As for the battle at Xiangji Temple, the news that Li Chengqian was defeated by Li Ke also came back.
After learning the news, they all showed expressions of disbelief.
Especially the members of the Wu family, you must know that in order to support this war, they spent a lot of money, but they did not expect that the final outcome would be like this.
"What's going on? Can any of you give me an explanation?"
Wu Zetian sat on the dragon chair, looked at the civil and military officials below, and said fiercely.
Under Wu Zetian's questioning, all the civil and military officials below were speechless. They also did not expect such a change to occur.
Originally, they thought they would definitely win this time, but they never imagined that the final result would be like this.
"Your Majesty, this is impossible. Someone must be playing tricks on it. We can't give up so easily."
At this time, someone from the Wu family finally spoke.
Although Wu Zetian was also very angry towards this younger brother, she had no way to punish him at this time. After all, they were related by blood.
But Wu Zetian already had other plans in mind.
This failure can be said to be a fatal blow to the Wu family. Now it is not that simple to make a comeback.
The culprit of all this is Li Ke. If he hadn't blocked it, the Wu family would not have ended up like this.
Now that the emperor has left Chang'an City and is unknown, and the prince Li Chengqian has also been deposed, it can be said that the future of the Tang Dynasty is already in chaos.
At this time, Li Ke was sitting leisurely in his house, playing with the porcelain in his hand.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the palace in Chang'an City was also very depressing.
All civil and military officials were standing in the main hall, but no one spoke. They were obviously waiting for Wu Zetian's decision.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
At this time, a confidant eunuch walked up to Wu Zetian and asked in a low voice.
Wu Zetian stood up with the support of her confidant eunuchs. She glanced around among the civil and military officials, and finally said: "The prince has been deposed and the position of heir apparent is vacant. What do you have for the future of the Tang Dynasty?" Are you planning to?"
Wu Zetian's voice was very calm, as if she was saying something ordinary.
However, her words shocked the hearts of all the civil and military officials. They did not expect Wu Zetian to ask such a question.
Originally they thought that Wu Zetian would go crazy after learning the news that Li Chengqian was deposed, but now it seems that the situation is not what they imagined.
"Your Majesty, now that the prince has been deposed, and the other princes are young, they may not be able to take on important responsibilities. I think it is better for your majesty to select a capable person among the princes to temporarily serve as the supervisor of the country, so as to bring peace to the world. Heart."
At this time, an official stood up and expressed his opinion.
And this official is none other than a member of the Wu family.
Although the Wu family failed to successfully support Li Chengqian this time, they did not give up and wanted to take this opportunity to let Wu Zetian choose one of the other princes to become the supervisor, so as to continue to control the situation in the Tang Dynasty.
And this was the Wu family's last struggle.
Wu Zetian sat on the dragon chair and was silent for a long time before slowly speaking:
"Now, we have one last move to make!"
As Wu Zetian finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall became more depressing.
Wu Zetian looked up at the confidant eunuch, and then said:
"Go and make arrangements for the Queen to leave the palace and go to White Horse Temple!"
The news spread quickly, and the entire city of Chang'an was shaken by the news.
The queen has become a monk!
This news was undoubtedly a bombshell for the entire Tang Dynasty, shocking everyone.
After this news spread, another news came back soon.
Prince Li Chengqian was assassinated while in exile!
This news caused the entire city of Chang'an to become commotion.
The Tang Dynasty is now in chaos, and both the emperor and the prince have left Chang'an City and are nowhere to be found.
At this time, a group of people appeared on a mountain outside Chang'an City.
This group of people doesn't look like many, but every one of them is very elite, and you can tell at a glance that they are not ordinary people.
"Your Majesty, we have arrived!"
At this time, a general walked up to Li Ke and reported in a low voice.
Li Ke nodded, then looked at the group of people not far away, and said lightly:
"let's start!"
As Li Ke finished speaking, the group immediately took action and began digging on the mountain peak.
One day and one night passed quickly, and the group finally dug out a huge cave.
This cave looks very deep, as if it leads to the center of the earth.
Li Ke glanced at it lightly, then turned and left.
After Li Ke left, the group immediately took action and began to carry some boxes into the cave.
These boxes look very heavy, and I don't know what is inside.
But this was all done in secret, and no one knew what was going on.
After Li Ke returned to Chang'an City, he had already put on very ordinary clothes and looked like an ordinary citizen.
He was walking alone on the street, looking very lonely.
At this time, a figure suddenly appeared next to Li Ke and whispered:
"Your Majesty, arrangements have been made."
Li Ke nodded slightly and then said:
"Let's go!"
As Li Ke finished speaking, he and the figure began to shuttle through Chang'an City.
Their destination was a very remote place where there was a temple.
But this temple is not an ordinary temple, but the White Horse Temple.
Originally there was no one in the White Horse Temple, but something strange has appeared recently.
The originally dilapidated temple has been given a new look, and some monks have already appeared inside.
At this time, Li Ke had already arrived outside the White Horse Temple.
He raised his head and glanced at the tall temple, and a different emotion emerged in his heart.
This temple was of great significance to him because it was where his mother passed away.
Although he doesn't have much memory of his mother, he will think of her mother many times.
