Originally, the personal eunuch Wang An had arranged for Li Zhi to sit in a sedan chair.
However, after mastering the peak mastery of riding and archery, Li Zhi asked the other party to lead a vigorous warhorse over. Then, he leaped onto it and headed towards Taiji Palace.
Along the way, the eunuchs and maids were all shocked when they saw Li Zhi galloping on his horse.
In the past, Li Zhi had a weak body and a weak personality. Everyone was not used to seeing him riding a horse.
Li Zhi sat on the horse and felt an unprecedented sense of pleasure. It was as if he had grown up on the back of a horse and was driven into his legs.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves came from outside Taiji Palace.
The eight Empresses frowned.
Taiji Palace was the place where the civil and military officials discussed state affairs. Who would dare to ride a horse here? They were simply tired of living.
"Let's go and see who's causing trouble!" Lu Zhi's voice came from behind the curtain. It was crisp and melodious, pleasing to the ears. However, the murderous aura in the voice was clearly discernible.
"Yes, Empress!" Gao Lishi's sonorous voice rang out as he jogged outside the hall.
However, Li Zhi strode in from outside the hall.
"It's this one riding a horse. I wonder which empress is so concerned about this one?”
"Hiss ~" In the main hall, when the officials saw Li Zhi speaking to the empress so confidently, they immediately sucked in a breath of cold air.
All the ministers looked at Li Zhi in disbelief, wondering if the Emperor had eaten gunpowder. Did he think that he hadn't died early enough? Did he not know what was going on inside and outside the imperial court?
The eight Empresses were somewhat surprised, but after all, Li Zhi's behavior today was very different from the past. In the past, Li Zhi did not even dare to breathe loudly when he went to court.
However, after the shock, a series of cold laughs sounded.
After all, they controlled 80 - 90% of the royal court. Outside the court, they used their relatives and soldiers. In the Imperial Court, they had formed cliques and pulled in the civil and military officials. The entire Imperial Court was like an iron bucket.
Where was he, Li Zhi, to speak?
After Li Zhi sat on the dragon throne, the ministers bowed.
"Your Majesty, long live our emperor!”The ministers shouted.
It was more or less a lie.
Li Zhi sat down on the dragon throne and felt eight streams of cold air assaulting him from behind, making him feel as if he was being pricked on the back.
With eight women sitting behind the curtain, no one else could be the emperor.
Without waiting for Li Zhi to speak.
At this moment, a minister stood up and cupped his hands."Your Majesty has been neglecting government affairs and has disturbed the court. In order to warn the officials, Your Majesty, please issue an edict to punish yourself and fast for seven days as a punishment!”
"What?" Li Zhi's heart was racing.
Wasn't it just that he was late? Was he slacking off on political affairs? He disturbed the court just by riding a horse?
This dog official was really bold. He was impeached on the first day of court, and he even wanted to issue a self-reproaching edict.
"Your Majesty, please issue an edict to punish yourself! As an example!" The person who spoke was Wu Sansi, Wu Zetian's nephew. He was three to four years older than Wu Zetian.
"Please!"
"Please!"
......
In just a short while, seven or eight ministers actually stood out and asked Li Zhi to issue an edict of self-accusation.
"Oh my god, everyone in and out of the court is indeed the trusted aides of the eight Empresses! What a big pile of sh * t!"
Even though Li Zhi's back was facing his eight fairy-like empresses, he knew that they were most likely sneering at this moment.
"What crime does Your Majesty have?" Suddenly, a deep and desolate voice sounded.
The official with the white beard glared at the officials and shouted.
Everyone looked and saw that this person was none other than the current Prime Minister, Di Renjie.
"Di Gong, isn't the list of crimes I just listed clear enough? Being late for the court meeting, making the eight consorts and ministers wait bitterly, making the hearts of the people of the world cold, isn't this slacking off on political affairs?”
"Taiji Palace is the court of the country. How can we allow horses to disturb it? I, Li Tang, rule the world by law. If the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished as well as the common people. Is Your Majesty going to bend the law for personal gain?”
The person who spoke was Zhou Xing, one of Wu Zetian's lackeys.
Zhou Xing's words were righteous, as if Li Zhi had really committed some great sin and needed to be severely punished.
At the same time, Li Zhi looked at Di Renjie with gratification. It was rare to have such an unyielding official like Duke Di in the royal court.
Li Zhi looked at Zhou Xing coldly and said,"How dare you, Zhou Xing? What crime do you deserve?”
Zhou Xing was stunned. He had never expected the cowardly Li Zhi to suddenly become a completely different person. He actually dared to question him so righteously.
He couldn't help but shiver. After all, a mouse was playing with a cat. No matter how noisy it was, he still knew that he was a mouse.
"I wonder why Your Majesty would ask such a question? I really don't know." Zhou Xing bowed and looked behind the curtain.
"What crime does Xu Jiayan have? Why did he die outside the hall?" Li Zhi stared at him angrily and raised his voice again.
Xu Jiayan was naturally the old minister who had persuaded the eight Empresses to return to power.
" This…" Zhou Xing was momentarily speechless. Xu Jiayan had indeed done nothing wrong. He had only offended the eight Empresses.
"Your Majesty, your temper is a little too big today. This concubine will naturally let the Supreme Court investigate this matter thoroughly. Your Majesty, it's better to discuss the matter of the Khitans invading the territory.”Wu Zetian's voice came from behind the waves, her tone unquestionable.
Zhou Xing was originally covered in cold sweat, but now that he had his master Wu Zetian backing him up, he felt much more at ease.
"Hmph, to resist foreign aggression, we must first stabilize the interior. The interior is foul, how can it be inferior to foreign enemies?”
Unexpectedly, Li Zhi did not sell Wu Zetian out. Instead, he directly pushed her back.
"You!" Wu Zetian had never been disobeyed by Li Zhi. She was instantly angry and speechless.
Even though she had many followers and the Imperial Army had been bribed by Wu Sansi, she could not let the Imperial Army enter the palace and take Li Zhi down.
Then wouldn't the people of the world explode?
Soldiers and horses would definitely rise like bamboo shoots after the rain.
"Heh, Sister Zhou Xing killed this old minister for no reason. He is a guilty person. As people of Li Tang's harem, why should we protect him?”Lu Zhi chuckled and looked at Wu Zetian.
"Xu Jiayan is an elder of the two dynasties and is highly respected. He shouldn't have suffered such an undeserved disaster.”Mi Yue raised her eyebrows and looked up at the sky with her big eyes.
"Sisters, Zhou Xing is in charge of the country's laws, and Xu Jiayan has disobeyed his superiors. If we don't punish him severely and cut off this sect, more and more people will follow suit.”Bao Si smiled gently.
Clearly, she had temporarily formed a faction with Wu Zetian.
Zhou Xing's heart was in a mess. It was like he was on a roller coaster.
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