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    After Li Wei heard this, his hanging heart dropped, bu

    Li Jingye¡¯s troops turned to the south of the Yangtze River. The major incident was over and it would not cause much harm to the country.

    But he sighed: "This son has harmed the country."

    "If he really has the idea of ????reviving the Li Tang clan, no matter what the purpose is, it is still good.

    But he is greedy for the aura of the King of Jinling, and his heart has been revealed!

    And it caused serious harm to Li Tang. Such a mediocre man raised an army not to shake Wu Zetian's rule, but to consolidate Wu Zetian's rule.  Do you see that such a loud and powerful uprising will be wiped out in just a few days? Which one of you dares to learn more?

    Under suppression, the clans of Li and Tang will inevitably raise armies in the future.  But because of Li Jingxuan's defeat, fewer and fewer people would respond, and there was a possibility that people within the clan who were greedy for life and fearful of death would inform Wu Zetian.

    When I was reading history books in my previous life, I skimmed over them, and many of the things I had read could not be recalled now.  At that time, he considered the issue from an objective perspective. The winner was the king and the loser was the bandit. He himself was not very disgusted with Wu Zetian, but rather admired her.  How difficult it is to be the only female emperor in the ages, and also the most powerful female emperor in the dynasty.

    In terms of the emperor's actions, Wu Zetian was not a good emperor. She killed many people, including many innocent people, and some very capable ministers and generals. The border was extremely difficult, and she was defeated by the Tubo, the Khitan, and the Turks.  , defeated by Mohe, the Northeast shrank from the Datong River to Hebei.  Qinghai has become the moon in the water, the flower in the mirror, and I can¡¯t even think about it.  In the north and south of Yinshan Mountain, Turkic cavalry moved freely and became their racecourse.

    But in general, if he is not a good emperor, he cannot be considered useless if he does not do well. At least he is considered good compared to most emperors.

    However, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he could only consider the issue from the perspective of safeguarding the Li Tang Dynasty.  Speaking of being a country, it depends on whether you have the ability. But in order to become the only queen in history, is she willing to put her neck on the knife's edge?

    After thinking about it for a moment, it was time to ask the guards to call Hei Te Changzhi in.

    ¡°It¡¯s almost time to run the country, and we have to let Wang Fangyi and the others spread the army back.  Also, you need a

    Taking this opportunity, we took down the two thugs of our mother, Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxun!  This requires a clever approach and cannot lead to a real civil war.  I can't afford to be hurt, let alone set a bad precedent.

    The two discussed for a long time and called Kong Zhengfang over.

    Kong Zhengfang was suspicious at first, then fell down and cried.  Li Wei has been staying in a manor outside Duzhou City, but he kept it secret. Except for a few dozen people in Qinghai, no one knew the inside story.  People like Kong Zhengfang are worried all the time.

    Kong Zhengfang asked while sobbing: "Your Majesty, it's been almost a year. Where have you been? Why am I worried when I hear the news."

    Li Wei can¡¯t say that the news was intentionally released by Lianpai people, and he can¡¯t say it in the future. Otherwise, how will people treat him?  There was no answer, so he helped him up and said, "Last year, your Dongdu delegation made Lian very satisfied."

    Kong Zhengfang¡¯s eyes immediately glowed.

    Although that night at Wu Chengsi's house, many of the North Gate bachelors did not want to argue, which made him win the battle, but it also proved that he was not a mediocre person.  I heard that His Majesty calls himself Lian, which is a strong and confident signal.  Also calling Luoyang the capital of the East also means not recognizing the Queen Mother's tricks at all.

    Li Wei asked him to sit down and said, "I have something very dangerous, and I want you to do it for me."

    "Your Majesty, I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, even if I die." Kong Zhengfang knelt down again and said.  It's better now. As long as the emperor is alive, Datang can be saved.

    ¡°It¡¯s not that dangerous to go through fire and water, as long as you are smart, this trip will only be risky, not dangerous.¡±

    ???????????????

