Dead people in the palace are not unusual. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn the past, it was the eunuch who dragged the corpse away and found a random place to dig a pit and bury it, and since then it has been a hundred. But the person who died today almost shook the entire palace three times, and even Wu Zetian personally came forward to strictly investigate the cause of this person's death.

There is a saying that people are old and affectionate, and older people often cherish a thing that has been used for many years, even if it is broken and can no longer be used, they are reluctant to throw it away. Because it means certain precious memories. If it is a person who gets along day and night, it is more favorable.

Zhang Changzong, a young and handsome face, is no longer a "lover" in the ordinary sense for Wu Zetian, who is over seventy years old. He is like a tame and well-behaved pet, who can often make Wu Zetian happy, which kills her a lot of lonely time.

Loneliness always follows the shadow, but the word "happy" is too luxurious for the queen who reigns in the world.

Therefore, Zhang Changzong gradually occupied a very special and important position in Wu Zetian's mind.

But now Zhang Changzong died suddenly.

Fell to his death.

He fell from the top of the Wangxian Terrace where the demon lived and fell to his death.

It was Zhang Yizhi who came to report the funeral. He cried bitterly and almost fainted, and begged the empress to break the murderer's demon into thousands of pieces with his head on the ground, so as to comfort his brother's soul in heaven.

When he first heard the news, Wu Zetian not only felt a huge shock, but also naturally had a ** guess about the cause of Zhang Changzong's death - in the middle of the night, Zhang Changzong ran to Wangxiantai, where the demon lived alone, what could he do?

Zhang Changzongyang's disloyalty and betrayal confirmed the tragic fact that he was no longer glamorous and beautiful, which made Wu Zetian's heart rise with a strong jealousy and anger. This is the natural reaction that every ordinary woman will have.

But Wu Zetian is not an ordinary woman after all.

There was a sense that immediately overwhelmed her jealousy and anger. She realized that if the death of Zhang Changzong was not handled well, it would most likely cause great turmoil. The reason is very simple, now Zhang Yizhi's brothers, plus Wu Sansi, Zong Chuke and others behind them, are planning to eradicate the power of Xue Shao's party, and he has been "acquiescing" to them doing so, because Xue Shao's power is indeed too strong, and no ruler will let him go.

But this does not mean that Xue Shao should disappear "completely". If this is really the case, then Zhang Yizhi and Wu Sansi and their family should sit alone again, which is also not a good thing - the king's heart is always thinking about this.

Now the direct cause of Zhang Changzong's death is the demon child, and as we all know, the demon child is Xue Shao's person at all.

Zhang Changzhi cried and wanted to kill the demon to sacrifice his brother, but if he really did this, what could he do to sacrifice the Great Zhou? …… Wu Zetian couldn't help but think of this.

After decades of political games, Wu Zetian knows better than anyone that it is easy to fight the world and difficult to sit in the world, and it is easier than both to destroy a country.

It just so happens that now, Xue Shao can easily do it.

Maybe he doesn't have the ambition to dominate the world, nor does he have the destiny to change the dynasty. But "destruction" has always been what he does best.

In the whole world, no one is better at "destruction" than Xue Shao.

"How can you lose a country because of one side?"

In Wu Zetian's heart, the empress's consciousness has finally defeated the nature of a woman.

But Zhang Changzong is dead after all. Such an important person can't die just as he dies, there should always be an explanation and law.

So Wu Zetian decided to try the case of Zhang Changzong's death "openly". However, the ugliness of the family must not be publicized, and the so-called "publicity" is only the presence of Zhang Changzhi's brothers, plus the prime minister Zong Chuke made circumstantial evidence, and some henchmen and eunuchs of the inner court and the female palace were present. In addition to these people, there is no leisure, and the civil and military officials of the outer court cannot let them know for the time being.

From the moment Zhang Changzong fell, the demon had always been stunned, she looked like she was scared stupid, and she didn't say a word again. It wasn't until the empress sent a confidant eunuch to whisper a few words to her that she hurriedly nodded a few times and said "hmm".

Until she was brought to the empress and Zhang Yizhi and others, the demon's expression was still a silly and panicked expression. Most of the people in the palace are used to the appearance of the demon. People who like her will think she is innocent and cute, and those who don't like her will think that she is born stupid and lacks roots.

Zhang Yizhi ruthlessly thought in his heart that his fifth brother was not worth it - why did he fall in love with this stupid girl with a brain problem, and he died unjustly at her hands?!

"Demon, tell me." Wu Zetian's voice was full of might, "How did Zhang Changzong die?" ”

The demon was kneeling, and whispered: "He stumbled and fell off the Wangxian platform......

"Hu!" Zhang Yizhi scolded angrily, "It's obvious that you are plotting behind your back to push my brother down!" ”

"Recently, there is no complaint and no worries, why should I push him?" The demon quickly argued.

Zhang Yi was stunned, and was speechless. I only hated in my heart: Is this stinky girl really stupid, or fake stupid?

Wu Zetian remained silent and continued to ask: "In the middle of the night, what did he do when he went to look at Sendai?" ”

"He, he, he ......" The demon hesitated, as if he was afraid to come out, and as if he was trying to remember.

"Just say it." Wu Zetian's voice added a touch of majesty.

Everyone stared at the demon child. It's like a pack of hungry wolves, encircling a rabbit that has escaped into a dead corner.

