Watching husband and wife perform affection is actually a test of the audience's acting skills.

Knowing that the couple had different dreams in the same bed, and clearly seeing them in front of him, Li Qinzai could only pretend to be "Wow, I'm so envious, I snorted this CP".

Can't everyone be sincere, pull each other's hair and spit on each other, and have a frank and honest attitude?

Seeing Li Qinzai looking at himself and the queen with envy, Li Zhi smiled and said, "What do you think of Jing Chu? I heard that you and the two ladies are also very affectionate, so you don't need to envy me and the queen, haha! ”

Li Qinzai tried to squeeze out a smile: "Your Majesty and the queen have a deep love for the heavenly family, which is really the blessing of the court and the blessing of the people of the world. ”

A hint of discomfort suddenly flashed in Li Zhi's eyes.

Ay? Isn't my performance a bit too much? Not long ago, he turned his mother-in-law's power upside down, and today they are affectionate to each other, which seems to be a little unreasonable.

Li Zhi adjusted his expression and said with a smile: "I haven't praised you yet, yesterday King Teng came back from the south and brought more than 2,000 catties of sweet potatoes. ”

Li Qinzai smiled bitterly: "It is the duty of the minister to share worries for His Majesty, but the minister really does not dare to be a generous gift ......from His Majesty, and His Majesty is the lord of the minister, and the commission really makes the minister panic and can't sleep at night."

Li Zhi snorted: "The holy decree has been issued, and the officials have also made a book, so Jing Chu is not hypocritical." ”

Empress Wu also said with a smile on the side: "Jing Chu can know that Your Majesty has put a lot of effort into the Lord of Jin'er in order to smoothly promote the Lord. ”

"Your Majesty summoned the prime minister and the monk into the palace, and it was a foreshadowing and a compliment, and the words blocked several important ministers from opening their mouths, so that your title was successfully promoted to the county duke, Jing Chu can not live up to Your Majesty's painstaking efforts."

Li Qinzai had no choice but to say gratefully: "Your Majesty is worried about the minister, and the minister is grateful, and I am willing to do my best for Your Majesty." ”

Li Zhi laughed and said: "It's good to know that I work hard, queen, Jing Chu is not an outsider, it is rare for Jing Chu to enter the palace today, you tell me to go down, let the imperial chef cook a few dishes, and I have a few drinks with Jing Chu." ”

Empress Wu smiled and received the order.

Not long after, the wine and food were served, Li Zhi ordered the palace people to move the low table to the palace, Li Qinzai sat opposite Li Zhi, and the Empress Wu sat beside Li Zhi obediently and poured wine for him.

Li Qinzai swept his eyes and saw that the dishes on the low table were very familiar, stewed beef, stewed pig's trotters, and there was actually a long-lost bamboo tube rice.

With these housekeeping skills, it is obvious that the imperial chef in the palace is very proficient, and he is much more competitive than those little bastards in the school.

took the initiative to toast Li Zhi with a cup, and Li Qinzai drank it all.

Li Zhi also didn't hold it, and he was always very relaxed when drinking with Li Qinzai.

After the monarch and the ministers exchanged a few drinks, Li Zhi put down the wine cup and sighed with a smile: "After implementing the sweet potato production introduced at the beginning of the Jing Dynasty, I put down more than half of my thoughts. ”

"In another two years, sweet potatoes will probably be able to promote the entire Guanzhong, such a huge yield, even if there is another natural disaster, I guess I and the imperial court will not be so anxious."

"I can finally calm down and set my sights on the east."

Li Qinzai was secretly startled, and immediately understood what Li Zhi meant.

The Eastern Crusade is something that Li Zhi has been thinking about since he ascended the throne, and Li Zhi still wants to continue to do what Emperor Taizong did not do, and he wants to completely subdue Goguryeo.

This is another real achievement, proving that he is not inferior to the merits of the previous emperors.

Now that Baekje has been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, Silla is still an alliance with the Tang Dynasty, and the Wa Kingdom has been destroyed in the hands of Li Qinjae.

Only Goguryeo was left to the east of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty, the Baekje garrison, and Silla formed a three-sided encirclement of Goguryeo.

The time and place are favorable, and they are gradually gathering momentum to Datang, look at the fire, it's almost time.

Li Zhi drank with Li Qinzai again, and said with a smile: "If I want to conquer Goguryeo in the east, can I have advice at the beginning of Jing?" ”

Li Qinzai thought for a while and said, "The minister has no advice, only a few reminders." First, before the Eastern Crusade, the imperial court hoarded a large amount of grain and grass, second, the training and selection of generals was particularly important, third, it was not optional to launch in winter, and fourth, Baekje Silla cooperated with the Tang Dynasty to encircle on three sides, and the matter could be decided. ”

Li Zhi and Empress Wu nodded at the same time.

Of course, they are also very clear about what Li Qinzai said, starting from the Sui Dynasty, the emperors of successive dynasties have conquered Goguryeo many times, although they all ended in failure, but the Central Plains Dynasty has accumulated many lessons from failure.

These are the lessons that Lee is talking about.

"Jing Chu thinks that this time Wang Shi's Eastern Crusade, what is the victory or defeat?" Li Zhi asked the question he was most concerned about.

Li Qinzai smiled: "As long as you don't make a big strategic mistake, the minister thinks that there is at least an eighty percent chance of winning, and Goguryeo can be completely conquered and included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Li Zhi laughed: "I never missed what Jing Chu said, it seems that I really want to borrow your auspicious words, come, drink to win!" ”

The monarch drank another glass of wine, Li Zhi was in a very happy mood, and he picked up a pig's trotter and chewed it, completely losing his imperial demeanor.

Empress Wu watched from the sidelines, and it was inconvenient to say anything, so she had to show a wry smile to Li Qinzai.

Lee Chin-jae also smiled at her.

His feud with Empress Wu became more complicated after the poisoning of Lady Wei.

Originally, it was none of his business, but later Li Qinzai protected Wu Minzhi, and suggested that Mrs. Han return to Bingzhou to avoid trouble, and it was still he who ordered the assassin sent by Li Yifu to end the assassination of Wu Minzhi, and handed over the warlock named Du Yuanji to Xu Jingzong......

Does Empress Wu hate him?

Of course, I also hate, the old grudge has not disappeared, and a new grudge has been added, how can I not hate?

But if Li Qinzai is to be completely blamed for this incident, it is inevitably a bit far-fetched.

Empress Wu knew better than anyone that when Li Zhi made up his mind to clean her up and cut off her wings, then no matter how much she struggled, it was useless.

Li Yifu should die or die, Du Yuanji should fall into the hands of Xu Jingzong or will fall, even if Li Qinzai is not involved, there will be others involved, this is a general trend against her, and it is crushing, she can't resist it at all.

Moreover, Empress Wu also knew that Li Zhi summoned Li Qinzai into the palace alone and asked him to clean up the Hou Party, but Li Qinzai refused.

This statement is very important, no matter what Li Qinzai's intention is to refuse, at least in the eyes of Empress Wu, her feud with Li Qinzai is not too dead.

There are hatreds and grudges, but at this moment, she and Li Qinzai can still look at each other and smile.

The way adults behave in the world, just like the world in the eyes of adults, is not only black and white.

Li Zhi is in a good mood today, and he is obviously in a good mood.

In his opinion, he has solved the food problem, and the matter of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo can begin to prepare, once the Eastern Expedition is successful, he will be able to surpass the first emperor, calmly inherit the honorific title of "Heavenly Khan" from the first emperor, and be worshiped by all countries in the world.

The affairs of the emperor before and after his death are nothing more than a "name".