"What?" Han Xinru heard the fairy sound, his eyes widened, as if he saw a glimmer of incredible vitality,

"You're not going to report this to Your Majesty? You, you're going to help me? ”

Lu Pheasant stared at him and said seriously, "Yes, I can help you." ”

In the autumn of the first year of Guangzhai, she was in the dynasty to weigh the system, the British Duke Xu Jingye rebelled from Yangzhou, and Xu Fu Yiwen ordered Luo Bin Wang to make the famous article "Seeking Wu Cao" for him, fabricating charges, and degrading Wu Zetian "killing the monarch and the mother, heaven and earth are not tolerated", and she complained about the prime minister's dereliction of duty, so that such a talented person served as a thief.

Back then, King Luo Bin insulted her and scolded her in front of the world, she still had some regrets, regretting that he could not be used by her, not to mention Han Xin, a generation of war gods?

It would be a pity if he really followed the trajectory of history and made Han Xin finally die from Liu Ji's suspicion.

Moreover, as a nascent and fragile empire, there are too many places where the Han will need to use elite soldiers in the future, such as suppressing the imminent rebellion of kings with different surnames, or dealing with the Huns who are eyeing the northern border.

Thinking of this, she became even more determined to try to subdue Han Xin, "I will help you keep it a secret, but I have one condition." ”

"But for the sake of the canonization of the queen? The minister can go to His Majesty and fight for the queen. ”

Although Han Xin was a little indecisive, at this critical moment, he also guessed what Lu Pheasant thought and wanted.

"You're only half right.

I do need you to go to Your Majesty and recommend someone to be the queen, but that person is not me. ”

"Huh? ...... Oh, I see. ”

Han Xin paused for a moment before he fully understood Lu Pheasant's intentions, and he only felt a bone-chilling chill that spread from the bottom of his heart to his limbs.

"Also, that Zhong Liwei is always hiding in Yilu Township, and it is not a way, thinking that he is a military general, different from ordinary people, and sooner or later he will be exposed.

When you're done with this, you can leave him to me. Before leaving, Lu Pheasant dropped another sentence and stepped out of the door without looking back.

Han Xin was stunned for a long time, like falling into the clouds.

He didn't have the chance to see the true face of the Lushena Buddha in the Fengxian Temple in Longmen nine hundred years later, otherwise he would have found that the living queen had the same demeanor as the stone statue, looking down on all beings, wise and tolerant, without surprise or anger.

***

Scattered snowflakes drifted down in the hazy night sky, Lu Pheasant suddenly became childlike, reached out to pick it up, and the snowflakes melted within his tentacles, leaving only a little dampness with a chill.

Frames of fragments buried deep in her memories flashed in front of her eyes-

I remember that it was a winter night in the fifth year of Tang Yonghui, and there was a little snow in Chang'an City, and the young Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and her who were still Zhaoyi, carrying ten carts full of Jinbao Jinjin, visited the mansion of Taiwei Changsun Wuji late at night.

The eldest grandson, Wuji, who is old and dignified, accepted all the gifts on the spot, but in the matter of abolishing Wang Liwu and changing the queen, he was stern and did not back down.

At that time, she was twenty-six years old, and there were queen kings and several ladies, who did not dare to show their edge, and only endured obediently, but they saw from the side that the green tendons on the forehead of Gaozong Li Zhi had already erupted.

Fortunately, she never had any naïve illusions that Li Zhi's anger was for her favored beauty.

Under the control of many important ministers, Li Zhi has been the Son of Heaven for six years, and the official transfer of power that he longed for most has not yet arrived.

An emperor who has to pay bribes to the prime minister even after his establishment must be difficult to do;

In Li Zhi's heart, who is the real speaker of the Tang Dynasty urgently needs a clear answer, even if it will be a bloodstained answer.

And Wu Zetian happened to appear at the right time and in the right place, and with his extraordinary talents, he became the fulcrum of Gaozong's power map.

