Chapter 28 Chapter Twenty Eight

Wu Zetian raised his eyes, and there was a young man standing two or three steps behind Princess Taiping, who was surprisingly handsome.He wears a shirt made of fine white cloth, and his head is wrapped in a head covering "like the kings of the Wu family".It was created by Wu Zetian, and after being rewarded to the kings and close officials, it soon spread to the people and became a fashionable scarf style. Wu Zetian clicked his tongue, showing a satisfied expression.The visitor had a good appearance, with slender eyebrows and long eyes, a straight nose, a face like the moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and a color like the flowers of dawn.The limbs are well-proportioned and of medium build.He wore a submissive smile, pleasant but a little sly, and his exposed teeth, arranged like pearls, seemed a little too neat.He seems to be a restless guy with quite a strong physique.Following the etiquette taught by Princess Taiping, he knelt down on both knees and greeted Ann respectfully.

Wu Zetian saw that he was so nervous that tiny beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.She withdrew her gaze and smiled generously: "Stay flat, get up!" The elf Princess Taiping realized that her mother had taken a fancy to her "tribute", and was very happy, and excitedly introduced the situation of this young man . "His name is Zhang Changzong, from Yifeng, Dingzhou. He is twenty years old. He is the grandson of Zhang Xingcheng. Zhang Changzong is not only from a famous family, but also knowledgeable. He plays the flute very well, and he can relieve the loneliness of the empress at any time."

"I am very familiar with Zhang Xingcheng. He was a learned and talented minister. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan, he served as a servant and minister of the Ministry of punishment. Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne and was appointed to supervise the compilation of national history. He served as minister Youpushe and Prince Shaofu. Four years." Wu Zetian pointed at Zhang Changzong with a finger: "That year your father Zhang Xijian joined the army as a Sihu in Yongzhou." "Your Majesty has a good memory." Zhang Changzong flattered him.Princess Taiping saw that her mother and Zhang Changzong had a conversation, even if she left, she left the Jiayu Palace.

Wu Zetian continued to ask some inexplicable questions, and Zhang Changzong answered every question, with a smile always on his rosy tender mouth. "What do you love?" "I love Your Majesty." "Good boy," Wu Zetian praised, "as long as you truly love me, you will have endless glory and wealth." "Thank you Lord Ron." Zhang Changzong knelt in front of Wu Zetian and kowtowed. "There's no need to be polite. When it's just the two of us, just be casual. Be relaxed, light-hearted, free." "right." "In the court, you can't answer yes, but you have to say that you know."

"understood." She couldn't stop looking at him, studying him, admiring him, and felt very comfortable with him.She found him unusually attractive: long arms, slender waist, broad shoulders, rather broad pelvis.He has a vigorous figure, although his body has not yet been formed into a certain pattern by the years, but it is almost the same as that of an adult, giving people a strong and pleasant aesthetic feeling.Every once in a while, she would look into the black pupils in his shining eyes, to explore deeper.There are also those slightly open exposed teeth, and the lips are as red as pomegranates, which seem to be broken at a blow.He slowly moved closer to her, crawled under her feet, and stroked her lower limbs gently.Every sense organ and every nerve in her body was activated.Now she has him in the palm of her hand.

"What else do you love?" "flower." "What flower?" Wu Zetian asked further. "lotus." "Would you rather look at flowers or pick them?" "It's so beautiful, I really can't bear to pick it off." "Flowers can be broken when they bloom, don't wait until there are no flowers to break the branches." Zhang Changzong blinked knowingly. Wu Zetian patted him on the head, and he obediently took off the fur, and handed himself over to her.She liked him, fondled him, wanted to know him better, ran her fingers over his cheeks and neck, wanted to shape her new self, and wanted to shape him too.She was fascinated by the desire to know this handsome man, and with every movement of her hand, what she touched seemed to be absolute beauty, ineffable beauty.He accompanied her on the dragon bed, his naked body tightly pressed against her naked body.The handsome Zhang Changzong did not disappoint Wu Zetian. He was energetic, physically strong, quite humane, and seemed to have a kind of attachment complex for her.She was won over by his irresistible charm and thoughtfulness, and found tenderness and caresses like never before in a man.Li Zhi is weak and sick, with high libido and poor strength. Monk Xue is violent and rough, and Shen Langzhong is like a drop in water. How can he extinguish his burning desire?It was not until today, at the age of seventy-four, that she enjoyed the joy of tender love in the boudoir for the first time.The charm of Zhang Changzong, a handsome man, moved her heart, as if she was lying on a cloud.She is in love with him and needs him at all times.I slept with him all night, and slept soundly and sweetly.The next day, Zhang Changzong was appointed as General Yunhui and General Zuo Qianniu Zhonglang.A few days later, he was awarded Doctor Yinqing Guanglu.His deceased father, Yongzhou Sihu, joined the army Zhang Xicheng, posthumously as the governor of Xiangzhou, made his mother Zang the wife of the wife, rewarded him with a house, and sent Shang Gong to greet him.There are six bureaus in the harem: Shanggong, Shangyi, Shangfu, Shangshi, Shangzhu, and Shanggong. Shanggong is the highest person in charge of the female officials in the harem, and the official rank is the fifth rank.Whether she is in the harem or to the courtiers, she is quite a deterrent.It can be said to be extremely honorable for her to come to see Mrs. Tai with the items bestowed by the emperor.While Zhang Changzong was flattered, he was also extremely confused.His thoughts were extremely active, and at one moment he felt that the Queen was passionate, and at another moment he felt that she was using him as a sex organ to satisfy her irresistible desire.

"Old whore," he cursed in his heart, "if you tease me, I will retaliate, tease you, and ruthlessly destroy you. No," he thought again: "Although she is the emperor and rich in the world, she has become In fact, a widow who lives alone in a vacant room is desolate and pitiful enough. Besides, she has never bullied me, and she loves me to the core." The longer the contact time, the more ideas he has.In the end, he came to a conclusion: "She is a woman with excess energy, extraordinarily enchanting, and she is still so charming at such an advanced age-it is a miracle that her sexual desire is extremely strong and never-ending. It needs to be constantly changed. Satisfy her request. If you satisfy her, she will give you benefits everywhere."

