After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

The reason why Empress Wu agreed to go to the Eastern Capital to mourn was not because of a moment of anger, nor because she was afraid of the coercion of her courtiers, but a long-term consideration after careful consideration.

Pei Yan's idea of ​​"staying in the palace for mourning" is certainly feasible, and even for the current Empress Wu, it is a best-of-both solution. As long as she is in the palace, she will not be separated from the core of power.

But the question is, even if she really kept her filial piety in the palace for three years, and even stopped participating in listening to the government behind the curtain, would she really be able to stop everyone's mouths?

Obviously not, and the result would be even worse.

Don't forget, once a civil servant starts a rumor, it must be heard all over the world.

Staying in the palace for mourning is very likely to become an excuse for political opponents to attack her. How can she prove her innocence when all kinds of slander and slander come?
The enemy doesn't care how many bowls of noodles Liu Zi ate, the enemy only wants Liu Zi's life.

Therefore, this 'Yangmou' remains unsolved.

In the face of filial piety and power, Empress Wu weighed again and again, and finally chose the former.

Filial piety is to demonstrate a person's virtue. As a queen, Empress Wu must lead by example.

If she chooses to go into mourning, even though she will temporarily lose her power, three years later, she will still be the queen of the empire. As long as Li Zhi does not fall, she may have a chance to make a comeback.

But if she chooses power, she can indeed continue to control the court, and even in the years to come, no one can shake her in the slightest. An indelible stain, which she didn't want to see.

Therefore, she can only accept this result.

Hao Chujun was afraid that Empress Wu would repent, so he immediately praised: "Your Majesty is holy!"

Seeing this, the others responded in unison.

Li Zhi looked at Empress Wu in astonishment. He didn't expect that the other party would accept the reality so simply. Apart from a little surprise, he felt a sense of relief deep in his heart.

The emperor's mind is here.

Li Zhi lived in the emperor's family since he was a child, and his sensitivity to the change of imperial power far surpasses everyone else.

As soon as he succeeded to the throne, he wanted to overthrow the Guanlong Group headed by his uncle Changsun Wuji. He was obviously suffering from wind disease and was unable to handle heavy government affairs. take power.

This can understand why when the queen's power grew stronger, he moved his mind to abolish the queen again and again.

Emotionally, Li Zhi has deep feelings for Empress Wu, which is understandable; but in terms of government affairs, he is also implicitly guarded against Empress Wu; 'With this level of identity, he and Empress Wu are ultimately in the relationship of monarch and minister.

Empress Wu's decision made Li Zhi completely relieved, so he sincerely comforted him:

"Meiniang, don't be arrogant, if you leave, who else can I find to share the government affairs, stay here..."

Li Zhi was originally trying to comfort Empress Wu, and it was a conversation between the couple, but Hao Chujun, an old man, really didn't know what to say, so he directly interrupted Li Zhi's words.

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. The Crown Prince and the three princes are all dragons and tigers among men. With their assistance, Your Majesty can rest easy!"

Li Zhi turned black instantly: Old guy, I haven't abdicated yet!

The Prime Minister Pei Yan almost laughed out loud when he heard that, Hao Chujun dared to say even presumptuous words in order to bring down the empress, after this battle, it might be difficult to return to court.

Empress Wu was not angry at all, instead she followed Hao Chujun's words and said to Li Zhi:

"Your Majesty, what Hao Shaobao said is true. After the concubine leaves the palace, Xian'er and Xian'er can share His Majesty's worries!"

When Empress Wu said this, she had her own intentions. Li Xian and Li Xian were already adults, and they were her own sons. To point them out in public was to let her courtiers temporarily submit to the prince's subordinates. This is also a way to preserve strength.

Of course, it is not ruled out that her son might ostracize her, so she recommended two sons at the same time to avoid dominating the family.

Li Xian in the audience was overwhelmed when he heard it, happiness came so quickly that he himself felt it was unbelievable, it was obviously a situation where the snipe and the clam were fighting, but in the end he, the fisherman, got the benefit.

In ecstasy, he began to frantically think about his own calculations:

The crown prince is sick, and as the second son of the direct line, it is time for him to emerge, and the queen mother personally recommended it, and the father and the emperor will definitely agree. Although he wants to assist the government with the third son, but with the third son's IQ, it is not a concern at all. , after three years like this, can't I...

Seeing Li Zhi looking towards him, the excited Li Xian immediately pulled the dazed Li Xian out of the train.

