Fu Tang

Everyone couldn't believe that Li Congjia's order was so straightforward. After he finished speaking, he immediately got on his horse and said with a blank expression, "Hurry up, we have to go back to Zendan."

Tang Feng was a little hesitant. Jing Qiong was Uighur Khan after all, so it was a pity to cut him off just like that. It would be better to ask something more about him.

Li Congjia suddenly chuckled: "Admiral Tiance's order unexpectedly has a bad day."

Tang Feng broke out in a cold sweat instantly after hearing this, and said quickly: "The last general obeys orders!"

Just kill him, the sky is falling and His Highness is holding on, what is he worrying about, and no matter how worried he is, he can't openly disobey the king's order.

Jing Qiong immediately shouted after hearing this: "You can't kill me, I'm the Uighur Khan! If you kill me, the Dongzhou Uighur will not let you go!"

Li Congjia said coolly, "Then the Dongzhou Uyghurs must kill Khotan first, then you say...will they go to war with Khotan for a dead man?"

Jing Qiong said in a panic: "You...you let me go, I still have a lot of gold and silver treasures, as long as you let my life go, I will give it all to you!"

Li Congjia was unmoved, and turned his horse's head to leave directly. Tang Feng saw it and realized that this was determined to kill Jing Qiong.

But he also spared one hand and killed Jing Qiong, but his confidant left behind, that confidant survived the catastrophe, the whole person was there stupidly, thinking that they were still planning to cross Khotan this morning and find Dongzhou After the Uighur tribe, they used the money in their hands to buy relationships, first settled down and then slowly recruited troops, and sooner or later they would make a comeback and regain Zendan.

But at this moment...all his clansmen had already fallen in a pool of blood, and Khan couldn't rest in peace. His confidant watched Tang Feng cut off Jing Qiong's head, and his whole body trembled instantly.

At this moment, Li Congjia has already rushed to chase Shi Xueting's team.

In the middle of the night, the gate of Zendan City was closed tightly, but when Li Congjia and the others came back, Wangcheng, who had fallen into a deep sleep, was awakened in an instant.

Li Congjia protected Shi Xueting all the way back to the palace, turned his head and said to Taofu: "The order will go on, the generals will perform their duties, and the courtiers should do what they want, and they don't need to enter the palace."

Li Congjia has been missing for a day, and when he comes back now, the courtiers will of course come to greet them, but at this time Li Congjia is not in the mood to deal with these people, maybe the cabinet ministers and censors have to speak out again, but he doesn't want to listen to it now , he was afraid that if he couldn't control his anger, it would be bad.

Although these ministers and him are called monarchs and ministers, they are actually colleagues. It is not a good habit to get angry at colleagues when there is nothing to do.

After hearing this, Taofu glanced at Chunsheng. Chunsheng had been with Li Congjia for a longer time, and dared to speak, and said directly: "Everyone has arrived at the Xuanzheng Palace, look..."

Li Congjia stood in Zengfu Temple in Shi Xueting, watching several Fengyu and their apprentices coming in and out. I."

After speaking, he turned and went to the Xuanzheng Hall, no matter how worried he was about Shi Xueting, he couldn't leave those people in the Xuanzheng Hall.

After arriving at the Xuanzheng Hall, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that Li Congjia didn't seem to have any major problems except for his unsightly complexion.

Han Xizai and the others took a look at Zhou Zong. As the first group of people who defected to Anning City, Li Congjia had a high tolerance for Zhou Zong, so they would let Zhou Zong take the lead if something was not easy to say.

Zhou Zong rolled his eyes helplessly in his heart, and Li Congjia said before he could speak: "I met Jing Qiong when I was out with the teacher."

Zhou Zong was startled before he could say what he wanted to say, and quickly asked, "Uighur Khan Jingqiong?"

Li Congjia nodded, and said, "Let chief strategist Shi Tangfeng bring him up."

Chunsheng immediately went to announce Tang Feng. When Tang Feng brought Jing Qiong, his confidant, he was also very worried. After all, Jing Qiong was chopped by himself. Walk.

