Li Qinzai is a time traveler. He has received equal education since childhood, and his attitude toward imperial power neither worships nor resists.
He only performed superficial etiquette in line with social expectations. In fact, he was not very afraid of imperial power.
This kind of character cannot be said to be bad. It depends on his birth date, good reincarnation, and a prosperous era where kings, saints, and ministers are virtuous. He can live like a fish in water. Even if he offends Meng Lang in the slightest, the sage monarch will not follow him.
Calculate.
If he had been born in an era under the rule of tyrants, Li Qinzai would have lived for about three chapters, and he would have finished scattering flowers within three chapters.
Fortunately, Li Qinzai's reincarnation was good, and he was ruled by the most kind and gentle emperor among the emperors of the Tang Dynasty.
The beef was stewed very well, and the heat was just right. Li Qinzai cooked it himself, added some spices, and simmered it slowly for two hours. The soup was as thick as a paste. When you took a sip, the strong meat aroma and juice were smooth to the end, and the five internal organs were
My six organs felt so comfortable that I wanted to moan.
Confucius said: "Food and sex are the same." Men will also groan when they encounter delicious food.
Li Zhi's whole face was shining as he ate beef one bite after another, humming and chewing in his mouth.
Li Qinzai didn't move his chopsticks very much. He smiled and looked at Li Zhi eating happily. For some reason, he felt a keeper's joy in his heart.
"It's delicious, it's delicious! Jing Chu's cooking skills are exquisite. If you were mediocre in other aspects, I would like to summon you to the Tai Chi Palace and serve as my royal chef for the rest of your life." Li Zhi praised without raising his head.
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "I am a foreign minister. It is really inconvenient for me to work in the palace. With your majesty's benevolence and righteousness, it is definitely impossible for me to purify myself, right?"
Li Zhi sighed: "I don't know which king made this rule. Palace servants must be clean before they can serve as errands. According to my wishes, as long as you have talent, it doesn't matter whether you are clean or not, as long as you can do things for me."
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Li Qinzai raised his head speechlessly and rolled his eyes.
I have such a big heart and I am not afraid of having a piece of Hulunbuir grassland planted on my head.
Don’t you have any idea why eunuchs have to purify themselves before they can work in the palace?
Only one person and one chicken in the entire palace can live in peace and harmony.
Birds on thousands of mountains have flown away, and all traces of human beings have been wiped out.
This is what a palace should look like.
Li Qinzai raised his eyes and saw Cui Sheng writing furiously, so he hurriedly said: "Brother, your Majesty, don't write what you just said."
Cui Sheng glanced at him coldly, still writing something, and he didn't know if Li Zhi's bastard sentence was written down by him.
He originally planned to mention to Li Zhi the matter of using Bai Qisi to investigate his cousin's unjust imprisonment, but Cui Sheng was present at this time. He had never dealt with this guy, so Li Qinzai decided not to mention it for the time being.
If this matter were written down in the emperor's daily life records, Li Zhi and he would be scolded badly, and they would be scolded for thousands of years.
The king and his ministers drank wine, ate meat, and chatted.
Finally, Li Qinzai couldn't help but pointed at Cui Sheng and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need for people from Zhongshushe to record the gathering of our monarchs and ministers, right?"
Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said angrily: "It's all because your beef is so delicious, I even forgot about business."
"What's the matter?"
Li Zhi coughed uncomfortably and said, "I heard that you returned to Chang'an. I was going to summon you, but I didn't expect you to take the initiative to go to the palace to see you. That's just right. Today I have to confront Jing Chuzuo."
Li Qinzai was surprised: "What's wrong with playing?"
Li Zhi took a chopstick of beef and put it into his mouth. He accidentally caught a glimpse of Cui Sheng and immediately thought that his demeanor was a little too frivolous at this moment, so he sat up straight with a serious expression, except for his mouth, which was constantly moving.
Li Qinzai had no choice but to sit upright. The monarch and his ministers were sitting upright now, with solemn expressions. Even if this scene was painted, future generations would not be able to find anything wrong with it thousands of years later.
"Jingchu, something happened to the west of the Tang Dynasty." Li Zhi said in a deep voice.
Li Qinzai blinked, unable to react for a moment. He was still thinking about how to open his mouth to tell Li Zhi about his cousin, but Li Zhi brought the topic to the west of the Tang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty is referring to...the countries in the Western Regions?" Li Qinzai said hesitantly.
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "A few days ago, the Governor of Anxi rode eight hundred miles into Beijing to report that Tubo invaded the east. There were signs of frequent mobilization of border troops. The Governor of Anxi reported that Tibet might have the intention of annexing Tuyuhun."
Li Qinzai was silent for a long time and never made a sound.
Li Zhi stared at Li Qinzai. Even if he couldn't get any valuable advice, at least you should be a qualified compliment. For example, he could ask wisely why Tubo committed crimes.
Otherwise, we’ll be talking to death today.
Li Qinzai really didn't intend to speak. His mind was in a state of confusion. At this time, he was still silently drawing a map in his mind.
Tubo is Tibet in later generations, so Tuyuhun is probably Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang... right?
Tubo is a plateau area that is deprived of oxygen all year round and the air is thin. If the Tibetan people charge from the plateau to the plains, will their lungs explode because the oxygen concentration in the air is too high?
Even if your lungs are not fried, rushing from the cold plateau to the hot desert basin will probably give you more than half a heat stroke, right?
With his head full of unrealistic thoughts, Li Qinzai's expression was half asleep and half awake, very ethereal.
Li Zhi finally couldn't help but call out: "Jingchu, Jingchu! If you don't reply, I will call the imperial doctor."
Li Qinzai then came back to his senses and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, why did Tubo invade Tuyuhun for no reason?"
Li Zhi sighed: "How can there be such a thing as 'without a reason' for military and state affairs? During the Zhenguan period, Songtsen Gampo married Princess Wencheng. Tang Dynasty and Tubo had been on good terms for decades, but how could the relationship between the two countries be as good as one or two marriages?
Decided? I will take action when it’s time to take action.”
"The bitter cold of the plateau is not suitable for the Tubo people to survive, so they must expand their territory and allow the Tubo people to move from the plateau to the plains. After decades of peace, the Tibetans decided to invade the east. I was also surprised when the Japanese military report came
, I didn’t expect that it was Tuyuhun who Tubo wanted to invade..."
Li Qinzai thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, has the news reached the court? What did the courtiers say?"
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "How can such important news be hidden from others? The news has already spread throughout the court, and the courtiers have been arguing for many days, but there is still no conclusion. Some say that they should ignore it, while others say that they must help Tuyuhun repel the Tibetans.
I've been so noisy by them these past few days that my old problems are about to relapse."
"Those who say ignore it and those who say go to war all have their own reasons. I don't know which side to listen to..." Li Zhi said and sighed again.
Li Qinzai thought for a while and said: "Whether we send out troops or not depends entirely on His Majesty's decree. But I would like to ask, if we send out troops, can our Tang Dynasty's treasury be able to support this war?"
Li Zhi's expression became increasingly bitter, and he said: "Last year, Baekje was conquered and the country was destroyed, but the national treasury was also empty. This year there is a severe drought in the north, and the harvests reported by various prefectures and counties are really dismal. Not to mention supporting a war, the south
Even the grain transfer to the north to provide relief to the refugees is stretched thin.”
Li Qinzai also sighed and said: "In this case, we in the Tang Dynasty cannot afford to fight this war."