The entire imperial court was in a mess, and it showed no signs of weakening.
Li Zhi looked very helpless.
The eight queens behind the curtains sneered, as if this matter had nothing to do with them.
These ministers attacked each other, and each of them was talking about the vital points of these Empress 'confidants. The beautiful Empress was naturally happy to smooth things over.
The Empress had a lot of followers in the court, and they were all tied up with each other's interests. Their roots were intertwined, and they were basically grasshoppers on the same boat.
Therefore, the emperor's decrees could not even leave the court.
Even if the Emperor had issued an order, these ministers would go to their respective masters after turning left from the main door, allowing the Empress to make the decision.
It could be said that if the Empress did not agree, Li Zhi would not be able to carry out a single order.
Moreover, the military power of the entire country had already been divided among the eight Empresses. The reason why Li Zhi could still live until now was because these eight Empresses restrained each other.
They all wanted to hold the emperor hostage to order the vassals to attack the other party with the righteousness of monarch and minister.
"Enough!"
Suddenly, Li Zhi shouted, causing the entire court to buzz.
The entire court fell silent.
Even the eight beauties behind the curtains were shocked.
He did not expect Li Zhi to be so energetic. His shout shook the dust off the roof beams.
Li Zhi himself was shocked by his own voice. He thought to himself that the effects of this Body Tempering Pill were indeed explosive.
"Are you guys done arguing?" Li Zhi shouted again.
The ministers all took half a step back and lowered their heads, not daring to make another sound.
The eight Empresses were also silent at this moment. They all watched quietly. They felt that Li Zhi was very different today. It was as if he had changed into another person.
Li Zhi's gaze swept across the ministers and naturally landed on Di Renjie.
Although he did not have the strength to do anything to the people who had just reported, he did not want to let it go just like that. It was necessary to disgust these people.
He planned to find his confidant and record down all the crimes these people had reported. Then, he would settle the score one by one when he had the chance.
He was just about to ask Di Renjie, who still cared about the imperial court, to do this.
After all, Di Renjie was a minister. In the official history, he was the one who urged Wu Zetian to make Li Xian, the Prince of Luling, the Crown Prince. This was how the Li Tang Empire was able to continue.
Suddenly, he thought of something.
If Di Renjie were to do this, wouldn't he be forcing him to his death?
Would the eight Empresses let him go? Naturally, he would fabricate a crime and directly deal with him.
Perhaps by the time he found out, it would already be a bloody head in front of him.
The other party had presented him with a head, and there was nothing he could do about it. The Imperial Guards, the capital garrison, and the Imperial Guards were still under his command.
He turned his gaze to a person and sneered in his heart. Gao Lishi, take the blame!
"Gao Lishi!" Li Zhi said in a deep voice.
"This servant is here!" Gao Lishi replied in a sharp voice.
"Record down everything they have just reported. If you miss out on one thing, I will answer for you!”Li Zhi glared fiercely at Gao Lishi, his voice laced with a hint of intimidation.
Gao Lishi's heart sank, and he felt a chill run down his spine.
He was Wu Zetian's confidant, so he couldn't help but feel a little lost in the face of Li Zhi's threat.
If he wrote down all these things, wouldn't he be drawing the greatest hatred onto himself? The eight empresses would hate him to death.
Gao Lishi sighed inwardly at Li Zhi. He was too f * cking mean. He was the one who took the blame.
Oh heavens, oh earth, why is my life so bitter!
Gao Lishi's face was dark and gloomy, and his heart was filled with anger.
"This…" He looked behind the curtain for help, hoping that his master Wu Zetian would help him and send a message.
"What's wrong? You want to disobey the decree?" Li Zhi saw him looking behind the curtain and hesitating, waiting for his master to speak. He immediately shouted in a deep voice.
"Ah, this servant wouldn't dare!" Li Zhi's shout immediately scared Gao Lishi so much that he knelt on the ground.
"Then why aren't you quickly writing it down?" Li Zhi angrily rebuked.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Lishi braced himself and accepted the decree.
During this period of time, Wu Zetian wanted to speak, but Li Zhi suddenly became so perverse, which made her feel very abrupt. In order to prevent the other empresses from roping Li Zhi in to deal with her together, she chose to wait and see.
After all, the relationships in the royal court were unprecedentedly complicated.
"Speak, Shangguan Wan 'er, we'll start with you!”Li Zhi pointed at the fair and beautiful Shangguan Wan 'er, who looked like a rich young lady.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Then, she began to talk about the matter of suing Lu Ze and Lu Shizhi for privately forging coins and weapons.
After that, the ministers were all brought out by Li Ze. They had no choice but to sue him.
These officials were very puzzled. Why was Li Zhi's memory so good? He remembered everyone and everything he said before clearly.
Gao Lishi had to write on more than ten sheets of paper before he could finish writing down the crimes of these people.
Of course, this was only a small portion of them. The crimes of these people were too numerous to be recorded.
Li Zhi then asked Gao Lishi to hand over the papers, and only kept them after the ink had dried.
The few Empresses rolled their eyes in unison, each harboring their own thoughts.
After a round of torment, it was only completed when the court session ended.
The eight concubines slowly left under the escort of their servants.
The courtiers were also cheering loudly. After Gao Lishi announced his retreat, he turned around and walked out of the court.
On this day, they all had something on their minds. They frowned and felt that they had encountered something, but they also felt that it was an illusion.
Only Di Renjie, Yao Chong, Lou Shide, and the other loyal officials felt extremely carefree. Today's court meeting had severely defeated the spirit of those lackeys who had betrayed their masters for glory.
It even made the eight Empresses suffer.
The few of them chatted and laughed with each other, appearing very happy.
"Di Xiangguo, how about a drink in my residence?”Yao Chong's face was full of wrinkles as he stroked his beard and said to Di Renjie.
"Old Yao, you and I should go to the Spring Gazing Brothel for a drink. If we go to your residence and are misunderstood, you and I won't be able to clear our names even if we jump into the Yellow River.”Di Renjie smiled bitterly.
Although the Emperor had done well today, it was now the world of the Eight Queens. All the civil and military officials were secretly monitored to prevent them from forming cliques and colluding in secret.
Of course, they were mainly monitoring the courtiers who were still loyal to Li Tang.
If this group of people secretly colluded with the provincial governors outside and secretly entered the capital to help the king, then the status of the eighth empress would be in danger.
During the Three Kingdoms period, General He Jin wanted to remove the Ten Generals, but he had to secretly contact Xiliang's Dong Zhuo's troops to enter the capital.
If they were drinking in a restaurant in broad daylight, there would naturally be no suspicion.
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