When the war report and military situation from the West were urgently sent to the Divine Capital Forbidden Middle School, the Divine Emperor Wu Zetian was still in the side hall of the Ming Hall and the prime ministers discussed with the officials on duty on the day to build a new palace in the forbidden hall and propose to name it Wucheng Palace, the purpose of which was naturally to continue to promote martial arts.

Although the military intelligence was sent urgently, it was in the form of a secret performance, and it was directly sent to the forbidden middle school without going through Luantai and Fengge.

The ministers in the palace were still discussing whether to continue to build civil engineering, and Wu Zetian couldn't argue with a result in a short time, so he ordered food to be given in the palace, and he retreated to the back dormitory of the Ming Hall, until he opened the secret music, his face was still full of joy, "I don't know how Wei Qing ......"

The voice stopped abruptly, and the female officials in the dormitory were inevitably curious, and they peeked at the demeanor of the God Emperor from the side, but saw that His Majesty the God Emperor was already pale, his eyes were wide open, and even his body under the uniform trembled slightly.

"Won the first battle, lost the second battle...... It will be cold and snowy, food is scarce, and people and horses are hungry and cold......"

The secret article is not long, and it can be seen at a glance, but Wu Zetian held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time, as if he was afraid that he would be wrong, so he carefully read it more than a dozen times from beginning to end, and almost every word was engraved into her eyes, but the text still did not change as she wanted after all.

"Stand down!"

It was a long time before two stiff bytes were squeezed out of her teeth.

"Stand down!"

The people in the middle palace of the dormitory didn't understand for a while, and just before they could open their mouths to ask for instructions, a clearer shouting had already sounded, and even shook their eardrums with a faint pain, and they immediately tended to quit in panic.

When all the palace people came out of the palace, Wu Zecai raised his hand to hold the secret paper roll in the palm of his hand, and stood up from the imperial bed, with both hands behind, the trapped beast generally wandered around the imperial case, when she looked at the west, and finally couldn't help but shout angrily, "Yong will harm the country, Wei thief will bear me!" ”

However, no matter how angry you feel, you always have to face the problem, after a few angry shouts, Wu Zetian's angry eyes quickly calmed down, and then he said, "Tell the prime ministers to continue the meeting, decide a conclusion, and quickly summon the words to enter the meeting!" ”

In the side hall of the Ming Hall, the prime ministers were still dining, and suddenly the female official entered and called Nayan Wu Chenghei away, and there was no shortage of suspicions for a while, and the inner Shi Cen Changqian was temporarily appointed to preside over the meeting, and when asked when His Majesty the God Emperor would return to the palace, he was told to wait for the notice.

Wu Chengsi hurriedly walked into the dormitory, and before he could give a salute, he heard the God Emperor say in a heavy tone, "Quickly summon Youning and other incumbents of the Praetorian Guard, and Wei Zhiqi has been defeated." ”

Hearing this, Wu Chengsi suddenly knew that the situation was serious, and just after receiving the order, he was just about to withdraw, and after catching a glimpse of His Majesty the God Emperor's grim expression, his heart moved, and he paused and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about this, not to mention that Master Xue has already led the troops back to Luo, and all the sons of the court are also in the prime of life, and the eagle dog is loyal and healthy, just waiting to be driven!" ”

After Wu Zetian heard this, his demeanor improved slightly, and his tone became softer, "Go quickly, go back quickly." ”

His Majesty the Divine Emperor had such an attitude in front of him, Wu Chenghe's steps were a little brisk, and after leaving the dormitory, he quickly gathered a group of cousins.

In addition to Wu Chenghei, who has already worshiped the prime minister and served as Luantai Nayan, there are also Xia Guanshilang Wu Sansi, Qiancai envoy Wu Youning, right Yulin general Wu Youyi, left Jin Wu Wei Yifu Zhonglang general Wu Youji, left Wei Zhonglang general Wu Zaide, prince Zuo Wei led Wu Youxu, left Qianniu Zhonglang general Wu Sizong and the new right Jin Wuwei general Wu Yizong, etc.

This is only the children of the Wu clan who can be summoned in the shortest time in the forbidden army of Taiwan Province and the northern and southern ya, and there are several people who are in charge of worship and miscellaneous duties, and they cannot be summoned in a short time.

