Chapter 54 Chapter Fifty-Fourth: Yao Yuanchong Guarantees No Rebellion Zhang Changzong Willingly Be a Male Favorite

Wu Zetian looked at Jixu happily, and ordered to kill Lai Junchen and abandon the market. The so-called abandonment of the market is to drag people into the market to be trampled on.Ordinary people really don't enjoy Lai Junchen's standard. The person who executed with him was Li Zhaode, and the treatment of the two is very different.On the day they died, it was raining in Luoyang. After the beheading, the people who had been waiting for a long time in the market rushed up immediately.People settled and protected Li Zhaode, and then smashed Junchen's body, and his body was looted away.

The people gritted their teeth, their eyes full of hatred. Lai Junchen's head rolled on the ground and was kicked hard. Someone gouged out his eyes, tore off his face, and pulled his hair and scalp.The intestines in Lai Junchen's stomach were ripped out by the people long ago and thrown all over the street. His heart was also dug out by the people, and he was kicked like a ball on the street... The reaction of the people made Wu Zetian realize that no one else would be found If the common people are angry, then the world is very likely to have to change dynasties. So, she ordered the next day to come to Junchen to punish the red clan (kill the nine clans), to use the anger of the common people.

Lai Junchen ransacked and beheaded all over the house, and his body was torn apart, and his flesh and blood were thrown all over the street.The court officials and the people all over the city cheered and bowed to each other to congratulate each other, "I can finally sleep peacefully in the future!" Yeah, damn it. After the tragic death of Lai Junchen, there were fewer court conspirators. Wu Zetian was very puzzled, and she asked her courtiers: "Tell me, why did there are so many rebels when Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen were here, but now there are none?" A burly and vigorous man next to him replied: Since the year of Chui Gong, most of the people who died because of conspiracy were killed by the Luo Zhi Party. His Majesty asked his ministers to investigate. The ministers were afraid that they would not be able to protect themselves, so they would never dare to reverse the case. Those who were framed, if they wanted to retract their confessions, they would be punished by Zhou Xing and others , will die uglier than beheading."

He said solemnly: "The world depends on your majesty's holy heart. Zhou Xing, Lai Junchen and others will be executed. I will guarantee your majesty with my family. From today onwards, the internal and external ministers will never rebel. , I am willing to accept the crime of not telling!" Wu Zetian suddenly laughed, rubbing her palms and said: "In the past, prime ministers were always forced, and someone made me into a foolish ruler. After listening to Aiqing's words today, it's really exactly what I thought!" She rewarded Yao Yuanchong with a thousand coins (a coin of one thousand coins).

Yao Yuanchong, born in 650 A.D., was born in Wuxing, Jiangsu, and settled in Kipshi, Shanzhou because he was an official. Yao Yuanchong used to be the same as Chen Ziang. He didn't like to study when he was young. He went to the deep mountains to practice martial arts for many years, and his physique was very strong.Inspired by others, he worked hard to study. When Wu Zetian took the imperial examination, he won the first place in one fell swoop and became an official smoothly.Yao Yuanchong is not the name that is most familiar to people. Later, he changed his name to Yao Chong because of the taboo of opening the first year.

Yao Chong is a very cunning person, but he cares about the common people in the world, and he can really do good things for people. His cunning really makes the Sajia admire him.He has assisted four emperors in his life, and his merits are immeasurable, but there are countless people who have been tricked by him, and there are many good people among them. Let's talk about his story later. Since marrying Wu Youji, Princess Taiping is quite satisfied. What she is most satisfied with is that Wu Youji can tolerate any of her cheating actions.She was looking for a man outside and cuckolded Wu Youji, but Wu Youji didn't dare to say anything.Wu Youji couldn't satisfy Taiping, so Taiping searched everywhere, and found a beautiful man as beautiful as a flower to teach him.

This man, named Zhang Changzong, is the grandson of Prime Minister Zhang Xingcheng, in his early twenties, proficient in music.This man's face is like a peach blossom, he is handsome and handsome, Taiping loves Zhang Changzong the most, and he has to meet him every day.But recently, she found that her mother, Wu Zetian, was always restless. Ever since she lost Xue Huaiyi, Wu Zetian didn't have a caring man to serve her, and her life became more and more boring. As a daughter, although she doesn't want to leave Zhang Changzong, she still has to be filial to her mother. Taiping recommended Zhang Changzong to Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian was very happy when he saw it, and readily accepted it.

Zhang Changzong was very young, but also an extremely considerate and caring person, who served Wu Zetian comfortably.After a long time, Zhang Changzong became a celebrity around Wu Zetian.But Zhang Changzong didn't let Wu Zetian feel at ease from the beginning. There was a female official beside Wu Zetian who took some notes on weekdays.This female official has been proficient in poetry and books since she was fourteen years old, she can write good articles, and she is beautiful.Now in her thirties and not yet married, meeting someone of the same age as Zhang Changzong every day makes her fall in love with him.

