What does that mean?

Surrendered?

Pei Xingjian almost thought that he had heard it wrong, and when he stopped talking to the words in his mouth, he was stunned on the spot.

Not only Pei Xingjian, but even many ministers, including Li Hong, were puzzled for a while, not knowing what the intention of Empress Wu's words was!

Could it be that Empress Wu actually supported Pei Xingjian?

How is this possible?

So what was she doing just now?

Li Hong felt anxious in his heart, and suddenly understood what Empress Wu meant.

This is her goodwill to the military, and the current situation has long been uncontrollable, and it will not be beneficial to either side if it continues to make trouble.

What's more, now that Li Yifu has a handle in the hands of the other party, if it continues, it can only be a fish and a broken net, and no one side can benefit from it.

So what Empress Wu just did was not to really deal with Pei Xingjian at all, but to declare a fact, now that your military also has a handle in my hands, it is better to be honest.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Hong couldn't help but set his eyes on Li Ji.

In today's situation, Empress Wu has made it clear that as long as Li Ji takes a step back, it will be a happy ending for both sides, but Li Yifu will escape because of this.

And this is the second time that the Empress Wu has shown goodwill to the military today, you must know that you can't do it again! If you refute Empress Wu's face again this time, I'm afraid that I will really be hated by Empress Wu!

Besides, the current situation is not the same as just now, just now the Empress Wu seized the matter of Pei Xingjian privately recruiting the enemy chieftain, which was not convincing enough, but this time the Empress Wu clearly caught Pei Xingjian's sore feet, if you use the article of deceiving the king to raise the teacher and ask the guilt, no one can say anything?

So Li Hong's heart was completely suspended at the moment, and there were too many chips thrown out by Empress Wu. So he was really not sure that Li Ji would continue to be on his side, after all, the two sides were only a temporary combination of interests, and they did not have a too close relationship.

Wu Wei is really worthy of being a master of political struggle, and the lore situation that Li Hong tried his best to create just now was broken by Empress Wu with a wave of his hand.

In the wide sleeved robe, Li Hong clenched his fists. The joints of his bones turned white, staring at Li Ji tightly, and his face was cloudy.

Also tangled is Li Ji.

As smart as he is, how can he not see the current situation, but it is precisely because of this that he will be difficult to decide.

Although the crown prince is the prince, he is the future emperor after all, and the current power is indeed not very good.

And the sincerity of the military queen this time can be described as full, on the one hand, there is the hope for the future rise of the military. On one side is the general he values the most!

The old man's two eyebrows were tightly twisted together, and his face became very ugly.

"That's fine! Since Ashina Fu Nian is so sincere, I will accept the Turkic letter on behalf of the Tang Dynasty! ”

After pondering for a moment, Li Zhi nodded, and agreed to Empress Wu's proposal.

In fact, in Li Zhi's heart, he actually didn't care much about this surrender letter, after all, after this Turkic defeat, there was no power to fight back. At least for 10 years, there is no need to worry.

Therefore, whether or not to accept the surrender, Li Zhi was noncommittal. The previous attitude was just to maintain the balance of civil and military forces, so he was slightly biased towards Pei Xingjian.

But when Ashina Fu Nian's private letter was sent, Li Zhi completely changed his mind, defeating the Turks and completely recovering the Turks are two different concepts.

If it is according to the conditions of Ashina Fu Nian, it will not be more than a hundred years. The Turks will be completely subsumed into the Tang Dynasty, and at that time, the border of the Tang Dynasty will have an additional solid barrier, and the border will not smoke from now on!

This is something that his father, who is revered as the "Heavenly Khan", has never done!

Just thinking about it, Li Zhi felt excited.

You must know that there is a Ming monarch and father on his head. It was both a blessing and a misfortune for Li Zhi, because it marked that Li Zhi could not surpass his father no matter how hard he tried.

Now that such a big opportunity is in front of him, Li Zhiyan can let it go!

Of course, this is also possible in the era of inclusiveness in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention that the Li family itself has the blood of the Hu people, so they are naturally willing to use this way to accommodate the Turks.

Empress Wu and Li Zhi have been married for many years, how could they not understand Li Zhi's thoughts, so when the letter was handed over, she knew that the Turkic matter was a foregone conclusion.

But this does not prevent her from using this matter to assert her authority, and at the same time, she is also warning Li Ji that I have already made such concessions, so it's better not to chase after them!

Empress Wu's narrow phoenix eyes stared at Li Ji tightly, waiting for his decision.

This time, the ministers looked at each other, and no one raised any objections!

Joke!

The emperor and queen have already decided on the result, what else is there to say? Looking for scolding?

It is a cadre of ministers who are busy calling "Your Majesty wise".

But these are some low- and middle-level officials.

The real bigwigs, including Li Hong, all had solemn faces, and there was no trace of a smile.

Because they know that today's affair is not over.

Although Li Zhi accepted the Turkic surrender, this does not mean that he will not condemn Pei Xingjian, and similarly, the impeachment of Zhongshu Ling Li Yifu by the four important ministers who shook the court today has not yet had a clear result.

And all this depends on the whims of the British public!

"Your Majesty......"

In the expectation of everyone, Li Ji finally spoke slowly, with a little difficulty.

made Li Hong's heart sink.

Because he clearly saw Li Ji casting a guilty look at him.

It seems that the old man finally chose to compromise for the interests of the military.

"Father!"

Seeing this scene, Li Hong knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so Li Hong decisively moved out of position and interrupted Li Ji's words.

"Huh?"

Li Zhi's voice was tinged with displeasure, there was such a big turmoil in today's dynasty, if you want to say that there is no kid Li Hong behind his back, Li Zhi won't believe it at all!

Unexpectedly, before he had time to teach this kid a lesson, he jumped out by himself.

"Hong'er, what's the matter?"

But in a moment, Li Zhi's voice returned to calm.

In the past few months, although he knew that this son had become sharp-toothed, Li Hong had always been respectful in front of him, so Li Zhi had not seen it with his own eyes.

As for the unobtrusive rumors in the court, saying that the prince has unpredictable abilities, Li Zhi laughed it off and didn't take it to heart at all.

But today, Li Hong dared to stand up in this situation, which aroused Li Zhi's interest.

Today he wants to see how this son of such a great ability will solve the current situation!

You must know that even if Li Zhi deals with this situation now, it will have a bit of a headache, and the way of the Empress Wu is already the best way to control the situation.

Li Zhi didn't believe that Li Hong could have any better way......

PS: Ninth Update! Brother Hong finally came out in person!

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