Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1143 The reunion of monarchs and ministers

Li Cuishi held Li Qinzai's hand tightly and almost fainted from crying.

The son was born to her, and now that she has suffered such a serious injury, Li Cuishi is like a thousand arrows piercing her heart at this moment. Every injury Li Qinzai suffered on the battlefield seems to be inflicted on her a hundred times and a thousand times.

Li Siwen held his arm with one hand, and stretched out the other hand, as if he wanted to hug Li Qinzai, but because of his father's majesty and face, Li Siwen stretched out half of his hand and retracted it.

Li Qinzai kept comforting Li Cui with a wry smile.

Li Cui could not listen to comfort, at this moment she just felt heartbroken, her son, who used to be alive and kicking, returned from the war for the country, but he was like an old man in his late years, with countless pains and illnesses on his body, his son looked like this, Mother's heart was about to break.

After a while, Li Cuishi finally stopped crying, Cui Jie helped her to the side and comforted her softly.

Li Siwen quietly wiped away his tears, then looked at his son, stroked his beard and said in a deep voice: "You did a good job in Goguryeo, you are worthy of being a descendant of my Li family, and you have not insulted your grandfather's reputation..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Cuishi heard it, and immediately became furious: "What nonsense are you talking about! My son almost died after suffering this, what are you still thinking about the prestige of the Li family, wishing for my son to die for the country, are you satisfied? "

Li Siwen was taken aback, frowned and said: "You...why are you such a messy woman? Is this what the old man meant?"

Li Cuishi became furious and rushed over to argue with him, but Li Qinzai quickly stopped him.

"Okay, okay, the old couple are getting older, why are they more irritable than a young man like me, if we want to quarrel and go home and close the door to quarrel, we will be ashamed in the public."

Only then did the old couple turn off the fire, and Li Cui pointed at Li Siwen with a bad look, with a strong sense of threat.

The family was about to enter the city together, when Li Siwen turned his head inadvertently, and suddenly found the blood-stained handsome flag in front of the team, Li Siwen couldn't help being taken aback, turned sideways and secretly wiped away tears again.

The couple supported Li Qinzai into the carriage, and Li Siwen told him that when Li Qinzai was about to arrive in Chang'an City, the team had already entered the city to report the trilogy, and the couple went out of the city to meet them despite the cold weather.

At the same time, the Li family also sent someone into the palace to report to Li Zhi, telling him that Li Qinzai had returned to Chang'an, and someone from the palace would surely call him into the palace in a short time.

As soon as the group entered Yanping Gate, they walked towards Zhuque Street for a long time, when they met a cavalry team of imperial guards. Thousands of imperial guards marched through Chang'an market in a mighty manner, and passers-by retreated one after another.

In the middle of the cavalry is an imperial chariot with eight horses. The bright yellow ceiling on the top of the imperial chariot and the gilded and luxurious decoration silently demonstrate the incomparable dignity of the Tian family.

The cavalry of the imperial guards walked in a hurry, as if they were in a hurry, except for the imperial guards, there were no accompanying palace people and proper guards of honor.

Li Qinzai's team stopped immediately, and at the same time, the guard cavalry team on the opposite side also stopped.

Li Siwen lifted the curtain of the car, and Li Qinzai in the carriage saw that the imperial chariot on the opposite side had also opened the bead curtain. Li Qinzai and Li Zhi met in mid-air with their eyes separated by a long distance.

When the two saw each other, they smiled at the same time, and then the smile in their eyes was gradually blurred by tears.

Li Qinzai was carried off the carriage by Buqu, and Li Siwen and his wife supported him and walked towards the imperial chariot.

At the same time, Li Zhi also got off the imperial chariot, and the two monarchs and ministers reunited on Zhuque Street in Chang'an City.

Breaking away from the supporting hands of his parents, Li Qinzai bowed down with difficulty: "My lord, Li Qinzai, goodbye..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Zhi stepped forward to support his arms with both hands, preventing him from prostrating.

"Jingchu, you have suffered." Li Zhi said with tears in his eyes.

Li Qinzai smiled: "Killing the enemy and serving the country is the duty of a minister. How can you say it's bitter."

Li Zhi looked at him, seeing Li Qinzai's weak appearance, Li Hehe burst into tears.

