Fu Tang

Li Congjia's anger came so quickly that even Shi Xueting was taken aback for a moment. Seeing that the other party's eyes were red with anger, Shi Xueting quickly took his hand and said, "What's going on? Why are you so angry? Meng Chang ? The Emperor of Shu? What happened to him?"

Li Congjia took a deep breath, suppressed the rage in his body, and said in a hoarse voice, "Meng Chang sent troops to attack Qinzhou. If I didn't believe everyone, I would have suspected that there were moles in the court."

Shi Xueting frowned slightly. Although it was surprising that the Kingdom of Shu suddenly sent troops to attack Qinzhou, it would not make Li Congjia so angry. He asked again: "And then? Didn't defend?"

Li Congjia puffed up his cheeks and said: "Where did you not defend, the governor of Qinzhou didn't defend at all!"

Shi Xueting was slightly surprised: "Abandoned the city?"

Li Congjia responded sullenly, and Shi Xueting patted his head and said, "I'm not angry, I just abandoned the city... I can always fight back."

"Not only that." Li Congjia said with a gloomy face: "Before this trash escaped, he even kidnapped a concubine of Meng Renyu! In a fit of rage, Meng Renyu slaughtered nearly ten thousand people!"

This is why Li Congjia is angry. If you abandon the city, just abandon the city. At worst, call back. Since Zhao Kuangyin's subordinates have a problem, let him fight, and don't come back if you can't get Qinzhou back.

However, the governor of Qinzhou was cowardly and greedy, but harmed the local people. This is what Li Congjia cannot tolerate.

Shi Xueting's expression was also not good, and he asked: "The sudden dispatch of troops from the Kingdom of Shu is also related to this concubine's room?"

Li Congjia snorted: "There is no specific information yet, but I haven't heard of Shu's move to deploy troops before. It can be seen that Meng Renyu sent troops impulsively this time. It is probably because of this incident. One or two caused people to suffer for their beauty. It's really enough!"

When Shi Xueting was injured, Li Congjia was also very angry and beheaded a bunch of people. However, most of those people were high-ranking Uighur officials and aristocrats.

However, after calming down for a while, Li Congjia knew that Meng Renyu had sent troops to attack Qinzhou city for his concubine. Meng Chang might not have known it at first, but when he knew it... he was already riding a tiger. Meng Renyu was his own younger brother, who occupied Qinzhou at that time What else can he do if he doesn't follow and send troops to stabilize the place?Even if he said it had nothing to do with him, Tang Guo didn't believe it, so he could only make mistakes.

Li Congjia collected the information in his hands, turned his head to look at Taofu and said, "Notify the cabinet and the Privy Council, the Xuanzheng Palace will discuss matters!"

Tao Fu immediately bowed in response, turned around and trotted all the way to inform the ministers to discuss the matter.

Li Congjia turned to look at Shi Xueting and said, "Your injury is almost healed, let's go, let's go together."

Shi Xueting is meaningless, he can refuse any reward with a high profile, but it does not mean that he likes to live in seclusion behind the scenes, and even he prefers the feeling of standing next to Li Congjia, it is precisely because he is a national teacher, not a courtier, so he Only this honor.

When Li Congjia arrived at the Xuanzheng Hall, all the ministers had already arrived. He glanced at it and knew that everyone should know the news, so he asked directly without going around in circles: "I think you already know something about Qinzhou. What's the matter?" Tell me what you think."

As soon as Li Congjia's voice fell, Zhao Kuangyin went out and knelt down on the ground, and began to plead guilty as soon as he took off his hat.

Li Congjia said angrily: "What are you going to do? If you lose it, call back. If you resign and hang your seal, the other party will be able to return Qinzhou?"

Zhao Kuangyin looked ashamed: "It's the officials who don't know people well, and I'm ashamed of trusting Your Highness."

Zhao Kuangyin also scolded the eight generations of ancestors of the governor of Qinzhou, and said that he was wronged. This governor of Qinzhou was not selected by him, but was given such a position to take care of his relatives, and this relative... ...It is also very far away, he is the son of his cousin who loves his concubine, and the blood relationship between that cousin and his concubine is actually very far away, but he is smart and can serve, and Qinzhou Governor Shushu It's really good, Zhao Kuangyin's generals can count a platoon, but there are very few who are good at martial arts.

Zhao Kuangyin tested a few of his questions, and they looked all right, so it's up to you, go ahead.

Before this person was conscientious and conscientious in Qinzhou, his political achievements were not too outstanding, but he was okay, so Zhao Kuangyin let him go, who knew that this guy was so bad?

Li Congjia's intelligence department had put all kinds of materials and even the black history of the governor of Qinzhou on his desk. After reading it, Li Congjia felt that... Shi Xueting had no relatives.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, Qinzhou must take it back, not only to take it back, since the Kingdom of Shu dares to provoke us, then Meng Chang will not be able to sleep peacefully, and the plans made before will be implemented in advance." After finishing speaking, Li Congjia added another sentence: "Fortunately, the autumn harvest has passed."

