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Chapter 51 Empress Wu's first appearance

In the first year of Xianqing (656 AD), October 15th, the second Yuan Festival, the third hour of Si.

In the Wuzhou City Governor's Office, the courtyard is full of Taoist priests, who are worshiping water officials. Taoist priests say that heavenly officials give blessings, earthly officials forgive sins, and water officials relieve disasters. All sentient beings in the world, the three officials of heaven, earth and water are governed by them. Xiayuan is the birth of the water official. If you sincerely sacrifice them, you can eliminate disasters and disasters.

Wu Kang prayed devoutly, but he didn't believe in religion before, but now he feels awe. He sighed helplessly, pinched the Sanqing fingers and began to wander around the sky. On the first day of October, Wu Binlin's body was cremated, and he took Xiaoqing and Nao Nao to Liyuanpo, Zhishan County.

There are two monument-free tombs in the Lotus Temple in the middle of the valley, behind the Sanqing Treasure Hall. The large grave in front is covered with grass, and the stepmother's ashes are buried. Carefully dig it open, and buried it with my father's ashes, so that the old couple can accompany each other in the same cave.

The grave behind is a good brother scholar. He asked him to accompany his parents forever. He added soil to the grave, cleaned the weeds, planted two more trees. He burned three pillars of fragrance, burned three kilograms of paper money, kowtowed three sounds, and sacrificed three jars of fine wine. From then on, he fulfilled his wish, and there were no elders in the world, and no mountains on his shoulders.

Xiaoqing was not sad at all. She stood beside Naoao, watching coldly throughout the whole process, and only bowed to the scholar. Wu Kang expressed her understanding that she was such a person, who dared to love and hate, and had a clear distinction between love and hate. She hated Wubinlin and his wife, and they harmed their husbands and refused to recognize this uncle and aunt.

On the second day of the October 2nd, I dreamed at night that my parents, Sanlang and my younger sister. The family was in Wujia Village, having dinner around the round table, laughing and talking warmly and harmoniously. My mother returned to her original state, her beauty and gentleness when she first traveled through time; my father was kind and friendly, and the father and the two of them exchanged cups.

On the third day of the 10th month, I woke up naturally and didn't see Xiaoqing when I woke up. I found her in the study and focused on reading, which was "Tang Lu Shu" and "Yong Hui Lu". I was very worried and helpless. The ironclad case on the board was probably doomed this time. I sat quietly beside her, and saw the messy white paper and small characters on the fly, and I felt a lot of emotion.

On the fourth day of the October 10th, I dreamed of my brother's scholars, and the two brothers were smiling and laughing. They were all dressed up with bad people, with a horizontal knife hanging around their waists, patrolling Dongming City and drinking in Huamanlou. Before leaving, the scholar said that they would all leave at a banquet, wishing the boss a prosperous official and prosperous martial arts.

After that day, there were no nightmares and I woke up naturally every day. From the fifth year of Yonghui, I finally felt relaxed and finally untied my heart. His current condition is like a cancer patient, keeping relaxed and happy, waiting for the god of death to come.

On the eighth day of the October 10th, the grain relief arrived in Wu, and the continuous grain trucks came at an abnormal time. They decided with their colleagues to gather all the Kuomins. Di Renjie led the Wu army to escort the grain relief team and sent them out of Wuzhou. In Kuozhou City, Kuocang County, he handed over with the Kuozhou Governor, and the refugee incident came to an end.

On the ninth day of the 10th month, Xiaoqing stopped flipping books and had a new job. Wuzhou Ashwax Chamber of Commerce, Chameng Rice and Grain Chamber of Commerce, Pharmaceutical Traders Federation, Pear Garden Support Association, and Wuzhou Incubation Center sent two packs of rags. They bought them spontaneously and cut them into pieces.

The broken mirror cannot be reunited, and the fragments are useless to patch them, but this love is rewarded. Wukang's original purchase price was decided, and the merchant refused to postpone it for two quarters of an hour, and finally left it alone. The couple bowed to everyone and expressed their sincere gratitude to them.

Xiaoqing hid in the study, played puzzle games, and sewed the fragments with needles and threads. Wu Kang didn't stop it, just gave her hope, even if it was useless. She was a strong girl, and she had never shed a single tear since the day of the accident. She searched through all the laws to find a solution; sewed pieces of rags and sewed them into pieces of turtle shell cloth.

