Strange things happened in the officialdom of Shendu, and many courtiers gradually tasted the taste, the government and the opposition looked westward, and the six generals of Luantai became fragrant and sweet, and they got close to many people, and all kinds of invitations came one after another.

However, to their embarrassment, they were never able to give a satisfactory response to these magnates, and Quan Ce did not send it to Shendu, and only got some half-crushed news from the side of Chang'an's left-behind mansion and the left and right leading guards, the language was unknown, and some of them were contradictory, and it was difficult to see the whole picture, and Shendu fell into a huge problem of guessing the puzzle and crossword grid.

At the beginning of March of the first year of Yanzai, Quan Ce took care of Chang'an's affairs and returned to Shendu.

The wind and dust were served, and the power policy did not stop, and went straight to the Taichu Palace to meet the Empress Wu.

"In my Western Capital? Eat the bear's heart and leopard guts? Empress Wu kicked over the case, furious, the two towering clumps of powder on her chest rose and fell sharply, and it took a long time to calm down her anger, stared at Quan Ce, and asked, "How did you deal with the soldiers and thieves?" ”

"The ministers were left behind in Chang'an Wei Yuanzhong, Dali Temple Qing Jinghui, Shaoqing Di Guangyuan and others to help, Li Tong and other seventeen Li clan relatives, stubborn resistance, the men of the mansion, all killed, Li Tong's crime was monstrous, the whole family was not old and young, with the help of the palace supervisor Yang Siqiao, the left and right led the army to lead the nine generals, and thousands of rebel soldiers ambushed and executed" Quan Ce took advantage of this opportunity to put the meritorious people in front, and put himself at the end to understate "The minister threads the needle in it, and what he can do is limited"

"Thousands of soldiers from the ...... Prefecture," Empress Wu muttered about this number, her expression was dim, "What is the number of soldiers and horses leading the army and guards on the left and right to participate in the rebellion?" What about the battle damage separately? ”

Quan Ce was a little surprised, but his mouth was not slow, "The left leader of the army is far poisonous, the general Hou Kejie has long had different intentions, there are about more than 4,000 rebel soldiers and horses, Yang Gong Supervisor Lan Yingjun intercepted and killed in the middle of the road, the battle was not long, that is, the victory was locked, Hou Kejie died on the spot, less than 1,000 kills and wounds, and dozens of casualties of the Lanying army, in contrast, the right leading army guard is not strong, less than 3,000 soldiers and horses, when the minister intercepted, announced His Majesty's heavenly might, except for a few people who are stubborn and stubborn, and the corner is stubborn, and is broken by the minister, and the rest are all on the battlefield and return to the right path"

Empress Wu sighed deeply, got up and came to Quan Ce, took his hand, and walked out of the Hall of Eternal Life. Hmph, if I really have the power of heaven, and the soldiers of the Western Capital are stationed in the government, I will not be so weak."

The right policy is also tending, silent, the Great Zhou Qiang Army, he has his own big picture in his heart, a big plan, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is pretentious to the world, but it is not suitable to show off in front of the martial queen, can only follow the order of the cloth, slowly draw it.

"Chang'an, you handled it properly, how will Shendu explain?" Empress Wu's red lips pulled out a very sarcastic arc, "Or, what kind of explanation does the heir want to give me?" ”

Quan Ce pursed his lips, but was silent again.

Wu Hou turned sideways, pinched Quan Ce's chin, moved his thumb slightly, and stroked his cheek, "Although you say it, what you are doing is selfish, but it is more righteous, I know it in my heart, the truth is sometimes not important, if this matter spreads, hum, Wu Yanxiu will die, Wu Chenghei deserves to die, it is not a pity for them to die, but my face will be gone......"

Quan Ce only then spoke, his voice was flat and emotionless, "King Wei thinks that Wan Guojun, the young eunuch of Lintai, conspired with Li Zhan, the young eunuch of Guanglu, colluded with the rebels of the Li family in Chang'an, intending to take advantage of the opportunity of the Spring Festival to accumulate wealth and goods, because of the disagreement, Wan Guojun killed Li Zhan, and because the conspiracy was exposed, he took risks and instigated a mutiny, trying to win in the chaos, and hindered the ministers from revealing the truth."

"Just Wan Guojun?" Empress Wu laughed angrily, slapped the white marble railing hard, and said angrily, "What a good King of Wei who has long Wangshu and knows no shame."

Quan Ce's face was pale, but he felt the same way in his heart, Wu Chengsi had been away from the stage of the power field for too long, and he had lost his sensitivity and judgment to the events in front of him, his greed and perfunctory reaction, Quan Ce was also tired, and it was difficult to continue the political tacit understanding and exchange of interests between the two.

