Shangyang Palace, Lijing Deck.

It was already late, but the palace of Lijing Deck was still brightly lit.

Wu Zetian was walking in the hall, as if thinking about something.

Zhang Danian had already left the hall. In the huge palace, only Shangguan Wan'er was left. She sat on the desk and wrote quickly.

"Wan'er!"

"I'm here."

Wu Zetian suddenly stopped and looked at Shangguan Wan'er and said, "I don't want Qingzhi commander Qianqi."

"ah?"

"It is not difficult to find people who command the thousand cavalry, just be loyal.

With me supporting him, even if there are arrogant soldiers and generals in the army, nothing can happen. I think that if Qingzhi commands Qianqi, he seems to have a little talent. In terms of military achievements, he doesn't have to stay among Qianqi and get acquainted with his qualifications... What do you think?"

Shangguan Wan'er thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Wu Zetian initially wanted Yang Shouwen to take over the Qianqi, one was trust, and the other was because Yang Shouwen was young and wanted to use Qianqi to continue to increase his qualifications and cultivate his abilities. Back then, Wu Zetian wanted to cultivate Yang Chenglie, but Yang Chenglie ran away. Now, she wanted to find an opportunity, and in her eyes, Yang Shouwen was another Yang Chenglie.

But now, she has changed her mind.

"Your Majesty, how should I arrange Qingzhi?"

"I'm thinking about this, but I don't have a way of thinking yet.

Although Qingzhi is not very big, with his military achievements and his relationship with the Xue brothers, it is not difficult to be a general of the fourth rank or above. However, if he wants to lead the single guard, he is slightly lacking in qualifications. Originally, I appointed Wen Xuan as the gubernatorial guard of Beiting, and many people in the court were dissatisfied. If Qingzhi was allowed to lead the single guard, it would inevitably cause greater dissatisfaction... I don't care, but Qingzhi is still young and bears such a great pressure, which is not a good thing for him, so I can only give up."

The Tang, or Zhou, were different from the Han, Three Kingdoms, Wei and Jin, and even different from the situation in the early Tang Dynasty.

Since Wu Zetian came to power, he has indeed discovered a lot of talents.

Whether these people are sincerely serving or are vain, they are indeed very outstanding in terms of talent.

Especially during her several imperial examinations during her reign, she selected many capable people.

These people are still struggling to get experienced. If Yang Shouwen is too ruthless, they will inevitably encounter a lot of dissatisfaction.

Wu Zetian never cared about other people's attacks, but he had to consider Yang Shouwen's ability to withstand.

If Yang Shouwen had been born ten years earlier, it would be easy for Wu Zetian to give him a general. But now, he really couldn't convince the public.

"Besides, with Qingzhi's ability and vision, it would be a pity to stay in the army.

But if I really entrusted him with important responsibilities, I was afraid that there would be a lot of resistance and I needed to consider it carefully... Let's put this aside first."

Shangguan Wan'er immediately understood Wu Zetian's intentions and stopped inquiring.

"Your Majesty, what should the Japanese envoy sending Tang Dynasty?"

"Japan!"

Wu Zetian narrowed his eyes and said softly: "Qingzhi's words are a bit unsteady and slightly radical.

However, I agree with some of his words... Since I entered the palace, I have experienced countless blame, but I have never cared about other people's ideas? But I am old and have become a little vain, which is indeed not worthy. He said it right, the ambition of Japanese wolves, although they are humble on the surface, but they actually have ulterior motives. The last time in Changzhou, they planned to steal the drawings of the Five-Tooth Warship...

Haha, what to do to build a five-tooth warship?

If he doesn't want to expand outward, why should he plan to plan ships? I think their ships sent to Tang are enough."

Although the Japanese in this era were unable to build warships such as the Five-Tooth Warship and the Sea Falcon Ship, their shipbuilding technology was indeed much improved. As early as the early Tang Dynasty, the Japanese ships sent to Tang could only accommodate one or two hundred people, but now, their shipbuilding technology has been able to create large warships that can accommodate five hundred people, which shows the development of their technology.

The Japanese did not have very strong shipbuilding skills themselves.

