Chapter 105 Marriage
Chen Yi walked out of the Xianju Hall in shame.
However, he also knew that Wu Zetian was not angry, just worried that his words would be heard and told Li Zhi would cause trouble, so he was not worried or afraid, thinking that Wu Zetian would not blame him for this next time. It seems that Wu Zetian did not have much affection for Li Shimin, otherwise he would be furious and even punish him heavily when he heard him belittle Li Shimin like this.
Of course, Chen Yi did not deliberately belittle Li Shimin. Among the ancient Chinese emperors, what he admired the most was Emperor Taizong of Tang. No matter how wise a person is, there are always times when he does something wrong. Not to mention, it is understandable to make such a decision from the standpoint of Li Shimin at that time. But as a historical figure, even if he admires him, Li Shimin still has to deny what he did wrong.
At that time, Tubo was beaten by 5,000 Niu Jinda's 5,000 people under Songzhou City, and was bleeding. Qi Zong Nongzan had to send an envoy to apologize and ask for marriage many times. Faced with the Tubo people's favor, Li Shimin finally agreed to the request of the Tubo people to marry Princess Wencheng. After the marriage was successful, the Tubo people obeyed the orders of the Tang Dynasty for many years.
To a certain extent, what Li Shimin did was not wrong. The rapid and powerful Tubo people and eventually became the biggest threat to the Tang Dynasty was not expected by anyone. If Chen Yi was not a time traveler, he would not have thought of it. But it was precisely because Chen Yi knew about the things that had happened in history and knew that the Tang Dynasty had been harmed by the Tubo people, and this kind of infringement would be seen in his lifetime. Tubo people were rising, and as people living in this era, he had to find ways to kill the rise of the Tubo people and prevent the Tang Dynasty from being truly threatened by them.
Regardless of future generations and present lives, Chen Yi is a passionate young man and a staunch Han nationalist. He cannot tolerate the country being invaded by foreign enemies. Even if he has the ability or possibility to influence the course of history, he must try his best to find a way to use his own words and actions to influence the thinking of Wu Zetian, the "helmsman" of the Tang Dynasty, so that Wu Zetian can make some special decisions to avoid the occurrence of tragedy.
Although he was "reprimanded" by Wu Zetian at the end, Chen Yi was in a good mood and looked happy. After leaving the Ming Palace, he hesitated for a moment, and did not go back to the mansion directly, but rushed to the Duke Xing where Su Dingfang lived, hoping to tell Su Dingfang that Wu Zetian's attitude changed in Qinghai. But when he walked not far from Su Dingfang's house, he stopped again, and always felt that it was not appropriate to say it now. It seemed that he had shown to seek credit. Moreover, Wu Zetian did not have a clear attitude now, what should he say to Su Dingfang? Could it be that I said something about Qinghai in front of the Empress. Finally, the Empress's attitude changed. This is not only inappropriate, but what should I do if Wu Zetian thought about it and his attitude changed afterwards? Wouldn't it be that Su Dingfang looked down on or even angry?
Thinking of this, Chen Yi stopped the idea of visiting Su Dingfang now and turned around and returned home.
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In the Daming Palace and the Golden Palace, Li Zhizheng, who was leaning against the couch, spoke to Wu Zetian, who was sitting on the side.
"Your Majesty. I have told you all the military information on the front line of Liaodong. My army is progressing smoothly, and there are also a boy from Quan to help me. I believe that I can definitely defeat Goryeo this time and completely resolve the affairs of Liaodong." Wu Zetian put away a stack of military newspapers that he wanted to present to Li Zhi, but Li Zhi did not read, and handed them to the Wu Tuaner on the side. He took Li Zhi's hand and continued, "Your Majesty, I am really glad that I followed Chen Yi's advice and divided the troops to attack Pyongyang from several directions. From the military newspapers sent back during this period, the strategy of splitting the troops
It has achieved a very good result. The Goryeo people don’t know which direction to gather heavy troops to defend the system. Their troops are insufficient. If they gather heavy troops in several directions of attack by our army, there will be no such many troops in the country. If the troops are insufficient, they will easily be defeated. Many Goryeo people have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light and chose to cooperate with our Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty, Chen Yi is indeed a rare talent. During this period, he explained military affairs for me and said something very well. Let me, a military layman, understand the whole of this war."
"Mei Niang, it seems that you appreciate Chen Yi very much, haha," Li Zhi smiled a little uncomfortable, "It is true that Chen Yi performed well during this period, especially on the suggestions about Goryeo. I also appreciate them. Some of his other suggestions are very commendable, but I think they are a bit too arrogant and don't know how to restrain themselves at all, which is not very good."
"Your Majesty, are you young? You will do this?" Wu Zetian smiled and patted Li Zhi's arm gently, and said in a soft voice: "Is it good for a young man to be crazy? If he looked old and steady when he was young, he had a stern face all day long like the official of the ape spirit in the court, and looked so sophisticated, that would be so boring."