"A hundred years to get a proud son, a hundred generations attached to the mediocre talent, the ancients are honest and do not deceive me, the Wu family has me, and the rest are not even mediocre talents" Empress Wu's hand, holding the hand of the power strategy, the tighter the grip, the whole person's strength seems to be used in this hand.

Quan Ce bowed his head and endured silently, but there was no reaction.

"That's it, that's it" Empress Wu sighed long, let go of her hand, turned around with her sleeves, walked a few steps quickly, stood by the railing, against the backdrop of the pale yellow sunset, the Taichu Palace was magnificent, majestic and solemn, blending with the green mountains and green waters, as if since ancient times, it has never changed, "Manpower is limited, what can I do?" ”

Quan Ce stepped forward and followed, and when he saw the golden shawl of the martial queen hanging to the ground, he bent down and reached out to hold it for her, sorted it out, and put it on the crook of her arm.

Empress Wu's hands pressed to both sides suddenly, pressed Quan Ce's hands on his arms, shrunk his shoulders, and leaned on Quan Ce's arms.

For the first time, Quan Ce realized that this majestic and invincible empress would also have times when she was weak and surrendered.

Presumably, it was only now that she completely gave up her martial arts.

The next day, Empress Wu was in poor health and did not come to the court to govern, but she sent Shangguan Wan'er and issued a holy decree to close the coffin of the boiling case of Liangjing.

In the will, the script compiled by Wu Chengsi was basically adopted, and all the blame was attributed to Wan Guojun, and this femme fatale-minded court official was wiped out of the Nine Clans, in addition to him, Wei Yuanzhong, who stayed in Chang'an, was guilty of negligence, and also had the merit of suppression, and was demoted and retained, and escaped the fate of being exiled for the fifth time.

Wu Chengsi couldn't laugh, and after the Liangjing case was resolved, Empress Wu issued another decree and carried out a severe attack on the Wei Wang family.

“…… Changed the order of the King of Huaiyang, Quanzhou Thorn Shi Wu Yanxiu for the Qiongzhou Thorn History, that is, to take office, without delay, in the book order, with the Fengge Luantai Ping Zhangshi Li Qiao, see the matter is unknown, government affairs often have a bad pool, can not be used, depose the phase, downgraded to the special advance, Shuowang is not the dynasty, the promotion of the heavenly official Lang Lang Zong Qin Ke with the Fengge Luantai Ping Zhang, prepare the Zaifu...... The heir of the king of Wei, Wu Chenghe, is in poor health and often suffers from illness, so it is advisable to recuperate and recuperate, not to be complicated, and to deprive the special officials who are disbanded, abolish their subordinate officials in the palace, and perform ceremonial sacrifices, and they do not have to attend the ......"

Before the holy decree was finished, Wu Chengji had already spit out a mouthful of blood, threw himself forward, and convulsed on the ground.

Blood sprayed on Shangguan Wan'er's goose-yellow Luo skirt, red, extremely conspicuous, Shangguan Wan'er did not panic, but the voice of the decree stopped, lowered her eyelids, glanced at Wu Chengsi, and was expressionless.

The embarrassing thing is that the king of Wei fell to the ground, except for the attendants on duty, there was no one to help and take care of him.

The world is hot and cold, the king of Wei has completely lost his position, leaning forward, he can't get a trace of benefits, he will only cause a lot of shame, and the princes of the court and the central government are all skillful and exquisite, and they are cold-blooded and ruthless, so they naturally avoid it.

The inner attendant helped Wu Chengsi out, and when he passed through Quan Ce, Wu Chengsi's eyes suddenly became ferocious, and he stretched out his thin arm and grabbed Quan Ce.

The chamberlain hurriedly dragged him out, his gaze never left Quan Ce, and his eyes were gloomy and terrifying.

Quan Ce was indifferent, and waited for a generation of powerful ministers, and it ended in a hurry.

Wu Chengsi was dragged away, and Shangguan Wan'er's eyes swept among the courtiers, and silence returned in an instant.

“…… Removed Nanyang Wang Wu Yanji from the post of governor of the northern capital, transferred to Chang'an, as the general of the right leading army, and chose an auspicious day to marry the lord of Yongtai......"

“…… dismissed the official positions of Zhan Shi, the prince of Quance, and the official secretary of the Chu State, and became the general of the left leading army, and was in charge of the heavy training of the two armies......"

Quan Ce and the ministers led the decree together, and sighed in their hearts, the weak Empress Wu that day seemed to be just a phantom, even if she decided to set up a son instead of a nephew, but she strengthened Wu Sansi's power position, transferred back to Wu Yanji, and transferred herself away from her two sons.

As long as she becomes the emperor one day, no matter who is the crown prince and whose family loses power, the mainstream of the court only has the word check and balance.

The dawn of the Tang Dynasty

Dawn of the Tang Dynasty original