Zhang Changzong grasped her mind, tried every means to satisfy her, and even resorted to destructive methods to torment her, but she felt very satisfied, very happy.Strange to say, when Wu Zetian was young, she seemed to have a fear of intercourse.Li Shimin was lucky, she was very nervous.The palace maid took off her make-up for her, stripped off her body, and went to serve the emperor. She was so afraid that she became numb. She really didn't know what he would do to her. She was trembling all over, and her heart was beating so hard that it was difficult to breathe.Li Shimin suddenly pressed on her body, she had to open her mouth, and her lower body began to swell and hurt.She seemed to let out a yell and shed tears, but she didn't dare to cry out, moaning and pandering to his movements.Li Shimin's skin was particularly rough, and the beard pierced her lips and chest like steel needles.When she just understood what the emperor's Xingxing was all about, Li Shimin's interest turned to Xu Hui, and she was ruthlessly cast aside.Unjust encounters and disasters followed one after another, and the emperor regarded her as a disaster, and fell into the boundless sea of ​​suffering.Struggling bitterly in the sea of ​​suffering, she pinned her hope of being rescued on Li Zhi.It wasn't until he left Ganye Temple and entered the palace for the second time that he jumped out of the sea of ​​suffering.However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, so she has to start a new challenge to her destiny.With her wisdom, opportunity and luck, she fought all the way, charged in battle, defeated tenacious enemies one after another, and finally ascended the throne of the queen.Today, she had a chance to breathe.As the saying goes, carpe diem.I am over seventy years old, and I have lived enough and tired enough, and it is time to rest, play and have fun.It is not too late to make amends.After several days of fatigue, Zhang Changzong lost all his energy, and his plump childish face became surprisingly thin and sharp, with cheekbones and browbones protruding.But Wu Zetian never tires of it and needs his personal service at any time.He couldn't handle it alone, so he thought of his elder brother Zhang Yizhi, and recommended him to her: "I can reduce half of the burden through this, and brothers can discuss with each other, and they can take care of each other."

Before dawn, Wu Zetian woke him up from his deep sleep, and he wanted to do it again to make up for the fire.He was as soft as candy. Wu Zetian looked annoyed and even angry because of her disappointment.Zhang Changzong kissed her while massaging her: "Your Majesty treats me well, and my kindness is as great as a mountain. I am willing to do the work of dogs and horses. It's just that I am too immature, and I have more heart than energy. I have an older brother named Zhang Yizhi, who is romantic. Brother The two of you will serve His Majesty together, it will be much more considerate than me alone."

"How is he in bed?" Wu Zetian asked. "Very proficient." "That's good, you go and call him." Zhang Yizhi is clever and has a prosperous official career. At the age of twenty-four, he served as the AMTD Emperor, starting from the fifth rank. Wu Zetian saw that he was tall and tall, with dark skin and rosy skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, which formed a sharp contrast with his younger brother's elegant and fair complexion.What is especially rare is that she is really familiar with boudoirs and proficient in obscenity.Both brothers served Wu Zetian with all their heart and soul, and won Wu Zetian's favor. Zhang Changzong continued to be promoted, and rose to the high position from the third-rank casual rider to the regular servant.Zhang Yizhi was promoted to Siwei Shaoqing, starting from the fourth rank.The Zhang Changzong brothers used their sex to serve as the king, and they became famous and made a sensation in the government and the public. Some people envied them, some people were jealous, some people were jealous, and some people were fawning on others, but they were afraid that they would not be able to please them.Wei Jixu of Yonglefang County, Chang'an City, Mingtang County, was friendly with the Zhang brothers.Zhang Changzong did not forget this congenial friend, and told Wu Zetian many benefits of him.

Wu Zetian had a good impression of Jixu, and often summoned him and asked him to walk in the palace with the Zhang brothers.Ji Xu hated Lai Junchen so much, he wanted to take revenge on him, put him to death and hurry up. Wu Zetian was visiting the imperial garden, and Jixu was leading the horse in front. Wu Zetian asked Jixu seriously: "Aiqing hasn't entered the palace recently, so you know what's going on among the people?" "There is nothing else going on outside the palace," Ji Xu replied, "It's just strange that the memorial to the execution of Lai Junchen has not been approved." "Lai Junchen has contributed to the country, so I must consider it carefully." "Yu Anyuan accused Li Zhen of rebellion, and Li Zhen really rebelled. Yu Anyuan is now just a Chengzhou Sima. Lai Junchen gathered some hooligans and scoundrels, framed Zhongliang, and piled up mountains of embezzled and bribed property, and dead souls filled the roads. There is no pity for such a thieves who bring disaster to the country and the people!" Ji Xu persuaded Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian no longer hesitated, and approved the execution of Lai