Wang Naxiang sneered and looked at the letter in his hand, "The governor of Yangzhou wants to buy me, it's too underestimated." ”

Li Zhen, the king of Yue, once served as the governor of Yangzhou, and he did not know the identity of Wang Naxiang, and when Li Zhen left Yangzhou, Xu Jingye rebelled, and Wang Naxiang rose because of the situation, Li Zhen noticed the rise of this giant in Huainan Province, and secretly sent people to make friends with him.

Wang Naxiang's identity as one of the five elders was only known to the Holy Lord Jiang Baiqing, and even the Holy Maiden Zhou Xuan'er did not know.

This time, Li Zhen was about to raise troops, and wanted to unite all the forces, he knew some of Wang Naxiang's affairs, and he knew Wang Naxiang's ambitions, so he personally repaired a book, promising to take the position of Yangzhou Metropolitan Governor, in exchange for Wang Naxiang's army correspondingly.

Wang Naxiang sat in front of the bookcase, stretched out his hand to raise the letterhead, and with a slight slap of his right palm, a flash of fire spontaneously appeared, burning the letterhead to ashes. Although he is ambitious, he is not a fool who is driven by profit, only focusing on the goal and ignoring the road under his feet. Not to mention the huge power of the Demon Gate represented by the imperial court and Wu Zetian, Wang Xu, who is also in Yangzhou City, makes him dare not act rashly, how can he talk about the army rolling Huainan Road? Even the Heavenly Witch Sect and the Heavenly Corpse Sect can't join forces, Wang Naxiang never thought of becoming the lord of Jiangnan and splitting the river to rule.

Standing up, Wang Naxiang walked out of the study in a few steps, came to the courtyard, looked at the slightly blue sky in the darkness, and secretly thought about how to benefit from this turmoil.

Guarding the door, a young man in a dark red robe hurriedly followed behind.

It is Wang Naxiang's ideal to become the underground overlord of Huainan Dao and establish a force that can compete with the Heavenly Witch Sect, and the martial arts that have not been able to break through for a long time, and the official position that has not been promoted for many years has limited his ambitions, and now that the great change is coming, he must seize the opportunity.

"Bat King!" A black shadow suddenly flashed in the courtyard, rushed to Wang Naxiang, and bowed his head and said.

"What?" Wang Naxiang said without surprise.

"Jiang Cheng is going to sneak to Shouzhou, deal with the branch altar there, and coordinate the relationship with the Black and White Society." The man in black whispered.

The man in black had a large red bat embroidered on his chest, covered with a black scarf, revealing only a pair of dazzling eyes. They are Wang Naxiang's henchmen, elite disciples trained by Wang Naxiang himself, secretly handling affairs for Wang Naxiang and collecting intelligence.

"Got it." Wang Naxiang waved his hand and ordered the man in black to retreat.

"Venerable Lord, do you want the disciple to take action to kill Jiang Cheng, destroy the future Holy Lord of the Heavenly Witch Sect, and wait for the Lord to inherit the position of the Holy Lord in the future." The young man next to Wang Naxiang said.

"Luo'er, you have just advanced to the sixth rank, and you are not Jiang Cheng's opponent yet, this matter is important, it is better for me to take action and solve him once and for all." Wang Naxiang shook his head and said.

The young man's name is Gongsun Luo, who is the personal disciple of Wang Naxiang, and he has his true inheritance, and he is currently also a six-grade master. In terms of talent, Jiang Cheng is not lost, so he has always been unconvinced by the former.

Gongsun Luo snorted coldly and stopped talking.

In the imperial city of Luoyang, Wu Zetian sat in the hall, holding a pen to review the folds piled up on the desk two feet high, and from time to time wrote dense small character instructions on the folds, and the maid next to him held a group fan, one left and one right rhythmically and gently fanned, and the breeze took away a trace of summer heat that filled the hall.

