Li Hong has begun to fight with Wu Zetian, he decided to let Wu Zetian return to the harem after ascending the throne and no longer interfere in the government affairs, and the ministers of the court and the central government have also responded to Li Hong's decision. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoAt the festive banquet of the crown prince Li Hong, Li Hong was overjoyed and drank wine with his brothers and ministers to celebrate. Wu Zetian knew that the crown prince Li Hong was weak and sickly and could not drink too much wine, but he also sent the eunuchs around him to send a large amount of wine to Li Hong's banquet. In a conversation with his concubine Pei Wanying, Li Hong said that Wu Zetian was not his mother, his biological mother was Mrs. Han, and he did this to avenge Mrs. Han. At this time, due to the recurrence of tuberculosis due to Li Hong, who had drunk too much alcohol, he passed out.

The crown prince Li Hong fainted in the middle of the night, Wu Zetian and Li Zhi immediately rushed to the East Palace when they heard the news, and at the same time, Wu Zetian regained the power of the court. Princess Changle secretly returned to Luoyang to meet Li Hong secretly, and after a conversation, Li Hong brought the killer brought by Princess Changle into the palace and prepared to assassinate Wu Zetian. The assassination failed, and the crown prince Li Hong was discouraged and returned to the East Palace to drink heavily. And Wu Zetian also guessed that it was Li Hong who wanted to kill her, and felt extremely painful. Li Hong was about to commit suicide by drinking Hedinghong, but at this time Li Zhi arrived and stopped Li Hong's behavior. Wu Zetian also rushed to the East Palace and taught Li Hong a hard lesson. Li Hong only discovered at this moment that the queen mother was actually for the sake of the country's society, rather than not letting go of power to herself. Li Hong deeply realized his mistake, and Wu Zetian was also ready to let Li Hong take the throne immediately after careful consideration, but Li Hong committed suicide by drinking Hedinghong to apologize. After Li Hong's death, Li Zhi was extremely sad and his condition worsened. Wu Zetian was also very painful in his heart, and buried this son. Soon, Li Xian was made the crown prince, and all the ministers of the East Palace who had assisted Li Hong were under Li Xian's door. Li Xian is both civil and military, very talented and ambitious, and is deeply loved by Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. After he was made the crown prince, he really wanted to do something and let Li Zhi give way to him as soon as possible. At this time, Shangguan Wan'er, Shangguan Yi's granddaughter, grew up, and became Wu Zetian's most favored person. But Shangguan Wan'er can't forget her own tragedy, and is always looking for an opportunity to take revenge on Wu Zetian, but on the other hand, she has witnessed Wu Zetian's eloquence and strategy, and admires her very much, so Shangguan Wan'er has always lived in contradictions, which is very painful.

Li Xian fell in love with Shangguan Wan'er, and Shangguan Wan'er also liked Li Xian, and the two often had secret trysts. However, Shangguan Wan'er still has a purpose in her heart, which is to use Li Xian to overwhelm Wu Zetian. Hearing that the crown prince Li Hong committed suicide and died, and the concubine Zhao of Zhou King Li Xian also died of hunger strike, Li Xian was heartbroken. Above the court, Wu Zetian decided to make a list in the country and recruit martial champions. Shangguan Wan'er asked Li Xian to also participate in the martial arts competition. The next day, the crown prince Li Xian made a splash, but in the end it was Li Xian who was sent to the front battlefield. In order to show his talent, Li Xian wanted to do something that caused a sensation, so he annotated the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, which alerted Wu Zetian, who knew that it was her son who was insinuating that she was participating in politics in her harem. At this time, Wu Zetian also found that Shangguan Wan'er and Li Xian liked each other.

