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Chapter 874: The Death of Python 3

Taichu Palace.

Wu Zetian sat quietly in the imperial garden.

Her hair was already gray, and she looked in a certain direction from time to time.

That was the Caishikou in the east of Luoyang City, where Wu Sansi was about to be executed. Wu Zetian was waiting for one quarter past noon, when she would chop off Wu Sansi's head.

"Wan'er, what time is it?"

"Your Majesty, it's two quarters past noon, almost three quarters past noon."

"He's almost dead. My last remaining worry is about to be healed. Is the King of Qin still in the Council Chamber?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has been busy in the Council of State, anxiously preparing for the Northern Expedition."

"Well, then let's not disturb him. I won't wait any longer. I'm a little tired. Please help me go back and rest."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The executioner was chosen by Wu Zetian.

Originally, the brothers Li Cunxi and Li Wenzhong had the deepest hatred for Wu Sansi. Wu Zetian was initially planning to let these brothers supervise the execution, but later changed her mind and decided to forget it. Li Cunxi was about to ascend the throne, so there was no need for him to see blood.

Therefore, even Li Wenzhong did not become the executioner.

Li Cunxi had already humiliated Wu Sansi enough and was now thinking about how to defeat the tough Turks.

The Turks have been extremely powerful since the time of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, and now they have an army of over 400,000, competing with the Great Zhou.

It would be very difficult to counter Helu's army with only Wang Xiaojie's 100,000 Youwei Guards, Su Honghui's 50,000 Yingzhou Guards, and Guo Yuanzhen's Zuowu Guards.

The Left and Right Leopard Guard armies of Dunhuang and Liangzhou not only had to face the various tribes in the Western Regions, but also had to face pressure from Tubo and the Turks. Therefore, it was difficult to withdraw them. Even if the Right Dragon Guard General Daleha led his troops north, the total strength would at most be equal to that of the Turkic army.

The only Turkic general who can command an army of 200,000 is Daleha. People like Siger and Jie Britan simply do not have this ability. If they really line up for a bloody battle, Li Cunxi is confident that Wang Xiaojie will not lose. He is just afraid that someone will hold him back.

In the historical Battle of Dongxieshi Valley, Su Honghui was afraid to fight and refused to advance, which led to the death of Wang Xiaojie.

In this world, Su Honghui, with Li Cunxi's reminder, will not be afraid to fight, but he is still very worried about other people, such as whether the governors of various states who collect grain and grass will embezzle them.

Throughout history, it has been a common occurrence that soldiers on the front lines did not have enough to eat while fighting, while officials in the rear had enough to eat and even put all the food and fodder in their pockets.

In the government hall, Li Cunxi discussed with several prime ministers and decided to send someone to protect Lu Dayou as he went north, and let Lu Dayou use his status as an imperial envoy to intimidate the provincial governors of Chongzhou and nearby states, so that these people would not dare to embezzle money.

The Luozhou Governor's Office was not far from the imperial palace. After Li Cunxi sent an internal guard to take Lu Dayou into the Council of State, he was about to speak when he heard earth-shaking cheers outside the palace.

There was a moment of trance on his face, and then the corners of his mouth rose.

"It seems that Wu Sansi is going to die."

At Caishikou, several supervising officials saw that it was three quarters past noon and ordered the execution to be carried out immediately. The executioner put Wu Sansi on the guillotine, held the wine for the farewell in his mouth, sprayed a mouthful on the ghost-head knife, and then held the knife with both hands and chopped it down with force, chopping off Wu Sansi's head with one stroke.

The head rolled on the ground for dozens of times and finally landed at the feet of a general. The general looked down and spat.

"What a damn bad luck!"

"How did this bastard thief end up right under my feet?"

The general had just been appointed General of the Qianniu Guard for a short time and was not yet used to the new world. He flew up and kicked Wu Sansi's head away.

"Hey, General Zhang Lin, the man is already dead, why are you kicking his head?"

"Hurry up and have them collected and taken to the mass grave outside the city, leaving their bodies exposed in the wilderness."

Wu Chengsi stood up to stop them, and then left with several others under the protection of the inner guards.

They still had to go back to deal with government affairs. There were still many things to prepare before Li Cunxi ascended the throne, and they could not waste too much time.

Seeing that several people had run away and he was left here alone, Zhang Lin felt even more unbalanced. He spat again, glanced at the excited common people, and waved his hand to signal his soldiers to leave a hole so that the common people could use the steamed buns to dip in the blood spurting out of Wu Sansi's neck and eat it.

Soon, they arrived at the Taichu Palace, next to the Menxia Province, the Zhengshi Hall.

Li Cunxi told Lu Dayou the necessary process of this trip and told Lu Dayou what to do. He then assigned Zhang Lin, who had just returned, to protect Lu Dayou as he headed north.

Zhang Lin, who was originally a bandit leader and was recruited by the government, was naturally very reluctant to accept the task assigned to him by Li Cunxi, and his eyes were almost rolling to the sky.

"I advise you to be obedient, otherwise I will call your leader to beat your ass." Li Cunxi said lightly.

"My eldest brother?" Zhang Lin frowned. "You're bragging! I don't even know who my eldest brother is. How do you know who my eldest brother is?"

Ma Rong, who was squatting on the side, glanced at Zhang Lin and probably guessed that this was the old man from that year, so he coughed.

"Come here, let's go out and talk."

"Atai, bring me my single-handed sword later so I can teach my little brother a lesson."

Zhang Lin: (???w???)

"Who are you?"

"You'll know who I am right away."

……

A day later, Lu Dayou went north, and Zhang Lin brought 500 thousand cattle guards with him. Secretly, You Huan, the leader of the Inner Guard Palace, also brought 100 inner guards to protect Lu Dayou.

Although he would miss Li Cunxi's ascension to the throne this time, Lu Dayou still went resolutely. In order to prevent the fall of the northern border, Lu Dayou wanted to do what he thought was right.

After seeing Lu Dayou off, Li Cunxi returned to Taichu Palace and began to prepare for the next series of matters.

After Wu Zetian abdicated, she could no longer live in Taichu Palace. Li Cunxi decided to separate Taichu Palace and Shangyang Palace, and Wu Zetian lived in Shangyang Palace.

Wu Zetian refused this and asked Shangguan Wan'er to find a house near Di Mansion. She asked the palace servants to clean the house in advance and buy some furniture, preparing to move in after the abdication.

At the same time, Xu Xi, the director of the Imperial Observatory, entered the Taichu Palace with the news of "changes in the stars", saying that the celestial phenomena had changed and that the destiny was in Li Cunxi's hands.

On Mang Mountain in Luozhou, Jingkong, the abbot of Hanguang Temple, got up one night when he suddenly found a golden light shining above the Buddha's head in the temple. He hurriedly woke up a group of monks, and they searched together. Finally, they found a golden piece of paper from the top of the Buddha's head, on which was engraved "The Rise of the Tang Dynasty, King of Zezhou".

On the banks of the Luo River, a group of ladies from wealthy families who were traveling together saw one day a divine turtle appear in the river, holding up a stele.

The characters on the inscription were difficult to read, but each one glowed with gold, like a good omen.