Great Tang princess

Chapter 782 Empress Wu Zetian's Assistance
Dongyi Protectorate's Mansion, inside the main hall.

Li Jinzhong sat in the middle position, stroking his thick beard and looking at the letter in his hand.

Although the Dahe clan is a Khitan native, he also learned Chinese since he was a child, so he can understand it.

Sitting next to him was his uncle Sun Wanrong, who was frowning at this time, obviously not in a good mood.

The other positions are occupied by other subordinates, who are currently the most important force in his hands.

Li Jinzhong put down the letter in his hand, then tapped the table with his knuckles: "What do you guys think about this matter?"

Sun Wanrong was the first to speak: "If you want me to say, it's all reversed now, why should you care about that?"

"You can't say that." A counselor next to him shook his head, "Princess Taiping is comparable to Tian Khan back then. If we kill Zhao Wenhui, this matter will not end well."

"It's all reversed now, and you still want to end it?" Sun Wanrong turned his head and asked.

The counselor who just replied shook his head: "The general's words are wrong! Now we just tied up Zhao Wenhong, and didn't even kill him. Strictly speaking, it's not a rebellion."

Hearing this sentence, Li Jinzhong nodded slightly, he thought so too.

Until now, he has not killed Zhao Wenhui, nor sent troops to attack Yingzhou, because of this.

Now that Zhao Wenhui is not dead, and he has not given himself a title such as king, there is still room for negotiation and relaxation in this matter.

If Zhao Wenhui is killed, no matter what the reason is, it will be the killing of Zhou Ting's official, and there will be no chance of negotiation.

In fact, Li Jinzhong himself knew that with Princess Taiping's ability, he probably had no chance of winning in a fight with her.

What's more, her reputation is also very famous on the grassland, and the story of that life tearing people up is still passed down by word of mouth.

At that time, when the soldiers see the black and red figure in front of the battle, it's hard to say whether they can bring up the courage to charge forward.

"Negotiation is fine!" Sun Wanrong said angrily, "Zhao Wenhui can be sent back, but he robbed my woman and asked Zhou Ting to send a clan girl to marry me!"

As soon as these words came out, the counselor who had spoken just now closed his eyes helplessly.

Li Jinzhong also cast a helpless glance at him.

I feel that this guy really has a problem with his brain. Now that this is the situation, the negotiation must be for food and money, and there is no need for a woman.

But after all, he was his uncle, and Li Jinzhong was unwilling to reprimand him in front of so many people.

Just about to talk and smooth things over, a subordinate suddenly came in from outside and handed over an envelope with both hands: "Boss, new news from Zhou Ting!"

Li Jinzhong took it over and took a closer look, then immediately frowned.

"Boss, what happened?" the others asked.

"Let's take a look, brothers!" As he said, Li Jinzhong passed the letter in his hand to them.

Sun Wanrong was the first to see it, and after reading it, he raised his hand and slapped it on the table: "Hmph, since I have changed my name! It seems that there is nothing to talk about! Just reverse it! "

After the others saw it, they all looked frowning.

Now that Zhou Ting has identified them as rebels and sent Princess Taiping over, it's a bit troublesome now.

Li Jinzhong waved his hand: "No, it's easy to say. But Princess Taiping..."

"Why are you afraid of her?" Sun Wanrong replied loudly, "Even if she is number one in the world, can she still fight against my [-] Khitan army alone?"

"Enough!" Li Jinzhong yelled, "You think that Princess Taiping is as reckless as you? Not only has Lu Bu's courage, but also Kong Ming's wisdom! It is rumored that he is even a person with profound Taoism! How can it be easy to defeat?" man of?"

"Taoism? I don't believe in this!"

Sun Wanrong sat down: "Even if I can't fight head-on, give me five hundred scouts to sneak into her camp under the cover of night, maybe I can capture her alive on the spot!"

"Nonsense!" Li Jinzhong yelled, "If she could be captured alive so easily, how could she be as successful as she is today?"

"Didn't she almost be captured alive by Lun Qinling back then?" Sun Wanrong retorted, "Although she is the best in the world, she is only a woman after all..."

"Okay! Let's not talk about this first! Let's talk about how to deal with Zhao Wenhui first!" Li Jinzhong obviously didn't intend to quarrel with him on this issue, and directly changed the subject.

The counselor just now spoke again: "Leader, according to my subordinates' opinion, it's better to give them a chance to negotiate."

