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"What?"

Cui Geng was anxious to see Lu Xiong, and he didn't bring any guards at all, and he was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat.

However, as soon as he saw who was coming, he immediately relaxed.

Cui Geng said: "Brother Shiro, you are so old, and you still make such jokes?" Is it good to be scary and scared to death? ”

"Hey, who is kidding you, I can't help it."

"What the hell is going on?"

"Erlang, you come with me."

Liu Laosi couldn't help but say, dragged Cui Geng off the horse, entered a small courtyard, took out a suit of clothes, and said, "Hurry up and change it, it's almost too late." ”

"What is this?"

Cui Geng took a closer look, but he was dressed in eunuch clothes, and he said while changing his clothes: "What are you going to do?" ”

"Shangguan Sheren is invited."

"Shangguan Sheren is looking for me, either I enter the palace, or she leaves the palace, as for being so sneaky?"

Liu Laosi smiled bitterly: "It's still sneaky, and it's different from the past." The specific situation will be told to you by the Shangguan Sheren. ”

What the hell is going on?

Cui Geng was full of suspicions, followed Liu Laosi, and sneaked into the Taiji Palace from the Forbidden Garden and the West Inner Garden through the Xuanwu Gate.

That's pretty careful.

The Tang Palace sits in the north and faces south, and the main gate is the Chengtian Gate in the south, Cui Geng and Liu Laosi are equivalent to going around in a big circle and entering from the small gate in the north.

After a full hour, Cui Geng arrived in front of a secluded courtyard.

Liu Laosi said: "Cui Xiang, please, the Shangguan Sheren wants to talk to you alone, and the miscellaneous family will not go in." ”

"Okay."

Cui Geng answered, pushed the door and entered, but saw that Shangguan Wan'er had been waiting for a long time.

The years have not left many traces on her beautiful face, and recently it has been slightly reduced, and she has become more and more delicate and weak, and I feel sorry for her.

At this moment, Shangguan Wan'er was sitting in front of a few cases, and there were four dishes neatly arranged on the table, a wine jug in the center, and two wine glasses on both sides.

Cui Geng bowed slightly and said, "Shangguan Sheren, are you looking for me?" ”

"Shangguan Sheren?" Shangguan Wan'er said: "This is different when you become the Marquis of Wurong County, you are not called aunt, but you are called Shangguan Sheren?" ”

Of course, these words were deliberately teasing Cui Geng.

Cui Geng is now the prime minister of the dynasty, relatively speaking, the Marquis of Wurong County is not worth mentioning, and people still call Cui Xiang when they see him.

Zhang Changzong's situation was different, although he was named the Duke of Ye Guo, people still called him Zhang Changshi. This is mainly because people think that he has no merit, and he is not a relative of the emperor, and he is not worthy of being called the Duke of Ye. Over time, he himself got used to it.

All in all, the officials of the Tang Dynasty have rank officials, loose officials, knighthoods, and honors, and they can be called anything. But there are still some subtleties in how to call it.

Cui Geng said: "Where, isn't this afraid of calling my aunt old?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er's face was blank and said, "What? Am I old? ”

"No, I mean I'm afraid I'll call you old. In fact, physically, you look younger. Even compared with Ruolan, she doesn't look old at all. ”

"Huh? Compare me with Ruolan, Erlang, do you have any crooked thoughts about me? Okay, an aunt, a niece's daughter, quite an idea. The legend of Erlang is bold, and he really didn't wronged you. ”

Where is this? Cui Geng really couldn't laugh or cry.

However, when she introduced this topic, and then looked at the beautiful beauty, Cui Geng really felt a wave in his heart.

He hurriedly restrained his heart, did it, changed the topic, and said, "My aunt called my son-in-law, is there any secret errand to explain?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er poured him a glass of wine and said unhurriedly: "I came to Erlang for help this time." ”

"Asking for help? Who can ...... you" Cui Geng's heart moved, and said, "Could it be the Zhang brothers?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er said: "Exactly." Zhang Changzong had crooked thoughts, and he forced me to get along with him. ”

Cui Geng recalled that in Sanyang Palace, Zhang Changzong had taken himself to arrest Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er's adultery, and wanted to force Shangguan Wan'er to comply. It seems that their old mistakes have been repeated.

