"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty—"

When Li Zhi took Ao Ting, Xiao Taiping and Shi Ji Sanxiao to the palace of "Fu Qi City", there were two people kneeling at the door of "Ming Hall" to greet him.

One is Yao Chong, the powerful prime minister of Tuyuhun, who should now be called the "Qinghai Dao" assassin history, and the other white-haired old man turned out to be Wei Zheng who had been absent for many years?

Looking at such a pair, Li Zhi "chuckled" in his heart, and had a premonition that something big was happening.

"Why is Xuan Chenggong here? Hurry up, why do you kneel down to greet you on this cold day?"

"Yuanzhi, you should get up too, they are all people who have been the appearance of a country, why are you still stunned, and you still don't support Xuan Chenggong up——"

In the Tang Dynasty, ministers did not necessarily have to kneel when they saw the king, except on specific solemn occasions, such as the new emperor's enthronement, sacrifices or ceremonies.

Even if you usually go to court, it's just a bow.

But the two in front of him, one is the real power prime minister of Tuyuhun, and the other is one of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, both of whom are the handful of people at the top of the Tang regime.

Such two people are kneeling there together now, and Yao Chong even calls him a "criminal minister", which makes Li Zhi a little puzzled.

"Your Majesty, let's go inside and talk about it."

However, Lao Wei Zheng stood up from the ground first, and even secretly touched Yao Chong, who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Taiping, you first take your second brother and Shi Ji to the back to find your mother, and then go to find you for your father in a while."

Knowing that these two must have something important, Li Zhi still patiently sent the three little guys away first.

"Yuanzhi, let's talk about it first, what happened."

Li Zhi took the lead in the "Ming Hall" and sat honestly and unceremoniously in the middle, he even had a little surprise, why didn't he see Wu Meiniang here today?

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, the minister is ...... The minister has lost the virtuous concubine—"

After entering the "Ming Hall", Yao Chong was actually half a section shorter, and his face even showed a miserable look.

"What? What does it mean to lose it?"

Yao Chong's words made Li Zhi a little confused for a while, and he swept the entire palace with all his eyes.

Sure enough, in the huge palace, there was no shadow of Wu Meiniang.

"The minister received a three-thousand-mile rush from Pei Shuai of Western Tibet yesterday, knowing that Your Majesty is back, and you may come to Fuqi City in the near future."

"The minister wanted to pass on this good news to Concubine Xian as soon as possible, but ...... But when the minister came to the 'Ming Hall, he didn't find the virtuous concubine Niangniang——"

This is what happened yesterday, and more than ten hours have passed now, and this "Qinghai Dao" assassin who is less than 30 years old has not slept all night, and the dripping water has not been exhausted.

"Hehe, okay, I thought it was a big deal. Yuanzhi, I'm afraid you don't know yet, right? Concubine Xian Niangniang is not an ordinary mortal, but she also has the strength of the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal, do you really treat her as an ordinary concubine?"

Hearing Yao Chong's narration, Li Zhi's had already concluded that something must have happened to Wu Meiniang.

However, no matter how good or bad this kind of thing is, it seems that Yao Chong's head should not be blamed at all.

If Wu Meiniang wants to leave by herself, a hundred Yao Chong can't stand it, if someone really kidnaps Wu Meiniang, Yao Chong will give it in vain even if he wants to stop it?

Who is Li Zhi, he won't hold the local officials accountable for Wu Meiniang because she is his own woman and disappears, so won't he become a mediocre person?

"You don't have to think about this matter anymore, Tuyuhun has officially changed its name to 'Qinghai Dao, presumably the direction of Chang'an will soon send civil and military forces."

"I don't have anything to worry about, the main thing is how many counties are set up below, and the person in charge of these counties must be considered."

"The Qinghai Road is different from other places, and even compared with the Western Tibetan Road, it cannot be implemented in the same way."

"Specific things, you, the first assassin of Qinghai Dao, must be able to go to the people," the governor of Qinghai Dao has already decided on Su Dingfang, and I hope that the two of you will work together to create a 'plug in Jiangnan-" for Datang——"

Well, in order to divert Yao Chong's mind, Li Zhi did not hesitate to talk to him about the government affairs that he was least keen on.

However, in the end, he has a vision and insight far beyond this era, and a few casual words can give Yao Chong a lot of inspiration.

Not to mention the young Yao Chong, even the old Wei Zheng, who had gone through the three dynasties of the Tang Dynasty, was stunned when he listened to it.

Could it be that His Majesty is really a person who is "born to know"?

