Da Qin: Self-destruction and time travel, I will extend my life for Qin for a thousand years

Chapter 167 The second mistake - Wu usurped the country! (two)

"Did I really go to find Wu Mei?"

Li Zhi swallowed and asked cautiously.

Cui Yuan gave him a meaningful look, and Li Zhi was startled.

"Ha ha!"

Cui Yuan smiled and said: "Of course I went. If you didn't go, then the story would end here."

Li Zhi looked ashamed.

Li Shimin picked up the hot tea on the side and sighed to Li Zhi while tasting it: "I can't blame you for this. I can only say that Wu Mei's methods are too powerful."

"I'm here to greet you, and after I entered Ganye Temple to become a nun, I showed that I never forget you, and even wrote love poems."

"You are so full of energy that it is normal for you to get caught easily."

Li Zhi's face felt a little better, Cui Yuan looked at it, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

Although the concept of tea art did not exist in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, who had a lot of experience, obviously understood this.

In a sense, Wu Mei is a top socialite with excellent tea art skills even after a thousand years, and is very good at manipulating men's hearts.

As Li Shimin said, it is normal for Li Zhi to fall in the face of Wu Mei's temptation.

"At that time, Wu Mei had experienced a year of temple life and had already gone through ups and downs. She showed a mother-like temperament in every aspect."

Cui Yuan continued: "This is undoubtedly very attractive to His Highness the Crown Prince."

"So when His Royal Highness went to Ganye Temple to worship and unexpectedly met Wu Mei, both of them were relatively speechless."

"In the second half of that year, as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's mourning period was over, Wu Mei's hair could be styled into a bun. Then Wu Mei returned to the palace under Li Zhi's arrangement."

Li Shimin was confused: "Wu Mei returned to the palace so easily. Didn't Wang Clan Langya stop her?"

The Langya Wang family is one of the five surnames and seven hopes, and it is Li Zhi's natal family. Li Zhi's current crown princess is from the Langya Wang family.

If nothing else goes wrong, after her death, the Crown Princess will be the Queen of the Tang Dynasty.

Logically speaking, if Li Zhi did something that trampled on etiquette, in order to maintain his position, Wang should try his best to stop him!
"No."

Cui Yuan shook his head and gave an answer that surprised Li Shimin: "On the contrary, Queen Wang not only did not stop her, but she also welcomed Wu Mei's entry into the palace."

Li Shimin and Li Zhi were both very surprised!
Cui Yuandao: "Because although she comes from a famous family, she is the daughter of the Taiyuan Wang family, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes. Her marriage was arranged by Princess Tong'an, Li Zhi's aunt, and she is the veritable No. 1 in the harem."

"But she has a dull personality and cannot please her husband. Coupled with years of infertility, she feels even more distressed."

"In sharp contrast, Concubine Xiao Shu gave birth to two daughters and one son for Li Zhi, and her son Li Sujie was named King Yong."

"No wonder."

Li Shimin nodded, finally understanding a little of Wang's worries and why she supported Wu Mei's entry into the palace.

Because according to convention, King Yong is the son of the queen.

She had no children and was sitting on the throne of queen for free. She could only watch as Concubine Xiao Shu received more favor and status than herself.

At this time, unless Wang wanted to sit back and wait for death, he would definitely want to win over an ally.

Wu Mei, who came from a dirty road, is naturally inferior to others, and is deeply loved by Li Zhi, is undoubtedly the best target to win over.

Cui Yuan's next words also confirmed his guess.

"These things make Queen Wang uneasy and uneasy. She often feels a sense of crisis and urgently needs an ally to help her suppress Concubine Xiao Shu."

"So, after learning the secrets of Li Zhi and Wu Mei, she was not angry but happy. While secretly ordering Wu Mei to grow her hair, she also encouraged Li Zhi to take Wu Zetian back to the palace."

"In this way, with the efforts of Empress Wang and the Taiyuan Wang family behind her, Wu Mei was still condemned, but she still entered the harem without any danger."

"Furthermore, Wu Mei was very law-abiding when she first entered the palace. At this time, she did not have any status as a concubine - after all, she had been the wife of the late emperor. Although Li Zhi liked her, he had to worry about etiquette no matter what."

"In this regard, Wu Mei's approach was to "make a speech and pay tribute later", and tried her best to please the Queen and the Queen through various methods. The two of them were as good as sisters."

"For Li Zhi, she also deliberately catered to flattery, and soon gained special favor."

