Datang Chang'an City.

A fast horse galloped into Beijing and went straight to Taiji Palace.

Half an hour later, Li Zhi received a military report from Baekje Kingdom, and his face changed immediately after glancing at the military report.

slapped the general's newspaper on the table, and Li Zhi said angrily: "Nonsense! ”

Empress Wu next to her naturally picked up the military newspaper and looked at it, and then her face also changed.

"The sailor got lost at sea and landed on the main island of the Japanese country by mistake?" Empress Wu said in surprise.

Li Zhi said angrily: "This is a military report sent by Li Qinzai, empress, do you believe that the sailor got lost and landed on the island by mistake?" ”

Empress Wu shook her head and said with a wry smile: "Baekje to the Great Tang Dengju has long been a fixed route for many years, even if the fog locks the sea, it is absolutely impossible for the sailor to get lost." ”

Li Zhi's face turned pale, and he snorted coldly: "Li Jingchu is so bold that he dares to disobey the military order, when did Sun Renshi, the chief of the Shui Division, give him a military order to attack Wadao?" More than 6,000 soldiers followed him and crashed headlong into Wa Island, without help, and the army went deep alone, did he think he was Huo Quai? ”

The more Li Zhi spoke, the more angry he became, and said loudly: "Lawless! If I don't govern him, sooner or later I will be pampered and arrogant, and it will not be the blessing of the country! ”

"Come on, cut off Li Qinzai, the prince of the county, and remove the ......"

Before he finished speaking, Empress Wu suddenly interrupted him and said softly: "Your Majesty, Li Jingchu is the grandson of the British Duke after all, you ...... it?"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "Is the grandson of the British Gong ...... Hum! Come and announce that the British Duke entered the palace to meet him. ”

Half an hour later, Li Tao hurriedly entered the palace.

After entering the palace, Li Tao found that Empress Wu was silent, Li Zhi's face was pale, Li Tao's heart sank, and he still bowed calmly.

Li Zhi was angry, and the general newspaper was handed to Li Tao.

Li Tao glanced at it in a hurry, and suddenly became angry: "The shaft has caused a lot of trouble!" What a bastard! ”

Li Zhi tried to calm his emotions and said in a low voice: "Old general, I have always admired you, but Sun is really ...... Too bold and reckless, the military report has arrived in Chang'an, the news cannot be hidden, if I do not investigate, it is difficult to convince the public, and the old general's reputation will also be damaged. ”

Li Tao saluted decisively: "The old minister asks Your Majesty to severely punish this erector, even if he is beheaded, there will be no resentment." ”

Li Zhi nodded, and said, "Beheading...... Not really, but it must be severely punished, otherwise it will be difficult for me to hide the mouths of the people, and I hope that the old general will understand my difficulties. ”

After a pause, Li Zhi comforted again: "Jing Chu's young spirit is inevitably impulsive, this time I gave him a lesson, it is not a bad thing for him, with Jing Chu's great talent, I will make new contributions to me in the future, I will still use it again, and entrust me with important tasks." ”

Li Tao shook his head and said: "The erection is useless, the old minister asks Your Majesty to cut his knighthood, dismiss his post, let him be white for the rest of his life, and be a mediocre farmer." ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, Originally, he was very angry, but Li Zhi was even more angry than him, and his tone was more intense, and he had the potential to get rid of his own grandson.

In such a comparison, Li Zhi suddenly felt that he was not so angry.

"The old general doesn't have to be excited, haha, it's not a big deal, it's not a big deal, it's not going to be." Li Zhi comforted Li Tao instead.

Li Tao said calmly: "The old minister is not excited, but Jing Chu's son acted recklessly and disobeyed the military order, and must be severely punished." The old minister's family is unfortunate, out of this mistaken country and mistaken king, the old minister has no way to govern the family, it is difficult to escape the blame, please Your Majesty to condemn the crime. ”

Li Zhi hurriedly said: "The more the old general talks, the more serious it becomes, don't blame yourself, Jing Chu is still very measured, and he has made a lot of contributions before, and he has not hidden his merits. ”

Li Tao sighed for a long time, bowed down and said, "The old minister listens to His Majesty's dispatch and has no complaints. ”

Li Zhi said cautiously: "That ...... Just a small punishment? ”

"Please punish Your Majesty severely!"

Li Zhi hesitated again and again, when he was angry just now, he wanted to cut Li Qinzai's county prince, but after the anger passed, he thought about the whole thing carefully.

Well, of course, the nonsense of getting lost at sea and mistakenly landing on Wajima is not credible, and the violation of the order is indeed a violation of the order, but the people are neither rebelling nor surrendering to the enemy, and they are also loyal and brave to the country, and they landed in the Wa country and fought bravely to kill the enemy.

Therefore, this matter can be big or small, depending on how to understand it.

After all, after the meritorious service of the Three Dynasties, the grandfather of the family is still the pillar of the town and country at the level of nuclear bombs, and if the punishment is too severe, it will inevitably hurt the hearts of loyal ministers. If the punishment is too light, the courtiers will not let him go.

The Tang Dynasty is not easy to be.

"Ahem, punishment, punishment...... A year's worth of money? Li Zhi said hesitantly.

Not only did Li Tao frown, but Empress Wu couldn't stand it anymore, and tugged at his sleeve without a trace.

Li Tao said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty can't be a child's play, this son must be severely punished, how can you set an example for such a painless punishment, why do you hide the mouths of the people?" ”

Li Zhi sighed, he doted on Li Qinzai very much, and he also loved his talent and personality deeply, and even his two own sons did not hesitate to send him to study, which shows how much Li Zhi values his talent.

