Fu Tang

Li Congjia was very puzzled, what kind of operation is it to send envoys to other people's homes after making troubles?Are you really afraid that he will kill the envoy when he gets angry?

But thinking about it again, it's true that the other party didn't make it clear, so even if Li Congjia became angry, he couldn't really kill the envoy.

However, the posture should be higher, and Han Yu was directly sent to negotiate with the envoys to see what King Yalongjue meant.

As a result, the news brought by Han Yu made Li Congjia very interesting. Yalong felt that the king sent envoys mainly to show his favor, and the way of showing his favor was...to sue?

King Yalongjue's envoy gave evidence that King Yaze sent people to secretly support the Uighur uprising. Li Congjia looked at the so-called evidence and was a little bit dumbfounded. It was a few letters. King Yaze and the so-called leader of the rebel army Communication.

Li Congjia doesn't think these letters are true. Although King Yaze and King Yalongjue are both descendants of the Tubo royal family, they are in a competitive relationship. There are many possibilities for King Yalongjue to send these letters. The biggest possibility is probably To kill with a knife.

Of course, it is also possible that these letters are true, but even if they are true, so what?

Li Congjia said it tough at the beginning, but he also knew in his heart that it is indeed not a good time to go to war, especially since there are various mountains between Tubo and Tang Dynasty, it is very difficult in terms of marching, and Li Congjia's goal has always been In the Central Plains, if he has the ability to attack Tubo in the future, he will not want this area now.

After sorting out these letters, Shi Xueting said: "It may not be useless."

Li Congjia raised his eyebrows and asked him, "What's the use?"

Shi Xueting smiled and said, "Send these letters to King Yaze."

Li Congjia blinked, and said with a smile: "This is a good way. On the surface, it is to question, but in secret, it is to tell him that King Yalongjue betrayed him or framed him. Let the two of them bite the dog. Things, we don't interfere."

After hearing this, Shi Xueting couldn't help laughing. Ever since Li Congjia became the king of Tang, it's rare to hear such down-to-earth words.

Li Congjia directly handed over this matter to Shi Xueting. As for King Yalongjue's emissary... let Han Yu deal with it, and the other party will probably go back after he has dealt with it.

Li Congjia turned to ask: "What did Jingnan say? Is there any news?"

The expression on Shi Xueting's face suddenly became very complicated. When Li Congjia saw him like this, his heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help asking: "Could it have changed?"

At this moment, Li Congjia's first thought was how to take down Jingnan. After all, it's fine if the Gao family doesn't know about the secret control of Jingnan.

It's just, it shouldn't be, Li Congjia specially asked Zhao Kuangyin to do this matter in order to be safe. After all, Zhao Kuangyin is very cunning. It's hard to say whether Li Jingda is cunning, but this kind of not so bright thing can never be done by his uncle.

Shi Xueting sighed and said: "No, Jing Nan has already controlled it, but the process... was a bit unexpected."

Li Congjia immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't scare me, Jingnan is really important, if we let them take refuge in Southern Zhou or Shu, then we will be very difficult."

Shi Xueting said: "Zhao Kuangyin...has a kind face and a cold heart. Gao Jichong has already died at his hands."

Li Congjia:? ? ? ?What the hell?

After seeing Li Congjia's shocked gaze, Shi Xueting said helplessly: "He didn't listen to your opinion, it's not that he blatantly disobeyed the military order, but after discussing with Bai Guogong, he felt that the plan was too crude and wanted to control the city. Lane is not an easy task, even if it is under control, the other party can ask for help from Shu or Southern Zhou at any time, and they don't necessarily have to submit to Datang."

When Li Congjia thought about it, it really looked like this. In history, the Northern Song Dynasty was able to take Jingnan without any effort, mainly because the Northern Song Dynasty had already occupied almost all the places around Jingnan, and the Northern Song Dynasty was already the most powerful country in the Central Plains. , even if Jing Nan wanted to seek refuge with anyone, he had no choice but to choose to surrender.

