Li Cuishi held Li Qinzai's hand tightly, crying so much that he almost fainted.

The son was born to her, and now that she has been seriously injured, Li Cui's is like a thousand arrows piercing her heart at this moment, and every bit of damage Li Qinzai received on the battlefield seems to be inflicted on her body a hundredfold and a thousand times.

Li Siwen grabbed his arm with one hand, and stretched out his other hand, as if he wanted to hug Li Qinzai, but because of his father's majesty and face, Li Siwen's hand stretched out half and retracted.

Li Qinzai smiled bitterly and kept comforting Li Cui.

Where can Li Cui's listen to comfort, at this moment she only feels heartbroken, her son who was alive and kicking in the past, returned from the expedition for the country, but he is like an old man in the twilight, with countless injuries and illnesses on his body, and his son looks like this, and his mother's heart is about to break.

After a long time, Li Cuishi finally stopped crying, and Cui Jie helped her aside and comforted her softly.

Li Siwen quietly wiped away his tears, then looked at his son, brushed his beard and said in a deep voice: "You have done a good job in Goguryeo, you are worthy of being the son and grandson of my Li family, and you have not insulted your grandfather's prestige......"

Before he finished speaking, Li Cuishi heard it and immediately became furious: "What nonsense are you talking about!" My son suffered from this ordeal, and his life was almost gone, what do you still think about the prestige of the Li family, and you are satisfied with my son's martyrdom? ”

Li Siwen was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "You...... Why are you a woman messing around, is that what the old man meant? ”

Li Cui's became more and more angry, and he rushed over to reason with him, but Li Qinzai quickly stopped him.

"Okay, okay, the old couple is old, why is their temper more irritable than that of me, a young man, and they want to quarrel and go home and close the door to quarrel, and we will all lose face in public."

The old couple put out the fire at this time, and Li Cui's eyes pointed at Li Siwen unkindly, and the threat was very strong.

The family was about to enter the city together, Li Siwen inadvertently turned his head, and found the bloodstained handsome flag in front of the team, Li Siwen couldn't help but be stunned, turned sideways and secretly wiped a handful of tears again.

The couple helped Li Qinzai into the carriage, and Li Siwen told him that when Li Qinzai was about to arrive in Chang'an City, the team had already entered the city to report, and the couple went out of the city to greet him despite the cold.

At the same time, the Li family also sent someone into the palace to play Li Zhi and told him that Li Qinzai had returned to Chang'an, and it would not be long before someone in the palace would summon him into the palace.

As soon as the group entered the Yanping Gate and walked towards Zhuque Street for an hour of incense, they were met by a Praetorian Guard cavalry, thousands of Praetorian Guards marched through Chang'an Street, and passers-by retreated.

In the middle of the cavalry, there is a royal chariot with eight horses, and the bright yellow canopy on the top of the chariot and the extravagant decoration of gilt sumptuous decoration silently demonstrate the incomparable dignity of the heavenly family.

The Praetorian Guards cavalry walked in a hurry, as if they were in a hurry, except for the Praetorian Guards, there were no accompanying palace people and due honor guards.

Li Qinzai's team immediately stopped, and at the same time, the Praetorian Guards on the opposite side also stopped.

Li Siwen lifted the curtain, and Li Qinzai in the carriage saw that the royal chariot opposite also opened the bead curtain, and Li Qinzai and Li Zhi met in mid-air from a distance.

When the two saw each other, they smiled at the same time, and then the smile in their eyes gradually blurred by tears.

Li Qinzai was carried out of the carriage by the subordinates, and Li Siwen and his wife helped him towards the imperial chariot.

At the same time, Li Zhi also got off the throne, and the two monarchs and ministers reunited on Suzaku Street in Chang'an City.

Breaking away from the hands of his parents, Li Qinzai bowed down with difficulty: "Minister, Li Qinzai, meet ......"

Before he finished speaking, Li Zhi stepped forward and held his arms with both hands, preventing him from bowing down.

"Jing Chu, you have suffered." Li Zhi choked with tears.

Li Qinzai smiled: "Killing the enemy to serve the country, it is the duty of the people, how can you say bitterness." ”

Li Zhi looked at him, and when he saw Li Qinzai's weak appearance, Li Zhi burst into tears.

