Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 330 Leadership Controversy (1)

"The Master said: Isn't it a pleasure to learn and practice it from time to time? Isn't it a pleasure to have friends come from afar? Isn't it a gentleman if you don't know it and don't be stunned?"

In a side room of the Qianyuan Hall, Princess Taiping in a white dress had her hands behind her back, shaking her head and carrying the text, her little face was full of complacency, and she looked at Empress Wu who was sitting on the couch with a chuckle, full of tears. The love and compassion of the face.

"Miss."

Just when the mother and daughter were very warm, Gao Hesheng, who was sweating profusely, turned out from the screen in a hurry. Seeing that Little Taiping was also there, he couldn't help having a meal, but he didn't dare to delay too much. He walked to the front quickly and called out in a low voice.

"What's the matter? Say!"

Empress Wu only looked at Gao Hesheng's posture, and knew that something big was going to happen, so she couldn't help but frowned, but she didn't mean to avoid Xiao Taiping, she just let out a soft voice.

"I want to tell you, my lord, something big happened in Jingshan, and all the people are turned upside down!"

Seeing the displeasure on Empress Wu's face, Gao Hesheng didn't dare to be negligent, and hastily reported a word.

"Huh? How could this be? What does Liu Yizhi eat, tell me!"

Empress Wu was already worried about the "Gongling" matter, but when she heard that something had happened, her heart sank, she pulled her face down, and asked in a calm voice.

"I want to report to my lord, the maidservants have just received a report, and the details have not yet been known. It is said that the wine and meat bestowed by the emperor has not been fulfilled. Now all the people on Jingshan have run away. Before leaving, there are still thieves still on the construction site. They set fires everywhere, and now that there is a great chaos, please tell me clearly." When Empress Wu got angry, Gao Hesheng was so frightened that his legs and feet became weak immediately, and after a sudden trembling, he rushed to report.

"Hmph, a bunch of trash!"

Empress Wu scolded angrily, stood up abruptly, walked back and forth in the room with her head down, her face was full of gloom, because she had been acutely aware that this matter might turn into a catastrophe. The storm in the court, if there is trouble, the little vitality she has just recovered will be folded in this storm, and she can't help but be upset.

"Mother, those thieves dared to burn Brother Hong's tomb, it is a heinous crime, they should be punished!"

After all, Xiao Taiping was young, so he couldn't see through the possible strangeness behind this matter at all, but was angry at Min Zhuang's criminal behavior, so he waved his small fist and shouted angrily.

"Be good, Yue'er, this is not something you can participate in, let's go down and play first, mother still has business to do."

Empress Wu was feeling annoyed, when she heard Xiao Taiping yelling nonsense, she was even more annoyed, but she didn't get angry at Xiao Taiping, but gave her gentle instructions.

"Mom, I don't care, baby..."

When he heard that Empress Wu wanted to drive him away, Little Taiping immediately became unhappy, his little body twisted like a twist, his mouth was pouted, and he acted coquettishly.

"Come on, bring peace down!"

Empress Wu had no intention of entangled with Xiao Taiping at this moment, she simply ignored her coquettishness, she drank in a calm voice, and several eunuchs who accompanied her came forward, and half pulled and half supported Xiao Taiping After persuading him to leave the room, poor little Taiping cried so much that he was very sad, but he still couldn't move Empress Wu's heart.

"According to the decree of my palace, Your Majesty's dragon body is not healthy and needs to be rested. No one is allowed to report this sad news to the imperial court without the order of my palace. In addition, Xuanyue King Li Zhen will come here to have an audience immediately. Go!"

After all, Empress Wu was not an ordinary person, although her heart was troubled, she was not disturbed. After a moment of contemplation, she made up her mind and made an order without hesitation.

"Yes, the old slave obeys!"

As soon as Gao Hesheng heard it, he understood the intention behind Empress Wu's intention to block the news, but he didn't dare to say more, he could only respectfully accept the promise, and went to take care of various matters without mentioning it.

"The old minister has seen the empress."

Li Zhen happened to be on duty in the Political Affairs Hall today, so she arrived very quickly. As soon as she turned around the screen in front of the door, she saw Empress Wu standing by the window with her hands behind her back. Not daring to be negligent, he took a few steps, rushed forward, and saluted in a well-regulated manner.

"Uncle Ba, don't be too polite, come and watch!"

Hearing the sound, Empress Wu slowly turned around, raised her hand in a vain manner, and gave a polite order, and several young eunuchs who accompanied her courteously brought Jindun to invite Li Zhen to take a seat.

"Old minister, thank you for your seat."

Li Zhen didn't know the purpose of Empress Wu's recruiting, but when she saw Empress Wu's solemn expression, she knew that something important had happened, but she was not in a hurry to ask questions, she just thanked Empress Wu politely. Sitting, never asking why, as if listening to Empress Wu's instructions respectfully.

"So that Uncle Ba can learn that there is trouble in Jingshan, and Minzhuang burned the 'Gongling Tomb' and scattered in all directions. What should we do?"

Empress Wu pursed her lower lip, looked at Li Zhen meaningfully, and said the matter in a flat tone, and finally asked a question.

