After being dressed as Wu Zetian's daughter, she was favored by the group

Empress Wu's face darkened. Before leaving the palace, the news from Shi Qingfeng was that after Mrs. Rong Guo was buried, the princess would return to Taiping Temple to formally become a monk and practice Taoism. Now that she had just arrived in Luoyang, Yu Zhenzi came to ask for someone. Annoying.

Empress Wu didn't know about the feud between Yu Zhenzi and Li Lingyue, otherwise, she wouldn't be so polite to Yu Zhenzi.

Mother and daughter traveled all night to Luoyang, originally for the funeral of Mrs. Rongguo. Empress Wu summoned Governor Wen to discuss political affairs in Luoyang Palace, which was delayed. According to the original plan, she should be at her mother's house with her daughter at this moment. Worship in front of the coffin.

In an attitude of calming things down, Empress Wu said to Yu Zhenzi in a consultative tone:
"It is a blessing for my little girl to be able to worship under the Celestial Master's throne. However, tomorrow is the day of my mother's funeral. The little girl has a deep relationship with her grandmother. I also ask the Celestial Master to show mercy and allow my little girl to rush back to her ancestors before nine o'clock tomorrow. Zhai, send her grandmother on her last journey!”

In Empress Wu's words, she had given Yu Zhenzi enough face and agreed to her request. As for the reasonable request put forward by Empress Wu, Yu Zhenzi, as a heavenly master, should agree to it due to both emotion and reason.

Unexpectedly, Yu Zhenzi sneered and said to Empress Wu in a serious voice: "Queen, are you joking with a poor Taoist? Every new disciple who enters my Tiandao Sect, from the moment he crosses the threshold of the Taoist temple, must sit quietly and forget, and live without thoughts. Within a year, you are not allowed to step out of the Taoist temple!"

Speaking of this, Yuzhenzi paused for a moment, suddenly remembered something, and said with a joking smile: "Oh! That's right! When the queen ordained the Ganye Temple, she didn't see you running out of the temple. Buddhism has Buddhist precepts. , Taoism has Taoist rules, if the princess wants to enter my Taoist sect, she must follow the rules of my Taoist sect, Queen, what do you think?"

After Yu Zhenzi finished speaking, there was no expression on Empress Wu's face. On the other hand, Yang Yi was trembling with fear. It was obvious that Yu Zhenzi was humiliating the queen and her mother by holding a gun and a stick. If Empress Wu was angry, then The feud between the harem and the Tiandao Sect has been completely severed.

Before Empress Wu could speak, Yang Yi stood up tremblingly to come to the rescue: "Qi Empress, Heavenly Master, when the slaves came, the maid next to the princess came to send a message, saying that the princess had already preceded the empress and came out of the palace to worship the old lady. ”

Empress Wu looked at Yu Zhenzi with a sneer: "You heard me, the Celestial Master is a step late after all. After noon tomorrow, I will personally send her into the Taiping Temple. What does the Celestial Master think?"

Yu Zhenzi shook off the dust and said persistently: "It doesn't matter. Since I have nothing to do, I will go to the Queen's house. On the way, I can help Mrs. Rong Guo recite the "Singing Sutra" to help her. Pingdu reincarnation!"

As soon as the words fell, the murderous intent in Empress Wu's eyes suddenly rose. She no longer gave Yu Zhenzi any face, but threatened her nakedly:
"Yu Zhenzi, I have to remind you that my daughter became a monk to practice Taoism. She is just to keep filial piety for me, not to join your Heavenly Gate. She is a princess of the Tang Dynasty, not a cat or a dog in your eyes. It is not your turn to be the daughter of my Wu Mei Niang. It is here to decide whether she will stay or not!"

Yuzhenzi covered her mouth and chuckled, and asked without any fear: "If Pindao insists on taking away the princess, is it possible that the queen also wants to kill Pindao?"

Before the words were finished, Empress Wu had already stepped forward and strode up to Yu Zhenzi. The two women faced each other, and Empress Wu said in a cold voice:

"Why not kill you? If you don't believe me, you can give it a try!"

"Okay! Give it a try!"

There was no longer a smile on Yuzhenzi's face, and her slender fingers were holding Fuchen tightly, as if the fish was in danger.

"Your Majesty, please calm down, Heavenly Master, please calm down!" Yang Yi was so frightened that he curled up on the ground and kept shouting, for fear that one party's impulse would lead to a murder that would shock the Tang Dynasty.

