Shangguan Chen was confused. He looked at Qin Shaoyou who seemed to be smiling and looked surprised.

Qin Shaoyou smiled and said, "There are many you who have been defeated by the death. What you thought was just taking risks. Shangguan Chen, you have not seen your sister for a long time, right? Why not follow me to the palace? Is it good to meet Shangguan Kaizhao?"

When he heard that he was about to see Shangguan Wan'er, Shangguan Chen felt relieved. He didn't know what Qin Shaoyou sold in the gourd. This was actually just like a mountain. His responsibility was to collect news. In terms of this, no one in the world was better than that, especially in recent years, he was rich and powerful, which led to him having a special way to collect news and constantly improving his previous experience, which was becoming increasingly uncontrollable. If his affairs involved, his experience and principles would be endless. However, what Qin Shaoyou did was to make decisions based on these news and based on actual situations.

Any decision is obviously a dilemma for many people, because when you do anything, you cannot take into account everyone. Therefore, the so-called decision is nothing more than choosing the one that is most beneficial to all plans.

Shangguan Chen simply stopped thinking about it and agreed.

The Luoyang Palace has been as calm as before recently, but Qin Shaoyou is like a stone, but it will break all this peace.

Qin Shaoyou's purpose is naturally not Shangguan Wan'er, but Wu Zetian.

f When he arrived at Ziwei Palace, he parted ways with Shangguan Chen. Shangguan Chen went to find Wan'er outside the hall.

When they entered Ziwei Palace, the king and his ministers met, Wu Zetian did not notice any strangeness, but many news about Luoyang and Chang'an had never been hidden from her. A few days ago, rumors came out that his son seemed to be poisoned by Na Wei.

As soon as the news came out, Wu Zetian did not ask Qin Shaoyou because he knew very well who released the news. However, at first, she also sneered at the news. In a way, the existence of herself and Qin Shaoyou in Luoyang is equivalent to Li Xian's amulet. As long as the Shence Mansion does not cross the line, Wei will never kick Li Xian away and do his own thing willfully.

But when Qin Shaoyouwu entered the palace rashly and there were new rumors rumors now, Wu Zetian just sighed quietly and said, "Why, is that Wei really so bold?"

Qin Shaoyou hurriedly said, "These news was discovered by Zhu Lou. It was just that the matter was too horrible, and I could not confirm the authenticity of the news, so I did not dare to report it rashly, so as not to make a joke. Now, the news has confirmed that the emperor has encountered an unexpected accident and is now seriously ill."

Wu Zetian breathed a long sigh.

Although she was a ruthless person, her eldest son and third son had completely lost it. She was left with her only remaining second son, who was cowardly and incompetent. The reason why she chose him to inherit herself in the end was just because of his incompetence.

But the closest relatives of the flesh were the closest relatives of the flesh, she immediately smiled coldly: "Wei wants to kill him? I still don't believe it. Why is this?"

Qin Shaoyou was a little surprised. Wu Zetian was a calculating person. Logically, Wei had to be able to roughly guess her motives when he came to this point. He suddenly discovered that Wu Zetian now... was actually a little stupid.

Or... something interferes with the Emperor's judgment. A rational person will definitely not easily be interfered with his own judgment, and there is only one possibility that people will be confused when they are interfered with.

Will the emperor care about the emperor in Chang'an?

Yes.

Qin Shaoyou actually noticed something ridiculous that the emperor... was the emperor's closest relative and the flesh and blood of the emperor.

Qin Shaoyou has always had a blind spot. Because of Wu Zetian's coldness, he has long forgotten that the two sides of the conflict between Luoyang and Chang'an were originally close relatives, but now... he suddenly realized that he only had a bitter smile.

Qin Shaoyou said: "Your Majesty, Wei is not trying to harm the emperor, but his Majesty and his ministers. What Wei wants is a dying emperor."

After saying a word, Wu Zetian woke up. Wu Zetian was stunned and then said in surprise: "Yes, what is he trying to do? By the way, I understand why the imperial edict has not arrived yet?"

