On September 26, the third year of the Holy Calendar, Di Renjie died at home.

Wu Zetian was very sad, personally presided over Di Renjie's funeral, and lamented at the funeral: Heaven has taken my country, and the old man is too early!

And after the funeral, Wu Zetian's spirit seemed to be emptied all of a sudden.

Previously, although she had shown signs of burnout, she still insisted on reviewing the chapters every day and dealing with the affairs of the court.

But after Di Renjie left, Wu Zetian no longer seemed to be in the mood to review the recital.

She lingered in Shangyang Palace all day long, or found Zhang Yizhi's brother and asked them to play music and poetry; Or call Shangguan Wan'er, stroll in the Shendu Garden, don't speak, just walk silently, and sit down in the pavilion to rest when you are tired......

"Wan'er, Qingzhi, do they have any news?"

"Back to Your Majesty, I just got the news this morning, they have arrived in Jincheng three days ago."

"That's coming back!"

"Yes."

A trace of hesitation flashed in Wu Zetian's eyes.

She seemed to have something to say, but when the words came to her lips, she finally swallowed them back, and just sat in the pavilion, watching the cold wind blow a pool of lake water.

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Shangguan Wan'er accompanied Wu Zetian in the palace until it was dark.

It was already early winter, the temperature was getting lower and lower, and the flowers in the garden were withering, showing a bleak atmosphere.

Wu Zetian felt a little tired, so he went back to the palace early to rest.

Shangguan Wan'er waited until Wu Zetian fell asleep before quietly leaving Shangyang Palace.

After leaving Shangyang Palace, Shangguan Wan'er boarded the carriage.

"West Mountain."

Shangguan Wan'er sat in the carriage and commanded. There was a sense of exhaustion in his words, and after he had finished speaking, there were no other words.

The coachman has followed Shangguan Wan'er for many years, how can he not understand what Shangguan Wan'er means?

So the carriage drove along the wide streets, and although they met the patrolmen along the way, when they saw the signs on the carriage, they immediately pretended not to see anything, and let Shangguan Wan'er's carriage and horses gallop out of the city gate.

West Mountain, a thousand horsemen camp.

Yang Chenglie sat in the side room, looking at the candle flame in a daze.

Due to Di Renjie's death, Wu Zetian was tired of the government, so that there were some fluctuations in the court.

Although Yang Chenglie has not yet participated in politics, he has a good understanding of the affairs of the court. If there is volatility, it means that something is likely to happen. He is in charge of a thousand horses, and he is responsible for the safety of the gods, so he naturally does not dare to take it lightly.

Therefore, for half a month, he was on duty in the camp of a thousand horsemen.

However, Yang Chenglie was also a little confused.

When Di Renjie was alive, he only regarded Di Renjie as a wise and capable minister in the court. But when Di Renjie passed away, he immediately felt Di Renjie's weight. It is not too much to say that he is the Dinghai God Needle. When Di Renjie was alive, if Wu Zetian was tired of politics, he would not hesitate to admonish or even accuse.

But now, no one dares to speak out.

It's not that there are no capable people in the DPRK and China...... Yao Chong, Song Jing, Zhang Cambodia, and Cui Xuanwei are definitely not bad, but they do not have the qualifications of Di Renjie to speak in front of Wu Zetian. To put it bluntly, Wu Zetian's deterrent power on them was too great, so big that even if they knew that Wu Zetian was not good at doing this, no one dared to stand up and admonish them.

If this goes on for a long time, there will be calamity in the DPRK and China.

Thinking of this, Yang Chenglie had a headache...... This is also where Yang Chenglie's shortcomings lie.

He has no problem in managing and training troops, but he has great deficiencies in the administration of the government. In particular, he has been away from the court for many years, which is equivalent to losing the corresponding qualifications. Although Wu Zetian promoted him quickly later, she was able to promote Yang Chenglie's status, but she could not make up for Yang Chenglie's lack of fifteen years of experience and qualifications.

Yang Shouwen found Lu Chengzhi for him and Zhang Jiuling......

These two people have no problem making suggestions, but as far as some court affairs are concerned, they are in a similar situation to Yang Chenglie.

Lu Chengzhi has only been a fake county magistrate for three years and has never been in contact with high-level officials.

Zhang Jiuling was born in an official family, but the situation in Lingnan and the Central Plains is very different, and he still needs to adapt slowly.

If my son is here, why do I have such a headache?

Yang Chenglie misses Yang Shouwen a little!

At first, Yang Chenglie thought that Yang Shouwen went to Songshan to participate in Zen and be a stand-in monk. But later, he slowly learned that this kid had actually been ordered to go to Anxi alone...... Subsequently, war broke out in Anxi, and Bolu rebelled. This also made Yang Chenglie even more worried, afraid that Yang Shouwen would encounter trouble.

