Fengyi Hall of Taichu Palace, here is the place where Empress Wu Zetian reviewed the chapter in the palace, the turmoil of the relics case and the poison case has gradually passed, and the preparations for the birthday have been restarted.

In a long corridor to the west of the Fengyi Palace, the imperial physician Shen Nanmu was hurrying towards the direction of the Fengyi Palace.

Shen Nanmu is about forty years old, medium in stature, fair-skinned, has been practicing medicine in the palace for nearly 20 years, is kind, and is known for being careful and considerate, the palace people like him very much, Wu Zetian also likes his thoughtfulness, and designates him as his imperial doctor.

At this moment, a deep voice suddenly came from behind the pillars of the corridor, "Stop me!"

Shen Nanmu was startled, stopped, and slowly looked back, only to see a tall and burly figure flashing out from behind the pillar, wearing a robe, it was Xue Huaiyi.

Xue Huaiyi had just quarreled with Empress Wu Zetian because of the matter of the old nun in Hanoi, and was kicked out of the Fengyi Palace, and he was depressed in his heart, but he saw the imperial doctor Shen Nanmu.

There are not many men who can get close to Wu Zetian, in addition to Xue Huaiyi, there is also this imperial doctor Shen Nanmu, recently Wu Zetian has suffered from rheumatism and muscle soreness, and needs the imperial doctor Shen Nanmu to massage and prick needles for her, sometimes Xue Huaiyi sees it in his eyes, and he is really a little jealous in his heart.

After all, Shen Nanmu is also a healthy man, and Xue Huaiyi doesn't want other men to touch Wu Zetian's body.

Shen Nanmu recognized Xue Huaiyi, was a little scared in his heart, and stepped forward to salute, "It turned out to be the chief manager, the autumn night is cold, beware of cold!"

At this time, Shen Nanmu's professional habits attracted Xue Huaiyi to sneer, he slowly stepped forward, looked at Shen Nanmu, who was more than half a head shorter than himself, and sat down on the stone chair in the corridor, and scolded him: "Do you want to be higher than me?"

Shen Nanmu was helpless, so he could only kneel down slowly, Xue Huaiyi laughed loudly, Shen Nanmu's nest really made him feel comfortable, and he asked in a mocking tone: "Imperial Doctor Shen, have you ever touched a woman?"

"I have a wife in the next house!"

"I'm asking if you've ever touched a woman in the palace?"

Shen Nanmu shook his head slowly, Xue Huaiyi was surprised in his heart, stepped forward and asked with a smile: "You have been in the palace for twenty years, have you never touched a woman in the palace?"

"I am the imperial doctor, it is my duty to treat the palace people, and what the chief manager says is the first taboo of the imperial doctor, which is not only a capital crime, but also an unrighteous act of practicing medicine, and never does anything that violates the palace rules and medical ethics. ”

Xue Huaiyi's heart was full of disdain, he was just an incompetent wreck, and he was still wary of him, which was really ridiculous.

Xue Huaiyi really looked down on this person, and the more he looked at him, the more disgusted he felt, so he kicked Shen Nanmu to the ground and scolded: "Useless wreck, get out!"

Shen Nanmu slowly stood up, saluted Xue Huaiyi, turned around and limped away.

Xue Huaiyi looked at his back and walked away, and remembered Wu Zetian's angry rebuke of him, and his heart became more and more annoyed.

He stretched out his hand to break off a peony branch, threw it into the pond, and scolded viciously: "Damn old woman, Lao Tzu has long been tired of her!"

Shen Nanmu walked to the front of Fengyi Palace, he wanted to ask the palace maid to report, but Shangguan Wan'er walked out of the hall, saw Shen Nanmu, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The saint is not in a good mood today, come back later!"

"Ignorance, understood!"

Shen Nan bowed and said, "Shangguan Sheren, there is still something to report for his humble position." ”

Shangguan Wan'er had already turned around to leave, and when she heard him say this, she stopped and asked, "What else is going on?"