After Yao Chong was "fooled" by Li Zhi, he left satisfied, looking at his walking posture, as if he was about to show off his strength.

This is exactly what Li Zhi wants to see the most.

Today's Tang Dynasty is unprecedentedly powerful, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and even the eldest grandson Wuji are all old and strong, and Di Renjie has become the most powerful successor.

Then, for the young Yao Chong and Song Jing, Li Zhi can give them enough time and space to grow.

"After so many years, it is the first time that Lao Chen has listened to His Majesty's discussion of politics, especially 'Shinong, Industry and Commerce and the four people at the same time, adapting measures to local conditions, and integrating nationalities...... The old minister has really benefited a lot."

Yao Chongzhi left proudly, and even threw all the haze in his heart that night and day away, and he wanted to "go up the mountain and go to the countryside".

In the "Ming Hall", only Li Zhi and Wei Zheng were left.

"Xuan Chenggong praised it, you are my Datang's strong man, if you start to pat my ass, our Datang atmosphere will be worried."

Perhaps it was to save Yao Chong, a hot-blooded young man, with his own hands, Li Zhi casually made a joke about Old Wei Zheng.

However, in the face of Wei Zheng, who came to the west, Li Zhi felt that this old problem should be more serious than Yao Chong, right?

"Your Majesty, the old minister is here to bring you a piece of news."

Seeing Li Zhi's inquiring gaze, Wei Zheng didn't let him wait long, and took the initiative to speak.

"Oh, what kind of news is it worth asking Xuan Chenggong to make this trip himself?"

Li Zhi habitually touched the table, but he didn't even have a cup of tea, and he remembered Yao Chong's words.

Wu Meiniang, disappeared.

"Your Majesty, the old minister got reliable news, just yesterday the Heavenly Court defeated the Difu, and the 50,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals, less than 10,000 of them were able to return to the Heavenly Court alive, and even Li Tianwang, who led the troops, was seriously injured."

"The Great Heavenly Venerable's 'Heavenly Guard' has also suffered heavy losses, and almost everyone in the high-level combat power has been injured, if it weren't for the timely arrival of the third prince of Nezha, the great god of the Three Altars Sea Society, I'm afraid the result would have been even more serious."

"Heavenly Court originally wanted to open a gap from the underworld and wipe out all the demon forces in between, but I didn't want to encounter a large number of elites of the Netherworld Blood Sea halfway."

"After this battle, it may not be easy for Heavenly Court to regroup and fight the demon clan again in a short period of time. Besides, even in this battle, there are many opposing voices in the Heavenly Court."

"The meaning of the Great Heavenly Venerable is to let His Majesty increase the blow to the demon race, if the remnants of the demon clan in the Nanzhan Continent have been wiped out, in fact, you can consider considering the ...... of other continents."

Wei Zheng spoke very calmly, and he couldn't even hear the slightest emotional fluctuation.

He really seems to be just conveying a message, without any inclination of his own, nor giving any advice or opinion.

After finishing speaking, the old god sat there on the ground, and looked at Li Zhi silently like this.

......

Long.

"Xuan Chenggong, do you still remember the scene when you and I went to Henan Province for disaster relief together? It's been more than 30 years."

The news brought by Wei Zheng was very exciting, at least Li Zhi was shocked, and he almost opened his mouth to ask if he cared about the situation of the two in the "Heavenly Guard".

However, Li Zhi still held back and asked a question that seemed completely irrelevant.

"Of course the old minister remembers, at that time, His Majesty was still His Royal Highness the King of Jin of my Tang Dynasty, he was only twelve years old, not only did he stand alone in poetry and writing, but he also had an unpredictable cultivation."

"It is a blessing for the old minister to be able to save all the people from fire and water in Henan Province with His Majesty and benefit the people of one side, which is really a blessing in the life of the old minister——"

Suddenly hearing Li Zhi's question, Wei Zheng was really stunned by the question.

However, he quickly reacted, and even reminisced about the past with affection, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Xuan Chenggong, when did you know that you were the Heavenly Court's 'Cao Guan'?"

Wei Zheng's thoughts had just been transferred to more than thirty years ago by Li Zhi, but he asked coldly.

"Ah...... Hehe, Your Majesty is really as wise as a torch! In fact, the memories of Lao Chen's awakening of his previous life are only the past twenty years, but he has encountered the demon clan ravaging the Three Realms."

"However, the old minister can't help but look back, it seems that when the old minister met His Majesty for the first time, His Majesty looked at the old minister a little unusually, right?"

