After listening to Yang Si's words, Wu Zetian pondered for a long time, and then said slowly: "So, it was Lu Xiaoxian who reported to Wang Xiaojie and saved Wang Haibin from the pain of flesh and skin?" ”

Yang Si nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty!" ”

Wu Zetian glanced at Shangguan Wan'er: "Wan'er, tell me, why did he do this?" Wu Zetian asked again.

Shangguan Wan'er blinked her eyes: "The minister guessed that he did this to befriend Wang Xiaojie, at least for now, he came to shield Wang Xiaojie to receive the love of Wulang and Liulang, otherwise he would not have invited them to the banquet!" ”

"I don't think it's that simple! He must have something else in mind! Wu Zetian shook his head and looked at Yang Si, "You didn't ask him?" ”

"His Majesty is still wise, he does have other thoughts!" Yang Si slapped a sycophant without a trace, "The slave has asked!" He said that Wei Xuzhong was his friend, and he couldn't watch Wei Xuzhong do stupid things! Wei Xuzhong has a good face, face-to-face persuasion will not have any effect, and it will be difficult for even friends to do it in the future, so he will make this decision! ”

"I'll just say it!" Wu Zetian approvingly, "Not only did he save Wei Xuzhong, but he didn't let Lai Junchen and Wang Xiaojie tear their faces, and he also let Wulang Liulang fall into favor, he killed three birds with one stone!" ”

Wu Zetian's appreciation for Lu Xiaoxian is from the heart, if Wang Xiaojie and Lai Junchen really tear their faces and make trouble, how can she pretend to be deaf and dumb? When the time comes, she'll be in a dilemma.

"That's it! Go down! Wu Zetian waved his hand.

"Slave and maid retire!"

Wu Zetian admonished: "Continue to pay attention to him, and report to me at any time if there is any situation!" ”

After Yang Si left, Wu Zetian said to Shangguan Wan'er: "Wan'er, I saw a copy of Wang Xiaojie's performance yesterday, you find it out!" ”

Shangguan Wan has a very strong memory, and in a moment, he found Wang Xiaojie's share from the twists and turns like a mountain.

Wu Zetian took the fold, looked at it carefully for a while, and then pondered: "This is not like Wang Xiaojie's style, he has always cared about these idle things, what happened this time?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er said: "Your Majesty, do you mean that there is a reason for Wang Xiaojie to impeach Wan Guojun for indiscriminately killing innocents in Lingnan?" ”

At the beginning, it was Wan Guojun who rebelled, so Wu Zetian let him go to Lingnan to control it.

Exile is not just about moving to a remote place. The exiles lost their original names and were sent to the remote places of hardship and desolation as sinful beings, to be slaves to the officials. They had no political security or personal freedom, and they were engaged in the most humble, heavy, and primitive labor, and many of them were tortured to death soon after arriving in the penal colonies.

To say that they gathered a crowd to rebel is probably just a utopian inference. Most of them are tired old men, orphans and widows, who are usually segregated and monitored, and are extremely tightly controlled. If you are not satisfied, you will be whipped and abused; If it is unsatisfactory, it will be beheaded to show the public. Where is the condition to rebel!

Wan Guojun tried to guess the psychology of the Empress Wu in order to seek official rewards, and Wu Zetian's poisonous fire of cutting down the grass and eradicating the political opponents was caught by him. As a result, after the successful counterinsurgency of the Rogue Army, they were unjustly killed by all of them.

Wu Zetian already knew the truth of the matter from Yang Si, although she was dissatisfied with Wan Guojun's approach, she couldn't easily deal with Wan Guojun, after all, this matter was agreed by herself!

Wu Zetian handed the fold to Shangguan Wan'er: "What do you think about this?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er understood Wu Zetian's contradictory mood at the moment, and she didn't want to express her position, her eyes rolled, and she said with a smile: "Your Majesty, if Wang Xiaojie is really on the job because of Lu Xiaoxian, then why not listen to Lu Xiaoxian's own opinion?" ”

"This young man has some opinions!" Wu Zetian bowed his head, "Then announce him into the palace!" ”

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"Retire!" There was nothing unusual on Lai Junchen's face, and he was respectful to Wu Zetian as before.

