Zhao Qiuniang shook her head lightly, "I won't tell her, but I want to remind her?, Princess Taiping is not as simple as you think, her scheming city government and domineering methods even have to avoid her, you don't want to be used by her, and finally hurt yourself." ”

Zhao Qiuniang's words hit Li Zhen's heart, Princess Taiping insisted on using her henchmen to do things, which made Li Zhen feel a little uneasy, at this time Zhao Qiuniang revealed this, and Li Zhen was silent for a while.

Zhao Qiuniang stepped forward and said slowly: "I'm just kindly reminding, if you still trust me, I will send twenty hidden guards to help you, if you are worried about my relationship with Shangguan Sheren, then I suggest you find Zhang Li, he will definitely do his best to help you." ”

Li Zhen looked up at Zhao Qiuniang, seeing the sincere gaze in her eyes, just like many years ago, Li Zhen's heart was warm, he nodded and smiled: "Then it will bother Sister Qiuniang." ”......

At noon the next day, in the Baiyun Liquor Store near Nanshi, a man in his fifties was sitting alone in front of the window on the second floor drinking, this man had gray hair, but his stature was very short, he looked like a child from behind, but this person was a powerful person, he was Mr. Ming, the military master behind Wu Sansi.

It was Mr. Ming's advice behind the scenes, planning step by step, that made Wu Sansi closer and closer to the position of the crown prince, and there was only one step left.

Mr. Ming has already thought about the last step for Wu San, that is, next month the saint will go to Songshan to seal Zen, and then it is the best opportunity to announce the prince, thinking that Wu Sansi will become the prince, Mr. Ming is also quite proud in his heart, to become the emperor, is also the greatest achievement in his life.

This Baiyun wine shop is relatively close to Mr. Ming's home, only half a pillar of incense time to walk, and he likes the wine here, the shop adds a spice to the wine, so that the wine has a wonderful aroma in the mellowness, which is deeply loved by Mr. Ming, and he comes to drink a few glasses almost every two or three days.

At this time, a bartender walked forward quickly with a plate with a wine jug, nodded and smiled: "Let Mr. Ming wait for a long time." ”

Mr. Ming didn't seem to have seen him, so he smiled and asked, "Are you new here?"

"The villain is generally responsible for serving the third floor, Shiro is sick today, so the villain temporarily replaces him for a day, Mr. Ming is the wisest person in our Datang, and the shopkeeper often mentions you to the villain. ”

Mr. Ming likes to be praised by others, this is his biggest weakness, which is related to his physical defects, whether it is a lowly bartender or a powerful person in a high position, as long as he is touted by him, he will be very happy, Mr. Ming is very proud, and takes out a handful of money and hands it to the bartender, "This money is rewarded to you." ”

"Thank you, sir, thank you!"

The bartender took the money and turned around and left with great gratitude, but the moment the bartender turned around, an imperceptible sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Mr. Ming poured himself a glass and tasted it, he seemed to feel that today's wine was more mellow, and he couldn't help but drink the wine in the cup

In the south of Luoyang near Yique County, there is a manor covering an area of 50 hectares, called Qingju Villa, I This manor is next to the mountain and water, the scenery is extremely beautiful, it has always been one of the royal manors, the owner of the manor was originally Wu Sansi, but two years ago, Wu Sansi in order to please the Zhang brothers, gave this manor to the Zhang brothers' younger brother Zhang Jingxiong.

Zhang Jingxiong was originally a scoundrel in Luoyang, lazy to eat, not doing business all day long, and addicted to gambling, when he was most embarrassed, he once dragged his wife to the casino to pay off gambling debts, and was scolded by people pointing at his backbone.

But since the Zhang brothers suddenly rose to prominence, Zhang Jingxiong was also a chicken dog ascended to heaven, and he was named the general of Qianniu Wei Zhonglang in a flash, and received countless gold and silver rewards, plus many people sent money and goods to please him, he suddenly made a fortune and began to become one of the powerful and wealthy in Luoyang.

Perhaps because he was poor and afraid in the past, Zhang Jingxiong was not interested in being an official, but he was greedy for money, and collected all his gold and silver treasures in Qingju Villa, and counted them every day before going to bed.

Another problem with him is that he likes to visit the Qinglou, he used to be a frequent visitor to the Qinglou when he was a scoundrel, but now he is rich, and he is even more unscrupulous, and he is in love with fireworks and willow alleys all day long, so that he was impeached by the officials, and the Zhang brothers also felt that he lost face, so they persuaded him.

Although Zhang Jingxiong has restrained himself and no longer goes to visit the Qinglou, he can't change his habit of liking prostitutes, he always pulls a carload of prostitutes from Luoyang to the manor, and drinks and has fun with him day and night.

Today, as usual, Zhang Jingxiong is drinking with more than a dozen prostitutes in the luxurious lobby, he likes to throw pots and arrows, so he pulled more than a dozen prostitutes to throw pots and arrows with him, and if he hits, he will be rewarded with money, and if he misses, he will either be fined a glass of wine, or take off a piece of clothing, only to listen to the constant laughter in the lobby, and Zhang Jingxiong laughed proudly.

