Fu Tang

When Li Congjia received the letter, he was still wondering: Zhao Kuangyin didn't do anything recently, right?

He turned to look at Shi Xueting: "Zhao Kuangyin is trying to die again recently?"

Shi Xueting is rarely at a loss: "What?"

Li Congjia handed the booklet to Shi Xueting, and after Shi Xueting took it over and scanned it, he said helplessly, "What's wrong with Mr. Bai? This letter has no beginning or end."

Li Congjia put the letter on the imperial case and said, "It's probably not a big deal."

If it's really a big deal, it's not a letter but a notebook, and Li Congjia didn't care. After all, Bai Guogong's letter is more about chatting with Li Congjia.

Yes!Li Congjia never thought that Li Jingda would be such a down-to-earth person, that he would write to him to chat about family matters, but in the end the main point was: find more women, and at least have two more children.

Li Jingda was also worried. If Li Congjia had too many sons, he would have to worry about future princes fighting for the throne. Now that there is only one single seedling, he was worried that if something happened...to whom would he pass the throne to?

Li Congjia was not angry after seeing it, and Li Jingda also had good intentions, but unfortunately, Li Congjia was destined to fail to fulfill his wish.

It's not that Li Congjia never thought about the possibility of Li Zhongyu's death. Even if Li Zhongyu lived a short time in history, it doesn't mean that there is no change now, just having another son... Shi Xueting agrees with this kind of thing, and he also agrees. Impossible to agree, if he really gets some beautiful beauties, but he can't be hard on them, something will happen.

The only thing Li Congjia can insist on now is the affectionate personality. He said that he has a deep love for Zhou Ehuang. Who can say no?As for why he has no children... Li Congjia felt that he didn't need to answer this question. He could explain it to anyone who wanted to. Anyway, he didn't think it was his health. After all, the evidence of Li Zhongyu was still there.

Li Congjia didn't take it seriously, but after two days, Shi Xueting told him with a serious face: "Zhao Kuangyin was seriously injured, and Bai Guogong ordered to block the news."

Li Congjia looked up at him for a while before asking, "Seriously injured? Was he attacked? Didn't he not hit him for a while?"

It has been discussed before, don't rush to attack Shu, wait until Zhao Kuangyin and Li Jingda have trained the soldiers in their hands, and then send troops, how can they be seriously injured now?Could it be that they were attacked by the Shu Kingdom?

Shi Xueting shook his head and said: "Duke Bai is right, he really committed suicide."

Li Congjia was very curious, reached out and took the secret booklet handed over by Shi Xueting, opened it and looked it over, and remained silent for a long time.

This incident is also miraculous, Gao Jichong died in grief and indignation because Zhao Kuangyin used means to seek Jingnan. Gao Jichong must have great resentment in the hearts of many people, and if he turned into a ghost, he should be a ghost.

It's just that most people would never think of this place, but a few days ago there were rumors that Gao Jichong's ghost had been seen on the ruins of the palace.

Zhao Kuangyin originally just listened to it as a joke, but when his subordinates really saw Gao Jichong in white clothes and disheveled hair on the ruins, even Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but believe it.

After Bai Guogong heard about this incident, he approached Zhao Kuangyin and said, "There must be someone behind this incident. Maybe it's a descendant of the Gao family, so let's pretend we don't know about it."

Bai Guogong said that the old city is in charge of the country, and Zhao Kuangyin thought about it for the same reason. He felt that the other party might want to use this matter to attack their hearts. As long as they disturbed their soldiers so that they could not sleep at night, their goal would be achieved.

As for why they did this, there must be Shu's handwriting in it.

It's just that this idea was changed when Zhao Kuangyin received Gao Jichong's personal letter inviting him to meet in the palace.

Zhao Kuangyin felt that since the other party wanted to see him so confidently, maybe it was a bit tricky, so he decided to take a look and expose the other party.

