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Chapter 1276 People are confused
Li Zhi would take a short break and then continue beating Yun Jin. When he got tired, he would take a break and then beat Yun Jin again. Yun Jin could clearly feel that there must be some personal grudge involved.

Li Zhi was not very strong, and his health had deteriorated greatly over the years, so hitting people, especially someone like Yun Jin who had thick skin and was wearing soft armor, was naturally ineffective.

In order to prevent Li Zhi from becoming the first emperor in history who died of exhaustion from beating his son-in-law, Yun Jin screamed and fainted at the glance of Ruichun, the commander-in-chief of the Hundred Cavalry Division who had hurried over.

The chief eunuch Hechun came over to feel Yun Jin's breath, then said to the emperor, "He has fainted."

Ruichun, the Grand Commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, also quickly pleaded, "The fault is not with the Prince Consort. Your Majesty should not be too harsh on him."

Li Zhi, panting, waved his hand and said, "Send him to the imperial physician for treatment."

So, the unconscious Yun Jin was carried by the eunuchs to the imperial physician.

Upon hearing that his father, the emperor, was beating Yun Jin endlessly, Crown Prince Li Hong came running over. When he saw the emperor, he knelt down without saying a word and pleaded for Yun Jin.

Li Zhi took a sip of tea after taking a breath and said, "I will beat Yun Jin the same way Yun Chu beat you back then."

Hearing his father, the emperor, say this, Li Hong felt as if a ball of cotton was stuffed into his chest, and he choked and couldn't speak. When he came here, he thought his father was angry about Taiping's matter, so he beat Yun Jin. Only after coming here did he understand that his father was distressed that he was beaten so badly by his master...

"The master beat the child because the child was wrong."

"This time I beat Yun Jin because Yun Chu was at fault."

Li Hong did not continue to argue, he knew that this was the love from his father, it would be redundant to say anything, he just had to accept it.

"I have issued an order that anyone who touches a cannon must be killed. However, you are different. The Crown Prince's Six Commanders must be equipped with cannons. I have left six cannons for you in Wannian County. Remember to take them with you when you return to Chang'an."

Li Hong said: "My mother..."

Li Zhi sneered and said, "If she dares to bother about the artillery again, I will give Taiping to Yunchu."

Li Hong said quickly: "Absolutely not."

Li Zhi said: "Since she is willing to strip her daughter naked and send her to another man's bathhouse, why can't I give Taiping to Yun Chu? At least, I can guarantee that Taiping can live happily in the Yun family."

Li Hong shook his head and said, "This is not good for Taiping."

Li Zhi sighed and said, "Many years ago, I no longer asked for everything to go smoothly, let alone for everything to have a superior result. I am satisfied if I can get a mediocre result.

Go and see Yun Jin. He may be seriously injured today. In the final analysis, it is because I have no place to vent my anger, so I can only vent it on the people close to me. "

Li Hong could only sigh inwardly at the weakness shown by Li Zhi. His father was now an emperor who looked powerful on the outside but was actually weak on the inside. Even though he could destroy countless families with just a single order, this kind of toughness just showed that he was very weak now.

Killing is always the last option for an emperor. After all, in politics, negotiation is far more important than killing. An emperor who can successfully negotiate in an environment with a hundred people and a thousand ideas and ultimately achieve his goal is a truly powerful emperor. It is not the one who kills more people who is the most powerful emperor.

Yun Jin was beaten badly by the emperor today. When Li Hong arrived at Yun Jin's residence, he found that Li Si was feeding loquats to Yun Jin.

These big orange-yellow loquats come from Baidi City. It is said that the loquat trees there grew extra big because they were fed with the tears of Liu Bei, the Emperor of Han. Also, because there is salt in Liu Bei's tears, the mixture of salt and sugar will only make the sweetness more obvious. Therefore, the loquats from Baidi City are more delicious than those from other places.

When Yun Jin saw Li Hong coming, he coughed and said, "Your Majesty beat me up and injured my lungs, so I ate some loquats to moisten my lungs."

Li Hong pulled up his robe, revealing his still blue arms, and said, "I'm the one who needs nourishment."

After saying that, he picked up the loquat from the plate and started eating.

Li Si said angrily: "Why don't you persuade your father to beat my husband like this?"

Li Hong spat out a large loquat seed and said, "Father should have let me help, so that I wouldn't tire myself out and fail to achieve my goal.

Besides, when the master beat me, I remember you seemed to be standing by and watching."

Yun Jin saw that her uncle and elder brother-in-law saw everything clearly, so she stopped pretending and sat up from the bed and said, "The Queen is still camping outside Jiucheng Palace. Your Majesty is not seeing the Queen like this. I am very worried that if time goes on for a long time, the Queen will make a wrong judgment and make things out of control."

Li Hong said: "Speaking of which, Father seems to be a little afraid of meeting Mother."

Yun Jin frowned upon hearing this and said, "Scared? Where did that come from?"

