Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 614 Good News
It is only natural for an old man to beat his son.

The Li family is a complete food chain. Li Ji is at the top of the food chain. Laozi can beat his son, son can beat his grandson, and grandson can beat his great-grandson. The strange thing is that the great-grandson rides his great-grandfather like a horse.

Perfectly closed loop.

Li Siwen seriously thought about the Li family's food chain and his humble position in this food chain, so he could only endure the humiliation and promised not to beat his son in the future.

Li Ji stroked his beard and smiled in satisfaction.

Very good, the family is neat, harmonious and friendly, the father is kind and the son is filial, the brothers and friends are respectful, the family business is flourishing, and the fame and fortune are endless.

It all depends on him as the head of the family, and the old man will understand it tonight.

The housekeeper Wu Tong hurried into the atrium suddenly, and couldn't help shouting excitedly after seeing Li Ji and his son.

"Grandpa, Mr. Erlang, an angel has come to the palace!"

Li Ji's expression became tense, and he hurriedly ordered the middle door to be opened wide, and an incense table was set up to receive the order.

The eunuch held the yellow silk in his hand to enter the door and announced the imperial decree.After reading, he presented the yellow silk and the notice with both hands with a face full of flattery, and bowed to congratulate the British government for being promoted to a county lord, and the family business has lasted for a hundred years.

Li Ji was overjoyed, stroked his beard and looked up to the sky and laughed.

Li Siwen also looked surprised, unfolded the imperial decree, and read the words and sentences in it over and over again.

"Good! Good! As expected of the old man's grandson, the unicorn of the Li family!" Li Ji laughed loudly.

Li Siwen hurriedly added: "As expected of my son, he is really promising!"

Li Ji glanced at him, he was too embarrassed to hurt his self-esteem on a happy day.

The son has been made a county marquis, and the father is just a governor of Runzhou. Isn't there a slight shame in addition to the joy?
After seeing off the eunuch, Li Ji ordered the servants in the mansion to continue making arrangements, and asked the housekeeper to tell Cui Jie and Qiao'er Li Qinzai the good news of their promotion.

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Tai Chi Palace.

The emperor and ministers enjoyed the feast, Li Zhi was obviously in a good mood today, even though Empress Wu and Li Qinzai tried to persuade him, he still drank a few more glasses of wine.

Li Qinzai was helpless, and wanted to persuade Li Zhi that since he drank alcohol, he had better not have sex with Empress Wu tonight, otherwise his blood vessels would easily burst when he was excited by alcohol.

However, this topic is hard to talk about. What do you mean by a foreign minister meddling in the emperor's sexual affairs?
Li Zhi Duanzhan took another sip, looked at Li Qinzai and said with a smile: "Baiqisi sent me a military report. Jingchu's troubles in Liangzhou City were turned upside down."

Li Qinzai said in astonishment: "The world is turned upside down, isn't it? The minister just made a little noise."

"A little bit of movement? Heh, not to mention the destruction of a Tubo mission, it is said that Princess Honghua was forced to sign the alliance under the city. Does Jing Chu know how many memorials Princess Honghua has sent me to impeach you these days? In the memorials I scolded you bloody, saying that you are simply not human..."

Li Zhi asked curiously: "What did you do to Princess Honghua? She is over 40 years old, so could it be that you are just like me... um, ahem, have you been misunderstood by the world?"

Empress Wu gave him a sweet look, without saying a word.

Li Qinzai blushed immediately, and swore to the sky: "I have never done anything disrespectful to Princess Honghua. It is really Princess Honghua who is not right. She is a princess of the Tang Dynasty, but she turned her elbow to Tuyuhun. I am a minister of Tang Dynasty. Of course I won't spoil her, so I used a little trick to force her to submit."

While talking, Li Qinzai described in detail his various deeds in Liangzhou City.

Including his order to destroy the Tubo mission, how to negotiate with the Tubo and Tuyuhun missions, how to use the assassination to make a big fuss, pretending to be dead to force the envoys of the two countries to sign the alliance under the city.

