Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons

There was only one talented woman named Wu during Emperor Taizong's reign. I think you have all guessed her identity.

Wen Jiao was a little dazed for a moment. She had the honor of meeting this unique female emperor in Chinese history, although she was just a little yellow-haired girl wearing men's clothes with her teeth just grown. In a blink of an eye, she has become a concubine in the deep palace. Time flies so fast!

When Empress Changsun heard that Concubine Wu was ill, she immediately asked with concern, "Have you seen the imperial physician? What did he say?"

A female official said, "The imperial physician said that Wu Cairen had a cold wind entering her body. She should take a few doses of medicine and rest for seven days and she will be fine."

However, one of the young talents laughed out loud and whispered, "Awu doesn't have a cold. I think she is frightened."

Everyone looked over at once, and the young talent was so frightened that she lowered her head and stopped talking. Empress Changsun frowned and said, "What is going on? Is there anyone in my palace who bullies the inferiors and kills concubines?"

The young talent waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, it was the Emperor who frightened him."

This shocked everyone. She had no choice but to explain, "Three days ago, the emperor went to the Lishan Palace to ride horses, and Ah Wu and I accompanied him. At that time, there was a fierce horse named Lion Stallion in the palace. The horse was very majestic, but its temperament was very violent. The emperor felt very sorry for it, so Ah Wu volunteered to let the emperor give the Lion Stallion to her to train."

"So many horse trainers in the palace have no solution, but she does? Besides, she dares to take over a wild horse that even my brother can't do anything with, and she's not afraid of getting hurt." Princess Yuying said disapprovingly.

Although he didn't say it, what he actually thought in his heart was: This Wu Cairen really did whatever it took to win favor, and he didn't even care about his own life.

The young talent said, "The emperor said the same thing. But Ah Wu was calm and asked the emperor to give her three things."

"What is it?" This time Empress Chang Sun was also a little curious.

Before she could say anything, Wen Jiao already knew what Wu Cairen wanted.

She wanted the whip, the hammer, and the dagger.

The first step is to whip it and punish it to blunt its edge. If it is a sensible animal, it will be submissive at this step.

The second step is to hit it with a hammer if it still won't tame, punishing its stubbornness severely. If it still has the slightest desire to live, it should surrender by now.

The third step is to kill it with a dagger if it still refuses to change. If it can survive the second step, it shows that it has a strong character and a strong will. If such a person is unwilling to be used by me, it will become a big problem. It is better to cut the grass and eliminate it completely.

The future queen's ruthless and ruthless style of killing without mercy was already evident when she was a young girl.

After listening to the young talent's narration, the whole hall fell silent for a moment. Everyone present had been exposed to the infighting in the imperial palace. Logically, they were not surprised by the so-called private methods. However, facing such a cruel heart displayed by a young girl, they still felt a chill.

"Father loves horses the most. He must be furious after hearing her words." said a princess. Wen Jiao recognized her as the little princess who had been outside Princess Yuying's palace and wanted her to accept her as a disciple to avoid marriage. She had been wandering around the palace recently. She knew she was Princess Gaoyang who had a big scandal with her cheap disciple, Monk Bianji. No one knew how she operated after that meeting, but Fang Xuanling took the initiative to write a letter to refuse the marriage on his behalf. But Li Shimin did not consider it at all, and finally issued an order to marry her to Fang Xuanling's son Fang Yiai three months ago.

The young talent stammered, "The emperor didn't scold her, but smiled and praised her for her high aspirations. Ah Wu was very happy at first, but when he came back yesterday, he heard that the emperor loved horses, and he fell ill that night."

No wonder she thought Wu Cairen was frightened. She talked about how to train horses with cruel means in front of the emperor who loved horses so much, and even proposed killing horses in the end. If she was a timid person, being frightened to death would be the least of her worries.

Empress Chang Sun frowned.

She was kind and virtuous. Even though she had conspired with her husband and personally appeared to encourage the soldiers during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, she still disliked the bloodthirsty edge shown by Wu Cairen, a little girl. But even if she disliked it, as the queen of a country, she didn't need to make things difficult for a little girl of fifteen or sixteen. She said, "Your Majesty has always been kind and generous. He would not punish a palace maid for just a few words. When you go back, you must comfort her and let her recover from her illness."

He also ordered: "Tell the Imperial Hospital to treat the child carefully and do not delay his treatment."

It's really appropriate. Wen Jiao praised in her heart, but she also knew that when Empress Zhangsun was alive, this heroic and sharp-minded military talent would never have a chance to succeed.

The ladies present could give a hundred reasons to explain why, but no one dared to speak out the real reason.

Because it is so incorrect.

This interview with the Queen's confidential secretary, which was filled with metaphysical meaning, ended in a depressing atmosphere. When Wen Jiao came out, the snow was still falling. Amid the falling white snow, Huo Linger was still in the shape of a lion, happily catching the snowflakes and rolling around in the square in front of the Lizheng Palace. Seeing this, she couldn't help but smile, and the depression in her chest disappeared. She walked up to her and touched her ears.

The princesses went back home in groups of three or four, their laughter could be heard faintly through the snow behind them.

"This Concubine Wu is so stupid. Her father loves horses but she abuses them. Her mother is so kind but she wants to kill. Just wait, she will never have the chance to show up in front of the emperor again. Who knows what will happen to her in the future." This was the laughter of Princess Gaoyang.

"She just speaks freely, but I think she is very heroic. Doesn't the emperor praise her for her ambition?" The speaker was a royal family girl. I noticed her when I went to the Lizheng Hall just now. The golden red aura on her head was as bright as clouds, not only far better than Xu Hui, but even more brilliant and peaceful than Empress Changsun.

Wen Jiao didn't know her name yet, she only knew that her father was Li Daozong, the Prince of Jiangxia. When the Prince of Jiangxia was stationed at the border and defeated Tuyuhun, she lived with the princess when he was dismissed for committing a crime. When the Prince of Jiangxia was reappointed a while ago, she followed her father back to Chang'an and became a guest of honor of Empress Changsun.

"It's true that I have ambitions, but why should a little concubine be so ambitious? I'm not going to be a minister to my father." Princess Gaoyang said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's a pity for my father. If I were born a man, I could give him an official position to gain experience."

"Having ambition, is it such a useless thing for a girl? Princess Pingyang once led an army. My father said that she was a very heroic girl when she was young, and you could tell at a glance that she had extraordinary ambitions." said the royal daughter.

Princess Gaoyang's voice was a little cold: "The world is different now. In troubled times, people are vying for supremacy. In order to make a name for themselves, they naturally do not care about anything. If my aunt were born today, she would just be a princess in the deep palace who gets married when she reaches the age like you and me... Hey, why are you crying?"