In the middle of May and summer, Luoyang is sweltering.

In the Qianyuan Palace, a gentle breeze swept up, bringing a burst of coolness.

Empress Wu was dressed in a black brocade robe, and her eyes were calm and orderly to deal with official documents.

Slight footsteps sounded on the side, and Empress Wu instantly raised her head, and then said with a relaxed face: "Your Majesty." ”

"Mei Niang!" Li Zhi, dressed in a cyan robe, walked in through the side door, waving his long sleeves in a cool breeze.

Li Zhi walked to the side of Empress Wu and sat down with a relaxed expression, and Shangguan Wan'er brought a cup of herbal tea.

Li Zhi picked it up and drank it all, and then Empress Wu said: "Chang'an has reported that the water of Fanglin Yuan has been connected to the canal in Chang'an City, and the water shortage in Chang'an can be alleviated. ”

Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Fortunately, I came to Luoyang in advance this year, otherwise the lack of water alone would be enough to drink a pot." ”

"Your Majesty dealt with it decisively, and made arrangements in the world at the beginning of the year, so this year's drought is not as serious as in previous years." Empress Wu personally took the teapot from Shangguan Wan'er's hand, poured a cup for Li Zhi personally, and then waved her hand.

Shangguan Wan'er bowed slightly, and then retreated.

"Even if you prepare well, there will inevitably be omissions." When Li Zhi said this, he said with some amusement: "The biggest gain this time is that the king of Nanchang said that he missed a trace of the secret of the ability to call the wind and rain, and it is not a loss." ”

Empress Wu followed with a smile, then picked up a book of musicals and put it in front of Li Zhi, and then said in a low voice: "The king of Nanchang has arrived under the city of Luo, defeated 30,000 Tubo cavalry under the city of Luo, and beheaded 10,000 people, and now there are only 30,000 soldiers in the city of Luoqi to defend the city. ”

Li Zhi glanced at the song, then shook his head a little funny, and said: "I originally thought that they had learned a lesson, and they should know that the field expedition could not defeat the king of Nanchang, and defending the city with a large army was the king's way, who would have thought that they would be so careless." ”

"If it is about Qinling and Zanxiruo, maybe they will make this preparation, but the new Tubo Prime Minister Koji clan, if he wants to show a stronger ability than the Gar family, it is naturally best to defeat the king of Nanchang head-on, but unfortunately, he knows too little about the king of Nanchang."

Empress Wu sighed lightly, looked at the book and said: "To fight with the King of Nanchang, you can't give him any extra time, once you give him time to prepare, then even if his battlefield killing ability is not as good as Black Tooth's Changzhi, but the person who wins in the end must be him." ”

"That's what you do." Li Zhi nodded in agreement and said, "No wonder Su Liangsi, Yang Zhirou, as well as Pei Yan and Xue Yuanchao are unwilling to let the King of Nanchang return to Beijing, once he returns, they all have to be cautious." ”

"Just let the king of Nanchang stay outside, with him outside, it can always be intimidating, so that the inside and outside can be balanced." Empress Wu smiled a little and said, "It's a big deal to find a reason to let him run a few times often." ”

Li Zhi's face was full of approval, and then asked, "What else is there in the northwest?" ”

"The king of Nanchang has divided his troops, and Hei Tooth Changzhi has gone to Nyingchi; Wang Dezhen and Yang Zhirou took Shi Jian and Brun Zanjian to Shannan, and went south to Tianzhu by the way; Tang Zhenxing and Qiu Zhenmu went to Shigatse; The king of Nanchang took Cui Ding and directly besieged Luo by Gongren. Empress Wu also showed a hint of amusement for a while.

Li Zhi immediately understood, and said: "The troops in the city are more than the troops under the king of Nanchang, right?" ”

"Yes." Empress Wu glanced at the book, and then said: "But the king of Nanchang is very smart, from Naqu, Yangtong, Subi, and Changzhou constantly transfer troops, and at the same time, his soldiers only besiege the south and west of Luo, and do not attack the northeast and northeast. ”

"I remember that there is a mountain to the north, and I can't go there even if I walk, so there is only the east." Li Zhi raised his eyebrows and said, "It's still a means to surround three queyi." ”

"More than that." Empress Wu shook her head and said: "Once Heiya Changzhi takes Linzhi and leads his troops back to kill him, then the east side will be blocked immediately, and these people who go out of the city will still be driven back in the autumn." ”

"In other words, the only opportunity in the city is the time when the Black Tooth Changzhi comes back." Li Zhi immediately understood.

