Chapter 872 Li Zhi confessed

The large group of chariots and horses continued to move forward. As they were moving, envoys from various countries rushed over one after another.

Before Li Shimin passed away, when he was treating the disease of smallpox, the monarch and ministers discussed sending envoys from various countries away from Chang'an. After Li Zhi ascended the throne, due to the victory of the war against Goguryeo, countries sent envoys over to express their sincerity to the central empire, and sent more envoys. In terms of the country and the number of envoys, it exceeded the period when Li Shimin was the Tian Khan.

Li Zhi ordered and said that he wanted to show his martial arts to the world. Although he left a little hurriedly and the envoys from various countries were not ready, he only came to flatter him after only one day. Before it was dark, he had arrived. There were more than 40 countries and tribes, and the number of envoys came exceeded 500, which was unprecedented.

After arriving at the designated resting place, a beautiful place beside the mountains and waters, a large group of people camped for rest, while envoys from various countries came to the emperor's tent and lined up to meet him.

The imperial tent was very large, and there was absolutely no problem with a hundred and eighty people sitting inside. Although many envoys came, the attendants did not follow them and only sent them to pay homage to him, which was completely possible. However, according to Ma Zhou's plan, the envoys were not allowed to pay homage to the emperor together, but went in one by one to pay homage to him.

This form of worship is of particular importance, which can allow foreign countries to know their country's status in the hearts of the emperor of the Central Empire. Whoever is closer will come in first to pay a visit. If anyone is more distant, he will come in later to pay a visit. The order is arranged in advance and must not be mistaken.

The messengers who went in to pay their respects were naturally very happy and thought they had received attention; while the messengers behind each thought about what had offended the Tang Dynasty, whether they would prepare more tributes when they came again next time, or offer a few princesses to please the emperor of the Tang Dynasty... and so on.

Li Zhi sat in front of the screen in the middle of the imperial tent. There was a thousand miles of land on the screen. He was covered in armor and sat straightened his waist. Changsun Wuji sat in front of him and talked to the envoys from various countries for him. Li Zhi didn't have to do anything, he just nodded and smiled, and said "reward".

But even with this kind of sitting method, Li Zhi was tired and impatient. He blamed Ma Zhou for making the ceremony too complicated, making himself sweat. But he was helpless because he didn't plan such a ritual and could not show his "martial arts". For the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he didn't have to ride horses and shoot arrows outside. As long as he sat in the tent in armor, he was heroic enough, and he could completely shock the world and let the envoys call him Tian Khan!

When he saw more than a dozen messengers, Li Zhi could no longer bear it. When one messenger went out and the next one did not come in, he said, "Uncle, take a rest and let me take a breath. The weather is hotter and the tent is even hotter. I am wearing armor and now it is too hot to breathe. If I don't rest, I will have heatstroke!"

Changsun Wuji looked at the glossy emperor on his face and thought to himself: "You still say you are tired, aren't I tired? I'm even more tired than you!" But he also knew that if this continued, the emperor would definitely not be able to do it. Besides, his head was sweating and his face was red with hot. Even if he could continue to meet him, it would be a bit embarrassing the emperor of the Celestial Empire.

Changsun Wuji said, "The old minister was just about to ask the emperor if he wanted to take a rest. Your Majesty, why not ask them to bring some iced sour plum soup. We should have brought a lot of ice."

Li Zhi said: "Bing? Of course I brought it, there are a lot of them in my car. Otherwise, I would have been suffocated by car on this hot day. There are also ice cubes in the tent behind me. Let... let Chunhua send some!"

Li Zhi hesitated for a moment, and finally told the story of "Yang Chunhua". He had discussed Yang Chunhua's identity with Wu Meiniang these days, and it would definitely not be concealed. It would be better to say it in the past and not attract Changsun Wuji's attention. How to say this matter, Wu Meiniang has compiled it for Li Zhi, as long as it is said accordingly.

Sure enough, Changsun Wuji raised his eyebrows and said, "Chunhua? But that Yang Yunu? I heard that she was summoned by the queen to the palace. She used to be a nun from Ganye Temple, but it was really?"

Li Zhi was silent for a moment and said, "It's true, there is no need to hide this from my uncle." He waved his hand, and the small eunuchs and the imperial guards in the tent immediately withdrew, leaving only a group of important officials, Chu Suiliang and Fang Xuanling were there, and Li Ji and other generals were there too.

Li Zhi waited for the idle man to retreat, and then continued: "Yang Chunhua used to be a Han girl who had been wandering to the Turks, and married a little sweat from the Turks..."

Before he could finish his words, Changsun Wuji immediately interrupted and said, "My brothers, I have been holding it in the tent for a long time and it's very uncomfortable. Why not take this opportunity to go out for some breathing and make it easier. When you come in later, we still have important things and need to continue sitting. It's probably too late to disperse."

