Song Jing strode out and protested proudly: "Bixia, even if Zhang Changzong once told Bixia about it, he never told the warlock Li Hongtai to say anything in vain, so that Li Hongtai could calmly flee Chang'an three days after the incident, this move is obviously Zhang Changzong's luck and reserved an excuse." According to the law, he is still guilty. ”

“bixia！”

Dali Chengfeng Quanzhen also jumped out and shouted loudly, "From this point of view, Zhang Changzong's so-called surrender was actually forced by the situation, not his original intention, and the crime of rebellion is a big crime, and the disaster lies in the community, and it is not appropriate to apply the rule of surrender." Zhang Changzong is so rebellious, why is the law of the country used if he does not ambush the big punishment? ”

“bixia！” Shi Zhou, the servant, stepped forward and said loudly: "Zhang Changzong is not punished, and he will connive at the world's small troubles!" ”

Supervising Yu Shi Ma Huaisu immediately followed, and said in a loud voice: "Zhang Changzong is treacherous and conspiracy to rebel, and he should be punished with a big punishment." ”

These people jumped out one by one, and even Wu Zetian suddenly changed color.

The high emperor is not without fear, she is high in the nine-fold palace, she depends on these ministers to exert influence in this world, if all the ministers oppose her, she will naturally feel fear, she can't cut off all her siblings at once.

Even if the emperor is not so strong and fast, it is impossible to find a suitable person to choose and replace him immediately. But she still wants to protect Zhang Changzong, not only because of her love for Zhang Changzong, but because of her majesty and her unshakable authority.

But what made her feel sad was that although under her deliberate connivance, Erzhang seemed to have great power and had many subordinates, including many prime ministers, at this time, no one jumped out to speak for them. These two little lovers who only know how to be in the wind and snow are inferior to Xue Huaiyi's rough man, and when Xue Huaiyi died, there were at least two loyal disciples by his side and went to Huangquan with him.

Wu Zetian is not good at refusing such a minister's advice strongly, she also wants to work hard to maintain her image of a fair Mingjun, so she set her eyes on Prime Minister Yang Zaisi, Yang Zaisi understood, so she had to walk out hard, and said solemnly: "Bixia already knows, you guys should step back first, if Bixia has further instructions." This image will be conveyed to you! ”

Song Jing said coldly: "The Holy Son of Heaven and I are close at hand, I want to personally listen to the orders of the Son of Heaven, and I won't ask you Yang Neishi to announce the edict on your behalf!" ”

Yang Zaisi's face froze, he didn't expect Song Jing to even give him face as an old prime minister, and the court was already silent. The civil and military officials all held their breath and quietly observed the reaction of the Son of Heaven.

Wu Zetian sat on a high throne. I tried to see the faces and faces of the ministers. But a blurry shadow flashed in front of her eyes, and she couldn't see anything clearly.

Wu Zetian felt that his chest was heavy, and he felt like he couldn't breathe, she didn't know if she would faint on the spot if she continued, she only knew. She had to hold on no matter what, and if she fainted on the throne today, it would be an irreparable blow to her authority, and the prestige she had built up over the years would crumble overnight.

"Since Zhongqing insists that Changzong is guilty......"

Wu Zetian pursed his mouth. Breathing tightly a few times with movements that everyone didn't pay much attention to, she was already a little suffocated: "Then, Wei Chengqing, you will hand over Zhang Changzong to the Yushitai and be reviewed by Song Zhongcheng!" ”

Wu Zetian stood up immediately after saying this, and the chamberlain hurriedly lifted the dust, and said highly: "Retreat!" After that, he hurried up and hugged Wu Zetian.

The ministers did not chant "Congratulations to Bixia" as before, all the people stood there, quietly looking at the old woman, taking difficult steps, being carried by the chamberlain, slowly moving towards the harem, their eyes became extremely complicated, and they suddenly found that the supreme god-like figure in their minds also had times when they retreated and bowed their heads.

A thought invariably flashed through the minds of many people: "The era of the empress is coming to an end......"

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However, Wu Zetian is Wu Zetian after all, she entered the palace at the age of thirteen, from a small talent, fighting with Concubine Xiao Shu, fighting with Queen Wang, fighting with the eldest grandson Wuji, fighting with Shangguan Yi, fighting with her husband, children and grandchildren, and countless civil servants and generals loyal to Li Tang, she has been fighting until today, from a talented person, from a female stream, all the way to the supremacy of the empire, she will not easily admit defeat.

The reason why she bowed her head in the court today was because of the sudden upheaval, her extremely aging body could no longer withstand such a powerful mental impact, if she continued to stalemate at that time, she would definitely faint on the spot, and the emperor fainted on the spot under the pressure of the ministers, which will force Liliang, who she can still master, will immediately find another way, and she will really become a loner.

Wu Zetian was carried back to the harem and immediately summoned the imperial medicine for diagnosis and treatment, while Song Jing in the imperial history immediately entangled Wei Chengqing after retiring from the dynasty, and he wanted to escort Zhang Changzong to the imperial history platform immediately.

Wei Chengqing naturally didn't want to hand over Zhang Changzong easily, he delayed until the evening, and he didn't wait for Wu Zetian's further will, seeing that he was about to disperse, he really had no reason to continue to delay, so he reluctantly handed over Zhang Changzong to Song Jing.

It was getting late, and Song Jing had no way to pick up the lights for the night trial, and the relevant witnesses were all princes and ministers, and it was impossible for him to invite these people to the Yushitai late at night, so he put Zhang Changzong in prison for tomorrow's retrial. Early the next morning, Song Jing escorted Zhang Changzong to the lobby for a personal trial.

Zhang Changzong was extremely desperate and frightened, he thought that Wu Zetian had abandoned him, and when he was escorted to the lobby, his face was pale, his legs trembled, and he completely lost his original arrogance.

