During the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, there was a border mountain between Wu and Chu. On this side of the mountain, there was a village girl from Wu. On the other side of the mountain, there was a village girl from Chu. One day, they went up the mountain to pick mulberry leaves. They quarreled over a mulberry tree. The girl from Wu scratched the girl from Chu. The girl from Chu gave the girl from Wu a slap.
The two girls returned home and wept to tell their father and brother. Their father and brother picked up their sticks and went up the mountain. The two families had a fight. The villagers had lived here for generations. They were either relatives or friends. How could they sit back and watch? Thus, a fight broke out between the two villages. The fight soon turned into a fight between two border cities. Thus, the two countries went to war …
Princess Taiping's method was more or less like this. She used a little trick and successfully provoked a fight between the Zhang family and the Wu family. It became a fight between the masters of the Zhang family and the masters of the Wu family. Now that the Wu family was so arrogant, the one who suffered was the Zhang family.
The Wu family was unreasonable. They went to the Zhang family and scolded the mistress of the Zhang family, Zang Shi. Zang Shi was so angry that she couldn't eat for two days. She said that her husband died early and her son was useless. She wanted to hang herself. Zang Shi's son, Zhang Changzong, was a filial son. He saw it and hated it. But he couldn't help his mother.
At this time, Princess Taiping 'accidentally' heard about it. She respected Prime Minister Zhang Xingcheng, who had assisted her father and grandfather. Thus, she came out to mediate and settle the matter.
Zhang Changzong was grateful. He and his mother, Zang Shi, brought gifts to pay their respects. They talked happily and started to visit each other frequently. Zang Shi wanted Princess Taiping to help her son. She often brought her son to the Princess's mansion. One day, Princess Taiping wanted to go to the palace to play cuju. She heard that Zhang Changzong also knew cuju, so she invited him to the palace.
As a son of an aristocratic family, Zhang Changzong had never encountered any difficulties since he was a child. Only this time, when he fought with the Wu family, he began to realize that it was not enough to protect his family with the protection of his ancestors. Because of this sense of crisis, he took the initiative to curry favor with Princess Taiping. Naturally, he agreed to her invitation. Therefore, he followed Princess Taiping into the palace.
After entering the palace, Princess Taiping naturally had a way to let the Mother Empress see him. After that, it was not her business anymore. Wu Zetian was never willing to show her old age in front of the court officials, and she was never willing to show that she was not a respectable elder in front of her children. Princess Taiping naturally knew how to protect Wu Zetian's dignity as a mother. She just thought of a way to let the Queen Mother see Zhang Changzong, and then went to chat with Shangguan Wan'er.
In the beginning, the noble princess had wanted to recommend Yang Fan to be Princess Taiping's gigolo. She also wanted to train him in the manners and etiquette he should have in front of noble people, so that Princess Taiping would not despise him. Zhang Changzong, on the other hand, did not need these preparations. He came from a prestigious family and was proficient in poetry, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
Most of the time, the older the man, the more he liked innocent girls. Because they had the youthful energy that moved him the most. To Wu Zetian, who dreamed of staying young forever, it was probably the same. This handsome young man with red lips and white teeth was like a magnet that deeply attracted her the moment she laid eyes on him …
Even though Wu Zetian was a little older, even though she was not wrinkled and her well-maintained skin was wrinkled and loose, she had a powerful charm that no other woman in the world had: the supreme power and the supreme status.
For Zhang Changzong, who had realized how important power was, the empress's power and status were the strongest aphrodisiac. Almost without hesitation, he threw himself into the arms of Wu Zetian …
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When Princess Taiping took the first step to influence the inner palace, Yang Fan, who had just gained a foothold in the Ministry of Justice, was holding a banquet in the "Golden Hairpin Drunken". Today, he booked the entire "Golden Hairpin Drunken" and invited Xue Huaiyi and Wu Sansi. He wanted to expand his influence and build his network. These two people would be a great help to him.
In the "Drunken Golden Hairpin", the youthful and beautiful Hu Ji waved their arms and waists to the exotic and cheerful dance music on the stage. Their plump buttocks and slender thighs formed exaggerated curves, and the snow-white skin on their waists was very attractive.
Hong One, Hong Six, and the other monks shouted and looked like they were drooling. Someone slipped off the stage under the pretext of being drunk. When the exotic beauty danced to the edge of the stage, he wanted to sneak an attack on her smooth skin. The beauty giggled and danced away. As long as they didn't go too far, Xue Huaiyi couldn't be bothered with them. He just drank with Yang Fan and Wu Sansi.
Wu Sansi was now in charge of the construction of "Dubhe", Sanyang Palace, and Xingtai Palace. He was at the peak of his success. With Yang Fan's careful company, he was even more excited to drink. At this moment, a clear shout suddenly sounded in the air. A figure suddenly jumped down from the roof beam. A sword flashed coldly and stabbed straight at Xue Huaiyi's chest.
Xue Huaiyi cried out in surprise. His body slanted and slid behind Wu Sansi. The assassin's sword changed direction and with a whoosh, it stabbed at Wu Sansi's neck. It seemed that these two people were the assassin's targets. Wu Sansi had lived like a prince for a long time, but he wasn't as nimble as Xue Huaiyi. He stood there in a daze.
Those monks who were staring at Hu Ji's pink and curved jade buttocks on the stage turned their heads to see, they were all shocked. Seeing this sword wrapped in a cold murderous aura, in an instant it tore through the void and arrived in front of Wu Sansi, Yang Fan suddenly threw his wine cup backhandedly, 'shua' it flew out to meet the tip of that long sword.
