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    At Karamatsu's house, Taiping, who was dressed in a fancy dress, climbed on Karamatsu's couch without caring about his image, "Come, give me a squeeze on your shoulders and rub your waist. I'm really exhausted these days."

    Seeing that the sun was setting outside, Karamatsu didn't say anything.  After getting up and closing the door, he walked to the couch and sat down. Just as Taiping asked, he pressed her shoulders, arms and waist, "Whose engagement ceremony are you attending today?"

    "Yes, right here, use more force. The engagement between the son of King Wu Youyi of Jian'an and the daughter of my brother, Prince Xiang. There will be another one tomorrow, the engagement between the son of Prince Xiang and the daughter of another Prince Wu," Taiping said enthusiastically  No, it seems that I am really tired from participating in many marriages that are coming one after another these days.

    Since the first day Wu Zetian ascended the throne, the dispute over the heir, which had been turbulent for several years, finally came to an end. This left the imperial city, the divine capital, and even the people of the world in a state of confusion.

    Before others could recover, the inner court took a series of actions.  First, a large number of memorials were publicly burned in front of Chengtian Gate. These were memorials that the Wu and Li parties had complained about some time ago due to the dispute over the successor. Many of them contained words of slander and impeachment by officials of the two parties, and even some  Many of them were direct attacks on his successor, Wu Chengsi.

    The act of burning the memorial in public somewhat calmed the restless mood of Lee Party officials in the DPRK and China.

    Immediately, Wu Zetian personally arranged a series of marriages in the inner court.  First, Wu Yanji, the eldest son of the successor king Wu Chengsi, was engaged to Princess Yongtai, the daughter of King Li Xian of Luling.  Then, Li Guo'er, the youngest daughter of King Luling, the princess of Anle, was engaged to Wu Chongxun, the eldest son of King Wu Sansi of Liang Dynasty.  Both engagements were arranged by Wu Zetian personally.

    Therefore, Li Xianren, the king of Luling, has not yet arrived in Beijing.  His two daughters became the eldest daughter-in-law of Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi's family respectively.

    Following these two times was the great marriage between the Wu and Li clans. For example, the former emperor's heir and current Prime Minister Li Dan married a daughter into the Jian'an Palace as his daughter-in-law. At the same time, he also married his son to a daughter-in-law from the Wu clan.  Son.  Similar marriages occurred intensively, causing troubles for clan dignitaries such as Qin Tianjian and Taiping.

    This grand marriage led by Wu Zetian personally followed the burning of memorials and was another softer way to appease the world's concerns about the Great Purge.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? by Tang Song, who said, "Take off this dress, I feel so tired just looking at it"

    Taiping didn¡¯t even move, and said lazily: ¡°Come here.¡±

    Although the weather has reached the depths of winter, it is naturally not cold in Karamatsu's house.  He stretched out his hand to pick up Taiping's outer coat and asked, "It seems that the saint doesn't want to carry out the bloody purge like before he ascended the throne. This is a good thing. By the way, the position of chief minister has been confirmed.  ?"

    Now that Wu Chengsi has been promoted to the throne and becomes the heir, his vacated position as chief political officer has become a big suspense.  Partly because this is a position below one person and above ten thousand people, so no one can ignore it; partly because all the officials in the imperial city thought that there was no suspense about the matter, and Li Dang didn't think about it at all.  The arrogant Wu Dang was determined that this position must be in the bag of Liang Wang Wu Sansi.

    "I do have news, but guess who the Queen Mother gave her instructions to?"

    Tang Song was just asking casually at first, but Taiping's seemingly unnecessary rhetorical question cheered him up, and he said in disbelief: "Is it Mr. Dee who is stumped?"

    Taiping sighed, "You. You are really smart."

    Tang Song suddenly stood up from the couch, walked around and laughed loudly, "What's so clever about this? Since your mother intends to ease the relationship between the Li Party and the Wu Party, it would be best for Di Gong to serve as the first political assistant.  Powerful means. As long as Di Gong is in place, all the Li Party officials in the court will feel at ease, and the court will be truly stable."

    "Does it make you so happy that Di Renjie returns to the dynasty and serves as the chief minister?"

    "Di Gong is an outstanding person of his generation. It is a great blessing for the world to have him as the first assistant." Tang Song chuckled, "But what makes me even more happy is that Wu Sansi lost his wife and troops this time. He devoted all his efforts to promote the king of Wei.  The position of superior king. In the end, it is nothing but a bamboo basket."

