Chapter five hundred and ninety fourth: face slap
Wu Zetian's words were sarcastic in and out.
To Queen Wei, these sarcasm were extremely disgusting.
But... Empress Wei smiled and said, "The emperor's body is refreshing."
I wanted to say something later, but I was still unwilling to say it. She has flattered Wu Zetian for half her life, but now... it feels very difficult for her.
Wu Zetian said: "What's wrong with the emperor?"
Empress Wei said: "Your Majesty has improved a little and has woken up. I am afraid that it will not take long to see the matter."
"Then... I should go and have a look." Wu Zetian certainly knew what he was going to come. Although he was actually trying to find a chance, he was looking at his son on the surface.
Since Wu Zetian spoke, how could Empress Wei dare to object? After all, this does not hurt her and will not lose a piece of meat.
Wu Zetian walked into the bedroom, and she slowly stepped forward a few steps, and then she saw Li Xian.
Li Xian seemed very weak, but it seemed much better than before. At least now he had regained consciousness. The female officials and eunuchs on the side retreated one after another. When they saw Wu Zetian, Li Xian looked a little ugly. He coughed desperately, so Wei hurried forward and gently stroked his back.
Wu Zetian's eyes only glanced over Li Xian, but she still had no expression on her face, and said lightly: "I have finally relieved when I see the emperor recovering from a serious illness."
Li Xian looked at Wei uneasy, and Wei winked at him. Li Xian then panted: "Son minister... the son minister made the queen worry. It's so terrible... cough cough... cough cough..."
Wu Zetian just smiled faintly and suddenly said, "I am in Luoyang and I heard some rumors. It is said that... the emperor's illness is because someone has drugged it?"
As she spoke, the light from the corner of her eyes swept towards Weiss.
Wei's face was expressionless.
However, Li Xian said anxiously: "This is my own bad health, it is my usual absurdity, so I owe my body. It's my fault..."
"Is that true?" Wu Zetian didn't say anything else, and a hint of disappointment could not be concealed in her indifferent eyes.
Once... she established Li Xian, although she had her own selfish intentions, she knew that Li Xian had a weak personality and was easy to control. But what she had never expected was. As a result, the person who manipulated Li Xian was not herself, but Empress Wei.
She smiled faintly: "Since that's the case, then the emperor should cherish his body even more. The Tang Dynasty's country depends on you to support it."
"Yes. Yes..." Li Xian was timid.
Wu Zetian smiled and knew that she was not a popular person here, so she said, "I should take a break, but I don't know if this huge Daming Palace still has my place?"
Wei quickly chuckled: "Ziwei Palace has ordered people to clean up, so I asked the Queen Mother to go there to sleep and take a break. I will go and ask the Queen Mother Mother early in the morning."
Wu Zetian nodded and was about to leave, suddenly she stopped and said, "I remembered something. Does Empress Wei want to summon Young Master Qin to Chang'an?"
Wei's face changed.
This is really salt on the wound.
At first, her plan was very clear, and she summoned Qin Shaoyou to Chang'an in the name of the emperor's critical illness, and then simply killed the roots.
It is not impossible for a minister to be recalled. However, if it is normal, if Qin Shaoyou is sick or seeks other reasons, he can refuse. Even if he encourages the military to change, he can write a letter openly saying that Henan Prefecture is in danger and that it is necessary to quell the rebellion and delay time.
In short, if a person does not want to come, then he will have a hundred reasons not to come. Unless the court has made up his mind to turn against him, it will not be easy to call someone to Chang'an.
But once Your Majesty is critically ill, it is another matter. The emperor is critically ill, so he naturally has to prepare to entrust his orphan. If you don’t come yet, this is a traitor. At that time, once the emperor gets angry, everyone in the world will regard you as a traitor who deceives the king and the emperor. Although you, Qin Shaoyou, is very powerful in Shen Ce Army, but what about it? It’s not that you can’t beat four hands with both fists, and you can only surrender if you obediently.
This reason... is indeed impeccable.
But what Queen Wei never thought of, why did the news leak? After that, rumors spread out in advance, which led to a lot of discussion among the world. Immediately afterwards, Wu Zetian took advantage of this opportunity to return to Chang'an, and countless anti-Wei people also exposed themselves. One emperor, three princes, many old ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and the rising people's hearts. Even outside the capital, many hesitant governors.
At this time... Empress Wei obviously could not let the emperor play the trick of critical illness. At this time, once Li Xian heard about critical illness, he was afraid that the three princes and many others would gather their own party members to rebel in the first place in the name of the emperor's edict. Qin Shaoyou outside, and even some unworthy governors, would also participate in it, and cooperate with the inside and outside, causing a huge upside down.
Even if the rebellion could be quelled, the killing of three rebellious princes at this time, as well as the loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty gave Qin Shaoyou the excuse of attacking Wei. Will Wei dare to continue doing such a stupid thing?
The only thing Wei can do at the moment is to hope that the emperor can get better and His Majesty is in good health, so that at least he can temporarily settle the prince of the royal family, and even the rest of the people, is the only thing.
The problem is that since Your Majesty is not critically ill, there is not only no sufficient reason to summon Qin Shaoyou into the palace, but also Qin Shaoyou has the excuse of not following the imperial edict. He issued an edict, which was just a slap in the face.
So... at this time, Wei Shi only needs to protect himself, and never summoned Qin Shaoyou to Beijing.
Wu Zetian knew that Wei had given up this idea at this time, but suddenly asked this question, and the irony was obvious.
