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When he arrived at a side hall, Tang Xiaofeng met Huan Yanfan.

Huan Yanfan was wearing a brocade robe and was quite tall. Tang Xiaofeng bowed to him, and Huan Yanfan lifted him up and said, "Tang Ao, the son of Tang Tanhua, has recently broken four formations in a row. I have heard of General Tang, who was famous in the Central Plains. I have long heard of it. I finally met him today, which is really a blessing to meet him." He asked again: "Nether Bian said that the general must meet him no matter what. Isn't it important to do?"

Tang Xiaofeng said: "The last general just wants to know, the guards of Emperor Zhongzong are strict?"

Huan Yanfan looked at him in confusion and said, "The general is not an outsider, and I don't hide it. Previously, General Xu put the Tiangang Earth Evil Picture next to the Lord in order to prevent accidents, and selected 72 strong warriors to use the Tiangang Earth Evil Picture to transform into a star general and protect the Lord."

Tang Xiaofeng said: "Are these 72 star generals going to participate in the palace tonight?"

Huan Yanfan frowned and said, "Even so, I have dispatched another person to protect the master..."

Tang Xiaofeng said: "Ordinary soldiers cannot stop the swordsman."

Huan Yanfan was shocked: "Is it because someone is going to be unfavorable to the Lord?"

Tang Xiaofeng said: "The last general is not sure, but tonight the seventy-two star generals are transferred to the palace. There is no strong army around the Lord to take care of him, so I am afraid that some people will take advantage of it."

Huan Yanfan walked a few steps and said, "But if the star general is not mobilized, the imperial city will be protected by many demons from Huang Tiandao, and it will be difficult to achieve anything."

Tang Xiaofeng said: "These seventy-two star generals will naturally need to use them. The adults just need to try to move the master up there so that those who are planning to be indiscreet will not find him, so they will naturally be foolproof."

Huan Yanfan pondered for a while, looked at him and said, "I understand."

Tang Xiaofeng knew that he didn't need to say too much. He would definitely go to Zhang Jianzhi and Princess Taiping to discuss such a big deal. With the wisdom of Zhang Jianzhi and Princess Taiping, they would naturally make appropriate arrangements as soon as they woke up, so they said goodbye. Huan Yanfan knew that there must be something unusual about Tang Xiaofeng's meeting saying this. When he thought of the more than 20 missing swordsmen, he was also uneasy and hurried out...

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When Tang Xiaofeng returned to the Hongwen Pavilion, Tingting ordered people to transport the gold, silver and brocade donated by Wu Zetian to the ship.

They left the Red Literature Hall and all moved to the envoy ship. Dong Duan, the head and guest officer of the Ministry of Rites, led an official and said, "This is Lord Jin Jun, the head of the Ministry of Rites. He holds the customs clearance documents and sends you down the river on behalf of the court to avoid any difficulties for officials from all over the country."

It is not surprising that the ship was originally sent to Beijing by officials from various places, and the imperial court sent officials to the sea port. However, the dispatch of officials from the fourth rank, which shows that Wu Zetian attached importance to the Mission of the Kingdom of Women. Unlike the third and fourth rank officials who picked up all over the land during the Ming and Qing dynasties, in the Tang Dynasty, even the six ministers of the ministers were only the third rank. Even Changsun Wuji, who was entrusted by Li Shimin to the funeral, had only reached the third rank.

Although there were first-rank officials and second-rank officials in the Tang Dynasty, they were just idle positions used to support senior ministers.

Jin Jun worshipped solemnly: "The lower-ranking officials will definitely live up to their mission."

Because Tang Xiaofeng no longer used disguise water, he hid in the dark. When he heard this person talking from a distance, he was a little confused. He always felt that the person's voice looked familiar, but when he looked at others, he obviously had never seen it before.

On the ship, Tang Xiaofeng wanted the seven girls of Yin Xuan to escort Honghong, Tingting and Jinfeng to leave Luoyang, go down the Yellow River, and head to the East China Sea.

Lin Shuxiang said, "Young Master... I want to stay with you." She knew that there would be a change in Luoyang, and she was really worried.

Lian Jinfeng said: "Brother Xiaofeng, I want to follow you too..."

Tang Xiaofeng smiled and said, "What are you doing with me? When I finish my business, I will naturally go after you."

He looked at Lin Shuxiang again and said, "The assassin did not catch him last time. I am worried that someone would be unfavorable to Tingting. If you protect her, I will feel at ease."

Tingting said, "Otherwise, I have the Golden Phoenix Cavalry to protect me. Besides, even if the assassin is really related to the Dragon Clan, I have completed my mission now, so there is no need for them to kill me again."

