Bad Man Li Tang Fengyun

Chapter 342 The first confrontation between the two

After avoiding everyone's eyes, the empress returned to her lively look, jumped on Li Zuo's body, put her arms around Li Zuo's neck, and let him carry her away.

The empress swayed her slender and moist legs in Li Zhen's arms, and the fiery red skirt was stuck on the alluring border.

Today is the day of Li Zhen's triumph, so the empress is dressed very formally, which means that this solemn dress is very uncomfortable.

So after they returned to the harem, the empress immediately jumped into Li Zhen's arms. Looking at Li Zhen with a smile on his face, the two of them chatted quietly together.

The empress's crotch was resting on Li Zhen's shoulder, and she tilted her head to look at him. At this moment, the spring breeze completely surpassed the moonlight, above her brows and in her heart, and under the moonlight on the branches.

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Three days of Daqing passed by in a flash, without any court appearance, and no one among the officials saw Li Zhen and the empress.

Time passed by and it was half a month. At this time, the scene of peace and prosperity in the world had begun to take shape. Everything was gradually on track, and the traces of the princes were gradually washed away in various parts of the Tang Dynasty.

Harem, beside the West Sea,

The empress, who was playing chess with Xu Huan, suddenly frowned, and a nauseating feeling came from her abdomen.

The empress let go of the chess piece with her fingers, covered her mouth and retched several times. She picked up the tea cup on the table with some discomfort and planned to rinse her mouth. However, she never thought that her favorite tea in the past would feel extremely disgusting when she drank it in her mouth.

Just when the empress was still confused and confused, Xu Huan, who was sitting opposite her, had already seen the problem.

Sister Yun'er is very happy.

Xu Huan took the empress's hand and told her his experience. After hearing Xu Huan's guess, the empress' lips curved with joy.

The stone that had been weighing on her heart in the past was finally lifted.

The two of them didn't have to wait for too long. Jiang Chen used Qing Kung and ran over the eaves. As for the imperial doctor, forget it. There is no need to use those men when the ministers are here.

Following Jiang Chen were Lu Linxuan, Ji Ruxue and the others. It could be seen that they were all very concerned about this matter.

Because everyone knew that only after the empress gave birth to Li Zhen's flesh and blood could it be their turn to drink soup.

Jiangchen's fingers gently pressed on the empress's white wrist, and after just a slight exploration, Jiangchen nodded to the empress, "Xu Huan's guess is correct, Song Shuiyun is indeed pregnant."

The empress smiled even more happily when she heard the news, and the rest of the people also showed envious eyes.

When the news reached Li Zhen, he also hastily ended the court meeting and came to the harem. Seeing the shy look of the empress and the nod of the surrender, he already understood the current situation.

Li Zhen quickly walked to the empress' side and gently hugged her into his arms. The two felt each other's warmth, and time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

After a long time, Li Zhen kissed the empress gently on her forehead and made a promise to the empress, "It seems that now we have to prepare for the enthronement and wedding. I want our child to be born before he is born." Then we saw the prosperous and powerful Tang Dynasty."

The empress responded gently, but looked at her man tenderly and said nothing more.

As the news spread, Li Zhen granted seven days of leave to all civil and military officials. However, after three days, news came from the outside world that the minister ordered Li Maozhen to drink wine alone at home for three days.

It is said that the strong smell of alcohol can be smelled outside the home.

When the empress got the news, she had no choice but to leave the palace in person, dragged her brother into the palace, and made an exception to have a family dinner with Li Zhen and his group.

But looking at Li Maozhen's red eyes and biting look, are you still dissatisfied with your brother-in-law?

However, everyone present knew that what Li Maozhen was dissatisfied with was his carelessness sixteen years ago, which caused a wild boar to break into his vegetable garden and take away the best-growing cabbage.

As the dinner party came to an end, the empress took away the few who were still preparing to watch the show, leaving the space for Li Zhen and her brother.

Li Maozhen, who was not good at words, said almost nothing except drinking tonight.

Seeing that everyone had left, Li Maozhen grabbed a wine jar and threw it towards Li Zhen, muttering to Li Zhen,

"Now that the matter has come to this, I won't say anything else. If you dare to bully my sister in the future, I will fight to the death and take your life."

