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

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely make this matter a solid case!"

Gao Lishi bowed and left the Wanxiang Shrine, and came to the Neiwei Mansion in a sedan chair.

"My subordinates are here to see Eunuch Gao. The two chamberlains bowed down and prostrated themselves.

"Get up, let's go check out the prison cell."

"Yes, Eunuch Gao."

The two chamberlains got up from the ground and led Gao Lishi through the fence into a secret room.

There was a young man in prison uniform locked inside. When he saw someone coming, he rushed towards him and shook the iron bars desperately.

"Unjustly accused! I really did not participate in the rebellion! Please let me out."

Gao Lishi raised a smile on his lips and motioned for the chamberlain to go out.

When only the young man was left in the cell, he coughed and said meaningfully.

"General Wu, the Za family has a way for you to come out alive. I wonder if you want to hear it."

The young man was stunned and fell to his knees on the ground with a plop.

"I am willing to listen! Father-in-law, save me!"

"Okay, listen carefully, I will only say this once..."

Gao Lishi laughed and stared at the young man with cold eyes.

"Wu Jizhi, your mother, Princess Anle, deserves to die for participating in the palace coup. If you want to survive, there is only one way to go!"

"What way?"

"Use the relationship between your Wu family and Shangguan Wan'er to invite her to White Horse Temple and talk to her according to the words on the paper."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper and threw it to the ground. After reading the content on it, Wu Jizhi's expression changed. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Gao Lishi, his voice trembling.

"Father-in-law, you want to kill Shangguan Wan'er and everyone in the Fan family? Are you being too cruel?"

Gao Lishi sneered again and again.

"Prince Yan's palace colluded with Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping to subvert the Tang Dynasty. Why can't they be killed? Do you sympathize with them?"

Sensing the killing intent in Gao Lishi's tone, Wu Jizhi shuddered and quickly shook his head.

"I don't dare. After I'm released from prison, I will definitely follow your instructions and ask Shangguan Wan'er out."

Hearing this, Gao Lishi's expression softened a bit and he smiled.

"Master Wu, you are a smart man and should know the consequences of betraying the imperial court. Of course, with Shangguan Wan'er's wisdom, you alone are far from enough."

"The Za family has found helpers for you, and they will work with you to seduce Shangguan Wan'er!"

"Go ahead, don't betray the Za family's trust in you." Gao Lishi turned around and waved his hand.

After giving a salute to Gao Lishi, Wu Jizhi took the paper and walked out of the prison.

The bright sun made him unable to open his eyes, and it took him a long time to get used to it.

"I'm sorry Wan'er, I'm forced to do nothing."

Keeping the contents of the paper firmly in mind, Wu Jizhi strode out of the palace.

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Zhonglie Mansion.

"Hee hee, the eagle is catching the chicken!" In the yard, a girl in yellow clothes opened her two fat arms to protect several children behind her. "

Wei Yuanzhong stood in front of the girl with a grimace and tried to catch the child, but was kicked by the girl.

Instead of being angry, he picked up the girl and laughed.

"Haha, caught it!"

"Humph, Grandpa Wei is so mean!" The girl pouted and grabbed Wei Yuanzhong's beard, causing the old man to scream in pain.

Seeing this scene, Di Guangyuan, Xu Lan, Wang Xiaojie, Lou Shide and others laughed loudly and cursed Wei Yuanzhong as he deserved it.

Princess Taiping's expression changed, and she quickly stepped forward to hold her daughter in her arms, apologizing to Wei Yuanzhong, who waved his hands indifferently.

"Your Highness is too worried. It's too late for me to like you. How can you blame the princess?"

"You think so, little girl?"

The girl nodded her head and said childishly: "Grandpa Wei is the best."

Suddenly everyone laughed again.

After the laughter, Wei Yuanzhong wiped the tears from his eyes and looked at Shangguan Wan'er sitting at the table, sighing with emotion.

"Things in the world are unpredictable. Who would have thought that we, the former ministers, would be dismissed from office? Looking back on it is like a dream."

"Haha, Wei Zhongcheng wants to return to the imperial court again."

Shangguan Wan'er put down her brush and said with a smile.

Although she did not marry Fan Xin, she was the well-deserved number three figure in Prince Yan's palace, and her status was no worse than anyone else.

Wei Yuanzhong shook his head, with a look of sadness in his eyes.

"I am already old, and I am full of energy but not strong enough. If it weren't for King Yan's love and asking me to teach at White Deer Academy, I might not even have a place to stay."

"Yes, it's okay for us old guys to be dismissed from office. Miss Shangguan is at the age when she can make a lot of achievements. It would be a pity to be idle at home," Wang Xiaojie agreed.