"Your Majesty the Holy Mother and Emperor, you have been reviewing the recital for an hour, why don't you take a rest and make frozen cheese in the food field to cool down and quench your thirst." Yang Siqiao held the gold filigree engraved bowl, walked in lightly, and saluted.

Wu Zetian put down the pen, stroked his forehead with his hand, closed the fold, and said in a deep voice: "Take it, I am indeed a little tired." ”

As a grandmaster-level master, Wu Zetian's energy and physical strength are not comparable to ordinary people, but ruling over hundreds of billions of people, there are so many things that it is unimaginable, not to mention that Wu Zetian is a woman, suppressing the world, there are more and more complicated things to consider, and sometimes I feel unbearable.

Yang Siqiao respectfully put the golden bowl on the table and stepped aside to stand aside.

Wu Zetian raised his hand to pick up the golden bowl and took a sip of cheese, the coolness of which flowed into his throat and diluted the dryness in his body.

The conspiracy of the clan led by Li Zhen, the king of Yue, gradually emerged, and Wu Zetian was confident that he would wipe them out, but at the same time, he had to try to avoid the spread of war. In the fight against the Tibetans and the Turks, excessive attrition was unbearable.

"Li Zhen, the king of Yue, is plotting against him, and I am going to send Qu Chongyu to lead the army to fight the thief, so you will follow the army to supervise the army, and you must catch Li Zhen and not let him escape," Wu Zetian suddenly said Yang Siqiao.

Qu Chongyu was ordered to enter the customs, and 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command set off, and there were countless grains and grasses needed to be used, and the official offices along the road and all the departments of the imperial court were preparing for it.

However, Qu Chongyu, who was full of spirit and wanted to make meritorious contributions to the front line, received the holy decree conveyed by Yang Siqiao.

"General Qu, take the order!" Yang Siqiao said after reciting the holy decree.

"The minister took the order," Qu Chongyu said steadily, but he was not too surprised. His original task was to prevent Li Zhen's rebellion, but now it has just become a reality. Li Zhen is always easier to deal with than the Tubo people, and it is easy to make meritorious contributions.

"Supervisor Yang, I don't know what happened to Tubo?" Qu Chongyu asked casually.

"Lou Shide, the governor of Hezhou, fought hard to block the Tubo army under the city, and Xijing also sent reinforcements, and Guanzhong was generally worry-free." Yang Siqiao said.

"Then the general will rest assured, the supervisor ordered you to rest in the tent, I will immediately beat the drum and gather the generals, and go south to crusade against the traitor Li Zhen." Qu Chongyu said respectfully.

At night, the Yuzhou Thorn History Mansion is heavily guarded, and there are many soldiers, guarding all the key points in the courtyard, with big eyes wide open, staring at the movements everywhere.

Li Zhen, the king of Yue, sat behind the main hall and looked at the confidants and officials in the hall.

The hall was brightly lit, and the two walls were lit with candles the thickness of children's arms, exuding a faint fragrance, and lamps were also placed on the desks in front of each person's seat. The candles in the lamps flickered, reflecting the uncertain light of people's faces, and the atmosphere was a little gloomy.

Li Zhen's face was calm, and he methodically instructed all the officials in the hall to prepare for battle, and the people gathered in the hall were his henchmen and knew the plan of rebellion. Everyone reported the situation and provided suggestions for Li Zhen's decision-making.

"Qu Chongyu's army has moved, and in three days, I will personally lead the cavalry army to Luoyang, abolish the Wu dynasty, and restore my Li Tang Sheji. When the time comes, the lord will be rewarded, and the mountains and rivers will be the oath and enjoy the glory of generations. Li Zhen said impassionedly.

Everyone agreed in unison, exited the main hall, and went to work.

An army of thousands of people, the food and grass needed when mobilizing, the people have no calculation, enough for everyone to be busy.

Waving everyone away, Li Zhen turned around and returned to the water pavilion in the backyard, walking a little heavier.