On the tenth day of October, the people who were moved again and received the news came to the Governor's Office and returned the rags in their hands. They did not let them suffer losses. Wu Kang said harshly, "If you don't charge money, I don't want cloths." Soon, I will disperse my family's wealth, buy rags during the day, and sew them into pieces at night.

All industries were sold, and the richest man in Wuzhou became a family member. The slaves and servants in the family, including three concubines, gave enough money, and drove them out of the house. The Wu Yuan and his wife never left and said they would not leave, worried that the governor would fall ill.

All the savings in the warehouse were distributed to Shengshi Security Guards and sent them back to their homes. However, it was not smooth. They neither took the money nor left. Deputy Commander Zhao Sheng spoke whimsical in front of Lao Di, Lao Zhang and Lao Luo. Even the whole group rioted and held the boss hostage to occupy the mountain as king. This was a joke.

Wu Kang was harsh and scolded them one after another. The three confidants tried hard to persuade them and finally sent them home. They had a strong premonition that they would not give up and might do stupid things. For example, intercepting and killing the imperial envoy of the court, robbing the prison cart on the way, and robbing the justice field in the capital.

If this is true, it will be broken and it will be completely irreversible. Soon three days passed, and they were calm and calm, so they felt a little relieved. The door was empty, and the governor of Wuzhou became a lonely man. I truly realized what it was like to fall a tree and scatter.

Today, on the Second Yuan Festival, Di Renjie organized all the Taoist priests in Wuzhou to gather in the Governor's Office. Wu Kang was numb, you did whatever you like, now you are penniless and can only prepare vegetarian food. After the sacrifices of the water officials, they greeted the Taoist priests, received blessings again, and letters from Puzhou.

After reading the letter, he was very confused. It was raining all night long, and the bad news was heavy. After attending the silkworm gift, Xiaoqing brought back Lao Cui's news. Because of her health, she asked to retire and return home. Li Jiu disagreed and took back the censor and ordered him to serve as the governor of Puzhou (Yongji City, Shanxi Province).

He came to the backyard with the letter. Yuan's wife was holding Naoba, and Xiaoqing was still in the puzzle. She winked at Yuan's wife and asked her to take her daughter to play in the amusement room. She sat opposite her wife, struggling for three minutes, and barely spoke: "There is bad news. On the 16th of last month, Ah Weng died in Puzhou. The fifth brother sent him a letter to report the death."

Xiaoqing's shoulders trembled violently and stopped the needle and thread in her hand. Wu Kang sighed lightly and said lightly: "The saint gave him the posthumous title of 'Zhen', posthumously awarded the eldest son and the young master, and the governor of Yizhou. Aweng is 81 years old this year, and he still died without illness. It is definitely a joyful and joyful funeral. Xiaoqing should not be too sad. It is a normal human nature to be born, old, sick and dead."

With a sob, she covered her face and cried. Wu Kang sat over and gently held her arms. He respected his father-in-law Cui Yixuan very much and was his guide. I was a poor child, and if I had not helped Lao Cui, I would not have been an official, and I would not have been the governor of Wuzhou.

Li Jiuchong wrote a memorial to commemorate him, and ordered Cui Wu to inherit the Duke of Qingqiu County and posthumously awarded the governor of Yizhou. He guaranteed that the descendants of the Cui family would have no worries about food and clothing for several generations.

The governor of Yizhou is amazing. In the entire Tang Dynasty, there are only four real governors: Yangzhou Governor (Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province), Yizhou Governor (Chengdu City, Sichuan Province), Bingzhou Governor (Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province), and Jingzhou Governor (Jingzhou City, Hubei Province).

He sighed softly and said softly: "Madam, don't be sad. My father-in-law died without a chance. How many people want it? Stop sewing rags, it's useless, and sewing them into robes is useless. Pack up the things, I'll let Zhao Sheng guard you, take Nao Nao, and go to Puzhou to attend the funeral."

Xiaoqing cried in tears and accused God: "What did I do wrong? Why did I treat me like this? One of the men who love me the most is gone, and the other is about to behead. Why did my God treat me like this?"

