Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 162
After walking out of the Tai Chi Palace, Li Qinzai's mind was still buzzing.

He still couldn't figure it out, how could he be involved in the gossip of the court?And it was Li Zhi's will, forcing him to get involved.

I'm just a village teacher!
Whether it's the power of the court or the protagonist of the event, Li Qinzai has only one question at the moment.

Why did Li Zhi choose him to investigate this matter?

Give him a chance to fight monsters and upgrade?

No, Li Qinzai is a renminbi player, backed by the big tree of the British Duke, and there is no need to upgrade his orange outfit.

Let him do a big event, improve his reputation in the court, and lay the groundwork for him to be reused in the future?

It's possible, but it's too bloody and too secondary.

From the thinking of Li Qinzai, a modern person, the unknown force in the court is a very secondary thing.

Even if the courtiers of this era stand in line, they stand clearly. Whom do I oppose and whom do I support? There are clear distinctions at the Golden Palace court meeting, and it is difficult for unknown forces to be unclear.

In the moment of scrambling for the future in film and television dramas, a certain minister suddenly turned against each other, and then said forcefully "I'm sorry, I'm an undercover agent" after the matter was over.

This kind of bridge is almost impossible to happen, just imagining the picture is already very shameful, okay?

So, where is the "unknown force" in Li Zhi's mouth?Who made it up?
Puzzling!

Li Qinzai suddenly felt that the county he had just sealed was not so good.

Because there are a lot of big troubles that come with it, which makes him very disgusted. If the knighthood is destined to destroy his peaceful life, he is willing to be a countryman and die for the rest of his life.

Thinking of just before leaving, Li Zhi patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "Jing Chu, don't let me down."

This sentence made the hairs on Li Qinzai's back stand on end, and it tasted like the lines of the black and evil forces trading.

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Returning to the mansion in a hurry, Li Qinzai ignored the servants who were saluting along the way, and broke into Li Ji's study without even knocking on the door.

After listening to Li Qinzai's uneasy narration, Li Ji's expression remained unchanged, his cloudy old eyes were half-opened and half-closed, as if he had dozed off.

Just when Li Qinzai was anxiously planning to stretch out his hand to test his breathing, Li Ji opened his eyes abruptly, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"As the Son of Heaven sends you, you must obey the order." Li Ji said lightly.

Li Qinzai said with a wry smile: "But my grandson has no idea what the emperor asked me to do. What is it to investigate unknown forces? How do I do it?"

Li Ji smiled and said: "Some of the emperor's words should be listened to seriously, while others are excuses. As a courtier, the first thing to do is to be able to quickly distinguish which of the emperor's words is true and which is an excuse."

Li Qinzai frowned: "Grandpa, the emperor's so-called investigation of unknown forces is actually an excuse? What is his original intention?"

But Li Ji closed his eyes, and said lightly: "You can judge by yourself, Qinzai, you are already a magistrate, and the emperor will definitely use you in the future. You should enrich your experience about court affairs, and ask the old man about everything. , if the old man dies, who are you going to ask?"

"Burn paper for something... Cough, Grandpa, you're still alive, aren't you?"

"You bastard!" Li Ji opened his eyes and glared, "Believe it or not, I'm sending white-haired people to black-haired people now?"

"Going off topic, Grandpa, off topic. What does the Son of Heaven mean? You can give me some hints, otherwise my grandson will really care about Chang'an and cause trouble everywhere."

Li Ji suddenly smiled: "It's okay to cause trouble, Qin Zai, this time the old man allows you to mess around."

Li Qinzai stared at his face in astonishment, but he saw Li Ji's mysterious face, and there was no clue on his expression.

He snorted dissatisfiedly, Li Qinzai hated the dignitaries who showed such profound faces whenever they met with troubles, Zhizhu was planning a strategy but I just didn't say anything, it was very hateful.

Seeing Li Qinzai's dissatisfied appearance, Li Ji couldn't help laughing: "Idiot, you can do whatever the emperor tells you to do. You are a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, so naturally you have to listen to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If you think too much, you will be misunderstood by your cleverness."

"As a minister in the court, which one is not a human spirit who was killed out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood? At your age, any small thoughts will be seen through at a glance. Be a little confused in front of your colleagues, and be straightforward and truthful in front of the emperor. You can’t suffer a big loss in the classroom.”

Li Qinzai seems to have realized something.

He realized that this was Li Ji's point of reference, and Li Ji's life experience as an official may be contained in these words.

At the same time, he vaguely understood Li Zhi's will.

When he was a social animal in his previous life, whenever the leader said to him, "Go out and buy a pack of cigarettes" whenever he encountered a dinner party with the leaders, anyone with a normal IQ would never really go out and buy a pack of cigarettes and then come back.

So what Li Ji said just now, some of the emperor's words are the truth, and some are excuses, Li Qinzai now understands a little bit.

Tsk, what the hell is the art of language.

Yes, the so-called "unknown forces" may or may not exist.But to say that the Son of Heaven is confused about this would be an insult to other people's IQ.

Li Zhi's real intention was to ask Li Qinzai to do something.

As for what to do and the purpose after making it, Li Qinzai has not figured it out for the time being.

It doesn't matter, let's do it first, anyway, Li Zhi will support him, and the British grandfather will be his backer.

