"Why did that Shuofang cavalry happen to appear near Liucheng? Who is the general who led the team? What does he have to do with Zhang Qian?" Li Lingyue, the princess of Taiping in Zhenguo, sat on a wide-backed bed, and her voice was surprisingly calm.

The same was true for the sky before the storm. In the room, Cui Shi, Minister of Rites of the Tang Dynasty, Cen Xi, Minister of Personnel, Jia Yingfu, Chief Censor of the Censor, and Li You, all lowered their heads, held teacups in their hands, and kept silent, so as not to say anything inappropriately and become Princess Taiping's target of venting.

"Don't you know? Still don't want to tell me? Could it be that my palace has lost its morality and made you feel discontent?" Li Lingyue became more and more angry when she saw this. On her face covered with white powder, she could vaguely see dark clouds rolling. (Note: Women in the Tang Dynasty put on very thick makeup, so you can refer to traditional Japanese ladies' makeup.)

"You reported to the Princess, according to the Ministry of War, the Shuofang cavalry was escorting "gunpowder" and fire dragon chariot to Sushoucheng City." Secretary Li You was the first to stand the pressure and stood up to explain. "And Liucheng is the only way to Shuofang. The leader of the army was a Guoyi Commander, named Zhou and Jianliang. Because of his bravery in combat and understanding of flexibility, he was highly valued by Zhang Renyuan, the chief general of Shuofang..."

"I asked him what his relationship has to do with Zhang Qian? What did you say about Zhang Renyuan?" Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Li Lingyue in anger. Then, the scolding words came over, "Since you have seen the files of the Ministry of War, why didn't you tell me early? If I had let me know earlier, how could a person named Zhang have the chance to escape from birth this time? Then the Shuofang Army would not fight without gunpowder. I would send the gunpowder one day earlier and one day later. What's the difference? You send the news to me in time. There are ways for me to delay the Zhou on the road, so how could he have the chance to meddle in other people's business?!"

Cui Xi and Cen Xi secretly looked at Li You, their eyes full of sympathy. The latter did not show any grievances on his face, and he tried to explain seriously: "Princess Qi, I heard that there was a passing Shuofang cavalry who happened to save Zhang Shaojian, and then went to secretly read the files of the Ministry of War. Usually, although I was responsible for collecting and sorting these files, I could not read them casually. Otherwise, once discovered, it would inevitably make Your Majesty angry!"

"Well, so you are intent?!" Princess Taiping, Zhenguo, was rarely confronted by others. She immediately grew up from Hu's bed and looked down at Li You from a high place, like a hawk looking down at a hare in the clouds.

"You are the princess, I am so grateful to you, and I dare not let you down!" Li You felt a sense of shame when he was seen, but he gritted his teeth and continued to add, "I know that the princess hates the Princess Guoyi, who was surnamed Zhou, who has ruined a big deal, but he dared not watch the eldest princess in a hurry and loses his position. The Chief Manager of Shuofang Zhang Renyuan has always protected his shortcomings, and Zhou Duwei is very respected by him. If the princess takes revenge, she will inevitably make enemies with Zhang Renyuan, what if..."

"I still care about him as an old man?" Princess Taiping shook her head and sneered. "Can he dare to rebel? For a mere lieutenant Guoyi, how dare he raise an army to clear the emperor?"

"He dared not!" Li You responded seriously without thinking, "However, he can do everything possible to ruin the princess from now on. In addition, the commander named Zhou, who was outside the Zichen Hall last year, fought bravely against auspicious beasts with bare hands and fists outside the Zichen Hall. At that time, dozens of civil and military officials saw it in the Zichen Hall. If someone tried to punish him, no matter whether the evidence was conclusive or not, he would probably not be able to pass the Jue's barrier!"

"Hmm?" The anger in Princess Taiping's eyes instantly lowered a lot.

She could afford to offend Zhang Renyuan, who held heavy troops. However, offending her brother and Zhang Renyuan at the same time was too expensive for her. More importantly, all the civil and military officials in the court knew that the commander named Zhou had made a contribution to rescue the emperor. In this case, if she wanted to send her minions to collect crimes, many key departments would not cooperate.

"So it's him?" Cui Xi, Cen Xi, and Jia Yingfu's eyes lit up, and the scene of Zhou Jianliang and Zhang Qian cooperating with each other to lead the giraffe away from the Zichen Palace.

As a result, some mysteries became clear immediately. Zhou Jianliang was probably not a coincidence, passing by Liucheng! Even if he was not the one who intended to meet Zhang Qian and arranged for him to leave Chang'an with gunpowder, he might have the intention of asking him to "meet" Zhang Qian.

