In the Zichen Palace, the Empress Wu was reading the chapter alone.

Slight footsteps approached.

Immediately, Su Liangsi's voice sounded: "Su Liangsi, the commander of the minister's secret guard, see the queen of heaven." ”

Empress Wu didn't look up, and asked directly: "San Lang went to see the king of Nanchang?" ”

"Yes!" Su Liangsi arched his hand and said: "His Royal Highness asked the King of Nanchang for a few pairs of calming medicines, the British princess has been pregnant for almost nine months, and His Royal Highness has been a little uneasy recently. ”

"What else did they say?" Empress Wu then asked.

"After His Royal Highness returned to the palace, the people in the palace began to secretly go out to spread some things about His Royal Highness's early years." Su Liangsi was full of vigilance, and then said: "The Nanchang palace also sent people to say that it was the king of Nanchang who poisoned the prince, and complained that the prince did not listen to the advice. ”

"Recently, there has been a lot less gossip about Hongu." Empress Wu finally looked up at Su Liangji.

Su Liangsi immediately surrendered his hand: "The minister is derelict in his duties." ”

At the beginning, there were rumors in Luoyang, Chang'an, that Empress Wu was plotting to kill the prince, but with the actions of the secret guards, there were many fewer people spreading rumors.

But soon, rumors appeared about the King of England and the King of Nanchang.

Later, with the action of the British King's Mansion and the Nanchang Palace, there were a lot fewer rumors about the Empress Wu, and most of them were about the British King and the Nanchang King.

The things in this, as long as they ponder it a little carefully, coupled with the actions of the Nanchang Royal Mansion and the British Royal Mansion, smart people will immediately understand that this is Li Xian attracting attention for the Empress Wu.

"Erlang was poisoned, how did you check there?" The topic of Empress Wu suddenly changed.

"After returning to the heavens, the minister has found out that it is a guard of Zuo Qianniuwei, and after the handover of the East Palace, his person left the East Palace, and his family has disappeared completely." Su Liangsi gave it up seriously.

"Qianniuwei needs to be innocent, how can it be used?" Empress Wu's eyes turned cold.

"He was born in Hebei, his hometown is very close to the Turks, and when the secret guards found Hebei, there is no one in his hometown." Su Liangji took out a book from his sleeve and handed it over.

After Empress Wu took it, she glanced at it slightly and said, "It shouldn't be a Turkic, it's impossible for a Turkic to go so deep into the East Palace, it should be a Demon Sect." ”

"Yes!" Su Liangsi bowed down and said, "The minister has already had some clues about the infiltration of Qianniuwei in the Demon Investigation Sect now. ”

"Hmm!" Empress Wu nodded, and then said: "Who originally released the news about the king of Nanchang plotting to kill the prince?" ”

Su Liangsi paused slightly, and cautiously arched his hand: "The secret guard checks, it seems that he has something to do with Zhou Guogong,"

"Heir?" Empress Wu's brows furrowed tightly, and she asked, "Then the rumors about San Lang were also put by him?" ”

The atmosphere in the hall was a little cold, and the annoyance of the Empress Wu instantly spread throughout the hall.

Li Xian and Li Xuan both knew that they wanted to help Empress Wu attract attention and reduce the damage of rumors, but Wu Chengsi wanted to attack Li Xian at this time.

It's no wonder that Empress Wu was annoyed.

……

Su Liangsi bowed: "When the minister was investigating the rumors about the King of England, he found out about the arrangements of the Zhou State Mansion for the King of Nanchang. ”

Empress Wu's breath suddenly paused, her face was calm, she couldn't help but shake her head, and said, "This kid is too unsuccessful." ”

Su Liangsi lowered his body and said nothing.

Empress Wu raised her head, looked at Su Liangsi, and then asked, "What about you, you just let the rumors spread?" ”

"It's good for divas." Su Liangsi told the truth.

"But it's not good for the king of Nanchang." Empress Wu glanced at Su Liangsi coldly, and then, a piece of music had been thrown at Su Liangsi.

