Chapter 38: The Aftermath of the Abolition (2)
"Okay, that's it." Although Gaozong has always been cowardly and indecisive, but now, his life and status are threatened, and he can't help but make up his mind to deal with this matter well.
Gaozong handed over the task of disposing of Guo Xingzhen to Wang Fusheng, and at the same time ordered Wang Fusheng to find a reliable person and summon Shangguanyi with his secret decree.
Wang Fusheng did not dare to slack off after receiving Gaozong's will, and immediately hurried out of the upper study, looked around, and waved his hand to find a small eunuch.
"Wang Chunlei, how do you treat you for your father?" Wang Fusheng called the little eunuch to him and asked with a serious face.
"Adults have always treated their children as their own, and children hate to go to the soup for adults, so they will not give up." Although Wang Chunlei is a relatively low-level eunuch, because he is Wang Fusheng's godson, he has always been looked down upon among eunuchs, and he naturally knows that his status comes from this godfather, so he is also grateful and loyal to Wang Fusheng.
"Now you have a chance to help your father, but this time you have to take a risk, I wonder if my son is willing to do it?"
"Where do you start? A child's life is an adult's, let alone taking some risks? Wang Chunlei was very excited and said angrily.
"Well, it's not a loss for years of cultivation for my father. There is a secret decree here for my father, and my son quickly took this secret decree to Nanya to summon the Xitai squire to go to the official ceremony, and ordered him to go to the upper study to see the saint. ”
After finishing speaking, Wang Fusheng took out a secret decree from his arms and stuffed it into Wang Chunlei's arms.
"No." Wang Chunlei did not hesitate at all, hurriedly agreed, took the secret decree into his arms, and then immediately left.
But what Wang Fusheng didn't expect was that Wang Chunlei didn't go far, then turned into a side hall, clapped his hands gently, and after a while, he saw a maid coming out of the side hall.
"Hehe, Xia'er, I want to die in our family. Come, kiss one. Wang Chunlei smiled in his mouth, and then pounced on the maid.
Unexpectedly, Na Xia'er dodged lightly, and then snorted lightly: "You are very ruthless and righteous, if you don't come to see me once in a few days, don't you have a new love?" ”
When Wang Chunlei heard this, he immediately cursed and swore: "I, Wang Chunlei, am only good to Miss Xia'er in this life, and I have absolutely no two hearts. I didn't come to see my lady for a few days, just because I was watching very tightly these days, and I couldn't leave for a while. ”
"Secret edict? In this blue sky and white day, why does Your Majesty want to pass on the secret edict? What happened? ”
"I don't know about this, and my father-in-law didn't explain it to me."
"Hehe, Lang Jun kept saying how your righteous father treated you, why did Lang Jun announce the edict today, and he didn't even tell Lang Jun what happened? According to the concubine, Lang Jun is really loyal to him in vain. ”
Wang Chunlei was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said: "My father-in-law's affection for me has always been regarded as his own, and it must be because the situation is urgent and confidential, so it is inconvenient to explain it to me, right?" ”
But I saw that Na Xia'er didn't think so, but just laughed and said, "What's a secret matter? It's inconvenient to tell even Lang Jun, the righteous son? In my opinion, it must have been something that Lang Jun did to make his old man unhappy, so that Wang's husband no longer wanted to see Lang Jun. Even if things are not as I imagined, just talk about Lang Jun's secret decree today, when everyone knows that Lang Jun was ordered to pass on the decree in the future, but they don't know anything about the will, Lang Jun and think about it, how should everyone think of Lang Jun? But will anyone give Lang Jun money and silk gifts? That's it, he is Lang Jun's father-in-law, Lang Jun is willing to be deceived by others, and it is also Lang Jun's business, what does it have to do with me? Lang Jun quickly went to the official office to announce the decree, so as not to miss the big thing. ”
Wang Chunlei was squeezed by the other party like this, and he couldn't save face, and then asked, "How is that good?" Hao Xia'er, you have the most ideas in the day, help me think of a way, the lady also knows, my source of wealth is your source of wealth, if no one gives me money, isn't there a lot of fat powder money there is there? ”
"Hmph, I'm really afraid of Lang Jun. In fact, this is not difficult, Lang Jun only needs to open the secret decree and take a look at it quietly, and he will know the content, if everyone asks in the future, won't he be able to explain it? How did everyone know that Lang Jun had read the secret decree, but when Lang Jun was still loved by his father-in-law, Lang Jun's belongings would naturally not be cut off. Na Xia'er glanced at Wang Chunlei angrily, as if he was laughing at him, he couldn't even think of such a simple idea.
Wang Chunlei naturally understood the meaning of the shameful smile in the other party's words, but he also had his own difficulties, and sighed softly: "It's not that I can't think of this idea, but the problem is that I can't read, so what if I open it?" ”
"I see, I ignored this, but Lang Jun didn't know something, in fact, I was rough enough to write, maybe I could solve Lang Jun's doubts......"
"Really?" Wang Chunlei was overjoyed when he heard this, hugged Xia'er and kissed him fiercely, and then said: "The lady is really my lucky star, so the lady will help me take a look." ”
Wang Chunlei said as he gently unfolded the secret edict for Xia'er to read it, and then carefully put it away.
