In the subsequent development process of more than 200 years, the Bohai State fully imitated the feudal civilization of the Tang Dynasty, promoted the further development of the northeastern frontier, enriched the historical connotation of the great unification of China, and created the glory of the prosperous country in Haidong.

Li Zhi is currently friendly with the people of the Heishui Tatar tribe, and the two Tatars are father and son, father and son, and the son is begging and prominent.

Beggar Chengzhu and the future founding monarch of the first generation of the Bohai Kingdom, the brother of the Beggar Zhongxiang clan, the current second head of the Beggar family; The beggar is his second son, and the eldest son is the beggar Zuorong.

His purpose was simple, that is, to introduce Li Shi to establish a close relationship with the Black Water Tatar Clan.

The reason why the beggar Sibi Yu and the beggar Zhongxiang rebelled against Zhou was also based on the good relationship with Li Tang before, and they were quite dissatisfied with the usurper Wu Zetian.

In this way, Li Shi of the royal family surnamed Li has the foundation of friendship with the Yan clan, and will not affect the subsequent rebellion against Zhou, and will even secretly provide dissipation.

On the contrary, whether the Khitan or the Turks launched a war against Guannei, Li Shi could also get the news in advance, which ensured his position as the commander of the Youzhou Assassin and the garrison.

Moreover, after the restoration of Tang Zhongzong and the restoration of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shi can still shoulder the burden of appeasing the earthquake country, once the beggar Zuorong is canonized, the safety of the new Bohai State will be guaranteed again, the pressure on the northeast of the Tang Dynasty will be greatly reduced, and Li Shi's value will also rise.

The benefits of counting in one fell swoop, of course, Li Zhi will consider the surname Li first, and the reason why Li Shiqi is trusted enough is because of his similar secret identity to Li Hao.

Li Zhi didn't know what the secret mission of Li Hao and the others was, but presumably through him as a mediator, on the other hand, he would keep Youzhou, a military town, always under the name of the forces surnamed Li.

When he planned to borrow a boat to sail at sea, he would reveal some of his plans to Li Shi to a limited extent, and he believed that if Li Shi was smart, he would think of the benefits of getting acquainted with the cultivation forces outside the Guan.

Sure enough, when Li Shi heard this, he only thought about it for a moment, and nodded again and again: "I didn't expect Mr. Li to have such a relationship, so I bothered Mr. Lao to introduce him!" ”

Li Zhi did not tell the people of the Shen Ya clan in front of everyone, and it would be a very secret matter if Li Shi secretly communicated with him in the future, after all, the Wu Zhou of the Wu clan also belonged to the Dongtu Dynasty, and he was privately implicated in the rebel Zhou forces, so he was naturally suspected of collaborating with the enemy.

He didn't care about the mysterious organization that Li Hao and Li Shi belonged to, and he had doubts about the way he was going to use it, his purpose was how to complete the smooth succession of the Tang Dynasty imperial power in the future, if he didn't get recognition, he could only doubt the wisdom of that existence.

Perhaps Li Xia and Peng Zuoxiang didn't know the strength of Li Zhi and the people around him, but Li Shi had a deep sense of it because of his identity as a cultivator.

Moreover, he had faintly regarded Li Zhi as the leading figure in the cultivation world, and being able to get the support of the cultivation sect outside the Guanguan because of this would undoubtedly really help him a lot.

At midnight in the evening, Li Zhi quietly touched the room where Taiping was, because his heart was worried, Taiping obviously did not have the charming eyes before, but said worriedly: "Brother Zhengwen, first of all, thank you for thinking about my mother, although I know that your starting point is not on her!" ”

Li Zhi did not hide it, and told the seriousness of the matter truthfully, Taiping sighed: "If it is really used by someone with a heart, my brother's worries are not exaggerated." Master Jiao had already rushed back overnight, and he was separated from the Song Bao letter, and there was not a word on him! ”

She knew that this matter was not trivial, and she must not leave a trace of written records, that is, the eight hundred miles of post transmission, there were also two masters guarding all the way, and she would definitely not go on a business trip halfway.