    A few days later, something happened in Qinghai. Kong Zhengfang had an incident with a general.  Horn, when the trouble comes, the black teeth often favor this general.  Kong Zhengfang felt disheartened when the emperor's life and death were unknown, so he resigned and wanted to return home.

    As a result, Heiji Changzhi misunderstood and thought that he wanted to take refuge with Wu Zetian, so he sent people to chase him and stopped his wife and son, but Kong Zhengfang himself ran away.  Whereabouts unknown.

    It was originally a small matter, but because Kong Zhengfang and his party in Luoyang won him a little fame, people paid attention to it.  But he is a small person after all. He paid attention to it and then forgot about it.  However, thoughtful people still pay attention.  This incident meant that Qinghai was no longer an iron plate and had cracks when the emperor had not been found for a long time.

    After Wu Zetian heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

    ¡°It¡¯s not that she¡¯s afraid of Li Jingye, he¡¯s just a mob.

      What I am afraid of is the Qinghai generals, who have almost gathered the most capable generals in the country. It is not accidental. First, the son knows the military well, so he discovered these talents, and second, he continuously cultivates them so that the talents can grow smoothly.  There is also a group of veterans who have fought many battles.

    Even if her son is really dead, she will also have a headache as to how the Qinghai generals will arrange it.  Until now, she has not touched Qinghai, for fear of any misunderstanding among these people.

    As long as there are internal conflicts, it will be easy to handle.

    Li Xiaoyi was overjoyed when he heard about Li Jingye.  He is the real uncle of the emperor, but he found a fake Li Xian to take over.  Who in the world doesn't know that Li Xian was beheaded by the Queen Mother in Bazhou?  It already lacked credibility.  However, Li Jingxuan continued to run his own territory with the spirit of the King of Jinling. Now everyone in the world saw Li Jingye's face clearly. This righteous teacher was a fake King of Qin, so rebellious!

    Having lost its morality, what else does this army have?

    Wu Zetian¡¯s edict called for an army of 300,000. The Tang Dynasty had a government army system and the recruitment speed was very slow. If we were to deal with an army as powerful as Tibet, it might take a year or even longer to prepare the army.  Even if you have to make do with an army of 300,000, it will take a long time.

    "However, the times are in my favor. Opportunities must not be lost, and they will never come back. Taking advantage of the time when people in the world were disappointed with Li Jingxuan, Li Xiaoyi left the Eastern Capital with tens of thousands of troops and immediately went south.  But Li Jingxuan himself did not admit to treason, and laughed at his uncle Li Siwen: "You are a member of the Queen Mother's party. You should change your surname to Wu. You are not qualified to be surnamed Ji." He called Wu Siwen.

    Hearing that Li Xiaoyi's army was coming, he led his troops from Runzhou back to the north of the Yangtze River and faced off in Gaoyou.  The stalemate lasted for more than ten days, allowing Liu Jingtong to use the northwest wind to attack with fire, and was defeated.  Fleeing to Jiangdu, Li Xiaoyi pursued his troops and refused to give up.  There was no time to escape to Runzhou, so he had to board a sea ship and prepare to cross the sea to become a local bully on a certain island.  However, the soldiers refused. General Wang Naxiang and a group of soldiers suddenly rebelled and killed Li Jingye, Li Jingxian and King Bin Bin on the ship.  The first pass comes to vote.

    Then Wei Siwen and others were captured one by one.

    In just a few dozen days, the mighty rebellion was put down.

    Wu Zetian was surprised and happy when she heard this.

    There must be some happiness. Such a large-scale rebellion was wiped out in just a few dozen days.  This is of great significance. If anyone wants to seek change in the future, let's see what happens to Li Jingye.

    What¡¯s surprising is that I didn¡¯t expect Li Tang to be so deeply rooted in people¡¯s hearts.  It was Li Jingye, the third generation ancestor, who failed to live up to expectations. What if a famous general like Liu Rengui personally took charge and led his troops to Luoyang with a clear head?

    There is something worse. What if the son is alive and comes back with his troops?

