.Zhu Jingze went back in confusion.

After a while, he understood something Pei Xingjian said.

The imperial court dispatched troops to Suizhou to suppress the rebellion, and the northern troops were slightly empty. The Turks took the opportunity to invade Weizhou and killed the governor Li Sijian.

Zhang Qianxu was unable to return, so he had to send Fengzhou Governor Cui Zhibian to rescue him. Cui Zhibian's troops were out of Fengzhou and encountered the enemy in Chaonashan (East Guyang East, Inner Mongolia). This was a real brave general and defeated him. However, he met two more powerful opponents, Ashina Gudulu and Ashide Yuanzhen's way of using troops was no less than Cui Zhibian. The two knew Cui Zhibian's skills and deliberately attracted a few troops. Cui Zhibian was leading his army to pursue the defeated Turkic soldiers, and the Turkic army arrived. Cui Zhibian was outnumbered and died in the battlefield.

Zhang Qianxu received the news several days later and sent someone to confirm it. The news reached Luoyang and was at the end of June.

Luoyang was in an uproar, including the two governors Wang Liben and Li Chongyi in the front, the Turks defeated three governors of the Tang Dynasty in a row. And unlike the two governors in the front, Cui Zhibian was famous in the western border, and he was a brave general who was even afraid of Lun Qinling.

Therefore, some people say that Zhang Qianxu deliberately framed Cui Zhibian.

This statement is very popular, and Cui Zhibian was also a major general assigned by Pei Xingjian. Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu deliberately competed for merit to erase Pei Xingjian's merits. After using this to seize military power in the north, Cui Zhibian was transferred to Fengzhou in the face of danger, and his relationship with Zhang Qianxu was very tense.

But objectively speaking, at that time, only Cui Zhibian had the troops for a battle. In terms of generals, only Cui Zhibian was the most prominent. It is impossible to know whether Zhang Qianxu had the idea of ​​framed Cui Zhibian, but this time he was in charge of Cui Zhibian.

Some people are dissatisfied with the facts and cannot impeach them. However, the repeated failures have proved that Zhang Qianxu cannot command the soldiers from the north to compete with the Turks in victory.

After all, it was Wu Zetian's improper employment.

Zhang Qianxu is a general, not a handsome man. If there is a good commander, even if Cheng Wuting is arranged and he can make great contributions after he charges. However, if he is independent, his command is not as good as Guo Yuanzhen, Tang Xiujing, and even Xue Ne, even though he is a late-achieving person, he is more suitable to serve as the commander than him. Or if he is a match for him and Cui Zhibian, it is possible that Cui Zhibian can do better than him.

In order to control the army, Wu Zetian made an exception to Zhang Qianxu and Cheng Wuting. Some people were dissatisfied with it, so they wanted to make meritorious service, which led to the devastating situation in the north. Zhang Qianxu not only made a mistake in command, but also performed poorly after losing to the Turks last year. Since that failure, Zhang Qianxu has an army in his hands for more than half a year, and he did not dare to launch a frontal attack on the Turks.

One is a mistake, two is a mistake, three is a mistake.

Not many people blame Zhang Qianxu for what he did.

The emperor was hardened and took the initiative to go to the Western Regions to be a turtle. The Empress Dowager used all the tricks of her, but she couldn't see or touch them, but she was like dense silk screens, which made people feel heartbroken.

The political situation has led to a decline in the world. How many ministers are doing consistently?

Did Zhang Qianxu do something wrong? Not necessarily. As long as the Empress Dowager is the final winner, he will do it right.

Everyone thought so, Wu Zetian was the final victory, and Zhang Qianxu did something wrong. Zhang Qianxu was also among the list of the important generals killed by Wu Zetian.

Regardless of his character or lack of talent, the ministers began to write letters and request the court to change their generals.

This kid is not good in the north, so he has to change his other person. The court is not unstoppable, at least Chengwu will do better than Zhang Qianxu. It would be better to change Liu Jingtong if Zhang Qianxu continued. They did not get the emperor's appreciation, but after several battles, they fought with great success.

In fact, there is another invisible reason for the destruction of the Tang Dynasty and Pei Xingjian's policies in order to control the rights, the Tang Dynasty has now paid for Wu Zetian.

Pei Xingjian was almost a perfect person, and it was not easy to seize military power from Pei Xingjian. Therefore, starting from Pei Xingjian's surrender to Ashina Fu Nian, this move was very clever, using force to force Fu Nian to surrender and capture Wen Bo. According to the policies of the previous Tang Dynasty, Wen Bo was also appointed to appease Wen Bo's remaining subordinates. Fu Nian should be promoted. Although he made a mistake, he made great contributions at the critical moment. Pei Xingjian was able to quell the rebellion without bloodshed.

But in order to deny Pei Xingjian's contribution, he imposed on Cheng Wuting and Zhang Qianxu and killed both of them.

The situation in the court was great, and Ashina Daozhen went to the north to appease him, which was even more a wonderful game. However, Fu Nian was unjustly killed, and the impact was bad. No one believed Daozhen's words anymore, and Daozhen was even unhappy and did not work hard. As a result, the overall situation was corrupt.

