OBS Chapter 764 Li Jinzhong is dead
Chapter 764 Li Jinzhong is dead
The next day, Li Cunxi was sleeping soundly at home.
After working most of the night, Xiao Mei complained bitterly. Finally, she just lay down and let Li Cunxi do it. Li Cunxi simply worked hard until the end of the first hour and then went to sleep.
It is now bright outside, around eight or nine in the morning, which is between six and seven quarters of the morning.
Since there were no court meetings these two days, Li Cunxi simply lay on Xiao Mei and fell asleep.
In the second hall, Xuguzi stared at several graceful beauties from the Western Regions, his saliva almost dripping.
Ma Rong came back from outside and saw the mynah-like look on Xuguzi's dog face as soon as he entered the second hall. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and asked all the beauties from the Western Regions to go back, and then grabbed Xuguzi and punched him twice.
"If the prince and princess wake up and see you watching a Western striptease here, they will definitely hang you up and beat you."
"Old Kyon, please be more careful."
"Now is not the time for the prince to take charge alone."
Xuguzi laughed along and thought to himself that he would take a closer look when everyone was away.
"By the way, the prince and the master are not awake yet?" Ma Rong asked.
"If one of them had woken up, it wouldn't be my turn to watch the striptease in the second hall now." Xuguzi said, "I guess he hasn't woken up yet."
It’s not that Duke Huang Li Wenzhong has been lazy recently and doesn’t get up in the morning.
It was because Li Hui had not yet finished her confinement and Li Wenzhong's eldest son was still breastfeeding. Li Wenzhong, who had finally started to enjoy the warmth of his wife and children, was unwilling to get up early even if he was beaten to death.
"I have to go wake up the prince. Something big has happened."
Ma Rong's expression suddenly changed and he became much more serious.
"What's going on?" Xuguzi was confused.
"The Khitan guy is dead!"
Ma Rong said simply, turned around and left.
He had heard this news a quarter of an hour ago.
At that time, he bought some of his favorite cakes on Xuanwu Street, planning to have them as a snack in the afternoon. As a result, he saw a man on a flying horse coming to report, shouting "Express delivery from Yingzhou, 600 miles away" along the way.
By now, I'm afraid that the news of Li Jinzhong's death has spread throughout Luoyang.
"This kind of important matter must be reported to His Majesty immediately."
……
After an incense stick of time, Li Cunxi was awakened from his sleep by the maid outside the door.
Looking down, he saw Xiao Mei still sleeping soundly. He bent down and kissed Xiao Mei, whose skin was becoming more and more moisturized, and dragged his tired body off the bed.
Quickly, he put on his undershirt, left the house, closed the door behind him, and then walked towards the gate of the yard.
In the study, Ma Rong and Xuguzi were already getting impatient.
"What happened?"
Li Cunxi walked into the study and looked at the two people with anxious expressions.
Ma Rong said: "Khitan Li Jinzhong is dead."
The indifference on Li Cunxi's face disappeared, replaced by a look of astonishment.
It was only 696 AD, and the Khitan Supreme Khan Li Jinzhong died?
You know, in the original world, Li Jinzhong died because he was sick.
And he died of illness at the peak of his career.
In this time and space, Li Jinzhong lived a comfortable life for several years, how could it be the same as maintaining a long-term military life?
Unable to figure it out, Li Cunxi simply asked, "Arong, is there any other news?"
"I only know that this is the news that Su Honghui, the governor of Yingzhou, sent over 600 miles in an expedited manner. I don't really know the details."
"Ah Rong, tell Ah Tai to prepare the carriage and go to the palace."
Li Cunxi did not make any mistakes. Such a big thing happened. Even if there was no court meeting today, he would have to go to the palace to attend the meeting.
After Qiao Tai prepared the carriage, less than a cup of tea later, Mo Ling and his inner guards arrived.
"His Royal Highness King Qin."
In the main hall of the Prince of Qin's Mansion, Li Cunxi, already dressed in court robes, faced his good brother, the leader of the Demonic Spirit Pavilion.
"His Majesty has ordered us to escort His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin into Shangyang Palace."
"Okay, let's go right away."
Li Cunxi followed the demon spirit out and suddenly asked, "Who else has His Majesty summoned into the palace?"
"The nine ministers of the Political Affairs Hall will meet you in the imperial study at Shangyang Palace later."
The demon spirit did not hide anything and directly told the destination of this trip.
The study in Shangyang Palace was where Wu Zetian met with the prime ministers.
This time, I'm afraid they will discuss the important issue of the possible counterattack against the Khitan on the Great Zhou.
Whenever there is a major shift from the old to the new, these foreign tribes will experience significant shocks. For example, the new Khan may attack a powerful nearby country in order to establish his authority.
When Jili Khan came to power, his uncle Modu Khan had this idea. However, Jili Khan was unwilling to do so, and internal struggles broke out, which was connected to the Youzhou case.
The situation on the Khitan side was similar. Li Jinzhong had participated in the war against the Great Zhou in his early years, but later surrendered to the Great Zhou, and only then did they live in peace.
However, we still cannot be careless.
The luxurious carriage was escorted to the palace by the inner guards, and met another luxurious carriage on the way.
Wu Chengsi lifted the curtain and laughed at Li Cunxi from a distance.
"Cunxi, I didn't expect to run into you here."
"Master, if you don't meet me here, you will meet me in the palace."
"Hahahahaha, I heard Yanhao went to see you?"
"Yeah, they said they wanted to marry their children to mine, but my wife hasn't made any move yet. I'm afraid it won't happen for a while."
The two groups of inner guards merged together, and the two carriages could easily drive side by side.
Through the carriage window, the two began to chat.
Not long after, the carriage entered the Taichu Palace. After checking the golden turtle talisman that only princes had, it turned around several turns and finally arrived at the Shangyang Palace.
At this moment, in the imperial study of Shangyang Palace, the emperor was frowning, Shangguan Wan'er, the secretary of the Imperial Secretariat, was standing beside him, and the seven prime ministers Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, Wu Sansi, Yao Chong, Yao Yan, Yao Ting and Wang Xiaojie were standing below.
Seeing Li Cunxi and Wu Chengsi approaching, Chen Shi immediately called out:
"Your Highnesses, please wait a moment. I will go in and report."
Inside the door, Wu Zetian was already in a hurry and had no time to wait for Chen Shi's report.
He said directly to Shangguan Wan'er, "Wan'er, go and welcome Chengsi and Cunxi in."
Shangguan Wan'er responded, walked quickly down the stairs, and came out of the imperial study to meet Wu Chengsi and Li Cunxi.
"Your Highness the Prince of Qin, Your Highness the Prince of Wei, His Majesty asks you both to come in immediately."
Chen Shi wanted to report it, but when he saw that Shangguan Wan'er, the Secretary General, had come out, he just stood back in his seat.
"Thank you, Lord Shangguan, for leading the way." Li Cunxi said politely.
"Your Highness the Prince of Qin is too polite." Shangguan Wan'er said with a lowered eyebrow, then turned around and led the two of them into the imperial study.
Following Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Chengsi, Li Cunxi soon saw everyone in the imperial study.
Mo Ling was right, all nine prime ministers were present.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
"Well, now that everyone is here, I should speak frankly." Wu Zetian narrowed her eyes.
It was broad daylight, but there was suddenly a chilly air.
"Li Jinzhong, the Supreme Khan of Khitan and General of the Left Guard of the Great Zhou, died seven days ago from overwork!"