After handling the affairs of the Puguluo tribe, Li Zhi waved his broad sleeves and said to Li Ji: "I heard that most of the time things in the world are difficult to meet people's expectations. It is God's will that Ashina Helu can escape.
Since my general manager of the Gongyue Road March is able to fight effectively and plan things diligently, although there are some deviations in his work, there will still be some results after all.
This time I forgave him and ordered him to study behind closed doors for three months as a warning to others."
Cheng Yaojin went out to pay homage to the emperor to thank Heaven for Liang Jianfang's kindness.
"Your Majesty lets a poor person with a bad temper and illiterate Chinese characters study. This is the most appropriate punishment. However, the old minister suggested that we should also add a rule: no drinking while studying. Otherwise, your Majesty's hard work will be in vain.
."
Hearing this, Li Zhi couldn't help laughing, and then all the officials also laughed.
After the officials finished laughing, Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "Master Lu, please don't torture that drunken old thief, otherwise, he will come to me and cry. I can't stand his crying."
Just when the court hall was full of joy and laughter, and everyone thought that today's great court meeting would come to an end in an atmosphere where the emperor and his ministers were enjoying each other, Changsun Wuji came out of the office holding the wat board, saluted the emperor slightly and said: "
The imperial court is the foundation of our Tang Dynasty and the place where our majesty comes from. How can we ignore the court etiquette and laugh at the scene?
It is even more inappropriate to make fun of an important official in the imperial court.
I believe that if the superiors do good things, the subordinates will follow suit. If there are still ministers who make mistakes in the future, Your Majesty will just make fun of them and leave it at that. In the long run, it will damage the majesty of the court.
Liang Jianfang, the general manager of Gongyue Road March, acted unclearly and had inappropriate strategies, which damaged our two big cities, Kucha and Khotan. This matter must not be exposed easily."
Cheng Yaojin rolled his triangular eyes and said coldly: "Mr. Zhao, you can't criticize the generals just because you presided over the revision of the "Tang Code". Could it be said that if you don't do this, you will look like Zhao?
Will the revised "Tang Lv Shu Yi" no longer have any use?"
Changsun Wuji glanced at Cheng Yaojin and said, "Generals leading the army? Many of you here are generals leading the army. It is not uncommon in our country, the Tang Dynasty.
If the leading generals make mistakes and are lightly dismissed, this will only increase their arrogance.
Your Majesty is kind by nature and has always been lenient to his ministers. This is his luck. If this continues, those arrogant and powerful generals will think that your Majesty is weak and can be bullied. This trend must not last long.
Your Majesty, please punish Liang Jianfang severely. He is a person who ruined my major affairs. Your Majesty is not worthy of even half of your kindness and preferential treatment."
Facing Changsun Wuji, even Li Zhi was unwilling to have a dispute with him, so he smiled bitterly and said to the Secretary Cheng: "During the edict, Liang Jianfang, the general manager of the Gongyue Road March, acted improperly, resulting in the loss of more than half of the troops and horses in the three military prefectures.
"Two cities suffered disaster, and the crime cannot be forgiven. However, the massacre of Chu Yuebu was a contribution to Sheji. Liang Jianfang was suspended from salary for three years, fined 500 catties of copper, and studied for half a year."
When Changsun Wuji saw that the Secretary Cheng had written the decree, he looked at Xu Jingzong, who was under Zhongshu's sect, and said, "Use the seal."
Xu Jingzong raised his head and looked at Li Zhi. Seeing that the emperor was silent, he took the order and bowed to Li Zhi and said: "I will make a decision as soon as possible."
Li Zhi nodded.
Changsun Wuji frowned and said, "Your Majesty has clearly issued an edict. Liang Jianfang cannot escape the blame. Is there anything else to discuss?"
Xu Jingzong said slowly: "The sect has its own rules."
Just when Changsun Wuji was about to scold Xu Jingzong, Huang Men hurried up to the hall holding a wooden box, and the waiter placed the wooden box on Li Zhi's desk.
He whispered: "Master Xuanzang's disciple Guiji sent it. He said that when Master Xuanzang was copying the scriptures, a maple leaf fell into the ink pond. Master picked up the leaf and found that one side of the leaf was bright red like fire, and the other side was pitch black.
Rumo suddenly felt something, and ordered Puiji to give this leaf to His Majesty, and also said to congratulate Your Majesty."
Li Zhi picked up the maple leaf from the wooden box with his hand, turned it slightly, and said with a smile: "The Zen is profound. Come, please retreat!"
After that, he ignored the important ministers who were standing dumbly in the court, holding the maple leaf in one hand, and hurriedly left the court.
Changsun Wuji looked at Li Zhi's hurried away figure, hit the ivory wat board hard with his left palm and said: "How can you be so naughty!"
After that, he waved his sleeves and left.
Li Zhi hurriedly stepped onto the chariot and ordered to move forward before he could sit firmly. In a moment, the carriage arrived at Chengqing Hall.
Li Zhi jumped out of the carriage, which worried the attendant Duan Hong. Before he could complain, he raised his leg and kicked the eunuch next to him in the calf, and immediately started chasing Li Zhi.
"Your Majesty, slow down, slow down."
Li Zhi paid no attention to the eunuchs and maids who came out in a hurry. He hurriedly walked around the corridor and went straight to the small flower pond at the back.
It's November, but the chrysanthemums in the small flower pond are in full bloom. Among the golden chrysanthemums, a plump woman lies on her side on the brocade couch. The autumn sunshine falls on her face, turning her originally fair face into
The face was smeared with a layer of honey color.