Su Liangsi caught it keenly and opened it subconsciously, but when he saw the content clearly, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"You read that right, the king of Nanchang recommended you to be the Sima of Yongzhou Mansion." Empress Wu took a deep breath and said, "Come to think of it, they also said yesterday that after San Lang becomes the crown prince, they will include you in the East Palace, after all, you are the old man of the British Palace." ”

"Queen of Heaven, Minister ......" Su Liangsi was a little anxious and hurriedly gave up.

Empress Wu waved her hand directly and said: "Needless to say, this palace originally had the intention of letting you go back to the British Palace, you can do this matter yourself, and you also have to take on the duties of the secret guard." ”

"Whoa!" Su Liangji calmed down instantly.

The queen asked him to go back to the British Palace, and he naturally had nothing to say.

The point is that he also has the function of a secret guard, which is actually the eyeliner that the queen puts on the side of the king.

Once the King becomes the Crown Prince, the Queen will be able to know everything about the Prince's side.

Moreover, only when he returns to the British Palace, there is room for other play.

After all, the King of England has a cowardly personality and lacks ability, so it is easier to be suppressed by the queen, but it is not easy to be deposed.

In this way, as long as you stay in the East Palace, it will be easier to enter the center and become the prime minister.

Empress Wu continued: "Have you found that bug in the East Palace? ”

Su Liangsi immediately stood up and said: "After returning to the heavens, Luoyang, Chang'an, the minister almost went to heaven and earth, but he still didn't find any trace of that person, he hid it very deeply. ”

Empress Wu shook her head and said, "He must be there, find him." ”

"Whoa!" Su Liangsi immediately bowed down.

Empress Wu knocked lightly on the table and said, "After returning to the British Palace, looking at the people of the Wei family, the Wei family is not the Fang family. ”

"Commandment." Su Liangsi gave it up seriously.

Empress Wu waved her hand and said, "Go ahead." ”

"Whoa!" Su Liangsi retreated cautiously, and the piece that Empress Wu threw to him before was also placed on the ground by him.

Shangguan Wan'er picked up the piece from the ground, and then carefully placed it on the imperial case.

"Wan'er!" Empress Wu suddenly spoke, and Shangguan Wan'er immediately bowed: "The slave is here." ”

Empress Wu raised her head, looked at the hall in front of her, frowned, and asked, "What do you think of the heir?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er frowned slightly, and said, "The slave and maid don't have much contact with Zhou Guogong. ”

"I won't say much from your contact." Empress Wu waved her hand, she turned her head to look at Shangguan Wan'er, and seemed to attach great importance to Shangguan Wan'er's opinion.

Shangguan Wan'er arched her hand, and then said in a deep voice: "The slave maid thinks that although Zhou Guogong is talented, he is somewhat wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, but it is difficult to grasp the overall situation many times. ”

Empress Wu bowed slightly, then sighed and said: "Filial piety, filial piety, a word of filial piety, how many children in the world have been stumped." ”

……

In the Penglai Palace, the yellow curtain surrounds, and the light is soft.

Li Zhi lay on the bed and closed his eyes to recuperate.

On one side of the table are more than a dozen red book pieces.

Slight footsteps sounded outside the hall, Li Zhi didn't open his eyes, but his voice had already sounded: "What's the matter, Mei Niang, are you tired of court affairs today?" ”

Empress Wu didn't speak, took off her shoes, leaned on Li Zhi and lay down, and then said softly: "The concubine has some hope for the heir, but he is getting more and more unbearable, and he is even a little inferior to San Lang." ”

Li Zhi grabbed Empress Wu's wrist, shook his head, and said softly: "San Lang is your flesh and blood after all, and filial piety is innate, especially the person of Twenty-Seven Lang, who pays more attention to this. ”

"yes!" Empress Wu immediately said with some amusement: "Your Majesty, Twenty-Seven Lang knows that Su Liangji is a concubine, but he still wants to transfer him to the British Palace. ”

"He's asking you to look at Saburo." Li Zhi raised his head, as if he had seen through Li Xuan's plan at a glance, and said: "Erlang is like this, misbelieving people's words will eventually cause unforeseen disasters, and San Lang will be stared at by your side, which can also prevent San Lang from following Erlang's old path again." ”

After a slight pause, Li Zhi said: "Twenty-seven Lang is a qualified clan after all, and he sees the affairs of the government and the opposition very clearly. ”

Empress Wu nodded slightly, she knew that Li Xuan looked at many things from the standpoint of the clan.

