Fu Tang

Guo Rong's death was not unexpected to Li Congjia. In history, Guo Rong died two or three years earlier than now.

However, there are some things that can't be avoided. It's just that it's a bit troublesome to hang up at this time.

Li Congjia frowned.

He just formed a mutual aid group with Zhao Kuangyin. Now that Guo Rong is dead, the Lord Shaoguo suspects that Zhou Guo will definitely be in chaos. Maybe Zhao Kuangyin will go to trouble Zhou Guo first. As for the Ganzhou Uighur, as long as If you don't bother him, maybe he won't bother.

Zhou Ye knew about the secret discussion between Li Congjia and Zhao Kuangyin yesterday, and he has been tempered to some extent now. After knowing the news, he couldn't help feeling a little worried: "Your Highness, King Loulan... is it not suitable to be an ally?"

As long as there is a chance, everyone wants to go to the Central Plains. Li Congjia went to the Kunlun Mountains to hide in the Central Plains before, not to mention that Zhao Kuangyin's territory is in the pass!

Li Congjia reached out and clicked on the case table and said: "Without him, there are others."

Anyway, we can't let their family come here to deal with the Uighurs in Ganzhou. We must form an alliance with others to avoid being stabbed in the back under the name.

"Dangxiang?" Zhou Ye thought of Li Guangrui as soon as he rolled his eyes.

Li Guangrui's closeness to Li Congjia can be seen. This closeness is not only because the two groups of people are treated the same after they arrive at Zendan, but also because of empathy. Li Congjia has a strong atmosphere of Central Plains scholars!

Li Congjia nodded. After thinking about it, he felt that he had more trust in Dangxiang than in Zhao Kuangyin. There was no way, he had a problem with Zhao Kuangyin, and he was a bit ruthless in unilaterally cheating Zhao Kuangyin.

In addition, Zhao Kuangyin was alive, and Li Congjia was always worried that he would be caught and given a glass of poisoned wine, so there was no way to fully trust him.

Dangxiang is better, after all, there is no entanglement between them.

However, how to bring this matter up?What if the party members are satisfied with their current life and don't want to change it?

Li Congjia tried his best to recall the history, but he only knew that the establishment of the Xixia Party was completely forced by Zhao Guangyi. The leaders of the ethnic minorities did it with gusto. Against you against whom?

With such a lesson from the past, Li Congjia naturally has to learn a lesson. Anyway, the strengths of the two seem to be different now, well, it is better to find a reason.

Li Congjia was worried here. Although he and Li Guangrui got along well, they were not easy to talk to each other. But he didn't expect that the Ganzhou Uighur would actually do him a small favor.

Khan of Hue tried his best to create the illusion of Ganzhou being rich and strong, showing to the envoys of the dependent countries, but he was accidentally slapped in the face - on the third day Li Congjia and the others arrived here, there were people rebelling in Ganzhou .

Originally, Li Congjia and the others were in the posthouse, so the news would be blocked, but some people started running out of Zendan.

As for why they ran, it is said that the rebels took down two small cities along the way, and they rushed to the capital!

The wealthy nobles in Zendan were fine, but those poor people who had no foundation and no attachment to this place left the city in droves.

When Li Congjia heard the news, he was having dinner with Li Guangrui and Zhao Kuangyin, and he just stood there in a daze and couldn't help asking, "Is the news accurate?"

Zhou Ye nodded, not only him, but even Zhao Pu said the same.

Li Congjia was afraid of Zhao Pu. After all, he was Zhao Kuangyin's number one aide. He was responsible for the Chen Qiao mutiny, but he had to admit that Zhao Pu couldn't just talk about it.

Since both he and Zhou Ye confirmed the authenticity of the news, then this matter is certain.

Li Guangrui looked at Zhao Kuangyin and then at Li Congjia, feeling a little surprised: "Why are you so frowning?"

Li Congjia was indeed frowning, and Zhao Kuangyin had a similar expression to his, so it seemed that the two had similar thoughts.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't wait for Li Congjia to speak, and said slowly: "Ganzhou...something is not quite right."

Li Guangrui didn't have a good impression of him, so he didn't trust him. He turned to look at Li Congjia, and Li Congjia nodded: "The capital of a country is unexpectedly unstable, which shows that it is strong on the outside but capable on the inside."

If it wasn't for the court or something went wrong, the people wouldn't run away at the slightest sign of trouble. The current situation shows that everyone is afraid. As for what to be afraid of... Li Congjia hasn't figured it out yet.

But after he explained it this way, Li Guangrui understood. He thought for a while and said: "The Central Plains has been fighting all these years, and the Western Regions are not safe. Let's not talk about your Suzhou and Guiyi Army. Ganzhou It is indeed a bit dangerous.”

