Confidante Saisuke

In Zichen Hall, Wu Meiniang is dressed in scarlet robes, sitting high on the golden lacquered nanmu throne in Kowloon, looking down on all the officials. "Recently, Jiangnan reported that Li Jingye and others rebelled in Yangzhou. Do you have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

As soon as Wu Meiniang said this, officials of all sizes discussed and whispered to each other, and the court hall suddenly buzzed endlessly.However, no one came forward to report.Wu Meiniang smiled slightly, she didn't take it seriously, tapped the handrail with her finger, and said unhurriedly: "Pei Neishi, you are an important minister of the Tang Dynasty. You see, how to suppress this rebellious act of the traitor?"

Pei Yan came out with the wat board in his hand, bowed and replied: "The empress dowager praises me, I am ashamed and dare not take it. According to my opinion, the imperial court does not need to send troops. Soldiers are the country's major affairs. If it is not profitable, it must be used. It is not dangerous. War. I have a saying, if the Queen Mother adopts it, you can surrender without fighting."

"Oh?" Wu Meiniang said with a faint smile, "The Ai family also heard that those who are good at using soldiers will subdue others' soldiers instead of fighting. If Pei Neishi has any clever strategies, you may as well speak up."

Pei Yan took a deep breath and looked up at Wu Meiniang: "I believe that the reason why Li Jingye recruited [-] elite soldiers within a few days is nothing more than conforming to the people's will. Now that the emperor is old and the queen mother has been reluctant to return to power, the people's hearts are not satisfied. , Let Li Jingye find a gap to make trouble. As long as the queen mother is willing to return to the emperor, Li Jingye will be an unknown teacher, and the rebel army will collapse without fighting."

After Pei Yan finished speaking, the court was completely silent, and all the officials dared not raise their heads.At this time, Pei Yan took advantage of the danger to force the palace, which was not too unexpected for Wu Meiniang.As early as when she summoned a group of ministers to build the Seven Temples of the Wu Clan, Pei Yan brought out the historical facts of the failure of Empress Lu's dictatorship to intimidate her, so that she had to build the Five Temples instead.This is the case today, and it can be regarded as successive.

Seeing the cold scene in the court, Xiao Jing was about to go out, when suddenly a voice broke the silence: "Pei Yan received the edict of the late emperor, and is the minister of the dynasty, why did you turn back when the ministers in trouble in the court should join hands to kill thieves?" How about asking the Queen Mother to return to power?"

Xiao Jing turned her head and looked, it was Yu Shi Cui Cha.well said.Xiao Jing smiled slightly, came out and said: "Cui Yushi doesn't know something. Then there is a counselor in Li Jingye's army. In fact, this person has never seen Cui Yushi before. This person is Xue Zhongzhang."

Cui Cha groaned, and another minister whispered.Xiao Jing continued: "When Xue Yushi wrote to go to Yangzhou in June, Pei Neishi approved him. After Xue Yushi arrived in Yangzhou, he said that Chen Jingzhi and Chen Sima of Yangzhou had conspired against him and executed him. Let Li Jingye take over Chen Sima's position. Otherwise, why did Xu Jingye rise so suddenly in Yangzhou? Pei Neishi, I remember, this Xue Yushi is your nephew, right?"

Pei Yan looked generous and expressionless: "That's right. But Zhongzhang didn't instigate this move. The emperor and the empress should learn from each other."

Wu Meiniang said coldly: "Whether you instigated it or not, you have the final say. Doctor Qian and Yu Yushi came out." After the two came out, Wu Meiniang said, "The case of Pei Neishi colluding with the rebels and rebelling is up to you. You two will interrogate strictly, there must be no mistakes." He shouted again, "Where are the guards of the Habayashi Army on duty? Take Pei Yan to the sky prison and wait for his punishment."

Seeing the surprised and suspicious faces of all the ministers, Wu Meiniang sneered endlessly.She didn't believe it, but there were still people who dared to stand up and fight her with their heads raised.Seeing that the court was completely silent, Wu Meiniang said: "Bachelor Xiao, didn't Xu Jingye also write a call to crusade against Aijia? You can read it here for everyone to see what is said in the call to arms? "

Xiao Jing showed embarrassment, hesitated and said: "Queen Mother, the words in the proclamation are rude and disrespectful to the Queen Mother..."

"Hahaha," Wu Meiniang laughed loudly: "The call to action is used to encourage speculators to rebel with him, so how can they be respectful to Aijia. Besides, he moved to every state and county, and many people have seen this If you don’t read it, it doesn’t mean that everyone doesn’t know about it, so why bother to hide your ears? A few articles are nothing special, and the Ai family won’t take them to heart. Just read it, just for everyone to listen to it, and There is a public opinion on Aijia."

