For a moment, I heard Princess Taiping's lazy voice coming from the room, "Come in, come in."

Gao Jian didn't want to hear her call him Gao Lang. He tightened his heart and quickly walked into the study. The lights in the study were particularly bright and filled with a strong jasmine fragrance. Princess Taiping changed into a bright red palace skirt, her hair was scattered on her shoulders, and she lay lazily on the soft cushion, with a large area of ​​plump and fair skin on her chest.

Gao Jian then remembered that Princess Taiping was pregnant again, as if it was three or four months old. He felt a little relieved. She would not look for him today.

"Come and sit next to me." Princess Taiping gently patted the empty couch beside her and ordered in an irresistible tone.

Gao Jian had no choice but to stay by her side. Princess Taiping frowned, "Don't you hug me?"

Gao Jian reached out to pass behind her again, hugged her shoulders, Princess Taiping pillowed on his chest, and smiled with satisfaction: "That's right. The prince consort came in to see the child just now, but I didn't let him hug me. You should be flattered."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Princess Taiping couldn't help but give him a blank look, "Why, I feel uncomfortable when I see him? He is my husband."

"I don't"

Gao Jian smiled bitterly and said, "I am thinking of the child in your belly--"

Before Gao Jian could finish his words, Princess Taiping said decisively: "My child's surname is Wu, and it is my husband's flesh and blood. Don't think about it."

Gao Jian felt that she was a little angry and quickly stood up to salute: "I have no other intentions, I just care about the princess's body."

Princess Taiping glared at him for a moment, then slowly relaxed her thin eyebrows, and asked coldly, "What's the matter with me?"

Gao Jian just got the note sent by Jiuzhi. He knew what he should say to impress Princess Taiping. He pondered for a moment and said, "I just went to see Li Zhen."

"I know, what did you talk about?"

Gao Jian knew that Princess Taiping sent someone to monitor Li Zhen, and probably saw him. He whispered: "Li Zhen told me some information that Liu Guangye defected to Wu Sansi."

"What?"

Princess Taiping immediately sat up and asked in surprise: "Do you take this seriously?"

Gao Jian nodded, "The inner guard has been monitoring Wu Sansi. Since Li Zhen told me, I think it must be the fact."

Her lazy expression swept away the face of Princess Taiping. Her brows gradually frowned and her face was gloomy and serious. She did not expect that Wu Sansi would secretly win over Liu Guangye. Although Liu Guangye was Lai Junchen's confidant, he had a deep experience in the Censorate and was very likely to replace Lai Junchen's position.

It is obvious that Wu Sansi took the opportunity to eliminate Lai Junchen and took control of the Censorate. He had a good idea. Although Princess Taiping despised Wu Sansi very much, she had to admit that Wu Sansi was accurate in starting a move, and maybe Liu Guangye would really replace Lai Junchen.

Princess Taiping walked to the window with her hands behind her back, lowered her head and said nothing, looking worried. Gao Jian next to her knew Princess Taiping's idea very well. She wanted to push Mingtang Wei Jixu to the Censorate and replace Lai Junchen's position. Everyone was eyeing the powerful Censor Zhongcheng.

Gao Jian whispered: "Ministry has advised the princess more than once. The cunning rabbit died and the lackeys were cooked. The emperor's throne has been firmly held. Then she doesn't need those cruel officials. The informant, the emperor removed the bronze sects of various states the year before, and eliminated Xue Huaiyi at the beginning of the year. It is obvious that the next step is to eliminate the cruel officials such as Lai Junchen. Therefore, the prince advised the princess to take the initiative and eliminate Lai Junchen, which can gain huge political capital."

After a while, Princess Taiping whispered: "Do you think your mother really wants to eradicate Lai Junchen? Why do I feel that she still wants to protect Lai Junchen, otherwise she should have killed Lai Junchen directly, instead of just demoting him to the army of Tongzhou."

This is why Princess Taiping has been hesitating. She felt that her mother still wanted to save Lai Junchen. In this case, would it be more than worth the loss to persuade her mother to kill Lai Junchen?

Gao Jian knew Princess Taiping's mentality of worrying about gains and losses, and advised: "The emperor is indeed hesitant, but she already has the desire to kill Lai Junchen. Some people say that the emperor will be nostalgic and cannot bear to attack Lai Junchen. This is simply nonsense. The emperor did not kill him this time, but he just couldn't find a suitable person to replace Lai Junchen.

Gao Jian saw that Princess Taiping was moved and advised her: "Lai Junchen is full of evil deeds, which has seriously affected the reputation of the priest. However, the priest still cannot see through this for a while. Once she wakes up, she will kill Lai Junchen without hesitation. Now the wind of seeking grievances outside is getting worse and worse, and all officials have also begun to jointly appeal to kill Lai Junchen. If Wu Sansi uses these pressures to persuade the priest to kill Lai Junchen, then he will be the first person in the credit book, and His Royal Highness the Princess will miss the opportunity again."

Princess Taiping sighed, "But I think I have lost the opportunity. Li Zhen has taken the lead. The profiteer will definitely be that bitch."

"If His Royal Highness does not take any action, it will be unprofitable, but if you actively participate, you will at least get a share of the pie."