This is not the case now. The strength of Datang in the Western Regions has scared many people. Even Khotan dare not take action against Datang easily. But in the Central Plains, I am afraid that no one knows the details of Datang, and Jingnan may not be He will put Datang in his eyes, not to mention that he can find others as allies at any time.

Li Congjia broke out in a cold sweat behind his back. Sure enough, inertial thinking killed people. If he didn't have this history in his mind, I'm afraid he wouldn't come up with such an idea casually. Fortunately, Zhao Kuangyin didn't listen to him.

"How did Zhao Kuangyin do it?" Li Congjia was very curious.

Shi Xueting said: "Zhao Kuangyin bribed the Gao family's cook and poisoned the reception banquet."

The reception banquet was naturally a banquet set up by Gao Jichong to entertain Zhao Kuangyin. Li Congjia was a little surprised after hearing this: "He poisoned Gao Jichong to death?"

Shi Xueting shook his head: "No, he poisoned himself."

Li Congjia asked in shock: "Poison yourself? Does he not want to live anymore?"

That is poison, no matter what kind of poison, even if there is an antidote, it will take a certain amount of time to detoxify. If you don't grasp the time well, you may die.

Shi Xueting sighed: "It was indeed very dangerous at the time, but he survived and sent troops to take down Jingnan as a matter of course."

Li Congjia frowned: "Since it has been defeated, Gao Jichong's punishment should be handed over to the court. How could he do it privately?"

"No, it was Gao Jichong who set fire to the palace himself. The palace was burned, and when the fire was extinguished, there was only a piece of ashes left."

Li Congjia was dumbfounded, isn't this wave of operations a bit exaggerated?

But when you think about it, Gao Jichong survived in history because he didn't have much conflict with the Northern Song Dynasty, at least there was no life lawsuit.

But this time, although Zhao Kuangyin did not die, it was true that he intended to murder the important officials of the Tang Dynasty. Even if he said he hadn't done it, who would believe it?

Li Congjia sat there for a while, then smiled and said: "This Zhao Kuangyin..." He shook his head, not knowing how to evaluate Zhao Kuangyin, but he had to say that no matter what character or moral integrity a person can achieve, this The ability to make decisions is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

If it weren't for Li Congjia's good luck, it is estimated that Zhao Kuangyin would really not want to return to Datang. Yes, Li Congjia always felt that he was able to get to where he is today because of good luck.

After thinking for a while, Li Congjia took a piece of letter paper and wrote a letter scolding Zhao Kuangyin, focusing on scolding him for not caring about his body.

Such a letter, although apparently reprimanding Zhao Kuangyin, is actually caring for him. As long as Zhao Kuangyin has no problem with his mind, he will not fail to understand.

After Li Congjia finished writing the letter, he thought for a while and said: "Zhao Kuangyin has made a contribution. I remember that there are still several century-old ginseng in the private treasury. Let's choose two and send them to him."

In this way, the younger brother who doesn't even want his life for his career must be appeased, even if it is not Zhao Kuangyin, who has no skills, such a person is rare.

At the same time, Li Congjia was also puzzled, what kind of wind did Zhao Kuangyin have?Even if Li Jingda did this, he would understand it better, Zhao Kuangyin doesn't seem like such a loyal person.

Yes, in Li Congjia's heart, Zhao Kuangyin has never had anything to do with loyalty. Whether it is the "Chenqiao Mutiny" in history or the betrayal of Zhou Guo in this time and space, Zhao Kuangyin's loyalty can't be seen anywhere. What are you doing?

What else could it be doing?I'm afraid you'll take the opportunity to make trouble.

Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to do this. When he received the instructions at the front line, he felt that it would not work. The situation in Jingnan was too complicated. If the Tang Dynasty had already occupied half of the Central Plains, it might be okay to do so, but it is not feasible now.

But he didn't dare to write notes. The most taboo thing for a general is to point fingers at his boss's decision, but this is obviously not feasible. South!

