Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 371 The leader of the inner guard, the loyal general Li Yuanfang
Inside Daming Palace.

In the past, the servants led the way, but this time Li Yan led the servants, walking towards the Hall of Central Harmony at a speed that he could hardly keep up with.

With the cooperation of Yang Zaiwei just now, he ordered Jin Zhizhao to take action, and gained a lot of money, while he himself recharged his batteries.

Hearing that Li Zhi was still alive at this time, he immediately seized the best opportunity and arrived as quickly as possible.

Before reaching the front of the hall, officials finally came in one after another. Uncle Li Yiyan and father Li Dejian seemed to be there.

The two turned their heads sideways and were shocked: "Why is Yuan Fang back?"

This blood-stained, murderous look, didn't he come to kill the queen?
Now is not the time to speak, Li Yan didn't look sideways, and didn't join the crowd of officials, and went straight to the front of the steps.

A sharp voice sounded: "Li Yuanfang, you are not ordered to return to Beijing again and again. Do you have any sense of superiority and inferiority in your heart, and do you still have the holy will of imperial power?"

Facing the empress who was so stern, all the ministers were terrified.

Even if this person's prestige has been declining in recent years, she is still the empress who holds great power for a long time, and will soon be the empress dowager. Facing such scolding, who can not be afraid?
Li Yiyan and Li Dejian also panicked, they were afraid that Li Yan would scold the queen, this one could do it perfectly.

However, this time, Li Yan didn't refute, he didn't even look at Empress Wu, and went directly to the steps, with a sad voice: "Your Majesty, the thief who is entrenched in the Tai Chi Palace, I have been wiped out!"

Li Zhi's breath became weaker and weaker, he forced a breath, and said as thin as a mosquito: "Yuanfang...in Tai Chi Palace...is there any thief..."

Li Yan said succinctly: "The thieves are a group of court ladies who have been well-trained. The leader is the deputy chief of the plum blossom inner guard. This thief has the same appearance as the one I caught in Luoyang, and they seem to be twin sisters."

Li Zhi was surprised: "Shang Gong... sisters... no wonder... betrayed... my body... is it this thief..."

Li Yan lowered his head: "Your Majesty, I am late!"

Li Zhi fell silent, except for the uncontrollable sobs of Li Dan and the little princess in front of the bed, there was no other sound.

Just when the officials thought that this man had fallen asleep forever, the saint's voice sounded: "Go get... Wuyun Pill..."

Ever since he knew the horror of Yundan, Li Zhi consciously reduced the amount of pills he took. He originally only took pills once a month. In addition, the addiction of Wuyun Dan was far weaker than that of Yundan, and Sun Simiao used it, so he kept it at a respectful distance. The process went smoothly.

But at this moment, Li Zhi took the initiative to ask for Dan.

Under the watchful eyes of Empress Wu, Wuyun Pill was presented by the imperial medical office and slowly sent into the mouth of the saint.

Another tormented wait.

A full quarter of an hour later, just after the officials thought that this man had fallen asleep forever, the saint's voice sounded again: "Help me up."

The spirits of the officials were greatly lifted, but Li Yan knew very well that this was still a flashback, but the time could be extended a little bit.

Extended to the Emperor Tang, to finish the last thing.

Supported by several maidservants, Li Zhi leaned on his upper body, finally able to see the courtiers below the steps.

Those staying in Chang'an were basically a group of old and weak, it was a thunderstorm outside, and they were waiting outside the hall just now, many of them were trembling, as if they were going to follow him.

The most eye-catching one is undoubtedly Li Yan, who is tall and straight, and has always been fierce.

However, Li Zhi looked at Li Yan's face: "Yuan Fang, your complexion is not very good... This is the first time I have seen a tired face on your face... The body is fundamental, you must take good care of your body and continue to work hard for your health." You share your worries..."

Li Yan was slightly startled by these words, thinking of the first time they met, when Qiu Ying was seriously injured and Li Zhiduan was sitting high in the royal tent, but his words were very homely, with a kind of caring and gentle feeling.

But the facts have proved that being superior is superior, Li Zhi's concern is all false, it is just a means to make his subjects loyal to his life, and his mean and ungrateful temperament is fully exposed at critical moments.

