Princess Changping's roar made Zhang Changzong suddenly understand that he had annoyed this wayward princess. He has always been afraid of the princess, because she is deeply favored by Wu Zetian, and her martial arts are strong, and no one in the palace is invincible.

The princess had turned her back on Wu Zetian's face several times and angrily reprimanded Zhang Changzong. If Wu Zetian hadn't come forward in time to stop the princess, Zhang Changzong would inevitably be beaten by the princess. Zhang Changzong knew that now that the empress was not in front of him, if the princess wanted to scold herself, she might not be able to escape.

Zhang Changzong had no choice but to pretend that he had just seen the princess, and immediately stepped forward to salute and said, "It turned out that the princess had arrived, and I humbled myself to meet the princess!" ”

Shangguan Jian and the three of them were shocked when they saw that Zhang Changzong was so obedient. In their eyes, Zhang Changzong has never shown weakness to others except for Wu Zetian. They didn't know that if Zhang Changzong didn't do this at the moment and resisted the princess, it would anger the princess even more. This princess acts only by her heart. If she was really angry, she would definitely punish the other party directly.

At this moment, the princess has two masters of Yanmei and Wu Ji by her side, as well as eight maids who are not weak in martial arts such as Ruyun and Linglong, as well as the guards under Wu Ji. In this way, Wu Sansi's plan will be aborted. Zhang Changzong had no choice but to show weakness for the time being, and deal with the princess first.

Zhang Changzong's approach was beyond the princess's expectations. She originally thought that Zhang Changzong would disobey the order, and she would have an excuse to deal with these people ruthlessly. The princess looked at Zhang Changzong in front of her and didn't speak for a while. The glamorous county lord naturally understood the princess's intentions, so he glanced at the princess and pointed to the three Shangguan Jian.

The princess suddenly understood, and shouted: "Zhang Changzong, you brought these people into the palace, right?" Why don't they bow down to Princess Ben? How do you discipline yourself? If you can't discipline it, then this princess will do it for you! ”

Zhang Changzong looked back and saw that Shangguan Jian and the three of them were all standing upright, and hurriedly signaled to the three of them, and shouted, "What's the matter with the three of you?" Don't kowtow to the princess to make amends? ”

Shangguan Jian and the three of them were helpless, so they had to kneel and kowtow, and said in unison: "The grass people meet the princess, there was something offensive just now, please Haihan!" ”

The princess snorted coldly and said to Zhang Changzong: "Zhang Daren, according to the rules of the palace, they are rude to this princess, what kind of punishment should they receive?" Zhang Changzong was shocked in his heart, it seemed that this domineering princess still refused to spare Shangguan Jian and the others.

Zhang Changzong naturally didn't want the princess to punish Shangguan Jian and them, so he said: "Princess, please spare them if they are new to the court and don't understand the rules of the court." ”

Princess Changping knew that he was defending the three of them, so she said, "I didn't ask you this. You just have to tell me what kind of punishment they should receive according to the regulations. ”

Zhang Changzong was forced by Princess Changping to be unable to do so, so he had to say: "If it is heavy, it will be beheaded, and if it is light, it will be punished with a cane." ”

Princess Changping nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then the princess will do things according to the law!" He turned to Wu Ji and said, "Commander Wu, please take down these three people and behead them immediately to set an example!" Wu Ji responded and stepped forward immediately. When Shangguan Jian and the others heard this, they were shocked and hurriedly looked at Zhang Changzong!

The reason why the princess asked Wu Ji to make a move was because she heard that Zhang Changzong had looked for Wu Ji many times. She wanted to observe through this whether Wu Ji had been co-opted by Zhang Changzong. Zhang Changzong and Wu Sansi did intend to pull Wu Ji to their side, because among the several deputy commanders of the palace guards, only Wu Ji could be co-opted.

Both Wu Wei and Wu Yuan are loyal to Wu Zetian and are difficult to woo. Of course, when the overall situation is decided, they will not object. After all, Wu Wei and Wu Yuan are both members of the Wu family, and when the situation is unclear, they will only remain neutral.

The commander of the palace guards is Wu Wei, who has always regarded himself as a loyal minister, and it is definitely impossible for him to participate in Wu Sansi's conspiracy to seize power. If they had learned of Wu Sansi and Zhang Changzong's scheme, they might have denounced themselves. Therefore, Zhang Changzong could not be bored with himself, nor did he dare to take risks, and he also thought that it was not necessary.

As a result, Zhang Changzong appeared weak in the palace. In case of a move, if these people support Li Xian or Li Dan, then even if Wu Sansi ascends to the throne, he may not be able to sit firmly. Wang Jien and Li Jilong discussed, so they thought of Murong Resurrection. They thought that Murong Zaiqi had just entered the palace, and there was no backstage in the palace, and he had nothing to do with the crown prince. As long as they use high-ranking officials to lure them, Murong Resurrection is very likely to fall to them. Murong is strong in martial arts again, and he is a child of the Jianghu family, if he gets his support, he can undoubtedly enhance the strength of his side.

So Wu Sansi deliberately approached and cared for Wu Ji as a fellow clan and King of Liang, but because of his identity, it was inconvenient to speak too clearly. Wu Ji thought that Wu Sansi valued himself at first, so he had great respect for Wu Sansi. Not long after, Wu Ji learned that Wu Sansi and Li Xian were at odds, so he had other considerations in mind.

For Wu Ji, there is not much difference between Wu Sansi and Li Xian who wins the power struggle. Because his family is Wu Zetian's people, they are very loyal. Wu Ji then adopted a wait-and-see attitude, after all, he is also a member of the Wu family.