However, Zhao Kuangyin also knew that he was probably not a loyal person in Li Congjia's heart. He was worried that if he used his own methods to take down Jingnan, Li Congjia would suspect that he wanted to defend himself. After all, Jingnan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Otherwise, the Gao family didn't have many capable people, how could they control Jingnan for so many years?

Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to continue to create a separatist regime, not to mention that his hard work might end up with nothing, but his whole family is still deleting pills!He can't ignore his wife and children, can he?

Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to make a bad move, telling Li Congjia that he could sacrifice his life for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, so he didn't turn his back on it.

Back then when Zhao Kuangyin wanted to take risks, all his subordinates disagreed. He even said something to make Zhao Kuangyin rebel. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin pressed everyone to go his own way. Those barriers between Li Congjia were erased.

After all, from the beginning to the end, he and Li Congjia may have had all kinds of conflicts, but there was never a life-and-death enmity. As a general and leader of the army, what he fears most is the distrust of the monarch. He must eliminate this danger in the invisible.

Facts have proved that Zhao Kuangyin is still Zhao Kuangyin even if he has no chance to be Song Taizu, he made the right bet!

No matter what Zhao Kuangyin has done before, or what he has done to Empress Li in history, at least now Li Congjia doesn't want to doubt him anymore.

Zhao Kuangyin did not wait for the imperial decree, but instead waited for a letter. Seeing Li Congjia's fierce words in the letter, Zhao Kuangyin stroked his beard and laughed twice.

When he saw the various detoxifying medicinal materials sent by Li Congjia again, Zhao Kuangyin's heart fell into his chest. He knew that as long as this battle was fought beautifully, his position in Datang would never be shaken by anyone, even Can go further.

The king with a foreign surname dare not think about it now. After all, even Li Congjia is only a king now, and he dare not establish himself as an emperor, but the Duke or something... can always think about it?

If it's not possible, it's okay to let the marquis be hereditary. Yes, the title of Zhao Kuangyin is now a descendant of the title, and when his son inherits the title, he will be the earl.

Zhao Kuangyin was full of energy. The damage caused by the poison seemed to disappear in an instant, and he jumped up vigorously and said, "Come here, prepare the car and go to the camp. I want to discuss the military situation with Lord Bai."

Zhao Kuangyin went to look for Li Jingda, Li Jingda didn't dare to neglect him at all, he dared to poison him, he couldn't afford to offend him, and anyway, Li Jingda was not young, even if he was able to lead troops, he probably wouldn't be able to do so for a few years It was tough, but only the youngest of his sons inherited some of his talents, and the rest were okay to be playboys, so don't expect anything else.

Li Jingda felt that it was necessary to establish a good relationship with these younger generals, but...Li Ping and Zhu Yuan were not much younger than him, Li Hongji was his nephew, Shi Xueting...he was a monk and lived in the village for a long time. In the palace, if you walk too close, you may be suspected of prying into the secrets of the palace, so it seems that Zhao Kuangyin is the right one.

So Zhao Kuangyin received courtesy from Li Jingda, and Zhao Kuangyin was also very polite. After the two of them were polite, Zhao Kuangyin asked, "Duke, do you think we should recruit more soldiers?"

Li Jingda shook his head and said: "The number is already quite a lot now, and they are all new recruits in many recruits, and they cannot be trained."

Zhao Kuangyin rubbed his hands together and said, "No, look, the Kingdom of Shu borders the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Will His Highness take down the Kingdom of Shu and destroy the homeland in one go?"

Li Jingda paused with his hand holding the teacup, and then took a deep look at Zhao Kuangyin. He had forgotten this point. Could it be that Li Congjia's aggressive attack on the Kingdom of Shu this time was for the purpose of defeating the Southern Zhou Dynasty?

After thinking for a while, Li Jingda said, "It's not right."

Zhao Kuangyin had a clear expression on his face: "The last general also knows something is wrong, but... I am worried that His Highness has obsessions."

After all, it is the old land of the motherland, and not everyone can let it go.

Li Jingda sighed and said, "I will try to persuade His Highness."

