Chapter Twenty-Five: The Storm Rises

Hongfu immediately looked at it and laughed: "If you're hungry, it's worth it!" The slave is not so bold, you, just eat in peace, don't wear any high hats, the slave and the maid can't afford it! Saying that, she seemed to think of something, and while pouring a cup of tea for the gobbling Taoyao, she lowered her voice and said: "By the way, the slave maid ran into Shangguan Zhaorong when she just came back, she seemed to have just come out of the Wei harem, and she looked angry, and she walked straight over without even saying hello to the slave maid." ”

Shangguan Wan'er? Just came out of Merriam-Webster's palace? Tao Yao swallowed a mouthful of pastry in her mouth, subconsciously took the tea and drank it, but there was a hint of thoughtfulness in her eyes: "Are you sure that she is in a bad mood?" "Angry, always graceful, gentle and decent, Shangguan Wan'er would show such a look? She was skeptical.

"For sure." Hongfu nodded vigorously: "Shangguan Zhaorong on weekdays is extremely careful in his way of dealing with people, and every time he can recognize the slave and maid from afar, he can greet him with a smile." But today, she looked like a different person, not only her face was pale, her steps were hurried, but even her sideburns were messed up. Moreover, the slave maid saw in a trance that there was a red mark on her face, like a ...... Someone was beaten. ”

Beaten? Tao Yao's eyes widened instantly. In Webster's dormitory, who else dares to beat this powerful Zhaorong? Moreover, he actually gave a slap in the face...... So to speak......

"Sister Hongfu." Tao Yao beckoned Hongfu to come over: "In this way, you go and inquire......"

Wu Cao's death seemed to open the floodgates in the hearts of all ambitious people, and in the next few years, whether it was the former dynasty or the harem, the temple or the countryside, the entire Tang Dynasty was in turmoil.

First of all, the five kings of the Shenlong led by Zhang Cambodia were repeatedly excluded and attacked by Wu Sansi's forces, and the latter continued to maliciously slander these five people in front of Li Xian in the name of Wei. And this soft-eared and eccentric His Majesty was finally too annoyed, and did not take into account the support of the year, and dismissed five people from the post of prime minister with a single edict. In addition, he also released Zhang Cambodia from Shendu and transferred him to Xiangzhou to make a history of assassination, but then he couldn't resist Webster's repeated instigation, and it didn't take long for him to be demoted to Luzhou, which was almost equivalent to exile. And Zhang Cambodia, who is old and devoted himself to the court, can withstand this series of blows and humiliations, discouraged and traveling, and his body has already become the end of a strong crossbow, and he died of grief and anger in a few days after arriving in Luzhou, at the age of eighty-two.

Wei Shizhi, who excluded a big dissident, was complacent, and originally wanted to further interfere in the government affairs, but he didn't expect that Li Xian, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly issued an edict to establish the prince, canonizing his third son Li Chongjun as the crown prince, and summoning King Wei to return to Shendu quickly to hold a canonization ceremony. This move was unexpected and swift, and it caught Webster and Li Bao'er mother and daughter off guard. When they came back to their senses, Li Chongjun's position was basically secure, and he also won the support of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee with his conduct and ability to deal with things.

As a mother-in-law, Wei naturally couldn't tolerate a concubine giving birth to a child climbing on his head, so he united with Wu Sansi again to fight against Li Chongjun. And this time, even Li Bao'er couldn't sit still, and pulled the horse Wu Chongxun to go down together, not only facing this brother in every possible way, but also arrogantly demanding that Li Xian abolish him and set himself up as the imperial concubine. Li Xian is not a fool, even if he likes this daughter again, even if he is unable to compete with the Wei family, he will not rashly agree to such a request. Moreover, with such a supporter as Shangguan Wan'er, he has invisibly shared a lot of pressure for him, and he can control the scene in both reasonable and reasonable terms, so he will not hesitate to refuse Li Bao'er.

Several parties have their own ghosts, and open guns and hidden arrows, conspiracies and tricks are one after another, which has turned the government and the opposition upside down, and there is no peace for a day. And taking advantage of the civil turmoil in the Tang Dynasty, the surrounding countries that succumbed to the iron cavalry of the Tang soldiers in the early years naturally moved their minds. The Turks in the north are wolf ambitions, and they have always been friendly and sometimes fierce to the Tang Dynasty, and seeing that the Tang people have no time to separate at this time, they are also happy to invade the border, and they harass and loot the border of the Tang Dynasty every once in a while. Although the movement was not large, the damage in the border area was not small, which really broke the hearts of the generals stationed at the border. As for Tubo in the west, it was originally beaten to the point of no resistance during the Wu Cao period, and only shrank into a corner and bowed down to the part of the ministers, but now with the east wind of this turmoil, it has also begun to frequently send troops to make trouble. Although there was still a large-scale war situation in a short period of time, the original attitude of handing over the surrender letter to negotiate peace was no longer there. Under the attack of the two sides, Datang was actually attacked by the enemy for a while. If it weren't for the fact that the Celestial Empire has been strong and rich since Emperor Taizong, and the treasury has extra money, food, soldiers, horses, and weapons, I am afraid that this time alone will ignite a war across the country. At that time, it will not only be a political dispute between you and me, but will turn into a war of aggression that will destroy the family and the people.

The ministers of the court are not decorations, and when things progress to this point, the first thing is of course to put aside their prejudices and persuade Li Xian to send troops to suppress them. As a result, the emperor, who has been extremely idle since he ascended the throne, is really busy at this moment, and it goes without saying that he has insight into the current situation and dispatches troops, and he has to deal with his scheming queen and his daughter who is messing around. In just a few days, Li Xian was anxious, his already weak body became more and more unbearable, and even the whole person looked a lot older, but the battle situation on both sides was never very optimistic, and he was rushed out of illness.

And Tao Yao, who was in the Lanyue Palace, didn't say a word from beginning to end, just silently watched this farce-like play. She didn't expect that things would develop to the way they are now, let alone that when the border area was full of gunsmoke and the people were struggling to make a living, Wei and Li Bao'er were still restless, and continued to live a luxurious life in the past, not to mention that Xiao Xiang in that position had not weakened a bit. How can such a person be qualified to rule the world, and what kind of face can he have to rule the people of the world? It's really a shame for Li Tang's royal family, and it really makes people feel disgusting when they look at it!

I don't know what my master is thinking, but seeing Tao Yao's obviously unkind face, Hongfu still couldn't help but say a word of comfort: "Little county lord, don't worry, Gao Gongzi is going out with General Gao, and he is only dealing with a small group of Turkic forces, and he will definitely return triumphantly in a few days." ”