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

Chapter 171 The monarch and his ministers meet!

"Guards, listen to the order. I, the Queen Mother, have personally ordered Henan Dao to depose the envoy and appoint you as the Governor of Youzhou and the Minister of the Ministry of War!"

"You will quickly open the palace ban and let me in to meet the Queen Mother!"

As soon as these words came out, the defenders on the palace wall knelt down and paid tribute.

But still no one opened the palace door.

Seeing this, Fan Xin frowned and said coldly: "What do you mean?"

"Fan Shangshu, no one is allowed to open the gate before the time specified in the palace, otherwise it will be treated as treason." The defending general said with his fists in hand.

Fan Xin was silent for a while and suddenly shouted to the palace.

"Queen Mother, I would like to see you, Fan Xin!"

Since the palace door was not open, he kept shouting. In short, he must confirm whether Wu Zetian was still alive today.

Seeing this scene, the ministers spontaneously came to follow Fan Xin and shouted.

At first, only Fan Xin and the officials were shouting. Later, the guards, chamberlains, and palace maids also started shouting.

The rumbling sound was like rolling divine thunder that passed through the palace walls and stayed over the Guanfeng Hall for a long time.

Guanfeng Hall, sleeping palace.

Wu Zetian, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly opened her eyes and looked out of the hall with a puzzled expression.

"Changzong, why does my voice sound like Fan Xin's?"

"Is he coming to see me? Send someone to take a look outside the palace."

Zhang Changzong smiled unnaturally and said, "Your Majesty, you heard wrong. No one outside is asking to see you."

"Fan Xin just left Youzhou a few days ago, and he probably hasn't entered Henan Road yet."

Wu Zetian shook his head uncharacteristically: "Impossible, Fan Xin must be outside!"

As the voice got louder and louder, Wu Zetian finally confirmed that someone was outside the palace asking for a meeting.

Among these voices were ministers such as Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, and Wei Yuanzhong.

There are also palace guards, chamberlains and concubines.

But the most important thing is that Fan Xin is back from Youzhou!

Thinking of these things, Wu Zetian could no longer care about anything else, put on her boots and stumbled outside.

Fan Xin did not hesitate to resign and return home in order to protect her from the aristocratic family's counterattack.

She thought this guy would never come back, but she didn't expect him to show up here.

It’s incredible!
All the way to the palace gate, Wu Zetian gasped and trembled.

"Quickly, bring the ladder. I want to go up the wall to see Fan Xin myself."

"Your Majesty, you must not do it! The wall is high and the wind is strong. If you fall, you will not be able to bear it." The gatekeeper general turned pale with fright.

The palace wall is several feet high, so if it falls down, even a few of his heads won't be enough to chop it off.

"Stop talking nonsense, I forgive you!"

"Yes!"

The gatekeeper general waved to his two men: "Go get the ladder!"

After a while, several defenders moved three ladders and set them up on the palace wall. A guard on the left and right helped Wu Zetian climb up the palace wall.

Wu Zetian had been taking poppy soup for a long time and had not gone out for half a month. By the time she climbed onto the palace wall, her thin white shirt was already soaked with sweat.

Without enough time to wipe her sweat, Wu Zetian walked straight to the crenel and looked down.

With just one glance, she saw Fan Xin's figure.

When the four eyes met, there was relief and joy, but more importantly, it was a kind of friendship that transcended the monarch and his subjects!

"Queen Mother! I'm back to report my duties to you!"

Fan Xin endured the pain in his right leg and walked towards the palace wall, where someone set up a ladder.

"Fan Xin!"

Wu Zetian shouted and stretched out her pale palm.

At this moment, the whole world fell silent.

Both the civil and military officials and the palace guards looked at the scene in front of them nervously, looking forward to the two meeting.

Soon, Fan Xin climbed up the wall.

When the hands of the monarch and the minister were tightly clasped together, everyone quietly breathed a sigh of relief, with a smile on their faces.

"Thank God, we finally met the Queen Mother."

