Shangyang flowers and trees have never fallen, and Luoshui flows everywhere through the palace. The palace maid of the Red Mansion in the painting pavilion smiled, and the jade flute and gold pipe were worried.

Shangyang Palace was built when Gaozong moved the capital to Luoyang in the first year, and Wu Zetian lived here when he did not deal with the government on weekdays.

Shangyang Palace is distributed according to the topography, which is the Guanfeng Palace, the Huacheng Temple, the Lintoe Temple, the Fragrance Palace, the Courtyard and the West Shangyang Palace, which is majestic, the scenery is beautiful, and the natural environment is very superior.

At this moment, Wu Zetian and Shangguan Wan'er, Zhang Yizhi, and Zhang Changzong gathered in the bathing building of the Guanfeng Palace.

I don't know where she came from Yaxing today, and she actually wrote poems with the three of them.

When a few people were in high spirits, Wei Tuan'er came in gently, she came to Wu Zetian's side, and whispered something in her ear.

Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows slightly and bowed slightly.

Wei Tuan'er drifted away like the wind again, as if she had never come.

Wu Zetian yawned and said with a smile: "Wulang, Liulang, if you want to talk about composing poetry, the three of us are tied together, and we are not Wan'er's opponents, I am also tired, let's stop today!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are really tormenting Wan'er!" ”

Wu Zetian looked at Zhang Yizhi and asked as if he had no intention of intentionally: "Wulang, Lu Xiaoxian has been away from Luoyang for a long time, have you received his letter recently?" ”

Zhang Yizhi didn't know why Wu Zetian suddenly asked about this, he hurriedly replied: "I received a reply from him half a month ago, saying that the situation in Yingzhou was erosive and he wanted to go back to Luoyang, but the letter didn't say when to leave!" ”

Hearing Zhang Yizhi mention Yingzhou, Wu Zetian's anger in his heart did not come to one place.

Tubo has not stopped, which makes Wu Zetian have a headache.

It took so much effort last year, but in the end it was defeated in Taozhou. Fortunately, Lu Xiaoxian used a trick to get rid of Qinling, the great enemy of the imperial court.

The Tibetan side can be regarded as stopping, but the Khitan rebelled again, how could Wu Zetian not block his heart.

The Khitan is different from Tubo, there are not many people, Wu Zetian is not worried about the rebellion, what really makes her angry is the slogan "Why don't you return my Luling King" put forward by the Khitan.

This is clearly only anti-Wu Zetian, not anti-Datang.

Now it is the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Li family of the Tang Dynasty has been subdued by Wu Zetian, and Li Quanzhong's Li was given by Li Tang, what kind of Li is this?

actually pulled the tiger skin as a banner and used this absurd reason to oppose Da Zhou.

Is it tolerable or intolerable?

In a fit of rage, Wu Zetian issued an edict to change Li Wanzhong's name to "Li Wanzhong" and Sun Wanrong's name to "Sun Wanqi".

For these two Khitan traitors, anyone in the world can meet and destroy them, and punish them when they see them.

Of course, Wu Zetian knew that just changing his name would not solve the problem, and he would also issue an order to make every effort to fight against the Khitan rebellion.

Yesterday, Wu Zetian made arrangements for the counterinsurgency at a court meeting. If she had known that Lu Xiaoxian would return to Luoyang today, she would have waited another day.

To be honest, Wu Zetian really wanted to hear Lu Xiaoxian's opinion.

Wu Zetian said lightly: "I heard that Lu Xiaoxian has returned to Luoyang, so he must have gone to the mansion of the two of you now!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er on the side knew in her heart that Wei Tuan'er came just now and should have reported this matter to Wu Zetian.

Hearing Wu Zetian's words, the two faces suddenly showed surprise.

Wu Zetian quipped: "I'm afraid that the thoughts of the two of you are not here with me, I allow you to go back to the house now!" ”

"Many

Thank you, Your Majesty! Retire! ”

After Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong saluted Wu Zetian, they hurriedly left the palace.

After the Zhang brothers left, Shangguan Wan'er said cautiously: "Your Majesty, are you a little too concerned about Lu Xiaoxian?" ”

"Wan'er, don't underestimate Lu Xiaoxian!" Wu Zetian said in a deep voice, "Before the last trip to Taozhou, some of the predictions and judgments he made were finally fulfilled!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er stopped talking.

"After Qinling's death, he sent me a letter concluding that the Khitan would definitely rebel, and then went to Yingzhou alone! Sure enough, now the Khitan is really reversed! Speaking of this, Wu Zetian sighed and said, "Although there are so many respectful ministers in the court, I still want to hear his opinion!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er said strangely: "Since Your Majesty wants to listen to his opinion, why don't you just summon him into the palace?" ”

"There's no rush on this matter!" Wu Zetian said lightly, "He will definitely not leave in a day or two when he returns to Luoyang, so let's listen to his words and watch his deeds first!" ”

……

Seeing Lu Xiaoxian, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong were happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Because of Wu Zetian's favor, not only the ministers of the court, but even the royal relatives such as King Liang, King Wei, the imperial heir, and Princess Taiping were all respectful to their brothers.

Although the two brothers became more prominent, they lacked people who could speak their hearts.

In the past, when Lu Xiaoxian was in Luoyang, he gave them advice a lot, and the brothers also talked about Lu Xiaoxian. Now, Lu Xiaoxian has returned to Luoyang, how can they not be happy?

Drinking, complaining, and chatting, the Zhang brothers and Lu Xiaoxian tossed until the second half of the night, until the two of them were drunk, and Lu Xiaoxian was able to get out.

