I became emperor in the Tang Dynasty by relying on the palace fighting system

Li Zhao looked around and sighed when he saw the situation.

He poked Qingluan secretly and said, "Place an order for some Qingxin Pills for them to use."

How can we discuss business when the ministers are in such a state now? They should take a Heart-Clearing Pill and calm down first.

Qingluan nodded and placed an order for a lot of Qingxin Pills for Li Ji and others to use. Li Ji and others only felt a breeze blowing from their insides out, washing away the sorrow and pain in their hearts. However, when they thought of the great catastrophe that would happen to the Tang Dynasty in the future, they could not help but shed tears.

The Tang officials were heartbroken, but Li Zhao was impatient to see them mourning. He turned on the microphone and said coldly, "How long are you going to cry?"

"Shut up, I."

As soon as Yu Dou Xuan Zun spoke, the wailing in the hall stopped abruptly.

The ministers hurriedly straightened their posture and appearance and stood as straight as pine trees.

Li Zhao tapped the back of the golden dragon throne with his fingertips, making a clacking sound. "Emperor, what do you think of what I just said about bringing back Princess Wencheng?"

What can Li Zhi think?

Yudou Xuanzun broke into the council hall without any explanation. He could not stop him or drive him away, and it was even more impossible for him to just let Yudou Xuanzun manipulate him and let Xuanzun directly interfere in the political affairs of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhi's tone was as gentle as a spring breeze: "Xuan Zun, allow me to discuss this with the ministers."

Your Majesty did not directly issue an edict to bring Princess Wencheng back to the country?

The ministers' eyes moved slightly, and they immediately understood the emperor's meaning.

It seems that His Majesty does not want to bring the princess back to the country for the time being and is trying to procrastinate.

Li Zhao pretended to be impatient and nodded irritably.

Li Zhao had just made it clear that Princess Wencheng was one of the star gods who helped her overcome disasters and could help the Tang Dynasty eliminate disasters. Therefore, when the ministers were discussing this matter, no one said that Princess Wencheng was not allowed to return to the capital.

Instead, the focus was on how to bring the people back without angering Tubo.

Minister A: "The Tubo Kingdom is ambitious and has long coveted the Central Plains. If we rashly ask for the princess back without a legitimate reason, I'm afraid the two countries will go to war again!"

Minister B: "Yes, we can't tell Tubo that Princess Wencheng is the star god who helped the Tang Dynasty to eliminate disasters? If we do that, Tubo will definitely not let her go."

Li Zhi sat on the Danbi Terrace with Wu Meiniang beside him. The couple did not participate in the discussion but just watched quietly.

Li Zhi instructed his trusted confidant Wang Andao: "Pass on my order. What was said at the Xuanzun banquet today, that the Tang Dynasty is about to encounter a great disaster, must not be spread outside the palace."

"Wang An, you go and do it yourself. If any palace servant dares to gossip, he will be killed without mercy." Li Zhi's expression was as cold as ice.

Kill without mercy.

These three short words fully reveal the emperor's extremely cold-blooded character.

"Yes, I'll obey your command." Wang An understood and withdrew immediately.

As for the rest of the noble ladies and gentlemen, Li Zhi glanced at them indifferently.

It is definitely unrealistic to kill them all, so we must shut their mouths later.

As for the matter of Princess Wencheng returning to China, she must be brought back, but it still requires some careful planning.

After all, Goguryeo was about to be attacked, and the Tang Dynasty could not give Tubo an excuse to turn against it and rise up in rebellion, making the situation in the Western Regions critical.

Li Zhi thought so in his heart.

Qing Luan, who was standing at the side, took a deep breath when she heard this, and whispered to Li Zhao, "Kill without mercy? Li Zhi is so cruel!"

"Fortunately, you, the host, prepared for a rainy day. You didn't invite too many palace servants to host the banquet, and even the guests you invited were cautious in their words and deeds."

Li Zhao said: "Of course, I want these princes and generals to rely more on Yudou Xuanzun. I am not trying to kill them, so I must consider them."

"There aren't many people at the small court meeting, but they are basically the top people in the empire. It's enough for them to know about this matter."

Of course, the most important point is: "The Tang Dynasty is about to face a catastrophe. This kind of thing cannot be widely spread among the people, otherwise it will easily cause panic."

Li Zhao sneered and said, "By then, I'm afraid Li Zhi will try to divert the blame and find a false accusation of a traitorous concubine to take the blame, in order to save the reputation of the Tang Dynasty royal family!"

Qing Luan immediately recalled the ancient emperors' miraculous operations of shifting the blame, and bared his teeth: "Hiss! Zhao Zhao, you're right, according to the nature of ancient men, this is possible."

But what happened next was not so pleasant.

Because as they were talking, the topic suddenly went off track and strayed completely away from the original subject!

After discussing for a while, Li Zhi was slow to speak to end the discussion, and Wu Meiniang also did not speak.

The prime ministers did say a few words, but none of them hit the point.

Qingluan was a little confused: "Isn't it a good thing for the Tang Dynasty to bring back Princess Wencheng, the reincarnation of the Star God? Why do they look so unenthusiastic?"

Li Zhao glanced at Li Zhi, recalled his gentle words, and sneered: "It's not that they are not enthusiastic, it's because we are here, they don't want to, and can't show that much enthusiasm."

"Li Zhi, I don't want them to show enthusiasm."

Qing Luan was stunned at first, then reacted and almost couldn't hold back her expression: "Damn it! They teamed up with the king and his ministers to perfunctorily deal with us?!"

Qingluan felt heavy in his heart: "As expected of the emperor and general who created the Yonghui Reign, he is really not easy to manipulate."

"Zhao Zhao, what should we do?"

Li Zhao remained calm and composed: "I had expected this to happen."

"It's not that Li Zhi didn't want to take Princess Wencheng back to the country, but he was concerned about Tubo and didn't want to fall out with Tubo before attacking Goguryeo."

"He doesn't want to turn hostile, so we'll force him."