The wine flew in a rainbow arc in the air. When the fine porcelain wine cup came into contact with the tip of the sword, it was shaken into powder. It was like a white mist suddenly splashed. The tip of the sword pierced through the white mist and continued to stab at Wu Sansi like a bolt of lightning breaking through the fog.
"Bang!"
Yang Fan lifted the short table in front of him. Although the short table was not big, it was still three feet square. The cups and plates on the table spilled all over the floor. The table whistled towards the sharp sword, and the faint sound of wind and thunder could be heard. One could see the strength of this throw.
"Cha!"
The tip of the sword pierced three inches through the table. The sharp sword was first hit by the wine cup and then by the table. It finally lost its invincible aura. The assassin's attack was only slightly hindered. Yang Fan roared and grabbed the table leg in front of Xue Huaiyi, using it as a weapon. At the same time, he shouted, "Catch the assassin!"
The assassin's figure stopped and was blocked by Yang Fan. At this moment, everyone could clearly see her appearance. This assassin was wearing a greenish-gray robe. Although she had a face cloth covering her mouth and nose, and a green handkerchief on her head, it was obvious that she was a woman!
The female assassin threw off the short table that was pierced through the sword. With a flick of her wrist, three dazzling sword flowers appeared. Only the sound of metal clanging could be heard. In that instant, it was unknown how many times she had stabbed. Yang Fan's hands were holding the two legs of the short table. He flipped, horizontally, lifted, and sank it. It was as if he was holding a large shield, blocking all of the countless stabs.
At this moment, Xue Huaiyi's ruffian disciples and Wu Sansi's guards finally reacted. They screamed and grabbed everything that could be used as weapons and surrounded the assassin. Seeing that the situation was not good, the female assassin immediately escaped. Her movements were extremely fast and her martial arts were brilliant. Although the guards and monks had the advantage in numbers, they were unable to surround her and she successfully escaped.
Yang Fan couldn't catch up to her, and he was afraid that there would be other assassins as well. He retreated to Wu Sansi's side and turned around to ask, "Is His Highness alright?"
Everything that had happened just now seemed complicated, but it actually happened in an instant. Wu Sansi didn't have any time to react from the moment he was almost killed to the moment the assassin left. Only now did he jump up in shock. When he recalled the might of that sword, his heart began to pound wildly, and cold sweat began to drip down his forehead.
When Xue Huaiyi saw that the assassin had left, he rushed out from behind Wu Sansi and asked with concern, "How is His Highness? Did she injure you?"
Without waiting for Wu Sansi's reply, he turned around and puffed out his chest. "Brazen madman! You're completely lawless! You actually dared to assassinate me and King Liang in broad daylight! If I wasn't nimble and skilled in martial arts, I would have been killed by her! "
Monk Xue had used Wu Sansi as a meat shield just now, so Wu Sansi was naturally furious. Normally, he wouldn't dare to give Xue Huaiyi any face, but this time, he had just returned from the gates of hell, and his mind had yet to calm down, so he couldn't care so much. He fiercely pushed Xue Huaiyi away and gratefully looked at Yang Fan, saying angrily, "This person is so bold, he actually dares to assassinate this king!"
Xue Huaiyi was startled. "I have always been aloof from worldly affairs. I was only implicated by His Highness. His Highness, did you offend someone outside? Hmm, judging from the assassin's accent and figure, she should be a woman, and a young one at that. Could it be that His Highness has gotten himself involved in some romantic affairs? "
Wu Sansi was furious. He thought, I'm a dignified His Highness! What kind of woman can I not get? Why would I need to do such lowly things? He snorted and ignored this idiot. Yang Fan slowly said, "When this lowly official was fighting with that assassin just now, I smelled a faint fragrance."
Xue Huaiyi said, "She's a woman. Of course there's a fragrance on her."
Yang Fan said, "No! That's sandalwood! "
Wu Sansi's eyes flickered. He knew that there was a hidden meaning in Yang Fan's words. He quickly asked, "What Yang Langzhong means is …"
Yang Fan said, "Since this person is in disguise, she must not want anyone to recognize her appearance. Moreover, he would not normally wear that set of martial arts attire. Therefore, this person has a faint sandalwood fragrance on her. It must be because she often stays in places that are filled with the smell of sandalwood. That's why the fragrance can still be emitted even after she changed her clothes. "
Wu Sansi's eyes sharpened. "You're saying that this woman is a nun?"
Yang Fan said, "Or a layman who cultivates in a Daoist temple."
Xue Huaiyi puffed out his chest and said in a loud voice, "I've already said that none of the Daoist priests in this world are good people!"
Wu Sansi said, "That person's face is covered. I can't see if she has any hair, so she might be a nun!"
Xue Huaiyi said, "I don't care if she's a nun or a Daoist priest. We must catch her!"
Wu Sansi ignored him. He glared at the useless guards and shouted, "Have you sent someone to inform Luoyang Prefecture?"
Xue Huaiyi pointed at Yang Fan and said, "Isn't this disciple of mine an official who specializes in catching thieves? Disciple, you must help Master catch this assassin!"
Yang Fan quickly bowed and said, "Although this matter is the responsibility of Luoyang Prefecture, but … since it involves Master and Your Highness, Yang Fan will not shirk his duty!"
After they finished singing, a mysterious smile flashed across the eyes of the master and disciple at the same time.
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