The Queen Dressed as Lin's Sister

Wu Zhao quickly arranged the affairs of Caiwei Island and the water canal. In particular, Zheng Changming, the Minister of the Taipusi, was assigned with horses to transport the materials and grain needed for the canal, and he also arranged the best horses for the army.

Everything was going on step by step, and it seemed to be in order. The people of Luoshui Kingdom also sent a peace covenant, and the envoys asked for peace talks.

Wu Zhao got up early today. After all, there was an early court today. General Gao was still dressed in a dragon robe, dressed in a water-melting appearance. The courtiers were ready and they were all lined up in the hall.

General Gao sat behind the curtain, coughing lightly. These days, what he learned the most was coughing. How to cough can be convincing. Anyway, coughing has reached the point of proficiency.

Wu Zhao also came out from the inner hall, but he didn't sit down. The courtiers knelt down and saluted, Wu Zhao said, "You don't need to be too polite, just get up."

The ministers stood up one after another and lined up on both sides. Wu Zhao smiled and said, "Today...the emperor wants to share a joke with everyone."

The courtiers looked at each other, not knowing what was going on, and looked up at Wu Zhao who was standing on the stage.

Wu Zhao didn't say anything immediately, but just waved his hand, Wei Ruolan immediately left the hall, and soon everyone saw that besides Wei Ruolan came back, someone else also entered the hall, it was the envoy of Luo Shuiguo.

When everyone saw the envoys of Luo Shui State, they all had a bad face. After all, Luo Shui State turned back on what it said about Caiwei Island, and now it is too shameless to send envoys.

The envoys of Luoshui Kingdom came in and made a big salute, kowtowed and said: "Greetings to the emperor and empress, our country sincerely talks about peace, and please learn from the emperor and empress!"

The envoy of Luo Shuiguo spoke and presented a letter of agreement for the peace talks. The eunuch took it and handed it to Wu Zhao.

The "Emperor" took a look, waved his hands, coughed again, and then handed it over to Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao held the letter of alliance in his hand, walked slowly to the front of the steps, looked down at the envoy kneeling on the ground, and said with a smile: "The emperor said, he remembered that this was not the first time that the envoy of Luoshui Kingdom The minister sent the letter of alliance."

The envoy of Luoshui Kingdom was a little scared and said tremblingly: "This time... this time our country is very sincere. The king is willing to pay tribute and send the princess here for marriage, and is willing..."

Before he finished speaking, Wu Zhao had already raised his hand, and with a crisp "hiss—" he tore the alliance letter in his hand in half in front of everyone.

The envoys of Luoshui Kingdom looked in disbelief, Wu Zhao didn't speak, but smiled all over his face, and with another "hiss—" he continued to tear the alliance book into two halves, then two halves again, and then two halves again.

"Wow!" With a sound, Wu Zhao let go of his hands, and directly threw the torn into pieces of the alliance letter down the palace. The minister's head was full of faces, and the envoy of Luoshui State opened his eyes wide in fright, and there were even fragments of the alliance letter hanging on his face, which looked very funny.

Wu Zhao sneered, and said, "I don't know, my lords, do you think this joke... is still funny?"

All the ministers heard it, and then they realized that the joke they were talking about was exactly this. All the ministers in the palace burst into laughter. The envoy of Luoshui Kingdom knelt on the ground, and he didn't react at all. , feeling completely humiliated.

Wu Zhao said coldly: "The king of Luoshui Kingdom has a bird's beak, and his favorite thing to do is to deny what he says. The emperor is kind. If you don't kill the envoys, get out."

The envoys of Luoshui Kingdom felt ashamed immediately. He was an envoy after all, but he was humiliated in front of the courtiers. The courtiers seemed to feel very relieved and burst into laughter. He got up and rushed out, but someone tripped over his foot, the envoy made a "gudong" sound, and immediately fell to the ground, causing the hall to burst into laughter.

Luo Shuiguo's envoy returned home in a state of embarrassment, and Wu Zhao stepped down from court and walked into the inner hall. General Gao hurriedly took off his dragon robe, saluted and left.

Wu Zhao went into the inner hall and sat on the bedside. The imperial doctor over there came to report and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the emperor's condition seems to be getting better!"

Wu Zhao was startled, and said, "Really?"

The imperial doctor said: "It's true, I don't dare to lie to my empress, it is indeed getting better, the pulse condition is calmer than before, I feel that no matter how carefully I take care of it, I will definitely wake up."

Wu Zhao said, "When will I wake up? Are you sure?"

As soon as she said this, the imperial physician fell silent again, as if she was not sure. Seeing him like this, Wu Zhao knew that what the imperial physician said might be comforting herself, so she waved the imperial physician to retreat.

