Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 255 Li Family or Wu Family
"Your Majesty, please think twice. I am just a junior minister, and it is really difficult for me to shoulder such an important responsibility!"

Yang Yanzhang knelt on his knees, not daring to take on the task of driving a wedge between Tridu Songtsen and Lun Qinling alone.

He didn't believe that Wu Zetian entrusted this matter to him because she really believed in him!
"Yang Aiqing, are you trying to remind the Ai family that your official position is too low?"

Wu Zetian said with a smile.

"I don't have this intention. It's just that this matter is of great importance, so we still need to invite other ministers to discuss it together."

Yang Yanzhang replied in fear.

"Ha ha."

Wu Zetian sneered and frowned at the young man who was kneeling on the ground and did not dare to raise his head.

She thought in her mind: "To be able to climb to the rank of Zhongcheng at such a young age is indeed quite clever. He is afraid that after accepting this order, if he walks out of the imperial study room, he will be labeled as a martial arts sect!"

How could Wu Zetian not know what Yang Yanzhang was thinking?
The world is in turmoil and the borders are unstable.

Everyone's eyes are on Luoyang City.

As a Zhongcheng, Yang Yanzhang had made great military exploits and gained Wu Zetian's love. If news came out at this time, Yang Yanzhang had defected to Wu Zetian!
The situation in the court will inevitably change!
Yang Yanzhang can take advantage of the east wind at this time to quickly be promoted to an official position, and there is hope for him to become the capital of ministers!

But the question is, what should he do after Wu Zetian dies?
"Your Majesty, please think again."

Yang Yanzhang never relented and asked Wu Zetian to leave this matter to him alone.

"Forget it, since you don't want to, let's discuss it again. I'm tired of the Ai family. That's it for today. Please step back."

Wu Zetian stood up and left the imperial study with the help of the eunuch.

Yang Yanzhang stood up and raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

"It was so dangerous, I almost fell into her trap!"

If Yang Yanzhang accidentally agreed to this, others would directly label him as surrendering to Wu Zetian!
Yang Yanzhang doesn't want to be at the forefront of the storm!

He would rather not surrender to anyone than become the target of public criticism!
After leaving the imperial study, Yang Yanzhang wanted to leave the palace as soon as possible, but as soon as he took a few steps, he bumped into Li Dan who was waiting for him on the road.

"His Majesty?"

Yang Yanzhang was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Li Dan.

"Yang Aiqing, are you preparing to leave the palace?"

Li Dan asked knowingly.

Yang Yanzhang looked at him helplessly and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anything to discuss with me?"

Li Dan smiled heartily, shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I just saw that the weather is nice today, so I wanted to go for a walk in the Royal Garden. I happened to meet Yang Aiqing on the road. Why don't you go with me?"

Yang Yanzhang had no reason to refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and follow Li Dan.

Since returning to Luoyang, Yang Yanzhang feels like he has aged three years among these powerful people all day long!

"Yang Aiqing, you have worked hard these past few months. You must have suffered a lot in order to win Yunzhou, right?" Li Dan asked as he walked.

Yang Yanzhang shook his head and said: "This is what I should do. It is not hard work."

"This past year, the world has not been peaceful. You have worked hard to travel around and do your duty for the country of the Tang Dynasty. I heard that my mother wants to entrust you with border affairs. Is there anything you need my help with?"

Li Dan turned around and brought the topic to the discussion about Qinling at the border.

What he wanted to know most was what happened in the imperial study just now!
If Yang Yanzhang really took over this matter, it would mean that he had surrendered to Wu Zetian and became a lackey of the Wu family!Li Dan does not have to be Yang Yanzhang, but at this juncture, there are really not many officials who can be loved by many people!
If Yang Yanzhang had not defected to Wu Zetian, Li Dan could try to win him over to his camp!
"Your Majesty, border affairs are complicated and complicated. How can I take on this important task by myself?"

Yang Yanzhang tried his best to make his wording sound harmless.

He didn't want to reveal anything in front of Li Dan that he planned to take refuge with Wu Zetian, and he didn't want to get too close to please Li Dan so that the other party would think he could win over him.

Yang Yanzhang, who was wandering between the two forces, expressed his frustration.

"My mother trusts you, so she wants to hand this matter over to you. Yang Aiqing is still too reserved and modest. Now that the border is unstable, I still hope that Yang Aiqing can do more."

Li Dan said worriedly.

No matter how much dispute there is in the court, the border issue cannot be left alone!

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Once other ministers come up with feasible strategies, the border concerns will naturally be resolved."

Yang Yanzhang stood aside with his hands tied and said in a deep voice.

Li Dan looked at him quietly for a while, not seeing any clues on his face, and sighed helplessly: "Since Yang Aiqing said so, I can rest assured."

After Yang Yanzhang left the Royal Garden, he stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his face.

"There really isn't a fuel-efficient lamp sitting in this palace! Li Dan seems to be constantly worrying about border affairs, but in fact he has been making insinuations to find out whether I am siding with Wu Zetian."

Yang Yanzhang has lived in the Tang Dynasty for many years and has become accustomed to looking at things with the thinking of the ancients.

Under Wu Zetian's suppression, Li Dan was unable to have access to government affairs, but how could he be willing to be just a puppet emperor?
As long as he can ask a question or two in a subtle way, he will seize the opportunity!
and……

Yang Yanzhang could see that although Li Dan had no real power in his hands, the ministers in the court still really favored Li Dan and regarded the descendants of the Li family as the real emperor!

Although Wu Zetian controlled the government and had the power of life and death, all the methods she used could only temporarily suppress these ministers.

It is almost impossible to make them really prefer Wu Zetian!

Yang Yanzhang wiped a cold sweat and thought to himself: "It's better to find an opportunity to get a job abroad as soon as possible. Staying in Luoyang is really scary!"

As long as he stayed in Luoyang, he would definitely have to meet Wu Zetian and Li Dan.

Who knows if you say something wrong, you will lose your life.

Companion is like a tiger!

Fortunately, in the next few days, Wu Zetian did not summon Yang Yanzhang, but instead called many ministers to discuss matters in the imperial study.

Two days later, when Yang Yanzhang was staying at home to take care of the flowers and plants, a decree came down.

"Xuan, Yang Yanzhang comes to see you!"

He quickly put on his court clothes and rushed to the palace.

In the imperial study room, Wu Zetian and the ministers had been waiting for a long time, just waiting for Yang Yanzhang to appear.

At this time, Li Dan, who lived in the palace, also received the news.

"The Queen Mother summoned Yang Yanzhang again... That day, he did not seek refuge with the Queen Mother. How will he choose today?"

Li Dan sighed quietly, feeling melancholy in his heart.

(End of this chapter)