Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1151
It was originally just a joke among friends, but after Wu Minzhi said "Chang'an is not peaceful", Li Qinzai suddenly felt awe-inspiring.

This is the second person to say that.

The first one is Xu Jingzong, who said for no reason the day before yesterday that there was a change in the court, and now Wu Minzhi said that Chang'an was not peaceful, and the two of them said something like a couplet.

Li Qinzai's face suddenly darkened: "What happened to Chang'an City recently?"

Wu Minzhi sighed: "Mr. has been away from Chang'an for a long time, and the events of the past year may not be very clear."

"The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, the manpower and material resources of the whole country, this year, from the emperor and queen, to the prince and the officials, everyone is busy for the Eastern Expedition, regardless of the monarch and ministers, they often stay up all night, from raising food, grass and military equipment, to deducing wars result……"

"Over the past year, the emperor and ministers of the court have hardly cared about other things. The emperor has been studying and judging the Goguryeo war with the veterans of Chang'an all day and all night. The domestic affairs of the court have been handed over to His Royal Highness. The decree is to order the crown prince to supervise the country, and the left and right ministers and the six ministers to assist the government."

Wu Minzhi sighed: "The Son of Heaven cares too much about the outcome of the Eastern Expedition. To put it bluntly, he has almost reached the point of madness. Instead, he doesn't care about the domestic government and left it all to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Qinzai frowned, and said: "There is nothing wrong with the crown prince supervising the country. He is the crown prince. Take this opportunity to learn more about how to deal with government affairs. Isn't it better to have the emperor supervise him?"

Wu Minzhi shook his head: "It stands to reason that it is correct. The court is still in operation, and the government is not in a hurry. Since the Eastern Expedition, although there have been some minor accidents in the country, His Royal Highness has handled them perfectly, and no major incidents have occurred. wrong."

Li Qinzai's brows became tighter: "So, what's wrong?"

Wu Minzhi smiled wryly and said, "The prince has something wrong with his body."

Li Qinzai's eyelids twitched.

He just remembered that in the history books of his previous life, Li Zhi, the eldest son of the direct line, had a good reputation and was quite praised by the government and the public. The only shortcoming was that his health was too poor, so he died relatively early.

At this moment, Li Qinzai finally realized it. No wonder when he saw Li Zhi and Empress Wu when he returned to Beijing, the husband and wife looked worried. No wonder Xu Jingzong said that there were changes in the court...

Now it seems that Prince Li Hong's health may be very dangerous.

Since ancient times, the prince is the foundation of the country. Once something happens to the prince, the foundation of the country will be shaken, the court will be in turmoil, and people's hearts will be disturbed.People from all walks of life will come out to do things.

Xu Jingzong did not exaggerate. If Li Hong's physical condition was really dangerous, there would indeed be changes in the court.

"How is the prince's health now?" Li Qinzai asked hastily.

Wu Minzhi shook his head: "Half a month before Mr. returned to Beijing, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell into a coma several times in the East Palace, and the counselors of the East Palace called the imperial physician to the East Palace for diagnosis and treatment many times. So dignified, obviously the prince's body is not as optimistic as Donggong said..."

Li Qinzai said slowly: "The atmosphere in Chang'an City is not right, how do you know it has something to do with the prince's body?"

Wu Minzhi said in a low voice: "Because... half a month ago, after the crown prince fell into a coma, the empress secretly summoned the next prince, Li Xian, to enter the capital secretly."

Li Qinzai was surprised.

Having said that, he had to affirm that Prince Li Hong was indeed not optimistic.

Empress Wu's intention to recall the second prince Li Xian back to Chang'an is self-evident.

From the perspective of the main wife, Empress Wu is actually very competitive. She gave birth to four sons for Li Zhi in her life.

Li Hong, Li Xian, Li Xian, Li Dan.

Since ancient times, the great tradition of succession has been to establish a heir and not an elder. Only the sons born of the emperor and the empress are eligible to aspire to the position of crown prince. No matter how old the other concubine princes are, it is impossible for them to have the chance.

For example, Li Sujie, he is actually older than Li Xian and Li Xian, in terms of age, he is actually more qualified to be the prince, but does he dare to be?

Give him a hundred guts to try, his mother is dead, and his stepmother is in charge of the harem, if he dares to become the prince, he will die of various reasons within a month, and his death will be seamless.

The position of the crown prince can only be taken by Empress Wu's own son.

The boss is dead, the second is on.

Li Hong was seriously ill, and Li Xian returned to Beijing, which already explained the problem.

Li Qinzai looked at Wu Minzhi: "What does this matter have to do with you? Why do you want to avoid disaster?"

Wu Minzhi smiled wryly: "I'm just a foreign relative, of course it has nothing to do with me. In terms of relationship, the crown prince and Li Xian are both my cousins. The problem now is that their counselors have been inviting me to a banquet recently, so I dare not go... ..."

"If I go, sir, which team do you think I should stand in? Before the crown prince passed away, Li Xian returned to Chang'an, and I will die in whatever team I stand in! So the disciple had no choice but to take refuge in the new mansion of the sir. For a while, sir, please take it in."

Li Qinzai thought about Wu Minzhi's current situation, and it was true, it was really a dilemma.

Li Hong is not dead yet, the counselors of the two sides have already started to compete, maybe not Li Hong and Li Xian's intentions, but the counselors under them must do something.

Whether it is for personal future or serving Mingzhu, the duty of a counselor is to help his Mingzhu ascend to a high position.

Sure enough, Chang'an City has begun to experience treacherous conditions.

Seeing Li Qinzai's silence for a long time, Wu Minzhi said cautiously: "I don't know what you mean..."

Li Qinzai was taken aback: "What do I mean?"

"Which prince do you prefer to live in the East Palace, sir? This disciple knows that the third prince, Li Xian, is your direct disciple. Do you intend to help Li Xian seek the East Palace?"

Li Qinzai was startled, and then smiled warmly: "Wu Minzhi, come here, come closer to me..."

Wu Minzhi approached foolishly.

Li Qinzai gave him a big punch right from the start.

The crisp sound echoed in the quiet courtyard, Wu Minzhi covered his face in a daze.

Li Qinzai stared at him with gloomy eyes: "It's your job to pretend to be crazy and stupid, don't make trouble in front of me, I think I'm dead, dare to meddle in the reserve?"

"Li Xian is my disciple, that's all. In terms of age, virtue, and ranking, it's not Li Xian's turn. Don't even think about it! If you dare to mention this in front of me in the future, I'll take your skin off !"

Wu Minzhi hurriedly said: "Yes, I know I was wrong, I made a slip of the tongue just now."

Li Qinzai sneered: "You're being clever again, did you make a slip of the tongue just now? You clearly meant to test me, did it mean you, or the queen? Does the queen also want to know my attitude?"

Wu Minzhi was shocked: "It has absolutely nothing to do with the empress. The disciple really just asked a question just now without any other meaning. Moreover, I am definitely not the only person in Chang'an City who has such thoughts."

"Everyone in the world knows that Li Xian is your disciple. Now that you have made achievements in Goguryeo, you are now promoted to Duke of the county, and you are deeply favored by the emperor. If you really want to help Li Xian seek the position in the East Palace, you actually have a chance of winning."

(End of this chapter)