Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

"How did she know about this?" A question suddenly flashed through Wu Minzhi's bewildered mind, and he suddenly came to his senses: There are nothing more than two possibilities: Some guy with ulterior motives gave himself the Queen's Aunt as a substitute. The grandmother's money for building a nursing home was stuffed into her private pocket, and the matter of building a temple by Shangfan soldiers was stabbed in front of the queen;

Another possibility is that the Queen's aunt has been sending people to monitor her, and she finally got a handle on this outbreak.After some thinking and comparison, Wu Minzhi felt that the first possibility was very small. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the queen's aunt still loved him very much. As the saying goes, no matter what he did, he was still the queen's family. People, an outsider meddling in it, most likely won't get any benefit.

"Damn it, this woman poisoned my sister to death. She was afraid that I would want revenge, so she wanted to kill me a long time ago!" Wu Minzhi suddenly realized: "She treats me with all kinds of favors on weekdays, but it's just for saints and others on purpose. Look, if she kills me in the future, others will only say that I have brought it on myself and will not blame her!"

Thinking of this, Wu Minzhi only felt that his mouth was full of bitterness, and his stomach was knotted. He really knew very well what Empress Wu had to do.The scene before his sister's death reappeared in front of his eyes. Her usually pretty and fair face was covered with abnormal bluish-black stains, the corners of her mouth and nostrils were blackened with dried blood, and her cold hands and feet had traces of convulsions before death. What pain the poor woman had suffered before she died, and now it will befall her!

"You Wu family and Li family's own affairs, why do you insist on involving our Helan family?" Wu Minzhi looked up at the gray sky and said to himself in despair.

When he got home, Wu Minzhi came to the dining table listlessly. He pierced a fat and juicy lamb rib with a silver knife. He only hoped that it was the woman. He didn't know how she would kill him: poison , rope, dagger or an accident.Probably it was probably a glass of poisoned wine, after all, she would be able to tell the outside world that she died of a sudden illness, just like her sister.

Wu Minzhi didn't expect to beg the queen for his life. He really knew that woman too well. In the past few years, he had seen with his own eyes how that woman dealt with his former enemy—no matter who the other party was, as long as he She used to be an enemy, and if there was a threat to him, she would destroy them all in an orderly manner; even if the other party had knelt down and begged for mercy, she would still help him up, declaring that he had forgotten the old hatred and would not take revenge on the other party—a few months later , that unlucky guy will be charged with another crime, join the family and be imprisoned, and finally die unexpectedly.

"Lang Jun!" The butler stood at the door of the restaurant: "This afternoon, a man came from the British government and brought two falcons, saying that they were a gift from the British government and interceded for others!"

"Hunting Falcon?" Wu Minzhi frowned: "Is there anything else?"

"It's gone!" The housekeeper laughed and said, "That's the matter, I should just say it for others!"

"Let him keep his things!" Wu Minzhi sighed, he and Li Jingye were old acquaintances and had a good relationship, but he was really not in the mood to see outsiders at this moment.After a while, the butler came back with two Sakers and a letter.

"Okay, good eagles!" Wu Min subconsciously praised. The pair of Sakers stood on the iron ring, more than two feet high, with white heads and dark gray feathers all over their bodies. Their beaks and claws looked like iron. His eyes were majestic and sharp. He had never seen such a handsome Saker. Subconsciously, he stood up, walked to the Saker, and tried to reach out to touch the feathers.

"Lang Jun, be careful!" The housekeeper hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him: "These two flat-haired beasts are very fierce. Just now a servant at the door stretched out his hand to tease him, and after being pecked, he lost a finger on his hand!"

"It's so fierce!" Wu Minzhi hurriedly withdrew his hand. He opened the letter and read it. In the letter, Li Jingye said that the pair of Sakers were donated by Wang Wenzuo, the right guard of the Eastern Palace, and later on for Wang Wenzuo. Some good words, and finally vaguely mentioned about Lu Zhaolin, saying that it is better to resolve the enemy than to end it. If possible, I would like to ask Wu Minzhi's subordinates to be merciful, sell my face, and let Lu Zhaolin go this time.

"Hey!" Wu Minzhi sighed. If he got this pair of high-quality Saker Falcons on weekdays, he would probably release Lu Zhaolin when he was happy, but now he is already a mud bodhisattva crossing the river. What about Lu Zhaolin?He put the letter into his sleeve: "Send the falcon to the backyard, so I can take care of it!"

