The new year has arrived. This year, Wu Zetian, who likes to change the year name, has a year name: Shenlong.

This year name was thought out by Wu Zetian on the sickbed and decided on the sickbed. Wu Zetian has always been persistent in believing that changing the name can change her fortune. Perhaps she wanted to use this new year name to improve her physical condition, so that she could still rise up like a dragon and soar above the nine heavens.

However, her body did not improve as a result. After treating her body, the imperial doctor firmly opposed her participation in a series of New Year celebrations. After fully understanding the imperial doctor, the two Zhang had to join the ranks of persuasion. The stubborn Wu Zetian had to give in to her two little lovers and gave up the opportunity to participate in the New Year celebration.

While Wu Zetian was still awake, Er Zhang, who had never discussed a good countermeasure, also asked Wu Zetian about the advice and expressed their deep concerns, but Wu Zetian disagreed with this. She firmly believed that her health would be better, and she did not feel that she was terminally ill.

At the same time, Wu Zetian was very confident in the future pattern of the Wu Zhou Empire, which she designed by the Wu family, and the Li family, who was in charge of the Wu Zhou Empire. She did not believe that the Wu and Li families would unite to oppose her. As long as the Wu and Li families could not unite, the political system she designed by the first hand would be absolutely stable. The Wu and Li tribes were restrained by each other, how could anyone be detrimental to the two Zhang?

However, the situation is difficult to happen and the hearts of the people are unpredictable. Her meticulous arrangements and prevention, as she grows old and her excessive indulgence on Er Zhang, have become vulnerable. The Wu Li family, which seems to be impossible to unite, has broken the balance between them because Er Zhang's sudden rise has broken the balance between them and has joined forces to prepare for her supreme emperor.

Due to her physical condition, Wu Zetian canceled or did not participate in a large number of celebrations, but she did not want to cancel the ceremony for the emperor on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and she did not want to avoid attending. She knew that after not attending the court for so long, the officials had already been in a state of great influence. If she did not attend such an important ceremony, her control over the court would further shrink.

However, after almost a day of worship, due to her current physical condition, even if she only sat on the imperial throne and said nothing, it would be difficult to support her. So after repeated consideration, Wu Zetian changed the worship of all the civil and military officials in Beijing, royal relatives, and heroes to the fifth rank or above, and then to the third rank or above.

Even so, she did not persist until the officials had finished their worship, and was forced to return to the bedroom to rest in sweat. As a result, she had no effect in accepting the pilgrimage to all officials, but instead had a counterproductive effect. The officials became increasingly worried about the emperor's physical condition and discussed the emperor's funeral after his death.

Under this situation, Wu Zetian, who had been watched by countless people and was stared at by countless pairs of eyes, did two more things, which aroused the vigilance of Zhang Jianzhi and others who were actively planning military admonitions, prompting them to decide to launch military admonitions immediately.

I don’t know if it was because of an emperor’s instinctive reaction when he was critically ill, or if Wu Zetian really discovered something. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wu Zetian suddenly issued an order to order the Ten Niu Guards to participate in the palace city duty. Due to inconvenience in the mobilization period during the New Year, Zhang Jianzhi, Cui Xuanhui and others repeatedly advised her to slow down until after the first lunar month.

Another thing is that she met Prime Minister Yang Zaisi while sick, and didn't know what to discuss with him.

It took a full half a day before Yang Zaisi left the emperor's bedroom.

Now Zhang Changzong is the General of the Zuo Qianniu Guard, and he can command the army with justification. Yang Zaisi has been flattering Er Zhang and considers himself to be a subordinate of Er Zhang. Wu Zetian's actions may have just listened to Er Zhang's concerns and confessions, intending to add a layer of guarantee for them, but for Wu and Li parties who are plotting major events, they are in awe.

Therefore, Zhang Jianzhi, who had "snatched the day" to decisively decide to implement military admonition immediately.

But immediately, various preparations were needed, so they learned the news on the 16th day of the first lunar month and decided to give advice. They prepared for five days in full swing, and lived a hard life like the New Year for five days before they officially started to implement it.

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On the 22nd day of the first lunar month, heavy snow.

In the first month of the year, state affairs are relatively relaxed, and the prime ministers are old, so they take turns to stay at the Political Affairs Hall. This day is the day when the two prime ministers Zhang Jianzhi and Cui Xuanhui take turns.

In the afternoon, the snow was vast and it became heavier.

Zhang Jianzhi walked to the corridor, looked at Qiong Yao in the Garden, raised his hands and stretched his body. Zhang Jianzhi was moving, and Cui Xuanhui also walked out of his duty room. When he saw Zhang Jianzhi, he smiled and said, "Brother Meng, you are so leisurely."

Zhang Jianzhi laughed and said, "The government affairs are not busy in the first month of the year, but this class still has to sit in. I haven't handled anything in the morning. My old bones are itchy when I'm idle."

Cui Xuanhui said: "Brother Meng, why not play chess and spend time?"

Zhang Jianzhi thought about it, nodded and said, "Make." Then he strode towards Cui Xuanhui's duty room.

As soon as the two entered the house, the two eunuchs guarding the hall closed the door, led them to bypass the main hall where the government affairs were handled, and turned into the room where the prime minister was resting. The two walked along the way, and the relaxed expression on their faces became cold without realizing it, and there was no smile at all.