"At that time, Lao Chen himself didn't know his true identity, and His Highness was only an eight-year-old child, how did he know?"

"None of this matters, Your Majesty also has an amazing background! However, Lao Chen dares to assure His Majesty that since Lao Chen recovered the memories of his previous life, he has never done anything unfavorable to my Datang."

"In fact, this time the old minister came west to meet His Majesty, it is the first time in nearly twenty years that the Heavenly Court has given an order to the old minister."

Wei Zheng said to himself, and later, he even felt a little self-mocking?

The so-called "Ren Cao Guan" is nothing more than doing some things that are uploaded and distributed.

If it were decades ago, with Wei Zheng's own strength, he would naturally be invincible, but now Datang is full of talents.

First, the demon clan was ravaging the Three Realms, and Heavenly Court was once too busy to take care of itself, where could he still have the heart to take care of him, a little "human Cao Guan"?

Second, Li Zhi's rapid rise over the years has brought the entire Tang Dynasty cultivators to a higher level, and that Great Heavenly Venerable has to consider Wei Zheng's actual execution ability.

In this way, Wei Zheng has been sitting on the "cold bench" for nearly twenty years, and only this time did he reluctantly come to act as a messenger.

"Xuan Chenggong, can he have any 'handles' to be manipulated by Heavenly Court?"

Regarding Wei Zheng's "justification", Li Zhi was noncommittal, just kept staring at the other party's eyes, and then asked another sentence that made Wei Zheng a little dazed.

"This is not true, the old minister also knows about Senior Brother Yao and Uncle Bao, and His Majesty knows best, but the old minister is very envious of Uncle Bao."

Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Wei Zheng, these three people can be regarded as "connected by the same fate", and they are all people sent by Heaven to help the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, there are other people, such as the "soap-robed general" Wei Chi Gong, who has already retired and returned to Heaven normally.

Of the three left, Qin Qiong was re-formatted by Li Zhi, and any mark on the "Zuo Tiancang" was completely erased, he was just Qin Shubao.

As for Wei Zheng, he was temporarily "forgotten", in fact, it was Li Zhi who "saved" him, otherwise he would have died.

As for that Pharmacist Li, his situation is a bit special.

If it was said that at the beginning, Pharmacist Li was considered an official faction, now it is the personal will of that Li Tianwang in the Heavenly Court.

It's just that what Li Tianwang didn't expect was that this doppelganger of his, because he had been in Datang for too long, had improved his cultivation far more than he originally expected.

One set is incomplete

The "Great Heavenly Immortal Formula" was perfected by Pharmacist Li little by little, and was generously taught by Li Zhi the two tips of "Body Formula" and "Heart Dao".

Today's Pharmacist Li is the most transcendent person among the old ministers of the Tang Dynasty, he does not have any specific position, but can meditate and cultivate hard.

More than thirty years have passed, and Li Jing's realm has also broken through to the middle stage of "Taiyi Xuan Immortal", which is not too high, the key is that this is his down-to-earth cultivation.

Compared with the one in the Heavenly Court, with the gifts of the West, coupled with the Heavenly King Fruit Position of the Heavenly Court, and the "Da Luo Golden Immortal" fed by a series of elixirs, it is really impossible to say which will be better or worse in the future.

The three of them were in three different circumstances, but they stayed in Datang together until today.

"If Xuan Chenggong himself is willing, he can only be the Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty forever, instead of some 'Ren Cao Guan, is it not as good as a small 'Ren Cao Guan' of the Tang Dynasty, 'Prince and Prince' Wei Guogong?"

When he said this, Li Zhi let go of the power of his whole body, and in the early days of the "Great Luo Golden Immortal", with the body of the "Ancestral Witch", the entire "Ming Hall" was filled with an indescribable and unclear meaning.

"This ...... The old minister is willing to drive for His Majesty, and is willing to do his best for the well-being of my Tang Dynasty, and he will die-"

Good fellow, this is the determination of the red fruit land!

In fact, it is not that as soon as Li Zhi's domineering anger came out, Wei Zheng bowed his head and bowed down, but it was imperceptibly caused by decades of experience.

As Wei Zheng himself said, more than thirty years ago, when the memory of his previous life had not yet recovered, he had already looked at Li Zhi, who was the king of Jin at the time.

You must know that Wei Zheng at that time was actually still holding an important position in Li Chengqian's East Palace.

And the "Ren Cao Guan" of the Heavenly Court, to put it bluntly, is just like that, and it is far from even catching up with Li and Qin.