Li Hong sighed and said, "That's what I mean. Father seems to have a strong sense of guilt towards Mother. Father knows that he cannot indulge Mother, but every time he restrains and hits Mother, he will give her more compensation in return. At the same time, Mother will become more powerful.

Although I don't know where this feeling comes from, I just feel that my father is afraid to see my mother."

Yun Jin didn't doubt Li Hong's views on the emperor and the empress at all. After all, he was their biological son. As the saying goes, a son is best known to his father. Sometimes, this saying can also be interpreted the other way around.

Outsiders cannot reconcile the conflict between the emperor and the empress, nor are they qualified to do so. If things go well, the two can only slowly understand and tolerate each other. If things go badly, the two will start fighting and kill each other.

Yun Jin knew this, and Li Hong certainly knew it too. As for Li Si, she felt that all the wrongs in the world were her mother's fault. Although this was unreasonable, Li Si thought so.

"My father threatened my mother that if she didn't stop, he would marry Taiping to my master."

Yun Jin looked up in surprise and asked, "Become a concubine?"

Li Si burst into laughter upon hearing this, and said to Li Hong: "If I see Taiping again in the future, shouldn't I call her mother?"

Li Hong frowned and said, "Father is just saying that."

Li Si smiled and said, "Father's daughters are worthless anyway. Concubine Xiao Shu's two daughters, one married a city gate official, and the other married a patrolling Jinwu Guard. I married Mei Yu'er and that was a good marriage. I didn't expect Taiping to marry even better.

Although my father-in-law is almost forty years old, he looks very young, and he is also very strong, much better than those beautiful boys that Taiping likes. "

Yun Jin slapped Li Si on the back and said, "Stop talking nonsense."

Li Si said coldly, "It's not uncommon for princesses of the royal family to marry octogenarians, and it's not uncommon for princesses to serve three generations of old men. To be honest, it's really a good marriage for Taiping to marry Aye."

Li Hong looked at Yun Jin and said, "You have to be careful. I don't think the Queen Mother will refuse Taiping's marriage to Master."

Yun Jin shook his head decisively and said, "I can't get past Aye."

Li Hong said, "Should we tell Master about this?"

Yun Jin ignored the worry in Li Hong's eyes and laughed, "No need."

This decision also comes from a son's understanding of his father.

Jiucheng Palace was tightly guarded by Xue Rengui's troops, but this did not prevent Wu Mei, who lived in Famen Temple, from knowing the conversation between the emperor and the prince in the evening.

Famen Temple was only a hundred miles away from Jiucheng Palace, and a fast horse could arrive there in more than half an hour. Therefore, when Li Hong, Naha, Yun Jin, and Li Si were talking about Taiping's marriage as a joke, Wu Mei already knew everything.

Wu Mei, who was sitting in meditation in front of Sakyamuni Buddha, read the note brought by Nanny Chun and said to Taiping, who was also kneeling in front of the Buddha in black clothes, "Your father is going to marry you to Yunchu."

Taiping's body trembled for a moment, then he immediately regained his composure and said softly, "Your Excellency treats me like a baby."

Wu Mei asked, "Is that really the case?"

Taiping sighed and said, "The child's eyes are not blind."

Wu Mei smiled and said, "The Yun family is deeply involved with the Li royal family. He is even your sister's second-father, who raised your sister since she was a child. He loves her so much that he may treat you like an adult baby."

Taiping looked up at his mother's face and said, "Mother, your plan has failed, and I will not be able to see you again in the future."

Wu Mei raised her hand and ran her long nails across Tai Ping's fair face, saying, "The reason why Yun Chu treats you like a baby is, firstly, because of His Majesty, and secondly, for his child. To put it bluntly, these are all based on etiquette and law.

If etiquette and law did not exist, a beauty like you would definitely become the favorite of a man as fierce as Yun Chu. "

Taiping hesitated and said, "Your Excellency won't!"

Wu Mei smiled and said, "So, you finally fell in love with Yun Chu."

Taiping opened his mouth and said, "Mother, Chang'an cannot be taken away."

Wu Mei smiled and said, "Mother, of course, knows that Chang'an cannot be taken."

Taiping said doubtfully, "During the bombardment of Chang'an, the Queen Mother suffered heavy losses, especially the brothers Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi. I'm afraid they will have many complaints against the Queen Mother."

Wu Mei laughed loudly and said, "The Wu brothers are no longer under the command of our mother. As early as two years ago, the two brothers had become puppets in Yun Chu's hands. What does their life or death have to do with our mother?"

Taiping was shocked and said, "Everyone in the world knows that they are the running dogs of the queen mother."

Wu Mei looked at the tall Sakyamuni Buddha and said, "You are wrong. They are Yun Chu's lackeys. Although their brothers refuse to admit it, lackeys are still lackeys. They have no say in anything."

When Taiping saw that the Queen was unwilling to explain to her the causes and consequences of the Chang'an bombardment, she realized that she was not the most important person in her mother's eyes. After coming to this conclusion, Taiping seriously paid homage to Sakyamuni Buddha. This time she did not pray for others, but only wished for peace and prosperity in her life.