I never expected that Li Qinzai's occasional distraction would cause him such big trouble.
King Teng's words brought Li Qinzai back to life.
Li Qinzai's eyes refocused and he suddenly discovered that Li Zhi, his wife and Prince Teng were staring at him. Li Zhi had a look of gloating on his face, while Empress Wu had a look of disdain.
As for what Prince Teng said just now, Li Qinzai was distracted and didn't hear it clearly.
"Uh, what's the matter?" Li Qinzai asked in confusion.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "No matter what happens, what I'm curious about is, what was Jingchu thinking just now? Tell me and it will make me happy."
Li Qinzai was startled and hurriedly said seriously: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for the crime of disrespecting my etiquette. I was thinking about the country and feeling the suffering of the world, so I was distracted for a moment."
Li Zhi raised his eyebrows with a half-smile: "Oh? Thinking about Sheji and feeling the suffering? Okay, okay! Thinking about Jingchu with a smile on his lips and dazzling eyes, what you are thinking about about Sheji...is it serious?"
Li Qinzai said without changing his expression: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. I am born with a rippling appearance. As the saying goes, a person cannot be judged by his appearance. No matter how rippling my face is, my heart is still full of righteousness. I am worried about you, my country, and my country."
Several people in the hall were stunned.
If I had not lived in the world for decades, I would never have developed such a shameless face.
Li Zhi glanced at him, then looked at Prince Teng and said with a smile: "What did Uncle Prince Teng say just now?"
Prince Teng lowered his head and said, "I just said that I think the candidate for the imperial envoy to patrol the south of the Yangtze River must be a virtuous son-in-law."
Li Qinzai finally heard it clearly and was shocked when he heard the words, and his face suddenly became very ugly.
Unexpectedly, I was stabbed in the back by my father-in-law.
No matter how much hatred you have, you sent me to Jiangnan for inspection. I killed hundreds of members of the eight prominent families in Chang'an City. I have sworn hatred. If I go to Jiangnan, I will be torn into pieces by them.
Li Qinzai, who was frightened and angry, blurted out: "My father-in-law, what the hell are you..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Qinzai realized that he seemed a bit disrespectful, so he had to change his words: "...Aren't you afraid that your daughter will be a widow and your grandson will be an orphan?"
Prince Teng calmly stroked his beard and said: "I have few assets and can afford to support orphans and widowed mothers."
I can’t have this father-in-law anymore. I’ll break off the relationship when I get back!
By the way, I got some gunpowder and blew up Prince Teng's Pavilion.
However, Li Zhi was very interested in King Teng's recommendation. He looked at King Teng with a smile and said: "Jing Chu has offended the eight prominent families in Jiangnan. If I send him to inspect Jiangnan, wouldn't it be like a sheep falling into a tiger's mouth? Why is Uncle Teng so angry?"
Would you recommend Jing Chu to take the risk?”
Prince Teng said calmly: "The prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River defied the imperial decree. The source of the disobedience is the grudge between the good son-in-law and the noble family. To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell must be tied. The good son-in-law patrolled the south of the Yangtze River, which can solve this past incident."
"With the ability of a good son-in-law, he is acting according to the order, not to mention that there are still Xue Rengui and Chen Bing on both sides of the Yangtze River to threaten him. Even though the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River hate the good son-in-law to the bone, I believe they will not dare to hurt him even a hair."
"To attack and kill the imperial envoys is tantamount to blatant rebellion. Xue Rengui's army will arrive day and night. The prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River are not stupid people. They must still be very clear about the stakes."
As he spoke, Prince Teng glanced at Li Qinzai again and said: "There are rumors in the government and the public that Jing Chu is a genius that is rare to see in a century. He has done all the errands that His Majesty has entrusted to him perfectly and has never let His Majesty down.
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"Jiangnan is the granary of our Tang Dynasty. It is of great importance to the country. Your Majesty must send a capable minister. Looking at the court, who is more suitable than Jingchu?"
"I would like to travel with Jing Chu to the south of the Yangtze River and contribute a small amount to His Majesty."