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Li Zhen just entered the court not long ago, and his foundation in the court is shallow, and the news is not very well-informed. He has not yet heard the news that Jingshan is in chaos. However, there are nearly [-] strong people. If the flag is raised to rebel, Luoyang City may not be spared. Even if the city can be defended, Sheji will be in trouble from now on. I hope that the world will be in chaos at this time, but without knowing the truth, he dare not speak easily, he can only look at Empress Wu in surprise, as if waiting for her to explain.

"It should be true. The military newspaper must be about to arrive at the Ministry of War at this time."

Seeing Li Zhenguang expressing surprise, but not saying anything else, Empress Wu immediately raised her brows, explained a sentence coldly, and then stopped talking, just staring at Li Zhen with a dignified expression, as if to force her to express her position .

Upon hearing the word "military newspaper", Li Zhen immediately understood what Empress Wu meant. It was saying that Empress Wu had decided to classify this matter as a "civilian riot", which was a signal of preparations for a large-scale suppression, and her heart sank involuntarily. , his brain was running rapidly, weighing the pros and cons of standing in line - Li Zhen had personally experienced the "posthumous name" incident a few months ago, and she knew how tricky the supervision of this "Gongling" was. In his mind, it was only a matter of time before Jingshan had troubles, and it was just a matter of scale. Now that troubles broke out, only Empress Wu would be implicated. Obviously, neither the crown prince nor King Li Xian would let them go With such a great opportunity to attack Empress Wu, there is no doubt that there will be a court struggle. The key is in the nature of the matter, and this involves a leadership struggle. The issue of position is obviously a big hurdle that cannot be bypassed. It has to be more cautious.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is a big deal, and it should be done quickly rather than later. The decision should be made early in the morning."

After all, Li Zhen was a cautious person, and she didn't intend to express her attitude immediately, but said something with a sincere face, but it was not much different from saying nothing.

"What the eighth uncle said is true, and I also think so. If so, let the eighth uncle deal with it."

Who is Empress Wu, since Li Zhen was called, how could he be fooled by him, so he made a gesture of appreciation and made a decree, unceremoniously put the burden on Li Zhen's shoulders, and forced him to show attitude.

"I would like to thank my mother for your kindness, the old minister. It's just that the old minister has just arrived and suddenly took on this important task. I'm afraid there will be dissatisfaction in the court."

This burden is not so easy to bear, it is clearly a hot potato, although Li Zhen has long wanted to establish prestige in the court, but she did not dare to take the lead in this matter, if something goes wrong, the prestige will not be established , It made people read the joke, and naturally refused to take over the matter, but in front of Empress Wu, he didn't dare to forcefully refuse, so he could only politely put forward the meaning of refusal.

"It doesn't matter, everything has its own house, so it's good for Eighth Uncle to let go and do it."

Since Empress Wu had already decided to tie Li Zhen to her chariot, since it was impossible for her to slip away, she waved her hand and made her decision in an unquestionable tone.

"Since that's the case, the old minister will obey the order."

As soon as Empress Wu said this, Li Zhen was forced to the corner of the wall. With a sudden change in her mind, she suddenly had an idea, so she stopped insisting and accepted the order boldly.

"That's very good, Eighth Uncle just let it go, I want to see who dares to make trouble..."

Hearing that Li Zhen had accepted the order, Empress Wu immediately let go of most of her hanging heart, and then she smiled and said a few words of comfort, but before she finished speaking, she saw Gao Hesheng dripping from the screen, dripping with sweat. He came out with a look of dismay, Empress Wu's words stopped abruptly, the phoenix's eyes flashed coldly, and his eyes swept over as sharp as a knife.

"My Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the King of England and many courtiers are handing out signs outside the palace gate to ask to see the Holy Majesty, and please give me instructions!"

As soon as he felt the cold air suddenly gushing from Empress Wu, Gao Hesheng couldn't help but shivered, rushed forward hurriedly, and rushed to report.

"Ok?"

Hearing that the prince, Li Xian and others came so fast and with such force, Empress Wu and Li Zhen couldn't help but stare at each other, and they both saw a strong sense of vigilance and fear in each other's eyes I felt a little flustered for a while, and I didn't dare to make an assertion lightly, and the room suddenly fell into a dead silence... The end time has passed, and although the sun has turned to the west, God He was still terribly hot, wearing the thick court clothes, which looked majestic, but in fact he was suffering. Even though it was covered by a canopy, Li Xian was still sweating profusely from the heat, and he didn't know the white silk to wipe his sweat. How many times have I changed, but I still haven't waited for the news from the palace. I was as impatient as an ant on a hot pot. I endured it again and again, and finally couldn't bear it anymore. , after the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, he still couldn't help asking in a low voice: "Seventh brother, it's been so long, do you think the palace will..."

"Brother Prince, don't worry, younger brother has his own concerns."

Li Xian knew exactly what Li Xian was worried about, but Li Xian didn't care at all, and didn't explain much, just smiled and comforted him.

"This... well, whatever, let's just wait."

Li Xian was extremely anxious, but when he saw that Li Xian was unwilling to explain, there was nothing he could do. In desperation, he could only stomp his feet, restrain his restless heart, and turned his eyes to the open palace gate again.

(End of this chapter)