.Chapter 18 Burial of Chu Palace and Confucianism

Li Wei said: "Duke Zhou, please sit down."

"I thank Your Majesty," Wu Chengsi sat honestly in a corner of Hu Chuáng. On the back, he and Wu Sansi had a lot of discussions about Li Wei, but when they met, they were frightened and very scared. After all, Li Wei crawled out of the dead, even though in the court, Li Wei said, "I wish I could disperse all the maids in the palace and let them reunite their families. But Wu Chengsi was not a fool, and knew that he would say that, if he provoked this emperor, what would happen, so even a person like Pei Yan had to put down his body and hug his aunt's big tui tightly.

Li Wei said again: "Wan'er, take my big world map over."

"Here," Wan'er stood up and went to get the map.

Wan'er has developed more than halfway, and has become more graceful. Every step he walks is like a willow dancing with graceful shadows, and some powder is applied, and the fragrance plunges into Wu Chengsi's nose without any scent.

Wu Chengsi thought to himself, what a wonderful person, no wonder King Yong was moved by her.

I just thought to Wan'er, he doesn't have the courage to have this evil thought.

After bringing the map, Li Wei spread it on the table and said, "Duke Zhou, many things happened some time ago, including Lunqinling as a staff member and many people were angry after hearing this. But I also made some arrangements in Tubo."

"Yes, Your Majesty is extremely talented, how can he lose to Lun Qinling?"

"That may not be true. You must prepare for the future when doing things. Don't burn incense in normal times. When something happens, will the Buddha help you? You must not."

"Yes, your Majesty makes sense."

His attitude was as respectful as a docile kitten, but Li Wei knew that this person's courage was. It was this person's suggestion in history that he killed countless loyal ministers and royal disciples, and even wanted to be the emperor. In addition, he was so kind that he took away the beautiful concubine Yao Niang, the minister Qiao Zhizhi's minister, who refused to obey and committed suicide. This matter is also recorded in "Zizhi Tongjian".

Li Wei never had a good impression of Wu Chengsi from the bottom of his heart, but just temporarily reconciled with him for his mother.

"The people outside said that I was very talented, which was an over-reward, but I never dared to relax in preparation. Not only Tubo, but also a country, you see," Li Wei pointed to the territory of Dashi: "Many people think that this is a group of barbarians, and this is wrong. The history of this land civilization is no less than that of our Central Plains. Moreover, the soldiers of this country are very fierce. Come and see, they are now focusing on the Berbers and Byzantines. The battles on both sides are not small, and Dashi still does not have a disadvantage. Such a strong country has also received the food support from the rich Tianzhu Xinde region. Once the attention returns to the east, then."

His finger was on the map, towards Shiguo, Caoguo, and even pointed to the newly built Suoye City.

Wu Chengsi didn't understand military affairs, but Bos was fine, it was too far away. However, the areas Li Wei pointed to were all forbidden corpses of the Tang Dynasty, so Wu Chengsi could not have known it.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that this country is even more powerful than our Tang Dynasty?"

"That's not the case. It's mainly the distance. You will know the map. How far is it from Dashi to the area I just pointed out? But how far is it from Chang'an? The distance will be very inconvenient. In addition, the weather environment, our Tang Dynasty army is very unfamiliar. Once the war begins, our Tang army will inevitably be at a disadvantage due to the constraints of distance and weather and terrain. Just like Dashi crossing the Pamir Mountains and being doomed to defeat our Tang Dynasty army. Forcibly starting a war will be unfavorable. However, I have some arrangements, including a large number of Western envoys this time."

"Your Majesty is a United Bos?"

"Yes, this is not urgent, but I will send it to their country, prepare the two countries to unite and let them fight. Our country will support some weapons in exchange for their balance. This is also a soldier that will defeat others without fighting."

"Your Majesty is wise."

"I dare not say that I am wise. On the day I ascended the throne, I said that I can fight as little as possible. Every battle will lead to hard work and money. If I fight more, I will definitely become a poor soldier and a dethrone. But today I call you here is another thing. Both the Byzantines and the Franks believe in Catholicism. Byzantines belong to the Roman Empire in history. Since ancient times, they have had a connection with many people in the Frank Kingdom. Even today, the two countries are very friendly. The princess of the Frank Kingdom came to the Eastern Palace just now."

Wu Chengsi's face changed slightly, and he knew what the emperor had called him to come.

Li Wei ignored him and said to himself: "I didn't want to care about this matter, and Wei Liangdi also advised me not to care, but after thinking about it carefully, I finally took care of it. Nothing else, it was for the future of the country and some important plans of my country. This princess itself is nothing great, but after all, she is a princess, which is related to the face of the Frank Kingdom and some of the Byzantine Empire. She was also a Puritan. During this trip, several bishops sent by the Catholic Church, and she admired her very much. Once Duke Zhou forced to take a concubine, the Byzantine Empire would be very angry. Not only that, this fanatical religion would also be angry. My plan would be defeated."

Wu Chengsi remained silent.

Li Wei said again: "In the evening, I said to the Queen Mother, you are relatives of the foreign country. As long as you are not too involved in government affairs and royal family affairs, I will try my best to give you all the Wu family wealth and the beauty of your relatives. Wherever you come, you will take out five hundred gold and five hundred pieces of silk for Duke Zhou and reward it to the Wuqing."

