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Volume One: First Visit to the Tang Dynasty Chapter 40: Wu Zetian¡¯s Hesitation

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    (Thanks to my arrogant book friend for the two monthly passes) Daming Palace, the inner hall of Xianju Hall, Wu Zetian is talking to He Lan Minzhi and Chen Yi.  There was not a single servant around, and they were all driven outside by Wu Zetian. Wu Tuan'er watched from the door of the outer hall, and everyone who came in was blocked.  "Minzhi, Ziying, His Majesty's health is deteriorating. You must be very energetic during this period. You must not slack off in anything. Do you understand?" There was no trace of sadness on his face because Li Zhi was about to die of his illness.  Wu Zetian solemnly ordered the two of them: "The news of your majesty's worsening condition must not be leaked out, so as to avoid chaos in the court! You must do what you are told to do!" "Yes, empress, ministers, etc.  Understood!" Chen Yi and He Lanmin both bowed and accepted the order! Wu Zetian spent most of these days with Li Zhi, staying in the Jinluan Palace, and didn't sleep much every day.  In addition to serving Li Zhi every day, she also had to deal with many court affairs. She also had to read the memorials sent by Li Xian. She would personally approve the memorials or decisions of the prime ministers in the political hall, but she did not  She felt a little tired. The reason she said herself was: in critical moments, court affairs must not cause chaos, so she held on.  However, Chen Yi knew that Wu Zetian was so energetic that she didn't feel tired even if she didn't get enough sleep every day. It was her mental factors that supported her.  General Li Zhi is dying, and everything is being arranged intensively. If Wu Zetian shows signs of fatigue at this time, it can only mean that she is really old and useless, and she no longer has much energy to seize power! Now  Wu Zetian's state just shows that this woman is not satisfied with old age and still has great ambitions.  However, Wu Zetian is indeed older than before. This old age is reflected in her body. Anyway, the attraction of this old woman's body to Chen Yi has dropped a lot. It may be because she has worked too hard over the years.  Wu Zetian's body was aging more severely than Wu Shun, who was older. Not only the fat around her waist and abdomen, but also the pigment in some places was gradually deposited.  Chen Yi could only lament that time is not forgiving! Today, Wu Zetian gave some instructions to He Lan Minzhi and Chen Yi, and specifically asked them to take good control of the forbidden army under their command to avoid chaos in the palace. Of course, the two of them  Yes.  After giving instructions for a while, Wu Zetian asked He Lan Minzhi to go first, leaving Chen Yi alone.  "Zi Ying, I have something to say today. I want to talk to you alone!" After He Lan Minzhi left, Wu Zetian motioned for Chen Yi to stand next to her.  Chen Yi followed her words and approached her, bowed and asked, "I wonder what your Majesty has to say?" "Zi Ying, is your Majesty's illness really incurable?" Wu Zetian asked softly.  Chen Yi nodded without hesitation, "Yes, your Majesty. Your Majesty has been like this for so many years. His body can still be like this all these years because of the support of medicine. The last time he increased the dosage of medicine, Your Majesty saw that  He seems to be recovering, but that is also an overdraft of His Majesty¡¯s divine energy! His Majesty is like this now, which is beyond human power!¡± ¡°That¡¯s true, there is no way!¡± Wu Zetian sighed and stopped asking this question.  After being silent for a while, he asked again: "Zi Ying, what do you think of the current prince?" Chen Yi was startled, and immediately became distracted and asked warily: "What are you asking about?"  "Do you think the current prince is qualified to be the crown prince?" Wu Zetian asked in a low voice.  Chen Yi was startled. He didn't expect that Wu Zezhen was as true as he guessed.  The idea of ??changing the crown prince came up, and it was not easy to make any sharp remarks at the moment. He just said vaguely: "Empress, the prince just has no experience in supervising the country and dealing with affairs. In other aspects, he should listen to the empress!" Wu Zetian's eyes  Keeping his eyes on Chen Yi, he said almost word for word: "Minzhi told me these days that the current prince is too scheming. He hides everything in his heart and pretends to be stupid. If His Majesty dies, let him  After inheriting the throne, it is very likely that there will be a sudden outburst, and the emperor will settle accounts and overthrow this palace and all the ministers close to this palace. Do you think what Minzhi said is reasonable? "Chen Yi did not expect that Helan Minzhi would say this to Li Xian in front of Wu Zetian?  I didn¡¯t know how to express the shocked feeling in my heart. After thinking about it, I still felt that I couldn¡¯t remain indifferent. I tried my best to answer carefully: ¡°My queen, I don¡¯t think what Min Zhi said is too reasonable. The prince may have some scheming intentions.  , but the empress also knows his true nature. There is no better son than a mother. When it comes to listening to the empress, I feel that the current prince is better than other princes. Although the princes are left to handle court affairs nowadays, most things are done to please the empress.  This is enough to show that he only obeys the orders of the empress. If the empress can train him more, I believe the prince will be more filial and obedient! Doesn¡¯t the empress need a son who is very obedient to you to be the prince and inherit the throne? " Wu Zetian?  He was indifferent to Chen Yi's words and looked sideways at the other side of the palace.On one side, Gu Zi sighed and then said: "Zi Ying, how do you think Prime Minister Wang Dan compares with the Prince?" The foreshadowing of the previous words made Chen Yi predict that Wu Zetian would definitely ask this question, and he didn't think too much about it.  