Yang Moxiang said: "It's better for me and my sister to stay. Lan Ying and Qiongying leave with the boat to protect the Tingting and Honghong."

Tingting pulled Yang Moxiang and said, "Why did you call me a girl? Didn't you say it last time? I'm only one month older than you, just call me sister."

Yang Moxiang looked at Tang Xiaofeng and muttered: "He has become your wife, and I am his maid again. How can I call the master's husband a sister?"

Tang Xiaofeng looked up at the sky... What a mess?

Seeing Lin Shuxiang worried, Yan Ziqiong smiled and said, "Don't worry, with me protecting him, there will be no problem."

Lin Shuxiang thought to herself: "Miss, you are all troublemakers, how could you be fine?" But although she was worried about the young master, she could not convince him to let him stay.

Tang Xiaofeng told them again that if he did not catch up with the ship, they would send the ship out of the sea port. After reaching the East China Sea, they could turn to Xunzhou, Lingnan and wait for her at the Tang Mansion. Lin Shuxiang had no choice but to tell him to be careful.

Because it is possible to use the five-color pen, Tang Xiaofeng took the five-color pen back from Xiuying, and then looked at the picture of the scattered flowers of the goddess. After Xiuying's hard work over the past few days, in addition to Tian Shunying, Yan Ziqiong, and Zai's sisters, Yan Zixiao, Honghong, Tingting, Lian Jinfeng, and Lin Shuxiang also painted them, and only Yang Moxiang and Wuying were not painted.

Whether it is Yan Zixiao, Lin Shuxiang, or Lian Jinfeng, the paintings are all beautiful and charming. The red and Tingting are naturally black, so it is hard for Xiuying to paint clearly in layers and look very gorgeous.

When Tang Xiaofeng saw that the colors of the paintings behind were extremely bright, he liked them in his heart, so he took the whole painting into his pocket.

After getting off the shore, Yan Zixiao and Yan Ziqiong were behind him and said goodbye to the girls. Jin Jun took another official boat and escorted the boat to leave.

He took the two girls to Fan's mansion and wanted to get together with Bian Bi and others. Yan Zixiao asked curiously, why did she draw them all on the painting?

Yan Ziqiong smiled and said, "It's okay if you paint your Sister Zixiao and others, but you even paint me. What's the point?"

The second girl asked there, but Tang Xiaofeng seemed to have not heard it, just walking. Yan Zixiao pushed his shoulder and asked him what he was thinking. He shook his head and said, "It's nothing, I just feel that the official's voice is a bit familiar, and I wonder if he had heard it somewhere before."

Ziqiong Yan was also stunned: "When you said this, I remembered that I looked familiar with him from behind just now, but when I looked at him in front of him, I had never seen him before, so I didn't take it to my heart."

When Tang Xiaofeng saw that even she said this, he was even more surprised. He took a few more steps and suddenly felt shocked.

Yan Zixiao said: "Did you remember it?"

Tang Xiaofeng said: "Huang Tiandao...sacrifice for wine!"

Yan Zixiao couldn't touch her head, but Ziqiong Yan said in a lost voice: "Yes, it's him."

Yan Zixiao asked in confusion: "What kind of wine sacrifice?"

Yan Ziqiong said: "In order to break the sword formation, we dressed up as lewd monks to meet Wu Wusi. At that time, there was a Huang Tiandao priest next to Wu Wusi, that person. Because the man was wearing a mask at that time, he didn't recognize him just now." At that time, Yan Zixiao went to Donghai to pick Tingting, so naturally he had never seen the priest before.

Tang Xiaofeng looked at the two girls and took a breath... Wu Zetian ordered a priest from Huang Tiandao to escort Tingting and the others. Is this a coincidence or is Wu Zetian ulterior motive?

Yan Ziqiong whispered: "Maybe it was just because the man secretly was Huang Tiandao's sacrificial wine, and his open identity was the head of the Ministry of Rites, and he happened to be on this mission. No matter from any perspective, Empress Wu did not need to harm the mission of the Kingdom of Women. It is also possible that Empress Wu also knew that someone was assassinating Tingting, so he sent Huang Tiandao's people to protect her."

Tang Xiaofeng said: "It's possible, but you must be careful. Sister Zixiao, I'm afraid you will want to leave and notify Shuxiang and others of Jin Jun's secret identity and let them be careful."

Yan Zixiao was about to leave, but he grabbed her again and said, "Sister Zixiao, why don't you follow them to sea first."

Yan Zixiao said: "But, Xiaofeng, you..."