Li Wei is very rich, and the property of Liang Lu and others has not been given to the court. There is no way to do so, including some of the forces in Di Renjie's hands. To put it bluntly, even a group of underworlds raised by the government have not allowed Di Renjie to disband. The overall situation is not determined, it is not that I don't want it, but that I dare not.

These forces and money are reserved for use. Li Wei himself is very cost-effective, and taking out this batch of money is a very generous reward.

"I dare not accept it."

"It's okay, I will receive it if I reward you," Li Wei said word by word. His voice did not increase, but his tone became very loud. He said again: "But Wuqing should not break my plan. Whether it is relatives or brothers, we should put the country first, and tolerance will be limited."

"yes."

Looking at his departure back, Wan'er asked, "Will he be willing? His eyes were so evil when he looked at his concubines just now."

"I saw it too, don't worry. If they knew the right way, I would have the glory of my mother and queen. If I didn't know..." Li Wei pressed down. The account would be settled sooner or later, but not now.

I was speechless all night, and the storm stopped quickly. The next day I woke up was a yàn sunny day.

I brought two younger brothers and one sister, and had to add one hundred guards.

The emperor wanted to go on a tour in person, and all civil and military officials came to see him off.

When he came to Pei Xingjian, Li Wei said, "Pei Qing, I will give you the affairs of the Western Regions."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will live up to my mission."

"Please go back, everyone, I just go to the nearby prefectures and counties and will go back soon." As he said that, he got into the carriage and ran out of the city.

After leaving the city, he did not walk more than ten miles. Suddenly, the guard in front of him stopped. A guard rode a horse back to the front of the Central Army's chariot and reported: "Your Majesty, a man in front blocked the road, saying that an old friend had a gift to him."

"Fanzi? Where is Fanzi?"

"It seems like it is a Tubo person," Shi Wei said hesitantly.

"Bring him here."

"Here."

Shiwei brought this Fanzi over. Li Wei knew one of the personal guards around Wulu, and said, "Mang Saruo, why did you come to our Central Plains?"

Mang Saruo gave a big gift and said in a nasty Tang Dynasty words: "I have met Your Majesty, and my master said that you will ascend the throne to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty at this time. The cloak I gave last time was not very beautiful, so I weaved another cloak in Lushe City to congratulate Your Majesty on the joy of ascending the throne."

As he said that, he took out a gift box from his arms, and Li Wei's close guard took it and handed it to Li Wei. When he opened it, he still had a bright red bottom, but a vivid five-clawed golden dragon was embroidered with gold thread. The bottom of the cloak was decorated with rich peony patterns, and there was also a line of poems: You are waving the wind and clouds in the east, I am wiping away tears in the west, the snow sand in Qinghai turned into red soil, the river rolled into làng and turned into thoughts, the flute played in the cold mountain did not return, the lonely clouds were filled with wet clothes, and the hell laughed slowly first, can you tell the pain of the poor geese parting?

"Who wrote this?" Li Lingyue looked at the poem curiously, with countless question marks flashing in her eyes.

"You... are not yours," Li Wei didn't know how to explain.

Even Mang Saruo's feelings for his master and this Emperor of Tang were mixed with each other, and he couldn't tell whether he was an enemy or a friend.

"Is your master good?"

"fine."

"Is the prince good?"

"fine."

"I'm going on a tour soon. I'll write a handbook for you first. You go and jiāo to Di Shilang of my court, and ask him to settle you down. When I come back, I prepare some gifts for you to take back." Speaking of this, Li Wei was a little lucky. During this period, he was busy every day. Wulu sent gifts and expressed concerns. He seemed to have forgotten them, mother and son.

"How long will I wait?"

"I don't know, you settle down first. In addition, I'll think about it on the road and see if there are any plans to make a reference for your master. Remember, I'm also very concerned about their safety."

If Mang Saruo disagreed, that is your son. It is natural for you to care about his safety.

Li Wei wrote the letter and put it into his hands.

Liu Rengui and Li Yiyan have already come over.

After looking at the big red cloak and looking at the Fanzi again, Liu Rengui asked in a low voice: "Is it that princess?"

"Yes, she counts the right time. I guess I will probably ascend the throne to the emperor during this period, so I embroidered this cloak as a gift and sent someone to Dongdu."

“This nv is amazing.”

"Yes, this wisdom is only inferior to my mother."

"Shuchen said boldly, how do you plan to arrange for them, mother and son in the future?"

"Liu Qing, to be honest, I haven't thought about it yet. But it's too early, and I'll wait for her to fight the Lu brothers."

"It's not easy."

"It may not be, don't forget that she has great righteousness and her military talent is not as talented as Lun Qinling, but her political wisdom may not be as good as Lun Qinling. As for the fight against the Lu brothers..." Li Wei shook his head, and he didn't know how to arrange it.

"I think it's an opportunity."

"It's an opportunity. Will she give up Tubo? Even if she gives up Tubo, she still has to wait for the Tubo people. This is the most difficult place. Let's talk about it." After saying that, Li Wei looked at the West. The West was a plain, and at the end of the plain were several short hills. He had some regret in his eyes, and thought in his heart that he was a Tubo person. Although he was born in Yangtong, he was not a pure Tubo race. Otherwise, if he got help from this NV, he would join forces with the Wulu family and could compete with his mother...

Sighing and returning to the car.
Chapter completed!