"The king of Nanchang built a dam to hold back the water in the upper reaches of the Longqu River and the Luoqi River, and divided a part of the army, but the Tubo people in the city of Luoqi just didn't dare to move." A wry smile appeared on Empress Wu's face.

"They're afraid there's a trap there." Li Zhi instantly understood the thoughts of the Tibetan people.

Empress Wu nodded and said, "Who is not worried, even if the concubines change places, they can't figure out whether the king of Nanchang has a trap." ”

Li Zhi couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that there should be none, but with my understanding of Twenty-Seven Lang, he must have been fully prepared to deal with it, even if the Tubo people send tens of thousands of people to attack, I am afraid it will be difficult to get anything, and no matter how much it ......."

"No more, they wouldn't dare." Empress Wu waved her hand and said, "Your Majesty, the overall situation in Tubo has been decided, and now it depends on when the king of Nanchang will capture Luo." ”

"Yes, I also saw the new lord of Tubo come to me as soon as possible...... If you talk about it in detail, he is a generation younger than Dazhao. Li Zhi felt a little amused when he thought of this.

Songtsen Gampo was the same generation as him, but now, Songtsen is gone, and his son and grandson have also passed away.

And Li Zhi, his grandson has only been born for a few years, and he himself is still very young.

……

"Your Majesty, the matter of the Criminal Department Shangshu and the Military Department Shangshu needs to be decided quickly." Empress Wu looked at Li Zhi with slight concern.

Li Zhi smiled helplessly and said: "Let Pei Yan continue to manage the affairs of the Criminal Department, and as for the Book of the Military Department, wait until the King of Nanchang takes Luo You." ”

Empress Wu shook her head firmly and said: "The concubine knows what His Majesty is thinking, it is nothing more than wanting to use Ouyang Tong to share some of the rewards of the king of Nanchang when the time comes, but the concubine seems that such a focus is on the king of Nanchang, and it makes no difference whether it is divided or not, but it is to promote Ouyang Tong in advance to be the secretary of the military department, so that he can clear his military exploits." ”

"Ouyang Aiqing is indeed a person of upright character." Li Zhi nodded slowly, if Ouyang Tong was promoted to the secretary of the military department in advance, then the prestige of the king of Nanchang would not reach the point of being difficult to control, so it would be good for him and the entire court.

"Okay, so be it." Li Zhi took a slight breath and said: "Let the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Men start to go through the procedures, and finally the Zhongshu Province will issue a holy decree, and promote Ouyang Tong to the Secretary of the Ministry of War, Liu Boying, the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to the Secretary of the Criminal Department, and promote the Fenzhou Thorn Shi Wu Chenghei to the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites......"

Speaking of this, Li Zhi glanced at Empress Wu a little helplessly, and said, "Mei Niang, you are satisfied now." ”

Empress Wu smiled like a flower, but she still glanced at Li Zhi and said: "Forget it about the heir here in this life, a book of rites without real power, there is no difference between being empty and giving." ”

Li Zhi shook his head helplessly, and then said: "Lang Wei, the servant of the Punishment Department, is the assassin of Fenzhou. ”

Empress Wu was slightly stunned, and a trace of seriousness flashed in her eyes.

Lang Wei, the servant of the Criminal Department, waited for the price and succeeded Wu Chengsi as the Fenzhou Assassin.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the original Pei Yan let out the criminal department secretary, the most likely is actually Wei Zhihui, but because of the relationship between the martial queen, this position fell to Liu Boying, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but Liu Boying was actually making way for Wu Chenghe.

In particular, Wu Chengsi had just been transferred from the Fenzhou Thorn History to the Ministry of Rites, and Wei Zhiwei was immediately transferred to the Fenzhou Thorn History.

