Li Baishi gritted his teeth in disgust,!

Li Xingzhou smiled disappreciatively, looked back at Deputy Lieutenant Li and said with his eyes......

Don't be jealous, her figure is much worse than yours!

Li Baishi naturally understood, his face quietly turned red, and he was secretly relieved in his heart.

Mrs. Cui took out a letter from her breast and said.

"A female streamer of the slave family has never been an official, so of course she can't think through these things......

"This is a secret letter left by my father before his death, hidden under the spiritual tablet in my ancestral temple."

"In this way, my father had long expected that he might be murdered one day."

"Because after he dies, I will definitely go there to set up a tablet for him and give him blood food."

After that, Mrs. Cui handed the letter with body temperature to Li Xingzhou, but Li Xingzhou did not reach out to take it.

Li Baishi stepped forward to take the letter and opened it, and spread the letter on the coffee table in front of Li Xingzhou.

Then he rolled his eyes at Mrs. Cui in disgust.

Li Xingzhou looked at the letter carefully, it was very long, and it listed many things about Li Hunying and Wu Chenghe's corruption and perversion of the law, forming a party for personal gain, and secretly plotting to seize military power and rebel against the imperial court. ”

Moreover, the letter also analyzed the motives of Li Hun Xuan and Wu Chengsi for doing these things, that is, the distrust of Emperor Zetian. After all, sons and girls don't know how many they have killed, let alone nephews like Wu Chenghe. ”

Wu Chengsi didn't want to die, so he took the risk to form a hidden pavilion and secretly ......!

After reading the letter, a question rose in Li Xingzhou's heart.

Since he had known about these things for a long time, why didn't Cui Ye report to the court earlier?

…… Then it is very likely that Cui Ye himself is also very unclean, and he and Li Hunyang are all the way people who have colluded a long time ago, so he doesn't dare to report it.

Cui Ye was afraid that one day he would be used by Li Hunyang to kill him, so he prepared such a move.

After his death, he was able to pull Li Hun Yang off the horse and cushion his back!

They're all ruthless, and they're not good things!

"If this letter is true, it can explain that your father was indeed killed by Li Hunyang."

Li Xingzhou said.

"But you said that the Zhao clan wanted to kill Li Hunyang, where did you start?"

"It's very simple, the Zhao family is the person arranged by Wu Chenghei to be by Wu Youyi's side."

Li Xingzhou's heart lit up.

"In this way, Wu Chengsi has always distrusted Wu Youyi?"

"Shanhou is wise, that's right!"

Mrs. Cui smiled and praised it.

Seeing Li Baishi next to her, he stared at her with a cold face.

immediately restrained this foxy posture again, and said seriously.

"This woman is really ruthless and shameless, and will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals!"

Mrs. Cui scolded indignantly.

"The Zhao family is a gift from Wu Chenghe's special cultivation to make friends with powerful people."

"Like Anping Wang Wu Youxu and Anding County Wang Wu Youji have slept with him!"

Li Xingzhou was a little stunned, Zhao accompanied Wu Youxu and Wu Youji to sleep?

It's really not good-looking!

Zhao continued.

"After all, paper can't hold the fire, one day the East Window incident happened, Wu Youyi was furious and beat Zhao, and then divorced her!"

"Originally, Wu Youyi was a wife, and there was such a secret in it."

Li Xingzhou frowned, "Mrs. Cui, please continue." ”

"It seems that the slave family is indeed of some use. Is it, Shanhou? ”

Mrs. Cui said with a smile, a little proud.

Li Baishi snorted and said coldly.

"Shanhou asked you to continue!"

"Uh, okay......"

Mrs. Cui restrained her expression and said.

Originally, Wu Youyi, the king of Jian'an, wanted to drive the Zhao family back to Luoyang after retiring his wife, but the Zhao family quietly hid in Bingzhou and did not leave, and still committed adultery with Wu Youxu, the king of Anping. Isn't it ridiculous to say this? ”

Hearing Mrs. Cui say this, the doubts in Li Xingzhou's heart were suddenly cleared up a lot.

Everything before and after is connected in series.

If what Mrs. Cui said is true, then it is basically clear now......

Regardless of whether the Zhao family is ruthless or not, one thing Li Xingzhou can be sure of.