Her name is Shangguan Wan'er, the granddaughter of Shangguanyi, who did not enter the court as a baby, and became Wu Zetian's female official when she was a teenager. Now she is thirty years old and is still by the empress's side. Wu Zetian and Zhang Changzong are bastards (that's right), Wan'er can often bump into each other, and Wu Zetian doesn't shy away from it. The relationship between Wan'er and Zhang Changzong developed later, and Wu Zetian bumped into him once they had a fling.The following story was described by posterity as two situations, but the ending is the same.

The first one is that Wu Zetian was so angry that she dragged Shangguan Wan'er out and beat her severely, and tattooed the word "disobedience" on her forehead. In the second type, Wu Zetian was furious and said, "You dare to rob my male favourite, you should be punished with death", raised the precious knife and stabbed Shangguan Wan'er's forehead, but couldn't bear to use it cruelly, so only one layer was scratched. epidermis. No matter what the situation was, the result of the incident was that Shangguan Wan'er had a stain in the middle of her forehead.What followed was divided into two versions.

The first one is that Wan'er is born smart, and she would definitely not like to walk around with ink marks on her forehead, so she came up with a plan, and she ordered a beautiful red plum blossom in the middle of her forehead.The ladies in the palace were amazed when they saw the red plums on Wan'er's forehead. A few days later, many of the ladies in the harem wore such red plum makeup, and it became a fashion for a while. The second type, Wan'er was born smart, and wanted to cover up the blemishes wholeheartedly, so she came up with a plan, combed the front hair that was usually rolled up, hung it like a waterfall in front of her forehead, and cut it off from the eyebrows, which happened to be The stain is completely covered.Let people see that there is no affectation, but it adds a bit of beauty. Shangguan Wan'er even named this hairstyle-bangs. This trend has not changed until now, however, Wan'er explained, the only thing we need to remember is: Blood can be spilled, heads can be broken, and hairstyles can't be messed up! The relationship between Zhang Changzong and Wan'er basically ended without a problem. It's a pity to lose a good boy like Zhang Changzong.Zhang Changzong was used to being favored, and he also wanted to help his brother. He told Wu Zetian that his brother Zhang Yizhi was more handsome and romantic than him.Wu Zetian was overjoyed and called Zhang Yizhi to meet him, pampering him very much. In order to prevent the two brothers of the Zhang family from interacting with other women, Wu Zetian adopted a set of very perverted supervision methods.After Er Zhang left him, no other women were allowed to approach him (except Zhang's mother).When Er Zhang came home, he had to live in the attic on the second floor. There was no escalator in the attic, only a ladder to the sky. When the two of them went up, they pulled out the ladder. It can be seen that Wu Zetian is also a woman with a strong desire for monopoly, although she is almost seventy years old. The wind direction has changed, everyone has seen it, Wu Zetian seems to be abusing Er Zhang, but it also shows that she really likes Er Zhang.Therefore, Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi, Wu Yizong, Zong Chuke, Miao Jinqing and others kicked Xue Huaiyi's soul away and grabbed the feet of the two brothers. Because the two brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong are the fifth and sixth eldest at home, everyone calls them "Wulang" and "Liulang".Wu Zetian liked the two of them, so the two were proud of their spring breeze, wearing brocade and vermilion powder every day, and being respected in court.The old lady of the Zhang family was also favored and became Mrs. Tai, and the rewards were indescribable.Mrs. Tai is very lustful, she fell in love with Fengge servant Li Jixiu.Li Jixiu is the grandson of Li Daliang. His mother is a commoner, but she is famous all over the world because she is very beautiful.Therefore, Li Jiongxiu, Fengge's servant, has good genes and looks good.In order to comfort Mrs. Tai, Wu Zetian also specially ordered Li Jixiu, a very handsome servant of Fengge, to go to Zhang's house and have sex with Er Zhang's old lady. Li Jixiu didn't like this job very much, so he got drunk every day, and Er Zhang was dissatisfied, so he demoted him as the governor of Hengzhou. Wu Sansi, King of Liang, was able to get acquainted with Shangguan Wan'er because he often went in and out of the palace. According to historical records, the two of them later had a purely male-female relationship, but now, I really don't know if they are so arrogant. not bad. Wu Sansi is especially good at guessing people's hearts. He often said to Wu Zetian: "I think Liulang's beauty is rare in the world! He is no longer in the world, he must be the reincarnation of Ziqiao!" , riding a false crane made of wood to see her.Comrade Wu Sansi, a person who flattered the sky loudly, faced Wu Zetian's question of "tell me how to describe Liulang's appearance", and said this: "Liulang is like a lotus flower!" Before the words fell, the flattery sounded again, "Where, it should be said that the lotus is like Liulang!" Everyone laughed and echoed Yang Zaisi: "Yes, yes!" At the meeting place in the garden, there was warm applause, and the participants said that the lotus seems not to be qualified to compare with our Liulang.Wu Sansi's status