After asking Steward Liu to arrange for someone to serve the Zhang brothers to bed, Lu Xiaoxian returned to his house.

Although it was already late, the sisters Yinfeng and Langyue still held on and didn't sleep, and waited for Lu Xiaoxian to come back.

Seeing Lu Xiaoxian enter the house, Yin Feng and Lang Yue hurriedly brought hot water and poured it into the bath bucket prepared earlier.

Lu Xiaoxian was not polite, and sat in the bathtub and enjoyed it beautifully.

Of course, after going to bed, Lu Xiaoxian did not forget to make love with Yin Feng and Langyue. The two sisters who were noisy shouted and begged for mercy again and again, and Lu Xiaoxian let them go.

By the time the three of them fell asleep, it was almost dawn.

……

Seeing Wei Tuan'er, Yang Sigong saluted respectfully: "Leader, look at this!" ”

Yang Si has been in the palace for a long time and knows that some women can't be messed with. Wei Tuan'er in front of her is one of the women who can't be messed with.

The emperor of the Great Zhou is a woman, and she can't be messed with.

The emperor's henchmen, Shangguan Wan'er and Wei Tuan'er, are also women, so of course they can't be provoked.

Needless to say, Wu Zetian is ruthless, and there are countless imperial relatives and noble ministers who have died in her hands, but fortunately, she has never embarrassed the little people.

Shangguan Wan'er's ability is obvious to all, but she is easy-going and will not be in a hurry with others easily.

Wei Tuan'er is different, he looks taciturn on weekdays, but in fact he is domineering, small-minded, and quite vindictive.

All the palace maids and eunuchs who offended her, none of them had a good end. As Yang Si knew, there were more than a dozen people who did not see anyone alive or dead, and they disappeared completely.

Because of this, Yang Si didn't dare to be disrespectful when he saw Wei Tuan'er, he didn't want to end up miserable one day.

Wei Tuan'er took the invitation card handed by Yang Si and opened it to see: it turned out to be written by Lu Xiaoxian, and invited Yang Si to the banquet tonight.

"Chief, ......what do you see?" Yang Si asked cautiously.

Wei Tuan'er served by Wu Zetian's side every day, and naturally knew that His Majesty was still very attentive to Lu Xiaoxian. Now, Lu Xiaoxian invited Yang Si to the banquet, and Wei Tuan'er didn't dare to make a decision.

She said to Yang Si: "You wait here, and then I will talk about it when I return to Your Majesty!" ”

Watching Wei Tuan'er disappear outside the door, Yang Si suddenly felt a sense of lightness in his body and mind.

Speaking of which, Yang Si really envied Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian was originally just an official slave, but after a while, he became very popular, and even His Majesty paid great attention to him.

Looking back on the time in Panzhou, Lu Xiaoxian's resourcefulness and courage are indeed not comparable to ordinary people. It makes sense that he can have what he has achieved today.

As soon as Lu Xiaoxian returned to Luoyang, he invited Yang Si to the banquet, which showed that Lu Xiaoxian still cared about his friendship with Yang Si, which made his heart warm.

Yang Si was glad that he could have such a close friend, but he also knew that this matter was not up to him, so he came to ask Wei Tuan'er.

To put it bluntly, asking Wei Tuan'er is indirectly asking Your Majesty.

After a while, Wei Tuan'er returned.

"Just go to the feast!" Wei Tuan'er said expressionlessly, "It's best to understand Lu Xiaoxian's views on the imperial court's conquest of the Khitan this time, and then come back and report it truthfully!" ”

Yang Si knew that what Wei Tuan'er was saying now must be what His Majesty meant.

He also asked Wei Tuan'er for instructions: "If Lu Xiaoxian asks about the arrangements for the imperial court to conquer the Khitan, can his subordinates tell the truth?" ”

The arrangement of the imperial court to conquer the Khitan is confidential, and if it is leaked from Yang Si, it may be bad luck one day.

There is no big mistake in being careful, Yang Si must figure this out.

"It doesn't hurt to tell him!" Wei Tuan'er pondered, "This matter has long been spread among the ministers, and it is not a secret. Besides, if you don't tell him about the arrangements of the court, how will he put forward his opinion? ”

"Subordinates understood!" Yang Si bowed to Wei Tuan'er and said goodbye.

Thinking of being able to have a drink with Lu Xiaoxian, Yang Si couldn't help but feel very happy. But when I thought about it again, I went with a mission, and my happiness was greatly reduced.

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Before entering the palace, although the Zhang brothers had taken a bath in a steaming bathtub to dispel their sleepiness, they could not dispel the smell of alcohol on their bodies.

Wu Zetian looked at Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, who were fighting spirits, the two of them were alive and well on weekdays, but at the moment their eyes were empty and godless, like banana leaves beaten by frost.

"If you are greedy for a cup last night, you will have the pain of today's hangover!" Wu Zetian couldn't help but shake his head and said, "You two are not children anymore, so why don't you have a little moderation?" I wondered, the three of you are drinking together, look at you, and then look at Lu Xiaoxian. He went to the old mansion of Di Ge early in the morning, like no one, how can he be like you are now! ”

Zhang Changzong smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, but Fanchen and Wulang drank with Lu Xiaoxian, and there was not a single time when the ministers were not drunk and unconscious, and the ministers never saw him drunk!" ”

Shangguan Wan'er felt strange, and interjected on the side: "Your Majesty, I really can't see it, this Lu Xiaoxian is still an all-rounder, even drinking he is also a strange endowment, which is difficult for ordinary people to reach!" ”

Wu Zetian nodded in agreement.