Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 456

Li Qinzai is a time traveler, he received equal education since he was a child, and he neither worships nor resists the imperial power.

He just made superficial etiquette that meets social expectations. In fact, he is not very afraid of imperial power.

This kind of personality can't be said to be bad. It depends on the horoscope of his birth date. If he was reincarnated well, he could live like a fish in water when he was cast into a prosperous age of kings, sages, ministers and virtuous men. Care about.

If he had been born in an era under the rule of a tyrant, Li Qinzai would have lived about three chapters, and within three chapters he would have finished Sahua.

Fortunately, Li Qinzai had a good reincarnation, and he was cast under the rule of the most benevolent and gentle emperor among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty.

The beef was poorly stewed and cooked just right.Li Qinzai cooked in the kitchen himself, added some spices, and simmered slowly over low heat for two hours. The soup was as thick as a paste. When he took a sip, the strong meaty aroma and juice slid down to the bottom, making his internal organs feel so comfortable that he wanted to groan.

Confucius said: "Food and sex are also sex", men will groan when they encounter delicious food.

Li Zhi's whole face was shining, he ate the beef mouthful after mouthful, humming while chewing.

Li Qinzai didn't move his chopsticks very much, he smiled and watched Li Zhi eating happily, and for some reason there was a joy of a breeder in his heart.

"Delicious, delicious! Jingchu's craftsmanship is superb. If you are mediocre in other aspects, I would like to call you into the Tai Chi Palace and serve as my royal chef for the rest of my life." Li Zhi praised without raising his head.

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "The minister is a foreign minister, and it is really inconvenient to enter the palace to serve on errands. With His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, it is absolutely impossible to let the minister cleanse himself?"

Li Zhi sighed: "I don't know which dynasty's monarch made this rule. Palace servants have to be clean before they can work. According to my opinion, as long as they have talents, it doesn't matter if they are clean or not, as long as they can do things for me." .”

Li Qinzai raised his head and rolled his eyes speechlessly.

The heart is so big, I am not afraid of being planted with a piece of Hulunbuir Grassland on my head.

Why do eunuchs have to cleanse themselves before they can enter the palace to serve as servants? Don't you have any idea?
Only one person in the entire palace has a chicken, so the palace can live in peace.

Thousands of birds fly away, and thousands of people disappear.

This is what a palace should be like.

Li Qinzai raised his eyes and saw that Cui Sheng was writing furiously, so he hurriedly said, "Brother uncle, don't write what your Majesty just said."

Cui Sheng glanced at him coldly, he was still writing something, and he didn't know if Li Zhi's bastard sentence was written down by him.

I had planned to mention to Li Zhi the use of Baiqisi to investigate his cousin's wrongful imprisonment, but Cui Sheng was present at this time, and he had never dealt with this guy, so Li Qinzai decided not to mention it for the time being.

If this matter is written in the emperor's daily life record, Li Zhi and he will be scolded miserably, and it will be the kind of scolding for a thousand years.

The monarchs and ministers drank and ate meat, and chatted a little.

Finally, Li Qinzai couldn't help pointing at Cui Sheng, and said, "Your Majesty, there's no need for the people from Zhongshushe to record when we have a small gathering, right?"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh, annoyed: "It's all because your beef is so delicious, I have forgotten the business."

"What's the matter?"

Li Zhi coughed uncomfortably, and said: "I heard that you have returned to Chang'an, I was going to summon you, but I didn't expect you to come to the palace to have an audience on my own initiative, that's just right, today I want to play against Jing Chu."

Li Qinzai was taken aback: "What's right?"

Li Zhi put a chopstick of beef into his mouth, caught a glimpse of Cui Sheng inadvertently, and immediately thought that his demeanor was a little too frivolous, so he sat up straight with a serious expression, leaving only his mouth wriggling.

Li Qinzai also had no choice but to sit upright, the monarch and ministers were sitting upright at the moment, with solemn faces, even if this scene was painted, it would teach future generations to find no faults.

"Jingchu, something happened in the west of Tang Dynasty." Li Zhi said in a deep voice.

Li Qinzai blinked, but his brain didn't react for a while.He was still thinking about how to open his mouth to tell Li Zhi about his cousin, but Li Zhi brought the topic to the west of Datang.

"Your Majesty is referring to...the countries in the Western Regions?" Li Qinzai hesitated.

Li Zhi shook his head and said: "A few days ago, the Anxi Governor's Mansion rode eight hundred miles into Beijing and reported that Tubo had committed crimes in the east. There were signs of frequent mobilization of the border troops. The Anxi Governor said that Tubo may have the intention to annex Tuyuhun."

Li Qinzai was silent for a long time and remained silent.

Li Zhi stared at Li Qinzai, even if he didn't get any valuable advice, at least you should be a qualified supporter, for example, ask wisely why Tubo committed crimes or something.

Otherwise, the day will be dead.

Li Qinzai really didn't intend to speak, his mind was a mess, and he was still drawing a map in his mind silently.

Tubo is the Tibet of later generations, so Tuyuhun is probably Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang... right?

Tibet is a plateau area, lack of oxygen all the year round, and the air is thin. If the Tibetans charge from the plateau to the plain, will their lungs explode due to the high oxygen concentration in the air?
Even if you don't explode your lungs, if you rush from the cold plateau to the hot desert basin, you should suffer more than half of the heat stroke, right?
Full of unrealistic thoughts, Li Qinzai's expression was half dreamy and half awake, very ethereal.

Li Zhi finally couldn't help calling out: "Jingchu, Jingchu! If you don't answer me, I will call the imperial doctor."

Only then did Li Qinzai come back to his senses, and wondered: "Your Majesty, why did Tubo invade Tuyuhun for no reason?"

Li Zhi sighed: "Where is the saying 'no reason and no reason' for military and state affairs? During the Zhenguan period, Songtsan Gampo married Princess Wencheng. Decided? When it's time to do it, you will still do it."

"The bitter and cold plateau is not suitable for the Tibetans to survive, so they must expand the country and let the Tibetans descend from the plateau to the plains. After decades of peace, the Tibetans decided to commit crimes in the east. I was also surprised when the Japanese military report came out the other day. I didn't expect that it was Tuyuhun who Tubo wanted to invade..."

Li Qinzai thought for a moment, and said, "Your Majesty, has the news reached the court? What did the courtiers say?"

Li Zhi smiled wryly and said, "How could it be possible to hide such important news? The news has already spread throughout the court, and the courtiers have been arguing for many days, but there is still no conclusion. Some said to ignore it, and some said that they must help Tuyuhun fight back the Tubo people. I have been arguing with them for the past few days, and my old problem is about to relapse."

"Those who say to ignore it and those who say to send troops have their own reasons, and I don't know which side to listen to..." Li Zhi sighed again as he spoke.

Li Qinzai thought for a while, and said: "Whether or not to send troops depends entirely on His Majesty's sanction, but I would like to ask, if we send troops, can our treasury of the Tang Dynasty afford the war?"

Li Zhi's expression became more and more bitter, and he said: "Last year when Baekje was conscripted, Baekje was destroyed, but the national treasury was also empty. This year, there was a severe drought in the north, and the harvests reported by various states and counties were really dismal. Don't say that we should support a big war. The food transferred to the north to provide relief to the refugees is in short supply.”

Li Qinzai also sighed, and said, "In this way, we, the Tang Dynasty, cannot afford to fight this war."

(End of this chapter)