"Okay! He was at the polo ground at that time, busy saying something to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the six officers!" the palace man said with a smile.
"Then he gave this to you? Nothing else?" Jin Ren asked.
"Oh, a messenger came from the Daming Palace. According to the decree of the Central Palace, he summoned the king to join the army!"
"Middle Palace? Empress Wu? Did Empress Wu want to kill Sanlang?" Jin Renwen subconsciously clenched his right hand, and the piece of silk paper was crumpled into a ball.
Daming Palace, Zichen Hall.
"The humble minister pays homage to His Majesty the Central Palace!"
Wang Wenzuo pressed his face to the ground so that others could not see the expression on his face at this time. It may be due to psychological effects. The candle flames on the wall beside him flickered, and the shadows swayed around him, making the room even more obvious. Darker and colder.
"Keep your head up!"
The voice behind the bead curtain was slightly hoarse, which actually added a bit of temptation, but Wang Wenzuo had no intention of appreciating it at this time. He carefully raised his head, and the bead curtain blocked his sight, and he could only see a blurry shadow. He was trembling uncontrollably, hoping in his heart that he could have an inch of steel in his hands, so that he could at least take the initiative to end his own life when necessary without having to endure the torture of Lai Junchen and Zhou Xing.
"Wang Canjun, you are scared! How strange. Since you know you are afraid, you should know why I summoned you now. Then why did you dare to kill my people then?" The voice behind the bead curtain laughed.
"Reporting to Your Majesty the Queen, the minister did not know that the lieutenant general was yours when he took action!"
"That's it! That's right. You must have wanted to show off in front of the prince. You killed that waste before he could finish his words. It was such a quick move. What a pity, what a pity!" The woman behind the bead curtain regretted. He shook his head: "This is not Baekje, but Chang'an. In Baekje, the faster you attack, the better. In Chang'an, speed is useless. Sometimes, not only will you not be able to achieve merit, but you will get into trouble!"
Wang Wenzuo suppressed the fear in his heart: "Actually, Wei Chen didn't take action quickly, and he didn't want to kill that guy at first!"
"Oh? Could it be that it's still the guy who forced you?"
"Yes, when Wei Chen came in, he saw three people in the house, a eunuch and two young women. The eunuch put a rope around the older woman's neck and was trying to strangle her to death. Wei Chen shouted to stop the eunuch, and then The eunuch ignored her and punched her twice more. The blow made the mouth and nose bleed, but he still didn't let go. Seeing that the woman was about to be strangled to death, Wei Chen had no choice but to break the eunuch's neck."
"Oh? So I have wrongly blamed you?" Mrs. Wu laughed: "But how do I know that what you just said was not a lie?"
"The strangulation marks on the older woman's neck are still there. The deceased was beaten on the face by the minister, and there should be traces there. Just ask the people present at the time separately, and then corroborate the confessions, and it will not be difficult to know the authenticity!"
"Not bad, not bad!" The bead curtain shook for a while, and Mrs. Wu walked out. She saw wind in her sleeves and phoenix eyes: "So, you really haven't done anything wrong at all?"
"I don't dare!" Wang Wenzuo quickly lowered his head: "Killing Her Majesty the Queen's people and making you angry is a serious crime. How dare you say that you are not wrong!"
"Hahahahaha!" Wu suddenly laughed: "Yes, yes, Wang Wenzuo, you are really a wonderful person. I will give you another chance tonight. If someone else had done this, it would have been already It's just a pile of rotten flesh lying in prison. But do you know why you still get this chance?"
"Wei Chen doesn't know!"
"At that time, the prince asked you to give those two scoundrels two beddings, incense burners and wooden barrels. If it had been someone else, they would definitely have chosen and delivered them, but you only gave them two sheets of rough felt and a little charcoal!" Wu laughed! Laughing: "Wang Wenzuo, tell me why you did that at that time?"
"What a fluke. If I had thought less about it at that time, I would be dead now!" Wang Wenzuo was secretly frightened and said: "Reporting to Her Majesty the Queen, I must obey the orders of Her Majesty the Crown Prince. But these two heavenly loved ones live in Yeting. Palace, everything must happen for a reason, if a minister acts recklessly, it will not only harm himself, but also bring injustice to His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Not bad, not bad!" If the last time Wu said "yes" it was a bit of a joke, this time Wu's praise came from the sincerity: "You are really a talent for being so perceptive and cautious at that time. , but if the talent is not used by me (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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, then it would be better to kill him! Wang Wenzuo, do you understand? "
"Your Majesty the Queen, when I first arrived in Chang'an, the first person I visited was Liu Yuanzhen, Liu Neifu. Doesn't this explain everything?"
"Oh?" Mrs. Wu was stunned when she heard this, and was immediately overjoyed. Although she had no idea of becoming an emperor at this time, her political ambitions were already extremely intense. As a woman in the harem, if she wants to exert influence on the court, the easiest way is to blow pillows at the men around her. As the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu naturally took an unconventional path. In addition to assisting Li Zhi in handling government affairs, she also tried every means to recruit talents. Wu is very clear about the truth in political life. If you want to control power, you must have the ability to use power. To be precise, you must be able to use power to achieve something, so that you can hold power for a long time. in hand. Otherwise, no matter how hard you seize power, you will end up being emptied out and deposed. To achieve something, you must have enough talents. This is the real secret of Wu's ability to stay in power for decades.
Historically, Wu Zetian was thirsty for talents. Historically, she recruited a large number of literati and bachelors as her advisers to divide the power of the prime minister. At the same time, she wrote books and theories to control public opinion. This was called "Northern Confucianism" at the time. Bachelor of Arts". And she has confirmed Wang Wenzuo's talent and proved his "loyalty" to herself with practical actions. How could she let such a talent go?
"Come here, give Wang Canjun a seat and tea!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Queen!" Wang Wenzuo stood up and felt that his knees were numb. He sat down with difficulty, thinking that he had finally gotten through this tonight.
"Wang Aiqing, don't take what happened just now to your heart!" Now that she had decided to win over, Empress Wu's attitude immediately changed subtly: "I am not a mean person, but the mother of the two daughters used witchcraft to Cursing me and the prince, it would be fine if I just cursed me, but if you curse the prince as well, this crime is really unforgivable!"
"Her Majesty the Queen's magnanimous and benevolent heart is known to all the world! If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows the inside story, he will definitely understand your painstaking efforts!"
"If that's the case, that would be great!" Empress Wu sighed, with a sad look on her face: "But in the future, if Aiqing is in the East Palace, she can also give more guidance to Hong'er!"
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