"And relying on this special favor, he gradually turned away from being a guest. Not only did he overthrow Concubine Xiao Shu, but he also overthrew Queen Wang, becoming the new empress of the Tang Dynasty and the true master of the harem."

"What? Wu Mei actually became the queen of the Tang Dynasty?"

"That's outrageous! How did she do it?"

"Cui Shenxian, did you remember it wrong? How could this happen? How did I agree in the future?"

When Li Shimin, Li Zhi, Ying Zheng and Ying Yinman heard this, they couldn't help but suspect that they were hallucinating!

Li Zhi even suspected that there was something wrong with Cui Yuan's memory.

It's just that Wu Mei successfully entered the harem. After all, he really likes her, and there is Wang's encouragement.

But she actually went through five levels and killed six generals, overthrew the daughter of the Taiyuan Wang family, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, and became the master of the harem and the new queen of the Tang Dynasty!
This cannot be said to be unreasonable, it is simply ridiculous!
Although Cui Yuan did not explain the process in detail, it can be imagined that this was definitely an extremely terrifying and bloody storm!
As a talented person of the late emperor, she climbed to the top step by step, and even the five surnames and seven hopes were defeated by her.

"Young slave!"

"You really have fallen in love with an amazing woman!"

Li Shimin was filled with emotion. He didn't expect that this martial artist who was unknown in the harem could actually have such shocking methods!
I really made a mistake!
Li Zhi was ashamed.

Li Shimin looked at Cui Yuan and continued: "Cui Shenxian, so the second mistake Zhinu made related to Wu Mei was to make Wu Mei the queen of the Tang Dynasty?"

"I admit that this is indeed very bizarre and a little hard for me to accept, but it is far from shocking me!"

Having said this, Li Shimin couldn't help but show pride on his face.

I received so much stimulation from Cui Yuan today, and now I can be considered a winner.

Isn't it just to let Wu Mei become the Queen of the Tang Dynasty? It's just a trivial matter.

Li Shimin was about to continue to babble a few words to show his extraordinary psychological quality, and his chin was about to go up to the sky, when he saw Cui Yuan continue.

"No no no!"

"This is not the second mistake, at best it is just the precursor to the second mistake."

"The real second mistake His Royal Highness made was to allow Wu Mei to ascend the throne and become Empress Wu Zhou, which almost caused the Tang Dynasty to be destroyed."

"Haha, this is nothing...!!!"

"Damn it, what did you just say!!!"

Li Shimin instinctively wanted to continue to deny it, saying this was nothing.

But after just saying a few words, the whole person was like a duck being scalded by boiling water. With a "whoosh", the whole person jumped up from the dragon chair!
"Wu Mei actually became the emperor and almost destroyed the Tang Dynasty? Cui Shenxian, are you crazy? How could you say such outrageous things!"

Li Shimin was so frightened that his brain shut down. He flew in front of Cui Yuan and pressed Cui Yuan's shoulders firmly.Li Zhi was also completely stunned, and his mind went blank.

It can also be understood that he made Wu Mei the queen because he was blinded by love.

But what's the point of letting Wu Mei become the emperor?Will my head be caught in a door in the future?How could someone do such an outrageous thing?
Ying Yinman was also surprised, but Ying Zheng was the only one among the four who didn't show too much surprise.

Because a long time ago, Cui Yuan told the story of the only female emperor of the Tang Dynasty and even the history of China more than once.

As a woman, ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Supreme.

Even Ying Zheng, who unified China, had to admire her.

"So this is how she became the emperor."

Ying Zheng understood: "No wonder she can be called the second Empress Lu. This method is indeed better than Empress Lu."

"His Majesty Zulong!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he turned around with red eyes: "What are you talking about? It's okay if Cui Shenxian is talking nonsense, why are you going crazy with him?"

Hearing this, Ying Zheng shook his head regretfully: "His Majesty, Emperor Tang, why do you pretend to be crazy and act like a fool?"

"If nothing else, why would Cui Shenxian need to lie to you?"

"Accept the reality. In the original history, Wu Mei did become the emperor."

"Can……"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and his lips were bleeding.

He trembled, but in the end he did not refute, but looked at Cui Yuan imploringly: "Cui Shenxian, please tell me."

"What you just said is false! It's all false!"

"Cui Shenxian, please!"

At the end of the story, Li Shimin almost cried.

Li Zhi knelt down directly, his whole body trembling crazily.

"Hey~"

Cui Yuan looked at the two of them unbearably, and after a long time he said to the father and son, whose faces turned pale: "Your Majesty Li Er, I'm sorry."

"Even though you beg me so much, I really can't do it!"

Boom!