"The last time the Holy Lord let the lowly Charo be loyal to death, the lowly has been found out. ”

Luo Zhongzhong is the eunuch in the palace who is responsible for inspecting the birthday ceremony, he is the first pass of the birthday ceremony into the palace, and all the foreign ministers must first check it by him to confirm that there is no problem before sending it into the palace.

In the last poison case, in addition to the senior monk Yun Xuan and another eunuch, Luo Zhongzhong also unfortunately died of gold poisoning, but he did not die on the spot, which aroused Wu Zetian's suspicion and secretly ordered Shen Nanmu to find out the cause of his death.

Shangguan Wan'er was shocked, and hurriedly pulled Shen Nanmu to a secluded corner, and asked in a low voice, "What did you find?"

"Luo Zhongzhong died of poison after the high monk Yunxuan, the time is wrong, there is a difference of nearly an hour in the middle, with the fierceness of the fire Luo gold poison, he should have screamed and died when he tested it, it is impossible to delay it for so long, and" Shen Nanmu hesitated in his tone.

"And what, say it quickly!" Shangguan Wan'er urged nervously.

"And the gold poison in him is not infiltrated from the skin, but from the mouth of the poison, although it seems that the symptoms of poisoning are the same, but the actual careful examination will be different, in other words, Luo Zhongzhong was actually poisoned by someone, and he is sure that the Buddhist scriptures were not poisonous when he entered the palace. ”

"Are you sure?"

Shen Nanmu nodded, "The humble position has been repeatedly tested, and there is no doubt about it." ”

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flickered, and Shen Nanmu's conclusion proved that the Buddhist scriptures were manipulated after entering the palace, so the poison scripture case should have nothing to do with Di Renjie.

Shangguan Wan'er actually knew that the poison scripture case had nothing to do with Di Renjie, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that she believed that the saint also understood, but it was just a matter of importance and needed conclusive evidence.

After pondering for a while, Shangguan Wan'er said again: "I know about this matter, the saint is in a bad mood today, so don't give her a massage, and come back tomorrow!

"Humble duty understands that humble duty does not lead to trouble. ”

Shen Nanmu turned around and went back, Shangguan Wan'er stood there for a moment, and then walked towards the Fengyi Hall with a heavy heart

In the imperial study room of Fengyi Palace, Wu Zetian was engrossed in reviewing the recitals reported by Zhongshu Province, she was really in a bad mood in the past two days, the border was restless, and the treasury was empty, but there were too many places to spend.

Military spending, the expenditure of hundreds of officials, the relief of the drought in Hebei, the expenditure of her birthday ceremony, the expenditure of building Tianshu, the fact that the heaven has not yet been completed, and a large amount of follow-up expenses, all these things made her upset.

But today Xue Huaiyi asked her for 200,000 yuan to house Hanoi Lao Nun and her followers, which reminded Wu Zetian of the impeachment of Hanoi Lao Nun two days ago, which was demonic and indulgent and defiled Buddhism.

She vetoed Xue Huaiyi's request, and Xue Huaiyi was so ashamed that he quarreled with her, which really annoyed Wu Zetian.

The more Wu Zetian thought about it, the more annoyed he became, so he put down the red pen and paced in the room with his hands, at this time, the door opened gently, and Shangguan Wan'er quietly walked in.

She stood aside obediently, not disturbing Wu Zetian's thoughts, and after a long time, Wu Zetian sighed and said, "Wan'er, Xue Huaiyi has become more and more rude to me recently, and I can't tolerate him anymore." ”

Shangguan Wan'er and Wei Tuan'er are Wu Zetian's two most trusted female officials in the palace, they both know Wu Zetian's psychology very well, it can be said that they have penetrated her mind and have a great influence on Wu Zetian's various decisions.

The difference is that Shangguan Wan'er helps Wu Zetian in government affairs, while Wei Tuan'er serves her in life, the two of them are each in charge of a piece, and the well water has always been not the river water.