Of course Li Jingda didn't want him to go. Li Jingda believed in the theory of ghosts and gods, but he was not so in awe. Li Jingda felt that it was the best way to ignore this matter. Because of falling into other people's tricks, it is of course best not to have this kind of thing happen.

But Zhao Kuangyin's curiosity was seduced. As a military general, he thought he had enough evil spirits. He was not afraid of Gao Jichong when he was alive, and even less afraid when he was dead!

However, Zhao Kuangyin didn't go there right away, but found the soldier who was spreading gossip in the army. Originally, the soldier was going to be severely punished after being arrested, but the soldier said solemnly: "I met Gao Jichong before, last time I secretly went to the ruins of the palace to take a look, and it was really him! If there are lies, I will be hit with thunder and bangs all over the place!"

These days, I still believe in swearing and swearing, even if it is a lie, I usually don't swear like this. After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin became more curious and wanted to take a look. No one could persuade him.

So Zhao Kuangyin went, he was not stupid enough to go to the appointment alone as said in the letter, naturally he went with his own soldiers, and the number was not too small, there were six of them.

A group of people including Zhao Kuangyin has seven people, whether it is courageous or adaptable, it is enough. The most important thing is that Zhao Kuangyin has sent people to search the place beforehand, making sure that there is no suspicious person, and sent people to surround the area for several miles. , making sure no one would sneak in that night.

After making all the preparations, Zhao Kuangyin went to the appointment.

He originally thought that he had done so much, even if the other party wanted to play tricks, he probably wouldn't be able to get in. This time, it might be a waste of time.

However, what surprised him was that when he got there, he actually saw the disheveled, white-clothed Gao Jichong that people were talking about!

After seeing Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Jichong sneered and said, "I wrote clearly that the general should come alone. If the general is afraid that he won't come, why bother to bring so many people? Since the general doesn't abide by the agreement, then...you all go to die." Bar!"

For Gao Jichong's harsh words, Zhao Kuangyin didn't care at all, but after looking at him for a while, he said, "You are alive, you are not dead?"

Gao Jichong didn't speak, but just flicked his sleeves. Zhao Kuangyin was very experienced, and he knew at a glance that the other party was about to poison him, so he backed away instantly. However, the poisonous smoke drifted over and touched his skin. Zhao Kuangyin was in a daze and waited until he woke up When I was there, what I saw was Bai Guogong's face full of anxiety.

Zhao Kuangyin wanted to speak after opening his eyes, but found that he couldn't open his mouth at all. He wanted to move his body, but his body was too stiff, and he didn't obey orders at all.

Zhao Kuangyin was flustered for a moment, this poison was unheard of!

The doctor immediately said after hearing this: "This poison is unique to the Gao family, and it is called "coffin."

Li Jingda asked: "The coffin? Why?"

"It is said that a branch of the Gao family used to guard the imperial tomb for generations. This poison was prepared for grave robbers. After being poisoned, they could not speak or move."

Li Jingda immediately asked: "Is there an antidote?"

The doctor hesitated and said, "There should be an antidote, but it just takes time to prepare it."

It will take time...that is to say, Zhao Kuangyin will not be able to appear in front of everyone for a while. If it is a short period of time, Li Jingda can help hide it. For such a long time...the soldiers under Zhao Kuangyin may have doubts.

Li Jingda had no choice but to pass the news to Li Congjia through the intelligence department, let Li Congjia handle it, and sent someone to arrest "Gao Jichong", hoping to get the antidote from him.

After knowing the whole thing, even Shi Xueting felt it was very strange. Everyone believed in the theory of gods and ghosts, but few actually saw them. Not only did Zhao Kuangyin see them, but he was also poisoned by ghosts, which made him People are very curious.

However, Li Congjia's point is not here. He thinks that the so-called ghost of Gao Jichong may be a fake at all!

