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Chapter 478 Invite the Saint to Exit!
"The empress dowager's seal is correct. It is not an edict, but an edict. It seems that the saint's time has come!"

In the central hall of the Wei mansion, Wei Chengqing read the short edict twice and circulated it to the clansmen, his brows could not suppress the joy.

Wei Xuanzhen was somewhat puzzled: "Although the sages don't open early courts, they all deal with government affairs in the Zhenguan Hall, and there is no news of critical illness. How could it be so suddenly?"

Wei Chengqing caressed his beard and said: "The imperial doctor has been in the palace recently, and it is normal for the news to be blocked. As for the suddenness, I don't think it was a suddenness. Tubo Zanpu led the crowd to surrender. This enemy country on the high plateau was destroyed. The saint was overjoyed." Now, it's time for the dragon to control Bintian!"

Before Silla was destroyed, the saint's health was obviously much worse. He even participated in the prisoner offering ceremony hastily and didn't show up much. Now that the war has been destroyed, Tubo is far stronger than Silla, and he is almost a confidant. In the past, it seemed reasonable.

Wei Xuanzhen said worriedly: "But the queen mother is calling us to be kings. Is there any traitor in the court who threatens the saint's rule? This is a matter of no retreat. You must think twice before acting!"

Wei Chengqing's face changed slightly, his brows frowned, and many members of the Wei clan also murmured in low voices, with worries in their eyes.

King Qin has two meanings.

One is to do his best in the affairs of the king, that is, the emperor himself stands up and becomes diligent.

Another, more common, is that when the monarch's rule is threatened and shaken, the ministers send troops to rescue.

The original intention was to rescue him, but the result was often the opposite. In many coups and rebellions in history, King Qin used the excuse to attack the court, such as Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Eight Kings' Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty, and so on.

Therefore, mature and prudent courtiers are very sensitive to this word. King Qin in the edict of Empress Wu this time obviously wants to take advantage of the moment of the death of the saint and list a traitor as an attack. While solving the opponent, he will stabilize his own power. .

The key is, who is the "traitor" that Empress Wu wants to get rid of?

Everyone in the hall knew it in their hearts, except for the one who destroyed Silla with Liu Rengui and Tubo with Xue Rengui, who could not name him?
Thinking of the great reputation of that person, it was like a basin of cold water being poured over his head, Wei Chengqing's excitement dissipated, and he said slowly: "The Queen Mother really acted too hastily this time, the saint's national funeral has not yet come out, and that man has the military power in his hands, so why should he not be here?" This is the time to launch the Qin King's matter..."

Wei Xuanzhen hurriedly said: "During the famine in Guanzhong before, it was Li Yuanfang who returned early from Tubo, pointing directly at the empress dowager for harming the country and ruining her prestige. Now that she is working hard for the king, Li Yuanfang returns with troops. How can I stop her? Uncle, go to the palace No!"

Wei Chengqing was quite puzzled: "But the queen mother always makes decisions before acting, and she will not act rashly. Did she have some other inside information for us to serve as king this time urgently? If we don't go, wouldn't it be a missed opportunity, even more so?" Offend the Queen Mother!"

Wei Zhenxuan was stunned for a moment: "This...it's really hard to say!"

The members of the Wei family discussed it, and the two factions disagreed, and soon a quarrel broke out.

The main reason is that the information is unequal. The situation in the palace has always been secretive, and what happened now is even more unclear to everyone, and they can only guess.

Then a group of people are afraid of participating in Qinwang, and if they fail, they will be regarded as a rebellious party.

And similar trade-offs actually happened in the mansions of many high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and there were still eyeliners on each other.

So, just half an hour later, someone rushed in to report: "Da Lang, Xu Langzhong of the Gaoyang County Duke's Mansion led the crowd into the palace. An interesting thing happened when he was leaving. The Gaoyang County Duke hugged him." If you don't let him go, he will be kicked away by Mr. Xu!"

Everyone looked optimistic, and some people laughed and said: "That prodigal son is blocking people's future, and the two brothers have completely torn their skins this time!"

The reputation of Xu Ang, the Duke of Gaoyang County, has become stink after stealing his little mother in the early years and hanging around in casinos recently, and now he has been kicked away. This incident also made Wei Chengqing make up his mind.

He got up and looked around the crowd: "How famous was Xu Jingzong in the past, before he passed away ten years ago, the Gaoyang County government has been reduced to such a state, how can we Webster follow in their footsteps?"

"The Empress Dowager was in power for the country when the first emperor was in power. If there were no accidents, she would have already been the Queen of Heaven. Since she let us into the palace, she has her own reasons. If we don't go, the Empress Dowager will not let us go if she takes power in the future!"

"What do you think?"

Everyone got up one after another, either in fear or emotion, most of them nodded.

Even Wei Zhenxuan, who had previously opposed it, settled down and showed a passionate look: "I would like to advance and retreat with the Queen Mother!"

Empress Wu has a poor reputation, but she has a high political reputation, and her sophisticated methods are well-known.

The sage passed away, and the young crown prince ascended the throne. She saw a golden opportunity and launched Qin Wang, which was also what the first emperor said to decide the military affairs.

