Chapter 804: The Empress Has a Trust
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Cui Geng ran faster than a rabbit, turned around, and hid behind Li Xian and the others.
Wu Zetian and Tian Guidao are different. First of all, she is the current emperor. Secondly, her son, the future emperor.
How can this be negotiated? It's light, you don't forget the old master, you are unfaithful to the new master, and you are a big sin. Again, you are not faithful to the old master, how can you expect to be faithful to the new one? Besides, you're not polite to the emperor, what do you want to do?
Come on, the sky is falling, and there is a tall man on top of it, so let's give this hot potato to someone else.
People are of the same mind, and everyone is of the same mind, and everyone retreats one after another.
Of course, others can retreat, but Li Xian can't.
He wiped the fine cold sweat that broke out on his forehead, knelt down and saluted, and said respectfully: "Erchen see the saint!" โ
"Excuse me."
Wu Zetian's eyes were full of tears, and he said in a trembling voice: "I welcome you from Luling, and I am sure to give you the same thing as the world, why do you want to do this?" That's not all! โ
"Erchen, Erchen......" Li Xian was not only intimidated by his mother's prestige, but also consciously took the blame, and couldn't say anything next.
Wu Zetian looked at Li Zhan again and said, "Li Zhan, I treat your father and son well, and you are also betrayed?" โ
Li Zhan's father is the famous traitor Li Yifu, Wu Zetian's ironcore. Because Li Yifu offended Emperor Gaozong, Wu Zetian had to agree to demote Li Yifu. Out of the psychology of compensation, she took great care of Li Zhan, and now Li Zhan is officially appointed as a regular attendant on the right side of the horse, with a rank of three ranks.
"......" Li Zhan was blushing with shame when Wu Zetian said it, and he couldn't say a word.
Then, Wu Zetian looked at Cui Xuan again and said, "Other prime ministers are all promoted by others." You are the only one who was chosen by me. I never thought that you would be here today. Cui Aiqing, you are really worthy of me! โ
Cui Xuan knelt on the ground and said, "Weichen...... Wechen has the grace of God! โ
According to the normal development of history, Cui Xuan will reply at this time: "The reason why the minister did this is precisely to repay His Majesty's great virtue." โ
The reason why he didn't say this now is nothing more than that Wu Zetian now has soldiers in his hands.
In real history, there are only twenty or thirty guards left around Wu Zetian, he reverses black and white, and Wu Zetian can't do anything about him. But now, what if the old lady is really forced to break through with a thousand horses? Not to mention anything else, Li Xian is Wu Zetian's own son, who dares to greet the old lady with a weapon?
To put it simply, Wu Zetian asked more than ten people in a row, and there was a great tendency for Zhuge Liang to fight against Confucianism. In the end, Wu Zetian's gaze fell on Cui Geng's body.
"Cui Aiqing, I don't treat you well, right?"
"It's not thin."
"Since that's the case......" Just when Cui Geng thought that Wu Zetian would question him, Her Majesty the Empress turned around and said, "You come with me, and I will give you the last holy decree." โ
After finishing speaking, Shi Shiran walked towards the Hall of Eternal Life.
Enter the Hall of Eternal Life? Do? Could it be that there are a few armor soldiers in ambush inside, and Her Majesty the Empress wants to cut me into pieces?
Cui Geng was a little weak at that time, and his eyes for help looked at Li Xian.
Li Xian hurriedly persuaded: "If the sage lets you in, you can go in, it's important for her to be angry." We can't keep it like this, can we? โ
"Okay."
In desperation, Cui Geng had no choice but to follow Wu Zetian step by step and enter the Hall of Eternal Life.
Boom!
With a heavy thud, the door of the Hall of Eternal Life closed tightly.
Outside the palace gate, the courtiers whispered.
"What's wrong? What did Her Majesty the Empress ask Cui Geng to do? โ
"Nonsense, who picked the blame for this today? Who brought down the Xuanwu Gate? Who killed the Zhang brothers? Who was persuading Tian to return to the Tao and rebel just now? It's all Cui Geng! If you don't kill him, how can you eliminate the hatred in Your Majesty's heart! โ
"Tsk, that's right. To put it this way...... So Cui Geng is dead? โ
"Absolutely, didn't run! I hope that his death can be exchanged for His Majesty's compromise. โ
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For a while, Cui Geng went to the Palace of Eternal Life to die to relieve His Majesty's anger, which became the consensus of the people.
Wu Sansi even whispered to the crown prince Li Xian: "Just now, His Royal Highness promised Cui Geng to marry An Le to him?" โ
"Is that what happened, weren't you there?"
"No, Wechen wants to...... Cui Geng is dead, won't Princess Anle be gone? What do you think of this kid? Princess Anle is also a big boss, so she has to get married. โ
Wu Chongxun has already married Li Jijiang, the lord of Cheng'an, and what Wu Sansi is now taking out is his fourth son Wu Chongqian.