The demon's expression became more and more frightened, and he trembled and said, "His Majesty has been feeling very bored and bored recently, so he wants to come to me to learn some tricks about astrological divination, so as to make His Majesty happy." I told him that the law was strict, and it was expressly forbidden to practice astronomy and mysteries. When he saw that I refused, he climbed outside the fence of Wangsendai and threatened me that if I refused to teach him, he would jump off Wangsendai...... Unexpectedly, he really stumbled and fell! ”

"Full of nonsense!"

"Tell the truth!"

"It's a lie!"

Zhang Yizhi's brothers were angry and scolded one after another.

"Presumptuous!"

Wu Zetian scolded angrily, and the hall was silent.

A moment passed.

Wu Zetian said slowly in her old man's voice with a hint of pathos: "I remember that a few days ago, Changzong did talk to me and he was learning the art of stargazing and divination from others. I thought he was just him, and made fun of him for having ordinary qualifications and not being able to learn such a mystical secret technique. Considers...... Ay! ”

This sigh seems to give Zhang Changzong's cause of death an irrefutable "official certification".

- Even the empress has personally testified to the demon child, who can show Ding's suspicions?

So Zhang Yizhi and the others stopped talking.

Even if there are 10,000 unwillingness in their hearts.

……

After so many years of hard work and accumulation, there is one thing that makes Xue Shao feel very gratified - he no longer has to fight a poor battle.

As soon as the ascending echoes gathered, the soldiers and horses would not have to worry. Personally participated in the formulation of border trade national policies and had the economic backing of the Red Leaf Chamber of Commerce, so there was no need to worry about money and food.

Sometimes Xue Shao himself can't help but think, if I really rebel, nothing else, I still have an advantage in military affairs alone.

But throughout the ages, 99 out of 100 rebels were just rebellious ministers and thieves, and at most only one founding saint was produced. And the only founding saint was once cornered and became an outlaw gambler first.

Now Xue Shao's mind is very clear, unless someone aggressively forces him into a desperate situation, he will never take the initiative to gamble.

Under the golden dragon chair throne, in addition to a great river and mountain, there are thousands of bones and lovelessness.

"Xue Shuai, Black Sand Urgent!" Scout Pegasus came.

"Fetch it!"

Xue Shao personally unfolded the urgent report written by Xue Ne, which turned out to be not an urgent military situation, but a letter from the Turkic tent written by the Great Zhou envoy Tian Guidao. In the letter, both the Turks and Tian Guidao had learned of the border between Xue Shaobing and Chen, and the Turks were very frightened. In addition, Tian Guidao was sent to investigate the massacre of Han Chinese by the Turkic army, and the matter is basically true. However, the "high-level" people in the tooth tent insisted that the order to "kill the prisoners" was not issued from the tooth tent, but the proposition made by the commander of the army himself before the battle. They said a lot of things like "the general will not accept the life of the king abroad", and at that time, the army and the tooth tent were thousands of miles apart, and it took more than a month to pass the news back and forth. By the time the tent was ordered, the army's food and grass had already been eaten up by the captives. It was precisely because of this consideration that Wang Yu, the commander of the army, personally ordered the execution of the prisoners.

Wang Yu!

These two core words shook Xue Shao's heart.

Subjectively speaking, Xue Shao never believed that Wang Yu would give such an order. But after all, the right to speak in the Turkic tooth tent is in the hands of Yuan Zhen and others, and their words are the facts. Even if Wang Yu has 10,000 mouths, he can't argue with it.

Xue Shao wanted to target Yuan Zhen under the pretext of "killing prisoners", but Yuan Zhen used such a vicious Tai Chi pusher and unloaded his strength on Wang Yu's body.

Xue Shao thought to himself, in this situation, if he continued to force the border aggressively, the Turks would not be able to throw Wang Yu as a scapegoat, thus making his division unknown. For the Turks, although Wang Yu is also a heavy general, compared to Yuan Zhen, his weight is really insignificant. And for Yuan Zhen himself, Wang Yu is an "outsider" who is not easy to control after all, and even a political enemy. To be able to take this opportunity to get rid of him is to kill two birds with one stone.

- Tricky!

Putting aside his personal feelings and thinking from the objective position of a commander, Xue Shao felt that it didn't matter whether Wang Yu was really guilty at this moment. The important thing is that the spearhead can no longer be directed at Yuanzhen, so it will not be able to touch the root of the Turks. This huge military operation in front of us will directly turn into a farce that will return in vain!

Xue Shao frowned.

"Yuanzhen's trick is indeed very poisonous." Xue Chuyu, who rarely speaks on major matters, said to Xue Shao, "I think that in addition to trying to resolve the crisis from the Great Zhou, he also has the intention of suppressing and weakening Ai Yan." ”

Xue Shao turned his head and looked at him with blazing eyes. ，

Xue Chuyu was stunned for a moment, and continued: "The two of them assisted the Turks, but they have also been secretly fighting each other. Wang Yu was able to worship the general, thanks to the power of Ai Yan. Later, Wang Yu naturally became Ai Yan's most powerful arm. Yuan Zhen therefore regarded Wang Yu as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh. ”

Xue Shao slowly nodded, thinking that my initial train of thought was not wrong, the Turkic fortress must be broken from the inside after all. But judging from the scene in front of them, Ai Yan and Wang Yu are not Yuan Zhen's opponents at all.

Xuanyunzi......