During this period, it was easy to be influenced by this kind of public opinion, thinking that being from the imperial examination was just despicable!

Nowadays, the sage specially issued a decree to bundle the Tao Te Ching into the imperial examination. In fact, what he wanted to convey was an attitude of attaching importance to it.

Although he knew that he couldn't do this, why did Lin Yutong still go? First, the Tao Te Ching assessment cannot always be tied to the imperial examination. In the long run, this is not a good thing. Second, the imperial examination is a serious matter, and short and long-term strategies should be determined.

.The purpose of the imperial examination should be well formulated!

Of course, it doesn't matter if Li Zhi doesn't think so. It's enough to let him know that he has obvious flaws in handling government affairs.

If you do everything perfectly once you start, you will make enemies everywhere. Speaking straightforwardly, thinking simply, not being thorough, and not perfect, this is the most perfect thing for now.

As soon as Tongtong left, Li Zhi lay down and said to Liu Ren, "In terms of government affairs, the queen is more reassuring."

Liu Ren sighed inwardly and did not dare to refute this.

When I went back in the second half of the day, the fourth master had just walked in and hadn't washed up yet! Zesheng ran over and said, "Mom, sir, you are not allowed to take a bath today."

Yeah! I know! What’s wrong?

The boy whispered, "I went to pick cherries and I haven't finished writing yet!" Then he pointed inside and said, "That's what Aye wanted to ask."

That's it! "Then you go write it quickly. I know you're not just playing around. You want to pick cherries and make cheese for your mother to eat, right?"

Uh-huh! My mother lost a tooth and she cried yesterday.

"Go ahead! It doesn't matter if it's later, just finish writing."

This kid nodded like a fool, and when he heard his footsteps, he turned around and ran away to catch up on his homework.

The fourth master glanced outside and said nothing. He just asked Tongtong to go wash up first and then talk after he came out.

Look at this, something happened?

The fourth master nodded, "Tubo has violated the border again!"

What? Tongtong sat down and said, "They are constantly in civil strife, so it stands to reason that they can't do it!"

It has been almost ten years since that war, and Tubo's vitality has barely recovered. If the Tang Dynasty was internally stable, Tubo would not have the courage, but now there are many constraints in the situation. For Tubo, this is

an opportunity.

Lin Yutong asked the fourth master, "Why has there been no news from the court so far?" It was the fourth master who had arranged for people to connect with Tibetans, but the news from the court was not that slow!

"Lou Shide was fooled! As a censor, he joined the army and commanded military aircraft. General Liu Shenli was defeated. Lou Shide reorganized the defeated army, regrouped and fought again, and he won..."

Got it! There was friction between the two sides! You punched me, and I took it! I turned around and slapped you back, and I won it back. You took a step forward, and I slapped you back again.

What then? Do you think it’s okay?

Lou Shide met with the Tubo leader, who prepared a banquet in Chiling to welcome him. He went over to preach his holy will, but the leader expressed fear and promised not to invade the border again within a few years.

Lin Yutong: "..." I just went to negotiate with someone. They had a very good attitude. They killed cattle and sheep and had a banquet. They were very respectful. Then he said, what's wrong with us saints? You guys are going to do this again.

Well, that national prestige is inviolable, we have to use the real ones! How many troops we have, how powerful we are, I laid out the stakes to the other side, and then they expressed how scared they were! They said, don't worry, we will definitely never dare to do it again.

. Then he would come back and report to the Ming court, explain the details clearly, and he would definitely tell the court that Tibet had no intention of war.

But can you believe this?

Don’t even think about it, why are people afraid of you? Your national policy says to stop the troops, so of course you can’t afford to fight! Your internal fighting is constant, this is an opportunity, why don’t people take the opportunity to bite you?

Are you afraid of yourself, the princess of Zhenguo? You must be afraid! However, the princess of Zhenguo is staying in the capital of Zhenguo and cannot leave the capital. If someone else leads the army, they are not afraid! Just like Xue Rengui, he is a veteran! Won't he also suffer a loss?

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Tubo's move can, firstly, divert domestic conflicts, and secondly, it can take the opportunity to bite Datang. If this opportunity is seized, it is possible to launch a massive attack!

The fourth master said, "If you have to go on an expedition, I'm afraid I won't be able to follow you. You have to be careful - there are cold arrows from behind!"

Civil strife and collusion, want my life?

The fourth master looked at her: "Don't you dare to treat me like a human being?"

"Don't you dare?" Li Xian nodded, "I really don't dare! You can't do this."

Wei Xiang'er spoke in a low voice, biting Li Xian's ear, "You don't want us to do it, what are you afraid of?"

"But the Wu family... may not be trustworthy."

"But they won't be stupid enough to do it themselves!" Wei Xiang'er chuckled, "There are many people in this world who dare to take risks for money... What are they afraid of? Besides, are we the only ones who want her life?"

Nonsense! My mother-in-law would never really kill my sister.

"Hmph! Who said anything about the Queen of Heaven?" Wei Xiang'er whispered, "Don't the Tubo people send spies to hide in the dark..." As she said this, she made a motion of wiping her neck, "Kill her? You have to think about it.

Well, if she hadn't died, we would have been trapped and died in the East Palace. If she died, at least the saint would be happy for you to supervise the country, just like the two previous princes, and share the affairs of the country with the Queen! Now, you are the nominal prince,

But she is the de facto crown prince! Over time, she has taken control of the government, and we will never have a chance to succeed in this life! You have also seen it, how ruthless she is. Your Highness, you have to think carefully!