At that time, Zhao Kuangyin and the guards he brought had been poisoned, so no one knew what was going on, but Li Congjia said: "If it is a ghost, why can you use the poison used by the Yang people?"

Shi Xueting raised his eyebrows and asked: "Then what do you think will happen? Who is that person?"

"It's Gao Jichong." Li Congjia said calmly.

Shi Xueting couldn't help stretching out his hand to pinch his ear and said, "Don't be tricky."

Li Congjia laughed and said, "The second high Jichong is not the second high Jichong."

Shi Xueting looked at him, and Li Congjia said: "You all focus on Gao Jichong, but you forget that he has a younger brother!"

Shi Xueting was suddenly stunned: "Is his younger brother pretending to be him? But even if they are brothers, unless they are twins, they can't look exactly the same. The soldier vowed to see Gao Jichong. There is a problem in itself, or the soldier has already been bribed ?”

Li Congjia looked unpredictable: "It can be said to be impersonation, or it can be said not to be."

Shi Xueting felt his hands itchy, so he poked in along Li Congjia's collar.

Li Congjia held his hand and stared at him and said, "It's business!"

Shi Xueting said calmly: "Go on and don't delay my listening."

Li Congjia gritted his teeth immediately, this monk is getting more and more shameless!

But when he faced Shi Xueting, what was his resistance?Can I eat it?

He knew that Shi Xueting lost his patience because he probably sold too much, so he said quickly: "Gao Baorong's second son is called Gao Jichong!"

Shi Xueting's fingers were provocative, but his face was serious and he asked: "What do you mean?"

Li Congjia gasped, leaned on him and said, "What else could it mean? Same pronunciation but different words."

To say that Gao Baorong is also cheating, the two sons are Gao Jichong and Gao Jichong. If they just call their names and don’t write them out, they will probably agree to both of them!

After Li Congjia finished speaking, he wrote the words Gao Jichong on the paper, but the words were a little distorted.

After reading it, Shi Xueting suddenly realized: "That is to say, the soldier was talking about Gao Jichong, not Gao Jichong?"

Li Congjia nodded. At this moment, he found that there was nothing left of his clothes, so he couldn't help but glanced outside and said, "It's still bright."

Shi Xueting leaned close to his ear and bit it lightly, and said, "Isn't Your Highness doing too much prostitution in the daytime?"

Li Congjia glared at him with wet eyes, this monk had the nerve to say so!

The power of this glance was a bit strong, Shi Xueting actually stopped talking nonsense, no matter what Li Congjia said, he turned a deaf ear to it.

After the matter was over, Li Congjia sat weakly on the chair and said, "Zhao Kuangyin has been poisoned, and it looks like he won't recover in a short time. My brother is still defending the border in the southwest. Tell me...who should I send to take care of it?"

After all, there is still a shortage of people. The southwest of the Tang Dynasty is Tubo. Although Tubo is now divided, it must be guarded against. So now only Li Ping and Zhu Yuan are left in the court, but Li Congjia is handed over to Li Ping for the defense of the capital. Yes, he must not go.

Zhu Yuan was also somewhat inappropriate. After all, Zhao Kuangyin was the Marquis of Ziting and had a higher official position than Zhu Yuan. Zhu Yuan was asked to lead Zhao Kuangyin's soldiers, but those soldiers were not necessarily obedient.

Shi Xueting stopped Li Congjia's waist, turned around and kissed his forehead after hearing this, and said, "I'll go."

Li Congjia was a little hesitant, he was very relieved of Shi Xueting, but even though he had thought of sending Shi Xueting on a business trip to give him time to take care of his kidneys, but when it really came time for Shi Xueting to come out, he And a little reluctant.

After all, the love between children is not as important as national affairs, not to mention that they will not see each other in the future. Of course, it was Shi Xueting who made Li Congjia's final decision: "I have only heard about the poison of the coffin before, but I have never seen it before." , but I would also like to see it.”

