After the Western Turks were destroyed, Su Dingfang returned to Chang'an, and just when Su Dingfang returned to his army, a conspiracy was already quietly going on in the return army.

At night, in a military tent.

A lieutenant walked in, and after entering, the Zhonglang General who was originally sitting inside stood up to show respect. Seeing the Zhonglang General standing up, the lieutenant smiled faintly and said, "General Zhou Zhonglang, you should have considered it clearly..."

"Martial Martial Arts... This matter is really too big, I'm a little worried." General Zhou Zhonglang showed a somewhat scared expression.

"Worried..." The Martial Arts Captain showed a sinister expression: "Aren't you worried about your family in Chang'an, your children, your wife, your parents... General Zhou Zhonglang, these people are all things you have to worry about!"

"Martial Martial Arts Captain... Don't threaten me like this. If you threaten me endlessly, you will be able to break up. Although I, Zhou Chong, did that ugly thing in the Western Turkic Palace, at most I died, and my family will not have any trouble...!"

Zhou Chong showed his anger, and it was obvious that the General Zhou Zhonglang was very unhappy with the threat of the Martial Arts Captain.

Seeing that Zhou Chong was angry, Wu Ziwei also softened and smiled and comforted: "General Zhou Zhonglang, you don't need to do this. This lieutenant just reminded you that you don't need to die at all. As long as you can do what I asked, don't worry, you and your family will not have any trouble."

"That's a rumor that Su Dingfang rebelled. This is not a trivial matter." Zhou Chong looked at Captain Wu with some concern and asked.

"Haha..." At this time, the Marshal Wu smiled and said, "General Zhou Zhonglang, I see, you still don't trust us, don't trust the Empress... Let me tell you this, at this time, more than half of the people in the Tang Dynasty court were the Empress.

Your Majesty has followed the Queen's advice, and Changsun Wuji's old ministers have already begun to retreat. Your Majesty's people are under the control of the Queen, so you don't need to worry.

Dunhuafang looks scary, but now Dunhuafang is no longer worth mentioning.”

"Really..." Zhou Chong looked at Captain Wu with some disbelief.

The Martial Art Officer laughed again: "General Zhou Zhonglang, think about it yourself. Now, maybe Dunhuafang still has some power, but who will eventually be in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, is in the hands of His Highness Li Hong, and whose son is His Highness Li Hong, the Empress.

Isn’t mother and son more close than uncle and nephew... By the way, do you know Fengshan Mountain?..."

"Fengshan Mount Tai..." Zhou Chong nodded repeatedly.

Although Zhou Chong was a military general, Zhou Chong knew very well that Fengshan Mountain represents the highest honor of ancient Chinese emperors. Many ancient emperors wanted to get this honor!

Although Wu Zetian is now the queen, Li You's threat is still there, so she knows that she is still in danger of being deposed and is prepared for danger in times of peace. Wu Zetian decided to go to court with Li Zhi, which is called the Second Saints' Reign.

Wu Zetian's thinking is completely different from others. His thinking is that she has a clear plan and logic for the climbing of power. She knows that power needs to be increased layer by layer and cannot be impatient, but it cannot be too slow.

This time, after the half year of Li You, Li Zhi and Li Mingda's departure, Wu Zetian took every step through this period of time. Now Wu Zetian has many trump cards in her hands to ensure that she will not be easily taken down. She is the queen and the crown prince is her own child, with her own core member of the outer court team, and then the Second Saints come to the court to ensure that all court officials know her power clearly and will not be stabbed by Li You in the back.

Wu Zetian knew clearly that to expand her influence and power, she had to let everyone in the world know her abilities. She got inspiration from her return to her hometown in Shanxi that traveling was a good way to expand her influence among the people.

So Wu Zetian encouraged Li Zhi to do something that ancient emperors wanted to do very much, Fengshan Mountain was a big deal for the entire country.

Wu Zetian did not simply follow Li Zhi to Mount Tai and finish it. Since Qin Shihuang, Fengshan Mount Tai has become the highest etiquette of Chinese emperors. It can only be done when the country is strong and the country is prosperous and the people are safe.

The Tang Dynasty under Li Zhi's rule is almost ready to go to Fengshan. It has a strong national strength, a vast territory, and stable prices. Even Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, wanted to go to Fengshan, but finally gave up. Now that Li Zhi is going, you can imagine how important the national ceremony this is.

Wu Zetian's idea was very clear. This time she wanted to show her face in front of the world, so she told Li Zhi a seemingly reasonable reason: Fengshan Mount Tai is to worship the world.

The emperor will complete the sacrifice to heaven. This is fine. Then the sacrifice to the land will be completed by the emperor. This suggestion sounds more reasonable, so a massive sacrifice to Mount Tai began.

Just last year, after careful planning and arrangement, Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Wu Zetian led a large group of troops to set off. The team included concubines from the six palaces, civil and military officials, guard soldiers, as well as Turks, Khotan, Persia, Tianzhu, Qibin, Wuqi and other foreign chiefs and their entourages.

A team of tens of thousands of people set out in a grand manner. They left for two months, and they were all good at this time because the sacrifice ceremony was to begin on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Li Zhi began to worship God Haotian. Remember this name, it was the highest god officially recognized in ancient times. The Jade Emperor was recognized by the people, including until the Qing Dynasty, the sacrifices on the Temple of Heaven were all the God Haotian.

Next, the third day of the first lunar month was lively. Wu Zetian led the harem to start the ritual of sacrifice. This was the first time in a thousand years. He always encountered criticism from ministers on the way. However, Wu Zetian didn't care about these things. What she wanted was this influence. She wanted everyone in the world to know that she also had independent sacrificial qualifications.

After the sacrificial activities, Wu Zetian got what she wanted. Of course, Wu Zetian knew that this was far from enough. All officials who were thinking about it were, so at Wu Zetian's suggestion, all the officials who participated in the Fengshan Mountains were awarded titles for officials above the third rank, and officials below the fourth rank were given ranks!

This is really affordable for all officials. In terms of winning people's hearts, Wu Zetian has always been a big stick and a carrot. The officials were all happy, and they all remembered Wu Zetian's Fengshan this time, and also remembered the benefits they received in Fengshan.

Just like this time, after hearing the Fengshan Mountains of Tai, Zhou Chong nodded immediately, and the Martial Commander followed behind told Zhou Chong that the Emperor of Taishan Mountains of Tai was the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was the Queen of the Tang Dynasty, and this time the Fengshan Mountains of Tai was the King of Qi Li You.

None of the old ministers such as Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang led them. Only after that, the Queen and her team, Wu Ziwei proved to Zhou Chong through this incident that he would have to follow the Queen if he wanted to get along.

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Chapter completed!