Chapter 39: The Queen of Heaven arrives

ps: There is a shift around 10 o'clock in the evening!

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All the people heard the anger in Princess Taiping's words, and most of the people present also understood that the most unprovoked person in the palace was the Princess Taiping, who was deeply favored by the emperor and the queen, Ming Chongyan just dared to contradict Princess Taiping, and openly slandered Liu Yi, who came with Princess Taiping, wrote a poem written by a trustee, and also pointed out that Liu Yi's poem had the meaning of satirizing the imperial court, which must have made Princess Taiping angry, even if Ming Chongyan won the favor of the Queen of Heaven, if she clashed with Princess Taiping, no one knew what the result would be.

Ming Chongyan has a very poor reputation in the court, relying on the favor of Emperor Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian, he doesn't pay much attention to other officials, and he also does some things that violate etiquette in the palace.

To everyone's surprise, when Princess Taiping was reproachful, Ming Chongyan actually knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to Princess Taiping: "Xiaguan should die, just now, he didn't choose his words, slandered Liu Bei, and asked the princess to punish him!"

Ming Chongyan's attitude changed so quickly, and everyone didn't expect it, even Liu Yi was puzzled, just now Princess Taiping said something to blame, she didn't seem to care, why did she become so afraid all of a sudden? But no matter what the reason is, Liu Yi has no good impression of this person, and he despises the most for such a person who sees the wind and rudder.

Liu Yi saw the disdain in the eyes of many people present, and was a little happy, and threw a grateful look at Princess Taiping, but saw Princess Taiping winked at him mischievously, with a smug look on her face.

Just when Princess Taiping wanted to continue to scold, there was a continuous chant outside, "The queen of heaven has arrived!"

With the call, a team of Qianniuwei sergeants led by Tang Xiujing, the general of Qianniu Wei, ran in quickly, stood on both sides of the hall, and then Wu Zetian, accompanied by several eunuchs and Gong E, walked in.

All the people in the hall got up and saluted, but Ming Chongyan still knelt on the ground, not daring to get up.

"Queen Mother!" Princess Taiping carried her skirt, ran to Wu Zetian in small steps, held Wu Zetian's arm, and said in a coquettish voice: "Queen Mother, why did you come so late, you missed the interesting scene just now!"

"Taiping, what an interesting scene, you talk to the queen mother!" Wu Zetian patted Princess Taiping's hand holding his arm, and said with a smile.

"Mother, my daughter will tell you later, you can take a look first, how are these poems today!" Princess Taiping took Wu Zetian's hand and said in a coquettish voice.

"Taiping, slow down, the queen mother will pull you down in a while!" Wu Zetian said angrily.

Liu Yi, who was hanging his head and looking at this scene on the side, was a little dumbfounded, this mother and daughter, in front of so many courtiers, and the person who had just been lifted, actually behaved like this, this is too much, right? This is a more formal scene, and it is not in the harem where Wu Zetian lives, there is no one else.

Shangguan Wan'er had a strange expression, stepped forward to salute Wu Zetian, and also went over to hold Wu Zetian's other arm and came to the front of the poems that participated in the evaluation.

"Tianhou Niangniang, these are all the poems that participated in the evaluation today, and these are the best works evaluated by slaves and maids," Shangguan Wan'er pointed to the poems on the case.

Wu Zetian saw a poem titled Liu Yi on the top, and picked it up, "Hmm! This best one is made by Liu Yi? ”

"Back to the queen of heaven, the two poems that Liu Yi participated in today's evaluation, the slave maid thinks that they are the best today!" Shangguan Wan'er replied respectfully.

"Queen Mother, that's exactly the case, according to her daughter, these two poems written by Liu Yi are almost much higher than those of the others!" Princess Taiping has already let go of the hand holding Wu Zetian, and picked up the poem "Spring Dawn" that Liu Yi had just chanted and written by her, "Just now someone slandered that the poem written by Liu Yi was made by a person, and it must be inscribed on the spot by the lawsuit secretary Bo Ming, this is a proposition made by the lawsuit Si Bo, and Liu Yi made it on the spot!"