Junchen.Lai Junchen and Li Zhaode, a pair of enemies, did not expect to reach the same goal by different routes, and were kidnapped together in a downtown area to be beheaded and expose their corpses.The corpse is thrown away, that is, after the criminal is beheaded, the corpse is discarded on the execution ground, and the corpse is not collected, so that he will be ashamed after death.Li Zhaode was falsely accused by Lai Junchen and imprisoned in early May at the age of fifty.His death, the onlookers all expressed their regret.Luoyang citizens thank him for doing many practical and good things for the people. For example, he presided over the reconstruction of the Luoshui Bridge and regard him as a benefactor.Li Zhaode was once an extremely personable courtier. At that time, he was very disgusted and hated Li Zhaode's courtiers. In turn, he gave him a high evaluation of his boldness, boldness, quick-witness, and even arbitrariness and cynicism, and expressed his deep regret.Many people wept bitterly and covered his body with flowers and plants.As soon as Lai Junchen's head fell to the ground, people flocked to him, skinned him, tore his flesh, gouged out his eyeballs, and others cut open his chest, took out his heart and liver, and threw his internal organs to the ground. , trampled into a puddle of meat.The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and as soon as the sun shone, it quickly gave off a rancid smell.The two strong contrasts greatly stimulated Wu Zetian, and she saw the opposite side of people's hearts.People hated Lai Junchen and other cruel officials to such an extent that they went crazy.She felt that it was necessary to buy people's hearts in time to appease the people. The lower order announced Lai Junchen's crimes, and finally said: "It is appropriate to punish the Chi clan to avenge the grievances of Xue's subjects, and confiscate all his property in accordance with the law." The Red Clan is to slaughter the entire family and let the blood stain the corpse—what a retribution!When the officials and the people met on the road, they congratulated each other: "From now on, we can sleep peacefully with our backs against the mats!"He was tired of playing with Chinese women, and his eyes turned to foreign women.Khan Ashina Huseruo, the Western Turkic loyal victim, had a young concubine who was good at singing and dancing.Lai Junchen wanted to steal it but failed to get it, so he ordered his subordinates to inform him: "Ashina Huseruo conspired to rebel." More than a thousand people, including chiefs from various countries, flocked to the gate and downstairs of the palace, bare their chests and arms, let their hair loose, cut their ears, cut their faces, and howled to appeal for Huseruo's innocence and to redress his grievances.When the matter developed to the point of bloody protests by foreign missions, Lai Junchen was forced to withdraw the false accusation.When Lai Junchen was in power, every time he was elected, hundreds of officials were entrusted by him to leapfrog officials.After the downfall of Lai Junchen, the servants of the Ministry of Officials surrendered to the court. Wu Zetian blamed them, and they said frankly: "We have failed His Majesty, and we should be punished with death. However, if we disturb the laws of the country, we will only add crimes to ourselves. If we disobey Lai Junchen's will, we will immediately suffer extermination." Wu Zetian was astonished as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer on the head, and it took him a long time to recollect it, and with a long sigh like a groan, he pardoned them.The affairs of the imperial court came to an end, and Wu Zetian turned his attention to the northern battlefield again.Wu Yizong, the general manager of the Shenbingdao march, led his troops to the camp in Qin'an, Zhao County, Hebei, Zhaozhou, and sent a large number of scouts to inquire about intelligence.The Meteor Exploration continued to report: "My lord, the Khitan general Luo Wuzheng came with thousands of cavalry galloping, and the forward is approaching Jizhou." "Explore and report again." When Wu Yizong heard the word "Khitan", it seemed that he heard the roar of a tiger, his hairs were trembling, and he planned to retreat south.Joining the army and aides reminded in unison: "The captive cavalry are lightly armed, have no luggage, and rely on looting for supplies. If we stand still and stick to the city, they will leave without siege equipment. When his army's morale is disturbed, we take advantage of the momentum to attack, but Get big wins." "It's not that easy. Luo Wuzheng is not just for nothing. You are too naive. To use soldiers, you must first understand soldiers, and you must know how to advance and retreat. If you should advance, you must advance, and if you should retreat, you must retreat." Wu Yizong was frightened as if he was facing a big enemy. Under the cover of the principle, he hurriedly retreated as if fleeing, abandoned many military supplies and various weapons, and retreated to Anyang City, Henan Province, Xiangzhou.The Khitan army commander drove straight to Zhaozhou City, looted, burned, and ransacked. After Sun Wanrong defeated Wang Xiaojie, he built a new city four hundred miles northwest of Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province, Liucheng, relying on the mountains and rivers.Leaving behind the old, the weak, women and children, as well as the seized weapons and property, he ordered his