Those who can make such arrangements are either at the top of the Six Ministers of the Ministry of War. It is hard to guess which one is the former, and the latter, Zhang Qian's immediate superior Zhang Shuo, is the Minister of War!

Thinking of this, Cui Shi raised his head slightly and was about to stand up and reveal the secret of "a coincidence" to Princess Taiping. However, Zhang Qian suddenly flashed in front of him the sincere smile when he had given him a solution to the lack of wealth, and he quietly lowered his head.

"The eldest princess was right before. Zhang Qian and Zhou Jianliang were definitely not a coincidence!" There was more than one smart person. Just as he lowered his head, Cen Xi, the Minister of Personnel, suddenly stood up and made a conclusion. "On the day when the auspicious beast went crazy, Zhou Jianliang sacrificed his life to block the auspicious beast to prevent him from rushing into the Zichen Palace. Zhang Qian bribed the auspicious beast with candied fruits and fruits, and rescued Zhou Jianliang. The two then cooperated with each other and led the auspicious beast to the open space before the Hanyuan Palace. And for this, they were promoted by the emperor!"

"These two people should be considered to have fought together and have a strong friendship!" Jia Yingfu's reaction was not slow, and he added with a cold face, "Putting aside the gunpowder and the fire dragon chariot, it is not counted as Zhang Qian's creation. This person also has the great contribution of guiding the Shuofang Army to dig peat and be self-sufficient. If he encounters danger halfway, a Shuofang Army cavalry happens to pass by. Even if the leader is not Zhou Jianliang, he will definitely rescue him at any cost!"

Although Princess Taiping Li Lingyue had a very bad temper, she was Wu Zetian's favorite daughter, and at least inherited 60% of Wu Zetian's intelligence. She immediately understood what Jia Yingfu was saying, and her brows were frowning like a ravine, "What do you mean, Zhang Qian left Chang'an to go to Yangcheng, and it was a trap from the beginning?"

"I'm not sure it's a trap, but the official who arranged Zhou Jianliang to immediately start to guess that someone would be unfavorable to Zhang Qian on the road, so he prepared for the future!" Jia Yingfu and Zheng pointed his head, his voice sounded hoarse and low.

"Who is it? Who is planning for the future?" Princess Taiping's hatred for Zhou Jianliang was immediately transferred to the person who arranged for Zhou Jianliang to leave the capital, raised her eyes and asked with a sneer.

Cui Xi shivered quietly in his heart, and still chose to remain silent. However, Jia Yingfu rarely seized a chance to show his performance and immediately responded without hesitation: "The person who can arrange for Zhou Jianliang to lead troops back to Shuofang and arrange the required supplies for him is of course in the Ministry of War. Zong Chuke, the Minister of War, has always been too lazy to take care of such cumbersome trivial matters. He has a good relationship with Zhang Yongzhao, and only the Minister of War Zhang said!"

"Damn it!" Princess Taiping, Zhenguo, clenched her silver teeth, and murderous aura came out again. "I really think I'm going to bully you if I don't ask about the affairs in the court?! I want to see, how many heads he has grown."

Cen Xi, Cui Xi and Li You all decisively closed their mouths and waited for Princess Taiping to issue orders. However, Cui Xi, who had been silent before, stood up and bowed gently, "Princess, I think that now, we should first get rid of the interception case and then plot against others."

"What do you mean?" Princess Taiping quickly turned her eyes to him, and the smile on her face was very cold.

Cui Shi was numb when he saw it, but he still reminded him seriously, "Princess, although the White Horse Sect who bought the bandits was mobilized to mobilize Zhao's uncle and nephew, the princess passed by was also the monk Yeku. From beginning to end, she did not send anyone around her. However, during her lifetime, she might not have left any clues that had been in contact with the princess."

"So what? Is it okay for me to worship Buddha and violate the national law?" Princess Taiping frowned and continued to sneer in a low voice, as if Cui Shi was his political opponent.

"Princess is angry, let's hear Cui finish it!" Cui was so shattered by laughter, but he still patiently added, "But in order to transfer Zhang from the capital, the princess also used her connections behind her back. The emperor has always been cautious and loves Princess Anle very seriously. Even if it is just to get Princess Anle out of this matter, he will order to find suspicious people to come out and take the blame..."

"Suppose the crime, hehe, hehe!" Princess Taiping raised her head and laughed, disdaining Cui Shi's reminder, "I have done nothing. The person named Zhang assisted Si Tianjian as a secretary and a young supervisor to revise the Linde calendar. He was appointed by Li Jiao, the general who ordered by Si Tianjian, and was recognized by the emperor and all officials on the spot."

