[The electric halberd waves the frost, and the clouds reject the sundial. The bead flag is shadowing, and the silver rope is east. 】

The majestic Luoyang Palace glows with gold and jade under the morning light, and the swords and guns of Rulin exude bursts of murderous aura.

Around the Tianmen, there are Praetorian Guards wearing bright light armor, holding sharp guns and halberds, and staring at the tigers.

On the tower of the city gate, a tall army armed with a terrifying three-stone iron-tired bow stared at everyone with blazing eyes, and the fierce aura came to his face like a cheetah.

Li Xuan glanced up, then withdrew his gaze, and with just one glance, he confirmed the identity of the general.

[Cheng Chubi, General Zuo Jin Wuwei, the son of Lu Guogong Cheng Biting Jin, a brave general. 】

The Cheng family firmly stood on the emperor's side in the power struggle between Emperor Li Zhi and the eldest grandson Wuji; Later, in the power struggle between the Queen of Heaven and the Emperor Li Zhi, he unswervingly stood on the side of the Queen of Heaven.

For more than 20 years, the family has been pampered.

Last night, Li Xuan received an official letter from Zongzheng Temple, ordering him to see him in the Qianyuan Hall today.

He prepared all night before he was psychologically built to face the only empress of the ages.

Wu Cong was finally able to ascend the throne and become the empress, in addition to killing all the Li Tang clans that could threaten her status, the most important thing was to win over countless Yuan Gong nobles and families who had been loyal to Li Tang.

This is a scheming woman with an extremely terrible wrist.

Looking at the ministers of the various ministries who were trembling and waiting respectfully, thinking of the fierce generals above his head, Li Xuan's feelings became more and more profound.

At this moment, under the gate of Zetian on the opposite side, several Qianniu guards wearing red clothes and gold armor led a team to walk by.

The leader is none other than Qiu Zhenmu, the Qianniu Beishen that Li Xuan had seen outside the city before.

Strange, isn't he supposed to be in charge of hunting down the Tianyin Demon Girl Ye Wanwan, why did he come back?

Qiu Zhenmu also saw Li Xuan, and just nodded calmly to Li Xuan, who was wearing a county king python robe, and said hello, and then continued to lead people to patrol.

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, because he looked at the several Qianniu Guard generals behind Qiu Zhenmu.

These turned out to be all his acquaintances when he was serving in Zuo Qianniuwei!

What the hell does this guy want to do, it's not just looking for someone to come and see him, right?

Time came silently, and there were many fewer officials around Li Xuan, and many people had already gone in to see him.

Li Xuan is not familiar with these people, there are already many officials at all levels in the Tang Dynasty, and they are updated and iterated quickly, not to mention that since the death of the crown prince Li Hong, a large number of high-ranking officials in the court have resigned, and he knows even less when he takes office.

There were also a few distant relatives waiting behind Li Xuan, Li Xuan had met a few times, but he was not very familiar, he just nodded slightly and said hello.

The Tang Dynasty has experienced three dynasties since Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan founded the country, to Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, and now Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi.

For example, Gaozu Li Yuan, a total of twenty-two sons registered in Zongzheng Temple, even now there are several people alive, and they are still serving as important positions in the local history.

In addition, the ancestors Li Xun, Taizu Li Hu, Yizu Li Tianxi, Xianzu Li Xi, and Xingsheng Emperor Li Wei traced back to the top, and there are tens of thousands of people in the clan registered in Zongzheng Mansion.

There are only a few people in the Wu family.

Retracting his thoughts, a white-bearded little eunuch came out to deliver the decree: "By the mouth of the Queen of Heaven, summon the king of Nanchang to see him." ”

"Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang, is under the order." Li Xuan solemnly walked out of the crowd, arched his hands, followed behind the little eunuch, and walked all the way towards the depths of the palace.

……

The Qianyuan Palace, magnificent and magnificent, purple and shining, Huangshu Zhenye.

