Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Chapter 166 Di Renjie’s shocking discovery!
"I wonder what the Empress Dowager summoned the minister here to do?" Dou Ying glanced at Zhang Changzong and said with clasped fists.

Wu Zetian said angrily: "You came just in time. I have received news that someone is impeaching Li Chongrun, and Princess Yongtai is making unreasonable remarks about Dr. Zhang."

"Catch him immediately and bring him to justice. If the matter is found to be true, he can be interrogated and executed later in the year!"

Hearing these words, Dou Ying was secretly surprised and couldn't believe it.

"Queen Mother, Li Chongrun is the beloved son of King Luling. Are you sure you want to kill them both?"

He didn't expect that the Queen Mother would kill the descendants of Li for the sake of a face. If this was spread, it would cause an uproar.

As if she knew what he was thinking, Wu Zetian sat on the bed and said coldly.

"Rokuro is my personal miraculous doctor. If he hadn't been suffering from a chronic illness for many years, how could he have been cured so quickly?"

"Li Chongrun, this rebellious grandson, wantonly slandered Divine Doctor Zhang and clearly harbors resentment towards me."

"Why don't we kill such people and keep them alive!"

Seeing that the Queen Mother was determined to kill Li Chongrun and the others, Dou Ying sighed and left the Guanfeng Hall.

As the palace door slowly closed, Wu Zetian, who had a majestic face, suddenly showed a look of pain, as if there were dense insects crawling on her body.

"Liu Lang, bring me the medicine quickly, I can't take it anymore!" Wu Zetian gasped.

Seeing Wu Zetian's hungry look, Zhang Changzong had a mysterious smile on his lips, poured the gray pills into a bowl and brought them to her.

"Queen Mother, I just saw that Dou Ying seemed unwilling to arrest Li Chongrun. If such a person continues to stay in the Internal Guard House, trouble may arise."

"How about letting Xiao Jing come back and take charge of the Internal Guard Mansion again?"

Wu Zetian's whole body was sore and numb at this time. She just wanted to drink the elixir in front of her, but she couldn't think of so much.

Hearing this, he was sweating profusely and said: "It's accurate, please give me the secret elixir quickly."

Zhang Changzong proudly handed the bowl to Wu Zetian, who drank eagerly.

Finally, he lay on the bed with a satisfied look on his face, his whole body in a state of ecstasy.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Changzong sneered, walked to the imperial case, and imitated Wu Zetian's handwriting to write an imperial edict.

After finding no problem, he called the chamberlain stationed in the main hall.

"This is the decree drawn up by the Queen Mother. Dou Ying is dismissed and Xiao Jing is appointed as the chief minister of the Internal Guard Mansion. You should immediately send it to Fengge Luantai to have your signature stamped."

"At the same time, the palace guards are ordered that no one is allowed to step into the palace without an order from me! Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"

"Yes!"

After the chamberlain left the Guanfeng Hall with the imperial edict, he took the guards directly to Fengge Luantai to deliver the edict.

When the cabinet ministers heard that the Queen Mother wanted to kill Li Xian's children because of a male favorite, everyone was shocked.

"Mr. Geng, are you saying that the internal guards have gone to arrest people?"

Manager Geng gave a wry smile: "Mr. Di Ge, the Za family advises you not to interfere. Dou Ying has been dismissed from office and imprisoned for questioning."

"What! The chief minister was also arrested?" Di Renjie was shocked and asked quickly.

"Who is the successor?"

"Xiao Jing?"

Di Renjie frowned and said, "Wasn't she imprisoned in Dali Temple because of the Hanguang Temple mutiny? Why was she used again?
"It's not clear. It happened suddenly. No one knows what the Queen Mother was thinking." Manager Geng said.

Di Renjie walked around in circles with his hands behind his back, his face changing constantly.

Finally, he stopped and said to the ministers: "The matter is urgent. You will immediately summon all the officials to come to Feng Pavilion to discuss the matter."

"I will go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother and ask her what is going on."

After speaking, Di Renjie got on the sedan and headed all the way to the inner palace. However, as soon as he arrived in front of the palace gate, he found that the door was locked.

The two chamberlains holding Fuchen smiled and bowed.

