East Palace, back garden.

Several dancers in Hu's clothes were dancing gracefully, and their waists were shaking, revealing large areas of white and tender skin.

Li Xian, wearing a yellow robe, sat in the seat nodded from time to time.

On the surface, he seemed to be fascinated by the beauty of the Oriole, but in fact he was anxious.

My confidant came to report just now that His Majesty had returned to Luoyang. The first thing he did when he saw all officials was to inquire about his own actions.

There is a great attitude of being bad for those who come.

When Li Xian thought of his mother's cold and ruthless eyes, he felt inexplicably frightened.

Crown Prince Li Hong died suddenly, Prince Yong Li Xian was forced to commit suicide, and even his successor Crown Prince was imprisoned for fourteen years.

The only four sons, he and Li Dan, are still alive in the world.

Now, as soon as the mother came back, she headed straight to the East Palace. Obviously, she didn't fully believe Di Ge Lao's words and came to test him personally.

"what to do?"

“What should I do?”

"If my mother saw that she had the aura of crown prince, wouldn't she die to the forefront?"

The more Li Xian thought about it, the more scared he became, and even his hands trembled as he served tea.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Wei Fei, who was standing beside him, asked worriedly when she saw Li Xian's face was pale and sweating all over.

"Ah? It's okay, I'm just a little tired." Li Xian took a sip of tea and said with a forced smile.

Wei was a little worried and tentatively said, "Your Highness, why don't you remove Hu Ji? Hello, take a break."

Unexpectedly, Li Xian, who has always been gentle, suddenly became angry.

"What are you going to retreat? Let them continue to jump. I want to imitate the monk Jinchan to hold an unobstructed meeting."

That's right, at the critical moment, he remembered the conversation he had with Di Renjie a few days ago, and Di Renjie said this.

"Your Highness, will you regard a person who is greedy and lustful and criticized as a humerus minister?"

At first he thought Di Renjie was advising him to be close to the wise ministers and stay away from villains, but now it seems that he is clearly reminding himself to learn to be self-deprecating.

So he had to do something ridiculous that made the emperor relax his vigilance.

Unblocked Conference!

Wei was about to advise him, but suddenly he saw Wu Zetian walking from a distance. His face changed slightly and he closed his mouth.

When Li Xian saw Wei's appearance, he knew that it must be his mother who came back, so he said deliberately.

"On weekdays, I have been pretending to be a crown prince, and now I am not in the palace. Who has the time to care about that messy stall when my mother is not in the palace?"

"When my mother comes back, let her handle it myself."

After saying that, Li Xian pulled out his hairpin and shook his hair, as he should be as casual as possible.

Wei looked at Wu Zetian standing behind her husband, and wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into it.

It's so embarrassing that the prince is going to hold an unobstructed meeting.

And he was also caught by the emperor on the spot.

Isn't this a desperate attempt?

Wu Zetian had a gloomy face and said nothing.

If she hadn't come to the East Palace in person today, she wouldn't have known that the diligent son who was doing it on weekdays was actually pretending.

What I am thinking about in my heart is actually beauty.

Although his son had no intention of rebellion, Wu Zetian let go of his murderous intention, he thought that the Great Zhou Dynasty would let this waste be managed in the future.

Wu Zetian felt inconvenient.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. You have really grown up. You can even do such a ridiculous thing!" Wu Zetian said coldly.

Hearing the voice of his mother, Li Xian was shocked, and quickly turned around and fell to his knees on the ground, saying horror.

"Mother, why are you back?"

Wu Zetian smiled coldly, "If I don't come back, how could I hear your ruthless words?"

"Mother, son, son, son, son,...wrong." Li Xian put his head on the ground, trembling all over.

Seeing that his son was so cowardly, Wu Zetian didn't fight, putting aside the threat, Li Xian was still Gaozong and his son after all.

Why is it not at all in line with you?

Wouldn’t this be a joke for the world? My son, Wu Zetian, is not even as good as a chubby?