After Zhou Zong and others saw that person, they couldn't help asking: "Is this person Jing Qiong?"

Sitting on the throne, Li Congjia propped his forehead with one hand and said lazily, "No, he is the prime minister of Uighur."

Zhou Zong and others were very skeptical, the master looked stupid, how could he be the Uighur prime minister?In other words, Uighur prime ministers are like this...then it is not uncommon for Uighurs to destroy the country.

The man came back to his senses at this time, deeply bowed to the ground, and dared not say anything.

Li Congjia raised his chin and said: "Here you are, the people from the Criminal Department will take you down. It is said that the Uighur royal family has gold mines. Ask carefully. It's getting late. Everyone, don't waste your time here. Let's go." .”

Xiao Yan couldn't help asking, "Where's Uighur Khan?"

Li Congjia had already stood up and was about to leave, and replied without looking back: "Cut it off."

Ministers:? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Everyone watched Li Congjia's back going away in a chic way, and after a long pause, they turned their heads and dragged Tang Feng to ask, "What happened?"

Tang Feng himself also wanted to know what happened!However, he didn't know anything about what happened before, and he could only talk about it when he saw the signal flare.

When Zhou Zong and others heard that Shi Xueting was seriously injured, they immediately understood why Li Congjia was so abnormal. After hearing that Li Congjia cut Jing Qiong mercilessly, they all wondered what happened at that time.

But no matter how you look at it, there are only two people between Li Congjia and Shi Xueting, and according to Tang Feng, there were at least 40 people around Jing Qiong at the time, and the two of them were able to escape unscathed when they faced 40 people. The ability is more powerful than they imagined.

However, at this time, Shi Xueting, who made the courtiers feel very powerful, was being rescued. Li Congjia explained to everyone, and hurried back to Zengfu Temple.

Fortunately, when he passed by, Feng Yu brought him some good news—the arrowhead has been taken out, and after inspection, there is no poison on the arrowhead. Now Shi Xueting still has a little fever, but this is normal for the human body Reaction, as long as you pay attention to cooling down, don't get infected and it won't be life-threatening.

After hearing this, Li Congjia breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried all night, but when he heard the good news, he couldn't hold on any longer, and he was exhausted.

Chunsheng and Taofu have been paying attention to him all the time. Seeing that Li Congjia seemed to be unable to support his eyes with his eyes closed, they hurriedly sent Li Congjia back to Zichen Palace.

Li Congjia originally wanted to stay in Zengfu Temple, but he couldn't bear the begging of Chunsheng and Taofu. The two of them were almost worried to death. Transfer from Li Congjia.

Although Li Congjia's injuries didn't look as serious as Shi Xueting's, the bloodstains on his body were really shocking.

When Li Congjia returned to the Zichen Palace, he immediately met the Empress Dowager Zhong and Zhou Ehuang who came to visit him. The Empress Dowager Zhong felt distressed and angry when she saw him like this, and finally said bitterly: "This time it is your fate, see you next time." How dare you go out without taking anyone with you?"

Li Congjia was also very helpless, how did he know that he had memorized so little?He just wanted to live a two-person world with Shi Xueting outside, so as not to be suffocated in the palace all the time, but he probably didn't fit in with those outside the palace, and he encountered a horse thief as soon as he went out.

Li Congjia said bitterly: "The law and order here should be rectified!"

Empress Dowager Zhong didn't care about him. From Empress Dowager Zhong's point of view, it was wrong for Li Congjia to go out without bringing anyone with him. Although horse thieves were hateful, if he didn't care so much about himself, how could he encounter such a thing?

So the Empress Dowager Zhong poured Li Congjia a bowl of soothing soup, and then sent everyone away, leaving only Zhou Ehuang to take care of Li Congjia.

Zhou Ehuang and Li Congjia, who were left behind, stared at each other. After a long while, Li Congjia said, "Let Da Lang live with you for a while from tomorrow. I'm afraid I don't have the energy to take care of him these days."

