"Uh this..."
Hearing this, all civil and military officials, including the bad guys among them, were stunned.
Aren't these two mortal enemies? They are not blind. They can feel how Li Yunxiao restrains Wu Zhao. How come they are in a group now?
What do emperors hate the most?
The mighty army is on the rise! Great achievement!
Li Yunxiao's own strength, both economic and popular, has gone too far, but what happened to Wu Zhao and Li Dan?
Are they the emperor, or is Li Yunxiao the emperor?
Moreover, Li Yunxiao is already like this. He still listens to the emperor's words many times, which proves that the emperor is not a puppet. They can't see through this Li Yunxiao more and more.
Li Yunxiao suddenly appeared in front of Wu Chengsi. Wu Chengsi did not resist, but said in a cold tone: "Li Yunxiao, you have done too many things that are against nature, and you will not die well..." "
Li Yunxiao said calmly: "Since Taizong's death, my master has never been afraid of death! And you will never see that day!"
Snapped!
Li Yunxiao grabbed Wu Chengsi's neck and knocked him unconscious, then dragged him away from here.
Now that everyone knows that Wu Chengsi was possessed by witchcraft, they will not kill him directly, but he will definitely be demoted.
Wu Zhao took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
After a long time, he said: "I have passed down the emperor's order. From now on, all the noble families will pay an additional 30% in taxes. Those who go to other countries will never be allowed to return to our country, the Tang Dynasty!"
Among the officials, many looked at Wu Zhao with astonishment. It was really free and easy to hear the emperor's order from the emperor's mouth.
"All six of them were taken out and killed."
"Di Renjie and other officials have been reinstated. There is no need to mention this matter again. As for Wu Chengsi, although he was affected by witchcraft, if he was not a waste, he would not have been affected by this spell."
"I have decreed that Wu Chengsi will be stripped of all his status and demoted to a commoner from now on!"
"Di Renjie can personally interrogate Junchen's matter. If it is true, he will behead him in public!"
"Dismiss the dynasty!"
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
Everyone dispersed, and now only Wu Zhao, Shangguan Wan'er, and Gao Lishi were left in the court.
Wu Zhao waved to Shangguan Wan'er, and Shangguan Wan'er retreated.
Gao Lishi glanced at the empty hall, took a deep breath, took out a dagger from his waist with a smile, and presented it in front of Wu Zhao.
After decades of walking along the way, Gao Lishi is worthy of being a bad person. He has lived enough. Even if he dies today, he is satisfied to be able to witness the transformation of a generation of emperors step by step!
Before, Wu Zhao smiled and told the civil and military officials that she had known that Gao Lishi was a bad person, but that was all a lie. At that time, she just wanted to protect this slave who had been with her for decades.
Wu Zhao reached out to take the dagger and said with a wry smile: "Gao Lishi, that Wu Chengsi was possessed by witchcraft. He was eloquent and wanted to drag a few people along before he died. He wronged you. Am I... right?"
"Slave..."
"I ask you, yes! Is it wrong?"
Gao Lishi's eyes turned red: "Slave..."
"What I want to hear is right! Or it's wrong!"
"right!"
Wu Zhao nodded and threw the dagger to Gao Lishi, while he sat slumped on the dragon chair and rubbed his forehead.
"You go out, I want to be quiet."
"My slave resigns..."
"Alas..." Wu Zhao was full of thoughts, slumped on the dragon chair and looked out of the hall.
At this moment, she seemed a little older.
Along the way, she suddenly hated herself for being a woman.
But if she were not a woman, how could she have met Li Zhi and sit in this position?
It's ridiculous to think that the confidant he has trusted for decades is now a bad person.
"Yuan Tiangang, Yuan Tiangang, is it you who is guarding against me, or Li Yunxiao... or is it... a child slave..."
After the words fell, Wu Zhao took a deep breath, lay on the dragon chair, and fell asleep...
....
In a side room.
Li Yunxiao held the silver needle and looked back and forth around Wu Chengsi who was sitting cross-legged in the center.
"Gu, medicine, fragrance, meaning. If you want to revive him alive, you may have to do it with my brother Yuan..."
Jiangchen was startled: "Is there anything else you don't know?"
"You've been following me, do you think I have time to learn that?"
"Then just kill him. Why bother?"
Li Yunxiao flicked the minister's forehead.
"In the final analysis, he followed you and made a lot of contributions. He is not bound to die. If he were killed, wouldn't it be chilling? Besides, he is still useful."
Jiangchen lazily leaned against the door and asked, "Isn't that Gao Lishi also a bad person? Just leave him alone and don't let Wu Zhao kill him again."
Li Yunxiao shook his head: "If he had discovered it decades ago, he might have died. Now, he won't. At most, he can blame me, Brother Yuan, and it won't involve me anyway."
"Tsk~~ You are really brothers with your ability to deceive each other. You are forcing those aristocratic families so much, aren't you afraid that they will join forces and make a big move?"
A flash of thought flashed through Li Yunxiao's eyes: "Sooner or later they will make big moves. Okay, let's go back to Chang'an."
....
Time passed, and in a blink of an eye it was Tianshou's fifth year.
As Wu Chengsi's affairs were made public, the aristocratic family suddenly started a commotion.
Some of them want to live in peace for the sake of stability, and some have ulterior motives, such as Li Xiuyun and others, who want to shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty and want to replace it.
But no matter who it was, they were all suppressed by Wu Zhao, Li Dan and Yuan Tiangang's resolute methods.
Among the noble families, the high ones were not killed, and the low ones were not involved. Only those in the middle were completely uprooted, a dozen of them, within a year.
It can be said that the method is ruthless, but it also shows that if the family wants to overthrow the imperial court, it will be difficult!
As for those aristocratic families outside, they thought they could eat both sides and stay with whomever is good, and now there is no need to come back.
Because Wu Zhao has cut off the roots of their return.
At this time in the imperial city.
Li Dan was taking Yuan Tiangang for a walk in Chang'an.
They say they are visiting the people, but they are actually just out for fun.
"That's weird, why doesn't this brat come over? He just deserves a beating!"
Li Dan's eyes wandered around, and he couldn't see the shadow of the person he mentioned while walking through the busy streets.
Yuan Tiangang cupped his hands and said: "Whoever your Majesty wants to see, I can inform you."
Li Dan waved his hand: "No one, please don't leave, Imperial Master. I have something else to ask of you later."
"Your Majesty is serious."
After the words fell, the two stood near the sky tower and waited.
A few streets away from here, there is a ten-year-old boy with a pair of big clear eyes and sharp eyebrows, making his round face look more lively.
With her slender figure and soft little hands, coupled with her well-fitting and gorgeous clothes, she is a character that everyone loves.
This man was Li Longji, the son of Li Dan and Dou. When Li Dan was in power, he was named King of Chu at a young age.
Because Li Dan was worried that his only son would be killed, he kept his wet nurse and others away from the imperial city early. Recently, it had stopped a lot before he was ready to recall him.
"Hey, King Chu, let's hurry up. It's too late, and my slave's life is hard to save..."
Li Longji was followed by someone urging him.
Wu Chengsi...
After being rescued by Yuan Tiangang, he was demoted to a commoner before, but he accepted it. Who told him to suffer the disadvantage of lust? If it didn't cause a big disaster, he was with the right person.
Then Li Dan felt that although this boy was a bit frivolous, he was still a subordinate of Yuan Tiangang and his mother's nephew, so he sent him to serve Li Longji.