Princess Taiping was paced back and forth in the room, and Gao Jian said it was reasonable. If she actively participated, she would at least get a share of the pie.

But her mother was obviously protecting Lai Junchen, and she was still very worried that she would anger her mother. After repeated consideration, she decided that this matter should be handled carefully and could not take too risks. Her energy could only be focused on fighting for Ji Xu's censor Chief.

Princess Taiping nodded slowly, "Okay, I will act according to the opportunity. If necessary, I will persuade my mother to kill Lai Junchen."

Gao Jian sighed helplessly. Princess Taiping is still too worried and worried about gains and losses. This will lead to a missed opportunity.

The next morning, an important event happened in the court that shocked the civil and military officials of the court. The Censor Liu Guangye wrote a letter to Empress Wu Zetian, revealing that Lai Junchen was corrupt and abused the law. He collected hundreds of thousands of yuan of money over the years, and was hiding in Luming Villa.

Liu Guangye's move caused an uproar in the court and the public. You should know that Liu Guangye was Lai Junchen's first confidant and a famous cruel official. He actually betrayed Lai Junchen, which made many people think that Liu Guangye began to take advantage of Lai Junchen in order to protect himself.

But some insiders also knew that this matter was related to Wu Sansi. There were rumors that Liu Guangye had secretly defected to Wu Sansi, which must have been instructed by Wu Sansi. Many ministers realized that this was no longer as simple as exposing Lai Junchen, but the beginning of the battle for the position of Chief Censor.

On the tall jade throne, Wu Zetian looked through Liu Guangye’s letter of exposure expressionlessly. She threw the letter of exposure aside and said lightly: “I know this, I will step down first.”

Liu Guangye's first attack seemed to have no effect. The emperor was not angry at all, which made a trace of uneasiness in the hall and the atmosphere became tense. Liu Guangye had prepared a lot of words, but the emperor did not give him a chance to express it. He felt like he had a punch and he couldn't help but feel panic in his heart. When he slowly retreated, he secretly glanced at Wu Sansi.

Wu Sansi also looked confused. Originally, Wu Sansi wanted to take the opportunity to report and take the initiative to recruit errands to seize Luming Villa, but now the emperor's attitude is unclear, so he dare not act rashly.

In the hall, more than a dozen ministers including Li Yuan and others secretly looked at the prime minister Lou Shide. Their petition was ready and they originally planned to submit it to the emperor this morning, but Liu Guangye's encounter with the wall made the ministers feel nervous again.

At this time, Lou Shide winked at the palace censor Xu Yougong. Xu Yougongsu is known for his uprightness and advocates eliminating all evil. It was precisely because of his repeated persuasion of Lou Shide that made Lou Shide decide to initiate a joint petition. He understood Lou Shide's meaning, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have the foundation to report it."

Thousands of eyes in the hall looked at Xu Yougong together, and Wu Zetian nodded slowly, "What's the matter with Xu Aiqing?"

Xu Yougong walked out of the court without panic and said loudly: "I was ordered to take over Tongpu, working diligently and dare not slacken. Recently, there are many people who have submitted letters. I don't want to disturb Your Majesty, but if I know the truth, I will be suspected of deceiving the emperor, so I will report to the emperor truthfully."

He took out a volume of documents and submitted them high, "This is a catalog of submissions compiled by me. Please give your majesty a look."

An eunuch walked down the jade stairs and took the scroll and transferred it to Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian slowly opened the scroll, all of which accused Lai Junchen of corruption, abuse of power, and harming innocent people, and taking away his wife and daughter. They were line by line, each line of words with evidence, and as many as thousands of lines, which was shocking.

Wu Zetian couldn't stand it anymore, so he closed the scroll and said sternly: "What the censor needs to handle cases is thunder means, and accidental injury will always be inevitable. You cannot deny the achievements of the censor because of some injustice. Which one is more important? Please tell me the difference between the primary and secondary."

"Your Majesty has always offended people when handling cases, and I am very clear about it. But if a censor thinks not about the stability of the country, not about justice, but about greed for money, taking away wives and daughters, and revenge private grudges, then can such a censor be fair? Lai Junchen is such a treacherous minister. He always says that he will be the saint. In the name of the saint, he has done countless despicable things, destroying the family and destroying the family, peeling the eyes, how many people have destroyed their families, how many people have separated their wives and children, Your Majesty, the people are full of grudges."

"His Majesty"

Hundreds of court officials knelt down, and Lou Shide raised the petition of the officials high and said heartbrokenly: "Your Majesty, the reason why all officials in the court accepted the recognition of the Censorate is because of its fairness and severity. However, Lai Junchen's actions have defiled the sacredness of the Censorate and the trust of the Lord in him. There are petitions from more than 200 important officials here, demanding that Lai Junchen be severely punished to correct the court's principles."

It was as if the storm was coming in the hall, nervous and depressed, hundreds of court officials put in tremendous pressure. This was the first time since Wu Zetian ascended the throne. Wu Zetian's chest was so angry that it was so violent that it was full of anger that it was about to break out. At this time, Shangguan Wan'er whispered to Wu Zetian: "Your Majesty, let's go to court first.

"Sanchao"
Chapter completed!