"High-ranking internal officials, it's already late at night, and this person is only somewhat suspicious. Let's go to the internal guard station first and interrogate him in detail!"

Walking out of the gate of Taipingfang, Li Yan saw Eunuch Gao looking impatient and suggested.

"this……"

Eunuch Gao agreed with the cautious attitude, but he was more aware of Empress Wu's urgency about this case. He waved his hand to a chamberlain behind him. The man understood and hurriedly entered the palace to report.

Sure enough, as soon as everyone arrived at the gate of the imperial city, a chamberlain came to them with an order in hand, saying: "The Queen has an order, and Li Wuwei has worked hard to hand over the suspect immediately!"

Li Yan showed confusion: "I haven't tried it yet..."

Eunuch Gao lowered his voice and said with hints: "Li Wuwei, this matter is of great importance. During the interrogation, if this woman reveals something that is not suitable for others to say..."

Li Yan suddenly realized: "I understand, thank you Gao Naiguan, then this suspect..."

Eunuch Gao smiled: "Leave it to us!"

"No! Don't send me to the Queen!"

Madam Ye prayed along the way.

As long as Li Yan interrogates her in the end, there is still a possibility for her to escape.

But when she saw several eunuchs escorting her to another prison car, her face suddenly turned pale, but she did not dare to struggle. She could only look ashen and tremble.

Li Yan watched the group of people go away, stomping his feet in anticipation of what was going to happen next, the contest between the two saints.

It's a pity that we can't be like those historians, wearing invisibility cloaks and recording by the side. It's a pity.

Fortunately, he knew that some of the two saints must not sleep well tonight, so Li Yan returned to his house humming a song and fell asleep.

…

"Okay! Li Yuanfang did not disappoint me!"

When she received the news, Empress Wu, who had just finished her work and was about to rest, immediately got up and dressed and came excitedly.

The reason why she has been unable to convince the prince is because this matter is completely unreasonable.

Although politicians have no regard for morality at all, the world is vast, the truth is the greatest, and the right and wrong of good and evil are still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

It's just that those in power can often use many means to cover up the truth, rather than completely reversing the rules of black and white.

When that happens, morals deteriorate and order collapses, it is often the onset of troubled times, and the public will be trampled to pieces.

Therefore, as a ruler, Empress Wu must at least maintain a semblance of fairness.

She thought she had caught the prince.

Look, you are not clean either. You pretend to be a ghost to scare people and blaspheme ghosts and gods. After all, Wu Minzhi is a first-class Duke of the country. What kind of behavior is it for a noble prince to do this?

It is better for everyone to take a step back, Wu Minzhi will be exiled and strangled, the prince's great revenge will be avenged, and the past will be over.

Empress Wu came to the palace's violent chamber happily.

The wrongdoers were whipped, worked or punished in other ways here. Such a place was suitable for interrogation.

Empress Wu had just walked in, and when she saw Madam Ye's uncontrollable look of horror, she knew that this woman was right, and said calmly: "Who asked you to pretend to be a ghost to scare Duke Zhou?"

Madam Ye said: "I don't have any... Please forgive me, Queen... Please spare my life!"

Empress Wu's eyes suddenly became sharp: "You really know me. I see that you are good-looking. Did you ever serve Ouchi?"

Madam Ye didn't expect that her bottom would be revealed as soon as she addressed her, and she immediately regretted her decision.

When Empress Wu came in just now, the chamberlain did not shout. Empress Wu was wearing a plain short coat and long skirt with dark patterns, which did not look like a queen. She should not be overly frightened and directly beg for mercy.

Empress Wu saw that she was extremely flustered and took advantage of the situation to add fuel to the fire: "Are you an old man from Shaoyang Hospital?"

Lady Ye was stunned.

"Huh?"

Empress Wu immediately felt that something was wrong. Her reaction was extremely fast and her tone changed very naturally: "It seems that you still dare not frame the prince. You have been punished in Yeting Palace before?"

This short sentence directly made Madam Ye break her guard.

She cried bitterly: "The queen forgives, the queen forgives, the sinful girl was born in the Yeting Palace, and she serves you wholeheartedly, and she will never disobey at all!"

Empress Wu's heart sank.