Li Qinzai spoke in great detail, and every sentence was the truth. It is impossible to hide these things from Li Zhi. Besides, there is no need to hide them. No matter how many excessive things Li Qinzai has done, his original intention was to benefit the Tang Dynasty. There is nothing that cannot be said of.

Li Zhi was fascinated when he heard it, with a look of envy on his face, for a long time, he sighed quietly: "It would be great if I were not the emperor, and I could also do what Jingchu did wantonly, using all kinds of despicable and sinister means to seek an immortal Gongguang Zong Yaozu..."

Li Qinzai's face froze, and he hurriedly said: "The method used by the minister is not mean and sinister, but there is still a sense of justice and awe in the air, please take a closer look..."

Li Zhi laughed and said: "Small products are also despicable and sinister, Jing Chu, don't whitewash this aspect, you are not an honest person, otherwise how could I let you do it?"

Empress Wu also laughed and said, "I heard that after Jing Chu entered Liangzhou City, he ordered his generals to plunder the cattle and sheep of the Tuyuhun tribe?"

Li Qinzai's expression lifted, and he said seriously: "I must explain this matter..."

Li Zhi said with a half-smile, "Well, I'm waiting for your explanation."

Li Qinzai said solemnly: "It is a slander to my minister to say that I robbed the cattle and sheep of the Tuyuhun tribe!"

Li Zhi was stunned: "Don't tell me you didn't snatch it?"

"It was stolen, but what I robbed was not only cattle and sheep, but also women. The cattle and sheep were slaughtered and eaten, and the women sold them for money. Just saying that I robbed cattle and sheep is not true."

Both Li Zhi and Empress Wu were stunned, and after a long silence, Li Zhi murmured: "He actually said such a rude thing so confidently, I wonder if I was wrong..."

"Queen, why don't we apologize to him?"

Empress Wu covered her mouth and chuckled, then rolled her eyes at him, and said, "Your Majesty, stop messing around."

Li Qinzai said innocently: "Tuyuhun has not been a minister for a long time. These years, he has often robbed the border people of our Tang Dynasty. They can rob us. Why can't we rob them? Isn't it unreasonable?"

Li Zhi smiled and said: "That's right, Jing Chu's words are very suitable for my taste. If the enemy can go, I can go too. My ministers are not foolish and benevolent people who swallow their anger and repay grievances with virtue."

The banquet is now coming to an end, seeing Li Qinzai turning his head to look at the sky outside the hall from time to time, Li Zhiqing knew that Li Qinzai's heart was like an arrow, so he said with a smile: "That's it for today, let you go back to reunite with your family, and it will be the New Year in a few days. About to take a bath."

"On New Year's Day, I will pay homage to the Ancestral Temple in order to drive away Tubo, collect the merits of Tuyuhun, and tell my ancestors in the temple. Jingchu, you will come that day. Thanks to you, I have the opportunity to be proud of my ancestors."

Li Qinzai respectfully agreed.

Empress Wu smiled lightly and said, "Your Majesty, expelling Tubo and retrieving Tuyuhun is a great achievement that has never been accomplished in the past. Your Majesty has done something that Gaozu and Taizong Emperors failed to do in the past. It is not enough to just worship the Taimiao."

Li Zhiqi said: "The empress means..."

Empress Wu said in a low voice: "The concubine offered me a word of advice. Your Majesty has been on the throne for more than ten years. Now the world is at peace, and the world is at peace. Your Majesty has made great contributions to the past emperor. Why not enshrine Zen on Mount Tai to benefit the world?"

Li Zhi was startled, with a frenzy in his eyes, he murmured: "Feng Chan Taishan?"

Empress Wu nodded: "Since His Majesty ascended the throne, his achievements have already surpassed those of two generations of emperors. Why not enshrine Chan Taishan?"

Li Qinzai's heart sank when he heard the words, he opened his mouth but hesitated to speak, so he bowed his head and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)