Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 586 Great righteousness and personal grievances

The grievances between Li Yifu and Li Qinzai have a long history.

The most direct one was when Li Yifu poisoned the two princesses, Li Qinzai led his troops to break into Zongzheng Temple, confronted Li Yifu face to face, and rescued the two princesses.

From then on, the grievances between Li Yifu and Li Qinzai ended.

The relationship between people is too fragile, and a sentence of "what do you think" can be the beginning of a mortal hatred. With such a fierce conflict between Li Qinzai and Li Yifu, the hatred is naturally difficult to eliminate.

This is also the reason why Li Yifu tried his best to weave Li Qinzai's crimes in front of Empress Wu today.

There was nothing I could do about you in the past, but the things you did in Tuyuhun were like handing over the handle to me. If you don't participate now, when will you wait?
However, what Li Yifu did not expect was that Empress Wu seemed to have a different attitude towards this matter from him, and the two were not on the same channel at all.

Li Yifu was very puzzled, obviously Empress Wu also had a lot of resentment towards Li Qinzai, today is clearly an excellent opportunity, why did she remain unmoved at all?
Behind the bead curtain, Empress Wu said calmly, "I am the Empress of the Tang Dynasty, Duke Li. You must always remember this identity of this palace."

Li Yifu's heart was shaken, he lowered his head and said honestly: "Yes, I remember it."

"No, you are completely confused. The empress of the Tang Dynasty valued the Tang Sheji, and the Sheji will last forever. I, the queen, have the opportunity to be famous in history, but you, at the most critical moment of the Tang Sheji, Secretly dismantle the cornerstone of my country and destroy my Great Wall."

"If this palace accepts you today, the future history will be infamous with you for thousands of years."

Li Yifu was startled, the words were a bit serious, he was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down on his knees: "I didn't think carefully, I'm guilty."

Empress Wu said indifferently: "Li Qinzai has made many mistakes, and I am dissatisfied with him a lot, but what he is doing now is to expand the territory for the Tang Dynasty and fight against foreign enemies, do you understand?"

"He is dealing with Tubo with his own strength, Su Dingfang's army is still on the way, the situation in Tuyuhun is in danger, and Li Qinzai is still struggling to support the situation."

"Because of him, Datang strongly intervened in the war between the two countries. He entered the Tubo camp alone and confronted Lu Dongzan. , defeated its soldiers, weakened its spirit, and decided on a strategy of annexing Tuyuhun."

"All he did was to bring Tuyuhun into the territory of our Tang Dynasty. Since then, the Western Regions and the Central Plains have been expanded, and the trade routes have been unimpeded. Tubo has lost its strategic buffer. At least the country can be extended for hundreds of years..."

Empress Wu sighed softly, with a complex look on her face, and said: "I am dissatisfied with him, but I really admire him for what he has done. He is worthy of being a pillar of excellence in the Tang Dynasty, and worthy of being the king of the country favored by His Majesty." Heavy equipment, this kind of talent, even if they are enemies with this palace, it is the great fortune of the Tang Dynasty!"

Putting away the complicated expression, Empress Wu looked at Li Yifu with cold eyes, and said indifferently: "At such a critical juncture, Li Jungong is not only unable to help, but secretly intends to destroy the national treasure, disregarding the righteousness of the family and the country for the sake of mere personal grievances. How is it different from self-destructing the Great Wall?"

"Mr. Li, I am very disappointed today. You...are old after all."

Li Yifu was sweating profusely, knelt on the ground and lowered his head in remorse, and said in regret: "Queen, I'm guilty of the crime, I was confused for a while, I shouldn't be playing tricks behind my back, I just want to be loyal to the queen!"

Empress Wu sighed: "It is loyalty, but it is also the heart of the country."

"Mr. Li, no matter how deep the hatred between you and Li Qinzai is, before the Great Tang swallows Tuyuhun, you should not do anything that harms the country and slanders loyalty. Otherwise, even if His Majesty does not deal with you, I will not let you go."

Speaking of Empress Wu, she said leisurely: "A few days ago, the relatives of Chang'an clans entered the palace to impeach Li Qinzai to His Majesty, and asked His Majesty to change the envoy. You must have heard of it."

"There are more than twenty clan relatives, more than a dozen of them were relegated by His Majesty, five of them were severely reprimanded, and three of them closed their doors to think about their mistakes. None of them survived. The lesson from the past, Mr. Li is good at doing it himself."

Li Yifu didn't care about wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, and lowered his head in panic, he said: "Queen, I know that I have committed a crime, and I am willing to atone for my crime. I ask the queen for advice."

Empress Wu hummed, and said, "Li Qinzai had a hard time in Tuyuhun, if you have the heart, you might as well help him in the rear."

