"Wu Mei...you are still too confident. I admit that you are very scheming and courageous, but you are a female person. Do you think the ministers in the court will be with you?

Forget it...these eunuchs and palace maids are the ones who are willing to join you.

Now put down the weapon in your hand, otherwise you will be killed without mercy...!" Li You raised his hand slowly. At this time, as long as Li You's hand is put down, it will be a death-death battle, and Wu Meiniang must die on the spot.

"Let's go... Mei Niang, I guarantee you to be alive." Li Zhi shouted loudly.

Many people will definitely be surprised. Shouldn’t Li Zhi give up on his help to his queen? Everyone knows that Li Zhi is weak and incompetent, and the throne he used to get a bargain at that time.

Li Shimin was not in a good position at that time, so he made his eldest son Li Chengqian the crown prince early. However, in his later years, Li Shimin favored King Li Tai, which caused Li Tai to have no idea about the supreme throne.

Li Chengqian was forced to take risks and actually wanted to follow the example of the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" and raised an army to force the palace, but the matter was exposed. However, the King of Wei Li Tai did not ascend to the position of crown prince as he wished. Instead, he was dismissed by Li Shimin along with Li Chengqian, and then Li Zhi was crowned the crown prince.

When Li Zhi was the prince, he had an affair with Wu Shi, a talented man four years older than him. In other words, he had a cuckold for his father. How could a weak and incompetent person dare to do such a thing? If someone discovers it, the prince will be over.

After Li Shimin's death, Li Zhi openly brought Wu from Ganye Temple back to the palace. Wu was not a fuel-efficient lamp and tried his best to please Queen Wang, which made Li Zhi's favor for her deepen. In the end, Li Zhi ignored the firm opposition of Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang and other veterans, and changed Wu to the empress, which was "arbitrary".

This is a great love, it is also Li Zhi's dependence on Wu Zetian, and it is also Li Zhi's weakness, so he obeyed Wu Zetian's words. Because of this, the Tang Dynasty's regime gradually shifted to the Wu family.

The fact is not like this. Li Zhi is not stupid, so this situation occurs, and Li Zhi is also forced to do so.

The royal family of the Tang Dynasty was always sick, and Li Zhi was often dizzy, which seriously affected the handling of government affairs.

At this time, Li Zhi naturally needed a helper, but not everyone can do this helper. First of all, you must have outstanding abilities, and the most important thing is to be able to make Li Zhi feel at ease.

Wu Zetian is an excellent candidate. Wu Zetian has outstanding talents, and the most important thing is whether she is a woman or a queen.

After Wu Zetian participated in politics, she gradually took control of the Tang Dynasty's regime, but the real power was always in the hands of Li Zhi. While Li Zhi was using Wu Zetian to govern the world, he was also guarding against her and restricting the development of Wu Zetian's power.

Wu Zetian's supporters Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong and others were dismissed by Li Zhi. At the same time, Li Zhi also drafted "Inner Training" and "External Relatives" to restrict the development of the Wu family's power. Wu Zetian was always helpless in suppressing Li Zhi.

During this period, Wu Zetian began to act powerfully and interfere in the government affairs, and even repeatedly influenced Li Zhi's decision-making. Wu Zetian's gradually rising political enthusiasm and political participation behavior had long aroused Li Zhi's vigilance.

In short, although Li Zhi has a generous personality, he is definitely not a mediocre monarch. Li Zhi is more vigilant about Wu Zetian when it comes to consolidating the imperial power of the Li Tang Dynasty and preventing the harem from abusing power and taking over the government.

This is also the fundamental reason why Li Zhi chose candidates who were conducive to the continuation of the imperial power of the Li Tang Dynasty, rather than candidates who were convenient for Wu Zetian to control.

However, Li Zhi's defense against Wu Zetian was not thorough overall. He did not estimate that Wu Zetian's desire for power was so great that he wanted to change the dynasty and become an emperor. Therefore, no surprise, Li Zhi's various measures could not prevent Wu Zetian from becoming the queen.

But now it’s different. Li Zhi’s fifth brother, Li You, takes action. As long as Li You takes action, Li Zhi has a solid arm, so he can easily get rid of Wu Meiniang.

"Let down your weapons...!"

Finally, Wu Zetian chose to surrender. The moment Wu Zetian said that she put down her weapons, the Hu Ben Guard captured all the inner guards, and Wu Zetian also surrendered.

Wu Zetian was escorted and knelt on the hall. Li You walked to Wu Zetian and said, "Wu slandered me for rebellion. I told me about the crime of counter-argument that Wu rebelled, so I abolished the position of Empress Wu, imprisoned the cold palace, and was pardoned...!"

Wu Zetian didn't say anything, but just looked at Li Zhi affectionately. At this time, Li Zhi also sighed and said, "Mei Niang, don't worry, I will definitely not bully you when we are together. Stay in the cold palace and I will go to see you."

In this way, Wu Zetian was taken down and all the inner guards were executed collectively. As long as they were Wu Zetian's people, no one could be left. If one was left, Li You would be very worried about other troubles.

In this way, a good show finally ended. Wu Zetian was deposed and the inner guard was removed. The entire Tang Dynasty seemed to have ushered in the sun. Just three days later, Changsun Wuji resigned back to his hometown, following closely behind Changsun Wuji, and Chu Suiliang also resigned.

Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang had a good ending together.

You should know that according to history, in the fourth year of Xianqing, Xu Jingzong instructed people to submit secret documents to Emperor Gaozong, saying that the Censor Li Chao colluded with Changsun Wuji and planned to rebel. Emperor Gaozong of Tang ordered Xu Jingzong to investigate with the Minister of State Xin Mao.

Xu Jingzong reported: "There are signs of rebellion in Changsun Wuji. I am worried that he will take urgent measures and call on his fellow party members. It will cause great trouble. I hope that Your Majesty can handle it decisively and arrest it as soon as possible."

Emperor Gaozong of Tang cried and said, "How can I bear to convict my uncle? What will the descendants of historians think of me?" Xu Jingzong cited Emperor Wen of Han to kill his uncle Bo Zhao, and the world thought that the world was a wise ruler. He comforted Emperor Gaozong, and then pointed out the ancient saying "It should be stopped and suffered from chaos" and urged him to make up his mind.

Emperor Gaozong of Tang did not confront Changsun Wuji, so he issued an edict to remove his official position and fief, moved to Qianzhou, and asked the prefectures along the way to send troops to escort them. Changsun Wuji's sons were dismissed from office and exiled to Lingnan.

In July of the same year, Emperor Gaozong of Tang asked Li Ji and Xu Jingzong to review the case of Changsun Wuji's rebellion. Xu Jingzong ordered the clerk Yuan Gongyu to go to Qianzhou to interrogate Wuji's rebellion. As soon as Yuan Gongyu arrived in Qianzhou, he forced Changsun Wuji to hang himself. After Changsun Wuji's death, his family property was confiscated, and his relatives were exiled to Lingnan as slaves.

Chu Suiliang opposed the appointment of Wu Zetian as empress and demoted him to the governor of Tanzhou (now Changsha). After Empress Wu took power, she was moved to the governor of Guizhou (now Guilin), and then demoted to the governor of Aizhou (now Qinghua, Vietnam), and died in office.

Now the two of them can give up their rights and leave the court, which is a great blessing... From then on, the chariots of the Tang Dynasty began to roll forward.

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Chapter completed!