He spoke very politely and was very considerate of the important officials, but in fact he asked them to avoid it. It would be okay for the emperor to listen to women's affairs, but it would be inappropriate for outsiders to hear it.

Of course, the important officials were tactful and immediately stood up, left the tent, and loosened their muscles and bones. But the words that Li Zhi had not finished just now also surprised them. The Yang Yunu was actually married and was once the wife of the Khan King. She was quite famous! But how could the emperor want such a woman? If someone doesn't let him listen to such a thing, everyone should not ask, and even more so don't discuss it!

After only Changsun Wuji and Li Zhi were left in the tent, Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, don't talk about your concubines in front of the foreign ministers. These things have always been difficult to say."

Li Zhi said, "Actually, it's nothing. I'm not robbing a married woman. Even if Chunhua has ever married, she doesn't have anything to say. Didn't the father have such concubines as well!"

Li Shimin also accepted someone else's wife. Such a thing is not a shame for the Tang Dynasty royal family, which was heavily influenced by Hu Feng. Of course, no one dared to laugh at such things.

Changsun Wuji said: "Just a mere woman. What the old minister cares about is not this, but how did you raise Su Jie for her?"

Li Zhi sighed and said, "This matter is a long story, and it has to start with her being a mere woman. The little sweat of the Turks died. It was probably because Wang Ping'an killed him during his expedition. It was something that could not be explained clearly. Chunhua returned to the Central Plains. Because she had no source of life, she went to Ganye Temple to be a nun by chance."

Changsun Wuji did not express his opinion, but just listened silently.

Li Zhi said again: "When the queen went to Ganye Temple, she happened to find her. Maybe she felt that she was more obedient and obedient. Those who suffered a lot of suffering were more obedient. So she was let as a substitute for worshiping Buddha, and later she was allowed to enter the palace and perform rituals in Gengyou Hall."

What he said is not true, but it is something that cannot be verified. Changsun Wuji will neither ask Queen Wang nor go to Turks or Ganye Temple to ask. For Changsun Wuji, the origin of a little woman is very important before entering the palace, but once she enters the palace and cooks raw rice into cooked rice, it is no longer important, or he does not need to make any effort to verify it. "Yang Chunhua" is not a concubine of the late emperor and has no ethics to take on, so why should he worry about it!

Changsun Wuji didn't expect that his honest nephew would actually tell such a huge lie in front of him, which made him not very concerned about Yang Chunhua's origin, but the focus of his concern was on the princes.

Changsun Wuji yelled and said, "As a result, the emperor ran into this little nun in Gengyoujing Hall in an 'inadvertent', right? It was the accident arranged by Queen Wang, right? That was the time when she and Concubine Xiao were fighting to the death, right?"

Li Zhi exclaimed and said, "My uncle already knows this? Who said that? No one in the palace will gossip about this, right?"

Changsun Wuji thought to himself: "It's necessary to listen to others, can't I guess myself! Your uncle has eaten more salt than the rice you have eaten!"

Changsun Wuji said: "No one dares to gossip about this matter, it was the old minister who guessed. The emperor would not tell me what happened later. It must be that after Yang Chunhua entered the palace, Queen Wang found that this woman was useless, and Concubine Xiao was gone. She originally thought that Yang Chunhua didn't need to pay attention to it, but she didn't want the emperor to like her and gave Su Jie to her. In this way, she became a thorn in Queen Wang's side, and then she got angry and scolded her, right?"

Li Zhi exclaimed again and said, "I don't know about this. Chunhua doesn't tell me these things, and I'm not in the mood to ask the queen. She has been a little irritable recently, so I try to hide."

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "The prince's affairs have been difficult in all dynasties and the emperor does not have to worry. It is the old ministers who will deal with it. You just need to appease the queen, so as not to do extreme things and make the palace uneasy."

Li Zhi nodded and said, "How about let Chunhua bring some ice cubes, and my uncle will also take a look at her?"

Changsun Wuji said, "What did the old minister think about her doing? Well, that's fine, just let her bring some ice. Anyway, who comes in is not going to take it!"

As he spoke, he called out of the tent, and an imperial guard came in. Changsun Wuji gave a few instructions, and the imperial guard immediately went out to find Wu Meiniang.

At this time, Wu Meiniang was kneeling in her tent, and the one sitting opposite her was Queen Wang. This time, Queen Wang was not here to provoke a riot, but was just talking softly. She wanted to calm Wu Meiniang and drag the matter down so that the little nun would not blow the pillow in front of the emperor and anger the emperor. Now, outside Chang'an, if something happens, she doesn't even have a helper and dare not fight with the little nun.

The little nun is now barefoot, so naturally she is not afraid of wearing shoes. Queen Wang’s shoes are on her feet, so she has to be afraid. If she is stepped on and dirty, it will be so uncomfortable!

Queen Wang said, "Sister, I'm confused today and scolded you. Don't take it to your heart. We used to be good sisters, but we have to be good sisters again in the future. Do you think you can?"
Chapter completed!