Li Xian groaned: "Chongqian, this kid is good, but ...... Cui Geng entered the Hall of Eternal Life, and he may not be in trouble. Let's talk about it, let's talk about it. โ
"Hey, what hope do you have? His Majesty asked Cui Geng to go in, could it be something else? โ
Li Xian let out a long sigh and said, "Alas, Erlang can be regarded as loyal to the Lone King, and I really can't stand him." โ
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Now, however, Cui Geng, who is thought to be dead, is sitting opposite Her Majesty the Empress, playing a game of backgammon.
Syllable!
Wu Zetian gently put down a chess piece and said, "What's wrong?" Jiro. You are so young, why can't you even get down to me, an old woman? You've lost several rounds. โ
"Wechen...... How can Wechen be His Majesty's opponent? โ
"Hmph, I'm afraid it's not that I can't get down, but it's that I'm absent-minded, right?"
was told by Her Majesty the Empress, Cui Geng simply put down the chess pieces directly, and said: "Your Majesty summoned Weichen, it won't be to play backgammon, right?" What's the hell going on with you? If you want to kill, you have to chop ...... Listen to it! โ
"What? Erlang is still looking forward to suddenly rushing out with a few knives and axes? Rest assured, there is no ambush in this palace of eternal life. โ
"Then why did you recruit Wechen in?"
Wu Zetian didn't answer him directly, but said in a good time: "How did you get into trouble today, tell me about it." โ
"Yes."
There is nothing to hide, Cui Geng told in detail how Erzhang killed Lu Xiong, how he opened the Xuanwu Gate, and even how he killed Erzhang.
Finally, he said in a deep voice: "In order to avenge his father, Weichen killed the Zhang brothers with his own hands. If Your Majesty wants to avenge them, just come, and Wechen will never complain to you. โ
"What am I doing to get revenge on them?" Contrary to Cui Geng's expectations, Wu Zetian looked indifferent and said, "These two boys, I was originally going to bring them into the coffin. A year and a half in advance, it doesn't matter. โ
"Then don't you blame me for leading someone to break the Xuanwu Gate?"
"It's not a lie to blame, but it's not a big hate." Wu Zetian said: "I had long expected that there would be such a day, but I didn't expect Zhang Changzong to be so breathless." Erlang, you value your feelings and avenge your father, it's not wrong."
"Uh......"
Up to now, Cui Geng has been confused by Her Majesty the Empress. For a moment, he wondered if Wu Zetian had some powerful back-up move, so he sat firmly on the Diaoyutai platform.
Wu Zetian seemed to see what he was thinking, and said, "Don't worry, I don't have any tricks." Erlang, have you ever wondered why I gave Erzhang the power to approve the recital? โ
Cui Geng originally thought that Her Majesty the Empress was unwilling to lose power, so he let the Zhang brothers, who were bent on dreaming of being the emperor, take power. However, he was not so sure now.
Cui Geng said: "Weichen is stupid, please ask Your Majesty to solve your doubts." โ
Wu Zetian said: "I think at the beginning, I had a conversation with Ji Xuan. He asked me, "Will there be a dispute between the water and the earth into a piece of mud?" I said no. Ji Ji asked again, that clay is divided into two halves, one is molded into the Buddha, and the other is molded into the Heavenly Venerable, will there be disputes? I said I would. Ji Ji advised that if the Li and Wu families kept their duties, the world would be stable. Now that the crown prince has been established, and the Wu family is still the king, this is the future of His Majesty's future for them, and the ministers are afraid that they will be at peace. I was silent. In the end, Ji Ji proposed for me the strategy of the Li clan in charge of ~ power and the Wu clan in charge of military power. โ
Cui Geng said: "That's what Your Majesty did later. However, this suggestion only looks beautiful on the surface, but in fact, the Li and Wu families will inevitably have a dragon fight in the end. โ
"That's true." Wu Zetian said: "Later, I also noticed the inappropriateness of this plan, so I allowed the two to be reviewed. The two are perverse, and the Wu and Li families are bound to work together to fight. With the first collaboration, there will be a second, and even ...... Countless times. โ
Cui Geng was still a little unimpressed, and said: "The Wu and Li families may not always have a common enemy, and in the end, it is inevitable to divide the winner and loser." โ
"It's true that the Wu and Li families won't always have a common enemy, but they can have a common friend." Wu Zetian said with a straight face: "Cui Aiqing, you and I are the monarch and minister, the last holy decree I gave you is to try my best to eliminate the contradictions between the Wu and Li families in the new dynasty, so that the two families can live in harmony and share wealth and wealth." Can you promise me? โ
In fact, Wu Zetian's idea had already been said when Cui Geng was the envoy of Jiannan Province. Now, Her Majesty the Empress is a rehash of the past.
Cui Geng thought for a while, and said, "I'm sorry, the minister can't agree." โ
"Why?" Her Majesty the Empress, who has always been in the grip of the pearl of wisdom, finally changed color.