"But if the princess suddenly acted in the court at this time, it might cause trouble!" Cui Shi was cautious and knew that Princess Taiping was unhappy to listen to her longing, but she continued to whisper.

"Shangshu Cui is afraid of burning herself!" The slander that Li Gu had made a few months ago was pierced in Princess Taiping's heart like a thorn. She instinctively began to doubt. Cui Shi dissuaded herself to temporarily stop her and had an ulterior motive. With this, sarcastic words blurted out.

"I am loyal to the princess, and the sun and the moon can be seen!" Unexpectedly, his kindness was completely regarded as a donkey's liver and lungs. Cui Wei's face immediately swelled so hard that blood almost dripped. He bowed deeply to Princess Taiping, and he whispered loudly. "If the princess doesn't believe it, just let it go. Look at what consequences will happen if she moves at this critical moment!"

"Ah, you're still angry!" Princess Taiping was slightly stunned by the push, and felt more and more suspicious. She pinched her waist with one hand, walked towards the other party quickly, and glanced up and down with her eyes, "I actually came to threaten me? Do you think that if I became the Minister of the House, I would have no way to do anything to you?"

"I dare not!" Cui Wei shivered again in his heart, took two steps back, bowed again, "The princess is clear and she has no different intentions towards the princess. But..."

"I don't want to listen to it, but I don't need you to teach me what I should do!" Princess Taiping was angry and couldn't hear a word at Cui Xi's words. She glared at him fiercely and announced loudly. "Okay, you can take your leave. There is no problem with you here!"

"The eldest princess knows it!" Several lines of cold sweat dripped down Cui Xi's forehead. Without even having any regrets, he made up his mind and walked forward a few steps and quickly added, "That Zhang said that he has always been admired by Xiao Pushe, and he has a strong relationship with Li Jiao, Bi Gou and others. He has always been in tune with things..."

"You can take your leave, I will say it again!" Princess Taiping's voice suddenly became calm, just like the frozen river water in the cold winter in Liaodong.

Cui Shi's face was so red that it was almost black. He silently saluted Princess Taiping again and turned around and left.

When Secretary Li You saw it, he felt something hurt his species. He lowered his head and sighed secretly in his heart. However, the Chief Censor Jia Yingfu saw a rare opportunity. Before Cui Shi's footsteps were far away from the door, he blinked a pair of toad eyes and whispered: "Princess, the Minister of War Zhang Shuo is so important to family affection. Shortly after this promotion, several brothers all entered the government in the local area..."

"You can also sue you!" Princess Taiping felt unhappy and suddenly felt that this person became more and more ugly. She pointed her hand at the door and gave a stern command.

"This..." Unexpectedly, his flattery hit the horse's leg, Jia Yingfu was so embarrassed that he blushed. He saluted Princess Taiping in a embarrassing manner and staggered out.

"You two, let's go too. I'm in a bad mood today and don't want to vent my vent on innocent people!" Turning his head and looking at Cen Xi and Li You again. Princess Taiping suddenly felt that the faces of these two were also suspicious, and she suppressed her anger and waved her hand.

Li You immediately felt like he was pardoned, while Cen Xi felt lost. Both of them bowed and left. Soon, they left the huge main hall alone to Princess Taiping.

Seeing the empty room, there was a sense of sadness, which quickly surged throughout Princess Taiping.

Among the four confidants, what she admired the most was Cui Xi. Not only did she push this person to the high position of Minister of Rites, but she also had skin contact with him many times. When she was in trouble today, it would be fine if Cui Xi didn't help her, but she even advised her to suffer this mute loss! Such an ungrateful act made her not feel as cold as ice?!

"Where are you dead? Come on!" She felt uncomfortable. She never felt wronged. She walked into the study room connected to the main hall in three steps, grabbed the whip hanging on the wall, and gave loud instructions.

Outside the door, there was no response, only a series of footsteps quickly from far to near. Princess Taiping sneered from her nose, raised her whip, and prepared to reward the people with a few ruthless moves. However, her arms froze in the air.

The first person who came in was neither a servant nor a maid, but her husband Wu Youji. The latter held a glass jar the size of a teapot in his hand. In the transparent jar, there were three beautiful red-scaled fish swimming happily. (Note: red-scaled fish, primitive goldfish. It was recorded in the Jin Dynasty and was popular in the Tang Dynasty.)

"What's wrong? Who made you so angry?" Wu Youji was startled by the whip in the air, shrank his head, and then retreated, "Or what if I'll come again later? Do you calm down first?"