The implication of this is simply not too strong.

The emperor easily let Wu Chengsi stand on the opposite side of the entire Wei family.

Looking at the helpless emperor, Empress Wu could only sigh lightly in her heart and nod slightly.

Li Zhi smiled calmly, and then said: "Adjust the right Shilang in the middle of Wei Siqian to serve as Zongzheng Siqing." ”

Empress Wu's expression was suddenly surprised, Wei Siqian, the right Shilang, should have made a lot of achievements, but the transfer to Zongzheng Siqing seemed to block his way.

"Governor Shi Yang Zaisi is the commander of Weiwei Siqing." Li Zhi turned his head and looked at Empress Wu calmly.

Empress Wu's eyes blinked, is this step to appease herself?

"Lu Yuanfang, the governor of Yongzhou, and other officials at all levels, Zhongshu, Shangshu, and the three provinces under the door, will discuss with the Ministry of Rites." The emperor calmly threw the vacancies in the criminal department's squire, Taozhou Assassin Shi and Youshilang to the officials of the court to fight for.

"Your Majesty, is this for the crown prince?" Empress Wu somewhat understood the emperor's layout.

Li Zhi nodded slightly, and said: "Yang Zaisi has Mei Niang behind him to support, in a few years, he will be a scholar, and then he will be the prime minister, Lu Yuanfang is the prince's teacher, and he has a close relationship with the king of Nanchang, and in a few years he will be a servant of the three provinces, and then he will be the prime minister, so that he can form a strong momentum with Pei Yan." ”

Empress Wu immediately understood, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is not optimistic about Xue Xiang. ”

"It's been so long, and the Xue family hasn't even gotten closer to the King of Nanchang, otherwise I wouldn't have had to transfer Lu Yuanfang back so early." Li Zhi sighed lightly, although the transfer of officials in the DPRK and China this time, although it was recommended by the officials, the East Palace, the Menxia, and the Zhongshu and Shangshu, it was a matter for the emperor and the prime ministers to finalize it.

After listening to what Li Zhi said, Empress Wu immediately understood.

The relationship between the king of Nanchang and the Pei family is nothing more than that the Pei family has a daughter who is the concubine of the king of Nanchang, and there is no other relationship.

If the Xue family can find a time to marry a daughter to the king of Nanchang, then at least in the future, between the Xue family and the Pei family, the king of Nanchang will choose neutrality.

Unexpectedly, the Xue family didn't even think of this simplest move, and the emperor saw the suggestion to transfer Lu Yuanfang back, and immediately adopted it directly.

"In addition, Di Renjie will also be transferred to the Hubu Langzhong this time, so he will be the Duzhi Langzhong, the original Hubu Duzhilang Zhongqian will be transferred to the Yushi Zhongcheng, the original Yushi Zhongcheng Cui Mi will be promoted to the Yushi Doctor, and the Yushi Doctor Gao Zhi Zhou Zhishi." The emperor made a series of arrangements in an instant.

Wu Hou didn't know what to say for a while.

Cui Mi and Qian Wei are both her people, Gao Zhizhou is old, Cui Mi is the actual leader of Yushitai, and now he is just right.

As for the taste of Qian, the degree branch is the core of the queen of Wu's grasp, but all of a sudden transfer of the taste of Qian to the middle of the imperial history directly deprived the queen of the degree of branch and control of the entire household, but at this time, the queen of Wu couldn't say anything against it.

First, Cui Mi and Qian Wei were both promoted, and the Empress Wu couldn't refuse at all.

Second, the person who replaced Qian's taste was Di Renjie, and this candidate was agreed by Empress Wu herself.

Di Renjie has come all the way to today, although it seems that he has the help of Zhang Wenjun, Duan Baoxuan, Li Xuan and others, but it is also indispensable to the favor of the emperor and the Empress Wu.

Among the Duzhilang of the Tobe, there is the support of the Empress Wu, and his power is even above the Tobe Shangshu.

Even a certain prime minister can also break his wrist.

Now this position is going to be taken away from the hands of the Empress Wu.

(End of chapter)