During the Gaozong period, the territory and influence of the Tang Dynasty penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Western Regions, and the pole and pole Han flag was almost planted throughout the entire Western Regions, but later, Gaozong Li Zhi died of illness, Zhongzong Li Xian was abolished in less than a few months after his accession to the throne, and Ruizong Li Dan ascended the throne.

In less than a few months, Xu Jingye rebelled, and in the following years, Wu Zetian was constantly preparing for his ascension to the throne and constantly eradicating the stumbling blocks on her way to the throne.

It can be said that since Li Zhi's death, the Tang Dynasty has fallen into civil strife, and under such civil strife, accidents will inevitably occur in the Western Regions, thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

In recent years, the Tubo people have seen the problems born inside the lion of the Tang Dynasty, and little by little, little by little, they began to encroach on the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains that the Tang soldiers had laid down with their lives, and at the same time instigated a rebellion in the small countries in the Western Regions that had surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.

Because the Western Regions were too far away from the Central Plains, Wu Zetian was still busy fighting for power and position at that time, so she didn't have time to take care of so much, and she didn't have the energy to care about things thousands of miles away.

So, under the attack of the Tubo people, the Tang Dynasty soldiers stationed in the Western Regions began to retreat, and they retreated again and again, retreating for thousands of miles, and handed over the land that the great rivers and mountains, during the period of Taizong and Gaozong, countless Tang soldiers exchanged their lives for people.

In this regard, Wu Zetian agreed, and even many orders to withdraw troops were given by her, and this alone can definitely be called an indelible stain on Wu Zetian's political career

Giving up the Western Regions, as everyone knows, she gave up not only those seemingly barren lands, but also how rich profits the trade routes of the Western Regions can bring to the Tang Dynasty, and you must know that in addition to the Tubo people, there are also rapidly rising cannibals in the Western Regions, that is, the Arabs, those Tianfang Christians in black robes and white robes covet the Western Regions for a day or two, and the rich lion of the Tang Dynasty makes them dream of it.

They had been waiting for the opportunity to advance eastward, to burn the infidels, to rob them of all their possessions, women and livestock, and to turn them all into their own slaves!

And those Xiongguan, who could have been able to block hundreds of thousands of troops without moving a single step with only a few thousand people, were all abandoned by Wu Zetian, and they were all thrown away, and they were lost cleanly.

Wu Zetian can't help it, as an excellent politician, she doesn't know the importance of the Western Regions, and she is not a woman who only has the Tang Dynasty in her eyes, the kind of person who has the eyes of a rat will have it, but it won't be her Wu Zetian.

But at that time...... But at that time, she really had no choice, she really didn't have that much energy, okay, simply, there were really not so many soldiers and horses sent to the Western Regions, she needed the Tang Lion to stay in the country to provide her with military protection, deter those Xiaoxiao, what if a large army attacked the Western Regions and there was a rebellion in the country?

In the case of the lesser of two evils, it is very normal for Wu Zetian to make this choice.

But now, no, there will be no more Tang soldiers and horses retreating without a fight, calculate the time, Wu Zetian has been on the throne for two years, in these two years, she relied on the cool officials she quickly stabilized the situation, and then carried out reforms on a large scale, and gradually restored the national strength of the Tang Dynasty.

When everything was ready, Wu Zetian gave the order.

Wang Xiaojie, the head of Wuwei Dao, and Ashina Zhongjie, the general of Zuo Wuwei, raised tens of thousands of troops to crusade against Tibet! After being immersed in it for a few years, the Tang soldiers once again showed their Tang people's sword and their Tang people's pride to the Western Regions.

In the next few months, Wang Xiaojie defeated the Tubo army, successively subdued the four towns of Anxi, and set up the Anxi Protectorate in Qiuzi, with 30,000 soldiers, after the war, Wang Xiaojie was named the general of the left guard.

It is not surprising that Wang Xiaojie can have today's achievements, you must know that when he was only in his twenties, he dared to lead thousands of soldiers and horses to fight to the death with those alien armies that were several times his own, this courage is difficult to find in the world.

Wang Xiaojie's victory in the Western Regions established Wu Zetian's prestige, and also made her reputation as an emperor sound more pleasant, at least, Wu Zetian's excellence is on the bright side, she can make the people live well, she can make the Great Zhou become the pride of the Tang people, isn't this what an emperor should do?

Compared with Li Xian, who still makes the people hate the roots of their teeth when he mentions his name, Wu Zetian is really good, but Rao is so, Wu Zetian also encountered a big problem, not to govern the country, but to pass on the heir.

.......

After receiving the edict summoned by Wu Zetian, Shangguan Wan'er, who was still helping to edit the history of the country in the Museum of Culture and History, immediately rushed to the Luoyang Shrine and saw Wu Zetian in the dormitory.

After a little greeting is enough, the two go straight to the topic, in fact, their current relationship doesn't need any greetings, they have long surpassed the monarch and the minister, but they are not friends, probably the relationship between the elders and the younger generations in the family.

"Wan'er, I guess you've heard something these days, or guessed something, in that case, the mourning family won't go around in circles with you, I want to hear your opinion on the heir." Looking at the girl in front of him, Wu Zetian asked the girl's opinion very solemnly.