Listening to Li Maozhen's secret threat to him, Li Zhen didn't say much. After all, his uncle had been grudges here for a long time, and it was not too much to hear him complain.

Later, Li Maozhen discussed with Li Zhen the specifications for marrying the empress, from the itinerary to the number of people, the chariot and the betrothal gift. They were very detailed, for fear that she would miss something.

This also made the empress, who was accompanied by a few eavesdroppers, feel slightly sad. After all, she and her brother were spending less time together and more time apart.

In the end, Li Maozhen stood up slowly, swayed and walked outside, still muttering that he would write a marriage letter to the empress.

Li Zhen coughed twice and said "No need" to Li Maozhen. Li Maozhen turned to look at Li Zhen suspiciously.

"Yun'er had already planned it when he became King Qi in the early years, and he had already given it to me."

After hearing what Li Zhen said, Li Maozhen suppressed his anger all night, and couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his leg and kicked Li Zhen.

It looked like they were bound to compete with Li Zhen tonight. The two grown men quickly reached the outside of the hospital and started fighting each other.

The little ones looked at the empress, and Ji Ruxue said softly, "Empress, um... shouldn't we start a fight?"

The empress glanced at the two young men, snorted softly, and said casually, "No need, they will separate themselves when they get tired of fighting."

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As time passed, news came from Mobei that the queen would personally rush to Luoyang of the Tang Dynasty to discuss matters between the two countries with the King of Qin.

This news spread like wildfire, immediately suppressing Li Zhen's previous remarks about doing nothing in the battle with Mobei.

Since it was the first official visit between the two countries, the convoy coming from Shuliduo was also huge.

The person in charge of interviewing Shuliduo was Li Maozhen. As the minister, and the identity of the hidden uncle, it can be said that Shuliduo was given a lot of face.

Li Maozhen was also a little surprised when Shuliduo was so imposing in front of him. He really didn't expect that there was someone who was more domineering than his sister.

Li Maozhen invited Shuliduo to come to Shanshui Pavilion in the imperial city, which was also the highest-standard inn.

After completing the docking with Shuliduo, Li Maozhen left first. Shuliduo sighed softly, "If you want to play, go ahead. Stop being coy here."

Yelu Zhiwu jumped out from behind, hugged his mother's neck, and kissed Shuliduo hard on the face.

Then he left the inn happily and went to inform his father.

Early the next morning, Datang sent someone to invite Shuliduo into the palace. Civil and military officials had no right to participate in matters involving the two countries, so Shuliduo was taken directly to the Dragon Palace.

Shuliduo walked into the Dragon Palace calmly, but to her surprise, the person waiting here was not Li Zhen, but the empress Song Shuiyun.

In fact, the empress also changed her mind temporarily after hearing that Mobei Tian was coming. She also wanted to meet the queen who unified Mobei.

As the two pinnacles of women in the world, they have reached their end, and no one can surpass their current achievements.

At this moment, the two of them were sizing up each other in front of them. Neither one spoke first, but both were trying to overwhelm the other with their own momentum.

Just when the atmosphere gradually became anxious, Shuliduo broke the strange atmosphere and said, "It should be King Qin who comes to talk to me, not you, right?"

Listening to Shuliduo's weird tone, the empress also frowned a little. As Mobei was the defeated party, why did she have such confidence?

The empress tapped the armrest lightly and said in a calm tone, "Now it is you, Mobei, who is defeated, not me, the Tang Dynasty. I want you, Queen of Heaven, to understand your identity. You are here to seek peace. To seek peace, you must have the attitude of seeking peace." "

Facing the empress' question, Shuliduo did not change his posture, and took the initiative to walk to the opposite side of the empress and look at her.

The empress looked at Shuliduo's strange behavior and felt even more strange. Why did she feel less like a monarch of a country and more like a little woman looking for a man?

"If the Queen of Heaven is still like this, she means she has no intention of peace talks. If so, then the Tang Dynasty will not mind starting a war again..." Before the empress could finish her words, Shuliduo said pointedly, "It turns out that he Didn’t I tell you?”

Just one sentence made the empress confused. The empress looked at Shuliduo in confusion, not understanding what she was talking about.