Cui Geng said: "Zhang Changzong is as beautiful as a lotus, you really don't want to?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er gave Cui Geng a violent shudder, and said angrily: "Nonsense, I like women, and you don't know." ”

Cui Geng secretly slandered in his heart, so how do I know? In history, you and Zhang Changzong really have a leg. Besides, Princess Taiping's unclear relationship with you didn't prevent her from recruiting male pets.

As if seeing Cui Geng's thoughts, Shangguan Wan'er added: "I'm different from Taiping, I think you men are dirty to death, don't want to get close to me." ”

"Oh."

Cui Geng didn't want to dwell on this issue, and said, "Then did the Zhang brothers grasp you with something?" ”

"That's not it, they're overpowering."

"Suppress people with power, will you be afraid of them?"

"Why aren't you afraid? It's not the same as it used to be. Shangguan Wan'er sighed and said, "Your Majesty is tired of politics and has handed over the power to review the chapters to Erzhang. Now I want to see Your Majesty, it's not easy. ”

Cui Gengdao: "At today's "Universal Celebration of the World Banquet", I didn't see my aunt, and Erzhang was deliberately suppressing you? ”

"That's true. It's nothing, though. Shangguan Wan'er said: "The most important thing is that Your Majesty handed over the last secret force in his hand to Er Zhang's command. Now Erzhang's status in front of His Majesty is not only a male favorite, but also a henchman who controls the government. It is not impossible for His Majesty to sacrifice Wan'er in order to entrap them. ”

"The last secret force?" Cui Geng was puzzled: "Your Majesty's internal guard was handed over to Zuokong Hejian and disbanded, and Zhang also died in Sanyang Palace." What other hidden powers does she have? ”

Shangguan Wan'er said: "This matter is a long story. Your Majesty reigns over the world as a woman, how can you do it without enough secret means? In fact, her secret power is mainly divided into three stages. First, from the second year of the last century (675) to the second year of the vertical arch (684). ”

Cui Geng recalled history and said slowly: "In the second year of Shangyuan, Emperor Gaozong issued an order to be regents with the empress. As for the two years of the vertical arch......"

Suddenly, his heart moved, as if someone had specifically mentioned the words "two years of vertical arching" to him before, but he couldn't remember the specific situation for a while.

Shangguan Wan'er answered: "In the second year of the vertical arch, the Queen Mother, that is, today's son, ordered Yousi to make copper kuang, place it in front of Luoyang Palace, and let the people tell you. ”

After a pause, she continued: "Before the arch was hung two years ago, His Majesty's secret ...... Ah, no, the semi-public power is the North Gate Bachelor. On the surface, these people were waiting for the edict of the Hanlin Academy, and they wrote books such as "The Biography of the Daughters" and "The Minister's Track" during the ban, but in fact, they secretly participated in the confidential information to share the power of the prime minister. Because they often work near the north gate of the palace, they are called the North Gate Scholars. At that time, His Majesty wanted to fight with the prime minister of the current dynasty and the loyal ministers of the Li family, and the power of the Beimen scholars continued to expand, and gradually developed into a small court with its own force, financial resources and even military strength. ”

"And then?"

Later, His Majesty deposed Li Xian's throne, and Xu Jingye launched a rebellion in Yangzhou. His Majesty sent Li Xiaoyi, the general of Zuo Yuchao, to lead an army of 300,000 to seek peace. At that time, it will be difficult for others to shake His Majesty's position. The cunning rabbit died, the lackeys cooked, and the North Gate Bachelor was disbanded by His Majesty. Since then, His Majesty has reused cool officials on the surface, and on the inside he has relied on Zhang's internal guards to do some secret things. ”

Cui Geng nodded and said, "Son-in-law understands, the third stage is now." So what is the situation of His Majesty's secret power now? Is it related to the North Gate Bachelor? ”