After a sleepless night, not only Qiao'er wet the bed, Li Qinzai was also thinking about Li Zhi in the north wing.
I couldn't help but worry about it. I wonder if Li Zhi has brought enough guards. I wonder if there are sentries on the roof. Is it necessary to prepare a few open sentries and hidden sentries?
Will there be assassins in remote areas? Did Li Zhi offend many enemies? Although Li Zhi was a good emperor, there must be many people in the world who are trying to curse him to die in bliss early, right?
Even if there is no assassin, given Li Zhi's physical condition, what would happen if he died suddenly in another courtyard? Even if the emperor is killed, the court will not be able to sentence him...
It wasn't something he should have worried about, but who let Li Zhi sleep in the Li family's courtyard?
Since he was sleeping in his own home, if something happened to Li Zhi, the British public and his family would not be able to escape. Li Qinzai would be the first to bear the brunt. If he was found guilty, he would probably be chopped into more than 3,000 pieces.
Worrying for no reason, Li Qinzai was in a daze until dawn.
After waking up with sleepy eyes, Li Qinzai regained his consciousness, and his first thought was to send Li Zhi off early today and play the suona to send him off.
It is too torture for the emperor to stay in his own home. If he stayed there for a few more days, Li Qinzai would probably suffer from autonomic nervous system disorder, arrhythmia, intermittent schizophrenia and persecution delusion...
After dressing neatly, Li Qinzai walked out of the bedroom. There were many people in the front yard. The stewards and servants of the Li family's villa stood under the pillars and watched curiously. The yard was full of busy palace people.
If nothing unexpected happens, this villa should have been taken over by the palace people. The stewards and servants of the Li family villa have temporarily suspended their business and laid off their jobs.
Some were carrying copper basins, some were holding robes, and some were walking towards the house where Li Zhi lived...
Hmm? It seems like something strange has been mixed in...
Gong Tong?
Are you making baba in the bedroom where I sleep? Are you too ungrateful as the emperor? How will my family sleep after you finish babbling?
Li Qinzai's quick eyes and hands quickly grabbed a passing palace servant, pointed to the west direction of the backyard, and said: "Please tell your majesty, please tell your majesty that there is a place to change and use the toilet over there. It is clean and hygienic and has no smell. Squatting down can recall the sweetness of half a lifetime..."
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After speaking, Li Qinzai couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his copywriting, which was witty and talented.
The palace servants were stunned for a long time. Considering that this young master was the master of another courtyard and the emperor seemed to value him quite a lot, they honestly went into the house to report the matter.
Not long after, Li Zhi, wearing only a white undershirt, walked out of the house and hurried to the hut on the west side of the backyard.
Only then did Li Qinzai exhale.
Well, the emperor is also a mortal, and he also has to eat, drink, and have sex. The scene of carrying his pants and running to the hut early in the morning is very down-to-earth, just like when he was young, he went to Ganye Temple and rushed to a love without caring about his life.
Li Qinzai turned around and was about to go to the kitchen to arrange breakfast when he suddenly remembered something and hurried towards the latrine.
Wang Changfu was guarding outside the hut when he saw Li Qinzai coming in a hurry. He opened his mouth to stop him, but Li Qinzai bypassed him and walked directly to the closed door of the hut.
Li Zhi inside probably heard the footsteps and said in a deep voice: "...There is someone!"
"Ahem, I know someone, Your Majesty. I'm here to offer you a rare treasure. Please accept it with your Majesty's approval."
Li Zhi inside was silent for a long time, and then sighed quietly: "Does Jing Chu have to present the rare treasure at this moment?"
"What's wrong? This moment is the right time."
"I want to finish changing my clothes quietly and then we can talk about the exotic treasures, is that okay?"
Li Qinzai decisively refused: "Your Majesty, this rare treasure should be presented at this time, so that I can see my loyalty to the emperor."
Li Zhi was silent again. He didn't know what his expression was inside, but he must not be too happy.
After a long time, Li Zhi sighed: "The rules of your Li family are so weird. You have to eat at the big round table. Everyone holds out the chopsticks and holds the same dish. Even the door to the toilet is blocked. What kind of treasure should you choose to offer at this time...
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"Jingchu, it's my first time to be a guest at your house. I really don't adapt to the customs and customs of your house..."
Li Qinzai laughed dryly: "Your Majesty, do as the Romans do and do as they please."
Li Zhi had no choice but to compromise.
There is no way, anyone who is blocked at the toilet door will choose to compromise.
"Okay, you have to offer a very rare treasure. Take it out and give it to Wang Changfu."
Li Qinzai took out half a roll of toilet paper from his arms, handed it to Wang Changfu, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, use this to wipe that. It is very comfortable, soft and white, and leaves no trace when wiped, just like the hands of first love..."
