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    Not long after, Xia Zhong was brought into the study. He bowed and saluted: "Old slave, see His Royal Highness Prince Liang!"

    "What's wrong with Mr. Xia, so late?" Wu Sansi took a sip of tea and asked calmly and dissatisfied.

    "I am here on the orders of the two generals Zhang to convey their greetings to His Highness. The two generals are willing to support His Highness Prince Liang as the crown prince."

    This news really surprised Wu Sansi. Just half an hour ago, in order to force the Zhang brothers to agree to his conditions, he sent people to assassinate Li Zhen, but he did not expect that the Zhang brothers actually agreed immediately.  There is definitely no relationship between them.

    At this time, Cao Wenfuer thought to Wu San: "I have just won the phase, and I am too eager to form an alliance. There must be something fishy here."

    Wu Sansi nodded. He thought so too. He thought about it and immediately ordered his surroundings: "Bring me one thousand taels of gold!"

    Not long after, several guards walked into the study carrying two plates of gold. The yellow gold shone under the light, giving off an alluring light.

    Wu Sansi smiled at Xia Zhong and said: "These are one hundred taels of gold, ten ingots in total. If Manager Xia tells me what happened in the palace tonight, these one thousand taels of gold will belong to Manager Xia."

    Xia Zhong swallowed. The temptation of gold was too great. Even though the Zhang brothers repeatedly told him not to tell anyone, he still couldn't resist the temptation of gold. He stepped forward and whispered: "Old slave, please listen to what I know."  The palace maid said that the Holy Emperor and the Zhang brothers were so excited tonight that they fainted. When they woke up, they were very obedient. She agreed to whatever the Zhang brothers asked. This is how Zhang Shenwang came out. "

    Wu Sansi and Cao Wen looked at each other with horror in their eyes. If the majestic emperor reached this level, wouldn't Jiangshan Sheji change his surname to Zhang?

    Cao Wen rolled his eyes and asked quickly: "Did the Zhang brothers use any special means tonight?"

    Xia Zhong sighed, "I can't talk nonsense, but it is indeed a bit strange. The Holy Lord and the two generals Zhang were having fun every night, so he would not be so rude. I just heard that General Zhang has a close relationship with a Hu monk. What are the details?  I really don¡¯t know what happened.¡±

    "Okay! I'll reward you with these golds."

    Xia Zhong thanked him profusely. Wu Sansi saw that Cao Wen was thoughtful and said, "Did you find anything?"

    Cao Wen nodded, "My son-in-law just feels a little strange. If the Holy One is really obedient to the two Zhangs, then why should the two Zhangs give in to their father-in-law? They can just wait for the price and sell it."

    One sentence reminded Wu Sansi, yes!  This is the truth, so how could something unreasonable happen? He looked at Cao Wen in confusion.

    Cao Wen's eyes flickered and he said slowly: "My son-in-law is a little suspicious. Er Zhang must be hiding something more important. Maybe it's not long since they found out about the emperor's order."

    Wu Sansi¡¯s eyes suddenly widened and he was stunned.

    Early the next morning, Wu Zetian canceled the court meeting on the grounds of illness. However, an edict was soon issued from the palace, appointing Zhang Shenwang, Yin of Taiyuan Prefecture, as his servant. He made peace with Zhongshu and became a minister. After Di Renjie's death,  After fighting for more than half a month, the seventh phase finally came to light, and the Zhang brothers won.

    This is the last result that civil and military officials want to see. The Qing faction in the imperial court has become a minority, and the two powerful forces of Zhang and Wu have the upper hand in the political hall. In addition, the Konghe Mansion itself has controlled part of the power, which means that  The imperial court fell completely.

    It was as if a pot was exploding inside and outside the court, and the public was furious. Nearly a hundred important ministers went to Zhenguan Hall and knelt down before the foreign minister, demanding that the Holy One change the edict and cancel Zhang Shenwang's decision to become prime minister.

    "Your Majesty, Zhang Shenwang has insufficient qualifications and low ability, and the public resentment is boiling. If he becomes prime minister, it will be the misfortune of the Tang Dynasty and will ruin your Majesty's reputation for the rest of his life. Please think twice!"

    "Your Majesty, think twice!"

    Hundreds of important ministers shouted in unison, the sound was so loud that Zhang Jianzhi even bled from his forehead and was extremely excited.

    In the bright hall, Shangguan Wan'er stood in front of the window and looked coldly at the officials petitioning on the steps. Her eyes were full of contempt. Only now did she realize that she regretted it and realized that the problem was serious. What did she do before? Give it to the Zhang brothers.  Too many opportunities.

    Now that the Holy Order has been issued, how can it be possible to take back the victory? How can the Zhang brothers give up the fruits of victory?

    Shangguan Wan'er shook her head and turned back to her seat. She stared at the ground blankly, her heart also filled with sorrow. Seeing that Er Zhang's control over the Holy Emperor was getting deeper and deeper, and his power was getting bigger and bigger, and he had even violated it.  When it came to her interests, she could no longer see many important military and state affairs, which were intercepted by Er Zhang.

    The appointment of local officials proposed by the Ministry of Personnel was also completely tampered with by Er Zhang, and it was not up to him. The emperor directly approved it, which shows that??Even the Holy Father acquiesced in their infringement of their rights.

    If this continues, something big might happen.

    At this time, the maid reported outside the door, "Please tell me, General Li wants to see you!"