After thinking briefly for a moment, Ying Ying smiled, "Your Majesty, don't you already have the answer in your heart?" Why do you have to ask Wan'er? ”

Wu Zetian frowned, and asked tentatively, "Are you talking about just going to Dan'er like this?" ”

Wan'er smiled and bowed her hand respectfully, "Your Majesty, you don't have to care about Wan'er's feelings, so many years have passed, and Wan'er has long forgotten the rights and wrongs of the year." ”

Hearing Shangguan Wan'er's honest words, Wu Zetian couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and finally shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Why do you think that I will recall the King of Luling back to Luoyang?" Don't you think that the mourning family will pass the throne to Dan'er? Or is it Wu Sansi them? After all, they are all members of my Wu clan, and they are qualified to inherit the throne. ”

Wan'er looked directly at Wu Zetian's seemingly turbid but actually wise phoenix eyes, blinked her big eyes and said, "Your Majesty, do you really want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to succeed to the throne?" ”

"It's ....... Oh, I don't want to. ”

Wu Zetian shook his head decisively, "Dan'er is too weak, and he is not suitable to be the king of a country at all." ”

There are gains and losses, this is really right, Li Dan exchanged his weakness for a chance to survive, and at the same time lost Wu Zetian's confidence in him.

In Wu Zetian's mind, Li Dan can't be an emperor at all, in a word, his temperament is too weak, and he doesn't have the spirit of an emperor at all.

"Your Majesty, the crown prince will definitely not be able to ascend the throne, not only if you don't agree, but I'm afraid that the civil and military forces of this Manchu Dynasty will not give up, and once there is a powerful minister interfering in politics......" Wan'er watched Wu Zetian's expression change, and whispered to her.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard the words "Quanchen interfering in politics", Wu Zetian immediately waved his hand, "No, no, no, I must not pass the throne to him, no matter how I say that I and the Li Tang royal family are also a family, if I let outsiders take over the world in the future, I will die a hundred deaths." ”

Wan'er smiled and continued to state the disadvantages of letting Wu Sansi and others succeed to the throne.

"Your Majesty should also know that if you pass the throne to Brother Sansi and them, I am afraid that it is better to pass the throne to the crown prince, not to mention that Brother Sansi and their brothers are not of the same mind, what if there is a rebellion among Li Tang's old ministers? What if Brother Sansi and they lead troops to attack each other? Your Majesty, you should know how attractive the throne really is. ”

Wu Zetian's face suddenly became ugly, how could she not know this.

After a pause, Wan'er's tone was very solemn, and she continued: "Your Majesty, we don't have much choice, returning the throne to King Luling can be said to be the best way at the moment, otherwise if you go through a few rebellions, Da Zhou may have decayed at the fastest speed, will this be what you want to see?" ”

Wu Zetian's heart sank, and he waved his hand gloomily and said, "No, this is not what I want to see." At this moment, Wu Zetian finally showed a little old.

"But, Ke Wan'er, it's not impossible to return the throne to King Luling, but I'm worried about you, what should you do? I'm gone, think twice about what they should do? Wu Zetian's wrinkled old face showed a trace of anxiety, what she was really worried about was Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sansi's safety, and she couldn't help but not worry.

In order to ascend the throne, in order to ascend the throne, Wu Zetian executed batches of Li clan relatives, it is difficult to guarantee that when Li Xian is restored, he will not do this, he will not take revenge on the people of the Wu family! Take 10,000 steps back, and even if he won't, others will do the same!

Listening to the strong care in Wu Zetian's words, Wan'er's heart warmed, in fact, she didn't think about these problems, nor did she not have no distress, but after the distress, Wan'er thought about everything.

In Datang, there are only two people who can really make her concerned, one is Wu Zetian, and the other is Wu Sansi, Wan'er knows that if Li Tang is restored, these Wu courtiers will definitely be purged by Li Tang's old ministers, this is inevitable, as long as Wu Zetian dies, it will happen immediately.

If you want to survive that storm, there is only one thing you can do, fall with the wind, fall to Li Tang, and fall to the king of Luling, Li Xian, who will return to the throne in a few years.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Wan'er will be fine, and Wan'er can also assure you here that they will be okay with Brother Sansi, but Wan'er can only try to keep them, whether it can be done depends on the will of God." Wan'er obediently blessed her body and made a promise to Wu Zetian.

Looking at the girl in front of her, Wu Zetian's eyes turned red, she seemed to know what the girl was going to do, it was really difficult for her.

"Wan'er, thank you, I thank you." Wu Zetian took Wan'er's jade hand and thanked her solemnly, she knew that Wan'er had made sacrifices for herself, for Wu Sansi and others.

And this sacrifice is very big for her, even unacceptable, Wu Zetian knows what that sacrifice is, but I am afraid that only then can they live and die on their own, continue to live, and continue to be active in the court.

Hearing Wu Zetian's thanks, Wan'er didn't say anything, her eyes were deep at the moment, obviously falling into some kind of peculiar artistic conception.

And a picture appeared before her eyes.

The lanterns of the Chang'an Palace.

Dressed in a red wedding dress, as bright as blood.

A man, standing alone in the crowd of Asaga, watching himself become someone else's wife.

Hehe, I'm really looking forward to this day.

Little Viagra, how would you feel at that time?

Will you be angry? Will you be jealous?

If so...... That's great.