In front of him, no matter what the ability of these martial artists was, they were all serving in the official office, and they were suddenly summoned by Wu Chenghe, and they were strictly ordered not to delay and must arrive as soon as possible. When they rushed to the vicinity of Mingtang and saw Wu Chenghei, they were all full of curiosity.

"Brother is eager to gather the crowd, is there something big going to happen?"

Among the children of the Wu clan, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi are the closest in blood, and when they saw their cousins gathered together, they couldn't help but ask first.

Wu Chengsi is not only the highest official among the people, but also the heir of his grandfather Wu Shitong appointed by the God Emperor, and considers himself the head of the Wu family. Just now, His Majesty the Divine Emperor received a secret letter from Hexi, and Wenchang Right Xiangwei was defeated......"

"It turned out to be just a remote war, and I still think what happened in Jinnai......"

Before Wu Chengsi's words fell, Zuo Qianniu Wei Wu Sizong couldn't help but speak, but before he finished speaking, he was stopped by Wu Youning's mouth, "You stop talking first, listen to what you say!" ”

Although they are the same family, the relationship is also far and near. Hearing that his brother was scolded, Wu Yizong immediately showed displeasure, "Since you rushed here after hearing the news, you are naturally on an errand, what are you yelling at?" ”

"Shut up, y'all y'all! A few days ago, Xu Jing really omissioned, and you have not been held accountable! ”

Wu Chengsi raised his hand to slap the case, very majestic, glared at Wu Yizong fiercely, and then nodded to Wu Youning, "Although Wei Zhiqi was defeated in the frontier, the war with Tubo was arranged by His Majesty the Divine Emperor. The war situation is not as expected, and it is conceivable that there will be widespread complaints and slanders in the government and the opposition in the coming days, and this will affect all kinds of affairs in the country. ”

"His Majesty the Emperor has been heavily arranged, and the revolution is imminent, but it is only because of internal and external traitors that it is not a foregone conclusion. My family is the first family in the country, and at this critical moment, I should also take on enough matching responsibilities! I don't care what kind of selfish intentions each of you have, now you have to put all of them down on me! If there are mistakes in their own affairs, and the great cause of His Majesty the God Emperor is affected, even if the brothers in the court gate are concerned, they only need to come to see them at that time! ”

Hearing Wu Chenghe's solemn and fierce words, everyone also spoke out one after another to make a statement.

Wu Chengsi was quite satisfied with everyone's attitude, and after nodding, he stood up and made a gesture of his hand, leading a group of cousins to the back of the Ming Hall. This journey is naturally quite eye-catching, and everyone you see along the way is holding your breath and retreating.

In the outer hall of the dormitory, Wu Zetian was still frowning and thinking about countermeasures, and when he heard the palace maid raise his eyes, he saw a group of nephews walking into the hall in a mighty manner, and his face suddenly sank, "Such a swagger, is it afraid that people don't know the big thing?" ”

Wu Chenghei was still full of excitement, but when he heard this, he immediately looked embarrassed, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "The ministers and other loyal and righteous disciples gathered to worship, just want to ask His Majesty the God Emperor not to worry about the human forces. The henchmen of the humerus are standing here, even if there are traitors in the government and the opposition, they can't hold the masses to kill! ”

Wu Zetian was also in a mess at this time, and he didn't have a plan, and when he heard Wu Chengsi say this, he also said, "The situation is urgent, don't gossip." Now that you're all here, let's talk about your opinions. ”

After finishing speaking, she also looked at her nephews with a serious face, and there was no lack of expectation in her heart.

It is precisely because of this that this defeat is very profound to her, especially the psychological frustration, and she has even been thinking about whether to temporarily relax the control of Emperor Li Dan, so as to disintegrate the backlash of the ministers.

But after she finished speaking, she waited for a while, but these nephews in the hall, including Wu Chenghe, only knelt on the ground and did not speak, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became strange and dull.

"The ministers are all hungry eagle dogs, just wait for His Majesty the God Emperor to give an order, and immediately kill the traitors of the government and the wild!"

After another moment, Wu Yizong raised his head and said with a fanatical and hideous expression.

