Chapter title: The Heart of Killing

Qin Shaoyou finally understood.△↗,

This question is really confusing.

On the one hand, the Turks did give Wu Zetian the power at that time. In the eyes of the Turks, since everyone had an agreement, then reasonably, you should indeed let a prince marry his princess.

The Turks were also stubborn, and no one except the one with the surname Li recognized them, so the conflict emerged, and the issue of legitimacy between the Li family and the Wu family was involved.

Wu Zetian changed the reign name to the Great Zhou. Although he followed the Tang system, he did not completely shake the interests of the Li family. However, after all, the current emperor's surname is Wu. At least Wu Zetian believed that the Wu family was the royal family, so the so-called prince was of course the son of the Wu family.

So she ordered Duke Heng to welcome the bride. Later, Duke Heng came to the Turks, but the Turks were furious, believing that Wu Zetian tore up the agreement between the two sides, which was an insult to the Turks. After that, they detained Duke Heng. Not to mention this, this time, he simply asked the princess to come here in person and designated to marry Li Longji.

The reason for marrying Li Longji is very simple. When Emperor Gaozong was there, the prince was Li Hong, who was the gentleman who had dinner at Ruchun Restaurant. However, Li Hong died at a young age. In order to show his love for his son, Wu Zetian allowed Li Hongji to adopt him to Li Hongji. Therefore, in the eyes of all people and even the Turks, Li Hongji was the real crown prince and the most noble.

The Turks naturally believed that their daughters should marry the most noble person in the Tang Dynasty, so they didn't care how old Li Hongji was, and they would talk about it after they got married.

This is a matter of face. If you don’t marry, it’s a slap in the face, it means you don’t trust, it means you’re trampling on the self-esteem of the Turks, and it means you don’t treat the Turks as barbarians. Then, you will have to fight against each other.

But for Wu Zetian, it was also a matter of face. You Turks were too damned. Not only did you detain Duke Hengguo, but you would marry whoever you wanted. Is it true that at this time, it was the Turks during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Tang? Besides, there was also a continuous open and secret struggle between the Wu family and the Li family, which made the whole matter even more complicated.

Qin Shaoyou thought to himself that the reason why Wu Zetian had great doubts about this matter was probably not just face, but the fundamental issue of the regime.

The fundamental problem is that Wu Zetian finally settled down and everyone finally obeyed the Wu family. The appeal of the Li family finally suppressed it again after the Li Chong rebellion. However, once he recognized this relative, the disheartened ministers and local officials in the past would rekindle their desire to embrace Li.

Why?

Wu Zetian asked Li Longji to marry the Turkic princess as a prince. On the one hand, the Turkic people were more inclined to the Li family. If something happened in the future, it was difficult for the people of the Li family to be unsuccessful. On the other hand, she did this. It was equivalent to admitting the identity of the Grandson of Li Longji. Then others would inevitably guess whether it would be the son of today, a hundred years later, whether it would be in the Li family? Once this speculation appeared, many people began to have hope for the Li family. With hope, there would inevitably be people who bet in advance, adding icing on the cake. After all, you may be the emperor in the future. Now, it is a long-term plan to curry favor with you. Therefore, more and more people in the Li family will depend on it, and even the confidants around Wu Zetian, Tathagata Junchen, Hou Sizhiren, etc., I am afraid that they will not dare to offend the Li family easily.

Once this idea emerges, a so-called "Crown Prince" party will appear in the court. They are waiting for them to support the "Crown Prince" as the emperor after a hundred years, but because they are getting deeper and deeper, this force will even drive themselves down.

If you form a party in everything, you will have a big trouble. This is the real terror. Wu Zetian could even choose to be in the Li family a hundred years later, but now, he will never allow the Li family's power to rise. A little bit of it must be strangled, because Li is a natural opponent of her throne. Once this opening is made, Wu Zetian is almost certain that his later scene is destined to be extremely desolate.

This is the real plan. After I die, it is not my business to flood the flood. But now, as long as Wu Zetian is alive for one day, any possible hidden dangers will be suppressed.

Therefore, Wu Zetian's face is very bad now. She is facing a difficult choice. Either she is untrustworthy and even attracts a new war. Either Li Longji married the Turkic princess as a prince. In the end, it is very likely to greatly encourage the morale of the Li family, so that many Li schools can see hope again, from the original scattered sand, and finally gather together again and become a fatal force.

