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    In the large study room, Princess Taiping drank tea slowly and listened to Xia Zhong relaying Zhang Changzong's conditions. Although Xia Zhong also had selfish motives, tried to bribe and leaked Er Zhang's secrets, he was the only person Er Zhang could trust.

    "General Zhang's condition is that once Her Royal Highness the Princess ascends the throne, she must be named the King of Shu and allocate Bashu to him as a fief. In addition, Her Royal Highness the Princess must promise that the Tang Dynasty will not send troops into Bashu for generations to come."

    Princess Taiping sneered secretly. Er Zhang was so politically naive that he actually wanted to make such a promise. Could it be that they didn't expect that if they were in power, they would definitely kill them to thank the world?

    Princess Taiping raised her eyelids and said calmly: "General Manager Xia, please tell General Zhang that I cannot guarantee the future of the Tang Dynasty, because I cannot guarantee it. I can only guarantee that myself and my descendants will not invade Bashu. As for what he wants to do,  As the King of Shu, I can definitely agree, and I even promised to give him all the taxes from Bashu. As long as he can ensure that I ascend to the throne, I, Li Lingyue, will never break my promise. "

    After saying that, she pulled out a hosta from her head, ¡®Click!  ¡¯ He folded it into two pieces and handed the hairpin to Xia Zhong, ¡°This is my promise. Give him the hairpin for me.¡±

    Xia Zhong is overjoyed that the princess is so sincere and believes that General Zhang will do his best to help the princess ascend to the throne.

    Princess Taiping smiled happily and took two more boxes from the table, one big and one small, and handed them to Xia Zhong together, "In the big box are four luminous pearls. They are my entire collection and they are priceless. I will give them to Zhang."  General, this is also a concrete expression of my sincerity. In addition, the small box is a diamond. Even if it is a small token of my gratitude to Manager Xia, please accept it!"

    When Xia Zhong heard that it was a diamond, his legs trembled with excitement and he quickly bowed, "Thank you princess! Thank you princess!"

    "Go! Say something nice for me. When I ascend the throne in the future, I will make you the Duke of Xia and reward you for your support."

    Xia Zhong was so excited that he almost fainted. While dreaming, he hurried back to the palace, but Princess Taiping sneered. It didn't matter even if you gave them ten night pearls, they would still return to themselves sooner or later.

    She walked a few steps in the room with her hands behind her hands, and then ordered: "Get Wei Bo!"

    Not long after, several guards brought the obese Wei Bo in. According to Princess Wei's plan, Wei Bo should be on his way to Chang'an to kidnap Yao Chong's son, but now he was taken to Princess Taiping's Mansion. In his heart  She was so frightened that she knelt down and kowtowed, "Please, Your Highness, please spare my life."

    Princess Taiping smiled and said: "Don't worry, if you listen to me and do things for me, I will only reward him twice, but I will never kill him."

    "The villain is willing to serve the princess! Listen to all the princess's instructions."

    "very good!"

    Princess Taiping took a sip of tea and said: "Before we get down to business, I have one thing to tell you. I have killed Li Chongjun for you and fulfilled your wish. I keep my word. I hope you don't either."  Break your promise."

    Wei Bo was overjoyed. Li Chongjun was concerned that his lie would not be exposed. If Li Chongjun was killed, Princess Taiping would not be able to verify whether Wu Youning was assassinated by Li Chongjun. He was worried all night last night because he was afraid that this lie would be exposed.

    Perhaps it is called cleverness, but Princess Taiping was too shrewd. She believed that Wei Bo did not dare to deceive her, so she firmly believed that Wu Youning was killed by Princess Wei. Her heart was filled with the hatred of Princess Wei. Now she wants to step on Wei Bo's footsteps.  The princess has come to take the throne.

    "Now tell me, how many private troops does Princess Wei have and where are they hidden?"

    Wei Bo trembled with fright, and after a long while he hesitated and said: "The report we gave to the princess was for an army of eight thousand, but in fact there were only about two thousand, and the rest were false reports."

    Princess Taiping was stunned for a moment, and it took her a long time to understand. She was simply amazed. She had never seen such a black-hearted person, with an army of six thousand people!  The brothers don't know how much money they have embezzled. Over the past few years, it has been at least hundreds of thousands.

    But Princess Taiping also became anxious. Without evidence, how could she bring down Princess Wei? She grabbed Wei Bo by the collar and shouted, "Where are the other two thousand people?"

    "Here. In the manor in Xingyang."

    "Okay! I want you to kill your relatives out of justice and report to the court that your aunt has attempted rebellion."

    Wei Bo was trembling all over, "Then. What should I do?"

    "I will save your life, tell me, will you do it or not?"

    Princess Taiping winked, and several close guards came forward and grabbed Wei Bo. He was so frightened that he shouted like a pig, "I'll do it! I'll report it!"

    Princess Taiping¡¯s eyes narrowed and she said to herself: ¡°Bitch, your end is coming.¡±

    The next day, another shocking incident broke out in the government and the public. Princess Wei¡¯s deathWhen his wife Wei Bo publicly revealed that his aunt was training a private army in Xingyang and had an attempt to rebel, Wu Zetian was furious and immediately ordered General Li Zhen of the Qianqi Battalion to lead five thousand cavalry to Xingyang to capture Wei's private army.

    In the palace, Princess Taiping said to her mother: "My daughter's discovery of this secret was purely accidental, because my daughter has been tracking down the murderer of Wu Youning, and finally traced the clues of a sword to Wei Bo, Wei's nephew. He finally admitted,  In order to prevent Wu Youning from becoming a prince, Wei Bo sent Wei Bo to Mianchi to assassinate Wu Youning and deliberately framed his daughter. Wei Bo has fully admitted that his daughter has also found other witnesses and evidence. "

    Princess Taiping was very careful and tried her best to avoid affecting her brother Li Xian and nephew Li Chongjun. She knew very well that her brother was already despairing and no longer wanted to fight for the throne, so there was no need for her to involve her brother to avoid getting involved with the Qing faction in the court.  Spreading unnecessary hatred will affect the orthodox party's support for her in the future.