Li Congjia was slightly surprised: "Oh? Why?"

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the historical materials are all recorded in a mess. In fact, it is not just the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Whenever the world is in chaos, the previous historical materials and contemporary historical materials will be missing. In contemporary times, every country has its own historian, but if it is destroyed, what the historian records is useless.

It is too late for historians of the Central Plains to only look at their own one-third of an acre of land. How can they have the mood to study the Western Regions?

Therefore, the changes in the Western Regions still have a general context to be traced, but the details are gone.

Therefore, Li Congjia has no idea what will happen in Ganzhou today.

After listening to Li Congjia's inquiry, Li Guangrui said in detail: "The composition of the people here in Ganzhou is also very complicated, and various disputes often arise, which is very difficult to manage."

After hearing this, Li Congjia immediately understood that it was caused by the different beliefs of the people.

The historical changes of many ethnic groups in the Western Regions are very complicated. Some of them disappeared in the long river of history after changing, some of them were split up, and some were merged.

The Ganzhou Uighurs themselves were split from the Turks. It is not surprising if there are other tribes under his rule who want to continue to split.

However, this also shows that Hue Khan does not seem to be popular among the people. Otherwise, if everyone's life is easy, who would want to rebel if they have nothing to do?

But this is good news for Li Congjia. Ganzhou has internal troubles, so it needs to send troops to solve them. In this way, when there are foreign troubles, it may be at a loss.

Li Congjia felt that he needed to communicate with Zhao Kuangyin, so he asked simply: "Old Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao Kuangyin was very upset when he called him, but considering his age, Li Congjia seemed to be right when he called Old Zhao, so he said angrily, "What else can I think?"

Li Congjia frowned: "Don't pretend to be stupid. I don't have the time to accompany you around in circles. Are you going to trouble Zhou Guo or Ganzhou? Please clarify."

Zhao Kuangyin immediately asked back: "How about making trouble for Zhou Guo, and how about making trouble for Ganzhou?"

Li Congjia spread his hands: "If you decide to deal with Zhou Guo first, then Ganzhou will naturally have no part for you. Thinking about it, you can't fight on two fronts now, right?"

Zhao Kuangyin raised his eyebrows: "Don't tell me you want to come by yourself? Are Suzhou and the Guiyi Army still fighting? I don't have the ability to fight on two fronts, do you have it?"

Li Congjia sneered: "I really can't find allies without you? Can a butcher eat hairy pigs without Zhang?"

Zhao Kuangyin sneered: "If you don't look for me, who else can you look for?"

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin finished his sentence, Li Guangrui immediately answered: "There are still us."

Li Congjia glanced at Zhao Kuangyin with a smile, and felt that this guy really deserved to be his divine assist. He hadn't figured out how to talk to Li Guangrui yet, but now that Li Guangrui took the initiative to speak, it would be much more worry-free.

Zhao Kuangyin was slapped in the face as soon as he spoke, and couldn't help but twitch his face. He glanced at Li Guangrui, raised his chin slightly and asked, "Can you make the decision?"

Li Guangrui smiled: "Other masters can't do it, but this one is still possible."

They have also been bullied by Ganzhou for a long time, okay?Didn't you see what kind of house they came to pay tribute to?Dangxiang has been holding his breath from top to bottom, but he has never been suitable for doing it. When it comes to armed forces, Ganzhou is still better.

However, it is easy to say if there is a reliable ally. Li Guangrui still trusts Li Congjia. Although he does not look very smart, he is very accurate. In addition, people in the Central Plains have always kept their promises. Once an agreement is made, at least in achieving the goal It won't turn its face before. As for the future, if it wins, the party should also develop and grow stronger. It might not be without the power to fight.

That's the thing about the alliance. Anyway, no one thinks that they can live in peace for 1 years. As long as the interests are the same right now, that's enough.

Zhao Kuangyin was silent for a while and said, "I'll think about it."

Li Congjia narrowed his eyes slightly: "Opportunities are always fleeting. Judging from the reaction of the people in Zendan Dan, the scale of the rebels this time should not be small. If you don't take advantage of his illness to kill him, if you want to find another opportunity next time, I'm afraid It's not that easy anymore."

Zhao Kuangyin took a deep breath: "I will give you the answer as soon as possible."

He is also very contradictory. He has complicated feelings towards Zhou Guo and Guo Rong. It is impossible to say that he does not have Zhou Guo in his heart. He is also somewhat grateful to Guo Rong. After all, Guo Rong promoted him, otherwise he would It may not be possible to have today's achievements.

But before he rebelled out of the state of Zhou, he was really squeezed out. Who would want to rebel if it was not a last resort?If you are not careful, the whole family will lose their heads.