Tang Xiaofeng said: "Luoyang is very cautious, with a crowd of people, and in public, you can't use the sword. We don't have time to wait for you after going back and forth. Besides, for us, the safety of Tingting and the others is more important than the action tonight. If Jin Jun really has a plan, tell Tingting that you might as well use the speed of the boat and abandon the boat, so that it is impossible to find them. Anyway, you can always find me. When Tingting and the others arrive in the East China Sea, there will be a Golden Phoenix Cavalry to support you, and you can bring the book and Mo Xiang and the others to me."

Yan Zixiao couldn't do so, so she had to agree and turn around and leave.

Tang Xiaofeng thought in his heart: "Yan Ya is very fame and fortune, and most of it has been bribed by Li Su. He really thought that if he helped Li Su to become the emperor, he would be able to make a fortune. No matter what the outcome of this battle tonight, the rebel army would be divided. It would be a good thing to let Sister Zixiao leave so that brothers and sisters would be killed."

The golden crow gradually moved westward, and the golden glow covered the bustling city. Tang Xiaofeng took Yan Ziqiong and walked along the banks of the Luo River.

At the same time, the commander of the Kingdom of Women went down the Luo River, and Lin Shuxiang stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the world's largest city that was gradually moving away.

If you want to know the rise and fall of the world, please only look at Luoyang City...

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Imperial City, the Palace of the God of All Things.

Shangguan Wan'er slowly entered the hall and came to the bed.

Wu Zetian opened her eyes and looked at her in a daze.

Shangguan Wan'er whispered: "Your Majesty is a little better?"

Wu Zetian coughed a few times, asked her to support her, and moved it to the pane.

Shangguan Wan'er said: "The wind is very strong, Your Majesty's dragon body is not safe, so you should take a rest for a while."

Wu Zetian looked at the unfinished statue of Maitreya Buddha in the north and sighed: "This statue is about to be completed last time, but it was blown down by the strong wind. This time it is about to be completed, so don't fall again."

Shangguan Wan'er said: "The previous episode was just a mistake in design. The construction this time is much stronger than the last time. How could there be such a strong wind blowing it down again?"

Wu Zetian said: "It's hard to say, it's hard to say."

She returned to the dragon couch, lay down again, and said, "Why didn't Taiping come to see me today?"

Shangguan Wan'er hesitated and said, "The princess must be busy and can't get enough time for a while."

Wu Zetian said: "No matter how busy you are, you should come to see me."

Shangguan Wan'er said: "If Your Majesty wants to be a princess, Wan'er will ask someone to summon the princess..."

Wu Zetian sighed, "No need, what should be come, what will come naturally, what's the point of calling?"

Shangguan Wan'er said: "Your Majesty..."

Wu Zetian took a gorgeous pillow at the head of the bed and said, "This pillow was beautiful a few days ago. I wanted to ask me for it, but I refused to give it to her. Please send it to me."

Shangguan Wan'er smiled and said, "Why should your Majesty be anxious about this moment? Wan'er still has to accompany Your Majesty."

Wu Zetian said: "Although I am not in a hurry, there are people who are in a hurry. Taiping is really like me. When I was young, I was also very anxious. I refused to want what I wanted later. Later, I gradually stopped rushing."

Shangguan Wan'er said: "Since Your Majesty is rich and you have to support the world, everything in the world belongs to Your Majesty. Naturally, your Majesty doesn't have to hurry."

Wu Zetian smiled and said, "We have a wealthy place to support the world? This is a nice word." After laughing, she sighed again, closed her eyes, and remembered an old thing back then.

At that time, she gave birth to a daughter for Emperor Gaozong, their first child. His Majesty Gaozong loved it very much and named the child Princess Taiping. At that time, she was just Zhaoyi. One day, when Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu came to her house to see the child, she avoided it first. As soon as they left, she returned to the house, strangled the child to death with her own hands, and then hugged the child's body and cried loudly.

Queen Wang was deposed because of this. Just seven days later, she was made the new queen. After gaining power, she ordered people to cut off the hands and feet of Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shu and put them in a jar. This method was not what she thought of herself. It was learned from Lu Zhi, after Emperor Gaozu of Han, and called it "Man's Jars". Although it was considered to have revenge, she always felt guilty about the death of the child. So, after giving birth to another girl for Emperor Gaozong, she named her youngest daughter Princess Taiping, which was also a kind of compensation.

Before we knew it, so many years have passed.

Shangguan Wan'er said: "Your Majesty..."

She sighed and said, "Send this pillow to Taiping."

Wave your hand and slowly close your eyes.

Shangguan Wan'er left after her order...

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To be continued...