As soon as Shangguan Wan'er left the tent, a eunuch came to report: "A man came to the palace and sent a lot of vegetables and fruits, saying that he was ordered by Empress Wei and came to see the emperor."

"Oh?" Shangguan Wan'er chuckled, but nodded indifferently: "Is that true? Please stay tuned, I'll report it."

She had to go back, and after she got into the tent, she found that Wu Zetian had already fallen asleep soundly.

Shangguan Wan'er laughed. His Majesty was still very energetic just now. At this time, she tiptoed to find the eunuch: "Tell the man, and he said that His Majesty had already fallen asleep and asked him to go back to report his life. He said that the Emperor had already known Empress Wei's intentions."

The eunuch was busy.

Many people are now in short supply in this small camp, and many are just napping around the bonfire.

Shangguan Wan'er looked up and looked at Chang'an City from afar. She remembered that she had an impression of Chang'an at that time. At that time... her grandfather was not dead yet and was still the prime minister. However, later, her grandfather was convicted and she entered the palace at a young age. However, at that time, the capital had moved from Chang'an to Luoyang.

Deep in her memory, there seems to be some remaining memories of Chang'an. In the memory, there is a house, but more of them are when the officers and soldiers rushed into the Shangguan family, they looked like wolves and tigers, with a disgusting face.

At that time, she was naturally still young and didn't understand many things. It was not until later that she realized that because of this, she should have been a lady from a wealthy family and a lady from a boudoir, and had changed her destiny for her life.

Or...If it weren't for that time, I should have been married, married to a family of aristocratic families in Wannian County, taking charge of a huge family and a group of slaves, perhaps... I wouldn't be as troubled as I am now.

Shangguan Wan'er remembered that when Wu Zetian saw her at first, she told people that this was a girl with a big heart.

In fact, Shangguan Wan'er knew it was not. She had just entered the palace at that time, but she was just a little girl who was frightened and had to pretend to be calm. She was not very worried at all, just...

When she hid in Lingyan Pavilion for many years and read books, when she watched the woman in Wu Zetian, when she was used to seeing the servile attitude of those once arrogant men in front of Wu Zetian, these people may be noble, perhaps talented, or... they are in the wind, but... Shangguan Wan'er has seen more of their ugliest side. Their cowardice, their thoughts, and their flattering smiles are all in front of Shangguan Wan'er. To some extent, Shangguan Wan'er is more like a bystander by Wu Zetian. Over the years, what she has seen and heard is more than many people have combined for several lifetimes.

Thinking of this, her eyes retracted from the outline of the tall city wall in Chang'an, and her eyes fainted into the darkness of the night. She couldn't help but sigh softly. Perhaps it was because of this that her heart was so big. It was precisely because of this that few people in the world could take it seriously.

The only man who impressed her seemed to be the only man, by this man. She was just like the role she played in the past, a calm bystander. When she saw a small chef, she seized the opportunity with all means. She climbed up step by step, dependent on... it was not flattery, nor his noble bloodline... Shangguan Wan'er couldn't explain what it was.

She had no choice but to sigh and couldn't help but laugh.

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One night passed.

The morning mist at dawn had not yet risen, and the city gate finally opened.

Wu Zetian was not awake yet. Shangguan Wan'er, who had not slept all night, was not in a hurry to report it.

But then... countless people came out of the city.

The leader was the second prince Li Chongfu. In addition, the third prince and the fourth prince, and many ministers, officials, and some of the children of Guanzhong clans were also involved.

Li Chongfu almost took the lead. Shangguan Wan'er stepped forward. Li Chongfu hurriedly said, "Have the Emperor woke up?"

Shangguan Wan'er said, "I haven't woken up yet, I don't know what happened to Your Highness?"

Li Chongfu said: "The emperor's grandmother came from afar. Since I am Sun Chen, how dare I stay indifferent? I am here to greet the emperor. Since the emperor has not woken up yet, you don't need to inform me. I will just kneel outside the account and kneel down to the marquis."

He didn't treat himself as an outsider at all. After giving this order, he hurried outside the tent, knelt at the door without saying a word.

When the other two brothers met, they were certainly not willing to be outdone. Of course they knew that now that they were in a state of mortality, they could not stand a word.

And the current emperor still has a trump card after all. On the one hand, she is the mother of her father and the emperor, and her status is noble. If she really wants to talk about it, even if the father and Empress Wei meet the emperor, they will be obediently asking for a big gift.

Furthermore, everyone knows that behind the emperor is Qin Shaoyou, behind Qin Shaoyou is Shence Mansion and the Five Military Mansion, which are more than 10,000 elite soldiers of Shence Army, plus nearly 100,000 elite soldiers of the Five Military Barracks.

This is strength. It is precisely because of the strength that there is the capital to compete. Once there is something unexpected happening to the father or what Wei wants to do, the princes can at least have a glimmer of hope.

The three princes kneeled straight outside the account.

The rest of the people stood far away, and they didn't even have the qualifications to kneel.

In this way, although they were a scattered person, the scene was very quiet, and the quiet needle could be heard.

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Empress Wei also got up early, or in other words, she was tossing and turning all night long, and it was not easy to take a nap when dawn was about to begin. Then she was awakened by a nightmare. When she asked the time, she realized that the city gate should have opened at this time. She hurriedly said, "Go and call Wei Xun."