That is, her single-mindedness and affection for Wu Youyi are absolutely unquestionable and cannot be disguised.

Thinking of this, Li Xingzhou's heart was already clear, the Zhao family wanted to kill Li Hunyang?

Li Xingzhou took a deep breath and exhaled a long breath.

Zhao, I really underestimated you, a seemingly gentle snake woman!

Good, dog eat dog.

I'll clean up the mess when you're done biting!

......

It's raining in the sky of Luoyang.

Lightning and thunder, wanton torrential.

Wu Zetian's mood is just like this weather.

But her expression was like a hall that was being baptized by wind and rain, not moving a bit.

She certainly did not abandon the calm temperament she had cultivated over the decades.

But more often than not, I felt a powerlessness that I had never felt before.

Exhausted, even anger has become a luxury.

She finally felt her old age and weakness, and deep helplessness.

She's sick.

Very sick.

For the first time in decades, she didn't put on makeup after waking up in the morning, and then she ordered all the mirrors in the temple to be removed.

She didn't want to see her current old appearance.

Many people who are extremely strong in their hearts suddenly grow old in a very short period of time.

This kind of aging is not limited to appearance, but can be clearly expressed through appearance.

Zhang Yizhi knelt in front of Emperor Zetian's bed, and his heart was extremely panicked......

Because he could clearly see with almost a pair of naked eyes, the Emperor of Heaven was aging extremely fast.

He even wondered in his heart whether it would be dawn.

A cold corpse in front of you?

"Gorou, you said that Princess Taiping conspired with the East Palace to kill you, is there any evidence?"

Wu Zetian closed his eyes and asked.

Zhang Yizhi, of course, has no evidence.

But he knew that at this moment, he could easily create the kind of evidence that Emperor Zetian wanted.

So he said.

"Your Majesty lives in the deep palace, but the East Palace openly gathers ministers to drink and feast privately, which is not ordinary."

"Now that the eventful Princess Taiping suddenly appeared in the East Palace, and she has been plotting with the crown princess for a long time, how can it be normal?"

"The most suspicious thing is that after the secret discussion, the crown princess repeatedly asked the ministers about His Majesty's every move, and she was especially concerned about His Majesty's dragon body."

"It's not hard to hear at all, she is eagerly looking forward to His Majesty's funeral as soon as possible, so that she can justifiably become the queen!"

No one knows better than Zhang Yizhi.

Today's Wu Zetian's inner world.

Wu Chenghe's high-ranking position is ambitious, and he can't be underestimated.

But the one who can really pose the biggest threat to her is the prince of the East Palace, who is closest to her.

The emperor is old and weak, and the East Palace is young and strong.

The bloody palace change that seized power in advance.

It has been seen for hundreds of years.

It's almost a "tradition".

Wu Zetian has always been preventing this from happening to him, even if he still has his last breath left.

She couldn't let herself fall into that situation.

Ants are still stealing life, let alone the emperor?

But Wu Zetian has always been very clear in his heart.

In the past two years, his health has been poor, and his contact with foreign ministers has become less and less.

Control over the DPRK is also weakening.

As a last resort, he pretended to use the hands of the Zhang brothers to manage the court on his behalf.

The Zhang brothers are not virtuous and incompetent.

She knows better than anyone else, but that's exactly why she's willing to reuse two.

If you really want to give power to a favored minister with both talent and ability.

I'm afraid I'll be reduced to a puppet long ago.

It was even transformed into a corpse.

The emperor's mental tricks have never been enough for outsiders.

But to say that the prince wants to rebel, although Wu Zetian is very vigilant, he will never believe it. self

What kind of character his child is, Wu Zetian definitely knows it.

Even if there was a group of people behind him who kept instigating him to borrow 800 guts from the prince, he still didn't dare.

If you don't have that certainty.

I can't go to great lengths to pick him up from Fangling.

Stuffed into the East Palace and put on a show.

But around the prince, there is no shortage of people who are close to such ambitions.

That crown princess has never been a peaceful person.

This banquet in the East Palace is also in the name of the crown princess.

There is no need to guess, the prince dared to come to ask for this matter, which was also the result of the princess's instigation.

This woman, deserve to be killed!

......

Wu Zetian's tightly closed eyes opened slightly, and a touch of murderous intent burst out.