brother-in-law Yi Yuanyu to guard them, and took his elite soldiers to take Youzhou and Beijing.He was afraid that the Eastern Turkic Khan Ashina would attack the rear, so he sent five envoys to the seat of the Eastern Turkic Royal Court at the northern foot of Heishayin Mountain.Three of the envoys arrived first and entered the golden tent to meet with Mo Chuo, bragging and boasting: "Our army has defeated Wang Xiaojie's million-strong army. The people of Tang were terrified. Please Khan take advantage of the victory to attack Youzhou together." "Okay, I am willing to cooperate." Mochuo was so happy that the corners of his mouth reached to his ears, and he was rewarded with a red robe, and he was entertained with a whole sheep mat in the back tent.Afterwards, two more envoys came, silently annoyed that they were late, and furious, eyes widened into fists: "Damn you! The military plans are changing rapidly, but you dawdle, you must be killed." "Great Khan, please let us say a word, it's never too late to die." The two envoys knelt down and begged to speak. "Say it." "We were late because we deliberately avoided them and planned to report the real situation to Khan." "Avoid them for what?" "They are Sun Wanrong's confidantes, and they are telling lies. In fact, Sun Wanrong is afraid that the Khan will attack his new city." "Gu will not fall into his tricks, but wants to attack his new city." Silently beheaded the three envoys who arrived first, and rewarded the two envoys who arrived later with red robes.Then he ordered the two to be guides and sent troops straight to Khitan New City.Turks besieged Xincheng, attacked for three days, conquered and captured all the people in the city, only released Yi Yuanyu, and asked him to report to Sun Wanrong who was ahead.Sun Wanrong was confronting Zhou's army. When the army heard the news that Xincheng had fallen, they were terrified and heartbroken.The troops of the Laoha River and the upper reaches of the Luan River of the Xi tribe rebelled first. Yang Xuanji, the chief of the Shenbing Dao, attacked the front of the Khitan army, and the Xi tribe army attacked the back, and captured the Khitan brave general He Axiao alive.Sun Wanrong's army collapsed in an instant, and he led thousands of light cavalry to flee eastward.Zhang Jiujie, the general commander of Zhou Qian's army, intercepted the attack on the way. Sun Wanrong was desperate, and fled with his slaves to the east of the tributary of the Lushui Hai River. They were exhausted and had a rest in the woods.Compassionate and compassionate, he said dejectedly, "To this day, I intend to surrender to the imperial court, but I have already encountered a catastrophe. Surrendering to Turkic is also a dead end. Surrendering to Silla is inevitable. My God, teach me Where are you going?" "There must be a way for the car to reach the mountain. Let's watch as we walk. It's getting late. Set up camp today and leave early tomorrow." The house slave hypocritically comforts the master.Sleeping until midnight, the slaves went into the camp, beheaded Sun Wanrong, and surrendered to the Zhou army.The head was sent to Luoyang, the capital of the gods, and Wu Zetian ordered it to be hung in front of the Sifangguan Li Hotel for public display.The remnants of the Khitan, as well as the Xi and Liu tribes, all surrendered to the East Turkic Khanate.As soon as the rebellion of the Khitan tribe subsided, Wu Yizong, King of Hanoi, Lou Shide, servant of Fengge, and Di Renjie, governor of Daming County, Hebei, Weizhou, set out to appease the people north of the Yellow River in Hebei. Wu Yizong was like a mouse seeing a cat in front of the Khitan rebels, but he treated the people who were ravaged by the Khitan extremely cruelly and massacred.He treated all the people who were kidnapped by the Khitan army and came back after a narrow escape from death as traitors, tied them up, disemboweled them, and made them wail until they died.The Khitan rebel general He Axiao was good at killing people, and the king of Hanoi was even worse than He Axiao. The people of Hebei made up a couple of jingles: "Only these two things kill the most people." "He" and "he" have the same pronunciation, and Wu Yizong returned to the court, as if he had won a big battle, striding high and high.In the early court, holding the Yahu in his hand, he stepped out of the group. After worshiping and dancing, he said: "Many people in Hebei have followed the Khitan to rebel against the imperial court, and they should all be exterminated." "Wait a minute!" Zuo Shiyi King Qiuli stepped forward and retorted face to face: "The common people are unarmed and invincible to thieves. If they obey the enemy for a while in order to survive, there is no treasonous intention! Fleeing caused the enemy's power to spread, and now it turns all the crimes to the people who have been implicated. Facts speak louder than words, it is your disloyalty as a minister, no wonder the people, please kill the king of Hanoi first to thank Hebei!" Wu Yizong Tongue gaped, eyes turned white, unable to speak.Si Xingqing Du Jingjian stepped out of the squad and played in front of the hall: "Since the people are being coerced, please forgive them all." Wu Zetian approved what he played, and the curtain retreated.Putting down the Khitan rebellion, Wu Zetian was somewhat relieved.She is good at propaganda and agitation, good at creating momentum, and believes in the magic power of words. On September 9th, the second year of