Li Zhi coughed violently and walked slowly into Zichen Hall.

He looks bad.

To be precise, his face was abnormally red.

This is a sign of cardiovascular patients.

But he knew that he could not fall yet, the prince was still too young and in poor health.

The Tang Dynasty had just conquered Goguryeo and wanted to conquer more and more vast lands.

If you go to the nine springs in the future, you can also say proudly to Emperor Taizong, you have given birth to a good son.

I did not disappoint your expectations.

What does a little struggle count now?

Compared with Changsun Wuji and Guanlong clans who had just ascended the throne, the situation in Shandong clans was much better.

Li Zhi's mind is still clear and knows what is the most important thing.

As long as he is in one day, the Tang Dynasty will be in chaos.

I still remember that when Taizong was alive, Li Zhi played blind chess with Taizong.

The two sides said the way of chess and the palace servants on the side held the chess on their behalf, and finally waited for the final game before the winner was decided.

The game is over.

While picking up chess, Emperor Taizong said to him meaningfully: "The court plays chess, and the world is a chessboard. One day he is the emperor and one day he has to play with his ministers.

As Han Feizi said in the Warring States Period, the king and his subjects fought hundreds of battles in a day.

There are many ways of chess, but I can't see clearly at that time.

But don’t worry, you can first carefully observe the other party’s chess strategy, think carefully before making a decision.

This is different from the battlefield. The battlefield changes rapidly and requires the first response.

But in the court, the emperor can slowly seek the power of life and death.

Don’t forget your strengths and don’t be fascinated by the chaos.

Seeing the situation clearly, planning and then acting is the most basic quality of a famous general."

Emperor Taizong played chess like governing the country, and governing the country like using troops.

Since then, Li Zhi has liked playing chess very much.

At that time, he and Gao Yang and Wu Meiniang often played chess and chatted in Taizong's warm room.

However, since Emperor Taizong left, he has never touched chess again.

When the lord sees what he wants, the minister will craft it; when the lord sees what he wants, the minister will express his own differences.

Therefore, it is said: If you want to go, you will get rid of evil, but you will see the simple; if you go away, you will be wise, but you will be prepared by yourself.——"Han Feizi·Zhu Dao"

The monarch reveals his desires, and his subordinates will embellish himself; the monarch reveals his intentions, and his subordinates will disguise himself. Therefore, it is said that only by hiding his own likes and dislikes, can the true face of his subordinates; only by abandoning old prejudices and not revealing his own wisdom can the ministers be allowed to follow their duties.

Li Zhi was deeply attracted by three flavors.

Tolerance, silence, and to observe the situation without saying a word.

Ren Qi's game evolves itself until he sees the situation clearly and recognizes the essence.

In today's court, Li Yi's mansion invited sorcerers to look at the spirit, hide their weapons and armor, and even used Taizong's treasure pillow.

This is the crime of the three tribes of Yi.

But was someone designed to frame Li Yifu?

What is the purpose of the person behind it?

He wants to see more.

At least it has proved that Hao Chujun and Shangguan Yi have a bigger appetite than he thought.

The impeachment of Guo Xingzhen has been involved in the Wu Empress.

So was Empress Wu wronged?

not necessarily.

Li Zhi didn't believe that Wu Meiniang would use Guo Xingzhen to curse her children.

That was a smart woman.

She is also a woman who knows how to make progress and retreat.

But whether it is guilty does not depend on what Wu Meiniang relies on.

It depends on which choice is more beneficial to Li Zhi's control of power.

Should we follow the situation and take Shangguan Yi’s impeachment and deposed the queen?

This is a question that Li Zhi needs to think about carefully.

Over the years, he has relied more and more on Wu Meiniang.

This choice is a double-edged sword.

The power around Wu Meiniang has inevitably expanded.

Even though Li Zhi has always intentionally maintained a balance, some things are still changing quietly.

If you don’t suppress it, if your body can’t hold on one day and there will be a sudden change, you will be afraid that the Xiao Wall will cause trouble.

And if Empress Wu’s current power is not present, who can control it?

This question is worth pondering.

If he is not here, can Empress Wu control the situation in the Tang Dynasty?

The answer is yes.

With sharp blades in your body, the murderous intention arises.

If this possibility means there are risks in the future.

Perhaps, we should take this opportunity to depose Empress Wu and lay down the future emperor?

Li Zhi's face was as deep as water, and he was struggling to walk on the Zichen Hall.

Many thoughts rise and fall in my heart.

It's like a clever chess player thinking about the chess path and contemplating the pros and cons of the subsequent pros and cons.

...

"Is there any news on your Majesty?"

"not yet."

"No news is the best news."

"Your Majesty is a deep man, and he likes to see the situation the most, and then decide."

"Will he see what I'm waiting for, and then..."

"With your Majesty's intelligence, how can we escape his magical eyes with this little trick?"

"Then we..."

"We are in a conspiracy and in a dignified manner. Put enough conditions before His superiors. Any choice he makes will be beneficial to us."

"Yin is within yang, not in yang, and you can't tell that you are also a master of chess game."

"As too much, real wisdom is to find out the opponent's ideas and desires, and put the benefits he cannot refuse in front of him, and he will naturally make a choice."

"But we have done a lot of things behind our backs. Even if it really happens, will Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty is not a person who is easy to kill. He prefers to take advantage of the situation and follow the situation. Our nobles have weakened a lot over the years. It is time to increase the strength of the family."