"The Za family has met Mr. Di Ge. I wonder what your purpose is in entering the palace?"

"I want to enter the palace to meet the Queen Mother, please open the door." Di Renjie said solemnly.

Unexpectedly, the chamberlain who used to bend down and bend his knees changed his previous attitude and said with a smile on his face.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Di Ge. Doctor Zhang has ordered that no one can enter the palace during the Queen Mother's rest period, and you are no exception."

"How outrageous! Mr. Di Ge is the prime minister of this dynasty, what qualifications do you have to stop him!"

Di Chun shouted and was about to take action, but was stopped by Di Renjie.

"Forget it, let's go back." "Master, you?"

Di Renjie winked at Di Chun, and the two of them turned back the way they came.

On the way back, Di Chun said puzzledly: "Sir, you have the royal badge from the palace given by the Queen Mother and you can go directly to the Guanfeng Hall. Why do you need to look at the faces of the internal servants?"

Di Renjie sat in the sedan and sighed.

"Di Chun, you noticed that all the guards guarding the palace gate have been replaced by unfamiliar faces. Do you know what this means?"

"What does it mean?"

"This means that Zhang Changzong has taken control of the palace. If we forcefully break in, we may be in danger."

Di Chun was startled: "Sir, are you saying that the Queen Mother was confused by Zhang Changzong?"

"The Queen Mother is determined and ruthless in doing things, so how can she be addicted to male lust."

No wonder Di Chun didn't believe it. He always thought that Wu Zetian gave people the impression of being iron-blooded and ruthless. It was hard to believe that she would be deceived by carnal desires.

Di Renjie shook his head and looked at the shops on both sides of the street.

"If you are just addicted to male sex, I wouldn't be so worried."

"I'm just afraid that she will be controlled by that guy Zhang Changzong..."

As he spoke, the sedan returned to Feng Pavilion. At this time, the place was filled with ministers wearing red and purple official uniforms.

Seeing Di Renjie coming back, he quickly came over and expressed concern.

"Mr. Di Ge, you are finally back. What did the Queen Mother say?" Wu Chengsi asked anxiously.

Although the two are political enemies, Wu Yanji is his proudest son, so he can't control him too much.

Looking over everyone in turn, Di Renjie sighed while stroking his beard.

"To be honest, the imperial palace has been controlled by Zhang Changzong. When I went to see the saint just now, I didn't even enter the palace gate."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in Feng Pavilion suddenly became solemn.

Fengge Luan Platform carries the emperor and sends it to various states and counties. If you can't even see the Queen Mother, how can you handle government affairs?

Zhang Jianzhi bowed his hand to Di Renjie.

"Mr. Ge, you are the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and you are deeply trusted by the Queen Mother."

"How do you think this crisis can be resolved?"

Facing the expectant eyes of everyone, Di Renjie frowned deeply.

"Nowadays, Tubo is rising outside the Tang Dynasty, and there are natural and man-made disasters inside the Tang Dynasty."

"Now there is another Zhang Changzong who is causing trouble for the imperial court. To be honest, there is only one person who can solve this matter quickly."

"Who?"

"Fan Xin, the Governor of Youzhou!"

The ministers nodded secretly, Di Renjie was right.

In this current situation, Fan Xin is the only one who can solve the problem.

First of all, Fan Xin's relationship with the Queen Mother was far superior to that of other ministers. No matter what extraordinary things he did, there was no danger.

But the ministers are different. Empress Dowager Yiwu's suspicious character will definitely think of a coup once she realizes that they want to get rid of Zhang Changzong.

Secondly, Fan Xin is as strong as fire and is best suited to deal with traitorous ministers like Zhang Changzong, who are deeply loved by the saints.

After figuring out the key, Wu Chengsi took the lead and spoke.

"Mr. Di Ge, it is our fault that Fan Xin resigned."

"What do you think we can do to invite him back?"

"This is not difficult." Di Renjie looked serious: "I have sent Junchen and Shangguan Wan'er to Youzhou."

"I believe he will rush back immediately after reading my letter to eradicate the traitor!"

Di Renjie knew Fan Xin very well, and he knew that this boy might not return to Luoyang in his lifetime.

But if we learn that the Queen Mother is in danger...

(End of this chapter)