I was surprised, but I thought about it for a moment before replying: "Your Majesty, I haven't had much contact with the Prime Minister, but according to my impression, the personality of the Prime Minister is much stronger than that of the Prince, and he has his own opinions.  It can be seen from many incidents that it may be related to the rebellious period when he was growing up!" Chen Yi was unwilling to say too much about the two people on such matters, but what he meant was that it was him  She believed that it would be better to let Li Xian continue to be the prince and then succeed as the emperor. This was considered from Wu Zetian's perspective. Judging from the current situation, Li Dan had a stronger temper than Li Xian, but he was too young and did not have much in court affairs.  His opinions were revealed, but he will definitely be very stubborn in the future! Li Dan¡¯s character may be related to his young age and having never witnessed Wu Zetian¡¯s dealings with his brothers. Otherwise, he would be intimidated like Li Xian.  If you haven't been frightened, your temperament won't change much.  It should be said that these sons of Wu Zetian are somewhat similar to her in character, quite stubborn and strong. This can be fully seen in Li Hong and Li Xian. If Li Xian had not been frightened too much, he should have behaved the same way.  It turns out that Li Dan was not born that way in history. According to Chen Yi's opinion, he was just frightened too much by Wu Zetian and became like that.  You know, even his concubine Liu was summoned to the palace and disappeared inexplicably. It was really strange that he was not frightened to death! It turns out that Li Dan had heard and witnessed so much in history and experienced it personally.  Why didn't she know how powerful she was as the emperor's mother? She resisted asking him to become emperor and was extremely reluctant. If he hadn't seen Wu Zetian's cruelty and became like this, then he wouldn't be Wu Zetian's son.  Chen Yi¡¯s words made Wu Zetian silent again. After a while, she let out a long sigh, turned to Chen Yi, and stared intently.  Chen Yi didn't shy away, and just looked at Wu Zetian with a calm expression, without any dodge or fear in his eyes. Finally, a smile appeared on Wu Zetian's face, and he said in a soft voice: "Zi Ying,  You still understand my intention and can evaluate the two princes like this. This is better than Minzhi! Minzhi persuaded me several times to make the Prime Minister the crown prince instead, saying that the Prime Minister is young and I can let him take the throne.  Just continue to be in charge of the government and return to power when he reaches adulthood! I know that he has his own purpose in persuading him like this! He has always been on good terms with Dan, but his relationship with Xian is not so good, otherwise he would not  There are some bad words happening! But what he said makes sense. Dan is still young, compared to Xian, and has no experience in handling court affairs. He asks me for everything!" Wu Zetian said this, looking at Chen Yi,  He asked very seriously: "Ziying, but I still want to ask you, tell me, do the reasons Minzhi said make sense?" Now is an extraordinary moment, facing Chen Yi and Helan Minzhi.  Wu Zetian no longer concealed her desire to continue to hold power with the two ministers she relied on most, and directly explained her intention, hoping to get some feasible strategies from them.  She believed that the intelligence of He Lan Minzhi and Chen Yi could give him advice! "There is some truth!" Chen Yi did not deny what He Lan Minzhi said, expressing a certain degree of approval, but also expressed his own opinion:  "It's just your Majesty. The Prime Minister is now thirteen years old. In a few years, he will soon be an adult and can be in charge. Even if the Empress takes charge of the affairs of the court, he will return to power in a few years! If the Prime Minister's temper remains unchanged,  , when he grows up and becomes sensible, he definitely doesn¡¯t want his empress to continue to handle court affairs for him. If he wants to be in charge himself, it may cause a lot of disputes! But the current prince is weak and respects his empress¡¯s words in everything. He must be the one to do it.  The same is true for the emperor. He will not disobey the empress if she gives her orders! Even if the empress wants to return power to him, he may not accept it. He will definitely consult the empress on military and state affairs!" "Hmm!" Wu Zetian responded.  He said something, but did not continue, looking hesitant.  Seeing this, Chen Yi immediately continued: "Your Majesty, your Majesty's health is deteriorating now. The prince has been ordered to supervise the country to handle court affairs. Your Majesty has made arrangements for the aftermath of your Majesty's death. If something changes again, won't we have to make new arrangements? That way.  It will make people more panic, and if something goes wrong in the chaos, no one will benefit! I think that under the current circumstances, it is better for the empress to strive for stability! If your majesty dies, the empress can draft an edict on your behalf, using your majesty¡¯s  He told the prince that if there are any undecided military and state affairs, he must consult his empress for a decision! His Majesty must have given such instructions before he fell ill. The ministers all felt that His Majesty must have left such a will!" Chen Yi was half-conscious.  Wu Zetian's words suddenly shook her body, and a light suddenly appeared in her eyes. Although the light flashed, Chen Yi, who was close at hand, still saw it clearly. He was muttering in his heart that he had another bad idea that was adopted by Wu Zetian.  Okay, this womanHe will draft such a testament so that he can continue to take charge of military and state affairs after Li Zhi's death! (To be continued.)
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