Heaven, she has already been honored with Aye, and she has made countless contributions to our Tang Dynasty. It's just to build the ancestral temple, why not pay homage to the ancestors?" Li Lingyue replied with a smile.

These words are the same as what the Empress Dowager said in the court hall. Empress Dowager Wu was very useful, she patted her daughter's hand with a smile, and praised: "I'm still like me." Thinking of Li Lingyue's previous prophecy, Empress Dowager Wu's complexion suddenly became serious again Get up, "It's just that once the Wu Clan's Seven Temples are built, those Li family members will start to be in turmoil."

The Li family heard that Li Lingyue's heart trembled, she suppressed the discomfort in her heart, smiled and said to her mother: "Don't worry, Madam, Mu Zhen and General Wang have led the troops there, and they will definitely be able to kill them by surprise."

Empress Dowager Wu looked at her daughter's smiling face and felt the repressed melancholy in her eyes. She couldn't help but touch her heartstrings. She took her daughter into her arms and said softly, "I'm sorry for you, Ayue."

Li Lingyue leaned in her mother's arms, the corners of her mouth curled slightly, and she said something against her will with a wry smile, "Compared to Jiangshan Sheji, those Li clansmen are nothing. People from Great Tang Jiangshan."

My daughter is really smart, if she is an Erlang, I'm afraid she would have to worry about it.Empress Dowager Wu stroked her daughter's black hair, thinking to herself.

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A few days later, the Empress Dowager Wu ordered to pay homage to the ancestors of the Wu family and build a five-generation ancestral hall of the Wu family in Wenshui, her hometown.In addition, when the ancestral hall was completed, she ordered to change the eastern capital to the capital of the gods, to change the titles of the officials of the three provinces and six ministries, to change the name of Menxia Province to Luantai, to change the name of Zhongshu Province to Fengge, and to add Yousuzhengtai to strengthen local supervision. , Consolidate the imperial power.This series of actions made the veteran of the Li family sigh inwardly.

Among these veterans of the Li family is Li Jingye who was demoted for committing a crime. Li Jingye thought that if the Wu family did something like this, all the clan members surnamed Li in the world would be panicked. The favorite of the dynasty.With this in mind, he united with several ministers who were also dissatisfied with the demotion, and raised the banner of Kuangfu Li's dynasty to stir up turmoil.

It's a pity that the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole were behind them. They had just gathered in Yangzhou, and they were targeted.

It was night, Li Jingye and others gathered in the side house, lighting up the lights to discuss how to help Li's family.

"The rooster of the Wu family, Sichen, forced to kill my Tang prince and abolish my Tang emperor. It is indeed abominable. In my opinion, choosing a place is worse than hitting it. Let's choose Yangzhou as a base and send troops to fight against Wu." Li Jingye said sadly.

Wei Siwen nodded, "Brother Li's words are reasonable. It just so happens that Xue Zhongzhang, the inspector censor, is an old friend of mine. He also has the courage and loyalty to help the Li family. Why don't you let him be imprisoned under the pretext of rebelling against Governor Yang. Brother Li can Those who live above, this city of Yangzhou is under our control."

"Brother Wei's clever plan." The rest of the crowd clapped their hands and praised.

Wei Siwen stroked his beard, then looked at the young talent King Luo Bin and said, "Luo Linhai has a first-rate literary talent, why don't you write an essay for me, I believe that with Luo Linhai writing the pen, the heroes of the world will follow."

King Luo Bin was born in poverty and became famous at a young age. This kind of person is somewhat arrogant. In the officialdom for many years, he has been relegated several times. He wrote an article on the volume, "Preaching the World on behalf of Li Jingye".

After seeing it, everyone felt that the momentum was magnificent, and the fighting spirit in their hearts became more and more high-spirited.The next day, the action began.The call to action was quietly spread in Yangzhou City, and Chen Jingzhi, the governor of Yangzhou, was also convicted and imprisoned.This series of successes paralyzed Li Jingye and others, and they lost their vigilance. Within a few days, Li Jingye pretended to go to the government office, claiming that he was the Sima who had come to take office under the secret order of the Queen Mother, and that the chief of Gaozhou had conspired against him. , To send troops to crusade.

The yamen servant received him respectfully, and was stunned when he heard his words, and only said that he would invite the army to come and discuss together.Li Jingye agreed with a smile, and felt that everything was going well and the power was coming.

It's just a blessing, but a disaster.After a while, Joining the Army came as he expected, but Su Muzhen and Wang Fangyi were also with him.Panic climbed up Li Jingye's face, Li Jingye's two legs trembled, and Su Muzhen slashed his spear, and he fell to the ground trembling.

Frowning slightly, Su Muzhen said in disgust, "Take it away."

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After Li Jingye was detained, Su Muzhen and others arrested the rest of the party together, and then sent people to spread the news to the princess' mansion quickly.When Li Lingyue received the news, she glanced at the paper, twitched her lips, crossed the Tianjin Bridge on a horse, and rushed to Luoyang Palace.

The time when she entered the palace gate was the beginning of the night ban. At this time, the queen mother was preparing to rest, so when she rushed to the queen mother's bedroom, she met Shangguan Wan'er who came out of the bedroom.

"Wan'er." Li Lingyue dismounted and walked over quickly.

Shangguan Wan'er looked at her, her brows and eyes unconsciously raised, and she also greeted her, "Ah Yue."

