Half of the full moon, the color of mutton fat, loomed between the intertwined wilts of several dark clouds.

The delicate murmuring sound of water in the courtyard rockery, and a few frog chirping, ride the breeze along the closed gap of the window, and float into the study room with agarwood.

An obsidian sunspot, sandwiched between the white fingers, was gently placed on a-for-tat chessboard.

Yi Xing opened his mouth at this time and said: "Master, I thought that the female emperor's illness would never be cured again, and then she would die with a whimper, who would have expected that a rural Langzhong would revive her, which is really a pity." ”

Ming Shiyin stroked the white hair, the long hair like snow was scattered on his shoulders, and a plain green jade white child fell between the old fingers. Drinking fragrant tea, he slowly spoke, and said: "I made a mistake for the teacher, I have heard that Bian Que is lonely and weird, and all the dignitaries and dignitaries will not be healed, who would have thought that he and Di Renjie have always known each other, and in order to repay the past kindness, he made an exception to treat the female emperor." Hey, I knew this earlier, and I regret that I shouldn't have shown mercy to my subordinates at the beginning. ”

Yi Xing said: "Master, don't blame yourself, as long as we go according to the plan, it doesn't matter if the female emperor lives or not." ”

Ming Shiyin said: "Hmm." By the way, when waiting for the opportunity to assassinate Li Jing, there was no trace left at the scene. ”

Yi Xing said: "Master, don't worry, they are all good hands that I have carefully selected who can penetrate Yang in a thousand steps, and there have been no suspicious signs left on the scene, and I have secretly sent them back to the Western Regions." ”

Ming Shiyin said: "What about the feather arrows? ”

Yi Xing said: "It's been secretly buried by me, and Di Renjie can't find us here anyway." ”

A sly and contemptuous smile swept over Ming Shiyin's old face in the blink of an eye.

Ming Shiyin said: "Now that Li Jing is dead, Hua Mulan has returned to the Great Wall in the north, and at present, the general who can lead the army for the female emperor is none other than your junior brother." ”

Yi Xing said: "Yes, in their eyes, Senior Brother Pei Baohu is fearless, brave, and meritorious on his westward journey, and because of this, he has become famous in the army and has won the favor of the female emperor." ”

Ming Shiyin said: "Now above the government and the opposition, most of the ministers obey me, I see what you Di Renjie will do to fight with me." ”

Yi Xing said: "Yes, for other mediocre people who don't know each other, the disciples will step up their posture, or tempt them with profit, and coerce them with force, so as not to worry that they will not be obedient." By the way, Master, now that the secret competition between Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Wencheng is in full swing, which side do we support? ”

Ming Shiyin said: "Since Taizong Li Shimin established the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and later, Wu Meiniang used every possible means to ascend to the emperor's throne. In the deepest part of Di Renjie's heart, he didn't want to see a woman surnamed Wu to take charge of Li Tang's world, so Di Renjie would not stand on Shangguan Wan'er's side, after all, Princess Wencheng was surnamed Li. Therefore, we are naturally on Shangguan Wan'er's side. If Shangguan Wan'er joins forces with us, Li Tang will be in the world, so why worry about it. ”

Yi Xing said: "Master, how to join forces with Shangguan Wan'er." ”

Ming Shiyin fell into Baizi and said: "This is naturally simple, I will marry Shangguan Wan'er to my son Pei Baohu." ”

Yi Xing said: "Master, this plan is very clever, I will secretly order my ministers to go to the table and urge the female emperor to marry Shangguan Wan'er to my junior brother." ”

Daming Palace.

Although Shangguan Wan'er is not the daughter of the empress, Wu Zetian's favor for her can be equal to that of Princess Wencheng. Because of this, the secret power struggle between Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Wencheng is becoming more and more anxious.

Although Wu Zetian also knew, he turned a blind eye and did not interfere too much. After all, no one understands the truth better than her that the winner is king, and the loser is the villain.

At the moment, Shangguan Wan'er, who was wearing a goose yellow skirt and looking forward to the brilliance, stood beside the female emperor.

The delicate jade hand that was as fat as jade gently and slowly pressed the female emperor's shoulder. The female emperor closed her eyes, enjoying this moment of leisurely comfort.

Di Renjie suddenly entered the palace and came to the empress's steps.

The female emperor still closed her eyes, slowly spoke, and said, "Di Qing, what's the matter to report?" ”

Di Renjie finished his salute and said, "Your Majesty, it has been more than a month since the battle of the demons in the Western Regions, and 100,000 hot-blooded men have died on the battlefield and turned into a pure land. Now that the officers and men in the army are empty and the number of them is small, conscription and buying horses is really a top priority for our dynasty. ”

Wu Zetian slowly opened his eyes and said, "What Aiqing said is extremely true, he has been tired of illness for a long time, and he has no time to deal with the affairs of the DPRK and China, so he has ignored such an important matter. Now I order Di Qing to quickly recruit troops and enrich the army. After that, General Pei Baohu trained them. ”

Although Di Renjie knew that Pei Baohu was the hidden son of the Ming Dynasty, he had no evidence and was afraid of startling the snake, but he could only let it go.

Di Renjie said: "Obey the order, and I will handle it immediately." ”

Wu Zetian: "By the way, Di Qing, there have been many admonitions in the DPRK recently, asking Lone to marry Wan'er to Pei Baohu, what do you think, although Wan'er is alone now, you might as well speak up." ”

Shangguan Wan'er heard that the female emperor said this, and hurriedly knelt at Wu Zetian's feet.

In the eyes as bright as the stars and the moon, I don't know when I was full of loneliness.

Shangguan Wan'er's quiet and delicate boudoir throat clearing, mixed with a trace of imperceptible cowardice, the hot crystal white jade beads, flowing through the softness of the fat powder, cut through the air, as if it could freeze time, falling on the cold marble, splashing like a flower.

Shangguan Wan'er said in a poignant tone: "The slave is willing to serve His Majesty for the rest of her life, and she will never leave her left and right." If His Majesty refuses to grant permission, the slave maid will immediately crash to death on this climbing dragon pillar. ”

When Wu Zetian heard this, he lowered his body and clenched Wan'er's jade hand, and said angrily: "Nonsense, the male should get married, and the female should marry." Even if you are married, in your spare time, can't you often come to visit Lonely! Although you are shrewd and capable, how can you bear to let you enjoy this cardamom year. Di Aiqing, tell me, how should this be? ”

In front of Shangguan Wan'er, although Di Renjie had the intention to exclude her from the court, it was not easy to speak.