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Chapter Eight

The nights in the mountains come earlier, and the nights in the mountains are much quieter than in Chang'an City.

At night, the Jiucheng Palace was silent, except for the sounds of some beasts and insects, and the sounds made by patrolling soldiers when they walked by. The outer hall of the Great Treasure Hall was also quiet, but unlike the coolness elsewhere, the lights were brightly lit at this time.

Emperor Li Zhi went to bed early due to exhaustion and exhaustion on the journey, but Wu Zetian, who was energetic, was still working. Under the illumination of countless candlelights, he reviewed several memorials sent from Chang'an. Li Zhi and Wu Zetian went to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat and entrust Prince Li Hong to supervise the court affairs. However, general court affairs Li Hong can be handled with the assistance of court officials, but he has no right to deal with particularly important matters and dare not deal with them. They all sent to Jiucheng Palace by express post stations to let Li Zhi and Wu Zetian stop.

Jiucheng Palace is more than 300 miles away from Chang'an, and the post station can be reached in half a day. Any emergency official documents are transmitted basically do not affect the handling.

What Wu Zetian was reading was an emergency report from Chang'an, which was sent from Yingzhou.

This is a report on the situation in Liaodong. The governor of Yingzhou requested the court to conquer Goryeo.

During this period, a huge turmoil occurred in Goryeo. The powerful minister, Molizhi Quan Gai Suwen, died of illness. The eldest son of Quan, who succeeded him as Molizhi, was not to be with Goryeo King Gaozang and Quan Gai Suwen's second son Quan Najian, who was close to Gaozang, was forced to leave and ask for help from our Tang Dynasty. His envoy arrived in Yingzhou. The governor of Yingzhou did not dare to be careless, and immediately rushed to Chang'an for 600 miles, waiting for the decision of the court. He also suggested that he send troops to attack while Goryeo's civil strife, destroy Goryeo in one fell swoop, and put the entire Liaodong under the rule of our Tang Dynasty.

The man who sent him with this urgent report also came with the memorial of Sikong, the British Duke Li Ji, who heard the news and reported to the court. In the memorial, Li Ji strongly asked the court to send troops to attack Goryeo. He was willing to lead his army to fight and vowed that he would definitely destroy Goryeo.

Wu Zetian had a headache after receiving these reports that made her "brained" from her. If she was not inferior to any man in governing the country, then in terms of military affairs, she would not be so confident. This is her weakness. It can also be said that women are naturally "intelligent" in military affairs. She is not very good at dealing with military affairs. These lead to her, who had always been decisive in killing and decisive, but after receiving these reports, she did not know how to make a decision. Now there are no heavyweight ministers in the court who are following her. No one can discuss and discuss this matter, and they can't ask others' ideas. She is also unsure of military laymen.

Should we attack Goryeo now? Or is it not yet time?

Seeing that the Empress was heartbroken about the court affairs, Wu Tuaner dared to be shocked and worried. She stood aside obediently, and as Wu Zetian ordered, Chen Yi was brought in by Wu Tuaner and was about to press Wu Zetian for a while, and also sat aside "stupidly", thinking about his own affairs.

Chen Yi wanted to see what Wu Zetian was today. He had been frowning and reading a memoir for a long time, without writing or changing it. This made him very strange. He also knew that Wu Zetian must have encountered something difficult to deal with. He was guessing what difficult things Wu Zetian had encountered? From some subtle observations, Chen Yi could see that Wu Zetian was a person with a very strong desire for power. Now Li Zhi has given her the important task of handling court affairs due to physical reasons. She also made her own decisions on many things. At most, she had to say something to Li Zhi after she had made her own objections. Li Zhi rarely objected, and she became more bold, and because she wanted to establish greater authority, she wanted to make her own decisions on major matters. Instead of discussing with Li Zhi. Most of the things she discussed with Li Zhi had already made an idea, as long as Li Zhi expressed her opinion.

It is possible that Wu Zetian still had this idea on this big event that was not very good, and wanted to discuss it with Li Zhi after he had an idea. However, it may be that the matter was too serious and she could not make a decision at once. Now she is in Jiucheng Palace again. Those confidant ministers are far away in Chang'an and no one can discuss it, so it is a bit difficult. Chen Yi also tried hard to think about what major events happened in the Tang Dynasty over the years. He felt that if he had made some suggestions to Wu Zetian on some major events, he might have unexpected gains.

Because the reigns of the year were very fast during the Li Zhi Dynasty, people who studied history were very worried about the frequent changes in the era. There may even be several reigns a year. Chen Yi, who is not a person who specializes in history, certainly cannot figure out what happened in the specific era, but he probably knew what major events occurred in the Tang Dynasty during this period.

In the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty, except for Shangguan Yi being killed, many implicated officials were exiled or demoted, and there seemed to be nothing else to write. In terms of external affairs, there were some things worth writing about. In recent years, there were still foreign wars in the Tang Dynasty, and the scale was not small. There were two main foreign enemies, one was Goryeo and the other was Tubo. Chen Yi was not sure when Goryeo was destroyed, but he knew that it was in these years. The war with Tubo continued, with famous generals such as Qibian Heli and Su Dingfang successively stationed in Longyou to command the confrontation with Tubo.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi seemed to feel enlightened, and he immediately tried to think about the battle between the Tang Dynasty and these two major forces. He was almost certain that Wu Zetian should be worried about Goryeo!