"Master Jiao's safety is also a problem, what is the purpose of his return?" Li Zhi asked.

Fu Chen originally said that he would escort him back, but Master Jiao himself refused, he said that the more solemn the matter, the easier it was to arouse suspicion, and he only brought a master with him, as well as ten guards! The old man insisted on returning in person, saying that he had to meet the queen of heaven to explain the matter in detail, anyway, the relevant documents had been signed, and it was meaningless for him to go to the northeast with him! ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "The old man is more thoughtful than us, in fact, he has another purpose that he hasn't said!" ”

Seeing that Taiping's expression was a little confused, Li Zhi put his hand on her shoulder, "The old man is protecting you, he is more worried that once the emperor learns about this, he will put the concealment on your head, and if he rushes back to Luoyang first, he can hand himself over as a last resort, take all the things on himself, and attribute it to his private opinion!" ”

Taiping's eyes turned red all of a sudden, Jiao Jianxiu saw her since she was a child, she was his servant, teacher, nanny, steward, sedan chair driver, and shield, but in fact, in her heart, she had long regarded her as half of her family.

Li Zhi stroked her hair and persuaded softly: "You should be happy to have such a loyal servant!" And I don't think the emperor will blame you, and besides, he can't find out earlier than the martial queen. Master Jiao has this heart, we will treat him well in the future, including his family, you can take advantage of the situation to arrange an official name for them. ”

"Brother is saying that he will give his descendants a title from the official mansion?"

"Why not? Because of this matter, the Empress Wu will also regard it as Zhongliang, and the purpose of his early return, your mother can also imagine! With her approval, arranging a few places is not a trivial matter! ”

Wu Zetian's rectification of the officials is still quite strict, especially the twelve things that she has been trying her best to flaunt, and there is an extremely strict punishment and reward system in the abuse of the position.

Of course, this so-called strictness is also aimed at people, and the Wu family or the Shu landlords and bureaucrats she deliberately wooed will often open the net.

Under her many years of government affairs, the main ways to choose officials at that time were to allow officials, the people to recommend themselves, the system, the policy, and the recommendation of several kinds, and the supervision was extremely strict.

Taiping naturally understood the meaning of Li Zhi's words, and his mood suddenly improved a lot: "Directly use your mother, is it a big fuss?" ”

Li Zhi knew that once Gaozong passed away, the first thing Wu Zetian had to do was to set up a bronze box in the court to encourage the ministers to write and talk about things, and few people were convicted for direct advice, so it became a common practice in the court to speak out, so that the subordinates could be expressed, which played a great role in reforming maladministration and promoting political clarity.

But those who take office through abnormal channels are often the main target of direct advice, if there is no support from the military queen, even if Taiping helps Jiao Jianxiu's descendants, it is impossible to say that they will be reported in the future.

"After Empress Wu ascends to the throne, the decree will only become stricter and the punishment will be more severe, and we will do this more at this time, but also for the sake of their future troubles!"

Taiping also knew that Li Zhi had always been meticulous in his work, and when he heard this, he also nodded in agreement, and he would not think much about other things.

However, she still didn't worry about Empress Wu's handling of today's matter: "Brother, you said that if the Wu family is really involved, will my mother be furious?" Some time ago, because King Ge Lin had some contact with the Wu family, for fear that the emperor would be guilty again, my mother went to the Wu family compound, but she was quite angry and reprimanded! ”

Li Zhizhi said solemnly: "She will never open the net, otherwise the emperor will learn about it in the future, and he will definitely personally inquire about this matter, this matter is not trivial, and the Empress Wu will definitely not leave hidden dangers for herself and the martial family!" Moreover, the nature of this incident is quite bad, once the lower officials follow the same example, and thus become a trend, it will bring huge trouble to her future governance! ”

"You say that this matter is different from ordinary corruption, but is suspected of disrupting the management of government affairs?"