He was hoarse and burst into tears, but unfortunately there was nothing he could do. Wu Kang comforted him softly, Xiaoqing shook her head repeatedly, and her tone was extremely firm: "I won't go to the funeral, the fifth brother will deal with it. I am the wife of the Wu family. The master said before that I can save you, and I want to stay."

Why bother with this? Wu Kang sighed, "The Lou was too big, you can't save me." Slowly tilted his head, suppressed his tears, and looked to the northwest. Half a month passed, Qian Shun and Lin Pinglang should have arrived in the capital. Have you ever seen Xincheng? Did Mei Niang receive the letter? Can she help me escape?

At this moment, in Chang'an City, in front of the magnificent Ziwei Palace, there is a Taoist priest who practices to relieve the troubles. The Taoist priest is Dongxuan Zhenren, wearing a lotus crown and inserting a Ziwu hairpin. He has a white whisk in his hand and lyrics in his mouth, praying to the water official to relieve the troubles.

About two quarters of an hour, after the sacrifice ceremony, Mei Niang was supported by a maid and greeted the Taoist priest with a diligent ceremony. She carefully checked the cradle by the purple bamboo cradle, covered it with a light purple quilt, showing a kind smile. This is the third son Li Zhe, less than a month ago, she is chubby and very cute.

He took the real person to the outer hall, and the guest and the host took a seat. He ordered the maid to give a reward. He said with a kind look: "Master Qingfeng is the blessing of Zhe'er, and I am very grateful to you. May I ask Master Zhao, your senior brother, Mr. Li, what are you busy with recently? I am uneasy recently and want to go to visit and solve my doubts."

Taoist Qingfeng smiled: "Half a month ago, my senior brother was bathed in the emperor's grace and was conferred the title of Changle County Mass. The sage issued an edict to review and annotate the "Ten Classics of Calculation" with Liang Shu, a Ph.D. of the Imperial College, Wang Zhenru, an assistant teacher of the Imperial College. He went home and studied secret weapons with all his fellow students."

Seeing the queen's doubts, she continued to explain: "About a year ago, the senior brother came to Jingyun Temple and invited five junior brothers to go to Beijing to study secret objects. It is said that the power is huge, and it can thunder thunder be raised on the ground and can instantly destroy the city. The queen didn't know anything, and this secret weapon was also proposed by the Martial Governor."

Mei Niang laughed silently, that little bastard is always unreliable. I said that he dreamed of a cat, and he gave two tigers. If he dreamed of a dog, would he give two lions? He shook his head slightly, suddenly felt heartbroken, and his eyebrows stood up: "I'm worried recently, I'm worried that Taoist Master will tell you. Tomorrow, at noon, I'll visit Taoist Master Li."

He ordered the maid to see the guests off, and slowly stood up, and his chest was cramped again. He sat down dejectedly and couldn't stop rubbing his chest. He might as well ask the imperial physician. He turned around and ordered the maid to come in quickly, holding an envelope in his hand, and greeted him respectfully: "I will meet the queen and Mrs. Han, and ask the doctor of the capital to transfer it to the governor of Wu."

Mei Niang took the letter and relieved the pain in her heart. After a long time of opening her eyes. She didn't rush to read the letter. She thought for a moment and decided to ask the saint to allow her sister to enter and exit the palace. Kang Lang's letter from Wuzhou took several re-handling before it could reach me. It was really too troublesome.

Suddenly, I realized that the Duguan doctor was familiar with it. After thinking for a moment, I quickly remembered it. A few days ago, I heard from the saint that the Duguan doctor Liu Guangzong wrote a letter to seek justice for his father Liu Li. Liu Li was the prime minister of Taizong. Because Chu Suiliang made slander, he was sentenced to death by Taizong at home.

Li Yifu requested to reiterate that he wanted to use this as an excuse to completely deal with Chu Suiliang, but Le Yanwei was ruined. If he thought about it carefully, it would be correct that the Liu Shi case was handled by Emperor Taizong and he could not be retaliated against. If the saint rehabilitated, it would mean that Emperor Taizong was wrong and it would not be possible to be exonerated.

After pondering for a moment, he ordered Baliang to go to the inner treasury, take ten purple fluorite beads, and reward it to Liu Guangzong. First, to express gratitude, and second, to win over the hearts of the people, this person will be useful in the future. The chief official doctor is under the Ministry of Justice, in charge of public and private good and cheap people, and to seek justice for wrongful cases.