    Taiping, who was influenced by Karamatsu and wore only underwear after removing his formal dress, smiled.  "It's not like we didn't catch anything. The Queen Mother added another 500 households to his prince's fiefdom."

    For Wu Sansi, how big a difference does it make between adding these 500 households and not adding them?  Hearing this, Karamatsu laughed even more cheerfully.

    However, after laughing, Tang Song returned to the couch and asked Taiping solemnly: "Did you notice any unusual movement in Idetake Sansi?"

    Taiping shook his head, "Since the beginning of the Wu-Li party struggle until now, he has been in the public eye. In the past few days, he has traveled to various palaces like me, and I really haven't noticed anything. But looking at him like that  Son, although Wu Chengsi became the heir, he still competed in martial arts.Chengsi is even happier.¡±

    Hearing this, Karamatsu frowned, that¡¯s not right!  Compared with Wu Chengsi, who was mediocre but still tolerant as long as he was not involved in the struggle for the throne, Wu Sansi was the most narrow-minded, and his nature of retribution was clearly recorded in history books.

    Although the trajectory of history has changed now, Wu Sansi's broad-minded character cannot change immediately.  Everything he is doing now is not the normal reaction he should have, and there is something strange about it.

    " And Tang Song also knows that if something is abnormal, there must be something strange. On the contrary, Wu Sansi's strange behavior at this time is a sign of abnormality.

    ¡°But what is wrong with Wu Sansi cannot be known because there are no clues.

    After pondering for a while but unable to think of anything, Karamatsu put it aside.  Overall, it is good news that Wu Sansi is out of luck. As for what abnormal behavior he wants to do, it is not bad. At least for a while, he has no intention to deal with Tang Song, which also gives Tang Song more time to  Find out what's wrong with him in order to prepare more counterattack chips for the inevitable retaliation that Wu Sansi will come in the future.

    After saying the news, Tang Song slapped Tai Ping on the waist.  Unexpectedly, Taiping moved his body, so the slap deflected and landed on the plump buttocks under the underwear.

    The elasticity is so good!  As soon as such a confusing thought came into Karamatsu's mind, Taiping turned around and glared at him.

    It¡¯s really complicated at this glance.  There is doubt, there is anger, there is love, there is charmit is really a thousand kinds of styles.  There are all kinds of flavors that make people unable to taste them.

    "What are you looking at? You're not going home at this late hour? Get up quickly." Tang Song said righteously, while quietly getting up and leaving the bed. However, this little thought could not be hidden from Taiping. As soon as he stood up,  Seeing Taiping, he kicked him.

    This kick on the leg was real, and Tang Song immediately sat on the ground.

    Kicked him to the ground.  Tai Ping calmly stood up and put on his dress, "You are a bird, you have taken advantage of me and you still pretend to be a gentleman, don't even think about it."

    Finished.  After giving Karamatsu a contemptuous look, she flicked the hem of her gold-embroidered dress and walked away proudly with her head held high.

    Behind her, Karamatsu, who was still sitting on the ground, unconsciously drew circles on the ground with his hands and lamented: "I'm wronged. This is really an accident."

    Tang Song did not want to interfere in the dispute between Wu and Li, and his own moral status was too low, so the excitement during this period of time had nothing to do with him. He went to the Yamen on time every day.  Sit and watch the storm outside, the ebb and flow.  The days are quite leisurely.  The only regret is that Taiping has not taken action against Zhang Changzong for some unknown reason. Tang Song is quite dissatisfied with the delay in doing what he originally promised.

    Such good days lasted for more than ten days.  On the second day when the imperial city was buzzing with rumors that Di Renjie had arrived in Beijing, he received a summons to the palace to see his majesty.

    Tang Song entered the palace all the way, and was guided into the Yaoguang Hall by the palace guards. Only then did he realize that there were quite a few people standing in the hall, including political officials, leaders of various ministries and temple supervisors, in short, all the important ministers of the third rank or above in the imperial city were present.  .  In addition, many dignitaries from the royal family and Li Tang royal family wearing royal robes and royal robes also arrived. The originally spacious main hall of Yaoguang Hall became crowded because of so many people.

    This is clearly a large gathering of the top dignitaries in the city of God. What are you calling me for?

    The confused Tang Song was led to a secluded corner by another eunuch in the palace who took over. There were two people standing there, one was Du Shenyan, the former second-in-command of Jingzhao Yamen and now in charge of the reconstruction of the "Record of Surnames"; the other was  After being introduced by the eunuch, I found out that it was Shen Quanqi, a famous poet in the poetry world who was once as famous as Song Zhiwen and had just been released from prison.