    I began to reflect on whether I had taken a step too far.

    But I gave up the idea immediately and did not regret it.  If this were not the case, he would not be able to seize the rights in a short period of time.  If you can't catch it, people will be worried and the consequences will be unpredictable.  However, one detail needs to be added.  So he moved a large amount of money and silk to Chang'an and gave it to Liu Rengui. There was no reward for him, so he had to give some money to calm Liu Rengui's heart.

    Another person was summoned.

    He called Zhou Xing over, asked him to sit down, and said slowly: "Zhou Qing, the Ai family used to be in the Taiji Palace. His Majesty Taizong had a fierce horse that no one could tame. The Ai family asked the Ai family to give it a try. Taizong replied  Ask, the Aijia said that I have three magic weapons, one is an iron whip, the second is an iron hammer, and the third is a dagger. If you don't obey, I will whip it with an iron whip. If you still don't obey, I will hammer it with an iron hammer. If you don't obey, no matter how many horses there are.  It is excellent, but it is not for my use, so I have to cut its throat with a dagger. Now the Ai family has taken a fancy to a good horse, but it is difficult for the Ai family to use it. What do you think the Ai family should do?"

    Zhou Xing¡¯s legs crouched and he asked in a trembling voice: ¡°I don¡¯t know that the Queen Mother has taken a fancy to that horse.¡±

    "This horse's surname is Zhou Mingxing. He is from Chang'an, Jingzhao. He studied law when he was young. After becoming an official, he served as Shangshu and provincial affairs, and later moved to Si Nong Shaoqing. In the past, Xu Jingzong helped my son to cut off an important arm of the Ai family.  , with that sword strike, the Ai family was almost in darkness in the harem. What a good horse, what a good horse."

    "Empress Dowager, I am guilty, but at that time, I, I, I" Zhou Xing's face turned pale with fright, his upper teeth touched his lower teeth, and he could not speak fully.

    "The past is over, the Ai family won't care about it, I just want to ask you, the Ai family wants to use this horse, I wonder if this horse will listen to the Ai family?"

    "I will listen, I will listen."

    "Okay, the Ai family will appoint you as the Minister of Di Guan (Ministry of Punishment) and let you preside over Li Jingye's case."

    "Thank you, Queen Mother."

    Wu Zetian issued an edict to dig out Li Jingye's tomb, chop the coffin with an ax, and give him the surname Xu.

    Her character is Shunchang rebellious. If she says anything in court that does not suit her, she will be demoted and dismissed from office. Moreover, Li Jingye raises an army to rebel.  Besides, in the past, Li Ji helped her ascend to the position of queen, and she was equally generous to Li Ji.  However, not long after Li Ji, he deceived his husband and exiled him to Li Yifu.Li Yifu died in exile, and Xu Jingzong recovered from his illness, so he took the initiative to Shangguan Yi.  This was the most dangerous moment in her life.  Not counting the time when his son tricked Xu Jingzong, he wisely made concessions and cared about the relationship between mother and son, so he did not enter a dead end.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:??????? In their eyes, she is still a little nun and a talented person. Facing these two idiots, she used her power in the harem with ease.  The time of Changsun Wuji is not included. There are two major party members in the court, Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, who are supporting him. Even if he cannot become the queen, it will not be very dangerous.

    Therefore, Li Ji¡¯s merits and demerits are equal to each other.

    This move was made out of anger in her heart. Some sober-minded ministers realized through her move that Wu Zetian was mean and unkind.

    On her road to power, among the three most important people, Li Zhi undoubtedly ranked first. Without the late emperor's respect, Wu Zetian would not be where she is today.

    The second one is Li Ji. In any case, without Li Ji¡¯s support, Wu Zetian wouldn¡¯t even be able to be the queen, let alone where she is now?  As for Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, although they were very powerful at the time, with just these two villains, Wu Zetian could become the queen like no other?  Don't forget that not only did she come from a humble background, but she also had an extremely embarrassing status, a talented Taizong.

    The third place is Pei Yan. Without Pei Yan, Wu Zetian would not be what she is today.