The Tang Dynasty is thriving, and a large number of cultivators led by Tang Emperor Li Zhi have broken through the glory of the human race many years ago countless times, and it may not be impossible to reproduce the prosperity of the ancient times.

And what about him Wei Zheng?

The "servant" of the Tang Dynasty, which is also one of the prime ministers, the position of the "prince and prince", may even glorify the four dynasties, and the "Duke of Wei" can definitely be ranked in the forefront of the entire Tang Dynasty.

And Wei Zheng himself is also very competitive, he has already survived his "Golden Immortal" thunder tribulation, and under the ingenious arrangement of the Emperor Li Shimin, Wei Zheng also has to receive Li Zhi's "body formula" and "heart way" two tips.

Otherwise, why does the more he looks at Li Zhi now, the more pleasing it becomes?

......

"Haha, well, I swear here that I will not disappoint Xuan Chenggong's choice today! After all, my Tang Dynasty is far beyond the Qin and Han dynasties, and I have regained the glory of antiquity—"

In ancient times, the three worlds of heaven, earth, and man stood side by side, and the lord of heaven and the lord of the human race were also equal in legal theory.

Not to mention others, when Li Zhi's cheap master Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor is famous, who can compete with him in heaven and earth?

The two techniques of "Body Formula" and "Heart Dao" vary from person to person and have different cultivation progressions, and Wei Zheng obviously prefers the latter, and the "Heart Dao" has reached the realm of Xiaocheng.

Li Zhi can naturally feel the purity and loyalty of the other party to himself, so he will open his heart.

"This...... I don't know if Xuan Chenggong knows the specific battle situation? 'Who did the Netherworld Blood Sea?' Are they in collusion with the demons?"

"And in the heavenly court, apart from Li Tianwang, who else is damaged, the third prince of Nezha and the masters of the Heavenly Guardian are okay, right?"

Even if Li Zhi and Wei Zheng were also sure of their "relationship", he still asked euphemistically about the concern in his heart.

It's not that Li Zhi wants to guard against Wei Zheng, it's really Sun Wukong's affairs that have a lot to do with it, and he doesn't want too many people to know until he has to.

The third prince of Nezha is different, in the Three Realms today, anyone who has some status knows that they are knots

Bye, brother, it makes sense to care about it.

"So that Your Majesty can know that the third prince of Nezha is now the strength of the peak of the Da Luo Golden Immortal, and it is said that the combat power is not under the Erlang God, and he has also singled out a quasi-saint of the Asura clan in the underworld without falling behind."

"As for the 'Netherworld Blood Sea's big guys, this old minister really doesn't know very well, but they do seem to have an affair with the demons."

"The two leaders of the 'Heavenly Guard, the Izumo Michicho from the 'Gosho Temple', have been seriously injured and have returned directly to Xiniu Hezhou, and have threatened to return to the 'Netherworld Blood Sea' to seek justice."

"Another leader called the 'Supreme Treasure, too, seems to have been injured?' Although this person is not famous, his combat strength is not under the third prince of Nezha, and he can fight against the three Asura clans and the demon clan's 'Daluo Golden Immortal Peak Alliance'."

"Later, he still withdrew to the heavenly court safely, with the third prince of Nezha by his side, even if he was injured, there would be no big problem."

Since Li Zhi asked, Wei Zheng naturally knew everything and said everything, but he still maintained his usual style, only stating the facts he knew, without making any subjective judgments.

"That's ...... Xuan Chenggong can contact Heavenly Court in his own way, and just say that I have been moved by you and am ready to take action against the demons in the underworld."

"If it is possible, I will not let go of those who dare to collude with the demons in the Nether Blood Sea, but this matter will need to wait until after the beginning of spring next year."

"On the third day of the third month of the third month, I want to pay tribute to the heavens and the sages of the human race outside the city of Chang'an, bless my human race, and prosper forever!"

"I have already planned to invite the dragons, witches, and demons to come and watch the ceremony, and if the heavenly court is 'interested, you can also come' to express it."

"When I sent troops to recruit the demons of the underworld, I also hoped that Heavenly Court could help, since Heavenly Court has already injured its vitality this time, it is better to let the remnants of the 'Heavenly Guard, plus my eldest brother Yang Jian, and second brother Nezha, cooperate with it."

Since Heavenly Court is now asking for itself, why can't it make good use of this opportunity?

At the ceremony of worshipping the heavens at the beginning of next year, in fact, Li Zhi has always had a trace of concern in his heart, and this worry comes from the great Tianzun who is high up.

That was not only the Great Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Court, but also the co-master of the Three Realms.

