Chapter 3, Section 19 Cross-examination
The warmth in the Yingxian Courtyard was warm, and Wu Zetian leaned on the throne and looked at the few of them.
"The national teacher can interpret dreams. ”
"The little monk is shallow in learning, and he is not as good as the master of Taoism. Shao Hui politely refused Wu Zetian's request, he didn't want to show his stuff at this time, but Wu Zetian seemed to be interested.
"A few of you should step back first, and leave the national teacher here. ”
"Yes. Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong and Gongsun Yu withdrew from the hall after saluting, Shao Hui couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but he still pretended to be calm and looked at Wu Zetian with a smile.
"Little monk, come here. Wu Zetian beckoned to Shao Hui.
Shao Hui approached the throne and still stood there respectfully.
"You tell me the truth, who are you, where are you from, and what is your purpose?" Wu Zetian seemed to have the victory, and he had already investigated the ins and outs of the three people in the past few days.
"The three little monks are from Chang'an. ”
"I'll tell you the truth, don't play tricks anymore!" Wu Zetian quickly interrupted Shao Hui.
Shao Hui was frightened and overwhelmed. What can I do? He thought that he had concealed it well, so he did not have a plan to be discovered, and the transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, even if Wu Zetian sent someone back to Chang'an to investigate their background, it would not be possible to have a result so quickly.
"How long do you want to act?" Wu Zetian smiled at Shaohui. "Do you want me to find someone to tie you up?"
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Shao Hui fell to his knees in fright and hurriedly kowtowed.
"Get up, speak slowly, and I will spare you the death penalty. ”
"Yes. Shao Hui stood up in fear.
What should I do? Do I have to talk to him? But will this disrupt the arrangement between Chengshan and Gongsun Yu? In the face of the shrewd and wise Wu Zetian, any lie will pale in the pale, and if it is discovered and exposed by him at that time, it will be even more troublesome at that time.
Shao Hui looked at Wu Zetian carefully, this unprecedented empress has completely rewritten history, for her, nothing is impossible, what she wants to get, or what she wants to know, is absolutely impossible to hide. In Shao Hui's eyes, he has both the majesty of the empress and the kindness of his mother, which makes Shao Hui feel like he is back at home.
"What does Your Majesty want to know?" Shao Hui made up his mind and decided to tell Wu Zetian and Pan, and after the matter was revealed, they returned to the real world.
"Who are you, where are you from, and what is your purpose?" Wu Zetian did everything to protect the rights in her hands, and now the country is stable, but she is already dying, although sooner or later she will have to hand over the power, but she is still unwilling.
"Back to Your Majesty, we have come from the future world. Shao Hui's voice was not loud, he was watching Wu Zetian's reaction.
"Oh. Wu Zetian smiled slightly, she was not surprised, and thought that Shao Hui was deceiving her.
"We are people from the future world, we just came to Your Majesty by chance, we don't have any malicious intentions, and we don't want to change anything, we just want to stay here peacefully for a hundred days and go back. ”
"It's as simple as that?"
"Yes. ”
"Aren't you the people sent by the prince?" Wu Zetian said the doubts in his heart.
"No, we don't have anything to do with anyone here, and if there's anything to do with it, it's just a coincidence. ”
Hearing Shao Hui say this, Wu Zetian was relieved. Since Shao Hui and the three of them appeared, she immediately set out to investigate the origin of the three people.
First of all, he sent people back to Chang'an, and did not find Shaohui's name in the Great Ci'en Temple, and there were no parents in Chang'an City as Chengshan said, and Wu Zetian used the elimination method to compare them with all the forces of the current dynasty one by one, and it seemed that the prince was the most likely.
But since the crown prince has three strange people, he can force her to abdicate, but these three people don't seem to have malicious intentions, which makes her a little unbelievable, so she directly questioned Shao Hui today.
Shao Hui said that he came here from the future world, and this seemingly absurd statement seems to be credible.
"Then I ask you, what will the people of the future think of me?"
"Your Majesty is wise and martial, and his name will last forever!" Shao Hui searched his mind for his memories of Wu Zetian, but he didn't seem to be able to think of any more words to describe Wu Zetian's literary and martial arts other than that he was the only empress in Chinese history.
Wu Zetian also saw Shao Hui's embarrassment. Among the three of them, Shao Hui is the purest one. Gongsun Yu seems to be scheming, Ren Chengshan is cunning and changeable, and although Shao Hui is clumsy and can't speak, he is at least worth believing.
"No one speaks ill of me. ”
"Your Majesty, the people of the future generations have everything to say, justice is in the hearts of the people, why care?"
"Not bad. Wu Zetian was very satisfied with Shaohui's answer, she has done good things and bad things, especially killing a lot of people, although this is all to maintain centralized rule, but it has also left a lot of words to be criticized.
"How long will I live?" Wu Zetian asked the question she wanted to know most.