Standing outside the hall, Li Xuan deliberately cleaned up the fine linen short-arm shirt he wore on the python jacket, and the black crown was covered with a circle of white cloth.

The face is solemn and sad.

Under the guidance of the palace people, Li Xuan carefully entered the Qianyuan Palace, his head slightly lowered.

There was a slight sound of sunbathing all around, and in addition to the eunuchs and palace maids in the entire palace, there were many people, including guards, historians, and many officials from the lower provinces.

After entering the main hall, Li Xuan instantly felt several firm and powerful gazes fall on him.

Walking to the slightly front of the main hall, the golden bead curtain blocked Li Xuan's view.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Xuan immediately solemnly bowed.

"Li Xuan, the king of Nanchang, meet the queen of heaven." After saying a word, Li Xuan took half a step back and knelt on the ground.

"Let's be flat." The voice was crisp, but with tiredness, the scrutinizing gaze fell on Li Xuan, stayed for two or three breaths, and then put it away.

The figure behind the bead curtain waved his hand indifferently, and put down the Zhu pen in his hand that was correcting the folding: "The king of Nanchang received a report on the eighth day of the first month, and he rushed from Longhu Mountain to Luoyang within three days, which is really rare." ”

The tone of the queen of heaven is very calm, very cold, and very direct, straight to the liver.

"The minister and the prince have always been close, and when they heard the bad news, their hearts were unbearable, so they rushed to the divine capital desperately." Li Xuan was full of sadness.

"I have a heart!" The voices above calmed down, but they were still unforgiving.

"This is what the minister should do, the minister originally wanted to go to worship the prince yesterday, but Zongzheng Temple asked the minister to come to see the driver first."

"Let's go later!" Wu Zetian's eyes paused slightly, and then he asked lightly: "I heard that you want to go to Wuzhou?" ”

One sentence made Li Xuan's back hairs stand on end, but he had already prepared in his heart and bowed deeply.

"Yes!" After a pause, Li Xuancai continued: "The concubine has always hoped that the minister can revitalize the palace, and the minister has been doing his best...... His father once served in Wuzhou, and there were several staff members at that time, who should be able to help the imperial court calm down the disaster as soon as possible. ”

"What do you think is the problem in Wuzhou?"

Li Xuan's heart tightened, and after a little thought, he said: "Although there have been occasional small disasters in Jiangnan Province in recent years, it has nothing to do with the overall situation, but land annexation in various places has occurred from time to time, resulting in the displacement of children from good families, which often leads to disasters. ”

"There are always people who are not greedy enough." Wu Zetian's words carried a deep killing intent, when would the affairs of Jiangnan be hidden from her eyes.

"That's true." Li Xuan responded very decisively: "In recent years, from Jiannan Province, to Shannan Province, Jiangnan Province, such things have been repeatedly prohibited, even if local officials are trying to curb it, but the local wealthy families and officials always collude inside and outside to exploit the wealth of the Li people, which is very hateful. ”

Recently, the natural disasters of the Tang Dynasty have always been continuous, droughts, floods, and locust plagues have always alternated, that is, Wu Zetian and Li Zhi's governance ability is not bad, and the whole country can maintain the lives of the people while maintaining a huge foreign war.

It is precisely because of various disasters that many civilian families cannot support themselves, and finally they are forced to sell their fields to local wealthy families.

Although Tang Dynasty vassal kings like Li Xuan only had the right to collect taxes in their fiefdoms, their duties were far more than just collecting taxes.

Not only do they have to keep an eye on the local religion and communicate with the religion on behalf of the imperial court, but they also have to monitor the collusion between local officials and wealthy clans at all times.

"When I get back, write a detailed notebook and hand it in." The killing intent in Wu Zetian's words was not concealed at all.

She killed her son, and there were still people fanning the flames outside, and at this time, someone handed a knife, and Wu Zetian would immediately kill someone.

Sometimes, if you want to take sides, you have to have a clear attitude.