Zhang Yizhi, who was kneeling on the side, shivered coldly.

But the crown princess is not an ordinary person after all, if there is no conclusive charge, and the world refuses to accept the killing, I am afraid that there will be even more disasters at that time.

You have to think of a perfect plan to suppress the restless East Palace.

and does not cause the shock of the court and the uneasiness of the world......

Now, no one wants Emperor Zetian to live longer, longer than Zhang Yizhi.

Otherwise, once this big tree falls, there will be no place for you to live and no reason to live!

Wu Zetian finally calmed down.

Lay down again and closed his eyes.

……

Princess Taiping's Mansion, in the study on the second floor of the river.

A copper furnace is full of sandalwood.

A peach blossom looks at the rain and is darkly fragrant.

Princess Taiping put this peach blossom on the tip of her nose and sniffed it gently.

A warm smile spread across his face.

"Brother Yu, this year's peach blossoms are blooming very well."

"It's a pity that this heavy rain will knock down the petals all over the ground."

"But as you said, falling red is not a ruthless thing, turning into spring mud is more protective of flowers."

"Those flowers of the East Palace, ......"

"Although it is pity, it cannot tamper with the will of heaven after all."

"Go in peace!

…… In the next life, don't be born in the emperor's family! ”

A team of Qianniuwei stepped on lightning and thunder in the face of heavy rain.

Like a god and a demon, he broke into the East Palace.

An edict made the crown princess fall into hysteria.

made the crown prince Li Xian faint suddenly.

Qianniuwei waited patiently.

From dark till dawn, until the crown prince wakes up.

Then, a white silk.

fell into the trembling hands of the crown prince Li Xian.

......

Return to the residence of the back house of the Grand Governor's Palace.

Li Xingzhou discovered.

A very special guest came here today.

Princess Taiping's confidant eunuch, Li Jixiang.

"I have to go back."

Li Xingzhou raised his head and said.

......

With the violent roar of the whip of the Nine Silent Temples outside.

The important ministers and dignitaries were divided into left and right, and they quickly stood up according to their ranks.

This is not a great court, nor is it a regular court.

But Wu Zetian, who slowly entered the hall, was dressed very formally, and the full set of emperors was the same.

The one who supported her to enter the hall on her left and right was no longer a eunuch.

It's two middle-aged people who disturbed the whole world before.

Holding his left hand is Wu Chenghe, who has just been promoted to the throne.

As soon as the person on the right hand appeared, it immediately caused an uproar in the whole hall.

Some even screamed out loud.

"Xiangwang!"

On the left, he is held by his nephew Wu Chenghe.

On the right, he is held by his son, Li Dan.

After the crown prince Li Xian was killed.

The only heir of the Li family is Li Dan.

Li Xian and Wu Chenghe, who guarded Wu Zetian in dragon clothes, walked towards the throne step by step.

This scene was so impactful that the entire hall was silent for a while.

After Wu Zetian sat down on the throne, the purpose of today's strange gathering was finally revealed.

It was a meeting of oaths.

The descendants of the Li Tang royal family headed by Li Dan and Princess Taiping and the Wu Zhou clan headed by Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi are lined up in the main hall.

After announcing the heavens and the earth, he swore an oath under the observation of the important ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.

The vow that the Wu and Li families will always love each other and will not harm each other.

When the two sides swore an oath together, Wu Zetian arranged for a historian to record it on the side.

Eventually, the contents of this record will be handed over to the superintendent to be inscribed on the three iron coupons.

The last three iron coupons were hidden in the History Museum.

One is hidden in the Wu Clan Temple.

The last one is enshrined in the tomb of Gaozong.

After this majestic oath is completed.

At least on the surface, the relationship between the Wu and Li families is much more harmonious.

......

"Princess ......"

Li Xingzhou's shouts came from outside the car.

At this time, Princess Taiping's wide and gorgeous carriage stopped.

The surrounding armored guards also reined in their horses and stopped by the roadside.

Princess Taiping lifted the bejeweled curtain and saw Li Xingzhou standing alone on the side of the street on horseback.

She looked at Li Xingzhou silently, but her expression was calm and solemn, without any traces.

……

I saw Li Xingzhou turn over from the horse, and his eyes did not leave the princess for a moment.

His gaze was so attentive that it was as if he was the only one left in his eyes.