Everyone else nodded their heads in agreement, and only Sun Wanrong angrily expressed their disapproval.

……

"Ah~~~~"

Li Yuechen opened his mouth wide, stretched his body to his heart's content, and yawned hard.

I have to say that although the scenery on the grassland is good, but if you look at it too much, you will feel tired and panic.

Especially after watching it for a few days, the scenery is really not very good.

After the third day, Li Yuechen already felt a little bored.

Lying on horseback and looking at the clouds floating in the sky, I even thought about whether to go to Ulaanbaatar or not.

Suddenly he heard the sound of horseshoes, and when he looked up, it was Li Chongrun.

"Auntie, Li Jinzhong has received news from the imperial court."

Li Chongrun came to her side, stopped his horse, took out a letter from his pocket and handed it over: "According to the news from the briber, they are discussing countermeasures at this time, and most of them want to negotiate with me. "

"Hmm..." Li Yuechen nodded, and then fell silent.

After waiting for a while, seeing that she hadn't answered, Li Chongrun asked aloud, "Auntie?"

"I said, this is your business, if you want to talk to him, you can just figure it out, don't ask me." Li Yuechen waved his hand.

Li Chongrun said: "Actually, my nephew is more inclined to negotiate. After all, the military division now has less than 2 people, while Khitan has [-] troops. Although there are heavy weapons such as grenades and artillery, after all..."

"What do you want to say?" Li Yuechen turned his head and asked.

"My nephew has some doubts about himself, whether he can have the strong leadership ability of my aunt!" Li Chongrun said, "My aunt's mobilization ability is very strong, and her own prestige is high. Now I lead the army personally, I always feel..."

"Are you afraid you won't win?" Li Yuechen asked.

Li Chongrun shook his head slightly: "This is the first time I lead the army alone. If I go to war then, I wonder if I can be like my aunt..."

"Don't think about it, there will be no second me in this world, and you don't need to be the second me." Li Yuechen waved his hand.

"War, in the final analysis, is still a confrontation between people. The combat effectiveness of the army is not necessarily linked to the combat effectiveness of the commander. To a large extent, it still depends on ideology, organization, training and security!"

"The outside world thinks that the army I lead is strong because I am strong! But it has been a long time. When I was a vanguard officer, I could indeed improve morale, but behind this, there is a whole set of systems supporting it. .”

"Now that you doubt yourself, it is you who regard me as a target for comparison, which is wrong in itself. Remember, you are Li Chongrun, there is no need to become Li Yuechen!"

Hearing her explanation, Li Chongrun thought about it carefully: "My nephew understands, this time, my nephew will handle it well."

"Well, I'm watching!" Li Yuechen smiled and replied softly.

……

In the Hall of Immortals, Wu Zetian sat in front of the chessboard and dropped the last sunspot: "Oh, Wan'er's chess skills are getting better and better."

"The sage praised..." Shangguan Wan'er smiled slightly, "Actually..."

"Okay, okay, don't be polite."

Wu Zetian waved his hand, "Speaking of which, what's going on with Saburo?"

"It should be almost there, but Wan'er doesn't understand, she just got on the line, and she will act immediately, whether..."

"Don't worry, I have my own way." Wu Zetian smiled slightly, then waved to Zhang Chengxin, "Go to the medical school and call Liu Shenwei to me!"

"Yes!" Zhang Chengxin agreed and went out immediately.

Shangguan Wan'er reacted immediately: "The sage is brilliant!"

"It's not enough!" Wu Zetian smiled, "Speaking of which, Zhang Yizhi has also gained a lot of benefits over the years, so it's time to use it."

"Wan'er understands!"

……

Zhang Yizhi has actually had no sense of existence these years. Although he will go to Jixian Temple to perform every now and then, most of the time he plays the role of a background board.

Generally speaking, when the emperor was playing chess or watching the rehearsals, he was asked to play beside him, acting as a humanoid BGM player.

Although there are already gramophones now, but because it is more troublesome to carve records, and the sound quality is a little bit low, the emperor usually calls people to play more often.

But people outside don't know this, they can only see that Zhang Yizhi enters the palace every now and then, so naturally many people fawn on him.

And Zhang Yizhi was also happy with this misunderstanding, and he would not refuse the fawning of these people.

Anyway, these people don't need him to do anything, they just want to make friends, after all, they might be able to use it anytime.