"The reason I came this time is not to negotiate peace with you. If you do it, both sides will lose, but if you cooperate, you will get the best of both worlds.

I came here to discuss the integration of Mobei and Datang, so I have no intention of peace talks. You and I are equal, and you are even worse than me. "

After Shuliduo said these words, he seemed to raise his chin at the empress proudly. The meaning could not be more obvious, that is to say that you are not qualified and let your man talk to me.

Just when the two were about to fight, Li Zhen's figure appeared from outside. He walked slowly behind the empress, put his arms around the empress's slender waist, looked at Shuriduo in front of him, and said with a complicated expression. ,

"Since the Queen is here for peace talks, she is not here to humiliate people. I hope the Queen will apologize to Yun'er for humiliating her just now."

Upon hearing Li Zhen's protective words, Shuriduo immediately clenched his fists, and a sense of grievance climbed directly into his heart.

Although Shuliduo always told the little girl that he was so nonchalant and regarded Li Zhen as an unimportant person, she even kept telling him in her heart that he was her dispensable male favorite.

But now seeing him hugging Song Shuiyun and asking him to apologize to Song Shuiyun, he couldn't help but feel jealous.

Shuliduo thought he could look at the two of them without changing his expression, but he really saw that when Li Zhen was making out with others, the jealousy and anger in his heart could not be restrained.

She has given up all of Mobei, why can't she still be allowed to say a few words? Shuriduo's eye sockets were a little red, and he turned his head away from looking at the two people hugging each other.

The empress felt the warmth from the palms on her waist, and was very moved when she saw Li Zhen protecting her.

The empress raised her chin and returned the favor. No matter how arrogant you are, you have a man who loves him, and your man is already dead.

Shuliduo looked at Li Zhen. The little girl's temper suddenly came to her mind. She deliberately led the topic elsewhere, "Since we want to talk about it, don't worry about these details."

Hearing Shuliduo's vague answer, Li Zuo shook his head. The relationship between the two was not that deep. For Li Zuo, the empress' position in his heart was irreplaceable.

Although he has some philanthropy, he will try his best to level the bowl of water, so no one can challenge the empress' status.

"This matter is non-negotiable. Although we have an appointment in advance, you must understand Yun'er's status here."

Shuliduo also felt a little sad. Although she had Li Zhen's child, this matter would never be brought to light.

Shuliduo initially rose to the position of queen by virtue of her relationship with Yelu Abaoji. After Yelu Abaoji's death, she naturally took over the throne.

In other words, Shuliduo's identity can only be the queen of Yelu Abaoji, and she cannot make any choices. Shuliduo's priority is the foundation of being a queen.

She is more afraid than Li Zhen of exposing the identities of Yelv Zhiwu and Yelu Yaoguang. Once their identities are exposed, Shuliduo and the three of them will never have a place in Mobei.

The army in Mobei will mutiny in an instant. After his identity is exposed, the mysterious death of Yelu Abaoji will be revealed immediately.

Therefore, Shuliduo never expected to gain a position with Li Zhen, as if the acquaintance and encounter between the two were mistakes.

Looking at Li Zhen who was trying to protect the empress, Shuli Duo's throat was hoarse. As the real queen of Mobei, it was really difficult for her to bow her head and apologize to another woman.

To be honest, Shuliduo was a little envious of Song Shuiyun. She also collected information about the empress when she was in Mobei.

It can only be said that there is no woman who does not envy the empress in her life. Shuliduo quickly adjusted her mentality. As a mature person in power, she must be able to pick up and put down at any time.

Forcibly suppressing the displeasure in his heart, Shuliduo bowed slightly to the empress and apologized, and then quickly stated his purpose,

"Since the two countries are merged into one, I suggest using our two-government system. This is the fastest and best way at present."

Then Shuliduo quickly introduced the two-province system to the two people, mainly the empress. As for Li Zhen, everything in Mobei can be said to be clear, and there is no need to explain at all.

The Empress frowned the whole time. After listening to Shuliduo's words, if the Empress had not been well-educated, she would have interrupted Shuliduo's words.

The empress even wanted to yell, what kind of advice is this? Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this two-government system does no good except dividing the two nations.

