Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 13 Wu Zetian invites you to stay in the palace

Early in the Xu period, the sun had already set for a long time, and several maids came outside the door of Li Duozuo's mansion.

"According to the order of the Queen Mother, I am here to bring Yang Yanzhang, the supervisory censor, into the palace."

Li Duozuo's servants did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly got Yang Yanzhang out with half push and half persuasion.

Lanterns were hung high outside the gate of Li's Mansion, illuminating the surrounding area. After hearing the news, many idlers came to watch the excitement. When they saw Yang Yanzhang coming out, they started talking about it. Due to some of Wu Zetian's deeds, the comments of these idlers were naturally not pleasant.

Yang Yanzhang was dejected.

"Yang Yushi, it is the dream of many officials to be summoned by the Queen Mother. Why do you keep your head down all the time, as if you are a thief again?"

The foreman palace maid was so courageous that she actually dared to tease the Yushitai officials. Yang Yanzhang had the intention to get angry, but after thinking about it, it would not sound good if the news spread about arguing with a little palace maid. Secondly, this palace maid was a person of Wu Zetian. If she was forcibly detained by Wu Zetian, The accusation of giving her face is not easy to deal with.

So Yang Yanzhang still lowered his head and muffled all the way to the harem.

It was still Shangyang Palace, still the palace from last night, but it was a little late today, Wu Zetian had already come out of the bath.

"Yang Yanzhang, come in and talk."

Wu Zetian's tone was calm, which was very different from Chao Shang's strong tone. However, Yang Yanzhang did not relax, because if nothing was really wrong, why would Wu Zetian summon him, and they had just met him yesterday!

As soon as she entered and sat down, Wu Zetian waved to the palace maid and said, "Give Yang Yushang a drink."

Yang Yanzhang suddenly became confused: He wanted to get me drunk, and then...

Thinking of this, Yang Yanzhang only took a sip and did not dare to drink more.

Seeing this, Wu Zetian chuckled softly.

"I heard that your house was burned down?"

Yang Yanzhang nodded.

"Shangguan Wan'er told me about this matter, but Li Duozuo hasn't reported back yet. It seems that this group of people is not an ordinary character. There is probably someone behind the scenes."

Yang Yanzhang glanced at Wu Zetian and thought to himself, is there any need to say this?Anyone with a brain will know that it is either Xue Huaiyi or Lai Junchen. This Wu Zetian is talking nonsense and wants to protect people.

As if she had read through Yang Yanzhang's thoughts, Wu Zetian snorted: "If someone makes the decision without my permission and dares to do anything to the court officials, then I will naturally punish him severely!"

"I hope so." Yang Yanzhang complained subconsciously.

As a result, Wu Zetian suddenly raised her eyes and bit her lip, apparently aroused by Yang Yanzhang again.

"Yang Yanzhang! Do you have the consciousness to serve as an official? I am the empress dowager of the country that makes and oversees the country. How dare you laugh at me like this?"

Yang Yanzhang smiled: "Not next time."

"Not next time??" Wu Zetian was so angry that she rolled her eyes.But she quickly forced out a smile and continued to chat proactively: "Yang Yanzhang, your house was burned down and you have no place to live now. What are your plans next?"

Yang Yanzhang immediately looked at Wu Zetian with vigilance: "Queen Mother, I have already settled in Li Duozuo's house. I don't have to worry about having a place to live for the time being. At worst, I will give him some food expenses after I receive my salary. After a year and a half, I will give him some food." After we get some money, we can rebuild the house."

Wu Zetian immediately frowned: "You are from Yushitai, and you are responsible for supervising all officials. Now you live in a colleague's house. If Li Duozuo commits something in the future, how will you impeach him? You will even show favoritism!"

Speaking of this, Wu Zetian said solemnly: "I will not hold you accountable today, but if you still dare to live in Li Duozuo's house tomorrow, I will remove you from your official position, and you will not only lose your residence, but also your residence." No more salary control!"

Yang Yanzhang was surprised. Without his status as a supervisory censor, would Li Duozuo still be willing to raise an idle person?Even if others don't mind, Yang Yanzhang himself wouldn't have the shame to live there.

"Queen Mother, you are forcing me to a dead end! I have taken up my new position and haven't even received my salary yet. Now I have no home and no money. If I don't join Li Duozuo's family tomorrow, I will lose everything." There is no place to eat, and no place to sleep! How unbecoming is it for a dignified censor to wander into this place?"

Wu Zetian's eyes immediately became ambiguous: "Who said you wouldn't have a place to sleep if you weren't in Li Duozuo's house?"

With that said, Wu Zetian patted her bed, raised the corners of her mouth, and smiled broadly. It was obvious what she was thinking.

Yang Yanzhang said in his heart that the palace of the Tang Dynasty was really chaotic. From Li Jiancheng's trouble in Li Yuan's harem, to Li Shimin snatching Li Jiancheng's wife, to Li Zhi marrying his father Li Shimin's concubine, not to mention the fact that the princesses kept male pets. Later, Li Longji also did something to his daughter-in-law...

At present, Wu Zetian does not allow him to live in Li Duozuo's house, but she blatantly wants him to stay in the palace!
Even in later generations, very few people would dare to play like this!

"The Queen Mother is kind and I have thanked you in advance, but I suddenly remembered that I still have some means of making a living. If I make money tomorrow, I can just stay in the inn."

After all, Wu Zetian was too shy to use force against Yang Yanzhang. In order to regain the face of being rejected, she even laughed at him: "As long as you have the means to make a living, why do you insist on staying in Yushitai and living a precarious life? You I pretend you didn’t hear what I just said. If you don’t have a place to stay tomorrow night, you can come to the palace and ask me for help.”

"The Queen Mother is really warm-hearted."

Yang Yanzhang couldn't help but mock, Wu Zetian's face suddenly turned slightly red, and she felt very embarrassed. Instead of being invited, she was laughed at, and she even had the intention of killing someone.

After gritting her teeth, Wu Zetian gradually calmed down her messy thoughts, and a look of solemnity appeared on her face.

"Yang Yanzhang, within two days of taking office, you have defeated two of my important confidants! From what you said last night, I know that you are willing to help me succeed. But in this case, why are you always at odds with me? Do you have to touch the people of this palace?"

Yang Yanzhang immediately cried out: "Conscience of heaven and earth, Queen Mother! Yesterday, Xue Huaiyi dared to commit murder in the palace in order to kill me! I can't impeach him? Today, Junchen came to provoke me for no reason. If I don't return the favor, how can I wait for him to continue?" Harm me? Queen Mother, it’s not me who insists on touching you, it’s your people who always have trouble with me!”

Wu Zetian was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that this was really the case.

"In that case, let's each take a step back! People in this palace are not allowed to cause trouble for you, and you should not continue to embarrass Lai Junchen. What do you think?"

Yang Yanzhang shrugged: "I just want to earn a living, and no one will cause trouble for me, so I will naturally not take the initiative to cause trouble. However, does the Queen Mother think those eagle dogs of yours can really be consistent in their words and deeds?"

When Wu Zetian heard that Yang Yanzhang questioned her influence, she suddenly became angry again.

But thinking about how someone dared to burn down Yang Yanzhang's house today without her consent, she suddenly became speechless.

(End of this chapter)