Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 788 Three-Party Calculations (1)

In a side room of the Qianyuan Hall, Empress Wu in a bright yellow dress sat on the big seat at the head, sipping tea slowly, with a calm face, but there was an awe-inspiring aura quietly dispersing, life-threatening to wait on All the people on the side were stunned by it, even the always daring Gar Yingong didn't dare to have the slightest freedom, so he could only hold his breath and stand with his hands down, pretending to listen to the instructions respectfully. cute appearance.

"The old slave kowtowed to see the empress."

In the eerie silence, Cheng Denggao walked in from the outside quickly, rushed to the front with a few big strides, and paid homage with panic in his voice.

"Ok?"

Empress Wu didn't raise her head, she didn't even put down the teacup in her hand, she just let out a sound from her nostrils, signaling Cheng Denggao to speak on his own.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, this old slave, this old slave failed to fulfill his mission, this old slave deserves to die, this old slave deserves to die!"

Although Empress Wu only uttered a soft sound, Cheng Denggao suddenly trembled, fell to his knees on the ground, kowtowed vigorously, and repeatedly apologized.

"speak!"

Empress Wu obviously expected the result long ago, she didn't express anything, but said a word in a calm tone.

"I want to report to your majesty that the maidservant went to Zhongshu Province and announced her oral order, but Pei Zhongshu said that the matter is too important to issue an order after being discussed by the political affairs hall. He just refused to issue an edict to thoroughly investigate the rate of the Eastern Palace Guards, but only gave an edict to the governor of Tangzhou. Afterwards, the servants went to the door again. It is not allowed to give it privately, and he also said that Li Wenqi was not talented enough to be a governor, so he blatantly rejected the imperial edict of the Ministry of Education, the old servant refused to issue it, and the old servant was incompetent, so I beg your mother to forgive me."

Empress Wu issued an order, Cheng Denggao naturally didn't dare to be negligent, he hastily told the story of the incident one by one, he did not forget to accuse Pei Yan and Hao Chujun harshly.

"Hmph, take it, let's go!"

Although she had already expected the non-cooperation of the prime ministers, but she really heard what Cheng Denggao said, Empress Wu couldn't help but snorted angrily, but she didn't vent her anger on Cheng Denggao. A roll of yellow silk on the bed was thrown into Cheng Denggao's arms.

"No, I will do it now, I will do it now."

Seeing that Empress Wu didn't blame himself, Cheng Denggao's uneasy heart immediately calmed down a little, but he didn't dare to be careless. He didn't care to read the content of the will carefully, and he promised repeatedly, and hurriedly withdrew to the room.

"What does Ai Qing think of this?"

After Cheng Denggao retreated, Empress Wu raised her hand, and pushed away all the eunuchs and maids who were waiting on her side. She glanced at Gar Yingong with bright eyes, and opened her mouth ponderingly.

"The end of the East Palace has become an unstoppable trend. If you want to put it down, you can only resort to dangerous moves."

Gar Yingong is a sensible person, he has already seen the means hidden in the successive imperial edicts of Empress Wu, but he did not dare to say that he will come out, but replied in a general way: .

"Uh huh, are soldiers doing dangerous tricks? Interesting, very interesting, but how to do this dangerous trick, huh?"

For the overall deployment, Empress Wu has already made a decision. This time, I called Gar Yingong to come here, just to confirm the feasibility, and by the way, to put a burden on Gar Yingong, but Empress Wu He didn't intend to directly explain the strategy he had planned, but wanted to hear Gar Yingong's plan first, so he asked quietly.

"Tangzhou."

Being so forced by Empress Wu, Gar Yingong couldn't be more ambiguous, so he could only point out the key points carefully.

"Go on."

As soon as Gar Yingong said the main points, Empress Wu's eyes lit up immediately, but she didn't comment on it, she just nodded slightly, signaling to Gar Yingong to continue talking.

"Your Majesty, Tangzhou is a place of vital energy. The King of Yue can watch Luoyang as a tiger based on this, and the East Palace will certainly not sit idly by. If there is no accident, Tangzhou will become the focus of competition. A little provocation will not be difficult for profit."

This is a big matter, even though Empress Wu had asked him to speak clearly, Gar Yingong still didn't dare to speak out, and could only hint in words.

"What if the fish don't take the bait?"

Although Gar Yingong's words were very vague, Empress Wu could clearly hear the meaning behind it, rolled her eyes, and asked again.

"Between fiction and reality, blame Jiangdong."

Don't think that Gar Yingong dared to talk freely in front of Empress Wu before, but it was all to attract Empress Wu's attention. Now that it's the last moment, Gar Yingong dare not be so casual. After all, this One battle will decide everything, the winner lives, the loser dies, there is no other way to go, no matter how confident Gar Yingong is, he can only be more cautious when he comes to this juncture.

