Chapter 166: A Showdown
"Your Majesty...report urgently..."
As soon as Wu Zetian arrived at the hall gate, an eunuch came over anxiously, fell to the ground, and raised a report.
Try it urgently...
The so-called urgent memorial is actually a screening by the Secretariat. They will sort out the memorials. Some of the not-so-important memorials can be decided by directly discussing the three provinces. The more important ones are generally required to make a judgment. Another thing is that it is urgent and needs to be submitted to the imperial examination immediately. If such memorials are encountered at any time, they will be delivered to Wu Zetian within a few incense sticks.
Wu Zetian's face turned cold, and he picked up the memorial and opened it to take a look.
She was stunned.
Shangguan Wan'er had already walked over step by step. Wu Zetian raised her eyes slightly, glanced at Shangguan Wan'er, and said, "Qin Shaoyou brought people into the city!"
Shangguan Wan'er pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah... is that right?"
Wu Zetian narrowed his eyes and said, "He ordered people to send an arrow to the Turkic princess."
"He... is too presumptuous!" Shangguan Wan'er said indifferently.
Wu Zetian continued: "The one who let him enter the city was Emperor Wu Yizong of Jinwu. It seems that... no one in Luoyang City is willing to be lonely."
Shangguan Wan'er pondered silently.
In Wu Zetian's opinion, this time should not be Qin Shaoyou's own initiative. Qin Shaoyou was probably encouraged by the Wu family, such as Wu Yizong.
As for whether it was better or worse for Qin Shaoyou to come to the city, Wu Zetian actually found that her mind was quite complicated because she could not tell.
The advantage of Qin Shaoyou robbing the bride is that it can make the Turks' tricks fail, or it can also hit Li Longji and the people behind it.
But the disadvantage is that once people can't grab it and return in a desperate situation, they will eventually become a laughing stock.
Qin Shaoyou is the destiny of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In the eyes of outsiders, no matter what the name he is, it represents the face of the court. Once he is beaten by the Turks, isn’t this embarrassing? What is it?
Wu Zetian was really angry and funny at this time. She couldn't help but say, "This group of people is really confused. Could it be that my ministers are now like fools in the city? There is no need to go to the Wanxiang Temple and turn to Xuanwu Gate."
At this time, it is meaningless to go to the Vientiane Temple.
Qin Shaoyou wants to steal the bride. There are not many places in Luoyang City that can be used. Only the Xuanwu Gate covers a huge area and is sparsely populated, so it is almost predictable that if Qin Shaoyou takes action, he will definitely be here.
As for Qin Shaoyou's behavior, it is beyond reproach. After all... the Turkic people can do it, so why can't Qin Shaoyou? This is the oath of Emperor Taizong. However, there is no restriction on the identity of the person who robs the bride.
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In the Temple of the World, all the civil and military officials were ready, and each family had their own thoughts, but they couldn't help but go to see the King of Linzi.
The King of Linzi is not very old, but he is wearing a dress and looking energetic, which is really funny.
Everything is ready now, and only the east wind is needed, and everyone is waiting for the Turkic princess to enter the palace.
But His Majesty has not come for a long time, which has attracted many speculations.
This incident caused His Majesty's Longyan to be angry, but for the people behind Li Longji, they had no choice but to let Li Longji marry the Turkic princess as a prince. Then the Li family would still be the royal family, and at least the court could not avoid this matter. Since the Li family is the royal family, then the prince will of course inherit the throne after a hundred years. As long as this situation can be maintained, things will be easy to handle, because people will have a speculative mentality. Once the people in the world think that the people who are in the world in the future will still be the surname Li, then whether it is Lai Junchen or others, who dares to turn against the Li family? The Li family's royal family can be invincible, and more and more people will stand around the Li family, and the power of the royal family will also increase dramatically.
What's more, this Turkic Khan girl is the pearl in the palm of the Turkic Khan. Marrying her is equivalent to getting the strong support of the Turkic people outside the border. This is a force that cannot be underestimated.
Therefore, many people were full of flushing faces and were very happy for His Royal Highness from the bottom of their hearts.
Although some people were silent, they couldn't help but think in their hearts that His Highness, the King of Linzi, was afraid that he would gain power. In the future... he would not be the emperor. For the sake of his family, he would be more close to him in the future.
There are only some people like Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi, but they have a cold face. They are different from these people because others can change their families, but they want to be slaves and cannot get it. This time, the blow to the Wu family is really huge. Therefore, although they have to appear, their faces are all pulled down, and they can imagine their mood.