But at this moment, the sage was really concerned, Li Yan couldn't help but sigh: "The Sacred Heart loves me, I just suffered a minor injury, it's nothing to worry about!"

Li Zhi nodded his chin slightly: "It seems that the thief is vicious... You have never been like this in Tubo... You know... You know... the messenger behind Shang Gong?"

When the question came to the end, even Li Zhi's voice couldn't help trembling.

The hall fell silent.

Deathly silence.

The officials looked at their noses and noses and their hearts, but they pricked up their ears, expecting to hear the name from Li Yan's mouth, but they were afraid of actually hearing that name.

There was no expression on Wu's back, even the rhythm of her breathing did not change, but she clenched her hands tightly in the palace robe, so hard that she almost pierced her nails into her palm.

Li Yan said without hesitation: "I don't know at the moment, and I should hand it over to the inner prison for interrogation, and I should be able to make it confess."

Li Zhi was silent for dozens of breaths, with deep sorrow on his deeply wrinkled face: "There is no need to interrogate him, he will be beheaded on the spot."

Disappointment appeared on the drooping faces of the ministers, but Empress Wu did not let go of her hand.

After more than [-] years of husband and wife, she knows Li Zhi very well.

The moment the sage gave up on the investigation, he actually decided that the instigator behind him was inseparable from him.

There is no separation between husband and wife, only the two identities of pure emperor and empress.

For the sake of the overall situation, it is impossible to abolish the empress at this time, and it is even more impossible to convict.

Empress Wu is not Mrs. Gouyi. She can learn from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to kill her mother and set up a son. She is the orthodox queen who has been respected by her mother for [-] years. In a sense, the crown prince's status as the eldest son is based on her status. , It is undoubtedly a huge blow to the prince who has the blood of Empress Wu in his body.

Even if the new emperor succeeds to the throne, countless disasters will be planted.

So Li Zhi chose not to pursue it, but it doesn't mean he will tolerate it, calling out: "Mr. Li."

There are quite a few people who can be called Mr. Li, but the one with the highest prestige is undoubtedly Li Yiyan, who has been a minister since the beginning of the Wude Dynasty. This old and firm minister came out: "Your Majesty!"

Li Zhidao: "In the drafting of the edict, Li Yiyan went to the Neiwei Pavilion to take a post, and entered the Ministry of Punishment as Shangshu, the third rank of Tongzhongshu's sect, and served as the auxiliary minister."

There is no need to dance on such an occasion, Li Yiyan directly bowed down: "Thank you Your Majesty for your grace."

The ministers were not surprised by this.

Li Zhi respected this upright old minister who never favored others. He arranged for him to make some contributions in the position of the leader of the inner guard cabinet, and then joined the cabinet as the prime minister. It was a catastrophe in the pass and Li Zhi was unconscious, so it was delayed, and now he is making up.

This was just the beginning, Li Zhi then said: "Hao Chujun, the official resumed his position as a servant of the family, and concurrently the secretary of the household department, as the assistant minister."

Hao Chujun is not here, but the edict will undoubtedly be delivered soon.

Listening to these two assistant ministers, Empress Wu finally became slightly short of breath.

She is not afraid of Li Yiyan's promotion to the cabinet, she has plenty of means to deal with it, but Hao Chujun is a veteran prime minister, and he managed to suppress him before, and now he has returned to his post.

The point is that both of them are against her, and the symbolism of this move is too great.

Before it was over, Li Zhi continued: "Pei Sijian, Minister of the Ministry of War, moved to the central government, and served as the auxiliary minister."

"Zheng Rentong, the governor of Luozhou, and the right servant of Jinshangshu, is the auxiliary minister."

"The Minister of Zhongshu came to Heng, moved to Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and became the assistant minister."

The ministers shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"

The auxiliary ministers Li Shimin arranged for Li Zhi were one Wen and one Wu.

Now Li Zhi has appointed five auxiliary ministers and five prime ministers of the political affairs hall in one go. He seems to trust him more, but in fact he has shared the duties and powers of the ministers, making it easier for the prince to control the court after he takes office.

