The Imperial City seems to be calm, but in fact it is secretly murderous.

After the rebellion of the right guard, Wu Zetian returned from the Ming Hall to the director of the Xishang Cabinet, even if he went to the court every day, he was escorted by the honor guard of the Imperial Forest Army.

The reason why this matter is not known to the outside world is that in addition to avoiding the danger of the Nanya Forbidden Army, Wu Zetian does not want to implicate Pei Judao, the general of the Right Guard, who has just arrived in Luo from Xijing, because of this matter.

But although the forbidden middle is calm on the surface, it is a close search inside, but the details involved are so wide that even Wu Zetian can't believe it.

Wang Cizheng was formerly Sima of Bianzhou, and was added to the military because of the rebellion of Li Zhen, the king of Pingyue, and was under the command of the prime minister Cen Changqian, but after the war, it was another prime minister Zhang Guangfu who reported his merits and recommended him to join the guard. Moreover, Wang Cizheng and the Gong clan of the Bianzhou Hao clan are still relatives, and Gong Sigu who joined the army in Shaanzhou is his son-in-law.

After Wang Cizheng was sentenced, he never said a word, but the network implicated by his people was deep in the center and spread all around Heluo. If this is really a big net that is strung together, even Wu Zetian will not dare to expose and investigate it easily.

It has been more than 10 days since the incident, and now it is a sensitive moment when everyone is vigilant inside and outside and everyone is tightening their heartstrings.

Although he was still a little unwilling in his heart, Wu Zetian still had to hand over the matter to the foreign court and execute Wang Cizheng and other people with conclusive evidence to show that the matter was temporarily over.

After the edict was sent to Fengge, Wu Zetian asked the cabinet hall to send a map, and the pen outlined a network drawn from Wang Cizheng's person: Fengge, Nanya, Luozhou, Shaanzhou, Puzhou, Xiangzhou, and so on.

From the list alone, the mystery may not be profound, but marked on the map, you can see that this is a layout covering Guanzhong, Hedong, Henan, Hebei and deeply stabbing the gods!

"The heart of a thief does not die......"

Wu Zetian muttered in his mouth, a little tired between his eyebrows, raised his hand and picked up a copy of the book drawn up by Wu Chenghei on the case, and set up the seven temples of the Wu family in the divine capital, and after holding it in his hand for a long time, his eyes flickered, and finally he bit his teeth and put it into the cage that was temporarily stored on the left side of the case, but the fierceness and unwillingness between his eyebrows became more and more intense.

Although he was helpless to be in a bad mood for the time being, Wu Zetian did not indulge in these negative emotions for too long, and quickly cleaned up his mood and began to deal with the things presented by Feng Pavilion today.

"Your Majesty, Master Xue outside the palace asks to see you."

There are palace maids who tend to go to the hall and whisper, Wu Zetian only bowed slightly after hearing this, but did not speak, and the speed of reviewing the chapter did not decrease.

After more than an hour, the chapter was reviewed, and it was completely dark. Picking up the hot soup offered by the palace maid and taking a sip lightly, Wu Zetian groaned slightly, and then said again: "Huaiyi is still outside the palace?" Let him in. ”

Not long after, Xue Huaiyi, who was dressed in a bright monk's robe, walked up to the hall, and there was still a long distance from the throne, so he prostrated on the ground, bowed again, and then stepped forward on his knees, and said in a slightly exaggerated and painful tone: "The guilty minister sees Your Majesty, thank Your Majesty for your kindness, and Shang Ken will see you." ”

Seeing Xue Huaiyi like this, Wu Zetian became happy, smiled and waved his hand: "Come in and tell me, what are you guilty of?" ”

Xue Huaiyi crawled forward with his hands and feet, and only when he was more than a foot away from the imperial case did he raise his hand to lift the monk's robe, and the back wrapped in the middle coat was bound with a few thorn vines, some small thorns had pierced Luo's shirt, and some of the back blood was dripping, Xue Huaiyi's bright head was knocked on the back of his hand, and he said in a low voice: "The minister is guilty......

