Chapter 723: The True Book of Accounts

Li Qinzai's actions can't hide from anyone at all.

The officials of the Ministry of Industry are not stupid, seeing that he took his disciples everywhere to collect all kinds of data on the construction of the palace, and behaved so strangely, he couldn't figure out Li Qinzai's motives, and he didn't dare to stop them in person, of course he had to report it.

The officials of the Ministry of Industry reported to Shang Shu, but Shang Shu could not figure out Li Qinzai's purpose, and did not know whether Li Qinzai was doing a secret errand at Li Zhi's behest, or whether he was planning to do things on the construction site on a whim.

Shangshu was unpredictable and couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, so he reported the news to the palace.

As soon as Empress Wu walked out of the main hall, he learned that Li Qinzai was behaving strangely on the construction site of the Puzhou Palace.

"Did he take his disciples out on a tour so that they could have a long insight, or did he have another purpose for the palace construction site?" Empress Wu frowned and muttered to herself.

The palace maid stood aside and didn't dare to speak, with her identity, she was not worthy of participating in this topic.

Thinking about it, Empress Wu still couldn't figure it out, and couldn't help gritting her teeth in anger: "This Li Jingchu doesn't make people worry, what does he want to do?" ”

I couldn't figure it out, I just didn't want to, anyway, Li Qinzai didn't do anything to affect the construction of the palace, and the Empress Wu didn't bother to guess what Li Qinzai's purpose was.

Just as he was about to go back to the harem to rest, Empress Wu had just taken a step, then stopped, turned to look at the palace maid and said, "You just said that Li Qinzai asked his disciples to collect the material accounts for the construction of the palace?" ”

The palace maid lowered her head and said, "Yes, that's what the officials of the Ministry of Industry said. ”

Empress Wu muttered: "Did he find out that the officials who built the palace had unclean hands and feet, or did he ......?"

There is also a possibility that Li Qinzai may not want the palace to be built smoothly, so he plans to find a reason in the accounts, that is, he opposes the Son of Heaven to seal Mount Tai?

Empress Wu's heart sank, I have to say that as the queen, Empress Wu's wisdom and sensitivity are top-notch, and I guessed Li Qinzai's intentions with one thought.

Immediately, Empress Wu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

The Son of Heaven sealed Mount Tai, which was not only important to Li Zhi, but even more important to her.

At the beginning, Li Zhi was enshrined in Zen, and the Empress Wu did not speak on a whim, but after careful consideration, because when Li Zhi sealed Mount Tai, as the queen of the world, she wanted to stand by Li Zhi's side, and the Empress Wu needed the political significance of this more than Li Zhi.

She will never allow anyone to sabotage this long-planned event, and neither can Li Qinjae!

"Send someone out of the palace, pass on the order of the palace, and ask Li Qin to enter the palace for a while." Empress Wu's tone was cold and authentic.

…………

The construction site was noisy during the day, but after the sun set, it gradually returned to calm.

But there are still a small number of craftsmen holding torches, banging on the construction site, and the officials are patrolling around, all trying to figure out how to speed up the construction period.

At the edge of the silent construction site, there is a dark dense forest, the forest is not large, and the vegetation is flourishing, which is daunting after dark.

Li Qinzai was sitting on a felled wooden pier outside the dense forest at this moment, and the dark environment around him made him feel a little hairy, but he still managed to remain calm and not move.

Although he has made a lot of contributions to the Tang Dynasty, expanding the territory or something, Li Qinzai has long been famous all over the world and is regarded as a hero of the Tang Dynasty by hundreds of people.

But...... Heroes are also afraid of the dark, even if materialists are not afraid of ghosts, but who can guarantee that there is nothing else in the dense forest? In these years, the ecological environment is ridiculously good, all kinds of fierce wild animals are running around, who knows if a tiger will suddenly burst out of the dense forest and take him away?

And what about heroes? The tiger still tastes the same.

Sitting alone at the edge of the dense forest, Li Qinzai kept turning his head to look into the dense forest, and his legs kept holding his head at any time.

I don't know how long I sat there, but Liu Ah Si finally led an official to come quietly.

Li Qinzai breathed a long sigh of relief, if this product doesn't come again, I'm afraid that my hero's character will collapse......

