Great Tang princess

Chapter 778 Opportunity
For the next period of time, Li Yuechen basically went into the palace every day to drink tea and chat with his mother to pass the time.

The death of her friend affected her somewhat, and her mood was slightly depressed.

In addition, there are sons who are handling state affairs now, so they are relatively free and panic every day.

It was just right for Li Yuechen to accompany her, it would allow her to talk more about happy things, instead of thinking about things all day long.

But my mother didn't care about things at all. As the prince, Li Xian took over all the work and was busy every day.

In fact, in Li Yuechen's opinion, he is not too busy. After all, most things are handled by the cabinet now, and Li Xian's work can be done in at most two hours a day.

However, for Li Xian, even working for two hours is tiring, and he always wants to fish.

It just so happened that my younger sister was here recently. As the princess of Zhen Guo, I would ask her opinion on many things, and I didn't even bother to think about it.

"Yuechen, come and see!"

Li Xian waved to her with a memorial.

Li Yuechen, who was massaging his mother's shoulders, didn't turn his head back: "Brother, just tell me, what's the matter?"

"This memorandum is not quite right." Li Xian frowned and said, "It is said that the states and counties that have recently implemented the policy of distributing households to mu are not very good, but the news from Lian'er's hidden guard said that the situation is very good ..."

"Huh?" Li Yuechen was taken aback for a moment, then came over and reached out to take the memorial in the old brother's hand and read it.

I feel a little strange in my heart, could it be that these people are now so courageous that they dare to blatantly make false reports?
After a closer look, I found that the memorial was not really a sitting down, it could only be said to be a word game.

It probably means that a lot of changes have taken place, which makes people very uncomfortable...

In the final analysis, most of them wanted to mislead the people who reviewed the memorabilia through this method.

"Hmph, how naive."

Li Yuechen smiled slightly and shook his head, "But Brother, it's not like you can't even see these things, right?"

"Being a brother is not stupid!"

Li Xian cast her a glance, and continued: "However, there is something wrong with this statement, do you want to teach me a lesson?"

"You are the one who reviews the memorabilia, it's up to you." Li Yuechen said.

"Since that's the case, then call back and let them rewrite it, just say that Gu can't understand! Let's see if they dare to open their eyes and tell nonsense."

"It shouldn't be so bold as to be so bold." Li Yuechen smiled, and went back to give his mother a massage.

After all, now is also an era of highly concentrated imperial power. If one dares to deceive the emperor at such a time, and blatantly cheats, then one's brains don't want it.

Li Xian thought for a while: "This is... Forget it, let's not talk about it, didn't you go to see the steamship a few years ago? Can you take me to see it?"

"It's not fully mature yet, brother, let's not think about that." Li Yuechen smiled.

"The main reason is that there is nothing new about it." Li Xian complained softly.

"Isn't there billiards? Isn't that fun?"

Li Xian shook his head lightly: "They don't dare to beat me, it's boring..."

"It's okay, I dare. I'll come and play with brother when brother is free." Li Yuechen said with a smile.

After all, as a prince, it is normal that no one dares to win him, so he can only find brothers and sisters.

Li Yuechen thought that his billiard skills were good, and it shouldn't be a big problem to play with his brother.

……

In a blink of an eye, it was April, the weather warmed up early, and the sad mood in winter also dissipated a lot.

After the weather warmed up, Wu Zetian no longer felt sad about the departure of her old friend, and her emotions returned to their original appearance.

When Li Yuechen walked into Jixian Temple, she was lying on a rocking chair, drinking tea while listening to music with the gramophone on.

The only thing that remained the same was that Li Xian was still lying in front of the table reading the memorial with a look of bitterness and hatred.

Li Yuechen was about to go over to chat with his mother, but Li Xian suddenly raised his hand: "Yuechen will follow."

Seeing the flying black shadow, Li Yuechen raised his hand and grabbed it.

Wu Zetian rolled his eyes: "I think you are getting more and more presumptuous, how can you throw memorials around?"

"Don't worry, Ma'am, the baby is sure." Li Xian defended in a low voice.

Fortunately, Wu Zetian didn't bother to talk to him, so he didn't continue on this topic.

Li Yuechen caught the memorial, opened it and asked, "What's the matter?"

"This is sent by the Ministry of War. I think I should ask your opinion."

Hearing that it was from the Ministry of War, Li Yuechen opened it and looked at it, but he didn't take it too seriously.

If there is anything important about the documents of the Ministry of War, she, the Minister of the Ministry of War, must be the first to know about it.