Song Jing sat down solemnly and ordered the trial to begin, but he had just verified Zhang Changzong's identity in accordance with legal procedures, and before he could order the summoning of witnesses from all walks of life, Wu Zetian's counterattack began.

This time the behavior of hundreds of officials forcing the palace was a heavy blow to Wu Zetian, her aging body could not bear such a heavy blow, she fell ill, but after a night of treatment, she used a more than 500-year-old ginseng to nourish her vitality, and the next morning, her mental and physical strength recovered a lot.

Thereupon. Weakly and calmly, she gave the first order, and with this order, a lieutenant and eight chamberlains suddenly appeared on the Goshidai, and behind them, sixteen warriors of the inner guard stood.

The lieutenant slowly unfolded the decree and announced in a reserved and arrogant tone: "Amnesty! Emperor Bixia decided to forgive Zhang Changzong for all the crimes he committed! Song Zhongcheng, please hand over Ye Guogong immediately! ”

After that, without waiting for Song Jing to react, he waved his hand. Two tall and powerful chamberlains rushed up to set up Zhang Changzong and turned to leave, and Song Jing stood up from behind the case, dumbfounded.

Amnesty, which existed in the Xia Dynasty era from historical sources, was the prerogative of the king. The right to amnesty is still in place even in modern times. Although for thousands of years, almost never a gentleman has taken the initiative to use this power. But it has always been preserved in the law.

It. It's completely legal!

Didn't Song Jing and the Manchu civil and military forces keep saying that they are based on the law? Good! If you want to fight, I, Wu Mei, will fight with you! As the emperor, I have the right of amnesty! I can't stop you from convicting Zhang Changzong, but I have the right to pardon all his sins, even mortal ones!

There is no need for Song Jing to go on trial, because he even arranged all the heinous crimes for Zhang Changzong. Wu Zetian can also use the emperor's ultimate weapon of murder to pardon all his crimes. Wu Zetian's counterattack began here, and it was still full of Wu's unique fighting style, domineering! Aggressive!

And this. It's just the first punch of Wu Zetian's counterattack!

"I'm going to be tortured right away! I should have carried him up to the lobby and died with a cane!" At most, this is just an improper punishment, as long as this traitor can be removed, Song is not afraid of the future! It wasn't until the lieutenant took Zhang Changzong away that Song Jing reacted, pounding the bookcase and shouting loudly.

Although Zhang Changzong only stayed in prison for one night, he was unkempt and embarrassed, and after returning to Fengchen Prison, he and Zhang Yizhi cried a few words, and was urged by Zhang Yizhi to bathe and change clothes, and then led him to thank the Son of Heaven. When they arrived at the Eternal Life Temple, the two did not dare to enter the hall as before, but ordered the chamberlain to pass the news.

In the bedroom, Wu Zetian was awake for a while in the morning, and then he began to have headaches, nausea, and chest congestion. Wu Zetian, who was in a coma, the corners of his mouth still spasmed from time to time, and Wan'er and Fu Qingqing, the two most important female officials in the inner court, stood left and right, looking at Wu Zetian's condition, secretly worried.

Although Wan'er didn't agree with Wu Zetian's various behaviors, but after all, the two had been together for such a long time, even if Wu Zetian was the murderer of her grandfather and father, but at that time Wan'er was still a baby in infancy, and she had no feelings for her father and ancestor.

An attendant tiptoed in and whispered a few words to Wan'er, who nodded, turned around and walked out of Wu Zetian's bedroom. As soon as Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong saw Wan'er, they immediately hurried to meet her, and Wan'er said: "The saint is unwell, she just fell asleep, and she can't wake her up now." Gorou Rokuro, you don't have to worry, the saint has absolute trust and protection in you. ”

Wan'er paused, and then said to Zhang Changzong: "Bixia said before going to bed that if Liulang comes back, please go to Song Zhongcheng's Mansion to thank him for raising his noble hand." ”

Zhang Changzong said angrily: "Obviously, it was a saint who saved me, so Song Jing is afraid that I will not die, how can he raise his noble hand?" He ......"

Zhang Yizhi pulled his sleeve, nodded to Wan'er, and said, "Yes!" Yi Zhi will accompany Rokuro together. ”

After a moment of silence, he sighed sadly: "My brothers have never had any ambitions, why do the officials regard us as a thorn in their side, I hope this time ...... Song Zhongcheng is willing to accept our sincerity, and we ...... We don't have a fight with anyone, we just want to live well......" Later, his voice was already a little choked.

In the evening, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong came back, and after the two returned to the palace, they immediately rushed to Wu Zetian's bedroom, Wu Zetian had woken up at this time, and when he heard that they were back, he let them in. Wu Zetian smiled and said, "You guys are back, Song Jing can see you?" ”

Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong stood in front of Wu Zetian with their hands down, and Zhang Yizhi said gloomily: "My two brothers stood under the door of Song Zhongcheng and begged for two hours, but he refused to see them. Seeing that it was getting late, we wouldn't be able to return to the palace if it was too late, we ...... That's when I came back. ”

The corners of Wu Zetian's eyes jumped, but she still smiled on her face, beckoning weakly to them, and the two immediately rushed to her side and knelt down, holding her old and cold hand with tears in their eyes.

"As long as I live, I will always save you."

Wu Zetian said gently, sighed softly, and said, "But...... I don't know how long I'll live, and you're too young......"

She gently stroked Zhang Changzong's young and firm cheeks, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will arrange it, everything will be arranged haode......"

There was a confident and unyielding light in her cloudy eyes, she knew that she was old, she knew that she was about to die, but she still believed that as long as she still had a breath, everything in the world would continue to be in her hands!

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(To be continued......)