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Chapter 237: The Shadow of Li's Old Officials

In Luoyang, Xiao Qingfang told Wu Zetian everything that happened during the day, and Wu Zetian fell ill as expected.

She sat on the dragon bed. The temperature in the Linding Hall had dropped several degrees. The palace maids and eunuchs had already left, and the eunuchs had also tactfully left.

"In other words, if the rebels want to rebel against me, the Iron Hand Group will also get involved. Is that right?"

"Your Majesty, I am not sure who the Iron Hands are targeting, because the shadow of the Inner Guard said that the Iron Hands were just sneaking around in the mountains and forests at first, and then they started a war with the Inner Guard."

"So they still want to rebel against me. There are too many pigs, dogs, and maggots in this world. Am I not good to them? Why do they do this?"

"His Majesty……"

"I'm very angry. The Iron Hand Group was almost wiped out once upon a time, and now they dare to jump out... Qingfang, tell me, if there is no one fanning the flames from behind, will they jump out?" Wu Zetian gasped, with veins bulging on her forehead.

"Your Majesty..." Xiao Qingfang knelt on one knee, looking at the ground, "I guess that the purpose of the Iron Hand Group's arrival does not seem to be our internal guards, but they ran into us. They are all killers who are paid to do the job, and they must be here to kill their target."

"Who do you think they're targeting?"

"I have a guess, but I'm not sure if it's true, so I want to wait a while. After all, the Iron Hand Group will try again after their failure. As long as they try to assassinate Li Cunxi again, I will be able to determine who hired this group of people."

As soon as Xiao Qingfang finished speaking, she immediately realized that she had said something wrong, and quickly changed her words:

"Your Majesty, they may not be trying to assassinate Li Cunxi, but..."

Wu Zetian lying on the dragon bed shook her head and her complexion looked better.

"Qingfang, how could I not know something that even you know? I also know that you not only guessed that the person they wanted to assassinate was Li Cunxi, but you also guessed who hired them."

"I...I dare not speak rashly. After all, I, Lord Wu, and other soldiers were present at the scene."

"Don't deceive yourself. Why don't you tell the truth? You are my trusted and beloved general. I won't just find a reason to kill you." Wu Zetian sighed leisurely, "I know, you guessed it was Li Lingyue, right?"

"I... do have this intention." Xiao Qingfang was completely defeated. He lowered his head and prepared to listen to Wu Zetian's speech.

"Stand up, you did nothing wrong, why are you kneeling? Sigh... With Li Lingyue's brain, she would never think of asking the Iron Hand Group to assassinate Li Cunxi. I'm afraid there are other people behind Li Lingyue."

Wu Zetian stood up and walked around the Linde Hall.

Xiao Qingfang, who had just stood up, hurriedly followed and accompanied Wu Zetian from behind.

"Alas, I am afraid that in the end, the investigation of this case will not only lead to Li Lingyue, but also to some of Li's former officials."

"Your Majesty, how could those former ministers of the Li family not know that Li Cunxi is the heir of the Li family? How could they secretly help Princess Taiping? Isn't this digging a grave for the heir of the Li family?"

"You're right. They hired someone to kill Li Cunxi to dig a grave for the descendants of the Li family, but they themselves may not know it." Wu Zetian's eyes rarely showed a melancholy look. "They only know that Li Cunxi is now Wu Chengsi's favorite student, the next Di Huaiying of mine, and an obstacle to their restoration of the Li family's kingdom, hehe."

"Your Majesty, Lord Li is loyal!"

"Of course I know that Li Cunxi is loyal. I have heard you talk about his debate with the rebels who resisted me in Fuyi Manor. That bunch of old guys have lived in vain for so many years, and they can't see things as clearly as a child like Li Cunxi. Li Cunxi's 'Theory of the World' is really good. I am his king and he is my subject. But I think there is something wrong with the sentence 'The world is not just the world of one family, but the world of all people'."

Wu Zetian stopped and sighed.

"Li Cunxi is a vengeful person. After he was assassinated, if he didn't try his best to dig deeper, he would be unworthy of his own life. If he tried his best to dig deeper, he would be doomed to confront Li's old ministers."

"Your Majesty, there is also a possibility that Li Cunxi failed to dig up the heads of Li's old ministers."

"Li Cunxi can't get the upper hand on Li's old ministers? Haha, I won't think about it that way. Even if he can't get the upper hand on Li's old ministers, there will be people who guess the truth and help him get the upper hand on Li's old ministers... There will always be people who want to stir up trouble."

"If one day Li Cunxi really finds out that Li's old ministers are responsible, Your Majesty..."

Wu Zetian suddenly smiled and said, "If one day Li Cunxi really finds the clues of this case to Li's old ministers, I will have no choice but to sacrifice the car to save the king."

"What does your majesty mean?"

"There are a few people I really don't like."

The struggle between Li's old ministers and Wu Zetian lasted for many years. They were determined to restore the Li Tang dynasty and let Wu Zetian return the throne to Crown Prince Li Xian.

However, since Wu Zetian had already taken away such a vast empire, how could she give it back so easily?

Thus, a protracted battle for the throne began in the year Li Xian was deposed.

After Wu Zetian became emperor, in order to appease this group of old ministers, she had no choice but to promote them and keep them in the court, and most of them had already reached high positions.

But even so, these high-ranking officials never thought of helping Wu Zetian even once. They have always openly opposed Wu Zetian, fearing that the world would not be in chaos.

When the rebels were plotting rebellion this time, these old ministers were behind Princess Taiping.

"Qingfang, I prefer the future to the present. I am only sixty-seven years old and have many years to live. Li Cunxi is only thirteen years old, but he has already shown amazing talent and terrifying abilities."

"Besides, the forces behind Li Cunxi are complicated and intricate. If used well, they will all be my help. If I were to place a bet, it would be Li Cunxi."

"And what you have to do is to help me protect Li Cunxi. You are my last weapon, you must protect him. If anything happens to Li Cunxi, you must arrest Li Lingyue and interrogate her strictly. Whoever was behind her rebellion will be exterminated."

Wu Zetian's eyes were fierce, with a hint of murderous intent between her brows, and a terrifying aura quietly unfolded.

Xiao Qingfang knelt on the ground involuntarily, bowed his head and said: "I am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, and I will not refuse!"

"I don't want you to risk your life. I just want you to protect Li Cunxi. If even you can't protect Li Cunxi, I really can't guess who in this world can protect him."

"Your Majesty, I obey your command! I will definitely protect Li Cunxi and will not let him get hurt!"

"Okay, you rush to Yongchang County overnight and escort Li Cunxi to Luoyang."

"I'll do it now!"