"Alright, there you go!" Wu Zetian waved his hand.

Out of the main hall, Lai Junchen's face showed brilliance.

Two days ago, Lu Xiaoxian reminded Lai Junchen that when Wu Zetian asked Wan Guojun about what he should do, Lai Junchen didn't think so. Unexpectedly, this really happened today.

Fortunately, thanks to Lu Xiaoxian's reminder, Lai Junchen did not say anything unfavorable to Wan Guojun, and it could be seen that Wu Zetian was very satisfied with Lai Junchen's answer.

Lai Junchen felt very strange, Lu Xiaoxian was just a housekeeper in the Zhang Mansion, how could he know so much, and he had such an accurate grasp of Wu Zetian's thoughts, and he was not as good as Wu Zetian's henchman.

After Lai Junchen left, Wu Zetian did not speak, and his face looked unusually calm.

"Wan'er!" Wu Zetian finally smiled.

In the entire palace, the person who Wu Zetian can say what is in her heart without scruples is Shangguan Wan'er, who accompanies her every day.

"Your Majesty!" Shangguan Wan'er also had a smile on her face.

Death for a confidant.

Shangguan Wan'er is full of poetry and books, proficient in literature and history, for her, Wu Zetian is the only person who can appreciate her talent, and at the same time allow her to give full play to her talent. While cherishing Wu Zetian, Shangguan Wan'er was also loyal to Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian pursed his lips and asked: "Lu Xiaoxian and Lai Junchen both said their opinions on Wan Guojun, tell me, which of them has more incisive opinions?" ”

"What Zhongcheng said is just to avoid suspicion, but Lu Xiaoxian is different, his metaphor of 'fire' is really for the sake of His Majesty!"

Before coming to Junchen, Wu Zetian asked Lu Xiaoxian what he thought of Wan Guojun, Lu Xiaoxian did not shy away from his grudge with Wan Guojun, but he gave a concise answer from Wu Zetian's point of view: This is the same as the cooking heat, if the fire is small, you can cook for a while, if the fire is big, you have to hurry out of the pot, if it is already paste, you can only abandon it. At the same time, for the sake of safety, you can send someone to the remote places to find out what the heat is like, and then make a decision whether to continue cooking, remove the pot or discard.

After Wan Guojun returned from Lingnan, he reported his merits to Wu Zetian, saying that there were many people in Lingnan who were resentful and intended to rebel. Thankfully, he unearthed several cabals with lightning speed and executed them, which was able to undo the situation.

Wu Zetian was deceived by Wan Guojun, greatly praised him, and gave him an official as a doctor of Chaosan and a servant of the imperial history.

Wan Guojun also suggested to Wu Zetian that the Lingnan people are so cunning, and the other Dao people must also be punished early!

After Wan Guojun's instigation, Wu Zetian immediately dispatched the right guard Cao to join the army Liu Guangye, the criminal judge Wang Deshou, the supervisor of the south of the Yuan, Bao Sigong, the chief of Shang Ran Zhichang Wang Dazhen, and the right Wuwei guard Cao to join the army Qu Zhenyun, etc., all of whom were led to supervise the imperial history ranks, and went to the remote places of the provinces to inspect the people.

In recent days, there has been a rumor in Luoyang City, Liu Guangye and others saw Wan Guojun kill more Meng, and they are vying to be the first. They went to all the places where they were to commit adultery and torture indiscriminately, and killed innocents in vain. Liu Guangye killed more than 700 people, Wang Deshou killed more than 500 people, and the least killed no less than 100 people. Some of the miscellaneous criminals who had been in exile for many years and had nothing to do with political prisoners died because they had to make up the numbers, and they became ghosts who surrendered to death.

Therefore, Lu Xiaoxian gave Wu Zetian such a suggestion.

"Wan'er, you go and call Wei Tuan'er!"

Wu Zetian finally made up her mind, she was ready to use the power of the Heavenly Pole Pavilion to secretly go to various provinces to understand the murder of the Liuren.

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