Long Live Tongtian, it was changed again to the first year of Shengong, and a grand ceremony was held in Tongtian Palace to pardon ordinary criminals in the world. Wu Zetian is like the Queen Mother of the West in the fairy world. During her frequent contact with the Zhang brothers, she absorbed the masculinity from the two male concubines, and the harmony of yin and yang properly promoted her spirit and restrained her mania. Reached the balance of mentality, and dealt with government affairs objectively and calmly.This is what others cannot reach, and why Wu Zetian is Wu Zetian.She dotes on Er Zhang, but she is not bound by lust, and she does not indulge in sensuality, but can detach herself from sensuality.Even her most accomplished descendants, such as Tang Xuanzong Li Longji who turned the tide, after creating the Kaiyuan prosperity, became obsessed with Concubine Yang in his later years, and he was deeply trapped and unable to extricate himself, which led to the Anshi Rebellion, and the fortune of the Tang Dynasty was never recovered.Comparing the two, the differences and distances between the two dictatorial monarchs in terms of mind, spirit and control ability can be distinguished at once.Before and after the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there was enough random calculation. Wu Zetian began to seek a way to bring order from chaos, and began to look for new assistant talents.At any time, she will not stand still and give up the power in her hands. She will use the power she has to control her subjects, abandon evil and promote good, discard the old and build the new, open up the future, and reach the ideal shore.People's support is the decisive factor for the survival of the people.Winning hearts and minds lays a solid foundation for your career.Thoughtful Wu Zetian, she wanted to rectify the deviation, but she didn't start from the front, and made indirect remarks. In the casual chat between her and the ministers, she confessed: "When Suo Yuanli, Zhou, Lai and others were in charge of the prison, every trial A large number of court officials are often involved in a large number of court officials. The family has family rules, the state owns the state law, and I dare not violate the law to accommodate criminal officials. The incidents of great rebellion appear one after another, and I can't help thinking about it, and I have doubts about its authenticity. After the re-examination, the defendant still confessed or wrote a letter stating his guilt, which dispelled my doubts. After Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen died, no one reported treason anymore. It seems that the people who were executed before were wronged? " "Cruel officials were rampant at that time," Yao Yuanchong, Xia Guan's servant, replied bluntly. "The wanton false accusations and killing of ministers were almost all unjust, false and wrong cases. His Majesty sent personnel to investigate, and they themselves could not guarantee that they would not be framed. They were afraid of getting angry and dared not Expose. The people in the prison were brutally tortured to extract confessions, and would rather die quickly. Therefore, the truth of the facts was covered up, and His Majesty was blinded." "Now that I know the truth of the matter, heck, it's too late." "Your Majesty don't need to sigh, the past can be remedied as much as possible, and the irreversible can only be expressed regret." "What Ai Qing said is very true." "Relying on God to enlighten the Sacred Heart, so that Zhou Xing and others will obey the law, and the life of the whole family is used as a guarantee. From now on, officials inside and outside the court will no longer rebel. Even if it is just a trivial matter, I am willing to accept the penalty of not reporting the knowledge." .” "The previous prime ministers followed Zhou Xing and made them succeed, which caused me to become a king who abused punishment and was easy to kill. After listening to your words, it is very much in line with my wishes. "Wu Zetian was very moved, and admired Yao Yuanchong's upright courage and courage, and has been deeply impressed by him ever since. Wu Zetian's thinking is extremely active, which leads to the association of those who moved to the left or exiled, there must be a lot of talents, which cannot be missed, and must be selected and hired.When she talked about this matter, everyone first brought up Wei Yuanzhong.Wei Yuanzhong was sentenced to death and exiled three times.When he was in command of Luoyang, he was falsely accused by Zhou Xing, arrested, imprisoned, and sentenced to death. Empress Wu Zetian thought that he had contributed to the suppression of Xu Jingye's rebellion, so he spared his death and was exiled to Guizhou [Guixian County, Guangxi].A year later, he was recalled from Guizhou and appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng. He was falsely accused by Lai Junchen and was dragged to the execution ground. When the execution was about to be executed, Wu Zetian's special envoy rushed to save him from death and was exiled to Lingnan.In the first year of Changshou, Lai Junchen falsely accused him again. He, Di Renjie and others were imprisoned and moved to Fuling [Fuling County, Sichuan].Far from Luoyang, the capital of the gods, he went to Southwest Shu to be a county magistrate, and spent four years in silence. In September of the first year of Shengong, he was transferred back to the imperial court by imperial order.At