Li Xian annotated the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, which won the praise of the ministers, and Li Zhi was very happy and rewarded Li Xian lavishly. He also called on the kings to follow the example of the crown prince and keep the country's society in mind. Li Xian's fame shocked the world, and the ministers unanimously believed that Li Xian would inherit the throne in the future, and he would definitely bring benefits to the Tang Dynasty. When Li Xian heard these praises, he was a little fluttering, and often dreamed that he was the emperor, as majestic as Emperor Taizong. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty records that the power of the Western Han Dynasty fell into the hands of Empress Lu and his relatives, and commenting on this book is actually ridiculing Wu Zetian, Li Xian of course understands it in his heart, and also wants to use this incident to warn Li Zhi and the ministers of the court. Wu Zetian is such a smart person, of course she saw through Li Xian's thoughts, but she just laughed it off. Shangguan Wan'er didn't expect Wu Zetian to be so generous, so she told Wu Zetian about Li Xian's dream that she had become a virtuous monarch like Taizong, and she wanted to see the scene of mother and son killing each other. Wu Zetian became worried at this time, and felt that Li Xian was too ambitious, so he asked Shangguan Wan'er to bring him two books, The Biography of Filial Piety and Shaoyang Zhengfan, so that he could study hard and understand the gist. Li Xian misunderstood his mother's love, thinking that his mother thought he had done something unfaithful and unfilial, and used this book to warn him.

The crown prince Li Xian began to supervise the country, and ran the government with Shangguan Wan'er, after a long time, Li Xian found that Shangguan Wan'er was quite capable, and always spoke to him in a tone of lessons, which made him more and more annoyed, but he got closer and closer to the household slave Zhao Daosheng. Li Zhi's health was getting worse and worse, and at this time, Ming Chongyan appeared, and under his careful guidance and care, Li Zhi's health gradually improved. Ming Chongyan inadvertently said to Wu Zetian and Li Zhi that Li Xian is smart and wise, but he has a short life, and I am afraid that he will not have the life of the Son of Heaven. After Wu Zetian heard this, he was even more worried about Li Xian. Unexpectedly, Shangguan Wan'er, who was eavesdropping on the side, told Li Xian what Ming Chongyan said, and added fuel and vinegar, saying that Wu Zetian had believed Ming Chongyan. Li Xian was extremely indignant, and Zhao Daosheng even instigated Li Xian to kill Ming Chongyan, a traitor, to clear the monarch's side. Shangguan Wan'er saw that Wu Zetian's mother and son were like fire and water, and she was about to fight, and she was secretly proud, she felt that she was about to avenge the Shangguan family. At this time, Shangguan Wan'er also saw that Li Xian had homosexual tendencies and fell out with Li Xian. Li Xian and Zhao Daosheng brought a group of killers out to assassinate Ming Chongyan, and Wu Zetian ordered Di Renjie to track down and find out that Li Xian did it.

Shangguan Wan'er finally tearfully told Wu Zetian about her relationship with the crown prince Li Xian, and said that she also told Li Xian what she overheard Ming Chongyan, so Wan'er was beaten into Dali City Prison by Wu Zetian. When Shangguan Wan'er was away, Wu Zetian missed her abnormally, and personally went to pick her up from prison, and Shangguan Wan'er's hatred for Wu Zetian was also dissolved little by little. Wu Zetian and Li Zhi did not punish Li Xian, but blasted him out of Luoyang, and Li Xian returned to Chang'an with his slave Zhao Daosheng. Li Xian, who was in Chang'an, began to find ways to confront Wu Zetian, and indulged in wine all day long, and was still secretly training soldiers. Wu Zetian sent Shangguan Wan'er and Di Renjie to Chang'an to take Li Xian back to the East Palace in Luoyang.

Under the sowing of discord by the household slave Zhao Daosheng, the contradiction between Li Xian and Wu Zetian further deepened, and he finally decided to rebel, and came up with a clever plan to detain Emperor Li Zhi and Princess Taiping as hostages. Wu Zetian was furious, sent troops and horses to surround the East Palace, found 500 sets of armor and weapons, and arrested Li Xian. Wu Zetian didn't expect his son to want to rebel, and after grieving, he was determined to punish him severely, Li Zhi was heartbroken and hid in Taipingguan. Wu Zetian also cried bitterly, but still said that he wanted to kill his relatives in righteousness. Wu Zetian then ordered Li Xian to be deposed as a concubine, and Zhao Daosheng and others were all beheaded. At the time of the execution, Wu Zetian personally went to the execution ground and burned the 500 sets of armor found from the East Palace in public to warn the government and the public. Li Xian was canonized as the crown prince, and Li Xian moved to the East Palace. At this time, Li Xian and Wei Lian'er met and fell in love, and Li Xian even brought back a prescription for Wu Zetian that could make his face permanent.