In October of the fourth year of Xianheng, Zhongshu Ling, Boling County Ziyan Liben died of illness, and the various parties in the court carried out a new round of power competition, whether it was the Empress Wu or the prince Li Hong, they desperately wanted to take all their strength into their own hands, so they put forward one candidate after another, but it was precisely because they were opposed to each other, so they always vetoed each other, resulting in a vacancy in the Zhongshu Order for a long time, and the affairs of Zhongshu Province were temporarily represented by Huangmen Shilang, Yongshan County Gong, and Hao Chujun, who was also a Zhongshu Shilang under the same Zhongshu Sect, In this way, although Gaozong lost a Yan Liben, he did not lose his power, which made Empress Wu and the crown prince Li Hongquan feel helpless. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, the crown prince Li Hong started to act again and stepped up a series of actions against her.

First of all, many cronies were placed in the two key departments of the household department and Dali Temple, which made Li Hong's control of these two departments have reached a very terrifying level.

In addition, Li Hong also used Zhang Wenjun's status as the secretary of Dali to investigate and deal with a large number of corruption cases, which were handled by local officials, and some officials in Beijing, except for a small number of people who were newly renamed Li Xian (Li Xian had changed his name to Li De at this time), most of the officials who were investigated and punished were supported by the Empress Wu.

And the most vigilant thing is that the most important one of them actually involved an important member of the party, Hou Shanye of Dali Temple, after investigation, Zhang Wenqian has tangible evidence, Hou Shanye in the period of serving as Dali Temple, because of bribery and many times distorted the law, resulting in dozens of people unjustly killed, according to statistics, Hou Shanye has received at least hundreds of thousands of bribes over the years, this letter passed the Empress Wu, directly to Gaozong's imperial front, Gaozong saw Song Shu and was immediately angry, and ordered to demote Hou Shanye as Jiangzhou Sima.

And this greatly touched the nerves of the Empress Wu, making the Empress Wu faintly feel uneasy, the expansion of the prince's power and Gaozong's defense of himself have made her constrained, and now she has reached a very difficult situation, and the Empress Wu urgently needs to find a solution to the problem.

So Empress Wu found Ming Chongyan and discussed with him a solution to the problem.

Since entering the palace, this Ming Chongyan has been trusted by the Empress Wu and Gaozong, this person not only knows how to hallucinate, but also knows how to heal, Gaozong has many times when he is sick and needs his help to treat, in addition, this person knows how to read the face, and is quite resourceful, is the most relied on henchman of the Empress Wu, there is no one.

"Chongyan, you have also seen that in the past few years, Hong'er, a little beast, has been pressing on the palace step by step, originally the palace was thinking of the love of mother and son, and did not want to embarrass him too much, but he was ruthless everywhere, if I retreated at this time, I am afraid that these officials under my command will no longer have life, I don't know what Chongyan wants?"

Ming Chongyan looks bewitching and charming, more feminine than a woman, but the Empress Wu likes his face, although nothing happened between him, but they appreciate each other, and the two are now sitting next to each other on the couch, looking very ambiguous.

But Ming Chongyan didn't care about that at all, but looked very bold, gently shook Empress Wu's hand, and then sighed: "Actually, all this is caused by His Highness himself. In fact, the prince originally didn't have the supreme order, but the good name you gave him gave him a chance to compete, and now the prince is very strong, or it is really possible to suppress you as a heroine in the future. ”

"You mean Hong'er's name?" Empress Wu couldn't help but narrow her phoenix eyes when she heard this, and then said thoughtfully.

"Hehe, I don't need to talk about this matter, the queen should also know, who is Li Hong? It is the pseudonym of the Taishang Sect Master in the world, Taishang Dongyuan. The Divine Mantra Sutra calls the Taishang Taoist Ancestor the true monarch, saying that 'the true monarch, Muzi bow, the king rules the world, and the world is happy.' Muzi, Li Ye, the bow of the mouth of the Hongye has been said very clearly in the book, Li Hong will represent the Taishang sect leader Wang Tianxia, Wei and Jin Dynasty, how many people called themselves Li Hong when they raised troops, there are countless people, and now this Li Hong has been established as the prince, naturally won the hearts of the people, with this article, the queen's great cause is difficult to figure out. I know that in order to compete for the throne, the queen named this son Li Hong, which means that the destiny of heaven is mine, but this matter in turn has become an obstacle to the queen. ”

Ming Chongyan's right hand at this time actually grabbed the fragrant shoulder of Empress Wu, and he sighed again and again.

Empress Wu didn't mean to refuse, frowned and asked, "Then according to you, how should this matter be solved?" If it doesn't work, he is also destined for heaven, and after the third generation of the Tang Dynasty, the heroine's **** prophecy is not the destiny of heaven, right? ”

"Naturally, it is also the destiny of heaven, but if it is the best of both worlds, I am afraid that the queen will have to wait for more than ten or twenty years, and after the death of Emperor Li Hong, the queen will come to the court as the empress dowager, won't the opportunity come?"