Zhou Ehuang was overjoyed, fortunately she controlled herself and didn't show it on the face, but said softly: "What is Da Lang learning now?"

"It's just laying the foundation. Although his teachers have already been found, enlightenment is not enough for them. You just need to teach Dalang how to read and read the "San Zi Jing"."

Zhou Ehuang was at a loss: "The Three Character Classic? What is that?"

Li Congjia was really tired, and half-closed his eyes and said: "The enlightenment books I wrote when I was teaching Zhao Dezhao were more suitable for children. Chunsheng, go to the study and bring the "Three Character Classic" to my wife."

Zhou Ehuang was a little curious. She knew that Li Congjia was good at writing poems and lyrics, but children's enlightenment books...however, this thing didn't suit him.

In fact, Li Congjia not only sorted out the "San Zi Jing" but also "Hundred Surnames", but so far the "San Zi Jing" is more suitable for Li Zhongyu to read.

After Chunsheng came back, he brought a thin booklet. Zhou Ehuang took it in his hand and looked at it. As a children's enlightenment book, "San Zi Jing" itself does not have a lot of content. Zhou Ehuang is also a famous talented woman. After reading it, she can almost understand it The benefits of this book, I can't help but praise: "Your Majesty, this book is indeed very suitable for Da Lang to read."

Li Congjia responded softly and said: "Wait a minute to go and see Dalang, the palace is a bit chaotic today, I'm worried that he will be frightened, you can take him to sleep with you tonight."

Zhou Ehuang shook his head and said, "Should I stay and take care of Mr. Lang?"

Li Congjia chuckled: "All I suffered were skin injuries, not serious, just a little tired. Chunsheng and Taofu are enough here. I'm worried about Dalang, and it's not convenient to see him now. You should go and see him."

Only then did Zhou Ehuang say: "Okay."

After Zhou Ehuang left, Li Congjia breathed a sigh of relief. He really couldn't calm down and rest when Zhou Ehuang was here.

It wasn't that he didn't trust Zhou Ehuang, the main reason was that the two of them knew each other no better than strangers, Zhou Ehuang stayed to take care of him, he was probably awkward, and Zhou Ehuang was also uncomfortable.

After Zhou Ehuang left, Li Congjia fell into a deep sleep under the effect of Anshen Decoction, but he obviously didn't sleep very well that night, he kept dreaming, all kinds of weird dreams, and even "woke up" in the dream, Finding out that what he experienced thousands of years ago was his dream.

Li Congjia was very depressed at that time, he didn't have much nostalgia for this era, but there are people he likes here, where should he go to find another Shi Xueting after returning?

Li Congjia slept until dawn the next day, and when he woke up in a cold sweat, he found that it was already Chen Shi.

The morning court was naturally wrong, but the courtiers knew that Li Congjia was in danger yesterday, so they were already prepared not to go to the morning court, not to mention that the queen mother personally sent someone to tell them that Li Congjia was going to rest.

After Li Congjia sat up, he didn't know what was going on and what was going on for a while. It took him a long time to realize that what went back and what never came back was all a dream, and the way to distinguish dreams from reality is also very simple, because He felt the pain of the wound on his body.

Seeing that Li Congjia was about to get up, Chunsheng couldn't help but said: "Your Highness should rest for two more days. Feng Yu said that although His Highness didn't have serious injuries, because there are many wounds, you should be more careful."

Li Congjia waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I know, is the national teacher awake?"

Chunsheng shook his head: "Not yet."

Li Congjia asked again: "How is the situation?"

Chunsheng replied: "Just now I estimated that His Highness is about to wake up, so I asked Taofu to go to Zengfu Temple to ask about the situation first. Don't worry, His Highness, there are two Feng Yu taking turns guarding over there, and the national teacher will definitely not have any problems."

Li Congjia nodded: "I hope so. The national teacher was seriously injured to save me. I only hope that the Buddha will bless him."

Chunsheng suddenly knew that the national teacher risked his life to save the king of Tang. This can be spread. Although everyone had guessed that Shi Xueting was injured, Li Congjia was relatively intact. Could it be that Shi Xueting tried his best to protect him? However, there is no definite news No one dared to speak.

