In the afternoon of the next day, Luoyang City, in the palace, in the Palace of Eternal Life.

Mei Niang helped Xiao Ji to sit on one side, leaned forward, and looked at Li Zhi, who was writing something. Suddenly, when he glanced at his forehead, he saw a few strands of hair on his forehead, so he smiled faintly and reached out to stroke it for him.

Li Zhi raised his head and smiled at her, but before he could reply, he saw Qinghe, a close servant, hurriedly rushing in, and said after bowing:

"Lord, Niangniang, news is coming from outside the palace."

Mei Niang raised her eyebrows, took the scroll he handed over, glanced at it, closed it, and silently handed it to Li Zhi.

He took it, read the Jane, and was also silent, and threw the scroll Jane aside in the exquisite small wooden box with carved jade inlays, and only took the purple jade pen Shanzi in his hand, turned around, and then turned.

After a long while, he said lightly:

"The servant of the Ministry of Household Inheritance is waiting for the price."

Qinghe took the order and retreated.

Mei Niang saw that Li Zhi's face was calm and there was nothing displeased, so she said slightly:

"Jiro seems to think there's nothing wrong with this."

"What's the concern?" Li Zhi looked at her sideways and smiled indifferently: "It's just a confused woman's will." ”

Mei Niang frowned: "Jiro's meaning, this matter is the Qi Ming of Zaizuo (Emperor Qi Ming of Japan, the emperor twice before and after. What did you do? ”

Li Zhi smiled faintly, but said lightly:

"She wanted to unify the three kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla for her careful thinking, not to mention characters such as Kim Chunqiu, but Quangai Suwen was as clear as a mirror. Only Buyeo Feng still thought that she would let herself go to Baekje, and she really wanted to be an alliance with Baekje! ”

When Mei Niang heard this, she was silent for a long time.

Li Zhi said again:

"Originally, if this kind of thing hadn't been provoked in my Datang - even if it happened in Silla, then I, Datang, would not mention it, even if Jin Chunqiu wanted to weigh its benefits, most of them would just take her handle in their hands and let her go and press it and not mention it. But she chose to assassinate the important members of the five grades and the secret envoys of Silla in the territory of the Tang Dynasty...... Then she won't blame Jin Chunqiu for not sparing her for the first time. ”

Mei Niang lowered her eyes for a long time before saying:

Compared to the Dongying Island country that is fluctuating in the boundless sea, Jin Chunqiu naturally understands now that Datang is his most reliable ally at the moment. But he still had worries in his heart—"

After a pause, she continued:

What he is worried about is actually nothing more than that my Tang Dynasty can be a friend today, and then in the future, he may be able to rebel against each other. So if Qi Ming set up this matter anywhere outside of the non-Tang Territory, he would probably ignore it, right? After all, after Dongying sat down, it was also a constraint in my Datang. As the emperor of a country, once he encounters my Tang Dynasty and abandons him, then he can be the object of the alliance, and there will be one more Dongying. ”

I nodded and said in a deep voice:

"As a monarch, he made such a choice for the sake of the people, which was indeed a blessing for the people of Silla and a blessing to the people. But what is even more rare is that he can not only advance and retreat strategically for the people, but also make resolute decisions for the people. ”

Mei Niang also nodded and said softly:

"If the place of assassination is in his place, or even within the borders of Silla - as long as it is not such a place where the Son of Heaven is in the capital, then Jin Chunqiu will only use his Hua Langwei to take down the assassins sent by Emperor Qi Ming, and use this as a basis to coerce him privately, at least let Emperor Qi Ming plant a big heel in front of his face, and once the two countries fight each other in the future, Silla will only show this handle, which is enough to make Dongying, who has no relationship with the neighboring countries, become the target of public criticism."

Li Zhi nodded and said with a smile:

"It's just that Emperor Qi Ming, this woman is not an ordinary woman."

He glanced at Mei Niang's bright burning eyes and said with a smile:

"From the beginning, she never thought that she was really going to take Yuming's life."