Li Zhi is familiar with the act of suppressing the power of his courtiers, and the courtiers have long been used to it. After all, he has been secretly fighting with this saint for more than [-] years. tone.

It shouldn't be a mess.

After Li Zhi finished arranging the prince's auxiliary ministers, his whole spirit weakened again, and then he looked at the tall bun figure beside him who accompanied him all day.

In Empress Wu's eyes at this time, there was no unnecessary tenderness, no confidence in her will to win, but only a touch of earnestness.

This is her state when she handles government affairs every day. For eight hours, every day is like this. The complex situation in the court can always be resolved in her hands, and Li Zhi knows it all too well.

In comparison, the prince is benevolent and poor in health, unable to face the intricate court, let alone the workload that a saint should have. Maybe Li Zhi has arranged it well now, but it won't be long before the power will still come to an end. It was stolen by the courtiers.

So in the past few months, Empress Wu has been chanting a sentence in Li Zhi's ears, that is, "If there are undecided military affairs, take the queen to advance and stop."

This does not mean that she can decide on military and national affairs, but that there are places where military and national affairs cannot be decided, and the new emperor can refer to her opinions.

This speed is very well grasped. If it were another woman, such vague power would be almost non-existent, but it was enough for Empress Wu.

As long as she has a suitable entry point, no one can stop her in the field she is best at.

Li Zhi is really thinking, without any personal feelings, purely from the perspective of Li Tang's world rule, and considering all kinds of variables that may happen in the future in the most rational way.

The body of the crown prince, the crown princess is pregnant but has not yet given birth to an heir...

After losing her own control, what the queen did when she was in power...

And that fearless figure who dared to scold the queen head-on...

Although there are still future troubles, everything is impossible to be perfect after all, and this may be the best way.

Finally, he opened his mouth and said: "There are undecided military affairs... take the queen..."

Hearing this, a big stone fell to the ground in Empress Wu's heart.

What "Zuo Ming" said at that time was indeed true, she made the right bet!

But then, a sentence that sounded unbelievable at first came to my ears: "Take the queen and the leader of the cabinet, Li Yan, to stop."

Empress Wu froze and couldn't believe her ears.

Not to mention that Empress Wu was stunned, even the officials were in a commotion.

what is this?
Li Yan was startled.

He was able to assist the crown prince in supervising the country before, but it was impossible for him to be the assistant minister. His official position, qualifications and prestige were not enough, let alone this matter.

But at this moment, Li Zhi glanced at Empress Wu indifferently, then turned his eyes away completely, and landed on Li Yan: "Yuanfang...you...come here!"

Li Yan walked up the steps and came to the couch. The bleak-eyed, extremely old saint said in as loud a voice as possible: "I plan to recruit... the internal guards should make Li Yan... high-skilled... to enter the internal guards." Pavilion leader...Jin Zhongwu General...Xun Shang Qingche Duwei..."

The ministers were moved.

Inner Guard Leader!

On the fourth rank, General Zhongwu!
Awarded honors?
Li Zhi stretched out his palm: "Yuanfang... Yuanfang..."

Li Yan stretched out his hand and held it.

For the sake of power, His Majesty the Tang Emperor, who single-handedly cultivated the political monster Empress Wu, and was backlashed by him, said with the last of his strength: "I... believe you... you can serve the people... assist the new emperor...but... Being young and high...is not a good thing...in my life...I have been sorry to too many people...finally...I have to be sorry to you..."

Li Yan had mixed feelings in his heart. This sage, who had been playing tricks since the first meeting, deliberately ignored him and pushed him to the prince's side to calm him down, and then entrusted him with a heavy responsibility after discovering his value, at the end of his life , said such a sentence.

In any case, Li Yan nodded heavily: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will live up to your Majesty's entrustment, and assist the new emperor with all the ministers, and create a prosperous Tang Dynasty!"

When the voice fell, I felt light in my hand.

That skinny hand hangs down feebly.

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Li Zhi, courtesy name Shan, collapsed in the Zhonghe Hall of Daming Palace in Chang'an in 674 A.D. in the fifth year of Xianheng.

At the age of forty-seven, the temple name was Gaozong, and the posthumous title was Tianhuang Dadi.

Tang, the strongest empire in the world, has opened a new chapter.

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