Before the second Zhang brothers were favored, Wu Cao and the second Yang brothers were also very favored.

The second Yang brothers are Shangshi Fengyu Yang Yuanxi and Sifu Shaoqing Yang Yuanheng, born in the Hongnong Yang family, and look like a talent, but they are much older than Erzhang and are Erzhang's elders.

Shangshi Fengyu Yang Yuanxi is good at medical skills, especially good at treating gynecological diseases, and can help Wu Cao treat diseases, so he has won Wu Cao's trust.

Shang Shi Fengyu is a close official of the emperor's side, before the emperor eats or takes medicine, Shang Shi Fengyu must taste it first, feel that there is no problem, and then give it to the emperor to eat and drink.

It is also necessary to instruct Shang Shan Kitchen on the taboos that should be paid attention to when cooking, such as spring liver, summer heart, autumn lungs, and winter kidneys. When the emperor held a large banquet, Shang Shi Feng and Dr. Guanglu arranged the seating order according to the difference in the rank of the officials.

The nature of Yang Yuanxi's work determines the intimate relationship between him and Wu Cao, and Yang Yuanheng helps Wu Cao manage his finances and finances, and they often meet.

Erzhang and Eryang both serve the same person, if they get along well, they will form a relationship of helping each other and exchanging voices, and if they don't get along well, there will be a situation of competing for favor.

Zhang Yizhi once refined the pill, and wanted to give it to Wu Cao with great interest, but was unexpectedly blocked by Yang Yuanxi and asked to try the pill first. Zhang Yizhi glared and said: "This is the golden pill refined for the saint, who is qualified to eat it as a courtier?" ”

Yang Yuanxi said confidently: "Yang is preparing for his job and still eats and serves the emperor, and all the food and drugs that enter the belly of the saint must be tried by Yang!" Zhang Yizhi said angrily: "Old horseman, get out of the way!" ”

"Don't let it!" Yang Yuanxi insisted, and Zhang Yizhi brushed his sleeves away. When Wu Cao summoned him, Zhang Yizhi took out the golden pill in front of him. Wu Cao didn't let Yang Yuanxi try it first, but swallowed it directly. Zhang Yizhi glanced back proudly, and Yang Yuanxi stood expressionlessly.

Erzhang served Wu Cao's decoction, Yang Yuanxi often tasted it on the side, and the cashier of the treasury had to pass through Yang Yuanheng, and the tiny mustard would gradually enlarge after a long time, and Erzhang looked at Eryang more and more unpleasantly.

Zhang Yizhi went to check Er Yang's file to see if he could get some black materials to attack Er Yang.

A check really found out the problem. It turned out that these two Yangs were the sons of Yang Hongwu, and Yang Hongwu was the son of Yang Yue, the half-brother of Yang Su, the Shangshu Ling of the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Hongwu served as Si Rong Shaochang Bo in the first year of Qianfeng, and was ordered to make up for the officials above the fifth grade of the Ministry of Officials, but the result was obviously inappropriate. Li Zhi also saw that something was wrong and pointed out that someone lacked talent and should not be given a certain position.

Yang Hongwu replied: "The minister's wife Wei Yueling has a strong personality, yesterday she instructed the minister to grant someone a certain position, if the minister does not obey, I am afraid there will be trouble!" ”

Li Zhi saw that some of the courtiers were suffering from tracheitis like him, and said happily: "Qing dares to say anything, and he didn't hide it!" I'm afraid that my wife is just a small section, and the son said: The gentleman is frank, the villain is a relative, and the open-mindedness is the big festival! With a smile, Yang Hongwu stepped back and did not hold him accountable.

Yang Hongwu's uncle, Yang Su, was a famous victorious general and the founding father of the Sui Dynasty, but he plotted a conspiracy for Yang Guang in his later years to help Yang Guang ascend the throne. His sons Yang Xuangan and Yang Xuanzong later rebelled and were beheaded, so although his exploits were great, they left stains and were not praised by later generations.