"Back to Your Majesty, the little monk is only a little learned, and he doesn't know much about this history. Shao Hui looked embarrassed, although it was said that people are inherently dead, but when Wu Zetian died, he really couldn't remember.
"Then who will succeed me to the throne?"
"It's the Prince. "This is not wrong, the imperial power is still back in the hands of Li Tang's heirs.
Wu Zetian was silent when he heard this, and he glanced at Shao Hui again. "Go down and call Gorou in. ”
"Yes. Shao Hui saluted Wu Zetian, then turned around and went out.
He met Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong at the gate of the main hall. "Gorou, Your Majesty has called you in. ”
Shao Hui exchanged glances with Gongsun Yu again.
"What did Your Majesty say?" Zhang Changzong walked over with a grin, and he saw that Shao Hui's expression was a little serious.
"Your Majesty just asked me some stories from the Buddhist scriptures, and I didn't know very well, so Your Majesty kicked me out and told me to go back and study hard. Shao Hui smiled awkwardly.
"The national teacher is humble. Zhang Changzong wanted to ask again.
"Then let's go out of the palace and go home first, and take our leave. Shao Hui pulled Gongsun Yu out of Yingxian Courtyard, leaving Zhang Changzong alone at the door.
The two of them got into a carriage and left the palace, quietly returned to Fengchen's mansion through the side door, and when they arrived at the residence, they found that Chengshan was not in the house.
"It's too bad, Wu Zetian has become suspicious of us, and asks me who I am, where am I from, and what is the purpose of coming here?" Shao Hui's heart kept pounding, but fortunately he endured it until now.
"What did you say?" Gongsun Yu looked calmer, but in fact, he had already felt something strange outside the main hall just now.
"I'll tell you the truth. ”
"What?" Gongsun Yu was still slightly taken aback.
"What if you don't tell it? If you tell a lie, she will still find out, so it's better to tell the truth directly. ”
Gongsun Yu lowered his head and thought about it, but he had to do it. "What did you tell her?"
Shao Hui told Gongsun Yu about the conversation with Wu Zetian in the palace just now.
"It should be okay, right?" After finishing speaking, Shao Hui was still a little worried.
"You've told the truth, what else can you do?" Gongsun Yu was secretly thinking to himself. He just played a little trick on Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, and their chats with Wu Zetian would be passed on to him in detail, and it seemed that Wu Zetian did not reveal their secrets.
"I'm going to have to tell you a bit about this history, so you don't have to make jokes again. Gongsun Yu has already analyzed that it is relatively safe to appear, but in order to let Shao Hui understand the situation he is in as soon as possible, he decided to teach Shao Hui a good lesson.
He was about to clear his mind when someone pushed the door in.
"You're back a long time ago?" it was Chengshan who entered the door, his face was red and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Where have you been?"
"I went to the Xiuwen Pavilion, what happened?" Chengshan looked at Shao Hui's nervous face, thinking that he had caused trouble again.
"Something is wrong, Wu Zetian knows about us!" Shao Hui told Chengshan about what happened just now.
"You're really good!" Chengshan's face changed, he thought that he could spend a hundred days peacefully and happily, but he didn't expect that it had only been less than half a month, and he had already been exposed.
"What should I do?" Chengshan glanced at Gongsun Yu.
"There is nothing to be done about it, so let's act at the opportunity. I'm about to teach him a lesson about this history, and you happen to be back, so let's discuss how to deal with it, so that if something unexpected happens, you won't be in a hurry. "Gongsun Yu is very calm. "Now it seems that Wu Zetian does not intend to expose us, and it does not pose any threat to our security. As long as we can ensure our personal safety, we don't have to think about traveling back for the time being, but you have to be careful not to change history, otherwise we will be severely punished!"
"What if she asks me again?" Shao Hui was most concerned about Wu Zetian's further questioning, and he felt that Wu Zetian had an aura that made him have to tell the truth.
"You can tell her where history is going, but don't talk about the specific events that happened, especially the question of how long she will live. You say that the secret of heaven must not be revealed, otherwise you will be punished by heaven. This subtle answer seems unassailable.
"Okay. Shao Hui was thoughtful.
"By the way, I met Yijie this morning. Gongsun Yu said.
"Did you run into him, do you want to return the Youling White Jade Bracelet?" asked Chengshan.
"No, but he promised to give it back to us soon. Gongsun Yu replied.
"What the hell is this guy trying to do?" Shao Hui was a little angry.
He wanted to find out the mystery of his origins, and he seemed to have an eyebrow. Do you remember the ancient mound that was excavated in the eastern suburbs of Luoyang? That is the treasure that his family buried in advance. Gongsun Yu smiled slightly, it seems that there is such a coincidence in the world.
"What if he doesn't give it back to us?" Shao Hui said, referring to the Youling White Jade Bracelet.
"Then he's in danger. Gongsun Yu and Chengshan glanced at each other and seemed to be confident about this matter.