This kid is too child's play!

Actually learn from others to be secret agents?

In these days, spies are not such a glorious thing. Thinking about it when he was in Changping, Yang Chenglie didn't know until the end that Guan Hu, the most trusted assistant by his side, was actually a secret agent of Xiaoluantai. Although Guan Hu still showed kindness to him later, Yang Chenglie instinctively didn't want to get too close to Guan Hu, and even deliberately distanced himself.

Today, Guan Hu is the Sima of Youzhou.

On the surface, he doesn't seem to have anything to do with Xiao Luantai.

But Yang Chenglie knew that if Xiao Luantai hadn't helped behind him, Guan Hu would not have been promoted so smoothly.

Even if Yang Shouwen once wrote a poem "Uncle Guan"; Even if Yang Shouwen recommended Guan Hu to Xue Ne, the governor of Youzhou.

This kid really doesn't know how important it is!

For this matter, Yang Chenglie visited Di Renjie in private, but Di Renjie persuaded him not to interfere.

"Your Majesty has her own arrangements, don't ask Wenxuan."

That's what he said, but that's his son, how can Yang Chenglie not be worried?

My thoughts suddenly became a little confused.

He stood up and walked out of the room.

Outside, I don't know when, it started to rain lightly.

The winter rain is not strong, but when it falls on the body, it is very cold...... It's cooling down again! Yang Chenglie shuddered, and subconsciously tightened his clothes.

"General, there is a carriage and horse outside the gate, saying that there is something important to see."

Just as Yang Chenglie was pondering, Zhang Jiuling walked over.

In the past two days, Lu Chengzhi's children have not been in good health, so most of them are Zhang Jiuliu's substitute shifts. As he spoke, he handed a name to Yang Chenglie.

Glancing at the name, Yang Chenglie's eyes suddenly narrowed into a line.

"Let the carriage and horses come in through the side door, and don't alarm anyone."

There is no text on the name, only a Luan phoenix is drawn. Zhang Jiuling didn't understand the meaning of this painting, but Yang Chenglie knew it very well. As early as last year, when he was Sima of Luozhou, he had already had some intersections with Shangguan Wan'er.

It's just that, for some reasons, he and Shangguan Wan'er have always been close and haven't gotten too close.

If the most recent time is that he found Shangguan Wan'er last year and forced Shen Qingzhi to agree to help Yang Shouwen escape from Dongcheng Prison. Generally speaking, Shangguan Wan'er would not take the initiative to look for him, but when he suddenly arrived today, could it be that there was a change in the court?

Yang Chenglie didn't dare to slack off, and while waiting, he ordered Zhang Jiuling to lead his troops to martial law all around.

After a while, the carriage came.

Shangguan Wan'er got out of the carriage wearing a big hat and a hat and walked in front of Yang Chenglie.

"Yang Jun, long time no see!"

There was a hint of grief in her words, which made Yang Chenglie feel at a loss.

When I think about it, he seems to be a little unauthentic. After he asked Shangguan Wan'er for help last year, he never took the initiative to contact Shangguan Wan'er again. Sometimes when he went to Shangyang Palace to see Shangguan Wan'er, he would subconsciously avoid the other party.

"Wan'er...... At this late hour, could it be something important to look for me? ”

For the man in front of her, Shangguan Wan'er loves and hates it.

She glanced at Yang Chenglie and said softly, "What, are you going to stand at the door with me and talk?" ”

"Ah, it's me who was rude, please come in."

Yang Chenglie hurriedly turned sideways and politely invited Shangguan Wan'er into the house.

However, after entering the room, Yang Chenglie was at a loss of words. He didn't know what to say or what to do. Especially when Shangguan Wan'er sat opposite him, he had an inexplicable nervousness, and he was at a loss for a while.

Shangguan Wan'er couldn't help but laugh when she saw him like this.

"Yang Jun, I came to you so late, didn't I even get watered?"

"Ah, sorry sorry...... Zishou, Zishou, on tea. ”

It's just that without waiting for Zhang Jiuling's side to react, Shangguan Wan'er had already stopped Yang Chenglie. She looked at Yang Chenglie with tears and laughter, a good topic, it became a little inappropriate to be so troubled by him. She had come secretly this time and didn't want anyone to know about it. If Yang Shouwen was here, she wouldn't care. But the son of Naraush 'Zishou'......

Shangguan Wan'er motioned for Yang Chenglie to sit down, and said softly: "Yang Jun, I came to you today on the orders of Duke Di. ”

"Huh?"

"Yesterday I received a letter from Di Jinghui, which was written by Di Gong before his death.