a banquet held in the palace, Wu Zetian drank more wine, his face lit up, and he asked slightly drunk: "Wei Qing, you have read so many books, but you have not learned self-defense skills, and you have suffered continuous setbacks. Explanation?" "Hey, the millet in the book turned the minister into a stupid deer," Wei Yuanzhong said with a smile, "The person who made the crime wants to use the meat of the minister to make soup, where can the minister hide!" Wu Zetian saw these things again. The ministers who survived the catastrophe returned to the stage of history, their will was not worn out, they were still full of vigor and sense of humor, and they felt very relieved while feeling guilty.At the same time that Wei Yuanzhong moved to the left, Di Renjie was demoted to be the county magistrate of Pengze.At that time, the Khitan was still very rampant, and the imperial court promoted Di Renjie as the governor of Weizhou to defend the Khitan.After pacifying Khitan, Di Renjie was ordered to appease Hebei together with Wu Yizong and Lou Shide. Wu Yizong was arrogant and domineering, disregarded human life, and killed innocent people indiscriminately.Di Renjie did the opposite, measured the common people, organized disaster relief, healed the wounds left after the war with remarkable results, and was promoted to the governor of Youzhou.Then he was promoted to be the Minister of Luantai, Tongping Zhangshi, and became the prime minister again.Du Jingjian, Secretary of State Xing, was also promoted to be Luantai's servant, Tong Pingzhangshi, and became a prime minister again.Due to Li Zhaode's involvement, Du Jingjian was relegated to Fengzhou Inspector, and later recalled to the court as Secretary of Justice.After two years and nine months, he returned to his original post.Lou Shide served as Nayan.Nayan Yao Qi moved to the left to be the governor of Yizhou.Di Renjie was promoted to the de facto prime minister, and soon showed his talent for governing the country.Together with Du Jingjian, he not only managed his own affairs in an orderly manner, but also often advised Wu Zetian, designing strategies and specific measures to enrich the country and strengthen the army. During Wu Zetian's reign, he attached great importance to agriculture and paid attention to the renovation of water conservancy. For example, the Yongtai Canal was opened in southern Hunan and the Guangji Canal was opened in Bashu.She persuaded the people to farm and mulberry, encouraged land reclamation, ordered light corvée, and amnesty for the world fourteen times, so that the economy can continue to develop, and the national strength and national defense strength have been strengthened accordingly.All of these achievements are due to Di Renjie's hard work and contributions.At the same time, it also just shows that Wu Zetian has a unique insight, knows people well, dares to select talents outside the box, adjusts the imperial team at any time, and arranges capable ministers who can govern the world to the position of prime minister.Her ability to judge and control is really amazing.no one is perfect. Wu Zetian deserves to be an outstanding female politician, but she also has many defects and obvious limitations.Rewarding informants, appointing cruel officials, and most of the people who were punished to death were innocent.Let go of recruiting officials, leading to the expansion of the bureaucracy, with thousands of non-officials.Especially the indiscreet style of work, beyond the scope of private life, the most vulnerable to attack, and easy to be used by others.Wei Wang Wu Chengsi and Liang Wang Wu Sansi are restless people, they are ambitious and greedy, and they only want to inherit the throne.In order to achieve his goal, he flattered Er Zhang in a low voice, hoping to influence Wu Zetian through them.However, the effect is not good.The two Wus changed their tactics again, from mutual competition to joint action, and sent their confidantes to tentatively persuade Wu Zetian to abolish Huang Sidan. "From our point of view, since ancient times, it seems that there has never been a successor with a different surname. If the descendants of the Li surname are allowed to inherit the throne, wouldn't it be tantamount to restoration?" "I'm still in good health, so I don't need to think so far." Wu Zetian didn't want others to say that she was old, and she didn't like to hear the word "dead". The Wu brothers tried their best and used various methods to launch an offensive from the front and the side, which really triggered Wu Zetian's mind.After a fierce ideological struggle, she planned to choose one of the two nephews to be the heir of the emperor, so as not to worry about this matter.But after thinking about it, I felt that it was not appropriate. This would inevitably lead to opposition from the majority, and even riots.Facing unbreakable orthodoxy and insurmountable obstacles, we had to put it on hold temporarily, wait while observing, and observe while waiting.The more she thought about it, the more confused she became, in a dilemma, wandering and looking around in her heart, unable to make up her mind.Wu Zetian, who used to be bold, bold, and decisive, was helpless in front of this high wall.She avoids troubles in a negative way of avoiding, and is increasingly obsessed with Er Zhang, which is not unrelated to this.Di Renjie saw through Wu Zetian's ambivalence, and decided to take the risk to speak up and warn Emperor Cong.He played with a