I don’t know how long it took, but the thoughtful Wu Zetian finally got tired. After yawning several times, he finally stood up and asked Wu Tuaner to go over and serve her to comb. At the same time, he asked Wu Tuaner to tell Chen Yi that she was particularly sleepy today and hoped that Chen Yi would help her get rid of her fatigue later. Of course, Chen Yi agreed and said that he would do his best to let the Queen enjoy it comfortably and then fall asleep peacefully!

However, to Chen Yi's surprise, when Wu Zetian finished washing and combing and Xuan went in to press, he found that Wu Tuan'er was staying by his side today, and Wu Zetian did not let her, the personal maid, go out. In an instant, Chen Yi realized that Wu Zetian must have regretted his "debauchery" behavior that day. He knew that she could never do such a thing again, but she still hoped to enjoy his pressing again and did not want to do things very well. In case of precautions, let Wu Tuan'er be with her.

With Wu Tuaner as the "third party", Chen Yi would definitely not dare to do excessive actions, and Wu Zetian himself would not be tempted.

After thinking about Wu Zetian's thoughts, Chen Yi relaxed and his relationship with Helan Minyue was developing. If he had any ambiguity with Wu Zetian, he would feel guilty. Now it is just right, don't worry about anything, don't be afraid of Wu Zetian's bold hints at that time, and don't worry that you can't stand the temptation and make extraordinary actions!

The pinching began as Wu Tuaner was watching. Chen Yi, who was calm, naturally stretched out his hand and started pinching Wu Zetian's neck.

"Chen Yi, my cervix and waist are sore in the past two days. You can press it carefully!" Wu Zetian, who was lying prone and lying down face down, in a muffled manner.

"Yes, Empress!" Chen Yi slightly increased his strength while agreeing. The sore feeling was stronger, so the force he pressed would naturally be greater, otherwise there would be no such obvious effect.

As Chen Yi pressed, Wu Zetian let out a comfortable cry of humming and haha. Because Wu Zetian was embarrassed to scream loudly because she was embarrassed to say that Wu Tuaner was by her side.

After a while, Wu Tuaner followed Wu Zetian's instructions and walked outside to get some supplies.

While Wu Tuaner walked away, there were only two of them in the room, Chen Yi asked boldly: "Empress, Xiaomin had been bored when he saw you for a long time. Empress... Are you worried about Goryeo?"

The word "Goryeo" directly stimulated Wu Zetian's nerves. She immediately turned her face and asked Chen Yi: "How do you know that I am worried about Goryeo?"

When he heard that his guess was correct, Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief and continued without hesitation: "Empress, I have heard some time ago that Mo Lizhiquan Gai Suwen from Goryeo was seriously ill, and his sons fought for the question of whom Mo Lizhi inherited. At that time, I felt that this should be a good time to attack Goryeo! It's just..."

"Just what?" Wu Zetian asked in a heavier voice.

"I just didn't see the court doing anything, I feel very sorry!"

"What a pity!" Wu Zetian sighed slightly, and somehow told what he shouldn't have said to Chen Yi: "Now Quan Gai Suwen is dead, and chaos is in Goryeo. According to your statement, now is a good time to attack Goryeo?"

"That's natural!"

"Don't you think that Quangai Suwen is in great destruction, and there is chaos in Goryeo. My Tang Dynasty took the opportunity to attack and attack, and there was a suspicion of taking advantage of others' danger and taking advantage of the situation. If the world thinks so, it will make the vassals feel disappointed!" This was the opposition from some ministers when the court discussed whether to attack Goryeo before. Wu Zetian now took it out and told Chen Yi, but this was not her original intention!

Perhaps in a moment, she had another idea and wanted to discuss with Chen Yi about Goryeo.

Chen Yi's remarks on farming, that is, crop planting, surprised her. The court was already preparing for what Chen Yi proposed. It planned to plant some official fields in Jiangnan in the next year according to Chen Yi's suggestions, and sent people to Linyi to find rice seeds in Chameng. Wu Zetian was a decisive person. He would do whatever he believed, no matter how many people opposed it. This was the case. Moreover, this matter received the support of many ministers in the court. Chen Yi had different opinions on farming. So in the military, would he also have special talents and different opinions from ordinary people? Wu Zetian wanted to listen to his story, so he did not avoid this topic, but discussed it with Chen Yi!

When Chen Yi was extremely excited when he heard that Wu Zetian did not scold him, nor for his boldness and abruptness, he immediately prepared to tell him some of the ideas he had thought of. But just as Chen Yi was about to say it, Wu Tuaner took the things he needed and walked back. He knew that the major affairs of the government could not be spoken in front of a maid like Wu Tuaner, so he had to stop talking.

"Tuan'er, go out for a while. I want to discuss some major issues with Chen Yi. You are waiting outside. No one is allowed to come in without my permission!"

Wu Zetian's majestic order made Chen Yi feel relieved, and at the same time, he was proud that Wu Zetian was so interested in her!

The accidental battle is right! (To be continued.
Chapter completed!
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