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

Chapter 7 Night at Shangyang Palace

"Yang Yanzhang, go in, I can only send you here! You must keep those words in mind."

Shangguan Wan'er glanced at Yang Yanzhang with complicated eyes and slowly withdrew.

The palace maid inside immediately led him inside. After entering the hall, he was arranged to wait outside a curtain.

The curtains were lit with candles, and several palace maids could be seen standing among them, and the sound of splashing water could be heard from time to time.

Hearing this movement, Yang Yanzhang couldn't help but swallowed: He was still taking a shower at this hour, was it intentional?Or was it intentional? ?
However, no one spoke inside, so Yang Yanzhang stood outside and remained silent.

After a long time, Wu Zetian's voice came from inside: "Serve me to dress!"

Then there was a crash, and a person stood up and opened his arms. The palace maids who had been waiting on the left and right gathered around him with clothes, and then there was the sound of rustling clothes.

Yang Yanzhang hurriedly lowered his head and breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried about being called directly in to help.

"Yang Yushi, what did you see?"

The curtain opened, and Wu Zetian's calm voice sounded again.

"Ah? Queen Mother, I didn't peek."

Wu Zetian's voice immediately became a little strange: "I'm asking you if you saw the palace when you came in from the outside!"

"Is this it? You see, the palace is so luxurious. In comparison, Xiaguan's shabby room is really shabby! Xiaguan is really envious of the people who live here."

In fact, Yang Yanzhang just wanted to flatter him, but Wu Zetian immediately replied with the wrong intention: "Oh? So, you want to live in the palace?"

"No, no, it's not!" Yang Yanzhang suddenly felt countless mud horses roaring past in his heart: "The official is saying that the Queen Mother has a noble status, and only such a magnificent palace is worthy of the Queen Mother's status!"

"So it is."

After Wu Zetian was silent for a while, she spoke again: "You are so powerful in the court today!"

"No, no, if I wanted to be prestige, how could I take poison and commit suicide? Your Majesty, I am just fulfilling my duty, and I just want to be worthy of my salary."

"Salary? Well, you have contributed to the impeachment of Xue Huaiyi today, and I will reward you. Otherwise, I will reward you with the money stolen from Xue Huaiyi?"

Yang Yanzhang mistakenly thought it was true. Thinking of his shabby yard, he became humble and said: "The Queen Mother is kind and I dare not refuse it."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a strange noise in front of him. He subconsciously raised his hand to grab it, only to find that there was an extra pillow in his hand.

Looking at Wu Zetian's angry face, it was obvious that she was the one who had just hit him with a pillow!

So Yang Yanzhang smiled sarcastically and said: "I blame the lower officials for being greedy. It is my duty to impeach Xue Huaiyi and I should not accept rewards."

Wu Zetian snorted coldly: "So, do you still think Xue Huaiyi should be impeached?"

These words made Yang Yanzhang stunned for a moment, and then he became angry!If he hadn't moved flexibly that day, he would have been hit by Xue Huaiyi on horseback and crippled on the street!Later, Xue Huaiyi not only refused to apologize, but also chased him into the palace!
Wu Zetian still wanted to defend such behavior. According to the meaning of these words, he was very ready to raise an army to hold him accountable!
Even the Clay Bodhisattva has a bad temper, let alone Yang Yanzhang!

If you endure this matter, how can you be an official in the future?

Although he was afraid of Wu Zetian, Yang Yanzhang still said loudly and righteously: "Of course it should be! As a supervisory censor, I have the responsibility to report the matter. What's more, Xue Huaiyi committed the murder in the street first, and took action with the Imperial Army later in the palace. Now If you see a lawless person, you will impeach one, if you see two, you will impeach both!"

Wu Zetian's body was trembling slightly as she was being reviled. The Guanlong nobles who had fought against her in the past, including Changsun Wuji, were all sent to their graves by her. No one dared to talk to her like this in person for a long time!
I didn't expect that this late at night, a little censor would dare to speak so wildly!

At this time, Wu Zetian was extremely angry and was almost about to explode!

The palace maids who were originally watching the play had long been silent and quietly retreated out, not forgetting to close the door and prepare Yang Yanzhang to bear the wrath of the Empress Dowager.

However, Yang Yanzhang did not really want to anger Wu Zetian. After stating his position, he began to reason with Wu Zetian.

"Xiaoguan knows that the Queen Mother is quite dissatisfied with Xiaguan, but as the Queen Mother is wise, she must know that running a big country is like cooking small fresh food!"

"When cooking food, rice cannot be cooked without fire, and without water, the rice will be mushy! In addition, if there are no seasonings, although the food can be cooked, it will be tasteless and difficult to swallow."

"The Queen Mother governs the country with thunderous means. The power of this fire is naturally sufficient, but if she cannot tolerate water in her food, won't she become confused over time?"

Wu Zetian sneered: "In that case, you are willing to be water, but why do you squeeze away my ingredients?"

Yang Yanzhang said calmly: "After all, this rice is made for everyone to eat together. If it only suits the Queen Mother's taste, over time, the Queen Mother will not be afraid of others smashing pots and bowls, and will she set up a separate stove?"

"Establish another stove? Who dares? You??" This sensitive question immediately affected Wu Zetian's nerves, and she yelled angrily at that time.

"The Queen Mother is too fond of Xiaguan! Since the Queen Mother said that Xiaguan is water, how can water make a stove? What Xiaguan means is that hundreds of civil and military officials stand in the court. In the final analysis, serving the country and the people is only one of them. It’s all about eating.”

"People like Xue Huaiyi have become a pain in everyone's throat. By impeaching him, he is actually helping the Queen Mother solve hidden dangers. Shengming, the Queen Mother, must not want to be on the opposite side of the officials, right?"

"Huh, what do you mean? It's not enough to impeach Xue Huaiyi. Do you want to impeach others?"

"As a censor, I have to do this!"

Wu Zetian was furious: "I use Xue Huaiyi just to stabilize the situation. Do you know what kind of chaos the court will be without Xue Huaiyi? Will those civil and military ministers be willing to be controlled by a female figure in this palace?"

I didn't expect Wu Zetian to say these words. To be fair, these words have a bit of a "heart-to-heart" meaning, rather than purely using power to suppress others.

Yang Yanzhang then looked solemn and said something sincere: "Xu Jingye was defeated, not even one of the Li kings was left alive, and the Queen Mother's situation was established. How could there be any reason to continue to reuse Xue Huaiyi and others? Back then, Taizong relied on fierce generals to conquer the world. , but when it comes time to rule the world, everyone has changed!"

"If the Queen Mother does not cultivate benevolence now, she will be unpopular. If things continue like this, how can she ever sit back and relax?"

Wu Zetian was shocked when she heard this, because Yang Yanzhang's words were extremely explicit and clearly meant to help her go further!
"Yang Yanzhang, you are really a person! How dare you say such a thing?" Wu Zetian calmed down, a little unbelievable.

Yang Yanzhang observed his words and responded with righteousness: "There have been endless wars in the past few years. For the sake of the people of the world and the stability of the government, even though I am just a small supervisory censor, I am willing to risk my life to make suggestions and do my best!"

(End of this chapter)