The butler glanced at Wu Minzhi in surprise, and carefully reminded: "Mr. Lord, are the people of the British Duke still waiting outside? Do you want to reply? Even a message is fine?"

"Just say that I'm a little tired today. I'll accept the Saker. Thank you, Duke Ying!" Wu Minzhi said, then turned and went to the back room, leaving the housekeeper where he was.

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British government.

"You mean Zhou Guogong said he was tired, and then he didn't say anything else?" Li Jingye asked.

"Yes! The villain didn't see Duke Zhou, but only the housekeeper!" The envoy said, "The steward said that Duke Zhou had just returned from the palace and was a bit tired. He likes hunting falcons very much, thank you Duke Ying!"

"This guy is so rude!" Li Jingye's face flushed immediately, he turned his head and said to Wang Wenzuo: "He also accepted the things, but he didn't answer a word about the things mentioned in the letter. He thought he was Who is it? Has entered the political affairs hall?"

"Brother Li, don't worry, he's in the limelight now, so it's not surprising that he's arrogant!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile. He hasn't connected this with himself, otherwise he wouldn't even thank him.

"So what about being in the limelight? Who hasn't been in the limelight? Sooner or later, he will come down one day! At that time, he will be good-looking!" Li Jingye sneered: "It's okay for him to refute my face, but even Sanlang You don't give face, you don't give yourself a way out, you are really stupid!"

Wang Wenzuo laughed dryly, but didn't speak. Li Jingye's meaning was obvious. Wu Minzhi was so domineering now because he relied on the queen's power, but once the prince succeeded to the throne, his and Wang Wenzuo's positions would be reversed immediately, but what he said If it came out of Wang Wenzuo's mouth, it would be completely deliberate.

"Sanlang!" Li Jingye waved his hand, indicating that all the maidservants and servants in the house had retreated, leaving only himself and Wang Wenzuo, and said in a low voice: "The prince has supervised the country for the past two years, treating his ministers with courtesy and the people with benevolence. Originally The imperial court has been using troops abroad for years, and most of the government soldiers have fled. According to the law, those who fail to enlist in the military government will be executed if they fail to meet the deadline.

For this reason, the prince wrote a letter to the emperor: I heard that the army recruited soldiers, but the whole family of those who did not report in time would be implicated, and some were even imprisoned without being convicted. There were a large number of people.However, some of them did not meet the deadline due to illness, or encountered bandits on the way, suffered disaster when crossing a river, were afraid of fleeing, were seriously injured, etc., but the military law had to include their relatives.The minister believes that military law should take into account the facts. If they are not killed in battle, they will be convicted or flee, and their families will be implicated.The minister hopes that the law can be amended, so that soldiers in the family who flee in the future will not have to suffer the crime of sitting together.

The emperor adopted the prince's remonstrance and revised the law. There are tens of thousands of people who live by virtue of the prince's benevolence in Guanzhong alone. These people all want to die for the prince.Wouldn't it be great if we could use this power to accomplish great things? "

"Li Jingye, what do you want to do? The wine and meat are not delicious, the concubines in the house are not beautiful, and Chang'an's leisure life is not rich? Do you want to die like that?" Wang Wenzuo cursed secretly, but replied: " It is true that the prince is benevolent, but the emperor is also a virtuous king. Let’s take what you said just now! The prince wrote a letter to advise, and the emperor must accept the advice to amend the law, right? That’s tens of thousands of people If you live with the crown prince, don't you have some kindness from the emperor?"

"Sanlang's statement is ridiculous!" Li Jingye said with a smile: "You just came back from other places, and you don't know much about the emperor's physical condition in the past few years. Since the destruction of Goguryeo, the emperor's health has been worsening day by day. There are many winds and diseases all the year round, and the government affairs are mostly handled by Her Majesty the Queen. And there are many young people around the Queen, and Wu Minzhi is one of them. I think you should know who he is, Saburo? If the government affairs are waiting here In the hands of the villain, can Datang's affairs be okay?"

"Who Wu Zetian likes to use, I know ten thousand times better than you! But you are not a good thing, and you are definitely not wronged by saying that you are a mess, and you will live a good life, but you are thinking about how to get the prince to carry out a coup d'etat all day long." Overthrowing one's own parents to come to power, and profiting from it himself! It's really a feature of the Tang Dynasty!" Wang Wenzuo slandered.

