Wu Meiniang glanced at the minister kneeling on the ground with cold eyes.
Even Wu Chengsi and some of his cronies had to bow their heads at this moment. It was the general trend and she was unable to argue. She could only clenched her fists and watched quietly.
Li Zhi glanced at Wu Meiniang and stretched out his hand to comfort her. He seemed to be saying, you saw it, I already said it, but they didn't agree.
Later, Li Zhi gave up the matter and dispersed the court.
The moment Li Xian left, he looked at Wu Meiniang. Their eyes looked at each other, and they couldn't tell whether they were happy or angry, only indifferent.
After they dispersed, Wu Meiniang helped Li Zhi go back to rest.
When she was leaving, Wu Meiniang seemed to sense something. She looked back at Li Zhi and saw Li Zhi smiling lightly at her.
Wu Meiniang also responded with a faint smile.
But after closing the door, she stopped smiling.
Li Zhi's smile was not an ordinary smile, it was a sly smile, revealing a proud attitude.
Wu Meiniang suddenly shook her head with some self-mockery, suddenly enlightened about today's events.
If the emperor insists on doing this, how can he be manipulated by these ministers alone?
She was wrong. Although Li Zhi was sick, the entire situation was controlled by this sick person.
He was still the same as before, holding back and playing with them secretly.
Just like his sister Princess Gaoyang, she dared to openly break into the court and point at Li Zhi's nose to seek official position even if she was ordered to do so by Li Shimin.
At that time, Li Zhi was cowardly and did nothing, and he obeyed Princess Gaoyang in everything. In the end, Wu Meiniang was the one who solved her.
But now that I think about it, Li Zhi probably had already thought about using Changsun Wuji to contain Princess Gaoyang and sit on the mountain to watch the tigers fight. All he did was just pushing the boat along.
Just like the current drama of power struggle, Li Zhi seems helpless, but in fact he has long been prepared to go with the flow and block things with things.
He is the final winner.
Because of Feng Ji, Wu Meiniang helped to manage the government affairs. Sooner or later, someone would stand up and mention this matter openly.
And sooner or later, someone will ask him to tell who the throne will be passed to, but it is definitely not Wu Meiniang, but the rightful Crown Prince Li Xian.
But he wasn't too worried about Li Xian, just like he was worried about Wu Meiniang.
Li Xian had been assisting Li Hong for three years, but he had already gone there with a competitive attitude. Moreover, he secretly put pressure on Li Xian, saying that he had fun every day, so it was better to stay away and avoid angering his father, queen, and queen.
Li Xian and Li Dan did not refute this, their meaning was very clear, you are the second brother, whatever you say is what you say, and whatever you say is reasonable.
At that time, Li Xian often showed off his talents to the outside world, and he did not hesitate to tell everyone that he had practiced martial arts since he was a child and loved hunting.
The words are as if he is saying that he has the power of Taizong.
But the more he behaves like this, the more uneasy Li Zhi feels.
He didn't want brothers to kill each other, so he tolerated Wu Meiniang's recruitment of Wu family members into the court, forming a counterattack with Li Xian.
The conflict between father and son has existed since ancient times, but now it has turned into mother and son. He has become a spectator, doing checks and balances behind the scenes.
At the same time, he also warned the prince and ministers in disguise.
As a prince, if he doesn't do anything, he can pass the throne to the queen at any time. When Li Zhi cannot suppress him, someone will always suppress him.
The warning to the ministers is that although he is always indecisive, if you don't listen to him and do what he wants, then pass the throne to the queen and let a woman take care of you. Let's see if you still have the shame to remain in the court!
Afterwards, he smiled at Wu Meiniang to express his comfort, killing three birds with one stone and playing tricks on everyone.
In this way, no one should think that one is dominant, and the two of them can check and balance each other, which is good.
He asked Liu Shenwei to do acupuncture every day, and read a book in the back to recuperate his body.