The four of them stood in the bedroom. Cui Xuanhui made a gesture to the two little eunuchs. The two little eunuchs pushed open the back window. It was also snowing outside the window. Two people were standing in the snow, with a thick layer of snow covering their heads and shoulders. It was only from the color of their robe that they were also eunuchs in the palace.!

As soon as the window was opened, four eunuchs inside and outside took action, set up footstools, helped the two old prime ministers out of the window, and then put two sets of cloaks prepared in advance on them, covering their heads, faces and bodies.

"Two husbands, please go here!"

A little eunuch outside the window said in a low voice, leading Zhang Jianzhi and Cui Xuanhui to leave in a hurry. The little eunuch who stayed outside the window was very tall. He ordered the two eunuchs indoors with a solemn expression: "You two go back and stay in the front hall, and don't let anyone find that the two husbands have left!"

The two little eunuchs agreed and closed the window. The tall eunuch raised his head and looked at the gray sky. The snow on his head fell. He didn't say anything, but just pursed his lips and then walked away. Judging from his appearance, he was Gao Lishi.

The snow fell silently.

The guards wearing oil cloth canopy stood straight under Xuanwu Gate.

The wind was uncertain under the doorway, and the snowflakes penetrated into the doorway, making the guards squint their eyes.

Maqiao was "recovered". He held the hilt of the knife and walked nervously in the door. Sometimes he walked into the gloomy door, and even his figure could not be seen clearly. Sometimes he walked out. The snow color made his face turn ashen. It was not cold, but because of nervousness.

At this moment, he still had a dreamlike feeling. I remember that he was just a gangster and lived a nagging life back then. Even when he listened to the bell, he couldn't wake up and squinted his eyes. He was this little shitty person. Today he could actually take on such an important mission and participate in the military advice that determines the fate of the country.

In the distance, in the hazy snow, a light car rushed over. When he saw that the official banner was Li Duozuo, the general of the Right Yulin, Ma Qiao shrank, and the car he was waiting for finally came. Ma Qiao immediately waved: "Open the door and let it go!"

It was a big deal, and only the general of the army was aware of the military advice. The officers and soldiers under him were still confused, so Maqiao was extremely nervous, so the voice changed a little. Fortunately, the soldiers did not doubt it. As soon as they heard the general's order, guards immediately rushed over, lifted the door bolt and opened the heavy palace gate.

At this time, Wu Youyi, the general of the Zuo Yulin Guard, wore a cloak and took several guards, walked slowly along the palace wall to the Xuanwu Gate Tower. At a glance, he saw the light carriages coming from the city. Wu Youyi couldn't help but exclaimed. Although this was the Beigong Gate, it was rare for people who were qualified to drive in the palace. Wu Youyi was suspicious. Because it was snowing heavily in the city, he wanted to go down to the city to check because of his limited eyesight.

"Call them to stop!"

Wu Youyi pointed at the city and ordered the guards, and he was about to go down to the city.

"General! General Wu!"

A shout suddenly came from behind. Wu Youyi turned his head and saw General Yang Fan, the Qianqi Zhongwu, running out of the city gate tower quickly.

"Hahaha, General, I'm working so hard and still patrolling the city."

Wu Youyi pointed to the city and asked, "Whose car is that?"

Yang Fan glanced at the city and said as if nothing had happened: "Oh! That's General Li Duozuo's car."

Wu Youyi snorted and said, "This old man, such a big guy, why did he get on the bus?"

During the Tang Dynasty, civil officials and military generals rode horses, and only a very small number of people who were too impatient to move on a car or took a chariot to court, such as Zhang Jianzhi.

Yang Fan smiled and said, "General Li was fighting in the northwest, and was lying on ice and snow. He had a pair of old cold legs. His leg disease occurred in winter and could not bear it. By the way, General, the General Jinwu Guard sent someone to send a letter to ask General, and you are here. The last general was about to send someone to find the General, but this happened to meet him."

As he spoke here, because Wu Youyi had no further instructions to the city, the guard who wanted to go down to the city to order the parking lot also stopped. The city gate opened wide, and the car left the city and drove along the empty northern city corridor, leaving only two deep and long ruts on the snow.

Wu Youyi frowned after hearing Yang Fan's words and said to himself: "What did Wu Yizong ask me for?"

Wu Youyi and Wu Yizong were both princes and generals who were commanding the army. Wu Youyi was dissatisfied with Wu Yizong's actions of having something to do but did not take the initiative to visit him. Instead, he was quite dissatisfied with the act of sending people to deliver letters. However, his temperament was far less domineering than Wu Yizong. He didn't want to hurt his kindness because of this trivial matter. When he frowned and thought, he decided to go on a trip.

Wu Youyi ordered his men to bring the horses. After waiting for about two quarters of an hour, the guards led the horses from the horse's house. Wu Youyi took a group of personal guards out of the city, turned over the horses, and left the palace. Yang Fan stood on the city and looked down at the city. Maqiao just raised his head from the bottom of the city. The two of them looked at it, and the snow was as sharp as a sword.

Yang Fan nodded to Maqiao and turned around to the other side of the city wall. On the white imperial road outside the wall, Wu Youyi was leading a group of guards to gallop away.

Yang Fan stood at the top of the city without moving. After a moment, a thick layer of white snow was covered with his head and shoulders, like a snowman, but he still didn't move. It seemed that he was not watching Wu Youyi leave, but waiting for someone to come...
Chapter completed!