Punish...... It's really ruthless.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the palace, and a eunuch knelt outside the palace gate, gasping and saying: "Your Majesty, the main island of the Japanese country is eight hundred miles urgent!" ”

Li Zhi was taken aback and hurriedly said, "Hurry up!" ”

The eunuch hurriedly entered the palace, and the general reported it to Li Zhi.

Unfolding the yellowed military report, Li Zhi glanced at it hurriedly, and then gasped: "This ......"

Empress Wu took the military newspaper from his hand and glanced at it, and said in surprise: "Li Qinzai Cheng Boxian led 6,000 naval soldiers to sweep through the Wa State, which has occupied half of the country's land, and the Lord of the Wa State sent an envoy to sue for peace, but was strictly rejected by Li Qinzai, and the soldiers of the Wang Division continued to advance eastward, and the forward has reached the outside of the Asuka City in Kyoto of the Wa State......

Li Tao in the hall was also taken aback, and his face changed immediately.

More than 6,000 people landed in an enemy country and accidentally occupied half of their country's territory? This is a posture to destroy the country.

The three monarchs and ministers in the hall looked at each other in shock.

Then Li Zhi showed a wry smile on his face and looked at Li Tao helplessly: "Old general, this ...... How is it good? Will I punish him severely, or will I give him a promotion? ”

Li Tao tried his best to calm down his emotions, his expression was still calm, and he snorted coldly: "Disobeying the order first, the teacher is unknown, no matter how much credit this evil beast makes, the old minister thinks that it must be severely punished." ”

Li Zhi shook his head and said slowly: "Old general, this military newspaper committee is really beyond my expectations, I didn't expect Jing Chu to be able to do such a big thing, if the Japanese state is really controlled by my Tang Dynasty, it will be beneficial and harmless to my Tang Dynasty's national prestige, the deterrence of Baekje and Silla, and the containment of Goguryeo." ”

Empress Wu is also a smart woman, her eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said: "If my Tang Dynasty controls the Wa Kingdom, then Goguryeo will become a flank from the east and west, as well as Liaocheng in the north of the Tang Dynasty and Baekje and Silla in the south, Goguryeo will be surrounded by my Tang Dynasty on all sides!" ”

Empress Wu broke her words, and Li Zhi and Li Tao's eyes lit up.

Since the beginning of Zhenguan, isn't Goguryeo what the emperors of the two generations of the Tang Dynasty have in mind?

If the Wa Kingdom has been mastered by the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo will be surrounded on all sides, will it be far from destruction?

There was hardly any need to adopt any strategy and tactics, as long as Goguryeo's neighbors were cleared of the wilderness and strangled by land and sea, Goguryeo would inevitably be in chaos.

It's not that no one thought of this strategic intention before, but at that time, the Wa State and the Tang Dynasty were friendly neighbors, and they were willing to be vassal states, and they sent a large number of Tang envoys to study every year.

Now that the Tang Dynasty is already a belligerent country, Li Qinzai disobeyed the military order, but unexpectedly occupied half of the territory of the Japanese State.

Putting aside the fact that Li Qinzai disobeyed orders and disobeyed orders, the landing of more than 6,000 soldiers in the Wa Kingdom did more benefits than disadvantages to the Tang Dynasty, and more importantly, Li Qinzai's timing was accurate and ruthless.

In the first battle of Baijiangkou, the entire army of the Japanese Navy was annihilated, and more than 40,000 troops were lost, and the country was empty.

Li Qinzai took the opportunity to land, it can be said that the wind and clouds are devastating, and there are few soldiers to fight in the territory of the Japanese State.

The violation of the order is indeed a violation of the order, but ...... Well done!

So the question is, should Li Qinzai be punished or rewarded?

Li Zhi and Empress Wu's eyes fell on Li Tao, and Li Tao was an old fox of the Three Dynasties after all, at this time, his mind was racing, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister still feels that Li Qinzai must be severely punished!" ”

"You can't hide your merits, but you can't hide your merits, Li Qinzai violated the order without authorization, this wind can't be long, otherwise how can the army be powerful? Capital sins may be avoided, but living sins cannot be escaped. Whether it is exile or the detention of Dali Temple, in short, it must be severely punished. ”

Li Tao said it righteously and awe-inspiringly, standing in his position and position, he can only say this at this moment, and he must say so.

But whenever Li Tao slightly reveals his words of intercession for Li Qinzai, it will be a storm that will greet the Li family.

Li Zhi favored Li Qinzai, but the courtiers did not favor him.

Seeing Li Zhi's hesitation, Li Tao's tone was firm, Empress Wu blinked, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is too early to punish or reward, the important thing at the moment is to maintain the war situation, since the Japanese country has fallen to half of it, we must reinforce Li Qinzai, don't let him really become a lone army." ”

Li Zhi was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "That's right, maintaining the battle situation is the most important, and other trivial matters will be put aside in advance." ”

"Send people and horses to Baekje in a hurry, summon Sun Renshi's naval division to urgently march eastward, land in Nagasaki, the Japanese kingdom, and transfer half of the elite troops from Liu Ren's rail division by land, and also follow Sun Renshi's naval division on the same ship, with 10,000 soldiers and horses on land and water, bring enough grain, grass and ordnance, and gallop to aid the Japanese Li Qinzai's department."

Li Qinzai's act of disobedience inadvertently mobilized the Tang army on the entire eastern front of the Tang Dynasty, and people from all walks of life rushed to the Wa Kingdom to aid Li Qinzai's troops.

Li Yunlong's joy in attacking the battle of Ping'angrad, Li Qinzai finally imagined it.

Seeing that Li Zhi had made an order, Li Tao in the hall was silent, and his face was still angry, but a smile suddenly flashed in his eyes, which deeply betrayed his mood at the moment.

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