After Zhang Yue came back from the palace, he looked flustered. When Zhang Ling'er saw her father's expression, she probably guessed a thing or two.

Xiang Lu and Wenjun only knew that their uncle was nervous, and they thought that their uncle had done something wrong and was criticized.

Soon after Zhang Yue returned home, he hurriedly went out.

"Cousin, why is my uncle so flustered? It's a cold day, it's still snowing, and you have to go out. ”

"Cousin, you'll find out later."

"What can't you say now?"

"What you say now is very disrespectful. Father, alas......"

Wen Jun saw that her cousin looked worried, so she didn't ask any further.

Xiang Lu also felt strange, after all, he lived in Chengdu, far away from the political center, and he didn't know anything about the big things in the capital.

In the evening, Zhang Yue came back to have dinner with Wen Jun and others, and said, "Ling'er, you should accompany your cousin more recently, and go back after the New Year, when the snow will melt." ”

"I have already repaired the book and told my father that Xiang Lu and I are going to wait for a year to go back."

"Good. In a few days, I will rush to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and if you accompany Ling'er here, she will not feel lonely. ”

Ling'er held the chopsticks thoughtfully.

"Uncle, you're going to Luoyang! I want to go too, I haven't been there yet. ”

"Uncle has something important to do, next time I'll take Wenjun to play."

Ling'er also touched Wen Jun's hand and said, "Cousin, next time my cousin will go with you." ”

Wen Jun had no choice but to give up.

The next day, Zhang Yue hurriedly got into the carriage and went straight to Luoyang.

Zhang Yue is a close confidant of the crown prince Li Xian, and now the prince is in charge of the country in the eastern capital, once His Majesty dies, then the Empress Wu may be unfavorable to the prince.

Now the most important thing is to assist the prince to return to Chang'an City, Chang'an is the place where the forces of the Li Tang clan gather, and it is also the place where Gaozu used this as a foundation to conquer the Quartet. After returning to Chang'an, he could stop Empress Wu's further seizure of power.

In the eastern capital of Luoyang, in the Zhenguan Hall of Ziwei Palace, Li Zhi was already in a daze, and he only had one breath left.

The ministers knelt on the ground, and the imperial doctors were busy.

A woman standing in front of the sickbed, she was extraordinary, and her eyebrows concealed a kingly bearing.

"Your Majesty, do you have anything else to explain?"

"Father." The crown prince Li Xian and the king of Yu Li Dan cried and knelt on the ground.

Gaozong (Li Zhi) said in a pale voice, "The crown prince Li Xian is on the throne, and if there is a person who cannot adjudicate on military affairs, it will be decided by the Queen of Heaven." ”

After speaking, he asked the ministers and his sons to go down, leaving only Empress Wu alone.

"Queen, I was born in Chang'an Daming Palace, and the glory of my life is there, and my only regret is that I didn't die in Daming Palace."

Empress Wu sat next to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, and rest in peace, he will definitely be able to go back one day." ”

"Hey." Gaozong sighed and said, "Empress, remember to let the crown prince return to Daming Palace to succeed to the throne." ”

After speaking, Gaozong's breath became weaker and weaker, and when Empress Wu saw this, he shouted: "Imperial Doctor, quickly pass on Imperial Doctor." ”

The ministers, the crown prince, and the king of Yu also followed, and at this time, Li Zhi had already returned to heaven and had lost his skills.

Luoyang City is scattered with snow, and the palace maids in the Daming Palace of Chang'an City are cleaning, waiting for the return of the new emperor.

Soon, the news of Gaozong's death spread all over the land of Shenzhou, and Zhang Yue rushed to Luoyang, preparing to take the prince back to Chang'an City to ascend the throne.

Wu Zetian asked the ministers to escort Gaozong's body back to Xianyang and bury it in Qianling on the grounds that Gaozong's funeral was important.

Zhang Yue understood that Empress Wu was unwilling to return to Chang'an, the crown prince's throne was in jeopardy, and his nightmare was about to begin.