"Okay, I understand, you go back, go back!"
Li Qinzai felt relieved when he saw Wang Changfu passing the toilet paper through the crack in the door.
This is all due to my loyalty to the emperor!
After taking two steps, Li Qinzai suddenly turned around and shouted: "Your Majesty!"
Gu/span> "What do you want to do again!?"
"Your Majesty, fold it and use it. Rub it and fold it once. It will be almost clean after wiping it three or four times..."
"Get out!" The good-tempered Li Zhi finally couldn't help but burst out.
"Okay!"
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In the front hall of the courtyard, Li Zhi sat at the top and looked at Li Qinzai with a troubled expression.
Li Qinzai looked at his expression cautiously, feeling uneasy in his heart.
They say God's will is unpredictable, and it's true. At least Li Qinzai can't tell whether the expression on Li Zhi's face is happiness or anger.
There is a bit of dissatisfaction in the joy, and a bit of comfort in the shame. It is very complicated and hard to guess.
After a while, Li Zhi said quietly: "Jing Chu..."
"I'm here."
"That thing you made..."
Li Qinzai said hurriedly: "Toilet paper, that thing is called toilet paper."
"Yes, toilet paper, it is specially used for...um, what?"
Li Qinzai understood and said: "Yes, it is specially used for that. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"It's a good thing. It's soft but not tough. It's more comfortable than the silk I use."
Li Qinzai grinned, "Tsk, the emperor is the emperor, and he wipes his butt with silk. It's really a disaster."
Li Zhi pondered for a while and said slowly: "This thing, um, toilet paper, is here to pay tribute to you in the palace. Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs will come to you tomorrow."
"I am extremely honored. Thank you for your grace."
Calculating the time, within a few months, two things Li Qinzai invented had become tributes to the palace, one was facial cream, and the other was toilet paper. One was to protect the faces of the emperor and concubines in the palace, and the other was gentle to the emperor and the emperor.
The butts of concubines...
Being a tribute supplier is also a kind of identity protection for Li Qinzai. As long as he does not commit suicide during his lifetime, he should not die.
Li Zhi sighed and said: "I won't ask how this thing was made. Anyway, there are so many novel things made from your hands that I am almost numb. This thing is a good thing..."
Li Zhi paused for a moment, then changed his tone and said quietly: "But Jingchu, in the future, when presenting treasures or something, try to choose a good time, otherwise I will be very embarrassed."
Li Qinzai looked at him innocently: "Your Majesty, I specially chose to offer toilet paper to His Majesty when he is changing clothes. It is the right time, otherwise? Should I offer it to His Majesty while he is eating? Wouldn't it be impolite?"
Li Zhi was choked and couldn't speak, his chest was tight, and his high blood pressure was about to start...
Li Qinzai didn't realize it. What he cared about was when Li Zhi would move away.
Others said that it was extremely honorable for the emperor to visit his ministers' homes, and it could be recorded in the family tree and passed down to future generations for thousands of years.
But Li Qinzai felt that entertaining the emperor at his home was really troublesome. It could be seen that Li Zhi had tried to reduce the ostentation as much as possible, but it was still very cumbersome. After reducing the entourage, there were still hundreds of palaces and guards in the courtyard.
These have seriously disturbed Li Qinzai's life, especially since Li Zhi is a very dangerous hypertensive patient and may fall ill at any time.
Speaking of high blood pressure…
Li Qinzai suddenly remembered something, so he apologized, turned around and went back to the side room, and soon brought a box into the hall.
Li Zhi looked at the box curiously. Li Qinzai opened the box. Li Zhi found that there was a box full of golden ginkgo leaves. Judging from the golden color of the leaves, they must have been picked in late autumn not long ago.
"This is..." Li Zhi asked in confusion.
"Your Majesty's wind disease is actually caused by high blood pressure in the body. Ginkgo biloba has the effect of lowering blood pressure. It is a folk remedy. If your Majesty insists on taking it, it should be able to relieve blood pressure and cardiovascular disease..."
Li Zhi nodded as if he understood, and then asked: "How to take it?"
"Cut it into shreds and soak it in water. Drink it often every day, or add some seasonings and mix it raw like wild vegetables. In short, you should take it regularly without interruption. Your Majesty's condition will definitely be relieved a lot."
It is true that Ginkgo biloba can lower blood pressure, because Ginkgo biloba contains an element called "flavonoids" that plays a key role in lowering blood pressure.
Although the flavonoid content in ginkgo leaves is not high, and it cannot cure the root cause, if taken regularly, Li Zhi's high blood pressure should be relieved a lot, at least... he will not die too early.
And Empress Wu, well, I'm really sorry. Even if Li Zhi's life extension is only ten years or even shorter, the trajectory of some things will change a lot, and what should be done may not be possible.