The last line of defense in their hearts was defeated, and tears of despair shed in the eyes of Li Shimin and Li Zhi at the same time!

"Cui Yuan, please stop showing off."

Ying Zheng stepped forward and said, "Just tell me everything you know."

"The long-term pain is worse than the short-term pain. Just speak out."

"it is good!"

Cui Yuan nodded helplessly: "In that case, your Majesty Li Er, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you just have to listen."

Li Shimin and Li Zhi were frightened!

"The reason why Wu Mei was able to become the empress can actually be explained by the fact that she became the queen in order to deal with the Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu."

"Wu Mei, who is deeply aware that she has nothing to rely on, understands that if she wants to overthrow the Guanlong family headed by Queen Wang in the harem, she must completely abandon all human emotions."

"So, she used her newborn daughter Wei as bait to frame Queen Wang!"

"According to historical records, after Wu Mei gave birth to her daughter, Empress Wang visited her as usual, and then Wu Zetian took the initiative to strangle her daughter to death when Empress Wang left and no one was around, and put the blame on Empress Wang."

"When Li Zhi arrived, Wu Mei's daughter had already lost her breath. Li Zhi was furious on the spot and immediately decided to "depose the king and establish a military force" and vowed to bring down the entire Five Surnames and Qiwang!"

"And finally a few years later, using the excuse of "killing the royal heirs with a dove", he deposed Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu, and the entire family was implicated and exiled to Lingnan. Wu Mei was corrected and officially became the empress of the Tang Dynasty. !”

"From then on, Li Zhi and Wu Mei cooperated with each other and became closer and closer."

"Working together, not only were Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining, Han Yuan and others expelled from the capital, but they also forced the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes, which had been strong for hundreds of years, to gradually fall into defeat!"

"The imperial power of the Tang Dynasty was unprecedentedly strengthened, completely changing the situation since the Jin Dynasty in which the aristocratic families were strong but the imperial power was on the decline!"

"At this time, Li Zhi and Wu Mei are both called the Two Saints, and they have power over both the government and the public!"

"It's a pity that although the imperial power of the Tang Dynasty has been strengthened, His Highness Li Zhi got wind disease at this time, which caused Wu Mei to gradually move from behind the scenes to the front."

"Then, as Li Zhi's illness became more serious, he trusted Wu Mei more and more and handed over all political affairs to Wu Mei."

"After all, Wu Mei is his pillow, and she is also the prince's biological mother, so Li Zhi believes that Wu Mei will never have any intention of betrayal."

Hearing this, everyone present felt a heartfelt chill!

Yes!

Wu Mei had no reason to betray her husband. Her husband was the emperor, her son was the prince, and she herself sat on the throne of queen.

It can be said that she has achieved the highest achievement that a woman can achieve, the limit of limits!
But, she clearly wants more!
"Because of this trust, as Li Zhi's condition became more serious, Wu Mei completely began to listen to politics behind the curtain and took over handling national affairs!"

"And in order to do things better, Wu Mei began to cultivate her cronies. Wu Mei didn't trust those well-established wealthy families at all."

"For this reason, she launched a large-scale imperial examination and promoted talents in an eclectic way."

"For those officials who came from poor backgrounds, as long as they were capable, she entrusted them with important responsibilities, creating a new balance between poor families and wealthy families above the court."

"As for Wu Mei's actions, Li Zhi in the future will also turn a blind eye."

"As long as Wu Mei didn't go too far, Li Zhi basically stopped interfering. However, he still underestimated Wu Mei's pursuit of power. After the mysterious death of Prince Li Hong, Wu Zetian gradually had a different view of the throne."

"She already has love, but she wants power even more!"

"With Li Zhi's death due to illness, Wu Mei's desire for power has reached its extreme!"

"The original prince Li Hong passed away, and the new prince Li Xian, as Wu Mei's second son, although he showed great political talent and won the praise of hundreds of officials, he was framed by Wu Mei who was blinded by power and became a commoner. .”

"Then the third son, Li Xian, successfully succeeded to the throne and became the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He was careful about everything and discussed everything with Wu Mei."

"But three months later, Li Xian was still deposed and demoted as King of Luling, and then the fourth son Li Dan was completely reduced to a puppet emperor controlled by Wu Mei."

"A few years later, Wu Mei, who was completely crazy, ousted Li Dan from the throne, ascended the throne under the attention of the entire Li Tang royal family, and changed the country's name to Zhou!"

"Achieved a historical achievement that is unprecedented and unprecedented in history - the only Chinese Queen!"

(End of this chapter)