607, Force Wu Xu to Abdicate

Not only Wu Zetian noticed Bai Gui, some court officials also looked at Bai Gui with flickering eyes, as if they were thinking something.

In the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism flourished and Taoism declined.

The prosperity of Buddhism means the prosperity of Wu family, and the decline of Taoism represents the Li Tang...power is falling into the hands of others...

It is not just a dispute between the two Taoist traditions, but also a question of who will be the emperor of Wu family or Li family.

Bai Gui is a Taoist immortal and the teacher of the late emperor Li Tai...,

This fact may be forgotten by many descendants of Li family and officials of the court, but they, the old ministers who have experienced the Zhenguan Dynasty, remember it clearly, and even have some minor friendship with Bai Gui, who was the minister in the Zhenguan Dynasty...

Now Bai Gui and Guanyin Bodhisattva are on the same level, one is a Taoist and the other is a Buddha, doesn't it mean that the Tang Dynasty has a chance to revive?

People's hearts are still with Li after all!

"Wu Xu?"

Bai Gui, standing on the lotus platform of the Buddha statue, lowered his head and said in a slightly surprised tone, "I didn't expect you to be the emperor now? Replacing Li Tang?"

Although he spoke calmly, his words were heard by the mortals and stirred up a thousand waves.

What does it mean to replace Li Tang?

Even though the dynasties have changed, the Taoist immortal in front of him is a good friend of Emperor Taizong and is close to him. He is also Li Tai's teacher and watched Li Tai grow up...

Wu Xu, or Wu Zetian, replaced Li Tang. How could this Taoist immortal not be angry?

When a common man is angry, blood splatters five steps away.

When the emperor is angry, millions of corpses are buried.

When the immortal is angry, he is born with murderous intent, and dragons and snakes rise from the land...

The descendants of Li Tang, who were four or five steps behind Wu Zetian, were secretly delighted. With this immortal as their support, their lives and property were at least guaranteed, not to mention whether they could recover the Tang Dynasty. They would not be afraid that Wu Zetian, the queen mother and grandmother, would kill them with a cup of wine.

One family was happy while the other was sad.

At the same time, the officials loyal to Wu Zetian were also shaking like sieves, fearing that the immortal's anger would affect them...

Just Bai Gui's words instantly divided the Wu Zhou court into two parties.

"I... I replaced the Tang because... because... because..."

Wu Xu opened her mouth to explain, but the words were stuck in her throat, and she stuttered for a long time but couldn't say them.

No matter how eloquent she was, she could not deceive the immortal in front of her. Saying more would be a way to death.

Therefore, she kept silent when she opened her mouth.

"I?"

Bai Gui raised his lips and said jokingly, "In this world, there are few people who dare to call themselves I in front of me, except the Emperor of Heaven and the Emperor of Man... You, Wu Xu, are just a woman who has seized power. How dare you call yourself I in front of me?"

He looked slightly angry, and pressed his restrained momentum towards Wu Xu.

The emperor is not the same as the emperor of man.

Wu Xu was only the emperor of Wu Zhou, not the emperor of the human race in the world.

Of course, this is just his excuse to find fault.

The previous emperor Li Tai was not necessarily the emperor of man. Li Shimin was the Khan of Heaven, barely enough to be the emperor of man...

The reason why he said this is because he stood on the side of Li Tang.

Not to mention the friendship between the Li Tang royal family and him, just the fact that Li Tang claimed to be the descendant of Tai Shang and respected Taoism was worth his support. No matter how good Wu Zetian was to the people, or her political achievements, as a person, an official, or an immortal, one must first know where one's butt is, and then act... ...

The slightest pressure from the immortals is not something that mortals can bear. However, Wu Xu is a Buddhist, and can still bear this slight pressure, but it is also reluctant. In less than a moment, she prostrated herself in front of the palace and kowtowed for mercy.

She did not even have the dignity of an empress in front of the ministers and the people.

It's not that Wu Xu is not good enough, but that she is too weak, but that she had already surrendered before Bai Gui, and at that time she didn't even have a bit of dignity. Although she is now wearing a dragon robe, the little achievements she has made in the mortal world are nothing in front of the immortals...

She dare not be arrogant.

The emperor is just a shepherd of the people on behalf of the gods, and it is understandable that he surrenders in front of the immortals.

