Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 853
Li Zhi was also troubled.

To be honest, he is the son of heaven, so he is actually a bit afraid of the powerful family.

How was the Sui Dynasty overthrown?Gaozu Li Yuan's rebellion was one of them. What's more, when Emperor Yang of Sui was innocent, all the powerful families in the world rebelled against him. It just so happened that when Li Yuan ascended the throne, the powerful families happily followed him.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the emperors of the three generations did not dare to be negligent to the aristocratic families. Each generation of emperors married with the major aristocratic families. What they were afraid of was that the scene of the Sui Dynasty's wall being pushed down by everyone would happen to the Li and Tang royal family again.

Even in Li Zhi's generation, he is well aware of the threat to the imperial power from the aristocratic family, and deliberately uses various policies to suppress the aristocratic family. However, Li Zhi does not dare to go too far.

When the emperor wants to balance the court situation, he should not be too impulsive.No matter how disgusting he is to the family, Li Zhi would hold his nose and smile to show his favor to the family every year during the congratulations, and maybe even send a princess out to marry the family every few years.

But Li Qinzai, a courtier, can't control so much. He lives too chicly, and he is happy to avenge his enemies, and he will avenge them on the spot, and even the number is consistent. It is another kind of humiliation to Li Youdao.

At this moment, Li Zhi even envied Li Qinzai a little bit. He was born with no taboos in the world. Not only did he have a great grandfather to help him out, but he also had a wronged emperor as his backer.

This kind of life is not necessarily worse than the emperor.

"Is the Li family of Zhao County the only one who asked for fame from Li Qinzai?" Li Zhi asked again.

Song Sendao: "The Li family of Zhaojun just surfaced. In fact, several big families in Shandong have united. They plan to carve up the dozens of fame in Li Qinzai's hands, and expand their power in the court..."

Li Zhi sneered a few times: "With dozens of fame, the family's food is not so ugly. Their more important purpose is to disrupt the imperial examination system, ruin their reputation, and the imperial court has since lost its trust in the world's scholars."

"If the imperial examination is a mess, you can still get involved only by your power. From then on, who will dare to trust me among the poor in the world? Who will participate in the next imperial examination?"

Song Sen said sincerely, "Your Majesty sees farther than I, and I admire you."

Li Zhi said indifferently: "How did Li Jingchu react?"

Song Sendao: "If Li Xianhou agreed to them, there would be no such thing as a horse killing demonstration. Just because he rejected Li Youdao, he got into trouble and offended those aristocratic families. I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to resolve. .”

Li Zhi smiled gratifiedly: "Jing Chu lived up to my expectations and kept his conscience. I saw him right, haha."

Immediately, Li Zhi fixed his eyes on Song Sen, and said slowly: "I heard that you and Li Jingchu have a good personal relationship?"

Song Sen's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Although I have a little personal relationship with the Marquis of Li County, I have never done anything wrong to His Majesty. The Marquis of Li County occasionally asks for something, and I just help him according to my ability. Innocuous and trivial matters, Your Majesty will learn from you!"

Li Zhi smiled and said: "I don't mean to blame you, you and Jing Chu are both my trusted subjects, and you have a good relationship in private, so there is nothing wrong with it, besides, you two have also worked together to help me make great contributions , you also played an important role in confiscating Tuyuhun back then."

Song Sen felt relieved, and quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Li Zhi pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Jingchu has provoked several big families, and I'm afraid he can't handle it on his own. Since you have a good personal relationship with him, you might as well help him. Baiqisi must have accumulated a lot of money over the years." There are quite a few cases about the family, right?"

Song Sen immediately understood, bowed and said: "I obey the order, and I will definitely help Li Xianhou deal with the family calmly."

After Song Sen withdrew, Li Zhi sat alone in the hall and pondered for a long time, then suddenly raised his voice, "Chang Fu, pass on Xu Jingzong's audience."

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Another palace in Taiji Palace is called "Zhenguan Palace".

Sitting in the hall, Empress Wu summoned Li Yifu, Duke of Hejian, with a curtain.

Li Yifu is an out-and-out queen party, and is the backbone of the queen party.

There was no way, there were too many courtiers who hugged Li Zhi's thigh back then, and there were too many capable and senior people. Li Yifu had been queuing for several years but it was not his turn, so he had to find another way, turned around and hugged Empress Wu's thigh.

After hugging Empress Wu's thigh, I have to say that the official luck is also prosperous, the pillow wind is blowing hard, Li Yifu's promotion speed is soaring.

Over the years, the interests of him and Empress Wu have been deeply tied together.

What are Empress Wu's interests now?
Like Li Zhi, weaken the power of the family.

Empress Wu is the daughter of Ying Guogong, warrior Xun, and she is said to be from the Duke's mansion, but warrior Xun was originally just a businessman.

After the incident of abolishing Wang Liwu, Changsun Wuji fell from power, and Empress Wu and the aristocratic family were even more at odds with each other. Li Zhi made up his mind to weaken the power of the aristocratic family, and it was more or less Empress Wu who blew the pillow wind.

Li Zhi heard about the killing of horses at the entrance of Ganjingzhuang village by the Li family of Zhaojun, and so did Empress Wu.

At the same time that Li Zhi summoned Song Sen, Empress Wu also urgently summoned Li Yifu.

She and Li Zhi had the same idea, Li Qinzai couldn't bear the family's revenge by himself.

Therefore, the Tian family had to take action, and it had nothing to do with private friendship or grievances. What Li Qinzai was doing now was in the interests of Empress Wu. She also hoped to use Li Qinzai's hand to severely suppress the family and officially establish the imperial examination system.

Li Yifu naturally only followed Empress Wu. After listening to Empress Wu's statement, Li Yifu frowned and said in a deep voice: "These aristocratic families are becoming more and more rampant. They even dare to intervene in the imperial examinations. They should be beaten hard."

Empress Wu sat behind the bead curtain, the jingling bead curtain covered her cheeks, but her cold voice could be heard.

"Mr. Li, the imperial examination system is very important to both your majesty and this palace. I don't want any twists and turns in this matter. Even if someone secretly stirs up trouble, this palace also hopes to suppress the storm. The imperial examination must be held calmly and as scheduled without any mistakes. .”

Li Yifu hesitated for a moment, and tentatively said: "I don't know what the empress means..."

Empress Wu said coldly: "Li Qinzai offended the aristocratic family, he is too young after all, some things he can't handle on his own, I hope Duke Li will echo him in court."

Li Yifu said without hesitation: "I understand, the empress is at ease, I will do my best to help Li Xianhou for the empress."

After a moment of silence, Li Yifu said cautiously: "Queen, I have something that I don't understand..."

"You said."

"We and Li Qinzai... What I want to ask is, when Li Qinzai admonished Taishan to enshrine Zen, he had a rift with the Queen. Has the Queen exposed this grievance? Please tell the Queen frankly that the minister and Li Qinzai get along well. There is a charter."

Empress Wu understood what Li Yifu meant, and she was asking whether the grievances between her and Li Qinzai had disappeared, and whether Li Qinzai had any signs of defecting to the Queen's Party.

Empress Wu was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "Is this Gong so easy to forgive others?"

Li Yifu immediately understood.

Benefits belong to interests, grievances belong to grievances, and one should not be too naive.

(End of this chapter)