Shangguan Wan'er's beautiful eyes darkened, and the jade fingers hidden in her sleeves clenched slightly.

Shangguan Wan'er has been obsessed with power all her life, but due to bad luck, her country was taken over by Li Longji. She had no choice but to hide in Prince Yan's Mansion and make a living by painting and calligraphy.

Seeing that several people were still looking at her, Shangguan Wan'er forced herself to cheer up and smiled.

"A few Zhuguo were joking. It's a blessing that the little girl can save her life. I don't dare to think any more."

At this time, a guard walked into the courtyard and whispered to Shangguan Wan'er.

"Miss Shangguan, a young man sent you a letter from the concierge, saying he is the son of an old friend."

"The son of an old friend?" Shangguan Wan'er was startled, apologized to the old guys, and returned to the room alone.

After Li Longji became emperor, she could not remember any old friends still alive in the world.

The envelope is a common butter paper on the market, and the content on it is only a few sentences.

"Tomorrow at a quarter of noon, we will meet at the White Horse Temple Zen Room, signed by Princess Anle."

Looking at the letter signed by Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan'er's pretty face kept changing.

Princess Anle had already died in the coup. Who was pretending to be her and asking her to meet him?

Could it be...

Shangguan Wan'er was shocked, and a young man wearing white clothes and a dignified appearance appeared in her mind.

Wu Jizhi!
As soon as this name appeared, Shangguan Wan'er was immediately shocked.

When Princess Anle and Crown Princess Wei were killed, the former once begged herself to take good care of her son.

It's just that the situation was too chaotic at the time, and Wu Jizhi had disappeared by the time he went to find him.

Now that it suddenly appeared, she felt caught off guard.

However, Shangguan Wan'er knew that Princess Anle had hidden a batch of gold and silver jewelry before her death to win over ministers.

If I get it myself, wouldn’t I not have to worry about it for the rest of my life?

With this thought, Shangguan Wan'er decided to take the risk and go to the White Horse Temple to see if the person she was dating was the son of Princess Anle.

One night passed, Shangguan Wan'er came to the dining hall early, where Princess Taiping and Princess Yinzhu were already waiting.

Everyone was stunned when they saw her dressed up. "Sister Shangguan, why are you dressed so neatly at home?"

"To be fair to Sister Taiping, my sister had a dream last night. She dreamed that King Yan was injured while fighting on the front line. Therefore, she planned to go to White Horse Temple to burn incense and pray to Buddha to protect the prince's safety."

Princess Taiping didn't think much, nodded and warned.

"There are too many robbers on the streets recently. My sister is worried if you go alone. So, let's go with a team of Qianniu Guards."

"Thank you sister."

After having breakfast with a few women, Shangguan Wan'er got on the sedan and walked to the White Horse Temple.

Along the way, gongs were sounded to clear the way, and guards accompanied them, attracting the attention of many people.

The team arrived at the White Horse Temple all the way. The host, who had received the news in advance, hurriedly brought the senior monks from the temple to greet them.

"Amitabha, I have seen Miss Shangguan, I wonder if His Highness King Yan is okay?"

Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly, her lips parted slightly.

"Master, there is no need to be polite. King Yan is patrolling Gannan Road and will be back in a while."

Speaking of this, she raised her head and glanced at the bustling temple, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Strange, why are there many times more pilgrims here than usual?"

"Back to Miss Shangguan, today is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Christmas. Pilgrims from all over come to offer incense and fulfill their wishes, so there are more people." The old monk bowed his head and raised one palm up.

"So that's it." Shangguan Wan'er laughed and turned her beautiful eyes to the leader of the guards.

"Dong Ge, please stay here while I go to the Zen room to rest for a while. No one is allowed to step inside without my instructions."

"Yes, Miss Shangguan!" Brother Dong raised his fists and waved to his subordinates, and more than a dozen Qianniu guards immediately guarded each passage.

Seeing this, Shangguan Wan'er smiled with satisfaction, opened the door and walked into the Zen room.

In the room, with green smoke curling up and Sanskrit sounds bursting out, a young man in white sat on a futon and muttered something.

Hearing the voice, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at Shangguan Wan'er.

"Sister Wan'er, we meet again."

"I didn't expect it was really you, Wu Jizhi!"

Seeing that the young man was really Wu Jizhi, Shangguan Wan'er felt relieved and a little confused at the same time.

Where did this guy go after not showing up for a long time?
"It was me. When you and your mother sat together and talked about national affairs, I ground the ink for you."