The reason why shipbuilding technology has made such rapid progress in just a few decades is that the dynasty did not take this technology loss seriously. Whether it was Li Shimin or Li Zhi's period, or even further forward, Emperor Yang of Sui in the previous dynasty was more or less fueling the fire, helping the Japanese learn various technologies, which made Japan's development more and more rapid.

Wu Zetian didn't care much about these things before.

In fact, even after learning that the Japanese were plotting for the Five-Tooth Warship, she was just angry and did not take it seriously.

But now, she has some ideas.

The unique delicate thoughts of women made her doubt about the true thoughts in the hearts of the Japanese.

Sutian Zhenren said that since she came to power, Weiga has been in the country.

But in fact, Wu Zetian's several external wars did not gain the upper hand.

Even to a certain extent, Wu Zetian has always been in a passive situation in foreign military affairs. Compared with the situation when Emperor Taizong Li Shimin was alive and was called "Tian Khan", it has actually been much weakened since the Wu Dynasty.

In this way, the Wigahaine sounds more ironic.

After recalling the scene of meeting Su Tian Zhenren several times, Wu Zetian felt more and more that Su Tian Zhenren was actually quite disdainful in her heart.

However, the Great Zhou Dynasty was strong and the Japanese were isolated overseas, so it could not compete with the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It is precisely for this reason that the scale of the envoy sent to Tang this time was much larger than before. The people in it were not as popular as before, with most students and monks, but the number of craftsmen and doctors increased a lot, and their purpose was...

Thinking of this, a coldness flashed in Wu Zetian's eyes.

"Wan'er, tomorrow you will go to the Honglu Temple and investigate the Japanese accompanying personnel clearly.

How many entourages and officials, how many craftsmen, doctors, translators, sailors... they must investigate their names, characteristics and talents clearly. At the same time, they pass on my decree and secretly ask the Imperial College to pay attention to those Japanese students, what books they read, who they interact with on weekdays, etc., they will report them one by one. If there are any omissions, they will be severely punished."

"Abide by the order!"

Shangguan Wan'er seemed to have figured out the trick, so she quickly got up to take the order.

She hesitated again, "The matter of Qingzhi killing the Japanese... If the Honglu Temple makes a remark, how should I reply?"

"Immediately send an order to the Eastern Palace and tell the prince that he will deal with it as appropriate.

The Honglu Temple is the Honglu Temple of my Great Zhou. It is the maintenance of my Great Zhou system, not to be humble to those barbarians who have become foreigners. My Great Zhou people, even slaves, are better than the Laoshi Emperor of the Japanese. If you can't even distinguish between this, in my opinion, the Honglu Temple will no longer have to be established... I will pass the imperial edict on the prince, and say, don't let him lose the prestige of my Great Zhou."

"Abide by the order!"

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly recorded Wu Zetian's words and asked again: "Your Majesty, Japan asks to change its national name, can it be approved?"

"I don't agree. In their letter to the country this time, aren't they still claiming to be Japan?

This shows that these Japanese people did not take me seriously... and ignored the relevant requests. When replying to the letter of the country, they should still call it "Wa Kingdom".

"Here!"

"Also, there are a few people in the Japanese mission that came this time that need to pay more attention.

The sect envoy, Sudashi, Ambassador, Sakahobu, Deputy envoy, Jushi, Yuzhi, Datongshi, and the student monk Daoci, must monitor their movements from now on. I must know all their actions in the capital of God."

After hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er hesitated for a moment and did not respond immediately.

"how?"

"Your Majesty, is this matter under the responsibility of Fengchen Mansion?"

When Wu Zetian heard this, she immediately laughed.

"Why, I still can't bear to part with your little phoenix?"

"I don't dare."

"Well, although Fengchen Mansion has eyes and ears, it is not as good as your Xiaoluantai who has been in Shendu for many years... Your Xiaoluantai is responsible for this matter. However, you must not let go of any news, and you must inquire very carefully at the same time."

Since the establishment of Fengchen Mansion, Xiaoluantai has been repeatedly compressed.

How could the Xiaoluantai be managed by Shangguan Wan'er, so how could he be willing to be suppressed by the Fengchen Mansion of Zhang Yizhi's brothers?

However, Wu Zetian repeatedly reduced the power of Xiaoluantai due to some concerns, and Shangguan Wan'er was quite helpless. Now, Wu Zetian asked Xiaoluantai to take on the responsibility of monitoring the Japanese mission. Does it also mean that Wu Zetian wants to reuse Xiaoluantai again?

