Chapter 479: The More Shrewd Emperor Li

Since the last time Li Hong came to visit after he fell ill, this is Li Zhishi who came to visit his son alone.

No matter which dynasty or generation, as long as the crown prince is not forced by the ministers, but consciously voluntarily, the relationship between the emperor and the prince must be quite good, at least quite good at first. And this point is vividly manifested in Li Zhi, who was evaluated as a benevolent gentleman by the people of the time. Although he is not a loving father in front of some children, in front of the four sons and one daughter born to him and Empress Wu, he is a very competent father, and he cares for or takes care of everything.

As the crown prince whom he personally supported and taught with one hand, Emperor Li naturally had deep hopes, so as soon as they met, he not only stopped Li Hong from getting up to salute, but also repeatedly asked for many details, until he was sure that this son's body was indeed fine, and he let out a long sigh.

"In government affairs, there is your mother, and there are prime ministers in the political hall, you can recover from your illness for the time being. You are the prince and the prince, so you must not be careless. After instructing, he suddenly paused, as if he felt unspeakable, and added another sentence, "The imperial doctor said that the pill made you have a high fever and couldn't wake up, I ...... it."

Before he finished speaking, Li Hong immediately rushed to cut it off and said: "It is the weak temperament of the sons and daughters that has this disease, and it has nothing to do with the medicine given by the father, and it is just speculation to think that the imperial doctor has no real relationship, and the father does not have to take it to heart." ”

Although his son was fine for the time being, Li Zhi always felt a little self-blame in his heart before, and when he heard this, he felt that the prince was sensible and polite. At the moment, he nodded with satisfaction.

Emperor Lao Tzu's face eased, Li Hong also let go of a concern, and followed up with persuasion: "However, father, please don't take these pills before the imperial doctor examines them, and the elixir of immortality should be put aside for the time being, so as not to hurt my father's body after taking it." I heard that my father had a lot of reproaches for the imperial doctor before. Please comfort them a few more words. After all. Erchen was able to recover so quickly this time, and these imperial doctors also had a lot of credit. ”

It's okay not to mention this, as soon as he talked about the imperial doctor, Emperor Li remembered that Qin Minghe complained yesterday when he came to diagnose and treat him, and couldn't help laughing: "That's it, since you have recovered from your illness, those imperial doctors don't want to criticize them anymore." But. It's not so much that this time it's thanks to them, it's better to say that your sixth brother is dedicated, I heard that he found countless home remedies, and even harassed Qin Minghe to the point of dizziness, and finally solved your high fever. ”

Thinking of the scene of chickens flying and dogs jumping at that time, Li Hong was also gloomy, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Erchen also knows that he has been busy with the sixth brother these days, and he must thank him well when the time comes!" ”

Father and son gossiped for a while. Li Zhi suddenly fell silent. After a long time, he sighed coldly: "My dizziness has become a stubborn disease, and it has repeatedly made me uneasy, and this government is becoming more and more powerless. I hope you are more familiar with national politics. I will one day be able to abdicate as the Emperor and enjoy a few days of good fortune......"

Before he finished speaking, Li Hong was immediately shocked, and fine beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead, which was still slightly cold just now, and he almost jumped off the bed immediately. Rao was like this, he still quickly turned over and fell on the bed, and even said that this matter could not be done. So, the father and son touched the hidden feelings in their hearts at the same time, one lamented that there was no help, the other was sad about his weakness, and finally he was relatively weeping, silently crying.

When Li Xian recklessly broke in, he saw such an embarrassing scene, and as a result, he had always been smart and clever that he didn't advance, nor did he retreat, and he couldn't turn his back if he wanted to, so he could only bow and bow his head and count the green bricks on the ground. At this moment, he can only complain in his heart, this emperor came to see the prince, and there was not even a person to guard the door outside? And Wang Fushun, where is the first chief manager of the Son of Heaven?

The crown prince had long been accustomed to Li Xian breaking in directly without reporting, but Emperor Li was taken aback. After Li Hong explained, he glared at Li Xian with a little annoyance, and immediately waved his hand to signal him to come forward. As soon as he saw what Li Xian was holding in his arms, Li Zhi's face changed again.

"This ...... What is it? Your fifth brother is sick, what are you bringing these evil things for? ”

Who knew your emperor dad would suddenly appear? Li Xian sighed in his heart, and after this brain teaser, he hurriedly replied: "Father, these three knives have not yet seen blood, and there is absolutely no fierce aura. I just think that the fifth brother of the crown prince is too weak, and this is suppressed well with masculine things, and maybe it can be of some use. ”

Li Zhi's face was a little pale, as for Li Hong, although he knew that this Li Xian was probably talking about it, he didn't plan to debunk it, but he felt strange in his heart. However, since everything was brought, Li Zhi got up and took one hand, pulled out the knife and took a closer look, and his face lit up - don't look at him Emperor Li is now suffering from seven diseases and eight disasters, but he was also riding a horse and archery to practice swordsmanship back then, and there is absolutely no problem with wielding it twice.