Let’s look at Fengzhou again. The largest group of Turkic people placed in Fengzhou were Shi Dana’s ethnic group, and it can be said that they had a close relationship with the Tang Dynasty. However, as soon as Fu Nian died, they were both Turkic people, and Shi Dana’s descendants were also dissatisfied. They did not rebel publicly, but did not support the Tang Dynasty.

If this was not the case, Cui Zhibian would have stayed in the Western Turks for a long time and would have adjusted his relationship with the Turks. He could have recruited many Hu soldiers from Fengzhou alone, so when he fought to the mountain, Cui Zhibian would not have been defeated and sacrificed because of the small number of soldiers in his hands.

No one dares to say that even the court recognized the mistake, it was too late to pursue the seal. But just posthumously, no one dared to hold the latter accountable.

No report in the book.

Wu Zetian and Li Zhi suddenly went to White Horse Temple to burn incense. This did not attract many people's attention, and the couple wanted to enfeoff the Five Mountains, and it was just the White Horse Temple outside the city. But they brought all the concubines of the East Palace, including a few little princes and a few little princesses.

The abbot of Baima Temple and the host came out to greet him, and arranged the group to a meditation room behind. The meditation room was very quiet, with many tall and dense pomegranate trees around. The pomegranate flowers withered, and were hung with red, yellow and orange pomegranates, like little stars, very cute.

The mountain wind blows, it’s very cool.

Li Zhi was not in good health, but he was very comfortable with the blows, so he also sat on a chair by the window and looked at the trees on the back mountain.

Wu Zetian stared at several young women and couldn't help but want to laugh when she saw Pei Yuhe holding Di Hui's son.

Li Wei has been away for so long, and she has already let her in the East Palace and hear some things in the East Palace. Pei Yuhe has always had no children. Seeing that Di Huite can give birth, she asked for it once. About her son said something, Di Hui gave birth to another daughter, but she did not mention it. Later, after her son left, Di Hui finally gave birth to a son.

Pei Yuhe went to ask for it again.

Di Hui made the statement clear, not only do you have no son, but Yang Shunyi has no son, but Shangguan Wanyi has no son. It is impossible that all three of you have no fertility. If you have a son in the future, what should I do?

At that time, I will not be the son of the noble queen, but will be about to jump into the fire pit.

We have a bad background and don’t want our son to be the prince in the future. As long as we are a prince, we will be safe and satisfied for the rest of our lives.

Although this woman was born in a brothel, she was indeed very knowledgeable. After her son left this time, she relied on this woman to dispatch her. The East Palace was safe and sound, making the outside look harmonious. Wu Zetian had to admit that she underestimated this woman at the beginning.

Pei Yuhe had no choice but to say embarrassedly: "Then I still have no children in five years. Can I adopt him for me?"

If you have no children in five years, the possibility of having children will be very small in the future. Besides, no matter how old the child is, there will be no sense of identity in the future.

Di Hui had no choice but to agree.

Who knew that Pei Yuhe came to see her second son every day. As she watched, she carried him to her palace and made fun of him. At first, she only took him away for a while, but later she didn't send him back all day. In the end, she simply placed it in her bedroom.

Di Hui said it a few times dissatisfiedly, and Pei Yuhe pretended not to hear it. In order to take into account the overall situation and prevent the East Palace from causing quarrels, Di Hui could only endure it.

But the other girls gave birth to children safely, with a lot of children and grandchildren, and the husband was very happy. The son was not here, and the husband named him. Wei Yue's son named Li Chongjun, probably because of his mother's inheritance. Zheng Gongchu's son named Li Chongwang, and the family was the highest. Di Hui's son named Li Chongfu.

The prince of the East Palace is likely to be born in these three sons in the future. Including Li Chongfu, once Pei Yuhe has no son, she will be a strong competitor.

Wu Zetian swept over the girls again, and thought that her son was stupid or innocent. She did not really take power, and the Eastern Palace felt a sense of crisis, so she barely hugged her. Once she took power, she would make trouble in the Eastern Palace. If her children were older, her son was a god, and she would not even think of peace in the harem.

But among these women, who is Queen Wang, who is Mrs. Xiao, and who is who she was back then?

Wu Zetian had this idea, which means that she had not yet the idea of ​​becoming a queen. Being a queen was forced out step by step. All she wanted to be a powerful queen mother, such as the Queen Mother Feng back then. But when she was the Queen Mother Feng, where did Li Wei be placed?

His eyes swept to Wei Yue. This little guy was not simple, and he was very close to Shangguan Wan'er. Without asking, he turned his head and said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, in a blink of an eye, the East Palace is full of children, so we are old."

"Empress Dowager, you are not old, you look only in your early thirties." Wan'er said.

It was Li Wei's order. Before leaving, he repeatedly told me that he would leave for a long time. The Eastern Palace should be united, quiet, and not confusing right and wrong. Also, he should not offend the Empress Dowager. So Shangguan Wan'er flattered a little. "You can talk. Just like, the palace has a lot of affairs, come to Shangyang Palace to assist me."