When I opened the letter to read, my face turned pale in an instant, and my chest was undulating. I suddenly stood up, my hands began to tremble, and the letter paper slowly fell. I picked up the teacup on the table, threw it to the ground, and roared at the top of my lungs: "A bastard who killed thousands of swords, the biggest fool in the world, what have you done?"

All the servants knelt down, their heads buried on the ground, and they didn't dare to show their vigor. The queen seemed to be crazy and turned on the home demolition mode. The porcelain kept breaking and fragments flew everywhere. The palace servants were scratched and let the blood flow, and they dared not move at all.

The baby cried in the bedroom, and the queen finally turned around and left the palace gate. Siqian quickly followed and ordered everyone to clean up and let Baliang coax the prince. At the same time, her heart was like oil. What happened to the governor, which made the queen furious and the prince cried.

I found out all the way that the saint was discussing important matters with the important officials in the Hanyuan Palace. I couldn't help but feel ache, and I affirmed Kang Lang. I had tears in my eyes and kept speeding up. Qianniu Guard did not dare to stop him, so I came to the Hanyuan Palace and listened to the conversation intently.

The chief minister Han Yuan spoke loudly: "Wu Kang, the governor of Wuzhou, cut the holy robe into pieces and cursed His Majesty to pieces, which is very disrespectful. I beg Your Majesty to issue an imperial edict immediately, escort Wu Ling to the capital, and hand it over to the Dali Temple for trial."

Yuan Gongyu, the chief censor, immediately responded: "I report to Your Majesty, what the Chief Han Shizhong said, I think it is unfair. 50,000 victims surrounded Wuzhou. Due to the long-term food cut, the riot was about to happen. The governor Wu cut his sage, and although there was something wrong with it, he saved tens of thousands of people. I believe that if the crime is not to die, he can be removed from his official position."

The Secretary of the Central Secretariat Lai Ji confronted him: "It is a mistake for Yuan Zhongcheng. Your Majesty uses old clothes as materials and sews them by the queen himself. That is a great honor. The martial arts and jealousies not only do not cherish them, but cut them into pieces. It is really disrespectful and should be beheaded according to the law. I ask Your Majesty to make a clear and honest punishment to serve as a warning to others."

When the Minister of the Secretariat Li Yifu saw that the saint looked ugly, he quickly went out and spoke: "The victims besieged Wuzhou, and the people had food at home, but the Wu Governor did not force the recruitment. The victims were about to riot, and were forced to cut the saint robes and distributed them. After the victims entered the city, the people became the saint robes and rushed to resettle them. The military disaster disappeared invisibly, and the people were able to survive, which was a great achievement."

Han Yuan immediately retorted: "I also agree with what Mr. Li said, and it is indeed a great achievement. However, cutting the holy robe is a great disrespect, and it is a great sin. A little bit of merit is not enough to eliminate the sin. I ask Your Majesty to act according to the law."

Xu Jingzong smiled: "Han Gong said that the 'small achievements' are not worthy of merit', and I dare not agree with it. In the fourth year of Yonghui, he wiped out the rebels to suppress the rebellion; in the fifth year of Yonghui, he rescued the lord in Wannian Palace to save the lord in order to save the lord; in the fifth year of Yonghui, he introduced rice in the city and increased the yield of rice, which was a great achievement for the people. Wu Kang made outstanding achievements, but because of his young age, he caused a great disaster. Please let Your Majesty take the lead and give him a lighter sentence."

Li Yifu responded: "The master of Wu is numerous. The improvement of the plough, the use of oxen is good, the fruit trees are increased, and the discovery of white wax, postal express, volcanic cement, etc. are all beneficial to the country and the people. In Wuzhou, the people of Wu were grateful and spontaneously established the Wusheng Temple. I dare to ask Han Shizhong why all such loyal ministers and officials were killed?"

Han Yuan snorted coldly and looked directly at Li Yifu: "The official has no right to decide the life and death of Wukang, and the Minister of Justice Li has no right to decide, and only the law can decide. The sixth of the ten evils are unforgivable, and according to the law, he should be sentenced to death. Mr. Li must understand that it is not Your Majesty and the court officials who have been killed, but the iron law of the Tang Dynasty."