"Oh, there's such a thing?" Wu Zetian listened silently, glanced at Ming Chongyan who was kneeling on the ground, and did not say anything, but looked at the poem.

"Qin Shi, Mingyue, Han Shiguan... Don't teach Humadu Yinshan!" Wu Zetian chanted softly, thought for a while, and then said: "Well, the arrogance is not ordinary, he is worthy of being a general, a man with a blood surname!"

Wu Zetian said, and looked at the second poem made by Liu Yi, his face changed slightly, Liu Xianli was defeated and captured near Qinghai, and Ji'er died, in the poem made by Liu Yi, the first sentence is "Qinghai Changyun Dark Snow Day," is this what it refers to? Repeating the second sentence, "The lonely city looks at Yumen Pass from afar," is it that Liu Xianli's former army was besieged by the enemy and counted on the arrival of rescuers? Does Liu Yi use poetry as a metaphor for dissatisfaction? After seeing the last two sentences, Wu Zetian finally exhaled, no matter what the first two sentences referred, the feeling of serving the country in Liu Yi's heart was still revealed, "If you don't break Loulan, you won't pay it back!" What a pride.

"Good, good!" Wu Zetian said two things in a row, and looked at Liu Yi who was standing on the side with a smile and said, "Liu Yi, your poetry is really not general, such a heroic work, such an ambition to serve the country, it is really unusual, these two poems are indeed the best works!" Wu Zetian said, and took the "Spring Dawn" from Princess Taiping and watched it.

"I can't imagine that the hot-blooded man also has such a warm side," Wu Zetian said with a smile, "After the rain, the fall is all over the ground, and the spring birds are singing, which is the portrayal of spring today, and the artistic conception is really extraordinary!"

"Thank you for the praise of the queen of heaven, Weichen really doesn't dare to be so praised!" Liu Yi took a step forward and saluted Wu Zetian.

"Queen Mother, just now Dr. Ming falsely accused Liu Yi of asking someone to do it, and said that the poem "Out of the Stopper" has the meaning of satirizing the court!" Princess Taiping saw that Wu Zetian didn't ask about Ming Chongyan kneeling on the ground, and said urgently.

"Oh, I don't see any irony in these two poems!" Wu Zetian said expressionlessly, "Even if you are sarcastic about the imperial court, it is a fact that the army has been defeated in the past few years, and the hot-blooded men all hope that the army sent by the imperial court can achieve victory, so eager to serve the country, how can you blame it!"

"Queen of Heaven, the sinner just didn't choose what to say, offended the princess, and slandered Liu Bei, and asked the Queen of Heaven to punish her!" Ming Chongyan knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, he just hoped that after Wu Zetian arrived, he could support him. Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian also faintly scolded him, which made him panic in his heart. Princess Taiping didn't dare to provoke him to know, but Liu Xianli's son was in the limelight today, he couldn't stand it, and stood up to rebuke him, he didn't expect Princess Taiping to defend Liu Xianli's son so much, even Wu Zetian was so fond of him, and Liu Ming Chongyan was even more jealous.

"Get up!" Wu Zetian said without any emotion, "Today is a poetry conference, just to comment on the level of poetry, not to theorize anything else!"

"Thank you for your forgiveness!" Ming Chongyan stood up from the ground sweating profusely, and stood aside with his head down, not daring to say anything more.

"Queen Mother, you..." Princess Taiping didn't give in, and wanted to say something more, but under Wu Zetian's meaningful look, she also stopped, stepped forward and grabbed Wu Zetian's arm.

Wu Zetian, supported by Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping, sat on the high seat at the head of the hall, and said with a majestic face: "Today, those who participate in the evaluation of poetry will be rewarded!" Especially Liu Yi, the three poems are all excellent works, and they deserve a great reward!"

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