After Li Congjia finished washing, he sat on the imperial court, restrained his eagerness, first went to pay respects to Empress Dowager Zhong, and then went to see the crown prince at Zhou Ehuang.

The little prince was still a little ignorant, but still cleverly handed him the unsharp dagger that Li Congjia gave him and said, "Father, hit the bad guy."

Li Congjia hugged him with a slight smile and said, "The bad guy has already been beaten away by Dad."

Li Zhongyu seemed to understand, and Zhou Ehuang no longer worried when seeing Li Congjia contacting Li Zhongyu as before. After so many years, although she still couldn't see through it, Li Congjia was still good to children.

Li Congjia got up and said, "You will take Dalang with you for two more days, and there are still some things to deal with later."

Zhou Ehuang knew that Li Congjia must be going to Zengfu Temple to guard. Although the courtiers and Queen Mother Zhong felt that Li Congjia and Shi Xueting were a model of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, the woman's intuition told Zhou Ehuang that these two people were not just about the relationship between the monarch and his ministers. as simple as that.

But this is necessary. Zhou Ehuang has always been worried that Li Congjia married another woman and gave birth to a son who would threaten Li Zhongyu's status. Now, as long as Shi Xueting keeps Li Congjia on hold for ten years, no, five years, Li Zhongyu has grown up by then, even if there is another prince It is also difficult to threaten his status.

So in this regard, Zhou Ehuang has always given Li Congjia the green light, and dealt with all the palace people who chewed their tongues. She even helped Li Congjia and Shi Xueting cover up in front of the Queen Mother Zhong.

"The national teacher was injured because of Langjun, and the gentleman should visit him, but... Zengfu Temple is a temple after all, and it may not be conducive to recuperating the wounded inside. Why don't we clean up Jin Hualuo and let the national teacher go there to recuperate first?"

Jinhualuo is a courtyard next to Zichen Palace. Because it is too small to be used as a palace, it has become a side palace. Every time Li Congjia changed a palace, he had to name the palace after the name of Daming Palace back then. Jinhualuo is also one of the buildings of Daming Palace, so he moved it here.

Li Congjia's heart moved, why would he not want to let Shi Xueting get closer to him?However, the temples in the palace have various rules. Zendan Palace is much bigger than Suzhou, which makes Zengfu Temple farther away from Zichen Palace than before. If Shi Xueting lives in Jinhualuo...then the two of them No matter how close you are, you can walk over if you want to meet each other.

Li Congjia thought for a while and said, "Jinhualuo has cleaned up a Zen room, and then cleaned up a small Buddhist hall for the national teacher to use."

The stone in Zhou Ehuang's heart fell to the ground. It seemed that her guess was right, and she naturally agreed to Li Congjia's intention.

Li Congjia hurried to Zengfu Temple, but Taofu just said to him: "The national teacher is still asleep." On the back foot, someone from the palace came out and respectfully said: "Your Highness, the national teacher has woken up."

Li Congjia's face was filled with joy, and he walked in quickly. Shi Xueting had just woken up, lying on the bed, his eyes were dull, his face was pale, and even his lips were bloodless.

Shi Xueting's eyes slowly focused, and the first thing he said after seeing Li Congjia was: "Why are you here? Are you injured? Go back and rest."

Hearing his weak tone, Li Congjia was both moved and distressed, sitting on the embroidered pier by the bed, holding his hand and saying, "I'm fine, but you, how do you feel?"

Shi Xueting smiled slightly: "It's good to be alive."

Li Congjia didn't speak, talking was exhausting, Shi Xueting had just woken up, so let him rest more.

But Shi Xueting took the initiative to ask: "Where's Jing Qiong?"

The corner of Li Congjia's mouth twitched. He was about to go mad with anger yesterday, so he directly ordered someone to kill Jing Qiong. Although he didn't regret it now, Jing Qiong's confidant certainly didn't know as much as Jing Qiong, and he still lost something in the end.