Li Congjia said, "What is there to study about poison?" After he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of biochemical weapons. Poisoning has always been the fastest way to win a war. Of course, the premise is that there is a suitable poison and a suitable method.

However, even Li Congjia, who doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, would not choose this method, it's too extreme and shameful. Even if he doesn't care about being famous in history, he doesn't want people to think of those vicious weapons first when they mention him in the future. inventor.

Shi Xueting patted Li Congjia's head: "Know yourself and know your enemy and you will never end in a hundred battles. Gao Jichong has not been caught yet. Having such poison in his hands is a disaster after all. If we can prepare the antidote in advance, we can go and arrest Gao Jichong."

Li Congjia turned around and hugged him and said, "Then be careful, I'll get someone to pack some medicinal materials for you and bring them over. Jingnan's fortune is made by robbery, so there may not be many good things."

Shi Xueting responded and said: "Don't worry, once I have the antidote, I will return the military power to Zi Tinghou, and hurry back."

Li Congjia rolled his eyes and said, "When you come back, can you drop by a place to explore the way?"

Li Congjia's request was very abrupt, but Shi Xueting had slept with him for a long time, and knew him very well, before he could speak, he said, "You mean Jingzhao Mansion?"

Li Congjia nodded vigorously: "I don't care much about Jiangning Mansion and Jiangdu Mansion. If I had to choose, I would give priority to Jingzhao Mansion."

Jingzhao Mansion is the administrative region where Chang'an is located. Li Congjia has a lot of affection for the honesty of Chang'an. After all, it has witnessed the ups and downs of the Tang Dynasty's 290 years of prosperity and decline. This city has an unusual symbolic meaning.

However, in the late Tang Dynasty, Chang'an was already a bit inappropriate as a capital city. The population was too large and the living environment was not as good as before, so Luoyang was the accompanying capital.

Of course, the most important point is that the transportation of grain in Chang'an is not very convenient, but none of these can prevent Li Congjia from regaining the heart of Jingzhao Mansion. It can be said that from the beginning, his goal was not Shu Kingdom, but Jingzhao Mansion.

Shi Xueting said: "It is not appropriate to do anything now, Jingzhao Mansion is now in the hands of Bei Zhou."

Li Congjia nodded: "I know, so I asked you to explore the road and see the city defense over there as a wandering monk. We will meet with Bei Zhou sooner or later. If that day really comes, Jingzhao Mansion will be The first place to take it down."

Shi Xueting simply said: "Yes."

He readily agreed, but Li Congjia hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Forget it, let the intelligence department send someone there, don't go, just come back safely."

Shi Xueting looked at him with a half-smile: "You...don't believe me?"

Li Congjia blinked and said, "I just don't want you to take any risks. What should I do if something happens to you?"

Shi Xueting smiled and said: "Your mouth is so sweet today? Well, the booklet is almost approved? Shall we go back?"

Li Congjia blushed: "It wasn't just now..."

Shi Xueting rubbed on his waist and said: "My trip will be short for a month or two, and I don't know when I will come back if it is too long. Maybe I will have to fight against the Kingdom of Shu. Before I leave, I have to... "

Li Congjia said helplessly, "Aren't you afraid of kidney deficiency?"

Shi Xueting casually said: "I beg for kidney deficiency."

Li Congjia resolutely kept his mouth shut. After all, if he really provoked him, he might be the one who suffered from kidney failure in the end.

Shi Xueting had been preparing for his departure for three days. During these three days, he could be said to be full of spring breeze every day. Correspondingly, Li Congjia began to count the days and hoped that he would leave for a while. After all, if Shi Xueting did not leave, his waist would be estimated It's about to break.

Fortunately, Shi Xueting also has a sense of propriety, tossing and tossing, it didn't affect Li Congjia's work at all, on the contrary, he helped to deal with many things.