Wei was already gritting his teeth, but he was helpless and said, "Is there such a thing? The mother emperor, the rumors outside are not trustworthy. These are just the words of a group of good people. Qin Shaoyou is in Henan and guarding Guandong. It is of great importance. Since he is the governor of one side, how can he leave his post easily? Now the court is at peace. Although Your Majesty is sick, he will soon recover as he has been. How could he summon Qin Shaoyou to the capital?"
"So, King Qin Shaoyou of Wei still wants to stay in Luoyang?" Wu Zetian looked at Wei with a smile, and then sighed: "I originally thought that I could let Qin Shaoyou come to Chang'an to accompany me. But you are right. He is in Guandong, which is of great importance. Luoyang will not be able to leave Qin Shaoyou. Although I have come to Chang'an and miss him very much,... it is better not to let him come to Chang'an."
Wei listened to Wu Zetian's hypocritical words, but in the tone, he slapped her in the face without hesitation.
She had done all the work and spent so much effort and so much thought, but in the end, the person did not deceive Chang'an, but instead attracted her whole body.
Now... Wei's situation is a little bit bad. She is not interested. She is playing critically ill tricks. She just wants Li Xian to recover immediately and summon the ministers to calm people's hearts.
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind, but at this time, Wu Zetian had no choice but to say hello and left.
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Wei was probably only left with a bitter smile in his heart.
But Li Xian started to feel depressed.
He fell ill for no reason and finally got up. Who knew that the Queen Mother had come? He was as afraid of the Queen Mother as ever. Now that he had just recovered from a serious illness, he felt very uneasy when he thought of his mother living in Ziwei Palace.
"Your Majesty, it's time to take a good rest. Your Majesty has just recovered from a serious illness. You should have been in tranquil for a few days. After a few days, you should have met the officials in the court, so you can also worry about them. As for the Queen Mother, I will be my daughter-in-law, so I will greet you. Your Majesty doesn't have to worry."
Li Xian's face relaxed a little, and he looked at Wei thankfully: "Then... I'll have the Queen."
In recent days, Chang'an City has been in chaos.
The Emperor returned to Chang'an, which attracted storm and tremendous momentum. Some Emperor's followers never dared to emerge in Chang'an before. Most of them were still living a life of slight hope to continue to be loyal to the court.
But now... they found that they had no choice. In the past, as long as they did not express their position, they would not be favored by the Wei family and gained any high position. However, at least they did not have to worry about their lives.
Now, it is completely different. Who can guarantee that once the Wei family really usurped the throne, they will not pursue what happened yesterday?
Now, another rumor has begun to flow in Chang'an City, that is... Because the emperor returned to Chang'an and the relationship between the three princes, the emperor's "illness" will definitely improve, because those who want to poison the emperor will see that the situation is wrong, they will definitely not dare to take the blame and directly kill the emperor.
This rumor has been passed on many people.
But it made the Wei family suffer.
They had no intention of harming the emperor, and of course they also hoped that the emperor would improve quickly now, so that they could become their Wei family's guardian god.
However, these rumors outside still confirm the Wei family's intention to murder the emperor. At the same time... they almost told the people of the world that the Wei family could survive because the Wei family had some kindness, but because the emperor appeared in time, the prince and some loyal and righteous people worked together.
People's hearts are lost, and it seems that no matter what they do, they are wrong.
This is such an embarrassing situation that the Wei family is facing now.
As expected, a few days later, news came out of the inner court, but His Majesty had just recovered from a serious illness and had to summon some important officials to discuss state affairs.
Suddenly... many people began to be excited.
Your Majesty is actually ready.
They had already determined that the Wei family must kill His Majesty, but His Majesty's improvement was like a victory.
It turns out that the Wei family is also afraid of people's favor. It turns out that the emperor can really rely on it. It turns out that as long as everyone works together, their Wei family... will still have to retreat.
Queen Wei... is nothing special.
This method of controlling public opinion is so wonderful that it imagines almost any possibility and releases news in advance, but the Wei family at the forefront will always have to be passively scolded.
The pattern in the temple has begun to change quietly, among which the second prince Li Li Chongfu and the third prince Li Chongjun have also become active.
In the past, they were trembling and walking on thin ice, afraid that they would make any mistakes. In the end, they would be caught by the Wei family, or they would be afraid, and they would cut off themselves directly.
Now, after achieving this long-lost "victory", they suddenly felt that... they also had the strength. It turned out that as long as they hug each other, the Wei family... were not afraid of it.
Since that's the case... why should you be so frustrated with a noble man?
The three princes and some important officials arrived at Changle Palace a few days later. Here, Li Xian was wearing thick clothes and still had a pale face, and began to summon these close ministers.
In fact, during this interview, everyone understood that His Majesty was still very weak, and in fact, there was no discussion on any state affairs.
This is just a formality, an announcement to the people of the world that the emperor's illness has been cured.
So Li Xian just said a few words without hesitation and began to pant.
The three princes naturally looked heartbroken and asked their father to take care of the dragon body together.
The other ministers just said some painless words.
Half an hour later, the audience ended. Li Chongfu and the ministers came out of Changle Palace. He couldn't help but look at the direction of Ziwei Palace. Today, his mood was obviously quite relaxed.
He suddenly felt that he had a lot of courage, and these courages made him discover... As a noble man in heaven, life could be a different person.
He pursed his lips, but remembered something. The King of Wei in Henan Prefecture is the Dinghai Scientist. Speaking of which, I should thank him very much.
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