Zhao Kuangyin was relieved immediately. He came to Li Jingda just for this one sentence. He had been speculating why Li Congjia had decided on the Kingdom of Shu. Of course, part of it was because there was well salt here, and it had something to do with the arrogance of the Kingdom of Shu, but Li Congjia was not either. How long did he endure it in the Western Regions?It can be seen that he is not someone who can't bear it. There must be a reason for not being able to bear it this time. Zhao Kuangyin thinks that the hometown of the Southern Tang Dynasty may be Li Congjia's obsession.

But it is not good for him to tell Li Congjia about this. After all, the demise of the Southern Tang Dynasty also had his efforts. If this is not good, Li Congjia will recall the previous things.

It's just that the two people discussing here didn't expect that Li Congjia had thought about fighting the Southern Zhou Dynasty first, just like Li Jingda thought, and he didn't think it was appropriate.

The Northern Zhou Dynasty was much stronger than the Southern Zhou Dynasty. Keeping the Southern Zhou Dynasty can consume the Northern Zhou Dynasty and defeat the Southern Zhou Dynasty. By that time, the Southern Tang Dynasty has already experienced many major battles, and its national power will definitely not be as good as it is now. At that time, it will have almost no advantage against the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

So Li Congjia's idea is to win the Shu Kingdom, if possible, then conquer the Southern Han Dynasty, and if it is not suitable, then rest and recuperate.

Although the Kingdom of Shu formed an alliance with the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Li Congjia was not worried at all. It was impossible for the Southern Zhou Dynasty to devote all of its national power to help the Kingdom of Shu in the war, and they still had to guard against the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

And... Li Congjia began to think, Bei Zhou got the thunder box, and he must deal with Nan Zhou. If they were allowed to take Nan Zhou so quickly, and Bei Zhou's troops were hardly consumed, how could it be done?Do you want to help Nan Zhoubo as well?

You can sell them thunder boxes, but let them not intervene in the grievances between Datang and Shu?

Li Congjia thinks this can happen. As for the previous hostility, there is still time for relaxation between people, let alone countries. After all, there is no direct conflict of interest between Southern Zhou and Datang.

Li Congjia shared his thoughts with Shi Xueting, and Shi Xueting asked, "The reason why Southern Zhou formed an alliance with the Kingdom of Shu may be to fear the Great Tang."

Li Congjia was at a loss: "Why?"

Shi Xueting said: "Look at the map, the current territory of the Southern Zhou Dynasty is almost exactly the same as that of the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, the Southern Zhou Dynasty must be careful that you will attack them after you conquer the Kingdom of Shu."

Li Congjia was stunned, he didn't think of this himself, and it was a coincidence that just after Shi Xueting finished speaking, Li Jingda handed over the brochure, which was about the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and he urged Li Congjia not to be impulsive , as long as you work steadily, there will always be a day to go back in the future.

Li Congjia was a little helpless after reading it. Why do so many people think that he is playing Nan Zhou's idea?

But this note came just right, he needed to use this note to explain to Wen Chen the reason for doing business with Nan Zhou.

The ministers of the cabinet are more accepting of this result. Although they also want to return to their homeland, if they take the world as their ambition, there is nothing unacceptable in giving up the Southern Zhou Dynasty first.

Southern Zhou was a little puzzled by Datang's sudden overtures. Of course, Li Congjia gave them a reason. Datang didn't want Southern Zhou to intervene in the war between them and the Kingdom of Shu. It is also possible to make a gentleman's agreement, such as mutual non-aggression, etc. In order to win the trust of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, Li Congjia even promised that if the Kingdom of Shu can be included in the pocket, it will be convenient for the Southern Zhou Dynasty to delineate the boundaries of mountains and rivers!

Nan Zhou was full of doubts. Even if there was such a reason, they felt that Xi Tang's attitude changed a bit quickly. Well, yes, in the eyes of these people, Datang is Xi Tang.