Zhao Kuangyin saw that Li Congjia had no intention of questioning the crime, so he immediately felt relieved, turned his eyes and asked for a fight and said: "This is my fault, and please Your Highness Xu Chen to make up for it."

Li Congjia was a little hesitant. In the original plan, Zhao Kuangyin had nothing to do with attacking the Kingdom of Shu. What he needed to do was to get in touch with the reorganized army. Now Zhao Kuangyin and his Ziting Army are soldiers who don’t know the generals and don’t know the soldiers. , so rashly going to the battlefield is bound to suffer.

Seeing Li Congjia hesitate, Li Hongji turned to look at Zhao Kuangyin and asked, "How is the training of the Ziting waiting soldiers?"

Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly: "Duke Su, don't worry, you can't lose the ability to eat."

Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin was confident, Li Congjia thought for a while and said, "That's okay, the national teacher is injured and can't travel far. The Privy Council should re-plan. The cabinet will prepare the logistics. You may not know that Meng Renyu has already begun to massacre the city. Let's send troops one day earlier. You can save two more people."

The ministers of the cabinet were not flustered even if they were temporarily ordered. After assigning tasks, they withdrew, leaving Li Congjia and the members of the Privy Council here to discuss.

It was a discussion, but Li Congjia listened to it from the beginning to the end, saying that he didn't understand it at all. Anyway, judging from his experience, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

When Li Congjia saw that everyone was discussing the route, he suddenly asked, "Shu is very mountainous, so the heavy luggage may not be easy to transport."

"So I can only ask for one word." When it comes to military affairs, Li Hongji is no longer silent.

Li Congjia frowned: "But the enemy is more familiar with the mountain terrain than us, and they can't cut down all the trees."

Li Jingda smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, Dalang and I have experience in this kind of situation."

Li Congjia breathed a sigh of relief in an instant: "That's good. Since this is the case, everyone should make more preparations. I guess my aunt and sister-in-law are going to scold me again."

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, and then dispersed. Although everyone looked relaxed on the surface, in fact, no matter who they were, they were a little nervous. After all, they were too hasty.

Li Congjia brought Shi Xueting back to Zichen Palace, he turned his head to look at the monk and asked, "You won't be allowed to lead troops this time, don't be unhappy, when I attack Chang'an in the future, I will let you go."

Shi Xueting laughed: "When did I say I was unhappy?"

How could he be unhappy?His contribution is actually not small, and no one in the court can ignore him. If you don’t go, don’t go. You can stay and be tender with Li Congjia. Otherwise, you don’t know when you will come back after leaving. Wouldn't it be suffocating if I didn't see him once?

Li Congjia saw that he didn't force it and said: "This time we can take a good look at Zhao Kuangyin's ability to lead troops."

Shi Xueting was a little surprised: "It's not like you haven't seen it before."

Li Congjia said with an unpredictable expression: "You don't understand, the feeling of being an opponent is different from being a teammate."

Shi Xueting looked at him speechlessly, and Li Congjia laughed and said, "I don't know what kind of national beauty Meng Renyu's concubine is. Let the literati know, and I guess I will say something about beauty."

Shi Xueting stared at him for a while and asked, "Do you really want to see her?"

Li Congjia was at a loss for a moment, and then realized that Shi Xueting was talking about the concubine. He immediately realized, "What did I see her for? If the governor of Qinzhou was arrested together with that little lady, then he will also be arrested." It's just a dead end, I just feel a little pity."

Shi Xueting said in a light tone: "Your Highness is sympathetic to the fragrance and cherishes the jade."

Li Congjia noticed that there seemed to be a sour smell coming from Shi Xueting's body, and felt very helpless, what kind of jealousy did he eat?

He had no choice but to say: "Not at all, unless that woman seduces the governor of Qinzhou and then makes Meng Renyu attack Qinzhou, otherwise she is just a poor person. Most of the so-called beauty disasters are men who can't control them Jun, hey, tell me... Could this woman be just an excuse for Meng Renyu?"

Li Congjia originally just wanted to appease Shi Xueting and tell him not to be jealous casually. A little lady he has never met can make him overturn the jealousy. How can this day be passed?

As a result, he opened his mind while talking. He always felt that this incident happened too suddenly. The governor of Qinzhou was also a scholar. Why did he abandon the city and run away?

Shi Xueting thought about it seriously and said: "If the intelligence department can't find it, other people may not know about it. Well, I haven't written a letter yet, why don't you ask someone to find out."

Li Congjia shook his head: "Forget it, the matter has already happened, even if it is true, it will not have any impact on the next situation. Don't let your friend take risks."

