Tibet

Emperor Li Heng stared at the roof for a long time, then slowly said: "There are actually three Li Fuguo!"

Queen Zhang was stunned, "What do you mean?"

"Being the prime minister in the imperial court is his substitute, and the one who greets me is also his substitute!"

"What?"

Empress Zhang took a breath of air and said, "I never know this."

"Li Fuguo really had smallpox, and his face was covered with black spots. He didn't dare to see anyone, and he had to wear a mask when he saw me."

Empress Zhang felt panicked. The Li Fuguo she was dealing with was dark and thin, but had no black spots on his face. Was the Li Fuguo she was dealing with fake in the past few years?

"Is his substitute also a eunuch?"

"Yes! He found it several years ago."

"Then where is his true identity?"

Li Heng sighed, "I don't know either!"

After a moment of labored breathing, Li Heng said in a low voice: "I am afraid that you will launch a coup, so I want to remind you that the three Li Fuguo will only have potholes and pockmarks on their faces!"

Queen Zhang was still frightened, "Thanks to your Majesty for reminding me, I have never seen the real Li Fuguo."

"He lives in the dark like a mouse. You must be sure to kill him before you kill him."

After saying this, Li Heng slowly closed his eyes again. Saying these words made him very tired and felt like his energy was exhausted.

He has actually run out of energy and is now relying on medicine to maintain a little energy and vitality. Once the medicine loses its effect, it will be his end.

Unless it was the life-saving pill that Lie Feng had spent decades preparing, but it was no longer available, and Li Ye would not give him the last dozen or so pills he had left.

Now the effect of the medicine is not as good as it was at the beginning, which means that the effect of the medicine is slowly fading. This is also the reason why the imperial doctor does not want to talk more about the condition.

Seeing that her husband had fallen asleep again, Empress Zhang stood up and gave some instructions to the maid. She walked out of the ward. At this time, a maid saluted and said, "Mr. Li, please see your empress!"

Queen Zhang's heart trembled. As soon as she mentioned Li Fuguo, Li Fuguo came.

She thought about it and said: "Let him wait in the outer hall, I will be here soon!"

Although Queen Zhang's governance was in a mess, she was not bad at palace fighting. She was ambitious, skillful and scheming. She slowly calmed down her mood, regained her usual numb expression, and walked towards the outer palace surrounded by a group of palace maids.

Li Fuguo was restless in the outer hall. He had a proposal to merge the Meihua Guard and the Jinwu Guard. There were currently 30,000 Meihua Guards and 15,000 Jinwu Guards. If they merged the two, and then recruited several thousand more people, then he would control Their army numbered fifty thousand,

He knew that the emperor would not agree to this request, and neither would the Zhengshitang. If Empress Zhang agreed and used the Queen Mother's opinions to pressure the Zhengshitang, maybe the Zhengshitang would have to agree.

At this time, there was a sound of ringing, and Queen Zhang came out surrounded by a large group of palace ladies.

Li Fuguo hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Old slave, see your empress!"

Empress Zhang took a careful look at the Li Fuguo in front of her. It was the Li Fuguo she dealt with every day. Although his skin was dark and thin, his face was not pockmarked. Empress Zhang understood clearly that this was a stand-in, a fake Li Fuguo.

Empress Zhang asked calmly: "Does Mr. Li have something urgent to do with me?"

"Reporting to the Queen, today is the Shangyuan Festival. The Plum Blossom Guards are responsible for guarding the safety of the Shangyuan Festival, but the Jinwu Guards are also responsible for maintaining order in the city. This results in two armies doing the same thing in one area. The veteran believes that this aspect It is a waste of precious military resources. On the other hand, it will also lead to conflicts between the Meihua Guard and the Jinwu Guard. Therefore, the veteran has thought twice and suggested merging the Meihua Guard and the Jinwu Guard. This is my proposal!"

He presented a proposal, and Queen Zhang took it and nodded, then asked, "What are the opinions of the other prime ministers?"

"I haven't discussed it with them yet. If the empress agrees with this plan in principle, I will discuss it with them, improve the plan, and finally vote it through."

"Okay! Let me read the memorial before we talk."

"I don't want to disturb my wife's rest. I will leave!"

After bowing, Li Fuguo walked away slowly. Empress Zhang kept watching Li Fuguo go away. She suddenly discovered something was wrong. This was Li Fuguo who was the prime minister, and there was also Li Fuguo who was the general manager. His left leg was slightly lame. Sure enough, they are two different people. Although they look very similar, if you look closely, you can still find differences.

Empress Zhang looked at the memorial in her hand again, and couldn't help but snorted coldly. With the Plum Blossom Guard in her hand, and staring at the Jinwu Guard, she was so greedy, how could she let him succeed?

In a hidden courtyard in the palace, Li Fuguo was bending down and reporting the entire process of meeting the Queen with a flattering look on his face.

After a while, a feminine voice came from the room, "Did you tell her about the seven edicts?"

"The slave saw that she was absent-minded, so he decided to talk about it next time."

"Why is she absent-minded?" the feminine voice asked again.

"I guess it's because of His Majesty's health. It seems that His Majesty just woke up."

"What did the Holy One say to her when she woke up?"

"I don't know!"

"You bastard, what did our family say? We must monitor what the emperor says every time he wakes up?"

"Reporting to the master, this servant has specially arranged it, but Queen Zhang is very cunning. Since the incident with King Peng, she has kicked everyone out every time and asked Pei Min to guard the door. Eavesdropping is impossible."

"Useless idiot!"

The person inside cursed fiercely, was silent for a moment and then said: "Go and tell Empress Zhang that the emperor has issued seven succession edicts, and his son is only one of them. Without our support, his son will not be able to ascend the throne."

"Slave understands, I will go find her right away."

"never mind!"

The person in the room sighed, "I'll talk to her personally! She may have guessed your identity."

An hour later, Queen Zhang and several confidants came to an abandoned small hall. This hall was originally called Fengyi Hall. It was once the place where Wu Zetian reviewed memorials in the palace. Now it has been completely abandoned.

The lights were on in the main hall, but there was no one there, which seemed a bit strange. A curtain hung in the middle of the main hall, and there was a faint figure on the curtain.

"Queen, please sit down, we don't mean any harm!" The voice behind the curtain was very feminine.

Empress Zhang sneered, walked forward slowly and said, "So, you are the real Li Fuguo!"

"Our family is the one, please sit down, Madam!"

Queen Zhang did not sit down, she continued to ask: "How do you prove that you are true?"

Behind the scenes, Li Fuguo said slowly: "In the fifth year of Tianbao, when the empress met the emperor for the first time, a small stone got into her shoe and her foot was diaphragmatic. It was our family who took off her shoes and shook off the small stone. My wife asked me what our family’s name was, and I said it was Li Fuguo. Do you still remember it?”

"Yes! I remember, then you are Li Fuguo."

Empress Zhang believed the person opposite her. Only the real Li Fuguo remembered that little thing.

Li Fuguo added: "I'm very sorry, Madam. Later, our family got smallpox and almost died. After recovering from the illness, our faces were covered with black spots and we couldn't see anyone. Emperor Meng never gave up and asked our family to advise him."

Empress Zhang said calmly: "Li Xiangguo and Manager Li are both your substitutes?"

Li Fuguo admitted frankly, "Yes, the current situation is strange and murderous. Our family has too many enemies and we have to be on guard. However, our family needs to show sincerity in cooperating with the queen!"

Queen Zhang sneered, "Does our previous cooperation not count?"