Taichu Palace, Wucheng Palace, Wuhou Chang Dynasty.

The first year of Ruyi, that is, in 692 A.D., in a blink of an eye, this year's snow is big, the gods are fine, there are some disasters in the poor and lowly places in the south of the east city, Luoyang Mansion is properly placed, the casualties and losses are not serious, Chang'an is different, the houses collapsed, thousands of people died of cold, and a large number of officials in Chang'an were convicted and imprisoned.

Deng Huaiyu, the secretary of Honglu Temple, reported on the affairs of the foreign vassals of Zhengdan Dafang, in addition to the Tubo Great Minister's Qinling, as well as the post-Turkic Khan silently, the leader of the Khitan Dahe Department Li Quanzhong will personally rush to the Shendu to congratulate, these three unruly foreign vassals, all of them do a weak posture, which has a huge shock to the many vassals of the Great Zhou, and has a chain reaction, dozens of foreign vassals and tribes in the east, west, south and north, will be personally come to the Shendu by the lord or the minister in power, far away in the northern border, has always been alienated from the Central Plains Dynasty, The Turkic Obscurities and Turgish, who were close to the Golden Horde of the Turkic Khans, also sent the sons of tribal leaders to pay tribute.

Empress Wu listened to Deng Huaiyu's report, and her eyebrows danced when she heard it, and asked him to make proper arrangements, so that the chieftains of all parties would feel the Fengheng and Yuda of the Great Zhou Heavenly Dynasty, and the soldiers were strong and strong, and they should not be neglected.

Deng Huaiyu retreated, and Empress Wu glanced at Xie Yaohuan, who was a little sluggish beside him, and showed a smile, "From now on, Xie Yaohuan will be exempted from the position of commander of ten thousand horsemen and commander of thousands of cows. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister Xia official servant Liu Youqiu, the general of the right guard Quan Xiancheng, the first general of the spring cavalry, famous in the world, known as the name of the dragon guard, the real dragon in the world, who is your majesty, as the commander of ten thousand horses, a thousand oxen, the palace ban, guarding Your Majesty, it can be said that it is well deserved, and on the occasion of the feast, with General Quan as the guard, it is enough to show the sincerity of His Majesty's Huairou foreign domain, which can be said to be counted in one fell swoop" Many courtiers are still digesting this sudden news, Liu Youqiu, who has already received the news, takes the lead, Yixi's words are airtight.

"Oh? Do you have any objections? Empress Wu smiled slightly, tilted her head, and glanced at the imperial history class and the prime minister's class on the left side of the throne.

Sure enough, the courtiers came out one after another, they didn't dare to deny Liu Youqiu's words, but they made another recommendation, and recommended all the ministers and generals who had strong qualifications in the DPRK and China and were trusted by the military queen.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Quan Xiancheng is the most suitable person" Wu Sansi said, the court discussion returned to the starting point, a sneer on the corner of his mouth, the most ferocious people are Wu Chenghe's people, although he doesn't know the inside story, but it is still okay to just assist and break his calculations.

Empress Wu chuckled lightly, noncommittal, "Wan'er, what do you think?" ”

Empress Wu was relieved of Shangguan Wan'er, and the action of asking for opinions became more and more, so that she gradually became active in the court, and the weight was no less than that of the prime minister's class, she thought for a while, and responded, "The concubine thinks that the Zhengdan feast is the top priority of the imperial court, and it is related to the national body, and everything should be based on the safety of His Majesty, the face of the court and the perception of the foreign domain."

"Okay, I'll depend on you" Empress Wu was very satisfied, Shangguan Wan'er did not oppose Liu Youqiu's proposal because she was not on good terms with Princess Taiping, so it can be seen that she still learned a lesson.

"Quan Xiancheng, would you like to take this position?" Empress Wu inquired.

Quan Xiancheng hurriedly went out and knelt down, he didn't know what was going on, the court had already decided, except for echoing the voice, he had no room for it, "I can serve Your Majesty, and the ministers will not hesitate"

"Very good, this matter will be decided" Empress Wu immediately made a decision, "the left right guard general was taken over by King Wu Youji"

On the same day, Wu Youji was dismissed from the post of General Zuowei because his eldest brother Wu Youning served as the general of Yulinwei, so as not to overweight the military power of the two brothers.

The so-called turning hands into clouds and hands for rain is what it means.

"The captain of the fireworks army is hanging, do you have a suitable candidate?" Empress Wu asked again.

This question was not popular, and the courtiers knelt behind their respective tables, like clay tires and wood sculptures.