After being a god, there is no emperor in the human race, I'm afraid that one will also contribute a lot behind it, right?

Yes, Li Zhi's current "ambition" has swelled, and he just wants to re-establish the position of "human emperor".

Of course, Li Zhi himself does not have the heart of anti-heaven, and he will not act against the sky, he just wants the human race to return to the position where he should be.

Why, it is clear that the human race is the main body of luck, but it has to become the object of contention and even looting by various forces?

If the Dao Gate is so, the Buddha Gate is like this, and the Demon Race is the same? ——

"Your Majesty, old minister...... The old minister must have brought His Majesty's intentions to the fullest—"

The meaning of Li Zhi's words is so obvious, people like Wei Zheng who have gone through the three dynasties of the Tang Dynasty and even stayed in the Great Sui for many years can not understand Li Zhi's true intentions.

Seeking skin with the sky?

I have to say that Li Zhi's courage deeply shocked Wei Zheng, and he saw Li Zhi's smart or cunning side.

Will Heavenly Court, or Great Heavenly Venerable, be satisfied with Emperor Tang's move?

Of course not.

However, this is a red fruit fruit land yang scheme.

Counting this time, Heavenly Court has actually been deflated twice in the hands of the Demon Clan, and the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals have lost more than 100,000 yuan, and these are all forces that belong to the Great Heavenly Venerable himself.

This is the other, the strength of the Great Heavenly Venerable is reduced, and the strength of the other five emperors is even stronger in disguise

Big, especially the Emperor Ziwei who is not willing to be lonely.

It can be seen from the fact that Da Tianzun did not hesitate to use Wei Zheng, the "human Cao Guan", to give this "order" to Tang Emperor Li Zhi that Da Tianzun wanted to deal with the demons and did not want to consume his strength.

......

Wei Zheng also left to do what he had to do.

One after the other, one old and one young, the two Datang fews and humerus left, but they were both firm and powerful steps.

"Ting'er, Taiping, is that you? Come in—"

Li Zhi had already sensed the three children outside the door, and even heard the sound of Xiao Taiping sobbing, thinking that these children should just be the matter of Wu Meiniang's disappearance.

"Father, mother, kiss her...... Taiping can't find his mother—"

As soon as he entered the "Ming Hall", Xiao Taiping could no longer suppress his emotions.

Originally, he had wanted to come in for a long time, and he went home full of joy, but he couldn't find his mother everywhere, and even heard from the palace maid that his mother had been missing for a day and a night.

It's just that Ao Ting is sensible in the end, he grabbed Xiao Taiping to the death, even if the little girl had broken his hands with blood stains, Ao Ting never let go.

In the "Ming Hall", what Li Zhi said to Yao Chong and Wei Zheng successively, Ao Ting Sanxiao also heard it clearly.

Ao Ting understood that his father was talking about something important, and since his father already knew about Aunt Wu's affairs, he naturally didn't want Sister Taiping to rush in at this time.

In fact, why doesn't Xiao Taiping himself understand this truth?

It's just that in the end, it's her mother, and after being separated for so long, the contrast between being full of joy and searching for nothing is too hurtful, right?

Therefore, Xiao Taiping was just trying his best to get rid of Ao Ting, but he couldn't bear to say a word, but it was difficult for Ao Ting, the little brother.

"Okay, if you cry again, you will really become a little cat, and your father will definitely take you to find your mother. Ting'er, what clues have you found?"

Li Zhi held Xiao Taiping in his arms with one hand, for this little daughter, Li Zhi had no immunity at all, and he couldn't see this little girl being wronged.

As for Ao Ting, who is only more than two months older than Xiao Taiping, he treats him like an "adult".

Ao Ting's "Delusional Golden Pupil" was taught by Li Zhi, but there were strange changes in this kid.

First it was a "treasure hunt", and now it can still be "reproduced in the original scene", good guys, this is much more useful than installing a camera.

The camera has to be installed in advance, and it is necessary to consider whether it will be broken, and whether the storage space is enough, so it is completely unnecessary for Ao Ting.

"Father, Aunt Wu seems to have received a thousand miles of rumors from someone, and then left the palace on her own, without any trace of coercion."

"It's just...... The other party seems to be too profound, and Erchen can't catch a trace of information at all, it seems that it should at least be a 'quasi-saint cultivation.'

"Quasi-saint", is there another "quasi-saint"? When did the "quasi-saints" of the Three Realms become so worthless?

Li Zhi did not have the slightest intention of doubting his son's judgment, he knew very well in his heart that even if he went to investigate in person, he might not be as thorough as his son's analysis.