"If the method of the eye is not bad, it should be the size of Persia

Knife? ”

Li Xian hurriedly slapped a sycophant: "Father's good eyesight!" ”

Everyone likes to listen to good words, and Li Zhi is naturally no exception. Rubbing the exquisite lines on the knife, he couldn't help but talk again: "That time, the Persian prince Belus went to the Tang Dynasty and presented three treasure swords, and I rewarded them to the eldest grandson...... Waiting for the three ministers, I heard that this is what the Central Plains is commonly called. said, this is also the West Market has Hu merchants selling goods, worth thousands of gold. By the way, aren't all three of your Damascus knives? ”

Li Xian nodded hurriedly, and suddenly thought that his father had just mentioned the Persian prince, and hurriedly asked: "Father just said that the Persian prince offered a treasure sword, so can he bring a Persian craftsman who is good at casting this knife?" ”

Regarding this question, Li Hong directly grabbed it: "People are outlaws, and they bring all their cronies and followers, how can they bring craftsmen!" ”

For such an answer, Li Xian was a little unimpressed. However, at this time, Li Zhi suddenly fell into deep thought, and only after a while did he smile and say: "You don't say that I have forgotten, but at that time, there was a Persian craftsman who entered the Chang'an Prison, but at that time he was already gray-haired, and he was about to die by now." Speaking of this, Emperor Li suddenly glanced at Li Xian strangely.

What is the temperament of his son, of course this father is clear, according to the words before and after, if there are no clues, Li Zhi, the emperor, will be in vain.

So, Li Zhi took the opportunity to knock Li Xian: "What, are you fighting this idea of forging a knife?" Weapons in the army, sharp and durable is important, but more important is the cost, I heard that the steel used to cast this knife is not in the Tang Dynasty, rather than transporting it all the way, it is better to put more effort into the local weapons. The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty has long been defeated by the Turks, and the Modao army is even more invincible, so why bother to go outside? ”

This is not wrong, although it is said that fighting a war depends on soldiers, but in the final analysis, logistics and supply weapons and so on are indispensable, so this war is actually a fight for money and food. Helplessly, Li Xianxing was together, how could he be suppressed so easily? Although he only agreed on his face, as soon as Li Zhi finished speaking, he immediately came up with another explanation.

"It is certainly not cost-effective to transport raw materials from outside, but the Western Regions are now under the control of my Tang Dynasty, and since the Great Food destroyed Persia, it has been fighting in the east and west, if one day they covet the Western Regions, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts. Dashi has won the good craftsmen of Persia, and it is close to Tianzhu, if their whole army is equipped with such a ground knife, they are afraid of ......"

This is to the point, so he doesn't need to say anything after the word "just afraid". However, if he didn't say it, it didn't mean that Li Zhi wouldn't think about it—at this time, Emperor Li finally remembered that it seemed that a few years ago, he had sent an envoy from the Persian minister Abraham, and he had been preparing to attack the Great Eclipse.

Although he didn't have this plan now, and he would inevitably be advised by the minister if he fought too much, he still had to take into account the problem that Li Xian said. If you hit it yourself, you will be accused of not being benevolent enough, so what if people call in?

"It's not economical to transport ore, if I can directly transport this finished sword back from Tianzhu, maybe I can still consider it."

Li Xian waited for a long time, but he waited for such an answer from his father's mouth, and it was still light to say that he was dumbfounded. But his father's casual remark was indeed a good idea, he quickly helped Li Zhi to sit down, and immediately made a suggestion - can you try to control a small country in Northern Tianzhu and support a puppet regime?

"If this is the case, we must first clear up the involvement of Datang."

At this time, there was no unified regime in Tianzhu, and there were five regimes in the entire South Asian continent: North Tianzhu, South Tianzhu, West Tianzhu, East Tianzhu and Middle Tianzhu, and these five regimes were not monolithic, and there were countless small countries in the middle. Although Li Xian's idea is greatly contrary to benevolence and morality, Emperor Li has a reputation for liking benevolence, and he has done a lot of small actions behind his back. Otherwise, he should have refused sternly, instead of proposing to clear up the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, Li Xian agrees with this statement, in fact, if this reveals a little bit of style, in the end, Wenchen will definitely attack it in groups. In these years, as a big country, what we pay attention to is that we must not be punished without teaching, and we must be famous for our teachers, for example, if Quan Xiancheng does not come to Datang to move the rescue troops, Datang will have to find another excuse to fight Goguryeo. If some old-fashioned ministers knew that the emperor was actually plotting to subvert the power of other countries, this leak would be a big blow.

The father and son discussed more and more vigorously, and in the end, they actually left aside the prince Li Hong, the main owner here. And Li Hong, who was reclining on the couch, looked at Li Zhi, then looked at Li Xian, and finally sighed in his heart - I don't have to say, Li Xian likes to take advantage of the psychology, maybe it is inherited from Li Zhi.

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