Xiao Jing had no choice but to take out the proclamation from his sleeve and read it: "The false Linchao Wu family is not meek... Killing sisters and brothers, killing kings and poisonous mothers." Wu Meiniang sneered: "I thought it would be some kind of sweeping Good article by Qian Jun. You will only be like an ignorant village girl chattering and spreading rumors to make trouble. Xiao Jing, read on."

"Humans and gods are jealous, but heaven and earth cannot tolerate it...Empress Longmi knows the decline of Xia Ting." Wu Meiniang nodded; "Although she is talking nonsense, the battle is very neat. Yes, read on."

"The old official of the dedicated emperor Tang Dynasty, Gonghou Zhongzi... Who cares for the six-foot solitary if the soil is not dry?" Wu Meiniang was refreshed when she heard this, and she was greatly impressed. She asked Xiao Jing: "Good pen. I don't know." Who wrote this proclamation, so it is so inspiring?" Xiao Jing frowned and replied; "I heard that it was written by Xu Jingye's art and literature order King Luo Bin." Wu Zetian hummed: "It turned out to be him. This person really lives up to his reputation. It’s just that with this talent, how can you encounter inhumans? Prime Minister, why lose this person?” All the prime ministers knelt down and pleaded guilty.

Wu Meiniang signaled Xiao Jing to continue reading. "If you can turn misfortune into blessing, send it to the place where you live... Let's see who is ruling the world in today's domain!" Wu Zetian couldn't help repeating after hearing the last sentence; "Let's see who is in today's domain!" The world!" clapped his hands and praised, "Good article. However, although King Luo Bin can write, he doesn't know how Li Jingye is armed? The Ai family would like to learn from it."

"Where are Zuo Yuqian Wei General Li Xiaoyi and Yu Shi Wei Yuanzhong?" The two came out in response. "General Li, the Ai family appointed you as the general manager of the Yangzhou march, and commanded 20 troops to challenge Li Jingye. Wei Yushi, you are the supervisor of the army, and you will assist General Li to go to Yangzhou to suppress the rebellion." The two kowtowed and returned to the line.

"Xiao Xueshi," Wu Meiniang told Xiao Jing, "immediately draw up an order after you retire from the court, and all Li Jingye's family members will pursue all the achievements and titles. Also, since Li Jingye rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, he doesn't need to be named Li anymore. Still surnamed Xu Ba."

When it was time for lunch, Wu Meiniang asked Xiao Jing to eat with her.

"Empress Dowager, Xiao Jing admires your order to make Li Xiaoyi the commander-in-chief of the army. Li Xiaoyi is the highest in the clan in terms of seniority and prestige. Letting him go to Yangzhou is to prove to the world that the Li Tang clan is on the side of the Queen Mother." On the other side, then Li Jingye is rebelling, and has nothing to do with helping Li Tang."

Wu Meiniang smiled: "That's right. Li Xiaoyi is just borrowing his identity. What the Ai family wants to see is Yuan Zhong. This person used to escort me and the late emperor to Luoyang, but he even found a green forest thief as the leader. He is also a genius. The late emperor is still alive When he was a student, he had participated in secret papers and raised a lot of opinions on the battle between the imperial court and Tubo. I think he wrote clearly and wisely, but he didn't practice on the battlefield with real swords and guns. Just now something happened in Yangzhou , Let him practice and practice."

"This... If he can only talk about wars on paper, then Li Xiaoyi will not know how to fight, so what should we do if we delay countering the rebellion?" Xiao Jing was stunned that Wu Meiniang sent such two people to Yangzhou.

"If he wins, it proves that Wei Yuanzhong really knows how to fight. Aijia can use him to deal with the Turks in the future. If he loses, he is not the main general, and Li Xiaoyi is still there, so come back and be his censor. This man is upright and very suitable to be a censor. As for the people in Yangzhou, they have lost their chance, and there are plenty of people in the Ai family to deal with them." Wu Meiniang had already seen the secret report when she entered the Tongming Palace.Last night, Hei Chi Chang Zhi led more than [-] fine cavalry to raid the Tubo barracks, and won a complete victory, leading the army to retreat.Tubo's vigor is seriously injured, and it will not invade in a short time. There is Cheng Wuting in Turkic.Once Yangzhou's suppression of the rebellion fails, she can immediately order Hei Chi Chang Zhi to help out.

Seeing Wu Meiniang's commanding manner, Xiao Jing knew that she had already planned everything, so she didn't say any more.

After the two finished approving the memorial, it was already sunset after Xiao Jing left the palace.Go to the side hall to pass the report from Shangguan Waner's maid, Shangguan Waner and Cheng Yiwei went to Jiuzhou Pool to play.She will be happy.With nothing on hand, Wu Meiniang asked a few maids to follow them to Jiuzhou Lake.As soon as they reached the Liuli Pavilion, they saw two people smiling and approaching each other.