    Although Tang Song and Du Shenyan have known each other for a long time, they don't like each other, so their relationship has always been lukewarm, and they can barely be regarded as acquaintances.  As for Shen Quanqi, who had been imprisoned for corruption before, they were even strangers, so there was only a simple greeting between the three of them.  Even though he was confused as to why he was summoned, Karamatsu didn't ask them.

    Such a place and occasion were not suitable for walking around, so Tang Song waited quietly. Not long after, an official from the Ministry of Etiquette came, and Tang Song was relieved of his doubts.

    Later, in the Yaoguang Palace, witnessed by many important ministers, there will be an extremely important ceremony.  Karamatsu and the other three were called to record this ceremony in a literary way.

    Du Shenyan is ranked first among the four friends of the article, and he is the well-deserved first in the current article; Shen Quanqi and Song Zhiwen are both good at rhythmic poetry. In the history of Tang poetry, they are known as "Shen and Song before him, and Qian Lang after him". Song Zhiwen  After the boat capsized, when it came to poetry, at least he was ranked number one in rhythmic poetry. As for Tang Song, although he was a fake, he was still the best among people in the world.In my heart, when it comes to emerging music lyrics, he is undoubtedly the number one.

    In ancient times, every important event was recorded in writing, and it was normal to use poetry as a record. But today, when the top dignitaries gather together, the three most recognized leaders in poetry and literature are gathered together to record a ceremony.  , which is really rare, and it obviously implies the intention of borrowing the influence of the three of them and the form of literature to beautify the ceremony and accelerate its spread.

    After the officials from the Ministry of Rites explained and understood Wu Zetian's intentions, Tang Song's doubts became even deeper.  What ritual was it that made Wu Zetian pay such attention to it?

    With the violent blast of the nine-ring quiet hall whip outside, the important ministers and dignitaries quickly stood up on the left and right according to their rank, and the answer to Karamatsu's doubts was slowly revealed.

    It was not a major court meeting at this moment, nor was it an ordinary court meeting, but Wu Zetian, who was slowly entering the palace, was dressed very formally, with a full set of emperor's robes.  The people helping her into the palace were no longer eunuchs, but two middle-aged men who had previously disturbed the whole world.

    The person holding his left hand was Wu Chengsi, who had just been promoted to the throne. When the man on his right showed his face, the whole palace was in an uproar.  Some people even cried out, "King of Luling!"

    With his nephew Wu Chengsi holding the arm on the left, and his son Li Xian, King of Luling, on the right, this battle was already enough to intimidate people.  Who would have expected that there would be a world-famous person following behind her.

    When he saw this man for the first time, Tang Song, like many people in the palace, exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Di!"

    Di Renjie is indeed back in Beijing!  Walking side by side with him was Liang Wangwu Sansi with a smile on his face.

    Wu Chengsi, Li Xian, Di Renjie and Wu Sansi surrounded Wu Zetian, who was dressed in dragon costume, and walked towards the throne step by step.  These five people, this scene was so shocking that the whole hall was silent for a while, until a certain official from the Ministry of Etiquette took the lead in applauding them, and there was an immediate uproar of praises.

    Tang Song was not impressed.  From the moment Di Renjie entered the palace, he had been looking at the old man.

    More than a year of being demoted has not made Di Renjie show his old looks. His back that impressed Tang Song so much when they first met is still straight, but the expression on his face is too calm.  So calm that nothing can be seen.

    Volunteer?  Forced?  All this remains a mystery.

    After Wu Zetian sat down on the throne, the palace quickly became quiet, and the purpose of today's strange gathering was finally revealed.

    This is an oath meeting.  The descendants of the royal family of Li Tang, headed by Li Xian, Li Dan, and Princess Taiping, and the clan of Wu Zhou, headed by Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, lined up in the main hall. After announcing to heaven and earth, they swore an oath loudly in the presence of important ministers from all over the dynasty.  They vowed that the Wu and Li families would always love each other and not harm each other.

    When the two parties jointly swore an oath, Wu Zetian arranged for a historian to record it. Eventually, the contents of this record would be handed over to the supervisor to be inscribed on three iron certificates.  Then one of the three iron certificates was hidden in the History Museum and the other in the Wu Ancestral Temple.  The last one was enshrined in the Qianling Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozong.