Seeing that Wang Wenzuo didn't speak, Li Jingye continued: "Sanlang, you think that the emperor is sick, and time is running out. At that time, the prince will naturally succeed to the throne, and then you will be able to clean up the group and bring peace to the government. But Have you ever thought that if the prince is benevolent and filial, if he becomes the emperor, then the queen will be the empress dowager? Do you think that if she is the empress dowager, she will return to the palace and enjoy the peace? Those villains who rely on the empress will continue to rely on the empress dowager It means that even if you have won His Majesty's trust, you will still throw your hands at you and restrain yourself! Why don't you take this opportunity to kill him once and for all, so as to avoid future troubles forever?"

"That's all!" Wang Wenzuo finally said: "As a warrior, I am able to be here today because of the favor of the two majesties and the crown prince. What you said just now is beyond the words of the ministers. If the ancestors have made great contributions to the country, they can have Today is really not easy, I hope Brother Li will be careful in his words and deeds, and don't bring about the disaster of destroying the family!" After speaking, he stood up, bowed his hands to Li Jingye, and walked out of the door.

After leaving the British government, Wang Wenzuo returned home, admiring Li Jingye's foresight in his heart.Although the other party is not a time traveler, his judgment of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian's character and the development of the future political situation are still extremely accurate, and since he dared to speak out to test himself, it shows that he is not the only one who has such thoughts, but A considerable number of political groups with a deep social foundation.

And it was not accidental that he chose himself. Not only did he have rich military experience and won the trust of the prince, the most important thing was that he controlled the army led by Donggong Shi in a legitimate way. Unhindered access to Miyagi, only a wall away from Daming Palace.And the work I am doing to rectify the government soldiers in Guanzhong can easily mobilize and deploy the government soldiers around Sanfu, which is a very necessary condition for launching a military coup.It can be said that if you join in, support the crown prince Li Hong to ascend the throne, and let Li Zhi become the Supreme Emperor in advance, the chances of success of the coup are quite high.

But why did Wang Wenzuo resolutely refuse?First of all, although Wang Wenzuo was in a vital position and his official position was not low, his prestige and political status in Chang'an were far inferior to Li Jingye's. Wang Wenzuo's real base was still in Liaodong, North Korea and Japan, and he was still an amateur in the Guanzhong area.

If the coup is really successful, the group behind Li Jingye will undoubtedly get the biggest cake, and Wang Wenzuo will probably be marginalized. This is tantamount to working hard to make wedding dresses for others.Secondly, Li Hong himself had a good relationship with Li Zhi and Empress Wu. Without the cooperation of the prince, the probability of a successful military coup would be much lower;
The third and most important factor is that no matter how many personal moral stains Li Zhi and Wu have, as rulers, they are very competent.Launching a military coup will inevitably lead to civil war, bring great suffering to the people, and give opportunities for foreign enemies to invade. If it is only for one's own ambition and desire for power to hurt so many people, this also violates Wang Wenzuo's inner integrity.

"It's really a pity!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "It's such a good opportunity to seize the highest power, and I don't know there will be a next time!"

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British government.

Just as Wang Wenzuo left, a young man came in from the outside: "Brother, did you let Wang Wenzuo go so easily? If he reports to the queen what you just said, we will be wiped out!"

"Second brother, you don't need to worry!" Li Jingye smiled: "Wang Wenzuo is not such a villain, as far as I can see, he has long been wary of the queen!"

"Then why did he just refuse?" the young man asked, his name was Li Jingyou, he was Li Jingye's younger brother, and he was also a part of the conspiracy.

"This person is very careful in his actions, how can he be in it just because of the few words I just said?" Li Jingye said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll just talk to him a few more times!"

"Brother, why do you trust him so much?" Li Jingyou said anxiously: "Even if he is wary of the queen, if he reports us, he will definitely be rewarded by the queen! How can the lives of hundreds of people in my family be entrusted to me?" On his own conduct?"

"Second brother, you have to believe in your brother's vision!" Li Jingye said with a smile: "Wang Wenzuo's face is definitely going to be a big deal, besides, the soldiers of Chang'an Nan Ya and Bei Ya are all in the hands of the Queen's cronies, only Wang Wenzuo controls the soldiers of the East Palace, and he is a famous general in the world, if he agrees, it will be a big deal!" (End of this chapter)