Today's talks between the monarchs and ministers, Li Qinzai is a little attentive, from the beginning of the courtesy, to the later self-invitation to cut the knight, Li Qinzai is testing Li Zhi's attitude.

After the unusual wind direction appeared in the court, Li Qinzai could no longer be sure what Li Zhi had in mind for the Li family.

The word "friend" is so small in front of Jiangshan Sheji, no matter how deep the friendship is, when he threatens the country passed down from his ancestors, what choice Li Zhi will make, Li Qinzai does not know.

However, at this moment, Li Qinzai observed Li Zhi's expression, but found that he was no different from usual, he still had that big grin, and he knew right from wrong and was clear-headed.

Li Qinzai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as if ...... He didn't lose this friend.

Li Zhi's expression was very sincere, he was very sober to analyze the gains and losses of the Goguryeo battlefield, he knew very well what should be asked, what could be forgiven, who was innocent and who was guilty.

A smile gradually appeared in Li Qinzai's eyes.

Li Zhi is an emperor who has been smeared and underestimated by history books, and his achievements and his mind are not inferior to his father.

At least in Li Qinzai's eyes, Li Zhi should be called "Heavenly Khan".

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, only when Li Zhi was in power, the national strength and territory of the Tang Dynasty reached its peak.

The later Kaiyuan Dynasty, in fact, is just the shadow of the predecessors, the national strength in Li Shimin and Li Zhi under the rule of the two generations of emperors, has laid a very solid foundation, the later Kaiyuan Dynasty, but is the inevitable result of the water.

Today's Datang is a very simple and pure era, in this simple environment, right is right, wrong is wrong, there is no desire to add sin, and there is no overlook from the moral high ground.

After understanding Li Zhi's attitude, Li Qinzai still cautiously probed: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of rumors in the court, and the ministers are a little worried......

Li Zhi glanced at him: "What are you worried about?" ”

"Your Majesty is a wise holy lord, and he is discerning loyalty and treachery, but the courtiers will still think that my Li family is too sharp, and the minister just asked for the title of knight, which is also for the sake of Your Majesty, and I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty can not take it seriously if you smear one or two, but if there are thousands of people who smear it in unison, can Your Majesty still not take it seriously? Rather than making an undignified fuss at that time, the minister should take the initiative to retreat now......"

Li Zhi glanced up at him, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Jing Chu, you are really ......," Li Zhi laughed.

After laughing for a while, Li Zhi stopped, and his expression gradually became serious: "If Jing Chu is worried that I will be jealous of the heroes, and I am afraid that your Li family's merits will be high, but there is no need. ”

"My heart is not so narrow-minded, the three generations of the Li family are all loyal ministers, especially you, do you remember Jing Chu? Back then, you also saved my life, bled from the tip of your ear, dragged me back from the ghost gate, and later told me to soak in water with ginkgo biloba shreds, and my old illness has not been committed for many years. ”

"Your grandfather is the pillar of my Tang Dynasty, and his loyalty has been confirmed by my father, most of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion are now deceased, the rest are also old, and the Ying Gong is also old, if I guess correctly, this battle of Goguryeo should be the last battle of the Ying Gong's life, right?"

"At the beginning, Ying Gong was seriously injured when he fell from a horse in Goguryeo, and when the news reached Chang'an, I didn't make an order to change the commander, I just wanted to complete the last battle of Ying Gong's life, and I hope he would have a good ending from the beginning to the end."

Li Zhi sighed: "A dying old man, a benefactor who saved my life, a loyal minister, and countless contributions to the country, if I am still suspicious of such a family, and I am still afraid of the high merit and the lord, what is the difference between me and those mean and unkind faint kings?" ”

"Jing Chu, you are wrong, I rule the world, relying on a broad heart, can accommodate all things, but also rely on knowing people and being good at their duties, and employing people without suspicion, if even you Li Jiazhen have to be jealous of whether you are loyal and traitorous, how can there be people who can use the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?"

Li Qinzai was moved in his heart when he heard this, and hurriedly got up and said: "Minister, thank you for your trust, the Li family has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty for generations, and they will never die." ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Do you still want to test me?" If you don't try it, sit down and say a few words. ”

"The minister was presumptuous just now, and the minister is guilty."

"You are indeed quite presumptuous, and it is also thanks to you, who has changed others, and now I will really do what he wants, and dismiss him from his position." The corners of Li Zhi's mouth twitched, and his eyes suddenly widened: "Hey, no, how can you stand up?" It seems that you walked in the hall by yourself when you entered the temple just now? ”

Li Qinzai was speechless, how long is your reflex arc......

"The minister suffered an internal injury, not a leg, and when he returned to the Tang Dynasty, the minister would be able to stand and walk."

"You can ...... in a wheelchair"

"Oh, the minister uses a wheelchair to feel very temperamental, from ancient times to the present, all powerful characters are sitting in wheelchairs, shaking goose feather fans, such as the Prime Minister Zhuge of the Three Kingdoms, the minister is fascinated......"

Li Zhi was stunned for a long time, and pointed at him: "You bastard is really ......."

Li Qinzai sat down, and only then did he have an appetite, so he picked up the silver chopsticks and started to pick up the vegetables.

Li Zhi said slowly: "Those ugly voices in the court, Jing Chu doesn't have to take it to heart, the courtiers are loyal and traitorous, I have the final say, if anyone vainly tries to involve the British Duke with desertion, I will remember them and settle accounts in the future." ”

After a pause, Li Zhi suddenly said again: "Chang'an City has been a little unpeaceful recently, and Jing Chu is also confused, right?" ”

Li Qinzai was stunned for a moment, and then quickly understood what he was talking about, the matter of Lichu was very sensitive, but Li Zhi chatted with him without any scruples, obviously really regarded him as a confidant.

So Li Qinzai put down the silver chopsticks and said, "If Your Majesty refers to the matter of competing for the prince...... Yes, Chen has been annoyed lately, and he plans to take the students back to Ganjingzhuang tomorrow for a while. ”

A look of sorrow flashed in Li Zhi's eyes, and he said gloomily: "The prince has been sick since he was a child, and this year my energy has been focused on the battle of the Eastern Crusade. ”

Li Qinzai said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the minister went to the East Palace yesterday to see His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness was lying on the sickbed very haggard, and seemed to be ......"

Li Zhi said sadly: "The imperial doctor said that the prince's time is short. ”

Li Qinzai didn't know how to comfort him, Li Hong, the crown prince, had a very good reputation in the government and the opposition, whether it was Li Zhi or the courtiers, they were all very satisfied with this prince, even if it was a fastidious official like Liu Renliang, he had said more than once that the East Palace was like a father and could inherit the unification.

Such a prince, who can be said to be basically perfect, has not lived long, which is a great blow to Li Zhi and the courtiers.

"Your Majesty, let's do our best and find more famous doctors to diagnose and treat His Highness, maybe ......"

Li Qinzai couldn't say it anymore, he didn't know what to say in his own heart.

I suddenly remembered Kim Da Yeon, although she is a northern stick, but her medical skills are really good, but Kim Da Yeon is still in Goguryeo, following Li Tao to fight, even if she is urgently recalled to Chang'an now, it will be too late in time.

(End of chapter)