But at this moment, dozens of black-clothed people had infiltrated the villa, they were vicious, they killed people when they saw them, and killed the servants and maids in the villa in just a moment, and finally dozens of people surrounded the lobby, and the leader waved his hand to the lobby, and dozens of black-clothed people rushed in together, and suddenly screamed and exclaimed.

Zhang Jingxiong just ran two steps before being kicked over by the man in black who was the leader, and Zhang Jingxiong was so frightened that he shouted: "I'll give you money!"

The man in black laughed fiercely, "I will take the money, but you also want your life!"

He stabbed Zhang Jingxiong in the chest, Zhang Jingxiong screamed miserably, and immediately died of anger.

At this time, the rest of the prostitutes in the hall were killed, and the man in black commanded: "Go to the study and take all his gold, silver and jewelry!"

Dozens of black-clothed people quickly ran towards the study, they seemed to know Zhang Jingxiong's hiding place, but the black-clothed man who was the leader left last, he grabbed Zhang Jingxiong's hand, dipped it in a little blood, and wrote a few words on the ground, 'Murderer, Lu.' ”

But the rest was not written, and the man in black turned around and walked away quickly, and the smell of blood filled the lobby......

The news of Zhang Jingxiong's killing soon spread, and it immediately caused a sensation in the government and the opposition, and everyone felt incredible, someone dared to kill Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi's brothers, this is simply bold, Zhang Jingxiong's money was all robbed, and everyone was even more suspicious, could this be the work of a certain bandit?

But there are still some ministers who remain silent, with the power of the Zhang brothers in the Tang Dynasty, few people don't know, since they know that they have to start, this is not as simple as robbers robbing money, robbing money is just to cover people's eyes, but the real purpose is to point the sword at the Zhang brothers, this is someone is warning the Zhang brothers.

Although there was a lot of discussion between the government and the opposition, the Zhang brothers were surprisingly silent, and many people still remember that last year, because Gao Yanfu only said one sentence, the saint should take care of the dragon body, the Zhang brothers did not give up, and they were furious, and almost killed Gao Yanfu, and this time, their brother was killed, and they actually did not say a word, which is strange.

Taichu Palace Yaoguang Palace, here was originally Xue Huaiyi's dormitory, after Xue Huaiyi's death, it was empty for a few years, but now it has become the harem dormitory of the Zhang brothers, and Xue Huaiyi likes to be lively, the Zhang brothers like to be quiet, not like the light.

Their request made the Yaoguang Hall gloomy and silent, and the hundreds of eunuchs and palace maids who served them did not dare to say a word, and walked carefully on tiptoe all day long, lest they make a sound.

In the afternoon, a eunuch walked briskly into the main hall, although he walked fast, but he was wearing soft-soled thick shoes under his feet, so that he walked without making a sound, he walked in front of a large room, pointed to the closed door, and asked a eunuch standing at the door in a low voice, "How are they?"

The eunuch also lowered his voice and said, "I didn't come out all morning." ”

The eunuch hesitated for a moment, but still knocked lightly on the door, "The Holy Lord asked the two generals to come over." ”

In the room, two young men dressed in beautiful clothes and painted with grease and powder are sitting opposite each other, these two are the brothers of Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Jingxiong's killing did not make the two of them angry, but made the two of them panic and frightened, they both realized that Zhang Jingxiong's killing was not done by ordinary people, it was a powerful force warning them.

The Zhang family usually relies on Wu Zetian's support to be powerful, but they are extremely inferior in their bones, they know that once Wu Zetian dies, someone will cut them, so when Wu Sansi promised to keep them prosperous and rich forever, they were tempted and began to desperately say good things about Wu Sansi in front of Wu Zetian, and instigated Wu Zetian to establish Wu Sansi as the prince.

Wu Zetian indulged in the ** of the Zhang brothers, and actually lost his mind, agreed to their absurd demands, and prepared to establish Wu Sansi as the prince, and the Zhang brothers were also very happy, thinking that they would be at ease from now on.

Unexpectedly, their brother Zhang Jingxiong was killed, which was like a basin of cold water poured head-on, making them suddenly realize that Wu Sansi was not absolutely reliable, Zhang Jingxiong died in the manor given to him by Wu Sansi, even Wu Sansi couldn't protect him, could Wu Sansi still be able to keep himself.

"What should I do?" Zhang Yizhi asked in a hoarse voice.

"Who could have done it?" Zhang Changzong said to himself, "It's either the Li royal family or the military." ”

When it comes to the military, both of them have a cold war, and they all think that the military does not support Wu Sansi at all, if Wu Sansi ascends the throne, will the military rise up and rebel?

The two brothers glanced at each other, they supported Wu Sansi too early, and did not consider the counterattack of other forces, it may be a bit of a mistake, the right thing to do is to wait for them to play the game, and the overall situation has been regularly expressed who to support, rather than icing on the cake, never giving charcoal in the snow.

At this time, the voice of the eunuch came from outside the door, "Your Majesty is looking for two generals!"

The two of them have nothing to do with the army, but they are both named champion generals, this is Wu Zetian's soft spot for the title of 'general', and the men she likes will be named generals, Zhang Changzong sighed and said: "Let's go and see what she says first!"

The two stood up and walked towards Wu Zetian's imperial study together.