    How is the result?

    But Wu Zetian didn¡¯t always display her power.

    This riot made her realize the power of the people and the role of the people's aspirations.  Therefore, another edict was issued to exempt Henan Province and Guanzhong from taxes for one year. I originally wanted to exempt people across the country from taxes for one year, but considering the pressure on the treasury, I gave up this idea.  Then he promoted talents on a large scale and used official titles to win people's hearts.  As a result, many buried talents emerged, but most of them were wasted talents. The money in the treasury was like running water, flowing less and less.

    There¡¯s no need to ask.  After all, money and silk are for use, and they are only good if they are put to use.  On this point, mother and son have the same view.  From Moufu City to Xinde, the two harvests are almost an astronomical number.  However, in the end, less than one out of ten people were brought to Chang'an by Li Wei.

    And her energy and talent once again left all the prime ministers speechless.

    This is the real hard work of the capable. Once Li Zhi died, Wu Zetian no longer had any scruples and did not even need to read the memorial for her husband word for word, which saved her a lot of time.  Therefore, the speed of reviewing memorials is accelerated.  She was so capable that she even asked her to handle the affairs of the prime ministers, and she did a pretty good job.

    Now the prime minister is very good and very relaxed.  Even Pei Yan can take half a day off every day.

    There were a lot of prime ministers, but Wu Zetian had to use his own abilities and talents to take advantage of them all.

    Zhou Xing also began to preside over Xu Jingye's rebellion case.

    Under torture, more and more people are implicated.  The spearhead was mainly pointed at the Yulin Army, which was also where Wu Zetian was worried.  Xu Jingye raised 100,000 troops at the top of the river, which did not pose a threat to her. If the Yulin Army had troops, it would only take a few hundred people to directly murder her life.

    But things changed after Zhou Xing's hands.

    A year has passed since the emperor, and there is still no news. The generals and soldiers in Qinghai began to talk about it, and even the original one

    Because of this, Kong Zhengfang had conflicts with some soldiers and fled to the Central Plains.  The emperor probably won't come back. The queen mother appreciates her, so she has to give something in return.

    There were many soldiers in the Yulin army who were loyal to Li Wei, such as Duan Huaijian who accompanied Li Wei on his tour of Henan Road.  Not all Li Wei and his party from the Western Regions were taken away, but Zhou Xing also picked them out one by one.  As well as some officials and common people.

    Some were kept in prison for continued interrogation, while others were beheaded immediately upon conviction.

    Although tax is exempted, Luoyang is still miserable.

    Qiu Renjie couldn't help but stopped Zhou Xing when he was going to court and said, "Shilang Zhou, don't forget how your Majesty treated you back then?"

    Zhou Xing was very ashamed and hesitantly left.

    It happened that Zhu Jingze passed by and heard Di Renjie's question. He said worriedly: "Ms. Di, your question will reach the Queen Mother's ears soon."

    "I can't help it," Di Renjie sighed. When he used this guy, he felt something was wrong.  However, considering some special uses, His Majesty was disgusted and continued to use it.  I didn't expect this day.  After a pause, he said: "Zhu Shaoqing, what time of day is the darkest?"

    "At dawn."

    "That's right. After dawn, won't it be bright?"

    "If it's His Majesty's plan, it's almost time to play it out again."?, but it went too far.  It's probably time for the emperor to show up.  If the emperor had anything to do with it, he would have been wronged by the sword sooner or later even if he had not said this.

    After finishing speaking, I looked at the sky. The north wind was still blowing, and the wind was like a knife.  Thick snow is piled on many houses in Luoyang City. When the wind blows, it falls rustlingly from the roofs, like balls of powder.  There is also thick ice in Luoshui.  The withered yellow reeds by the river were blown down by the cold wind, rustling. It was very cold, and the reed leaves seemed to be frozen, and they swayed very stiffly.  It's the darkest time, and it's not far from dawn.  The season has reached its coldest time, can spring be far behind?

    (To be continued)
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