    Shangguan Wan'er didn't expect that Li Zhen would come to her at this time. She quickly pulled back her thoughts, straightened her hair and said, "Invite him in."

    After a moment, Li Zhen walked in quickly, bowed and saluted, "See Shangguan Sheren!"

    "You're welcome, please sit down!"

    Li Zhen sat down, and at this moment, the minister's shouts were faintly heard from outside. Shangguan Wan'er shook her head and said, "Did you hear it?"

    "They also invited me to participate in the dissuasion action just now, but I didn't agree."

    "You were right not to agree. It makes no sense at all. This is not something the Holy One can decide."

    "Have they become so arrogant?"

    Shangguan Wan'er sneered, "No matter how shrewd and powerful the Holy One is, she is a woman after all, and an old woman at that. Old women have obvious weaknesses, and Er Zhang has firmly controlled this weakness. Conferring Zhang Shenwang as the Prime Minister is only their first choice.  step."

    "Is the second step the military power?" Li Zhen was very frank and to the point.

    "Yes! In other words, the second step is to kill you to establish prestige in the army and seize military power, and they will use the Holy Order to kill you so that you can't resist."

    Li Zhen lowered his head and said nothing. Shangguan Wan'er also felt that she had gone too far, so her tone softened, "You came to see me, what's the matter?"

    "Actually, it's just small things."

    Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "Someone came to assassinate me last night, but he was very weak and was easily killed by my men."

    Shangguan Wan'er was startled, and she immediately said without hesitation: "This is the assassin sent by Wu Sansi, not to kill you, but to provoke a conflict between you and Er Zhang, and force Er Zhang to give in to him, that is, the prince  position.¡±

    "I think so too, but does Sheren think they will form an alliance? Er Zhang will definitely support Wu Sansi?"

    "It's not a matter of support or not, it's that Er Zhang can only choose Wu Sansi, unless they want to make themselves emperor. I can tell you clearly that the reason why Er Zhang was hesitant some time ago is because Princess Taiping found Zhang Changzong and hoped that he would  I can support myself as the empress and take over the throne of the Holy Emperor.¡±

    Shangguan Wan'er sighed slightly and said: "Now they have thought it over clearly. They are betting on both sides. Zhang Yizhi supports Wu Sansi, while Zhang Changzong supports Princess Taiping. As a condition, Princess Taiping supports Zhang Shenwang as the prime minister. Yesterday she came to see the Holy Lord.  Expressed her support for Zhang Shenwang.¡±

    Li Zhen really didn¡¯t expect that things would be so complicated. He knew Princess Taiping¡¯s ambition, but he didn¡¯t expect that Princess Taiping would follow Zhang Changzong¡¯s path. It seems that she has completely split with the Li brothers.

    "So, the appointment of Zhang Shenwang as prime minister is not entirely the result of Zhang Shenwang's control over the emperor?" Li Zhen hesitated and asked again.

    "How to say it!"

    Shangguan Wan'er said leisurely: "To a certain extent, Er Zhang did control the Holy One, but there was a time when the Holy One regained his senses. Maybe the Holy One agreed to their conditions in a moment of passion, but she would think about it later and might regret it.  Maybe it will be rebalanced. In fact, you should think that if the Holy Emperor was completely controlled by them, guards would have come to raid your home. "

    Li Zhen nodded silently. It was true. Er Zhang was thinking about killing him all the time. If they really controlled Wu Zetian, then the order to kill him should have been issued long ago.

    Shangguan Wan'er added: "Last night, the Holy One promised to appoint Zhang Shenwang as Prime Minister. She must have balanced it this morning. She felt that appointing Zhang Shenwang as Prime Minister could retaliate against the Li family for killing Wu Youning, so the order came out this morning, not last night."

    Li Zhen nodded and said: "One more thing. Wei Bo wanted to kill Li Chongjun last night, but I saved him. Now Li Chongjun is recovering in my house."

    Shangguan Wan'er was startled, and she suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "Damn bitch, King Luling will be destroyed sooner or later in her hands."

    At this moment, screams suddenly came from outside. Li Zhen quickly walked to the window and saw hundreds of guards holding sticks to drive away and beat the officials and ministers in front of the palace gate. Many ministers had their hats knocked off and were covered with blood.  It was blood. The ministers shouted angrily, but they were beaten even more severely. Zhang Jianzhi and others were forcibly dragged out by the guards.

    Zhang Jianzhi was so excited that he shouted, "Heaven, please open your eyes!"

    "Have you seen that this is Er Zhang's determination not to give in? Er Zhang dared to do things that the Holy Father could not do before."

    Shangguan Wan'er slowly walked to Li Zhen and said with a faint smile: "These civil servants look so weak in front of sticks."

    Speaking of whichShangguan Wan'er looked back at Li Zhen and said slowly: "No matter how arrogant Er Zhang is, no matter how fierce the power struggle is, the final battle will be for military power, and only those who hold military power will have the last laugh."

    Li Zhen nodded silently, which he fully understood.

    At this time, Shangguan Wan'er took out another note and handed it to Li Zhen, "I originally planned to send someone to give it to you, but since you are already here, you can read it yourself!"

    Li Zhen opened the note and saw a name written on it, ¡®Huifan¡¯

    "Who is this?" Li Zhen asked.

    "This is a Hu monk. I only know that he is hiding in a certain house of Zhang Yizhi. You must find and catch him. You must catch him alive. You will know a crucial answer from him."
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