For Zhang Yizhi, why not take the money that others give away for free?
In addition to some small things, I can also help to deal with them, just a few words.

After all, a person who comes in and out of the emperor's palace every day comes to tell you to do something, as long as the matter is not too big, he is willing to sell favors.

As a result, Zhang Yizhi has actually reaped a lot of benefits over the years.

That afternoon, Liu Shenwei hurried into Jixian Temple, but when he left, he had a serious expression and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead from time to time.

This scene was seen by many people, so naturally it couldn't be hidden, and it spread quickly.

The next day, one of Zhang Jian came to the East Palace on the pretext of discussing work and met the prince.

Before the tea was served, he asked in a low voice: "Dare to ask Your Highness, Your Majesty..."

Li Xian shook his head: "I don't know what happened. I went to pay my respects last night, but I couldn't see my mother."

Zhang Jianzhi nodded slightly and thought about it.

He couldn't help but think about it, after all, now that the emperor is getting old, he is already close to his eighties, so it's really not surprising that he suddenly gets sick.

If you can make a will at this time, then you can wait with peace of mind, maybe the time for the Crown Prince to ascend the throne is coming soon.

At this time, stability should naturally be the main priority, and not doing things is the most correct choice.

Li Xian didn't say much, just let him go back first.

Zhang Jianzhi agreed and was about to leave when he heard Sun Jingbang's voice from outside: "Your Highness, Zhang Wulang is visiting."

Hearing the report, Li Xian frowned, and muttered to himself, "Why is he here..."

Then he said to Zhang Jianzhi: "Please Mr. Zhang, sit behind the screen first."

"Naturally!" Zhang Jianzhi immediately agreed.

After all, he was the emperor's close servant. If he saw that he, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was in the East Palace, although it was normal, he might think too much.

After hiding, Sun Jingbang brought Zhang Yizhi to the main hall.

Before that, Li Xian spent a long time reviewing memorials in Jixian Temple, so the two of them were quite familiar with each other.

Zhang Yizhi didn't feel any panic when he saw Li Xian, and saluted normally: "I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Xian hurriedly said: "Hurry up and get rid of the ceremony!"

From Zhang Yizhi's point of view, this is actually quite normal. After all, the two of them are quite familiar with each other, and they always smile when they see him on weekdays, so the relationship is naturally not bad.

But Zhang Jianzhi, who was behind the screen, frowned. Why did it sound like the prince was a little afraid of him?
"I don't know..."

"Back to His Royal Highness, the sage asked me to pass on a message and send the recent memorials to the sage for review..."

"Aniang's order, I will obey it naturally, I just want to ask..." Li Xian lowered his voice and took two steps forward, "Aniang, is there anything wrong with your health?"

At this moment, Zhang Yizhi thought of what the emperor said when he came here: "If he asks you how my health is, tell him not to ask more questions!"

While speaking, there was a faint smile on his face, just like a mother who wanted to joke with her son.

So Zhang Yizhi also looked left and right, and replied in a low voice: "Your Highness, it's better not to inquire about this matter!"

To be honest, he didn't know what the mother and son were doing, but since the emperor had ordered it, he could only obey it.

And judging from the emperor's expression at that time, there may be some secrets between mother and son, it's better not to inquire about it as a current person.

Li Xian nodded helplessly: "Okay, Gu understands, and I will send the recent memorials over here!"

……

After Zhang Yizhi left, Zhang Jianzhi came out from behind the screen frowning.

He looked puzzled: "Your Highness, this..."

"Ugh……"

Li Xian sighed deeply: "Mr. Zhang doesn't know something, but now this Wulang is very powerful!"

While speaking, he shook his head with emotion, which seemed to reveal a little helplessness.

Many people in Zhang Yizhi were flattering about this. He, the chief minister of the cabinet, knew about it, but he really didn't expect that it had reached the point where even the crown prince didn't pay attention to it?

But now is not the time to think about this, the conversation between the two just now revealed a lot of information.

First of all, the emperor suddenly wanted to read the memorial, but it happened at this time.

When the prince asked the emperor about his physical condition, he actually said not to inquire about it, so what is the current situation in Jixian Temple?
Zhang Jianzhi's brain was spinning rapidly, and after careful consideration, he came to the conclusion that the emperor is very likely to be sick now, and he is still very sick!
But I just don't know what the specific disease is, and is there any cure?
The most important thing is that Zhang Wulang is so arrogant now, is there any other reason for this?
(End of this chapter)