At this moment, an eunuch came in quickly. Li Longji only thought that it was a team to welcome the bride and entered the palace. He was so busy that he was shocked. He stepped forward a few steps and said, "How?"
The eunuch was anxious: "Your Majesty set up Xuanwu Gate..."
"What..." The palace was in an uproar.
This was a happy day. Your Majesty was unhappy and could understand it. Therefore, after the great gift was completed, the King of Linzi and the Princess of the Turkic Palace were also mentally prepared to visit everyone, but what did Your Majesty go to Xuanwu Gate?
If something goes wrong, it will be a monster. Li Longji's face suddenly pulled down and said, "Why is this?"
"Qin Shaoyou, the commander of Henan Road of Tuanjie Camp, sent an arrow to the Siguo Pavilion..."
"What did you say……"
Before Li Longji could react, the Minister of War on the side was so scared that his face looked like a dirt. He took a step forward and grabbed the eunuch's clothes: "This...this...this...this is a great rebellion!"
boom……
Many people have already started talking, and their voices are extremely noisy.
Obviously, things were too sudden, and... it was really unexpected.
The Minister of War’s words of great rebellion caused a spoil, and a small captain wanted to steal the bride of His Highness Linzi. If this matter was spread, even if the bride failed, it would be a joke. This was a heavy blow to the royal family.
However, some people who scolded loudly obviously forgot that the reason why the current Linzi King was able to marry a Turkic princess was just a trick of stealing the bride. He was the banner of the oath of the previous Emperor Taizong. However, Emperor Taizong obviously never thought that someone would rob his great-grandson's wife.
Li Longji was already trembling with anger.
From the beginning, he didn't take Qin Shaoyou seriously. This guy was just a little commander after all. He was an extremely arrogant person. Even the Jinwu General of the Wu family dared to scold him. How could he look down on a little commander?
Therefore, during the imperial banquet, Qin Shaoyou and the Turkic princess were too secretly annoyed Li Longji, but his countermeasure was also very direct, that was, to take advantage of the opportunity of enlisting the title and directly seize Qin Shaoyou's fiefdom. It is said that Mengjin is a good place, and it is also said that Qin Shaoyou takes advantage of this day to enter the gold fight. Taking Mengjin will not only increase his wealth, but also kick Qin Shaoyou over. It is really a trick to kill two birds with one stone.
But he never expected that Qin Shaoyou would dare to ruin his good things, and...
He collapsed his face and shouted: "Quiet!"
The sound in the hall ended suddenly, surprisingly strange.
Li Longji glanced at him, and from the corner of his eyes, he couldn't help but secretly look at some people from the Wu family, who were still as if they were ashamed and as if they were beheaded. Now, some were shocked and some were overjoyed. They did not hide their emotions. Obviously, they were very happy to see someone disturbing the situation and were eager to make a joke.
Li Longji said seriously: "A mere commander Qin Shaoyou, how can he dare to be so brave? This person's behavior is a ruthless person. However... I heard that the imperial guards and the flying cavalry had not been mobilized, so it is expected that he would come... What he brought was just a group of brave men. His princess has the escort of elite Turkic warriors. Qin Shaoyou is just a humiliation of himself, but... Now His princess is coveted by the thieves. As her husband, how can I ignore it? Why should I follow me to Xuanwu Gate, and see how this Qin Duke is destroyed!"
At this time, Li Longji did show an unattainable side.
The people in the hall calmed down and couldn't help but think in their hearts that if the imperial guards and the flying cavalry were mobilized, they would not have been unaware of them. Since the flying cavalry and the imperial guards had not moved, then... what if a mere Qin Shaoyou was afraid of?
So everyone responded and said that the vast civil and military officials followed Li Longji and winded towards Xuanwu Gate.
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There was no one outside Xuanwu Gate.
This huge place is not a single person at this time.
Standing on the high city tower, Wu Zetian was wearing a cloak. Looking into the distance, her eyes seemed to be stagnant, but she looked at the silent emptiness and pondered without saying a word.
Shangguan Wan'er stood behind her, looking at her back, thinking.
When all the officials arrived, Li Longji also went up the city tower and rushed over carefully to salute Wu Zetian: "The grandson has seen the saint." When Wu Zetian did not take back his eyes, he just pursed his thin lips and said lightly: "Are you here?"
"Yes, Sun Chen is here."
Wu Zetian's jaw head: "Ha..."
Wu Zetian didn't speak anymore because at this time, on the horizon, a group of black men were already running towards this place.
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Chapter completed!