in Er Zhang's mind was much higher than that of Wu Chengsi, because he had been working harder and harder recently.Take Chen Zi'ang, who has not been on the scene much now, as an example. He fought with Wu Youyi a few days ago and wrote an article "Dengyouzhou Taiwan Song" to express his dissatisfaction. Now Wu Sansi has labeled him treason.When Chen Ziang went home to observe his filial piety, Wu Sansi sent the local county magistrate to imprison him, charge him with crimes, and persecute him to death. A generation of talents who died in their hometown and pleaded for the people will surely go down in the annals of history! Gradually, Wu Chengsi discovered that Wu Sansi was his real opponent, and he was a sinister and vicious person.But no one expected that things would change so quickly.Wu Zetian had already noticed these two nephews, and she was also worried about the prince's successor recently.So she summoned Di Renjie, the most trusted man in the imperial court, to ask. Di Renjie said to her: "Emperor Wen (Li Shimin) braved the wind and rain, and took the lead in order to rule the world and pass it on to his descendants. The Taidi (Li Zhi) entrusted his two sons to His Majesty, but His Majesty handed over the world to other clans. Going against the will of God! Besides, does your Majesty know who will be married between aunt and nephew or between mother and child? Your Majesty will make a son, and after a long life, you are worthy to enjoy the Taimiao and inherit endlessly. If you make a nephew, I dare not say it!" Wu Zetian said angrily, "Then what should we do?" Di Renjie said firmly: "I am still the King of Luling!" That night, after Wu Zetian and Er Zhang finished their tossing, they fell into a drowsy sleep and had a very strange dream. She dreamed of a gigantic parrot flying over with its wings flashing, but the wings broke in mid-air, and she woke up suddenly.She approached Di Renjie in private and asked about it.After hearing this, Di Renjie said slowly: "The rot is your majesty's surname; the two wings are your majesty's two sons. If your majesty uses two sons, the two wings will naturally revive!" Wu Zetian nodded and said, "I think so too." Comrade Jixu, a cool official, is a different person. This person was born in the imperial examination and loves reading. Naturally, history books and so on are not a problem. He knows that what he did in his previous life will make people hate him. Definitely will die without a burial place.Ji Xu is just a cruel official, no matter what, he is not Wu Zetian's confidant. It is okay to encourage him, but it will be dangerous to say more.He knew he couldn't take the risk, and he wanted someone else to stand in for him. Choose the one who has the best relationship with the emperor, the one who speaks weight, and the one who is easy to be persuaded. The two Zhang brothers were honored to be selected. Ji Xu has a convenience. He, Zhang Yizhi, and Zhang Changzong are all worshiped by the imperial court's Crane Controller, and they have a very good relationship on weekdays.Considering that Erzhang and his family are favored, they are arrogant and domineering on weekdays.One day, while everyone was happy, Ji Xu suddenly said to Er Zhang: "Second brothers, the public and others, are so wealthy and favored, did they get them through virtue and merit?" "Not this one." "Are there many people in the world who envy and hate you?" "many!" "If you don't contribute to the world, how will you be self-sufficient in the future? I think we all have to think about it." Er Zhang was so frightened that Ji Xu cried because he was frightened, so he asked him for advice.Ji Xu sighed, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I've already taken measures." "Speaking!" "Everyone in the world is thinking about Li Tang. Up to now, everyone has asked for the succession of King Luling. The Lord is old, and the great cause must be entrusted to others. Presumably the Lord and others have carefully observed that the emperor treats the kings of the Wu family, There is no plan to pass on the throne. Why don't you calmly persuade the Lord to establish the King of Luling as the hope of the common people? If it is done, not to mention avoiding disaster, the future prosperity and wealth will continue." The power of pillow wind is great. In March of the first year of the holy calendar (698 AD), Li Xian, king of Luling, saw the officials sent by Luoyang.This group of people came to see Li Xian, because according to Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, Li Xian had a strange disease, and he might die.But in fact, Wu Zetian was afraid that these two brothers would kill Li Xian in advance, so without telling them, Wu Zetian sent someone to visit his "seriously ill" son.Thinking of the people who went to the court to arrange for Li Xian's funeral, and thinking of his aunt being able to leave the throne to him, Wu Chengsi was so excited that he didn't sleep well for several nights. Wu Sansi was also very excited, but nine days later, they cursed at each other. The two brothers were surprised to find that Li Xian, the king of Luling who was suffering from a strange disease, appeared in Luoyang, the capital of God, in a state of grandeur. He is not sick!He is not sick! Yes, Wu Sansi glanced at Wu Chengsi, who was in a mess, with contempt, thinking, the emperor has taken a fancy to me for a long time, even if it is passed on to the Wu family, it will not be passed on to you, you are very sick. Wu Chengsi was depressed, and he let go of him not long after.