Li Zhi seemed to enjoy Wu Zetian's delicate expression in front of him. He changed his usual stern face and smiled, and said softly: "Mei Niang, since you value Chen Yi so much, then arrange a suitable position for him so that he can have room for better performance. The father once said that as long as he is a talent, he must be used by the court. People with ability must not let him be abandoned in the wild."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will deal with this matter. I will be given a new position in a few days." Wu Zetian said, moved his body and got closer to Li Zhi. He lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, do you know that Chen Yi said something about Qinghai in front of this palace today. Do you know that he surprised me again?"
"Oh?" Li Zhi's face also flashed with surprise, "Mei Niang, what did he say?"
"Chen Yi said a lot today. He told me that the biggest threat to the Tang Dynasty is not the Turks or Goryeo, but the Tubo people living in Qinghai. "Wu Zetian had a strange light shining in her eyes, "Your Majesty, do you know that his words today shocked me. I have never heard such a thorough analysis of Tubo from other court officials."
"Mei Niang, tell me what he said." Li Zhi was also interested. Because two days ago, Su Dingfang went to the palace to ask for a meeting and told him about Qinghai, which shocked him a little. Today, he heard Wu Zetian talk about it and said that Chen Yi also talked about Qinghai and Tubo people. When he thought of Su Dingfang's evil that day, he inevitably became interested.
"Since Your Majesty is interested, I will tell you in detail today." Wu Zetian said, and then said in a whisper, reposting most of what Chen Yi said. Of course, what Chen Yi said in the end was to criticize the policy of marriage and accusing Li Shimin of Princess Wencheng of marrying, and the generous marriage made the Tubo people powerful. She knew that if Chen Yi said this, Chen Yi would be in trouble.
After listening carefully, Li Zhi thought about it in a daze for a while. Wu Zetian did not disturb him, but just sat quietly, waiting for Li Zhi to react.
"It's right, there's some truth." After a while, Li Zhi finally stretched out his frown and nodded, "A young man of seventeen or eighteen years old has such a view on major national affairs. It's really not easy. He is very accessible. He is a beautiful lady. How do you think of what he said?"
"I also think what he said is very reasonable." Wu Zetian said softly: "The Tubo people's actions have been a bit big over the years. Qinghai must be careful. If the Tubo people take advantage of the Tang Dynasty's expedition to Goryeo and have no time to look west, they will make some small moves in Qinghai, which will be very troublesome."
"Mei Niang, what do you mean?" Li Zhi continued to inquire.
Although Li Zhi was lazy in court during this period, he was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and could not completely let go of many things, especially after Su Dingfang entered the palace to report the situation to him a few days ago, he became a little worried about the matter in Qinghai. However, Wu Zetian seemed to disagree with what Su Dingfang said, so he did not discuss this matter carefully with Wu Zetian and wanted to wait a few days before talking about it. Today, I happened to say it clearly, of course I have to explain it clearly, and I also want to know Wu Zetian's attitude on Su Dingfang's stay and matters in Qinghai.
"Your Majesty, I think the defense of Qinghai should be strengthened, the strength of the Qinghai border army should be appropriately increased, and the Su Lie and his son should be allowed to return to Shanzhou to continue to preside over Qinghai affairs." Although Wu Zetian said this conclusion lightly, his tone was completely different from the previous words. It was the tone that could only be said of formal affairs, very solemn.
"Well, I also think that if I want this, otherwise I will regret it if I am taken by the Tubo people." Li Zhi said, and breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Wu Zetian had a prejudice against Su Dingfang and did not want Su Dingfang to return to Qinghai immediately. Although he felt that this was inappropriate, there was no way. Now she relaxed and agreed to let Su Dingfang return to Qinghai immediately. This is a great thing, saves money on Zhou Zhang and what happened?
"Your Majesty, after two days, I want to pass Su Lie into the palace, discuss the matter in Qinghai with Your Majesty, or call Chen Yi in to see what they will say, what do you think?"
Li Zhi thought for a little while and immediately agreed: "Well, this proposal is good, I agree."
"Your Majesty agrees, then I will feel at ease. At that time, I must ask them what suggestions they have on Qinghai matters for you to make decisions." Wu Zetian said, and she smiled charmingly, "Your Majesty, I have something I want to tell you today."
"Mei Niang, just tell me if you have anything to do."
"Your Majesty, Chen Yi is not young anymore. He is the age of marriage. I want to choose a woman for him to get married. I wonder if Your Majesty agrees?"
"Mei Niang, you don't need to ask me about this matter. You can just deal with it. I believe Chen Yi will be more grateful to you after you know that you want to take the marriage for him, haha." Li Zhi smiled, and suddenly became alert, and asked Wu Zetian: "I just don't know which woman Mei Niang chose for Chen Yi? After all, he is the royal family of Chen family, so he cannot insult this identity."
"I haven't thought about it yet, but your majesty, don't worry, I will definitely choose a family of equal status for Chen Yi."
"Then let it be your decision. I believe that the person you chose will definitely not be bad haha" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes,
Chapter completed!