"Well……"

Hearing that Gar Yingong's strategy was basically consistent with his own thinking, the slightest doubts in Empress Wu's heart disappeared, and just as she was thinking about making a decision, Cheng Denggao turned back and put it on her lips The words just swallowed back.

"Reporting to the empress, the old slave is fortunate to fulfill his mission."

Seeing Empress Wu glanced over, Cheng Denggao didn't dare to be negligent, walked a few steps quickly, rushed to the front, holding the imperial decree in his hand, and reported a word with joy.

"Well, back off."

Empress Wu pointed out a few times, signaling Cheng Denggao to put down the imperial decree that had passed the door, and then issued the order of expulsion without any doubt.

"No, the old slave complies."

Empress Wu had an order, and Cheng Denggao dared not disobey. He humbly placed the imperial decree on the tables, and bowed out of the room.

"Tangzhou has a lot to do with the overall situation. Does Aiqing have any specific plans?"

After Cheng Denggao retreated, Wu Zai couldn't sit still any longer, so he got up abruptly, paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, then suddenly raised his head, staring at Gar Yingong with piercing eyes, Asked almost word for word.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say, I don't know whether to ask it or not?"

Gar Yingong did not directly answer Empress Wu's question, but bowed and asked solemnly.

"What's the matter? Tell me!"

Empress Wu frowned impatiently, but in the end, Gar Yingong still didn't get angry, and just said with a straight face.

"His Majesty's dragon body..."

As soon as he saw Empress Wu's face, Gar Yingong knew that Empress Wu had already guessed the question he wanted to ask, but the matter was of great importance. Knowing that it might offend Empress Wu, Gar Yingong still had the courage to ask half of it words come.

"presumptuous!"

Even though he had already guessed the question that Gar Yingong was going to ask, when it was time for Gar Yingong to ask the general, Empress Wu still couldn't restrain the irritability in her heart.

"Your Majesty calm down, the general does not dare to be rude and illegal, but the matter is of great importance, and if there is a slight mistake, it will be a situation of eternal doom. The general can only boldly ask one or two questions, and ask the empress to forgive me."

Empress Wu's aura is extremely strong, and it's really not that easy to bear such an anger. Even though Gar Yingong was a little bit more courageous, he was so shocked that his heart was pounding, but the shock returned to shock, and Gar Yingong still held on He explained.

"Humph!"

Although she knew that Gar Yingong's question was necessary for the design, Empress Wu still couldn't let go of it. It was not for anything else, but because Gaozong's illness was a secret among secrets. In order to hide it from the sky, Empress Wu no longer knew How much energy was expended in order to achieve a fatal blow by surprise, if the news leaked, the consequences would be serious, needless to say.

"I've made the worst-case scenario."

After all, Empress Wu was not an ordinary person. After venting a bit, she soon came to her senses, with a gloomy face, and gave a not-so-clear answer.

"No, the general understands, well, since this is the case, one should plan carefully, the general has a strategy, or it may be feasible..."

Although Empress Wu's words were vague, but Gar Yingong understood it immediately, and immediately felt a surge of excitement in his heart, but he didn't dare to express it. After pondering for a while, he slowly explained what he was thinking about. come out.

"Um……"

After quietly listening to Gar Yingong's report, Empress Wu was not in a hurry to make a decision, but pondered over it. Obviously, Empress Wu was worried about Gar Yinggong's bold and reckless strategy. After all, this is a decisive battle. If you lose, everything before will be wiped out, and you will not be free.

Time passed by every minute and every second, but Empress Wu never spoke. When such a situation happened, Gar Yingong's heart couldn't help jumping wildly for it, not for any other reason, just because he and Empress Wu are now considered to be the same The two grasshoppers tied to the rope, even if they have different thoughts, once they lose, they will end up in the same misery. However, it is Empress Wu who decides, no matter how impatient Gar Yingong is, he will still He didn't dare to reveal the slightest, and could only stand silently by the side, quietly waiting for Empress Wu's decision.

"If you go like this, how sure is Ai Qing?"

After Empress Wu was silent for a long time, she suddenly raised her head and asked with a sparkle in her eyes.

"Sixty percent, up to seventy percent!"

Gar Yingong gritted his teeth and gave an unreliable answer.

"Sixty percent? Hmm..." Hearing what Gar Yingong said, Empress Wu's eyes suddenly became brighter, and after a sigh of relief, she picked up the imperial edict placed on the table , Throwing it into Gar Yingong's arms, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "The Qing family will take this edict well, and when it is handed over to the King of Yue, the Qing family will take care of it." All right."

"No, the general will obey the order!"

Gar Yingong is a sensible person, and he knew the intention of Empress Wu's words as soon as he heard it. His mood fluttered involuntarily, but he didn't say much. Then he went out of the room.

"call……"

As soon as Gar Yingong left, Empress Wu, who was still on airs, instantly relaxed, stretched out her hand to stroke her forehead, and let out a sigh of relief, obviously exhausted.

(End of this chapter)