No matter which choice, it is difficult and partial. If it were in the past, it could still avoid it. At worst, Duke Hengguo detained it and ignored it. At worst, he would talk about it in a few years. But now, with the arrival of the Turkic princess, he will kill directly with one blow, which will make Wu Zetian no longer have the possibility of appeasement. She must make a choice.

You can imagine how Wu Zetian felt.

Qin Shaoyou sighed, this was a confusing account. He smiled awkwardly at Wu Zetian: "Your Majesty, this matter is indeed a bit troublesome, but... there will always be a solution."

Wu Zetian shook her head: "You do your own thing. I will hold a banquet in the palace tomorrow. Come and prepare with smoothies. Don't delay."

Qin Shaoyou nodded, said goodbye and left.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Qin Shaoyou had no expectations for the palace dinner. He arrived in Luoyang the next afternoon, but someone came to him at the city gate. However, Princess Taiping asked him to stay at the young man and enter the palace together.

It doesn't matter to Qin Shaoyou. Although many people have had rumors about themselves and Princess Taiping before, so what? The more rumors are, the safer they are. In short, the more suspicious they are. In order to protect His Highness's reputation, they will live longer in the Wuzhou Dynasty. If one day they die, everyone in the world will know that they are probably cheated because they have sex with Princess Taiping.

Li Lingyue was wearing a gorgeous dress and smiled and let Qin Shaoyou get on her car.

"Your Highness is so beautiful today." In addition to being sad about his feelings when talking about money, Qin Shaoyou and Li Lingyue's relationship is actually quite good. We are partners and are half a friend who is not very good at drinking and meat.

Li Lingyue seemed to have forgotten the last time she was angry with Qin Shaoyou, and said happily: "That Princess Animama is so annoying. It is said that she is ugly and she dares to come to our Luoyang to be arrogant and domineering. Qin Shaoyou, I will follow my palace to fix her later."

Just straight to the point, it is such willfulness.

Qin Shaoyou smiled bitterly and said, "Your Highness, don't be reckless."

Li Lingyue just sneered and stopped answering.

The frame entered the palace and the banquet was held in the Vientiane Temple.

Qin Shaoyou did not expect too much from the so-called Turkic princess. His purpose, like most people, was just a free meal.

When he arrived at the place, he saw many old acquaintances, Wu Chengsi and Prince Gaoyang. In fact, he didn't have to recognize others. Anyone who saw a frown person would know 100% that this person must be surnamed Wu. The reason is very simple. The appearance of the princess really hurt the Wu family. After a roundabout way, it was actually back to the starting point. It was still a matter of face. It was because it involved face, so attending such an occasion was simply a slap in the face.

In the past, the people of the Wu family always regarded themselves as royal families. The Great Zhou Dynasty was a member of Wu, so they naturally belonged to the royal relatives. Now... those who know the inside story just shook their heads, and of course, some people secretly enjoyed it.

After Li Lingyue arrived, many people gathered to curry favor with each other, while Qin Shaoyou was squeezed aside by these people. Hey... it seemed that he could only play with mud.

He was not angry, but just smiled to the corner, and suddenly felt like he was peeing, so he went to Xiaojie and asked a eunuch. The eunuch led the way. After reaching the convenient place, he was about to come out, and at the corner of a long corridor, someone was rash and almost collided with Qin Shaoyou.

The person who came was a seven or eight-year-old child, wearing a brocade dress and a bit of a demeanor that was not commensurate with his age.

He couldn't help but look up at Qin Shaoyou in annoyed manner, with his hands behind his back, smiling.

Qin Shaoyou said: "Sorry..."

"Are you Qin Shaoyou?" The child looked at Qin Shaoyou bluntly and said loudly.

Qin Shaoyou said: "Not bad."

The child said, "I know you, you are a chef." After that, he curled his lips with a contemptuous expression and said word by word: "This is my palace. You are a minister, you are a despicable person, and you don't know etiquette? Hum!"

Before Qin Shaoyou rolled up his sleeves and wanted to beat him, he was already walking with his eight-character steps, leading a group of guards and palace maids to leave.

Damn...

Qin Shaoyou was a little stunned. He seemed to be bullied by a child. How bad should this hurt his self-esteem?

This person is so arrogant.

Qin Shaoyou suddenly remembered that he came alone... King Linzi... Li Longji.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, this guy is very majestic, but from Qin Shaoyou, this guy deserves a beating!

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Chapter completed!