When she is formally in power, will the courtiers who have taken refuge in her come to great prosperity, abolish the current bad government, and return to the former grand occasion? How can such a good opportunity be missed?
Wei Chengqing waved his hand: "Follow the Queen Mother's order! Enter the palace and serve the king!"

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"It seems that Yang Sijian's son has been arrested, this old thief will jump over the wall in a hurry!"

Jia Sibo stood on the edge of the imperial city, looked at the officials who entered, half happy and half worried.

It is inconvenient for Dumb Uncle to show up, so Li Yan went to Chang'an to arrest people, and asked Yang Zaiwei and Jia Sibo to come to Luoyang first to prevent any changes.

Yang Zaiwei hated Yang Sijian deeply, and said coldly: "Can you figure out where the other party is? I'll screw his head off!"

Jia Sibo thought for a while and said, "Brother Yang went to find a single official and took the Queen Mother's edict. I want to see what is written on it."

Yang Zaiwei nodded, and disappeared without a trace.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he returned and handed over an imperial edict.

Jia Sibo took a look, and immediately frowned: "Such a simple edict, this King Qin is no different from a coup d'état, how dare this group of officials enter the palace at the risk of disobedience?"

Mrs. Yang and Empress Wu had a honeymoon period of cooperation. Yang Zaiwei also obeyed Empress Wu, and said coldly: "That wicked woman is vicious, and Shunchang is perishing. These officials are afraid of her, how can they not come?"

Jia Sibo frowned and said, "Since Empress Wu has such prestige, why did she listen to Yang Sijian and launch a coup in such a hurry? Could it be that she was held hostage..."

His eyes moved: "Do you think Yang Sijian will be by Empress Wu's side?"

This time it was Yang Zaiwei who frowned: "I can go to other places, but Ouchi is tightly guarded, and I can't get in with my current martial arts."

"What's more, Li Yuanfang told me before that if there is an emergency, he should contact the inner guard of plum blossoms headed by Ming Chongyan and the elite of the hundred horsemen headed by Cheng Wuzhong. They have also arrived now, and it is even more difficult for us to enter the palace..."

"In this way, can't you kill that villain Yang Sijian with your own hands?"

Jia Sibo's expression became solemn: "Don't underestimate the Qin Wang coup, Yang Sijian's temperament is twisted, and his son's arrest has cut off all his thoughts. This is the last madness before he dies!"

Yang Zaiwei's face darkened: "You mean, he didn't expect the coup to succeed at all? Then what is he going to do... drag Empress Wu to die together?"

What Jia Sibo is best at is to be prepared for everything, and he also analyzed according to this idea: "Yang Sijian is not an ordinary thief. He wanted to overthrow the Tang regime before and make profits in the troubled times. Now he is coercing Empress Wu to launch a coup. It will be good if he succeeds. If it fails, it will cause turmoil in Miyagi, and the troops under his command will be able to take advantage of the chaos to rush in, murder people and set fires, and create a commotion, which will satisfy their twisted desires!"

Yang Zaiwei gritted his teeth and said, "To put it bluntly, this old thief is unwilling to die quietly, and wants to make a big mess before he dies! Then let's contact Ming Chongyan and Cheng Wuzhong immediately..."

Jia Sibo shook his head: "It's useless, they can't take the initiative to attack the courtiers, go to Shangguan Wan'er, who can enter the palace, and express their interests, this matter must be dealt with by a sage, the sooner the better!"

Yang Zaiwei understood: "Okay, let's go!"

When the two arrived at Shangguan's mansion, Wan'er also received the news, and was asking her servants to protect her mother, when she saw a familiar figure, "Yang...Uncle Yang?"

She thought it was Yang Zaisi at first, but when she saw Yang Zaisi's majestic posture, she knew that it was the assassin who was spotted and beaten by the master when he was on an envoy to Tibet.

Yang Zaiwei was slightly embarrassed, but immediately said: "Miss Shangguan, it was your master who asked us to come to you..."

Jia Sibo clearly explained the cause and effect of the incident: "We escorted you into the palace, and asked the saint to come forward. We can't let this turmoil develop, and we must nip Yang Sijian's last madness in the bud!"

Wan'er stared solemnly, and saluted solemnly: "Then please leave it to the two uncles!"

The three acted immediately, Wan'er was more familiar with entering the palace than returning home, and she was familiar with it all the way.

In order to avoid being obstructed by the officials sent by Empress Wu, she did not go through the main gate of Miyagi, but directly entered the East Palace through the Chongguang Gate, and saw Prince Li Rui walking with the Empress after finishing his classes, and waved happily: "Senior Sister!"

Wan'er saw that Queen Pei was taking care of the child like a normal person, and secretly sighed that this person's political acumen was too poor, and immediately said after going forward to salute: "Queen, Your Royal Highness, please follow me into the Zhenguan Hall to face the saint. Make a decree to recruit hundreds of officials into the palace to serve the king, which may lead to a coup d'état!"

The queen's expression changed immediately, but she was very decisive: "Okay! Let's go!"

After protecting the key members, Wan'er came to the Zhenguan Hall in a hurry, and saw the officials coming in and out, and the servants showed panic on their faces, obviously they were all alarmed.

She walked quickly to Yuji, looked at the sitting figure inside, with expectations in her heart, and said excitedly: "Please let the saint go out!"

After the voice fell, the curtain was lifted, and a figure walked out in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)