But since Wu Zetian appointed Xue Huaiyi as the general manager of Longyou Dao, and Xue Huaiyi, who held great power, began to be involved in government affairs, Wei Tuan'er, who had always been close to Xue Huaiyi, also intervened in government affairs through Xue Huaiyi.

invisibly broke the boundary formed between Wei Tuan'er and Shangguan Wan'er for many years.

Many times, Shangguan Wan'er issued edicts, and she knew that these edicts were Wei Tuan'er giving advice to Xue Huaiyi behind her back, but she was helpless.

In the palace, as long as Wei Tuan'er and Xue Huaiyi join forces, Shangguan Wan'er is not their opponent at all, and she has no choice but to forbear.

At this time, Xue Huaiyi's unruliness had caused a rift between him and Wu Zetian, and the Hanoi Lao Ni incident was a flint that led to their contradictions.

However, Shangguan Wan'er knew that Wu Zetian was still inseparable from Xue Huaiyi, and he quarreled at the head of the bed and at the end of the bed, and now was far from the time to deal with Xue Huaiyi.

Shangguan Wan'er bowed and said with a smile: "General Xue is originally a rough man and doesn't read much, and the saint asks him to understand things like Xiangguo, which is a bit demanding." ”

This sentence made Wu Zetian's heart feel a little more comfortable, she smiled and nodded, "You are right, my requirements for Xue Huaiyi are too high and unrealistic, but he asked me to allocate 200,000 yuan to settle Hanoi Lao Ni, what do you say?"

Shangguan Wan'er already had a countermeasure in her heart, and she said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty needs to balance, at present, there is not much money in Taicang and Zuozang, and Your Majesty can deduct the military expenses, relief and official salaries that must be paid before considering other expenditures."

Wan'er thinks that the construction of Tianshu can be slowed down, and the birthday of His Majesty can increase the festivity and liveliness of the people, and the decree of amnesty and the like is almost not costly, but it is a little more frugal in terms of rituals, such as many utensils can be used at the beginning of the year, and there is no need to make new ones.

As for General Xue's side, His Majesty could let him choose, either to cut the expenses of the White Horse Temple or to stop the expenses of the Lintoe Temple. ”

Wu Zetian nodded secretly, Tianshu can indeed slow down, Tianshu and Heaven were built at the same time, there were too many craftsmen in and out of the Imperial City and the Palace City during this time, which has caused some unnecessary incidents.

In addition, the celebration of his birthday can also increase the festivities and reduce the luxury, and use the old utensils in the inventory, which is a good way to save costs, and Wu Zetian decided to adopt it.

But Wu Zetian heard another implicit construction of Shangguan Wan'er, in fact, he hoped that she would carefully handle the matter of Hanoi Lao Nun, which was related to the impeachment of the imperial history, and Hanoi Lao Nun's arrogance in entering the city had caused criticism from the government and the opposition.

Wu Zetian picked up the impeachment chapter of the imperial history and looked at it, and the impeachment of Hanoi Lao Ni when he entered the city made Wu Zetian really unhappy, so she nodded, "Wan'er's construction is very good, let's make an edict on this!"

Shangguan Wan'er was secretly happy in her heart, she saw that Wu Zetian had accepted her opinion and the time was ripe, so she said again: "Wan'er has one more thing to report to His Majesty!"

"What else?"

Shangguan Wan'er knelt down, "Wan'er is willing to vouch for her life, Di Xiangguo is loyal to His Majesty, he is by no means the one who poisoned him, but was framed." ”

Wu Zetian was stunned and looked at Shangguan Wan'er in confusion

That night, Wu Zetian issued an order, Yushitai suspended the investigation of Di Renjie's poisoning case, stopped the trial of the senior division, and lifted Di Renjie's house arrest.

However, it only suspended the investigation, and did not overturn Di Renjie's suspicion, and he was still suspended at home, waiting for the final verdict.

However, because the Yushitai did not have a three-day deadline, Di Renjie's imminent confession crisis was temporarily eliminated.

Shortly after the decree was issued, a eunuch quietly left the imperial city and sent a secret letter to the palace of the king of Wei

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