Wei Xun is the half-brother of Empress Wei and the eldest son of the Wei family. He was ordered to control the people in the Ming Palace here.

Empress Wei thought about it and thought that Wei Xun was more reliable.

After a while, Wei Xun hurried over: "What are the instructions of the Empress?"

"Take a team of people immediately to welcome the emperor into the palace. Remember. Be polite and don't make people think that the people of our Wei family don't understand the rules. You are used to being scattered. I will not pursue the things you are being flirted with in the past, but you have to know. You are going to welcome the emperor now. If something happens, I will never tolerate it."

Wei Xun was busy responding to his order, and immediately ordered a group of people and horses, and went to the east city in bright clothes and angry clothes.

In fact, Wei Xun disagreed with Empress Wei's words. Yingjia? What is that evil woman named Wu now? The world... but Wei's surname is not Wu.

However, Empress Wei's advice still worked. Wei Xun was originally a playboy, and even Empress Wei looked down on him. However, in the past few years, with the betrayal of Yang Zaisi and the Zheng family, and the snake and rats of many people, Empress Wei no longer had much trust in those ministers. After a last resort, Wei Xun was activated.

No matter what, it’s better to use it with your family.

Wei Xun originally thought it was a small errand, so he didn't pay too much attention. He just found that it was bustling when he approached Dongcheng. He couldn't help but frown.

What's going on? Dongcheng is not next to the market, and most people who enter the city usually come in through other gates. This is the main gate of Dongcheng. Except for some people with noble identities, no one will enter and exit.

So Wei Xun, who had been in Chang'an for a long time, was surprised. Moreover... he discovered many familiar faces. These people were not ordinary people, and even some military officers from the imperial guards were involved.

Wei Xun frowned. When everyone saw that the Wei family members arrived, they did not dare to act rashly and gave up a way out.

However, the more Wei Xun went out of the door, the more frightened he became. When he saw the three princes, his face became even more miserable.

It was already cold at this time. Li Chongfu and the other two had been kneeling for half an hour, but they didn't move at all. Even when they saw Wei Xun coming, they ignored it.

In the past, these three princes were really worse than those. They had to greet Wei Xun warmly. Even most of the people present were like this. The smiles of the past disappeared, and some were just strangers.

At this time, no matter how stupid Wei Xun was, he felt that the situation became serious.

He hit the horse and someone intercepted him: "Who is it?"

Wei Xun had no choice but to dismount and said, "I am here to welcome you on the order of Empress Wei."

"Your Majesty the Emperor is still resting, please wait."

Please wait... It's such a big air.

Empress Wei’s intention is an imperial edict in this Chang'an City. Who dares to be despised Empress Wei?

However... this kind of contempt made Wei Xun suddenly realize that things were not simple.

Is that woman really sleeping soundly?

This is not necessarily the case that people were outside the city, and several princes were kneeling outside and waiting respectfully. Many officials and nobles were waiting with breath, but as the envoy of Empress Wei, they could only "wait" here.

What kind of airs are you doing? Even the emperor is just like that, right?

People are blindly obedient. The biggest characteristic of blindly obedient people is that many times people are not rational. For example, who is more noble? Rationally speaking, the emperor is the master. After all, the emperor is just a throne, and this is no different from the empress dowager.

But the biggest blind obedience of people is that they are more accustomed to looking at people's power from the surface. It is precisely because of this that some people need face and so some people need to put on airs. The higher the airs, the more illusions everyone will have, and the more admiration they will develop.

Who has the final say in Chang'an City? From a legal perspective, of course it is Your Majesty, and of course it is Empress Wei. But when countless people flatter Wu Zetian here, people's hearts changed.

What Wu Zetian wants...is obviously this human heart.

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Wei Xun was getting more and more impatient, because two hours had passed and the sun had already reached the end of noon. At this time, it was already noon.

No one here dared to leave easily. Everyone looked at the tent anxiously, and there was no sound in the tent.

It’s like the Emperor is working hard to play a game with everyone to see who blinks first.

The most terrifying thing is obviously not this. If you have to wait, Wei Xun can wait for a day or two. Although he is impatient, he will not lose a piece of meat after all.

The real terrible thing is that Chang'an has been shaken.

At first, someone heard that the emperor had arrived, but he didn't care. Everyone should eat and drink. Some loyal ministers from the Tang Dynasty wanted to express their opinions. That was their business and had nothing to do with them.

But... the longer the time passes, some people begin to get lost.

The three princes went, and the Zhou Duke from the three provinces also went, and the Governor Zhao in the Imperial Guard did not take it down.

There are so many people, so many people I have heard of and have never heard of, it is said that there are thousands of people gathered together.

So... some people who adhere to neutrality can't sit still. People blindly follow others. Should they go? If they don't go, they might offend the prince, offend the emperor, and offend many people, but if they don't go... it seems that they may not be able to please the Wei family, let alone, even if they go there, there are so many people present, and the so-called law does not blame the public, it seems that it is no big deal.

So more and more people hesitate. In the end, some people moved quietly. When one person moved, there were two, or even ten or eight. The more people went, the more uneasy the people who didn't go, as if others were standing together, while they were standing alone on the other side, as if they were to be pointed at by thousands of people. To some extent, people need a sense of security, but a sense of security needs to be obtained from others. Only by holding a group and standing in the crowd can people feel at ease.

Just now it's almost done (to be continued.)
Chapter completed!