There were few people at night, and the dim light was ambiguous, so Li Lingyue held Shangguan Wan'er in her arms, stroked her cheek and kissed her gently.Shangguan Wan'er lowered her eyes, her blushing was covered by the night, she snuggled into Li Lingyue's arms, and asked in a low voice, "If you come here so late, you won't be afraid of breaking the curfew and the Queen Mother will punish you. But is there something urgent?"

Li Lingyue leaned against her head and smiled slightly, "Of course there is something urgent." Seeing that Wan'er was in a hurry to break away, she lightly picked Wan'er's chin, teasingly said: "No rush. I think this is the right time , because of this night ban, I'm afraid I will disturb you tonight."

There was a smile in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes, she patted Li Lingyue's restless hand, and said softly: "The dignified princess is not serious. I'll send a message for you, wait."

"Yes, Shangguan's son-in-law." Li Lingyue bowed, his funny appearance made Shangguan Wan'er chuckle, raised her hand and tapped Li Lingyue's forehead, turned around and she returned to her usual state, walking in with a graceful manner.

When she came in, the Empress Dowager Wu hadn't rested yet and was leaning on the couch reading a book in her pajamas. When she heard the sound, she raised her head, "Wan'er, is there something wrong?"

Shangguan Wan'er saluted, nodded and said: "Queen Mother, the princess is here."

"At this time." Empress Dowager Wu thought to herself, thinking that there might be news of the traitor, she ordered, "Let her in."

"Yes." Shangguan Wan'er stepped back, and suddenly, Li Lingyue walked in with her.

"Mother." Li Lingyue greeted her, and handed over the letter with both hands, "Mu Zhen has a letter, and I came to see you when I received it. I disturbed Mother's rest, and I hope Mother will not blame her."

"It's okay, I haven't rested yet anyway." Empress Dowager Wu took the letter, unfolded it for a look, and then her smile burst into tears, "Yes, that lady from the Su family is indeed available. Ah Yue, you guessed it right, Mother remembers you a great service."

"Thank you, Aunt." Li Lingyue handed over two more pieces of paper, "This is the list from Mu Zhen, and there is also a statement."

Empress Dowager Wu raised her eyebrows, and took a closer look at the list in her hand, but it was not quite as expected, there was not a single orthodox Li family in it.She glanced at Li Lingyue with a complicated expression, "Is this the name of all the people?"

"Yes." Li Lingyue nodded, and she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the list. This was a few fewer people than she had seen in her previous life. Not only were there not many people from the Li family, even the Xue family was not involved.Because it was discovered early, the influence has not yet expanded.That's great, I saved him this time.

Empress Dowager Wu didn't comment, she picked up the call to action again, the call to action was longer than the list, at night, she looked at the densely packed words, and handed the paper to Shangguan Wan'er, "Wan'er, read it. "

Shangguan Wan'er replied "Yes", and was about to speak, but was stopped by Li Lingyue, "Wan'er wait a minute."

Li Lingyue looked at the Empress Dowager, with a troubled expression on her face, "Aniang, that proclamation is used by rebels to confuse people's hearts, and it's full of obscenities, so don't read it."

Empress Dowager Wu looked at her, and said lightly, "It's okay, I want to know what they say about me. Wan'er, let's start." After finishing speaking, she slowly closed her eyes.

Shangguan Wan'er glanced at Li Lingyue, and the two exchanged wry smiles, and then Shangguan Wan'er read aloud: "Pseudo Linchao Wu clan's nature is not docile, and the land is cold." Knowing why Li Lingyue blocked her, she looked at the Empress Dowager's expression and saw that the Empress Dowager still closed her eyes indifferently, so she continued to read, "Xi Chong Taizong came to Chen, and used to change clothes to serve. It's the evening festival, and the erotic palace is filthy. . . . Or heirs to Han Jue, or associate with Zhou relatives, or reposted to the minions, or ordered by the proclamation room. The words are still in the ears, but the loyalty will not be forgotten? The soil is not dry, what is the solitary six feet? If you can --2"

"Wan'er." Before the book was finished, Shangguan Wan'er heard the Queen Mother calling her, she put away the scroll, nodded and waited for orders.

Empress Dowager Wu's pupils also opened, there was no resentment that the slandered should have in her phoenix pupils, some were surprised and regretful, she asked Li Lingyue, "Ah Yue, who wrote this essay?"

Li Lingyue replied in a respectful voice: "It seems to be the king of Luo Bin, Luo Linhai."

The queen mother sat up from the bed, Li Lingyue and Shangguan Wan'er rushed to serve, but they were waved away by the queen mother.Empress Dowager Wu stood up, took the proclamation from Shangguan Wan'er, and walked to the desk.Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly added a few lamps, and with the help of the lamps, Empress Wu took a closer look.

"What's the point of a six-foot solitude when the soil is still wet?" Empress Dowager Wu mulled over the verses in the call-to-action, and sighed wistfully, "Such a literary talent is too much for a prime minister!"

In her previous life, she had heard about what A Niang did, but Li Lingyue was still shocked when she saw it with her own eyes. Her A Niang is indeed very generous, and she really deserves to be the No.She went forward and told her mother, "Aniang, this person is now in Yangzhou."

The Empress Dowager Wu was still reading the call-to-action, and she ordered softly, "Tell the two generals Su and Wang to treat him well. When he arrives in Luoyang, I want to see him."

"Yes." Li Lingyue took the order and asked again, "What about the others?"

"Bring Luoyang too." Empress Dowager Wu's eyes shone coldly, she lightly parted her vermilion lips, her voice was cold and terrifying, "It's cut."

"Yes." The emperor must have enough heart, Li Lingyue was not surprised by her mother's choice, she agreed, and led Shangguan Wan'er back out.