"She?" Who doesn't know that Shangguan Wan'er is friendly with Princess Taiping, and Empress Wei is naturally no exception, her eyes narrowed when she heard this, "She is standing on the side of the Li Tang clan." ”

Shangguan Wan'er's face did not change, and she said calmly: "Because of this, the queen wants to call her even more." No matter what the queen wants to do in the future, the current country name is still 'Tang', the world is still the world of the Li family, and the next step is to elect an emperor surnamed Li and let the queen become the queen mother first. When the Empress was in the same place as the Empress Zetian in the past, the situation was different, and she couldn't fight hard now, so she could only try to get the support of the Li Tang clan first. The content of the edict must be related to the queen, so not only can the queen not personally meddle in the matter of the edict, in order to prevent the truth from falling, but also cannot directly find the king, lest he have different intentions and seek his own interests. Since the dragon heads of both sides are not allowed to participate, they must always send someone out, so the queen has Wan'er here, and the king has only the princess of Zhenguo who is worthy of this position. ”

Wan'er is right. It's just ......" Empress Wei nodded, but she was still suspicious of Princess Taiping.

Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly: "Didn't the queen forget, whether it is the son of the first emperor or the succession of the prime minister, the princess of Zhenguo is the same as a princess, and there is no one to be crowned?" ”

Empress Wei's heart lit up: "You mean, it's possible that she is neutral?" ”

"She must at least see clearly who succeeds to the throne so that she will not be harmed."

Empress Wei thought about it, anyway, once the content of the edict was established, even if the Li Tang clan was dissatisfied in the future, it would be dissatisfied with Princess Taiping who participated in it, and she still had to be respectful to herself, the wife of the former emperor and the mother of the future emperor, so she agreed to Shangguan Wan'er's suggestion.

After the negotiation between Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping, the edict was drafted that night:

1. Li Chongmao, the king of Liwen, is the crown prince, that is, the emperor.

Second, the queen Wei was named the queen mother, and she was in charge of the dynasty.

3. Prime Minister and Auxiliary Government.

In this way, the forces on both sides can be appeased, and the balance of Li Xian's reign can be restored again.

"That's the only way to do it first," Princess Taiping sighed, "Shichiro left so suddenly, I didn't have time to think about anything." ”

"What would the princess think if she had time?" Shangguan Wan'er copied the edict and asked.

"I think about the coming day of this Datang, and I think about my own coming day." Princess Taiping said and chuckled, "Isn't she also thinking about it, after becoming the queen mother, how can she ascend to the throne step by step like A-Niang?" Speaking of which, thank you very much, if she really insists on going her own way now, the situation of King Xiang, me and the Li Tang clan is really embarrassing and critical. ”

Shangguan Wan'er smiled lightly: "This is not only for you, but also for myself." Empress Wei doesn't trust me so much, and there is no name for me, one is that there is no biological son, and the other is that the Wei family is not as powerful and stable as the former martial arts family, and the overall situation in the future is undecided, who can predict which side will soar and which side will be the building will fall? ”

"It's just that I don't know how long this respite can last, Empress Wei is good at everything, but she is a little anxious, and her days in Fangling in those years have not been able to sharpen her this, but it has made her suffer some gains and losses, and it has intensified." Princess Taiping watched Shangguan Wan'er roll up the edict and seal it, "You and I will go and present it to the queen together, if she is dissatisfied with anything, I will also bet on her mouth for you." ”

After Empress Wei saw the edict, she was not dissatisfied, and she felt that no matter how it was made, it was only these three items. The next morning, she went to the government hall and showed the edict to the prime ministers. When several prime ministers heard that Li Xian had died, they all cried first, and then read the edict. Everyone else was silent, but Zong Chuke frowned and thought about it, and while Empress Wei put away the edict, she stretched out her hand and said, "The queen can't!" ”

Empress Wei moved: "What objections does the Zong Xianggong have?" ”

Zong Chuke arched his hand and said: "The new emperor is young, he has his own queen mother, and now the country is stable, why do you need your uncle to assist him?" Besides, my Tang Dynasty is a state of etiquette, and my uncle and sister-in-law don't ask, how can the queen and the king coexist in the court? ”

Empress Wei naturally didn't want to divide power, but because of the situation of the Li Tang clan, the timing was not to the point of tearing her face, she was still more inclined to fight steadily than to win in danger, but now her most powerful staff member said such a thing......

"What does the prime minister think this edict should be?" After all, she couldn't get rid of the temptation of power, Queen Wei hesitated for a moment, and finally said.

Zong Chuke said: "King Wen succeeds to the throne and the queen is the queen mother, all of them are indispensable, but the article of the prime minister's auxiliary government is really redundant, so remove it." ”

Empress Wei didn't expect him to solve it so simply and rudely, and she was a little worried for a while: "This ......"

Zong Chuke, the prime minister, was not done in vain, so he naturally could see the reason for Empress Wei's hesitation, so he said: "The change of the throne is often eventful, in order to ensure the stability of the society, the queen is the mother of the country, why not transfer some government soldiers into the city?" If there is any change, kill it, if there is no change, when all the dust settles, no matter how dissatisfied they are, how can they be qualified to disobey the queen mother's will at that time? ”

Empress Wei immediately understood what Zong Chuke meant, and when she saw that the other prime ministers also echoed her, she made up her mind and handed over the edict to Zong Chuke: "The matter of the edict will be handled by the Minister Zong." ”

In the middle of the night, the gate of Chang'an creaked open, and 50,000 soldiers slowly entered the city from the Sifang city gate, and together with the Jinwuwei Yulin army, the entire Chang'an was strictly and tightly controlled. The mansions of the Li Tang clan, which is known for its prestige or power, were also surrounded by guards, among which the Xiangwang Mansion was the most serious, and even a bird could not fly out.