    "And as long as Princess Wei is severely punished, the brother will be implicated to some extent, and then he will have no hope of competing for the throne.

    Wu Zetian closed her eyes and said nothing. At this time, Zhang Changzong beside her helped: "Princess is protecting your majesty's reputation and the country of the Tang Dynasty. I heard that King Luling has indulged in the Buddhist world and has not been interested in worldly affairs for many years. This must be  Wei Shi wants to use King Luling to usurp power to realize her ambition to usurp the throne in the future. Wei Shi must be punished severely, and Wei Anshi is also involved. "

    Wu Zetian nodded and said, "In accordance with my decree, I will grant Wei a piece of white silk. All his nephews will be killed. Wei Anshi will depose the Prime Minister and assign him to the Lingnan Chong Army. His position will be succeeded by Gao Jian, the Minister of Rites."

    Princess Taiping was overjoyed. This was the result she wanted. Although the throne was not passed to her immediately, by making Gao Jian the prime minister, and with the support of Zhang Changzong, she was one step closer to the throne.

    At this time, Wu Zetian said to her again: "I know that you want to protect your brother, but his wife conspired against him. How can he not do anything wrong? I will pass on my decree to depose Luling King Li Xian and his son as common people, and they will not be allowed to leave the palace for life."  step."

    "Mother, Holy Ming!"

    The news spread, and countless people lamented it. Weishi's manipulation of power will eventually be punished, but the king of Luling was deprived of his title and was deprived of his title. He no longer had any hope of ascending the throne and becoming emperor.

    That afternoon, Princess Wei Lian burst into tears and hung herself with a white silk ribbon, ending her dream of imperial power for more than ten years

    Xingyang was not far from Luoyang. Li Zhen led 5,000 cavalry to Xingyang and wiped out the 2,000 private soldiers in the Wei Manor. He killed the private army leader Wei Song on the spot. He ordered Jiu Zhi to escort the prisoners of war back to Luoyang. He himself  Then, under the escort of two hundred soldiers, he rushed back to Luoyang.

    At this time, the situation in Luoyang was in chaos. No one could have imagined that Princess Taiping would take action first and overthrow Princess Wei of Luling, completely extinguishing Prince Luling's hope of competing for the throne. Not only that, her lover Gao Jian became the prime minister, replacing Wei Anshi.  Since Princess Taiping has colluded with Zhang Changzong, only Zhang Jianzhi and Yao Chong are left in the Qing Dynasty faction in Zhengshitang. The evil spirit is prevalent in the court and the situation is critical.

    Li Zhen was extremely worried about his wife and children. If he was not in Luoyang, would the Zhang brothers take the opportunity to lead the guards to capture his wife and children, so Li Zhen did not stop and led his cavalry back to Luoyang at lightning speed.

    fine!  Everything in his house was normal and there was no impact. Li Zhen breathed a long sigh of relief, got off his horse and walked quickly towards the steps.

    As soon as Li Zhen walked into the mansion, Wang Qingyu rushed over and whispered to her husband with a panicked face: "Husband, Princess Taiping is here, in the inner hall."

    Li Zhen was stunned, how could Princess Taiping know that she was coming back at this time?

    He didn¡¯t have time to think about it and walked quickly to the inner hall. After walking a few steps, he asked Wang Qingyu again: ¡°Did Li Chongjun send him away?¡±

    Wang Qingyu nodded, "Li Pan came over in the afternoon and sent him to Baque Villa."

    Li Zhen felt a stone fall in his heart. Although Li Chongjun was only dismissed as a civilian, living in his own house would allow Zhang to find an excuse to kill him. At this delicate moment, he must be careful every step of the way.

    Li Zhen came to the inner hall and saw his wife Di Yan chatting with Princess Taiping. Li Zhen quickly stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "I'm sorry to see you, Your Highness!"

    Princess Taiping smiled slightly and said, "My calculation is correct. General Li will definitely come back in a hurry."

    "Your Highness has been kept waiting for a long time."

    Li Zhen winked at his wife, Di Yan understood, bowed to Princess Taiping, and then retreated. Li Zhen sat down and said with a smile: "I rushed back in a hurry to return my order to Your Majesty."

    Princess Taiping smiled faintly, "You and I both know the truth, so why should General Li make excuses? In fact, it is a wise move for you to come back because I came directly from the palace, Mrs. Zhang  Brother, I tried my best to persuade His Majesty to send troops to arrest your family and then arrest you. The reason is that youThe Central Government supported Princess Wei, and I convinced the Holy One, who decided to give you a chance to explain.  "

    Li Zhen stood up again and bowed deeply, "Thank you for your great kindness, Your Highness, Princess. Li Zhen will keep it in mind."

    Princess Taiping took a deep look at him and said: "I recommended you to go to Chang'an back then, and I recommended you to be the general of Qianqiying. Although you are not mine, I have never given up on you."

    Li Zhen nodded silently, "I understand."

    "You must be aware of the current situation. Although my fourth brother has the desire to compete for the position, he does not have the strength to compete for the position. Although the third brother has many people supporting him, he has no desire to compete for the position. In addition, there is that one  An ambitious wife, God didn¡¯t want her.¡±

    Speaking of this, Princess Taiping looked at Li Zhen eagerly and said: "Now I am the only one left who can protect the Li and Tang royal family and have the ability to compete with the Wu family. I am duty-bound and I hope the general can support me."  ."r1148
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