On the light blue sky, there are silk threads of white gauze hanging, glowing with hazy light.
The birds stopped on the eaves of various places in the Prime Minister's Mansion, looking at Shangguan Tingzhi and Zheng Qingya inside the house, and chirped happily.
The breeze blew, causing the wooden windows to sway back and forth.
It seems that even the window understands it and keeps beating the beat!
Until the wooden window was completely opened by Zheng Qingya,
A ray of light came straight in and hit the blood-stained bed...
At this time, Shangguan Tingzhi also woke up.
Looking at my naked body, I felt a little embarrassed.
Zheng Qingya said with a smile: "Husband, if you are fine today, you might as well stay with me at home!"
Shangguan Tingzhi recalled the upsetting scene just now, and felt even more nervous.
He quickly put on his clothes and walked outside the house.
"Husband! Why are you in such a hurry!"
"I, I made an appointment, I'll be back later!"
After saying that, he disappeared.
Zheng Qingya looked at Shangguan Tingzhi walking away, feeling very satisfied, so she picked up a blood-stained bowl and said to herself:
"Thanks to your pig blood, otherwise I wouldn't be able to tell if I was pregnant!"
Shangguan Tingzhi went out, secretly got on the sedan, and headed in a remote direction.
What he wanted to see was a man named Li Zhong, whom Shangguan Yi once served.
Li Zhong, also known as Zhengben, was originally the eldest son of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and his mother was the Liu family of the palace.
Born in the East Palace, he was first named King of Chen and worshiped as the Mu of Yongzhou!
At that time, Empress Wang, the empress of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, had no heirs. Empress Wang's uncle made suggestions for Empress Wang. Because Li Zhong's biological mother, Liu, was from a humble background, he could persuade Empress Wang to make Li Zhong the prince. In this way, she would not only be closer to him, but also sit on the throne.
Actual imperial power.
Therefore, Queen Wang listened to the rescue suggestion and hinted to Sun Wuji, the captain of the imperial family, and others to ask Tang Gaozong to make Li Zhong the crown prince. Finally, Tang Gaozong agreed.
In AD 652, Li Zhong was adopted by Empress Wang, and he was made the Crown Prince, granting amnesty to the world.
Unfortunately, in October of the same year, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty deposed Empress Wang and appointed Zhaoyi and Wu Zetian as empress, and Li Zhong also lost his status as a direct descendant.
This year, Wu Zetian's son Li Hong was also three years old.
Later, in order to cater to Wu Zetian, officials often went to court to persuade Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, believing that Li Zhong was not the legitimate son and should abolish his position as crown prince and make Li Hong, the eldest son of Wu Zetian, the crown prince.
In AD 656, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty was finally unable to defeat Youyou Zhongkou, and deposed Li Zhong from the position of crown prince, demoted him to the title of Prince of Liang, and appointed Li Zhong as the governor of Fangzhou.
After Li Zhong was deposed, he saw the changes in the palace. He was often afraid of being killed and often had nightmares. He sometimes wore women's clothes to prevent assassins from attacking, and he even learned some divination skills to predict himself.
's future.
This incident also reached the ears of Tang Gaozong. In order to save his son, he deposed him as a commoner and moved him to Li Chengqian's former residence in Qianzhou.
On this day, Li Zhong went to the capital unexpectedly to meet Shangguan Tingzhi secretly.
Shangguan Tingzhi followed the guidance of the note and came to a slum. After looking around, he saw that no one was following him and walked into a dilapidated house!
When Li Zhong saw Shangguan Tingzhi, he was so busy that he cried and said, "Tingzhi, you are finally here!"
"What's wrong? Why don't you come directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion instead of meeting me there?"
"I don't dare, I'm afraid it will harm your father!"
"Implicated? How could it be possible? You are just a commoner now, so how can you be implicated? Besides, my father was once your official, so it is natural for me to meet you!"
"Tingzhi, you don't know something. You came here this time just to avoid Wu Zetian's pursuit!"
"this……"
"Hey, everyone in the world thinks that I live a comfortable life in Qianzhou, but in fact they don't know that it is a prison. It took a lot of effort for me to escape!"
"This Wu Zetian is abominable! If the emperor hadn't been unwell in recent years, she wouldn't have the right to speak!"
"I came here this time just because I hope you can take me to see my father for the sake of my old friendship with your father!"
"Well, then I'll go see the emperor first. If the emperor agrees, he will definitely send troops to protect you!"
"No, no! I'm afraid that if this comes and goes, I will already be dead!"
"Then what do you think?"
"I can disguise myself as your attendant and go into the palace with you to meet the emperor!"
Shangguan Tingzhi hesitated, but after thinking for a moment, he agreed.
Although he vaguely felt that this was not appropriate, he still held a lucky mentality in his heart. He felt that his father was the prime minister after all, and Wu Zetian would not be in trouble no matter how powerful she was!
So, he asked his entourage to take off their clothes and exchange identities with Li Zhong.
But all this was seen by an eunuch, who was Wu Zetian's spy.
He watched Li Zhong get into the sedan chair with Shangguan Tingzhi and go to the palace.
He then wrote a letter and the flying pigeon arrived at the palace.
When Wu Zetian received this letter, she immediately became furious!
He quickly ordered people to intercept Li Zhong.
Li Zhong and Shangguan Tingzhi arrived at the palace. According to the rules of the palace, Shangguan Tingzhi could not walk freely in the palace. Moreover, Li Zhong was a commoner and could only wait at the door, waiting for Shangguan Tingzhi's notification.