The imperial doctor said that Shui Rong's condition had improved, but Wu Zhao didn't feel that the army had already arrived at the border town, Jia Yun was in charge of building the canal, Caiwei Island had already lined up troops, and was ready to attack Luo Shuiguo at any time, but Shui Rong still didn't open his eyes.

I used to be able to wake up occasionally for a while, but now I don't have it for a while. I can't eat or take medicine. Wu Zhao feeds the medicine himself every day, but I can't take it anymore. I vomited all over the medicine and leaked the bed Both are.

Wu Zhao held Shui Rong in his arms, and fed Shui Rong the medicine with a small spoon. The brown concoction dripped all over his body. Wu Zhao carefully wiped the soup clean for Shui Rong. All missed.

Wu Zhao handed the medicine bowl to Xueyan, wiped it clean for Shui Rong, let him lay down on his back, arranged the brocade quilt, covered Shui Rong, then sat on the edge of the bed, watching him silently.

Shui Rong was still the same, with his eyes closed and unconscious, Wu Zhao raised his hand and gently stroked Shui Rong's cheek, feeling a little turbulent in his heart.

Shui Rong's appearance didn't get any better, instead, every day was getting worse. Wu Zhao thought to himself, isn't this exactly what he needed? He just waited for Shui Rong to die of illness, and his son was still the crown prince, who could ascend the throne smoothly and inherit the great rule in a legitimate way. And the prince was young, so she, the empress dowager, could justifiably supervise the country, and finally monopolize the power step by step, becoming the hegemonic queen.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhao squinted at the water on the bed, but there was a ripple in his heart, and for some reason, he seemed to wrinkle, and his hair twisted.

Wu Zhao's throat rolled a few times, as if he was looking for some reason for himself. By the way, he is now at war with Luo Shuiguo. If Shui Rong can't wake up and boost morale himself, it will be bad for the battle.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhao couldn't help touching Shui Rong's cheek again, and said in a low voice, "If you don't wake up, you will fall out of favor. Don't regret it then."

As Wu Zhao said this, Xue Yan suddenly ran in and said, "Ma'am, some ministers have come and said they want to see the emperor."

Wu Zhao let go of his hands. During the past three days, there are always ministers running over. Before that, Ministers of the Ministry of Rites, Ministers of the Ministry of War, and Ministers of the Ministry of Households came over. Later, many ministers came over one after another. Some of them really cared about the emperor. , and some took the opportunity to make trouble.

Wu Zhao said lightly, "Bring it to the tea room."

Wu Zhao passed through the inner hall and entered the tea room. Sure enough, he saw several ministers. The leader was the Minister of the Ministry of War. Empress, great news! Great news!!"

Wu Zhao said, "I don't know what good news it is?"

The Secretary of the Ministry of War immediately said: "Your Majesty, Caiwei Island has not yet dispatched troops, and two cities in Luoshui Kingdom have surrendered, and the border town has a good news. Because of the construction of the canal, it really put a lot of pressure on the neighboring border city of Luoshui Kingdom. , the people in the border city of Luoshui Kingdom tied up the city gate collar, and they have already opened the gate and cast their votes!"

When Wu Zhao heard that this battle had not yet been fought, it was already destined to win. He couldn't help but smiled and said, "Very well, Lord Shangshu, please discuss it with the people who organize the military department. The people who surrender will be treated favorably."

"Yes, the next officer takes orders!"

The Minister of the Ministry of War quickly responded, and immediately handed over the memorial in his hand to Wu Zhao. In fact, these days, the Minister of the Ministry of War has completely convinced Wu Zhao, and he is not at all reconciled in his heart.

There were a few ministers over there, who were actually here to join in the fun. Seeing this scene, they immediately said, "Wait a minute!"

Wu Zhao frowned and said, "What?"

The minister hurried out and said, "Master Shangshu, this memorial is an urgent military aircraft, and it should be submitted directly to the emperor. How can it be handled by the concubine? Besides, the people who defected should be dealt with by the emperor's decree. Lord Shangshu only relies on the empress's words." If you say that, it’s not appropriate to deal with the people who surrendered? In this palace, when will the concubine have the final say?”

The Minister of the Ministry of War came to report the good news, but it is true that many people took advantage of this opportunity to come and make trouble. After all, Wu Zhao has too much power these days, and he has reused Wei Ruolan, Jia Yun and Feng Qingxuan. This force is constantly expanding This surprised many people and felt that they were excluded.

Minister of the Ministry of War frowned and said, "Presumptuous! How did you talk to the empress?!"

