That night, Wu Zetian couldn't sleep all night.

Her sleep quality has always been very good, but she has always been in a dream tonight.

In my mind, a weak back would appear involuntarily on the tombstone, and my body was covered with blood.

After finally falling asleep, she dreamed of going back more than ten years ago.

She dreamed of the last emperor, namely Gaozong Li Zhi, Cheng Wuting, Pei Yan, and many people she was almost about to forget. Yang Chenglie was also one of them. To be honest, Wu Zetian’s impression of Yang Chenglie was not very clear. The reason why she could remember Yang Chenglie was more because of his words, “If you die, you can’t eat wine.”

However, Wu Zetian was deeply impressed by Yang Chenglie's wife.

He was a lovely man like an elf, and he couldn't help but have a beautiful appearance, and his talent surprised Wu Zetian.

I still remember that after meeting Mrs. Zheng, she once said to people around her: If Mrs. Zheng is a man, even if he cannot become a general and a prime minister in the future, he will become a famous scholar in Beijing.

Unfortunately, after meeting that time, she never saw Zheng Sanniang again.

More than ten years passed in a flash, and Wu Zetian had forgotten Zheng Sanniang, but she didn't expect that she would come to her mind again tonight.

It is hard to say clearly about sentiment.

When you don't care, feelings are nothing.

But when you care, your feelings become a precious memory and an unforgettable memorial.

That night, Wu Zetian tossed and turned until dawn.

The next day, Wu Zetian felt bad.

Anyone who is familiar with her can feel the cold air emitted from Wu Zetian.

At this time, even Di Renjie dared not speak casually. Everyone at the entire court meeting was frightened.

After the court meeting, Wu Zetian returned to Shangyang Palace and climbed to the Bari Tower.

It has entered late spring, and after a drizzle in the early morning, the peaches and apricots are withered, and the eyes are full of crimson pink and white.

The sun shines on your body, making you feel very comfortable.

But Wu Zetian felt a little uncomfortable, sitting behind the desk, unsteady and did not know what he was thinking.

"Report to everyone, Mr. Di is asking for a meeting."

Outside the door, the eunuch came to report.

Although he was not very comfortable, he heard that it was Di Renjie asking for an interview. Wu Zetian still cheered up and said in a deep voice: "I'm welcome to the elder of the country."

After a while, footsteps came from outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, Di Renjie walked in from outside and bowed in front of the desk.

"Die Renjie greets everyone."

"Huaiying, there are only you and me here, so you and I don't need to be polite."

After Wu Zetian said that, she glanced at Di Renjie.

This handsome man with a beautiful beard in memory is now full of white hair. His body is slightly hunched, and his old age state suddenly makes Wu Zetian feel a different feeling.

This feeling has nothing to do with love between men and women, but more of a kind of memorial to the past when people reach old age.

Di Renjie was six years younger than Wu Zetian and was born in the fourth year of Zhenguan. In his early years, he was recommended by Yan Liben to serve as the law chief of the Bingzhou Governor's Office. Later, he became the Minister of Dali Temple. Within one year, he ruled a large number of backlog cases involving more than 17,000 people, but none of them called for justice. It was from that time that Wu Zetian learned about Di Renjie.

In the second year of Chuigong, Di Renjie was appointed as the governor of Ningzhou and had outstanding political achievements.

At that time, the Censor Guo Han reported in his memorial: As soon as I entered Ningzhou, I knew that Di Renjie was a good official.

Therefore, Di Renjie was appointed as the Minister of the Winter Officer and was officially valued by Wu Zetian.

After that, King Li Zhen of Yue raised an army. Di Renjie pleaded for nearly a thousand people and refused to sentence the death penalty, which was appreciated by Wu Zetian. Then he did not hesitate to anger Prime Minister Zhang Guangfu and killed the soldiers who harassed the people after the war, and was demoted to Sima of Luozhou. In the second year of Tianshu, Wu Zetian ascended the throne and promoted Di Renjie to the style of Luantai Pingzhang.

However, not long after, he was framed by Lai Junchen again. Although he was finally able to clear up his grievances, he was demoted to the magistrate of Pengze County...

Until the first year of Longsheng Tongtian, the Khitans rebelled.

Di Renjie was ordered to serve as the governor of Youzhou, which soon restored order to Youzhou and became the Minister of Luantai again.

How many years have passed in this flash?

Wu Zetian knew very well that Di Renjie was not loyal to her. But unlike other ministers, although he was not loyal to himself, he did his best no matter what he did. Wu Zhou's country also had his efforts as Di Renjie.

Thinking of this, Wu Zetian sighed quietly.

"Huaiying, is your illness cured?"

"Report to everyone, the old minister's illness is nothing. If you are worried, it is the old minister's fault."

"Huaiying, I said that we don't need to be stern in the court like we did in the court... You see, your hair and beard are now white and look old. To be honest, you are younger than me, but you have become so old, and I feel uncomfortable... You have to take care of yourself. There are many places where I need you in the future."

Wu Zetian's words made Di Renjie a little confused.

During the court meeting, looking at Wu Zetian's appearance, he seemed to be in a bad mood. Why did he suddenly become so sentimental?

"Everyone, the old minister is here today to discuss with you the marriage between King Liang and the prince."

"oh?"

Wu Zetian suddenly became interested, and she seemed to be much more energetic. She looked at Di Renjie and said, "Have you been to the East Palace?"

"yes."

"What did the prince say?"

"The prince has no objection to the marriage, and is even very happy."

Wu Zetian was also very happy when she heard this, and the smile on her face became more and more. The coldness she showed during the court meeting seemed to weaken a lot.

At this moment, the eunuch outside the door reported again: "Everyone, Princess Taiping is asking for a meeting."

"Why is Taiping coming? Let her in quickly."

Princess Taiping is Wu Zetian's youngest daughter, and Wu Zetian has always loved her very much.

But Di Renjie felt a sudden slap in his heart. He had a premonition that Princess Taiping seemed to have some bad intentions.

reason?

He couldn't say it, it was just an instinctive reaction.

But he could not stop Princess Taiping from meeting, and his heart suddenly became uneasy.

Thumb!

The footsteps sounded outside the house, and a gust of fragrant wind blew over, and then a beautiful woman in the palace dress floated in from outside the door.

"Hey, is Mr. Di also here?"

Princess Taiping is nearly forty years old, but she still looks like a young daughter.

Her hair is tall, her skin is tender, her facial features are delicate, and her eyebrows are vaguely like Wu Zetian when she was young.

After walking in, he greeted Di Renjie with a smile, and then made a blessing to Wu Zetian.

"Taiping has met everyone."

With a bit of naughty expression in his words, Wu Zetian was in a great mood.
Chapter completed!