When she heard that the Minister of War was the first to speak, Wu Zetian had a strong premonition!
The border was not peaceful.
Among the foreign countries, it was unknown which country had rebelled and was about to cause trouble.
As for the reason for the trouble, she knew!
It was just that she was a female emperor and not surnamed Li!
In truth, the identity of the Emperor of the Central Plains had nothing to do with these Hu.
However, they wanted to use the excuse of avenging their old master, Li Tang, to cause trouble.
To put it bluntly, he just wanted benefits.
"Minister Yao, quickly report!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yao Yuanchong clasped the jade board and bowed.”
"The Turkic envoy came to court yesterday afternoon and handed over a letter of credentials to this subject!”
"Now, pass it on to His Majesty!"
As he spoke, he took out a sheepskin scroll from his sleeve!
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wan 'er immediately walked down from above and took the sheepskin scroll.
"What happened?"
At this moment, Cheng Yaojin, the number one general, turned around and looked at Yao Yuanchong.
"Little Yao, according to the law, shouldn't the credentials be handed over to the Chamberlain of Dependencies?”
"Why would he come looking for you, the Minister of War?”
"A letter of challenge is more like it!"
When Yao Yuanchong heard this, he cursed in his heart!
He was already the Minister of War, yet he was still here, Little Yao!
However, it was different for someone who was experienced and was still a demon king. He still had to endure it.
"General Hui Cheng, this is a letter of challenge!”
When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he stroked his beard and looked at him meaningfully.
The only person who was truly honest was Cheng Yaojin.
On the surface, he looked carefree, but in fact, he was absolutely smart!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make it to this point.
At this moment, Zhangsun Wuji saw that the empress's expression was gradually turning ugly and guessed it.
It was nothing more than making some outrageous requests to test the empress's attitude.
The reason why he didn't look for the Chamberlain of Dependencies and looked for the Minister of War instead was to use this method to tell the empress a message.
If he agreed to everything, he would be able to repair his credentials!
If he did not agree, he would be issuing a challenge to the Tang army!
Pa!
Wu Zetian directly slammed the letter onto the dragon throne.
"Impudent!"
"This is preposterous!"
As she spoke, she looked directly at Zhangsun Wuji and said,"Read this so-called letter of credentials to all the ministers present.”
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Zhangsun Wuji received the sheepskin scroll, he roughly read through it.
He was so angry that he wanted to curse.
However, this was the imperial court, so he could only do as the empress requested.
Even though he was an old official of Zhenguan, he only obeyed the empress on the surface and was extremely disgusted in his heart.
But he, Zhangsun Wuji, was loyal to the country, loyal to the Great Tang!
The reason why these old ministers of Zhenguan were still willing to mingle and not cause trouble was because Wu Zetian had done something that they thought was acceptable.
The name of the country had not been changed, and it was still called the Great Tang.
Moreover, Wu Zetian didn't have an heir, so they still had a chance.
However, this was all in the future. Now, someone was pointing the finger at the country, at the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains that his best friend Li Er and the others had conquered.
This can be tolerated, but what can't be tolerated!
He narrowed his fox-like eyes and said with killing intent,""Five years after the Turks, one month!"
As soon as Zhangsun Wuji finished speaking, the old Zhenguan officials and the officials loyal to Wu Zetian exploded on the spot.
"What?"
"This is preposterous!"
"How audacious! You actually dare to disobey the name of our dynasty and establish your own name!”
“......”
Immediately after, Zhangsun Wuji continued to recite,""It's a cold winter this year, and the grasslands are barren. Countless cows and sheep have frozen to death, and the children of the grasslands are starving.”
"I hope that the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty will gift our country with 500,000 stones of rice, 100,000 stones of millet, 200,000 stones of wheat flour, and 200,000 stones of miscellaneous grains.”
"In addition, I'll give you a million bolts of silk cloth.”
“......”
"Our country's prince Ashina Mosiu has already come of age. I request Your Majesty to bestow a marriage on Your Majesty's sister, Princess Chang Le Wu Yun, to His Highness.”
"In this way, we can preserve the good of Zhenguan!"
"If you don't agree, we'll take it ourselves after autumn!”
"The Latter Turks, the Jiedeli Khan, Ashina Guchulu, kowtow twice."
As soon as he finished speaking, the usually mature Zhangsun Wuji immediately flew into a rage.
He tore the sheepskin into pieces and threw them on the ground.
"Preposterous!"
"This is simply preposterous!"
As he spoke, he directly faced Wu Zetian and cupped his hands,"Your Majesty, the Turks were subdued by my brothers.”
"Now that they are no longer around, I am willing to lead the army and defeat them.”
Cheng Yaojin shouted,""Forget it!"
"Can you still lift a knife?"
"I'm willing to lead the army!" Cheng Yaojin immediately requested.”
At this moment, Yao Yuanchong and Wu Zetian's direct descendants also requested to take command.
This scene made Wu Zetian feel very gratified, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Who was Cheng Yaojin?
Who was Zhangsun Wuji?
Who were these old ministers of Zhenguan?
Once, his greatest enemy!
She understood that these people were only subservient to her on the surface.
It was only because the country was still called the Great Tang, and the royal family of the Li Tang Empire still had descendants that they still had a chance.
If Wu Zetian dared to change the name of the country, they would be the first to rebel.
And at this moment!
They were clear about the hatred between the country and the family!
She trusted them, trusted these old officials who loved their country more than their loyalty to the king!
He trusted these seniors who had shed blood for the country!
However, she couldn't bear to!
They were all old!
His sideburns were white, and his white hair was more than his black hair.
As for the Turks, they had a strong army and were definitely not as weak as the letter of challenge had described.
Especially that prince, he was a first-class commander.
He needed a young general to oversee the central army.
Thinking of this, he looked at the entire imperial court.
The descendants of aristocratic families were unreliable.
Wu clan's imperial family could not be relied on now.
Her direct line of descent consisted mostly of civil officials and few generals. They weren't too powerful and couldn't hold up the overall situation.
There were only these Zhenguan generals left.
Thinking of this, Wu Zetian couldn't help but sigh. The imperial court was getting old!
They needed fresh blood, especially young generals with both wisdom and courage!
"Martial Arts Examination?"
It was also at this moment that she thought of the time when she was in the old mansion of the Di family in Taiyuan.
What shocked Wu Zetian for the first time was the national policy Di Yun was thinking about.
Founding the martial arts examination!
He still remembered the benefits Di Yun had mentioned in his heart.
They could nurture their own generals and even intimidate the Wu clan, imperial clan, and traditional aristocratic families.
Also, she would pick one or two countries and directly fight a war with them, letting everyone know her thunderous methods.
This Latter Turkic was like a statue that had delivered itself to their doorstep!
Even though this bone was a little hard to chew.
However, she, Wu Zetian, liked to eat difficult and unpalatable food!
At the thought of this, a deep smile appeared on her lips.
When he looked at the last military officer, Di Yun was blocked and could no longer be seen.
Little Di Qing!
I'm going to carry out your martial arts examination now!
I really don't know what kind of expression you will have once I open my mouth.
What kind of thoughts will I hear?
He was looking forward to it!
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