At that time, Zhao Kuangyin hated Guo Rong for being too suspicious. Now that Guo Rong is dead, he feels a little melancholy. As for fighting Zhou... Frankly speaking, it depends on the timing.

However, Chai Zongxun is only nine years old after the new year, and Zhao Kuangyin really doesn't like him.

Li Congjia didn't force him too much. Anyway, it would be nice to have an ally like Dang Xiang. Dang Xiang is next to Zhao Kuangyin. Presumably Li Guangrui doesn't want to form an alliance with Zhao Kuangyin. After all, they are too close. In case Zhao Kuangyin stabs him in the back What about the knife?

Thinking about it this way, Li Congjia felt that it was not appropriate to have too many allies. If he had to choose between Dangxiang and Zhao Kuangyin, which one would he choose?

No matter from which aspect, Li Congjia is more inclined to the party item. After all, he and Zhao Kuangyin will have to fight against each other. Now that he is allied with Zhao Kuangyin to carve up Ganzhou, this is equivalent to sending equipment to the enemy. I really hope that Zhao Kuangyin will go to engage in Chai Zongxun first.

Anyway, Zhao Kuangyin's current power is far from what it was in history. The Chen Qiao Mutiny is gone, and the civil and military forces of the Zhou Dynasty are probably guarding him. It is not easy for him to get benefits.

Li Congjia was thinking about something, and Liu Yiliu Zhan over there hurried over and said, "Your Highness, a letter from Jiuquan."

Liu Yi has probably been stuck with Li Congjia's position as the butler in this life. After Li Congjia became the prince, he went around and became Zhan Shi of the East Palace Zhan Shifu.

Li Congjia took the letter from Liu Yi, opened it, looked at it twice, and couldn't help but smile: "Master is coming back?"

After reading it, he took the letter away, looked up at Zhao Kuangyin and said, "I'll leave after the official court meeting. You'd better give me your answer before I leave. If you don't have it, then I'll treat you as if you don't exist."

Zhao Kuangyin looked at Li Congjia with a sullen face for a long while, and suddenly felt very uncomfortable when he saw his smiling face. He didn't know who the master Li Congjia was talking about, but he seemed to be a very close person.

He suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and said, "If you want to leave, Khan Hue must let you go."

With the news of Shi Xueting, Li Congjia was in a good mood and didn't care about his stinky face. He smiled and said, "The Khan of Hue should be wishing for us to leave."

After all, it is not a glorious thing to have rebels and rioters, especially when the envoys of the dependent countries are in Beijing. This is because the face project was not done well, and they were directly slapped in the face. It is impossible for Hue Khan to want to keep them.

Li Congjia's thinking was very correct, because of the unexpected incident, the official meeting was moved two days earlier, and he politely persuaded them to leave earlier.

Li Congjiaman only lived in the post house for about a week, and he could pack up and leave.

Before he left, Zhao Kuangyin sent Zhao Pu to say something: "I will not get involved in your affairs."

After Li Congjia heard this, he felt a little regretful and then heaved a sigh of relief. He turned to Li Guangrui and said, "The matter of forming an alliance is of great importance. At that time, I will send envoys to the royal court for final discussions."

Li Guangrui thought for a while and said simply: "When you want to make a move, just let us know, and we will respond here."

Li Congjia looked at him with some disbelief, such a big matter, so it's settled?Why do you always think that's unreliable?

However, Li Guangrui acted with the vigor and resoluteness unique to ethnic minorities, and clapped his hands and said: "I will train soldiers when I go back!"

Well, looking at his swearing appearance, it doesn't look like he is playing tricks.

However, Li Congjia actually has a dispensable mentality towards Dangxiang. It is good for Dangxiang to help him, but it is okay not to help him.

These days, relying on mountains and rivers is better than relying on oneself. Suzhou must be prepared to eat Ganzhou by itself.

When Li Congjia bid farewell to Khan of Hue and Princess Tian, ​​these two people kindly kept him, and still wanted him to stay in the palace. Li Congjia was so frightened that he ran out of the city with his people, and ran for more than 30 miles in one breath. I can't see the city gate of Zendan, so I feel relieved and rush back slowly.

It’s not too late. When Li Congjia came here, he took the same route. When he went back, he took a long detour. He was going to pick out those small towns that he hadn’t passed by before, and pick a few more important geographical locations, and sort them out one by one. Put the people he brought in a suitable place, and then return to Jiuquan.

Because Shi Xueting was waiting for him in Jiuquan, Li Congjia was full of energy this way, and he was a one-of-a-kind master, but this time he would be even more dexterous. Whoever dares to make him feel uncomfortable will wait for the whole family to feel uncomfortable!

In such a hurry, Li Congjia arrived in Jiuquan before Xiaonian.