    After this grand oath was completed, at least on the surface, the relationship between the Wu and Li families seemed to be much more harmonious.  At that time, many people went to ask about Luling King Li Xian and Di Renjie, who had not returned to Beijing for a long time.

    I saw Di Renjie being surrounded by people.  Tang Song then went to find Shangguan Wan'er, leaving Du Shenyan and Shen Quanqi thinking hard about how to complete this Huanghuang masterpiece.

    While looking around in the crowd, Fuxiang came over and tugged on his sleeve. Tang Song understood, lowered his head and followed Fuxiang, and finally came to a room on the right side of the hall.

    This is also decorated like a signature room. Shangguan Wan'er is sitting behind the desk in the room, rubbing the position between her eyes and ears tiredly.

    Seeing the haggard and tired look on her face, Karamatsu closed the door with his backhand, walked quickly behind her and started to massage her gently, "You've lost a lot of weight."

    Shangguan Wan'er turned her head and pressed her face against the back of Tang Song's hand, "These days are really boring."

    "The conflict between Wu and Li will bring disaster to Chiyu. It depends on when you have time. Let's go out to the city for a day and you can relax."

    Hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er looked fascinated, "The position of the heir has been decided, and this busy period should be over. If I find some free time, I will go find you."

    When Tang Song was about to say something, he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening and light footsteps coming from next door, and then he heard Wu Zetian calling Shangguan Wan'er.

    While Shangguan Wan'er agreed, she whispered to Tang Song not to go out now and not to make any noise.

    For fear of someone inadvertently breaking in, Shangguan Wan'er locked the door from the outside after going out, and then she heard the sound of her pushing the door next door.

    Tang Song quietly walked to the corner that separated the two rooms, opened a gap in the floor-to-ceiling curtains, and then discoveredThe room on the wall that is slightly larger than this one is where Wu Zetian reviewed memorials. As for the secretary's room he was in, it is similar to the secretary's room in later generations. The two rooms are separated by a wooden carved board wall below and above.  It was also covered with a layer of curtains that blocked the view.

    Through the thin gap, Tang Song saw seven people standing in the room over there.  In addition to Wu Zetian, Wu Chengsi, Li Xian, Wu Sansi, and Di Renjie, there is also Shangguan Wan'er and a teenage rich and handsome boy.

    Wu Zetian sat behind the imperial court reviewing the memorial, and said warmly to Di Renjie with a smile on her face: "Di Qing, your appointment as the chief political officer is indeed what everyone wants, so please don't refuse anymore."

    Di Renjie still had the calm expression he had just now in the main hall, "I am already over sixty years old, my teeth have turned white recently, and I am very old. I cannot bear to hold such a high position. Your Majesty, please select other talents and allow me to beg."  The bones return to their hometown after old age, singing and dancing in the mountains, forests and springs in this peaceful and prosperous age."

    Before Di Renjie could finish his words of rejection, there was a "pop" sound, and Wu Zetian started to slap the case.  "Di Renjie, I have asked you kindly over and over again. Do you think I really don't dare to kill you?"

    This is the first time Tang Song has seen Wu Zetian lose his temper. She is tall and has a strong aura.  This powerful outburst of phoenix eyes suddenly made the next room feel like it had fallen into an ice cave. Even Karamatsu, who was behind the curtain, suddenly felt that the air seemed to be a few degrees colder.

    Wu Zetian's rare attack made everyone in the room lower their heads, especially the King of Luling Li Xian who was the most unbearable. Although Tang Song couldn't see his face clearly due to the angle, he could clearly see the trembling like chaff on his body.  Clearly.

    Di Renjie bowed and said nothing.  The meaning couldn't be more obvious, if you want to kill, just kill.  Why am I afraid of beheading?

    Wu Zetian glared at Di Renjie angrily for a long time and then slowly sat back down.  Then he turned to King Luling and said, "Li Xian, do you want to be the emperor?"

    Hear this.  Li Xian, who had been sifting chaff, suddenly fell to the ground. He shook his hands and said in a trembling voice: "I don't want to, my mother, I really don't want to."

    "Oh! If you really don't want to, then why would Di Qing not even do anything for you?"

    Li Xian was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He didn't dare to stand up, so he knelt down in front of Di Renjie, hugged the old minister's knees and shook them repeatedly.  "Huaiying, I know you treat me sincerely. But I really don't want to be the emperor. You should accept the offer of the Queen Mother. Please accept the offer of the Queen Mother. Just think of it as being for me." At the end of the sentence, another  Li Xian, who was anxious and frightened, was choked with sobs.  To Karamatsu, this scene was truly contemptuous, pitiful, and extremely distressing.

