【A few months later】
Li Yunxiao held a hammer and repaired the house with a group of civilians.
"Brother Yuan, give me some more nails."
Phew!
With the sound of breaking wind, the two nails followed the gap between Li Yunxiao's fingers and instantly penetrated the board.
Yuan Tiangang put one hand behind his back, throwing the nails in his hand while looking at Li Yunxiao.
Li Yunxiao sighed: "You are so boring. You don't need a hammer. You have to show that you know kung fu, right? Give it to you."
Yuan Tiangang said calmly: "Practice martial arts for my brother, not for these trivial matters."
"Alas~~" Li Yunxiao was finally convinced. He hit the wooden board with a hammer and said, "I thought that since I drew a picture of a prosperous age, since it was damaged by us, I should repair it with my own hands. At least it means something."
"Brother Yunxiao is right. Then you can repair it. I will watch you repair it."
"Uh...Brother Yuan, you!!!"
"Oh, come on, Imperial Master, Imperial Master, you two have worked hard, drink some water and take a rest."
The people on the side brought two bowls of water with reverence.
They have never seen any officials bending down to repair these houses. Now that the imperial masters and imperial masters are here, it really makes people feel dreamy.
But there are only a few who are brave, and it is right to dare to get close, but there are always a few who can take action, and the rest are just waiting and watching from a distance.
Li Yunxiao took it and drank it, while Yuan Tiangang shook his head and did not drink.
Li Yunxiao did not continue the argument, but asked: "Brother Yuan, how are they?"
"The two of them don't have what Yang Xiu calls poison in their bodies. The poison in Wu Zhao's body has been dispelled by Twelve Cave."
"I have arranged for Gao Lishi and Suo Yuanli to be placed as ninth-grade county magistrates to live in peace for the rest of their lives. As for the real Liu Shenwei, they have not been found yet. Di Renjie is investigating."
"I have calculated that Liu Shenwei is not a short-lived person. Perhaps he is hidden somewhere. Twelve Cave is also investigating."
"Well, that's good, that's good! It's not in vain that I solved this unborn disaster for Twelve Cave, hahahaha..."
Yuan Tiangang took a deep breath and looked directly at Li Yunxiao.
"What? There are flowers on my face?"
A flash of thought flashed in Yuan Tiangang's eyes, and then he chuckled: "Nothing, I just feel that time flies so fast."
Li Yunxiao turned around and leaned against the door: "This is called gains and losses. You say you want it all, but nothing is perfect in the world, right?"
"Don't look at me. It's strange to say that I didn't see you so worried when Brother Li had white hair. Hahahaha..."
After speaking, Li Yunxiao placed several repaired wooden boards on the wall. Yuan Tiangang opened his palms and several nails were instantly pierced.
Then Li Yunxiao clapped his hands, stepped forward and put his arms around Yuan Tiangang's shoulders and walked towards the palace.
"Okay, let's talk about something else. The general trend of the world is always waxing and waning. The Tubos have hundreds of thousands of casualties and are already frightened. What's important now is that we have to pay attention to the Turks and the Mobei Khitans."
"After all, our affairs are not over yet. Apart from you, me and Brother Li, who else can we trust?"
Yuan Tiangang said calmly: "The admiration of the people in Tubo has turned into fear."
"I do not care."
Yuan Tiangang nodded: "As for the Turks and the Khitans, I have already planted an informant. If anything happens, I will hear about it as soon as possible."
"Hahahaha, you deserve to be Brother Yuan. Okay, let's not talk about this. Alas, Brother Yuan, I heard that many envoys have come to give gifts recently. Let's go and see if there are any good things. , secretly detain it for him."
"I am not interested."
"You don't have me."
"Then you go by yourself, I still have to protect His Highness." After Yuan Tiangang finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Li Yunxiao pulled him back:
"Oops! The Xuantian Sect has been eliminated, and you still protect me. Come on, come on, we are about to witness the most glorious moment of our Tang Dynasty!"
"What is the most glorious thing?"
"Well...it's just that poets travel everywhere, singing and dancing, and there is no disaster~~"
"Did you count again?"
"That's right. After all, after all the trouble has been eradicated, those aristocratic families won't be able to make trouble anymore. Plus our previous plan, it won't work even if it doesn't succeed, hahahahaha..."
Yuan Tiangang looked at Li Yunxiao beside him and chuckled.
He hadn't seen Li Yunxiao so happy for a long, long time.
"Well, since brother is like this, if there is something good, whoever gets it first will belong to him."
"Okay! Let's see whose hands are faster!"
"Fast hands may not necessarily mean you can get good things..."
"Tsk, that being said, if you are slow, I'm sure you won't be able to get anything..."
"Then let's go and see."
"good!"
...
Another four months have passed and winter is approaching.
In less than a year, Chang'an City restored its original appearance, with flowers blooming and birds singing and dancing.
Wu Zhao had been in Chang'an for several months, and she felt particularly bright looking at the scenery in front of her.
Maybe it's because Xuantian Sect is gone, or maybe it's because his mood has improved.
The problem of the aristocratic families has been solved, and even if there are still many left, they still have no strength to contaminate the Tang Dynasty regime.
Now that the war is over, and Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi and others are participating in government affairs, she can enjoy her old age in peace.
She had already calculated her days. A few years ago, she succeeded to the throne on the Double Ninth Festival, so she would still be with Li Dan on the Double Ninth Festival.
Now it is almost winter, and time has passed, so we can only wait another year.
Wu Zhao raised his head and looked towards the horizon, reminiscing about his life.
She spent almost her whole life in struggle.
When he entered the palace at the age of fourteen, he began to compete with Taizong's concubines for favor. When he entered the palace for the second time, he fought with the queen, Xiao Shufei.
In order to become the queen, she united with Li Zhi and fought with Changsun Wuji, Zhu Suiliang and others. When she became the queen and participated in state affairs, she began to fight secretly with Li Zhiming.
After fighting your husband, you will fight your son; after fighting your son, you will fight your officials...
When she was tired, she became the emperor again and began to fight with aristocratic families, Tubo, Khitan and other places.
Now that I think about it, everything about me is within the calculation of those two old guys. I, including everyone, are actually pawns.
She didn't complain, since she won, she was happy.
It's a pity that now everything has been sorted out with great difficulty. The fight has been won, the fight has been conquered, and the fight is no longer dared to go against Datang.
When she came to her senses and picked up the mirror, she saw that she had silver hair. Apart from the fact that her skin did not look old, her physical strength and energy had obviously declined.
This made her sigh, how time flies...
Once you fall into the deep palace, you will be gone for decades.
Now she has made up her mind to cherish the remaining time and enjoy life. Her previous passion for power has wasted her good time. How much time does she have left?
Therefore, she left everything to Li Dan, who was still in prison, and went out to play.
The place she went to was Yuan Tiangang's residence, which she had never been to in the past few decades.
Seeing the simple and casual setting in front of him, with only a few rooms and a pavilion in the house, Wu Zhao couldn't help but smile slightly:
"I thought the place you live in is more prosperous than the palace. The fallen leaves are all over the place, why don't you ask someone to clean them up?"
Li Yunxiao smiled lightly: "Then could you do me a favor, Your Majesty, and help me clean up?"
Listening to Li Yunxiao's official tone, Wu Zhao didn't mind at all. He stretched out his hand and took the broom to clean.
Li Yunxiao raised his hand to stop him and said: "Come on, my brother Yuan will ask someone to clean up this place. Do you have something to ask when you come here today?"
Wu Zhao shook his head: "I just managed to get here, so I came in and took a look."