"This..." Wan'er regretted it. Wouldn't she be asking for trouble? Why should she talk too much? Now, she has to accompany the queen mother again. People say that being with the king is like a tiger. The emperor is not a tiger, and she is reasonable. But the queen mother is a tiger, and she is a big tiger who has been hungry for many days.

"Don't you?"

Wan'er had no choice but to answer: "I am willing."

Wu Zetian said again: "Concubine Wade, how about this palace let your father come to Huazhou as the governor?"

"I thank the Empress Dowager." Wei Yue happily leaned down and said. Huazhou is in the middle of Luoyang and Chang'an, and is very close to both the capitals. As a child of the Wei family in Jingzhao, he served as the governor of Huazhou and could not find it.

Then he looked at Pei Yuhe and asked, "Do you have four brothers?"

"yes."

"Tomorrow, I will let them each serve as a central general."

"Thank you, the Queen Mother."

Not only Wei Yue, Pei Yuhe, but also Zheng Gongchu, Ye Ci Mingyue, Yang Min's only brother, Jiang Bier and Xu Li's younger brother, were all granted titles. They stayed in the White Horse Temple and returned to Luoyang. With the next day's order, the families of the concubines in the East Palace were enthroned.

The ministers were puzzled. The harem was tyrannical, foreign relatives interfered in politics, and eunuchs were major political problems. But it is undeniable that before every emperor took power, foreign relatives would play an important role. What else is more reliable than his wife and family? The relatives in the Eastern Palace were not simple, including the Zheng family, the Pei family, and the Wei family. However, the emperor never used this power.

Why did the Empress Dowager enthrone the emperor in turn? Could it be that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor had a turning point?

Just as everyone was speculating, several prime ministers summoned into Shangyang Palace.

Zhang Qianxu must have changed, so Wu Zetian asked who is suitable for going in the purple curtain.

The prime ministers are not as large as before, including Pei Yan, Xue Yuanchao, Liu Jingxian, Wei Xuantong, Guo Zhengyi, Guo Dingju, Cen Changqian, and Liu Rengui from Xijing. There are many, but except for Liu Rengui and Pei Yan, they are all insignificant little people.

Wei Xuantong said to the truth: "It's easy to find people, but there's nothing else. Cheng Wu goes forward, which is enough to deal with the situation in the north and ensure that it won't be corrupt."

Before he could finish his speech, Pei Yan raised his teeth and stood up, saying, "I think it's inappropriate. Cheng Wuting had a bad relationship with the Turks, so going forward may not work. But there is a candidate, going forward is the best."

"Oh, who is it?"

"Black teeth are always there."

"No, the Tubo people are ambitious and have never attacked Hehuang Jiuqu on a large scale because of the Black-Teel General. If Black-Teel Changzhi was transferred, the situation in Qinghai will be deteriorated again, and the gain will be more than worth the loss. Moreover, Qinghai has removed more than 500,000 Central Aboriginal people, and various reforms have achieved results. Last year, the Guanzhong disaster was a major disaster, and Qinghai made an indispensable contribution. This is an important area that the imperial court cannot lose." Guo Zhengyi immediately stopped it.

A trace of coldness flashed in Wu Zetian's eyes behind the curtain.

Guo Zhengyi is very ignorant. If he hadn't invited him to his husband, why would it be his turn to be the prime minister?

But there was no sound.

Pei Yan retorted: "It's a mistake. Tubo is not afraid of Heige Changzhi, and I believe that General Heige will not be braver than Xue Rengui. When Xue Rengui went to Dafeichuan, Tubo dared to start a war. There was no large-scale war. It was because Zanpu was newly destroyed and domestic struggles were endless. Because of the small national strength, the army was deposed many times, which led to the people's misfortune and never recovered. Therefore, they did not dare to invade Qinghai on a large scale. Besides, Qinghai has arranged a tight line of defense, which is far from the past."

He can say this or that. No, but it sounds very reasonable.

He also said: "Further, does Qinghai have to be inhabited for a lifetime? The court can make such arrangements, allowing Li Xiaoyi to be the governor of Shanzhou, Wang Guo to be the governor of Jiaozhou, and Lou Shide to be the governor of Songzhou. This can ensure the safety of Qinghai."

Wang Guo had never received favor from Li Wei, but he was Wu Zetian's confidant. It is hard to say whether Li Xiaoyi was Wu Zetian's person. Lou Shide was a soft-hearted person, and that's how he transferred him from Shanzhou to the unfamiliar Songzhou. Guo Zhengyi couldn't help but look at Pei Yan suspiciously. Could this person be a hypocrite and shook his head and said, "No."

Wu Zetian spoke behind the curtain: "That's it."

He asked several prime ministers to retreat, and asked Shangguan Wan'er to draft an edict himself. Then he picked someone to issue an edict. Li Shoucheng. He had been to Qinghai and was familiar with the soldiers. He was once very "close" with his son and would not arouse the disgust of the soldiers in Qinghai.
Chapter completed!