For seven days, Pei Yan actually kept his door closed.

The Yangzhou rebellion became more and more intense, and the world was already shaken, and the court was panicked. After Li Jingye launched a rebellion, Luo Bingwang, one of the important members of their group and a world-famous genius, wrote a beautiful and majestic essay - "Asking for Wu Cao for Li Jingye", the spearhead was directed at Wu Zetian, and she was scolded from her ancestors to herself, from childhood to the present. In short, it has two meanings, one is that the Empress Dowager Wu is bewitching and messing with power, and is trying in vain to overthrow the society of the Tang Dynasty. The second is to call on all the righteous people in the world to rise up to respond to Li Jingye and crusade against the Empress Dowager Wu's "Qingjun side".

Regardless of the style of this essay, it really played a role. After the release of the text, Li Jingye's men and horses grew rapidly, and their power expanded rapidly, and Li Chongfu, Sima of Chuzhou, led the three states and soldiers and horses to serve Li Jingye. Subsequently, Li Jingye crossed the Yangtze River south and attacked Runzhou.

In this way, the rebel group mastered the three prefectures of Yang, Chu, and Run, spanning thousands of miles of land and millions of households, piling up mountains of gold, silk, grain and grass and squandering endlessly, and gathering nearly 180,000 soldiers and horses under its command!

The disaster of Yangzhou shocked the world!

There are even rumors among the people that Li Jingye will replace Datang and achieve great things and become the new founding king. There are even some mysterious "myths" that have begun to circulate around, saying that when he was born, there were five golden dragons hanging on the roof.

Such rumors boasting that Li Jingye was born with a mandate of heaven have been circulating everywhere, and there have been no less than ten versions.

Due to Li Jingye's continuous growth and the advocacy of rumors, coupled with the fact that the court of the Tang Dynasty has not made any corresponding response, it is extremely weak and passive. Therefore, in the imperial capital, people were panicked.

Xue Shao even heard rumors that many courtiers, especially those who had old friends with Li Jingye's family or Li Jingye himself, had secretly corresponded with Li Jingye to show their friendship. What they think is nothing more than that if Li Jingye really enters Guanzhong and occupies Chang'an, they can rely on these "old friends" to soar, at least as a gold medal for avoiding death.

If this scene really happened, Xue Shao had no doubt that there would be many people in the court who would defect and surrender to Li Jingye.

In any era, there will be no shortage of such traitors.

……

Pei Yantuo was ill for a total of seven days. On this day, he finally went to court!

When the ministers saw him, they were all shocked, but none of them dared to ask more.

Xue Shao just glanced at him coldly, and didn't want to take a second look.

The pilgrimage began.

Wu Zetian still listens to politics. After the ceremony, she immediately walked out from behind the bead curtain and came to Pei Yan, and greeted with a smile in front of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military: "Elder Pei Ge, has your body been cured?" ”

"The minister has recovered as before, and the Empress Dowager Lao is worried." Pei Yan bowed his hand, and his expression was quite calm.

"That's fine." Wu Zetian nodded with a smile and said loudly: "With Pei Ge Lao sitting in the court, this is the blessing of my Tang Sheji!" ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! ”

A lot of people are attached.

Pei Yan just nodded with a symbolic smile and didn't say much.

Wu Zetian didn't say anything more, the formality that should have gone has gone far, and it should be time to fight with real kung fu.

After she walked back to the bead curtain, she said loudly: "As we all know, Li Jingye launched a rebellion in Yangzhou Mutiny, and he has already attacked Sanzhou, which is a great disaster. I don't know if Pei Ge has a clever plan to quell the rebellion? ”

As soon as Wu Zetian said this, all the ministers pricked up their ears and listened to Pei Yan's high opinion.

Pei Yan pondered for a moment, walked to the center of the court without hurrying, first bowed to the dragon chair but did not worship Wu Zetian, and then turned to face hundreds of courtiers, and said: "This pavilion thinks that the Yangzhou mutiny can be pacified without abandoning a single soldier!" ”

"Wow!"

In a word, Shi Potian was shocked.

Xue Shao sneered, can you die if you don't brag?

"This pavilion has just received a letter from others, and I think all of you are familiar with it." After that, Pei Yan took out a scroll of paper from his sleeve and slowly spread it out, saying, "That's right, it's Luo Bingwang's "Asking for Wu Cao for Li Jingye". ”

Everyone's hearts were in one place at the same time - Pei Yan made a move, and the spearhead was directed at the Empress Dowager Wu!

Wu Zetian's appearance was very calm, sitting behind the bead curtain, without a single expression.

"I read this text. The rhetoric is gorgeous and majestic, and it is indeed amazing. Of course, it is really an unforgivable crime to slander and insult Empress Dowager Wu and even Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong! Pei Yan said lightly, "However, there is no need to delve into the text itself. Have you ever thought about why Li Jingye was able to rely on a few people and such a document to raid the three states in an instant, and gather 100,000 people under his command? ”

The ministers were speechless! - Who would dare to talk at such a time?

It's like two tigers fighting, who dares to come forward and persuade them to fight?!

Above the court, there was silence.