"How do you say this?"

"I was eliminated from the Guanlong nobles such as Changsun Wuji, but have you ever seen Your Majesty kill Lian and kill? He just took the opportunity to change the people from the center, and at the same time, by abolishing Queen Wang, he drove out the Wang family and other tribes from the center, so that they did not take the power.

But when will the world be less than aristocratic?

Your Majesty did not beat the nobles of the aristocrats to death. There were still a large number of us in the court.

Your Majesty is truly calm and clever imperial power. What he wants is balance, not killing.

The power of the Empress Wu is growing more and more. If Your Majesty does not want the Lord and the Young Master to doubt the situation of the Empress taking over the power, he has to start planning.

In this game, Your Majesty has to abolish the queen, or strengthen the strength of the clan and fight with the queen of martial arts. These are two options."

"It's amazing."

"You said, what are the Queen of Wu thinking now? That's a smart woman, she shouldn't be able to stand by her death, right?"

...

In the harem.

There are many pearl curtains in Lingqi Hall.

The faint sound of whip was passed through the bead curtain, sometimes mixed with one or two screams of pain.

The palace maids and eunuchs guarding outside the hall all looked pale. Listening to the screams, it seemed as if they were hitting their hearts.

Countless people quietly looked at the pearl curtain, but no one dared to speak out.

The one who was whipped was the most beloved female official in the daily life. I don’t know what mistake I made today, but I was ordered by the Empress Wu to thirty.

Tsk, how can a beauty who is usually delicate and expensive can withstand such a whip?

After thirty whips, I'm afraid the meat will be scattered.

Empress Wu is like this to the most beloved female officials. Wouldn't it be even more dangerous for them, these servants?

Those who can hang out in the deep palace have eyesight.

Knowing that Empress Wu was in a bad mood, he was all careful, for fear of being bad for Empress Wu.

Behind the bead curtain, the gauze curtain was raised by the palace servants with Ruyi.

The beauty behind the curtain closed her long hair, covering half of her face.

She wore a white jade pendant on her ears, which was something she forgot to take off before going to bed, and it was also the only decoration at this moment.

Wu Meiniang's jade face was slightly red, her eyes seemed to sleep but not to sleep, and with a faint lazy style of weakness, she asked lightly: "What time is it now?"

"I went back to the queen, just after noon, and the kitchen asked the queen if she had a meal now?"

"Let's pass the meal."

Wu Meiniang raised her hand gently.

Two handmaids who served her walked up lightly.

The steps are as gentle as a cat.

In their hands, they were holding gauze clothes that were as thin as cicada wings. One of them raised his hand for Wu Meiniang and the other put them on.

He almost didn't need to move Wu Meiniang, and the clothes were added layer by layer.

Put her gracefulness under her exquisite and luxurious robes.

Wu Meiniang finally stood up.

The palace maid held the corner of her clothes and skirt for her, and carefully brought her to the bronze mirror.

A maid came forward to take over the Queen Wu's hair and tied her hair up.

"What hairstyle does the queen want to combed?"

"Whatever."

"Is it good to have a horse-drawn bun?"

"Can."

The skillful palace maid combed Wu Meiniang's hair bun with brisk hands and feet.

Another palace maid came up to help Wu Meiniang put on powder and put on flower pills.

After the makeup was settled, a palace maid came up to put on the cloud shoulders for Wu Meiniang.

"The queen is so beautiful."

Someone is talking around.

Wu Meiniang looked up at the female official who walked forward and said to the other palace maids and eunuchs: "You guys go back."

"yes."

A group of servants tidied up the dressing tools and stepped backwards.

Wu Meiniang said to the female official: "How?"

"Go back to the queen, go out now... the wind direction is not good for you."

"Those clans still don't give up, thinking that if they impeach me, they will get what they want."

"Queen, do you want it..."

"No."

Wu Meiniang reached out to stroke her slender neck.

On the swan-like jade neck, there was a jade Maitreya Buddha statue.

Her fingers gently stroked the Buddha, and the years left no trace on her skin.

It's still so beautiful.

"Foreign ministers are not worth worrying about. They are just a group of useless dogs. Apart from barking a few times, they are useless. The key is His Majesty...

What will Your Majesty think? This is the key."

"Then are we doing nothing now?"

"It's not that you do nothing, but that you first look at the situation."

Wu Meiniang seemed not to be affected by the predicament in front of her.

She seemed extremely patient and said gently: "If three people walk, I will be my teacher. I will learn a lot with Your Majesty... The more you are in this situation, the more you should not act rashly. Many things are self-disturbing and will lead to self-defeat.

At this time, the more we compete to argue, the more we want to do something, the more we fall into the plot of those people.

If it falls into Your Majesty's eyes, it will be a disaster."

"What are we going to do then Queen?"

"wait."

"wait?"

The female official opened her phoenix eyes wide, her face full of confusion.

Wu Meiniang did not continue.

Instead, the topic changed: "Su Dawei, where is now?"

...

Wu Meiniang in the Storm Center remembers Su Dawei, Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

He looked up at the sky.

The afternoon sun shines on his face.

Under the sunshine, the shadows in my heart cannot be hidden.

He took a deep breath and walked step by step towards the building ahead.

On the old building complex, a slightly new plaque stands at the door-

Secret Pavilion.

Most of the yamen and institutional centers of the Tang Dynasty have been moved to the Daming Palace.
Chapter completed!