"Those rebels who are trying to restore Li Tang's world will use this to stir up trouble. The country will fall into turmoil. To think that you're still the prime minister!"
The empress's words terrified Wu Sansi. He quickly bowed and said guiltily,""I misspoke, please forgive me, Your Majesty.”
Wu Zetian didn't care too much because she knew her nephew's situation.
After a moment of silence, Wu Zetian asked,"Has Minister Di not returned to court?"
Wu Sansi nodded and said unhappily,""Yes, this Di Renjie actually dared to delay your decree like this. He's really bold!”
"Your Majesty, I don't understand why you called Di Renjie back.”
The empress stood up and walked to the edge of the pavilion. Looking at the autumn scenery in the garden, she sneered and said,"Why don't I hand this case over to you? You have a time limit of three months. If you miss it, you will be severely punished.”
"This, this…" Wu Sansi immediately felt like slapping himself in the face. Wasn't this digging a pit for him?
" Hmph." The empress laughed and said disdainfully," I knew that you didn't have the ability to do so. That's why I didn't make things difficult for you.”
"What about you? Was he jealous of the talented?”
Wu Zetian's voice gradually faded.
"The former Prime Minister Wei Baice once said to Emperor Taizong,'The so-called founding minister can be used as long as he has a skill. There's no need to consider his moral character, but for a ruling minister, he must have excellent character and talent.'”
"And Di Qing's talent and character are praised by the world. You can't compare to him in this aspect.”
"Yes." Wu Sansi lowered his head, not revealing his thoughts.
But who was Wu Zetian? Naturally, he knew what his nephew was thinking, so he sighed and turned to him."You are very loyal. This is very good, but it is not enough. As the Prime Minister, you must not be jealous of the wise and capable. You must think more about the country and me, not play politics all day long to eliminate dissidents.”
Wu Sansi's face turned pale, and he immediately lowered his head even further.
"Now that I am in power, I can cover for you. After a hundred years, what will you do? Don't you think about it?"
Wu Zetian's words were sincere and earnest, but no one knew how much Wu Sansi had taken in.
Just as the two of them were about to say something, Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi suddenly rushed over from afar.
Wu Zetian's heart moved as she had an ominous premonition.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang Jianzhi requests an audience.”
"Hurry up and shout!"
"Your Majesty, there's an urgent document!"
Zhang Jianzhi bowed slightly and immediately said,"Your Majesty, according to the official document from the Jiangzhang County Courier Station, Lord Di was taken away by the Thousand Bull Guards in the capital last night. However, the constables found a large number of corpses of the Thousand Bull Guards in the county town's alley the next day.”
"What is it? There's actually such a thing!" Wu Zetian was instantly enraged.
"What the hell is going on!"
......
In a secret room under the capital, a man in light armor was kneeling in front of a woman who was sitting on top of him.
"Master, Yu Feng is useless. Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang are missing.”Yu Feng said with a guilty expression.
"If you can't even deal with an old man and a half-dead cripple, what use do I have for you?”
The mysterious woman angrily rebuked.
Yu Feng had the intention to refute, but thinking of his master's temper, in the end, he still hid the fact that Li Yuan Fang might have recovered her strength. After all, this was indeed his dereliction of duty.
"This subordinate knows his mistake. Please punish him, Master.”
The mysterious woman took a deep breath and a sinister look flashed in her eyes."Forget it. This plan is completely useless. Let alone framing Li Yuanfang, what went wrong?”
They absolutely did not expect that if not for Di Feng's appearance and that novice healing pill, Li Yuanfang would definitely still be seriously injured at this moment. Perhaps their plan would really come true.
But Di Feng's unconventional appearance completely broke the situation and balance. This reduced their advantage.
She was very puzzled and muttered to herself.
After a moment, he said," I'll let you remember this first. Now that we have obtained the list of participants in the rebellion of the King of Yue, we have achieved our goal. At least the operation of the earthen kiln in the capital is a success.”
" Quickly order all the subordinates of Chang 'an to retreat, destroy all traces, and retreat to Youzhou. I'd like to see if Di Renjie can fly to the sky without any clues.”
......
Outside Chang 'an City, in an earthen kiln.
This was actually the place where the Emperor's personal Thousand Bull Guards imprisoned secret criminals.
Some of the dirty work was done by the Thousand Ox Guards on behalf of the Emperor. Furthermore, the Emperor had more means to control the officials and even the world. Many secret forces were actually nurtured by the Emperor.
To be able to become the Empress of this generation and the only Empress in history, one could imagine how powerful Wu Zetian was.
Ding! Side quest completed
[Experience points obtained: 200]
[Obtained Attribute Points: 1]
Reputation 5
Ding! Congratulations, Master, for obtaining the achievement "Nameless Person". You have unlocked the achievement bar. You are rewarded with 1 Healing Pill and 1 Detoxification Pill.
Di Feng had just bent down to push aside the charred ground under his feet when he heard a notification sound by his ear. He immediately immersed himself in checking his personal information.
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