Especially the crown prince and the family.

When Li Xian was asked to check the acres of land, he had the intention of drawing a clear line between him and the family, but unfortunately, although Li Xian did a good job at the beginning, the promotion in the back has begun to be perfunctory, which is the direct reason why Li Zhi abolished him.

"The concubine still remembers that when he first entered the court, he once said that when he traveled all over the country, he often saw wealthy families colluding with officials and embezzling people's land." Empress Wu recalled the situation when she met Li Xuanchu in her early years, and her expression was embarrassed.

Li Zhi nodded and said: "This is also the case, there is now a law of sorting out fields and paying taxes, as long as you keep an eye on the total amount of taxes and the harvest of the people, you can determine that the local officials are virtuous and foolish, and the local governance situation is like a pattern in the palm of your hand." ”

In fact, the imperial court has a statistical comparison of the taxes paid by each state every year, but many times the reduction of taxes is regarded as a natural disaster and a man-made disaster.

After all, local state and county officials can also handle these things properly.

What flash floods, droughts, thieves, there are countless ways to deal with them.

In the past, although the imperial court knew that it was greasy, it was mostly the people who did not raise officials and did not hold them accountable, but this time Li Xian directly found out millions of acres of hidden land from the comparison of the tax rolls, and immediately began to sort out the strategy after being as smart as a martial artist.

Much of the local situation is already clearly in front of you.

But seeing it, it doesn't mean that it can be solved, and more often, it still needs to be finely adjusted, and it can't be forced.

Unless Empress Wu is ready to abolish the crown prince again.

"In any case, this year and next, if you want to use troops against the Turks, at least there will be enough food and grass." Empress Wu showed a hint of joy on her face.

In fact, what she is most worried about is the conquest of large armies, especially those with huge consumption and very little benefit.

This was the case with the Turkic wars.

"Hmm!" Li Zhi raised his head, looked at the golden dragon in the center of the hall above, and said softly: "I asked Twenty-Seven Lang if he would like to stay in the court, and he said that he obeyed orders, but he wanted to take up some quiet duties. ”

"Twenty-seven Lang is a smart person who knows what a long-term strategy is and what an emergency is." Empress Wu nodded slightly, agreeing with Li Xuan's opinion.

Li Zhi glanced at Empress Wu in some surprise, and then said calmly: "Since it is a long strategy, then there is no need to rush him back." ”

"Yes!" Empress Wu smiled, her eyes flickered, but a trace of faintness flashed in the depths of her eyes.

She helped Li Xuan speak this time because she sensitively captured some of Li Xuan's attitudes and tendencies between actions.

……

"By the way, Your Majesty, the matter of Yongzhou should also be dealt with." Empress Wu remembered something and reminded in a low voice.

"Yes, there will be a big court in a few days, and the matter in Yongzhou will be solved, and Mei Niang will send down the holy decree of San Lang as the pastor of Yongzhou." After the emperor finished speaking, he then asked, "How is Erlang?" ”

"Erlang is accompanying the Fang family in the East Palace." Empress Wu paused slightly and said, "In three days, let them move to the West Inner Garden." ”

"Hmm!" Li Zhi nodded, and then said, "I heard that San Lang took a lot of fetal pills from Twenty-Seven Lang, so let him send some to Erlang as well." ”

"Yes!" Empress Wu responded, and then asked, "What about Princess Ying?" ”

"Once a day."

"Good!"

(End of chapter)