It seems that it is time for me to follow the ancients and use family rules."

"Come on, bring my whip. I will teach the prince a good lesson today!"

"My mother, please spare me, my son will never dare to do it again!"

Seeing that his mother was really moved, Li Xian was almost scared and crawled directly to Wu Zetian's feet, hugging her thighs and wailing.

Seeing this, Wei, who was standing beside him, also knelt on the ground and pleaded for mercy.

However, Wu Zetian had made up his mind and could not change it. After taking the whip, he whipped it without saying a word.

"Say, do you dare to do this!"

"Ah, I never dared it again!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Wu Zetian's anger was not gone, and the whip in his hand was extremely fierce, and every whip was whipped in tears.

Li Xian lay on the ground, wailing constantly.

Wei, who was beside him, couldn't stand the pain, and tears and snot flowed, and he kept cursing in his heart.

"Bitch Wu, your son is shameless and you beat your son, why do you always beat me!"

"It's too difficult to be your daughter-in-law."

After whipping seven or eight consecutive whips, Wu Zetian was a little tired. Seeing that his son was lying on the ground and his throat was hoarse, he threw away the whip in his hand.

"Please lock this vilified son in the hall, and you will not be released without an order!"

"Yes, your Majesty."

Just as several Qianniuwei were about to raise the prince and his wife, they saw Shangguan Wan'er coming with a secret fold.

"Your Majesty, the files of Shen Yuan, the magistrate of Qingyuan, have been handed over. Please read them."

Wu Zetian took the secret letter, glanced at the prince on the ground, and snorted coldly, "Closed this annoying thing for me, and I will punish him when I turn back."

After saying that, he took Shangguan Wan'er away from the East Palace.

Looking at the back of the mother, Li Xian burst into tears. He finally got through this level!

......

Shangyang Palace, main hall.

Wu Zetian sat on the dragon throne with a thoughtful look on her face.

"So, Chen Yuan has been in office for eight years?"

"That's right, your Majesty, eight years ago, Qingzhou's area suffered many natural disasters, and the people either starved to death or fled, leaving less than 30% of the population."

"The Ministry of Personnel has opened vacancies several times, but no one has signed up. There is no way, so I can only force the position of Qingyuan magistrate to Chen Yuan."

Shangguan Wan'er said with a solemn look on her face.

Wu Zetian nodded with emotion, "Only by orders to be in danger can the true nature of an official, Chen Yuan is a responsible minister."

"But why did such a capable minister not leave any record in the assessment of the Ministry of Personnel?"

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Wan'er sighed.

"Your Majesty doesn't know anything. In August, the first year of Tianshu, the governor of Qingzhou, Wu Yuanji, celebrated his birthday, and the county officials under his jurisdiction all gave him 100 taels of gold.

Only the magistrate of Qingyuan gave a boiled egg and hummed a song like Haberposta in front of everyone.

Governor Wu was furious and drove County Magistrate Chen out of his mansion on the spot, threatening to let Qingyuan County die on its own.

Therefore, the Ministry of Personnel has no evaluation record for the county magistrate Shen.”

Wu Zetian closed his eyes and his chest was slightly ups and downs.

"If I remember correctly, this Wu Yuanji is the nephew of King Liang. Tell them that Chen Yuan is a rare talent in my Great Zhou."

"If even he can't tolerate it, then their good days will come to an end!"

At the end of the day, Wu Zetian's tone was cold.

A hint of surprise flashed in Shangguan Wan'er's eyes. She didn't expect that the emperor would like to see a local magistrate.

This has never happened before.

Immediately bowed and bowed.

"Your Majesty, the county magistrate Shen has achieved remarkable achievements. According to the law, should he report to the Ministry of Personnel to raise his official position?"

"No hurry, this guy has the talent of the prime minister, so he should try his best to be in the local area."

"When the time comes, it's not too late to rise."

"By the way, I remember one thing. You will deliver the wine we bought to Tongtian, and declare to the public that this is the wine that the emperor likes to drink."
Chapter completed!