Zhang Yizhi made a small report to Wu Cao, saying: "Yang Yuanxi and Yang Yuanheng are the descendants of the Yang Su family, Yang Su's father and son are both rebels of the Sui Dynasty, and his descendants should not enjoy the worship in the Great Zhou." ”

Wu Cao thought about it, this Yang Su and her grandfather Yang Da were not related, so she agreed.

In the first year of Jiushi, the seventh month of the leap month said: "Yang Su and the descendants of his brothers are not allowed to serve as Beijing officials. "Yang Yuanxi was moved to the left as the governor of the history, and Yang Yuanheng was the history of the Muzhou assassin.

In the first year of Dazu, Wu Cao was seventy-seven years old, and he didn't have so much energy to deal with the government, so he entrusted Erzhang to help deal with it, especially the intelligence system she painstakingly managed, which was also handed over to Erzhang to be responsible.

The emperor's intelligence system is very large, and the intelligence personnel secretly lurk in various places and provinces, with a variety of identities, and implement one-way contact, mainly supervising the princes and princes, prime ministers, generals, and the left and right sixteen guards and other powerful people who hold real power, so as to ensure the safety of the imperial power and not be usurped.

Wu Cao has two sons, why didn't such an important confidential authority department be handed over to his son? Why don't you leave it to Xiaofeng to be responsible? There is also a question, why not let the two sons serve the decoction?

Because she is the emperor of the Great Zhou, although her son has changed his surname to Wu, it is only temporary, once she masters the intelligence department, it is equivalent to controlling the government, and the Great Zhou Dynasty she worked so hard to establish will soon be wiped out.

The same is true for letting her son serve the decoction, once she is seriously ill and her son serves the decoction, it will become a natural thing for the prince to supervise the country, and she will lose power.

It's different to reuse the two sheets, the two sheets can only rely on her to survive, so they are loyal to her, can perceive her inner world, share worries for her, and have the advantages of eunuchs and men without messing with flowers and grass, let alone seeking power and usurping the throne, just like Luo Shi is attached to the big tree, forming a community of interests.

For such a community of interests, the crown prince Wuxian, the prime minister Wang Wudan, and the prime minister could not accept it, because Erzhang occupied the power that should have been enjoyed by the second son.

There is another person who is indignant about this, and that is Li Chongrun, the king of Shao.

The third generation of the empire's successor, whose real name is Li Chongzhao, changed his name because he avoided the emperor's suspicion. Kaiyao was born in the inner hall of the East Palace in the second year, just after the full moon, Emperor Li Zhi came to visit him in person, and announced an amnesty for the world, changed the Yuan Yongchun, and became the emperor's grandson that year.

Li Chongrun reached the pinnacle of his life as soon as he was born, which shows that he is good at reincarnation! But immediately after the emperor's death, his life took a major turn and began to decline, and everything happened while he was still unconscious.

On February 8 of the first year of civilization, Li Chongzhao, the grandson of the imperial prince, was deposed as a concubine, and before he had time to become the crown prince, he was replaced by Li Chengqi, the king of Yongping County, who came later, and Li Chengqi was immediately made the crown prince. What a sad thing!

Li Chongzhao grew up in the royal city of Fangzhou, he has no memory of the palace, nor does he remember the appearance of Aweng Li Zhi, only that he is a prince without privileges. After Grandma ascended the throne, he changed his name to Chongrun.

When Li Chongrun was sixteen years old, Aya returned to the East Palace in Luoyang and became the prince again, and Li Chongrun was named King Shao. When he saw the splendid palace, when he realized that he was the successor of this great empire, he was deeply shocked!

So, Li Chongrun studied hard with the spirit of seizing the day, and he didn't even talk about his girlfriend or get married. But this didn't last long, as he noticed Erzhang, who was slightly older than him.

The young Zhang Changzong brothers frequently went in and out of the palace to serve their grandmother, and they were loved and rewarded by their grandmother, and they often participated in state banquets! And Aya, Uncle Ah and himself snubbed Kurama in front of the door, and they didn't have a chance to enter the palace for a long time, is this phenomenon normal?