Li Zhi saw that the woman seemed to be sleeping, so he walked lightly and tiptoed over.
Just when he wanted to kiss the woman's plump lips, he saw a pair of dark eyes looking at him with a smile but not a smile.
Li Zhi coughed awkwardly and raised the maple leaf to speak, but the woman raised her head and kissed the corner of Li Zhi's mouth like a dragonfly.
Then he took Li Zhi's free left hand and put it on his tall belly and whispered: "Our child knew that Your Majesty was coming, so he kicked me specially to let me greet him."
Feeling the rhythm of the fetus in the woman's belly, Li Zhi gently put down the maple leaf in his hand and smiled at the woman: "Mei Niang, this should be a dragon fetus."
Wu Meiniang raised her face, looked at Li Zhi and said with a smile: "This should be a dragon fetus. If not, wouldn't it be living up to His Majesty's expectations?"
Li Zhi put his face against Wu Mei's and whispered softly: "Only with you can I feel a moment of peace."
Wu Mei left Li Zhi's arms, held her already huge pregnant belly with both hands and chuckled: "People, after you have been free for a long time, you will miss the busy days before, and when you are busy, you look forward to the free time. It's really
I don’t know what everyone in the world wants.”
Li Zhi waved his hand and said: "Every bustling city cannot escape the word fame and wealth. We won't talk about that today. You can take a look at this maple leaf first."
Wu Mei twisted the maple leaf with two green-white fingers, turned it slightly, and asked Li Zhi.
“Where did this leaf come from?”
"From Master Xuanzang's Ink Pool."
"Did the mage sense it?"
"He said, I want to congratulate Your Majesty, but I don't know where the joy comes from. Mei Niang, you are always smart, why don't you solve this mystery for me."
Wu Mei heard what the emperor said, but put down the maple leaf in her hand and said: "Master Xuanzang's congratulations to His Majesty were just conveying his mood at that time. He may have sensed that someone or something beneficial to the Tang Dynasty had happened. This area
The maple leaf was just one thing that aroused his feelings.
Since Your Majesty has received the congratulations of Master Xuanzang, then this piece of maple leaf stained with ink is worthless."
After saying that, let go and let the breeze take away the maple leaf.
Li Zhi looked at the red leaf that fell on the golden chrysanthemum and said: "Even if it is worthless, it is something sent by Master Xuanzang and cannot be thrown away.
If it is useless, Master Xuanzang will not send someone to bring it to me."
Wu Mei came to Li Zhi, stretched out a white index finger and tapped Li Zhi's nose and said: "There is no better person than Your Majesty to buy a coffin and return a pearl."
"how do I say this?"
Wu Mei tapped the tip of his nose with her finger, but Li Zhi was not angry. Instead, he wanted to open his mouth and bite the finger. Wu Mei seemed to know what the emperor was thinking, and she quickly retracted her finger, leaving Li Zhi to bite the empty space.
"Master Xuanzang sent people to send red leaves this time just to prepare for the next time he sends red leaves.
If an eminent monk like Master Xuanzang can prepare for a certain person or a certain matter in advance, it can be expected that the matter to be implored to His Majesty will be extremely difficult and will definitely put His Majesty in a dilemma.
Since it is such an embarrassing matter, why did Your Majesty keep this red leaf as evidence?
Your Majesty is the Majesty of the people of the world. Historically, only the people of the world have asked for Your Majesty. I have never heard of the need for Your Majesty to go to the people of the world to ask for help.
The imperial power is in your hand, thunder, rain and dew are all due to your grace. Your Majesty takes the lead, not Xuanzang.
Throwing it away early and forgetting it early is the best choice for Your Majesty to make at this time, and it is also in line with the Buddhist requirements of not being involved in cause and effect."
Li Zhi groaned and said, "It's true, it's true, I almost fell into the trap of Master Xuanzang."
Wu Mei smiled and said: "Actually, it's OK to fall for Master Xuanzang's deception occasionally. Since Master Xuanzang dared to lay down the cause, he has to bear the consequences. Sometimes, small causes can also produce big results. Just look at Xuanzang.
Master, are you willing to accept it?"
Li Zhi caressed Wu Mei's towering belly and said proudly: "At Ganye Temple, I only planted a small cause, but now I have gained such a big result. You think this is a blessing.
, or is it a bad fate?"
Wu Mei smiled and said: "This is my fate, but it is your Majesty's blessing."
Li Zhi frowned and said: "At today's court meeting, I was going to bring up the matter of canonizing you as Zhaoyi. However, I just let Li Yifu get started, and was scolded by Chu Suiliang on the spot.
This old guy is acting as a minister of the late emperor Tuogu, and now he is becoming more and more unreasonable and arrogant, and even takes charge of my harem."
A trace of displeasure flashed in Wu Mei's eyes, but she immediately changed to a nonchalant look. She took Li Zhi's hand and put it against her face, and said with happiness: "My husband
With you by my side and my child in my belly, I am already content and don’t ask for anything else.”
Li Zhi gritted his teeth and said, "But if there is a chance, this old dog will definitely regret it."
Wu Mei shook her head and said: "Although this old dog is an eyesore now, it is still quite capable in safeguarding the country of the Tang Dynasty.
Your Majesty is still young, and there is plenty of time for them to disappear naturally. There is no need to risk the world's disapproval for such a trivial matter as becoming a concubine to cause a commotion."
Li Zhi nodded happily and said: "Then just endure it and wait for them to make mistakes..."