Empress Wu stared at Yu Zhenzi without blinking, and immediately called in a deep voice: "Where is the Peony Guard?!"

With the sound of "swish, swish, swish", the Peony guards who were hiding in the dark and responsible for protecting Empress Wu flashed out from different directions. In the blink of an eye, they took control of the corridor of the hall. Four or five guards took the lead in rushing to the jade palace. Mako immediately surrounded her.

These secret guards are dressed in green clothes, their faces covered with veils embroidered with golden peony totems, and the short blades in their hands flash coldly in the sun. As long as Empress Wu gives the order, they will not hesitate to attack Jade. Mako kills him painfully.

They were originally trained warriors from the royal family, but no matter what Tiandao Sect or Tiance Seal, they were only loyal to Empress Wu, and they were the strongest secret guards in Empress Wu's hands.Seeing that the crisis was about to break out, Yu Zhenzi's face became colder and colder. Besides anger, his expression was more surprised!

To be honest, she herself did not expect that the queen would dare to confront her. You must know that she is the "Palm Master" of Tiandao Sect. She holds the Tiance Seal left by Taizong in her hand. Even Li Zhi had to fall to the ground when he saw it. Bow down, as a queen, how could Wu Meiniang not know.

She only met Empress Wu once, at the ceremony to establish the empress. At that time, Empress Wu gave her the impression of being respectful and discreet, so she naturally did not take her seriously.

She instinctively thought that Empress Wu was just an ordinary woman with the title of queen. Little did she know that this woman was actually ambitious, decisive in killing, and more ambitious than thousands of men. Not to mention that the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty met her. They all trembled, and even the emperor was frightened and frightened when he annoyed her.

At this moment, Yu Zhenzi regretted a little, and her hands unconsciously reached to her cuffs.

When Empress Wu saw this, she raised her eyebrows, but quickly recovered her expression and deliberately said with a slow smile:

"What? Does the Heavenly Master want to sacrifice the Tiance Seal? Taizong's imperial seal can bind His Majesty, but with me, it's just a useless stone. You can just take it out and try it!"

Empress Wu looked at Yu Zhenzi without hesitation. No one noticed that she was sweating slightly in her clenched hands.

Although she described the Tiance Seal as just a broken stone, if the other party really sacrificed it, she would have to kneel down and obey the order no matter how reluctant she was. After all, challenging Taizong's legacy was a serious crime of disobedience, but she could not offend the entire Li family.

Yu Zhenzi saw that Empress Wu had seen through his intentions, so he pretended to be calm and took out a copy of "Dongxuan Lingbao Three Cave Fengdao Kejie Camp Beginning" from his sleeve, and said with a smile:
"If Queen, you are really not afraid of Tianceyin, you will not deliberately say these sarcastic words to Pindao. Since the Queen is eager to protect her daughter, it seems that Pindao cannot take the princess away today. Anyway, please give this book to the princess. , during the "Crown Ceremony", she needs to hold this book in her hands and recite it with devotion!"

Seeing that Yu Zhenzi's attitude softened, Yang Yi hurriedly bowed to take the scripture. Yu Zhenzi shook off the dust and said meaningfully to Empress Wu: "Queen, the way of heaven reincarnates, we have a long time to come!"

After saying that, he tapped his toes on the ground, flew into the air, and floated away within a few seconds.

After Yu Zhenzi left, Empress Wu breathed a long sigh of relief, and her tense nerves relaxed. She waved her hand, and the Peony Guards quickly dispersed.

Yang Yi stepped forward to help Empress Wu, and the master and servant slowly walked down the steps.

The tense atmosphere was lifted, and Empress Wu's hanging heart finally settled.

For her, it is not difficult to kill a Taoist Celestial Master, but what is difficult is how to deal with the aftermath. After all, the person behind him represents the Tang Dynasty State Religion and is the bearer of the Taizong Holy Seal. If she gets rid of him just to vent her anger, The consequences would probably put him on the opposite side of the entire dynasty.

Furthermore, she is still only the empress of the Tang Dynasty. Although she can listen to politics behind the curtain and get involved in the political arena, her identity is still the master of the harem, so the place where she can exercise power is limited to the palace.

If the Taoist Celestial Master is killed rashly, even if she is a queen, she will still be invited to Dali Temple to await trial. In this way, the political power she has finally accumulated will be reduced to ashes.

So when she summoned the Peony Guard, she could only bet that Tamako Mako had the same idea as her - she didn't want to make the matter a big deal.

Fortunately, her bet was right and she won.