Wu Zetian's face was originally quite relaxed, but when he saw this scene, he suddenly shuddered, raised his hand and motioned to the palace maid to break off the thorny vine on Xue Huaiyi's back, raised his hand to play with it in his hand for a while, and his tone changed to indifferent: "Who is the guard in the battle today?" Brought into the right guard for interrogation, can the chores outside the palace be lightly banned? ”

Although Xue Huaiyi was prostrate on the ground, he was also peeking at the expression of the God Emperor, and after hearing this, his forehead suddenly sweated, and he hurriedly trembled: "The minister is guilty, guilty, ......."

Wu Zetian lowered his head, glanced at Xue Huaiyi, who was kneeling outside the imperial case, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Master hasn't said anything to me yet, what are you guilty of?" ”

"Minister, minister......"

Xue Huaiyi looked sideways at the palace maid who hurriedly walked out of the hall with thorn vines in hand, and was busy reining in his thoughts: "The sin of the ministers is in self-doubt, the grace of heaven is magnificent, people can't do it, Your Majesty is happy, the ministers can't be hurt, and Your Majesty is angry, no one in the world can save you...... If everyone in the world is good, why do you need to be taught by the king? Missight and treachery, no one is exempt. The sin of the minister is not to commit adultery by mistake, but to be selfish and fearful, and to seek the evil from the outside, which is to put the cart before the horse......"

When Wu Zetian heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then his brows stretched, and after a while, he said in a condensed voice: "Teacher's words, I'm afraid they didn't spit out from the bottom of my heart, who taught you?" ”

"Yes, it's the king of Hedong...... The young king came out of the cabinet yesterday, and the ministers sent him back to the palace, and the king of Hedong taught me ......"

was forced to ask by the God Emperor, Xue Huaiyi didn't care about it, and even explained all the scenes of the conversation with Li Tong last night.

"Their brother is already out of the cabinet?"

Wu Zetian asked casually, she really didn't have the energy to pay attention to these miscellaneous matters recently, and then looked down at a thorny vine in her hand, and said with curiosity: "The young king didn't teach you to bear the guilt." ”

When Xue Huaiyi heard this, his forehead was a great sweat again: "Before the minister enters the palace, he will first return to the White Horse Temple, and choose someone to use for the affairs of the young king's mansion, and I am afraid that the empty plea will not be solemn, and then ask the faint monk and official, so as to teach me ......"

When Wu Zetian heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Obviously, I have been instructed by good words, but I just ask faint words again, the loser is in your matter!" ”

She smiled and threw the thorn vine to the ground, her face turned and sank again: "That little boy is still stupid, and he still has a plan to teach others?" is nothing more than a little moral observance, and it happens that there is no misleading others and oneself. yes, where is their brother's house? ”

"In the Tonan Fulfillment Workshop."

Hearing the tone of the God Emperor, Xue Huaiyi knew that this level had passed, and when he heard about the young king, he hurriedly said: "There is a division in the outer court, it is really bullying the young king'......s ignorance, the mansion is remote, the distance is far away, and the courtyard is deserted."

"Ignorance? That kid, heh, I'm afraid he has more than a teacher. ”

Wu Zetian said casually, and then said to the palace maid: "Go and get the Dugi map, and the young king will go out of the cabinet." ”

The palace maid went according to her words, and without turning her heels, Shangguan Wan'er, who was dressed in a simple skirt, approached the palace, and there were two female historians behind her who ascended the hall together.