Mei Niang thought about it for a while and said lightly:

"From the very beginning, she made up her mind to use this matter to break the alliance between my Datang and Silla. That's why I want to pick one of the hinterlands in the Tang Dynasty and do this-

As she expected, the Tang Dynasty was strong and powerful, and Jiro, as the son of heaven in the sea, naturally couldn't tolerate such humiliation......"

After a pause and a blink, she seemed to have an understanding, and her smart eyes turned slightly, and she laughed silently:

"Won't you......

This treasure princess (Emperor Qi Ming) actually thought that from the very beginning, Jiro regarded Jin Chunqiu and Silla as a feudal state of the lower kingdom, and did not regard it as a diplomatic state, and did not respect it? ”

Seeing Li Zhi nodding with a smile, leaning on her forehead with one hand, she couldn't help laughing and said:

"So...... So she thought that our Datang or Jirou you, who knew about this matter, were the masterminds behind her Dongying, but because it involved Silla, she would only be angry with Silla and Jin Chunqiu because she felt that she was hurting the prestige of the Tang Dynasty? This ......"

The more Mei Niang thought about it, the more ridiculous she felt, and she couldn't help but shake her head and said:

"She's also the lord of a country...... How can you be so naïve? ”

Li Zhi smiled faintly:

"It's not that she's too naïve, it's that she's such a character, if it's like her situation, she will think like this."

He paused, reached out and took a cup of tea, blew it slightly warm, handed it to Mei Niang, and said lightly after watching her drink:

"As the lord of Dongying, Emperor Qi Ming naturally has Dongying's interests and her own interests. Dongying is a country, the territory is small, and if a floating boat floats on the sea, without roots, no ties, and no reliance, then she naturally expects ...... most"

Speaking of this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Mei Niang.

Mei Niang thought for a while, then nodded and said: "The foundation of human nature is to yearn for what you don't have. Dongyingqi country, surrounded by the sea on all sides, congenitally unreliable, and there are many disasters of earth movement, floods, and many people have no stable day, so they yearn for such as my Tang Dynasty and Silla Baekje Goguryeo, etc., there is a continent to rely on, and live a stable life. That's why she wanted to plot the lands of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla. As far as she is concerned, the more chaotic the Three Kingdoms, the better......"

Li Zhi nodded in approval, but asked again:

"That'...... Why didn't Qi Ming and Dongying want to seek my Tang Territory? When it comes to the vast land and land, the sea is headed by my Datang. ”

Mei Niang shook her head:

"In terms of the size of the country, the territory of the Tang Dynasty is more than dozens of years old; In terms of the number of people, the people of the Tang Dynasty are stronger than a hundred times; In terms of the power of the army, the Tang Dynasty is mighty, and all the countries at home are invincible; In terms of political harmony, although Jiro is quite entangled with the ministers, it is by no means like the general in the Dongying court, and there are few important ministers to rely on...... Seeking my Datang is really unwise for her. ”

Li Zhi nodded, and smiled again:

"So you also approve of her plan to plot against the Three Kingdoms and the Tang Dynasty?"

Mei Niang nodded, puzzled:

"What Qi Ming did this time, if he grasps the general trend and holds the political direction, he is worthy of being the lord of a country and the name of the empress with a prominent political name. But she is so naïve in the details...... This is too contradictory, Mei Niang just feels that it doesn't make sense.

After all, with such a vision, how can he think that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is the respect of the emperor and the virtue of the head of the sea, but he has no mind? ”

Li Zhi smiled:

"I've said it all! Because she's a foolish woman. ”

When Mei Niang heard this, she squinted slightly, and then waited to speak, but saw Li Zhi smile and said:

"I know that you will be depressed if you say this, but I only ask you one thing: You also know what Qi Ming has done. So what has she done in this life, which one, which one can make you worthy of a sentence that has never brought personal grudges, only for the people of Dongying......