"I knew that letting Jing Chu lead the army would end like this, and I wouldn't let you go on the expedition if I said anything," Li Zhi clenched his fists with remorse and cried: "I was really dizzy at the beginning, so I agreed to let you lead the army to conquer Goguryeo......"

"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself, the minister is willing to lead the army, and besides...... The minister is still alive, and he is already happy in life. ”

Li Zhi sniffed and gently patted Li Qinzai's shoulder.

Li Siwen and Cui Jie next to them also bowed down at this time.

Li Zhi absentmindedly waved his hand to excuse him, then grabbed Li Qinzai's arm and said, "Let's go, follow me into the palace, let's talk about goodbye." ”

As he spoke, he was going to pull Li Qin to carry the imperial chariot.

Li Qinzai was shocked, the imperial chariot can be sat by mortals? As long as he dares to go up, tomorrow those imperial historians will definitely make him worse than death.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wait! The minister just sat in his own carriage, His Majesty went forward, and the minister followed behind the imperial chariot......" Li Qinzai hurriedly refused.

Li Zhi frowned: "What are you afraid of?" I've been rolling in the ghost gate, why don't you know how to be a free and easy person? ”

"Your Majesty, the minister also wants to be free, but the minister's courage is not big, and he can't be free."

Seeing that Li Qinzai's attitude was resolute, Li Zhi was not reluctant, so after Li Qinzai explained to his parents and wife, he got into his own carriage, with the imperial chariot in front and the carriage behind, and slowly walked towards the Taiji Palace under the escort of the Janissary Cavalry.

Outside the palace gate, Li Qinzai was carried out of the carriage by the subordinates, and a group of eunuchs were waiting outside the palace gate, and there was a soft pocket in front of the eunuchs.

Li Qinzai didn't pretend anymore this time, sat in a soft pocket, and the eunuchs carried him into the Taiji Palace.

In the Anren Palace, the palace people lit a charcoal fire, Li Zhi and Li Qinzai sat opposite each other, and soon there was a sound of ring Pei Jue outside the hall, and the Empress Wu arrived.

After Empress Wu entered the hall, Li Qinzai just sat up to salute, Empress Wu hurriedly waved his hand at him, Li Zhi pressed him back to his seat, and said with a smile: "Jing Chu's serious injury has not healed, and all false courtesies can be avoided." ”

Empress Wu also smiled and agreed.

From the beginning of entering the hall, Empress Wu's phoenix eyes kept looking at him, and saw Li Qinzai sitting weakly on the seat, his face was a little unhealthily pale, and his expression was quite haggard.

Empress Wu sighed: "The Goguryeo thief almost destroyed my Tang Dynasty's heavy weapon, Jing Chu alone, can reach the Tang Dynasty's thousands of troops and horses, and lose the country, I don't dare to take risks in the future." ”

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Thank you for the queen's concern, the minister will try not to play with his life in the future, and the minister also wants to live to the age of eighty without illness and disaster before dying." ”

Empress Wu sneered and said, "After being so seriously injured, it still has a flamboyant tongue, and it seems that he has not been scared out of the battlefield." ”

Li Zhi clapped his hands outside the palace, and the palace people quickly brought steaming delicacies.

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Jing Chu is seriously injured and can't drink, but the food that catches the wind is still indispensable, try the craftsmanship of the imperial chef in the palace, I feel that I am about to catch up with the taste of Ganjingzhuang." ”

Li Qinzai glanced at it and saw that the dishes were actually stewed pig's trotters, beef stew, bamboo rice and boiled sweet potatoes that he was familiar with.

Well, every dish was stolen from his house.

Empress Wu sighed: "Your Majesty, the concubine heard that Jing Chu suffered serious internal injuries, and it is not appropriate to touch the meat, you have a ...... way to eat big fish and meat."

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then patted his thigh: "It's me who was negligent, come here, remove the vegetables and replace them with some fresh and light seasonal vegetables." ”

Empress Wu looked at Li Qinzai's appearance and sighed: "The first battle of the Eastern Crusade is really bitter for Jing Chu, and his spirit is not as good as it was at the beginning, Your Majesty, why don't you summon the imperial doctor into the palace, check the pulse of Jing Chu, and prescribe a few prescriptions for recuperation?" ”

(End of chapter)