Di Gongxin said that if after his death, His Majesty slacked off the government, he needed to find someone to come forward to advise. Do you know who Di Gong recommended in his letter? ”

Yang Chenglie was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "Wan'er, how do you let me guess?" Is it still me? ”

There are many bigwigs in the DPRK and China, and among the Luantai Feng Pavilion, there are countless capable people from high positions, and Yang Chenglie really doesn't know how to guess. It's just that after he spoke, he found that Shangguan Wan'er was looking at him with a strange gaze.

She didn't seem to smile, and she didn't speak.

Yang Chenglie felt a sigh in his heart, and suddenly became nervous, "Wan'er, Di Gong won't let me advise." ”

"Of course it's not for you to advise Your Majesty!"

"You're scared the hell out of me."

"However, what Di Gong means is that he wants you to go to the prince and persuade the prince to come forward to advise, which will be of great benefit to you and the prince."

"Huh?"

When Yang Chenglie heard this, he was stunned!

To be honest, the relationship between him and Li Xian has improved a lot compared to when he first arrived in Luoyang. It's just that in his heart, he always has a problem with the original thing. Even if he already knew that the incident was not Li Xian's doing, but the crown princess Wei's own opinion. However, after all, it happened, how could Yang Chenglie not care?

Now that the marriage contract between Yang Shouwen and Bao'er has been confirmed, he finally chose to reconcile.

However, Yang Chenglie was reluctant to get too close to Li Xian.

"Let me advise the prince?"

"Brother Yang, everything in the past has passed, and the prince always treats you as his own family. Even if you don't want to admit it, the marriage of Qingzhi and Bao'er is worshiped there. There are some things that you can't dodge if you want to. ”

"What am I hiding?"

Yang Chenglie looked unhappy and muttered.

Shangguan Wan'er sighed and said softly: "You have an excuse to have a problem with the things of the past, but in fact, you are still worried about standing on the wrong team, right?" ”

"I ......"

"Brother Yang, don't be in a hurry to deny it, you can think about it.

His Majesty has no intention of ruling the government, and he is already tired. Erzhang is already arrogant, and if he is not restrained by His Majesty, it will inevitably lead to more trouble. And you, no matter what, in the eyes of others, are always the prince's person. The prince now has a weak foundation, and he needs your help even more. At this point, you are a little indecisive, far from being as decisive as Qingzhi. ”

"I ......"

"Brother Yang, listen to me."

Shangguan Wan'er stopped Yang Chenglie from wanting to argue, and said in a deep voice: "The prince has been away from the center for fifteen years, and there is not much foundation in the court. Originally, Di Gong wanted to persist for two or three years to help the prince stabilize his foundation, but now, ...... As for you, you have been incognito for more than ten years, although you have been taken care of by Your Majesty and are the chief general of an army, but this foundation is also not very strong.

Prince, you need the help of someone close to you.

And you also need to have a dependency in the future.

With soldiers and horses in your hands, you can increase the confidence of the prince, and the prince can stabilize your position and help you return to the Yang family......

Brother Yang, I know what you think.

Do you think that with His Majesty's help, there will be no danger? But you have to know that the crown prince will one day take charge of the court, do you think you can leave? If you leave, what will Qingzhi do? There are also Xiaorui and Qingnu, do you want them to follow you incognito again and live that hard life? Even if they wanted to, what about the others? ”

"This ......"

"After the death of Duke Di, His Majesty has the intention of reviving King Liang.

Even if the relationship between King Liang and King Wei was not good, the heir of King Wei died in the hands of Ling Zun after all, and Qingzhi ruined King Liang's good deeds and made him lose face. In this case, do you really think that you can live a peaceful life? ”

After Shangguan Wan'er finished speaking, she looked at Yang Chenglie without saying a word.

And Yang Chenglie lowered his head, also silent.

The two of them sat quietly like this, and after a long time, Shangguan Wan'er stood up and said in a deep voice: "Brother Yang, I have already said everything that should be said, how to decide, it depends on you." On the prince's side, sooner or later, someone will come over to remind you that it is better to take this credit in your hands than to give it to others. Doing so will be good for you and for Qingzhi. ”

"Okay, it's not early, I have to rush back to the palace.

It's up to you to decide where to go...... I only have one thing I want to tell you, there are some things that you still have to look at in the long run. ”

Shangguan Wan'er came quietly and left quietly.

Yang Chenglie was a little irritable, standing on the doorstep, watching the light rain outside the house fall silently......

What Shangguan Wan'er said, he understands!

It's just that before this, he had been a little hesitant and couldn't make up his mind.

But now it seems...... Yang Chenglie took a deep breath, and the cold air entered his lungs, making him feel a lot more energetic.

Perhaps, it's time to make a choice!

If his son is here, how will he decide? (To be continued.) )