Chapter 872: Li Zhi confesses

The brigade of chariots and horses continued to move forward. On the way, envoys from various countries came one after another.

Before Li Shimin died, when treating smallpox, the monarchs and ministers had discussed sending envoys from various countries from Chang'an, and after Li Zhi ascended the throne, due to the victory of the war against Goguryeo, in order to show their sincerity to the Central Empire, the countries sent envoys over, and sent more, in terms of the number of countries and envoys, it has exceeded the period when Li Shimin was the Khan of Heaven.

Li Zhi gave an order, saying that he wanted to show his martial arts to the world, although he was in a hurry, and the envoys of various countries were not ready, but only one day later, they all rushed to pat the sycophants, and before it was dark, they all arrived, a total of more than 40 countries and tribes, and the number of envoys who came exceeded 500 people, which was an unprecedented grand occasion.

After arriving at the designated resting place, a place with beautiful scenery by the mountains and rivers, the large group of people camped and rested, while the envoys of various countries came to the emperor's imperial tent together, waiting in line to receive them.

The tent is very large, and there is absolutely no problem with a hundred and eighty people sitting in it, although there are many messengers, but the attendants do not follow in, but only make them go in to pay respects, and they can sit down completely. But according to Ma Zhou's plan, the envoys were not allowed to meet the emperor collectively, but went in one by one to meet him.

This form of visit is exquisite, and it can let the countries of Fanbang know the status of their country in the heart of the emperor of the Central Empire. Whoever is closer will go first to meet him, and whoever is more distant will go in to meet him later, and the order is arranged in advance, and there must be no mistake.

The messenger who went to see him first was naturally overjoyed and thought that he had been taken seriously; The envoys in the back of the queue each wondered if there was something that offended the Tang Dynasty, whether they would prepare more tribute when they came back next time, or offer a few princesses or something to please the Tang Emperor...... Etcetera.

Li Zhi sat in front of the screen in the middle of the imperial tent, on which thousands of miles of rivers and mountains were painted, he was wearing armor all over his body, sitting with his waist straight, and the eldest grandson Wuji sat in front of his side, giving him a lecture to the envoys of various countries. Li Zhi didn't have to do anything, just nod and smile, and say "reward" again.

But even with such a sitting method, Li Zhi was tired, impatient, and blamed Ma Zhou for making the ceremony too cumbersome, making himself sweat. But he is also quite helpless, because if he does not plan so much, if he does not do this kind of ceremony, he will not be able to show his "martial arts", for the Tang Emperor, there is no need to go outside to ride a horse and shoot arrows, as long as he wears armor and sits in the tent, it is enough to be heroic, it can completely deter the Quartet, so that the envoys call him the Khan of the Heavens!

After seeing more than a dozen envoys directly, Li Zhi couldn't stand it anymore, and when one messenger went out and the next one didn't come in, he said: "Uncle, take a break, let me take a breath, it's hot again, it's even hotter in the tent, and I'm wearing armor, and now it's too hot to breathe, if I don't stop, I'll have heat stroke!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji glanced at the oily emperor on his face, and thought: "You still say that you are tired, am I not tired, I am more tired than you!" But he also knew that if it continued like this, the emperor would definitely not be able to do it, and if his head was sweaty and his face was flushed with heat, even if he could hold on to the meeting again, it would be a bit embarrassing for the emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "The old minister is trying to ask the emperor if he wants to take a break." Your Majesty, why don't they send some chilled sour plum soup, we should have brought a lot of ice. ”

Li Zhi said: "Ice? Of course, there are a lot of them in my car, otherwise I would have suffocated to death by riding in the car on this hot day. There was also ice in the tent at the back, so ...... Let's send some spring flowers! ”

Li Zhi hesitated, but finally told the matter of "Yang Chunhua". Regarding Yang Chunhua's identity, he has discussed it with Wu Meiniang in the past few days, and he will definitely not be able to hide it, so it is better to say it in a small way, so as not to attract the attention of the eldest grandson Wuji. No matter how you say this, Wu Meiniang has made it up for Li Zhi, as long as she follows it.

Sure enough, I saw the eldest grandson Wuji raise his eyebrows and said, "Spring flowers? But that Yang Imperial Girl? I heard that she was summoned to the palace by the queen, and she used to be a nun from Ganye Temple, but is it true? ”

Li Zhi was silent for a while, and said, "It's true, and there is no need to hide this from your uncle." He waved his hand, and the little eunuchs and forbidden troops in the tent immediately withdrew, leaving only a group of important ministers, Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling were there, and Li Ji and other generals were also there.

Li Zhi waited for the idle people to retreat, and then continued: "Yang Chunhua used to be a Han girl who was exiled to the Turks, and she was married to a little Khan of the Turks......"

Before he could finish speaking, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately interrupted and said: "Brothers, it's very uncomfortable to hold back in the tent for a long time, it's better to take this opportunity to go out and breathe, it's convenient, and then come in later, we still have important things, we need to sit down, it is estimated that it will be quite late to disperse." ”

He said very politely, for the sake of the important ministers, in fact, he asked them to avoid it, the emperor talked about women, and it was okay for his uncle to listen to it, but when outsiders heard it, it would be inappropriate.