The more Li Chongrun thought about it, the more wrong he became, and the more he thought about it, the more indignant he became, so he went to his sister-in-law Wu Yanji, the king of Wei, and his sister, Li Xianhui, the lord of Yongtai, to complain.

Wu Yanji is two years older than Li Chongrun, the same age as Zhang Changzong, since his younger brother Wu Yanxiu married in the Turks, and his father Wu Chengji died, his palace has been declining day by day! Therefore, he also has a pimple in his heart.

After some greetings, Wu Yanji asked, "Is King Shao still idle?" Didn't Your Majesty summon King Shao? Li Chongrun replied: "Hey, Grandma only cares about messing with Erzhang every day, leaving Aya and me aside to bask in the sun!" All the good years of youth have been wasted. ”

Wu Yanji took a sip of Fangling rice wine and said: "Youth runs through Changhong, courage overshadows cowardice, aggressiveness overwhelms Gou An, young you are her successor of the next generation!" ”

Li Chongrun said: "I used to hear the story of Helan Minzhi and Mrs. Rongguo, and I thought it was a fantasy! Looking at the behavior of Grandma and Erzhang today, I believe it completely, but the three views are also ruined! ”

Wu Yanji was silent for a while, and said: "I also empathize, how much strength my family made for the establishment of the Great Zhou Empire back then, and in the end, it was not abandoned from the beginning to the end!" Don't talk about it, drink! ”

The two drank alcohol relatively, and Li Xianhui came over and said: "In fact, in terms of the emperor alone, His Majesty's harem is the least in the past dynasties, which old emperor's harem is not thousands?" Why blame Your Majesty? ”

Li Chongrun said: "There is a difference between men and women! The male emperor doesn't violate etiquette like that, and he really doesn't think it's ridiculous, and the female emperor wants to follow suit, which is a big surprise! ”

Li Xianhui said: "So it's unfair to women to say that etiquette is not fair! Anyway, I still understand Your Majesty, her menopause has passed early, how can there be such a thing? I remember Your Majesty said: Youth is the deep spring of life, and people's hearts should be like the vast sea, only by constantly accepting the hundred rivers of beauty, hope, joy, courage and strength, can youth last forever and be beautiful! ”

Li Chongrun said: "Sister, men and women think differently. I really don't understand, what qualifications does Erzhang have to enter and leave the palace at will? They have no blood relationship with the Li Wu family, and they don't have any legitimate reputation, but they are just waiters hired by my family, why are they more beautiful than me? ”

Just as Li Chongrun was complaining, the eyeliner lurking in the Wei Wangfu wrote down a summary of his words and quickly reported it to Zhang Yizhi, who ordered the eyeliner to sign and seal as supporting information. After many days of accumulation, it has gathered into a large set of black materials, which can explode at any time!

In the autumn of the first year of Dazu, Zhang Yizhi reported to Wu Cao, who was furious, but still doubted the supporting information, because after all, this was unilateral testimony and may have been instructed.

At this time, another key witness appeared - Li Chongfu.

Li Chongfu is Li Xian's eldest son, born two years earlier than his sister-in-law Li Chongzhao, after he was born, Wei Xianger forced the news not to report, so that the emperor did not know that he had such a grandson for a few years, and it was not until the second year of Yongchun that he was named the king of Tangchang County.

Therefore, Li Chongfu has always been dissatisfied with Wei Xianger and Li Chongrun, but he did not dare to show it. Li Chongfu also often goes to Li Xianhui's house to play, pays special attention to Li Chongrun's words and deeds, peeps at every opportunity, and then records it, preparing to bring down Li Chongrun in the future and take over himself.

Li Chongfu heard that Zhang Yizhi was also collecting Li Chongrun's black materials, so he was overjoyed and invited Zhang Yizhi to drink and discuss. When Wu Cao hesitated, Li Chongfu stepped forward to prove that Li Chongrun's outrageous remarks were true, and he depicted the scene of his complaining in person, which was so eloquent that people had to believe it.

Since the completion of heaven, Wu Cao has visited the Buddha statue of the Buddha of Infinite Light every day, determined to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground! After talking to Yao Yuanchong in September of the first year of Shengong, Wu Cao basically stopped killing people and regarded himself as Maitreya Buddha.

