When Shangguan Wan 'er said this, Wu Zetian's heart trembled. She was already old, and her sons only feared her and had no affection for her. (When Wu Zetian ascended the throne, she was sixty-seven years old. In ancient times, she was already considered an old man.）
Wu Zetian was the Emperor, but she was also an old person. For an old person, how precious was kinship? Especially for Wu Zetian, who was the Emperor, kinship was an extravagant hope for her.
This was also Shangguan Wan 'er's intelligence. After following Wu Zetian for so many years, she naturally knew what Wu Zetian was thinking. When these words came out, Wu Zetian's heart would definitely be shocked.
Sitting on the chair, Wu Zetian thought about many things. King Xiang Wu Zaisi was her favorite nephew, and she had watched him grow up with her own eyes.
Prince Xiang Wu Zaisi had always been very caring and clingy to him. Compared to Li Dan and Li Xian, Prince Xiang Wu Zaisi was more like his biological son! A vicious tiger would not eat its cubs, let alone her?
She was now the first emperor in history. She was very satisfied. She sighed and said,
"Send an order to Xiao Qingfang, the Head of the Pavilion of Internal Guards, to take good care of Zai Si. Although Zai Si is guilty this time, considering his young age, let him stay in the Heaven Prison for two or three days! As for the King of Liang, the King of Liang, Wu Sansi, valued friendship and loyalty. He rewarded him with a thousand taels of gold and told him to go back.”
Shangguan Wan 'er was overjoyed, but her expression remained unchanged. After all, she had already interceded on behalf of Prince Xiang. If she showed her happiness, even if the Emperor did not care, Wu Zetian would never let her off.
No emperor could tolerate his trusted aide siding with someone else. Wu Zetian was no exception.
"King of Liang, His Majesty has decreed that because you value friendship and righteousness, he will reward you with a thousand taels of gold and order you to go back first.”
Liang Wang Wu Sansi was delighted. Then, he asked,"Then, I wonder how Your Majesty plans to deal with my younger brother, Xiang Wang Wu Zaisi!"”
"His Majesty has ordered His Highness King Xiang to face the wall and reflect on his mistakes in the heavenly prison. He can leave in a few days.”
As soon as these words were said, Liang Wang Wu Sansi was overjoyed. He trembled and stood up with the help of the palace maid. He held the hand of the palace maid and said gratefully,"Thank you, thank you."”
An ingot of gold had appeared in her hand, and she secretly stuffed it into the palace maid's hand before leaving.
In the Crown Prince's Palace, Crown Prince Li Xian had received news that the Emperor's favorite nephew, Prince Xiang Wu Zaisi, had been thrown into the imperial prison by the Emperor. At that time, he had even celebrated and had a good drink.
But what he did not expect was that news came from the palace today. The King of Liang, Wu Sansi, knelt outside the palace and moved the Emperor. The Emperor actually issued an edict to let the King of Xiang, Wu Sansi, reflect on his mistakes before letting him go.
Such an outcome had almost driven him mad. Sitting on the chair, Crown Prince Li Xian had an indignant look on his face. He was careful every day. If he made a mistake, he would be scolded by the Emperor.
However, King Xiang Wu Zai-si was fine after being thrown into the imperial prison. He was released after a few days. That was the imperial prison. What was the imperial prison? It was a place to lock up felons and criminals on death row.
From ancient times until now, very few people who were sent to the imperial prison could come out alive. In the end, King Xiang Wu Zaisi was good. After facing the wall and reflecting for a few days, he could swagger out of the imperial prison.
He felt very unfair in his heart. The Emperor was too biased. Although everyone knew that the Emperor had always doted on Prince Xiang Wu Zaisi, he could not be so biased! Sometimes, he wished he was King Xiang.
Just as Crown Prince Li Xian was drinking his wine, a man in black suddenly appeared." Why? Are you dissatisfied with the Emperor's orders? That was true. As a dignified Crown Prince, you couldn't even compare to a King. It was understandable for you to be dissatisfied.”
Crown Prince Li Xian was hit on the sore spot in his heart and was instantly enraged." What did you say? Say it again? You actually dared to sow discord between this prince and His Majesty in front of this prince. You really don't know what death is! Aren't you afraid that this prince will shout from a high place and tear you into pieces?”
"Haha, haha." A hearty laughter came from the shadows. To the Crown Prince Li Xian, this laughter was like a sharp blade stabbing into his chest, causing blood to drip.
The Crown Prince, Li Xian, flew into a rage out of humiliation and immediately opened his mouth to say," Come, come quickly!”
A few guards of the Crown Prince's Palace immediately barged in and knelt on the ground." Your Highness, please instruct us!"”
Seeing the arrival of the guards, Crown Prince Li Xian's confidence increased greatly. He said in a domineering manner,"Quick, take down that traitor in the room for this Crown Prince."”
When the guards heard this, they unsheathed their sharp blades. Unfortunately, before they could get close to the black-clothed man, they were beheaded by the black-clothed man. Blood spurted out from their necks and dyed the ground red. They fell into a pool of blood just like that. Some of the blood even splattered on Crown Prince Li Xian's face.
Touching the warm liquid on his face, Crown Prince Li Xian was terrified. He collapsed on the ground and said with a trembling voice," P-Please, I beg you, spare me. Please, spare me!"”
The man in black saw that the Crown Prince was so cowardly and did not have the demeanor of an emperor at all. He could not help but give the Crown Prince a slap." Trash, you're simply trash. You're afraid of such a small scene. You still want to be the Emperor with this kind of attitude? Give up on this idea as soon as possible!”
(What is the identity of the man in black? He must have appeared in the plot. What do you think, brothers? Can you guess?)
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