"Hehe, that's it, where is Li Zhan?" Empress Wu shook his head, Qiangang was arbitrary, and a middle-aged general walked out of the hall, with hard eyebrows, over thirty years old, with a short beard, "Li Zhan, the leader of the army, visited Your Majesty"

"I order you to be demoted by three levels and become the captain of the Fireworks Army," Empress Wu ordered directly.

"Ministers thank Your Majesty Longen" Li Zhan knelt on the ground to thank him, if it is said that the Southern Ya is the national armed force, and the Northern Ya is the royal armed family, then today's Fireworks Army is the emperor's armed forces, and the commander of this army is the close minister of the Son of Heaven, the influence of power is not the shackles of the official rank, Li Zhan can get this opportunity, the courtiers are indifferent and calm, and no one opposes it, just because his father, who has been dead for many years, is a hardcore supporter of the Empress Wu, and Li Yifu, the prime minister of the human cat.

Subsequently, the winter official Shangshu Wei Yuanzhong played, lasted for two years, the Ming Hall was rebuilt, please choose an auspicious day to go to the patrol, the Empress Wu edict approved, with Wu Chongmin Xiyu Stone Valley to build the city meritorious, and the local official Lang Ji Ji is the same as the Ming Tang Lieutenant.

The discussion is coming to an end, and he asked about the progress of the trial of the related cases of the Linzhi Palace, and Song Jing, the official of the autumn officials, came out, "The ministers have already gained, the fire in the Lintoe Palace, the murder of Shangguan Zhaorong and the military supervisor, the three cases, should be one, please order, the quasi-minister detain six palace maids of the court, and interrogate their adultery"

"Tucked court?" Empress Wu was slightly stunned, and immediately thought of Wu Chongxing, he must have discovered something, and he was willing to let go when the power policy returned, but it was a good idea, "Zhun Qing played, the palace official office, but there are people involved in the case, they are arrested in one piece, and there is no need to make a request, it is the people of Fengge Luan Taizhong, who dare to make trouble between the palace, and I will never be forgiving."

"The Minister's Order" Song Jing received the order loudly, and Wu Chenghe's already gloomy face was even darker.

Night, Wei Wangfu.

In Wu Yanxiu's study, both black and white were silent.

"Is it time to break it?" Wu Yanxiu's voice was hoarse, she thought it was seamless, but she still caught a loophole for that old Song Jing.

"Master, everything outside the palace is over, the palace is becoming more and more guarded, they are all fresh faces, and they really can't start" The black-clothed Yuanqian hesitated, and his eyes slapped Jiang Long, the white-clothed man beside him, this person only knows how to use a fan to pretend to be a Han scholar, and he is happy to move his mouth, but the basket that he poked out asked him to carry it, which is really hateful.

Wu Yanxiu's face was gloomy for a moment, "Forget it, the two of you, especially Jiang Long, go out to avoid the limelight during this time, don't come to me again"

"Yes, Master Xie is sympathetic" Jiang Long's face was indifferent, he showed his face to do things, the palace maid in the court knew him, even if Wu Yanxiu didn't say it, he had to find a place to hide, "Master, my subordinates have found some strange things these days."

"What's the matter?" Wu Yanxiu immediately asked.

"Recently, Ji Shilang and the King of Nanyang have had many secret meetings, and I am afraid that it will be detrimental to the master's great cause," Jiang Long was worried.

"Ji Xuan" Wu Yanxiu chewed out the name word by word from between his teeth, he had long been indifferent to this strong and rude old thing, and he dared to point fingers at him last time, and at that time, he said that it was out of public interest and did not care about him, but it turned out that he climbed the high branch and deliberately came to him.

"Master, maybe you can find another way, come to Zhongcheng depressed, if it is ......" Jiang Long nodded and stopped.

Wu Yanxiu's eyes flashed, and a figure appeared in his mind, the situation in the court gradually stabilized, Lai Junchen was full of blood, and he was gradually not valued by his father, and he was rarely invited to participate in discussing major matters recently.

"Think about it, you guys stand down" Wu Yanxiu's brain hurt, how to let Lai Junchen get closer to him, he was at a loss.

At the side gate of the Wei Palace, there is still the pine forest of the Forbidden Garden, and there are many black-clothed figures lying on the pine branches, all in one.

Two figures flashed out, one black and one white, and walked away quickly in both directions.

The leader of the pine forest was about to wave his hand, but he held it down again.

The black-clothed man ran back again, tiptoed in the direction of the man in white, and several strong men fell behind not far away, obviously plotting.

"Follow up, wait for them to do it" The leader was keenly aware of this opportunity, waved his hand, squirming, and the figure in black dissipated into the night sky like a tanuki.

(End of chapter)