Now I was shocked and saddened to hear that her imperial grandson had said so many vicious words.

Back then, the young Li Longji scolded Wu Yizong for forcing him to follow, Wu Cao thought that Liu Yao and Dou Shu'e were dissatisfied with Da Zhou, and deliberately used his son's mouth to oppose Da Zhou, so he killed Liu Yao and Dou Shu'e.

Now that her next-generation successor is not only dissatisfied with her, but also insults her personality, can such a person take over? She didn't want to raise a butcher's knife again, but the tree wanted to be quiet and the wind didn't stop, she was so angry that she trembled, so she had to learn Li Zhi's method of killing people with a knife, summoned the prince Wu Xian, scolded him sharply, and then handed over the case to Wu Xian for questioning and disposal.

Wu Xian was shocked, and Kong Nei led him to the west chamber and said, "The minister has a word, give it to His Highness." In the first year of Shengong, everyone has made a vow in Foguang Temple: from now on, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground! Therefore, the punishment is carried by the subordinates, and His Royal Highness does it himself. ”

Wu Xian returned to the East Palace and ordered the arrest of Li Chongrun and Wu Yanji, who were hanged on September 3.

The friends were stunned! Sixteen-year-old Yongtai county lord Li Xianhui cried and begged, she was already pregnant at that time, and saw that the usually kind and kind, caring father and kind grandmother suddenly became black and white impermanence, and wanted to take people's lives, what a sad thing in the world!

Wu Xian was also in great pain, but after experiencing setbacks, he understood that if he couldn't revolutionize himself and sacrifice himself, then it would inevitably cause the whole family to suffer a greater disaster! The lesser of two evils, Wu Xian ordered the execution.

Li Xianhui knelt at the feet of Wu Xian, hugged his thighs and cried bitterly, and the poignant cry for mercy pierced the temple and spread to the outside of the palace, so that the osmanthus in front of the palace was in tears, and the garden was full of energy, and the pedestrians couldn't bear to hear it, and they shed tears.

Due to excessive grief, Li Xianhui had a fetal gas, and the pain was unbearable, rolling on the ground, and moaning. Wu Xian looked up at the sky and muttered to himself: "Evil, evil!" What kind of iniquity did the widow do in his previous life! "As a last resort, let Yao Lang give her an abortion pill.

Who knew that after taking the medicine, because Li Xianhui's pelvis was narrow, she couldn't give birth, and the fetus was stillborn, which made it even more painful. Li Xianhui died of pain and tossed until September 4, when she woke up from a coma and continued to scream. Wu Xian had no choice but to signal Yao Lang to take poisoned wine, so that she could get rid of the sea of suffering as soon as possible and soar to Western Bliss!

Afterwards, Wu Xian was sad for many days and felt deeply guilty about the death of the three.

Four years later, Wu Xian ascended the throne again, posthumously crowned Li Xianhui as the princess of Yongtai, and was buried in the tomb with the late horse commander Wu Yanji; Posthumously presented Li Chongrun as the prince of Yide, and hired the deceased daughter of Pei Cui, the prince of the country, as the secret marriage, and also buried in the tomb with the Qianling. The mausoleum of the trio is large-scale, with colorful murals painted all over the walls, reflecting the daily life of the nobles and also conveying the sorrows of Wu Xian.

In this year, Zhang Yizhi also connived at the domestic slaves to run amok and bully the people of Luoyang, causing public anger.

Shi Wei Yuanzhong, the imperial doctor of Zuosu Zhengtai and the governor of Luozhou, was in charge of the administrative affairs of Luozhou, and he was not afraid of the powerful, and resolutely ordered the arrest of Zhang Yizhi's house slave, and after the trial according to law, he killed the house slave with a cane, which was very happy!

In the second year of Chang'an, Wu Cao summoned Zhang Changqi, the assassin of Qizhou, in Daming Palace, and wanted to promote him to the governor of Yongzhou. At that time, the governor of Yongzhou was Xue Jichang, who had been in office for two years, and this person, like Wei Yuanzhong, was not afraid of the powerful, dared to punish the house slaves under the powerful people, beat the dog without looking at the master, fulfilled his duties, and was familiar with government affairs.