"Wu Shaolang, people have brought, Wang Minzhi, the director of the Ministry of Works." Liu Asi whispered in Li Qinzai's ear.

Li Qinzai snorted and asked in a low voice, "Is the money in place?" ”

"Given, two hundred yuan, the king agreed."

Li Qinzai nodded, got up and dusted off his buttocks, arched his hand towards the director of the Ministry of Works, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, look up for a long time." ”

Wang Minzhi bowed down in fear: "Xiaguan Wang Minzhi pays a visit to the Marquis of Li County." ”

Li Qinzai waved his hand, pointed to the dark environment around him, and said with a smile: "It's a matter of confidentiality, so let's not light a torch to attract attention, let's get things done quickly, and then split up in two." ”

Wang Min was stunned, after all, it was the first acquaintance, and he couldn't adapt to the way this Li Xianhou spoke.

After a while, Wang Minzhi smiled and said: "Yes, Li County Hou has the interest of exploring the secluded and looking for plums, and lighting a torch will inevitably lose its elegance, and it is really a burning piano and cooking cranes." ”

"Don't talk so much nonsense, what kind of exploration and looking for plum blossoms, you and I chose to meet here, it is obviously an unsightly thing. Oh, otherwise? Do you have a tryst with you before the moon? Li Qinzai said very bluntly.

Wang Minzhi was choked by this sentence and rolled his eyes, but he didn't dare to attack, so he had to try to laugh.

"Did you bring anything?" Li Qinzai stretched out his hand to him.

Wang Minzhi took out a thick stack of papers from his arms, held them in both hands and respectfully handed them over.

Li Qinzai took it, didn't look through it, turned his hand and stuffed it into Liu Asi's hand, and said: "You guarantee that this account book is true?" You won't make up an account book to perfunctory me, right? ”

Wang Minzhi swore to the sky: "The lower official swears in the name of the ancestors, the account book is absolutely true, the lower official is responsible for keeping the accounts, and this account book is copied down by the lower official intact." If there is a false word, the lower official is willing to accept the punishment. ”

Li Qinzai narrowed his eyes and said: "It's useless to swear by your ancestors, if I find out that there is a mistake, the end is not as simple as losing my official position and going to prison, with my identity, it is too easy to kill a master." ”

Wang Minzhi hurriedly said in a panic: "The lower official guarantees that the account books are true, and if there is any falsehood, the lower official is willing to apologize for his own crimes." ”

Li Qinzai nodded with satisfaction and said, "In this way, our transaction is successfully completed, and no matter what happens in the future, it will not affect you." ”

Wang Min's heart was apprehensive, and he said cautiously: "Li County Marquis, forgive the official for asking a lot of questions, what do you want these account books to do?" ”

Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Why don't I wait for me to write a detailed article for you, and report to you what I did with this account book, okay?" ”

No matter how stupid Wang Minzhi was, he understood that this sentence was definitely not a good thing, so he hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare, the lower officials only ask Li County Hou to keep his mouth shut, and don't involve the lower officials." ”

Li Qinzai snorted, unconsciously turned his head to look at the dense forest behind him, and suddenly had goosebumps on his arms.

"It's not early, if the king is still exploring the beauty of Yaxing, you might as well go to yourself, I won't accompany you."

Of course, Wang Minzhi was not interested in staying in this ghost place, so the two parted, Wang Minzhi changed directions and quietly returned to the construction site from the other side of the dense forest.

Li Qinzai looked at the account book that Liu Asi was holding in his hand, and his expression gradually became melancholy.

The things that should be prepared are almost the same, but how to advise Li Zhi next, and in what way can we not only not provoke Li Zhi, but also dissuade the matter of sealing Zen Taishan?

This matter is too nerve-wracking, Li Qinzai would rather fight a few more battles with the Tubo army in Tuyuhun than get dizzy on this battlefield where there is no smoke of gunpowder but it is extremely dangerous.

"Ah Si, get ready, and leave Puzhou early tomorrow morning."

Liu Asi asked, "Are we going back to Chang'an City?" ”

Li Qinzai stared at the dark night sky and said, "No, go back to Ganjingzhuang." ”