Pei Yan stood alone in the center of the court, looking around at the Manchu Dynasty with a smile, he was silent for a moment, and suddenly raised his voice and said, "You all know it in your hearts, but you don't dare to say it." ”

"Then, as the minister of the first emperor Tuogu and the prime minister of the central secretary of the court, you don't dare to say it, but I, Pei Yan, am duty-bound." Pei Yan turned around, and his two eyes stabbed behind the bead curtain like knives, and said loudly: "In the text, it is said that the chicken Si Chen is the only one. The implication is that the heroine in power will cause chaos to the dynasty. The princes may wish to recall that on the day when the first emperor was alive, the queen mother should have lived in the inner court to take care of the harem, but she sat on the court and competed with the first emperor for power; After the first emperor went, the queen mother expelled an emperor and imprisoned an emperor, so as to control the power of the court and politics in one body. ”

"Imagine, if it weren't for the fact that Empress Dowager Wu has been controlling the government of the Tang Dynasty, which has caused anger and resentment, how could there be a disaster in Yangzhou today?"

Rumble! ……

It's like a heavy bomb dropped on the court of today's Hanyuan Palace, everyone felt that their brains exploded, and almost all of them were stunned!

Wu Zetian was still expressionless and did not move.

Xue Shao also remained still, first watching how Pei Yan performed.

"As soon as this document on the crusade against the Queen Mother came out, Li Jingye immediately received a response from the world, what does this mean?" Pei Yan straightened up and stood in the center of the court, and said loudly: "Justice is in the hearts of the people!" ”

"The heroine of Si Chen is in power, and she has already committed the anger of the world."

"It has ruined the popular aspirations of Datang!"

"It has already affected the foundation of Datang Society!"

"At this time, if you want to quell the rebellion—" Pei Yan raised his voice again, and pointed to the bead curtain with one hand, "We must first remove this bead curtain, and then invite the emperor's majesty from the side hall into the Danqi and sit on the dragon chair, so that the artifact can be returned to the shrine." Li Jingye and the others will no longer have an excuse to mutiny, so they will inevitably be self-defeating-why do they need to launch troops and horses to let the people of the Tang Dynasty kill each other? ”

……

Quiet!

The Manchu Dynasty was quiet, and even the sound of breathing could be heard.

The entire court seemed to have disappeared, leaving Pei Yan standing there alone, angrily pointing at the beaded curtain behind the dragon chair!

"You, are you done?"

Lang Lang's four words came out from behind the bead curtain. Wu Zetian was still neither shocked nor angry, and she couldn't even hear any emotional fluctuations from her voice.

"Yes, the minister is done." Pei Yanzheng'er bowed his hand and said: "Please also ask the Queen Mother to return to the harem to take charge of the inner court, and return the government to His Majesty the Emperor!" Only then can we talk about counterinsurgency again! ”

"What does Elder Pei Ge mean, do you all understand?" Wu Zetian raised his voice a little and asked.

"......Understood," the ministers replied in a faint voice.

Wu Zetian opened the bead curtain again and walked out from behind, looked at the Manchu Dynasty with a smile on his face, and said, "So, does anyone support Pei Ge Lao's mentions?" ”

The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and most of them were silent and did not dare to move, and they did not even dare to move their eyes.

Whoever stood up to support Pei Yan at this time undoubtedly broke with the Queen Mother completely. If Pei Yan wins, it's a little better, if Pei Yan loses...... The consequences are unimaginable!

Liu Qixian didn't move, Liu Yuanzhi didn't move, and many civil and military ministers who were usually close to Pei Yan didn't move.

However, there was one person who stepped forward.

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

Everyone was shocked, and raised their eyes to see - the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu and the three products under the door of the same Zhongshu, Wei Xuantong!

Wei Xuantong and Pei Yan are close friends, and both the government and the opposition know it. But daring to come forward to support Pei Yan at such a time is undoubtedly taking out his life to make a bet!

Xue Shaoshen looked at Wei Xuan with the same eye, and said secretly in his heart: It's a righteous man!

Wei Xuantong bowed to Wu Zetian and said: "The Queen Mother, the ministers are on the matter, and there is no disrespect for the Queen Mother." At present, the trend of rebellion in Yangzhou is expanding, if the emperor can be invited to the Golden Palace to preside over the government, it will be able to greatly damage the morale of Yangzhou rebellion, at least a large part of the people whose confidence is shaken can return to the Tang Dynasty. The minister is like this, and please ask the Queen Mother to focus on the overall situation and think twice! ”

"Wei Shangshu, this palace knows that you are dedicated to the public. What you said is reasonable, and this palace will seriously consider it. Wu Zetian nodded with a smile, "So, is there anyone else seconding Pei Ge's suggestion?" ”

Except for Wei Xuantong, no one stood up.

"So, does anyone object to Pei Ge Lao's suggestion?" As soon as Wu Zetian's voice fell, all the ministers invariably turned their eyes to Xue Shao.

Xue Shao stood indifferently and didn't move, what did you see me doing? - Everyone knows that I am Wu Zetian's son-in-law, and I once scolded Pei Yan in public. If I stand up and raise my objection, it will make people think that I am making a personal vendetta or helping my relatives, which is the most unconvincing!

- So, I will never stand up at this time!

"Minister, against!!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

It's not Xue Shao!

Everyone was surprised and turned their heads to look......

Serving the Imperial History, Song Jing!!

Xue Shao suddenly smiled, originally I thought it would be some confidant officials personally promoted by Wu Zetian, but I didn't speak for Wu Zetian, but I didn't expect it to be him!

Well done, Song Jing!

Lao Tzu didn't misread you, you are really a tough guy who is not afraid of death!