The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became a little sad, and even Empress Wu couldn't think of any good way to persuade Li Zhi for a while.

You must know that Emperor Taizong left a lot of auxiliary ministers for Li Zhi back then, but to this day, they have either been degraded or beheaded, and only Li Ji is the only one who can still stand above the court!

And for so many years, Li Ji has been the same character as the Tang Dynasty, as long as he sits in the capital, Li Zhi will never worry about any chaos in the military.

But now even he is going, so from now on, who can Li Zhi rely on?

"Your Majesty, birth, old age, sickness and death are the most important principles in the world, and I think the British Duke understands this, and Your Majesty doesn't have to be too sad!"

After a moment of silence, Empress Wu still spoke faintly.

It's just that between the words, it is more like a sigh than like a consolation to Li Zhi.

"Mei Niang, today's letter from Master Li suddenly reminded me that I have been on the throne for more than 30 years, and after so many years, I am already old, but you are still as young as when I first met you!"

Li Zhi raised his head and carefully looked at his wife for many years.

Although she is three years older than herself, the current Empress Wu has dark temples and a graceful posture, but the subtle wrinkles at the corners of her eyes slightly reveal the age of the owner.

It's just that if the two of them stand together, I'm afraid no one will see that Empress Wu is actually bigger than Li Zhi.

"Your Majesty **** works hard for state affairs, and he is exhausted, so he naturally looks tired, not to mention that if the concubine is still as young as she was back then, wouldn't she become a monster!"

Seeing that Li Zhi was not immersed in sadness, Empress Wu's mind suddenly let go of most of it.

smiled slightly, and said with a little disgust.

"It's just that it's true that the children have grown up, and Hong'er can now be regarded as being able to take charge on her own, and Your Majesty won't have to worry so much in the future!"

After a pause, Empress Wu comforted again.

It's just that as soon as the words came out, he realized that something was wrong, but it was too late, and Li Zhi's face that had just improved was already a little difficult to look at because of this sentence.

"Mei Niang, I don't understand, why some people are so persistent in things that are obviously hopeless, is the royal family destined to not be able to escape this?"

Li Zhi's tone was a little complicated, and his expression was much darker.

But Empress Wu didn't answer, because she knew that Li Zhi already had the answer in her heart, that position was too tempting, as long as she was born in the royal family, she couldn't escape this catastrophe.

After a pause, Empress Wu spoke softly, but she didn't want to talk too much about it.

"Since the British Duke intends to go out in person, how did His Majesty decide, after all, the British Duke is old, if according to the letter said, the British Duke used the medicine of the tiger and wolf again, I am afraid it will not last for a few months, but the front-line war is changing rapidly, if there is a sudden absence of a commander, it is not a trivial matter!"

In fact, if these words fall on the ears of outsiders, they will inevitably be surprised.

The outside world knows that although the queen is good at political affairs, she doesn't know anything about military formations, so she never meddles in these things.

But these two sentences, although they are not proficient in military formations, they are not completely ignorant, and Li Zhi's face does not have the slightest look of surprise, obviously he already knows the ability of the martial queen.

"Don't worry about this, the conquest of Goguryeo is also the lifelong wish of the British duke, how can he not think it through, this is the memo just sent by the political affairs hall, which is to write the specific arrangements of the British duke for the Eastern Crusade!"

Just listening to Empress Wu's somewhat worried tone, Li Zhi raised his eyebrows, casually picked up the fold that Li Ji had just sent from the table, and handed it to Empress Wu.

"Liu Renliang?"

Empress Wu's brows furrowed slightly, and she repeated the name faintly, with a hint of surprise in her voice.

"Why did the British Duke suddenly specify that he wanted Liu Renliang to go with him?"

I have to say that Empress Wu's eyesight is top-notch.

was not interfered with by Xue Rengui at all, and directly concluded that Li Ji's target was Liu Renliang.

"Hehe, the military is now headed by the British Duke, and now he has little time, so he naturally has to pave the way for the people behind him, and now that the British Duke is still here, there will naturally be no different voices in the army, but if he is gone, I'm afraid the military will not be so peaceful!"

Li Zhi chuckled lightly and said indifferently.

It's just that there is no joy or anger in his voice, and people can't guess what he thinks.

"It seems that the British Duke really intends to hand over the military to Pei Xingjian, but what the concubine doesn't understand is that even if the British Duke brings Liu Renliang to Goguryeo now, it won't solve any problems, and when he returns with military achievements, he will also become a threat to Pei Xingjian, so what is the point of the British Duke doing this?"

Obviously, Empress Wu also expected this, but after a pause, a trace of doubt appeared between Empress Wu's eyebrows, and she spoke.

"I don't understand this, but I don't think the British Duke will miss such an important point, and I think he and Hong'er have been talking secretly for so long today, and that's why they ......."

Li Zhi pondered for a moment and said slowly, but there was also a sense of incomprehension between his eyebrows.

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For the ministers of the DPRK and China, the matter of the Eastern Crusade is undoubtedly the most important matter in the recent DPRK, and even the assassination of the Turkic Khan these days has not been able to cover the limelight of this matter.

First of all, His Royal Highness King Yongwang recommended General Xue Rengui, and then Dai Fushu recommended General Pei Xingjian, it seems that this time the choice of the commander has become a game between the East Palace and King Yong.

And the most important British prince has been closed until yesterday, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walked out of the British mansion with an ugly look.

The forces with a keen sense of smell have already sensed it, and I am afraid that this matter is about to be decided.

It's just that no one expected that the emperor's will came so quickly and so resolutely, and he didn't even consult with the political hall, it was completely the discretion of the Sacred Heart.

And what shocked everyone even more was the content of this will!

No one thought that this battle of the Eastern Crusade, which had such a great chance of victory, would be personally commanded by the old man of the British Gongta, and it was not only Xue Rengui, a fierce general recommended by His Royal Highness King Yong, who followed the army.

There is also the right servant of Shangshu Province to shoot Liu Renliang, you know, no matter which of these three is singled out, it is enough to support the overall situation of the Eastern Crusade, but this time they actually want to go out together, how can it not be shocking?

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in Chang'an City, but no one dared to raise any objections to this matter, and even Liu Renliang did not put forward any different opinions after receiving the will.

He was only slightly stunned for a moment, and then rushed to the mansion of His Royal Highness King Yong.

And all this is because there is news in the political hall this morning that this list of expeditions was drawn up by the British Duke Li Ji himself, and then submitted to His Majesty! (To be continued.) )