Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 541 Coincidence
In another courtyard of the Posthouse, the Tuyuhun mission also held secret talks in the room.

Princess Honghua's face was sinking like water, staring at a candle in front of her, her bright black eyes were full of murderous intent, and she didn't know whether the murderous intent was aimed at Tubo or Li Qinzai.

A burly entourage with pigtails on his head knelt in front of her on one knee, bowed his head and said, "Queen, we Tuyuhun were blamed for the poisoning of Tubo today, and we will ask all the envoys in the end. Nobody did."

Princess Honghua snorted coldly: "I know, what do you say?"

The entourage said hoarsely: "Tuyuhun cannot be wronged like this!"

Princess Honghua glanced at him coldly: "This is Liangzhou City, the place of the Tang Dynasty, how are you doing?"

"The place in the Tang Dynasty should also be reasonable. We should make it clear to the envoys of the Tang Dynasty that we cannot allow the Tubo thieves to slander us everywhere."

Princess Honghua sneered: "Reason with the envoy of the Tang Dynasty? Is he a reasonable person? Li Qinzai is a ruthless person who doesn't follow the rules. The emperor appointed him as an envoy, but he has discerning eyes."

The entourage said aggrievedly: "We want Tang to send troops, so we can only endure it. Maybe it won't be long..."

Princess Honghua shook her head: "My palace has already received a letter from Chang'an Kuaima. The memorial to impeach Li Qinzai by Tuyuhun and I was rejected by the emperor. Li Qinzai is still an envoy of the Tang Dynasty. As long as the war in the northwest is uneven, he will continue to be an envoy."

The entourage said angrily: "Then Li Qinzai is so domineering and has no respect for your highness, the queen. How can the emperor of Tang trust him so much?"

"He has his abilities. If you don't look at the process, but only look at the result, Datang has already strongly intervened in the current war between the two countries."

"No matter whether Tubo or Tuyuhun dare to ignore the existence of Li Qinzai, an envoy, he can achieve such an effect in just a few months. After all, this person has some abilities."

"Queen, judging from the attitude of this Tang envoy, he seems not willing to let Tang send troops to help us fight back the enemy. Now that the two armies at Jishishan are facing each other, no one can predict when Tubo will launch an attack. Tuyuhun can no longer retreat. gone."

Princess Honghua said coldly: "I know this, so we must find a way to force the Tang Dynasty to send troops. Li Qinzai, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, is hopeless. We will find a way out by ourselves."

The entourage said dejectedly: "The front is retreating steadily, and the Tang Dynasty has not sent troops for a long time. What is the way out for Tuyuhun?"

Princess Honghua was silent, her eyes were full of gloom.

After a long time, a tiny spark burst out from the candle on the table, and Princess Honghua finally spoke, her eyes full of confidence.

"When I was young, I was familiar with history books. In the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Ban Chao who went to the Western Regions on behalf of the emperor of Han. When he entered Shanshan, he found that the Xiongnu mission was also in his country. Ban Chao led the mission to kill the Xiongnu mission in the middle of the night. , forcing the Lord of Shanshan to surrender to the Emperor of Han..."

The entourage looked at her in surprise: "What does the queen mean..."

Princess Honghua gritted her teeth and said, "I want to emulate Ban Chao!"

"Kill the Tubo Mission?"

"No, kill Li Qinzai and blame the Tubo mission afterwards. As the princess of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty will trust me. If the envoy of Tang Dynasty is killed, the emperor will be furious. Even if he doesn't want to send troops, he has to send troops. Let's Tuyuhun It will be saved."

The entourage was surprised: "But... Li Qinzai has more than a thousand generals under his command. Their weapons are too terrible. How can we succeed?"

"Did he tie more than a thousand generals to his trouser belt and run around? He tricked him out of the governor's mansion. We pretended to be the Tubo mission and attacked him halfway. Once we succeeded, we retreated. I stayed in the post and talked with Lun." Zhong Cong dealt with the crime of killing Tang envoy, they must bear it for me!"

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Waking up at noon, Li Qinzai stared at himself in the bronze mirror with dull eyes.

I've been a little haggard recently, and my skin is rough. Didn't I get enough sleep?

My sleep time has been sufficient, and I will be in a vegetable state if I sleep again...

Zi Nu stood behind Li Qinzai, with a rhino horn comb in his hand, combing his hair carefully.

In the past few days, Zi Nu has been in a very uneasy mood. Li Qinzai suspects that her matter is like a sword hanging over her head, and she doesn't know when it will fall.

However, Li Qinzai's behavior has not changed. He is still as normal and natural as when he first met her. He usually teases a few words and says some hooligan words that make her blush and heartbeat. His eyes are not honest, and he looks at her back and forth.

It was the way a pure man looks at a woman. She thought that her appearance and figure had seduced him a few times, but when she turned around, he returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

After three or five times, Li Qinzai was not bewitched by Zi Nu, but she was already deeply involved. Zi Nu was very confident in her appearance, and she knew very well that men were basically fascinated when they saw her.

When I was in Tubo, countless princes and noble sons were infatuated with me. After nightfall, there were often young princes and grandsons singing affectionately and expressing their love under the window panes.

Li Qinzai was the only exception. Zi Nu had both admiration for Li Qinzai and a bit of dissatisfaction.

She is already a maiko that he bought privately, even if he has doubts about her, he can still doubt her after eating her, there will be no delay between the two.

Zi Nu, who was restless, unconsciously used a little more force in combing her hair. Li Qinzai hissed, and Zi Nu came back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Your hand is heavy, master forgive me."

Li Qinzai turned his head to look at her, and said, "A man's hair is very precious, and after middle age, each hair is even more valuable. Please treat it kindly."

The corner of Zi Nu's mouth twitched, and he smiled and said: "Yes, slaves will be careful."

Seeing that Li Qinzai's eyes were still fixed on himself in the bronze mirror, Zi Nu asked cautiously, "Master, why do you look at the mirror so often today?"

Li Qinzai looked at his haggard self in the mirror, and said quietly, "I don't know why, but I see myself today as a pure and innocent..."

Zi Nu didn't know if it was just acting or sincerity, but her face turned red, and she said in a low voice: "Master is young and handsome. In the Western Regions, the hometown of slaves, there are many beautiful women who would be so infatuated with their master that they can't sleep."

"Isn't this nonsense? Of course I know that I am young and handsome. When many unmarried and married women in Chang'an miss me in the middle of the night, their legs are tightly clamped on the pillow..."

Suddenly turning his head to look at Zi Nu, Li Qinzai asked seriously: "Did you clamp your pillow when you slept?"

Zi Nu was dumbfounded, waited for a long time, and then blushed and said: "Slave... yes, yes."

"Let the artist draw a portrait of me later, and stick it on the pillow, trying to make it more comfortable for you to pinch me. When pinching me, pay attention to the scale, and don't overdo it." Li Qinzai said plainly.

"Uh, much, thank you master." Zi Nu felt that his thoughts had been completely led away by him.

After a long time, Li Qinzai suddenly said, "Are you really from the Western Regions?"

Zi Nu was startled, and hurriedly said: "Yes, this slave was born in Cheshi Country in the Western Regions. She was born in a poor family and was sold to a wealthy family to learn dancing skills."

(End of this chapter)