The minister said: "Your official is just telling the truth. Now that the emperor is sick, we should discuss it with our ministers. The empress is a female generation, and she is happy. How can such a weak person be able to afford it?" A major national event? If we are exhausted again, we will not be able to pay for it if we are dismissed, can't we?"

Wu Zhao smiled, not being surprised at all, as if he was not afraid at all, which made the minister very uncomfortable.

Wu Zhao said: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, and say it together, so as not to hold it in your heart."

The minister sneered and said: "Since the empress asked the lower officials to say it, the lower officials will say so. I'm afraid it's fake if the emperor is sick, but it's true that the empress put the emperor under house arrest!"

As soon as he said this, many people were shocked, and the Minister of the Ministry of War scolded him again, saying, "Bold!"

But the minister said: "Your official is just telling the truth. If the empress hadn't put the emperor under house arrest, it would have been more than two months now. Why wouldn't the emperor show his face?"

Just at this moment, when Wei Ruolan and Feng Qingxuan rushed in with Long Jinwei suddenly, everyone turned pale.

The minister was also frightened, but he couldn't lose the battle at this time, and said: "Lieutenant Long Jin is the emperor's imperial guard, has he listened to the queen's orders now? Today, the official just wants to see the emperor. On the one hand, if the empress insists on refusing, then the world will have its own opinion, don't think that you, the Lin family officials, have great careers, so you can be so rampant!"

Wu Zhao laughed, and said, "Rampant? Now I don't know if it's my lord who is rampant, or you are rampant? In the palace of the Holy One, loudly and presumptuously, this alone is enough for you to die."

The minister said with a sneer: "Your Majesty, there is no need to bluff. The Lin family controls the state affairs, forms a clique for personal gain, and puts the emperor under house arrest. This is a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the family. I..."

He hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly heard "presumptuousness". Although the voice was not loud, it was very deep and powerful, with an indescribable majesty. It seemed that the tea room was about to freeze over.

The sound came from outside the tea room, and I heard the sound of "tapping, treading". Someone came in from the outside. The first one came in was the little eunuch next to Shui Rong, then a few court ladies, and then one wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. The person walked in slowly from outside the tea room.

He is tall and tall, but his face is a little pale, his lips are still light purple, he looks like he is sick, and he is coughing slightly, but even so, his face has an irreversible majesty, squinting his eyes, face scowled.

When everyone saw it, they immediately took a breath of air, "Hoo!!", and then they all knelt on the ground with a "gudong", shouting loudly: "Greetings to the emperor, long live the emperor!"

Wu Zhao also looked over looking for the sound, and was taken aback immediately. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the person who walked in. He had bright yellow clothes and a handsome face, but at this time he was a little thinner than usual, and his face was a little bit thinner. His face was pale, and it looked as if he had two or three points of melancholy on it. When he saw Wu Zhao, that majestic expression immediately melted away, and it was tainted with a bit of tenderness.

It turned out to be water soluble!

Shui Rong held on to the wall next to him without a trace, Wu Zhao hurriedly rushed over, grabbed Shui Rong, Shui Rong smiled at Wu Zhao, his voice was a little panting, as if to comfort Wu Zhao, and then said in a cold voice: "I don't need to be summoned." , Straight into the bedroom, who wants to see me?"

Everyone didn't expect Shui Rong to actually appear, and they were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled. The minister who was shouting one after another just now was so frightened that he was about to pass out.

Shui Rong narrowed his eyes, waved his hand, and said, "Press it down."

The minister was so frightened that he hurriedly begged for mercy, saying: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The subordinates are also loyal, and... have no intention of offending the Empress, Your Majesty, please forgive me..."

Shui Rong didn't want to say more, didn't even look at it, just took a few breaths and said: "The matter of surrender, we will do it according to what the queen said, after discussing it, give me a memorial, let's all go down."

"Yes!"

Minister of the Ministry of War and others hurriedly saluted and left the palace one after another.

As soon as everyone withdrew, Wu Zhao felt a weight on his body, and Shui Rong almost fell to the ground. Wei Ruolan and Feng Qingxuan who were beside him hurried over to help them.

Everyone supported Shui Rong on the chair and settled down, Wu Zhao hurriedly said, "How are you doing? Go and call the imperial physician!"

Xueyan hurriedly ran out to call the imperial physician, Shui Rong smiled, still a little weak, resting her head on Wu Zhao's shoulder, stretched out her hand to hold Wu Zhao's hand, and said hoarsely, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Seeing that he was so weak, Wu Zhao couldn't rest assured, Shui Rong said softly, "It's true, after all... I'm afraid of falling out of favor."