Once this kind of thing is started, the development of things is sometimes involuntary, and when the situation gets out of control, the mastermind behind the scenes may not be able to be reversed.

Li Qinzai, the mastermind behind the scenes, is like this, when the Japanese people get high, they are like a donkey that has taken off the reins, and no one can pull it.

It was a bit unexpected, but overall, it was basically manageable.

Empress Wu obviously doesn't think so, you guys have a good time, who will clean up the mess? After all, this matter will still be troubled in the court, and it is Li Zhi who is directly admonished by Liu Renliang and those who can't step down in front of Qingliu.

"The Silla envoy was taken into the Wannian County Prison by Wuhou, saying that it was immoral, and the person was still locked up in prison, what do you say at the beginning of Jingchu? Is the court arresting or releasing it? The Empress Wu was dissatisfied.

Li Qinzai said innocently: "The minister thinks that the court might as well pretend to be deaf and dumb and detain him for a few more days, which can be regarded as an example for those foreign monkeys who are immoral." ”

Empress Wu smiled angrily: "Continue to close it, how do the envoys of all countries think of my Datang?" ”

"The Silla State lost its courtesy, everyone knew that the Silla envoy dared to bribe my Tang Dynasty ministers, and they all waited to see how the Son of Heaven dealt with it, but the Silla envoy was really imprisoned, and his crime had nothing to do with bribing the courtiers, Your Majesty, the Empress, I have to say that this kind of disposal is actually very wonderful."

Empress Wu raised her eyebrows: "What's the wonder?" ”

"The wonderful thing is that whether it is a person who understands or is confused, the result is the same, no one inside and outside the government and the opposition cares what the crime of the Silla envoy is, they only see that the Silla envoy is locked up, the Tang Dynasty has upheld the dignity of the law, and the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty have also retained their dignity."

Li Qinzai smiled and said: "On the contrary, the Silla Kingdom is in the face of my Tang Dynasty, if it is questioned for bribing the courtiers, it can be regarded as a failure, and the loss will be tragic, but the crime of the Silla envoys being questioned is immoral......

"When the news reached Silla, the lord of the country was afraid that he was disgusted, and he had to send an envoy to make amends to the Son of Heaven, and the bribery could not be brought to the table, and the reason for the reparation of the Silla lord could only be the immorality of his own people......

Li Qinzai winked at Li Zhi with a wicked smile: "Your Majesty, are you relieved?" ”

Li Zhi laughed: "Relieve your anger, this sullen loss will be remembered by the lord of Silla for a lifetime, and the historian will be recorded in history, so that the people of Silla will know from generation to generation that their ancestors had such a disgraceful experience in the Tang Dynasty." ”

Seeing that Li Zhi was greatly satisfied, Empress Wu didn't dare to disagree with him, so she glanced at him coquettishly: "Your Majesty is getting more and more out of shape." ”

After Li Zhi laughed, he suddenly asked, "I heard something just now, Jing Chu, you also seem to be hostile to the Silla Kingdom, why?" ”

Li Qinzai said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "If it is not my race, its heart will be different." It didn't matter whether the minister was hostile to Silla or not, the minister just hoped that His Majesty should be sober and vigilant against all foreign countries. ”

Li Zhi's expression became serious: "Why did Jing Chu say this? ”

Li Qinzai was silent for a moment before he said: "Your Majesty knows the nature of the minister, and the minister just wants to hide in the mountains and eat and wait for death, and he has never grown ambition in his life, and he has always been able to avoid the affairs of the government and the state, and rarely ......talk about it."

"But today, the minister is planning for the Tang Dynasty and for the country's century-old strategy, and the minister has to admonish His Majesty in person."

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Just say it, I will listen to it." ”

Li Qinzai said slowly: "Your Majesty, you must not abandon Baekje, not only that, but Silla must also be under the control of the Tang Dynasty, and after the king destroys Goguryeo in the future, the entire peninsula should be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty." ”

Li Zhi and Empress Wu were taken aback, Li Zhi lowered his face and said: "Jing Chu, don't dare to say this, Goguryeo and Baekje are fine, but since the beginning of the Zhenguan year of Silla, the lords of all dynasties have been loyal to the Tang Dynasty. ”

Lee Chin-jae said: "The Silla envoys wantonly bribed the courtiers and played a conspiracy in the capital of the Tang Dynasty in order to fight for the land of Baekje, which in itself was a betrayal of the Silla lord to His Majesty. ”

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and found himself speechless.

"Your Majesty, the loyalty of a foreign country is just a temporary surrender to the military might of the Tang Dynasty, if the Tang Dynasty becomes weak, they will definitely tear off the so-called loyal coat, reveal their hideous faces, and conspire to bite off a piece of Datang's flesh."

"When the Tang Dynasty is strong now, they especially dare to plot to steal the land of Baekje, Your Majesty dares to imagine how they will behave if we are weakened one day?"

Therefore, the minister thought that Datang should take advantage of the time when it was strong, and should take everything and collect everything. Completely turn someone else's into your own, and then apply kingization. ”

"Use the Confucian concept to make them return to the Tang Dynasty, and be proud of entering the Tang household registration, if there is a day, the Tang Dynasty is the real Weideze in the world, and the Chinese and foreign people are happy to obey."

Li Zhi was slightly moved, and glanced at each other with Empress Wu.

Empress Wu chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, what Jing Chu said seems to be exactly the same as Liu Renliang, Liu Renliang's song is also based on reason, persuading Your Majesty not to give up Baekje, how can the land that Wang Shi soldiers shed blood and sacrificed to defeat the land, how can it be light on foreign Dongyi." ”

Li Qinzai said again: "The minister said frankly that the minister and Liu Renliang actually don't deal with each other, but they are not right about things, not people, and the minister still agrees with Liu Renliang's words." ”

"However, there is still a difference between the minister and Liu Renliang, Liu Renliang values righteousness, and the minister attaches importance to profit."

"Liu Renliang's starting point is not to want the blood of the soldiers to be shed in vain, and the starting point of the ministers is to take the land of the peninsula, which is of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty Centennial Scripture."

Li Zhi suddenly sat up straight and said with interest: "Where does the benefit come from?" ”

Li Qinzai pouted, this product is actually a heavy profit, and when it comes to benefits, he will not be sleepy immediately.

"Your Majesty, do you remember the world map that the minister drew for Your Majesty?"

Li Zhi nodded: "Of course I remember, I am already familiar with it." ”

"Then Your Majesty will recall the whole picture of that map, and then think about it, if the three countries of the peninsula are all included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, will it be beneficial for the Tang Dynasty to explore the whole world?"

Li Zhi then began to recall the whole picture of the map, stretching from the east to Australia, to North and South America......

Then Li Zhi was shocked, and he suddenly found that if he used Silla or the Wa Kingdom as a port of departure and explored all the way to the east of the ocean, whether it was the distance of sailing, the convenience of logistics and supplies, or just a horizontal strategic buffer zone, they were excellent and ideal places.

In the past, the strategic focus of the Tang Dynasty was not the Turks in the north, or the Tubo or Western Regions states in the west, but now with Li Qinzai's map, Li Zhi changed his thinking slightly, and found that if he occupied the peninsula and the Wa Kingdom, the benefits to the Tang Dynasty would be far greater than the western strategy.

In the face of great interests, even if Silla is the most loyal housekeeper dog in the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi must slaughter this dog and swallow even the belt bone.

God-given harbor, do not take the blame.