Indeed, even if someone is sent to ask, knowing the result is nothing more than satisfying Li Congjia's curiosity. In fact, at this point, it doesn't matter whether Shu really designed Qinzhou's governor or fake it. .

Even if it was true, Li Congjia still looked down on Meng Renyu a little bit, even if he used a beauty trick, he would try his best to give it to someone of his own status. A governor of Qinzhou would at best give them a state.

Li Congjia's rhythm of reviewing papers was interrupted, and when he came back, he realized with a bitter face that he probably couldn't finish his work today.

Shi Xueting took over half of the memorial very understandingly, and he also had a sense of propriety, what he took over were trivial matters, and the real military affairs were left to Li Congjia to deal with.

The two of them were busy until it was dark, and finally finished approving all the papers. Li Congjia wiped his hands, stretched his waist and said, "There are so many things in such a small place. If we really want to rule the world...wouldn't we be too busy?" ?”

Shi Xueting said: "So Zhongguang must learn to share the pressure. The cabinet can make decisions on many matters. There is no need to ask you to give instructions. It is true that you cannot let go of political power or military power easily, but you can't hold them all in your hands. , Appropriately assign some tasks to go out, and it will also make the ministers feel your trust in them, right?"

Li Congjia turned his head and said with a smile: "Of course, so, if you are the emperor, you must be more qualified than me."

Shi Xueting laughed.

Once the huge machine of the imperial court is running at full speed, it will produce amazing efficiency. On the seventh day after Li Congjia received the news that Qinzhou had fallen, the army had already assembled, and the food and supplies were initially in place. The generals who needed to send troops even stayed early. After entering the barracks, wait for the army to set off.

Because it was not a particularly important battle, Li Congjia did not send it off in person, but in order to express his importance, he asked Shi Xueting to take Prince Li Zhongyu to see him off outside the city.

Li Zhongyu is already five years old, and he is still a little bean. Although he is young, this child has a high status, and everyone is happy to take this opportunity to leave a good impression on this little prince.

But what impressed everyone the most was that Shi Xueting brought Li Zhongyu. Although Shi Xueting was Li Zhongyu's teacher, not every teacher is qualified to bring the prince here.

People who have already confirmed that their king and the national teacher have no ties, start to dream again, always feel that something is wrong, but dare not say it, can only think about which colleague to talk to: Why does His Highness praise a monk so desperately? ?

If it's because His Highness believes in Buddhism, I haven't seen him make Buddhism the state religion, and he's even quite ruthless against Buddhism.

Li Congjia didn't know that his relationship with Shi Xueting had made everyone feel confused, and now he was looking at the account book that Liu Yi handed over.

Liu Yi is a little worried. To be honest, the mining situation in the past few months has not been very good. The technology is not advanced enough. Li Congjia insisted on letting the fallen people rest, but the result is not very good on the books, at least compared to When these mines were in the hands of the Uighur Khan, their output was much lower.

However, at this time Li Congjia was very satisfied after finishing the calculation. Besides the caravan, he had an extra income. How could he be dissatisfied?

As for what Liu Yi was worried about, he felt that it was completely unnecessary, as long as he could earn some money after excluding labor. The total amount of things like minerals was fixed, and if they were mined, they would be exhausted quickly, so it was useless.

Li Congjia put down the account book and encouraged Liu Yi, and then waited until Shi Xueting and Li Zhongyu came back from outside the city.

Li Congjia saw Li Zhongyu holding Shi Xueting's hand, and couldn't help smiling. Li Zhongyu saw him smile, let go of Shi Xueting's hand, rushed over and hugged his leg and shouted sweetly: "Ah Dad~"

Li Congjia touched his little red face and asked, "Why is your face so red? Is the sun very strong outside?"

Li Zhongyu shook his head, looked at Li Congjia with bright eyes and asked, "Father, when will I be able to ride a big horse and wear armor like my uncle?"

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows: "Da Lang wants to ride a horse?"

Li Zhongyu nodded vigorously, Li Congjia smiled and said: "You can ride a horse after you have memorized the book."

Li Zhongyu immediately patted his small chest and said, "My son must recite the book well!"

Li Congjia originally wanted to agree to him immediately, but Li Zhongyu was too young and he had no experience in raising children, so he didn't know if it was suitable for him now, so he just said this first, if possible, he would let someone choose a pony later. Just let Li Zhongyu learn slowly.

Li Congjia patted Li Zhongyu's head and said, "Your mother prepared almond soup for you earlier, go eat it."

After all, Li Zhongyu was a child, and he was even happier when he heard that there was something delicious, but he still respectfully saluted Li Congjia and Shi Xueting, and after getting a reply, he took them to Hanliang Hall.

Li Congjia turned his head to look at Shi Xueting and asked, "I'll let someone choose a horse later, so you can teach Dalang how to ride a horse."