Shangguan Wan'er naturally felt excited in her heart.

"In addition, on August 15th, Your Majesty is preparing to hold a moon-watching ceremony in Shangyang Palace. Will it be held as scheduled?"

"Have all the envoys from all countries arrived now?"

"Sila sent a Tang envoy to the Tang Dynasty has not yet arrived at Shendu. It is said that because the journey is long, it will take several days to reach it.

In addition, among the six imperial edicts, Mengshezhao's mission did not arrive. According to Jinghui's message, it was said that Mengshezhao's king Mengluosheng was unable to obey the order in time because of his unwell."

"Discomfort?"

Wu Zetian laughed.

She murmured to herself, "I'm afraid I'm sick."

"ah?"

"I still remember when Guer came back last year, Qingzhi asked her to bring me a message.

Qing said that Meng Luosheng, the king of the Kingdom of Mengshezhao, was ambitious and was not good. In Liuzhao, he used my banner to fight, expand and annex with other tribes many times. His Mengshao established himself as a country and named Nanzhao, which has gradually become the most powerful force in the Liuzhao area. Under his oppression, the Liuzhao tribes were no longer able to continue. If they continue, he would definitely dominate Liuzhao... According to Jinghui's memorial, Meng Luosheng surrendered to me on the one hand, and colluded with Tubo on the other hand.

I was really criticized by Qingzhi. Once he became powerful and was tied with Tubo to attack Jiannan Road, the southwest of our Great Zhou will no longer be stable...

Therefore, I ordered him to come to Shendu, but I didn’t want him to reject it!”

Speaking of this, Wu Zetian paused for a moment and sneered.

"If I can support him, I can support others.

He passed a secret decree to Jinghui, and ordered him to incite the Liuzhao war. It is necessary to make Mengshezhao's vitality severely damaged by the end of the year. He can mobilize all resources of Jiannan Road. If anyone dares to disobey, he can take action first and then report it. At the same time, he secretly ordered Zhang Zhitai to closely monitor the movements of the Sibo Savage. I also want to see what connection is there between Mengshezhao and Sibo Savage."

"Abide by the order!"

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly bowed to accept the order.

She knew very well that starting tonight, the Great Zhou's strategy against barbarians outside the territory would undergo tremendous changes.

And she is the first person to know the news and will definitely get greater benefits from it.

For example, the strong Luantai?

After arranging a series of things, Wu Zetian also showed a tired expression.

She leaned against the dragon throne and closed her eyes.

Shangguan Wan'er looked at her carefully and did not dare to act rashly.

It's been a long time!

At least two years...

Since Di Renjie's death, Wu Zetian has grown old and has not shown the spirit of killing and decisiveness like tonight for a long time.

This made Shangguan Wan'er nervous and very happy.

She knew very well how prominent the mark on the Martial Arts Party was, and that Wu Zetian was tired of political affairs, so she was also implicated.

"It's been three years."

"Um?"

"It's been three years since Guer became a monk?"

Shangguan Wan'er was stunned for a moment, then said, "It's been more than three years."

"At the beginning, she was determined to marry Yang Shouwen, and she abandoned the title of princess and entered the Taoist practice.

And Yang Shouwen has now recovered from his life and she should come back... Wan'er, go to the East Palace tomorrow and ask the prince when he will marry him? Wenxuan is not in Shendu, so please worry about Yang Shouwen's affairs. In addition, send someone to Tingzhou to remind Yang Wenxuan, saying that winter is coming soon, so let him pay attention to Tuqishi."

Shangguan Wan'er suddenly remembered that three years had passed in a flash, and whether it was Yang Shouwen or Li Guer, it seemed that she was about to return to secular life.

When the two of them return to secular life, it means that the happy event is coming.

But for some reason, Shangguan Wan'er suddenly felt uncomfortable in her heart.

She remembered the weak girl who always followed Yang Shouwen, like Yang Shouwen's shadow... Yang Shouwen might not feel it, but as a woman, she could clearly feel her dependence on Yang Shouwen from the bottom of her heart.

What should she do if Yizi gets married?

Thinking of this, Shangguan Wan'er felt a little sad.
Chapter completed!