Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 344: Empress Wu who entered the government hall
Chen Qingsi couldn't find a suitable person here, and Li Zhi couldn't find a suitable person for a while.

Because of Chen Qingsi's existence, Li Zhi knew far more about the situation in Haidong than later generations.

Historically, Li Zhi did not understand Baekje, let alone Silla.

After all, compared to the great China, Baekje and Silla are really worthless.

Especially when he had an unrivaled general like Su Dingfang in his hands, he destroyed Baekje with all his might. He looked down upon him, and was a little careless in personnel arrangements. Several senior officials failed to achieve results. Instead, he had the evil-minded Zongzhi inside. The Tang army was left with only a few isolated strongholds, and Baekje almost succeeded in restoring the country.

Or because the Baekje rebels were about to accomplish something big, the powerful people inside began to fight each other, and their strength was greatly reduced.

At the same time, the imperial court, which had regained its composure, gave the greatest trust to Liu Rengui, who had grown up and showed great power at Baijiangkou, and gave him full authority to handle Baekje affairs. This stabilized Baekje's situation.

Immediately, the imperial court used Baekje as a springboard to successfully destroy Goguryeo, which had existed for more than 400 years and had dominated the Northeast.

But because of the appearance of Chen Qingsi, he used his excellent strategic foresight to analyze the situation in Haidong to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi also realized that it was easy to capture Baekje, but it was difficult to truly control Baekje.

In addition to the issues with the people within Baekje, there are also the considerations of Goguryeo, Silla and even the Japanese state.

There must be a good person who can appease the inside and shock the outside.

There are very few good people like this even in the Tang Dynasty, which is full of talents.

Where can I find it myself?

"Your Majesty, please take a rest first. Your health is important."

Queen Wu's voice came.

Li Zhi was a little irritable at first. When he was handling official duties, he was most afraid of being disturbed by others, especially people from the harem. But when she saw Empress Wu taking the food in, she felt relieved again and suppressed all negative emotions.

He knew that he had been in poor health since he was a child, and he usually paid attention to health care. However, due to the heavy government affairs, he would forget to eat and rest without noticing.

It was fine before, but since last year, he has felt twitching and pain in his brain from time to time.

When Li Zhi was ill, he naturally consulted the imperial doctor and even invited Sun Simiao from Taibai Mountain.

After several consecutive diagnoses and treatments by famous doctors, they all came to a conclusion.

Li Zhi was suffering from wind disease. This disease had been suffered by several generations of royal families in the Li and Tang Dynasties. It could only be relieved but could not be cured.

Whether it is the imperial doctor in the palace or the miracle doctor outside the palace, the conclusion given is the same: take a good rest, don't be too tired, and rest and eat on time.

Li Zhi didn't want to die young, and it was inconvenient to tell others about his situation, so he could only ask Empress Wu to supervise him.

Empress Wu also gained the qualification to enter the government hall at will.

"The Queen is here..."

Li Zhi responded, honestly put down what he was doing, and cleared a seat on the desk.

Empress Wu arranged the food. Li Zhi had something on his mind and had no intention of eating, but he ate like chewing wax for the sake of his health.

Queen Wu came to Li Zhi naturally and pressed his shoulders.

Empress Wu stood behind Li Zhi, her eyes naturally falling on the memorial on the table. She had excellent eyesight and could tell from some of the words exposed in the memorial that it was about Baekje.

Empress Wu did not speak immediately, but waited for Li Zhi to finish eating before saying: "Your Majesty, the prince paid my respects to my concubine yesterday. From the prince's words, I learned that my troops in the sky were invincible, and they attacked Baekje in one fell swoop, and Duke Su Xing was captured alive. The King of Baekje has returned. If I remember correctly, this Duke Su Xing destroyed three kingdoms before and after, and captured his masters alive. Such achievements can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented."

Li Zhi nodded in agreement and said: "Su Xinggong defeated the enemy and was invincible. He is indeed the number one general in our dynasty."

He paused and said: "Su Xinggong is about to escort the King of Baekje, the nobles and more than 15,000 captives to cross the sea and return home in triumph. However, I still let the prince be responsible for welcoming him. He performed very well last time. As the prince, he should do it I share your worries."

Empress Wu was secretly happy. She didn't have much ambition now. She just focused on cultivating Li Hong and making her son the future emperor of Li Tang.

The more things Li Hong handled as the crown prince, the more stable his position became.

"I thank Your Majesty on behalf of the Crown Prince!" She said with a distressed look on her face, and her tone was full of worry: "I only regret that the Crown Prince is young and I am a girl, so I cannot share your Majesty's worries. Your Majesty works so hard and doesn't know how to cherish your body. I feel really sad.”

Queen Wu sobbed secretly.

Li Zhi is not an emotional person at first, but in recent months, his body has really failed to live up to expectations, and he can't help but think more: If he really can't live long, what will be the future of Datang?

Can the young prince withstand the situation?

What about this queen who was chosen and promoted by herself but not recognized by the public?

When Empress Wu cried, Li Zhi felt a little soft-hearted. He stretched out his hand to hold Empress Wu's hand and said: "The Queen can't help with this... Baekje needs a person with both civil and military skills to coordinate the overall situation. The imperial court There are countless generals who can fight, and there are countless generals who can govern the world and stabilize the people's hearts. But there are very few who can do both. If you think about it, there are only two of them...one is Pei Xingjian and the other is Chen Qingsi."

Empress Wu's eyes twitched with a bit of foxiness, she didn't like either of them.

Pei Xingjian was the first person to come out against him, and he wanted to get rid of him quickly. Chen Qingsi also has a relationship with the Xiao family, but Chen Qingsi has helped Li Hong and is also He Lan Minzhi's husband, so her emotions towards him are somewhat complicated.

Liu Rengui, recommended by Chen Qingsi, has shown administrative talents, but his military talent has not been shown and he has no experience in leading troops.

Li Zhi had doubts about whether he could take on the important task.

"The Western Region is more important than the Eastern Region. Pei Xingjian cannot move. Chen Qingsi... I don't want to move!"

Li Zhi actually knew very well that Chen Qingsi was the most suitable candidate. It's just that he is reluctant to let Chen Qingsi leave his side. It is most reassuring to keep such an amazing talent by his side.

What's more, Chen Qingsi is really useful. He can not only deal with the Kanto nobles, but also take care of the funeral affairs. If he really has an emergency, Chen Qingsi is one of the few people who can help the building to collapse.

Li Zhi is a little complicated towards Chen Qingsi now, and he is afraid to let go and use his hands and feet.

In the final analysis, it is because of my health. I am worried that I will die young...

"Because of this, I don't think about tea or rice."

A person appeared in Queen Wu's mind, but she suppressed her desire and did not say it directly.

It's rare to be able to talk about this with Li Zhi today.

Going too deep into it will only be counterproductive.

Queen Wu waited for Li Zhi to finish his meal, cleaned up, and left.

Queen Wu returned to the palace and asked her mother to be summoned. She wrote two letters in person, one to Xu Jingzong and the other to Fang Renyu.

(End of this chapter)