The Yeting Palace is located in the Taiji Palace. It is where the palace ladies live and where the female family members of criminal bureaucrats work.

The key is that the prince has no control over that place.

The only thing that can be controlled is...

She instinctively didn't want to believe it, so she looked at Mrs. Ye again: "What's your surname?"

Mrs. Ye said: "Sin's surname is Qi, and my father once served as the county magistrate of Runzhou."

Empress Wu had an excellent memory and nodded slowly: "I remember your father. He was imprisoned because of the Yundan case."

Madam Ye burst into tears: "Yes, my father is guilty, he has failed the emperor's kindness, he has failed the emperor's kindness..."

Empress Wu composed herself, with a subtle tremor in her voice, and finally asked: "Tell me, who are you?"

Lady Ye replied: "The guilty girl is the inner guard of plum blossoms."

Wu Zetian's hands behind her back were squeezed tightly.

Of course she knew about the existence of Plum Blossom Guards.

After Sun Wuji, the third chief of the inner guard, committed suicide, the inner guard was immediately dismissed by Li Zhi. Some were demoted, some were demoted, and some were transferred to outsiders, but one cabinet leader was retained.

The cabinet leader was responsible for supervising the ministers and making sure that Changsun Wuji kept his word in the court. The ministers only dared to say bad things about the emperor and did not dare to say anything wrong about him.

Since then, the more covert Meihua Neiwei has been established.

Empress Wu didn't know why the saint gave this name. Was it to commemorate the deceased Empress Wende, or to mock her uncle Changsun Wuji?

Empress Wu was not familiar with the internal personnel and specific operations. Once she wanted to ask, but was blocked by the saint.

She knew that she could not intervene in this organization and it belonged to Li Zhi alone.

When it comes to suppressing their ministers, the two of them have the same interests.

The Meihua Internal Guards took advantage of the leaderless situation of the Guanlong Group and continued to instigate divisions, making the ministers suspicious of each other. Invisibly, the emperor's dignity became more and more important, and the ministers became more and more afraid to obey the emperor.

But this time, the plum blossom inner guard pointed the finger at her.

"Sage, was it you all along?"

It is said that the authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear.

Empress Wu, who was in power before, was temporarily confused and only stared at the prince.

But once it was revealed, the cause and effect were immediately clear.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! She looked towards the bedroom and bit her lip.

Gradually the bite drew blood.

…

Bedroom.

The huge cauldron in the temple is spewing the soothing incense from the Western Regions, mixed with the strong and bitter medicinal aroma, forming a strange smell.

Li Zhi stared at the bed screen, immersed in his own thoughts, and coughed lightly from time to time.

The paintings on the bed screen are not mountains, rocks, flowers and birds, but a family outing in the countryside.

Queen Wende's eldest son, Sun, died of illness when Li Zhi was nine years old. In the last few years, her health was very poor and she never had the chance to take him out to play.

Listening to his brothers Li Chengqian and Li Tai telling how their mother-in-law played with them when they were young, Li Zhi was very envious. Later, he asked an artist to paint this painting specifically and admired it all the time.

Empress Wu walked in and looked at Li Zhi.

Just at this moment, Li Zhi also turned his attention.

Eyes facing each other.

Empress Wu's anger subsided like the tide.

By the way, he also brought along the question he had prepared.

"Your Majesty, it's time to rest!"

She calmed down, walked forward, helped Li Zhi slowly lie down, pulled up the thin quilt and covered him, stretched out her slender fingers, and rubbed his head.

"Without Mei Niang, I can't sleep..."

Li Zhi showed a comfortable expression and gently leaned his head in her arms.

Where Li Zhi couldn't see, Empress Wu's eyes kept flickering.

What is her biggest advantage as a queen?

In the opinion of the foreign minister, maybe it was the temptation of the little mother, or maybe she was able to give birth.

Four sons and two daughters, if Li Zhi had not become ill later, he could still have regenerated, which is much better than the infertile Queen Wang.

Some people would also say that in terms of work ability, Empress Wu's diligence was indeed the best among all empresses in history. Not only did she help Li Zhi handle government affairs, the empress also overfulfilled her tasks.
To be continued...