After hearing this, Shi Xueting was not surprised. He could guess that Li Congjia wanted him to get acquainted with Li Zhongyu as much as possible to cultivate a relationship. In the future, even if Li Zhongyu grows up and knows the relationship between his father and this monk, he can accept them to the maximum extent. .

What's more, Li Congjia felt that Li Zhongyu should be able to accept it. After all, if he had to choose between one more stepfather and many brothers, he should choose the former one. See how Zhou Ehuang did it, don't you understand?

Shi Xueting sat down and said: "Da Lang is still young, if he learns martial arts too early, I'm afraid Shou Fu and others will try to persuade him."

Li Congjia snorted: "How can my son know nothing about military affairs?"

Shi Xueting looked at him with a half-smile, and Li Congjia added: "In the future, the position of Privy Councilor of the Privy Council will be given to him."

Shi Xueting was surprised: "How can this work?"

Li Congjia looked at him seriously and said, "Of course. I'm hoping that the troubled times will pass away soon, and that he will grow up soon. At that time, I will be able to travel around with you. If it takes too long, when I get older, I can't move anymore."

Shi Xueting's heart softened, and he kissed his face and said: "It's okay, we can find a place we like to live if we can't walk, it's just the two of us."

Li Congjia laughed and said, "I'm afraid it's not easy. It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it's hard to go from extravagance to frugality. We're all used to a life of rich clothes and good food. If there are only two of us, we have to do the cooking and laundry by ourselves. I won't do it."

Shi Xueting looked at him helplessly, pinched his nose and said, "You have the final say."

Li Congjia leaned on him, looked at the imperial case in front of him and whispered, "Hey, imagination is always good, and it makes me not want to work now."

Even so, he still picked up a booklet, and after looking at it twice, he couldn't help sitting up straight and said, "Huh? There have been more people leaving the customs recently. What's the matter? I haven't heard of it except for two weeks. Where is the war going?"

Shi Xueting asked: "More? Much more?"

"It must be quite a few that the Ministry of Household Affairs can report such a serious matter." Li Congjia read it again and said, "It's strange that these people... are still going out to settle down."

Li Congjia thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Everyone knows that the Western Regions are bitter and cold. Of course, it is good that Li Congjia can testify, but in many people's minds, the Western Regions are a representative of barrenness. Generally, people in the Central Plains seldom go out and settle down. , but people from the Western Regions will want to enter the customs if they have the opportunity.

If something goes wrong, it is a demon. Li Congjia immediately sent someone to check it out. The most important thing is to check if there are any spies sent by other countries.

Li Congjia personally ordered, and the matter was soon found out.

In the final analysis, this matter has something to do with Li Congjia's large-scale purchase of people. When those prisoners heard that they were about to be exiled to the Western Regions, all of them had already made up their minds to die.

However, when I actually set foot on this land, I found that this place is actually not bad. The most important thing is that although they are still not good people, but corrupt people, their life is much better than before. At least they have food to work, and they can eat full.

These prisoners felt as if they had returned to the world from hell, and they didn't know how they managed to let their relatives far away in their hometown get the news, so... spread the word, and many people packed up their things and left. .

However, these people who are willing to go out to find a life are generally unable to survive in their hometown, or are displaced people, and no one will care about these people even if they leave.

Li Congjia is very happy. He is short of people now. If someone has everything, the only trouble is to find out the household registration of these people. If there is no criminal act within the period, it will be converted to a normal household registration.

Of course, this is just Li Congjia's preliminary idea, and the rest... will be left to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Just like what Shi Xueting said, it is impossible for him to take care of everything in such a big country.

After finishing writing, Li Congjia sighed to Shi Xueting: "Troubled times have too much impact on ordinary people, and they run away at the slightest sign of trouble, which shows how the world has collapsed."

To put it simply, the country where these people live does not give them a sense of security, so they have to look for a place where they can feel safe.

The Tang Dynasty is not the most powerful country, but the people are not stupid. Thinking about the remoteness of the Western Regions, no one is going to fight for it. I heard that there are land species there, so what are you waiting for?go.

After Li Congjia expressed his emotions, he strengthened his belief that conquering the world is not the most difficult thing, but governing the world is the most difficult thing.

Just when Li Congjia was happily welcoming those desperate people who could only go out to seek a living, the first battle report was handed over to his desk.

In the first battle, both sides fought tentatively, but even so, the number of soldiers who died was quite large.

After looking at it, Li Congjia frowned and said, "What's going on? Why is the Yeliang army's battle loss ratio so high?"

The author has something to say: Li Congjia: What about the ascetic monks?Where did you get so many tricks?

Shi Xueting: Don't you know?Buddhism also has the Buddha of Huanxi.

Li Congjia: ...

Shi Xueting: How about we try bamboo flute today?

Li Congjia: QAQ