?It¡¯s also raining in the capital. The same lightning and thunder, torrential. Wu Zetian¡¯s mood was just like the weather. But her expression was like a palace being baptized by wind and rain, without moving at all. Although she has not abandoned the calm demeanor she has developed over decades, she feels more helpless than ever before. Mentally and physically exhausted, even getting angry has become a luxury. She finally felt that she was aging, weak, and deeply helpless. She is sick. Very sick. For the first time in decades, she did not put on makeup when she got up in the morning, and then ordered all the mirrors to be removed from the palace. She didn't want to see herself looking old and dying. Many people with extremely strong hearts suddenly grow old in a very short period of time. This aging is not limited to appearance, but can be clearly expressed through appearance. Zhang Yizhi knelt in front of the Queen's bed, feeling extremely panicked because he could clearly see, almost with his naked eyes, that the Queen was aging rapidly. He even had a rebellious suspicion in his heart: Will there be a cold corpse in front of him at dawn? "Wu Lang, you said that Shangguan Wan'er conspired with Dong Gong to kill you. Do you have any evidence?" Wu Zetian asked with his eyes closed. Of course Zhang Yizhi has no evidence. But he knew that at this moment he could easily create the kind of evidence the Queen wanted. So he said: "Your Majesty lives in seclusion in the palace, but the East Palace openly gathers ministers to have a private banquet. This is not normal. It was suspicious that Princess Taiping's palace invited the prince to visit the emperor's tomb before, but now Shangguan Wan'er suddenly appears in the troubled autumn How could it be normal for the East Palace to have secretly conspired with the Crown Princess and King Shao for a long time? The most suspicious thing is that after the secret discussion, the Crown Princess repeatedly inquired about His Majesty's every move, especially caring about His Majesty's dragon body, which is not unpleasant at all. It turns out that she is eagerly looking forward to His Majesty's early death so that she can legitimately become the queen!" No one understands Wu Zetian's inner world better than Zhang Yizhi. Xue Shao's unparalleled achievements in commanding too many troops were indeed a problem. Wu Sansi is a powerful and ambitious person who should not be underestimated. But the one who really poses the greatest threat to her is the Prince of the East Palace who is closest to her. The bloody palace coup in which the emperor was old and weak while the eastern palace was young, and who seized power in advance, has been commonplace for hundreds of years and has almost become a "tradition". Wu Zetian has always been preventing this kind of thing from happening to herself. Even if she still has her last breath, she cannot let herself fall into that situation. Ants can live in vain, let alone emperors? But Wu Zetian always knew in her heart that in the past two years, she had been in poor health, had less and less contact with foreign ministers, and her control over the court situation was also constantly weakening. As a last resort, he borrowed the help of the Zhang brothers to manage the court on his behalf. She understands better than anyone that the Zhang brothers are of inferior moral character and capable, but this is precisely the reason why she is willing to reuse Er Zhang - if she really delegates power to a favored minister who has both talent, virtue and outstanding ability, then she may have fallen into the trap long ago. As a puppet, or even turned into a corpse. The emperor's mind has never been easy for outsiders to understand. But if Wu Zetian was wary of the fact that the prince wanted to rebel, she would never believe it. Wu Zetian definitely knew what kind of person her child was. Even if there was a group of people behind him who kept encouraging him, and even if he borrowed eight hundred courage from the prince, he still wouldn't dare. If he had not been so sure, he would not have bothered to go to great lengths to bring him back from Fangling and stuff him into the East Palace to show off. But there are many people close to the prince with such ambitions. That Wei Xiang'er has never been a peaceful person. This time at the East Palace banquet, it was Wei Xiang'er's name. There is no need to guess that the fact that the prince dared to come to petition him was the result of Wei Xiang'er's instigation. This woman deserves to be killed! Wu Zetian's closed eyes opened slightly, and a murderous intent emerged. Zhang Yizhi, who was kneeling aside, shuddered coldly. "But the Crown Princess is not an ordinary person after all. If there is no conclusive crime, the world will not accept her death, and then there may be more trouble. We have to think of a perfect strategy that can suppress the restless East Palace without causing shock in the court and unrest in the world Zhang Yizhi knelt for a long time. Seeing that the queen had not expressed her position, he said again: "Your Majesty, that Prince Shao" " "I have heard many times that King Shao likes to discuss government affairs," Zhang Yizhi said, "I heard that the former minister once said that the two brothers deceived the emperor and confused the government, and even ordered your majesty" "Go on. ." "My Majesty will be humiliated in the world and criticized in history. How can I see His Majesty Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty in the future?" "What a shame!nbsp; Wu Zetian was furious, patted the bed board and sat up. ??You don¡¯t hit people in the face and you don¡¯t expose their shortcomings when you scold them. What¡¯s more, dragons have reverse scales! Wu Zetian¡¯s temples were flaring and she was so stunned! "Shao King Li Chongrun, I have never treated you badly!" "I remember when you were just born, I would go to the late emperor and make you the emperor's grandson!" "You just came back from Fangling, and I would make you Shao King. Let you, a child with a yellow mouth, be equal to my nephew!" Wu Zetian roared a few words, his chest heaved violently, and he coughed violently. "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!" Zhang Yizhi was horrified. Now, no one wants the Queen to live longer than Zhang Yizhi. Otherwise, once this big tree falls, you will no longer have a place to live and no way to survive! Wu Zetian finally calmed down, lay down again and closed her eyes. It has always been the case that mothers are more valuable than children. "Crown Princess Wei Xiang'er, didn't you just rely on you to give birth to this Li Chongrun for the prince, and you also took a fancy to the prince's weakness and incompetence?" "You wish that I would die soon so that you could ascend to the throne and rule the world like me?" Dream your spring and autumn dreams! ¡ª¡ªAre you worthy? ! "Come here and issue the edict." Shangguan Mansion, in the study on the second floor next to the river. A cauldron of copper stoves is filled with sandalwood, and a peach blossom is quietly fragrant while watching the rain. Shangguan Wan'er put the peach blossom to the tip of her nose and smelled it gently, with a warm smile on her face. "Mr. Flowers." "Those flowers in the East Palace" "Although Shangguan Wan'er is compassionate, you can't tamper with God's will." "Go with peace of mind! Don't want to be born in a team of thousands of cattle in the next life! Wei, under the heavy rain and lightning and thunder, broke into the East Palace like a god or a devil. An order sent Wei Xiang'er into hysteria and made Prince Li Xian suddenly faint. Qianniuwei waited patiently from dusk to dawn until the prince woke up. Then, a footlong white silk fell into the trembling hands of Prince Li Xian. Shao Wang Li Chongrun knelt in front of him, his face was pale, his eyes were full of holes, and there were only wet tears on his face. "My child, bid farewell to father." Li Chongrun began to kowtow. Wei Xiang'er, who was crying loudly, was dragged out by Qian Niuwei. Prince Li Xian slowly walked up to Li Chongrun, looked down at him with a dull expression, and slowly put the foot-long white silk around Li Chongrun's neck. My son if there is an afterlife don't want to be born in an emperor's family