Li Congjia didn't say it directly, but said: "Don't worry, I have already handed over the person to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and I must be able to ask useful things soon. It is said that the Khan family in the past has controlled a large gold mine. If you find that gold mine , we can buy grain from Khotan and even the Kara Khanate.”

Shi Xueting looked at Li Congjia for a while, then suddenly asked: "Jing Qiong is dead?"

Li Congjia looked at him in surprise: "Why do you ask that?"

Shi Xueting closed his eyes and said, "I guessed it, under the circumstances, you probably wouldn't keep him."

Shi Xueting knew Li Congjia a lot, thinking about yesterday's situation, Li Congjia would definitely not swallow this breath, and Jing Qiong didn't carry any serious secrets, it's no wonder that Li Congjia would spare his life.

Li Congjia would not lie to Shi Xueting, so he had to shut up, and Shi Xueting asked softly, "Have you saved your life?"

Li Congjia had no choice but to say: "There is only one person left."

Shi Xueting responded: "Well, that's okay, I can always stop the mouths of the ministers."

Li Congjia thought that he would have to thank Tang Feng for this. If Tang Feng hadn't made the decision to keep Jing Qiong's confidants, he probably wouldn't be able to keep any of them.

Shi Xueting briefly asked about the situation and fell back into a deep sleep.

Li Congjia didn't want to stay here for a long time, so he had to leave Taofu to look after Shi Xueting, and deal with political affairs by himself.

It's just that because there is no war recently, the things reported by the people below are also very trivial. Most of them are discussed around the matter of dividing the land, and whether the most important Uighurs should be treated equally.

In fact, according to the national policy of the Central Plains Dynasty, generally as long as the conquered territory becomes its own people, it will naturally be treated equally with the Han people.

However, the situation of the Uyghurs is different. Although Li Congjia occupied the royal city, these Uyghurs still did not give up. Although they are all Uyghurs, there are also different tribes among the Uyghurs. The fundamental administrative unit of this country should be the tribes. .

The Yaoluoge branch has declined until now. Those tribes did not recognize the strength of Tang. They only saw that after the death of Yaoluoge, the Uyghurs no longer had a large tribe, and some tribes began to eagerly try to form a split and self-government.

The question is how could Li Congjia let them succeed?He is short of the chicken to scare the chickens to scare the monkeys. The honest common people in the royal city are not easy to move, and those Uyghurs who have been like quails since the king of Tang moved into the Zendan Palace are not easy to move. Fortunately, a few come out without fear. dead.

Li Congjia resolutely criticized Zhubi—try to capture all prisoners, if not, not one will be kept!

To deal with these Uyghurs, moderate Confucian methods may be useless, and the strict system of Legalism may be able to suppress them.

Li Congjia began to think about the household registration system that was implemented in Anning City. At that time, because the number of Han people was small, in order to ensure the status of Han people, he set up a household registration system for different classes. Later, he was regarded as the successor of the Dragon King Zen. It is not easy to treat Yanqi people. They were all classified as low-class people, so the household registration system had to be put aside. Now in his country, there are Han people, Uighurs, Yanqi people, Yugur people, and other sporadic ethnic groups with small numbers.

It can be said that the current personnel composition of the entire Tang State is very complicated. This household registration system...maybe it should be discussed, and the household registration system is not dead. As long as the Uighurs or Yanqi people are willing to work honestly, they will have nothing to do If you rebel or something, you can gradually have the same status as the Han people.

Li Congjia grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down some rough details about the household registration system. However, there were still too few Han Chinese. He couldn't help but think of the plan he had discussed with Shi Xueting to buy people.

The Western Regions have entered a period of temporary peace, and at this time, the Central Plains, which has experienced a very short period of peace, has begun to fall into the fire of war. In the past, Zhou Guo fought south and north, but now... Zhou Guo himself is fighting with himself Fight.

Li Congjia picked up a brochure from the Ministry of Intelligence, and after reading it, he couldn't help smiling, he was really sleepy and handed him a pillow.