On the one hand, Wu Ji maintained a relatively good relationship with Wu Sansi, and on the other hand, he often showed favor to Li. Later, Zhang Changzong invited Wu Ji to the banquet many times and tried his best to win him over. Zhang Changzong's identity is not as sensitive as that of King Liang, so he naturally speaks more casually. Intentionally or unintentionally, Zhang Changzong revealed that if Wu Ji defected to King Liang, he would definitely be a high-ranking official in the future. Wu Ji did not make a clear statement, but gradually distanced himself from Zhang Changzong.

Wu Ji was shrewd, and after he spied on Zhang Changzong's intentions, he hesitated for a long time. In the end, he believed that the plot of Zhang Changzong and others would be difficult to succeed, because Li Xian was justified after all and won the support of important ministers in the court.

Some time ago, Wu Zetian ordered Wu Sansi and Li Xian to recruit troops separately. Li Xian summoned tens of thousands of people in a few days, but Wu Sansi did not complete the task. When Wu Zetian learned the result, he naturally knew that the people still had their hearts set on Li Tang. Wu Zetian changed the Tang Dynasty to the Great Zhou, and because she was the daughter-in-law of the Li family, it did not cause a rebellion.

After Wu Ji heard about this, he knew that Li Xian's position was very stable. Zhang Cambodia is an important minister of the imperial court, he has a close relationship with Di Renjie, and both openly and secretly support Li Xian. Wu Ji learned through friends in the rivers and lakes that there were several attempts to assassinate Li Xian, but they were all defeated by Feiyun and others.

Wu Ji thought that it was impossible for Wu Sansi and the others to succeed, and he couldn't follow them to take risks. Coupled with the fact that Yanmei and Liu Shui were later married, Wu Qiong obviously also chose Li Xian, which naturally affected Wu Ji's decision.

After Wu Ji made up his mind, whenever he had an opportunity, he showed good intentions to Li. He was also very polite to Feiyun because he knew that Feiyun had a special relationship with Wu Zetian and Li Xian. Of course, Wu Ji hopes that after Li Xian takes the throne, he can be reused.

Just now, Wu Ji saw that Chang Xian was going to make a move on the princess, so he immediately stepped forward. In fact, he knew that with the skills of a princess, Chang Xian couldn't help her. But he can use this to please the princess, and the princess has a very good relationship with Li Xian.

Wu Ji listened to the princess's order and walked towards Shangguan Jian and the three of them with a few guards. Seeing that he was about to start taking people, Zhang Changzong suddenly shouted: "Let's do it slowly!" Princess, by all means. ”

Zhang Changzong knew that Shangguan Jian and the three would definitely not be restrained, and they would definitely resist. Once they do it, the princess has even more reason to get rid of them. Zhang Changzong had no choice but to break the kettle and shout to stop.

Wu Ji and the others couldn't help but be stunned, that is, they looked at the princess and asked her to show it. The princess waved her hand, motioned for them to stop for the time being, and then said to Zhang Changzong, "What else do you have to say?" ”

Zhang Changzong saw that Wu Ji stopped, so he breathed a sigh of relief, settled down, and said, "Princess, they really deserve to die if they offended you." It's just that this requires the emperor's edict to behead them. They are now guards, and it is appropriate to inform him. ”

The princess was stunned, and what Zhang Changzong said was reasonable. Although she is a princess, she does not have the power to directly order killing. The princess's mind raced, and then she said, "Do you think this is still necessary?" Do you think the emperor will not agree to execute them? Princess Ben didn't think it was necessary, just a lot of things. Zhang Changzong thought that the matter had come to this, and he couldn't take care of it, he couldn't let the princess kill the three Shangguan Jian.

There were not a few masters under Zhang Changzong's command, if there were no three masters of Shangguan Jian, how would they deal with Feiyun and others under Li Xian at that time. What's more, if he can't keep Shangguan Sword, he will inevitably anger Shangguan Qi. Shangguan Qi was angry, maybe he would be angry with him. Therefore, even if Zhang Changzong completely offends the princess, he must keep the three Shangguan Jian.

Zhang Changzong immediately said: "Princess, without the emperor's edict, you can't kill people." The princess thought for a moment and said, "I don't want to behead them immediately, but I will first imprison them." I'm going to go to the emperor to ask for an order. So you don't have an opinion, right? This time it was Zhang Changzong's turn to be dumbfounded. It was also reasonable for the princess to detain those who had offended her first, and he had no right to intervene. But Zhang Changzong knew that once these three people were taken down by the princess, they would definitely be more than lucky!

The princess saw that Zhang Changzong was silent, and was about to give the order to take people, but she heard someone say: "Princess, wait!" The princess looked up and saw a tall and mighty middle-aged man walking out of the palace gate, with several big men beside her. The person who came was not an ordinary person, but Wu Sansi.

It turned out that Wu Sansi was originally accompanying Wu Zetian inside, but after learning about the situation outside, he knew that with Zhang Changzong's identity, he was afraid that he would not be able to stop the princess. So he arranged it and came out to meet Princess Changping in person. As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard the princess order to take down the three Shangguan Jian, and hurriedly stopped him.

Wu Sansi is Wu Zetian's nephew and the princess's titular cousin. The princess couldn't help but give him a face, so she waved her hand and asked Wu Ji to step back. The princess then said, "The prince came just in time, but the three of you are your subordinates?" As she spoke, she pointed to the three Shangguan Jian.