Minister, don't you know that these two people have been messing around for several days, just seeing that Li Congjia looks tired every day, but he is very serious about the approval, and usually there will be a reply the next day after handing it in on the same day. This is a lot of work. You must know that when Li Jing was in the past, a booklet was handed over, and it was considered fast if there were instructions after three or five days!

So it was rare that the assistant ministers had the same aspirations to persuade Li Congjia: "Although Your Highness is young, you should take care of your health. There are some things that are not in a hurry."

After hearing this, Li Congjia said in his heart, if you have the ability, go and tell Shi Xueting, let him take care of his health, and only after he takes care of himself can I take care of myself!

Of course, this sentence cannot be said, so in the end Li Congjia could only smile and said: "There are not too many things now, but it is almost winter, and the whole person has become tired."

Needless to say, his statement has won the approval of everyone, especially Han Xizai and the others who are elderly, they feel that their spirits are not good after winter.

Two days after Li Congjia finished speaking, Xiao Yan fell ill.

When Li Congjia knew about it, his heart tensed up. The elderly are most prone to accidents at the turn of autumn and winter. Xiao Yan's age can be regarded as an advanced age in later generations, let alone this age.

As for the cabinet ministers, one counts as one, and the loss is Datang's loss, and Li Congjia can't find anyone who can replace Xiao Yan now!

Because of emotion and reason, Li Congjia should care about Xiao Yan, so Li Congjia not only visited Xiao Yan in person, but also sent Feng Yu to see him, and even gave him a lot of medicinal materials in the palace, in order to be able to Save the old minister's life.

Xiao Yan was up to his expectations, and actually gradually improved, but even if it got better, Xiao Yan's body was not as good as before. When he went to court, Li Congjia could see the grayness in his face at a glance.

Li Congjia knew very well that Xiao Yan was not suitable for working hard now, if he went back to rest and cultivate, he might live for a few more years.

No matter how short Datang is now, Li Congjia can't bear to squeeze an old man who can be said to have dedicated himself to the former Southern Tang and the current Datang.

But he couldn't take the initiative to persuade him to quit, he could only say to Zhou Zong: "Xiao Qing doesn't seem to be in good health, I'm really uneasy."

Zhou Zong was very pleased. From what happened to Xiao Yan, it can be seen that Li Congjia is a very sentimental monarch, sentimental but not indecisive. If you work for him, you don't have to worry about saying a word wrong, or losing your head if you do something wrong. Not too much, he can tolerate it.

Zhou Zong said: "Let me go and see Xiao Weng, and ask him what he means. Hey, there are few nephews in his family."

Li Congjia instantly understood why Xiao Yan was still standing in the court, mainly because none of his sons and grandsons, even nephews and nephews, were outstanding!

Li Congjia immediately said: "I remember Xiao Qing's youngest son, Xiao You'an, has a good literary talent, why not let him come and be a company with Zhou Ye."

Zhou Ye is now Li Congjia Zhongshusheren. Of course, this Zhongshusheren must not have such a high status as in the Tang Dynasty. The previous Zhongshusheren not only had to draft edicts, but also had the right to participate in confidentiality. To put it bluntly, the current Zhongshu Sheren is the emperor's secretary, helping to write documents and so on.

However, such a position is noble enough, and it is also a good step for advancement. Many officials and eunuchs want to be a member of Zhongshushe after sharpening their heads.

Li Congjia gave the Xiao family a step up, and Xiao Yan stopped persevering. He knew that even if he continued to persevere, it would be useless. If his son did not live up to expectations, if he was alive, he would even retire. For his sake, Xiao Yan Jia also has a place in Datang, if he dies, then everyone will really be wiped out.

Xiao Yan wrote a letter to beg for bones, and Li Congjia acted with him in the play of three stays and three speeches, and then let Xiao Yan retire gracefully.

But what he didn't expect was that Xiao Yan's departure meant that there was a vacant seat in the cabinet. The people below stared at this seat with red eyes, and even let Li Congjia watch a good show.