Li Xingzhou's heart is indeed only the princess now.

He pinned all his hopes on her.

"Princess, what do you say today?"

Li Xingzhou asked.

Taiping said quietly.

"You get in the car and go home with you."

Li Xingzhou bowed and hugged his fists.

"Yes."

With that, he handed the reins to a Park Kyung-tae next to him.

When someone else opened the wooden door of the carriage for him, he bent down and got into the car.

The luxurious four-horse carriage started again, and the wide and large carriage was indeed comfortable and steady.

"Today, I insist on passing on Wu Chenghei as the crown prince."

Princess Taiping said lightly, observing Li Xingzhou's face as she spoke.

But Li Xingzhou only frowned in response.

"Oh."

He originally wanted to continue to persuade the princess again.

But in the end, he didn't say anything more, and he was always afraid that the princess's ears would hear the cocoon, so he didn't bother to say much.

Just sit silently and watch her, waiting for her attitude.

The two of them were speechless, the carriage was stable but still a little bumpy, their bodies swaying gently with the carriage, and the wheels were oiled without much sound.

It's just that the heavy iron horses outside make the stone road clatter.

The expression on Princess Taiping's face was still solemn, with the momentum of a superior person.

Li Xingzhou always felt pressure in front of her, an invisible coercion.

Unexpectedly, she suddenly said with such an expression.

"Brother Yu, come and sit next to me."

He couldn't help but raise his head to look at Princess Taiping, but her face was still hot and cold......

Princess Taiping's eyes flashed with a trace of resentful exhaustion, and she said dejectedly.

"You work hard everywhere because you are afraid of Wu Chenghei, and I am in the same boat for fear of affecting you?"

Li Xingzhou didn't know why the princess would say that.

Thinking in my heart, maybe I was hit by Wu Zetian?

At this moment, he felt the loss and depression of Princess Taiping......

The cold family affection in the bones of the royal family, in fact, he is not very good.

So his heart softened, and he stood up and sat down beside Princess Taiping.

When Princess Taiping heard his words, she was immediately a little moved, and her expression was strange.

"Brother Yu, can you hug me?"

Li Xingzhou.

“……”

Back home.

Taiping, who was dressed in full costume, climbed on Li Xingzhou's couch without any scruples.

"Come, pinch my shoulders and rub my waist, you're really tired of not being there these days"

I saw that it was already sunset outside.

Li Xingzhou didn't say anything.

After getting up and closing the door, he walked to the couch and sat down.

really did as Taiping requested, press her shoulders, arms and waist.

Li Xingzhou took a heavy blow on his waist like a Taiping water snake.

"Take off this dress, I'm tired and panicked when I look at it"

Taiping didn't move, and said lazily.

"Here you go"

Although the weather has reached the harsh winter, it is naturally not cold in Li Xingzhou's house.

Stretching out his hand, he asked while pulling the coat for Taiping:

"It seems that Emperor Zetian doesn't want to carry out another bloody purge like he did before he ascended the throne, which is a good thing. That's right. Is the position of the first assistant decided? ”

"I really have news, but guess who the Queen wants?"

Li Xingzhou originally just asked casually, but Taiping's seemingly unnecessary rhetorical question lifted his spirits, and he couldn't believe it.

"Is it Di Gong?"

Taiping sighed.

"You. That's smart enough."

Li Xingzhou suddenly got up from the couch and paced and laughed loudly.

"What's so clever about this. Since your mother emperor intends to ease the relationship between the Li Party and the Wu Party. ”

"Then having Di Gong as the head of political affairs is the best means of power."

"As long as Di Gongyi is in power, the Li Party officials of the Manchu Dynasty will be at ease, and this dynasty will be truly stable."

"Di Renjie returned to the dynasty as the first assistant to make you so happy?"

"Di Gong's generation is a masterpiece. It is a great blessing for the world to have him as the first assistant."

Li Xingzhou smiled.

"But what makes me even happier is that Wu Chenghei lost his wife and soldiers this time."

"He's done his best, he's a king. In the end, it was a bamboo basket for water."

Infected by Li Xingzhou, he went to Taiping Guaner, who was wearing only an underwear, and smiled.

"Why don't you know he's not the heir?"

Hear the words.

Li Xingzhou was covered in a cold sweat.