Empress Wu's tone became more and more aggressive, Li Qinzai was not afraid, but he still sighed secretly in his heart.

finally eased the relationship with her, and everyone laughed at the past grievances, but I didn't expect to be antagonistic to her again today.

Li Qinzai doesn't like to do things that offend people, especially if the target is the current queen.

But what he wants to do cannot be changed, so the conflict between him and Empress Wu cannot be avoided.

This is not a trivial matter, but a conflict of interests between the two sides.

Li Qinzai's interests are the common people of Li, and the interests of Empress Wu are the stability of his personal status.

The focus is on Li Zhi's enshrinement of Mount Tai.

Li Qinzai hoped to dissuade Li Zhi and suspend the sealing of Zen, but the Empress Wu was eager to leave immediately, when she accompanied Li Zhi, the couple stood on the top of Mount Tai, Li Zhi, the son of heaven, is of course the mandate of heaven, and of course her queen is also the mandate of heaven.

Empress Wu desperately needs this sacred ritual to eliminate all kinds of criticism of her by the government and the opposition to this day.

The grudge between people is really involuntary in many cases.

Two people who are originally safe and sound, once there is a conflict of interests, even if they don't want to be enemies of each other, the situation will force each other to stand on the opposite side.

This is the case with Li Qinzai and Empress Wu at this moment.

Li Qinzai's purpose of going to the palace in Puzhou, no matter how much he tried to hide it, was useless in front of the Empress Wu.

Li Qinzai knew that he couldn't underestimate this woman, her intelligence, her power, was far more terrifying than he imagined.

"Jing Chu, this palace has always had a good impression of you, and the grudge between you and me at the beginning couldn't be put on the table, and this palace never went to my heart, so I forgave it. But today, why do you still have trouble with this palace? Empress Wu sighed faintly.

Li Qinzai was silent for a moment, and sighed: "Queen, whether you believe it or not, the minister really has no intention of grudging with you, the minister's courage and ambition are the same small, if he can, the minister is willing to stay in Ganjingzhuang for the rest of his life and not go out, all kinds of troubles and entanglements in Chang'an City, the minister can ignore it and never mix." ”

Empress Wu said in a deep voice: "But you are still involved, Jing Chu, this time, it is not a small grudge, you are moving the foundation of the palace." ”

Li Qinzai sighed: "The queen, the people and the community, which is more important? ”

Empress Wu sneered: "According to Mencius's Confucianism, the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. But Hongu disagrees. ”

"The people and the queen, which is more important?"

Empress Wu said proudly: "Of course, this palace is the most important." Li Jingchu, don't take the Confucian set to hold the palace hostage, the palace has a stable position, so that the Son of Heaven will be supervised to practice benevolent government, take good policies, and promote agriculture and mulberry, so that the people of the world can be well-being. ”

Saying that, Empress Wu suddenly stood up, stared at Li Qinzai and said: "This palace and the Son of Heaven are one husband and wife, the Son of Heaven is Sheji, and the main palace is also Sheji!" ”

Li Qinzai's body trembled slightly.

The only empress in history, the words she said were really domineering, although she didn't agree with her words at all, Li Qinzai couldn't help but be shocked by her momentum.

"When the Son of Heaven abolished the king and queen, I was the queen, since then, the Son of Heaven and the palace have been inseparable, we have been fighting against the family valve all the time over the years, the world has criticized the palace for a long time, over the years, the rumors of the abolition have come and gone, and the world is in turmoil."

"In addition to the eldest grandson Wuji, Xingkeju, cutting the prince, ranking the surname, and suppressing the family gate, over the years, the Son of Heaven and the palace have been friends and enemies with the family gate valve in order to consolidate ......the imperial power."

"The Son of Heaven is in the right position, they don't dare to embarrass the Son of Heaven, so they blame all the faults on the head of the palace, the family and the scholars are shouting behind their backs every day, please abolish the Son of Heaven, clear the side, and ...... the right hearing"

Empress Wu's gaze suddenly became sad and dark.

"Jing Chu, this palace needs that ceremony to seal Zen, more than the Son of Heaven, do you understand? Only by standing on the top of Mount Tai and praying to heaven on behalf of the people of the world can we calm down the criticism of the people of the world against me, and I can be regarded as the queen of justice. ”

Empress Wu's eyes showed a fierce light, and she said coldly: "Whoever obstructs the Son of Heaven from sealing Zen is the enemy of this palace, Jing Chu, you are the heavy weapon of the Tang Dynasty, and you are a rare talent since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, this palace is very reluctant to regard you as an enemy, don't force me." ”

After a long speech, Li Qinzai looked shocked and was silent for a long time.

He finally understood why Empress Wu proposed to Li Zhi to seal Mount Tai.

He has always felt that Empress Wu is a strange woman who is not inferior to her eyebrows and has a very big picture, knowing that the treasury is empty and the people are tired, but she still chooses to admonish and seal Zen, which is very abnormal in itself.

It turned out that she was not dizzy, but forced by the situation.

Only by participating in the sealing ceremony will the queen's position be solid, even if Li Zhi has the intention of abolishing the queen in the future, as long as he thinks that she once accompanied him to Mount Tai to seal the Zen, he will not dare to act rashly.

Because of the deposition of the queen who participated in the canonization of Zen, this matter is very serious. It is equivalent to offending the heavens, and at the same time, it will not be allowed by the courtiers and the people.

In this era, not to mention that superstition is useless, it will also become a sharp weapon in due time, a commanding heights of morality, which even the emperor cannot capture.

However, which is more important, the interests of one person or the interests of the world?

Li Qinzai didn't want to ask Empress Wu this question, he knew that Empress Wu's answer must be different from his.

"Does the queen know that there was a great drought in the north of the Tang Dynasty last year, and until today, the people in many prefectures and counties in the north are still relying on the relief grain from the imperial court?"

Empress Wu said with a cold face: "This palace knows. ”

"Does the queen know that not only did the treasury have no balance last year, but the local government owed debts to many landlords in the people?"

"Hongu knows."

"Does the queen know that even if the wind and rain are smooth this year, the people may not be able to fill their stomachs, and the imperial court plans to increase the endowment to the people in order to prepare for the sealing of Zen?"

"Hongu knows."

Li Qinzai showed a sarcastic look: "So, in order to seal Zen, even if there is starvation everywhere and the people are displaced, the queen will not hesitate?" ”

Wu Hou said expressionlessly: "This palace has said that the palace is uneven, why is the world peaceful." ”

Li Qinzai sighed: "In this way, the minister has nothing to say, please retire." ”

After speaking, Li Qinzai saluted the martial queen, turned around and walked resolutely towards the palace gate.

Empress Wu stood up suddenly, stared at his back and said sharply: "Li Qinzai, do you want to be an enemy of this palace?" ”

Li Qinzai's footsteps did not stop, and he still walked towards the temple gate.

"Inside and outside the court, the territory is thousands of miles, is you Li Jingchu a saint alone?"

Li Qinzai finally couldn't help but say, "Fuck the saint!" When you are praying to God on Mount Tai in gorgeous clothes, have you ever thought about how many people in the world are starving to death? Prays? Haha, it's obviously a murder! ”