Qin Shaoyou smiled and said, "Your Majesty, originally... in Wei's plan, the imperial edict should have arrived at this time, but... I noticed it in advance, so I released the rumors. Now this rumors are verified with what is happening now. What Wei is facing is panic and countless rumors are coming out. The Wei family is now in a state of turmoil. Your Majesty is unconscious and cannot see the ministers. At this time, she releases any imperial edict, which is not the emperor's edict in the eyes of the people of the world. Therefore, issuing the edict at this time will only backfire. She wants to win the trust of the world. The only way is to wait for the emperor to wake up, summon the ministers and issue the edict."

Wu Zetian frowned and immediately understood.

The Wei family's plan seemed to have no mistakes at the beginning, and because of the rumors released by Qin Shaoyou, the plan had a huge omission. In the case of everyone's suspicion, Wei's only choice was to move out the emperor.

Qin Shaoyou said: "Your Majesty, it's not time for me. It won't take long for the emperor to wake up. Once he wakes up and recovers his complexion, Empress Wei will definitely make arrangements. Once the edict is released, no minister can refuse such an edict. If Your Majesty is healthy and calls me to Chang'an, I can still find some reasons and can always get away with it. But..."

Wu Zetian smiled coldly and said, "Once you move, then... will you definitely die without a burial place? Qin Shaoyou, I didn't expect you to be afraid."

Wu Zetian's joke made Qin Shaoyou laugh. Qin Shaoyou said, "No, I am not afraid of taking risks at all. If I hadn't taken risks, I would never have been today. But... I am afraid of death meaninglessly. Then the Wei family... If I want me to die, how could I let them do what I wish, and it would be even more impossible to deliver it to my door."

Wu Zetian pursed his lips and did not refute, but said, "How many days will there be?"

Qin Shaoyou said: "At most ten days, within ten days, Your Majesty will wake up. When this medicine just broke out, it looked really harmful, but as long as you prescribe the right medicine and take care of it, you can recover."

Ten days...that is to say, if Li Xian had no way to deal with it before he woke up, then... once the edict was issued, there would be no possibility of rejection.

Wu Zetian squinted his eyebrows and said at the end: "It seems that you have already figured out what to do, right?"

"I... have already thought about it, so I can only ask for help from Your Majesty, Your Majesty. Now I share honor and disgrace. I hope Your Majesty will have the strength to help you."

Wu Zetian looked at Qin Shaoyou deeply. She finally regained her previous shrewdness, as if she had expected what Qin Shaoyou wanted to do.

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Wei Xuanzhen rushed to Hangu Pass almost quickly.

This pass, which is a man who can pass through thousands of people, is majestic and magnificent, because in the valley, it is also the only way between Luoyang and Chang'an. It not only allows people to hide troops, but also separates this magnificent wall from Guandong and Guan.

Such a terrain is as solid as a god, not to mention that this powerful pass that has been standing for thousands of years has played an extremely important role in all dynasties, so the walls of the gate have been reinforced and repaired again and again. They are far from comparable to ordinary city walls.

The thickness of the wall is several feet long, several times that of ordinary city walls. Even if Qin Shaoyou sacrificed his cannons, he would not be able to gain any advantage if they could bombard them.

Moreover, facing the narrow and long direction of Luoyang, a large number of siege troops could not be disguised. The defenders were waiting for their work and could handle it with ease.

Since ancient times, if the Hangu Pass has been used to break through the pass by ordinary methods of siege, there are almost no pitiful things. Therefore... Wei also attaches great importance to this place. Since moving the capital, he has continuously strengthened and rested the facilities here, and at the same time increased the defenders.

There was almost a large barracks inside Hangu, with people everywhere. When Wei Xuanzhen arrived here, his son-in-law Zhang Jin, the guardian of Hangu Pass, had led a group of generals to greet him at the entrance of the valley.

Zhang Jin obviously didn't look good. In fact, if it were Wei Xuanzhen, I'm afraid she wouldn't be much better.