"What does Your Majesty's secret edict say?" Seeing that the other party was silent, Wang Chunlei hurriedly asked.
"Hehe, it's not a big deal, it's just that Your Majesty is discussing the appointment and dismissal of several officials in the imperial court with the Prime Minister of Shangguan. But after all, this is the emperor's order, I'm afraid that Your Majesty is in a hurry, Lang Jun should not delay any longer, it is better to quickly pass the secret edict to Shangguan Xianggong. Na Xia'er smiled in her mouth, gently broke free of Wang Chunlei's arm, and then said softly.
"Yes, yes, yes, wrong is not the lady's reminder, for the husband I am afraid that I will miss the holy thing, hehe, the lady and wait for a few days with peace of mind, as soon as the husband is free, he will come to see you."
After finishing speaking, Wang Chunlei kissed Xia'er again, and then turned to leave.
And when Wang Chunlei left, Na Xia'er's face was obviously a little anxious, and she trotted all the way back to the Wuhou Palace, and then hurriedly replied: "Niangniang, something is wrong." ”
Seeing Xia'er's flustered expression, Empress Wu hurriedly withdrew her attendants and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”
"Back to Niangniang, the slave maid got a secret report, and the saint heard from somewhere that Niangniang recruited Taoist priests into the palace and practiced the art of disgust and victory, so she secretly summoned the Xitai squire Shangguanyi to the upper study to discuss the disposal of Niangniang, and asked Niangniang to make a decision quickly."
"Huh? Is there such a thing? Bengong understands, Xia'er, you've worked hard. After Empress Wu finished speaking, she ordered Na Xia'er to retreat first, and then ordered to go to the study.
At this moment, a little Taoist boy suddenly ran over and cried to the Empress Wu: "Your Royal Highness, something is wrong, not long ago, a husband with dozens of guards suddenly surrounded the master's residence, and killed the master without saying anything. ”
"What do you say?" When the Empress Wu heard this, she was shocked, and then said angrily: "Which slave dares to be so bold and kill people in the palace without authorization, is it because he wants to rebel?" ”
I heard the boy choke up and said: "That husband called himself Wang Fusheng, saying that he was ordered by the emperor, so the master did not dare to resist and gave his life in vain......"
"Wang Fusheng, a good Wang Fusheng, you are such a big dog, you will walk with this palace and see, if you don't kill Er, this dog minion, this 'martial arts' of this palace will be written upside down!" Empress Wu was furious when she heard the news, but she also knew that now was not the time to be angry, she had to rush to the emperor's study first and destroy the relationship between the emperor and Shangguanyi, otherwise, she would really be finished.
Therefore, Empress Wu did not dare to delay at all, and immediately ordered to go to the study.
Upper study.
"Your Majesty." Since receiving the secret edict, Shangguan Yi didn't even drink a sip of water, and immediately hurried to the upper study, and when he arrived, he saw Gao Zongzheng nervously turning around there, and suddenly felt a kind of pride in the death of a confidant, and immediately stepped forward and bowed down to salute.
"Aiqing, hurry up." Gaozong hurriedly held Shangguan Yi, then sighed, and said with tears: "Shangguan Aiqing should also know, alas, it is all my immorality and incompetence, there is such a thing in the palace, my queen Wu clan is a serial channelist, and I want to use the technique of disgust to win, according to me, since the queen is so anxious to seek the throne, it is better for me to be generous, and simply give this world to the queen, I am also so quiet and quiet." ”
Shangguan Yi was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "What did Your Majesty say?" My Tang Dynasty was fought out by Emperor Taizong of Gaozong back then, how can I give it to others? What's more, she is a mere woman? Besides, the lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the court and the central government are not all traitors like Xu Jingzong, and there are still loyal people such as ministers, how can they see that His Majesty is in trouble and be indifferent? ”
When Gaozong heard Zhongliang's words, his heart settled down a little, and he asked: "So, Aiqing and talk about it, how should this matter be handled?" ”
But he could hear Guan Yi say angrily: "There is no other thing, just abolish the martial queen." ”
"Huh?" Rao is heart had already expected that Gaozong was still a little surprised when he really heard Shangguan Yi's words.
But seeing Shangguan Yi sighed softly: "Actually, Your Majesty shouldn't have established this Wu clan in the first place, after all, this person is the daughter of a small family, narrow-minded, ambitious, how can he have the virtuous and virtuous virtues of a woman of a big family?" It's a pity that His Majesty was confused by the woman at the beginning, and mistakenly killed Zhongliang, which led to today's incident. ”
"But I and Mei Niang have been married for more than ten years, and now they are gone, after all, they can't bear ......"
"Your Majesty, have you ever heard that after the third generation of the Tang Dynasty, the heroine Martial King has a prophecy in the world? Now that Your Majesty is counted, there have been three generations, and the Wu clan is ambitious, and it is obvious that if it is revealed, is Your Majesty not afraid that once Your Majesty is big, the world will be stolen by the Wu Clan? At that time, Your Majesty was in the sky, how did he face Gaozu and Taizonghu? Shangguan Yi looked at Gaozong angrily and said loudly.
"Aiqing, let's draft an edict." Gaozong looked at Shangguan Yi who was angry, suddenly lost his sense of proportion, and said dejectedly.