Later, Li Zhili overrode public opinion and successfully abolished Wang Liwu, she won nine hundred years ago, and the victory was won because she gambled on Li Zhi's determination and courage to break out of the cocoon, and the supreme power of the Tang Dynasty changed hands from then on, and the emperor monopolized the power, and the previous ruling ministers withdrew from the historical stage.

And now, she is still ready to gamble, betting on Liu Ji's greed for power and the urgent need to check and balance the heroes, unlike back then, now she has more support from the elders of Pei County, but less support from the emperor himself.

However, it doesn't matter, she secretly thought, at least, she is no longer a pawn of the emperor in the struggle for power, this time, she is not here to ask for help, she is here to negotiate.

***

At dawn the next day, Liu Ji summoned all the kings with different surnames and the elders to the hall to discuss the queen's affairs.

Everyone held back their words, but they all looked left and right, and they wanted to speak and stopped, and the air was filled with a strange and tense atmosphere.

The honest Wang Ling was the first to bear it, and said angrily,

"Your Majesty, the minister is a rough man, he can only kill people in his life, he will not deceive people, and he will not speak in a crepe-like manner like his uncle and grandson."

"You have any ideas, but it doesn't hurt to say them." Liu Ji frowned, his face was full of tiredness, and he didn't have a good rest.

"We follow Your Majesty with all our hearts, because you have the greatest merit and the highest virtue, and also because you are rewarded for meritorious deeds, with clear rewards and punishments, and follow you to fight the world, and there is a hope in our hearts."

"Hmm."

"Now that the world is stable, 600,000 soldiers are about to be disarmed and returned to the field, and everyone is looking forward to His Majesty's reward every day."

"Hmm."

"Don't you think, Your Majesty, that the one who deserves the most reward is the queen?"

"Huh?"

"She gave birth to children for you, took care of the princess, and because of you, she was imprisoned in the prison of Tyranny Qin for so long, and she also suffered a lot in Xiang Yu's military camp, but she never fought or robbed, and did not say a word.

On merit, virtue, and virtue, she must be ranked in front of all of us.

If Your Majesty does not make her queen, I am afraid that no one in the world will be convinced. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, we all elected the queen, she is a well-deserved queen of the Han Dynasty."

"The queen's prestige is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and her contribution is great."

Seeing that Wang Ling took the lead, everyone became more and more courageous, and you and I echoed it word by word, and discussed it for a long time.

Zhang Liang sat under Liu Ji's lean, observing silently with cold eyes, but caught a glimpse of Liu Ji's future son-in-law, Zhang Ao, the prince of Zhao, who always lowered his head and did not say a word, hiding in the crowd.

When everyone's voice became smaller, Zhang Liang said leisurely, "Your Majesty, if you talk about the words 'hard work and high achievement', the queen really deserves her name." ”

Liu Ji sat cross-legged on a large bed with a screen, silent, and behind the painted gilt copper Vermilion Bird screen not far away, there was a very slight coughing sound, followed by a rustling sound of satin rubbing, as if someone hurriedly raised his hand to cover his mouth.

Everyone's hearts are full of joy, their faces have changed, and the one hiding behind the screen is not Qi Ji?

Could it be that Qi Ji's grace has reached such a peak that it is unscrupulous to be able to openly observe the events of the future.

Liu Ji noticed that everyone's expressions were different, so he laughed indifferently, covered up the sound behind the screen, and shouted loudly,

"Where is Zhang Ao? Oh, Zhang Ao, why are you hiding there, what do you think about this matter? ”

"Minister...... Chen thought," Zhang Ao's voice trembled slightly at first, but he immediately controlled it, and said calmly,

"The minister thinks that it is His Majesty's family affair after the establishment, and His Majesty can make his own decisions, and he does not have to be swayed by the opinions of others."

"Zhang Er's son, cough ......" Although he had expected it, Zhang still felt a little sorry for him in his conscience, this young man was deaf and clear-sighted, and he could fight well, but his mind was too clever.

"Zhang Ao is right, this is actually my family matter.

What about Han Shin? Han Xin, what do you think? Liu Ji's gaze swept over everyone's faces, searching for Han Xin.