Who is the greater threat to us, the Queen or the Princess? If you don’t mind breaking any taboos, the Queen is older, and with time, we can beat her! But Princess Zhenguo is only two years older than you, which is not nice to say.

Yes, which one of you two will leave first, is that accurate? Are you willing to be a puppet for the rest of your life! First be the puppet of the Queen of Heaven, and then be your sister’s puppet?! If you are the puppet of the Queen of Heaven, that is your biological mother, we still have a way to live!

But if I become your sister's puppet and she has a biological son, aren't you afraid that she will usurp the throne and seize power? At that time, we will have no way out!"

Li Xian first glanced at Wei Xiang'er and said to himself, "I can't even listen to what this woman says! What does she know? She doesn't understand the queen, nor does she understand her sister! She is so stupid that being the queen's puppet can save her life."

, being a sister’s puppet will lead to death... Haha! It’s the other way around! It’s completely the other way around! Being a sister’s puppet will be fine, you can live a peaceful life! But being the queen’s puppet, it’s hard to say whether you will live or die!

With a bit of anger on his face, he shook his head firmly, "No! You can't kill! You can think of other ways, but you can't kill!"

Why?

Li Xian stood up abruptly and pushed Wei Xiang'er away, "You don't understand."

I understand!

"You don't understand anything!" Li Xian choked, "My sister will beat me, but she won't kill me! So, I won't kill my sister either! No matter what you say, it won't work!"

Wei Xiang'er gritted her teeth, turned to her maid and said, "Send a message for me."

The maid went out and whispered a few words to a guard. The guard's surname was Wu. When he came home at night, he saw Wu Sansi and whispered: "Prince, no!"

Wu Sansi cursed a coward and walked around the room. Thinking of the shame of being pinned to a wooden board, he made up his mind, "Don't show up, ask that ranger to find someone, preferably the Tibetans... I

If they find a way to stuff them into the military camp, it's up to them whether they can succeed or not."

yes!

Someone was waiting to plot against Lin Yutong, but Li Zhi never thought of letting Lin Yutong go out to fight again.

First, Lou Shide's report came. Li Zhi felt that he had won the battle and deserved a reward.

Lin Yutong warned, saying that Tubo was very ambitious and had to be on guard against it.

Li Zhi talked about this in the imperial court, saying that he had fought for years and destroyed Goryeo and Baekje. He used troops every year and wasted a lot of money. Every time I think about it, I actually regret it.

Shangguan Wan'er found that the Queen was quite displeased. She thought that the one who particularly supported the use of troops was probably the Queen.

She raised her eyes and looked towards the saint, and heard the saint sigh again and said, "Now that Tubo has invaded the border again, I think we have to plan slowly. Tubo is arrogant, full of crimes and evil, and does not know kindness and righteousness. This country cannot be reconciled."

Therefore, soldiers still have to be used."

Empress Wu slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Stopping the troops does not mean not fighting back. These are two different things.

But the court officials didn't think so.

Guo Zheng, a member of Zhongshushe, stood up. What he meant was: "It is okay to send troops, but not too many. We should send troops to garrison to prepare for border affairs and prevent Tibet from invading and taking captives! In the future, when the national supplies are abundant, we can continue

Raise your troops and destroy them in one fell swoop."

As soon as he said this, 90% of the courtiers in the court recognized it.

Lin Yutong frowned. This could only mean that the supply of food and grass was already quite difficult.

But as soon as these words were said, Xue Yuanchao stood up and objected to these words. He believed: "Indulging the enemy is to feed the tiger. If the soldiers are stationed at the border, the soldiers will have to live in the local area. In this case, the effect of the garrison may not be good! Then

It is better to select strong generals and brave soldiers and send troops to completely destroy them."

This person was an assistant minister of Li Zhi when he was the crown prince. He was once convicted of Shangguan Yi. In order to recall them, Li Zhi had a conflict with Empress Wu. In the end, with Empress Wu's compromise, these people were won to return to Chang'an.

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Therefore, as soon as this man spoke, the court fell silent and no one said anything. Everyone did not know whether this was his own meaning or the saint's.

What could Li Zhi say? He opened his mouth and asked: "It's not impossible to choose brave generals and brave soldiers. Brave soldiers are easy to find, but strong generals are hard to find! Aiqing thinks that among the military generals in the court, who can be called a fierce general?"

The generals have gone through it one by one. Can you tell me, where is the general who will lead the troops in this kind of war to destroy the country? Such generals are rare and hard to find.

Of course Xue Yuanchao knew this, but wasn’t there a princess who ruled the country? She had to fight to destroy the country! But now the saint only mentioned the military generals in the court, not the princess, so he couldn’t directly ask the princess to fight.

The only one who can say: "The battle to destroy the country was only Li Ji'er." If Li Ji is gone, then only the British government can do it.

Li Zhi sighed, "Yes! It's just the old prince!" He seemed very disappointed, then stood up and stopped the discussion!

All the ministers stood still and looked at Lin Yutong!

What could Lin Yutong say? Turn around and leave.

After she returned, she showed her hands to Fourth Master: I can't go. Who are you afraid of sending a killer? Haha! If you don't leave Beijing, no one can kill you, right?

If you can't go, don't go! It's not that Li Zhi is worried about Tongtong, it's that they haven't figured out Li Zhi's attitude in court today! Li Zhi doesn't want to destroy the country, he just wants to keep the border defense stable!

But if he has no ambition, it's hard for him to say it! There is no good communication between the monarch and his ministers, so he can only put it aside for the time being and talk about it later.
To be continued...