Wu Zetian looked stunned for a moment, opened his mouth and paused again, and then smiled lightly, "The ambition is commendable, and the son is brave to keep it." ”

After that, she raised her finger and said, "Youji and Yizong, return to the military government and the headquarters quickly, at this moment, remember not to let the panic spread to the people." ”

Wu Youji and Wu Yizong, the two Jin Wuwei generals, agreed after hearing this, and then glanced at Wu Chenghe, and saw that Wu Chengsi just lowered his eyes and didn't say more, so he hurriedly withdrew from the dormitory and went straight to the Jinwuwei official office outside the palace.

"It will take a short time for Huaiyi to return to the capital, and during this period of time, the ban will be especially strong in the military force of the Northern Ya to control the situation. Youning and Youyi, the two of you take turns in Xuanwumen day and night, no matter what happens, you must not leave your post for a moment! ”

Wu Zetian's thoughts turned quickly, knowing that every time there was a major event, the forbidden army was the force that could best influence the change of the situation, and pointed to Wu Zaide and said, "Pro-Xunyi, Sanwei has a lot of shadows, and later the edict will order the Zhuwei Mansion to guard and not leave, and to inspect the Zhufu with virtue, and we must put an end to evil deeds such as the inside and the outside!" ”

Wu Zaide bowed to the leader's order, and Wu Sansi next to him said, "Zhonglang will only serve as the left guard, if he goes out to patrol the mansions, he will probably not be able to serve the public." As a summer official, please inspect the arsenal and inspect the prefectures. ”

"I was negligent, so I did it."

Hearing Wu Sansi's reminder, Wu Zetian gave him an approving look, then turned to look at Wu Youning and said, "Sansi is busy and trivial, and he has no time to take care of the rest." Fengge Zhang Guangfu was sentenced, Cen Changqian alone was especially worried in the department, Youning was outside the North Ya, and used Fengge Shilang to interfere in political affairs, so as not to make Cen alone. ”

Not to mention that Wu Youning was overjoyed and hurriedly bowed his head, Wu Sansi was a little dumbfounded after hearing this, and lowered his head for a while, meaning that if he didn't fight for the errand of inspecting the Sanwei Mansions, it would be possible to enter the Feng Pavilion to worship the prime minister?

Wu Zetian was not in the mood to care about Wu Sansi's careful thoughts, and instead said to Wu Chengsi, "Luantai is not the first to rush now, and he is the right minister of Wenchang, and he will preside over the affairs of the various departments on the same day, so as to unify the situation of the opposition and let them have no time to slander the rest." ”

After arranging the things that the Wu clan sons were responsible for, Wu Zetian couldn't sleep at night, thinking about ways to deal with all kinds of possible changes.

Although these nephews are full of energy and commendable ambition, many things are not possible to do well with enthusiasm, after all, ability is a hard injury.

In many cases, the situation has reached a tipping point, and it often only takes a straw to collapse completely. Now the power of the foreign courtiers led by the prime minister has been pressed to a limit by her, but the more so, the more it will rebound, the power of the backlash is really immeasurable.

Step by step, Wu Zetian naturally will not admit defeat easily, and after accepting the bad news of Wei Zhiqi's defeat, she is ready to kill.

But thinking that although these nephews of hers occupied the position of generals of the Northern and Southern Ya Forbidden Army, whether they were capable of providing a reliable enough force guarantee for the next bloody storm, Wu Zetian's heart was full of doubts.

In the night, Wu Zetian picked up the pen and wrote, every stroke was slow and heavy, and the content was the crown prince Li Chengqi Jialuo State Mu. After so many years of fighting with the courtiers, she knew best how to control the minds of these people, but she also knew in her heart that once this edict was issued, her hard work in the previous years would be greatly reversed.

After the edict was written, Wu Zetian blew dry the ink with a blank expression, and a female official stepped forward to put it in the cage, but she waved her hand and retreated, just rolled up the edict and personally put it into a secret box that only she could open.

After that, Wu Zetian returned to the imperial case, wrote another edict, and passed the four-year-old Chu king Li Longji to his eldest son, Xiaojing Emperor Li Hong, as his heir.

However, when Wu Zetian was preparing for the record, he didn't know that her third grandson, Li Shouyi, the king of Hedong, had already given her a big gift, which was being placed in the chapter of her imperial case.