The logic of what he said was clear and watertight. Regarding Prince Teng's proposal, Li Zhi originally just took it as a joke for Weng and his son-in-law to quarrel, but Prince Teng analyzed it so carefully and accurately that Li Zhi was really tempted at this time.
"What do you think of Uncle Teng's proposal?" Li Zhi looked at Li Qinzai and said with a smile.
Li Qinzai rolled his eyes.
How can I see it? Of course I will immediately foam at the mouth and show it to you.
"Your Majesty, I can't do this job..." Li Qinzai refused without hesitation: "My wife, King Teng's daughter Jinxiang, is pregnant. I will accompany you day and night. I don't want to be separated from my wife. Please choose someone else to do it."
Jiangnan.”
Before Li Zhi had time to speak again, Prince Teng said coldly: "Confused! How can the affairs of the family and the country be hampered by the personal affairs of the children? When you eat the king's salary, you should relieve the king's worries, and ignore the world's affairs for the sake of the love of the children.
, wouldn’t you live up to His Majesty’s kindness and humiliate the heroic name of your Majesty!”
Li Qinzai looked at him in astonishment.
How much hatred do you have for your son-in-law? Are you trying to trick me into death?
Besides, you are an old dandy who has been addicted to the beautiful streets and willow alleys all your life. How can you be shameless when you speak righteously and sternly about your family, country and the world?
Li Zhi next to him said slowly: "Jing Chu, I never thought about letting you go to Jiangnan, but Uncle Teng's words made me think about it. What Uncle Wang said is right. Looking at the whole court, we can solve this problem."
The problem is, there is no one else but you, Jingchu."
"I know that your wife is pregnant, but this matter is very important to the court. If Jiangnan and Lingnan are not dealt with, I am afraid that it will cause trouble. Jingchu should consider it carefully and put aside the love between his children for the time being and help me solve this trouble. How about it?"
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Li Qinzai opened his mouth with a look of reluctance.
After a long silence, Li Qinzai sighed helplessly: "I...accept the decree."
The leader's tone is indeed to discuss with you, but you must not think that the leader is really discussing with you. The consequences for shameless people are often not good.
This is the social experience gained from many years of being a social worker in the workplace in my previous life.
Seeing that Li Qinzai agreed, Li Zhi clapped his hands happily: "Jingchu takes action, I have nothing to worry about! I believe Jingchu can solve it perfectly."
After a pause, Li Zhi said in a deep voice: "Jingchu, please remember, it doesn't matter whether sweet potatoes are grown in the south of the Yangtze River or in Lingnan. The important thing is that this trip must bring all the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River under control. The troubles that should be eliminated must be eliminated."
Get rid of it, the granary is a powerful land, and no disasters can be buried."
Li Qinzai smiled bitterly for a few times, then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, if I inspect the south of the Yangtze River, please grant me the power to make arbitrary decisions when the opportunity arises."
Li Zhi nodded: "When an imperial envoy goes on patrol, he should have arbitrary power."
Li Qinzai said seriously: "Can your Majesty grant you the power to make arbitrary decisions when the opportunity arises, including killing first and then reporting, and temporarily mobilizing troops under Xue Rengui's command?"
Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and said cheerfully: "Okay, I'll give it to you!"
"Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty's military is so powerful that it is no longer afraid of any enemy, whether it is foreign enemies or internal troubles. I can afford this risk!"
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Li Qinzai said goodbye to King Teng and left Tai Chi Palace.
As soon as he walked out of the palace, Li Qinzai fell out.
"Father-in-law, have I dug up your ancestral graves? Why did you recommend that I go to Jiangnan to die? Do you really hope that your daughter and grandson will become orphans and widowers?"
Prince Teng slowly walked towards the carriage outside the palace gate. As he walked, he smoothed his beard and said calmly: "Xian son-in-law, I advise you to be careful in your words and actions. You dare to dig up my ancestral graves."
Li Qinzai hesitated.
It seems that I really don’t dare to dig it.
This old man's ancestral grave is also Li Zhi's ancestral grave. The person lying in it is either Li Yuan or Li Shimin. If you go back further, it theoretically includes Lao Tzu.
I really can't dig it.
Li Qinzai stared at him and gritted his teeth and said: "You better keep a low profile for a hundred years and don't let me know where you are buried..."