"You..." A wave of unspeakable grievance rushed directly from the bottom of her heart to Princess Taiping's nose. She threw the whip heavily to the ground, and she quickly turned around, tears flowing uncontrollably all over her face.

"What's wrong, what's wrong? Who made you angry?!" Wu Youji was suddenly panicked, and hurriedly walked in with the glass urn and said, "Don't be sad, tell me, I'll help you find a way! Grandma, I dare to bully the princess of the town country. I think he is impatient!"

"No one, no one! You can leave and continue to admire your fish." Princess Taiping felt more and more uncomfortable when she heard this. She wiped her tears, sobbed and shook her head.

Wu Youji was willing to believe it? He helped her to sit down on a chair, and while ordering the maid to pour tea for her, he whispered, "I think you are so strong-willed. We are both husband and wife, and we are not short of money or power. There is no need to take some trivial matters into our hearts..."

Halfway through his words, his face suddenly became solemn. "Is it because of that boy named Zhang? Didn't I give you an idea last time? You didn't follow my method? Or did it, but I still can't deal with him?"

"No, no, yes, it's not too late!" Princess Taiping felt guilty when asked, and her grievance immediately faded a lot. After hesitating, she waved her hand to drive away the maid and explained to Wu Youji in a low voice, "Your idea is of course the best. But for a while, it's hard for me to find an opportunity. Recently, Princess Anle wanted to seek revenge on him, so I pushed the boat with the flow..."

It is rare that someone can talk, but as soon as the conversation is opened, Princess Taiping is a little uncontrollable. She intermittently uses her own efforts to push Zhang Qian into the vortex of the "cultivation calendar" with Princess Anle; how to force Zhang Qian to go to Yangcheng in person to sort out the new day of next month; how to intercept the bandits halfway through the hands of the monks, and arrange for the minions in Luzhou to participate in it; and how to intercept the killing of Zhang Shuo, which was said from beginning to end.

Finally, he briefly explained the grievance that he wanted to take revenge but was stopped by a confidant. He just instinctively avoided his confidant's name.

Although she did not mention Cui Shi's name, she was a little worried that her husband was curious, so she felt more and more guilty and short of breath. However, Wu Youji did not even ask the name of the confidant. She smiled and just talked about the matter: "You misunderstood someone. Although this person's words were the opinion of a scholar, they were really considering you. Our emperor brother is suspicious by nature. You can organize people to deal with Zhang Shuo now, which is indeed a big deal!"

Listening to her nominal husband, she also held the same argument with Cui Shi. Princess Taiping finally realized that she might have wronged Cui Shi just now. However, she was unwilling to admit that she was wrong, wiped away her tears, and gritted her teeth to argue, "Monkey Leku has committed suicide. The lieutenant named Zhao was also destroyed by someone in the White Horse Sect. His nephew who was captured alive knows nothing!"

"The problem is that Anle will do the same thing!" Although Wu Youji rarely talked about the world, she hit the nail on the head, "She wiped out all the insiders and then said that she was framed. Do you think the emperor would believe her?"

"This..." Princess Taiping couldn't answer immediately, and her face, which was tearfully blew out a little red.

"Even if you don't believe it, the emperor's brother is reluctant to kill his daughter, so he will force him to believe it himself. Anle did not instruct the monk Ku and did not collude with bandits. A fourth-rank high-ranking official was intercepted on his way out to do things. It is probably the first time since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Even if the Zhang surnamed Zhang expressed his attitude and did not want to pursue it, the emperor's brother would have to give an explanation to the ministers." Wu Youji smiled and said things became more and more clear, "At this time, others would think it was too slow to hide, so why should you rush out to serve Anle as a scapegoat?!"

The left hand accidentally failed to hold it firmly, and the glass fish jar fell to the ground. "Crash!" and it fell to pieces.

The red-scaled fish, which had been swimming happily before, struggled desperately among the glazed slags, but the body was pierced by the glazed slags, and the blood and water quickly mixed together, as bright as fire.

"Great, my husband's move is indeed brilliant! It's ten times better than that Cui Xi!" Princess Taiping turned a blind eye to the struggling red-scaled fish on the ground and jumped up excitedly.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly realized that she shouldn't have mentioned Cui Shi's name in front of Wu Youji, and suddenly she felt very embarrassed again.

But Wu Youji seemed to have no idea who Cui Shi was, and shook his head with a smile, "Okay, it's good that it's useful to you, don't be angry. It's not worth it for a small matter! Take a break, I'll call someone to come in and clean up the glaze."

After saying that, he quickly turned around and walked out of the door before Princess Taiping tried to keep him.
Chapter completed!