Looking back on the past, Wu Jizhi was very complicated. Shangguan Wan'er was the person he admired the most, but now he wanted to betray her with his own hands, which was somewhat unbearable.

Shangguan Wan'er naturally didn't know what Wu Jizhi was doing. At the moment, she was immersed in gold, silver and jewelry.

"By the way, Wu Jizhi, where did you go after your mother was killed? Why is there no news about you anywhere?"

Regarding the issue of disappearing, Wu Jizhi was already prepared and said with a wry smile.

"I'm ashamed to say that Wu was a guest at a friend's house when he suddenly heard the bad news. He panicked and fled Luoyang overnight and hid in a relative's house in Baihua Mountain."

In order to show his regret, Wu Jizhi squeezed out a few tears and wiped them away.

Shangguan Wan'er did not suspect that it was fake. After all, Wu Jizhi was a young man, and he would inevitably act instinctively when faced with sudden changes.

After asking for the reason, Shangguan Wan'er turned her beautiful eyes and changed the subject.

"By the way, the court is investigating seriously now, what are you doing back here?"

"Not reconciled!"

"Not reconciled?"

Wu Jizhi nodded heavily, stood up and came to the window, looking at the big clock outside, and said bitterly.

"Although Wu's parents are a little domineering, they have never harmed anyone. Damn it, Li Longji did not hesitate to kill my parents for the sake of the throne."

"Tell me, if I don't even avenge this blood feud, am I still a human being?"

Shangguan Wan'er's heart moved and she looked at Wu Jizhi with some uncertainty.

"You mean you came back this time for revenge?"

"Yes, kill Li Longji and regain the Tang Dynasty that belongs to us!"

When he talked about revenge, Wu Jizhi suddenly turned around and stared at Shangguan Wan'er.

"Sister Wan'er, Li Longji is narrow-minded and will not let people like you and me go. Come with me and rebel against him."

"Just like Li Longji killed my parents, kill him and then build the Tang Dynasty together!"

I have to say that Wu Jizhi's words are very confusing, especially for someone like Shangguan Wan'er who is unwilling to settle for mediocrity.

When she heard about jointly building the Tang Dynasty, she suddenly felt inexplicably excited.

If he can really regain his former glory, it seems worth taking some risks to help Wu Jizhi.

Forcibly suppressing the strangeness in her heart, Shangguan Wan'er shook her head.

"Sorry, I can't help you. Li Longji has already established a firm foothold. It's almost impossible to kill him and control the Tang Dynasty." He stood up and walked out.

She is not a fool. Everyone will say that she is rebelling in vain. She will not show any attitude until she sees the actual benefits.

As if he knew what Shangguan Wan'er was thinking, Wu Jizhi took out a map from his arms and slapped it on the table.

"Sister Wan'er, this is the treasure map my mother left for me before she was alive. With it, we can recruit troops and win over the ministers. Isn't this also possible?"

After glancing at the treasure map, Shangguan Wan'er refused on the surface even though her heart was burning.

"Wu Jizhi, you think of rebellion too simply. Money alone is of no use. You must have followers. Otherwise, how can you kill Li Longji?"

"Are you following..." Wu Jizhi's expression kept changing, seeming to be very hesitant.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.

"That's all. You are the only relative I have now. I might as well tell you that Wu has contacted a group of ministers. As long as you agree, we can definitely kill Li Longji and take back the Tang Dynasty!"

Shangguan Wan'er was secretly surprised and looked at Wu Jizhi in disbelief.

"You mean you have already won over a group of ministers?"

"That's right, Sister Wan'er, they are all generals and ministers who hold real power. For example, General Zuo Yu Lin Wei, you know Han Shi, he is one of them."

"If you cooperate with me, I can find a place to introduce them to you!"

Shangguan Wan'er was just curious before and didn't take the rebellion too seriously. Now she admits that she is moved.

If even people like General Zuoyu Linwei participated, then it might not be impossible to kill Li Longji and regain his former glory.

After weighing it up, a smile gradually appeared on Shangguan Wan'er's lips.

"Jizhi's matter is too important. I'll let my sister go back and think about it first, and I'll reply to you tomorrow."

After saying that, he opened the door and left the meditation room.

After she left, Gao Lishi came out of the secret door with a group of internal servants and patted Wu Jizhi on the shoulder.

"You did a good job, even the Za family believed what you said."

Wu Jizhi smiled flatteringly.

"It's all thanks to my father-in-law's cultivation. In one day at most, Shangguan Wan'er will take the bait. By then, I hope my father-in-law will fulfill his promise to me."

"Don't worry, after everything is settled, the Zajia family will send you on your way!"

The two looked at each other and laughed...

(End of this chapter)