"If I had known that letting Jingchu lead the army would end like this, I wouldn't have let you go to war," Li Zhi clenched his fists regretfully, and said in tears, "I was so confused that I agreed to let you lead the army to conquer Goguryeo. ..."

"Your Majesty, please don't blame yourself. The minister led the army voluntarily. Besides... the minister is still alive, which is already a great joy in life."

Li Zhi sniffed and patted Li Qinzai's shoulder lightly.

The Li Siwen couple and Cui Jie next to him also bowed down at this time.

Li Zhi absent-mindedly waved his hand as a gesture of excuse, then grabbed Li Qinzai's arm, and said, "Go, follow me into the palace, let's say goodbye."

As he spoke, he wanted to pull Li Qin on the imperial chariot.

Li Qinzai was shocked, the imperial chariot can be seated by ordinary people?As long as he dares to go up, tomorrow those censors will make his life worse than death.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment! It is fine for me to ride in my own carriage. Your Majesty will go forward, and I will follow behind the imperial chariot..." Li Qinzai hastily refused.

Li Zhi frowned: "What are you afraid of? I've been in the gate of hell, why don't you be more carefree?"

"Your Majesty, I also want to be free and easy, but I don't have the guts to be free and easy."

Seeing Li Qinzai's firm attitude, Li Zhi was not reluctant, so after explaining to his parents and wife, Li Qinzai got into his own carriage, with the imperial chariot in front and the carriage behind, and under the escort of the cavalry of the imperial guards, he walked slowly towards the Taiji Palace. go.

When he arrived outside the palace gate, Li Qinzai was carried off the carriage by Buqu. There was already a group of eunuchs waiting outside the palace gate. In front of the eunuchs was a soft bag that had already been prepared.

This time Li Qinzai didn't pretend anymore, he sat on the soft pocket, and the eunuchs carried him into the Taiji Palace.

In Anren Hall, the palace people lit a charcoal fire, Li Zhi and Li Qinzai sat opposite each other, and soon there was the sound of ring peeping from outside the hall, and Empress Wu arrived.

After Empress Wu entered the palace, Li Qinzai just sat up and wanted to salute, Empress Wu hurriedly waved to him, Li Zhi pushed him back to his seat, and said with a smile: "Jing Chu's serious injury has not healed, so all the false rituals can be avoided."

Empress Wu also smiled and agreed.

From the moment he entered the hall, Empress Wu kept looking at him with her phoenix eyes, and saw Li Qinzai sitting weakly on the seat, his face was unhealthily pale, and his expression was rather haggard.

Empress Wu sighed: "The Goguryeo thieves almost destroyed my great weapon of the Tang Dynasty. Jing Chu alone can reach thousands of troops in the Tang Dynasty, and lose the country. I will not dare to take risks lightly in the future."

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Thank you, Empress, for your concern. I will try my best not to risk my life in the future. I also want to live to be 80 years old without disease and disaster."

Empress Wu chuckled, and said: "After suffering such a serious injury, she is still glib. It seems that she has not been frightened by the battlefield."

Li Zhi clapped his hands towards the outside of the palace, and the palace servants quickly brought over steaming delicacies one after another.

Li Zhi said with a smile: "Jingchu is seriously injured and cannot drink alcohol, but the delicious food is still indispensable. Hurry up and taste the craftsmanship of the royal chef in the palace. I think I will soon catch up with the taste of Ganjingzhuang."

Li Qinzai glanced at it, and saw that the dishes were his familiar braised pig's trotters, stewed beef, rice in bamboo tubes and boiled sweet potatoes.

Well, every dish was stolen from his house.

But Empress Wu sighed: "Your Majesty, I heard that Jing Chu suffered a serious internal injury, and it is not suitable to be contaminated with meat. The way you eat big fish and meat..."

Li Zhi was taken aback, then patted his thigh: "It's my negligence, come here, remove the vegetables and bring some fresh and light seasonal vegetables."

Empress Wu looked at Li Qinzai's appearance, and sighed: "The battle of the Eastern Expedition really hurt Jing Chu, and his energy and energy are not as good as before. Your Majesty, why don't you call the imperial physician into the palace to feel Jing Chu's pulse and prescribe some prescriptions for recuperation?" How is it?"

(End of this chapter)