    Di Renjie, whose face had been as calm as death until now, slowly turned red. Finally, he looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh before kneeling in front of Luling King Li Xian. He shouted with endless sadness and desolation: "Your Majesty Your Majesty  ¡­¡±

    With these two cries of pain, tears rolled down Di Renjie's tightly closed eyes.

    "I don't know if it was because of the light in the next room, but Tang Song looked from a distance and saw that the turbid tears falling from Di Renjie's closed eyes were faintly red, very much like the blood and tears of loyal ministers mentioned in history books.

    While the old man shed tears of blood, Di Renjie hugged Li Xian, the king of Luling, who was in front of him and was old enough to be his son. The emperor and his ministers held each other's arms and cried. Especially Di Renjie's voice was so pitiful that it was like an old wolf wailing in the empty valley after losing his son. It was unbearable.  Listen.

    Tang Song outside the curtain watched this scene, seeing that Di Renjie, who had been strong and self-sufficient for decades, was now crying like this, and a burning sourness suddenly surged in his heart. The feeling was really hard to describe, it was really hard to describe.  Word!

    After letting the two of them cry for a while, Wu Zetian stood up and came to the two of them. First, she helped the King of Luling Li Xian with her own hands, and said softly: "Zhe'er, the Queen Mother has wronged you all these years. Don't worry, the Queen Mother is willing to treat Manchuria today."  Gods and Buddhas swear that they will never hurt you. You can live in the capital with peace of mind and be a wealthy and happy prince."

    King Li Xian of Luling was originally named Li Zhe, and Wu Zetian was used to calling him Li Zhe when she was a child. So although King Luling has changed his name now, he is still called "Zhe'er".

    Wu Zetian never speaks lightly and has no regrets; in addition, her devotion to Buddhism is known to the world. Now she swears in public that she will not hurt Li Xian by the gods and Buddhas in the sky. Even Di Renjie, who is filled with infinite sadness, does not doubt the authenticity of this oath.

    Li Xian, who was finally completely relieved, naturally thanked him profusely. After thanking him, he was sent away by Wu Zetian.

    After Li Xian left, Wu Zetian turned around and helped Di Renjie up with her own hands. After looking at the old minister for a long time, she sighed, "It must be that I am partial and refuse to pass this world on to Zhe'er. Di Qing, look at his appearance.  Are you the king of the country?"

    Before Di Renjie could say anything, Wu Zetian had already shaken his head, "Zhe'er, like his younger brother, is too weak-tempered. If he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will be held hostage by others, but what can I do?"?This world is passed down to him?  It¡¯s not that I am determined to bend your will to be the first minister, but if you are unwilling to take this position, I will do something I don¡¯t want to do for the sake of peace for the country and the world.¡±

    Although Wu Zetian did not explain what he said, Tang Song could understand it. The meaning of this statement was that if Di Renjie refused to become prime minister, the Li party, who was in a difficult position, would inevitably rebound. As long as this was possible, Wu Zetian would take action now.  To purge the Li Party, there will definitely be another bloody storm.

    On the contrary, with Di Renjie's prestige, if he is willing to serve as the chief minister and minister, he will first be able to truly stabilize the hearts of the Li party. This will give Wu Zetian the time she needs most to calmly arrange and finally eliminate the gap between the Li and Wu parties.

    What Wu Zetian told Di Renjie was indeed true. It seemed that she really didn't want to massacre. On the one hand, this was due to political considerations. On the other hand, she was tired of killing and was afraid that this would bring disaster to the Wu clan.  After all, the hidden lessons of Lu Pheasant and the Lu family in the Western Han Dynasty are not far away.

    After Di Renjie was silent for a long time, he sighed. The emotions in this sigh were so complicated that Tang Song could only understand them but could not express them in words.

    Hearing this sigh, Wu Zetian finally smiled.

    After a series of careful arrangements, the hustle and bustle of the imperial city and the world finally calmed down after Di Renjie became the chief minister and minister.

    Just when everyone thought that the heir had been established and the world was at peace, only a month later, a piece of news like a thunderbolt exploded over the mountains and rivers in Wuzhou - it had only been a few dozen days since he had ascended to the position of heir.  Wu Chengsi passed away.

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