Wu Cao asked the prime ministers for their opinions in the court, and Wei Yuanzhong, the squire of the Fengge, said: "In the humble opinion of the ministers, there is no one among today's courtiers who can replace Xue Jichang!" ”

Wu Cao said: "Xue Jichang has been in the capital for a long time, and I want to give him another official." How about Zhang Changqi replacing him? The other prime ministers all chimed in: "Your Majesty has won people!" ”

Wei Yuanzhong came out of the ranks and said loudly: "Zhang Changqi is unbearable! ”

Wu Cao asked why. Wei Yuanzhong replied: "Zhang Changqi is young and has little qualifications, is not familiar with government affairs, and during the period of ruling Qizhou, he fled his household registration. Yongzhou is the imperial capital, and he needs a capable person to manage it well, but he is not as shrewd and capable as Xue Jichang, and he is familiar with various affairs. Wu Cao stopped silently.

A few days later, Wei Yuanzhong said to his face: "The minister has been blessed since the first emperor, and now he assumes the post of prime minister, but he can't be loyal to the festival of death, so that the villain is on the side of His Majesty, this is the sinful of the minister!" ”

After Erzhang learned about it, he gritted his teeth at Wei Yuanzhong and resented him.

Princess Taiping recently met a boyfriend, named Gao Jian, because she was sixth in the family, also called Gao Liu, when she was Si Licheng, how old was the little princess, and she also looked like a talent.

Si Licheng is the Taimiao Cheng of Taichang Temple, from the five products, wearing a scarlet robe, responsible for the daily affairs of Taichang Temple, under the jurisdiction of the main book, doctors, records, Taimiao Zhailang, Taimiao door servants and other 400 people. When the emperor and queen held a big sacrifice in the Taimiao, the celebrant should establish the seven rituals and enjoy the etiquette of meritorious heroes within the west gate of the Taimiao.

Therefore, the cultural literacy requirements of those who hold this position are very high, and they must be proficient in the three rituals and various ritual procedures. Gao Jian also said that he was a good friend of Zhang Shuo, a member of the Fengge House and a bachelor of Zhuying, and Zhang Shuo later became a famous prime minister in the Kaiyuan period.

When Gao Jian and Princess Taiping entered and exited the palace gate hand in hand, they were seen by Zhang Changzong, the sixth lang of the lotus, and when they heard that the princess also called Gao Jian "Liulang", the vinegar jar was broken at once, and the glass heart was shattered.

Zhang Changzong went back and cried for a long time, when the two of them were so close and shadowy, they were later thrown out to serve his mother, and made a major sacrifice emotionally, and hoped that one day they would be able to return to the past! Now that she has a new friend, she has been abandoned all night, so Zhang Changzong is sad.

Wu Cao was getting old and often sick, and Zhang Changzong was worried that once the emperor took over, he would be eliminated by Wei Yuanzhong.

Zhang Changzong told Wu Cao that "Wei Yuanzhong and Si Licheng Gao Jian discussed Your Majesty privately, saying that Your Majesty is already old, and it is better to serve the prince for a longer time!" ”

Wu Cao was furious and ordered the arrest of Wei Yuanzhong and Gao Jian, imprisoned, and confronted Zhang Changzong on a later date.

Zhang Changzong secretly found Zhang Shuo and bribed him with a high-ranking official, so that he could prove that Wei Yuanzhong had said such things. As a bachelor of Zhuying, Zhang said that he and Zhang Changzong drank and wrote poetry, and had a good personal relationship, so he couldn't pull it down in person, so he agreed to Zhang Changzong.

The next day, Wu Cao summoned the crown prince, the prime minister, and the prime minister to listen to Wei Yuanzhong and Zhang Changzong's confrontation, but the result was repeatedly undecided. Zhang Changzong said: "Zhang said that when he heard Wei Yuanzhong say such a thing, please summon him to come and ask." So he summoned Zhang to go to court.