Regardless of the fact that she doesn't usually clock in for work, her prestige is absolutely unmatched.

But since it was sent here, it must not be too important.

After a careful look, it really is.

Zhao Wenhui, the governor of the Dongyi Protectorate, reported to the police that the Xi people and Khitan people refused to accept discipline and were suspected of rebellion, so they requested to send troops.

Seeing this memorial, Li Yuechen raised her eyebrows, she really didn't know much about the things over there.

The main reason is that the nominal territory of today's country and the territory actually controlled are not the same thing.

Take the north as an example. Li Chongrun's northern military division is now [-] miles south of Ulaanbaatar.

From this line to the south, it is the territory that Da Zhou actually controls.

But in name only, it goes as far north as Lake Baikal.

These nominal territories are controlled by the Protectorate, which is the so-called autonomous regions.

The Dongyi Protectorate is responsible for the management of the Xi people and the Khitan people, but it is said to be management, but in fact it basically does not participate in internal affairs.

As long as they pay tribute regularly every year, basically they will not disturb each other.

But why did the good-natured people disobey the jurisdiction and start rebelling?

Sending troops to suppress is not a simple matter. First of all, it must be determined that the other party has rebelled.

Otherwise, it would be unreasonable to send troops to attack people for no reason.

After putting down the memorial, Li Yuechen thought for a while: "Well, let the Crown Princess investigate Zhao Wenhui!"

Li Xian nodded: "Okay, I'll talk to Lian Er after I go back."

Afterwards, Li Yuechen went to the Ministry of War and wrote a letter to Li Chongrun, asking him to conduct a detailed investigation on the matter there.

After all, sending troops is not a trivial matter. Once the war starts, it means endless troubles in the future.

It is even said that now that the industrial revolution has begun, the alien races on the grassland all point to Da Zhou for dinner.

Now is the time for chaos. If the wool trade is cut off here, a large area of ​​the grassland will be destroyed again.

……

Fortunately, the efficiency is still very good now. It took only half a month for Li Yuechen to receive the news.

In the office of the Ministry of War, Li Yuechen carefully checked the investigation results sent back by the secret guard and Li Chongrun.

The survey results not only have text descriptions, but even photos as evidence.

According to the investigation results of the dark guards, Zhao Wenhui was cruel in nature and had a bad temper.

It's normal to abuse servants and so on, and the entire Duhufu is afraid of him, as if he is already a local emperor.

During his tenure as the governor, eating and taking cards were all routine operations.

Coupled with the recent involution of the grassland, Zhao Wenhui has frantically raised sheep in enclosures, and now there are more than [-] sheep in his name alone.

And because Li Chongrun was relatively close, the investigation results were much more detailed.

Now there is indeed a big conflict between Zhao Wenhui and Khitan.

The Khitan Dahe tribe belonged to the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period, and then established the Songmo Protectorate. The position of governor was hereditary from the leader of the Dahe tribe, who was given the surname Li.

Today's governor of Songmo is named Li Jinzhong in Chinese.

According to Li Chongrun's investigation results, not long ago, the fiancée of Li Jinzhong's uncle, Sun Wanrong, was taken by Zhao Wenhui.

As a result, he snatched her away with various low-handed means, and took her home as a concubine.

At the same time, a large banquet was held, and Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong were invited to celebrate at home.

Sun Wanrong couldn't help but choked a few words on the spot, but was thrown out of the Protectorate's Mansion after being beaten up by Zhao Wenhong.

This only happened recently. According to the investigation results, Zhao Wenhui often bullies these foreigners on weekdays.

In fact, there was a famine in Khitan a few years ago, and Li Jinzhong asked him for relief.

But Zhao Wenhui refused.

Coincidentally, Li Chongrun had just passed by at that time, recruiting people to build a military division there, and paying wages with food, which invisibly solved the famine problem.

……

Looking at this detailed investigation report, Li Yuechen frowned.

If you put it that way, the matter is clear.

Zhao Wenhui robbed Sun Wanrong's fiancée, which must have made the Khitan people feel uncomfortable, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.

That's why Zhao Wenhui asked to send troops.

and……

Li Yuechen picked up a photo and observed it carefully.

The picture shows a woman, to be precise, a corpse, whose neck was cut open by a sharp object, lying in a coffin.

It seems that taking this photo is the evidence obtained by digging up the tomb and taking pictures after the opening of the museum.

This photo is Sun Wanrong's fiancée, a Khitan woman.

According to the results of the investigation, it was said that the woman would rather die than commit suicide that night.

But when Li Yuechen observed the photo carefully, it didn't feel like suicide.