Of course, the important ministers were interested, and they all got up immediately, got out of the big tent, and went to loosen their muscles and bones, but the sentence that Li Zhi didn't finish just now also surprised them a lot, that Yang Imperial Girl was actually married, and she was the wife of the Khan King, which is not small! But how could the emperor want such a woman? This kind of thing, people don't let people listen to it, don't ask about it, and don't discuss it!

When only the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Zhi were left in the tent, the eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, don't talk about the affairs of your harem concubines in front of the ministers, these things have always been easy to talk about." ”

Li Zhi sighed and said: "Actually, it's nothing, I'm not robbing a married woman, even if Chunhua has married, there's nothing to be embarrassed to say, didn't my father have this kind of concubine!" ”

Li Shimin has also accepted other people's wives, this kind of thing is not a shame for the Tang royal family, which is heavily affected by Hu Feng. Of course, no one dared to laugh at such a thing.

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "It's just a mere woman, what the old minister cares about is not this, but why did you raise Sujie for her?" ”

Li Zhi sighed and said, "This is a long story, and it has to start with the fact that she is a mere woman." The little Khan of the Turks died, and it is estimated that Wang Ping'an killed him during the expedition, and he couldn't say anything clearly. Chunhua returned to the Central Plains, because there was no source of livelihood, so by chance, she entered the Ganye Temple as a nun. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji did not express his opinion, but just listened silently.

Li Zhi said again: "When the queen went to Ganye Temple, she happened to find her. may feel that she is more well-behaved and obedient, and those who have suffered a lot are more obedient. So he let her be a stand-in for the Buddha, and later let her enter the palace and practice things in a more secluded hall. ”

What he said was not true, but it was something that could not be verified, and the eldest grandson Wuji would neither ask the queen nor go to the Turks or Ganye Temple to inquire. For the eldest grandson Wuji, the origin of a little woman is very important before she enters the palace, but once she enters the palace and the raw rice is cooked into cooked rice, it is no longer important, or there is no need for him to make efforts to verify. "Yang Chunhua" is not the concubine of the first emperor, and there is no ethics to choose from, what kind of heart does he have!

The eldest grandson Wuji didn't expect that his honest nephew would tell such a big lie in front of him. made him not care much about Yang Chunhua's origins, but the focus of his concern was on the princes.

The eldest grandson Wuji snorted and said, "As a result, the emperor bumped into this little nun in a more secluded hall in an 'unintentional', right?" It was the queen who arranged this accident, right? At that time, it was the time when she and Concubine Xiao Shufei fought to the death, right? ”

Li Zhi sighed and said, "Uncle already knows about this?" Listen to whom? No one in the palace will chew their tongues about this, right? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji thought to himself: "I still need to listen to others, won't I guess for myself!" Your uncle and I have eaten more salt than you have ever eaten rice! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "No one dares to chew their tongues about this, it was the old minister who guessed it." The emperor doesn't say anything about the rest of the matter, but the old minister can still guess it. Presumably after Yang Chunhua entered the palace, Queen Wang found that this woman was useless, and Concubine Xiao Shu was gone, she originally thought that this Yang Chunhua didn't need to pay attention anymore, but she didn't want the emperor to like her, and handed over Sujie to her to raise. In this way, she became a thorn in the side of the queen, and then she started a temper and rebuked her, right? ”

Li Zhi sighed again and said, "I don't know, Chunhua doesn't tell me this, and I'm not in the mood to ask the queen, she's been a little irritable lately, and I'm trying to hide." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head and said: "The prince's affairs are tricky things in all dynasties, the emperor doesn't have to worry, he has his own ministers to deal with, you just need to appease the queen, lest she do something extreme and make the palace uneasy." ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "Why don't you let Chunhua bring some ice cubes, and my uncle will also take a look at her by the way?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said hesitantly: "What does the old minister see her doing? Well, it's okay, just let her bring some ice, anyway, who brings it in is not the end! ”

As he spoke, he shouted outside the tent, and a forbidden soldier entered. The eldest grandson Wuji gave a few orders, and the forbidden army immediately went out to find Wu Meiniang.

At this time, Wu Meiniang was kneeling in her tent, and sitting opposite her was Queen Wang. This time, the queen did not come to Xingshi to ask for guilt, but to say something soft, she wanted to stabilize Wu Meiniang and drag things out, lest this little nun blow the pillow wind in front of the emperor and anger the emperor. Now outside Chang'an, if something happens, she doesn't even have a helper, and she doesn't dare to fight hard with the little nun.

The little nun is barefoot now, so she is naturally not afraid of wearing shoes, and the queen has shoes on her feet, so she has to be afraid, in case she is trampled on dirty, how uncomfortable it is!

Queen Wang said: "Sister, my sister was confused for a while today and scolded you, you must not take it to heart." We used to be good sisters, but we will be good sisters in the future, don't you say? ”