Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Li Zhi really envied Li Qinzai from the bottom of his heart.

Leaving aside his status and status, at least Li Qinzai lived a smarter and more transparent life than him.

There is a lot of wine, sex, wealth, greed, hatred and ignorance, but they live a relaxed and comfortable life, with clear grievances and grievances.

In the final analysis, what Li Zhi envied was Li Qinzai's willingness to reciprocate and enmity. This kind of state of life, sitting in Li Zhi's position, is impossible to achieve in a lifetime.

"Let's get down to business. The man has been ruined, the house has been demolished, and the members and disciples of the eight famous families are going crazy to impeach you. Fortunately, I have made preparations in advance, otherwise you would be squatting in the Dali Temple prison right now. Eat bad rice."

Li Qinzai hurriedly took out his glass: "Thank you for your protection, Your Majesty, don't say anything, it's all in the wine."

Li Zhi took a sip of his wine in a dull manner, and said, "You've caused trouble, and I'm here to wipe your ass for you. Thinking about it, I feel aggrieved again..."

"Your Majesty, you are so merciful and merciful," Li Qinzai advised.

Li Zhi took a deep breath: "That's all, after Liu Rengui's memorial was made public, it's not us who are worried now, but the eight prominent families."

Li Zhi said with a sneer: "When rebellion is involved, the nature of the matter is different. The eight prominent families now have no intention of fighting with you. Next, they must defend themselves one by one. From beginning to end, the initiative lies with us. hand."

Li Qinzai hastily boasted again: "Your Majesty has a wonderful plan to secure the world!"

Li Zhi smiled smugly, then coughed again, and said: "It's not entirely my plan, the idea of ​​Liu Ren's memorabilia is also his idea, although this old fox hates it, but his idea is brilliant , I have to admire it."

Li Qinzai said sincerely: "Correct what I just said, if Liu Rengui jumps and scolds his mother in the future, His Majesty can bear it or bear it. After all, loyal ministers are rare."

Li Zhi took a deep breath again and pointed at him: "You have frustrated me again..."

"Great kindness..."

"Okay, okay, shut up!" Li Zhi said in a bad mood: "After this incident, the eight prominent families must know that Chang'an's monarchs and ministers are not easy to mess with, and they can restrain themselves in their actions in the future. As for the so-called treason, let the courtiers make a fuss for a while. Frighten them, let’s let it go in the end, I can’t really take the Eight Great Families seriously.”

"So, this matter is over for the time being, but... this enmity between you and the Eight Great Families is considered to be deep, and it will be impossible to resolve it in the future. If you teach them to look for opportunities and catch you, you will have to get rid of it if you don't die. Layers of skin."

Li Qinzai smiled confidently: "It is no exaggeration to say that I have no reason to be arrested."

Li Zhi twitched the corner of his mouth: "It's a man who has a clue, but the eunuch standing outside the palace has no clue."

Li Qinzai was stunned. After a long silence, he said slowly: "Your Majesty, there are only two men in the hall. Is it appropriate for you to speak this kind of yellow accent?"

"You are wrong. There are only two men in the palace whose wives are not at home. If you don't speak yellow accent at this time, when will you wait?"

Li Zhi suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Those trash from the Ministry of Rites have been drafted for two months, and I haven't seen a beautiful woman enter the palace. Two months later, the queen will return to Chang'an from Luoyang, and everything will be closed at that time." , I have no hope!"

Li Qinzai tentatively said: "Aren't there still many young maids in the Taiji Palace? If Your Majesty is really panicking, why don't you use local materials and find a few court ladies to deal with..."

Li Zhi suddenly felt sad, his cheeks twitched a few times, and he said slowly: "Those maids have been in the palace for several years, and I have never favored them in these few years, Jing Chu, guess why?"

Li Qinzai is a smart person, he immediately thought of the reason, and said cautiously, "Because they...are ugly?"

"Of course!" Li Zhi said with tears.

Li Qinzai sighed secretly.

It is very logical that the population base of the Tang Dynasty is so large, even if the family background is not discussed, the probability of selecting a beautiful woman from the national population is actually much smaller than that of later generations after more than 1000 years.

The probability of picking a beautiful woman out of a population of more than a billion is not at the same level as the probability of picking a beautiful woman out of a population of tens of millions. It is about the same as winning a lottery in scratch-off games.

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After drinking and smoking skewers, the emperor and his ministers were enjoying themselves so much that Li Qinzai returned to his residence.

After leaving the palace, Li Qinzai was reassured. With Li Zhi's arrangements, he knew that the life of the Eight Great Families must be difficult in the near future. They were going to retaliate wildly against him, but now they are involved in rebellion, and they are no longer able to protect themselves.

When the monarch and ministers met today, Li Qinzai refrained from saying something to Li Zhi.

This topic was too heavy and complicated, and Li Qinzai didn't know how to speak.

The matter was caused by land annexation, which is the root problem of all incidents.

Although it has been less than a hundred years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the problem of land annexation has already appeared, and it is getting worse.

If this problem is not resolved, the government military system of the Tang Dynasty will gradually collapse. In a few decades, the imperial court will have no soldiers to use, so it can only be forced to change to the recruitment system.

At that time, the combat power of the army will decline, and the pace of Datang's conquest of the stars and the sea will be delayed. Even the century-old strategy proposed by Li Qinzai is just an idealistic raving, like a dream.

The army only takes money to work, so what about the stars and the sea?Fortunately, the country is not destroyed.

The root cause of the separatist regime in the real history is also the collapse of the government and military system, and the general trend of powerful and powerful landlords wantonly annexing land.

From ancient times to the present, dynasties have changed, but there is an undeniable truth through the ages, as long as the imperial court allows farmers to have land, the world will not be chaotic.

It is a pity that the history of China is one cycle after another. After the change of dynasties, no one learns from them, but repeats the old path of the previous dynasties.

This topic is too big, and Li Qinzai didn't think of a good way to solve the land annexation. After all, he didn't dare to touch the interests of too many people, otherwise he would die ugly.

Back in the mansion, Li Qinzai lay down on the spot, and it was another old salted fish.

But the city of Chang'an turned upside down.

After all, Liu Rengui's memorabilia set off a stormy sea.

After Shang Shusheng made his memorial to the public, the subjects of Chang'an were overjoyed.

The eight prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River were involved in rebellion, which was a major event. After Liu Ren was on the way, Yushitai took action.

It has to be said that Liu Rengui's literary talent and vision are very sophisticated, and when he dissects an ordinary matter, people who have read his memorials all agree.

So the next day, a snowflake of memorials for impeachment flew into Shangshu Province one after another.

This time, the targets of the group's attack were the eight prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River.

Liu Rengui took the lead, Xu Jingzong of the Shangshu Province deliberately made his memorial public, and Li Zhi in the Taiji Palace had a vague and ambiguous attitude. All the signs combined, the courtiers sniffed their noses keenly, as if they smelled What is the taste.

It seems that the behavior of the Eight Great Families in the South of the Yangtze River has gone too far recently, and the emperor can't stand it any longer, and intends to take the Eight Great Families under his knife.

Since the emperor has this attitude, what do the courtiers have to worry about?
The wall fell and everyone pushed it, fuck them!