Normally, if a person wants to kill himself by wiping his neck and holding a knife in his right hand, he should put the blade on his neck and push it from the back to the front, so as to ensure that all the strength is used on the blade.

And the opening should be a little slanted from top to bottom, so that the wound should be on the right side.

But on the corpse in this photo, the wound was obviously cut from left to right, and the wound was very flat, not oblique.

Moreover, the wound was actually directly under the chin, on the front of the neck, and it was very likely that he was killed by being pressed on the bed.

After putting down the photos, Li Yuechen thought for a while, picked up these things and went into the palace, and reacted to his mother.

After Wu Zetian and Li Xian watched it, neither of them spoke first.

"How do you think this matter should be handled?" Wu Zetian asked.

"It's good for my son to listen to Yuechen." Li Xian replied.

Then Wu Zetian turned his head to look at his daughter again, and asked her opinion with his eyes.

"According to the results of the investigation, this Zhao Wenhui is really a beast, so he should be brought back and sentenced to death!" Li Yuechen said with a frown.

From Li Yuechen's point of view, bullying foreigners is normal, after all, xenophobia exists everywhere.

But to achieve this level is too much. Besides, as the governor, he dared to lie and not report the famine. He really regarded himself as the emperor of the land.

Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "Then let's do it this way, otherwise, if a big conflict really breaks out at that time, it will not end well."

Although the current Dazhou has abundant martial arts virtues and is not afraid of wars, wars cost money after all.

In line with the principle of saving what can be saved, Wu Zetian is not willing to start a war easily.

Li Xian also had the same opinion. Now that the imperial court has managed to get rich, it is definitely not a good thing to spend money like water when there is a fight.

So he spread out the rice paper, pressed it with a ruler, and prepared to write the imperial edict.

At this moment, Zhang Chengxin walked in suddenly, and said respectfully: "Saint, Your Highness, there is a glider landing, and there is a letter from the Northern Military Division."

"Bring it in!" Wu Zetian beckoned.

Zhang Chengxin agreed, and soon came in with a pilot in camouflage uniform.

The soldier respectfully handed the letter in his hand to Zhang Chengxin.

He was about to take it to Wu Zetian, but she waved her hand: "Show it to Chen'er."

Li Yuechen took it, tore open the envelope and opened it, and immediately frowned.

There were only a few short words on the envelope, and she sighed helplessly: "I can't do without typing..."

As he spoke, he handed the letter in his hand to his mother.

After Wu Zetian read it, he handed it to Li Xian for him to read.

The content of the letter was very simple. Two days ago, Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong raised troops, rushed into the Duhu Mansion, and captured Zhao Wenhui alive.

Now nearly 10 people in Khitan have occupied the Dongyi Protectorate Mansion, which can be regarded as a formal rebellion.

Wu Zetian frowned: "In any case, the rebellion has become a fact, what are you going to do, Chen'er?"

"I wrote to Run'er, asking him to try his best to bring Zhao Wenhui back, whether it's negotiation or robbery!" Li Yuechen replied.

"Huh? This kind of person, you still want to save him?" Li Xian asked.

Li Yuechen shook his head slightly: "He is a citizen of my Great Zhou Dynasty, and he cannot die in the hands of foreigners."

"My mother doesn't understand the matter of war, so I leave it to you to deal with it! I will explain it when I go to court tomorrow!" Wu Zetian picked up the teacup, "Okay, you go down first!"

Zhang Chengxin saluted the pilot who delivered the letter and then turned to leave. Only a few court ladies with shotguns were left in Jixian Temple.

These are handpicked bodyguards who are absolutely loyal and can be trusted.

"Sanlang, I will send Chen'er to the court tomorrow..."

"Aniang, I don't have to personally..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.

Wu Zetian waved his hand: "No, you have to go. Take advantage of Yuechen's absence, Saburo, you can win over some people you trust, and take advantage of the situation to launch a coup d'état."

"what?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Li Xian was stunned: "What do you mean, Auntie? It's so good..."

"Forget it, I'm getting old, and you've been exercising pretty much in the past few years, it's time to ascend the throne."

Wu Zetian took a sip of tea lightly: "My mother also wants to take advantage of her good spirits to become the Supreme Emperor and enjoy a few years of happiness."

"no……"

Li Yuechen also looked confused: "Aniang, are you in a hurry?"

"It's better to be in a hurry, if things like this are delayed for too long, it's easy to have long nights and dreams!" Wu Zetian smiled slightly, "At first, I was thinking about finding a good time, and this happened to be an excellent opportunity! "

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