Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 495
It is a bit ridiculous for the Tian family to say "the relationship between husband and wife".

But Li Zhi and Empress Wu really had a bond of husband and wife, at least once.

It's just that when the former Wu Meiniang was taken back to the palace by Li Zhi from the Ganye Temple, Empress Wu officially entered the battlefield, fighting with the Queen Xiao Shufei in the harem.

Since then, love has probably completely died in her heart, replaced by desire for power and deep fear of the future.

Queen Wang died, and Concubine Xiao Shu died too. Empress Wu stepped on their bones, standing on the summit of the victors, drawing her sword in a daze, and the fear in her heart still lingered.

These years of fighting in the harem made her see clearly the essence of a man, the heart of a ruthless emperor. She was afraid that one day she would be abandoned by this man just like the Queen Concubine Xiao Shu.

Empress Wu is a smart woman after all, she knows very well that Israeli servants will fade away sooner or later. Although a dog man likes Yujie, he always likes the new and dislikes the old.

If you want not to be abandoned by a man, you must make yourself important and make him inseparable from you. This is the best way to protect yourself.

So she began to help him review the memorials, help him manage the government affairs, and at the same time secretly cultivate her own party feathers. The original intention of this party feather is that one day when he wants to abolish the empress, there will be different voices in the court to stand up against him he.

In this period, she has not developed too much ambition. Even if there are party members in the court, they actually exist for self-protection.

However, when she found that the queen's position had been firmly established, so many people who had opposed her had disappeared from the world forever, her ambition slowly began to rise again.

She's getting a little cocky.

The various manipulations of the Shengsheng case put nails in the school and forced Li Qinzai to compromise... She didn't know where her ultimate goal was, but she knew that she had to hold more power in her hands. Only with power in her hands could she be safe. sense.

But this time, she finally overturned.

She didn't expect that just a few short conversations with Li Qinzai could make the man who lived with him so angry. Every word and every sentence of him was like a knife that pierced her heart deeply.

"You stretched your hand too far," Li Zhi said coldly, "I acquiesced to you in the past because I knew what you were afraid of. I just turned a blind eye and let you go. Li Yifu, Xu Jingzong, Yuan Gongyu are used by you, and I have no objection..."

Speaking of this, Li Zhi paused, stared into Empress Wu's eyes, and said coldly: "But you are getting more and more excessive. Li Jingchu is a national scholar who I value very much. His role is nothing more than a hundred thousand people who control strings."

"What's even more valuable is that although Li Jingchu is capable, he has never had any ambitions. His appointment as an official was forcibly appointed by an imperial decree. He didn't want to participate in the imperial struggle, and he even didn't hesitate to hide in this remote courtyard and live like a hermit. day."

"People are far away, but they still don't forget to worry about the country's affairs and the community. They selflessly pass on their knowledge to the world, build cement and hydraulic machines for me, and rescue the victims with labor."

"Everything he does is for the country and the people, but you, as the queen of the world, are forcing him step by step. Is this what a queen does?"

Li Healing stared at her sullenly: "Never judge others by yourself in everything. Do you think he really cares about power so much? Do you think he will pay attention to the little power in the school? With his ability, if it really breeds Ambition, within three to five years, you will be appointed as a marquis and prime minister, and rule the world..."

"He will be so patient, wait for these students to grow up and use them for him? It's ridiculous!"

Empress Wu knelt in front of Li Zhi, lowered her head and wept, "Your Majesty, it's my concubine's mistake, and my concubine knows his mistake."

Li Zhi was a little emotional, his face was flushed, he tried to calm down for a while, and sighed in disappointment.

"Meiniang, I know that these years have not been easy for you, and I feel sorry for your experience, and I am willing to give you some power and allow you to do some mischief. I think I am very tolerant, why do you continue to challenge my bottom line?"

"Li Jingchu, a completely harmless person, is forced by you to retreat. Isn't this breaking my foundation? If he is afraid of power and becomes a rural hermit, he will no longer offer a plan for me. One plan, the country lost the country's scholars, and later generations commented, is it my fault or your fault?"

"The Tang Dynasty can accommodate all things in the world, mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, but it cannot accommodate Li Jingchu. Then, the attitude of me and the two generations of emperors who have been courteous and thirsty for talents over the years is not a big joke?"

Li Zhi lowered his face, stared at Empress Wu's familiar but unfamiliar face, and said in a cold tone: "Meiniang, this is the last time."

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Li Qinzai was lying on the recliner in the front yard, in a large character shape, staring blankly at the gray sky.

Although there are no words, his gestures are full of stories.

Really a little tired, heart tired.

The last time his cousin was framed and the Li family was hurt by rumors, Li Qinzai secretly made a decision that after the incident, he must find a place to play wild.

Traveling through the past few years, Li Qinzai wanted to live a few days of idle clouds and wild cranes, but the world would never let him go, his own affairs, family affairs, other people's affairs, one after another.

Things that have nothing to do with him have to be mixed in, what a damned worldly way.

A man who has lived two lifetimes but cannot live the life he wants, no matter how much money and power he has, is a kind of tragedy in life.

It's decided, and I'll find a foolproof excuse to take my mother-in-law and son with me to travel far away from Chang'an.

teach?that power?fuck it!

Thinking of this, Li Qinzai's mood suddenly improved.

