Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1167
Today when the monarch and ministers talked, Li Qinzai was careful. From the beginning of paying attention to etiquette, to the later asking to cut the title, Li Qinzai was testing Li Zhi's attitude.

After the unusual wind direction appeared in the court, Li Qinzai was no longer sure what kind of thoughts Li Zhi had for the Li family.

The word "friend" is so insignificant in front of Jiangshan Sheji. No matter how deep a friend is, when he threatens the country passed down from his ancestors, Li Qinzai does not know what choice Li Zhi will make.

However, Li Qinzai observed Li Zhi's expression at this moment, and found that he was the same as usual, he still looked carefree, and he could distinguish right from wrong and clear-headed.

Li Qinzai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as if...he didn't lose this friend.

Li Zhi's expression was very sincere, he clearly analyzed the right and wrong of the Goguryeo battlefield, he knew very well what should be punished, what could be forgiven, who was innocent and who was guilty.

A smile gradually appeared in Li Qinzai's eyes.

Li Zhi is an emperor who has been smeared and underestimated by history books. His achievements and vision are not inferior to his father.

At least in Li Qinzai's eyes, Li Zhi should be called "Heavenly Khan".

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, only when Li Zhi was in power, the national power and territory of the Tang Dynasty reached its peak.

The later Kaiyuan prosperity is actually just the shadow of the predecessors. Under the rule of Li Shimin and Li Zhi, two generations of emperors, the national power has laid a very solid foundation. The later Kaiyuan prosperity is just the inevitable result of success.

Today's Tang Dynasty is a very simple and pure era. In this simple environment, right is right, wrong is wrong, there is no crime of desire, and there is no overlooking from the moral high ground.

After roughly understanding Li Zhi's attitude, Li Qinzai still tentatively said: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of rumors in the court, and I am a little worried..."

Li Zhi glanced at him: "What are you worried about?"

"Your Majesty is a wise and wise lord who distinguishes loyalty from traitors, but the courtiers will still think that my Li family is too sharp. I just asked to cut the title just now for His Majesty's sake, and I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty can ignore one or two slanders, but if thousands of people slander with one voice, can your Majesty not take it seriously? Instead of making a scene that was unseemly at that time, I would rather ask for a retreat now..."

Li Zhi raised his eyes to glance at him, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Jingchu, you are really..." Li Zhi laughed.

After laughing for a while, Li Zhicai stopped, and his expression gradually became serious: "If Jingchu is worried that I will be jealous of the hero, and that you are the master of the Li family, there is no need for it."

"I'm not so narrow-minded. The three generations of the Li family are all loyal ministers, especially you. Do you remember Jingchu? Back then, you saved my life, bleeding from the tip of your ear, and dragged me back from the gate of hell. Later, you told me Using shredded ginkgo leaves to soak in water, my old disease has not been committed for many years."

"Your grandfather was the mainstay of our Tang Dynasty, and his loyalty has been proven by my father. Most of the 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion are dead now, and the rest are old. Yinggong is also old. If I If you guess correctly, the battle of Goguryeo should be the last battle of Duke Ying's life, right?"

"Back then, Duke Ying was seriously injured when he fell off his horse in Goguryeo. When the news reached Chang'an, I didn't order a change of commander. I just wanted to make Duke Ying the last battle in his life, and hoped that he would have a happy ending."

Li Zhi sighed: "A dying old man, a benefactor who saved my life, a family of loyal ministers who have made countless contributions to the country, if I still suspect such a family, and fear the master who has made great achievements, I will be with those What's the difference between a mean and ungrateful fool?"

"Jingchu, you misunderstood me. I rule the world by being broad-minded and able to accommodate all things. I also rely on knowing people well and being trustworthy in employing them. If even you, the Li family, would be suspicious of whether you are loyal or not, you are full of civil and military affairs. Is there anyone I can use?"

Li Qinzai was moved when he heard this, and hurriedly stood up and bowed: "My lord, thank you for your trust. The Li family has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty for generations, and will never change."

Li Zhi said with a half-smile: "Do you still want to test me? If you don't want to test, sit down and say a few words."

"The minister was presumptuous just now, and the minister is guilty."

"You are really presumptuous, and thanks to you, someone else has changed, and now I have fulfilled his wish and removed him from office." Li Zhi twitched his lips, and suddenly opened his eyes wide: "Hey, No, how can you stand up? It seems that you entered the hall by yourself just now?"

Li Qinzai was speechless, how long is your reflex arc...

"I suffered an internal injury, not a leg. When I returned to Tang Dynasty, I could stand and walk."

"But you use a wheelchair..."

"Oh, I think it's very temperamental to use a wheelchair. From ancient times to the present, all the powerful people are sitting in wheelchairs, shaking goose feather fans, such as Prime Minister Zhuge of the Three Kingdoms. I am very fascinated..."

Li Zhi was stunned for a while, then pointed at him: "You bastard really..."

Li Qinzai sat down, and only then did he have an appetite, so he picked up the silver chopsticks and started holding vegetables.

Li Zhi said slowly: "Jing Chu doesn't have to pay attention to those unpleasant voices in the court. I have the final say on the loyalty and treachery of the courtiers. If anyone tries to implicate Duke Ying with the desertion, I will remember them and settle the score later."

After a pause, Li Zhi suddenly said again: "Chang'an City has been a bit uneasy recently, Jing Chu is also confused, right?"

Li Qinzai was taken aback for a moment, and then quickly understood what he was talking about. The matter of establishing a crown prince was very sensitive, but Li Zhi chatted with him without any scruples, obviously he really regarded him as a confidant.

So Li Qinzai put down his silver chopsticks and said, "If your majesty is referring to the fight for storage... yes, I have been very troubled recently, and I plan to take the students back to Ganjingzhuang tomorrow for a while."

Grief flashed in Li Zhi's eyes, and he said sadly: "The prince has been sick since he was a child. This year, I have devoted all my energy to the battle of the Eastern Expedition. The prince supervised the country and assisted me in handling the government affairs. I didn't expect him to be exhausted."

Li Qinzai said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I went to the East Palace yesterday to see His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness was lying on the sickbed very haggard, it seems..."

Li Zhi said sadly: "The imperial doctor said that the crown prince's time is not long."

Li Qinzai didn't know how to comfort him. Li Hong, the prince, has a very good reputation in the court and the public. Both Li Zhi and the courtiers are very satisfied with this prince. , Can inherit the Datong.

Such a prince, who can be said to be basically perfect, did not live long, which was a great blow to Li Zhi and the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, let's do our best and seek more famous doctors to treat His Highness, maybe..."

Li Qinzai couldn't continue, he didn't know what to say.

Jin Dayan suddenly thought of Jin Dayan, although she is Beibang, but her medical skills are indeed excellent, but Jin Dayan is still in Goguryeo, following Li Ji's battle, even if an order is issued to recall her to Chang'an urgently, it will be too late.

(End of this chapter)