heart-to-heart attitude: "Emperor Taizong Wen did not avoid the wind and frost, and braved the rain of swords and arrows to pacify the world and pass on the throne to his descendants. The late emperor entrusted the two princes to His Majesty, but His Majesty intends to hand over the land to foreign surnames. It’s not in line with God’s will! Please think about it, who is closer, aunt and nephew or mother and son? Your Majesty made his son the crown prince. My nephew is the crown prince, and when he became emperor, I have never heard of any precedent of offering sacrifices to my aunt in the Taimiao." It was like a thunderclap, which strongly shocked Wu Zetian's heart.At that time, it was generally believed that the souls of the dead who were not enshrined would become wild ghosts and be bullied in the underworld, and even fell into hell and suffered all kinds of torture, which was extremely terrifying.After a while, Wu Zetian calmed down, but she didn't want to reveal her embarrassment and embarrassment, so she replied bluntly: "This is my housework, so you don't need to worry about it." When Li Zhi wanted to canonize Wu Zetian, who was Zhaoyi, as empress, courtiers such as Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang resisted in every possible way.Fortunately, Li Jin reminded: "This is His Majesty's housework, why bother to discuss it with outsiders and ask for trouble." With one word and one big promise, the overall situation was set.Now that Di Renjie had pushed Wu Zetian to the extreme, she had no way out, so she could only use Li Jin's words to cover up her embarrassment. "The emperor's family includes the four seas. Within the four seas, which man is not the emperor's servant, which woman is not the servant, and what is not the family affairs of the majesty? The monarch is the head of state, and the ministers are siblings. They are originally a whole. What's more, the humble minister is the assistant prime minister. The prime minister of the country, how can you stand by and watch the country's plans." Di Renjie's words were straightforward, and Wu Zetian did not feel disgusted by his radical words.She is a very sensible person with strong discernment ability.Good medicine tastes bitter, but faithful advice hurts the ears.She was very moved by this kind of rational defense: "Well done, Di Renjie is really loyal and unyielding!" She especially appreciated the bold and fearless spirit, and she applauded sincerely in her heart, but said verbally: "You first Come back, let me rest." Wu Zetian seemed a little tired, frowning, lost in deep thought alone.She has gone through hardships and obstacles, risked her life and fought hard, and finally ascended to the throne of the king and changed the dynasty.However, in the near future, it will be difficult for them to return to the Tang Dynasty and destroy the Great Zhou Empire that they created with their own hands! Can you live in Jiangshan Sheji?The power to restore the Tang Dynasty is so huge, once people like Di Renjie and Wei Yuanzhong move to support Huang Sidan or Luling Wang Xian, will they be able to stop them?It's a pity, whether it's Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi, or other members of the Wu family, I'm afraid they are all unmatched.Even if they were lucky enough to win, the consequences would be unimaginable.Anti-army personnel will inevitably be killed, and Wu Zetian's own descendants will never leave half of them.Di Renjie hit the nail on the head and hit Wu Zetian's sore spot, hitting her vitals. Wu Zetian looked forward and backward, her thoughts curled up like smoke, and she was in a mess.At night she fell asleep in a trance, half asleep and half awake, in a hazy, chaotic state, not sure if she was awake or asleep or had a dream.The next morning, Wu Zetian summoned Di Renjie alone and said, "I had a strange dream last night. I dreamed of a big parrot with plump and gorgeous feathers, so beautiful, but two wings were broken. Qing The family is knowledgeable and talented, what does it mean to realize this dream. "I can't understand it any more," Di Renjie looked at Wu Zetian's pale face due to lack of sleep. "The parrot has the same pronunciation as His Majesty's surname. Isn't the pair of wings the two princes? When His Majesty appoints two sons, the wings will naturally grow." back to normal." "Those who know me are the elders of the country." Wu Zetian suddenly kindly and respectfully called Di Renjie the old man of the country. Di Renjie was so excited that his white beard on his chin trembled, and tears filled his eyes. Just in case!" "Guo Lao, you deserve it." "Your Majesty, when are you going to welcome King Luling back?" "Of course I will make arrangements." Wu Zetian skillfully expressed his feelings through dreams, and Di Renjie used the topic to make a big fuss. The monarch and his ministers communicated and reached an agreement.However, after waiting for a few days, there was no movement, Di Renjie was a little unsteady, afraid that Wu Zetian would change his mind temporarily.He quickly contacted Ji Xu and taught him to persuade Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi's brothers. When serving Wu Zetian, he blew the pillow wind and urged Wu Zetian to take action as soon as possible to recall Luling Wang Xian.As the sun was setting, Ji Xu accompanied Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong to play in the imperial garden, and then lay down under an ancient locust tree to fight crickets.The