Since entering the late autumn season, as the cold wind from the north moves south, the temperature in Shendu has suddenly dropped a lot, and the breath of winter has been touched.
Who would have expected that today it would suddenly warm up, the red sun was in the sky, the breeze was blowing, and it actually gave people a feeling of spring harmony, how many young people and wealthy ladies in the divine capital rushed out of their homes and went to look for traces of late autumn outside the divine capital.
Empress Wu wanted to take a nap, but who expected that she would toss and turn, and it was difficult to sleep, and there was always something stuck in her heart, which made her irritable.
She thought about it for a while, went through all the recent major events, and ruled them out one by one, except for the accident of Wu Yizong that made her upset and embarrassed, there was only one possibility left.
That is Shuofang City, a lonely city in front of the 100,000 iron cavalry of the Great Khan of Mosi, only a few thousand wounded soldiers remain, even if they regard death as home, and fight to the end, how long can their blood flow Although she had never fought, she knew that the lonely city could not be defended, but even if she made them retreat, it would not help because they were separated by a distance of thousands of miles.
In fact, in the heart of Empress Wu, how much she hoped that Qin Huaiyu could hold Shuofang and keep the last banner of the Tang Dynasty in the north.
But is this possible?
Perhaps, only hope for a miracle.
Thinking of this, Empress Wu couldn't help but smile dumbly, she was not a devout believer, she had never believed in her own strength, but now she was looking forward to a miracle from heaven, it seemed that she cared too much about this victory, so that she was overly persistent.
Miracles are called miracles because they are unseek-for and unpredictable.
The faces of Shuo Fang's generals appeared in front of them one by one, Qin Huaiyu, who has been a generalist for generations but likes to take the golden mean, Wei Wenchang, who has a stinky and hard temper, Zhao Zheng, who is like Maitreya Buddha, Xue Na who has a scripture, Wu Youji, who has always been weak, but has made great contributions to her this time, and what is called Zhao is right, Zhao is invincible, a son of a poor family who has not been weak but has made great contributions.
Although Empress Wu attaches great importance to the background of the family, but because of the bad relationship with the Shandong family, and the lack of people who are shouting for her to ascend the throne and claim the emperor and establish a new dynasty, in recent years, she has eclectic and simply pulled out a lot of children from the poor family for her use.
This Zhao Wudi is a good candidate, his ancestors have been pawns of the Yangzhou Mansion for generations, it can be said that he has no foundation at all, it is rare to be brave and strategic, and he is extremely young, promote him, train him well for a few years, and then he will be a general who is comparable to the black tooth Changzhi.
It's just that this time the silent army is about to set foot on the city of Shuofang, and on the day the city is broken, how can he be spared The more Empress Wu thought about it, the more irritable she became, so she simply stopped lying down, sorted out her clothes under the service of Gong E, sat down behind the imperial case, and asked, "Wan'er, is there any urgent movement today?"
Shangguan Wan'er has been sorting out the recital in the Wucheng Hall since the morning, and even the court food has only dealt with it indiscriminately, and now she is a little tired, but when she saw the Empress Wu asking, she didn't dare to be careless, and immediately bowed down and replied: "After returning to the heavens, today there is a recital jointly submitted by the prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall, which is about the estimation of the total amount of money and grain needed in Anxi and Beidi and where to allocate it.
In addition to this recital, there are also two recitals, which are written by the old general Sha Zha Zhongyi and the generalissimo Wu Shangshu, because it is related to the military aircraft, the minister does not dare to open the seal, waiting for the queen of heaven to judge" Shangguan Wan'er is a celebrity around the Empress Wu, but she has always been cautious, and when sorting out and screening the chapters, she has always been impartial and cautious, and never dared to take a step beyond Lei Chi.
She is waiting for the edict, the head of the female officials in the inner court, and has the right to review the chapter on behalf of the military queen.
Although her grade is low, she is just an inconspicuous petty official above the court, and the prime ministers don't look at her with their eyes.
However, Shangguan Wan'er's status is extremely respectful, he is in charge of the palace, approves the chapter on behalf of the martial queen, and directs the north gate, educates the world's scholars, evaluates the world's articles, and is known as the "women's prime minister".
But because of the hardships of her childhood, she became precocious and sensitive, never overly socialized with courtiers, nor deliberately made enemies with others, so she had an excellent reputation and was also trusted by the military queen.
She understands her situation very well, and she is not carried away by the trust of the Empress Wu.
She was originally the granddaughter of a criminal official, and she entered the palace as a palace slave with her mother when she was young, and was later looked at by the Empress Wu because of her talent and appearance, intelligence and cleverness, so as to stay by her side and give her a heavy responsibility, and let her mother go out of the palace and reward the family property that was copied in the past, which can be described as an honor.
However, Empress Wu kept silent about Shangguanyi in the past, and did not have the slightest intention of pardoning his sins.
In this way, Shangguan Wan'er is still the granddaughter of the offender, which is like putting an invisible shackle on her, so that she does not dare to betray the Empress Wu.
This is the way of the emperor, which can allow you to enjoy the prosperity and wealth of the world, but it can also make you have nothing overnight, and even your people have become prisoners.
Although Shangguan Wan'er wanted to exonerate her grandfather and revive the Shangguan family, she never complained about the martial arts, not even the slightest.
Because everything she has now is given by the Empress Wu, if there is no Empress Wu, she is still a woman in a raccoon cloth in the court, maybe she will be tortured and die, not to mention the reward for returning the family property, and let her mother be able to leave the palace and enjoy her old age in peace.
Sha Zha Zhongyi and Wu Sansi's recitals involve military affairs, which are not something that Shangguan Wan'er can handle privately, and must be sealed and handed over to the Empress Wu, who will make a holy ruling.
Although most of the martial arts queens still want her to read it, the difference is too big.
Unpacking the envelope without permission is trespassing, and letting the Empress Wu show you is a kind of trust and grace, and the two are not the same.
Empress Wu first took a casual look at the recitals of the prime ministers of the political affairs hall, but in fact, there was nothing to see, nothing more than to allocate a large amount of money and food for the army, and send it to Anxi to feed the white-eyed wolf of the Western Turkic Husero.
The hatred written by the prime ministers is detailed and appropriate, that is, there is a number that is too shocking, which makes the Empress Wu feel very eye-catching and heart-piercing.
In the face of these figures, this year's harvest is in vain, and the money and grain that have just been harvested and have not yet been covered will be pulled out in a cart, and then, leaving empty warehouses for the rats to cry in the cold winter wind.
War is really a gold-swallowing beast, or the kind that never gets enough to eat.
This is still the prime minister's designation according to the best situation, if there is a big change and falls into a tug-of-war, it will not be supported by this year's taxes.
Empress Wu thought about the old things of Sui Yang Sanyu Goryeo, and couldn't help but feel a panic in her heart, and secretly prayed to God that she would never be corrupted to that point.
In the face of such a detailed number, reasoned and well-organized recital, she had to say something but smiled bitterly: "The prime ministers are all full of wealth and old talents who seek the country, this omission does not need to be discussed, I am accurate":