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In fact, as early as in the Taiji Palace, when Li Zhi said that there was an unknown force in the court, the first image that popped up in Li Qinzai's mind was the delicate and charming face of Empress Wu.

Others may not know, but as a time traveler, does Li Qinzai not know?
If history has not changed, this year is just the time when Li Zhi's condition worsens and the government entrusts Empress Wu for review.

Reviewing memorials every day, the queen is doing the work of the emperor, can you have other thoughts?
Even if she didn't take the initiative to cultivate power, courtiers with power would come over on their own initiative.

If there are too many people coming over, wouldn't it become an "unknown force"?

This unknown force could not be said to have conspired against them. They still loyal to Li Tang's royal family.

To say that they are loyal ministers feels a bit off-putting. After all, they are already considered "rear party", which is very taboo.

The nature is very complicated and not easy to determine, but it can be seen that Li Zhi is already somewhat dissatisfied.

It just so happened that Li Qinzai appeared, and precisely because Li Qinzai was knighted, there was a commotion in the court. Those people seemed to be restless jumping up and down, so Li Zhi pushed Li Qinzai up.

What are you doing on top?
It's fake to investigate the forces, but it's true to beat them hard. Anyway, you are the protagonist of the incident, and you are justifiable in standing up for yourself, and you are also a well-known bastard in Chang'an City. It is only normal to do some stupid things.

No wonder Li Ji has been ambiguous, no wonder Li Ji allowed him to mess around this time with a smirk.

The old fox is an old fox after all, and he immediately saw through Li Zhi's true intentions.

As for the matter, it is probably like this.

Li Qinzai looked up to the sky and sighed, with a sad expression on his face.

Who did I provoke?Wouldn't it be good to teach in the countryside?Why did you come to Chang'an?
I miss Ganjing Village, and I also miss the village girl...

Already vaguely understood what Li Zhi meant, Li Qinzai didn't say a word, just fell asleep.

Big things are not as important as sleep. If you don't nourish your energy, how can you have the strength to deal with bad guys?
Early the next morning, Li Sujie came to visit again.

The frustrated and powerless prince hugged Li Qinzai tightly as if he had spotted Li Qinzai's thigh.

In the front yard of Li's house, Li Qinzai entertained the prince for a not-so-rich lunch. After all, Li Qinzai didn't get up until almost noon, and he was not suitable for big fish when he just woke up.

As for Li Sujie's taste, Li Qinzai didn't care about it, the disciples would eat whatever the master ate, and he didn't like to get fucked.

Li Qinzai was a little tasteless for a light lunch, but Li Sujie ate very heartily, and he ate up a few dishes of vegetarian dishes.

Li Qinzai watched him eat up like this, his eyes became more and more appreciative.

This young man is not only polite, but also sensible, and does not waste the grain that the farmer's uncle has worked so hard to plant.

"Are you full?" Li Qinzai asked with a smile.

Li Sujie rubbed his stomach and sighed contentedly: "I am full, thank you sir for the food."

"Just eat enough." Li Qinzai smiled gratifiedly, then turned his head and told the servant girl: "Let the cook make some more meat dishes, and you can serve big fish and meat."

Li Sujie was stunned: "..."

Unexpectedly, after Mr. returned to Chang'an, he was still out of personnel affairs...

Seeing Li Qinzai eating meat, Li Sujie sighed helplessly.

"I heard that my husband was summoned by my father yesterday. I don't know if my father has a will? If my husband needs help from my disciple, please tell me. My disciple is willing to go through fire and water."

Li Qinzai said indifferently: "There is really something that needs your help."

Li Sujie cheered up: "The disciple is willing to do his best."

Li Qinzai put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said: "At the meeting of the Golden Palace yesterday, who were those bastards who came out to persuade His Majesty not to be easily knighted? Can you find out who they are?"

Li Sujie said without hesitation: "Yes, the disciple will send the list to the master within an hour."

"Not in a hurry, what's more, who is the person who took the lead in admonishing him? Who has close contacts with some important person behind him, can all these be found out?"

Li Sujie said in a low voice: "Yesterday, the emperor and ministers of the court meeting broke up unhappily. My disciple heard about it in the palace. So I made a special inquiry, and the person who took the lead in persuading my father not to be a knight was the supervisory official Ma Zhong."

"And then? Who is behind Ma Zhong?"

"Uh, forgive me for my incompetence. I don't know much about the affairs of the court. After all, I am a prince. It is a taboo to be too concerned about the court...but I would like to recommend an official to you."

"What official?"

Li Sujie lowered her voice: "Officials of Baiqi Division."

Li Qinzai stared blankly, and his expression became dull.

"Hundred Riders" has long admired his name in his previous life.

The first emperor Taizong personally founded a mysterious organization to monitor the subjects of the world.This organization is shady, and the emperor would not admit its existence even if he asked the emperor face to face.

But it does exist.

Simply put, it is a secret service organization directly under the emperor's jurisdiction.

It is said that it has run through the Tang Dynasty for nearly 300 years, and it has always existed in the Li and Tang Dynasties.

Fortunately, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were well aware of the horror of this organization and put the reins on it. Therefore, Baiqisi only had the right to monitor and investigate, but not to interrogate or torture.

In comparison, it is much milder than Jinyiwei and Dongxichang in the Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)