Chapter Thirty-Eight
"Okay, that's how it is done." Although Emperor Gaozong has always been cowardly and indecisive, his life and status are now threatened, and he can't help but make up his mind to deal with the matter well.
Emperor Gaozong handed over the task of dealing with Guo Xingzhen to Wang Fusheng, and at the same time ordered Wang Fusheng to find a reliable person and summon Shangguan Yi with his secret decree.
After receiving Emperor Gaozong's will, Wang Fusheng did not dare to neglect, so he hurried out to the study room, looked around and waved to find a little eunuch.
"Wang Chunlei, how are you treating you for your father?" Wang Fusheng called the little eunuch to him and asked with a serious expression.
"Adults always treat their son as their own, and they wish they could go through fire and water for them, so they would never refuse." Although Wang Chunlei was a eunuch of a relatively low level, he was always looked up among eunuchs because he was Wang Fusheng's godson. He naturally knew that his status came from this godfather, so he was also moved by his heart and was loyal to Wang Fusheng.
"Now you have an opportunity to work for your father, but this time you have to take Yifan's risk. I wonder if my son is willing to do it?"
"Where does the adult start? My son's life belongs to him, let alone taking some risks?" Wang Chunlei was very excited and said with a sigh.
"Okay, it's not a pity that I have been cultivating for many years. There is a secret decree here for my father. My son quickly followed this secret decree to the Nanya Xuanshou's assistant minister Shangguan Yi and ordered him to go to the Shangshu to see the emperor."
After saying that, Wang Fusheng took out a secret decree from his arms and stuffed it into Wang Chunlei's arms.
"No." Wang Chunlei agreed quickly without any hesitation, put the secret order in his arms, and then immediately said yes.
But what Wang Fusheng could not have imagined was that Wang Chunlei had not walked far away and turned into a side hall, patted his hands gently, and after a moment, he saw a maid coming out of the side hall.
"Hehe, Xia'er, I want to die of our family. Come on, kiss me." Wang Chunlei laughed and then rushed towards the maid.
Unexpectedly, Xia'er dodged gently, and then snorted faintly: "You guy, you are so ruthless. If you haven't come to see me once a few days, may you have a new love?"
When Wang Chunlei heard this, he immediately swears: "I, Wang Chunlei, only like Miss Xia'er in this life, and absolutely no two hearts. If you have two hearts, the sky will be thundering. I haven't come to see my wife for several days, just because I have been staring very tightly in the past few days and cannot leave for a moment. This time I can come here, so I will take advantage of the adoptive father's order to pass on the secret edict to Shangguan Gong."
"Secret edict? Why did Your Majesty pass the secret edict? What happened?"
"I don't know about this, and my adoptive father didn't explain it to me."
"Hehe, my husband kept saying that your adopted father was doing what he did to you, why did he order my husband to promulgate today and didn't even tell him what happened? In my opinion, my husband is really loyal to him for nothing."
Wang Chunlei was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "The adoptive father always regards me as his own. I think it must be because the situation is urgent and the secret is not convenient to explain it to me, right?"
But Na Xia'er didn't agree with it, and just laughed and said, "What a secret matter? Even the adopted son of the husband is not convenient to tell him. In my opinion, it must be that the husband did something that made him unhappy, so that Mr. Wang no longer likes the husband. Even if the matter is not as I imagined, just talk about the husband's secret decree today. When everyone knows that the husband is ordered to pass the decree, he knows nothing about the decree. Please think about it, how should everyone think of the husband? But there will be someone to give him money and silk gifts? Forget it, he is the husband's adopted father. If the husband is willing to be deceived, it is also the husband's business. What does it have to do with me? The husband quickly go to the Shangguan Gong to announce the decree, so as not to miss the big thing."
Wang Chunlei was squeezed by the other party, and he couldn't bear to lose face. Then he asked, "What should I do? Haoxia'er, you have the most ideas in life and help me think of a way. My wife also knows that my source of wealth is your source of wealth. If no one gives me money, will my wife have a lot of money for cosmetics?"
"Hmph, I'm really afraid of the husband. In fact, this is not difficult. The husband just needs to open the secret decree and take a look at it quietly and then know the content. If everyone asks it in the future, wouldn't he be able to explain it clearly? How do everyone know that the husband has read the secret decree and think that the husband is still loved by his adoptive father, and his wealth will naturally not be cut off." Xia'er gave Wang Chunlei a angrily glance, as if he was laughing at him for not even thinking of such a simple idea.
Wang Chunlei naturally understood the ridicule in the other party's words, but he also had his own difficulties and sighed softly: "I don't think of this idea, but the problem is that I can't read, so what can I do if I open it?"
"So that's it. I have ignored this, but the husband doesn't know anything. In fact, I can understand the words well and may be able to solve the doubts for the husband..."
"Is that true?" Wang Chunlei was ecstatic when he heard this, hugged Xia'er and kissed him hard, and then said, "My wife is indeed my blessing star. Since that's the case, Madam, please help me see."
Wang Chunlei said, gently unfolding the secret edict, let Xia'er look at it, and then put it away carefully.
