Taichu Palace, Lintoe Palace, Emperor Li Dan looked at the golden cage in front of him blankly, the golden mountain and lake bird inside, lying motionless on its side, it has not eaten any food since it came to Lintoe Palace, and its only physical strength can not even support the heavy eyelids, the small black eyes are only half exposed, the throat part is undulating, and the beautiful legs are kicked twice from time to time, and they are already dying.

Li Dan just looked at it, and the mountain and lake birds spent the last half hour, their eyes closed, and the soft and bright golden feathers were scattered and fluffy, losing their luster.

The mountain lake bird died.

Li Dan took off the bird cage and watched it through the dense golden cage window for a long time.

The mountain and lake birds belong to the mother queen, and they are the mother queen when they are alive, and they are still the mother queen when they are dead.

Li Dan was stunned, Quan Ce should also be the mother emperor, why did he live so long? After the mother ascended the throne, although he was trusted and favored, he never lacked challenges and enemies, never stopped fighting for a day, and never enjoyed peace and honor for a moment.

Is that what the Queen wants? If you will live, you will die, and if you must die, you will live, so that your sons and nephews will be enemies under the dragon chair and live to die?

Li Dan gently held the mountain and lake bird out, his hands trembled unconsciously, he landed on the ground is the most noble group of people in the world, but he lived the most miserable days in the world, shrouded in the shadow of a strong mother, he is used to obedience, accustomed to the expectation of his eyes, he does not dare to show the slightest talent, and pretends not to have a little enterprising.

But it turned out that he had never been on the wrong path, and what the mother wanted to see was that he took it upon himself to rob and defend it.

"Come on, drive the immortal palace, the mountain and lake birds are dead, report to the mother emperor"

When Li Dan came to the Xianju Palace, there was a note in front of Empress Wu, which made her feel depressed, Shangguan Wan'er naturally read this note, her eyes and nose were looking at her heart, her lips were closed, and she was no longer active as usual.

After hearing the report, Empress Wu snorted lightly, "Announce him in"

Li Dan entered the palace and reported the death of the mountain and lake bird.

Empress Wu groaned slightly, "That's it, it's good to pass away, this bird is loyal, and it can be buried thickly."

"Yes, the mother emperor, the sons thought that the Fuguo Gong Jin Shanhu Bird was enough to show his sincerity, but the sons were clumsy, and he only heard that the court thought that the generals of Yibo would lead ten thousand horses, but they could be different, and the spring offered sincerity and blessings, and there was no reason for such a glorious thing, so that Tuoba Si Yu could replace him and receive the effect of Huairou Yuanyi" Li Dan said a long list of rare words.

Empress Wu sighed lightly, "There is some truth in what you said, not only the mountains and lakes, but also the Tuoba Siyu led Xiqiang to form a blood feud with Tubo, and became a feudal domain between my Jiannan and Tubo, and the merit is in Sheji, but it is appropriate to take him as a thousand horses."

"It's just," Empress Wu glanced at him, "the appointment is not appropriate at this time"

Li Dan heard some teaching in the words of Empress Wu, and had mixed feelings, "The son is not thoughtful, the mother and the emperor forgive the sin, Quan Xiancheng sacrificed his life for the country, and the bones are not cold, it is indeed inappropriate to mention the successor at this time."

Empress Wu waved his hand, smiled but did not speak, Li Dan only said on the surface, there are deeper reasons, high on the throne, every move is in the spotlight, not trivial, Tuoba Siyu is a clear power and strategy, if he is allowed to hold an important position at this time, in the eyes of the courtiers, there will inevitably be some associations, thinking that the Empress Wu has a tendency, which is not conducive to investigating the truth of people's hearts.

"Mother Emperor, the son has a small proposal, which is not only a symbol of loyalty but also a rich appearance, why not give this bird to the foreign domain, as a warning" Li Dan said cautiously, he really talked a lot today, and his heart was like a drum, and he was uneasy.

"This matter is feasible, I will make arrangements later, you step down, this time, and you will be able to raise your life, don't work too hard" Empress Wu nodded leisurely, but did not hand over this errand to Li Dan, and ordered him between the words to keep him safe.

Li Dan was frightened, and bowed to the ground to ask for a long time before he withdrew from the main hall in a gloomy manner.

Empress Wu watched him go away, and sighed for a long time, this young son finally woke up, but he still couldn't see through the timing, she would not appoint the right strategy at this time to mess up the hearing and hearing, and how could she tolerate him to appear in front of people and disturb the overall situation, he was also pitiful, the last time he had to do some distribution, it was bad in the battle between the right policy and the aunt and nephew of Princess Taiping, this time there was an intention to govern, but it hit a sensitive court situation again.

"Wan'er, what do you think should be done with this note?" Empress Wu waved away a little motherly thought in her heart, put her mind back on the table, frowned, and played from the hand of a Lang Zhong surnamed Wei in the court.

The prime minister has a circle of reading, but no one has put pen to paper.

Shangguan Wan'er suddenly felt the pressure like a mountain, how well-behaved she was, and she had a full view of the interaction between Empress Wu and Li Dan, although she couldn't accurately guess Empress Wu's thoughts, but she could also perceive that Empress Wu didn't want to cause more trouble at this time, "The concubine thinks that the heir or the crown prince is the second prince of the Great Zhou, there is no need to entangle too much, the Great Zhou Vientiane is updated, this person is entangled in the pile of papers, and it is really meaningless, but it can be left in the middle and not sent"

"Hmph, even if she acts, how could she have thought about the drama of brotherly love, but it is just to deny the position of the prince of the imperial heir, and take advantage of the chaos to plot to make a comeback, the slut is really hateful" Empress Wu hated to hammer the table case, she could be quiet, and sink the two concubines of her young son into the Kyushu pool, not that she didn't think about disposing of Princess Wei of Luling, but she remembered that she was the queen of a country after all, and her mother was the world, Li Xian bowed down to her again, and loved her to the bone, if she ruined her life, it was difficult to guarantee that something evil would happen.

No matter how deeply she loves and responsibly cares, in the end, she only has these two sons left.

Shangguan Wan'er fell to the ground with a big stone in her heart, and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to listen more.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report" The little eunuch outside the hall knelt on the ground to report, followed by a young general.

After "Xuan" Wu, he raised his hand gently, with a little expectation.

The Tongshi Sheren bowed down and walked into the hall, his legs trembled, and the ripples of the hem and placket rippled, "Your Majesty, in the imperial history, the Junchen has a report of the song"

Empress Wu frowned, "Lai Junchen has urgent matters, why don't you enter the palace to meet you?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister has never seen Laizhongcheng, I don't know the details" The general secretary gave up his legs and fell to his knees, with some crying.

His posture successfully attracted the attention of the Empress Wu, just one sentence, full of loopholes, it is an urgent matter, it is just a matter of urgency, it is just a matter of not entering the palace to meet him, why don't he go to submit the note in person? It is a daily thing to pass on the music, and it is a daily thing to give up people, why can you be scared of this ghost?

The corners of Empress Wu's mouth were slightly raised, and she snorted lightly, "Present the music"

Shangguan Wan'er moved lightly and took the song in her hand, only to feel light and fluttering, and the song was folded, and there was no title written on it, and there was a blank space, which was even more unusual.

Song Shu lay on the table, Empress Wu stretched out a white finger, with a slight force, the seal was folded and flipped, and the white paper and black words inside jumped into view.

"In the history of the minister, Cheng came to Junchen, asked to abolish the throne of the emperor's heir, and set up the king of Luling as the crown prince."

(End of chapter)