Wu Zetian first took the map of Shendu Fang, looked at it for a while, and then found the location of the letter workshop in the southeast corner, and said: "It's indeed a little remote." ”

Seeing this, Xue Huaiyi hurriedly said: "It's not only remote, but there are also a lot of miscellaneous wandering arounds in the Zhufang here, which is fishy and smoky, which makes people annoying. ”

Wu Zetian bowed his head slightly after hearing this, and said: "The young king's good words benefit you, Ah Shi should repay it, and the palace guards will choose another twenty battle bodies, ten pairs of armor and swords, and give the palace to the palace, go." ”

Hearing the Divine Emperor's expulsion, Xue Huaiyi was a little disappointed, but when he thought that the sorrow in his heart was resolved, he also felt relaxed, so he bowed to thank him again, and then retreated from the palace.

Wu Zetian looked at Xue Huaiyi's back as he withdrew, but his eyes wandered a little, and his thoughts drifted away, and he retracted his gaze after a while, and raised his hand to pick up the detailed rules and books about the process of the young king's exit from the cabinet, and read it from beginning to end, frowning or soothing.

"The thief is insatiable and steals a lot of goods from my palace! No wonder he dared to have good words to give Huaiyi, it turned out that he himself was pampered and arrogant, and he had the courage to be uneasy in the room, and he was forced to be arrogant outside, which was really disgusting! ”

Although he said angry words in his mouth, the corners of Wu Zetian's mouth rose, which showed that he did not take this seriously in his heart.

Shangguan Wan'er stood respectfully on one side, but she was also listening to the words of the God Emperor, she didn't know the previous situation, and was a little curious about why the God Emperor suddenly remembered the things of the young king again, but when she heard the God Emperor's nagging self-talk, she still felt a little happy for the young king in her heart. Whether it is praised or reprimanded, it is always a fortunate thing to be able to talk about it.

As soon as her thoughts diverged here, she heard the God Emperor ask: "A few days ago, the young king lived in the forbidden place, and Wan'er often saw it, according to your opinion, how is the young king's character?" ”

Hearing this question, Shangguan Wan'er suddenly felt that her head was big, although she had some care and behavior for King Yong's family, she rarely violated the rules, and tried not to visit when she had nothing to do, how did she get to the God Emperor and become a frequent meeting?

But since the God Emperor said so, she didn't dare to forcibly defend herself, and only after a little silence did she reply stubbornly: "The concubine has a visit for something, and the king she sees seems to be simple, but the inside is meticulous, and everything is listed in her arms, without compromising the elegance of the voice, and she can do things and be quiet." More subtle, really clumsy and difficult to discern, dare not force to say. ”

Wu Zetian laughed again after hearing this: "The feast "Vientiane" is beautiful and elegant, and the kid can reach it, and he can indeed do everything." Quiet? Not necessarily. ”

He is my grandson.

Wu Zetian didn't say this sentence, but just raised his hand to look at the people in the Shaowang Mansion, and after looking at it for a while, he frowned slightly: "No wonder even Huaiyi is unfair, the foreign court ministers really despise my grandson, what kind of talent are the matches?" Wang Hewangge is busy, what time do you have to worry about government affairs? There is no work in the position, it is better not to use it. Take the Lintai official and the book to come. ”

Not long after, the registration files of the officials of Lintai were sent again, and Wu Zetian beckoned to Shangguan Wan'er and said, "Enter and choose." ”

Shangguan Wan'er felt even bigger when she heard this, and stepped forward cautiously, seeing that the God Emperor frowned and flipped through the pages, she pointed casually and said, "Lintai Chen Ziang......"

"Shu people are more energetic, often pretentious and ambitious, and they are not suitable to be a friend of the king."

Wu Zetian groaned slightly, then shook his head and vetoed the proposal, and made another selection, before selecting one person, and picking up the Lintai school book Li Xianzong to the right, selecting and awarding the heir to the history of the Yongwang Mansion, replacing the original long history Wang Hewang.

When Shangguan Wan'er and the female histories were sorted out and withdrawn, Wu Zetian fell silent again, tapped his fingers on the imperial case, and then wrote a book in Tianjin Qiaonan Jishan and Shangshan two squares to choose the idle mansion to give Zuo Jin Wuwei General Qiu Shenqian as his home, and then sealed it until the Shuo Dynasty announced.