However, Li Congjia's sincerity is true, and Southern Zhou is indeed riding a tiger. After forming an alliance with Shu, Northern Zhou has been eyeing them.

Of course, the Southern Zhou Dynasty was not without discerning people. The courtier Jiang Xing said: "So, Xitang really has the ambition for the world. He sold us the weapons, but he let us consume each other with the puppet Zhou. When the time comes, the Xitang family will dominate the world. Huh , The wolf's ambition is clearly revealed."

Li Wei, who had always disliked him, said: "Xi Tang now lives in a corner, and his ambition is in the world? You may not think highly of them, not to mention, even if Xi Tang has bad intentions, their weapons have already been sold to the pseudo-weeks. , if we don’t buy it, how will we resist the pseudo-week attack?”

Jiang Xing gritted his teeth and said, "This is Xitang's conspiracy!"

Li Wei flicked his sleeves and said: "Even if it is Xitang's conspiracy, we have the right time and place now. What does Xitang have? What does Western Region have? We can't get the weapons that Xitang can make? Buy them first, and then let the craftsmen study them." That is, Jiang Shilang is too worrying!"

Jiang Xing stared at Li Wei speechless, yes, now Nan Zhou is better than Xi Tang no matter how he looks at it, why should they worry so much?

No matter how lively the Southern Zhou court was, in the end Li Congjia had achieved his goal.

When Meng Chang found out that Nan Zhou would not give him any support, he immediately thought of what method Li Congjia had used. For this reason, he did not hesitate to write letters to Nan Zhou again and again, all kinds of knowledge He used reason to move emotion, but Nan Zhou didn't respond.

Meng Chang's heart went cold, and he didn't understand why Nan Zhou suddenly changed his attitude. Nan Zhou didn't give him an explanation. It can't be said that they just broke the covenant because of a little weapon, right?

However, Nan Zhou pretended to stand up to mediate the dispute between Datang and Shu.

When Li Congjia knew about it, he almost burst out laughing, from top to bottom, what kind of hole is Nan Zhou the most funny?How about being the world's policeman?Also mediate disputes?

However, Li Congjia didn't bother to take care of such a small matter. Anyway, the Shu Kingdom would definitely fight. The military expenditure had been spent so much, and many soldiers had been recruited locally. How could it be possible not to fight?Stopping like this, Gao Jichong simply can't rest in peace!

Not only did Li Congjia not stop Zhao Kuangyin and the others, he even allocated some more military expenses to them, and then asked the officials to select someone to take over Jingnan, emphasizing again and again that the local people should not be disturbed, and it is best to let the people continue to work and produce quickly. , now is the harvest season in the south, if it is delayed, it will be equivalent to losing a lot of food!

It is not good to say that a large territory is not good. Li Congjia now often has to consider the difference in climate between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, and then decide how to deal with it. When he thinks that the Central Plains is vast and rich in resources...and Dali is independent, Li Congjia feels that the responsibility is heavy. Far, we must quickly train Li Zhongyu!

But that being said, Li Congjia was reluctant to let Li Zhongyu mature too prematurely. The child is not without father and mother, and his father is not a wimp. It is far from making him work so hard, as long as he keeps his normal learning progress, right?

However, Li Congjia's so-called normal learning progress was unanimously criticized by the prince's teachers, saying that Li Congjia was too indulgent to the children. In the end, every time Li Congjia took Li Zhongyu to play, he was watched by these big bosses with condemnation, as if It's like he spoiled the child.

Just when Li Congjia was having a headache because of Li Zhongyu's education, Li Jingda sent back an urgent letter telling Li Congjia: Zhao Kuangyin is really going to play himself to death!

Li Congjia:? ? ? ? ?

The author has something to say: Li Congjia: Yesterday the author said that I have a kidney deficiency. I think for the dignity of a man, I need to prove myself!

Shi Xueting: Well, I heard that there is a word called Ma Zhen...

Li Congjia: My dear, I also called it Platonic love, how about I explain it to you?

Shi Xueting: Get on the horse first and then explain.

Li Congjia: QAQ