"What is the matter said in Your Majesty's secret edict?" Seeing that the other party was silent, Wang Chunlei asked hurriedly.
"Haha, nothing is important. It's just that Your Majesty and Shangguan Gong discussed the appointment and removal of several officials in the court. But this is the emperor's order after all, and I'm afraid that Your Majesty will be anxious. Don't delay any more. Let's quickly pass the secret edict to Shangguan Gong Gong." Na Xia'er smiled, gently broke free from Wang Chunlei's arm, and then said softly.
"Yes, right, right, wrong, not my wife's reminder. I may miss the affairs of the emperor for my husband. Haha, my wife, please wait for a few days. When my husband has free time, I will come to see you."
After saying that, Wang Chunlei kissed Xia'er again, then turned around and left.
After Wang Chunlei left, Na Xia'er's face showed a little anxiety. She ran back to Wuhou Palace, and then hurriedly replied: "Empress, something is wrong."
Seeing Xia'er's expression was flustered, Empress Wu hurriedly took off the attendant and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Reporting to the Empress, I received a secret report. The emperor heard from nowhere that the Empress invited Taoist priests to the palace and practiced the art of victory. Therefore, he secretly summoned the Xitai Minister Shangguan Yi to the Shangshu to discuss the matters to deal with the Empress, and asked the Empress to make a decision as soon as possible."
"Well? There is such a thing? I understand, Xia'er, thank you for your hard work." After Wu Empress said that, she ordered Xia'er to retreat first, and then ordered her to go to the study room.
At this moment, a young Taoist boy suddenly ran over and cried to Empress Wu: "Your Highness, something is wrong. Not long ago, a husband and dozens of guards suddenly surrounded the master's residence and killed the master without saying a word."
"What did you say?" Empress Wu was shocked when she heard this, and then said angrily: "Which slave dares to be so bold and kill people in the palace without authorization. Is it because she wants to rebel?"
Then he heard the Taoist snorting and said, "The husband called himself Wang Fusheng, saying that he had been ordered by the emperor, so the master did not dare to resist and sacrificed his life in vain..."
"Wang Fusheng, what a Wang Fusheng, you are so brave. You are following me and you will see. If you don't kill me, this dog slave, I will write the word "Wu" upside down!" Empress Wu was shocked and angry when she heard the news, but she also knew that now was not the time to get angry. She had to rush to the emperor's study room first to destroy the engagement between the emperor and Shangguan Yi, otherwise she would be finished.
Therefore, Empress Wu did not dare to delay at all and immediately ordered to be placed in the study.
Go to the study room.
"I am Shangguan Yi, please see Your Majesty." Since receiving the secret edict, Shangguan Yi did not even drink a sip of water and immediately rushed to the study room. When he arrived, he saw Emperor Gaozong wandering around nervously, and suddenly felt a sense of pride of a soldier dying for his confidant. He immediately stepped forward and bowed to salute.
"Love, please calm down." Emperor Gaozong quickly supported Shangguan Yi, then sighed, and said in tears: "Shangguan Yaoqing should know, Alas, I am all incompetent, and this happened in the palace. My queen, Wu, is a fellow traveler, wants to use the art of disgust to harm me. In my opinion, since the queen is so anxious to plan a throne, it is better to be generous than me, so I can give the world to the queen, so I can be quiet and quiet."
Shangguan Yi was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly bowed and said, "What is your Majesty saying? My Tang Dynasty was made by Emperor Gaozong Taizong, who was shot by one sword and one shot. How could he give it to others? What's more, he was a woman? Besides, the lord was worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the court was not full of treacherous and slanderous people like Xu Jingzong. There were loyal and kind people like ministers, how could he be indifferent to seeing Your Majesty in trouble?"
When Emperor Gaozong heard the loyal and kind words, he felt a little calm and asked, "So, let me tell you, how should I deal with this matter?"
But he heard Shangguan Yi say with a sigh: "This is nothing else, you just need to abolish Empress Wu."
"Ah?" Even though he had already expected it, Emperor Gaozong was still a little surprised when he heard Shangguan Yi's words.
But he saw Shangguan Yi sighing softly: "In fact, Your Majesty shouldn't have established this Wu clan at the beginning. After all, this person is the daughter of a small family. He is narrow-minded and ambitious. How can he be the virtuous and kind-hearted woman of a large family? It's a pity that Your Majesty was confused by the woman and killed the loyal and kind by mistake, which led to what he is doing today."
"But I and Mei Niang have been together for more than ten years, but now I can't bear it after all..."
"Have you ever heard of the prophecy of the world after the third generation of the Tang Dynasty? Now, your Majesty has three generations of people. The Wu clan is ambitious and obvious. Isn't your Majesty afraid that once your Majesty makes a great move, the world will be stolen by the Wu clan? At that time, how did Your Majesty face Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong in the sky?" Shangguan Yi looked at Emperor Gaozu angrily and said loudly.
"Your dear, let's draft an edict." Emperor Gaozong looked at Shangguan Yi in anger, lost his composure and said dejectedly.
Chapter completed!