"Sadaro?" Zhou Xuan'er heard Li Zhen's footsteps, saw Li Zhen pushing the door in, and said with some pity.

is also a congenital grandmaster and a husband and wife for decades, Zhou Xuan'er is very familiar with Li Zhen and knows that her husband is in a bad mood.

Entering the room, Li Zhen seemed to shake off a little depression and felt a little lighter.

"Wu Ze was naïve and reluctant, and even sent out his concubine." Li Zhen walked to the window and looked at Zhou Xuan'er and said.

Caizhou City, which is more than two zhang high, is regarded as a first-class fortified city in today's world, the rammed earth inside the city wall, the wall bricks are laid outside, it is extremely solid, the outside of the city is one zhang deep, and it is connected with Rushui, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it has always been the famous city of the Central Plains.

It's a pity that for masters, the two-zhang high city wall is a few vertical leaps, and it can be crossed in a few breaths, and it is too difficult to expect the soldiers guarding the city to stop it, and if it is a grandmaster-level master, it is like walking on the ground.

A few days ago, in Caizhou City, near the Thorn History Mansion, there was a grandmaster-level master who unabashedly released a powerful aura, which was full of mystery, and there was only one person with this aura, the contemporary sect master of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the head of Wu Zetian, and Xue Huaiyi, the presiding officer of the White Horse Temple in Luoyang. His identity is not known to ordinary people, but Li Zhen and Zhou Xuan'er are exceptions.

"Wu Zetian's scheming methods, the pervasive power of the Demon Gate, Zhenlang should know very well, will it leave you with a loophole that can be easily obtained? There are different hearts within the Li royal family, and the so-called conspiracy may have been leaked long ago, so there will be Xue Huaiyi's warning move. Zhou Xuan'er said.

"The arrow is on the line, and it has to be sent. I am the leader of the royal family, and Wu Zetian may be able to endure a thing or two before he takes the throne, but it will be difficult to say after that. In the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu lowered the curtain and listened to the government, and killed the kings of the Liu family, will the Empress Wu be an exception today? Li Zhen said.

"Senior brother ordered me to withdraw from this matter, the day before yesterday, he joined the Heavenly Corpse Sect to kill Di Renjie, but he didn't expect to be attacked by Sword Spirit Wang Xu, Baiyunzi Sima Chengzhen and others, the Heavenly Corpse Sect was wiped out from the corpse Wang Yin without injury, and the senior brother was forced to swear to withdraw from Jiangbei." Zhou Xuan'er sighed.

Li Zhen was silent for a long time when she heard this, "Could it be that the Wu clan is really the trend of the times, and I, Li Tang, only have less than a hundred years of fortune, how unfair is the sky?" ”

"Wu Zetian's talent is the best in the contemporary, rare in the world, I see that the martial arts family is from her down, Wu Youxu is obsessed with martial arts, although Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi have small wisdom, they are not of great use, and you Li still have a chance to make a comeback." Zhou Xuan'er said.

The Wu family has not many talents since Wu Zetian is below, except for Wu Youxu, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi can be used in the next generation, the rest of the people are not as good as the next generation, which is also something that many wealthy families see, at this time, support Wu Zetian, and let the Li family return to the throne after her death, it is not unacceptable. If the Wu clan really wants to replace the Li Tang royal family, the resistance they face will not be the same as it is today.

"Who can predict what will happen in the future, I can't wait for Wu Zetian to automatically give way, I still have to do my best at this time, even if I lose, I have to teach Wu Zetian a lesson." Li Zhen said proudly.

Zhou Xuan'er sighed helplessly again, her encounter with Li Zhen to acquaintance and love is not only an admiration for Li Zhen's talent and knowledge, but also an admiration for his open-mindedness.

The mental methods of the Demon Sects pay attention to ruthlessness and indulgence, but as a human being, no matter how much you cultivate, you can't completely abandon the ties of feelings, and sometimes this is not a bad thing.

The two looked at each other wordlessly, and there was a burst of warmth in their eyes.