"I would like to hear its flying."

"Khan Nuohebo of Tuyu Hun and Princess Honghua have withdrawn to Ganzhou in the Tang Dynasty. You can privately urge the Khan to go to the emperor to sue Tubo for the crime, ask the Tang Dynasty to revive the king's teacher, attack Tubo, and initiate a consensus at the court meeting. , I ask the Son of Heaven to issue a call to arms, spread the world, and the king's division will go out to fight, it needs a legitimate reason."

"In addition, you can help the Minister of the Ministry of Households to raise food and grass, the Ministry of War to allocate horses and weapons, and the Ministry of Officials to select officials, so as to prepare in advance for local governance after the swallowing of Tuyuhun."

"There are too many things to do. If you have the right mind, you will naturally know what to do."

Li Yifu resigned in fear.

Empress Wu sat alone in the hall, her expression as cold as ever.

She is the queen of the Tang Dynasty, not a housewife of a wealthy family, and her style and heart are not comparable to ordinary women.In terms of family and country righteousness and personal grievances, she is more sober and upright than the courtiers in the court.

Looking at the gloomy sky outside the palace through the bead curtain, Empress Wu sighed quietly: "It is indeed a rare talent. No one would have thought that he could create such a situation. It is a pity that he is not used by the Palace..."

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Shanzhou City.

More than [-] soldiers in armor and armed with halberds rode horses and quietly waited for Li Qinzai to come out of the governor's mansion.

The rest is over, and we are going to go out again today.

Before the arrival of Su Dingfang's army, the more than [-] soldiers under Li Qinzai's command were Datang's Dinghai Shenzhen in the northwest. They would play an important role in disturbing the situation and containing Tubo.

After just two days of rest, although the soldiers were still a little tired, Li Qinzai decided to continue the expedition.

After a long time, the governor of Shanzhou accompanied Li Qinzai and came out of the governor's mansion.

The officers and soldiers outside the mansion stood up immediately, pointed their halberds at the sky, and silently saluted Li Qinzai to express their respect.

The governor of Shanzhou looked exhausted, his face was pale, and he was a little unsteady even when he walked.

During the two days when the army was resting in Shanzhou City, the governor seemed to have been dragged from the world into hell unexpectedly.

In two days, make a thousand three-eyed guns, or use his head to sacrifice to heaven.

Li Qinzai's order made the governor of Shanzhou go crazy.

Gather all the blacksmiths in the city to prepare pig iron, set up a blacksmith shed outside the city, and patrol inside and outside the shed day and night, for fear that any blacksmith will be passive and sabotage...

He didn't close his eyes for two days and two nights, and the governor didn't dare to sleep, because he was afraid that he would wake up and find that his body was gone. He looked down, hey, the only remaining head was hung on the flagpole, and there were a group of Taoist priests underneath. In the mysterious ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven...

It's too scary, I can't sleep, I can't sleep.

Two days later, the governor finally completed Li Qinzai's task according to the quality and quantity.Due to his positive attitude towards work, the governor even overfulfilled, making a total of [-] three-eyed guns.

After the [-] three-eyed guns were handed over to Li Qinzai, the governor softened, like a stallion that had been spoiled by [-] mares for two days, with a look of lovelessness.

Every shot of the three-eyed gun has been poured into his bones and blood.

Standing outside the gate of the mansion, Li Qinzai looked at the two thousand soldiers holding three-eyed guns in the front row. Everyone's skin was bulging, the ammunition was sufficient, and the soldiers were strong. Li Qinzai smiled with satisfaction.

"Good job. After this battle, I will ask the emperor for credit. The Ministry of officials will evaluate you next year and try to transfer you to Chang'an." Li Qinzai patted the governor of Shanzhou on the shoulder and said with a smile.

The governor smiled miserably: "The lower officials don't dare to be greedy. Keeping Xiang Shang's head is already smoking from the ancestral grave."

"It's as if I'm threatening you..." Li Qinzai pushed him coquettishly. The governor hadn't slept for two days, and he was so weak that he almost rolled him down the stone steps of the governor's mansion.

The governor supported the pillar outside the mansion gate with one hand, his smile became more and more miserable.

Didn't you threaten me?Not a son of man, not doing human affairs, I was honestly serving as my governor in Shanzhou, a catastrophe happened from the sky, I almost lost my head, who did I provoke?
Looking at the more than [-] soldiers outside the gate of the mansion, Li Qinzai suddenly felt proud.

With soldiers and horses in hand, I have the world!
After coughing twice and clearing his throat, Li Qinzai shouted loudly, "Let's go! Re-enter Tuyuhun!"

(End of this chapter)