locust tree is like a giant umbrella that is opened to shade the sun, and the blackened green leaves give people a refreshing feeling.The halo-like spots that leaked from the branches and leaves, the flowers danced happily on their bodies and faces.Jixu's "King Kong" was no match for the two "Wisdom", and the "Wisdom" vibrated its thin wings, revealing two sharp teeth, squawking and chasing "King Kong" in circles in the porcelain basin.Everyone was so happy that they laughed heartily, even the little eunuch King Kong and Lishi who were accompanying Er Zhang also laughed with joy.Taking advantage of the Zhang brothers' happiness, Ji Xu said with concern in a warning tone: "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not?" "We are like brothers," Er Zhang seemed very open-minded, "I can say anything." “二位兄弟如此显贵得宠，并非靠品德功业取得的。许多人对你们怒目而视，咬牙切齿。没有大功劳于天下，用什么来保全自己呢？” “我们也正为此担忧，只不过没有说出来而巳。” 二张恐惧得浑身发抖，酷似站在狂风中一样，流着泪，请教如何才能自救。吉顼心中窃喜，庆幸果然奏效，一下便击中了要害。他仰起鼻子，调匀了呼吸，细谈慢说道：“天下臣民都没有忘记唐朝的恩德，一直思念庐陵王。圣上年事已高，帝业必须有所付托，武氏诸王她不中意，二位为什么不从容地多劝劝皇上立庐陵王，用以维系苍生的愿望。如此，不但可以免祸，还可以长期保持荣华富贵。” “幸亏你提醒，我们一定照此去做。” 武则天一听二张的进言，便知出自吉顼的谋略，她想直接听听他的说法，便在同明殿单独召见了吉顼。吉顼敞开心扉，像蚕儿吐丝似的娓娓而谈，备陈利害。 武则天眼睛微眯着，额头显出深深的皱纹，眉毛忽而松开，忽而聚拢。最后她抿了抿嘴巴，脑袋一偏，拿定了主意。托言庐陵王显有病，派遣职方员外郎徐彦伯前往房州湖北房县八召回庐陵王李显和韦妃及其子女。李显得到通报，皇上要召他回京治病，心一下紧缩起来，被无名的恐惧死死揪住，三千根发丝拫根竖起，额头冰凉。 “要我死就公开赐死好啦，何必假托我犯了病，来暗害我？母皇真是又歹毒又狡诈，等到逼死我之后，她便好对外宣称，我得的不治之症，不可救药，借此把食子行径推得干干净净。” 他不想进京去受折磨：“既然迟早是一死，不如早死早投胎，死得痛快一点。” 李显打算悬梁自尽，身子却像中了雷击似的移挪不动，脖颈发硬，两眼发直，胸部如同加了锁链般令人窒息。为着镇定自己，他狠狠咬着下唇，咬得变成青白色，而一点疼痛的感觉也没有，知觉麻木了。 “是福不是祸，是祸躲不过。” 韦氏倒是沉得住气，“到哪个山里唱哪个歌，到了洛阳再看。” “明摆着的是要我死，还看什么。” 李显嗓子微弱发颤，连声音都变了。 “天使还没有到，圣旨还没有下来，暂时无法断定。” “反正一句话，我不去见她，那副凶神恶煞的样子，我见了她就害怕。” “那是要逼你退位，她不凶，你不怕，就达不到目的。” “当不当皇帝倒无所谓，我恼恨的是她那种阴险手段。” “她如今老了，说不定想通了，让你去接她的位，还政于你。” “没有那样的好事，别异想天开，她从来不肯放弃权力，视权力如生命，甚至比生命还重要。” 夫妻俩争来论去，各持己见，作不了结论。徐彦伯来了，传达了圣旨。韦妃从他的言行和态度上，判断出没有歹意，吉多凶少，说不定喜从天降，最低限度也算跳出了苦海，结束了长达八年之久的流放生活。李显却一点也高兴不起来，心头似十五只吊桶打水~七上八下的。他早已吓虚了心。每当朝廷派人来看他时，他随即会联想到母皇派丘神积去逼杀二哥贤的事，吓得心裂胆破，好比满月小儿听霹雳，骨头都要震碎了。每次都靠韦妃的安抚，甚至把他搂在怀里百般劝慰，才使他摆脱惊慌，鼓起勇气接见来使，继续活了下来。韦妃成了他的精神支柱，他一时一刻也离不开她，而且感激万分。 “没有你，我绝对活不到今天。” 他至诚地对韦妃说：“假设我李显绝处逢生，还有出人头第之日，重登皇位，那时候，我一定要好好的谢你，有求必应，让你痛快痛快，扬眉吐气。” “我没有非分之想，仅只为着你好。咱们是夫妻，应该相依为命，风雨同舟。” 李显一身的血都沸腾了，满脸都沁出了汗珠：“说得好，咱们现在是患难夫妻，今后就是恩爱夫妻，有福同享，共享社稷。” “怕只怕到时候又反悔哟。” 韦妃是有心人，故意反逗了一句。 “我向天发誓，要是违背诺言，就不得好死。” 韦妃用手捂住了李显的嘴巴，然后紧紧地抱住他，亲热了一气：“莫当真，我可是逗你玩的。” 君无戏曰“臣妾谢主隆恩。” “平身。梓童和朕一起去坐朝，好多事情都得由你拿主意。” “嘻嘻嘻嘻，看你想到哪儿去了？孩子还没有生出来，鸡鸡却露到了外面。” “与其闷着还不如逗逗乐，自己跟自己开开心，放松放松。” 徐彦伯来宣圣旨，李显又受了一场虚惊，多亏韦妃稳定了他的情绪。他抱着听天由命的思想，还抱着几分渺茫的美好愿望，着手打点行装，安排起程。搬迁一次，也不容易。李显虽然遭幽禁，人口却有增无减，如今已有四子八女。长子重润为韦妃所生，重润以下，还有重福、重俊、重茂三个儿子。重润在父亲即位时，曾被册立当皇太子，随着父亲被迫退出皇位，他也被贬为庶人，如今是十六岁的英俊小伙子了。李显的八个女儿，长宁、永寿、安乐由韦妃所生，安乐最小。她出生于垂拱二年三月，在第二次迁往房州的路上，当时心境不佳，也无所准备，韦妃顺口取了个乳名叫作裹儿，父母对她特别优待，十四岁的姑娘了，还常常在父母跟前耍一阵娇。一路上晓行夜宿，由徐彦伯带领的禁军护卫，在驿道上奔驰了将近二十天，李显和一家人又回到了阔别已久的神都洛阳。按照事先的安排，车马人流由北门悄悄进入后宫，李显一家子在一座大庭院里安顿下来。李显好像做梦一样，东瞧瞧西看看，这儿摸一下，那儿触一触。高延福带着养子高力士来了，传达口谕命李显赶快梳洗，直接上嘉豫殿觐见圣上。这下又把李显吓了一大跳，眼睛一阵发黑，跪在地上差点爬不起来了。在他的想象中，母皇俨然一只张开血盆大口的母老虎，离得愈近，愈感到恐怖，心颤肉跳，从背脊里榨出来一身冷汗。高延福、徐彦伯反复解释，皇上召见他是想念得心切，别无他意。 “为什么偏偏要选在晚上呢？” 李显眉头紧锁。 “现在才安顿下来，过一会儿，天不就黑了么。” 徐彦伯说。 “我还没有来得及换洗。” 李显又找借口，“况且，没有朝服。” “儿子拜见母亲，就这样子，挺好的。” 韦妃一开口，李显才松开眉头，但是依然坚持非换洗不可。高延福和徐彦伯都为难了，坐不是，站不是，不知如何是好？韦妃向他们挥了下手：“你们都下去，由我把庐陵王送到嘉豫殿门口。” “请你们代我向母皇请求，一同召见韦妃和我。” 听了李显的话，高延福和徐彦伯异口同声地说：“都依庐陵王和韦妃的，我们先去回奏皇上。” 此时同样陷人了忙乱中的武则天，心里也交错着许多复杂的情绪，竟分辨不出是甜是苦，是酸是辣，似乎样样都有。她嘴角两侧的皱纹更明显了，恍若吃了什么怪东西，在咀嚼着苦涩而甘凉的味道。她也急着要收拾，要化妆，还要穿上深颜色的衣裙，以免快要进入不惑之年的儿子笑话她太俏扮，得不到应有的敬重。红杏和香荷跟她挑了好几套，她都摇头。亲自挑来选去，照样不称意。最后她叹了口气，疲倦地坐了下来。隔了一阵，她从座榻上直起身来，吩咐上官婉儿说：“你再走一趟，转告显儿，母子相见改在明天，早朝后，朕在武成殿召见他。” “我去？”上官婉儿一时还没有理会武则天的意思，像一根木桩似的呆立着，眼睛睁得大大的。高延福和徐彦伯进了嘉豫殿，奏陈了李显的请求。 武则天伸出一根手指头，指着上官婉儿：“听见没有？朕早有预感，此事非你去一趟不可。” “非要我去不可？” “只有你才能把朕的心意表达出来，消除他们的误会。其次，你跟他们原先友好，如今丢生了，借此机会重新沟通感情，对你有好处。要知道，你跟我跟不了一辈子，迟早会转到他们的手上。” "emperor!" “莫打岔，让我把话说完。他们的情形，你回来要如实告诉我显儿是胖是痩，身体和精神状态怎么样？我等着你回话，快去快回。” 金刚和力士提着宫灯，高延福、傻大哥、丁点儿和红杏陪伴左右，婉儿迈着轻盈细碎的步子走着。李显终于重新返回了京都，她内心十分庆幸：“我要继承祖父的遗志，维护正统，让皇权顺利地过渡到李显的手上，复兴唐室。” 话要说清楚，婉儿并不想伤害武则天。她和她早已建立了感情，但极少私情，更多的，或者说主要的是佩服，佩服得五体投地。 武则天足智多谋，深思熟虑，料事如神，算计精确，常人不可能达到她那样的深度和广度，即使精明如狄仁杰、魏元忠这样的贤臣，她也比他们要略高一筹。譬如派个人去向儿子传达口谕，她也要思索一番，想得十分周到，滴水不漏，恰到好处，就连婉儿的后路，她也充分考虑到了。可见她是讲情义的，并非那么冷酷无情，只知有己，不知有人。不错，她杀李氏皇族，杀反对她的大臣，杀得很起劲，毫不心慈手软。在你死我活的斗争面前，犹如两军对阵，你不杀他，他要杀你，她也是不得已而为之，否则她便不可能登上女皇的宝座。杀人过多，毕竟不是好事，难免不遭受非议，甚至深恶痛绝。随着李显返回洛阳，她犹如鹦鹉收拢了翅膀，从血雨腥风中走出来了，恢复了女人的本性，恢复了人情味。 “老天爷保佑，但愿她不再那么狂野了，保持相对的冷静，过几年安宁的日子，然后寿终正寝。” 婉儿噗哧一笑，自己嘲笑自己居然祷告起来了，走神走得那远。 "why are you laughing?" 傻大哥疑惑地问。 “我想起了一则笑话，”婉儿边编边说道，“有个闺女从小爱打屁，出嫁时母亲叮咛她到了婆家千万要忍住。她忍了又忍，忍了三年搭六个月，实在憋不住了，接连放了两个屁，一下把水缸冲了个大窟窿，一下掀翻了锅灶。丈夫带她去庙里烧香，请求菩萨保佑。老方丈说他有法子治屁，叫小媳妇翘起屁股，他念了好一阵子经，念得她不耐烦了，屁眼轰隆一响，把老方丈冲到了半天云里，下不来。他在半空中求救似的喊着说：求求大嫂请收屁，让我老和尚落下地。”丁点儿和红杏跟着笑了起来。笑过之后，婉儿一行走进了安顿李显一家的大院里。 “喔唷，婉儿，傻大哥，丁点儿，红杏，”韦妃笑吟吟地迎了出来，“高公公我们见过面了，那二位小公公我还不认识。” 婉儿领着大家给韦妃叩头请了安，介绍说：“站高公公左边的叫作金刚，右边那个个头高些的是力士，他们是李千里献给皇上的。力士是高公公的养子，很能干，很诚实。” “高公公调教得好，”韦妃接嘴说，“今后会大大的有出息。” “谢王妃夸奖，小力士，快给王妃谢恩。” 高延福带着高力士跪到韦妃跟前磕了三个头。韦妃伸手把高力士拉到身边，摸着他的脑袋说：“这孩子长得结实，好机灵的。” "what are you guys saying?" 李显穿着簇新的朝服，从内室走了出来，“是不是来接我们的？” “时间改啦。” 婉儿柔声柔气地说，“皇上体量你们路上辛苦啦，让你们好好歇一晚，恢复疲劳，明天午后召见。” “噢，又变了。也好，也好，今晚太仓促，明天从容些。” “从容干好事嘛。” 婉儿开了个玩笑，气氛更加融洽了。李显和韦妃解除了疑惑和顾虑，心境豁然开朗。 “我们从房州带了些土特产，大家都坐下来，品尝品尝。” “谢谢，谢谢，”婉儿拦住了韦妃，“我们马上走，皇上等着回话哩。” 次日早朝下来，武则天首先把准备召见庐陵王显的安排告诉了狄仁杰。狄仁杰捻着下巴上葱白的胡须想了想，说：“臣以为似乎有些不妥。庐陵王返回京都，这是国家的一件大事，文武百官应该迎于郊外。” “他是以治病为由，秘密返京。” “已经是公开的秘密，不如公开为好。” “朕想先召见一下，看看他，问几句话。” “母子见面，是家事。陛下召对臣工，可就是国事罗。” 武则天龙目一闪：“取消召见，让庐陵王仍旧回到龙门驿站，明日由武承嗣、武三思、王及善和你率五品以上官员，前往迎接。” “如此甚好，合理合法。只不过，”狄仁杰拖长了声音，“魏王和梁王会不会有想法，该不会节外生枝吧？” “朕今天会召见他们，先把话说清楚。如果他们不理会朕的苦心，转不过弯来，不正确对待，那后果就只能由自己负责喽。” 武三思从婉儿口中得到庐陵王返京的消息，大惊失色，眼睛瞪得老大，胸脯一起一伏，嘴唇都扭歪了。婉儿开导他不可违背皇上的旨意，事已至此，哭脸要换成笑脸，以免逗人耻笑，防止外人钻空子。 “皇上会不会甩掉我们？”武三思捷动着鼻翼。 "Won't."