The empress waited for Shuliduo to finish and then refused directly without even a little hesitation. The Jiedu Envoy back then was enough to give Tang Dynasty a headache, let alone the more harmful two-government system.

What the empress wants is a Tang Dynasty that can endure for a long time in the hands of herself and Brother Zhen, not a Tang Dynasty with internal conflicts.

Seeing that the empress refused so quickly, Shuliduo subconsciously looked in the direction of Li Zhen. She wondered whether this was benefiting Li Zhen.

But it's a pity that Li Zhen just closed his eyes and rested there, not paying attention to the fight between the two women at all.

Shuliduo put down the doubts in his mind slightly, raised his palms, and signaled the empress to give a reasonable solution.

“Originally, the Qin State’s handling method was very good. They learned the Chinese system and Chinese language, and cultivated their consciousness step by step starting from babies.

Intermarriage between the two ethnic groups was encouraged, and farmland was allocated to Khitan women who joined the Han nationality, helping them quickly establish themselves in the Central Plains.

Let them know that Khitan is also part of the Tang Dynasty, and that the Tang Dynasty can accommodate the Khitan nation.

In this way, Qin has the three tribes of Khitan as a model, and you Khitan people in Mobei can also gradually try to integrate, and can also provide an example for other ethnic groups that follow. "

Hearing what the empress said, Shuliduo also disagreed, because using this method would end their families.

If this method is used, the sons of the Khitan will lose the right to roam the grasslands, and it will not take a few generations to truly get used to the Han life of men farming and women weaving.

It won't even take long, Shuliduo guessed that in at most three generations, the entire Khitan will lose their blood and their spirit of daring to fight.

Neither party wants to cause trouble in the future. Shuliduo wants to maintain the purity of his ethnic group, while the empress wants to completely eliminate this big problem in Mobei.

The empress thought of what Li Zhen had said to her before, and once again made conditions to give the Mobei people a certain degree of preferential treatment.

Both Shuliduo and the Empress knew that this kind of national-level integration would definitely not be completed within a period of time.

But Li Zui has already broken the backbones of the Mobei people with his strength, and now is the best moment to solve the problem in Mobei in one fell swoop.

After some counter-offering, the empress decided to give Mobei a certain amount of land so that they could retain the habit of retaining land for themselves, but at the same time, they should increase the intensity of Han migration and city construction.

Abandon some habits, move the ethnic groups to Han to learn the Han system, and at the same time allow some officials to be directly served by Mobei people.

To a certain extent, Mobei was given great freedom, but Mobei was not allowed to form an army anymore.

All the existing armies were dispersed and joined the Tang Dynasty. Since Mobei joined the Tang Dynasty, Shuliduo's title of Queen of Heaven happened to be downgraded.

Li Zhen successfully obtained the title of Heavenly Khan among the Mobei people, and Shuli Duo was canonized as Prince Xiao in the court, becoming the second female steward after Xu Huanzhi.

Mainly responsible for stopping the relationship between Mobei and Datang. He can submit the appointment and dismissal of officials in Mobei to Li Zhen, but the final decision-making power rests with Li Zhen.

The empress thought of the information she had just obtained about Shuliduo. She also had a daughter and son in Mobei.

The empress subconsciously blurted out, "Now that Mobei has merged with the Tang Dynasty, as the original queen, the current King Xiao must set an example.

I heard that you have a daughter and a son. In that case, let your son join the court as an official.

If your daughter marries Li Tang and brings a dragon son with her in the future, she can directly inherit your title of Prince Xiao. "

Shuliduo heard the last sentence and refused without thinking. Isn't this a joke? How could she not know the identity of her daughter?

Marrying one's own father, even in history, has never been such a ridiculous thing.

The empress couldn't help but feel a little suspicious when she saw Shuliduo refusing so decisively. Shuliduo found an excuse in an instant.

On the grounds that his daughter is already married, this action is illegal, and his daughter is also of a humble appearance and is not worthy of Li Zhen.

After some entanglement between the two, Shuliduo agreed to let her son come to the court as an official, and she took charge of Mobei on her behalf, waiting for the officials of the Tang Dynasty to complete the succession.

(End of this chapter)