Or is it to leave the world behind and live only for your own heart? ”

Mei Niang immediately understood:

"She can't put aside all fame and reputation like Jiro, and just think about herself. It's not like the first emperor who threw away everything just for the subjects of the world......

It seems that she is a capable gentleman who can do both things and take care of state affairs and selfishness...... In fact, it is to take care of one and lose the other, and after all, there is a loss in both places? ”

Li Zhi nodded, put away his smile and sighed:

"In this matter, she is in my belly with her own heart. I thought that I, who was also suffering for the power ministers and politics, could not tolerate Silla just as she could not tolerate the Su family.

Or maybe it is...... After listening to the reports of those secret agents, she decided that my efforts to compete with the well-known clans and suppress the Guanlong family in the Tang Dynasty all these years were all because I was an arrogant and narrow-minded person. ”

"That's why she thinks you're going to be angry with Silla because Silla was ordered to come to Okmyeong's inappropriate role? But this ...... It doesn't seem to make sense......"

Mei Niang is really confused.

Seeing that she was serious, Li Zhi's eyes rolled, he smiled and stroked her face, and said with a pretended frivolous expression:

"Well, when it comes to this, in fact, the lady also has a lot of credit! After all, over the years, because I have only been accompanied by stunning beauties such as the lady, and whether it is my uncle or the clan, those famous and famous ministers have hated the lady very much, and everyone calls the lady a disaster demon woman......

Therefore, the countries of the sea have long regarded me as a lustful and mediocre merry man, and an incompetent emperor......

Thinking that Yuming also has two or three points of beauty, naturally it is no wonder that they will think that Yuming is also my hobby...... The so-called five-grade official position is just a reason to be easy to be nicknamed! ”

Mei Niang listened very carefully at first, but the more she listened, the more she didn't have a good face, and finally she simply rolled her eyes and looked at him, and then "snapped", slapped his claws unceremoniously, and hummed:

"I think it was because of such convenience that she herself had to ascend to the current throne step by step because of such convenience, so she thought that I was also a good jade...... are all women who can sacrifice their dignity with her, flatter people with sex, and trade their bodies for power, right? ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he laughed, and then said:

"I'm afraid that what you expected, it's all right on her mind!"

Mei Niang was silent for a long time, and finally said lightly:

"A naughty smile is a naughty smile, Mei Niang thinks that what should be investigated still has to be checked - Qi Ming's move is quite abnormal, and it should not be let go lightly."

Li Zhi also put away his laughter when he heard this, and said yes.

At this time, Qinghe came to report that Daowei was waiting for the price.

Li Zhi nodded, looked at Mei Niang first, and said:

"Ordered Wei Qing, the weather is warm today, and he has worked hard for many days, so he will give a banquet to Fenglou.

You go and lead him into the Phoenix Tower first, and I and the queen will arrive immediately. ”

Mei Niang raised her eyebrows and was about to refuse, and after thinking about it, she was silent after all, and only ordered the left and right to change her clothes.

The weather at the end of April is the time when the grass grows and the warbler flies and the flowers are in full bloom.

Luoyang floor heating, the palace is full of peonies, and the phoenix tower is in the middle of the garden, and it is a splendid spring, beautiful.

Wei Zhiwei stood under the Fenglou, and saw Li Zhi supporting the pot-bellied Mei Niang from a distance, and a pair of beautiful people approached slowly like a fairy outside the sky, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down to greet him.

Before the knee was bent, he had already Qinghe and Li Zhi's intention, stepped forward to help him up, and asked him to be flat.

After thanking him repeatedly, Wei Zhibei followed Li Zhi and his wife to sit on the Fenglou according to the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, and said in a deep voice:

"Received the grace of the Lord and deserved it."

Li Zhi shook his head and smiled:

"In front of these people, but you say such things again, waiting for the price, you are really ashamed of me and the queen."

These words came out of Li Zhi's mouth, which was already very different, not to mention that he is still the son of heaven of the Tang Dynasty and the respect of the emperor? His sincerity made Wei Zhibei feel more grateful after listening to it, and it was beyond words.