Originally, it was natural that he, the son-in-law of the Wei family, was guarding the pass here, but at this time, Wei Xuanzhen came here, and it was obvious that the Wei family had some doubts about him.

It is a turbulent time now, and Zhang Jin is not a fool. Everyone who comes here is from Guandong and Guannei. The news is the most informative. He knows everything from Henan or Chang'an. At this critical moment, Empress Wei sent a military supervisor to himself. Isn't the meaning obvious enough?

Zhang Jin just buried these in his heart. He took Wei Xuanzhen with great enthusiasm to visit the defenses everywhere, and then held a banquet to entertain the prime minister and father-in-law in the Daguan Building in Hangu Pass.

After the guests and hosts had fun, the generals scattered, and in this cold banquet, Wei Xuanzhen and Zhang Jin were left alone.

Wei Xuanzhen glanced at Zhang Jin. Zhang Jin was slightly drunk, and the things in his heart were still a little unrestrained. Wei Xuanzhen sighed and then said, "You are my husband's son-in-law. Today, you and my father-in-law and son-in-law meet, I will give you a clear idea."

He did not beat around the bush, because he could put his heart in his heart and guessed Zhang Jin's thoughts: "What happened now, I believe you know that Henan... can't relax at all now. It won't take long to take the imperial edict to summon Qin Shaoyou to Chang'an. If Qin Shaoyou refuses to go, then he is a traitor. Once he wants to rebel, then... Hangu Pass will become his top priority. He... is just a prince. Once rebelled, time will be unfavorable to him. His only way is to send surprise troops to break Hangu Pass and take Chang'an in one fell swoop. However, once he is trapped in Guandong, he is in the name of a rebel, so there is no need for various troops to attack. They are afraid that they will fall apart within Henan."

"He came to Chang'an to die. If he didn't come to Chang'an, he would die if he couldn't break the Hangu Pass. The Empress was determined not to keep this person anymore and had to put him to death. Therefore... the Empress did not dare to relax at all about this Hangu Pass. I asked me to come here this time to help you prevent accidents. Do you feel unwilling to do it? Do you think... Is the Empress doing this distrust you?"

Zhang Jin didn't say anything, just lowered his head and said nothing.

There are some things he dare not say, but of course he should choose to be silent.

Wei Xuanzhen stroked his beard and smiled: "If you don't trust you, how can you let you guard the gate? To control so many military and horses? But... what happens in the next month will be the top priority, and the relationship is particularly important. If a bad thing is, it may make the Wei family doomed. The Empress is a cautious person, so I let me come. In fact... you don't have to worry. As long as Qin Shaoyou dies, you and I will make great contributions. You should release more sentry in the pass, pay attention to everything in Guandong at any time, and you must not make any mistakes. Now... it is not the time when you and I are angry. The most important thing is to guard this place for the court."

This explanation is actually a bit far-fetched. After all, it is just distrust.

However, since Wei Xuanzhen is willing to say so much, to some extent, he also values ​​this son-in-law.

Zhang Jin knew in his heart that trust or not is just a matter of family affection. From the perspective of interests, it is natural for the Empress to doubt anyone, not to mention that her father-in-law is right. She is closely related to the Wei family. The most important thing is to keep the Wei family here and make it as solid as a sacrificial, because... she has long been tied to the Wei family. If the Wei family encounters any catastrophe, Zhang Jin will also go to the burial with her.

"Don't worry, Mount Tai, how could the son-in-law not know the relationship between this? Especially in these days, the pass has been strengthened, and the sentry has been scattered all over the Hangu. There may be any mistakes, but the son-in-law tries to make up for it as much as possible and will never make any fatal mistakes. Besides, there are 100,000 elite soldiers in the Hangu. I am already interested in the Shence Army. My son-in-law also knows some of their methods, but the son-in-law dares to make bold statements. As long as Qin Shaoyou really wants to break through the pass with his head, the son-in-law will definitely let him die without a place to die."

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Chapter completed!