"Yes, if Fan Xin hadn't come back, the Queen Mother might still be staying in Guanfeng Hall.

Di Renjie stood in front of the ministers, looking at the monarch and ministers on the palace wall with a smile, with a look of relief in his eyes.The king and his ministers have known each other for many years, but he has never seen Wu Zetian like this. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't even believe it was true.

"It seems that not only the Queen Mother changed Fan Xin, Fan Xin also changed the Queen Mother." Di Renjie thought to himself.

"Colleagues, since Fan Shangshu has met the Queen Mother, I think we should go back."

Di Renjie said with a smile.

"What Mr. Ge said makes sense!"

The ministers bowed and glanced at the two people talking on the wall, and left the palace in twos and threes.

When the ministers dispersed, Wu Zetian looked at Fan Xin with emotion.

Seeing that his right leg was bloody and his pants were stained red, he immediately ordered someone to carry him to Guanfeng Hall.

"It's more than 500 miles from Youzhou to Luoyang, and it only took you eight days to get there. I must have suffered a lot on the way."

Looking at the flesh and blood of his right leg stuck together with his pants, Wu Zetian sighed and helped Fan Xin apply the healing medicine with his own hands.

Fan Xin smiled bitterly: "It was dark and there was heavy rain falling on the road. I accidentally fell out. I just need to rest for a while."

"How about the Queen Mother's holy body? I heard from Shangguan Wan'er that you haven't been to court for a month."

When Wu Zetian mentioned her illness, she laughed and said nonchalantly.

"I have indeed not gone to court during this period. I have been staying in the Guanfeng Hall to recuperate."

"Not to mention that Rokuro's ancestral secret recipe is really effective, I haven't had any of my old ailments for a long time."

"Even if you don't come to see me, I still plan to go to Shangyang Palace tomorrow to announce two major events."

"event?"

Fan Xin was startled and looked questioning. Wu Zetian covered him with a quilt and smiled.

"You have a good sleep in the Guanfeng Hall tonight, and you will know tomorrow if you have enough energy."

……

Early the next morning, the big bell of Shangyang Palace rang melodiously.

Under the watchful eyes of all the civil and military officials, Wu Zetian walked onto the stage wearing a five-clawed golden dragon suit.

"I see the Queen Mother, long live my queen, long live, long live!"

"Everyone is flat!"

"Thank you, Empress."

After the ministers stood up, Wu Zetian glanced around with his phoenix eyes and said with a majestic expression.

"In recent times, I have been staying in the palace for a long time to recuperate my health, which has made you all worried."

"The fault lies with me."

"I don't dare!" the ministers said in unison.

"Okay, I have called you all here today to announce two major events."

"Someone comes and reads the decree."

"Yes, Queen Mother!"

The chamberlain bowed, opened the imperial edict and said in a sharp voice.

"Haotian has a destiny, and the emperor accepts it. General Yunhui Zhang Changzong contributed medicine with merit. Although his official position is humble, he can still serve the country loyally and with sincerity."

"Immediately, I will be promoted to the rank of Minister of the Ministry of War of the fourth rank, receive the title of third-class national minister, and be rewarded with 2000 taels of silver. I admire this!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Zhang Changzong, a treacherous minister, was awarded the title of Yin Guanglu just a few months ago, and now he is promoted to the third rank of Duke.

This is too outrageous!
"The Queen Mother, think twice! Zhang Changzong is only a doctor, so why should he be given the title of Duke?"

Wei Yuanzhong stood up and spoke righteously.

"That's right. Who is this guy? Is he worthy of being crowned Duke?"

The members of the martial arts party echoed.

The smile on Zhang Changzong's face froze as soon as it appeared.

He didn't expect these damn old men to dare to humiliate him in public.

If he didn't come back with revenge, wouldn't it be looked down upon?
Instructing him to calm down, Wu Zetian snorted at the ministers.

"My mind has been decided, dear friends, there is no need to say more."

"Come on, read out the decree to Fan Xin!"

(End of this chapter)