"Fellow Daoist Qianyuan, a little punishment will do."

"No need to get angry..."

When Guanyin Bodhisattva saw Wu Xu begging for mercy, considering that Wu Xu now represented the face of Buddhism, she smiled, swung the willow branch, and released a magical power to relieve Bai Gui's pressure on Wu Xu.

She thought for a while, and then said: "Wu Xu has violated morality and offended the immortals. I will punish you to retreat and worship Buddha in Ziwei City for one month. After one month, pray to the sky and ask for forgiveness from God..."

The Buddhist sect has completed its expansion of power by taking advantage of the rise of Buddhism. Although the fight against Buddha failed, the general trend has not changed. Wu Zetian, this chess piece, has also reached the point of being abolished by taking advantage of the situation.

Today, she asked Bai Gui to come to Chang'an City with her. One is to let Bai Gui leave Xiniu Hezhou so as not to affect their Buddhist plan. The second is to let Bai Gui meet Wu Xu and change the situation in the mortal world again...

Of course, although the second one seems to be using Bai Gui, it is also a favor to Bai Gui.

After all, the revival of Li Tang would also benefit Bai Gui.

"Buddhist son understands."

Wu Xu, who was kneeling in front of the palace, trembled slightly when she heard this and replied.

She was reprimanded by Bai Gui at this moment, and her dignity in the court had already been lost. Let alone a month, even if she only closed her doors to worship Buddha for a day, her power might be taken away by others.

In a month, when she finished her closed-door retreat, she would probably have become the emperor.

But she didn't have the courage to refute Guanyin Bodhisattva.

She could only silently swallow this breath.

After that, Guanyin Bodhisattva and Bai Gui disappeared.

...

Over Chang'an City.

"Brother Qianyuan, in a few months, it will be the day when Li Tang will be revived again..."

"This is the method to refine the luck of the dynasty. I hope Brother Qianyuan will accept it."

Avalokitesvara handed Bai Gui a jade slip and said with a smile.

This time, she used Bai Gui to promote another change in the situation in the mortal world.

Although this matter also has some benefits for Bai Gui, it is inevitable that Bai Gui will have a grudge after this incident.

You must know that Bai Gui is not a Sun Wukong. It is not easy to deceive. There are many gullies in his heart. I am afraid that the moment he appeared in front of her and Yu Wuxu, he had some guesses about what happened today.

Therefore, giving Bai Gui the method to refine the luck of the dynasty is intended to resolve the grudges between the two today.

"I thank the Bodhisattva."

Bai Gui nodded and put the jade slip into his sleeve.

He shook his head and said, "Even if the Li Tang Dynasty is revived, it is probably difficult to restore the past."

The Bodhisattva Guanyin did not answer, but just chanted "Amitabha", and then urged the lotus platform to turn into a white light and dissipate between heaven and earth.

Ziwei City is Luo City.

Wu Zetian was reprimanded by the Bodhisattva Guanyin and asked to retreat for a month. She did not dare to delay and rushed to Ziwei City overnight, and took most of the officials of Wu Zhou with her.

As soon as the Wu Zhou forces left, Chang'an was instantly vacant.

Unlike Luo City, the people of Chang'an are more loyal to the Li Tang royal family. Many people are descendants of the soldiers of the Zhechongfu in the Taizong Dynasty, and many nobles also started their careers in the Taizong Dynasty and Gaozong Dynasty...

In the early Tang Dynasty, there was a system of soldiers in the prefectures, and the Zhechongfu led the soldiers in the prefectures, and the Zhechongfu in Guanzhong alone occupied one-third of the world. It can be said that the early Tang Dynasty dominated the world with Guanzhong. Therefore, after Wu Xu became emperor, he did not like to live in Chang'an for a long time and was used to living in Luoyang...

As soon as Wu Zetian left, Linzi Prince Li Xinglong immediately formed a group of followers, intending to overthrow Wu Zhou and revive Li Tang.

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Chang'an, Bai Mansion.

In a secret room.

After hearing the name of Linzi Prince Li Xinglong, Bai Gui shook his head, "Li Xinglong? It seems that he is Li Longji in the Journey to the West world."

Speaking of Li Longji, he still has some friendship with him.

But Li Xinglong has nothing to do with him at all.