Lai Ji Bang said: "If you have merits, you need to be punished. If you have mistakes, you need to be punished. The rewards and punishments are clear. The way to govern the country is to ask you, who can stand in the court, who has no contribution? If everyone is arrogant and ignores the law, the government will be incorrect and the country will be disobeyed. I ask Your Majesty to act according to the law and execute Wu Kang."

Li Jiu's face became darker, and Li Yifu quickly spoke: "Wukang made contributions to the country, and cutting the holy robe was an impulse, so he should be given a lighter punishment. Therefore, according to the advice of his ministers, he dismissed the governor of Yuezhou, the governor of Wuzhou, and the general of the Right Wuwei; the wife of Xingyang Cui, dismissed the imperial edict; the Junwu family of Jinhua County, dismissed the imperial edict and terminated the engagement with Lu Wang; the family of three was exiled to Lingnan."

The short-term quietness was indeed very serious, and everyone stopped talking. Suddenly, Changsun Wuji coughed lightly, and Han Yuanlaiji took a cold breath. He wanted to kill him. Thinking about it carefully, Wu Kang was very brave. In order to make Wu the queen, he actually planned to plot against Li Ji and Wuji, and the retribution came.

At the same time, it also felt that it was reasonable. The delayed military plan was implemented by Li Yi's mansion. Wu Ning was the cousin of Wu and was highly valued by His Majesty. As long as he had his life, he would make a comeback soon. The two exchanged eyes, took the sign of Changsun Wuji, sighed secretly, and continued to beat the dog in the water.

In a word, we must take this opportunity to completely kill Wu Ning. Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong began to confront each other, and the scene was in chaos. Li Jiu was very troubled, Wu Kang, Wu Kang, I don’t want you to die. You save my life, push the deposed king to establish Wu, and help me open up the situation. I want to protect you.

He made up his mind and looked at Li Ji, hoping that he would stand up. He was soon disappointed, and the old guy closed his eyes and was out of the matter again. In desperation, he looked at Changsun Wuji and said with a kind look: "How to punish Wu Kang, what are your uncle's opinions?"

The atmosphere was quiet again, and the saint called his uncle, to protect Wu Kang. Everyone knew that the only one who could make the final decision was Li Ji and Changsun Wuji. Anyone nodded could go with the flow and Wu Kang could survive. Li Ji was left out of the matter, and Changsun Wuji hated him, and the result was self-evident.

The old guy opened his eyes and coughed dryly and said, "Rebellion and disrespect are both unpardoned. It is the rule of the Tang Dynasty. The prince and the princess are his siblings, and they are punished if they rebelled. Can the queen's cousin surpass the law? The old minister begs His Majesty to act according to the law."

After the death sentence was completely sentenced, Han Yuan and Lai Ji immediately supported him and asked to act according to the law. Li Jiu's face turned black and Xu Jingzong and others immediately pleaded for mercy. Suddenly, two bangs, a figure flashed behind the curtain. Changsun Wuji's pupils tightened, Li Ji opened his eyes slightly, and Li Jiu was stunned on the spot.

Mei Niang was furious and glared at Changsun Wuji: "When the flood flooded Wannian Palace, Kang Lang tried his best to enter the inner palace to rescue the emperor. When he woke up His Majesty, the flood had flooded the steps, and the consequences were unimaginable. He tied His Majesty's waist with a rope and pulled it to the roof to escape the disaster."

He stretched out his slender jade hand and pointed directly at Changsun Wuji: "If you tie Your Majesty with the Tang Law, it would be more disrespectful than cutting the holy robe. May I ask the Grand Marshal Changsun, why didn't he act according to the law and why didn't Kang Lang be sentenced to beheading?"

All the staff continued to be confused, everyone was silent, Changsun Wuji closed his eyes, and his chest was fluttering violently. Mei Niang knelt down, her pretty face was full of tears, and she begged Li Jiu: "Kang Lang is young and energetic, and she cuts the holy robe to save the people. It is understandable that the law is nothing but human nature. Please give your Majesty a favor..."

Li Jiu finally came back to his senses and quickly went down to the palace to support him. My queen, why did she run ahead? It’s not up to the point. Seeing that her uncle was angry, La Meiniang left quickly and left a sentence: Regarding Wu Kang’s handling, tomorrow’s court meeting, all officials will discuss it together...
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