Prepare well, get a few more carriages, load all kinds of snacks and fruits, and bring one or two hundred parts. The important thing is to bring enough money, be of a normal mind, and stay away from liars. King Teng is a very typical negative example.

All the way mighty, eating, drinking and drinking, let's also come to "The boat will pass away from now on, and the river and sea will send the rest of my life".

It's very moist.

Li Qinzai suddenly jumped up from the reclining chair and shouted loudly: "Come on, prepare me four... no, eight pig's trotters, all of which must be front hoofs, hurry up!"

Fragrant leaves, star anise, cinnamon and other spices are packed in small gauze bags, and a huge casserole is filled with water, and eight pig's feet are stewed in the water for two hours.

When night fell, the pig's trotters were finally stewed. The pork trotters in the big casserole were already rotten, and the bamboo chopsticks poked them soft and sticky.

Li Qinzai closed the door carefully, and the family of three sat in the wing room in the front yard. Cui Jie and Qiao'er sniffed vigorously.

"Father, I want to eat, I want to eat!" Qiao'er waved the bamboo chopsticks loudly.

Li Qinzai took out a whole pig's trotter from the casserole, let it cool down and stuffed it for Qiao'er, and said with a smile, "Grab it with your hands, don't care about your manners."

Of course Qiao'er would not be polite, she really grabbed it with her hands, like a little tiger just learning to hunt, baring its teeth and biting fiercely, its milk was fierce.

Li Qinzai fished out another pig's trotter and gave it to Cui Jie. After all, Cui Jie came from an aristocratic family, and she couldn't do such an unsightly thing as grabbing and chewing with her hands, so she carefully tore off the skin of the pig's trotter with bamboo chopsticks.

The meat is so badly stewed that the bamboo chopsticks will break as soon as it is clamped. Pick up the skin of the meat and put it in the mouth.

Cui Jie's eyes brightened, and she blurted out, "It's delicious!"

Li Qinzai laughed, picked up a pig's trotter, and gnawed it with both hands just like Qiao'er.

Cui Jie stopped after taking two bites, and said in a low voice, "The pig's trotters made by my husband are so delicious, do you have some for your majesty and queen?"

Li Qinzai snorted and said, "No, did you pay for the food? Why let them eat for free?"

Cui Jie was shocked, and knocked him hard: "Shut up! Don't die, dare to talk nonsense."

"Ma'am, eat your food with peace of mind. Don't worry about other things. By the way, in a few days, I plan to make up a lie and ask for leave. The three of us will go out to play, let's play for a year or so."

Cui Jie was astonished and said, "For no reason, why did you go out to play? Did the disciples of the school ignore it?"

She still doesn't know the conversation between Li Qinzai and Empress Wu in the garden today, and Li Qinzai doesn't want to explain.

"Play as much as you want, and be more reckless. If you don't play, we will grow old. It's a pity that we regret not seeing the great rivers and mountains of our Tang Dynasty when we die."

Seeing Li Qinzai's unrestrained look, Cui Jie had an intuition that something might have happened, but Li Qinzai didn't want to say, and she didn't dare to ask further.

When the family of three was happily gnawing on the pig's trotters, Li Zhi's voice suddenly came from outside the wing room.

"Huh? It smells so good, why is this house closed? Could it be that Jingchu secretly cooked something delicious to keep me from knowing?"

The door was pushed open unexpectedly, Li Zhi walked in, and saw a family of three each holding a pig's trotter, looking at him in bewilderment.

Li Zhi sniffled his nose vigorously, couldn't help being surprised and angry, pointed at Li Qinzai and said, "Li Jingchu, you are going too far!"

The eight pig's trotters had been made clean by the three. Li Zhi stared blankly at the empty casserole, gritted his teeth and said, "Unforgivable! Tell me, what did you just do? I want to eat it too, so I'll make a new one." !"

"Your Majesty, forgive me, uh, Your Majesty, calm down..." Li Qinzai hurriedly comforted him.

Li Zhi was furious: "What kind of expensive things are secretly hiding from me to eat? Is this what loyal ministers should do?"

Cui Jie was so ashamed that she gave Li Qinzai a hard look, blushed and pulled Qiao'er to salute, then one big and one small hurriedly retreated and fled the scene.

"Your Majesty, what I eat is pig's trotters. This thing is very vulgar and is despised by the powerful, so I dare not offer it to the emperor. Besides, pig's trotters are rich in fat and are not suitable for your majesty to eat..."

Li Zhi said quietly: "Speaking of which, you are just sneaking and hiding from me and not giving me food."

Li Qinzai wiped the sweat from his brow, and hurriedly said: "If Your Majesty really wants to eat, can I make it for you?"

"What are you waiting for, do it quickly, I'll prepare fine wine and sweep the couch for you." Li Zhi was finally happy.

I have to say that Li Zhi is really eager for food, and I don't know if he is also so virtuous in Tai Chi Palace.

The pig's trotters were stewed for two hours, Li Zhi waited patiently for two hours, and didn't say a word, for fear that the pig's trotters would go bad after he urged.

It wasn't until Li Qinzai brought up the fragrant casserole that Li Zhi was overjoyed.

Demeanor or something is completely unnecessary.After cooling down, he held the pig's trotters with both hands and gnawed, the oil dripped down the corners of his mouth, just by looking at this appearance, if he had a previous life, this guy must be a food broadcaster with tens of millions of fans.

(End of this chapter)