Empress Wu is not necessarily a good woman, but she must be a smart woman.

A smart woman never works against the word "general trend", she knows her weight, and since she can't afford to play, she decisively quits the game.

If she continues to play reluctantly, what awaits her is death.

Compared with three years ago, Datang has changed a lot, with the efforts of the court and the monarchs over the years, Datang's carriage has gradually accelerated, and no one can stop its galloping, and whoever dares to stop it will be ruthlessly crushed.

Especially in the Eastern Expedition, Datang occupied the Haidong Peninsula, and so far, Datang has become a great trend.

Empress Wu was very keenly aware of this, and the scene of the prosperous Tang Dynasty depicted by Li Qinzai and Li Zhi in Taiji Palace the day before yesterday was the incentive for Empress Wu to finally change her mind and decisively quit the game.

After Li Yifu was beheaded, Empress Wu's power in the court has basically been suppressed, the court has no power, Li Zhi suppressed, and Empress Wu was gradually banned in the harem.

I have to say that Empress Wu chose to quit the game at this time, and the decision was very wise.

If she doesn't hurry up and cut this matter, Li Zhi's knife will fall on her neck, and it will not be as simple as a waste queen.

Li Qinzai secretly admired the decisiveness of Empress Wu's killing.

Even if she loses power, this woman can be lucky to make the right choice questions in life, and her neat and crisp appearance is really fascinating.

Late at night, in the backyard of the Guogong Mansion.

In a remote room, surrounded by vigilant troops.

The grandfather and grandson gathered in the room, staring intently at a wooden box on a low table.

Inside the box was a head, with a somewhat bloated face and a pale complexion, which had been smeared with lime beforehand, and looked shocking and quite terrifying.

Li Tao and Li Qinzai have both rolled in the pile of dead people on the battlefield, and they are naturally not afraid of the human head, the ancestors and grandchildren looked at it for a long time, and Li Tao turned his head to look at Li Qinzai.

"Look closely, is it him?" Li Tao said in a deep voice.

Li Qinzai didn't dare to be sloppy, staring at this head seriously, looking at his facial features and eyebrows.

Li Qinzai naturally knew Fu Youyi, when he was in the firearms prison, the two had a conflict in person, Fu Youyi's official position was dismissed by Li Qinzai, and he was also thrown into prison.

After identifying it for a long time, Li Qinzai nodded affirmatively: "That's right, it's him." ”

Li Tao breathed a sigh of relief and stroked his head: "That's good, this line is clean." ”

After a pause, Li Tao's brows furrowed again: "Now I just don't know, whether the secret recipe for gunpowder is in the hands of the queen......

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Grandpa, you still enjoy your old age in peace, don't worry about it." ”

"Whether the secret recipe of gunpowder leaks out or not, it has no impact on Datang."

"Grandpa, the Tang Dynasty has become a big trend, and the existence of gunpowder is actually irrelevant. In other words, the secret recipe of gunpowder will leak out sooner or later, but it cannot determine the strength of the country and the victory or defeat of the war. ”

Li Tao was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slowly.

I have to admit that Li Qinzai's words are reasonable, his ancestors and grandchildren are all people who have been on the battlefield, and gunpowder does add the power of destruction to the Tang Dynasty, but it is always people who determine the outcome of the war, not weapons.

Those who have led soldiers and fought in battles understand this truth more profoundly.

After being silent for a long time, Li Tao sighed and said, "How to deal with this incident caused by the queen?" ”

Li Qinzai blinked and said, "Grandpa, have you ever thought about why the queen took the initiative to tell us this fateful secret?" ”

Li Tao smiled slightly: "Is she showing favor or weakness?" ”

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "My grandson thinks that she is admitting her mistakes, and she is more subtle and smart." ”

Li Tao thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was.

Taking the initiative to be honest is actually an attitude of admitting mistakes, of course, it is also a gesture of goodwill, she is implicitly expressing her attitude that she does not want to be enemies of the Li family's ancestors and grandchildren.

said that she was smart because although she took the initiative to confess this matter, she didn't leave a handle, Fu Youyi died, and the confession of the only witness, Zhao Daoyun, was not enough to convict.

Even if the grandparents and grandchildren come to Li Zhi to denounce it at this moment, the Empress Wu has the ability to annihilate all the evidence cleanly, and even accuse the grandparents and grandchildren of framing the queen of the dynasty.

Li Tao's expression was hesitant, not knowing what he was thinking.

Li Qinzai sighed: "Forget it, as long as she is safe in the future, this incident will be treated as if it never happened, and we don't need to kill it all." ”

How could the bullet fired three years ago be so coincidental that it didn't hit the center of the eyebrow until today?

Today's Datang is about to open the era of great navigation, and it needs a stable political environment.

Li Tao was silent for a long time, but finally agreed with Li Qinzai's words.

"Old man, don't toss it......" Li Tao suddenly showed a gloomy color for some reason, and hung his head weakly, showing the twilight of a hero.

Li Qinzai stared at him and said seriously: "Grandpa, a generation has a generational mission, and the mission of your life has been completed perfectly, next, let's see how your grandson's generation does it." ”

"You must live a long life, and in your lifetime, you can see the earth-shaking Tang Dynasty with your own eyes."

Li Tao showed his face with relief: "Okay, the old man works hard to live a few more years." ”

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Two months later, news came from the ship divisions of Dengzhou, Quanzhou, that the imperial court spent huge manpower and material resources to build a large number of ships, a total of 10 ships of 3,000 materials, and a total of 4 ships of 5,000 materials, all of which had been completed and launched.

The two sailors were divided into two parts, one south and one north, ready to set sail.

The governor of the water division in the south direction is Cheng Boxian, that is, the eldest grandson of Cheng Yanjin, and the commander of the water division will be more than 10,000.

The governor of the naval division in the north direction is Sun Renshi, and the command of the water division is nearly 20,000.

Both divisions were in the same direction, both were to set sail east, and both were armed with sufficient firearms and gunpowder.

In today's world, these two sailors can definitely be called invincible in the world in terms of combat power and weapons and equipment, at this time in Australia, America and Africa, the local aborigines are still wearing animal skins and living a life of wool and drinking blood, maybe still living in caves and trees.

The two sailors of Datang definitely belong to the crushing level, and there is no suspense.

October 23 of the fourth year of Linde.

Under the holy decree of Chang'an, the two sailors were ordered to board the ship and set sail, without the noisy celebration scene of gongs and drums, and there was no touching picture of the people saying goodbye.

The huge behemoth, which could not be looked upon, quietly left the harbor, slowly raised its sails, and slowly sailed towards the depths of the ocean.

No one knows the meaning of the two sailors.

This day goes down in history as the beginning of the exploration of the world by the mighty empires of the Far East.

They brought to the whole world the swords, firearms, killing, and vast culture of the East.

As far as the eye can see, it is Tang soil.