Wu Meiniang returned to her dormitory, collapsed directly on the bed, and quickly took a deep breath while crossing her legs to suppress her internal energy that was going crazy.
After thinking about this, she almost went crazy.
The meridians all over the body seemed to be blocked, which was very uncomfortable.
I once said that we would share adversity and wealth together, but now we have almost used it, and we want her to contain Li Xian. Is she just a tool that deserves to be used?
Looking back now, how many of the sweet words we said during our previous vows to each other were true?
It's better now. From the beginning to now, no one has said that she is cruel behind her back, but no one has said anything about Li Zhi, who is even more cruel.
It is normal for an emperor to be affectionate or not, and even to be ruthless, but all this is due to the most poisonous woman's heart. Is it possible that the most poisonous emperor's heart can't be said to be the most poisonous?
It's a pity that she was finally overpowered by Li Zhi. If so, she would have no choice but to use methods that she had never used before!
It was like when Taizong was about to leave, she had to think about what to do next.
If Li Zhi is gone, her fate will probably not be much better.
He knew very well that the more rights he had, the greater the price would be, just as Li Yunxiao avoided saying that the more he gained, the more he lost.
In ancient times, it was not uncommon for fathers and sons to become enemies. How could a mother and son escape?
Wu Meiniang raised her head with cold eyes and looked into the sky with an expressionless face.
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Not long after, there was another uproar in the palace. The territory of the Tang Dynasty was too big, and some people on the fringes were restless.
Li Zhi made Li Xian and Li Dan marshals and led the army to investigate the matter. If it was true, it would be a war.
This incident made the ministers glare and quarrel.
It’s okay for the prince to lead troops to fight, but it’s different for the prince to lead troops to fight!
If a fight really breaks out, the prince's life will be in danger if he loses. If he wins, he will become famous and even threaten the position of the crown prince.
Isn’t the late Emperor Li Shimin a good example? This was obviously aimed at Prince Li Xian.
An embarrassing scene occurred in the middle of the court. Everyone was staring at Wu Meiniang, and no one looked at Li Zhi.
Because in their eyes, only Wu Meiniang would target Li Xian.
Wu Meiniang looked at the livid faces and smiled.
There was a hint of sarcasm in this smile.
Your good emperor did this, what does it have to do with her?
But anyway, she already had so much right and wrong, and she didn't care about this one. She didn't refute it and let them think whatever they wanted.
Next is Li Zhi's performance.
It's like giving up power before, repeating it again, and finally taking it back.
Wu Meiniang never said a word, just sitting there, looking at Li Zhi slightly.
Li Zhi never said that this decision was made by him. He may have felt that Wu Meiniang was weak, so he taught Li Xian a lesson.
Nothing would happen to him if he did this. In the end, all the officials thought it was her who was causing trouble.
Using Li Xian to suppress her, and using her to restrict Li Xian, Wu Meiniang couldn't help but secretly thought that his skills were getting better and better.
Seeing that all the ministers had left, Li Zhi sighed, his face full of helplessness.
"You said that I just wanted Xian'er and Dan'er to do some serious work instead of being buried in the house every day. Why don't the ministers understand my feelings? It's really hateful!"
Wu Meiniang couldn't help but snort in her heart, with a faint smile on her face: "I don't blame them, because there are many things nowadays that even I, a person who has been by my side for decades, can't understand."
After saying this, Wu Meiniang seemed to have lost interest in everything in the court and never raised any opinions.
Another day, Wu Meiniang felt more and more depressed and went to Xuanwu Gate alone.
Gao Lishi wanted to follow, but Wu Meiniang refused.
I came to Xuanwu Gate alone, and it was cold at the end of autumn, and the wind would almost blow at this time.
There was a harsh sound coming from the vegetation nearby.
Many people are talking privately, saying that it is the ghosts of Li Yuanji, Li Jiancheng and others who are causing trouble.
"Do you regret it?"
A handsome man, dressed in red, seemed to appear out of thin air, standing behind Wu Meiniang.