After returning, Li Congjia went straight to the Marquis's Mansion, first summoned all the ministers, held a court meeting, talked about important matters, then asked the cabinet to discuss how to deal with Ganzhou, and finally left Shi Xueting alone.

There was no tiredness on Shi Xueting's face, it was just a bit weathered, but the foundation was there, that face was still very pleasing to the eye.

Li Congjia felt sorry for him, so he decided to leave him to eat, throwing all the food and sleep aside, and asked while eating: "What happened to the Guiyi Army?"

Shi Xueting replied: "It's pretty smooth, if there are no accidents, it will probably be able to complete all its achievements in one battle."

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows: "So fast?"

He originally thought that it would take a year or two to argue with the Guiyi Army, after all, the Cao family's strength is not bad.

"The Cao family can't stand it anymore." Shi Xueting said with a smile: "The weapons invented by His Highness are very useful, and their soldiers are not much stronger than those in Suzhou, and they will also be afraid."

Li Congjia blushed, his family understood their own affairs, and he did not invent those weapons.

However, it cannot be said, after all, if someone asked him about the origin of these weapons, he would also have no way to explain them.

However, it’s a good thing for the other party to know that fear is a good thing, and it’s also good that they haven’t found a countermeasure. In fact, even if Li Congjia was asked to think about it, he couldn’t think of how to prevent thunder boxes and multi-barreled guns, so he strictly ordered not to reveal the production method. , and it’s best not to let the other party get their things. After all, the technical content is not very high. What if the other party can make it after dismantling it?

Did Tu Chao do this kind of thing not long ago?Once the high-end gadgets sent by the enemy to investigate fall into the hands of Tuchao, they will be dismantled first, and then sent back under the serious protest of the other party after they understand it. However, such things can already be copied by Tuchao.

Li Congjia never dared to underestimate the ability of the ancients to copycats, so it's better to be careful.

He thought about these things in his mind, and asked: "I'm coming back this time, will I leave after a year?"

Shi Xueting shook his head: "No, I'm just coming back early to report on my work, or tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I have to leave, and then I will come back in a new job."

Li Congjia was taken aback for a moment, and then understood what Shi Xueting meant. This was probably because he had discussed with Li Hongji to let Li Hongji come back for a family reunion during the Chinese New Year.

Shi Xueting has no family members, so naturally he doesn't need it, so he came back to say hello to Li Congjia, and his masters, uncles, brothers and brothers, and then went back to sit in town. of the person in charge.

Li Congjia was even more distressed, but he didn't want to force him to stay, so he just said: "Then I will let them fix the table tonight, and let's have a good New Year."

Shi Xueting responded with a smile, but said: "It's still early, His Highness should go to the palace to see anyway."

Li Congjia understood Shi Xueting's meaning in an instant. Although everyone knew that the Dragon King existed in name only, and he was the real master in Suzhou, but if the Dragon King was not on the Zen throne, he would be a courtier for a day. As a courtier, it is not good to be so unruly. It's not a good reputation to go out.

But Li Congjia didn't want to be separated from Shi Xueting. Shi Xueting stayed in Jiuquan for these days, but he didn't catch up. He had to leave as soon as he came back. The time they spent together was too short, but Shi Xueting said It made sense, after Li Congjia thought about it, he decided to let Shi Xueting enter the palace with him.

But after entering the palace, Shi Xueting regretted it.

The Dragon King looked at Li Congjia with eyes filled with admiration, and his tone was very soft. Others might not notice it, but Shi Xueting found out that he had an invisible rival in love almost instantly.

He was in a bad mood, and when he thought that he would leave tomorrow, and that the Dragon King and Li Congjia would meet each other not only every day, but also at the big and small court meetings, he was even more worried.

Even if he knew that Li Congjia didn't take the Dragon King seriously at all, he probably wouldn't like him, but he was still a little uncertain.

Then one accidentally got him half drunk when Li Congjia took the two of them to watch the moon and drink at night.

When Li Congjia was intoxicated, his control over himself obviously declined. Whether he was in front of others or in private, when he looked at Shi Xueting with those eyes, he always restrained himself. It will show too much emotion, and because of this, Manchu civil and military officials did not realize that Li Congjia had so much unspeakable thoughts on Shi Xueting.

But now his mind is completely blurred, his eyes are a little hazy, when he looks at Shi Xueting, the love and longing in his eyes can no longer be concealed.

Shi Xueting felt hot all over when he saw him. He poured Li Congjia into such a state and drank a lot himself. After the alcohol got on his brain, his self-control ability declined. He took it into his arms, and stroked his cheek with one hand.

Because of the alcohol, Li Congjia's face was flushed, and his eyes were bright and moist. Shi Xueting couldn't hold back, knowing that the other party was not drunk enough, pinched Li Congjia's chin and kissed go up.