"Hmph, by that time, I will be an old woman in my sixties and seventies." Empress Wu snorted when she heard this, as if expressing her unwillingness to wait that long.

"Hehe, even if she is an old woman in her sixties and seventies, Her Royal Highness the Queen is still as beautiful as a fairy. But if you really don't want to wait, there's no way to ......."

"What the hell is to do? You have a way to change his luck, don't you? Empress Wu didn't know if it was because the other party's hand was not in the place, or because she was excited because she had a solution, and Huhu suddenly became anxious.

Ming Chongyan's hand increased his strength, and then said with a smile: "Luck is in the body, it is generally difficult to change, unless someone is willing to sacrifice their lives, even if they sacrifice their lives, this person who changes his luck for others will also bear the karma, and it will be difficult to be a person for ten lifetimes. ”

"So, what the hell is to be done?" Empress Wu was teased and gasped, and she couldn't stand it for a while, but when she heard the other party say this, her enthusiasm suddenly seemed to be poured with cold water, and she immediately waved her hand and knocked Ming Chongyan's hand down, and then said a little coldly.

"Hehe, this matter is naturally not impossible, Her Royal Highness the Queen, in fact, things are not difficult to do, although luck cannot be changed, but it can be eliminated, after all, this luck is attached to people, as long as people are gone, what luck is there?"

"Huh? You mean......" Empress Wu couldn't help but be slightly startled when she heard this, and she didn't refuse the hand that was stretched out to her chest again.

"Yes, as long as we do it cleanly, no one will know about it." When Ming Chongyan said this, a trace of ruthlessness involuntarily appeared on his face, and this ruthlessness was unconsciously brought to his hands, but it made Empress Wu feel a trace of pain, and couldn't help but snort lightly.

"I'm sorry", Ming Chongyan smiled faintly, the strength in his hand was reduced a little, and then continued: "I have a pack of medicine here, it is colorless and tasteless, and it is still ********, as long as he takes it, I dare to guarantee that he will die of poison, and any medicine stone will have no effect." ”

"But after all, it's the crown prince, even if it's my own son, once he dies, it will definitely cause the wrath of the saint, if it is tracked down, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape responsibility." Empress Wu didn't care about any flesh and blood affection at this time, because she knew that it was a bit hypocritical to say that in front of someone like Ming Chongyan, who didn't know who was between them?

But she is worried that if this matter is found out, she will not say that she is seizing power, and she is afraid that she will not even be able to save her life.

But Ming Chongyan was not worried at all, or he had already made up his mind, and smiled lightly at the martial queen; "This matter is not difficult to do, because the poison in my hand is not ordinary, and then the prince will die, and no one can see that it is poisoned, but it looks like a tuberculosis attack, hehe, everyone knows that the prince is not in good health, suffering from lung disease, if he suddenly dies because of tuberculosis, who can suspect that he was poisoned by me?"

"Oh, oh, I see, that's it, Chongyan, you, you've really solved a big problem for me." Empress Wu has finally put her mind at ease now, Youming Chongyan has prepared in advance, she can be said to be foolproof now, and her mood naturally relaxes, but at this time, her body can't support it, and even her speech is a little slurred.

"Really? Since I have solved such an important problem for the queen, I wonder how the queen should repay me? A wicked smile appeared on Ming Chongyan's bewitching face, but his hand never stopped, and he whispered softly to Empress Wu.

"You, what you want, what you want, that, that." Empress Wu finally couldn't bear it anymore, and hugged Ming Chongyan, and a good show that was not suitable for children was staged again......

"Hong'er, Hong'er, if it's not a last resort, who is willing to kill their parents and children? The so-called tiger poison does not eat children, the queen mother has now become more fierce than the tiger, and she feels terrible, but all this is forced by you, as long as you leave a little way for the queen mother to live, the queen mother will definitely not treat you like this, alas, after you die, don't blame the queen mother, because the situation is compelling, our mother and son can only live one. Alas, the so-called ruthlessness of the heavenly family is probably about you and my mother and son, right? If you really regret it, how good would it be to not be born in the emperor's family in the next life, just to be a commoner with peace of mind? ”

Until now, Empress Wu has not had a trace of unbearability in her heart, but she blames everything on people's pursuit of power, and blames the crown prince Li Hong for not giving her a way out, in fact, it was Empress Wu herself who broke the rules that had been formulated, and tried in vain to do that shocking act with her own strength, seize the supreme position, and become the first female emperor in history.

People driven by ambition often fall into a very crazy situation, this madness can make them desperate, including ethics, family affection, and even their own lives, and the martial queen is undoubtedly one of the typical, in front of her, the supreme position can only belong to her, God blocks and kills God, and Buddha blocks and kills Buddha. (To be continued.) )