Seeing Wu Meiniang standing in front of her, Shangguan Wan'er's smile deepened and she rushed up.Wu Meiniang ordered everyone to wait beside the flowers, and she dragged Shangguan Wan'er into the pavilion.The cool breeze on the lake blew past the pavilion from time to time, and Wu Meiniang, who hadn't come out for a long time, felt refreshed.

"Tianhou, try it, it's delicious." Shangguan Wan'er peeled the lotus seeds and took out the heart, then brought it to Wu Meiniang's mouth.

Wu Meiniang caught it with her mouth open, chewed it a few times, and the fragrance of lotus seeds filled her mouth.He pulled Shangguan Wan'er over and held her in his arms, looked at her face, the redness and swelling had subsided, and touched her lightly: "Does it still hurt here?"

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head, and put another lotus seed into Wu Meiniang's mouth: "It doesn't hurt anymore when I get up early today. Don't you have any memorials to watch today?" At the time of the memorial, you were still playing on the lake. Remember to ask more people to accompany you when you come to play on the water in the future. Come," Wu Meiniang took out a few pieces of paper from her sleeve, "I will show you a good article."

Shangguan Wan'er looked at a few lines with Wu Meiniang's hand, and it turned out that it was written by King Luo Bin. "I don't look at it." Shangguan Wan'er frowned and turned away, then lowered her head to peel the lotus seeds.Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows, she naturally understood what Shangguan Wan'er was thinking, so she took out the first one, took the lotus seeds in Shangguan Wan'er's hand, and stuffed the rest of the paper to her, "Read it to me."

Shangguan Wan'er looked at Wu Meiniang angrily, but Wu Meiniang just peeled the lotus seeds as if nothing had happened.Shangguan Wan'er couldn't, so she had to open the paper to read, and suddenly felt agitated, and skipped a few lines to read. "The prince's beloved son is hidden in another palace; the clan alliance of thieves entrusts him with a heavy responsibility... Let's see who owns the world in today's domain! It's over."

Wu Meiniang shook her head: "This essay is fierce, powerful, and sharp. You don't have any momentum when you read it like this, but it ruins other people's good articles."

Shangguan Wan'er glared at her, people scolded you for being like this, and you still praised him, stuffed the paper into Wu Meiniang's arms indiscriminately, and continued to peel the lotus seeds.Wu Meiniang said with a smile: "You should listen to how your elder sister read it. It can be said that it can be said to be ups and downs, and there is a sound of gold and stones thrown on the ground. If those ordinary people read like you, then his writing this article is useless." Think about it just now. Shangguan Wan'er's muffled voice couldn't help laughing, "I was still thinking, it's a pity that King Luo Bin joined the rebel army, otherwise he must have been summoned to the palace for you to meet. Both of you are poets, you must love each other." It's too late. Seeing it now..." Wu Meiniang shook her head, and only added in her heart that you are too small for fear that people will look down on you, so you didn't dare to say it, but you smiled all over your face.

What is this nonsense?What is called into the palace to let oneself meet, what is hate to meet late.Mess.Shangguan Wan'er said angrily: "Tian Hou, are you tired and confused? See what you are talking about?"

The sky was getting dark and the wind was getting cooler, Wu Meiniang got up and led Shangguan Wan'er to the Ming Palace.After dinner, Wu Meiniang rested on the couch, while Shangguan Wan'er sat beside her and read poems to her. "Fu Zhaozhao was born in the dark, and You Lun was born in the invisible...In the world of life, if a white horse passes by, it's just a sudden."

After reading this, Shangguan Wan'er stopped and turned to look at Wu Meiniang. She was closing her eyes, and wondered if she had fallen asleep.Gently moved over and pecked Wu Meiniang's mouth, seeing that she didn't respond, then stuck out the tip of her tongue and carefully traced the shape of her lips.Suddenly Wu Meiniang chuckled, Shangguan Wan'er was ashamed, she hurriedly backed away, turned around, and covered her face with a book.

Little ghost head.Wu Meiniang smiled and pulled Shangguan Wan'er to lie in her arms.After a while, Shangguan Wan'er raised her upper body again, and stroked Wu Meiniang's face with her fingers.Wu Meiniang smelled the faint fragrance of plum blossoms on Shangguan Wan'er's body and felt the tenderness under her fingers. She was drunk and fascinated. She only felt a warm current slowly soaking her whole body, lazily and without strength.

"Tian Hou, Wan'er wants to be with Tian Hou, not to be alone." Shangguan Wan'er blushed, leaned into Wu Meiniang's ear, and said softly.

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