Li Dan woke up from his sleep, and when he first learned about this, he was still a little incredulous, and he didn't understand what had happened, so that his brother, whose relationship had already eased, suddenly treated him like this. This army came too suddenly, and he couldn't guard against it at all, but he couldn't guard against it at the moment. Now that even the palace is surrounded, is the next step to raid the house and go to prison, exile or death?

Nothing has happened recently, even if he Li Xian can't hold it back, he finally wants to get rid of himself, there should always be a reason, how can there be no clue at all?

Unless...... Something happened to Li Xian......

No, he is in the prime of life, and his health has always been good, he has never been seriously ill, even the wind and cold are not common, and in recent years, he has not suffered any fatal injuries, how could something suddenly happen? Could it be that when he was released to Fang Ling in the past, he had some obscure root cause, or was it ...... Is there a hidden reason for his death?

Li Dan was upset, and couldn't help but shake his head - it was difficult to protect himself at the moment, so what was the use of thinking so much?

But he couldn't sleep anymore, so he simply dragged a pipa and played a song "Ambush on All Sides" as if sad and happy.

He is now unable to fly, irretrievable, I don't know what kind of situation his five sons are, but they are also as helpless and helpless as him, and let others slaughter them?

The temple of manna was brightly lit. Empress Wei sat on the main seat, Li Bao'er sat on the left, Shangguan Wan'er stood on the right, and there were several prime ministers in the hall, none of them spoke at the moment, as if they were quietly waiting for something.

After a while, an attendant rushed in and said, "Queen, Wei Xianggong asks to see you." ”

Empress Wei immediately said, "Let him in." ”

The name of the person who came in was Wei Wen, who was the cousin of Empress Wei and the prime minister, so he transferred the army into the city to act, and Empress Wei handed it over to him to take care of. Wei Wen entered the palace and said: "The queen can rest assured, now the Xiangwang Mansion and the Siyong Wangfu are under control. ”

"Good!" Empress Wei breathed a sigh of relief, and saw Shangguan Wan'er standing on the side without changing her face, and said, "Wan'er, if I deal with it like this, you won't have any objections, right?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er lowered her eyes and smiled: "The queen said that she laughed." The queen is the mother of the country, no matter what decision Wan'er has, she can only obey it, and she dare not and cannot have objections. ”

At this time, if I talk to Queen Wei again, even if Queen Wei didn't suspect her, there will be a lot of suspicion at this moment, she will never do such a stupid thing. At the same time, I slandered in my heart, if you die by yourself, then let you go, how much responsibility can I bear as a Zhaorong who has no real power and is only responsible for drafting documents? I hope you can do it more thoroughly and cut off all your worries, otherwise even if no one can compete with you now, it will be difficult to say in the future.

Empress Wei was very satisfied with Shangguan Wan'er's answer, so she stopped beating her, turned her head to Wei Wen and said: "You are the prime minister, you have every opportunity, and you want the prime minister to have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the city, but I am afraid that the doppelganger will lack skills and energy, can you deal with this matter?" ”

Wei Wen said: "Empress Xie is worried. The minister has divided these tens of thousands of elite soldiers into six branches, and these six branches are led by Wei Jie, Wei Guan, Wei Xuan, Wei Qianniu Zhonglang, Wei Qi, Chang'an Lingwei Bo and Lang Gao Song. ”

These six people are either Empress Wei's cousins or nephews, and there is nothing more reassuring for them to use than their own family. Empress Wei was also very satisfied with Wei Wen's decision, so that Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, was tightly held in her hands, if she wanted to let a person die, at this moment, it was really easier than pinching an ant to death.

Prime Minister Li Qiao looked slightly solemn at the moment, seeing that the atmosphere in the hall had become relaxed, he hesitated for a moment, and finally took a step forward, and arched his hand: "Empress, the minister has something to ask Wei Xianggong." ”

Seeing that Li Qiao, the old prime minister who was over the age of sixteen and had a lot of seniority, behaved so cautiously, Queen Wei was very useful: "Li Xianggong has gone through three dynasties, but he is an elder, and if he has something to say, he doesn't have to be so polite." ”

Li Qiao is still very respectful, but he doesn't see any flattery. He only looked serious, and arched his hand towards Wei Wen again: "Dare to ask Wei Xianggong, only surrounded the Xiangwang Mansion and the Siyong Wangfu tonight?" ”

"Exactly." Wei Wen said, "The other Li Tang clan is just a shrimp soldier and crab general, as long as the most prestigious and powerful King Xiang, and the most prestigious two of the Emperor's eldest grandson, King Yong, are controlled, the others will not be able to make any big waves." ”

Li Qiao nodded, and said, "It's just ...... If it is someone else, it is okay, but the five sons of the king of Xiang can not be ignored, they have long lived in the palace of the king of Xiang, but live in the mansion of the five kings of Xingqingfang, the minister thinks, since the queen does not do two endlessly, why not be thorough, the five princes' mansion is also controlled? ”