Zhang said that he would enter the main hall, but Song Jing, a member of the Fengge Pavilion, stopped him and said: "The name is important, the ghosts and gods are difficult to deceive, and you can't frame the righteous man and gentleman with the traitorous party." Even if he was convicted and exiled, it was much more honorable. If something happens, Song Jing will definitely knock on the cabinet and fight and die with the public. Let's do it, all generations pay respect, in one fell swoop! ”

Zhang Tingjue, the palace attendant, said on the side: "I heard about the righteous path in the morning, and it is worth dying at night!" Zuo Shi Liu Zhi shook the pen curtain a few times, and also said: "Don't defile the history and affect your children and grandchildren!" ”

Zhang said that the more he listened, the more frightened he became, he had become a rat in the bellows - what should I do if I was angry at both ends? A decision must be made quickly, Zhang said as he entered the main hall as he thought.

Wu Cao asked if he had heard what Wei Yuanzhong said, and Zhang said that it was wrong to bow his head. Wei Yuanzhong was a little scared, thinking that he was thinking of some conspiracy, and said loudly: "Zhang said that he wants to weave me Wei Yuanzhong with Changzong?" ”

Zhang Shuo glared and said: "Yuan Zhong is the prime minister, why do you want to learn the words of the villain in the lane?" Zhang Changzong urged on the side: "Hurry up!" Ignore him, just hurry up and tell the truth! ”

Zhang Shuo made up his mind, straightened his chest and raised his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please see, in front of Your Majesty, he still forces his ministers to speak like this, let alone outside?" In the face of the hundred officials of the imperial court today, the minister did not dare not confront the truth, the minister really did not hear Wei Yuanzhong say such a thing, it was Zhang Changzong who forced the minister to commit perjury! ”

Zhang Changzong was shocked and shouted urgently: "Zhang said that he and Wei Yuanzhong conspired against each other!" ”

Wu Cao asked for the reason. Zhang Changzong replied: "Zhang said that he once called Wei Yuanzhong Yi Yin and Duke of Zhou, Yi Yin once exiled Taijia, and Duke Zhou once regency the throne, isn't this a rebellion?" ”

Zhang Shuo sneered: "The Zhang brothers are villains, how can they understand the avenue of Yi Yin and Zhou Gong?" Your Majesty uses the prime minister and doesn't let people learn from Yi Yin and Zhou Gong, so who do you learn? Besides, how could the minister not know that whoever listened to Zhang Changzong today would become a big official, and if he helped Wei Yuanzhong, he would be wiped out? But the minister was afraid of Wei Yuanzhong's unjust soul and did not dare to frame him. ”

Wu Cao glanced left and right, and saw that her boyfriend's face was discolored, and said protectively: "Zhang said that he was a repeated villain, and he should be detained and interrogated together." "Zhang Shuo was also imprisoned. The next day, Wu Cao asked him alone, and Zhang said that he insisted that Wei Yuanzhong would not oppose him.

Zhu Jing, the doctor who is admonishing, said to the table: "Wei Yuanzhong is known as loyal and upright, and Zhang said that he is nameless in prison, if he insists on making them confess, I am afraid that the world will be disappointed!" ”

On September 9, the third year of Chang'an, during the Double Ninth Festival, Wei Yuanzhong was demoted to Duanzhou Gao Lieutenant, Gao Jian was exiled to Duanzhou, Lingnan, and Zhang Shuo was exiled to Qinzhou. Gao Jian and Zhang said that two good friends walked together, sleeping in the open air, bathing in the wind and rain, comforting each other, sometimes singing about wine, and sometimes borrowing wine to kill their sorrows.

When they arrived at Duanzhou Station, the two said goodbye, Zhang said that he wrote a poem "Duanzhou Don't High Liujian" as a gift, and the poem went:

Different lands and the same bond, happy on the way.

When you are sad for a long time, you raise wine, stop working or sing for a long time.

The South China Sea is strong, and the Xijiang River is full of miasma!

Yu Yanfu broke up, how about this goodbye injury?