"That's for sure, and the mere forgery of a decree is already heinous! But isn't that what we're trying to do? If the person in the martial arts family is the core person, he will be notified one step in advance, and the scapegoat will bear the main responsibility, but that person will not be spared, but the death penalty can be avoided! ”

Taiping was relieved, and now she is fully convinced of Li Zhi, as if every word is the truth.

Li Zhi has his careful thoughts, in history, Wu Zetian had planned to marry the widowed princess Taiping to Wu Chenghei, but because Wu Chengji was sick, he gave up, and later remarried him to Wu Youji, and thus executed Wu Youji's wife.

Although this marriage was considered to be a means taken by Wu Zetian to protect Princess Taiping, Wu Zetian officially ascended the throne two months after Princess Taiping's second marriage, and Princess Taiping avoided danger by becoming the daughter-in-law of the Wu family.

Looking at it in this way, the Empress Wu is ruthless to the blow of the surname Li, even if her daughter gets in her way, she will solve it mercilessly.

Li Zhi's target is Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi or Wu Youji, all three of whom are Wu Zetian's nephews, and the first two were even almost canonized as princes by her at one time.

He knew in his heart that the person who forged the decree must be a descendant of the martial family, at least the core members would not be able to escape.

He is planning for Taiping's future marriage with the martial family, and Wu Zetian, an ordinary martial artist, does not look down on him.

The strength of the martial arts family in this life has been greatly weakened, but in Li Zhi's opinion, it has just begun at this time, and his purpose is to make it impossible for the martial queen to borrow in the end.

The advantages of this are obvious, once there is no successor to the Wu family, and under the pressure from all sides to support Li Tang, Wu Zetian will further realize that the people's hearts are oriented to the Li Tang clan, and if he insists on going his own way, there will be a danger of losing the hearts of the people.

After solving these things, he will pay attention to those small people, and Wu Zetian is also because after solving the problem of the heir, he is complacent, and with the increase in age, he begins to indulge in pleasure, and at that time, her face Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong brothers will be exposed.

In fact, at that time, Wu Zetian had entered the twilight of her life in the real sense, she was riddled with old and sick and could not go to the court for a long time, and her control over the government declined, and she regarded the two brothers as her eyes and ears.

Erzhang gradually intervened in the government and framed Zhongliang, not only resented the minister, but also reversed the situation of Wu Zetian's return to Li Tang and the succession of the crown prince, which caused the political situation to complicate the political situation, and the relationship between Wu Zetian's mother and son, monarch and minister was also unprecedentedly tense.

Soon after, Wu Zetian was ill and bedridden in Yingxian Palace, but only Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong were allowed to serve on the side, which shows that at that time she was not only a problem of violating traditional etiquette, but also a foolish after the deterioration of IQ.

These Li Zhizi will not talk to Taiping, but talk about the next arrangement: "We are going to embark on the road of opening up the channel by boat, there may be dangers in the process, do you plan to stay in the port and wait for news, or insist on following?" ”

Princess Taiping smiled: "With you, I don't have to worry about the danger, and I should be distracted, I know that in the future, there will be few such moods!" ”

"That's fine, but we'll be on the other side for a few days, and some of our old friends need to pay a visit, and it's still quite cold over there, so can you get some clothes?" Li Zhi reminded.

Princess Taiping replied, "These are not questions, it's my brother's relationship with the cultivation world, right?" ”

Li Zhi agreed: "There are a few cultivation sects in the Northeast that are familiar with me, but we won't go too deep, there is only one nearby, and by the way, I will go to a tribe of the Black Water Warrior to sit down!" ”

The beggar is a third-level hunter, and his master is Yan Yongchun, the sect leader of the Heyan Sect, and the Heyan Sect and the beggar family are still friends for decades, and Li Zhi's destination is there.