Just when he was about to accept this huge and beautiful job, unexpectedly, a burst of familiar laughter came from outside the hall.

"Hahahaha, why should the queen mother entrust the younger brother to the king? With the son and minister here, she should solve the worries and problems of the father and emperor!"

Everyone looked around, only to see a vigorous man dressed in the prince's uniform outside the Xuanzheng Hall striding in.

The visitor was none other than Li Hong, the crown prince who had lived in the East Palace for a long time and was ill in bed.

"It's the prince! It really is the prince!"

"Isn't the prince sick? Why did he get better all at once!"

"Haha, the prince is safe, I'm waiting for luck!"

Hundreds of officials whispered to each other, discussing a lot, Li Hong came to the front of the hall like stars in front of the moon in everyone's eyes.

"The son pays his respects to the emperor father, and to the... empress mother!"

"Hahahaha! Good! Good! Good!" Li Zhi looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and said 'Yes' three times in a row.

The prince's appearance made Li Zhi feel a great surprise. Regardless of the disrespect in front of the palace, he walked down the imperial platform himself and helped Li Hong up.

"The ancestors of the Li family have blessed you, and I finally look forward to your recovery!" Li Zhi's eyes were flushed, and he was the happiest one for the prince's safe return.

"My son and minister are unfilial, and my father is worried!"

"It's fine, it's fine, it's fine!"

Li Zhi emotionally took Li Hong's hand and walked up to the imperial platform. The crown prince's throne, which had been vacant for a long time, welcomed its owner again.

Li Xian tightly clenched his fists, his eyes flashed with strong loss and unwillingness, he squeezed out a smile stiffly, and congratulated Li Hong:

"The emperor's brother is healthy, and the minister is overjoyed! The father, the queen, and the queen are finally free!"

"Yes, the same is true for my younger brother!" Li Xian echoed.

"And me, Brother Huang, it's great that you're fine!" Li Dan got up from the banquet and shouted happily.

Li Hong looked at the three brothers and said with a faint smile: "Thank you, brothers, for your concern. I will come to the East Palace some other day and hold a banquet for my brother to catch up with you!"

"Thank you, brother!" The three thanked each other.

Li Xian, who was in a dream, pulled the elated Li Xian back to his seat, while Li Hong got up and bowed to Empress Wu, and said with concern:
"My mother will go to the Eastern Capital, and my son will be self-restraining and prudent, and take the lead to take care of the government affairs for my father, so that my mother will never have to worry about the future!"

Empress Wu couldn't figure out the prince's intentions, from the moment he appeared, and when he thought of Hao Chujun and others, Empress Wu understood everything at once.

His son, after all, stood on the opposite side of himself.

Before that, she had thought that the prince might have complaints against her. After all, in the case of the princess, she stood by her nephew, which really hurt his son's heart.

In order to make up for what she owed her son, she sent people to the East Palace to deliver the best tonics every day, and even went to the East Palace many times to serve her son personally.

She thought that the gap between mother and child could be healed with her compensation.

But just today, right above the court, right in front of all the officials, his beloved son, together with his foreign ministers, gave her a fatal blow.

Disappointment, pain, resentment, helplessness... many emotions came to her heart, Empress Wu turned around, clutching her aching chest, wanting to leave this place that made her sad.

Looking at Empress Wu's desperate back, Hao Chujun in the audience could finally stroke his beard gracefully.

At this moment, he thought he had won.

Not only him, Li Hong on the imperial platform also thought he had won.

There are also Xiao Yuanzhao, Dai Youde, Zhang Cang, Li Song, He Shijun, Yang Guopeng... and all the officials of the anti-military faction, all think that they have won.

But at the moment when Empress Wu turned to leave, at the moment when all the ministers shot their crowns to celebrate.

The Jinwu guards stationed outside the hall suddenly seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, and quickly formed a human wall, blocking an uninvited guest at the entrance of the hall.

The 'uninvited guest' couldn't enter the hall, and she didn't know what was going on inside. She was so anxious that she had to stand on tiptoe and turn on the shouting mode:
"I am Li Lingyue, the princess of the dynasty. Listen to the treacherous ministers inside. If you dare to attack my aunt, you have to ask me first!"

The voice was soft and firm, but there was an indescribable ruffian air.

Except for Empress Wu who was shocked all over, everyone turned their eyes to the outside of the palace again...