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

Chapter 224 Become a Supreme Emperor
The palace, the meeting hall.

At this time, the ministers gathered here, all with solemn expressions. Apparently Fan Xin's death gave them hope.

"Your Highness Prince Liang, I have just received news that the emperor has adopted Di Renjie's suggestion and intends to let Prince Li Xian take over as Dabao."

"The fate of us martial ministers will be worrying in the future." After a short silence, Liao Yaoxiang sighed while stroking his beard.

"Yes, His Majesty doesn't care about old friendship and alienates us ministers from the Dragon. I really don't know what he thinks."

As the ministers spoke one after another, Wu Sansi's face became increasingly gloomy.

"enough!"

After drinking to stop everyone, Wu Sansi said with a livid face.

"No matter how good Fan Xin is, his surname is not Wu. Your Majesty scolding me in public because of an outsider is simply too much!"

"Without our Wu family from the front to eliminate political opponents, would she be able to successfully ascend to the throne of emperor?"

All the ministers present nodded in agreement.

"That's right. Without us to keep the government running, the Great Zhou Dynasty would have been over long ago. How could there be a great victory in Liangzhou later?"

The Minister of War stood up and cupped his hands.

"Your Highness Prince Liang, now Fan Xin is missing, Di Renjie is ill in bed, Wang Xiaojie is far away in Qinghai Lake, and there is only one Shangguan Wan'er left by your side."

"If we sincerely ask His Majesty to pass the throne to you at this time, wouldn't it be..."

Speaking of this, Liao Yaoxiang showed a meaningful smile on his face.

"This…"

Wu Sansi was a little hesitant. To be honest, he had been spying on the throne for a long time.

In the past, Wu Zetian said that she would make him the prince, but because of Di Renjie's advice, she became Li Xian.

Now she is even more angry with him because of Fan Xin's disappearance.

If you miss this opportunity, I'm afraid there won't be such a good thing again in the future.

Wu Sansi is a decisive person. After thinking about the pros and cons, his eyes gradually became firm.

He spoke to the ministers.

"Everyone, you are all my king's trusted ministers, and I will not be polite to you."

"Your Majesty is in his sixties, and it is obvious that he has reached the end of his life. How would you feel if I, the king, stepped forward to take over the responsibility?"

All the ministers looked at each other, and then they all bowed down.

"I swear allegiance to His Highness Prince Liang to the death!"

"Okay! Sir, please get up quickly! Let's discuss taking over the palace."

After the ministers sat down, Liao Yaoxiang said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, I believe that the top priority is to control the Luoyang army first, and then eliminate Fan Xin and Di Renjie's direct lineage."

"Only when all obstacles are cleared, can we cut off your Majesty's last thoughts and let her become the Supreme Emperor."

Hearing this, Wu Sansi nodded in agreement.

"It's very simple to eliminate the direct lineage of Fan Xin and Di Renjie. Just capture people like Wei Yuanzhong."

"As for controlling the army, that's unlikely, right?"

Liao Yaoxiang shook his head and said confidently.

"Nothing is impossible. When Fan Xin was here, they would not change their family."

"But now that Fan Xin is missing, no one in the court can protect them anymore. The only way to get promoted and make a fortune is to surrender."

Seeing that Liao Yaoxiang was right, Wu Sansi lost the last bit of hesitation in his heart.

After discussing the strategy, he ordered the ministers to go back and prepare.

In the next few days, the Wu Party secretly contacted its allies while preparing to attack Fan Xin's direct descendants.

In just ten days, many ministers pledged their loyalty to Wu Sansi.

Just when the rain was about to come in Luoyang, the capital of the gods, in the Guanfeng Hall, Wu Zetian stood in front of the imperial case with a serious face and sketched with a pen.

The palace door opened, and Shangguan Wan'er walked into the hall with a pretty face and an angry expression.

"Your Majesty, these palace eunuchs are becoming more and more unruly. They dare to drink alcohol in broad daylight!"

Wu Zetian said without raising her head.

“No one dares to ignore the rules, it just depends on who made them.

"Wan'er, don't you smell the coming of rain?"

Shangguan Wan'er is such a smart person. She immediately understood the emperor's meaning after hearing this. "Your Majesty, are you saying that someone took advantage of the fact that Mr. Di Ge and Fan Xin were not in court to have strange thoughts?"

Wu Zetian put down the brush, baked the secret letter with fire paint, and said calmly.

"Since ancient times, there has been no family affection in the royal family. For the sake of the throne, father and son can turn against each other, and brothers can kill each other."

"In the past, when Fan Xin was around, they naturally didn't dare to make any changes, but it's different now."

"As soon as the news of Fan Xin's disappearance spreads, some people will always choose to take risks."

Hearing these words, Shangguan Wan'er was secretly surprised.

He didn't expect that the coup had just been put down some time ago, and now someone would have another idea.

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. Fan Xin is still alive and will probably come back in a while."

"This is natural. I never believed that he would die in the hands of the remnants of Black Wind Village."

Wu Zetian smiled calmly and waved her hand to signal Shangguan Wan'er to go back and rest.

After she left, a guard wearing armor came out from behind the screen.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

"Liu Da, take the secret message and go to Lanzhou immediately and hand him over to Fan Xin!"

"Just say that I ordered him to come to the capital of God to protect him as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

After watching Liu Da leave, Wu Zetian came to the window and looked at the hazy night, saying quietly.

"This day is finally coming, Wu Sansi, you disappoint me so much..."

Shangguan Wan'er left Guanfeng Hall and was about to return to her residence when a chamberlain came towards her.

"Miss Shangguan, His Highness Prince Liang invites you."

Shangguan Wan'er frowned slightly.

"It's so late that I need to go back to rest. Tell him to talk about it tomorrow."

Unexpectedly, the servant blocked the way with a smile.

"Miss Shangguan, I advise you to go there, otherwise you will be the one to regret it."

"What if I don't go?"

Shangguan Wan'er frowned slightly and said coldly.

The chamberlain laughed sinisterly, and the two guards drew their sabers.

"Miss Shangguan, please!"

"Humph!"

Shangguan Wan'er snorted heavily and followed the chambermaid to Prince Liang's Mansion.

Along the way, the guards stationed in the palace all turned into unfamiliar faces.

The eyes looking at her also became wary.

"Have the guards in the palace been replaced? We are about to take action."

Shangguan Wan'er sighed secretly and stepped into Prince Liang's Mansion.

"Miss Shangguan, the prince is waiting for you in the political hall, please."

Under the sinister smile of the chamberlain, Shangguan Wan'er opened the door and walked in.

In the main hall, Wu Sansi crossed his knees on the ground and stroked the strings of the piano.

Hearing the door open, he looked up at her with a smile on his face.

"Miss Shangguan is here. Sit down quickly and I will play Guangling San for you."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. It is inconvenient for me to come late at night. If you have anything to say, please just say it."

Shangguan Wan'er is known as the heroine prime minister, so she naturally has wisdom that ordinary people cannot match.

Through what happened tonight, she had been vaguely aware of Wu Sansi's intentions.

"As expected of Miss Shangguan, you must already know what I mean by inviting you here."

Wu Sansi smiled and stood up from the ground.

"How about helping me ascend to the great treasure and rule the world?"

(End of this chapter)