People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 988 Dividing the spoils with the emperor

Sun Simiao sat down and took out two wine glasses and said, "I only prepared two glasses."

After pouring wine into the two glasses, Sun Simiao looked at Li Zheng and said, "I didn't know you would come, I didn't prepare your wine glasses."

Seeing these two old guys smiling smugly, there was an inexplicable feeling of being teased.

Li Zheng, who put on his bamboo hat again, left the pavilion and walked all the way home. On the way, he heard villagers in several villages talking about the upper reaches. People were most worried about the condition of the river due to the continuous rain.

Back home, Li Zheng was sitting in the study.

The house is much warmer, Xu Hui brought clean clothes and said in a low voice, "Chang'an Order, change the wet clothes."

Li Zheng didn't shy away from changing clothes. Although it was just a change of coat, Xu Hui still bowed her head in a very polite manner.

After changing his clothes, Li Zheng handed the wet coat to Xu Hui.

After taking the clothes, Xu Hui handed over another bowl of ginger soup to the maid outside, "Chang'an Ling just cooked ginger soup, be careful of catching cold."

Seeing Li Zheng taking the ginger soup and drinking it slowly, following Li Zheng's gaze, he was looking at a small vegetable field in the corner of the yard outside the window.

Li Zheng said in a low voice: "The vegetables we planted this year are growing well."

"Ah."

Xu Hui nodded, Li Zheng is using us here, not me.

This is because the main family rarely talks about us to their own servants.

This has always been Li Zheng's style of acting.

As the maid of the princess, she should take care of the lives of the princess and the son-in-law, but Li Zheng has always treated everyone as half of his own family, and the distinction between master and servant is very weak.

If it is in the home of other dignitaries, it is the fault of the servant below.

When Li Zheng finished drinking the ginger soup, Xu Hui took the empty bowl and left with a small step. In another room of the quiet home, Princess Changle and Wu Mei were settling the accounts with their books.

Xu Hui was washing dishes with rainwater under the eaves, and a maid hurriedly came to report.

Hearing the maid's whisper, Xu Hui came to Li Zheng's study again, saw Li Zheng reading a book and whispered: "Chang'an Order, Your Majesty has come, and he said he is waiting for you in the stable."

Putting down the book in his hand in annoyance, Li Zheng looked up at the window, it was still raining outside.

Picking up the bamboo hat again, Li Zheng walked out of the room. At this time, the house was very quiet, and Xiao Sizi and Li Zhi were both attending classes in the academy.

Walking into the rain again, a gust of wind blew through the clothes, and the clothes these days were too weak to keep out the cold.

Dumb was already standing at the door waiting.

"Chang'an Ling, His Majesty is in the stables."

Following Dumb all the way, Li Zheng frowned and asked, "Did he say anything?"

Du Hu shook his head and said, "I didn't say anything, I just let the humble official spread the word."

When they got to the stables, the rain was getting heavier. Li Zheng took a look at the stables. The horses were all under the sheds, but they were fine.

Wang Ding stood outside the hut in the stables and said with a smile, "Chang'an Ling, His Majesty is inside."

"I have to say that Eunuch Wang's complexion is getting better and better."

After Li Zheng finished speaking, he walked into the house.

Li Shimin sat cross-legged on a blanket and was eating mutton skewers.

Li Zheng also sat down by the clay stove. On the clay stove, the mutton on an iron rack was still sizzling.

After eating a bunch of mutton, Li Shimin coughed.

Standing outside, Wang Ding closed the door knowingly.

The room was a bit dark, but the firelight from the stove could barely see the other party's expression clearly.

Li Zheng tightened his clothes and said, "It's so cold."

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "Officials from all over Guanzhong have come to report. It's nothing serious. Generally speaking, this year's harvest will not be affected. The rain will stop after two or three days."

Li Zheng sprinkled some chili powder on the mutton skewers on the shelf, "I have a strong taste recently."

Li Shimin picked up a bunch of mutton skewers sprinkled with chili powder and said: "The medical officer of the Imperial Medical Office said that eating some chili in this weather is good for the body, and it can also drive away the cold."

Li Zheng was eating mutton skewers quietly, and some didn't want to talk to him.

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "What you said about Li Xiaogong has already been told to me."

Li Zheng ate a bunch and picked up another.

"According to what you said, the country of Wa helped the Tang Dynasty take down Goguryeo. If we had to deal with the country of Wa afterwards, wouldn't it appear that the country of Wa had crossed the river and demolished the bridge?"

Li Zhengchang sighed and said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, what did we say to ask Wa to help us deal with Goguryeo together?"

Li Shimin pondered for a while, "It seems to be the case."

Li Zheng picked up another string of mutton and said: "First, our Tang Dynasty has never officially said that we want the Wa Kingdom to help our Datang to attack Goguryeo. It doesn't matter, everything is made by the Japanese country."

Li Shimin nodded and continued.

After eating another bunch, Li Zheng took a sip of hot water from his thermos and said, "All of this is the Japanese's own guess, and what they do has nothing to do with us."

Li Shimin looked at Li Zheng suspiciously, "You are really insidious."

"I'm sorry." Li Zheng sat cross-legged and said, "It's not us who let the Wa Kingdom attack Goguryeo. Although the Wa Kingdom worships the Tang Dynasty as the Shang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has always advocated peace."

"Peace?"

Li Shimin's expression became more and more strange.

Li Zheng smiled meaningfully.

After thinking for a while, Li Shimin's expression became clearer again, "That's why you asked Xu Jingzong to get close to the prince of the Japanese country, and every time it was just right, every time the chat was neither too long nor too long, everything It's all just right."

"The troubles in Chang'an really cannot escape His Majesty's eyes."

"You, Li Zheng, are strategizing, and you have calculated everything in every detail."

The two monarchs and ministers in the room smiled tacitly.

Li Shimin stood up and said, "How sure are you, the Wa people will definitely send troops to attack Goguryeo."

Li Zhengchang sighed and said, "I'm not sure."

Seeing that Li Shimin still wanted to ask, Li Zheng quickly said: "But after finishing the business in Goguryeo, it's time for Xinxin to go to Wa Kingdom."

When Yixin went to Tubo, Western Turks fought a big battle with Tubo. Now that Yixin has gone to Goguryeo, according to Li Zheng's plan, he will go to Japan.

Li Shimin walked to the door and said with his back turned: "It seems that the country of Wa also has a bad fate."

Li Zhengduan sat and said, "It's good news for Your Majesty."

"I know you won't help me for nothing." Li Shimin said with a nod.

"Wa has silver mines." Li Zheng said.

"You can take as much silver mine as you want, but I won't give you any reward afterwards." Li Shimin said.

"Is this discounting the reward? Are we sharing the spoils?"

Li Shimin: "I..."

The house was quiet for a while.

"You!" Li Shimin said with a long sigh, hating iron and steel: "If you don't love money so much, you will definitely become my servant."

(End of this chapter)